#like was he supposed to sacrifice the world for one person who was gonna get killed when voldemort won anyway

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but mama, i love him ꨄ oscar piastri smau

oscar piastri x leclerc!reader

the one where oscar's girlfriend has been soft launching their relationship for ages. and he's okay with it, especially if it means he can keep hiding in plain sight from her three overprotective brothers.

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ynleclerc omg omg omg... charles leclerc signed my hat? should i add it to the shrine? give them something to sacrifice?

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username any non-f1 fan would automatically assume ynleclerc is a crazy fan page for charles

username or a charles leclerc hate page... all she does it make fun of her brothers here

username she's offering her signed hat for the tifosi to sacrifice for a CL16 win??? that seems like pure love all around

arthur_leclerc i also signed your hat?

ynleclerc i also do not care? will a hat signed by you get me millions if i sell it for sacrificial purposes?

charles_leclerc what's next? my personal belongings?

ynleclerc is that an offer? if so, oui. i will take what i think will make me the most money next time i'm there, merci <3

scuderiaferrari if it gets us a 1-2 finish, sacrifice everything ynleclerc... please 🙏

username being a Ferrari fan is so satisfying when you remember ynleclerc is an automatic inclusion in everything and anything charles does

username the things i would do to have her as a McLaren fan... she's too beautiful for Ferrari 😭

oscarpiastri a piastri hat will get you good money in straya btw

username oscar??

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oscarpiastri 'stop hitting me with the ball on purpose you jerk' was said more times than it should've been, by someone who really just sucks at tennis. had an awesome week back home, time to get back to it 💪

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logansargeant no wonder you're so worried about getting run over

username the coordinating outfits?? i'm gonna scream, who is she!!!

username what does logan know, tell us your secrets girl logansargeant

username oscar is gonna soft launch this relationship until the end of time. show us her face, you coward!!

ynleclerc did you pay her for all the bruises that tennis ball left?? poor girl

oscarpiastri it's not my fault she's a terrible tennis player, we all know i've offered to pay for a trainer

landonorris so this is why you couldn't come to bali with me 🤨

username lando really said i'm the third wheel??

username to be fair i'd probably pick oscar's girlfriend over lando for a week away too

username girly you don't even know who she is!!! she could be the devil

username i wanna be included in oscar's post week home photo dump :(

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oscarpiastri you can call me pookie whenever you want if you're gonna post things like this

ynleclerc i'd call you pookie with or without your permission, mon amour

charles_leclerc who is this

charles_leclerc why won't you tell us who you're dating

charles_leclerc we won't hurt him

charles_leclerc answer my texts

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ynleclerc get you a man who can do both, luckiest woman in the world whenever you're around. mon amour 🤍

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username people involved in formula 1 and their obsession with soft launching everything NEEDS to be studied

username at least she posts her boyfriend and he isn't just a small figure in the background of every post (charles this is a direct hate comment)

arthur_leclerc this would have been very lovely if it weren't for the last photo

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ynleclerc suppose it's a good thing you could easily ignore it. cheers :)

pascale.leclerc.355 trés belle, ma fille 💗

charles_leclerc maman?

username could you IMAGINE if ynleclerc told pascale but obviously hasn't told her brothers? i can FEEL the outrage

username starting to think this may be a driver, ynleclerc is at every race weekend and ALWAYS makes a post with her mystery man at some point during the week after...

username okay ms sleuth (i think it's lando)

username i'm like 65% sure it's oscar, and 35% positive it's someone that looks a lot like oscar

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ynleclerc someone exposed us on twitter, so i had to expose us on instagram 😮‍💨

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oscarpiastri love you <3

oscarpiastri i will love you even when a ferrari has run me over, of course.

arthur_leclerc is this your way of telling me i was right, without texting me back?

charles_leclerc this must be a joke, non?

pascale.leclerc.355 so very excited to finally be able to invite the both of you for dinner. trés belle 🤍

charles_leclerc maman, you knew?

ynleclerc oscar and i will see you for sunday dinner, maman! <3

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ynleclerc live feed of oscar running away from charles in the paddock when he said he 'just wanted to talk, mate'

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charles_leclerc i truly just wanted to talk about the race

charles_leclerc i did not have a speech planned, non

arthur_leclerc i did have a speech planned

lorenzotl i just wanted to welcome him to the family, as a good big brother should

oscarpiastri my apple watch warned me of an overactive heart rate 5 times today. why did you do this to me. why couldn't you have three sisters???

ynleclerc so very sorry, in our next life i'll try to make sure you only have to worry about sisters and not three overprotective brothers

oscarpiastri as long as i get to spend every lifetime with you <3

i actually got a request for something like this ages ago, and finally got around to finishing it. i so hope you all loved it as much as i loved writing it. thank you for all the support!!

i'm not currently taking requests, but if anyone has lil suggestions or prompts please feel free to send them.

#oscar piastri #oscar piastri x reader #oscar piastri imagine #f1 x reader #f1 x you #oscar piastri fanfic #oscar piastri smau #f1 smau #f1 one shot #f1 imagine #f1 fluff #oscar piastri fluff #f1 #formula 1 x reader #formula 1 imagine #oscar piastri x you #my writing #smau

[stromuprisahat]

The Darkling: “Now... you know sacrifice.”

Alina: “Beyond anything you've ever known.”

Are you fucking kidding me? You’re telling that to a guy, who survived centuries of slaughter of his people, often loved ones, and still kept going, trying to protect next generation and the one after that... after you merely finished your already dying childhood sweetheart?!

No, she has no fucking clue, what sacrifice is. Self entitled brat!

Look, I love Jessie, but the face says it all...

Alina: “And look what it did.”

The Darkling: “Indeed. Look what it did.”

Aleksander sounds almost mournful. 

Alina: “Mal and I changed the world. We tore down your Shadow Fold.”

The Darkling: “You have my sympathies for what comes next, when you realize that what you've done solves nothing. The world doesn't need a Saint to protect it. It needs a monster.”

She won’t. She showed zero self-reflection so far, I’m pretty sure she’ll continue being her short-sighted, self-involved SELF. Except now more privileged as a Living Saint and Queen...

The Darkling: “And while I remain... Let me be your monster.”

Alina: “You think that after everything, I'd still stand by you?”

No! She’s constantly hurting you, why you keep coming back for more?!

And when exactly did Alina stand by Aleksander? In the middle of previous season, before she ran off with no explanation?!

The Darkling: “There is no light without darkness. Without me, you have no counter, no balance. Let me carry the hatred of this world.”

Alina: “Hatred. Because of the choices you made.”

I’m getting tired of repeating myself, but how is Grisha opression a result of the Darkling’s choices? Did he hurt someone before he was born? Is he a god?!

Plus it’s incredibly hilarious Alina “Half-Shu poor little thing, pity me for all the racism ~I~ have to face” Starkov now believes automatic hatred against you is something you cause yourself. But then again, she was planning a trip to Shu Han few episodes earlier, so the centuries-long distrust between those nations probably magically disappeared too... How incompetent writer do you need to be, if you can’t even keep track of your own themes?!

The Darkling: “Choices you too will make... in time.”

Alina: “I will never walk your path.”

No, she lacks empathy already. I doubt few decades of losing her friends will make her a better person.

The Darkling: “I know you believe that now. But soon... Soon you will have no equal. The years spent alone will grind you down, they will harden you. And who will be there to shield you from it? Who will be there to save you?”

Alina: “I will save myself.”

I know this is supposed to be another Girlboss™ moment, but he isn’t really saying “Hide behind me, I’ll protect you!”, he’s saying “What will you do, when you’re alone and friendless, who will support you, share your difficulties? Who will remind you to stay human?”.

The Darkling: “Without me, know they will come for you.”

Alina: “Let them come.”

This totally doesn’t sound like Oh-So-Merciful Sankta’s gonna be burning people alive in few years. Nope.

#Shadow and Bone #02×08: No Funerals #The Darkling #General Kirigan #Alina Starkov #Darklina #but she doesn't deserve him at all. #grishanalyticritical #V #self centred and paranoid #anti S&B writers #anti Alina Starkov #I never thought I'll say it #but I miss book!Alina. #She wasn't allowed to grow properly #but at least she had her moments.

[ariicandy]

╭・Being Miles’ Younger Sibling !! PT.2

Pt 2 cause I still got some more in mind 😜😜 gonna do e-42 miles soon but as usual,

Grammar mistakes are here I apologize !!

︎ㅤ︎ㅤ❥︎ ┈ whenever you guys are calling late at night and he is on patrol, the call will either randomly end because he ran into a building/poll or u hear him run into the poll/building with an “ow”. Best assure he WILL need the best phone case && screen protector.

ㅤ❥︎ ┈ he’s probably those siblings that randomly go to your room and dont say anything. It might be annoying but to him, it just makes him glad you’re okay and no one/nothing is going to hurt you when he’s around.

ㅤ❥︎ ┈ nicknames he call you are probably like bro, a shorten version of your name(example bri for brianna, Nicky for Nicolas or Danny etc etc.) and sometimes just do a “HEY” depending on context like he’s gonna show you something he thinks is cool or interesting.

❥︎ ┈ if you share a talent you and miles are both good at like a subject in school, best believe you guys will share test scores and brag who got the highest. A small competition of whoever gets the highest scores gets to go get their favorite snack,food, or dessert while the other has to pay for it. If you both got the same scores then no one gets a treat! But miles being the big sweet brother he is, buys you something to celebrate!!

ㅤ❥︎ ┈ If miles had to save you when he was fighting, he was panicking. He ran over to you after knocking the villain checking if you are okay or have any injuries. Reassure him you’re okay and he’ll finally calm down that nothing hurts or have any bruises on you. Just know he’ll talk about it a LOT.

❥︎ ┈ alternate version of miles saving you but you got Injured(badly or not really your choice!) miles would be running to the hospital and be the first person to show up next to you, even before your parents. They try to calm miles down while he is scared and anxious waiting for your surgery to be done and well(if you chose very bad injury)

or they still try to calm him down a bit in the room with you even tho it wasn’t too serious serious.(not very bad choice)

Either one, miles would still be terrified and panicky because he was suppose to keep you safe as your older brother and as spiderman to his advantage. His heart can finally rest knowing you can leave, best assure he’ll give you the biggest hug and never want to let go.

Mama Morales: “Miles that’s enough let [name] have some space and air.”

Miles: “noo one more minute :((“

ㅤ❥︎ ┈ He’ll probably use the excuse of saving you that time JUST SO you don’t go out alone. He definitely got a bit more anxiety and paranoid whenever you come just a little late home. you- “okay ima head out for a bit!” miles - “Let me go with you [n/n]!” you- “Miles I’ll be fine-“ Miles- “But remember last time I wasn’t with you :((“ You end up having miles next to the whole time you went out

ㅤ❥︎ ┈ If the spot killing you because of “what he did to him” and spot destroying his life being his canon event, miles would never get over it and never forgive himself. I would rather disturb this canon event thing just to save your life even if it means he’ll lose his dad or his mom. He can’t lose Someone who was there for him day 1 or even later on he didn’t tell you day 1, he barley has anyone to talk to about this and his own sibling having to be that sacrifice?? He would rather let this dimension collapse with him or break every possible canon event that evolves around you dying than actually really happening. ㅤ❥︎ ┈ He has had nightmares about you or your parents(Mr. & Mrs. Morales) dying from him failing to save any of you by not trying to do both, saving everyone and saving one person close to you. ( see what I did there😜) whenever he has these nightmares he will go check up any of you by opening the door quietly and slowly to not make noise that’ll wake you up. It calms him down seeing you just peacefully sleeping undisturb by the world.

#across the spiderverse #across the spider verse #into the spider verse #into the spiderverse #atsv #itsv #atsv miles morales #itsv miles #miles morales #atsv miles #miles x reader #miles morales x reader #miles morales x you #atsv x reader #atsv x you #miles morales fic

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Marvel is playing a fast paced no risk no reward game and the characters and story are really paying for it

Yes yes an old complaint that Marvel fails its female characters and instead of fixing it they just fall into the same old tropes. But Secret Invasion failed Nick Fury,  Rhodey, Talos, and Gravik too! This was a very very very good cast and they all did a great job with what they had but the stories are so bad, they are nonsensical, not well developed, filled with plot holes. In fact the only person who made it out of this show were the new characters G’iah and Sonya, and so far G’iah is pretty Mary Sue which is another Marvel problem!  

This is a long one.. 

Black Widow is such a good example of this. Marvel never wanted to make a Black Widow movie. They did it for fan service and as an easier way to introduce Florence Pugh’s character, it was not in anyway to provide Natasha with a background, history, story, or development and it was total rushed nonsense. That movie was BAD. I rank it slightly above Quantumania. Natasha and Maria were in the MCU in 2012 to be there to be beautiful women around men (the bad ass normal (hot woman) trope).   Also, the idea they had to kill Natasha off because she ~could never have a family!~ as if childless women don’t exist happily is pretty rough or because she could never deal with the mental stress of her old life…yet Hawkeye, Fury, all these male killers can adjust to life just fine, except for Gravik who apparently can’t get over killing so he kills Talos and Maria and all those other skrulls and people? Uhhh ok? Natasha gets a sad cold lonely death—at least a choice by her, a sacrifice to save everyone so Clint can go home to his wife and kids—after she spent five years doing Fury’s work because he died in the snap. Maria gets a sad cold lonely CRUEL death with nothing wrapped up and for no point. 

So, Marvel then decides they want to make a Nick Fury project and to be honest I don’t feel like many people were asking or pushing for this… but sure let’s give a look into his life for some reason, cause he’s a man and he deserves it! It’s true that Fury also doesn’t have very much development but some his mystery and intrigue actually makes Fury cool. Like he’s a private person, he has to be because of his job.  What we learn about him... is that all of his success was from Skrulls and women propping him up. So Marvel removes Talos and Maria from the story (but still makes sure Talos gets a family and a full on fucking funeral while Maria gets a body transfer and some random lady pathetically guilting Fury which didn’t even work) Marvel knows no one is gonna watch that shit if they find out it’s a short run for Hill and Talos and Ross and advertises this show as Fury + Friends spy thriller boots on the ground!! NO SUPERS!! What is it instead? A barely comprehensible loose outline where no one has ANY development at all there is no spy thriller storyline and there are ALIENS AND SUPERS THE ALIENS ARE THE SUPERS!!  The the Super Aliens just kill the Fury Friends the regular way with a gun and a stab…. Then Fury who insists he is one step ahead and there’s a chess theme all around has so many awkward flubbed supposed to be cool lines and they make no sense. 

Let’s look at them for a minute: 

“Even when I’m out I’m in!”  Yeah… he’s so IN that he couldn’t spot a totally obvious trap that gets his No. 1 ally killed right off the bat? Yeah welcome back to earth… he’s so in he only prepared his team FOR A BOMBING with infrared glasses, A+ game.

“Nobody calls me Nick” - Except the long history of many people calling him Nick, I don’t even know why this was a tell and this whole scene was so weird why would a skrull care about the human’s son sure idk makes sense……and also Talos is his close friend so if the allowance is that only his close friends can call him Nick, it wouldn’t be weird if Talos did…… ….. 

“No one can defend the world like I can” - says a man who can’t even defend his team from a knife and a gun…! This whole show just makes Fury look really really dumb and really really bad at his job and then he didn’t even do it he just left after assisting in creating even more chaos. 

Is the point of this show that Fury is a delusional narcissist who never should have come back from SABER and probably maybe should have never been the head of SHIELD? So far this is my take away. What if this whole show is a set up for a Fury exit? That would make the most sense because after this circus you don’t got it buddy. No one really wanted a Nick Fury solo project. In fact, killing off Nick Fury’s allies who have propped him up for years so he can take all the credit for the win is very telling about the problems that exist in Marvel story telling. It really is too bad because this could have been a great set up for a Fury exit and if they just killed off Maria so she wouldn’t replace him in the next movies I think that’s unbelievable, the woman could have retired and gone to the real Tahiti, she doesn’t have to work forever? I think it’s fine if Monica takes over and with Maria gone she’s who I hope does but I always thought it was great to have a non super be the one doing it. Also Maria has to die to not get a promotion? We don’t even know where or what she is working on or who for, maybe she has different ambitions now, geeze Marvel. 

I think a more fun plot for Secret Invasion is that Talos and Maria figure this shit out and get Nick Fury into gear—and they do it alive! I mean if they want to do this sad boi act, I think that’s fine but I he can’t just go from beach boy happy to suddenly so sad and pathetic in one year? It’s a much more interesting story to have the people around him get him together after he spent all his life getting them together!! People can be separated from their allies without dying?? And killing characters to show us THIS SHOW IS SERIOUS it’s just kinda dumb it’s already serious there’s one million shape shifting skulls and a skrull army trying to take over earth with super DNA and eradicate all people in a nuclear holocaust... but not enough stakes! If you wanted more stakes maybe don’t show off that Fury is gonna be in the Marvels before his show comes out, yeah? We know it’s fake we get that some people will die but to kill them in these dumb ways that does nothing for the story is so god damn stupid. Having Rhodey have been a skrull since Civil War? THAT IS FUCKED UP. No way. That totally ruins such great moments with him. This is not thought out. I am still wondering why Cobie said she had a lot of scenes with Don and I hope it is for something somewhere… but now I just don’t know. 

The writing in Secret Invasion is bad.  The cuts and edits are also bad. The plot twists aren’t really twists at all.  In fact, there is not a single plot twist that wasn’t obvious from the get go. This whole show could have been a 5 minute clip at the start of the Marvels…people learn about the skulls and that they had kidnapped people and were pretending to be others, all chaos breaks loose on earth. 

Plot gaps I am still mad about that we will never find answers on:

Why are Ross and Hill in Moscow? Was Maria tracking Ross and intercepted his call? That could have been SO COOL. But nothing on that front. Were they working together, what were they doing? Why would Ross call Maria for extraction if he had the top secret Gravik plans unless he wanted Maria to see them or know of them? What exactly is Maria’s job now and how can she just drop it all to go help Nick Fury? Was she still working for Fury this whole time? How if he keeps ignoring her? WHEN ROSS DIED AND CHANGED INTO AN ALIEN DID THEY JUST LEAVE HIM THERE? MARIA AND FURY DIDN’T TELL ANYONE, DIDN’T SOMEONE NOTICE THAT ROSS WAS MISSING???? 

Why would Hill contact Nick for Talos if Talos can contact Nick? Why would Hill contact Nick and tell him to come back if she was going to tell him to sit this one out? Why would Nick, a man who isn’t supposed to be on earth and that people are looking for, go out to a bar with Maria? Why and how was Gravik at the bar before Nick?

Why do Nick, Maria, and Talos have infrared glasses but not protective vests? Where did Maria’s glasses go?  When Maria was looking at Gravik as Nick wouldn’t she have noticed he raised his gun up to shoot her? She was literally looking directly at him. If she saw Nick with a gun out at a bombing she wouldn’t take hers out too? Why would Gravik shoot Maria in the stomach and not like the heart like he shot G’iah? Did Gravik and Skrull Rhodey decide to shoot Maria from the start at the bombing or did Gravik just do it by chance? If the whole plan was to use her death as leverage against Fury why wasn’t it ACTUALLY leveraged against Fury? Why did this not get wrapped up.  When did Maria, Talos, and Fury lose all sense of reality where they think they are invincible against bombs?? Like how was this the plan HOW WAS THIS THE REAL PLAN?  Most importantly, why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Why was Maria not wearing a vest? Not like a gay vest, like a protective vest? 

Why would Maria notice G’iah at all and what is the purpose of their fight in the tunnel other than to give Maria a scratch on her nose so no one can think it wasn’t a different Maria that died? Like that was it? How does Maria lose a fight to G’iah??? Why does G’iah just change sides and why does Talos and Nick believe G’iah changed sides just like that. After it was a set up, why do they still trust and believe her? If Gravik is broken from all the killing he’s done for Fury why did he kill Maria and Talos?

Why did Nick only go to the body transfer and not her actual funeral, why didn’t he go to Talos’ funeral? I am sorry but for Maria that is not fucking funeral. It was literally just the transport of her body and why did they bring Maria’s mom out to that?? Does Maria have two moms? And Why did Nick only talk to one of them? Why did the cast Maria’s mom to guilt Nick into getting his shit together when still hasn’t even gotten his shit together and just goes home to his wife and is all happy?  The only thing I learned from this show is that Nick Fury fucking sucks now, like yikes? His mental crisis comes at the expense of many innocent people and he does little to show gratitude or care for others. I get it’s Nick’s story but why bring Maria back to pick him up and then just die and serve no purpose to the story? 

WHERE WAS MARIA IN FAR FROM HOME? Was she on a mental health break or does only Nick Fury get to do that? Why wasn’t Nick thanking Maria for taking care of shit while he was up in space? Instead he was kinda of rude to her a few times — but I guess this is what we learned about Nick is that everyone else props him up and he thankless about it?  He makes a huge fucking mess again and then goes back up to space? Couldn’t this whole skrull reveal be where SECRET INVASION STARTS AND NOT WHERE IT ENDS? Idk why they made this show, except to make a nice pay day to Cobie? It’s really too bad because Marvel should have taken the opportunity to usher Maria in as a new lead for when Fury retires, people know her, Cobie has a huge following, and people like her and it would have been such a great way to tie in the old phase one people with the new phase 5 people. G’iah taking over for Fury would be very stupid, the whole point of Fury / Maria / Coulson is that they are bad ass normals. G’iah taking over would be dumb and no one is going to know who she is since she’s not going to be tied into the Marvels, which makes NO SENSE? Sigh. I guess Maria will never get her moment. RIP.

#secret invasion #secret invasion spoilers #secret invasion theories #marvel #mcu #marvel cinematic universe #maria hill #cobie smulders #nick fury #samuel l jackson #talos #ben mendelsohn #aos #agents of shield #skrulls #rhodey #james rhodes #don cheadle #olivia colman #sonya falsworth #g'iah #emila clarke #natasha romanoff #scarlett johansson

[thegeminisage]

ok, now that i've watched all of tos (none of the movies yet...) i am going to do the top ten worst and best episodes, according to Me. they are as follows:

WORST EPISODES

10. the savage curtain - idk who thought putting abe lincoln in a cage match with the vulcan version of ghandi against like, ghengis khan and space hitler would be a good idea. but it wasn't. i did like seeing the vulcan father of logic though like "im gonna go sacrifice myself for peace" ok king

9. i, mudd - all of the mudd episodes are bad. he's not charming at all whatsoever. however, this one is better than the other one because uhura gets to pretend to sell out kirk and they're SOOO cute about it. her little giggle when he PICKS HER UP BY HER SHOULDERS and tells her how proud he is. PLEEEEASE

8. charlie x - the entire premise of this episode is that the bad guy is just autistic. and then they make him live on a planet without people because he can't adjust to normal life ???

7. shore leave - obvious racism of this episode aside, the faux-irish jig that played while kirk was being menaced by his extremely unfunny old bully nearly drove me over the edge. we DO love a good mccoy death fakeout tho

6. a piece of the action - if i had any interest in gangster films before this it's all gone now. that being said. i loved when kirk drove the little car. he was so bad at it. he was so happy.

5. mudd's women - like he's literally just selling women?? and the plot twist is that secretly they're ugly?????

4. who mourns for adonias - this is just "what if ALIENS build the pyramids bro" except for the 1960s. nail in the coffin for this one was kirk proudly declaring they didn't needs gods - because they already had the One God, thank you very much!

3. the paradise syndrome - WHY WOULD YOU HAVE NATIVE AMERICANS MISTAKE KIRK FOR GOD. WHY. like i know why but Why. i think the very worst part of this episode was that it had an amnesia plot that would have FUCKED if you had simply removed the people. if there hadn't been people in this it would've been in my top 10 episodes. i think this broke me.

2. the omega glory - this is the same as the last episode except there's no amnesia, and also the "native americans" are white cosplayers who worship the american flag and mistake kirk for god because he can recite the pledge of allegiance yes really. if i had a nickel for every time this happened i'd only have two nickels etc etc at least kirk didn't knock anybody up in this one ig

1. patterns of force - why would you make your two jewish leads wear swastikas and then literally be whipped by nazis. i know he's such a bad person but not even william shatner deserves that. number one worst episode everyone says it's omega glory but it's this one

BEST EPISODES

10. plato's stepchildren - this episode is hard to rank because like it's both good and bad. the torture scenes were genuinely upsetting, especially the ones at the end w/ spock & nurse chapel, because they weren't just violence being inflicted on tied up guys, but they were SUPPOSED to be upsetting, like it was literally the point. and also this episode bears the distinction of THEEE kirk & uhura kiss. literally historic.

9. the trouble with tribbles - i feel like everyone's heard of this but it really is as good as everyone says. sometimes 1960s humor doesn't translate to 2020s humor but it was genuinely hysterical start to finish. also, the distinct trilling sound was so imprinted in my brain i recognized it in the 2009 movie where i had never registered it before.

8. the naked time - aside from the KING SHIT george takei pulled with the fencing this episode also contains the "i am in control of my emotions [sobbing]" moment and kirk & spock LITERALLY having a slapfight. this episode has everything. an absolute masterpiece

7. the empath - i feel like this paired with "the world is hollow and i have touched the sky" really made me a Bones Understander. i feel a little bad about that bc everyone says the characterizations in s3, or actually that the season as a whole, is kinda shaky? but i watched without knowing that and i feel like i Get It now. also, this was the only score i went and relistened to on spotify

6. tholian web - the spock & mccoy episode ever. there's so many things to say about this from the death fakeout to kirk's little space suit but what TRULY got me was the instant and totally nonverbal agreement to lie straight to kirk's face to both preserve personal dignity and troll the shit out of him (while chekov and sulu are like also silently laughing as they listen in no less). what this episode made me realize was that it's a good thing they argue all the time and make kirk play referee because if they were on the same side kirk wouldn't stand a chance. like he'd be finished.

5. the city on the edge of forever - ok, so, this episode made me feel like i was having a mental break. the time travel. spock's little hat. when he watches kirk kiss edith and then goes back into their room to pretend he didn't see anything. mccoy and kirk basically hugging at the end when edith bites it.

4. requiem for methuselah - the first time i watched this i was kinda like :/ because how does kirk fall in love with a woman in FOUR HOURS? that aside the ending scene blew my tits clean off. i paced around my house for like 30 minutes going "what the FUCK was that" because i couldn't simply lie down and sleep after seeing it. rewatching the episode with uh. new context made me like it a little better. but even if it had been garbage the last scene shook me so thoroughly it would still need to be on this list. i'm getting wound up just thinking about it. number one most shocking tos moment.

3. the dagger of the mind - look, i understand that this episode was technically just run-of-the-mill stuff as far as everybody else is concerned but they put james t kirk in a little brainwashing machine. and the machine was shaped like a chair. and it gives people amnesia sometimes. i don't know how i'm expected to behave normally

2. this side of paradise - this is the episode where a flower jizzes on spock and gives him feelings. and look: it's really funny, and there's a lot to love about it. but the ending where kirk hurls verbal abuse at spock for a solid 92 seconds WITHOUT STOPPING followed by: spock beating the shit out of him until he gets his logic back. i have rewatched this perhaps 1,000 times at minimum. what the fuck were they doing

1. conscience of the king - this episode got me into this mess. i don't think i can elaborate further without significant self-incrimination. let's just say what happened was i thought "oh i'll just watch this one tos episode for context for the fanfiction" and one month later i'm writing fic about [redacted] [redacted] [redacted] DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT

ok, that's my list. i thought about doing honorable mentions for episodes that had scenes i liked even though the overall episode didn't make it into my top 10. but then i realized that would mean recapping basically the entire series and this post is already too long. i do have to give the pon farr episode a shoutout though because even though so much of it was offputting there was literally a titty window in kirk's shirt. like, it's the pon farr episode. ok NOW i'm done

#personal #star trek blogging #i feel like if i hadn't wanted people to dox that fic i could've been blogging about this all along #in some ways it was more fun to keep a lid on it but i will miss having a record of my live first impressions that i can relive later...... #hence a list. and also a spreadsheet but i just made it for me and cathy it would be incomprehensible to the general public #if anyone wants an ACTUAL skip/watch list for tos hit me up #i'll clean up the one i have to match the spn one lol #tos lb #liz's star trek stuff #liz's meta #kinda.

[katiekatdragon27]

Y'all can't cage my cringe! *starts breakdancing and explodes*

Oookayy, this is gonna be interesting to explain lol.

SO! My siblings (@rainbow-wolf120) and I have gotten back into DND recently and we unanimously decided to base our characters on our latest fixations. That means we have a halfling bard/thief Rayman clone, a dwarf fighter Skylanders fusion, and a human cleric AU A. Sphere lol.

However, I decided to take some liberties with him and instead of using his canon movie personality for the character, I used his personality and design for post-"A Heightlander's Escape" (yes, my flatland 4th dimension AU has a name now lol, feel free to refer to it as either idc.)

More lore below lol (note: there is like a whole story synopsis, and it is very long):

First off, backstory.

A. Sphere (or Abel Spherious as he is refed to in this campaign) was a very powerful cleric of dimensionality. He was incredibly gifted with magic at a very young age, so his grandfather proposed he joined the ministry to continue his magic evolution. Although he did not truly believe in there being higher dimensions than his own, he would do the usual rituals and sacrifices to maintain his phenomenal power. He even tried to teach lower dimensional being the 3D dimension to gain more favor of this supposed 4th dimensional god, but little did he know that was his downfall.

Abel's old kingdom had been attempting to deal with the "flatlander" ecosystem that was just on the outskirts of town. Labeled "Flatland," some wanted it preserved, others wanted it wiped out. The ministry would henceforth pray on the issue in hopes of some divine intervention that would give a clear answer to this dilemma. However, Abel was not one to wait on answers from gods he did not believe in.

Taking matters into his own hands, the Head Cleric decided to make contact with these aquatic flat creatures one-on-one attempting to prove that they were more intelligent than the public gave them credit for. Needless to say, it went poorly.

Desperate to spread this ideology and save these creatures, Abel did something you were never supposed to do; pull a 2D creature into a 3D world. He completed his goal of by teaching a small square lawyer of the 3D gospel, but the news spread like wildfire, leading to fear, disgust, and unbridled anger towards both the flatlander and Abel. After going to royal court with his square companion, he was ex-communicated from the ministry and lost his status as Head Cleric. It was there that war was declared by their rival kingdom that wanted Flatland exterminated.

As the war broke out, Abel did everything in his power to ensure that the flatlander (who he had started calling "Anthony") got back to Flatland safely, even at the cost of the cleric's own life. As a massive fire raged through the forest where Flatland was held, Abel fled with Anthony to get the little square stabilized back in his home environment.

Abel's efforts paid off, getting the square back in the lake just in the nick of time, but Abel ended up engulfed in flames, accepting his death as his actions caused this whole mess in the first place.

However, his efforts did not go unnoticed. Just before Abel was completely consumed, a young 4th dimensional goddess, the Tender-hearted Angelica, scooped him up and saved his life.

The two's relationship started very rocky. Angelica knew that Abel was supposed to die in that forest, but she intervened. If she was found out by their superiors, they were sure to get more than an earful. With the possible chance of being executed for saving this unworthy cleric, she takes Abel to a pocket dimension up in space. She gives him an angelic halo that allows for him to breath freely with little consequence.

Abel was very angry and sad for the few weeks his spent in the 4th dimension. Having basically lost everything, he felt that there was nothing left for him and that still living was meant to be a cruel joke just to punish him farther for going against these powerful gods and using their magic without deserving it. However, Angelica keeps insisting that he did deserve to live, but not as a punishment. Instead, he was meant to expose the hypocrisy in the teachings of the ministry and recreate a new one with the proper values (much like what Abel told Anthony when showing him 3D).

As the two spend more time together hiding from other 4D gods in the pocket dimension, they get closer and eventually become very close friends. They learn that they have more in common that initially thought, with their wishes to teach and preserve dimensional beings others may deem as disgusting and deplorable. They also learn that they have a common connection in Spherious (Abel's grandfather and Angelica's first real apostle).

If given the opportunity, Angelica would have gladly kept Abel in this pocket dimension to provide her company, but a mission is a mission. It needed to be completed.

After the war had ended, leaving both kingdoms in ruin, Angelica decided to finally bring Abel back to Earth. They briefly explained Abel's mission to him one more time. As Abel shows his understanding, Angelica provided him with a gift of companionship. Using her divinity, she managed to track down the "Anthony" Abel spoke very fondly of. They granted the square a blessing that allowed him to be out of the water and accompany Abel in his travels.

As a last parting gift, Angelica blessed the halo still around Abel's head with magic properties that allowed him to be a cleric once again. He was no longer part of a church, but with the favor of this goddess, he could still do his magic. It was significantly weaker for a plethora of reasons, but it was better than nothing. Although Angelica did not want Abel to dedicate his life to her, they did want him to send her updates on his mission by burning letters during his rituals for her.

As of now, Abel has joined this rag-tag group of adventurers into the unknown after living in the woods for a couple months. He is still needs to complete his mission, so maybe Chipa Chapa and Brawler Dude (yes my siblings named their dnd characters these shush) can help him out.

Second off, design choices.

Like my last post on "A Heightlander's Escape", Abel still has the eye scar. However, when he was brought down to Earth once again, he was placed down "on the wrong side", so his scar switched sides.

Also, since Abel isn't transparent, the scaring is actually visible and impacts his ability to hold things and walk and stuff. His right hand can no longer use magic, but it is able to use weapons, hence the mace. The glove he wears on that hand helps with gripping and preventing blisters. His left hand is still able to use magic, although it is much weaker than before he went into the heavenly 4th dimension. He is working hard to get back to his stronger original self.

The halo was first used for breathing, but then changed to be a magic amplifier. Without it, Abel cannot use any sort of magic. He has a mace for when his magic fails (which is common now) and a shield for protection.

Abel original "priestly" outfit was basically destroyed in the fire, so Angelica decided to help him make a new one, which explains the major contrast (but still similar design) between the two.

All the other design choices were because I thought it looked cool. I think he deserves it after all the shit I put him through.

Also, Anthony sits in Abel's cloak fluff. Its soft and assists in Anthony's sensitivity to gravitational forces.

Third off, A. Sphere and A. Square;s friedship.

These two as so similar in motivation now. At first, the meeting was transitional. I do something for you so you do something for me kinda deal. However, the two learned that they get along incredibly well, and when Abel comes back from 4D, realizes he is the farthest thing from a god and beings treating Antony more as a partner than a subject.

Anthony still "worships" Abel and all his powerful magic but knows that Abel is not the god his initially thought he was. Although he failed his mission on spreading the 3D gospel (and low-key dying oof), he can definitely be there for Abel's mission. He is there to be supportive, and that is what he will do. Maybe he'll learn some spells of his own too lol.

They are very much friends here. Imagine a witch and her familiar lol.

More on A. Square.

In this world, Flatlanders are very fishlike. They still represent amoebas, but they have little fins on their arm and legs, and they make fish croaking sounds to communicate. Some can even be as loud as frogs, but that is pretty uncommon.

Mini Update: I've thought about it more, and I lied about flatlanders not being as loud as frogs. Women are as loud as frogs regularly and sometimes louder. Thanks cilekixxes 👍

They cannot truly learn a language other than the croaking. They can learn tone of voice and what it means, or they can pick up on certain sounds and do tasks. You cannot have an "intelligent conversation" with them without magic. Through magic, 3D beings can properly communicate with 2D beings, although there could be accent barriers that magic cannot translate.

Also, Anthony has a head injury from trying to share the gospel. While concussed, he gets into the crossfires of war and sort of dies (c'mon, most of you have seen the movie). When the light speaks to him, it is actually Angelica granting her blessing to him.

Although he does miss his family, he would not have made it there anyway without divine intervention. Angelica lets him say his last goodbyes to his family after explaining the situation. After some back and forth, an understanding is reached, and Anthony joins Abel's journey. His family is granted a blessing of protection from the war conflict and a prosperous future.

Geez this was a lot of writing. Thank you so much if you made it to the end, you're a real one. All of A. Sphere's AU lore will be explained in a later post outside of this DnD campaign, but this AU of an AU follows the original premise essentially.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I love this story to an unhealthy degree lol so people showing interest really boosts my morale.

Expect more "A Heightlander's Escape" (both fanon and canon) in the future. Have a lovely day fellas :)

#what if i made an au of an au???????????????????? #that would be so silly goofy crazy insane #what if i wrote a whole book in a tumblr post????? #that would be so silly hahaha *sweats* #i know that isn't a book but it is a super long story so it makes sense that the summery is long #angelica is a tesseract in case people aren't connecting the dots #a sphere is abel for anyone who is still lost lol #also abel is a sphere's canon name in a heightlander's escape #a sphere just really hates his name so he just goes by a and refuses to elaborate when asked aboutot #as is a square being named anthony #its a preference thing lol #i write to much #a heightlander's escape #flatland #flatland 2007 #flatland oc #flatland the movie #a sphere #a square #a tesseract #dnd #dnd character #doodle #katiekatdragon27

[pumpkin-stars]

At Least It’s Not Rabies!

Eddie Munson/GN!Reader + hints of Steve Harrington/Reader & Steddie

When Vecna was blowtorched, Hawkins was saved. Eddie didn’t make it, until he did... But he’s not the only one who came back different.

there’s potential for a series here, this fits with another WIP i have that’s more of a prequel, and I like the dynamic I’ve written here enough to do a sequel too, if people are interested :)

Word Count: 4.4k

Warnings/Content: Best Friend!Steve has a crush, Boyfriend!Eddie, talk of loss/mourning, gratuitous shirtless Steve, there are no braincells here, hints of protective!Steve, a teeny little bit of blood drinking. no pronouns are used for reader, reader is called Sweetheart. sorta just ends but if i kept going i’d never post it :)

He winces under the harsh light of the store, long beam-lights buzzing and seeming to flicker in his peripheral, unavoidable no matter where he turns. Still, it’s better than natural light, the sun’s brightness giving him a splitting headache and making it super unsafe to drive or even just walk to work.

Thank god you offered to give him a lift.

He knows it’s more of a distraction for you than anything - another task on the list of things to do each day that force you out of bed and into the world, numb but alive as you try to cope with the giant Eddie-sized hole in your chest.

He’s trying too. Sure, he wasn’t dating the guy like you were, but over that long week, Munson had become a friend…

He stays with you most nights, both your sleep schedules fucked beyond fixing. Not that he ever feels tired, still wired up from the events of spring break… he sits and watches you sleep fitfully, closing his eyes to rest briefly only to shake you awake when you cry out for a man who’s not coming home.

It’s hard to believe it’s only been four days…

“I got you these,” you surprise him, setting a pair of sunglasses on the counter of Family Video with a smile, “for your headaches. I know you’ve moved on from that asshole jock personality and the whole Risky Business look might send you back, but… better to look like a dick than pass out, right?”

It’s the most you’ve said at once since it happened. Since you screamed yourself hoarse over Eddie’s body.

“Right,” he nods, smiling, slipping them on. There’s immediate relief. “Thanks.”

“Yeah.” You smile softly, “Try not to get any more concussions, okay?”

“Can’t make any promises,” he shrugs, “You never know what’s gonna crawl out of the ground next.”

You nod, “Pasta for dinner?”

“Sure.” He smiles, “I get off at five.”

“I remember.” You hum, turning to the door, “See you.”

“Hey!” He calls, making you look back, “Don’t push too hard, okay?”

You nod, “Do what I can, I know. You too.”

He nods, watching you go sadly, wishing there was more he could do. He wonders how different things would be if they hadn’t burnt Vecna to a crisp, if Lucas hadn’t managed to save Max… if Hawkins had been split open the way He’d shown Nancy in her mind… If Eddie’s sacrifice hadn’t bought them more time…

He knows it’s the one comfort you have in all this… that he didn’t die for nothing… but having the whole town still blame him for Chrissy and Fred and Patrick doesn’t help you mourn, or heal… You’re still ‘The Freak’s Girlfriend’… And even when Hopper manages to get the cover story on the news and clear Eddie’s name, that label isn’t likely to go away.

He sighs heavily, sitting on the shitty stool behind the coutner, leaning forward and resting his chin on his arms, staring at the door. How any of you are supposed to go back to normal is beyond him… He doesn’t know how he managed it that first time, after the Demogorgon… but then… back then he thought that was it… that there were no more surprises. Now? It’s just about waiting for whatever bullshit comes next.

He lets his eyes slip shut, blocking the rest of the light from his vision, trying to ignore the buzzy lights, to block out the tinnitus he’s suddenly developed in the last week. It’s not so bad right now, but the quiet of the store makes it noticeable, just a soft drumming in his ears… but it’s early, only he and Keith (who’s been hiding in the back room even more than usual) are here… it gets worse through the day, almost deafening when there’s more customers, like it’s louder with every person nearby.

Probably just some side effect of concussion. Definitely not the bat rabies Robin had feared.

He’s way thirstier than usual too… no matter what he drinks, only his mom’s fancy coconut water brings any sort of relief, soothing the dryness of his mouth, and the aches in his body… just as rejuvenating as the carton says. He pulls his backpack up, the itch in the back of his throat getting more persistent as he sits there…

It’s new. The backpack, that is… while his nail-bat stays hidden in the trunk of his car, he’s started carrying everything he might possibly need with him wherever he goes. You’ve got one too, and Robin… each of the kids…

Call him overprotective and overly cautious, but it made him feel useful. Like he could actually do something to help. Even if all the gates in Hawkins are closed, there’s still the rest of the world, and with Eleven living in town again, whatever of Vecna’s Army might get through is gonna make its way back here again eventually.

It doesn’t hurt to be prepared.

He’s got mace, an aerosol and a lighter, a comprehensive first aid kid, a flashlight, his walkie, and two packs of spare batteries. Two bottles of coconut water, a bottle of normal water, rubbing alcohol, tissues, a compass, a pack of granola bars, and a sandwich that gets swapped out every couple of days.

Everything he might need for an immediate defence, a few days on the run, or to help treat a wound.

There’s another bag stashed in the woods too… by Skull Rock. No walkie or sandwich in that one but everything else is there for emergencies.

Paranoia? Maybe.

But a lot better than being caught unawares.

~~~

Pain is the first thing that registers.

Just not where he expected it.

His throat is on fire, mouth dry, but his torso, where he distinctly recalls bat teeth tugging his flesh… is fine? The crick in his neck, the back pain from sleeping on a tiny shitty boat and in the woods… is gone.

He lays still for a while, not even daring to breathe, just… listening… he doesn’t wanna open his eyes and see Vecna leering at him. Or bats sitting around waiting for him to be awake so they can feast on his screams and his flesh all at once.

But there’s nothing…

Just far-off thunder.

He cracks one eye open, then the other, greeted by the dark sky of the Upside Down, flashes of red highlighting the clouds of ash and soot that swirl miles and miles above.

He turns his head, flinching back immediately as a bat rests inches away, it’s mouth open, a lump of what must be him in its teeth.

His lips part with a crack, dryer than this side of WaterGate, and a weak moan escapes him.

The bat doesn’t stir…

It’s not resting, he realises… it’s dead.

He sits up faster than he thought he’d be able to, unsure how long it’s been since he moved, frowning at the state of himself and his surroundings.

His clothes are torn, as expected, but beneath the ripped fabric there’s no wounds… not even scars… his fingernails are longer, dirt trapped beneath them, irritating and itchy, but his rings are all still there… He reaches up, touching his throat gingerly - also no scar… but no chain either, his guitar pick necklace is missing…

His other hand clenches, and he looks down at it, yelling in horror and throwing it out to the side, flinging the demobat several feet away. He’s not sure how he hadn’t realised it was there, a vague memory of trying to weakly pull it off his thigh surfacing… That’s the one place that still hurts a little, where he’s just torn its teeth out of him.

He laughs weakly.

It’s a hive mind… and if these fuckers had died in the middle of their meal, that means Vecna’s dead… he’d bought enough time.

His head tips back, and he looks at the sky again, that one moment of joy curdling in his stomach as he realises… the gates must’ve closed…

They must have…

He- he can’t get home…

Something flickers up ahead, his gaze snapping to it in an instant, eyes narrowed and curious as he stares at the edge of the tree line. As far as he knows, he’s the only thing alive down here. So what on Not-Earth is that?

“Hey Eds.”

He tenses up… it’s quiet, that voice… like a whisper on the wind, but despite all the turmoil in the sky, there’s not even a tiny breeze at ground level. He strains his ears, vaguely aware of his body moving, crawling over himself until he’s on all fours, throat burning as he listens.

“Me again.”

You… he waits, frozen…

“I wanna do this… exact spot but… not quite sure… and they already think… weird for missing you… so I don’t… sit in the road with a candle.”

He frowns, edging closer, hoping he might hear you more clearly if he moves towards where your voice is coming from. He realises, surprised, that the flickering he’d seen was a light… not a real one, but… the same golden cluster of particles he’d last seen in the Wheeler’s house, when Nancy had contacted Dustin…

“- dunno if you can hear me,” your voice continues, “part of me hopes you can’t.”

He clears the rest of the distance quickly, sitting in front of the light, the opposite side to your voice, knowing -somehow- that if he was up there or you were down here, you’d be facing each other with the light in between you.

“It’s been four days.” You keep talking, he hangs on every word, “I miss you so much… I don’t want you to be gone, but if you can hear me then that means you’re still there… you’re stuck… and I don’t know which is worse.”

He pokes the particles, the end of one finger tickles… he wonders if you notice it…

“It’s kinda windy,” he can hear your smile, “And I only brought a candle… I guess it’s so the flickering makes me think you’re really here.”

He frowns, poking it again.

You scoff, “Wishful thinking. I watched you die, Eds… I held you… you stopped breathing, I saw it. I know you died… I just wish- I should’ve brought your body back, but Dustin… he hurt his leg when we came back through the gate, when we ran after you… Silly man… I can’t believe you thought we would just stay up here…” you sniffle, “We had to leave you there, I bet those bats started biting you again as soon as we were gone… We made it back through, though… I watched the gate close, Eddie… It’s like it was never there.”

He wishes he could touch you… just for a moment, just to reach out and give you a second of comfort…

“Chief Hopper’s alive.” You laugh, though he can still hear the pain behind it, “Mrs Byers rescued him from a Russian Prison… like something out of your campaigns except with people not dragons.”

He laughs, incredulous.

Your breathing hitches, “He’s gonna clear your name, Eds. I don’t know how, and it’s all gonna be a big mess, but he’s gonna make sure the world knows you’re innocent. Of murder, at least.”

You’re crying… he can hear it in the thickness of your voice, “I just… One more chance to hug you, and kiss you, that’s all I want. And even if you can hear me… if you’re somehow alive down there… I don’t know how I’ll ever see you again.”

He pushes his whole fist into the golden hue.

You gasp loudly, “Eddie?”

“It’s me, sweetheart.” He rasps.

~~~~~

“Steve!” You burst through the doors, startling him out of conversation with an older lady, who’d asked which of the three tapes in her hands would be nicest for her budgie to watch while she’s out.

You’re a very welcome distraction, even as the pounding in his ears gets worse.

“Hey,” he frowns at you, “I’m sorry, ma’am, could you excuse me - I uh- The Birds is… not a bad choice, excuse me.” He gestures to you, emerging from behind the counter and guiding you into the back room.

Keith rolls his eyes, moaning something about laziness, and lumbers out of the room, giving you privacy without much complaint, though Steve knows he’s in for an earful when you leave.

“Steve…” you’re panting, gasping for breath, having rushed from Forest Hills to his car and driven like a mad thing all the way here, “Steve, he’s alive!”

“What? Who?” He frowns, “Vecna? We barbecued him, remember?”

“Not Vecna… Eddie.” You grab his arm, “Eddie’s alive!”

“Wh-“ he blinks, “What are you talking about?”

“I went to talk to him,” you wet your lips, “Where he died, I went to see him-“

“You-“

“He doesn’t have a grave, Steve!” You point out desperately, “I just… I wanted to talk to him, I didn’t… I wasn’t looking for him, but I had to just-“

“Hey hey, it’s okay, I get it.” He assures, his hands rubbing your upper arms, “I do the same with my Grams.”

You smile faintly, “I took a candle. Just… for respect? I don’t know, I just… maybe part of me…”

“Easy,” he whispers, “Take your time, what happened?”

“I sat in the tree line,” you frown, “Lit the candle, just started talking… and I- it glowed, Steve… brighter than any other candle I’ve ever seen… like he… he was there, on the other side…”

“It wasn’t just the wind?” He frowns.

“I swear it wasn’t,” you insist, “I know it sounds insane, I know I saw him die, but I also know that that candle… He’s alive, Steve… and he’s stuck there.”

He pulls you close, hugging you tightly, “Okay. Okay, we…” he frowns, “I have to say it, just… just in case, okay? Are you sure it was him? That it wasn’t Vecna, somehow? Cause - I believe you saw the candle, okay, but… of the two of them, Eddie’s not the most likely to come back from the dead, y‘know?”

“It was him, Steve.” You nod, “I know it was him.”

He nods, smiling softly, “Then we’ll get him back. Somehow.”

You hug him tighter.

~~~

“We never checked WaterGate.”

It’s Dustin’s first response when you and Steve tell him about the candle. It’s the first thing he says after a few teasing comments about Steve’s new sunglasses. You didn’t go to the adults, or the other kids, just… straight to Dustin.

He’s just as broken up about Eddie as you are, so he’s just as determined to get him back. You’re sure the others would help, with a lot of convincing, but one of the things you love most about Henderson is that he’s all in, no convincing needed. His friend is in trouble so he’s going to help.

“We didn’t?” Steve frowns.

“It’s the only one we couldn’t just look at,” Dustin nods, “And with Max in hospital, we didn’t even think about it.”

You nod, “but the others were closed, so there was no point, right?”

“We thought so.” He shrugs, “We’ve been wrong before. Like the Mind Flayer hiding in Will and the government opening gates without telling us.”

Steve nods, “Alright. I’ll go check?”

“We’ll all go.” Dustin’s firm, won’t be swayed. “You need my help with the compass.”

“And I’m not waiting here alone.” You add.

“Okay,” Steve shrugs, “But we’re just going to check, right? No going through it.”

Dustin’s eyebrows raise, “That’s what you said last time.”

~~~~~

He’s been walking all afternoon, trying to find your candle again… you’d disappeared so quickly, the shock at him making contact severing the small connection you’d formed. He had to find you again.

You’re all he can think of, well, you and the flame in his throat, as his feet guide him all over town, seemingly aimless in their direction until he realises where he is, a soft crunch under his feet making him look down, laughing in surprise as he finds the pin badge that fell off his jacket during the first fight with the bats.

Which means there’s a gate nearby… or there should be.

He sniffs curiously, smiling wide as he follows the scent of water, not caring to step over gnarled black vines, just walking straight through, everything around him dead and decaying…

He crouches down when the smell is overwhelming, grasping at the thickest vines and yanking hard, grimacing as he lifts his hand and it comes back sticky, like a kid who’s covered his hand in pva glue and peeled it off in one big stretchy piece of film… only thicker and with a greater stench of rotting flesh.

He puts aside his disgust for a moment, scraping at the ground, pulling vine after vine away until he uncovers a small black line in the bedrock. Just like the gate where Chrissy died looked before Dustin poked through it with a broom.

He doesn’t have a broom, but he does have one of the discarded oars, snapped in half from bashing a bat’s face in. Better than his fingers.

It opens eventually… just a little… enough to slip through… the cold freshwater of Lover’s Lake not gushing through the gate cause of whatever weird physics keeps the Upside Down... upside down.

He steadies himself, squeezes his eyes shut… reminds himself that this isn’t the first time he’s taken the plunge into this water, that this time, you’re waiting for him somewhere on the other side…

He jumps in, forgetting gravity for a second, his feet suddenly facing the sky. He watches, eyes wide, as the gate knits itself shut and pulls himself around, kicking off the bottom and swimming up, up, up…

He breaks the lake’s surface with a gasp, and a hiss, immediately sinking below again as the sun glints off the water, his eyes sensitive to the light after so long on the other side.

He opens his mouth, greedily swallowing gulps of water, sticking his head out again, eyes closed this time, treading water as he works out his next move.

He’s still so thirsty, his throat still burns, and he’s certain that he could drain the whole lake dry and not be satisfied. He sighs, letting his body float up, lying on his back, throwing an arm over his eyes.

He should get out of the lake. That’s step one.

Find something to eat, check out Rick’s place and finish the rest of the cereal he hadn’t devoured…

Then find you… sneak around and check out all your usual haunts, or… climb up to your window and wait for you in your bedroom. A real Steve Harrington move.

He laughs. Fuck step two, he wants to find you right now.

~~~~~

You’d had to wait for the end of Steve’s shift to check out the lake, by which point the sun was setting. You’d taken a boat out into the centre of the lake, got deja vu as Steve stripped off his jacket, the lowering sun casting nicer light this time- dusky orange instead of that dark purpley-black.

There’s no point in him going down there, really. The compass works perfectly. There’s no gate.

But it helps to be sure. To be certain that, if you were right, Eddie was stuck in the Upside Down for good.

Maybe you shouldn’t have brought Dustin…

Steve breaks the surface, “No gate.” He frowns, reaching for the sunglasses, eyes dry even though the rest of him is soaked.

You hold back from crying again, bottom lip quivering, “okay.”

“We’ll find a way,” Dustin assures, “Get El to open a little gate somewhere and then close it up again as soon as he’s safe.”

You shake your head, “We can’t ask her to do that.”

“For Eddie.”

“He wouldn’t want to risk-“ you shake your head, “He died to save the town, Dustin, or… almost died… whatever happened, he- he wouldn’t want us to risk the world all over again, just for him. As much as we might want to.”

“Come on,” Steve sighs, “Let’s get home.”

~~~~~

You stayed near the lake, not quite ready to leave. But Dustin had a curfew, and homework, and all sorts of things normal teenage boys have to deal with, so Steve drove him home.

“I’ll be fine.” You’d insisted, “Just come get me in a while.”

You needed to be alone.

To reprocess losing him all over again.

Backpack slung over one shoulder, you start walking, taking the not-so-familiar trail towards skull rock, Steve’s designated pick up point where he’d come find you before it got too late.

With a Walkman blaring in your ears, the mixtape Eddie had made you drowns out the noises of the forest - far from safe in Hawkins, but with no gates, the most dangerous thing was human, and they’re not all that scary when you’ve faced creatures from another dimension.

It means you don’t hear the footsteps behind you, the crack of twigs and the rustle of leaves.

Your only focus is trying not to cry when Master of Puppets plays and you remember how metal he looked on the roof of that trailer… how terrified you were of the oncoming bats… how happy you were to watch him in his element.

You don’t notice when he comes up behind you.

Your only clue that something’s amiss is sudden, unexpected… a sharp yank of the backpack, sending you sprawling to the floor, landing on your ass.

“Fuck, you smell good, sweetheart.” Eddie groans.

Eddie.

Eddie!

“Missed me?”

You stare up at him, pulling the headphones from your ears, “You’re really here?”

He nods, “yeah.”

“Why’d you pull me over?” You stare.

He stares at you, not meeting your eyes. You think for a moment that he’s looking at your lips, but… he’s staring, fixated on your neck. “Dunno.”

You right yourself quickly, scrambling to pull the sandwich from the bag, grabbing some coconut water too - you’re not sure if he likes it, but Steve had insisted on you carrying it, and you know Eddie would rather drink anything other than plain water. “You must be starving.”

You stand, a few feet between you, the food dangling from your fingers as you stare at him.

“Ravenous.” He agrees.

It’s not quite the reunion you had in mind… not like those movies where the two lovers run at each other in the rain and hug and kiss like they’ll never get the chance again…

You’re stuck in place, like you don’t know what to do with yourself, both of you just… observing the other in silence.

“You said you wanted one more chance to hug me and kiss me,” he smiles.

“More than one.” You whisper, “At least one every day for the rest of my life.”

He grins, “Can do. Starting now?”

You nod, still frozen. He steps forward, the hair on the back of your neck standing up. He seems different, somehow… but trauma will do that to a person. God knows after your first experience of this shit you’d been wired and on edge for over a week.

You sob as he gets within reach, finally shaking yourself out of the stupor and pulling him in, closing the rest of the distance as you cling to his soaked clothes, shredded camo vest sticking to your cheek as you hold him.

His arms wrap around you too, and he inhales deeply, tightening his grip, “I missed you. Only woke up this morning and there you were… calling to me.”

“Eddie…” you whisper, “fuck… I thought I lost you…”

“I’m here, sweetheart.” He assures, “I’m not leaving you again. Never again.” His face buries into your neck, and he presses kiss after kiss over the sensitive skin, “you smell so good… ‘m so hungry…”

“Then eat,” you smile, pulling back to cup his cheek with your free hand, “and drink.”

He groans, diving into the crook of your neck again, giving you less than a second to process what’s happening before his teeth pierce your flesh, his hand flies up to cup the back of your head, holding you still as he eats and drinks from you, with your consent. Sort of. It’s good enough.

“E-ddie-“ you gasp, “oh— what-?”

His throat stops burning for the first time since he woke up, and he pulls back, lapping over where he bit you with a dazed expression before he drops you, retreating several steps with a hand over his mouth, horrified with himself.

“Holy shit-!” He stares at you, “what the fuck- I’m- I’m so sorry sweetheart, I don’t- what the fuck-!?”

You’re lightheaded, and take a moment to recover from the sudden blood loss, sinking to the forest floor, staring at him. “Bats…”

“Huh?” He stares.

“You- you were bitten by bats…” you lift a shaky hand, pointing to his torn clothes, “You’re healed…”

“Yeah.” He nods, “I bit you.”

You nod too, “You did.”

“Wh- what the fuck!?”

You break out into laughter, mind racing with questions and thoughts and wild theories that make no sense.

He huffs, fingers feeling his teeth, eyes widening as he finds fangs instead of canines… “Jesus Christ…”

“You’re a fucking vampire, Eddie.” You breathe. “Or… maybe Robin was right to be scared, and you’ve got bat rabies…”

“Fuck…” he scoffs, “A vampire? That’s insane.”

“You’re the one that bit me!” You laugh, “fuck… I just wanted you to be alive again…”

“If I’m a vampire,” he hums, “I don’t think I am. Alive, I mean.”

You shake your head, “but you’re here. I don’t care how or what you are, you’re here. That’s enough.”

He closes the distance between you again, “Yeah?”

“Yeah.” You smile, cupping his cheek, pulling him in to kiss him, wrinkling your nose as you pull back, “Brush your teeth, and then we’ll make out like we always used to.”

He laughs, “you got it, sweetheart.” He sniffs, “What drink is that?”

“Hm?” You look to where you’d discarded the sandwich, “coconut water?”

He hums, “doesn’t smell so bad.” He reaches for it, handing you the sandwich, “get that blood sugar up, babe. I don’t wanna accidentally eat you again.”

You smile, biting the sandwich, “You want some?”

“Can I even eat solid food?” He frowns, twisting the cap off the water, giving it a cautious sniff before downing half the carton.

“Eds?” You hesitate.

“Mm?”

“Your eyes hurt, right? In the sun?”

“Uh huh.” He nods.

“And you- can you hear stuff really well?”

“There’s a drum in my ear…” he nods, “Think it’s your heartbeat.”

You swallow hard, “And that water, did it help? The burning in your throat?”

He nods, “How’d you know?”

“Steve.”

“Huh?”

“Steve got bitten by the bats too.” You clarify. “He’s-“

“Harrington’s a vampire too!?” Eddie stares at you.

A twig cracks a little way away, and you both look over, finding Steve, hands on his hips, “I’m a what?”

#eddie munson x reader #steve harrington x reader #eddie munson fic #steve harrington fic #eddie munson/reader #steve harrington/reader #eddie munson x reader x steve harrington #steve harrington x reader x eddie munson #steve harrington/reader/eddie munson #eddie munson/reader/steve harrington #eddie munson x you #steve harrington x you #gn!reader #stuffiwrote #steddie x reader

[ilynpilled]

Going by mylestoyne headcanon of arthur i feel like he and jaime had a similar relationship to that of sansa/joffrey. Like not being cappable of acknowledge that they are 🌠crazy🌠 for a while

What so you think?

idk what Lee’s exact hcs are, but I think Arthur is a very functional character in canon anyway. He exists more as a romanticized concept to most characters than an actual human being. He is a legend personified, and I am obviously not gonna be shocked if George is gonna reveal things about him that will deconstruct his myth more. I personally do not think Arthur is on the level of someone like Joff though, nor would I find that to be necessary to subvert his character. He is the legendary knight for Jaime, as Joff is prince charming for Sansa, sure, like I think you can apply parallels to their quixotic view of such things, but I do not think the twist would have to be him revealed to be someone deeply evil or cruel or fucked up in the head for it to still be thematically meaningful.

Some passages that I do find very informative so far though:

This is a very symbolically rich ritual that is happening here. Even Jaime himself specifically points out how young he was. The language is very interesting: “bled anew” and “a boy knelt; a knight rose”. The language used is establishing a form of parallel between the monster that little girls face (marriage, bridal slavery) with the monster that little boys do (knighthood). These are violent and fatal constructs designed around gender by westerosi society. Just as Arthur seems to embody the virtues of knighthood (his chivalry, his martial prowess), he seems to perpetuate its flaws too. The image that is being conjured here is the sacrifice and bleeding of a 15 year old boy at the altar of knighthood, along with the whole coming of age parallel. But still, there is a darker layer to it that clearly comes across.

This is not a groundbreaking interpretation or anything but I also think Arthur is supposed to be the embodiment of an idealistic image that covers up systemic cracks:

Ned is faced with a certain reality in this dream. One very relevant to him in particular since his relationship with honor. The Kingsguard are upholding their vows above all else. Based on what Gerold says, it is not just about loyalty to Rhaegar, but also Aerys, who they know to be a maniacal tyrant, and we know to be a man ready to commit mass murder on the scale of about half a million people. I said this before but the Kingsguard abide by deeply flawed moral constructs that are designed to serve a feudalistic system. It is framed as more moral for them to passively stand by and serve their king as he commits atrocities than to protect the innocent:

We do also know that Arthur was closer to Rhaegar than anyone else on the KG, so his actions of passivity and following orders might not have been the same as a blind loyalty to his vows. Rhaegar wanted to make changes, he tells this to Jaime directly before riding to his doom. Arthur could very well have been acting primarily in the hopes of serving Rhaegar’s supposed better world. We have ways that he is characterized, and i think he is juxtaposed with Gerold enough to establish conflict in his character and frames him pretty differently. That still does not change the reality and consequences of his actions though.

Another key passage:

This paints him in a pretty moral light. However, how I read Jaime’s description of this: I do not think that can be conflated with a purely altruistic desire to aid the smallfolk. Gaining their love was a tool for a goal, a means to an end: getting the Kingswood Brotherhood. Sure, the effects of that are objectively good, and it meaningfully aids smallfolk, so one could argue that these things matter little, but there is a key issue here. There is an ulterior motive. The moment your goals do not allign with morally good actions, and your king does things that makes the people suffer, the whole thing falls apart. This is something that Jaime’s AFfC arc deals with constantly. It is how I read the golden hand, the one that covers up the ugliness of his stump. He should know this, the kingslayer will always be more honorable than golden hand the just. True “honor” does not come with glory (you better leave that horse behind my guy).

Nonetheless, I believe George does really like to play around with the idea that, at the end of the day, his characters are not just gods, monsters, or legends, but humans. They are also not just metaphors. There is a lot on the shoulders of a man that is a living legend. Many will inevitably crumble under that weight, so that is another interesting layer worthy of exploration. Arthur could have been a man with good intentions who was “soiled by the white cloak” along the way.

In terms of the relationship of these two, I want Jaime to realize that Arthur Dayne is not the one he should try to emulate.

He might have dreamed of him as a young boy, but he dreamed of Brienne as an adult.

but if you hc him as westerosi patrick bateman thats funny asl too

#this is longer than it should have been but i didnt ever talk about arthur in depht anyway #also unedited so might be full of mistakes idc tho #barely slept today #arthur dayne #asoiaf #valyrianscrolls #jaime lannister #brienne of tarth #knighthood #ask

[sunxstreaker]

I'd listen to you ramble about Sunstreaker. Because I know nothing about him but you seem to like him and that made me curious.

hi i am so terribly sorry to be replying so late, mental health is a bitch lately but heres my questionably comprehensive rambling about Sunstreaker

He's a very simple character compared to like majority of main autobots from g1, he's a vain pretty boy who thinks he's better and prettier than everyone around him, which is not even exactly untrue, but you're not really gonna go and tell him he's wrong. it's been a staple of his persona throughout all the stories he's appeared in to my knowledge. my interest especially arose when he was a central piece of some idw comics.

i made a whole small piece of writing about him months back, but essentially, what i gathered from very little he has in a whole scope of things, is that he was not a good person. period. he was a law enforcer who fancied watching mechs fight to death. he wanted to join megatron on the arena. he's lavishing in the limelight and he's not unwilling to stomp down anyone who doesn't meet his expectations. that "someone" happened to be his own brother who stopped him from joining megatron.

i always find sibling dramas interesting for personal reasons, and i relate to sunstreaker a lot as a person who had to learn to grow and be better, not just everyone but my sibling first. sunstreaker underwent an extremely traumatic experience that was worse than death - but you could also consider it the death of "Him" as a person. he was merged with a species completely unlike his own. he was forced to be connected to the copies of him while immobilized and in pain. he begged to be killed only to be forcefully saved.

his grudge against humanity is understandable, and his betrayal was something that could've been the end of his dignity. he was ready to accept death in self-sacrifice, still in pain and turmoil over what he had done to his team, to his brother.

he's the kind of character who you aren't supposed to really like. he's not a good person, even if his intentions are for the better - he's doing it to stroke his ego, the autobot cause is not what he ultimately fights for, or fought, at least how i see it. compared to his brother, though, who's there just to fight decepticons because they're "bad guys", i think Sunstreaker saw the lines between "bad" and "good" more blurry. He almost became a decepticon. He was regularly cruel to his brother. He values his self more than others.

Then he had to grow to understand He is not where the world ends. He always cared for Sideswipe, he always cared for people around him, but it took him to almost die, almost risk everyone dying, to understand, and it sucks.

He's a martyr to me in a way that he endures all his heavy self and burdens when trying to be better while world will never be the safe place to him. He gets a service dog about it.

Anyway i think his design is also one of the coolest things ever have you seen him

his fins are EVERYTHING to me

#glacia-posts #ko tf posting #thank you for the ask im sorry im so slow

[morsking]

literally most people who watch the ufotable anime first and hate shirou change their perspective about him when they read the vn and i can think of a specific scene contrasted between mediums where this can happen, namely the one where shirou is kidnapped by caster and archer has to go save his ass. the anime makes it look like shirou is this stubborn idiot refusing to admit he’s way in over his head too proud to be helped by a dude he doesn’t like in an effort to be funny. it fails to address an important bit of nuance in his inner world where it’s not just that he doesn’t wanna be helped by a guy he doesn’t like. it’s that he’s a shell of a person constantly throwing away his self-worth in an act of penance for the lives he couldn’t save as a literal child surviving a catastrophe. shirou is fucking terrified of archer getting killed for his sake so he’s telling him “no just leave me to die don’t you get it i can’t let you get hurt to save me that’s just wrong i’m not supposed to come out of this alive”.

but of course archer understands that kind of self-sacrificing nonsense never helped anyone because he lived it as emiya shirou himself. but archer is also so caught up in his self-loathing his natural helpful disposition to help and instruct shirou is kneecapped by that very same predilection for self-destructive penance. that archer is a shirou who is older does not mean he’s a shirou who’s got his shit together and assuming that archer is righteous in his hatred is a mistake people make over and over because the one thing they all miss is archer is trying to commit time-space suicide by killing one of his younger selves. and uh. suicide is bad. very bad. he just doesn’t know what else to do because no one ever told him what “better” looks like and he was in no state of mind to accept it until it killed him.

shirou gets mad that archer thinks along the same lines as caster and it’s not just that archer plays dirty that shirou gets mad at, it’s that archer is a person full of contradictions that says “well, i like to avoid conflict” but also says “avoiding conflict also means pragmatically allowing some people who have done nothing wrong to die”. to shirou that’s the most outrageous thing he’s ever heard. a hero of justice doesn’t sacrifice people. a hero of justice helps everyone equally but that is also mired by the contradiction that a hero of justice needs an evil to fight, so a hero of justice cannot save the evil lest they become evil themselves which is a whole other deal saved for heaven’s feel. and don’t you... agree with that? it’s quite simple. you should help people you can. people who have done nothing wrong don’t deserve to die. a world that treats the opposite as a matter of fact with no protest just isn’t a world that’s okay.

so you’ve got a kid who hates himself but wants to help everyone around him. a kid full of guilt over something he way out of his control who by chance survived when others died because he was too scared and injured and powerless to help anyone. is that really hateful? is this a person you should be mad at? or are you gonna tell me you were right about everything at 17 and weren’t wrestling with emotions surrounding your self image that as an adult you can see yourself going “whoa, i really wish someone would’ve told me it didn’t have to be like that. if they had i could’ve tried to like myself a little more”. or maybe that’s still not you and your adolescence wasn’t so bad. but it was somebody. and that is emiya shirou.

but i want to reassure you it’s not that you can’t find the way he thinks of himself frustrating. another person’s self-loathing can definitely be frustrating. but it’s about not letting your frustration blind you to the change that takes place in his perspective throughout the story. it’s the narrative of growing from a boy who wants to save everyone in self-sacrificing atonement to a man who wants to save others simply because it’s the right thing to do and that ideal is beautiful in and of itself. that there will be tears, that there will be hardships... that’s not what’s important. what’s important is that his ideal is borrowed yet sincere. an ideal that did not come from him yet can be made his all the same. if you’ve ever been inspired to do anything by someone else, then that’s a point you can use to relate.

and maybe despite it all that’s just not really your cup of tea. in which case uh. sorry. this is our protag. the story is about him. no engaging with that world without engaging with him because all the characters are also reflected by him. maybe try revolutionary girl utena instead?

[crossdressingdeath]

Once again trying to explain my issues with how Percy's fatal flaw is handled, I think the best way I can put it is... okay, Athena says to Percy "to save a friend you would sacrifice the world", yeah? I think that both the narrative and the fandom tend to focus too much on the to save a friend part and not enough on the you would sacrifice the world part. Because a lot of the time it's left at "Oh, he loves his friends too much so it's a bad thing!" when... eh... it really isn't. First of all, the things the narrative holds up as evidence of his flaw are the most basic shit? He hates letting other people take risks instead of him and tries to prevent it whenever possible even when it's not wise and he's quick to sacrifice himself for loved ones. That's just the Riordanverse protagonist starter pack! They're all like that! Half of them are quick to sacrifice themselves even for total strangers, Magnus literally dies doing that! The only time Percy comes off as unusually loyal is going into Tartarus with Annabeth, and one event really isn't enough to call something a fatal flaw I don't think (and Nico also goes into Tartarus for other people, twice, and supposedly his fatal flaw has nothing to do with loyalty; if the text is gonna claim that Nico's flaw is holding grudges and not loyalty then Percy jumping into Tartarus can't be used as evidence of his fatal flaw being loyalty, no I'm not still bitter that our only word on Nico's fatal flaw is that children of Hades hold grudges even though that is so not his fatal flaw). The handling of Percy's fatal flaw feels weak because... honestly it feels like Rick just doesn't want to admit that his heroes' fatal flaws are supposed to be some of the worst parts of their characters, so with Percy especially it's a lot of "No, no, I promise this is a problem, it's a huge issue that he, uh, feels bad about Annabeth having to go off on her own!" when uh. he'd have to be a pretty shitty person not to.

But the "you would sacrifice the world" part? Now there's a flaw with some character to it! Percy would sacrifice anyone and anything to keep his loved ones safe, which sounds good... until you consider that that includes people and things that were never his to sacrifice. Circe's island is a great example of this: Percy saves himself and Annabeth! They free the pirates to cause chaos and steal their ship so they can't follow! Goody, the quest continues, the pirates are no longer their concern... but unless I'm forgetting something Percy does not once think about the young women and girls on that island that he just trapped as prey to a bunch of pirates (with all the horrors that implies) until Hylla and Reyna force him to confront what he did to them, and even then what happened to the girls who weren't lucky enough to be the super-tough daughters of a war goddess is kind of swept aside. And again, Percy mostly just forgets about it once the scenes with Hylla and Reyna are done; he did what he had to do to save himself and Annabeth, and while he doesn't feel good that he hurt innocent people—some of whom were children—in the process I don't get the sense he regrets it. There's his loved ones and then there's everyone else, and "everyone else" is a secondary concern. And not to harp on this every time, but it's the same with him going on that little date with Annabeth in Rome while Nico's on his last hours before suffocating. It's fair that Percy wants to spend time with Annabeth before she maybe goes to her death! I'm not going to pretend I don't understand and sympathize with his reasoning! But the thing is, Percy is taking the risk that he might sacrifice Nico's life for a little extra time with Annabeth without ever acknowledging that that's what he's doing. If the timing had been a little off, if the twins had been in a different place, if things hadn't worked out exactly right... Nico could've died. And Percy doesn't even think of him during that scene. And as a point of characterization that is fantastic! It shows some real teeth to the whole "personal loyalty" thing! But there's no point where that's treated as a bad thing; it's just "Oh, it's so sad that Annabeth has to go off alone, Percy is in so much pain having to let her do this by herself, clearly this is his fatal flaw", with no mention of how while Percy is doing this Nico is barely clinging to life with Percy and the rest of the Seven as his only hope. Percy isn't risking anything personally to spend this extra time with Annabeth, but the total lack of acknowledgement that he is risking Nico's life and just in general is putting Nico in an awful position when he really doesn't have the right to make that call—Nico's loyalty is remarkable but I feel like even he would draw the line at "Hey do you mind suffocating for another hour or so so I can have a lengthy goodbye with my girlfriend"—really irks me and probably always will.

Also, I feel like the meeting with Akhlys and the tension between Percy and Annabeth afterwards would work better if discussion around Percy's fatal flaw was focused more on what he'll do to other people for the sake of his loyalty than just the loyalty itself? Like, maybe instead of Annabeth being freaked out at the show of power she could be horrified and upset that Percy would hurt someone like that to protect her. Now admittedly that's partially because I love a good "But I did this for you!"/"How dare you make this my fault" argument, but still. As it is it's like... yeah, okay, it's freaky, but she already knew that Percy was a super-powerful Big Three kid with the strength to go up against even major gods and also "Hm, there's water in poison, maybe I can use my water control on it" is... not not clever, but far from a revolutionary concept. I'd have expected the daughter of Athena to have thought of it at least once, y'know? I don't know, I just feel like leaning more into the "Why are you doing this for me, I don't want to be at all responsible for something like this" aspect would've been a more impactful scene and would've made his fatal flaw feel like a serious, unique flaw for once!

#riordanverse #percy jackson #so many fatal flaw thoughts. infinite thoughts #they will never end

[isolatedcorner]

“The Survey Corps forgave Annie a bit too quickly” Okay I’m gonna try to explain why I think the SC’s acceptance of Annie isn’t irrational. Firstly, when does it show that the SC completely “forgave” Annie? In the scene where they talk around the campfire Jean clearly gets very emotional at Reiner and Annie’s admittance of guilt, YEARS after it’s been known that they were “traitors”. I see people being more confused about Connie and Armin’s treatment of Annie though, but I disagree.

In Connie’s case: The SC had 3 years to digest the truth about Marley and Eldia. Between those 3 years they’ve matured and understood that their view of the “enemy” was one-sided, and ConnieSashaJean in particular were friends with Nicolo, a Marleyan! It’s not strange to assume that they talked about the whole Warrior programme at some point. Reminder that not everyone had the same mentality as Eren, in fact he was the only one who didn’t accept peace as a solution within the 104th. Connie didn’t forgive Annie, but in that moment he saw an old comrade stuff her mouth with food (just like Sasha would 🥲), and in a time of war and desperation he simply… found it funny. The 104th spent 3 formative years of their lives together, they were very close and the constant life and death situations they were in only strengthened that bond. So it’s not OOC for Connie to instinctively search for that version of Annie he was close to when they were trainees — it’s clear that the 104th never truly accepted the Warriors’ betrayal after all.

In Armin’s case: Armin has always been an extremely empathetic person. He noticed Annie’s kindness behind her cold exterior way before she was revealed to be a Titan, and it was this same understanding of her human nature that allowed him to help the SC defeat her in S1. I’m not an AruAni shipper (I thought all the canon romances in AoT were rushed), but if there was anyone who could put themselves in the Warriors’ shoes, it would be Armin. Not to mention he had Bertolt’s memories and could EXPERIENCE what they were going through! Armin is also a strategist and a leader, he wouldn’t see the point in antagonising the people whom he was supposed to work with.

I’d also like to mention Levi as he was closest to the squad that Annie killed. Levi did not forgive Annie. I don’t think he ever will. His interactions with her were close to 0 in the final chapters, and he probably distanced himself from Reiner and Annie as much as possible. But Levi is also one of the most empathetic characters in AoT considering how he treats his men, and he was one of the driving forces behind Armin and Hange’s plans to make peace with Marley. People want to see Levi avenge his squad so bad that they forget he was friends with Onyankopon and worked with the other volunteers. If Levi could understand Gabi and Falco to the point where he took them under his wing - why wouldn’t he understand Reiner and Annie, whom he also saw as kids?

People like to talk about how Annie “enjoyed” killing the SC. Look, I also don’t think that Annie was suffering in guilt the entire time. The Warrior trio were Marleyans first and Eldians second, they ultimately saw people on Paradis as descendants of the devil owing to years of brainwashing. As soldiers, Levi and the SC know firsthand what it’s like to feel bloodlust on the battlefield. Dehumanisation is the first step in being able to fight the enemy without restraint in times of war. If the SC could muster the bloodlust to kill titans even after they were revealed to be humans first, then they could certainly understand how Annie could discard her humanity when killing Levi’s squad. A big part of Levi’s character is that he completes his missions without regrets, regardless of the sacrifice. This mentality was just copied and pasted onto Annie and co. Again, this doesn’t mean Levi forgave the Marleyans — he just understood them enough to put his hatred aside when working with them to save the world!

Anyways, dudebros give the SC too much slack for having basic rationality and not being carbon copies of Eren. Erwin would also not support the rumbling, hope this helps!

#aot spoilers #aot meta #annie leonhart #armin arlert #connie springer #levi ackerman #aot

[arcplaysgames]

THE TENSION IS BAD IN HERE. THE VIBES ARE BAD. BOY FUCKING HOWDY like the way the mob mentality grows so quickly over this cowering man.

It JUST SO HAPPENS that the Midnight Channel comes on and... somehow.... Namatame's Shadow? Starts speaking directly to the team, and talking about how he failed and its their fault but the cops won't be able to keep him anyway?

This shit feels off. This makes me wanna scream. What the actual fuck is the Midnight Channel? Like, images aren't supposed to be clear unless the person is in the TV. Namatame is not. And he's denying the shit the Shadow is saying.

Also like, the game is specific enough to say "Other Namatame" and not "Shadow Namatame."

Hang on, I have literally 6000 screencaps, I need to check something.

Yeah, in other instances, the speaker is plainly stated to be "Shadow NAME," unlike here. But the "Other" Namatame tries to make it seem like Namatame was in his full and understanding mind as he did all this shit.

fucking Naoto points out that we can just kill him here and now. Naoto, usually our voice of reason (and, okay, admittedly also voic eof stupid questions), brings up the idea that we should just ensure justice will be done and kill him now before the guards return.

And oh man, the mood feels like you're holding out a hand to try and slow down a runaway train.

Kanji and Yosuke are gonna kill Namatame until the game gives me the option to talk them down and BOY HOWDY. THIS IS WHERE IT BRANCHES HUH.

FIVE dialogue checks, I think? I almost looked them up but then was like "EH FUCK IT I have a safety save" and I think.... I got the right choices. I really get the feeling if you fail any of these checks, you get a bad end like if you killed Ryoji.

maybe I'll go back and watch that later.

NAOTO, BUDDY, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO HANDED EVERYONE A METHOD TO KILL THIS GUY its fine, we were all upset, everyone makes mistakes. But man, Naoto's still waters run deep and angry, and he's good at making his impulses sound like well-reasoned presumptions. Dangerous.

IRL I was like "Ah, Judgement time?"

YEP. JUDGEMENT TIME. Instead of Investigation Team, we are the Seekers of Truth. Which is a stupid name but I'm just glad we didn't murder a guy.

Outside, everyone tries to basically rewind to reopen the topic of the entire case, from the announcer lady up to Nanako.

Adachi is listening in and man. MAN.

WHAT IS KILLING ME is that I don't fucking trust Adachi even remotely, but like. He's a hapless fucking gofer for the most part.

The only things that really make me distrust him are

some of his line reads really really make me stop and squint at him, and this is a game with frankly impeccable voice direction

he's a stealth asshole and doesn't like people, and it veers from "affable everyman joking about his mean boss" into actual simmering contempt a little too often

that FUCKING moment when he stopped swaying, like he forgot to play the role of a harmless dude for a second

i think he lied about the diary. he says that Namatame made "advances" on Konishi but that doesn't track with what we know.

ryoji vibes

But functionally, so far he has been a decent facilitator to the team, both wittingly and accidentally. I would think he's just being a reasonable, good guy if not for the FUCKING swaying moment that haunts me.

Somewhere, Elsewhere, Teddie is alone on a blank, featureless road, walking.

NANAKO FUCKIGN SURVIVES

I feel like I just matrix-dodged a bullet. Or, five bullets, to be exact. In the bad ending, does Nanako just legit die?

I don't understand what happened here, like how would Teddie even get back to the TV World from here? Did he somehow sacrifice his sit-up-conjured body to save Nanako's life?

Where IIIIIIS HEEEEEEEE.

God this game happens so much.

#p4 #persona liveblog

[the-wraiths-wife]

LOOK

I personally found Avery very very boring and basic

She was a PAIN to have as a protagonist, she was very one dimensional and Plain

And I think Lyra Kane is gonna be just as boring. I NEED some spice, some SEMBLANCE of personality

Avery's personality is white, plain, Sugar-y asf spoilt Milk.

I betchu lyras is gonna be worse—

Kinda sorry to the Lyra Kane fans tho

Like I've read so many books and after one point you can predict what type of charectors an author can write. You understand their scope and calibre.

And like, even though the Hawthornes are portrayed as these hot sexy god-like bois who make women loose their minds I NEVER ever felt it

(probably cuz I'm gay—)

But my point is, with certain charectors like - Kenji Kishmoto, Aaron Warner, Kaz Brekker, Percy Jackson, Cardan Greenbriar, Malini (from da jasmine throne), alex claremont-diaz, Lord Thyco you can like FEEL the aura, the 'hot' aura

Like their PERSONALITIES contribute to the hotness.

• Kenji's obsession with tangled, his ability to calm people, his goofiness, him genuinely giving a fuck abt people, not being a Gale Hawthorne, and his obsession for Nazeera, his willingness to sacrifice himself for his friends

• Aaron's fashion sense, his willingness to burn the world for her, to wait for her, helping her become powerful, helping her find herself i.e re-discover her past, and eating a cookie with a knife and fork ; ‘Come back here’ ‘Home’, ‘lyhfml’

• Kaz Brekker ripping a guy's eye out for his girl, finding her parents for her, freeing her from her indenture and her sexual trauma, wanting to bottle up her laugh and get drunk on it, his crazy revenge plans, ‘I would've come for you’, dropping a guy from a tower for objectifying women.

• Percy simping for Annabeth and jumping into tartarus with her and almost dying for her, respecting his mom, having a loveable persona, standing up to the gods, messing with the gods, being sarcastic and a great leader.

•Cardan Greenbriar begging Jude to come back to him and allowing her to murder/attempt to murder him again and again and making her the queen of Elfhelm so she feels one with the magic

• Princess Malini of Parijatdvipada helping her girlfriend find herself, making her remember her childhood, save her people and her culture, re-discover her magic, establish a relationship with her brother, making her truly HAPPY and WHOLE again, Refusing to burn on that pyre

•Alex claremont-diaz giving his boyfriend the strength to truly be himself, helping him ; LIKE actually doing wonders for his man, gives him the courage to come out to his family, is actually there for henry (the boyfriend) whenever he needs him, goes after Henry and their relationship, the Texas campaign—

• Lord Thyco accepting his boyfriend, showing him he's not a burden but a blessing, bringing out the best in him, helping his boyfriend and his bestfriend by not letting them die on the streets

But with the Hawthornes it's like, you're supposed to think they're hot, end of story.

Why are they hot?

Idk

The only hawthorne I actually like is Grayson, because he reminds me of Henry from red white and royal blue.

I read the whole series for him and I don't think he and Lyra should be a thing

He should be gay. Chilling somewhere FAAARRR away from the rest of the Hawthornes. With his boyfriend.

End. Of. Story.

Like but the rest of the Hawthornes are like

Jameson → ick personified

Xander → Random asf (scones? Jlb, ik you were trynna be different, just give the man a cookie—)

Nash → Don't. Get. Me. Started.

The rest of the charectors I stated as examples for hot? They had charector development, they helped their s/o-s grow with them.

I don't think the Hawthornes really did that.

And they have potential, with nash being a cowboy, Jameson loving mysteries and whatnot but it's not well executed.

Don't tell me that it's a mystery puzzle kinda book, you can't have best of both worlds.

Again, all the charectors I stated above are from action packed fun books and they have great personality.

Also shout out to Ravi Singh from a good girl's guide to murder. He has an amazing personality.

#the inheritance games #the grandest game

[steddiesupportgroup]

Man, for a show I’ve fallen in love with and had so much anticipation for, I ended up kinda wishing I hadn’t watched vol2.

Spoilers and a huge rant under the cut

The whole time I was literally shaking with nerves about what was gonna happen to Eddie, to all of them. His last moments (the whole last two eps honestly) dragged on for what felt like hours. It wasn’t fun; it was nerve wracking. And yeah, maybe it’s my bad for getting so attached to a fictional character in a show where people die, but so what? He makes us happy in a time where things aren’t going super well, brought us comfort. If we can’t use fiction as an escape, what’s the point of it?

All that aside, I’m still disappointed about other things. El saying goodbye to Brenner and finding her strength was great, as was the whole thing with Hopper, but other than that? I spent the whole four hours dreading what was gonna happen. I feel like they took the whole “all hope is lost” thing way too far. Watching Lucas hold Max while she begged to die made me fucking sick, as did watching Eddie sacrifice himself. I hate this trend of having people guess who’s gonna die, it’s just sad. Lucas getting beaten up by Jason, who, yeah he died, but didn’t get what he deserved. He was grieving and deranged, and then he was nothing.

And like they touched on Steve’s character arc for a split second before taking ten steps back. I don’t believe that he wants to get back with Nancy because he keeps finding new people in his life, new experiences that change his worldview. Why go back to a girl that is hung up on someone else? This isn’t even a steddie thing- they could’ve touched on his growth without involving her. He’s someone who protects people now, who keeps putting others before himself and doesn’t stop fighting no matter what. Maybe he doesn’t even need a canon relationship to find worth and value. The dream with the kids was cute, but he’s so much more than some guy who can save the world but can’t move on from his first love. I want them to have love for each other, but they both need more.

And man, Nancy and Jonathan are really dragging on. I like them as a couple, really! But couldn’t they have other conflict? Or keep the conflict without involving Steve? All that buildup for them to lie to each other about how good they are, it just doesn’t make sense. I expected Jonathan to tell her the truth about college, or have him circle back to thinking about what it would look like if they kept holding on.

And yeah, Robin and Vicki at the end was just some hetero “we don’t know how to write queer relationships” bullshit. Just because they’re both girls and can have things in common doesn’t mean they need to be the same person. Robin deserves better than that, even someone who knows what she’s been through (winking at you ronance shippers).

I knew Byler wasn’t gonna happen, but man, they really couldn’t have had Will and Jonathan have a better conversation? Even at the end? It’s like “everyone knows so it doesn’t need to be said” but why not?? How is Will any different from Robin, who is somehow the only character who can openly talk about her queerness? Because he’s a boy? Because he’s young and in love with his best friend? I don’t wanna watch him cry in the back of the van with Mike if they’re not gonna have some kinda resolution.

I am gonna keep talking about Eddie, actually. His death was wretched, yeah. But the thing that breaks my heart is that now his name is tainted beyond death, and the people who loved him are silenced and pushed to the side. The Munson Murders, what a tragic end for a character who was so loving, so kind and gracious to everyone around him. And how are the writers gonna act like no one else in the group is bothered by his supposed death? They got to know Eddie, they risked everything to save him, and you can’t tell me that it’s business as usual after all that. If he is dead, it’s the worst insult to his memory. Ya know what’s better than dying a hero? Getting justice! Living to see another day with the people who love you! He could’ve become a braver person if he lived and he was already a fucking hero, because just like Steve, he cares about the kids. I can’t imagine what Dustin will go through and I really don’t want to.

So yeah. I know that the writers won’t see this, but I hope with enough pushback they’ll revive his character. If they can do it with Brenner after having his brain turned to mush, they can do it with Eddie after getting the same wounds as Steve. Especially after El brought Max back from the dead.

And man don’t even get me started on Netflix feeding into the Eddie love the whole time, it feels so vicious of them. Rbing steddie fanart and acting like his character was going somewhere. Like we get that little tidbit about Eddie’s dad teaching him to hotwire a car and for what? To never see him again? I don’t believe it.

Okay, I need to stop. Thanks for reading, I’ll be writing a fix-it fic within the next few days <3

#vol2 #stranger things spoilers #eddie munson #steve harrington #nancy wheeler #steddie #ronance #byler #jancy #lumax #will byers

[hazbinhoteloc-ninlil]

Her backstory;

TW.

Abandoment, unnamed character death, blood, please read with caution, it gets dark

Put yourself in Ninlil’s shoes for a moment. Let’s walk her life.

You are living a normal life, and then one day you are 13 and told you’re getting a baby brother.

You’re a bit cautious because that’s an old age to have a baby sibling. But your parents seem happy and hey, maybe it won’t be too bad.

Then you wake up one day to mom’s crying in the kitchen, and Dad is nowhere to be found. You turn 14 the next day, but there’s no celebration. And to your teenage hurt and confusion, Mom gets colder. She begins to blame you for things… and the fights get nasty.

Then things get worse when she goes into labor early. You’re baby brother’s entrance into this world isn’t the joyous occasion it was supposed to be. But your mom gives him to you, and yeah, you gotta admit, the little pink baby that’s screaming is kinda cute when it’s not crying anymore.

Your mother says you have to watch out for each other, you have to be a good big sister. And at the time, you don’t think too much of it. You just say, “yeah, sure.”

Until these strangers come and get you… mom is nowhere to be found, and you and your baby brother are taken to orphans home…

And while there are plenty of people wanting to adopt a baby… no one wants a 14 year old angsty teen who’s starting to show some emotional problems.

But through it all, you decide you LOVE that boy. Your baby brother becomes everything to you. Because this wasn’t fair… he shouldn’t have had to come into a world like this. He deserved better, you both did.

So you begin to work hard, you get a good job, you begin to pay for your way in life. And when you turn 18, you’re able to adopt your baby brother. That boy was you’re now, and he was never gonna have to worry about not being loved ever again. You would become everything he ever needed. You’d be mom, you’d be dad, you’d be the best friend, the mentor. Whatever he needed.

And then… just when things are looking up…. He’s taken. It was supposed to just be a normal day at the park.

And gunshots ring out. There’s screams, and you search frantically for the one person that matters to you…

And he’s laying still… so, so still.

You begin to scream and you beg him to come back to you. You don’t even know how you got to the hospital. You don’t know who this man covered in your brother’s blood is as he fights to desperately save his life. To make that sweet little boy breathe again.

But he’s gone, and you can only scream.

The only good thing in your life, was stolen from you by men who couldn’t care less…

You break. Something in you just snaps…

It. Wasn’t. Fair.

You don’t have the money to pay for his funeral… who knew it was so expensive to die? But the doctor, the man who wouldn’t leave your side, paid for it instead… a feeble attempt to try and make up for his failure.

He… he was sweet, he was kind, and most importantly, he was there. He didn’t leave her, he didn’t call her a failure, he didn’t say she could’ve done more. He was just… there,

The only one to support her, to stay by her, to choose her… to love her.

She fell hard…

And when she learned he had enemies who wanted to take him from her… something else deep in her snapped.

“No more… I’m not loosing Anyone else…

He’s gonna live… no matter what I have to sacrifice…”

#hazbin hotel #ninlil #hazbin hotel oc #hazbin hotel fanfiction #hazbin oc #oc #oc writing