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begaycommittreason · 6 months

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honestly i forgot that dick originally wanted to adopt jason as well just imagine how chaotic that would’ve been like

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jay: uh what’s for dinner

dick: well we have cereal and…

dick:

dick: hey don’t kids like the whole breakfast for dinner thing?

jay: i miss alfred

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dick: and for a bed i’d like to introduce you to this lovely thing called a futon!!

jay: …better than a cardboard box i guess

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jay: can i fight crime yet

dick: you’re a child

jay: you’re a slightly larger child

dick: …fair point, no extreme violence and minimum 4 flips per patrol

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dick: when a mommy and daddy love each other very much—

jay: i am not doing this with you dickface i know what sex is

dick: wait no little wing i have a powerpoint presentation. it’s color coded and everything!

jay: i wish i’d stayed on the street

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dick: okay that’s enough, you know what, get on top of the fridge

jay, hissing: this house is a fucking nightmare

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jay: hey some friends at school wanted to watch a movie, is it okay if they come here—

dick: yes, yes! oh my god finally i’m so proud you’re making friends jaybird, i’m gonna be the coolest host dad ever i’ll make pizza and

jay, already on the phone: yeah he said no, sorry guys, can we do it at tommy’s?

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dick teaching jason trapeze and circus stuff 😭

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jay: god the circus is so lame

dick: exCUSE ME i’m disowning you, get out

jay: WHAT

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dick, who forgot to pick up jay from school: oh god i’m so sorry, i’ll never do it again

jay, who’s thrilled to be allowed in the library after hours every time, but never one to pass on a guilt trip: wow dick i never thought you of all people would abandon me

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dick: listen my support group says-

jay: you joined a support group for single moms dickface, that doesn’t count

dick: it does too, they all think i’m very brave for doing this alone

jay: for fucks sake-

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dick, coming home late from a date and seeing the lights on: uhh hello?

jay, sitting on a stool: and just where have you been all night young man?

dick: IM 26

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jason, pointing at the wayne family photos: so who do we like, and who do i hate on principle

dick:

dick: okay so this is complicated

jason: there’s only like three living people??

dick: right. so—

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dick, who pulled an all-nighter working on a case: good morning!

jay, who was reading jane austen and didn’t notice the sun came up: right…morning

dick:

jay:

dick: you didn’t sleep did you

jay: well clearly neither did you

dick: fair enough, coffee?

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jay: so this guy was shovin’ me around and-

dick: i’ll kill him

jay: …no.

dick: but-

jay: his mom’s the librarian and i can’t afford to fall out of sharon’s good graces

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dick: look it’s not my fault i’m so charismatic

jay: i’m not asking for a lot here

dick: you’re asking me to suppress my nature

jay: i’m asking you to stop flirting with all my teachers at parent teacher conferences

dick: c’mon it’s not that big of a deal

jay: …miss shields gave me her phone number to pass along the other day. so did mr. burnes, it’s getting outta hand dick

dick: oh i see, this is serious

dick: she’s really cute, maybe i should-

jay: STOP IT

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#dick actually choosing to pass the robin mantle on to jason 😭#they’d be so cute your honor #dick grayson #jason todd #batfamily #batfam #dc

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dorkszn · 2 months

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— letting you do their hair

— thomas j, alexander h, and phillip h x gn reader, john laurens x masc reader

+ black coded reader for thomas and john! modern-ish au!

PHILLIP H !

✩ he loves letting you do this hair. sometimes you don’t even have to ask, he’ll ask you.

✩ he only trust you and his parents to wash it and take care of it

✩ you style it a lot for him and eliza loves it

✩ tender headed as fuck

✩ if someone flirts with him in public, especially if they bring up his hair, he’ll just go on and on about you

✩ “oh my hair? yeah it’s nice, ain’t it? my (s/o) did it. Aren’t they so skilled?”

✩ you teach him how to braid his hair and style it the way you do so he can do them himself if there’s a time you’re not around

☆ watching your favorite shows 🤝 washing and drying his hair

THOMAS J !

☆ he is so protective of his hair. like he’s the only one allowed to touch it

☆ so obviously it took you a lot of begging and convincing but he eventually gave in

☆ he’ll make snarky comments and act like a baby when you first wash his hair or attempt to style it but a little pop with the comb gets him to shut up

☆ he almost fell asleep the first time you braided his hair, but he likes to pretend it never happened

☆ so embarrassed to ask you to wash his hair and you can’t help but tease him for it

☆ after a while, he had you braiding his hair once a week for an extra curl

☆ you guys have matching bonnets

☆ he will literally call James mid hair session and just start talking about the government with him

☆ he was very skeptical about your products but eventually they become the only thing he uses

ALEXANDER H !

☆ he was genuinely surprised when you asked him to do his hair

☆ he hadn’t had anyone to do it or take care of it for years, especially since his mother passed

☆ “you’d do that for me?” he’d question, genuine shock on his face

☆ and it takes all of both of you to not start crying when you do take care of his hair

☆ the first time you washed it for him was the most relaxed you’d ever seen him

☆ it was the most loved he’d felt for a while

☆ then there were times were you just played in his hair

☆ whether we was working or just watching tv, you were putting silly little styles in his hair. and it he loves it. he thinks it’s adorable.

☆ some mornings, he ask you to put his hair up for him or slick it back for him just so he can have the best start to his day

☆ his hair was very first thing he asked you to do when he came back from war

☆ scalp massages >>>

☆ they’re one of the only things that convince him to leave his office, just for a little bit

JOHN L !

☆ after he meets you, he refuses to do his hair unless you’re away on a trip

☆ he whines and pleads, making an excuses on “how you do so much better” and “how loved it makes him feel” while giving you kisses

☆ but if you’re truly tired, of course he’ll give you a break

☆ you came home once and found him wearing your bonnet/durag

☆ you also do most of his haircuts

☆ he doesn’t mind his hair growing out but he knows it’s getting too long when you start beating him while play fighting

☆ to him if you’re winning, his hair is messing with his vision and it’s a “handicap”

☆ definitely gets popped with the comb everytime you do his hair

“john, could you turn your head just a little bit?” you question, your frustration already growing. he couldn’t help but tease you constantly, it was in his nature. he slightly turns his head with a small smirk on his face, knowing he was pissing you off.

“john, don’t play with me right no—“ you cut off your words when john grabs you by the waist and pulls you in and onto his lap. his hand gripping the outside of your thigh to support you as you straddle his legs.

“this angle good enough for you?” he asks, giving you his typically stupid grin. you can’t help but softly smile as you look at him, your previous anger from before leaving.

“t’s fine, i guess.” you shrug before going back to attempting to cut his hair.

“see? why let anyone else do my hair when i can have you do it for free and get a lap dance at the same time?” he says nonchalantly, continuing to scroll on his phone. his free hand caress your thigh and slithering back to ass.

“john, i swear you’re going to wake up bald one day.”

#dorkszn #dorkfilmz #hamilton musical #phillip hamilton x reader #hamilton drabble #hamilton fanfic #hamilton x reader #alexander hamilton #thomas jefferson x reader #thomas jefferson fic #alexander hamilton x reader #john laurens x reader #john laurens #hamilton fluff #hamilton angst #hamilton an american musical

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fandomxpreferences · 1 year

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Stupid Games, Stupid Prizes

Pairing Dad!Jake x female!reader

TW:brief mention of violence I guess

Summary: Jakes daughter is a dangerous combination of the two of you and he has his hands full.

You're on the tarmac with Jake when your phone rings and you frown at the caller ID. Jake looks over your shoulder and matches your expression before signaling for you to answer. You press the green button and move to a quieter place, Jake following close behind.

"What did she do now?" You ask, not bothering with pleasantries. At this point, your daughter has caused enough trouble that phone calls from the principal are a regular occurrence.

Granted, the 'trouble' is usually her defending herself or someone else. You would think kids would have learned by now, but apparently not.

"Mrs.Seresin, pleasure as always." The woman says, her voice dripping in sarcasm and you roll your eyes. You know she's not very fond of you or your daughter, but you don't care. Jake gives you an annoyed look, equally displeased with the principal's attitude.

"Hendrix has gotten into another altercation." She explains and you can't help the smile that tugs at your lips.

"Define altercation."

Jake shakes his head at your mischievous smile and crosses his arms. You and Hendrix are two peas in a pod, there's no doubt about that. As if inheriting Jake's genes wasn't enough, she also got your spitfire personality. She's always been a force to be reckoned with.

She's got Jake's blonde hair, green eyes, and irritating charm that can get her into or out of any situation. Pair that with your smart mouth and inability to take shit from anybody, and she's downright lethal. The world has always been hers for the taking.

"She swung a tire iron at a boy's head." She answers matter of factly and you stifle a laugh. Jake's eyes go wide and you mouth 'sorry' before turning your attention back to the issue at hand.

"Well, did he deserve it?" You question and the woman is stunned into silence for a few seconds.

"Excuse me? That's your first question?" She asks in disbelief and you look over at Jake.

"Honestly, it's my only question. We raised our daughter to be respectful unless she's disrespected. So I have to assume that someone crossed a boundary." You reason and Jake gives you an approving nod.

"And the answer is violence?" She asks disgusted.

"No ma'am. Violence is a question. The answer depends on the other person's behavior. So I'll ask again, did he deserve it?" You say, patience quickly wearing thin. Hendrix may have also gotten your short fuse but that's beside the point.

"Well, she claims he touche-" she starts and you cut her off.

"Well, there you go. He shouldn't have put his hands on her." You scoff, pride evident in your voice.

"Mrs. Seresin she could have seriously hurt him." She tries to reason and this time Jake speaks up.

"If she wanted to hit him, she would have. She doesn't miss, trust me. She wanted to scare him and it seems it worked." He tells her and you can almost see the shocked expression on her face.

"You're okay with this, Mr.Seresin?" She exclaims, genuinely surprised. Between the two of you, Jake has always been more level-headed and it sends her for a loop that he would condone violence.

"Who do you think taught her how to use the tire iron?" He smirks and you kiss his cheek.

"This is unacceptable behavior." She tries again and you scoff loudly.

"Unacceptable behavior is putting your hands on someone without permission. Instead of teaching my daughter not to swing a tire iron, teach the boy not to do something that warrants it." You sass and Jake gives you a bright smile.

"She should behave like the young lady she is, not a heathen!" The principal snaps and that's your tipping point. Jake doesn't even try to stop the venom spewing from your mouth, knowing that you're seeing red.

"Lady is a code word for letting people walk all over you. She can be a lady and still handle her business. You want me to beat the assertiveness out of her so she's quiet and meek like you. I won't be doing that." You bark and immediately the woman tries to backtrack.

"That's not what I'm trying to say. I'm just saying that she should learn other ways to handle situations. This is becoming normal and I can't have that." She tries again.

"Well she's got Seresin blood in her veins and her mama fights grown men, so I don't think she'll be changing anytime soon. The next time he touches her that tire iron is going to make contact. And if she misses, I'll do it myself. Is there anything else or do I need to come down there?" It comes off as a threat and the woman clears her throat.

"No, she's been sent home for the day. I just thought I would try to resolve this with her parents."

You shake your head angrily and try to calm down. "Well consider it resolved. Have the day you deserve."

At that, you hang up the phone and look at your husband. "Can you believe that shit?"

He sighs and kisses the side of your head, trying to calm you down. "We knew from the moment she was born that she would be impossible to contain. Look who her parents are." He laughs and you join in.

When you get home from work, Hendrix is already at home watching TV. She looks up when you come in and smiles sheepishly. You're glad that she's not afraid and doesn't feel the need to hide. She did nothing wrong and she knows that you have her back.

You plop down on the couch next to her and hand her a drink from Starbucks. She takes it with a grateful smile and lays her head on your shoulder.

"I'm sorry I'm always causing trouble." She whispers and your head snaps to look at her.

"Hendrix Seresin don't you ever apologize for defending yourself. We raised you to be hardheaded and sure of yourself. We knew what that would look like when you got older." You assure her and she nuzzles in further.

Jake comes in with a wide smile, holding a vase full of flowers. "We're proud of you. Like your mom said, we knew before you were even born that we'd have our hands full. I mean look at your genes for god's sake. We've loved every second of it, don't ever think otherwise."

She gives you both a bright smile and Jake joins in a big family hug before pulling back.

"How about I take my girls out to a nice dinner tonight?" He offers and Hendrix looks at you before jumping up.

"Sounds good, daddy."

He watches as she goes off to get ready and wraps his arms around you. "She's your twin, you know." He laughs and you mock offense.

"Oh please, that is all you. I just added a little fuel to the fire."

He raises his eyebrows and stares down at you. "You've almost gotten arrested on more than one occasion." He reminds you and you roll your eyes.

''Keyword almost. I always talk my way out of it." You sass and he nods.

"Exactly. Like I said, she's your twin." He teases and you finally chuckle.

"Well, at least we know she wont be calling from jail. She'll charm her way out of handcuffs." You retort and he groans at the thought.

"You two are going to be the death of me."

Hendrix has always been a ball of flames and you and Jake have always fanned them, refusing to let the world snuff her out. Sometimes that bites you in the ass, but neither of you would change a thing.

@drakelover78 @manyfandomsfanvergent @ssprayberrythings @disturbedbeautywrites @desert-fern @one-sweet-gubler @callmemana @luckyladycreator2 @bookchik26 @taytaylala12 @michalkasimp @xoxabs88xox @loveless-simp @withakindheartx @formulapierre @ccristata @shanimallina87 @k-k0129 @izz-ayes-world @kajjaka @oxxolovemelikeyoudooxxo @phantomxoxo @rosiahills22 @gspenc @chair-things @benhardysdrumstick @cookielovesbook-akie @dempy @wellshit6

#jake seresin #top gun maverick #top gun imagine #hangman top gun #jake seresin imagine #jake seresin top gun #jake seresin fic #jake seresin x reader #jake hangman seresin

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zvtara-was-never-canon · 8 days

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I don’t understand Zut’s obsession with bloodbending. This technique, as we can see, is used for taking control over other body for the purposes of fighting the enemy, torture, abuse. We see Katara’s horror at having to learn and use it in the Puppetmaster and her disgust of the idea that someone should invade the body and control other being against their will. We see her using it in Southern Raiders and realizing that she went too far from the line she drew for herself – and it works to show her pain there. But to take it and say she should have used it more, for healing and power? I don’t get it.

Their logic is "This looks cool, therefore it is empowering, and she only ever used willingly one time, when Zuko was around, so OBVIOUSLY that means Zuko empowers her."

Nevermind that, like you pointed out, Katara did NOT feel empowered during these moments: on the first one she felt coerced, abused, terrified, and manipulated, and on the second she felt like she had betrayed her core vallues in a moment of blinding rage.

And it's just crazy to me to notice how zutarians are constantly trying to force parallels between Zuko and Katara - yet they are ignoring the one that is right in front of their faces.

Zuko was disfigured by his own father, who justified his abusive behavior as being for his son's own good and "teaching him a lesson. Hama masks her intentions of forcing Katara to learn bloodbending by claiming she just wants to bond with her as her teacher.

On the day of the eclipse, to keep Zuko around until he's able to try and kill him, Ozai manipulates his son by using his love for Ursa against him, offering to tell him what actually happened to her. To force Katara to bloodbend, Hama uses her love for Sokka and Aang against her, controlling them so they'll kill each other unless Katara steps in.

When Zuko has his Agni Kai with Zhao, he almost gives him a scar as well, but decides to spare him at the last moment because, even though he's still in denial about being abused, deep down he already knows he doesn't want to be a monster like Ozai. When Katara uses bloodbending on who she thinks is her mother's killer, then realizes her mistake, she gets quite a brutal awakening that makes her realize she's not simply going after justice or even revenge, but rather allowing herself to fall victim to cycle of violence and abuse like Hama did.

This is a genuine, not at all forced parallel between Zuko and Katara, and that the writers basically handed to the shippers in a neat little bow - and they threw it in the garbage because it did not allow them to glorify violence, romanticize Zuko's past as a villain who was prone to violence, pretend Zuko and Katara only have positive traits in common and could only ever bring out the best in each other, and demonize Aang as this abusive person that wants to control what Katara can or cannot do.

And ironically enough, in doing so, they not only disregard the meaningful theme of an abused child refusing to repeat the same mistakes of their abuser, but they also make excuses for the ONE person in the entire show who was everything they claimed Aang is.

Hama felt entitled to Katara's loyalty, obedience, admiration and respect. She felt she had the right to dictate how Katara should or should not fight, what was or wasn't against her moral code. She was deliberately manipulative to get Katara trust her, then waited until there was no one else around to help her to make her true intentions clear - and then proved she was VERY willing to react with violence if she didn't get what she wanted.

Zutarians go on and on about how their ship is the "feminist, pro-Katara ship" and how Aang is totally abusive, then turn around and glorify the actions of the ONE person in the entire show that fits the definition of "Katara's abuser."

#anti zutara #pro kataang

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tiajk · 6 months

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Black coded!Karasuno manager headcannons

Warnings: cursing, reader flirting with every fine man because she can, chaotic karasuno, karasuno being readers found family, fem reader, miss reader is poly and ain’t afraid to show it, some sappy feelings, probably spelled people names wrong

It’s chaotic with the mfs all they do it scream, shout eat and play volleyball

You did those things to but they’re more annoying

Tanaka and nishi always finds new ways to make you know your the goddess you are

The first years are intimidated by you even tuskki (it depends on the day)

the third years love you ur probably there favorite underclassmen

kiyoko and you are close like knit tight she loves all that you do for the team and it makes her job a little easier she know that when she leaves the boys will be in good hands

Okay anyways you’ve always known you were that girl like your a pretty black girl in japan who wouldn’t want you

While everyone in karasuno agreed with you so do other schools

which is why tanaka and nishinoya are on guard duty half the time

so guy tries to come ask you for your number *cough* Terushima *cough* they will and i repeat they will start barking at bitches screaming at the top of there lungs “NO WAY IN HELL YOU CAN HAVE OUR MANAGER SHES OURS” it pisses you off to every end especially if there fine (which is all because all hainaut boys are gorgeous)

they hate when you are flirting with the other teams at camps *cough* Bokuto and Akaashi* “Bokuto your spikes are so good you have to teach me” while giving him heart eyes which the boy is eating up because a pretty girl flirting with him and complementing his skill SOLD

you couldn’t forget about the pretty boy setter for Fukurōdani you would always tell him “Akaashi its great that you look out for bokuto like that” he would get the hints but didn’t act on them and you were a patient women you could wait “you and i should hang out i wanna get to know you more” you weren’t lying at all…

Now the boys were fumming you would give them water instead of your own team YOUR THE CLUB YOU SIGNED UP FOR they were but hurt except for suga he knew you had to claim them because you had told him that older men just hit different

anyways when yachi had joined you had welcomed her with open arms as always our girl yachi was scared out of her pants your were intimidating you had a resting bitch face and it scared her to be honest but when she saw you smile she got scared about how pretty you were (i cannon yachi is Bi you can’t change my mind)

You loved enoshita he may have been on the quieter side but he was a good friend when you really needed him you had majority of classes with him so of course you guys had a tight knit he’s the reason why you joined the club

hinata and kageyama you loved them but they were actually kinda stupid all they would do it scream ans yell at each other they were like your children when ever you would confront them about there behavior they would come up with so many excuses “Y/n BUT KAGEYAMA WHAT BEING ANNOYING” “I WAS NOT YOU SHITHEAD” rubbing your temples as they continued to argue “if you don’t shut up i will never bury you food again” They shut there asses right up after that (rich y/n?!?)

your third years were your favorites asahi, dachi, suga, and kiyoko we’re like your parents they always made sure that you were eating correctly, had enough money, and that your mental/physical health was good you are their favorite and nothing can change there mind they do get upset when you go after people there age they know it’s not a big difference but they just wanna make sure your safe

Dacahi almost had an heart attack when you told him when Shiratorizawa match was about to start that you wanted him to put you on with ushijima and tendou (he did only because they asked about you)

yams was a angel sent from heaven he was so kind you loved playing with his hair it was so soft and fluffy and it was like a stress reliever you were trying to set him up with tsukki he’s not slick i know damn well he has a crush on him and vise versa tsukki was a piece of work you always had a response for his snarky ass mouth

tanaka, *sigh* tanaka hairs dog number 1 has never and never disrespected you once he knows if he did that you would twist his ass inside out but in all seriousness he loves you it can be romantic or platonic but he would die for you defend you against any creep or someone that makes you feel not worthy he’s your hype man he’s one of your best friends you love this hot sister too he hates when you bring it up tho

Nishinoya guard dog number 2 he’s short ass hell and clings to you like a dog he has been on thin ice when he’s trying to flirt with you but he knows his boundaries he always wants to show you new tricks he comes up with but mostly rolling thunder

COACH UKAI not gonna lie you thought this man was one of the hottest men alive and you weren’t wrong he was honestly surprised when there was 3 manager but he didn’t care more help he secretly liked you the most he lets you have free meat buns and sometimes stuff from the shop but he makes you swear not to tell anyone

Takeda he made you so happy he was like your sweet older brother he always grateful that you love it with the club you always try to bring kk spare money because you know how hard he believes in the the boy and would do anything for them

in conclusion you love your “job” and the boys love you you wouldn’t know what to do without them

#haikyuu x reader #karasuno #karasuno x reader #haikyuu manager reader #tiajk #black coded reader

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lostloveletters · 1 month

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hi! ive been thinking about woody and brady so often lately, i love the fic you wrote about them! do you have any headcanons for them or any little stories?

Y'all are too nice to me I'm gonna cry🥲 Thank you so much!! Some of these are gonna feature in the next fic I'm going to post for them!

Sometimes Woody calls him "Johnny" when it's just the two of them! His pet name for her is "sweetheart." He doesn't totally get why she doesn't like going by her first name but he respects it

As soon as they can tell their feelings are mutual, they act on it. Holly's the only one who knows (and it kills her to not tell Bucky, but girl code above all else), so they're together for a lot longer than most people think when it does come out (probably not until the stalag when Brady has a photo of Woody with him and everyone's like when? did this happen?). They're good at being subtle about it which is a feat considering Woody stains like everything with grease or motor oil or something

They are absolutely that couple who will side-eye in sync like "Do you hear/see this shit?" Very good at nonverbal communication across the room

He teaches her how to dance because that's not something she's really done. She definitely didn't go to dances in high school (who has money for a nice dress anyway) and as soon as she got her diploma she was living on-and-off in the desert with a variety of questionable people. He's super patient with her, and it's a great excuse to hold her close🤭

She's thinks it's the coolest thing that he got his degree in music and played like professionally before the war. That's her opener when talking about him or introducing him to people. Not even that he's a bomber pilot, but that he plays the saxophone and is super smart

🦇 Battie

#this was so fun thank you!#ch: woody #ask tag #i added this to the masterlist so it doesn't end up lost in her tag over time

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phoenixcatch7 · 1 year

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Thinking about a 'sqq transmigrates (reincarnates) into dc' (specifically the jl because I don't know much about the rest), and who do you think would be funniest? I have narrowed it down to One but if anyone has anything better I'd love to hear it - Constantine, cap marvel and Manhunter were my top choices until:

Batman. Of course. Mainly because of the adoption problem and dozen kids with attachment issues, but also sqq spending his entire time internally shrieking I AM NOT CUT OUT FOR THIS I AM NOT PREPARED SYSTEM WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BATMAN. Trying so hard to fit the theme. Over preparing and stressing over every detail. A bit autism coded. 'I don't fall in love with anyone unless I choose to' wrong. 'You want me??? To?? Share my emotions?? My troubles??? I want to be a good parental figure but I would RATHER DIE'.

*internal sarcasm at local iq* *encyclopedic knowledge* *forgets he's not supposed to know everyone's identity*. "HOW DID YOH EVEN KNOW THAT??!!" 'oh I uh figured it out lol *bluffs sherlock style deduction*'. *repressed* 'Trauma? What trauma? I'm doing Great.'

Alfred is best man but sqq has been fundamentally a rich kid for THREE lifetimes now. He is unsavagable. Acts all high and mighty for the show but self esteem is garbage. UTTER COMMITMENT TO THE BIT at this point (way post svsss canon) I think sqq would genuinely implode if he didn't have a mask to show the public.

System has followed him of course and has him by the scruff of his neck every time he thinks about a more peaceful life. It has very high ooc standards as always until he first puts on the mask.

I can see superman taking over lqgs role a little. Casual friend and bestie. Always ready to help (and occasionally sky uber). Brawn to his brain but smarter than people give him credit for. Ultimate power team. Romantic tension through the roof but never wants anything more (and Bruce is completely oblivious anyway). Everyone sees it though.

Everyone assuming Bruce spent a huge amount of time training in some ultra secret Chinese mountain range (technically they're not wrong!) but no system sent him to the league of assassins he's just using the excuse to work on his cultivation. (talia tried SO HARD to seduce him but it failed utterly so she gave up and stole his dna while he was asleep (he woke up the next morning to a mission success notification and freaked)).

Unlike what his kids except, is fully caught up with memes. They hate it but that just makes him use them more. On the plus side he is susceptible to rickroll. Peak 'my darling child would NEVER how dare' at events. The only ones who know he had (has???) a husband pre reveal.

He teaches them all cultivation like a little qj peak but without the proper environment, which doesn't exist here, they're never going to reach immortality like him. He's fine about that, really :). He's accepted it. Either way that means pit influence doesn't stick, whoo!

Would like nothing more than to kill the joker :). System won't let him. He can't explain that to anyone :).

Meanwhile an lbh centuries old is Missing His Husband and Its Been MONTHS Where are his kisses from shizun??? But seriously WHERE IS HIS HUSBAND BLOOD WILL BE SPILT THE ONE WHO TOOK HIM WILL BE WIPED FROM THE FACE OF THE REALMS THEIR LIGAMENTS STREWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN DESERT AND THEIR ENTRAILS FED TO HYDRA VULTURES WHERE IS HE

Cue an enraged ancient demon emperor breaking through the walls of reality on a universe shattering rampage only for him to be batmans husband :). Who wants kisses.

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work song

Erwin Smith X Reader

Summary: Erwin needs help marking a class paper. You're called in, and domesticity ensues.

Warnings: Modern AU. Bit of making out, alluded to further smut but also doesn't. Selfship coded (but dw, it's just concepts/relationships, physical descriptions are non-existent). Reader is called 'Mrs Smith' like once though, otherwise GN/no pronouns used.

Listening to: 'Work Song' by Hozier - "I just think about my baby, I'm so full of love I could barely eat... No grave can hold my body down, I'll crawl home to her."

Masterlist || Ko-Fi

It was almost 10 PM when your husband called you from his study. “Honey, come here for a second?”

You looked between the dog head resting on your lap, and the half-finished movie playing on the TV. You knew when he called you at a time like this, it was going to be a long haul. Grading papers wasn’t ever easy, but when he needed your help you knew he was stuck - you always doubted how much you could help, he promised you helped more than you knew.

Elle Woods would have to wait.

You petted Atticus’ head, a half apology for having to remove yourself as the Rottweiler's pillow (he would follow you, he always did), before scampering off down the hall to the study which, tonight, was Erwin's.

Really, the room was shared. The wall opposite the door held the only window in the room, curtains shut but the window itself was open - the warmish breeze blowing in proved so. The walls were painted a dark green to contrast the gold picture frames and the red rug on the floor. Either side of the room held a desk, personalized to match you on the right, and your husband on the left. The - the prize of the whole room - the bookshelf. It spanned from floor to ceiling, and surrounded the doorway - an ode to try and wash yourself full of knowledge as soon as you walked into the space.

You dreamt of having a room like this since you were a teenager.

Erwin noticed your presence before he even looked up from where he was hunched over a stack of messy papers. The hand that previously housed his head reached out to you wordlessly, and as you walked closer it snaked around your hips to pull you closer.

“Do you have him in your classes?” Erwin asked, tapping the name at the top of the papers he was grading. You lent down, reading the messy scrawl and hiding a wince.

“I do,” you said quietly, “Why?”

“Because,” he said, sighing, “I’m struggling a little.” He slowly pulled you down onto his lap, resting his forehead between your shoulders. “Read through it for me?”

You hummed, agreeing, then turned to press a kiss to his blond hair before going back to the papers and reading over them yourself.

Minutes ticked by as you read over the character analysis from Jane Eyre. You’d heard Atticus trot in, take his place somewhere on your rug, and behind you Erwin stayed quiet. He was quite still aside from one instance when he inched a hand under the hem of your shirt. You were going to start wriggling in protest, staying something about not being a distraction - but he read you like a book.

“I’m not starting anything. You’re just warm,” he mumbled, “And soft.” he pressed a kiss to your back through your shirt, then sat idle again, this time with a hand snugly pressed to your tummy.

However, as you kept on reading the paper, you came to realize it was messy, at best. You wondered a little how it came to be that one of your students produced a paper quite like this - both Smith’s prided themselves on taking the time to make sure their students did their best. While this one was never top of the class, he was never quite this bad either.

You took note of the name scrawled at the top again, then hummed.

“Did you realize this is the same Jaeger as -”

“- as the World War II professor who teaches in block two.” Erwin finished. “Yes I am aware.” You could hear the crease in his brow - a skill only picked up after so long knowing him.

“Well excuse me for trying to impart fresh knowledge on your impressionable brain.”

“He’s Zeke’s kid brother from his fathers second marriage.”

“How the hell do you even just know that.” you said, “I never even knew his name was Zeke.”

“What, does it even matter?”

“As smart as you are, you can be a silly man sometimes.” you said, turning to wrap an arm over his broad shoulder, then quietly added; “Their father passed away on the weekend. I don’t know how close their relationship was, but considering this is dated to yesterday, I’d say some grief is showing.”

“I’ll try and sit down with him then,” Erwin said, “See if we can revise it together.”

He was still resting his head on you, tired no doubt - you hoped this would be the last one of the night, that maybe you could persuade him to an early bed since he’d been lacking such a luxury the past week. How you longed to see those blue eyes, how they looked framed by a face of barely there freckles and sun kisses - but you knew he’d rather have a few more moments to keep them closed.

That didn't mean your mind didn’t wander, though.

“So how did you know Zeke’s name?” you asked, one hand wandering down to rest on top of his.

“We went to the same college.” Erwin said after a moment's wait. “He persistently tried to steal my boyfriend.”

“Which one,” you started, “Your D’n’D bestie, or the one that now works as a janitor?”

“Miche was never my boyfriend and you know that,” he said, pinching your hip, “And that janitor’s name is Levi. Just so you know.”

“I think he kind of was,” you mused, mind dwelling on Miche, “Normal best friends don’t experiment like you said you both did.” You were finished, but then added with a teasing smile, ”Just so you know.”

“I would have to say, since you’re bringing it up, that we should agree neither of us did ‘normal’ things with our best friends and leave it at that.” He said, finally opening his eyes up at you with a look that spoke a hundred teasing words. “Look, both of us married our best friend.”

“I’d say that’s normal. Healthy even. Wouldn’t have wanted to have married someone I didn’t like this much.” you said with a smile.

“Well good, because I like you too,” Erwin said, a sly smile reaching his eyes, “Might even love you a bit as well.” He loved you a lot, actually. He told you so very often.

“I quite like the idea of that.” you replied, leaning forward to kiss the corner of his mouth. He only hummed, chasing your lips for another, and another.

The hand on your stomach pulled you closer, your thighs pressed down onto his. The fingers you grazed over his undercut were met with a light groan of approval. Your free hands met, fingers laced together tightly like a lifeline among the soft push and pull that was the slow mind-melting kisses granted in this moment.

You barely pulled away, wishing to stay just like that forever. “How many more do you have left?”

His eyes had stayed closed, lips were seeking yours on instinct - longing for the soft comfort your taste brought - but his head all but shook.

“None anymore.” he said, stealing another tired and slow kiss. “Take me to bed Mrs Smith.”

#erwin smith x reader #erwin smith x you #erwin x reader #aot x reader #snk x reader #attack on titan x reader #attack on titan x you

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perpetualexistence · 3 months

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Sea Monster AU: "If you hate this so much, why is there a fire in your eyes?"

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Putting a song here about becoming/being a cannibal feels about right for a duo killing people and treating them like animals to the slaughter.

Originally I was just going to call this part 'The Routine', but then the idea for an Alejandro quote struck me and I had to change it. There is no scene in this part, but if there were this quote would certainly be there.

It ended up being harder to write than I originally thought. I couldn't figure out why until I realized I was trying to force a singular scene that would serve as a face-heel turn. When I decided to scrap it and go by death by a thousand paper cuts, suddenly writing everything else flowed a lot smoother.

Who knew that was how editing worked? You learn something new ever day when it's your first time writing something long-form.

But yeah, herein lies the beginning of Noah's descent into darkness! It also includes Noah's backstory in this AU. You'll probably notice it's got some inspiration from Slippery Slopes. What can I say? I'm not immune to an angsty Noah past. I do hope it's different enough!

Content warnings: Slight mention of eating people. And of course, Alejandro being manipulative. But again, to be the norm for this AU. Also! This relationship gets toxic and codependent at times, and this is one of those times. This part shows one of the foundations for that.

I will say though, the next part does get lighter!

Enjoy!

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The problem with Noah's suggestion is that he isn't a really good actor. Alejandro's smart enough to recognize this might be a problem before he tries to trick the first ship, and asks Noah to demonstrate how he'd try to convince someone that he's helpless. It goes about as well as you'd expect.

Alejandro decides he needs to teach him acting somewhat otherwise this plan is dead in the water. There's risks in teaching him how to lie, but if he's the teacher then he can learn Noah's tells so he'll still be able to read him.

The lessons are going as okay as they can be until Noah starts recognizing a few of these techniques as things that Alejandro did during the first few days of their meeting. He can't help but ask "Oh, like how you did with me?" because his mouth runs faster than his brain sometimes. This makes Alejandro feel A Certain Way about his past actions, but he tampers that down and insists that it was true with Noah.

They blitz their way through this tension by avoiding pursuing the discussion. Eventually Alejandro feels that Noah's ready enough, and so they begin in earnest.

Alejandro and Noah develop a pretty decent routine of Noah scouting out ships for Alejandro to either eat or spare. Noah has a walkie talkie/ear piece that he's connected to a radio that sits on the ship Alejandro uses to push him. That way he can subtly announce code for 'leave this one alive' or 'take no survivors'. Noah also makes sure to break any lines of communication that Alejandro wouldn't be able to take out in time. This includes scrambling sonar that would detect something as large as Alejandro getting too close. Once Noah gives the signal to begin, he makes sure that he's above deck. Alejandro fakes eating Noah first to cover their tracks in case any of the survivors realize that Noah showed up on the ship suspiciously before a giant eel showed up.

Alejandro originally intended on making a lot more ‘mistakes’ with innocents because he assumed that Noah was probably using the vigilantism as an excuse to not let Alejandro eat any humans. But Noah’s very aware that Alejandro probably would pull some bullshit like that, so he only sparingly requests for survivors if someone was nice enough to him. Yet Alejandro’s enjoying the vigilante side of eating people who deserve it much more than he’d anticipated since he really only agreed to it to make Noah happy. He doesn't know why exactly, but he takes more pleasure than normal when he's able to kill someone who was rude or cruel to Noah.

Meanwhile Noah's finding himself taking more and more pleasure in taking people down without realizing it. Noah finds himself on the receiving end of things such as being yelled at for being a stupid tourist by someone who's from out of town, to people trying to extort him for money to get back to land, he's starting to find it particularly hard to be as guilty as he was. This is partially due to him doomscrolling the worst things about humanity to help himself feel better about what he's doing. It's also partially due to the fact that for as messed up as it is, there's a part of him that enjoys the attention that Alejandro's giving him. Mind you, he hates being treated like a possession with no autonomy. But he does like being treated as someone precious who deserves the best. Plus he's not immune to Alejandro's charm and appearance. Made even worse by the fact that Alejandro being bigger means that he can see it in more detail.

An important thing in this AU, and the reason why Noah's slipping into a path of darkness, is that Noah in this AU starts off as Season 1 Noah. There's no Owen or Team E-scope to help him see the good in humanity. He's someone more passive in that he's easily influenced by those around him. And when that person is Alejandro? It doesn't do good things for one's moral compass.

It doesn't help that Alejandro's not only encouraging Noah viewing humanity as the worst, but he's rewarding it. Even though it's not part of their deal, Alejandro starts gifting Noah treasures from the ship after he wrecks them. He saves the prettiest for himself in an underwater cave where he keeps the spoils of his accomplishments. He just gives Noah the ones that are profitable for humans. Plus a few shinies. He wants his (precioso) hunting partner to look the part of someone successful. Noah's appearance is a reflection on both of them after all.

Noah knows this is a bribe to keep going. But he's also pretty desperate for money. His dad left when he was young and took most of his money with him, leaving his mom to raise nine kids all on her own. She and the eldest sibling took as many jobs as they could, but they still had to resort to a loan shark to stay afloat. The second and third eldest siblings became pseudo-parents to their younger siblings because the family certainly couldn't afford babysitters. Noah's mother hated resorting to this, but with little help from extended family there wasn't much choice if she wanted to keep the family together.

Noah actually ended up becoming a breadwinner in the family. Once upon a time little Noah had a poetry phase. He'd read it, and he loved to write it. He'd write out his feelings about the shitty family situation to cope. It was cathartic. Over time his love for writing it faded. Not out of anything negative. That poetry was there when he needed it most, but now it was just time for him to find something else. His interests in literature just changed. The thing was, one of his siblings found out about a writing competition with prize money and decided to submit one of his works without him knowing.

He won. It was a very decent chunk of money that helped the family that month. He knew the family needed it, so he started to throw himself into more writing competitions. He started to notice a pattern real quickly. His older, angstier poems were the ones that one prizes. The newer ones, his lighter ones, didn't. He only had a limited amount of the older poems he could submit before he'd have to make newer ones. But the family still needed money. So he forced himself into writing poetry (a medium he no longer cared for) about a time in his life he hated to discuss.

That combination created a gifted kid burnout who closed himself off to force himself into a state of misery that could be profited from. His mom and siblings would try to reach out to him because they could see that he was having a terrible time with this. But the bitterness he felt towards writing extended into bitterness towards his family for putting him into this situation. It's not fair. He knows it's fair. But emotions don't often go by what's fair.

By the time he met Alejandro, he no longer had to write. Most of his siblings had left the house, or had income of their own. They'd all chip in to help their mom with paying off the loan shark. Noah no longer has to be the breadwinner. But the damage was already done, and that bitterness had never been resolved. That bitterness made it hard to keep friends, because it seeped through even in places he didn't mean it to.

So when someone new enters his life that actually cares about him for himself? Who stays even when he's bitter? He'd be a fool not to do everything in his power to keep them. Even if it means he'll have to sacrifice others to do it. At least it isn't himself this time. And if he now has a means of taking power back from other people who have wronged him? He'll use it.

Alejandro doesn't know about any of this of course. Noah has told him a little, and that little is enough for Alejandro to make some assumptions. But not the whole story. As far as Alejandro knows or cares, all is going according to Alejandro's plan of molding Noah to be just as ruthless as he is so they can properly rule this lake together.

And then the power of friendship just had to come and throw a wrench into things.

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Don't know if you've touched on this topic before, but do you have any advice on dealing with discrimination within comp sci (specifically sexism)? I have bad anxiety and have constant thoughts telling me how I'll never be good enough or don't belong. My brother who is a senior dev has had a passion for computers since a small child while I just developed an interest within the past two years. My family takes his career seriously but then turn around and tell me how great of a secretary I'll be lol. Thanks for your time!

Hiya 💗

Just some background on me: I haven't had any sexist experiences in during my whole journey of learning software development during my apprenticeship and now working as a Junior Web Dev. I'm the only girl in the Dev team (6 of us in total), the only other woman is the Manager of the Dev team but she does databases + business oriented work so she doesn't code at all. I'm the youngest in the team also so they see me as "oh let's teach the kid of the group" kind of thing. So at work I don't feel any type of sexism, the lads are really open to teach me a lot stuff which I am thankful!

I don't know any other irl developers besides work so I'll move on to online. Online I know a lot more women developers; Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter (or X whatever it's called). Maybe it's because I've like cultured the content I see to them idk. I'm really glad to have that constantly on my timeline as it inspires me to push and do/become better because if those girlies can do it, so can I.

Though all the teachers/instructors I had were all men, they didn't make me feel small or not worthy to be in Computer Science, they were the opposite and pushed me to do it more. My Dad did Computer Science with CyberSecurity at university and he always pushed me to do computer science when I got older - not force but inspired me to do it (wanted to do medicine but too hard so switched to comp sci/programming)!

So, in my experience, I never had a really bad sexist interaction because I did computer science. People are shocked I am in programming in general but more like "Oooooh that's cool! Didn't know you did that!" kind of thing!

Now, this doesn't mean I haven't seen sexist remarks online, because I have but more through memes. I always ignore. Everyone, man or woman, should ignore such remarks/meme and move on. Don't let a bunch of people determine what you want and what's best for you! If you did, they would be controlling your life and not you yourself.

I don't know if that's easier said than done for you because I'm a hard person on people saying bad things to me. I just ignore you literally. I'm polite yes, but what you will say to me will go through one ear and out the other if it's really negative. Pretty much a "I don't care about your opinion, I will do me anyways" kind of person. E.g. if my brothers were to tell me "oh you a girl, don't do computer science" I won't listen to them at all.

And at the end of the day, what are they gonna do? Will your family members that are saying those stuff to you physically stop you from learning computer science? Especially since it's so accessible online so all you need a is a computer? All around the world, women are leaning computer science one way or another to change their lives and/or the lives around them.

They are making so much effort so for me to say "oh well.. you know some lads in my comp sci class say I can't do comp sci so I shouldn't" or "oh well I don't think learning programming is a woman's thing yknow because it's so dominated by men" - excuse my language here but that's flipping ridiculous!

This isn't some feminist or even anti-feminist thing here, it's a plain simple human thing: proving yourself and even the people around you wrong. Go into it and succeed. You're not too old or too young.

Why are their programs like SheCodes or BGIT (black girl in tech) that are making effort to help women push into tech? There's more women in tech now than there has been ever so if you're a woman and want to go into Tech but some lads are saying no? Do it anyways.

If a company has lads like that in them, that's the company's fault for hiring a sexist non-team player - says a lot about that company.

As humans we are never good enough so just get that out of your mind, less stress. Good enough for a job? all you got to do is keep going out it. Keep learning the theory, keep building the projects, keep redoing your resume and applying for jobs - keep going.

You quit, you let yourself down - especially when programming/ computer science is your calling!

I went on a bit of a rant but I hope some of this helps 🥳👍🏾💗

#my asks #codeblr #coding #progblr #programming #studying #studyblr #comp sci #tech #programmer #computer science

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you act as if people drawing and posting porn involving minors is normal behavior. not every CSA or COCSA victim is going to be comforted by people fetishizing the thing that traumatized them, acting like people being uncomfortable with DRAWN CHILD PORN is somehow taking resources away from victims is disgusting. Not to mention I doubt a good chunk of the larger artists known for drawing ~risque~ shit involving kids are all somehow CSA survivors. Not everyone who draws children and adults getting it on is a victim, what excuse do they have for making our trauma wank material? Pitching a fit about how people having an opinion about and acting like they're some bogeyman because they said it's nasty to sexualize children is a bad look. you say bog's obsessed when you've filled the recent posts with his tag with you whining about them. grow the fuck up and learn that "block someone if they post shit you don't agree with" can go both ways.

oh hey, someone with their name attached to an ask, haven't got one of those in a while

Anyway

(1) "you act as if people drawing and posting porn involving minors is normal behavior."

I mean, if we're going to be honest, a lot of things about erotic fantasies aren't "normal", so I don't really care about that word usage? That means nothing.

What I care about is actual harm, and there is no actual hard proof that these stories/art/fantasies/whatever *on their own* lead to a greater increase in CSA or grooming.

We know people may use it, but that's because groomers use everything. But we learned that we aren't going to hold candy stores on lock down, but rather teach kids about "stranger danger".

(2) "not every CSA or COCSA victim is going to be comforted by people fetishizing the thing that traumatized them"

Cool, I never said that. But it is undeniable that many other victims have found sanctuary in engaging with this fiction in one way or another, or even RECOGNIZED they'd been abused because they saw a fic tagged 'abuse' and connected it to their own life experiences.

What they need to do, if it has an adverse affect on their emotions, is learn to manage tags and their internet bubble.

This may surprise you, but I also don't like lolisho stuff. However, I manage to keep myself safe with proper internet use, not interacting with lolisho accounts, etc.

This can be made difficult depending on the exact site (twitter has always been a trashfire and it's only gotten worse), but the answer is to work together to find a way so that both parties can exist.

(3) "acting like people being uncomfortable with DRAWN CHILD PORN is somehow taking resources away from victims"

.....Yeah, I never said that either. Did you go to the wrong blog?

(4) "Not to mention I doubt a good chunk of the larger artists known for drawing ~risque~ shit involving kids are all somehow CSA survivors"

The problem here is that no one has a magical radar for detecting who's "actually" a CSA survivor or not. You can only ask, and, frankly, a lot of you can't be trusted with that information.

I know this from experience, where I said "this anime lady having mid-boobs isn't a sign she's minor-coded" and someone decided that meant I was lying about being a CSA survivor, or else I'd have agreed with them.

(5) "what excuse do they have for making our trauma wank material?"

I mean, one, they're not making "your" trauma wank material. They're not thinking about you, or me, or anyone at all. They're thinking about an anime character or whatever.

If we restrict writing/etc on "did they experience this exact trauma themselves", then we'd have to cut out a LOT of media.

secondly, I know for a fact that one of the theories to why people have rape fantasies is because of the stress of being marginalized in some way, where their sexualities constantly judged and there's no "right" answer which doesn't immediately contradict itself.

(for example, women having to fight between the cultural expectations of "whore" or "prude", so their brain provides a fantasy where they get the great sex but none of the responsibility because the choice was taken from them)

I'm sure some equally fascinating answers could be given for stuff like lolisho... but that would require you approaching people in good faith, recognizing that they're human, and not deciding from the get that they're evil boogeyman who want to hurt YOU specifically.

(7) "Pitching a fit about how people having an opinion about"

That you frame it like this indicates, at least to me, that you don't know how this conversation started out. It wasn't just bogleech "having an opinion". It was bogleech making unsubstantiated judgment calls, and doing things like taking a trans person's words out of context so he could make them look like a pedophile and send his rabid fanbase their way.

Add in him not listening to actual scientific studies and pedojacketing any CSA survivor who doesn't listen to him...

And that is the problem.

(8) "you've filled the recent posts with his tag with you whining about them"

yeah, I got asks about him. Other people were also criticizing him. I tagged with his name so that people who were sick of him and had his name muted and on a blacklist etc could avoid seeing him.

I don't know why that's a struggle to understand. It's basic consideration.

That he's the kind of guy who looks up on his own name on Google search is far more embarrassing.

#ask james #cydippida #bogleech #creep bogleech

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About the templar Desmond thing, imagine from Isu bs Ezio and Altaïr are transported to the same time and Ezio Knows about Desmond (being from the future and all) and he's like, extremely surprised Pikachu face when he learns Desmond is a templar (or not completely on the Assassin's side)

Here's a link to the Templar!Desmond idea.

I’m adding Ratonhnhaké:ton to this one just because I want to XD

Okay, so… for this one, we’ll have to set up the three’s time travel bs first before we do anything.

Let’s say the Apple resonated with Desmond and that’s the reason they got yanked into another time period.

Let’s focus on Altaïr for a moment. The earliest we can yank out Altaïr is when he grabbed the Apple after Al Mualim’s death but that’s too much of a ‘charged’ point in his life. My proposal is that we either yank him out when he recovered the Apple from Abbas as seen in AC Revelations or when he used the Apple to calm the civilians in AC Bloodlines. I would suggest we yank him out after he recovered the Apple from Abbas because it’s just too tempting for me to yank him out just after he says “Have you anything to teach us? Or will you lead us all to ruin?”

Next is Ratonhnhaké:ton. The only time we are sure that Ratonhnhaké:ton handled an Apple is during the time George Washington showed it to him. We can, of course, yank the Ratonhnhaké:ton from the King Washington DLC but I would suggest we yank him just as he was about to throw the Apple into the sea.

For Ezio. Any time between AC2 to AC Brotherhood that he had the Apple would be possible. AC Revelations would only work if we yanked out Ezio once he got Altaïr’s Apple in Masyaf. Since Ezio is meant to know who Desmond is supposed to be, we’ll take out AC2 in the equation, leaving us with AC Brotherhood and AC Revelations. My suggestion would be during the time Ezio left the Apple in the Colosseum Vault because this is after the whole Borgia feud and Revelations!Ezio needs a break.

This does mean that Ezio would be in his late-40s to early-50s compared to the three who would be in their mid-20s. Of course, we can make Altaïr around the same age as well since we know he has the Apple until his death. Ratonhnhaké:ton would be hard to do since we have no confirmation if he touched any other Apple after Washington. Of course, we can just make use of our fanfic-wand-waving for that little bit and just add a scene of Ratonhnhaké:ton touching an Apple, perhaps even the Apple that Arno got in contact with? Personally, I would suggest we keep their current age because this gives us an excuse for Ezio to get a headache because he has to deal with an Altaïr who is still just learning how to be a team player and not be an asshole as well as be what a mentor should be to Ratonhnhaké:ton instead of whatever half-assed judgment thing Achilles did. Also, he can be an ACTUAL POSITIVE FATHER FIGURE to both of them whose father figures range from dying really early (Umar), manipulative (Al Mualim), and varying degrees of disappointment (Achilles and Haytham Kenway). Ezio is also going to be tasked with teaching the two of them how to work as a team because Ratonhnhaké:ton works alone and Altaïr… is trying.

Now, let’s go over their limitations:

They will only have their memories up to that point so there won’t be any memory transferring or age regression in this setup

They get transported the way they were during that specific time. In other words, all they have are their clothes and whatever equipment they have on them.

The Apple will not be transported with them because that’s a cheat code and I want them to suffer. Instead, we will make locating the Apples their ‘main objective’ because they believe it would have an answer to why they are in that time period.

Alright, now that that’s out of the way…

Let’s talk about time periods.

The Order of the Ancients:

During the Peloponnesian War: This is pretty easy, all things considered. For one, there’s no actual Brotherhood in this time period so they would hear about Desmond and be like “Assassin? Might help?”. The complications come with Deimos. If they think Desmond is working with Deimos, they might think he’s in league with the Cult and not have a semi-stalker problem. To be fair, Desmond could just go “I DON’T KNOW WHY! I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HELL I’M DOING HERE!” and maybe have a breakdown. Lots of awkwardness, especially from Altaïr. This one has an easy way to clear any misunderstanding.

During the end of the Ptolemaic period: Now, this one is a bit more complicated. Desmond’s going to be a free agent in this one ‘cause he doesn’t really see any reason to side with the Order of the Ancients but, on the other hand, Amunet’s loyalty to Cleopatra is a big red flag to him so he’s gonna stay away from Bayek and the others. Ezio, on the other hand, would work with them because he knows the legends of Amunet. The fact that she was one of the founders may already be lost to him but he would see her as an ally. Allying with Cleopatra would just be fine to him because it would be similar to how he was with the Medici and with Prince Suleiman. Ratonhnhaké:ton and Altaïr would definitely wave red flags because of Ratonhnhaké:ton’s past with Washington and serving a master is very similar to what happened to Altaïr and Al Mualim. In this time period, there’s a possibility that Altaïr and Ratonhnhaké:ton would break away from Ezio and work with Desmond instead (in a sense that “I have no idea what I’m doing but they’re baddies?” “That’s a good enough start for us.”) and Ezio would be left trying to find/chase them while staying in contact with Amunet. They reunite once the whole Cleopatra fiasco blows up in their faces but this is mitigated because Ezio had been working behind both Amunet and Cleopatra’s back in the first place because he knows Cleopatra is bad news. For course, by this time, Ezio learns Altaïr knew about the whole Cleopatra deal (“How do you know that?” “I read. A lot.” “He does. He’s an overachiever.” “Shut up, Desmond.”) and that’s why he left. They talked about how Altaïr and Ezio should have said something to everyone (which will be a reoccurring problem of Altaïr and Ezio because Altaïr is used to working alone and Ezio, while having recruits and allies, also spent almost half of his Assassin career alone)

During the 9th Century: This one is the most complicated of the three Order of Ancients because Altaïr would know who Ælfred is. Also… Altaïr and Ezio would have a lot of opinions on why the Hidden Ones are allying themselves with those who raid, burn and pillage the innocents. They’re too focused on the Order of the Ancients that they’ve forgotten that their blades exist to protect the people. The enemy of my enemy is my friend isn’t really going to cut it. This makes Desmond’s entire deal of being an unknown who takes down anyone who is either a member of the Order of the Ancient or a pillaging/raiding Viking more like an ally in their eyes. For this one, all the three need to do is get in contact with Desmond and let him know that he’s also working for a bad dude. Then… well… Basim and Hytham may be in for a very heated debate.

The Templar Order (Desmond Saga - let’s make this complicated. We get our trio AND their canon self in the mix.)

The 3rd Crusades: Since we’re going for Desmond planning to change the Templars from the Crusaders’ side, Altaïr would know that something is absolutely up. The events aren’t happening as he remembered them and he would definitely flag Desmond as soon as he hears of him. It would be funny if, by the end of this, Altaïr does become the mentor but it’s not timeline!Altaïr, it’s time-traveling!Altaïr instead. XD

Renaissance: For this one, we’re using the idea of a Templar civil war that happened before Ezio became an Assassin (also, we can add in some sad scenes of Ezio watching the Auditores from afar but never coming close, just making sure they’re alright). We’ll make Ezio think that this truly happened and that Desmond’s side (who he doesn’t know is Desmond yet) lost to Borgia so his idea was to kill them all immediately but Ratonhnhaké:ton would persuade him to check Desmond’s side first. Once they learn Desmond’s side wants a truce with the Assassins and to bury the hatchet, they agree to help Desmond’s side… covertly. All of these are done without them ever meeting Desmond or knowing his actual name. They only meet him maybe as the Borgia side of this civil war is at its last legs and that’s where Ezio would get his surprised pikachu face.

American Revolution: This one would be the angstiest of the three, mainly because of Ratonhnhaké:ton. Since Desmond told Haytham about Ratonhnhaké:ton early on, our Ratonhnhaké:ton would get to watch how Haytham Kenway is as a father trying to connect with his son (even calling him by his real name instead of the name Achilles gave him). Not only that, but Ratonhnhaké:ton would also see how the Colonial Brotherhood is thriving in this time period as Shay still defected but Desmond was able to stop any bloodshed before it happened, becoming a mediator between the two factions as they talked about Lisbon. Ratonhnhaké:ton would see what kind of man Achilles could have been had he not lost everything. And he would feel like he’s the one at fault, that he wasn’t enough… Ezio and Altaïr would be the ones to comfort him and be there for him because Desmond is always by Haytham’s side, making it hard for the three of them to approach him. But when they do… it would be in Ratonhnhaké:ton’s village and his mother would immediately recognize him. (this one would be more on the side of found family for the three)

The Templar Order (Nameless MCs Trilogy)

Golden Age of Piracy: This one would be complicated in the sense that the three of them wouldn’t agree to the Assassins siding with the pirates. They’d definitely make their own ‘third party’ and that’s where their paths with Desmond and Edward would cross. There’s gonna be some snark about how Desmond has a pirate under his employ but they won’t say much because Ratonhnhaké:ton would recognize his name. From there on, they’d work together with Edward being more of a freelancer. (Also, they get a ship with Ratonhnhaké:ton at the helm. Altaïr is not happy being in the sea this much.)

French Revolution: This is a very similar setup to the Renaissance as, by the time they got yanked into this time period, Desmond is already leading the moderates together with de la Serre. They don’t know it’s Desmond yet but Ratonhnhaké:ton persuades them to watch first and help out. Maybe a truce can be achieved, after all. So when de la Serre’s death is meant to happen, the three of them were there to stop it and that’s where they see Desmond for the first time. At that point, the main conflict would be to find out who tried to have de la Serre killed while keeping de la Serre’s moderate party safe. Also: Arno learns how to be an Assassin under Ezio and he, Altaïr, and Ratonhnhaké:ton start to bond because they’re of similar age. In this scenario, the promised 4 member Assassin squad will be Altaïr, Ezio, Ratonhnhaké:ton and Arno.

Industrial Revolution: Oooohhh boy. So… first things first. Ezio isn’t going to like the Rooks. They’re too… undisciplined, to say the least. HOWEVER… Ezio already has experience being a mentor sooooo… introducing Rooks 2.0 where they’re less of a gang and more of a vigilante group. ‘Course, this would take time to setup and make sure everything is in order. During that time, Starrick is converting Desmond to the Templar cause. Here’s where it gets tricky. Now, we can make Desmond actually be part of Starrick’s Templars only because Starrick made him believe the Frye twins are a lost cause. During the same time, Ezio has taken Jacob under his wing and is busy ‘reforming’ the Rooks while Evie and Altaïr are trying to find the Shroud of Eden. What about Ratonhnhaké:ton? Well… Ratonhnhaké:ton goes to the Kenway Mansion out of… sentiment shall we say? And that’s where he meets Desmond who is there for the very same reason. So… here’s the thing. Desmond has trust issues and that trust issues only got taken to new heights thanks to Lucy. Seeing Ratonhnhaké:ton in the flesh would make him absolutely suspicious that some kind of Isu bs is happening. At the same time, when Desmond trusts someone, he trusts them completely. And he trusts his ancestors because he knows them thanks to their memories. So… no matter what Starrick says, Desmond would still listen to what his ancestors have to say. Starrick would lose Desmond as soon as he gets in contact with any of his ancestors. The day Ratonhnhaké:ton and Desmond meets is the day Starrick loses Desmond.

Modern Day:

Okay, so for this one, we’re going to take the idea that Vidic got to Desmond as soon as he left the Farm and got Desmond to be loyal to him by treating him like a son. In this scenario, Altaïr, Ezio and Ratonhnhaké:ton would have their hands full just trying to get their minds wrapped around how different things are now. Of course, they would see the state of the Brotherhood and side with them. They will definitely butt heads with William Miles and this is when they will hear about Desmond Miles. Ezio would realize that Desmond Miles is his (technically, their) Desmond so they go looking for him while helping out the Brotherhood in any way they can.

By the time they do reach Desmond, Desmond would already be suffering from the Bleeding Effect more severe than Daniel Cross and he would assume they’re there because of his Bleeding Effect.

In this timeline, Desmond would be torn between remaining loyal to Vidic and the Templar cause or listening to Ezio or Altaïr (unfortunately, he doesn’t have any Animus sessions with Ratonhnhaké:ton because the only reason Ratonhnhaké:ton’s memories were accessed in the first place was that they needed to find the key and, in this case, they don’t know about the Grand Temple… yet).

Depending on how long Desmond has been with Vidic, this one has the possibility of Desmond staying with the Templars till the bitter end which… I do not want at all.

So… TL;DR: “The Creed does not order for blind loyalty” is the main reason why I think there’s really no actual reason for a “Desmond versus his ancestors” event even if Desmond is allied with the Templars. Ratonhnhaké:ton wants to find a different path that doesn’t involve this endless war between the Assassins and the Templars so he would understand Desmond’s actions. Altaïr comes from a time when the idea of Assassins versus Templars wasn’t even a thing yet as the Levantine Brotherhood took out anyone who abuses their power and do heinous crimes regardless if they are Crusaders or Saracens. They would be able to persuade Ezio to be more open-minded (since, by Ezio’s time, the Templars are primarily the bad guys). The only idea I could think of where Desmond would firmly be against his ancestors is if he is manipulated like in Vidic’s case and, even then, it wholly depends on Desmond’s feelings for his ancestors if he would continue down the path he chose.

#if the main point was for a bamf templar!Desmond we can still have that #it’s just more of #third parties are a thing #assassin's creed #desmond miles #altaïr ibn la'ahad #ezio auditore #connor kenway #ratonhnhaké:ton #ask and answer #teecup writes/has a plot #fic idea: assassin's creed

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Can you explain in a thread why you don’t like Marco?

First of all, I wanna give you a quick shout-out, whoever you are! You're the first person outside of my main fandom (KNB) to send me a request that's civilized and actually something I'd like to talk about so thank you! Reason number one would be, well, on my blog I've already mentioned various times that I don't like characters who abuse kids, and Marco is definitely not without corporal punishment himself. Whilst I like Ren and Jun, I also dislike the rest of the Tao family and Hao as he was mentally an adult throughout the story who didn't mind hurting and killing children (attempting to eat the souls of the Hana-Gumi waitresses for one, when two of them were still young girls is just unacceptable to me). Reason number two would be his brainwashing of Iron Maiden Jeanne and turning her into a murderer. That she forgave him for it doesn't means the audience has to. Children have a certain loyalty to their parents/caretaker figures that in abusive situations can be rather binding and making the child in question creating excuses, forgiving their parents when they shouldn't and see them with a loving kindness because they are the kid's rolemodel in life. Which brings me to reason number 3, the way Marco got absolved of all the sins he has done. Sure, he repented... By becoming a literal angel. That's rewarding him for repenting, and that is something I see as fucked up. That's one of the reasons why I respect Joco as a character- he literally blinded himself, and turnt himself in to serve time in prison for everything that he had done, continuing to carry the stamp of his prison sentence with him on his records for the rest of his life. Joco chose to repent, with no rewards, only more drama, awaiting him. That takes a whole lot of courage. Meanwhile Marco on the other hand, went on to power up in an attempt to say sorry for everyone, whilst Jeanne paid the price for the sins the X-Laws had comitted with her life. The only thing I could possibly say about that is, "Screw you Marco. I don't care if you soul 'could have shattered' because did that happen? No. The only price you actually had to pay was becoming a boy all over again. Oh boo hoo." However, I do think the Shaman King series has a problem with accountability in the first place. Children who were essentially brainwashed or didn't knew any better were held fully accountable for their crimes and didn't blame any of the adults for teaching them these things and blame themselves instead. Whilst the adults had to pay little to no price for the shit they did. I do find that harmful and victim-blaming. Reason number 4, his obsession with Jeanne. I mean, that Jeanne watch that Reiheit tried to give Teruko because he didn't have an engagement ring implies the X-Laws have Jeanne-merch. They have their own 'X' chant, which is more used as a Jeanne fanchant in the series, then it is a thing of everyone (including Jeanne) does. The way Marco himself admits he probably would have shot Ren during his wedding with Jeanne had he been there. Having been around the K-POP scene since 2010, Marco very much reminds me of a toxic fangirl that's one step away from becoming a full blown sasaeng. Just that scene of Lyserg faking Jeanne with an oversoul, and Marco being like, "the chastity belt was incorrect, that's the most important part", is seriously creepy to me. I mean, he considers the most important detail of Jeanne's appearance her chastity belt?! For fuck's sake. I can definitely see that a Shaman King reader who doesn't knows much about idol culture and how Marco is clearly written as if he were a toxic idol fan, to be like, 'Wait, the chastity belt is the most important thing? Hold on, the X-Laws are Christian coded... Do they touch little kids?!' (considering the Church's massive cover up of child sexual abuse). That scene definitely reads capital ICKY either way. Being actually obsessed with a little girl's purity as a grown man is just disgusting. So... Overall I find Marco to be an abusive creep who got off too easy, and that is why I don't like him.

#sk #shaman king #marco lasso #x-laws #ren tao #iron maiden jeanne #the tao clan #hao asakura #I don't like child abusers #Marco definitely reads as an obsessive fanboy #I don't like adults obsessing over kids #its gross

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oh god, my worst enemy. coding. i did coding/comp sci at one point, when i was strongly ambitious about my talents and skills. yet, my enthusiasm didn't last me even a whole semester until i dropped out of those classes T-T i don't know, it might have been me, but! i hated my prof so much. i think i'm 20-40% to blame, only partly. i struggled so bad, but i did truly try so hard to at least accomplish something! i swear, he was the source of all my regrets in life. is it just me or comp sci professors are either really dorky and goofy, which is rare, or super mean and intimidating, which is common. my old prof was so aggravating every time he taught a lesson, like, "you should know this already!" and sometimes when people would ask questions, he'd make a snide remark like: "if you're still asking questions, you won't ger far in this field." sir, this is an introduction class?! and ohhhhhhh myyyy gooooddddd his grading was so ass. that man did not listen to any reason and excuses, even if it meant you couldn't attend some of the lectures due to personal reasons. i remember there was this guy who actually wept in class because he missed some days. there was a death in the family, so yeah, it'd be hard to attend school during a time like that. i could only imagine how bad his grades dropped, and when this guy tried to talk to the prof, he kinda just went, "that's on you." WTF....

suffice to say, i dropped out soon after.

but tbh, if you do genuinely like comp sci, don't let some snotty prof demotivate you. it's just...something about tenured professors getting away after ruining students' lives is mind blowing to me, especially in this day in age. this behavior of abuse is incredibly archaic, can't believe there's profs like this who act this way.

-anon who hates chrollos swept back hair

My professor doesn't even teach. Literally. We have one class with him in the grand hall and all he does is take a quiz. He uploads a few 4 to 10 minute videos as pre-lecture videos for us to watch and then takes a quiz on them. The student tutors who take the tutorial classes also only review weekly coding challenges and then take another quiz. There is 0 learning and the course description said, "For students who have never even attempted 'hello, world' in python." Despite that who knows wtf that assignment is.

cs50 from harvard is what is keeping me afloat *cries*

and yeah. The two types of professors. Sadly I got the worse one too

#the teacher of cs 50 - david malan - is a gem #thank you for your services #ok but no really wtf is that assignment #im glad you dropped out anon. seems more stressful than my situation #its not that i dont like or like comp science i just dont know what to do #i never thought i'd get this far so i never really put any thought #and now that i am this far im confused and overwhelmed #all in good time i guess #i do like programming when its not the coursework. also math. i enjoy math when the professor doesnt give an assignment for week 8s -#-lecture on week 5 #sigh #ask #anon

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SNW Liveblog: “Charades”

In which Ethan Peck gets to have some fun, the writers also prove they know nothing about Vulcans, and the last fifteen minutes redeems the whole episode.

What exactly is “sub-impulse speed”?

God dammit.

The fellowship only lasts for two months? What’s even the point?

I hate to complain about a female character working out on-screen—life in space would definitely necessitate some kind of exercise regime! For everyone!—but at what point in her TOS appearances did Christine Chapel strike these writers as the type of girl who spent a lot of time beating on the Enterprise’s punching bag? Maybe if we hadn’t just seen La’an in this exact same scene two episodes ago…

This…this outfit is almost mod! Earrings and all! I’m shocked. Give it some color and you’d be onto something.

In fact, all three girls (La’an, Christine, and Ortegas) are wearing black here. Why do SNW the costume designers HATE fun?

“Oh, things are kind of weird between them.” I don’t use this word lightly, but between her being mean to Spock for no reason last week and now casually betraying her friend’s confidence like this with a little smirk (while Christine is visibly uncomfortable): Ortegas is just a bitch.

Do Vulcans consider their emotions to be “suppressed”? And would M’Benga, Vulcan expert or not, really be able to teach the native Vulcan how to better control his emotions (when he’s been learning that his whole life)??? Do they ever think before writing, or…?

Or: canon only matters when the SNW writers want it to.

“My mother felt this would be best.” A lot of Vulcans on this show throw that verb around awfully lightly. It’s almost like the writers don’t understand Vulcans.

If T’Pring’s mother doesn’t approve, why were they ever engaged in the first place? (I know that this show’s never going to acknowledge that they were betrothed as kids for an arranged marriage. But that’s the canon.)

Bitch, please.

A sweet reversal of her sneaking a glance at him in the Turbolift earlier.

Them.

Spock, please don’t look at your girlfriend when you’re supposed to be steering the shuttle away from the “rupture in space-time”.

Oh, his hair is so much better this way.

Why is everyone calling Uhura “Nyota” all of a sudden? I get that she’s just an ensign, but it’s weird.

This sounds like a casual phone call rather than the first contact between the Federation and an unknown species. Up the professionalism a few notches, Pike.

He does not.

“Mixed instructions? You don’t mean Spock.” I’m no scientist, but it’s obvious they’re talking about his DNA—keep up, Mr. Starship Captain!

“Uhura, get ‘em back.” Maybe if Pike hadn’t stumbled over his words and had gotten straight to the damn point, this wouldn’t be a problem! Kirk and Picard would both have said, “Excuse me, but the way you ‘fixed’ my science officer was not correct” rather than mumbling and stuttering until the call cut off.

He is adorable. You can pry human!Ethan!Spock out of my cold, dead hands.

“My fiancee’s mother? She hates me.” My fiancee? She hates me. Fixed that for you!

“I’ve already spoken to T’Pring and to your family.” That is really crossing a line! Kirk—Spock’s undisputed best friend of all time/brother/soulmate/true love (however you see them)—didn’t know about T’Pring or even that the Vulcan ambassador and his wife who were coming aboard were Spock’s parents until he met them on the Enterprise. But Pike is just casually contacting Sarek, Amanda, and T’Pring without consulting Spock first?! It’s not like he’s in a coma! He could easily have waited and let Spock tell his family himself. Accidents happen in Starfleet all the time. It’s a dangerous job.

Spock always seems to be played by men with the best smiles. ♥

Not Spock drinking alcohol and eating meat! He’s going to feel awful about that when his genetic code is “fixed”! (His dietary habits are cultural, not biological—why would he want to change them with or without his Vulcan DNA?)

If this was a TOS episode, Bridge crew would still be working on getting back in touch with the aliens who did this to Spock…but we have to show Spock enjoying some crispy bacon instead.

Again, I think control is a better choice of words.

“You just need to work on impulse control.” I don’t think taking his Vulcan DNA away would invalidate/negate his years of intensive mental training. He had to work extra hard as a mixed-race child to be a “real” Vulcan, so in theory he should still have access to about emotional control. If not, he should have been stripped of his memories of childhood and whatnot, too.

Spock’s sass is coming out so strongly in this script, which is great, but he should always be sassy! (“Gentlemen, I am in command of this vessel, and we shall continue on our present course…unless it is your intention to declare a mutiny.”)

I’m sure Christine enjoys seeing a more demonstrative version of the man she loves, BUT I hope they also show that she’s mourning the loss of the true Spock. She’s one of the few who really sees him for what he is—half Vulcan, half human, wholly himself.

To culminate his total lack of respect for Spock’s privacy/boundaries, Pike announces that his mom is on board in the middle of a busy hallway.

This Amanda is a babe (though there’s no way she’s old enough to be Ethan Peck’s mom).

I love this nod to the classic “Spock wearing a funny hat to hide his ears” trope.

Could they not get a costume to fit this actress? Not shaming her at all—I’m intimately familiar with the struggle of finding clothes that look flattering with a larger chest! But this ain’t it.

Why is Pike even still here? At this point, Amanda’s business is with her son. Pike can butt out.

“The engagement dinner has been moved several times due to your Starfleet schedule, a fact which they are not understanding about—” A few issues here: a) It seems, well, illogical that a family of Vulcans refuses to understand why Spock’s professional schedule would postpone personal obligations; b) this is the first time we’ve ever heard about this engagement dinner, 15 episodes into the season. That wouldn’t be an issue if (as in TOS) T’Pring had just been introduced—but she’s now been in numerous episodes including the pilot. Yet somehow this has never come up before?

Also, bold of this show to expect me to care that their engagement might get broken when they’ve already faked the audience out about that once and when I know T’Pring’s ultimately going to dump Spock anyway…

Incompetence.

So T’Pring’s family disapproves of Spock’s career (and we know from previous episodes that T’Pring isn’t thrilled about it, either), but they agree to hold this traditional and (apparently) super-important engagement dinner on the starship where Spock works?

I don’t think “Spock, you’re human” would be a human mother’s natural first reaction here. Idk. I know Amanda’s been on Vulcan a long time, but we know she’s still very warm, very human, and seeing her son so changed would have to be shocking/upsetting/concerning, right?

“I couldn’t even fool you.” That’s kind of funny.

First of all: Spock can lie with the best of them. Secondly, I don’t think you can learn to be a genuinely good liar in a few hours. Finally (and again): his years of Vulcan discipline/training shouldn’t have been erased (he obviously still has all his memories and knowledge), so he shouldn’t have to lie at all.

Seriously, Spock doesn’t have amnesia! He was raised by Vulcans—he knows how they speak!!!

Okay, but…Spock can’t perform the mind meld, and Amanda would know that. I feel like she should be saying, “My son was in a serious accident and is in no state to socialize” but then someone else—maybe even Sarek—overrules her. That would still leaves plenty of room for drama.

Just contact the aliens for help! I’m begging you! This is Star Trek!!!

“We can’t do it, but we already know who can” Thank God someone on this show can keep up.

I kind of hate her. :) At least she didn’t make a snarky comment, too.

I am weak (even if this is the least-flattering Vulcan look I have ever seen on any version of Spock).

T’Pring has some funny lines re: her difficult relationship with her mother, and I guess it’s a nice parallel to Spock’s difficult relationship with Sarek. I can sympathize with her, but I refuse to like her.

There’s no way a conservative Vulcan couple would be satisfied with a human preparing the traditional food for their daughter’s engagement dinner.

The majority of Vulcans in this show continue to look like a parody.

T’Pring’s dad being a foodie is funny. Him being obviously subservient to his scary bully of a wife is unoriginal and not so funny.

They stole a shuttlecraft and no one even alerts the captain?

Christine being willing to do anything for Spock: canon in every universe. ♥

I get that they’re in “interdimensional space” and in a state of semi-shock as a result (understandably!), but why can no one communicate effectively in this episode, including Uhura of all people???

Christine’s straight-talk with the aliens is just making me angry that Pike didn’t speak up about their mistake when he was communicating with them earlier.

She’s stunning.

Spock being protective of/afraid for Christine is precious.

“During the accident, the other being diverted the shields away from himself to protect you.” Even though I’m unsure how that would work (isn’t the shield around the entire shuttlecraft?)—that is SO Spock and so adorable.

“Are you so obtuse that you don’t even see that [you have feelings for Spock]?” It’s always one step forward, three steps back with Ortegas…

The writers were kind enough to grant my wish: Christine acknowledges that a wholly human Spock isn’t really Spock at all. The writing is less than phenomenal, but Jess Bush really sells it anyway, and it alludes nicely to Christine’s heartfelt confession of love in “The Naked Time” about seeing Spock as being greater than the sum of his genetic parts.

I’m tearing up.

The scene where Spock tells T’Pring’s mother off and praises his own isn’t super believable/in-character, but it’s satisfying!

Once again: the Vulcans on this show use that word way too much…

They really have wanted T’Pring to always be the victim/wronged party in this relationship ever since the first episode. But why?! She’s going to leave him! In canon, she makes him fight his own best friend to the death to have her when she doesn’t even want him! No matter how they resolve the relationship in this show, it’s all drama I don’t care about!!!

T’Pring’s mother was overtly racist towards Amanda and Spock during the entire dinner; she doesn’t approve of him; and she told him that he deserved to be disowned by Sarek/didn’t deserve to marry T’Pring. She would probably continue behaving that way towards him for the rest of her life. But after he endured all of that for her sake and after she repeatedly warned him not to mess the dinner up, T’Pring expresses neither concern for Spock’s ordeal nor relief that he’s been healed/that the dinner was a success nor gratitude for what he put himself through. She expresses only disappointment that he didn’t confide in her.

Crying in the club.

There’s a lovely reciprocity to Spock and Christine’s dynamic so far—he kissed her in Season One; this time, she kisses him. He risked his life to save her earlier; then she goes back and risks hers to make him whole again. I know these writers are going to screw it up eventually, so I’ll enjoy it while it lasts.

Overall, this episode was way too long (a full hour!) and was bogged down with a bunch of nonsense in the middle in the name of comedy. Its dialogue in particular was just as poorly-written as most SNW scripts have been (i.e., “you look constipated,” “you messed him up,” numerous crew members mumbling and stuttering in the heat of the moment…these aren’t Starfleet professionals, they’re high schoolers!) BUT there was an extra helping of heart in this episode. Between Amanda Grayson’s tenderness towards her son, Spock’s protectiveness towards Christine, and Christine’s fierce loyalty towards Spock, I almost cried more than once. And since Spock/Christine is THE reason I started watching this show in the first place, it’s nice to finally see some payoff fifteen episodes in!

The Good: Ethan’s face without Vulcan make-up + his gorgeous smile!—a surprise Amanda cameo—Spock and Christine mutually being protective of each other/risking their lives for each other—some funny moments—Jess and Ethan both acting their socks off—really cool visuals during the “interdimensional space” scene—a few excellent costume designs—finally, the big kiss!

The Bad: Childish/unprofessional dialogue throughout—Ortegas being a bitch even to her friends—writing human!Spock like a teenager who forgot everything he knows about being Vulcan (even though his memories are in tact)—Pike’s total incompetence—name-dropping Roger Korby (ugh)

I can’t wait to see how this show is going to disappointment me in the Spockstine department going forward.

#luth liveblogs snw

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