#ok but i actually kinda have an entire universe about this in my head

[marragurl]

Ok so like…. Who makes Ratio’s statues? 

Because every possible explanation just opens up a whole new can of worms. 

I’ve been trying to go through as much info about him as I can, including his character stories, but I can’t find anything??? 

So I’m just left stewing in the dark, which usually leads to my humor coming into play. 

So like… are the statues of Ratio’s own making??

Because that would insinuate that he takes the time out of his busy life to constantly make new statues of just himself, including the multiple plaster heads. And if it’s not him physically and it is a manifestation of his Imaginary powers, he’s still making them right??? 

So he still chooses the poses! 

Why??? 

What is his thought process??? 

Physically made or Imaginary Powers made, it’s still his choice on what the statue should look like right???

And if it’s not a conscious decision, then WHAT DO THE JOJO AND CUTESY POSES MEAN

IS JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES FUCKING CANON IN HSR??

IS IT A SHOW THAT EXISTS??

ARE YOU TELLING ME ARAKI FUCKING EXISTS IN HSR??

AND RATIO IS A FAN?????? 

DON’T TELL ME IT’S JUST A FUN REFERENCE BY THE HSR TEAM, YEA IT’S META TO US BUT IT’S CANON TO THE REST OF THE UNIVERSE THAT RATIO HAS A STATUE OF HIMSELF DOING A JOJO POSE

On the other hand, if it’s not Ratio himself making them… who is it????

Is Ratio commissioning some artists?? Multiple artists? Only one?!?!? 

Is it some weird form of extra credit for his students???

(Student A: Hey wanna hang out tonight? 

Student B: Can’t. Gotta finish up this statue of Dr. Ratio examining his codex by Friday if I wanna get a passing grade in the class

Student A: You can sculpt???

Student B crying with 100 tabs of ‘how to sculpt’ videos and wikiHows pulled up and no sleep: I’m trying my best here Sharon)

Is he like those Renaissance time rich people who basically paid for their favorite artist’s livelihood in order to just make nice art in return??? Is there now a really well-off sculptor somewhere in the universe who is just constantly being paid by THE Dr. Ratio to make stone statues of the man??? Does the artist just put that down in their tax returns?? 

(back at it again with Topaz suffering from Ratiorine’s antics, she’s the one in charge of Ratio’s Sculptor’s taxes)

THAT STILL DOESN’T ANSWER THE STATUE POSE QUESTIONS

DID THE ARTIST ADD IN THE JOJO POSE AND HEART POSE AS A GAG??? AND SURVIVE RATIO SEEING THEM?? 

WORSE- DID RATIO COMMISSION THE POSES??? WHAT WAS THAT CONVERSATION EVEN LIKE??? DID HE HAVE TO POSE?? DOES THE ARTIST JUST HAVE AN ENTIRE SCRAPBOOK OF RATIO DOING DIFFERENT POSES FOR CONSTANT REFERENCE?

FUCK IT, DID AVENTURINE GET IN CONTACT WITH THE ARTIST AND PAY EVEN MORE MONEY FOR THE CUTESY POSES??

(Whole new thought process, the artist is making statues of Ratio for both Ratio AND Aventurine, and all the cute statues are actually commissions by Aventurine for his little Dr. Ratio idol crush shrine. There’s a constant slapstick comedy routine of Aventurine trying to hide them anytime Ratio comes over to his place and barely getting away with it. Does he ever come clean when they start dating? Do they start dating because Ratio finds the statues? Fuck it, if Ratio is the one making the statues and not an artist, does he teach Aventurine how to sculpt?? Does it become like something they do together to spend time?? Ok damn wait that’s kinda cute wait-)

WAIT ADDING ON TO THAT- DOES THAT MEAN FOLLOWING THIS THOUGHT PROCESS THAT AVENTURINE IS THE JOJO FAN???? HE’S A FUCKING JOTARO STAN???

(wait- brisk MC who’s rude to everyone but soft on those he cares about and has the muscles of a Greek god and eventually goes into academia, oh my fucking god Aventurine has a type)

PLEASE

I NEED TO KNOW WHERE ARE THESE STATUES COMING FROM

EVERYONE SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THEM, THEY AREN’T A SECRET

IS HIS HOUSE JUST FULL OF STATUES???

DOES HE HAVE A WHOLE-ASS GRECO-ROMAN-STYLE GARDEN FULL OF HIS OWN STATUES???

DOES THE ARTIST SEE A STATUE DISAPPEAR FROM THE GARDEN AND IMMEDIATELY KNOW RATIO USED HIS TECHNIQUE TO SLAM ONE DOWN BREAKING IT AND JUST GO “fucking hell man, I was just about to go on break! Now I need to start a new one!”

IS IT A HOBBY?? HOW THE FUCK DID HE GET INTO SCULPTING AS A HOBBY WITH HIS SCHEDULE???

ARE THEY GIFTS?? 

FROM WHO, STUDENTS??? ADMIRERS? FUCK IT, AVENTURINE???

DOES THE ARTIST BEING COMMISSIONED EVEN HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF THE RATIO STATUES??? DO THEY EVEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO SCULPT ANYTHING OTHER THAN RATIO AT THIS POINT??? HAVE THEY SEEN ANY OTHER BEING OUTSIDE OF THEIR STUDIO AND THE HUNDREDS OF RATIO STATUES???

PLEASE I NEED SOMEONE TO ANSWER ME

#hsr #honkai star rail #dr. ratio #dr ratio honkai star rail #veritas ratio #hsr aventurine #ratiorine #aventio #aventurine #i wanna throw topaz in too but she's barely in 1 line #OK BUT SERIOUSLY #I'M GOING INSANE #EVER SINCE HIS TECHNIQUE WAS SHOWN MONTHS AGO #EVERYTIME I USE IT I GO SLIGHTLY MORE INSANE #PLZ #SOMEONE #GIVE ME AN ANSWER #(cite source plz) #Ratio makes me so mad sometimes #aventurine makes me wanna protect him #i wanna fist fight ratio #i'd lose 100% #no shot #wouldn't even last 10 seconds #verbal or phsyical #i'm going down #BUT SQUARE UP #GIVE ME ANSWERS

[soupthecoolest]

CnD!

alright! so CnD, or "Creation and Destruction" is my homebrew "dnd" campaign!! i have dnd in quotes just cause. well my autism got too strong and i made an entire handbook with my own mechanics LMAO so it's really it's own Thing at this point. which is super cool n fun. after everything's been wrapped up i might publish that handbook but WE SHALL SEE.

anyway CnD is my own personal excuse to make my friends rp with me and my crazy ocs. SO.

it all started when the 11 party members crashed on the beach in a town they'd never seen before. looked totally normal until at the end of the first session they found a portal!

jumping in, that just... kept happening. small adventure, portal, repeat. with no end in sight. as the party began questioning why all this was happening, they met these two little FREAKS named mayhem and maelstrom. (i'll add all refs i have below!!)

anyway mae n may mentioned an elusive “She” that they’re working for, which led my players down an insane conspiracy rabbit hole in which they guessed 90% of hullabaloo’s vibe based on a PRONOUN. ONE PRONOUN I DROPPED I CAN’T TELL THESE MFS ANYTHING

next, they met pandemonium, (@weedsmokingbfs's oc!!! owe you my life muppy) who told them that: these portals aren't taking them place to place, it's transporting them around purgatory. and they've all died.

since then it's been up to the party to navigate their purpose, how to escape, all of it.

then they met bedlam, who explained to them this crazy prophecy and the reason they're all trapped there, which connects to a decision he made 800 years earlier.

enter callie.

my god this is so much to explain IM CRAZY ok. so callie and dee (@percexe) had been meeting in the void for centuries. he'd see callie there when he died and never knew why. 2 idiots had an unspoken pact to not talk about their pasts, but boy they should've!

it would've revealed that callie is actually named chaos, and directly related to all the other crazy clowns they'd meet across the campaign.

they're called the Story, the main 6 pantheon of gods i've set up in this universe! so we've got (in order of like. "hierarchy")

mayhem and maelstrom: gods of war and balance (he/they)

pandemonium: trickster god of illusion (he/it)

bedlam: god of magic and prophecy (he/him)

hullabaloo: goddess of joy, day, and spontaneity (she/her)

chaos: goddess of narration, night, and tradition (she/he)

the Story are basically the worlds most fucked up family, all considering each other brother and sister. in the beginning they were fine, but as time went on things just naturally got more and more messed, and now everything is just a nightmare

chaos and hullabaloo are kinda a tier above the rest of the story, part of their own subset called the Storytellers.

hullabaloo wanted more power and betrayed chaos, trapping her in the void for eternity, as she wanted to rule the universe herself. which all circles back to how callie met dee.

in the void, chaos didn't feel like himself and took on the name calypso, which is how she introduced herself to dee once they met.

and nobody found out anything out of a series of insane miscommunications and lack of info! what fun!

but now in the campaign timeline, everyone's basically caught up. we've finished the first season and are heading into the second in a couple weeks!!! also excuse if this feels rushed at all it's because it is <3 LMFAO there's just so much with CnD, this barely scratches the surface.

there's so much i couldn't cover here like the prophecy binding the party to purgatory, bedlam's entire role in that, the mages, etc. we're like 25 sessions in and so far i've planned 40 more. i am SO normal!!!!

PLEASEEE ask about it if you're curious!! im so insane about my campaign it is my pride and joy :]]

in order there: hullabaloo, chaos, bedlam, pandemonium, and mayhem and maelstrom! ART CREDS for pandemonium and may&mae refs @weedsmokingbfs !!! once more muppy i owe u all my beans

#cnd #dnd #dnd campaign #ASK ME ABOUT MY CAMPAIGN IM CRAZY #clowncore #circuscore #oc #oc art #homebrew #dnd homebrew

[stationlimbo]

I had a thought about the sagau universe where you get sucked into the game and you rush to your fav npc. Like if diluc brought you to the dawn winery and you straight up go to elzer and start fangirling. Or if childe brought you to a fatui base (or something) and you start looking for viktor (the church agent) What would their reactions be? (Sorry if it’s much I just wanted to share my idea and if you do this you can pick the npcs)

When god!darling rush to their favorite npc {sagau}

{Headcanon form} NPC's; elzer, viktor, adelinde, enjou. Characters; Diluc, traveler, childe.

Diluc🔥

-I think diluc would be so confused like '?? I'm right here your grace?? why are you going to my servants??'

-He'd be a teeny tiny bit salty cause he was the one the was supposed to have your attention, not his workers!

-he'd probably have to just stand there and watch as you talk animatedly to elzer and adelinde

-for elzer and adelinde I feel like they would be equally confused as to why god!darling is talking to them too, but they would be soo honored to talk to you

-they would happily answer all your questions and wouldn't even care anymore that they were taking all your attention away from their boss

(*bonus, kaeya is laughing his ass off at the face diluc is making as he watches you talk with his servants)

-he's just salty and madge but not that much cause you can see the very very small fond smile he has as he watches you talk to them.

Childe💧

-This f-cking manchild man/j

-he's also confused when you drag him to mondstadt to talk to your fav boy Viktor

-and just stands there with his mouth open as he watchs you talk to viktor the f-cking audacity of you darling!

-probably whines in your ear about how it's unfair that when he finally gets to meet you, you want to talk to viktor first!

-mans is so angy and can only pout and hang off of you as you ignore him in favor of talking to vik

-as for viktor he's probably thrilled! to be able to talk to you god!darling is like a dream for him, he'd be startled when you first show up slamming the doors of the church open as you walk to him

-he's really happy to talk to you! so flustered and nervous to talk to you, and probably scared for his life as he keeps getting death glares from childe please smack him on the head

-over all feels honored that you like him so much and happy to meet you! so precious man

-as for childe, he's still whiny and angy at you most likey pouts at you and tells you "how you have to spend the next week with him to make up for this"

Traverler🗡

-They are just like '??why do you need to go to Inazuma right now your grace???'

-and when they find out you want to meet enjou they immediately just say no, like you have them why would you want to talk to that abyss creature for

-probably gives in to you when you keep insisting on meeting him, helps you find where he is, and doesn't talk to him when he asks why they haven't visited him in so long

-gets mad when he gives them this smug face when you tell him you came to meet him

-enjou is surprised and smug when you talk to him, probably was just enjoying his day when you shout out his "name", this mans is so smug and proud that you wanted to talk to him him!

-probably really happy to actually meet you and feels honored to even just be in your presence, most likely talk to you for hours on end on anything and everything just so he can savor the fact that your here

-waves you goodbye and tells you, you can visit him anytime when you want

-as for traveler they're just silent the entire time of your visit and only gives their input when necessary, also salty that you wanted to go to Inazuma just to talk to enjou

-they wanted to punch that smug look of pride off his face the whole day, kinda sadge that they didn't get to spend time with you one on one today please give them a hug their so cute

-overall is ok with your visit just salty about it

hope you enjoy anon!

#self aware genshin #sagau #genshin x reader #genshin diluc #genshin hcs #headcanon #genshin childe #genshin traveler #traveler x reader #childe x reader #diluc x reader #genshin fluff

[celaenaeiln]

idk much about the rwby x dc crossover except jealous bumbleby but i did sort of keep up with the latest rwby season and your comment about dick and ruby getting along makes so much sense to me.

like ruby is the leader and it’s really been weighing on her for a couple of season until it kinda comes to a head in the latest and she snaps. like this season has rwby + jaune go through basically a wonderland dimension and while the others went through instances where they faced their inner selves/troubles there’s a being that actively made sure ruby couldn’t and that lead to the others becoming more sure of themselves and even for blake and yang to finally get together and it’s great and sweet!

only issue was ruby had been closing herself off slowly the entire season and putting on a brave face until she couldn’t. because as much as the others were getting better they never stopped looking at her to lead and she basically goes why am i always the one with the plan and the one who’s happy etc until she runs off after she realized she snapped. which all leads to her having a no good bad time where the others are too late to uh. let’s say stop her from “remaking” herself into a new person who fundamentally isn’t ruby anymore.

she does get a therapy session in and realizing it’s ok for her to love herself and be herself burdens or not and coming back to kick ass with everyone.

sorry for the ramble especially if you’re already kept up on rwby but idk ruby and dick to me have so many parallels with both being the youngest and leader in their respective og teams (rwby and teen titans) as well as the burden of being the one who always has to move forward through everything. also both of them being literal beacons of hope with how ruby in the season before last sent out a worldwide transmission asking for help and giving hope in the same speech and dick being dick. ok now i’m done thanks for reading the word vomit <3

Not at all I loved reading all of it!

I'm actually not caught up with the RWBY but I really got into Ruby when I stumbled across the RWBY: Ice Queendom opening scene.

And I was instantly hooked!

I kept watching the show and I just fell in love with Ruby. My favorite type of characters are those that are cheerful and sweet but unstoppable badasses. AKA RUBY AND DICK. Not only that, both Ruby an Dick are the leaders of their teams. Ruby with the RWBY team and Dick with everyone. Literally, he'll walk into the room and everyone else automatically treats him like the leader.

Saw this by @hadesisqueer-

and went Dick Grayson.

They're so alike!!

I never knew that about Ruby closing herself off but that's another way they're so identical.

Dick loves his family and friends but on his worst days he's really closed off.

Outsiders (2003) Issue #12

As Huntress calls him emotionally repressed.

But that's what his friends are for and Wally points this out. The Titan's are there for Dick so he doesn't turn into Batman.

"she basically goes why am i always the one with the plan"

OH MY GOD THAT'S A CANON DICK MOMENT

The New Teen Titans (1988) Issue #77

Word for word! I'm starting think that dick and ruby might be the same person in a different universe.

Lindsay Jones who plays Ruby described her mentality as, "selfless, but that means she's not dealing with her own issues. Compartmentalizing and internalizing her grief is what might eventually destroy her."

ALDHFBAKHADKFHALKH I LITERALLY WROTE AN ENTIRE POST ABOUT DICK'S COMPARTMENTALIZATION AND HOW HE INTERNALIZED HIS GRIEF SO HE DOESN'T BURDEN OTHERS WITH IT AND ALSO ACT LOVING AND HAPPY

Ruby also has a strong sense of moral justice and her understanding of the battle field makes her battle tactics one of the best in the entire RWBY universe. Much like Dick, the two of them are able to understand the situation quicker than everyone else and are able to formulate a plan that leaves them winning practically every time.

Not to mention, they both have sweet tooths. Ruby with her sugary coffee and Dick with his sugary cereal.

There's so much I could go on about the similarities between these two. The crazy intelligent cinnamon rolls with the tactical sense of Sun Tzu and the heart of Mansa Musa.

I was so happy to see all their interactions.

DC/RWBY Issue #2

Issue #3

#dick grayson #nightwing #ruby rose #rwby #helena bertinelli #huntress #cl anon asks #thanks for the ask!

[rosicheeks]

Tbh, I've never watched Adventure Time. It's been on my list but I'm not sure if I can get into the art style and the lot. What appeals to you about it? I really like Infinity Train, Steven Universe, She-Ra, Batman the Animated Series, and Gargoyles if any of those similar enough? Oh. And The Owl House.

OH BOY I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY

this is gonna be my first time I don’t ramble in the tags cause I want to include everything and not leave anything out!

Ok ok ok so I didn’t think I’d like adventure time either. I just watched it for the first time this past year and ever since I’ve been obsessed with it! The entire universe is just so good. I’m amazed it’s a kids show. There are just some parts and episodes that get trippy and super DARK but most of it is a happy go lucky show

And then there’s MORE! There’s Adventure Time: Distant Lands and Fionna and Cake 😍😍😍

Which again I was very skeptical about cause Fionna and Cake weren’t my favorite episodes in adventure time but they did an AMAZING job with it.

I’ve been rewatching Adventure Time cause there’s just so much to it? They’re only 10ish minute episodes but they jam pack those episodes my dude it’s crazy what they fit in 10 minutes.

Some episodes are super fucking random and make no sense and other episodes (usually towards the end of the series) are actually about the story. And it might just be because I’m usually smoking or high when I watch it but I don’t fully remember everything that happens. Some of these episodes I’ve rewatched and it feels like a brand new episode????

Not sure if any of this makes sense tbh

It’s honestly not like any of those shows but I kinda think it’s in the same ball park? It’s like if those shows were from Cartoon Network.

I’ve watched She-Ra, Owl House (I’m on the last episode and I don’t want it to end!!!!), Gravity Falls (which if you haven’t seen you DEFINITELY need to watch cause it’s on the same wavelength as owl house and has some of the same voice actors) and also really like Harley Quinn the animated series (if you’ve heard or seen that) and love all of them with my whole heart 🫶🫶🫶

1000/10 recommend at least trying a few episodes! Like I said they’re only 10 min and man oh man they are so good!

I will say that I binge watched a lot of them and now the ending song will be stuck in my head for the rest of my days. Also I got very very annoyed that they were so short and went by so damn fast!

BuuuUuUuUuUt when they came out with distant lands and fionna and cake I was THRILLED cause they are longer episodes and they go more into the story of the universe of adventure time and the characters.

#oooOoo I’ll have to look up infinity train and gargoyles! #I’ve never heard of those 👀 #I’ve tried Steven universe but I just didn’t really get into it #I’ve been watching Hilda and that’s super duper good too #kinda reminds me of over the garden wall #which is also a really really good show if you haven’t seen it #I’m trying to think of all the reasons why I like adventure time #maybe cause it’s just not like any other show I’ve seen? #I love love LOVE all the characters and the thought that it took to make all the characters #like they are so intricate #and they’re soooo many of them #it’s a magical world and I wish I could live there 😤😤😤😤 #I think that’s what I look for in shows #finding a comfort show where I can kinda disappear and pretend I’m there for a bit #fuck reality #I’m gonna go be a princess and kick ass with Finn and jake #flame princess is probably my favorite #but I also love princess bubblegum #I think she was EXCELLENTLY made and designed #not to give anything away but usually in most shows (especially to kids) the main princess is all sunshine and rainbows #and her and the main dude have a love thing going on and all this and that #but this is just so different #also also love how some episodes are just incredibly random and not even about Finn or jake or any of the main characters #they go into a random candy citizens life like root beer guy #just such such suuuuch a good show and whoever designed it is a genius #don’t get me wrong it’s a trippy show alone #but also the intricacies through the universe and all the shows is just A+++++++++ #if you ever try it lmk what you think!! #and obviously if it’s not your thing it’s not you thing! I have a few shows that I would like but the art style throws me off #ask

[lumity-poggers]

My thoughts on Watching and Dreaming

I watched the episode when it premeired last night but i hit post limit so couldnt post about it. Spoilers under the cut. sorry if anything is out of order lol im sick and im just throwing everything i thought last night down on this post.

-Luz being attacked by Amity genuinely made me cry

-"My girlfriend is too big a nerd to misremember an Azura quote" -luz probably

-Lilith having the haircut from For the Future but color scheme from season 1 is a nice touch

-"Dont you recognize your siblings" Ok damn man didnt need to go THAT far

-The giant stone Flapjack in Luz's nightmare killed me and not in the good funny way but in the sad crying way

-in the words of @minty-creator "BELOS FUCKETH OFF" (We were both watching the ep and screaming to each other about it)

-at first I thought belos was gonna try and possess king but then I realized no he's going to possess the fucking boiling isles titan

-I actually kinda liked that The Collector had no concept of death. They're a kid, an IMMORTAL GODLY KID. Of course they wouldnt know what death is

-Pacman Collector will haunt my nightmares

-The Collector needs a hug. I want to give them a hug.

-"You know this cant last forever" that was said to the collector but it feels like it was also aimed towards us

-The Archivists 🤝Pink Diamond "Wanna play a game?" *leaves them lonely*

-ok no but seriously the archivists telling Collector to play with the titans only to wipe them out leaving Collector all alone is just fucking cruel

-The Collector is just a lonely kid LET ME HUG THEM

-Me seeing Raine fight back: YES YOU GO

-Goo Belos in this episode looks like William Afton. Like- Remember that fucking fnaf 3 image where the springtrap head was open showing William? Thats what Belos looks like. Or burntrap from SB take your pick.

-Raine my beloved

-The Belos possessed Titan looks like a fucking dragon holy shit

-"Now that's a spinoff I'd watch" You and me both Luz

-The Collector picking up Raine's earring and realizing that the Raine talking to them wasnt actually Raine, and then looking upset is just AAAAAAAA LET ME FUCKING HUG THEM

-I LOVE that when the collector uses "Kindness and Forgiveness" on Belos IT DOESNT WORK. I FUCKING H A T E THAT TROPE OF POWER OF FRIENDSHIP REDEMPTION. It was one of the few things I genuinely hated about Steven Universe (SU is still a good show tho they just kinda overused villain redemption. And yeah yeah you could argue MLP overuses that too but MLP was ABOUT friendship)

-Luz, Eda, and King's expressions when The Collector hugs Belos is so funny tho. Literally just 👁👄👁

-I literally screamed at Luz's sacrifice. S C R E A M E D.

-Gaster Blaster Belos Real

-"Eda, King, looks like we're going to be split up again. I feel like I should be used to this feeling by now, but I still dont know what to say" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

-I like that Luz becomes lights. Not only was the light glyph the first one she learned but her name literally means light.

-Eda, King, and Luz are such a found family I love them

-"I should have thanked them" SCREAMING AND CRYING

-I love that King's dad basically said "Fuck gender"

-I also love that he has a bad girls coven shirt

-Eda makes alchoholic apple blood confirmed?

-Titan Luz is so gender

-Camila best mom

-LET. ME. HUG. THE. COLLECTOR. DAMN IT.

-Luz and King doing the WEH together is so fucking cute.

-For some reason I thought Luz was gonna die again when the titan magic was fading. Like I thought that was keeping her alive.

-Anyone gonna talk about the fact Eda gave Raine a little kiss when saving them from the Belos goop

-the entire episode was so anime but the fight scene between Titan Luz and Belos was just anime as fuck and the smooth animation makes it even better

-"NOW EAT THIS SUCKA" IT ALL COMES FULL CIRCLE

-Look at how fuckin anime this is I love it so much

-Luz looks so badass btw idk if I mentioned that

-Belos trying to bullshit his way out of this and Luz having NONE OF IT is so great. I hat the "[insert curse/supernatural thing] made me do it so im innocent" trope if it's done poorly or with a character like Belos. Love that they smashed that into the ground with Luz having fucking none of it.

-LOOK AT HOW BADASS AND GENDER SHE LOOKS I WILL NOT SHUT UP ABOUT THIS I AM SO NOT NORMAL ABOUT THIS

-I AM SO GLAD BELOS HAD A GRUESOME DEATH THAT WAS SO SATISFYING.

-I like the touch that Titan Luz isnt affected by the boiling rain

-King's dad is A PUN MASTER

-the reuniting. oh my titan the reuniting. I cried. Gus doing a little illusion with his dad, Amity hugging Alador (with Odalia rightfully in the sidelines), Hunter telling Darius about wolves, Willow and her dads!

-Darius and Eber so want to beat the shit out of Terra, Vitmir, and Adrien.

-Camila pulling Eda and King into a hug with Luz is just. YES.

-Yassified Hooty go brrr

-King giving The Collector Francois was so sweet

-All the kids as adults are so fucking gender. GIVE ME YOUR GENDER.

-All the photos on Luz's bulletin board are so amazing. Especially the one with Hooty dropping from a tree that one made me laugh so hard. Also the Bi Pride pin next to the graduation photo was amazing.

-"Stringbean's Corner" AWWWE

-ik im doing two screenshots in a row but LOOK AT THIS PICTURE OF STRINGBEAN

-When I tell you I screamed with joy when I saw there was a working permanent portal to the Boiling Isles I mean I SCREAMED WITH JOY

-I love Willow's leaf headband. It just fits her so well.

-I love that Hunter is a palismen carver and carved a Blue Jay to be his new palismen (according to Dana on twt the name of the palismen is Waffle. I love it.), but I also love that Hunter was (or maybe still is) Dell's apprentice by the looks of things

-The grave for Flapjack made me sob. And then the "Thank you for finding me" on it im just. I need a moment.

-HARPY LILITH HARPY LILITH

-Also I just realized now they all have matching Flapjack tattoos. Im gonna cry you guys.

-The way Darius just slides over after shaking Alador is the most tsundere anime thing ever.

-Theres a little abomination in Alador's pocket :0

-Raine with white hair is actually so fucking cool

-Gus looks so cool you cannot tell me otherwise.

-Everyone thought Eda would have like a robotic/abomination arm but no SHE HAS A HOOK AND IT'S AWESOME

-King had a growth spurt lets go!

-The quinceanera being called a king-cenera is just perfect. King is mastering the art of puns just like his father.

-King having his own glyph shapes is just perfect I love it!

-Collector making fireworks shooting stars is amazing

-THEY DID THE HUNTER "BYEEE" TO BOTH THE COLLECTOR AND US

Im going to miss toh. It was one of the best shows Ive ever watched.

Edit: I hat the new post editor istg

#toh spoilers #owl house spoilers #the owl house spoilers #watching and dreaming #loooooong post #long ass post #long post #owl house #the owl house #luz noceda #hunter toh #gus porter #camila noceda #vee noceda #amity blight #willow park #eda clawthorne #lilith clawthorne #hooty #lumity #huntlow #raeda #raine whispers #belos #philip wittebane #the collector #collector toh #evelyn clawthorne #caleb wittebane #the titan toh

[sorrowfulrosebud]

Aaaaaa! I saw you liked writing Twogami? Would it be okay to request some fluff/angst with them? I was thinking with a fem! s/o (or gn if you prefer c:) in a universe where they survive the killing game and s/o learns that they’re not actually Byakuya Togami and kinda confronts/asks them about it? (Also maybe predetermined that they’re dating and s/o learns this when she finds the files on them?)

Let me know if this makes any semblance of sense, I just saw you wrote for Twogami and went h a m

Amor Aeternus: Twogami x Reader

Genre: angst with lots of fluff

A/N: AHH I LOVE THIS IDEA 💕💕💕 Twogami is such a lil cutie, I love him so much 😭

There would never be a string of sentences in the entire world that could possibly be used to describe the way that you cared about your boyfriend. Prior to his “murder” at the party that he had instigated to bring everyone together, the two of you would always find excuses to meet together. With him being the self-proclaimed leader of the group, he decided that you were one of the few sane people whom he deemed suitable to be his co-leader. Nightly patrols and patting downs of the residents of Jabberwock Island led to the two of you discussing your lives prior to the school trip.

For some strange reason, he would clamp up almost immediately and instead gently change the subject back to your life and aspirations. You definitely deemed that strange but wouldn’t press further in order to not offend him. Feelings were definitely blossoming within you, and you were scared absolutely shitless for your futures; the two of you had grown extremely close and the thought of someone hurting him made your blood boil with pure rage. Although you hadn’t known at the time, ‘Togami’ was also struggling with the palpitations of his own beating heart. He was having very similar thoughts of his own, and as such his protectiveness of you grew tenfold.

The two of you always sat together in the hotel earlier than everyone else to eat breakfast in peaceful solitude together. As the stream of residents filtered through the door, the both of you would greet everyone with a warm smile. It was no secret that you were one of the sweetest residents on the Island; comforting Mikan when she fell, admiring Mahiru’s photos, offering help to Kazuichi whenever he needed it and even attempting to make sense of Gundham’s cryptic rambling. Every time that you would hang out with someone that wasn’t him, ‘Togami’ could feel his chest burn.

It was when Teruteru continued to make lewd and suggestive comments in front you did the cold claw of jealousy slow wrap its way around ‘Togami’s’ neck and snapped what little patience he had left.

“Continue to pester my second in command again and I will personally make sure that you will never bother anyone again!” He grunted loudly, grabbing the attention of everyone else in the room. With a nervous grin and nod of his head, Teruturu scampered to the safety of the kitchen. (E/C) eyes lingered upon your friend curiously for the rest of breakfast until he dragged you away to the privacy of his hut. With a swift slam of the door, you took into account that the level-headed leader of Jabberwock Island was panting with pure rage.

“How dare he, making such … vulgar comments! I knew he struggled to keep it in his trousers but to go to such lengths!” He fumed quietly. Soft fingers interlaced with his as you brought him out of his bubble of rage.

“Hey, are you ok? I’ve never seen you so - mmph!” The sentence was ripped from your throat as ‘Togami’ pressed his lips tightly against yours. Your brain faltered for a second before you meshed your lips against his. This kiss was nothing like you had ever experienced; there was no fight for dominance, no aggression or raging boner. Just a sweet, albeit a little desperate, kiss.

Tapping his arm softly, you pulled away and let him explain just how badly he needed you in his life. Not as his second in command, but as his equal true love. Tears of pure ecstasy dripped down your face as you reciprocated his feelings and from then on the two of you were inseparable.

Needless to say after his murder, you became a ghost of yourself. It took until Teruteru was found as the blackened for you to fully understand the fact that the man you depended on was dead, and once the trial was over you buried yourself in his cabin and howled yourself to sleep for weeks. Grief consumed your being as you wept for your lost love, wrapping yourself in his clothes to try to remember his smell. To always keep a piece of him with you, you kept his necktie folded up in your pocket like a little comfort blanket.

Finding out that you were in a simulation however made your heart beat once again; if everyone else is alive then that means-!! Upon the final voting time, your hand slammed against the button.

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…beep…

…beep…

…beep…

A sharp gasp of breath ripped through your body as you slammed yourself forward, almost identically akin to an asthmatic with an inhaler. With an unceremonious grunt of pain, worry flooded you as you gazed dazedly out of a glass pod that contained you inside. Hands banged loudly at the glass to let you out and a young woman only slightly older than you rushed over to unseal the pod.

Her hair was a light lavender, the length just above her waist with matching eyes. Mysterious, but very pretty. She introduced herself as a member of the Future Foundation and reminded you of what you and your friends had done and how Junko was defeated yet again. Small tidbits of information snuck in, but all you could think of was a particular blond…

“Excuse me, has anyone else woken up yet? I’m desperate to see someone again,” you interrupted her abruptly.

Her pretty face contorted into something more expressive than her mysterious expression. It didn’t look good.

“Actually, I was hoping you would bring that up. Myself and the other members of the Future Foundation noticed your … bond, and there is something that we need to tell you”.

You hesitantly prompted her to continue. Her mouth pulled into a slight grimace as she produced a thick folder.

“Byakuya Togami is actually a member of the Future Foundation, and he was a student of Class 77, not 78. The Togami that you grew close to is…an imposter. We have not a lot of real information about him,” she began.

What the fuck??

“We don’t even know his real name. All we know is that his Ultimate is ‘The Ultimate Imposter’ and that he can mimic the physical appearance of anyone,” Kirigiri listed off, becoming more aware of your trembling hands.

“Ah, I apologise. I understand this can be a lot, especially since you’ve been in the program for Gods known how long. Feel free to look through the file, I have to go supervise the rest of your classmates,” she offered you a small smile and gently squeezed the top of your hand as she stood up and left.

The beige colour of the file made your throat recognise the bittersweet taste of bile as it threatened to crawl out your mouth. Trembling, sweaty hands closed in on it, gently thumbing the opening and reading its contents.

Is he a member of a gang?? Sent from the Foundation?? A minion of Junko’s?? Would he ever wake up?? Does he still love you??

“My love?”

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All thoughts of self doubt poured from your memory as you stared at the man who gave you so much happiness. Eyes pored into one another’s as you stood at a stand still in the cramped office. Salty tears slowly pricked at your waterline as you threw the file on to the floor and threw yourself into his arms, harsh sobs pouring out of the both of you. It took you both a solid hour to stop crying before he sat down in a chair and pulled you into his lap, cradling your face and rubbing soft circles into your cheeks.

Still desperate to know he was real, you crammed your face into his neck and squeezed him tightly.

“This isn’t a dream is it? You’re really here, aren’t you?” You sniffled softly. Twogami smiled at you and gave you a soft kiss on the cheek.

“I’m here my love, and I’m not going away this time.”

This brought you to more tears as you sobbed into his chest, telling him how miserable and grieving you were for the rest of the ‘trip’. Twogami petted your head soothingly as you made the mistake of looking at the file. Your body tensed up automatically, causing your boyfriend(?) to look at you in concern.

“Are you alright my love? You feel rather tense,” he thumbed more circles with his fingers on your cheeks.

“Actually, I needed to talk with you. This is really important and I need you to be honest with me,” you took a deep breath before hopping off his lap and retrieving the file. Twogami visually paled at the documents.

“W-where did you get that?” He started sweating a little. You explained to him what you knew, that he wasn’t who he said he was.

Twogami was quiet the entire time you explained what you knew. His knuckles were turning white as he dug his nails into his trousers.

“All of that I can overlook. All I want to know is … do you really love me?”

Twogami’s head snapped up at the question.

What the hell? She just learned that I’m not who I say I am, but she doesn’t care?

“Of course I love you, you were the main reason I threw that party on the island. I was more than happy to sacrifice my life for your own, and I would do it a million more times if it meant you could live your life!” He stood up to face you and took you in his arms once again.

“I am not the physical man you thought me to be, but my soul is still intertwined with yours. Please allow me to explain everything,” he pleaded.

You simply nodded your head and allowed him to sway you in his arms.

#Twogami x reader #byakuya twogami #danganronpa twogami #danganronpa x reader fluff #danganronpa x reader

[diedraechin]

Hi! I love your BYSOTI and been my top 1 favs for YOI's fanfictions! If you plan to make it a book I would definitely support you all the way hehe. But really there's something that I want to ask you if it's ok with you to answer? I'd been rereading your story and it got me curious on chapter 39, what the other skaters in Japan thought of Yuuri? Since he just swooped in for nationals, wins it, then leave again for Detroit. Especially bec he don't also joined the group chat for Japan's skaters.⛸️

Thank you so much!

So, what do Japanese skaters think of Yuuri... it depends! LOL that is such a cop out answer, but it's true! There are some generalizations though...

Specific skaters (aka the ones that get names and multiple mentions in the fic) tend to have more experience with the way Yuuri is. So Keiko is very friendly with him and teases him like a sister would (but one closer in age to him than his actual sister). Like Nishigori teases Yuuri. Yuuri and Masao are friendly. Not close, but friendly. Jun (pairs skater and supplier of Yuuri magazines to Viktor) is more the group mom (as she's the oldest among the Japanese Team skaters at 26ish) so Jun just wants Yuuri to be happy and safe and skate well and is happy that Yuuri's friends compete in pairs because no one competes in pairs for Japan and she's edging closer and closer to retirement...

The younger skaters like mentioned in the skate america chapter... for the girls anyway... Yuuri is kinda the "cool/attractive" Men's skater that they've been seeing for years in the skating magazines. So some crushes, some eye rollyness, some think he's a good skater, some think he's overrated...

The point that Yuuri was talking about in chapter 39, however, is his interactions with his competitors in Men's Singles. At this point, Yuuri at 20 is basically around the average age. The older skaters who are still in it like Oda are in there mid heading into late 20s; they saw Yuuri come up and basically usurp all of them without any acknowledgement (because Yuuri is bad at human interaction and becomes a turtle instead of trying to get to know people). So there are definitely some that dislike him or are frustrated because he started placing on the podium at nationals while a Junior (and one that never seemed to want to step up into Seniors). Some like him (apparently Oda likes everyone so I'm making the assumption that his character in the yoi canon likes Yuuri because Oda is made of sunshine and rainbows).

Then there are the Men's singles competitors that younger than him. So Juniors like Minami or younger Senior competitors that heading into their first season as a Senior. The majority of them this Yuuri is amazing (at least to some degree). And a little terrifying because Yuuri has resting murder face with Minami probably being the only one who would literally bounce his way into Yuuri's field of vision maybe dragging a friend or two along who always wished they could get something signed.

Then there are the bulk, probably, who are right around Yuuri's age and haven't quite started dropping off to focus on university etc. Murata fits into this category. And they are the ones that are least likely to be a fan of Yuuri's or think of him as kouhai who has risen through the ranks. Some are probably impressed by him, but some are just super frustrated by him. Like Murata (he'll be our example). Murata has tried for YEARS to beat Yuuri... the entire time they were in Juniors together even and never managed it. Yuuri is literally his top rival and he kinda feels like Yuuri has his head so far up his own ass that he doesn't even realise Murata exists. Which isn't the case at all. Yuuri takes competing against him very seriously, he just never says anything to that effect. Murata thinks that it's insulting to the other skaters that Yuuri won't even join the group chat that the rest of the top skaters in Japan are in and most of the skaters in there are basically "that's so Yuuri". He doesn't get it because he thinks that Yuuri is a jerk... and Yuuri kinda is. He doesn't do the things that Murata expects. So NHK is his first time dealing with Yuuri outside of nationals and they're stuck in a room together and he's heard how Yuuri stays up too late, requires wakeup calls from his coaching team etc... He was definitely expecting to room with someone who was more "I'm better than everyone here so I don't give anyone the time of day" and instead ran into rote politeness, an awkward turtle, someone who literally doesn't get enough sleep because he's just sitting on his bed frowning into space, doesn't really do small talk unless forced, someone who apparently Keiko directs all her teasing energy at (which he's actually glad he's not the focus of), and probably drinks too much. So getting to see him in a different set of circumstances has put Murata's opinion into flux, but his base opinion is probably shared by a few of that skaters who hover around in the top ten at nationals and only see Yuuri once a year when he flies in, basically wins, and then leaves.

#sassy tries to answer some asks #sassy writes #bear your soul on the ice #bysoti(d) #I don't know if this was helpful at all #I ramble

[pinkandgreenarepurpleandyellow]

It Was A Blast Meeting You

Summary: I have so many stupid thoughts about how interactions between Prime!Rick and any Summer would go, so here we are with one of them. Summer isn't from C-137's universe, but a pretty similar one, and is aware enough of interdimensional shit that she knows the Rick in her timeline isn't her dimension's og Rick. For Prime, the timeline is just after the stinger of Solaricks. For Summer, it's around where late season 5 for C-137's dimension is.

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Summer is falling through the space between portals. Just like before. She's given up figuring out how long she'll be in here, what with no portal gun with her to make an exit, but her best guess is that she's got a solid three days before the dehydration and lack of food will get her. She makes the same checklist in her head as she'd been making every time her disassociation is interrupted and she's stuck being aware of her current situation.

Time currently in portal: Idk, probably like 2 hours. I have to pee.

Additional notes: Still cramped, still falling or moving or whatever. Still no exit. I wanna go back to the football boy fantasy.

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Time currently in portal: I still dk, probs like 4 hours.

Additional notes: I wonder what happens to my corpse when I die in here. Will I decompose? I'm basically in a vacuum that somehow lets me breathe, but there's no bacteria or stuff that I know of. Do I just stay a perfectly intact corpse?

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Time currently in portal: Who gives a shit, I'm gonna die.

Additional notes: Football girl fantasy better than football boy fantasy. I miss Stacy.

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Time currently in port-

Zap.

Summer lands, perhaps somewhat ungracefully, face-first on the floor of what looks like a very futuristic garage.

"Ow!"

Well, at least she's out. And now she even knows what's gonna kill her.

The Prime Rick is looking at her with confusion that's replaced by a smirk seconds later, a blaster in his hand aimed straight at her throat.

"Aww, hey alternate version of a hypothetical granddaughter!" He says, letting her scramble up at gun- ray- laser whatever point. "Ya missed your grandpa so much you fired up a portal, huh? Betcha thought it'd get you across universes to him, right?" The gun is cocked, a little charging up noise accompanying his tone turning menacing. "Betcha thought you'd get to come home to a nice happy reality, didn'tcha."

Summer's initial panic, tried and true instinct at the sight of a blaster pointed at her face, washes out. Exhaustion, followed by resignation, seeps in.

"Not really. I'm just glad I can crack my spine before I die." She twists her neck, letting the pop noise herald the feeling of relief. "Finally. Ok, you can shoot me now, I guess. I don't really care." She starts stretching her arms and shoulders, betting that he'll shoot before she can finish, but Prime's looking at her funny instead. The blaster hand isn't even his main focus anymore.

"Well that's new. W-what are you, some kinda spy or guilt ploy? Am I supposed to be sorry for you, is that the plan?"

She shrugs again.

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He keeps staring as the teenager starts talking.

"Dunno. Rick might've implanted some shit in me, but not that I know of. I asked for laser boobs for months and he keeps saying no. But all Morty has to do to get a dragon is whine to Mom for a few weeks, and suddenly he gets to have fucking Balthromar or whatever as his pet, and Morty just keeps fucking things up! It's not like he had to go fight all of the ocean's creatures to get that stupid shell, it's not like he had to train the giant space baby, it's not like he built up an entire Go-gotron empire from the ground up, his whole job was just to stand around and block Rick's brainwaves! But nooooo, he's still Rick's favorite even though I'm the one that actually keeps everything running! WHATEVER! He wouldn't care enough about me to implant anything, that lousy jerk face-"

"Giant space baby?" He cuts her off.

The curiosity spikes at the way the girl glares at some empty space in the room.

"Yeah, and that's thanks to Morty too! If he hadn't fucked that stupid horse machine, I wouldn't be a fucking teenage mom to a fucking incest space baby that I had to train because the fucking US government wanted to use him as a fucking weapon! Fucking Morty!"

Further questions. He wants to laugh. He wants to make several jokes he would have made to Diane if she'd started ranting to him like that.

Diane.

He's mostly left any sentimentality of his behind along with that Diane and her Beth, decades ago in that little garage. But now he finally gets what those other Ricks had mentioned now and then, how their granddaughter takes after Diane more than anyone had thought possible. She'd be clenching her fists like that too right now, muttering those same insults under her breath, mixing and matching what she knows in Spanish and English with all of the alien language snipers she'd learned because of Rick.

It's not exactly pity of all things that courses though his head, but a strategic plan. Summer is young. She's angry, hurting, and capable of violence. She doesn't seem to plan on forgiving her family anytime soon. She wants revenge. Just like Diane would have.

He can use her. Send her back in as a mole, have her keep tabs, and then he can kill that stupid Rick and his whole family and then her. He'll even be nice and kill her painlessly while she's doing something that makes her happy. He'll let her kill Beth and shoot her while she's laughing at the corpse. Yeah. That sounds good.

"Alright, kid," he says, getting the teenager to finally shut up her rant, which has now moved to focus on her parents. "You've convinced me. I need an intern anyway." He turns the blaster off, deliberately playing it up just a bit as he sticks the weapon back in his belt. She stands up, her shock still splashed across her face even as her eyes show that she's already adjusting to the situation in her head, evaluating and reevaluating the idea.

It's adorable, really, that she thinks she can outwit him.

"Why?" Well, at least she's asking questions. That's a start.

"You're angry at your family. I have a score to settle with your Rick. You want revenge. I want revenge. You have a fascinating resumé and catch on quick. I like not having to micro-manage. Consider yourself hired for this particular part of my plan." He even tosses her a bottle of (not poisoned) water. See, he can be downright polite when necessary.

Summer finally looks calm, resigned again to whatever happens as she twists open the cap without taking a sip.

"You're gonna kill me at the end of this." She doesn't ask, saying it like she can see the future and isn't upset about it. "Fuck it, I always wanted to die young and hot," and then she's raising the water bottle in a fake toast before taking a deep sip and grinning at him. He can see Diane again, but also a little bit of that Rick blood in her too, with the wide grin of his dead wife and her eyebrow raised in half-mock the same way he would in her position.

Maybe she's a little smarter than he gave her credit for.

"Welcome to the dark side, kid," he says instead of anything else, watching as she pushes off the counter and walks over to him. "Grandpa's not gonna know what hit him."

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Fin.

#rick and morty #rnm #r&m #summer smith #summer sanchez-smith #rick sanchez #prime rick #rick prime #drabble #prime-summer team-up AU #I might post more of this au if y'all like it idk

[stuckasmain]

Trick or treat- songs meaning and possible over analyzing

Another thing I love about the movie is it’s kick ass soundtrack and that all the songs go along with whatever is happening on screen. For example “get tough” plays while Eddie confronts the bullies during the first revenge act or “Tear down the walls” while he literally tears all the posters off of his walls in a fit of teenage angst. It’s just a fun element that movies just don’t do- mainly because everyone gets popular songs instead of making a score and soundtrack but that’s a whole other conversation for another time.

Now I’ve made it no secret that Sammi lives rent free in my head after watching this movie and I’m making it everyone else’s problem. For a horror movie antagonist, he actually does get quite a lot of character especially with what few lines he actually gets. However, like always , I tend to dig way to deep into what we have to do character study and I think his pivotal song actually gives a LOT about him away.

Shocking Halloween performance-

Ok so hopefully we’re all in agreement that the song fucking rules but besides that… I think the song reveals the things the movie forgot to touch on after introducing them fairly over on. That beating Faust and that he “believes his own hype”

Maybe you'll see

Someone's put a spell on me

These lyrics repeat multiple times in the song and I think it’s basically a call for help without being a call for help. A clear “I’m not entirely in control of my actions here”, as later in the number when he starts firing lightning in the crowd it’s not started intentionally. It is going to hard on a solo, losing control. Lost in the music ™️ only after does there start to be intent. However Sammi seems much more intent on having a captive audience than a crispy one.

This is where I bring up Faust as it’s literally the first fucking few lines on the movie. Are directly ripped from a poem or production then it’s never once brought up again? And it is not referring to Sammi and Eddie as Ed 100% has free will here. The moment things turn deadly he drops the friendship and fights against him. Sammi on the other hand… oh dies in a random hotel fire and kid has satanic ritual related dreams? Oh yeah. Everything we learn through the TV special and Nuke points to Sammi being a wild child, publicity and fan obsessed rocker. I can see and he likely did Cut a deal with at least something - to be able to play and be popular forever. At the cost of his soul.

Rock and roll

Rockin' on a midnight

Take control

Sammi isn’t personally interested in souls at all. From every other scene the only people he kills are assholes or anyone against him. He’s a revenge kill kinda guy not a bunch of randos at a party guy- ESPECIALLY loyal fans. I think the party scene was probably on the demonic side , using him to fill a quota. As getting out of owing his soul by Eddie bringing him back means something, someone is die to take his place. He wants control. He wants fans- practically a army. He wants the stage! Hocus Pocus so got the captive crowd inspo from this Lmao.

His motivations are to spread his last album so he can’t be destroyed, to get revenge, and to play forever. I’m by no means saying he’s a “good” guy or that he wouldn’t kill if he had a choice… as we see him get several personal kills in/people who are in his way. Just that, there’s something else at play besides him during this scene particularly/he doesn’t kill without reason(flimsy reason but reason).

Final chase-

Firstly After midnight is basically “hee hee hoo hoo I’m gonna get you” but a song. It’s kinda hysterical. As fastway’s music is Sammi’s in universe so imagine efnodehioefhdeioheduhdjoi just singing as he goes after you. I can’t.

Gonna hunt you through the night, yeah

You got it

I want it

Pretty soon he's gonna change his tune now

Something about “he’s gonna come back to my side. I know he’s gonna. He has to.” Man give it up - Eddie’s not.

“Hee hee hoo hoo I’m going to get you and shock you” he’s a massive dork actually.

Conclusion-

I just think it’s much more interesting because he has personal motives and a lust for power but it’s at a pass with him owing his soul and the interest of the higher power he owes it to. How he’s forced to act outside of his own wants. Infinite power and a plan and he’s forced to do work instead of what he wants- which is at conflict with his anti man image etc. Like how he wants an audience, fans, praise etc and Hell wants a replacement for his dodging. I’m hoping this makes sense

#trick or treat 1986 #trick or treat #sammi curr #Eddie wienbauer #80s Metal #hair metal #glam metal #cult classic #horror cult classic #80s cult classic #80s #80s horror #fastway #character study #meta #rambling #faust #character analysis #world building #Spotify

[jinkieswouldyoulookatthis]

hii i love your banner btw. i'm curious how you feel about the episode Scoobynatural as a spn and a scooby doo fan. don't feel any pressure to answer!

The pressure to talk about both Scooby Doo and Supernatural just exists naturally inside me all the time, so sorry for the incoming explosion, but when the crazy is directly poked it tends to burst, lol.

Putting in a cut, because this is probably going to be long...

(I apologize in advance.)

So, thank you for asking! I'm kinda old, been watching Scooby Doo for well over four decades and have been a huge fan of that franchise since I was very small. I even once joined a mail order (waaaaaaaaay before the internet) fan club that issued me an official membership card and everything. Shit, I just realized as I was typing this that I'm actually wearing a Scooby Doo shirt right now, lol.

So, shortly after I finally succumbed and started watching Supernatural, at the beginning of 2015, I wanted the two shows to cross over. I kept thinking about it, writing up little drabbles and whatnot, and commissioned the piece that I use as my mobile banner/cover image. So when they announced, in late 2017 I think, that they were going to actually do a crossover episode, I was over the moon!

As for what I think of the episode, well, that's kinda complicated. To preface, I have two entirely separate rating systems for things that co-exist weirdly in my head, both my objective evaluation and my subjective opinion. These often seem to contradict each other, try not to let that get to you, like I said, it's complicated, but it's just how I roll.

So, objectively, I'll be perfectly honest, it's got some problems. Most Supernatural episodes fall solidly into the "okay" category. This is not a bad thing, I feel like I need to stress that. What makes the show as a whole good are the stand out episodes that are truly great, and there are a sizable handful of them every season. When balanced against the couple of actually bad episodes scattered throughout the 15 year run, the scales tip solidly in favor of it being an overall really good show.

So, Scoobynatural... It's cute, it's fun, but a little, I don't know, awkward doesn't quite seem right. Maybe it just feels a little too obvious? Hmm, still not the right word... maybe superficial? I don't know, it just fails to obtain suspension of disbelief and one remains very aware of the mechanizations of it being a tv show. But whatever, you know, it's a ridiculous premise, we all know that. LOL. I'm not a fan of how Dean and Sam were drawn, I don't think they did them justice. I mean, look at my banner, they could have, SHOULD have looked more like the actual actors or just been cuter. But that's really all the complaints I had about the episode. So objectively, it's a good episode. Not great, but better than just okay, solidly good.

Subjectively, though? I loved it!

What I really enjoyed about it? One, I love that Dean is as much of a fan of the show as I am. We are close in age, and one of the ways that I'm dean-coded is in how I relate to tv and movies, so it's a point of connection I feel very deeply. I don't find his attraction to Daphne creepy, I actually get it. Not that I find Daphne attractive in that way, I always kinda wanted to be Daphne, so there's that whole reader self-insert aspect for me that just scratches a weird kink, you know? And the fact that she's completely hung up on Fred is so great.

I'm also totally onboard with Velma lusting after Sam. I really don't have an investment in any cartoon character's supposed sexuality. Is she straight? Bi? A lesbian? Sure, why not, whatever works best in the moment is 100% a-ok with me. And honestly I feel that Sam should be an exception regardless because he does have dreamily broad shoulders.

Also, if you just run with the episode, it's freakin' hilarious! The way it bounces between Dean's glee at being in the Scooby Doo universe and then dark, existential horror is just *chef's kiss* so good. When the first dead body is found and it's all bloody and the guy is really dead and Dean says, "Son of a bitch." That's good stuff right there.

Cas casually dropping the fact that he's likely married to a djinn queen is a golden overlooked moment tbh.

Dean clearly saying "Hail no" instead of "Hell no" when he realized he was touching the ghost instead of Daphne, like, Jensen, babe, your Texas is showing. LOL

Running montage!!! But fucking Scrappy Doo, grr.

The spiral the Scooby gang gets sent into when Shaggy's arm gets broken and they all realize that the horror is real? Have a breakdown and then bounce out of it again so fucking fast? That is the true brilliance in this episode, btw. I loved it!

The fact that Fred's crazy trap didn't work, because it was designed to catch something corporal, but Dean had a back up plan in place because he knew it wouldn't work but chose to not argue with Fred... so funny.

Sam: Ok, that was... something.

Dean: That was the coolest thing that's ever happened to me. And that includes the Cartwright twins.

Castiel: What did you do with the Cartwright twins?

Dean: Oh... *laughs*

Dean is a pervy little creep and I just love him, ok?

Like, yes, it is all utterly ridiculous, but that actually works because both shows were often ridiculous on their own. Mashed together, it just makes sense to lean into the crazy.

tldr - So, while not the best episode, honestly not really a great episode, but it is a good episode and I just love it.

Thanks for asking 😁

#Sorry not sorry #that was crazy long lol #spn 13x16 #Scoobynatural #sometimes this is a scooby doo/spn crossover blog

[down-thedrain]

I think there should be a smile rancher au for TMC with no horror or anything it's just the cast being farmers n they each raise a different kinda slime or something idk I'm watching a playthrough of the game rn and in like wrow <3

(i switched to my puter lol i was getting. real life pissed at my phone JKGADFHGDJ)

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT A SLIME RANCHER AU FOR THE LONGEST FUCKIN TIME YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW!!!!!!!! AUSFGSDFSDFGJSHDF WE R LIKE 🤝

i agree wholeheartedly that there shouldn't be any horror, they should just get to be goofy and have fun <333333

it would probably be more of a "what if the characters were in the universe" au rather than a "the characters replace other characters" au i think...... both mark + cesar and adam + jonah get sent to work at opposing ranches for the 7zee corporation and they like. make it kind of a contest between the two pairs to see who can become the best ranchers because it just means more funds for them LOL. obviously botjh pairs step up to the challenge so they have a bit of a. rivalry of some sort heehee <33333

ok ik i lterally just said it's not a characters replace characters au BUTTTTTT i think sarah and eve take a sort of casey-like role in this au for mark/cesar and adam/jonah respectively (without the romantic implications obviously because. Ew). they send letters back and forth cuz while they're happy on earth and they miss their buddies they're so happy they're pursuing their passions in slime ranching yk <333333

...might have to take back what i said about not being a characters replace characters au because like . ough what if ruth takes a mochi-like role and. uh. dave could honestly be either odgen or viktor tbh he fits odgen's vibes more but it'd be kinda blasphemous to not make him The Tech-Obsessed One so. idk. and then thatcher's whichever one dave isn't <3 also bOb is a tulpa because i said so damnit

dunno who thora and hobson'd be though............ they could honestly be anyone i could make them alternates for all i care but. idk. i could make them lynn and jude but then they'd have a stronger connection to adam compared to mark, cesar, and jonah so. eh! do with that what you will

anyways back to the whole competition thing. mark and cesar'd initially be more successful because they're not Completely Incompetent and can actually figure out what they're doing. as opposed to adam and jonah, who can't stop goofing around long enough to figure out how to grow a patch of carrots. however, when they do figure it out, they start quickly overtaking mark and cesar because they're not afraid of absolutely everything. like they'll actually venture out into some of the more dangerous areas of the far far range, like the area full of hunter largos in the moss blanket or the ash volcano and such, whereas mark and cesar are extremely hesitant cuz they're scared of getting their asses bitten LMAO

and then they become evenly matched again cuz adam and jonah are faced with the difficult truth that it is, in fact, fuckin hard to manage a ranch full of harmful slimes, especially since they have yet to figure out how all the parts of the ranch work and insist on diving head-first into their corrals to collect their slimes' plorts instead of just buying plort collectors like normal people. they're still dumbasses who have no idea what they're doing and are just saying fuck it we ball to everything LMAOOOO (also they 100000000% lost their entire ranch of slimes to a tarr outbreak i know it to be true. probably when they were trying to figure out how tangle slimes work and didn't know they could grab dropped plorts from far away using their vines LOL). mark and cesar aren't perfect obviously but since they tend to take everything slowly and take a lot of precautions and such they pick up mistakes like that before it causes any issues. but they also had a tarr outbreak and lost half their slimes sorry it's the way i am JDFSDFGJSHD

OHHHHHHH ALSO i think both pairs kinda split up their skills a lot to get more done, so mark/adam go out to collect slimes n stuff while cesar/jonah stay back more often to grow crops and raise chickens and such n such. you're doing great sweeties HEJHASGJHD. and then later on cesar is a lot more knowledgable about slime science and how to properly utilize it, mark knows the far far range like the back of his hand and can find pretty much anything you're looking for if you ask (making him a prime gilded ginger hunter), adam can handle any kind of slime and knows how to deal with them/organize them on the ranch, and jonah is really fucking good at the sub areas thatcher/ruth/dave have set up, especially the slimeulation with the glitch slimes (which are his favorite kind of slimes next to tangle slimes don't fight me i'm right)

and they basically end in a tie but what's important is that 7zee made a shit ton of money off of both pairs so everyone wins /JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ

#posts in a drainage system #i. did NOT mean to type this much holy shit #this is what you get for asking me to combine two of my hyperfixations lol #also there's spoilers in here. idk how far you're into that walkthrough so if i spoil anything i'm so sorry KJAGSFHGD #AUUUUUUUUUUU THIS AU. I'M OHSIDFHSDGDFGH <3333333 #like i said i've had this idea for forever but i never got the chance to verbalize it until now. tysm michael for enabling me LMAO #also i think after the competition is over they work on one ranch together to make like. the best ranch ever seen. hell yeah #they have kind of a friendly rivaly the whole time too since they can communicate via the range exchange and thatcher/ruth/dave share #things about the other group to each other and they can. Send Mail <3 #mark/cesar are into the 'friendly' part more than the 'rivalry' while adam/jonah are the opposite JSDGHSDJSLK #i gotta hop off now cuz i gotta eat dinner and work so. L. but I HAVE SO MUCH BRAINROT FEEL FREE TO SEND ME MORE QS ABOUT THIS AU <3 #tmc slime rancher au #there's its tag cuz. why not teehee #ok BYEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[katapotato55]

My love hate relationship with modern Ratchet and Clank games

TW: my opinion. its ok to disagree with me and I would love to hear your perspective. please don't send me hate. thank you.

I love rift apart and I love ratchet and clank as a series. I have played it since the ps2 era and it has a very special place in my heart, I loved the future trillogy too, and I love the newer games all the same.

but also some things bother me

1- clank making a dimentionator and announcing it to the universe felt out of character.

I don't care how you spice it the entirety of ACIT had clank learning about not abusing power for selfish reasons what the fuck game.

It would have worked if literally anyone but clank did that.

2- i miss Jim Ward.

this is not the games fault I am just sad about it. Captain Qwark was one of my favorites growing up. I wish him and his family good health and fortune. thank you for making my childhood you brilliant hilarious man.

3- This entire story feels like a waste of time.

can we just END the whole thing with the lombax race already. I loved the future trilogy but its been 10 years and I want to finally move on to other stories.

either showcase the lombax race, or don't. this has been dangling so much over my head that i have to occasionally remove cobwebs from it. lets just finish this story arc and move on please!

it feels like having the boys go to a parallel "what if never met" timeline just felt… wasteful.

I love rivet and kit but they are still just genderswapped ratchet and clank. You can't really have them meet new characters because they are just meeting themselves.

Yes i know this is a stupid take but i don't care. I just feel like this story was so…. safe. nothing ground breaking or interesting and it feels a bit wasteful.

4- ratchet's personality (also a problem with the 2016 remake)

what I loved about the original trillogy is that ratchet and clank were an amazing duo.

Ratchet was gruff, a little immature, and a bit standoffish. later on he matured (probably because he was like 13 in the first game lol) but he was STILL ratchet.

this reflected off of clank being naieve but good natured and intelligent. Clank became less naieve but he was STILL clank.

but since the 2016 reboot Ratchet went from a standoffish imperfect person to a generic wonderhero every single damn hollywood protagonist has.

the problem with this is that it basically ruins the dynamic with the boys. if both Ratchet AND clank are Naive then they don't really have a lot of chemistry…

Writers: please let your characters be flawed.

I liked ratchet BECAUSE of his flaws, and it feels like ratchet's personality was sandblasted off during the movie.

5- Comedy and seriousness 2 in one shampoo.

I liked the OG trillogy for its comedy, but it had a few serious bits too, mostly in up your arsenal.

I liked the Future trilogy for its serious bits, but it had comedy bits too sprinkled here and there which was a nice way to blow off tension.

for the most part sometimes it feels like this series doesn't know if it wants to be serious or joke-ey and so its kinda neither. Its just there. it exists.

please let the writers have fun with this man. It feels like a lot of the newer stuff has a corporate stranglehold on this series so its too afraid to alienate anyone.

as they always say: to appeal to EVERYONE you end up standing out to no one at all.

why am i making this post?

because tbh I don't want ratchet and clank to turn into bland safe mush that is designed to appeal to as much people as possible.

i love this game

But also this game only really brought me neat alt characters. I like fancy brit nefarious but thats about it. nothing really stands out to me about this game beyond it's premise.

it all feels too…safe?

That's why the lombax civilization story line didn't end, its because its too dangerous to ACTUALLY explore that anymore. that is why for some bloody reason characters keep randomly pointing out how lombax ratchet is being a lombax and that is what he is.

I am not angry, but that is EXACTLY my problem.

I WANT to be angry and upset

I WANT to have my ideas challenged

its more interesting that way! I remember way back in the day people were complaining about the tonal shift in the future trillogy and how they didn't like that.

more of that please! do interesting things with the characters I love! don't just sit on all these good ideas damnit!

anyways give me your thoughts. thank you for reading my lazy weird nerd rant. I stayed up late last night playing shadows of doubt and I will probably regret posting this once I get a full nights sleep lol. oh also shipping ratchet and rivet is weird. stop it I don't want this to be another sans self incest thing. It isn't as ungodly and terrible as the Allistor and Ratchet ship but its still weird as fuck. sorry not sorry please insomniac let women in this series exist for longer than 2 games at least so that the fans can be less emotionally starved. canonize relationships you cowards.

#i am so tired man #ratchet and clank #rift apart #ratchet and clank rift apart #r&c #ratchet & clank

[impala-dreamer]

I just feel like annoying you so tell me, what are your favorite things about:

cas

sam

dean

benny

rowena

gabriel

crowley

chuck

ALWAYS ANNOY ME!! (you're not actually annoying me, I love it!)

Sorry this took so long, I was cleaning the kitchen in between answering asks. lol. OK- here goes-

Cas, Castiel, Angel of the Lord… Castiel… My favorite thing about Cas is that he’s this incredibly powerful being shoved into this little package that is utterly confused about the world and humans and it’s so endearing. And he’s a bad-ass-motherfucker. Absolutely do not cross him, he will rip your head off with a flick of his wrist and not even break a sweat - He does not sweat under any circumstances, ya know. And he’s just… pathetic and lonely and needs to be loved and he’s so strong and his eyes are so blue and i just need him to protect me no matter what. He’s always always there when I need him. My Cas <3

Sam is smart and sassy and full of himself and so soft and loving and passionate and needy and my poor baby boy i miss you. He could literally break your neck but he’s so tender and hesitant and… he’s cursed but hopeful and I love him.  

Dean Winchester is the bravest, most selfless, most loving, most caring, fearful, passionate, smart, brilliant, beautiful soul in the entire universe and to not love him would be a crime against all of creation. To not care for him, to soothe his pain, to tell him how much he is loved and cherished would be… well, we all saw how that played out. I love Dean because he is a truly beautiful soul. And, ok, he’s kinda hot. 

Yo- Benny? The VAMPIRE? Benny. Ok. Listen- he’s just cute and that accent and he’s like… Bro- we’re gonna be bros and help each other out of purgatory. Oh wait, this was a mistake, bro- we gonna be bros and imma go save your bro ok? He was just like… a really hot plot device. . . Oh, and he’s a vampire and i always like those. Hehe

Rowena was, is, and always will be THE QUEEN of whatever room, realm, universe she is in and I love her. She’s brilliant and cunning and bitch can wear some eyeliner like lemme tell you- also like who just walks around in sparkling gowns on a tuesday? ROWENA. That’s who. Love her to death and beyond. Always a fave. 

Gabriel is I think pretty close to who I’d be if I was in that universe. Scared to death, hiding from my family, having a shit ton of fun with magic. 

A few years ago, I went to a con that was, at the time, to be Mark Shepard’s final Creation Con, and it had been announced he was leaving the show too. When I went for my op with him, I hugged him and said “We are going to miss you so much. You’’ll always be My King.” And I meant it. I loved Crowley. Crowley was mischief but he cared for the Winchesters, he really did. And I miss that man. 

Chuck, Chuck, Chuck. You little bastard. You adorable psycho. I’m not supposed to love Chuck, but I do. He can just live in my hoodie pocket along with my chapstick and I’ll cuddle him all day and beg him not to destroy planets anymore. Oh, Chuck…

#ama #ask me things!

[banghwa]

after reading your great analysis of FACE, I still can't really see a full-fledged queer narrative in it. Besides the basic separate elements, what I do see after reading the lyrics and analyzing how the album is structured and seeing what Jimin has shared about it, is a break-up album. To me, with the way the songs are ordered, it tells a story of a person coming out of a troublesome relationship and having to deal with all the leftover baggage of it [ external and inner], told in a very universally relatable way, not really seeing a very queer outlook on it. and I don't see anything bad with that hs. we all kinda agree that music/sound wise,, jimin is a bit boring lol, and to me in this instance also thematically, but not everything has to be LIE or Taemin's want, for his first solo endevor I get it. I also don't discourage any queer readings of it!! But I don't get why are you so against readings like this? it lowkey reminded me of chungking express or fallen angels

ok so. The point of my post wasn't necessarily to try to argue that the song unequivocally is about queerness. It was just a look at the narrative and thematics that reflect themes of queerness, such as the overlapping of loneliness and desire. I honestly don't really think expressing sexual identity was the main goal of it. It looks at Like Crazy as a discussion starter, or a refraction of this specific experience of alienation.

The reason I take issue with interpretations of it that are like “this is about a break-up!!!” is bcs like. It goes against what Jimin himself said. I think it's entirely possible a break-up could have inspired Like Crazy or other facets of the album. But the point is that each song is an internal monologue. In no song on the EP is there a clear recipient or witness. The song is about Jimin for Jimin. Each of them explore inner struggle through the use of point of view and seemingly deliberate language that gives the impression of a recipient. FACE blurs the lines between audience and self by turning the concepts of a fan song or love song or breakup song on its head to discuss internal despair, helplessness, loss, abjection, desire, etc. Jimin himself describes FACE as a way to “[...] introduce Jimin’s true feelings that I didn’t bring up anywhere else. I looked back on myself and honestly expressed my […] emptiness and loneliness.” The main thesis of the album is loneliness, and Like Crazy acts as a subversion of it through the avenue of what sounds like any other synthpop club love song. Everything from the music video to the choreo indicated something internal - there is no outer force or source of conflict to be seen. And I think that's a very deliberate choice for something that could very well be just a horny love song. I'm not trying to reach and pretend FACE is Want by Taemin. They don't even have the same purpose in the first place. Not everything has to be something else. It's just glaringly evident to me that, while lots of aspects can have many different means, the core of FACE is to discuss an inner dialogue of a man whose entire existence seen teenhood has been as a media object and uses media tropes and a listeners expectations as an avenue to discuss something so incredible intimate and vulnerable as loneliness and personhood. Which is a thesis that a "break-up album" narrative not only ignores but belittles.

TLDR bcs this ask feels patronizing so im sure you dont actually care abt what i have to say about it: Can FACE have been inspired by a break-up? Yes. Is that the point? No. Whether it is queerness or heartbreak, the perspective is inwards and persistently abjected. Why is the concept of self-affirmation so foreign to you that you can't conceive of an inner dialogue and an idea of alienation that is experienced as something outside of relations to an other?

#anonymous #essayposting

[dinuxia-bhm]

Hi, it's me again... Back from the dead...

Listen I know Christmas is over, and we're halfway into the first month of the New Year, but I still want to finish this Christmas fic. Better late than never I guess... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm really sorry about the delay. I've been suffering from a serious writer's block. That's when I realized I suck at writing romance. I've done my best thoughts. Hope you'll like it And thank to @sharksinflowercrowns again for inspiring this fic and everything else...

Deck the Halls of Wittebane Manor...

CHAPTER FIVE…

"LUZ!" A purple haired girl came running towards Luz as soon as she entered the market with her brother, on the next day.

"Sweet potato!" Luz immediately held out her arms as her girlfriend practically launched herself into them. "Oh I'm so happy to see you!"

Hunter stood there nearby, watching the romantic reunion of the two girlfriends. Luz and her girlfriend, Amity, were always like this. It was a little too romantic for his liking. He rolled his eyes seeing them being so mushy but a hint of an affectionate smile remained on his face.

"Alright girls, this is where I take your leave." He cleared his throat, partly to remind them that he was still standing there. "You can go wherever you want and do whatever you like as long as you don't cause any trouble. I'm heading off to get some supplies for the renovation. Good bye." He waved slightly and started walking away in the opposite direction.

Amity sighed, rolling her eyes. "Good to see you too, Hunter." She said sarcastically, still holding onto her girlfriend.

"Don't mind him… You know how he is." Luz shrugged watching her brother disappear into the crowd. "Now come on, we have so much to do!" She dragged a giggling Amity into the Bonesborough marketplace.

Hunter continued to walk ahead with his hands in his pockets. He casually looked around to see if he could find anything for the house. The entire marketplace was quite overwhelming.

Today the market was even more crowded than the last time he was here. Shopkeepers trying to sell their special Christmas merchandise, people rushing to buy last minute Christmas presents, a choir singing in the corner of the street, together with the endless chattering of people gave him a bit of a headache. The sooner he finishes today's work the better. He didn't want to be here for too long.

Once again he happened to walk past the town Christmas tree. This time he didn't stop to get a peek of the top. Instead, he stopped to look around in hopes of finding an adorable little bespectacled figure carrying a small Christmas tree. Unfortunately, she was nowhere to be seen. He had no idea why he felt kinda sad or even why he thought she would be here another day. But most of all, he was confused why he wanted to see her again.

Of course she offered her help to decorate the house. But the house wouldn't be ready for decorating for at least two more days. He kept telling himself that it was only because his sense of gratitude encouraged him to return her favor. Yes, even before she actually did him a favor. Yes, that was definitely it. Everyone does that. Right?

He shook his head to clear thoughts and proceeded on his quest for seasonal decorations. Admittedly, Hunter had never ever done this before, but how hard can it be? He was there when his mom and sisters decorated the house back in Gravesfield, and he also helped a bit. Now he just had to do the same thing but without guidance. That's not a big deal at all. He huffed in determination.

'Ok, let's see. What do we need for Christmas?' He questioned himself in his mind. As if the universe heard his thoughts, he came across a huge Christmas tree sale, before he finished his thought. "Yup. A Christmas tree."

He checked out the trees for a couple of moments before heading inside the store which seemed to have put up the sale. Sure enough, it was a flower shop. He heard the bells chiming as he opened the door and came to stand near the front desk.

"Just a minute!” An all too familiar voice came from the inside of the shop and for some reason, a stupid grin spread across Hunter's face as he recognized it.

"Seasonal greetings! Welcome to Parks' Gardens. How may I help y- Oh my gosh, Hunter!" It was Willow who came to the front desk from the back of the shop. She seemed so excited to see him. That just made him smile even more.

"I can't believe you're here. I mean, of course you're here. You're staying here for Christmas after all." She chuckled lightheartedly. "But you're here. In my shop. I certainly wasn't expecting… Hunter, are you ok?" Her happy and bubbly tone changed into a concerned one when she noticed that Hunter wasn't responding to anything. He seemed to have frozen on the spot. And it was certainly not because of the cold weather outside.

"Oh, uhhh- yeah! Yeah…" Hunter broke out of his trance when he recognized the concern in her voice. He saw that her head was tilted in confusion. That's when he remembered he had been wordlessly staring at her. "I wasn't expecting to see you either." He nervously added. Why on earth was he feeling nervous?

She giggled softly covering her mouth with her hand. Her laugh sounded like music to his ears. She was so freaking adorable. He was very proud of the fact that he had been the one to cause such a reaction in her. He wished nothing more in his life than to hear her laugh again.

"Ok…" She said between giggles. "So as I was saying… What brings you here?"

"Oh yeah…" Hunter remembered why he actually came there in the first place. "I was looking for Christmas decorations… you know, for my house. Yeah… for the house."

"Oh right… You saw the Christmas trees, of course." She shook her head as if she was expecting something else as an answer, but she had to be satisfied with this one. "So, did you pick one?"

"Wait. We're supposed to pick one?" Hunter was genuinely confused. To him, all the trees looked the same. Why would he have to pick one?

"Well yeah… Of course you pick a tree." Willow shrugged as if that was the most obvious thing in the world. "I mean you don't necessarily have to do that… If you don't have things like height or space to consider. But selecting a Christmas tree can also be like selecting a pet, you know." She walked ahead, opening the door, heading outside to the Christmas tree sale. "Well, at least to me." She shrugged standing in front of a huge tree.

Hunter did not understand a word she said. Partly because she wasn't quite making sense and partly because he was distracted looking at her inspect her Christmas trees.

She continued to explain as Hunter came closer to her. "A Christmas tree symbolizes life and immortality. When you put up a Christmas tree in your house, it brings joy and a sort of lively vibe to your house. It's a very important duty for the tree to make sure it brings that feel to wherever it's kept. So it's sort of like you're bestowing it the responsibility of bringing the Christmas spirit to your house. You should trust the tree for that."

"Are you saying that Christmas trees are like people? Like a soldier with a duty to fulfill?" Hunter looked up at a tree and a weirdly graphic image of a walking talking tree crossed his mind.

"No silly…” Willow giggled. "It's not exactly like that. But I do like to think that all plants are like people. I've always felt this weird connection with plants. Like, I would talk to them. I would take care of them and they're kinda like my friends." She said looking around and absentmindedly twirling in the middle of the field full of Christmas trees.

Hunter was flabbergasted at the sight in front of him. The falling snow, the green trees, the faint glow of Christmas lights and in the middle of all this, Willow. She looked so at peace within the trees. Truly in her element. Heat rose to his face and his ears and cheeks became red. Yet, he couldn't help but smile looking at the beauty in front of him.

"So…" Willow approached him again, making him realize what he was doing. "Have you picked a tree yet?" She asked eagerly.

"Oh yeah… Of course, I was picking trees. Normal Christmas shopping stuff." He smiled a bit before pointing at a random tree. "That one right there."

Willow looked over to where he was pointing and to his surprise, she giggled again. Goodness she had to stop doing that around him. At this pace he was pretty sure he's gonna die of cardiac arrest or something. "Are you sure? Because that's not a Christmas tree."

"What! Really?” He turned around a bit to look at the tree he chose. Sure enough, it was not a tree at all. He pointed at the cut out sign shaped like a tree which was kept outside the shop in order to advertise the sale. Hunter mentally facepalmed. He definitely looked so stupid right now. He didn't know why it was happening. But when he's with Willow, he can't really seem to pay attention to anything else but her and only her.

"Is this your first time getting a tree?" She asked, interrupting his train of thoughts.

"Yeah… I've never really done this before." He scratched the back of his neck nervously. It was not entirely untrue, but something told him that even if he had done Christmas shopping before, with Willow around he wouldn't have been able to choose a tree.

"Alright then, can I pick a tree for you?” She asked, looking up at him with a gentle smile.

Hunter nodded and she proceeded to look around to find the perfect tree for him. He watched her fondly, as if she was the most precious thing in the world, not understanding why he was feeling that way. After a couple of minutes she waved at Hunter to come over to where she was standing.

"So, what do you think?” She asked, pointing at a tree she picked out for him.

"I think it's perfect." He automatically replied, even before looking at it. "I mean, you're the expert. So if you think it's good, then it's perfect." He added thoughtfully.

"Ok then… Can you take it with you or should I deliver it to your place later today?"

"Oh yeah, I didn't drive here today. I just came for a walk with my sister who wanted to meet her girlfriend." He rolled his eyes at himself for not bringing his car today. "Sorry… if it trouble-"

"You apologize too much." She shook her head and she giggled again. She was in a roll. She couldn't remember the last time she smiled much around someone. "You don't have to worry. It's standard procedure. We deliver it to your doorstep." She said playfully in a generic advertising tone.

"Oh that's great. Thank you so much." He said pulling out his wallet and taking out his business card. Before handing it over to her he took out a pen from inside his jacket and scribbled something in the back of it. "So uhhh, here's my card. It has my number if you want to contact me." He gave her his card and she silently pocketed it. "It also has my address written in the back of it. And also my personal phone number, in case the one in the front was busy." He added sheepishly and as if on cue his phone started ringing. "That's the one ringing right now. Excuse me for a minute." He answered the call as she waited for him to finish it.

After a while he put his phone back in his pocket and turned to face her. "Sorry, that was my sister. She said she was going home after shopping and she wanted my help to carry bags." He rolled his eyes. "I wish I could stick around but I kinda have to go now." He said apologetically.

"That's alright. I'll make sure to have this tree delivered in no time." She reassured him walking back to the entrance of the shop with him. "By the way, are you still up for decorating the town?"

"Of course!" He answered immediately, regretting how loud his voice sounded. "Sorry, I mean, yes… Yes I am." He cleared his throat to seem nonchalant. "Just give me a call when you need me." He said walking to the streets into the market. "See you soon. Byeeeee" He waved as he disappeared into the crowded marketplace.

Willow smiled as she walked into her shop, closing the door behind her. She reached into her pocket and took out the card he gave her. Her smile disappeared as her jaw dropped in shock as she recognized the name on the card.

#huntlow #the owl house #willow park #hunter the golden guard #toh willow #toh hunter #winter toh #hunter toh #willow toh #wintery junk #christmas fluff