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#there are so many factors that can ruin everything like it was all one big domino effect
mugentakeda · 5 months
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that post about middle child zuko did so many miracles for my lu ten characterization dude…..its like ? things were already awful in the royal family, obviously. like with all the other shit aside for a moment- they just suck as a family, period. and obviously things took a sharp turn for even WORSE the Moment lu ten died. ursa leaving after killing azulon, ozai pouncing on the throne and getting impossibly worse on the kids, iroh not coming back for ages and then finally returning just for him to be in a state of apathy, the crown prince title- that shouldve been lu tens to handle, he was an adult- and what it entails falling onto zuko. who was obviously not built for that. its as if lu ten presence in the family acted as a dam for loads of bullshit on all sides. thats why i just dont vibe with the “lu ten is the only well adjusted fn royal family member” hc that i see in fics.
eldest siblings- esp ones with a big age gap between them and their siblings- might come off as well adjusted, maybe (esp when youre also a prince who has to master the art of court face and keep the refined charismatic persona up. every member of your family counts on you, individually, all for different reasons, to keep it up. the consequences of Not keeping it up are disastrous. incomprehensible.). but just look longer than like, 30 seconds, and you will see The Horrors lurking. they have to keep it together for the sake of the little ones and the inevitable explosive fallout that would definitely occur in the family if they dont keep it together.
you always have to make sure youre right around the corner. you manage your siblings, you manage the adults that cant seem to do anything right by themselves (but you have to keep it lowkey with the adults because god FORBID they get it in their heads that you might think that theyre incompetent). you try to remember how to manage yourself, because becoming family oriented that severely will make self care of any kind impossible without you even realizing it. you almost wish someone would offer help or a solution, but anytime someone else does the job for you they do it wrong, and just move along and let me do it- and there comes the isolation and self sabotaging.
then you turn your back for one second and everything implodes in on itself. and in lu tens case “turning your back” means literal death, as we all know. so the inevitable explosive fallout happens, and theres never gonna be any him coming home to fix it for the children AND the incompetent adults in the way that he always does, always has to.
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dotthings · 25 days
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Congrats to the fans of the wee woo show. I don’t go here but it makes me happy to witness how this arc for Evan Buckley got to bloom and I’m happy because I hope this reflects another shift in the TV industry.
For some media commentary context for you: ABC network is owned by Disney. Fox network was owned by Rupert Murdoch. So I can see how the network change for 911 can easily be a factor on how this got greenlit, after years of creator Tim Minear’s intention to work in hints, on the off chance he could take it there. (I don’t go here, but I did my reading). Oliver Stark who plays Buck also revealed he's been for it and couldn't say anything, until he was sure they could do it, until it aired and was out there. (*steeples fingers*)
For further context, Bob Iger—with George Lucas’ vocal support—just fended off a right wing coup on the Disney board from the kinds of people (like Peltz) who complain “why do we need so many female leads” “why do we need movies with all Black leads.” While it doesn’t mean Disney is no longer an evil megacorp, I’m pointing out that its CEO defended inclusive Disney brand content to the shareholders and the board, as well as dismantling the idea that it can’t be entertainment while being diverse.
The ripple of this goes outside of the wee woo show fandom. I’m seeing the joy on my dash from people who don’t watch the show or don’t watch it regularly, as well as from people who have been watching a long time and noticed things and realized there was a progression and it was there all along, and I know how much this must mean to a lot of people. With the world being how it is, with what people are facing inside the US from the far right, in their real lives.
It’s very hopeful in general for inclusion levels on a major network TV show, owned by a big evil megacorp. Representation matters.
Also I'm aware the wee woo show already had a queer couple, plus it's already an intersectional inclusive series, that’s great.
There shouldn't be limits placed on inclusion though. “But you already have X” shouldn't be weaponized to tell people to shut up. There is no “enough” or “too much” when it comes to inclusion. While I'm not for undermining the inclusion that's there, I've seen that weaponization used with a series that hasn't been great on inclusion, and I've seen that weaponization used for 911, which is. It's a sus argument.
Indirect and unintentional as it is, also bi Buck shut down every concern troll, every gaslight, every denial, every rationale I've ever seen people deploy against bi Dean. Everything from people who don’t understand what bi actual means—“but he likes girls so he can’t be bi”—to “but he wasn’t declared bi from the start of the show so he can’t”—yes he can and the wee woo show just did. On one of the original big three networks. Or people who say it would "ruin the character." Really? “But he’s an action hero”—so what? Evan Buckley is a hero, Dean is a hero, both badass action heroes. “People who see this as canon are delusional”—Evan Buckley went O RLY? Not so delusional now, is it.
Evan Buckley avenged bi Dean.
It’s self-evident. It’s right there. Different show, different network, but the concepts are familiar, the situation has a certain familiarity. This turn of events on an ABC show didn't just make bi Dean fans valid. bi Dean fans were always valid, the bi Dean reading was always valid. But I appreciate how much what happened on the wee woo show bonked people with a truth stick, about self discovery, character arcing, queer readings, queer coding, and the validity of merely noticing things.
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I just had a thought! :3c Multiverse+A/B/O/ shenanigans! And it goes on longer then I expected it too!
Consider!
Tim. Clever, ruthless, barely holding in there. Standing in the ruins of what once was Gotham, air tank running, filters On. The air of planet earth has finally passed the point of no return. The last human hold outs have finally fallen.
He was hoping it wouldn't come to this.
The Great Pyrrhic Victory.
Batman's Doomsday Vault. Buried deep under the rumble of Wayne Manor. With every last Fuck You, Batman ever found. All the "taking you with me" plans, laid out side by side. And Tim?
He needs the one at the very back.
Because this... THING. Won't stop. Not ever. And the Multiverse can't afford that. So Tim fights forward. Runs out of weapons. Bashes in those last few skulls with and empty air tank. And then he digs.
And digs.
And digs.
He runs out of air tanks, day seventeen. But the rubble filters the poisoned air enough. It has to be enough. Three hours later he hits Vault. Uses the last of his wrist computer's battery to power the entry pad and door. He's in. At least the air is clean here, for now.
And there? In the back? Sits the plain black lock-box.
A sci-fi looking hand grenade with extra bits. The bomb that can Destroy Everything. Not just the world. But the entire universe. Tim's whole reality and everyone in it. He would never consider it, if there was anyone left. Any way to fix this. But there's not.
It's just him, a monster, and the bomb that can end all of this.
He doesn't bother to say good bye. Why give that THING a chance to stop him? He pulls the pin.
And let's go.
Aaaaand it works EXACTLY as it's creator designed it too. VERY big boom. Everything dead. Etc etc. Reality? Hard Deleted. No take backs. But! Creator dude was a coward and a scoundrel. Like FUCK was HE going to stick around and Die with you PEASANTS. Absolutely the fuck not! He just hated you! To death!
HE was gonna hop to a DIFFERENT reality! One that probably had blackjack and hookers! Appreciated his GENIUS! Or at least that had been the plan... until Batman Super DUPER broke his bones for threatening all of reality. As one does.
It was in the file.
Page 17.
Tim only bothered to read to page 15. Because he was short on time and the world was dying. He didn't give a shit about the assholes life story. He probably should have. Because if he HAD? He would have realized he wasn't going to die today.
Instead he's in the Vault.
THE Vault.
The Super Dangerous Batman's Final Fuck You Vault of DANGEROUS EXPLODING DOOM Vault(tm). He's not doing so hot. What with the hiking for days without rest, poisoned air, no food or water, and expecting to die. He's standing in front of THE "destroys the universe" bomb. Blinking dumbly down at it.
These many factors are probably why he fails to dodge.
WHAM!
Getting full body takled by a well rested, highly trained, adrenaline filled Alpha? BIG Ouch. But at least Tim get medical aid and an IV of fluids! Followed by everyone's FAVORITE gameshow~ Paranoid Bat Duel Interrogations, Code Word Exchanges, and General Angry Wet Cat Posturing!
The fact that Tim does not EXSIST here? Doesn't help. But his wrist computer DOES. The OTHER problem? Is this Reality has secondary genders? What? I mean, he HAS heard of planets like that. But...
It apparently trips them out just as much, that he only has one. But apparently Uncle Clark has the same problem. So he's given fake Beta pheromones to where.
He's... surprised they just let him stay. To be honest. But apparently "pack is pack", and HIS family may be gone, but so long as THIS version is alive? He has a home with them. Tim doesn't cry. It's dust. Sweat got in his eyes.
But! This wouldn't be a smutty Ask Thought if it stayed so wholesome, would it?
Because Tim is awkward. Clearly trying his best. But unsure of... how to? Bond. He doesn't HAVE the enhanced sense of smell. The scent glands. The instincts. He loved his family, but they didn't DO touch nearly as often as A/B/O/ packs need for healthy bonds. So really, he comes off as skittish. Jumpy. Abused almost.
In need of attention.
Bruce casually rubbing his shoulder. Clasping the back of his neck. Sitting near him. Duck tucking Tim's arm in his, resting his head on Tim's shoulder theatrically so he can rub his scent on him subtly. Jason slinging arms around him and using him as a leaning post.
And Damian. A child who never knew him as any sort of Rival or threat to his position, who sees him NOW as a battered and abused member joining the pack. A hero in his own right, Tim is no threat to Damian's long held position as Robin. Damian is out here legit RESEARCHING how to rehabilitate abused Betas and Omegas, trying to apply a hybrid approach.
Treating him like an easily spooked cat.
Tim starters getting used to being touched. Cuddled even. Pulled into laps and flopped upon. Honestly, even kinda LIKES this whole nest idea. It's pretty comfy.
But then it goes to shit. In the way it always seems to. Tim has started helping out. Building a record of Red Robin's presence LONG before Tim Wayne appears. Planning outings for when he CAN go out together with the others. Comparing realities. But then? Ivy. And ugly fight.
Heat inducer, straight to the face.
He calls it in. Already used a near by hose to get it off him. But... but he feels sick. Like, lose meal you ate as a four year old sick. Nightwing gets to him. Jabs him with the counter agent. Helps him back to the cave.
But not before a dangerously high fever starts to kick in. Blurred vision. Sever nausea. He's not REMOTELY aroused, but he IS being affected. They scramble to figure out what's happening.
The inducer is poisoning him.
The counter agent is helping, so another, STRONGER dose is applied. But that's all the can do. And even that, is incredibly rough in his liver. And he's still nauseous, still has a fever.
His body just doesn't have the proteins to break down the chemical of the inducer. Bruce sends everyone back out on patrol. He scoops Tim up. He'll tuck him into bed so he can rest. There really is nothing they can do.
But that's not true and they all know it. It's that none of them are willing to SAY it. To name the truth. There very much IS a way to get Tim the proteins he needs to break down the drug poisoning him. And with how deeply nauseous he is, it wouldn't be orally.
But they choke on it.
Eyes lingering on their other-reality pack mate. Frustrated, they leave to go take there anger out on some goons. Bruce himself tries not to think about it, as he carries Tim upstairs. As every jostle and sway makes Tim desperately suck in air to keep from hurling. As sweat catches the light. Making the younger man look like he'd just run a marathon.
He rests Tim on his bed. He's refusing to think about. Helps Tim out of his clothes. Isn't thinking about it. Goes, comes back, with cool water and a wash cloth. Most CERTAINLY not thinking about it.
Tim his thrown an arm over his eyes. To block out the light. Is pulling in even, practices breathes. Utterly miserable. When... when he doesn't have to be. Bruce wets the wash cloth and wipes him down. It's basicly with holding treatment.
Bruce's eyes stray the the sheet, lightly draped over Tim's hips. Only thing that covering him, now. He is horrifyingly glad Tim is scent blind. Tears his eyes away. Tells Tim that... technically... there IS one way to get the proteins into his system. If he doesn't want to wait this out.
For a long, terrifying, moment there is dead silence.
Bruce has ruined everything.
Tim hates him.
He's going to run away and never speak to him aga-
Bruce is pulled from his brooding panic spiral, by Tim dryly pointing out, that in CASE Bruce us unaware? He's fucking huge. And Tim is nauseous as shit right now. He WILL blow chunks. Not exactly sexy. Perfect timing as always, Bruce. Somethings truely ARE universal.
Bruce snorts. But Tim has a good point. This is hardly the most romantic situation. As sensual as sandpaper to the face. He promises to make it up to Tim. Feels that distinctly Alpha thrill at the prospect of GETTING to take care of someone. Tuck them close and provide for them.
For now, he massages. Gently. Careful not to rock. Slides his hand down to gently rub. Twirl his finger around and tease Tim's little cocklette clit, when things are wet enough, drift lower to slid in. Start to gently stretch his hole.
He doesn't have to fit. Today. Just has to get deep enough that no seed will slip out. A though occurs to him. They have heat aids, don't they? He bought them for Dick and Jason. They probably don't USE the smaller ones anymore, since they've grown. But that doesn't mean Alfred would have thrown them out.
Bruce leans down. Presses a kiss to Tim chest. And tells him he'll be right back. He's gonna get something that'll help.
Heads for the Heat/Rutt nest.
And yep. Right there on the high shelf in the back. The smaller plugs and toys. Grab that and a bottle of artificial slick, he's good to go. Back in short order.
The slick makes his fingers slide in so EASILY. He pulls back, picks up his favorite rutt sleeve from where he stashed in the box. And imagines what it will feel like, working himself inside that tight, fluttering hole. Brings himself to the edge with brutal efficiency, but doesn't let himself fall over. Sleave off, crawl forward.
Gently pushing. Still too tight. Tim gasping and gripping his arms, legs spread beneath him. He wants so BADLY to rock forward. To fuck into him. But he won't. Not Today. Just the tip, pushed just deep enough to gush inside, as he cums. He shudders, milking his cock into that body. Then grabs the cute little blue plug that'll keep it all inside him.
Rock it in.
It's impossible NOT to cuddle Tim after that. To wrap him in his scent and body. Instincts and hormones demand it.
His son's are of course FURIOUS. Mostly that he enticed Tim with out discussing it with them or with them there. His youngest, also being an Alpha, tries to stab him at breakfast. It's to be expected. The important thing is Tim feels better.
Tim is ALSO immediately hunted down by Damian, when maiming his father for sexing up Delicate Timothy failed. Scoundrel! Cad! Damian bets he wasn't even gentle and attentive! Barbarian! How could he!
So obviously, it's up to the ONLY Alpha in this household with ANY decency! To fix this! Which is how Tim starts the first day of MANY exciting days to come, by waking up to Damian eating him out like it's his mission in life. Fingers on a mission to find his g-spot or die trying. One overwhelming, if confused, and still waking up orgasm later?
Damian is tucking a pillow under his hips. Adjusting his grip. And..? Oh! Oh, big is genetic! Very full! And he hasn't even hit his final growth spurt yet. Holy shit. Then Damian pulls his hips back and snaps forward, and Tim's not thinking much of anything. Mostly just incoherent babbling and scrambling at the sheets.
Getting That Spot HAMMERED.
Shuddering apart.
Feeling something... different. Pressure. Stretch. Popping in and out, until it CANT and its just dragging the grind, just inside him. Damian shuddering, snapping his hips forward like he wants to FORCE it deep. Like a FIST inside him. Spraying his guts. Full! Oh god, full! It's grinding against everything that feels good. Amazing and like he's gonna die. Tim can SEE the little bulge of seed, from how full he's gotten.
He gets to learn EXACTLY how long it takes for a knot to go down.
"They" get caught Dick. Who hums and offers Tim advice. It CAN be a lot, can't it? Dick meanders over. Eyes trailing over Tim's straining and sweat soaked body. Where Damian is buried deep and knotted inside him. And leans down.
You know what always helps DICK when a knot is too much?
Tim knows that look in Dicks eyes. He does not trust that look. Tim doesn't want to know, Dick.
Too bad~☆! Says Robin number one, grining like a shark.
What helps HIM, is more orgasms, He informs, as his clever hand makes contact with Tim's clit. Tim jerks but can't escape. Pinching, twisting, tugging. Rubbing. Tim whines and jerks, coming apart while Dick watchs. Waits his turn.
It's a long morning.
Luckily, Omegas can't Knot. Unfortunately, that does NOTHING to stop them from bending you in half and railing you through the mattress. Pulling you up into their lap then up and down their cock like a sleeve. Kissing the air out of your lungs as they pin you to a wall, so they can get better leverage, fucking deep and hard like they want to permanently rearrange your insides.
Sometimes Omegas are ALSO Superhero acrobats.
Tim hides out in Jason's room, after he escapes Horny Devil and his beloved gremlin. Gets a shower. A nap. It's a mistaaaaake. Or not? Jason, at least, props him up in a comfy position before sliding home. Apparently stretched him A LOT while he slept, because frankly, the fullness feel nice instead of bloated.
He could almost go back to sleep.
Gentle rocking. Sweet praise being rumbled in his ear. Warm pressure covering him like a weighted blanket. The slow, building, hum of pleasure. 'S nice. Jason even arranged the pillows so Tim could slump face down and still breath just fine!
........you know what? He NEVER gets to sleep this easy. Go for it. This is nice. Unlike SOME people, at least Jason is being thoughtful. Have fun.
And Jason does have fun. Tim drifts in and out of a light snooze. Getting some sleep, getting some orgasms. Waking up to an absolutely GUSHING hole stuffed with cum. An exhausted Jason cuddled up next to him. The sheets may be beyond saving.
He has to shower, again.
Sticks to the walls. Hugs corners. As he keeps an eye out for Fuckwing the cuddler. Tim is HUNGRY damn it! He missed both breakfast AND lunch thanks to him! He eats quickly. Does not notice Alfred's exasperated look. The Beta can smell everything, after all.
And since HIS room is compromised. Tim, having learned nothing, decided to hide in Bruce's room. The perfect place to nap!
Which is obviously exactly where Bruce finds him. Smelling like bratty, young adult drama and jealousy, exhausted on his bed. Poor Tim. His kids fighting over Tim Time should NOT be taken out of Tim. They'll learn THAT the hard way, when he inevitably avoids them to rest.
Bruce, luckily, already learned all this in his playboy phase.
Want a massage? Some juice? Cuddles? I'm VERY non-threatening. Here if you ever feel horny. Let's get you all nested up, hmm?
And Tim's not even an Omega. He's not an ANYTHING. But damn if that's not effective. Bruce paying attention to him. Talking in that low, soothing rumble. Touching all soft and gentle. Not pushing or demand, just warm and smelling so GOOD and just.....
He's squirming out of his clothes and dragging Bruce down on top of him. Feeling incredibly decadent and kinda bratty. Pay attention to him. Fill him up and make him feel good. He's pouting and demanding and feeling clingy. And wonder of wonders?
Bruce doesn't scold him or scowl. But grins so indulgently, hums and hushs. Yes, yes. Of course. His little pillow princess, gonna get so full and knotted.
And Bruce is huge. But Jason stretched him so, SO much. So Bruce can rock into him now. Punch the air out of him, little by little, as he gets filled up. Whine and pant as his clit his teased. As Bruce fills him even when it feels like there should be no room left. Until he bottoms out. Grinds with little rocks of his hips.
Slides back and seems to take Tim's insides with him. Slowly. The more. In and out. Held still. Praised as his insides stretch out. As it starts to feel overwhelming good instead of just overwhelming. Faster. Harder. Whimpering and drooling as everything is pummeled by the snap of those hips. Fucked.
He's not even knotting him yet.
Bruce making him orgasm first. Almost dragging it out of him. So his body will relax enough to TAKE it. Then the pressure. The short, brutal little rutts against Tim's best spots. Made all the more sensitive having just orgasmed. Each one making Tim jolt and squeeze, milking that quickly expanding pressure. Having it GRIND, almost cruely, against where it feels best.
Unable to move, barely able to BREATHE, as he finally locks and begins to gush. Pumping deep. Filling and filling. Hot hands, rubbing to ease the strain. Or maybe just in fascination. He's been with Beta's but never someone who body straight out WASN'T designed for this sort of thing. Not poorly designed for. NOT designed for.
Tim looks almost pregnant. Not heavily. Just that tiny swell. But it's enough to wonder. Are they even compatible? He finds himself hoping the might be. Let's his hand drift down as he leans forward to press kisses to Tim's face. Works him up to another orgasm. See? Being knotted is nice. Feels good.
It's a bit awkward due to the angle, thanks to his own poor planning, but he is able to cuddle close to Tim. Who is finally getting used to it. Is nested in pillows, covered by Bruce, and filled to the brim. High as a kite on hormones thanks to the near but not quiet pain and repeated orgasms. There'll be no Red Robin on patrol tonight.
Tim of course, can barely walk the next day.
Which means he can not escape his brother's. Who love him VERY much and have multi-step plans to becoming THE favorite. Tim may soon become the stabby one, if they don't let him rest. Alfred is the favorite. He has food and doesn't keep Tim from his work.
(That's a lie. He loves all of them. But his fuck bruises have fuck bruises, so currently they're all BASTARDS. Dead to him! Hisssss!)
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!!! the angst of tim losing his universe but then ultimatly sent to another, an a/b/o one where he's the object of their desire but he can't fully handle it because his biology just isn't fully compatilble but that doesn't stop them from trying!!!
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brf-rumortrackinganon · 2 months
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I don't know. I think it's unfair to pretend Meghan was not protected only because she was not playing by palace's rules.
From articles, Meghan was not just sending emails at 5 am, she was yelling at staff, making them responsible for failures in her plans well after the end of their day. I remember one saying that they ended their day of work, were out and they kept having calls from her and Harry saying their failure ruined everything, that they were the worst or whatever, not respecting their private life. There was also the story about the ice cream truck where Meghan specified that it was only for her staff and that W&K's staff and children should have none of it. It seems to me that at one point someone even talked about how she was not sending information to someone and then blaming that person for not knowing. Someone even said once that some of her ex-staff ended up traumatised and I don't remember hearing that for anyone's staff. Like, Andrew's staff sound annoyed by him and mad, some of Charles' and Di ex-staff are mad but traumatised ?
I mean that there must be a part of truth but to make it the reason it's a bit big to me. Especially as Meghan was leaking from the get go with those "Kate didn't go shoping with me" and her/her team was sending puff pieces and anti-Kate comparison quite early on. I don't think C/C had much to do to break anything (but I do believe they did things - they always do) and we love talking about it but the Fab four thing lasted from february to december (after that, there were too many rumours of feud to make it really believable). It was not a really established thing as Catherine was in maternity leave for most of it and there was holidays. And I do think Meghan sent many of her staff off and that they were the ones leaking (Melissa Touabti, Sam Cohen, etc). If we don't hear things about Camilla and Catherine it's also because their staffs are loyal. I mean, we don't hear of them, neither Sophie, having let down but they are human, they surely have, so it must not be automatic misogyny.
I mean that I admit a part of it can be true. But there were so many things going on that saying she was fed to the wolves by misogyny only doesn't sit well to me.
(I'm sorry, I know you don't have clear answers, it's all rumours but I like your way of thinking and decoding, so I think I'm asking for a theory ? Or if you have more info clearing what I said ? )
You bring up a lot of great stuff too.
Something to keep in mind is that part of doing analysis or a contextualization is being aware of timing and knowledge. I like to use the Rumsfeld theory of knowledge (or the Rumsfeld matrix), which breaks everything down into:
Things we know or the known knowns - facts that we are aware of and understand. This is our knowledge.
Things we don't know or the known unknowns - facts that we know exist but don't understand. This is the gap in our knowledge that research can address.
Things we know we don't know or the unknown knowns - facts that we don't realize we know. These are things that perhaps we've dismissed or overlooked, or things we know but don't understand yet its importance or relevance.
Things we don't know that we don't known or the unknown unknowns - the facts/factors that we aren't aware of, can't predict, don't know. This is uncertainty and risk. These only come to light with the passage of time.
That matrix is further complicated by timing: what we knew then vs what we know now. What we know now will always have more information, knowledge, and facts than a "what we knew then" analysis.
What we knew then essentially boils down to "knowing only what I know today right now, this is what is currently happening." You have to look at the facts as they were known then at {{event}}.
What we know now is essentially "knowing what I know today right now, this is what was happening then." We use the facts, stories, intelligence, investigations, research, etc. that have happened since {{event}} to give context to what was happening at {{event}}.
Let's look at the Fab Four Forum, for example.
The "what we knew then" analysis, using only the facts that we knew in February 2018, is that there was some awkward tension between the two couples (William's laugh at the question if they ever butted heads and Harry's glare), awkward tension between Harry and Meghan (from when Harry chimed in that they needed to plan the wedding first) and awkward tension between Kate and Meghan (Meghan's dagger eyes at Kate). There was also a disconnect between the others and Meghan, given that Meghan wore cocktail attire while the rest wore business attire and that Meghan seemed to do the most speaking. So the analysis is something like eh, no big deal, they were all nervous, it's the first time all four of them were together in a formal public setting, there's a new person coming on board, of course it's going to be a little awkward.
The "what we know now" anaysis, using everything that we know as of March 1st 2024, is that the Fab Four Forum was a disaster: Harry and Meghan had confronted William and Kate for not rolling out the red carpet for her, Meghan had been caught (at some point much earlier) taking photographs of the Cambridge children, Meghan had thrown Kate off-guard by asking for her lip gloss and Kate had upset her by her reaction, wedding planning was in shambles/not going well, the fashion designers were all favoring Kate, Meghan was making demands of the KP staff and bullying people around, Kate was dealing with her brother's mental health crisis, Harry was making demands to be treated like William, etc. and so on. Which is very dfferent from the February 2018 "ah, this is just growing pains from a new person" analysis.
Or look at the wedding. If you were to do an analysis with the Rumsfeld Matrix on the wedding in June 2018, it would be totally and completely different from a Rumsfeld analysis done today in March 2024. Kate's grimace/body language in the official portrait means something very different today than it did six years ago - because we know more today. I remember when the Sussex wedding portraits were released, everyone here was talking about Kate's body language in the photo and there was so much speculation about why she was so visibly uncomfortable. People chalked it up to "she's three weeks post-partum, of course she's uncomfortable, and she's holding Charlotte in her lap to hide that she doesn't feel like herself/her best self."
But six years later: oh, Meghan and Ivy were bullying Charlotte so Kate was in "Mama Bear" mode, Meghan and Harry had insulted Kate over her "baby brain" hormones, there was the quarrel over Charlotte's dress and whether the girls would wear tights/socks, Meghan had slammed the door in Kate's face when she tried to apologize, Meghan was spreading gossip about the Cambridge marriage, Meghan and Harry were throwing wild parties at NottCott that Kate had to keep shutting down, Meghan kept trying to hug everyone, there was a lack of respect from Harry and Meghan for everyone, and she was three weeks post-partum. No wonder she looks disgusted to be there.
Very different interpretations of Kate's body language in that photo, right?
So that's why when you look at everything that's happened, you have to be careful to stay consistent with how you review or look at things. It doesn't really matter if you're looking at it "then" or "now," it's just more important that if you look at it "then," you're not adding facts from "now" or if you're looking at it "now," you're more objective about "then"'s coverage.
If you're looking at something as it happened back in 2018 or 2020 with Megxit, you mainly have to consider only the facts as you knew them back then. In this case, everything we've learned since then adds context that explains why certain actions were taken (or not taken), why certain body language read the way it did. You have to be careful not to mix "now" and "then" events because when you incorporate "now" events into a "then" analysis (or understanding the past by looking at the present), the waters can be easily muddied with assumptions that may or may not be true. For example, William's laugh and response at the Fab Four Forum when they were asked if they ever had any disagreements. Knowing what we know now today, it's reasonable enough to assume that William laughed because of all the "firm" or monarchy-related issues they were having -- but we don't actually know if that's correct. It's more reasonable to assume that William laughed because he was thinking more about the brotherly spats he and Harry get into that has nothing to do with the monarchy or the Royal Foundation at all.
A more effective analysis (or a theory-making exercise, if you will) is when you look at "now" events through a "then" lens. Or, in other words, trying to understand the present by looking at and contextualizing the past. William's hard line and blunt rejection of Harry's attempts to weasel half-in/half-out from Charles is because of the monarchy-related issues, because of the chaos Harry and Meghan caused, because of how they treated their staff and RPOs, because of controversies with charities and the finances, because of their attacks on Kate and Charlotte, because of their demands to censor the free press, because of their exploitation of Diana, etc. And while that still is an assumption (because again, we don't actually know what William thinks), it's a more conclusive assumption and one that's likely to end up validated.
I hope that makes a bit of sense. So getting into your ask...
I don't know. I think it's unfair to pretend Meghan was not protected only because she was not playing by palace's rules.
It wasn't the only reason (and I apologize if that's what I led you to think!). It was probably one of the bigger reasons why she failed, but yes, definitely not the only reason.
From articles, Meghan was not just sending emails at 5 am, she was yelling at staff, making them responsible for failures in her plans well after the end of their day.
Correct. This is what I meant by culture differences in US vs UK. Remember, at the time when all this was happening, Meghan and the palace excused this behavior as "this is how Americans work." (Which absolutely went down like a lead balloon because all the Americans came out of the woodwork saying "no, we don't do this, that's not our work culture." And interesting, the palace stopped saying "it's American nature" pretty soon after this, though Meghan doubled down on it, and has kept doubling down on it.)
I remember one saying that they ended their day of work, were out and they kept having calls from her and Harry saying their failure ruined everything, that they were the worst or whatever, not respecting their private life. There was also the story about the ice cream truck where Meghan specified that it was only for her staff and that W&K's staff and children should have none of it. It seems to me that at one point someone even talked about how she was not sending information to someone and then blaming that person for not knowing. Someone even said once that some of her ex-staff ended up traumatised and I don't remember hearing that for anyone's staff. Like, Andrew's staff sound annoyed by him and mad, some of Charles' and Di ex-staff are mad but traumatised ?
Yes, I remember this too. Either Valentine Low (in Courtiers) or Tom Bower (in Revenge) wrote about this extensively. But again, that's not something we knew back in 2018/2019. We only learned it was this specifically bad in 2022*, which ends up contradicting Meghan's "no one protected me" claims - the palace absolutely did protect her. Not only did it take 4 years for that specific detail to come out, it was also probably discussed in the bullying investigation...which the palace 100% suppressed.
*A lot of people assumed it was this bad before the books came out, specifically because of the "Meghan has an American work ethic which is much more direct and aggressive when you're not used it" defense. There was a lot of discourse around Tumblr then that if you had ever been in a toxic relationship or a toxic workplace, you saw "Americans are direct and aggressive by nature" for the gigantic red flag it was and knew from then that Meghan was nothing but trouble. While there were suspicions, it wasn't as openly discussed until it started being confirmed by the rota and the books.
And also regarding the ice cream story, there's two versions to it. One version is that she was so kind enough to get an ice cream truck for everyone. The second version is that Meghan hired the ice cream truck only for Sussex people and that no one from the Cambridge side (not even the kids) were allowed.
Look at the timing of it. The first version came out in 2018, was promoted heavily by Meghan's PR and KP said nothing. They didn't issue a correction and just let her reap the public goodwill. It wasn't until 4 years later when Low/Bower came along that the second version/the truth was revealed.
Again, the palace protected her. They could've come out in 2018 to say "Meghan bought an ice cream truck and refused to share with George, Charlotte, and Louis" and sat back to watch the public turn on her. But they didn't. They didn't say anything. That's a form of protection.
So because we know all of this now, we can look more critically at why Meghan's attacks failed: because she ignored the actual evidence. What probably happened is that Meghan had certain expectations of how the palace would protect her, and when that didn't happen, she started crying racism and misogyny to anyone who would listen. Now, why did Meghan have certain expectations for what protection meant? Why didn't she understand what she was really signing up for? Why wasn't she appropriately prepared?
Because of Harry. But she can't really blame Harry, right? Not yet at least. She still needs him because he's the one making all the money - Netflix, Spotify, Oprah, Tyler Perry, Jamaica, they don't care about her. They want Harry because through Harry, they get the royal family. But that's all "what we know now." We assumed a lot of this back in 2018/2019, but this wasn't fact yet. These were all "unknown knowns"; things we knew but didn't know how important it was.
I mean that there must be a part of truth but to make it the reason it's a bit big to me. Especially as Meghan was leaking from the get go with those "Kate didn't go shoping with me" and her/her team was sending puff pieces and anti-Kate comparison quite early on.
This behavior of Meghan (the leaking and the gossip, the constant PR and puff pieces, the 'I'm better than Kate' stories) is exactly what I mean by she didn't play the palace's game so the palace didn't do everything they could. I should have been clearer: this behavior/these tactics isn't Kensington Palace's game so of course Kensington Palace wouldn't go to extra lengths to protect her. But this is, to an extent, Charles's game - so Clarence House, and as Charles was the heir then, Buckingham Palace protected her. But I don't think that was what Meghan wanted. I think Meghan wanted William and Kate (but mostly Kate, I think) to protect her or use more of their fame, popularity, and wealth to elevate her to a position equal to them. And when that didn't happen, she turned even more against Kate and started to turn Harry against Kate.
I don't think C/C had much to do to break anything (but I do believe they did things - they always do) and we love talking about it but the Fab four thing lasted from february to december (after that, there were too many rumours of feud to make it really believable). It was not a really established thing as Catherine was in maternity leave for most of it and there was holidays.
True, yes. But again, what we know now vs what we knew then. What we knew then was that Fab Four was the future of the royal family and the Royal Foundation. It's important in the "what we knew then" analysis because of how it was going to influence the monarchy's future.
But on the other hand in the "what we know now," it was just pure disaster - and prematurely rolled out, exactly for the reasons you listed. First Kate went out on maternity leave a month after the Fab Four Forum, which put them back as the Terriffic Trio but subbing Meghan in for Kate (and literally too - remember the ANZAC Day service at Westminster Abbey when Meghan sat between William and Harry in Kate's position instead of on Harry's left?). Then they were launching The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who needed to be able to stand on their own two feet away from the Cambridges which led to the whole Sussex branding effort. Then the public/press turned on Harry and Meghan and William booted them from KP and then William booted them from the Royal Foundation and "Fab Four" was dead before it even started. Now it's a joke, a sarcastic reminder of the palace machinery shoehorning Meghan into a place she didn't belong in because Harry's demand to be equal to William because they were both sons of Charles and Diana, grandsons of The Queen.
So once again...it all comes back to Harry.
And I do think Meghan sent many of her staff off and that they were the ones leaking (Melissa Touabti, Sam Cohen, etc). If we don't hear things about Camilla and Catherine it's also because their staffs are loyal. I mean, we don't hear of them, neither Sophie, having let down but they are human, they surely have, so it must not be automatic misogyny.
I mean that I admit a part of it can be true. But there were so many things going on that saying she was fed to the wolves by misogyny only doesn't sit well to me.
Exactly -- you see it very clearly that the issues are more nuanced than how they were first presented to us. That's the benefit of "what we know now"; we see things much more clearly because we have more facts, more knowledge, more "known knowns" and we've been able to reassess the "unknown knowns."
Meghan doesn't see it this way. She's still stuck on "I was fed to the wolves because misogyny" because she didn't get exactly what Charles and William got. She didn't understand (or she refused to understand) that she's never going to be equal to Charles and William, but it's not because of misogyny. It's because she's the married-in wife of the spare.
If she didn't get what she wanted, if her expectations weren't met, if she wasn't prepared, if she was sold a bill of counterfeit royalty, that's not Charles's or William's or Kate's fault. It's the fault of the man she married, the man she conned and duped and gaslighted and manipulated with his dead mother's perfume she married, the man she decided to have children with, the man she loves.
But she can't turn on Harry yet. So she blames misogyny. Now, yes, there probably was some misogyny involved, especially in how the press treated her. But to blame the whole kit and caboodle on misogyny?
When all the facts clearly show that "her truth" isn't the truth? When all the facts show that it's because she didn't follow the expectations and rules set by her bosses at Kensington Palace? (And yes, William and Kate were the bosses because they were the priority principals/royals.) When none of the other married-in wives have these problems? When all the facts show that it was her husband, the one person she insists is absolutely blameless, who created these problems?
Sure, maybe back in 2018 or 2019 it was misogyny. But it's not misogyny anymore, no matter how hard Meghan tries to gaslight people otherwise.
I hope this helps, anon, or at least gives you some things to think about.
And as always, apologies for writing another essay. I didn't mean for it to get this long.
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J POV
I hate the way the room is filled with tension
Tension that never used to be there between me and Seonghwa
He came over to hang out, watch the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie that came out
But the second he came in my apartment, it's been awkward
I know it's because we fucked
And the way we woke up
In each other's arms, holding each other tightly
We separated once we were fully awake and it's been awkward since then
He was radio silent for a week until I texted him that my friend downloaded the new Guardians movie we've been waiting for
He came over, we got snacks then went to my room where my TV is
His body is so tense as he sits next to me, watching the movie
I can't concentrate on it
I just keep thinking about him
He's the only thing I've thought about this past week
I don't know what it is but when we were together, I felt something
Like a spark of some feelings
And it's the stupidest thing I could ever do
He's a fucking idol
He has no time to date
That's why I don't see him much and why all Wooyoung wanted was to fuck
And that's a whole factor in itself
I fucked Wooyoung, one of his members and friend
Talk about being a skank
Not to mention Seonghwa's completely gorgeous, so outta my league
So is Wooyoung but I never felt anything for him like I do for Seonghwa
I knew with Wooyoung, I was fuckable, not datable
The same applies to Seonghwa
He's around so many beautiful girls all the time, there's no way I can compare
I just wish everything was back to normal
I hope this doesn't ruin our friendship
He's my best friend since we were little
I need him
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The next two hours are stress inducing for me and I haven't paid attention to the movie at all
I just keep glancing at Seonghwa, then fall into staring at him, remembering how good he felt
How he looked under me
How beautiful his face was in pleasure
How surprisingly good it felt when he came inside me
That was one of the biggest shocks
His dick is so thick, so massive that I felt him throb inside me when he orgasmed and it felt amazing
And I realize, I want him again
"Jo?", he calls, snapping me out of my thoughts
I look over at him, surprised to see anxiety and nervousness on his face
"Yeah? You ok Hwa?"
"Yeah I uh...wanted to ask...", he trails off
"Uh yeah. Ask", I answer, watching him, all my previous thoughts about being with him coming back
Fuck, I want him
"Can...uh...can...Can you-"
"Sit on your cock?", I blurt, then am horrified at what I said
Holy shit, what the fuck is wrong with me?
Oh my god
"Never-", I start
"Yes", he answers at the same time
"Yes?", I ask, shocked
He nods, lust in his eyes, "Please sit on my cock. God, fuck, I crave to be inside you again"
I nod, immediately reaching for his pants
Our bottom clothes quickly fly off, his hands on my hips, pulling me on his lap
I wrap my arms around his neck, his arm around my body, his hand leading his cock to my hole
I sit on his head, his hands sliding to my hips, pushing me down on him
I let out a huge moan as I feel him slide inside, his big cock splitting me apart, touching all the right places
I lean my forehead against his as he bottoms out, his tip nestled against my spot
"Hwa fuck", I whimper, grinding on him, wiggling on his cock to open me up more
"Jo, oh god", he moans, his hands moving to my ass, groping hard
"How do you have the perfect cock Hwa?"
He fits inside me perfectly, filling me to the brim with no room to spare
The fucking full feeling of his cock inside me is astounding and so satisfying, I never felt anything like this
"Mm it's not me jagi. You have the perfect pussy"
"Mmm I don't think either of us is going to win this argument", I say, rocking on his thick cock, clenching him tightly
"Fff...fuck", he groans, "So fucking tight. How are you so tight?"
"How are you so big?", I murmur
His hands help me rock back and forth on him, his head rubbing my spot
"I don't know but I'm just for you", he moans
"I'm just for you Hwa", I agree, feeling the pleasure run through every nerve in me
"So fucking good", he murmurs, "So good"
"Can I fuck you Hwannie?", I ask, desperate to bounce on him
I just want to feel his big cock drag through me, wanna feel him split me open over and over
Wanna cum all over him
"Yes jagi, please", he whines
Thank god
Sliding my hands up his body, I wrap my arms around his neck, starting to bounce on him
"Oh fuck", I cry, bottoming him out over and over, his head smashing my spot with each bounce
His hands slide up my body, pulling my shirt up
"Need you naked", he moans, "Need to touch you"
Moving my arms, he peels my shirt off, then I take his off too
I need to feel his skin against mine
His fingers unhook my bra, throwing it somewhere in the room
Moving my arms around his body, I put my hands on his back, feeling his muscles
God, he's so fucking hot it's insane
His hands squeeze my ass, kneading it as I slide up and down his cock
I'm so fucking wet, drenching his shaft, making it so easy to fuck him
Our moans of pleasure fill my room, his sounds so fucking pretty, turning me on so much
And I realize I'm the reason he's sounding like this
I'm the reason he's in pleasure
It's fucking amazing
His fingers so very slowly trail along my back, making each piece of skin he touches shiver
"Fuck baby", he murmurs, "Your skin is so soft. So smooth. So beautiful"
"Hwannie", I moan, loving the compliment
Sliding my hands up his muscular arms, I squeeze his biceps, his strength so sexy
I lean my forehead against his, my arms wrapping around his strong neck, my fingers in his silky hair
I love his hair
The half ponytail, the long strands I can pull, it's styled off his forehead, how soft it is, silky, the strands falling through my fingers so easily
How good it is for gripping and pulling
His arms wrap around my waist, holding on as I ride him hard
"Hwannie", I moan, my eyes closed, his lips so close to mine, they're almost touching
"Baby", he whispers, his breathing labored
I'm so close, his perfect cock entering me over and over so fucking blissfully
"Let me cum on your cock", I whimper, moving my hips faster, "Please Hwannie"
"Yeah jagi. Please baby", he whimpers, "Wanna feel you cum so bad"
My fingers grip his hair hard as I bounce on him, our foreheads pressed together, his mouth breathing so close to mine
"Feels so good Hwa", I murmur
"So good", he agrees, his fingers digging into my ass cheeks, helping me bounce on his cock
I slide down his cock, intense pleasure washing over me, as I cum around his cock
"Seonghwa...ahhh...Hwa", I moan, shaking in his arms, pulling his hair
God, it's so fucking amazing, so intense, his cock so fucking hard inside me, so fucking pleasurable to clench around
I never felt anything like this before
Only with him
"Oh god", he groans, our moans so close to each other's lips
"Hwannie", I sigh, as my orgasm tapers off
I open my eyes to find him already looking at me
His brown eyes are so intense, his hand reaching up, gently tucking hair behind my ear
Before I know it, he leans in, closing the small gap between us, his lips crashing into mine
Electricity bursts in my body, the entire world tilting, my head so dizzy
Just from his kiss
I melt into him, kissing him back with just as much passion
His tongue licks my lips and I open my mouth for his tongue to slide in
As soon as his tongue touches mine, I let out the loudest moan, my tongue playing with his
Fuck me, he is a damn good kisser
His kisses are like heaven and I just want to spend the rest of my life kissing him
How is his kiss this amazing?
This intense?
Making me feel all these things for him?
Or....bringing out all the feelings I had but didn't know about
Either way, I'm so fucking glad he kissed me
He turns us over, getting me on my back, his mouth never pulling away from mine
He kisses me wildly as his cock slides back inside my cunt and I involuntarily clench down on him
"Mmm", he moans, laying gently down on top of me
I move my arms around his body, pressing my palms to his back, just getting lost in his kiss
He doesn't move, just stays buried inside me as we continue to kiss
I had no idea my dorky Star Wars Lego loving best friend could kiss like this
And the crazy part?
I never want him to stop
His arm wraps around me, pulling me against his perfect body, his mouth moving against mine
Slowly, he pulls his hips back, his cock dragging blissfully through my pussy on his way out
Then he surges back in, bottoming out in one stroke and I moan in his mouth
His hips keep moving, moving slow but hard, going so deep I can feel him in my stomach
It feels amazing
His lips break from mine as he thrusts his cock into my cunt, instead pressing kisses to my neck
"Hwa", I whimper, his lips kissing in the sensitive spot on my neck, chills running up my spine
"Jo", he murmurs sweetly, his hand moving around my boob, squeezing gently
Fuck, he's doing everything to make sure I'm in intense pleasure
His mouth sucks softly on my neck, feeling so good, his tongue licking the spot after he lets go
"Is...is there a mark?", I whimper
"No jagi", he answers, kissing another spot
"Leave them", I ask
God, I want his marks on me
"Mmm jagi, if I start I'm not going to be able to stop. I'm going to leave so many on you"
"I want them Hwannie", I beg, "Please"
"Anything you want baby", he answers, his mouth latching on to the same spot he was sucking on before
The pleasure intensifies, my body arches into his body on its own
His arm wraps around my waist, holding me against him
I'm in fucking ecstacy
His body against mine, his cock fucking me deeply, his hand playing with my nipple and his beautiful lips sucking on every piece of skin he can
I honestly can't wait to see all his marks in the mirror
He spreads his hickies down my collarbone on to my boob, sucking desperately, his hips moving faster, cock burying into me over and over, my pussy spasming uncontrollably around him
He moans into my skin as he lifts his lips off me
Finally his mouth wraps around my nipple and he sucks hard like he can't get enough
"Seonghwa!", I yell, gripping his hair hard, my other hand around his upper arm, my nails digging into his bicep
I feel my pussy get so much more wet, soaking his dick as I clench on him
"Fuck fuck fuck", he groans, switching to my other nipple, sucking desperately
The continuous rhythm of his head hitting my spot is driving me crazy, pushing me to the edge
"Seonghwa...I...I'm... Seonghwa", I call
He lifts his head, his lips crash into mine, kissing me deeply as he sends me head first into an intense orgasm
Massive pleasure plows into me as I cum and I moan into his kiss as chills run up and down my back, my body trembling against his
I swallow his moans as our tongues playing with each other, kissing hard
He fucks me through my orgasm, his hips not stopping as he rolls them in to me
Once the last feeling of my orgasm leaves me, he pulls away, smiling softly at me
I can't help but smile back, his smile making me feel warm inside
He kisses me gently, his hand cupping my cheek
God, it's such a fucking mind blowing kiss
After, he sits up, moving my legs around him better, his hands holding my thighs
He pulls out then quickly slides back inside, my spot pleasured again
"Fuck", I cry
This time his hips move fast, plowing me into the bed, our moans so loud
I can hear how wet I am, the sound of my pussy taking his cock actually very erotic
"Such a good pussy", he growls, his fingers tightening on my thigh
"Good cock", I whimper, "The best"
He smirks before he looks down, the sight so sexy
God, my best friend is a sex god
He pounds into me and the sight of him fucking me is so goddamn hot
His face in pleasure, his eyes stuck on his cock plunging inside me, the veins popping on his arms from how hard he's holding onto me
His entire body has a sheen of sweat, making his abs and chest muscles more defined, the muscles flexing as he moves
His black hair is soaked, drops of it falling onto my skin
He's so fucking beautiful
And I feel my heart stir as I watch him, the overwhelming want for him to be mine, just mine, hitting me so hard
Which is ridiculous
He's my best friend, one who has shown no interest in me in that way
And all the reasons as to why he'd never want me hit my mind as I watch him
It's just sex, I tell myself
I need to stop thinking about this right now
Now is not the time
I can worry about what I'm feeling later when I'm alone
Clearing my mind, I keep my eyes on him, watching all the small facial features he does that shows how much bliss he's in
His hips slam into me faster, plunging his cock so deep in, hitting my spot and making me shake in pleasure
I'm so close
"I'm gonna cum", he moans, his cock indeed throbbing inside me, "Can I cum in your pussy?"
I nod, pleasure filling all my senses as I get right to the edge
"Yes Hwannie"
He fucks into me a few more times, his cock sending me right into my orgasm, ecstacy taking over
"Seonghwa", I moan
"I'm coming. Fuck Jo, I'm- fuck!", he yells, the pleasure evident in his voice
His cock buries inside me, his hands squeezing the life from my skin, his head tilted back, eyes closed as he yells my name
Fucking gorgeous
His cock throbs inside me, warm sticky cum filling me right up, just how I like it
I love feeling full of him
Last time was so good and now its even better
His eyes open as his head tilts down to look at me, awe in his eyes
Awe about what I don't know
He pulls out, his eyes moving down, biting his lip as his cum leaks out of me
I love that feeling too, dripping all over my thighs, making a mess
He closes my legs after a minute, laying down next to me
I turn to face him, his gorgeous face already turned to mine, his gaze already on me
His hand moves into my hair, softly running them through the strands
I don't know how strong this feeling in my chest is
All I know is that I am feeling something for him
And right now, I just want his lips against mine
"Kiss me Hwa"
He smiles softly, coming closer to me immediately, his lips right against mine
And I fall into him
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sapphicsundance · 5 months
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Corazón Sin Cara
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a/n: this is the first thing i’ve posted on tumblr and probably the last unless there’s enough demand 😭 ik the hype for miguel has died down quite a bit but i hope those that are still around like this silly little thing i wrote for funsies :) (srry if he’s ooc :( )
warning(s): mentions of alcohol (no one’s drunk), cursing, anyone can read but written with chubby!reader in mind, mentions of reader wearing dresses and heels but no pronouns used, no use of y/n, nervous miguel lol
Description: A night at the bar with Jess and Peter B., that’s all tonight was supposed to be. But because the multiverse is seemingly always against you, you couldn’t just have a fun, peaceful night without it being ruined by something (or someone). That’s why you found yourself in your current predicament, flustered and stiff as you swayed with the (admittedly attractive) leader of the Spider Society that was usually so cold towards you.
All you could feel were his hands on your waist, his skin warm even through the fabric of the dress you wore. Peter B. and Jess watched from the sidelines, idly chatting by the bar with smug looks on their faces. You sent them glare from across the room which only caused Peter to snicker and whisper something behind his hand and for Jess to send you a teasing wink. You heard a whistle from your dance partner, his index finger tapping your waist to grab your attention.
“Lost you there for a second.” Miguel’s head tilted slightly as he spoke, a small smile gracing his lips. “Oh- Uh- Yeah, sorry…” You stammered as you shook your head to snap yourself out of your stupor. Honestly, you couldn’t recall how you got into this situation. All you remembered was nursing a drink or two before being swooped away by strong hands, not even able to protest after he muttered a demand for you to dance with him just loud enough for you to hear.
From what you understood, Peter planned these outings sometimes in an attempt to have a “bonding experience” with others in the society. While the notion was sweet, schedule clashes and many other factors tended to leave only the small group you were with now. Miguel was an unexpected addition, half-jokingly invited by Peter in one of the many one-sided “conversations” they tended to have. No one actually expected him to show up, hands stuffed in the pockets of his slacks as he deadpanned at Peter’s overly enthusiastic greeting. He barely spared you a glance, giving you half-assed wave before almost immediately ordering a drink.
You scowled at the lack of acknowledgment, bitterly taking a sip of the drink you had ordered earlier to get the sour taste of his disdain out of your mouth. Sure, he may not have said anything to Peter, but he chose to be around him. Miguel avoided you like the plague, always making up some lame excuse to leave the room whenever you two coincidentally had a moment alone. When you confided in Jess and Peter with your complaints, they simply gave each other a knowing look before shrugging dismissively and waving off your concerns.
You felt left out, like some inside joke was being made and your gut was telling you that you were the subject of it. No matter how hard you tried, you could never decipher that look that they gave each other.
But your current predicament was a direct contrast to his previous behavior. His big hands were soft against the plushness of your waist, it was as if he was afraid of breaking you. You could smell the hints of alcohol on his breath when he got close enough, but he was still very much conscious of everything he was doing, which only confused you more. Why would he be consciously dancing with you when he can’t even stand to be in a room with you? Is he just trying to fuck with you?
Even though you both were just lazily swaying to the song playing over the speakers of the bar, you were stiff. You didn’t know where to put your hands and you were avoiding direct eye contact with him, seemingly finding the empty tables over his shoulder more interesting than Miguel himself. You heard him let out a short, breathy laugh before his hands gently guided your arms to rest on his shoulders. Goosebumps riddled your skin as his fingers ghosted over your forearm before moving back to your waist. The new positioning only brought your faces a couple of inches closer, but with the way your face heated up you may as well have been cheek-to-cheek.
You were quiet for a moment until the song you were swaying to changed, a vaguely recognizable bachata melody playing over the speakers. Miguel visibly perked up at this, looking down at you as if he was waiting for you to say something. “What?” You asked with furrowed brows, narrowing your eyes in suspicion at the look he gave you. He shrugged in response, answering your question with a question of his own. “You know this song?” It was your turn to shrug. “From family parties, mostly. I don’t even know the name of it or what it means but I’ve listened to it too many times to count.” He raised an eyebrow at your explanation and let out a small hum, nodding in response to your words.
“I’ll lead.” He murmured, his gaze flitting around different points on your face, taking in every curve of your cheek, every eyelash that fluttered up at him, every wrinkle of your skin as you gave him that pretty, confused look he loved so much. “Here, let me just…” His voice trailed off and his hands pulled you in by your waist, his knee slotting in between your thighs. You didn’t say anything, the way his body pressed against yours and how his lips were so close rendered you completely speechless. You gave him your warmed cheek, eyes fixed on a nearby wall as he led the steps of your dance.
You were quite rusty, so it took you a moment to remember the steps to the dance. His proximity definitely didn’t help either. But before long your hips were moving to the beat of the music as well as they could in your tense and flustered state. You felt him lean down, his soft breaths fanning along the shell of your ear as his hands moved to rest on your swaying hips. “‘And if you’re fat or skinny, none of this matters to me.’” You turned your gaze back to him at his murmured words, a perplexed expression on your face. “Excuse m-” He shushed you softly, effectively cutting off your words.
He was quiet for a moment, his brows furrowing in concentration. “‘And I am not perfect either, all I know is that I want you the way you are.’” You stared up at him with pinched brows, your lips twitching into a scowl. He was starting to piss you off. He snickered at your expression, giving your hips a small squeeze. “Just translating the lyrics, you said you don’t know what the song is about.” He explained, trying to stifle a small smile in fear of annoying you more than he already was.
It didn’t work.
You stopped moving, pulling away from him but keeping your hands resting on his broad shoulders. “What the fuck is your problem?” You asked suddenly, brows furrowed in confusion and frustration. You reveled in the way his eyes widened in shock and how a nervous flush crept up his neck. “Wh-what do you-” “You know damn well what I mean, Miguel. You avoid me for no reason but you’re pressed up against me the second you get some drinks in you.” You huffed frustratedly, eyes searching his face. The flush had made its way to his face and he avoided direct eye contact with you, his eyes darting around every feature of your face other than your eyes. You pulled away from him completely, crossing your arms over your chest as you watched him expectantly for his explanation.
He stood quiet and you scoffed, pressing your tongue against your cheek. “Can you at least have the decency look at me when I’m talking to you? Or do you not respect me that much?” His eyes widened and locked on yours at those words, his head shaking in disagreement. “No, that’s not what- It’s not because I don’t respect you…” He trailed off. He sounded desperate, like what you suggested was so outlandish he had to put a stop to that train of thought the second the words left your lips. “Then what is it, Miguel?” Your arms stood crossed over your chest as your heel-clad foot tapped against the hardwood floor of the bar impatiently.
God, he hoped he didn’t fuck this up.
“You just…” He cut himself off, sighing deeply and squeezing his eyes shut in an attempt to ground himself and will away the heat lingering on his skin. “You make me nervous. So nervous.” Your eyes narrowed at his vague explanation and you stood silent, a wordless way of telling him to continue. “I-I can’t explain it, you’ve been stuck in my head, it’s so frustrating.” He ran his hands through his hair with an exasperated huff. “Your laugh, your face, it’s all so annoying… but I can’t get enough of you. I hate feeling like this.” He rambled.
Your eyes were wide when he finished speaking. It felt like the world had gone silent, all of the music and low murmurs of the people around you fading into silence, leaving only the two of you. You suddenly broke the silence with a soft, unsure laugh that slowly escalated until you were gripping the sides your stomach in genuine amusement at the situation. He let out a few tense laughs, an embarrassed flush on his face. “So…” Another laugh cut you off before you took in a deep breath in an attempt to stave off the giggles that were about to escape you again. “So instead of just asking me out, you decided to avoid me? And then what? The feelings would just go away?” You teased, a bright smile still on your face as you continued huffing out quiet laughs. He looked away from you with a pout, shrugging in response to your question. His response only made you laugh more.
“I thought you hated me.” You sighed after finally calming down from your laughing fit. “… I could never hate you…” He murmured after a moment, his face still turned away from you. You crinkled your nose at his words, shaking your head softly as you moved towards him again. “That was really cheesy but… sweet, I guess.” You shrugged with a small laugh, snaking your arms around his neck. He startled slightly at the contact but rested his hands on your waist.
“So… anything you have to say to me?” You mused, lightly tapping his nape with your fingers to get him to look at you. “Sorry for ignoring you…” He murmured begrudgingly, a stubborn scowl on his face. A smug smile spread across your cheeks. “Oh, that was cute.” You cooed teasingly. “But no. I was thinking more ‘Will you go on a date with me so I don’t have to pathetically avoid you anymore?’” You deepened your voice, mocking his tone with a small laugh. He rolled his eyes at your antics, attempting to stifle a small smile. “Okay, okay, I get it, I was being ridiculous.” “Understatement.” You murmured.
You watched his face as he filtered through many, many different emotions before he finally sighed in defeat. “Will you…” “Yes.” You answered quickly with a stifled smile. Miguel chuckled after his initial surprise. “Friday at seven?” You smiled. “Friday at seven.”
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For the past days (or weeks) I've been nothing but shipping trash. This is normal for me as I've always been the "shippy person" in the past. Probably not for this fandom and probably not for everyone but we're all acclimating here.
Some of you might find my influence the big "uh oh fandom getting big and we're going to see its downfall" or somethings like that, and while it is true that at paces like these fandoms DO get big, that is a factor that I have no control over, whether or not I am present. Granted you may think otherwise, but I am literally one of many artists and there are others who far more excel the skill at drawing and sluggying than I do. (And even played and finished the game)
I understand raising concerns, but everything that I'm doing so far- NOTHING is against the rules, and I will stand by whatever I'm doing for as long as I keep whatever I create maintained the best I can (and for as long as I'm having fun and doing no harm).
I'm sorry that some of you find it annoying. I'm sorry that shipping discourse can breach places that shouldn't be. Why am I sorry? Well I don't like making people uncomfortable in general and I don't want people to think I'm intentionally ruining the fandom or other negative assumptions.
I draw because I WANT to and the people have the option to ignore or be inspired by me. It is THEIR choice. I'm not seriously forcing the shipping agenda on anyone despite my shenanigans. I'm not shifting the blame on people who breach shipping discussions outside of the art channels (This whole thing is the reason why a shipping thread is created). Believe me when I say that Rain World Shippers aren't going to ruin the game itself because we are just a minority that's only recently had more prominence. We are NOT changing the canon because we KNOW what we are doing will never BE canon. Its all just fanfics and fun stuff.
I strongly feel that since I made this whole thing happen, I want to be sure that there's a line drawn and keep this subfandom maintained. Its easier said than done because of how I'm put on a pedestal and so many eyes are watching me (and that idea continues to give me anxiety seriously you have no idea how much I'm shaking right now), but I'll be really sure that I don't end up like… one of those people.
We, the RW shipping subfandom, will go do our own thing. You, the nonshipping fandom, will go do yours. Let's respect each others' presence despite sharing the same space. That is my biggest wish for the fandom I genuinely enjoy being and making drawings for since day one.
Anyway enough of my weird silly ramblings, have some artihunter.
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I just read your x reader post (and the anon response to it) and good Lord you are right. I read your whole rant and I felt it in my bones!!
I've been in this damn app for over 10 years, and written for almost as many fandoms, and I'll say that the x reader tag has NEVER been this bad. It's not just st, it's nearly all of the ones I've seen and it's just gone down hill. It's really so fucking sad.
I was huge in the SVU fandom, and there were So! Many! Writers! We all reblogged eachothers fics and not everything had to be about sex to get notes! We LOVED when reader kissed the character for the first time because we understood that it was the yearning, the 'Oh God finally I'm having you' and not all about just fucking! God now even the most hastly written, shitty smut gets thousands of notes just because it's smut. It's so fucking disheartening. I've written a few things for st (one of which is the piece I'm most proud of, ever) and it got like, 100 notes on here. That's it, but I swear some 'popular' writers get so much traction just because they write smut poorly.
And not to sound like a boomer (cause I'm not a SWEAR) but the tik tok-ification of fandom and fanfic is ruining it! The lack of reading comprehension, the fact that reader has to be as description-less as possible or else "its not realalistic, I'd never do that, etc etc" makes me wanna rip my skin off. Fanfic used to be an outlet for so many people but the way its treated now makes it near unbearable.
(I'm so sorry I went on a rant you don't have to post this but just know that I agree with you 110%)
RANT! RANT! RANT! i’m so happy to hear people’s rant, i talk about these issues a lot with friends in dms and it’s very vindicating to hear it’s something that has bugged and annoyed more people than just me !
yes omg the way x reader fics have shifted over the last 10 years is INSANE— hearing that it’s not just stranger things unfortunately doesn’t make me feel much better lmao
i’ve picked this fight before back when i was in the spidey fandom because of this EXACT reason — where i was like hey…… sometimes things that have more notes….. are worse - because people have this insane thing where they will judge a fic? based on? its notes? and its like buddy how do u think a fic gets ANY notes if you act like that. truly its the worst, writers that are already big just keep getting boosted (even if they just write characters nasty fucking which is! ur prerogative! but it shouldnt be SUCH a factor in being popular/getting your fics read)
i’m not pointing fingers but yes i know a couple blogs that get HYPED because they both A) write smut constantly and B) write fast. and isn’t that just such a kicker if you can’t and don’t want to do those things? like even though it means nothing, there is no correlation between writing slow = bad writing, this site reflects that SO much because they never give that shit the notes it deserves
tiktok-ification god ur so right. it’s the way the mindset has shifted from these being wips, writing, pieces that you develop into instead content. consumable content. there’s such a disconnect between people that read shit tons of fic and the realisation that it’s produced by a person. they just hit the like button and go on anon to ask for an update and it’s like buddy it can’t work that way! the same way u like to read fic, writers want validation and engagement and questions and motivation!!! talk about biting the hand that feeds you 😭
[grabs ur shoulders and presses our foreheads together] we’re not crazy. it used to be better and we can make it better in time <3
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Years - TSH
The past haunts me. It has been years—so many I cannot begin to count, and if I’m being completely honest, I was not counting to begin with. Everything I have done was to escape that wretched part of my life in which my naivety and perhaps self-consuming passion, managed to control me. I wanted—want—to forget it all. 
The first time I stepped foot into what would soon come to be one of the few select places in my nightmares was very awe-inducing. The university was large, larger than I’d imagined. The stone walls had arched indents that made it look as if it belonged in one of the novels I read as a teenager and that my family wholeheartedly despised. The hallways were a contorted maze of watchful ancient statues following every movement with their eyes, priceless antiques donated by rich parents and students with more money in their pockets than I could ever dream of having. A multitude of departments found their home in that twisted place, such as theater, arts, modern literature, architecture, history, music, philosophy, and many more. I believe you can imagine my excitement when faced with the exact kind of university I dreamed of studying at, especially when I had little to no hope of ever getting anywhere close to it, much less belonging. 
One thing, as you know, led to another, and I ended up as one of the infamous Greek pupils. I’m quite sure everyone thought we were some kind of cult, which, if you think about it, isn’t entirely wrong.
The first few years were everything I had ever hoped for. I felt that I had found my place and, most certainly, my kind. We used to do everything together. Being with them was the only time I truly felt alive. Doesn’t matter whether we went to the comforting country house engulfed in trees safely from the outside world, had delicious dinners debating the most obscure topics, or simply studied in the library, sleep-deprived and on immense amounts of caffeine and nicotine, I always felt as if I was doing something more than just existing.
Where did it all go wrong? I wouldn’t be able to tell you. I do not want to categorize Richard’s arrival as the initiator factor, for it was not his fault. Nor is it correct to say that the Bacchanal was the beginning of it all. It wouldn’t be Henry’s doing either, at least not the start of it. I have speculated on this over the years, and I have come to only one conclusion that seems right. My theory as to what the answer is and my attempt to pinpoint the exact place on the timeline are not as precise as I hoped they would be. It was not a single event that gave birth to our ruin, but rather multiple little moments, that are rather large in the big scheme. I also like to believe that Julian had as much of a role in all of this as the rest of us. Even a considerably more sizeable one, perhaps.
Everything that happened—I wish to leave behind. However, I recently came to realise, that, to my misery, it incorporated and formed my very being. My views, my ideas, my taste, and my activities are all, to a certain extent, if not fully influenced and ruled over by it. I am my past.
My great, futile attempts to escape the life I once had, led me to London, a perfect setting for someone who wished to hide. A bustling place, where I had the chance to not be me, but a mere shadow lurking throughout the crowded streets, observing every passerby, while trying to guess their life stories, deepest desires, and strongest fears. I was no one, and I adored it. However, I had earned a peculiar reputation among museum guides and librarians for my constant presence and among university students for being a great classics professor. Or at least I’d like to believe so.
I am very selective with my pupils, and I teach a couple that are quite brilliant in my office. I often have open discussions with them, for I consider it helps them engage with the topic better and understand the meaning and philosophy behind it in such a way that encourages them to analyze, observe, and critique. One such day, we were talking about the loss of self, Plato’s four divine madnesses:
‘Death is the mother of beauty,’ said Felix, one of my students.
I nodded in approval as I propped myself up on the desk.
‘And what is beauty?’ 
‘Terror,’ a voice answered from my office’s door.
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Blorbo Spotlight: Trynnt
Howdy gamers! In today's spotlight we have a character from Pip/Pyppyn (he/they) @pyppyn. Go check out their blog!
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Who do we have the pleasure of speaking with today?
Excelsior! I'm Trynnt! That's Explorer or Artificer Trynnt if we're using titles, but I just like my name.
What's your background? Where do you come from?
I'm from a smaller settlement on the Tarnished Coast called Rata Kasus. It's a good way away from Rata Sum but there are just as many krewes and labs at work out there. Fishing too, your regular coastal town. I graduated from the College of Synergetics and apprenticed with a few different krewes before making my own way in the world. These days I live in Lion's Arch with my family!
What are some important relationships in your life? (romantic, platonic, familial, etc)
I'm lucky to have two romantic partners - my wife Seffi and our other partner Welxx. His name may not be on our marriage contract but he's every bit important to us. They both mean the world to me and I'm glad to have made a life with them.
My other closest relationship would have to be my older brother Czoll. He and Seffi always looked out for me when we were little and to this day he's the kindest, most caring person I know. I love 'ya, big guy.
I have some great friends as well! i could talk to Zexx for hours about jewelcraft and chronomancy and the same goes for Neffh's understanding of the magitechnical use of necromancy. It's been a delight to work and learn with them and I'll always enjoy the time we spend together. True geniuses and great people, both of them.
This ah- this list would get really long if I kept going, so I'll move on!
Have you done anything you'd like to brag about?
You're giving an Asura an opportunity to brag? You're either very brave or very foolish and will regret this by the time I'm done!
I'm an elementalist - a weaver specifically - and I've always been fascinated by the way different kinds of magic interact. It all exists in a kind of balance across a broad spectrum. Not just the four elements, but everything! It's always changing, working in harmony at one point or total dissonance at another. That kind of ordered chaos got me thinking.
I'm also an artificer - an inventor. I make machines and technologies that I hope to use to better the world around us. Tyria's changed a lot in the past decade, and now more than ever is it important that we rebuild and we've been given an amazing opportunity to do that thanks to Aurene and Her unique fusion of different magics that should react violently - but don't!
-ah bolts, I'm rambling. I made a machine that uses prismaticite to alter the state of magic from one input to another! I call it the Prismatic Aetherconverter. Turns out if you cut those crystals in the precise way, you can alter their output of magic. Put that assembly in a channel and feed magic through the whole system, you get a means of shifting its attunement to your exact specifications.
I use this for my other craftwork. It's a great way to speed up enchanting or charging magitech and it's a great source of magic for study in lab environments! I hope to improve its scalability and introduce a number of different form factors in the coming years, make magic more accessible to the masses.
What's your profession? What does a typical day look like for you?
I'm an explorer with the Durmand Priory. I joined almost ten years ago now and my responsibilities there vary from day to day.
If I'm out in the field it probably means I'm part of an expedition or a Pact taskforce looking to discover something or solve a problem. For me that often means I'm a small part of a much bigger team. Excavation, ruins-delving, anomalous materials handling. Everybody's important and everybody's got their role to fill. What we uncover tends to end up in my lab for analysis and adaptation into artifice.
If I'm working back at the Priory proper, I serve a logistics role. Any equipment requests for advanced technology, enchanted items, and specialized tools flow through me and artificers like me - a golem suit for hazardous environments, a camera designed to look into the Mists, or special munitions for use against dragon minions, for instance.
I find the work to be quite fulfilling!
What are some hobbies you enjoy?
I like to collect and restore old technology for starters! Really old - stuff my grandparents would have used. Datapads, audio devices, communicators, golems and golemites, that sort of thing. A lot of it doesn't work but it has a history all the same. We Asura don't have many connections to our past because of the Elder Dragons, so it feels like a way to look back on where we came from.
I play Polymock too. I was never good enough for the pro leagues but what could be more fun than some simulated holographic violence between Tyria's deadliest monsters? There's a card game variant too that makes for good entertainment on longer expeditions.
If all of that wasn't enough, Seffi's good at keeping me active! We swim or go on hikes or head out to Tyria's different mountain ranges for rock climbing. We don't bother with climbing back down though - that's what gliders are for! She calls me a cheater for using earth magic to speed my way up the cliffs, but she sure doesn't complain about more airtime after the fact. The Festival of the Four Winds is the best time for it - tall rocks, strong currents, and the summer sun? Alchemy, that's just perfect.
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final thoughts on the pjo show
i feel the need to start this post by saying i LOVED the show. even with the criticism i have, i think it's an amazing show that stands on its own and sparked so much joy in me. it made me incredibly happy. however, like everything, it wasn't perfect and i want to talk about both my likes and dislikes.
obviously this post will have spoilers for the entire show, including the finale. long ramble ahead.
this will be very focused on the show in contraposition with the books, since i'm an old fan of the series and i watched it from the point of view of one as such. i will not address every change, as there are many and i mostly agree with them or just don't mind them. the book released almost twenty years ago so it's only natural that some stuff has been modernized and that rick has decided to change some things according to how he sees them now. it's also normal that some stuff changes when you go from book -> show because of the change in media. but i still want to address some specific stuff that i liked and disliked.
the first thing is sally. i think this is probably the change i liked the most, ironically, because i've seen a lot of sally hate/dislike by show only people (a CRAZY concept, i know) whereas i've never seen a book reader that didn't like her. i think this is because in the books, since they're from percy's pov, portray her solely as a mother. an angelic being that can do no wrong. and this is because of how deeply percy loves his mother, which is also seen in the show (a lot of people have pointed this out, but the scene with percy offering a sacrifice to his mother was such a fucking good scene).
however, the show made a point to portray her as a woman. a flawed human being. which is what has somehow caused some people to dislike her. pure misogyny, if you ask me, because the flaws showed aren't even big things. she's just humane. but anyway, i loved her. i wasn't 100% on board with her casting (one of the few ones i was doubtful about) but by the end of the show i can say: masterful performance, virginia kull.
speaking of the change from percy's direct pov to a more omniscient/third person pov (which is a one of the changes that naturally occurs because of the change in media), i think what suffered the most because of this change was the tone. it's one of the things that disappointed me as a book fan, and i know i'm not the only one. i haven't seen many people point out that it was most likely due to the pov change, though (although it wasn't the only factor). the tone of the show seemed a lot more serious than the books, even if it still had its points of humor. the books are so much sillier, which is the essence of percy jackson, both as a character and as a book series.
it wasn't very noticeable at first. it only started to REALLY bother me in the tunnel of love episode. and, honestly, my theory is that a lot of jokes in the books happen in percy's narration, which couldn't really be translated to the screen. however, they still deliberatedly changed a lot of stuff that could have been translated into the screen, and it started going downhill in that episode (tunnel of love) in specific. i won't go over every single joke that was taken out, or every single scene that was made more serious than in the book, but combining the fact that percy's internal jokes couldn't be included in the show with these deliberate tone changes was what ruined the tone for me.
on sort of the same topic of tone, the episode of the casino was just disappointing to me. even though i loved the taxi scene and i was glad for the silliness of it, the way the air of mystery was ruined from the start by the trio knowing what the lotus casino's trap was and just the general ambience of the casino not being at all what was described/what we as readers pictured in the book was a bit meh. not a big deal, really, but just something that piles up with the rest of tone changes that really didn't work as an adaptation of the books.
to talk about something more positive, and something i seem to disagree with a lot of book readers, i really liked the show's hades. i feel like he was an attempt to give back some of that silliness they took away, but it still worked for me. i know the book's hades is a lot darker, but i like it when hades is not pictured as this typical "dark, brooding" type. i also feel like he can still become a lot more serious in the future, when the situation calls for it. after all, he is a god. i do wonder how they'll deal with some of the scenes in the last olympian, but we'll see when we get there.
i also can't go forward without mentioning the change that everyone praised, as it should be. medusa. i won't go into detail, because there are entire meta posts made about it, but i feel like rick, the cast and the writers did an incredible job portraying her both as a victim and a villain.
something i feel neutral about is gabe. they didn't really portray him as the ruthless abuser he is in the books, it felt more like a neglectful type of abuse, which isn't a bad thing (it was probably disney that asked for this, i think). i was a bit afraid that they wouldn't kill him off, since he wasn't made to be as cruel as in the books and it could have felt out of place if sally killed him, but the way it was his own stupidity what killed him is something i can get on board with. i'm still a bit sad that we didn't have the cathartic moment of sally killing her abuser, since i think that portrayal that women have the right to get back at their abusers was good and necessary (and it would've also made an incredible contrast with the show's portrayal of medusa), but i'm also not particularly mad about it. he's dead, i'm happy. now give us paul!!
unfortunately, now i have to mention the change i quite literally hated. for most changes i disagreed with i mostly just didn't vibe with them or could understand where they were coming from but still didn't like them (as i've mentioned in this post), but this is a change that i genuinely cannot understand from a writing standpoint and thinking of the future of the series. i'm, of course, talking about backbiter.
i just don't get the necessity of giving it the power of opening "secret doors" that are basically portals, and then skipping completely over the fact that it's half normal steel and how luke is ready to kill both demigods and mortals to get what he wants (the downfall of the gods). but what pisses me off the most (unless they go deeper into how these "secret doors" work and somehow fix it) it's how it completely ruins the main point in the battle of the labyrinth. if you're a show only person, please skip the next paragraph because it will have spoilers for the fourth book of the series. you can continue after that.
the whole point in the battle of the labyrinth, unless i'm misremembering, is that chronos' army can use the labyrinth to move quickly to one point to another and, specifically, to sneak into camp half blood. what is the point of this if chronos can somehow give luke the power to just open portals to wherever??? i just don't get it. but well, we'll have to wait and see how they deal with it. still, i don't see the necessity at all to add this mysterious power to it. especially since they skipped over what makes backbiter actually terrifying.
as to not end this post on a negative point, i'll mention a few things i loved. first, the cast. they really were the lifeblood of the show, and it feels like rick shook the books and these people fell out of them. i think all of them did amazing, but of course walker, leah and aryn were just perfect. i acknowledge, like some people mentioned, that some scenes might have had some awkward acting, but it did not bother me at all. plus, they're young and they'll grow with the show.
second, and this is very specific and i've mentioned it before in my blog, the scene in the arch where percy tricks annabeth to fight the chimera himself. rick really knew what he was doing when he added that in. that scene is percy in a nutshell.
finally, this is a bit of a more self indulgent thing for me, and i will go into more depth soon in a different post, but the relationship between percy and poseidon was always something i really loved to think and headcanon about. i really liked how they portrayed him as someone who tries. he's a god, and he has "limitations" as a parent, but he still tries. the scene where he stops zeus from killing percy and immediately surrenders, something very significative because gods are prideful... i had to rewind and watch it again.
in general, i really liked the show. i especially like it as its own thing, even if i still think it was a decent adaptation with its errors/things i don't agree with. as a show on its own, probably because of how attached i am to these characters, i give it a solid 9/10 or even a 10/10. as an adaptation, i hesitate between a 7 and an 8.
great job, pjo team. and to the fans, especially old fans of the series, i think it's important to support the show even with the gripes i know we all have with it. it was very good, and pretty decent as an adaptation, but most importantly it's gonna bring a whole new generation to read the books. i work at a bookstore, and although we already sold pjo pretty often because it's one of our staple recommendations for middle schoolers, we've already seen a significant raise in the sales of the series. we even have a specific client, a full adult man, who is buying them for himself (i love him... we comment the books every time he comes to buy the next one).
that's all! lol i did say it was gonna be a long ramble.
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sawyerconfort · 8 months
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Hi, I just discovered you and you're an excellent writer. I noticed Myrtle Snow is blank and she's my fixation with AHS Coven. Could I request her with the prompts 17 "why are we hiding?" & 22 "you're here with me"?
HAHAHAHAHA MYRTLE REQUESTS YAY!
Honestly, anon, thanks for the request and I'm so glad that you enjoyed my writing, I appreciate this so so so much, thank you!
Myrtle is one of my favorite characters as well, and I was so excited to write something about her.
Okay, so, this is actually a funny oneshot, so, hope you don't mind!
Enjoy!
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17. "why are we hiding?" 22. "you're here with me."
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Something was wrong and you knew it.
For this reason, you called on one of the most knowledgeable witches of the Robichaux Academy clan to help you unravel the mysteries behind the Supreme's plans, Fiona Goode.
But Myrtle was very confused by your behavior and, despite her innate cleverness, most of the time, she forgot about the pleasures of a teenager in listening to conversations behind the door.
"Why are we hiding, exactly?", she asked, her voice very low as you tried to spy on Fiona talking to Marie Laveau. You were strategically under her bed - your idea, of course - and you expected to hear everything on that one expedition.
"Isn't it obvious? I don't want that crazy woman to find me. She has a voodoo queen on her side, we can't just jump into the middle of the conversation like it's nothing!"
Myrtle rolled her eyes. "Why do I have the feeling this isn't going to work, (Y\N)?"
"Because you're paranoid and you've probably never done this in your life," you replied, trying to keep your voice to a whisper. "Come on, Myrtle, have some fun!"
"For your information, humble young lady, I'm having fun," she whispered. "But it's because I know Fiona and know that she has no limits that I'm sure we're either going to end up screwed, or we're going to end up screwed."
It was your turn to roll your eyes. You laughed and continued spying, poking your head slightly out of the sheet under the bed and turning to Myrtle afterward. "You're here with me, there's no way it can go wrong."
"I don't know if that was supposed to sound romantic or not, my dear, but it didn't work."
You scoffed. "Shut up, Myrtle! Do you want us to be found out? Also, if everything goes well, I promise I'll buy you an ice cream of your choice, okay?"
If there was one thing Myrtle didn't need to know, it was that you had a crush on her. First, it was an embarrassing thing, which you prayed that you would wake up the next morning regretting, precisely because you knew that many obvious factors prevented you from being together. And like, all your colleagues who knew you had a crush on the Council witch were on your case because of it, making fun of the situation. It was embarrassing enough that you wanted to find a spell that would turn you into an ostrich, only to stick your head in the ground and never come out again.
And of course, a less rational part of you insisted that the spying situation was just an omen for you and Myrtle to spend some time together without you needing to confess to her.
Regardless of what it was, it was embarrassing all the same.
"Are you paying attention, (Y\N)?", Myrtle brought you out of your reverie. "Fiona just said she feels ready to reveal her big plan to Miss Laveau."
You squinted your eyes and strained your ears to try to hear. And, as you expected, the revelation of Fiona's dirty plans was anything but peaceful: eliminating the clan one by one, to keep her in power. Eliminate the weakest ones, to bring her magic back. So that she could sell her soul and guarantee eternal life as Supreme.
"Oh no, but that's too much! That's enough!"
You realized too late that Myrtle had gone a little overboard and ruined your plans - your plans, to be more precise, because she only really helped with the execution.
"Myrtle, no!"
You didn't even have time to formulate a plan B. When you least expected it, Fiona's hands discovered you from under the bed and she had that horrible look on her face that reminded you of a very poisonous snake.
"Ah, but look what we have here…", she muttered, turning to Marie only to laugh in disdain. "… two curious rats sticking their noses where they weren't called!"
"Fiona, we…"
"No, no explanations, (Y\N), I've seen enough. Out, you two! Now!"
You came out from under the bed like lightning, pulling Myrtle's hand with you quickly, but just in time to see Fiona and her staring at each other as if they were going to hit each other at any moment. As soon as you passed, Fiona locked the bedroom door, using magic.
"I told you it wouldn't work!" Myrtle scolded, stamping her feet.
"Huh, and who said it didn't work? We discovered the witch's plan, now we just need to stop her."
"That was very immature of you, (Y\N). Definitely immature!"
You thought it was funny that she tried to seem really mad at you, even though you knew it was all just typical Myrtle Snow theater.
“Oh come on, don’t pretend like you didn’t love that!”, you laughed. "Come on, the plan worked, or at least half of it worked. But our ice cream is still standing, right?"
"As long as it's not an infamous attempt or a plan of yours to ask me out, (Y\N), yes, it's still standing."
You laughed again, biting your cheek to hide your smile. It definitely wasn't a plan to ask her out…
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katyspersonal · 9 months
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Headcanons on.... being justified? sorta
I threw a couple of headcanons in a salad so I could rate the Soulsborne men that messed with the things not meant for humans and got ridiculously big body count, from most justified to least
#5 Laurence - He genuinely cared for betterment of humankind, even if that meant great sacrifices and risks, although he took things to such a far point that these actions on themselves destroyed his humanity and defeated the purpose. He is a tragic villain! Good intentions road to hell all that.
(I will note though, I feel like BB was a bit TOO subtle on how things sucked so Laurence would have the need to change them - there are multiple evidences that are yet so scattered that on superficial level it can look as though everything was awesome and perfect and Laurence simply ruined everything! I really don't see it, especially considering how many things could've been wrong in Victorian era... Eileen, for one, arrives from plague-ridden place if her mask is of any indication.)
#4 Aldrich - He lives in the world that is rotting and doomed no matter what you do, he saw the only thing that offered at least some hope for escape and better era and seized it, no matter what it took. He is like.. in a position where moral principles are losing their effect, so everything goes. Similar insight to Rykard's, actually. (I can honestly give him a pass on enjoying his methods a bit too much like sadistic shit that he is, because how you he is feeling besides the point in this context)
#3 Micolash - His world likewise got fucked but what Micolash did was not simply going 'fuck this shit I'm out' and giving up on human values, but also provoking the process that accelerates the humanity's ruin and it can not even escape beasthood WHILE his ritual is ongoing, all so he (and anyone who """understands""") could evolve past human mind. Micolash has more choice and more hope than DS cast, he decided human values (and lives) were not really worth it!
#2 Allant - Not only he gave up on humanity and this world in his despair, but also ensured that everyone else feels this way too deep down and no one's lives matter, so he had to "open their eyes" lol. He is just willing to destroy everything through the same logic in which I used to agree with Frenzied Flame ending - that existence is fundamentally broken, as a concept.. And like, if other people still want to exist regardless of suffering, decay and existential loneliness? Well they're just "dumb" or something.... Very selfish stuff.
#1 Shabriri - The fucker thought the world had it too good and just could not live in peace knowing there was all-destroying power sealed, he saw "No tresspassing" sign and was not able to stop, so now even without Lord of Frenzy, the world still got inflicted with irreversible sickness that someone could get just by fucking being too sad or something. Basically I think he did not face crushing depression and dread that simply 'resonated' with the power of universal despair, but just, like they say, "did a little trolling". Partially I think that because of how his yearning for chaos sounds like manic wish to just see everything burn and not like despair. Partially because I feel like at least one time everything could be ruined by simple curiosity and not sympathetic motivation? But yes, Shabriri is THE worst.
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Also there are complications of 'they unleashed it' vs 'the force beyond humanity called them and of course a human would not be able to resist' with some, which I tend to just write off with the "the call means nothing without the receiver" (so, even if you like saw a dream or found frenzied fingerprints, you could still just say no... so yeah, I did not use this factor in rating)
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symphonyofsilence · 6 days
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Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....Thanks...
Oooh such a difficult question! I have like about...50 top 10 favorite characters somehow and they're ever increasing lmao! (like the 10 is in the Real numbers axis not natural numbers.lol.) So, after lots of thought, I decided to consider the factor of how well-written they are. The ones who had the most ups and downs and the author managed to hit every emotional chord every step of the way.
So, in no particular order:
Maedhros (Tolkien's legendarium)
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I have waxed poetic about Maedhros on many occasions. Namely here. But to be brief: he just has one of the best fallen hero tragedies ever! And one of the most beautiful, rich, tragic, and enticing journeys! One of the best parts of the Silmarillion is following his journey from the son who fought with the rest of his family over the Teleri ships and then disagreed with Fëanor over the burning of the ships, and paid the most dearly for that mistake, and then healed because "the fire of life was hot within him" and fought with everything he had to protect the Middle-earth and unite all the houses and all the races, to the Maedhros after The Nirnaeth, who led three Kingslayings and came to actually involuntarily help the Malkor whom he fought so hard against for so long and was tortured with his own deeds so much that he ended his life with fire, right after he won the one thing he was fighting for from the beginning of his story. Only to have lost everything else.
2. Fëanor (Tolkien's legendarium)
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He's the fire. He's the forest. And he's a witness watching it. Has a man ever destroyed so much even as he kept creating? Has a man ever dreamed so big his dreams crushed his reality beneath their feet? Has a man ever ruined everything and everyone he loved from the moment he was born down to the moment he last closed his eyes on the sight of the sons that followed him to their demise? Because he was burning so hot that everything close to him burnt with him? Has a man lost all he stood for in the way of fighting for what he stood for?
He brought his own end and there's something really appealing, really humane, really real about self-made tragedies.
(Also he's absolutely unhinged and his lines are all bangers & I love him for that!)
3. Jin Guangyao (Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Untamed)
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Just the place JGY occupies in the narrative, as WWX's parallel and the story's antagonist who is basically also kinda the protagonist in this very story if you look at it from another angle is fascinating! You can write essays about him!
He just wanted to honor his mother, he just wanted his father's approval, he wanted the world. He wanted the world just to have some safety he never had. He never got any safety even when had the world. He did many evils to get the world. He wanted the world just to do some good in it. He was the best Xiao Shushu. He took his nephew hostage. and even then he didn't lose his nephew'slove. He played a game designed against him and won. He lost in his own game to the man he didn't even know was playing. And he truly loved and cared for that man. He was so kind, he took personal risks with no benefit for himself to save people. He couldn't afford to be a good, righteous person who would always be kind. He kinda taught this to WWX the hard way. He plays the role of a villain in WWX's story. His endgame was to just run away and WWX interrupted him. They barely knew each other. They respected each other. He died by his love's hand and his last deed in life was to push his love out of danger.
He never had a chance. At no point could he have been happy, or saved. He was doomed from the beginning. And yet he went as far as went. And there's a certain appeal to this kind of soft power, resilience, determination, hard work, cleverness, brilliance, and competence. To not just give in to fate and if there is no chance to take, then create some. To just forcefully carve a place yourself in the world of the world has decided that you have no place in it.
And everything he does he does with STYLE! AND HE'S SO POLITE EVEN WHEN TALKING TO THE PEOPLE HE'S TAKEN HOSTAGE! HE'S SO COOL AND SO ELEGANT AND SECRETLY SASSY AND SO COMPETENT I CAN'T HELP BUT STAN!
4. Jiang Cheng (Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Untamed)
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Ah, the grumpy but kindhearted characters. They always have my whole heart.
Nobody can convince me Jiang Cheng is not my actual little brother!
I love this tsundere wet cat so much! He's a loser, he's won at everything he's ever started, he's a mess, he's a badass, he's a wet cat, he's a war hero and a competent sect leader and an excellent Jiujiu, he's broken and betrayed, he's so full of love that he gives freely and unconditionally.
And isn't it kinda the point? To go on and continue even while crying and screaming? To break down and grieve, but get up again and keep going? To love, despite many things that stand against it?
Jiang Cheng's character is introduced in a way that at every turn, you're waiting for the moment when he turns against Wei Wuxian and kills his brother. And it never comes. Instead, he loves him. At every turn, when you'd think that anyone else would have given up, Jiang Cheng keeps loving more and more fiercely. Even in his last scene, as he leaves the story, he leaves you astonished by all the love he has given and still has to give.
(And he's a sassy queen which is a very important factor.)
5. Mu Qing (Heaven's official blessing)
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Mu Qing is another character that was introduced to us in the most unfavorable way possible and as we go on, we learn that all his actions had been misinterpreted and this lil grumpy, sassy, bitter cat is actually very, very kind. And loyal, and insecure. and he does all his kind deeds without expecting anything, even acknowledgment in return even though he knows his actions will probably be misinterpreted again. and even though he has seen nothing but ungratefulness before when he helped others! he just never ceases being kind and going out of his way to help! because that's who he is! HIS NAME MEANS "YEARNING FOR AFFECTION"! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!
6. Geto Suguru (Jujutsu Kaisen)
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This one was truly "dead from the beginning". And you don't even know what a gentle, sweet, lovely soul you've lost until you learn this right at the same time when you learn you've never had him to begin with.
Geto Suguru, with his voice so soft, with his smiles so sweet, with his eyes so kind, with his manners so soothing, so full of consideration, with his heart so gentle that it will bring his downfall, so concerned with the thought of ALWAYS saving everyone that he forgot to save himself. So, so loved that he'll haunt the narrative till everyone who knows him is dead.
The doomed child, the broken man. Gentle, and so very loved and loving to his last breath. And even beyond (to the point that he comes back to life to save Gojo!)
Has anyone ever fallen so tenderly, so gently, As he holds the hands of the two little girls he's saved after the one little girl he couldn't?
His fall came so understandably, so naturally, you feel like you walked the path with him and nobody not even in-universe can blame him.
As almost anyone who knew him in-universe would agree, loving Geto Suguru comes very easy.
7. Wanda Maximoff (MCU)
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What can I say about Wanda Maximoff? The girl who kept trying to grasp at the only things left for her, be it her brother, her husband, or her children only to lose and lose and lose again. The girl who kept choosing to save people again and again. The girl who was afraid of her power because it could kill people but still chose to use it to help others, who then came to the point that she took an entire town hostage? The girl who had to kill the love of her life thrice only for it to mean nothing? The girl who looked relieved as she turned into ashes when the blink happened? The girl who just wanted a little domestic life in their little house with her husband but had to save the world but her efforts were never enough? The girl who nearly killed Thanos singlehandedly? The girl who ran across universes to kill her other self to be a mother to her children?
And as Steve said, "she's just a kid."
What can I say about Wanda, the Victim, the te****ist, the scarlet which, the mother, the kid?
I love her so much!
8. Zuko (Avatar the Last airbender)
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What can I say about Zuko that hasn't already been said numerous times and way better than I could? The best redemption arc I've ever seen. And one of the most adorable social disasters ever.
9. Azula (Avatar the Last airbender)
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Azula's breakdown will always haunt me.
She was so cool, so calm and in control, so confident, and so competent you forgot she was only 14. Until it hit you hard in the face when she imagined her mother telling her that she loved her in the mirror. And you see her break down and scream, defeated on the ground, when she sees her brother with his friend. Victorious, because he had people who helped him.
But Azula was alone and let down by every adult around her. When she told her father "You're treating me like I'm Zuko!" you understand how all her life, she's been afraid that if she was "almost" perfect she'd be put aside like Zuko. and how being the perfect child for her father would mean being a monster to her mother. and she chose the parent who gave her praise instead of judgment, and even that parent's love wasn't unconditional. He was a narcissist and took advantage of her. when Ursa in the comics told her "I'm sorry I didn't love you enough." and Azula burst into tears IT BROKE ME!
10. V (V for Vendetta)
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Originally I was really pondering whether I should give this place to Jamie Lannister or Xue Yang, Shen Jiu, The Corinthian, or Sansa Stark. Until I suddenly remembered the one character that I always fall in love with all over again EVERY TIME I watch the movie. How does one make a character(AND AN OBJECTIVELY TERRIBLE MAN THAT IMPRISONS AND TORTURES A POOR ALONE GIRL!) so charming, so charismatic, so lovable that literally everybody who watches the movie falls in love with him? (DID HE GIVE US ALL STOCKHOLM SYNDROME?!)
Also, every word out of his mouth is golden and iconic and delivered with such a unique personality. He's so interesting! He's simultaneously so nerdy and so cool! His actions are so cool and so is his style! And he's the personification of "freedom". In most countries, most of the time, people, each to their own degree, are fighting for their rights and freedom. V represents a universal wish, hope, and fantasy. V is the power of people. The courage, capability, strength, determination, vengefulness, the yearning for justice of tortured but unbent, unbowed, and unbroken people. and So that's a huge part of his appeal.
Also HUGO WEAVING'S RICH VELVETY VOICE!!! GOD!!
Here are the other characters that definitely deserve a place among the top tens but I just don't know who to replace them with because they all also deserve their places:
Xue Yang(Mo Dao Xu Shi/The Untamed): the sassy little adorable delinquent who thought he was at the top of the world doing whatever he liked because he could. and this time he had the power to take his revenge from the world that had him powerless, only to find warmth and peace in the name of taking revenge in the place he least thought, with his enemy and the kid who hated him. Only to find that peace and warmth were what he most wanted. Only to ruin it all irrevocably with his own hands. Only to die in the way of hopelessly trying to get back the one person who showed him genuine kindness and warmth. (also he's a sassy lil shit <3)
Shen Jiu (Scum Villain's self-saving system): The child-abuser scum who was introduced to us as the ultimate villain of the story. Until we learned about his story and how he died cruelly and unforgiven, with his name tainted while he only did some of that™️. While still a bitter man, and a child abuser, his heart wasn't so tainted. But by the time we learn that, he's already dead. With his story unfinished and his heart heavy because he never learned why the only person he deeply cared about left him behind. And nobody even noticed his passing to mourn him. AND EVERYTHING WAS BETTER FOR HIS DEATH!
Jamie Lannister (A Song of Ice and Fire/ Game Of Thrones): How can an author make you stan a character who pushed a little kid, and A POV LITTLE KID AT THAT! down a window because the kid saw he and his sister fuck in the first few chapters?! GRRM SOMEHOW DID THAT! Even if I'm still not very fond of the end of his story in the show, both in the show and in the books, he had one of the best redemption arcs and developments ever. (Though I started to like him when Catelyn told him "You pushed my son out of the window. You wanted him to die!", and Jamie answered: "Nah sometimes I shove kids out of the windows because it's good for their growth." Lmfao. What a little shit!)
The Corinthian (The Sandman): the being hated by his creator because he was so good at what he was created for he transcended the barriers his creator had set for him. so good at his assigned purpose that what he did was beyond his purpose. AND HE WAS SO HEARTBROKEN BY WHAT DREAM SAID TO HIM! And after he was recreated he startet being a babysitter to gain Dream's approval again. it was so sweet!
Sansa Stark (ASOIAF/GOT): from the girl who wanted to get out of Winterfell to follow her dreams to the girl whose dream became to go back to Winterfell, from the delusional little girl who lived in her dreams, waiting for her knight, who learned the cruelty of the world the hard way, to the deliverer of some of the most iconic lines of the show/book like "I'm Sansa Stark of Winterfell. This is my home, and you don't frighten me."/ "My skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel." She went a long way and had one of the best character developments. In the book, you can already see her bringing her ladylike behavior and political game that she learned from the best in action to manipulate Hardyng and Robbie. Like Cersei's white mirror. But she still has the kind heart of the girl who once after being attacked by the commoners said that if it was some bread they wanted, she would have given it to them if she had some with her.
Honourable mentions:
Qi Rong (tgcf): my favorite little shit! The best dad! And what @jin-zixun told about his story in the tags of this post really made me emotional!
He Xuan (tgcf): he had so much potential and instead all his life he and his family suffered on someone else's behalf while that someone else stole all his fortune. Then during his revenge plan, he met that person and he learned that maybe had things been different, he would willingly suffered all of the misfortunes of that person's life (the ones that didn't include his family) but as it stood, in this life, they had no chance. And even after his revenge he didn't find any peace and happiness.
Klaus Hargreeves (Umbrella Academy): A sunshine who always lights up every gathering, and is always ready to help others and always sees the good in others!
Five Hargreeves(Umbrella Academy): A murderous, sassy, tiny, bitter grandpa in the body of a teenager who'll do everything for his family! what's not to love!
Nakahara Chuuya (Bungo stray dogs): *Wonder Woman's voice* A BABY! The grumpy characters with golden hearts who always go out of their way to help others and will follow their friends to the end of the world with many, many complaints and screams always have my whole heart!
Dowager Countess of Grantham (Downton Abbey): EVERY LINE SHE SAYS MUST BE WRITTEN IN GOLD! the perfect combination of sass and class! goals!
Fleabag (Fleabag), Thomas Barrow (Downton Abbey): I love cringe-fail hot messes who had no control over many shitty things that happened in their lives and what they could control, they fucked up and now have to deal with their consequences. but still, they push through and try to make the most of it.
Pam Beesley(The Office): the story of this seemingly unremarkable, shy, quiet girl who learns to pursue her dreams, and make opportunities for herself, and speak up for herself was one of the best plotlines of The Office.
Toph Beifong (ATLA), Ranpo Edogawa (BSD): the tiny little extraordinary, extra- competent, reliable, confident, super blunt, lovable cuties always have my whole heart!
Flynn Rider (Tangled) & Nick (Zootopia): still two of my all-time crushes! It's the charm and wit and golden heart while being an outlaw, and supportiveness probably.
Death of The Endless(The Sandman): she's so kind and gentle! Her presence is soothing! And to think that she's death coming so kind, soothing and merciful and as a relief to accompany people on their one last lonely journey is really beautiful!
Delirium of the Endless(The Sandman): she's so broken and mysterious and so desperate for her family to be together! And she sometimes bestows wisdom to others through insanity!
Desire of the Endless(The Sandman): such a mysterious and complex character! They're by nature very cruel. But they're also so loving towards their family. They're there for their family when needed (be it Delirium, Despair, or Dream. Even when Dream didn't want to accept their help they turned into a cat and helped them anonymously). And even in their love they're cruel, and in cruelty, loving.
Nebula(MCU): I loved watching her escape from Thanos's abusive influence and become friends and sisters with Gamora! And her stoic but awkward personality is so lovely!
Cersei Lannister(ASOIAF/GOT): one of the best-written villains ever. She never ceases to be a villain but you really feel pity for her. From the moments she talks about her loveless marriage with Robert to when you learn that she's a pawn for Tywin's plans to the walk of shame to the loss of her children. And her lines are so iconic!
Frodo Baggins (Lord of The Rings): he's so kind-hearted! So sweet! He tried and resisted so hard even though it wasn't his war! He's so underrated!
Mo Ran (Husky and his white cat Shizun): one of the best-written protagonists with a complex, tragic backstory and a lovable personality with a beautiful redemption arc. I loved him both as Taxian-Jun and as Mo Ran.
Chu Wanning(Husky and his white cat Shizun): a multi-layered and lovable character. especially as Xia sini!
Crowley and Aziraphale (Good Omens): my favorite sweet, pure, kind-hearted loser lover boys who keep saving the world by being so incompetent they accidentally get the desired outcome by a series of incompetence that cancel out each other!
Moon Knight specifically Steven Grant (Moon Knight, MCU): I've only watched the MCU miniseries and his story was so heartbreaking! And Steven was so sweet! And seeing Marc and Steven find peace and love together was very beautiful!
Prof.McGonagall (Harry Potter): so sassy, so caring, so steadfastly dependable! From Aunt Hetty and Marilla Cuthbert to Professor McGonagall, I've always loved these types of characters!
Dervish Grady (Demonata), Nanami Kento(Jujutsu Kaisen): it's the caring, dependable mentors that always show up to fix everything and you form a deep bond with them for me.
Sirius Black (Harry Potter): his fiercely loyal, extreme both in love and hate, and unstable personality, his being stuck in more than a decade ago, occupying an uncertain place as a father- figure to Harry and a brother figure to James Potter-...'s son, and devotion to his loved ones, and how he wanted to always be there for Harry in the little time he got with him for all the years he couldn't be have captivated me.
Griffith(Berserk): I'm afraid I'm also experiencing the same obsession with this tragically fallen bitch of a man as Guts continues to feel. He's so well-written and so charismatic, (so obviously in love with Guts) he keeps haunting you. Like I keep being like: "I CANNOT BELIEVE HE WAS THIS MUCH OF A BITCH! HOW COULD HE! FFS! EVERYONE IN THAT BAND WOULD HAVE READILY DIED FOR HIM! THEY WORSHIPED HIM! THEY ENDANGERED THEMSELVES FOR HIM! EVEN AT THAT VERY MOMENT, THEY WERE ALL THERE FOR HIM! HOW COULD HE DO THAT TO CASCA ESPECIALLY!". And then I remember how pitiful his state was before that. He couldn't even kill himself. He couldn't even ask someone to kill him since he couldn't talk or write. And he went from being the next potential king to that state. He was a liability to everyone who looked up to him as a savior. And everything he did, while a horrible shock, was still so in character! He wasn't inherently evil. but he was inherently ambitious, self-centered, pragmatic, and detached... it all just came in service of his dark side after his fall. And he got everything he wanted only to yearn for what he used to have. *sigh* this bitch.
Sorry, it got so long and a lot more than 10! I shouldn't be allowed to talk about my favorite characters actually lmao!
Thank you for the very thought- provoking question!
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incarnateirony · 2 years
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Pat: "the panel was a J2 love fest."
Cool, since I've now distributed the M&G to several hundred people to the point you can't trace the source, are you going to lie to all of them about Watching Over Me, Jensen's admission of his subconscious driving the lyrics about cas, his coyness in refusing to spoil the confession's address, about the Not Volume 3 song being used in the Winchesters, or about the fact that he confirmed this is both a prequel and a sequel like I told you? oh and the. how many blogs or theories are right. oops. Gayle fucked up and didn't tell you shit, I guess. remember I said people hear only what they want to out of the M&G?
This shit right here, he just outright deleted everything that would prove him wrong, probably because Gayle didn't bother to communicate half of it. One of the people he's relying on to back him up and lie and say this didn't happen is about to get banned from conventions for threatening physical assault on hellers for daring to ruin her M&G. in public. like, with receipts. people sent creation receipts.
His source may be soon as well depending how angry gary gets. otherwise we wait for creation to react and remove xmiamigirl forever, and possibly others engaging that conversation. Say goodbye to half the Jared M&Gers if Creation goes that far, but they're probably just taking out miami. and gayle for her NDA violations if gary has a say. these people think investing in mantra and silly shit will make them safe but just you wait until a business feels you're a liability they could get sued or lose contracts over.
the J2 love fest is actually a report about miami girl. She was openly drinking tequila inside the meet and greet and interrupting everyone, be them heller or jensen, to bitch/moan/wax poetic about jared, and was reported as incredibly obnoxious and causing the familiar jensen jaw-set more than once. I imagine the tequila was a factor in her being dumb enough to threaten to cut hellers up for ruining her M&G, in public, but alcohol just makes you looser so they just be like that. They're big mad the whole thing became a heller show, tried to interrupt, screamed and bitched and threatened to kill hellers for ruining it, but sure Pat, it was great, heller-free, all-about-jared, yup.
This definitely isn't you, as a salty jared stan and wincel that pretends to ship other shit, doing the same reality deletion you do all the time. It was obviously great and no heller stuff whatsoever and miami totally didn't turn into a raving death threat cunt in public. Why do you guys do this to yourselves? You know you're lying, you see the writing enough on the wall to throw tequila and threats at it, but you guys just won't let go. Let go of the goddamn stuffed bunny, guys
it's funny because they're trying to bait me to "prove" to creation that a heller leaked and, like, no guys. When you're a drunk raving bitch threatening to cut people, other people talk. Now if you wanna look at leaks, you can check teamfreewill2pointo's blog, and narrow down which M&G attendants have been able to be at every con he's gotten news from. Hint, it's Gayle. It's Gayle, and it's not hard to figure out. because 2p0 is an incompetent slob and feeds his followers her line every weekend, leaving a long confirmable paper trail.
Sweetie you should know better than any heller in that M&G being mine, they would have never asked IF Jensen was doing the confession, but rather when or how they had talked about it looking. But you might wanna check your buddy rings real close and see how they run their mouths in the main room. technically that whole group was immediately complicit in NDA violation. someone else in that room knew the song. use your noodles. this game of yours is over.
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There is so many things I want to start as hobbies and what not, but they are way too expensive to truly dive into.. SO INSTEAD IM GONNA LIST EM + go on random side rants
TLDR: Take care of ferrets, skateboard, biker, art, vtuber, open sticker shop, collect manga and figures, scriptwriter, and learn Russian.
I definitely want ferrets in the far future. There has been hours on hours of research and planning to make it happen (ᗒᗣᗕ) This is something that does have to wait a few years when I’m financially stable and sticking to things in the house.
Skateboarding.. I have a board, but it’s a very DOOKIE one so around this month I’m gonna stop by a shop for a new one. The main problem here is that I live in a city so there is really no places to skate around and I already feel judged just being outside.. Imagine me on a skateboard??? I’m dying??
Hear me out on this one.. BIKER.. I recently have been really looking into motorcycles and when I do move out of the city (x_x) I’d truly rather be on a bike then in a car for reasons I will NOT explain. Cost wise it’s pricey, will have to be long term, and 100% is being my whole personality
I have been drawing on and off for a few years but with that I can’t trust myself to turn it into something serious as I have already quick multiple times for months to years at a time. I already own a drawing tablet, you not catching me on paper, and I already have a start. With art I feel forced to start commissions because it’s already so pressured to make money off it and that ruined the fun for me.
I want to stream as a vtuber soo badd!!! I already have a model now and plan to stream on my own time, but I’d love to be in an actual agency. Ofc I probably won’t be good enough for any because IM BLACK and it’s impossible to even get into any big names with that factor without being forced under a white and/or japanese persona… but it’s worth a shot yk?? Half throwing shade at the main vtuber agencies bc holy the racism in the community alone is horrible D:
Very sadly I got all the boring hyperfixations so I weirdly wish I could start a little sticker shop (-_-) Just for very cute random sticker sheets.. I collect stickers because it’s fun even though I haven’t use them because I don’t like to decorate my items with colors. Weirdly ties into how I’m a minimalist and I should never have kids because they would be the iconic “sad beige baby” GOD FOR BID I HAVE A GIRL oh my god they will never see the color pink ever (helps the color stereotypes ig)
Reallyyy REALLY want to collect manga. There are a few series I really just want to own and read SO IMA LISTEN EM HEHHE.. Banana Fish (own 1-9), Goodnight PunPun, Vagabond, A Girl on the Shore, Blood on the Tracks, Doomsday With My Dog, Chainsaw Man, Dandadan, Doubt, A Man and His Cat, and other names I’m not abt to remember..
Along with collecting manga I would love to collect figures, just a good few anime and game ones. Then just a whole bunch of Miku, but I’m stopping the blue aesthetic for my area and changing it to GREEN.. Really want the Banana Fish and Little Nightmares figured soo badd!!!!3!:?:!(:&36:
I cant drop too many details but.. scriptwriter.. I just think I could sit down and do that. NOT DROPPING SPECIFICS BC ITS EMBARRASSING SOO NEXTTT
Not sure if I can count this here, but I really want to talk time to learn Russian..? Show I’m fixated on and have been for years is in Russian and holy it made me wanna learn so baddd RAAAHHHHH
Just dropped 10 because no one is reading allat NOT EVEN I.. so if yew did read everything then helloo :))) I’m not gonna reread through nothing so sorry if it had bad spelling or grammar.. Rants don’t got time for allat
time to add a bunch of tags in relation to EVERYTHING update: not doin allat
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