#and actually this thomas is also a menace

[cosmic-walkers]

what the hell, was the relationship between henry and thomas in the tudors?? they are a trainwreck in the making T-T

[gallusrostromegalus]

I did not care at all for Aizen Sosuke when I first read bleach. I found him boring, and worst, unthreatening.

So it's pretty jarring for me that I have been OBSESSED with him in your AU. I'm rotating him at great speed

Walt Disney was a jackass who was flat-out wrong about a lot of very important things, but he employed a great many geniuses of storytelling, and there's a piece in Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson that discusses a key feature of Disney Studios Character Design:

"Of all characters, villains are the most fun to develop because they make everything else happen. They are the instigators, and always more colorful than the Hero. They may be dramatic, awesome, insidious or semi-comic, but they MUST be appealing. Almost any story becomes innocuous if all the evil is eliminated, but we do not necessarily gain strength by being frightening. we want a character that will hold the audience and entertain them, even if it's a Chilling Type of Entertainment."

And I've found that to be an important principle of character design, especially the kind of canon restructuring I do.

Aizen had a LOT going for him in canon- for all of Bleach's other faults, Aizen's conspiracy and THE REVEAL are spectacularly constructed and executed. I legit screamed and threw my mug across my dorm room when I read it in the manga the first time. He's also conventionally attractive and the translations I was reading gave him the speech patterns of Every Douchebag In Your 101 Political Theory Who Thinks He's The Smartest Man In The Room, which made him a terrific combination of Unfortunately Charming, Menacingly Competent and Engagingly Obnoxious.

...But he falls flat in a few key places.

Aizen's reasoning could be MUCH more sympathetic- After all, he is RIGHT. Soul Sciety does suck ass and all the options kind of suck. Who designs a universe like that? An asshole who needs killing, that's who. The best kind of Unhinged Madmen are the kind who spell out their reasoning and you realize that there but for the grace of Not Having Super Powers Go I. Canon!Aizen makes a few Good Rhetorical Points, but seems to lack any personal connection to his all-consuming plan.

Another issue is that nearly every villain with A Plan has a clear end goal AND a lot of the menace is drawn from the fact that the plan *could* work. Aizen's plan for betraying the court guard and then killing them off before proceeding into the Royal Realm to Kill God sorta falls apart when it's clear he planned to use pretty much all his accumulated forces dealing with the court guard and doesn't seem to have a plan for the Even More Powerful Royal Guard, let alone God. For how meticulously planned the rest of the plot is, the last two VERY IMPORTANT steps are just handwaved.

So I sat down and started with the plot beats Aizen MUST hit, and tried to imagine what kind of guy would he have to be to get there? And I came up with this:

Sosuke Aizen is a fundamentally good man with genuinely good intentions who is really trying his best for the whole world.

Think about it- what lengths would you NOT go to if you think you found a genuine shot at Fixing Everything Wrong With The World Forever? We all talk about killing Hitler if we found an actual Time Machine- would you do it if your only chance was when he was a baby? Would you kill an infant if it meant you could stop World War II before it starts? Of course you would! One small life for over 75 million? You'd be insane not to! What if you found out that you could prevent the future extinction of Humanity by killing your best friend today? Ten Billion lives? For theirs? It's simple, really- Hell, it's your Moral Obligation to do that if you were SURE!

-And Aizen IS sure. He is absolutely, totally, completely sure that He Can Save Everyone if he just gets rid of that idiot sitting on the throne of heaven. He's seen the plans! He knows where the gate of heaven is! It's So SIMPLE he just has to get inside, and he knows EXACTLY how to do it, yes it'll be hard and there will be... unpleasant parts but. IT. WILL. WORK.

He is of course, insane.

Aizen didn't have One Bad Day that set him irrevocably on the path of madness. It was a succession of catastrophic disappointments and realizations that he was living in a fundamentally irrational world that made irrational thinking look sane. The Catastrophe that befell his family, working for the central 46 and later the court guard and seeing how the organizations were inept to the point of abuse or corrupt to the core, learning that The Actual House Of God is a place he can just? Go to? Anyone would start thinking you were just a handful of white lies and homicides away from Fixing Everything, Forever.

Not only is Aizen insane, he is nowhere near as smart as he thinks. He is smart- He does have a knack for being able to guess just what will spur someone to action or make them recoil in fear. But mostly he gets extremely lucky Many, Many, MANY times. On some level I think it gives him Confirmation Bias that this is what he's supposed to be doing. Aizen is also nowhere near as smart as (nearly) everyone else thinks he is. His bizarrely good luck makes him look like a hyper-competent genius when really it was really the catastrophic failure of Soul Society as a Society that let a merely mediocre conspirator to evade detection for so long.

Being that he is at most, mediocre, he had to have Outside Help, specifically Gin's emotional support and Tousen's Competence- and if there's a part of the fic that stays true to canon, it's this.

Gin is Aizen's emotional rock in Canon. He's the ONE guy that Aizen genuinely trusts, and considers his 'my only real partner' in his scheme. There's more than one occasion in the manga where Aizen more or less asks Gin "Is this actually a good idea?" and Gin backs him up every time.

...Which is more than a bit at odds with Gin's later stated goal of "I did all this to kill you at your most vulnerable to protect rangiku" . It never rang true to me. So I started thinking why on EARTH Gin would be backing Aizen up like that, and realized there was a hole in my world building that he slotted into nicely :)

On the other hand, the entire fic was started because I didn't like how Tousen's character arc ended, so you can imagine how much he's changed.

But in canon, TOUSEN DOES ALL THE FUCKING WORK.

Lab work? Tousen.

Supervising the arrancar directly? Tousen

Actually getting victims for the Hogyoku experiments? Tousen.

Altering all the archives to keep Aizen's plot hidden? Tousen.

Sending all the Orders allegedly from the central 46? Tousen.

Making sure Unohana believes Aizen's fake body is real? Tousen.

Managing all the day-to-day operations at Las Noches? Tousen.

There's even this little exchange, which is Tousen's first appearance in the Manga:

Aizen establishes this entire meeting is a little fake-out a few pages later with "now isn't that a convenieint time for the alarm to go off?"

which makes him look like he's investigating, but he's also going "Good job on disrupting everyone with the alarm Gin!" It's ballsy of Aizen to do a check-in on his plan with his main nemesis in the room, but also his style.

I think the same thing is happening here with Tousen. To make sure Ukitake wouldn't raise a huge fit about the proposed execution of his beloved lieutenant, which might fuck everything up for Aizen because Ukitake is one of like, three people Yamamoto will listen to (sort of).

...So he had Tousen poison Ukitake to keep him out of the way.

ALL. THE. FUCKING. WORK. It's even in his name! The characters for "Tousen" Refer to a legendary scholar the emperor of China sent out to discover the secret of immortality- only to kill the scholar when he returned with that secret. The character for "Kaname" means "Necessary/Vital/keystone" or "to organize/take account of". His name LITERALLY means "Scholar who is essential for the plan (that we're going to kill later)"

Another thing Kubo did well in Bleach: his name game is Off The Fucking Charts.

-but I digress.

In AEIWAM, it's much the same only this time Aizen sees this very dangerous witness who is immune to his illusions but also extremely snart and capable young man and instead of risking being caught out by the one damn guy who can see right through him, opts to Curse Kaname into doing as Aizen says, and doing all the fucking work of this conspiracy against his will.

It's Not Nice, but Aizen genuinely thinks he's doing Kaname a favor by subjecting him to this degrading and incredibly painful servitude- I mean, Aizen's only other option was to Kill him to keep his silence, and isn't it wonderful that you get to help fix the universe? You're the one always going on about Justice, I don't understand why you didn't jump at the chance to mete out some Divine Justice.

An Excerpt from the captain's meeting in between the Massacre that made the visored and Zaraki's arrival, when Kaname realizes Yamamoto is 100% serious about his promotion to captain of the 9th and goes to throw up in the garden. Aizen offers to go check on him while Unohana very politely reads the general the riot act:

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"You broke your toy Aizen." Kaname coughs.

"…I really am sorry for running you ragged like this. I really shouldn't have gotten so mad about you hiding the the hogyoku- it was very petty of me." The bastard sighs, taking off his glasses and rubbing his face, entirely genuine.

Kaname stayed on his hands and knees, weaving slightly as another wave of nausea flowed through him, powered by disgust and rage.

"How about this- I've got a lot coming up with the new job, training Gin and disposing of Kiganjo- So how about I promise to not give you any orders for a while? You will have to keep our arrangement a secret and not interfere, of course, but other than that, you're free to do as you please for- a year and a day is traditional isn't it? No, that's not going to heal by then- Oh, would you look at that!"

Kaname didn't have the strength to offer his usual rebuttal that he won't look at anything, ever. The sides of his head tingle like his skul was being pressed between two enormous hands made of static electricity.

"It's 11:11! Alright, I won't give you any Orders until 11:11 am on November 11th, 1911. That's easy to remember! What do you think?" Aizen continued cheerfully, patting his back and the Curse nails.

"…I can't." Kaname groaned. He could scream if he had the energy, but due to Aizen's Illusions, nobody would hear him. "I actually physically can't think. Please…"

"Of course! You really are such a help to me, it would be a shame to lose you. I'll even amend our contract, so you don't get paranoid-" There was a sizzling sound and a new stroke of hot pain up Kaname's spine as Aizen did something to the wretched Bakudo. "There. No compulsions for eleven years and a day. What do you say?"

Kaname grimaced, but dropped his head. Save the energy to fight another day. "…thank you, Aizen-sama."

"Good man! Let's get you on your feet." Aizen beamed, putting his glasses back on and offering him an arm.

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He genuinely thinks that he's doing everyone a huge favor and if they don't get it it's because they're just not smart enough, but it's alright, He's a Benevolent God and they'll appreciate all his hard work the next time around :)

Aizen is a man who is FULL of joy. He loves what he does! He actively takes pleasure in it! And I think that's something that REALLY delivers in terms of sympathy AND horror for him. Who *Wouldn't* have a great time actually fixing the universe? He's a good man who enjoys doing good works, and this is the greatest work of all!

It also Delivers on the Horror when I get to write the deliciously fun scenes where Aizen is Elbows-deep in a novel War Crime and waxing poetic about how GREAT this is, or being confused why the people around him are reacting with fear. Don't you want to make everything better too?

[rainrot4me]

How would they react if reader wanted to cockwarm them 👀

Also your writing is absolutely gorgeous hello how come you’re not famous 💅

✦ . jeff the killer

He freezes at first—like his brain short-circuits and has to reboot. You say it so casually and he’s suddenly sweating bullets.

“Wait… You mean—you’re just gonna sit there? No moving? Just…?”

You nod sweetly.

His pupils blow wide. He pretends he’s unaffected, but his whole body is trembling the entire time. He’s trying so hard to play it cool, teeth clenched, fists balled, until you lean forward and kiss his neck like you’ve done nothing wrong.

“You’re evil,” he rasps. “Actual demon. I love you.”

Neither of you can hold still for more than 3 minutes.

✦ . ticci toby

Instant flustered mess. He twitches, stammers, and stares at you like you just cursed him.

“Wait, what? You wanna—like—me stay in you? But we’re…not…?”

You just hum and rest your head on his chest.

He doesn’t know what to do with himself. All that stimulation and no movement? He melts into you, his hands gripping your waist like it’s the only thing grounding him. The overstimulation rides the line between panic and pure affection.

“This is gonna kill me,” he whines. “You’re literally gonna-a kill me.”

You last 8 minutes before you both get too touchy.

✦ . eyeless jack

He pauses. Tilts his head, calculating your tone.

“You sure?” he murmurs. “That’s… intense.”

Jack sees it as sacred—bonding, not just indulgence. Once he’s convinced you’re not teasing, he folds you against his chest and lets the silence stretch. His hands move up and down your back like he’s memorizing the shape of your soul.

“Tell me when it’s too much,” he says softly. “Or not enough.”

You stay there for what feels like hours. Breathing in sync. Nothing rushed. Just…together.

Total time: 1 hour 14 minutes.

✦ . masky (tim wright)

You say it and he immediately scowls.

“Seriously? You wanna do that? You know how torturous that is?”

But the moment you climb on, he grips your hips tight. You see it in his eyes—the tension, the hunger, the way he’s dying not to move.

He growls in your ear, voice low and dangerous:

“You better enjoy this, because I’m gonna ruin you when it’s over.”

But he doesn’t push. He lets you have your silence. And the longer you stay like that, the more you feel his breathing even out… his arms slowly wrapping around you tighter than before.

You last 14 minutes before letting him take over.

✦ . hoodie (brian thomas)

He doesn’t react at first. Just blinks slowly behind the mask.

“That’s what you want?” he murmurs. “You don’t want anything else?”

You shake your head and settle in his lap. His gloved hands wrap around your thighs like a cage—steady, silent, sure. He doesn’t need to speak. His body says everything.

There’s something sacred in it. Something his.

He nestles his forehead against yours and whispers, “Then don’t go anywhere. Stay with me.”

Easily 45 minutes.

✦ . ben drowned

Your words short-circuit him. He blinks rapidly, flush creeping up his neck.

“Y-You wanna just—just sit there?? Like—no movement at all? That’s so…”

He swallows.

“Hot. Terrifying. But hot.”

He tries to play it cool, but his pixelated nerves are fried. He whines when you get comfortable, trying to stay still even though you’re being sweet.

“You’re such a menace,” he grumbles. “A persistent menace. I’m obsessed with you.”

He lasts 16 minutes before begging you to move.

✦ . laughing jack

At first? Confusion.

“Is this one of those new-age things? Some kinda weird kink challenge?”

But when you explain—no, it’s just closeness, just stillness—his grin falters.

“Oh…”

He softens, surprisingly. Like you cracked through something lonely inside him. He hums a little circus tune as you curl against him.

“I’ve never done quiet love before,” he whispers. “You’re ruining me. I love it.”

And he stays still. For you. For as long as you need.

Surprisingly, 52 minutes.

✦ . slenderman

He tilts his head, unreadable. But something shifts in the air—like gravity settling around you.

“A tether,” he says. “You wish to anchor us.”

You nod. He doesn’t move. Doesn’t ask more. Just takes you into his arms and folds his tendrils protectively around you. The act becomes something cosmic. Timeless.

He doesn’t speak again. But in the stillness, you feel it:

I am yours. And you are mine. Entirely.

We have a winner: 2 hours.

꩜ .ᐟ

[blu3-ja3]

Hi so! Here's a bit of setup for my Cursed Gotham Story... Actually good father Bruce Wayne cause I say so.

So everything is normal for Bruce's backstory, has a happy childhood blah, blah, blah, until his parents are murdered. Travels the world young and becomes Batman once back from his travels, being trained by the league of assassins and Ra's Al Ghul. He becomes the vigilante at 16, developing a non-lethal style of fighting over the next 2 years before he goes to the circus. Dick's family is murder, Bruce at 18 adopts Dick who's 7. I like the idea that Bruce is still a little new to the vigilante stuff, like he's only recently given the mantle of Batman and befriended Commissioner Gordon.

Dick is definitely still murder vengeance Robin to start, like Dick is the most feral Robin and I will always stand by that. Kid is a menace to the goons of Gotham and is absolutely horrifying, more so than Batman himself. Like maniacal laughter while bouncing around performing amazing feats of acrobatics. Nothing to flashy but the kid has a lot of energy. Bruce forms the Justice League and keeps up play-boy himbo Brucie Wayne. Also I think Bruce homeschooled for a bit until Dick was like in his early tweens then Bruce realizing Dick has no friends and has him forms the Teen Titans.

So those two stumbled around as Batman and Robin for like 8 years, Dick's 15 and Bruce is 27 when Bruce adopts Jason who's 9. Dick and Bruce have a discussion about Dick passing on the mantle of Robin and him becoming his own vigilante. Grayson gets some time to decide and Bruce even tells him he doesn't have to give up the mantle or even keep being a vigilante. They compromise and come up with the Red Robin mantle while Dick decides on his path.

Jason is killed by Joker when he's 14, Bruce(32) nearly kills Joker but Superman stops him. This is part of the reason Gothamintes dislike Supes cause wtf do you mean you're stopping him??? Anyways Dick(20) stops vigilanting to grieve his little brother and asks Bruce to stop as well. Bruce continues being Batman not stopping for a moment. Bruce has a 'public' closed casket funeral for Jason after a few months of Robin's death, claiming he's been killed by illness hence the not showing for events as the Wayne's. Gotham is grieving cause they've lost Robin to the Joker and Jason Todd - Wayne to illness.

Timothy Drake at 7 (Tim is smart it's well established) finds Dick Grayson and begs him to stop Batman or help him because he's nearly killing people. Dick is dismissive so Tim goes to Bruce himself and tries to convince him after months of murderous Batman. Bruce gives Tim the mantle of Robin and still doesn't properly address his grief. Dick with the help of Tim and Alfred convince Bruce to stop for a bit. They all agree to the conditions that they'll step in and help Gotham in his absences as Batman. Barbara Gordon(20) becomes Batgirl to help Dick as Batman and Tim is still Robin.

Bruce leaves to travel, meets Talia outside of the LoA by chance, they have a small relationship then an argument causing them to break up. Bruce is back in Gotham after a few (5-6) months of travel. Dick becomes Nightwing after handing the mantle of Batman back over to Bruce. Tim is kidnapped at 9 and turned into Joker Junior, Bruce officially adopts Tim after the Drake's give up rights not wanting to deal with Tim's recovery. Barbara is paralyzed by The Joker and Jim Gordon learns about the Wayne's. Superman yet again stops Batman and Nightwing from offing Joker, Harley Quinn willingly goes through rehabilitation at Arkham after what happened to Tim.

Barbara at 22 becomes Oracle, Selena Kyle and Bruce Wayne start their relationship. Tim takes up the mantle of Robin at 13 after a lot of recovery. Stephanie Brown is Robin during Tim's recovery. Cassandra Cane(14) becomes Black Bat when Stephanie Brown(12) becomes Batgirl after Tim becomes Robin again. Duke Thomas (13) becomes the Signal (Daytime Bat!)

Damien at 8 appears at Bruce Wayne's (40) with Talia is carrying a freshly revived Jason(22) whom she stumbled across while coming to Bruce for help. Talia explains to Bruce her father's plans to possess Damien's body. She also explains how a few months before she took her planned leave Jason kinda stubbled into the picture. Talia was nursing him back to health before Ra's just dumped him into the Lazarus pit. Now he needs to be cared for and Talia is in too much danger to help him.

Bruce takes in both boys, Damien and Jason are out for a few months as they both recover. Tim(15) is asked if he'd like to become Red Robin, while Damien becomes Robin. Tim agrees and goes on patrol with the rest of the bat family around Gotham. Jason is still recovering but helps Barbra with being the Oracle.

SO! This is my rough background for the Batfam for my Cursed Gotham story! Jason's story is the one that changed the most but there's a reason for that... I'm excited for this!

Everyone ages when we pick up in our story.

Bruce: 40

Selina: 39

Dick: 28

Jason: 22

Tim: 15

Damien: 8

Stephanie: 15

Cassandra: 16

Duke: 14

Barbra: 38

Jim: 68

Alfred: 70

Cursed Gotham Masterpost

[clydesavage-thefox147]

I don't think enough fanders are aware of this little piece of evidence, so I'm going to post about it. (Also pardon my nearly 2 months long hiatus, been mentally shitty)

Ever wondered why Janus has that pink blemish around his eye?

So, according to Joan in a past Livestream in late 2019, they confirmed that the pink was actually a scar. Yep. A scar. It makes sense since snakes and no other reptiles have that marking naturally. Apparently, it was added to make it more menacing and scary which honestly it did work at the time of his introduction, if you remember how scared people were of him then.

Initially, they weren't going to explain why he has the scar, since it would have been "too intense" to do so. To be fair, at the time it would have been, but now, do we really care how intense it could've happened? Also, I feel it's a bit messed up to make people with scars out to be intimidating, especially since that scar must've been a traumatic experience. I do think that they should go back on their statement and confirm that scar canonically in an understandable, less insulting way.

Now like I said in a previous post, I know Joan isn't much apart of the team anymore however, some of Joan's influence has still carried on in recent canon. Not to mention that Joan literally created Janus as a character. Another thing Joan did mention in their statement was that the scar..has a connection to the next side which is Orange. Which got me thinking-

Does that mean that Orange will be scarred too? Or..did Orange do it to him? Honestly, it does make sense. If you look at the pink hue enough, it does resemble that of a burn scar. Orange has been associated with that of fire.🔥

A character Janus has been connected to is Harvey Dent or Two Face due to Virgil's retort in Embarrassing Phases. According to the comics, Two Face is an ex lawyer who uses his studies in criminology and Law to commit his villainous crimes. He was chemically burned at a court trial, however some alternate versions suggest a more gruesome torture. And, it also happens to be on the same side of his body as Janus' scales and scar. This reference was made the episode right before SvS, where Janus was a lawyer. Definitely foreshadowing.

Another connection is to that of Zuko from Avatar the Last Airbender. We know Thomas loves this series and the character is notable here for having a very similar burn scar on the same eye. Coincidence? I think not!

Now, if it is answered, was it truly Orange who did it? What if it was Remus? And was it on purpose or accident? With Remus, it's more likely to be an accident but Orange we have yet to know but it's more likely purposeful. Unless, Virgil caused it and that could be something he's guilty of but who knows. I just feel bad for Janus in the sense that his snake vision must already suck and then he was nearly blinded a second time? Damn man.

But yeah..that pink is a scar..from some injury..from someone...for some reason or motive. What do you think about this?

[p0lyn3sian]

Muti slasher with a reader that loves to bake, eat, and share

But the reader is like feeding them the sweets like a baby

AAHHH, THIS REQUEST OMGGG!!! I LOVE THIS REQUEST THANKS SO MUCH ANON FOR REQUESTING THIS!!

(I think I went overboard on this one lmaoo)

Slashers: Michael, Jason, Bubba, Thomas, Billy and Stu, Billy lenz, Brahms, Carrie, Hannibal x Will, & The lost boys!

LIKES AND/OR REBLOGS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

Feeding slashers sweet treats!

Michael Myers:

This silent man actually does love when you bake something for him, especially that he has a sweet tooth! Like he'll be popping out of nowhere just to see what you are baking! And just watch you do the stuff from scratch.

If you want to share with Michael, this man will literally steal the whole damn plate just to eat the whole thing in front of your face..! Which makes you pissed every time he does that, and you would ignore whenever he tries to ask for those baked treats.

Michael does not want to be fed like a baby, he would most likely slap your hand away that's full of treats onto the floor.. Which Michael had to clean that up since he acted like a full on child for that.

Jason Voorhees:

When he found out that you would love to bake, he immediately wanted to try whatever pastries/deserts you would make! He'll also help you with whatever you need help with your baking!

Sharing these treats with Jason is like heaven to him! He loves seeing his darling making faces of how delicious your sweets are!

When you get the chance to feed these sweets to him, Jason gets really embarrassed that he's getting fed, but he's not complaining! He actually loves it when you feed him, cooing at him, and praising him for how much of a handsome boy he is!

Bubba Sawyer:

He LOVES LOVES your baking!! He'll be blubbering about how delicious your baking is, and how flaky it is when he bites into it! (His brothers are a little jealous, that their little brother has a baker that feeds him 🌚.)

When you share the new sweets you made, he'll be jumping up and down, wanting to try your new recipe! He then starts blubbering praises of how good it is, and that you should start feeding him that!

Now feeding Bubba, he's really shy but that doesn't matter, because getting fed by you and your sweets will be treating him like a baby, wanting more and more! But for you, you are so glad Bubba loves your sweets, and of course you love feeding him too! It makes both you and him happy as ever!

Thomas Hewitt:

This big burly man will be wanting to try your sweets of course! He immediately smelt the fresh apple pie, thinking that it was his mama making it, because he loves his Mama's apple pie!

When he got up there, he was surprised that you were baking! So of course he needed to try your apple pie! Once he bit into the apple pie, he was over the world! Making grunts of how good it is, and praising you with his grunts!

You then grabbed the chair and went beside Thomas, and grabbed a piece of apple pie, and tried to feed him. Which surprised him since you wanted to try feeding him, but he didn't care he just bit into it, and then he looked into your eyes, and Thomas put the piece of apple pie down from your hand and gave you a hug for how delicious your pie is!

Billy & Stu:

Now these two, especially Stu are a menace! When they found out you loved to bake, of course their big mouths wanted to try your sweets! Begging you if you are making more sweets, or making new sweets too!

Stu loves how you make your sweets by scratch and Billy loves how you make so much effort just to feed those sweets to them! So sharing your baked sweets to them, it's something that they will never forget!

When feeding them your baked treats to them, they'll be giving so much praise for how good it is, and asking you to feed them more! While feeding these two, they both have the audacity to start moaning while eating, so you gave them a smack to the head for that..

Billy Lenz:

You kind of knew Billy when you were staying with the sorority girls. Sometimes at midnight, there will be noises of clattering downstairs, so you had to investigate what was all that noise. Seeing a person opening up what's left over your baked brownies, froze still.. You then chuckle at the feeling of how you knew that the "moaner" was eating your brownies!

Wherever there's a chance during nights, you'll be baking treats for the "attic" man, because that's what you call him when he shows you where he hides most times. But he then told you his name, which made you happy that he told you his name, so of course you had to make more cookies for him!

For Billy, he doesn't like when people feed him, so getting fed by you would make him move away from you.. He just thinks that it's weird and he could just feed the treats to himself if he wanted to. Which you completely understand that if he doesn't want that, you'll have to leave him be.

Brahms Heelshire:

Brahms has been bugging you for the past few hours to make him treats! Which made him pissed that you will be fully ignoring him, so the only way to get your attention, is by acting like a full on child..

He'll be full on child mode, making messes, yelling, and crying. Hearing him being like a grown man child is something that you really hate, and you gave in and started baking a batch of treats for him.

After baking those treats for him, he'll be forcing you to hand feed them to him, because he wants to be a big baby. You had to tell him to say 'please' after what he wanted, and he said it, just so you could feed him.. But seriously he loves you so much, and he wouldn't know what to do without you and your baking!

Carrie White:

You loved to bake too? So does Carrie! Both you and Carrie will be making batches of whatever treats you guys like! Carrie loves how you make anything with chocolate, and you love her cakes that she likes to bake!

Sharing recipes with Carrie is always fun! Both you and her will be trying out new recipes with each other, and taste test them! Carrie's favorite recipe from you is the brownies, but with melted chocolate inside! As for you, you like her baked cakes! She makes so many and they're all so good, which you couldn't pick but whichever you like that's your favorite cake from her!

You and Carrie love sharing food too! Which isn't weird for the both of you since you've been sharing food since you guys were little! So you both love making "Here comes the airplane" or anything else than that, while feeding each other! Which makes it funny while eating, and just laughter filled in the air!

Hannibal & Will:

These two love your baking! They both praise and coo at you for making these delicious treats for them! For Will, he will give you cuddles for making the treats and for Hannibal, he'll be cooking your favorite dish/food for making the treats too!

Sharing your baked treats to them, makes them fall in love with you more! These two will be giving you love for making these treats for them, they'll also do everything for you too! They're really helpful after giving them your baked treats!

Will kinda does want to be fed by you, but for Hannibal he doesn't want to since he's a clean man, but he would most likely feed you though.. but they both love you very much just for feeding them your baked treats!

The Lost Boys (David, Dwayne, Paul & Marko):

Feeding these vampires is something you kinda hate but also love at the same time! They love your baked treats a lot, (maybe too much) because they'll be bugging you to make more and more! And if they want more, that means your money will be gone within a week..

They love you so much for sharing your baked treats! Even though they know that you are running out of money for baking these treats for them, the only way these vampires will do is steal money of course, just for you to make more..!

They love to be fed by you, especially Paul and Marko, but for David and Dwayne it might take some time for these two. But over all they love you so much, that they will literally make them feed your baked treats over and over again (Even if your broke 🌚).

[ravenwalkerx]

What if the boo squad went on a silly little beach day headcanons 🙏🙏

Beach day with The Ghosts headcanons :3

• David "Hesh" Walker

- he would go swimming

- if they brought Riley with them, he would bring a ball to toss to him and play with him

- he would be a menace, splashing everyone who got in the water with him (if anyone does, knowing what hes up to)

- splashes everyone but curses out anyone who splashes salty water in his eyes

- eats all the food they brought for the beach

• Keegan P. Russ

- Sergeant grumpy

- originally didnt wanna come but gave in anyway

- refuses to go in the water despite Hesh trying to convince him

- silently judging but actually trying not to laugh at something stupid that Merrick says

- prefers sitting in the sun and just watching everyone have fun, but might go for a swim if hes in a good mood

• Logan Walker

- mostly goofing off with his brother

- for everything hes been through, seems happier than he has in a while

- somehow gets Riley to go in the water with him, resulting in an angry Hesh for having to drive a smelly dog back home

- tries (and ultimately fails) to get Keegan to go for a swim

-helps Hesh finish the snacks

• Thomas A. Merrick

- cracking jokes the whole time

- sits on the sand with Keegan, claiming hes keeping him company but really doesnt wanna get splashed in the face by Logan and Hesh

- makes sure no one gets hurt

- occasionally tosses a treat to Riley

• Kick

- fiddling with a camera he brought so he could take photos

- catches everyone in an awkward position (yes, the photos will be in the groupchat later)

- probably had a few beers too many

- would go swimming but get out shortly after cause the water is too cold

- complains about the snacks being gone

• Elias T. "Scarecrow" Walker

- falls asleep in the sun and gets sunburnt

- tells everyone to put on sunscreen but doesnt actually put it on himself

- gets woken up by a wet Riley licking his face

- also takes photos, but actually tries to make them look decent

- dad jokes.

[miraculouslbcnreactions]

This thoughts still cooking, so it might not make sense, but I think Thomas (Tomas?) Astruc is a very good case study on how being too attached to your own ideas can hinder your story telling.

I don't mean this in a "Thomas's original idea for the series was bad", but rather that he seems so attached to this concept that he can't stand other people having a differing view from him.

Chloe's the titular example here. Some people thought she deserved a redemption arc, and instead of just saying "nah, I don't think so" and continuing to write her the same way he had been, he had to prove them wrong, prove that his idea was the only correct one, and so turned her into the spawn of Satan and let her rule over Paris for some reason.

Instead of making Marinette less stalker-y, he wrote an entire episode poorly justifying it. And, imao, somewhat diminishing what PTSD actually is and does to people.

I'm not saying he has to make any change (though I think making Marinette less stalker-y would be a good change), but instead of 1.) sticking to his resolve or 2.) taking the criticism, he clung dearly onto this perception of his characters and his writing suffered because of how much he had to twist things to "prove" that his original assertions were right. And also that everyone who disagreed with him was wrong and didn't understand

idk if that makes sense, but the concepts been lingering in my head recently

It makes perfect sense! I've had similar thoughts. It's hard to say for sure, but Miraculous may be a case study in "kill your darlings". I'm not deep into the behind-the-scenes lore and I was not here in the early fandom, but I do know that, at some point, a much darker version of the show was pitched. That's why these exist (image source):

[Image description: two sketches styled like comic book covers. Both have the title "The Mini Menace Ladybug". The left cover shows Marinette's silhouette in a doorway. The door's glass and the glass of a nearby window are broken. In the foreground lies a hand holding a ladybug charm. The hand is limp and surrounded by blood, implying that someone is injured or dead. The right cover is Ladybug doing a spinning kick while looking angry.]

We also have this evidence of the darker original concept:

Jeremy Zag then proposed another project... which he was unable to sell to broadcasters... the project was called "Ladybug". No one was interested, as the project was aimed more at an adult audience... Sébastien had to make sure that the project could be broadcast on Disney and TF1.... Thomas wanted to make a series for adults, but at the time, it was very complicated to make a cartoon for adults. What's more, they didn't have enough money to take on such a project. Sébastien finally agreed, but there were some changes to be made, which Thomas accepted... In the end, Thomas Astruc's entire project was discarded, leaving only the love story between the two heroes and the city of Paris, where the story was to take place.

I've been aware of this darker origin story for a while due to Tumblr and, because of this knowledge, I have often had the thought, "are the writers trying to sneak elements from this darker version into canon?" Because that's the most likely explanation for what's going on here.

If I'm right, then I think that was a terrible move on their parts. They needed to let go of the story that they couldn't sell and embrace the story that they're being allowed to tell. It's why "kill you darlings" is such good advice. Many good stories have been ruined by writers clinging to an idea that ultimately doesn't work for some reason.

It's why the sitcom How I Met Your Mother has such a universally hated ending. The show was originally supposed to go for two seasons and so they wrote an ending that would fit the second season. The show ended up running for nine seasons and, by then, the ending didn't fit, but the writers kept it and left everyone with a bad taste in their mouths, which is not what any writer wants. That's why you have to do what's best for the story even if it means abandoning something that you really love.

This early version of canon may also be why the writers are so obsessed with Marinette. My understanding is that this concept had her mainly acting as a solo hero and, oh look! What is one of canon's biggest problems? Marinette being treated like a solo hero even though she has a partner and, later on, a team!

Not saying that this theory has to be true, just saying that it would explain some things. And if they're poisoning canon by trying to include elements from their darker original? Then it makes sense to assume that they're also doing it for smaller stuff. Like I'm pretty sure I've read that the head writer wanted Chat Blanc to be a lot darker originally, but no one would green light it, so we got an incredibly lackluster episode that spat in the face of the genres Miraculous' is trying to be part of while also falling to have the sort of impact we'd expect from an episode like that. It's a good example of a darling that really should have been killed. It just doesn't fit.

(Totally unrelated sidenote, but is your blog name from Tangled? Because that's what I immediately thought of and it made me smile!)

[deadsetobsessions]

Batfam as characters in one of those manhwas if they each got killed and transmigrated (by themselves, there is no shipping in this post):

Alfred

The Head Butler

The hidden veteran

The grandfather with a lot of money

Bruce Wayne

Tired Dad of the Villainess (bc let’s be real he’s got a pretty decent track record of making sure his kids don’t turn into outright war criminals)

Father of the male lead

Maybe the cold northern duke but this man would not be falling in love with anyone tbh

Dick Grayson

Male lead frfr

The villainess

Older brother of the villainess (he’s damn versatile)

Tragic second lead is also a good contender but only

Knight Captain of the empire or whatever but only bc Dick was a cop once

Wise mentor/friend (who’s probably an immortal)

Crown prince in disguise

Barbara Gordon

Master of the magic tower

Merchant guild leader

Spy network owner

King maker

Shadow ruler

A crown Princess, but only bc Barbara Gordon’s letting whoever the king/queen is remain in charge so she doesn’t have to deal with the annoying courtiers

Cassandra Cain

The OG female lead

The OP SAINTESS (the good ones)

THE LOVE INTEREST (bc I have a major crush on her kickassery)

The villainess’ royal ally/friend bc Cassandra deserves to be treated like royalty dammit

Crown Princess that had to take over the kingdom bc her parents sucked at their job

Aura Master who’s underestimated bc she’s small

Magician of the tower, second in command

Information Broker, maybe

Jason Todd

The villainess (good route OR bad route)

The mercenary king

The dragon slayer

The male lead that’s probably a red flag but he’s hot and totally respectful of the love interest so you just kind of poof the homicide away. What murder?

Crown Prince that raises the education levels of the kingdom

Tim Drake

The villainess. Like. THE villainess. War crimes for the good of the people? Yes.

The villainess that takes over the kingdom and overthrows her shitty king-father

Revolutionary co-leader

Prolly opens coffee franchises to make hella bank

Spy network owner?

That one male lead with the super tragic background but is also like committing crimes to help his kingdom or something

The Sleeping Beauty Prince

Stephanie Brown

CROWN PRINCESS

The villainess that was neglected but turns everyone to her side but the end of the manhwa

Revolutionary Queen

Mercenary Queen

Aura Master/Sword Master

Legendary mage or the tower (Steph would be a menace with magic let’s be real)

Salon Owner

Duke Thomas

The main lead who is seen escaping the palace guards in the first two episodes/chapters

Roguish Crown Prince (full of respect women juice obv.)

Rebellion leader who used to be the king’s trusted knight in shiny armor

Mercenary King

Damian Wayne

Sword master, genius prince of the kingdom

Beast tamer

Dragon warrior (let’s be real, Damian would lose it over having an actual dragons)

Serious Crown Prince (with kennels of “hunting dogs” that we all know is there for him to cuddle)

Cold Northern Duke but he’s cold frfr bc his family isn’t with him

Former assassin turned Duke of the east or something

The famous painter

Alternatively, they all say “fuck it, I don’t fuck with monarchies” and start a revolution.

I wrote this pretty late so it might be off lmfao

[cinnamonest]

As opposed to calling one the boys boring.. imagine them catching you laughing at one of their jokes..

You either tried to hide it behind your hand, or were horribly trying to keep calm, but they catch you regardless. Personalities like Kaeya and Childe would end up teasing you afterwards.

“C’mon you’re not even hiding it well.” But then they can’t get enough of that irresistible smile of yours. The quirks of your lips, and the crinkle of your eyes squinting as you smiled.

They WOULD, Childe and Kaeya would be the biggest menaces about it -- but then again you also have ones like Kazuha/Thoma/Kaveh that get all excited because it's such a positive reaction when you've been so mean up until now. And then the dense boys like Diluc/Xiao/Alhaitham who don't actually realize how what they said was so funny and now they're getting upset because why are you laughing at him, stop that...

Anyway tfw the worst guy you’ve ever known just said the funniest thing you’ve ever heard and now you gotta sit there and pretend like you’re not about to lose it

[a-small-batch-of-dragons]

This Is Why I Left The Dark Sides

Hello! I hope you’re having a good spring :D I have a request for you if you’re interested! I had the really silly idea for a crack Sanders Sides fic where Virgil experiences a minor inconvenience and goes, “this is why I left the dark sides.” He, Janus, and Remus are on good enough terms that they actually find it pretty funny, and it becomes a catchphrase. Even the light sides start to say it. This is all well and good until Patton accidentally says it in front of C!Thomas, who has a mini-crisis, because what do you MEAN his Morality used to be a dark side?!! – anon

maybe it's bc i'm a science major but i would like to see a fic where logan undertakes experiments with a relatively lax view on lab safety to the point where even remus is concerned. just some lightheated fun if you wanna do that – anon

Read on Ao3

Warnings: none

Pairings: none

Word Count: 854

The origin, perpetration, and downfall of the funniest inside joke the Sides have ever had.

It starts out pretty reasonably. Virgil walks into the living room carrying his cup of coffee, his phone, one side of his headphones pulled back so he can hear what's going on, and stops short. Janus is suspended from the ceiling by some manner of not-a-bear-trap, bungee cords, and what looks like ectoplasm. His head is entirely backwards like he's trying to recreate The Exorcist and he's talking normally. Remus is on the couch with three extra limbs, a sawed-off shotgun propped against his shoulder, and a half-feral wolf cub in his lap that he's feeding chopped bits of something that Virgil's not even going to try to name. And he's also talking normally.

Both of them pause, look at Virgil, offer some greeting, and then go right back to talking like this is normal.

"This is why I left the Dark Sides."

And so it goes. Increasingly unhinged shit? Glad he left the Dark Sides. Remus leaves an eyeball in his coffee? This is why he left, dude. Janus wakes him up with three extra hands pulling his blankets off? This is why. Then there are, you know, the actual reasons that he left, like the fact that Remus always leaves the shower on cold when he's done, Janus just fully takes the honey after he's put it in his tea and doesn't bring it back, both of them just eat on the couch and then don't pay attention to crumbs…all valid reasons why he doesn't live with them anymore.

Then Janus starts saying it as a joke when Virgil sighs a little too loudly or when Remus sets off his bear trap again. The problem with Janus saying things sarcastically is that there's only so much that he can do before it starts being a little bit sincere.

The day Janus says it when Virgil and Remus are being too loud during a movie is something Virgil's never letting him live down.

Remus, of course, just jumps on anything that'll piss him off a little too much. So now it's like he'll open a door and hear Remus like he's a broken record. Why I left the Dark Sides, why I left the Dark Side—Virgil ends up slamming him with a pillow over and over again saying this! This is why I left the Dark Sides, you fucking menace!

Remus is cackling too hard to actually fight back, which is great, and then Janus shows up to see feathers flying and then he says it and they all end up collapsed on the floor, practically crying laughing.

When it gets over to the Light Sides, it just gets funnier. Now Logan's looking at him with a deadpan expression and saying this is why I left the Dark Sides as Remus gnaws on his shoulder and Janus does a full spit-take. Remus clubs Roman upside the head and he just glares at him and says this is why I left the Dark Sides and Remus collapses from laughing so Roman can chuck him into the lake. Patton looks Janus dead in the eyes and says this is why I left the Dark Sides with all the exhaustion of a divorced spouse and Remus swears Janus almost fell to his knees. Logan decides to do experiments with acid without any protective gear and Remus about has a heart attack before mumbling this is why you left the Dark Sides, so I couldn't smack you and tell you that you're being an idiot. It's the best joke they've ever had and they're all in on it.

Then Patton accidentally says it in front of Thomas and the poor man's face…

"No, no, it's a joke—"

"I thought you said it wasn't a thing! There wasn't a—Patton used to be a Dark Side?"

"No—"

"Yes," Janus deadpans, "obviously."

"What?"

"Not helping, Janus—no, it's just a joke, Thomas, he's not being serious—"

"It's just a thing that Virgil started saying and now—"

"And now he's spilling that everyone used to be a Dark Side?"

"What—no, Thomas, it's just a joke!"

Roman pinches the bridge of his nose. "See, and this is why—"

"Roman? You too?"

"Joke, Thomas! Just a joke!"

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[the-crooked-library]

Questions: If Orlok wanted Ellen to come to him willingly, why did he threaten Thomas' life if she didn't? A lot of people say it's coercion. Also, I know you said that Ellen wasn't afraid of Orlok and that they see each other as equals, but during that scene where he said that Thomas would perish by his hands, she looked pretty terrified. She was even trembling. Also, do you know why he was choking her at the beginning of the movie? I'm assuming he maybe wanted her dead (maybe???) but why? I thought he loved / wanted her? Was that supposed to be their first time meeting? Finally, did you enjoy the 90's Bram Stoker's Dracula movie? A lot of people say it's not faithful to the book Dracula, but I still think it's a good film regardless. (I have not read the book, btw)

okay i'll try to answer this as efficiently as possible, so here we go:

In regards to Orlok's threats, there are three things that are true simultaneously -

1) yes, it's coercive. he's a gothic villain, and more specifically a vampire who used to be a warlord. this sort of thing is only to be expected; messy power dynamics are the bread and butter of the gothic genre, and warlords are not good people

2) this is a Baby It's Cold Outside situation. society expects Ellen to be a good girl - and as such, she cannot join Orlok, or indulge her paranormal nature, without a solid pretext (which he provides in form of a threat). in this, it can be surmised that she is in on it; hence the lilac perfume in the locket.

3) the relationship between Ellen and Orlok is heavily metaphorical. think Hannibal (or Interview With the Vampire, or The Witch, or I Saw the TV Glow, or so on and so forth). we're working on the wire-thin line between horror of transformation and horror of the familiar. to leave behind a socially acceptable existence for the sake of a life you truly want to lead is terrifying - it is a form of death, a betrayal of all those who love a false image of you, it is uncertain and violent. however, at the same time, conformity is also fundamentally a form of violence; Ellen's survival in the human world is shaped by socially acceptable coercion, because the emotional and financial support of her friends and husband are all heavily conditional. she is loved, as long as she is not herself. the point is that whether she joins him or not, she will be afraid; but that doesn't change the fact that Orlok, who is symbolic of everything that goes against established social norms, is menacing. he is a physical manifestation of her fear and her desire, both.

in regards to the choking -

it is the first time Ellen and Orlok meet visually, yes. it is quite clear that they had been talking prior to that, but this is the first time she actually sees him.

the whole thing's a metaphor for puberty and repressed/demonized sexual urges. there is, naturally, a sexual assault angle to explore as well; but, considering that she summoned him, that the psychic aspect of her already existed before him, and that she is drawn to the lilacs instead of being triggered by them, I personally believe it is far more complicated than that.

Ellen's father keeps her locked in the house, entirely isolated due to her condition (what appears to be a double whammy of autism + psychic powers), under the assumption that she is, somehow, unclean and sinful - at the critical age when most girls of her status would've actually been coming out and joining their society. so, yes, of course the manifestation of her desire is monstrous. of course he frightens her, of course he is an entirely inappropriate suitor, of course he is violent. she wants, desperately, to be free and to be loved, but she cannot be; and so he - who is her sexual desire, her repression, her melancholy - is choking her.

i'll add a few links to longer posts i've made on the subject:

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in regards to the 1992 Dracula adaptation -

hoo boy. if you enjoyed the movie, i am the wrong person to ask about it. if that movie doesn't have any haters, check the news, bc the Vulcans have arrived and I've joined Starfleet. as much as i can appreciate vivid colour control and a solid aesthetic, there is just too much about it that, frankly, infuriates me; and i must specify here that it's not even necessarily driven by inaccuracies themselves, as much as it is by the nature of these inaccuracies.

in order:

1) Despite the name, it is not Bram Stoker's Dracula. i am usually relatively lenient with accuracy, as long as the spirit of the original story is preserved (e.g. Pride and Prejudice 2005). in this case, i am even willing to accept some deviations from the source material under the pretext of this whole thing being an adaptation of the 1931 Dracula, which borrows heavily from Murnau's 1922 Nosferatu as far as psychic vampire romances/obsessions are concerned; but if it is a creative successor to the 1931 Universal film, don't call it Bram Stoker's Dracula, because it is quite obviously NOT that. it's false pretenses.

2) this movie somehow manages to be more Orientalist than the original novel, which i do not appreciate.

3) Coppola's treatment of Lucy is utterly atrocious. it's painfully clear that he interprets her flirtatiousness as a justification to reduce her to an object of sexual desire and little else (despite her having had emotional relationships with all three of her suitors, who then banded together to try to save her - by giving their own blood, in a time when such a procedure was extremely experimental - and then avenge her after her death). as the story develops, Coppola's approach borders on victim blaming. how the fuck does a film from 1992 manage to be more misogynistic than a novel from 1897?..

4) Jonathan Harker needs to be more unhinged, Van Helsing needs to be kinder, Mina needs to be more practical, Dracula needs to be more of a fuckboy, and every single character needs to be more bisexual. it's Dracula and all we got was a male-gazey Mina/Lucy kiss.

5) actually all the overarching themes in that film are cheapened in favour of a frankly boring Dracumina romance. there should be no vanilla ascending to the heavens for Dracula. he does not repent, does not regret anything he's ever done. his self-centred hedonism is literally the core of his character, he is the representation of every destructive, selfish indulgence that normally remains repressed, especially in 1890s Britain; that is the reason he presents a fascination for Jonathan, that is the reason he is dangerous, that is the reason he can never truly experience the sort of devotion that is shared between the Harkers, or Lucy and her suitors, etc etc. Within the narrative and thematic contexts of Dracula, love is self-sacrifice - the one thing he will never do.

6) that is not how impaling works. impaling is a method of execution. you do it after a battle, not during - that opening scene was the equivalent of rolling out hundreds of guillotines onto the battlefield, who fucking does that?? also if you do it through someone's chest, that's just a stabbing. impaling goes through the ass, out the mouth. but nooo the butt stuff is too freaky for Hollywood

all in all, it's a well-structured film with a cohesive and striking aesthetic, but underneath that, it's just proper dogshit, yknow?.. Avengers: Engdame level stuff. Starts out strong, and then the more you think about it, the worse it gets.

[rainrot4me]

On a scale of 1-10, how attractive do the creeps think they are and why?

✦ . jeff the killer

What he thinks: 10/10. No contest.

“I’m literally unforgettable. People scream when they see me, so yeah—I’m kind of iconic.”

Jeff’s ego is built on chaos and fear. He thinks his scars are badass and assumes people are too stunned by his vibe to resist him.

Actual rating: 4.5/10

There’s a rugged, danger-attracts-curiosity vibe going on. Objectively, he’s unsettling—but in that feral pretty-boy you can’t stop thinking about kind of way. His sharp grin? Dangerous. Hot? Unfortunately, yes.

But don’t mistake it for not being absolutely terrifying. He’s still a horror to behold.

✦ . ticci toby

What he thinks: 4/10. Doesn’t see himself as attractive at all.

“I’m a-all twitchy and broken. Who’d be into this?”

He avoids mirrors and assumes his trauma is too loud to be seen past.

Actual rating: 8.5/10

Brooding? Check. Messy curls, soft brown eyes, mysterious energy, and unintentional puppy-dog appeal? Double check. People love a fixer-upper.

✦ . eyeless jack

What he thinks: 6/10. Not hideous, but assumes the lack of eyes ruins it.

“I’ve seen prettier corpses.”

He’s self-deprecating but not insecure—he just genuinely doesn’t care about appearance anymore.

Actual rating: 9/10

Low, growly voice, perfect posture, sharp jaw, lean build. Mysterious, intelligent, with presence. If he took the mask off? Devastating. Despite his thoughts, the lack of eyes just add something.

✦ . masky (tim wright)

What he thinks: 5/10. Doesn’t believe he deserves to be called attractive.

“I’ve done too many bad things to look good doing them.”

He’s way too consumed by guilt and duty to think of himself that way.

Actual rating: 8.5/10

Gruff, quiet, built like a brick wall. Grimy clothes, cigarette between his fingers, a low grunt instead of small talk? Yeah. Very crush-worthy. Even hotter when he softens (rare). Maintenance-man energy.

✦ . hoodie (brian thomas)

What he thinks: 7/10. Quiet confidence.

“I clean up nice. I’ve got… presence.”

He knows he’s got something going for him, but doesn’t speak on it much.

Actual rating: 9/10

That cool, unreadable menace? The soft curls hidden under the hood? The way he stares like he’s already reading your sins? Devastating. And when he smirks? Game over.

✦ . kate the chaser

What she thinks: 5/10. Not something to gawk at.

“I’m not the kind of pretty people remember. I’m the kind they survive.”

She’s never seen herself as soft or beautiful—just efficient, lethal, forgettable.

Actual rating: 9.2/10

Sunken eyes, blunt jaw, a quiet fury behind every glance. Her look says “I’ve seen things” and her walk says “don’t test me.” She doesn’t need to dress up to be devastating—she just is.

✦ . ben drowned

What he thinks: 9.5/10. Full delusion.

“I’m literally perfect. I’ve got gamer hair and red eyes. Bitches love red eyes.”

He thinks he’s an internet sex symbol and you’re lucky to even see him glitch.

Actual rating: 7/10

He’s attractive in a digital cryptid meets grunge skater boy kind of way. But he’s also a gremlin. Doesn’t shower regularly and says things like “you up?” at 2:48am. Still hot though.

✦ . clockwork

What she thinks: 6.5/10. She’s aware she’s intimidating but doesn’t think of herself as beautiful.

“People don’t flirt with me. They flinch.”

She equates desirability with softness, so she thinks she doesn’t qualify.

Actual rating: 9/10

Sharp features, chaotic energy, eyeliner so dark it looks like war paint, and confidence that radiates off her in waves? Unstoppable. She’s got big “don’t fuck with me unless you want to really fuck with me” energy.

✦ . laughing jack

What he thinks: 12/10. People love a showman.

“Why wouldn’t they love me? I’m colorful, unpredictable, flexible…”

He’s convinced he’s irresistible because he’s impossible to ignore.

Actual rating: ??/10

He defies the scale. He’s not conventionally attractive, but he’s hypnotic—terrifying, magnetic, and oddly graceful. People are either repulsed or obsessed. Sometimes both.

✦ . slenderman

What he thinks: Irrelevant/10. Don’t waste his time.

“My appearance is beneath discussion. Power is what matters.”

He genuinely doesn’t consider himself in those terms. His presence is designed to unnerve, not allure.

Actual rating: 8/10

Tall, statuesque, commanding. He moves with eerie elegance and his suits are always immaculate. He doesn’t try to be attractive—but that cold, unknowable composure? Intriguing. Dangerous. And yeah, hot.

꩜ .ᐟ

[cerenemuxse]

UNLEASHED TO THE WILDERNESS THEY SHALL BE

all of the pups when they were just baby loaves!!! (1-week old) 💙

notes under cut :3

*color coded names aren't final!

general notes on pups (baby drafters)

born completely grey. do not inherit parents' livery colors. only color inherited is eye color!

cannot shift until they're 2 years old. become adults at 4 years old

cannot eat hard solids so the best for them is mushed fruit or veggies with coal

Edward and James' triplets (image 1)

Bunch of menaces when they were little. Bold of you to assume they didn't pick up on Edward's seagull tendencies to "borrow" their crews' lunches.

Clyde (top first) is the oldest of the three yet she turned out to be the more rambunctious of the triplets as she got older. She's a 0-4-0 saddle tank, inheriting the saddle tank part from her only grandmama (aka James' mama), who was a 0-6-0 saddle tank. Just her appearance alone, she stood out as the "runt," even though she's healthy and fine, and its affected her since. She feels the need to prove that she's just as capable as her younger siblings are. When she was younger, whenever she got upset, she resorted to hiding underneath her parents. Wren and Lily Anne try to cheer her up but Edward or James will intervene if they notice that Clyde isn't having it today. While not illustrated, please know that she actually sleeps like this:

Wren (middle second) is the middle child. The calmest of the three. He's a 4-4-0. This was by complete accident (in character design) but he ended up looking like the goof from Edward and Gordon. Wren just kinda exists and he prefers it that way. Will get loud if he needs to say something or someone's picking on his loved ones.

Lily Anne (bottom third) is the youngest of the three. Very-reminiscent of Edward before he showed up to the NWR. Edward is doing his best to steer her in a better direction. It seems to be working. Best friends with Jules.

Thomas, Ryan, and Ashima's twins (image 2)

They're surprisingly some of the lesser rambunctious ones. They're not exactly twins, as in, same litter but different second parent. However, they do get along with all three parents (and each other)! And the trio treat their kids as their own. Both were also born in India, hence the Ashima situation (whether to sell her or not, which, yes, she was.).

Ryan is the father of Rupa (first, left). She's confident like her mom but she lets it get to her head. She also struggled to express herself through facial expressions, picking up the same problem from Ryan. Verbally, she is able to express herself.

Thomas is the father of Nadin (second, right, the one on his back).He's a bit of a grump and struggles to express his emotions in general. He tends to stick with his parents. Very momma's boy and daddy's boy. Both get along with the other pups just fine, except for Clyde. Clyde likes being around them but Rupa and Nadin don't. This is because Clyde accidentally scared the twins when they were babies (Rupa and Nadin are the 2nd youngest of all the pups [so far]).

Gordon and Rebecca's twins (image 3)

Mae (first, left) is a sassy little prideful girl. Pouts a lot. Still reliable. She's the pup that got the most attached to their parents. She specifically attaches to Rebecca the most. Not that she hates Gordon. She loves both her parents but Rebecca just seems more... "approachable." Gordon's a great dad. please trust. Mae just prefers to avoid scolding as much as possible.

Jules (second, right) seems all nice and shit but he's secretly a menace. Likes to joke around and play a couple pranks. Does have to get some sense knocked into him. When that happens, he gets REALLY quiet. Best friends with Lily Anne. Despite Jules' personality, Lily Anne is the "HE ASKED FOR NO PICKLES" to Jules. :3 Does often butt head's with his dad but they make-up after like- an hour.

Duck and Donald's triplets (image 4)

Deborah "Debbie" (first, left) is the serious but playful. She knows when work and play should happen. She likes to banter and tease but is super selective with who. Its usually reserved with her closest friends. Otherwise, she stays quiet.

Dorian "Dory" (middle) took on more from Duck than he and Donald thought. Always do the right thing, no nonsense, but turn it up to the max. He is not up for games. They're not "proper." Problem is that he's stubborn as hell so its hard for Donald and Duck to guide him, help him be more open. He gets really focused on his jobs, completely zoning out. He's not completely antisocial but the vibes are there.

Dustin "Dusty" (last, third) has a problem with zoning out for the wrong reasons. He tries doing his jobs as best he can but once he hears about something, he gets derailed, both methaporically and (sometimes) literally. Best way to describe him is that his thoughts get a little too real (in a good way). Creative little guy! He's the most approachable of the three as Debbie can come off as overbearing and Dory can come off as antisocial.

Jacqueline (OC) x Rosie's little boy (image 5)

Brendon takes more on Jacqueline. For context, Jacqueline is ambitious but in a calm way, as opposed to Rosie's hyper ambitious personality. Both want to prove themselves but Jacqueline is more prone to that! However, Brendon took Rosie's lower tendency to prove herself capable. He's a tank engine! I just forgot the "T" in the wheel config note. lul

feel free to ask me about them! i got more >:3

[dotkmdj]

Halfway through BSD season 2 and SPOILERS

I now remember why I dropped it all those ~7 years ago

Past me was going "wtf why did this become so gloomy and dark? where's my wacky detectives?"

So my dumb younger self dropped it before Oda's episode arc was even finished

But now I'm like I love this episode run. I need more of this. I love my detective hijinks but yeah. More of this kind of stuff

Oda's end was very slightly predictable but it still gave me all kinds of feelings 🥺😢

I wanna hug and comfort Dazai. Gonna squish you, my crazy depressed menace

It's crazy how different you can view media and other stuff with time and age lol

Akutagawa is pretty OP but he's giving sad boy vibes. WTF did you do to him Dazai?

Or was it not you? IDK. I'm refraining from picking up the mangas and light novels because my TBR is already too long 🫠

Atsushi is still kinda baby girl but him and Kyouka are kinda cute

When will the sibling shit die down. Ugh

Chuya's ability involves gravity!!!

Sooooo ... their song is Defying Gravity, yeah? Hahaha

Kunikida you are still my beloved number two

Priest! Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter! 😭🤣

Will Thomas Hardy and his Tess show up? More moral judgement shit

If Lovecraft can appear, can my beloved sir Terry Pratchett also appear? Is he considered big name, classic enough???

But do I actually want him to appear?

IDK. But I guess I really am into the whole authors as characters thing hahaha

In conclusion, I love this show 😆

[mzminola]

I have my music in alphabetical order by song title when I go on walks (it provides more of a shuffle-feeling experience than the actual shuffle function) which meant I was hit by three songs in a row that gave me Bat team feels:

Halsey, Control, Bruce.

Florence & the Machine, Cosmic Love, Batman & Robin,

OneRepublic, Counting Stars, Jason.

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Control: oh boy does this work well for Bruce and his many created personas. I'm bigger than my body, Bruce -> donning Batsuit -> Batman standing in Gotham, dwarfed by it but also representing it. Damn right Bruce is bigger than his body.

I'm meaner than my demons, well we just need a pan over or flash-shuffle through ever Rogue, and the way Bruce specifically designed Batman to be a figure that evokes fear.

I'm colder than this home, ouch.

I'm well acquainted with villains that live in my bed. Hi every single love interest of dubious morality Bruce has ever had.

I've grown familiar with villains that live in my head. Oh NOW we're cooking. Hi Zur, hi Failsafe, hi every single alternate universe evil Batman. And this leads so, so well to, The kids cry out please stop you're scaring me, I can't help this awful energy.

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Counting Stars: feels like a mash-up of different eras in Jason's life. No more counting dollars, now we're counting stars, is great for the switch from stealing the Batmobile tires to being Robin. A lot of this works for his Robin era!

I've been losing sleep, dreaming about the things that we could be, is Jason's entire life. The yearning, the constant second guessing.

I feel something so right doing the wrong thing / And I feel something so wrong doing the right thing, is perfect for the most fun eras of Red Hood shenanigans. Especially Under the Red Hood, he is having too much fun being an absolute menace.

But oddly enough, Everything that kills me makes me feel alive, and everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly, really DON'T work for post-resurrection Jason. He does not have this attitude! Anything that reminds him of his death makes him depressed and scared, it does NOT fill him with energy. I could see street kid era & Robin era Jason saying those lines, but once he has actual experience with death, and drowning in the Lazarus Pit, it stops fitting.

Sink in the river the lessons I've learned, this whole section could be a montage of his Lost Days training era.

I feel your love, and I feel it burn / Hope is a four letter word. Jason your relationship with Bruce is soooooo messed up. Perfect.

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Cosmic Love: this is the one that really got me, and honestly the one you could make a music vid out of, since the key elements have all been in live action or animation. The other songs mostly rely on the comics. Could be Bruce & all first three Robins (the orphans) but I think it would work best focused on Bruce & Dick.

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out, Martha & Thomas in that alley.

No dawn, no day, John & Mary broken on the sand.

And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat / I tried to find the sound / But then it stopped / and I was in the darkness, all of these Lost Boys searching for parents they will never get back.

And so darkness I became, is all of the Bats, all of them.

You left me in the dark / I'm always in this twilight, could work for Bruce & Dick being left behind by their parents' deaths. It could also work for how Bruce makes the Robins feel. In the shadow of your heart, oh yes that works with Dick in Bruce's shadow, and in Batman wrapping his cape around Robin.

I took the stars from my eyes, and then I made a map And knew that somehow I could find my way back Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too So I stayed in the darkness with you

This is Dick becoming Robin, setting out to avenge his parents and never setting the mantle down again (this is Tim, setting out to convince Nightwing to come back). This is Dick always returning to Bruce, no matter why he left.

This is Batman & Robin, partners. I stayed in the darkness with you.