#season 8 was garbage

[thesixthstar]

what fucks me up most about netflix ATLA is that like. there's an alternate universe in which they got competent writers, and better directors, and made a good show instead, and I actually DO want to see that remake.

There's all the talk about how a remake isn't necessary, and thats definitely true, but you're all lying if you say that in all your rewatches of ATLA you never thought "oh man I wish I could see what they would do if they didn't have to fit every episode into a neat 20-to-25-minute slot" or "I wish they could explore this darker theme more fully, or at least devote more time to it"

its not that I think live-action is necessarily the way to go for a remake that would try to act on those wishes (pro: seeing real actors can bring some killer performances, con: cgi bending and cgi creatures always look worse), but like, realistically a live-action is the most likely to get funding and a green light, and it can be done well if only they'd fucking bother.

#tag #for a show that cut so much from the original #natla does some of the least efficient storytelling ive ever seen #like my ideal fix involves them getting like at least 12 episodes in this season if not more #but even if i'd been handed the 8 episode outline #the amount that they wasted on clunky clunky garbage #instead of telling a goddamn story #was maddening #maybe in another decade someone will make a competent remake

[just-someone-online]

So like, can someone explain what the 'that' was in Electrified? Cos I've been seeing vague mentions of a 'that' that was so bad it ruined the movie. I've seen some people say it was so bad that it retroactively ruined the first movie for them. But like, I didn't see anything that bad?

Like, was Moanica's grand plan amounting to a blackout and a little property damage a letdown? I mean, yeah. Especially after her whole thing in the first movie. Did she get off way too light for forcing Frankie to absorb millions of watts of electricity and attacking the normies? Abso-fuckin'-lutely.

But neither of those really ruined the movie for me? It's just kinda there, honestly.

#monster high #monster high g2 #honestly‚ my biggest takeaway from electrified is that frankie and twyla would be cute together #i wouldn't go out of my way to watch electrified again but it's not exactly on my shit list #honestly‚ i was expecting g2 to be like seasons 8-16 or 22-24 of thomas #where it's all garbage that isn't worth your time #but it really isn't? i like g3 more but g2 isn't the worst thing ever

[tomwambsmilk]

This is such a long post that nobody asked for but I've been seeing Discourse again...

I feel like something that’s missing in most of the discussions I’ve seen on Tumblr about how streaming companies like Netflix have changed TV production for the worse is the profit motive. Or at least, it’s misunderstood. For example, I see a lot of people complaining about how Netflix only considers a show worthwhile if a bunch of people binge it as soon as it comes in, which is true - but I don’t know that everyone understands why, and it's lead to a skewed perception of what's actually going on, and why various studios and platforms make the decisions that they do.

The thing about Netflix is that it’s a public company that's currently unprofitable - so, every single thing it does is oriented toward "growth" (gaining new subscribers). Every show they decide to invest in, they do so because they think it’ll make people who don’t have Netflix want to get Netflix. And if they launch a show, and a whole bunch of new people join the platform, AND their viewer data shows that this show received disproportionate viewership in the same month all those people joined the platform - then it was a good investment. The further out you go from the release, the less correlation there is between the viewership of a show and new subscribers, so the less those viewer numbers matter to them.

Additionally, people talking about the show is more valuable to them than people actually watching it, because people talking about the show gives them free word-of-mouth marketing. Once your friend has bought a Netflix subscription, Netflix doesn't care what they watch, or at what pace. So obviously, if you can make everyone feel like they need to watch the entire show RIGHT NOW because everyone is talking about it and they can't avoid spoilers, that's a much stronger marketing strategy than letting people watch at their own pace.

And that’s why seasons are so short - a longer season costs more money and won’t bring in any extra subscribers, so it's a bad investment. It’s also why Netflix shows tend to be cancelled after only a couple of seasons - if a show hasn’t brought in many new subscribers after the first two seasons, it’s not likely to do so in the future, and so it becomes a poor investment, regardless of how many people already on the platform love it. And even beloved shows like Stranger Things eventually reach a point where everyone who loves it is already on the platform, and even though it's still massively popular it's no longer profitable on the same scale.

All of this is to contrast with network TV, where the revenue comes from advertisers. The more eyeballs are on a show, the more money a network can charge for ad space during that show. So the more beloved a TV show is, the more episodes you want in a season; even if the quality of some of those episodes is poor because the creative team is overworked and underpaid (ie exploited), people will still tune in and you’ll still make money. And that’s also how you end up with shows of 10-15 seasons, even if the show starts to suck around season 8 or 10; as long as enough devoted fans are still watching the show, they can still charge mega ad dollars and make a lot of money. A long-running show with name recognition will make more money, even when it sucks, than an excellent brand-new show with no name recognition. It also means that shows that are self-contained “plot of the week” type shows do a LOT better than stories with season-long arcs, because those shows are more likely to attract casual viewers in addition to regular ones, and people are less likely to abandon the whole show if they miss an episode or two. Plus, if you don't need to worry about the order a season airs in, you can make a lot more money off of rerun adspace outside of the regular season.

And finally, growth looks different for a network. On Netflix, a single person can only provide a single unit of growth, because you're only going to purchase one subscription, so there's very little incentive for Netflix to cater to existing subscribers so long as the platform is 'good enough' for them to avoid cancelling. On the other hand, network growth is calculated based on viewership. So, let's say I watch "The Office" on NBC every week, and nothing else. And then one day, a friend tells me how much they love this other NBC show, "30 Rock", that's halfway through its second season, so I start watching that. That's growth for NBC! They can now charge a little bit more for ad space on 30 Rock than they could before - and it's happened without a whole new person needing to be introduced to their network. So there's a strong incentive to pay attention to what existing viewers want, rather than just focusing on what brings in new viewers. After all, not watching one specific show is a much easier decision than cancelling an entire platform subscription. (The downside of this is that network TV creators are far more beholden to the demands of the audience than a show on a platform like Netflix or HBO, and that can lead to sacrificing some creative integrity).

Overall my point is that the entire structure and shape of TV shows has ALWAYS been motivated by profit. That doesn’t mean the complaints about Netflix are invalid - they are VERY valid and I agree with most of them - but I think it’s important to diagnose the problem correctly: the people with the money to make a tv show are also usually the people who would like to make as much money as possible off your tv show, and will manipulate it accordingly. What’s the solution? I’m not sure, but pretending that these studios are making decisions based on “bad data” or “not understanding what people want” or just pure caprice is simply naive. Its not that they don't know what you want - they just don't care.

#sorry this is a long rant about something no one asked #I just saw a couple of posts that bothered me bc they were missing the point #everything you hate about Netflix is bc of the profit motive. and that’s why it won’t change #those execs aren’t stupid they’re just greedy #and netflix's business model has been artistically hot garbage from the beginning #also the reason premium cable (like HBO and Showtime) tend to produce the best quality TV #is that they need to produce TV good enough to bring in new subscribers. but which is consistently good enough from week to week to keep #those subscribers from cancelling #but thats also why those networks tend to put out shows with shorter seasons #and even popular shows rarely run longer then 7 or 8 seasons at MOST #because at a certain point it stops driving new subscriptions #(and btw thats why HBO isnt pressuring Jesse Armstrong to make succession last forever. they're gonna hit diminishing returns soon) #and #thats why platforms like D+ which have smaller quantity release their shows week-to-week #they're trying to replicate that business model bc they don't have Netflix's selection

[empty-as-the-sky]

TLDR: It’s super valid to not consume art that’s potentially super heavy or harmful to you personally for any reason and it’s also valid to just not like it but calling it bad art or thinking it’s less valid than other art because you don’t understand the purpose of art that shows morally questionable people doing morally questionable things - you know, like life - makes me really unreasonably mad.

The sheer amount of people on here and in real life who don’t get that the LITERAL POINT of some media - whether it be TV show, book, or movie - is to present complex, unlikeable characters who do morally questionable things and to show why they might do those things while still not excusing their actions - is making me go absolutely bonkers. Especially when the piece of media is self aware and doesn’t make excuses for characters’ poor choices? It’s called sociological drama, that’s the point, how boring would media be if everything was just super likeable people who always did the right thing? I don’t understand. Human beings make nonsensical, fucked up choices all the time and it makes for really interesting drama. You don’t have to agree with characters’ choices or personalities to understand why the writers did what they did and to understand why it makes good art. I don’t know why people have this bizarre idea that good characters = good art?? If it’s not your cup of tea to consume art that’s going to upset you, or you’re only into consuming light, funny stuff right now, that’s super valid! Sometimes self care is going “I can only do light stuff right now” or “I can only do light stuff forever” and both are equally valid and cool! Take care of your mental and emotional health! And it’s valid to criticize art for being damaging and not self aware, especially to marginalized communities. That’s not what I’m talking about here. But when people are like, “But the characters are terrible people who do terrible things” like it’s new information to everyone when THAT’S LITERALLY THE POINT OF THAT PIECE OF ART I just go bonkers.

Yk like, there’s a difference between saying, “this just isn’t the kind of art I enjoy consuming” and “but this is Not Good Art because the characters make choices that I don’t agree with and they aren’t likeable”. End rant I guess.

#I’m talking very pointedly about tell me lies run #can you tell #tell me lies #the literal point of the show is to show the destructive force of toxic relationships amongst a group of very young people #why are you surprised that they aren’t all likeable lol like what #also I don’t agree #obviously Stephen is a piece of literal garbage narcissistic abuser #as is his mother of course #like that’s very obvious #but everyone else mostly just seems like a flawed traumatized person who is learning how to deal with their shit #sometimes in more effective ways than others #it’s supposed to be nuanced and complicated and yea obviously Lucy’s proximity to Stephen makes her more toxic #that’s the POINT #I’m gonna scream #I haven’t seen all of season 1 yet but still it’s very self aware #I don’t know if we’ll get to see all of it but it’s also spanning a period of like 8 years and we start when these people are 18 or 20 #of course they’re going to make bad choices #besides the abusers I find it really relatable and endearing watching insecure young people make bad choices trying to fit in #this also applies to wuthering heights #and succession #and everyone seems to understand the latter pretty well

[clarasghosts]

help, i'm watching house of the dragon

#i said i wouldn't do it i said never again #i said i don't care that you cast matt smith got seasons 5-8 were garbage #but then i remembered how interesting the targaryens were and now here i am #hotd

[flexibility-love-andtrust]

why the fuck are shows still doing mid-season breaks when show seasons are all 8 episodes now

air weekly for a month then fuck off for 6 months for Four Fucking Episodes...... we need to start killing people fr

#like yes the binge model is garbage but this is like replacing dog shit with gorilla shit #actually the binge model was only garbage bc shows actually used to have full seasons #people binge 8 episodes by fucking accident most of the time. 8 episodes is Nothing

[recursive360]

(via GIPHY)

The Walking Dead

#giphy #rick #twd #walking dead #rick grimes #andrew lincoln #season 8 #the walking dead #amc #walker #trash monster #garbage monster #trash zombie

[btc-official]

>new indie animation pilot is released

>24 hours: twitter starts freaking out and praising it

>48 hours: twitter decides it’s overrated garbage actually. both phases happen regardless of how good the pilot actually is

>3 days: in response to huge public response creators make a vague announcement promising a full season eventually

>5 days: initial wave of fan content based on hype dies down, leaving behind an actual dedicated fandom

>10 days: creators announce merch

>2 weeks: second wave of fan content hits, this time largely porn. pearl clutching follows, creators may be forced to respond to the situation

>1 month: pilot ceases to be “hyped” and becomes “mainstream”. slow decline begins as content slop begins to overuse the ip

>3 months: only news is still merch. it becomes obvious we are never fucking getting the full show

>8 months: most fans have moved on, leaving only content slop, porn, and 100 or fewer of gods neurodivergentest soldiers who still unironically like the pilot

>12 months: content farms start abandoning the pilot to make room for the new popular thing. remaining diehard fans either find something new or start drawing porn also

>3 years: episode 2 releases. at worst the cycle repeats, at best nobody gives a shit and the series dies out quietly

>10 years (projected, never observed): production of porn finally slows to a halt

[buckrecs]

2023 𝙗𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙧𝙚𝙘 2

masterlist | ✨- fav fics | status - complete

All of them are COMPLETE Series.

1. Chicken by @delusionalwriterr

Bucky x Reader

You and Bucky Barnes shared a strange relationship with each other and the team was getting tired of it. When a mission goes wrong, will you be forced to admit your feelings for each other or will they remain buried?

2. sweet reverie by @demxters

College!Bucky x Reader

bucky asks you to pretend to be his girlfriend for the weekend but after what you thought was sweeter than a dream has you facing a harsher reality.

3. The Time of the Prey by @subwaysurf45 ✨

Knight!Bucky x Princess!Reader

The younger sister of the most talked about princess in the kingdoms really can’t do much except smile and nod. When Natasha, your sister, finally goes to moves all of you to Shieldshire to marry her beloved Prince Steve you are left with your art, all alone. But one Knight took it upon himself to keep you company, and that company was all you needed to get through wedding season. Will that company last or will it be ripped away from the both of you? A war is starting and it seems targets are being made. 

4. super rich kids by @traitorjoelite

College!Bucky x Reader

kids with too much money, parties every night, and an incident with your best friend’s brother is just the norm on the upper east side.

5. Bring You Home by @sunflowersoldat ✨

Bucky x Reader

Y/N travels back in time to get Steve’s help for one last mission, but not everything goes as planned.

6. The Colour of Rain by @delaber

Bucky x Reader

On the run from his violent past, Bucky has sought refuge in a small town in Mexico where he enjoys the peace and quiet of not understanding a word of Spanish. A peace that is violently disturbed when he runs into the most annoying woman he has ever met.

7. All The King’s Men by @nastybuckybarnes ✨

Alpha!King!Bucky x Omega!Reader

Your father always said that if it weren’t for your presentation, he’d think you were an Alpha. There’s a reason for that. Growing up in a world where Omegas are treated like garbage, you’ve fought for the respect that you have. Until you’re sold off to an old King desperate for a bride. But you will not lay down and present for your new husband. No, you will fight back.

8. Peaches by @noctumbra

DBF!Bucky x Reader

what they were doing was wrong, both of them knew that. it had to be kept as a secret. not everyone would understand what they have, she knew that much. they’d look at them and see an older man misleading a girl so much younger than him. it wasn’t the thing, though. that had never been the thing. it wasn’t misleading, taking advantage ─whatever they called their situation. it was love. forbidden, not-society-friendly, but love. 

9. Sweet Dreams by @abovethesmokestacks ✨

Bucky x Baker!Reader

Sometimes you start talking with someone, and you realize you share an interest and a wish for a certain supersoldier to be cut som slack. Enter cupcakes.

10. Fuck Up The Friendship by @summerofsnowflakes

Bucky x Reader College AU

Fed up with having your feelings played with you decide to have some fun with a with your friend Steve.

11. A Sweet Old Fashioned Notion by @sidepartskinnyjeans

Bucky x Reader

As the dust settles on the second 'snap' Bucky has been getting to know Brooklyn again. His neighbourhood has changed a lot, but it's changed for you too since you got blipped back. Bucky is still pretty old fashiond at heart, there were things he expected from life, to get married, to have a family. Simple things that seem far away now especially when online dating is so hard. Maybe something more traditional would be good for both of you.

12. Soldier, My Soldier by @cryptidcasanova

Winter Soldier!Bucky x Reader

“I am the writing on the wall, the whisper in the air. Without these things I am nothing. So now, I must shed blood.” He lulled at the base of your throat. “Sweetheart, come with me.”

13. Homesick at space camp by @atlaese

Bucky x Avenger!Reader

dying on a cold spaceship lightyears away from home wasn't what you expected

14. Spirits in the House by @redgillan

Detective!Bucky x Reader

Reader is in a coma after a car accident. Bucky moves into your apartment and find your spirit still hanging around.

15. Sugary Sweet by @all1e23

Sugar Daddy!Bucky x Reader

Is it all just sugar or something more? 

16. Missing Piece by @likeahorribledream

Bucky x Reader

When Bucky first arrived to the compound, Steve was his only friend and the only person he trusted himself around. That is until Steve introduces him to you, his best friend. Bucky was fascinated by how often you and Steve would hug each other. It had been a very long time since anyone had touched him in such a loving way and it didn’t take long before Bucky found himself craving your touch, but whenever you’d get too close he would flinch as if someone had hit him. His trauma still too fresh a wound for him to be comfortable with someone touching him. Then one day, he finally fights his instincts and let you touch him. He hadn’t realized how truly touch starved he was until he feels the warmth of your skin against his. Something clicks for the both of you in that moment, you had found your missing piece. As long as you were with each other, you were home. You both tried to fool yourselves into thinking you were just friends, really close friends. Friends that needed to be together almost every minute of every day and who needed to hold each other to be able to sleep at night.

17. Metal Arm and Short Skirts by @buckyarchives

Bucky x Doctor!Reader

waltzing in as the new head of the Avenger's medical division, impressing everyone, and... scaring Bucky with your incredibly short skirts. Bucky's having a hard time looking at his arm as anything other than a deadly weapon, and you're more than happy to help him.

18. Scars by @chickenfics ✨

Bucky x Reader Western AU

Running from a past that haunts you and a future that is unsure, the last thing you wanted was to take up with a stranger. Strangers, you'd learned, are almost always more trouble than they're worth. But when dangers from the life you're trying to leave behind get too close for comfort, drastic times call for drastic measures, and the stranger you'd once feared becomes the only person you can trust -- and perhaps the only person you'd call your friend. Now you both just have to make it out alive... 

19. The Color of Blood by @theidiotwhowritesthings

Bucky x Agent!Reader Soulmate AU

In this world, a person didn’t discover color until they locked eyes with their soulmate. As an agent of SHIELD, finding your soulmate was hardly a priority. Especially since you were currently dealing with the shocking discovery that HYDRA had been pulling the strings behind SHIELD actions this entire time. Life was all about timing, and you were about to find out that your timing was absolute shit.

20. Everybody’s Watching Him (But He’s Looking At Her) by @writing-for-marvel

Actor!Bucky x Assistant!Reader

The entire world’s eyes are on movie star Bucky Barnes, what he’s wearing, who he’s dating, even the mystery behind why he needs a prosthetic arm - but Bucky doesn’t care about all that, he’s only got one thing on his mind, you.

21. 27 Dresses by @beccaanne814

Bucky x Reader Modern AU

You are the epitome of “always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” You think you know what love is, but sometimes you can’t see what’s right in front of you.

22. Heal by @chucksfavouriteprophet

Alpha!Bucky x Omega!Reader

For months you managed to distance yourself from Bucky Barnes, the alpha you long for. But one night you have no choice but to comfort him, something which brings out emotions in both of you. Except it also brings out emotions in the Winter Solider, which results in a devastating turn of events that neither of you might be able to come back from.

23. Dangerous Woman by @samthemarvelfan

Bucky x Reader

You know he blames you, but you never thought he’d hate you.

24. Witness Protection by @mymoonagedaydream

Bucky x Reader

You'd only been living in New York for a few weeks when Natasha introduced you to James Barnes, the man who’d change your life forever.

25. Everything’s Better in Westview by @espinosaurusrexex ✨

Bucky x Reader

Bucky and Y/N sneak into Westview to have the perfect life. Away from late Steve and Tony, Vision and Natasha, they let themselves be consumed by suburban magic. To their surprise, however, some of these people aren’t so dead in the town. And there are some other weird things happening that make them question their sanity. But that’s okay, right? ‘Cause everything’s better in Westview.

26. Trying by @moonlight-prose

Bucky x Reader

Bucky Barnes was a new person. He survived a war with Thanos, finally getting rid of his triggers, and losing his best friend. He didn’t think there was anything else to survive. That is until he meets you in a bookstore and you become something he is scared of losing. An old villain has shown himself and suddenly you are the target of a new ploy to bring the Winter Soldier back.

27. unconventional methods by @marvelouslizzie

Bucky x Adult Content Creator!Reader

Bucky Barnes has a big problem: he is too anxious to date and too old school to enjoy porn. But he needs some kind of relief, and he needs it right now. After getting an accidental boner during a mission, Natasha suggests him an application that seems to be exactly what he needs. Will your content solve the problem for him? Or will it create new problems?

28. ephemeral by @aescapisms

Professor!Bucky x Reader

Bucky Barnes fell in love with you, but the universe isn’t all that forgiving.

29. Bulletproof by @amandaoftherosemire ✨

Bucky x Reader College AU

You, Steve Rogers, and Bucky Barnes have been the best of friends since middle school. On top of that, you’ve been in love with Bucky pretty much the whole time. Everything changed after the three of you got to college, however. Over the past couple of years you and Steve have become even closer but things between you and Bucky have been strained since the night he broke your heart. Can anything bring you back together?

30. The Heart is a Deep Ocean by @dreamlessinparis

Bucky x Reader Titanic AU

Titanic was known as the ship of dreams. For you, it was the dream of getting home, or so you thought. From the moment you locked eyes with James Buchanan Barnes, all those dreams changed and your life was never the same.

#bucky barnes fic rec #bucky barnes x reader #bucky barnes x y/n #bucky barnes x you #bucky barnes smut #bucky barnes x f!reader #bucky barnes series #winter soldier x reader #bucky barnes college au #college!bucky #knight!bucky #bucky barnes royal au #winter soldier!bucky #40s!bucky x reader #bucky barnes 40s au #alpha!bucky #king!bucky #dbf!bucky #bucky x baker!reader #detective!bucky #bucky barnes modern au #sugar daddy!bucky #bucky x doctor!reader #bucky barnes western au #outlaw!bucky #bucky barnes soulmate au #bucky x agent!reader #winter soldier!bucky x reader #actor!bucky #professor!bucky

[goodomens-hints]

Episode 1 plot summary (+complete list of scenes) and more details about later episodes

SPOILER WARNING SPOILER GOOD OMEN SPOILERS BELOW i'll leave my inbox open in case anyone has specific questions about season 2 eps

Scene 1: star creation scene Crowley needs help building constellations so he calls out at a shooting star-shape that turns out to be Aziraphale, who materializes in front of him. He asks Aziraphale to hold up an open scroll with schematics for the galaxies. When Aziraphale does so, Crowley pokes the center of the scroll with his hand crank device and twists it, so that nebulae shoot out. Yes there is a scene where Crowley says "look at that, gorgeous" and Aziraphale gets flustered. They watch in awe until Aziraphale tells Crowley "you do know after 6,000 years it'll be gone right? I read about it in the Great Plan". Crowley gets upset and protests, questioning the almighty, how there should be a suggestion box where they can put suggestions, and Aziraphale advises him not to say such things. Crowley says it's not like asking questions gets you into trouble. They watch the galaxies bloom and Crowley veils Aziraphale with his wing as shooting stars fall toward them, similar to the Garden of Eden scene but in reverse. Scene 2 aziraphale goes to record shop Aziraphale gets a note in the bookshop that says there's a matter of great "ugrency" (misspelled). He visits Maggie in the record shop and she's crying because she can't pay rent, so she's prepared to move. Aziraphale says if she gives him the records he requested, that'll be equivalent to the rent she owes. Maggie asks how he can forgive her and he says "I'm all about forgiveness, actually" and leaves.

Scene 3: crowley talks to shax this is the one posted on youtube, though it's a lengthened scene that includes the beginning where a spy tries to talk to crowley on the bench and he redirects him to the guy feeding ducks. those are the guys crowley is yelling at later. there is also a part where shax implies that crowley owes her specific information? it's very vague but it's probably why she's giving him updates on hell. yup, crowley does say he hasn't seen aziraphale in a while but it's clearly a lie lol Scene 4: michael mentions book of life

in heaven, michael is arguing with someone on the phone about the book of life, i thought at first it was beelzebub on the other end but it's probably uriel

Scene 5: gabriel appears on earth maggie visits nina who remembers her coffee order (skinny latte). then they're distracted by the commotion outside wherein gabriel shows up naked carrying a box. aziraphale is listening to the records but gabriel knocks on the door of his bookshop. there's a huge crowd outside and the moment aziraphale opens the door, gabriel says "I know you! :D" and hugs him in front of everyone while still naked LOL. aziraphale gets really embarrassed and brings gabriel inside. the rest of the scene is the one on youtube where gabriel explains he doesn't remember who he is. Scene 6: muriel finds matchbox short scene where muriel finds the matchbox with Job's passage on the floor of Heaven. you can see a bit of this in the trailer

Scene 7: crowley throws mail and meets shax again Crowley is in a random street throwing the mail shax gave him into a garbage can. Suddenly shax calls and crowley picks up, snapping at her that she shouldn't call and appear suddenly at the same time. shax appears behind him and says "why not?" this is the pic where both shax and crowley are on the phone -- theyre actually talking to each other lmao. shax tells crowley there are rumors of gabriel being missing and crowley is happy. she leaves. Scene 8:

aziraphale is talking to gabriel and we get the whole trailer scene ("you know that feeling where...") but in the real ep aziraphale's reaction is SO ANIMATED, with him standing up and saying "No! definitely not! I have no idea!" LMAO it's so funny, he's so in denial. We hear FLIES when it cuts to gabriel btw so maybe beelzebub is spying? HOW SUSPICIOUS. At one point Gabriel says "I love you" out of nowhere to Aziraphale and Aziraphale says "I..." and Gabriel smiles, looking like he's expecting an i love you back but Aziraphale just says "hmm". People were laughing so hard at this.

Aziraphale calls crowley and asks to meet at the coffee shop. Crowley informs him that gabriel is missing.

Scene 9: short scene where michael and uriel argue because michael said now with gabriel gone, someone has to be in charge...

Scene 10: Maggie brings Nina a record but Nina doesn't have a record player. Nina reveals she has a partner (Lindsay) and Maggie gets disappointed and leaves. She bumps into Crowley and Aziraphale on the way out and tells Aziraphale "you're an angel" lmao.

Scene 11: Crowley is PISSED PISSED PISSED the whole time, in fact the whole ep he looks like he's about to explode. We get the coffee shop scene HOWEVER right before that Crowley asks Aziraphale "what's wrong?" and Aziraphale says "why do you think something's wrong?" all nervously and Crowley says "you only ever call for 3 reasons: one, you're bored, two, you accomplished something and want to brag about it, and three, something's wrong. And you're using your 'something's wrong' voice." YUP THIS IS THE NEW 'i know what you smell like!'. we then get the naked man convo and crowley realizes immediately that aziraphale is stressed and says "is it something i can help with?" and aziraphale nods and THEY IMMEDIATELY GET UP and go to the bookshop with a plate of eccle cakes lmao. once crowley sees gabriel he and aziraphale start fighting. crowley gets mad at aziraphale and tells him he didn't command gabriel to answer properly. He yells at gabriel "WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE BOOKSHOP?!" and uses his hypnotism but gabriel just says "I'm dusting" and does the passive-aggressive feather duster motion. we get the "carved out for ourselves" convo .aziraphale says "fine, i would love for you to help, but if you won't, then feel free to leave". crowley says "i'm not helping" and storms off. he goes out into the street and says to himself "dont do anything rash... wait 10 seconds before doing anything..." but he's already emmitting smoke. We get a funny convo between nina and maggie who are watching crowley from the coffee shop. Nina's all "the man who drank six expressos! He's smoking!" and maggie says "well of course, he needs to calms down!" and nina says "no i mean actually smoking!" Crowley does the lightning thing (maggie thinks he was actually struck by lightning) and it ends up locking Maggie and Nina in the shop and killing their phones. Scene 12:

seroquel and muriel show michael and uriel the matchbox. It has "The Resurrectionist" on it. They are baffled that something material has made its way into heaven. We get the "Gabriel, I think he's gone to earth" line.

Scene 13:

Crowley's in his car and flies start buzzing. beelzebub appears in his car and teleports them both to hell using flies. This is the pic in the poster where beelz and crowley are sitting on chairs side by side. crowley is disgusted and spits some flies out lmao. beelzebub says he can come back and work for hell (and even get a promotion) if he finds gabriel, and that according to heaven, anyone involved in hiding gabriel will be erased from the book of life. crowley is teleported back to his car and begins panicking. Scene 14: nina and maggie bond while locked in the coffee shop. maggie doesn't drink wine and didn't party, nina opens up some wine and drinks it out of a teacup. she says her girlfriend makes her text if she's late by 10 minutes and that she must be freaking out right now. they see someone walking outside and try to ask her to help free them but she doesn't notice them.

Scene 15:

Crowley is mad in his car, speeding, doing the usual etc. Good Old-fashioned lover boy is playing!!!! Scene 16: Crowley arrives and Nina and Maggie catch his attention. They signal for help and he just goes "oh" and snaps his fingers, unlocking the coffee shop and bringing back the electricity. He walks off lmao. Nina and Maggie are weirded out, Nina groans because her phone is bombarded with texts from Lindsay asking where she is. Crowley enters and we get the "I'm back" scene. Aziraphale says he has to do the apology dance and Crowley is all "no way" at first but Aziraphale says "I had to do it in 1861, 1942..." and Crowley says fine and dances.

IT'S REALLY HILARIOUS. HE ENDS IT WITH A BALLERINA BOW LIKE THIS LMAO

So we get the "we need to hide him" convo and they decide to each use half a miracle so that their miracles wont be detected by heaven/hell. crowley will hide gabriel from heaven and aziraphale will hide gabriel from hell. they do the hand-holding thing (like in the pic). theyre not sure if it worked but crowley tests it by standing on a chair and poking at the space above gabriel LOL and there's a hint of a shield so he says it worked, and that he's sure heaven or hell didn't detect a thing. Gabriel is all "now i have two friends :D" and crowley says "We are not friends >:(" Scene 17: an alarm is blaring in heaven because CLEARLY they noticed the half miracle ahahahaha. michael, uriel and seraquel go to the globe and see purple smoke streaming out of the UK. they 'zoom in' and realize it's coming from aziraphale's bookshop.... (interesting that michael refers to aziraphale as a 'former angel' here)

End episode Soon I will summarize ep 2! Some hints for future eps too: -There's a big rain scene -There's an epic scene in the bookshop that took several weeks to film! (youve seen some hints in the trailer) -There are at least 3 jokes about aziraphale and crowley having sex that are scattered throughout the season LOL one of them is nina noticing crowley grumpy and saying "you look like mr. fell didn't let you top last night" and crowley's reaction is amazing. I'll say no more (for now)

#good omens spoiler #good omens spoilers #go2spoiler #go2spoilers

[cocogum]

Let’s TALK about episodes 9 and 10 people… (part 1)

PART 2 : HERE

(‼️SPOILERS FOR SEASON 4‼️)

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If you thought episodes 7 and 8 had so much to talk about (cuz I sure did), then episodes 9 and 10 destroyed my mind.

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I am so tired.

We begin with a small recap of what happened last episode and it’s honestly very nice and heartwarming of Ankama to remind us that Yugo will get his ass handed to him in a few minutes.

BRO LOOK AT HOW THEY’RE DRAGGING HIM ON THE DIRTY FLOOR LIKE THAT!!

The level of disrespect these thirsty hoes have for him is immeasurable. Even if Yugo’s not a kid, the fact that the necromes didn’t hesitate to tie him up like that and sacrifice him like a lamb is jaw-dropping. It really makes you understand that they don’t give a shit if you’re an actual kid, they will hang you up like a roast beef for dinner.

Bro’s asking as if he just got here.

Also, how do you think that fall must’ve felt like? Cuz when Toross yeets him, Yugo takes a massive fall only to get his body slammed into the pavement when he gets tied up.

He gets to fall even faster because of the stasis ropes pulling him down too.

You can even hear the loud slam when he hits it. That must’ve hurt like a bitch.

Btw I love how even after all that, Adamaï and Amalia still don’t trust Qilby even when he saved them from the necrome world.

Adamaï thinks he was an idiot for not using the eliatrope Dofus and…he’s right? Cuz my guy…ur scared of ruining things if you use the dofus but what are you gonna ruin in a place WHERE THERE’S NO WAKFU????

Sometimes I can’t tell whether or not that guy’s okay in his head. Like is he blind or something? You can clearly tell that the necrome world is completely deserted and has no actual life, Amalia even CONFIRMS IT for you, Toross is literally using his dofus in his world of nothing, AND it’s also literally known as the gods’ garbage bin.

No wonder you get slapped around so much, you’re stupider than Yugo!!

I never in my life thought that I’d eventually get to see Qilby booping Amalia’s nose.

And I don’t know if I should like it or if I should fear it.

Man literally booped her as if she was a kid. But then again, he IS a millennial years old so it would explain why he’d treat her like a fetus.

In a way, he really CAN see her as a kid who doesn’t know what the hell she’s talking about.

But like-

I never imagined this happening???? Not even in a trillion chances 😀😀

BUT WHAT CONFUSES ME EVEN MORE IS THIS :

I get that Amalia annoyed him when she said he STILL couldn’t be trusted but what do you mean by “artificial”??? I’m still confused about that.

MY QUEEN NORA AND HER GAY ASS IS BACK WITH HER SHENANIGANS GURL WE SEE U !!

You can’t tell me this scene ain’t gay 😭😭

The way she grabbed her was so sudden, it made my heart jump!! And Amalia just goes with it like a damsel in distress being protected by her knight 🥰🥰 My noramalia senses detected that shit from a mile away, you ain’t getting away!!!

That torture scene tho should’ve taken longer ngl. But Okoo being the kid that they are decided “hell nah”. It’s still a shame really but at least we got what we needed.

Also, lemme just say something about this torture scene real quick.

Not only does Yugo get sucked the living out of him, but he just got BODY SLAMMED FROM AT LEAST 290 FEET on LITERAL PAVEMENT so now his back is completely obliterated, he keeps CONVULSING, TWITCHING, and GETS HIS BONES BREAKING TO GROW LONGER ONES-

He’s feeling all that WHILE getting sucked to death. My god. I wanted to see more of that.

The only reason why he didn’t turn out ballistic was cuz Oropo was keeping him busy in his head. He literally told him that he’ll make him fight just to not think about it.

And even though Oropo does hate him (but calmed down a bit once he reunited with Yugo), he told him that even he doesn’t deserve all of this. Can you imagine the one who caused so many calamities and was ready to kill the gods because he hates you telling you that even you don’t deserve this?? It just shows how kinky this Toross guy is.

#wakfu #ankama #krosmoz #wakfu season 4 #wakfu s4 #wakfu yugo #wakfu review #wakfu reviews #wakfu season 4 episodes 9 and 10

[petitprincess1]

What critiques do you have of Hazbin? I'm wondering because I keep seeing a lot of criticism and hate towards it and I don't Wana get into something that's possible waste of time. Srry if thats rude

Dude, you're perfectly fine. I'm gonna keep it to like five points bc some things that I have problems with are mainly nitpicks. None of this, imo, is a dealbreaker for me. However, if it is for you, fair.

This is one that everyone has talked about and I fully agree with. The pacing is whiplash-inducing. I still do believe it's better than HB S1, but there is just so much information being thrown around that it's mind-boggling. The songs definitely help to slow things down a bit and introduce more info in an engaging, catchy way. However, I feel like there were some eps that either needed to come sooner or later in the series. I get they were fighting the clock, but still.

Lucifer and Charlie's relationship needed better explaining. Without going into spoilers, from what it felt like in the Pilot, it seemed like they were building up to something a bit more confrontational. I always figured Charlie possibly embellished Lucifer's words, but now it makes it feel like Charlie was talking to a completely different man. Someone that isn't even her father. Lu acts so much like Charlie, or vice versa, that it seems almost impossible to misinterpret his words.

NO FILLERS! The closest episode to a filler is the 3 ep, but even that brings up information and moves the plot along with key points. Now, that's not a bad thing entirely. It keeps you engaged. But this show very much lacks any breathing room. There's so much being thrown your way. Either things get overly talked about or not talked about enough. Which brings me to my next point-

The world-building is both fulfilling and empty. You do get a good sense of Heaven and Hell in this universe, especially Hell. You get an idea of the hierarchy and even some hypocrisy. However, we also don't really know how Heaven nor Hell operates. Like Lucifer appeared to be a shut-in. Yes, Lilith was the one inspiring demonkind, but what about when she disappeared? Is that why everything is garbage now? How much does Lucifer influence Hell? Where are the archangels? Was this conflict not important? Is there a "God" even in this show? What is Heaven's hierarchal system? There's so much being said, while also nothing being explained.

This one is the lowest for me bc I'm a bit torn on it. I've seen a few people complain about how the main characters are introduced as if you're supposed to know them. I didn't get this feeling, but I'm also a fan of Hazbin. I try to go in with a fairly "empty mind" so that I can view the material without rose-tinted glasses. However, it felt like some of the characters were given decent introductions at times. Idk. I'd like to know other's opinions on that.

Another one that I want to add is probably more diversity in the body sizes in the show. I'm not too worried about it bc Helluva Boss does a great job with body diversity, but Hazbin seems to be fairly stick and slender. But, again, I'm not too worried about it.

All in all, those are my biggest issues with the show. Like I said, none of these are dealbreakers, especially since we'll be getting a S2. Vivzie seems to listen to criticism, judging by the differences with HB S1 vs S2. So, I'm really hoping that we finally get to relax and actually get to know the characters more. Like, Adam shows the 7 Deadly Sins, while Charlie shows the 7 Virtues. I hope Adam isn't permanently dead bc I feel like this would be a good wake-up for him. He'll become the being that they were exterminating. But only time will tell.

Majority of this can be blamed on Prime and A24 for only giving them 8 episodes. I feel like either a longer run-time or more eps would've helped the show. Hopefully, they'll have learned from their mistakes in the next season.

#hazbin hotel #long post #hazbin hotel analysis #media criticism #vivziepop #ask answered #ok 2 rb

[thecreaturecodex]

Scrab

Image © Oddworld Inhabitants, accessed at the Oddworld Wiki here

[Sponsored by @martyslittleusedblog. Like previous Oddworld creature the paramite, the scrab combines a very distinctive look with pretty basic mechanics. After all, in a game where your character dies to a single bullet, combat isn't exactly the developer's goal. So the good stuff is in the flavor text, which I did tweak just a little. In the games, it's implied that scrabs are pure carnivores, but both their desert habitat and ability to be farmed for food suggests something a little broader. So I went omnivore.]

Scrab CR 7 N Magical Beast This creature has four crab-like legs, each tipped with a large claw, above which grows an armless, humanoid torso. Its head is eyeless, with a large upward scooping beak, sword edged along the lower jaw.

Scrabs are belligerent omnivores native to the desert mesas and canyons of an alien world. They are extremely territorial, repelling all other scrabs from their territory except for pack members unless it is the mating season. Territorial marking is done with booming calls that carry for miles through the still desert air, but if that fails, scrabs do not hesitate to fight others of their own species to the death. Due to the harsh nature of their habitats, scrab territories are large. Most scrabs forage independently by day, and then return to a communal nest during the night to feed the young, who are communally raised on regurgitated food provided by all pack members.

The bulk of a scrab’s diet consists of roots and gourds, dug up using their shovel-like bills. They prefer meat when they can get it, though, either carrion or killed on the hoof. Scrabs find the meat of their own kind unpalatable—the one thing a scrab will refuse to eat is another scrab. This is unusual, as many species find scrabs to be delicious, albeit difficult game. Due to their homebody nature and garbage disposal physiologies, scrabs can even be farmed, although this runs the risk of the farmer becoming the next meal if the scrabs are neglected or underfed. Due to their durability and fierce nature, scrabs are also sacred animals in some cultures. The cultures that farm scrabs and those that venerate them are usually deeply at odds with each other.

Scrab      CR 7 XP 3,200 N Large magical beast Init +5; Senses blind, blindsight 60 ft., Perception +9

Defense AC 21, touch 10, flat-footed 20 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +11 natural) hp 76 (8d10+32) Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +6

Offense Speed 50 ft. Melee bite +13 (2d6+6), 2 claws +13 (1d6+6) Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft. Special Attacks thrash

Statistics Str 22, Dex 13, Con 19, Int 2, Wis18, Cha 9 Base Atk +8; CMB +15 (+17 bull rush); CMD 26 (28 vs. bull rush, 30 vs. trip) Feats Endurance,Improved Bull Rush, Improved Initiative, Power Attack Skills Acrobatics +10, Climb +15, Perception +9, Survival +10; Racial Modifiers +4 Acrobatics, +4 Climb, +4 Survival

Ecology Environment warm deserts and underground Organization solitary, pair or pack (3-12 plus 100% noncombatant juveniles) Treasure incidental

Special Abilities Blindsight (Ex) A scrab’s blindsight is based on hearing and electrical signals. When deafened, or in an area of silence, a scrab is considered to have blindsense instead. Thrash (Ex) As a standard action, a scrab can lash out with its claws and beak in all directions. All creatures adjacent to the scrab take 3d6+9 slashing damage (Ref DC 20 halves). The save DC is Strength based.

#pathfinder 1e #scrab #oddworld #video games #sponsored post #magical beast

[thisbuildinghasfeelings]

Ranking Carlos' Season 4 Dad Shirts

In lieu of doing anything actually productive, I've spent some time this afternoon ranking Carlos' season 4 dad shirts. I know some people really don't like the dad shirt look, but I'm not vehemently against it, and some of them I like a lot.

There are 16 Carlos shirts from season 4 that I would place in this category. It's actually rather difficult because Rafa would look good if he dressed in a garbage bag, but I did the best I could. From best to worst:

1. The dark denim from 4x12 is my favorite. He just looks really good here. Also, his hair looks so nice. I'm trying not to let his natural beauty influence the shirt rankings, but it's hard to stay objective.

2. This is such a good color on him. It reminds me a little of the sweater he's wearing when he brings TK home in Push. It goes so nicely with his emerald green aura.

3. I honestly think it might just be the association with the soulmates scene, but I really love this shirt. When I see it, I just think SOULMATES.

4. This one is nice, especially right next to TK's pink shirt. They look very good together.

5. This is a nice shirt to wear to go visit your wife.

6. This one feels like something he should be wearing to go chop firewood or something, but he looks great.

7. This one is kind of basic, but it's another nice color on him. And it's the shirt he wears both when he finds out his fiancé doesn't have Huntington's and when he asks his dad to be his best man 😭

8. I think I would like this one a lot better if he wasn't wearing a whole other shirt with buttons under it. Considering the lavish flower arrangement plans from their parents, I feel like Carlos should be trying to wear one shirt at a time to save money. It's another really good color on him, though.

9. This one is like the less-good version of the soulmates scene denim shirt.

10. I don't really like the plaid here, but I do have a fondness for this shirt due to its association with this scene. It's the shirt he wears when he tells TK he realized he wasn't broken the day they met! So it's hard to really dislike it. Also, I think it looks better later paired with his jacket/the badge around his neck.

11. I'm not a huge fan of this one. The color is ok, but I think I generally like the short sleeve dad shirt look less than the long sleeve dad shirt look. HOWEVER, short sleeves mean that we get to see more ARMS. If we would have seen more of this shirt...maybe a scene of Carlos carrying something and flexing his arms...I might have ranked it higher.

12. I don't like this pattern much. He still looks so good, though. It's really hard to criticize shirts while he's wearing them!

13. Just like the way I particularly like the soulmates scene shirt because of the association with the scene, this shirt makes me too sad to rank it higher. It's a good color on him, but it hurts me.

14. We didn't see much of this one, so it's difficult to properly judge it. That said, I don't really like the color. I think maybe it's partly how much the buttons stand out? I don't know, but I'm not a fan. He still looks very beautiful, though.

15. I don't like the pattern of this one. But I do like the fact that he dressed nice and cooked and set the table to have date night in with his fiancé!

16. It was easy to rank this one last. I don't love the color or the stripes. And it's again a problem of association...when I see this shirt, all I see is Carlos' grief-stricken spiraling!

What do you think? Agree? Disagree? Maybe I should make another poll 😂

#911 lone star #carlos reyes

[kurus-other-things]

OM bros go thrifting AKA being menaces at a store 🤪

Disclaimer: I work at a thrift store lol

LUCIFER 💙

the guy who stands (menacingly) behind the person stocking shelves

and just stares unendingly at the merch like he's at the national museum

I feel like he doesn't really need anything and is just there to chaperone

definitely the parent trying to wrangle his brothers as they run off into the thrifty wilderness

"Attention shoppers, would Mammon, Levi, Satan, Asmo, Beel and Belphie please come to the front of the store your brother is looking for you."

MAMMON 💛

has cornered some poor employee and is trying to haggle a $6 jacket to like $2

sneakily swaps price tags of items for cheaper ones and thinks no one will notice that this handbag is tagged as 'mens pants' now????

has definitely pocketed some jewellery, got caught, kicked out of the store and is now suffering the wrath of Luci 😂

for the rest of the trip is probably tied up and hanging upside down from the store's sign outside

LEVI 🧡

I feel like he'd be actively trying to avoid people because it gets REALLY busy sometimes and is just running into random aisles to hide

he'd definitely be looking for cosplay materials though

probably found a rare sucre frenzy hoodie by chance and screamed soooo loud in excitement

you know the scream it's the "WOOOOooooOOOOooohhhhhh!!!"

SATAN 💚

has squatted in the books section and now just lives there

probably read half a shelf before they have to go drag him outta there

if there's a 'buy 4 books get 1 free' sale congratulations your cart is now full of books

While passing by the toys section found a giant cat plushie (think HUGE pusheen) and now it's coming home with him

ASMO 💗

okay so you might think he's too fancy or into just high end stuff to go thrifting but I think once he finds stuff he likes he gets really into it

has been in front of a mirror for several hours trying on clothes and taking selfies

the clothing racks around him are just COVERED in clothes he's tried on

found sparkly pink 8 inch heels in the shoe section that he MUST have

BEEL 💖

delegated to shopping cart pusher

since there's no food he brings his own snacks

probably leaves behind wrappers (but maybe not on purpose) but tries his best to pick up his garbage

maybe spilled a drink somewhere and feels really guilty about it (though whether it's guilt for the person who has to clean it up OR guilt for wasting the drink??)

do not take him during Halloween season he might eat the costumes that look like food lol

BELPHIE 💜

has fallen asleep in the rack full of pillows/cushions (someone please get him out)

either that or he has found his way to the furniture department and is passed out on a coffee table (someone please get him off)

is finally put in the shopping cart like the baby he is but is taking up the whole cart so he's just being buried in stuff/clothes while he sleeps

BONUS DIA, BARB, AND PURGATORY BOIS 💘

Barb and Luke are in the kitchenwares looking at the novelty baking supplies

Simeon being the angel that he is is picking up dropped/misplaced items and is putting them back where they belong 😭 (I feel like Luke would do this too)

Solomon is trying to take advantage of 'seniors day' to get a discount but no one believes he's over 60 lol

Dia is trying on a pair of dad shorts and he looks 🔥 in them

"Attention shoppers, would Diavolo please come to the front of the store your butler is looking for you."

#obey me #obey me headcanons #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor #obey me diavolo #obey me barbatos #obey me luke #obey me simeon #obey me solomon #obey me nightbringer #obey me swd #kurusintrusivethoughts

[klbwriting]

Broken Prism

Chapter 8

Fandom: Red Hood

Pairing: Jason Toddxfemale!Reader

Warnings: violence, blood

Summary: Jason has been working to extend territory, now he's trying to do some recon on Two-Faces operation, it doesn't go as planned

Jason really didn’t notice the season change from Fall into Winter, no one did in Gotham. The only difference was the rain changing to snow and the changing of the crime lords. Black Mask’s empire had fallen based on the information YN had supplied about his assistant. The GCPD threatened a long trip to Blackgate and they rolled over on him and the rest of his cronies. This worked fine for Jason, he still had the drug dealers and now with Black Mask out of the picture he had some new territory as well. The Narrows was his and he was working his way into the surrounding neighborhoods. He still had managed to give Batman the slip, much to Bruce’s annoyance probably. He knew that Nightwing was back around more now, probably trying to track him down but he wasn’t letting that happen. His next task was taking down Two-Face who had settled in Crime Alley and the Bowery. If Red Hood could conquer all of North Gotham, then he had a solid chance of really getting the crime rates down in the whole city.

He just wished he had a solid chance of getting his nightmares to stop. They were getting worse, egged on by the fact that Joker was out of Arkham. How fucking stupid could Bruce be? Why was that pile of garbage still alive? Jason wanted so bad to go storming into Wayne manor and demand answers, but honestly, what would that do? He knew when and how he wanted Bruce to see him again. When he had Joker’s head delivered on a platter to Bruce’s dinner table. Tell his mentor how Jason, not Bruce, was the one who had finally fixed Gotham. He knew what he was doing. Killing people, murdering people. Villains, not people. Jason closed his eyes tight, trying to will away the voices that had started going through his head recently. Bruce and Joker, one telling him he was worthless, the other telling him he was only a toy. None of it helpful. He shook himself, twisting a little on the fire escape as he watched the party going on in the museum below him. Two-Face was supposed to show up, rob a bunch of people, his whole crew was needing to be there for crowd control and Jason needed to know numbers, see exactly what kind of power Two-Face was working with before he started planning the ex-lawyer’s downfall. He had everything planned, knew the guest list, all of it. What he hadn’t expected was YN to walk in on the arm of Jim Gordon, followed by fucking Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon. Fucking fantastic.

He slinked into a roof access hatch and ducked onto the third floor. He noted the guards, scanning them for weapons. They all were carrying standard issue walkies and handguns, except one. First floor near the back entrance. He had an extra walkie. That was the guy, the plant from Dent. He needed to get down there without being scene. There were enough wings and back staircases for employees that he could do this, he just needed to be quick about it. He started down a back staircase when he saw a shadow swoop to the lowest level past him. Batman.

Jason moved quicker, getting to the first floor just in time to watch Batman stand after incapacitating Dent’s guy. He turned, sensing Jason there.

When he came face to face with him Jason had a flashback to being fifteen again, trying to sneak a gun with him on a job. Bruce had been furious. He had been locked in his room for the night. Alfred came up around midnight to check on him, finding him wrecking some first editions Bruce had given him for his birthday.

“What are you doing Master Jason?” he asked, setting a tray of snacks on the desk. Jason looked at Alfred, clearly angry but also sad.

“Why doesn’t he just kill the bad guys? That way they can’t do any of this again,” he asked probably for the 100th time. Alfred sighed, sitting down on the desk chair. Jason collapsed on his bed, tossing the book. He knew in the morning he would be sick at what he’d done, but in the moment, he just wanted to destroy something that made Bruce happy. Bruce loved that Jason read all the time, that he wanted to read anything and everything.

“These gangsters you want so badly to shoot, do they have families?” Alfred asked. Jason looked at him, frowning. Bruce didn’t ask him follow-up questions when Jason complained about not killing. He just said it wasn’t their way and left.

“I don’t know,” he said finally. Alfred nodded and threw him a cookie. He caught it easily, taking a bite and noting to ask Alfred to teach him to bake next.

“Well, in most cases a person doesn’t commit a crime because it is fun or because they want to, they commit a crime because they are desperate. Tonight, you were not going after the Penguin or the Joker but a group of people who are trying to find a way to feed their families in a world that doesn’t accept them,” he said. Jason sat up, looking at the butler. “Instead of killing Master Wayne likes to try and fix first. Everything can be fixed if you try hard enough.” Alfred had been so very wrong about that.

The memory swam in Jason’s vision. He stared at Batman and Batman stared at him. He waited, Batman waited. Finally, Jason gave in.

“Didn’t expect to see you here tonight,” he said. Batman narrowed his eyes, looking over the younger crime lord, probably trying to figure out how many weapons he had.

“I wasn’t expecting company either,” he finally answered. “Have you come for more murder? Maybe another theft?” Jason shrugged, trying to keep his cool. It had been a long time since he’d heard Bruce try to talk to a criminal.

“I just came for recon, not a fight,” he said casually.

“Then why are you inside skulking around?” Batman asked. Shit. Just like Bruce to trip him up. Jason was too good for these mistakes. He could see in the way Batman moved his head he was listening to the comms in his mask. Probably something from Robin. “If you didn’t want a fight its too late.” Jason paled and was glad no one could see his face. He had hoped that taking out this guy would give him time to cause a ruckus, get everyone out before Two-Face showed up. Batman threw a smoke bomb and disappeared just as the backdoor burst open and in poured goons. Jason shot his grappling gun to the third floor landing again, disappearing before they started shooting. He moved quick, ignoring the guards on the top floor who were quickly distracted by the guys bursting through the glass ceiling. Jason perched on the railing, scanning the crowd. Where was she? Finally, he spotted you and jumped, tackling one of those repelling in off the roof. The guy was knocked from the rope, falling and hitting the ground with a sickening crack.

You weren’t trying to end up a hostage again when you let Jim talk you into attending the Gala in place of his wife who had gone out of town for a family emergency. You had just been talking to Dick and Barbara about the fancy parties they went to together and somehow Jim got you in as his plus one. It had been fun at first, the four of you standing off and chatting, Dick was particularly funny talking about some of the other rich patrons that he knew, telling stories about them that were highly embarrassing. You had sensed something was off when Dick stopped a story, seeming to be listening to something before giving Barbara a kiss and they both had disappeared, claiming they needed to answer a call. You of course knew that Dick was Nightwing, that wasn’t hard to figure out once you knew Bruce Wayne was Batman but considering Bruce hadn’t told anyone about your visit you kept that information to yourself. You looked around nervously and Jim asked what was wrong.

“I just have…” you didn’t finish as the roof burst, sending glass flying down. Jim pulled you out of the way of a falling shard that crashed right where you had been a moment before. You looked around, trying to see an exit but thugs were storming in, shooting at something above. Those people that weren’t imbedded or impaled on falling glass were cowering on the ground, trying to not get shot. Jim pushed you to a large column that could hide you both. He got on his phone, calling for backup and you removed the switchblade from your bag. He eyed you and you shrugged. This was a Gala in Gotham of course you came armed with something; you weren’t an idiot. He pulled his gun from his ankle holster, heading nodding for you to follow him. You figured he was trying to get you to the front door and maybe you could get out. You were slinking around another pillar when you stopped, seeing that the men on the ground were surrounding a single vigilante in a red helmet, still hanging on a rope from the ceiling. You froze. Jim motioned for you to follow, and you shook your head, pointing. Jim turned and frowned as the Red Hood faced off against at least two dozen armed men. He was holding the rope with one hand and the other was holding out a semi-automatic. Yes, it could shoot fast, but not fast enough to take out everyone. What was that idiot doing?

Harvey Dent walked into the center of the room, his good side facing you. He looked around at the bodies below and sighed. He seemed annoyed, like this wasn’t going to plan. If you had any real money to your name you would bet Red Hood had definitely not been a consideration. Dent walked over and picked up a dead lady’s purse, shaking some of the dripping blood from it.

“Guess this will take longer than expected,” he said before snarling up at Red Hood. “I’m a on schedule!” He took out the famous coin. You were trying to figure out where Batman and his crew were. Shouldn’t they be handling this? “Now, now, Red Hood is it? I hear you have been starting to creep onto my territory. I’m not a fan, so how about this. Let’s see what fate has in store for you tonight. Heads I tell my men to fire…tails…” he let out a shriek of pain as a bullet shot through his hand. Your mouth fell open as you saw the smoke clear off Red Hoods gun.

“Heads” Red Hood said before he jumped. The guns started firing but by the time they started Red Hood was already on the second floor over look, running into the darkened shadows. Screams went up from the living still in the main room before smoke started to fill it. Jim grabbed you this time, yanking as he could, then his hand was gone and you were grabbed by rougher hands, flinging you out onto the floor. You stabbed wildly and caught something, hearing a shout and a gun go off near your waist. You dove the opposite way and then felt another arm around you. It gripped you tight but not roughly, you felt calm at the touch. Red Hood and you went flying back up and he landed the two of you on the second floor. “Hide now, I’ll find you after.” You didn’t need told again, heading into one of the exhibit rooms. You knew there was a child’s play area here with a fake pyramid the kids could play in. You slid inside and took a few breaths to calm down as you waited.

Jason jumped back over the railing, joining Batman, Nightwing, and the new Robin as they fought. He let out a cry as a knife sliced his arm, but he shot at the attacker’s knee, incapacitating him. He shot again at another’s arm, leaving him alive but with need for amputation probably. Two-Face was starting to see that he was outnumbered so he fell back, running back out the back door. Once the room was clear Batman looked towards the front entrance where Gordon was waiting. He had seen the last hostage escape before closing the doors and walking into the room.

“Did you make a new friend?” he asked, eyeing Jason. Jason didn’t say anything, just looked at the other three. “You going to shoot me?” he asked when no one answered.

“No,” Jason said. Gordon nodded slowly and looked at Batman, clearly trusting that Bruce wouldn’t ally himself with someone untrustworthy.

“Do you need some time here? My guys are going to want to take evidence,” he said. Bruce nodded and Gordon left, knowing they needed time. Then he looked at Jason.

“Should we make introductions or does everyone know everyone already?” Nightwing said. Jason sighed, if he was honest he missed his big brother’s easy humor but right now he wanted to punch him.

“Well, guess I’ll start, I’m Nightwing, you must be Red Hood, and this is…” he motioned to the new Robin.

“Robin, I know who you are” Jason said. “I have some business to attend to, have fun with the mess.” He grappled to the roof, hoping they wouldn’t follow. He waited silently for several minutes and then peeked back in, making sure that they were distracted with the evidence before he slid in silently again. He wound his way down to wear his scanner still showed a heat signature in the Egyptian wing. He slid into the pyramid and removed the helmet. Before he could stop YN she was hugging him and despite everything, the insecurity, the fear, the self-loathing, all the things he wanted to say to stop himself from getting this close to her died in his throat as he felt her arms around him.

“You saved my life, again,” she said. Jason let out a sigh and pulled back, looking down at her. He opened his mouth. “Don’t, just shut up and enjoy the win please.” He closed it and nodded. “Thank you.”

“You weren’t supposed to be here, what were you doing with Gordon?” he demanded, pulling back some. YN rolled her eyes.

“He invited me. I have been hanging out with Dick and Barbara recently and we got to talking about Galas, his wife couldn’t attend so he invited me just to see what it was like, dress up, all that,” she said. She looked at the tattered remains of her dress and sighed. “I rented this thing; I am going to owe so much for it.”

“I’m sure Dick will pay for it,” Jason said. She nodded.

“O he better, that or Bruce,” she said. He frowned. “O sorry, did you think I didn’t know him either? I know them all, except for your replacement, I am not sure about meeting that one yet, might punch him in the face just for the hell of it.” Jason couldn’t help the small that came from that.

“You should go home, I’m sure you can just wander downstairs and Gordon will take you home,” Jason said. She nodded again.

“Can I know your name yet?” YN asked before he left the pyramid. Maybe it was the high of feeling her in his arms, the fact that her smile was keeping the thoughts he normally had about himself at bay, or something else but he finally relented.

“Jason, my name is Jason.”

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