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#sorry for those who liked AoS but that show was shit
infectedpaul · 1 year
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dude i have to watch the mlp movie again-- it's been several years since i was into my little pony but i kinda forgot that i missed it. i never ended up finishing the series because the last few seasons were on hulu and i only had netflix. honestly i should go back and watch them at this point just to see how it ended. i wasn't all that big a fan of the school of friendship seasons (i liked them don't get me wrong but i didn't like them as much as the other ones) but i really really like seasons 4-7 and since it was one of my favorite shows for so long i should probably finish for Closure.
also why was the movie so beautiful?? like it's amazing quality and the animation is so. tasty. idk it has a Vibe. is it 3d made to looks 2d or is it just straight up 2d? i can see it as both. i remember pirating it on frostwire before our desktop computer died and watching it in 720p on the tv and it was still really pretty. the colors are so gorgeous and shiny and the new character designs that were introduced in it were interesting too. the hippogriffs underwater stuff is just so ✨✨🫧🐬🪼🪸🫧🫧
i think definitely one of my favorite episodes was the one about applejack's family history, and i also watched all of the episodes about the crystal kingdom like a thousand times. i definitely wanted to eat the crystal heart because it looked very tasty and also flurryheart pissed me off and i loved her very much.
also my favorite character is fluttershy and i got obsessed with this series of fan videos about a fanfiction about her and discord and they had a child named screwball and that is all i remember. but i watched all of the episodes and listened to audiobooks of the fairytales it was based on and then wrote my own fanfiction based on that fanfiction. it was a good time.
sorry i really enjoy mlp and i haven't talked about it in years and i am SO glad you enjoy it because i was so embarrassed to be an older kid who still watched it. i never got to talk about it and didn't share anything i made about it ever and i really only ever got to enjoy it in internet spaces on occasion. so i got excited that you were making references to it.
1. PLEASEE idlove to do a watchthrough again mlp is my favorite show. ever , im a firm believertbat the later season are better but i rly also love the earler stuff but . that middle bit is also wheee i was majorly invested i jumpee in around the middlw of season 3 so i feel u . Peak
2. I KJOW THE MOVUE IS FUCKING GORGROUS which blows my mind because iy was made on 6 million dollars which is NOTHING for an animated movie (the average disney movie now is like 100million+ dude) PLUS they had to pay a buncha famous stars and shit AND ITD SUCH A GORGEOUS and just. Such a good movue in general i love tge mlp movie
3. YESSSSSSS dude. uhm. The applejacks parents episode makes me cry like a bitch. EVERY. FUCKING. TIME. ARUGHGGHH litrrally one of the best episofes of the show OBJECTIVELY? i think they did such a good job telling rhe story while also just like. They never outright state they died but i think they did such a good job like ... EVERYONE knows they did and they dont need to say liek " BEFORE MA AND PA KICKED THE BUCKET" just the looks and how everyone talks about them just says These ponies are no longer with us and its .AUGH its ao good ALSO YEAH flurry heatt my beloved i know everyon hates her but i love her sm shes so cute......i dont care if it destroyed the alicorn lore IT WAS WORTH IIIITTTT shes m..dshes just a widdle Babpy.....
4. im gonna be so real qirh you i was obsessrd with bride of discord but i. Am a better person now ALGSKSJSKSHWJGSJSBSJSJ . looking back on those after watcjing shunks' videos makde me realize wow they were. So fucking weird (why did she write fluttercord like that. why did they ship applejack and spike and activwly point out how weird it was and Did it anyways . why did they do rarity so DIRTY !!!!!!!!!!) also i have a bias against the writer for giving me my lsoh fear for 7 years /gen (also for shipping flutterspike in those pmvs for it seriously WHAT THE FUCK)
5. IM GOING TO UNEMBARASS YOULETS BE MLP FANS.....TOGETHER
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kelpiemomma · 2 years
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AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! All of those snippets are so good! Gotta say though that ingo was the biggest mood in the arms outstretched one because god - death is just eternal sleep, yeah dude I guess! What a mood! Also I love brat emmet in jtr, like man, it’s called constructive criticism? Be kinder to your niece dammit! Take some cues from faw!emmet!!! (I feel like he might be talking about therapy?? Maybe?? Or possibly just talking about anything instead of stuffing it down? and by god does akari need that.)
Also!!!! Niche fic! Niche fic! Niche fic!!! Ingo with Cain instinct is canon and so good! Also! As someone who loves spicy and sour things, I love the idea of emmet having no tolerance, and ingo destroying him with the Pokémon equivalent of warheads or sour gummies.
Anyway I love all of them! Good luck! Stay hydrated! Take breaks! 💜💜💜💜
FJDKFLA thank you!!! this got long so i put everything else under the cut fjdalksa;
AO Ingo has been up for over 24 hours due to jetlag and has not had any coffee to help him rip. If Dawn gets them killed he will welcome death with open arms (until Arceus reminds him that he left someone behind, and then it's gonna be war)
JtR Emmet is at least TRYING xD I don't think he gets the chance to give constructive criticism often except in employee reports. Maybe he should get some sheets to give her random compliments with- "good job wrestling that geodude, please don't do it again, it frightens me that you're that strong and i am but a twig!!!!"
FaW Emmet is about to get his niece in Mufasa-Simba trouble and he's not sorry about it! He's not equipped to handle her screaming in terror unless it's at a horror movie. (She DOES have a human therapist, who definitely has helped!!!, however i think "i got stolen from my world by god and sent into this world's past and told to find all that region's pokemon, and when i did that god started trying to kill me and DID kill me until my dad and uncle showed up to get they ass" is a bit much to put on someone! she probably definitely has kept things to herself </3)
NICHE FIC NICHE FIC NICHE FIC!!! I spent like 45 minutes last night world building for MYSELF because I wanted notes somewhere! (I would apologize to my cursed discord server but it's incredibly tame and so far from the worst thing that server has ever seen. i love them very much.) All siblings have some form of Cain instinct, and when your sibling is upset you sometimes indulge in that instinct!! I like to think Emmet can build up a bit of a tolerance but Ingo, for some reason, can pop three warheads in his mouth at once and not even break a sweat. He's vibing, he's looking for the sourest shit. Emmet takes one look at a sour patch kid and goes the other way.
Thank you!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!! I have two bottles of gatorade, a water, and probably another week of work before it's pretty much dead for the summer and I can (hopefully) focus on writing!!
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the-other-art-blog · 3 years
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Things I need (hope) in the Hawkeye series
- An episode about Clint’s past in the circus and about his parents
- Linda Cardellini!!!! (I would love to see flashbacks or something about how they met or their life before Avengers). Come on!!!
- Yelena and Clint talking about Nat... Budapest memories???
- Yelena in Ronin’s costume
- Maybe Wanda could appear too
- Barney Barton and their dysfunctional brotherhood
- Bobbi Morse (although I don’t think so, considering that Feige hates Agents of Shield, as I do. But she was the best part of that series and frankly the only scenes that were bearable to watch. But maybe this can be her compensation after cancelling her solo series.)
- Maria Hill (I think it’s too much to ask for her, because she is in space??? But I always imagined her and Clint being friends.). Also Nick Fury... maybe in flashbacks
- Princess Python!!! (I love her episode in the cartoon!)
Can you think of more???
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keiarchived · 3 years
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Endurance Training
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scummy!Dabi, Overhaul, Hawks x Reader
warnings: dubcon, double penetration (triple?), shibari bondage, mind break, breath play, a lot of cum and dirty dirty dirty, impact play, name calling, uuhh a gangbang?, mention of vore
words: 1.4k
Note: Head empty, also thank you boo @bluecookies02​ for beta reading for me <3
Have they lied to you? Maybe. This isn’t exactly part of the League’s so-called program for newcomers, you weren’t supposed to be tied up and hung from the ceiling like a rag doll for Dabi and Hawks to do whatever they want, fuck you however they wish. They called it endurance training, ‘who knows — maybe one day you’d end up ‘kidnapped’ by some hero and they would risk it all and fuck the truth out of you, spilling those juicy secrets you have on the League. Always better be safe than sorry right?’ Said the winged hero, if you could call him that.
“C’mon doll, don’t just give chicken little attention. Cock aren’t gonna suck itself.” If only Dabi knows how hard it is to keep track of everything that’s going on with that hazy mind of yours, perhaps he would’ve been more... considerate but that’s simply off the table. Dabi doesn’t care nor does he want to know how it feels like to be in your situation, fucked out like the little slut that you are and yet they’re still missing one person. Hawks’ too busy fucking you open to response to his partner in crime, simply grunting like a dog in heat before telling Dabi to go fuck himself. A low growl echoed around them as a pair of hands guided your head towards a pierced cock, pushing himself past those lips and into that warm spongy mouth of yours without much a warning. “Fuck... that’s it, you can take more than that couldn’t you? Just a little... more!” Dabi shoved himself down the rest of your throat before giving you the time to react, muffled sounds of gagging and choking are like music to his ears. “Don’t you dare to fucking throw up on my cock, you bitch.” As if you had any choice in this matter before a slap was landed across your cheek, it stings — it really did but the pleasure has long outweighed pain a long time ago.
“You really is a pain slut huh.” Keigo said from the other end of your body, still buried balls deep inside you before he suddenly thrust way too deep all of the sudden. Pressing hard against your cervix with his swollen cock, “Guess we don’t need to worry endurance to pain then.” The winged hero muses mockingly, a not so heroic smirk stretched across his lips. With every thrust the self-proclaimed hero gives you, Dabi’s cock sinks further into your throat and it continued for a while longer before Dabi pulled out just before you passed out from the lack of oxygen reaching your lungs.
“Shall we see how long you can hold your breath, doll?” Not very long, as expected Dabi isn’t patient enough to wait for you to answer before shoving his cock back down your throat, squeezing your cheeks until these lips plucker.
Chisaki is well known for his timing, always knows how to make an entrance by being at least half an hour later than the original meeting time. A heavy huff heard as the door swing open, only to reveal the tall dark hair masked man.
“Whatever this is, it better be worth my time.” Chikasa sighed through the door before freezing, brows knitted tightly together, disgust is clearly written over his face as he stares at the way you swallows around Dabi’s cock whilst the red pigeon of a man ruts into you. “What’s the meaning of this?” He asked, clearly baffled and unamused at the sight presented before him. Couldn’t they have save whatever this is for later?
“Oh good, you’re here.” Dabi said between his groans, hand tangled between your hair without a single sign of stopping. “Didn’t think you’d make it so we started early, don’t mind do you?” If anything Chisaki is glad they started with him, how could anyone bear the thought of sharing a fuck toy between them? Not that he intends to find out, just the thought of all those unknown bacteria and gems lingering is enough to make his skin itch. “That does not answer my question.”
However, before Chisaki’s question could be answered by either one of them; small weak muffled whines spilt from your stretched lips. Still stuffed with Dabi’s cock, “Shit, sorry sorry.” He snickered mockingly at you and the mess you’ve become, cheeks covered in a deeper shade of red than before — maybe he shouldn’t have pushed you this far. “C’mon, really? What else does it look like? Just called you in for a gangbang? No way.” Hawks’ wit made itself known, responding to the taller man’s question whilst his partner in crime is all too busy admiring the droll and slick tickling down your chin.
They both did a pretty good job at breaking you within the time given until there is nothing but babbles that leave those pretty swollen lips. “Why don’t you go ahead and tell him, doll? What we’re all doing here, doing to you.” It’s almost unfair how smooth and unaffected Dabi’s voice is as he whispers against the shell of your ear, cradling those red cheeks in his equally warm large hand. “C’mon doll, you know I don’t have the patience.” Dabi warns, digging crescent moons into your skin until those lips pluckers with a pop. You could just barely hear the devilish smirk plastered across his face, mind foggy and hazy from this forbidden pleasure that you didn’t know existed. Sex is supposed to be done with someone you love right? Or maybe you’re just too naive for your own good.
“End-Endurance training...” Those words slurred the second it left your mouth, swallowing thickly and breathlessly on those stray saliva as you glanced towards Chisaki with unfocused nodded eyes. Earning an expression of mere disgust, despite having his own question answered; Chisaki is still baffled as to the reason why he was called here. Did Dabi and Hawks think they could persuade him into joining this madness? What’s better than to have a professional show these armatures how it is done?
Consider yourself lucky that Chisaki is slightly agitated by this two duo, otherwise, you might end up on ao operating table instead whilst he breaks you mentally and physically before building you back up like a doll. What convinced him to say yes is still a mystery but you know better than to question any of their intentions when you’re at their mercy.
“Consider this a favour you owe me, now where do we begin?”
Your body still feels weightless as those fibres bites into your skin, leaving beautiful scarlet marks peeks from under the ropes. Chisaki, Dabi and Hawks have shifted you in more positions than you have ever known, the only consistent thing is how each of your holes is stuffed with their cock. Limbs bonded behind your back as they use you however they see fit, “Fuck me, dove. You’re literally dripping.” Hawk taunts, honey blonde eyes glued to the way your lips stretch beautifully around his cock. Head popping till your nose is tickled by those stray musky pobes, needless to say, he is quite please with how you’re coming along. No need for any further instructions and you know right away what he wants from you, the same goes with Dabi who’s now beneath you and Chisaki towering over you as he refuses to get any more dust on him than he already had.
“Think we’ve fucked open a new pussy.” Dabi snickered, there’s almost zero to none resistance whenever he buckles his hips into that ring ‘tight’ muscle. Creamed and gushing much like your cunt, “I’m surprised you two even managed to find something as lavish as this one.” Chisaki pointed it out, the low expectations he has for Dabi and Hawks are obvious. Hips moving lazily against yours, just barely grazing that sensitive spot you needed to unwind, again. Tipping up your cum and tear-stained face between his gloved fingers with brows narrowed, as much as he would like to find the appeal of the state you’re in; he simply couldn’t especially when those semi-transparent stains belong to someone else. This was merely a one-time thing, maybe next time Chisaki will have you as his own instead. A muttered curse and grunts each spilt over their lips when yet another orgasm race through your body, painting all possible entrance with white.
“Perhaps... perhaps you can be useful after all.” Chisaki muse breathlessly.
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beels-burger-babe · 3 years
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Obey Me Character Song Thoughts
***DISCLAIMER: These are my blind reactions to the song. They're my opinion and based off of my personal taste in music as well. You are free to agree or disagree with them as you please, just please no hate***
Lucifer / Arcadia :
Surprisingly, I really like the music in this. I don't usually like electronic music, but this one was nice. His voice isn't my favourite, but is still good. NOW THE LYRICS!! Oh dear. Oh my. Oh boy. I was not expecting to catch feelings for Lucifer today, sir. How dare you do this to me. Update: I just got to the second verse...He's a yandere. He is fucking yandere. He's still so full of himself as usual and I WANT TO PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE BUT I ALSO WANT TO KISS HIM GAAAAAAAH!!!!! LUCIFER YOU ASSHOLE! UPDATE UPDATE: FINAL VERSE! AND THEN THE PRICK GOES BACK TO BEING A ROMANTIC CHARMING LITTLE SHIT 😡😣😖 Final thoughts: I- I- this whole song was a rollercoaster. I love to hate lucifer and hate to love him. I really do. This song embodied that perfectly. I did enjoy the song though.
Mammon / Are You Ready? :
Opening thought. I am not ready. Very not ready. Mammon is amazing in that art 😍.
Okay, now being serious, I'm sorry Mammon. I adore you to BITS, like so so so much. But this is exactly the kind of EDM that I despise. BUT, I bore through it and kept listening. I don't hate his voice, but he's sing talking. He's not quite rapping, he's sing talking. So it's meh. FUCKING UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE: THE CHORUS!!!! THE MF CHORUS!!!! HE SINGS! HE CAN ACTUALLY SING (still not best but pretty good)?! AND THE MUSIC SOUNDS SO MUCH BETTER THERE WHEN IT'S SLOW- ... ... ... the auto-tune on his voice on that English line 😤 WHY?!! I WAS JUST GETTING INTO IT!!!
Lyrics time: Honestly, it feels like Mammon got drunk, picked up a mic and started singing to MC, and I mean that in the best way possible. He's being honest in a way we've never seen him be honest before, and he calls himself a tsundere 😂 I love it.
Now the chorus lyrics: I love the chorus. It's so Mammon and just perfect. I love it. The lyrics just- *sighs* it's that possessive side of him that makes him the dork that he is. Okay. t-the lyrics...the lyrics also give me MAJOR suggestive vibes and I'm just here like 😳😳😳 MaMmOn PlEaSe WhAt ArE YoU DoInG?!
Final thoughts: The lyrics are also quite repetitive, which is another pet peeve of mine. All in all, it's not bad. It's just not for me. I'm so sorry Mammon 😭😭😭 That being said, I think it suits Mammon fairly well. Not perfectly, but good.
Leviathan / My Chance:
Opening thoughts: THIS TITLE IS SO CUTE AND IT'S PERFECT FOR HIM uwu Also, the vintage game-esque music is just perfect for Levi's aesthetic. Like, the light piano mixed with it gives me Undertale vibes?? Even before he starts singing, I just think it's really cute and it makes me want to hug him. Again, I'm not in love with his voice, but it's still nice. I do enjoy it.
Lyrics: LEVI BABY ARE YOU OKAY?! SOMEONE GET THIS MAN A THERAPIST 😭😭😭
Chorus: It's so sad, but this is Levi's reality. This song embodies him and everything he is so so so well. It really is perfect for him. But seriously bro. Let me hug you. And then we're gonna work on your self-worth issues because oh boy That last verse though. Oh my goodness 🥺🥺 It is the very definition of pining.
AND THEN THE FINAL CHORUS!!! HE'S BEING SO HONEST ABOUT HIS ANXIETY AND I JUST- 😭😭😭😭 LEVIIIIIIIIII!!!
Final thoughts: *clears throat, wipes tears that are totally not there* Right. So it's obvious that I enjoy this one. It just screams Levi and suits him so well and it also just breaks my heart so...yeah.
Satan / Read My Heart:
The piano. THE 👏 FUCKING 👏 PIANO 👏 So beautiful! The fact that his song is so soft and slow when he himself is meant to represent something so strong and violent is simply poetic. There are moments where I love Satan's singing voice in this and there are moments where I don't like it as much. HIS VOICE IN THE CHORUS IS MY FAVOURITE 😭 So sweet. So just- I love him. I love him so much.
Lyrics: So honest, but I feel that this is almost like a letter from Satan of all the things he wishes he could say. Also, remember that dork who can't say love words out loud headcanon we talked about earlier today? He literally confirms here 🥰🥰 Aww Satan
Chorus: AGAIN! SO HONEST WITH HIS FEELINGS AND HIM TRYING TO KNOW HIMSELF 😭😭😭 It's just so beautiful Stunning. I love it. This one hits all the markers for me. I'm calling it now. I think his lyrics are my favourite, and possibly my favourite song in general. It's just such a beautiful love song. Filled with what he so desperately desires but also his fears and it's so honest it hurts.
Final thoughts: This one made me cry. Like, literally made me cry. It was just so beautiful and perfect. I mean, there's a sad line that uses cats as a metaphor 😭 It's fantastic. Amazing. I can't praise it enough. Where I feel everyone else so far (except poor Levi, poor baby) had something that implied...suggestive things, Satan is just so desperate for love. To feel and experience it and everything that comes with it, and it's just- I love it.
Asmodeus / Pomade:
I actually really really enjoy the music here. It's more pop than EDM and I appreciate that. It's nice. Asmo's voice is also really pleasant to listen to. There's just something about it. I like it a lot. When he holds his notes, it just has this amazing sound and I dunno. I just like it a lot! AND HIS FALSETTO!! HOLY SHIT! AMAZING
Lyrics: I mean... It's exactly what I'd expect from Asmo. It doesn't feel like it's being sung to the MC though. At least not at first. It almost feels like he's singing to an audience at the Fall or something.
Chorus: It's a little more personal, but I feel like we're still only getting that one side of Asmo. We're shown in the second season that he does have insecurities and that there's more to him than being self-obsessed, and I'm kind of disappointed that the song doesn't show that.
Second Verse: We're finally getting personal here. Okay. The table has been turned and now Asmo is finally talking about how he feels about MC and that's more I like it!
Final thoughts: Now that I've listened to the final verse and chorus, I GET IT NOW! It's a story. It's how Asmo first felt like all that was there for him and all he was made for was pleasing the audience. Then you came and it was just a game of trying to make you fall for him, just like he had been able to everyone else. And finally, him realizing that it's him who has become captivated by you and that he loves you! It's actually really sweet and I love that. Sound-wise, this song is fantastic! The music really compliments his voice and it all suits Asmo's character really well.
Beelzebub / Hungry Six-Pack:
So ya'll already know I adore Beel and this ROCK MUSIC AND HIS VOICE MADE ME SWOON! His voice! His voice is FANTASTIC! And the music IS AMAZING!!! I just love the guitar in it. It's (pardon me for this) it's just so damn sexy and I love it so much! THE BRIDGE OF THE SONG IS DAMN HOT OKAY?! I CAN'T GET OVER IT!
Lyrics: What I love about the lyrics is that they confirm my theory of Beel actually being physically impacted by his appetite. He says that it can cause him to get dizzy and I'm just here like 🥺🥺 We really get a sense here of how Beel is actually desperate to stop this appetite. He hates how it impacts him. He hates how it impacts those around him. And I just - 😭😭😭
Chorus: It fucking slaps! The up tempo is just *chefs kiss* and I love everything about it. And the words 😳 Damn Beel...Damn. i love him so much even though if you really think about it these words HURT
THE SECOND VERSE WITH DRUMS IN THE BACK JUST MAKES ME WANT TO JUMP AROUND IN A MOSH PIT! I LOVE THE SOUND OF THIS ONE SOOOOO MUCH! IT'S SO GREAT!
THEN IN THE LAST CHORUS WITH THAT HIGHER OPTION NOTE THAT HE HOLDS AND SHAKES AND I'M LIKE 😍😍😍 GOD I LOVE HIM SOOO MUCH
Final thoughts: As you can clearly see, I love this one. Now, lyrics-wise, I found a comment that really broke down the lyrics in terms of Beel's insecurity with his appetite and his sin and how he struggles with that and it made me appreciate the song all that much more and I just- I love this song. (The comment was left by Felix The Lemon on this if you don't understand the utter heartbreak of this song, please read this) Maybe it's my bias towards Beel. Maybe it's because it's rock. But this one, overall, is my favourite.
Belphegor / Dreamscape:
I love the almost lo-fi sound to it! It's perfect cause a lot of people use lo-fi to sleep. Very clever producers. Very clever. I both hate and love his voice at the same time and I DON'T KNOW WHY! Like it has a bit of a filtered sound to it, but what genuine sound I can hear through that filter is really really nice and I love it. I TAKE IT ALL BACK HIS VOICE IN THE CHORUS 😭😭😭 HE HAS MY FAVOURITE VOICE OF THE BROTHERS BY FAR! OH MY GOD IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!
Lyrics: GAAAAAHHHHH!!!! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! OKAY OKAY OKAY!!! So! These lyrics are so great because it's showing that soft side of Belphie that I adore! It's not his teasing side, it's the side that only Beel and MC really get to see and I just- I love it.
The whole "I will always wait for you" for some reason made me think of when he was stuck in the attic where literally the only thing he had to look forward to was MC coming to set him free and update him on how Beel was doing. And then afterward, he had to wait for them to be comfortable around him again because he knew that he messed up and he had to wait for their forgiveness. And then finally, Belphie has to wait for them to notice his feelings, amongst the obvious more showy feelings of his brothers and to hopefully maybe choose him 😭😭😭 SO GOOD
Second verse is his insecurities and I just ao;dusg;bfjnaduoh;szvbjxaui;dvkjx AAAAAAHHHHHHH I LOVE IT SO MUCH I CAN'T EVEN PUT IN TO WORDS!! WHY DO I LOVE THIS?!?!
FINAL THOUGHTS: THIS SONG ALONE HAS CAUSED ME TO FALL IN LOVE WITH BELPHEGOR ADU;SFBKJACDZS IT'S JUST SO PERFECT!!! His voice! The sound! The words! It has it all! I know I just said Beel's was my overall favourite, and I'm so so sorry Beelzebaby, but Belphie takes the cake. We get his anger, his sadness, his fondness, HIS DESPERATION, IT JUST HAS SO MUCH EMOTION!!!! I CAN'T GET OVER THIS SONG!
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The songs were all incredible and I love them to bits. I feel like I know the brothers better know and I know have more feelings for Belphie than I know what to do with, so there's that 😅😅 If you're still here reading this, thanks for joining me on this chaotic journey and dealing with my bullshit. Love you guys ❤❤❤
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cblgblog · 3 years
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I can't with Stucky anymore. Like what were you watching if you think Peggy and Steve were forced? Where? Is there a special version of Captain America available somewhere else? Like, help? Do you get your bi card revoked if you love Steve and hate Stucky. Must I return it if I really really don't "see" the subtext? Like, tell me please, I love being bisexual, I don't want to return my card. Sorry for the rant, love your blog.
Apparently we must turn in our bi cards together.
Here, look, here’s the situation. I get why Stucky is a thing. They’re good men, they’re hot, loved each other forever, always rescuing each other, etc. I get it. I don’t ship it personally, but I absolutely get it.
I get not liking Peggy. I don’t agree with it, at all, but I get it. Neither of those things on their own are my problem with it. Stucky in my opinion is fine.
The problem is, Stucky was not queerbaited. Queerbaited is…this site has no understanding of that word anymore. Stucky was never once teased as something that was going to be part of the canon. Just because they are in the movies together and they gaze longingly into each other’s eyes (depending who you ask) and you want them to be a couple, does not mean you were queerbaited. Not when Steve’s only 2 canon relationships are with women. Not when they’re joking about the girl Bucky spent 50 bucks on (in today money) at Coney Island. Not when both of them are only ever shown dating/being interested in women. The only romances we see with Bucky are the girl from the fair in First Avenger, the above mentioned girl from Coney Island, and now the girl he went on the date with in ep 1 of FatWS.
Does this mean it’s a bad ship? Fuck no. Does this mean you cannot perceive them as any sexuality that you want? Fuck no. Does this mean gay ships are bad? Fuck. No. Does this mean Steve, Bucky, or anyone else is automatically straight because they’re only shown dating the opposite sex? Fuck. No.
What it means is that you weren’t queerbaited, because canon never once indicated it would go that way. What it means is that there’s no canon proof you can point to to say with certainty that, canonically, these men were romantically interested in each other. Subtext is subjective, and subtext does not automatically equal queerbait. 
The only shippers who were unequivocally misled by canon are Staron people, because they hinted at that, it’s comics canon, and then they never did anything with it.
So that’s problem one. You can dislike the canon ship and wish yours was a thing without claiming queerbait, because you were not.
Other problem: You can dislike Peggy without pretending she was just there as a love interest for Steve, because that’s literally not the case.
Here’s a list of things that Peggy has done outside of Steve’s films, if I miss anything, feel free to add.
·       The Agent Carter oneshot in 2013 that led to the show.
·       The appearance on AoS.
·       Agent Carter the TV show
·       Marvel Puzzle Quest game where she’s an au version of Cap.
·       Exiles comics where she’s an AU version of Cap.
·       Lego Avengers and Lego Marvel Superheroes 2 videogames.
·       Ant-man appearance
·       Upcoming What If series where she plays Cap
·       Upcoming Women of Marvel comic where she’s going to be Cap again.
You can hate her, but don’t act like she’s “just a love interest.” Not when she founded SHIELD, upon which so much MCU stuff hinges, and not when she’s done so many things beyond Steve’s films.
Not all hetero couples are inherently the root of evil because they’re hetero, either, but that’s another conversation for me to be stabbed over.
Any followers I might have who like Stucky, it is not your ship that I take issue with. It’s the blatant misuse of terms by some in the fanbase, and the need to shit all over a woman’s accomplishments just because she got in the way of a ship.
I fucking hate Tony, for the most part, after IM 3, but I’m not gonna sit here and say that he literally never did one good thing in 10 years of movies. (Others will disagree with me there too, this is fine, just my take).
Anyway just, yeah, I’ll just wait for the hate mail now I guess, and cry myself to sleep when I get it.
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SO. Word of Honor, Episode 10, and everyone is deep in their feelings … well, their feeling, which is misery.
First, due diligence, and I really mean it on this one: SPOILERS not just for this ep but for the entire show. Out of the car, for now, and come back later, if you want to watch the whole thing unspoiled.­­
Well, it’s the breakup episode, y’all. Everyone is wallowing in misery, and Our Couple is taking that out on themselves and in some cases (:cough:WKX:cough) ­on everybody around them. We open on sad-sack Wen Kexing digging sadly in the dirt with a sword, the bodies of the Four Sages of Anji laid out beside him as he gives a RIP speech about how you have to be careful when making friends, because they’ll turn out to be bad news, which is clearly yet another warning about himself, because I don’t think anyone in the mob who killed these aging hippies in the last ep was a friend (although I suppose it could be argued that WKX is talking about their friendship with Gao Chong getting them killed) and anyway, you have to understand that WKX is a demon under the skin, not even really human, you guys, and he’s only ever going to disappoint everyone. Has he not made this clear by now? His sword breaks at this point, which probably ought to tell him he’s not going to be able to bury any of this mess. Then Zhou Zishu shows up and is understandably unhappy at the way his decision last ep to walk out on faith for this guy has gone completely pear-shaped, and he asks some rather pointed questions about whether four dead Sages of Anji is what WKX wanted and if he’s happy now – questions that sound, my dude, a little confrontational. I mean, I think you’re entitled, given the situation, but I’m just sayin’. WKX flings off ZZS’s hand and wants to know if “Leader Zhou” has only ever killed bad people, which is a hit that lands, and it hurts, just like it was supposed to, and this is definitely one of those nightmare scenarios where everyone just keeps digging themselves deeper. ZZS is all, FINE THEN, and leaves. Again. Because WKX is apparently a demon in human form who’s only ever going to disappoint everyone. Including his zhiji. I love you with all of my heart, ZZS, but a little bit, you come off like you only showed up to twist the knife, my man. Anyway, ZZS stomps off to go mope at Yuefan Tower, the scene of his bad decision to trust this guy BEFORE finding out he sets up revenge murders for fun. We’re treated to a flashback sequence of some of ZZS’s Tian Chuang state-sanctioned violence, including a pile of bodies in a burned-out house with a little girl who reaches out to him and calls him “shushu” (which I think is a reference to something that actually happens in Qi Ye); killing that official dude and making Jing’an drink poison, from Ep 1; inserting the Seven Nails into Bi Changfeng - a whole bunch of bad shit that WKX has dug back up way more successfully with a few words than that grave he was trying to dig with his broken sword. ZZS sighs mournfully and unfairly beautifully (your FACE, my dude) over the fact that he thought he found his soulmate, but he was apparently WRONG, and meanwhile, we see Han Ying lurking worriedly and devotedly in the background.
Then, both of these morose motherfuckers proceed to drink themselves (even more) stupid over each other, WKX in a brothel and ZZS moping by himself downstairs at the (No Longer) Getting Lucky Inn, leaving poor Han Ying and A-Xiang to eventually deal with them. ZZS is literally falling over as he calls for more wine – you are a sloppy drunk, laopo, although I have to admit, you’ve worked your way through a lot of bottles, so I suppose it’s understandable – and WKX proceeds to drink his four ... five? ... four, I think, girls under the table and clearly has no intention of sleeping with them, because it might interfere with his waxing drunkenly and mournfully about finding a thing you thought you’d lost forever but not being able to keep it at the price of giving up your big revenge murder plan you’ve been working out since you were 8 years old. (Also because he’s gay af. I’m just sayin’.)
So, yeah, Han Ying and A-Xiang eventually have to deal with these two, and for my money, the single most important scene of the ep - thematically, at least - is the one we get between A-Xiang and WKX, where a couple of big things are going on. One of the themes I see again, running through this ep, is the separation between the human world and the world of “ghosts,” and how that line is policed, and how Wen Kexing tries to maintain it as a bright line, in order to maintain his own distance from Zhou Zishu and the world. Now that things have gone so spectacularly wrong with ZZS, he’s going to dig in on the “ghost” side of that line for all he’s worth – much harder than he was digging that grave for the Four Sages of Anji, given he breaks the sword and gives up halfway through on that one, but this one he’s determined to get all the way to the bedrock on. So yes, in this scene we get the theme made explicit again, of human-ghost separation - which will echo and rebound throughout the rest of the show, until we see its awful, gory truth made manifest when it turns out WKX is horrifically correct and A-Xiang is NOT, in fact, going to be allowed by “humankind” to leave Ghost Valley and walk up to the human world with her lover, while meanwhile, if WKX is going to get out of the valley, he’s not staying in the mortal world but is going to end up on the icy remote mountaintop. BUT ALSO, this may be the first time we really see the show put A-Xiang forward as a proxy for Wen Kexing. This is going to be an increasingly weighted Thing as we go on, of course, but what I didn’t remember on my first watch-through - even after I realized what they were doing with the A-Xiang/Cao Weining and Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu parallels further down the road – is that, in this first time we really see it, it’s not even about their respective love interests, it’s about their respective relationships with Chengling. I mean, clearly, clearly, when WKX is being a drunk asshole to A-Xiang about how she’s been too long in her human skin (and huh, interesting that, when we also have instances where fake skin disguises are literal), and DON’T EVER FORGET WHO YOU ARE, HEARTLESS AMETHYST FIEND GHOST VALLEY MASTER HEARTLESS AMETHYST FIEND, and who among them would ever pity you me you, he’s really talking about his recent breakup with ZZS, in which he got called a crazed psychopath just for setting up a few amusing revenge murders. But here’s the thing – what triggers the diatribe is A-Xiang saying she feels sorry for Chengling trapped in Yueyang Sect, in the course of nattering on about what’s up with Chengling, and what she and Chengling have been doing together, and how much Chengling misses WKX. Which is, A-Xiang tells WKX, a lot. After which WKX puffs himself up and proceeds to be a drunk asshole to her, because of course, he’s not worthy of having anyone care about him, they might think he’s human, or something, and then he’s only going to get hurt again when they find out he’s NOT. So, all that happens. We also find out in this conversation that Changing Ghost was responsible for the pile of heads; that A-Xiang was at the Funeral/Wedding Game and saw Deng Kuan become the last survivor and get set free in much better condition than he later showed up at Yueyang Sect, so what the hell’s happened to him in between; and that A-Xiang definitely thinks her Murder Dad master is crazy but isn’t afraid that he’ll end up killing her someday. I mean, let’s be clear, I don’t think she’s absolutely positive that he won’t go crazy and kill her – she’s just not afraid of it. Zhou Ye is fantastic here, because she has A-Xiang give WKX this gorgeous little smile that’s so simple yet just so filled with love and trust and faith and everything that must have kept his heart alive all those years, the one that she probably gave him even after he burned her mouth on congee that was too hot, and I end up clutching my chest because I think she’s killed me. And then in a horrible twist on what’s eventually coming down the pike, she tells him that she’d follow him even if he’s crazy, and that if he killed her, she’d even follow him in death, and GOD. MY HEART. Because we’re going to see that in fact, he’s going to almost follow her into death, and then he’s going to dream of her leaving him instead of actually staying with him after death, and the only thing keeping me together at this point is the idea that Nian’xiang will actually be A-Xiang reincarnated so that she can be with WKX and the rest of her family again.
Anyway, all of this is apparently a dress rehearsal for WKX, because he then gets himself dolled up in some luscious green robes and proceeds to go to Tragicomic Ghost’s mansion in order to terrorize the troops and spread the misery. He requests a report from all of his top ten nine eight devils; credits them with three Funeral Games (I guess we don’t get to see the other two), annihilating Danyang Sect, destroying Mirror Lake Sect, killing Mount Tai Sect’s leader (Ao Laizi), and leaving a pile of heads for Yueyang Sect to find. He’s doing his best Lunatic Wen bit, but come on, my friend, do they really deserve credit for ALL of that? Do they really? It sounds like you have your suspicions, as well, because you want to know who was responsible for the Mirror Lake massacre. Everyone looks around, pointedly not meeting his eyes, so, hmm, it must have been Long-Tongued Ghost, right? Right? (Who we last saw getting killed and getting his (Danyang) Glazed Armor took by Wen Kexing while pretending to be Hanged Ghost.) Changing Ghost, who’s supposedly Long-Tongued Ghost’s superior and who’s smart enough to sense the wind shifting, even if he’s not sure in which direction, hastily says that LTGhost doesn’t listen to him anymore. (Yeah, because he’s dead.) At this point, White Grim Reaper is dumb enough to draw attention to himself, and WKX chokes him out just ‘cause. ‘Cause he’s Lunatic Wen, and fuck you, that’s why. Both Tragicomic Ghost and Beauty Ghost look more Completely Done With This Bullshit than scared – in contrast to the men, who are shitting their pants - which is an early indication that their relationships with WKX are different than his relationships with the male Devils. WKX also makes some pointed comment about how oh dear, he’s killed someone, and they were already low on manpower, but as a chief of GHOSTS, that’s all he has to work with, isn’t that RIGHT, Changing Ghost – which sounds on the surface kind of like policing that line between ghosts and humans, but really seems more like he has his suspicions about exactly who Changing Ghost is actually working with, because while he may not be as smart as A-Xu, he’s not DUMB. Now, let’s all come up with a plan to fuck over the Five Lakes Alliance during the Hero’s Conference. Aaaaand … end scene (and ep).
Meanwhile, Han Ying is dealing with his poor, drunk dumbass charge, and we see ZZS wake up in some richly appointed rooms, in some strange bed, and he’s clearly thinking “Oh snap. What I do last night?” Also, feeling the hangover. Once he manages to get his boots on, he notices a shrine, complete with candles, and just about this point, Han Ying busts in like he’s WKX or something (although to be fair, it is his bedroom), and wants to know exactly wtf is wrong with ZZS, getting blackout drunk with his actual face hanging out like he doesn’t care who recognizes him? (I just have to take a moment here, and point out that ZZS, who went all in, in the last ep, and who will continue to be the more open one as this relationship goes on, is being berated here for not wearing a mask, for showing his real self, while the issue for both A-Xiang and WKX is going to continue to be keeping on a protective mask/skin, even though WKX accuses A-Xiang himself in this very ep of thinking the mask is real and not just a cover for her true face. Anyway.) Oh, and also, My Lord, how is your injury? DO YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TENDERLY CARE FOR YOU? I like this scene, because Han Ying’s actually kind of angry at ZZS, and a little bit, he shows it, and we get to see that he’s not spineless, even in the (blindingly beautiful) face of ZZS, he’s just devoted. And if that means keeping this dumbass safe from himself, well, Han Ying will try to do that, too, even if it’s enough to drive him to find religion, as we also find out in this scene, explaining the shrine. I suppose he needs all the help he can get. Anyway, ZZS tells him that he’s too mean to die just yet, although he doesn’t expect any blessings on his path, and Han Ying responds – and I think this is important, given ZZS’s decision last ep to spend the rest of his life living instead of dying – that “any day we live is a day gained.” (HAN YING. MY BELOVED.) ZZS pulls some Glazed Armor out of his robes to give to Han Ying, and they both realize that it looks exactly like two pieces Han Ying already has his hands on, gdi WKX. At this point, ZZS reiterates that he just wants Han Ying to lay low and stay safe, Han Ying reiterates his undying devotion, and ZZS has clearly had it with these kids and their starry-eyed devotion. He tries telling Han Yng again to just live a good life - as if Han Ying is at all wired that way – before making some dramatic pronouncement about expecting to have to deal with what’s coming to him in hell and sweeping out the door in the last we see of him this ep.
Let’s see, other things that happened:
Gao Chong, Zhao Jing and Shen Shen confer over their complete loss of face in the run-up to the Hero’s Conference; Shen Shen gets very offended and denies killing Ao Laizi, which is the rumor going around town; Gao Chong says the Ghost Valley isn’t responsible for Ao Laizi’s death (which they are) or for spreading the rhyme about the Glazed Armor (which they are); Zhao Jing says Five Lakes Alliance can’t get a reputation for forcing other sects to do things (when he can manipulate them into doing what he wants), and Shen Shen wants to know WHY THE HELL NOT (oh, Shen Shen) when the jianghu has always been, and I QUOTE, “a place where the strong pery on the weak,” so again, I have to kind of side with WKX on this one about the hive of scum and villainy. Or I would if you guys seemed capable of actually accomplishing anything.
Elsewhere in Yueyang Sect, it’s been Bullying Hour again for Chengling, and A-Xiang is furious when she finds out, threatening to break the legs of whoever’s responsible for smacking him around (she really is like the most delightful Chengxian love-child, I have to say). She also has some Wolong Nuts – crispy and delicious! – for him. Gao Xiaolian shows up with some treats, but Chengling doesn’t want her food, and also he doesn’t want to marry her, because he doesn’t want to be Gao Chong’s puppet, which is kind of new, because he said a couple of eps ago at the Five Lakes monument that he would abide by Gao Chong’s decisions. I guess now that he’s found out from A-Xiang that their Murder Dads are still around, he thinks there’s still a chance to run away with them. Gao Xiolian runs away, crying. Harsh, Chengling, but it does give him the chance to complain to A-Xiang that he’s effectively under house arrest, WHERE ARE OUR MURDER DADS TO SAVE ME?
Last but not least, there’s this incredible scene with Yu Loser Qiufeng, leader of Mount Hua Sect, in which one of the Mount Hua Virgins (tm WKX) comes complaining that everyone is looking down on them. Yu Qiufeng tells him that the entire jianghu is falling apart and to suck it up, and then another Virgin (tm WKX) shows up to say that some people from Mount Tai Sect are here to talk about Dead Ao Laizi, because the Five Lakes Alliance killed him omg. Yu Quifeng’s response is literally “Tell them I’m not here,” and when the disciple wants to know how he can possibly say that, Qiufeng’s response is literally “Say I went out. Say I’m sick. Say I’m dead.” (OMG, Zongzhu can’t see you right now, he’s dead!)
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OK, I'm kind of getting sick of seeing people dump on the Netflix Marvel shows now that the Disney Marvel series are coming out- is it just me? Look, I've watched all of the Disney+ Marvel shows, and I've enjoyed them all a lot. A lot of it has been fun, most of it has been good, some of it has been really good, Loki series being a particular favourite. I do however have a huge issue with the fact that a lot of people/critics/commentators now seem to regularly shit on the Netflix Marvel shows when discussing the Disney shows. They seem to love bringing them up as another example of Marvel TV shows but describe them as 'ok/hit and miss/some good, some not so good' etc. and to compare them to the D+ shows as a way of showing what you should/should not do. It's often used in a way where D+ series are what a Marvel TV show should be, the gold standard, and now the Netflix series are sort of ropey, substandard fare, not great quality. It's like, 'oh yeah, AOS, Netflix shows, they were OK, more bad than good- now let's talk about what Disney have done completely right and how they've completely bettered them in comparison.' Did I love all of the Netflix series? No. Where they all brilliant? No, definitely not. Some of it really was bad, but when it was good, it was brilliant. To me, DD S1, the Punisher storyline of S2, DD S3, JJ S1 and TP S1 were fucking fantastic Marvel TV. DD S1 particularly was like... perfect, it was platinum standard TV, an amazing comic book adaptation. IMO it still totally outstrips anything Disney have put out yet, as much as I enjoyed those shows, and I'm fucking sick and tired of hearing people put the Netflix shows down as if they were.... average. I'm already sick of people acting like D+ series are the saviours of Marvel TV, a million times better than Netflix, like this is what we've been waiting for and screw anything thay came before. I honestly think that the D+ series have been fine and fun, quirky and creative and brave with some great performances, but this is still pretty much the same old MCU template and this isn't groundbreaking TV, it's not fucking Breaking Bad. It still doesn't feel like TV to me, rather just like long extended films cut down to size, which just seems like cheating when you're meant to be making a TV show... Am I really the only person who thinks they're fine but not amazing and still massively prefers the Netflix series? I honestly would rank DD S1 and JJ S1 way above anything D+ have done so far. Also the die was hugely loaded in Disney's favour because Disney/Marvel have an astronomical budget, access to whatever/whoever they want to make these series, and a ready made fanbase. Are the Netflix series, particularly DD, JJ and TP now really just going to be remembered as the poor cousins of the D+ series? Just the mediocre stuff we had to put up with until Disney came along and gave us the real marvel TV, Marvel TV 'done right', what we've all been waiting for? Because I hate that. Or just... stop constantly comparing the Netflix series to the D+ series as a way to explain that now they're doing it right and what we got before was mediocre. Ughhhh.
Sorry, rant over. Also reminder to self to go back and rewatch DD because it's fucking brilliant.
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I‘m so glad that you actually enjoyed hos as well. I watched the lifestream and loved it and then i go to twitter and tumblr and everyone is shitting on it? Complaining that we only got so few new scenes? What did they expect? This was just to tide over the pause between 11x04 and 05 snd they do have to film the actual show?! Yeah showing all of 3x06 sucked but i really loved some of the compilations and the new scenes were ao cute and not ooc at all?? People say shit they don’t mean when they’re mad (re Mickey about bipolar). Ian realizing Ned and Kash were garbage would be nice but he hasn’t in 11 seasons so why now? People just got too used to fanon.. we got mutual ily, two kisses and bloopers! I‘m soo happy with it :)
I’m very much in agreement! I specifically did not allow myself to theorize about what would happen because I didn’t want to inadvertently give myself expectations that would set me up for disappointment—and I wasn’t! I’m so with you on this being a sweet little filler story. We got so much!! It was never going to be a heartfelt commentary on Ian’s past sexual abuse because...Ian has never seen it that way. Mickey hasn’t either. It’s so far in their rear-view mirror now, so that may have felt out of place to go that route. And they DID address their coping mechanisms of leaving and committing crimes in a way that was very consistent with them—by not having to talk it out. The flashbacks were what they both thought, and that said more than words with these two.
As for the OOC idea... I mean, I am already of the unpopular opinion that what gets approved by the person who owns the characters can’t be OOC (please don’t come for me, guys), but it felt very much on par with how they responded to being stuck together in prison after a while? Squabbling and picking until they go a bit too far and have to dial it back. I felt they were very clear from the start that the pandemic has been rough on couples and it would color their interactions from the get-go. These are unprecedented times in recent history, and they’re newly married for it. This seemed very in-character for who they’d be under those conditions, perhaps especially with the insensitive remarks. People can be nasty during difficult times no matter how much we love them or they love us.
(And Ian saying that a piece of his heart will always be with the people he’s been with? That’s so Ian. We always say he’s a chameleon who changes, so it makes total sense that the bits of him that he adopts for those relationships will always connect him to them. Heck, as @gallagher-and-milkovich reminded me, emotions are real even if the relationships go, and like it or not, Ian saw those as relationships. Except the random hook-ups, but I got the sense that he was trying to be contrary by that point just to tick Mickey off.)
But sorry to ramble—I just loved the HoS. That scene with them in The Alibi and the gym? Thinking about each other when they could have fallen into old habits? UGH I cannot sing its praises enough.
(Disclaimer: I completely understand why people wouldn’t like it and am not trying to say they should. This is just why I absolutely adored it and may go ahead and rewatch despite the very late hour, so please don’t take offense to my humble opinion!)
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Laughing and Knitting - Jim Kirk (AOS) x Plussize!Reader
Summary: You have the biggest crush on Jim but he doesn’t seem to feel the same. After years of having no contact, you see him again.
Request by: @morganofthecoves1 “Hello! Would it be possible for you to do a Kirk (aos) X plus size reader??? If so could you do like a super fluffy image/one shot where Jim and the reader went to the academy together and sat next to each other in one of their classes. They became fast friends, Jim acting like a dork around the reader, always hugging her and telling jokes to make her laugh. Maybe they don't see each other for a long time and then the reader starts to work on the Enterprise. Anything really. Thanks” --> I hope you like it! Enjoy <3
A/N: I forgot how much I love writing Star Trek imagines! This was so much fun!
Words: 2853 Pairing: Jim Kirk (AOS) x plussize!Reader Warnings: fluff fluff fluff and some insecurities
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„James Tiberius Kirk, late as always.”
You looked up from your notes when the seminar got so suddenly interrupted. Your professor leaned against his table, arms crossed, a disappointed – yet not surprised – look in his eyes as he stared at Kirk who had just tried to sneak into the room.
Your classmates gave each other amused looks, some chuckled. This happened at least twice a week.
The blonde cadet let go of the door handle and slipped into the room. “Would you believe me if I told you –“
“No,” the professor interrupted him. “No, I would not. Now sit down. There are some people left in this class who take their education seriously. Even though you are sadly not one of them.”
“I’m very serious about my education, Professor,” Kirk replied with his usual smile on his lips and walked towards one of his friends who was sitting in the first row and looked just as disappointed at him than the professor did. Was it Coy? McCoy? You were sure that you had spoken to the man before but couldn’t quite remember his name. “Otherwise I wouldn’t have skipped my morning shower and my breakfast to get to your class, right?”
Some people laughed, you rolled your eyes. It was almost a miracle that Kirk was still allowed to attend Starfleet Academy.
“In that case you can stay right there,” the professor simply replied. “No shower equals no place in the first row,”
Right there meant your row, you realized when Jim turned towards you – and even worse, it meant next to you. Oh god.
James or how his friends called him, Jim, Kirk started attending Starfleet Academy the same year you did. You had noticed him already on the first evening when he boasted to everyone who would listen that he would be Captain of a Starship in only three years. Granted, this happened after five beers in a student bar in downtown San Francisco. Nevertheless, the arrogance of this guy made you hate him. There were other people, people like you, who had studied hard to get into this program and someone like him just showed up and got accepted? It made you furious. 
Those feelings didn’t last very long however. In fact, the anger turned into a full-size crush pretty soon. After a few weeks you got to see his other side – his funny, charming, always-a-smile-on-his-lips side. He still annoyed the shit out of you, don’t be mistaken, yet you couldn’t help but laugh when he cracked another one of his jokes in class.
Kirk was fully aware of his effect on women. At least, it always seemed that way. So his reputation was quickly established. He flirted shamelessly, changing his girlfriends faster than his underwear. It was one reason why you never acted on your feelings and preferred to watch him from afar, being content with your daydreams staying daydreams. The other reason was your fear of rejection. Kirk would never go for a woman like you. Not because of your looks – your rolls and curves weren’t making you less attractive. Quite the opposite actually, you knew how to flaunt them. Feeling comfortable in your body was something you had worked hard for and one man’s opinion wasn’t going to destroy that. No, the women he dated or even just hooked up with were … fierce. They were exciting and knew what they wanted. You couldn’t keep up with that and were convinced that men like Jim Kirk didn’t notice you. You simply flew under their radar.
“May I sit here?”
You flinched and nearly dropped your pen at the sound of his voice. “Yeah, sure.”
Kirk didn’t move. After two seconds passed you looked up at him, a confused look on your face. He furrowed his brows when you didn’t react and the confusion grew. Then he finally bent down, grabbing your jacket that was still on the chair next to you and handed it to you.
“Oh, I’m sorry!” Your face grew hot and you quickly tucked the jacked away in your backpack.
“Don’t worry,” he sounded friendly and you were sure he was smiling again. However, you were still embarrassed and kept your gaze focused on the presentation the professor presented to the class. “I’m Jim,” he continued.
“I know,” you mumbled and instantly regretted it. Why was your brain not able to come up with proper responses?!
Jim chuckled. “Of course you do. My name just got announced to everyone.”
Sure, that was the reason.
You cleared your throat and finally turned your head. Leaning against the back of the chair, legs spread out, he seemed more than comfortable. He looked directly at you as if he was waiting for you to say something. “I’m Y/N,” you finally introduced yourself.
“Nice to meet you, Y/N,” Jim held out his hand with a big grin.
You let out a nervous breath of air, concealing it with a soft chuckle, before you shook it. “Nice to meet you, Jim.”
 ***
 Two days later …
It was raining like someone was emptying buckets outside. You sprinted the whole way from your dorm to your classroom and practically fell into your chair, completely out of breath and soaking wet.
“Rough morning?”
To your surprise, Jim was already sitting next to you. You looked at your watch. Were you late? No. “You’re early,” you stated.
He shrugged. “I’m always one for surprises.”
“Did you miss your shower again?” You asked when you got out of your jacket. 
“What?”
“No shower equals no place in the first row,” you quoted your professors and used the sleeve of your pullover to wipe away the raindrops from your face.
“Oh!” Jim exclaimed and laughed. “No, no. I just like the view I have from here.” He winked at you.
You blushed and quickly bent down to rummage through your backpack so he wouldn’t notice it. The last time he sat next to you, the two of you hardly spoke. You were too nervous and didn’t know what to say. He occasionally commented on the lecture and caused you to laugh at the most impossible times but nothing more happened. You thought that was it. Your one chance to talk to him, to act on your crush and you were too shy to do so.
Apparently that was not it.
“Your scarf is great.”
“What?” You looked up at him, thinking you misheard.
Jim pointed at your neck. “Your scarf. Did you make it?”
“Oh,” you felt your cheeks growing hot again not sure if he was joking or not. You had knitted the scarf last year when you visited your parents home and were quite proud of it. “Yes, actually. I sometimes … make things.” You made things? Damn, your ability to articulate yourself was on point today. 
“It looks great, seriously.”
“Thanks,” you smiled softly. 
Then the door opened and your professor strutted in, a cup of coffee in his hands. “Good morning everyone!”
 ***
 Two weeks later …
“What’s that?” Jim asked when he sat down, curiously eyeing the package on his table.
You shrugged, playing dumb. “Who knows. Open it and see for yourself.”
You barely finished your sentence when he ripped it open. “No way!” He exclaimed so loudly that two students in front of you flinched. “That’s so cool!”
You smiled widely as you watched him pull out the scarf. It looked similar to yours, except for the darker color.
“You made that?” He asked you and put it on immediately.
You nodded, feeling flattered.
“Thank you!” It sounded so sincere and he looked so happy, you were taken a little aback by it. All of a sudden, he leaned in and pulled you into a tight hug. “No one ever made anything for me.”
 ***
 From this point on, the friendship between the two of you developed quickly. Soon you sat together in almost every class. You met up for lunch and study sessions. He crashed on the floor in your dorm more than once when was locked out of his room again and even had dinner with your parents when they came to visit you once.
Of course, nothing more happened. As you had suspected – men like Jim Kirk didn’t go for women like you. He never made a move, never gave you any clue that he was interested in you. So you didn’t say anything either. You stayed quiet, enjoying his company and his stories that never failed to make you laugh. The feelings didn’t go away, no. If anything, they grew stronger with every day you saw him and he pulled you into a tight hug. Jim was extremely touchy – hugs, grabbing your arms, touching your hair, it was all a normal part of being his friend. You didn’t mind though. Quite the contrary.
Your friends declared you crazy after a few months. “How do you put up with this?” or “Do you enjoy suffering?” or “Doesn’t it make you feel miserable?” were common questions. You didn’t have answers to any of them. Being around Jim never made you feel miserable. Of course, you sometimes wished you were brave enough to ask him out, to make a move. You dreamed about him realizing that you were more than just a friend to him and confessing his love to you.
It never happened though and you respected it. So you kept quiet and enjoyed the friendship between the two of you. If this was all he could offer you then you gladly took it.
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 Three years later …
It was your first day on the Enterprise. You walked into your room, tired, exhausted, happier than ever. You still couldn’t believe it. When you received the call and they told you that you’ve been accepted, you were convinced it was a prank call. It wasn’t. Starfleet wanted you to transfer to the Enterprise, the most prestigious ship in the entire fleet. It was by far your proudest moment in your career.
After you changed out of your uniform and into something more comfortable, you fell onto your bed, sinking into the soft pillows. As you let the day pass by in your mind once more, you smiled. The crew had been great, welcoming you with open arms. You already loved your job and were excited to officially start the next day.
Would he you see him tomorrow? The thought crossed your mind all of a sudden and you opened your eyes, staring at the ceiling. You knew he was the Captain of the ship. Everyone knew. After all, he was the first one to become Captain in only three years. Oh, how loudly you had laughed when you heard about it in the news. No one believed him on his first day and he did it anyways.
However, Jim and you had fallen out of contact shortly after that faithful day when the Romulans attacked Vulcan. He got promoted quickly afterwards and his life turned into this adventure you didn’t seem to have a place in it. It hurt. Even now, you flinched when you thought about it.
You sat up when you suddenly heard two short knocks on the door. “Come in,” you called out and got up from the bed.
When the door opened, your heart skipped a beat.
“I hope I’m not disturbing you.” There he was. Captain James T. Kirk in the flesh, wearing his golden Starfleet uniform, his hands crossed behind his back, his signature smirk on his lips.
“Jim!” You exclaimed before remembering who he was and quickly clearing your throat. “I mean … Captain.” He looked like the Jim Kirk you knew but at the same time he didn’t. Something about him had changed. He seemed more sure of himself, his composure, the way he spoke – he had matured. It was an almost scary sight.
Jim rolled his eyes. “Please, I’m still Jim to you.” Stepping towards you he continued: “I knew, I recognized that name when Spock told me about our new crew members. It’s so good to see you again, Y/N!” He opened his arms but then paused for a moment. “May I hug you?”
You stared at him. “Yes, yes, of course, Jim!” You finally replied and walked towards him.
He wrapped his arms around you, pulling you into a tight hug. You breathed in his familiar scent and closed your eyes. It had been so long. Too long. “I missed you,” you mumbled into his shoulder.
“Same here,” he whispered.
You laughed. “Yeah, right.”
Jim pulled back at your reaction. “You don’t believe me?” He asked, his brows furrowed.
“I don’t know,” you shrugged. “You’ve been so busy I don’t think you had time to miss me that much. At least it seemed that way since you never called or anything.”
He lowered his gaze, a painful look on his face. “I’m sorry, Y/N,” his apology sounded sincere. It wasn’t good enough for you though. “I really am. I meant to call but …”
“Then why didn’t you?”, you interrupted Jim, trying not to sound too heartbroken about it which seemed almost impossible. “I tried to reach you but you never replied.”
“I know,” he sighed. “Honestly I thought it was the perfect opportunity to get some space.”
Ouch. That hurt even more. Space? Why did he need space? Had your friendship been more one-sided than you realized? “Space?” You asked. “What do you mean?”
Finally, he looked at you. He raised his eyebrows as if he didn’t believe what you just said. “Oh, come on, Y/N. As if you don’t know what I mean.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about?!” You shook your head, growing more and more annoyed by the second.
Jim scoffed before blurting out: “I had the biggest possible crush on you from the day I sat down next to you in class!”
The words felt like a punch in the gut. They left you breathless and your brain wasn’t able to understand the true meaning behind them for a few seconds. “What?! You … what?” You stammered.
“Yeah! I was so in love with you!”, Jim repeated himself and grabbed your hands, holding them tightly. “As if you didn’t notice. Leonard – Dr. McCoy – he still makes fun of my behavior back then. I was hopelessly in love with you.” He let out a short laugh when he thought back.
No words came from your mouth. You were speechless. Confused you looked back and forth between his face and your hand that was resting in his.
Jim watched you. And then – it dawned on him. “Wait, you really didn’t know?”
You just stared at him.
“Oh.” Something happened that you never thought possible: Jim Kirk blushed. “Well, this is embarrassing.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?” You asked softly. All of this felt like a dream. Working on the Enterprise, Jim Kirk confessing his feelings for after so many years – you expected to wake up any second now.
Jim shrugged. “You didn’t seem interested. And I didn’t want to ruin our friendship.”
“You’re such an idiot.”
“What?”
A big grin suddenly appeared on your face and before you knew it, you started laughing. “Oh, Jim,” you managed to get out, grabbing your waist while giggling like a schoolgirl. “We’re both such idiots.”
Jim looked at you confusedly. Had you lost your mind completely now? Then he started to realize. Oh no. “Wait…”
You raised an eyebrow, still grinning like an idiot.
“Please, don’t tell me you felt the same,” Jim groaned.
You nodded and the both of you started laughing again.
“Unbelievable…”, Jim exclaimed after a few seconds. “Why didn’t you say anything?!”
It was your turn to shrug this time. “I don’t know. Same reason, I guess. I thought you weren’t interested and didn’t want to ruin what we had.”
Jim let out a long sigh. “I don’t believe it. How did we miss that?!”
“I have no idea,” you mumbled. “We wasted so much time.”
For a while no one said a word. It was just you and him, standing in the middle of your room, holding hands, looking at each other. It seemed too good to be true and you never wanted this moment to end.
“Do you still feel the same?” Jim finally asked, his voice barely a whisper.
“Do you?”
He didn’t reply, instead his gaze wandered down to your lips. “May I …?”
“Yes,” you whispered, a shudder running down your spine. “You may.”
Jim Kirk leaned forwards, gently cupping your cheek with his hand, as his lips locked with yours – and in that moment, everything you ever wanted became true. The kiss was soft and slow, loving and longing. You never wanted it to end.
When it did end, you sighed.
Jim smiled at you. “I still have the scarf, you know.”
You chuckled. “Oh, really? Well, I can make you a new one now. I’m much better at knitting now.
“No,” he shook his head. “I want to keep it. You made it for me.”
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zuffer-weird-girl · 4 years
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A Scenario where kai and his s/o have a really big fight He says some very hurtful things and she disappears for 3 days or something (she's at her grandparents in the hills) Ande the others are like oh shit are they gonna break up? Fluff ending tho ny heart can't handle too much angst
It feels great to write again, just got out from a writing block
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"You're being irrational." He sighed in pure annoyance and rolling his eyes at his lover, whose scoffed and crossed her arms in disbelief at hearing his words.
"Am I? Or is it you that is so hard to stop being so damn arrogant for once?"
He let his pen go and hit his office's desk to send her a glare, clearly displeased by her choice of words. Normally, if it was anyone else, they would be quivering in fear at only one look of his; but this was (Y/n) whose he was talking with.
The girl was just as stubborn as him, and never once trembled neither widen her eyes in fear of him. Which caused at first for him to be extremely annoyed.
"Don't give me that look." She scowled "You know that you're in the wrong side this time."
"Sure." He scoffed sarcastically while returning his attention to his papers "Like ever argument that we have right? Oh, my bad." He send her one glare while arching his eyebrow up "You never once was right in neither of those, so what makes you think that this time is different?"
"Because it was wrong from you!" You said in exasperation "Just because a guy touched me asking for information you overhauled the poor man! Why?!"
"He was sick." He said through gritted teeth, after half of a hour of this nonsense he was getting way too impatient "Apologies if I was trying to prevent the same happening for you dearest." He said in venom sarcasm.
"Kai this is not even protecting, this is madness!" You exclaimed while his eyes grew darker and darker by the minutes it passed.
Half an hour later it passed with you two discussing and the words only got darker and offensive. His skin was already interrupting in hives while you at least tried to reason with him, but he was not having it.
"For crying out loud why can't you listen to me for once?!" You were almost ripping your hair out while he coldly stared at you, but the red spots growing on his skin showed you that he was just as fed up as you were.
"Because apparently I am dating a fucking idiot who can't even know when someone is sick or not." He said while glaring daggers in your eyes before he sighed more to himself "Why did I put myself so low to be with you?"
The moment those words left his mouth he immediately widened his eyes in realization before he looked at your hurt yet shock expression. He knew already all about your insecurities, he knew that sometimes you thought you were too little for him even if it was the exact opposite... yet he said those things.
"... (Y/n). I didn't meant that." He tried to extend his hand but you quickly took a step back away from him.
"Sorry." You said between gritted teeth as you tried to hold back the tears "But I don't want to hear it. Not anymore."
He didn't even blinked and you were already out of his office, even despite his shouts for you to come back, you didn't.
He growled out loud before propting down against his chair and resting his forehead on his gloved hand with a sigh.
You were just being childish. You knew already all about his personality and such. He just needed to give time for both of you to calm down to later sorta this thing out... maybe if he sended a precept to buy something for you would ease his issue a bit...
Returning to his work was a struggle since the only thing that sticked to his kind and made his heart clench in a horrible way was seing the hurt in your expression and the tears threating to escape from your lashes....
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He growled in displeasure as his worry grew at seing another room of his house without even the sign of his lover.
No one in the base neither saw you after that petty discussion. And he was almost even expecting the damn rooftop to see if he could find you at this point.
Normally he would think that he would sound pathetic at calling your cellphone, but he was actually worried at this point.
It ringed for a bit as he walked around in the house and shortly after he scowled at hearing the ring of your cellphone coming from you guys shared room... so you were going to do that huh?
He growled again, scratching only a bit his arm before placing his cellphone back on his pocket. Noticing Chrono walking towards him he immediately arched his eyebrow, demanding answers from his commurate.
"She left."
"How and why didn't that good for nothing stoped her?" He growled while Chrono shrugged. "Where?"
"We... have no idea." He gulped a bit at the way those golden orbs darkened at his words while he turned and walked away.
He was close to his own room before he saw Pops enjoying a cup of tea on the living room. The elder, noticing his sucessor looking at him, mentioned with his hand for Chisaki to join him on the living room.
"My boy you surely surpassed yourself this time." Teh elder commented while chisaki took a seat, the young man stoically watching his eyebrows "It takes a lot to anger my daughter in law." He sipped a bit on his black tea with a serious face "And considering that I know her less than you do... I can tell you didn't measure your words. At all."
He furrowed his eyebrows before scoffing and looking at the ceiling in annoyance.
"She came talking with you then? So mature..."
"Well, I came to her actually. After all, poor thing was crying rivers alone."
His chest tightened at hearing his mentor saying such things as he hesitantly looked back at the elder, eyes closed and cup still on his hand.
"So I take it you know where she is.." the elder nodded, still eyes closed.
"You got nothing to worry. She went to spend sometime on her grandparents house, so her safety is assured."
"You can't be sure of that." He hissed while Pops sighed, finally opening hiis eyes to look properly at Chisaki with a sympathetic frow on his forehead.
"Chisaki. I take that this girl is important for you. But you also dont measure your words and actions and even if by accident hurts her deeply." He grunted a bit to lift himself "My advice is that you don't just go barging onto her family's house demanding her back. I know you. Just give some time."
The young man glared daggers at the ground while he interlocked his gloved hands together, tensing up a bit at the hand of Pops on his shoulder.
"I know how much you value her, and didn't meant those words... But you always take things way too far Chisaki." He patted Kai's shoulder a bit before lefting the young yakusa boss alone on the room, alone with his thoughts and nothing less.
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Three days. Three miserable days and you still didn't even dare to send him some message if you were even alive or not.
He took Pops advice, secretly hoping that by the next day you would appear amd apologize for being long for ao long... but that didn't happened.
He was way too prideful also to admit he was fucking wrong and to look after you like some desperate dog... he felt miserable and even more less patience with his subbordinates than ever, so much that he almost overhauled Rappa for only calling him 'overjerk' on his back... something that normally he wouldn't even mind to care neither bother to be irritated with.
With your absence it came also his longing for sleep. He wouldn't admit out loud, but you were the main reason he had so many good nights of sleep; without any warnings at nights or the constant night terrors he at the past chosed to ignore it.
The guilty was slowly building up after this, he only felt disgusting shivers and scowled when he remembered those words he spoke to you and even if he sat on his office chair he would see the image replaying like a damn broken CD....
He was rubbing his temple with both hand s as he tried to concentrate on reading the tax in front of him before a knocked interrupted his actions.
"Say your name and business. And I hope is something important." He growled before the door opened slowly, the minute he went to argue with teh poor soul entering he widen his eyes a bit when he saw you entering a bit hesitantly and closing the door from behind you.
"Hey..." you said awkwardly, eyes more interested om his bookshelf than anything as you rubbed a bit your arm.
He blinked a bit before he gulped the thick air stuck on his throat.
"Y... you're back."
"I guess." You said with a bit of discomfort in your voice, probably because ever since you entered he didn't took his eyes out of you.
He slowly pushed himself up to walk towards you, some inches apart from you as your eyes were still locked with the bookshelf.
"I... I am..." he scoffed at hearing himself talking "Apologies... I didn't meant any of those atrocities, but it doesn't either erase the pain you must have felt on that time... neither me admiting will heal this, I know..."
You finally looked at him and this time it was his turn to avert his eyes from you, ashamed of his actions and the way he made the person he cared for deeply feel.
"... I should have at least told you where I was expending, I heard taht you were worried-"
"No, no." He interrupted, lifting one of his palm in gesture as the other one rubbed a bit his temple "You at least told Pops about it... neither was a obligation."
"... you mean that?" You asked, while.he looked at you in confusion "Your apology, you mean it?"
"... of course." He looked a bit down, eyes furrowed while glaring at the floor "The last thing I want is to dissapoint or hurt you... yet, I did and do thsi constantly without even noticing it...
You sighed a bit, opening your arms to wrap them around your lover carefully, feeling his body tense at the contact immediately but surprisingly relaxing shortly minutes after.
When he felt your slung coming in contact with his he swore he could feel his heartbeat almost exploding and body erupting into flames... he didn't had noticed that after three days he came to crave to feel again that angelic touch of yours on his rough skin, merely taking all of his discomfort and unpleasant nights as only annoyance of your actions...
"For you to apologize it takes a lot..." you squeezed him bit while he let out a rather shaky breath and awkwardly wrapped his arms around your midsection "I thought that you were just simple going to ignore or let go of it.."
"I couldn't." He said while brushing his fingers through your hair as he rested his head on yours "Yet you even accelt this apology...?" He frowned at feeling your nodding on his neck as he tightened his embrace on you "I will make it up... trust me angel. I will."
"Looking forward to it..." after what felt like years, he felt at ease at feeling your lips in contact with his bare skin, forming that sweet smile he came to love.
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manjuhitorie · 3 years
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HITORI-ESCAPE 2020 : Hitorie’s Free Concert Live Stream - December 7th 2020
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In celebration of their newest single, curved edge, Hitorie streamed a full length concert! Setlist: Polaris Senseless Wonder Namid[A]me Garandou Mae Zero Banchi SLEEPWALK Loveless Gekijougai Talkie Dance Unknown Mother Goose Karanowaremono Ao curved edge In it they announced the release of a new album! Named... REAMP! Febuary 17th can’t come soon enough!!! It will even include songs written by not only Shinoda, but Yumao and ygarshy each as well! Concert report below:
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Initial Impressions: * SND’s shirt has Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe printed on it. * He has a stageprompter to assist with lyrics as well. He struggles to hit the high notes but he nails the high octane power chords. wowaka used to wing when his would sing, so he would slip on his lyrics, and make silly faces, every other song live. I see SND is playing it safe, now that he’s the one in charge of the crazy lyrics!!! Prelude leading into... Polaris *SND gets riled up and turned thhe「誰も知らぬ明日へ行け 誰も止められやしないよ」lyric into a rowdy 「止められやしねえよ」 . Equivalent to “No one can stop us” being turned into “No once can fucking stop us” or so. Shinoda “We’re Hitorie, enjoy the show.” (This ‘Hitorie desu, yoroshiku douzo’ was always wowaka’s stock concert phase.) Senseless Wonder *”Woo-hoo”’s or unintelligible noises made in the riff music breaks. *Yumao sings the backup vocals.  *SND wiggles his foot on his Wah pedal to make the wonky sounds.
Intermissional MC
Shinoda “This marks the beginning of Hitori-Escape. We are called Hitorie. Everyone please stick with us.“Heavy breathing “Hold up. I jumping around too much right off the bat.. I jumped around too much... All I did was hip and hop around a little bit... Haah. I’m gonna drink some water, drink some water!” SND walks over to the amp where bottles lie atop then proceeds to take a big sip. Yumao also follows along with a drink. Yu and SND can be seen conversing, but only SND’s “You got that right.” can be heard. SND returns to the mic “Take a gander, everyone. Even Yumao-kun is already sweating as well. This sparkly sweat of ours.. We will try to deliver you guys our sweat at the highest quality we can offer, deliver it as much as possible.” While SND is talking Yumao makes signs, such as 2 fingers up, towards the staff. “Well then, let’s chug along. Enjoy the show everyone.” Namid[A]me *There’s bubble popping sound effects in the intro now! Yumao is in charge of this, see his MacBook + mixer (+ a handy setlist printout) setup on the table beside him. All with a music program open primed and ready... Right before the song you can even see Yumao click his computer as well! 
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* Yumao sings backup vocals, the whole chorus has his deep voice echoing. The small amount of notes are so concise and moody live... * SND tops the outro off with a “Wasshoi!” Garandou Mae Zero Banchi * Melodramatic piano bit added before the intro. I wonder where this was sampled from... It sounds like SND uses his stereo chorus pedal for his part as well. Shinoda “Thank you.”
Intermissional MC
Shinoda “Uhm.. At the end of our previous live stream I had said ‘Next time we meet will be at the concert hall.’. Sorry, that was a lie... We’re meeting at a live stream yet again. We’re Hitorie, enjoy the show.” Yumao taps his cymbals gently to create the classic concert mood starter sound. SND “That, that’s good! That’s the stuff! That’s the stuff. Without that stuff I feel the silence responding to me.” He motions at the empty auditorium. “That stuff’s nice, nice. I guess ‘cause, y’know. ‘Cause you two have already been y’know. Performing in front of people.” Yumao, hits his cymbal, cue a “Bwaa~n” sound. SND “You can fool me with that shit. No ‘Bwaa~n’ will work on me. You had 2 whole opportunities in a row, yesterday and the day before.” (Referring to Yumao’s appearance in Touyama Nao’s anniversary concerts.) Yumao hits his cymbal yet again, cue a “Shwaaan” noise. SND scoffs ��What a kind and swe~et reaction.” SND “I’m the only one. The only one here who hasn’t stood up in front of people. My only upcoming chance will be at ‘Countdown Japan’, at the end of the year. Then in January I’ll be doing our limited fan club concert at Shibuya WWX. Back to back. What the hell is up with this year? What the hell, huh? Huh!!!” SND playfully pounces in Yumao’s direction. Yumao hits his cymbal again. “You’re saving my butt with that. Thanks, truly. Alright. From here on I’m to bring you a few songs without a guitar, only a mic in my hands.” Yumao “1, 2, 3, 4” SLEEPWALK * SND gets on his knees and wiggles to walk on the floor during music breaks, is he imitating a sleepwalker.. * Ygarshy presses a pedal right after every song ends, presumably his tuner, to mute and prevent static. He strums and slaps with his fingers, no pick, for every song. SND “2020 is slowly nearing its end, but, what’s everyone’s opinion on love?” Loveless *BONK 
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* Includes Shinoda flopping around on the floor, squatting like a yakuza, and an outro with SND and yg having a mini string instrument battle! They huddle together! Yumao pounds away! Gekijougai * Additional nebulous intro.  * Yumao is really worked to the bone in this banger! Featuring yet another more intense battle between yg and SND. SND “Alrighty! Ah. Where are y’all now? Where are y’all right now? It doesn’t matter where you are, just dance along to Talkie Dance!” Talkie Dance * During the riff breaks SND chants  Soi! Yoisa! Soi! Hoisa!” Like wasshoi, these are traditional shouts primarily used by O-mikoshi carriers in JP festivals! SND really seems to enjoy using old-fashioned words in a stylish way. SND “Upon this ending year, this one is with love from wowaka!” Unknown Mother Goose “Sing along with me!” * Per usual, Yumao and ygarshy both pitch in for the ‘Oh oh oh’ harmonies. “Sing, please!” * The background vocals in the Unknown Mother Goose are also confirmed by the man himself to be “Give me love”. He had responded to someone with “Oh! You’re sharp!” when asked about it!
Intermissional MC
“Are y’all having fun? Me, I can’t stop sweating. Help me. I can’t stop sweaaating.” SND changes to a high tone voice, “Ah~ This is awesomeee. Methinks this is awesome but, but I gotta say, I’m the only one here who hasn’t had a chance to perform in front of people, no kap.” He returns to his normal tone. “I hold a grudge. I’m always the only one being fucking left outtt. I can't let go of my grudge.
At least look me in the eyes, guys. Ah, whatever. On New Year's Eve I’m gonna appear in Countdown Japan, I’m gonna! ...What does it feel like anyway, performing in front of people? What does it feel like, may I ask you fine young gentleman?” SND’s voice turns to demonic. “Oiiii. Don’t just fucking nod at me. Don’t make up some new common language. You’re over there using no words, bitch.” His voice returns to normal. “Well, whatever. Enough of that. It’s no use staying jealous forever.” Yumao taps his cymbals... “Don’t just fucking ‘clang clang’ either!” Yumao laughs. “You laughed, you laughed! You laugh: you lose, you!”, they all smile. “Uhm... On December 31st, New Year's Eve, we’ll be at Countdown Japan. Please come if you can, hope to see you there. Now then! Next year, I’m talking about next year, it will be the 7th year anniversary of our major debut. In celebration, and to kick off the new year, we have booked Roppongi’s EX Theater for two days, January 21st and 22nd,. This is all I can say for now. Details will be announced later. ...Now let me drink some water.” ygarshy is all done tuning and at attention. Yumao keeps making cymbal sounds to fill the empty space. “I... Today, here, is uhm, Yokohama’s Bay Hall. It’s the place where ‘Swallowtail’ was filmed. When we arrived this afternoon I saw the windows and practically screamed. It’s Yen Town Band! It’s where Glico sang ‘My Way’! I alone was freaking out. Noone was on board with me.. I’m all alone, yet again.... The camera zooms in on Yumao, “Don’t just smile! Don't just smile at me With that said. Our 7th anniversary hits next year! So, here is our very first song, which represents our beginning....” Karanowaremono Ao * Many emotional spotlights.
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SND “At long last, this time has come. Huh! Mister Yumao-san!” SND glares at him. “Perhaps I may revel in a sip of water as well. A sip of water!! ... By the way what time is it? Yumao, in reporter voice “It is currently eight thirty seven.” SND “I see, it’s eight thirty seven. That's crazy. So today, our new song released, as you folks may know. Our new song called curved edge was released. Did you give it a listen? If you haven’t then please do, but also, the music video for the song will be public today at 22 o’ clock, please enjoy it. That’s the immediate future. But let’s talk about the faaar future.... On February 17th will a new album be released. We made an album. curved edge is a song written by me, and naturally it will be included in the album as well but, that’s not all.” He wags his finger towards the others, “This wiggly windy head of brown-colored hair and, this other wiggly windy head of black-colored hair have even each written a song for it as well. The title is R-E-A-M-P, REAMP. To be released on February 17th. Keep your eyes peeled.” he tapped his temple as he said this, “Please!” Ygarshy bows. “Ahhh, we made it!” Shinoda starts coughing, “Excuse me. Coughing without covering my mouth is not good. I'll be careful. Ah, I’m so nervous. I’ve grown nervous this far in. Alright, this next one will be the final song. Thank you so much for bearing with us. We are Hitorie. As farewell, here is our new song. curved edge.
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I have also written up the original Japanese quotes! Thank you Tamagotoji for the huge help! ORZ For those looking to follow along with the concert, or learn new words from them, or enjoy!! Please enjoy! 
https://www.evernote.com/l/AolVRKvLGRpFN6l0MApPe5xuRXQOI4kFeTg
Bonus tech lore
Disclaimer: Only old photos exist of their pedalboards exist, as the cameramen did a fine job of concealing them. Since there’s no new evidence of change, I’ll assume these old findings will serve as foundation for their current setups as well!
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Beckett Mariner, Star Trek: Lower Decks
Okay, so this is another one that @andromidagalaxie suggested. I watched it all in a day’s time or so, but I can’t really say that I liked it. I liked some things about it and definitely will continue to feature the Black femme characters on the blog, but overall, I just wasn’t really won over.
Basically, the art and some of the jokes did entertain me and I enjoyed several of the references, but the majority of the show just wasn’t for me. And that's fine.
Liveblogging for the first 9 episodes. (I accidentally deleted the notes for Episode 10, so I’ll have to rewatch it and then put those in):
Girl .. this young drunk lady swinging this blade is making me nervous. OH SHIT SHE CUT HIM 😲
Why is she giving this young man SUCH a hard time?? 🙃
Okay, but the Naked Olympic Training Simulation Holo was hilarious.
Hold up, that lady want him to be a snitch. I mean... Mariner is awful. She really don't belong in Starfleet with that irresponsible ass behavior, but dang... you want Buddy to snitch???
Hold on, nah! Wayment... This dude just turnt into a ZOMBIE in a Star Trek production! 😭😭😭 What do y'all have me watching, Sis?
Okay.. Liking her a little more with the farmers, but idk. I struggle with characters that just give other characters a hard ass time for no reason.
THAT'S HER MOMS???!!! Like, I thought, "Lol, it'd be funny if that's her mama, but she really tried to kick her off the ship!" 🙃🙃🙃
So, the last couple of minutes was just name dropping to let you know that they at least have seen Star Trek in the past. Good First Episode. Doesn't feel like Star Trek, but sometimes animated series do something else. Personally, I'd love a very Star Trek like cartoon with good art (unlike TAS), but, I'll sit with this and see.
Episode 2:
I'm really not a fan of Mariner's ways. Like, if we had to work together, it would definitely be a fight and more importantly and most likely a fist fight. But like... same for the white boy. No, I haven't learned his name.
I. Love. Rutherford. And I really love the way that when he's trying to figure out what he wants to do or trying to do something different to help out that Orion girl, how all the commanders support his decision. That's hella cute.
And AWWWWWWWWWWWW, Mariner made the white boy feel good. That was nice of her.
Episode 3: No Good Link
Episode 4:
Alright, the way this girls' mama is tryna manipulate her off the ship... like... Ma'am, you are the captain and she be fuckin' up. What more do you need? It's Starfleet. You can just send her away! She right. What you doing IS sick. Smh.
Captain: Not on my watch!
Mariner: This is your watch, right now! It's happening right now!
😂😂😂😂😂 She do know her shit, but I'm sorry. Having her on my ship woulda gave me a headache. Then again, she was doing everything that was ordered of her with this lil' promotion. These mothafuckas gotta get it together.
And... and why the white boy's first idea as for breaking the rules/not doing his job right he decides to pour coffee on the Commander's dick? You couldn't just spill the coffee or drop it? You pour it in his lap??
One of these days, I'ma learn this Orion girl name. The way she excitedly determined that her and the ascension guy were both jerks who lied, therefore best friends, endeaered me to her. be "I'm about to die with my best friend!" Keep that energy beautiful green girl. Babey.
Girl. This captain on my nerves. This bitch act like my daddy. This why ya daught gdaf about this Starfleet shit. If everything she do not good enough anyway, what's the point? Call that bitch Carol again. She deserves it.
BITCH THE ASCENSION. I AM DEAD! "DROP & ROLL! DROP & ROLL!" 😭😭😭😭😭
Chile, you know your family life fucked off when that spontaneous hug/pretend it didn't happen hug tug on your lil' punk bitch heart.
Hold on, Beckett. Don't come for how the Admiral saying cenSORS! That's precisely how my main motherfucker Spock used to say it. And it was hot. Still mad AOS Spock ain't pronounce it like that. Excuse me, Bitch, we kept Chekov fake ass bad Russian accent even though we had an actual Russian actor, but I can't get Spock pronouncing them long OR words? This is BULLSHIT.
Episode 3: Finally Found a Good Link
"Creative estimation" for buffer time. Lol. The way that snitch made everything terrible. Smh
The First Officer STABBED HER.WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS GODDAMN CREW???
Mariner checking the man out??? Moments after??? He stabbed her in the foot???
They think each other is hot!!!
She said,"Next time, I'll kill you! I'm going to bath in your blood!" 😂😂😂 I kinda like their dynamic.
Episode 5:
She said the girl prolly an alien. 😭😭😭 She do not respect this white boy, whose name I've learned is Bradworth.
THIS FLASHBACK OF HER WITH HER FRO!!! ♥️♥️♥️
But her friend got attacked by that uglass alien. RIP her.
"Angie! NOOOO!!"
This fight between Mariner and Barb.
The way that they came together by talking about how much of a goof Bradworth is.
Episode 6:
I've always had a thing for Orion girls. I love Tendi.
Badgie is sending me. 🤣🤣🤣
WAIT BADGIE IS RIPPING PEOPLE UP! NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
WTF did I just watch???
Episode 7: GAYS IN SPACE
I love Amina Ramsey and Beckett.
Okay, has anybody else noticed that each time First Officer flirts or shows interest, it's a Black woman? Is...? 😕
Episode 8: Okay, Ransome is shown with a nonBlack woman... but she a salt vampire. 😂 This damn crew 🤣🤣 The way that they fussed with that man. THE Q! (Pretend I stretched out the letter Q)
Episode 9:
She gotta go to therapy. LOL. OK, I like this movie idea. Lol. Y'all'll never see me acknowledge Lower Decks as canon ST, but it's wonderfully done OC fanfiction obviously by fans. I love that for them.
Rutherford said, "Vindicta got yo ass!" and I cackled. I feel bad for Tendi with this racism against Orions, but it's always really annoying how content creators love to pin bigotry and casual racism on their Black characters when irl it's the reverse. 😒 And Beckett really do need that therapy and her mother does too.
This shit got real. Damn. That fight with herself was 🥺🥺🥺 Ok. That was so emotional. THE FIST BUMP WITH HER MOM!
Bradworth really messed up his interview when he found out the truth! I feel bad for him.
WAIT WHY VINDICTA GOT KILLED BY DAVINCI 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Saving Grace - Part 5
Summary: Steve leaves you and your son to go back to Peggy unaware your pregnant.
Your heartbroken and struggling without Steve until Bucky Barnes steps up to help you out. With you and Bucky growing closer everyday will he be your saving Grace?
A/N -Sorry summary sucks! If i say too much it will give things away! 💜
Warning: Slight smut happens (poorly written!😂)
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As I walked into the common room with Bucky i was pulled aside by Wanda.
"Hey easy Wanda!" Bucky snapped reaching for me to make sure i didn't stumble.
"Woah! Wan, whats wrong?"
"His here!" She said wide eyed looking like she was about to go into panic mode.
"Who is here?"
"Steve!!"
"Wh...what??!" I stuttered, that was the last person i expected her say.
"Yeah he just showed up wanting to see everyone"
"Where's Harrison??!"
Wanda looked worried and shook her head.
"Wanda where is my son!?!"
"His with Clint, Sam and Steve"
"Why didn't anyone call me!! i would've come straight back!!"
"We tried calling you both but there was no answer. Clint figured you put them on silent in the hospital"
"Shit!"
"Its okay, why dont you go wait in the car and i'll go get Harrison. I'll be 2 minutes" Bucky said with a tight lipped smile as he hand rubbed my back, he was marching off towards them before i had time to reply to him.
"Come on i'll walk down with you" Wanda smiled sadly before linking her arm with mine and leading the way.
2 minutes later i saw Bucky walking towards the car with Harrison in one arm and Fred the dinosaur tucked in the other along with Harrisons bag.
"You weren't joking when you said 2 minutes" Wanda stated looking impressed.
"Guys a punk!" Bucky mumbled as he opened the car door and strapped Harrison into his seat.
"Thanks for the heads up Wanda, I'm so glad i didn't have to face him. I dont want him knowing about the baby"
"Your welcome" she smiled "so your not going to tell him about the baby?"
"he doesn't deserve to know....Steve made his choice now I've made mine" i shrugged "i'll see you tomorrow, lets go home Bucky".
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"Goodnight planet, goodnight world.
Peaceful clouds around Earth curled.
Goodnight ice and goodnight snow.
Goodnight lights above, aglow" i could hear Bucky reading Harrisons favourite book to him later that night. I couldn't help but stand in the doorway listening, Harrison was cuddled up to Bucky looking at the pictures at he read the story.
"Goodnight oceans deep and wide.
Rocking ships upon the tide.
Goodnight trucks and cars and planes.
Goodnight rockets, goodnight trains.
Goodnight birds, goodnight bees.
Goodnight fishes in the seas.
Goodnight flowers, goodnight grasses.
Curled up tight while darkness passes.
Goodnight lions, tigers, too.
And all the animals in the zoo.
Goodnight shadows in the park.
Goodnight dog that doesn't bark.
Goodnight teddies, goodnight books.
Goodnight sparrows, starlings, rooks.
Goodnight sounds of distant cars.
And in the sky, a million stars.
Goodnight moon, goodnight sun.
Goodnight, goodnight to everyone.
All is well in my small world,
Around my mothers heart I'm curled"
By the time Bucky had finished the book Harrison was fast asleep.
Bucky carefully slid out of Harrisons bed making sure to pull up the covers, he put the book on the side cabinet and turned off the lamp leaving the night light on that was projecting small stars.
"I kinda want you to read me a story now" i smiled as he walked towards me.
"Anytime sweetheart, just say the word" he beamed as he pulled me in for a hug.
"Wanna watch a movie?"
"I was actually thinking i might have an early night I'm exhausted" i said trying to hold back a yawn.
"Oh okay"
"Will you come and lay with me?"
"Sure" he nodded pressing a kiss to my forehead "let me go change real quick".
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I changed into a pair of shorts and a large t-shirt before climbing into bed and waiting for Bucky. I heard a light knock on the doorframe and looked up go see a nervous looking Bucky wearing blue plaid pyjama pants a tight black t-shirt.... how did he make that look ao good?!
"Come in Buck" i smiled throwing back the covers. He walked over and got into bed curling his body around mine acting as the big spoon.
"Is this okay?" He asked quietly making me smile and nod my head.
"Its perfect. I love being in your arms Bucky..... you make everything seem better"
"Im glad" by the tone of his voice i could tell he was smiling too. His hand was laying on my swollen belly, gently moving his thumb back and forth as we laid in silence.
"Oh god!" Bucky said suddenly going still.
"What?"
"I just felt the baby move!!" He sat up so he could look at my stomach.
"You've felt it before Buck" i chuckled.
"Not like that! Girls got quite the kick on her now"
"She's just saying hi"
"Hi sweet girl" Bucky cooed at my belly before pressing a kiss to my stomach.
"Can i kiss you?" He asked looking up at me with those beautiful blue eyes. I bit my lip as i nodded my head, how could one man be so bloody perfect!!
Bucky moved back up and gently kissed me, his hand cradling my face. I couldn't help but let out a small moan when he kissed me harder which made him smile, boy did he know how to kiss!!
I felt his hand move up my ribs and cup my breast and i was a mess! It'd had been so long since i had felt anything like this, mixed with my pregnancy hormones.....god help me!! I could feel the wetness between my legs already and he'd barely touched me! I was suddenly aware of Bucky hard against my hip and couldn't help but push my hips back further to feel more of him. He let out the most beautiful noise, one of shock and pleasure before his hand landed on my hip to hold me still.
"Im sorry doll" he said breathlessly letting his head fall against my shoulder.
"Its fine Bucky" i smiled running my hands through his hair "we can do this"
"You sure?"
I nodded quickly before rolling my hips into him again making him growl!! It was sexy as hell!! Suddenly Bucky's hand slipped from my hip tracing down to the elastic band of my shorts "can i?" He asked softly, forever the gentleman!
"Yes! Oh god yes!" I nodded quickly, his hand slipped easily inside my shorts and his fingers found my clit.
"Fuck your soaked...." he mumbled against my ear and i felt myself blush.
"Im not sure how long I'm gonna last doll, its been a long time since I've done any of this...." he suddenly admitted as his fingers continued exploring.
"Longer than me if you keep that up!!" I moaned rubbing my ass harder against his clothed cock. We were like a couple of horny teenagers!!
"Oh god.... Buck that feels so good"
"Yeah?"
"Mmmm" i moaned and felt his lips pressed to my neck hitting that spot that drives you wild. When i felt his fingers enter me slowly i couldn't help but reach up and grab a handful of his hair.
I was ready to explode!! God if he could make me feel this good with just his fingers..... my thoughts were cut off when i suddenly felt that snap and found myself coming around his fingers followed by Bucky's cry of release as his slowed the rutting of his hips.
"Wow.... that was unexpected" he smiled before kissing me hard, i squirmed when i felt him pull his hand from my shorts, his fingers stroking over my clit as they passed.
"That was mind blowing!" I chuckled suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed.
"It really was.... i cant remember feeling so good"
"We should probably get cleaned up"
"Your right, come on" he said rolling out of the bed smiling.
"help me up please my legs feel like jello" i giggled holding my hands out to him.
"Yes m'am".
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shikadainara · 3 years
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an in-depth breakdown of b*ruto episode 178
sorry i’m late i was lost on the path of life
tl;dr yeah ok i can have my hopes and dreams about what specifically i would want but. BUT. honestly yeah the episode was more or less what i expected would actually be in it from the preview, so i can’t complain. i still sobbed!!! that’s all i really wanted!!
time to rewatch it! (warning: long post. LOL)
obviously this is nothing new but i still can’t get over how nice the exterior to the nara household is, good for them. i don’t think i noticed the solar panel before? good for them!
i’m entertained at how the episode does open with shikadai tying his hair as he walks, i just think it’s neat. i love how the camera frames it like seeing a nara with their hair down is something forbidden we’re not mean to see
temari has purple slippers i dedicate her commitment to her favorite color. (also i am Just Saying... purple........ the bisexual flag--)
yeahhhh ok so. i get the need for wanting to frame the narrative like this, but this really doesn’t make any sense. shikadai is 12, and is also a chuunin, like... he should know by now that his dad is always kinda a mess on this day of the year, and why that is. and even if he honestly really did just forget, the fact that he’s still asking his dad why he’s not at work while looking at the way his parents are dressed... did this not clue you in or what????
the fact that shikamaru’s up and ready (i really don’t think he gets much sleep on this day, every year...), and it’s shikadai who’s just getting up. i do think it’s cute that we do get to see a tiiiiiny bit of temari’s parenting that doesn’t involve being an out of character irrationally angry woman when she tells shikadai to not come crying to her when he’s late in getting ready, yeah that definitely sounds way more like her lol
temari says she told him about all of this the other day (shikadai blatantly forgot, he tries to pretend he didn’t but she doesn’t press him for it)... that does make me emotional thinking like. she is pretty painfully aware of how hard this is on shikamaru, and days in advance told shikadai about it, to try to make sure he understands what his father is going through........ she really does care about him so, so much.
i said this based off the preview, but... i would like to interpret that temari is purposefully doing the dishes(/rest of house chores) to give him space to grieve....... 
the fact that while explaining what today is, shikamaru has to get up, leave the room, and talk while not facing his family, as if he wouldn’t be able to say the words as easily while looking at them........ god. that. that hurts.
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tsunade being the one to give this speech kinda feels random? like yeah she was the one that was kage during the war but...? i do feel like it would have been more fitting to have naruto say the speech since the whole entire point of the war was to protect him (and bee) but ????? ok
no one in the uzumaki family talks during this episode which is fine by me LOL. i would assume the memorial is on the day the war ended (which would also make it naruto’s birthday/memorial of the kyuubi invasion) but if it is, it’s never stated. maybe it’s the day the war started, idk
the collection of people up front feels pretty random??? kakashi as the previous hokage, sure, guy i guess because of how important his contribution the war against madara was and also because he is kakashi’s husband, shizune kinda has to be there if tusnade is, but... iruka? like yeah he is vital to the narrative, but to konoha? he is the headmaster of the academy i think now so i guess...? but then? ibiki??? anko??? i say this as someone that REALLY loves anko, she was my favorite character as a kid and i still love her but,,, huh? SHE WAS KNOCKED OUT DURNG THE WHOLE WAR!!??!?
then you see everyone that was in naruto’s class + team guy + sai except hinata is in the crowd. which of course to the narrative, to us the readers, those are the main characters (if you ignore how more or less everyone was super shafted throughout all of part 2) but!!! team guy’s only real connection to the rest of them is that they took the chuunin exams together, and neji and hinata were are cousins. that’s about it. was it that specifically all of these characters made such a contribution to the war compared to every other single shinobi from konoha that lived ??????
shikamaru staring up to the sky did made my heart clench... no matter how different he is now than he was when he was a 12 year old genin...... i do feel like he’s never entirely ditched his true self of just wanting to stare at the clouds all day.... i’m not entirely sure what the intent was here, but i’m sure there’s supposed to be some symbolism here. the sky is actually nearly entirely clear (the way is framed, there’s only a tiny cloud in the corner,) and then he closes his eyes and hums. maybe it’s supposed to be about the closure he gets in this episode...
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ok and then here’s ao cool whatever. since i only skim through b*ruto for the characters that i care about i do not really careeeee since i won’t watch again until something interesting happens to said characters that i care about LOL
?? who voiced the receptionist they sound familiar but i can’t place it at all
katasuke is the bitch that made the scientific ninja tool for b*ruto so he could cheat in the exam right
what is ao doing here. is he supposed to be doing something evil. it sure looks that way
... who is the glasses orange scarf guy??? he kinda looks like a mix between udon and ebisu and aoba but i know he’s not any one of them lol
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TEMARI AND KARUI STANDING NEXT TO EACH OTHER... i don’t think in any media they’ve ever??? ACTUALLY TALKED TO EACH OTHER???? BUT THEY SHOULD BE CLOSE FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON....... I’LL TAKE THESE CRUMBS THOUGH THANK YOU
OKKKKK admittedly like. in terms of Pleasing Me, Personally, it’s a damned if you do, dammed if you don’t situation like.... they do kinda HAVE to acknowledge that neji died during the war so. i appreciate that hinata like........ cares. i guess. i’ll try to not post the whole rant about why neji’s death was (logistically how he died aside) narratively and thematically absolute bullshit, kishi (i believe) saying that neji died so he could play cupid for naruto and hinata like!!! fuck off with that shit!!! maybe if it wasn’t for the goddamn “naruto-kun’s big warm manly hand” line i would feel a little bit actual sad but no.
WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOSHINO AND CHOUZA HELLO!?!?!?!? COULD YOU REALLY NOT HAVE PUT THEM IN THE CROWD??
ino also has an unnamed mother that the anime made up that i believe was only in like a single episode (and was cameoed in RtN i think?) but she should still be like. Alive. so her too.
MITSUKI PLACING FLOWERS IS SO FUNNY TO ME LIKE YOU DO KNOW YOUR PARENT’S SUBORDINATE/DOUBLE CROSS TRAITOR WHATEVER DID CAUSE THE WAR RIGHT BFIOBU*EHW$
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aaand. here’s shikamaru and ino’s conversation. i’m not sure if i can put this into words, but... just... the way that they talk to each other, the weight of 15+ years of sadness about this, the way that they just!! fully know what the other is going through, the way that they’ve known each other for their whole lives and survived through everything together, the way i feel like they’ve avoided talking about this topic as much as possible over the years, hell even during this conversation the way they’re almost bickering to avoid having to directly confront their feelings, but it is unavoidable....... 
i also do wonder what their relationship with each other’s parents were while growing up: shikamaru does refer to inoichi as “inoichi-san” here, contrast to how their kids all call each other’s parents just “uncle” or “aunt”
siri play sad naruto flute.
ok since i did go back to rewatch the episode from shippuden right before watching this one for the first time i do wish a liiiittle less of the episode was about this flashback with the same reused footage like i get that they do have to put it in here but Still.
THE FACT THAT SHIKAMARU IS SMILING WHILE RECALLING WHAT HAPPENED, AND THAT THERE’S A LAUGH IN HIS VOICE........ I WANT TO CRY AGAIN
ino saying that it was so unfair how cool they looked in the end, and then giggles...... ino............. this must be so, so painful for her to recall, and yet.........
IT IS SO FUNNY HOW THEY SKIP OVER THE IMAGE OF SASUKE THERE AHAHAHAHA god i hated that so so much i can’t believe that’s manga canon. the line is perfectly fine and makes me cry just DO NOT RELATE IT TO SASUKE!!!! literally the only time they “”interact”” is when ino is introduced and ino just, for lack of a better word, glomps him???? THAT’S IT??? i feel like they might’ve changed it just because, well, you know the endgame pairings. but still. bye sasuke
damn you know what i do kinda wish they didn’t skip over the “get rid of that box before your mother finds it” part i AM curious as to what it was i mean it’s implied it’s something adult related so SP probably couldn’t show that on TV BUT!!!
ok ok all week i tried to not imagine what shikamaru and ino’s conversation would be since i wanted to go all “surprise me!!” BUT??? BUT. SHIKAMARU ASKING INO IF SHE THINKS THAT THEIR FATHERS HONESTLY, TRULY BELIEVED IN THEM?? HE’S BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT ON EVERY SINGLE DAY THIS YEAR THESE PAST 15+ YEARS, AND SURELY IT’S ALWAYS BEEN AT THE BACK OF HIS MIND ALL THIS TIME!?!?! of course. OF COURSE HE WOULD FEEL THIS WAY!!! HE’D HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING FOR SURE OR EVER FINDING OUT!!! like of course we as the readers know that shikaku and inoichi absolutely 200% felt that way but... from his perspective... you know what i don’t even think this idea ever crossed my mind HOLD ON THAT IS THE SOUND OF MY HEART SHATTERING--
and then he just... smiles. says that he won’t let that get him down, since it’s not like they’ll ever find out anyways. sure, it’s been 15+ years, he has had to have largely come to terms with everything by now, but...... still....
then he talks about the idea that the day will come and leave everything in the hands of their sons (now looking over at team 10′s turn to place flowers) just like their dads did... it is worded like a question, but showtaro morikubo’s absolute masterful performance does. it does portray a tone like he is absolutely 100% sure that it’ll happen, one day...
i’ve said this before but. i KNOW shikamaru has definitely spent so much time thinking about this. sure it hasn’t ever really been brought up on-screen (yet), but....... i want to see him talking about a direct contrast on what his grand plan through life he thought of by age 12, ending with him passing away by old age. obviously he did a complete 180 on they type of person he wanted as a wife LOL. it is kinda brought up at the start of shikamaru hiden while he visits the grave, says he hasn’t found anyone he’d give his life to protect... (well. now he has a son where if you see the recent chapters he is very, VERY protective of.) but i would like to see this change in his character be directly be brought up and examined
........ that being SAID. i sure hope neither of them actually like. die. i’m GOOD, thank you. they sure as hell can’t until they’re ready to pass things down to their sons, at least. until then, absolutely zero narrative reason to do so, but...... still. we don’t need to make everything an EXACT copy of what happened in naruto you can let them live kthx
they both say “what kind of half-baked response is that!” and then laugh just. I LOVE THEM SO SO MUCH TEAM 10 IS FOREVER
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there is some symbolism in how ao walks over from a really dark shadowy area into the light when he decides that he has to pay his respects...
i do like how he does reflect on how he really should have come here earlier, but better late than never i suppose
i was expecting a... more elaborate explanation for how he lived??? especially since he was standing RIGHT NEXT to shikaku and inoichi... he just. happened to survive for whatever reason while every single other person died on impact
that survivor’s guilt does hurt to see
i do like seeing how he chooses to do something with his life, aside from being a shinobi, and live it to the fullest for the sake of everyone that died in the explosion. that’s nice
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ino saying “i’m sure are fathers are happy!” AAAAAAAAAAA
IN HINDSIGHT....... I ABSOLUTELY SOULD’VE PREDICTED SOMEONE WOULD DROP A “YOU LOOK SO MUCH LIKE YOUR FATHER” AT SOME POINT IN THE EPISODE...... and. i did kinda chuckle, because like, no shit duh lmao. i’m sure shikamaru heard that all the time as a kid!!! and hell, i’m sure he still gets it from time to time over the years up to this day. BUT LIKE... SHIKAMARU’S FACE. HE LOOKS LIKE THAT, RIGHT NOW, IT’S ACTUALLY SOMETHING HE REALLY, REALLY NEEDED TO HEAR. LET ME CRY
hearing shikamaru say oyaji, and then the way his tone suddenly shifts to something very... quiet and somber? when he says “nara shikaku”..... something about that. man.... also it’s hard to see but there is a sweat drop on his face as he says all of this...
“sometimes, i end up wondering...” don’t lie to yourself. you think about this so, so much........
the flashback where ao says “listen to me calmly” when he says the bomb is coming this way sure reminds me of ino telling shikamaru to stay calm as she tells him that his son has a bomb around his neck
THE ADDED PART OF THE FLASHBACK WITH THEIR VERY LAST MOMENTS...... THE WAY THEY’RE SMILING AND JUST??? BELIEVE IN THEIR KIDS IN THE VERY END. just like how it’s described in shikamaru hiden where the narrative says that shikaku was a shinobi until his very last breaths-- actually, no. in the very end he was a father.......
“THEY BELIEVED IN YOU, WITHOUT A HINT OF DOUBT.”
AAA?A?AAAAAAAAA?A?A?A??A!??!!??!!
INO STARTS TEARING UP BUT I CALL ABSOLUTE BS THAT SHIKAMARU WOULDN’T ALSO JUST BURST ONTO TEARS ON THE SPOT, HE MAY BE 32 WHATEVER YEARS OLD NOW BUT... HE IS STILL SUCH A CRYBABY AT HEART, HIS ENTIRE CIRCLE OF LOVED ONES KNOW THIS.
you know who DID start crying though??? ME
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i do wonder, is this the same hillside that shikamaru went to after asuma’s death...? (only in the manga tho, the anime had him on a rooftop instead)
is that??? someone watching them in the back left?? when shikadai finds him? i cannot tell what that is
i am. trying to follow temari’s logic of telling shikadai to go find shikamaru and... not also going with him?? i mean i figured from the preview that, yeah it does look like it’s only the two of them, but... i can’t come up with a reason. not a super big deal but. obviously my heart yearns for that shikatema content that’s ok i can write my own fanfic i guess!!!!
also like...... i imagine it can’t be THAT hard to find him, i’m sure that he only has a small handful of Spots Good For Coping(™) when he just needs to be by himself, that i would Think his wife would know where they are. and said wife would tell shikadai. but idk
after all of this, shikamaru wants to just treat his son to go eat out whatever he wants...!! what a good father
....... now like. the logic of “temari is currently making dinner and that’s why she’s a) not there and b) told shikadai to go fetch is father” would make perfect sense. but... if they’re going out to get food then... no?? shikadai would interject to say so if that was the case..... that makes this all make no sense seriously what the hell is she doing
i do wish that like. shikadai like.... uh. actually learned about more shikaku?? this scene is more brief than i thought it would be idk i felt like it would be part of the middle of the episode and not at the end, oh well. he’ll find out in due time
THAT BEING SAID...  STILL. THE ENDING WHERE HE JUST CARES SO SO SO SO MUCH ABOUT SHIKADAI!!!! WONDERING IF HE’S WATCHING HIS BACK!!! I LOVE THEM I LOVE THEMMMMM
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not quite sure whatever ao is doing at the end of the episode???? IS IT EVIL??? i mean like that it’s him catching a leaf seems like he’s going against konoha but i mean konoha fucking sucks so. that is not evil i guess LOL
whatever not like i’ll care to actually find out!!!!! anyways let me know when the nara family (or anyone adjacent to them) does anything so i can care LOL
in conclusion. good shit.
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blacklilyqueen · 4 years
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Victory and Death
- Holy shit here we go
- THE FUCKING MUSIC
- She's still trying to protect the clones and doesn't want to kill them
- the dynamic of those two fighting together with her blocking the shots and him stunning them is just *chef's kiss*
- man I wish we could have seen Rex's face when she said Maul escaped
- why is Maul so awesome?
- THE ANIMATION
- "If they weren't trying to kill us, I'd be proud."
- I was so glad to see the shuttle but then all those clones appeared
- JESSE DON'T
- "Besides I don't wanna hurt them" "I hate to tell you this, but they don't care."
- FUCK
- her taking of his helmet, she noticed how much this hurt him as well
- HE'S CRYING AGAIN
- THEY REALLY MADE HIM SMILE MORE THAN EVER IN THIS SEASON JUST TO LET HIM SUFFER
- "They may be willing to die, but I am not the one who is going to kill them"
- What is she doing? What's her plan?
- Remember that post I made about Sidious wanting Ahsoka dead (ans therefore leaving Maul alive)? Here's the proof. He knew Ahsoka would be a problem for his plans with Anakin and wanted her dead
- OMG HER MUSCLES!
- "Yeah, I didn't much like being a commander anyway."
- How does this show manage to make me laugh in the most serious moments?
- THAT JUMP SHE DID TO GO FOR MAUL?
- SHE'S REALLY PULLING BACK THE SHUTTLE
- NO NOT R7
- "No clones were harmed in the making of this episode" I don't know why my brain thinks of this in a moment like that, but it does, I'm sorry
- THAT FORCE CIRCLE WITH THE LIGHTSABERS
- Come on at least tell poor Rex about your plan
- No not the droids!
- "Get me over there"
- DID SHE JUST GET HIT?
- Please just get on board and let me rest
- Thanks finally
- I just realized that we're probably going to see their fake funerals like in the Ahsoka novel!!!
- Also Jesse is definitely dead now
- the music
- Our main characters who we were rooting for just survived and yet it's sad because everyone else is dead and the republic just became the empire and this whole thing is killing me
- ALL THOSE HELMETS! ALL THOSE GRAVES!
- JESSE!
- That lightsaber drop, I'm crying
- It's the empire, it's the fucking empire. I knew this would come why am I so emotional
- DARTH VADER BREATHING, HOLY SHIT I THINK MY HEART JUST STOPPED FOR A MOMENT
- DON'T TELL ME HE'S GOING TO FIND HER LIGHTSABER
- Wait we only saw the back so far, omg can you imagine Vader with this new awesome animation?!
- I think this is the only time we see him kneel except in front of the emperor
- he just activate it Aaaaahhhh
- Morai, does this mean she first showed up after Ahsoka turned her back to the Jedi once and for all?
- I was ao certain it would end with a shot of Ahsoka I wasn't prepared for this
- also every single piece of Star Wars ends hopeful, even when things go wrong the last scene is something happy (rots with Luke and Leia instead od the funeral or Vader), but not the clone wars they straight up end with Vader
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