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kanene-yaaay · 1 year

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A Successful Hunt

Kanene’s notes: I just wanted to write some more of Shigeo and Ritsu being silly kids dfghjjhgfd. I am in a hurry rn so maybe some parts will be confusing, hope it’s still an enjoyable story tho. Thanks for your attention! I will be proofreading and posting it on AO3 later ^.^

Warnings: There is raspberries, nibbles and lots of mentions of ants and spiders in the beginning. Switch!Ritsu and Switch!Shigeo. Both Shigeo and Ritsu are small kids here. Around 1.000 words.

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The door opens slowly, with a silent, almost inaudible screech.

The spider looks at the distracted prey. It’s an ant. Hardworking, organized, careful. Usually too much difficult to catch with a lowered guard, but today it is way too unaware of anything beyond the leaves on its clutch to realize the slow creep of the predator in its direction.

That is good, the spider internally celebrates. It has been watching the ant for days now (or maybe a few minutes, time doesn’t matter when you’re a spider) just waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

And the perfect moment arrived.

This will be a successful hunt. The spider can feel it, no sound following its steps as it gets closer and closer to its target. Today it will be able to have a big feast. A good meal. A fulfilling banquet.

Just a few meters and then the hunt will succeed.

The spider hides itself next to a crafty piece of wood, crouching, articulations bended and lightly wiggling its butt to prepare for one and only jump that will close the last half meter of distance between the arachnid and the arthropod and bring a sweet victory to the older one.

One of the hunter’s legs hit a rock on the crafty wood by mistake, bringing it to the ground with a sharp, loud clattering that echoes in the entire universe.

The ant’s head immediately turns to look at him.

The cover has been blown! It needed to be now! The spider jumps, landing on the soft cushion with a quiet ‘oof’ barely letting itself recover before quickly scrambling to pin the other to the comfy ground when it tries to run away with a characteristic high pitched squeak.

“Nonono! Not again! That is not fair, nii-san I was studying. Don’t!!”

The spider mouth opens, merciless, inescapable, inevitable. A perfect mirror of the cycle of life. Just one more move for a successful hunt. His head comes down, touching the vulnerable skin and-

“PTTBTBBHBTBHTBHPT”

Loud laughter fills the entire room. Ritsu tries to push his head away, legs kicking madly and body shaking with the force of his surprised laughter as his older brother refused to leave his stomach alone, smaller - but still equally deadly - raspberries following the first one, spreading across his sides and almost edging the spots right below his lowest ribs.

For a second all his brain could do was only blue screen, embarrassing high and uncontrolled giggles spilling non stop from his lips as his limbs trashed around without any purpose or coordination to protect himself from the surprise tickly attack that abruptly interrupted his homework.

He didn’t even do anything this time!

A curious nibble hit his rib.

“NO!” The shorter and younger Kageyama (his mom said that if Ritsu kept drinking milk and eating all his vegetables he would grow taller than Shigeo. His dad promised he would help him to style his hair with gel to give him a few more inches if her plan didn’t work) didn’t know that the tickles could get even tickler, however sudden snorts and crackles began to happily chase his laughter, more and more nibbles coming to attack all across his ribs, more enthusiastic and energetic, as if powered by the reactions they got. “Niihihihihisan you cahahahahan’t! PleheheheasEEK!”

Shigeo hummed proudly at his accomplishment, not realizing how such simple action lead to a sea of electric ticklish shocks to run across his sibling’s torso, but stopping the nibbles and raspberries anyway when the babbles of his brother became too incoherent and his hands tried once again to push his head away, a few fingers tugging at his hair painfully before he carefully untangled then.

(It was fine. Ritsu was his little brother. A little kid. And little kids don't know how to control their strength well. He could never get angry at his bro because of that.)

He smiled at Ritsu, proud for being a successful hunter and content with the mirth shining on his eyes and the big smile that was reflected right back at him.

Before, of course, his brother tried to hide it with a half-protesting pout that barely hid the way the cornerss of his mouth were still turned upwards.

“Nii-san! I was doing my homework, you can’t just interrupt me like that. Now I will have to start it all over again.”

Shigeo’s eyes widened, his smile disappearing and gaze focusing in all the notebooks that had been thrown around the futon with the ruckus, only now realizing what was happening when he was too caught on playing pretend to notice.

“I am sorry, Ritsu.” His shoulders came to his ears, ashamed. Ristu felt his own scolding pout lose its form. “I just came here becau-”

“REVENGE!”

His shout cut the older words, eyes becoming wide again, reactions too slow to stop Ritsu’s hands when they shot to grab his ankle, pulling at it so abruptly that it broke Shigeo’s balance, making him fall on the bed with another quiet ‘oof’. A half squeak and half surprised gasp being fished from his throat when fingers began running clumsily on his sole.

“R-Ritsu!” huffs and puffs began breaking free from his mouth, snickers, chuckles and snorts that made him hug his shoulders with how much they were bouncing with a joyful energy falling like a stream and dancing in the air. “Ehehehe!”

“I got you.” The younger one only felt the mischief expand in his chest when he began scratching the arch of the feet, letting his fingers concentrate there for a few seconds before getting bored and chasing the jumpy, giggly ‘eeep’s that appeared every time he slipped to scribble his fingers under his toes. “You need to pay more attention, nii-san! Or everyone will be tickling you all the time and you won’t even notice before it’s too late.” He huffed.

“B-but I like it!” Shigeo answered, amidst giggles, cheeks puffed and red spreading across his face as his laughter grew louder.

“Hm...” Ritsu thought a bit, changing to attack his knees when too many hiccups began taking over the air. Yelps jumped at every squeeze that was delivered to the new targeted tickle spot. “Then I will stop them if they tickle you too much!”

His voice was determined.

“Ohohohokay.” Shigeo felt his smile get bigger, looking at his little brother for a second before coming to a decision. He nodded. “Aahahand then I can t-tickle them too!”

Suddenly sitting, he hugged Ritsu, almost making them both fall on the bed when the younger yelped at the sudden movement and wobbly tried to squirm away, more laughter already painting his protests even before hands started drumming on his armpits.

“No more revenge! No more revehehehehe!” But still, he tried to control himself to not trash too much and hurt Shigeo.

In the end, he and his brother were very much alike.

More high pitched squeals. Both Ritsu’s uncontrollable loud laughter and Shigeo’s remanent huffed giggles filled the entire room in a playful, silly manner.

But Ritsu had a secret move. One that would guarantee his victory and buy himself time before he could make the perfect plan to get Shigeo back.

He resorted to the highest one in the hierarchy.

“MOHOHOHOM! NII-SAN IHIHIHIS TICKLING MEEK!”

Shigeo gasped, a mix of surprise and betrayal, tickling coming to a stop as both of them tried to not fall back in a mess of titters, waiting for the answering shout of their monarch.

“YOU TWO STOP PLAYING AND COME GET YOUR SNACK BEFORE IT GETS COLD! SHIGEO, I ASKED YOU TO GO GET YOUR BROTHER, NOT START FOOLING AROUND.”

The shout was a mix of fondness and exasperation that only mothers could make. They got up, legs wobbly and left over snickers yet following their every move.

Shigeo squeaked when a finger poked his side, turning around just in time to see Ritsu smiling at him before running away through the door, a “Coming, mom!” being left behind.

Shigeo blinked twice before realizing what was happening and quickly - and still clumsily - following his brother, trying to be careful to not hit the walls with the sharp turns and squeaky floorboards.

The spider and the ant raced to the kitchen.

#I actually can't remember if Mob was taller than Ritsu as a kid but he must have been at some moment and I just sdfghjkjhg #look as the younger sib I think that wanting to be taller than your older sib is a big trait #Not sure if it was well explained on the fic but Mob was sneaking on Ritsu as he was doing his homework #(notebook has papers and papers = leaves)#Mob hid himself behind Ritsu's desk ('crafty piece of wood' = a desk)#can you even say you had a childhood if u never pretended to be an animal and pester your sibs?#<3 #This was supposed to be about surprise attacks and how they happened when Shigeo was distracted watching ants #because I love watching ants and I wanted to give that hobby to the powerful boi. as a treat #but then it became this and now I am soft because <333 #Kageyama bros being bros #<333 #cute #Switch!Ritsu #Switch!Shigeo #Ticklish!Mob #Ticklish!Ritsu #tickle fight #raspberries #nibbles #MP100 tickles #MP100 tickling #Mob pyscho 100 tickles #Mob pyscho 100 tickling

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neighboringheart · 4 months

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I'M IN HARDCORE SUPPORT FOR THE PREDATOR/PREY DYNAMIC YOU POSTED ABOUT !!

I'm an absolute simp for Bumblebee so any ship with him as the prey is perfect in my eyes.

The 3 ships that comes to mind immediately are BlitzBee, StarBee and MegaBee.

The Megabee scenario about a concerned Megatron worrying that Bee is distrustful of him while in reality the autobot is having the most insane thoughts were really funny lol.

So I'm curious in how you would go about the other two ships, if in all cases Bee is already into the idea and find it hot or if it's a life or death scenario as he is being hunted down by various deceptions ?

I'm rambling here, but all Im saying is that I need to hear more from you about this specific Predator/Prey dynamic bc I CRAVE MORE.

(also maybe a crossover with Bee ending up in the shattered glass universe to throw in some twisted autobots into the mix too 🫡)

ough ough ough okay I am home from work and have a keyboard to properly go buckwild with and yeah there's not gonna be much punctuation happening sorry but I'm feral and I am politely grabbing you by the collar to keep you here

adding a read more bc this got a lot longer than I thought it would but I hope you enjoy my brainworms

okay so for BlitzBee it would absolutely be something that Blitzwing brought up first and you might think "oh was it Random joking about it or something?" no it was Icy looking Bee right in the eyes and just going "I want to hunt you for sport. would that interest you?" and at first Bee did not get it at all and was unsettled but he ends up getting curious which is how the first occurrence of them disappearing into the woods for a week happened

Bee would end up finding out that oh it actually is kinda hot to have all that adrenaline going kinda like right after a really tough race except the bit of fear tingling up his spine makes it interesting and then being caught and having Blitzwing roughly fuck into him with barely any prep at all hurt but still felt so so good and after waking up the next morning and thinking for a bit yeah he got it he got exactly why Blitzwing was interested in that and it ends up becoming a regular thing for the two of them where they just disappear and then show back up again like a week later Bee looking like he went through a wood chipper and his abdomen a bit bloated from all the transfluid he's been stuffed with the last week but his field brimming so brightly with a fuzzy happiness that no one wants to bring up that he needs to stop whatever he's been doing

aside from Ratchet that is lol he makes it very clear how much he dislikes having to do a full systems check on him but also does NOT want to know who he's been fucking bc he knows it would have to be a decepticon and he doesn't wanna know a damn thing about it

as for StarBee tbh I really couldn't see either of them being interested in it or bringing it up aside from like...rid15 StarBee bc rid15 Starscream is feral in a very specific way and yeah I could see him wanting to hunt Bumblebee down and then claim him once he's victorious

idk how Bee would feel about it tho I feel like he'd try it just the one time bc Starscream keeps suggesting they try something more adventurous and Bee would much rather one of them gets tied up instead of being forced to go galivanting through the woods at the behest of his—frankly deranged—boyfriend but he goes with it just to try it once and afterwards they'd discuss it and Bee didn't hate it but again he'd rather that Starscream just tie him up next time which Starscream would be happy to do so they just stick to berth activities that involve less of bee ending up facedown in the dirt...took a while to get everything out of his seams lol

and then idw StarBee it would never happen bc Starscream would be too busy trying to convince Bee to put him on a leash (which Bee is so tired of this conversation he doesn't wanna do petplay) to think about predator/prey shit lmao

and then MegaBee...oh MegaBee my beloved...this could work for so many continuities in my head but yeah earthspark would be the funniest but the extra size difference in tfa is also very sexy I would imagine in either scenario the seed would be planted in Bee's mind after either getting chased by Megatron for real at some point or in a dream and then the image just sticks there for a while

in earthspark it would be easier ofc since they're allies so eventually Bee would get the courage to bring it up to Megatron who would just be bewildered beyond all belief like "you want me to what??? why would you want that?? I've hurt you before!" and it would take a lot of convincing on Bee's part to get Megatron to agree especially bc he'd be like "but aren't you and Breakdown an item? I could have sworn he mentioned it last we spoke" and Bee would just be like "yeah we are but like you know how some humans have an agreement with their significant other about like having one other person that their partner would give them a pass about fragging? mine was you...and his was Knockout but I won't give you the details...he's got some interesting kinks that I don't have the literal claws for"

anyways Megatron would eventually relent in that scenario and agree to it bc he does find the idea of fucking Bee to be much more appealing than he'd expected and he wants to try something new but as soon as he's actually caught Bee and starts to manhandle him a bit Bee would start struggling and begging him to let him go or something and Megatron would definitely end up using their safeword he just wouldn't be able to do it

they'd have to sit down somewhere Megatron shaking a bit bc even tho he knew it was just a scene and that Bee was just playing the part the thought of him returning to how he once was terrifies him and they'd end up having a long conversation that ends with the decision that if they were to try something like that again they'd change it to be more lighthearted bc Megatron did enjoy the chase and doesn't mind getting a bit rough with his partners but even Bee pretending that he's scared and trying to get away is too much but yeah they'd figure it out and have a lot of steamy fun

tfa MegaBee would be wayyyy different tho Megatron would be so into it and Bee would be so in over his head but he'd be wobbling back to the autobot base later looking like he'd been in a ten car pile up but feeling more blissed out than he'd ever been lmao he'd think about it on and on for weeks hoping to get to do it again

as for if he ended up in shattered glass? oh primus help any poor Bumblebee who ends up in that situation and lets hope any of them would already be a little bit of a freak otherwise that would not be a fun trip for him lol

oh boy I ended up rambling a lot more than I thought I would lmao but I hope you're seeing my vision here there are so many Bumblebees and so many of them deserve to get chased through the woods and then bent over and getting their cute little valves stuffed until the only thing they can ever think about is getting to experience that thrill again

ough even just the thought of earthspark Bumblebee with his doorwings twitching and thick transfluid dribbling from his gaping valve after Megatron pulls out makes me feel so so insane I need to do unthinkable things to him

so yeah the individual scenarios would vary a lot but I feel like in most instances it wouldn't be Bumblebee who thinks of it unless there was some kind of inciting incident whether irl or some kind of strange dream but most people who get together with him end up wanting to hunt him for sport bc he's just so cute and even tho he's certainly not helpless he can play that act very well and look real cute while doing it and he's usually enough of a freak that he'd want to try it

...now that I think about it...tfa ProwlBee would also be interesting as I'm sure Prowl would love to finally shut that brat up and chasing him down to stuff him with a spike sure is one way to do it but I've prattled on long enough this post is getting wayyy too long lmao I am nothing if not a passionate man 😂

#nh text #ask #anon #valveplug #too lazy to tag the ships lol this is just for you anon

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iggyfing · 4 months

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okay okay okay lemme say my thoughts on base stormblood

overall: didn't like it as much as hw. not that i didn't like it, bc it def had its moments. i think it suffered from splitting the conflict onto two fronts but that's also the neat new thing it did this expansion.

the two midgame primals weren't integrated into the story nearly as well as hw's ones were, and the fact the first one was yet another shake-up of how we understand primals to function but then no one really talks about it afterwards? egregious. the fights themselves were pretty fun. i wanna do emanation again here soon bc i had fun w it despite my rage at the whole story around it. (finalfantasy still doesn't understand how religion works)

tell you what i did enjoy from start to finish: the whole substory on the azim steppe. trying to glean lore bits to integrate into kuzhuk and dagasi's backstories. i need a pronunciation guide tho. i was totally sold on hien as a character from the moment he said he was gonna win the naadam. go off king!! that's so unhinged.

the return of the king (for lack of a better term) is one of my favorite fantasy tropes, and i really wanted it in heavensward and they didn't give it to me!! but it's here and handled decently enough, so.

stormblood was ultimately more lyse's story than the wol's. you the player and your character are just along for the ride.

except when it comes to zenos. listen man you know me i love me an antag who's obsessed w the protag to the point of hardcore projection and i was eating good w those last few scenes. "farewell, my first friend. my enemy." is SUCH a line i am chewing off my own leg. i honestly wish he was in it more but alas! rule of threes. if only it could have been contrived to meet him here and there without fighting.

(all to say, i'm gonna have to work to develop cillien here bc outside of zenos being the sort of unhinged disaster he could very well have become if on'danya hadn't saved him and kuzhuk hadn't approached him pre-/early-arr, there isn't much for the wol this expansion)

notable in that it didn't end on a terrible cliffhanger like base hw. there are still plenty of loose threads hanging, but none of them as excruciatingly pressing as that one. you may remember my panic.

anyway, on to patch content! have a screenshot!

post credits spoilers under the cut

ALSO. I FRICKIN KNEW IT. I CALLED IT. AND I'M KICKING MYSELF FOR NOT MAKING A POST ABOUT IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER DOMA CASTLE WHEN I THOUGHT OF IT.

yeah you introduce this guy by having him row across the ocean and you think i'm gonna buy being shot multiple times, crushed under rubble, and drowned in the river is enough to take him out? not likely. love that crazy old man.

(garbage screenshot bc i was too busy doing a victory dance at being right to get a better one)

(also just getting it in here now before i forget: i'm not convinced zenos is....... gone?? like maybe he is dead but i don't think he's dead dead. wacky echo stuff could be an easy handwave explanation. if he somehow frickin fused his consciousness to the wol's body as some sorta extrapolation of lahabrea and igeyorm in hw or like he did w shinryu, that'd be sick and i would hate it and it'd be so good.)

#iggy plays #ffxiv #stormblood #fandom talk #sb spoilers #sb

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sindumpster · 25 days

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Any unbirth thoughts or ideas that appeal to you? Just in general. I currently have an ub-session and love your ub stuff. 💗

"ub-session" made me snort. I love it.

But hokey I'm gonna jot some things down so sorry if this ends up more of a jumble of words than anything. Also obviously this one is gonna be hella nsfw

-Ngl a lot of my go-tos with it involve the UB being orgasm-triggered. Because something something vaginal contractions which idk if I likened that to peristalsis or if someone else inserted that into my brain. It been...a while since I refreshed my sex bio. But if cocks can eat people then I can grasp at my straws and pretend it triggers the vaginal succ-tion.

-...which would also make sense if the pred(?) is a biiiit of a size queen. A dicking devolves to fisting. Could just be the fisting that triggers the succ. Also my humor is dumb so I like it when the other char is marveling over how far their arm can sink in. Mentioning its getting harder to pull back. Oblivious to all the warning signs before its too late.

-tho I will also die on my hill of pushy prey so someone actively being like my arm has gone past the elbow and this *still* isn't working. I guess I will just push myself in there. Because also, my humor is broken so this being the first most obvious solution the prey thinks of is hilarious to me. Post nut clarity is gonna hit hard (or they like it. Or it was the plan all along because they're a kinky fuck)

-forreal tho prey that's a kinky fuck. Realizing how stretchy the pred is and want to try it. Or has done it before. Just taking the initiative.

-I'm realizing a lot of these are about my broken humor so I will also raise you--pregnancy jokes. Because I like them with vore and other situations where the char isn't pregnant but will just go along with it because it is the easier explanation (and like, I say this as someone with a preg kink. The joke just doesn't hit the same when its actual preg tho lmao). Also UB being extra prone to this because the prey is sitting in the right place (as opposed to oral vore where stomach sits higher up. As if people would notice this and care but I will also die on my stupid detail hill)

-but also I'm a sucker for combo kinks and also I like my separation of different stuffed...organs? Compartmentalization kink? as in life so in kink IDK point is UB pred following it up with a stuffing session. Or oral vores someone (esp if they are not a fan of preg jokes). There's a bit of a power play there if the pred's like "well what are you gonna do about it~". Prey getting increasingly cramped or complaining about the growing weight above them. Or feeling each other's struggles. Two different prey poking at each other through the fleshy walls. I just think it's neat.

-also orgasm being a release valve as well. Because you can fuck (or fist) someone from the inside (There's a "cum out" joke here somewhere).

-Which could also be a power play on the prey's part. Or throw in some public humiliation where prey tries to pleasure the pred in public, and the pred must hide how flustered it is making them. They don't need to come out from it, they can just fuck with (literally) the pred.

-I like competitions of any sort but I do not care who wins. Even my bois I equally enjoy them losing to clever prey (or a pyrrhic victory). Or just kinky fuck prey. This isn't specifically a UB thing but for me it applies just as well. Could also be funny if this devolved from some kind of stupid sex contest. The "whoever cums first loses" where prey gets increasingly desperate to win and this results in them shoving themselves up there.

-also I like the "getting your hand stuck in the cookie jar" joke.

-MULTIPLE PREY. Because why the fuck not. Uterus party guys everyone is invited. Or smol prey if a large tum isn't your jam (but I am biased. Sorry. Not sorry.)

-MASC PREDS. MASC UB. NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE REALIZE THIS POTENTIAL JOIN ME OR POINT ME TO THE ART.

-which I like it doesn't have to be a sex thing but the "motherhood" or "age regression" sides of the kink aren't my niche so sex is usually how I go. It can be peril or even fatal, or warm wholesome safe vibes. I like both. And should go without saying but even the kinkiest sex can be wholesome.

-tho also the impressive side-eye in the afterlife when you admit you got digested by a snatch. Went out with a bang. Got your dick stuck in a living vacuum cleaner. This isn't really an idea.

-ALSO REFORMING PREY. If fatal is your jam. Idk man I'm still working out the kinks(lol) of how the fatal pussy would work without getting into the dark details of any internal pred/prey kinks where digestion is actually the least of your problems. Except my Space!AU where everything can be a stomach if you're brave enough. Alien anatomy you can do whatever the fuck you want so that's where my wackiest kink mechanics go. (Because I'm still working on this notion that I am "realistic" and will not break these stupid rules I made up in normal canon for some reason??).

-Tho I guess with reform you can have your "rebirthing" stuff. (Personally with the caveat they reform as an adult. I don't mind preg or even warm cozy vibes but again...parenthood loses me sorry. But feel free to use it lol)

-Oh and also face-sitting [GONE WRONG][GONE SEXUAL]

-Or I guess if you're really into dicks eating people can have a CV pred fuck a UB pred and the prey just gets kinda shot up there.

///and I'm sure there's a fuckton of things I'm forgetting. But this is already way longer than I intended lmao

#asks #anonymous #I have...a lot of thoughts about this #a lot more than I thought I did #also sorry if this is rushed #but this did help get my writing engines going for a paper #def not your intention but I appreciate it all the same #earwiggy rambles #long post

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frodo-with-glasses · 1 year

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More Reading Thoughts: “The Land of Shadow”

Ding dong, finally moving on to a new chapter! I know it actually wasn’t a long time, but feels like we spent so long in the Tower of Cirith Ungol…but now on to new territory!

Two sentences in and Frodo is already trying to chuck himself off a cliff LOL 🤣🤣

“Well, here goes, Mr. Frodo. Good-bye!” Sam really is Mr. Guess I’ll Die in these chapters, isn’t he?

Suddenly: BUSHES

Having gone walking in the desert in Arizona and still finding burrs in my sneakers months later, I can confirm that thorns are little spawns of the devil in plant form.

And then they both have a lie-down. Or Frodo has a lie-down, and Sam has a nap. Good. They need it.

Fjshdskfj this whole thing about the mail coat is. Aaaahh. It’s frickin’ killing me. I can’t believe I glossed over it when I was a kid. Frodo like “I’m too weak to go on wearing this” and Sam like “but we have to protect you somehow” and Frodo like “it’s no use, I don’t have the strength, I’m sorry, please don’t think I’m ungrateful, I know you went through a lot of effort to get it for me” and Sam like “oh my word, don’t worry about me! I’m the one who’s supposed to be worrying about you!” and I just. Nnnnggaahh! They *clenches fist* love each other so much I’mma frickin’ die

Also, “Don’t talk about it, Mr. Frodo. Bless you! I’d carry you on my back, if I could.” FOOORESHADOWING!!

Frodo has a Nazgûl detector. Side effect of the Morgul Blade, perhaps??

THAT REFERENCE TO THEODEN THO. HECK.

The Witch King has just been slain! No wonder the weather is changing in Mordor! Aw, man, if only Frodo and Sam knew what Merry had just helped to do…they’d be so proud, bro.

Sam: “Don’t you feel better?” Frodo: “No, not really.”

Pfffft way to be a downer, Frodo 🤣

WATERRRRRR!!

HECKIN’. WATERRRRRR!!!!

AAAAAHHHHHH I could cry 🤣🤣

Sam like “let me try it first” and Frodo like “:-( but I’m thirsty too” and Sam like “I know that, but I’m trying to test if it’s poisonous” fjshjdks they’re hilarious

Water in the desert. Heck. Frickin’. Do I need to restate how much water is a symbol of hope and rest and restoration and life in this story?? Heck to the frick frickin’ heck.

I love how just the presence of plant life in Mordor makes me feel like that’s a victory somehow. Like “HECK YES, STICK IT TO THE MAN, YA BALLSY LITTLE TREES, YOU GO!!”

Sam holding Frodo’s hand to try to keep himself awake 🥺

THE STAR BETWEEN THE CLOUDS!! HECK! So this is where that passage comes from! “In the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach”, AAAAAHHHHH—

Also the hobbits sleeping hand in hand is very cute but also. Sam. Sam you’re supposed to be on guard duty LOL

Good to know Aragorn’s distractionating is working.

Frodo is. Such a downer. I love him so much you guys. 🤣 “The whole thing is hopeless. There’s no way we’re gonna make it. Welp, let’s do this.”

This is what Peter Jackson’s trilogy got right when they had Gimli say, “Certainty of death, small chance of success—what are we waiting for?” It’s played for laughs there, but that really is the defiant optimistic pessimism that surrounds this story. It’s glorious. Gritty, stubborn, desperately clinging to life, bruised and bloody-knuckled and exhausted but still breathing, and clawing forward inch by inch if that’s all it can do. Relatable as heck, and inspiring like nothing else. Lord give me defiance like that.

Yooooo but that spat between the orcs tho. Now we know Gollum is still around, and nabbed Frodo’s mail shirt, and that word has reached the orcs that the Witch King is dead….and also orcs are ranked by numbers?? Very sophisticated. Very dehumanizing. Very Evil Overlord Army.

Sam hates Gollum with every thread of his being. And for good reason, too.

Frodo hears Sam’s whole story, and when it’s finished, he says nothing, but “took Sam’s hand and pressed it”.

I am. I am going buckwild about this. Didn’t I say that Frodo’s love language is Words of Affirmation, and Sam’s are Acts of Service and Physical Touch?? But here—here Frodo’s love language fails. He has no words left. He’s too exhausted. His love language offers him nothing. So he uses Sam’s.

I am. I am going to throw something. Scream. Cry, maybe. I just. AAAAAAAAAHHHHH—

“I’ll try and be a bit quicker, Sam.” FRODO I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT I WOULD KILL FOR YOU—

Sam just letting Frodo eat and drink the last of their store, and sleep on his own cloak, is. So much. Sam. You beautiful, self-sacrificial little saint, I would die for you (but you would probably insist on dying first).

Ooh, Gollum tried to come take the Ring while Sam was away getting water. Gaaaahhh, this is a so suspenseful.

Aaaand Frodo drank all the water LOL

Well, they’re caught. Here goes. Only about a page left to the chapter…

Oh! So the whole “hit me, start fighting” thing was invented by the movies. Makes sense. Couldn’t be too exciting, after all.

And what we have learned, kids, is that we can credit the survival of Middle Earth to the fact that Mordor doesn’t have traffic lights.

#frodo baggins #samwise gamgee #mention of:#theoden #meriadoc brandybuck #merry #aragorn #gollum #lord of the rings #lotr #my writing #assorted thoughts

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madrone33 · 3 months

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I'm so glad the PJO show stuck the landing. I've seen a lot of shows lately that have a habit of, uh, not doing that, so I'm really happy I liked the finale episode!

(Also because I watched it with my mum, and she hasn't seen anything but the first two episodes and my rambling recaps, so I'm glad my show didn't disappoint me in front of her lol)

MAJOR SPOILERS for the PJO finale past this point!

There are only two things I can think of that I didn't really like, and that Gabe's- whole thing, basically, soz. I get why they toned him down for the visual format, and I'm not trying to undercut the actual abuse that is still happening, I just personally like Sally turning her piece of shit abusive husband to stone and then selling his statue to get money for a degree lol.

And then also the dropped police plot line is a bit iffy. They probs cut it for time or smth, but it just felt weirdly unresolved. Like, they set it up so well, and then they don't follow through at all, just straight up don't mention it again. Idk, maybe they'll bring it back for the 2nd season? Not sure how that'd work tho. It's a minor issue, but it did feel strange to me.

The rest of it was very well done though, imo!

It starts with Luke saying The Thing but different?? Giving The Last Day of Summer from The Lightning Thief musical vibes fr fr.

The fight with Ares was hella cool, with the awesome wave, and the choreography was pretty well done to my completely inexperienced eye. The ichor looked cool, very handy that it's gold so they can show 'blood' on screen and still keep it PG lol. I was cheering Percy on so hard.

They did the flashbacks so well. Honestly, every episode's done the flashbacks well, but Luke? Oh yeah. As soon as he showed up on screen, helping Percy, preparing him, I knew the end of the episode was gonna hit so hard.

The trio is still amazing. They play off of each other so well, and all their actors are so talented!

The necklace!!

Ok, Percy had zero chill on Olympus. He straight up said his shit to Zeus, knowing he'd probably be killed for it and not giving a single fuck because that was his world and his friends and his mum that were going to be hurt if this stupid war continued, and he was going to make Zeus listen even if it killed him.

And then Poseidon steps in and surrenders and when I tell you I audibly gasped I'm not kidding. Like- The gods don't just back down when they're fighting, that's not how their power dynamic works, how the glory system works, how their pride and respect and status works. I'm probs not explaining it very well 'cause it's like 1:30 am rn, (I really should stop writing these essays at midnight lol) but yeah. Poseidon was giving up a lot. And he didn't care. Because that was his son, and his son was worth more than any glory could give him.

Also, funny side note: after they started speaking what I assume is greek, and then switched back to english, my brain for some reason decided to completely forgot my native language and just- didn't process english anymore. I kid you not, it just registered as sounds without meaning. Completely alien. I sat there without understanding the next four sentences they said until my brain clicked back in and I was like, ohhh, they're speaking english. And then I had to rewind and listen to it again lol.

Zeus smugly saying he'll announce his "swift and crushing victory" and Poseidon rolling his eyes was so sibling energy lol.

... So, does Poseidon yeeting Percy back to camp without answering mean he's too overcome by emotion to say 'yes' or that he's too guilty to admit 'no'?

I like how all the cheering and clapping is muffled out by the music at first, because Percy's still shocked that he's actually alive. It's only when Annabeth hugs him that he fully processes the fact that he's safe.

Gonna be honest, I'd completely forgotten that they thought Clarisse was the Lightning Thief. They did a good job of reminding me though.

Yeah, Luke's betrayal was executed better here than the books imo. First of all, the lighting is immaculate. The past episodes had an issue with night scenes and being super dark, but the fireworks lighting up selective scenes really works.

I like how Percy figures it out first, and almost challenges Luke to deny it. And Luke is- not prepared. He had a plan. He was going to ease into this. And it hurts all the more because Percy is scared and angry and betrayed and Luke never wanted to hurt him.

What's done so well is that you can see how Luke didn't want to fight- and then Percy mentioned Hermes and Luke just snapped. Trigger button. Wrong thing to say. Now, suddenly Percy wasn't the 12 year old kid Luke was trying to save and help, he was just someone who'd said the name of That Man and now Luke was just bitter pain and rage.

Also, Percy accidentally cutting Luke - with a sword that can't even harm him anyway - and immediately apologising, and then Luke only seeing a weakness to exploit and going in for the kill. That hurt.

Ok wait imma copy paste a small ramble I posted earlier to here because it stands true. Here we go:

A bit rambling, a might not make much sense, but had a thought about that scene when Annabeth saves Percy and reveals herself. There's two things that stuck out to me; she didn't let herself show any emotion but anger, and she'd been there the whole time but only interfered just then.

She'd been suspicious enough of something to go against the plan and follow them. She heard Luke confess his betrayal while invisible and alone. She heard his true feelings about the gods, about their parents, and now after everything - after Athena. After Percy - she understood him so much more and so much less at the same time. She'd been locked in shocked grief that froze her, and the only thing that snapped her out of it was seeing Percy beneath the blade of the person they'd both trusted, and the need to protect burnt away the numbness long enough for her to compartmentalise and lock away everything but anger so she could move.

Luke's face though. Oof. All I could think was "She's like a little sister to me." (Don't crucify me if that's not his exact wording, it's almost 2am now, I'm tiiiired.) But yeah, the fact that he probably could've taken them both if he truly wanted, but the moment he saw her and her betrayed, furious face, and then looked down and saw the kid he'd been about to kill- He just ran.

The parting of ways, with the trio at Thalia's tree, bright plans for the future, hugging and smiling and making a pact to come back to each other, no matter what- that was so toothrottingly sweet.

And then the cabin scene? Heartwarming af. The mother and son duo is just. You can feel their desperate relief and love for each other. It's so good.

A bit wary when Kronos showed up, wasn't sure if the whole prior stuff was 'just a dream' but I'm guessing Percy was just remembering how they reunited, and Kronos hijacked his nice memory. That was well done, too. Percy was just so Done with this guy, like c'mon, give the kid a break. And then him waking up with his mum again - like I said; they're so sweet. The fact that this happens often enough for them to have a dedicated book lmao. Also, him calling Kronos grandpa was on point.

It exits out of the window Sally was sitting on! And it's raining!! (Also, another side note, but whenever something exits with a window I just think of The Last of Us episode 3).

Ok so they have to make a second season. It's the law. They gotta.

Hmm. Think that's everything I can think of saying now lol.

(Thank you for everyone who worked hard on this! Even if I don't like some stuff, I know that so many hours of work was poured into this and I appreciate it so much!)

EDIT: OH WAIT I almost forgot Ares completely out of pocket line about Percy's mum, and yeah, no way was he getting out of that now, asshole. Also, the way Percy and Luke's parents are a trigger. The character similarities are similying~

#pjo #percy jackson and the olympians #long post #my posts #reaction #essay #rambles

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noco7 · 2 years

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What do you think of All Stars and how the writers handled the characters?

Now, I don’t know how much of a hot-take this is, but I don’t find All Stars that uniquely bad, at least for Total Drama. Unjust eliminations and lost potential? I’m a Noah stan who had to watch I See London, and then see Blaineley take his place. Villain that nobody votes out despite the obvious? I’ve watched Heather dodge elimination after elimination in Island and World Tour alike. Random evil mental disorder? That’s just Trent in Action, baby. All Stars is more of the same bad writing, just cranked up a little higher and all at once. But it’s still the same bad writing. Tho, I may be a little biased here. Not because I like All Stars, I don’t - but I knew how bad it was before I watched it. I had seen the rants about every major plot point before I watched a single episode. So I never had hopes for the thing. Perhaps that explains my detachment during viewing. And I'm gonna be honest - I *don’t* have strong feelings on most gen 1 characters, so it’s hard for me to work up the passion about their character derailment.

But if you still want my specific thoughts on each character:

Courtney: As one of the few gen 1 characters I do care about, I should probably be more mad about Suddy Muddy Sundae then I actually am. But uhhh. I actually like it when Courtney is evil and mean, lol. So the idea of her betraying a close friend? That’s funky, that’s cool - in isolation, that is. In the context of the show, it doesn’t really work. There’s no foreshadowing to the twist, there’s no gradual darkening of her character. It’s just “And Now Courtney does something Evil.” Great. My condolences to anyone who watched this show blind and thought they were getting a character development arc. Probably felt like a slap in the face. But out of context, the idea isn’t that bad.

It's like that Game of Thrones thing, with Daenarys going evil. Could it believably happen? Sure. But should it have happened so fast? NO.

Gwen: ... Ehh. I think this season was trying to redeem her from WT. That's why she's trying so hard to apologize, that’s why Gwuncan breaks up. And that’s why Gwen says "he wasn't your boyfriend.” I don’t think she was trying to lie, but that the writers wanted us to genuinely believe that, retcon style. But overall, she was fine. A little weird, because WHY is she trying so hard to makeup to Courtney, the girl she was barely friends with? WHY would she ever go back to Total Drama, the show that she hates being on, just for the girl that wasn’t even that good to her in the first place? That’s weird. But “character derailment,” is a lot easier to swallow when it makes the character a nicer person, isn’t it? Also the joke in the beginning where she's the only villain character trying to be sincere and help the team is pretty funny.

Aleheather: I’m grouping them together because they’re very similar people. Evil, conniving villain that no-one really trusts because they’ve seen it all before. They do both get more stupid in AS (why would Heather just leave the victory idol? and why does Alejandro not like... do more with the Mal plotline). But they’re still funny in their own rights. But as a ship, they were disappointing. I think that's because the writers did not know what to do with them after they got together. Which tbf, isn't just a TD problem. A lot of stories end when the characters get together. The romantic plotline is fulfilled. So what are you supposed to do in the sequel, when the Will-They/Won't-They is done? What now? TD's answer was just to pretend that their romantic arc WASN’T finished. So now they're back to hate-flirting, in the exact same way they did in WT. I think a person who cared more about Aleheather (@tdsierra) would probably have a lot more to say about the ship in All Stars, that might even contradict what I say here. But this is all I have to say on them.

Duncan: I don't hate him in AS. I think the whole "no one can know im a nice person," although exaggerated in AS, is true to Duncan as a character. He always had a masculinity so fragile a tap-dancing ant could break it. So whatever, I guess. Probably didn’t help that the girlfriends who used to boost his ego - Courtney and Gwen, left him behind. Tbh, he might be the best written character on All Stars. His ending of blowing up Chris’s house and going to jail does feel odd though. It’s such a sad end to his character. In TDI he was growing to open up, but in AS he’s so defensive that he ends up in jail. I don’t think it’s a bad ending persay, that he regressed. But it’s definitely sad to see. Also the bird he was friends with was ridiculously cute. I love that bird.

Sierra: Gonna be honest, although she is very different in AS - (in a like, psychosis way, when she never had them before) I don't know if I'd call it "character derailment," that she’s still obssessed with Cody and still a creep. Because honestly, I don’t think she ever stopped being one. We’ve never seen her acknowledge her actions as wrong, nor has she apologized/promised to do better. Even in the episode in WT where she accepts being Cody's best friend, she also tries to kiss him again. Perhaps this is the true hot take - Sierra never underwent character development in the first place. I also don't understand why she's on the Hero's team. Was it *heroic* when she stole Cody's underwear? Was it? Did the writers just put her there so as to even the numbers? Or did they buy into the idea that Sierra is a good person, despite being a stalker, because stalkers act out of “love,” and she always just wanted to “protect him.” And therefore, she’s a hero. But perhaps it’s just that she’s not a standard villain. All TD villains are in it for the money and have master-ish plans, while Sierra... does not. I guess that’s close enough to being a hero for AS team designations. Anyway, Sierra should have been cut from AS all together. Nothing here adds to her character, she didn’t belong on the heroes team. [However, if they put her on the villains team and she had to grapple with the idea that her actions were evil and terrible and learn from that... honestly could have been a baller redemption arc.]

Lindsay: Whatever. She was there for one episode, what do you want me to say? Lol. I guess I could say that I don't think she was "character derailed" (she has voted for herself before, and has been bad at voting, so I don’t think it’s OOC for her to vote for herself.

SECOND GEN

Sam - I agree he should have been replaced with Brick. He doesn’t have anything to do this season. It is touching that he wants to be a mutant to be with his mutant gf though.

Jo - they did her such a disservice im crying thats my girl!!!! like she was such a cool character who had obvious development that needed to happen, and then they just chose not to. It's so weird. Especially when Cameron is on the show, and there's already a history between them. They could work smth out! Or not, but still. And if Brick was indeed on the show - that's another avenue for development! I love Jo, and she was still funny on AS but... they should have taken the chance to flesh her out. But they didn’t.

Honestly, the 2nd gen characters deserved more focus. And I'm not talking about Mike and Zoey, but Lightning and Jo. 1st gen had 3 whole seasons already to flex, but 2nd gen had only one shortened season. As such, maybe focusing on them would have been better.

Lightning: Man also deserved better. He was very funny though. But still.

Scott: This one's weird, because AS Scott is funny, but he is also a completely different person from ROTI Scott. I don't know what I would change about AS Scott, other than make him more like ROTI Scott. Also maybe he and Cameron could have teamed up to expose Mal, considering Scott also has experience with Mike's Alters.

Cameron: why did they make you so stupid. and why was he not able to expose Mal earlier? why? i did like the scene where he used Scott as bait for Fang tho. That was really funny. And I always wished Cameron had ended up as the Villain of ROTI, so it was gratifying.

Mike - ugh. Using his DID as his only plot point was bad enough in ROTI, but to also use it as the main plot of AS? Really guys. Read the room. Also, they were wrong about alters, and as multiple people have said, Mal should have been more of a protective alter, rather than just evil for the sake of it. But I think Mike was always a kind of boring character because his main/fronting alter is Mike. And Mike's just a boring guy. I feel like TDI was trying to do the activist thing where "people with X can still be good people!" and so you get the blandest characters. Think of the Love, Simon movie. "im such a normal guy EXCEPT im gay." that's the vibe with Mike. "im a normal guy EXCEPT i have DID." to prove that people with DID can be "normal." But it stops the character from being interesting, and also... is *normal* the thing we need to be aiming for? There's a lot of interesting discourse around that, but that's not important for this post, lol.

Zoey - she's Zoey. She wasn't a great character to start with and she's not a great character now. And she's also very stupid - Mal has that effect on people. It's hard to have strong feelings on a character you never cared about in the first place.

Overall I'd say that TD had a bad vision of making their most "evil" villain yet, and what makes a villain frightening is how much power they have over their victims... but the victims were all capable people who had won survival shows and were known for being smart and/or athletic. And instead of taking that into account and writing the villain better, they just... forced all the victims to be stupider.

I think they should have written All Stars as a “wrap up loose character development season,” instead of coming up with a mega villain plot. Because total drama fans are in it for the Characters more than anything else. So just focus on growing them, and people would have been happy.

#total drama #tdas #total drama all stars #td askbox #total drama writers know the ending of their show #and thats good #but they don't know how to get there #and thats bad #they make square holes but their characters are circles #or perhaps TD writers are like mad scientist farmers #they have crops they want to grow #into some bizzare shape #like they want a carrot that looks like a watermelon #but instead of planting a watermelon #they just douse it in 50 different fertilizers and pesticides #and hope it works out #because god forbid they let a character grow organically

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enbyskin · 9 months

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So, here i’m back again. i kinda don’t want to, and want to at the same time.

Ed brains are so complex.

i tried recovery so much.

It was so painful in the process, from emotions to anxiety to literally physical pain caused by the digestion, the bloating, after starvation and laxatives. i remember getting triggered so many times by other’s comments. trying to prove some doctors that i was sick enough, even if i didn’t succeed to lose more than 20kg. some of them don’t care about your illness and suffering if you’re not underweight, if you still have your period, etc.

i am not skinny. that still feels like a failure on the inside.

i’m healthier now tho. i have more energy, my hair falls just the regular amount, im not close to faint when i stand up too fast, im not freezing cold all the time. i’m less pale, my face looks less flat. i smile more, i live more.

that should sounds like a victory, but that still feels like a failure on the inside.

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i remember when i got on that side of tumblr the first time. my account was terminated 3 times. that’s why i don’t put barely any tags anymore. even when you’re not okay and try to vent a bit, strangers try to silence you to let you d!e. your simple existence bothers them. i’m not even one of these big accounts, and i’m not promoting this shit to others. i’m just trying to survive and feel less alone on the way.

A year has passed since my ED diagnosis, i got my yearly appointment to check where i was nowadays. i’m still at the same weight since a year, i’ve gained like 6kg after my first recovery attempt (even while eating like a 5 years old) and had to fight to lose them in the most healthy way possible, and maintain my weight in recovery rather than gaining. That still feels like a failure on the inside.

i feel so confused tonight cause i know i don’t want to feel obsessed and having my mind controlled by food and numbers again all the time, but also i remember how i smiled when that one doctor (the only one who cared, bless her) told me that even if i was still overweight as my BMI said, i was also severely malnourished.

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so many contradicting words in my head.

« you are severely malnourished. » said this nutrition doctor at the hospital last year.

« you probably eat more than you think, because if that was true, you would be skinny » said my current psychiatrist this year. he made me get back at counting calories, because i was scared he was right.

« hm, 1200 calories per day seems enough for an adult person like you » he said when i calculed my daily intake over a month after that. i was in recovery but still eating around 1200 cal. that’s what a 2 years old child need daily. he didn’t believe me when i told him i was supposed to eat 2000 daily and that, therefore, i was still in some kind of restriction and looking for help, to do better. no everything’s fine to him.

« you look so hot and desirable as you are, thick is better than skinny » said one of my situationship.

« wow you look so young » said this girl at my school when learning my age, « that must be because you have a round face with round cheeks like children » she added to ruin everything.

« yeah that’s what it is to be fat, you age better » said another girl at my school, as a compliment. i was mortified on the inside.

« are you sleeping/eating well ? » asked a random doctor from my school. « well, in fact, i have an eating disorder, that i’m trying to recover from » i said to her. « ohh so you’re eating too much? » she assumed by looking at me. it says it all.

« wow the meal is looking so empty now you served yourself a plate » laughed my best friend and his girlfriend, after i said to them that i need no comments on my weight or my food in recovery. why they do not care ?

how to ruin any person’s attempt to get better. everytime.

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i don’t know what should i do now. i’m torn.

One part of me wants to accept that i’ll stay that way and that it’s enough work done, that i should just learn to live with the mixed feelings i have, keep focused on recovery. the other part wants to surprise people when they’ll see me at school after summer, to get my flat cheeks again, to get back that sense of validation i got when people saw me eat and thought it was not much or not enough, when they complimented me on my weight loss, to get back the sense of security i felt through my silly controlling routines and limits.

#tw ed thoughts #ed vent #c🌧️#c🦋

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noolien · 11 months

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WHAT

Maybeeeeee major spoilers for ep 230 but I WILL be talking about this I am going insane. I am so conflicted but ALSO Carlos :DD Teeheehee

Also this sucks I take soso long to analyze things and this is only going here because my power is out so my phone died (my notes app is gone)

Edit:There's spoilers for a lot my bad

The episode was good. Kinda. I get that a lot of people rly liked this episode and I feel bad for being hypercritical of it since I'm not even a long term fan (Feb 2020) but idk I just think that maybe it was just ok??? I also don't think I even understand the episode I think I'm missing a lot :o(((

Like I am so excited for the new arc that is coming but this one was lacking. I sat there and patiently waited for Carlos to appear the entire year and he was only in the last few episodes. I understand the reasoning for Carlos laying low when science was made illegal as he had a family there and getting arrested could mean full freedom for Lubelle and her being victorious in explaining nightvale away. Carlos was really the only other person (that I know of) who knew anything about Lubelle without being one of her minions. And even her minions didn't make sense? Like Blake Jones was tossed around about whether or not he was a good guy for no real reason. At the end him switching sides held no meaning for me and while I didn't expect it to happen but I also just did not care. I think the bathroom thing with him getting arrested was to further the distrust we have for him and Lubelle not caring was on character but him switching sides?? Idk maybe he just didn't find purpose with being on her side since he realized she didn't actually care about any of her scientists but that doesn't explain how he got the presumable flood of scientists behind her when they met at the UOWII to switch sides.

And while Carlos was honestly good for this ep I could not say the same for cecil (at the end) I felt like I was being read a story and not being told one. Cecil wold sit there and we'd get his slight opinion or the one we know he holds but the last episode was just him saying things. He mentions that he's a gossip yet he does not do any gossiping and instead just plays voice messages that were left for him and just repeating what was said. I am also disappointed when it comes to the mention of the DOW from Lubelle cause Cecil just skims past it. I am hoping that he just hasn't processed it. I really do like Cecil's development as a character but I feel like sometimes it just takes away from his character which I really like and it obviously is the key point of the show. He was able to keep private about certain aspects of his life like his son and husband but he is THE oversharer and he always has been so it's just kinda weird getting this episode where there isn't much of his opinions and more or less just what is being said and by who.

I think the arc was doing rly well and I loved the extra info we got about Carlos because it's been years and we still never found much out about him so learning his name, where he was from, and his old work was rly cool and something I appreciated. I also love the idea of him being represented by lavender and I always have. It just has so much meaning for him as a character and I adore it. And the marine biology like oh my godddd. I miss the phantom ocean I love when they let things grow throughout the years and I personally do not think they need to try and end the arc by the anniversary. Maybe they do it cause of the hiatus they have during July tho.

I also might just be misunderstanding this but what's the reason for him (Carlos) going back to the desert other world?? It caused both him and Cecil a lot of pain and he said he never wanted to go back but now that he got arrested he has all of this newfound courage and wants to go back?? This is not even the first time he got arrested so idk. I'm not the best when it comes to understanding feelings portrayed in media so I'll probably go back to look at it.

This ep was good I think it was a bit of a rushed ending but I did like how the glowcloud killed (?) her and the fact that we got to see the understanding and grief as the glow cloud learned their parent was not coming back. I do wish there was more of a consequence of this episode but I do understand and did recognize by the end that Lubelle's work was sloppy and the fact it was possible to have it disproven was kinda unexpected. I just don't think that anything that was disproven when Lubelle was doing it one at a time should've stayed disproven. Also I don't remember if it was mentioned but I do not understand like is Sarah Sultan and Station Management back cause I'm starting to think I'm imagining things.

TL;DR:

The ep was good but had it's lows and feels rushed. Love Carlos tho

Final thoughts :

anywaysss I love Nightvale I am sososo excited for what they plan on doing with it and sosososo excited to have Kevin back but also mostly charles because I miss him. I also rly hope Earl comes back because I love Earl so much he is my favorite character he is so

I LOVE NIGHTVALE the show is AHHHHHHHH and this arc was vry interesting so I give it 7/10 :D

#this was made for me #i basically use tumblr as a nonpersonal diary lmao #This is so sloppy #I am so sry #also pls correct mistakes #I am too tired to get anything right #night vale #wtnv podcast #carlos the scientist #maybe fanart #later #at some point

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beanqueenwrites · 2 years

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Very angst BKDK: short fic.

The One Thing We Never Were

Izuku finally claims his second only victory sparring against Katsukis, a proud smile on his face as he sees Katsuki simply breathing on the floor in heavy pants, wiping the sweat off his face before his arm flops over. Izuku is grinning to himself, pumping his fist before he’s flexing his gloved hand to find that it wasn’t straining, just sore from all the punches he threw and took on it. He goes towards Katsuki to share his accomplishments, standing a few feet away from him with a little hop to his step. Katsuki looks his way at the movement at the corner of his eye but quickly goes to look up towards the ceiling of the gym in seeing Izuku approach him with a groan.

“I did it! I finally have full control of all of the users quirks.” Izuku says excitedly, fists at his sides as they shake up and down in happiness with a tired smile on his face. Katsuki tuts at the remark as if he had found it funny before he’s getting back up on his feet but says nothing more. Izukus posture falters a little as his eyes follow katsukis movements, realizing that the laugh that came from him had a hidden insult or disbelief.

“What?” He asks tentatively, red eyes snapping at him at his voice. “I-I know I took a lot of your time today for all this, but I am grateful for it! It’s because of you I mastered One For All and the rest of its quirks!” Izuku goes to compliment, thinking that maybe Katsukis loss of the battle, even though it was more like training, was taken personally.

Katsuki sneers tho as he finally stands, leaning back as he sways, cooking his head to the side as he pokets his hands in the blue gym pants.

“Yea, you’d be nothing if I weren’t here training your ass off from that quirk since the one who gave it to you can’t do it himself.” He says and izukus smile is completely gone, disappeared as his hands drop to his sides as he looks down. But, he doesn’t clench a fist or furrow his brows, he simply goes slack at the words that came from Katsukis mouth. So foul and filled with I’ll intentions.

“Just because you’ve finally learned how your damn quirk works, doesn’t mean you’ll be above me in any way. Just know, no quirk or a hundred, I’ll make sure you’ll never get to first place.” Katsuki adds and Izuku breaths a small huff through his nose as he looks at him, standing tall and confident.

“Where’s this coming from, kacchan?” Izuku asks. “We were just training… It didn’t mean anything except for me to get better at controlling my quirk.” Izuku gestures behind him to the middle of the large gym. Katsuki decides then to cross his arms to nod with a lick to his teeth.

“I’m telling you what I always do; that I will be at the top.”

“You say it like your trying to make sure I’ll never be able to have a chance-“

“Oh, you’ve had a damn chance!” Katsuki interrupts with a laugh. “You’ve had a chance. You were born with a hellish dream stuck in that damn skull of yours that would’ve never came true if it weren’t for that damn quirk you have!” Katsuki mocks and Izuku feels anger bubble up inside him at the implication of Katsukis words. About how he, a quirkless little boy, wanted to be a hero because they were the coolest thing to be and now Katsuki is practically shitting on him for the absurdity of such a though.

“You wanted to be a hero too.” Izuku states firmly, stating the facts and Katsuki nods as he leans forewords with his arms still crossed.

“Yea!” Katsuki says like it was an obvious thing. “But I wasn’t delusional enough to think that I would be able to make it without a quirk. I knew my future and that’s to be at the top because I had the power to do it, no excuses. I’ve had my whole life, deku— my whole life. And I’d be damned if you were the one to mess that up.” Katsuki shouts with enthusiasm as he throws his arms up in the air before pointing at the greenette standing a few feet away. Izuku is the one to scout, looking at the man like he was being hysterical, cocked brow with a questioning sneer pulling at his lip.

“So, what? The years when I was quirkless we’re just supposed to mean nothing to me? As if those 14 years of my life— dreaming of being a hero just like you— don’t count? Are you being serious right now?!” Izuku shouts, confused and upset about all that’s going down. Katsuki doesn’t seem like he’s having much fun, but he was definetly wanting to prove a point. What exacly it was, was a mystery Izuku didn’t want to find out.

“Because you got a fucking quirk, you numbskull!! Do you know how lucky you are?! The chances of the one person in the whole world, part of the 20% that doesn’t have a quirk that, even then, is a wannabe-fucking-hero gets to meet the number one of Japan.” A pause. “I was able to see my fucking future because I knew I could achieve it. But yours was a dream and because of it, it would be impossible for you to make it come true. It’s called a dream for a reason, you were just in the right place at the right time to make it close to possible.” Katsukis ranted out, panting from the earlier exercise.

Izuku seems he’s close to bursting in anger and sadness from those words, because he knows it isn’t how it is. He doesn’t know Izukus life, he didn’t live to be quirkless and in instances like these, Izuku wished he did. Even for just a day would satisfy him, push the guilt away and tell Katsuki “yea. That’s what it feels like, but are you going to give up?” It’s selfish and extremely immoral of him for wishing such things, but he’s only human, no matter how unique he was in comparison to the world of quirks. But, all he can do now, is laugh. Shoulders shaking as his lips wobble into a looped smile and chin raised high to hide his oncoming tears.

“You know, you’re an amazing partner when it comes to hero work, whether it’s training or your beating my ass to the ground when sparring. But even then, anything I do— anyone does!— you just find a WAY to- to make sure no one reaches your level of supremacy.” Izuku wipes his eyes with a watered laugh.

“And you know what? I finally get to have the freedom to tell you that you’re a real bad friend, kacchan. I just-“ he laughs again with absurdity as he looks to the side as if someone were there before turning back. “I just don’t think I’m going to be able to keep up with you anymore. Not like this.” He shakes his head as he looks at the blond, who looks like he’s about to just about ready to go for another session of sparring. He looks menacing with that look, so open and expressive, but not in the least bit guilty for Izukus words. Not like he had hoped for.

“Oh, so now we’re going to play the blame game eh? Is this what it’s come to, deku? Really? Are you accusing me for the shit life that you had because you were damn jealous of what others had? That’s a real low blow for the next ‘symbol of peace’ ain’t it!” Katsuki mocked, yelling as he finished.

“It’s not- I’m not jelous.”

“Well, then, you sure are a fucking hypocrite for telling me off for the shit you assume I did to you when I didn’t lay a fucking finger on you all these years, and then go off and say all of the things that I’m supposed to be. You have no right to come to me, spew shit and accusing me for it, and then go cry yourself to sleep because that’s the one thing that never really changed, didnt it?” Katsuki yells, echoing through the gym.

“You always tried to one up me but this is low, even for you deku.” He laughs with forced effort because even though he doesn’t care, the tension in the room just keeps rising. But like hell he’s going to stop.

“It’s pathetic” he all but spits. “And desperate for a someone who got everything he ever wished for with a snap of a finger. I worked for this. I worked to get into this school and prepared for it my whole god damn life! I didn’t dream, I did! I worked from when I first got my fucking quirk all the way up to today so yea, it’s gonna piss me off that all of a sudden All Might little trainee decides to come to me to become number one hero. And I do my god damn best but you’re being fucking insufferable deku but, I gotta ask cuz this conversation is going fucking nowhere…” He laughs and point a finger at his, shaking it in the air a few times.

“When we’re we ever friends?”

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Just pure angst.

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seeingteacupsindragons · 1 year

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OK so you mentionned wanting your inbox filled so here I am, this time with a meta analysis. I think ? I don't know what to call it.

Something that bothers me quite often in fiction is when characters are said to be smarter or better than others because they make plans and traps and the other characters fall victims to it. Discounting that the "victims" of that are forced to react and never to act first.

I'm not really making sense. Lemme explain.

Sherliam is a perfect exemple of that. While I would tend to think that they're relatively equals in terms of intelligence, just in different flavours, William is presented as this. Overwhelming force. Because he's the one making plans and Sherlock is somewhat forced to follow them, tho he tries his best to find wiggle room.

The thing is. I don't think William would fare much better were the positions reversed ?

Were Sherlock the "villain", the one making plans and William forced to react to them, with never enough opportunities to start anything in this little dance, what then ?

If Sherlock were the one commiting the perfect crimes, because he could do it and never had much gripes using others to get what he wants, and William were the one in charge to catch him, forced to always wait for Sherlock to DO something before being able to do anything himself, would Sherlock be considered the smartest one ?

A villain's role is to create conflict, while a hero's is to resolve said conflict. A hero will often react to what the villain planned and of course the villain will have an advantage, because he's the one making the rules ! Surely the hero shouldn't be judged any dumber or smarter because of his position, right ?

And yet.

I'm sorry, this turned into a rant and I'm still not sure I got my point across, but I really wanted to hear your thoughts on this, if you have any. This was my third and probably last ask, but I tried to talk about different stuff, so hopefully it wasn't much of a bother.

I mean. William isn't smarter than Sherlock. I know there's that one thing from an interview that ranked him a bit higher, but I think there were various extenuating circumstances and "intelligence" wasn't really the whole of what was going into that, I think.

But even if it was, that isn't really canon. And canon has always told us that they are the same. That they are equals in all ways. They are the same height. The same age. The same weight with the same frame. They can both read each other like the loveliest illustrated picture book and they prove it. They feel the same as each other. They both felt like outsiders and they both felt a spark coming to life and brightening their souls when they met.

We are shown The Two Detectives and shown that William can perform as well as Sherlock as a detective and an unraveler of puzzles and take a victory away from him. We are shown The Two Criminals and shown that Sherlock can plot and scheme his way to overturning even William's plans, and he is just as ruthless when needed.

We are told that they are the same, that they have always been the same, and thus they must have the same future.

Sherlock tends to favor pulling mysteries apart and William tends to prefer building them behind the scenes. But neither is more intelligent than the other.

As for how it works more generally across fiction, it's generally true that a villain acts and a hero reacts. This generally leaves a hero starting off on the wrong foot. Not less clever, but certainly behind. If anything, that makes them seem even cleverer than a villain, in my eyes: they manage to not only catch up, but overtake their opponent. If someone starting a race from twenty yards back wins the race, we don't call them slower, do we?

But intelligence as it's most typically and commonly thought of, in my opinion, is a combination of skills and traits, not all of which will be equally balanced and which will suit some situations better than others.

So, I guess what I'm not sure of is, what on Earth spawned this? Is it just the way people read fiction? Is it the fiction itself (and if so, there's probably examples I'm not thinking of, but I'm certainly not thinking of any)? Is it something else?

But anyway, that's what I have to say on this, I think.

I hope this was of interest. I like asks because it gives me a good place to focus thoughts and have some idea of what people want to hear from me. And it's a sign that, well, there are people interested in what I have to say.

So. Hopefully that is all still true.

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Good day. I just read watch the ripples change their size and wanted to know if there's a continuation to it? How do they talk about their bond? How/do they end up together? What happens next? I am so enamored by this idea of soulmates. So unique. And I love how you wrote it.

OKAY SO

wait, hold on, here's the link for anyone who wants to read/refresh before dealing with my rambling: watch the ripples change their size

Then the rest under a cut b/c fic spoilers.

Okay so! There is not a continuation to it -- originally it was going to be the start of a much longer work, but tbh I am not so great at the long works and it felt 'complete enough' to be a stand alone for fictober. I don't have any intention of writing more in this verse at the moment, but lord knows I've been bit by inspiration at weirder times -- and I was thinking about doing another month of daily fics this month...(Can't be October tho because I'm traveling).

But that's not what you're asking about, so!

Wait, shit, okay first thank you so much for the ask! I really appreciate it and super appreciate the compliments. I love soulmate aus and I love coming up with weird ones and ATLA had just so many soulmate possibilities that I went a little nuts.

Now, to answer your actual questions: at first they don't -- as of the timeline of the fic they haven't actually spoken about it. They both know, and they both know the other knows -- but I think for each of them there's a small belief that maybe, maybe, maybe it's a different water/fire bender. (Neither of them actually thinks this, but they're both young and have doubts). So they don't actually talk about it, they just make sure the other one knows how to handle if someone tries to use the other's powers against them.

And then they go to face Azula, because that's still the path they're on. Only -- and gosh I have like three different ways the Azula fight could go and you know what, here are some options:

Azula sends lightning at Katara, but Zuko doesn't lunge between them -- and Katara redirects it at Azula with one hand and directs a shit ton of water with the other -- and Azula is still twitching from electric shock long enough to get her chained down.

Zuko recognizes that Azula is going to send lighting at Katara and blood bends her so she can't, and then they chain her down.

Azula sends lighting at Katara -- and it doesn't hurt her. Which shocks Azula long enough for Zuko to win the battle and get her chained down.

Some combination of those three options.

Anyways, they win without anyone needing a ton of healing (which kind of makes me sad tbh I love the sacrificial scar, but needs must), and then not thinking about it Zuko takes Katara's hand and they stand there victorious and it's a moment, okay. They have a moment.

They still haven't talked about it tho, because of course they haven't.

But then Aang comes back, and is all "we can be together!" and Katara is just like "oh but I have a soulmate? and it's not you? it's a firebender?" and that's the first time she's actually said it and, well, Aang loves her and wants her to be happy, and so the fact that she says that and then has a panic attack about the fact that she said it means he's more concerned with making sure she's okay then being hurt. And then they talk it out and he's just like "yeah of course it's Zuko" and she's all "it might be!" and he's just like 'bitch please' (except not really b/c it's Aang and that's definitely more Toph).

And then Katara is all 'doubt' and "well he's going to be the firelord so he can't marry me anyways" and that's just her insecurity talking, but Aang thinks maybe Zuko has said something -- so he rushes off to tell Zuko not to be an idiot and he has to accept his soulmate and he's telling Zuko this in front of a bunch of his new advisors who are all heart eyes and THE NEW FIRELORD HAS A SOULMATE THIS IS V. AUSPICIOUS YES THE BEST NEWS EXCELLENT AND SHE'S A BENDER PERFECT and the pr people and ambassadors are crying in gratitude b/c honestly this is like perfect press and is going to make stepping back their, oh you know, crazy conquesting thing a little more reasonable.

And so they get married without having actually talked about it, but it's fine b/c they actually do really like each other, and then they get to have a sups awkward talk that's all "check yes if you like me" and "if I said I liked you would you say you liked me I'm just kidding unless..." on their wedding night and it's v. sweet.

And once they really accept each other into their hearts they do get full access to each other's powers plus some, and holy shit are they stupid powerful.

The end.

Thanks for the ask!

#zutara #zuko x katara

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totaldramafan-lauri · 2 years

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Was able to make it to Rock Ruler just a couple games before the fest ended! (Sidenote: nice touch, changing the title to “Ruler” from “King/Queen” as part of Splat 3 not having gendered player characters anymore. I think that’s neat ^^)

.....I CAN’T WAIT FOR THIS GAME TO COME OUT, AAAAAAA I WANNA PLAY MOOOOOOORE- *cough*

Seriously, this was SOOOOOO fun! I didn’t expect to like Tricolor Turf War as much as I did, but it’s so clever! I love how the two teams of two are kinda, like....frenemies? They’re still competing but also working together to defeat the team of four. You can still splat each other, but you both get extra points if one of you wins over them! So, it’s like...very strategic. Like, there was one game where I actually helped Team Paper steal the Ultra Signal, since my teammate wasn’t close by and I was willing to do that to hurt Team Scissors. It’s a really neat idea for a mode, and I can’t wait to see how it feels on other stages other than Sturgeon! (Don’t get me wrong, I love Sturgeon and I’m happy to have it back)

I was also not expecting to come outta this with a new secondary, but...here I am! Seriously, of all weapons, why did I bond so hard with the Splatana Wiper? I thought it was gonna be just....like....a less mobile brush, but it’s SO FUN!? I can’t even explain why it is to me! But I just love it! I love sneaking up behind people and swiping at them, and I love how awesome I feel when I pull off a change swing- I love throwing Torpedoes to annoy everyone- I-it’s just so cool, and I wanna use it mooooore! I even used it so much, that I started getting better at Ultra Stamping....>.>

As for the Tri-Stringer.....I-I wouldn’t say I dislike it. I did pull off some stuff with it. I can see potential fun there. It’s just....I kinda struggled with it, cuz it gives me the same uncanny feeling as Bamboozlers....in that, it’s supposed to play differently than a charger, but it’s JUST SIMILAR ENOUGH that Charger Muscle Memory kept screwing me over, and I kept playing it wrong. Like....it’s a ranged weapon that focuses on splatting over inking, and it even charges up its attacks! But it’s clearly meant to be more mobile than a charger, and someone like me can’t just sit on a perch with it. You can one-hit kill with it....but only if all three “arrows” hit at the same time, meaning it’s somehow even MORE precise than a charger. I kept trying to be a sniper with it, and I really shouldn’t have, but....it’s just what I’m used to. >.< I get the feeling that the Tri-Stringer is a weapon that I’d have to really commit to learning before I become good with it, and well.....I-I already main a charger, which already requires me to focus. It’s got potential, it’s just....really awkward, and not for me.

BUT THE SPLATANA WIPER THO-

O-oh yeah, speaking of the Splatana Wiper! It was with that weapon, that I got my very first (and only) victory in a Tricolor match, so....that’s another point in its favor. XD (It was me and a roller)

I also won....I wanna say only one 10x match that I remember right now. And there were

barely any

mirror matches - one of the reasons I’m happy there are three teams now. XD

And that’s about it! I-I honestly....don’t really mind if we lose, cuz this demo was just about learning how the game works compared to 2 and allowing everyone to adjust to the changes. We don’t even keep the snails. That’s why I’m not bringing up my win-loss ratio...cuz it doesn’t really matter. I had fun, learned the new mechanics, that’s all I needed. XD B-but for Shiver, I still tried my very best! >.<

#lauri plays splatoon 3 #(never thought i'd say that i'm a future splatana wiper secondary....that's like the polar opposite of sniping...but its gonna be such a #fun change of pace for when i dont feel like sniping! or when the rotation says no XD)#(cant wait to learn it better)#splatfest

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writing-for-the-hell-of-it · 2 years

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his angel in disguise chapter 5

Come along see how y/n and Damian end up together In a bad place the doctor assassin y/n and killer assassin Vigilante Damian

"22 year old Damian stood all alone with the justice league tied up about the fight Slade Wilson as the battle gaged who is worried no one to back him up until she drops down she was there shadow he watched as spade jumped and she blocked as the entered a intense battle not knowing if they'd come out victorious"

See them grow and get through hard times watch him fall for her and her fall for him

character list

DISCLAIMER: I do not own dc or any other character In this unless started otherwise all dc character are from the Warner bros

⚠️WARNING⚠️ Blood cussing fighting some spicy seen no full on smut

infinity Island may 17th 4:00 am

y/ns pov

I woke up to a sudden stop on the boute i here talia scream “were here lets start unloading” i got up still groggy i grab my bag and and head off as some of the loyal assassins began to un loud once i got to the entrance i was greeted by Sensei and Cheshire The Sensei was an aged martial arts master from Hong Kong and the second-in-command of Ra's al Ghul's League of Assassins. He did his work from infinity island and Jade, tired of living a life that was reliant on failing adults, decided to abandon her family in pursuit of a better one. Somehow, through her journey alone, she made it to the League of Shadows and gave herself the agent name Cheshire she is a highly skilled assassin and is the daughter of Lawrence aka sports master and Paula Crock aka Huntress tho her mom is no longer active and her dad is a traeder but she has been loyal talia said its because she has a crush on me i think is because she hates her dad but who knows

“Welcom we are so sorry for all this but cheshire will show you to were you will be staying well me and talia talk about what comes next” sansei said and usually i would put up a fight but i was still tired and sad that damian was not here so i just nodded and followed

“So where's the next demon he usually attached to your hip when you come to talk business” i know that of i don't answer she wont stop bugging me and i don't need that

“He's with his dad”

“I didn't even know he knew his dad”

“He's getting to know him” as we reached the end of the hall the conversation ending

“So this is your room maybe i can help you get sette-”

“No i mean im ok im just gonna put my stuff down and just rest so if you could just let me be that would be nice” and before she could answer i slammed the door in her face ya i know its rude but god dammit she was right im so used to damian being with me at these things and i hate to say it but im sad i'm terrified i hate being in this beas in this life without him but i know i have to stay tis just so much but i can stick it out

With Damian may 17th 5:00 am

In his room

It's been two days since i hade to leave the base and four days since the death of my grandfather death in this time i convinced my father to let me take up the mantle of robin and found out i have 3 older brothers who are already pines in my ass dick is the oldest he's smiling all the time and seems to be kind to all jason is second oldest he clearly loves to piss off father i was aware of red hood from when grandfather had brought him back but this is my first time meeting him drake is a bitch who thinks he was the best robin and it seems like he never sleeps

Father seems cochise of me i don't believe he likes me all to much but why should i care this is temporary i will be back home with my mother and beloved soon

“Damian alfred says its breakfast now”

God todd

#damian al ghul x reader #damian wayen x reader #damian wayne x y/n #robin x reader #damian wayne #damian al ghul #robin #damian wayne imagine #robin imagine #damian wayne sires #robin sires #damian al ghul imagine

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hikorzik · 6 months

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Alright yesterday me and my friends CUBED using my fresh COMMANDER CUBE that I made!!! And it was... A lot of fun!

It went (first player to play to last) : Brago vs Ghave (me) vs Marchesa vs Halana & Alena. I won!

My friends didn't know the cube's list at all, nor the themes (they didn't wish to be told), and aren't big drafters either.

Big analysis below!

What I get from the draft part is that discovering cards and synergies was fun and engaging, and there were enough cards and strategies that everybody found his niche without stepping on the others' toes. There were still contested cards as several of us drafted some colors (3 on white, 2 on red, 2 on black) but with sufficiently different goals that it still let us get useful cards in our decks. The least contested color was blue (out of 35 blue cards seen, 22 went into a main deck, and only one player had blue), the most was probably red or black (all 4 of us picked red cards at first but only 2 players ended up on red). Black had the least % of card played Maindeck (34 cards seen, 15 maindecked, so 44%). Green had the most % of maindecked cards (31 cards seen, 25 Maindeck, which is 80%). The packs were seeded with 2 legends each, so we saw 24 legends out of 50 total. Out of those 24, NINE were 3 colors, NINE others were 2 colors, one was green, 2 were red, one black, one blue and one white. What I get from this is that I need more 1 colors legends to pad the 3 and 2 colors one out. Indeed, in my cube you can pair mono color legends as though they had partner so I would like more people to put them in the command zone instead. What happened here is 1st pack we opened 4 3 colors legends, I was able to draft Gahiji, Thantis and Ghave and see what colors were open or gave me the best options. I would like the draft to be a little less open to this.

One player had, like me with Ghave, Marchesa from the beginning and went with this plan early, he probably had the best deck. Brago pivoted early second pack. Halana and Alena forced gruul because that is where his heart is, and ended up with a good deck, but probably amongst the weakest overall unless he had very good draws (which he sadly hadn't, even tho he came very close to winning!)

Gameplay wise, the early turns were kind of durdly. 3 colors commanders without a lot of fixing can be hard to bring out on curve, but we kind of managed. Brago and Marchesa went off quickly compared to the 2 other decks, thanks to the great value they were able to leverage. At one point Marchesa was 6/4 haste vigilance deathtouch Trample first strike AND had akki battlesquad on the board which let him come very close to victory! Brago was very close too, generating tons of tokens with cloudpost ranger, deadeye navigator, and being able to recur her interactions with archaeomancer. As for me, I struggled with card draw and was stuck with a very unimpressive board for most of the game. That said, I was able to resolve and keep zulaport cutthroat and cruel celebrant, which my opponents underestimated. I was able to finish off the two giants with repeated sacrifices and keeping removal in hand (contraband livestock and despark). H&A was very close to winning too because he built a threatening board while Brago and Marchesa fought and when Marchesa killed Brago he left himself open to the clapback.

It was a lot of fun and I loved the experience! I am keeping a sheets with stats since I don't get how to make stuff work on cube cobra... Here they are bellow, in all it's frenglish beauty

And here the cube's list!

Thanks for reading ✌️

#mtg #Mtg cube #Mtg draft #Cube draft #Commander draft #Cube commander #Magic the gathering

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