#this post is all over the place

[elrielffs]

"Azriel will just coddle Elain! Lucien will challenge Elain and let her break out of her shell!"

Lucien? The male when his mate was "kidnapped" turned to Tamlin and said "Get her back!" instead of "I'm getting her back!"

The male who watched Feyre, his friend, slowly wither away and become skin and bone but still told her to "wait it out, Tam Tam isn't feeling his best :("

The male who didn't even bother to plan to leave the Spring Court for Elain till FEYRE took action and was leaving and he just tagged along to "see if she was worth fighting for"

The male who saw his mate suffering and one step away from having her committed to Prythian's best fae mental hospital?

The male who sits with his mate and makes stilted conversation?

Lucien, who after watching his love Jesminda be killed, left the Autumn Court to chill in the Spring Court instead of doing something about it?

Lucien is a character of inaction, the only thing he ever did was offer to look for Vassa.

He ain't challenging shit.

People say Lucien cares about Elain soooooo much more than Azriel cause Azriel only wants to dick down Elain.

Lucien cares sooooo much he leaves her to go to a whole another continent and stay there.

Azriel was there after Elain became Fae. He gently supported her for 2 years and then we get his POV and amazingly, yes, he wants to have sex with Elain. Wow. What a crime. He also listened to her visions when everyone else wrote them off as crazy ramblings, he found out Elain was a seer, he sat with her in the garden, he gave her Truth Teller to defend herself. Antis like to forget all this and say Azriel just wants to fuck Elain but if that was true, he did not have to do any of the rest, stay up with her on Solstice, listen to her gardening plans, etc if all he wanted was to smash.

Azriel doesn't need to challenge Elain because he accepts her as she is.

"Well Elain didn't want Lucien around!"

Exactly.

She wanted to be around Azriel.

"Azriel doesn't want her exposed to the Trove!"

Well, yeah. That's just a general care that you show someone, not wanting them to be in danger. Note that he said she shouldn't be exposed to the Trove, he didn't say absolutely not, lock her up in bubble wrap Tamlin 2.0! (The fact that antis say this is fkn crazy)

#elriel #this post is all over the place #anti elucien #anti gwynriel #acotar #sjm

[pink-eye-liner]

I am a Drew Tanaka Stan account, but this does not mean that I hate Piper, that also doesn't mean that I like her either, say what you want but hear me out.

I liked Piper, I thought that she was pretty cool at first but by the end of TLH when Piper "defended" Silena is when my opinion on her started to go down hill. Piper had no right to defend Silena because she did not know her, at that time the only thing that Piper knew about Silena was her name and the fact that she was the Aphrodite cabin head Councilor before she died, Piper has never met Silena and she's bearly even heard of her deeds. Now, to those who say--

"Well, Annabeth told Piper about Silena"

No, no she did not, at least not really, if you can remember, when Annabeth was touring Piper around the camp, she did mention Silena and told her she was the previous Cabin 10 head Councilor and that she was kinder and more caring compared to the other Aphrodite kids (Rick I hate you for this) but then stopped herself from saying anymore because it was obviously a sensitive topic to her.

Plus, Piper becoming the head Councilor only after spending two days at CHB ticks me off because she bearly did shit

"Oh she went on a mission"

So? The other Aphrodite kids went to War! Among her siblings Drew had been at camp the longest so I'm guessing that she was there for The Battle Of The Labyrinth and The Battle Of Manhattan even if Drew was just one of the medics and not one of the fighters (which you will never convince me into believing, you cannot tell me that this girl- Drew Tanaka- is an absolute menace) she still helped and survived, Piper should not have been the one with the leverage!

I get that Uncle Rick wanted his main characters to be the Head Councilors so that they could be the ones to attend the meetings and all that, but he could have gone about Piper becoming the head in a much better way!

And to those who say--

"What about Leo, he became head Councilor the same time as Piper, you're just placing double standards"

No I am not! Because Leo did a lot for his cabin even just that one day when they arrived at CHB (1) he discovered bunker 9-- something that none of the other current Hephaestus kids even knew about and (2) He fixed Festus and even found/ re-attached his wings-- something that the other Hephaestus kids thought was impossible, I mean look at what happened to Jake Mason when he tried to get that dragon at bay!

And to those who are saying--

"Well Piper got rid of all the stereotypes"

No, no she did not, because around this time she was still in her "I'm not like other girls" phase and she was quick to judge her own siblings, need I say more?

Plus, at the Hephaestus cabin, no one really wanted to be Head Councilor, and I think that it was the same for the Aphrodite cabin, because think about it, Drew is canonically Sadie Kane's age so around 14-15 (maybe even 13 I don't know it just said that she was around Sadie's age) so she was very young when the two wars happened, and we know that the head Councilors are the ones at front, the ones who HAVE to handle things, the ones who lead and die before everyone else (which is greatly shown/represented by the Apollo cabin, RIP Lee Fletcher and Michael Yew) You cannot tell me that my girl wanted in on that, you cannot tell me that Drew Tanaka wanted the responsibility that came with being head councilor

"Oh, she wanted power over her siblings, I mean she was a Tyrant! "

The death! You cannot tell me that a 13- 14 year old was thinking about power after she heard that her older sister's face got melted off and that she had to step up and be in charge of a cabin full of kids. Like Drew jumped at the first moment she had to get all the responsibilities off her shoulders. ESPECIALLY since she KNEW that shit was starting to stir again with the new prophecy (let's not forget the fact that she was one of the first to put the pieces together and bring it up) MY GIRL RAN THE OTHER WAY AND I DON'T BLAME HER FOR IT.

I think that this is the EXACT reason why Drew didn't fight Piper to keep her position as Head Councilor. She didn't want it, cuz let's be real, Drew would have BODIED Piper. I mean I'm pretty sure that Chiron trained those Demigods like seasoned war soldiers and Piper had zero training.

AND I BETTER NOT see anyone say that--

"Oh no way! Drew could't have been stronger then Piper, Drew probably skipped training because she didn't wanna ruin their nails or get sweaty, that's just how she is blah blah blah"

No! Chiron is responsible, he would NOT let ANY camper miss or skip training, cuz if they do then you know that he's gonna make them clean the stables or wash the dishes, now THAT is something that Drew would not want to do.

Now I'm not here do say that Drew is a completely innocent cutie patootie because she wasn't, she was Sadie's bully and yes she was mean to her siblings, I can't defend that and I won't by saying--

"Oh she's just a young dumb traumatized teenager going through some shit, we all make mistakes"

(even though I think it's true in certain levels) Cus if I do then I don't think you guys will like/accept that so let's just cut her some slack

Anyways, I think the reason why I like her so much is because we're kinda similar (I'm not extremely pretty and popular don't get me wrong, I'm actually the kid that sits quietly in the corner, but I too am a 15 year old Asian female who's not a healthy grievier and tend to lash out when I get emotional, I probably would have reacted similarly if I was in her situation. I also don't think that the war had given her (and most of the other Demigods honestly) some maturity (people say that the wars made the Half-Bloods more mature but I honesty don't think thats true for all of them, Drew included) I think that it just gave her PTSD, trauma and some false beliefs about the world.

In conclusion, I like Piper, but I like Drew 100x more, and I think that HOO would have been more interesting if Drew had been part of the seven instead of Piper, I think Drew would have added more flavor and more emotion, the Media scene definitely would have been more interesting if it was Drew that was there and you all know it, AND how her opinion about Silena would affect her relationship/ create tension in the Argo with Annabeth and Percy.

#drew tanaka #piper mclean #silena beauregard #pjo #hoo #heroes of olympus #rick riordan #percy jackson #pjo fandom #aphrodite #cabin 10 #This post is all over the place #live love drew tanaka #Uncle Rick did her dirty #riordanverse #leo valdez #annabeth chase

[sboochi]

Thank you @hijacksecrets for tagging me in this WIP game :D (those TotK sketches tho????)

I don't have much to show but I guess a little fic snippet at the end should be good!

(Hey you. Yeah you!! Do you have a WIP you can't wait to share?? Well now you're tagged and you Must show it)

First a sketch that I've long lost motivation on..... Maybe someday I'll finish this

And some Ineffable Husbands practice! I still have a long way to go before I can call myself satisfied with these

Finally, something from the fic! (Context? You don't need that)

The four approached the children, with Jack leading the way, but they didn't seem too pleased to see a group of strangers invade their territory.

"Who are you?" asked one of the older kids, a little girl around eight with a dirty chin and braided hair.

Rapunzel, obviously fascinated by the group, bent down at her level, leaning her hands against her knees. "We're just travellers looking around."

The little girl squinted. "Alright. What do you want?"

"We need to ask some questions," Merida said unceremoniously.

Rapunzel elbowed her.

"What? I've never got anything from my brothers by being nice," Merida defended herself.

A boy pointed at her. "Why aren't you wearing a petticoat like other big girls do?"

"'Cause it makes riding my horse uncomfortable."

"Where's your horse?"

"... He ran away."

It was enough to make the children even more suspicious. The younger kids hid behind the taller ones, frightened.

Hiccup raised his hands. "We just want to ask if you’ve seen anything strange in town lately," he said, hoping to sound reassuring.

The little girl stared at him without shame. "I'm not telling you anything, Skinnylegs."

Hiccup now remembered why every time he stumbled upon children in Berk, he crossed the street.

#you just CAN'T have a proper adventure story without a mining carts scene #writing Hiccup getting bullied by children is my passion #tumblr tag game #rotbtd #heirs #my art #this post is all over the place

[vole-mon-amour]

Orin is both annoying (because of what she's saying and how she can pop up literally anywhere, let me explore the city in peace!!) and AMAZING. Every single time I listen to her talk, I'm taken aback. I dislike what she's saying, but the performance? Why is Maggie so good!! Like, I said this before, but Orin scares me in a way. Not only for her beliefs, but because of her being a shapeshifter. You never know where you're going to meet her and how she looks like.

That one moment when she wounds Scratch as Halsin's bear form and poses as Halsin and how she almost stabs herself as him? My goodness. That was terrifying. And the fact that Halsin gets kidnapped probably means that whoever played that run had the least approval from him. For me Orin kidnapped Lae'zel & I never used her as my companion and never talked to her while Halsin was always with me.

I also saw that for some Gale was kidnapped.

And I want to make it fair/clear because I saw that gifset/video going around tumblr where Astarion says that "Halsin CAN be very annoying." Listen, Astarion loves him. Astarion says that for *any* companion that gets kidnapped, and for me it was, "Lae'zel CAN be very annoying." So justice for Halsin and Halstarion!!

P.S.: I hope one day Maggie gets to play/voice a romanceable villain. She's so good at saying those lines. And when people were thirsting after Alcina and Maggie said something along the lines of a mommy? Yeeeah. Her romanceable character would be incredible.

#astarion #maggie robertson #orin #bg3 #halsin #halstarion #baldur's gate 3 #this post is all over the place #sorry about that #I'm just watching things with orin and yeah

[howtobecomeadragon]

A couple things here:

First, I was just planning to make a post about how awkward they made Mike look with lip gloss all over his mouth here. This is the only time it's visible in the entire scene, right after he said "cool" to Will, which seems to me like it's driving the point home of Mike pretending to be straight, acting like a dick to Will while not wiping lip gloss off his face. It's a mask, just like his sunglasses.

But then I also noticed the tree shape in the background through the window and I was like

So there's just another hint that Mike is getting targeted in s5 in some way.

#byler #mike wheeler #this post is all over the place

[inventedfangirling]

PatPran & the Bet Era™

A week ago Bad Buddy PatPran Bet Era discourse started heating up again and i thought i should finally try to put to words my unending (that's in BOLD so you know what to expect :3) all consuming thoughts about this most brilliant, jam-packed with funny, heartfelt and equally wholesome moments of an episode- episode 7, an episode that I have watched a minimum of 14 times in the past 2 months and so yes finally, here I am, let's go.

Before anything else though I first want to scream about something i realized while writing this post which is that episode 7/ bet era is probably THE ONLY time in the whole show where PatPran truly and completely enjoyed having and keeping their secret. Like they were truly thriving off of the fun they were having at the expense of and with the other. And keeping it hidden only added to that experience.

With the whole world oblivious to what's going on between them, the secret is undemanding, mostly easy and even fun to keep cos the bet was for them and just for them...

...unlike a relationship which they would want to experience around other people too.

But for an episode that leaves you with so many good feelings (after the first watch) it is quite easy to forget just how much it took to get to that ending. Episode 7 Pran still had his reservations about their possible relationship and he still had to work through years and years of repression and trauma. Episode 7 Pat too was not always in the best frame of mind, because while all else was said and done they were still in an in-between, unlabeled, unprecedented and unfamiliar space in their dynamic. One that a simple uncomplicated guy like Pat would loathe to continue to stay in. And yet for an episode set on such an underlying premise for the most part they made this liminal space appear as such a fun, warm, wholesome and enjoyable place to be in that there are times when we forget the shakiness of the foundation of it all -> A still undefined rival-turned-friend-situation-ship.

And in the light of this, episode 7 can easily be seen as a microcosm of their incredibly layered relationship and the show as such and when packaged in such an attractive, intriguing, exciting, seldom seen set-up (that was designed to subvert years of terrible tropes in the industry) who wouldn't sign tf up for it. If i could live in an episode of the show, it'd most probably be episode 7. If i was asked to name an episode to rewatch forever it would be episode 7. If asked to write endlessly on my thoughts about the show again it would be episode 7 that would take a substantial part of it cos i just love it that much.

Here's some secret footage of Pran feeling all warm and fuzzy over thoughts of him and Pat me any time i think about episode 7.

Alright now actually getting into the episode, we know that Pran was still deciding when and how exactly to progress with his now reciprocated feelings for Pat yes, but he was also finally getting a space to express his long held affection for Pat without having to pretend otherwise.

Without rolling his eyes and "reluctantly" letting him in. Without pretending to scold him for "stealing" his breakfast when he had in fact made it for Pat himself. Without stopping himself from getting closer. Without the numerous restrictions he had placed on himself, the bet era finally gave Pran space to care for Pat openly but also unleashed the romantic in him (not that i'm ignoring the fact that Pran wrote a whole song about Pat in high school, but you geddit).

And eventhough none of his schemes to make Pat confess worked, (Pat confessed on his own like he would have on the first day of the bet if Pran had allowed him to talk about it), the baby steps he was taking was crucial for laying the base for their eventual relationship, but also for Pran as an individual making significant strides in learning to be vulnerable and more open.

It not only gave Pran opportunities to try out a lot of things, helping him figure out along the way what Pat likes and what he doesn't, and what Pran himself would like to do to and with him, things that a younger Pran would have died to have gotten the opportunity to do with Pat- the cooking, the feeding, the prolonged charged eye contact, the physical proximity (and I will never stop being devastated but also delighted over the fact that baby gay pran would be thinking that he's dreaming if he could see his future) but also of course the bet gave Pran time to process his own issues while it operated on the familiar turf of competition, with his fav and only rival and boy, and allowed him freedom to think and act in ways he wouldn't have earlier.

The seeds to Pran's "being with you already feels like freedom" to Pat in episode 11, were sown right here in this very episode. What he learnt and absorbed during this time expanded his field of vision regarding the possibilities of his own life and the power he had over his own choices, broadened his emotional horizons and quite literally opened his heart.

While earlier the dark shadow of his closed off heart would loom large over his face each time his feelings surfaced...

....post bet era Pran's face could fuel a couple of hundred thousand solar panels.

Pre-bet Pran loved Pat of course. But the feelings of love that bet era and post bet era Pran exude, is of a wholly different texture. It's borne of a more layered, luminous sort of love. The one that gets to be expressed and is reciprocated. And you observe the look of love on his face and its is as if he glows from inside out.

It's based on the foundation of reciprocation and therefore no longer something that needs to be hidden from the receiver, but it's also as if he learnt to love in a different way, like he learnt that he could love this way too, that he could make use of his heart this way too. Post bet era Pran's love just flows out of him in waves, nice and easy, minimal repression and none of the doubt that accompanied it earlier.

And at this point I can't not mention the swagger that Pran gains post Pat's episode 6 reveal (that he didn't have feelings for ink), finally secure in the knowledge that Pat really feels the same love that he feels for the other, his whole demeanor changes and its something that just hits you immediately.

The assurance and confidence of reciprocation in his face, contrasting with the hesitation and doubt each time he allowed himself to feel pre-bet (as if each time he is looking at Pat 'loving you is a losing game' plays in the background) is just remarkable. And that confidence just increases each episode and i was LIVING for it.

And again, back to episode 7 and my point which is that Pran has loved Pat for years and years by then but all that time his love was something to hide, his heart was closed off and barred from any encroachment no matter how ineffective it was against Pat. It was the bet era that allowed Pran's heart to undergo a renewal, a second coming, a rebirth so to say, of a heart that is no longer so boarded up and closed off, a heart with a lot more windows and a few more better oiled doors and a heart that most importantly Pran would eventually, wholeheartedly hand Pat the keys to.

In many ways we can see Pran's growth beyond this episode, from the "I care about you more" to the "I came quickly because i was worried about you" to "how can i stop if i think of it like that" to the brave way he stands up to both Ming & Dissaya all of it in the span of a few weeks, all of it as borne from the lessons he learnt during the bet era.

Pat also went through his own growth during this time. I have already talked a bit about the episode focusing on Pat's side of the things here. While not as evident as Pran's growth was during this episode (but only because we see him transform more gradually over the course of the first few episodes itself) Pat also learns to use his heart in newer ways that veered off a bit from how he had pre bet era. For the most part though the bet was more of a fun thing for him than it was for Pran for whose sake Pat even agreed to this in the first place.

And so while Pran tries to make Pat confess, Pat defers the confession because he knows that Pran needs more time, and Pat takes to that reality and adapts to it so beautifully, with such wisdom that's so above and beyond what could be expected from a 19-20 year old man, the thought of it still takes my breath away and turns me into a puddle.

Just look at just how careful and gentle Pat is with Pran. And think of how much he has grown and how much he will grow from here. Think of Pat as a child telling Pran to not talk to him in front of people cos "they will think we're buddies". And then years later (in episode 8 and beyond) think of him wishing wishing oh so desperately to proclaim his love for Pran out to the world, for Pran to let him do that, to claim their relationship and celebrate their love. I WILL NOT BE OVER THIS. Or anything in this episode/show actually. Cos it really is that special. Episode 7 Pat my beloved did that.

That being said, it ofc wouldn't have been all easy and he would have had his share of upsets. The confusion, the lack of clarity, the staying in the limbo, the lack of any tangible progress could all have deterred him. There is also the fact that Pat doesn't strike you as a patient guy. He is the first born male child in a patriarchal asian household having been pampered as a result of this his whole life. His every whim and wish probably granted within days. And yet for the bet, for their relationship, for Pran he learns to be patient. He learns to bide his time. He learns to not immediately take action without thinking (the time he silently walks away from Pran's room post Wai's guitar return, he could have said some hurtful things, but he didn't, he bit his tongue, kept quiet and moved on).

{I am totally in the camp of "we should have gotten a 'how could you give it away Pran?' conversation after this scene but i also understand why it didn't happen}

Over the course of the episode and his time with Pran in general, right from the beginning Pat steadily starts learning to put the other person first. To cater to people around him and not for them to cater to him, always. We see this transformation begin in episode 3 itself when Pat just goes out of his way (multiple times) to help Pran out, but that is at least partly in due to his new found need to be around Pran (courtesy his crush that he is still not aware of) and not as much a conscious effort to be better. Although ofc that is there too. His transformation from entitled boy in the episode 1 family lunch scene to the considerate helpful man in the finale family dinner scene is so stark you might think they're two different people, and a lot of that growth is owed to what he learnt and unlearned while he was falling in love with Pran.

He learns to read Pran. The feelings that won't be uttered with words, but the ones he'd have to pry out from his eyes. And he does all of that while still being respectful of any boundaries that Pran may have, while also testing the waters to come closer.

I know i've used gifs from this face cleaning scene thrice already but i just love it so much?? I love how it might look like just a fluffy scene but the layers?? Just how deep and meaningful and just full of substance it is??? I might need to write a whole essay for that itself. And also when you think about it what i said about this scene could literally be said about bad buddy (and the whole of episode 7 for that matter). With an uncritical eye you can watch it as the beautifully executed romance(cute fluffy episode) that it is. But when you unearth the layers whoa boy thats where the real beauty of the show (episode) comes out. But also this is extra special because this is the first scene where we get to see Pran completely softening when Pat tends to him. His adoring melting puddle looks reserved usually for when Pat's attention isn't entirely on him. But this time he lets himself be softened. Lets himself feel. Lets himself be babied. And even if non verbally he lets himself express, agreeing to move closer and tracing hearts on Pat's face. It is more than just a cute moment, it's a small declaration of faith. Among the first in a long series of declarations of faith that led to the ending we ended up loving.

So yes, Pat was learning to use his heart in a different way too, to love in quieter more mundane yet still special ways, but also learning to respond to Pran's emotions, and the repressed ways he sometimes continued to express his feelings, he learnt to read between the lines, not jump to hasty conclusions he would have done earlier and was thus steadily progressing into the partner that Pran could trust his heart with always.

Episode 7 shows us how patpran changed and molded themselves in various ways to fit into the other, but it also shows how they change to accommodate not just the other, but also the world. Not in a compromising way, but in a way that allows them to function in it more effectively and later on in the fake break up era, diabolically using it to pull wool over the eyes of anybody who threatens their peace.

Also i wont go into it in detail here but it is entirely possible that Pat was going through a spiral of his own issues during this time because of worries fueled by insecurities due to the fragile nature of their relationship at that point and the lack of certainty in the situation like I talk about here, but even if he was feeling all of that, even in that in-between state of limbo Pat had tons and tons of fun teasing Pran and trying to outdo him each time and we know that his cheery exterior which he may have put forward occasionally to keep it light for pran wasn't just for show, he really did enjoy the whole push-pull thing they had got going on, his smiles popping out when alone too.

I mean look at his delight each time one of their(Pran's) plans to outwit the other fails.

The bet era was without a doubt a VERY fun time for both of them (and for all of us watching) the flirting, the teasing, the act of courting one another, the familiar feeling of competition and the easy sense of play that pervades their interactions during that period....

...everything, everything, everything was just * chef's kiss *.

And also I still can't get over the fact that it's the only time the secret is theirs and only theirs and they have THE BEST TIME keeping it.

And also if Pran was able to shed his loving you is a losing game attitude to finally accept the love that Pat offered, it was possible in no small amount due to Pat's willingness to lose to Pran over and over again if that meant he was happy. And Pran having had to harbour a long drawn painful unrequited love for years and years, used to all the repression and self denial, he really needed that assurance, that dependability. And Pat readily gave it to him because that's just the way he loved. Fully, freely and fiercely. And you won't ever catch me feeling normal about any of that ever.

And also speaking of things i wont be normal about that scene at the end when Pat arrives to save the day and all eyes are on him and the flashback to Pat's audition with his callback to their rooftop conversation and Pran's 'fuck i love him so much i can't believe he's doing this here' face oozing pure love and then present PatPran exuding the sun looking at eo, with Forever May playing in the background, that scene? That scene is everything to me. I will die for that scene.

So to recap, Pat flexed his emotional intelligence muscles and his literal actual muscles and learnt to be more patient than he had ever been his whole life, meanwhile Pran got to flex his flirting skills, looming skills all while he learnt to let go, express and be more vulnerable.

And also not to forget that apart from all the space for growth that the bet provided patpran it also allowed them to indulge in their love for shenanigans and roleplaying that continues well into their relationship even years later, more on that in the ever amazing miscellar's post here . There are so many more posts of their's and a buncha other accounts i really want to reference but then we'd be here for days if not weeks and so i wont :3

And also I can't not take a second to mention just how wonderful it was that throughout this episode we see the seeds being sown of all the ways they and their relationship would grow, and especially when it came to consent and boundaries. Just how equal their relationship is. How they're always, always meeting in the middle.

No interaction, nothing is initiated without knowing what the other wouldn't want. And of course both PatPran were being respectful of each other's non existent boundaries with eo, they were all up in each other's faces but you just know that if one of them expressed actual discomfort the other would step away immediately.

And thats just so so rare not only in dramas but also real life and i love them so much for it.

Episode 7 showed us not only how patpran became better partners to eo but also better human beings as such, their influence on one another so evident, molding them on a fundamental level into better versions of themselves. Pran who gifts a bottle of liquor (to the man who ruined the better part of his & his mother's life) as a peace offering but also as a sort of pre-engagement ritual, choosing to open up, to be vulnerable, to love more loudly, being a more well adjusted adult and he did it for Pat, because of the lessons he learnt from Pat. And Pat who learns to read between the lines, who recognizes the value of gestures that might appear small but aren't, offering to wash dishes, serving food to his sister and in general taking responsibility and also the importance of order and routine to contribute to society and just be a well functional adult, and he learnt it in no small amount from being inspired from the man he loves, from Pran.

But all of that of course is in full splendor only after the time skip. That being said Episode 8 that comes immediately after this episode shows PatPran taking the lessons they started learning in episode 7 and putting it into effect with them openly communicating, asserting their needs but also compromising their wants for each other and illustrated exactly how and why they work together so well, why this isn't the product of a childish bet but a very serious relationship into which a lot of thought and effort has gone into.

A relationship based on the softest, kindest, most tender (but also often, feral) forms of love even in the more hostile of circumstances. There's a saying in my mother tongue that "What's born in the fire, won't wilt in the sunlight." And that to me perfectly captures PatPran's resilience despite their obstacles. Ming & Dissaya & the Architecture-Engineering rivalry and whatever other hurdles stood in their way never really stood a chance against their love.

TLDR; The bet era played an irreplaceable role in their lives helping PatPran pick up and refine the tools that were going to prove invaluable in their eventual relationship with each other but also with their relationships with everybody else around, but they did that while having (for the most part) the time of their lives where for the first time since they realized their feelings they were getting to act on it, each attempt at getting the other to confess a declaration of their own love, without the pressure of a relationship and...and despite whatever anxieties or worries they may have had during this time, we also can't forget that it ended up in the biggest most content whipped in love smiles known to humankind and a relationship for the ages <3

The work they put in this episode thus laid the foundation for the rest of their relationship and their lives and I'm so glad it worked out in the best way for both of them, that they worked for that together and even more that they grew up and beyond the versions of them that got together and then stayed together as the better versions that they made together.

#bad buddy #patpran #pran x pat #pat napat #pran parakul #in my patpran feels again #who woulda thunk #literally everyone #bad buddy series #episode 7 #the bet era #this post is all over the place #just like my brain when i start thinking about them #i love their love so much #sorry not sorry #bad buddy brain rot #bad buddy meta #ohmnanon my beloveds #more than half the entire credit of how rich and deep patpran's love is their acting #and i will never stop appreciating it #but also #thankyou paof #and also what i said about using the heart in a new way idk where thats from but i know its from somewhere do any of you recognise it? #if so pls do tell me #the not knowing is gnawing at me #ok thankyou byee #bad buddy the series

[cupofteainme]

In the flashback we can see Wille's bedroom in the background. It makes sense that as a royal he has his own apartment inside the palace. In this regard Erik's tiny bedroom looks weird. I don't know if it's an issue with production (which is understandable) or is the room more like a walk-in shrine for him. It has Erik's own portraits on the wall so it doesn't look like a room he lived in.

I'm happy Wille's living area is a bit more cozy than his bedroom. It has a pile of some clothes or blankets. I can't make out what they are, the green one looks a bit like a giant frog with yellow eyes and brown pupils. (Am I delusional? Yes. Can I unsee it? No.)

But the picture of the seal I recognize for real. It's Erik Bruun's drawing of a Saimaa ringed seal from the year 1974. It's an endangered species that lives only in one lake in Finland. I don't know why Wille has it. Maybe it was a gift.

They still sell this picture online if you wan to decorate like Wille. No need to hang it on the wall. Just put it behind a table.

#I'm sure I'm not the first one to notice the seal #would be interesting to learn if it was a thought out detail #what's the deal with the seal? #foreshadowing a bald Wille in season 3? #this post is all over the place #young royals #prince wilhelm

[theseus-anti]

Honestly I think the biggest* part where Rick went wrong writing Octavian was making him a ‘villain’, in other words, making him attack CHB.

It’s easy to hate a mildly annoying character, but once they start committing serious crimes you start questioning their motives, analysing their words and behaviour and how other characters interacted with said mildly annoying character and things in that vein, possibly making you like them more.

That wouldn’t have been a mistake of Rick’s if he had intended for it to be so; if he had intended on making people think about Octavian. But it’s obvious from the text that Rick hates Octavian- or, at least, after SoN was released so many people hated Octavian that Rick decided to make him into a detestable character (the expression “love to hate” holds more truth than I thought it did upon hearing it for the first time).

It kind of worked, since the majority of the fandom hates Octavian, but I think less people would like him or sympathise with him if Rick had just left him as an annoying side character.

*Riordan definitely went wrong in more ways, but this is one of the most significant in my opinion and the one I haven’t seen talked about yet

(I’m not sure if this post makes much sense)

#this post is all over the place #sorry about that #I’m not sure if anyone has said this before #octavian hoo #octavian pjo #heroes of olympus #pjo hoo toa #rrverse #riordanverse #percy jackson and the heroes of olympus #riordan universe

[lavenderreturns]

It’s unfortunate that I’m not naked on his lap with his cock in me and my hands cuffed behind my back as I softly get to make out w him and he slowly strokes my clit. Anytime I try and ride him he hits me and every now and then he rocks my hips back and forth just to hear the pretty little noises I make as I beg. Eventually I’d start trying to ride him as hard as I could hoping I can convince him. He’d beat me really hard then take me off his cock and fuck my ass brutally slapping it and telling me if I want to act like a whore this is what I’ll get🤍

#this post is all over the place #too bad his cock is huge and I can’t quite take him yet:( #but we’re WORKING on it #dumb puppy #daddy’s puppy #bd/sm puppy #bd/sm pet #daddy’s plaything #dumb slvt #cnc k!nk #r@pe b@it #r@pe play #forced intox #free use slvt #degrade and humiliate me #humiliation k!nk

[redemptionarcsucker]

I was thinking about my post from yesterday, and what is infinitely more interesting to me than Brandon calling Helia a pacifist (somewhat out of spite) is the fact that Helia definitely heard him, and chose not to refute it. Instead, he decided to prove him wrong by being the only one who could actually hold back the monster. When you think about it, literally every scene which has Helia playing a big role involves him having to prove himself. Like with the whole Shaab stone thing, when some of the others are critical of his leadership. The interesting thing here, although, is the fact that he NEVER defends himself when people doubt his abilities, but sort of quietly does his own thing and people eventually grow to respect his abilities.

We can even see this as late as Season 6. When Helia feels like he’s let Flora down, he channels this energy into taking down a bunch of werewolves, instead of maybe accepting the fact that it is alright to not be perfect at everything. This is one of the reasons we barely see what’s going on with him, since he never seems to calculate his self-worth on the basis of how other people see him, it’s entirely based on how useful he feels. 

What is fascinating and kind of hilarious about this is the fact that he technically could shut everyone up by going all out. This is why I love the idea of prodigy Helia, because this mentality is typical of highly gifted people, since you start to feel kind of dissociated from your own self and capacity, especially when people praise you. It’s uncomfortable, it’s like imposter syndrome but you’re both the imposter and the standard. In that episode in S6, when Icy freezes his heart, there’s something specific that Helia says that reveals a lot about the specific brand of darkness that bothers him. He picks a fight with Riven and says something along the lines of “it being time to put RIven in his place”. One could take that as a simple goading, but think about how quickly Helia beat Riven - at hand-to-hand combat, no less, something he has hardly engaged in throughout his time onscreen. Helia KNOWS he could easily beat any or at least most of the guys, but for the most part, he couldn’t be bothered to. I’ve not a whole lot of love for the later seasons of the show, but this episode was a great example of Helia’s relationship with heroics itself. He tells Riven to “get over” himself, really highlighting the fact that despite his fairly self-assured facade most of the time, he does harbour SOME frustration for the more showy aspects of the Specialists, since that is generally what leads to him getting overshadowed most of the time.

This isn’t to say that every decision he’s made is entirely rational, but it always seems to stem about of a need to prove to himself more than anyone else that what people say about him is wrong. THIS IS WHY HIS STRUGGLE IS UNIQUE. His insecurity is built on things that happen externally, but his focus when coping with it is completely internal. Similarly, when he makes mistakes that impact other people, he deals with it by punishing himself. This is so so fascinating because it’s somehow the exact opposite of Sky’s law-abiding heroism, and even Riven’s videogame-esque worldview. When he volunteered to save Sky, he was defo doubted. It makes sense, because even his self-assuredness seems to come from a somewhat unstable sense of self. Nobody knows what Helia’s deal is because he never really feels the need to prove himself unless it is absolutely required, and ofc it was required when Sky almost fell into oblivion. Same with the Shaab stone stuff. Helia the hero seems to have a different self-perception altogether from Helia the general dudeo. 

I would think that after years of dealing with him, his friends and Flora will have realised this about him, and generally stay out of his way when he feels the need to prove something to himself. But the S6 incident is surprising to them because he’s never felt the need to prove his comparative worth, that he’s BETTER than anyone else, especially on his team. Riven is always ready for a fight we know, but getting there-is-nothing-friendly-about-friendly-fights Helia to a duel must have been exactly what he’d been waiting for so long, since even after all those years, nobody was probably still sure of what Helia’s actual skillset was. Again, SUCH A GIFTED PERSON THING TO DO. It also checks out that he’s so supportive of everyone else’s improvement while being great at what he does but still unsure of himself.

#this post is all over the place #why did i write this again i have two papers due #no but ma boi deserves some respect #he is the literal embodiment of a burnt out gifted child #some things i may disagree with tomorrow when im older and wiser #winx helia #winx specialists #winx riven

[vicontheinternet]

Another missed opportunity of a storyline. I get that bloom is the show's main character and we have to focus on but it would’ve been nice to see one of the other girls have a chance to shine in their own centered storyline. In my fanfic when ever I get around to doing it every girl will have their own centered season think of it being like skam that neither here nor there now let’s get back to the program as scheduled. As I was saying it was a missed opportunity to not have have Stella be the center of season 2. I forgot which version it was but darker needed light to access realix not the dragon flame. It was made obvious that Stella was the one for the job when the girl went to cloud tower. They all had to do that spell. The orb for Stella was completely luminous but for bloom it was pitch back which griffin said even senior had trouble doing that. Also someone had a headcanon that stella doesn't have a shadow so I thought it would be cool if to symbolize lord darkar slowly gaining control of her she slowly starts to have a shadow. it would've made so much more sense but that's just my thoughts.

#i think I’ve said this before #this post is all over the place #just thinking abt it stella tired of being labeled as the lacker princess who just uses daddy’s money to get her way #coming up on third year at alfea but still a sophomore she starts to take her studies more seriously to prove everyone and herself wrong #i also think that it’s be cool that the shadow would become sentient and have a mind of its own kinda like peter pan’s shadow on ouat #winx club #winx club stella #winx stella #stella of solaria #winx bloom #winx club bloom #bloom peters #winx club rewrite idea #winx club headcanons #winx headcanons #headcanon

[glassycoffins]

Breaking Bad as CSM characters based off of my one post part 1. (Not spolier free)

Starting with the very obvious one being Jesse as Denji ofc

Reasons:

Too many to list

Jane as Reze

Reasons:

Both are the mysterious emo gfs of the mc and get later killed by Makima/Walter

Shows the mc love and then dies immediately after (their love was doomed from the start because of circumstances the mcs were in)

Had little screen time but had a huge impact on the plot

It just makes sense

Walter White as Makima

Reasons:

Both killed their mentee’s gfs and watched them die ( Makima watched Reze bleed to death while Walter watched Jane choke to death on her own vomit)

Both put their mentees through hell (ex: again too many to list)

Both manipulate the entire cast to do their bidding

Both are horrible people/the villain in general

Skyler as Aki (hear me out on this one)

Reasons: I don’t really have any but uhhh

Both smoke

Both are tired of the villain’s shenanigans and everything in general. They later see the villains as they truly are, try to stop it but fail

Are seen as prudes by the rest of the cast

#brba #breaking bad jesse #breaking bad #walter white #breaking bad Walter white #csm denji #csm manga #csm makima #chainsaw man #aki hayakawa #csm reze #brba jane #brba jesse #breaking bad jane #this post is all over the place #this post will be edited soon

[selfcare-barbie]

I know my blog gives the impression I dress up and wear makeup and such, but I went to that concert last night with my natural hair and no makeup in a baggy Biggie t-shirt, a stoner hoodie, leggings, and Nike trainers. All black everything except for my coach bag (which I use out of convenience more than style, it has a pocket for all of my items!)

Generally I dress for comfort. I only dress up when I feel like it, but I admire fashion and beauty and enjoy this side of tumblr a lot. Especially the pink and the sparkles ✨️ And also because I have a girly personality! I am a giggler and I like to skip vs walk. I love being a woman!

#me #this post is all over the place #but i wanted to give people a taste of the real me #i don't use heat on my hair ever #haven't in 12 years #i wear mascara and concealer if i feel like it which isn't often #i love clothes that feel comfy and cozy #if i could live in a big hoodie and leggings i would #but school requires some more professional clothing when we are on camera in calls #girly #practical #concert #biggie #ps my coach bag was $20 second hand

[amethystroselily]

Hello there

I'd like to ask your thoughts on sskk as a ship?

I don’t really ship it. I thought I did for a while, but it turned out I just really enjoyed their rivalry.

Like, I don’t dislike it or anything. It’s good in theory I guess, but the “we genuinely want to murder eachother” to frenemies is just so much more endearing to me.

It could work, but it needs so much development and build up for it to make sense romantically to me. So sskk fanfic just feels kind of off because of that sometimes. But it could work really well if given the proper development.

My other problem with sskk fan works is that people act like those two like eachother way more than they actually do. Like, somehow that’s one of the ships the fandom decided was pure and wholesome yet angsty???? When their genuine hatred of eachother and them slowly overcoming it is the appeal. Like people finally acknowledged Soukoku had their issues and somehow that lead to believing Akutagawa and Atsushi were the healthier more loving alternative????

Also I feel like an underrated part of their dynamic is that it isn’t done developing yet. They’re becoming partners. They are learning to trust eachother. But they aren’t quite there yet. Especially Atsushi. Akutagawa might trust Atsushi at this point (or maybe he’s really just that desperate for Dazai’s approval). But Atsushi doesn’t trust him yet. That’s the whole point. That’s why their fight with Fukuchi ended the way it did. And maybe the fight with Fukuchi was the final push? But we haven’t really seen that come to fruition yet.

Also. Just, none of their interactions read as romantic whatsoever to me. Like, there’s no real romantic chemistry, there’s no sexual tension. None of their interactions could ever realistically be misconstrued as flirting. Neither of them are the type for their malice to ever come off as anything other than malice. The only scene I could ever see as romantic between them whatsoever is Akutagawa’s last words. You know how there’s scenes where characters weren’t supposed to be flirting with eachother but they definitely were? Yeah, that’s NOT shin soukoku. They just have a very interesting dynamic. It’s great. The development is phenomenal. Doesn’t read as romantic.

But there’s so much potential there. It could be really romantic if written right in fanfic. But it’s really hard to trick myself into interpreting any of their canon interactions as romantic. But I suppose they could work as something that could eventually lead to romance.

I think Akutagawa warmed up to Atsushi when they fought Fitzgerald, and was just being difficult after that, but I think Atsushi genuinely fucking hated him all the way up until they fought Fukuchi. So I guess I could maybe see it as one-sided. Akutagawa can have a crush on Atsushi, as a treat, but I refuse to see it the other way around. (As of now. Idk, maybe I’ll change my mind in the future)

I do want Atsushi to hug Akutagawa if they ever properly reunite (like he did with Kyouka and Kunikida when he thought they were dead but they weren’t), and Akutagawa to be completely taken aback because he’s not used to positive physical contact, and then Atsushi realizes what he’s doing and immediately stops and is like “actually… what the hell am I doing right now” and Akutagawa’s just frozen in place like “Don’t EVER do that again” and it haunts them both. But, like, it secretly made Akutagawa feel a little warm on the inside, and he almost cried when it happened. But he’d also rather die than it happen again.

#i like it one-sided but only sometimes I guess #I don’t ship it but I don’t Not ship it either #I have like an on again off again relationship with that ship #this post is all over the place #i need to reread the manga again… #bsd akutagawa ryunosuke #bsd nakajima atsushi #bsd #bungou stray dogs

[bihansthot]

I had rough times and deleted everything on my phone to feel a bit better. Just downloaded tumblr few mins ago and instantly I got the notification of your post. Damn I missed out what happened lately… first of all I know your bday is passed but still HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Second: CONGRATULATIONS!! That’s a big thing actually but people have different opinions and reactions to stuff so I don’t wanna be all negative about what just happened and your HUSBAND? When did that happened, I feel like I’m in the movie interstellar. Love you and I hope you feel better soon! 🤍🤍

You know I’ve been awful at responding lately when I missed two bday wishes and my bday was over two weeks ago. I’m so sorry it took me so long to get back to you as you probably know my life has just been medical chaos lately.

We sat down and had a good talk about it and it turns out I had totally misconstrued what they meant and I got upset for no reason. My partner (I’m trying to be better about using this term instead of husband now because they are nonbinary) explained that they very much wanted to celebrate my transplant anniversary with me and that I deserved that and reassured me that they were just in a bad head space at the time because they had been so worried about me lately with all the medical problems and hospital visits. I had no idea they had been so worried and stressed out about me because my partner has high functioning autism and adhd so they have a hard time expressing or showing emotion, so we agreed to try and be better about letting one another know when we were worried or anxious.

The current plan is we’re going to go to Las Vegas the weekend of the 25th of Aug and my actual transplant anniversary is the 25th. So it works out nicely for time off purposes for them that it’s on a Friday, I really want to go to the Bacchanal Buffet and Din Tai Fung and stay at the Luxor but everything else is kind of up in the air. I’m really proud of myself for making enough mental progress over these last few years to finally enjoy and celebrate this huge milestone, I may still hate the fact I had to have a heart transplant in the first place but it’s the reason I’m still here and dammit I’m going to eat some amazing food, get drunk and play slot machines because I’ve been through a shit load and deserve a celebration. I also want to honor and celebrate my donor though because without them I wouldn’t still be here and they are no longer with us, so I’ve decided to stop being a sad miserable, depressed, pitiful creature and live life for both of us. It took me a long ass time to get out of the self loathing, wanting to end everything pit but I finally am happy with life and happy with living so I’m going to make sure they get to experience that too in whatever philosophical way you want to interpret that.

So, for clarification sake I’ve been married to my then husband now partner for over 10 years now, we started dating 17 years ago and have been together ever since. I just don’t talk about them or being polyamorous too much because I see a lot of hate towards nonbinary people and polyamorous people, to clarify I’m AFAB personally gender fluid though I lean female and use female pronouns, I’m also pansexual if anyone was wondering but prefer men. My partner is AMAB, bisexual, nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns and I’m super proud of them for discovering who they are, because it hasn’t been easy for them. My boyfriend on the other hand is AMAB uses he/him pronouns and is very heterosexual but isn’t a cis het douche he’s all for trans rights and a good guy all around. So to summarize I’m polyamorous and have a partner of 17 years and a boyfriend of almost 9 months now. Both relationships are going very well and my mental health has never been better.

I hope your doing better my love I know you mentioned you went through a rough patch and I hope that’s all over now. I’m sending all the love.

#sol life #polyamourous #non bianry #gender fluid #pansexual #this post is all over the place #heart transplant #anniversary

[kanachaka]

No one talks about how difficult it is to make a face claim for yourself in a video game dr. I be working day and night to draw myself in the style istg the pain of knowing how to draw

#this post is all over the place #but whatever #desired reality #shiftblr #shiftinconsciousness #quantum jumping #shifting #shifting realities #reality shift