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Book 3 FAQ!
Need to catch up? Heres all the previous FAQs 1 * 2
Heres the master post of all three books 1 * 2 * 3
Wow...you would think that with the whole pandemic that I’d get these chapters out faster. But alas this year got the best of me too. I’ve been a lil vulnerable in the tags with y’all and the check-in messages really touched me. So thank you very much to everyone that has checked up on me and enjoyed the chapters! I appreciate all of you :3 So lets roll out the questions!
Q: Who is Iwata based off?
A: Iwata is based off my self-insert, which is also me. I know that sounds a lil narcissistic but it’s that real life reference that you’re a spitting image of your parent. Iwata was designed to look and act very similar to his mother based off that. What made him a little more original and not a copy of my self-insert is the tropes I added. I mirrored the trope of that of the relationship between Steven and his mom in Steven Universe; where he adored, then hated but then came to terms that he is not his mom but someone better. A whole journey of self-discovery and self-worth.
Q: The representation is amazing! How did you come up with these queer characters?
A: Glad you liked them! Like I’ve said in previous FAQs and in the tags, all these characters were dreamt and I just build upon them in writing. So yes, most of my characters were created queer in my dreams but I make them more in depth by setting up how they discovered they’re queer. I did a bit of research on coming out stories and self-discovery epiphanies to have these characters more relatable so a fellow queer reader feels seen in a way. There’s already too much hetero works out there, I just want to gay it up in a respectful way.
Q: The culture mixing is really good and consistent, how do you do it?
A: For starters, I am latina. But the culture mixing stems from my knowledge about other cultures through language. I’ve been studying Japanese for almost a decade now and Chinese for about 4 years, so it’s no surprise that I’m referencing them in my work. Maybe what I depict isn’t what other half-Japanese half-Latinx families do, but it’s what I’d do if I started such a family. Plus there’s some overlap within those cultures and it makes it easy to put into writing.
Q: So. much. drama! Why is this book more dramatic than the previous two?
A: Book 3 is were main on-going plot gets picked up more and shows signs of resolution. In book 2, it was to focus on not only Lili and the family dynamic but to remind the reader that life moved on with little resolve for the self-insert character. Iwata has a HUGE role in the resolution but in his own special way. And I’m not saying the answer is love...but it’s leaning there.
Q: You reference specific food and snacks in this AU/ what are your favorite Cheetos?
A: Like I said, I’m latina! Of course I write in the food of my home culture. Mainly the home cooked meals my mom would make for me and my siblings. It might not seem like much to the reader, but those simple meals add to the narrative of being home and traditions that help them embrace their mixed heritage. The reference of Cheetos are all over this AU because they’re my favorite hot chip. Naturally, my favorite Cheetos are the Hot con Límon with chamoy.
Q: Love that there’s no canon character deaths in this book so far, but are there any major deaths planned?
A: Just one but it’s not a tragic, hero fallen type death. It’s a natural death but it’s gonna be a tear jerker. That death won’t come until the WAY end of this AU, so I’m not gonna spoil anything yet.
Q: Can’t believe you predicted Dabi’s true identity.
A: It was obvious tho. I didn’t really predict anything canon if you’re an anime only for BNHA. In this AU (without spoiling too much) there’s no Endeavor redemption and Dabi doesn’t cause that big drama on live TV. So if you’re an Endeavor hater like me, you’re gonna love what I have in store for them in the next book!
Q: I love Tenya being a dad and loving husband in this AU! Will we see more dad moments?
A: Glad you like those snippets of dad Tenya! I love writing them for my own indulgence since there isn’t enough love for this character in the fandom. Plus I see a whole lot of consistent readers are Iida-stans and that makes me want to write more married fluff whenever I can.
Q: Beizu is best boi/Who is Beizu based off of?
A: Beizu is the genius trope in this book. I made his character a more chill version of his mom but with that ‘who is my dad’ trope. Beizu is part of a trio that’s to mirror the agent trio of Ita, Jin and Mimi. The third member is yet to be revealed but they’re a BIG plot device in the coming book. But Beizu is one of my favorite OCs, maybe I’ll do a ranking of my OCs when everyone is introduced.
Q: The villains and Hawks plot has me SHOOK! What’s going to happen to hero society when this case gets solved?
A: Without spoiling it, the truth is going to expose the corrupt higher ups in hero society. The kids in the household has a part in taking down hero society as well but in their own, special way. Iwata has the biggest part in closing the case (but it’s spoiler if I say how), Lili and twins help tearing down minor things like education systems and laws. I will say though, the case gets resolved after the trio retires because Ita gets to return to America and found an heir to the company before they could draw to a conclusion. Which is a happy ending at the end of the storyline, no major deaths!
Q: Confirmed weddings?
A: Yes :) because Lili and Iwata deserve good things and love. The twins have it easy in the coming book. Lili’s comes first and Iwata’s comes later than expected (can’t say why yet, gotta keep reading :3). I guess I can say that all of them get married but Lili’s and Iwata’s are the only queer ones. All the spouses that marry into the family take the Iida name, so Lili and Hanaka don’t change family names when they get married! Y’all already know those wedding chapters are gonna be lavish and take up most of the chapter, you’ll love them.
Q: But are the kids Joji stans?
A: Oh jeez...they are the same way we like 80′s music. It’s pleasant to listen to but kinda cringe when you see your parents dance to it. I don’t really portray it, but the family digital library has all of Joji’s music in a playlist called ‘Sad hours Soundtrack’. If you ask Mr Muffins 2.0 who last listened to the playlist, they’ll snitch who and how many times it has been looped. That’s how Tenya knows who needs cheering up.
Q: I love the little references to their childhood, what else can you tell us about their pre-book childhood?
A: As I said a few times in the tags, I cut a ton of stuff that isn’t relevant to the plot. Most of it was their childhood and how they manifested their quirks. Lili really liked to scream before she learned to talk, a very fast learner and at 3 years old got her engine quirk and later that year showed signs of a second quirk. Iwata was very quiet child, hardly cried or gets upset but latched on to mom a lot. His first words were in Spanish but struggled a bit with Japanese before entering kinder. Tensei was born first, then Hanaka followed 10 minutes later. Hanaka’s fire quirk manifested after the first breast feeding when she was getting burped by mom in the hospital. Mom likes to believe Tensei came out first to warn everybody that Hanaka can breathe fire. Tensei didn’t manifest his metal quirk until the age of 7, making him a very late bloomer. Though very different in personalities, Hanaka and Tensei get along and get very creative when it’s playtime. Up until the age of 5, mom would place Hanaka in kindling to get the BBQ grill or bonfire started. Hanaka has been known to randomly burst into flames as a baby, so Tensei had to sleep in a different crib for his safety. Tensei spent more time reading as a child because everyone was focused on managing Hanaka’s flames, thus making him a very studious boy.
Q: Not an AU question, but how are you doing?/ We don’t mind waiting for the chapters! Please take your time.
A: I’ve been getting check ins and validation in my asks for the inconsistent schedule. Too many things came at me this year, both good and bad. I was doing well in speech and debate that I went to nationals and prepared myself for some serious competition, leaving no time to do chapters. Then I fell in and out of depressive episodes during lockdown where I’m from. In the summer my grandmother passed away from the virus in Mexico, then my beloved dog Mr Muffins passed away of old age. Those deaths hurt me and my family the most that I was having a hard time trying to cope plus trying to be responsible by adhering to CDC guidelines (I’m in the immune-comprised group). In my want to get over my grief, I trained and received my certificate in ordained ministry (yea I know that’s not the best first step, but I just needed to feel like I’ve achieved something being cooped up at home). I’ve very grateful that theres some readers that see the tags and check up on me. All your kind words gives me a little strength to write and finish every chapter at my pace.
Q: More art please?
A: Yes :3 I have one coming up real soon! After the end of this book is where I’ll be releasing some art as a sort of place holder.
Q: Is the the estate drama eluding to the ending?
A: Yup! And it will show up every now and then in the next book.
Q: This is a really good self insert AU! There’s complexity to your character and others...how do you write these interactions/relationships really close to actual ones?
A: Thanks for the complement :3 When I first started this AU, I was in the middle of my semester of a creative writing course. Near the end of book 2 was when I finished the course work for it and by then you could see the progression in writing. ALSO, I’m a communications major as well! Writing these relationships and other social things were things that I remembered learning in my interpersonal communications class. I was a bit on fence on whether or not to start this AU because I didn’t think my writing skill was at all that good. With some encouragement from my classmates and friends, I pushed myself to write this whole AU out. I don’t plan on stopping until I finish the storyline, plus I hate leaving things unfinished.
And that wraps up this FAQ! Hopefully I got everyone’s questions since most were check-ins for me. But expect the last chapter for book 3 in the next few days. After Book 3, I’m going on a lil hiatus until the end of February. I have so many life events happening in the upcoming weeks that I’m gonna need time to recharge before resuming this AU. Y’all know I bounce back as promised, in the meantime, I have some art things queued to remind y’all that Book 4 is in the works. Only 2 more books to go! Thanks again for reading and I’ll talk you y’all again later in the tags~
-Love, Palma-sama
P.S. Heres the end of Book 3 for your connivence :3 other links are at the top of this post!
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so guess who watched 2moons2 and loved it despite thinking they would hate it for a very long time ? it’s me babeeey !
anyways , i know a good few people feel the same way i did about it , so i wanna make my case about why this version is actually as good as ( better than ? ) the og 2moons .
before we start with the serious stuff , here’s an actual photo of me watching this series :
now , ‘tis time - my huge ass review / not really review / thoughts on everything i’ve seen so far :
notes on the overall thoughts about the show and its vibe :
for the first time in forever a bl is actually not trying to stretch out for seasons knowing how unlikely it is for them to get a continuation ( *cough* the og 2moons but also lbc *cough* ) . with 2moons2 , they’re actually putting the whole story all in one , and you know what ? it’s better this way ! we somehow barely lose anything yet everything happens quicker and the pacing feels so much better . plus , it means we’re getting all the couples and all the best moments from the novel and don’t have to worry about anything ;
the overall script is better , which is why this version is better ( at least in that regard ) – i’m sorry , that’s just how it be . instead of simply translating whatever’s happening in the novel to screen – this version actually bends the story in ways that simply fit a show adaptation better . you can see that everyone involved actually gives a shit and that’s a nice change .
notes on the actors and the acting :
the actor who plays phana is actually really good and he manages to make pha an actually likable character, thanks to both the script and the acting itself – he sort of mixes pha’s obliviousness and initial indecisiveness with his general demeanor and makes all of it rather charming ;
the actor who plays yo is doing a good job , especially with the emotional scenes , though i would say to me personally he just doesn’t look “ cutesy “ enough – there was something that always picked bass apart from everyone else in the og show and i just don’t see enough of that here ;
ming still manages to have everything i’ve always loved about him and remains my favorite character even without kimmon’s face , so i suppose that’s both a testament to my being honest in who i like and unaffected by kimmon’s charms and the fact that the actor playing ming is fucking nailing it ;
kit was probably the one I was most nervous about ( and i’d say he’s generally a fan-favorite ) , but he ended up being really great as well . the thing i love the most about what the actor’s doing is probably all the subtle movements and glances he does - kit is a very reserved person , but he feels things deeply at the same time and that’s hard to show on screen , but the actor somehow manages to do it anyway ;
forth suffered the biggest change out of all of them , I think – he feels like way more of a bad boy here . if in the og 2moons we had forth that only looked like a bad boy , but was actually a known softy , here we seem to get a more popular trope of forth having an actual demeanor of a bad boy which has a lil’ heart of gold and a lot of kindness hidden behind . i’m not sure if it was the actor’s choice or if it was a collective decision and I’m not yet sure if I prefer it to the og version , but we’ll see . regardless , generally forth is amazing too ;
can’t say much about the actor who plays beam just yet , because we haven’t seen too much of him , but he’s slowly starting to shine through and we’re actually getting forthbeam this week , so he’s going to show himself in his full glory there - from what i’ve seen of him so far , i’m sure he’s gonna be awesome too .
notes on the characters and characterization :
there is suddenly a lot of character to phana and you actually start liking the guy , despite some things he does , and I think it’s a very collective effort – starting from the fact that we have an actual actor playing the character now ( instead of a clown ) and ending with how much the script tries to introduce him in a very different way as opposed to the og series ;
speaking of how different they introduce phana - the way they gradually introduced his pov is fucking fantastic . we start with them already dropping hints here and there in the first episode and the farther we go , the more we see of pha’s real self and his true feelings . I feel like that’s a significantly better decision than hiding his true intentions from us for almost the entirety of the show , making us think he’s a complete asshole and then doing a very obvious 180 which just dumps all of phana’s pov on our heads pretty much out of nowhere ;
ming provides most of the comedic elements in the show ( the ones that are actually funny that is ) – his facial expressions whenever anything phayo related happens are worth all the praise and he’s generally exactly the kind of life of the party that he’s supposed to be ;
because of quicker pacing and better writing , beam ends up being a far more fleshed out character from the start and I appreciate it . he’s less phana’s friend and more his own character now and it’s great .
notes on the couples and the romance :
the kisses are good . period . that’s all I have to say . they’re all fucking great . good job y’all , you really went through with that one ;
phayo are no longer boring and dragged out . they’re actually fucking cute and I enjoy their scenes instead of sitting there thinking “ where iss mingkiiit “ ;
as much as it pains me to say it ( and we all know how much I love kimmon and copgi ) but the contrast between mingkit in the new version is more loyal to the novel – ming is a tad bigger and generally more masc than kit and that’s how it was supposed to be .
notes on little details i couldn’t help but notice :
tiny nods to future couples are all over the place from the very beginning , which I appreciate – it’s not that they explicitly state anything , it’s just nice to hear forth briefly asking whether beam is gonna be at the party or to see kit lowkey staring at ming for a bit ;
the first scene with yo and forth is ten times better , in my personal opinion – it feels a tad more realistic and is just short enough to make sense ;
the first scene with kit and yo is a bit better too – there’s just something about them slowly recognizing each other that seems more convincing , like i can actually imagine it happening ;
all the “ omg you got way hotter !! “ moments always bothered me so much because … who fucking talks like that ? in this version , they’ve replaced it with a more tame “ you are so grown up and look so different now “ sort of thing , which is way more believable ( especially for someone who hadn’t seen their friend for a year and then almost died after seeing him again , because puberty hit him like a fucking train on full speed and he got way different - it happens y’all , saw it with my own two eyes ) ;
they gave forth an actual motorcycle ! and he uses it ! all the time !
pha smiling whenever yo calls for him but changing his expression as soon as he turns around to actually look at him is just one of those super nice touches that shows this version as being more careful and caring with its characters and the plot ;
there’s actual fucking symbolism in this thing ? which is ? wow . the entire dance around the meal mingkit had on their “ date “ after ming won the competition and became the moon was 110% representative of what both of them felt towards each other ( and I mean every little gesture , every word – all of it ) and it’s fucking beautiful ;
small details of the show are mostly good – it doesn’t really matter much , but when you see someone opening their phone and looking through their recent calls , it always takes you out of the show to just see a bunch of generic names listed or – gods forbid – nothing at all . 2moons2 doesn’t have that problem and it’s a nice change .
notes on some not-so-good and not-very-good things ( in my personal opinion , of course ) :
in the best traditions of the og 2moons and the entire bl genre , there is enough problematic moments for us all to collectively sigh and roll our eyes – not necessarily a complaint towards 2moons2 itself , just kinda sad it couldn’t do better already knowing what a lot of people didn’t like ;
the zoom-ins are a very interesting artistic choice , but as a person who perhaps watched too many soaps in their life , I’m kind of used to it ( besides anything that can remind me of toris is hands down a good thing ) ;
yo talks way too slowly – I understand he’s a super shy character but for fuck’s sake just the pauses between each pair of words he makes take up half the episode and it can get real annoying real fast ;
all product placement aside , the kitkat moments in the og 2moons were always the cutest and ming saying “ i love kitkat “ while eating the chocolate bar and staring at kit was always an iconic moment and one of my personal favorites across all bls so it’s kind of sad to see that entire lil’ quirk to be completely gone from the show and the boys’ dynamic ;
the entire phayo reconciliation scene seems confusing and way too rushed for me - i immediately started filling in the blanks with what i know from the og 2moons and that’s just not something that’s supposed to happen , especially with such a substantial scene ;
way too much of that usual “ lady gang “ we see in so many bls which is a shitty trope , as well as a girl who stalks the gay couple ‘cause she has nothing better to do - we all fucking hate those in the first place , but especially when there’s too much of them . i’d rather see another mingkit scene , thank you very much .
this is long enough already , so i’m gonna go ahead and wrap it up . i was being as honest as i could in all accounts and though there is some things i don’t like about this version too - in general , as well as in comparison to the previous one , i think it wins with very little doubt . and i certainly recommend everyone who was putting it off to watch it , because it’s absolutely worth it . it’s seriously very good , i pinky promise !
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watching every naruto opening and discussing my opinions because im bored liveblog
original
took me a little while to warm up to it idk why maybe because its not as up tempo and its a shonen and i want to get hype but i love it now. love the part where the camera pans around team 7 fighting randos they are babies… also its so funny when sasuke holds out his hand to naruto to help him out of the lake and he jsut fist bumps him. gay boy
Haruka fucking kanata baby!!!!!!!! a fav. like we all know this. i listen to the song just regularly a lot and every time it comes on shuffle im like Oh my god its haruka kanata. read the english translation of the lyrics… sns
this one got stuck in my head for a while lol. i like seeing everyone babie and i like naruto shaking his head at the end to dry off like a dog
DDMnanannaddnnaaaaa naaaaaaaaa nda aaWE ARE FIGHTING DEAMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OOLI OLI OLIOOOOoohh!!!!! very fun very good also a very good time in the show, hello tsunade
**edgy shonen opening where theres something important in front of a chain link fence**
lol skipping 6-9 bc thats the huge chunk of filler which i didnt actually watch most of
shippuden
heros come back is SO GOOD absolutely one of my favs. banger first of all. i love how its actually choreographed and naruto sakura kakashi are like moving to the beat and i love the part where the animation is like pencil sketchy and theyre running and their bodies warp bro its just cool. the part where everyone dramatically reaches for gaara is fun, also love deidaras moment. anyway i shake my ass to this song eveyrday
distance oh god oh fuck. YOU ARE MY FRIEND!!! the sasuke and naruto stuff where they are little baby at the beginning at the end we return to the same place theyre there and like about to stab each other i’m going to scream. i lvoe the song of course. hello sai! i love team 7s little spotlight moments where they get to pose to the music its so cute. why is sasuke snake jesus? DO you remember that long lost DREAM!!!!!!!!!!
BLUE BIRD YA BANGER ok the whole symbolism. when naruto falling next to sasuke rising is positioned like yin and yang lol. when naruto is falling from the sky but then sasuke comes to mind and he springs into action lol. ok random people from the fillers i dont care about. naruto fell in the lake he picks up the bird feather interspersed with a couple shots of sasuke horgh. additional reading: paper bag by fiona apple
closer is one of the ones where im like eh its ok its not my favorite and then it gets to the chorus and my dumb ass is jsut screaming YOU KNOW THE CLOSER YOU GET TO SMETHING THE TOUGHTER IT IS TO REACHIT. the funniest part where narutos moping and thinking of sasuke and then he just perks up and smiles at the camera like. gay boy. like getting to see the asuma fight scenes in this op, also it was so funny seeing him get all the screentime in this op knowing hes about to die like yeah very subtle
SHA LA LA!!!! LOVE IT i love it i love it soooo much first of all banger second of all naruto looking into the water and his reflection is sasuke. lollllll. metaphor m-e-t-a-p-h-o-r the little prechorus bit in the middle gives me chills. love sasuke walking into the purple pool like a smug motherfucker thats my boy. at the end zooming into sasukes pupil zoom out it’s narutos eye oh the poetry..
signs another one of the ones where im like eh whatever its fine but not my fav but by the chorus i am standing on the table freaking out. like fuck jiraiya but this one got me a lil. the lighting and choreography of the sasuke itachi fight bit is sooooo nice and pretty, love getting to see all the new players in the story. baby ame orphans fading to the shot of yahiko as pain.. :(
this one literally makes me cry. i get chills what the fuck. definitely one of my favs. am i a bitch? maybe. i like the song by itself but like the way the rise/general shape of the melody flows with the visuals its like oh god oh fuck. again fuck jiraiya but like the role his character serves as a link between these disparate groups of people and the way thats used in this opening… how it starts and ends with him writing and this is the arc where naruto reads tales of a gutsy ninja and he learns about how he got his name and jiraiya wrote the book and hes WRITING and im going CRAZY!! i’m starting to tear up watching it rn. the shot of konan and the pains in that moment just before they leap forward. Sayonaaaaaaara aa lksasldfkwpoeifjhnuerIELFeuiertekdjsnlfweiourbg kakashis moment is cool in this op. also love to see the girls getting fight scenes in this op cus they sure dont in the actual show LOL anyway yeah im at the part where the melodys just hitting sooo different oh my god naruto frog eyes
DIVERRRRRRR. FAV literally like naruto is drowning. hes drowning and everyone is pushing him up so he can breathe again everyone is fighting to save him and thnen he s ouf ot the water and then he sees sasuke drowning and he JUMPS BACK IN. FOR ONE PERSON EVEN THOUGH ALL THESE OTHER PEOLE were working to help him out he dives back in for SASUKE whos drowning in the eyehole of obitos mask which is cool. ok yeah this is another one where im like tearing up because THe cymbal is em….. the way The movement of the visuals is choreographed with the song is so much. nico TOUCHED the fucking walls.
this one kinda annoys me i dont know why it just wasnt my favorite. love the sasuke and naruto staring at each other intensely moment though, would this be a shippuden opening without that. also the part at the end where sakura holds up her kunai and it like slashes and covers sasuke and naruto… inch resting…
newsongs so weird i love it. like what the hell is going on. why is naruto running like hes from some weird gmod video from 2013. love the LITERAL choreography, everyone dancing to the song like this is a musical. theres just a lot of weird moments which is fun. love sai naruto and sakura making the seal together to shoot lightning. raikage leaping gracefully across the beach
i do not enjoy this one. i just dont. it just feels like we’re bootlicking which of course we are because this is the war arc and everything is a nightmare
i remember seeing the first episode with this opening and i was excited bc its like… great another naruto pining for sasuke one this is what im here for. a light banger. minato manlet monday. ohh right this was the one where gaara sees his dad again and his OH I SEE SASUKEE
Banger! nico did indeed touch the walls again. i like that this one is like visually thematically consistent thru the whole thing, i like the nighttime dimly lit atmosphere with the bursts of brighter colorful lighting, also whenever i see tsunade i freak out. narutos cute at the end
SUCH A BANGER!!! also very cool visual style, appreciate it for that like the last one, its got that pretty consistent aesthetic with the red sky and the high contrast black blocking its fun and cool to watch. did i mention the song is a bit of a banger. obito passing thru the rock is cool too bad hes an idiot
ok from this one there were two lines i remember always seeing in the english sub that made me freak out. and one of them was like “this red hot love burning my heart” and it was over kakashi and obito fighting like damn OK. also the “i put the candle out with my finger” thing sticks in my head idk why. hate that we have the narutos big meaty claws i mean manly hands moment though. omg its hashirama and madara and then it CUTS TO SASUKE AND NARUTO IN THE SAME POSE LOL OK…
SILHOUETTE IS a banger… not as much so as some of the others but its a lot of fun. very colorful op, we got some naruto pining for sasuke, classic. also love the thing where ppl are running and they age as they do and they sort of grow into their present selves, a fun visual bit. the end where narutos like obito be nice now look at all these people behind me who think youre a meanie please be nice :(((((((((
another one with a really good visual principle ugh i love how the style of the show is integrated w the styles of more traditional printmaking its very swexy and nice to look at
LINE uugrgh i love this one, maybe a fav… naruto chasing after the light and sasuke trying so hard to snuff it out as they both reflect on their memories of each other oh god oh fuck… also i love the bits where it just has all the characters in a row like it reminds me of that one post about how in the endgame trailer they had a shot of all the female characters together to be like Girl power!! and someone was like yeah thats them showing u exactly how many women theyre going to disrespect LMAO but yeah i do love this op. also the song itself being slower w/ the triplet tempo is a nice change of pace
blood circulator hee hee… the version of this with naruto and sasuke moments is A Lot but even just the generic first version is fun. the part where narutos like knocked on his face hes sinking into the tar and hes not even trying to save himself hes just staring at sasuke, but then he sees sasuke distressed and he goes bijuu mode immediately like What did u say about my mans? there is some homoeroticism
i really hate everything about this i hate it all. sasuke is cute. thats it. ok first of all why did choji cut his hair his long hair look was so gooooooood. hinata bimboification? i mean if anything it was fun to watch these fillers just cus it was fun to watch kakashi be the hokage but really goofy and also the Crumbs tossed to the kakairus… but yeah i hate everything temari got bimbofied too like ugh please let her be a dyke :( this isnt even me talking necessarily about the opening this is me just being like i hate the naruto ending. LOL SASUKE AND NARUTOS NO HOMO BRO HIGH FIVE AT THE END LOLLLLL
ok im done
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Alright..I'mma get in on this VC fancasting debate.
As a director, I often have a LOT of opinions on people's casting decisions. A LOT. (Someday, I'll write a novella on Ken Brannaugh's casting.) So as I see a LOT of fancasts casts based on how people look and few based on whether or not the actor can likely handle the role, I'mma throw my hat in the ring. (Warning....the more I write the less technical and more shitposty this is gonna get!) So here you go! The Vampire Chronicles series if I got to cast and direct it!!
The Brat Prince:
Most importantly....we gotta get us a Lestat. And the choice is clear:
Evan Williams: this fabulous shitposting aesthetic trash is as close to the one and only Vampire Lestat as we are gonna get on this plane of existance. He is all charm and quite light in his loafers and a complete mess.......but most importantly, he has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is able to play a character that does inexplicable and morally reprehensible things while still being read as highly sympathetic, likable, and even a hero. That's what I worry about most with Lestat. He really is a very terrible person who doesn't learn or face too many consequences. And he has to be very very very sympathetic. Not just "Oh I Stan that villain" likeable.....but a true hero. And it takes a very. Special. Actor. To pull that shit off. And this is it. This is the guy. He was hired to play an Iago-esque gay villain type in Versailles, STOLE THE SHOW OUT FROM UNDER GEORGE BLAGDEN (no mean feat as Blaggy was giving a hell of a performance) and made his character a beloved icon. Yeah....I trust him to lead a show. I trust him to be Lestat.
Nicholas L'enfant:
Okay not gonna lie I struggled with this one. There was someone else I wanted to see in this role....but I decided he was better employed elsewhere. And this is who I ended up with:
Yep. George Blagden. See...in the grand scheme of things Nikki is a very low-screentime role that has a LOT of impact on the story. And who better to trust with low screentime that the god of grantaires, who took a few small shots and lines and GAVE US A FULLY CHARACTERIZED GRANTAIRE in the Les Mis film. He is very sweet faced, and easy to like, can make being an on screen depressive fascinating instead of dull and has proven time and time again that he is the master of the complete mental breakdown, complete with horrifying but tragic crazy eyes. Also.....he bears a strong enough physical resembles to.....
Louis!!!!:
Our beautiful depressed dark angel with a vampire eating disorder who has no self esteem and is still in love with his abuser needs nuance. He needs soul. And he needs a sweet and delicate beauty. And so:
Alexaner Vlahos!!! The soulful eyes!! The delicate bone structure!!! The slight tones of simmering resentment!!! The ability to play a character that could have become VERY one note VERY quickly with goregeous amounts of nuance and sympathy!!! Vlavla has quite the varied resume. Mordred. Phillipe. Romeo. Captain Hook. To put it lightly he has a LOT of range and the one through line is he is NEVER boring. He plays a lot of roles that could very quickly become boring and one note (Romeo? Captian snooze right there!). But every second he's on screen or stage he is so completely alive in whatever he is feeling. I TRUST him to keep the entirety of Louis's brooding nuanced and fascinating for an audience and to physically and facially convey Louis's very important internal monologue that we will not be able to hear because this version is going to be from Lestat's point of veiw. I toggled with the idea of making him Nikki for a while....but ended up with Louis for 2 reasons. 1) he doesn't need the scripted plot drama Nikki has written in to make a compelling character and 2) he and Williams share such beautiful chemistry. Whenever they're together, even off screen, their focus shifts so that they orbit each other like bianary stars and any director can see that that's something that should be explored and exploited to add demension to the Louis/Lestat relationship and justify why they keep coming back to each other.
(And so ends the Men of Versailles segment of my fancast. So sue me. There's some incredible actors there.)
Let's return with
Gabrielle De Lioncourt:
The incomparable Alex Kingston, lately of River Song fame, though I met her as Elizabeth Corday, and Doctor Corday is driving this casting choice. I wanted an actor who was an appropriate age to play Williams's mother cause we don't fuck with that women are "old" at 30 shit in this house. And she can carry off the kind of "I will not hesitate to kill a man" BDE that Gabrielle requires without trying, but she's also proven herself comfortable and competent with the level of CAMP that VC requires. I can see her easily showing up on set for a few scattered episodes, slipping easily into the verse, and nailing the kind of woman who can put Lestat in his place then run back off to the jungle. Also....that De Lioncourt hair!!!!!
Marius "Daddy" Romanus:
Yep. This fuck. I can hear it now.... "Why isn't he lessssaaaat??? He's so blonde and prettttyyyyy????" Well....mainly because....I ain't sure this lil fuck can run a show as a very despicable but likeable hero yet. He's admirable. A good actor. A great villain. But not a hero and not heroically likeable. Personally, I'm of the opinion that in 10 or 15 years he will have grown into the ability to play something as complex as Lestat with likability....but for now.....DAMN is he a creepy imperial thing. He's got that "My house, my rules" vibe down. He's preditory. He's distinguished. He is Marius. And he's go the best Roman coin profile I've ever seen.
Armand:
N/A
Ok. Controversial decision....but I want to see a complete unknown as Armand. Send casting out to cast a wide net, scour the world for the Botticelli death machine. But definitely don't pull him from the pool of already famous younguns. Because your Armand needs to be deep. Skilled. And primarily UNSPOILED by the school of child acting that is forced upon child actors. (I was a commercial kid and child stage actor. It was terrible.) Go out and get some twinky fresh faced raw talent so you get depth.
Claudia:
N/A
Big old ditto on what I said above about child actors. A nice doe eyed unknown, preferably without a stage mom.
AKASHA:
Yikes. So many amazing choices!!! How do you follow Aliyah??
With literal human perfection Gina Torres of course!!! Again....I wanted to go with an older woman. Someone who would be seen as an authority to all vampires. Someone god damnned goregeous. And someone who I find intimidating. Also, since I'm skewing a little tall with this cast (at least as TV actors go) I wanted someone who comfortably stands among and above most of them! She's a seasond tested actor, and certified badass. And we know she can steal a scene. Besides if she can look regal as a queen in that weirdass dress they gave her in the serenity movie she can pull off whatever monstrosity costumes comes up with to follow the Aliyah getup.
Khayman:
Don't @ me but....I have a LOT of feelings about Khayman. I love his particularly breed of immortal insanity. I love the way immortality drove him mad into a childlike enjoyment and curiosity. And I knew exactly who has to be casted to play that combination of intimidating ancient and innocent curiosity:
This is Howard Charles. He is capable of playing both an intimidating giant and a sweet soulful cinnamon roll at the same time. I cannot sing this man's praises enough. Am I scared of him? Do I want to hug him? Both? He's also one of the best scene SHARERS I've seen on screen in a long time and that's very important in a supporting role.
Maharet:
Just because Anne Rice doesn't know shit about Mesopotamia doesn't mean we have to follow her in that. I wanted to pull from Middle Eastern or Indian populations for her to best reflect the look of the region in a time that's roughly in line with the pre-dynastic Egyptian mish-mosh associated with Akasha.
So I'm gunning for Indira Varma. When I say this woman has timeless beauty.....I mean timeless. She's as prehistorically hot as she is today. And she's such a strong actress, I want to give her a role that isn't 50% sex scenes. She's got both the warmth and the commanding strength to play Maharet. I would ideally like to get a dancer to play Mekare....someone who can handle the physical interp of the role. Probably an Indian dancer to match Indira Varma.
David Talbot:
In the newly declared tradition of Doctors playing Talbot:
This is the only current Gif I could find of Sylvester McCoy. Known to many as the Seventh Doctor. And to many as Ratagast the Brown. He embodies that sort of huffy aging britishness that David projects, but has the over the top personality that can give us those hints of the vitality of David's youth. Basically I can see this man telling stories about hunting tigers in India. Then when he gets the hot young Raglan James Body:
Luke Pasqualino. Swarthy young troublemaker. But for all the youthful good looks, he proved that he was able to play grace and gravitas as D'artagnion in the final season of the BBC Musketeers. I'd love to give him a chance to explore that deeper part. I also trust his ability to match the energy of a cast, which he did repeatedly on musketeers, and portray both the impulsive self aggrandizing Lestat in the Raglan James body and to play the DarkAU Musketeer type that is Raglan James himself.
That's literally all the Gifs I can put in a post. I know I skipped Daniel......but that's because I have surprisingly few opinions on Daniel.......he's very much a vanilla audience connecting character. I'd almost like to see an unknown in that role....just to see what we a new face could make.
And thus ends my casting of the Vampire Chronicles!!
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#NinjagoPrideWeek2018: Day Two - Cole
Ooookay so i was so stressed that i wouldn't end this on time but luckily, i managed to write it (i finished it like 5 minutes ago lmao). Anyway, have this lil one-shot about our obviously gay Cole coming out to Lou. Hope you'll enjoy it!! *** When you are a warrior and risk your life on everyday basis, coming out should be very easy, right? Well, to be honest, it didn't felt quite that way for Cole. Even though he considered himself brave, for many, many years he couldn't gather enough courage to open up to his father - first about him being a ninja, the other time about him changing into a ghost, and now about him being gay. His teammates and master accepted him right away and they acted like the best supporters he ever imagined. He knew he could trust them. Their bones were unbreakable. They were his new, chosen family. But still, there was someone left from his old one. Cole remembered how his father reacted for the fact that he left school and went on a drastically different path. He was shocked that his son would be so unlike him, that he would break tradition, that he would not act like the rest. Yeah, he apologized after he realised his mistake, but it didn't made the memory of his disgusted face any less hurtful. They were on such a good terms nowdays: Cole visited Lou whenever he was near, they wrote letters to each other sometimes even twice a month, sometimes talked by phone... Cole couldn't lost him again. But there was no going back now. "Father... Can I tell you something?" Cole asked, while feeling the growing lump in his throat. They were sitting in a silent coffee shop in Ninjago City, only a few visitors were already here at such an early time. They had to choose this hour; they were both way too busy to meet in the middle of the day. "What is this, Cole?" Lou frowned, wondering what might have happened this time. "I hope you don't bring any bad news." He had a right to say this. In the end, most of the times they met, Cole had some problems that couldn't be solved easily. Black Ninja tried to convince himself that this one is not a big deal when you put it in a perspective of last years. 'It's just a coming out', he tought. 'It's just a thing I will tell my father in hope that he'll understand me. Nothing difficult.' "I'm... I wanted you to know this for a long time." Cole grabbed his cup of black coffee and took the sip. Usually, when they were at this place, he would order the sweetest cake out of them all, but this time... Let's say that he wasn't in the mood. "Son?" Lou asked in a gentle, slightly worried voice. "Look at me. What is happening?" "It's nothing that important, really." Cole mumbled, trying to hide his embarassment. He wished that this could just end, that this whole situation would be over. "Just... There is something that I hid for years. From you. From everyone." "Something other than being a ninja? I don't think you can suprise me." Lou chuckled shortly. He seemingly wanted to make the atmosphere lighter, but Cole didn't even smiled. It was the thing that made him scared the most. "Dad, I'm..." He nearly said this, he nearly managed to do it... But somehow, the most important word couldn't get out of his mouth. "I like boys. More than girls. But, not in a friends way. In a... romantic way. Dad, I'm gay. I hope you won't hate me for this." The moment of silence arrived - Cole was sure it would happen. The shock on his father's face assured him that he made the wrong decision. Lou will probably turn around and get out of the restaurant, and then he will never want to hear about his own son again- Instead, Lou started laughing. Cole froze. It wasn't a laugh that he expected - the one to cover up shame or something similiar. No, his father looked strangely relieved. "D-dad?" Confused Cole asked. "What is so funny about that?" It took a minute or two for Lou to calm down, but after he did so, he became serious. "Cole, I can't believe that after everything we came through, you though that I would hate you for something you can't change. You are my only son, and I love you no matter what. Please, don't forget about it." "Yes, dad. Thank you." He was on the verge of tears. Everything was just fine. Just fine. "For what?" Lou shrugged and then smirked. "So now, tell me: how do you handle being around all those amazing, cute boys all the time?" "Dad, stop it!" Cole didn't thought that it would end this way, but he was sure glad that it did. Everything was fine... Or no. It was even better than before.
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where they first met and how
touma dropped his fkin burger and levi laughed his ass off at how distraught he seemed. then touma was like “doki doki” but in an art way and wanted him to be his muse, to which levi obviously said yes ://
how long their ‘flirting’ phase was before feelings got involved
Hmmmm, for levi it was a gradual thing. he’s fairly quick to catch feels, but the just rlly started getting more and more serious. it started off with, oh hes cute, then i wanna smooch his face, then i wanna date & fuck him.toUMA is still all. fkin touma i guess so ://// levi would like to know exACTLY how he feels for him immediately pls.
who fell for who first ( if applicable )
Levi. definitely.
where their first date was and what it was like
Touma probably took Levi to some art exhibition and it was boring as shit for Levi but he was just happy to be there, Touma felt bad though and tries to pick better places in the future.
who asks who out and how ( with a sign? spelled out on a cake? just a simple ‘will you go out with me’? )
lmao. Levi confessed his feelings bc he was acting like a jealous asshole and ruined Touma’s date so does that count??
who proposes first
I mean. It’d have to be Touma bc Levi refuses to be the one to propose he wants to be proposed to, only he’s dropping not at all subtle hints for like 6 months so.
if they keep / kept their relationship secret or let everyone know right away
loooooool. hidden. very much hidden.
where the proposal happens and how ( kiss cam at a baseball game? on a hillside surrounded by ducks? at a disney park? )
It’d probably be more on the private side of things. I feel like either Touma would try to make it a lil romantic, nothing like massive, but just some cute meaningful things, maybe over dinner. Or alternatively he fucks up royally/chickens out too much, and like Levi finds the fucking ring in his sock draw and comes out crying like “tf is this??? are you-- omg yesyesyesyeyes” and touma’s like “gfdi i didn’t even propose yet levi u cant say yes yet jfc my life is a mess”
if they adopt any pets together
Levi loves pets !!!! he loves animals !!! he’d want a pet. except touma would want a snake and levi refuses to be anywhere near it while he feeds it ://
who’s more dominant
ahhhhh i mean, i feel like Levi is definitely capable of being more dominant, but as it stands at least he sides a little more on the submissive, or at least like just a bit of a brat rather than dominant side of things. levi loooooves it when touma sudden;y gets a little dominant like hes wEAk for that. But i think later on when Levi tops bc its gonna happen at some point his more dominant side will come out. Anyway they’re both switches so I guess it depends ??
where their first kiss was and what it was like
that one time on the couch when levi just said he wanted to rest on touma but then it turned into cuddling and then oops he kissed him then oops it turned into more :///
if they have any matching couples stuff ( mugs? sweaters? pillowcases? )
levi would adamantly encourage this behavior, but he’d have to force it on touma. probably just small things around the house tho definitely not something they’d wear in public or anything.
how into pda they are
well -- levi is super into it but he is taking it very very slow for touma
who holds the umbrella when it rains
either or ?? they dont have a big height difference so it doesnt matter
where their usual ‘date spot’ is ( if applicable )
at home bc touma has no money and never leaves his fkin house
who’s more protective
probably neither rlly?? but maybe levi
how long it is before they sleep together ( can be as in ‘had sex’ or as in ‘shared a bed’ )
mmmm it probably won’t take long lmao. levi is ready to go whenever touma is
if they argue about anything
I’m actually surprised they don’t argue more often bc levi is a shit, but touma is such a pushover he lets him get away with too much. I think down the track they’ll definitely run into some issues abt levi feeling neglected and also pda stuff tho
who leaves more marks ( lipstick, hickeys, scratchmarks etc. )
it’s pretty even. they both leave a lot off hickeys in a lot of places, but levi also likes to leave some scratches from time to time
who steals whose clothes and how often
LOL LEVI WOULD NOT STEAL ANYTHING FROM HIS WARDROBE SOZ TOUMA BUT NO. and touma doesnt care abt that stuff so he wouldn’t either
how they cuddle ( spooning? facing each other? )
near constantly and it’s mostly just levi lining to touma for dear life. levi is on him all the damn time. any kind of cuddle he can get tbh.
what their favourite nonsexual activity is
that doesnt exist to levi :// maybe just ?? chilling at home ?? watching smth ?? cuddling ??
how long they stay mad at each other
touma is a pushover so not long. levi can hold a fkin grudge and will until touma apologizes then he’s over it, so however long that takes, but also hes petty so he’d bring it up again.
if they ever have any children together
pls never let either of them have a child together pls they are not ready. maybe when they’re older but i doubt it
if they have any special pet names for each other
uhhhhh minou, mon amour, tou, lev, senpai-kohai
if they ever split up and / or get back together
yIKEs. big potential for this but i fkin hope not. they’re are a lot of things that could go wrong
what their shared living space is like ( messy? clean? what kind of decor? )
clean, levi doesn’t like a mess. he had to designate a special space for touma to paint bc he cant deal with all that mess
what their first christmas / hanukkah / etc as a couple was like
sad and lonely probably bc levi was away from home and touma is a shut in.
what their names are in each other’s phones
touma would literally just have “levi” with nothing extra or emojis and levi would have “touma” with one thousand emojis
if they have any ‘couple traditions’ ( buying a new mug for their collection every year? baking every friday evening? )
they probably don’t have anything like that tbh
who falls asleep first and who wakes up first
touma falls asleep first and levi wakes up first
who’s the big spoon / little spoon
they switch
who hogs the bathroom
fucking levi ofc
who kills the spiders / takes them outside
touma for sure if he thinks levi is going near that spider he has another thing coming
where they first met and how
at school and they didn’t rlly like each other at first :/
how long their ‘flirting’ phase was before feelings got involved
they didn’t have a fkin flirting phase they had a friends phase then everett caught feels and now they’re friends that fuck. feelings from luke are just starting to get involved but they’ve got a while to go
who fell for who first ( if applicable )
ev fell first like the dumbass he is
where their first date was and what it was like
luke tried to take him to a movie and then dinner all traditional and romantic but its dumb and they both hate it
who asks who out and how ( with a sign? spelled out on a cake? just a simple ‘will you go out with me’? )
i guess luke “officially” asks him out. probably just being dumb and all shy abt it tho
who proposes first
luke. probably has to a million times bc ev is all fuk the man and stuff
if they keep / kept their relationship secret or let everyone know right away
a secret bc ev can’t and luke rlly doesnt want it getting out right away
where the proposal happens and how ( kiss cam at a baseball game? on a hillside surrounded by ducks? at a disney park? )
it’s only probably rlly dumb, like they’re just sitting on the couch watching tv, ev has half a soft pretzel shoved in his mouth and luke just looks over like “will you just fkin marry me you idiot ??”
if they adopt any pets together
probably at some point i feel. maybe a dog or a cat. and then ofc ev is like “we dont need to have kids we have the cat/dog” and luke is like “no”
who’s more dominant
HA. Luke easily
where their first kiss was and what it was like
on the couch, everett teasing him followed by luke losing his shit right after
if they have any matching couples stuff ( mugs? sweaters? pillowcases? )
god no. everett would straight up refuse and i highly doubt luke would want any of that anyway
how into pda they are
not very ?? i doubt they’d be much different to how they are now anyway??
who holds the umbrella when it rains
luke bc he’s taller and also bc hes a big strong man obvi
where their usual ‘date spot’ is ( if applicable )
i doubt they have one since someone refuses to go on dates :////
who’s more protective
they’re actually both pretty damn protective tbh, but definitely luke bc he borders on/is super possessive lmao
how long it is before they sleep together ( can be as in ‘had sex’ or as in ‘shared a bed’ )
...........well if u count blow jobs it didn’t take long at aLL but uh. actual sex will take a while bc ev is a virgin and luke is a little scared to go that gay :/
if they argue about anything
HA. IF. good joke. they argue about everything, literally everything.
who leaves more marks ( lipstick, hickeys, scratchmarks etc. )
I think they both would leave their fair share of marks tbh
who steals whose clothes and how often
Eeeeevvvvvvvv all the time. half bc hes just trying to be a brat and educe luke :/
how they cuddle ( spooning? facing each other? )
at first probably just spooning until they get a little more comfortable with each other and then face to face too
what their favourite nonsexual activity is
does fighting count?
how long they stay mad at each other
oh boi. they can both stay mad for aaaaaagggeeessssss. it probably just depends on whether luke is willing to give in first bc as soon as he mellows ev does too
if they ever have any children together
B| well. they’re at a bit of an impasse rn so we’ll see lmao
if they have any special pet names for each other
maybe all of their countless insults?? also ev and lu/lulu
if they ever split up and / or get back together
idk. i don’t think they’d split up unless they meant it for reals. they’ll fight but they’d both stick it out and try to fix it unless it was something that rlly couldn’t be fixed. so if they split up it’d probably be for good. or at least for a few years or smth ??
what their shared living space is like ( messy? clean? what kind of decor? )
probably clean bc luke makes a good househusband and cleans up when he’s bothered
what their first christmas / hanukkah / etc as a couple was like
just happy. luke would be happy to be chilled and relaxed and with ev and not with his parents lmao
what their names are in each other’s phones
it’s probably “dumbass moron” and “giant prick”
if they have any ‘couple traditions’ ( buying a new mug for their collection every year? baking every friday evening? )
yeah no theres no way they do that shit
who falls asleep first and who wakes up first
they probably sleep at the same ish time and ev wakes up first
who’s the big spoon / little spoon
usually luke is the big spoon but i also love the idea of everett just wrapping himself around luke sometimes too
who hogs the bathroom
ev more than luke, luke doesnt rlly give a shit abt his looks he’s in and out done.
who kills the spiders / takes them outside
luke hates them but he’ll catch them and put them out, cringing the whole time
where they first met and how
andrew “saved” daiki from being hit on and it was all downhill from there
how long their ‘flirting’ phase was before feelings got involved
uhhhh. well i guess from daiki the two were interchangeable??? andy caught feelings pretty quickly but he just doesn’t realize what they are
who fell for who first ( if applicable )
i guess daiki did in his weird daiki way
where their first date was and what it was like
what fkin date all daiki does is get frisky :///
who asks who out and how ( with a sign? spelled out on a cake? just a simple ‘will you go out with me’? )
daiki does except he does it through trying to fuck him all the time
who proposes first
daiki would it honestly wouldn’t even cross andy’s mind and then he’d be shooketh
if they keep / kept their relationship secret or let everyone know right away
they wouldn’t hide it but i dont think they’d broadcast it to the world either
where the proposal happens and how ( kiss cam at a baseball game? on a hillside surrounded by ducks? at a disney park? )
probably mid-fuck or smth honestly daiki is trash. he probably just says “i wanna fuck u for the rest of my life bunny~
if they adopt any pets together
well there’s mottle, andy very very very slowly warms up to her but thats abt it
who’s more dominant
oh andy obviously ://///
where their first kiss was and what it was like
the day they fkin met bc daiki is trash
if they have any matching couples stuff ( mugs? sweaters? pillowcases? )
i could see daiki ironically buying smth rlly dumb for them both to wear
how into pda they are
if by pda u mean daiki trying to fuck him in public -- very
who holds the umbrella when it rains
Andrew brought it with them but Daiki holds it
where their usual ‘date spot’ is ( if applicable )
any place they go camping
who’s more protective
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiki
how long it is before they sleep together ( can be as in ‘had sex’ or as in ‘shared a bed’ )
B| not very fkin long jesus
if they argue about anything
abt daiki being possessive and violent, and also eventually abt him not treating andy like a person and treating him like a fleshlight constantly
who leaves more marks ( lipstick, hickeys, scratchmarks etc. )
Daiki, bc hes a possessive fuck
who steals whose clothes and how often
Uhhh andy does sometimes?? not often. just bc it was cold and his hoodie was there so :/ he ends up getting fucked in it tho so
how they cuddle ( spooning? facing each other? )
Both, except it doesn’t stay as cuddling for long bc daiki is trash
what their favourite nonsexual activity is
nonsexual activity ?? don’t know her
how long they stay mad at each other
andy is weak, so most of the time not long, unless it’s something serious then he’ll hold his ground.
if they ever have any children together
please dear god don’t let daiki procreate ever no
if they have any special pet names for each other
bunny.
if they ever split up and / or get back together
it’s possible. if daiki doesn’t change his act and stop being conSTANTLY sexual and if he doesn’t stop his life of crime.
what their shared living space is like ( messy? clean? what kind of decor? )
Clean bc andy is organized and clean
what their first christmas / hanukkah / etc as a couple was like
shit bc daiki only gives sexual presents and andy actually puts thought into his gifts
what their names are in each other’s phones
“bunny” and “daiki” bc andy is simple
if they have any ‘couple traditions’ ( buying a new mug for their collection every year? baking every friday evening? )
their couple tradition is making andy cry
who falls asleep first and who wakes up first
andy falls asleep first and wakes up first
who’s the big spoon / little spoon
andy is the little spoon daiki big spoon
who hogs the bathroom
neither rlly ??
who kills the spiders / takes them outside
daiki.
where they first met and how
adonis was hired for a job and it went horribly
how long their ‘flirting’ phase was before feelings got involved
i dont think they rlly flirted so much as it’d just be friendship and then caught feels
who fell for who first ( if applicable )
it was probably adonis tbh, after he got passed his initial anger he realized mitsuki was a good person and got a big ass puppy crush on him
where their first date was and what it was like
playing video games and mitsuki realizing just how terrible adonis is at them, they try like so many different types to see if he’ll be better at them but he is not
who asks who out and how ( with a sign? spelled out on a cake? just a simple ‘will you go out with me’? )
it probably wasn’t anything special?? just confessing and then asking naturally through that??
who proposes first
idk but i kinda like the idea of adonis doing it
if they keep / kept their relationship secret or let everyone know right away
they wouldn’t hide it tbh they’d jsut walk around holding hands or smth and ppl would know ??
where the proposal happens and how ( kiss cam at a baseball game? on a hillside surrounded by ducks? at a disney park? )
nothing big, but probably a little cheesy. adonis says smth like “will you be my romantic interest forever? without u there’s nothing to drive me towards my character development” or some shit idk. but it’s cute and hes laughing as he says it and all blushy and adorable okay
if they adopt any pets together
well they’ll have that devil dog so i guess :/
who’s more dominant
somehow mitsuki is :/ but maybe one day adonis will be able to
where their first kiss was and what it was like
probably terrible and messy and they hit each other’s faces or smth
if they have any matching couples stuff ( mugs? sweaters? pillowcases? )
ohhhh adonis would love that. give him the matching mugs
how into pda they are
not super, adonis just wants to hold his hand. but also apparently super in pdsexual intercourse
who holds the umbrella when it rains
either or??
where their usual ‘date spot’ is ( if applicable )
finishing mitsuki’s manuscripts
who’s more protective
hmmmm it’s probably equal?? not super protective or anything but they’d stand up for each other when they needed to
how long it is before they sleep together ( can be as in ‘had sex’ or as in ‘shared a bed’ )
apparently not long rip
if they argue about anything
they argue abt mitsuki being gross
who leaves more marks ( lipstick, hickeys, scratchmarks etc. )
adonis leaves a lot of scratches
who steals whose clothes and how often
adonis rlly likes wearing mitsuki’s clothes bc they smell like him and its nice
how they cuddle ( spooning? facing each other? )
probably facing each other and being super mushy and gross and pure
what their favourite nonsexual activity is
games. even tho adonis sucks
how long they stay mad at each other
not long at all
if they ever have any children together
i doubt it, neither seem that interested in having kids
if they have any special pet names for each other
Suki and Adonny
if they ever split up and / or get back together
Doubt it. They dont rlly fight or anything so??
what their shared living space is like ( messy? clean? what kind of decor? )
Not super messy but not super clean either
what their first christmas / hanukkah / etc as a couple was like
well -- santa ended up riding his reindeer
what their names are in each other’s phones
“Adonyais” and “Mitsuki
if they have any ‘couple traditions’ ( buying a new mug for their collection every year? baking every friday evening? )
every year they buy a new game for adonis to play bc it literally takes him a year to beat the game sometimes that snot even enough
who falls asleep first and who wakes up first
adonis is first for both, being awake at night time without sun is actually pretty draining for him
who’s the big spoon / little spoon
they swap
who hogs the bathroom
adonis but not a lot
who kills the spiders / takes them outside
mitsuki
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ava/nat for the ship thing cuz if i can’t have that be canon u bet my gay ass is gonna fill my heart with headcanons
i have to admit i hadn’t expected someone to request ava/nat, but this was a lot of fun to think abt and figure out!
who hogs the duvet
neither? when they do sleep, ava rarely tosses and turns, and nat is too nice to hog the duvet
who texts/rings to check how their day is going
both of them, i think. ava usually checks in for more professional reasons, whereas nat does for personal reasons
who’s the most creative when it comes to gifts
nat! ava can be a difficult person to shop for, but after Years of having known her, nat always finds the best gifts for her…
who gets up first in the morning
ava, since she has a strict work out / training regimen. nat will often stir awake then too, and they’ll work out together
who suggests new things in bed
fndjkkl nat, for sure. she’s the more adventurous and creative one. and the one with more experience in the bedroom lbr!
who cries at movies
neither of them? they rarely watch movies anyway, but when they do, nat gets more invested in them than ava does
who gives unprompted massages
nat gives unprompted massages whenever she thinks ava could use one, but ava’s the one who gives Expert massages since she’s rly thorough and would apply the right amount of pressure
who fusses over the other when they’re sick
neither of them can get sick, seeing as they’re vampires. but if one of them were to get hurt, i think nat would be the one to fuss more
who gets jealous easiest
i want to say ava? while they’re not big on jealousy, nat is the more approachable one out of the two of them; ava would feel a lil jealous, but not act on it and pretend nothing’s wrong
who has the most embarrassing taste in music
i’m not sure if this would go to either of them. ava rarely listens to music, whereas nat’s tastes are more old school, which isn’t necessarily embarrassing…
who collects something unusual
i can’t think of anything unusual either of them would collect, off the top of my head? i imagine ava isn’t the type to collect anything, and nat would collect little trinkets to remind her of the places she’s visited, which isn’t unusual… rip
who takes the longest to get ready
nat, for sure. ava tends to throw on a t-shirt and some trousers and call it a day, but nat is p fashionable and likes to switch things up
who is the most tidy and organised
it’s difficult to say tbh. both ava and nat are relatively tidy ppl; when they make a mess, they clean up after themselves immediately
who is the big spoon/little spoon
nat is typically big spoon due to her height, and ava is little spoon
who gets most competitive when playing games and/or sports
ava, hands down. nat is smart enough not to rile her up when she gets in the Mood ajdfmk
who starts the most arguments
oof i’ll have to go with nat on this one… while nat is the one who deescalates arguments, when it comes to the job, there are times when they’ll Clash.
ava expects orders to be carried out, whether they come from her or the agency / rebecca, but nat’s principles won’t let her be quiet about something she sees as unjust (hiding important info from the detective, for instance)
who suggests that they buy a pet
nat, tho it’s more of an idle thought than an actual suggestion; what can she say, she loves animals! ava will either sigh and ignore it, or remind her they can’t exactly keep pets, doing what they do
what couple traditions they have
hmst… i’d say that whenever the agency would send them someplace new on a mission, and it was accomplished / there was downtime, ava made a Deal with nat that they’d check out the place. go to landmarks, see the sights, explore the history of the area… that sort of thing. ava doesn’t care much for it, but she knows nat does, so she’d go along with it; nat is touched she does and would make sure ava gets Some enjoyment out of it
what tv shows they watch together
they rarely watch tv as it is, but i could see them sitting down to watch a documentary from time to time! one that nat heard abt and thought was interesting, or something along those lines
what other couple they hang out with
i don’t think they’d know any couple enough to hang out with them tbh… maybe the detective and their s/o? i Highly Doubt they’d ever go on double dates or something, tho if farah heard abt the concept she’d want to give it a try fdmkjl
how they spend time together as a couple
ava and nat spend a lot of time together as agents, but they don’t spend as much time as a couple. when they are given a few days off, however, they spend a majority of it together. nat will convince ava to put her work aside and they’ll read together, or go for a quiet walk. little things like that. i can also see them cooking together when one or both of them want to eat something!
who made the first move
nat, cause i can’t imagine ava doing it rip! it took A While too, since ava is so closed off. but nat was different than most people; she was kind, attentive, and didn’t get discouraged or upset easily. it wasn’t hard for ava to let her defenses down around her.
i don’t think ava was All In when nat made the first move, but nat is a patient person. it took time, but eventually ava realized she wanted something more with nat
who brings flowers home
while nat does from time to time, she knows ava doesn’t care much for flowers. ava, however, knows nat likes those types of gestures. so now and then she’ll bring her daisies, nat’s favourite, to see her light up and smile
who is the best cook
nat! while ava isn’t bad at cooking, she uses recipes and insists on following them, whereas nat can wing it by memory and taste, and the food comes out delicious every time
who gets most excited about the holidays
they don’t celebrate holidays much, but when farah ropes them into it, nat is the one who plans and fusses over details. ava rolls her eyes and thinks it’s unnecessary, but she goes along with it, and even has a lil fun—not that she’ll admit it
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best friends ↬ p.p + n.l
prompt: just a bunch of headcanons about these two fluffy boys’ friendship. is it gay? kinda. just a lil.
warning: strong language but that’s it. and it’s sad. mention of death.
notes: okay these are REALLY long just a warning but a lot of these made me smile and i love ned and peter whoops!!. enjoy ✨
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✦ ned and peter are surprisingly really good at keeping up with certain traditions they made as children.
in fifth grade, peter would eat a bunch of junk before a big test even though he didn’t particularly enjoy it
it just really made him feel better, that’s all, and ned would be the guy to spend some extra cash to buy peter cookies and a 75¢ ice cream from the cafeteria and they’d both eat it together even though everyone else would stare at them in horror because oh my god how can two eleven year olds eat so much
now whenever they have midterms in high school or finals for something, peter they would cry and then munch on a bunch of pizza that may ordered and drop by delmar’s and get some ice cream in the frozen section by the back
(really it’s for delmar’s daughter who hangs out there after school with all of her friends, but ever since peter’s comment, delmar doesn’t let her hang out there the same time peter usually comes by)
and now, instead of the rest of the fifth grade, it’s may staring in horror and disgust as these two kids who are basically her own children pig out in her living room
but as long as they’re passing their classes!!!! she guesses it works!!!
✦ they’ve come up with a bunch of new ones over the years and they’re all pretty much useless but there’s still a few old ones that mean a lot
for example:
before they graduated middle school, they each vowed to never leave each other’s side when they started high school and that they’ll always be best friends
the handshake
tHe hANdSHAKE!!!!!
THE HANDSHAKE
that’s where the handshake originated from, even though it’s something they were working on for a while.
honestly it’s so dumb and long but they always do the handshake any chance they get because in their heads it “proves” their friendship
the night of middle school graduation was the first time that they actually managed to do the whole handshake without messing up and ever since they do it with ease
they both cried that night even though they both knew that they were getting into midtown and would see each other but no one talks about that
✦ most of their friendship had been happy traditions that again were useless
but they were just happy to be best buds even though they kissed like ONCE during freshman year but they pushed that out of their minds after realizing that maybe they didn’t like each other that way
they used to go camping with uncle ben a lot and ben loved having ned around because ned was better at fishing than peter was
it was a yearly thing if ned’s parents allowed him to come
peter and ned shared a tent because no, uncle ben i don’t WANT to share with you when ned’s here because i don’t want him to think i’m lame...but i still really love you okay we can share a tent next time i love you still i promise
ned and peter stayed up roasting marshmallows, which took five tries because peter kept BURNING his and ned’s would never even toast at all because he wouldn’t let his marshmallow too close to the fire
uncle ben would take over and do it for them and he was the absolute best at making s’mores
that counted as a tradition, where ned and peter would go camping yearly no matter how mad they were at each other over something stupid—peter was once upset at ned because he thought that ned stole his pokémon cards but really flash had done it
but...camping is something they hadn’t done in a while
✦ when and after uncle ben died, ned didn’t know how to react
he heard about it from the news12 report that his older sister was playing on the television and his heart dropped
they had just started sophomore year and peter had just turned fifteen and ben was supposed to take them and may out to celebrate just for fun
ned ran to peter’s
or, well, he would’ve but as a fifteen year old boy who did not live close enough to his best friend, he didn’t have enough stamina
so he brought his wallet and took some cabs to see peter and how he was doing
police weren’t going to let him in until a crying aunt may saw him and told him that peter was in his room
peter hadn’t said anything when ned walked in but only because he was too busy crying
ned had never seen peter cry like this, but he knew that peter loved ben and may more than anything in the entire world, and now he had just lost his only father figure
ned sat down next to peter, who had balled up the sleeves of his jackets because he was clenching his fists so hard
peter was silent, trying to keep his crying quiet and keep it in, the tears not stopping and his jaw tense
neither of them said anything for a while until peter, still crying, turned to ned and said
it was...a stupid...a fucking robber. this is all...my fault...i have to-i’m going to do something–for ben. i was too late—too late to save him.
at the time, ned didn’t know exactly what peter was taking about, but he still listened.
it’s okay, pete. i’m going to be here for you no matter what.
peter hugged ned and they both cried until they ended up falling asleep
may came in and, after telling ned’s mom that yes, edward is staying over with us for the night to support peter, covered them both with the star wars blanket that she and ben had gotten for peter on his twelfth birthday
✦ though it isn’t necessarily a tradition,
on the anniversary of ben’s death, they promise to take aunt may out and just treat her to some food or anything that’ll keep her mind off of it until peter and may visit ben’s grave by themselves towards the end of the day
if peter is busy with spider-man business earlier during that day, ned hangs out with may in the house, filling up the empty space so she doesn’t have to be alone
peter and ned usually take her someplace fancy, using some of their birthday and holiday savings so she can eat out like she used to with ben
✦ on a happier note, since the months have passed, these two have more nerdy things they do together:
on each other’s birthdays, they always hide a gift for the other and they usually buy each other more than one
sometimes ned gets really excited (or frustrated) when peter can’t find the presents ned hid for him and just tells him
peter’s favorite gift that ned has ever gotten him was a realistic lightsaber that ned used like all of his piggy bank money on to get and they both got one
ned got blue and peter got green
for ned’s birthdays, peter can be an ASSHOLE but not in the “i’m a mean person” way, more like he’s a smug little dipshit way
he leaves ned with no mercy whenever he hides ned’s gifts
like peter usually puts them somewhere obvious but he pretends to have hidden them somewhere really hard and ned hates it
but they both put a lot of thought into each other’s gifts and it’s very heartwarming
they also have a pact that’s unspoken where whenever they like somebody, they play each other’s wingman (hence ned with liz)
they’re not very good at it, especially peter because peter can’t even say hi to someone he likes let alone get ned a date
ned is a little better but all he does is embarrass peter like aunt may does since ned just makes peter’s crush very obvious
✦ last “tradition,” because i know this is very long but i love my boys
this isn’t really a tradition
but they know they’re always going to be there for each other
they always have sleepovers and eat dinner at each other’s houses and are willing to help each other anytime of day
they’re best of friends and they love each other dearly very much
and hopefully! that doesn’t change
unless you know what happens in the comics then rip but
sweet babies!!!! my boys!!!
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hey fran, i really love you & your art!! i fell in love w your bokuroteru tattoo au after reading it through, and then i found your bakushimas and i love them so much! you're actually the reason i found the motivation to start bnha lol and i'm really glad i did, so thx!
Thank you!!!!!! So much!!!!!!!!!! For liking my stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *O* and you’re most welcome, I’m super happy you’re liking it!!!!!
Anon said:I love dragons and I love kiri and I love your art so that post is like all three of my favourite things rolled into one, B L E S S.
I’M GLAD YOU LIKED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anon said:your traditional sketches are so cool!!! i feel like it kinda adds like depth to it or something but like those are so neat what if you lined some
Thanks!! And I’ve actually thought about that, but I’m not much a fan of going back on stuff I already posted... it’s more probably I’ll just go back to the concept and draw more instead of lining those haha
Anon said:FRAN UR TRADITIONAL ART IS SO CUTE OMG ITS SO GOOD (also DRAGONSSSS)
GAH I’M SO DAMN HAPPY YOU GUYS ACTUALLY LIKED THOSE OH MY G O D S
Anon said:voltron third season is cOMING SOON AS IN TWO DAYS AAAAAA ARE U EXCITED?
Anon... my pal... my dear friend... I don’t know how to break this to you but... I haven’t even properly watched s2 yet...
Anon said:i started reading bnha bc i wanted to understand your art better, and I gotta say it's a really great series. thanks for inspiring me to read it. finished the manga today and my favs are definitely kirishima, tamaki, toshinori and fatgum. actually I knew kiri would be my fave anyway bc 75% of why i got interested in your bnha drawings was bc of him...he's just?? so good?? that aside your art is incredible and your characterizations of the bakusquad are perfect. you're super cool, keep doing you!
I’m!!!!!!!!!!!! aaahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much oh my god ;A; I’m happy you decided to try it, I’m super happy you ended up liking it, and I’m indecently happy you actually do like Kirishima!!!!! BOI!!!!!!!!!!!! He needs all the love he can get, the pure son ;A;
Anon said:your art is so good wth!! everytime i get the notif that you posted i get so excited!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!
Anon said:The fuck is shitty ab these traditional art pics. They're good, everything u do is good, don't play blind u perfect shit
Tough love! Sometimes this comes around my inbox too haha it’s fine anon, the reason why I rarely draw traditionally is that I never feel like I’m done with a drawing when I do, feel incomplete for however much details I put in because tbh there’s always more I can do on them, so with shitty I mostly meant “incomplete” lol going okay this is finished is something I don’t know how to do with traditional doodles hah
Anon said:yo what happened to your hand bro?
Therapy with my dermatologist that ends up giving me blisters on one of my fingers! It’s nothing serious, but makes arting sorta hard haha
Anon said:You should draw more kiribaku kids it had me really interested and brought out my happy
Should I 👀👀👀 an ugly word, let’s try with could next time shall we - that said, seems like yall really did like something that for me was a one time thing! I might get back on them in the near future, just because that post seems to have blown up way more than I had anticipated haha
Anon said:ahhhhhhh i absolutely love your art. i've been feeling very irritated lately and your kiribaku / kiribakushima art really helps calm me down.
This makes me super happy to know!!!! Oh my gods!!!!!! I hope life has stopped getting on your nerves in the couple days it took me to answer, anon!!!
Anon said:Headcanon: kirishima plays dream daddy
To be honest I don’t know anything about that game aside from “it’s a dating sim” and “it’s gay”, but either way to me it sounds more like something Kaminari would play hahaha
Anon said:Hey Fran! I recently caught up with the BNHA anime thanks to you (still have to get around to the manga) and I loveeee itt so much (pretty much adopted like 20 kids😂) have a lil question tho, in your AU/bnha comic thingy are Bakugo and Midoriya finally like... "okay" friends? Or is Bakugo still acting like he hates the poor boy? Thanks in advance and also absolutely love your art~😍
WEEEEHHHHYYYYYY I’m glad you decided to check it out, anon!!!!! But, I’m sorry I’m gonna need you to be more specific here since I don’t have any “ongoing” AU for that fandom atm - exactly which comic are you referring to?
Anon said:I've been restraining myself from going on Tumblr to once a month max for like a year or so now because it was exams and then I had a new year (MY LAST YEAR) of high school to worry about, and I know me. When I go on Tumblr, I stay on Tumblr for literally an entire day. Or more. And then I accidentally stumbled upon your stuff today and wasted (thoroughly enjoyed) a day of scrolling through your art and asks. I never knew I shipped bakushima so hard until today. Thank you for your beautiful art.
AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I’m so happy you decided to use your one day for my blog omfg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so so much for this ask, it made me really super happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anon said:do you know the song that is playing when endeavor is fight the winged nomu? ive tried looking for it but I can't seem to find it. thanks if you know it. its fine if you don't. btw you're amazing
Eeep sorry anon this ask is so old omfg I hope you found your answer somewhere else - also because I’m actually the worst person in the world to ask about soundtracks orz so, like, double sorry o
Anon said:A cute kirikamibaku thought to hopefully help cheer you as you wait for your hand to heal again: the three of them going out to a restaurant and Denki trying to subtly convince the other two to order something he wants to try when he can't decide what he wants to eat. Whenever he succeeds, he ends up eating just as much off their plates as his own.
This has actually been cheering me up for days now so thank you !!!!!!! Also because I’ve been thinking about Bakugou giving in but making it super spicy out of spite and honestly that’s the funniest thing hahahaha
Anon said:MATSUHANA🌸🌸🌸🌸
IT’S INDEED A SHIP THAT EXISTS! A GREAT ONE TOO!!
Anon said:I can't stop thinking abt that one anon that sent you "Batsuki Katsuki" and I'm losing my fuckin mind over it oh my god but anyway hello I love ur art I hope you have a good day ( ˘ ³˘)♥
THANK YOU!!!! I hope you’ll have a great month, anon!!!! *O* and also tbh same I randomly remember it and laugh by myself thank you anon for that gem I’m never getting over it haha
Anon said:I live for your bakukirikami art. I never had an ot3 until these boys, and they're just so so good. Do you think any of them ever gets insecure/jealous about the other two's bond in the relationship? I feel like if anyone would it might be Denki? But I dunno, because the way you portray them I like to think that they all actually just love watching each other be cute and bond and stuff.
Yeah that’s how I see them! You know how, like... when you’re friends with two people and they’re friends with each other and you look at them being silly together and you’re like boy I’m so glad I have both of you in my life and that I can have you both at the same time and that you can be silly and adorable and happy together too - that’s exactly how I portray the bkk, only it’s romantic instead of platonic haha
Anon said:Your art has inspired me to write some BakuKiri / KiriBaku bless!!!! I'm also writing KiriBakuKami as well, thank you so much for the gorgeous art!
THIS IS THE BEST SORT OF ASK!!! THE BEST!!!!!
Anon said:Hello! It's the anon that asked about posting your art online for the first time. Thank you so much for answering my questions! That means a lot to me. I'll definitely take your advice. You made me feel a lot better about posting my stuff online. I'm gonna go ahead and draw the things that make me happy and,, hopefully I'll find people that like it like me!
AAAAHHHHHH I’m happy I could help!!! And I’m sure you will, anon!!!!! I hope you’ll be able to have a great time in whatever community you decide to be part of *O*
Anon said:I was feeling slightly uck but then I was like "you know what would make you feel better" and I just started scrolling through your blog and HONESTLY you are a blessing I feel a lot better and lighter and looking at your blog is literal self care for me now I love you and I hope you have a fantastic day
Sob thank you so much for this ask ;A; aaahhhhhhhh!!!! I’m so happy I can help you like that and this made me feel great back when I first read it (and also now that I’m rereading it, honestly!!!) so thank you for making my days better too, anon!!!!
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XXXTentacion and a peek into the Cult Effect in Hip Hop
It’s certainly interesting - at least in some sense - to see people go through infinite sets of mental gymnastics to try and justify the actions of their idols, elevating them to far reaching idealistic pedestals where they can do no wrong. It’s an easily observable element of human psychology, perhaps tying in with the seemingly instinctual desire contained in many people to never admit that there’s a small, small chance that their opinion on something could be incorrect. Sure, it may be funny from a distance, but it’s absolutely beyond frustrating to put up with when it’s actually in your proximity. When two parties face each other and both are thoroughly convinced being incorrect makes them inferior, how can one party ever let up their ideas? Even when people get backed into a corner, it really can be quite fascinating to see how they try and continue, either by what topics they try and switch to or with what fallacies they pull out to try and desperately justify their stance on an issue. Funny enough however, while certainly related in the same sense, I’m not even specifically talking about politics here. While I’d agree with anyone that hyperpartisanship is a major issue in the political climate - especially at the moment - I’m actually talking about a common occurrence in the hip hop community.
If you aren’t familiar with XXXTentacion, he’s currently quite the polarizing figure in Hip Hop. I won’t judge his music - at least not here - but if anything else, it’s very unique, combining lofi punk elements with traditional hip hop. He’s gathered something akin to a cult following, a brigade of dedicated listeners that one might compare to a displaced metal fan - popular anime avatars, names filled with symbols reminiscent of early 2000s myspace pages, and a passion for throwing threats at those who dare to criticize him. I don’t think the community he’s created around him - much like other rappers, who are essentially expected to be walking cults of personality at this point - it’s just all part of his aesthetic. XXX is an anomaly; with his wide range of music encompassing everything from depressed crooning to borderline screamo to his half blonde dreadlocks appearance,he’s already carved out a niche for himself. Perhaps in the modern underground hip hop landscape - where emo and punk are merging in aesthetic and partially in sounds, and acts like $uicideboy$ and Lil Peep are expanding the passionate fanbases brought in by influential underground acts from Raider Klan fame, XXX isn’t even that far removed or unique. But never say that - or even imply that - in front of many of his fans. Disregarding that for a second, it’s important to take his origin into account here; a large part of what’s helped XXX rise to fame, besides mainstream fringe breakouts like Look at Me, is just how much controversy he’s managed to accrue in such a short amount of time. And yet whenever controversy occurs - whether it be beating up a gay guy in prison for allegedly “looking at him funny when he told him not to” to being accused (unconfirmed) of beating his girlfriend to spending time in jail for armed robbery, resisting arrest, and other crimes - there will always, always be people who come to his defense to justify his actions.
r/hiphopheads, a large hip hop community on reddit, thrives on lots of these types of discussions. Whenever a headline is posted about a rapper, whether popular or underground, I always love regardless to go into the comments and see what people have to say. As expected, most peoples’ views on the situation are based off the rapper themselves and not off the action done. I’m very much into hip hop, probably unhealthily so, but if there’s one thing I’ve personally learned is that there’s many, many times where you just have to separate the artist from the art. Anthony Fantano, a popular music critic, brought this up a long time ago in a video entitled “Can Bad People Make Good Music?”, and the point is more relevant than ever - it’s almost akin to asking “Can a bad politician pass good legislation?”. A lot of people would say no, because overlap in belief is seen as sacrilegious to many. And you know what? This more or less applies to music as well. As I mentioned with XXX, many peoples’ opinions of him are solely derived from their view of him. It works two ways; people who dislike him as a person view his music differently, and people who like music view him as a person differently. Now, this is a bit of a generalization of course, but obviously it isn’t completely all encompassing. Going into threads about him beating his ex-girlfriend, you’ll see comments which indicate that perhaps she did something to him which provoked his actions. Now, this isn’t an excuse - at all - but I’ll hand it to them that, fair enough, this is more or less somewhat better of a response to an alleged act than some of the other comments which literally state that she objectively deserved it. You can say that this is unfair because the incident was alleged, but what about his other actions? Grand theft, burglary, armed robbery? Fans will use the same logic to justify his actions.
Of course this isn’t limited to just XXX. A recent controversy of Young Thug allegedly hitting a female rapper spawned an argument in which many people were saying it wasn’t an issue. While there are certainly cultural implications of this - especially due to the imbued imagery that tends to surround women in hip hop - Young Thug, much like XXX, is often by fans dedicated to justifying his antics. He’s no stranger to controversy, and it definitely shows in his image as a rapper. But even beyond these two rappers, how many hip hop fans have you seen wearing clothing that says or slinging around phrases on social media like “#FREE(RAPPER)”. Whether it be Kodak, Gucci, XXX, or whoever else, fans are more confident in their idol than they are in their actual actions. While there’s certainly an argument that sure, the trial was unfair, or the imprisonment or punishment was the result of some systematic oppression or unfair judgement, is this always the case? Well, just like everyone else, it depends who you talk to. I don’t think many people would argue that their idol is necessarily above the law, but rather than they were unfairly treated. This curved logic allows for many fans to bend the narrative surrounding their idol to something more acceptable. How many people want to walk around proudly saying they’re a dedicated fan of a murderer for example? I don’t know many people who are proud to say they’re Big Lurch fans. It’s uncomfortable to do, and it relates back to the idea of separating an artist from their art. It’s hard to do, so it’s better for people to create an idealized image of their artist to spread. The issue is, the people who they argue with don’t see things the same way they do - the arguing ends up being one-sided, and leads into what can be described as desperate attempts to justify otherwise unacceptable actions. There’s cultural factors to all of this for sure, and certain backgrounds will certainly make you more disposed to viewing strings of actions in certain ways, But when do those actions cross the line from disposition to desperation? When do cultural differences in media get overshadowed by image-furthering marketers and relentless hypebeasts? I think really it ends up, just like everything else, in the eye of the beholder.
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It’s Always Fuck a Ray Here.
supercasperprincesslove-blog mentioned you in a post
@mychenrymadness @rorythevambire agree, but at least Ray was in his life more than his parents were
Okay, so I’ll just start from here. I said what I said in the replies, but really, the nature of my tangent stems from here, though I will include that this comment prompted me to finally actually clarify MY stance, once and for all, “ @neshatriumphs there were a few times that Ray was the early Ray but I guess they probably were better off doing stuff by themselves...“
TW: abuse, neglect, trauma, gaslighting, grooming, me being triggered and going TF off, but it is what it is, take it, leave it, tell me to go fuck myself, whatever. Long post, so nobody ain’t gotta read it.
We’ve had many a discussion about Ray in this fandom, as adults, and a few of the older kids, as well. I’VE personally went on many rants, right here on this page and I might continue to do so, and I might continue to talk big shit on him with my friends that don’t fuck with him either, but what I won’t do is pretend that he’s done something to be redeemed from the abuse he inflicted on every kid we knew for at least 2 seasons.
Abuser redemption maybe works for people in real life whenever they have extensive therapy and work on it together. I’m not validating abuser redemption in kids shows, though. I will be fine watching a villain engage with some kids, as long as I’m there with that mindset, but I think it’s a terrible thing for certain kids. Normal kids from traditional backgrounds get to enjoy such things and take them at face value as funny lines about a silly adult who’s bad at being a man. Kids with adults like him in their lives may not be able to witness him in the light that was intended. Typical child may see funny dumb hero. Another child may see their parent, their teacher, their abuser. And, that unsettles me enough that I’m not bending on it.
I’m not on board, convinced or interested in abuser redemption, which - in my opinion - is the school of thought for “at least person does not do ____, or at least they’re not as bad as ______”
1. Because abusers are not generally movie monsters. They are generally people that most people love. They many times are charming, sometimes thought to be highly attractive. They have lovable traits, magnetic personalities, and people enjoy their company. Sometimes, they are loved by everyone around them. So, to me, exhibiting good traits that were present in the beginning, before we knew about their abusive behaviors, it just means nothing to me. It means nothing to me because
2. Abusers, particularly ones who target children tend to groom their prey. They don’t meet you and punch you in the face the first time that they see you. They don’t introduce themselves and tell you that you’re stupid and ugly. They meet you and they engage with you. They show interest. They show UP. (being in your life more than your parents are, etc). They gain your trust. They give you comfort and make you feel like you matter.
3. Then, they gaslight you. You trust them. You’re friends or their your mentor, partner, parent, etc - whatever that relationship is, and now, suddenly these weird behaviors come out of them. They don’t seem to trust you as much. They don’t seem to value you as much. They begin to doubt you and make you doubt yourself, and while you know that you aren’t the way that they’re suggesting, you also know that you trust them. You know that they matter to you and you think you matter to them, so you internalize the things that they say and do. They’re still who they were to you, but now, you have to question who you are to them. And, a lot of the time, you’ve gotten so close to them that you’re very isolated from others.
4. You depend on them to supply the thing that they lured you in with, or oftentimes more, after a while. Maybe you were neglected by your parents and you needed attention, support, etc. Now, you go to them for that. Whether or not your parents would provide, you’ve already replaced that demand, so you’re not likely to even consider turning to them to fill it. You turn to the person who made you feel like you could get that from them. And, sometimes you do, sometimes you don’t, but whether it’s rational, they have become your source and you turn to them for it. When they don’t give it, you seek it, when they do give it, you feel like you’ve gotten what you wanted and needed, when you’ve basically only gotten a ration. But, since your need was so great, you become thankful for crumbs of their goodness.
I’ve unfortunately had more years of abuse than I have had years of unpacking. I’ve got a lot of triggers and a surplus of trauma, dating back as early as when I was 5 to as late as when I was 28, so I definitely know that I can overthink or overshoot some seemingly innocent depictions and harmless comments. I am not a person to speak with about what Ray “at least” does or doesn’t do. Ray Manchester is an abuser, to me. And maybe the show accidentally did that trying to be funny by making a manchild clown, but his behavior and his actions are consistent with signs of abuse and that’s not my fault. Do I have to say it? Not really, but I will. Because having good moments and likable traits aren’t negation to that. Every single person that has ever put their hands on me was likeable AF. Every single person who has ever sexually assaulted or assailed me has been considered a good person EVEN after the fact because of the checklist of good deeds that we use to excuse men of their terrible behavior.
And that’s not to specifically attack anybody who likes or excuses Ray’s behavior or enjoys him as a character. That’s to say that when I say what I say, I have said what I have said. If you want to discuss it with me, know that I’m not changing shit. Whatever you say, I’m STILL going to say, fuck him. I’m still going to say I disagree. I’m going to hold on to my hatred of an abusive character in a children’s show because I don’t have to like that motherfucker and I don’t have to respect him or excuse anything that he has ever done. Can I still watch it and know that he ain’t shit? Sure can. I watch everything from Nazi dramas to gay cartoons. But. I. Say. FUCK. RAY. In. This. Space. And, I’m not arguing with nobody else about it or explaining myself again.
I will be watching Danger Force, and I may or may not still hate him. That’s on me, and that’s that on that. But, y’all be blessed, Beloved. Nothing against any of y’all. Everything against Ray. Good night, Lil’ Sugas.
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