#logical reasoning when running into tom

[sonknuxadow]

people who love to nitpick every little thing in sonic media and act like it's good criticism need to stop going "ummm why doesn't he just run. it's faster" every time sonic drives a car for any reason . its because he wants to gave a fun and fair race with his friends OBVIOUSLY . where is your joy and whimsy

#it especially annoys me when people say this about the first sonic movie #because theres like. several very obvious in universe reasons for why hes riding in a car youre just ignoring them #like for one iirc he first got in the car because he couldnt run at the time and tom picked him up put him in there and drove off #second. they literally stopped the car and sonic was given the chance to just run to san francisco #and he said that he didnt know where it was . tom said it was a straight shot there and when sonic tried that he ran into the ocean #so obviously he couldnt just run there on his own #third. sonic very clearly didnt WANT to leave earth he just felt like he had to so it makes sense that he'd take the longer route #and try to delay leaving for as long as he can whether hes actually aware of the fact that hes doing that or not #just because a certain thing seems like the logical choice to you doesnt mesn its the choice fhe character would make #you wanna criticize sonic sooo bad that youre ignoring the very obvious reasons sonic acts the way he does

[thatdeadaquarius]

Topic: Genshin impact.

au: Sagau.

idea: So what if you had the powers of every character you played as in every game you played and then get isekaid into genshin impact with imposter au. I imagine it goes smth like

Zhongli: “I will have order!”

reader, Who played Roblox as someone who lagged the game (explanation: I’m pretty sure ping is also how time works in games. If you can control the flow of ping you can control the flow of time in games.): “ZA WARUDO!”

Heyyy!! Thanks for waiting for the reply/response from my slow ass :0

So they did clarify what they meant/expand so imma just copy paste that here!

“k now I remember. So basically imma write it here since it’s easier: Basically you don’t have to (but you can) transform into the character that has those set of powers but if you do those powers are enhanced.”

Sun: Reader (”you”/they/them)

Orbit: Headcanons-ish, Light Imposter AU (as in, NOT Yandere/Dark), mild crossover elements bc Shapeshifter Shenanigans™️

Stars: bro idek

Comets & Meteors: Content Warnings: mild cussing, genshin typical mild violence, & Trigger Warnings: none known.

Please comment if I missed any. /gen

☆

so fair warning,, ive never seen jojo bizarre, but i appreciate i come off well-read/watched? LMAO

so im just gonna kinda,, guess? like just cycle thru diff. random media, and im hoping both me and you reading this will have a fun time (as this is a little challenge, but i like it so ill give it a shot, dont kno if its a good one but- 😅)

so to set the scene, of how u got to this point, ykno of running like ur life (maybe?) depends on u running around different teyvat countries,

u thought it was weird everyone knew a little too much about you?? (ofc theyve heard u during gaming, they know u the same way we all know Markiplier, get it?)

then a bunch of NPCs/Vision users/Archons?? were REALLY invested in talking to you, which freaked u out even more

and by the time you saw Zhongli, yknow, just the oldest god in game, making a fast-walk towards you, ykno the retired god who didnt move an inch when an old water god attacked Liyue for a test, is now hurrying to you???

ur logically get so fucking scared sm shits abt to go down, u just start running

it isnt until ur reaching for a ledge and some webbing shoots out of ur arm (from a glitchy little spot on ur arm, where it could be coming out of ur skin, but sometimes its a blue and red bracelet)

it latched onto the nearest building, and thats how u find out u can grapple ur way, literally Spiderman style, out of the harbor

and bro, idk if it would be fun, or confusing and stressful, or maybe both?? to just find out u can use any video game power from any game youve played before as you go running from countries bc for some freaky reason they know too much abt you/are pursuing you-

dUDE- they had small statues of you in like every little section of their cities

u head to Mondstadt and as Venti comes screaming and flying at you (in excitement, but ur freaked), u go to hold a hand up and suddenly ur holding a heavy stone tablet that unleashes some holographic yellow chains that freeze him in place-?? why is this familiar-

oh my god u have the sheikah slate from Breath of the Wild,

and as ur booking it out of there, u manage to get ahold of a sword, and u know exactly how to use it to knock back favonius knights trying to stop you (they are concerned for their god who is just unleashing random powers on ppl, pls let Grandmaster Jean just talk to you Your Majesty-!!)

by the time you teleport ur way to Inazuma, (bc u still have this worlds access to ur player/traveler’s powers), ur trying to find a nice place to stay for a little bit

at least in that sweet spot of the Raiden not noticing/finding you, while things cool down on the main continent, before moving on,

and u get some tools to help fashion just a little shelter, bc u dont have any money/mora rn, and ur able to literally build a house???

a mailbox pops up and thanks you for renting with Tom Nook???? As in Animal Crossing-

and rlly if the BOTW/slate thing didnt clue u into video game powers, then this definitely would tbh lmao

right as u see Yae Miko circling ur house, with an armful of books? ..is she planning to thru them at you??, u get the hell out of dodge before her favorite god can follow along

(she knows ur prefrences in books and got authors/trends to start so youd have plenty to read, and she was making sure it was ur house before politely dropping them off! how was she to know thatd spook their favorite God, Ei?!)

u get to Sumeru and think ur safe, hiding in an abandoned forest watcher outpost (1 person treehouse rlly) when Nahida shows up in ur dreams,

and u just,

walk out of the dream, into reality, and possess a nearby ruin guard so u can sleep in peace, bc she cant access a robot,

that one baffled u as you re-possessed ur own body before realizing-

Five Nights at Freddy’s. 💀

U cant do that forever, so u try Fontaine, hoping Neuvillette/Furina wont rlly give af abt you, plus theyre the latest region, so maybe they have the least exposure to whatever the other archons didnt like abt you??

u get there and are immediately summoned to court, and right as the mekas show up to escort you, jfc they have a mecha army

(meanwhile, theyre thinking, yknow. high profile guest/our god of gods. ofc we need state of the art mekas to escort them, its only polite-)

meanwhile ur cape has now become wings, and a mask covers ur face as you glide and fly ur way over the city in an attempt to get to where u assume Snezhnaya is

it doesnt occur to you the game until ur running out of stamnia and catch ur reflection in the waters of fontaine, Sky: Children of the Light

u hope the Tsaritsa’s dislike for other gods/Celestia doesnt extend to ur otherworldly presence so ur just hoping for the best atp tbh

tbh youd forget what all powers you have, and the absolute chaos ur causing urself as u try to desperately rememeber what games youve played thru ur entire life is NOT helping to reduce confusion when u randomly wake up with elf ears (legend of zelda/botw) or get dragged into another ruin machine when u fall asleep/faint/do smth u guess mimics death lmao- (fnaf) 💀

…

(meanwhile the Tsaritsa does get wind ur coming this way, and just, makes the people have a parade/festival to celebrate you coming,

she did also have to get Pierro/Captaino to physically restrain some of them from going ahead to meet/escort you to the palace, she’d heard how the others scared u off, and was, ironically, hoping the warm welcome would clear things up)

☆

well that was, something. 😃🫠

sorry lil car, that was such a fun idea idk if i did it justice!! i thought itd be too op to include every media youve consumed ever, so i kept it to video games, (which, could u cheat the system if youve played smash bros??)

i hope it was at least a decent read, and sorry im half asleep so i was not v funny this time around, but, again, hope u got smth out of it 😭

</3

on another note, im having my wisdom teeth surgery this friday, send whatever u got my way, prayers, blessings, good vibes, ill take anything im nervous 🙃

have a good week guys!

Safe Travels Lil Car,

💀♒

If you wanna join a taglist, DM me what for! "Pspspsss, please tag me for [All SAGAU posts, Only SAGAU Language AUs, diff fandom, etc.]!"

(If you ever wanna drop, just DM me! "No more taglists/[specifically this AU/fandom] please!")

♡the beloveds♡

@karmawonders / @0rah-s / @randomnatics / @glxssynarvi / @nexylaza / @genshin-impacts-me / @wholesomey-artist / @thedevioussmirk / @the-dumber-scaramouche / @chocogi / @fallen-starr / @areaderofbooks / @devilangel657 / @esthelily / @justinsomniachild / @nanithefuck / @questionotmystopit / @chinuneko / @silvers-tongue

If ur tag doesnt work, pls check ur settings to see if ur a "searchable blog"!! Its not the same as the Ai selling data thing.

#genshin isekai #sagau #genshin sagau #genshin imagines #genshin impact #my asks #genshin impact sagau #genshin x reader #aqua asks #aqua chats #10/10 rlly fun idea #this was fun to juggle and even tho i feel like i kinda flopped it #it was still a fun idea for future sagau endeavors tbh #:) <3 #no but srsly im getting wisdom teeth surgery pls send everything good u got my way im nervous #its just intimidating to be knocked out and drugged up what can i say #might even write some sagau angst abt it when im languishing my fate in bed afterwards

[lovelybucky1]

Kinktober Day 4- Lingerie

warnings: AFAB reader, nude photos, mentions of male masturbation

kinktober masterlist

main masterlist

Tom Kazansky prided himself on his composure and self control. It’s what made him the best pilot at Top Gun, hell, maybe even the entire Navy. He was patient, logical, and fitting to his callsign, ice-cold. When it came to you, though, he couldn’t help himself.

He’s never had a problem with waiting, but right now, with you standing out of reach across the bedroom, looking like a devil disguised as an angel in white lace, he’s never wanted more.

“Please, princess,” he says, sitting up on the edge of the bed with his hands gripping the sheets.

“I told you to be patient, Tommy,” you giggle. You swell with pride seeing his furrowed brows and white knuckles as he keeps himself from taking what he wants. It takes a lot to break Iceman down like this, and you’ve clearly been successful.

You take slow steps forward, sauntering over to the bed with a teasing sway of your hips that he can’t pull his eyes away from.

You’re wearing his favorite: delicate white lace that looks like it will rip if you move too fast. He loves seeing you in it; thinks it makes you look so innocent and sweet, even though he knows you’re anything but. Now he’s being teased by his angel, and he swears he’s died and gone to heaven.

You put your knee on the mattress next to his thigh, then hold onto his shoulders as you straddle his lap. He doesn’t grab your hips, which surprises you. You don’t usually take the lead, so you don’t have any rules about him not touching you without permission.

Tom’s eyes are locked on your chest, specifically the mesh cups of the bralette that doesn’t do much to hide the outlines of your nipples. You smile as you grab his wrists and guide his hands to your hips. His fingertips curl around and graze against your ass, which is left mostly bare from the cheeky lace panties.

“You’re so fucking gorgeous, honey,” he says, voice low and gruff with desire.

“Thank you very much, Tommy.”

Having him like this gives you an unfamiliar sense of power. He’s usually so dominant, and you’ve never wanted it any other way, but with his light blue eyes blown wide and his lips parted, you want to see how much teasing he can take before he’s had enough.

“I figured you’d like this… but I didn’t know you’d like it this much,” you tease.

“Wanna take a picture. God, I’d keep it in my wallet and look at it all goddamn day, honey.”

Tom doesn’t usually run his mouth, but right now you seem to have broken down that filter.

“I don’t know if that’s a good idea. What if the other guys see?”

“They’d be so jealous. They don’t have a pretty girl like you to get all dressed up for them.”

For some reason, it makes you feel good thinking about how your boyfriend’s coworkers would get jealous from seeing your picture.

“Maybe you should.”

“What?” he looks up at you with his head cocked like a puppy.

“Maybe you should take a picture. So you can remember this, and everything.” Now certainly isn’t the time to get bashful, but Tom’s mouth gaping at you in surprise makes you feel dirty.

“You’re serious?”

“Yes, Tommy. I want you to have something to remember me by when you leave.”

With a whispered curse, Tom lifts you off of his lap and places you on the bed next to him before going over to the nightstand and taking his polaroid camera out of a drawer.

He tells you to lay in the center of the bed and you pose in a way you hope is attractive. You cover your face with your hand, and when you hear the shutter of the camera, you move to sit up, but Tom pushes you back down.

“Can I take more?”

#top gun #tom kazansky #iceman #tom kazansky x reader #iceman x reader #tom iceman kazansky #tom iceman kazansky x reader #top gun smut #top gun fanfiction #kinktober 2022

[exocynraku]

wcrp ocs Deluge is a recluse, living a solitary life. They do not speak, though it seems by choice, as they have been heard making reactionary noises, like yowls. Deluge is careful, nervous, but logical and quick. They are watchful, noticing everything, every tiny little movement. This skill makes them a great hunter, though socially and in battle they are inept. Deluge chooses to avoid cats the majority of times, and will refuse fighting, turning submissive to their attacker. The only time you'll get Deluge to interact with others is if they're getting something in return, such as prey or shelter. Deluge was born to a cat named Furl-- though never gained a name while living with her-- their father unknown, and alongside their brother. Their brother died early, the reason not exactly known, but he was the runt of the litter. After that, Furl took care of Deluge on her own, out in the wild, though eventually decided that it'd be best and safer for the two to move in with twolegs. The two found a twolegplace, and were taken in, though this did not last long. The twolegs who took them in did not know how to take care of cats, and Furl passed away from some sort of illness that their twolegs did not treat. Deluge also got ill, but managed to escape the house before they died as well. Afterwards, they were helped by cat who knew healing, but did not stay. Deluge continued travelling in and out of the twolegplace, until the day they encountered a collection of cruel twolegs. The found them in an alley, beat and kicked at them, before sewing the cat's eyes and mouth closed. The cuts in Deluge's ears also seemed to be a failed attempt at more stitches. When finished, the twolegs took Deluge, placed them in a bag, and threw them into a pond. Deluge escaped, still with no senses, are tore the stitches away. Afterwards, Deluge travelled along, staying far away from twolegplaces, are growing distrustful of everyone. They gained the name Deluge as a nickname by somecat they encountered along the way due to the lingering scent of water that sticks to them. The name stuck. Now, Deluge is alone, and only the stars know if they'll find somewhere to go. (note i wrote their desc when they were a loner but now they are in skyclan!!!) pferdhoof is brash and honest to a point of it being insulting, though does obviously have some compassion for her clanmates. he is never afraid to share his opinion no matter who it opposes. pferdhoof was born to a windclan queen named wheatwing and a loner tom named elch. their relationship was moreso a quick fling, with the two not exactly wanting kits. still, pferdhoof (originally named pferd) and her brother dämmerung were born. after realizing their differences and wheatwing fearing what her clanmates may think, the two decided to go their separate ways, and sadly separating the two siblings. pferd went with wheatwing back to windclan, while dämmerung went with elch, both of their statuses unknown. wheatwing was able to lie her way through any suspicion, mostly due to the fact shorty after pferd was born, he contracted thelaziasis, a parasitic disease. due to it going untreated for a while, pferds eyesight in her right away was destroyed. everything seemed to be going fine with wheatwing and pferd, with the cats apprentice ceremony approaching. the day of the ceremony, wheatwing was found dead on the edge of windclan territory. the scene seemed like she just had a bad run in with some sort of animal , like a fox or dog, though pferdhoof has never believed that. she believes that someone managed to find out the truth and killed wheatwing, though, he has no proof.

#warrior cats #wc #wc rp #please ignore the lack of capitalization in pferdhoofs stuff i am Lazy #ray art

[charliesgoodboy]

♠︎bill kaulitz(2010) x male reader(nsfw)

♠︎genre: smut

♠︎warning(s): public sex, cock warming(with ya mouth), bill whimpers, grinding?, stupid ass logic, obvious sub top bill, made up song that doesn't even have a name, i still can't spell tounge, no matter who you are though you won't be as close to bill as tom will be, i think i made the interviewer a lil too rude, oh shit i forgot jerking off, and cum swallowing..i think🧍🏾

♠︎a/n: for @gaybitchfx 😘 this aint finna get any notes or nothin but it's for my bookie cause he's a bill mf(i'm a tom and gustav lover😔)

what the fuck does he do.

he didn't know what to do, it was foggy on how it even happened in the first place. one moment it was a duo interview between the two of you and then to the people behind the camera you just 'disappeared' under the table that is.

"oh, he just had to run somewhere and couldn't make it sadly." is what bill had told them, you're in a band of course the interviewers would understand that you might even be under stress, or that someone else needed you.

who knew? sure the public would be bummed as the whole thing was about just the two of you anyway but it would pass as it always would if any other member wouldn't be able to make it.

but still this wouldn't even tend to happen at all so no one would ever be so sure. "so, first question." the interviewer behind the camera cleared her throat as yours was busy doing something else.

"would any songs of your bands be linked to just the two of you and (m/n)." hell, that didn't even sound like a question. she tapped the cards in her hands on the table waiting for bills response.

"well–" your tounge had made in contact with his shaft, bill taking a shakey sigh his fingers curling on the table trying to get the voice to answer.

"i would say one yes, our friendship is very close." well that kind of pissed you off. your mouth fully wrapped around at least the half of him. the bit of his tip poking the back of your throat, as your hand smacked bills leg to the ground when he had tried to cross it out of sensitivity.

he winced biting his lip, maintaining a straight enough face to wait for the next question. the interviewer quirked her eye brow a bit noticing something off but she continued. "right, well i'm sure since the two of you are close you should be able to answer this question for (m/n), correct?"

" 'course," he forced on a smile as your head started to move back and forth, your saliva coating his length your hands staying on his inner thighs, your fingers squeezing them from time to time.

"great. now, would you know if (m/n) would ever get a girlfriend?" the interviewer chuckled a little at her own question. i mean i guess the question was reasonable every party event the band would go to it was shown you would barely hook up with the girls,

you would mostly be with bill especially if the two of you were drunk off your asses, the clips would be worth the while watching after. you chuckled seeing a glimpse of bills eye brow raising in annoyance, as you moved your mouth off using one of your hands to stat jerking him off.

you watched in amusement as bill squirmed in his seat, trying to shrug off the interviewers question if he was doing alright. his hand snuck down to try and disguise it as an itch but he ended up squeezing your hair, making small amounts of eye contact.

oh his eyes..god those eyes, the small glimpse of the obvious please look on his face almost made you smile.

you muttered the most quiet 'alright' your mouth taking him in once more, bills other hand flying to his mouth a small whimper coming out, and his eyes squeezing shut.

"bill?" his finger nails scratched against the table, as his knee slowly tapped up and down a small knot forming in the pin of his stomach.

his arms crossed on the table as your mouth kept putting itself to work, speeding up a small bit smirking mentally as your eyes fluttered shut slowly feeling him to his release.

"y–yes..i just have a—" his body flinched forward as he took in a deep breath trying to keep his noise to a minimum, being able to cover it up as a painful groan.

all in all he came. right down your throat and you swallowed every bit of it the bitter sweet sticky liquid.

"a small stomach ache.."

i do and don't know how to feel about this i think did aighttttt @secretivemessenger @esthxio @reallyromealone / @rome-alone @vyloy @bloodyfennec @kitsune-yuhhh @lostsomewhereinthegarden and the gf question was never answered😞(i think)

#male reader #x male reader #male y/n #male reader insert #tokio hotel #tokio hotel x reader #tokio hotel x you #tokio hotel x male reader #tokio hotel smut #tokio hotel x male reader smut #bill kaulitz #bill kaulitz smut #bill kaulitz tokio hotel #bill kaulitz x male reader #bill kaulitz x male reader smut

[vintagegeekculture]

One “conspiracy theory” I find very likely, and under-researched, is the idea that the search for the Abominable Snowman and Yeti in the Himalayas was actually a cover for Western intelligence operations in Central Asia.

Colin Dickey is the best known proponent of this in his cultural histories. The high point of all of this was the 1950s-60s, when everyone was searching for the Abominable Snowman, numerous movies were made on the subject, and most notably of all, Time Magazine put out an expedition to find the Abominable Snowman run by Tom Slick and Colin Byrne. Both Byrne and Slick have numerous CIA connections and on occasion, operated as intelligence agents openly. For example, Colin Byrne – literally the leader of the Life magazine Snowman expedition – was a spearhead in the 1959 CIA plan to extract the 14th Dalai Lama from Tibet to India.

As for the reason for all this, you have to remember that going back to the time of Rudyard Kipling and Mark Chapman, the whole logic behind the “Great Game” of spies between Britain and Russia in the Northern India and Afghanistan….if “logic” is really the right word to use in this instance, to refer to the jittery thinking of paranoid empires….is that sea-based powers like Britain was (and like the US is) cannot really counter land powers with large land routes in Central Asia, like Russia and China. China’s Central Asian autonomous regions, for instance, despite being landlocked, inaccessible and utterly unassailable, were always seen by Western intelligence as the weakest part of the Chinese empire and the easiest to peel off. Especially since they were often abandoned by the Central government to Warlord rule (notably, Western China was mainly ruled by the Ma Clan of Muslim Chinese Warlords in the Republican era). Not to mention the fact the region was a war hotspot, with numerous border conflicts of the 1950s that the nascent People’s Republic fought against India and Russia, which are often not well reported or even known in the West. In Kissinger’s book, he remembers being asked by the Soviets, as a kind of what-if, what the US would do if the Soviets were to bomb the Chinese atomic production facilities at Lop Nor (Kissinger dissuaded them).

I do remember reading an absolutely jaw dropping detail that I haven’t been able to confirm anywhere else in a history of the Russian war in Afghanistan: during the 1980s, most Soviet/Afghan war intelligence was relayed by a US intelligence base and listening post in Xinjiang. Boy, I bet the CIA still wishes they had that!

It is also true that the search for prehistoric wild men in Central Asia, despite being mostly based on dubious tall tales from oxygen deprived mountain climbers, was related to “scientific racism.” Specifically, the outdated scientific belief that different human physical/racial types evolved independently from Homo Erectus outside of Africa, have completely different intermediate lineages, and are borderline separate species. Now, if you were to find semi-humans in Asia walking erect and more like men than apes, it would absolutely clinch the idea of the independent evolution of different human types, who had different intermediate stages. Hence, Carelton S. Coon, the founder of scientific racism in the US who argued different races were separate species, was actually invited to the Byrne/Slick expedition of 1954. Coon, despite being the literal President of the American Association of Anthropologists, always had a chapter in all of his books arguing for the existence of prehistoric wild men like Bigfoot and the Yeti.

To be clear, all of this does not mean that there is no Yeti, however, the search for it in the West is intimately intertwined with intelligence services that use it as a cover, and racists who are hyper invested in them as it proves their scientifically discredited pet theories. It goes to show that the search for the Yeti is only the visible iceberg tip breaking the surface of a larger story, one of empires and politics in Central Asia.

#yeti #cryptids #abominable snowman #tibet #china

[anncanta]

We are adults. ‘Lucifer’ and ‘Dracula’

Once in the chat, discussing Dracula, I said that it would be nice to write a fanfic about Dracula running a nightclub in London. To which one of the participants answered me, ‘Darling, such a story already exists, it`s Lucifer.’ I shrugged my shoulders and forgot about it. And a few weeks ago I decided to watch the series finally.

I absolutely loved the first three seasons, it`s brilliant. Smart, funny, dramatic, elegant. Tom Ellis is very good. He and his play are my discovery of the year. But the most interesting thing about the series, for me, is what follows from its similarities and differences with Dracula.

The similarity of motives, plot, and even to some extent – genre is obvious. But the differences are more difficult. Although they lie on the surface, making you realize at some point why the series Lucifer had problems and why it was closed after the third season.

Why do I love Dracula? For many reasons, but one of the main ones is that this is a film for adults. And not only because the heroes are over forty and have problems, consistent with their age but also because it was written and played at an adult level. You see, the main female character of Lucifer at the beginning of the film is thirty-five years old, and Lucifer himself, by human standards, looks forty-something, but at the same time, they have teenage problems and relationships.

Well, a grown-up woman can`t, giggling, bat her eyes and say to a grown-up man, ‘This is a date, right? Oh, I don’t know…’ or at every hint of sexual or emotional intimacy, wave her hands and say that that`s not what she meant. When characters do this, it inevitably involves teenage context and – of course – teen romance clichés. I saw reviews that said, ‘How is it that Chloe doesn`t react to Lucifer`s power? What is this, teenage fan fiction?’ Yes. With such a heroine, this can only be a teenage fanfic. And combined with her age, it looks terrible.

This approach to the heroine logically gives rise to another teenage cliche: the ideal girl and the bad guy.

That`s why I love Dracula and the relationship between Dracula and Agatha so much. Agatha was never a good girl and never considered herself one. Her monastic habit in this sense is a mockery of herself (in the text) and a reminder to the authors that ‘not everyone is a monk who wears a hood.’ After all, when Agatha says Johnathan about priests who always survive, she speaks not only about one particular priest but about all of them. Including that priestess who sits in front of Harker.

Not only is Agatha not perfect, she`s clear from the start that she`s interested in dark forces, and she clearly has a checkered past. She enjoys communicating with Dracula and does not hide it. She does not purse her lips and does not pretend that she is unpleasant about one or another of his actions – if she is unpleasant, then she is unpleasant, and she speaks about it openly. Agatha does not try to behave ‘decently’. She doesn`t care about decorum.

Agatha lies to herself, but this is the lie of an adult who has been burned many times by her own ugly truth.

And what about Chloe? Nothing. Sweet, smart, right, with a hairstyle that makes her eyes pop out of her head, she walks back and forth with a gun and, living in Los Angeles and being a police officer and a former actress who starred in a movie with nude scenes, she is horrified that... the nightclub owner picked up the cigarette at the crime scene?

Don`t get me wrong. I love the beauty and the beast trope. I don`t like it being turned into a straight-A student/bad-boy relationship. Moreover, if the student has not read anything except the textbook and is mainly concerned with ensuring that no one thinks that she likes the bad guy. It`s disgusting.

I don`t know how they planned to build the plot in Lucifer and who came up with the love line itself. But this is clearly its weak point. Everything else in the first three seasons is just great. All the characters, without exception, are good. The way they communicate and work together is amazing. The way the divine beings settle down on earth and try to find themselves is brilliant. The world of the series itself, its internal state, atmosphere, are beautiful. Everything in it is in its place and everything is where it should be. Except Chloe. And that`s the problem.

I don`t know why this happened. I assume that because the authors could not decide on the genre and audience of the series. On the one hand, the theme and genre seem to be teenage – a comic book about the devil who ‘lights up’ Los Angeles. On the other hand, a story about a hero who goes on a journey in search of himself (and this is what lies at the heart of the plot) is not a teenage one. Teenagers are not searching for themselves. Teenagers trying to fit in. These are different things. And the discord is completed by the choice of actors for the main roles and the age category of most of the characters – over forty. If all this happened, roughly speaking, with heroes Bella Swan`s age and in a high school setting, then everything would be fine. And Chloe`s mental turmoil would not look idiotic, but consistent with the age and psychological norm.

It hurts. Really. Because there are several moments in the series that are incredibly beautiful and valuable regardless of everything else. The main character`s journey to himself, his sad and funny attempts to get rid of his father and his unwillingness to see how much he loves his father and depends on him and his opinion of himself, his devotion to his friends, their connection that exists despite everything and radiates light. The way the hero reveals his face is one of the most intimate scenes I have ever seen, and also that how he protects his beloved. This is wonderful.

But at the same time, the story, after dozens and dozens of episodes, came down to whether the heroes would sleep together. That`s not how it`s done. Perhaps I don`t understand something and perhaps my opinion will change over time, but now everything in me is protesting. I want an adult story to remain an adult story. Do I want too much?

Or maybe Steven Moffat just spoiled me.

#dracula bbc #bbc dracula #dracula 2020 #count dracula #agatha van helsing #dragatha #lucifer #lucifer netflix #lucifer morningstar #chloe decker #lucifer series

[the-sky-queen]

So back when Sonic Movie 2 came out, I had a dream about Sonic Movie 3 and I wanna share it because I think it's funny.

So to start off, the dream was framed kinda weirdly. I was actually watching it in a theater, which was filled with a whole bunch of people who were being disrespectful and kept talking over the movie. Specifically, they talked over Shadow every time he talked, so I couldn't hear his VA, but I still got a general sense of what he was saying.

Anyway! The only specific characters that I remember seeing were Sonic, Tails, Shadow, and Agent Stone. I guess Knuckles was chilling with Tom and Maddie somewhere. XD

Stone was the main villain because Jim Carrey didn't come back to play Robotnik. I have no idea what happened at the beginning of the movie. But my dream picked up towards the climax. Shadow had teamed up with Sonic and Tails and were confronting Stone in some kind of abandoned building with at least three levels. Stone trapped them inside and then disappeared somehow. The building started filling up with 'water' and the three started trying to escape. The building kinda just filled up and everyone was about to drown when something broke. All of the 'water' drained out of the building, down the hill, and into the gutters of the nearby town.

From there, there was a jump. Sonic, Shadow, and Tails got locked in a grocery store with GUN, who were about to execute them, even though they just stopped Stone from doing something bad and probably saving the world. Ultimately, the people of the town convinced GUN that the three were heroes and to not kill them.

In celebration, everyone piled into a bus to go party somewhere. Shadow ended up sitting next to this girl who reminded him of Maria. She said something I couldn't hear and Shadow responded with, "Yeah, I know." (I'm going to assume she told him Maria would be proud.) So THEN! Shadow shed a single tear, which flew out the window and landed in the gutter, where it spontaneously caught fire! Yeah, Shadow had flammable years in my dream, which I absolutely love!

Now, remember how all the water from that building drained into the gutters? Well, turns out it wasn't water at all. It was gasoline. So Shadow’s tear catching fire caused it to catch fire as well. The fire started running up the trail of gasoline up the hill to the building. Apparently there was some kind of bomb there that no one dealt with and if the fire was allowed to get back to the building, the whole thing was blowing up. Sonic and Tails noticed this and decided to hop out of the bus to save the day without telling Shadow.

The two arrived back at the building a few seconds before the fire and decided to go inside for some reason??? Then the fire reached them and because the building was drenched in gasoline, the whole thing immediately went up in flames. The entrance got blocked somehow, meaning Sonic and Tails had to get to the top floor to escape out a window or something.

Now if the whole dream wasn't weird enough, here's where all logic goes out the window. Suddenly, Sonic gained the ability to fly and Tails couldn't. Since the floor was very hot, Sonic grabbed Tails and began flying them up to the top of the building. Sonic was agonizingly slow though. They were running out of time and they weren't going to make it before they died from the impending explosion.

Then Shadow came out of nowhere! He managed to get Sonic and Tails out before the bomb went off, but not himself. The building exploded and Sonic and Tails were sad, thinking Shadow died. But he turned out to be just fine.

Aaaaand that's where my dream ended. Really, really weird, but I think it’s very funny.

Also, excuse me while I pluck up that 'Shadow has flammable tears' idea and put it in Immortals.

#Sky Queen #Sonic the Hedgehog #Sonic movie #sonic movie 2 #sonic movie 3 #Sonic #Miles “Tails” Prower #Shadow the Hedgehog #Agent Stone

[kaelio]

IWTV: Claudia (2022)

I keep reflecting on changes made to Claudia for the AMC+ adaptation and chewing on the logic underlying them.

First off, I do think that they aged her up so they wouldn't have to contend with the child labor laws that apply to child actors (which, if I recall, would have meant they couldn't functionally film at night, among other things). I want to be really clear here: those laws are good, and it's also fine if this was the initial reason! I do, however, think it was not unlikely they would have aged her up regardless, and I think they made it work in their favor for the story. But I think this was probably a functional limitation before it was a creative decision. Again, this is fine—lots of good creative decisions come from having to work within new parameters. And it means we got Bailey Bass, which is great!

Changing her age does do a few interesting things, though. First off, it means she's achingly close to being able to be semi-independent. Close, but probably not quite there. In the book, there's horror ascribed to the idea that Claudia 1) doesn't even remember being human and is, as such, a 'pure' vampire and 2) she doesn't even approach passing for an adult and is wholly dependent on a companion who makes her presence credible.

This Claudia can pass for a young woman, but she can't quite pass for a mature adult. There are situations where she can be out by herself without it seeming like she needs intervention. It's not all places, but there are some places, in a way there were no places for book-Claudia. But this also means Claudia can feel how near she is to something she is still being denied based on age and race. In the scene where they go to approach Tom Anderson about the party, Claudia is part of that conversation in a way that book-Claudia obviously wouldn't have been.

It does also make it more comfortable for the audience to engage in the discussions about her sexuality. Okay, so this gets back a little bit to the differences between the books and the show overall. Vampires don't have physical sex in the books, so even though Claudia's fascination and anguish about sex exists, it exists as something she can't and never will have, and the complex content with Louis is always defined in purely non-sexual terms. I think they made this change so that, you know, Louis and Lestat could have sex, but once you've opened the "vampires can have sex" window, you have to take that into account for everyone.

(Note: People act like it's a given that Claudia won't have partner/romantic interest in Louis in this version, and I genuinely don't think we've necessarily established that.)

All in all though, we now have a "Claudia at the cusp of adulthood" and not a "Claudia utterly divorced from adulthood" and that matters the entire run. It completely changes the prison that she's in.

Oh, and it's also worth thinking about why she's conscious for this event in this version. That is to say, to ensure that the audience and Claudia have no ambiguity about how that transpired. She knows the precise circumstances in a way that Claudia from the book doesn't.

In the adaptation she, like Louis, is Black; even though that makes sense to us as an audience and we accept it readily, it was still a decision that the adaptation specifically made. I'd argue it matters because there's a completely different dynamic if Claudia is Black than if she is non-Black. If Claudia is, say, white, like in the book, then a lot of what she's experiencing will be interpreted as a consequence of gender—the only woman in the household—and her relationship with Louis would come across differently. It's worth considering what the alternative would have looked like, to understand why casting Bailey was the right move.

Now, that is an interesting thing to have changed particularly when you think about it in tandem with other changes made to her background. In the book, Claudia is found in the presence of her deceased mother. They were not, to my recollection, impoverished (although their home is not described very clearly). Though Black citizens in New Orleans didn't have the same opportunities and therefore were forbidden from many channels of generating wealth, and therefore it makes sense she isn't from an affluent background, Claudia's is especially grim. Book-Claudia has a deceased mother and her father was waiting for them by ship (then by that time gone from the story). However, she has not lived life as an orphan. The kind of destitution that Claudia has experienced in the adaptation is far more explicit, including some of the associated hazards, like sexual harassment/abuse from caretakers that she's not in a good position to remove herself from.

In fact, Claudia's circumstances were about as grim as they can get. She could have had a mother who died in the event (maybe they thought this overly-underscored how appalling what Louis and Lestat did was) or had died more recently, or Claudia could have simply have been found in the fray without us knowing the home she came from: it's a specific and deliberate decision to make Claudia from the worst possible circumstances not only of race, but of economic class.

I actually find class pretty wildly under-discussed in discourse about the show, because race and class are not separate. Claudia is nominally aligned with Louis on many racial topics, but her economic background also adds a lot of irreproducible depth here. And again, in this version she is old enough to remember that life.

Claudia, in the adaptation, has wildly warranted critiques of both of them that she can't really voice because she depends on them. (Again, this is also from the books but it's handled differently here.) Of the two, she has more forbearance for Louis, but I'm really hoping that we delve into what may be part of what was cut from the diary of their trip to Europe. I know things always have to be cut for time, but did Louis ever, for example, offer to give her the money that might help her get away? Or was it like Grace and the house, where he has automatic assumptions of where the women in his life fall? Does she know what he used to do with other impoverished women? Does she ever wonder how in a life where he never met Lestat, that might have been her?

It's especially easy in the "happy years" part of the show, including her apparent initial impressions, to forget how much Claudia has been wronged and victimized by her conversion to vampirism. In vampirism and the household specifically, Claudia is in prisons they made, including her own body. She gets a little piece later on about it, but I really wanted to see more and I sincerely hope we get it. She's not a third wheel, she's an essential character in this story and her perspective still gets overlooked in the dialogue about the show, which I think is a shame.

#iwtv #iwtv amc #iwtv claudia

[accirax]

initial thoughts on DCAS episode 6

THIS EPISODE WAS SO GOOD!!! the fact that it was a musical episode is totally the cherry on top; i love it when series come with their own music (cough cough me @ project sekai). but overall it was also really funny, and had some great character moments, too.

i'll save my thoughts on strategy and where the season might be headed for my next power ranking post (whenever that is :,( ), but were some of my other thoughts/highlights.

specifically the phrase "fuck my life" and Yul saying it made me cackle. seems like Emily ISN'T Yul's manager, but she might still kinda take on that role this season? we'll see. the lack of phones is really having an effect on the plot.

they hate her so fucking bad

okay, i guess i forgot to consider this angle when i was saying it would've made more sense for them to vote out Fiore. however, having started with 18 participants, the merge will probably happen at, what, 10 people? (modern Survivor describes the merge as "at least 11," but obviously this isn't survivor.) sure, Hunter is a bit of a challenge beast, but he can't protect all three of them every episode. if this trio is only 3/10 of the votes, you could literally split the votes on Ally and Tess in a 3-3-4 if you can get everyone else to unite against them. you know what you should be worried about? THE VILLAINS ALLIANCE HAVING 6/"10" VOTES AT THE MERGE!!! sigh. why am i relying on Jake to be smart (/j)

i'm more impressed that there was hot water in the first place. this thing is in the middle of a field, no?

i'm finally starting to see how Yul can be a hilarious "love to hate him" kind of villain. he had some of the best lines this episode hands down.

TREVEK BECOME CANON???

there was absolutely no reason to put the apple on the stick other than to fit in. love this for her.

idk if this is a winner's cut moment or not. glad that the money would go towards schools and NOT the police force, though.

man, now i want to go back and check the other episodes to see if Tess has had the "Cyan Team narrator" role the whole time. in Survivor, that's indicative of a deep run. ...i really need to stop applying Survivor logic to everything.

and why are you thinking about what would make Oliver laugh, Kristal? ',:)

i appreciate the s1 callback, but Trevor doing this dance move gives me so much second hand embarrassment that i keep inadvertently closing my eyes every time i have to "see" it again. anyways, given how most of the episode songs had lyrics related to the Team's emotional state, it's interesting to see that Trevor is singing a romance song. trevek become canon pt 2?

this was an interesting parallel. with Kristal laughing at Derek's joke, it seems like they were trying to show how she's growing closer to Derek, in a way which Trevor might fear is romantic. were there supposed to be romantic undertones to Alec being the only one to laugh at Connor's joke? and, if there were, was that just a fun nod to the aleconnor shippers, or will it actually be canon/relevant to later in the season?

NOT a surprise. i need to see the "i want you died" poetry he wrote about Fiore after last season.

of course you were, you fucking fruit (affectionate)

the anguish: i love my gf :D let's frolick through a field together

"trust me dude i'm the divorce man"

GABBY?????

mood but also damn is Ellie really leaning into the villain thing this season. this doesn't even help her win the season, she JUST wants to see him suffer.

i forgot that the s1 contestants didn't know that Nina was her own separate being yet

they were NOT lying, Aiden's VA is a great singer! Tom's backing vocals and Ellie and Gabby's harmonies(?) were also really nice too, though. this was probably my favorite song of the episode just bc i think Cyan had the strongest singers. all of the rocking, shoulder-moving dances are also impossible not to imitate.

well, there's the thumbnail. their choice of thumbnail made me laugh bc i remember, back when i was watching s1, seeing all the thumbnails of Aiden kissing both James and Hunter and thinking that Aiden was going to be some sort of troublemaking flirty antagonistic character only to be blindsided by his actual characterization. i'm sure the s1 watching me would have only added this to her arsenal of evidence, although hilariously idk if i would have been able to tell the other character was Tom at the time. anyways, i was pretty certain from the start that this must be part of the performance. although, while i'm happy that Aiden seems to think that James will be okay with the performance, i wish we could have cut to James somehow just to confirm that that was true. i don't want the next time we see James, whether in the finale or some other time, to show that he was actually really jealous and upset at Aiden for kissing another man while in a committed relationship. also gabbielle(?) super cute in the bg :D

he's so fucking stupid... (/pos)

bold of you to say this to Ashley, who has been in a two year relationship with the guy who went home in episode 2.

i also really liked this song :D i understand why they made Jake and Ally the main singers, because they best encompassed what the theme of the song was about, but i think i actually liked Ashley's vocals the best. i wish she'd gotten to sing more. also for a moment i thought Marcus had a trans flag on his hat. it's still close enough. trans Marcus canon.

this was probably my least favorite performance of the episode, although idk how much of that was just how much i hate Alec's outfit. glassesless Alec scares me so bad... no hate to the VAs, obviously, i think they have nice voices! it's actually the way that they didn't sound like they had confidence in their singing abilities that made the performance feel a little shakier to me. i do think that this song had the best lyrics in terms of encapsulating each member of their team, though. i really like how Yul and Riya are the ones to sing "i'm going to chase it" as a duo, because they're the ones chasing fame and the limelight, and then Grett sings that she can't ignore it, because eventually she's going to have to realize that her entire relationship with Yul was a result of him clout chasing. Connor only singing "live in the moment until i die" is also very fitting given his placement... in both seasons. L.

really surprised that Riya (or anyone else) didn't even mention Yul's foot injury as part of this equation. Riya just said that she didn't want to lose any more challenges, and Yul's bad foot could totally lead to a loss. maybe i'm just overestimating the extent to which that foot injury will stick around, though.

season 2 characters are REALLY suffering out here.

HELP??????

love to see Alec and Fiore's kinda sorta dual redemptions. i have high hopes for them.

and those were my initial thoughts, which got way longer than i expected. thanks if you wound up reading towards all the way down here. i have no idea who the leakers are, obviously, but i really hope that they stop acting up soon so that the series can continue. i would hate to have the artists have to take a pay hit and/or stop making the series just because of some people's impatience and delusions of power, or have the honest patrons lose out on being able to watch the episodes early to protect from others' immaturity. see ya!

#disventure camp #dcas #sorry for no image descriptions this time i'm lazy and this has already taken up more of my day than i anticipated #disventure camp spoilers #dcas initial thoughts

[mxssingmemories]

JUUUUUUULEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS hi okay so UM I HAE AN IDEA. tom holland x platonic bsf reader thing where reader comes out to him? it can be anything u want AND ALSO PLEASE I WANT TESSA IN THERE IF U CAN thank u beautiful i love u beaitiful bye beautiful

Best Friend Ever

Pairing: Tom Holland x platonic!best friend!reader

Summary: Y/N found out some news about herself and really wants to tell her best friend Tom. She's really worried about how he'll react, but he comes through like the amazing person he is.

Warnings: Anxiety, coming out, tooth-rotting fluff <3

Word count: 1.2k !!

A/N: Jules? Posting two fics in a single night?? What is happening? Anyways, I'm loving this request, thank you so much Ash <3. This fic was so much fun to write. Also, reminder that requests are very much open!!

It was a pretty quiet day in the Holland house. Dom and Nikki, along with his brothers, were all out of town on a "vacation" of sorts. Tom ended up staying home to take care of Tessa. He was pretty excited to finally have the house to himself for once, especially since that meant he could invite you over. Everyone knew that you were his best friend-you've been there for him during some of the hardest times in his life. You've known him since before his first Marvel role, and you were so blessed that you got to see him grow up in his own little ways.

You and Tom knew practically everything about each other. He could always tell when you were having a bad day or vice versa, and knew exactly what to do. So, when you showed up on his front porch for the scheduled hangout with a fake smile on your face, he knew something was wrong. He tried to get you to talk to him several times, but eventually just let it be. He knew you well enough to trust that if it was serious you'd come to him in your own time.

You two started your TV marathon-Brooklyn Nine-Nine, of course- and sat down on the living room couch. Tessa immediately curled up in between you both. You leaned into Tom's chest, allowing him to wrap his arms around you providing the casual comfort only a best friend could. His and Tessa's presence and breathing calmed you significantly, even as your thoughts weighed heavily on your mind.

"What if he doesn't support me? What if he breaks off the friendship? What if he hates me?"

Your brain ran through all of the possible outcomes with anxiety, thoughts whirling through your head at what felt like 50 miles an hour. Only when Tom's hand squeezed your arm gently did you come out of it, shooting an apologetic smile at your best friend. He nodded in understanding, holding you just a little closer as if he could protect you from the negative thoughts he didn't even know were there.

Logically, you knew Tom would probably be supportive. He'd had so many positive interactions with LGBTQ fans and family alike, but for some reason your brain thought it would be different. Oh well, you figured, might as well get it over with.

However, the second you opened your mouth, you felt your blood run cold. You quickly shut it again, hoping Tom didn't notice your little speaking mishap.

In reality, Tom definitely noticed. It only made him more concerned for you. You'd been off the whole day, not paying attention to the show at all. He knew all he had to do was wait for you to come to him, but he was still anxious as hell. Tom was a helper, and he had never felt the need to help more than he did in this moment.

"Want to go get some ice cream, Y/N?" he asked, a smile on his face. Your eyes brightened up as you nodded, jumping off the couch. "Okay, I'll get Tessa's leash on. You wanna grab a hoodie from my closet?" As you nodded again, he went to grab Tessa's leash and let you do your thing. You came back downstairs a minute later, all ready to go.

Tom put Tess in the backseat, making sure she was secure. The minute you got in, you stole the aux and Taylor Swift started blaring. When Tom scoffed, you smirked unabashedly-it was Taylor Swift. The ride to the ice cream parlor was uneventful, filled with quieter music and Tessa's paws on your arm. It was peaceful, and for a moment you were finally able to relax.

The bell dinged as you both walked into the shop, Alex coming over to greet you.

"Hey, loves! How's it going?" they grinned, already preparing your orders and Tess' whipped cream.

"Pretty okay, Alex! Mom and Dad are out of town, so me and dingus here are having a sleepover." Tom smiled, making sure Tessa didn't try to sneak behind the counter again. As soon as Alex got your orders prepared, Tom motioned to head out to the car, but you shook your head.

"Is it alright if I stay back and talk to Alex for a sec?" At his nod, you walked back in to find Alex sitting at one of the tables with a milkshake. They smiled and motioned for you to sit down. Nose deep in their milkshake, they motioned for you to continue.

Alex was one of the most open people you've ever met. They made it public knowledge they were trans, and you looked up to them very much.

You gulped. "How..how did you come out to your best friend?" Alex immediately sat up a little straighter and made eye contact with you.

"Well, honestly I feel like they knew. I kind of just came out with it outright. They were so supportive, and honestly it went really well. Why? IS there something you need to tell me?" they asked, a glint in their eyes.

"I'm pan, Alex." you stated, eyes widening when they giggled a bit.

"Dude. I know. I also know that you're terrified to tell Tom, am I right?" At your shrug, they continued, "I can promise you 100% that he's going to support you. He's your best friend, and above all an awesome person. I think you should do it. You got this kiddo," they beamed. Standing up to hug them with tears in your eyes, you started walking out. They grabbed your shoulder, and whispered "it's gonna be fine." Planting a kiss on your cheek, you finally met Tom outside.

You ate your ice cream on the way home, quite enjoying the newfound confidence the chat with Alex gave you.

The second you got home, Tessa jumped on the couch with you, effectively taking Tom's spot. He playfully glared at Tess and scooted her over until he was sat beside you. Turning on the movie, he felt you snuggle up to him and relaxed.

Your heart was beating, however, as you sat up again. "Tom. I really need to get this out and I've been thinking about it for a while, it's completely fine if you don't accept it. I mean it's not fine, it'll suck ass, but I understand-"

our best friend cut you off by placing his hand over your mouth, taking his turn to speak. "Y/N. Please just tell me. I won't judge you, I pinky-promise."

"I..shit. I'm pan."

Realization flashed across his features, and before your eyes could get too teary he pulled you into his chest.

"That's okay, kiddo. I know. I've got you, it's okay love." He continued murmuring support into your ear as your eyes got heavy. You knew you were going to fall asleep soon. You placed your hand on Tessa's head by muscle memory as she scooted towards you, finding enough strength in you to say three words.

"I love you," you sighed sleepily, your best friend's face going soft again at those words. He murmured his reply, but you were already fast asleep. The last thing you registered was the feeling of being loved, and you wouldn't trade it for the world.

#tom holland fluff #tom holland x platonic!reader #tom holland x reader #tom holland x best friend!reader #coming out #my writing #ash <3 #loving this

[bumblingbabooshka]

What if you met someone who was so similar to you in so many ways but the divergence was too great to bridge the gap? What if you didn't speak to your mother for ten years and then met a man who had her eyes, her sure and steady hands, the same reverence to his tone when he spoke about logic and every so often your brain stumbled and replaced the word with 'honor'?

What if you recognized yourself in other ways? You both dropped out of Starfleet, didn't you? You both laid awake at one point, hearts pounding, wishing with everything that you weren't born the way you were - then everything would be better, then everything would be alright. Then you could be in love, then your father would love you. What if you were both sent away - to a monastery, to a temple, to become upstanding members of your societies. Your mother giving you a firm hug, squeezing you too tightly as you tried to squirm away (with a desperation that spoke to more than simple adolescent embarrassment, a shame that had already hardened into hatred) and his father leaving without a word or parting touch, the banished don't need to be bid farewell. Something took hold in him. Nothing did for you. (failure) It might have, but you ran away. You're always running B'Elanna. Afraid you might learn something? (failure) Afraid you might be wrong? You can't be human - what if you can't even be Klingon? What if the very thing you've hated and rejected all your life doesn't even want you? What if you stop and look back and see that nothing's chasing you - that you're not even worth it? B'Elanna hears that Tuvok's program was messed with, pranked by Tom and Harry. She feels bad (but there's something else isn't there? A vicious satisfaction. You're watching the worm be put into the sandwich with a keen eye, aren't you?) but doesn't say much. Later, she goes into a holodeck to fetch Tuvok for something necessary and notices that he's fixing his temple program. "You don't need to do that, you know." Tuvok doesn't respond, raising his eyebrow. B'Elanna looks away from him, at the half-edited program. She commits the lines of code to memory, her heart pounding. She feels irritated for some reason. She laughs very lightly. "I mean...we're thousands of lightyears away from Vulcan." Whoever you're praying to can't hear you. (B'Elanna crying herself to sleep: When I wake up please give me a smooth forehead, when I wake up please bring daddy back home, when I wake up please make me human - please.) (B'Elanna watching her mother out of the corner of her eye, hating her every movement, every breath, every line of prayer she shouts out - never for a moment doubting. Never for a moment wavering.) How stupid can you be? "Thank you, Lieutenant Torres." Tuvok says and B'Elanna can swear she hears him lean on her rank more than he needs to - can swear she sees his gaze flit up to her cranial ridges. It's a clear dismissal, not an acknowledgement of what she said. She turns. "Do you only perform rituals under pressure, Lieutenant?" B'Elanna attempting to go limp as her mother drags her up the road towards a circle of chanting Klingons. "I don't want to! Why do you always make me go with you?" Her mother's grip, unwavering. Her eyes locked on their target. They never look away like B'Elanna's do, they're never aimed downward. "Because if I didn't you'd never come."

B'Elanna turns, startled by the direct acknowledgement. She grips her PADD tighter. Tuvok stares at her and his eyes are so familiar it makes her heart race a little, blood rushing to her face. He's laughing at her. He's judging her. He's staring and he knows exactly what he sees. The only times her mother looked down were to catch B'Elanna's eye as she laid on the floor - knocked there or collapsed into a heap. You don't understand anything. How stupid can you be? "I don't believe in rituals." B'Elanna tells Tuvok. Tuvok's gaze travels - not out of necessity but to make a point. His brow raises and he purses his lips slightly. 'Hm,' his expression seems to say. 'How strange.' "What?" B'Elanna snaps. Tuvok looks at her again, eyes widening slightly as if confused by her shapened tone. Then the expression is gone and he is perfect again. "In my experience, Klingons tend-" "I guess I'm not like other Klingons." B'Elanna cuts him off. She's half human isn't she? Why doesn't anyone ever call her that? "...You're upset." "No, I'm not." B'Elanna lies, turning again. "That's all I needed from you, bye." Tuvok doesn't say anything, his customary stance, so B'Elanna walks across the room to leave but before she does she sneaks another glance at him. He's gone back to correcting the errors in his program and the look of concentration again reminds her of her mother - but also her. She's seen that face in the mirror as she tried a hundred different styles in an attempt to hide her ridges, felt it from the tension in her brow as she laughed and flippantly said she didn't know a word of Klingon: "It's just a bunch of noise to me, really." - as she tried to erase her connection to that side of herself however she could. There, across from her, Tuvok (with the same desperation) is trying to hold onto it. What is a shackle to one is a lifeline to another. She remembers when Tuvok attempted to teach her to meditate before they both quietly ended the sessions and Chakotay stopped asking about them. She remembers how Tuvok's room was so full of Vulcan things: Candles, tapestries, jewelry boxes full of little trinkets and wall ornaments etched with Vulcan script. He must have replicated it all. How long did it take him to fill his entire quarters like that? B'Elanna's room is utterly devoid of anything Klingon. The one time Tom suggested it she suggested they put up an old Hollywood poster instead. She stared at the leading lady's forehead and pointedly didn't touch her own. No, anything Klingon would suffocate her - kill her. A little taste of home was poisonous. How was Tuvok fine? How isn't he suffocating? How is this logical? "Sorry about your temple...thing." B'Elanna says. "It wasn't very...you know." "Why are you apologizing?" Tuvok asks, not pausing his work to look at her. B'Elanna shifts her weight, crossing her arms. "I don't know." "I have no feelings to hurt." Tuvok informs her. She thinks about how she would have turned out if she had stayed still in that monastery. Would she have something to hold onto? Would it be better than the freedom to float? Would she be happier? Would she be able to look straight ahead and not care about people calling her turtlehead or putting worms in her sandwich or forcing her monks to recite ferengi limericks or leaving her, always leaving her? Would she able to stand on her own and say it didn't hurt? "Right." B'Elanna says, one foot out the door. "Of course."

#B'Elanna Torres #Tuvok #st voyager #I hope this makes sense I literally just did stream of consciousness writing to secure the vibe in my mind #What if your co-worker who you were on a ship with ostensibly for the rest of your life reminded you of #your mother - your bullies - and yourself all at once?

[bonefall]

quick question. Rn fire alone feels like the obvious "good" choice ("I want people to be able to choose who they love and I want to be kind. We maybe shouldnt kill kits while we're at it?") and thistle feels like the "bad" choice ("I want apprentices to die bc theyre half clan and and screw moms having rights. Oh those rlly important kits that got killed? Yeah they deserved it lol.")

So what reasons would a cat want to support Thistle's law, and what reasons would a cat not want to support Fire alone?

By our standards they're the obvious good and bad choices... but really, I've met a lot of people who support the 'obvious bad choice' irl too.

Like, this line here you wrote,

"I want people to be able to choose who they love and I want to be kind. We maybe shouldnt kill kits while we're at it?" = Say this verbatim at Thanksgiving to your homophobic, anti-healthcare uncle and you unlock the Bonus Slurs.

Remember that there's not always two 'equal sides' to an argument. That's a trap; not every position is logical. Spite, fear, and anger are GREAT political motivators. Thistle Law is ur-Fascism adapted for Clan society, kept simple so I could tell a story with it.

So lemmie run through everything you wrote, I'm going to write dialogue here as if a Thistle Law supporter is responding (so obvious CW for sexism and control and general garbage!!);

"I want people to be able to choose who they love and I want to be kind. We maybe shouldnt kill kits while we're at it?"

"So you want to destroy our Clans and culture?? This isn't kindness, it's pathetic. You want to let [ThemClan] invade us and kick [UsClan] out of our own home. And don't pretend like I want to kill kits, YOU'RE the one who wants our kits not have four Clans to be part of."

"I want apprentices to die bc theyre half clan and and screw moms having rights. Oh those rlly important kits that got killed? Yeah they deserved it lol."

"What?! The Warrior Code has bound our loyalty for generations and kept us together longer than you've been alive. Wayward warriors need to be punished for disloyalty, and there would be plenty of toms in their own Clans if we hadn't ended kit stealing. If those kits really were so important, StarClan shouldn't have been entrusted to some lying, delusional wench of a mother!"

They deflect a lot. Everything goes back to anger and accusations. Even a character like Hawkfrost, who would be more capable of making 'rational' arguments than this person, is harboring a lot of disgust or fear in them.

The emotions are important. Their arguments aren't convincing, they're charged. You're supposed to get angry and start yelling back at them, it triggers their feelings of persecution, and only makes them dig in even further as they feel like the whole world is delusional and only THEY have the truth.

So it's important to stress; You cannot 'fix' these people. There is no successfully 'won argument'. Do not engage with them. Their minds are only changed when they start seeking different viewpoints, and when there's resources for them to get away on their own.

(It is why a lot of real antifascist work has to do with stabilizing communities in poverty and combating loneliness. Economic anxiety and having no other support system are GREAT ways to prevent radicalized people from leaving the 'cult'.)

So... if Thistle Law doesn't make sense to you? Good. It's not supposed to. I hope that I can help people to understand that, y'know?

#Thistle Law #Fascism #Cw fascism #politics #Bonefall Rewrite

[mandizo]

this is it. you are not immune to my chemist spokeishere propaganda!!!!!!

hes literally a chemist why hasnt anyone thought of this yet?? like,, the creature plays around with explosives like they're lego bricks. thats literally what we do. except that he does it better , bc he puts having fun with his deadly kaboom stuff first and safety last

i hereby present to you my meticulously constructed hc that is totally based on facts and logical reasoning. not because i want them to be exactly like me . open the fold to die instantly!

spoke is an awesome 😎 chemist, in the sense that he doesn't wear goggles, doesn't put on a lab coat, or have any sort of ppe in general, he runs his reactions in glass bottles other people use for brewing and he even stores his energetic end products in glassware. without labels ofc. sure enough if the stuff in it just decides to explode one day the bottle will be reduced to countless glass shards flying everywhere but that has never happened. in fact spoke never got hurt synthesising energetic compounds (i should really stop calling them that it just means explosives) no matter how insane the reaction setup looks. he'll stir the mixture wit h his own fingers and the reaction still runs smoothly

crossover with the most hc of all time, spoke cant read , he just cant, but that doesn't really affect doing chemistry does it? dont really have to know how to read. just look at the hexagons with goofy faces on them. he also has an experiment journal like any other chemist. but since he cant read he doesn't actually write anything down. there r only his doodles of withers blowing stuff up and the energetic crystals he makes in there. also some pages are just covered in azides and peroxides. the entire thing is just a gigantic safety hazard. the cover and a couple of pages are gone bc one time parrot was looking through his stuff and took the notebook out of a chest. the book detonated on the spot and the cover and some pages were blown off. parrot lost a heart but spoke is still pretty mad at him since one of the missing pages has a drawing of these reeeaaally pretty S4N4 crystals he made one time.

he draws stuff with d-p backbonding as double bonds (hes literally me!!!) and instead of drawing benzene like a hexagon with a depressed face in it he draws a ^_^ in. look at the example youll get what I mean

also he doesn't know how to do retrosynthesis. when he has to design a route he works from the start to the end. and hes pretty good at it

miscellaneous stuff below

⬆️ the brainrot hit when i was taking the math exam ive been talking abt im failing so hard lol

⬆️ S4N4 crystals from tom’s vid on it

uh thats it actually. im aware that there are some key details i need to work out but i think im just gonna enjoy what i already have for now. um. idk. listen to austenyo? lol

#lifesteal #spokeishere #lifesteal smp #i am putting my deranged thoughts into the main tag for all to see!!! teehee #im so sorry #what does any of this mean

[galaxy-omega]

I am unable to think properly after the spiderman movie. Didn't know there was gonna be a part two, halfway through I was like "Dang, how long was this movie again?" And I should've known.

Spoilers belowwww

On one hand I understand Miguel, he has worked so hard to keep the time lines all orderly out of not only fear of what happened to his and the one he took, but also, the fact it's never been done before. Out of infinite universes, seeing something like that happen is defeating. No other universe has ever seen it happen. He couldn't get it. I think it's a selfish part of him, that wants to say "if I can't have my happy story, and no one else can, Miles shouldn't be able to just say he can and take that risk." It's reasonable in his head. It's reasonable in mine. The logic of no one has succeeded so no one is allowed to try is faulted, but with as high of a risk as breaking down other spiderverses, it's an understandable one at that.

Something else I realized, is that the spider link thing, that takes you back to your universe, it doesn't erase all your memories of the spider verse. All of those villains have seen thousands of spiderpeople. Unless there's a process that occurs beforehand or something. But from what I saw, every villain you saw just gets zapped to their own universe with no questions asked or answered. That has to play a part in this eventually, especially with the Prowler from hopefully Tom Holland's universe coming about.

Also, In Gwen Stacy's universe, everything is like watercolored, and based on the feelings of each character the background gets distorted and altered. But when she goes to the spider verse, and a mix of other universes, it's back to Miles universe comic book dotted look. However in the case of the realistic universes or the Lego universe, the spot doesn't alter to be different just by being there. However, neither does Miles from what we've seen

Do you think having altered DNA from universe 42 makes Mile's more suspectable to transversing altered universe's? He's still obviously affected by the Glitch whenever he's in a universe he's not meant to be in.

How do all the spider people in the base not get suspicious? Thousands of spider people were climbing after miles in the chase scene and not one cop or officer, even citizen is like "WTF in the world war z of spiderman is this?"

Also, in the end scene with Universe 42's Miles Morales being the Prowler, do you think that Peter was still spiderman? Like, meant to be? Because if Miles could become dark and evil, you'd think like ever other universe, it would be Peter Parker as spiderman. Maybe miles will meet Peter in that universe. Do you think they'll bring up a old Peter actor to do the voice? Do you think we'll meet them at all?

As for hopes for Beyond the Spider verse, I hope that we get to see more Spiderpunk being spiderpunk, Hobie for life.

I hope we get to see Miles bring home his mom a cake with a nice little message on it.

I hope I get to see more Miguel O'hara cause BARk.

I think we will see other inhabitants of Universe 42's original cast. Like Doc Oc, Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy, maybe even MJ. Maybe learn more of how 42's dad died. More of the spiderman voiced by Andy Samburg, what's not to love

Maybe more touching up on some Spider people who find out why Miles is running instead of everyone following blindly.

And I feel like the Spot was kinda just, a background noise at the end of the movie. It seems like he's going to go get more power, but when was the last you heard of him doing anything??? Like, previous to the first 40 minutes of the last bit of the movie? Where he at boy? Sounds sus to me. Having almost every spiderman away from base and trying to hunt down Miles Morales whilst trying to hunt down something that will take over the whole universe. I think they're underestimating the Spot again. Which will be a huge mistake

#across the spiderverse #miguel o'hara #miles morales #spider punk #gwen stacy #across the spider verse spoilers #beyond the spiderverse

[lulubelle814]

Just Dizziness - Chapter 35

Tom’s POV

She was supposed to be home 2 hours ago.  What if something happened to her?  I tried Emma first who said they had just parted but that she had seemed down and dejected.  I tried reaching out to Ben to see if maybe Sophie had heard from her for some reason but didn’t have any news but said he would keep me updated.  It was another 20 minutes before I heard back from him.  She had somehow run into Sophie in the past hour or so, miraculously, but then why wasn’t her phone on? 

I really fucked up, didn't I?

Your POV

It felt so good talking to Sophie, but I was nervous going home, hesitating as I approached the house.  I took a few moments to think about things. Do I really want to go home right now? Should I talk to him? 

Mind you, I was still a bit mad and hurt but decided to press on because I owed it not just to him but also myself.  He had a right to be upset as well.  Trudging up the walk, I reached to open the front door when it whipped open to a frantic looking Tom, his eyes red and brimming with tears, hair wild.

“She’s here mum.  I’ll call you back.”  

Before I could get a word out, he wrapped me in a hug so tight that I couldn’t help but drop the bag of puddings.  I could tell he felt guilty, but the way he held me was tight but comforting, and I couldn’t help but lean into it, hiding my face into the crook of his neck and his into mine.

“I’m so so sorry, my darling.”  His tears fell onto my neck, regret evident in his voice.  Before either of us could speak again, we moved further inside, closing the front door, him picking up the bag of puddings, following me to the couch where we sat but didn't quite settle.

"I'm the one who should be apologizing. I should have told you."

"I should have been more understanding. What you've been through is unfathomable. I'm the one who overreacted. If I had stopped and listened, maybe I would have realized sooner."

Placing his right palm on my cheek, he pressed his forehead to mine. "How could you possibly have known, Tom? How could you unless I told you?"

He sniffles a bit. "I don't know, but I should have…..I should have been more diligent to you and your needs.  More observant perhaps.”

"Oh, you stupid, beautiful man. You can't predict everything. Shouldn't you have figured that out by now? "

With that, he gave me the sweetest kiss, holding me as I buried my head in his neck. 

"The one thing I've known, that I feel in my soul, is that you are home, where I feel safe. Those dreams just felt so real, but even at some point during those, I knew you were where I wanted to be. So if this isn't real, I don't care. I don't want to wake up to a world where I don't have you. "

He held me tighter. "I was so afraid of losing you. I cannot be in this world if I do not have you by my side. Even Zeus himself was not successful when he split us in half.  I would find you wherever you were, even if you were in another universe."

I couldn't help but laugh a bit to myself. "Yeah, Plato really had an interesting idea of soulmates, but I can't argue with your logic."  We held each other for what seemed like hours.  At some point he had pulled me into his lap. Neither of us wanted to move, but eventually my bladder won out after some time. 

When I exited the bathroom, I took a moment to change one of his shirts and some lounge pants before meeting him back in the living room.  He had the desserts and drinks ready by the time I arrived back to him, Lord Huron playing in the background. "Thought it might be nice to just have a relaxing evening. We can order take away if you're hungry.  And these puddings you picked up look amazing."

I shook my head and he pulled me close to sway to the music.  After a moment, I took a deep breath and asked him the big question on my mind. "What if it were true? "

"What's that, dear? If what were true?"

"What if it turned out this wasn't real? I don't know if I could handle it ...."

He picked up my hands in his and held them to his chest. "I know this is real, that you and I are here, together. If it weren't? I would fight until my last breath to enter wherever you are in as we are meant to be together in every universe."

We swayed to the music, occasionally eating before falling asleep together on the sofa some time after midnight.

Bolting up in a strange bed and in an unfamiliar room, it took me a few moments to remember where I was and how I got here. As I started waking up more, it came back to me. I was at Sophie's. 

Chapter 36

#tom hiddleston #hiddles #hiddleston #thomas william hiddleston #twh #tomhiddleston #twhiddleston #hiddlestoners #damn hiddleston #hiddlesarmy #hiddleston daily #dammit hiddleston #tom hiddelson #tom hiddelston imagine #tom hiddelston x reader #tom hiddleston x original female character #loki #tom hiddleston x ofc #tom hiddleston x plus size reader #tom hiddleston x you #tom hiddleston x reader #just dizziness