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tiredmamaissy · 1 year

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Non-Unrequited Love: Part III

Read Part I, Part II & Special Ep. I here. (Links are also below)

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Characters: Lo’ak Sully (18) x Omatikaya Reader (18)

Warnings: Extreme NSFW, smut, cursing, rut/heat cycles, knotting/breeding, fluff, first time

Word count: 3k

Authors Note: enjoy <3

Synopsis: You finally get lo'ak to calm down. You guys go back to hometree as mates, and let everyone know the big news.

Previously on, Non-Unrequited Love:

...Exhaustion washes over the both of you as you gasp for air. Releasing him from your grip, you turn around and tower over your mate. “That’s number two.” You pant, trying your best to mount him yet again, with weak, shaky legs...

“No break, y/n?” he asks, peering up at you through slit-like pupils and heavy eye lids. “you’re shaking, bad”.

You smile wearily. “None needed” you lie, brushing your bottom lip against his ear. “Besides...” you whisper, grasping his swollen cock, “...you still haven’t calmed down yet”. You slowly lower yourself onto his lap.

“I like when you rub me here” you press his cock firmly against your clit, rolling your hips up and down his length, moaning softly.

“Shit, y/n. I wish I confessed to you on your birthday.” He bucks his hips against your wet, juicy slit.

You notice the sudden change in his breathing, it becomes heavier, and even more raggedy. In every way, Lo’ak looks completely delirious. He starts blabbering, and begging, not even aware of what he’s moaning in your ears.

“P-please, y/n.” he thrusts, “Please... fuck me” another quick thrust, "Let me fill you up..." he whimpers, "... I wanna get you pregnant” an even harder thrust.

His cock is nestled in between your swollen, slick-covered lips, sliding back and forth over your sore clit. You rub your face against his, getting drunk off of his pheromones as he grinds against your pearl.

“Jeez, you really must be in rut to be saying all these things” you moan, allowing your hips to spasm against his full length.

His thrusts become erratic, like he’s on the brink of cumming. Your heart races, and your face grows hot, feeling proud of yourself for making him beg.

Sitting up, you fully arch your back and support yourself with your hands on his sweaty thighs. Hearing him beg for your cunt made you even hornier. You pull back your pelvis, barely letting him slide against your clit, denying him the friction.

“Don’t. Nghh, fuck! Come back, y/n” Lo’ak whimpers loudly, pulling at the rope tying him down.

“Beg for it.” You demand, throwing your hips around in circles, massaging the very tip of his cockhead with your hole. “Moan my name, Lo’ak.”

“Y/n. Y/n. Y/n!” he dips his head back, groaning needily, thrusting his hips like a maniac. “Please!” he looks at you with pleading eyes and furrowed brows.

You look down at him, knowing you’ve got him wrapped tightly around your finger. Pushing off of his thighs, you place your hands onto his clammy chest.

"Good boy." you purr, pressing your slit against his cock, roughly grinding along his entire shaft.

“Y-yes...Yes!” he sobs through a clenched jaw, humping against your wetness.

He closes his eyes tightly, as if he were focusing on the feeling of you sliding all over his cock. Falling silent, he purses his lips slightly, not even allowing himself to breathe.

Suddenly, his brows relax, and his eyes fly open, full of euphoria.

“Cumming... Ugh. Cumming... cumming!” he grunts fervently.

"Yeah? Cum for me, pretty boy" you moan, rolling his nipple between your fingers, while you pulse your hole against his member.

His slumps forward, braids swinging in his face, as his hot essence spills slowly out of his cockhead, pooling in the dip of his belly.

"Good Eywa, woman." he mumbles, looking down at the mess he's made.

You lean closely into his ear. “Pxey.” [three] you whisper, tracing his ear, base to nib, with the tip of your tongue before falling back into his lap.

Lo’ak glares up at you, and growls “Untie me and I’ll make you cum, so many times.” he huffs, thrashing around.

Despite milking your mate thrice, you see in his eyes that he’s only getting more and more inebriated.

“If I untie you, who knows what will happen?” you tease, tugging the rope that binds his wrists together. “Anyways... I think I’m stretched enough to take this huge cock...” you grab his bulge, “...inside my tight, little pussy. What do you think?” you ask with an innocent smile plastered on your face, carefully lining up your slippery hole against the tip of his member.

Without warning, he rams his cock forcefully into you, stretching you to unfathomable lengths. A loud scream leaves your throat, as the pain and pleasure of his swollen erection stretching your hole is too powerful.

“Oh, great mother!” You moan through shaky breaths, frantically trying to accommodate his size. You glance down to see that half of his girthy, 13-inch cock is buried deep inside you.

“That’s what I think. Don’t fucking tease me.” He looks deep in your eyes, wriggling around, trying his hardest to get out of his restraints. You stare at the beast before you.

He gives up on trying to free himself, as the more he tugs the tighter it gets. You peek behind him and see the bruises starting to appear on his wrists. You feel sorry for him, practically seeing the mist that blows through his nostrils as he’s fighting the urge to fuck you senseless.

Despite his beast-like demeanor, you see a glimpse of Lo’ak left in his eyes, trying his best to let you adjust to his size. “Sorry.” He whispers under his breath.

“It’s okay.” You whisper back, your cunt squeezing his huge member. “...’ts so big.” You croak, dropping your head, taking in the sight of you and your mate connected.

The slick between you both is now a light pink. Your eyes shoot back up to him, feeling embarrassed. “I’m sorry” you whisper quickly.

Lo’ak looks down in his trance and sees it too. He looks back at you, eyes filled with guilt, “Sorry.” He groans, his animalistic urges now taking the forefront.

He bucks his hips into you, causing you to fall into him. "Sorry" he apologizes continuously, between feverish kisses, trying his best to comfort you through his haziness. "Sorry." he kisses your neck. "Sorry." he kisses your collarbone. "Sorry." he kisses your shoulder. "Sorry." he pushes his pelvis against yours.

“Lo'ak... Hold on. Wait!” you cry, his cock now sliding even deeper inside of you. You’ve never felt something go this deep inside of you before, it made your eyes pool with tears.

“Lo’ak?” You feel a pair of fangs poke into your skin, as Lo’ak is nibbling at your shoulder, working his way up to your lips.

He growls into your mouth, “Sir.”

“Hmm?” you hum with your eyes closed, feeling his cock kiss your cervix.

“Call. Me. Sir.” He demands, offended that he had to even repeat himself.

“Yes, sir” you moan, the sweet tightness now returning to your chest.

Unable to prevent his hips from moving on their own, he wills himself to at least keep a calm pace. His cock lazily rocks in and out of you, allowing you to get used to the feeling. You try to roll your hips along with him.

“It’s okay, I got you” he insists breathlessly.

You stay there for some time, letting your mate do all the work. Finally adjusting to his size, you feel the pain subside, leaving behind the pure bliss that builds in your chest as the bump on his sore head brushes against your sweet spot.

Now your body is in tune with his, grinding into him as he picks up the pace, slamming his needy cock inside of your hole. Your foreheads bump together, and your teeth click as you’re both trying to establish a good rhythm.

Your breasts bounce from the sheer impact of his thrusts, sending you into a fit of ecstasy. “Ugh! Y-yes” you moan, shifting one hand to grip his jaw as you ride him. His cockhead repeatedly pokes at your sweet spot.

“Fuck... Right there, sir” you breathe shakily, forehead to forehead, mouth to mouth.

“Yeah? Here?” He pounds directly into your sweet spot.

“Yes, sir!” You cry out.

Hearing the word ‘sir’ roll of your tongue into his makes him erratic, driving his cock into you even harder. He starts pounding into you at a pace that you can’t keep up with, sensing the pleasure that builds in your womb. The sound of smacking flesh becomes as loud as the moans that escape both of your mouths.

You slide your hand to the back of his neck and run it along his queue, making him quiver under your touch. You grip the base of it, and use it to lead his mouth towards your stiff nipple. “Suck.” You demand. He takes your nipple into his mouth, and sucks, hard.

“Ughh!” your back arches instinctively, drilling his cock even deeper into you. Your hand moves down the length of his queue and brings it in front of your face. You watch his exposed tendrils move wildly as you bring your queue forth with your other hand and bond them together.

Both of you take a sharp breath, cool air filling your lungs, as you unify spiritually. Some of his heat transfers into you through the bond, making you warm up. Grabbing him by the throat, you kiss him passionately as he fucks you with no mercy.

“Oh! L-lo’ak!” he gives you one quick, hard thrust. “Ugh! Sir! Sorry, sir! Please...” you beg, as a new sensation fills your womb – a feeling of emptiness.

“Deeper... deeper! Please”. You start begging with him, chasing your climax.

You push even further down onto his cock and feel some sort of bulge at the opening of your slit. Looking down, you catch a glimpse of his growing, purple knot.

“What is that?” you ask breathlessly, trying to take it inside of you.

“My knot.” He states, willing himself not to cum inside of you.

I want it. You grind on it.

“No. No knotting.” he shakes his head, shutting his eyes tightly, trying to focus on not ramming his knot inside of your tight little cunt.

“I need it. I feel so... empty. Please!” you whine on his cock in circles, trying to drill it inside of you, almost at your climax.

“Empty?” he laughs, slamming his cock into your cervix, “with my entire fucking cock inside of you like this? Sounds like you’re the one in heat now” he hums, getting weary. He dips his head back, clenching his jaw, holding himself back.

“‘Ts your fault… Give it to me. Give me your fucking knot, sir” you demand through clenched teeth, pushing down your pelvis as far as you can. You feel so high and out of it.

His knot pokes at your entrance, slowly stretching you out. “F-fuck!” you cry before finally slumping onto his torso, allowing him to pound into you. Your climax is swiftly approaching as you feel a sudden rush of exhilaration strike through your body.

Thoughts of you cutting him lose so he can fuck you like the animal he is, cloud your mind. You imagine him pinning you down, and ramming his cock so deep inside you that you can’t help but cum all over him.

Do it. He taunts. Do it, already.

You rest your forehead on his, searching his eyes for his bluff. All you see is that he’s being dead serious. You pant hot breaths onto his lips, as you see images flash before of you of him on top of you, drilling his knot into your cunt.

“Fuck it” you exhale, quickly taking the dagger next to you off the floor and cutting his wrists loose.

He immediately pounces on you, like a feral animal, knocking you onto your back. He pins you down by your throat and hammers into ruthlessly, frantic to cum inside of you. Your limp legs wobble at every deep thrust, as you claw at your mate’s arms, trying to find to something to hold onto.

You let out choked moans, “Urgh! I’m *slam* so *slam* fucking *slam* close!”. You look at him sensually through watery eyes.

His eyes flicker between emerald green and a deep gold as they stare deeply into yours. It dawns on you that you’re finally calming your mate.

He presses roughly down on your abdomen with his other hand, “this’ll feel real good.” The pressure makes you feel like your bladder is about to burst.

“F-fuck!” You scream, “How do you know all of this?” you gasp, feeling delirious, like you’re going to explode any second.

“Neteyam.” he grunts, taking his hand off your bruised throat, moving it to massage your clit.

Your clit is so sensitive that this sends you over the edge, making you squirt all over your mate. Your eyes roll back as the walls of your cunt spasm around his cock and your legs shake uncontrollably.

All movement stops. He forcefully pulls out of your pulsating cunt, not even letting you finish your orgasm, and flips you on your stomach, all in one swift move.

He smacks you on your ass, leaving a stinging sensation behind, and roughly spreads your legs. You look behind you, to see that his eyes have shifted to an even deeper green.

“Did you just fucking cum to my brother’s name?” He shoves his cock inside you in one quick thrust, hitting your sweet spot directly.

“Fuck! No! Sir... I didn’t mean to, I promise!” you pant, desperately trying to catch your breath as he pounds into you with no rhythm.

“You’re only allowed to cum to my name. Understand?” He grabs a fist full of your hair, pulling your head all the way back so you’re staring directly into his eyes.

You feel like you can’t speak, as you feel yet another orgasm building deep in your womb. All you can do is let out throaty moans, and stare into his dark green eyes.

“Do you fucking understand?” He repeats, his other hand grips your chin, shoving two fingers in your mouth.

“Yes! Fuck! Yes, sir!” You gag, on the edge of your orgasm.

“Then say my fucking name” he hisses, flashing his fangs.

“Lo’ak! Lo’ak! Oh, f-fuck!” he rams into your sweet spot, making you see stars in your vision.

“Mine.” He thrusts deeper, “All mine.” He pushes deeper into you and holds his position.

“Oh! Lo’ak, wait!” you cry, feeling something penetrating your entrance.

“Take it. Take my knot, like the good little girl you are.” You quickly move your hand to your slit and feel his fat knot burrowing its way into your hole.

“Lo’ak! That’s huge! I don’t know if I can-” you cry, trying to grip his knot.

He manhandles your hips, forcing them down onto his knot. You feel it disappear inside of you, making a sudden squelching noise, just as he releases a low, guttural growl.

You let loose a piercing scream, your slit feels like it’s ripping in two, but he doesn’t care. All he cares about is marking you as his in the only way his body knows how.

The feeling of being full to the brim sets a fire in your womb, sending shockwaves throughout your body. You gush all over yourself, your sweet nectar trickling down your legs, as he releases you from his grip.

You collapse on the floor, tied to him, and he towers over you. You feel his raggedy breaths on your ear, like a predator sneaking behind their prey.

“Mine.” He sinks his teeth into your shoulder, emptying his seed deep into your womb, painting your walls with his hot, sticky, thick cum.

“Ahh!” You yelp, being tamed by your mate. “All yours...” you whimper underneath him, stuck to him.

“Such a good girl, sucking in my knot like this.” He whispers, resting his forehead on your bite mark, rocking into you occasionally, guaranteeing you get every drop of his essence.

Still not quite himself, he yanks at the tie between you, causing you to yelp out suddenly.

“Shh... shh... I got you.” he hums, guiding your hips sideways, laying you both on the floor in a spooning position.

He plants weak kisses on your neck, and licks your wound a few times, while rubbing your lower abdomen lovingly. He’s mumbling about ‘bearing his children’, as he rocks into you lazily.

You look behind you, to see that his hazy eyes are back to their normal golden colour, but his pupils still look slit-like. Worried that he isn’t quite finished with you yet, you lower your gaze back to the flora.

“How do you feel now, Lo’?” you ask him breathlessly, weak and jaded.

“Mmm, much better, mate. You did well.” he hums, rubbing his nose against the nape of your neck, breathing in your natural scent.

Feeling proud of yourself for calming your mate, you allow yourself to close your eyes and relax into his warm touch, breathing in his pheromones.

Tsìng. You think, loudly. [four].

He exhales and grins into your neck, rutting into you suddenly.

Stuck like this for hours, you both fall into a deep slumber, listening to the sounds of the fauna around you.

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You wake up to Lo’ak crouching over you, slowly pulling out of you.

“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I hurt you, didn’t I?” he looks at you, with the familiar eyes that you know, and love, except they were full of guilt, and tears.

“It’s okay, Lo’ak. I’m just fine. I feel great actually.” You reassure him, cupping his cheek.

“No, look.” He looks down at his member in shame. His deflated knot is covered in a thin film of pink slick.

“I knotted you on your first time” he drops his head, allowing a single tear to fall on his face.

You look down, seeing that he was right. You sit up, and scoot back, looking at your slit. It looks fine... it feels fine. Is he really crying over a little blood?

You giggle into your hand, feeling good that he cares so deeply about you. “I am alright, Lo’ak.”

You lean in and kiss his lips gently, “I was the one that chose to cut you loose, anyways.”

He pulls away, afraid a simple touch from him will hurt you. “It doesn’t matter, I shouldn’t have been so roug–”

“Lo’ak. I wanted it. So shush, already” you interrupt him, tucking a braid behind his ear.

He smiles weakly, searching your eyes for sincerity. He gently pulls his queue away from yours. “Stay here, I’ll be back”.

He scurries away to his ikran, and comes back with his pouch over his shoulder, still naked at that. He nestles himself behind you, taking some sort of jar out of his pouch.

“You calmed me. In just a day...” he rubs a little yalnabark on your shoulder “… by now I’d still be completely delirious.” His bottom lip brushes against your ear, “Thank you.” he whispers.

His touch sends shivers throughout your body, “It is my duty as your mate, Lo’. T’was my pleasure.” You lean into him, relaxing your sore back.

“Well, it is my duty to take care of you now, my mate.” He smiles at the word, and shifts you into his arms, carrying you into the lake.

He bathes you gently, cleaning your most sensitive and vulnerable area carefully, searching your eyes for any discomfort. He kisses all of your bruises, one by one, in hopes that it would make the discolouration go away. He even rinses the sweat out of your hair after cleaning your face with a cloth.

“How do you feel?” he asks, concerned for his mate, connecting his queue to yours, once again.

“Great.” You smile, closing your eyes and enjoying his tender touches. You feel some of the pain leave your body once the bond is made.

“Y/n.” he says softly.

You open your eyes, to be met with his affectionate gaze.

“I see you. Y/n.”

Blood rushes to your cheeks, staining them pink.

“I see you, Lo’ak.” Tears well up in your eyes.

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After feeding and watering each other, you both make your way back to hometree. You walk hand in hand to his family’s shared hammock. He was very insistent that he needed to share the good news with his family. You were nervous though, not about his siblings – you had great relationship with them all. It was his parents that you were fretting over, you wanted them to accept you as their own.

Neteyam is at the entrance of the shared hammock, sharpening his hunting knife. He sees the two of you and stands up.

“Agh! The great Lo’ak, didn’t expect to see you so soon!” he approaches Lo’ak, with his hands in the air, braids swinging from side to side.

He looks at you, and then down at your intertwined fingers, and then back up to Lo’ak. “I hope you weren’t too rough with her, baby brother.” He grins proudly, and takes his three fingers to his head and sweeps them in front of him, “Sister.”

You smile at him, squeezing your mate’s hand. “He wasn’t, don’t worry.”

“C’mon bro” Lo’ak mutters, looking at his feet.

Kiri sees the crowd and skips towards you guys curiously, Tuk following behind her sheepishly. She immediately sees you two holding hands and sighs in relief. “Finally!” she rolls her eyes, “I was really getting tired of lying to you, sis.” She half-hugs you.

Tuk lights up behind her and asks, “Does this mean you’re my sis too?” she giggles.

“Yes Tuk, I was always your sis” you pull her into the hug.

Neytiri and Jake notice the commotion and make their way over. “Lo’ak?” Jake says, confused. “You’re back early.”

“Yes, sir.” He bows his head slightly, squeezing your hand tightly.

The Olo’eyktan notices, and looks at you and smiles, “Y/n.” You bow your head, “Father.” You look behind him at Neytiri, “Mother.”

Jake looks behind him at Neytiri, both with raised brows. Neytiri smiles, and nods.

“Welcome to the family, y/n” they say in unison, joining the hug.

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The End.

Lol, I hope you guys enjoyed this little trilogy of Lo’ak. It was honestly a little difficult for me do this series. Neteyam and Lo’ak are so unalike, and I found it hard to portray their differences in my writing. Regardless, I had a good time writing this one. On to the next!

I’ll be going through my list of requests to the best of my abilities. I’ll be taking my time with them though as I have some responsibilities to tend to (such as rewatching this movie 😉).

Thank you so, so much for all your kind words, and support. I see all your comments and messages, they really mean a lot to me, guys. More than I could ever express through words.

‘Nuff love,

~TiredMamaIssy <3

Tags: @neteyamsgirll @lovergirl-3000 @jiafeimagic

Read part I & II here:

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Special Episode I:

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stars-n-spice · 1 month

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Thoughts on s3 ep 07!

fuckin bitchass episode broke my "no crying streak" of fuckin,, one episode, fuck you

anyways,, y'all know the drill,, spoilers and me screaming under the cut!

i love commander wolffe so much

when the clone assassin (who is Tech,, let's just be honest here,,) got out from under the rocks I was like, "Hey what the fuck,, that should've KILLED you" and was also like "ok so that's definitely Tech, why the fuck does he keep coming back??"

wolffe being like "these are clones" gave me so much hope,, baby I hope you come around and join your brothers,, I am BEGGING

something something,, being defective,, not following orders,, the clone assassin operative,, yeah,,

uGH wolffe looks so so so good in TBB animation

Batcher licking Nemec :(

Crosshair does a lot of,,, "I'll handle it",, he wants to feel useful I'm - :(((((

shakey hands,, ughhhh

the "operative" is surviving WAY too much for him not to be important

"we need to go" - "we're waitin on you" :(((

"she only bites half of the time" OH MY GOD,, PLEASE

I love you Batcher, you are the best girl

GET YOUR FUCKING DOG BITCH - IT DON'T BITE - YES IT DO,,

lmao i really thought they were going to get away and then they got fucking shot down,,

Wrecker's groan when Batcher jumped on him to get out of the ship asldkf;a

I'm so happy about Wrecker not getting a lot of screen time but I'm also not,, because to me less screen time means less of a chance of him dying or something but it also means less of me getting to see him

but everything he does on screen is wonderful,, he's amazing and I love him and he could just be standing there in the background just breathing and i'll be acting like he just blew up the death star or something

CROSSHAIR IS SUCH A GIRL DAD

I cannot get over Crosshair and Omega's dynamic oh my GOD

Star wars, you can't give us this good of a dynamic for only ONE season,, PLEASE let them survive

him checking up on her,, making sure she has all her things and sticks close :((( FUCK

I love how it sounds like it's physically hurting Crosshair to ask Omega if she's good and has her things together,, that's so funny to me

"You're just as bad as Hunter" - "Oh, I'm much worse." OH MY GOD.

screaming crying throwing up

i went, "Nemec and Howzer better not die" AND THEN LIKE TWO MINUTES LATER NEMEC GOT FUCKING SNIPED

i was so mad

CMON

Howzer changing his mind about Crosshair :(( wondering if he's thinking about Hera :((((

"Loyalty meant something to me" UGHHHHH, fucking,, AGGUHHH,, the essays that could be written on Crosshair and loyalty,, FUCK

oh the way Crosshair is as open as he is to talk about what happened :(((

godDAAMMNN

when Wrecker did the thing,, where,, he like,,, he um,, y'know,, like the,, move where,, and he,, he bashes,, bashes uh the two,,, bashes two heads together,, and knocks them unconscious,, hmm, yeah,,,

WRECKER PROTECTING BATCHER?!?!

that man is perfect oh my god,, fucking HELL,, I want him so badly,,

"I don't like that idea" - "too bad" AGHHHH YOUR HONOR I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

something something Crosshair doing the most to feel useful and needed UGGHHH

hey is it just me or did the animation for the water with the waterfall look,, like,, weird?? or strange?? idk,, it just seemed off to me

ALSO THAT FIGHT?? fuck that was cool

also if that really is Tech,, Crosshair got his ass handed to him by Tech lmao

BUT ALSO IF THAT WAS TECH,, the fucking angst man,, he seriously almost killed Crosshair,, holy shit

Howzer's new look is so,, MMh,, the,, fuck,, the holster straps on his thighs,,, the pouch on his chest,, ughh

the fact that these operatives like,, KNOW Crosshair,, they KNOW he went through the program and didn't comply the way he should've,, idk,, it's just,,

"you chose the wrong side" FUCKING LEAVE HIM ALONE MAN YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP MAKING HIM QUESTION SHIT AND HIS PLACE IN EVERYTHING FUUUCCCKK

Crosshair looked fucking terrified during that fight and for good reason too he was getting his ASS handed to him (granted he doesn't have much of one but still-)

also,, him being not super great in hand to hand combat got me thinking because,, dude's a sniper,, he keeps his distance,, his thing is long range shit,, and fucking,, boy if that doesn't reflect on his character,, not wanting to get close,, keeping a distance,, MAN

HOWZER TO THE RESCUE <33

for the like,, third time my assurance that this operative is Tech was ruined as he fell down that waterfall but I am a fucking FOOL

Crosshair said "thanks" that's fucking crazy

OH I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT REX AND WOLFFE HAVING A FACE TO FACE TALK (hunter and Cross take notes)

UGGHHH SO HAPPY I GOT TO SEE WOLFFE'S BEAUTIFUL FACE

i was so scared when Wolffe was like "I'm a soldier of the Empire" BABY YOU'RE NOT

PLO KOON COME GET YOUR SON AND FORCE GHOST TALK SOME SENSE INTO HIS FINE ASS

but then he let them go :((

Gregor showed up on the screen and I fucking,,, I fucking swooned

wolffe is going to be in SO much trouble after this,, oh my god,, I'm so scared for him

BUT THAT BETTER NOT BE THE LAST TIME WE SEE HIM FUCKING HELL

did i mention how fucking fine Wolffe looks in TBB animation??

there's so many fucking wide shots of,, characters on opposite ends of each other,, like,, fucking hell,, i get it

WE GOT THE SEELOS TRIO IN A SCENE TOGETHER AGUUHHHH

Gregor you are so fine

his new armor,, ughh

WOLFFE fucking,, mmmh,, shit

fucking knew the operative would survive that shit,, fucking hell

alrighty folk BUCKLE up,, seems like the next episodes we're going to start getting some confirmations about Omega!

cried when Rex and Wolffe were talking to each other

i was so happy the "i thought the end of the war would be the end to losing our brothers" conversation from the trailer was here because I was scared it was going to be a conversation that was going to happen after losing Echo or something,,, for now he's safe

ugh,, i already miss wolffe

#tbb #tbb s3 #tbb spoilers #tbb s3 spoilers #the bad batch #bad batch #tbb hunter #tbb crosshair #tbb echo #tbb wrecker #tbb omega #captain rex #captain howzer #commander wolffe

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thesherrinfordfacility · 9 months

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✨ episode 1/2 - running commentary✨

- ok so im slightly disappointed that it's the eps i watched in the screening BUT IM DETERMINED TO LOVE IT ANYWAY SO WE REMAIN OPTIMISTIC AND WE MOVE~~

- angel crowley is so young and innocent my poor boy he's been through so much

- like now im watching it, it feels like putting it in a cinema was a Bad Choice and maybe that's why I didn't like it??? it feels way more authentic and cosy on tv

- im sorry but crowley sounds like such an old man in the park scene, "frozen peas... it's good for them too🙂"

- seriously this is so much more palatable on tv format i can't get over it

- OH MAGGIE I LOVE YOU

- aziraphale god bless ur little cotton socks

- god crowley's legs got me SWEATIN

- ugh crowleys hand in the cafe is so FRUITY

- lmao "purely selfish action" aziraphale is so self aware and I love it

- no im sorry but goob is the fucking star of the show you cannot change my mind but dialogue and delivery wise he is currently CARRYING

- Dartmoor mention had me creasing, that's literally on my doorstep

- aziraphale's bitchy ass face then he sits down in the backroom honestly watered my crops and healed nature

- okay im sorry but the dialogue is still a little off for me I won't lie💀

- beelzebub's accent is just 😘👌 perfect, but equally feel like they'd be perfect in a production of oliver

- god believe me i feel for nina but... I... do not like her, and they are NOT suited for each other at all

- I LEARNT MY PASSION IN THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED SCHOOL OF LOVER BOYS

- that dance is so low effort I'm sorry it should have been the macarena or cha cha slide

- crowley's bow tho is so hot he's so graceful he looks like a swan

- and yeah the refs to the other years that aziraphale did the dance is GIVING ME HEART PALPITATIONS ugh

- he and goob are like cats on a hot tin roof like IMMEDIATE hissing vibes

- lmao ok so that episode does end there then... such a weird ending im sorry but yeah let's fully retract the alternate episode theory (but @prime you need to hire me for s3 just a thought bc 👀)

- anyway ep2 I'm sorry but the angelic herald speech thing is cute and funny but also so cringe hmmm

- gabriel is lord farquaad ugh

- I HAVE TO REMEMBER THIS IS A COMEDY UGH but i miss the slightly serious undertones in s1 sob god I hope they come back later on

- UGH THE TURTLENECK🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵

- shax is mommy I don't make the rules

- I noted it in the screening but angel wings for earrings, Maggie????

- nice job on the lie aziraphale well done once again making excellent choices you're so smart and valid (utter moron)

- "SOUNDS A BIT UNLIKELY" LMAO GET FUCKED CROWLEY

- oh goob you really are going through it my bby I love u

- crowley's face after may god forgive you KILLS ME this scene is honestly the stand out one in both ep1 and ep2 if you ask me

- TY TY TY god bless u but you also make me so uncomfortable

- jobs youngest kid truly gives me life

- lmao the fact that aziraphale does actually recognise when crowley tempts him is hilarious tho bc he just conveniently disregards it by the bench scene in s1 hmmm character development or character regression WHO KNOWS

- ok no I'm sorry but the mukbang scene is so unnecessary and uncomfortable

- "whack the kids" honestly the best line of this scene imo, but upon reflection and rewatching it, crowley's demeanour is rather heartbreaking whilst he's reclined getting ratted

- FRANCES FRANCES FRANCES ✨💓

- 'but just to be able to ask the question' UGH CROWLEY STOP

- lmao shoemaking and obstetrics what a combo god bless

- THEY CAN ARRIVE AT ANY SIZE lmao and Michael is too sharp for their own good... but I do hate that gabriel is utterly inept, he came across as cruel and calculating if a little ignorant in s1 but not this comedically stupid

- "yes I bloody am" TY MY LOVE

- Michael sheen and David Tennant deserve nominations for the children swap scene alone, imo the strongest bit of acting in the ep im sorry 'you have my word as an angel' KILL ME

- why is nina obsessed with crowley, like I get it babes but also why

- THEY ARE SO MARRIED MT PARTNER AND I ARGUE OVER THE CAR ALWAYS "our car" LMAO 💀💀💀

- ✨✨✨IT WAS A NICE DAY, ALL THE DAYS HAD BEEN NICE✨✨✨

- ok the rock scene is so much more emotional on tv, so much better

OKAY RIGHT EP3 LETS HAVE ITTTTT

#good omens #good omens season 2 #go2 commentary #good omens spoilers #good omens 2 spoilers #not a shitpost but its good omens babyyyy #edit: it unnerves me that neil liked this cesspit of inner monologue but similarly the man's a madlad and cannot be contained #go off i guess

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Rewriting Cain Boyfriend to Death 2 Love how the BTD fandom just collectively agreed to adopt EP's characters as our own I am absolutely tormented by the fact that Cain had so much potential but just. does not have the best writing ugh he's too similar to Rire and it kills me SO I am rewriting the fallen angel, lots of headcanons below the cut

Cain's number one motivation for why he does what he does is BOREDOM He's been torturing people in hell for centuries and it's become BORING. He wants something new, something interesting. He wants to see live humans and savor their emotions. Cain misses being human He'd never admit it out loud of course, but he does miss having real human emotions and enjoying human pleasures. Of course he can't be on earth too long while angels are hunting him, but maybe, spending time with humans will help him regain some of that human feeling?

Cain is chaotic evil incarnate LISTEN everyone in btd2 is a silly dork and Cain should be one too. He should have the most unpredictable and immature chaotic energy. Do you trust this face??? You shouldn't

I think he just. does shit without thinking. Like he's been away from real humans for so long that he's sort of forgotten how fragile they can be.

"Oh c'mon little toy you can handle a little boiling water, right? Hello? Human? Fuck. Guess I need a new one." Yeah he's incredibly overpowered but that doesn't mean he knows how to USE that power lmao. He doesn't know how to interact with people anymore. he wants to be human again, but all he really knows how to do is…torture people. he's so dumb.

Straight up contradicting canon here but-- Cain feels bad for killing Abel Asking about Abel makes Cain get SUPER uncomfortable and shut down. He doesn't wanna talk about it. He definitely doesn't feel remorse about it. Nope. No remorse here. Abel is DEAD and GONE and good riddance and he DEFINITELY doesn't have lingering issues about it. Fuck you. Rips you apart with chains.

He loves bullying Damien though They have each other's phone numbers for god's sake. Cain sends Damien gore porn of the people he's killed. Those two try to kill each other on a weekly basis. It's normal for them. Yes that is Damien's severed arm on the living room wall. It brings Cain joy. Don't worry about it. Totally normal thing to say to your sibling

Cain and Rire are rivals I think this is basically canon (based on Darqx's gorgeous art and animatics) but I wanna delve into it a bit! They're both incredibly powerful supernatural monsters, but their main difference comes down to this: Rire is lawful evil Cain is chaotic evil Cain kills people for purely selfish reasons: he wants to see human reactions and feel their emotions again. He thinks that causing pain will help him feel human. Rire kills people because its his job to collect souls. He loves his job and has a lot of fun with it, but in the end its still his job.

Cain is much, much older but Rire is way more mature

Cain is more powerful, but can't do much when he's stuck in Tartarus Rire is less powerful but has much more freedom of movement

Cain likes to play the long game, seducing victims with romance before going sadistic on them Rire is a busy demon; he likes to have fun but needs that soul sooner rather than later

Cain plans long elaborate dates because he's bored and reads too many romance novels Rire's plans are short and brutal, he does what he wants and that's it

Cain loves humans and wants to savor their reactions and emotions Rire hates humans and treats them like disposable toys

Cain is more interested in pain than sex, he won't rape a victim unless he really likes them Rire likes sex lmao. its a power rush for him and it feels good I hope my ramblings make sense lol

#boyfriend to death #boyfriendtodeath #btd cain #cain zeitgeist #character analysis #btd rire #lucien rire #headcanons #btd headcanons

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Hellooo the new clip has me screaming!

Okay so what do we think is going on with Nicky? If that is him his turning appears quite differently with how it is described in the books! It looks like armand will be telling a very different story on how Nicky was turned and how things developed after. 😬

Also! What is going on with Madeleine? The shot with the child's legs and the blood is highly indicative- is that her past??

Lastly Louis keeps getting attacked by things 😅 let him live

Heyyy!!

Oh god yes, it's so gritty? Dark? Harrowing? ALREADY???

Re Nicki: Oh I BET Armand will tell the story with Nicolas (and his hands and subsequent death) a bit differently. I mean... Lestat wasn't there when Armand restrained Nicolas and chopped off his hands... an event already foreshadowed in season 1.

So if the "nails" observation holds, then that could be that scene. Nicolas mad, restrained, and then... (otherwise it could be the kidnapping, as theorized before).

I do not think they will change the turning (of Nicolas). I think they will omit Gabrielle (in s2) - but Nicki's and Lestat's relationship (and especially the fallout after turning) is too important in the grand scheme of things to change it. However, of course it will be interesting to see how Armand perceived it! (And since we know they play with the POV's...)

And yes, the dangling child's legs ... ugh.

THAT hit me hardest, to be honest. I mean, I know they're fearless, but... it's going to be harsh.

My first thought was that it might be Claudia post surgery, but the skin seems too light (even with given lighting), so... maybe Madeleine's daughter? Sister? Given her and Claudia's relationship (whatever they'll make of it) it seems too fitting to be unrelated.

Now the shot with Madeleine could be connected - the expression would certainly fit - but... I think it's a bit too early to say. There is a lot to fear for Madeleine after all, unfortunately.

And re Louis....

:/ Louis is not going to have a good time next season.

Remember when Jacob said the "Murder Mansion" was one of the happy moments for Louis next season? Yeah....

What did he say in the EW article?

"fresh out of the frying pan into the fire."

There is the infatuation phase for Loumand coming up.

And... then.... :/ (EDIT: that shot of Louis seems to be "revenant era" though, so likely first ep, in Eastern Europe, we'll see.)

#Anonymous #asks #ask nalyra #amc iwtv #iwtv #amc interview with the vampire #interview with the vampire amc #iwtv amc #iwtv 2022 #interview with the vampire #louis de pointe du lac #armand #loumand #claudia de lioncourt #madeleine #nicolas de lenfent

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lilgoblinbitch · 30 days

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the ones who live - ep. 5 SPOILERS!!!

hehehe it’s that time again for me to spill my emotions about this new episode :)

oh fuck me here we go

WHAT THE FUCK GABRIEL????? HOLY SHIT OMG OMG????? HELLO YOU CANT JUST LEAVE ME LIKE THAT

richonne supply runs always give me life omfg. and their little dinners by the fire… UGH I CANNOT

rick is so sexy jesus christ…

THE WAY HE LET HER GO FIRST THROUGH THE DOOR AAHHHH CHIVALRY IS NOT DEAD WHEN IT COMES TO RICK

OMFGGG HE SNUCK A NECKLACE FOR HER HELP

stop it. THE BAKING SODA SPEARMINT CALLBACK

“I WAS IN LOVE WITH MY SONS BEST FRIEND”. i can’t take this fluff. this is literally fanfiction writing I LOVE IT

the views are absolutely gorgeous omg???

EW WTF ARE THOSE LAST OF US LOOKIN ASS ZOMBIES

yeah you're pulling a gun on the wrong people HAHAHA

my tv parents said “um yeah i don’t think so BITCH”

“i’m peeing” LMAO I WOULD TOO IF I SAW RICK GRIMES

“us against the world” period.

GABRIEL WTF U DOING??? EW JADIS FUCK OFF GOODBYE

oh shit gabriel thinks rick’s dead and jadis is lying like the snake she is.

anne jadis whatever the fuck your name is — WAIT WHAT JADIS STOKES???? YOU NEVER MARRIED GABRIEL GOODBYE BITCH

AWWW RICK WANTING TO MARRY MICHONNE

gabriel is so wholesome i love him.

THIS EPISODE HAS MY HEART BEATING SO FAST LOL

omfg not this cunt again. jadis just die please just give up.

jadis you done failed once again. how does it feel to be a LOSER?

gabriel wtf why you kissing her… rosita did not die for that shit.

WHAT? WHAT??????? DID SHE KILL GABRIEL???

“i will die for the cause” ok good. bye!

no one gives a fuck about the echelon briefing ya dumb cunt (no one = me, btw)

her logic literally makes no sense. killing people to save humanity? that TOTALLY makes sense

NO MICHONNE STOP. NOOOOOOO YOU HAVE TO GO HOME :(

i will kms i swear. i can’t do this.

“you’ve looked better” LMAO

i hate jadis i hate jadis i hate jadis

YES SHE DYING HEHEHHE YAY

ok cool gabriel isn’t dead 👍

“the crm is not the answer and they must end” PERIOD.

AWWW THE RING wait okay i kinda like her now

rick made his promise. he killed her. good job baby <3

AWWW STOP IT MY HEART. “it’s a broken world and you’re the only thing that puts it back together” IM CRYING PLEASE OMFG THEY GOT OFFICIALLY MARRIED YIPPIEEEE

awww poor gabriel :(

well holy goddamn. that was a rollercoaster. so glad richonne is stronger than ever <3

hope everyone enjoyed this episode as much as i did (episode four is still my favorite tho)

#the ones who live #towl spoilers #twd towl #the ones who live ep5 #rick grimes #richonne #michonne grimes #goblin speaks #michonne #rick and michonne #andrew lincoln #danai gurira #andy and danai

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Spock / Nurse Christine Chapel - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2 Eps 8 & 9

So, I was gonna wait until the Finale to do another Meta, but then I saw all the Chapel hate coming out after 9, and I felt the need to insert my (uneducated) opinion.

SPOILER ALERT: Spoilers are like garlic for me. If the recipe calls for a clove, I'm adding a head. So, if you dare eat this Spanish/Ukrainian princesa's babaganoush, then this spoiler-filled Meta is for you!

Everyone clear on how this thing works? Brilliant. Let's dive in with kleenex in hand.

"Under the Cloak of War" AKA "You Had To Be There"

"The ally ambassador must have many interesting insights on delicate matters of diplomacy." ... "Christine." "What? Oh, you're doing the word game. Um, I'm sorry. I don't really have one right now."

The staging of this is so haunting and beautiful. Spock has his back to the situation, because he was never really apart of it. Spock didn't see the ravages of the Klingon War up close.

Christine faces it head-on, refusing to look away when it might be healthier for her. She shouldn't even be here. But the Veterans are forcing themselves to put on a good face for the sake of Starfleet.

And, ugh, that kills me inside. M'Benga writes it off, saying he's survived worse than polite conversation. True. But that doesn't make any of this right.

Spock is worried about his not-girlfriend, but he has no idea how to help her. He can't understand what she's been through, but she won't/can't help him understand.

And, please don't misread this as a criticism of Christine. She is under no obligation to help Spock understand. But he cannot understand it, and from his perspective, he's trying to. He never will.

"You are under duress."

Spock shifts from standing in front of her to standing alongside her. I love that choice. I don't know if it was writing, acting, directing, or something else. But it shows the shift in him turning that blind eye (intentionally or not) to standing with her.

Also, gosh, he knows her. He's observant of her. He's paying attention.

He wordlessly looks down to the glass in her hand.

"Quite understandable. I do not know much about your service in the war, but... I am available if you ever feel the need to share." "Yeah, I don't, so let's just change the subject, yeah?"

Her duress increased. The exact opposite of what Spock hoped to achieve in telling her that he was there for her.

"I just wish he would shut up for one second about all this amazing peace he's achieved." "I can help with that."

There's vulnerability in her eyes as she looks over to him, because she really doesn't want to close herself off to him.

She doesn't want to deal with all that she lost during the War. And, in a small part, what she's going to lose shortly based on Boimler's words.

Spock strides over to the Ambassador, inspired by Christine's previous words, "let's just change the subject" and he puts it into practice. As conversation shifts, he looks to her.

"Did I do right?" his eyes ask. Because all he wants is to help her. She offers him a small nod and smile in return. Yes, in a small way, this is actually helping.

"Okay, I'm gonna go see if she needs anything."

It sucks that their first time sitting alongside one another at a dinner now that they're dating is one... like this.

There's nothing to report here on them besides the fact that Christine takes the out to leave and check on Erica while Spock sits in his chair stewing over what he could have done differently to help.

Spock earnestly wants to help. He doesn't know how. And Christine doesn't know how to tell him what will help because nothing will help.

"I want to apologize for my part in last night's dinner." "You don't need to apologize. None of this is about you. You just see me going through something and our closeness makes you feel responsible."

Spock is still looking for some way to help her. But Christine is still living in moments long since passed. And he can't get there because he's never been there.

But, she's right. Their "closeness" factors into him wanting to help. We know from the future that Spock cares deeply about the people he holds closest and would do anything for them.

"You're not." "I understand." *Spock looks around to see no one there* "That is not true."

Spock steps into the corner and Christine leans against the wall. They both relax into their positions almost effortlessly, but they aren't alongside one another anymore. They aren't facing anymore. They're separated with feet planted almost perpendicular.

This is where their paths diverge. No longer towards one another. No longer alongside. This subtle blocking choice shows us we're at the beginning of the end.

"I am having difficulty watching you experience such obvious distress. I want to help."

I love the clear communication on his end. Truly! Spock is laying it all out for Christine.

"But it would appear all that I am doing is making it worse." "War, it doesn't leave you. It can, it can bury itself, but it's-it's always there."

And she's trying to give him insight. But how can she truly explain? She can't.

"I researched J'Gal. It was a forward operating base. The data suggests the loss of life was disproportionate-" "J'Gal is not a statistic, Spock. J'Gal is what it is. War, it makes sense if you've been there, but it will never make sense."

That last line. Wow. I have nothing to add.

"Like I've been trying to tell you, I just need some personal time."

Like you've been trying to... huh? She's not even looking him in the eye while she says this. Because she's taking this opportunity to take that "closeness" that makes him feel responsible for her and push it away.

Maybe she's been trying to say this, but not saying this. We know Christine's not the best at communicating what she wants in a relationship.

And we know that right now he is making it tougher on her. Even he realizes it. But what he doesn't know is that in giving her this space, now, he'll never regain back what he thought they had.

"I understand. You require personal time away from me."

And he'll give it to her. He'd do anything for her. For goodness sake, he almost started a war for her when he was still in a fully-committed engagement. Of course he'll give her space if that's what she needs.

He only hopes she'll close the gap when she's ready. But poor, sweet, Vulcan/Human boy... you aren't ready.

"Subspace Rhapsody" AKA "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"

"Oh, I have to talk to Spock."

But. She. Doesn't. Christine doesn't like truth-filled conversations with the people she's dating. We know that this is a core flaw in her attempts at relationship—she has no idea how to effectively communicate with a romantic partner.

She's not going to talk to him... and instead he's going to stew (and eventually make his own stupid decision) because they're not communicating at all.

I feel like Christine was one of the best at communicating with Spock pre-romance. They built this really beautiful friendship. And even as they were in the early stages of their dating relationship, that connection still seemed strong.

But J'Gal tested them in a way neither predicted. And that would have happened whether or not Boimler dropped the future truth bomb.

Christine has a lot of PTSD that is unprocessed. And Spock lacks that understanding because he has never shared those experiences. I've seen relationships implode more than once when one partner had PTSD. It's brutal.

And enter this huge opportunity for Christine. She once told Spock that relationships are about mutual sacrifice, that one puts the relationship above work. But that's not how either Christine or Spock operate.

In a parallel universe, they could discuss this openly and honestly with one another. But this Spock and Christine have communication issues that they'll sadly never resolve (at least so far as we know canon).

"Unfortunately, we have had another communication failure."

Dana Horgan & Bill Wolkoff (the screenwriters of this episode), I love you. To have that line as the verbal cue to switch scenes was so bloody perfect, especially considering the state of the Spapel relationship. These two are definitely experiencing a communication failure.

"Is that transmission regarding Nurse Chapel's recent fellowship application? Was the news... favorable?"

Oh, dear, how long has he been giving her "personal time" that he's asking Uhura for updates?

"I don't look at personal correspondence." "Of course, that would be unethical."

And, look, he's not trying to spy. But he does want to know. And he wishes Christine would be the one to tell him. Our poor boy has been doing everything he can to help her—including giving her space.

But while he's been wishing to be close to her, again, she's been widening the gap.

"You and Nurse Chapel have become close, haven't you?"

Okay, so the whole crew isn't aware that these two are shacking up. But, we've seen Uhura be hyper-vigilante about the connection between Spock and Christine since Season 1. She was the first person to call it out.

And Spock really isn't sure what to say. In his mind, they are still an item, even if they aren't a "couple", right?

"I suppose it would be accurate to say that we are more than colleagues." "There's that classic Vulcan romance I've heard about."

She means it in a ribbing way, but it hurts. Uhura notices, and makes the adjustment, like any good communications officer would.

"Why don't you ask her about it?" "Of late, our communication has faced challenges."

Gosh, he needs this. In the absence of Christine, he needs someone he can talk to. Someone who can see the whole of him and truly listen. To make Uhura that foil considering the TOS-era friendship they seem to have makes total sense.

Spock Presses the Issue

It feels like Uhura and Spock both thought he'd be the one to sing when this was pressed. Was it a stupid move? Gosh, yes. But if characters didn't make mistakes, we'd scream and wail about their plasticity and lack of organic truth. They have to be flawed to be well-rounded.

But, Spock's mistake leads to one of the most energetic songs of the episode, and a lot of unspoken truths.

"Christine. Logic would dictate you are toasting good news regarding your fellowship. So, allow me to offer congratulations." "Thank you, Spock." "I am curious why you chose not to inform me. Was it an oversight? Or was it intentional?" "Can we, um, can we talk about this later?" "I am just curious."

Again, Spock pressing this in front of everyone was asinine. I'm not glossing over that. But her hiding it from him was stupid, too. They are both in the wrong in how they handled this situation.

But I truly believe Uhura though Spock would be the one to sing. They were trying to incite a song, and she could already tell he was o the verge of emotional when it came to Christine and this fellowship.

But, Christine busts out with absolute glee. And she deserves to be gleeful. A partner should never be her whole life.

And I truly believe she never would have told Spock in front of the entire bar under any other circumstances. We already set it up with La'an warning Pike and then Pike and Batel exposing themselves in front of everyone.

To borrow the phrase from Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, these are "heart songs". These are things that dwell in the deepest part of selves that would never come out under normal circumstances.

Pike would still be lying to Batel. La'an wouldn't have run off to hide in her quarters because she was belting truths. And Christine would have dealt with Spock in her own time... even if that was still a bad choice.

The song forced Christine to share this truth.

And, gosh, there are so many lyrics in here that show Christine's state of mind. The validation. The freedom. The future that she already knows she doesn't share with Spock.

Christine has applied to something that only a handful of people get into every year, and this isn't a 2-month trip that she'd return from. This could be the start of an entirely new path for her. She may never come back to Enterprise.

And, from his perspective, I see how cold-hearted it seemed. But I do not begrudge her going after her dreams. I simply abhor that she cut Spock out entirely prior to this big musical number.

But... our characters have to make mistakes. Otherwise, we'd be watching "the perfect people" do nothing every week.

"If I need to leave you, I won't fight it. I'm ready."

She speaks the line the last time... "I'm ready." It's spoken outside of the song. She means it. And it crushes him.

He turns over that left shoulder... but away from her, this time. He's spent the entire song standing still while the world around him moved, while she moved the world with her words. And now he feels out of place in a realm where she thrives.

Her spark is ignited, while his flame painfully claws at the last threads of wick before dying.

Uhura and Chapel are the only ones who watch Spock go—who understand what really happened there. We don't see Christine's reaction, but we see Erica smiling up at her.

Christine meant it. She's ready to move on. But it does kill me that she doesn't try to go after him, to seek him out, to make sure he's okay.

Again, our characters have to make mistakes. They have to screw it up. And in how she handles breakups, Christine consistently screws up. It would be out-of-character for her to handle this one well.

Again, I don't blame her for breaking up with him via song. He pushed her to sing by pushing the issue. But her actions before and after are entirely her own just as much as his to push was his. They're both idiots.

"I didn't expect Christine to be so definitive about ending our arrangement."

He doesn't even refer to it as a relationship. But, since he's opened up to Uhura at the start of the episode about them being "more than colleagues", he feels freer to speak.

He also feels exposed.

"Relationships can be difficult, Spock, and you're Vulcan" "But I am also human."

Oh, my sweet boy. You finally got there. You finally learned to embrace both sides of yourself only to experience your first true heartbreak.

And now you'll endeavor to do what so many other humans have done before you—shut out the pain.

"I feel things differently. Bigger. I see her logic and, yet, I am hurt."

Gosh, the pain. Listen to his emphasis on "hurt". This is where Ethan Peck's vocal inflection and range really sing (pardon the pun).

Uhura has never seen this level of emotion from Spock. But they are becoming friends, which is welcome and needed for both their stories. And he's opening up in a way he won't, again, for a very long time, I suspect.

"I am left behind."

I hate to say it, but I imagine this is how T'Pring felt when he took off on their engagement night. There was always something Spock seemed to be choosing over her.

The difference is that Spock thought he and T'Pring's relationship could weather all his other duties. With Christine, that isn't even a possibility she's willing to entertain.

She's done. It's over. And he's hurt.

The Music Swells

Spock and Uhura lock eyes. They both know a song is coming on, but I love how he doesn't run away, and she stays there with him.

If anyone knows what it is to be alone, it's Uhura. She's the one who pressed him to press Christine, so she's not leaving his side, now.

And it's Christine's Song. It's their song. Oh, gosh, this hurts. I didn't call it right on them sharing a song in terms of a duet, but in this melody, they share the two sides of the same song—one elated, one defeated.

Though, Spock's in the minor key where Christine was in the major. So, even though the melody and rhythm are matching, the songs aren't quite the same, even in construction. Damn, this is masterful.

My husband, who started playing piano at age 5 and studied for 21 years, said they gave Spock and Chapel the "Les Mis" treatment, and I about died laughing. He's not wrong.

"This news really changes everything-"

Starting the same way, too, whew. This is already super painful. Christine's version was a boisterous, celebratory tune with raucous dancing, cheerful backup vocals, and lots of pageantry.

Spock is in the echo chamber of Engineering. Without Uhura, he would be utterly alone. But there's no one to sing with him. His voice rings out alone.

"I can't believe how wrong I've been. Convinced myself we shared the same feelings. I won't make that mistake, again."

And Uhura can't interject to tell him about interdimentional space and everything that Christine said there. It's not her place. But, damnit, communication would have changed this whole story.

"For her I set aside my need to analyze. Now I'm wrecked and searching for Why. I'm the Ex."

Beautiful play on words. Though, I'll admit a small part of me was mentally breaking into the Calculus song from 2gether (yes, I'm that old).

While the other song was more hilarious, this one's eloquently and agonizingly crafted. It makes so much sense that our favorite Science officer is merging math and music, as only the best STEAM students can.

"I've got no one but myself to blame. I betrayed my core philosophy. Unending reason must be my true north, lest I drown in this sea of pain."

Imagine you've grown up in a constricted world and when you finally decide to break out of that and test the waters, your boat is capsized by the person you trusted to help you steer.

Spock took a great risk with this relationship, and he knew it. But he never predicted it would end like this. Yes, Christine was upfront with not wanting to label it and not wanting to tell Starfleet. She didn't pretend in any way.

But Spock still hoped. And now that hope's been dashed.

I think a lot of us have been there—having our hearts broken by someone we really trusted. Gosh, I remember my first boyfriend.

He broke up with me over the phone on my birthday, which happened to be the week of Prom. Oh, and he was cheating on me because two months in on my first relationship I wouldn't sleep with him. We still went to Prom together because I thought I could win him back.

Seventeen-year-old Rachel wasn't that bright. But she was hurt. And she had hope that she was wrong to be guarded, that it was okay to let those walls down a bit and let someone in.

"I'm so dysfunctional, weak and emotional, feelings I just can't contain. Escaping this misery, you're breaking free, not a possibility.

Uhura's brow furrows as she listens to him talking about himself so harshly.

"Weak and emotional" is a gut-punch to me considering how a season ago in episode 9 Spock was lamenting his weakness while Christine cupped his face and told him it was his emotions... and that they didn't make him weak... they made him human.

"I solved for Y in my computation but missed vital information, the variable so devastating... I'm the X."

Watch how he looks to Uhura mid-phrase. He nearly forgot she was there listening to him bare his soul. But he can't stop it as it's flowing out. He has to finish the song, no matter how painful.

"I'm the ex."

He speaks the line the same way Christine spoke her last line. Because, it's real. It's true. And it hurts like hell.

"I am sorry."

He's near tears, again, and it's all wrong. So far this season Christine, M'Benga, the transporter chief, and now Uhura have seen the Vulcan near-tears or crying. He can't have that, now. Before, he allowed himself the vulnerability. He tested the bounds of his humanity.

Never again. He refuses to let himself be hurt like that, again.

"So far, we've only witnessed people being torn apart by this event." *pointed camera on Spock*

Look, we all knew this was coming, right? This story is set in canon, and canon dictates and Spock and Christine are not together in TOS-era.

And Spock has already started to bottle up those emotions that plague him. We saw that he can pull it together quickly enough, as demonstrated in the season opener.

Yes, this will take work, but he's willing to do whatever it takes to never feel this pain, again.

The Missed Moment

At the end of the big musical number, everyone's feeling connected and elated. There's hugging and congratulations. But when Christine turns to Spock, there's a wall there.

She didn't expect that. You can tell she didn't expect him to wall her off so swiftly, though it's not entirely unexpected. And she's not going to chase after him.

But it still hurts. I mean, we all saw how broken-hearted she was at Boimler's news that she wasn't even a footnote in Spock's written story.

And I posit that's part of why this isn't harder for her—she's been letting go for weeks. Pulling away. Making space. But Spock's had mere moments to wrestle with the consequences of giving into weakness.

A few weeks ago, he would have been laughing and hugging with all of them. He was reveling in testing the waters of his humanity while basking in the love of this beautiful, human woman. So much changes in the course of a few weeks.

Look, I'm thrilled for Christine. I am definitely not a woman who thinks any woman should change her plans for a man. But celebrating with her friends over champagne before telling Spock was tacky.

And I'm not excusing him pressing her in front of their friends for an answer. While he did it under the guise of duty (and we all know how married Spock is to duty), it was a bad call.

But they're both in the wrong. Spock was right at the beginning of the episode—their communication is a problem.

And, now, their paths are potentially, permanently diverged. I say potentially because there are dozens of possibilities.

Maybe they try, again, but something external pulls them apart. Maybe they get together in another timeline. Maybe years after TOS they reunite. We can dream, right?

In the season finale, there'll be awkwardness between them, I'm sure. This looks like the Gorn issue is coming to a head, and we know from early promos that there's footage of the pair of them together in space suits.

Will it be a final coda on their relationship? I suppose we'll find out together.

There were so many little things that made me squee during this episode. Paul Wesley's voice reminding me so very much of 1960's-era Disney princes, the Gilbert & Sullivan reference, the Buffy-coded Bunny reference, Uhura's amazing earrings that were giving me major Nichelle Nichols vibes, the raucous joy of Chapel's number, the crispness and clearness of Chistina Chong's vocals, M'Benga's surprising range, the varying styles and eras... so much. I could go on and on and on.

And, I'd be so remiss if I didn't call out two things in this episode that took my breath away beyond the obvious Spapel:

"You see the connections between us when all we see are the empty spaces."

This line skewered me so beautifully. I'm a communications person. I have two degrees in it. I held together a group of friends who met at college orientation through our four years of school, and we've been together over 20 years, now.

This line is so beautiful and so meaningful. I will think of it often. Because we need people like that in the world. They're the connective tissue.

And this line captures why so beautifully with so few words. That's masterful. In a season that's all about connectivity and communication, this line stands out.

Celia Rose Gooding

No quotes needed. She's simply sensational. I like to think Nichelle Nichols is looking down on her with a proud smile on her face. Her entire solo I had chills.

Yes, there was another episode this season that focused on Uhura, but I really feel like this was her show.

We saw how she flawlessly handled all of the communications issues early, how she worked beautifully with Spock, how she cut loose with her friends with a musical number while working, and how she ultimately saved the day.

She is a marvel to watch, and I'm so grateful she had an opportunity to shine as she did in this episode. I've loved her performance up until now, but this episode is the one where I was completely wowed. What talent!

Truly, everyone was amazing this week. Yes, she was a stand-out, but everyone poured their hearts and souls and songs into this. It shows. And it's magical as a result.

My predictions for this episode weren't quite right, but the spirit sadly was. Now we get awkwardness next week in space suits. We all know how that ended for B'Elanna Torress and Tom Paris, but I doubt Christine and Spock will have such a positive experience.

Maybe some sort of resolution, but Spock's declared he won't make the same mistake, again. He's walled off that part of himself already. Christine won't be able to access it, again.

Unless, of course, I'm completely wrong and Season 3 opens with them in a parallel universe where these crazy kids get it right. But, what fun would that be?

Look, we all make mistakes. Characters make mistakes. They can't magically be completely different versions of themselves because it suits a happy ending. We all knew this wasn't a happily ever after story.

We knew it'd be messy and painful. We knew it'd end in tears. But, the writers, directors, and performers (not to mention the rest of the incredible crew) have given us something really beautiful, here. It's achingly beautiful. What a privilege to witness it.

Thanks for reading, my friends. Be kind to one another. Build one another up. And never forget that you have intrinsic value and worth that nobody can take away.

Look for the connections in the empty spaces. They're there. We're here. And you are not alone.

#Strange New Worlds #ST: Strange New Worlds #SNW #Christine Chapel #Spock #Spock x Chapel #Chapel x Spock #Nurse Chapel #Ethan Peck #Jess Bush #Meta #Spapel #Spock x Christine

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Main Story Ep. 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 - The Butler's Kindness

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~ The night before the expedition ~

Berrien: "Dear lord, please come this way."

> "Thank you, Berrien."

Berrien: "So, is everyone who is going on the expedition tomorrow prepared?"

Haures: "Yes, all set."

Boschi: "Yeah…"

Miyaji: " All good."

Lato: "Yes, I am here."

Lucas: "Okay, we're all set, Berrien ♪"

Muu: "We have a reliable team."

Berrien: "My lord… It pains me greatly to tell you this, but… Tower No. 7 is a long way away. This expedition will be a long trip. It will take several days even with horses…"

> "That's pretty far…"

Berrien: "We apologize for the trouble we might have caused you, my lord…But... please rest assured. We will not reduce the quality of our assistance even when you are traveling."

> "Thank you"

Berrien: "Well… The purpose of this expedition is to investigate intelligent angels. There are two things I want everyone to follow.

Firstly, avoid pursuing too far. Until we understand what they are capable of, avoid unnecessary conflicts.

Above all else, the safety of our lord comes first regardless of the purpose of this expedition. When I say 'retreat,' please follow my command immediately."

Haures: "Yes, sir."

Berrien: "And another thing I want you to follow is... Do not defeat intelligent angels."

Lato: "Do not defeat them? Why not?"

Berrien: "Intelligent angels are a new threat, but also a hope for mankind. Angels have remained a mystery for us until now... If he can communicate, we could gather valuable information."

Lato: "Hmm… I understand. So, you are planning to capture him and torture him to get information. That sounds like fun."

Berrien: "Uh, well... Incidentally, it's all right to destroy the wings. Generally speaking, as long as the intelligent angel is in a condition to talk, it's fine."

Miyaji: "Okay, got it."

Boschi: "Aim for the wings, huh…"

Lucas: "I wonder what he'll say if we capture him, I'm looking forward to it ♪"

Berrien: "We'll discuss the strategy in more detail later, Haures."

Haures: "Understood."

Berrien: "My lord. I'm worried about tomorrow's expedition as there is a lot of uncertainty. But I'm sure you'll be fine. The butlers here will protect you, no matter what happens. All of them are experienced in combat."

> "Thank you"

[Devil's Palace, Your Room]

Tomorrow is the Intelligent Angel Research Expedition. I should be going to bed by now… but I'm too nervous to sleep.

Muu: "My lord, are you nervous?"

> "Y-yes…"

Muu: "I see... The atmosphere around the butlers is different from usual, isn't it? Hmmm… I'm starting to feel a little nervous too."

Knock, knock…

Muu: "Who could it be at this hour?"

> "Please come in"

Click

Nac: "Please excuse me, my lord."

> "Good evening, Nac"

Nac: "Are you nervous about the expedition tomorrow?'

> "A little bit…"

Nac: "I see. That's understandable… Please try this aromatherapy."

> "This is…"

Nac: "It has a lavender scent. Place it by your pillow to help you sleep better."

> "Thank you, Nac"

Nac: "No, no... It is a butler's duty to ease the lord's mind."

Muu: "Sniff-sniff…! It smells good!"

Nac: "It is nothing to brag about, but I, Nac… have struggled with insomnia for a long time… I have a wide range of products for a good night's sleep. If you find yourself unable to sleep even with aromatherapy, I have another–…"

Dash… dash…

Lamli: "My lord~!"

Nac: "Sigh… that was such a nice moment… and now it's ruined all at once…"

Lamli: "Ergh! It's Nac... Well... more importantly...! My lord! You're going on an expedition starting tomorrow, right? I'm worried that my lord might be too nervous to sleep…"

> "Thank you for worrying about me"

Lamli: "Ta-da! I brought chess! Let's play until we fall asleep!"

Nac: "Lamli...! The lord won't sleep if they play chess."

Lamli: "Huh? That's up to the lord to decide. If you're done here, Nac, why don't you go away? I'm going to play chess with my lord~"

Nac: "Ugh…"

Knock, knock…

Click

Ammon: "My lord, can't you sleep? Imma stay with you until you fall asleep, okay? Wait, what? Mr. Nac and Lamli, whatcha doing here?"

Nac: "Sigh... everyone seems to have the same idea."

Knock, knock…

Click

Fennesz: "My lord... I brought you a book that I think you might enjoy before going to bed. I-if you don't mind, may I read it to you... Eh– Whoa! Why is there a gathering here?"

Ammon: "You're the fourth person…"

Nac: "Everyone is worried about the lord."

Ammon: "Quite the charmer you are~, my lord… ♪"

Fennesz: "Wh-what? What does that mean?"

> "Thanks, guys"

Nac: "No, no. You are most welcome, my lord."

Ammon: "Thank you for always being there, even on dangerous missions."

Lamli: "Absolutely… my lord."

Knock, knock…

Click

Lono: "My lord~! I brought a midnight snack for when you can't sleep! Eh– Woah! What is it? So crowded here…"

Ammon: "You're the 5th person~"

Lamli: "Smells good! Cookies?"

Lono: "Y-yeah, but.... It's for the lord!"

> "If you don't mind, Lono, why don't we all eat together?"

Lono: "Of course, I don't mind if the lord is okay with it…"

Lamli: "Eh? Can I eat it?"

Nac: "Lamli… be patient."

> "Perhaps if we all eat together, I'll feel less nervous."

Nac: "I-I see… However, our position as butlers…"

Ammon: "The lord has spoken... Let's take them at their word here ♪"

Fennesz: "H-he's right…"

Nac: "I-I understand."

Lamli: "Hooray~!"

Muu: "It's kind of fun!"

Lono: "W-well, dunno what's happening here, but… here you go! Please dig in!"

> "Thank you, Lono"

Afterwards, we all chatted for a while. The butlers were really kind…

*Lights off* I felt relieved and was able to fall asleep. And… the next day, we departed for the expedition.

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#aknk #main story

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sidecharactersdomatter · 5 months

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Thoughts I had during TGCF S1 Ep 2

-Previously on TGCF… (Classic ATLA reference, and my whole experience summarized in this fandom is, “It really is for the fans who grew up watching and loving The Last Airbender”)

-More Butterflies!

-Aiaigasa!

-So much blood…

-“As if he’s walked a million miles…” (that subtle foreshadowing)

-Honey, He looks a little too good looking to be the Ghost groom

-The Rain stopped

-He’s removing the veil

-That was also foreshadowing wasn’t it (I’ve heard spoilers, and the final 8th book just came out sry)

-Ugh it’s an ugly mob, and it’s headed by the same bald jerk

-You’ll find out near the end of the season XL(I’ve already watched all of S1)

-Ooh it ties in with Ep 1

-That temple looks abandoned, and the animation camera for walking inside

-The brides are all dead

-There’s that song again

-Another different walking perspective

-Woah black smoke

-There’s the ugly mob

-The fact that he though XL was a woman…

-The blinking I can’t XD

-Hi Nan Feng and Fu Yao :D

-Hehe Xie Lian’s aggressive kindness

-Thank You Nan Feng

-I wish the Ghost Groom was the bald mercenary

-Hey Xiao Ying

-When the mob scooched away from Bride!Lian I freaking lost it XDXDXDXD

-And Xie Lian’s face XD

-Also I called it she fixed his dress and makeup Yes!

-And Nan Feng and Fu Yao inch away instead of defending him!

W H E E Z E! XD

-The fact they both agreed to not explain anything XD!

-That’s just disrespectful

-Great more bride zombies

-That’s gonna end up bad

-It really is disrespectful

-Thank you whoever just threw the rock

-More camera shaking

-And of course you’re leaving her with the deceased brides SMH all of you

-Is he Naruto running right now?

-I really don’t believe that whole “Nothing ventured nothing gained” phrase in this age

-How do you like that? Instant trauma

-It really is for an older audience

-Now NF and FY got concerned

-And hurting the injured is a real low for the mob

-Pengtou you asshole

-Thank you Xie Lian or should I say, Xie Xie Xie Lian, (Yeah I’m gonna go see myself out now) Bad Pun count: 1

-That’s nice Nan Feng

-They have enraged the ghost groom

-Xiao Ying is a real friend

-That explains the Nan Yang temple

-I love you Nan Feng

-KO! Flawless victory!

-So the Ghost groom is a ghost bride

-No veils

-And I thought Pengtou was the ghost groom

-Zombie brides!

-Aw great it’s a cliffhanger

-Ooooh a new ending!

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brother and i finished rewatching zexal- time for the second half thoughts lol

there is a LOT more this time around, so it's under a readmore

right off the bat, Zexal II gives off major sailor moon energy in terms of "haha you FOOLS! the power you used to defeat last season's antag is USELESS now!"

ah yes.......gilag's design.............

brother and i have a long running joke that the barian emperors as a whole are just doing a group project and constantly struggling with the basic shit that people face when DOING group projects (infighting in particular)

also fun fact, my brother DESPISES the sound effect they use for the barian door opening during the chaos xyz summons

i want to say that 85% of shingetsu's shenanigans were planned. he wanted to put yuma through so much hell

furry coach duelist, never forget

TAKASHI TODOROKI MY SWEET BOY

ah rio "i will not be used as a shield to my brother" kamishiro.....we were so hopeful back then

alit remains to be a raging bisexual, we love that for him

though it does raise the question- since gilag couldn't recognize alit initially due to them not seeing human forms until then, could vector tell who they were or did he just hear their names be mentioned and go "wait wtf"

the friendship tournament ep remains to be one of the best one off eps of season 4 i swear to god

remember when the barians were supposed to come and collect haruto? yeah me neither

mizael is peak theater kid. i love that he and kaito fight on equal grounds and then by the end of the series you're hit with "btw mizael is like 15 and kaito's still 18"

rio may have unexplained (at the time) prophecy powers, but shark's got "i can tell yuma is in danger" senses

WE LOVE SHARK BEING A LONGING DUMBASS IN THE HOSPITAL

god i know that like- yuma's already gone through 3 seasons of shark-related emotions, but i wouldn't be surprised at all if it was alit who made yuma first go "wait, do i like guys?"

shingetsu also did a number on yuma with the same emotions, but for much different reasons

"im here to help astral" "yay!" "but don't tell him about me" "ok!" yuma we gotta teach you what a red flag is. though you are 13 and have already gone through a lot of red flags (ex. giving haruto to a stranger)

you think vector had like, a bazillion questions for yuma after seeing no96 for the first time, or did he zip his lip

we establish that kaito has global surveillance and satellites that can just- fire lasers anywhere. tenjos man

takashi and tokunosuke are canonly some of the biggest shippers in the series which is peak hilarity to me, i love that for them

im surprised anna even bothered with the uniform considering she just barged into the tournament regardless. then again, zexal rly loves putting characters in these middle school uniforms

also season 4 is filled way too much with underaged fanservice ugh

SARGASSO DUEL MY BELOVED

mizael refusing to use the lighthouse card cause it was cowardly is hilarious cause durbe is just right there like "hey"

yuma and his very bad no good day

RUIN ARC TIME

my brother was analyzing every second of each ruin tbh

he has.............a lot of thoughts on alit's backstory in particular

why is durbe's ruin in columbia of all places tho

yuma and co skipped so many days of school, you think the rest of the numbers club were just there like "where'd they GO"

we love kazuma desecrating ruins by adding markers and leaving behind coins that future teams will assume to be part of the ruin's treasures (like it did for gilag's)

also they really REALLY never fucking explain WHY kazuma knows all this shit fjdkhdfjkhfd

vector cannot sit still at all

they rly did no96 so dirty in the series. i love that he's a character fandom decided to flesh out beyond what canon gave us, he deserved that much

i rly thought there was more mutinyship moments than there really were jfdkhfdhjdfkhk ah well. they're full of potential

HEHEHEHEHEHEHE YUMA DEPRESSION ARC i know that sounds fucked up to get excited over, but it's also FEARSOME FOUR TIME

ill never understand why they bothered to go be like "heartland took a picture with esper robin" unless they just didnt want us to forget that's a character

"how'd you get your barian crests back?" "with the power of science!" is still SO funny

numbers club trying to be helpful only to get punished is foreshadowing for their fates the rest of the show

you know, you'd think kurage would've realized ryoga was one of the people he killed considering like- he knew his and rio's names. and their faces. but ah well

tokunosuke building a grave for astral is not talked about enough imo, that's like, one of the strongest scenes of the numbers club characters

kaninja you continue to bring me pain, you wouldve won your duel if you didnt say you poisoned kaito

ngl chris, you abusing kaito for a week straight for the sake of "training" was pretty fucked up

i hate the eliphas duel, i hate the eliphas duel, i hate-

"time to be with your REAL allies" durbe plz stfu

they never really do explain how nasch died. we just assumed he did himself in after seeing vector go down which is uh. hm

ahhh toku......the first casualty of the war.........

i wouldve liked more heartland backstory but THATS JUST ME-

jkfkfdhjdkf i love that it rly was just kaninja who was the reason kaito was becoming blind. messed him up even in the afterlife

astral/yuma remains to be so tender

i feel like if you ever want to make vector peak uncomfortable, just stare at him in silence until he breaks

i know that's the point, but once ryoga unlocks "nasch", his drama levels go through the fucking roof

also fun fact, between eps 122 to 143, something like 23 prominent characters die (tokunosuke, heartland, tetsuo, anna, fuuya, droite, gauche, roku, yamikawa, iv, iii, v, alit, gilag, durbe, rio, orbital 7, kaito, vector, mizael, eliphas, don thousand, shark)

"ryoga, my best friend" iv, i rly feel like that's a onesided sort of situation

alit/gilag deserves more attention ffs

GILAG DESERVES BETTER IN GENERAL TBH

i remember being numb by the point of durbe/merag's deaths. that hasnt changed

KAITO'S death tho, that still hits. mainly cause of the music

i love that obomi's affection for orbital only kicked in cause akari....kicked her

akari who was still trying to be in the plot, bless her for trying

haruto is going to need so much therapy tbh

numeron dragon's story is still so sad, love that dragon

it took mizael like 5 eps to get to the moon and another 3 eps to get off it

shark watching vector's performance and just going "........." the whole time is still hilarious. you know that'll always just be their dynamic even post canon

don thousand...........your design is so good but you are still so lackluster......

nasch vs yuma tho- THAT'S a real satisfying boss battle djfkhdfkj love that finale to pieces

aaaaaand now it's just pain and smiles all the way until the end :'3

the growing up storyline of zexal just really, really hits you by those last episodes ugh

there's so much to work with with the finale, and i love it to this day

still the best ygo series, i will not take notes on that fact

if you read all this, thank you

kattobingu <3

#zexal #WOO FEELS

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bad buddy ep 11 (rewatch)

how many times does pran pull out his entire (extremely intense) set of markers and not use them:

total so far: //// /

this episode just leaves me in tatters, in a very different way to ep 10.

this episode is so fucking sad. like, in the really accurate way sadness like this shows up. where of course they go fishing, flirt, hang out, smile, laugh, but the baseline emotion for this episode is this sadness. it's this kind of exhaustion and the knowledge that somethings hanging over their heads.

its the kind of sadness that somethings over and choosing not to look at it can push it away for a bit, but the ending still permeates the episode.

there's so much sky in this episode. they're really shown to be together in spaces that overtake them. but also together in the world in public, outside and not hidden, always looking at each other.

there are so many shots in this ep where you can see they're both struggling and tired. and still they choose each other.

also the parallel that pat asks pran to not talk about something, where the last time at the village pran asked pat. ugh this show.

i really love the domesticity

and pran never chilling with the manipulate malewife vibes

also the way pat looks at pran in this ep.

and patpran in the foreground with tong and yod in the back. like a sign of: people can stick to what they believe in and still get old and live good lives, even if its tiring. this show doing the queer it gets better shit but in one shot and perfectly.

the emotional turmoil is never about their relationship for pran they're a certainty. through the whole episode it's clear that they're grappling with their parents and the fallout and not with each other and i deeply appreciate that.

the space to have complicated difficult emotions without it becoming a problem in your relationship, that's some rare shit (in a bl but also in life lol).

his stare omg

this fucking line and the confidence of its delivery. pran has never doubted pat this whole time and it fucking shows. god.

this top tier pran face. truly 11/10, incredible.

i love this speech. it fully makes me cry every time.

also, relationships are hard. and the things you like about someone can change, they can become annoying to you, or they can disappear. the fact that the thing they both chose about each other are, being nosy enough to be helpful and being a lot in every way, they're saying that they know that the other person isn't perfect and nor is their relationship. but they chose them anyway, because of it and not despite it.

just yeah, they deserve so much of this and more. i'm so glad they get it.

:')

babieees

and the other conversation that also leaves me in tears (this ep is just tears for me).

it's pat coming back to pran's 'as long i have you' and responding in kind. letting him know that pran's enough for him too, and they can hide and live how they need to because he's realized that.

it is heartbreaking that this is what they have in the end. it's the ending that pran had already realized and accepted, finally being acknowledged by pat. because they might not be breaking up but they are. they're losing the relationship they could have had, an easy comfortable one supported by everyone they know, and instead have to carve out a tiny space to survive. and they do it because they know that this space is precious to them, but it's still fucking sad that they had to. (and again, this show is so queer, because these are the relationships and decisions that so many queer people have to make every fucking day and bb conveyed it so well and with such nuance)

and then this song, which i love. and this lovely incredible inkpa moment.

but also the fact that kornwai show up in this montage and then didn't get together. like p'aof knew what the fuck he was doing. and yes, unlike the other two couple they're leaning away from each other, but fuck you can't just drop them into a love song montage and not have it imply things. it implies things!!!

ok so i'm sure no one was thinking about this but this scene reminds of this fucking k3g scene where the father comes and blesses the couple and my mind can't let it go. because it feels like with the line "the world didn't change me either" tong gave his blessing for patpran to live the life they wanted to lead. and idk i'm always emotional about k3g connections.

and this final shot, to really just dig in the knife in my heart. the closing with the knowledge that this will be the last time in a long while that pran gets to sing out his love for pat, and that part of them choosing each other is sacrificing other parts of their dreams.

i'm just fully not ok about this ep and likely never will be. i'm sure that is clear from the ramblings above.

#bad buddy ep 11 #bad buddy #badbuddyrewatch #this episode wreaks devastation upon me #and i thank it

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Rewatching Death Takes a Holiday

Welcome to “All This Ep Needs Is Cas and a Pottery Wheel: A Supernatural Rewatch Blog” with Lor and Mace!

Up today, s4e15: Death Takes a Holiday

Bobby alerts the boys to a town where no one has died for weeks—even those who definitely should have, like a man who was shot point-blank in the chest. Upon investigation, they find the last person to die in the town, a teenager named Cole, who reports that when he died a Reaper appeared but was then taken away by black smoke. With help from Pam, Sam and Dean enter the spirit world, where they discover that Alastair is kidnapping reapers because killing Reapers is one of the seals. They are able to stop Alastair from breaking the seal, but Pam is killed by a demon before they can help her. After the boys stop Alaister, he confronts Dean alone and tells Dean that he cannot escape him. Castiel appears, zapping Alastair away, and congratulates Dean on stopping the seal from breaking before revealing that it was not Bobby who called them about the town, but him. Dean askes Cas why they can’t make more exceptions about who has to die—after all, Cas saved him from hell. Dean is unimpressed by Cas’s answer that Dean is different.

Below is a log of our real-time reactions as we watched. Remember that there may be spoilers for any part of SPN’s 15-season run here. Note also that the nature of our conversation is adult and thus it may contain adult language and themes.

[and we begin:]

Mace:

ugh alastair. he’s so gross

Lor:

nothing stays dead in Supernatural

Mace:

snork

except women

Lor:

except extras in the cold open, so something's hinky

Mace:

and sometimes gays

Lor:

stupid show

Mace:

the worst

no, you’re a donut, you donut

Lor:

RIGHT?

who uses donut that way? (I love you, Dean)

Mace:

Ha!

Lor:

aw, fraught brothers

Mace:

oh Jesus, Dean, stop being a drama queen and get in the car

Lor:

LOL

Mace:

Iiii, don’t remember this ep at all (so far at least)

Lor:

I have the vaguest recollection but I don't know where they are going at all

Mace:

ooooh CAS REFERENCE (sort of)

Lor:

CAAAAAAAAS

I mean, Dean was literally just pulled out of hell by an angel, guys

I mean, I have seen this show before, so I know it's not miracles, but THEY HAVEN'T

Mace:

Ha! Yeah, but that wasn’t really a miracle for miracle’s sake.

Lor:

no it was for eyefucking's sake

Mace:

SNORK

god, Dean, stop being such a grump

Lor:

is Dean wearing gloves? immediately starts crocheting him mittens

Mace:

“the normal rules don’t really apply to us” listen to your brother, Dean, he’s smort

snork

Lor:

EXCUSE ME. he's Jim the Mechanic

"I don't have a good answer"

Mace:

Lor:

dammit Dean now I want something fried

Mace:

HAHAHAHA EW

omg Sam that’s so hot

Lor:

blood freak!Sam is hot

Mace:

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Lor:

HAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA

Mace:

stay in your lane, Lor

Lor:

LOL

apologies

Mace:

“no thanks, House"

Lor:

brings Dean an ibuprofren and snuggles him

Sam you LIAR

Mace:

oh sam, your pants are on fire

Lor:

just because you look so good in that hoodie

Mace:

exactly

Lor:

aaaaah, breaking seals

right. that's what this season is about

I always forget that we go through a whole season of this before the apocalypse stuff

Mace:

roger that. i’d forgotten too

right?!

SAM nice word choice

Lor:

hahaha the boys' facial expressions

Mace:

YES

ah, Outsiders reference

Lor:

oh shut up Pam it's been like twice. just because you lost your eyes sheesh

NICE

Mace:

god, Dean, eat a piece of cheese

Lor:

LOL

aww lookitem all lying down

Mace:

oh, this doesn’t end well for her does it?

Lor:

I don't remember

I think no

I think she gets horrible dead

Mace:

yeah

Lor:

DEAN WINCHESTER

Mace:

is it weird that they’re even hotter dead

Lor:

no?

Mace:

BACK OFF, HAG

Lor:

GOD SAM IS HOT IN THIS ONE

Mace:

RIGHT?!?!

“get out of me” HAHAHAHA

Lor:

LOLOL

Mace:

DEAN WINCHESTER NO

Lor:

I love that Dean is like "what can I poke as a ghost"

Mace:

YES

Lor:

"thanks, Haley Joel" haaaaahahahaha

Mace:

snork

Lor:

and the face Dean makes

Mace:

YES

Lor:

wait Dean doesn't remember Tessa?

Mace:

yeah, why doesn’t he remember that

Lor:

huh

Mace:

weird

Lor:

I'm gonna assume that was just an expediency to remind the audience

Mace:

yeah

sloppy, though

Lor:

yeah

Mace:

mmm the high freckle count makes up for it

Lor:

YES

nrrrrrf the HOODIE

Mace:

YES

Lor:

Sam what are you doing

Mace:

oh Sam are you lying to a kid?!

Lor:

all the supernatural creatures want Dean. Reapers, Angels, God, the Darkness

Mace:

yeah

Lor:

oh Dean

Mace:

omg the looks they give the kid when he doesn’t know Karate Kid

Lor:

and now Dean has to pause the hunt to sit down and watch Karate Kid with Cole

YES

Mace:

omg Sam’s laugh

Lor:

YES

"you gotta teach us that"

Mace:

HAHAHA he’s the only kid in the room right there

Lor:

YES

Mace:

ewewewew

so gross

Lor:

did they forget that ghosts have weaknesses?

ooof this particular Alastair is SO creepy

Mace:

hence my ews

Lor:

yeah

Mace:

arctic craphole hahahaha

Lor:

lol

SHE DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE THE DOOR LOCKED?!

Mace:

right?!

Lor:

she's blind and sitting in a room with two dead bodies what the hell?

Mace:

tsk

you can SEE Dean thinking fast

Lor:

YES

Mace:

don’t shit your pants, boys

Lor:

LOL

you're not wearing a skirt, Pam

Mace:

Koons, give her her common wordplay

Lor:

grumbles

OMG LOOKIT HIM

Mace:

YAS

so young

Lor:

RIGHT?

and so rumbly voiced

and sex-haired

Mace:

HAHAHA

Lor:

"whatever I ask, you seem to do the exact opposite"

Mace:

“you seem to do the exact opposite”

HAHAHA

Lor:

get used to that Cas, that's just Dean

you'll love it eventually

Mace:

yep

as a parent, this hurts me

Lor:

yeah

"we're all scared"

Mace:

“sooner than you think” FUCK YOU 987439282

Lor:

RIGHT?!

omg their faces

Mace:

right?

Lor:

and Dean trying to tell her she's going somewhere better after that speech Tessa just gave him

Mace:

yeah

I don’t really get why they’d write that for him

Lor:

yeah, it seems like he's holding onto the idea of a better place way harder than I'd expect him to

Mace:

yeah, it doesn't track

he’s too pessimistic, and he knows she’s too smart to believe him

Lor:

yeah

Mace:

and he’s generally not insincere

Lor:

nope

Mace:

overall, pretty sloppy writing in that one

Lor:

both of the boys lied to dying/dead people in this ep, and they both feel a little ooc

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