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cutegirlmayra · 1 year

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I think Sonamy in Sonic Frontiers is better than Sonic Prime. I feel like they kinda make Amy a villain. Seriously, I want my happy-cheerful Amy with Cindy Robinson voice 😭 (Amy's voice in Sonic Prime kinda a mean popular girl with sassy attitude's voice)

Em, although I see what you mean, I think they did a really interesting angle with Amy in Prime.

Frontiers Amy felt too much like Archie Amy, the Game version of Amy is usually very supportive of Sonic, a bit 'Quick on her Heels' to jump into things, true, but she's not so sassy. She does counter Sonic abruptly in a few games, but never to the point that it comes off as abrasively insensitive. (Personally, I think Amy is a bit spicy in her quick conflict starters in Frontiers 🙄 don't sue me lolol)

(Gosh, this moment makes me CRINGE. It was all GREAT, but then this moment happened. Amy should never be animated to this line, because it's completely not her, and the Japanese changed it, and thank goodness. It's so hurtful to say this, knowing that's not what Sonic is saying. Amy is insightful, it's one of the wonderful things about her, she's so attuned to the emotions of life. This scene made me squirm at how confrontational it was. Everything else was fine, but this. one. scene. Ruined Amy's chara for Frontiers for me. She's the SASSY one, not Prime!)

Amy has always been the 'heart' of the team. Sonic is the 'will' and 'soul', that 'Spirit of Freedom'. Knuckles 'Might/Strength and Honor/Duty working in tandem, and Tails the 'Humble Brain' that sometimes falls to thoughts of self-doubts due to idolizing their heroes.

In Prime, Amy is the emotional counterpoint for Sonic. Tails is the focal point of his comradery and bravery. Knuckles is Sonic's sense of heroism, positivity, and never giving up attitude.

Through his friends in Prime, we see more of Sonic's true character. He supports and uplifts his friends, is funny with his cocky attitude, struggles when things are in disarray, and seeks unity again--knowing he's stronger with it.

The disconnect in Boom--for the video game--was Sonic was a loner, not understanding that his pride looked like arrogance and got him into a lot of trouble. He learned that things were easier and better with his Friends.

In Prime, he teaches the audience once more that although he is STILL the infamous Sonic The Hedgehog, fastest thing alive, he's also vulnerable without his friends, and cares deeply for them.

Amy shows how all her lessons have distilled in Sonic a sense of compassion with his firece justice attitude. he's not--"I'm right, you're wrong." Anymore. He's "There's a better way." which is Amy's role to show the audience that side of him. (It doesn't matter, now what happens. I will never give up the fight~ Long as the voice inside, drives me to run and fight. It doesn't matter who is wrong or who is right~ - A Sonic Theme centered around Sonic's personality. Lyrics and Song: (x) )

Tails's role in Prime teaches honesty of character. Sonic has grown so attached to his 'man in the chair' but also sees Tails as so much more, he's his best friend, but he's never had to 'earn Tails's trust' before. In the backstory, Tails admired him as a hero. In this world, Sonic has to now earn and give that trust back tenfold--the fans often complained that Sonic wasn't always 'brotherly' to Tails like they wanted him to be, this is SEGA building a character arc to say, "Sonic also admires Tails" and appreciates and needs him. In the media of Sonic brand, we know that we've only ever seen Sonic inspiring Tails, now we see him fully immersing himself in uplifting his little buddy once more--showing how much Sonic has grown throughout the years as a character.

Even Shadow, Knuckles, and Rouge (Even Big ~Steadfast heart of gold!~) play a role in helping the audience see Sonic's 'True Character'. I felt it was written with a lot of care towards the true canon of Sonic and the casts character portrayals, although throwing them into an 'amnesia'-like clever trope to go through their 'characters' again in an entertaining way, that's just a personal preference of the script-writers in how they wanted to accuracy tell their view of the story and charas, but all the materials that make up their characters are still present and accounted for.

The writing is interesting, and there were times I actually FANGIRLED because I would have written THE SAME LINES if it were me in charge of dialogue. It was handled with more care than we've ever seen in the Sonic universe up to this point. (Referring to the string of some less-than-what-we-would-have-wanted stuff...)

I've lived through so many Sonic reboots, bad portrayals, and heartbreakingly bad moments as a Sonic fan... that seeing expert film script writers--I believe the same that worked on Marvel Spiderman or other comic-book titles who are HEAVY into lore--that Sonic's lore is finally being treated with respect and due research.

Is it made for kids? Sure. Was there a way to make the story for more our age audiences? Yeah. Did they do that? Not really, but that doesn't mean it's not a carefully considered love letter to the older fans as well.

Amy, in my humble opinion, had some interesting directions for Frontiers...

Amy in Prime, although they are ALL characterizations of 'spinoff versions' of their true selves, were--and maybe--are leading up to character arcs I feel I will probably approve of.

Why is this different? Why do I approve more of Prime--what should be considered a jump in fanfiction dimensions--verses a mainline game that supposedly should be more accurate of lore and character?

I never said that Frontiers didn't have lore! It had a great animated sequence showing off Knuckles, it had some great characterization moments with the cast and Sonic! Arguably a good few dramatic scenes of angst to boost too--though, that's not what's as important to me.

I want good story, good character, the works... what Frontier did was alright and good for being in a drought of long standing runs with no relief in a dry spell that Sonic has been trying to fight due to Sammy and other companies (watched a video on it, so much clarity!) not giving enough support to him--BUT!

Prime dives into the psyche of Sonic, and it has more emotional depth--in my humble opinion--of character-revealing moments of characters truly bonding and revealing their bond to the world, then Frontiers--which still had a nice blend--but not to the same extent.

How come?

One is a limited game with limited resources, the other was funded resources, given all the lore it could ever want and ask for, and braced itself for a narrative far longer than a few hours of skating on railings. (Not bashing gameplay, making a metaphorical 'tease' statement here.)

It's just differences.

Amy in Prime, seems more like Canon Amy's spirit, then Frontier's Amy... simply because Frontier's Amy didn't get enough screentime, presence, and greater bonding opportunities.

Prime Amys, though again, all separate and split 'pieces' are still 'pieces' nonetheless of the recognizable Amy Rose we've grown up with to love and know and love with assurity.

Yes, all of them. Because they are FOILS to Amy.

This one LITERALLY becomes Amy by the end of the episode! We just had to walk to get there, but we got there!

Does that mean Frontiers is worse or bad? No. Does that mean I hate Frontiers? No. Does that mean Prime is the supreme Sonic media in all the land? Again, no, stop that. You keep that kinda talk up, I'll lightly swat your hand and give you my best puffed-up, Amy pouty face you've ever seen! lol

Your argument, to me, is a discussion.

Is Amy portrayed as a villain? No. She's portrayed as a victim of circumstances where Sonic wasn't able to save her from becoming a damsel in distress. Is she a strong damsel in distress? Usefully, yes, because Amy's always been strong no matter what befalls or becomes her. Do they abuse that? Oh yeah! That's what makes this new idea of different versions of her so fun! She's one of the most versatile characters in Sonic media, simply because her personality, character role, and emotional motives are so much more vaster in starting plot points and meaningful, story and character driven narratives that she's one of the best dynamic writing tools to use in Sonic universes. All for Sonic's benefit? Well, yeah, that's one of her Character Roles, to reveal Sonic's 'merciful' side when it comes to fighting and destroying robots for his 'adventurous justice' streaks which I've discussed in earlier topics before.

"No. Mechanically enhanced. Survival required adaptation. As you will soon learn."

(This scene sets up Rusty Rose as "Survived on her own, used by the Eggmans, all because she was distraught because there was no such things as 'heroes' so she tried to 'save herself'." it's the tragic Damsel in Distress that tried to save herself and couldn't. In this dystopia, what a better character setup do you propose!? She's a victim who fought her own battles and--without friends--failed and so she gave in and succumbed to 'No Hope' a GREAT foil for her chara! She tried hope! It didn't work! Just made her this... able to be manipulated and controlled, losing her 'heart' in the process... quite literally...)

She does help the team reveal some of their hearts too, it's not all just for Sonic's benefit, but for the most part, that is her reason for existing in Sonic's world.

Is Amy happy-cheerful in Sonic Prime? Yeah! Until someone split a stupid Prism and made a world without Sonic's influence in it! Is Cindy the only good voice actress for Amy? I'd argue based on my own childhood experiences someone else, so it's really about preferences, and I would have to say that it's a human decision made by many factors, and doesn't define Amy's character. How can I say that? Because Amy's original voice is Japanese, and I could argue that if we want to be hyper-canon-specific, there are fans who don't even know Cindy Robinson because Amy's always had a Japanese voice actor, and doing an English one is the 'fake' one, so let's not get into semantics XDDD lolol

I agree that Frontiers has spice to her that doesn't really equal Amy to me. Amy sure has some spunk and pizzazz, but not in a confrontational way. She's too kindhearted to argue for no reason, she defends and inspires in different ways that help Sonic and the team, even bad guys go good... There are flaws in her, sure, but not to spark contrasting conflict just 'because'.

Some may argue this was done in Frontiers to give her more of a 'story arc with rising conflict' but if you're struggling that much... yikes.

Besides, Japanese dub does Amy some real cool justice in Frontiers, and I love the part in the flashback where she's trying to stop the lover from getting herself hurt as she runs into the fray for the man-chaos-looking-creature that she loves. (Which, that whole story is debunked by Sonic Adventure 1 sooooooo...)

(Sonic being a good hero bf T//^//T We stan a PROTEC scene where Sonic cares about Amy, but when she gets too emotional, can hold her through it!)

I loved that scene! It's Amy realizing how people see her actions, how she 'runs into the fray after Sonic' but begins to question whether that's really right or not. She loves love, but recklessly tossing aside life due to unspoken feelings that were too late to speak, to shy to articulate, not enough time..?

She has a 'come to the light' moment where she admits she wants to learn more, mature, and make herself someone that Sonic can respect (In Japanese, which is a really good rewriting in my humble opinion of the original English written script.)

And to agree with you, Sonic DOES support Amy in seeing that sometimes, her actions and views on love are a little exaggerated and skewed, leading him to reach out and show his consideration of her by not calling her 'foolish' or 'reckless' but instead stating that he's excited to hear all about her adventure when she gets back.

He also has some unspoken things, but until Amy learns the difference between real love and fictional exaggerations taught to people who 'dramatically' view love, she may never be able to understand how much he truly does care about her... because she wouldn't view his 'subtle realism' as how someone 'madly, deeply, oh, truly in love!' would act because of her current perceptions on how love--and subsequently people in love--are like or act.

She realized that maybe, both Sonic and her friend, show and express love in different ways. That's why she's going to discover those 'different types of love', to understand Sonic and love better. This is a Coming of Age.

Frontiers needed more time in the oven, personal opinion with the respects that I'm not an authority figure on anything, and Prime could have benefited older Sonic fans by having its rating not made explicitly for younger audience's parameters, but they did good with what they could work with--with what limitations certain ratings bring.

Now, as a conclusion:

Both are good, but I prefer Prime due to having more 'story-focused' time to bake in the oven and show us characterizations with just enough time for us to bond and see the meaning in it, but I also liked Frontiers and their character moments, but wished for longer moments and less 'confusing' story elements to add to those interactions.

My Cuties, I'm your girl, Mayra. And this rant was sponsored by Anon, who is so gracious enough to donate 1 million dollars to educating Japanese Sonic fans of who the heck is Cindy Robinson! :D Love you all and goodnight! <3

#amy rose #sonic prime #sonic frontiers #cutegirlmayra #sonic #sonic rant #ask cutegirlmayra #cutegirlmayra ask

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chillykitty · 7 months

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so i think together trees are trees that got a growth spurt from friendship activating the roots of the tree of harmony that i assume stretch across equestria. g5 mane 6 are the elements real. the tree of harmony was vaguely mentioned to be in a book a kid was reading in an earlier chapter, which might've been foreshadowing (or was just a reference for the sake of it)

Im guessing that this flower's.. gem? is some variant of the element of magic, it may not be a literal element, possibly some sort of weaker powered version since it didnt come straight from the tree of harmony, more like second hand element

its the right color and the lines in the center look to be Twilight's cm shaped-ish. I'll be honest I cant really tell if that's a gem, but considering it cut to that for the last shot of the ep while Elder Flower re-explained together trees makes me think it's special

Okay so current predictions/theories on who gets what element (and my runner up theories)

Sunny is probably magic (or generosity or laughter) - her cutie mark was literally unity, like helping ponies get along, and unity is arguably the same thing as magic, as magic is the 6th element that only appears when the others are united. also she's an alicorn. That being said, in mane smelody, she gets red crystal heart locket with a gold rim, the breezie who gives it to her says "it has long been waiting for a special pony, a hopeful pony, I believe you are the one" & "remember nopony is alone who has friends" - the locket looks almost exactly the same as the nonlocket gem turned necklace Spike gives Rarity in Secret of My Excess, which is lowkey treated like a symbol of generosity. But the line specifically mentions a 'hopeful pony' which makes me think it could somehow be related to the element of hope/laughter. but the second line may have just been reaffirming that her element will only work if she has friends - which again, would mean magic.

Hitch is without a doubt kindness - this gets brought up repeatedly, he's been described as kind multiple occasions to the point where it almost seems forced lol and he also has Fluttershy's cutie mark magic so that checks

Izzy is generosity (or laughter) - she gives out gifts very frequently and despite her personality matching with Pinkie, her actual talent of creating matches with Rarity far more - creativity was Rarity's element before they decided to make it generosity after all. She might just be laughter purely because of the Pinkie similarities though, which is not something I like, as I'd want there to be logical connections, not just that shes similar to Pinkie.

Misty is? loyalty? (or honesty, or magic) - loyalty because she had to switch sides, honesty because she had to learn her lesson to stop lying to her friends about Opaline, or magic because her cutie mark is because she has the potential for change. the change thing doesn't really fit with any of the others, but I could see her being magic because she needed the help of all the others to shine through and get her cutie mark - literally all the other elements had to appear before Magic did, also the tree with the potentially element of magic like gem is *technically* her tree. I'm mostly leaning towards loyalty for her, but honesty wouldn't surprise me. Magic would actually be the most interesting outcome, but I'm not sure they'd actually have anyone other than Sunny be magic.

Pipp is laughter (or loyalty, or generosity) - I had always though she was loyalty because she was the one who wanted to keep the royal's secret and she had a pivotal moment of being betrayed by Zipp at the party, and despite being very upset that Zipp just abandoned her, still left to help her. so loyalty absolutely makes sense, however, laughter doesn't really fit with anypony? Sure Izzy has the silly personalty but at no point is she going out of her way to entertain others like we see from Pinkie. But Pipp's entire thing is entertaining others - I feel like it is functionally the same as Pinkie's element, as laughter is also hope from the pillars, the ability to keep moral up. but laughter would be a frankly nonsensical element to give her without explaining that it also means hope? I doubt they're changing the names of the elements again, like what happened between the pillars and the elements, but if they did they could fix this. I really doubt she's generosity but she does have similar vibes to Rarity, ig you could argue that her doing other's manes and hooficures and singing for others is generosity? sharing her talents? idk

Zipp is honesty (or loyalty) - she was the one who wanted to tell the pegasi about the royal's secret, and frankly her main personality trait is being a detective, very honesty vibes. I could see her being loyalty but really only because she's similar to Rainbow. And frankly by this point, the only things she has in common with RD is they they're both tomboys who likes flying

I don't think they're going to change element names - but they could, feasibly. And it would make matching them to a new pony easier

Magic could be Unity, which is the focus of the current generation so it'd make sense. Like I said earlier, magic is basically already unity, as it only appears when the others have united.

Generosity could be creativity, it'd be perfect for Izzy and it was the original intended element for Rarity.

I have no idea what the others could be, short of changing laughter back to hope? talent maybe? expression?

#sasha caws #mlp mym #mlp mym spoilers #mlp g5 spoilers #mlp g5 theory #mostly infodumping thoughts #idk how cohesive this is

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norondor · 1 year

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I'm not sure it's possible to get a bingo with this card but pick any or all of Nearl/Siege/Horn and give me your Opinions

it IS possible to get a bingo! but you may not like me after this.

NEARL

Nearl is such a fucking chad. the first real events i got to do anything with when i started last year were the maria nearl rerun/pinus sylvestris/near light trilogy and holy shit. after being only mildly plussed by her in the intro chapters, nearl became a favorite almost immediately. I don't usually love super chivalrous knight type characters, they're fine, i have no particular bias towards them, but marge is a really well realized modern version of this trope that lands super well with all we see of kazimierz and its hellish culture. obviously as a huge lesbian i was immediately enchanted by her behavior in her event, the dance with liz melted my heart, the homoerotic light and darkness sword duel with viviana made me go insane, she's SO COOL dealing with the blood knight... i wasn't that into the kazimierz plot to start with but nearl (and flametail!) made it my second-favorite subplot in the game all on her own. red circle above is because i cannot tell, due to my somewhat insular choice of fan circles, whether the general fanon is that she's in a poly thing with the Followers or something stupider and more wrong than that; if that's the take, we have a bingo! If not, move that circle over to "everyone but me is wrong."

I know people don't like her staying in kazimierz, but if i can drop a hot take -- and i can, it's my fucking blog and you've chosen to be here, sucker -- i actually like the vibe in near light that you cannot just stride in and crush societal ills and overthrow Capital just like that. helping people is still meaningful; doing the work of dismantling oppression is meaningless without making sure people survive to do it in the first place. her decision comes from a place of altruism and care for the people of her homeland, not from a misguided belief that she can work from within to change the cops or whatever the fuck. i get with that; it's a different character motivation than i'm used to and i'm really for it. moving the decimal place still matters to the people who will survive because you did, and that's what nearl and the doctor are doing the whole time in near light.

SIEGE

I'm sorry. idk her at all. I've never pulled her, only used her once, and i haven't started episode 10 yet (SORRY) -- i expect this rating to change when i DO know more about her but right now i'm just scared they'll do some lame shit True King Returns plotline with her and somehow make act 2 worse than it started out. she's hotter than all fuck though.

HORN

Second blonde woman bingo! Anyway you can unfollow me now if you wanna.

I'm sorry to be so hard on her but again; having completed episode 9 but not yet started 10+ i despise her. my dear friend @deneviere put it well yesterday; they tried to make her the sympathetic authority figure in ep9 but she is, objectively, here to do some bootboy shit, so what she really is is a massive centrist. no, horn, i DIDN'T consider that trying to preserve a culture under threat of ethnocide could damage unity in the imperial core, because i'm not a fucking imperialist. shut the fuck up, you dumb dog.

It's entirely possible a lot of her bad writing is a symptom of ep9 just being a complete shitshow overall; her interactions with Hamilton Von Racist are incredibly fucking pointless for what actually goes down in them, and the ending after 9-19 was so cartoonishly stupid i couldn't even be angry (this is a lie). she's still very hot and stupid overpowered as an operator, but i'm leaving Horn at level 1 forever because i already have Ashlock leveled, and also i hate her. this rating is also subject to change but, uh, we'll see.

#arknights #i warned you. i tried to warn you.#i'm sorry to be mean IM STARTING EP10 TODAY

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astro-break · 4 months

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Thoughts on the 12th ep of Hypmic Rhyme Anima+. Spoilers beware

Season 1 | Ep.1 | Ep.2 | Ep.3 | Ep.4 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 7 | Ep. 8 | Ep. 9 | Ep. 10 | Ep. 11

I love these two they're so stupid and cute ofc they're fighting about what place they're gonna open akira's ideals vs satoru's flashyness. i like how satoru is the one who dreams big between them while akira is more down to earth and focuses on the things that can make others happy too

ah so this is how they originally got arrested huh? metaphorically and literally stepping on their dreams damn

thats a tone shift damn i hate that this anime made me care for two gay dead people (so much that i accidently wrote a fic for them whoops)

genuinely i wonder what the IVs are for, it has to be important enough for kaibyakumon to hide them in his projections

like theres four of them. what do you need so many iv bags for mdude?

i still think the who will answer my questions is on par with roxas being a looser

like damn chiaro is very gay living on within his totally platonic bro friend who is modeled after the guy his original died with

good for him honestly, radical change very rarely comes from peaceful actions

damn another leader unit song? suckssss was looking forward to a nigumi

ah no fake out

oh heay hifumi got his jacket back and is straight to complementing his bestie

I like how MTC is taking a more leadership role in this since it is more military focused and they are quite literally the military unit

that would have been more poignant if we Saw how much shinjuku meant to him

Amanda squeakkkkkkkk shes best character ever

soccer idiot what a meathead

also i love the fact that jyushi thinks that the ball is jiro's friend

oh look at that thinking, Scuro does have have some brains in there

OH THEM!!!! ITS BEEN A WHILE I MISS SECRET ALIENSSSSSSS Iris being slay as always never flinching from samatoki shes such a badass

oh i do not miss rex www iris is as sassy as ever and i love her

i like how the villains are playing these smart, its good. just as i type that kaibyakumon does something idiotic by hiding in the most obvious place

oh wait there was that shadow in like ep2 or smth. that was him. that was kaibyakumon. H U H

ww i thought only gentaro got in

LETS GO OOOOO SCURO BBY YOU ARE DOING SO WELL OH YOU

suprised that they all survived gett in blown up by a bomb without any injuries wow

HAHAHAHA JYUSHI oh you lovable boy

haha kick like soccer ball

damn sheer dumb luck saved them huh unfortunate but at least best boy was the one to show the way

oh gods this is the chuuni group and i love it i love how gentaro is just playing along

with the power of music and gayness he will prevail!

damn hes doing it by himself no holograms needed! oh im proud of himmm what a strong boy!

i like his rap tbh its very much about unity and experience, everything he as both chiaro, scuro, akira, and satoru together make up who the person is, they will have their just revenge, they have learned from their mistakes and they will fight for what is theirs. its really good

also he refrences spawn camping www their combined version does seem like the toxic type of guy who would

awww the heroes too have the power of gay and music by their side

i find it hilarious how jyushi enunciates his team name www its true tho none of them have an ass to speak of

honestly? this one is better than the 3gumi one

oh he holds the mic to his heart …

damn ripp the artificial gays they were good. i liked them :((( wish they stayed alive D:

oh those eyebagsss they're heavyyy hes haunted by les horreurs!

oh he loves them, he loves his boyssssss hypmi really be burying their gays and letting their father mourn

lmfao did aliens really just knock out the chuuoku girls driving the plane and fuck off to bukuro love that iris is the one driving tho, love that for her

hah, not a bad episode, i didn't hate it but it wasn't great either. I enjoyed the gay things and the Secret Aliens cameo but overall just no much really popped out to me unlike ep 10

also i just noticed that sasara's suit the pattern is just overlayed on top of the suit not drawn on. cute

#hypmic #hypnosis microphone #Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima+#hypnosis mic rhyme anima #hypmic spoilers

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the-boiling-bisles · 1 year

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Thoughts on the collector following WAD (this is a long one buckle up)

I will talk about the finale as a whole later (it was great fyi I loved it), but right now something that has been bugging me for a while \that has finally just become impossible for me to ignore about this show is that I really don't like the collector.

Maybe I'll get a ton of shit for this, but whenever he got his physical form in Kings Tide, I just couldn't see the point of introducing such an important character into the story the way they were three episodes before the show was over.

The collector also had a very large inconsistency in characterization between the "shadow" and physical version of himself, the former being more demeaning and more rooted in chaos, while the latter was more akin to a young innocent child. This confliction made him feel even less enthralling as a character, it made him just feel like a prop to move the plot forward.

This was ever more apparent in the finale too.

I know considering the circumstances, the finale had to be rushed, there was no way to get around that. But honestly the collector just felt so pointless to the story that after the finale ended I wished that he was never even in the story to being with. For a character this big with so much lore potential to only have under a minute of screen time devoted to exploring said lore as it related to overarching story was super disappointing.

With that said here's what I think what could've been done WITHOUT the collector ever having been introduced to the story:

-Belos is the ONLY villain, he is the cause for all of the problems in the specials, and time that would've been spend with the collector and king is spent on Belos' past and more information on the isles themselves

-The day of unity in King's tide would be stopped by Eda while the circle of coven heads which stops the spell in the middle of it, people are still weakened so that is an issue, Belos would be goopy from an attack from a different major character, still falls on Hunter's shoulder and is stuck in the human realm [cue ttt]

-Everyone returns to the BI following ttt, people are not hiding from the collector but rather are too weak to be able to do anything too grueling (Hunter is not affected by this as he does not have a bile sack). Belos still tries to find a body to possess

-School events are the same, but no more of the kikimora/boscha stuff is shortened. The separation with Camila+Luz, Amity+Matt, and Guz+Hunter+Willow remains the same as well the interactions.

-Meanwhile King is having some sort of Titan awakening (getting wings or a new type of power something like that), which is an adventure on his own, he is trying to find Eda and Luz as he experiences this. Eda isn't weakened by the spell since her arm literally got ripped off so she's busy trying to find a way to heal everyone and help fix the isles (can be related to the students) her and King meet up at some point and vow to find Luz

-Belos actually possesses one of the Caleb clones (I'm so PISSED he didn't do that there was so much potential there) and he trudges his way back to the castle because he's already decided to possess the titan itself (in a realization that because everyone is weakened obviously no one will fight back)

-Eda takes notice of him climbing his way into the titan and follows him distantly in Harpy form

-The gang has reunited at this point inside the titan itself like in the actual episode (just not broken), and so they are perfectly placed to be able to fight Belos head on, Ftf would end with the gang's reunited in the skull hearing a rumble underneath their feet as Belos takes over the body after besting Eda and making it to the heart

-Now it's time for the finale, and instead of the entire group expect for Luz immediately being thrown to the side, they actually get their time to shine in a fight to try and get Belos off the heart. We get cool animation, it's great, until Camila is about the get struck by Belos, we get Luz sacrificing herself but with more meaning to it, and the gang decides they need to retreat before anyone else gets hurt

-Everyone mourns Luz, and then Eda takes notice, which is when Eda meets Camila, and they have a heart to heart over Luz. Queue a different version of the scene where the gang decides to use glyphs instead of their tired magic, but with more time

-We have a scene of Luz meeting the titan like usual, they speak and instead of collector lore we hear about how kind to the isles Luz was and how great she was to King, she's brought back to life etc etc

-Luz appears in front of the gang in her titan form, and she goes with just Eda and King to defeat Belos, basically the same as the original scene. on the split side the rest of the gang is working to keep the people of the isles from getting hurt while the titan is moving using glyphs

-Luz saves the day and then just like the actual episode Philip shows up one last time, but with the whole gang (including Camila). Instead of him immediately dying, Luz and the others take the time to ask questions, which he answers as he is threatened. From this we could get more wittebane brother lore+flashbacks, a confirmation on evelyn being a clawthorne, and even a petty huntlow scene. THEN the rain comes and he dies while everyone watches

-After that they somehow find a way to help the people on the isles and then everyone meets again (raeda kiss of course we were robbed in actual wad)

-This is more general but I think with what time was used in the previous episodes with the collector could've been focused on Belos' glyph knowledge instead

-After that it's about the same, but we have more time for the timeskip so they can take more time with it.

Wow this ended up being way longer than I thought but yeah I really do think the show would've been a little better without the collector. I didn't mean to rewrite all of s3 but oh well I guess.

#the owl house #toh #toh s3 #luz noceda #eda the owl lady #king clawthorne #amity blight #toh willow #toh gus #hunter toh #emperor belos #the collector #thanks to them #for the future #watching and dreaming

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Misery

I was kind of shy sharing my OC Misery but I feel that I want to now. He's pictured above with my insert OC Oreo that I've had since childhood. Oh, what to say about Misery? You've probably noticed that he looks like Sans from Undertale or better yet an Alternate Universe version. Well he looks and sounds like Sans for a reason.

If interested the explanation on him is below the cut.

Getting a bit personal Sans is a big comfort character of mine. I enjoy pairing him up with everybody from other characters to inserts, etc. I like Sans so much I can't help wanting him to be loved and get it where it's available no matter the ship or pairing. (Kinda, haven't been sold on Soriel, I really enjoy them being best buds though and I don't really want to ruin that) And yes, that means even having him share in my suffering and pain too as a kindred soul and comfort blanket.

That's where Misery comes in.

He assumes the form of Sans for the explict purpose of torturing me emotionally and easily getting me to lower my guard and get behind my defenses. He also represents how toxic and damaging the fandom (The English side - in general) has become to me, but how I can never quit it because I love it too much. Misery's name is exactly who he is. Whenever I get too happy or peaceful he rears his ugly head to stir up trouble and to *Feed*. He drinks determination and confidence out of me which in turn stains his teeth black as a sign of contamination. Coincidently his goal on making me miserable is his own form of love too.

Misery is literally the poster child of awful relationships.

Some facts I've come up with for him is the fact he's affixed to my soul so he can't be killed unless I am. He can be subdued, beaten back by others and myself in very rare moments of strength but he always comes right back. Like an addiction. Misery is addicted to my suffering and going too long without can push him to unbearable levels. (I won't clarify what that exactly means for me) He can enlarge in size, change form, travel and create my nightmares, everything and anything to damage me he's capable of doing.

His coloration is because he's mossy, covered head to toe in the stuff like a bodysuit while wearing frayed black billowy pants. You can't see it in the images provided but he does have a white handprint sprayed out in the middle of his ribs revealing white ivory bone. This is the sign of our connection. (It's my/Oreo's handprint) He uses sickly yellow energy for 'magic' similar to the color of his eyes which are stars, stars to lord over me the hope I crave but denying me it.

There was an OC 'brother' I made for him in the form of Papyrus called Bitterness to represent all the darkness and hatred inside of me but I never got around to creating him. Every time I tried I felt sick and Misery metaphorically raised his head again lol

I've been writing this simply because I wanted to share him and maybe lower the weight he has piled on my shoulders from the fear that no one cares or is interested in my stuff. (Which logically I know isn't true but since when does the heart and mind ever line up properly lol)

Um, bit of an adult topic. His love does show in physical ways (horrible awful addictive ways) which means he does 'do the do' in my mind. But not in normal ways. Try to picture Ero Guro artist Takato Yamamoto's work combined with 1982s John Carpenter's The Thing (Yes the monster's assimilation - it's not pretty at all). This is a unity of pain and pleasure to the Nth degree like the Cenobite's like to talk about lol I have reasons for why I picture this type of thing but I don't feel comfortable publicly disclosing that sorry.

Anyways, I think that's about it! If there's more I remember or if someone ever asks me questions I'll come back and edit/add it in just as I will on Deviantart where I've cross posted this.

If you read this thank you. I hope it was interesting in a way.

-M

#my ocs #misery #This as a whole is depressing #Misery is misery indeed #Don't get me wrong I love the fandom #but I got scars man

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The Eschatar Report #2 (Lancer Fiction)

REPORT SUBJECT: [REDACTED] (See Report)

REPORT DICTATOR: Doctor Brenn Cross. Qualifications include a PhD in Xenobiology and a position as First Officer of the starship UEV Appalachia.

REPORT SOURCE: Surface of Eschatar via Omnihook.

REPORT REASON: Discovery of the explicit violation of the First Contact Accords by SecComm, discovery of a potential asset.

REPORT CLASSIFICATION: Highly Sensitive, Administrative Eyes Only.

Description:

When I was a child and I became unruly, my mother would tell me stories of Union's Black Talon. A monster, clad in black armor, bearing a sword that could unfold into a scythe, and who rode in the heart of a horrific dragon that could ravage entire worlds. She would tell me, "Brenn Cross, you behave yourself, or the Black Talon will show up to take you."

Of course, it was just a fairy tale. And we all grow out of fairy tales, eventually; we all grow up, we all wise up to the truth: there is no mysterious NHP who delivers gifts in winter months, no mysterious creature that takes our teeth when they fall out, and there is no such thing as the boogeyman. No such thing as the Black Talon, not really. Official Union records claim It was a person. An enforcer for SecComm, maybe their best ever, but still a person under all that. That's all they were.

This, as it turns out, was untrue.

Official records say that the actual Black Talon, the person, was destroyed in 4600u, and their mech was utterly reduced to atoms forever. They were supposed to be dead.

I am now here to clarify that no, the Black Talon is not dead. They are still very much alive, very much in good health...and very, very much against all things SecComm. Bear with me, this will take a small history lesson.

History:

When the Black Talon was "created" in 3651u, it was done by taking the most promising recruit of Union's armed forces, who showed the greatest potential as a soldier and a pilot, and enhancing their body with cybernetics. That soldier's name was Galendriel; Gal, if you prefer. I will, herein, be referring to them by that name.

The transition from cybernetic augmentation to decorporealization was slow, gradual even. More cybernetic augmentation, more mechanical parts, more therapy to get Gal adjusted to it all, more and more until they were almost entirely cybernetic, and an utter terror on the battlefield. However, the idea of decorping Gal wouldn't come about until some time in the late 3600s when, SecComm, wishing not to lose what had rapidly become their greatest asset and enforcer, created a secret facility here, on Eschatar, to discover the secrets of immortality. Initially, it was not the prison that it would one day become, but instead a purely scientific research environment.

They discovered the secrets to decorporealization here, which of course have been utterly lost, and managed to transfer Gal's consciousness to a bio-mechanical body. The project was a huge success, but was put under so much red tape and classified documentation that no one knew it even existed beyond pure hearsay and rumor, and that was before it all got deleted.

Gal believed they were doing good work, at first. They believed that they were working towards the unity of all mankind, for the good of the people. However, that illusion quickly fell flat in the face of SecComm's tendency towards murder and mayhem. It didn't take long for Gal to decide enough was enough; they tried to turn against their handlers, to bring a stop to the madness...only for SecComm to activate a mind-control chip, placed in their head as a failsafe in case they didn't cooperate with Union's wishes.

And for a long time, that was how Gal was forced to operate. Forced to conquer and murder and butcher against their will. As the conception of mechanized chassis came into being, SecComm once again turned to Gal for their most dangerous and extreme version of this: a mech that could shift between something close to what we now know as Harrison Armory's Enkidu model, and a form that was much closer to a dragon. The purpose of the form shift was not only to intimidate foes, but also, to capitalize on a highly experimental technology.

You see, somehow, SecComm managed to split Gal's consciousness across two bodies: her human-sized, bio-mechanical body, and her mecha. Even Gal doesn't know fully how they managed this, but they did. Gal was able to remotely pilot that mech while it was in its dragon form, and in the event that both of their bodies were ever destroyed, their mind was backed up in triplicate, so there was truly no end to their suffering, nor the suffering they caused.

That lasted until, finally, there was an opportunity for Gal to escape. The revolt against SecComm in the aftermath of the Hercynian Crisis caused security around Gal to loosen, just enough for Gal to reach out to members of HORUS under a different name and a disguise. in exchange for being well-compensated, these members of HORUS broke the mind-control failsafe in Gal's head, allowing Gal to slip their leash once and for all.

Free, at last, Gal was one of the first to leak classified documentation on just what Union had done during the Hercynian Crisis, as well as the PISTON-1 incidents, onto the Omninet. Then, knowing that their existence was against the First Contact Accords, they sealed themselves up here, in Eschatar, to wait out the war and out of fear that SecComm would regain control over them somehow. They turned the creatures of Eschatar loose on their operators, and locked the operators in with the creatures. And otherwise...that brings us to the present day.

Other Specific Notation:

They could have let us die. They saw we were Union-aligned, they knew there was every chance that we could be there to take them back. But...they decided to help us instead. To guide us, to be a voice of safety in this dark prison. My hypothesis from my last report, obviously, was correct. When we descended to the core of the moon, we discovered a small apartment with an omninet connection and some of the best cybersecurity we've ever seen. Inside was a feminine figure with pale skin, segmentation at the joints revealing the nature of their body, long dark hair, and deep blue eyes with black scalera. They asked us to keep our distance at first, which we agreed to, in exchange for some answers as to who they were. That was when they told us their story, in full. I left immediately after to collect my thoughts and write this report.

After some time to think, I have ultimately come to a conclusion, and I say this as someone who is exceedingly and extensively familiar with the historical records of this person's terrible exploits: I do not believe they are a threat. I believe that if, given the chance, they would gladly make all the possible efforts they could to repair the terrible damage they had to cause under SecComm. They have expressed a deep disdain for SecComm and all they were forced to do for that administration, and have agreed to turn themselves over for a full and thorough scan, both physical and mental, in exchange for a promise of asylum and, as they put it, "a chance to make things right."

There is a question of "why haven't they come forward before?" And from what I have been told, they did not know whether or not ThirdComm would end up being just more of the same as SecComm after several centuries, or if there was truly a desire to be different. So, they observed us, via the omninet. They waited. And, when they decided they had seen enough, they set up a beacon. Not a distress beacon, just a signal beacon. That was how we found this place to begin with. They did place a warning in the beacon, explaining that this place was dangerous, but "dangerous" doesn't typically mean monstrous genetic lizards that nearly outclass Size 1 mecha. Still, considering SecComm's penchant for shooting first and asking questions later, I actually think they might have expected us to come armed to the teeth, maybe in mecha. As soon as they realized how much we had underestimated this place, they got in contact with us. I can't exactly blame them for the deaths of my men, but...they blame themselves for it. At this point, that's just one more thing for the psych evaluation.

But with all that in mind, I must make a stern recommendation of extraction, a psych-evaluation for Gal's mental health, and a recommendation of asylum for them. This is a creature that has been tortured just as much as any of their victims, and I believe, as part of the Three Pillars, that Union has a responsibility to care for them. Of course, I leave this matter in the hands of the Administration, but I do not think it is in our best interest to turn them away when they clearly want to do better after all this time.

With that in mind, this is Doctor Brenn Cross, signing off.

//END REPORT

#lancer fiction #sci fi fiction #lancer ttrpg #lancer #lancer fic #ttrpg #sci fi fic

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Charcherry Weekly - Issue 170

This is Mage of Light Nick Card and we've got an entire week of news to cover here.

Costume Party Disaster!

Not too long ago, Rogue of Heart Charles decided to throw a costume party the day before halloween, which also happened to be when they would want to meet me about the roleopolis core. Your dear newsletter writer arrived to the party dressed as a traffic cone. My sibling, Prince of Time Aeons Edgeworth, decided to show up, dressed as Colombo. We arrived to the bar early on and met up with Charles, who was dressed up as Seto Kaiba--complete with a duel disk. Also of note was Warlock of Time Coleman dressed as tuxedo mask, Brae Emit as Sailor Moon, Heir of Time Thoren Emit as Dracula, Heir of Hope Hazel Careon as Vriska Serket, Maid of Void Skitis as her ancestor Nemara, and one additional as a very effective ninja. I presented the cube to Charles and they foolishly tried to scan it with their duel disc. This cased it to enter some really weird mode and set off the catalyst for everyone in Gene's Garden believing that they are their costume. As a cone is inanimate, I stayed immobile until the effects were reversed. It is theorized by Charles that it was a combination of the roleopolis core, the duel disk technology, and Hazel's hope powers, though I can see a potential argument for Charles's heart powers coming into play as well. Regardless, it was a mess, especially when Thoren and Brae showed up. With one as a high powered hero and the other as an infamous villain, the bar was practically a powder keg waiting to happen. June Egbert wound up getting involved when Vriska contacted the memo. Wishing to see a familiar face, June tried to meet up with vriska, only to meet push-back. However, the desire was strong on both end, and June wound up having to retcon zap Hazel out of the range of the bar's mysterious field. She was distraught when the vriska state seemingly faded from Hazel, but somehow Hazel retained/manifested an alter version of vriska anyhow? With Hazel/Vriska missing from the equation, the core's hold grew weak, with the sudden lack of ambient Hope energy to keep up the belief in the illusion. It was decided that the roleopolis core is too dangerous for Charles to go plugging random things into and was stored somewhere safe, until actually needed to be used.

Shard Party Success!

The next day, Halloween proper arrived, and with that, the ghost pokemon began swarming, as they usually do on the 31st. There was a great deal of kids trick-or-treating over here in Unity Village. I made sure they got full size candy bars upon showing up to the cabin, as long as they could brave the scares from Pelreol the dragon boot. This day also happened to be the first real birthday of Shard Emit (all ten years before being imaginary.) Those who chose to participate went all-out in preparing the best celebration they could for the kid. Samus Kitten provided a veritable seafood buffet, Page of Mind Samm brought a carrot cake, Heir of Hope Hazel Careon/Vriskers (dubbed as such to differentiate from other versions of Vriska) provided the venue, Brae Emit did a large amount of decorating (With Maid of Void Skittis to help). Brae had to retrieve Thoren from the bar to get them to attend their child's birthday celebration, as they were still distraught about their own behavior when they were acting as Dracula. Fortunately this was napped out of easily with a rolled up paper tube.As a note, the bar was filled with dreambubble mist, but the ghost turn-out was minimal, likely due to the crowd being largely elsewhere this year. Fallen Reaper Thanatos Emit was one of the few who did visit. They spent their time with their dear sister, Prince of Time Flux Emit. June Egbert delivered Shard (dressed as a vampire, later identified as Alucard) and a certain ninja to the party. Notably absent however, was Heir of Time Rise Emit, who was apparently away in Hisui for a few days. Regardless, the party went well and Shard enjoyed the night in company of friends and family.

More Birthdays!

On November 3rd, there were a number of related and seemingly unrelated birthdays all at once. Hazel Careon, Katyleen Kitten, Blaze, and both versions of HAZEL. I still need to get them all presents, but I'm not even sure what I'd even get them. Upcoming on November 5th is the shared birthday of the Emit twins and their temporal alternates. This includes Rise, Brae, Thoren, and Flux. I haven't the slightest idea what to get them either. On November 16th, is mine and Aeons's birthday. I will be turning 28 and Aeons will be turning approximately 36. Ideally we should have turned 31 this year, if it weren't for past furthest ring/time travel weirdness. There are likely other birthdays this month that haven't been covered, but it is clear that there are a lot of them.

This week's known market stands in Desertia Town:

Katie’s potion stand (Not available to plitlanders due to regulations, available to all others however)

shinyjiggly pokesnacks stand (ran by Rufus)

balloons stand

air purifier stand

On-the-road food store - Rations, trail (5 sp) - Maple syrup (1 gp)

Leatherworking stand - Adventuring Gear (2 sp) - Medium Armor (10 gp) - Musical Instrument (30 gp) - Light Armor (10 gp)

Okay, that's probably everything for this week. I have a feeling it might be a good month for folks to consider contacting Dr. Winters about any needed therapy sessions. Regardless, I've finally got back into swing with left beef. I can only hope that the momentum holds. https://letssosl.boards.net/thread/405/charcherry-weekly-issue-170

#charcherry weekly #sbarg2.5dungeoncrashers #sbargv2

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In the midst of their aquatic haven, the Rubbadubbers found themselves facing an unexpected challenge – a menacing alter ego known as Dark Reg. This sinister version of the once-cheerful mechanical robot Reg cast a shadow over their vibrant world. The Rubbadubbers, including Tubb, Sploshy, Finbar, Winona, Terence, and Amelia, now stood united, with Reg at the forefront, their protector and guardian against the impending threat.

Tubb: (concerned) "Everyone, stay close! We need to watch out for Dark Reg."

Sploshy: (nervous) "I don't like the look of him. He's so… dark."

Terence: (grumbling) "This isn't good. I really dislike disturbances like this."

Amelia: (bravely) "Don't worry, mates! We'll stick together and overcome this."

As tension filled the air, Dark Reg's malevolent intentions became evident. A transformation occurred, a chilling metamorphosis that saw Dark Reg grow into a towering and menacing figure, casting an ominous shadow over the once-tranquil Bathsville City.

Dark Reg: (sinisterly) "Behold, the power of darkness! None can escape my grasp!"

The city's serenity shattered as Dark Reg launched a relentless assault, wreaking havoc with every step he took. Buildings trembled, and the very essence of the city seemed to tremble under his destructive might.

Finbar: (resolute) "Enough of this, I say! We can't let Dark Reg ruin our world."

Winona: (squeaking determinedly)

With determination in their hearts, the Rubbadubbers rallied behind Reg, their true leader. Reg, embodying his role as protector, stepped forward with an unwavering resolve.

Reg: (firmly) "We can't let fear control us. Together, we can defeat Dark Reg."

As the Rubbadubbers faced the colossal Dark Reg, their combined efforts showcased unity and bravery. Reg, true to his nature, displayed an unexpected source of strength, standing as a beacon of hope against the overwhelming darkness.

Tubb: (encouragingly) "We've got this! Let's show Dark Reg what we're made of."

Sploshy: (determined) "I'm ready to take a splash at him!"

Terence: (gritting his "teeth") "It's time to put a stop to this madness."

Amelia: (optimistically) "Get ready, Dark Reg! We won't back down."

With synchronized determination, the Rubbadubbers launched a coordinated counterattack. Reg's unwavering spirit and leadership ignited a renewed sense of strength within the team.

Reg: (commanding) "Let's show Dark Reg that the power of friendship and unity can triumph over darkness!"

Their combined efforts proved formidable, challenging Dark Reg's malevolent reign. Amidst the chaos, Reg's leadership shone brightest, reminding everyone that even in the face of adversity, courage and solidarity could conquer any foe.

Dark Reg: (roaring) "You may resist, but you can't defeat me!"

However, the Rubbadubbers' unyielding determination began to shift the tide of the battle. With each passing moment, Dark Reg's strength waned, his malevolence faltering against their unity.

Reg: (defiantly) "We won't allow darkness to consume us. Together, we are stronger."

As Dark Reg's attacks grew feeble, the Rubbadubbers seized the opportunity. Reg, channeling his leadership and inner strength, delivered a final blow that shattered the darkness, causing Dark Reg to disintegrate into a dissipating mist.

Tubb: (victorious) "We did it! We triumphed over the darkness."

Sploshy: (exhilarated) "What an adventure! We truly are an amazing team."

Terence: (grudgingly impressed) "I must admit, we make quite the effective team."

Amelia: (grinning) "Dark Reg didn't stand a chance against our unity."

As the city's tranquility was restored and the sun began to illuminate the skies once more, the Rubbadubbers stood united, a testament to the power of friendship, courage, and determination.

Reg: (smiling) "Remember, no matter the challenge, we can face anything when we're together."

Winona: (joyful squeak)

In the aftermath of their triumph, the Rubbadubbers returned to their lively, bath-time escapades, holding onto the lessons learned from their encounter with Dark Reg. Their bond had grown stronger, and their world was now filled with an even greater sense of wonder and unity.

#rubbadubbers

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More casting news on Sandman...

Every afternoon I get an email telling me that there are “dailies” from The Sandman ready to be watched. It's the best bit of the day. Once every few weeks I get an email letting me know that there's a finished episode waiting for me to watch it. It's the best bit of the month.

The Sandman is being made, and it's... well, it's The Sandman. Which is the best thing of all.

You may know that The Sandman is based on my comic book series of the same name. A rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are interwoven, The Sandman follows the people and places affected by Morpheus, the Dream King, as he mends the cosmic — and human — mistakes he's made during his vast existence.

You might already know that Tom Sturridge (he/him) is Dream of the Endless, Gwendolyn Christie (she/her) is Lucifer, Sanjeev Bhaskar (he/him) and Asim Chaudhry (he/him) are Cain and Abel, Charles Dance (he/him) is Roderick Burgess, Vivienne Acheampong (she/her) is Lucienne, and Boyd Holbrook (he/him) is The Corinthian.

But there are more parts to be announced. And I thought it would be fun to tell you about some of them, and the thinking behind them.

DEATH – Dream's wiser, nicer, and much more sensible sister. Significantly harder to cast than you might imagine (well, than I imagined, anyway). Hundreds of talented women from all around the planet auditioned, and they were brilliant, and none of them were right. Someone who could speak the truth to Dream, on the one hand, but also be the person you'd want to meet when your life was done on the other. And then we saw Kirby Howell-Baptiste's (she/her) audition and we knew we had our Death.

DESIRE – Dream's sibling and everything you want, whatever you want and whoever you are. Desire is also trouble for Dream. Families are complicated. We had barely started looking when Mason Alexander Park (they/them) reached out on Twitter, and threw their hat into the ring. We were thrilled when they got the part.

DESPAIR – Desire's twin, Dream's sister. She is the moment when all hope is gone, the bleakest of the Endless. Donna Preston (she/her) will be playing her, and her performance is chilling and sad. You feel her pain.

JOHANNA CONSTANTINE – Eighteenth Century occult adventuress, John Constantine’s great-great-great grandmother. This Sandman character became so popular that she even had her own spin-off series. I created her to fill the role that John Constantine does in the past. When we broke down the first season, given that we knew that we would be encountering Johanna in the past, we wondered what would happen if we met a version of her in the present as well. We tried it and the script was sparkier, feistier, and in some ways even more fun. So having written her, we just had to cast her. Jenna Coleman (she/her) gave us the Johanna of our dreams – tough, brilliant, tricky, haunted and probably doomed.

ETHEL CRIPPS – Roderick Burgess's love, John Dee's mother, is a small but vital role in the comics, but she became more important as we told our story. In the 1920s and 30s, she is played by Niamh Walsh (she/her): a betrayed and determined young woman seeking to survive. In the present day, now a woman of a hundred identities and a thousand lies, she's played by the brilliant Joely Richardson (she/her).

JOHN DEE – Ethel's son is dangerous. He was driven mad, long ago. Now he's out and on a quest for Truth that may destroy the world. We needed an actor who could break your heart and keep your sympathy while taking you into the darkest places. We were lucky that David Thewlis (he/him) took the part.

Now we're shooting The Doll's House, the second big Sandman storyline. It's the story of:

ROSE WALKER – a young woman on a desperate search for her missing brother, who finds a family she didn't know that she had, and a connection to Dream that neither of them can escape. We needed someone young who could make you care as she ventures into some very dangerous places. Boyd Holbrook's Corinthian is waiting for her, after all. Kyo Ra (she/her) achieves that as Rose.

LYTA HALL – Rose’s friend, a young widow mourning her husband Hector. Rose doesn't know that Hector has started showing up in Lyta's dreams, though. Or that strange things are happening. Razane Jammal (she/her) is Lyta, and she's terrific.

UNITY KINKAID - Heiress, Rose's mysterious benefactor. She has spent a century asleep. Now she's awake, having missed out on her life. She's played by Sandra James Young (she/her).

GILBERT – Rose Walker's debonair protector. A dab hand with a paradox and a sword cane. Stephen Fry (he/him) is a National Treasure, and we forget sometimes that he's also a remarkable actor. Seeing him in costume and make up on the dailies made me blink: it was as if the comic had come to life.

MATTHEW – Dream’s trusted emissary. A raven. I expected our animals to be CGI, and was both taken aback and thrilled when the dailies started coming in, and there was Dream talking to... well, a raven. But ravens don't really talk. The question was, could we find an actor who could make you care about a dead person who was now a bird in the Dreaming – one who isn't certain what's going on, or whether any of this is a good idea? And could we find a voice performer who was also the kind of Sandman fan who used to stand in line to get his Sandman comics signed? The answer was, we could if we asked Patton Oswalt (he/him). And Patton was the first person we asked, and the first person we cast, the day before we pitched The Sandman to Netflix.

Of course, there are more delights and nightmares cast than I've listed here, and we have a few more secrets up our sleeves. I can't wait until you can start watching.

#Sandman

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“Unity” and the Broken Boys

BOY Y’ALL BETTER SIT DOWN BECAUSE THIS IS AS LONG AS CAN BE AND I TOOK OFF WORK TOMORROW SO I’VE GOT TIME

This is....one of the best episodes in the show. Yeah, in all 325 of them, this is hands down one of the best.

First of all, stan Amara for clear skin.

That silent treatment babey, right out the gate with the Angst. Tbh Dean deserves it.

“Like I said, killing Amara, Jack dying...that’s the only way.”

“The only way. Our one shot. Our Last chance. You ever get tired of saying stuff like that?”

“We don’t have to like it, alright? But you and me, we gotta get it done.”

Amara is such a welcome energy in this whole episode. She’s warm and understanding, whip-smart and probably more powerful than Chuck. I love her.

Sam is a wonderful, understanding, loving dad. I love him eternally. He loves Jack so much, he’s trying so desperately to do what’s right for Jack but also what’s right for the world. Jack made this choice, but he can’t live with it. How do you support your child when their life is at stake?

“Come on man. Blindly following orders, lying to Amara, sending her to her death. Does any of this feel right to you??”

“It doesn’t matter how we feel! You know what? Stay. Stay. Someone has to be the grown up here.”

“Yeah well someone has to keep fighting for Jack!”

“He knows what he signed up for!”

“Last I checked, we don’t give up on family.”

“Jack’s not family.”

Y’all should have heard the noise I made. What a fucking line.

“I know how you feel about the kid, I care for him too, I do, but he’s not like you. He’s not like Cas. He’s just not.”

“I’m- I’m ready.”

You can see the regret, the heartbreak in Dean’s eyes. You can see how he wants to take those words back the moment he said them, and for Jack to hear them? It’s unthinkable.

Sam and Cas I’m just so fucking emo dude.

“Sam, you stayed behind to find another way huh? I woulda done the same.”

AMARA

First of all, LOVE this structure.

Amara and Chuck have such a fascinating dynamic. Rob and Emily do a great job (as they have all along) by clearly being siblings but...heightened. You can just tell they both exude power, and the other is the only one they consider an equal.

“You and Dean had that whole weird...thing.”

“That wasn’t you writing?”

“Ugh, not that part. Gross.”

What I took away from this is what I’ve suspected all along. They HAVE free will, just not total free will. Dean and Amara’s connection wasn’t Chuck, there are parts of the story he didn’t write. Obviously, this comes into play later.

I also have a hunch that Chuck doesn’t write romance. I also think that in particular will come into play.

“Balance. Something we’ve never tried before. Creation and destruction, light and dark, brother and sister united again, but on behalf of one world, this world. True balance. The way it was always meant to be. But you can’t. You only care about your pleasure, your story. Well, I guess that makes you the villain.”

“Villains get all the best lines.”

We see again and again this season, Chuck is irredeemable. He doesn’t care about the angels, he doesn’t care about the world, he doesn’t care about anything. He is a petulant toddler who has broken his toys. And when he realizes he’s trapped, he gets angry, he shouts and screams, completely at odds with Amara’s peace.

“You can’t hold me here forever.”

“I can hold you long enough.”

DEAN

Pain is the name of the game in this section homies. Because not only are we dealing with Dean’s pain, we’re also dealing with Jack’s. Jack says he understands why Cas and Sam mean more to Dean, but Dean clearly doesn’t, he, once again, wants to say more, but is stopped, still stopped by his fear: his fear of not beating Chuck.

Alright guys, gals, and non-binary pals. Let’s talk about Adam and Seraphina.

Adam. The first man. And Seraphina. The angel.

“My old lady. She’s the only one who could put up with me all these years.”

Yeah okay. Volume at 100 I get it lmao.

But also: Adam wants God dead not because he and Eve were kicked out of the Garden, but because he went after their sons. The theme of protecting the children strikes again.

“Killing God is your plan?”

“Yeah, Billie’s been giving us a hand but Sera and me, this is our baby.”

This juxtaposed directly with Dean’s own pain at what he has to do to kill Chuck, to gain his free will: the cost of his child.

Adam’s rib.

And who else might get his ribs hurt, only to be likely healed by an angel?

It’s fine, that’s fine. I’m fine with that.

“Jack, I don’t know how to explain it but, when I found out about Chuck, it’s like I wasn’t alive. Not really. You know like my whole life I’ve never been free, but like really free. But now? Now me and Sam, we got a shot at living a life, without all this crap on our backs. And that’s, that’s because of you. So, I want to say, I need to say...thank you, Jack. Thank you.”

I’m gonna have to do a separate post about just Dean in this episode, because there is so fucking much to talk about, but there are a couple of things that I think are important: Dean realizes how wrong he was, to say what he said. He knows that it’s not true, this is the way he’s always coped with loss, by pushing the person to be lost away, but for Jack to hear it? He can’t stand for that.

And:

Dean has finally pushed through the barrier. He won’t be quiet in the face of his doubts anymore. This is a breakthrough for him, and, of course, there are more to come.

SAM

Sam and Cas, my chaos duo.

The box, the inscription, the door.

Death’s library, filled with dead reapers.

And there it is. The Empty.

It tells Sam the plan, the plan for Billie to take God’s place. For everything to go back to the way it’s “supposed to be.”

This has always been the game, since season 13. This is the longest of long games.

Sam fuckin Winchester, lying his way out of a confrontation with the Empty like the legend that he is.

He comes back with a new purpose: to stop Billie’s plan, and here’s where we get to the heart of the episode and maybe the heart of the season.

“You hear that? Dean, brought to the edge of doubt. His sense of duty, his rage winning out in the end. And poor Sam, always gotta know everything. Can’t leave well enough alone. This is my ending, my real ending.”

The gun comes out, pointed at Sam.

Hmm...what did I say during 15x05? Oh yeah, this.

And:

Dean would never survive killing Sam, but he’s willing to do anything, anything to earn his freedom. His ending, where one brother kills the other and then kill himself.

Why, you might ask, did Sam not mention that the angels would be sent back to Heaven, why does he not mention Cas? I’ll tell you why, or rather, Becky will.

Plus, Dean looks back at Cas IMMEDIATELY when Sam says that, when he mentions Eileen, and THAT’S the first time he hesitates. He can’t lose Cas. But at the same time, he’s willing to do anything to have his freedom.

“Sam we don’t have a choice, Jack’s about to blow!”

“We always have a choice!”

You know me, just sitting here thinking about choice, the ability to choose, and how that translates to their free will.

And Sam...I don’t think there will ever be characters I love as much as these.

“I don’t care if Billie gets what she wants! I don’t man, I’d trade it all, I’d trade em all for Chuck. In a heartbeat!”

“What about me?”

“You’d trade me?”

“Chuck has to die. He has to! Otherwise he’ll keep us tap dancing forever, and I can’t live like that man, I can’t live like that, I won’t!”

“I know you feel like that right now, okay? I know you do, but you gotta trust me. My entire life, you’ve protected me. From Dad, from Lucifer, from everything. I didn’t always like it, you know? But it’s the one thing in the whole world that I could always count on. It’s the only thing I’ve ever known that was true. So please, put the gun away. Just put it away. We’ll figure it out, Dean, we’ll find another way, you and me. We always do.”

Okay I feel like this is going to be one of those scenes that I cry watching for years to come. Because fuck. After fifteen years they finally admit that not only did Dean protect Sam from Lucifer, but he protected him from John. John. On a par with Lucifer.

Dean and Sam have, for so many years, sacrificed themselves for the other. Dean’s demon deal, Sam and the trials, every season they have fought to see who can die the quickest for the other. But this? This is them fighting to stop the violence, to stop from killing the big bad. This is them growing, in our eyes, in real time. Sam has always been able to get through to Dean when no one else had a prayer, but for Dean to listen, for Dean to take his words to heart, to stop the hunt for Sam, for their family, that’s how you know they do have free will.

(Btw Chuck’s eye effect when he dusted Amara was sick as fuck but I’m emo for my boys so.)

Chuck knows it’s a loss, he knows that his story has, once again, been thwarted by the boys making their own choices. And he’s pissed, but in his anger, we get a bomb dropped on us.

“Spare me your contempt Castiel, the self-hating angel of Thursday. You know what every other version of you did after “gripping him tight and raising him from perdition”? They did what they were told. But not you. Not the one off the line with a crack in his chassis.”

Are you fucking kidding me?

Also, just worth bringing up this one as well:

Every Castiel pulled Dean out of Hell. Every one told him the same thing. And yet, immediately, with this Cas and this Dean, something was different. Because what has everyone seen about Cas, from the moment he met Dean?

And there’s our endgame people. Laid out on the line.

But we ain’t done yet, fam.

We’ve talked about the handprint, but you know:

So there you have it, our prep into the “monumental” 15x18. I have spec on that, of course, but I think a novel is long enough for this.

What to take away: Dean’s rage was always Chuck’s plan, they do have free will, their love for each other, for their family, is what will stop Chuck’s control, Death is about to come back with a vengeance, Cas’ deal is at play, and, most importantly, Castiel and Dean Winchester are a blind spot for Chuck, something he has never, not once, controlled.

#welcome to my essay lmao #supernatural #spn #spoilers #my meta #spn 15x17 #destiel #dean winchester #sam winchester #jack kline #castiel #amara #chuck shurley #lilly liveblogs supernatural

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1. Wish Checklist

Antiques Shop

MC: (Will Luke find it boring if I schedule out his birthday like this…)

MC: (Would it be better to see the exhibition first…)

Luke: What are you thinking about?

MC: You startled me! How did you not make a single sound?

Luke: It’s because you got too immersed in your thoughts and forgot that I’m still in the shop.

Luke: What’s up, is something bugging you? How about you tell me so I can help you think?

Luke sidled up with a tilted head, smiling at me.

I wavered slightly, on the verge of blurting out my whole plan.

But… if I tell him now, would it lose the whole surprise element?

I saw the exquisite hanging ornaments near the walls of the antiques shop in my periphery, and suddenly came up with an idea.

MC: It’s nothing, I just zoned out while staring at the hanging ornaments.

Luke: Then… are you busy these days?

I could hear a hint of Luke’s probing intentions in his voice, and couldn’t resist wanting to tease him a little.

MC: Yeah, of course. I have a whole bunch of case files to organize.

Luke: Busy with work…

Luke: Aw, I thought my girlfriend would be busying herself with my birthday. I never would’ve thought that I’d lose to work…

Luke’s brow wrinkled a little, his hand clasped at his heart in a “heartbroken” act.

Seeing how melodramatic he was being, I finally couldn’t hold back my laughter anymore.

MC: Kidding – of course I’m thinking about prepping for your birthday.

Luke: Heh heh – I knew it. How could you have forgotten me, after all?

Luke: Then... have you made any particular preparations this year?

MC: What kinda birthday person asks about their own birthday plans?!

MC: If I tell you beforehand, it’ll lose all its novelty.

Luke: Because I’m really looking forward to it. Even though I’ll like anything you prepare for me…

Luke: But this is our first birthday celebration after becoming a couple, so it’s… a little more special.

Luke’s voice gradually faded as he gently placed a hand on my shoulder. The warm feeling seemed to convey a different sort of emotion.

My cheeks gradually grew warmer as my rationality floated away…

MC: Of course I’ve given lots of thought to our first birthday celebration after becoming a couple…

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[Flashback]

Home

MC: Watching movies? Nah… too basic.

MC: Going to a photography exhibition? Hm… this one’s decent. He’d probably like that.

My pen danced over the paper, circling some of the many ideas and crossing some out, finally deciding on a few activities that fit my intentions best.

MC: Next, how do I schedule things out…

MC: Hm… would there be too many people around this time period?

I referenced the calendar as I kept adjusting the event plans…

After revising innumerable versions, I finally had a rather detailed itinerary on my computer.

MC: I’m finally done!

MC: I bet Luke would never be able to figure out what sort of plan’s waiting for him.

As I imagined what it would be like, visiting the events with Luke, I opened the tutorial that I hadn’t finished reading…

The screen displayed a weaving tutorial video, with a quarter of its contents played through already.

MC: (Now that I’m done with the itinerary, it’s time for the gift…)

I had decided on the gift long before I’d settled on the troublesome birthday arrangements.

A red string bracelet that represented both peace and unity – those were the “intentions” I had prepared for Luke.

The traditional red string bracelet, woven with a diamond knot, represented peace and happiness.

If two lovers wore matching red strings, it also meant a promise between the two to stay together for all their lives.

MC: (No matter how you look at it, this gift really expresses my feelings to the fullest…)

A beep from the tutorial pulled my focus back, and my eyes turned back to the still-formless red string.

MC: (I should really stop letting my thoughts wander, and work on this already!)

MC: (After threading the gold string through here, I should loop it in front of the red string…)

MC: (Huh? How come my knot looks different from the one in the video?)

MC: (It looks so easy in the tutorial, so I didn’t realize it would actually be this complex…)

It wasn’t hard to finish one bracelet, but making it neat and pretty was not so quickly done.

Holding the golden beads and red string, I entered yet another weaving battle.

MC: (If Luke and I both wear the red strings…)

MC: (That would be a lifetime’s promise between us…)

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As soon as I thought about wearing the matching red rope bracelets with Luke, I couldn’t help but smile.

Luke: With such a big grin on your face… did you prepare something nice for me?

MC: Not telling you.

Luke: Alright, alright. Guess I’ll just have to wait until the actual day of.

I couldn’t bear to see his slightly disappointed expression.

MC: …

After struggling through a mental battle, I decided to compromise with just a bit.

MC: Okay, fine, you win – I’ll tell you a tiny bit!

MC: I want to take you to some of our old places – maybe we’ll find some new surprises.

MC: Not just the ones from when we were young – I also want to go to some of my favourite places at university…

MC: If I had to decide on a theme, I’d call it “Revisit the past and face the future”!

Luke: Haha, sounds like the essays we used to write.

MC: Luke. Pearce!

Luke: Eh… I mean, it sounds like it’ll be unforgettable.

He wrapped his hand around mine tightly.

The clocks in the antiques shop ticked by, as Luke’s heartbeat mixed in, rapid and enthusiastic.

Luke: I’m sure that this birthday will be amazing.

MC: Don’t worry. You’ll never be able to forget it!

MC: (I will make sure that this birthday event becomes our treasured memory.)

2. Buying Decorations for the 2nd Floor

Little World

MC: No sneaking peeks!

Luke: Okay, okay, I won’t.

I circled behind Luke, got on my tiptoes, and covered his eyes like they did on TV.

Noticing my actions, he lowered his body, covering the back of my hand with his right hand…

Luke: I’m ready.

MC: Okay, I’m letting go.

As my hands spread outwards, Luke opened his eyes slowly. I walked beside him.

Luke: This is…

MC: What do you think? Our little world from before has changed!

MC: I pasted on new wallpaper, set down a new carpet, and adjusted the tent to our current sizes!

MC: Aren’t I amazing?

Luke: So we went to buy those materials before for this…

Luke: It’s beautiful… I never could’ve imagined that it could turn out like this.

He looked at me, his eyes seeming to glitter.

He then lowered his head, reaching out and caressing my fingertips.

Luke: Don’t take up all this rough work on yourself next time. Leave it to me.

MC: Yeah, I know, I’ll drag you along for sure next time.

As Luke wandered to observe the decorative details, I turned off all the lights in the room.

The only light came from the nighttime city outside the window.

Luke: Why’d you turn off the lights all of a sudden?

MC: Come on, lie down here, just like before.

Luke: …

Luke: Okay…

He fumbled over to me, and we laid down beside each other on the carpet, just like when we were younger.

Luke: We used to do this too – staring at the ceiling as we imagined some faraway fantasy kingdom…

MC: Yeah, and there were tons of cute fairies living in that kingdom…

As Luke spoke in a trance, I silently pressed down on the remote control I’d prepared beside me.

Specks of stars and magnificent constellations filled the space above us instantly. They shifted in a dreamy way along with the tender music.

Luke: …!

MC: It’s the star projection light we bought earlier – pretty, right?

Luke: It’s pretty. And… really romantic – I didn’t think that it could be used here, like this.

Luke: I’m starting to worry about what to do for your birthday now.

⊳ An even more romantic birthday ⊳ A relaxed birthday

MC: On my birthday, it’s gotta be even more romantic.

Luke: Okay, I promise – it’ll be more romantic.

⊳ An even more romantic birthday ⊳ A relaxed birthday

MC: It’s fine either way!

MC: As long as we’re together, it’s fine if it’s a bit more relaxed.

Luke: Now that you’ve said so, better not go back on your word.

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MC: Look, isn’t that Sagittarius, your zodiac constellation?

We reclined back, speaking freely as we watched the starry sky.

From the bits of our past, to us being a couple now, we had too much to say to each other about everything…

Enveloped in the night, amid our relaxed moods and bodily warmth, Luke and I fell asleep.

Only our hands remained entwined tightly…

Specks of stars shifted slowly, shining on our vivacious, sweet dreams…

3. The Taste of Sweet Congee

Orchidshine Street

MC: Guess what I brought you here for!

Luke: This is the old-fashioned district… so we must be here for sightseeing.

MC: Wrong! One mark off. Detective Pearce, bring on your imagination and think it through.

Luke: Huh, I got it wrong?

Luke: Hmm… are we here to learn about past marriage customs?

MC: W-what are you talking about!

My face heated up, my cheeks flooding with warmth. I knew that he was teasing me, but for a moment, I couldn’t refute him.

Luke reached out, running the back of his finger over my nose in a quick movement, then fiddled with the stray hairs in front of my forehead.

Luke: Okay, okay, I’ll stop teasing you. The plans are all in your hands.

He held out his hand to me, his expression obedient and cooperative.

MC: …

MC: Come with me.

I pulled Luke beside a little stand, finding a somewhat clean table to sit at.

Not long after, steaming sweet congee and some delicious snacks were placed on the table.

MC: Luke, try it!

As I watched, Luke scooped up a spoonful of thick, fragrant sweet congee…

Luke: …!

Luke: Mm, it tastes like the one that the granny on that street before made.

Luke: Didn’t she move away after we entered high school? How…

Luke shot a glance at the busy shop owner.

Luke: Are they relatives? But they don’t look alike at all…

MC: I asked before – the owner and the granny aren’t related at all.

MC: But, doesn’t it taste a lot like that taste from before?

MC: It took me a lot of time to find this place.

MC: I spent the past while, taste-testing several tens of places to have you experience that taste from before…

MC: My poor wallet…

When he heard this, Luke’s spoon-holding hand paused…

He put down his bowl immediately, placed his hands on my shoulders, and looked me up and down.

Luke: Silly… what if you got a stomachache?

Luke: Don’t do this next time!

MC: I knew what I was doing – plus, Kiki was eating with me.

MC: Plus, how is it silly to do this for the person you like?

I pouted a little in “discontent”.

Luke: I get it. I get it all.

Luke: Of course you’re not silly for doing things for the one you like. But…

Luke: Promise me that I’ll be your taste-tester next time. You know that my food capacity’s more than enough to tackle that.

MC: Yep, I promise.

He leaned a bit closer to me, as our shadows on the ground clung together.

When our gazes met, they were filled with only each other’s reflections.

Time halted right then, as our hearts grew nearer…

4. Return to Campus and Attend a Public Class

Stellis University Lecture Hall

Professor Chen changed to a new slide, listing the cases in the lesson, and proceeded to explain their applicable legal clauses.

The students earnestly copied down the key points, their pencil tips scratching against the paper.

I saw Luke looking utterly confused and felt a little defeated.

MC: (Maybe I shouldn’t have taken him to Professor Chen’s public class…)

I poked Luke gently with my elbow.

He shot me a perplexed look. I lowered my voice, gesturing at him with my hands.

MC: Luke, do you maybe find this boring?

MC: If you find it uninteresting, we can just leave through the back door.

Luke: …?

Professor Chen: Next, please discuss this case among yourselves freely. We will continue after a ten-minute break.

Right after he spoke, the students and external audience members all started to talk, filling the lecture room with heated discussion.

MC: (We can finally talk normally.)

MC: Luke, do you find this boring? How about we leave first?

Luke: Not at all, I think it’s really interesting.

Luke: I’ve dealt with a decent amount of legal information, but an actual law class like this is more interesting.

MC: Really? You looked so confused earlier, so I thought…

Luke: Nah, I just kinda didn’t get the clauses that Professor Chen mentioned.

MC: Huh, so there’s stuff that even you don’t get.

Luke: Just kind of!

Luke: Oh right, why did you want to take me to class all of a sudden?

MC: Oh, a lot of my time is spent at school. Even though I work now, I come back often.

MC: So I wanted to take you here today to see where I learned…

MC: How does it feel, being a law student?

Luke: Hm… though I feel like there’s a lot of laws you have to memorize, the part where you analyze cases and court debates is a nice challenge. I like that.

Luke: Even more importantly, I got to sit at the same desk as you in university.

MC: Yep, my new deskmate!

MC: Although, I was really serious during school. I never chatted.

Luke: If you were this serious, I’ve got to be a good student too.

Luke: What do you think about the case that the professor mentioned?

MC: I’m pretty sure that this was an actual case from several months back. That being so…

Luke and I started to discuss the legal articles that Professor Chen had mentioned.

When I saw how serious he appeared, as if we’d gone to the same university and taken the same elective…

If we had really gone to the same university, what would’ve happened after?

I looked at his smiling face and zoned out unwittingly, coming back to my senses only when he tapped my shoulder.

Luke: What are you thinking about?

MC: I accidentally zoned out.

Professor Chen: Students, time’s up. I’ll have some of you talk about your thoughts on this.

The classroom settled down at once. Luke and I adjusted our postures, quietly looking towards the podium.

As I fell immersed, someone bumped gently against my knee.

Luke: Look – here.

As Luke mouthed at me, he slid a paper strip in front of me.

He raised an eyebrow as the corners of his mouth pulled up slightly, indicating for me to open it and see.

MC: Oh… this is…

I opened up the paper and almost laughed aloud.

A guy and a girl were drawn on it – obviously, Luke and me.

Too bad his art skills were subpar, such that the people drawn were cute in an uncomely way.

MC: (Seriously, could you make me look a bit nicer?)

I picked up the pen, adding onto the drawing.

With only the slightest of changes, I handed the paper back to him.

Right then, the end-of-class bell rung as the public class came to an end.

Luke: Hey, I caught this student here zoning out.

He held up his hand, waving the paper that he was holding.

MC: If you don’t like it, give it back.

Luke: No way! You gave it to me, so it’s mine.

The sun shone through the windows, onto his collar. The boyishly-faced Luke looked even more like a new student then.

On the paper clamped tight in his hand, I had drawn on a red heart…

5. See a Photography Exhibition

Modern Photography Exhibition Hall

The photographic works on the walls were arranged in a sort of irregular order. Luke and I fell immersed as we observed them arm-in-arm.

Those black-and-white photos vividly recorded the sceneries and the people of the world several decades ago…

MC: It’s absolutely amazing. These photos almost seem to have souls in them.

Luke: Yeah, that’s probably the charm found in photography.

Luke: And Anne Winston’s experiences are an irreplicable legend.

Luke: She quietly served as a care worker for several decades, but she still kept tens of thousands of films.

Luke: Someone without a strong passion for this wouldn’t have been able to persist with this their whole lives.

MC: A whole lifetime… just how many people would be able to do that?

Luke: We just might be one of them.

Luke leaned towards me and quietly took my hand, interlacing our fingers.

I met his gaze with a smile in response.

Luke: Are there any unique parts about today’s photography exhibition?

Luke: I haven’t really seen you bring paper and pen to these exhibitions before.

MC: I just wanted to learn…

Luke: Learn?

Luke: You’re planning to become a photographer?

MC: As if!

MC: I just wanted to figure out how to arrange the photos aesthetically!

MC: Right, which out of all the works we’ve seen do you like…?

Luke: They’re all pretty great.

MC: That’s way too general of an answer… could you get more specific?

MC: Hmm… like, what about the axial setup we saw earlier? Was it too severe-looking?

Luke’s eyes had a hint of uncertainty in them. He obviously hadn’t drawn any connection between the photography exhibition and photo arrangements.

Luke: Why… are you suddenly so into photo arrangement methods?

MC: I want to set up a photo wall at your place!

MC: Since we’re living together in the future, I’d like to make it comfier…

The secret I’d been keeping unwittingly popped out. I turned my face away, wanting to hide my scarlet face.

Luke held my hand tight, his cheeks also tinged with a happy blush.

Luke: I… think the combo at the beginning works well.

Luke: It’s full of vitality, and I think that it both goes well with the decorations at home and suits us two well.

He responded to my question earnestly, the blush on his ears gradually deepening.

MC: I see.

MC: Let’s keep looking, then.

I was about to pull Luke towards the exhibition rooms from earlier when he tugged me to a stop.

He shook his head at me gently, his eyes full of an emotion that I’d never seen before.

Luke: You said that we’d be living together in the future…

He caught my right hand, forcing us to face each other.

Luke: Though it was just a simple sentence, I’ll start looking forward to it now.

Luke: I’m sure that we, too, will be able to live normal and happy lives.

As I stared into Luke’s sparkling eyes, I knew that he was the sun of my heart.

I couldn’t resist stepping up to him, my lips pulling up into a smile.

MC: We definitely will!

Luke: Yeah, definitely.

Luke: Let’s work on making our home even comfier together!

MC: Yeah!

He waved our intertwined hands, his eyes shining with smiles.

I, too, looked forward to the day when the little parts of our lives would fill that photo wall…

6. Ride a Swan Boat

Nature Park

The swaying swan boat floated into the middle of the lake, becoming a sole white dot on the lake surface.

The crystalline, sparkling surface reflected the stretches of clouds in the sky. A breeze blew past, lifting elegant ripples in the water.

MC: We finally got to the centre!

Luke: If I didn’t adjust our direction in time, we’d probably still be spinning circles back at the start point.

MC: …

I couldn’t help feeling somewhat embarrassed when I thought about my big talk when we’d just gotten on the boat.

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[Flashback]

MC: Luke, stay there. I can do this myself!

Luke: You sure? Let me know if you need help – I don’t mind.

MC: I. Won’t. Need. It!

I eagerly stepped on the pedal as I placed one hand on the steering wheel.

It was my first try, but I was pretty confident in myself.

But the swan boat didn’t move forward like I’d imagined…

MC: (Huh? W-why’s it spinning in one spot?!)

MC: (That can’t be right. I’ve turned on the orientation control button already… it shouldn’t be like this…)

MC: (Crap, I didn’t get unlucky during boat selection with a faulty one, did I?!)

Distressed, I wanted to get up and check – but the shift in centre of gravity combined with the unstable rocking of the boat made me fall hard into Luke’s arms.

Luke: Careful! Sit still first.

Luke stabilized our orientation in one movement, then helped me sit back down.

He put our maneuvering into reverse, indicating for me to not step on the pedal yet, until the swan boat returned to its starting state…

He looked me over for injuries, then examined the boat.

Luke: Are you alright?

MC: I’m fine. Good thing you were here.

Luke: As long as you’re fine. You might’ve ended up drenched otherwise…

MC: I know I turned on the orientation control button earlier and was holding the steering wheel, but it still spun around…

MC: Maybe my luck’s so bad that I ended up choosing a faulty boat?

Luke shook his head and patted my back.

Luke: It’s not your fault. I checked – this swan boat’s a special model, with different operating methods from your typical boat.

Luke: Look, there’s an auxiliary direction lever in the middle here. It’s probably used for more precise directional adjustments.

I followed the direction that he was pointing in and saw a joystick below the seat.

Luke: It’s really hard for a single person to get a handle on this sort of boat without some practice.

MC: I didn’t realize that riding a swan boat needed so many complex operations… that’s all on me.

Luke: Looks like I’ll have to take the lead, just like in the past.

Luke: I’ll control our direction, and then we’ll pedal forward slowly, alright?

MC: Sure!

[Flashback end]

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MC: It was my first time on these, after all…

MC: I didn’t know that it had that many models.

Luke: Yeah, the adults all refused to let us when we wanted to ride boats on our own when we were kids.

MC: We were just way too young back then, and we weren’t even as tall as the boats. Making the boats move forward would’ve pretty much been impossible.

Luke: Now that we’re older, how about we make up for those past regrets?

Luke looked at me with a tilted head, a thin layer of sweat on his nose.

I took out a tissue and self-consciously wiped it for him.

MC: That’s not the only reason. Wanna guess?

I stuffed the tissue into his hand and shook my head mysteriously.

Luke: …

Luke: I know!

Luke: Swans are part of the avian genus Cygnus, who mate for life – something that’s rare among animals.

Luke: They always eat and rest in pairs.

Luke: So within human value systems, swans represent fidelity and eternal love.

Luke: Are you trying to tell me that we’re like swans?

MC: …

MC: This is the downside of having a boyfriend who knows too much. You just finished saying everything before I could.

Honk – honk –

Loud, resonant cries sounded from nearby. Luke and I immediately turned around to look.

A pair of white swans descended on the water, then started to comb out their feathers with lowered necks.

MC: Over there, Luke – swans!

Luke: It’s my first time seeing those here.

MC: I thought that the swans would’ve all migrated already – what a miracle.

Luke: You know, there’s a mysterious legend to this park.

Luke: If you encounter swans while riding a swan boat, you’ll receive the swans’ blessing.

Luke: If a pair of lovers encounter the swans, the lovers will stay together for their whole lives.

MC: Huh, there’s even an urban legend when it comes to swan boats? You… didn’t make this up, did you?

Luke: It’s real, of course. When have I ever lied to you?

MC: That’s awesome – did those swans come specifically to bless us?

Luke: They must have. We’ve received the favour of the swans – that is, fidelity and eternal companionship.

MC: Yeah… fidelity and eternal companionship.

Luke and I faced each other. At some point, our fingers had already intertwined together.

He lowered his head, placing it against my forehead and rubbing against the tip of my nose.

I couldn’t help smiling from that tickly feeling.

The sun shone gently. On the glittering lake surface, a pair of swans intertwined their necks in a tender moment…

7. Celebrate His Birthday

Luke’s Bedroom

Luke: Here, ahh- open up.

MC: Ahh-

Luke sent a full spoonful of cake right into my mouth. The taste of the luscious cream and the slightly sour and sweet fruits flooded my tastebuds…

He looked satisfiedly at me, his smile deepening.

MC: My turn to feed you – open up.

Luke had said before that he wanted to eat a cake made by me, but considering the lousy kitchen skills either of us had…

To fulfill his wishes, we could only compromise by feeding each other cake.

Luke: Ahh-

Luke opened his mouth slightly, waiting for me to feed him.

Seeing him look so unsuspecting in his eyes-closed state, a restless desire to play a prank on him popped into my mind…

Unlike what he wanted, I swiped a bit of cream on his face.

MC: Hahaha, you’ve turned into a big tabby cat!

Note: What’s literally translated as “tabby cat” is used in general when someone’s face is a mess (e.g. when one has been crying).

Luke: …!

Two fingerprints were wiped on my face before I could react.

Luke: We’ve got two tabby cats here, now.

MC: !!!

Luke: The little tabby cat can’t just have whiskers on one side, right? There should be some on the other.

Luke scooped up some cream from the plate again, aiming for the finishing blow.

Realizing that I was at a disadvantage, I waved my hands for a cease-fire.

MC: Temporary truce! Let’s not waste the cake, or else we’ll have ordered it for nothing.

Luke: Hey, don’t try to back out now – or else, who knows where the rest of the cake will end up.

MC: Don’t you go launching sneak attacks now!

After reaching a cease-fire agreement, Luke and I wiped down the cream on each other with wet paper towels.

He pinched at a corner of the paper towel as he carefully wiped my cheeks.

I instead started cleaning from his fingers, moving upwards as I went along.

Our eyes met after we finished cleaning, and we couldn’t help but laugh at how we’d looked earlier.

MC: (I should’ve taken a commemorative photo.)

Luke: Wait.

MC: …?

Luke lifted my left hand up to him and lowered his head.

And I felt a hot, wet feeling on my finger joint…

MC: Huh?!

The tip of his tongue gently brushed over my skin. The suction-like feeling was slightly tingly.

My mind went blank for a moment, as I met his slightly misty, fawnlike eyes…

My cheeks surged with heat, and I didn’t know how to respond for a while.

Luke: Oh… there was cream… cream on there, so I…

MC: …

Before I could respond, Luke fled to the sink.

I couldn’t see his expression, but I could just barely catch a glimpse of his scarlet ears.

Luke: Uh… I’m going to wash my face!

MC: O-oh, okay.

That damp feeling… that… warm mark left on my skin…

When I recalled what had just happened, even my palms started to heat up.

My heart pounded furiously, as both tender feelings and embarrassment intertwined…

MC: (Should I wash my face too…)

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Night descended. The lights in the room brightened, the atmosphere comfortable and sweet.

MC: Happy birthday, Luke!

Luke: Thank you.

Luke and I stood facing each other. I carefully took out the present I’d prepared for him from my pocket.

He opened the little gift box. There was a pair of red rope bracelets inside.

Diamond knots were braided beside the gold beads. The red and gold string intertwined, forming a perfectly symmetrical pattern.

This pair was the prettiest that I’d been able to make after many tries…

Luke: You made this…

Luke’s gaze became even softer after seeing the pair of red bracelets.

He gently brushed his hand over the bracelets, like he was admiring an incomparable treasure.

MC: (How did he know with just one glance…)

MC: Yeah… I… I tried for a long while.

MC: Red string represents peace and safety, so of course you need one, with your special identity.

Luke: …

Luke wrapped his hand around mine, holding onto it gently.

Luke: Aside from peace and safety, the red rope also represents…

Luke: A promise with me for your whole life.

MC: …

MC: How did you know?

Luke awkwardly felt his hair, his cheeks tinged red.

Luke: I did want to make something as a love commemoration present for you before…

Luke: Looks like we were thinking the same thing.

Luke: So, are you willing to make this lifetime’s promise with me?

Luke held up the other red rope bracelet, putting it on me solemnly.

His eyes rippled with emotion – tenderness, but with even more of a wordless vow.

MC: Of course I am.

Luke’s body warmth seemed to cling to the red rope, such that it even heated up the skin that it touched.

As he looked on expectantly, I picked up the red rope bracelet that was for him and slowly put it on him…

MC: You… are also my one and only.

MC: So you have to take care of yourself.

MC: The birthday celebration I’ve prepared this time wasn’t just to represent the past and present. It’s also for the future.

MC: We have a long road ahead of us…

Perhaps because he was too concerned with me, or because he had encountered too much danger…

He always protected me well and left the rest to himself…

But I didn’t want to be the girl who could only be protected by him. I wanted to stand by his side and walk forward with him.

We were partners and lovers – companions who would support and stay with each other for our whole lives.

I faced Luke, staring straight into his eyes. He stood in place without a sound.

Luke: You…

Luke reached out, his fingertips brushing gently over my cheeks.

His voice grew even more tender as he came nearer.

Luke: My Watson… my lover…

Luke: You are my future…

I closed my eyes. My heart pounded unrestrainedly as I looped my arms around his waist.

I felt his softness on my lips, tinged with cool wetness…

He pulled me in even tighter. His burning body heat seemed to light tiny fires in me.

That pair of interlaced red bracelets linked Luke and me together…

For this lifetime, never to separate…

#Tears of Themis #tears of themis translations #luke pearce #xia yan #tot spoilers #tot translation

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This post from @crookedcryptid suggesting Dean and Castiel were canonically together from Dean's prayer confession on put a big stupid grin on my face, and then I went off and analyzed every episode that came afterward. So here you go?

Castiel’s in about every other episode from that point. And they are actually separated in the majority of the majority of the episodes, but the way they interact is just loving.

Episode by episode analysis under the cut.

At The Trap, Dean confesses to Castiel in his prayer how he really feels (but not like that at least not in Chuck's censured version that we see) while Eileen and Sam split up bc of Chuck. It's late revealed that Chuck sent Sam Eileen and Sent Cas & Dean to Purgatory so they'd lose hope. (Cas must have defied Chuck's plan yet again by stopping Dean from voicing his feelings bc that's the only explanation I have to make this make any sense. (x) )

After Dean's confession, the next episode immediately separates Cas & Dean but Dean pines after the domestic life like Garth has with his family, an alternative lifestyle Dean once saw as unacceptably evil. (x)

But then next episode Castiel goes and finds Jack and brings him home. Brings him home to Dean who does this. (See gif above that lives rent free in my mind /\)

He holds Jack’s face just like he did Ben’s. He looks into Jack’s eyes, one then the other, as if to verify that it’s really him. Then he looks from Jack to Castiel.

This dad moment. This neck hold and look to Castiel that simultaneously says, “you brought my son home to me” but also screams in Jensen’s headcanon that Dean used to look at Jack and see Lucifer but now he looks at him and sees Cas.

(Tho that shouldn’t be hard since they clearly cast their combined biological child.)

I’m obsessed with it. It haunt my dreams and inhabits my waking brain.

The fact that this is not before ‘The Trap’ but after is so important. They didn’t set it right between them artificially, by Cas bringing Jack home. Instead, they set it right between them and then they got their son back. Otherwise, it is the last piece of the puzzle to patch their relationship. Dean was envious of Garth’s family, and suddenly Dean has his back.

In Galaxy Brain Chuck’s screen shows a view of Dean and Cas sitting super closely huddled together at the kitchen table. (x) Is actually from an earlier episode. There’s also the dadliest dadstiel moment ever, with Castiel letting his god killing, resurrected, super powered, three-year-old win at connect four, which was not in the script, but added by Misha and Sp8. (x) When Sam and Cas disagree on Jack, Cas backs up Jack and Dean supports Cas over Sam. The husbands share a whiskey while reveling in how they brought Jack up right, “I knew it, Dean. When I was with Jack’s mother, she… You know, Kelly just had faith that Jack would be good for the world, and I felt it, too. I knew it. And then, when everything went wrong, and God took him from us… I was lost in a way I’ve never been before. Because I knew the story wasn’t over. I knew Jack wasn’t done. And I was right.” (Even if Dean’s a little too excited about using Jack as a weapon.) (Maybe this line explains what's been up with the Hellers these past 6 months yall.)

This is huge, because Dean was destroyed at the end of last season, imo, bc his idea of Jack was destroyed and he felt the need to cut himself off from all thoughts that he could have that family. (x)

Cas also wordlessly goes into Dean’s backpack in a moment of routine casual intimacy.

Destiny’s Child & Dean calling Cas an idiot for risking his life yet again- not knowing that Cas felt secure in the knowledge that he wouldn't die bc of his deal. Dean was legit scared to lose him again. (oh no my heart). With that extra knowledge Cas had it's exactly the kind of thing Dean would do. Dean's done this exact thing before both when he was, and was not, suicidal. (S13, S6) They get Jack’s soul back, but first the classic “oh no my child has ingested something”.

Last Holiday- No Cas. 😒

Gimme Shelter - Our boys are separated yet again - Castiel talks to Paster Sexy (recast doctor sexy) who says it’s okay to be gay. We get a lot of charming Cas with Jack moments. Something happens in this episode, it happens off-screen and it's something we've basically have never seen in this series. Jack tells Castiel that he expects to die to defeat Chuck and rather than fall into the pattern we've seen every single season, Castiel immediately tells Dean what is going on, immediately tells Dean everything he needs to know to protect Jack.

Drag me Away From You (ugh oh no and they will) - No Cas

Unity - end of the warm wuvy dov.

Dean lets Jack think he isn’t family. Sam discovers that if they let Jack kill Chuck that Billie will kill Eileen, anyone from another dimension or resurrected and Dean. Looks. At. Cas. (x) The fear in his eyes.

By this point Dean is unhinged. He’s back to the beginning of the season when he was afraid that all of this was Chuck’s control rather than a real relationship between them. This should have been an ‘absolution’ moment for Jack, the one Castiel says here that Jack doesn’t need from anyone but himself. The closest we get to confirmation that Cas has learned that lesson himself. (x) Dean was so destroyed after his idea of Jack died that it split up his marriage … I mean…. Dean already chose Jack’s life once, even after Mary. Dean is choosing him over using him as a weapon to kill Chuck is huge considering how spun out Dean was by this point. I’m convinced that without Cas being there Dean would not have stopped, and might have let Jack sacrifice himself, might have shot Sam giving Chuck his ending.

I’m also convinced that Chuck designed The Trap to have Cas die 8 episodes ago. (x) That Dean was never supposed to have this post trap period with him. So that he would be hopeless just like he was in episode 19. That was in the version Chuck wrote back in episode 4. Without Cas, Chuck would have gotten his ending. (x) Woof there is a sentence that hurts in 15x20

18 - skipping this winchester main pain for the mo-

So this all got me thinking about Dean’s face after Cas says he loves him, the little choked up headshake, like maybe that’s just verbal confirmation of something he, on some level, already knew. (x)

I haven’t hit 15 in my rewatch yet and I’m sure I will find new a different things to piss me tf off when I do.

Morning erybody?

#deancas meta #destiel season 15 #season 15 breakdown #dean was always bi #deancas #spn rewatch #destiel #dean winchester #dragging dean winchester out of the closet #spn #spn meta #original content #spn feels #15x09 #15x11 #15x12 #15x13 #15x15

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