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mdhwrites · 4 months

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I saw a post a while ago lambasting Amphibia for having its characters 'do the most horrendous shit imaginable' for the sake of comedic plots and get off far too easily for it. In their view, Amphibia took slapstick comedy way 'too far' sometimes. I thought this was quite hyperbolic; the protagonists made serious mistakes, but rarely anything I'd call unforgivable, especially since they'd almost always show a level of remorse. But it did make me think about the way immoral acts are portrayed in comedic shows, and how we, as viewers, can tolerate and forgive things we probably wouldn't in real life because of the way these acts are presented to us.

I mean, think about Hop-Pop using mind control on Anne, Sprig and Polly in Children of the Spore. If anything like that happened to you in real life, chances are you wouldn't react to someone violating your body and mind by shrugging your shoulders and going 'well, guess we pushed you pretty far.' You'd probably beat the shit out of HP and never talk to him again. But that episode is kinda self-aware about the awfulness of it all (which I love). Polly flat-out says the old frog crossed all kinds of ethical and moral lines XD

Going back to the whole 'too far' accusation, though, I'm pretty sure we're smart enough to understand the difference between a silly frog show and real-life crimes. I don't think there needs to be super realistic consequences to everything (as the post I mentioned was suggesting) when your focus is on writing a slice-of-life fantastical comedy. I guess the only real argument you could make is 'but it's teaching kids to forgive absolutely atrocious, unforgivable things!' And...maybe? But I'm pretty sure any kid with their head screwed on straight understands not to replicate or forgive immoral behaviour too easily.

I guess what I'm trying to ask is, do you think characters doing awful things for the sake of comedy or plot can go too far, in that they can unintentionally make characters far too heinous to sympathize with, or do you think complaints like those of the post I mentioned above are a result of taking something far too seriously? Is there even such a thing as 'too far' when it comes to slapstick comedy?

So let's talk about intent, tone and framing because these things REALLY matter to a story. It's actually part of the problem with fandoms wanting everything to be realistic, darker, etc. because they're really asking for one thing: For them to all be the same. To not be what they are because, you know, the fact that these are comedy cartoons for kids MATTERS.

But first let's actually shift gears AWAY from cartoons for a second to talk about things being genuinely irredeemable for comedy. MANY people are really against prank style reality tv because it preys so completely on human suffering. Because these people are doing terrible things to just normal people. I personally don't like the premise... But I like Impractical Jokers. That show frames it DEMONSTRABLY more about terrible things happening to these four friends, by these four friends, and usually the worst they do to others is leave them a little confused or a bit uncomfortable. One of the big elements to changing this is that all the challenges are effectively dares. Someone either commits to the bit or if it becomes too much, they dip out but they are ALLOWED to dip out, minus the final jokes which are always pretty much purely at the Joker's expense.

Are these four people bad people? No. But part of why we also know that is because it's television and they're doing it to entertain as part of being comedians. Bizarrely enough, a lot of modern cartoon fandoms seem to want to act like fiction IS reality. It's where you get people going "Oh, you're being so cruel to a 14 year old, nuerodivergent girl!" and me going "I'm being critical of a character in a narrative. Can you please stop telling me, an actual human being in the real world, to kill myself because of a fictional character?"

Because shock of all shocks, PEOPLE CAN TELL REALITY FROM FICTION! In fact, even kids can! The fucking video game industry had to go through this hell HARD to prove that killing people in a video game is not the same as having psychopathic tendencies in the real world. Do you know how many kids play CoD? And those kids are fine. At least most of them.

So with all of that preamble out of the way: When can a morality focused show fuck up?

It's actually incredibly rarely in the terrible things the characters do because the show USUALLY addresses these elements as part of the moral of the day.

For the example given of Hop Pop's mind control, it is shown as... Eerie to put it mildly. Even from go, Hop Pop only enjoys it so long as he doesn't have to interact with it. It is never framed as a positive besides a bit selfishness. However, Hop Pop is a good enough person to show genuine remorse and try to fix this. He puts in a lot of effort, is admonished as the lesson of the day is learned to not try to control people and to potentially compromise and then it MOVES. ON. Because they live in a fantasy world where anyone could die at any second. A day of none thoughts is not actually that big of a deal, especially since it wasn't done out of malice or even really on purpose. It's a part of the fun of the setting and of the fantasy genre as a whole that you can just do these weird concepts like this and move on because magic happens sometimes. You might grumble for a day or two but hey, at least it was your neighbor and not the king, am I right!? Hail King Andrias.

A big part of this though, and why so many morality driven shows can have characters do terrible things without imparting the wrong lessons, is because it's addressed. Pretty much explicitly. It is framed as wrong, addressed as wrong and then fixed because it was WRONG. Even if it gives momentary gain, that gain is almost always also included in being wrong.

It's actually a formula that Amphibia purposefully breaks for an episode, carrying it over from directly the one before, because there genuinely was one crime committed that hadn't been addressed and by the time it was, that sin had grown to a point where it was too reasonable to have a character still be mad to ignore it: The music box. Hop Pop hiding it is actually an AWFUL thing to do because it dooms Anne, it means her parents will never get closure, dooms the rest of Anne's friends, etc. etc. Hop Pop has to be okay with Anne never quite being fully happy because of always wanting to go home while also living with this false hope that he implanted into her. A trust he has not earned because of the lie.

So even after they theoretically have their morality episode about the box, Amphibia takes this time for such a PERSONAL attack on Anne to stick with her for another episode during The First Temple. It actually acknowledges that you don't get over everything immediately. That sometimes you need space. I don't even like that episode but the break in formula is actually meant to make the message more powerful, and does so successfully, especially because the crime was different. It wasn't of indifference or something quickly fixed. It was of long term AGONY and a complete breach in trust that would make one question what relationship they can have with another person. There's pretty much zero other crimes in the show like that besides Sasha/Marcy's betrayals, which aren't treated as easy fixes, and Andrias' betrayal is the heel turn that makes him the primary antagonist. These crimes, these personal, genuinely awful things to do to other people that could be replicated, unlike so much of the fantasy violence, are usually seen as something you do have to work on. It's a great, nuanced take on being a morality one off show while also being able to elevate some issues to being dealt with more seriously and consistently.

Also, quick note from someone on my Discord: They NEED to do bad things in order to teach! They are meant to be the bad example so when their actions lead to things going wrong, you understand not to copy that behavior. This is honestly storytelling 101 for most... Plots. Not just morals but plots. If the characters do NOTHING, nothing happens and nothing will be learned.

You want a show that will teach kids bad lessons and then reinforce there are no consequences for those? WELCOME TO THE OWL HOUSE! Specifically: The show that tells you to lie and keep secrets because your fear justifies keeping them!

I know that sounds shitty but like... Luz is the main character. For half of the show, she is portrayed as the second most moral character in the show behind Willow. She admonishes stealing, cheating, etc. as her contrast with Eda. Then after Yesterday's Lie... She literally can't stop lying and never faces consequences for it.

The closest actually comes in Falls and Follies where Amity at least forces a promise out of Luz to be more open with her. This actually though doesn't fix the problem, it just makes it WAY WORSE because one of the main targets of these lies, that kids can easily replicate, especially because Luz is almost always lying about things that might upset others which is the most common thing kids will lie about, is Amity. So now we have both lying and breaking promises. You know, two of the most basic morals any kids show should impart on the audience!

In Reaching Out though, Amity gets a little mad but then it's excused because of her dad! In Thanks to Them, no one gives a shit that Luz has been keeping secrets and lying for months. Camila makes sure Luz DOESN'T tell her friends the truth either about her plans. You know, Luz's MOM who should want her daughter to be an honest person. The show then constantly keeps cutting Luz off from telling anyone anything because it literally can't without revealing how bullshit what she's doing is until by the end of the show... Luz hasn't been punished in any way and the lies just... Drift away.

Completely unaddressed.

This causes a problem because while the lies theoretically hurt Luz... They hurt less than losing her friends. Hurt less than disappointing a parent. Hurt less than making her look bad. And this is the main character. The one kids are supposed to connect with the most. The one who usually most explicitly defines the morality of a show. And she is never punished or stopped from all. Of. Her. Lies.

(As a note: This is also how you get a lot of guys taking the wrong lessons from anime perverts. Sure, this guy gets smacked but he never loses his friends. Never faces real consequences. In return... He gets way more ass than the main character does, doesn't he? *gags violently*)

THAT is how you impart bad morals. It's not surprising to me that the fandom for TOH hides behind excuses so much for their show because their literal main character was justified, in fiction, to have all of the terrible things she did, all the choices she didn't have to make or the people she discarded, because she ALWAYS had an excuse. And so long as you have an excuse, by what TOH says, you can get away with fucking anything.

And mind you, that last part is NOT Luz specific. Have a bad uncle? Don't worry Hunter, the fact that you literally hunt, oppress and potentially kill wild witches can be entirely forgotten and ignored. Have a mean mommy? Don't worry Amity, we literally never have to properly address the literal years of bullying you did to another character or even how attempting to kill Luz was wrong. Collector? COME ON! You just had bad friends/family so now you just need good ones and we can forget all about you oppressing people for fucking months!

This isn't addressing these problems. These are excuses. And excuses can seem REALLY appealing to people. After all, how many hide awful acts or statements behind: "Come on, it was just a joke." Shields are useful for trying to avoid criticism after all. If you never acknowledge you were in the wrong, you don't have to feel bad for having done something mean, let alone terrible.

Just to bring it back to Amphibia: Sasha tries to do this. She believes she knows best so she feels justified in all she does because it will make everyone the happiest, at least in her own eyes. Then in Turning Point, she realizes the folly of her ways, addresses that she was a terrible person and plants her foot down FIRM. No more acting the part of protector while actually being a tyrant. She will risk her very life in order to right these wrongs. And we see it also in Commander Anne where she is taking the change seriously. These are two half episodes, a single episode in full, that lets us know that her actions were inexcusable and that they were wrong and now she is allowed to be a part of the good guys now that she has made sure the audience knows that they can look to her as an example.

One full episode to ADDRESS the fact that what Sasha did was wrong and to not excuse it but to learn from it.

That's why all these terrible things protagonists do in shows is fine. They learn from it. They genuinely regret their actions. They show the audience why they shouldn't have done it. It's never okay to the show that they did. Not that it can't be forgiven, because people should be allowed the chance to grow, but that it still wasn't okay.

For a kid's show, that is pitch perfect. It's why moral of the day storytelling exists and I can't really think of any huge errors in this department on Amphibia's side. It's pretty damn good at smacking someone over the head when they act like a jackass. At bare minimum, there are WAY worse examples out there.

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This is absolutely one of those criticisms that has me look at the person making it and go "Just admit you don't like cartoons. Or children's media in general probably." Admittedly, there's actually plenty of adult stuff just as childish, no one stays mad in Family Guy, so it's probably just "You don't like cartoons." It's the sort of bad faith criticism that just reveals you as not having actually wanted the product but whatever you thought the product should be.

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strangesickness · 1 month

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bodyguard!eddie...

but you might be wondering! why would eddie choose a job as potentially dangerous as a bodyguard?

consider: i will do anything to make silly AUs. mostly kidding. consider for real this time: what he does in the novel and the miniseries, he drives cars in new york. car accidents kill something like 1.3 million people a year, 1000 or so of those people are new yorkers. you can't tell me bro doesn't know this.

but why being a bodyguard specifically? idk man! he finally got out of his mom's house and was angry enough that he really wanted to stick it to her and when he finished college he decided, "yknow what? fuck this. i get a 'safe' office job and i'll die by 55 from the stress. i might as well do something more interesting." or maybe he was frequenting the gym in college and someone suggested he do it as a weekend job. idk man. point is. bodyguard eddie <3 he probably starts with really basic shit that puts him at subzero risk, he does security for a couple small conventions, he mans the door at a small club on weeknights, etc.

but later he's richie's bodyguard. obviously. because i'm predictable. probably after quite a few years as a bodyguard. maybe when they're in their mid thirties. he thinks the job is kind of stupid. like who even cares about some asshole comedian who's jokes your nephew in eighth grade could, and probably has, come up with. richie doesn't really need a bodyguard, he's not that big a deal, and he's like twice eddie's size so whats even the point, and he thinks this seems kind of egotistic to be honest.

and because i think it's cute when adult reddie meet for the first time and eddie can't stand richie: eddie can't stand richie. he's always late, he doesn't seem to take his job seriously, he isn't very funny, he keeps flirting with eddie... okay maybe he's growing less annoyed by that last one by the day. but like. the list goes on.

eddie is Very Serious and Professional, and richie's like "pls pls pls can we go to five guys after this pls?" and eddie's like. "no. but i guess if we have to go somewhere we can go to panera bread. i guess." (he is not subtle at all about wanting to hang out with richie. he tries to pretend he's just doing his job but like. he caught himself laughing at richie's joke one time and he knew he had lost.)

after a while eddie is thinking that they're actually becoming friends and richie is getting lunch with him because they're friends, but then his paycheck comes in and it's way more than he expected because richie's paying for his time during their stupid outings to wendy's, and eddie's like. ????

richie generally speaking does not have any issues that require a bodyguard, he got a bodyguard because of an incident with an overzealous fan, but that was really a one in a thousand experience. eddie's job mostly consists of trying to look intimidating and getting people out of the way when richie's trying to leave events.

but like. then there is an altercation of some sort, and eddie has to physically remove someone from backstage or something. and richie is never the same. like yeah eddie is hot and cute and fun to be around, but he's like. dealing. and then he sees eddie manhandling someone much taller and heavier than him, and realizes eddie could probably carry him, and it's so over. he is just in a constant state of thinking about eddie literally sweeping him off his feet (and carrying him to bed👀).

also because i live for the drama i think eddie should get to dramatically save richie from an attacker. i don't know who is attacking him but someone is and eddie is swooping in and saving the day and maybe tearful confessions follow idk.

anyways bodyguard!eddie i love you <3

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inmyhorrorsera · 8 months

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S5E9 & S5E10 thoughts

Well, I liked it!

The biggest loser here is Episode 9 because all my thoughts are so occupied by the finale that I can't say much about the previous episode which wasn't even bad. So just three quick things:

Finally I get some good fucking food (The Guide content).

"I'm… going…to kill you… Guillermo" gave me CHILLS.

Guidja real.

Now, to Episode 10:

Didn't notice the previous episode how feral Nandor was filmed, his face all darkened except for a beam of light on his furious eyes, good and classic vampire shit!

Nadja Detective Policeman visiting Guillermo in that outfit😩

Wow, Guillermo treating Derek bad after all he did for him really make the point across that he's a shitty person.

There's something so 😙👌 about Nandor going back to Panera, always love a full circle moment.

I don't care about Patton Oswald as a comedian or person due some disgusting shit he pulled years ago, so sadly I couldn't enjoy his scenes with Nandor that much. I loved that after the whole conversation he still killed him tho. I read someone in the tags paralleling this scene to Guillermo and Meg in S3E2, and I fully agree with that interpretation.

Laszlo helping Guillermo and apologizing…😭 He loves him! I would love to see more of how Laszlo feels about his "frustrations" (his innability to help Guillermo, the impotency of seeing Colin grow up and not remember him). That's something that should be explored better next season imo.

Him trying to have a serious conversation but keep getting distracted by the porn is me trying to watch this show as a dumb comedy but getting distracted by the nandermo of it all.

All the vampires visiting him with dumb excuses was so cute. I wish I never see those creatures ever again tho.

Ahhhh Nandor calling Guillermo from his mother in law mom's house was some psycho shit. Also it remind me a bit of Buffy the Vampire Slayer when Spike visits Buffy's mom just to taunt her. Imagine Nandor pulling this shit:

(Silvia immediately stakes him of course).

"My friend, Patton Oswalt, he passed away". The solemn way he says it as if he wasn't the culprit 😭.

The moment of Guillermo putting the stake on Nandor's neck was an explicit sex scene for me and for everyone with good taste.

On the opposite side, Nandor helping Guillermo with the red cape is SO SOFT, it's all about being equals this time.

The Djinn… oof… as someone who was begging for his appearance since the beginning of the season, this stunt left me cold… sorry but everything that starts with "it happened off screen" it's bad writing. It's giving "Daenerys kind of forgot…" level of bad.

Didn't like that suddenly Nandor is smarter than the others (specially if we come from an episode when Laszlo called him 'a fuckin idiot' for not getting the Guide reveal).

I already mentioned this in a post I made last night, but I'll repeat it verbatim here, because I stand by it:

I don't believe FOR A SECOND that Laszlo didn't try to feed Guillermo human blood 🤔 Remember when Nadja on s1 went on an entire mission to help Jenna to complete her transformation? (hey everybody, remember Jenna?) How Guillermo 'all my life I dreamed of being a vampire' did not know that piece of lore??

"Guillermo can't kill people" Umm whoever decided to go on this direction, I recommend them this show on FX called What we do in the shadows it's very good! (when consistent).

I…. don't trust that "Guillermo is not cut to be a vampire" stuff… sounds like retcon… BUT! I love the "Guillermo is not cut to be a vampire YET, specially if he isnt sired by Nandor" interpretation.

From the beginning I had this hunch that Guillermo's longing for a family and community (I'm not saying he dislikes his bio family, but obviously he grow up distant from them, probably for being queer and feeling like "an outsider") was a reason for being so desperate to become a vampire. Now that he has the family (bio AND chosen) and the community, it's his time to think if he STILL wants to be vampire or not (and he said at the fake ceremony that he still wants it 😌).

Lmao Guillermo's beard... that thing... didn't look like it was growing from Harvey's face.

🗣️HE 🗣️KEPT 🗣️THE 🗣️GLASSES!!!

More Derek! And with better make up than that ashy talcum powder nightmare from Episode 1!! WTF they got rid of another character of color again??!! Benedict Wong what are you doing here???!!! Yay??????

I really like that Topher is a "functional" zombie in comparison with his state in S2E1, it makes sense with the zombies we saw on the original movie.

Still weird that we end the episode and season here, with Derek happy ending?

HOT take but I like that it didn't end on a cliffhanger, considering that we don't know the state of the show post strikes yet AND after s4 I don't trust this people with cliffhangers ever again lol.

Now that the season is finished I came to realize Nadja's entire arc AGAIN was a big 'ol nothing, huh? The hex, her Antipaxos found family, the little stunt as a teacher, literal "throw at the wall and see what it sticks". I'm sorry but I'll repeat: WWDITS learn how to write women challenge.

Excited to see how Guillermo and Nandor's relationship will develop from now on, I know some people are frustrated but as someone who is used to slow burns being SLOW this is my shit. I joke a lot about the pairing but also I understand that this is the shit&farts show first, nandermo nation second (unlike some people that appears they only consume and rate media depending on how much kissy kissy is on the screen).

From 1 to 10, I'll give this season a 7. Not that good as my god tier seasons (S2 is a 9, S3 is a 10), but not so bad as S4.

What I want next season:

Guillermo NEEDS to be a Bad Bitch again: slaying vampires like the Van Helsing he is, being gay af, not being scared to sass out Nandor, etc.

Laszlo and Colin NEED to have a real talk.

Consistency.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LEARN HOW TO WRITE FOR NADJA I'M ON MY KNEES AT THIS POINT!!!

#sorry if this is rambly have to rewatch both episodes again last nite i had zero braincells #wwdits #what we do in the shadows #nandermo #wwdits thoughts #wwdits spoilers

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mamawasatesttube · 1 year

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“When you laugh like that, it just — you’re so beautiful, you know that?” for the ficlet prompt pls !! love your writing so so much ❤️

Tim is a very serious guy, busy doing very serious work.

"—still don't know why anyone would write this! Actually, who the fuck paid them to write this?! Is this the state of journalism in today's world?" Bart flails a hand at his laptop screen, laughing so hard he's turning red. "Someone—someone got paid to write—to write this?! This is a self-help article?!"

"I just don't—why would you—" Kon stares at the screen, too, fingers steepled and pressed to his lips in deep consternation. "I can't even finish my dramatic reading! Why would—why would—who even wants to phone a friend in the middle of doing an enema?"

Tim is a very serious guy, busy doing very serious work, by which he means playing Minesweeper while listening to his very un-serious friends read a how-to guide on, for some reason, coffee enemas. It happens. He really did mean to get work done, but sitting in the common room was a mistake; he's just been listening and swallowing laughter for the past ten minutes.

"I can promise you this. If any of you ever phone me with anything up your ass, we are not friends anymore," Cassie says, sounding disturbed.

That does it. Tim's finger slips and clicks a bomb instead of a safe tile as he wheezes with sudden, explosive laughter.

All three of them whip around to look at him; Bart is the first to crack into giggles, too, then Kon smothers a chuckle into his hands, and finally Cassie slumps back onto the cushions behind her, cackling. Tim really, truly does try to get ahold of himself, but it's a losing battle at this point.

"Where did you even find this article, Bart?" he manages, grinning breathlessly. "Send me the link." It sounds like a great way to harass Dick, and Tim needs to do that yesterday.

"Why?" Bart shoots back immediately. "Feeling inspired?"

"You better not call me when you try it out," Cassie wheezes.

Kon, meanwhile...

Oh. Wait. What's up with Kon? He's still grinning, but it's a softer look than before; his eyes sparkle with warmth as he looks at Tim, perching in the bay window. That's a very, ah... fond? Yes, fond. A very fond look for someone whose companions are currently losing their shit about a self-help article about coffee enemas.

Tim meets his gaze and quirks an eyebrow. Kon blinks at him, seeming surprised; did he think Tim wouldn't notice him gazing over like that?

"Sorry, sorry," Kon says, though he certainly doesn't sound particularly sorry. “When you laugh like that, it just—man, you’re so beautiful, you know that?”

Tim's face immediately flames. That's rich, coming from the most beautiful guy in not just the room, but the entire city. Country. World? Yeah, world. "Uh."

"Oh my god, shut the fuck up, you're so sappy!" Bart groans, smacking Kon on the shoulder. Kon, because he's Kon, just preens at his complaints. "Stop being a cheese before I kick your ass!"

"Be careful that it doesn't have coffee in it!" Cassie snickers into her hands.

Normally, Tim would join in on the ribbing. Right now, though, he's still a little stuck on Kon just casually calling him beautiful for laughing. What the fuck. They've been officially dating for two weeks! He can't just spring that kind of thing on Tim! And the worst (best) part is, because he's Kon, Tim knows he's being completely genuine about it!

Why did this have to happen during this, of all conversations?

"Now, Bart," Kon says, and aggressively ruffles Bart's hair. "You know Tim is the only one here with the rights to touch my ass, kicking or not."

Bart blows an obnoxiously loud raspberry. Tim drops his face into his hands.

Yeah, he's a serious guy, alright. Real serious about... starting a new game of Minesweeper and listening to his friends continue to be a bunch of comedians.

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#writing short ficlets rather than longer stuff with room to breathe and trying to be funny without feeling like it's ooc/crack #is Insanely hard for me actually! PHEW that was a challenge (but in a good way!) (at least i hope it came out good LOL)#anyway this article is real and does exist my friends and i read it together once #''if you ever call me with something up your ass we aren't friends anymore'' is a direct quote from duck <3 #timkon #tim #kon #core four #bart #cassie #huilannie #rimi writes

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eyenaku · 8 months

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please tell about pierrot

holy shit this is gonna be maaaaddddd long i love you bryt

oh kay so. if u want easy to digest ver see my pierrot posters but ill go. bonkers and be abnormal and give u so much info under cut except i physically cant write serious tone rn so srry

picture this. it's the 16th century and commedia dell'arte is going nuts in italy everybody loves to watch silly little guys- one of which is the stock character pedrolino!! he doesn't wear a mask (unlinke many commedia characters) and has a loose white outfit, with ruff, cap, and large buttons down the centre of his shirt. he's a naive little guy- he's unlucky in love but it's endearing!! jovial! the youngest character!! pedrolino specifically is comedic and silly and happy!

ok now it's the 18th century and commedia dell'arte starts spreading across western europe. when it hits france, pedrolino becomes pierrot. pierrot being a diminutive of pierre, with -ot acting similarly to the spanish -ito which makes words smaller, often in the context of youth and endearment. in english, his name would be something like "petey" or "little pete". pierrot stays as a silly little guy, still the youngest role and a sideshow comedian, but don't you worry because he quickly becomes the sopping wet sad clown you know and love.

19th century comes along and BOOM. pantomine goes crazy in france and england. ppl cant get enough of watching these silly guys interact. jean-gaspard deburau, a famous mime, creates a rendition of pierrot during his time at the theatre des funambules, which becomes the stereotypical one everyone thinks of when they hear the name. he's pathetic, he's hopefully in love with columbine.

wait what? he's pining?? he's not being silly doing gags anymore? u heard that right folks there's a new storyline and it's a weird love triangle thing sorta kinda?? the melancholy recharacterization came with a new typical storyline of unrequited love between pierrot and columbine (columbine being his wife who is cheating on him with harlequin), though the story varies (sometimes they are not married, sometimes she is married to harlequin, etc). n e ways da general premise is that pierrot loves columbine, columbine loves harlequin, and harlequin loves columbine, so they both long for her affections and pierrot is a sad sopping wet lil bitch boy about it. very silly im love him anyways

oh yea deburau's super duper famous pierrot also switched up his costume- he got rid of the frilly collar/ruff (booooo tomato), gave him a skullcap instead of a hat, and made his blouse n trousers really big n wide-cut. he was no longer crude, timid, lazy, greedy, etc. etc. but rather a POET. a theatre kid. a melodramatic thing.

with pierrot being so intertwined to harlequin, naturally he was a pivotal character in the harlequin-centric "harlequinades", plays popular in england. however pierrot got displaced by the english clown :( dw tho he stayed popular in france

ok late 19th early 20th century. pantomime/commedia dell'arte makes a comeback????! oh em gee. new plays. many books of poems. 1884's pierrot lunaire saga was particularly famous, and was used as lyrics to a full orchestra composition. these poems are generally regarded as the first strong association between pierrot and moon motifs but they were seen before (supposedly around the deburau period) as a way to show he was "over the moon" in love with columbine.

oh yea pierrette also starts to exist during this time period. literally just female pierrot, who's sorta a rival for columbine but sorta not really? she's like. in love with pierrot, who's in love with columbine, who's in love with harlequin. they're all rlly dramatic about it. nobody wins (except columbine and harlequin lmaooo). they're both sad face emoji all the time and super melodramatic real for real.

ok now it's the 1920s. MORE PIERROT RESURGENCE. ppl in the 20s LOOOVEEED pierrot and pierrette. bibleots- french trinkets were super popular and were often pierrot/pierrette motofed, usually with moons. they were figurines, boxes, decanters, bookened, lamps, all sortsa stuff. their designs are a mash-up of all the previous iterations, typicalls looking very much like deburau's version but with a very prominent ruff added (WOOOOOOOO RUFF YAY) the modernism movement (art) has him as a reoccurring subject (picasso and dalí r some famous modernist artist who painted/drew him).

even charlie chaplin was a pierrot- little tramp, his most famous character and what u think of when u think of him was described in his biography as a type of pierrot.

david bowie described himself as a pierrot ! ! ! ! ! TWIGGY PLAYED A PIERRETTE IN HER FIRST MOVIE!! ggrarhhh

21st CENTURY HATSUNE MIKU PIERROT SONG. PIERROT IN FASHION.... pierrot was called a symbol for th epresent during covid...

anyways y yea im a huge fan. im abnormal about pierrot. thas a brief history. mwah kisses xoxo

oh also im making a game rn. commedia inspired. pierrot is in it. hoo ray

#ask #‼️mutual #pierrot #AUGHH #forgot to add but Harley Quinn also played quite a role in Mardi Gras and similar festivals like carnival and those in Venice #harlequin I mean #sorry I’m voice typing I’m kind of cooked

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There was a roast battle at one of my local pubs last week, and a bunch of comedians I quite like were in it, including one person I've started to get to know personally a bit and would like to continue to get to know her, so I went to watch. It was... a weird night. Some of it was fun. Some of it was actively uncomfortable, for serious reasons related to sexism and a couple other -isms. Some of it was just a bit awkward. A few, rare moments were really sweet and/or exciting. There's another round this week and the finals next week, and I feel no desire to go see those. One was more than enough. But I'm glad I went.

I have said before that roast battling reminds me of pro wrestling. I thought I'd write a post to expand on this point.

- Fighting that’s kind of fun, for all the reasons why fighting is fun to do and fun to watch – it’s exciting and competitive and feels transgressive – but it’s okay because everyone agreed to it beforehand and agreed to basically how it will play out so no one is really getting hurt. Fulfills the human tendency to enjoy competition and combat, which can be fun sometimes. People throwing off societal expectations like "don't say mean things" and "don't throw people on the ground". That can be exciting!

But does also make me think – you know they have actual combat sports, right? Like you can watch people fight for real, you don’t need to do the scripted thing.

- Big on theatricality. Set up with hype and shouting and music and shit like that. It’s about the performance as much as anything else. Everyone’s playing a character.

- Things that wouldn’t be okay in other contexts are sort of okay in this one, because everyone agreed to it. Sometimes they’re actually okay, sometimes not so much. For example, insulting someone’s life choices or throwing them on the ground – not okay when they haven’t agreed to it, okay when they have. Yelling at a woman in this male-dominated industry and calling her a [insert misogynistic slur] – gets defended when done in both these contexts on the grounds that everyone agreed to it, but I’d argue that it’s still not great because surely you can insult the women’s life choices and throw them on the ground just like you would with the men, and don’t need to aim special sexism-based stuff at them for being women.

- It’s really weird when people give out awards for winning the fight, or even when people just talk about who’s “good at fighting” because they do well in this, given that it’s all just pretend. Feels a bit like giving an award to stunt actors in movies for being good at fighting. I’m sure they do have awards for stunt actors in movies, but it’s for who’s the best at stunt acting, not at fighting. It’s weird to talk about someone as being good at roasting or good at wrestling because they won a scripted, pre-prepared fight. Just call them good at acting.

- Can be fun if there’s some irony involved, if no one tries to pretend that they’re fighting for real and this really matters, if people occasionally stop to acknowledge that they’re just playing a silly game.

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mermaidsirennikita · 2 years

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Miss Caro, what do you mean with this post: You're telling me this might all be for the love of Ted Lasso. What happened now???

Wellllll

Disclaimer: none of this is confirmed, it's based on speculation, I don't know any of these people, it's just fun drama that, if you look at it closely, is steeped in misogyny and has shades of... Other celebrity scandals steeped in misogyny, of the recent past and yesteryear.

For background--

Olivia Wilde dated Jason Sudeikis, to whom I shall hence refer to as "Ted Lasso", a former SNL comedian, erstwhile lover of one January Jones, and pal of Fred Armisen (which... again, the professional makeover Jason has done for Ted Lasso is incredible) for about ten years, during which they got engaged, but never married, and had two children.

Florence Pugh was in a relationship for a few years with Zach Braff, "director", TV sitcom actor, and navel gazer to whom I shall hence refer to as "Scrubs". This relationship did not progress beyond dating and cohabitating, as far as we know, but Florence took it VERY seriously. She defended it many times when people called out their 21 year age gap, and she was pretty aggressively defensive on both social media and the press. Recently (as in this summer) Florence went on a vacation with one Will Poulter (he's just Will Poulter, I respect him as an actor) who had, I shall note for the record, GOTTEN RECENTLY BUFF. Will and Florence were in Ari Aster's 2019 film Midsommar together, and are presumably at least friends, and Florence was seen jumping around the water with Will in a bikini, looking quite bangin', and as someone with notable breasts myself, I shall say, I would not PERSONALLY be cavorting in such a sense with a RECENTLY BUFF FRIEND if I wasn't trying to fuck him, but Florence got really pissed that the internet DAREST COMMENT ON THAT BEING A CUTE LOOK and said no way, Will Poulter was not touching her black widow!!!! Shortly after, she and Scrubs broke up.

That's not super relevant, I'd just like to state that I personally think she and Will Poulter probably did hook up, and that's fine, but like. You know. She's already got a movie coming out with Scrubs now, so the damage is done.

Let us return to the relationship of Olivia Wilde and Ted Lasso. It is actually pretty unclear--did Olivia start dating Watermelon Sugar High Giver and Shania Twain enthusiast Harry Styles before she and Jason officially called it quits? Or did they not? Officially, the record has Harry and Olivia dating after she and Jason broke up, but let's be real, nobody is going to like... cop to cheating if they don't have to. Some would have Olivia casting Harry Styles, then fucking him behind Ted Lasso's back on the set of Don't Worry Darling. Others would have her dating him prior to him being cast.

Either way, I think that it's kind of impossible to know, especially when you're dealing with a long term, very serious relationship involving shit like kids and mortgages and such as that, because... Chances are, those bitches were separated for a while before it ENDED ended. Long term couples do shit like that. And I WOULD POSIT that there had likely been another!!! Not 1D-related mess!!!! That led to the downfall of Olivia and Ted Lasso, whether or not she was still with Ted Lasso when she first got with Harry Styles.

ENTER: Keeley Hazell. Keeley is a model and actress, who let's be real, none of us really know about, but who rather crucially appeared in the film Horrible Bosses 2. (Disclaimer: have not seen this movie, will probably never see this movie even though I am attracted to Jason Bateman, let's not unpack it.) Who else appeared in this film? One Ted Lasso. (Also: Chris Pine, which throws me a little, but I'm gonna dismiss it for now because I honestly don't think Chris Pine has the time or the social bandwidth to keep up with this shit. When all this was going down, for all I know Chris Pine was getting cucked by Sebastian Stan, so............. other problems, maybe??? OH TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ROBERT PATTINSON'S BIRTHDAY BASH.). When did this movie film? Between September 2013 and June 2014. Don't ask me why it took that long to film, because the point is: when Ted Lasso releases... Ted Lasso, there is a principle character named Keeley (who, actually, is a model and is the main Romantic Sexy Girl of the show). And who does Jason Sudeikis conveniently begin dating after his split from Olivia? Keeley Hazell.

Am I suggesting that it's weird for a man to JUST SO HAPPEN to meet a woman while he's with his current fiancee/babies' mother and then start dating her about 7 years later, after he and his partner broke up, without ANY prior romantic attraction/attention/whatsoever? I don't know. Maybe they were open. Maybe he and Keeley somehow had a totally platonic friendship for... again, 7 years. But I want you to look at this as a paranoid individual would after having a long-ass relationship end. Would you.... not wonder?

This is to say, I think the narrative of the Olivia/Ted Lasso relationship and breakup is a lot more complicated than people wanna admit; that he is not a perfect cuddly Ted Lasso man in real life, and is a flawed individual like any of us, but especially like rich white men who are friends with Fred Armisen might be; and that... Yeah, bro. That custody paper thing? Might've been a hint that he's a douchebag.

ON TO THE PRESENT DAY:

It recently resurfaced that Scrubs, noted for making movies that I personally could never take seriously even if you paid me to, is a friend of Ted Lasso, to the point that he directed an episode of the show Ted Lasso in its first season. Who made a cameo in that episode which was hilariously??? Cut??? ONE FLORENCE PUGH.

Do I find it incredibly cringe that she was doing a cameo on a sitcom as an up and coming Meryl Streepian type actress because her old-ass boyfriend was directing it? Yes. Yes I do. Whoever had that cut, even if it was Scrubs himself, did her a favor.

But perhaps crucial to this story is the fact that Florence seems to lose all sense of dignity around Scrubs. She defended (I find this compilation very funny) their relationship (when, to stress, she could've just said nothing, a thing she seems to have learned to do now that everyone is putting her on a feminist pedestal) all the time. And tbh, Florence is a grown woman who can do what she wants to do, I personally don't even have an issue with the age gap (I have a bigger issue with the fact that it was doing nothing for her career and tbh, seemed to be a relationship she defended rather immaturely when the mature thing would've just been to go about her day--if you date older, people are gonna say shit, 'tis the world) but she clearly cared A LOT. She cared a lot to let this man, who has not been a "hot director" in many years, direct her during a time in her career when she can and should work with the big dogs. That says a lot. I didn't like Mother!, but damn, at least when JLaw did it she did it for a NAME.

Florence also clearly likes a middle-aged white guy who's seen better days, because, as has been discussed here, she was out there liking those Johnny Depp posts. Might I suggest: Florence Pugh is probably not a horrid person. But she is at an age where, if you have been... I don't know, sheltered from the real world by focusing on your acting career a lot and shacking up with an older man who you think the world of, who you think knows everything about everything... I could see you becoming a bit sheltered. Perhaps naive. I say that as someone not much older than her.

So: is it out of the realm of possibility that what actually happened is that Ted Lasso and Olivia had a messy breakup, probably after Florence was hired to do DWD, and Florence sided with Ted Lasso because Scrubs sided with Ted Lasso and Florence though Scrubs was the hottest of shit. Could it be that tension grew between the women, and perhaps other shit unwounded and devolved from there? Could it be that at the end of the day, this began with Florence Pugh caring way too much about her boss's sex life?

Because, I don't know about you, but a lot of us have had bosses with horrible personal lives, which perhaps even affected the workplace at some point... And we've just had to keep our heads down, do the job, and collect the check. Perhaps I would suggest that as a woman in her mid-twenties who's never been married or had kids, and whose most significant relationship we know of was with Dr. John Dorian, has no business really getting into the weeds of a decade-long relationship with children behind ween two people who honestly both seem pretty messy? (If Florence did in fact do this, idk that she did.)

And might I also suggest that, considering the fact that Shia denies strife with Florence (not that we can trust him, the man who repeatedly abuses women and somehow came out of this with the best look??? Almost like that's what he intended and for her own personal bullshit, Florence fed into it) and the video with Olivia never alludes in any kind of direct way to Florence and Shia not getting along--she only says the immortal Miss Flo getting a wakeup call line, which could've been about anything--and Florence herself refuses to confirm any bad blood with Shia... The issue was never Shia? The issue was Florence Pugh caring way too much about a friend's personal life, a friend who was initially the friend of her boyfriend? To the point that she's helped torpedo a press tour for an entire movie???

As someone who is again, basically Florence's age and very well-acquainted with sheltered, perhaps initially well-meaning women who think they know it all because their boyfriends quote Keats, also this age... I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility.

And to be clear: I actually think Florence is a fab actress, and I've enjoyed some vibes from her prior to the Depp thing making me... question shit. I actually have never liked Olivia Wilde--but the way all of this seems to come back to her relationship with her baby's father, who people seem to be sympathizing with because she's... fucking a known sex object now? And not looking the way a mom "should" look? While he plays an "aw shucks" guy people have now identified with him onscreen? Idk, seems a lot like how I've seen regular, ordinary women get framed by their social circles after they get out of relationships with their children's fathers, who perhaps are a bit more complex than they seem on the surface.

Like, listen, at this point I'm sure it's about a lot more than whatever it started out as. But do I think it could've started as a simple "my boyfriend's friend who I think is my friend even though we'll probably stop talking within a year of my breaking up with my boyfriend is being TREATED BAD by his BAD BAD BABY MAMA and I'm MAD about it"...? Yeah. Because humans are inherently petty and kinda stupid, and I think Florence has some growing up to do in general, based on how she's handled this whole press thing and the fact that it affects... Her actual career with which she makes money, probably.

AAAAAND SCENE.

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vivisoni · 2 years

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NCT as things I do...

A/n: please note that this is just for fun. I don't intend any of the things I write as the reality or per se. Take it lightly and just enjoy.

━☆NCT 127

Taeil: experimenting different techniques to do something (example, sketching) believing that it makes a difference even if it doesn't...

Johnny: being completely honest to someone. Like, if somebody offers me food and it tastes bad, I say its bad. No sugar coating shit.

Taeyong: making meme worthy faces when somebody surprises me... And giggling awkwardly in nervous situations.

Yuta: resting bitch face and confidence 24/7 even when I'm literally panicking inside and being aggressively affectionate towards everyone.

Doyoung: being too competitive even when I'm competing against a 6 year old. And also, no shit attitude towards everyone

Jaehyun: being the silent observer of the chaos unfolding infront of me and doing absolutely nothing while pretending this is all a dream.

Jungwoo: getting too much into the character I'm playing during school plays to an extend of even behaving like the character in real life.

Mark: being the last one to get some jokes but immediately understanding and laughing and giggling at the dirty ones.

Haechan: referring my belly as my 'baby' and never letting anybody touch it. And teasing everyone in my life way too much.

━☆NCT dream

Renjun: being unknowingly cute and then getting annoyed when somebody calls me cute but secretly love it and get all happy.

Jeno: making wierd sound effects for everything including daily chores. And saying "huh?" at every single surprising thing ever.

Jaemin: having two personalities. One minute I'm too out of the place and chaotic and the next minute I'm almost non-existent and invisible.

Chenle: aggressively fan-girling over my idols. And sulking in a ball when I'm sad like a baby. And being the person with all the tea.

Jisung: talking with inanimate objects such as trees and chairs. And roaming in circles at 3 am at night talking to myself.

━☆WayV

Kun: having thousands of hobbies that I want to do at once. And behaving like a middle aged stressed mom of 15 children all the time.

Ten: cats, cats, CATS!! Everywhere just cats. And knowing how to speak 4 languages and learning one more. And individuality...

WinWin: being introverted to the max. Giving out Shy quite baby vibes but having intimidating looks on the outside.

Lucas: trying to be serious and say something but instead ending up causing a fit of giggles and laughter instead.

Xiaojun: being sarcastic and passive agressive towards people who don't already know stuff I want them to know.

Hendery: having memes as my vocabulary all the time. And being the comedian of the group. Also, saying random things and confusing everyone.

Yangyang: trying to be sexy and hot but instead ending up looking like a teenager going through emo/e-girl phase

Shotaro: seemingly cute and looking younger than I actually am. Being shy but also very confident in everything.

Sungchan: being the tallest girl in my class for the longest time and appearing like a tower over the other girls and also, awkward energy..

So thats it! I hope you enjoyed it...

MASTERLIST

#nct jungwoo #nct.#kpop #yuta nct #nct johnny #nctzen #nct mark #nct fluff #nct taeyong #nct taeil #nct jeong jaehyun #nct yangyang #nct wayv #nct dream

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What's your opinion of Blackquill/Kay? I recently discovered esdithequeen's artwork and stories about the couple, and I love the dynamic the two have. (Samurai and Ninja, surly and optimistic)

YES YES WEON YOU HAVE ASKED ME THIS AND IT'S COMPLICATED

on one hand, i respect esdi's dedication, much like me she's carrying the ship by herself and afaik she really is alone on this one, tiping my hat from underrated ship artist to another

on the other hand, how can you make a ship that sounds so cool and sharp and dynamic and wild and epic into something so dull so overdone so muted so tumblr(derogatory) and flatlined

believe it or not, Simon is optimistic, funny even. For obvious reasons he has a very serious/blunt and depressing demeanor but this man is not serious AT ALLLL!!! this is the guy that requested to prosecute the orca case if i recall correctly THIS MAN IS FRIENDS WITH LITERAL CLOWNS AND COMEDIANS ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? AND YOUR BEST SHOT AT COMEDY IS mommy step on me WHATTT

and yeah, Kay doesnt have a lot of characterization so its free real state when it comes to 7yg BUT PLEASEEEE UNDERSTAND THAT SHE IS FUNNY!! SHE IS VERY FUNNY like imagine

Kay: imma do a crime :3 Simon: no Kay, crime is bad Kay: but... what if its funny? Simon: alright im listening

like- unlike Edgeworth, Simon is very easy to convince him to do shenanigans and tomfloolery and YOURE NOT EXPLOITING THAT?? WHY????

imma tell you why, cause her works reek of the fucking ooze, the NRMT shipper* ooze, which in my opinion is bitter, snarky and you dont end up understanding why the characters got togheter in the first place if they're going to be so unpleasent to each other. and it can get very angsty. and i dont like angst. like at all....... and that shit is very abundant on those places yknow?

*the NRMY shipper ooze also exists i just dont know how unpleasent it could taste to those who dont enjoy it cause yeah i do enjoy it xd (sometimes Kay is like written as Franziska but with Kay traits and less violent, is the vibe that i got from one of the fics lel)

i will say that the wings au fic is looking pretty interesting and i wanna see what happens next. And i hope that includes a faryan arc lolol, yess kay x daryan thatd be so fucking funny like ya feel me??

All in all, i dont think im her target audience and thats ok, not a big fan of girlboss/malewife dynamic either, pls enjoy that very away from me thx

THE DRAWINGS ARE PRETTY THO, NOTHING TO COMPLAIN IN THE TECHNICAL DEPT BUT THE CONTENT CAN GET VERY UNDERWHELMING♥

tl;dr: i like it in theory, not very much in esdi's practice in particular. i wish to see faraquill interpreted by other creators but i cant be that change i want to see in this world. i dont know if shes carrying other ships by herself but i certainly am and even then i got v a r i e t y

ok ill stop the bragging heh-

#ask #aa #i didnt want to come off to harsh but you forced my hand!!#dun dun dunnnnn!!!#also i dont have all that clear if she is a thief in her works #like fully and ONLY a thief #but if she aint imma be so mad aaaaaa #ALSO also i swear i saw her on tumblr #being rbed by rarepair blogs and all #but know shes only on pixiv whats up with that?#le gusta el texto en exceso #srry bout that ;p

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excuse me did you see CHRIS HEMSWORTH hanging around palmwood studios? oh no, that was JACKSON CARRINGTON, the 42 year old ACTOR who plays DEAN SAMUELS on TWO BUSH MOUNTAIN. yeah, you know rumour has it they're -JEALOUS, and - CONNIVING, but their fans all say they’re + CHARISMATIC, and +QUICK-WITTED. around palmwood studios they’re known as THE COMEDIAN. ( CISMALE, HE/HIM)

wanted connections + connections || filmography || pinterest

his father was the older brother and yet, he always got the shit end of the stick when it came to carrington atlantic.

being born with the weight of the carrington legacy on his shoulders, jackson grew up watching his father trying to claw his way to the top of the family business. but it seemed that despite his efforts, it was always tobias and his father that reigned supreme.

jackson always felt as though carrington atlantic was simply a losing game, so he never indulged his father in his obsessive climb to the top. instead, he focused on being the best at everything else. he was the kid who did it all. not only was he a star athlete, but he was also a drama kid and got the lead in every school play.

however, as he entered high school - he had to make a choice, sports or acting and of course, jackson picked sports.

he became the quarterback of his high school’s football team, got a full ride to college and didn’t even finish a full two years before he was drafted by the dallas cowboys as quarterback.

for five years, jackson lived the absolute dream. he led the team to five consecutive super bowl victories, was always spotted with the hottest model on his arm, had lucrative deals with a plethora of designers, car brands and anything you could think of, and practically had himself solidified as a football legend.

it all came crashing down one night when he was twenty five and involved in a serious car wreck, one that left him unable to play football ever again.

he spent an entire year completely depressed and decided to get back into acting to get him out of his funk. it’s not like he didn’t have the connections.

he landed his first role in a drama that immediately flopped, since no one could take the loveable athlete seriously, so he turned to comedy and hit the jackpot (career claim could be kinda like adam sandler)

he rolled out comedy after comedy movie, hosting snl more than anyone, and became known as hollywood’s warm, charming and funny guy, while he watched his cousin tobias take on serious roles, and take over as ceo of carrington atlantic, something that made jackson’s father filled with rage.

his father drilled it into his head that it was supposed to be them in charge of carrington, not tobias, and though jackson had no interest in the business, his father pretty much forced him to join the board and as he got more involved, he deep down felt more and more entitled.

as the years went on, he got more and more involved with the business, acting as a right hand man to tobias, learning the ins and outs and he slowly stepped a bit back from acting, doing a few funny movies here and there a year.

when he was in his mid thirties, he was granted a coveted late night talk show - ‘the tonight show with jackson carrington’ and spends his evenings interviewing those who are much more successful and interesting than he is, which has only caused his resentment to grow.

he’s tired of being looked at as ‘the funny one’ as ‘the joke’, especially since this all was simply plan b for him and his real dream was so cruelly snatched away from him.

he’s determined now more than ever to get everything he’s ever wanted and doesn’t care who or what he has to step on to get so. he craves feeling powerful and will do anything to get it.

he’s landed his first acting gig in a while - the bad dad on ‘two bush mountain’ and everyone is amazed at how scary good he is at playing the bad guy, because that’s the furthest thing from what he’s portrayed himself to be, but deep down, that’s who he is.

#pwshqintro

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Chapter 4: Dear Billy

Yea so Eddie is nowhere in this chapter so to relieve your depression of this episode, here's some Eddie and Mack being besties and just a short chapter full of Eddie figuring out he's likes Steve

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(Original dialogue)

"Seriously? A catchphrase?"

"It's now or never Ed, let me have my moment."

They're in position to flee and possibly attack, but no one came to the boat house. They were close once, but just left for some reason? Jocks really are stupid, huh?

After about half an hour they give up and enjoy a meal of canned ravioli together.

"So we're just gonna ignore the little moments between you and mister I Spend Hours On My Hair there?"

Eddie, almost choking, quickly shakes his head trying to be in denial of his feelings.

"What moment? There wasn't a moment? Why would there be a moment?"

Mack let's out a laugh at Eddie being oblivious. He sooo had feelings for Steve!

"Doctor Love isn't my favourite KISS song for nothing Eds. Tell me about it, I can help!"

"You? Help me with the feelings I have for Steve according to you? God you should be a comedian!"

Mack rolls her eyes, wondering if she should tell Eddie about what she saw. I mean, they're already getting hunted down, why keep secrets?

"Steve was kind of staring at you for the whole time he was here. He never laughed at my genius jokes, he just stared at you and blushed when you looked at him! I swear to God do you need some glasses because I would personally craft them for you!"

"Oh shut up, you're talking out your ass."

Running a hand over her face, she gives up on trying to convince him. Guess he'll have to deal with it alone.

"It's your loss dude, just wait and see how much he cares for you."

...

(More original dialogue Eddie is just nowhere in this episode I'm sorry)

Mack is being Mack, just practicing stabbing some jock and catching a phrase.

"Eat shit and live, Jason!"

"What kind of catchphrase is that?"

Mack hold a hand to her chest in hurt, how DARE he not get te reference.

"Sleepaway camp? Eddie you are a disappointment to the horror community. Judy was so hot in that movie, definitely deserved her death tho."

"What the fu- she was killed by having a curling iron stuck up her vagina, how did she deserve that!"

"She was a bitch, I mean who calls a girl a 'carpenters dream'? Any who, I need to get back to catchphrase thinking, you go have your little gay crisis about Steve, I won't bother you."

Eddie sits back against a wall, actually taking up Mack's offer of having the crisis thing. It's obvious to anyone who has eyes and a tiny bit of street knowledge to know he was gay, but to be in love with Steve? King of Hawkins? Sure, Steve is a great looking guy, great being an understatement, but he wouldn't like Eddie. Freak Eddie.

"Maybe you're right Mack"

"What that you're a disappointment to the horror community?"

"About the Steve thing Mack! I like Steve, there I said it! Happy now"

Mack throws away the knife and goes to sit next to Eddie, putting her hand on his shoulder for comfort.

"Look Ed, al joking aside, which is a real struggle for my to do, I really am happy. You need something to hold onto right now, and Steve definitely wants to hold onto you. It's obvious he likes you, you just needs to... shoot your shot, he definitely won't."

Eddie looks up at Mack, a slight hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Why wouldn't he? Is he afraid of me or something?"

"He's afraid of his feelings for you I think, maybe he doesn't even know what his sexuality is. And like, he seems like a guy with the least confidence ever. But look at you Ed! Never before has anyone given a dramatic monologue on top of a table on a high school canteen, and yet you did it. You got this man. Show them Eddie the Freak is just a soft good old fashioned lover boy."

Eddie chuckles softly at the Queen reference and thinks about the serious part of what she just said. Maybe he should ask Steve out! And with that newfound confidence, he does have something to look forward too now.

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You know the deal by now, please let me know what you think about this chapter and give me any feedback or criticism you have. Thanks for reading :)

Missed the other chapters? Here you go :>

Wanna continue reading? Enjoy! :)

#st oc #oc #dustin henderson #strangerthings 4 #stranger things #rewrite #steve harrington × eddie munson #they are so gay omfg #gay #robin buckley #eddie munson #steve harrington

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fbfh · 3 years

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posting update

due to a moderate family tragedy I’m not sure if I’ll be able to post this week. We’re all handling it really well, and other than that, doing okay and staying safe and healthy. I really want to write, I just can’t seem to get in the right head for it, which is understandable. Grieving takes time. Thursday posts will resume as soon as I can start writing fics again. I love you all and stay safe <3

tw: loss of a pet

our family dog passed away on sunday. he was a senior and had a long wonderful loving life with us full of energetic walks and a lot of peanut butter and cuddles. it was an easy quick transition for him, and due to his age we had a short time to prepare emotionally. we found a reputable compassionate company to pass the baton to, and we’ll be recieving a paw print soon. he helped us through a lot of really difficult transitions, and will be missed dearly and continued to be loved. I’m comforted to know that he’ll finally get to meet other beloved familiy members and pets that are no longer with us. changes can be hard and grieving takes time. if anyone is dealing with anything similar, please please remember to be kind to yourself and do what helps.

I love you moose.

#tw: animal death #tw: pet loss #tw: death #tw: grief #oversharing hours #when comedians get serious you know shit's real #fr we've all been handling it really well #processing anything like this emotionally is always hard #my bedroom door keeps opening with literally no explaination and I know he's letting my other dog have run of the house now #like #I put a chair in front of it before bed #and she got out in the middle of the night #explain that skeptics #that was a joke btw #if i'm not answering messages or asks i just don't have the energy beans rn #I'm still reading most if not all of them though #ty all in advance for just being a nice gang of folks i've drawn with my crackheadery #it really does mean a lot to me #I'm gonna go drink some coffee and watch the looney tunes show #also if anyone realding this likes the looney tunes show pls message me so we can talk abt it bc it's imo the best rendition of looney tunes #it sucks so much that it only got like two seasons or something #it's so genuinely funny and makes me laugh all the time #my whole family quotes it #pls watch it if you haven't it's a genuinely good reboot #which is hard to find #thinking about the counting crows rhyme #and they say life doesn't make narrative sense #ty all again

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jueunnn · 3 years

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choi line x reader, an absurd amount of fluff, no warnings, high school! AU

got a little carried away with beomgyu’s one as i’m sure you’ll be able to tell, but no harm done :p

yeonjun

captain of the dance team and well known throughout your whole school for being cute AND nice AND talented?? what a man

walks the hallways of your school like he owns it bcs let's be real he does

waited 927483 years for you to confess to him bcs he's actually kinda shy and can't bring himself to confess :((

but flirted HARD

very hard

“y/n!! those books look really heavy :( let me help you with that!”

“yeonjun i'm not carrying any b- what the hell why are you carrying me?!??”

but he eventually gathers up the courage to ask you out :)) and the school's power couple is born😫😫

holds your hand EVERYWHERE- he needs to make sure people know you're taken and happy

also back hugs are very common!! often times you're just vibing talking to your friends and out of nowhere a pair of very strong arms wrap around your waist and yeonjun snuggles his head into the crook of your neck

“babyyy, i missed you~”

insists you come to all his dance competitions so he can kiss you after every win like in the movies :)

his lifelong and one true love had always been music and dance, but apparently there’s just enough room in his heart to squeeze one more person in

soobin

drums for the school band,, quietest drummer you’ve ever met

but then you’re paired up with him for an english lit project and that impression immediately fades

your first meeting mainly consists of him making your stomach hurt with laughter and barely getting any work done- who knew soobin was a budding stand-up comedian?

as the both of you get closer he eventually moves to sit next to you in all of your shared classes, raising a slew of suspicions from the rest of your classmates

“hey, y/n, someone just texted me about how i should break up with you and date them instead- apparently we’re dating! why didn’t you tell me??”

“SOOBIN STOPWKSJ😭”

but then his usual mischievous grin fades and his expression grows serious. "do you want to?"

“do you want to date? be my girlfriend, y/n. i really like you.”

your jaw drops open and your mind grows fuzzy. soobin. renowned hot drummer and heartthrob. is asking you out? there is absolutely no way, your mind is definitely playing tricks on you, you're embarrassing yourself, but what if-

soobin immediately wraps his arms around your waist and spins you around when you say yes

definitely the most caring and sweet boyfriend ever™️

makes sure he walks you to and from every class, one arm carrying your bag and the other grasping your hand

kisses on the cheek and whispers of 'i love you, you sweet, sweet girl'

late night calls into absurd hours of the morning talking about nothing and everything, only to walk into school the next day with bags circling the underside of both of you and soobin’s eyes

this selfless, unconditional love you have the blessing of receiving is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever experienced

beomgyu

was lowkey a player before he met you

it isn’t that he wants or likes breaking so many hearts, he just genuinely falls in and out of love very fast🤐

doesn’t help that he’s extremely good looking so girls are practically falling over each other trying to get at him

starts out as usual when he accidentally crashes into you in the hallway, knocking you to the ground with a painful thud

“oh crap, are you oka-”

holy shit you’re pretty.

he can feel his heart pounding away at a hundred miles an hour when your eyes lock on him

insists on taking you out for coffee when he’s helping you pick up your books scattered on the floor as a means of apologising

you’re sceptical at first; after all, you’ve heard the rumours about choi beomgyu and his habit of dating girls for a week and then dropping them

but then again, who are you to deny free coffee?

he grins when you accept. “it’s a date.”

?:&;₩&:?! um okay why not you suppose

in the small neighbour cafe he realises you’re so much more than just a (very) pretty face

your laughs are genuine and carefree, your eyes dance with life and your sentences must be laced with cocaine by the way he’s hooked on every word

suddenly his whole aspect on love changes. the way he felt about all those other girls is nothing compared to how he’s feeling right now; right now his world is exploding with colour

it still takes a while for you to completely trust that he’s into you and only you, though

but by the time your two month anniversary comes and goes, you’re coming around

it’s the little things he does: the way he looks at you like you’re the most ethereal being on the planet, the gentle touch of his hands as he cradles your face when he kisses you, the notes he leaves in your locker daily

he’s your prince, you’re his princess, and he’s never letting you go

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vendettaparker · 3 years

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Peanut Butter and Extra Jelly [T.H]

Summary: Tom’s long time crush on you becomes painful when you and Harrison are cast as love interests in a movie.

Paring: Tom Holland x Actress!Reader

Word Count: 5.8k

Warning: Suggestive themes, fake smut (very light), jealousy, probably some typos, swearing

a/n: i have no idea how filming a movie, or auditioning for one actually goes so don’t crucify me for this. i’m pretty happy with how this turned out, especially considering that this is the most i’ve ever written for a fic. also, Burt Kreisher is one of my fav comedians in real life, he has 3 shows on neflix and a mini series.

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Tom was not a jealous person. At least, that's what he always told himself. He prided himself in thinking he was a very level headed individual who didn’t let his emotions get the best of him. That worked best for his job anyways; always being able to control his emotions and not get in his own head. That simple, pacifistic mindset seemed to change when it came to you.

You were one of the many actors Tom got the pleasure to help hone their technique and work closely with. You were new to the lifestyle of Hollywood and the only roles you had before were in small indie films that never garnered too much attention. The first major role that you landed, which also happened to help kickstart your career, was in the MCU. You played the secondary villain in the third Spider-man movie.

Meeting the cast was a dream come true; they were all extremely helpful and they provided tons of tips and tricks in navigating the hectic schedule required for such a huge production. By the time filming wrapped up, you were considered part of their little Spider-man family.

Tom was easily the most helpful. Whenever he saw you struggling with anything, he offered to help. You two spent hours upon hours together in his trailer, ordering take out and practicing lines. Some nights you two planned to work through your script, but inevitably ended up falling asleep binge watching The Office, and laughing about crazy shit that happened on set that day.

When the movie wrapped up and you went home for a month before the press tour, you were completely unsure and nervous about what direction your career was going in. You auditioned for a few new movies, but had yet to hear from any of the directors about casting decisions. You kept in touch Tom during the month you were apart and expressed your concerns.

“I don’t know, Tom. I’m just so sick of waiting around and hoping that some director out there throws me a bone, ya know’?” You said on facetime, while making cookies.

“Yeah, I totally understand that, (Y/N/N). I had that issue a couple years ago before the Marvel movies. Trust me, you did outstanding in that role and once it gets noticed I’m positive you’ll have directors calling you, begging for you to audition.” Tom smiled warmly into the camera as he walked around his apartment in London.

“Yeah, easy for you to say, movie-star.” You giggled, turning your face away from the camera in hopes that Tom wouldn’t notice the blush his compliments painted onto your cheeks

“I’m serious! You were outstanding! Like in that one scene where you—”

“Tom! Tessa chewed a hole in my trousers again!” A voice came from outside of the frame, “Mate, you gotta get her to stop doing that somehow.”

Tom sighed, and waved his hand dismissively at the figure, “Okay, sure. I’m busy right now.” Tom looked back to the camera, “anyways, as I was saying, don’t stress about not having a new project yet, (Y/N)—”

“(Y/N)?” The other voice whisper-yelled. “Let me say hi!”, suddenly the phone was yanked out of Tom's hands and the video shook around a bit as Tom wrestled to get it back. Finally, the camera stilled and Harrison was on the other end smiling. “Hi, (Y/N)!”

“Oh, hi Harrison!” You smiled back, laughing. You'd met Harrison a few times when he visited Tom on set. “How are you?”

The camera started moving around more as the background behind Harrsion whizzed past. You assumed Tom must’ve been chasing him to get the phone back.

“I’m good! I just auditioned for a new movie. You should audition too! The main female lead’s description looks just like you.” He exclaimed, running past the kitchen to his room.

“Oi! Give me my phone back you div!” You heard Tom yelling in the background, no doubt in hot pursuit of Harrison.

“I don’t know, I'm not sure I’m prepared for a lead role.” You sighed, “What’s the movie called? I’ll look into it.”

“It’s called ‘Collateral Damage’, it’s a spy movie.” Harrison said, shutting the door to his room, while Tom pounded on it from the other side. “Yeah, it’d be really fun working with you. Tom constantly talks about how much fun you are on set.” Harrison wheezed out, trying to catch his breath.

“Aw, that’s sweet of him.” You laughed. “Well I’ve got to go. Just tell Tom he can call me tomorrow or something.” You waved at the camera. “Bye!”

“Yup, bye.” Harrison said right before the video cut out.

Harrison finally opened the door to a seething Tom. Tom grabbed the phone back from Harrison and noticed that the call had ended.

“Dude! Why would you do that?” Tom whined.

Harrison just patted Tom’s back, “Sorry, mate. She said she had to go, though. I was about to give the phone back.”

Tom huffed and sulked for a moment. “Whatever, I’ll just call her later, I guess.”

Harrison nodded and smirked at how whipped Tom was. “You should just ask her out if you’re so desperate for her attention.” Harrison teased.

“Shut up. I’m not desperate for her attention, I just like her voice and her personality, and the way she talks, and her funny sayings, and how her hair looks when she just woke up.”

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It was only a few days later when you received an email from the director of the movie Harrison told you about, asking for you to audition. You were ecstatic, Harrison must’ve already sent in some things about you since the director seemed adamant that you were of high interest for the role.

You called Tom immediately to share the good news.

He picked up after the third ring, “Hello, darling! How are you?” he beamed when he answered your call. He usually was the one to call you so he felt a sense of pride knowing that you were calling him for once.

“Tom! The director of the movie Harrison auditioned for just emailed me asking for me to audition!” You squealed excitedly.

“Really? That’s wonderful, love! Harrison just got the part of the lead too, so you’d be filming with him if you got it.”

“That’s so exciting, I’m flying to London for the audition in two days. Are you still there?” You pulled the phone away from your ear and switched it to speaker. “I’m booking the flight right now.”

“Yeah, I’ll be in London for another week and a half. Then we have the press tour starting in Japan.” Tom said, also switching to speaker phone to look at his calendar. “You can stay with Harrison and I while you’re here. Since we have to go to Japan together anyways.” Tom offered nervously. He really wanted you to stay in his flat with him. It’d be all cute and domestic, and maybe, just maybe, he’d spend enough time with you to not feel nervous about asking you on a date. If he was lucky, that is, but awaiting your reply he was a jittery ball of nerves.

“Yeah, that sounds wonderful. I won't be intruding though, right?” You said, smiling from ear to ear. Thank god you weren’t on facetime and Tom couldn’t see the stupid smile adoring your features.

“No, of course not. Harry will be so excited to see you. And Tessa too, she really misses you.” Tom shuffled around with his phone, shooting a quick text to Harrison letting him know you were coming to stay for a week.

“Ok, thanks so much, this is really thoughtful of you. I absolutely can’t wait to see you!” You gushed, finalizing your purchase of a one-way ticket to London. “K, the flight is at 2:30 pm here, it’s about 9 and a half hours, but you’re also ahead of me, so I’ll be in around..5?”

“Yeah, that sounds right to me,” Tom chuckled, “I’ll come pick you up. I’ll wear my incognito disguise.”

“If you mean that stupid t-shirt you got that says ‘I’M NOT A CELEBRITY’, then maybe I’ll ask Harrison to come pick me up…”

“That’s cold (Y/L/N).”

You giggled softly, “I’m sorry, Tommy. If it makes you feel better, that shirt isn’t as bad as that stupid blue beanie that you never wear correctly.”

“How the fuck would that make me feel better? You’re killing me, (Y/N/N).”

You laughed at his over dramatic reaction, “Sorry that you’re a sensitive babe. I gotta go now, see you soon!” You hung up before Tom could respond with a sassy quip. Then immediately after you received a text:

Tommy: The second you get here I’m bout to 👊

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Tom called Harrison up after you got off the phone, he needed to make sure his best friend wouldn’t say or do anything to embarrass him in front of you.

“Tom, don’t you think this is a bit obsessive? I mean, she’s only staying with us for a week and you already know her so well from spending all that time filming with her.” Harrison sighed, sick of listening to Tom ramble about every possible embarrassing situation he could be put in, in the coming week.

“Yeah, yeah, you’re right. It's no big deal. But don’t mention that time I accidentally shit my pants at the club, or that time I got hit in the head with a golf ball ‘cus I got distracted by a flock of geese, or that time a got chased by a flock of geese, or—”

“Geez, mate. At this point we might as well not even talk to her.” Harrison chuckled, thinking of all the stories he could bring up about Tom around the dinner table with you. Tom really was just a walking ball of embarrassing moments.

“Stoppp ittt,” Tom whined, “when we were on set it was usually just the cast and Harry around, but you? You could do some real fucking damage to my love life, Haz.”

“What love life?” Harrison barked out, laughing.

Tom then hung up and began praying to whatever god was out there that this week could go by without a hitch, and then you and him would be on your way, together, to Japan.

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The whole week spent in London actually went really well, especially the audition. Tom and Harrison both accompanied you for moral support, well Harrison actually had to be there to be your scene partner, but it was still nice knowing he supported you.

The director shook your hand and you went through the normal formalities before beginning your scene with Harrison. It was a quick scene with a monologue in it. The main premise of the movie was all about choosing love over work, especially in dangerous, life-threatening scenarios. The scene you used to audition with Harrison was the scene where the main character, Lincoln, and his lover interest, Mallory, were arguing, trying to push each other away to keep each other safe. The scene had a lot of raw emotion that you were able to tap into, and the directors gave your performance a standing ovation once the scene concluded.

They said that they’d get back to you within the next few days, but they also mentioned how the chemistry between you and Harrison was off the charts, leaving you hopeful. Tom and Harrison both gave you hugs and pats on the back. Tom had watched the whole scene unfold and he was in complete and utter awe of your talent. Part of him was annoyed that he didn’t audition for the movie and a chance as your love interest. But Harrison deserved this big break and so did you, so he was hopeful of the outcome being something that benefitted both of his best friends.

After the audition the rest of the week went by nearly perfectly. The real kicker was when Tom’s family invited you and Harrison to join them for dinner. Tom had not anticipated his mom asking you to come to family dinner, so he wasn’t able to stop the embarrassing anecdotes his mom told on his behalf.

“Tom had the cutest little tush,” Nikki exclaimed, placing the old homemade scrapbook in your lap and flipping through a couple of pages. “See look,” she happily pointed to a picture of Tom as a toddler in a bath, surrounded by bubbles, his little bum poking through them.

Tom sat uncomfortably on the sofa next to you, cringing at the now 21 year old photo of him. He expected you to also cringe along, or worse case scenario, get up and make a flimsy excuse to leave his crazy family, but you just chuckled along with Nikki and continued making your way through the scrapbook, making little comments here and there.

“Oh, and this one,” Nikki said, pointing to a photo of Tom crying and Sam holding up a superhero action figure triumphantly, “that was Tom’s favorite toy, but when Sam saw how much Tom liked it, he made an effort to always be playing with it when Tom came into the room and he wouldn’t share.”

You giggled at the little whiny face Tom made in the picture, and turned to him, replicating it on your face, making fun of him. Tom laughed along and playfully shoved you. He adored how well you seemed to fit in with his family and his feelings for you only multiplied.

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The week in London was one of the best in your life. You didn’t realize how much you missed Tom until you got to the airport and he was there waiting for you, unfortunately in his stupid blue beanie, and no, it wasn’t on right, his big ears poked out of it horrendously.

The last day you had in London before you and Tom went to Japan, you finally received a call about the audition. The director called you to congratulate you on getting the part, and he sent you numerous emails about scheduling, where to be, and when. Harrison was elated to have a familiar face playing his love interest on screen, and Tom was over the moon excited for you, this on top of the Spider-man movie coming out, you were certainly becoming a force to be reckoned with.

You spent the night celebrating at a club, Harry and Sam also showed up to party with you. The night was still young and the club was already packed and in full swing. Tom ordered two shots for each of you to start off the night before he was whisked away by a few fans to sign autographs. When he didn’t return you took it upon yourself to have his shots, giving you an extra edge to help spice up your night.

Harrison found Tom in the corner of the club talking to some fans. But throughout his whole time taking pictures with them, he couldn’t help but glance at you every once and a while. You looked so carefree and beautiful, dancing around in your shiny silver top and leather leggings.

“Tom.” Harrison interrupted Tom’s gawking and directed his attention to the small group of fans Tom was with.

Tom nodded and finished up his pictures and autographs before wishing them all a good and safe night. Once he reached you, you engulfed him in a bone crushing hug.

“Thank you for such a great time in London, Tommy.” you slurred, already feeling the impact of the four shots you took. “I had the best time of my whole life.” You pecked his cheek and pulled him close to dance with you.

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The following month or so on the press tour was a once in a lifetime experience. You travelled to more cities than you even knew the name of and you had all of your friends by your side. More so, you had motivation to remain approachable and well liked by fans considering that you were moving up in the industry. Some interviews were mostly for Tom, Zendaya, and Jacob. Your role in the movie was big enough for you to be needed for some interviews, and most people were genuinely interested in getting to know you, but there were also a handful of press activities that you weren’t included in, which you didn’t mind.

When you didn’t have anything to do for an hour or so, you would text Harrison and send him funny memes. He was quickly becoming one of your closest friends; you had already created a surplus of inside jokes with him just over the phone.

Tom noticed how you were always laughing at your phone or rapid fire texting. Even when you were being interviewed, Tom could faintly hear the buzz of your text message notifications going off.

“Tom,” you snapped in front of his eyes, “did you need something?”

“Huh?” Tom blinked a few times, “Uh—no, sorry.” Tom’s cheeks flushed pink, embarrassed for having been caught staring at you. He couldn’t help it though, you were dressed so pretty that day. You had your hair done up in two bubble braids and you wore his pink sweatshirt over your yellow sundress.

“Okay then.” You smiled at him. You went back to your phone, reading what Harrison had just texted you. “What was the name of that comedian we watched the other night?”

“The one on Netflix?”

You hummed out a yes, tapping away at your phone.

“Burt Kreisher, why?” Tom asked, leaning over to your chair to try and catch a glimpse of who you were texting. When he saw the contact name “Hazzy”, he couldn't stop the little angry pit of jealousy that started in his stomach. Sure, you were here with him now, not with Harrison, but when you two were apart you also texted him nonstop, and the texts seemed to all be inside jokes, which was something you also shared with him that he held near and dear.

“I made a joke referencing him to Harrison and he didn’t get it. Fucking nerd.” You chuckled, texting Harrison a link to the skit you were referring to.

Tom chuckled along, but he couldn’t help but frown slightly at how bright your smile was when Harrison replied.

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The press tour and premiere of the movie seemed to go by lighting fast. You’d never been to a premiere for a production this big, and your nerves for the red carpet were starting to get to you.

You and Zendaya were stuffed into a hotel room with both of your respective teams, both trying to rapidly get both of you ready for the event.

“So when do you start filming for your next project?” Zendaya asked, she sat in front of a broadway-equse mirror, bright bulbs of light giving a luminescent glow to her already near flawless complexion. She hadn’t even finished her makeup yet and she was so pretty.

“In a month, I have to go back to London next week.” You said, sifting through the opinions you brought for dresses. You brought three options, just in case you changed your mind after seeing yourself in the dress. “Harrison and I are going to go over the scripts together and we were also told to go out in public a few times; for press and whatnot.”

“That’s exciting!” Zendaya mused, she glanced at the clock and gave her hairdresser some instructions about how much time she had to do hair. “It’s a good thing you guys are already friends. I remember when I filmed ‘The Greatest Showman’ I didn’t know many of the actors personally, so we had to go out together and do press all while being almost strangers. It was a bit nerve wracking.” Zendaya smiled at you fondly, she was like an older sister to you during this whole movie-making process, she constantly had your back.

“Yeah, I mean I’ll probably be in a situation like that at some point, but for my first lead role it’s nice to be working opposite a friend.” You smiled back, finally deciding on the red, sequined dress.

You both sat and worked through the makeup process in comfortable silence.

“So you and Tom…” Zendaya broke the silence and looked at you with a smirk on her face.

“What?” You looked at her with a dumbfounded look, before nervously laughing, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Don’t play dumb, (Y/N/N).” She poked your arm and laughed, “He’s literally obsessed with you.”

You laughed at how ridiculous that sounded. A movie star, and very famous movie star at that, obsessed with you? You? Impossible.

“Yeah no, sorry but you got the wrong girl, babe.” You sighed, pulling out your phone to snap and selfie with her for your instagram story. You quickly snapped a pic of the two of you, her kissing your cheek, leaving a small, faint lipstick mark. “I mean it’d be nice,” you back tracked, “but I’m sure that’s just my wishful thinking.”

“What wishful thinking? I thought you were a pessimist?” Zendaya chuckled, taking her own photo with you to post later.

“I am, but I can’t help but indulge a bit.”

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Before you knew it, you were back in London, staying in a rented out flat for the next three to four months. Harrison was kind enough to come over to help you set up a work space, but he also offered you to spend most of your time at his place. Since Tom was in New York, doing interviews about the new Spider-man movie and having meetings with the Marvel Cinematic Universe team to try and gauge his future in the MCU, he wouldn’t be around for almost a month, so Harrison offered up Tom’s office when you needed to go over a scene by yourself and wanted a place that was already set up.

The days of filming seemed to go by in the blink of an eye. Most of your scenes were with Harrison, and he was the perfect scene partner. He rarely messed up, but if he did then he was quick to use it as an opportunity to improvise. His skills weren’t as well honed in like Tom’s, but it was obvious that their style ranged from a similar source.

The main thing about this movie that you were excited, but extremely nervous for, were the two sex scenes. The first one is at the beginning, where the two leads give in to each other for a night, then there's some implied stuff in between, and the last one is when the two leads part ways for the final time at the end of the movie. The first one had to be rough, fast, and needy, whereas the second one was direct to be more slow, thought out, and sensual.

Both were extremely stress-inducing to film. Harrison had also never done any scenes like this before, so he was on the same boat as you. Thankfully you had an amazing director and stunt coordinator to work with and with the help of other crew members, the scenes were mapped out so that it wasn’t too much improv or guessing on your part.

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The first intimate scene you shot actually happened to be the one at the end of the movie. That scene was more tame and dealt with more emotional subtexts than physical. Since you filmed that one first, you went into filming the next one with more confidence. It only took a few days to get the first scene down to perfection, so with this newfound confidence, it shouldn’t take too long to get the next one done.

On the days you shot intimate scenes, you only needed to wear the costume you wore before the scene and then you changed into a robe with nude underwear underneath. The bits with the outfit on before were already shot, so the director called a 30 minute break until you could begin shooting the actual sex part.

You were standing by the snack table, eyes scanning the table for any more muffins leftover from breakfast. The robe you wore made your skin prickle whenever a draft came onto set.

Just as you had found the muffin you were looking for, a pair of warm hands covered your eyes.

“Guess who!” An all too familiar warm, British accentuated, voice called.

You turned around in his arms, effectively nudging his hands from your face, and soon you were met with the warmest hazel eyes. Eyes that you missed so much this past month.

“Tommy!” You squealed and thrusted yourself into him in a hug. He immediately reciprocated it and wrapped your body in warmth. “What’re you doing here?” You asked once you let go of him.

“Harrison gave me the location so I could come watch you film. I just got home, like, two days ago.” Tom eyed you up and down, not realizing what little you had on. “Um—are you wearing anything under that?” He pointed up and down your figure.

“Nope, today and tomorrow we’re scheduled to film the sex scene.” You said casually, doing a silly twirl. Tom gulped.

“A s-sex scene?” He choked, “I didn’t know you guys had one.”

“Yup,” you smirked, “two actually, this is my first one ever, Haz’s too, I think. Well actually, we filmed the sex scene at the end of the movie last week.”

“Yeah… t-that’s cool.” Tom smiled weakly.

Right as you were about to continue your conversation with Tom, an arm swung over your shoulder and pulled you close. Harrison smiled at the both of you. He wore a similar robe to yours, except he left the front open. His plaid boxers on full display.

“Don’t listen to her, Tom. She’s a natural.” Harrison pinched your cheeks. Tom clenched his jaw at the comment. He knew Harrison hadn't meant to imply anything with it, but he couldn't help but hear the hidden meaning behind the otherwise innocent compliment.

You giggled and pushed his hand away, “Only ‘cus my scene partner is so darn cute.” You retaliated, poking and tickling his pecs.

This kind of goofy banter was normal between you and Harrison, but Tom hadn’t seen either of you in so long. He also had never seen you two interact so fluently with each other. He watched the interaction with a tight-lipped smile, nodding along and shrugging every once in a while to seem like he was paying attention. In reality though, he couldn’t pry his thoughts away from how close you were to Harrison.

“Ok everyone! Places! Let’s wrap this scene up and put it to rest today!” Your director called. You and Harrison smiled and waved goodbye to Tom. Harrison pointed to a chair in the room that had a nice view of the set where Tom could watch. Tom nodded and walked over to the chair, enthusiasm for watching you work completely dissipating.

The scene started off rough right off the bat. The second the director said ‘Action!’ you and Harrison were practically pouncing on each other. Harrison had you pressed up against the wall and you were both breathing heavily. He was leaving sloppy, wet kisses down your neck, then across your collar bones. Your moans, which Tom always imagined to sound like music to his ears, sounded too real for his liking. But no matter how much he tried to look away, his eyes were glued to the two bodies moving fluidly with one another.

“Cut! Cut!” The director yelled, effectively ending the scene. You and Harrison pulled apart and he gave you a peck on the cheek, as in saying ‘good job’. “That was good, but Harrison,” The blonde nodded, awaiting further instruction. “You gotta be a little rougher, hm?”

Harrison nodded along with the critique. “(Y/N)?” the director moved his attention to you, “would it be okay if Harrison marked you up? Just a few hickeys to really sell the illusion. We can do without, though, if you feel uncomfortable.”

Tom overheard the interaction and internally hoped that you were too uncomfortable for that, but deep down he knew you would do it. You were never the type to stray away from a challenge.

“Yeah, that’s fine.” You nodded, chest still heaving from the scene. You looked at Harrison. “Is that okay with you?”

Harrison nodded, a shy smile tugging at his lips. Yeah, you guys have been working at this scene for days now, but he’d never been rough enough to leave marks. He’d be lying if he said the thought didn’t invigorate him.

So the scene started from the top, you pressed up against the wall, all your weight shoved between the flimsy wall of the set and Harrison’s strong arms. Harrison did exactly as the director required, leaving noticeable dark spots across the top of your chest. Unlike your previous moans, which had just been for show, this new roughness in his actions tore real moans from your lips.

Tom sat uncomfortably in his chair, wishing he picked a different day to visit you on set. He shifted around, watching twin moans pull from both you and Harrison’s throat. He watched as you nipped at Harrison's ear as he faux thrusted into you. The jealousy that had pitted itself in his stomach soon turned to self-loathing. You looked really into the scene, he couldn’t help but feel like he was intruding. He knew you were a great actress, but he couldn’t believe that this was all acting. In his eyes, he believed that some part of you must wish that this was real. And part of you did like this scenario, but you wouldn’t have picked Harrison to be opposite you in this little fantasy.

Your moans and Harrisons both grew louder, leading up to the climax as scripted. Tom, not wanting to watch anymore exited the set quickly before he could watch the scene end.

You and Harrison finished up, gaining applause and praise afterwards from the director and crew members on set.

“Where’s Tom?” You asked, scrambling back into your robe and smoothing out your now roughed up hair.

Harrison, now noticing the absence of his best friend, began to feel a bit guilty. He knew Tom had a thing for you, maybe he should’ve told Tom not to visit set today.

“Um, (Y/N)?” He mumbled, pulling you aside slightly.

“Yeah?” You still looked around for Tom a bit, heart sinking when you realized that he must've left without saying goodbye.

“I shouldn’t be the one telling you this,” Harrison began, drawing your full attention, “but Tom really likes you. He always downplayed it, so I didn’t realize how much, but I think watching this scene might’ve upset him a bit.” Harrison looked towards the exit, no doubtedly where Tom left through, out into the parking lot.

“Oh—oh!” You gasped, feeling terribly for having put Tom in such an awkward position. “I didn’t know he felt the same.” You whispered, smiling softly to yourself. Guess Z was right after all. You pulled away from Harrison, “I’ll go talk to him.”

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Tom didn’t go far. He still wanted to be there to support you; he didn’t want to come off as a jealous prick, but he couldn’t keep watching that intimacy between you and his best friend. He sat on the curb outside of the building the set was built in. A few people passed him going to their designated buildings on the lot, but he didn’t pay any mind to them, too lost in his thoughts. He needed to tell you sooner rather than later how he felt. No time to be a pussy anymore.

“Tom?” You walked up next to his sitting figure, still only in a robe, tightly wrapped around you. He looked up to acknowledge you, mumbling a soft ‘Hey.’ before looking back down, trying to collect his thoughts and courage. It’s now or never.

You sat beside him and rested your head on his shoulder. “Harrison told me something interesting in there,” You paused for a moment before continuing, “about you.”

Tom’s head shot up, and he looked at you with frantic eyes, only imagining the worse. There were too many things Harrison could’ve told you about Tom to sully your image of him.

“Whatever it was, he's a lying prick!” Tom rushed out.

You giggled, lifting your head up to look him in the eyes, his dark hazel eyes boring into yours.

“That’s a shame then,” You shrugged, “considering I like you too.”

Tom breathed out a sigh of relief, before looking back at you, doing a double take.

“Wait, what?”

“Mhm, yeah.” You said casually, standing up. “But since Harrison’s a liar then I suppose he was wrong.” You teased.

“No!” Tom grabbed your wrist and pulled you back next to him, but his aim was a bit off and you ended up in his lap. “He lies about a lot, but not about this.”

You smiled at him, “I should hope not, considering I’m crazy about you.”

Tom couldn’t help the smile that beamed across his face, but then he noticed the marks left on you by Harrison. Remembering why he was insecure in the first place, he looked away.

“What about Harrison?” He asked. You looked at him utterly confused. Tom caught on and explained further. “You looked like you were really into that scene with him.”

You giggled and pinched Tom’s cheek, turning it red. “I’m an actress, you idiot.”

Tom scoffed, “I know that. It’s just— I didn’t realize you could fake that kind of love.”

You looked at Tom’s downcast face. You leaned in and kissed his neck, just under his jaw. You nipped and sucked softly, leaving a nice, dark pink blotch that would go away in a few days under his jaw and he whimpered softly.

“I’d never fake that kind of love with you.” You grabbed his face, holding it gently in your hands. “I’d never have to.” You whispered, pulling him in for a kiss, soft and sweet.

Tom pulled you closer, resting a hand on the small of your back, kissing back fervently.

The short make-out session being cut short by the door to the set bursting opened. Harrison rushing out, now dressed in slacks and a white button up for the next scene you needed to shoot that day.

“(Y/N)! Hair and makeup need you.” You lugged yourself off of Tom’s lap, promising to talk to him after you finished for the day. You went back inside, jokingly blowing a kiss to Harrison on your way.

Harrison stayed outside and sat next to Tom.

“Did she confess first?” He asked after a moment of silence.

“Yup.” Tom smiled happily, licking his lips, tasting the strawberry chapstick he saw you put on earlier.

“You owe me 10 pounds then, you wimp.”

“Oh, fuck off.” Tom groaned, promptly pulling ten pounds out of his wallet and handing it to Haz.

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