#willow would also treat him nicely

[coraniaid]

I think Oz's throwaway comment in Band Candy that his parents "ate a ton" of the titular cursed candy might be the only indication we ever get that Oz even has parents at all. I mean, I might be wrong but I think that's literally the only mention of them the show ever makes.

We certainly never see them on screen, even though we visit Oz's house several times. (In Phases, in particular, Oz seems to live entirely alone.) Which -- even in a show like Buffy, where parents other than Joyce Summers are rarely seen on screen -- feels a little bit weird. We at least know something about how Xander and Willow and Cordelia relate to their parents. In fact, we know these relationships tells us something quite important about their respective characters: Xander's lack of self-belief is heavily tied into his family's poor background (as well as the fairly strong hints that he himself is the victim of abuse); Willow is clearly desperate for positive attention or emotional support of the kind her parents aren't providing; Cordelia's high social status is clearly tied heavily into her parents' wealth (which is why both these things are taken from her almost at the same time). But for Oz ... there's nothing.

Which I suppose makes sense, because Oz really doesn't have a character to illuminate. Oz is not a fully rounded person at all. He enters the show as Willow's Cool Boyfriend and (werewolf curse aside) that's somehow all he ever is. Does he have any friends of his own? None that we ever really see, outside his band. Does he have any ambitions in life? No, explicitly he does not. (The show makes a big deal of Willow giving up the chance to go to better colleges to stay in Sunnydale with Buffy; it's simply taken as read that Oz will also be staying with Willow.) Does he have any sort of character arc, before the show decides to write him out? I honestly don't think so.

So it's always slightly odd to me to see Oz doing well in character polls on here. Is Oz nice? Is he funny? Does he say supportive things about his girlfriend? Sure: he is all these things by construction (otherwise he could not perform his role of Willow's Cool Boyfriend!). I too would be happy to spend time with Oz. But -- considering that he's in the opening credits for over a year, considering that the show treats him as one of the core Scoobies -- he is remarkably boring.

In theory, it would have been great if Oz could have stayed on the show after Willow came out and started a relationship with Tara. I think it would have been nice to see how Oz dealt with that; to give him a chance to relate to Willow (and the rest of the Scoobies) in a different way than he had before. In theory. But in practice, of course he has to leave town at this point. Without being Willow's Cool Boyfriend he has no personality at all. He simply ceases to exist.

#btvs #buffy rewatch 2023

[look-at-the-soul]

Behind the scenes- Peaky Blinders (Part 1)

Cillian Murphy x reader

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A/N: I wrote this to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series… right on time before this day ends! I had to cut it into two parts because it got a bit longer… there are no words enough to thank each of you (the peaky fam) for what writing and reading has given me. This little project is really really special and I want to thank @notyour-valentine for tagging me in this request a while ago, thank you for your generosity Val, there’s a little gift between the lines for you. And for the help you provided for another part related to horses♥️

But also @heidimoreton for creating this gorgeous moodboard to go with this story! And my dear @holacia3 for the help you gave me too about horses and @forbidden-forest-witch this is for your belated birthday and the little surprise♥️

Word count: 4,745

✨ Summary: Join us at the stables as Cillian gets riding lessons for his iconic role as Tommy Shelby in the series Peaky Blinders. He came to learn all about horses, but he ended up falling in love not only with them.

During his career, he had played several roles, learned how to walk on heels for Breakfast on Pluto, about space for Sunshine, even played a part in a film that was close to home in “The wind that shakes the Barley” about the historic war between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.

Acting was such a treat to calm -in a way- his hyperactive mind.

He preferred to not answer what he wasn’t willing to do for a role, because he’d probably do anything.

That included riding horses. Which, in reality he wasn’t a bit familiar with.

He had never even been close to one in his life. His driving skills were so poor, how would he fucking manage an animal that big?

Yet, here he was waiting in the living room of the horses sanctuary located in a remote place of England he had never heard before.

The sighting was breathtaking, the air so pure, no city noise, it was quiet, calm, everything he was looking for before the storm started, he had never been on a series before and the mental challenges of this character was the biggest of his entire career, he had never met a man as complex and with so many layers as this Tommy Shelby he had spent weeks reading, the internal turmoil this man has been through after the war wasn’t his only problem, his background included a household with lots of family problems, taking care of his younger siblings while stepping up to build an ilegal business and endless enemies that he would encounter along the way.

Cillian was greeted by the teenager behind the desk and asked him to wait because the trainer hadn’t show up that morning and she rushed to call someone else on a radio.

“Someone will be here shortly, can I offer you something to drink in the mean time sir?”

Cillian chuckled at the sir part.

“Water would be great.”

Turning around, he was able to see through the window, finding a woman galloping at speed and coming down from the horse without really stopping with just a jump.

Seconds later, the same woman entered the reception out of breath and walked straight to the girl.

“Your horse trainer called in sick again.” Cillian heard the teenager say.

“Thanks Willow, can you help me reschedule the appointment with the bank?”

“Sure, Y/N. Will you also reschedule his sessions?” The teenager pointed at him.

Until now, Cillian had only being able to watch her from behind; petite but lean frame, she had black tight pants, riding boots and a cream jumper on, her hair up in a high pony tail cascading on her upper back.

But when she turned around, Cillian was lost for words as the most angelic face met him.

And he wasn’t one bit religious.

“Mr. Murphy nice to meet you, I’m Y/N.” She offered her hand firmly along with a smile. “Our trainer isn’t available today, please accept my apologies could we reschedule?”

He stammered, not knowing what to say.

“Y/N, you could show him how to ride too.” The teenager proposed.

“I thought you’d be on your way to school young lady.” Y/N raised her eyebrows at the girl. God she was just like her aunt.

“Whatever, I was just saying.” Getting her bag, she stormed from behind the counter. “Should I tell aunt Val dinner is cancelled?”

Oh no.

She knew that look, it was the same her aunt would give her.

“Honey don’t tell your aunt anything.”

“Bye auntie! Bye Mr. Murphy!”

“Sorry, so? I think one of our trainers comes back from a horse fair on Saturday if that day works for you.”

Leaning on the counter, Cillian decided to take a risk. There was something about her.

“I’m in a bit of a hurry, would it give you a lot of trouble if you show me?”

“Not at all! I just thought you wanted a professional trainer that’s all.”

He smiled and for an instant, Y/N’s heart skipped a beat.

“Right, well… follow me this way.” She lead the way outside of the property. “Is this some kind of bucket list thing?” Mondays were usually quiet days at the sanctuary, nothing like the weekends when they were usually packed.

Cillian walked next to her, hands inside his pockets. Unsure about how much to reveal.

“I need to learn how to ride.” He chuckled a little, the script was phenomenal and he was extremely excited about it, but until now he wasn’t able to talk about the project.

Y/N guided him towards the stables, he had seen a few in movies or the telly, but being there in person, it was another story, it was huge and his heart got too excited as his eyes found the horses.

“Do you’ve a particular preference for a horse?” Y/N asked curious about the hermetic man before her.

“Racehorses.”

Y/N turned around slowly to look at him. There was a subtle accent different from his voice, but she brushed it away.

Cillian tried to clear his throat, aware of the voice tone he just used, he was still practicing the accent and mannerisms he had been building over this new character.

“Okay… I can’t let you ride a racehorse if you’ve never been on a horse.”

“Why not?”

“Look, horses are just like people, they’ve their own temper, feelings, the know when we’re scared or aggressive, we don’t mess around them… I’d suggest you start with a gentle horse first.”

“You seem to know a lot about them.” Cillian observed the way she was caressing one as they walked.

“I grew up in this place, my grandparents started this sanctuary, my mother was the only child and she kept the family business, then it was my time to take over.”

“How long have you been running this place?”

“Since I was eighteen.” Y/N admitted. “This is Sally, she’s a good girl.”

Cillian observed Y/N’s moves, the way she approached the horses. And she showed him the right way to caress the animal.

“Can I touch her?”

Bringing the hose to her by the muzzle, she giggled. “She says you can.”

“What else does she says?” It felt soft and he noticed the way Sally was moving her ears.

“That she doesn’t believe you, horses are one of the most intelligent creatures.”

Cillian chuckled, accepting the snack Y/N brought over. He was fascinated by the level of trust she showed with each animal, the way each of them reacted, it was so true, as he was noticing little differences in each horse as their own personalities, it was amazing and as Y/N shared more details about the place with him, he found it was impossible to keep lying to her, she had such an energy that was so inviting, giving him a lot of comfort.

Y/N introduced him to all of the horses, caressing each of them, mentioning little details about their personalities or a couple of qualities. She seemed to know them all well and Cillian was marveled by the way each horse behaved with her. Y/N spent a good amount of time explaining him some of the basics.

“I think I learned how to ride a horse before I started walking, all my childhood I was eager to get out of school to come home and run straight to the stables. They’ve been with me through my worst moments, they own such a healing power humans do not understand about, they’re pure creatures… sorry, I’m boring you.” She mumbled feeling her cheeks burn.

“Not at all, I find it fascinating… the way you talk to them and about them, it’s magical.”

“Y/N! The foal is coming early!”

Y/N’s face went blank they still had a few week left. Turning to Cillian she apologized, but she needed to be there, so she asked Jonah the guy how took care of the saddles to show Cillian around while she was gone, but it could be hours.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine, I’m staying at the small bed and breakfast that’s close.”

And he saw her run out of the stables, Jonah explained to him they built a small facility to those special occasions. The boy around his early twenties showed him the racks full of saddles and other equipment they used, he was surprised by all of the things they had around to use with the horses.

It was until around nine o clock when Y/N came down from the stairs, after taking a long bath, she had been so tired helping in the delivery that she just wanted a cup of tea and head off to sleep.

“Jesus, what are you doing here?” She gasped closing the robe tight against her body, she wasn’t expecting to find Cillian sitting by the window.

“Well I asked if I could use the books you’ve here and they said it was alright.” He smiled gently pointing at the pile of books he placed on the table next to him, an empty cup in the corner.

“You’ve been here reading since I left the stables?”

He chuckled a little, not aware of the track of time, he had been reading. “Yes, they’re fascinating.” He debated himself whether revealing her the truth or not.

Y/N threw him a puzzled look.

“You live here? Upstairs I mean.”

She nodded. “Yes, the house was so big so I turned the first floor into the main offices, the kitchen is in the back if you need anything.”

“Thanks, I’ve been looking around at the portraits, hope you don’t mind.”

Just as Y/N was about to answer him, a loud thunder echoed through the property. it was so loud it felt like the house would come crashing down. The sound of droplets of rain against the windows followed right after.

“I’d love to stay and talk about the books with you but I really need to go.” Y/N explained just as she rushed upstairs to get changed when she came back down a few minutes later, he noticed her hair was pulled back in a loose braid, cascading down her back.

“Wait.” Cillian stopped her placing his hand on her arm, “can I come with you?”

She was unsure because of his lack of knowledge, but Cillian seemed to read her mind. “I promise to stay back.”

“Okay.” She nodded and offered a rain jacket from the small closet next to the door.

“Is everything alright?” Cillian asked her with curiosity after getting in her vehicle to protect themselves from the heavy rain.

“It’s one of my horses… he gets pretty scary of this terrible weather.” She explained absently, holding the steering wheel with such force that made her knuckles turn white.

“Tell me about him.”

“Thunder is… special, he was born on a night like this and I know doing this sounds ridiculous, but how can I stand there and do nothing?”

She looked at him for an instant, all of her feelings right there in the surface for him to see and read. Cillian nodded, fighting against the lump on his throat that formed after detecting the passion in her voice.

In silence, Cillian followed Y/N inside the barn rushing immediately towards Thunder.

“There it is my good boy.” She started caressing the horse by the muzzle, gently. The horse was extremely agitated. “Everything’s fine… just a loud noise, you know that.”

Cillian found himself staring at her, unable to look anywhere else, he was under some kind of spell.

“Shh, shh.” She held the horse by the curb rein, -he now knew some of the horsemanship-. “Listen to me, Thunder.”

Marveled by her tactics and control over the horse, he couldn’t help it but start whispering a Romany poem he recently learned as part of the script for the series he was working in. Locking eyes with the beautiful animal, he felt like time stood still, it was as if the horse was going through every layer of his mind and soul and the rest of his surroundings faded away. Eventually, the horse started to give in, coming to a calm state.

“What did you do?” Y/N asked squinting her eyes. “It takes me ages to calm him down.”

Cillian shook his head, realizing the deep connection with the horse was gone but it was impossible to explain that it wasn’t him… it was his character’s nature. It was in his blood.

“It’s a poem.” He admitted quietly noticing the storm was coming down.

“In a foreign langua-?

“Thunder!” A boy stormed through the barn directly in the horse’s corral.

“Arlo what are you doing here? You’re supposed to be sleeping.”

“I thought Thunder might get scared.” He argued, poking his head in to make sure the horse was safe.

“You’re not allowed to come here by yourself in the middle of the night.” She argued.

“But Muuuum!”

Cillian’s heart skipped a beat.

“No buts, Thunder is perfectly fine.” She transformed into a completely different person. “We’re going back to the house right now.”

“Who are you?” Arlo gave him a look, a serious one.

“I’m showing him to ride a horse, focus… on the truck now.” She then turned to look at Cillian. “The only road that could take you to the b&b is probably stuck, it would be better if you stay at the house tonight.”

He wanted to argue, but judging by the intensity of the storm, she was right.

“Sure, thanks.”

She touched the horse’s nose a few times before closing the gate. Cillian followed them in silence, still moved about what just happened with that horse.

“How long are you staying?” Arlo asked Cillian from the back seat.

“A week.”

“What’s your favorite horse?” The kid asked.

“Arlo, it’s late and Mr. Murphy is probably tired.”

He shook his head. “Just Cillian please and it’s fine.”

Y/N’s breath caught in her throat as she saw Cillian giving her a wink and tilting his head.

Parking the truck, Arlo flew inside the house, leaving a wet patch on the floor of his footsteps.

“Boots and bed.” Y/N instructed with a firm voice. “You can stop by tomorrow morning to meet the new Filly.” Cillian saw her kissing the top of the kid’s head and the hint of a smile spread on her lips. “Sorry about that.”

“He looks like you. Must be awesome to have them help you around.”

Y/N made a face. “Them?”

“Arlo and his father?” Cillian asked in confusion.

And now she was moving her head from left to right. “There’s no father around, he left us after learning I was pregnant.” Y/N looked towards the stairs where her son disappeared a few minutes ago, shuddering. “Can I offer you some tea? It’s cold.”

“‘M sorry… shouldn’t have assumed.”

Brushing off the topic, she started the kettle and Cillian went back to feel extremely comfortable around her. And considering the personal revelation she just shared with him, he needed to be honest in return.

“I’m working in a project that involves horses, but like such a real passion for horses.” He ended up confessing after meeting all of them.

“That sounds interesting.” She admitted but decided to not ask further.

“Yeah,” Cillian ran his hand over the back of his neck. “I need you to show me everything about them… please. I’m portraying a character that involves a man that used to be in love with them, horses are a huge part of this man’s soul, it’s for a BBC series.”

Y/N turned with two cups in her hands, her mind trying to register his words.

“I-I’m an actor.” Cillian revealed after an instant. “But I need you to keep this between us because I signed a confidentiality contract and I could get kicked out of it.”

“Goodness I’m sorry, thought I had seen you before but I couldn’t remember where,” an adorable blush turned her cheeks pink, “I hope you understand I don’t go to the movies a lot, my whole life is this sanctuary and my son…”

“Please don’t even say it.” He chuckled. “I actually prefer it that way.”

“I think the last movie I saw you in…” Y/N stared into the ceiling thinking about it, “was it Inception? Probably.”

Cillian smiled and he lighted the entire kitchen with it.

“Yeah.”

Pouring both cups, Cillian stood up to take them from her hands.

“So uhhm… this project? Why exactly do you need a racehorse?” She asked cautiously.

“My character is a bookmaker, he arranges races… it’s placed in 1919 so he moved around horses after World War I. It’s quite interesting.” Cillian raised his eyebrows in appreciation for the tea after taking a sip. “Fascinating actually.”

“Definitely sounds intriguing.” Y/N admitted leaning her elbow on the table.

“As soon as I started reading the script I was attracted into his world.” He smiled, revering when he got the call for the audition. “Sorry I don’t want to keep you up.”

“It’s fine, I’ll stay for a little longer checking some paperwork.” Her thumb rubbed a chip in her mug. “So would it be okay if I show you everything? From brushing the horse, how to hook the saddle? The way you should approach one?”

Leaning back, Cillian looked at her with his head tilted to the side. “I actually need to learn how to ride bareback.”

****

The following morning, Y/N was preparing the lunchbox for Arlo when a deep voice startled her.

“Good morning.” Cillian saw the little jump she did.

“Hello, did you sleep well?”

Nodding, he smiled in her direction. “Thank you for the accommodation, much better than the B&B.”

“So! I just came here to check the new-” Val announced from the front door just as Arlo stormed into the kitchen but she cut herself when she spotted a man in the corner, “horse, but I see you’re busy.” She replied looking at you. “Just wanted to say it’s highly approved by the comitee. Hello, I’m Val.” She greeted Cillian.

“Nice to meet you.”

“Val…” Y/N added as a warning, knowing how Val was.

“What? It fills all the requirements… great breed, elegance, experience.” She made an OK with her hand.

“Val.” Y/N repeated. “Arlo go or you will be late for school.” She kissed the kid goodbye and felt Val’s eyes on her.

Of course her best friend wasn’t talking about a goddamn horse!

“How about I see you later today? I’m about to get a bit busy.” Y/N asked, she needed to get her friend out of her house before she could keep talking about Cillian as if he was a horse. “We’ve a riding lesson about to start.”

“Have a great time at the barn!” Val gave her a look before leaving them.

After a quick breakfast, Y/N gave him a pair of high boots and introduced Cillian to the different tools they used with the horses.

“To check the heel, you have to take your horse from here.” Y/N showed him how to carefully bend the horse’s leg. “It’s important to let them know that you know what you’re doing. They’re very sensitive.”

Cillian watched intensely every single move she made, how her tone was soft while she had a firm grip on the horse. He couldn’t get to move his eyes from her as she used one of the many tools to brush the mare’s neck.

“They also love to get petted.” Y/N added as she noticed Cillian got quiet. “Would you like to give it a try?”

Finally snapping from his trance, he took the brush and tentatively started to brush the mare.

“She likes that.” Y/N encouraged him noticing the little noises Goldie was making.

“She’s beautiful.” Cillian complimented.

“One of the most gentle ones I’ve seen so far.” Y/N caressed the mare from the other side, giving Cillian space to get comfortable around Goldie. “Her owner, Cia is a great friend and client.”

“And I assume the name is because of the color?” Cillian asked with interest, toiling the soft texture of Goldie.

Y/N nodded profusely.

“She’s recovering from an injury so well, now just needs some rest and she’ll be able to go back on the road in no time.” Cillian noticed the way she whispered to Goldie, looking straight into her eyes.

And she showed him how to get Goldie saddled, adding important tips and tricks to do it right, how to do it properly. It took him a few tries to do it right, but Y/N was so patient, she even admitted that was a virtue she had to thank the horses for.

“Y/N I’m sorry for not coming yesterday.” A woman approached them. “They said I could find you here.”

“Brie don’t worry, is everything alright?” Y/N asked while she eyed Cillian from the corner of her eyes.

That’s when Bries’s eyes sparkled. “Yes! Oh! Y/N… I’ve something to tell you.”

Cillian didn’t even look at them, he was totally engrossed on Goldie, all of his senses on brushing the mare, carefully to not stand behind her just like Y/N instructed. She had been answering all of his endless questions.

“Brie what’s happening?” Y/N looked at her horse trainer with curiosity.

“I just found out I’m pregnant!” She explained with excitement, unable to contain it or hide it any longer.

Y/N pulled her for a tight hug. “Brie, congratulations! This is the best news.”

There were tears in her eyes. “That’s why I couldn’t make it yesterday, I got morning sick and stayed in bed all day. But everything is perfect!”

Y/N couldn’t be happier, by the corner of his eyes, Cillian noticed the genuine smile on her face.

“Okay, so how about you go into the office and help me with the paperwork? I will be in charge for the training from now.” Y/N wrapped her arm around Brie and gave her a tender squeeze. “Made some sandwiches, help yourself.”

“That’s delicious! I brought some chips because, well cravings!” She chuckled giving Cillian a quick glance, it had been ages ago when Y/N went to the barn to give riding lessons.

Turning again towards Cillian, Y/N noticed how good he was, and he learned fast. “You’re a natural.”

Cillian smiled pleased with his improvement, he couldn’t wait to get on the horse.

“Got the best trainer to teach me.”

As time was flying, she noticed it was almost time for Arlo to come back home. “Look, how about we take a break? I need to make lunch for my son but you can join us if you want.”

“I don’t want to disturb your dynamic, Y/N.”

Y/N shook her head. “Non of that.” After caressing the horse’s ears, she added; “come have lunch with us.”

Leaving the boots right next to Y/N’s, Cillian changed into his shoes as they walked into the kitchen, finding Brie with her back at them.

“I hope you don’t mind, I made some pasta.” She smiled at them. “Enough for all of us.”

“Brie you’re going to spoil me just like that baby with some delicious food all the time? I mightjustb open the guest bedrooms and rent them.” Y/N joked leaning over the pot, the smell made her stomach growl.

“Well given the financial circumstances that isn’t a bad idea.” Brie admitted.

“Congratulations.” Added Cillian from the corner of the kitchen.

“Thank you!”

“Mum! I’ve already chose a name for the filly!” Arlo’s voice resonated from the entrance.

“Hello, good evening to you too, can you show some modals please?”

“Hello!” Arlo went to wash his hands and started helping his Mum set the table, Cillian offered to assist the kid. “Do you like riding?”

Looking at him, Cillian nodded. “I’m hoping I won’t be an embarrassment.”

“It’s easy!”

Cillian chuckled at him. “You say that because you were born riding.”

“Are you friends with my Mum? Does it means you’re my friend too?”Arlo gave him a hopeful look. Cillian answered him with a nod. “She needs some.”

Catching the last part of the conversation only Y/N approached them with the food, Brie following her steps.

“I need you to not bother our guests.” She answered and disheveled his hair playfully.

“Y/N I was thinking on what you said.” Cillian looked at her cautiously. “If you want of course… I could pay you and stay here instead of the B&B.”

“Are you sure?” Y/N asked considering his offer.

He nodded. “I rather stay here and use the driving time from there to here and back in learning more.” Deep down he loved the familiar energy.

“Mum, say yes! I can show Cillian my cars collection!” Arlo suggested excited.

“Well, yes. How can I say no?” She accepted earning a round of happy chants from everyone.

By the end of the day Cillian learned how to get the horse saddled, it was so important to hold it firmly in place. But also he learned to listen to the horse, he needed to make sure the horse was comfortable. Y/N suggested they could go for a walk and take the horses, it was extremely important for Cillian to learn to control the horse while being on the ground first to then be able to ride one.

The following day, they spent a good amount of time working on showing Cillian how to get on the horse, it took several attempts. It was harder than Y/N made it look. But Cillian was determined to give all of him. And more than once, he found himself staring at her until she motioned him to get closer to have a better look and he’d snap out from his trance.

In just a few days he realized Y/N had a very kind heart judging by the way she treated the horses, she showed them respect and loved them with every fiber in her body. The work she did was admirable, being right there away from everything and everyone allowed him to really understand a fundamental part of his character.

By the third day in the facility, Cia paid Goldie a visit, she wanted to take her mare back home but Y/N suggested waiting a few more days until she was fully recovered. While Y/N walked Cia to her vehicle, Cillian decided to stop by Thunder’s corral.

“Hello! Is Y/N around?” Val approached him. “Arlo said she was here.”

“She went to walk Cia out after checking her mare.”

Val doubted whether to ask him directly or not, but she knew her friend better than anyone. “I hope you don’t find me or what I’m about to say rude… but I’ve seen the way you look at her, Brie says Y/N is smiling again, something she hasn’t done much apart from Arlo of course. Do you like her?”

Cillian took a step back, surprised by Val’s sharp eye. But he ended up nodding.

“Don’t look at me like I grew another head, I care about her but I also know she has been disappointed and hurt before,” Cillian looked down, not knowing what to do or say, “she likes you, secretly.”

Val’s words made him snap his head up to look at her.

“She does, I can see it in her eyes… so all I ask is give her time, slowly just like you would start riding a horse, you don’t go galloping after getting on them. She’s like a wild horse after getting kicked so many times, she acts on defensive mode but underneath she’s a softy.”

And just as she arrived, she left, leaving Cillian alone to face an avalanche to a door he closed because when he signed the contract for the Peaky Blinders series, he decided to end the relationship he was in and making the firm decision that he’d focus on this project only.

But sometimes, life has a different plan than yours.

“I came here willing to learn how to ride, but I think I’m getting so much more than that.” Cillian confessed to the thorough, extending his hand to caress the horse’s muzzle.

***

Part 2

A/N: Nothing, just THANK YOU! ✨♥️🚬🥃

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[ddejavvu]

the ultimate boyfriend james potter in my head will forevermore be big beefy rugby jamie because that is SO boyfriend material so here i am projecting <33

James with a bestfriend (wink) or s/o that has cold hands 90% of the time. like, cold hands and cold feet . but cold hands so it takes so long to text back sometimes if they’re out n hes like “oh god am i in trouble she’s been typing for three whole minutes now” but it’s literally just ice fingers taking ages to work

very clear image of him being like - like you’ll both be out somewhere so he’ll ‘accidentally’ brush ur hand but when he notices how cold it actually is he drops all coyness and he’s just like “bug what??? ur hands r freezing why wouldnt you tell me 😡😡👎” while he’s blowing into em and then he gets to use the excuse allllll the time to hold ur hands cus he’s just being a good friend, wouldn’t want ur hands to freeze off! (even if ur hands r warm like ur sat watching a movie he’ll just hold em, and if u give him a look he just :]] )

oh god he’d probably also use it as a way to flirt even harder. like he’d notice ur hands are ice and ur maybe sat on em to warm em up so he’ll drop in a cheeky comment about how his tummys(abs he means his abs feel em it’s okay) always super warm and to use it as a heater. okay fine 🙄🙄 my arms are red hot too, go on, i suppose u can use them instead and ur like “james i am not going to feel u up” and he just :]

he definitely sends u lovey dovey taylor swift songs all the time cus he heard u humming one ONCE. he sends u wonderland, enchanted, U BELONG WITH ME, invisible string, lover, cardigan (he makes a playlist with these + others on and ur sat there like ‘🤨🤨🤨 is this..platonic?’)

(other honourable mentions on the playlist that I love and James would think he’s so sneaky and smart for adding: vanilla baby by billie marten, here you come again by Dolly Parton, uptown girl, build me up buttercup, hopelessly devoted to you, be my baby, i know it’s sapphic but he’d add she by dodie, cant take my eyes off you, my kind of woman, kiss me) n he would jokingly sing them to u randomly even when he knows you’ll get embarrassed and try and escape the area as soon as he starts up but that then gives him a reason to silly sing and hold onto u so ur now close to him, in his arms, and he can see u all cringing and embarrassed but at least ur attentions alllll on him [ie you’ll all be out at a pub and you hear the first four words from “cant take my eyes off you” come out of James’ mouth and ur immediately up n ready to bolt]

i thjnk i just enjoy the pining too much so all of this is James Potter Pining Pre Relationship thoughts because as nice as relationships are, the little bit before them is so sweet too <33 especially when reader is a bit blind lmao like UR SO STUPID HE OBVIOUSLY LIKES U (sirius would definitely shout this repeated from the get go, he’s like “babe he added paper rings and willow by Taylor fucking Swift to ur fucking COUPLES playlist after hanging out today - all he did was make moon eyes at u as he rubbed ur hands pls OPEN UR FUCKIN EYES” and Remus would have to redirect him cus he’s going a bit red in the face from lack of oxygen 💀💀)

today is multiverse monday! send me any au you can think of :)

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BIG !! BEEFY !! RUGBY !! JAMES !! i actually got this ask like.. 9 seconds after u sent it.. bc i was obsessively refreshing tumblr while waiting for my dad in the car.. and the way that i giggled and kicked my feet and twirled my hair and skgsndjfanfkskjnakfnSNGKSJFNJFSND every single thought you send me scratches my brain in just the right way, i know when i see you pop up in my inbox i'm in for the treat of a lifetime <333

ICE FINGERS!!! i swear my poor best friend has to wait 20 minutes for little responses, i totally identify with that <33 no sometimes he just calls you like 'honey baby love darling are you hurt? are you okay?' and you're like >:(( i'm cold >:((

“bug what??? ur hands r freezing why wouldnt you tell me 😡😡👎”

he totally gets snippy about it!!! like 'that's my job, y'know, as your best friend. can't believe you'd lie to me.' / 'i didn't lie?' / ' you didn't tell the truth either!'

so he grabs em and gives em a good rub, and you swear you're about to short circuit when he raises them to his lips and blows hot air into them, rubbing them together with his own large, calloused ones <33

LMFAO SGKJDNFD NO BC he's like did u know my abs r actually so warm. they're a heater. biceps, too, it's a natural heating pack. and oh, god, don't get me started 'bout between my legs- and ur like JAMES!!!! NO!!!!! but he's >:)) why not sweetheart, afraid you'll like it??

HEHE i don't listen to much of her music but i know a few songs on there and yes, they're all on my james playlist!!! he slaps 'em on there, definitely plays love story at parties so he can kneel and pretend to propose to you and if you do not say yes he gets so butthurt. but not mean butthurt, pouty butthurt, and you'll have to rub his back and promise you didn't mean to hurt his feelings <33

NO BC SO MANY OF THOSE SONGS ARE ON MY JAMES PLAYLIST??? he's a loverboy fr, and he can't stop embarrassing you in public by singing to you. it's two birds with one stone, yk? one because he gets to basically confess to you, serenade you in front of a crowd and treat you like a princess the way you deserve, but two, because you always get all flustered!! and it means that you'll bury your burning face into his chest so no one can see you, and he can spin you around and sing about how much he adores you :')

no you are so right!! that's why i love slow burns so much, because the build up is so sweet!! i shit you not, the majority of my roommate!marauders fic plans are literally just reader and james growing sickeningly close and pining all the time because it's what i want in life!!! james potter loves hard and he should love me.

LMFAO SIRIUS IS LIKE REALLY.. REALLY BABE? AND I THOUGHT REMUS WAS SLOW ON THE ROMANTIC UPTAKE.. he definitely locks you in rooms together or ditches you on walks or pushes you into james so the big beefy guy can catch you <3333

#rugby!james #james potter x reader #james potter #james potter fanfiction #james potter fluff #james potter x reader fanfiction #james potter oneshot #james potter imagine #james potter headcanons #james potter au #ddejavvu's multiverse mondays #multiverse mondays

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

Hey, I just wanted to ask, in the post where you are explaining the ongoings after Míriel’s return, you mentioned that India’s poisoned her, while she was pregnant with Fëanor and so I wanted to ask if you ever mentioned it before and if you could go into more detail with that, because its really an Interesting turn of events. But it also fits in very well.

Have a nice day.

Hello!

so, don't worry, i have not explained it before (though it has been part of the au in my mind for a while)

it basically stems from the idea that the reason miriel died is bc she gave too much of herself to create her son and she had no fae to keep going. bc why would she have to do that? unless there was a danger to the baby that required her to put even more energy and focus on keeping the baby safe.

when i say that Indis poisened her, i mean indis poisened her. as in: did it herself, no middle man. to be fair, the toxin she slipped into her tea was meant to enduce an abortion, but bc miriel did not want to abort, it instead resulted in her death.

as to why: partially jelousy, partially bc miriel really wasn't popular with the elves that liked/loved the valar. it should be noted that the ONLY reason why she even went to valinor was to be with finwe, and the possibility to explore. she didn't actually go bc she really wanted to flee to a safe haven, or bc she actually trusted the valar.

and she was pretty vocal about her distrust for them. she didn't outright scorn them, but she did criticis them where she saw necessary, and you know religious fanatics. that's simply not done. so they saw her as a threat to get rid of, same with the child. and they needed to have sm1 to steer finwe on "the right path". the fact that Indis was genuinly crushing on him was a bonus.

(side note: one of the hallmarks to those belonging to that family (Ingen, Ingwe, Indis, Lasgen, Willow) is the drive to do whatever they need to to get what they want, with no remorse. even if they have to kill for it)

did Miriel know that Indis was poisening her? more or less, she just couldn't really do anything about it bc 1. she was pregnant, so she had to be extra carefull and couldn't risk any further damage to the baby. and 2. the valar and her did not like each other. any accusation she would have made, would have been instantly dismissed. she didn't tell finwe bc she knew he would go ape shit (and she did not need that right now). he did know that something was not right, but once again: he had to move carefully.

basically, it was a combination of politics, as well as the fact that they were subjugated to the valar that ultimately resulted in it going the way it did.

to be clear, i really enjoy Indis being an evil mastermind. like, she went in there full throttle. gotta admire that, even if i don't admire the actions themselves.

of course the valar covered it up bc they "needed" indis to bear her children (BS, in my opinion, because it is precisely the strife caused by the split family that caused so much of the problem in the first place, but the valar are a slut for following the song so)

also, i think the idea that Indis's original goal was to kill feanor, not miriel, makes it extra juice bc it means feanor was really right to be scared of her.

and in this au she tried to assassinate him 3 more times while he was an elfling via "accidents" before she gave birth to nolofinwe. and feanor might not outright know what she did, but she knows that he shouldn't trust her and he should be scared of her.

him treating indis like she would kill him any second of course added more oil on the fire in regards to the sibling's unstable relationship.

#lord of the rings #lotr #silmarillion #lotr elves #Miriel #miriel x finwe #finwe #indis #valar #feanor #indis poisoned miriel #indis tried to kill feanor #ask me anything #4 silvan sibs au #ngl love that this au is called 4 silvan sibs when i'm currently talking about valinor matters #shamelessly pushing my ‘miriel and thranduil are twins agenda’

[childlikegoblinqueen]

SCOM question: When is Hunter finally just gonna be done with everyone? I don't just mean Darius and, um, 'Fool's Gold.' I mean like Tibbles, Odalia, Gavin, Flora, and so forth. Isn't he tired of being nice? Doesn't Hunter Noceda-Park want to go apeshit?

Awesome question and the answer is TIED UP with spoilers. Like TONS of preplanning and groundwork that's been laid out since this became more than a one shot.

So the in universe answer is.

He wanted to be done with everyone 10 years ago!

He wanted to fade into obscurity and just be a someone who got to walk through a market place without whispers or staring or pointing -- unfortunately, because the Golden Guard was a public figure, Hunter's trauma is also very public.

A lot of my inspiration for SCOM is how the media and the public eye treats abuse and trauma survivors. Like they own the rights to a public breakdown, or outbursts etc.

Hunter just wants to be a normal guy who cuddles his wife and hangs with his friends and does nerdy research -- but his history is so tied up in BELOS that there are some who make it impossible to untie himself from it.

And to the tabloids (like O!MT!) he's profitable! If he got violent, not only would it be more profitable, but it would be worse for him.

Hunter is aware that this is a very different world than it was under Belos. For better and for worse. In the past certain things might have slid by, but not now.

Also, he is very concerned with not only how he is perceived -- but his own fears that he's inherently violent.

When he shows an ounce of his old GG persona it freaks him out because in his mind (in SCOM) that's one step away from being what Belos wanted -- and becoming someone who might hurt his child.

But I can PROMISE that he WILL get his happy ending and come out ahead of EVERY ONE of them, because he's not only strong, but importantly, he's VERY clever.

He and Willow will have their sleepy night at 4AM snuggling their daughter -- and maybe a little bonus chapter to show where the fruits of all this will lead him to triumph even more.

#toh fanfic #sweet child o mine #hunter noceda #toh hunter #the owl house #a03 fanfic #thanks for the ask!

[kitkatopinions]

Does Whitley have potential or is he an extra Schnee?

I think Whitley had and has a lot of potential, actually!

One of the most interesting things about Weiss is her connection to her family, which I think deserves more focus and exploring, and Whitley is obviously a big part of that. I find it fascinating how the environment Weiss and Whitley were raised in made them react in completely different ways - Whitley with putting up a mask of casual indifference (airing on cheeriness) and leaning into what was expected of him while clearly showing in volume eight that it isn't just how he naturally is, and Weiss with anger and mimicking Winter and desperately trying to get away from it. I think exploring both Weiss and Whitley as abuse victims would really speak to the fact that reactions to abuse takes all sorts of forms and are no less sympathetic.

Exploring Weiss's dynamic with Winter and Whitley more, I think, would help to expand on Weiss's character and give her a stronger arc (since she hasn't seemed to have a personal arc in volumes and even in V7 seemed to not get the attention she deserved.) Going into V10 (if we get a V10) the Schnees are going to be all of a sudden pretty much penniless, with no home, in a kingdom that should by all rights be very hesitant to accept them. If Weiss isn't concerned with helping specifically Whitley (not because he's more important to Weiss or to the narrative than Winter but because he's an auraless untrained teenage civilian) than it'd seem like a bit of a blow against her character tbh. And it could lead to some great conflicts not only surrounding Weiss and Whitley making an effort to understand each other better and get to know each other more after years of icing each other out, but might also create conflicts with the rest of Weiss's team who might perceive Weiss focusing more on her family than on important issues.

On top of that, Whitley could serve very effectively as a demonstration that not everyone needs to be a Hunter or fighter or have a semblance in order to be helpful and good. In V8, Whitley proofed to be smart, kind, and brave. He could be the sort of person to be doing things on computers while talking to Team RWBY and co over comms in their ears. Whitley could be incredibly useful in that way, and it would be so much fun to see the team acclimatizing to a new person more or less being brought in, into a new role they're not used to having around. It'd be a nice change, also something that RWBY could use.

And on top of on top of that is the fact that Oscar and Ruby both having this new friend that's more their age and is super different from both of them but could get along with both of them (and could be shipped with either of them) is a good thing too that could be good and worth exploring. And also on top of both of those things, the classic 'villains use a loved one to threaten their enemies' thing can't be easily done in this show where everybody is basically a superhero, but auraless teenage civilian Whitley provides an excellent opportunity for that.

Basically, Whitley has tons of potential as a character going forward from here, and I do hope that he stays involved and even gets more involved (so long as there's also plenty of proper focus given to the mains obviously.) Do I think that any of this potential will actually be realized? No. I think Whitley will pretty much just be treated like an extra Schnee, and the most we'll see of him if we ever get more RWBY is like two very bit parts of scenes where Willow has like a hand on his shoulder or something and that's it. The show can't have make the mains reach a quarter of their full potential, so there's very little hope for my baby boy Whitley. But I think he could be a great, amazing, involved character.

#rwde

[homunculusalphonse]

rewatching any sport in a storm made me feel SO uncomfortable with the way willow uses her plant powers to TRAP hunter and pull him under the earth, when belos does the EXACT same thing in hollow mind that deeply traumatizes the poor boy.

i also don't get why willow is suddenly using her powers like this, like i get she's tough and i love her for not being overly nice, but she barely knows this guy and she sees that hunter has had it rough. they want h/untlow to be the girlboss/malewife pairing so bad but it doesn't work bc 1) hunter suffers so much violence already, why on earth would he be ATTRACTED to someone who treats him this way? and 2) i just found willow... ooc for pushing him so hard. again, i'm not saying willow has to be submissive and 100% gentle to him, but i also don't think she's the kind of character that traps random kids for her cause.

i may find the "half a witch" moment forced as fuck, but i don't get why willow still thought it was going to teach hunter something by, again, being violent. why didn't she approach him in another way that showed him that she knew how he felt? why fucking parallel willow, his LOVE INTEREST, to his ABUSER????

and before you use the excuse that hunter needs to learn how to respect people, yes, i agree with that. i agree he needs to be a better person at this point. but we, the audience, already know that he has POTENTIAL. thanks to whom? luz the human. luz calls him out WITHOUT using physical violence (aside from ONE. ONE gag), and simply her opening up to him and showing her disappointment in him has hunter fight kikimora, protect luz, and save the palismen.

willow isn't luz, of course. but if we're supposed to believe that willow is the right one for hunter, and yet the show literally parallels her with hunter's abuser........ while luz and hunter are constantly compared to evelyn and caleb............ yeah. need i say more 👀

#captain's log #toh critical #anti huntlow #lunter #abuse tw #ranting #caps

[allkordelia]

Keep Me in Your Thoughts (20)

The first snowflake marked the beginning of winter, the windows of the castle were shut and many of the subjects and servants started to wear heavy clothing. Rhaelle hated the winters in the serpent islands, she was not use to this climate and the snow was unbearable especially when she wanted to go for a walk. She use to fear for her poor dragon, rhaemyx, since Magonsæte didn't have a Dragonpit but caves in the mountains. But, now she found the winter to be the best season, she didn't have to worry for the dragons anymore now that they finish the Dragonpit many moons ago. She got use to the cold and walking in thick layers of clothing when she goes on walks, and the cold made it easy for her to sleep at night.

She always took pleasure in outside games with her childern, which it why she along with marra and valaena were in the north wing garden hiding from daemon, baelor, and aeron. Not too long ago, baelor made up a game where you threw snow at each other, it was entertaining game for the family.

Marra squeal when the snowball hit her in the back, some of the snow splatter and touch her expose neck. The young girl turn sharply around to see aeron with a smile and holding two snowballs in his hand, before he could throw another he was hit in the back of the head causing him to drop the snow and let marra run away.

"Aw, he said no snowballs to the head." Aeron groan rubbing the back of his head before turning to his sister with a smirk.

"No, I remember he said the face." He rolled his eyes before he could let out a snarky comment, he was hit in the face with another snowball, he wipe his face looking at his sister laughing. 

Rhaelle look away from her book when she heard a shriek echo throughout the garden, she shook her head gently before going back to her book, she sat on a bench under a willow tree with her favorite book in her hand, she would usually be playing along but decided to sit this one out, she truly didn't feel like getting snow thrown at her. She rather hear the scream of her elder children and daemon go through it than her running and fallen being attack by those little heathens, she also promise baelor morrow to play if he allow her to just enjoy the winter.

The sound of scrunch snow under someone's feet made her ears perk and her head lift up, she sigh closing her book with her finger on the page where she was reading.

"Whoever it is behind me no matter your age, i will spank you with a wooden spoon on your behind if I feel any ice hit me." She warned before turning around in her sit, she gulp when she saw daemon and stood up.

"I...I can not say that I wouldn't be mad if you did, my queen." He smirk as he hands were folded behind his back, rhaelle look down with smile and heated face.

"Apologies, I thought you were one of my children." She took a sit as daemon walk closer to her after waving her away, she slide a bit giving him space to sit down.

"Are you having fun?" She asked after a moment, she look to him as he held a placid smile as he look out at the childern running around and throwing snow.

"I am." He look at her to find her staring at him with soft smile.

"I'm happy you are it is nice to have family around especially ones that are familiar to the children." Daemon could sense the sorrow in her voice at mention of family.

"You should host a family dinner then, it should be a treat to see my cousins," Daemon chuckle as he lean back with his arms cross over his stomach, rhaelle frowned a bit as she glance to the snow beneath her feet.

"As much as I would, I can not..." Daemon look away from the children and back at rhaelle.

"Why not? It is not like they are restricted from the serpent islands,"

"No, but Corlys has made it clear that he and House Velaryon would not dare to come here feeling it to be treasonous to the king." She sigh as she squeeze the bridge between her eyes, "Well, that is what it said in his letters anyway." Rhaelle has been trying to get her mother and siblings to visit for months, but corlys has taken it upon himself to speak for his wife and deny the numerous invitations.

"I doubt the great sea snake can keep your mother from seeing you, she is a wild dragon after all." Rhaelle hummed.

"Yes. But she is also a tamed dragon as well, and there are some things she cannot do to go against her husband." Daemon scrunch his brows together in thought.

"Then, you should visit them, instead. It is not like you are banish anymore." Rhaelle made a noise of disagreement making daemon raise his brow at her, "Did Viserys not bring you out of exile?" He asked.

"Only for Aegon's nameday and that was to discuss his imports of goods."

"But, I heard you two reconcile."

"That was only for Baelor's sake. We as parents are at an understanding when it comes to our...my child. That is it." Daemon look away from rhaelle as he stare ahead.

Our child she meant to say but it had a  hint of annoyance or was it shame, he thought, the words were vexing to hear when he first brought up baelor belonging to viserys. He meant it as a taunt to get a rise out of rhaelle, but to found it was true did not anger him like he thought it would but rather made him feel ashame and disgusted.

"I doubt he ever let me out of exile, the embarrassment I cause him in court basically sentence me to life." Rhaelle sigh tiredly, sometimes she wish she never said anything in court maybe if she just bend the knee and told the court of baelor's true father without evrrything else, she could be visiting her family and the childern wouldn't have to feel bad about living me alone.

"Maybe if I just didn't say anything, maybe things wouldn't be such a mess right now." She whispered, daemon look at rhaelle, he didn't like how defeated she sounded.

"You were made to keep this secret for years and suffer in silence, all you wanted to do is speak your truth, rhaelle." Daemon's warm hand grasp her cheek and caressing it gently, "If my brother was half the man I thought he was he wouldn't have felt embarrassed but ashame and he would have never sentenced you to exile." Rhaelle gape speechless at daemon's words.

"So, do not feel like you have lost just yet, I know you still have some cards up your sleeves, my queen." He smile.

Rhaelle move her head nodding, she was too confound to speak. If anyone was to give her words of encouragement, daemon would be the last person to think of mostly because family especially his brother meant so much to him. Her heart flutter at the thought of him believing what she did was right, only a few people did anyway but it nice daemon is one of them.

"I will keep my head up," he smirk, rhaelle could see how his eyes flickered around her face before he lean forward pressing a kiss to her hairline.

He pulled back and rhaelle look at him in awe, daemon was reculanted to pull his hand away from her cheek but he did anyways as he stare at her with the same look. The same look that made rhaelle's face heat up and stomach get tied in knots, the look that tells anyone whose watching that he look like a fool in love.

Rhaelle flinch when a snowball hit daemon's chest breaking the sweet moment, daemon snap his head straight ahead to see Aeron and Corwyn grinning at him. Daemon glare over at rhaelle as she laugh behind her hand, daemon narrow glare soon turn to a soft one at rhaelle he haven't heard her laugh like that  for some time. Her laughter was cut short when a snowball hit her in the chest causing some of the snow to get inside her gown, rhaelle groan angrily as she wipe the snow from her chest.

"Corwyn, you better hope–" Her words were replace with a squeal making her get up, aeron threw one at her chest but this time some of the ice got inside her cleavage.

She shrill as she repeated the word cold over and over again, when the snow melted and damp the inside of her undergarment. She look to her boys to see them laughing when her boys were distracted she scoop up a two ball of snow and threw there way hitting one in aeron's back and corwyn's head, she holler in victory before feeling the tug of her collar being pull back and feeling a bunch of ice go down her making her bite her tongue and turn to glare at daemon who wore nothing but a mischievous smirk.

"I'm going to kill you." She grits out.

"You have to catch me, first." Rhaelle launch at daemon as he hurried away, she flew past her sons as she chase after daemon.

It was hard for rhaelle to catch up with the man with her flats slowing her down, daemon was down the path just a few steps away from her before he spoke, "Come on, my lady. I know you can run faster than that or are you just getting old." He taunts with a smile, she scoff at him with a simple eyeroll.

She is not old she is barely twenty-nine, "That's rich coming from you, my prince. Aren't you pushing fifthy." She taunts back only to make daemon laugh holding his stomach as he taunts her some more.

"How about this..." As Daemon was talking rhaelle toe off her flapts and had to refine from grimacing at the snow under her feet, she stare at daemon before he could finish his sentence.

She rushed forward as she hold up her dress to run better, daemon was caught off guard and rhaelle underestimated how slippery the snow is on the grass and before either of them knew it. Rhaelle slammed against daemon knocking him and her own the cold ground, the young queen groan in pain not only from the impact but from her feet. Rhaelle didn't realize she was staddling daemon until, she heard a painful groan below her and finally sit up with her hands faming daemon's head. She look down at daemon with concern at how red his face was and his eyes squeezed shut as if in pain as well.

"Oh, daemon. I'm so sorry. Are you hurt? Is anything broken..." she babble out as she sat on her knees, daemon groan turning on his side making her slide by him, "Oh, gods. Daemon say something do i need to get the maester?" She asked watching him, daemon mumbled something.

"What?" She asked as she leaned down close to him.

"I said your going to pay for that." Rhaelle frown before pulling back as she look bemused, before could run away she landed on her back.

She struggle with daemon as he got on top of her, she tried to crawl herself from under him as she realize what her punishment was going to be.

"Nooooo, daemon..." she squeal as his hand made his way to her sides as he attack her with his wiggling fingers, "No, Daemon–ahhh–you know how I hate being t-t-tickled." She try to grasp his hand but they kept slipping out from the wetness, she shout as his hands crawled up near her underarms making her kick her legs.

"Please...stop, I'm sorry...oh I'm sorry please." She couldn't stop laughing and neither could Daemon, she heard someone coming her making her turn her as far she could.

"Ba...Baelor. M...Ma..rra. Help me. Save me from this madman," Rhaelle giggle as she tried to hide her neck from daemon as he taken to try to tickle her there.

The sound of yelling made rhaelle's ears perk as the tickle attack was sudden stop, rhaelle hiccup as she took in deep breath before sitting up on her elbows to see daemon being pin down by baelor and marra.

"Apologize to the queen this instant, and maybe just maybe we will spare your life." Marra said as she held daemon's right arm down while baelor held his other arm.

"Never!" Daemon shouted.

Rhaelle laugh as the children move to give out the same punishment that daemon previously gave to her, soon enough the triplets came around to find them.

"Uh, who shoes are these?" Valaena asked picking up rhaelle discarded flats, the young queen held up her hand with sheepish smile.

"Yeah, that's mine. Would you be a dear and–" Her words were cut short when she felt the skirt of her dress get lifted up by daemon making her slap his hand and then his head, "What do you think you doing, you fool." Daemon ignore her as he move away from the children to her.

"Your calling me a fool when your barefoot in the cold," Daemon help her up as she roll her eyes, she didn't think it was a big deal it wasn't like her feet was going to fall off.

Rhaelle nearly fall to her knees at the numbness of her feet, lucky for her daemon was there to catch her and sweep her off her feet.

"Valaena, go get a maester and tell them something is wrong with the queen's legs." Rhaelle slap daemon's chest as he carry her, "Nothing is wrong with my legs or my feet, it just numb." The prince shook his head as he ignore her and continue to carry her inside the castle.

@cleverzonkwombatsludge @beggarsnotchoosey @avidreader73 @green-lxght @watercolorskyy @supermassiveblackhope @stormgirlfriendd

#daemon targaryen smut #daemon targaryen x y/n #daemon targaryen x reader #daemon targaryen x oc #daemon targaryen x black!reader #blackoc #black reader #x black reader #black oc #black!reader

[rantceratops]

Hey so like, I'm looking at your post about still believing in Luz and Hunter as siblings. I'm on board for that too obviously, and am thinking of the part where he's in The Collector's palace and feeling like no one is waiting for him. I guess I'm trying to rationalize somehow...why he wasn't thinking of her words "You're family now" right after he sent Willow off to her parents. I get why the writers wanted to include Luz's narration of "And if someone thought they had no one waiting for them, well, they were in for a nice surprise", yet I'm sort of telling myself that perhaps Hunter didn't want to burden Luz and Camila at that time or something. If he's Luz's sibling he could just walk to Eda's house and join them there after making sure Gus and Willow are reunited with their family. Maybe that's what he, Darius and Eberwolf did offscreen after they reunited. Hm..

Honestly, I almost don't get the point of them including the "You're family now" line in TTT if they weren't going to follow it up with something a little more solid. Then again, one of my major gripes with the last three episodes in general are them constantly bringing up plot points that don't ever get any real follow-up("You're family now"; Hunter's flashstep powers(why did he even get them if they weren't going to be used in the finale in a major way? Seems like an odd writing choice so late in the game. And I am a FAN of him still having the flashstep, but I'm still pointing this out as a weird choice); Hunter not getting time to grieve at ALL; no Wittebro/Evelyn lore(I think TTT should have done a proper delve into their past. I don't necessarily think it's a good choice to leave it unexplored, but I'm kinda torn); Hunter's fear over the others finding out he was a Grimwalker getting glossed over with two lines when it was SUCH a Big Deal to him and he needed a proper conversation about it - that one's a BIG beef; probably several more I'm forgetting).

And like, back on Hunter and Luz Siblings, as I've said, it doesn't have to be straight up adoption papers or anything, it's found family, it doesn't have to be traditional anything. I just think it's so weird to have this really significant moment where Luz calls him that and he literally bursts into tears over it because he has no one at that point, but then there's not like, any other pay off or mention of it? (Camila also called him 'baby'.)

Imagine if Hunter had been looking sad after Willow ran to her dads, then Camila(and Luz maybe, even though she was still with Eda at the time), came up and smiled at him and hugged him? Really cementing that found family thing that was brought up with them. (And just to be clear, none of this means I would have wanted Hunter to live in the Human Realm, I was never a fan of that idea. I just want him to be Luz's sibling and visit the Human Realm often because he has a PLACE there that will always be there for him when he needs it.)

I pretty much figured they'd go for Dadrius, and I'm not like... livid about it or anything. I just think if they really wanted to go that route then they should have built it up more, and I personally would have also needed an apology from Darius to Hunter about how he treated him in ASIAS was wrong and how he's going to be better from there on out, etc, before I feel like that scenario would have any actual meaning or pay-off. (I am not bashing Darius, I like Darius, but he treated Hunter like shit in ASIAS.)

All this being said, I don't think the ending negates Hunter being Luz's sibling, even if Darius straight adopted him(I don't think he did), it doesn't mean he's lost his place with other important guardian/parental/mentor figures in his life. I think that's the most beautiful thing about found family. I think most of my salt just comes from them not really following a thread that was seemingly started in TTT and seemed like an awfully Big Damn Deal to the boy, considering how hard he cried.

I'm being salty and I have my critiques, but don't mistake this for me hating on the show or anything. I still really enjoyed the finale, but as a fan I have issues and things I didn't like.

#ranty rambles #toh finale spoilers #hunter #red-lion-of-voltron #I may have just rambled and not actually answered #my bad #I just have a lot of feelings I haven't posted about #luz and hunter are siblings #toh critical

[writerfae]

Hi! I hope you're feeling better!

1 How does Callan spend his birthday?

2 I want to hear Rhys tell us about Callan's pining

Rhys: I am in love

Callan: Again?

Rhys: YOU DON'T GET TO JUDGE ME WHEN YOU'VE BEEN PINING FOR THE SAME DUDE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS!

3 I want to hear what him and Rhys were like as kids (but I'm mostly saying this because I'm projecting Adél and Bendegúz's crazy "let's raid the kitchen at the crack of dawn! Surely, no one will think we are robbers!" energy onto them😅)

4 What if him and Rhys got together?

(Yes, these all include Rhys, sue me!)

Also, sorry I'm putting this in here, but I need someone to be excited with me (again...)

I love my girl, Adél, so much ❤️😭 Look at her go!😭😭😭❤️ I'm just holding her🥺

(if you're wondering where this comes from (not that it needs to come from anywhere, but) I added Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me? to her playlist a few days ago, and 😭 )

Me, taking Aiden and her and putting them on the most comfy picnic blanket with a bunch of cats and bunnies, and all their favorite stuff😭😭😭❤️

Hi! I’m feeling a little better today, thank you! Be honest, you just want more Rhys facts 😂 I can’t blame you

1. On his birthday there’s also the moon feast, one of the most important holidays at the Willow court. Those are kinda celebrated together and the moon light ball from that takes place in the evening is also a festivity in honor of his birthday. Before that, he sleeps in in the morning, eats pastries for breakfast and spends time with Henry and organizing the feast.

2. Callan: oh no not again

Rhys: I’m glad you asked.

Callan was pining over Henry constantly. Even before he was in love with him he talked about him all the time. Like all the time. He’s so nice and so great and so cute and so on. Rhys probably knew Callan was in love with Henry before Callan knew. And when they got together it was almost as bad because Callan didn’t stop talking about him. Of course Rhys was really interested and wanted all the details but the pining before that was driving him insane.

3. When together, Callan and Rhys had major sleepover energy. Asking the kitchen workers for treats, causing a bit chaos, pillow fights, talking about all kinds of things and secrets, getting dressed up and play till long past their bedtime.

4. You mean like romantically? That’s pretty unlikely. For political purposes their parents did consider them getting married at one point though, which they both refused. Because it would be like marrying your own brother. Also they’ll always be best friends, so the good relationship between their courts will always be safe regardless.

It’s great that you love Adél so much! I’m happy for you! Everyone should love their main character and be absolutely insane about them (just look at me with Aiden). And I think that song fits her!

#sorry this is not detailed I still don’t feel too good 😅 #writer speaks #writeblr

[piffany666]

One wolf's trash is another vamp's treasure:

Both tank and Sweetheart use they/them pronouns but bright eyes uses he/him and is ftm trans (this is the same in all my bright eyes fics). This also serves as another prequel to the upcoming "ok just one more punk progeny won't hurt" fic I'll be writing.

"Is that the last box?"

"Yeah I think so...oh wait! There's an entire shelf of DVDs in the other room. Could you box that up for me please?"

"Yeah no problem" Sweetheart then left the room.

It was weird for Tank to see all this old stuff again but what was really weird was that it was all still intact. I guess it's not hard to believe that he would keep all of this stuff, they thought, f*king creep...

They thought it would be difficult for them to come back here and take all their stuff they left behind now that Quinn is gone but it was surprisingly fun and nostalgic to see all of it again. They didn't associate any of it with bad memories, with the exception of a couple cloths that they would frequently wear when being fed on.

when they looked through their old CDs, comics and films they didn't see Quinn...they just saw...them.

Sweetheart being there certainly helped a lot, whenever they recognised a CD or jacket they liked that reminded them of Quinn, Sweetheart would be there to ask about it and tell them about how cool it looked or sounded, they were awesome for that.

"Wow this is a LOT of 'buffy the vampire slayer'" Sweetheart came back into the room with the box of DVDs they asked them to get.

"Yeah it was one of my favourite series for a long time..."

A memory of them watching it with Quinn, talking about how much Quinn reminded them of Spike, flashed through their head but it vanished as soon as Sweetheart spoke.

"My favourite was always willow, hey here's an idea! Why don't you keep these and watch it with Sam? I'm sure he'd enjoy it~"

The image of Quinn and them curdled up together watching buffy, covered in dried blood, was replaced with the image of Sam nitpicking at the vampiric representation and a warm, soft smile came across their face.

"Hmm yeah...to be honest I thought I'd just pack all this up and then burn it, burn this whole place but, seeing it again, going through it all with you, it's been nice...would be a shame if it all went to waste"

"So what are you gonna do?"

Tanker smiled

"I think I know somone who needs this stuff more than I do".

They both went outside of the garage, turned into the two-room-house, with all Tanker's old stuff. Tank pulled out their phone.

Tank:

"Hey you want a bunch of old DVDs, CDs clothes and comic that I don't want anymore?"

Bright eyes:

"He'll yeah I do"

Tank:

"Awsome I'll text you the address."

"Meet me here ********"

After 30 minutes or so of waiting, Bright arrived. "I got your text"

Tank smiled at the sight of him.

"Clearly" they joked. It had been some time since the 2 of them hung out together.

They started hanging out almost directly after Sam introduced them. They got along pretty well and had a lot in common also, Tank could tell that he needed it, somone to talk to about their situation that wasn't biased or would judge him.

Obviously Tank didn't hold the way Sam treated bright against him but Tank would listen to him talk about how Sam acts towards him and they wouldn't defend him. Because that's what Bright needed.

Tank had tried to give Sam advice on how to "deal with" Bright's behaviour but they were scared to give advice where it wasn't wanted. So as a result Tank would pick Bright up every now and then from Sam's, or the Solaire household depending on the day, they'd hang out, buy sh*t and talk.

"Soooo what's all this?" Bright gestured to the surrounding boxes of DVDs, movies, clothes and comics.

"This is a bunch of stuff I used to own while I was with Quinn, I haven't been here since I left for Washington, I was gonna come back here and get my stuff back buy there was always the chance he'd be there and my life was not worth the 'tank girl' comics"

Bright chuckled

"But now that that isn't an issue I had Sweetheart help me get it all out"

Bright nodded in understanding "sooo why are you giving it to me? Seems like this stuff means a lot to you"

Tanker sighed

"Well...you're right, this stuff does mean a lot to me but...I was in a bad place when I had all this stuff, it's not that they hold any bed memories, at least none that bother me too much, but I've outgrown it all and I used all this stuff, comics, films, music as a distraction from my situation and I don't need that anymore. Besides I've told you before that you kinda remind me of a younger me right?"

Bright scoffed

"Once or twice"

"Well I figured you'd like to have it...but if you don't want it-"

Bright interrupted

"No no no i-i didn't say that"

Tanker smiled

"Well, you wanna go through it with me?"

Bright nodded.

After a fair amount of time looking through the boxes, listening to the CDs and trying on clothes, Bright had pretty much finished going through all their stuff and was gonna start packing the stuff back up and bring it back to the house of sloaire.

They had been staying there a lot lately and had his own room so he thought this was a good a time as ever to start decorating. But before that, he noticed a red-leather jacket with a spiked collar that ended just under the waist.

"Hey, what's this one's story?" Bright called over to Tanker

Tank looked and saw bright holding the jacket Quinn had got them at the start of there....arrangement.

Up until that point they had worn the jacket that Gabe got them when they were pretty much still a kid but after Quinn got them this jacket they proceeded to wear it more than any other item of clothing, he got mad otherwise, if they were to ever wear a different jacket in front of him.

He'd say something along the lines of "what's wrong with the one I got you?" And wouldn't let it go for the rest of the night. So as a result, they'd wear it around him everytime they saw him and eventually Infront of everyone else...

"That's...... just a grimy old jacket" Tanker thought about just how many times they've spilled blood on that jacket.

"If you want that you might have to wash it a couple times before you put it on"

As Tank said this, Bright began putting on the jacket but stopped after realising the implications of what they were telling him.

Tank asked of bright wanted their help bringing all the boxes into the house but bright said "they got it".

"You OK?" Asked Sweetheart

"Yeah, I'm good. I'm gonna go see sam"

They really ment it too....

For the first time in months....

They were ok

#redacted asmr #redacted audio #redactedverse #redacted solaire clan #redacted tank #redacted sweetheart #redacted bright eyes #redactedsam #redacted sam #redacted sam collins #redacted shaw pack #redacted fanfic #ok just one more punk progeny won't hurt~

[ur-frndly-neighborhood-memer1]

THE OWL HOUSE HAS A CHARACTER PROBLEM!

And when I say this, I don't basically talk about Lilith's not existing rushed character arc (srsly, that woman was literally evil a few episodes ago but suddenly became Luz's goofy cool aunt without any development???)

Or it's not about the show neglecting characters like Raine, Darius and of course, Gus... (The show was just too busy with giving Hunter & Amity too much screen time than they actually needed tho)

NO, it's not about those things... yet (But really, we should talk about it all sometime)

Today's topic is how characters act differently than the way they're introduced. So, let's start without wasting any more time!

1-) Alador Blight

It's strongly hinted in the show that Alador was forced to work overtime because of Odalia. And from Odalia's perspective, it had 2 benefits for her.

1-) Obviously the more Alador worked, the more money they would gain. And since Odalia is a greedy and superficial b!tch, there's nothing she would enjoy more than money.

2-) The absolute control of her kids. Since Alador was tired and sleep-deprived all the time, he had no energy left to take care of his kids or even himself. Which caused him to neglect Edric, Emira and Amity, much to Amity's annoyance.

And with Alador being absent in their life; Edric, Emira and Amity were in Odalia's mercy. And because there's no other parent around, the poor kids were forced to live up to their mother's extremely high expectations and tried to please her all the time.

And it's also hinted that Odalia favored Edric and Emira and gave them some extra privileges due to their physical similarity to her (yes, I'm talking about green hair). And she subtly encouraged Edric and Emira to mock and bully Amity. So it's safe to say that Odalia was the one who created their sibling rivalry in the first place.

(tho let's be honest, "But teacher I'm in love with a dictionary!" & "I'm studying dork arts!" will always be iconic😂)

And it all makes sense, because isolating victims is a very common tactic of abusers, especially the control freaks like Odalia. Leaving Alador exhausted all the time, favoring her golden twins and treating Amity like a scapegoat worked well for her.

But hold up!

I said Alador, then why am I talking about Odalia?

There's nothing wrong in the way her character is written. She was a b!tch from the start and was still a b!tch at the end.

HOWEVER, there's this big issue...

It's said in the show that Alador loved his kids and wanted to spend more time with them. That's why he was a threat for Odalia's authority.

But the Alador we know from "Understanding Willow" wasn't like that all.

Not only his appearance, but his whole attitude was different as well. He was seen to be strict and controlling towards Amity as much as his wife. So why did Odalia feel the need to keep him busy then if he shared the same ruthless attitude with her??

Because at this point, it's no longer about Alador or Odalia, it's about the show. Just check out these pictures. These are the storyboard pictures with dialogues that has been cut from the show (probably in order to make Alador look softer in the process)

The show changed Alador's character drastically for... literally no reason? When he made his first real appearance, I was like "Hold up- this doesn't look like the big bad guy I was expecting" But it wasn't a nice surprise for me. Because it's never revealed why the series changed his character entirely. It didn't make any sense.

And in "Watching and Dreaming", we've seen Alador's epilogue design. And he had a somewhat clean appearance. Which hints that he had a nasty appearance earlier due to working overtime, but since he was free of Odalia's pressure now, he could spend more time on his personal appearance.

But the thing is, in "Understand Willow", he already had a clean and formal appearance (at least he seemed so from his silhouette). So it still leaves a question mark in the head why Odalia made him work overtime anyway.

And as I mentioned, the storyboard Alador was much colder and scarier too, just look at Amity's face.

Even the storyboards were like that. So at this point, I have no explanation for Alador's character change (No, I don't call it character development because there was no development)

Alador isn't the only example of this sudden character changes that makes no sense. Hunter, Collector and Lilith are other examples for this (I'll be analyzing them soon) But so far, this is all I say for Alador for now.

#Alador Blight #Odalia Blight #Amity Blight #Edric Blight #Emira Blight #Amity #The Owl House #Character Analysis #TOH #Blight Family

[coraniaid]

Willow: You know, I have a choice.  I can spend my life waiting for Xander to go out with every other girl in the world before he notices me, or I can just get on with my life. Buffy: Good for you. Willow: … well, I didn’t choose yet.

I don’t really have much to say about Inca Mummy Girl or Reptile Boy (except that they’re … not very good episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a couple of nice Willow moments like the quote above aside).  But I did want to talk a little bit about the way the show handles the death of Rodney Munson.

If you don’t remember Rodney – and who could blame you? – he’s the kid who breaks the seal on ‘Ampata’s’ tomb during the field trip at the start of Inca Mummy Girl and who is then immediately killed, thereby unwittingly setting the plot of the episode in motion.

So far in this rewatch (that is: up to the end of Reptile Boy), at least twelve of Buffy’s classmates have been killed by the supernatural (Jesse in The Harvest; Dave and Fritz in I Robot, You Jane; Emily and Morgan in The Puppet Show; Cordelia’s boyfriend Kevin and four other unnamed students in Prophecy Girl, Sheila in School Hard and now Rodney in this episode).  

Of course, not one of these people is ever mentioned again after the episode that they died in, but even within the individual episodes there’s a lot of variation in how seriously the show treats their deaths.  Kevin’s death, for example, is clearly supposed to be a serious moment, for all that Kevin didn’t exist before this episode. To start with, we get a little speech from Cordelia about how great he is just before we find out he died. And “this was different”, Willow tells Buffy after Kevin’s murder by vampires makes the news(!), “I’m not okay.  I knew those guys.”  In a sense, it’s Kevin’s death (or at least Willow’s reaction to it) that prompts Buffy to go and fight the Master.

On the other hand, Emily’s death just a few episodes earlier is only ever played for laughs.  She’s the object of both Snyder’s great speech: “There are things I will not tolerate: students loitering on campus after school, horrible murders with hearts removed.  And also smoking” and Cordelia’s “It’s just such a tragedy for me.  Emma was like, my best friend” but for some reason her death doesn’t illicit the same response from Willow as Kevin’s did.  (And that Jesse’s didn’t, for that matter. Did Willow not know Jesse?)

In the early episodes of the show, at least, it seems to vary from writer to writer how seriously we should take any of the deaths depicted.

Rodney’s murder feels particularly jarring in this respect.  The first third of the episode makes a point of establishing this character we’ve never met before as a person with a definite presence in Sunnydale.  He’s somebody Willow and Xander have known for years; somebody Willow regularly tutors; somebody whose parents apparently reach out to her when their child doesn’t come home the night after the field trip.

But after Rodney’s disappearance is used to motivate the Scoobies to go back to the museum – and after his braces are used to identify his mummified remains – he pretty much disappears from the plot.  No more mention of his parents.  Nothing about how this death is different because Willow knew him.

“It seems Rodney’s killer might be the mummy,” Giles say, about halfway through the episode..  And … that’s the last we ever hear about Rodney Munson.  The fact that ‘Ampata’ killed him is never brought up again.  The fact he died is never brought up again.  And yes, I know, it would be a weirdly depressing turn for this routine monster-of-the-week episode to take, but that just raises the question: why does Rodney get the build up he does?  What is the point of establishing that Rodney is a person with links to other people in the world and not just a plot device if the show’s not going to do anything with that fact?

(Worth noting, too, that the episode is also weirdly blase about the fact that the real Ampata Gutierrez – another actual human being with presumably family and friends who cared about him – died in a bus station in a strange town in a foreign country, and that his corpse somehow ended up in the home of the woman who invited him to stay in town.  Surely even the Mayor’s going to find it hard to cover that up?) 

Of course, the high number of student deaths in Sunnydale High becomes something of a running joke later in the show.  In Earshot Oz talks about going “straight to the obits” whenever he reads the school newspaper; in The Prom Jonathan notes with pride that “the Class of ‘99 has the lowest morality rate of any graduating class in Sunnydale history”.  At a certain point the idea takes hold that Sunnydale has always been this impossibly violent and dangerous place, and that for some reason none of the adults who live there ever seem to acknowledge it

(Actually I think it’s interesting, in the context of this rewatch, to remember that that’s not how the show originally set things up.  As originally conceived, the problems that plague the town in Season 1 were all tied up to the Master’s attempt to escape the Hellmouth.  The town had always had problems, we were told, but there were getting increasingly bad as Buffy arrived.

Yes, in Welcome to the Hellmouth, Giles does talk about Sunnydale being a … well, a hellmouth:  “a center of mystical energy” with “a steady stream of fairly odd occurrences” in its history.   (I’m not sure the idea of multiple Hellmouths really takes hold until Season 3’s The Wish.)  But he also tells her that “It’s getting worse … the influx of the undead, the supernatural occurrences.  It’s been building for years” and that the dead boy Buffy found on campus early was “only the beginnilng”.

I'll keep an eye out as i rewatch, but if memory serves this only really changes in the third season of the show.)

But I think that, after this episode, the show generally strikes a better balance in terms of taking individual deaths seriously, even if it’s against a backdrop of almost comic casual violence.  Yes, minor one-off characters will continue to die, but when they’re a named character that the writers have bothered to come up with some backstory for – like Ford in the upcoming Lie To Me or Theresa later still in Phases – their deaths seem to be treated a little more like Kevin’s in Prophecy Girl and a little less like Emily or Rodney’s. 

(Or Ampata’s.)

#btvs #buffy rewatch 2023 #it would be remiss of me not to point out that this episode is almost aggressively xenophobic and more than a little bit racist #which I assume factors in to the episode's treatment of Ampata's death in particular

[lollytea]

I know Willow would be probably the one to initiate a smooch but beautiful bashful Hunter being so overwhelmed with love for her and doing it AND WILLOW BEING SO GOBSMACKED (in a good way ofc) makes me go crazy and that is why I am #teamhunter4kiss2k23

#TEAMHUNTER4KISS2K23

I just think that....since he is literally bursting with love at all times yet seems to struggle with putting it into words, he would be more likely to express his emotions with his actions, right? And also....Willow being the person who helped build up Hunter's confidence to the point that he actually likes the person he is right now, making him actually able to accept that she might really like him and all that accumulating in him thanking her with this huge act of bravery on his part. She gave him this huge self esteem boost and he's about to make it her problem.

And also also...Willow having taken the lead in most of their relationship development until now with all that persistent affection and flirting, but is actually shown to be a little shy when it's her in his usual position. I think she deserves to be kissed very softly and tenderly by somebody who understands her and knows that she is both strong and soft and is willing to treat her with a considerate balance for the complex person that she is.

Maybe I just want nice things for Willow.

[nestaenthusiast]

My Btvs opinions part 1

Okay so I finally finished Buffy the Vampire Slayer and just wanted to share my opinions on all of the main characters throughout the season. Forewarning though, some of this might be controversial!!

Buffy

Ah Buffy. The most main character to have ever lived. She truly slays. Like I just love everything about her. She’s fucking iconic. Shes confident. She is a total badass. She has her insecurities. She can’t drive. She is totally bisexual. She has amazing one liners and amazing outfits to go with them. The list goes on and on forever. Buffy has taught me a lot about believing in myself. Believing in my power. I’ve made a post on this before but a common theme in this show is Buffy feeling like she can’t do something and then stops herself and goes “wait a minute? I’m Buffy. Of course I can do this” and then she does it. It was truly inspiring to watch. Since watching the show I’ve had moments where I’ve doubted myself and then I literally thought of Buffy and got a boost of confidence. Buffy is so inspiring. She is one of those characters that I think will live in me for a long time. She is very close to my heart and honestly gives me strength. Ironically she wasn’t the reason I started watching this show but she’s the reason I stayed.

Faith

I am not joking when I say Faith was the reason I started watching this show in the first place. I saw an edit of her on TikTok and she was so fucking hot I instantly fell in love with her. So I decided I HAD to watch the show. So maybe my expectations were too big because I hate Faith now. Don’t get me wrong Faith is a greatly written character!! She was only in 26 episodes and is one of the most impactful characters on the show. But I still hate her. If it was any other show where Buffy wasn’t the main character, I might love her and be in the pro Faith hashtag. But because of the way Faith treated Buffy, I just can’t with her. Especially after s7. Like she just fucking irritates me. She is always wallowing in her self pity and jealousy of Buffy. She pushed all of her insecurities onto Buffy and made her seem like some prudish stuck up bitch when that was just far from the truth. She didn’t even have a clear image in her head of who Buffy actually was cause of how much she projected onto her. And she was sort of a pick me girl. And no arguments or deep analysis from her supporters will change my opinions on her because my feelings are based on my utter love and devotion to Buffy. When Faith and Buffy were friends I loved her!! I loved their friendship and I would have probably shipped them romantically. But when Faith started treating Buffy badly is when my feelings for her changed.

Willow

Willow is probably my all time favorite Tv witch. So much so that she made me want to start practicing witchcraft again. She has so many amazing quotes like “Occasionally I’m callous and strange” and is such a sweetie pie. And I have a ginormous crush on her. But Willow season 6-7 I do not like. She became very egotistical and I also blame her the most for bringing Buffy back. It is honestly very hard to separate my feelings for Willow from s1-5 and s6-7 cause that’s how much she annoyed me. But before I watched s6-7 I truly loved Willow. And Alyson Hannigan is a truly terrific actress. Dare I say one of the best in the entire show.

Xander

Okay here is where things might get controversial. I actually like Xander. There are definitely episodes where I hate him but for the most part I really like his character. He has a lot of flaws like being a “nice guy” and his occasional sexism. But most of that I feel it is just a sign of the times. That was how they wrote guys in the 90s and early 2000s. The reason I like him despite these things is that I like his heart. Like what he brings to the group is stability in the form of food or repairing Buffy’s house or driving them around or babysitting Dawn. I just love how they didn’t give him superpowers or a lot of intelligence but was still needed in the group. Or maybe not even needed just wanted. He gave what he could cause he loves Buffy and Willow. And he is so fucking hilarious. Like maybe we just have the same sense of humor but I legit find him funny. And he is one of the few characters who I liked more in later seasons that in years beginning.

Giles

I love love love loved Giles. He was such a dad to Buffy and supported her through so much. In s3 he was one of the few to understand the pain she felt with Angel dying and running away. I love how he made mistakes with Buffy but always tried to do his best. He was always there for Buffy whenever she needed him and was there for Willow at her worst and helped her rehabilitation. And most importantly—I love his sweater vests. As with almost every character in this show, I started to not like him in s6. I know they had to write him off cause he needed to be with his family in real life but it still makes me angry that he left Buffy at her absolute worst. It was just so out of character for him and it made no sense. That’s really the only thing I don’t like about his character. Also teen Giles and demon Giles will never fail to make me laugh hysterically.

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How do you imagine Jaune dynamic with Weiss family? For Winter, I can honestly see her approving of Jaune. Not just because she can see that he makes her sister happy, but she also got to know him in Atlas and know that Jaune is a stand up guy (even if she found his choice in haircut questionable 😂)

Willow I see being happy for Weiss as well, especially since she found true love. I also imagine that Jaune reminds Willow of her dad.

Not quite sure what Whitley dynamic with Jaune would be but there's hilarity to be have I'm sure.

OMG Jaune meeting the family formally AURGHERIGUHRHEEHR

Winter I could see she's raising an eyebrow at first, remembering what she saw of Jaune back during the Vytal tournament, so she's a little surprised-but like you said, she got to know him more in Atlas and can see he's a capable guy and genuine, albeit a little dorky. But Winter knows her sister has a dorky side too and how Jaune brings that out and melting her sister's ice at times.

Willow I was thinking of the exact same thing!! She's so happy to see that Weiss finds someone who truly loves her and treats her well. Jaune isn't motivated by the family name or the Schnee family status. It's just Weiss herself he loves and cherishes. Like Nicholas, he's a genuine hard worker and knows what it means to make a name for yourself. He's kind, loyal, and respects Weiss.

Whitley would probably be that younger sibling that's a bit hazing and putting Jaune to the test of "are you truly right for my sister". Over time Whitley would be more approving, and getting used to Jaune treating him like another little brother cause he's that nice of a guy. One day Jaune shows off some his skills and actually impresses Whitley.

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