WAIT I WANNA BRING UP ANOTHER THING ABOUT HOW BULLYING IS ADDRESSED IN NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE. one thing I really liked about how Max is shown as a bully is his talk with Pete at the Pasqualli's parking lot. When Pete tries to stand up to Max, Max pushes him down and emphasizes that Pete isn't a loser because of his own qualities - rather, Pete is a loser because Max simply said so.
Of course we can attribute this to Max's god complex but I think that this point in particular is less than often really brought up in teen-centered media featuring bullying: that bullying exists not because of nerdy behavior or whatever the fuck, but because bullies will it into being. And to have a BULLY of all people say that out loud - to have the main villain point out the root of their behavior without showing any kind of shame whatsoever - showcases just how much of a menace Max is.
“Rory?” Her own voice says, but she’s not the one speaking, he is.
“Jess.” She growls, insanely angry instinctively, suddenly.
It feels different than it usually does, and it has to be because of the body. Normally anger is a bit like heartburn, but this is all heart, hot, strong, searing. She gasps from the sensation.
“What-?” Jess starts, then stops, slapping hands over face. “Wait, wait, wait”, he mumbles, “the headache, I fell asleep in my car-” his words are quick and sound like her.
He goes quiet, stops breathing, removes the hands and widens the blue eyes in unmistakable recognition.
She gapes, points at him, herself, jeez.
“You did this!”
Imagine being stuck in the body of your ex, imagine your ex being stuck in your body.
A Form of Attraction
↳ A Literati body swap AU by @mrsmess
Man, these past few days...so many thoughts. About my life then, my life now. What I missed. Thoughts about what I'll never have. And what I want to have.
Hi! My copy of the RWBY Archives Remnant Promenade art book arrived today. I came across this concept art of Velvet which made me think of you, because, well, Velvet:
Cute but in a different way to your Velvet, who is one of the cutest I've seen. And also dangerous somehow, if that makes any sense. Dangerously cute? Let's go with that.
First, AHH that you thought about me cause that’s very sweet 🥺
Secondly I cannot get OVER that concept art. Like who is that?? Velvet??! It’s like a whole other character, it’s crazy to think that what if that did become her official design. I’m happy we have the official one, I like it a lot more. She looks more ruffleable which is important 😤
I thought maybe she could pass off as like, child velvet but between the sad eyes and emerald hair, I dunno it’s a big gap.
i've been rereading Charmed, I'm Sure by @wingedarrows and just all of it is so good but the mental image of quirrel trying to convince grimmchild to stop spitting fire at anything that moves is so funny
No. Truth be told. The holidays are always incredibly fucking stressful for me. I choose to disappear and remove myself from existing before involving myself in some rudimentary portrayal of a special holiday that requires me to seem merry and fucking bright. I just want to be left alone while I read my books and play my little farming simulator games. My OCD is the only part of me that becomes lifelike during these months and god knows I shouldn’t actually pay it any mind which leaves me completely disconnected from everyone and everything and truth be told, that’s just how I like it. I think on another note I just also needed to assess what it is I still stand for, and who I stand for. Winter always reminds me just how lonesome I can become. More so than just seasonal depression, I start reflecting on the years past and wondering where it is I’d like to end up. I miss my friends who never text back. I miss my parents who I’ve long outgrown. I miss my naivety and stupidity and drive I’m afraid I’ll never get back. Yet change is lifes greatest gift, I believe. Before, I used to spiral and fall headfirst amongst my hardwood floors and chaotically declare I would go back to who I used to be no matter fucking what. Now, I realize, that part of me is lost, and admired, but not retrievable. Change demands its acceptance and to look back and acknowledge I’m no longer as scared, or as weak or as confused, and it’s such fucking blessing man. That’s what the end of a year brings. It’s up to us to accept it and understand that the future, no matter how strenuous and frightening it may seem, is gifting us with opportunities and perspective our younger selves only ever dreamed about. Here’s to a more found self and a poignant vision in the images I choose to share on here in the upcoming year. ❤️
I think if every Charlie fan saw him deliver the monologue at the end of this specific scene in such a raw, poignant way they would've bawled over. A gorgeous scene fantastically delivered by Charlie. Still living in my mind rent-free after almost 4 years:
We could make Sqq a transformer in his past life. Like optimus prime sorta transformer. Cybertronian.
He'd be the only surviving seeker (winged guy) on the autobots side (I don't know all the canons but I don't think they have, like, any). Pretty young when the war started - unfathomably ancient for humans, the kiddie of the group to them.
And he arrives on earth. Discovers the Internet. Immediately gets hooked on critiquing stupid Web novels in every language, which being a sentient machine he can do at great speed without forgetting anything. Decides to read the final chapter during a battle because he's so close to the end and airplane had better pull SOMETHING good. Is so infuriated (distracted) by the ending he messes up and immediately gets killed by some low level decepticon. After FIVE MILLION years of war he gets offed by some loser over a stupid human story that wasn't even very good. He dies SO furious.
Jejsjejejeke Rey sitting alone crying and obi wan is like raging inside like who hurt his little girl??? And what is the most painful way to kill them?!? “Rey darling what’s wrong?” She mumbles soemthing and they keep at it until she flings herself at him and just sobs that she’s not a sith or she can’t fall shes not a good darksider
lol i love this mr. and mr. smith addition so much but ALSO so
(backstory is that sith obi-wan really really really wants one of his and jedi anakin's kids to be a sith, but every kid he they steal adopt is too happy and loved and peaceful to ever fall to the dark side because anakin and obi-wan love them too much)
what about. like. baby rey so desperately wants to be obi-wan's favorite (made up achievement, obi-wan loves all their kids equally), but she just CAN'T fall and she's distraught and crying
but obi-wan finds out what's wrong and she's crying and obi-wan is firstly incandescently angry because he doesn't know who hurt her and then he realizes his own expectations (however quietly spoken) made her cry
and they have a frank and honest conversation about what the dark side feels like and a watered down version of how obi-wan fell and while he's saying this, he realizes that...he...he never wants any of his kids to feel like how he felt when he fell.....and he never wants any of his kids to Fall.....
and rey is like "do you feel like that now? around us? do you still feel all bad and sad and hurt?"
and obi-wan realizes he DOESN'T and that makes him start his dark side redemption arc because oh he doesn't feel the dark side and he thinks maybe he won't ever again because he has a family now he has all the kids and anakin and a fucking garden........
and at dinner that night anakin is passing cal (child #5) mashed potatoes and he looks at obi-wan and he's like!!!! your eyes are blue!!!!
and obi-wan is like TAKE THAT BACK but then they're actually blue 🥺