#anyways tangent over from explaining the situation

[pespillo]

they did say the easiest way thru a guy´s heart is thru the stomach

[tyunningism]

Campus Sweetheart !!

── .✦ pairing: c.sb + k.th

Transitioning from your uni dorm as a first year is all over the place, watching your card depleting itself of its last dimes and being fired from your only job is the last thing you'd hope for. Don't worry though, it just so happens to reach your ears that there's a flat looking for a new roommate for a hell of a deal. ♡︎

╰┈➤MDNI - NSFW content ahead...

..in simple words.. ʀᴏᴏᴍᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴀᴇʜʏᴜɴ x ꜰᴇᴍ!ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ x ʀᴏᴏᴍᴍᴀᴛᴇ ꜱᴏᴏʙɪɴ

ᝰ.ᐟ wc - 4.6k words

part 2? Read here !!

mentions!! and warnings!! - Smut , alcohol consumption + partying, slight dubcon( both reader and soobin are slightly drunk)if you squint..., corruption kink, slight dacryphilia, exhibitionism, hickeys, slight voyeurism, dry humping, perv!soobin, reader is a virgin, bunch of filth you get the idea, minor rest of txt mentions. This first part is centred around soobin and reader, part 2 will revolve around tyun xx

tyunningism's note: first fic i've decided to post, went on a big tangent to write about this duo and will never live it down xoxo unedited so might have typos etc.

You've never been more screwed in your 19 years of living..like ever. It just so happened to be that the moment you were fired from some shitty overpriced clothing store across campus which was 'overstaffed', the girls' dorm board were now chasing you up to pay rent! (which is overly expensive as well and can't be paid off now that you're sacked...). You unlock your phone to check what's left in your balance after you went out shopping for cute trinkets of your fav characters, nerdy figurines and a whole closet worth of pink cotton vests.. and oh you are doomed.

Immediately you're skimming through your apps to message the girls you've been essentially rooming with for at least a semester now; typing out a huge paragraph with hundreds of typos as you try to explain your dire situation.

And soon enough the group chat is flooding with questions and voice notes from Giselle and Chaewon.

Chaewonnie 🍒: What the actual FUCK are you on about right now?! You're telling me that creep of a manager sacked you and now you can't stay in the dorms anymore? Gis<3: ▶︎ •၊၊||၊|။||||။‌‌‌‌‌၊|• 1:07 this dorm is shit anyways for 500 dollars a month you saved yourself lmfao Chaewonnie 🍒: Omg not the time gigi... i'll pay for rent until you're back on your feet k? 😟 You: Chaeee :(( It's okay don't. I'll look around for something cheaper i doubt i can continue paying that much anyways even with a job :(( Gis<3: Look on the forum bb, there might be someone leasing out a place that's decent?? If not Chae and I'll just sneak you in anyways.

Your ears perk up at Giselle's idea, quickly sending a bunch of sentimental messages about visiting even after you move out of the dorms before going on to the University forum.

As much as you'd hate to admit, Giselle and Chaewon are complete polar opposites to you. While they're out partying and crashing at some random frat party you're in the dorms alone most of the time keeping on top of assignments or watching cheesy romcoms, even walking around with them made you feel out of place. It doesn't help that your clothes are all frilly and covered standing next to Giselle who wears short tops to accentuate her curves and chest, it's ridiculous really- the stark difference between you two.

A certain post knocks you out of your thoughts as you skim across it:

"Looking for a roommte renting this room for chaep. Call xxx-xxxx-0304"

Anyone can tell that whoever posted this didn't give two shits about renting out the small room with such half assed spelling and it didn't help that the profile was completely anonymous and blank either. But the $200 deal for a month was an absolute steal for what the photos showed, a single room with a bathroom and walk in closet.. how the fuck has no one else snatched up this offer!?

You dial the number and chew on the plump fat of your bottom lip, fingers fiddling with the hems of your sweater and your feet uncomfortably shuffling on the concrete ground.

" Hello?"

There's a moment of silence before your speak up and fuck if your nerves weren't on edge right now you could definitely have saved yourself some embarrassment.

" Uhm..so I saw the post about the roommate thing.. is that still open?"

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It's been about two months since you've moved in; you're still prying around shyly begging to avoid any attention towards you from who you've learnt to be Soobin and Taehyun. And if you thought you stuck out like a sore thumb back at the girls' dorms you were sure to stand out jarringly now with your pink and beige skirts and lace tops next to their baggy jeans worn from heel-bite and oversized zip ups >.<

Something else you weren't expecting were that the two men were devilishly handsome and alluring, obscenely so. Soobin's towering height and dimples which enhanced his smile had completely smote you in the face with shock when he opened the door to greet you, but despite his sincerity, Taehyun wasn't so warm and welcoming.

"Where are you going now?" Taehyun pries, noticing your unwanted presence in the open living room. It's a struggle to not stutter and suffocate under the tension in the air when he confronts you with his usual downgrading tone; his gaze belittling and sly as he quirks a brow at you.

"The small trinket store by campus. Do you wanna come with?"

He scoffs at your statement and laughs almost sarcastically enough to cause heat to rise up to your cheeks, trying to fiddle with your clothes to hide your own shame. He's mocking you you figure and you realise you might've stepped over the line by asking him to go with you on your silly trip- especially knowing he's never been keener to nitpick at you, finding great entertainment in your reactions.

"I'm not being caught with childish shit like that. I'm sure that perv 'll go with you in a heart beat if you suck him off though..." He chuckles at his own sick joke causing Soobin to choke on his drink only to whip his head towards him at his accusations a bit too fast for his own sake.

"Yeah right. If you want to call me the perv i'm sure she'd want to know what you were up to last night," Soobin's prying remark shifts the mood causing the air becomes thicker while you stay silent- still fiddling with your clothes refusing to make eye contact and still completely 'new' to the open talk about their own perverse lives. With the two men staring directly at you, their topic of conversation, you can't help but feel nervous and heated, hoping it wasn't obvious that you were starting to get wet other wise you'd opt to fall into a ditch and die. They're just two men still feeling stuck in puberty and your roommates you've barely gotten used to over the two months, you'd be lying if you didn't feel dirty for drooling so shamelessly about the way they talk about their own fantasies with you. You're quickly dismissed off your thoughts by Soobin's soft comment, "Angel if you really wanted someone to accompany you next time jus' come straight to me yeah? Come on i'll drop you off wherever", completely different in manner to what he was accused of previously.

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You hate to admit that Soobin's a fucking saint but staring at the limited edition figurine which he placed in your hands with a shit eating grin on his face you can only obsess and geek silently. You gaze up at him with near tears of gratitude in your eyes- not wasting any time in wrapping your arms around his large build out of instinct- completely forgetting that he wasn't Giselle or Chaewon. How on earth did you manage to score a roommate like him?!

"Soobin," your bottom lip juts out in to an unintentional pout. "You didn't have to, this isn't..are you- are you sure I can have this?"

The taller male's grin only widens at your words before leaning down to whisper in to your ear slyly;

"Knew you'd like this one. Just consider it as a late welcoming gift, for our new roommate after all." His grin only widens as he snakes his hand around the back of your waist, hands teasingly slipping under your shirt to brush against your bare skin. The action alone has you struggling to compose your self before he stops, humming to himself as he walks off to gawk at some of the more revealing figurines, leaving you dumbfounded and hot, toying with your senses and your head as you follow dumbly behind >,<

The ride home is silent apart from the soft humming escaping from Soobin's lips. His finger, which found refuge on the flesh of your thigh tapped rhythmically to the music playing from the speaker of his car, every now and then he'd inch closer up your thigh before backing down again and god does it make your head spin.

And fuck if you couldn't realise it sooner Soobin was cute, really cute. The glasses slipping down his nose and the rosy hue dusting his cheeks, bangs framing his face, thick fingers steering the wheel which made you burn up feverishly every time you tried to take a tiny peek.Little did you know he's been aware this whole time about your fleeting glances- and he can't help but bite back on his lips when blood threatens to rush towards his dick right in front of his clumsy little roommate !! He knows he's sick and twisted- but who can blame him when he's got a girl as adorable as you in his passenger seat right now??

He even makes sure you walk in front of him up the stairs to your apartment as well, under the guise of 'being able to catch you incase you fall from the steep steps, maintaining enough distance so he could oggle at the imprint of your folds on your panties under your skirt. There was something so sinister about seeing what you were hiding under those flimsy skirts, your cute cotton panties flashed on display directly for his eyes. He almost wants to believe you do these small things to tempt him on purpose, but his adorable little roommate would never be so dirty would she? Soobin's bad, a bad man who's sick in the head for thinking so nastily about what he wants to do to you, he doubts you've even orgasmed before, but no worries because why else would you have Soobin except to teach you?? >,<

And it's not like he's never openly expressed his sexual needs before. With Taehyun in the room he speaks filthily about the Hentai Heeseung shared with him last week that he beat to like a wild man thinking you couldn't hear from your 'soundproofed' rooms, or about the girl Taehyun had over the night before who looked almost a bit too much like you, and the hundreds of porn magazines he has strewn across his room that he attempts to kick under his bed when you knock on his door which you choose to ignore when you enter. You always shy away when the two of them start any sort of sex talk in front of you, he notices it and he's sure Taehyun does too. It's laughable how much of a virgin you are- rubbing your thighs together uncomfortably for any sort of friction before you're excusing yourself shortly to disappear behind the door of your room. He's always adoring how vulnerable and innocent you are, poor you, you don't even know how to make yourself feel good when you listen in secretly on those conversations; the new feeling soaking your panties and soiling them, can't help but feel so dirty :((

Taehyun's no help either, casually walking in to your room when you're clad in nothing but your lace bra and panties before bed, always sneaking in a snark comment about your choice in underclothes which makes you want to melt on the spot out of humiliation. There are times where he'll come back from his trip to the gym with sweat glistening along his forehead and collar bones- Oh.. and he's shameless about it too, openly stripping off his wife beater to toss it in the pile of dirty laundry before making his way next to you on the couch, eyes desperately searching for a reaction on your shying gaze to which he's never let down.

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A confused expression floods your face as you search for the underwear you swore you put in the tumbler to wash. What started as a drawer stacked with your garments ended up with less than half of what it was to begin with. You're utterly lost, and devastated that your favourite pair have now seemed to have gone missing and you doubt Soobin or Taehyun could've mistaken your lacy pink panties for theirs. And in a state of panic you hurriedly ask to who you thought was in the living room,

"Hey Taehyun you haven't seen my underwear or anything lying around have you? I swear I put them in to wash two days ago andnowIcan'tfi-" you complain before opening your eyes wide in shock realising you've just announced your dilemma to not only Taehyun but his shitload of friends too, "Oh my God I'm sososo sorry I didn't know your friends were over ughhh." You groan in defeat feeling your face burn in humiliation.

"Woah what the fuck Taehyun?? You never told me you were keeping a hot chick here?" A brunette gasps almost over-dramatically breaking the silence in the air, immediately combing through his hair with his calloused fingers in an attempt to impress you in even the slightest way.

"First of all Beomgyu, that's my roommate. Second of all she'd never let you hit with all that weird shit you're in to geez."

Taehyun's remark sends the room into an outburst of laughter at who you were assuming to be Beomgyu, now bickering vulgarly with a guy with faded blue box dyed hair, his features strikingly foreign and appealing to your eyes before you snap back in to reality again.

"There's nothing weird in being pegged- that Sophomore Mina from Jaehyun's party let me-"

"She wouldn't let you or Taehyun hit, the nonchalant act will never get him laid pfft. Look you've got her all flustered now," your eyes flicker to the guy who purred, manspreading in jeans a size or two too big for him, a smirk plastered across his face. He beckons you to come over with two fingers, amused at your hesitance and meek posture. He whispers temptingly in to your ear. " 'm hosting a party at Kai and I's frat next Saturday, wanna see you there at 7pm m'kay?"

You swallow and look over at Taehyun as if you were searching for consent despite not needing it, his sigh indicates you to nod obediently making the seductive man chuckle at your eagerness. His tongue glazing over his lips as he studies your skimpy pajamas with cute patterns of your favourite character. The voice notes Soobin sent were right, you were irresistible.

"Slot in your number yeah? Make sure you've got Soobin or Taehyun to bring you." he purrs once again but lower this time, his flirting only makes the cold male grimace,

"Your intentions are as clear as day you whore."

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It's three hours before the party and you're scrambling through your closet to search for something redeemable to wear. You've never been the type to go to parties and now you're regretting your abstinence looking at the girly skirts and cardigans laid out in front of you. There's nothing sexy about your clothes which frustrates you out of your mind !! If there were anyone to save you right now it would be Chaewon and Giselle...

You: Can I come over?? Need something to wear to a party but all my clothes feel out of place yk?? :((

Chaewonnie🍓: AGHH my baby i've missed you sm come over right now, the new girl who moved in is such a bitch I'm glad she's working tongiht.

Gis<3: Stop I've been waiting for this forevrrrr omgggg come over rn I bought this new dress its gnna look so hot on you trust

Chaewonnie🍓: Wait.. isn't it Heeseungie's frat that's hosting a party today? Gosh when did you get to know him??!!

You: Heeseungie??? i got invited by one of my roommates friends.. Yeonjun... I think??

Gis<3: You're kidding.

No.

Fucking.

Way.

L/N. Y/N.

Within seconds of you arriving at the dorms Chaewon is tugging on your hair curling it in to all sorts of twists and curls and pinning it all over your head. Giselle's applying mascara over your lashes which dry out your eyes like hell, dabbing your face with her new foundation cushion and spritzing her expensive mist all over your skin. But it's worth it because looking in the mirror you're in awe at the power and skills Giselle and Chaewon have, you look hot, and you're sure your girls can see the newfound pride in you too.

Until Giselle decides to squeeze you in to a short velvet strap dress Completely bare at the back to reveal your spine and riding up the top of your thigh dangerously, low cut and flush against your chest which makes your cheeks burn just thinking about wearing something so scandalous in front of everyone.

"I don't know guys- don't you think it's too much..?" you worry, not entirely used to clothes feeling so tight yet flimsy on you, like it would come apart in seconds.

"You look hot trust u-"

Ding- Dong

The ring of the doorbell triggers Chaewon to audibly shriek and drag you along to the door before pulling the door wide open for a dressed up Taehyun to admire. You don't miss the way his huge eyes widen even more before landing on the way your dress is snug at your hips down to your thighs; there's no escape from his predatory gaze no matter how much you try to shy away and hide behind Chaewon.

" What? Don't you like it mr. nonchalant?? We've got her all dolled up for you~" Giselle winks before shoving you out the door and slamming it with a giggle leaving you to deal with the tension in the air. You can barely hear the man visibly eyeing you up and down muttering a small "fuck" before he coughs almost animatedly, gripping his fingers around your wrists so hard his knuckled bared white and in to the car park- a small tinge of red blushing the tips of your ears. There was something so rewarding seeing him break down his usually cold demeanour (which would usually be picking at you by now) to shut up and swallow down all the things he has to say, and you couldn't be more right. Fuck if Taehyun had the guts to he wouldn't waste any time rushing you in to the backseat of his porsche, slamming you against the cold windows until your skin burns from the cold before breaking off the straps of your skimpy dress. He'd go slack-jawed just watching the way his cock would be sucked in so vulgarly by your virgin cunt, juices dripping down the valley of your thighs and all over his expensive car seat, thighs quivering and clenching around the thick veins of his dick before he's slamming in to you relentlessly again, shoving two of his finger drenched in your slick in to your warm mouth to keep you quiet 'shut up will you hm? Don't want the entire dorm hearing how big of a slut you are getting off your roommates cock do you?' he'd be so mean, so turned on at you gagging 'round his fingers with fat tears stinging in the corner of your eyes. He'd be a goner the moment you let him have his way with you, he'd go insane and he knows it watching you strap in to your seatbelt tight against your chest, giving him an eager look to start the car completely unaware of the porno flashing through his head right now, he'd rather die than show up to Yeonjun's frat party already hard so he settles with driving off right away trying not to spare you any more attention than he has already.

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Music blasts deafeningly as you awkwardly stumble in to the frat house with Taehyun yawning behind, your eyes scanning over for familiar faces unaware of the attention and stares you're receiving from boyfriends and hotshots, their girlfriends and Taehyun's old flings. But your lack of judgement of your environment only directs you to another familiar face; your eyes light up when you spot Soobin among the crowd, drink lazily clasped in one hand, a blunt shoved between the curve of his soft lips before passing it to Yeonjun who inhales and exhales with his head leaning back against the couch. A girl kisses seductively along his neck; nibbling against his skin until his complexion drew a deep crimson, licking along his jaw and whispering in to his ear keeping him busy.

You blush at the audacity of the act as you observe around, the heat radiating off of drunks slobbering all over and eating each other's faces, which although didn't cause anyone who wasn't making out bat an eye, was for sure making you feel as if you were intruding on something so intimate. But Soobin spots you and plasters a lazy smirk, patting down on his lap and gesturing you to come closer. He reaches out his hands in a grabbing motion to snatch you and place you on his lap before swirling his drink around and handing it to you, signalling half drunkenly to take the shot to which you study in perplexion. You rarely drink alcohol let alone do something reckless like this :(( but you down it anyway as best as you could, the bitter taste of it burns your throat but Soobin's already pouring you another shot. He's watching with glossy and reddened eyes at the way you struggle to down the drinks before moving your legs so that you were straddling him.

"Mhnnn.. you look.. really beautiful t'nite shit, you're driving me crazy bunny." He slurs, tracing his finger along your neck and over the flimsy straps of your dress down towards your chest. His thumb swirls around your nipples through the fabric as he hums, leaning down to place a small peck on the side of your neck.

It's hot and you're feeling the alcohol starting to hit your system, feeling lightheaded and calm as you nuzzle in to his touch, anything but void of shaky breaths and pants when he slips a hand up your already dangerously inviting dress to massage the fat of your thigh.

"Dressed up jus' for me hmm?.. So good for me, such a sweet girl.", he hums once more, breathing in your scent, before retracting his hands away from your thigh causing you to whine.

"Look so pretty, kept thinking...'bout it.. about you, dressing up like this when Jjun told me you were coming. Jerked off so much to your panties pretty, you didn't even know," He rambles on drunkenly half processing the vulgar confessions spouting from his face, you would've never imagined that he'd be the type to be so perverse yet you keep your mouth shut knowing his praise only dampens the wet spot building up in your panties even further. You feel dirty but you can't help the not so innocent thoughts that are clouding your mind. You've never been so intimate with anyone before let alone a guy like Soobin and can't help but feel a bit greedy when you start to rock your hips against his bulge subtlely, " Angel," he grips on your hips before taking a deep breath, " don't do that, I won't be able to resist if you do.."

"I want it Binnie, wanna feel good.. like what you said to Taehyun about what you'd do to me.." Usually you'd cringe at your outspokenness, it was a new side to you; bold, but the alcohol running through you couldn't make you care less as you continued to grind down on the growing tent in the male's sweatpants, gasping when it rubbed against the nub of your clit over and over again causing a mantra of whimpers to fall from your lips.

He wastes no time in leaning in to kiss you sloppily, groaning every time he feels the plush of your cunt rubbing against him so desperately; hands immediately holding your hips still in place because he knows he's going to cum embarrassingly fast when you're on top of him like this. He's been desperate to please you ever since you showed up in front of the apartment door, make you feel good because you can't reach all your sweet spots, corrupt you ever so lightly just to see the expressions on your face so lewd he could cum just imagining it. And now here you are panting as you lay half limp on his lap trying to get the friction you need to send you on that high, tears starting to prick at your eyes when you can't move under Soobin's grip, the uncomfortable neediness in you too overwhelming for you to bear.

"Binnie p-please, need more ngh...I just need to a-ah fuck.." you moan when his hand slithers in to the crevice of your top to grope at your tits, not hesitating to suck on the mounds of flesh lazily, spit and maroon bite marks tainting your chest as he bites ferociously. He feels dizzy, so fucking dizzy and he knows he'll regret being so harsh with you later but he can't think about anything but the throbbing pain in his dick desperate to be buried inside of you.

"You're so good bunny, keep humping my dick like that and i'll cum fuck. Want me to make you cum ? O-oh you're so hot."

You're desperately chasing your orgasm as you grind down against his hard on, moaning deliciously without a care in the world, panting and drooling out the corners of your mouth when your clit rubs against the imprint of his cock over and over again as Soobin's hands made its way to massage the flesh of your ass.

"Binnie c-can't I feel weird, n-ngh feels good please !!"

"Shitshitshit cum for me bunny, so sweet, 'm so close too"

Not long after you're shaking all over with a euphoric surge of pleasure, legs quivering on either side of soobin's thighs until your body goes limp on his broad shoulder- heaving and panting as you come down your high, the far gone man beneath you following not long after under a series of strained mewls and groans. Only to be whistled at by an awestruck Yeonjun who very obviously stares at the curve of your chest that heaves up with every tired breath, jaw dropped in shock.

"What the fuck.?! God you're freaks..damn, I'll admit I haven't seen something so hot in a while though I'll give you that," he comments, a hand grossly pointing at the hard-on straining in his pants after witnessing the whole fiasco. "Let me have a turn with that doll next time yeahhh?" he coos, a finger reaching out to turn your face towards him, batting your eyelashes dumbly as saliva drools down in-between the crevice of your tits.

Your vision flashes in and out of consciousness to even hear or process Soobin's reply before drifting off to near sleep, calm and peaceful in contrast to the explicit and sexual acts you've just meddled yourself in to, your head spinning and a wave of conscience hits you: your first orgasm was at a frat party with your roommate.

And you can sense the glare headed straight towards your direction from the corner of your eye, Taehyun- glaring right at the two of you before pushing off the girl pawing at his toned stomach and straight out of the door. You knew you were in trouble. Big time.

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[pompomqt]

Journey to the West Chapter 51

We're back everybody! With yet another chapter of Journey to the West with @journeythroughjourneytothewest. This chapter marks the beginning of book three, so let's get into it shall we?

So we begin where we left off last book, with Monkey having a crisis and crying over not being able to rescue Tripitaka. And see, this is why I don't really understand interpretations that say that Monkey hates Tripitaka and is only on this journey because he is being held at gun point aka the golden fillet or something. From what I can see he really does care about Tripitaka and finishing this journey with him. Sorry about that tangent, anyways once Monkey is done crying over his situation he realizes something. That demon recognized him and knew about what he did in heaven, that must mean he is from there. With that in mind, Monkey decides it's time to give the heavenly realm a little visit.

So Monkey arrives at the heavenly realm and has some celestial announce him to the Jade Emperor. And can I also mention that Sun Wukong actually seems pretty popular, with people offering to have tea with him and asking how the journey's going. Pity he doesn't have time to socialize right now. Anyways so Sun Wukong actually bows to the Jade Emperor this time! And is very polite in explaining why he's here and requesting heaven to take a role call to find out who the demon is. Turns out Monkey is a lot more meek when he doesn't have his staff to threaten people with.

Luckily Monkey doesn't need to try and threaten the Jade Emperor while staff less, because he agrees to help and sends out a decree to find out who's missing. So they do a role call and can't find anyone missing, so the Jade Emperor offers to let Monkey take some soldiers with him to apprehend the demon. Monkey is flattered by the offer of course but uh... considering how he kicked all of their asses last time, there's not really anyone in heaven he considers powerful enough to fight this demon if he couldn't. Except maybe Erlang. However if Monkey has to pick someone anyways he'll go with Prince Nezha and his dad, they also throw in some thunder deities free of charge to throw some lightning at the demon.

So Monkey leads his new crew to the demon's cave and Nezha's dad volunteers him to go and fight the demon first. So Monkey heads down to the cave with Prince Nezha and bangs on the demons door and demands Tripitaka's return. The minion demons of course report this to his boss who decides to see for himself who Monkey brought as reinforcements. The demon recognizes Nezha and asks why he's here, and Nezha responds that he's here to arrest him. The Demon doesn't take to kindly to this response and goes on the attack, and before Monkey can call on the thunder deities to throw lightning at the demon, Nezha transforms into his three headed six armed war form. With each arm holding a unique weapon. The demon then transforms into a similar form, and as soon as Nezha throws his weapons into the air to attack, the demon sucks them up with his fillet just like he did with Monkey's staff, causing Nezha to flee. Which makes the thunder deities grateful that they didn't throw and lose their lightning to.

So the gang regroups and Monkey laughs and remarks that the demon's abilities are only so-so but that the fillet is very formidable. Nezha asks why Monkey's laughing, and Monkey basically replies that he's laughing because he can't cry instead. On that sobering note, it's time to come up with a plan B and try and find a weapon they can use that the fillet can't suck up. They decide that maybe fire or water could work, so Monkey decides to go back to heaven to conscript the help of the Star of Fiery Virtue who has dominion over Mars. So Monkey makes his way to the Red Aura Palace to talk to the fire god and explain the situation. At first the Star of Fiery virtue isn't sure what they need him for, since he already took Nezha with him who is much more powerful, but once Monkey explains they are hoping his fire powers can destroy the fillet, the god is willing to lend his assistance.

So the fire god heads down with Sun Wukong, and has Monkey provoke the demon into battle again. This time when Monkey bangs on the door and demands his masters return he has Nezha's dad fight him, while the fire god waits in the wings waiting for an opportunity to burn up the fillet. So those two fight for a while before he takes out the fillet again- which causes Wukong to give the signal to the fire god. Unfortunately the fillet is able to suck up all the fire beasts just like he did with every other weapon. Leaving the gang back at square one and plan C.

This time they decide to try water, and conscript the help of the Star of Watery Virtue to drown the demon. When they point out that that will drown Tripitaka as well, Monkey is pretty nonchalant in saying that if he drowns, he drowns, and he'll just revive him later. I feel like Tripitaka would have a few words to say about this plan, but he's not here so he doesn't get a vote!

So once again Monkey goes up to meet with the god and explain the situation to conscript their help. So the water god agrees to help and takes a small chalice with him that contains half the water in the yellow river. Once the god is packed up and ready to go the two head back to earth. The plan now is for Monkey to go and provoke battle again while the god dumps out his chalice and drowns everyone in the mountain. After that Monkey will fish out his masters corpse and revive him. Which at least we know from past experience that Monkey does indeed know how to revive a water logged corpse, but I still feel like Tripitaka wouldn't be to thrilled about this plan if he knew about it.

So Monkey bangs on the Demon's door, and as soon as he opens it, the water god dumps his chalice to flood the area. However the Demon once again takes out his fillet, but this time instead of sucking the water up, he reverses its direction sending it down the mountain and towards Monkey instead. Monkey jumps clear, but apparently the water god can't put the water back into the chalice so they are gonna have to wait for it to drain on it's own. Which- what kind of one trick wonder magic chalice is that? Should have asked Guanyin for help instead, I'm pretty sure that she can put the water back into her vase at least.

At this point though, Sun Wukong has had enough, and does what I'm surprised he didn't do from the very beginning, and challenges the demon with his bare fists. Which the Demon surprisingly agrees to, even putting away his lance so they can have a fair fight. Soon enough though this boxing max turns into a full on brawl, as the demon's minions and Sun Wukong's allies join the fight. However when Wukong summons some duplicates to change the tide of battle, the demon once again uses the fillet to suck them away. After that the demon and his minions go back into their cave to party it up, while Monkey and his allies evaluate the situation and decide what to do next.

Prince Nezha compliments Sun Wukong on his excellent fighting, and Nezha's dad points out that Wukong is the better fighter of the two, and that the demon's only real advantage is the fillet. So the Stars of Watery and Fiery virtue point out that they should probably focus on stealing it. And as a Thunder Deity points out, who better to steal it then the Great Sage himself who once robbed heaven itself? Monkey is flattered by their compliments and agrees to try and investigate the cave to see what he can do.

So Monkey turns into a fly and sneaks into the cave, and while he can't find the fillet, he does find all their stuff, including his beloved staff! Monkey is so thrilled to have his weapon back, that he has to use it right away. So weapon in hand, Wukong fights his way out of the cave and back to his allies.

Current Sun Wukong Stats: Names/Titles: Monkey, The Stone Monkey, The Handsome Monkey King, Sun Wukong (Monkey awakened to the void), Bimawen (Banhorseplague), The Great Sage Equal To Heaven and Pilgrim Sun. Immortality: 5 + 94,000 years Weapon: The Compliant Golden Hooped Rod Abilities: 72 Transformations, Cloud-Somersault, Ability to transform his individual hairs, super strength, Ability to Summon Wind, Water restriction charm, and the ability to change into a huge war form, ability to duplicate his staff, ability to immobilize others, the ability to put others to sleep, and the Fiery eyes and Diamond Pupils, intimidating horses, churning large bodies of water, sleeplessness, seizing the wind, enhanced smell, discerning good and evil within a thousand miles, Spirit Summoning, lock picking, object transformation, distance reduction, vanishing in a flash of light, super healing, transforming others, and Invisibility Demon Kill Count: 9+ Unknown Number of Minions Human Kill Count: 1009 God's Defeated: 22 + Unknown number Defeats: 6 Crime List: Robbery, Murder, Mass Murder, Arson, Theft, Coercion, Threatening a Government Official, Resisting Arrest, Assault, Forgery, Employee Theft, False Imprisonment, Impersonating a Government Official, Treason, attempted murder, failure to control or report a dangerous fire, desecrating a corpse, breaking and entering, trespassing, violating Tree Law, looting corpses, trading counterfeit goods, criminal threat, animal abuse, Assisting or Instigating Escape, Damage to Religious Property, contaminating a substance for human consumption and Identity Fraud. Cry Count: 8 + 3 fake cries Mountains Trapped Under: 4

Current Tang Sanzang stats: Names/Titles: River Float, Xuanzang, Tang Sanzang, Tripitaka and the Tang Monk Abilities: Curing Blindness, making branches point a certain direction (allegedly), reciting sutras, pretty privilege, memorization, Heart Sutra and Meditation. Cry Count: 26 Tight Fillet Spell Uses: 31 Paralyzed by fear: 5 Bandit Problems: 2 Kidnapped by demons: 8 Falling Off Horses: 8

Current Bai Long Ma Stats: Names/Titles: Bai Long Ma (White Dragon Horse), Prince of the Western Ocean, and third prince jade dragon of the dragon king Aorun Abilities: Transforming into a human, a water snake, and a horse, eating a horse in one bite, flight, Magic of Water Restriction, Singing, and Sword Dancing. Cry Count: 1 Crime List: Arson, and Grave Disobedience. Contributions to the plot: 2 Kidnapped by demons: 1

Current Zhu Wuneng Stats: Names/Titles: The Marshal of the Heavenly Reeds, Zhu Wuneng (Pig who is aware of ability), Zhu Ganglie, Pigsy, Idiot and Eight Rules. Weapon: Rake Abilities: 36 Transformations, parting water, fighting underwater, cloud soaring, size enhancement and CPR Demon Kill Count/Kill steals: 2 Kidnapped by Demons: 4 Human Kill Count: 1 Failed Flirtation/romances Attempts: 3 Cry Count: 2 Crime List: Sexual Harassment, Murder, Kidnapping, arson, defamation, Damage to Religious Property, contaminating a substance for human consumption, Identity Fraud and Theft

Current Sha Wujing Stats: Names/Titles: The Curtain-Raising General, Sha Wujing (Sand Aware of Purity), Sandy and Sha Monk Weapon: Monster Taming Staff Abilities: Fighting underwater and Cloud soaring. Demon Kill Count: Unknown number of minions. Kidnapped by Demons: 3 Human Kill Count: 1 Crime List: Breaking a Crystal Cup, murder, desecration of a human corpse, Damage to Religious Property and contaminating a substance for human consumption

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[beryllineart]

Rambling about Asriel/Flowey

Lots of headcanon stuff and personal interpretation here, but I think Asriel enjoyed acting. You know, before he died. And I bet he was good at it!

This is a looooooong post, and I uh... don't explain my reasoning as well as I could because I kept going off on tangents, but uhhh, it might be interesting? I don't know, this all came from me trying to decide whether Asriel or Flowey would be more of a dice goblin (it's a D&D thing). Anyways, you have been warned....

Let's start with the first and most obvious reason. Flowey's ability to mimic others. He can imitate voices really impressively, and he does this in the game, imitating Toriel's voice with an echo flower. He also calls you using a voice you've "never heard before" in the elevator. This voice is the same as Asriel's adult voice, not his child one, which is interesting to me. He thinks you're Chara, why the heck would.... wait, look at Tape 4. "I... I don't like this idea, <Name>. // Wh.. what? N-no, I'm not... //... big kids don't cry." Maybe Asriel/Flowey is using his older voice to show Chara that he's not that little kid anymore, that little kid who was too cowardly to go through with the plan of killing the humans. He looks up to Chara and so this is his way of telling them that he's grown up? I don't know, I may be reading too much into things.

Talk about a rabbit hole... I just wanted to talk about Asriel/Flowey's acting skills. Anyways, Flowey is really good at pretending. He's done hundreds of resets, befriended people and killed them hundreds of times, and yet no one really seems to notice. I may be giving him too much credit since he can reset and all, but come on, it must be really hard to pretend you're meeting someone for the first time when you know every detail about their lives.

That's not a good argument. I've got a better one. Flowey doesn't freak out when you take away his ability to reset. Instead, he does his best to shift the unease to you, taunting you about Toriel's death (if you killed her), taunting you about the other human's deaths, and always stating the "kill or be killed" phrase. He does his best to make you feel uncomfortable about the choice you made, whatever it was.

"You'll die and you'll die and you'll die." "Somebody is dead because of you." "You kind of remind me of myself." "I know what you did." "Enjoy that power while you can." All of these pieces of dialogue from after Toriel's fight are an attempt to make you not want this ability to reset, because Flowey wants it back. And he acts so nonchalant about it too, like come on. He was a god, and suddenly he's mortal again and not in control for the first time in a long time. There is no way he is not furious over losing the ability to save and reset. And later in the game, he makes that clear. But right now, he's hiding any fear or anger he has and making you unsteady on your feet with his acting skills. He's taking control of an unexpected situation (much like a good actor might, improvising when different outcomes than expected are thrown their way.) He's cautious, because you're the one person in the Underground who a. he doesn't know and b. has the ability to reset. And yet he still gives these awesome speeches perfectly designed to make you uneasy because he's a drama queen who can't help himself.

He's bluffing with no cards (aka no real advantage) and you need to be a good actor to bluff successfully.

Okay, so Flowey's good at acting. He's had lots of time and lots of resets to practice. But I think his acting ability actually comes from Asriel, and this is where I get into major headcanon territory because I only have the tapes to go off of and my own wishes for Asriel and Chara's sibling relationship.

...

Imagine this. You're Asriel, and you just helped your sibling poison themself. Buttercups nearly killed your father, a big, strong boss monster. And now they are killing your closest friend in the world. They smile at you and say it's not that bad, but you know that they must be in pain, so much pain that the smile leaves their lips as soon as it arrives. But you smile back, pretending that you're fooled by their weak reassurance. And you stay there, pretending that you're not worried, that this is all just part of the plan, until they let out their last breath.

Only then does the mask break, the mask you've been wearing ever since you agreed to this stupid, stupid plan. You hid your doubts and you hid your tears because this was Chara's plan, and they only wanted what was best for everyone. They were going to free everyone. But now, with no one around, you whisper in a shaky voice, "I don't like this plan anymore." The truth is, you never did. But you never told them that because of that look in their eyes, that look that told them they'd come up with another idea, with or without you. And if there's one thing you know, it's that the two of you need to be together.

As you stand up and take the soul, you force yourself not to cry. If anyone alive were in this room, they would think you didn't care that your friend, your sibling, is now dead, but you care so much that it hurts. But big kids don't cry. Big kids aren't cowards. You know you aren't a big kid, not really, but you have to act like you are. You have to pretend you still believe in the plan that you never believed in anyway. You have to, otherwise...

You might not be able to go through with it.

...

Hey, maybe the reason Asriel idolized Chara so much was because Asgore kept saying Chara was "the future of humans and monsters." That same thing could have given Chara a savior complex where they thought they had to sacrifice themself for the good of everyone, because honestly, how can a child save humans and monsters? They felt responsible for something that was completely out of their hands and roped Asriel into it because he trusted them (or at least acted like/ convinced himself he did) and I realize Asgore's not the sole reason for either of those things, but come on, talk about putting a kid under pressure! I might have heard this from someone else but I don't know who...

Okay, so part of the "Asriel is good at acting" stuff comes from comic ideas I had of Asriel making Chara laugh with little skits and impressions after they fell into the Underground and were frightened and confused. I didn't really do a good job of explaining how any of this necessarily makes either Asriel or Flowey an actor. At the very least, I think I've shown that both Asriel and Flowey are able to mask their true feelings, fool others into believing certain things, and pretend to be something they're not. And that sounds like acting to me, but honestly, that's my opinion, and I don't know much about these things so whatever you want to think is fine.

Oh, oh, I just thought of this. During the Asriel boss fight, he gets increasingly desperate to keep you and breaks his character as the god of hyperdeath, in control and all powerful, to his real self, a scared little kid who just doesn't want to be left alone again. He tells you to just let him win because he truly has no power, and he knows that. He did a pretty good job of acting like he did have power though, not gonna lie... Same sort of thing Flowey did in the beginning of the game after you beat Toriel. I love when things go full circle like that.

And now I'm really done. I promise.

[scrunckled-idiot]

DOING THIS BECAUSE MY G/T BUDDIES ARE EHEEHEHHE :D

pocket and their relationships with their co-workers:

(relationships might have changed from their original post)

scout: literally the yapper and the listener. will hang out with the boy when things have been too quiet for too long. will listen to him go on and on and on about miss Pauling, the enemy team, how much he hates spy, how he's hungry and wants to go out for food, how he doesn't know what to draw next and that he needs some better pens- just general stuff, and they just nod along to every word. usually goes out into town with him or just uses him as fast travel. both are actually really creative together since pocket will go out and find scraps of magazines or trinkets scout can use in his scrap book. team work baybeeeee. scout sees them as like his tiny older uncle/aunt thingy, because believe it or not, pocket actually has some authority over the boy, like jiminy cricket. if jiminy cricket had no voice. especially when it comes to think before you act. you do NYATT annoy heavy when he's just woken up to do the night shift.

soldier: pocket... pocket isn't really sure. i mean yea he's ok, a bit handsy and brash, and loud, but in a- charming way? i mean- they're not that big of a fan of him when he has his little episodes or mood swings, because then more than likely THEY will be his outlet. WILL out of the blue start bolting after them around the base no matter the situation. off day? MOVE THOSE LEGS! sleeping? UP AND AT 'EM SUNSHINE! getting dressed? NO TIME FOR THAT! GO GO GO!!! thinks he's helping keep them on their toes on this gravel hellscape of war, but its just causing them even more stress (and cramps in their legs OW-) will also kidnap pocket and explain some sudden delusional idea he came up with and drags them along with him, which pocket reluctantly allows (not that they really mind it anyway. they kinda dig the fact of how much of a wild card he is :3). sometimes insists on covering pockets back during matches, which often pays off. how nice! :3

pyro: he doesn't talk, they dont talk, perfect. pyro sometimes follows behind pocket like a lost puppy, going wherever they do. pocket doesn't mind the company. sometimes has to endure a few tea parties with them though and reluctantly let themselves be roughly dressed in (partially burned) doll clothes and sit for an awkwardly long time with them in their room as they play pretend. pyro handmade them a tiny house out of an old mint box the second day they arrived. pocket still uses it sometimes, even though they have their own room. its just a nice gesture y'know?

heavy: heavy usually doesn't allow pocket near him and makes up some excuse that he's ill or something. pretty believable with how pale his face goes and how shivery he gets. but after hearing some gossip from medic about his Microphobia, pocket understood, keeping their distance. but slowly over time came closer and closer after medic asked pocket to conduct some exposure therapy. now you could see pocket sat on the armchair of heavys seat as he reads his book, possibly explaining the story or going off on a tangent about how its written to them.

engineer: pocket and engie are like this 🤞fr fr. goes to him for anything and everything. usually hangs out with him after missions or on off days. weather that be tinkering in his workshops, helping him in the kitchen when making dinner, or even just lounging around with him in general. pocket looks up to him (no pun intended) as a farther figure and sticks with him during missions when they aren't entirely up for it. willingly a test subject for any crazy contraption the guy makes, weather that be a sentient smart kitchen, walking sentry girl bot thing, miniature rocket boots- you name it. one time engie made a growth ray to see if pocket would like being well- normal. hated it, threw up and got REALLY REALLY ill for some reason, the perspective change was NOT GOOD ON THEM. interesting for everyone though (but hahah turns out they were taller than engie HAHAAHHA). engie has since locked it away somewhere and forgor about it.

demoman: demos pretty fond of the wee fella in all honesty, like a... like aaa... like a pocket buddy! (how creative) sometimes snags them up subconsciously when hes drunk off his ass and just carries them around with him all night in his hand, rocking them side to side as he mumbles under his breath. its- yea a little weird, but no harm done in the end (except for that one time where pocket nearly became his "hangover cure".) he's always saying how much they remind him of the wee folk in his childhood stories and shows them pictures from his books. listens to him during his piano time, tapping their foot to the tune, flipping the pages for him, sometimes even trying their hand at it by hopping from key to key. pockets getting better at it slowly but surely! doing these little jazzy duets with demo.

medic: least favourite, but doesn't hate per say, just a bit jumpy with him. keeps scaring them and popping out of nowhere and grabbing them, cackling. its not like that can do anything about him, he's their co-worker! AND he's the one who found out that they're indestructible! so they're gratfull for him getting accurate and speciful results from him but... still though he just kinda freaks them out with that- huegehh- smile of his. but they can somewhat tolerate him. from afar. a good distance away. in another room. out of reach. Mabey with engineer as a meat shield.

sniper: both are socially awkward so they dont mind each others rare company at times. sometimes joins him, demo, and scout on their mini trips into the dessert. he's a little weird and freaks pocket out sometimes whenever they catch him eating bugs or roasting a gecko over a candle but i mean- we all got our quirks right? (tastes great tho) likes to scared pocket by laying traps around the base or telling them fun facts like "you know an iguana or something could eat you and we wouldn't know, right? pocket has a fear of animals. he knows this. it makes it so much fucking funnier when he pulls one of the fuckers out from behind his back or car seat. pocket usually gets back at him by cock-blocking him and demo. other than that they're just chill like that bro.

spy: barely ever interact really, aside from the few times spy lent a gentleman's hand in their time of need. pocket knows spy, and spy knows pocket. they acknowledge each other sure. spy sometimes keeps some of his "relaxation tobacco" spare for them when he notices they seem particularly Shakey.

bonus!:

entire blu team: out to get the fucking traitor

miss Pauling: doesn't know

admin: KNOWS

Archimedes: THE ULTIMATE SHOW DOWN OF ULTIMATE DESTINY!!! *gets pecked to "death"*

wanted to do this cus @circushaven and @bluespace-skull did and i hav severe FOMO :')

[flyingraven]

Nerds (Blake & Reid)

Summary: Blake and Reid are bored on a flight home while everyone else is asleep. They keep each other entertained.

Warnings: None! Just a fluffy ficlet.

Wordcount: 681

Crossposted on AO3! I take requests both on here and there!

The jet hummed quietly as the team flew back from their latest case. Almost everyone was asleep, leaving only Reid and Blake awake. Sitting across from her, Reid frowned as he closed his book. He’d read it already, and rereading it just wasn’t keeping his attention. And sleeping was out of the question for him right now. 

In short, he was bored. 

He waved at Blake, catching her attention. He was about to start speaking when he caught himself, not wanting to wake up Rossi, who was asleep next to him. Or JJ for that matter, who was sitting next to Blake. Instead he raised his hands and called on his somewhat rusty knowledge of American Sign language. He’d taught himself the language a while ago, but had never gotten the chance to practice it with anyone. 

“Do you have a crossword with you that we could maybe share?” he asked her hopefully. 

Blake had never been told that Reid also knew sign language. So she missed the question entirely. “You know sign?” she asked, excitement spreading over her face. Sign language was one of her bigger interests, and she was excited to see someone else using it.  

Reid nodded. “I’m a bit rusty, and obviously self taught. But I’d like to believe that I’m passable in it. I thought it could come in handy in situations where we’re either working with deaf or non verbal people in the field, which is why I taught myself. Before you joined we-” he cut off the tangent he was about to go on. “Anyway, I didn’t want to risk waking everyone else up so I decided that this was the best option.” 

“You are pretty good!” she paused. “Sorry, what was your question again?” 

Reid chuckled softly. “I asked if you had a crossword we could share. I can’t sleep and honestly, I’m bored.” 

Blake thought for a minute. “I do, but passing it back and forth over the table would be kind of inconvenient. We could read out the clues to each other and time who’s faster but I know you would win and we’d risk waking people up,” she pondered. 

Reid looked at Rossi and swallowed. He looked like he would not be happy if he woke up without choosing to do so himself before landing. 

An idea formed, and with it a smile on his face. “You’re better at ASL than me,” Blake frowned doubtfully, but Reid shook his head. “You are, trust me. My grasp on grammar might be perfect but I don’t have the vocabulary you have. Here’s my idea. One person signs out the clues to the other. Fingerspelling only to keep the playing field even. The other person responds. We time it and see if it evens out. If I don’t know a sign and you have to explain it to me we’ll deduct the time that takes off of the score,” he finished. 

Blake let out a muffled chuckle. “You know what? I like that idea.” she pulled out the puzzle book she’d been working on recently. “Let’s go.” 

Rossi stirred back into consciousness slowly. He hadn’t been asleep deeply, and the plane beginning it’s decent brought him back awake. 

What he saw besides and across from him made him wish he was still asleep. 

Okay, that was a bit of an over exaggeration. But it did confuse the hell out of him. In his groggy state he completely forgot that he knew that Blake knew sign language. He hadn’t been at the takedown in Texas, earlier that year, so he hadn’t seen her use it before. So to him it looked like Reid and Blake were simply furiously gesturing back and forth. It took him a solid thirty seconds before he noticed the puzzle book Reid was currently holding. That made it click into place for him. Not only were they competing to see who could complete a crossword puzzle faster, now they were doing so in sign language?! He rolled his eyes to himself. 

“Nerds, both of you,” he muttered with exasperated fondness.

[suffering-asthmatic-tifosi]

i’ll explain papaya rules for you!!

okay so after oscar’s over take (and im pretty sure after mclaren’s first pit stop) lando’s race engineer comes on the radio and says

“you are allowed to race oscar, papayas rules”

so everyone was kinda confused because no one knows what said “papaya rules” are. so anyway after the race during the press conference, lando gets asked what papaya rules are and if he thought oscar’s overtake fit into those rules. lando basically said that the papaya rules are that they are free to race, but do not make contact. lando thought oscar’s overtake did fit into the rules but could’ve ended badly if he had braked later. zak brown was also asked about it after the race about what papaya rules meant and basically said the same thing that lando said!! but he said they would have to rewatch oscar’s overtake to make sure it applied by the “papaya rules”.

but then everyone (mostly lando fans) started getting mad at oscar and mclaren for allowing oscar to overtake and for them to race. they think that they should’ve swapped the cars on the last lap to allow lando to close the gap to max in the drivers championship a little more.

another thing, in the post-race press conference lando got asked if he needed help to win the championship and he said that he did have help and that his teammate was indeed helping him. he also said that he didn’t want to win the championship by begging for track position over his teammate. he said it was something the team would have to implement race by race. and oscar had nothing to add to that.

i hope this explained it and i probably added wayyyy to much details!! but it’s very interesting to me as a die hard oscar fan, to see everyone hating on him for racing and not giving the position to lando, even though the team said nothing about giving it up. but ill let you have your own opinion on the situation <3

Anon you’re and actual angel. Like genuinely you deserve a star here ⭐️

This topic now intrigues me more as a lifetime Lando fan and a new Oscar fan. Honestly I think, always thought tbh, that whenever Zak says that there is no number 1 driver, he’s just lying bc it’s Lando, we all know it’s Lando guys.

On that note, I think this Papaya Rules stuff is not very healthy for the future. Like how is this gonna work in a few months when the inevitable is going to happen and Lando is 3 points from the championship and Oscar is only p3. Who are “Papaya Rules” gonna help out at that point?

I get it, racing each other can be dangerous especially considering Lando’s lead. But making a petty kitty papaya rules is not the way guys. I get McLaren is trying to be the new hip team.. (i.e holister merch and like every pr thing ever (I could be wrong but McLaren feels like it like started this wave of F1 merch in American malls bc when F1 merch started rolling out it was all McLaren merch.) (sorry for all the () but on all that McLaren merch, when a driver is put on it it’s ALWAYS Lando. I own Hollister McLaren merch, it’s all Lando. And for the New RB merch at Hollister, it’s all obviously Max bc he’s the number 1 driver. So yeah sry for the Tangent)

.. but I think treating the boys like Kindergarteners with papaya rules is not it. There is a better way guys. I’m like 79.678% sure they aren’t gonna be the next Maxiel Baku 2018.

But I’m an idiot so I’m probably vry wrong. THANK YOU ANON FOR THE EXPLANATION I WAS ACTUALLY SO CONFUSED AND SO WAS MY DAD (another big Lando fan lol)

[sentience-if]

okay, i agree with your Batman opinions 100% buT ALSO, TO BE FAIR TO BATMAN: HE DID ORIGINALLY TRY TO KILL THE JOKER WHEN JASON DIED. THEY JUST RET-CONNED THAT FOR "UNDER THE RED HOOD"

(by the way i am not posting this to fight or dismiss you. bc i agree with you. my intent is just to add to the discussion bc i love the nuance of both sides, but again, youre so right lol)

however, i disagree with this retcon. i think we shouldve kept Joker's almost-death, i think "Under The Red Hood" shouldve incorporated it via a Bruce-Alfred conversation or something, anything, just a flashback for a panel or so, something. and ill explain why in a sec, bc it makes Jason and Bruce's initial falling out all the more tragic, at least to me

but first, real quick tangent:

now, which idk if youve seen "Under The Red Hood" the comic and/or the movie, but the movie is infinitely better, bc of how it handled Batman and Jason's confrontation

comic-UTRH-Batman is a bitch for that Batarang to Jason's neck/shoulder, that panel had TOO MUCH BLOOD to not have been almost fatal, and i do not like the implications in it

bc movie-UTRH-Batman let Jason choose to kill the Joker if Jason wanted to, Bats just walked away until Jason shot at HIM and then was able to disarm Jason. but we have no reason to disbelieve that if Jason hadnt pointed the gun to Bruce, that if Jason had committed to killing the Joker, that Bruce would hace stopped him. i like that they made that decision in the movie, bc it shows Bruce isnt going to restrict others' free-will to his own moral-code if they disagree with him on SUCH a heavy topic, even if he thinks their choice is wrong, we have no reason to think Batman wouldve stopped Jason from killing Joker in the film

BUT IN THE COMICS?? Jason tries to shoot Joker, and Batman yells "NOOO!" and throws a Batarang into Jason's neck/shoulder with a TON of blood (people argue if it was a fatal hit or just a heavily-bleeding spot that wasnt fatal, but me?? fatal or not, i dont think he shouldve aimed to hit his own kid in such a graphic spot, tHAT'S HIS KID. he shouldve aimed for somewhere else or used a less sharp/damaging weapon wtf, why aim for such a blood-squirting area???), and that is fucked. comic-UTRH-Batman is fucked for that, bc thats CHOOSING the Joker's life over Jason's health (if not Jason's life, deoending if you think that hit was fatal). thats ooc, to me. that's too far

im glad the movie retconned that confrontation to instead be Batman walking away and Jason changing the gun to point at Bruce instead of the Joker, that was better. that showed Jason cared more about Bruce choosing to kill Joker rather than Bruce allowing Jason to kill Joker. does that make sense?? like, to Jason, in the movie, being right mattered less than Bruce; and to Bruce, Jason being allowed to do what he wanted mattered more than forcing Jason to follow Batman's own moral code. i liked that fight better. the comics with the Batarang sucked

anyway, tangent over lol

BUT in the original comics, before they retconned Batman's actions, he did try to kill the Joker for killing Jason. it's just... Joker stumbled into a checkmate of a chess-plan (bc this was before "Joker is a genius, actually" characterizations, this is chaotic gremlin of luck version of Joker) where Joker became a diplomat for a country and, if Batman killed the Joker, it would result in war. like. World War 3 levels of war

how did the Joker become a diplomat of a foreign country and become THAT important? i dont recall. again, this was chaotic gremlin of luck-Joker, he bumbled into situations that saved his skin a lot. also, Diplomat Joker looks wild as fuck, he still has that crazy smile and facial proportions, but now he has normal-human-skin, it looks Wrong lmao but yeah. Joker stumbled onto Jason and Jason's mom, Joker saw this as "another stroke of luck" for him to have bumbled into, he got too hooked in on beating up Jason, that it wasnt until he realized how bloody Jason was that he went "....oh wait, Bats is gonna kill me for this. uhhhhhhh" and proceed to make the bomb the cover up his tracks and RAN, he ran and somehow hooked his fingers into a diplomatic immunity position to make sure Batman couldnt kill him, at least not straight-away, he was buying himself time and originally planned to play dumb about Jason's death

bc Batman didnt originally have evidence Joker killed Jason. but he suspected it. and it took somewhere between a few days of being relentless about the Joker to maybe a few weeks? but when Joker (while still a diplomat) blurted out an insult to Bats that made it obvious Joker was involved in Jason's death?? Batman was like "oh thank god you said that, bECAUSE NOW I GET TO MURDER YOUR ASS"

BUT GUESS WHO STOPS BATMAN??

SUPERMAN. because Superman doesnt want there to be a war, tensions are too high to kill the Joker rn, Bats, you gotta let him live. and by the time the Joker is no longer that diplomat and Batman CAN kill the Joker?? it's been even MORE time. and Batman's vrief and Superman's insistence has formed into this warped moral code of being scared of himself and how easily he almost risked a World War 3, killing thousands and harming millions of would-be-war-victims with 0 cares or empathy about the people whod be hurt bc he HAD to kill Jason murderer— and that shit scared him. he was terrified of learning that about himself. this was not the moment he created his "do not kill" murder-code, he had it when Jason was alive and they once butted heads about it (aND, AGAIN, JASON WAS SO FUCKING RIGHT, EVEN THEN. this was about Felipe, by the way. it's implied Jason pushed him, but there's literally 0 evidence that Jason did or not, but Batman is CONVINCED Jason killed Felipe which good fucking riddance either way). but this was the moment that Batman became SO MUCH MORE attached to it, that id almost call it an unhealthy coping mechanism(? it probably is one)

and i find that aspect really fucking interesting. that Batman almost caused a war to kill Jason's murderer. and what's the most fascinating about to me, is i think we all know, that if Batman HAD killed the Joker then and there?? a resurrected Jason would be horrified. Bruce would still lose Jason. bc Jason has the kind of self-loathing and moral decency where he does NOT see himself as worth all of that pain and suffering and many lives that a war would take, period, but also especially not such a HUGE war as what wouldve broken out

i still think sometime post-diplomatuc-immunity and Jason's return, Batman shouldve killed the Joker. but i think the characterization in the comics of Bruce being so horrified with himself that he almost induced a war in the name of vegenence is interesting and Makes Sense that he would then be so hung up on never killing ever. i think an Alternate Universe that had Batman kill the Joker would be really fascinating if they kept the aspect that "and Bats doing that caused an international incident that imduced a devastating war" and STILL Jason would be opposing Bruce's morals. i like that idea of "no matter what Bruce does, Jason would still grow to be against him" tragic cycle

.....but comics-UTRH-Batman iS A BITCH FOR THAT BATARANG, AND JOKER SHOULDVE STILL DIED SOMETIME AFTER THE DIPLOMAT STUFF ENDED, AND JASON IS RIGHT. i just wanted to add The Other Bullshit happening in tandem to this that UTRH's film and comic didnt mention, bc it is bananas and makes the discussion even more interesting in my opinion

and if you want to see more of this POV, i highly recommend ThePandaRedd (he/they) on tiktok and youtube. his takes inspired me to start reading the original comics to see firsthand that everything was right: Jason was such a happy Robin (minus Felipe), it is weird they retconned him into The Angry Robin, also they are where i first heard of the "tragic cycle where Jason theoretically will always oppose Batman" and the thought-experiment of "Jason would hate Bruce for inducing a war in Jason's name just to kill the Joker just as much as our Jason hates our Batman for NOT killing the Joker", and even pointed out that film-UTRH-Jason's decision to point the gun at Bruce for walking away belies a hidden intent that Jason hadnt been voicing (that Jason didnt want to JUDT get to kill the Joker, but have Bruce participate and approve, you get it). really love that guy, very entertaining, highly recommend ThePandaRedd. they also do skits! very fun

bUT YEAH, AGAIN, JASON WAS STILL RIGHT THO

lmao im so glad you've had a chance to get this out because I just KNOW you do the same thing I do and imagine conversations where you get to explain something because this is same cadence I think in hahaha

however. I fear I just think violence is sometimes the answer and batman was the first example I thought of

[t0asty1-writes]

O Sol e a Lua — Kaminari Denki x reader

notes: i wanted to post a second part of this chapter that ACTUALLY focuses on the reader and denki but alas 😔 sickness. and screen time limit 😔 i will probably be able to get chapter 3 out tomorrow, no promises but i feel capable of it rn. sorry if its shitty im literallh on the verge of death rn with how sick i am 😭

stats!

word count: ONE HUNDRED BILLION! jk probably somewhere in the 1k area, i unfortunately was unable to see the word count

masterlist -> chapter 1 -> chapter 2 -> (still in progress!)

You pushed your hair out of your face as you brought another bite of food to your mouth.

“So, I… ran into Iida Tenya today.”

You were sitting in a borrowed office chair in the teacher’s lounge with your dads, the three of you taking a lunch break together. Technically you weren’t supposed to be in there, but your dads said it was fine, so if anyone asked had a teacher’s pass, or whatever.

“Ohhhhh Tensei’s brother! You guys were friends when you were younger!” Hizashi leaned back as he recalled details from you and Tenya’s playdates, hands gesturing emphatically, then went off on a tangent about crazy stories from when he, Aizawa and Tensei were working together as new heroes. You and Aizawa ate quietly, letting him talk for both of you.

“Anyways, how’d it go running into your old friend again?”

“Well, uh…”

The memory was still fresh in your mind, having taken place just hours before.

You were standing up and grabbing your bag, about to run off to the next class after homeroom, when you were all but thrown back into your seat from the blue-haired boy sitting next to you elbowing you while throwing supplies in his bag.

“Ah! I sincerely apologize—”

He scanned your face, recognition washing over his own. The two of you had never been very friendly, and it seems it was about to show in front of class 1a.

His friendly facial expression dropped, eyes narrowing to a gaze that could freeze you to death. He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose with his pointer finger.

“Y/n. It’s been a while.”

Denki looked between the two of you in confusion. He didn’t say anything, letting the situation explain itself as the two of you kept talking.

“Tenya. It sure has.” He had changed so much since you were younger, but at the same time it felt like he hadn’t changed at all.

You didn’t exactly get along very well when you were little. The two of you were always fighting for control, and often snapped at eachother for not following certain “rules” you come up with that you wanted everyone to follow. You both always wanted to be the most mature, most responsible, most intelligent, and most skilled people in the room. The best.

Apparently, what hadn’t been resolved during your childhood had been carried into your teenage years. From the moment your eyes met in class 1a, you knew that he would be your biggest competitor and rival indefinitely, until one of you proved to be better.

“You haven’t changed much since we last saw eachother. We were 10 years old, I remember it clearly. You very much resemble your father, Mr. Aizawa.”

Denki shuddered behind you. He’s never heard a voice so cold come out of Iida, it was dripping with disdain.

You were unfazed. You hadn’t blinked since the beginning of the conversation.

“You haven’t changed much either. Like, it’s insane how much you look the same as 5 years ago. You look just like your brother, Tensei.”

You stared at eachother for a minute longer, trying to force the other one to break eye contact. It was futile, neither one of you wanted to back down, so you just sighed and stood up with your bag slung over your shoulder, slouching forward with fatigue. Tenya wordlessly marched out of the classroom on his way to the next class.

The interaction left your body crawling with irritation and a rivalrous spirit, so when Denki put his hand on your shoulder from behind you shoved it off and turned to face him with a glare.

“What the hell do you want, Kaminari.” A vicious snarl took over your voice.

He was fearless in the face of your anger; or perhaps just very, very stupid.

“Man, what is this beef you have with engine legs? I would say ‘making enemies already’, but it sounds like you’ve been enemies for a while.”

You scoff and turn on your heel, walking out the door.

“Why don’t you stay out of it, piss hair.”

Bakugou’s laughter echoed through the hallway, you could hear him cackling at the nickname as you walked away.

“PISS HAIR! OH MY GOD I’M GONNA CALL YOU THAT FOREVER DUNCE FACE!”

You bristled at bakugou’s voice. You put in earphones and blasted music on full volume while walking, trying to escape the sound of his laugh that started drawing random students to the classroom door, curious about what could cause such a reaction.

You grip your phone hard, skipping through your playlist with your face scrunched tightly. You didn’t mean to snap at Denki like that. You were shaken up from your reunion with Tenya, and he annoyed you earlier, so you took out your frustration from him in front of everyone. Maybe he deserves it for pushing you earlier, but you regret how you acted. You were lost in thought as you walked away from the classroom, and you were lost in thought now sitting in the teacher’s lounge, overthinking your overthinking.

A startling buzz from some machinery in an another room coming to life filled your ears, bringing you back to the present moment. You twist the cap off a water bottle as you try to think of an answer to Hizashi’s question.

“…I don’t think he likes me very much.”

“Whaaaaat?! What makes you that?”

Hizashi leaned forward over the table and you had to pause again to think about how to answer.

“Well, uh, we never really got along when we were younger. We were both too competitive for eachother.” You picked at your food. More than half of it was left, even though lunch hour was almost over. “We’re both still really competitive. It might cause problems.”

Hizashi hummed in understanding. You were about to say something else, but Aizawa beat you to it.

“You didn’t finish your food, y/n.” He pointed out with a strict tone laced with concern.

You shrunk in on yourself, slouching over the container of food in your lap.

“Yeah… I’m not very hungry right now… I’ll finish it after school, though.” You made an empty promise. You knew that it would end up in the fridge for days, weeks even, before going bad and being thrown away. 

You tried to eat more, you really really tried, but nausea turned your stomach over whenever you even caught sight of food. At this point it’s not even a battle of eating healthy, it’s a battle of eating anything at all.

Aizawa sighed heavily, putting his empty food container on the table.

“You’re gonna die one day from how much you do and how little you eat to fuel it. You know that right?”

You groaned and placed your half-full container on the table as well, finally accepting that you can’t finish it.

“Yeah.” You crossed your arms over your stomach, wanting to say something more but having no idea what you could say.

Aizawa put a hand on his forehead. “Fine. As long as you know it.”

Hizashi put a hand on Aizawa’s back. “You know, in her defense, sweetheart, she actually is getting a lot better. It’s true she’s nowhere near healthy, but she’s doing better.” Aizawa visibly relaxed from his words and actions. You hugged yourself more, pushing away thoughts of when you couldn’t handle eating anything at all.

“You’re right, you’re right. I wish you took care of yourself more, y/n, but you are doing better.”

“Thanks. I like being better. Lot less painful.”

“How many bites did you take? Tomorrow I want you to take one bite more. It’s going to be graded.”

“Nooooo not the grades assignments already…”

Aizawa laughed at your whining. Conversations about your eating habits were always hard ones to have, and you avoided them as much as possible.

“So, other than your emotional reunion with Tenya, in which the emotions are ones of conflict and aggression, how has your day gone so far?” Hizashi steered the conversation back to an easier place.

“Other than that, uneventful. My classmates are idiots, though.”

Aizawa groaned loudly and leaned all the way back. “You’re tellin’ me. I can already feel how many aneurysms I’ll have from teaching this class just by looking at their faces.”

Hizashi leaned into him, giggling now. “How many of them are you gonna expel Eraserhead?”

“How many? All but one.”

You put your hands on your cheeks and put on a cute voice. “Awww dad you’re gonna let me stay in your class? That’s so sweet!”

“Nah. I’m keeping Yaoyorozu. You can leave.” He shooed you with his hand jokingly and let his head rest on Hizashi’s shoulder.

You put a hand on your chest, gasping with feigned heartbreak. “My father is so cruel to me!”

From that point, the teacher’s lounge was filled with laughter coming from the three of you bouncing jokes off eachother until lunch hour was over. You entered your next class with a recharged social battery from talking with your dads. As long as you have them, you can get through whatever shit U.A. has to throw at you.

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[letsgetrowdy43]

maybe sunny doesnt tell adam that somebody kissed her? and luca is the one to let it slip. like it happens when adams not communicating with her so she doesnt immediately reach out

Au Masterlist!!

Omg yes!!

I haven't decided who the guy is because a lot of people want him to be a football player, but Ik nothing about their team so I'm researching (I only know of Jj McCarthy)

Anyways… she gets kissed, she immediately shuts it down and us like “???” “this is meant to be platonic,” “sorry that I gave you the wrong impression, but I am not over my ex, and I can't do this”.

So she takes a step away from that friendship, cause that is just not something she needs for herself (2024 is the year of self-realization!!)

But now the guilt is eating her alive, she can't tell Adam cause he won't talk to her, and she can’t tell her brother (Luke) cause she feels he'd get mad. So she tells Rut and his girlfriend, the two of them now being her closest friends, and Rut has a big mouth so he accidentally lets it slip to Luca!!

Luca thinks this whole break thing is bullshit, he thinks Sunny and Adam are meant to be together, and he hates to see the two of them hurting when in reality getting back together and forming a healthy support system would've been a better option.

So he tells his brother!!

Adam immediately sees red, he's confused and mad that she didn't reach out to tell him.

He calls her, and she know the second she hears his voice that he found out, so he starts going on a tangent, and immediately she's like “I will hang up if you don't lower your voice”

He's GAGGED.

“Let's start by communicating properly, you have not talked to me in nearly three months, so let's try this again.”

He's stunned.

And then they talk about it properly, she gets to explain her side of the story, and he perceives it really well and starts profusely apologizing for going at her like that.

He also is sitting in his room all cheesed and smiling at the fact that she basically confessed to him that she was never going to be over him.

He's still mad that said friend of his Kissed his Sunny.

And although the situation sucks and created some drama among the group, this whole moment opened the lines of communication between them and gets them talking again so ultimately they are really happy at the end of the day

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[impossiblefeat]

Any personal favorite Espio ships? (If you haven’t already answered sorry)

Vecpio is my OTP.......<3 I know this ship has become sort of “controversial” now (at least what I’ve seen on Tumblr.) but I’ve always shipped it ever since I was a little kid and Sonic Heroes first released. 20 YEARS!!!!!!?? No matter what other media or series I get into, Vecpio always seems to creep back into my life. >_>; They’re just so good together, I can’t help it!!! I’m not great at explaining the “why” in why I like things, but it just makes sense to me. I like how they look together and how they act together, to me it’s a no-brainer of a ship.

This got really long, lmao.

So continuing that line of thought, I think about Espio x Vector a good amount but I don’t believe the naming scheme would sound very good. (Espter???? Ester… Ecter??) I think the ship in that order is supremely underrated. It’s rare for people to keep Espio’s dominant attitude when shipping him and I’d like to see it more. Though masculinity in general is downplayed when it comes to Male x Male ships, which is an entire tangent in itself and a weird discussion to have when it comes to cartoon hedgehog media, LMAO. Moving on...

I guess I should talk about Espilver. It's okay. I kind of come off as liking it more than I actually do sometimes, LHJDHJLG. I do like it!!! BUt....... I vastly prefer Vecpio over any other Espio ship. I also prefer Silvespio or Silver x Espio in that specific order because if you’re a REAL shiphead you’ll know the name order is important. I hate things being strict but it is what it is with what ship terms people understand and I’ll swap them around depending on what I’m talking about or feeling.

I think about Espio & Silver as a ship mostly from how prevalent it is more then my actual interest in it at this point. I kinda fell out of love with the ship, but I still enjoy it from time to time and I want them to be good friends always. <3

The weird one I have is probably Espio x Blaze. They have not yet interacted in official media. (CROSSWORLDS SAVE ME) I love them so much but never talk about it with anyone. LDGJHDL… I keep it entirely to myself. They have so much in common and I wish they were friends!!! I mean, this is a shipping discussion, but I really want them to interact and be friends. They’re the only Espio ship I have that really feels “romantic” to me. I’m easily repulsed by romance, so that’s pretty huge for me, lol. >_>

I obsess sometimes over Blaze saying she needs to train more in the Olympic games. God damn. Espio would be all over her LMAOOOOOOOOO!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! I’m also eternally obsessed with the parallels between Sonic 06 and Sonic Rivals 2 and will be just as eternally sad that Sonic Rivals 2 will never be officially acknowledged because it never came out in Japan……………..it hurts so bad. AAAAAA!!!!!! One of the most interesting ~DEEPEST LORE~ treats in all of Sonic (to me because it involves Espio lol) and it…….will never be acknowledged. I have accepted that long ago, but I will still obsess about it on my own time anyway. LDJGHDGgljg…

I like a lot of other Espio ships besides those three. Knuxpio, Shadpio, etc etc but those are the ones I think about the most right now. Everything else is like an occasional indulgence. Oh. I also loooove to see Yume ships!!! HEHEHEHE! It makes me so happy when people love Espio. ;o; So yume ships are the best. X3 <3

I honestly love when people talk about their Espio ships and why they like them!! I support all the Espio ships!!! Every last one!!! And I want to hear every last detail about every last one!!! I’m very basic to still be mainly about Vecpio all this time, hehehe. I truly love seeing Espio in all kinds of situations and dynamics though. Espio is the best no matter who he’s with. <3

[stargazerley]

SG-1 Rewatch "Live Blogging"

So, I didn't actually live blog this here. I did post this stuff live in a discord server and decided to share it over here. There may be some stuff missing because tangents were had.

Children of the Gods pts 1 and 2

Hammond is kind of unlikeable in Ep 1. lol. (Jack did follow orders. He assessed the threat and eliminated it. Exactly as ordered)

OH joy….Sam's intro.

I love how Jack just pushes her through the gate. (Though I did forget the "bring Daniel back" part of their orders this time…though I'm not sure why exactly.)

Kawalsky's gift of the tissues…. I forgot that. lol

Skaara's moonshine. lol.

Somehow I forgot Skaara still had the lighter from the film.

The…um reminder? that Sha're and Daniel are very much in love. Get a room.

OH no…..the plot. Sadness

My boy dealing with the guilt already….

They put up the iris pretty fast. I thought it took a bit. lol

And here begins the poor treatment of Sha're by the writers because that's the only way to "motivate" Daniel.

Daniel specfically says that the Goa'uld are pretending to be the gods of existing people. I always forget that it's a fact not theory. lol

And the IDCs…..I really thought they were much later additions. Lol.

I want Daniel to explain shit….The writers are mean.

Idk if anyone has noticed but the version of Children of the Gods on Prime is different. Last time I watched it was edited….

It's interesting to see Jack trust Teal'c so quickly when he doesn't do that to others later on

Enemy within (Apparently doesn't have much)

Daniel notably doesn't really react to finding the dead doctor.

Broca Divide (I skipped Emancipation)

Daniel's comment in Broca Divide to Jack about the incident with Sam comes off less callous and more "I don't know how to respond to that" which….going off my ace headcanon for him…yes.

First Commandment

So, for some reason First Commandment is just one episode that feels like nothing happens despite it having one of my fave Daniel lines. It's just one I swear I watch and remember but also feel I've missed something. Anyway, I'm on Cold Lazarus now and….oh boy.

Cold Lazarus (so this where I get more detailed in my live posting)

Not sure why Sam expects Jack to just open up after only a few months. Daniel telling her the story is, well he's Daniel. The Crystal Jack is hard to watch sometimes.

"You received permission to fire my staff weapon…" "Oh yeah" Bitch you did not lol

I love Daniel freaks out when the Crystal mimics him but then is super excited about it.

Sara did get a good ep. I just wish we could have actually seen Jack dealing with his trauma instead of seeing it through someone else.

Like, Crystal has all his memories and feelings more or less but it's not Jack. It's like they want to resolve this plot but also just keep the angst for Jack. idk.

"It wasn't a ceremonial place….some kind of mass grave." that is a chilling line. The realization that they had been rooting through the corpses of a dead race.

"I have seen your world. I will need it." Teal'c when told he can't take his staff. lol

You know, the fandom jokes about Daniel being a pain magnet but Jack gets tossed around quite a bit too. lol

I like how the Crystal gives both Jack and Sara the closure they need. A chance to say goodbye to Charlie.

So, for some reason First Commandment is just one episode that feels like nothing happens despite it having one of my fave Daniel lines. It's just one I swear I watch and remember but also feel I've missed something. Anyway, I'm on Cold Lazarus now and….oh boy.

The Nox

Welp…everyone is dead…lol

oof. I…don't like how the Nox are so cryptic. They aren't at all communicating well enough for SG-1 to understand them. For one, the Nox judge SG-1 for their attack on Apophis despite not knowing a damn thing about the situation. (Daniel was right though, capture Apophis for info is solid. Sure he's biased and angry but why not take the enemy commander?)

The thing is SG-1 is right. If they had just been allowed to take the Jaffa enemy not only would one of the Nox not have been injured, but the Nox's secret would essentially be safe. But they chose not to listen. SG-1 isn't perfect but the extreme pacifism of the Nox is not exactly a good thing, esp with Goa'uld as the enemy.

"The very young do not often do as they are told." wise words sure, but throwing them at the team who wanted to take the Jaffa with them is a bit annoying. I understand they have more then they let on but it bugs me they treat SG-1 as lesser for not being like them. Daniel at least wants to understand them but is getting stonewalled.

Something that does bother me about the end is that SG-1 isn't afraid for the Nox because they appear privative, it's because they refuse to fight. We are given the lesson (seemingly) that violence in any form is wrong even in the act of defense. Which I don't think is a particularly good lesson.

Not only that but Daniel says they should have listened and left as if the Nox would have given them information when it's clear they won't.

Anyway on to Brief Candle….

Brief Candle

It's not an objectionable episode, per se but I do have some issues with the plot.

It's unnerving. And gives me a certain squick surrounding Jack and Kynthia.

I love how very close Daniel is to figuring it out so early. He suggests a virus, he's not exactly wrong about it. This happens often and it's something I like about him.

The marriage cake thing bugs me so much. The team is obviously a group of outsiders and yet no one explains the customs. Kynthia just assumes Jack knows and is ok with the cake.

Jack saying he's 40. so there's that.

I will say this episode also gives us Jack using his brain. He figures out how to help the people and save himself.

Thor's Hammer

Watching Thor's Hammer and the lack of the word Mjolnir bugs me. Lol

Wait! Thor's recording says it….Daniel doesn't.

the fact that Jack's gun still works in the cave points to guns helping the Asgard later. Also, I like that Teal'c is the one to bring up using the Hammer for Sha're and Skaara

I like how Daniel is very understanding of Kendra. I don't much like how rude Sam is, dismissive actually of Kendra's beliefs. Daniel immediately understands why Kendra is hesitant and why being beautiful might be a curse. It shows traits of Daniel I love. (Also first Unas….)

I love Daniel's belief in people. He's quick to trust and hurt when betrayed. His belief in Kendra isn't just about Sha're but he needs her to be right and it's true. Sam's mistrust is misplaced.

I love how this ends. Teal'c offers to stay because he's responsible for Sha're and Skaara. Jack tells Teal'c he's part of the family. and Daniel, while he does hesitate, still destroys the hammer. It's a powerful moment for each of them. Teal'c still seeking redemption. Jack not wanting to lose family. Daniel making a hard choice to save a friend in front of him knowing what he might lose. OOF!

I think the rune given to Daniel is Ansuz. I need to do a bit more looking about it but one meaning is Ancestors.

Torment of Tantalus

On to Torment of Tantalus….The first wonderful time when Daniel abuses the fact that he is not military. lol

Daniel and Jack walking through the gate with Catherine is beautiful.

Torment has quite a few really good moments. Fun fact, Young Earnest was originally going to be played by Shanks but they changed it in the end. Daniel, my dear boy, being weirded out that Earnest was….unclothed. Lol

The look Daniel gives Ernest when the later mentions Catherine says….Daniel be glad he's able to talk at all and not a raving mad man.

Of but of course, the DHD is broken. :/

I love seeing Daniel excited.

"this could take a lifetime" Daniel then realizes what he said. oops. Torment indeed.

Tantalus (ignoring the myth surrounding him) suits Daniel so far. Answers constantly just out of reach. Solutions taken away right in front of him. Not just in this episode but in general. Hell even being Ascended does it. The ability to help within his grasp and taken away at the last minute. Just out of reach. Always just out of reach.

I kind of of wish Kendra had given Daniel an othala rune as foreshadowing. OH well.

The fact that they decided to shoot the "book" instead of using the storm is strange. I understand they wanted to point to Daniel's growing obsession with it but still the storm makes more sense anyway.

I love how they don't mention why Tatalus was banished. Let's just say his crimes were against both the gods and humanity.

This is the "Daniel throws himself into his work" part of the grieving process. Dear, that's not a healthy coping mechanism.

btw: I'm going to try tagging all of these with "stargazerley's rewatch extravaganza" That way they should be easier to find. I may add links later.

[somethingnonenatural]

Like I've been trying to write a coherent meta about it - but Morgana's fall to evil actually was well done, from every character's perspectives. Like I feel like a misconception of her fall was Morgana didn't fall because she was scared, she fell because she was powerless - it feels similar but it's an important distinction. Morgana has had power from a very very young age - she was the favored kid of Uther, always had sway over him. (See them after the death of Gwen's father and him literally willing to use magic on Morgana when she was dying, but not Arthur in similar situation.) Her having magic took away that status even if Uther didn't know it and she took steps to preserve that status and her own power, which was to rule over Camelot herself. Morgana made herself an endearing character in season 1, and she was a primary defender for magical people but I truly believe she did that out of compassion, but when it turned out that she had magic and Uther could turn on her, her power, her status was gone. And she wanted that back - it's why she reacted so badly to her vision of Gwen on the throne in 3x10, and she viewed Arthur with such a harsh lens - they both had more power over her and she has always seen Arthur as his father's son. If Morgana got caught doing magic, everyone would have a higher status than her, she would have been executed and she can't handle that. Her status plays an extremely important role in her fall and I don't think I explained it as coherently as I could have, but status is an understated part of her fall.

yes i do agree that she fell because she was powerless. morgana has been in a position of power since she was small i dont know how long she's been with Uther, but she was raised as Glorisis's daughter (idk how you spell his name) who was an ally of Uther and in a position of power. also ngl i dont think it's a coincidence that after she's stayed with Morgause away from her higher position in Camelot to wherever the two were and then she comes back and wants that power back. i do wish we had more of what happened to her inbetween because they almost make it seem like her choice to come back to camelot but why did it take a whole ass year? also i dont think that part is given enough angst in fics to be honest like lmaoo anyway tangent. you did explain it well like i think the fandom wants to see her as a regular magic person like who Merlin was before canon- Merlin was living in fear with no type of power in any position. as the show goes on he gains power by being Arthur's friend and directly affecting what Arthur views and the laws he helps to make. i just went on about Merlin since i had that thought but lmaoo people acknowledge Arthur's privilege, because he's the one who fails in peoples eyes - he has the most power. meanwhile they cant comprehend that Morgana's character is the one who actually reveolves around power and keeping said power. that was a side note but anyway hard core agree with everything you said.

[az-is-back]

oooh can you tell me about "Time travel unwidowing x2" from the wip game? it sounds too good

it does sound good, i'm very happy with that working title! it's also a bit of false advertising, because none of these people were married to begin with.

anyway, it's a transformers prime fic. i'm taking two characters from after the end of the show, where almost everything has been solved, except these two guys' respective partners have died (among others, but i'm focusing on those ones), and i'm putting them in the middle of the show, just in time to save said partners. (i'm summarizing). this causes a lot of problems for everyone, because you can't just save people, and justify your actions to everyone else, without derailing at least some of the plot. especially when at that time, one of you was on the other side of the war that you're both glad is over. except it's not over anymore and that sucks. so now you're both doing a speedrun of the whole thing and trying not to get killed. again.

i'm also, of course, putting them through the torments, because, on top of the general situation, i'm dropping them off in their own personal situations that were not good. one of them is literally starving himself to give just a bit more food to the others (it's very hypocritical when he calls his partner self-sacrificing). the other has manually shut down most of his emotional circuits and refuses to switch them on again, which causes even more problems, because, well, all of his issues are emotional.

but that's not all! i'm also making one of the humans time travel with them! for unexpected competency and chaotic fun!

and i'm thinking of also making a random transformers baby time travel with them. literally just a non-corporeal spark of light, no body, no name, no parents, barely a personality, no physical effect on anything. just here for general confusion of everyone and wild wild hope. because the only explanation for the existence of that thing is that the war is over and the planet is alive again. literally the light of hope and they don't even know it.

the time travel itself is never explained. might be an act of god. big energy of "you showed up at god's doorstep (figurative) and started crying about some dead guys, so you get no right to complain about how your lamenting was handled by god. or fate. or a freak temporal accident. who cares."

that's already a long answer. but i recently went looking for the american math curriculum to write some paragraphs and it feels like a waste not to use that, so you get those paragraphs anyway:

***

Miko woke up to a teacher slamming a book on her desk.

Which was weird, because she had no teacher anymore and datapads were too fragile for anyone to slam them on desks.

Then the face in front of her started making sense, and nothing made sense anymore. Her tenth grade math teacher was here. Miko hadn't thought about the woman in years. Then she noticed that the book in front of her was, in fact, a real book, and not an expensive datapad. The desk was made of wood, not metal, and one of the legs was shorter than the others, which would have never been acceptable at the base. Some snickering brought her attention to the fact that, clearly, she was in a classroom. Which, again, was impossible.

"Huh," Miko said, very eloquently.

"Glad to see you're awake, miss Nakadai," the teacher said with the sharp tone Miko had always hated. "Care to solve this problem?"

There was a triangle on the blackboard. Ugh. There were computers to figure those out. But, yeah, she could solve it. This was just like planning interstellar travel, and she did cram that subject to get her flying license. Which, for the record, she got, no offense to everyone who had doubted her scholastic abilities.

A throat clearing next to her. Right. The triangle. Length of the hypotenuse and all that. Miko frowned at the blackboard. Angles, good. Length, okay. Sinus then. Miko hated sinuses almost as much as tangents. Whatever.

Her fingers flew on the calculator before she had finished consciously formulating the calculation.

"14.1," she said. "Approximately."

The teacher looked at her. The class looked at her. Miko looked back at her calculator.

"...Correct," the teacher finally said, and then the woman walked away and drew another triangle on the blackboard.

Okay, maybe Miko had gotten better at math after she had left that class, but still, why was everyone surprised? This was basic stuff. Sure, if there had been black holes or trade routes to watch out for, it would have been complicated, but a straight line? Easy peasy. After all the training she had went through, Miko could program that into a ship computer her eyes closed.

Anyway, back to the subject at hand. What the frag was she doing here.

Miko discreetly pinched her arm, and didn't wake up. So, not a dream. Why would she even dream of high school in the first place?

She grabbed a piece of paper, her pencil, and started drafting a list. The first item, dream, was immediately struck out, and she added other options as she went through all the possibilities.

This was high school. In America. This was math class in Jasper, Nevada, and definitely not end-of-day hanging out on Cybertron. Miko briefly thought that for most of the time she had been in high school, there hadn't really been a Cybertron to hang out on.

She couldn't taste anything, and didn't feel anything wrong in her limbs, so it was probably not an experiment gone wrong.

There was no visor in front of her eyes or helmet around her head, so a virtual reality seemed unlikely.

She tried the breathing and focusing exercises that she had been drilled on in case of mind control, and couldn't find even the slightest give in the fabric of reality. So, no illusion, and no mind control.

By the time math class was over, Miko had crossed out all options except for one. Time travel.

Okay then. Time to go see some experts.

[thoughtfulfangirling]

First, I want to note that Elisa continues to have full responsibility for Derek and his actions placed upon her. I think in a way, that is bound to sabotage her efforts. It can never be Derek's decision and his responsibility for what comes next. Elisa is letting people tell her that she is responsible for whatever happens to Derek. And that's absolutely not fair for sure.

And I think Elisa's insistence that there isn't an easy way to reach Derek is almost a way to inadvertently deny her responsibility.

She keeps thinking with a mindset that is assuming Derek can have some sense of the severity of the situation, when that's not the case. For Derek, this is just a career change that gives him some agency and control in his life he felt like he was lacking. Who knows if this is a more recent discovery of looking at the way his life went or if it has been building up for a long time. He just wants his own path and he found it in Xanatos.

But Elisa is only thinking about this situation like a cop and one working on a case that he's suddenly getting involved in and not like a sister trying to warn her brother of a skeevy guy.

She keeps working the case of Xanatos instead of being a brother, and I think Goliath sees what she needs to do but doesn't realize that she is not thinking about this from a clan/pack perspective because for Goliath, there really is no separation between his duty and his family. And Elisa thinks that he can't really get it for that reason when he probably sees clearer away from it. And once again, she doesn't explain how she's feeling about the situation.

On a sort of related but not fair tangent, I've been increasingly annoyed at Derek because what if the thing Elisa hates this rich guy over is something like being harassed or assaulted by him. He might be thinking 'if it were that serious she would tell me' and therefore think that because that's not her reasoning, it can't be that bad or worse. But she's a cop so if something like that did happen to her and she didn't feel like she could make it a case, would she actually share that in any way with other cops in her own family no less who might go more berserk than her? Not to say that's what Derek or her retired dad WOULD do, but in her society, isn't a non-possibility, and what good would having her family go after a rich dude like Xanatos do for them or for her and might their reactions simply coopt her own feelings on the matter if that was the result?

I think we forget a lot of times the complications in why people don't share certain things with others and can only imagine a cut and dry situation, and Derek being a younger brother? I could see that complexity being there. But he might only see 'she's trying to protect me when I don't need to be protected, and if it was that bad, then she would have told me' and that's not really fair either.

ANYWAY I got really off here la de da

[911weewooshow]

First time posting something like this and a bit nervous for some reason but fuck it, we ball anyway.

Okay, I had a whole idea of idea about who Buck would come out to first, and I kind of got stuck between thinking either Hen, Maddie, or maybe Bobby. But I honestly think (and hoping so badly) the first person he would tell would be Maddie and the way it is being processed by Maddie in my head is fucking hilarious. Buckle up as I try to get everything down in a coherent manner (the key word is try here)

Okay, so we all remember when Buck first came over to complain (rant really) about Tommy to Maddie. I gather it like mid-day or going on afternoon given the scene. And Buck is just going on and on about how upset he is that both Chris and Eddie like Tommy. And she just goes about her day, more than likely trying to be supportive but at the same time being very much over it (I know, well not really but I KNOW that that boy had been there for a bit). And Buck has a tendency to go into these tangents at times when he's hyper-focused on something (and there's no way she doesn't really know that, she's his sister after all).

So she just trying to get I guess lunch ready and setting the table and he just talking at her. Being utterly petty (those fucking air quotes) and making all these obviously very intimate connections with Chris's likes, Eddie's house/habits (like honestly he fucking knows what everything means on Eddie's calendar, like that... I will talk about in another post cause!!!). She ribs him even a bit as again, she is so over this conversation at this point. (and Chimney chaos agent that he is, doesn't fucking help). And I bet that Buck goes on again after that even more until he finally leaves (more like Maddie kicks him out cause boy pls.)

So we then fast forward to after the basketball game (which I know for sure Chimney complained so much to Maddie about "he make me his basketball beard Maddie"). Buck is telling her how he literally bodychecks Eddie and causes him to twist his ankle cause he is upset and jealous. And she's honestly reasonably upset at him (given her history especially) and basically tells him he needs to actually talk to Eddie like an adult.

So I imagine given that was the last bits of her conversation with Buck that day when he comes over the next day (probably super early cause I have no doubt his mind has been running since that kiss), practically glowing with post-kiss drunk vibes, she thinks it's due to something with Eddie. And for some reason, I feel like he would confess kind of similar to how he told Taylor he kissed Lucy. So all she will hear is "I kissed a guy" as his greeting which would be fucking funny (also probably due to his brain still processing, it's okay buck I get you).

Now Maddie knows about her brother's massive, can-be-seen-from-mars infatuation with Eddie even if he can't see it. And their obvious situationship from a mile away more than I feel even most people. She's tried to tell him but given how oblivious Buck is to his very blatant flirting when it comes to men, she probably decided it's best for him to figure it out for himself (and save herself the headache cause Jesus Christ).

So all I can imagine is the utter shock, the complete and all-consuming confusion of Buck explaining to her right after telling her that he kissed a man, that man in question was Tommy.

The very same Tommy that she had to listen to him complain about for what felt like a full day (probably at least an hr or 2). The same Tommy that she was told was quoted "so cool" in a petty tone by Buck. The same Tommy that Buck comes to her job (which I don't remember him really even doing on the scene) to further tell her about the disaster of the basketball situation and that he basically maimed his best friend over.

So Buck is probably freaking out a bit since the look on Maddie's face probably showcases her utter bewilderment at this whole thing and he's (as always) overthinking. And Maddie...

Maddie is so fucking confused at this point.

At this moment there are probably only two things going through her head. #1 being just white noise and "wut?" And the second (considering I'm not sure if she has physically met Tommy herself and is just hearing about him through people) is 'Who the fuck is Tommy Kinard'?

And I just find that so so funny. This is what was running through my head this morning and I just been chucking to myself throughout the day about it.