#pls give him bigger storylines

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s5 death predictions with an explanation (and why the Byers aren’t dying)

I’ve put characters into 4 categories based on how likely they are to die in s5. My prediction is 2 deaths; one main and one side character.

1. Almost 100% sure they’re not dying - Hopper, Will, Jonathan, Joyce and El (+Erica and Holly)

I believe thinking El and Will are almost completely safe is an unpopular opinion, but it’s one of the things I’m personally almost certain of. Let me explain. Each character in the show has their own journey that leads to an ending that will give a fitting closure to their story. Will and El are two characters who have been through so much over the years and making them sacrifice themselves or have a tragic ending doesn’t fit the narrative in the slightest. Their stories are more a coming of age, finally finding happiness and some sort of normality after years of basically pure torture. What message would they be sending if after all of this they just decided to kill them off?

“Whoops life is just cruel and this world just isn’t for them”

Yeah, I don’t think so. The same goes for the entire Byers-Hopper family. Hopper lost his daughter already, he thinks he is cursed and can’t have anything good in his life. What’s his closure? Finally finding a family, being a dad to the girl who lost so much and is looking for that same family love. Also, becoming a step dad to two boys who never had a proper father figure, probably marrying the woman he loves, who as well deserves so much happiness after everything she’s been through. Out of everyone here I would say Jonathan is least safe, but I just don’t think they would put Joyce and Will through something like that. Joyce already almost lost one of her sons so many times, I don’t see why in the end they would actually make her lose another. Byers-Hopper family happy ending is secured in my opinion.

2. Probably not dying - Lucas, Dustin, Robin, Vickie, other parents

Now, I think all of these characters have a bigger chance of dying than the previous group, but I don’t see a specific reason why they would choose to kill any of them story wise. Sure, they could do it for a shock value so that’s definitely not out of the question, but the duffers aren’t rlly the type of writers who like to kill off characters just because, and, as we’ve seen, they usually write in characters with their deaths already in mind and automatically fitting the story. Out of all of them, I would say Dustin is most likely to die. They are already connecting his s5 storyline to Eddie, so I can maybe see them trying to pull off something similar and make him have his hero moment, but I feel like that would be kinda repetitive so idk. So, I think the chance of any of these characters dying is still slim.

3. 50/50 chance - Steve and Max

Honestly, idk they could die or they could not. My personal opinion is that Max won’t die, BUT I can say that it’s still a big possibility because there are many ways that it could fit the story. Everyone talks about El having a big sacrifice moment in the finale where she saves everyone, but I can see them maybe doing something like that with Max. She is trapped in Henry’s mind and I’m certain that will play a big part in defeating him in the end. Do I think they will do this? Not really, but I still think it’s very possible. And what about Steve? Well, his death has been so anticipated over the years that I can see them just finally doing it. Is it necessary? No. Is it very possible? Yes

4. I’m 99% sure that either Nancy or Mike are dying

Hiiii remember when I said that it would make absolutely no sense to kill Will or El because it just doesn’t fit the way their characters have been written? WELLL, you know who meets every single doomed character chritera that exists? Mike and Nancy.

I know this is long, but pls bear with me.

Mike and Nancy are two characters who have been established as leaders from the very beginning. Both indirectly managed to save everyone so many times, but everyone sees that but them.

Especially in Mike’s case. He is dealing with the problem of self worthiness and thinking he needs to do more to prove that he isn’t useless. In his mind, he has to finally do something. He feels guilty, because he keeps watching his friends go through so much shit but nothing ever actually happens to him, and yet, he is obviously not doing fine. In his eyes, that isn’t justified because all of his friends are pulling through, functioning almost normally even after everything, meanwhile he is the one lashing out. That is the definition of leading to a self-sacrifice trope.

They both have a self sacrificial drive and are ready to do absolutely anything for people they care about. Nancy is also dealing with survivor’s guilt because of Barb. In Addition to that, Nancy has plans for the future which is never a good sign in any media and especially in stranger things (Bob, Eddie, Jopper date, Lumax date…)

But, you know what my main reason is for believing one of them is going to die?

Their deaths would be the only possible deaths that would truly fully affect every single character in the show and give them an unimaginable drive to win this once and for all. If you kill Will or El, that’s just very very tragic and would crush some character to the point of no return. If you kill characters from the second category that’s very sad but like what was the point of doing that? Not that they’re less important, just that it would be kinda random.

But if you kill Mike or Nancy—the leaders, the mains that aren't really mains, the ones that all these years have been encouraging everyone to never give up and keep pushing forward—that would be a major blow. The characters would owe it to them to prove that they can finish this, and that they will finish this once and for all. I think their deaths are the only ones that would really move the story itself forward, instead of backward.

Nancy is the only one who really went through every single one of the groups. She really is connected in a way to every single character which makes her my number 1 candidate (i hate this). All of the characters look up to her, she is very determined, she is ready to take risks. There is the reason why Henry picked her in s4, he knows this.

So there it goes, all of these things make me believe one of the Wheelers isn’t making it which sucks. Nancy is more likely in my opinion, but Mike comes very close. Another thing that doesn’t work in their favor is that they’re both in the middle of a love triangle, and if there is one thing we know; the duffers don’t know how to handle love triangles and now they entered the final season with NOT ONE LOVE TRIANGLE BUT TWO LOVE TRIANGLES to solve… so good luck Wheelers.

or they’ll just get scared to do such a major controversial move and they’ll kill steve so it trends on tiktok for 2 years🤷‍♀️

Also, Murray is basically walking into his death in s5.

feel free to share your thoughts

#stranger things #stranger things s5 #will byers #mike wheeler #max mayfield #steve harrington #dustin henderson #stranger things theory #st5 speculation #st5

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Monster Bride Rambles

*Firstly any and all art linked is by @rottencoreflesh101 and @yuki2sksksk on Tumblr.

*Secondly and this is VERY important!! The designs for the monsters linked ARE NOT the cannon ones used in the story!! I repeat my designs for them are different and I only linked the ones by other artists to give others an idea for what they MIGHT look like!! I do not claim these designs linked and they ARE NOT the designs used for the story!! Only to give a brief idea of what they are!!

This will tell you all about this small AU.

Hey everyone. In honor of Halloween I thought I'd bring you a second installment for Demon Slayer fans. But this time it'll be a bit different. Instead of a long storyline there will be just a few chapters and then multiple endings with all the Demon love interests from Demon Bride. Sorry for Haishira Lovers. I might do one with the Haishira cast in the future but I just really like the Demon Cast. This is just the summery chapter to introduce you to this small AU and what everyone's roles are in this storyline. I shall now refer to it as the Monster Bride au. Some designs are inspired by rottencoreflesh101 and yuki2sksksk on Tumblr but THIS IS A COMPLETELY different au from their monster au and nothing about their au is cannon to mine except maybe the monsters. With that out of the way let's get into the important info!

*What makes the Monster Bride AU different than the Demon Bride Au?

Well it's kinda like Demon Bride only all the demons are some kind of monster instead of a demon. Except all are intelligent races that can reproduce with humans (think Hotel Transylvania type of monsters). However in this au the Monster population is MUCH bigger than the human population and not everyone knows it. In order to keep peace, Kagaya's family runs a monster hunting business and they can be both hired by people to slay certain monsters or they slay them themselves. ONLY THE HOSTILE ONES HOWEVER. Kagaya has made it his mission to improve relationships with monsters and humans and only attack the hostile ones.

However some villages placate monsters by leaving offerings of food or their daughters as brides. However once every hundred years when there's a full blood moon, the monsters come out to drag away their wanted brides whether the unfortunate victim wants them or not.

(I like the bride trope don't mock me pls-)

Also not all the humans believe in monsters. Monsters are often VERY elusive so a lot of people still don't believe in them or don't know what to believe.

*Who are all the Haishira in Monster Bride?

 All of them are just regular humans as in cannon but instead of just demon slayer they're all monster hunters.

-Kaygaya and his family has inherited the organization from his deceased father and run the entire thing to help people however in retaliation, Kagaya was cursed by a witch long ago with blindness. However the kind man doesn't blame all monsters and tries to help improve relationships by sending letters to the Monster King Muzan...Even if he never gets letters back.

-the Kocho Sisters plus Aoi and their helpers run the research and development sector of the organization. They sell everything from garlic to wolfsbane to breaking curses. Kaneo, Shinobu, and Kanae are also monster hunters specialists after a monster claimed the lives of their parents. Often relying on Shinobu's weird concoctions or traps  They also receive samples of DNA and sometimes live monsters and/or their bodies from Kanae's fiance Sanemi and his brother or Shinobu's  partner Giyuu. Kanae also believed that most monsters deserves a chance to be heard out even if her sisters and fiance disagrees.

-Sanemi, Genya, and Gyomei are some of the powerhouses in the organization and they usually handle the bigger problems or bigger monsters such as ogers or werewolves. Gyomei is actually the one training Genya after a demon attacked his temple leading him to join the organization. Sanemi and Genya joined not too longer after they had gotten old enough too after a tragedy with a vampire. A stray vampire had turned their mother leading her to slay most of their family aside from the two brothers. Gyomei is also an exorcist and helps to remove ghosts or helps the poor souls move on. He's also one of the teachers who teach the new recruits.

-Rengoku and Tengen often work together and can be quite a team. It is said Rengoku's family was blessed by a Phoenix spirit long ago giving his family the signature red hair. The two are the fastest of the monster slayers and are usually the ones to take jobs around towns or villages with monster problems. Sometimes they will be seen with Mitsuri if they need extra muscle.

-Mitsuri is the strongest and most flexible hunter and is the one who handles the REALLY big monsters like giants or dragons if they get too close to towns however she's also the negotiater between humans and monsters. If there's ever a situation that they can solve peacefully usually she's the one called to talk to the monster. She's also the one who's responsible for rehoming the tame magical creatures if they get too close to humans such as unicorns or jackolopes.

-Iguro is an expert hunter and usually has to help Gyomei teach the new hunters. He doesn't like it however. He is secretly dating Mitsuri after a cupid shot him with a confession arrow while the two were alone. Therefore he hates things like love potions and cupids. He literally dives under the nearest biggest object of he thinks he sees one. His expertise is hunting nagas and other reptile like monsters due to one killing most of his family and leaving him scared. The only monster he really won't say anything bad about is ghosts because he often sees them as poor lost souls.

-Tanjiro, Inosuke, Nezuko, and Zenitsu are monster hunters in training after one monster or another claimed the lives of their families. Zenitsu might have a crush on Nezuko which Tanjiro has mixed feelings about. He can often be seen training with the Tokito twins or being mentored by someone. Both Tokito boys were taken in by Gyomei after their parents died of natural causes 

-Giyuu is a hunter that specializes in water based monsters. Rogue mermaids, sirens, water elementals, maybe even a young kraken or two. He's seen them all and can often be seen soaking wet from missions and dragging the carcus of some water dweller behind him for Shinobu and her sisters to study.

*Who are the Demons in Monster Bride?

All are some kind of monster but they're personalities are the same as cannon.

Muzan Kibutsuji 

-The king of all monsters and non-human beings.

-He's part demon and part fae so he is INCREDIBLY powerful and handsome. 

-his blood can be used to give blessings or curses however he can also turn a human into any monster he wishes. Was the one to turn Kokushibo into a monster.

-Lives in his own pocket dimension known as the infinity castle and rarely shows himself due to a secret fear of humans made by Yorichii. The only human he completely trusts is his wife Rei.

-Has a semi deal with the humans. If any creature invades their territory or causes harm then they are free game.

-Doesnt really make an appearance in the story.

Kokushibo 

-Muzans right hand man and spy for anything he needs. Was turned into a monster by Muzan after willingly rejecting his humanity to become stronger.

-Was human however he was turned into an Omukade (centipede yokai) by Muzan. He looks like the links ago.

www.tumblr.com/hazbinextgeneration/731619890069487616/some-monster-au-doodles-i-did-at-work-im-also?source=share&ref=itshauntedtoon

-Out of all the monsters Kokushibo has slain the most hunters and is the most skilled fighter. Often using ambush attacks, being silent but deadly, and his lethal venom. 

-He acts as Muzan's assistant doing anything he needs outside of the infinity castle

-He is also Kaigaku's mentor and raised him after finding him abandoned as a child.

-He can switch to his human form but it's incredibly painful 

Douma

-Douma is possibly the second monster that has the most interactions with humans. He's a kelpie-centaur seen like in the links below

www.tumblr.com/hazbinextgeneration/731619890069487616/some-monster-au-doodles-i-did-at-work-im-also?source=share&ref=itshauntedtoon

www.tumblr.com/hazbinextgeneration/731619815851245568/wip-of-douma-and-daki-for-my-monster-au-since-i?source=share&ref=itshauntedtoon

-Douma has exactly 3 forms. His human form, centaur-ish form, and water form where his horse back legs turn into a fish tail. He can breath underwater, and use his skin like glue when he wills it so. He often likes to pretend to be a centaur or human to catch prey off guard or visit Akaza in his body of water.

-Douma rules over a pretty large lake that's just chalk FULL of fish and other wild life. Surrounding villages think he is some kind of water god and make sacrifices in exchange for letting them take fish from his lake. He devours any sacrifice his lovely followers gift him although raw beef and human flesh is his favorites.

-he likes bothering Akaza as he's one of the few monsters that'll pay attention to him mostly by yelling or fights.

-He has a special relationship with Daki and Gyutaro. Mostly because he partially raised them after their mother attempted to drown Gyutaro in his lake. He ended up drowning her instead and devouring her body. However he took mercy upon the siblings when realizing that they weren't human either. 

-He often drags big fish to their forest home or sometimes brings them his human sacrifices. Was also the one to give Gyutaro tips on navigating around hunters if he encountered them.

Akaza

-Akaza is a Betta fish merman like seen in the links below

www.tumblr.com/yuki2sksksk/729990049783021568/lionfish-based-merman-kyojuro-and-betta-fish-based?source=share&ref=itshauntedtoon

-Was actually born into a human village with a poor father whom fell in love with a mermaid. It is unclear what happened to his mother however his father tragically took his own life.

-Was once engaged to a human woman called Koyuki but a group of male villagers murdered both her and her father after learning of her monster fiance. After murdering all the ones responsible, Akaza fled to the safety of a nearby series of streams where he continues to live.

-Because of his experiences from humans, Akaza drowns any unsuspecting men whom wonder into his waters but spares women and children. However he remains unseen so everyone just thinks the series of streams are cursed.

-Met Douma when the kelpie-centaur attempted to eat a woman who was fishing in one of his streams. Akaza was luckily able to save her but now Douma somehow sees him as his 'best friend' and continues to make numerous trips a year to see him. Akaza hates him for his eating habits.

Nakime 

-Not much is known about her. Her identity is mostly secret to everyone but Muzan.

-He is a cyclops siren hybrid but instead of her voice her power stems from her musical talent for the biwa.

-was taken in by Muzan after he saved her from a hunter and she now dutifully serves him mostly by transporting him and his family about the areas.

-was rumored to once be a famous entertainer for a king

Hantengu And His Sons

Hantengu:

-Hantengu is a shadow elemental often using his abilities to hide in the shadows and whimper and cry until one of his sons find him and brings him home again. He can also shrink his size and has a slight victim complex.

-Was married long ago to a harpy woman who bore him fives sons. However she was tragically killed by some humans when caught stealing a cow when Zohakuten was a baby.

-The death of his wife has made him fear humans more and make his sons very protective of him.

Sekido

-The oldest quadruplet brother and the angriest.

-A lightning elemental. He is 100% immune to lightning and often can be found outside in thunderstorms

-He's the leader of the brothers even if Urogi and Karaku don't always listen to him.

-Surprisingly doesn't hate humans but finds them really, really, REALLY weak and annoying and if one would annoy him he wouldn't hesitate to taze them.

Karaku:

-The second eldest brother and the one with the most experience with humans. 

-He has actually dated quite a lot of men and women humans

-Wind elemental

-The most carefree flirty brother and doesn't get along with Gyutaro after flirting with Daki once and then being chased by an angry wendigo brother.

Urogi:

-Urogi is a golden eagle harpy being the only one who took after their mother and the third oldest

-Also the second friendliest of the brothers and like Karaku has had a few relationships with them. 

-LOVES hunting prey. Everything from rabbits to giant bears. It's the birds of prey in him.

-Unlike Karaku however he knows how to tone it down more and laughs whenever he's chased by another's angry partner.

Aizetsu:

-Metal elemental and youngest of the quadruplets.

-Aizetsu is the weakest of his brothers being only able to use the iron in his body to create weapons however his favorite is a spear he usually carries in his back.

-Being the weakest has him being self conscious of himself despite his kind demeanor 

-He enjoys any compliments or praise he gets and often gets crushed easily.

Zohakuten:

-Tree elemental and the youngest brother of the Hantengu boys. Can manipulate wood and trees.

-The strongest of the brothers despite being only fourteen years old.

-He's as hotheaded as Sekido and often the two will fight and but heads even though they do legitimately care for one another. However his closest brother is Aizetsu whom listens to him. He's also the one who usually stays home with their father.

-Has five earth dragons as pets and gave them all tree names: Maple, Oak, Pine, Birch, and Willow. They were gifted to him as babies by Urogi whom found them while hunting.

Gyokko

-Was a merman mutated by a curse for stealing a vase from a sea witch, is now a spirit cursed to forever haunt the vase he once stole.

-Despite his appearance he's surprisingly content and often just wants to be left alone to work on his own artwork.

-VERY gay for Hantengu

-Doesnt really show up in the story

Gyutaro 

-a wendigo born from a wendigo father and human mother. Looks like the links below 

www.tumblr.com/hazbinextgeneration/731619937633828864/gyutaro-daki-monster-au-wips-bleh?source=share&ref=itshauntedtoon

-theres not really a lot of his kind left due to humans constantly hunting them. So he's usually on edge especially when it comes to his little sister. No human or monster is allowed near her except for Douma who half raised them as kids. He's also very self conscious about his appearance due to not getting enough food sometimes.

-hates humans for their treatment of him and the fact their mother attempted to drown him as a child. Although...he finds a few human women very pretty looking. Y/n in particular. Not as beautiful as his sister though!

-he secretly likes having someone scratch behind his ears. His tail thumps when someone does scratch him there

Daki

-Daki is a albino jorogumo (spider centaur creature) born from a human mother and drider father and looks like the art linked below

www.tumblr.com/hazbinextgeneration/731619937633828864/gyutaro-daki-monster-au-wips-bleh?source=share&ref=itshauntedtoon

-despite a spider's reputation, many creatures both human and non-human alike have come to try and court her. Most are usually caught in her webs for food or run off or killed by her older brother. The only creature they both welcome unconditionally is Douma who partially raised them and often brings food if they haven't eaten in a while.

-her views on humans is...mixed. she adores the jewelry and cloth they make and her brother seems to have a crush on one. Plus some are delicious! But on the other hand they're really REALLY annoying.

-He's often very vain and complains a lot but is very protective of her brother for how much his kind is hated and hunted by humans so she often puts up web traps around their home.

Enmu

-Corrupted sandman, A K.A. Boogeyman. This man used to work for the man in the moon but would torment the poor souls he was supposed to help sleep by giving them traumatic nightmares. After he was caught he was immediately kicked out and banned from the moon's light.

-knows many kinds of tricks including hypnotism and a few medical techniques from being around humans for so long.

-he's nocturnal and usually sleeps in the shadows or somewhere dark during the day to walk around and torment others dreams at night. However he was surprised to find someone not affected by his abilities.

-he adores the human invention of trains and thus is often spotted sleeping hidden away in train stations or on trains or tormenting sleeping people on trains.

Kaigaku 

-Kaigaku is the only known demon-vampire hybrid and was abandoned by his parents as a young child. Was later found by Kokushibo and trained him to use a sword.

-He's not very powerful amongst other monsters but is definitely faster and stronger than a human. He also doesn't need blood to live like a full blooded vampire however he drinks it to make himself more powerful. Different monster's blood has different effects on him.

-Despite his blood thirsty heritage he adores peaches and any food with the fruit in it. He's actually gotten in trouble a lot for trespassing onto human farms for the fruit and was chased away by angry villagers.

-his demon half cancels out most of his vampire halfs weakness. So while he CAN walk in sunlight he's prone to get sunburns very easily. More than once he's shown up to training with red patches all over him.

Susamaru and Yahaba

-both are yokai whom work for Muzan

-they usually just protect his human wife and child whenever they go out and Kokushibo can't accompany them

-they surprisingly work well together

-they don't appear in the story

Kyogai 

-Elf-demon hybrid and is actually pretty weak. Is the reason he prefers to remain hidden in his forest mansion and write.

-his two main hobbies are writing and playing the Tsuzumi drum even though he's not very confident about either because of his now deceased father's constant disapproval.

-Actually very neautal towards humans. He doesn't hate them but he doesn't want them around either preferring to just be better left alone. However he does go into monster friendly towns nearby to purchase more books or writing utensils.

-has secretly published MANY popular books under a fake name and has made a decent amount of money from it.

Rui

-Spider tiefling. 

-He lives with his parents and many brothers and sisters in the forest and often they compete with driders for territory and food both being spider creatures. 

-he's very much like his cannon self and doesn't make an appearance in this story but thought it'd be interesting to mention him anyways.

Honorable Mentions

-Rei is a human while her and Muzan's daughter is a mixture of demon, Fae, and human but looks completely human.

-Hairou is plain and simple a vampire.

-The Swamp Demon is of course a trio of Swamp Monster triplets.

-Yushiro is a fae. Either a fairy or elf.

*What is Tamayo in the AU?

A celestial maiden and Y/n's mother. She was very beautiful and many men attempted to work her, Muzan included before he met Rei years later. Instead she fell in love with a human before he tragically passed away.

She again fell in love with Y/n's father after healing him and years later Y/n was born. Those related to a celestial maiden are blessed with kindness and beauty and Y/n is no exception. And unlike Demon Bride, Y/n does have a good relationship with her parents.

I left whom Y/n's father is ambiguous so you can imagine if it's Yushiro or not.

*What is Y/n in Monster Bride?

Despite her mother being a celestial maiden, Y/n was born completely human. I also left what Y/n looks like completely up to interpretation. So imagine her to look however YOU want.

#Monster Bride #Demon Slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #kny

[alitgblog]

"live" blogging s7, vol 1 (some analysis, some jokes lol)

first off, I totally forgot there were other casa amor girls so opening the app to see them on the banner I was like oooo

the S7 MC isn't too bad art wise, like it's definitely better than I thought with the preview, but

I do think the skinnier size MC is super skinny and the bigger one is not that much bigger, which is a little disappointing (always appreciate more size inclusion). ideally I think there would be one more size up i think but I do understand that means they'd have to fix all the clothes 3 times.

speaking of clothes they've always been bad at the beginning of the season since like s4 and this is no exception. I wish we got more options in the beginning and then the others they tack on later

the skin tones really are only three shades with each having one warmer variation, which is kind of nice to have people get that option in tone, but I do still wish there were more shades variation in between (and darker ones in general)

for absolutely no reason I have decided that my MC is also gonna be the S5 MC from my first playthrough getting a second chance after a second failed relationship with Suresh (let's just pretend she didn't win her season lol) and she's cute in this style (but again i wish we had the right skin tone for her). I guess if fusebox is backing out of bringing back Eddie then I'm bringing my MC

Her name is Junie and she's doing a lot better now mentally and has gained a little bit of healthy weight and finally loves herself now so fusebox better not make an embarrassment out of her again.

this actually works out pretty well bc usually the casa amor girls on the show arrive at the same time unless something is special about one of them who can show up separately like MC does here (ok fine I've only seen that happen in LI USA S5 and I guess s6 of the game)

Ep 1

Bonnie being an LI feels solely like penance for me thinking Iona was hot but sad she wasn't even a friend really let alone an LI in s3 so thank you but for narrative purposes I'm making Junie straight

Uma is gorgeous

also fusebox is not beating the reused assets allegations even those poses are just too eerily familiar

"I wanna try the slow burn" *has war flashbacks to the Ozzy route I never finished*

short king raf

ok Alex picking MC when Summer was flirting so hard is actually very funny to me

I understand bc it's a gem choice i didn't pick that we didn't get the last card but very funny that they were like we're just not gonna give Summer a chance at all actually

Let's goooo confirmed Joyo is Indonesian (I'm filipino so i was hoping filipino so I could draw him singing karaoke but I am here for any southeast Asian representation at all 🥳)

however I am upset with the use of "rizz" again. maybe once or twice but if they do it again I'm rioting

Alex nerding out is so cute. also who wouldn't want a bob the builder boyfriend for home improvement projects lol

am i too old to understand what normcore is?? like I barely understand e-girl aesthetic but there's more??

Bryson and his sister Jess have the most realistic sibling relationship from the last two seasons bc I also would mess with my brother's partners. and I once again am mourning the idea of a protective brother slow burn storyline in s6 instead of whatever Amelia was doing

"I won't bore you with the details" no pls do it I wanna know and I don't wanna pay the gems

all the guys have great personalities so far and idk if it's because I'm paying attention more this time or it's just better but oh no I'm falling for all of them

the drama set up with the guys and their partners is promising writing (namely the triangle with Geri, Bryson, and Joyo but maybe just because im torn between those two anyway) I'm shocked but cautious it's episode 1 lol

ep 2

early doors?

the gem party outfit is so 2013 disney channel, I actually will be taking the free outfit

wait why is it not night time for truth or dare why did they change clothes lol

joyo, get out of here with the graphic tee and blazer combo. Maybe this is why Bryson doesn't like you, and it'd be justified (tbf him being a bad dresser has been established already though)

oh God I didn't see his pants too jfc let him borrow some clothes

I'm into the frenemy relationship with Summer, like there's always a female villain in the game and they're almost always entertaining to me at the beginning (minus maybe Kat and Ivy)

I'm warming up to the all the guys like how can you pick

I'm starting to realize I personally have a problem because I always go, at least initially, for the chefs/foodies (Jake, Bobby, Camilo, Roberto) and I like Bryson rn and I think my MC would go for Bryson based on how I played her in s5 but I'm slowly inching over to Joyo and honestly i see the vision for Bobby clone I mean Raf and it is absolutely bc they've mentioned cooking

stop talking about feet pls not again

I expect this from Summer but Uma coming over to try to steal my man?? I appreciate her boldness though and at least she's not going behind anyone's back

ep 3

as someone who doesn't have the modded app and will not pay real money for gems, I feel very happy with choosing to eavesdrop on the guys' conversation. I feel like usually a lot of the gem scenes aren't worth it but this one is fun

Joyo does skincare but can't dress and Bryson is a fashion expert but makes fun of skincare. If they joined forces they'd be unstoppable, thank God they hate each other

hey what the fuck happened to cassius

so in summary im pleasantly surprised and hyped for this season at the moment. and lastly, pls don't drop the ball on stick or twist again please please pleaseeee

#litg liveblogging #sorta #litg s7 #litg stick or twist #personal

[amphipolitan]

Y'all, I loved season 3 of The Mandalorian. Loved it for honest and sincere reasons as well as my own petty and spiteful reasons. I loved the space-opera pulpiness, especially of the first few episodes. (Trolls! Underground ruins! Creepy spider droid thingy!) I like that they finally gave some sort of resolution to Bo-Katan's character, and they actually did it through a semi-decent arc - rare thing for female leads in Star Wars!

And now for my selfish petty reasons: I love the Jedi. I don't think there's anything that needs to be changed the way they've already been presented in the OT and prequels. I don't want a fucking "grey Jedi," I don't care about the darksaber in general, and I don't think Mandalorians should be the new main focus of Star Wars.

Watching the past 2 seasons of The Mandalorian has been an experience almost of creeping dread, as it just seemed to feed more and more into these dudebro anti-Jedi arguments, building up the idea that this storyline was going to get rid of the necessity of those pesky Jedi at last. And that, despite all the central Mandalorian leadership figures so far being women (Satine, Bo, Sabine and her mom) that the Ideal Leader of New Mandalore was going to be this badass manly bounty hunter guy from the Real Warrior Cult.

They let that crash and burn in s3 and I am CACKLING.

And look, I do actually like Din Djarin as a character. Problem is, him getting the leadership of Mandalore and the Darksaber and, and, and.... none of this shit ever felt earned. Especially not if you've watched Clone Wars and Rebels. The Mandalorian should always have focused on Din as a character (and by extension his relationship with his son), not on trying to make him into some epic predestined leader figure.

And don't get me wrong, I am sad that apparently with Bo's arc there was no space for Din's arc this season. And they could have had a really solid arc for him, even with the retaking Mandalore plot. They could have examined his feelings about Grogu's return, could have had him deciding all season whether he wanted to actually adopt him or not! (since apparently this was not already resolved like all the fans thought!? Hello?!!)

Anyway it seems that the season 2 story was literally just Filoni's buildup to his live-action Rebels show (AKA Ahsoka) and.... as hilarious as it is to see some fans' reactions to Din not being Epic Leader and Bo-Katan not being put down for good..... I am a lot more excited for the Ahsoka show now. This feels more earned. The bigger story came from Rebels to start with, Ahsoka has been a major part of Rebels. If this is Filoni finally getting to finish the story they started with Ahsoka's characters and Rebels, I'm on board.

And you know what, I'm also on board with the inevitable next 5 seasons of The Mandalorian chronicling the adventures of a bounty hunter and his son. Now that Grogu's backstory is told and his cloning storyline has been resolved, there's no Big Connection between these two and the larger plot. Let them have their own plot at last, Disney pls. Give us a more episodic show that has lower stakes and fun adventures. Something like s1, but the mystery of Grogu will no longer press on the narrative. This is the reason I'm not a big fan of s1 - it wants to be a lower-stakes, episodic show, but the very presence of Grogu opens up so many questions that it becomes maddening when the show never answers any of them. Now it can finally be that show.

#star wars #the mandalorian #star wars rant #this season pretty much felt like a hard reset #like the storyline was getting way out of hand and they needed to simplify it #and you know what? mando as a fun episodic series doesn't even have to have a set ending #similar episodic series in the 90s never did #so that gives me a bit more optimism about the writers obviously having no set plan for the show #now they can just take it season by season #anyway now bring on the rebels live-action sequel!!! #we know it's what you wanted all along filoni so don't disappoint us

[nalyra-dreaming]

i'm intrigued by the show's timeline & how much of books 1-6 have happened already? i know s3 is tvl, but if qotd, totbt & mtd have happened in some way, wont lestat include them in his memoir too? it'd be kinda arbitrary for him to consider his life story 'over' at the end tvl, so we may be in his pov for a while. i hope they keep some of those plots for the modern day tho - the action-based ones (esp. akasha's vamp apocalypse) won't hit the same if the audience can infer the outcome too much.

I think (by now) that they're likely doing a mixup of various events of the books, but in a way that the main points of the stories are still reached.

IWTV is a different setting, a different time, a different timeline... but it feels still right, feels still like them because the emotional and main story points are reached.

I think it will continue that way.

By giving us the hint with TVL we have a certain... setting that has to happen (in some kind of way), because at least the bigger part of TVL, Lestat's backstory, Armand, the theater, Nicki, Marius, Those who must be kept... has happened. ^^

In the books there are two instances of vampires multiplying out of control (as mentioned in the show), and then being, errr... reduced. It would be interesting to see them combine that, tbh. Which would mean Qotd will still happen, maybe in combination with the spirit part Prince Lestat arcs (I actually like that idea a lot, tbh, what if that spirit is what drives Akasha and then that arc segues into the other).

But the rest of the books does not necessarily need to follow a pattern, or a structured order either. I think we're in Merrick territory in modern Dubai right now, but that doesn't necessarily mean that QotD or Memnoch etc have to have happened yet - though, tbh, I do think Memnoch would be much harder to show than TtotBT - which Rolin Jones has addressed already (so it's floating round his brain).

But even if QotD has not happened yet, Lestat's one-hit-wonder rock career might have?! He could have done that for (lots of) other reasons - even though IWTV has not been published (yet) in this universe, it does not necessarily mean that TVL has not been published.

In general I agree, they would do well to give the "Dubai-storyline" a grand arc that is ultimately action driven.

However, I do think that QotD would be more like season 4, because... I honestly cannot see Lestat telling his story (and it has been stated already that we get to see his POV in season 3) while Akasha is wreaking havoc.

So whatever is happening in Dubai has to have a certain... lull, imho, after season 2. A breather, if you so will.

And then, when Lestat tells his story, it could easily pick up again and turn into this QotD and PL-arc mashup with the vamp apocalypse :))

I am not sure where TotBT would fit in, but maybe they could somehow mix that with the Mayfair Witches and those crossover books. The characters are connected after all. Maybe even as some kind of standalone series.

(And in the end, when they're all done with the action stuff, we can get to the aliens *laughs*)

I think that would be cool :)

#asks #iwtv #interview with the vampire #show timeline #book timeline #show book timeline #iwtv speculation #ask nalyra

[scorsoneamelia]

not that anyone asked but here are my thoughts from last nights ep

first, amelia

bored. genuinely i am bored of her storyline.

krista has stretched amelia’s storyline so thin throughout the entire show and it’s becoming a snooze fest.

the whole “jump into bed/fall in love too quickly then dip the minute the relationship gets hard/there’s commitment” she runs for the hills concept is getting old.

i love amelia she means the world to me but her character is starting to drive me mad

best greys character but with the least amount of character development. her storyline since her character was added to grey’s has just been: fall in love with someone, break up at least 3 times, completely cut communication, fall in love with someone else, repeat. it was the same with james. she fell in love with james after ryan, dipped after there was commitment. fell for owen right after james, married owen but dipped when he wanted to take their relationship to the next step. fell in love with link after owen, dipped when link wanted more. commitment clearly isn’t her thing which is fine, she does not need to want the same things but can krista stop writing it then ??? like. we get it. amelia has commitment issues or the big idea of a family isn’t her dream so let’s stop going in a constant fucking circle and move tf on.

i want more from amelia’s character. more than what they’re giving us. i’m bored and it’s about time i said it.

Amelink

obviously they still care about each other and it’s nice to see especially for scout’s sake

gaslighting????? i don’t understand that part at all

amelia keeps throwing the word gaslight around but i don’t think it’s gaslighting. link’s feelings and thoughts towards the situation are valid.

a mature convo between them would have avoided their fight in the middle of the hall.

link’s feelings about how amelia “played him” are valid. although it may not be true, it’s how the situation makes him feel and that does not mean he’s gaslighting her???

they both have different views on marriage and they both want different things and amelia does not need to explain herself to him but link needs to understand her side better which is why a conversation would have worked better because obviously he thinks she never loved him and she just strung him along and then ran off with someone else — no. a bigger conversation about marriage rather than a vague one maybe would have helped link understand her/the situation better.

i see amelia’s side and link’s side. both are fair and neither of them are wrong.

link’s freakout in the OR was a bit childish and very ooc

lowkey made me choke up when amelia was talking to kai about link and how she hates that she had to break his heart all over again

they cannot recover. rest in peace

Kaimelia

cute. just cute.

the fact that they came into the gallery to watch her work??? the concept. pls.

THE SCENE IN THE BAR. the way amelia is all giddy and smiley around them and the way she’s just so comfortable around them

SHOWING A PIC OF SCOUT TO KAI IS SO IMPORTANT PLS

everything about them is perfect. they are hot. she is hot. they’re hot.

hope they are truly endgame. krista better not fuck them up.

Levi

my heart broke for him.

the schmico scene was so good and usually i find their relationship boring but i really did enjoy them last night

for the whole episode i forgot who it was that levi lost and when i remembered it made it so much more sad

best resident. change my mind

Jolink

no.

just no.

that’s like trying to get alex and meredith together??? like h u h

the whole “sleeping with your best friend” idea is all fun and games until someone gets attached and clearly jo is already pining for him

messy.

krista continuing to give us what we do not want.

cancel it immediately

anyways. these are vague ideas but basically what i’m trying to say is kaimelia was perfect! but in all seriousness, greys anatomy is boring me.

#amelia shepherd #greys anatomy #amelink #link and amelia #kaimelia #meredith grey #greys #greysabc

[heesulovebot]

k so i finished f4 and i just gotta say that the production and cinematography and editing was actually really good. the way the narrative flowed with interjections sometimes was so nice from a stylistic perspective and y'know added to the overarching messages and it was really well made in that respect. however, like every other adaptation, i will never root for the lead guy (in this case, thyme) because the overall romantic storyline perpetuates the toxic message that girls can "fix" their boyfriends and it's their responsibility to bare all that emotional burden and frustration. and like,,, it's 2022,,,, can we not? (don't even get me started on the literal trauma that was inflicted on gorya and how she- as the quintessential strong woman ((except she's literally a seventeen year old girl))- shouldered all of that and had to always be the bigger person). anyways besides the romance being terrible, some things i did like besides the technical parts:

gorya and kaning's friendship: truly a beautiful sisterhood 😭💕

MJ!!!! tbh even tho my eyes naturally went to kavin because win lmao, mj stole every scene he was in. nani was so natural at it and he's actually so opposite to his character irl. @g*m PLS give nani a lead role 🙏🏼 i would watch that drama in a heartbeat

on that note: mj and kavin's friendship 😩💕 they were literally platonic husbands like nani and win were so comfortable w eachother and it was so nice to see that translated through their characters. also mj was literally the glue of that group but i love how kavin listened to everything mj told him to do like a good husband djdnnfnf (also will never be over the tie scene 😭 i love nonchalant, affectionate gestures like that so much)

ren (and gorya): now listen, even though i joked about it, i don't actually want ren and gorya as endgame. would it have made sense? yes absolutely, and it would've been the healthiest relationship ever. but since we got gorya and thyme canon, i really liked that even though they had their past, above all, they remained friends. ik that ren had his emo bad boy moment because he was going thru it @mira but i would say he probably had the most character growth (besides evil mom) in the entire show (ppl would say that would be thyme but i don't count thyme because his growth depended only on gorya, so when she was gone, he went back to his old self. even though yes ren's growth stemmed from heartbreak, he never went back to being an emo ass and just continued to grow and move on. also, thyme is still toxic even at his 'best' self i.e., controlling). even though ren cared for gorya romantically, he only ever cared for her happiness in the end, even if it didn't include him. after his growth, he was nothing but soft with gorya and gave her the option to literally not suffer. but when she still took the hard road he still supported it because it also included thyme, and he loves thyme as much as gorya (can i just say: thyme is so lucky to have f3 by his side 😭). anyways i was SO happy in the final scene with gorya's voice over, where she acknowledged that ren was her first love. because it made it more realistic, and it added a bit of bittersweetness to their romance, the what could've been~, and it was just nice to see that gorya acknowledged that love and they stayed friends and were happy. also further proof that ren is best boy who is full of love and maturity: he was drawing mira a book of all her friends as a wedding gift 😭💕 like mira is literally his first love and she broke his heart BAD but he doesn't resent her and he's doing something so sweet to congratulate her for her wedding. because he loves her. gOD i love ren and all the love he has in his emo little heart 😭😭😭😭

thyme's mom. she was evil but it helped that cindy bishop was playing her because that woman can ACT. the emotional complexity she added to a character that could've easily become flat with micro-expressions alone was just 😚👌🏼 probs a fave villain. and even though it was rushed, it was nice that she didn't stay a villain and that scene with thyme's sister in the car was so sweet :((

thyme's wardrobe. it was atrocious but the best part about his character because it was consistent lmao

anyways idky i wrote so much about this dumb little show but here we are 😌 excited for win’s show and tu and ohm’s show and bright’s show coming up!! 

#f4 thailand #tay watches flop4 #pls do not waste your time defending thyme if u feel inclined to make ur own post because i will not read it ♥️ #also bright is not his character i love bright i just do not like thyme jdfjnfjgnj cannot WAIT for his drama with davika

[still-a-morosexual-help]

OBEY ME! LESSON 59 DETAILED SUMMARY + DISCUSSION/THEORIES

*I wrote this days after the lesson was first posted and never bothered to go back and edit it so meaning there will be me theorizing about the next lesson as well

*I write a small para for each chapter and I write it immediately after finishing that chapter so there’ll be theorizing about the next chapter too

*I swear more than usual here

*Some of the dialogue is heavily plagiarized and a few is lifted directly from the story, the game is to figure which is which.

*Summaries and Discussions/theories for all the other lessons can be found on this blog under #obey me spoilers or #my theories or #my headcanons

There’s spoilers for The Arcana down there too in the 6th para…. Don’t ask me how or why it just happened

Asmo greets them in the morning and they have normal breakfast/early morning talk sprinkled in with things like how great the waffle maker is and ‘get a cuppa coffee yourself it’s just a button on the espresso machine’ and ‘remember when Satan thought the Roomba was a vehicle was cats?’. Satan blushes and says he meant it can ALSO be used as a cat vehicle but Levi says they all know that’s BS. Lucifer already looking tired tells Levi to sit down and eat and that Beel’s got whipped cream around his mouth. MC, now power crazy after becoming a legit sorcerer, uses their magic to make a napkin float and wipe Beel’s mouth. Beel blushes and thanks them. Belphie says it’s impressive that they don’t need to recite an incantation to use simpler magic. Mammon comes down half asleep and yawning and nearly trips over the cat’s vehicle when MC uses wordless magic to create a gust of him to pick him up and drop him on the couch. Lucifer praises them for it and Mammon snaps at them to be gentler next time they do something similar. Belphie asks if getting the full seal means anything has changed in MC’s magic and they say they can use more spells in this world now. Mammon says ‘cool just don’t use it to send me flying about again’. Beel asks if they can use summoning magic. Satan says it’s not the type of thing novices can do and even though Solomon will teach it to them now it’ll take a lot of practice. Lucifer tells them to start practicing soon and Asmo remembers the rest of them will be leaving soon (ugh I knew this was coming but I still hate it). Mammon asks if they really have to go back. If they can’t stay here longer and call it a homestay. Beel and Levi agree saying there’s more food/anime events here they want to experience. Lucifer tells them all to quiet down and eat breakfast, MC’s quiet an contemplates having to say goodbye again soon.

In Levi’s room he’s playing Devil Crossing and gushing over it. Asmo says he doesn’t get the game at all and Levi (kinda) explains why it’s so great. Satan asks Crowe to play the theme for “Another Purrrfect Day for Kitties in the Devildom” at max volume. Levi asks if Satan did that to be mean and he says the two of them were being so loud he couldn’t read his book, Levi tells him to go read in his room then. Beel tells Crowe he’s hungry and they say they’ll send a snack recipe to his DDD, Beel says forget snack and to send him one for a huge amount of food. Levi scolds him for ordering crowe around when they belong to him and Asmo says he thinks they should ask Barbatos to connect this house and the HoL together via portals so that they could visit whenever, and that it’d be the best example for friendly relations between their worlds. MC says they don’t know if Diavolo would agree and Levi agrees with them. Belphie says when Diavolo talks about peace and harmony between the three worlds he doesn’t think he means visiting the human world whenever. And Levi agrees with that. Asmo asks what makes them so sure and that they’re no fun at all. Satan says the two angels will probably stay here for longer. Asmo asks why angels et to stay and they don’t. Beel asks why they were sent down to the human world in the first place. Belphie says probably for the same reason they were sent to the Devilom – to learn about the world. Mammon comes to the door asking if MC’s there and they reply, he asks if they all never get sick of gaming (isn’t he the one who has weekly gaming nights with Levi, MC and sometimes Beel?). He tells MC they need to go to the angel’s halo asap cause Lucifer needs to deliver something to Barbatos. Belphie says that Lucifer probably told Mammon to do it and he’s heaping it on MC. Mammon tells him to stay quiet, that he’s busy and MC’s free. They don’t get much of a choice but I like to think they put up some token protest.

On the way they run into Diavolo and ask him where’s headed. He says he’s on the way back from the market. He asks where they’re going and when they reply he says he’ll join them as he’s craving Simeon’s coffee. They tell him that they heard about them all having to head home soon, he says he wants to stay longer but the new term at RAD is starting. He says they don’t need to feel sad though cause as a sorcerer all they need to do is learn summoning magic. He laughs and says that he’s never heard of a sorcerer summoning demons to their side just to hang out though. He says he knows Solomon can be a drill sergeant but he knows MC can do it and to hang in there. MC says that’s cool and all but I want to meet up with you too. He thanks them for saying that and says he feels the same and is sad that they won’t be able to see each other but without a pact between them they can’t summon him. And MC who has bigger balls than I could ever imagine having, whose bluntness gives me anxiety irl says cool so let’s forge a pact (WHEEZEEEE. You can’t just say that!? He’s the ruler of an entire dimension he can’t be under your control you dumbfuck I’m- Pls stop saying the first thing that comes to your mind! That moment in S2 where Diavolo and Solomon were acting all secretive and shady and MC just goes up to Solomon and says I wanna know the secret too still gives me anxiety. Fucking stop have some subtlety pls) And they don’t even ask it as a question? They just say “I’d like to forge a pact with you.” Ugh. I love MC but I could never be them. Diavolo, as expected, is stunned and speechless. He then bursts out laughing and later apologizes for it saying he didn’t mean to laugh and it just took him by surprise cause not even Solomon has had the guts to ask him that (You just know if the demon king was up and active MC’d just walk up to him and demand a pact too). And that he is happy they said that. He then gets serious and says he can’t cause as the future demon king he has his position to think of (Do you think the demon king will ever wake up? Or pass away? I mean Diavolo’s already doing his job I feel like this is something that can’t stay stagnant in the long run. And the demon king waking up would be an interesting storyline cause he’d technically outrank Diavolo but it was Diavolo who called the truce with the Celestial Realm so the last he knew the Devildom was still stuck in a war with the Celestial Realm, Lucifer and his brothers were still angels and humans were probably still on the menu…) Diavolo says though they can’t forge a pact he’ll always be there when they needed him and tells them not to forget that.  They can then hold his hand or put their arm through his. If they hold hands he asks if they can hold hands the rest of the way to the café and if they don’t mind that it feels a bit like a date. If they link arms he blushes and ask if they could slow down a bit cause it’s nice to walk through town together.

Luke and Simeon greet them at the café. Barbatos is surprised to see Diavolo but thanks MC for the delivery. After Simeon brings the coffee he’s told about the start of the new term at RAD. Luke is surprised that Lucifer and the brothers are leaving and asks if this means Diavolo will be going too, Diavolo says that as sad as it is they will have to. Luke looks really sad and says “…oh…” and says he hoped at least he’d be able to stay longer. This initially shocks Diavolo before he says he wishes so too but that in addition to the new term he has lots of personal business to take care of as well. Luke then asks if Barbatos will be leaving too. He says his place is at Diavolo’s side and he must follow him wherever he goes. Luke seems even more upset and doesn’t reply. Simeon says he understands that Luke is upset but if he keeps looking that sad it’ll only make it harder for everyone else. Luke blushes and says he’s not sad and that all he was thinking about was how boring it’d be without all of them around causing trouble. MC asks if the two angels will still be there. Simeon says they will be able to still each other and Luke cheers, Simeon then says it’ll still be sad that they won’t be able to see everyone whenever they want to, Luke blushes and insist he’s not sad. MC suggests throwing a farewell party. Diavolo thinks it’s a great idea and Simeon suggests calling it a ‘till we meet again party’ saying it has a nicer ring to it. (I really really love how far they’ve all come since S1, that they’ve all made this mix and match chaotic friend group and that they’re all really sad that they won’t be able to hang out as a group anymore). Diavolo becomes very excited about doing “the thing”, “the thing?” asks Luke, “ah the thing…” says Barbatos. Simeon’s surprised that Barbatos can actually understand Diavolo and Barbatos says it’s because they’ve known each other for so long. Luke says being a butler is like having superpowers.

On the way home MC runs into Solomon, they ask him where he’s heading, he’s says he’s heading over to the café for a cuppa. He asks if something good happened to them, and then specifies and says he’s not using some sorcerer’s clairvoyance to see that cause their expression is telegraphs it. They tell him about the party and he says it sounds fun. He then tells them he’s been thinking about where they go from here and how to improve as a sorcerer they’ll need training, and he asks what sort of magic they’d like to specialize in, in the future. A.) Summoning magic – he says that makes sense cause it was why they wanted to become his apprentice/a sorcerer in the first place. B.) Healing magic (which MC used once in S2 without even having to be taught after observing Satan doing it just once – given their protective nature I’d think they’d be good at it) – He says that sounds like something they’d want to learn. C.) Badass attack spells (which they used against Diavolo’s kidnapper) – He says he’d be happy to teach them but asks he exactly they’re planning to fight (the way in S1 the answer would have genuinely been Lucifer is so funny to me for some reason). He says as a novice there’s a lot they need to learn about the magical arts and not just the spells but its history and origin in the three worlds. He says in order to master the stronger spells you need to understand its origin and relevant background. And that it might not be a bad idea to go back to RAD to study these things (the way my hopes soared at this, the way I got giddy imagining starting S4 already in the Devildom after MC leaves at the end of S3), then Solomon gets sad saying if they’re around the brothers he’d get to spend less time with them (BRO leave aside your jealousy and do what’s right for your student! If they need to be around 7pretty boys who just so happen to be in love with them, to study then that’s what needs to be done, I have no biases here I swear!) MC says they’ll do whatever he thinks is best (or they can say that he’s special to them and no one else will make them feel what he does). He’s surprised that they’d leave the decision up to him and says he’ll give it more thought and choose what’s best for them. He then hands them a ring. He says it’s a sorcerer’s ring and that cause they have the ring of light protecting them (aka stopping them from going super nova and destroying all three worlds) they don’t technically need another talisman but he wants to give this to them. They thank him (or they ask if it’s okay if they kiss him). He says they ‘re welcome and says that as his student and his apprentice they deserve nothing less and that they’re important to him (wonder if S4 will give insight to his first apprentice). He says there’s still so much he has to teach them and that he’s looking forward to it and that he’s happy to have them at his side.

Even from outside the manor MC can hear Levi and Mammon arguing. Mammon’s apparently got a part-time job in the human world and yesterday for payday and Levi wants his money back (and okay this is a question I’ve always had…where does Levi get his money from?????? As far as ik Mammon’s the only one with a stable part-time job but Levi always seems to have so much money? Not only is he able to spend a lot on akuzon but he always has money to spare for Mammon??? Where the fuck is he getting it from? Also does Diavolo pay Lucifer?) Mammon says he already spent it all and Levi says he wishes he would keel over and die, Mammon tells him to shut up and show his older brother some respect, Mammon tries to run away and Levi summons Lotan right as MC steps inside (Do you think Lotan ever gets tired of being summoned into small cramped spaces for no reason?) Mammon screams and asks why kinda idiot summons a sea monster inside a house, Levi screams at MC to watch out as (guessing by the noise) MC’s swept back outside the house by a tidal wave. In the bathroom, Levi’s sobbing and apologizing to MC, he says he was so pissed at Mammon he lost his cool, MC asks if they should be fighting like that as brothers, and he says they weren’t “fighting” fighting and the way I’ve said this same thing multiple times to my mother as a kid/teenager is…. Levi then says Mammon’s the worst cause he keeps buying things through crowe without asking Levi, he says that no matter how many times he changes his password Mammon keeps guessing it, MC tells him to stop using TSL passwords, he’s surprised that they figured it out as well (I mean…) He suggests they combine a word to make his new password -  something related to a special date or time and they spend more time in the bathroom bouncing words off each other until they come up with the perfect one. Levi blushes and says it feels special to have a password only the two of them know. IF you tell him it’s cause their relationship is special he asks them to keep telling him that he’s different from the others so that he’ll feel less anxious and that he wishes he could stay with them forever and that they could be a family and MC asks if he’s proposing to them and that’s when I screamed HOLY SHIT and noped outta there because HOLY SHIT!!!??? S2 the last two lessons was MC going around collecting special items from the brothers, is S3 gonna be them going around tryinta have a shotgun wedding with one of them so that they don’t have to stay in the human realm??? God MC’s so fucking proactive I could never. Remember early in S2 when MC told Mammon things would be easier if he just admitted to being in love with them!??? It’s the same with The Arcana and Last Legacy MC’s too??? Last Legacy’s MC is such a fucking little shit I actually prefer them over the LIs but the way they’re so forward scared me like YES she’s super pretty but she’s also holding a sword to your throat should you really be flirting with her rn!? And The Arcana’s MC is on a whole other level (specifically in Julian’s route) like this is the second time you’re meeting him why the FUCK are you trying to strip search him on your doorstep in broad daylight WHILE he’s wanted for a murder YOU were hired to investigate!? Or better yet this is just the third time you’re meeting him why the fuck are you pinning him to a wall and pressing your palm into his open wound on the off chance he turns out to be a masochist!?? Actually wait. MC had known Julian for possibly years and worked closely with him for sometime before shit went down and they both lost their memories of each other, but after meeting again even without memories they both realized the other was familiar to them so do you think it’s possible some deep unconscious part of MC that already knew it sparked the strong hunch in MC that Julian was a masochist??? BACK TO OM! MC can also say it’s all in levi’s head (a little too harsh for my taste but whatever) Levi says he’s lost his happy moment - crushed into teeny tiny pieces and that of course he’s the only one that feels like it’s special. He sniffles. (CAN’T WE SAY IT’S SPECIAL IN A FRIEND WAY!?)

In the kitchen Beel is trying to get Belphie to eat celery by offering to juice it and mix it with other stuff so you can’t taste it (I’ve never had celery but someone said it was like water but crunchy which doesn’t sound that bad?) MC asks what they’re up to, they’re using the juicer to make juice and are trying to decide what to add to it. Belphie says they’re making fresh fruit juice and want something a little extra and ask MC what they think should be added. “Celery,” says MC. Because they’re a shithead and I like to think this is revenge for that one time in S1…y’know what I’m talking about. Beel likes the juice, Belphie says he cans still taste the celery >:) Despite only making juice the kitchen’s an absolute mess and they’re all about to clean it before Lucifer sees when Belphie hears the ice cream truck. Belphie says he’s never bought anything from the ice cream truck before and Beel says he can go check it out and when Belphie brings up cleaning the kitchen Beel volunteers MC and himself to do it (y’know MC should really start putting their foot down) Once Belphie runs after the truck Beel says that Belphie being unable to stop himself from checking out something fun has never changed. Beel asks if they want the remaining fruit. They can ask him to feed it to them or say he can have it. After the second option he eats it before they can even get their whole answer out. He then gets sad about how after he leaves they won’t be able to do stuff like this again. He asks if there’s something they can do so that they can stay this way together. (MC can ask to take their relationship to the next level) MC says they can be made part of the family leaving whatever that means up to Beel’s interpretation (watch Beel go up to Lucifer and ask him to sign the adoption papers of a fully grown adult human being). He agrees that this could work and says while he already thinks of them as family that alone wouldn’t be enough to make it official. And says they should ask Belphie and that together the three of them will have to think of something. He says eventually they’ll think of a good way to keep them all together forever. He then tells them he’ll put the dirty towels in the laundry room and that he’ll catch up with them and Belphie later.

Outside Belphie hands them one of three ice creams and says they should head to the pool, they ask about Beel and Belphie says he’ll just follow the smell of ice cream (does ice cream have a smell? Like even a faint one? I mean it must right?) Belphie says that the twins also have a way of always knowing where the other is because they know each other the best, he says though it’s fainter he’s also sort of able to tell where the other 5 are and what they’re doing. And recently it’s become the same with MC as it is with the others. MC asks if it’s because they’re all family. He laughs and says that’s probably it. Before amending it and saying he’s sure that’s the reason. Belphie says that the brothers – Specially Mammon and after Belphie pauses to give it some thought, Asmo – would be thrilled about MC officially becoming family. MC – cheeky lil shit that they are – asks if only his brothers would be happy. He tells them of course he’d be happy and he asks them if they want a bite of his ice cream (they can ask to be fed it), they tell him no, it’s okay. He asks if they don’t like the flavour and then Beel shows up. Belphie says, “see when you’re family, you just know.” And When Beel asks what they’re talking about he smiles and says nothing.

So that’s the semi last lesson and then we’re done and each time they have to get separated again I feel so emotional but this time I feel like S3 really set up S4 with all this talk about the angels and Lucifer and Simeon’s worst fear and Simeon’s backstory and Simeon and Luke’s purpose in the human world, and possibly Solomon’s backstory too and maybe even Barbatos and just ugh I’m so excited for season 4 and the last lesson of S3 hasn’t even been released yet???

#obey me spoilers #my theories #my headcanons #obey me #obey me! #swd obey me #shall we date? obey me! #obey me shall we date #obey me leviathan #om! leviathan #swd leviathan #shall we date leviathan #obey me beelzebub #om! beelzebub #swd beelzebub #shall we date beelzebub #obey me belphegor #swd belphegor #om! belphegor #shall we date belphegor #obey me levi #om! levi #swd levi #shall we date levi #obey me beel #om! beel #swd beel #shall we date beel #obey me belphie #swd belphie

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write your opinions/ criticize George and Yllidith

So George and Gregory are the same person right okay good

Lemme just start with this rq- COMICS STOP SHITTING ON THE BLACK CIRCLE CHALLENGE?? Like literally every character that gets involved with any kind of comic storyline with them always ends up wiping the floor with them at some point and I'm just?? Like I was glad they still got some attention since I don't fully vibe with the idea of them returning to the actual show anymore, look at the state of that thing- But if all the comics use them for is to play cheap pawns with inconsistent designs, just let them rest pls?

Okay onto the individual opinion thingies before I give myself a headache or something;

Yllidith~ (Comic #133)

-) His introduction and defeat were so rushed and honestly a little cheap? Here's a big bad's bigger and badder boss, now fight- Like ig I don't really mind the idea of him being the previous leader of the fairy hunters (even if it was very random and shoehorned) since it opens up a bunch of backstory headcanon potential, plus it fuels my own dumb fanfic plans, but at the same time I hate the obvious lack of effort :((

-) His design is meh, please give him different colored clothes?? He's supposed to be all intimidating and shit, but he looks a brightly colored homeless man and I can't take him seriously- I bet he stinks. Locked up in the basement of Tir Nan Og's castle (Tir Na Nog?? Which one was it I keep forgetting pls it's so confusing for no reason) for as long as he was?? Yeah he stinky. He sure looks like he stinks. He also looks like he could use a very long nap but same so like

Gregory~ (Comic #87)

-) No but like, why? Why is he here? Who invited this man? Did he really need to exist? He shows up being all sad and shit, bunch of toxic emo bullshit- Turns out he's a wizard wowwww omggg good for him, really! But what's this? He's so powerful he can do fUCKING EVERYTHING IN LESS THAN A WEEK? LESS THAN A FEW MINUTES EVEN?? Get this, some really powerful wizards REFUSE to train and teach him?? The reason boiling down to him being too edgy and uncontrollable- You know what his powers are? Green EVERYTHING. Fuck Gregory, all my homies hate Gregory.

-) I liked his wizard outfit more than his regular clothes, but it was still shit. Off-brand Black Circle looking ass smh, who gave him those clothes?? Or did he MaGiC tHeM uP HiMseLf? Ig not everyone can pull of the skirt look, what a shame úwù

#all the backstory the wizards get feels forced at this point tbh #like you couldn't give them ANYTHING in the show itself?? #most ''new'' additions aren't even good either #i hate everyone #but mostly gregory ig #salty hours #winx club #winx comics #winx gregory #winx villains #wizards of the black circle #winx yllidith #sorry for the wait btw #answered ask

[codenamesazanka]

Hello, I hope you are well. For the unpopular opinion ask: Shouto Todoroki is not a well-written character. (But pls let's not fight!! I come in peace). Thank you and hope you have a great day.

Heya! And wow, starting off strong! 👌🏼

Hmm, I disagree - Shouto is a well-written character... Just sometimes underutilized, and unfortunately boring - to me. imo. He's just not my type of fav.

Shouto has a solid backstory, goes through tremendous character development, and forms one of the backbones of the story via the examination of his relationship with his father the Pro-Hero and conflict with his older brother Touya/Dabi. He's got goals, strengths and weaknesses and flaws, and he's got ongoing internal conflicts that merges well with his external conflicts. His interactions with his family and classmates gives plenty of meaty material, and he's also actively doing things that affect the plot.

Design wise, he's distinguishable, easily-identifiable, and cute. He's got super strong superpower(s) that allows him very versatile tactics or victory through pure strength and force. His appearance ties into his backstory, from the hair to the scar to the ice and fire, which is good visual storytelling.

That checks off a lot of the 'criteria' for well-written character! A checklist isn't the end all be all, of course, and so his character succeeds by becoming more than just that. He's a character to watch and take interest in - a reader must take interest in. Plenty of people find him a very interesting character and his circumstances compelling; they relate to him and his struggles, and it's fun to watch him turn from an aloof, angry student to a kind, helpful Hero of his own imagining.

He's a perfectly good character in the story of My Hero Academia. I personally just find him utterly boring.

I've been spoiled on his character-type 'processors': Gaara, the kid who was also born to be an ultimate weapon, isolated and trained, and suffers for it; and Zuko, the fire kid with a scar on his eye who also has major family drama. They were intense, they inspired in me much more emotions, I felt their choices had much bigger impact and repercussions and ripples that intrigued me; so comparatively, Shouto just didn't measure up.

Part of it is the writing around him - not the writing about him, but around him - the world and his role in it. Compared to Gaara - ninja-world equivalent of a Weapon of Mass Destruction and child of the leader of a major world power; and Zuko - Prince and Heir to the Main Villain Empire and trying to catch the one Hero that threatens their global conquest; Shouto is just any other good kid going to school, learning to be a Hero, not able to make major changes that really affects stuff. He can't, because he's 16-years-old in a modern-ish society that limits the power and responsibilities of children, and he's a good kid who isn't gonna jeopardize his chances of success. He does what he can, his interactions with the people around him are significant - though mostly on an individual level; and the Todoroki Family Saga has only started, so he always had potential to really change things - just not yet. He really makes sense for the character he's supposed to be, and that's a good thing! Just not my thing.

I guess you can say the fact that he hasn't gone rogue or really rock the boat is bad writing; but I think that's more of an opinion about what you want out of the story and character. For a lot of people in the fandom, his emotional and interpersonal journey fulfills their story satisfaction.

Which is why for what I want for the story, I think Shouto and his character and storyline shines best when he's interacting with his family - Endeavor, Rei, his siblings, Dabi. The Todoroki family conflict is connected closely into the worldbuilding, the themes of Heroism and responsibilities and atonement/redemption and conceptualization of power in the HeroAca world, and the overall story question of whether or not society will be destroyed. His decision to continue interacting with Endeavor, his thoughts and feelings on redemption/atonement, what he thinks he's obligated to do as son and brother, how that will affect what he thinks Heroism is - All that is real good. And the Todoroki family story is best when everyone plays a part (yes, even Endeavor) in a sort of ensemble cast, so it's not particularly Shouto that I'm interested in in this case either.

One can probably make the argument that the changes he goes through at school affects this, which is true; but I think Shouto could've had his epiphany with a total stranger or even off-screen and that wouldn't change how the rest of it plays out.

(God I hate that Sport Festival "Talk-No-Jutsu". I didn't get it and wasn't convinced back then, I still don't get it and am not convinced now. But that's also more with my issues with Deku.)

I'm very tepid on Shouto also because I love my angry, fucked-up kids, love my terrible, no-good-doing characters (Gaara straight up killed people, Zuko being the imperialist soldier he was). Shouto was angry and aloof at the beginning, but he was still an observably polite, good kid: no hurting other people, getting good grades, etc. He would've appealed to me more if he was burning and frostbiting kids left and right, if he was cruel and arrogant, if he was unpleasant and a bully. If what he did left big consequences, if some of his actions were unjustifiable, if his epiphany and 'change for the better' arc was much harder and tougher.

That would've made him a more polarizing character, but I would've been much more interested in how he'll develop in the long run and he affected the world around him.

(Ironically, that means I would've liked him if Shouto acted more like Touya/Dabi. Which seems paradoxical, except I do like Touya/Dabi - that is, canon!Touya/Dabi, the one who is fantasy racist and sexist and ageist, is sadistic and out to really hurt people. We need more of this Very Unpleasant Dabi. Not because I wanna hate him, but because that's also more interesting to me than the usual conceptualization of him as a tragic Loving Big Bro whose flaws can be completely blamed on Endeavor.

Basically: 'unforgivable' characters with big, unjustifiable actions and no excuses -> my great attention.)

Sorry this got super long! Thanks for Reading! And thank you very much for the ask! I hope you have a great day as well!!!!

#asked #answered #unpopular opinion asks #dualfuel #nalslastworkingbraincell #Todoroki Shouto #Todoroki Touya #Dabi #Drabby Dabi #send me unpopular opinions #start a fight with me

[cupofteaguk]

i’ve seen the way you look at me when you think i don’t notice

FROM THE PETALS COLLECTION 

[pairing] :: jungkook x fem!reader

[genre] :: percy jackson au + angst 

[word count] :: 7.3k 

[note] :: attempted a son of hades!jungkook storyline. vaguely inspired by nico di angelo’s character arc if you’ve read the books (because coughs well this use to be an unpublished nico di angelo fanfic don’t at me LMAO), but you don’t need to remember the character slash be an expert in the story to read this fic! Also this is a friends to lovers fic hidden behind my attempt to write a story of grief. pls enjoy! 

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When Jungkook is fifteen years old, he arrives at Camp Half Blood with pennies in his pockets, one Kim Taehyung on his back, and monsters on his tail. There are all kinds of creatures that have been following him for weeks—some with wings, some with clubs, but all with the intent of murder in their eyes as they chase Jungkook up the hill. Taehyung had warned him about this happening, that starting this journey would attract lots of unwanted attention from lots of dangerous half-breed monsters. Something to do with Jungkook’s scent, whatever the fuck that’s supposed to mean. 

In the beginning, Jungkook hadn’t known what to expect, hadn’t known what Taehyung meant by strange creatures and a camp just for him. Even right now, as he is running as quickly as his legs can take him with his lungs feeling like it’s about to burst—he doesn’t really understand. 

What he does understand is that he has been alone his entire life. With a childhood filled with no father and a frightful mother, Jungkook has grown up spending time by himself in the company of his own thoughts and emotions. With such a strange (and lacking) family dynamic, it exposed him to lots of bullying and snide comments from peers, most commonly seen during school or walks home. The first half of Jungkook’s childhood is defined by this—by the teasing for being different, for failing classes, for being awkward and shy, for never knowing his place. The second half of Jungkook’s childhood is filled with sleeping on the streets, with stealing food at convenience stores, on how he’s been truly alone since he was thirteen. 

That is, until Kim Taehyung corners him at the midnight strike of his fifteenth birthday—which leads the two of them to this current moment. 

Jungkook doesn’t understand much right now. All he knows is that he needs to run. 

As Jungkook approaches the top of the hill, he sees a group of people surrounding an archway. They’re all bundled up in gears of shields and swords, and each of them turn towards the boys as the monster thudding grows louder and Jungkook’s calls become more clear. 

Half of the group near the archway break off, immediately making their way towards Jungkook and Taehyung. There are a few questions thrown here and there, before the main objective is just to make sure the boys get to safety. Taehyung’s weight gets distributed between Jungkook and another person, and together the bigger group makes their way across the hill. They cross a tall pine tree that Jungkook hardly notices, because he’s completely out of breath, wounded across his entire body, with legs that feel like jello. 

Taehyung’s weight shifts entirely to the other person as Jungkook trips and falls to his knees. Quickly, Jungkook whirls around so his butt and his arms are on the ground. With his eyes directed towards the hill, his heart crawls up his throat as he sees the monsters making their way up towards him. His body moves before his mind does, his arms moving him closer towards the archway. 

Someone settles themselves right behind him. “Woah, hey.” Your voice is soft, your hand between his shoulders is comforting. “You’re okay, you’re safe now.” 

“B-But!” Jungkook stammers, pointing shakily towards the creatures now growing closer and closer to everyone. “Those monsters! They’re coming!” 

As soon as he says that, the monsters stop in their path, right next to the pine tree from earlier. Their collection of beady eyes glare angrily down at Jungkook, their screams are hollow cries that press painfully against his ears. This conveyance of frustration continues on for a few seconds, before one by one the monsters turn around and make their way back down the mountain. 

Jungkook’s breathing is frantic, along with his heart rate, as he watches the creatures disappear below the dip. “W-What the hell…?” 

You angle your head toward in order for Jungkook to look at you—you wear an expression of softness, of understanding, and Jungkook momentarily sees stars. 

That, however, could have also been from the excess oxygen in him, and the fact that one of those creatures had landed a swipe to his head. 

You gesture to the pine tree. “You see that tree? That’s Thalia Grace’s tree—a long time ago, she and some of her friends were trying to get here, and Thalia sacrificed herself to ensure her friends could be safe. She was a daughter of Zeus, so he turned her into a tree that would protect the camp. Monsters just like those can’t get in anymore.” 

Jungkook feels the adrenaline fading, along with his ability to follow conversations. Daughter of Zeus? Like, Zeus from those Greek mythologies? The camp? Had this been the place Taehyung told him about? 

It’s all too much to keep up with. Jungkook faints before he can ask his question, in which the last thing he sees is your eyes, concerned and twinkling. He passes the thudding in his heart off as pure and utter exhaustion. 

Jungkook wakes up on top of a white hospital bed a few hours later, head swimming and Taehyung situated at the foot. He offers a cup of something called ambrosia that immediately clears the headache. “Woah, what the fuck?” He asks, holding the cup away from him and staring at it with wide eyes. He looks over at Taehyung. “What is this? My headache went away as soon as I drank this. Also, it tastes like banana milk. Is this a dream?” Without waiting for an answer, Jungkook leans back and takes in his surroundings. He looks to be an infirmary, beds with white sheets along the walls and light shining in through the windows. There’s a few other people lingering about, hovering over occupied beds. 

“Jungkook.” Taehyung’s soft voice pulls his attention back. “We’re in Camp Half Blood. You brought us here.” Taehyung’s smile is sad, but confident. “You brought me back, even though it was my mission to bring you here. Thanks.” 

Jungkook stares. “So… you weren’t lying about the camp. T-This is all real?” 

It is then that Taehyung explains everything to Jungkook. Explains that the Greek gods Jungkook learned about in class are real, and that sometimes they come down from Mount Olympus to mingle with mortals—which is where their demigod children come from. Demigods are part god, and therefore have enhanced physical ability as well as some level of control or skill over the realm of their godly parent. Taehyung goes over this information as slowly and as calmly as possible, but Jungkook still has trouble processing the information. In a way, it makes sense that Jungkook would be in this position. He’s always known he was different, always felt like he could never fully belong in the mortal world he spent so long occupying. He just could never label his feelings with a concrete answer. 

Until now, that is. 

Jungkook decides to ask Taehyung one more question. “Why couldn’t you explain any of this to me on the way over?” 

Taehyung seems to be choosing his next words carefully. “As we kept going, you were attracting more monsters. That’s something that normally doesn’t happen, unless the demigod the creatures are tracking is one that’s insanely powerful. Like, a demigod that’s born from the Big Three—Zeus, Poseidon, or Hades. I read accounts of what happened to us happening to other kids that were born from any one of those three gods. I figured that the less you knew, the better. A demigod who doesn’t know they’re a demigod is a much less serious threat—your scent isn’t as strong as it could be if you know about who you are.” 

Jungkook ponders this. “So my dad could be Zeus, Poseidon, or Hades?” He’s definitely heard of those gods. The ruler of all gods, and his two brothers. 

Taehyung presses his lips together, leaning forward in his seat so his forearms rest on his knees. “Maybe,” He says. “It’s pretty rare, though, so I don’t want to give you an answer only for it to not be true. Only time will tell.” He must see the lost, the confused, the anxious look on Jungkook’s face, because Taehyung takes a seat on the edge of the hospital bed. “Hey, JK, cheer up.” The usage of his nickname makes the corner of Jungkook’s lips turn up. “While we wait for your dad to claim you, you can stay with me in my father’s cabin. My dad is Hermes. He’s a patron to travelers, so all campers who come here are welcomed until they’re claimed by their godly parents.” 

Jungkook can only manage a nod at this. He still has many questions, still does not fully understand. With what Taehyung is telling him, Jungkook is not even sure he will belong here, or if he will be ostracized once again for being different amongst the different. 

But he trusts Taehyung—so he’ll follow Taehyung. 

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Jungkook is at Camp Half Blood for a week before Taehyung is called for another assignment. It’s due to a prophecy given by the Oracle who lives on the campgrounds—the figure grants quests to campers to undergo a series of dangerous adventures in order to accomplish something for the long term benefit of demigods, the human race, the Greek gods themselves, anything of the sort. 

In the case of Taehyung, he is chosen by fellow camper Kim Namjoon to join him in and travel west and retrieve stolen items from a museum collection. It seems like an easy quest. At least, that’s what Jungkook is told. 

Kim Namjoon is a son of Athena, someone whom Jungkook met a day into his arrival at Camp Half Blood—friendly and smart and answers Jungkook’s questions about mythology with ease. It had been good when Jungkook first met the former, because he had many questions, some of which couldn’t be answered by Taehyung. Namjoon is someone that Jungkook immediately grows a fondness and admiration for—only leaving him that much more confident that the quest will go smoothly. 

“You guys will be okay… right?” Jungkook asks Namjoon, as the latter is shouldering his backpack. He’s not the only person seeing Namjoon and Taehyung off on their quest, but Jungkook had been one of the first people to show up. After all, when your only friend is leaving on an adventure, it tends to bring in the worry and the anxiety. “And you’ll watch Taehyung, won’t you?” 

“Of course I will,” Namjoon reassures, tight smile across his lips but he distracts Jungkook with a hand on his shoulder. “Taehyung and I have been doing quests together for a few years. We got each other’s back.” 

Taehyung slides in next to Namjoon, glancing over at Jungkook with all the care in the world in his eyes. “Hey JK, just promise me you’ll do your best to be comfortable here, okay? Keep trying out those different skills we were working on, okay? Your dad will claim you, I’m sure of it.” 

Jungkook looks down at his fingers, wringing the hands together. “I-I’ll try my best.” 

Namjoon and Taehyung exchange glances, partaking in a silent language exchange, before Taehyung looks back at Jungkook. “I know someone who can help.” 

Taehyung leaves Namjoon with his backpack before stepping away from the group, making his way down the hill back towards the camp grounds. Jungkook follows shortly behind. It’s still early in the morning, most campers are inside their cabins sleeping away the mist, but there’s a small group of campers near the archery grounds. There’s some laughter as a new person steps in to ready the bow and arrow. Jungkook watches as this new archer aims as the target, pulls back the bow, and—! 

“Y/N!” Taehyung calls. 

The person at the archery station flinches, sending the arrow a few centimeters away from the center of the target. You whirl around, and Jungkook’s stomach drops because it’s you—the person who helped him when he more or less crashed into Camp Half Blood. 

You gape, still holding the bow in your arms as your eyes narrow into a glare as you continue to stare straight at Taehyung. “Kim Taehyung! Where are your manners!” You call out. “Aren’t you supposed to be on a quest now?” 

Taehyung slings an arm around Jungkook’s shoulder. “I need to borrow you for a second, it’s important.” 

You seem to be saying something to one of your friends, because you hand the bow to a friend before walking over to the two boys. 

As soon as you reach your destination, you look at Jungkook and give him a bright-eyed smile of recognition—one that brings him back to the first time he met you, when he saw stars. “Hey!” You exclaim. “I remember you, you came in with Taehyung last week. You looked like you had been through a lot—are you feeling better now?” 

“I-uh…” Jungkook tries to form words. 

“He had some ambrosia, he’s fine,” Taehyung cuts in kindly, sending Jungkook a look he can’t decipher. Taehyung goes on a momentarily rant, explaining that Jungkook would just need someone to help him further adjust to life at camp, as well as help him figure out who his godly parent was. 

Taehyung says a lot of words, but Jungkook isn’t entirely paying attention. His gaze is fixed on you, taking in your easy smile and bright eyes. He can feel his eyes widen and the flush crawl up his cheeks the longer he lets himself look at you—yet, he doesn’t understand what it means. He’s never seen someone like you before, in his years of school and in his years living on the streets. 

“So, I just need you to help him out. Hopefully his dad will claim him before we get back.” 

“That’s something to look forward to,” You reply, sounding genuinely excited for that. You turn your full attention to Jungkook this time and smile. “Hi, I’m Y/N. Nice to finally meet you!” 

He takes your hand. Fifteen-years-old, and he wears his emotions in his eyes. “I’m Jungkook.” 

.

Jungkook is at Camp Half Blood for three weeks when he starts getting nightmares. 

Not only that, but it’s the same kind of nightmare—something horribly realistic and chaotic and messy but so painful that Jungkook finds himself waking up with tears dusting itself in his eyes. 

It always starts off the same: Namjoon and Taehyung on their quest. They appear to be in a room of antiques, each boy looking cautiously at the collection around them, with their backs pressed against each other. There is a low hum in his dream, where the voices emit a low frequency and sound like static—like he’s hearing the conversations underwater. Suddenly, a burst comes from above, a shatter of something in the room, a clatter of hollow bangs and clashes, and a yell. His dream always turns blurry after the fight starts, but it always ends the same—Namjoon pulling Taehyung away from a fight. And the latter is badly wounded. 

And Jungkook always wakes up at the sight of Taehyung. And it’s the same question that swirls around in his mind, over and over again. Did Taehyung die on the quest? 

At first, it’s easy for Jungkook to write off the dream as a dream—nothing more, nothing less. Perhaps his subconscious playing tricks on him, playing around with his fears and turning it into videos to play in his brain. But with each passing night, a voice starts to ring in his mind. 

My dear boy. It’s a deep voice, husky and low and full of pitiful sadness, like it can sense the pain that Jungkook is trying to internalize. Don’t you understand? Kim Namjoon let your best friend die. 

There’s something about the voice that is familiar, like he’s heard it before. 

The voice plays in Jungkook’s mind over and over again, like a record, and it shakes him to the core. The potential of what the voice is and what the voice could mean frightens him, and it shows. 

It shows in when Jungkook just outright misses the target with his bow and arrow in the present day. The pair of you are out on the field today, and you’re furrowing your eyebrows together. 

“Are you alright?” 

Jungkook stares at his arrow, somewhere flung off to the side, before his gaze shifts to you. You’re always so sturdy, so concerned, so worried for him. Besides Taehyung, who else cares so much for his safety and wellbeing—? 

He stops, lowering the bow. He wears a serious expression. “Can I tell you a secret?” He whispers. 

You furrow your eyebrows at his tone. “Of course. Is something bothering you? I know your father hasn’t claimed you yet, but the gods can be really busy around this time…” 

“No.” He shakes his head. “Not that.” He steals himself for speaking the words into reality. “I had a dream that Taehyung died, even though Namjoon promised me nothing would happen to him.” He doesn’t miss the way you flinch at his accusation. 

You don’t reply to him at first. You stare at him, eyes conflicted. Jungkook stares back, briefly wondering whether you’ve had the experience of knowing death. He doesn’t voice the question, choosing instead to maintain steady eye contact with your nervous expression. 

“Perhaps it was just a dream, Jungkook,” You say carefully. “Namjoon always keeps his promises. He and Taehyung have been working together on quests for years. And Namjoon is the smartest person I’ve ever met. If they ran into a situation Namjoon thought they wouldn’t be able to handle, he wouldn’t even think to risk the lives of the people he’s with. He won’t let you down.” You’re smiling tightly, clearly trying to keep the tension light but Jungkook suddenly finds that his heart is not in the mood. 

He wants to believe you. He wants to believe in Namjoon. But he knows what his dreams are. And that voice. These are things he cannot ignore no matter how hard he tries. 

But the thing is, his dreams are real—Kim Namjoon does not keep his promise. Jungkook can see this across his face the moment Namjoon returns to camp, alone. 

“Not only did they know we were coming,” Namjoon explains quietly to the camp counselors, late in the night, at a meeting spot reserved for higher ups. “They had taken over the museum a few weeks before we showed up. It was an ambush. I… I couldn’t save Taehyung.” 

No. 

“No!” Jungkook cries out, standing up and making his position known—loitering in the background of the meeting. 

Namjoon meets his gaze from across the gap that separates them. “Jungkook?” 

Jungkook’s head is spinning, his breath coming out in gasps, as he backs up slowly away from the growing crowd of camp counselors. “Y-You promised me!” He accuses loudly, pointing at Namjoon. “You promised nothing would happen to Taehyung! You lied to me!” 

“Jungkook, I’m sorry.” Namjoon steps out from amongst the group of counselors, a hand out in front of him as if approaching a frightened animal. “We were overwhelmed. If I could take it back and save him, I would—!” 

“Shut up!” Jungkook cries louder, running his hands through his hair. He should have known, should have known that weight in his gut was a warning and not a feeling. The tears in his eyes make it blurry to see anything to understand anything—because Taehyung is dead, along with his kindness and compassion and the safety he brought. “I hate you, I hate all of you!” 

Suddenly, there’s a rumble in the ground, a shake in the Earth so intense that a hushed silence falls over the crowd. At once, the ground splits open and a roar of fire explodes up from the pit, threatening to drag in anyone who gets closer. There are screams from the campers, from the counselors, but Jungkook doesn’t care. He’s so angry, so hurt, so lost. He doesn’t hear any of it. 

Until he hears your voice. “Jungkook!” You scream across the gap. 

Jungkook stills upon hearing you, lowering his arms and opening his eyes. Blinking away tears, he feels his heart rate slow back down to a manageable pace. The split in the ground closes before he looks up. He sees the camp counselors up ahead, equal looks of fear and horror across their eyes. 

He turns just enough to see you. You, with your wide eyes, looking confused and upset by what he has just done. And Jungkook feels nothing but disappointment. He has never done anything like this before, and he doesn’t know what it means. 

So he runs away. He runs away from Namjoon and this god forsaken camp that he knows will remind him of Taehyung. 

He runs away from the whispers from campers, a representation to serve that Jungkook will never truly belong here. 

He runs away from you, the only other person he would think to trust from now on. He can’t handle any of this anymore. 

. 

Two weeks after Jungkook runs away from Camp Half Blood, and a shadow of a figure appears to him in the midst of the evening air. It’s a ghost with a dark twisted smile, who calls himself Min Yoongi—a king in a past life, who now resides in the Underworld as a judge for all souls. 

He tells Jungkook that Jungkook is a son of Hades—which explains why he knew about Taehyung’s death, why he split the ground open all those weeks ago. There’s something borderline dangerous about Yoongi’s smile. 

Every fiber and nerve in Jungkook’s body is begging him not to trust this ghost. But, of course, Jungkook doesn’t listen. He stopped listening to things a long time ago. 

Besides, Yoongi soon makes offers that Jungkook cannot escape from. A way to bring Taehyung back, a way to strike revenge upon Kim Namjoon, a way—! 

Jungkook blinks the thoughts away. He had dozed off again, something he’s been doing a lot lately. 

“You should sleep,” Yoongi advises, his voice more of a whisper than anything else. There’s a touch of eerie to him, in his paper white skin and gray eyes. 

Even though Jungkook doesn’t desire sleep, far from it, he settles with listening to the ghost anyways. So he curls up on a makeshift pillow crafted from his beaten down (stolen) leather jacket, and closes his eyes. 

But instead of the previous nights, where he dreams about death and destruction, dreams up different ways Taehyung could have survived, dreams up Namjoon not caring about Taehyung’s death—he dreams of you. 

Dreams about you are such a rarity now, but they always make him feel warm. Content. Almost satisfied. 

In the dream, the pair of you are situated underneath a big tree at the edge of the forest. You’re in the middle of teaching him about Mythomagic—a card game he had immediately developed an interest for—and he realizes he’s dreaming about a memory this time. When he steals a look at you, he sees sunlight curling around your form, lighting up your hair and your eyes. He hears your laughter and sees the crinkle in your eyes. He can feel your happiness and the innocence in the air around you. He remembers the peacefulness, the calming nature of you. 

He misses it—he misses you. 

A cold chill running down his spine startles Jungkook awake as he springs into a sitting position. The fire before him has long since been put out, and Min Yoongi is floating in front of him. The latter wears a sharp look. “You’re dreaming about her again, aren’t you?” 

Jungkook sighs. Good things in his life could only last for so long. He runs a hand through his hair and turns to gather his jacket into his arms. “I thought I asked you to stop peeking into my mind.” 

“You were smiling,” Yoongi observes quietly. 

“That’s none of your business,” Jungkook snaps. 

“It must have been a good dream. I couldn’t see the contents of the dream, just the subject.” 

“Stay out of my head!” Jungkook hisses, standing up and sliding his arms into the jacket. 

“You care deeply about her.” 

“What do I have to say to get you to stop talking about her?” Jungkook retorts hotly, feeling his temper rise. It had been a good dream. The best one he’s had all week. 

Yoongi looks at him passively. “Just answer one of my questions,” He settles calmly. 

Jungkook grunts. “Fine. What is it?” 

“Why exactly do you care so much about her? You hardly know her.” 

Jungkook slides his backpack over his shoulder. He ignores the touch of passive aggressiveness in Yoongi’s tone. “She was the only one at camp who went out of their way to make me feel like they actually gave a shit.” 

“She cares more about Namjoon than you,” Yoongi interjects bluntly. “She and Namjoon have been friends for longer. She only talked to you because of Namjoon, after all. And don’t you hate him?” 

“Shut up.” 

“You worry she doesn’t care for you the way you do. Haven’t you wondered why she hasn’t tried looking for you?” 

“Shut up.” 

“She was only nice to you because Namjoon asked her to be nice to you.” 

“Shut the fuck up!” Jungkook explodes, turning towards Yoongi with his arm out in a striking motion. His arm cuts clean through the ghost, and he watches as the pieces wisp away into the air. Either way, it doesn’t matter. Yoongi will be back soon, probably to reprimand him, but mostly to carry on as if this hadn’t happened—to continue asking questions and continue trying to piss Jungkook off. It doesn’t matter. Jungkook could never bring Yoongi any harm. The latter is a ghost, after all. 

There’s still a lot he doesn’t understand. 

. 

Jungkook calls off his deal with Yoongi shortly after the You Incident—in which a series of dreams about you sent Yoongi on an accusatory streak that sent him back to the Underworld where he rightfully belongs. It’s good because he doesn’t want a ghost meddling in his personal business, and his personal feelings. 

It’s bad, however, because Jungkook no longer has an evil ghost by his side that offers up revenge. 

This leaves him to do the next best thing—try and summon Taehyung. 

As a son of Hades, his powers do include communicating with ghosts like Yoongi and cracking holes into the ground, but it also involves the ability to summon deceased souls. All that is required is a pit, some food, and a cantation in Ancient Greek. It’s supposed to be simple, and in a way it is. 

Except when the soul he’s trying to summon doesn’t want to be found, which is exactly how it has gone with Taehyung. He’s tried to get Taehyung’s attention for weeks now, to no luck. And he’s tried everything. 

Jungkook scowls to himself as he takes in the local convenience store to buy the various items he’ll need to attempt another summoning. Animal blood is one of the best tools for this type of power, but animal blood doesn’t exactly like up on shelves in aisles of grocery stores—so Jungkook has settled with fast food meals, chips, or anything cheap he can get his hands on. 

He glares at the lineup of sodas in front of his gaze, trying to focus but he finds his mind wandering against through his memories, picking the ones that are most guaranteed to make him feel like shit. 

His mind settles on a line Yoongi said to him countless times regarding you: She was only nice to you because Namjoon asked her to be nice to you. 

His hands shake in his pockets, determined not to believe it, but finding himself pool with doubt nonetheless. 

“Jungkook.” 

He jumps out of his skin at the familiar voice he’s spent the past many months thinking about, as the sensation rings through his body. He experiences brief flashes of emotions he hasn’t undergone in awhile: peace, warmth, hope. He turns on his heel and can’t help the way his eyes widen at the sight of you. 

The months that have passed since his disappearance really does wonders to your face. You look older. You look wary, but well prepared. Most of all, your eyes are still that bright light he remembers more often than he cares to admit. But you also look sad, like the sight of Jungkook is worse than you expected. 

“Jungkook…” You say again, quieter this time. 

You saying his name again brings him back to reality, brings him back to where he is and why he’s here. He doesn’t need you. Like Yoongi said, you’re friends with Namjoon—and Namjoon is the reason why Taehyung is dead. His voice sounds hollow. “What are you doing here?” 

“I should be asking you the same question.” 

His scowl deepens as he settles for a Mountain Dew on the rack. “That’s none of your business.” He catches the hurt that flickers in your eyes, but he turns towards the cashier before he can feel sorry for you. 

You trail after him. “Please don’t shut me out,” You plead gently. You stay behind Jungkook as he pays for his food. “I came here looking for you.” 

“Awfully convenient—but I don’t think you should be wasting your time,” Jungkook grumbles, bounding out of the shop and stopping along the sidewalk. “Why don’t you go back to Namjoon and keep being his best friend and just leave me alone?” 

A sort of realization seems to settle in your eyes, as if you’ve just confirmed something. “I’m not leaving,” You say firmly after a moment. “I’m here by myself, Jungkook. No campers, no Namjoon, it’s just me. I know you’re mad at Namjoon, and you have every right to be upset. I know why you cracked a hole in the ground. I understand all that now. But I really think you should stop blaming Namjoon and hurting yourself. Namjoon didn’t mean to let Taehyung die—!” 

Jungkook whirls around, his eyes a twin set of fire. “Don’t say his name,” He snaps roughly, but falls silent when you don’t even flinch. 

How could he raise his voice at the only person who has gone out of their way to ensure his safety? 

He turns away. He doesn’t apologize, and you don’t ask him to. 

The pair of you don’t say anything for a long moment—Jungkook just makes his way down the sidewalk and you follow along. 

He stops after a moment. He turns himself just enough so you can see his profile. “Fine,” He says, trying to ignore the flutter in his chest when you flash him an appreciative smile. “I’ll let you tag along. But only because I feel bad for snapping at you. I’ve just…” He sighs. “Been going through a lot.” 

You step forward to stand by his side. “We can talk about anything you want to, Jungkook. I’m still your friend.” 

He swallows thickly at your offer, hoping that you don’t notice. If you do, you remain silent. “Don’t ask questions you don’t want to know the answer to.” 

. 

Two days after you join Jungkook’s travels, you seem to decide he is calm enough for a sensitive question. But you’re sneaky about it. You wait until the night, when both of you are curling around a fire—you in your sleeping bag, and Jungkook with his signature leather jacket makeshift pillow underneath his head.  “Why are you so afraid to talk about Taehyung’s death?” 

He flinches at the mention of Taehyung’s name, knowing that snapping and causing a scene would do nothing to stop you from asking the question over and over again. You had given him a few days, but something about your tone tonight tells him that you won’t take no for an answer. 

Jungkook turns his head to look at you. Your eyes are flickering against the fire. “I’ll answer your question if you answer one of mine.” 

You shrug a shoulder. “Sure.” 

He sighs, momentarily stumped. “I’m afraid that if I admit it, or let other people admit it in front of me, it’s true and there’s nothing I can do to bring him back.” 

“I don’t think Taehyung would want you to bring him back, Jungkook. He saved Namjoon that day; he sacrificed himself for a reason—!” 

“Okay, my turn,” Jungkook interrupts, refusing to hear any of it. “Why are you here? Really?” 

You are quiet for a second. “I was sent on a quest to come find you,” You reply after a moment. “The oracle told me about a prophecy where you were in danger. It said you had made a deal with Min Yoongi, said you were considering a soul for a soul trade to get Taehyung back. I was scared for you, Jungkook.” You sit up in your sleeping bag, leaning across the space between the two of you. “My turn. Why don’t you want to believe that Taehyung sacrificed himself to save Namjoon?”

“Because why would he do that?” Jungkook retorts back. “Why would he leave behind everything he cared about? Why would he leave me—?” The words choke in the back of his throat as his heart rams painfully against his chest, the underlying reason for his bitterness surfacing up again. He thought he had smashed his grief down far enough where it would never have to see sunlight again. “It’s nothing. I’m not playing this game anymore.” 

You are quiet, watching as Jungkook curls into himself and turns his back to you. “When are you going to start letting me in?” You whisper. “I didn’t accept that quest for no reason, Jungkook, I came because I care about you. I want to help you.” 

I’ve already let you in, far more than I wanted to, Jungkook thinks to himself instead, wrapping his arms tighter around himself. 

“I know that Taehyung would have never wanted to leave you. He cared about you a lot, and saw you as the little brother he never had. You guys deserved more time. You deserved more time to have the family you never got to have. You wanna know the last thing Taehyung said to me, after introducing us to each other all that time ago? He said that you guys only knew each other for a short time, but you were the strongest person Taehyung had known. I know how much Taehyung wanted to be there for you. But he also had other responsibilities.” Your fingers twitch as if you want to reach over and grab onto Jungkook. “Namjoon had been the leader of the quest, he was the main priority. Taehyung had to make the call. He would never have wanted you to take the guilt for a decision he made on his own.” 

Jungkook hesitates, before rolling onto his back. “Why does Namjoon deserve my forgiveness?” 

Finally, he spares a glance at you. You’re still looking at him, gaze sharp over the fire. It distracts Jungkook momentarily, as his mind thinks about how different you are from fire. Fire can be harsh, blunt, unforgiving, and relentless. Like him. 

But you are like the sun—bright, warm, longing. You refuse to give up on him. 

“Because it’s the right thing to do,” You whisper. “Because everyone deserves a second chance.” 

He stares at you. He doesn’t know what longing dances behind his eyes, but you seem to know, because you avert your gaze and grumble something about going to sleep. 

He watches you turn to your side, and he wonders. 

. 

Jungkook has tried to summon Taehyung a grand total of ten times in the weeks prior to his run in with you. Each time is met with failure, because it seems like Taehyung does not want to be summoned which is disappointing and disheartening. To be honest, it makes Jungkook less and less enthusiastic to keep attempting something he cannot guarantee. 

But as you stand next to him over an empty pit the pair of you have spent the last thirty minutes digging up, you take your hand in his. You smile at him, nodding. “It’ll work this time.” 

So Jungkook pours in the Mountain Dew and dumps out the bag of chips he’s acquired into the hole. As he repeats the same cantation he’s said for the past ten times, the food starts bubbling as spirits from the Underworld fight to get a taste of the offering. 

“Show me Taehyung!” Jungkook calls out, although he sounds worried and unsure. 

At once, a spirit with a bright light, brighter than the others around it, shines through. It slides to the front to drink from the food at the bottom of the pit. The figure morphs and forms into Kim Taehyung. 

Despite everything, despite the long hours that Jungkook has committed to summoning Taehyung, the sight of his friend does not fill him with joy. It fills his eyes with tears. 

You notice, you always do. You squeeze his hand, but you also let go of him. “I’ll leave you two.” 

So Taehyung talks. He talks and talks, about his quest, about his sacrifice, about Namjoon, about forgiveness. 

This is something Jungkook has wanted for weeks. Yet, the longer Taehyung talks, the deeper he can feel the rifts of frustration. 

Frustration at Namjoon, for whom everyone is telling Jungkook to forgive. 

Frustration at Taehyung, for leaving him drowning in the sorrows of his own nightmares. For leaving him, even when he wasn’t ready to be left. 

Frustration at you, for always caring about him, even when he’s sure he doesn’t even care about himself anymore. 

When Jungkook releases Taehyung back to the Underworld, he feels like a hollow shell. He simply stands there, in front of the pit that brought forth his best friend. His mind is whirling with questions, with a curiosity. 

You approach him slowly. “Jungkook…” 

“You should go back,” He mutters. 

You actually look shocked at this now. “What?” 

He turns on his heel to address you properly. “Go back to camp.” He doesn’t mean to sound so harsh, but the words come out like a snap. He tries to reprimand the situation when your face falls just a fraction. “Go back to camp,” He tries again, a little softer this time. He keeps his gaze on you, even when you look up to stare at him. “It’ll be okay. I just need a little bit of time.” 

At this, you nod slowly. You try for a smile. “Come back home, okay?” 

He thinks he knows what you mean, but you disappear before he can ask you. 

. 

He returns to Camp Half Blood after a few days, with his leather jacket and black iron sword. The campers that guard the border part for him like the Red Sea—with the exception of one camper. He’s an older camper, who even in the dark shines brighter than the moon overhead. It’s a son of Apollo quality. It belongs to Jung Hoseok, a camper Jungkook met when he first arrived at camp. Hoseok is like sunshine—he’s always bright and cheerful with a positive disposition. 

Today, despite still having that glint in his eyes, the boy wears a much more solemn expression. Almost as if he’s seen everything that Jungkook has gone through. Or, at the very least, has heard about it. “Hey Jungkook…” Hoseok greets. He doesn’t leave much room for conversation, because he gestures past the archway entrance, down the hill, towards the Big House—the main meeting place for campers, the central point of Camp Half Blood. “She’s waiting for you.” 

He doesn’t need a list of camp names to know who Hoseok is talking about. Jungkook just mumbles his thanks, trying not to draw too much attention to the flush against his cheeks as he follows the pathway down into camp. It’s late, so the grounds are devoid of people, making it easier for Jungkook to step onto the porch of the Big House. 

You’re on the porch, pacing back and forth with your thumb in between your teeth and you look nervous. You’re mumbling something underneath your breath. 

But your ears are just as good as your eyes, because as soon as Jungkook steps on the wood, you’re whirling around to face him. “Jungkook!” You exclaim, approaching him with tentative steps. “Y-You came back.” 

He levels you with a look, feeling a bashfulness overcome him. “You asked me to,” He says. There’s a slight pause. “I told you I needed time to think, and I have. You were right. Everyone deserves a second chance. It wasn’t fair of me to go after Namjoon the way I did.” 

You nod, giving him a small smile. “I’m glad you’re feeling better.” 

Jungkook continues to stare at you, feeling a fondness overcoming him. “Thanks,” He finally settles with. “For, you know, finding me. For not giving up on me.” He looks down, scratching the back of his neck. “I should probably go find Namjoon and apologize.” 

You wave away his concern. “Namjoon is asleep.” You angle your head towards the oceanside that surrounds the camp. “Want to take a walk with me?” 

So you lead him through the camp, past the cabins of campers, past the archery set, past all that, to finally the beach located along the outskirts of the camp. It’s home to many boat races, surfing adventures, and firework displays. Currently, it’s devoid of activity. Right now there is merely a wooden pier that stretches out into the ocean, one that you and Jungkook walk down before you settle down at the edge. 

You pat the spot next to you, and Jungkook sits down. Since you don’t say anything, he allows himself to stare out at the horizon, and the movement of the ocean. When you still don’t say anything, Jungkook dares himself to look at you. The moonlight is cascading across your features. You look like home. You feel like home. 

You look at him suddenly, and knit your eyebrows. “Do I have something on my face?” 

“Oh, uh, no…” He trails off, forcing himself to look away from you. Should he tell you? Not tell you, but… “Hey Y/N,” Jungkook speaks before he can think otherwise. 

You look at him. “Yes?” 

Jungkook straightens his back a little. “I-I think I should tell you… I didn’t come back just for Namjoon. Actually, I came back to tell you that I, uh, well, I missed you—I mean, hanging out with you—I wanted to be a better person because of you—I mean, not just because of you, but—!” 

You start to smile at that, before you do something unexpected. You lean over and kiss his cheek. 

He feels like his body has just been shocked, the sensation dancing up and down his spine. “W-What was that for?” He’s trying to sound confused, but his nerves immediately start getting the best of him. 

Your smile is still present, but it’s a kind smile that touches your eyes and assures him of his choice to return. “I’ve seen the way you look at me when you think I don’t notice. You still wear your emotions in your eyes. That’s one that hasn’t changed over the past year.” 

He scoffs, but his face feels hot and he’s sure the effect he’s trying to go for is lost anyways. 

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Dear Lara Jean,

HI. so i watched TATBILB: A&F a few weeks ago, and I have some words. Before I begin, i'd like to preface that i'm literally 17 and have no film experience, and that I've read this book once maybe 4 years ago but here it is.

ps. if you haven't gotten it already: there will be spoilers. Heavy spoilers.

first of all, i'm sorry but i really didn't like the little edit things. Maybe I've reached that point in my life where I don't f with that anymore. Like when theres a drawn house and it slowly fades so it's real life?? no thanks

the music choice... I honestly didn't have that big of a problem with it, but my korean friend kept going "wtf is this music choice" so i'm quoting her on that.

the filming and editing. well maybe it's just me but I didn't really like it. yk when you're watching a youtuber and they do those zoom in things and it's sort of fast and funny? I think there were a few times the movie did that and i didn't like it.

literally, lara jean looking directly into the camera?? it feels like it's breaking the 4th wall and maybe they're doing it to be edgy but no thanks i didn't like that either.

WHY???? Her breaking the 4th wall added NOTHING to the movie. It just took me out of the experience. I especially didn’t like it when they did it in PS I still love you when they temporarily broke up.

THEY SET THE MOVIE IN OREGON. WHAT WAS THE REASON. THE BOOK WAS SET IN VA, AND I LIVE IN VA SO I FELT A CONNECTION TO THE BOOK. AND THEN THEY GO AND SET IT IN OREGON. WHAT. WAS. THE. REASON

OREGON DIDN’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE COLLEGES. THEY’RE STILL PRETTY FAR AWAY FROM STANFORD. IN THE BOOK, UVA WAS CLOSE BY SO LJ WOULDN’T HAVE TO BE TOO FAR AWAY FROM HOME. NO OFFENSE TO THE STATE BUT WHY OREGON. THEY COULD OF PUT THEM IN CALI AT LEAST

ONE OF THE REASONS WHY LJ WANTED TO GO TO UVA IS BECAUSE HER FAMILY WOULD BE CLOSE BY. BY PUTTING THEM IN OREGON, YOU TAKE AWAY THAT REASON. i just want to 👊 whoever’s idea this was

FURTHERMORE: THEY CHANGED UVA AND UNC TO STANFORD AND NYU. I AM INFURIATED. THE WHOLE POINT WAS THAT THEY WANTED TO GO TO UVA BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE 10 MINS FROM WHERE THEY LIVED AND IT'S A STATE SCHOOL. LARA JEAN FELT LIKE THE WAS GAURANTEED TO GO TO UVA AND WHEN SHE DOESNT, IT ACTUALLY HURTS THE READERS.

in the book, LJ was waitlisted from UNC, rejected from UVA, and accepted to W&M. I’m sure you can find like 40 people at our school who can relate to this situation. I doubt 40 people in our school can relate to being rejected from Stanford BUT accepted to NYU. dear writers, please give teens across the nation (your target audience) realistic expectations for college admissions.

YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME THAT PETER AND LARA JEAN WERE ACTUALLY QUALFIED ENOUGH FOR STANFORD. LEMME JUST SAY, I'VE APPLIED FOR COLLEGES THIS YEAR AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GRASP ON WHAT IT TAKES TO GET INTO CERTAIN COLLEGES. YOU'RE TELLING ME THE TWO OF THEM. REALLY. GOT. INTO. THOSE. SCHOOLS. pls.

DON’T GET ME STARTED ON THE KISSING BOOTH. ELLE AND NOAH ARE POSSIBLY THE DUMBEST CHARACTERS I HAVE EVER WATCHED. I DON’T SEE THEM DO A PAGE OF HOMEWORK AND I DON’T EVEN THINK THEY ATTEND CLASS. LIKE MAKING A KISSING BOOTH FOR ONE FUNDRAISER FOR A CLUB THAT CONSISTS OF 2 PEOPLE DOES NOT COUNT AS ENOUGH TO GET INTO HARVARD. but that’s a different movie...

this is literally the idea that television and movies have in making it super easy to get into ivy leauges. as if some in state college isn't up to society's standards of where or where not it's ok to go to college. it's when gabriella montez goes to stanford, troy goes to berkely, ryan evan goes to julliard, teddy duncan goes to yale, cody martin is accepted to princeton, HANNAH MONTANA does to stanford.

and lara jean wants to study english lit. she never says “i want to go to stanford because of their great english lit program”. it’s only “i want to go to stanford because my boyfriend is going and i have no other life outside of him

fine. make your characters seem awesome by making them go to awesome colleges. but still. this is upseting.

you know how awesome it is to hear UVA, the college I've always wanted to go to, in a published book? and for them to just rip it away- espeically when UVA is so attainable?? Yea yea movie directors, i get it, UVA isn't good enough for you. whatever.

They had AT LEAST 5 MONTAGES. 5. FIVE. WHO NEEDS THAT MANY MONTAGES. To quote my friend "the movie is all montage and 30 mins of plot" AND I CAN'T FIND IT IN MYSELF TO DISAGREE WITH HER.

AND THE DANCES. I REALLY DIDN’T NEED TO SEE NOAH CENTINEO DO WHATEVER HE CALLS “DANCING” IN 2 MONTAGES. I know everyone fell in love with noah in the first movie, but i’m pretty sure everyone fell out of love with him in this one.

again, i know nothing about movies, but 5 montages?? it seems like you're just filling space and trying to make everything seem ✨awesome✨ and ✨amazing✨. SURE. everything might be awesome and amazing, but this movie was 1 HR AND 55 MINS. and you decided to add 1 HR of montages? WHy. AND. one of them was in slowmo. i can't

THEY HAD VOICE OVERS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MOVIE. sure. 1 at the begin and 1 at the end, I think that's cute. BUT THE WHOLE MOVIE?? WHY. like bruh- have a focus.

literally did anyone read the freaking book? Remember how- in the book right? Margot was actually really not ok with Trina bc she's sort of replacing their mom? and Margot is rlly not ok with it but gets over it?? see how that was summarized in like 5 seconds in the movie? Oh i'm sorry you used all your time for the movie making STUPID MONTAGES but can we get some actually emotionally beats next time?? thanks.

ok this is a big problem i have with the movie. in the 3rd book, peter tries to have a relationship with his dad who ran away from him years ago. He struggles with that relationship the whole book. This is good stuff. people can relate to this. the scene in the diner where peter “confronts” his dad was CRINGEY. It could be noah’s acting but i couldn’t take him seriously. AND HE FORGIVES HIS DAD AFTER 30 SECONDS. the movie tries to include these smaller storylines but can’t because of the time limit. i’m no screenwriter, but i’m sure there could have been a way to subtly move that plot line during the entire movie rather than that one conversation in the diner

and in the book, peter has to train for lacrosse so he has to eat healthy which stresses him out. i specifically remember him getting mad at someone (maybe it was john ambrose, i don’t remember fully) for EATING HIS CARROTS. this just shows that peter has a life too. he has to worry about lacrosse along with losing lj. but no, the movie makes him look like the perfect boyfriend who has no other worries in life except for the girl in front of him

remember how- in the book (right?? bc they had a book to go off of???) Stormy was a part of the 3rd book? like a BIG part?? They LITEALLY just used her as John Ambrose's grandmother (WHICH IM PRETTY SURE THEY DIDN'T EVEN DO IN THE MOVIES). literally, stormy and john ambrose were throw away characters in the second movie and i am infurriated. BUT ALSO I LOVE JOHN AMBROSE HOW COULD THEY DO THIS TO HIM??

and remember, how in the book, how the dog's name is "Jamie Fox-Pickle" and they changed it to HENRY??? where is the flavor. what was the reason. SERIOUSLY.

BUT ALSO. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT THERE WAS A POINT IN THE PLOT WHERE PETER'S MOM TOLD LARA JEAN TO BREAK UP WITH PETER. DOES NO ONE ELSE REMEBER THAT?? AND THEY CUT IT ALL OUT OF THE SCRIPT?? LIKE WHY. WHAT WAS THE REASON.

ok those are my biggest book grievances I think. but lemme just say, they NEVER went to NEW YORK. They literally wrote that in for the purposes of NYU. in the book, Chris and Lara Jean DRIVE to UNC because that's ATTAINABLE. BC THEY'RE STATE UNIVERSITIES. ANYWAYS

LJ’s and Chris’s spontaneous trip to unc showed their friendship in a good way. I never really liked chris as a friend to lj but during the trip, they are besties and it shows. the movie tries to do that in ny but peter is also in ny for some reason. she should have fell in love with ny WITHOUT peter at her side nagging her to sneak out and go on a date. she should have spent more time with chris rather than thinking about peter while she was watching the band.

the scene where Lara Jean is in New York and at the party and she sees the band? To all the boys I've loved before: Always and forever?? more like To all the boys I've loved before: gay awakening time.

when they moved the pink couch to the subway? WHy? They wanted snazzy pics.

when Lara Jean and Peter were making up and it was a really cute sequence AND THEN THEY MADE HER LOSE HER V CARD. FINE. I GET HOW THAT'S REALISTIC BUT IT WAS A CUTE SCENE. MY FRIEND ALMOST STARTED CRYING AND THEN LJ LOST HER V CARD AND WE COULDN'T STOP SCREAMING.

this is different from what was in the book (for the 100th time). In the book, they don’t do it and it shows that you can be in a high school relationship without being physical. I strongly appreciate that message. This darn movie had to have her lose her v card. WHY. IT ADDED NOTHING TO THEIR RELATIONSHIP. THE YEARBOOK SIGNING WAS SYMBOLIC ENOUGH

the montage where it's a montage of all of lara jean's and peter's cute moments?? ok fine. that was cute. but they literally just took scenes from past movies. imagine the impact if we like hidden moments from their relationships. maybe they're laughing in the car together. maybe they're watching they sunset. maybe peter is looking at her lovingly while she sleeps. WHAT IF. it WASN'T a montage of all the "bigger" moments of their relationship, and we got to see them just exist.

UGH. THE VOICE OVER AT THE END OF THE MOVIE IS SO CRINGEY I CAN'T

"WE AREN'T LIKE OTHER COUPLES. NOT US, LARA JEAN AND PETER KAVINSKY. BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMETHING BETWEEN US. WRITING LOVE LETTERS" please. b freaking s

Some redeemable qualities

while i didn't like most of the songs, "like me better" by lauv will always be loved. especially since it's a call back from the first movie?? I can ftw

WHY WASN’T “LIKE ME BETTER” THEIR SONG???? I really thought it was a good song to be their song and they referenced it in the beginning. No offense to the “beginning middle and end” people, but i felt no attachment to that song.

they customized her phone. it looked like it was a 7 (idk rlly, i don't know crap abt iphones) but they customized it. Granted, I KNOW lara jean would be the one with the aesthetic background with color coded folder, but still- they did give her relevant apps. some to note include; tiktok, spotify, instagram, netflix, notes, messages, facetime, maps, whatsapp and the STANFORD APP?? whatever- i'm chill.

they did make lara jean make choices so that was good.

the prom ask?? That was cute. with the pancakes??

at the end when Peter played the song even though earlier he didn't like it?? I liked that. i liked that a lot. ok fine i more than liked that a lot. There are multiple texts where my friends are screaming at each other. In fact, 26 separate messages.

chris in general. granted, she was more present in the books, but i'll take what i can get.

some notable quotes by her, the queen

"I'm dead inside"

not wanting to do a gigantic walk down from the stairs and asking the boys not to turn around

peter said he liked lara jean's forehead kisses and that reminded me of emma chamberlain so that's a positive only bc of emma

I remembered that they were the class of 2021, and I'M class of 2021 and it just hit for a second.

my friend cried over their graduation but i felt nothing bc we're literally living in a pandemic and chances of me getting a real graduation?? we'll see

again, these are all just my opinion. my friend doesn't like the movie bc she says she's sad and bitter and seeing these cute couples makes her feel lonely but i'm just diappointed. the books were GOOD. they were gold.

there was so much they could’ve done with the movies, and i just feel like they didn’t deliver on anything. Jenny Han, i’m sorry. The movie overall, ik someone who cried about it and someone else who gave it 7/10. props for them but jeez i just wish for more.

ok but that’s the show folk. i mean, obviously everything i said was opinion and literally don’t listen to anything i’ve said. BUT. feel free to add what you hated or loved abt the movie too. thanks. i love you guys. “always and forever” :,)

p.s- omg not them ripping off taylor swift. jk jk. ok bye

#to all the boys i've loved before #to all the boys always and forever #to all the boys netflix #to all the boys ps i still love you #to all the boys series #lara jean x peter #lara jean icons #lara jean x john ambrose #lara jean x gen #lana condor #jenny han #peter kavinsky #noah centenio #noah scented mayo tbh #always and forever #tatbilb #i'm really sorry #i really wanted to love it #but also #there are no good peters anymore #only peter parker #rants i guess #i hope my anonymus person reads this #hi i love you #i have lots of thoughts about this movie #i'm not saying that it sucks #because i do know people that thought that this movie was quite pleasant #but i mean #you have the source material #this book is LITERALLY being made into a movie BC the source material is good

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what did you like and not like from season 2 of Euphoria? I cant stand the fact we didnt get to see how Maddie dealt with the trauma Nate no doubt gave her from the gun/cd scene. The scene felt traumatizing to watch and then the show act like it never happened?????????

Anonymous asked:

what did you think of the euphoria season 2 finale?

Anonymous asked:

THE EUPHORIA FINALE WAS SO GOOD PLS LETS TALK ABT IT

Anonymous asked:

What did you think of the Euphoria season finale?

Sorry it took me a while to answer this, but hopefully by now everyone has seen the finale. I liked the finale overall. I think it did a good job of setting up the storylines in season 3, which seemed to be its main goal. I liked that through Lexi's play, we got to see a version of Rue (and all of the main characters) before their lives took the turn that led them to where they are now. I liked being able to see what their friendship looked like and how they interacted and why they still care about each other so much now. I love that we learned that Maddy moved in with Cassie and Lexi; it gives a lot more depth to her reaction to learning about Cassie and Nate. And I really loved Rue and Lexi's heart to heart.

I like that we saw Rue (at least seemingly) commit to recovery and admit that she and Jules aren't good for one another, although I wish she and Jules had gotten a bigger, more emotional scene with one another. I liked Maddy and Cassie's fight, and I especially liked the scene where Maddy and Cassie were talking and Maddy told her that it was "just the beginning". And I like that we finally got some resolution on the Cal/Nate/recording situation. I hope that this will help Nate start to cope with his trauma and realize that he doesn't have to be like his father.

There were definitely some parts of the episode that fell flat, which was disappointing for a series finale. Kat's total lack of inclusion in the script despite constantly being present in the shots is a big issue that will need to be resolved in one way or another next season. I think people were right when they said that Eliot's very long song could have been shortened to make room for tying up other loose ends.

And I really hate what they did with Ashtray's character. I understand that they were trying to show us how if violence is all you've ever been around, it's all you know how to do, but it felt more like they included him in the narrative just to push the plot forward. Any time drama needed to happen, Ashtray would just pop up out of nowhere to kill someone, and we didn't really get to know his character outside of that. Surely he had some other hobby besides murder that we could have learned about? The show does such a good job of humanizing all of its characters that its kind of jarring to be presented with this eleven year old who acts kind of robotically and doesn't get any real character development. I'm also not sure what we're meant to take away from the fact that the police *murdered him*. Is it "drug dealing is bad?" or "police are bad" or "children need adults in their lives"? Is it "shit happens"? Is it just a way for us to see that Fez would do anything for his family, something that could have been shown a lot more elegantly? Or did they just do it because they could, and because they knew it would be dramatic?

In the next season, I think we'll see more of the effect of Nate's actions on Maddy. I don't think the show is going to pretend that the scene with the gun never happened, just that there wasn't enough time to delve into it in the season finale. I think Nate will have to come to terms with the ways in which he's hurt other people, and what he's done to Maddy will be a big part of that. I also think that we're probably going to see a trial against Cal and Fez going to prison, so perhaps this next season will be an opportunity to discuss how prisons and police impact individuals, their families, and their communities (although I doubt that's where we're headed). I think we'll probably see Fez try to extract himself from drug dealing entirely, likely with the help of Lexi, and I think the Laurie storyline will probably be part of that. The characters may potentially be off the hook if the police believe that Faye was telling the truth when she accused Laurie of murdering Mouse.

Finally, there are a few things that I think people online are being ridiculous about, and I want to talk about them here. The first one that drives me nuts is people who are like "why is McKay missing from the show this season?" McKay is a college student and the school he goes to is 30 miles away from East Highland. The only reason he was hanging around last season was because he was dating Cassie. Since they broke up, he has no reason to keep being included in the plot, and I can imagine he doesn't want to hang around after how Nate treated him on New Year's.

I also think people are being ridiculous about Rue's funeral speech. "We've seen this in every episode already!" Yeah. That's an artistic choice meant to help us understand how prominent of an event that was for Rue and how much it still impacts her. It's like none of these people have ever seen a movie before, and it drives me nuts. Things in the show aren't "plot holes", they're artistic interpretations of events and emotions. I think sometimes people are expecting Euphoria to be Riverdale, where there's a weird and convoluted explanation for everything, but that's not what it is and that's not what it's meant to be. Jules isn't Cal's 3rd kid who we've never seen, and that's okay.

I think people need to chill out on the Jules hate. I 100% think most of it is rooted in transphobia, because she hasn't done anything worse than any of the other characters. Jules gets all this hate for having an intervention for her girlfriend and hooking up with someone else, while people are bending over backwards to defend Nate, Maddy, and Cassie. The whole point of the show is that the characters are making the only decisions they know how to in the context of their situation and past trauma, but somehow Jules is totally exempt from being given that understanding.

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You know what I want/would love from Stardew Valley?

To have Zuzu city available to travel and have like 12 more people to date.

Like yes we have npc mods and Ridgeside Village, but I would love to have an additional storyline where the mayor of Zuzu city sees how profitable our little valley is and tries to buy up the village, kinda like what Joja did but I want new fundraising events and even more ways to improve the town so we can 'save' the village. And since we probably came from Zuzu city, it would be cool to have some small flashbacks of how lonely our life. Maybe even meeting our family (who probably still lives in the city)

Like give us apartments for the teens who want to move out and get their own space (like maybe Seb and Sam), maybe Lewis could stop being such a money pincher and do something to help the village and finally confess that he and Marnie are dating.

Like the new stuff from 1.5 was fun but if you hate doing puzzles over and over (like I love a good puzzle but I don't want to do 5 or 6 to gain stuff I need), then having a new place to meet people would be great.

Like I love playing this game but I basically finished the 1.5 storyline in like 2 days.

I just want more people, more romance, more drama. I need some jealously from people I'm trying to romance, some rivals dating each other.

I would love:

*A city slicker who buys land just west of Robin's cabin and tries his hand at farming (his heart events would be us giving him farming advice)

*A young adult who bonds with Willy over fishing and they go on fishing adventures together (you'll get to see them around town fishing)

*I want Elliot to become a humble book millionaire who upgrades his cabin into a nice house with a huge library

*Maru could build her own laboratory, maybe east if the museum and we could have our own little science and artifacts section, with maybe a zoo area or a building dedicated to creating minerals so we can donate them to the museum

*I also wanna build a much nicer tent from Linus, the poor man deserves it.

I want people with money to blow and have them buy a ton from Pierre or Gus

*Teenagers who make a small group to go explore the mines with Abigail and Marlon

*Fashion forward people to make clothes with Emily and Haley

*Lewis could gather money to actually have Robin build a school and hire a teacher or two

*I need a coffee shop where the moms and teens can hang out

*I want the ability to anonymous donate money to people and see them get happy and slowly get house upgrades from Robin. (Like have a secret community board that magically gathers what people want. Just like the community board but its stuff you'll see wound town like Pierre might want 10,000 G to update his shelving units and then they'll look much better afterwards.

*A bigger playground for the kids, with tree houses and play houses please.

*I also need more furniture because I need more rugs and couches in my house

*I know Krobus can live with us as a roommate but can I spend some money to make his sewer life Hella fancy?

*I want an arcade, with at least 10 mini games and each giving the player special items (like a free coffee voucher or a treasure map)

*I need to meet the Witch and see what it takes to reunite her with the Wizard or find her a better man, because I need to know her story

*If Zuzu City does become available, I wanna meet Morris and potentially buy out Joja Co. and transform it into a better company. (I'll grind my blueberry empire for millions if I have to)

*I want a pet store. Let me become a cat lady

*Let my kids (and the other kids) grow up and find their place in town. Would I love to play sports with an older Vincent? You bet

*I also wanna know Mr. Qi's backstory like whats up bro, how are you blue? Did you piss off the wizard years ago?

*I want a shooting stars night where there's a very rare chance we get a meteorite on the farm or maybe we could come across something magical

Like I have more ideas and those above ^^ are a lot but I would pay for any of it. I've spent hundreds for the The Sims, both 3 and 4 and when 5 comes out too. So my wallet is completely open lol and if anyone wants to make any ^^^ of those, pls let me know cuz I'll definitely be on the lookout for it.

#stardew valley #stardew linus #stardew romance #stardew wants

[mimik-u]

“The Future” Thoughts:

Okay, ngl, I’ve been putting this watch off because I wasn’t quite ready to end the show, but 😭😭😭 y’know, that’s part of the series’s overarching thesis in a way. Things end, but life goes on and changes all the same.

So let’s do this. Let’s finish Future.

AUGHDHHDHDHS. The exercise callback!!

Djddjdjskeksjjs, Lion transporting directly onto the boombox and breaking it.

“They’ve been so protective of me these last few months since my meltdown.” 🥺

Cookie cats! The Crewniverse is already pulling out all the nostalgia stops. (Lmao, do y’all remember that meme where it was like Episode 1: Steven summons his mom’s shield by eating ice cream. And then Episode X: Steven discovers his mom was a war criminal. EIORIDDJDJDJ.)

Pearl delicately eating a bite of Cookie Cat and going scrumptious dieidjdjsjsjs.

THE GEMS SINGING COOKIE CAT AND THEN GARNET DEADPAN SAYING, “He left his family behind.” JESUS

Because I’m assuming she sees what Steven’s future holds in that very moment.

Steven anticipates the Gems to make a huge fuss of protest, but Pearl proffers an understated, “When are you leaving?”

“Uh, tomorrow!” “Oh, so soon! Well, all human adolescents need to seize their independence eventually. I’m so happy for you.” JSISJSSJ

The gems proffer their well wishes and walk away, leaving a bewildered Steven. They’re affecting a casualness that they absolutely don’t feel to try and be supportive to Steven, but it’s not exactly what he wanted. 🥺

OWOEFJDJJSSJ, PERIDOT AND LAPIS’S EXPRESSIONS AS BISMUTH FRETS.

“Listen to me, Steven! You can’t run away from yourself. Wherever you go, you’ll be there—trust me, I know.” The delivery on this is so funny, but also, yikes!! JEJDJDJS.

Peridot crying. 🥺 “Where am I going to find a Steven as good as you, huh? I like this one so much.”

AWH, STEVEN GIVING PERI ONE OF HIS SHIRTS!! I think this is a really subtle callback to “Catch and Release” when she asked what a shirt was, lmao

OH, MY GOD!! THAT ART SET FOR LAPIS!!!!!

AUGH THE ORIGINAL CRYSTAL GEM FLAG BC ONCE UPON A TIME, BISMUTH WAS INSECURE ABOUT REALLY BEING A CG AFTER WHAT SHE’D DONE. AUGSHHDHDHSHSHSHSHS

This world doesn’t deserve Steven Universe omg

“You make me so proud to be a Crystal Gem.” I love Bismuth with my whole ass heart

“I’m going to use my tears to make a watercolor painting of you.” KWOEOFIDKDJJDDJJDJSJSNSNSNJS.

Where’s that spongebob tears of sweater meme when u need it

JASPER JUST BULLDOZING THROUGH THE WALL ROROROCOFIEJJSJSJS

Okay, as much as I love Jasper breaking through the wall again just to make an exit, I really wish we could have seen a bit more of both Steven and Jasper processing the accidental shattering. Hhhhhhh, maybe in a comic someday lmao

“Whoa, even Jasper’s more upset than my own family.” 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Amethyst trying to deflect by being all rambunctious and mischievous. 😭😭😭😭😭

Golf Quest Mini is that game Steven played the first time he went into Rose’s room, wasn’t it?

Pearl playing the bass 🥺🥺 I mentioned this in my movie write up, but I really love this new bond she has with Greg over music.

And Pearl doing a good job of deflecting, too. Hhhhhhhehshshhshshs, y’all. 😭😭😭😭

“Well, bust my britches. It’s Steven Universe.”

AWH, THE WEDDING SCRAPBOOK

“And I hope that one day, you can help me plan my own.” 🥺🥺🥺🥺

Steven crying as Garnet warps away has me emo. Y’allllllllll. Have a proper emotional reaction, pl e a s e

I know it’s coming. I know that’s the purpose of this episode, but oh my. Go d 😭😭😭 My poor boy.

The emptiness of his room now that he’s almost done packing. 😭😭😭

“You’re allowed to have feelings, even petty ones. They love you, kiddo. They’re probably just trying to be supportive.” 😭

Ugh, I love Greg Universe.

HHHHHHHH, GREG MOVING INTO THE BEACH HOUSE. THE KERRY MOONBEAM POSTER SUVH SMSNJSJSSJJSS

“I guess the Gems are going to swap one Universe for another.” There’s definitely a double meaning in this sentence. 😭

“It makes a kinda karmic sense that I just can’t resist.” 😭😭😭😭

Connverse kiss. 🥺

STRVEN YEETING THE BACK FUCK UP EKEOOEODJDKSOWISSIWOODOCOSOWKEMSKKSSKSN

“What’s wrong with you, guys?! Aren’t you sad I’m leaving?!”

THERE WE GO @ THE GEMS BURSTING INTO BIG ASS TEARS.

“Pearl agrees.” KWOEOFOFOIDIEKDIIDDIIDJSIDIDISIE

Oh, god okay. Them crying and hugging each other is all I needed from this episode 😭

“In fact, I’ve already planned over 363 versions of it.” KWKEKDJDJDS

“And we are a part of all of them. Wherever you end up, we will visit you to talk, to listen, to be there, whenever you need us. We love you, Steven.” I’M EMO 😭😭😭😭😭

I’m so glad that Dee Dee Magno Hall gets one more sob cry in 😭😭

THE TOWNIES SND THEIR GOODBYE BANNER AUSHSHJSHSHS

And Steven drives off into the distance as the sky glitters brilliantly above him.

His future is bright, full of stars.

This series—all of it—fundamentally changed my life. Thank you, Rebecca Sugar, and thank you, Crewniverse.

As thank you all so much for coming on this journey with me as I’ve wrapped up Future. It’s been amazing. 🖤

Final Ep. Thoughts: Kdeoksjdjsjs, this one really needed to be thirty minutes long, but my god, did they pull off a perfect last few minutes. 

Final Future Thoughts: I might write more on this later, but overall, not only do I think Future was an amazing installment in the series, but it was essential for the incredible work it did in showing the consequences of deep, lasting childhood trauma. That’s not a storyline you often see in media, especially as laid bare as the Crewniverse did with Steven’s story. I think it was a little rushed at times—I would have loved to see some more fallout from the bigger arcs (the shattering/Greg and Steven’s fight/more of Steven’s recovery), but I absolutely understand that the Crewniverse was working with time constraints. It’s an imperfect work, but as our very own Greg Universe said, if every porkchop were perfect... then we wouldn’t have hot dogs.

#steven universe #garnet #amethyst #Pearl #bismuth #lapis #peridot #connie maheswaran #greg universe #s: future #mimiku

[halfhappyhooligan]

a voltron au? in 2020? it’s more likely than you think

look. LOOK. i know that voltron is stupid and we hate it but lets be honest: everything up until season 3 was pretty good and had lots of potential !!

today i was rewatching voltron and a thought struck me: what if, instead of shiro being cloned, he was chipped and turned to the side of the galra?

so here it is, i did not blink since i thought of this

(warning, i have not seen voltron in a while and this is just knowledge i have stored in my moss brain and stuff i know from rewatching the first season)

au where shiro goes evil bc of what happens @ end of season one instead of the clone thing bc 1) haggar rly could not have made thousands of shiros after bumping into team voltron like what twice? its hella improbable and 2) just… weird

so instead they insert a chip in him that helps them spy and control him just like kuron (the clone) did minus the unlikely storytelling

eventually after the convo with sendak when he was in the pod trying to temp shirp, he does have thoughts about helping zarkon

(“im already infiltrated with the arm, i could just speed up the process by leaving now. save the team the trouble of investing in a leader that’s doomed to fail from the strart.”)

shiro ends up leaving team voltron in season 2 after zarkon goes crazy w the black lion n stuff

^^ this adds to Keith’s reasoning of joining the Blade of Marmora (shiro is his main stability and one of the main reasons he even stuck around with team voltron, so with shiro gone and keith questioning his place as the leader and paladin of the black lion, he decides the BoM is just.. what’s best for him) 

obviously lance isn’t happy with this (“you just told me that i’m a valuable member, now you don’t think YOU are? what logic is that?”)

ofc keith goes anyways

lance becomes paladin of the black lion

allura takes on the red lion

who has blue lion? ...idk this isn’t that thought out (maybe matt after pidge finds her family) (which will happen earlier in the plot since we can forget about the miniplot of black no longer responding to shiro)

enter lotor only this time he has a sidekick and what omg its shiro wow

shiro has that bigger version of his arm that was once offered to him

he’s stronger and scary, but his eyes aren’t the same, he has the strength of a galra but lacks the passion 

in the fight between lotor and zarkon, (and after, of course lots of self doubt and questioning) shiro comes between them and convinces lotor NOT to kill zarkon

then zarkon kills lotor

everyones like oh shit bc surely someone who’s life was just spared wouldn’t kill the person who seems to have the most power

but he did. bc he’s zarkon. and he’s fckn crazy.

shiro doesn’t go back to team voltron bc its too much too easily

instead he takes the place of lotor in the group of gals 

he convinces them all to rebel against the galra

eventually they teach him all about quintessence and all the shit lotor had planned that they can’t do anymore

(lotor wasn’t harvesting alteans in this universe bc what the heck even was that subplot that had little to no relevance to the main storyline?

instead he was trying to find a way to technologically bring back alteans (kinda like how allure’s dad was originally preserved in s1)

i know nothing about How Stuff Works and i dont remember much about quintessence n shit but the basic idea is that when tying in some of a persons artifacts with technology stuff and some quintessence then boom. a weird route from astral projection land to the team is created and ppl can come back or smth idfk

but lotor was never able to get the comet so shiro decides he and the gals will get that comet and try to bring back as many alteans as they can

^ all this while infiltrating as many galra fleets as possible + saving planets under galra empire

they personally visit every planet that lotor was in charge of and release them from galra control

they are able to bring back an altean (its romelle) and she talks abt her friend who lives on the balmera and they go to the balmera and its revealed that it was shay’s great grandmother so romelle asks where shay is and shay’s family is like with team voltron of course

so

they take her

obviously team voltron, the BoM and the Rebels r very hesitant to make contact but they decide to try it out

keith refuses to meet, instead he’s on the team that stands guard

reunions !! 

romelle and shay hit it off and hunk makes a dinner much like roselle’s past (allura and coran also hang out and they all vibe)

lance talks to shiro abt everything to do with keith and shiro is like dude do u??? like him?

and lance is like what? no ofc not—oh shit.

and keith ✨overhears ✨

pidge matt and shiro catch up n shit

meanwhile keith is like Hey Lance Uhhhhhh What The Fuck

they end up being like hey since we’re all here and we hate zarkon what if we make a plan to end the galra’s reign Right Now

so they do

and y’all.. it’s hella baller plan

except something is going wrong and in the middle of an attack zarkon is able to get the upper hand 

due to haggar’s magic and lance’s mental and emotional instability, zarkon is able to get in his head

everyone is trying to talk him down but they’re all under a lot of pressure

allura is also conflicted bc she wanted to be black lion bc she wanted to rub it in to zarkon’s face that she was stronger than he and that she could beat him at his own game

but the negativity and instability feeds into zarkon’s power and makes him and haggar stronger as they pull in voltron to finally take over the team and regain their status as the most powerful alien race

hunk realizes this and is like okay can y’all stop being negative? its clearly affecting them in a good way and it makes us an easier target

and pidge is like im literally a child pls i don’t wanna die i just got my family back it can’t end like this

shiro realizes what’s going on and he goes to save them

he uses all his energy, pulling in the positive memories (everything: first learning about space, becoming a teacher, meeting adam, meeting keith, first making team voltron, his friends and family--all of it) to push back zarkon and haggar’s powers and battle once more in the astral realm 

in defeating zarkon, shiro loses his life

afterwards keith enters the ship in a hurry and is like where the fuck is shiro where’s my brother what did you do what happened

and team voltron is like hey man.. we are so so sorry

and keith cries because the last thing he ever said to shiro was mean

lance feels like its all his fault since he was supposed to be a good leader

they talk about separately while hunk pidge and allura discuss

krolia is like keith we, ur family, are here for u

and axca is there and shes like um?? hey?? sry for trying to kill u bro

and he’s like i absolutely do not wanna talk i just lost my closest friend

they talk about it later

axca tells keith abt shiro finishing lotor’s work and abt bringing people back and well.. 

they use the methods to help keith visit shiro in the astral realm

shiro is like oh uh hey i was just having a drink w adam we r happy

and keith is like shiro u fuckhead why would u sacrifice urself

shiro sighs bc cmon keith you KNOW why “remember what i always said? we can’t focus on what went wrong..”

“we’ve got to figure out how to make it right” keith finishes

keith breaks tf down crying and screams apologizing

“i love u shiro. ur a like a big brother to me.”

and shiro is like yeah i know and ilyt but hey. everyone’s safe and happy. im safe and happy. & you deserve to be too. you don’t need me anymore.

so the galra rule is over and everyone goes to their respected planets

romelle and the other alteans as well as some galra babes hang in earth

romelle and shay r in an apartment together and have a garden

allura realizes she may not have been the strongest leader for voltron, and  couldn’t stop zarkon on her own but that physical strength doesn’t define her as a whole

her heart is strong enough to care for everyone, so thats what she does

allura starts running an inn for alteans filled with painted sceneries like altea in case anyone ever needs a reminder of home

when lance reunites with his family its a real tearjerker

rachel finally gets her jacket back and veronica is like So.. Axca 👀

the McClain’s host a huge party for everyone and it’s filled with lots of hugs and loud music and even tho lance was way too tired, he danced all night

he wouldn’t trade his family for the world—genetic and chosen

when hunk reunites with his parents they don’t let him out the house for hours, he tells them all about his new best friend shay as well as hundreds of his favorites stories from space

they are so, so proud of him

hunk spends the next days playing minecraft and animal crossing with pidge, giving their brains a rest from being on hyperdrive for 3 yrs straight

when pidge gets home she finally gets grounded by her mom, only being allowed to leave the house to see her old teammates

(same for matt and her dad)

(her mother cries so hard when they opened the door to the home)

the holt family holds movie nights filled with popcorn, cuddles, and tears

keith moves in with the holt family, and finally accepts that he has a home as well as a family

he often goes on trips with the BoM but mostly just stays on earth

after a Team Voltron sleepover in the altea inn keith and lance decide to get an apartment together and live their lives in love and in peace

everyone gets together once a year in celebration of shiro and the sacrifice he made for them

they use the ship to visit Astral Shiro and once they even met adam

everyone laughs and catches up and just... live their lives

everyone is happy

pls ignore any and all errors lmao

again, just a thought !! maybe i’ll write a fic abt it idk for sure but yeah

feel free to add anything <3

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