lettersfrombrynn

[lettersfrombrynn]

animated fantasy films just don’t make fucked up evil castles like they used to

[lettersfrombrynn]

i have finished season 3 of teen wolf, and i actually genuinely have a super serious bone to pick with the writers? i mean, yes, i'm sad allison died (not super happy with the way that went down, by the way) and i'm even sad about aiden dying and i'm very sad about isaac leaving and i am incredibly pissed about the whole "everyone who dies in this town stays dead except for the bad guys" thing, but all of those pale in comparison to the fact that they drop this bomb that sweet hacker boy danny, the other light of my life, has known about the supernatural the whole time and then they write him off the show completely.

like... no. that's so rude.

[lettersfrombrynn]

the teen wolf brain rot is real.

and when i say it's real, i mean "i haven't attempted to seriously write fanfiction since i was, like, thirteen, but my brain is currently trying to convince me to write a teen wolf fic that fixes everything that i perceive to not make sense in the story."

send help.

[lettersfrombrynn]

since the mechanics of the nogitsune/stiles split don't really make sense if you try to tell yourself that stiles is still human after the whole possession thing (void kept stiles' original body, and the stiles that they end up saving is the copy even if he has stiles' personality and memories and appearance because he's the one that crawled out of the slimy bandages), my friend and i have decided that post-split stiles is actually a changeling. human stiles is dead, and the being walking around wearing his face and using his snark is a magically created construct that's housing what's left of stiles stilinski after void literally chewed him up and spat him out.

actually, for that matter, could a totally normal human have survived possession and then a subsequent forced magical split from a nogitsune in the first place?

(the same way that i am a firm believer that stiles is a slytherin--he is, you cannot convince me otherwise--i am also a firm believer that he is a little more magical than the average human just by default because he should have died, like, six or seven times over from the scenarios he got himself into before the whole void thing, okay? like, you're telling me this totally normal human manages to take on alpha werewolves with nothing but sarcasm, intuition, and a baseball bat and still comes out on top and you still expect me to believe that he's not magical at all? false. somehow, some way, my boy is magical.)

[lettersfrombrynn]

i have so many questions about the whole "nogitsune splitting himself from stiles" thing, but i fear the writers won't have any answers for me, so i think i'll have to make up my own.

[lettersfrombrynn]

i am delighted to say that i've made it into the nogitsune episodes, and they are just as fun as i was promised.

i may not enjoy the way the writers are butchering various bits of folklore from around the world for parts, but i totally get the obsession with void's dead-eyed stare now.

[lettersfrombrynn]

so i'm working my way through season three of teen wolf right now, and it occurred to me that the laws of the mountain ash barrier are very... flimsy.

the shifters and certain other supernatural creatures can't cross the mountain ash, right? hence the fancy circles people like to get in to protect themselves.

what's to stop the shifters from grabbing a stick and scratching out the barrier? or throwing a shoe at the line and breaking it? or shooting it out with gun? because a stick is just a stick. it's not supernatural. a shoe isn't a werewolf. neither are guns. they can cross the mountain ash. what's to stop the weres from just shoving a 2x4 across the line and making themselves a little werebridge to tiptoe over?

(reasoning: look at all the times ghosts managed to swing open a door or create a gust of wind that broke a salt line in supernatural. look at the roombas eating the salt line and setting the witches free in hocus pocus 2. AND look at how sheriff stilinski was able to shoot out the rope holding deaton up while deaton was inside a circle of mountain ash. there's precedent for it.)

[lettersfrombrynn]

honestly, i was thinking about this some more, and, like, i remember reading somewhere that apparently the aesthetic goal of the show was originally "oh, we want it to feel timeless like it could have happened at any point in time," and then? they gave all the characters smartphones? immediately? and jackson was driving a brand new porsche?

like, i understand the appeal of "we don't want to make a calendar and stick to it," but also, that's so lazy? take a couple of hours and work out actual character profiles with everything from date of birth to medical conditions (especially since you're so generous with the health problems in the show) so that we don't end up with "this character was born in 1996 and they're seventeen" in a show that's very obviously set in 2011--as a '96 kid, do you know how old i was in 2011? fifteen. fifteen. i was a freshman in high school--and then work out a reasonable calendar of events for the entire duration of the story you're telling, not just a single season, so that you don't contradict yourself and create massive timeline problems.

i have discovered that my absolute favorite thing about the teen wolf fandom is the way that they have all collectively gone "we recognize that the canon has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, we've elected to ignore it." it's incredible. it's a beautiful way to deal with a lot of the sheer laziness that went into whatever the actual "canon" timeline of the show is supposed to be.

like, "you can't give us a logical date of birth for stiles that would make sense with him being a sophomore and still able to drive at the start of season one? fantastic. we have now decided that he's either been held back a year or he's a late summer/early fall baby, and you, jeff davis, are just going to have to deal with it," is perfection.

[lettersfrombrynn]

i have discovered that my absolute favorite thing about the teen wolf fandom is the way that they have all collectively gone "we recognize that the canon has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, we've elected to ignore it." it's incredible. it's a beautiful way to deal with a lot of the sheer laziness that went into whatever the actual "canon" timeline of the show is supposed to be.

like, "you can't give us a logical date of birth for stiles that would make sense with him being a sophomore and still able to drive at the start of season one? fantastic. we have now decided that he's either been held back a year or he's a late summer/early fall baby, and you, jeff davis, are just going to have to deal with it," is perfection.

[lettersfrombrynn]

How old are the other characters then? Stiles could be 18 right?

I have made two posts on the timeline (X,X) that I recommend looking at for details and clarification, but a brief overview is: 

Season 1: January, 2011 - February, 2011Season 2: February, 2011 - March, 2011Season 3a: August, 2011 - September, 2011Season 3b: October, 2011 - November, 2011Season 4: January, 2012 - February/March, 2012Season 5: August, 2012

I’ll go through all the people we have info on, but first a couple important notes on things I reference:

With the 3a DVD, MTV included calendars that marked various character birthdays 

MTV released a tribute video titled “In Memoriam” after 3a aired (x)

ALLISON: 

She is 16 in episodes 1x01-1x04 

She turns 17 in episode 1x05

In 2x10 Gerard says she is “almost 18” but then in 3x05 when she has to stitch Scott up in the bathroom and she imagines her mother she is states to be a “little 17 year old girl.” Since it was Allison’s words really as her mother is dead and since timeline wise it is probably around August/September, I think it’s safe to assume she is not actually all that close to 18. 

The Teen Wolf calendar has her birthday listed as October 16th, but there is no way this is accurate. Her birthday has to be late January/early February (between January 20th which is the first day of school in the pilot and February 7th which is the date shown on her phone in 1x07 “Night School”)

Her death in 3x23 takes place in 2011 and thus she is still 17. When she died it was most likely the end of November, 2011. 

AIDEN/ETHAN: 

We have no ages, but the Teen Wolf calendar lists their birthday as September 30th

Aiden’s death in 3x24 takes place at most a couple nights after Allison (though I believe it is the very next night) and most likely occurs the end of November, 2011. 

(VERNON) BOYD: 

The In Memoriam video lists his lifespan as 1996-2012

In 3x01 we see this missing flyer that states he is 17 years old and was born January 26, 1996. However, that would make the current year 2013 and as of 3x01 it is only August/September, 2011. 

CAITLIN: 

In 3x03, Caitlin states that she has 3 roommates which may be a sign that she is in college at this point. 

Side note: In the In Memoriam video her girlfriend who is sacrificed is listed as living 1996-2012 which would make her 15/16. 

CAMDEN LAHEY: 

In 2x08 it is stated that if he were alive at that time (which is most likely mid-March, 2011) he would be 24

CLAUDIA STILINSKI: 

In her medical file that we see in 3x17, it states that she was 32 at the time of her death in 2004. So her birth year is 1972. 

CORA HALE: 

In 3x08, Stiles asks Cora how old she is and she says she is 17, though she does go on to quip “Well, how you’d measure in years.” 17 seems to be accurate in any case because in 3x05 we get: 

CORA: You’ve known me for 17 years. 

PETER: I knew you for 11, leaving the last 6 unaccounted for. 

She most likely was 11 years old then at the time of the Hale fire

DANNY: 

In 3x06, when Danny and Ethan are in bed and Ethan sees Danny’s scars, Danny tells him, “I have two of them form a surgery I had tocorrect misshapen cartilage I was born with. I had a bar put in when I was 14.It stayed there for two years to support my sternum so my heart and lungswouldn’t be crushed.“ So he is at least 16 which is not a surprise at all. 

The Teen Wolf calendar listed his birthday as February 9th. 

DEREK HALE: 

Derek’s age is hard to pin down especially considering it depends when you believe the Hale fire occurred and how old he was at the time it happened. I believe it occurred January 25, 2005 because in the “Search for a Cure” webisodes (and the Teen Wolf novel) we find out the fire happened during the Wolf Moon and we repeatedly hear that it happened 6 years ago (except Stiles saying it was like 10 years ago and Derek for whatever reason one time saying it was 9 years ago. The fifty other times is mentioned, it is always six years ago). The Wolf Moon happens in January and 6 years prior to season 1- season 3b would be 2005. We know Derek was still in high school at the time of the fire and I think Derek was 16 at the time it happened for a couple reasons: 

In 3x08, Peter states that Derek was a “15-year-old boy” when Paige was bitten and Kate obviously came along after Paige. 

It is heavily implied that Derek was 16 when he was with Kate. Derek tells Scott in 1x12, “You’re not in love, Scott. You’re 16. You’re a child” which sounds like he knows what it’s like to be 16 and think you’re in love, but it ends up being a horrible mistake (one that cost him his family). Also, in 1x09 when Kate, Allison, and Chris are at the lacrosse game, Allison points out Jackson and Kate responds, “Holy hotness. Oh, if I was in high school again - or maybe just a substitute” which does absolutely nothing except establish that Kate is attracted to young, 16 year old, high school boys and doesn’t mind the age difference. 

If Derek was 16 at the time of the fire in January 2005, then as of season 4, he is 23. 

The pilot presentation script for the show (X) says Derek is 19, but that would mean he was like 13 at the time of the fire and Kate and needless to say I think the writers changed their mind about that age because wayyyy creepy. 

The Teen Wolf calendar has his birthday listed as Christmas (December 25)

In 1x11 we see Derek’s license which states his date of birth is 11/7/1988. However, Jeff said the license was fake. 

ENNIS: 

The In Memoriam video lists his lifespan as 1979-2012 

ERICA: 

In 2x11 when Erica and Boyd tell Derek they are leaving, Erica states, “Since I just turned 16 a month ago, I wouldn’tmind getting my license. I can’t do that if I’m dead, you know.” This would mean her birthday is February, 1995. 

In 3x01 that missing flyer states that her birthday is August 16, 1996 and that she is 17. Again, that would make the year 2013 when it’s only 2011. Even ignoring the year, she could not possibly be 17 by 3x01. That would require 11 months to have passed between 2x11 and 3x01 when it is repeatedly stated in the show that Erica and Boyd have only been missing 4 months by the time 3x01 rolls around. 

The In Memoriam video lists her lifespan as 1995-2011

HEATHER: 

She specifically states that she turned 17 on the day of her party in 3x02 which is the evening of their first day back at school and thus August, 2011. She must have been born August, 1994. 

The In Memoriam video listes her years as 1994-2012

ISAAC LAHEY:

We have surpassingly little to go on with Isaac. Given that he’s in the same grade as the rest of them, I would assume by 3b he is 16/17, though could be 18.

In the Teen Wolf calendar his birthday is listed as February 27. 

JACKSON WHITTEMORE:

In 2x07, his birthday is stated to be June 15, 1995. That would mean by the pilot he is 16 (which is true because he can drive). 

As of season 4, he is not yet 17. As of season 5, his 17th birthday will have passed. 

KALI:

The Teen Wolf Memoriam video lists her lifespan as 1981-2012

KATE ARGENT: 

In 2x01, we see her headstone with the years 1983-2011. 

In 1x12 after Kate is “killed,” we see a newspaper article about it with the date February 19, 2011 so Kate was dead by February 19th.

In 1x12, Sheriff Stilinski says Kate would probably be in her late 20s. 

The In Memoriam video lists her years as 1983-2011. 

At the time of her “death” she would be 27 or 28 years old. If the fire occurred 6 years ago, she would have been 21 or 22. 

LAURA HALE: 

In 1x01 Stiles states that the dead body in the woods was “probably in her 20s” 

The In Memoriam video lists her years as 1982 - 2011 which would make her 28 or 29 at the time of her death. She would have been 22 or 23 at the time of the fire if her birth year is correct. 

Derek states that both him and Laura were at school when the fire occurred which seems to imply that Laura was still attending school. However, the Hale fire report only states that the fire occurred at 7:14 - not whether it was am or pm - and it seems possible Laura was at a lacrosse game at the school when it happened (X) so she could have been 22/23

LIAM DUNBAR: 

I do not believe there is strict confirmation on his age, but we know he is a freshman in season 4 and does not seem able to drive (Kira has to drive him to the “party” and he takes the bus), so I would guess 15. 

LYDIA MARTIN: 

In 1x05, her mother states that she is a 16-year-old girl. 

In 2x09, Lydia’s 17th birthday occurs on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 

In 4x08 her mother states that she is only “a few weeks away” from being 18. 

The Teen Wolf calendar states that her birthday is November 22nd, but we know from 2x09 that her birthday occurred on the Worm Moon and that only happens in March. 

One interesting thing is that Lydia turns 17 only a month or so after Allison, but it was peculiar for Allison to be 17 already in their grade which is why she didn’t want anyone to know about her birthday. We know Allison repeated a year because she moved around a lot, but what about Lydia? Possibly, she started school late or maybe she even had to repeat (doubtful given her genius IQ). In the Teen Wolf pilot script, though, Lydia was supposed to be a year older than the others and already a junior. That doesn’t seem to fit with canon because she has classes with the others and she’s super intelligent and doesn’t take lower level classes (though I know in my high school, AP classes did often have a mixture of grade levels). Stiles does, though, in 4x07 state that Lydia does not need to take the PSAT because “she took it her freshmen year” which on the surface just sounds like Lydia is an overachiever, but it is a little odd that he said her freshmen year rathe than our freshmen year. Just a thought. Guess we’ll see if she is a senior in season 5 or if she has already graduated (though I am 100% betting on senior). 

MALIA TATE (HALE):

I did a whole post on her (X) 

MATT DAEHLER: 

In 2x10, Scott states that Matt is 16. 

In 2x11, Morrell states that Matt was 9 when he drowned at the Laheys’ house which we know occurred in 2006. These years do not add up. 

In the In Memoriam video his years are listed as 1994-2011. 

MELISSA MCCALL: 

The calendar lists her birthday as July 8th

MEREDITH WALKER: 

In 4x10 we get to see her hospital file which, other than being oddly similar to Claudia Stilinki’s (X), lists her date of birth as 11/23/1998, her check in date as 12/10/09, and her age as 16. The 11/23/1998 must be an Easter Egg - and close to Malia’s - because if that was accurate she only would have been 11 at the time she checked into the hospital. 

(JORDAN) PARRISH: 

In 3x19, Parrish tells Jared he is 24. 

PETER HALE: 

The calendar lists his birthday as October 27th.

The In Memoriam video lists his birth year as 1976 and his death year (in season 1, before his resurrection) as 2011. 

If 1976 is his accurate birth year, then as of season 4 he is 35 or 36 years old. He would have had Malia (if she is 18) at 17 or 18 years old. He would have been 28 or 29 at the time of the fire. 

SCOTT MCCALL: 

He borrows his mother’s car in the pilot so he must be 16 by the time the show begins. 

The first time he is explicitly stated to be 16 is in 1x10, but it is repeatedly confirmed throughout season 1. 

The calendar has his birthday set at September 16. 

SHERIFF STILINSKI: 

We know only that the calendar has his birthday listed as January 19th. 

STILES STILINSKI: 

He must be 16 by the pilot because he can dive. 

As of 3x02 (August, 2011), Stiles tells Heather he has yet to turn 17. 

In 3x21, Derek refers to Stiles as a 17 year old. If he is right, then Stiles’s birthday must be between August and November. 

The Teen Wolf calendar lists his birthday as June 6th which does’t work because then he is 17 before Heather. 

The Teen Wolf Facebook page said his birthday is April 8th, but, again, that doesn’t work. 

TO SUM THIS ALL UP:

STILES: 

Season 1: 16

Season 2: 16

Season 3a: 16

Season 3b: 16, turns 17

Season 4: 17

Season 5: will turn 18 first semester their senior year (between August and November) 

SCOTT: 

Season 1: 16

Season 2: 16 or 17

Season 3a: 16 or 17

Season 3b: 16 or 17

Season 4: 17 

Season 5: 17 or 18

LYDIA: 

Season 1: 16

Season 2: 16, turns 17

Season 3a: 17

Season 3b: 17

Season 4: turning 18

Season 5: 18, possibly turning 19 if the season end up covering March in 5b

ALLISON: 

Season 1: 16, turns 17

Season 2: 17

Season 3a: 17

Season 4: She didn’t make it this far, but she would have turned 18

DEREK: 

Season 1: 22

Season 2: 22

Season 3a: 22

Season 3b: 22, likely turned 23

Season 4: likely 23

Season 5: likely 23, may turn 24

[lettersfrombrynn]

Read your Steve Harrington 'i cut my finger' 'a kiss will make it better' post and lemme just say;

Steve, Eddie, Peter Parker, are all the types of men to hear you say you cut your finger and turn around all suave like "dont worry babe your knight in shining armour is here do you want me to kiss it bette- OHMYGOD BABE WHAT THE FUCK" when they see how deep it is and struggle to put a band-aid on because they want to help but they keep gagging because "babe it's white, why is it white? Is that your bone??" And you're like 'its the fat layer, just let me do it' and they don't want to let you bc they're going to do it just give them a sec, okay?

PETER IS THE FUNNIEST ONE ON THIS LIST BECAUSE HE GETS THE SHIT BEAT OUT OF HIM EVERY DAY BY LITERAL SUPERVILLAINS BUT THE SECOND IT GOES DEEPER THAN A PAPERCUT HE'S HUNCHED OVER THE SINK SPITTING AND GAGGING

eddie perseveres only because you tell him it's very metal of him to not throw up at the sight of your blood so he holds in the tears but it stings his eyes for sure.

steve has to keep pausing and you're like okAy just give me the bandaid this is not worth it and he's like nO I'M BOYFRIEND I DO >:(( JUST GIVE ME A SECOND TO CATCH MY BREATH >:((

[lettersfrombrynn]

Oh, 100%! I also love Robin (who doesn't?) but like most high school trumpet players (in my experience, anyway, because almost all of the ones I have known in my life are like this), she's definitely being a snob. And Eddie's music is absolutely music - I'd give anything to get my own grubby hands into his collection to see what he has - but I just relate so strongly to him holding up that tape and screaming because I swear I have had that exact same argument with my dad (who is a lifelong trumpet player who hasn't listened to anything but jazz and vaguely-jazz-adjacent music since the 70s) over the bands my sister and I listen to at least a hundred times in the last ten years, which is why I have such a hard time believing that people seriously think he's such a snob that he would look down on other people's music tastes. Is he gonna go out of his way to listen to Cyndi Lauper? Probably not, because he is a metalhead, but he can appreciate that she wrote some bops. I mean, I don't go out of my way to listen to Ariana Grande, but I can recognize that she is one of the most talented vocalists in the industry right now and that people like her music for a reason.

(All of this was spawned by me listening to Hotel California earlier and thinking "You know what? Eddie Munson loves and shreds the hell out of this song, and no one will ever convince me otherwise.")

I know a lot of people kind of headcanon Eddie as being a music snob in that he thinks everything that isn't metal is trash, but my personal headcanon for him is that even if he doesn't necessarily enjoy listening to it, he can appreciate the talent.

Like, maybe Fleetwood Mac isn't his default go-to, but he definitely can appreciate Stevie Nicks' voice. And The Eagles might be a little more Wayne's speed than they are Eddie's, but you cannot convince me that he doesn't enjoy and play the hell out of Hotel California. He's a musician - he'll recognize talent wherever he sees it.

And everyone loves Queen, so that's, like, a given.

Like, I know he's gonna defend his thrash metal to the grave, but I do the same thing with all of my rock music to my jazz musician father.

[lettersfrombrynn]

I know a lot of people kind of headcanon Eddie as being a music snob in that he thinks everything that isn't metal is trash, but my personal headcanon for him is that even if he doesn't necessarily enjoy listening to it, he can appreciate the talent.

Like, maybe Fleetwood Mac isn't his default go-to, but he definitely can appreciate Stevie Nicks' voice. And The Eagles might be a little more Wayne's speed than they are Eddie's, but you cannot convince me that he doesn't enjoy and play the hell out of Hotel California. He's a musician - he'll recognize talent wherever he sees it.

And everyone loves Queen, so that's, like, a given.

Like, I know he's gonna defend his thrash metal to the grave, but I do the same thing with all of my rock music to my jazz musician father.

[lettersfrombrynn]

i finally watched arcane: league of legends, and all i have to say is this:

when vi came careening down that post only to immediately k.o. the shimmered-up guard with the hextech gloves, my brain short circuited and i swear the only thing i could think was "...your honor, i love her."

[lettersfrombrynn]

not the way that it's been three months since stranger things 4 initially dropped and eddie munson still has a chokehold on me.

like, my guy - i have actual work on manuscript drafts i need to do, and instead i'm over here daydreaming about eddie's goofy ass and joe's tongue thing every waking moment because he's just living rent-free in my mind. this is worse than the first reaction i had to season two steve.

[lettersfrombrynn]

a moment of silent appreciation for the acoustic guitar that says "this machine slays dragons" - i see you.

this is so important to me

[lettersfrombrynn]

When you are a classical musician and the public asks you to play Queen …