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t0ast-ghost · 1 month

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Episode 14 (The Conscience of The King). This is the reason I didn’t use the titles, you think I know how to spell concience?

Anyhow:

- oh neat mackers

- that was a weird and sudden transition for the theme

- WHY as the daughter of the actor playing mac would you play lady m???

- I also see dead men when trying to kiss women..

- “Mr. Spock, the man on top walks a lonely street. The chain of command is often a noose.” “Spare me your philosophical metaphors, Doctor.” They hate each other

- “my fathers race was spared the effects of alcohol” “oh now I know why they were conquered” WHAT THE FUCK BONES

- “did it ever occur to you that he actually just might like the girl?” “It occurred. I dismissed it” “you would”

- this scene is just Spock trying to get Bones to agree with him and Bones trying to get Spock to sit down to have a drink with him. They’re married and you cannot convince me otherwise.

- Spock is worried :((

- NOT THE MILK!

- “you should be told the difference between empiricism and stubbornness, Doctor” DAMN. damn.

- God, I hope they don’t spoil hamlet for me

- I like how her story is actually similar to lady m, trying to protect a terrible man’s actions, killing, going insane because of it

- “but you’re safe now father” could you say that MORE like a creepy doll

- her performance, smiling and laughing and crying, wow. Just, wow.

- WOAH BONES WHAT? She doesn’t remember her father’s death?

- I may be an actor but this is not my favourite episode so far…

Episode 15 (Balance Of Terror):

- if I dressed like that on my wedding day I’d cry. This is why we love Garak

- the first look at Romulans and everybody is looking at Spock and Spock is surprised as fuck

- the navigator for this episode (it’s not Chekhov, I don’t care what his name is) being disgusting towards Spock and Kirk going “what was that?” Like you better fucking not

- Spock is biting his lip and not defending himself, he was/is scared that Jim will think he’s with the Romulans

- “this is the hardest substance known to our science” *proceeds to break it* McCoy then goes into *studying Spock* mode

- McCoy and Kirk watching as Spock gets verbally attacked. I cannot describe the laugh I let out after saying “guess who’s going to die”

- They are the angel and devil on Kirk’s shoulder but not who you’d expect is who. And they’re married. And they literally hate each other.

- “Bones, what if I’m wrong?” Then Bones gives a great speech. It consists of what he’s essentially been trying to say this whole episode, which is, “Stop trying to end up in my med bay. You idiot.”

- not sure why the Romulan captain was so ready to say they’d be friends but it was a good speech

- of course Tomilson died. And now there’s another person hugging Kirk when sad. He almost never hugs back, he cannot be that comforting.

Wow already finished episode 15, and it feels like I’ve barely just finished 10. I am excited for 20 though, I read a couple episode descriptions…

Continuing this thread is honestly just fun for me. A lot of the time I find I don’t make exactly astute observations.

Here’s the master list :)

#garak mention #Star Trek #star trek the original series #star trek tos #star trek kirk #tos kirk #captain james kirk #star trek spock #tos spock #spock #star trek mccoy #tos bones #leonard bones mccoy

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that-ari-blogger · 6 months

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How Brave Does Character

Brave is my favourite Pixar film, and one of my favourite Disney films. A lot of the reason behind this is how impeccably the film does characters, by which I mean everyone in this film manages to be both a caricature and a very real person at the same time.

Let me explain.

SPOILERS AHEAD

So, let's start with the side characters. The terrible triplets are fun, but I'd like to focus on the clansmen.

These are so interesting. They are, of course, archetypes. They are the overbearing fathers who hate each other and their three sons, but these are remarkably realistic people. They aren't limited to specific actions, and they bring about the nuances in each other through acting as foils for each other.

And, yes, these nuances are used for comedy a ton of the time, but they aren't just that, they develop over time. Their competition between each other actively changes them.

Although, here's something fascinating. The sons show a completely different demeanor when not under the pressure of their parents. Young Macintosh (Right) relaxes and loses his uptight demeanor, Young MacGuffin (Middle) comes completely out of his shell, and Young Dingwall is, well he doesn't change too much, but he is noticeably more aware of his surroundings when not around his father.

The sons befriend each other and develop a rapport. They do this before anybody else in the entire story, proving that harmony between the clans and between individuals is possible.

Fergus and Elinor follow the same line of thinking, but they bring about different sides of each other through understanding. Both characters feel their freest when they are around each other. Elinor is more open to talking out her emotions around her husband, for example. And it is important to realise this, because when she gets turned into a bear, this dynamic gets shifted notably.

Finally, there is Merida, and her relationship with her mother. I keep bringing up these characters in contrast with each other because that is how character gets displayed. If a person is only in the same situation over and over again, you only see one facet of that character.

So, Merida is an aromantic character. This is important to understand because it is part of the driving conflict of the film. Merida has no interest in marriage or love, and her mother cannot accept that. The story explores the search for these characters to understand each other, and while it centres on Merida's confrontation with consequences and fate, Elinor coming to terms with her daughter's identity. Essentially, the story is derived from character conflict.

But these characters also reveal elements of each other through both their conflict and their teamwork. They reveal each other's inability to show accountable through their conflict (Merida insists everything is not her fault, and Elinor is pathologically incapable of directly answering a question), but they also show each other's adaptability and are catalysts for each other's growth.

Brave is a character drama first and foremost, so all conflict is driven by characters butting heads with each other. I say all conflict, and there is one character I am yet to mention.

"Last time I did this was for a prince. He demanded I give him the strength of ten men, and he gave me this for a spell. A spell that would change his fate."

Mor'du features what I like to call the Firelord Ozai school of character writing. He isn't a character, he's a force of nature, an evil thing to overcome. But he is a person, and everything about him can be inferred by the relationships he has. In this case, the thematic relationship between him and Merida. Both wanted to change their fate, both separated themselves from their families in a rage. Merida was able to reconnect with her mother, you can assume by Mor'du's ursine appearance that he was not able to do the same.

Even in the shot above, Mor'du the character is in shadow, because the nuances of his identity don't matter. The important part, and the part that the light highlights, is the axe. His actions are what's important, specifically the actions that mirror Merida's, and we can learn everything we need about him from that narrative symmetry.

At first glance, all the characters in Brave are archetypes. The rebellious teenager, the strict mother, etc. But it is through interactions with each other that these characters become people. And that is reflected in the theme of the film. It is only through each other, that you can express yourself freely and change for the better. Otherwise, you are floundering with the same choices, and you can never, ever, change your own fate.

I might put up another post soon about Brave's use of Scottish mythology and how that works with the theme of fate, so if you're interested in that, stick around.

#rants #character analysis #literary analysis #literature analysis #brave #disney brave #merida

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tnmeem · 1 year

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“Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug & Catnoir”: Its Characters Are The Reason Why It’s So Loved

AN: Spoilers for seasons 1 – 3 of “Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug & Catnoir”.

Honestly, when I watched this show for the first time, it wasn’t my favourite (which seems to be a running trend nowadays). For one, I hated the costumes of Ladybug and Catnoir. There also weren’t really any stakes. Every episode had the same structure and almost every problem was fixed by the end of the episode. Which, seeing as it is for a younger audience makes sense. And I also think Thomas Astruc just wanted a relatively light-hearted show (in between torturing the audience with the romantic subplot).

Recently, I felt a little nostalgic so I found the show on Netflix and I binge watched all three seasons within days. And the whole time, I was either laughing, face palming, going aww, having my heart broken or angry. The characters in this show are handled expertly. Everyone (except Lila the liar and Chloe’s “mother”) has depth. They are three-dimensional human beings and even when they’re being horrible, it still feels like we’re dealing with a person rather than a shallow cartoon villain.

But my absolute favourite thing, which I can’t believe I missed the first time I watched it, is the sheer level of diversity present in the show. The characters are from a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds, they have vastly different body shapes and vastly different personalities. This show represents actual people rather than cardboard cutouts of the ideal Eurocentric person.

And I like that they didn’t fall into a “Mean Girls” trap (much as I love that movie, I have complaints). Chloe is rich, blonde and a terrible person. However, while so many shows fall into the trope of having the meanest girl being the most popular, this show represents people’s actual reactions to a horrible person.

They hate her and she only has one friend. In fact, when she says she’s leaving Paris forever, they throw a party (don’t worry, it’s justified – she’s responsible for half the villains getting acumatised). Moreover, the main character: clumsy, awkward, super nice Marinette is loved. She even becomes class rep while competing against Chloe. Which is a completely human scenario. Of course the people would prefer and vote for the nicest girl in the class rather than the meanest. It’s human and it doesn’t settle for unrealistic drama. There’s actual development.

Abuse And Isolation

Adrien’s father and Kagami’s mother are clearly extremely abusive people. They abuse their kids via isolation and emotional manipulation. If you disagree with me, please go and look up the definition of abuse and its many forms. I assure you that both Gabriel and Tomoe fit the bill perfectly.

Both Adrien and Kagami are kept isolated. Adrien is home-schooled, initially, and has to fight to be allowed to attend school. I’m assuming Kagami is also home-schooled because her mother is even worse in terms of isolating her daughter. They are both actively discouraged from making friends and are told to see themselves as above everyone else. Both of their lives are incredibly structured and they are expected to maintain perfection in everything their parents want them to do.

I think this was the least light hearted aspect of this show. And I am glad it exists. It shows kids that there are many types of abuse and even though it defies the generally light-hearted nature of the show, it needs to be included. And I know people are reluctant to label parents as abusive but I think at this point, it would simply be denial not to.

It is clear that Adrien and Kagami’s abusive childhood has caused a significant level of trauma. It’s more obvious in Adrien but I think that’s mostly because he is a protagonist in the story. The clearest example of the trauma that’s been inflicted on him is shown in the “Sandboy” episode. Adrien’s worst fear is being caged. Compare that to Marinette’s which is her crush telling her he’s in love with someone else and you can see the damage done to his psyche. His fears transcend those of a teenager with a healthy home life.

Adrien is actively being prevented from having any sort of stability in his friendships. As someone who has been isolated her whole life, I can assure you that even with the best of friends, it is easy to become disconnected. Even when I saw my friends at school, it was hard for me not to feel lonely all the time. And because I constantly had to say no to invitations to hang out, I often ended up being less connected with my own friends. Even if other people have good intentions, it’s hard to really feel connected with someone you only ever see at school.

And on top of isolating his son from the rest of the world, he is distant and cold 99.99% of the time. Adrien has very limited social interactions outsides of school and modelling and he can’t even reach out to his own father. Regardless of how cool his room is, it’s an incredibly lonely existence. One that will certainly mess up a child.

In fact, though he doesn’t know it, his father is constantly endangering him. Gabriel has no regard for his son’s mental health and sense of security. As long as Adrien is alive, Gabriel can justify it. Not only that, Gabriel has repeatedly shown that he is not unwilling to use his own son as a pawn. The worst being when he knowingly acumatised Adrien (in Catnoir form) in order to get the Ladybug miraculous.

I have heard people criticise the “Cat Blanc” episode for its portrayal of Gabriel. Instead of being redeemed, Gabriel only made himself seem heartless by using his own son as a means to an end. But for me, I think it’s perfectly in character. This is a father who does not care about his own son above the barest minimum. As long as Adrien is alive, Gabriel doesn’t see himself as doing anything wrong.

And that is the clearest example of an abusive father. If you disagree with me then you clearly don’t know what abuse is (or you haven’t gone far enough in the show). And I’d like to remind everyone that neglect is also a form of abuse and Gabriel certainly neglects his son. He may take care of all of Adrien’s physical needs (except maybe food #feedadrien) but he has no regard for Adrien’s need to have love, compassion and connection. Things every child needs.

Chemistry Between Adrien and Marinette.

You may know that Ladybug and Catnoir have an incredible level of chemistry. The way that they coordinate around each other and the sheer amount of flirtation that goes on is OTP worthy. What you may not know or may have missed is that Adrien and Marinette also have chemistry. If, in a more reserved, sweet, gentle way.

Some people complain about not wanting Adrinette to happen only after they find out each other’s real identities. Their justification being that it wouldn’t be real in that scenario. Adrien would only date her because she’s Ladybug and she’d only date Catnoir because he’s Adrien. They complain that Adrien needs to fall for Marinette and Ladybug for Catnoir for it to be “real”.

What they don’t realise is that this has already happened. How, you ask. Well, let’s consider. Both of these characters are borderline obsessed with the person they’re in love with, to the point that they would ignore any other potential partners. Marinette certainly forgets other people exist when Adrien is around and I think, Catnoir also kind of does the same thing.

Let’s also consider the fact that Adrien is incredibly clueless. The man forgets his brain sometimes (which fair: he has been isolated his whole life). He is shy, reserved and sweet enough to give you toothache. If he liked someone other than Ladybug, it wouldn’t be obvious. But there are definitely signs that he likes Marinette.

Example 1: The first day of school, he is devastated by her misunderstanding a situation and hating him as a result of it. Example 2: The desperation with which he tried to free her from her acumatised father. Example 3: When he misunderstands her awkwardness as her being upset with him, he is devastated and does everything in his power to make it up to her. Example 4: He spent his entire weekend away looking for constipation meds for her (after she’d accidentally given him a prescription rather than a love letter). And then he gave it to her with no comment. He didn’t tease her or even mention it. And example 5: All the times he’s defended her and the times he shielded her from an acuma with his own body. (There are so many other examples but we don’t have time for them today).

The above examples along with the sweetness with which he treats Marinette perfectly shows that he likes her more than a friend. That’s perfect boyfriend material right there. Not a single other character gets this much attention and sweetness from him. Marinette is also frequently the first person he goes to when he has a problem. He genuinely trusts her judgement. And let’s not forget that Marinette forgets how to string sentences together around him so it’s not even a situation of them just being really close friends. It’s him actively getting through Marinette’s awkwardness in order to be close to her.

And let’s not forget that the man is very shy and doesn’t have much confidence in interacting with other people. While Catnoir has no problem flirting and joking around, Adrien is sweet. Even around Ladybug, he’s just kind of shy and sweet. No flirting. No obvious signs. So why would he display those around Marinette (at least as Adrien, that is)? It would be completely out of character.

Diversity

The characters in this show are from a diverse range of backgrounds and the women, in particular, have a diverse range of body shapes. Women in media, or at least women portrayed to be desirable, are frequently forced into a skinny, fair cardboard cutout. This show completely throws out the perception that all women have the same body shape.

And even better, this show makes women with vastly different body shapes and skin tones desirable. It shows that a woman doesn’t have to look a specific way in order to be someone else’s object of desire. Everyone is beautiful in their own way.

This is an amazing message, especially in a kids show. Growing up, I never saw myself in traditional media and so I never saw myself as beautiful and when other people called me pretty, it would annoy me. I am so grateful and happy that my future kids will at least have shows where they are represented.

I also love the fact that the main character is a Chinese-French girl. Mixed race kids are portrayed in traditional media so little, it’s like their existence is being erased from these shows. I really appreciate that this show does not hold back on the diverse representation. It’s something that all kids should be able to see. Both so that they can accept themself and so that they can accept others.

#miraculous ladybug #character analysis #tv show review #adrien agreste #gabriel agreste #tomoe tsurugi #kagami tsurugi #diversity #chloe bourgeois #audrey bourgeois

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elegantsplendour · 1 year

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Hello my Aemond + Aegon stannies.

Here’s some stuff about myself

Name: Alison

Personality: entp

Zodiac: libra

Age: 18

Country: Canada (Quebec)

my inbox open for harassement 💞 💌 😈

Fav characters in hotd:

1. Aemond no doubt (I can write a 2000 word essay on why)

2. Jace (diplomatic + charismatic)

3. Mysaria (love her rise in power)

4. Otto (a brilliant player, so manipulative)

5. Daemon (in a love-hate relationship with this guy… ruthless and bold, grown to be strategic later, but him murdering his wife…💀 and “dragons made us kings” I just… dude sitting the throne is much harder than getting it)

6. Rhaenyra (yes I am serious when I say I like team black and green equally) in a love-hate relationship with her too. Such a good mom!! Don’t understand why she left King’s Landing after Driftmark💀💀💀 As the realm’s protector you don’t run away when things get hard, you stay and fight… Of course she would be isolated by the court…

7. Aegon (I LOVED YOUNG AEGON I MAY HAVE A CRUSH ON A GUY LIKE IN REAL LIFE HE IS TOO FUNNY, but there is no excuse for him being a r@pist… like, none at all. But I feel like his character has so much more potential to explore… *gonna develop him in my fic)

8. Alicent (Sorry… not sorry. I liked her in the early episodes and how she defended Aemond but she’s way too easily manipulated as the Hand’s daughter. As a recent mandarin learner who had to watch countless palace drama, Alicent is way too naive.)

Least favourite characters

1. Viserys (I CAN WRITE A LITERALLY ESSAY ON WHY! TERRIBLE RULER, FATHER, BROTHER UGH!! When he named Rhaenyra heir but orders her to serve wine to the small council, me: WTF WTF WHAT THE ACTUAL F?)

2. Larys (🦶🏻)

3. Corlys… (selling his 12 old daughter)💀

Languages: French, English, recently learning Mandarin

Fav shows beside hotd + got: tvd, lucifer, house of cards, stranger things, money heist, gossip girl

Fun facts: h0rny virgin, hopeless romantic, hate calculus

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imtryingmybeskar · 1 year

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Hello! For the end of year writing ask, please can we have G, L and N?

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Hi lovely! Thank you so much for asking!

G - Where do you think you grew the most ths year?

I am terrible for writing in fits and starts. I just can't keep to a schedule. But with Starman I did. Every week except for one when I had exams. So I proved to myself I can do it haha

Also I think my general understanding of the fundamentals of fanfic has got better. I've joined and am active in a few subreddits now and people there who have been writing fanfic for decades have helped me understand certain things.

For example; I generally write reader insert because I'm a horny bastard who loves to play with the Pedro characters. But someone pointed out to me that I write reader insert in the past tense which doesn't make a lot of sense since it's supposed to be immersive. That's why I re-did the first few chapters of Come Home. It's something so basic, but I hadn't realised I was doing it. And now I'm deep in Chapters 5/6 of Come Home I'm realising I should have done this as a third person OFC. There's A LOT more angst and hurt and trauma in there than I had initially planned on and the smut is a decent way away so I think going forward I'll keep the reader inserts for one shots and do more writing for OCs.

Always learning!

L - Which character did you write most about this year and why do you like them?

I took a LONG break from writing after Starman. It was so well received and I got so attached to the world that I needed a little distance from writing in general. I also started a new job which left me less time to write too.

So the two characters I've written most for this year are probably Ezra and Joel.

I love writing Ezra for his dialogue. His speech is so rich and I love finding the right words for it to flow properly. Eugene from The Walking Dead is my guide when I get stuck. I can always hear his voice and its a good basis for Ezra's I've found.

Joel....I've been in love with Joel for a long time. I watched playthroughs of TLOU before I ever played it and that VOICE holy crap! I love Joel for his duality. Joel gushing incoming!

When we first meet him he's a youngish father of a teenage girl. That life gets unceremoniously ripped away and we then see him two decades later as a rugged, damaged and brooding man. Except...he still has that capability for affection and we see it in glimpses with Tess when he cleans her wounds and when he refers to himself jokingly as "the romantic type" and she replies more seriously that "you have your ways".

Surviving has pummelled him and punished him but he's still standing, and the main way he's managed that is through bloody mindedness and literal brute force. But once he trusts someone, he shows he can open up.

With Ellie it's more difficult because of the obvious parallels with Sarah. But once she breaks through and he realises that he loves her too, nothing can stop him from protecting her and wanting to be close to her. Which leads to his downfall and the tragedy of TLOU2. I won't go into that except to say that I REALLY hope they do another series or 2 dealing with TLOU2. The scenes with Joel and Ellie at the museum for her birthday are some of my favourites in anything ever. I love seeing them as father/daughter. I love how fiercely they love each other and how giving and generous he is and how he's determined to give her some semblance of a childhood that she never got to experience. I love the way he looks at her, like her smile is the reason he gets up in the morning.

I think the lesson here is don't set me off talking about Joel Miller lol

N - Anything you were planning to write that never got written?

So much. I have notebooks full of ideas. I half wrote a Din and Grogu oneshot that had a kind of GoT/Robin Hobb Assassin books feel and I started to write a Fairy Tale Triple Frontier AU and then realised I actually want to smush them together and write it as an original story not as fanfic. So that's on the back-burner for now.

#ask game #lovely people asking stuff #thank you #pedro pascal character fanfiction #ezra prospect #din djarin #joel miller #triple frontier au #long post

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spinnysocks · 4 months

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i've been meaning to redesign some of my main & oldest warriors ocs for a while now, so decided to use @/cryptidclaw's awesome bases to give it a try! 👇

Blacktail (he/him)

I've had this guy for as long as I can remember, likely my first ever warriors oc. He's one of the most important characters in my developing warriors story; he resides in SpringClan (would be WindClan) and eventually becomes leader. Despite his happy lil expression in the ref I would say he's the most morally ambiguous character. His white spots are from twoleg kits putting paint on his fur - no cat can remember which markings he was born with and which are paint lol. Bad guy but also haha paint cat. If he had a theme song it would be "Blue Hair" by TV Girl, which might be surprising, maybe I could explain why in a more detailed post :)

Doveheart (she/her)

I have a lot to say about this lady! She is one of the founders of her Clan - CascadeClan (would be RiverClan) - and would have made a fine deputy and leader if it weren't for... *clears throat and looks at the cat above her*. Her father, the leader, led CascadeClan to the three other Clan's territories and she met Blacktail in the 'moving process'. She was sure he was the sort of cat to drop everything for her & join her Clan but she was terribly wrong. It broke her heart but don't worry, she's a great mother to Foxpaw. Her design has changed so much from its original and I'm really proud of her, she's like a daughter to me lmao. I love her so much that her design will likely continue to change for the foreseeable future until I'm 100% happy. I have a big playlist for her but a good song that represents both her anguish and resentment is "Loving You" by Wet Leg.

Foxpaw (he/him)

And here is their son. He resides in CascadeClan with his mother. Despite his expression in the ref, he's known for frowning (...and also being part of a prophecy 👀). He is my favourite of all time and kind of my personal projection onto a warrior cat lmao. In all the long years I've had him I've never had a proper ref of him so this is very exciting for me. If I decide to make proper posts about each of my warriors story characters his design may change as I don't feel it's completed, but rather I'm grateful I have a ref at all. His theme song would be "The Old Witch Sleep and the Good Man Grace" by The Amazing Devil.

i had these guys all the way back when i was in warriors amino lmao. i have a whole folder of commissions for blacktail, a few of doveheart too, but i was obsessed with that guy. still am. foxpaw deserves some love too tho with his first ref <3

#warriors ocs #spinny ocs #blacktail #doveheart #foxpaw #spinny story #warrior cats #warriors

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thedaughtersofaewora · 2 years

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“I've seen the light, it’s in my daughter's eyes.” (In My Daughter’s Eyes - Martina McBride)

After the experience with the former queen Callia, Heaven became fascinated with the terrible 1937/8 war and the 1999 terrorist attack on Hyocheon. Our parents thought of it as strange, it was an unusual interest for a little girl especially when the topic had so much horror and death. And especially when the latter involved our king grandfather’s murder. My sister Heaven was actually not fascinated by the horror and deaths but rather the resilience and positivity that came from it. She marvelled at the Aeworans of long ago refusing to give up, thinking of them as her heroes. Every evening my sister Heaven, our brothers, and our father sang pro-Aeworan songs, one being “Arirang”, a favourite song of resistance against the Japanese during the war. Koreans in “the origin land” also sang Arirang. One day she drew the skyline of Hyocheon with the iconic now-gone tower. “I drew the Taebaek Tower, too!” she beamed. “Ah yes, good drawing. That tower is gone now..” our father let out a sigh.

This fascination even led to the cousin trio (Heaven, Hope, and Milo) playing and acting as their favourite war heroes and heroines. Heaven played as her favourite spy, Choi Eunmi. Hope played as her favourite female sniper, Kim Mi Sun. Milo played as his favourite General–General Jung Min-kyu. Sometimes they would play with the children of the Castle’s workers. If Heaven heard one of the children insulting the Japanese during their playtime, she would cross her arms and make a face until they apologized.

One day Heaven and our mother went on a tour. They both loved the rich, historic aura that surrounds the city. But there was something that captured little Heaven’s attention and kept her captivated. The 1937/8 war memorial. There are several reasons this particular memorial held her attention. When Heaven walked toward it, she saw these statuesque men lined up. She got an eerie, sinking feeling. But as Heaven got closer, she had a feeling of being watched over, sheltered, and protected. It was all very odd, she thought. Heaven walked slowly along the sidewalk, peering at the faces on each statue. The little Aeworan wondered whose brave son, brother, father, uncle, grandfather or husband she was gazing at. She watched our mother wipe tears away, “They all fought for you, my little princess.” Our mother whispered to her, she didn’t dare talk loudly. Heaven nodded but said nothing. She listened to the reverent silence that surrounded the site, as it was at all the other memorials.

Our dowager queen grandmother Juli had a doll sitting in the Castle for many years. It sits in her personal room. After being crowned Queen, she received loads and loads of all kinds of gifts from all over the kingdom. This included the doll. It is a China doll. Porcelain with red cheeks and brown hair. Heaven even talked about this incredible memory. She said she remembered admiring the doll on the gold-painted shelf. The eyes of the doll seemed to stare into her very soul and at the same time seemed so far away. The doll was perfect. Our grandmother walked in and noticed Heaven and the doll but didn’t say anything. One day, grandmother took the doll down and placed her into Heaven’s arms. “Upon closer inspection, I noticed many flaws and imperfections. Somehow this made the doll more of a treasure. Touchable. Reachable. Not quite so forbidden.” As my sister recalled, she sprinkled truth, “There is a bit of that China Doll in all of us. We strive for perfection but find we can not live up to such a mighty task.” and then acknowledged, “I am not just Princess of Aewora. I am also the China Doll, seemingly perfect from afar. But you will find, upon closer inspection, all the flaws and imperfections that life can hand anyone–royal and non-royal. Though cracked, I am uniquely me. A treasure waiting to be discovered through the eyes of those who love me for who and what I am. I ask nothing more, nothing less.”

When Heaven was eight, she went on a trip with our cousin Hope, our uncle Matthew and his second wife to Washington, D.C. Our parents stayed behind in Aewora. School was done for the summer, and the twin princes thought it’d be nice for their little girls to go and see the wonders of the American capital before school resumed. The night before traveling, Hope and her father and her stepmother slept in our mansion. It was the four of them, the girls and their mothers, that took turns reading a story book before planning for rest. Their voices were soft and animated. After the reading was done, the girls insisted they weren’t sleepy yet. Heaven started the round of joking and giggling and Hope joined in. “Come on girls, it’s time for rest,” the mommas said. “A big day is coming.” The girls, however, began to pass notes and drawings to each other from their beds. On the notes were written, “you’re a good sister!”. They were cousins, not sisters, but they considered themselves to be. Hearts and smiley faces were drawn. Sparkly stickers in all shapes were also added. All in good fun. Caught up in the giddiness, Hope’s stepmother wrote a note and passed it on to momma. “You’re an awesome mother and friend!”. Momma felt the slumber party atmosphere, and responded back to the note with a hug and a moving “thank you!”

Heaven and Hope and the two adults flew out to Washington. They stayed at fancy hotels, ate at expensive restaurants, swam at the beaches, spent their afternoons at museums, and even did some shopping. Heaven bought toys for her brothers, a necklace for momma and a new silver watch for father. Uncle Matthew helped her pick out a watch. And more souvenirs to add to their collection.

The day before leaving Washington, the three of them went to a theatre to watch a play. And that is when eight-year-old Heaven first laid her eyes on her future husband–the lead actor. She was intrigued by his performance and talent. And she thought he was handsome. She instantly became one of his many admirers and was so glad to have come to that theatre. Heaven wanted so bad to talk to the handsome actor. And what the princess wants, her Royal Highness will get. Hope, on the other hand, was not so intrigued. Maybe Hope couldn’t wait to get back to their hotel’s pool, she seemed to be bored out of her mind. Hope was the kind of girl who preferred movies at the cinema and not some old dumb on-stage performance. “I wish that guy would look at me.” Heaven whispered to Hope, who was barely paying attention. “He makes me feel butterflies!” After the play, Heaven wandered off and found the actor in his dressing room backstage. Their conversation was pleasant. The actor introduced himself as John Wilkes Boyd. He was a brilliant, skilled, good-looking man who had many female admirers coming after him. He was also gentle, polite, and old-school. He preferred the stage than the screen.

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ain't it fun? | Part five

Summary: reader just needs an NA meeting before they have a meltdown, they end up with the best friend they could ever make.

Warnings: pregnancy, chronic illness, spencer's career chance - he's a high school teacher now, they have a 1-year-old, smut at the end but not graphic.

word count: 2.8k

a/n: I imagine this is in season 10, so they've been together at least 7 years-ish now, I just jumped well into the future because I wanted to! also, Cordelia's nickname is Edie and pronounced Ee-dee !!

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“No.”

Spencer sighs, “are you going to like any of my suggestions?”

“When you give me a baby name that isn’t from some weird old male book character, then yes, I’ll take them into consideration,” she replies, hand on her stomach as she lays back against the pillows.

She was huge, 9 months pregnant and so, so close to the finish line. She was swollen and in pain and exhausted. Going off every single medication and recreational drugs to make a life was a commitment and a half, she was doing well but she was so ready to be done. To do a few more months of breastfeeding and then go back on her medications.

Spencer was terrific. He was googling and asking Penelope to research things, he had called doctors he knows and friends and did everything in his power to find a way to ease her pain even before they got pregnant. He’s taken the last 3 months off of work and he doesn’t know when he’ll go back. He has just been so, so incredible the whole time.

Naming a child was hard. You had to not only think about all the nicknames and what their initials spell, but you also had to think about how they’ll like it; if it’ll fit their personality and spirit. And most of all, is it going to get them bullied? There are some terrible kid names. Like Richard… how do you name a newborn Richard?

“I want something meaningful with a nice nickname and works with our names and her siblings,” she whispered towards him. “They need to all work together.”

“What are some of your favourites?” He asks, moving in closer and finding a way to cuddle in with her and her pregnancy pillow who has all but replaced him lately.

“I like earthy names, like Lennox, Juniper, Aspen, Elowen,” her voice is really soft, she bites her lip at the end as she thinks them over again. “And old things like Cordelia and Winnifred.”

“Which one sounds the best with Reid?”

“I like Cordelia Reid the most, and then we can call her Edie and I was thinking you can pick her middle name?” She’s been thinking about it for a while, but too afraid to know his opinions.

“Cordelia means core in Latin, which makes sense cause she already has my heart,” Spencer teased, he has made it very clear that their little girl is going to be spoiled, loved and a daddy's girl.

He took all his fears of being a bad dad and threw them out the window. He knew that just being there was all he wanted from his dad, and so that’s what he was going to do. He left the BAU for the time being, he was doing the odd lecture at the academy and answering calls for cases. They couldn’t just stop using his brain, there were some things too pressing to not ask the walking computer, but other than that, he was done.

He was looking into other jobs for when he finally decides to go back, he was unsure how long of a paternity leave he wanted. He was really content with just staying home all the time now, but he did miss going out and being useful during the days. The job he was most interested in, however, was a high school teacher.

A prep school in DC is looking into adding an Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology course to their curriculum, and they wanted Spencer. They thought he would be perfect for the seniors, he is fun and young and attentive, he can control a room and keep them entertained, and he’s probably the best teacher a kid could get.

It was going to make him a good dad too.

“I think Jade is a nice middle name,” he adds after thinking it over for a few minutes.

“Cordelia Jade Reid,” she says the full name for the first time and it just feels right, like they already know her.

—

She was very calm for a newborn baby.

She liked to just look around and blink, she licked her lips a lot and she was constantly breaking out of her swaddle. She was always happy to have cuddles with her dad and she pooped every night at exactly at 3 am, without fail. She didn’t cry a lot, but when she did it was still wonderful to hear.

They were so in love with her, she was absolutely perfect for them. She fit right into their sleeping schedule and their life, she ate like a pro, she slept most of the night and she was growing way too fast for their liking.

One day they’re crying over the fact they made a life in a tiny little hospital room, and the next thing they know she’s about to turn 1.

She’s sitting in bed with Y/N, she’s sitting in her lap with two handfuls of hair and a story to tell. She’s been babbling so much lately, she hears them talking all the time and she wants to join so badly. They indulge her, asking her to continue her thoughts and gasping at her gossip.

“No way, and what did you do next?!” She asked the little one sat in her lap.

Edie babbled on once more, smacking her tongue on the roof of her mouth as she pushed air past her vocal cords, humming and making the funniest sounds. She went on and on, she was so enthusiastic, like her father, as she waved her arms around to make her point.

“That is so fascinating, you are so cool, little Edie,” Y/N hyped her up, smiling at her as she leaned in close and pressed their noses together.

Cordelia laughed and it finally made Spencer giggle too, he had been watching from the doorway as his ‘wife’ and daughter talked in bed. They were best friends already, always talking and snuggling, learning or reading together. She was always happy when she was with one of them, she was needy and snuggly and very co-dependent but they didn’t mind, they preferred all the attention from her.

“Look who’s home,” Y/N whispered and Cordelia shot a glance towards the door, she smiled and screamed as she saw him.

“Hi Edie!” He waves at her with a smile, he takes his bag off and places it by the dresser followed by his blazer.

He gets into the bed and she instinctively reaches for a hug. He wraps her up and she snuggles right into his neck, with a fistful of his shirt, she just holds him there. She didn’t understand why he wasn’t home all day anymore, she missed him for lunch and at nap time but she loved the new routine of a snuggle when she woke up and he got home.

Spencer leans back against the pillows beside Y/N, turning his head to capture a kiss from her lips. They always just spend a quick second kissing when he gets home, even if it’s just a peck or a full-on passionate make-out, he always kisses her when he comes home. He smiles at the end of the kiss, pulling her into a hug too.

“I love Fridays,” he whispers, “Edie do you know what Fridays mean?”

She pulls away and sits up, she loves to listen to him. “Friday is the last day of the school week, which means I get to spend 2 whole days with my favourite people now.”

Edie smiled, almost like she understood what he meant, and then she was talking again, it was completely incomprehensible but they imagined she was telling him about her day.

“You forgot the part where we went to the park,” Y/N added.

Cordelia looked at her with wide eyes, “dada,” was the only word she said before babbling on again and they both stopped.

“Did she just?” Spencer was shocked and frozen still after asking.

Y/N sat up and looked right into Cordelia’s eyes, “who is that?” She pointed at Spencer.

“Dada!” She said it again and they were suddenly all squealing, even Cordelia was suddenly excited as she kept screaming dada over and over again.

“Can you say, mom? Or mama? Mummy?” Spencer tried his hardest to find an easy way for her to say it.

“Mumm,” she pushed her lips together to hum her M sound and Spencer was floored, he bounced her up and down a small amount as they cheered.

“Smartest girl in the world!” Spencer cheered her on before pulling her into another hug.

Y/N was crying softly, little tiny dreams that she didn’t even know she had were coming true every single day with them. She knew she wanted to be a mom when she was growing up, all those dreams died when her illness got worse and they all warned her that having kids would put her at risk of being moneyless and that working wasn’t an option to even support them. Let alone the threat of them taking them away just because of her autism or depression possibly being considered ‘too bad’ to care for them.

Spencer took all those fears and he kicked them out. Every day she got to experience the most precious gifts the world had to offer, her daughter was perfect and her husband was incredible. Together they were a perfect little family that ran on trust, love, and communication. Always talking, always hugging, always there for each other.

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They crawl into bed much later than they expected to. Cordelia didn’t want to go to bed, she was trying her hardest to keep staying awake to spend time with them but eventually, sleep won. They finally placed her in her crib with her white noise and her complete darkness and closed her door for the next few hours of peace.

They both let out a deep sigh before rolling to face one another. “How was your day?” He asks, like always.

“Good,” she smiles, “I think having a kid and getting on her schedule was the best thing I’ve ever done actually, cause I’m sleeping on time, I’m eating when she does and I’m outside a lot more. She’s given me this purpose and it’s rewarding on my body.”

Spencer moves in so he can kiss her nose, “I love hearing that.”

“How was your class today?” She asks back, loving his little stories about all the 17 and 18-year-olds that were fascinated by him. As well as the kids who thought it was cool to try and pick on him before getting the shit verbally kicked out of them in front of the whole class.

It was interesting seeing him in a form of authority, he never really took charge at the BAU, she’s never seen him yell at his friends and he’s never really yelled at her either. He’s been incredibly calm, so to see him verbally tear someone apart by acknowledging their biggest flaws to make sense of why they feel the need to bully, it was pretty intense.

“They were a lot better today, they enjoyed the lesson and the kids that were giving me trouble skipped, I guess he really didn’t appreciate me calling him out that bad on Tuesday,” Spencer smirked, rolling his eyes like he cared.

“I still can’t believe that he thought it was okay to call you names in front of other students, where is the respect these days?”

“Well,” he’s about to do what he always does. He can never be truly mad at someone because he knows why everyone does what they do and that they can’t help it. “In his file, it says his parents are newly divorced, we get a list of all the kids information on the attendance like allergies and things, but also small info like life changes in case they act out.”

“Doesn’t mean he can call you the f slur,” she whispers, “all because you wore a purple shirt?”

“If I met his father I’d probably get an answer for that,” he adds, “if he’s afraid to show his emotions around his son, it’s probably why his son thinks colours are gay.”

It makes her laugh, “you look hot in purple too so I don’t see the problem?”

“Do I?” He teases, getting in even closer and pressing their bodies together.

She rolls her eyes before wrapping her arms around him and leaning forward for a quick kiss, “I think you look sexy all the time.”

He kisses her as a thank you, “I think the same about you.”

“Even when I haven’t showered in 2 days because she cries if she can’t see me and she cries if she gets wet?” Y/N laughed, annoyed but in love with their little monster at the same time.

“Always,” he reminds her. “I love you.”

“I love you too,” she kisses him again after.

There are probably a million more things to share from the day, but they spend their time kissing instead. It’s been too long since they’ve just rolled around in the sheets making out like they did in the beginning. Before they ever had sex, before they had kids and a house and a love as strong as they do now.

A part of them missed the early days when everything was new and exciting, but she also loved the fact that they knew each other so well that they didn’t have to communicate anymore. They ran like 1 unit, always completing the other person's thoughts, needs and wants. They were so unbelievably happy.

She wants him badly and he wants her just as much, and he’s about to take her when she pulls back. “Nope, as much as I love her I can’t get pregnant again for at least another year.”

It makes him laugh as he pulls away and rolls over to look through his nightstand for a condom, “it wouldn’t be that bad?”

“You carry it then, seahorse it up,” she teased. “I like being back on my medicine, I need some time to be okay before I go through all that again.”

Once he’s all situated in the latex and back between her legs, he hovers over her, so close that their lips are touching ever so slightly. “I am fine if it’s just the three of us forever.”

“I’m not,” she smiles, “there will be 4 of us one day, just not today.”

With that, she’s pulling him into another kiss as he pushing inside. It’s a feeling she’s accustomed to but will never be used to, it’s a stretch that shouldn’t be as intoxicating as it is. She holds him closer as she plays with his tongue in her mouth.

He was so good at everything he did, especially the sex. He knew every single part of her body now and exactly how to push all her buttons the right way. She could live in the moment of his pumping in and out of her while his thumb circled her clit and his other hand groaned her breasts. Eventually, he kissed down her throat and she was a mess of breathy moans and low gasps.

Writing in the sheets, her legs wrap around him as she tried to pull him in even closer. It was impossible to get closer but he was still too far away, she wanted to absorb him and live in him forever. He was her safe place and she never wanted to be anywhere else.

As her orgasm bubbled, so did his. The both of them gasping and panting, she whined as she breached the edge and gripped his back, “Spence!”

“That’s it, sweetheart,” he whispered before fucking into her harder and faster, pushing her through it as he reached his own.

His movements on her clit never stopped and suddenly one felt like two and she wasn’t sure when the rush was going to stop and she didn’t care when it did. It was powerful, soothing and euphoric. A high she could live in for a while and return to it without problem as long as she had him.

He came with a small moan, trying to keep quiet as he muffled it into her neck, stilling his hips on his last thrust and dropping onto her more. Her hands were all over his back as she pressed kisses to his forehead, coming down but not wanting the love to stop there.

The love was never going to stop there for them. Their love was never-ending, and somehow as she held him there in her arms and felt his breath on his neck, she turned to see the baby monitor with their peaceful child sound asleep down the hall, she loved him even more now somehow.

Loving Spencer Reid was like falling down a bottomless pit. She never knew when she was going to reach the end, but she was content with falling.

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Fairy Tale Retellings (Because I love them)

Warning: May contain spoilers for certain books and movies.

1. Hunted by Meagan Spooner

This book is a personal favourite for me (so please be nice to it).

Basic Summary

The book essentially retells the story of beauty and the beast, but with a twist. The basic plotline is that Yeva, the main character, due to reasons, moves to her father's old lodge with her family. Yeva's father then goes missing while tracking the beast and Yeva goes looking for him, only to get involved with the beast (with the intention of killing him).

Why I Like It

Well, one because I am a sucker for beauty and the beast stories and this one is just *chef's kiss*. I love how the Yeva (the "Beauty" of this story) isn't the Disney Belle most people are used to. Also, the little mythical aspects like the bird and the other creature which I do not remember but told her stuff..yeah. I can't list a lot of specifics because it's been a year since I read it and now I'm looking to buy it but I haven't found it at a bookshop just yet.

2. Beastly by Alex Flinn

Basic Summary

So, this one is about a boy, Kyle (Also Adrian) who's your average handsome, arrogant male lead. He decides to blow off a girl, who happens to be a witch and gets himself cursed and becomes the classic beast. Lindy, the "beauty," is the daughter of a guy who breaks into Kyle's house. The guy that broke in basically gives her up to Kyle and Lindy moves in. The story goes as the fairytale does and wraps itself up nicely.

Why I Like It

Yeah...it's not a favourite for me, but it's still good. One thing that I find really cool about this book is that it's a mix between your normal fairytale which is usually set in some old medieval period and a contemporary romance, this means that it's set in modern times will still go with the fairytale. Other than that, there's nothing really about this book that stands out to me.

3. Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Basic Summary

The story is about a cyborg named Cinder who is a mechanic and is set in a dystopian future. From now on I'm guessing because my memory sucks. The city she lives in is experiencing a plague and I'm pretty sure she, despite being in contact with someone affected by the plague, is unaffected and there is summoned to the palace, castle, somewhere to see why. There she meets the prince, hence the romance part. Also, there's this thing with people from space and how they (I think) have the cure to the plague. I am so sorry for this terrible summary but yeah.

Why I Like It

I really liked the whole dystopian future aspect that was added to the classic Cinderella story. Everything about it makes the book unique, which I appreciate because as much as I love the classic fairytale, I love it when the author adds a twist to the story to make it more their own.

3. Beast within the Beauty by Jenna R. Bloom

Basic Summary

This one is kind of similar to hunted. Ismae, the "beauty" of this story is out to kill the best, but not because of her father. In this story, each year, the beast asks for a wife (because the last one didn't survive). This year, Ismae volunteers to be the beast's wife and plans to kill him.

Why I Like It

This book is one of the first proper stories I started reading on Wattpad, so of course, I cannot forget it. Okay, but in all seriousness, one thing I really like about this one is this thing the author added. In the book, the beast makes a deal with Ismae, it being that he'll set her free if she guesses his age correctly. Also, another thing the author added which was great was the character named Yoann. LET ME TELL YOU HOW WORKED UP I GOT OVER HIM. So basically, there's this big plot twist and I was like Jin the entire time about it.

Anyone remember that ^^ That was me. It was so frustrating watching everyone exchange theories and then there's me like "He's *** *****" and guess what? I was right. It was a satisfying moment. Yeah. Overall, it was a great read.

4. Dark Disney by FloatyFlowers

*I'll be referring to "Y/n" as the main character (MC)

Basic Summary

So, in this story, the main character wakes up in a world where the storylines from Disney are real, but the female leads are now the male leads and in love with the MC, but it happens to be that they're all a Yandere.

Why I Like It

I really like it because, well it's dark and messed up. I love the twist on the usual "sunshine and rainbows" plotline Disney goes for. I also love how all over the place it is, because of the number of love interests and their messed up intentions. It hasn't finished yet, but I'm looking forward to the ending.

5. The Beauty and The Beast (French Version)

Basic Summary

So, in this story, it's the same plotline as the classic Beauty and the Beast. The MC moves to the woods after her family losses their fortune, she asks her father to bring a rose, he gets it from the Beast's castle and so on.

Why I Like It

I know it's technically not a re-telling, but for some reason, I LOVE it. I'm not sure if the film added these bits in, or they were a thing in the OG Beauty and the Beast, but some of my favourite things about the movie were a) the backstory. Okay, so apparently in this movie, the beast was married and loved hunting. There was this golden dear he really wanted to catch. Also, his wife didn't like that and told him to stop hunting the dear in exchange for trying for a child. So he was like, sure. Then one day, the dear was on castle grounds, and the beast couldn't resist so he shot it (bow and arrow) and guess what? Turns out the dear was actually his wife, so that's where the curse came from. b) the ending. I kinda loved how in the end, instead of moving into the castle, the MC and beast moved into a little cottage together with her father instead, so that was great. And finally, c) the side characters. In the movie, the MC has two sisters and I think 3 brothers. I really liked how they made them part of the story as well and made them actually relevant to the plot in many ways.

6. Ever After : A Cinderella Story

Basic Summary

So, in this movie, the MC, Danielle meets the prince pretending to be a noblewoman (Technically the first time she meets him she chucks apples at him but yeah) to rescue a servant her stepmother sold. She keeps bumping into him and they eventually fall in love. Things get complicated when the prince finds out she lied and the last few moments are spent sorting that out.

Why I Like It

So, Ever After is actually my favourite Cinderella story of all the ones I've seen. I love how the movie uses the original as a base and then proceeds to explore all the things it can do with it. For example, once the prince finds out she's not some noblewoman, he's hurt because he was lied to instead of accepting her anyway. (Also, the Di Vinci in the movie is the MVP for me). Also, how one of Danielle's stepsister realises that her family is being straight-up terrible to Danielle and her and instead of joining them, she calls them out. Or the fact that instead of the Prince falling in love with her when they first meet, we're shown them bonding and getting to know each other before the love. It's just great.

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That's it for now. Lemme know if you've watched/read any of these, and if you have, what did you think of them? Otherwise, feel free to take them as a recommendation if you're looking for something to watch or read.

Also, Merry Christmas (Eve), have a good day/night!

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The first time ever I saw your face (Caspian x reader)

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Paring: Prince Caspian x Reader

Universe: The Chronicles of Narnia

Word Count: 833

Warnings: none

Summary: The one where they met.

Author’s note: Here’s beginning of my Caspian story! Enjoy!

I have small request for you. Could you please take a few seconds to leave a comment? It means a lot to me!

In advance, I am sorry about every grammar mistake and misspellings. English is not my first language.

Klaudia xx

Caspian didn't like balls and banquets for as long as he could remember. As a prince and now a king, he had to take part in them, but he still could find better things to do. He hated being the centre of attention. When there was a party like this, people only wanted to see him, talk to him, to ask for something, or to see if he looked at some girl differently. He felt like everybody watched his every step, to evaluate him and point out any mistakes to him. Because of this, he put a fake smile on his face, trying to hide weariness, when he listened to some older lady. A little later, he excused himself and made his way to one of the balconies, to have some fresh air. He rested his hands on the railing and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. He happily welcomed the cool breeze on his skin which brought him a little relief. He knew that he can't spend all night here, but only a few minutes with sounds of the sea could make magic to him.

After a moment he turned to come back to his guests, when he felt that something hit him. It wasn't something, but someone. He looked down and saw the most beautiful women. Just by one look, he could say that she was even prettier than Susan and Lilliandil, and she takes his breath away. When she looked at him, the terror showed on her face. He knew that she realized who was standing in front of her. She bowed low, not looking in his face.

"Please accept my sincere apology, my King…"

"There's nothing to apologize for, my lady." Caspian smiled at the sound of her voice. "Please, there is no need to bow." He softly touched her arm, to make her look at him. Caspian couldn't look away from her face, but when he saw her eyes, he was sure he was gone. He never saw things more beautiful than her eyes. "What do they call you, my lady?"

"I'm Y/N, your majesty. I'm the daughter of Lord Berat."

"Y/N" Caspian whispered, a smile still on his face. He cleared his throat after realizing that he stared at her. "With your beauty you should be in the centre of that banquet. I'm surprised that your father doesn't have to drive the suitors away." Caspian felt warm in his chest at the sound of her sweet laugh.

"He didn't have to because I'm not a lover of balls, actually. Of course, this banquet is spectacular, my king, but it's just not my thing. I was running from my old friend. He is always thinking about us too much, and I know that he was to come ask me to dance... Not that I don't like dancing. I always enjoy it but... with the right person. Oh, my... I'm really sorry, my king. I started mumbling so terribly…"

"Don't apologize, it's actually nice that someone doesn't pay attention to every word in my presence, but says what they think. And I think that both of us choose the same hiding spot." She giggled, looking at him.

"I think both of us have a good taste."

Caspian found himself chuckling at her words. Just a few minutes with that girl made him more relaxed and happy than he has been in a long time. He wanted to know her better, to make her smile and laugh like now. They both looked towards the ballroom at the sound of waltz melody. He saw a dreaming look on her face.

"It's one of my favourites..."

"In that condition, we can't let you just stand here when they are playing it... Can I ask you for this dance?" He bowed slightly, extending his hand to her with a smile. She looked at him a little shocked, but soon enough, the corners of her mouth curved up in a beautiful smile. She curtsy, placing her hand in his, and Caspian could swear his heart stopped for a moment.

"I would be honoured, my king."

He calmly led her to the centre of the room, where they joined the dancing couples. He felt that all eyes were on them. But he couldn't be more indifferent to it. He had the most beautiful woman in the world in his arms. He felt her sweet perfume now, and he discovered that it's very calming for him. Y/N realized that when he held her in dance, she felt incredibly safe. Even if he was a king, she felt like she could tell him everything. They didn't finish their night after this dance, but met on the dance floor a few times more, laughing and talking all the time. Both of them felt that this night brought something magical to their life. And because of this Caspian wasn't afraid to write to her the next day, receiving her answer much faster than he expected.

#prince caspian x reader #prince caspian imagine #prince caspian x you #prince caspian #king caspian x reader #king caspian imagine #king caspian x you #King Caspian #caspian x reader #caspian imagine #caspian #the chronicles of narnia #narnia #ben barnes character fic

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“Screw the lists. Take some blankets while I make cocoa.”

Annabeth is the kind of person who wants to be in control and make sure that everything is perfect. It was no surprise that when Zoe’s and Charlie’s second Christmas came around she would want them to have the best time. Last Christmas was not a contender as they were barely a year old and they wouldn’t have any memories of that.

But there are a lot more chances of them remembering their second Christmas. Even Annabeth despite how melancholic they were, she remembers her second Christmas at home.

It was long before her father had met Helen and it was just the two of them. He hadn’t even bothered to decorate a tree or rent a movie to watch with his daughter. He was too distracted with his work to even take of her. Annabeth wanted her kids to have the Christmas she wished to have as a kid.

The alarm started ringing at 6 am. Percy groaned and turned to Annabeth’s side still asleep. “What time is it?” He asked.

“6. Go back to sleep. I have some planning to do.”

“Merry Christmas’ Eve.”

Annabeth gave him a quick kiss as she got out of bed.

Annabeth went in the living room with her pad in hand. She started writing down things she needed. Shortly after she heard giggling coming from the master bedroom where she had left Percy sleeping.

Zoe ran on her mum’s lap with her favourite blankie. “Morning mummy.”

Annabeth kissed her. “Good morning Zo. Did you sleep well?”

“Yeah. Tomorrow it’s Christmas!”

“I know. And we’re going to have an amazing time.”

“Can I watch Mickey?” She asked with her huge puppy eyes.

“No! We’ll watch duck tales!” Charlie came in room running.

“I was here first!” Zoe shouted.

“How about we all eat pancakes first?” Percy said. That made Charlie and Zoe forget about their little feud and help with the pancakes.

“We have already bought the presents for everyone.” Annabeth mentioned.

“And we’re eating at my mum tomorrow so we don’t need for that.” Percy put some eggs in the mixture.

“But tomorrow evening we’re hosting. Have you decided on a menu my chef?”

“The main is a surprise for you.”

“Excuse me?”

“We need to have some secrets to spice some things up. But you’re going to love it. All of you.”

“Fine. I’ll deal with that later. So we need to go to Target and to an other supermarket before lunch.” Annabeth said.

“We can leave as soon as we have breakfast.”

The rest of the day was more than hectic. The queue at the supermarket was huge, the traffic was terrible which tired them all out. As soon as they put away the groceries they passed out on the couches.

Annabeth was covered with a blanket and she could see the sunset from the window. “What time is it?” She said with a yawn.

“7 pm.”

“Oh Gods.” She groaned. “You know what? Screw the lists. Take some blankets while I make cocoa.”

“Or even better, I can light the fireplace and we can roast marshmallows.” Percy suggested.

“I love you.”

“I love you more. Now go get the hot cocoas ready.”

Both Zoe and Charlie enjoyed watching ‘How the Grinch stole Christmas.” And eating Marshmallows which was a great relief for Annabeth. Before going to bed they left cookies and milk for Santa Claus waiting impatiently for Christmas to arrive.

“I have a surprise for you.” Percy said as he brought two mugs with him as he sat on the carpet in front of the fireplace and next to Annabeth.

“You made me mulled wine?”

“The only alcohol I drink. And I know how much you love it.”

“Thanks.”

“So how is your plan going so far?”

“I wouldn’t wish for anything to be different.”

#hoo #percy jackson headcannons #pjo #percababies #percabeth #percy jackson #annabeth chase fanfic #percy jackon and the olympians #future au #percabeth family #percabeth babies #pjo headcanon #pjo fanfic #percabeth fanfic #percy jackson fic #annabeth chase

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alwaysahiccupandastrid · 3 years

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His Dark Materials - Season 2 Episode 7 *FINALE* (Thoughts and Rambles)

We have a LOT to unpack here oh my god oh my god

When I say I was screaming and yelling during the episode, I mean I was LITERALLY screaming and yelling

This post is mostly screeching and capital letters, you’ve been warned

“So cold” “life or death meant nothing” - well shit. Accurate description of a Spectre attack damn

I didn’t know what those creepy noises were at first and I was sat here absolutely TERRIFIED because it was creepy as fuck. Then I realized it was cliff ghasts because they said something that I recognized from the book and I was like “oh shit”

Pan and Will talking is the sweetest omg

The fact that Pan told him that Lyra thinks he’s as brave as King Iorek Byrnison :’)

“She’s the best friend I’ve ever had” “You’re her best friend too” - STOP, MY HEART

Lyra was awake and heard the whole conversation :3

“I’m no longer an aeronaut” :( “I’m an insect” - LMAO

Hester and Lee’s banter remains my favourite thing and now it’s bittersweet tbh...

“You could never be an insect, Lee” “Okay, hare” - bless them

Marisa finding where Lyra was staying and then finding Lyra’s coat?? And crying with it pressed to her face?? :’(

In case I haven’t mentioned it already, I am incredibly gay for the witches/their aesthetic/costume. Absolutely beautiful queens, all of them

Oh hi, it’s Mary and the two kids!

The fact that Mary helped them find their adults :’)

Also, “We like you miss” - BLESS

I’m kind of confused as to whether the blue flower petals are important or if it’s just her smelling them? IDK

“I’m close to my father, it’s time I found him” - OOF OKAY UMM ARE YOU SURE

“I let my best friend down” - Noooo Lyra, no you didn’t! :( Your dad is a terrible parent and killed him, that’s not your fault!

“Maybe this is how I let you down” - Well done, Asriel and Marisa, you’ve fucked up a perfectly fine child is what you’ve done

Will telling Lyra that she hasn’t let him down :3

That witch turning up because she was trying to warn Marisa about the spectres, only for Marisa to torture and kill her... oof

FUCKING MONKEY I CAN’T DECIDE HOW I FEEL ABOUT HIM

“She’s MY daughter” - Okay, damn, lady...

“EVE. She’s the mother of all” - OH FUCK YOU TOLD HER. OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK

THE SPECTRE ATE HER DÆMON OMG NO THIS IS HORRIFYING WTAF

Seriously, the way the witch went so grey and lifeless and just fell to her knees and down... Urgh, my stomach is turning

Just when I thought I hated the monkey again, he starts whimpering because he’s afraid of the Spectres :(

“Stop whimpering” - DAMN MARISA YOU ARE A STONE COLD BITCH HUH

Pan being the damn voice of reason and telling Lyra they should stay with the witches like yes, Lyra, listen to him for once!!!

Okay but why are the Magisterium soldiers lowkey dressed like German soldiers from one of the World Wars???

I’m not really surprised that BBC left out the detail of Ruta and Asriel fucking when she found him to be honest XD

So the witches think that the Æsahættr is a person but it’s actually the KNIFE. AND THEY DON’T REALIZE. RUTA YOU DON’T NEED TO GO ANYWHERE, IT’S LITERALLY RIGHT THERE

“...That’s not my dæmon.” “Run.” - OH SHIT OKAY MY WHOLE BODY JUST TENSED UP

So umm Lee got shot and FUCK NO FUCK NO I’M NOT READY FOR THIS EMOTIONALLY THANKS

I LITERALLY DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN OKAY

“You’re either with me or against me” Umm he’s your dæmon?!?!

THE WAY SHE SCREAMED AT HIM OH MY GOD SHE’S FUCKING TERRIFYING HOLY CRAP

“What are you frightened of?” - oh, I don’t know, Marisa, maybe because YOU FUCKING SCREECHED AT HIM. MAYBE HE’S FRIGHTENED OF YOU

Also I love the detail of Marisa getting onto her hands and knees, sort of crouching and mirroring the monkey’s body language. I just love the parallel

The way the monkey flinched from her when she went to touch him omg :( No dæmon should be THIS afraid of their person (or at all?!?!)

Honestly, I find this series’ portrayal of Marisa fascinating tbh

“We have to do whatever it takes to keep her safe” - Umm, like maybe drugging her and hiding her in a cave for months? 🤔

Also in case I didn’t say this before, the fact she has complete control of the Spectres is fucking scary and always has been from the very first time I read the books

Okay so Lee is fully aware that he’s going to die if he stays behind but he does it because he knows that it’s the best chance of making sure that Lyra ends up under the knife’s protection (because Jopari will find her). All Lee wants is for Lyra to be safe and that hurts my heart so much, he loves this child so much :’(

“I love that little girl like a daughter” - LEE STOP MY HEART IS ALREADY BREAKING AS IT IS

NO NO NO NO I AM NOT AND NEVER WILL BE READY

Oh hey Red PAN-da (sorry I know I keep repeating that joke but honestly LOOK AT HIM)

“Once I change, you’ll stop changing” - OH SHIT. So we’re having THAT conversation then

“What do you think you’ll be?” “A flea I hope” - LMFAO I LOVE IT

“Is it Will that’s changing you?” “I think” - FORESHADOWING FOR AMBER SPYGLASS ANYONE?!

All the meanwhile, while Lee is dying and shit is going down, Ms Mary Malone is just chilling in a cave on a mountain by a waterfall, just reading

I literally struggled to watch Lee’s final scenes. I literally didn’t want to watch it because I cried reading it in the book, and I knew I’d be the same here

The fact that Lee HATES taking away people’s lives but he says “it’s theirs or Lyra’s”... I love him. He loves her so much.

“Think about anything, think about bacon!” - LMFAO I LOVE YOU HESTER YOU ABSOLUTE GEM

THE BULLET CLIPPED HIS SCALP AND I HAD A HEART ATTACK

“This is my fault, isn’t it?” - NO HESTER NO DON’T YOU DARE BLAME YOURSELF DARLIN’, YOU ARE THE BEST AND WE LOVE YOU AND LEE LOVES YOU

I do this everytime I read the book and I did here even though I know what happens, but I was praying mentally that maybe Serafina would reach Lee in time... just maybe...

I’m really sitting here crying over Hester and Lee on a Sunday night, love that for me

Hester limping :(

“Don’t you go before I do” - FUCK YOU BBC AND PHILIP I’M SOBBING MY EYES OUT

“Oh how far we flew” - STOP IT. STOP IT RIGHT FUCKING NOW I SWEAR-

I literally yelled and cried out “NOOO” when Hester faded away and Lee died. I am so upset even though I KNEW it was coming. I am literally not okay.

Oh god no Will, now is not the time to be walking away from Lyra and that witch

Also why is that witch asleep on guard?? Come on, love, do better, it’s not like these are the two most important children in all the universes....

To be fair to Marisa, I’d feel pretty invincible if I were climbing up a mountain while the Spectres were guarding me/on my side

WILL AND JOHN FINALLY MET AHHHH

“I was told I’d find my father here” - YEAH AND THAT’S HIM WILL ASDFGHJKL;

I’m low-key disappointed that there’s no brawl between Will and Jopari here. Like they instantly recognize each other and... hmm. I know there has to be changes but still.

“Your mother, Will, where is she?” - Awww. John really didn’t stop loving her :’)

“My son... is the Knife Bearer” - oooooohhhhhhh

“You have a dæmon” - that’s right, Will. Don’t worry, you’ll get one next season

The way I audible went “oh shIT” when Mrs Coulter found Lyra fast asleep. Like I said, I knew what was going to happen but STILL

I’m not really surprised that those Spectres killed the witch who was supposed to be guarding Lyra and Will tbh like that’s what happens when only ONE witch guards two teenagers and that witch falls asleep

The way that Lyra panicked when she woke up and saw her mother stroking her cheek omg

Off topic but I’ve only just realized that Jopari has a fucking man-bun LMFAO OKAY

The fact that Jopari tried to get back to Will and Elaine but couldn’t will always hurt me

“And you chose these people over your family?” - I MEAN-

“I’ve thought about you every day.” - Awww

So John tells Will that he has to go to Asriel and bring him the knife, and he tells him all about the war that’s coming and I have LITERAL chills because I’m so ready

“And then we go home?” “... And then we go home.” - RIP MY HEART OUT, IT WOULD HURT LESS

“I’m not strong enough” - yes you are, Will! I promise you, you are! And Jopari says, “Both of us were brought here” - exactly! You were brought there for a reason by fate or whatever you want to call it!

“Your duty was to be my father” - WILL REALLY CAME FOR HIS DAD LIKE THAT I GUESS

“Look what you’ve become without me” - Oh my god, just when I thought I wasn’t going to cry again

JOPARI HUGGING WILL, SEEING THE SOLDIER AIMING, AND THEN PUTTING HIMSELF BETWEEN THEM SO HE TOOK THE BULLET INSTEAD OF WILL ASDFGHJKL;

So in the book, Jopari is killed by a scorned witch who had once asked him to be her lover, but he had turned her down (because of Elaine and Will obviously), and she kills Jopari in front of Will and then he kills her (I think?). But here it’s just a soldier leftover from the Lee vs Magisterium fight, so... yeah. Kind of a little peeved about the change personally but whatever I guess.

“The night is full of angels, they will guide you now” - AHHHHH

Also, might just be me, but maybe that line would have been slightly more impactful if the scene had taken place at night

This show really said “fuck healthy parental figures” I guess

Except Will’s mum, she’s the best and if anything were to happen to her we’d all riot

SAYAN KÖTÖR FADING AWAY NOOOO I HATE SEEING DÆMONS DIE

Okay, last little gripe, but I just wanted to say that in the book, Will doesn’t realize it’s his dad until literally the last second before his dad dies - like they both realize and then BAM, Jopari is killed. And while I do love the father-son reunion, I am kind of annoyed by the change because it was such a huge punch in the gut in the book that Will searches for so long for his dad, only to lose him the second he finds him.

Serafina finding Lee’s body and kissing his forehead was yet another punch in the gut, thanks Pullman/BBC/BadWolf

The fact that Will had to bury his dad :(

Also, WILL WEARING JOPARI’S JACKET OH MY GOD MY HEART

Oof that shot of his amputated fingers...

So the narration, when it started I thought it was Jopari at first, like from one of his letters... but then as it continued, I went “hang on”, and then I said outloud “wait, is that ASRIEL?!”

DID MARISA REALLY PUT LYRA IN A FUCKING TRUNK?!? BITCH ARE YOU OKAY?!?

Will putting his hood up like his dad did just hits differently

Okay so um ASRIEL HI I WASN’T EXPECTING TO SEE YOU THIS SEASON OH MY GOD THE SCREAM I LET OUT

HIS MONOLOGUE BY THE WAY IS FUCKING ART AND A MASTERPIECE BUT I WAS TOO BUSY CRYING OVER JAMES MCAVOY TO WRITE THE WHOLE MONOLOGUE DOWN

Oh, hi Stelmaria!

It always makes me scream that this man is not only Lord Asriel now but he’s also fucking Mr Tumnus and MOTHERFUCKING BILL DENBROUGH LIKE HOW IS THIS MAN INVOLVED IN SO MANY OF MY FANDOMS?!?

ANGELS ANGELS OH MY FUCKING GOD-

“We stand with you, Asriel Belacqua” - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

“Let us prepare for war” - FUUUUUUUUCK

(I was deadly serious when I said this was just me screaming and crying by the way)

I’m still reeling over the fact that Marisa put her daughter in a fucking trunk. Like I get you can’t exactly carry a drugged child about in the open but Jesus Christ, love, really?!?

Also Ruth Wilson / Marisa Coulter in a headscarf? *chef kiss*

The way that the screen went to black as she put the lid on the trunk down - SHIT OH SHIT GOOSEBUMPS

THE CREDIT SONG IS SO BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE IT HAS FUCKING ANGELS NOW I’M-

I WASN’T EXPECTING THE POST CREDITS SCENE OH MY GOD

ROGER?! ROGER! IT’S ROGER I’M NOT OKAY-

BBC YOU CANNOT JUST DROP THAT ON US LIKE THAT FUCK-

“What is this place?” - I’M SCREAMING SO LOUD I CAN’T HOLD IT IN

For anyone unaware, the reason I’m screaming so loud over the post-credits scene is because in TAS, while Lyra is drugged and in a groggy sleep, she has these visions of Roger talking to her from the Land of the Dead, which then later leads to her and Will actually GOING to the Land of the Dead and... well, the rest is even HUGER spoilers but YEAH I’M NOT OKAY.

Honestly, I’m just so happy and emotional because I’ve been waiting over a decade for a decent adaptation of not only NL but for TSK and TAS too, and we’re 2/3 there now. Just one more book/series to go... I wish we could have it now. I really hope that filming for the final one starts ASAP because if we have to wait two years just to see the conclusion to this series, I might cry.

This series is so amazing, and this season especially has been so incredible to watch. It’s been the highlight of my week for seven weeks, and I have no idea what I’ll do with my Sundays now that it’s over. I’ve asked for the DVD for S2 for my birthday already (since it comes out 29th December and my birthday is 13th January... just saying), and words can’t describe how much I do love this series. I know it sounds hollow since I say it about so many things I’m into, but this was such a huge part of my childhood and it’s one of my favourite fantasy series of all time. It’s truly one of the most incredible pieces of literature and now it’s making for incredible television... I love it so much.

#hdm #his dark materials #lyra belacqua #lyra silvertongue #marisa coulter #will parry #lee scoresby #hester #pantalaimon #jopari #john parry #lord asriel #serafina pekkala

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Peter Parker’s field trip. Part 1

Warnings: Trans!Peter, Spidypool, sex references, superfamily, transphobia, supportive avengers

Tony POV

I was in my lab waiting for Peter, my newly adopted son, to come home from school when Friday told me I had an email from Peters school. Turning to my phone I opened the email and was completely annoyed. The email read

'Dear Parent/Carer of Patricia Parker,

We are delighted to inform you that we have a surprise field trip for the student to none other than Stark Laboratories. The trip with be a residential starting on March 7th with a trip to Stark Tower, staying the night there with Mr Tony Stark-Rodgers and then having a trip to the Avengers Tower where we will have the opportunity to meet the Avengers and ask them questions. This is a once in a life time opportunity and we hope you allow your daughter to attend. Also, we would like to keep the trip as a surprise for the student so we urge you not to tell them the destinations of the trip.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs Robbins.'

I was livid. My child Peter is a boy. I do not have a daughter I have a son. I couldn't believe the nerve of this teacher so I stormed out of my lab and in to the main living area of the penthouse and saw my handsome husband lay on the couch watching tv. He looked so calm and collected but I feel this might change.

"Honey, I just got this email from Peters school that I think you should have a look at." I told him handing him my phone.

He looked confused at first but then the anger set in and by time my phone was placed back in my hand he had an evil smirk on his face. I had an idea of why he had that smirk but just to be sure I asked him,

"What's the smirk for?" I asked.

"Tell the teacher our son can go on the trip while I make a few phone calls. Nobody purposely misgenders my son and gets away with it." He is trusted before grabbing his cell phone and walking down the corridor to one of the training room. Probably going to blow off a little steam and anger. Might watch in a little while.

After a second I simply responded to the email stating'

I as Peters legal guardian allow my son to attend this field trip. Is there any additional information that we should be aware of?' It seemed like the appropriate response.

In all honesty I had Pepper invite the school to the towers as a reward for how well they did at the decathlon competition. I was not expecting to receive an email like this.

-5 hours later-

Peter arrived home shortly after the email incident and was greeted to everyone being in the room. Everyone being Me, Cap, Bucky, Nat, Banner, Pepper, Sam, T'Challa, Shuri, Rhodey, Wanda, Vision, Thor, Loki, Clint and Strange along with the Guardians on a Skype call on the tv. We told him it was a spur of the moment gathering as well all missed each other, not an entire lie, but in reality we were plotting to a) embarrass Peter as much as possible on the field trip and b) get back at the teacher for what they did.

We decided to order enough pizza for an entire 3rd world country and discuss Peter's school life as we ate.

"So Peter, has anyone been giving you trouble lately in School? You can tell us the truth." Steve, Peter's other father and my husband, asked.

"No everything just fine." He terribly lied.

"Come on kid. I've known you for almost two years now, don't try and lie. If there's anyone giving you any type of shit for whatever reason please know that you can tell us." I explained to him all of a sudden getting very serious. I could see him fighting with himself on weather to tell us something or not but decided not to as he then said he had homework to do and went to his room.

"So, he's either lying or the teacher isn't as bad as we think." Loki observed.

"No, he was lying. I could feel his conflict and pain in remembrance of what people have said to him. I'm not one for violence but someone needs to pay for what he's been dealing with." Wanda told us with tears in her eyes.

Cap and Barton walked over to comfort her and hopefully stop her crying. My blood started boiling, Wanda was a strong person and if what Peter's going through brings her to tears then that's a lot for one person to go through. What else has this teacher or student done? Why won't he tell us? Does he not trust us? That last question broke my heart.

"Baby, you okay?" I hear Steve ask moving towards me and holding both my hands in his.

"No. I'm pissed. I'm pissed at any one who hurt my son. I'm pissed at us for not making sure he knows he can talk to us. And I'm pissed at the world for making his go through all of this." I told him with tears coming to my eyes.

Steve pulled me close to my chest and held me tight. He stroked his hands through my hair as he tried to calm me down. I could tell he was mad to, we all were, but he was trying to hold it in despite everyone being here to essentially punish this teacher was his idea. Embarrassing Peter was mine.

"Right, so what do we do about this? I'm not letting anyone hurt my nephew and get away with it." Nat said sitting up and pulling a knife from who knows where to sharped her nails. That women scares me so much.

"How about we just drop in during the day and make sure one of us is always with him. If he has one of us always there and we make it apparent that we know and support him the I doubt even someone as bigoted as his teacher is going to say something. Then we can embarrass him when we're with him." Sam suggested.

"I like that. Where are we all going to be stationed?" Loki asked.

"Well if I speak to the tour guide I could get Banner to give them a lesson on Gamma radiation as the first. Then, Barton or somebody drops in. After that they will be taken to a different lab with Shuri and T'Challa. By that time it should be lunch where Thor and Loki could drop in and the guardians land near the level 7 outside cafeteria. Then we can have Sam drop some stuff from above like a water balloon or something and Bucky bake his favourite cookies to bring to him. After Lunch they're looking around some other labs where Shuri could also be along with Banner. I think they're also going to be visiting the training rooms so Nat, Cap, Bucky and T'Challa could be fighting and Wanda, Vision and Strange could be training their magic." I suggested feeling better now that we were planning this.

March 6th

-Peter's POV-

I was in Chemistry faintly heading the teacher, Mrs Robbins, drone on and on about ionic bonding and how it differs to covalent bonding. It was something I already knew so I didn't need to listen until Ned started hitting my arm. Turning to look at him he simply nodded to the direction of the teacher. I turned around just to catch two words that made my heart drop.

"-Field trip!" Our teacher cheered with a big smile on her face.

Field trip? To where and why?

"That's right, we have organised a surprise field trip for you all as a reward for how well you've all done on your recent exams. Only the top 20 student of the entire school will have the privilege of going. The destination will be a surprise but I will say to bring an overnight bag and money for food and such. You're parents have already got an email consenting for your attendance and the bus will be leaving at 8am tomorrow so don't be late." She further explained.

The whole surprise field trip thing made me nervous beyond all belief. I may not technically be a Parker anymore but the luck definitely followed me and the idea of having to go on an overnight field trip made me terrified. Also, our parents got an email. This means that either Dad (Tony) or Pops (Steve) knew about this probably weeks ago and didn't tell me, this only fulled my anxiety.

Soon the bell went signalling the end of the day and our temporary liberation from this educational prison. On the way out Mrs Robins pulled me aside. It confused me at first until she put our most recent test infront of me. My name circled in big red circles, I know what's about to happen.

"Patricia, you must stop this. You're name is not Peter, you're not a boy. You were born a girl and therefore are, there is no picking and choosing with what God gave you. You must understand this by now. This little joke has gone too far that you're name has been requested to change on our register. Get it through you're head that you are not a boy and you will go to hell for thinking otherwise. One more incident like this and you'll have detention for the rest of the year. Got it?" She basically shouted at me pointing to my circled name on the test.

"No. My name is Peter and I am a boy, I don't care what God assigned me because he got it wrong. I am a boy and my name is Peter as we have gotten it legally changed." I rebutted getting impatient with her ignorance.

"Don't speak to me like that young man. You have no right to change Gods idea and destiny for you. Just thing, you're a girl meaning you can have kids and spread God's message to others and have many kids. Just what God planned for all women." She told me trying to sound sweet but came off and incredibly patronising.

At this point I was too angry to listen to her bulls**t (Gotta keep it Steve friendly people) so I stormed out the room. She started yelling for me to come back to the classroom but I didn't listen and continued walking till I reached the car Happy was in to take me home.

I got in the car and started telling Happy about my day while playing classic songs on my phone such as Highway to Hell, You gave love a bad name and Living on a Prayer. He pretended like he didn't care but I could tell he was listening and hanging onto every word I was saying. I love that about Happy, he acts like he doesn't care but in reality he does and he does a lot. He once caught Flash saying stuff about me and threatened to hit him with the car, he almost did as well but we were running late to a meeting I had to go to with Dad. Of course that didn't stop Flash as he still likes to torment me daily but he now does it more secretly making it more bearable.

We soon made it home and I found all of my dysfunctional family,minus the guardians who were on a Skype call, sat in the living room watching a movie on the tv. I quickly set my bag down on the kitchen island and settled right next to Tony (Dad) who was cuddling Cap (Pops). Everyone was asking me questions about my day and school life in general. They focused mostly on if people were bullying on me. It worried me a little because as much as I know I can go to them, I don't want to because I know that if I tell them everything that's happened they'll kill people and I don't want that for my family. Half of them only just got pardoned and I don't want the governments to revoke that.

"Sorry guys but I got homework. The pizza was delicious, is it okay if I invite Wade around?" I pleaded with Pops knowing he's more likely to say yes.

"Yes but that door stays open hound man. Do I make myself clear?" Pops asked in a stern voice.

"Crystal." I responded before taking out my phone to call Wade, grabbed my bag and walked to my room.

"Hey Baby Boy, what's up?" Wade asked after picking up his phone.

"Not much, Pops said you could come around." I told him making him slightly squeal.

"Okay Baby Boy, I'll be there in 10 minutes. I love you." Wade informed.

"I love you to Babe." I said before hanging up with a smile on my face.

-10 minutes later-

I was sat at my desk finishing my algebra homework when I heard someone knock on the window. Knowing it was Wade I turned with a smile on my face and let him in.

"Hey Baby Boy, how was your day?" Wade asked making himself comfortable on my bed.

"It was fine, quite boring if I'm honest. We did get told about this residential field trip tomorrow though. Sorry I won't be here for most of the weekend. I'm sure my Dads will love having you around." I joked sitting on his lap and cuddling into his chest.

"It's fine Pete. I'll just have to savour our time together now." He said wiggling his eyebrows and kissing me passionately.

"My Pops said to keep the door open." I told him pulling away with a massive blush spread across my cheeks.

"Does that rule apply to your en-suite?" Wade asked.

"I don't believe so." I answered getting up from his lap and dragging him into my en-suite, which is where we stayed for the rest of the night.

To be continued...

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hp-generation-now-unhappy-boutit · 3 years

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Harry Potter FRED AU (It could not be named anyhow else and you’ll soon know why)

Please bear with me I swear I’ll make the lenght worth it

I also promise this one AIN’T SAD

Few days ago I was taking a nap and when I woke up my half-conscious brain thought about the name Albus Severus again because it’s a terrible name whether he is named after anyone or not. And I thought ‘did Ginny even get any say in it or what the hell’.

I really think that Harry should name their first child (he did) James Sirius, which is fine, Ginny would name their second son and together they would name their little girl (which I think they did).

But then I thought ‘what would she name him?’ Obviously my first thought was Fred, but I was like ‘nah, that one is for George’s kid... unless’

Here comes my AU, imagine it with me:

It is the first 1st of April after the battle, it isn’t very happy for someone’s birthday, then Percy gets an idea. He cannot forget how the last thing he said to Fred made him smile and he refuses to do anything on his birthday that would not achieve the same goal. So he looks at George and proposes this... what if every one of the siblings named at least one of their child Fred or any equivalent of that, if for nothing else than at least for the chaos it will create at Hogwarts. Everyone is silent for so long Percy just wants to take it back and obliviate everyone, but then Fleur stands up to it and gets really passionate about it and then it slowly dawns on everyone and they love it. It is the first time in all those months that George gives them a non-forced smile. Everyone is super into it. Mrs. Weasley is crying because a) she is happy because her boy is smiling again b) she knows she will be super embarrassed if she ever has to talk to McGonagall after she finds out about this and c) she thought Percy was better than this. Nevertheless if it makes George smile again, she won’t be too harsh about it.

It goes something like this (I’m kind of ignoring the cannon children, but whatever):

- Bill and Fleur name their firstborn daughter Frédérique. She had some mean kids try to laugh at her for it because they thought it’s stupid. She shut their mouths pretty quickly.

- Charlie doesn’t have kids. But he did discover a new breed of dragon, which main trait is that it isn’t violent at all, it’s just really mischievious and will mess up with everyone and everything. Charlie names the breed Island Trickster, for both the experts and amateurs the nickname Fred catches on pretty quickly even though majority of people doesn’t know why.

- Percy’s first child is also a girl but he refuses to let anything stop him from naming his child Fred, because a) it was his idea and b) he’ll be damned if anything keeps him from making this prank, that he created in honour of his brother, work. She gets the name Frederica. She hates it and demands her family calling her by her second name. They do and none of them mind, but before she departs for Hogwarts her parents take her aside and explain why they named her this way. Her prankster blood kicks in and from the moment she steps on the train she introduces herself as Frederica, Fred for short.

- George’s first kids are twins, boy and girl. There is no hesitation - their names are immediately Fred and Freda. When they have the second child, there is a mild discussion, but eventually his name is Fredrick. Proud of their legacy, at school neither will respond to anything but Fred. They become Fred & Fred and Fred.

- Ron, who through Hermione discovered Queen, decides to name their son Freddie. Hermione doesn’t see a reason to protest, she loves it.

- Ginny lets Harry name their first son. First, she likes the name James Sirius. Second, whatever happens that child will have prank as their blood type, so there is really no need to add onto that. Third, she is naming their second child and it will be a version of Fred. Harry does not protest at all, because a) he already has his son named after his father and godfather and b) he refuses to stand in the way of this prank. Also Ginny, being the undercover little shit she is, names their son Fred George... everyone keeps calling him Fred and George. They both also talk about naming their daughter Lily Luna Freda or something and they do, it’s just not that public so she can do with that potential whatever she wants.

It also happens that the whole former gryffindor quidditch team joins in on this (including Lee Jordan, who is considered part of the team) as well as bunch of other friends.

Mrs. Weasley is still a little sceptical but she can’t deny that her boy would be proud. Her job also gets a little easier, because now she just automatically makes her grandchildren sweaters with F. Sometimes she makes more of those that she should but the kids love it (cue later).

Meanwhile in heaven James, Sirius and Remus are both really excited and really jealous. Fred is waiting for the chaos to take reign.

As for Hogwarts, most of the professors are losing it sometimes with entertainment (they mostly enjoy it when someone else is in pain because of this and they love to watch it), sometimes with annoyance, sometimes with both and sometimes actually losing it about to break down and cry (especially when some of their colleagues would just watch and smile). Alltogether in all the houses there is about twenty Fred Weasleys (boys, girls, first names, second names) and the Potters (James Sirius, Fred George and Lily Luna) plus the other Freds - all of them there for two or three years, which basically translates into destruction of the highest level.

There are family gatherings frequently at the Burrow, where they all just sit around the table writing letters to their kids and all of them writing one howler.

The howler arrives to a random person, usually a friend of one of the Weasley/Potter kids and the whole Great hall hears, “FRED! WHAT DID YOU DO THIS TIME?!”

All the Fred’s look at each other, because they all did something they shouldn’t (which their parents don’t know, but the kids don’t know they don’t know). No one also knows which Fred it is meant for. No one knows if they are being scolded or messed with.

Very rarely the howler would yell, “FRED WEASLEY”, and in the fat pause after that, every single person in the room can hear, Fred George Potter say “oh, thank Merlin’s nightgown.”

Sometimes the howler would shout, “FRED. I AM SO DISSAPPOINTED IN YOU. YOU WERE NOT GIVEN THIS NAME TO KEEP PEACE AND TRANQUILITY AT THE SCHOOL!” Molly Weasley may or may not scold her children and children-in-law for this one. (Obviously if the kids weren’t into pranking their parents would never force them or out them like this, but since they are all openly on board this happens way too often for the professors’ liking.

Then there is christmas time. Most of the kids leave for home... most of them except for the Weasley/Potters and some of the other Freds, whose parents are friends with the Weasleys. The sweaters come and... every signle one has a F on it. None of the kids protest. They wear it proudly. There are attempts at making fun of them. It doesn’t work.

James walks around announcing to everyone repeatedly and very loudly that his name is Fames Firius Fotter. In the meantime, as long as Lily is wearing her sweater, she refuses to react to anything but Fily or Funa and that includes the teachers.

Everyone tries to resist, everyone breaks down eventually.

McGonagall wants to look stern, but she is loving it.

There is a relatively new professor trying to complain to the colleague sitting next to him. Neville Longbottom, who names his children Frank Fred, Alice Fredricka and Augusta Freda, nods sympathetically while sipping his tea. “I know,” he says. “Imagine if one of them named their kid something like Prank. We would call them a normal name now.”

That is the moment Minerva McGonagall loses it and actually chuckles. Every single one of the kids writes a letter to their parents about that one.

All hell loses all the breaks on April Fools. McGonagall wanted to go easy on punishing the pranks for several reasons and one of them is that it is the twins birthday. It takes one April Fools when the kids take it relatively easy for them to figure out the punichments are quite mild. The next year they go Wild and McGonagall understands that her nostalgia is a dangerous thing. She stops it then and there, because she knows it won’t stop them, it might just stop some people from getting hurt.

Sometimes Peeves won’t have the mood to come up with something himself so he just goes with calling everyone Fred. Some teachers take from it, figuring that if they don’t remember someone’s name it must be because they decided they will deduce it later, which translates to “the name is Fred”.

Years later when the children leave Hogwarts there is formed a new quidditch team. The name is “Flying Freds”. They are all married and stuff, so their last names are all different, but all of them share the name Fred, which only increases the children named Fred, because who wouldn’t name their child after their favourite quidditch team, amiright?

People in both the wizarding and muggle world are astonished as to Why is there suddenly such a popularity to the name, while in the afterlife Fred won’t stop saying shit like “The students have surpassed the teachers.” and the Marauders are both upset they didn’t manage something like that, but also impressed and really loving it.

McGonagall once talks about it with George and he says it was Percy’s idea. Percy, always perfect prefect Percy, blushes as McGonagall looks at him and says: “All those years I was worried you aren’t an actually Weasley and you’ve just been hiding all that potential, hm.”

It is that moment they understand she might have always been strict, but she loved those little and big pranks simply because they were creative and smart and she was always so proud of the Marauders and the twins for it.

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egyptian-sun-god · 3 years

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Never Have I ever S2

SPOILERS.....Turn back now I’m serious.

I’m waiting....

Okay cool your fault at this point

I was fairly critical of NHIE S1, I won’t lie. And I’ll be real I still stand by the fact that NHIE S1 was fairly meh overall.

But holy shit, they knocked this season outta the world man. The show really really found its proper footing this season. They were smart to keep the cheating for only two episodes and explore the repercussion for the other 8.

1.Devi Vishwakumar.

Let’s start with the main character. Devi still does immensely fucked up shit this season. Dating two boys and have them find out in the MOST humiliating way possible. Yikes. Being a really sucky friend to Aneesa and starting that rumour about her (inadvertently) and pretending to her. Stalking her mother and being possessive of her. The really awful apology that was pretty self centred, a bit not good.

But she really does do her best to improve and I am SO proud of that. She uses her father’s advice and apologizes better to Aneesa, she actually handled the Ben and Aneesa dating WAAAAY better than I’ve seen some people handle things like that. I might’ve blown a fuse if two of my friends had 4 tickle fights and had major PDA sessions when we were trying to do a group project. Like she handled that shit fairly well all things considered. Devi actually gets into the beginnings of delving into her trauma and her temporary paralysis and healing from it. I

really see how the label ‘crazy’ weighs on her and how she blew up with it and the message of destigmatizing mental illness. (Crazy Aneesa and Crazy Devi) Her properly bonding with her mother and watching videos of her father and remembering/honouring his memory hit REALLY HARD (since I lost many people in my family recently and that fear of forgetting them has been real). Devi is actually beginning to heal from the loss of her father by strengthening the relationship with her Amma. And the slap from Paati was so so needed, it really gave her a better respect of her mother and fixed the problem I had with Devi mouthing off so much to her Amma. I live to see good maamiyar marumagal relationships. Her relationship with Paxton is really good and it gets developed very logically and having her be scared of being pathetic but in the end she accepted her own self worth and stopped chasing after them which was good.

Overall Devi really blossomed into her own developing person and I actually like her so much more this season.

2. Paxton Hall Yoshida

I was honestly, like genuinely sad last season he was like 80% eye candy with not much else going for him. Paxton had so much faith as a character and Ms Kaling has really pulled him into such a better person this season.

Paxton got hit by a car before swim season, lost his ticket to college and wow, got two timed by a girl he liked all in two episodes. If he was salty about that for more than one season I would’ve completely accepted it. Cause that’s a bad public humiliation.

Paxton episode really really made me love him as a character (honestly more so than Ben) I think because I heard Paxton’s entire worry and irritation that he was being underestimated and no one really expected him to go to college from a friend of mine not more than a month ago. That shit is real, and it hurted my friends a lot that people were really underestimating them and just seeing them as a dumb athlete who has no hope of college. It’s really nice to see Paxton actually want to go to college and learn Japanese American side with his Oji-chan giving him advice and supporting him. And him bringing his grandfather to speak about the internment camps, that seriously do not get spoken about enough.

Also him putting effort and making a genuine effort to work hard and bring up his grades with Devi and therefore bonding with her was really nice to see. I wouldn’t mind them being endgame but Devi does really work a lot better as his pushy Indian mom/best friend/tutor. And Devi getting mad at him for him expecting him to hold his hand throughout really hit well. Was it deserved yeah. But Devi also did blow him off after promising him to study so his anger is justified there. I’m just kinda vibing with Paxton like coming up and taking a better interest in school and being a full 3D character. And that one scene where he gives the extra credit presentation and Trent high fives the man. Classic.

Can I also just say, it’s kinda valid that Paxton didn’t want to date her in public. Is it a dick move...yeah? But he’s within his rights to ask and she’s within her rights to deny. And he didn’t press her once she said no, he went along with it. And what Devi pulled on him is awful, and speaking as someone who’s seen popular kid cliques. Reputation really is important. Like what Devi did made Paxton lose face, if he gets back with Devi he ain’t gonna have any respect left in him. And Paxton was pretty right in deciding to not date her publicly, like even in the end he knows that his reputation is shot for what he did. Do we even know if Paxton has friends that aren’t fixated on his social status? Because becoming a social pariah without having any support of friends is gonna hurt like a bitch. Lord knows how Paxton gonna deal with it. I think Trent might be his only homie after the social downfall he will inevitably face.

I’m just gonna say, Paxton is my favourite now and I’m really rooting for him. Something I decidedly did not do last season. I’m happy Ms Kaling developed him so much and got me interested.

3. Ben Gross

Ah. Ben. Ben’s not my faaavouriteee.......like he’s fine. But I don’t love him. I can definitely see him and Devi becoming an almost endgame couple though. Especially with S2 ending.

Ben is fine and he’s pretty developed, especially with his episode in S1 and it was good he took a backseat this season and let everyone else star. I feel like he’ll come back strong next season though.

Personally do I ship him with Devi? No. I’ve been in a friendship with the similar competitive dynamic as Ben and Devi. And it was terrible. We loved to argue and we got each other’s super brainy side as Devi puts it. But we pushed each other faar too much and even the small things became arguments and each pthers achievements became jealousy. So yeah....I don’t have too much faith in the dynamic due to personal bias, but I’d love to see how it gets handled.

Also my brother Ben, PDA is a thing and it is common courtesy to refrain from it. Man’s really going at it with Aneesa half the time. But also the moment where Aneesa sort of choked on the presentation and Ben’s irritation at it gave me BAAAD vibes. It feels like while Devi can match him, they might push each other too far,

4. Kamala

I LOVE KAMALA. Girl is an ENTIRE vibe. My sweetheart, love of my life. I could go on. I really like her development as well and the banter between her and Nalini. The part where Nalini practically said she looked like a call girl and she was like ippadi potathaan velaila mariyaatha kidaikum. I legit had to pause, scream in laughter for a good few seconds.

They had such a good story with her and wanting to fight against the fact that they took her work and didn’t credit her and everyone was telling her to like take it bowing. Prasanth’s advice unfortunately checked out to me, because I’ve been told that all my life. My dad says it a lot and I know he doesn’t say it cause’ he doesn’t believe in me, but he loves me and wants my life to be easier and for me to succeed and his experience is that he’s had to deal with things like this and fighting won’t help. So yeah, what Prasanth said did not rub me the wrong way at all and I agreed with it and I’m fairly disappointed about that. I get that she got nervous and had cold feet about marriage but I do hope she and Prasanth can work this out through communication. Because I really don’t feel like Prasanth is the bad guy here. It’s just a miscommunication.

So yeah, a LOT of Kamala’s storyline continues to really hit me hard.

5. Nalini Vishwakumar

Nalini really had so much more screentime to blossom. I love that she has a good relationship with Mohan’s amma. It’s wonderful and I love it. Also I was shocked to see the house in Chennai. Like this house...in Chennai. The Chennai I’m used to and the Chennai they are used to are different Chennai’s. Basically wealth gap is crazy as hell and I was lowkey highkey confused if the actually shot this shit in Chennai. But props to the directors for putting some proper Tamil vibes in there. Like the scene where they kaala thottu kumbudurathu (touch the elder’s feet) before they leave for the US is so real and so vibes. I like that they decided to bring paati back. I was like hoping for it.

Also they really went at developing Nalini’s character as a workaholic mom who doesn’t get her daughter. That’s also a really common thing in Indian households with one working parent so I’m happy they portrayed that. I’m happy Nalini actually has a life outside her family portrayed and is still such a typical mother that it hits HARD. I love Nalini and she really developed as a character dealing with grief from Mohan’s death, the wish to move on with Dr.Jackson but knowing that she isn’t ready yet.

They gave her character a life and proper working outside Devi and it really has shown to develop her character and impact her relationship with Devi. The advice to “just say yes” works with cousins and younger siblings as well, I’ve heard it before and used it..and it saves so much time. Especially with small children.

(A memory I have is of my younger cousin going on and on about a princess and a castle and fighting a dragon and the witches and so much fantasy shit and ended with do you wanna come? I just clocked off my CCA’s and I had no energy left to question it so I just went yeah sure. Easiest decision, and 10/10 advice. )

6. Aneesa

I’m not gonna lie. I was skeptical of Aneesa and I didn’t like how Devi saw her in the trailer. But Aneesa reminds me so much of me....and its killing me.

Also the scene where she charms the hell out of Nalini and paati ma has literally happened to me before. Most of my Indian friends hate it..because I was raised with a lot more traditional manners with my grandparents so me and my siblings all are old fashioned which parents LOVE. And I really saw that Aneesa charming them and Devi also realizing, Damn none of my friends actually treat my family the way they should be treated, perks of having an Indian friend.

Also the scene where she gets Devi out of trouble is so so real. Because if you have one responsible friend that you parents trust, you could lie the hell to them, get you homie to back you up and it will work. Personal experience. So yeah, Aneesa character resonated with me a lot.

I also like that she wasn’t just a popular 1D Indian girl but she was genuinely cool and actually had proper issues and development where she gets more open to Sherman Oaks and actually kinda properly rebels against Noor, with having Ben as a boyfriend.

I feel like Aneesa has a lot more potential for growth, especially with the relationship with Ms Noor and Aneesa acting as a foil to Nalini and Devi’s. Also, I feel like Aneesa can grow within her social status at school as well and have Devi maturely handle it. Aneesa I feel will really really challenge Devi’s ability to be mature.

7. Eleanor and Fabiola’s plotlines

Okay like actually, major props to Ms Kaling man. This show touches so so many teen issues in one goddamn show. Emotionally manipulative relationships. So SO good. A lot of newer age relationships have a much more subtle and dangerous line of abuse that’s hard to find out. Like honestly it took me a while to see it as well and I realized oh fuck. oh fuck...I see it it’s bad. They really got the essence of Eleanor’s flamboyance matching with Malcom? (is it Malcolm..fuck it it’s Malcolm now) his “suaveness” and traditionally charming tendency. It made sense and it’s very realistic how Eleanor got played like a damn fiddle. I also again feel that the make up was faar to quick but I really appreciate that Eleanor got her own storyline with her step-mom and understanding of relationships instead of the show hyperfocusing on just Devi. I respect that a lot. Petition to get a Eleanor narration episode.

Fabiola’s storyline also was well taken. It’s an interesting added layer to the queer experience and how queerness can be expected to be performative and but really its all about being more of yourself. The idea that queer people don’t owe nobody anything or have to perform an ideal version of queerness and Fabiola struggling with that kinda hit. The part where they talked about her mother learning to support them and being Cricket? Queen/King. Like being trailblazers for the POC community and the LGBTQ+ community having overlapping struggles. Again, I liked that Fabiola was getting more personal screentime and less of her story revolving around Devi’s.

8. Everything else

I liked that there was more Tamil being casually thrown around. Like the Kamala vaadi to hold the suitcase down as they zipped it together was funny and relatable. The accents were really interesting because I promise you, I had no clue what they were saying sometimes. Nalini’s dialogues in Tamil were like immensely difficult to understand, and my Tamil is fluent. This isn’t a criticism... I’m fairly certain the difference is to do with the regional difference. American Tamil and Malaysian + rural Tamil slang are going to have huge accent differences so there’s no surprise that I found Nalini’s Tamil hard to understand.

I’m really really really meh about the Kamala and Manish/Mr Kulkarni thing. I still think she should sort it out with Prasanth maybe but I’m open to seeing where it goes. I might change my mind with it.

This show like any other show had its highs and lows. But I really really do feel that NHIE season 2 managed to truly figure out what the hell it wants to do and developed into a very strong and very entertaining show in terms of representation and diversity. I’m looking forward to season 3.

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