#definitely felicity naming them

[melien]

[cressidagrey]

Love in Bubblewrap

Pairing: Oscar Piastri x Felicity Leong-Piastri (Original Character)

Summary:   Felicity Piastri fixes things. Regardless of what they are. Even if they are her sister-in-law’s stolen K-Pop albums. 

Warnings and Notes: I came up with while taking a shower which means the idea is either genius or horrible. Inspired by Hattie Piastri's TikTok's about her stolen TxT albums. I have never once listened to K-Pop but I did my research (aka I googled names and song titles.)

Big thanks to @llirawolf , who listens to me ramble 😂

Group Chat: Piastri Fam ❤️

Hattie: WHOEVER BROKE INTO MY CAR I HOPE YOUR PILLOW IS ALWAYS WARM AND YOUR TOAST FALLS BUTTER-SIDE DOWN

Oscar: Hi to you too?

Edie: Wait. What.

Hattie: They SMASHED the driver window IN BROAD DAYLIGHT TO STEAL MY TXT ALBUMS MY ALBUMS, OSCAR. DO YOU UNDERSTAND.

Mae: Wait wait wait. They didn’t take your wallet? Just your K-pop?

Hattie: My wallet was in the glovebox. My laptop was in the boot. They took the bag with my photocard binders and albums. I HOPE THEY GET A PAPER CUT FROM YEONJUN’S EYELASHES

Chris: what is a txt album

Nicole: Chris. Not now.

Oscar: …How many albums are we talking?

Hattie: ALL OF THEM

Edie: OH MY GOD.

Mae: That’s criminal. That’s actually criminal.

Oscar: Yes. Because it is a crime.

Chris: did you call the police

Hattie: YES, DAD. They asked if there was anything of “significant personal value” missing and I almost cried telling the constable about my Soobin photocard collection.

Nicole: Oh, sweetheart 😢

Mae: Do you have any photos for insurance? Maybe we can file under collectibles?

Hattie: I had a spreadsheet. An ACTUAL spreadsheet.

Oscar: …you had a spreadsheet of your photocards?

Hattie: Yes. Because I’m an ORGANIZED YOUNG WOMAN WITH GOALS.

Edie:She learned it from Felicity.

Nicole: I’ll call the insurance tomorrow, Hattie. We’ll sort this out.

Chris: still don’t understand why they didn’t take your laptop

Mae: It was probably targeted. There’s a resale market for rare photocards.

Oscar: How do you know that.

Mae: I dabble.

Hattie: I’m going to manifest their downfall using a cursed Taehyun photocard.

Edie: You’re like a witch but with glitter and Spotify Premium.

Oscar: I’m begging someone to explain what a cursed photocard is.

Mae: It’s when someone once traded for it and got food poisoning the same day. It’s ✨infused✨.

Oscar: Okay. That’s enough internet for me today.

Chris: do you need me to fix the window

Hattie: Already booked a repair. I’m not mad about the glass. I’m mad about the betrayal.

Oscar: You make it sound like that Yeonjun guy broke into your car himself.

Hattie: He would never. Unlike SOME PEOPLE who’ve never even listened to “Blue Hour.”

Oscar: I’m not sure I even know what that is.

Edie: Uncultured.

Mae: Honestly embarrassed to share a last name with you.

Hattie: Just so everyone knows, the Spotify speaker I keep in my car still works. So if anyone wants to Venmo me emotional damages via new albums, I’ll accept.

Nicole: We’ll replace the ones we can, darling. One step at a time.

Chris: and next time don’t leave them in plain view

Hattie: They were in a tote bag under my raincoat WHAT DID THEY HAVE, X-RAY VISION AND A PERSONAL VENDETTA

Oscar: This chat is more intense than any strategy debrief I’ve had all season

Nicole: Let’s not joke. She’s upset.

Edie: We’re coping through humour, Mum.

***

Hattie wasn’t expecting a package.

She definitely wasn’t expecting that package.

It arrived two days after the break-in — dropped off by a courier who looked faintly intimidated, like whatever he was carrying had weight beyond the cardboard. Nicole opened the door, accepted the package and set it carefully on the kitchen bench like a letter bomb, then called up the stairs with the tone that meant your life is about to change, and not necessarily in a normal way.

“Hattie? Something came for you.”

Hattie padded downstairs in slippers and mild emotional ruin. Her window was still shattered. Her albums were still gone. Her Spotify had become a graveyard of songs she couldn’t listen to without hearing glass shatter.

So she wasn’t in the mood for mystery.

“It’s from Felicity,” Nicole said gently, handing it over.

That made Hattie pause.

The box was medium-sized. Not huge. Not heavy. But taped shut with a kind of efficiency that said I own a label maker and I’m not afraid to use it.

There was no note — just her name, written in neat, all-caps handwriting across the front like a letter. 

Hattie opened it.

And immediately had to sit down.

Inside were her albums. All of them. The exact editions. The pre-order bonuses. Even the Target exclusive one that took Hattie six weeks to hunt down the first time.

Each was sealed in a Ziploc bag, labeled with release year and version code.

She found her photocards next. Not her originals — those were gone — but a full curated set of the most likely pulls, alongside protective sleeves and one unmistakably fake (and glittery) Yeonjun card clearly drawn by Bee in crayon. It had a tiny heart in the corner.

There was also a pack of Tim Tams, two bubble tea vouchers, and a post-it note that read:

Didn’t have time to hex the thief properly. Settled for passive-aggressive online bulk ordering instead. Let me know if there is anything specific I missed. Love, F.

Hattie stared at it for a long moment.

Then sat down, quiet and stunned, and just breathed.

Because this was the thing about Felicity — she didn’t do things halfway. Didn’t stop at oh no, that’s awful. She solved the problem. Replaced what was lost. Quietly handed you love wrapped in bubble wrap and called it nothing at all.

And Hattie thought — not for the first time — how lucky they were.

How lucky Oscar was.

Because somehow her annoying, infuriating, brilliant brother had found a woman who was all quiet fire and sharp edges and spreadsheets and garden-grown tomatoes — and who loved him so fiercely, so completely, that she extended that love to all of his family without question.

And every so often, like this — like now — Hattie remembered that Oscar didn’t just fall in love with someone wonderful.

He chose someone who made everything better just by being in it.

She blinked down at the photocards again. Ran a thumb over Bee’s glittery artwork.

Grinned.

Then she looked at her phone and typed:

Hattie: I hope you know we all know we hit the absolute jackpot when Oscar found you. I don’t know how you did this. But thank you. Tell Bee her art is perfect.

Felicity responded a minute later.

Felicity: Tell her yourself — she wants to FaceTime you. Also I expect snacks next time you go to Korea.

***

Group Chat: Piastri Fam ❤️

Hattie: oscar. your wife just avenged the txt robbery with military precision. she replaced the ENTIRE collection. INCLUDING photocards.

Oscar: …she what wait what?

Nicole: It arrived this morning. I handed Hattie the package myself.

Hattie: AND SHE SENT TIM TAMS. AND A NOTE. AND SPARKLY ART FROM BEE. who, by the way, is now my favorite niece.

Oscar:She’s your only niece. 

Fliss didn’t tell me she did that i thought she was just quietly rage-baking sourdough

Mae: nah your wife was rage-sourcing Soobin photocards on eBay

Edie: this is so Felicity-coded subtle vengeance and laminated instructions

Hattie: you’re so lucky, Oscar. like genuinely. i hope you wake up every day and remember you bagged a genius wife who can fix a gearbox AND a broken heart.

Oscar: i do every single day

Chris: She really did all that? ...Remind me again why she married you?

Nicole: Christopher.

Oscar: no that’s fair actually

Mae: this is giving “he found her crying in the garden and offered her a leaf” romance energy

Edie: it’s giving “she’s the protagonist and he’s the golden retriever love interest”

Hattie: it’s giving “we are NEVER letting you mess this up”Oscar: i have no intention of ever messing this up but thank you for the terrifying support

[thefandomenchantress]

DRDT Character Popularity Poll Results

The results have been tallied! It's finally time to find out who the most popular DRDT Character really is! (...According to this specific format on this specific website).

For those unaware, this poll was conducted by asking people to write down their top 5 favorite DRDT characters in no particular order. Each time that character's name was written, it counted as one vote towards them. And, without further ado, these were the results!

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18th Place: Elliot Cuevas/Felicity Giles/Unnamed Classmate

Elliot, Felicity, and Unnamed Classmate managed to receive exactly 1 vote each, putting them in last place. I can't say I'm too surprised, since there are so many excellent characters in the main cast to choose from. Still, Felicity, a character mentioned only in an ask game, managing to tie a character with a whole-ass MV dedicated to them as well as a character featured in two bonus episodes, is pretty impressive! So props to her!

(Someone wrote 'Relaxation Room Fish' in one of their slots, which I considered including to be funny, but I decided not to. One day the minnows will get the bonus episode they deserve).

17th Place: Mai Akasaki

Mai managed a whole 5 votes. I was a little surprised by that, since she only really has a hypothetical personality, but hooray for Mai! She's the most popular non-main cast member. I can totally see why people would be intrigued by the mystery surrounding her.

16th Place: MonoTV

MonoTV, self-proclaimed most popular DRDT character, is the least popular main cast member. How sad. With only 6 votes, it barely outranks Mai, and ties with her if you count Unnamed Classmate and Mai to be the same person. While it's silly emoticons and lore implications won a few people's hearts, it still can't compete with the human main cast members.

15th Place: Hu Jing

...I doubt many people are surprised by this. While Hu may have been one of the characters helped most by my decision to make people write down their top five characters instead of only their favorite, she still couldn't gather enough votes to get out of last place within the (human) main cast members.

Hu gathered 26 votes. While that came pretty close to 14th place's number, she ended up here. Like I said earlier, this isn't surprising. Hu's behavior is supposed to be flawed, but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be the kind of behavior that most people enjoy watching as much as the more cartoonish character's antics. Still, she has her fans (including me, in case you couldn't tell haha).

Well, if there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that Hu should definitely slap the shit out of David next chapter. /j

14th Place: Min Jeung

Min barely managed to beat out Hu for 14th place with 28 votes. Her low placement, sadly, also isn't a surprise.

Min died in chapter one, and her screentime being limited definitely hurts her here. Not only did she have only a few mentions in chapter 2, but she also didn't haunt the narrative quite like Xander did. Xander managed to leave quite an impact on both David and Teruko. And to put it bluntly, Xander is a conventionally attractive male character with a ton of screentime during his time alive. With the way fandom is, he was almost definitely going to have more staying power than a female culprit, especially one with as little screentime as Min.

That doesn't mean she has no fans, though! There's a ton of cool Min content on this website, and she is one of few characters I have never seen anyone say they vehemently dislike. And how could they? She's such a charming little bookworm.

13th Place: Arturo Giles

Arturo received 33 votes. His relatively low placement isn't exactly something I didn't see coming, seeing as he spent all of chapter 2 stalking J and being generally pretty creepy.

That's not to say he's devoid of charm, of course. His backstory was also expanded on, and I don't think we'll ever forget "Shut your whore mouth!!!!". Arturo's a pretty interesting character, but until we see his full potential in chapter 3, this position in the ranking is pretty understandable. At least Aceturo was confirmed canon in the last five minutes of chapter 2 (/j).

12th Place: Levi Fontana

Oh, Levi. Such an interesting little guy who may or may not have committed multiple felonies.

Levi received 41 votes, beating out Arturo by a good margin. He seems to have gained a little popularity after his backstory was expanded on at the end of chapter 2, and I'm sure we're all excited to see where his character goes in chapter 3! Well, if he survives, but I refuse to admit him not surviving is a legitimate possibility haha.

Overall a decent showing, about what I expected for him! Our next character, however...

11th Place: Xander Matthews/Nico Hakobyan

Attentive readers may have noticed that, despite there being 16 main cast members not including MonoTV, there were only 15 slots when we started ranking them.

And that's because, against all odds, Nico and Xander managed to tie each other at 44 votes each, 3 votes above Levi.

Not only am I a little disappointed I managed to get a tie in these results, but I'm also rather surprised! I was always under the impression Xander was a rather popular character, so I was fully prepared for him to break the top ten. Seeing him underperform like this wasn't what I expected. I suppose the popularity of Xanvid may have always been what carried Xander's popularity, not Xander himself. After all, one of the few things keeping Xander relevant right now in canon is David.

As for Nico, they performed closer to my expectations. I was prepared for them to be somewhere in the middle ground when it came to popularity. I suppose them being alive longer than Xander was evened out by them almost committing murder...Except Xander also did that, but that's a whole other can of worms. A shame neither they nor Xander can make it to the top ten, but maybe next time.

10th Place: J Moreno

Woohoo, J makes it to the top ten! She got a total of 47 votes, and was one of the hardest to count since she has so many name variations haha.

J managed a pretty good showing. With more backstory details and her based-ness during the trial, I'm not surprised she was able to score a top ten spot. As someone who thinks non-violent tsunderes are very fun and amusing, I totally get the appeal.

9th Place: Eden Tobisa

Eden managed to also make it into the top ten with 49 votes, beating J by only 2 votes.

I'll be honest, I'm pretty impressed with Eden. I think she probably benefitted from the top five rule, since she got a lot of points from the 2nd to 5th slots. While the first slot didn't have to be your favorite character, most people probably did put their favorite there. So even if she isn't always people's most favorite, how could they possibly dislike such a sweet character?

8th Place: Arei Nageishi

Next up, Arei Nageishi, the Ultimate Bowler with 63 votes. That's quite a gap between her and Eden. But they still ended up next to each other, which can only mean one thing: Areden is canon /j.

Arei doing well is something I expected, since she's a bit of a wild card. If you like jerk characters, she's got you covered. If you like nice characters, she tried so hard to be good at the end. If you like crying, she died before she could achieve her dreams. Truly a character that pleases everyone, haha.

7th Place: David Chiem

...Holy shit. Seriously? Only 7th place? He barely made it into the top half of the main cast? Damn.

David got 64 votes, only beating Arei by one measly vote. Gotta say, David barely getting to the top half of the main cast in this list surprises me. I mean, he's so popular, right?!? Everyone was so obsessed with him right after chapter 2 ended! Who knows, maybe the hype died down a bit after people got used to his new act--I mean totally 100% real personality reveal.

6th Place: Rose Lacroix

After David shit-talked Rose, I'm sure we're all very amused to see her beating him, haha.

Rose gathered 66 votes, scoring 6th place by only 2 votes. Rather impressive, I didn't expect to see her up so high, but I'm pleased! After her little angsty speech during the second trial, I have to say I'm more endeared to her as well, so it's nice to see her defy my expectations. But then again, she's yet another character I've never seen a single person say they particularly dislike, so maybe I should've expected this.

5th Place: Whit Young

Whit makes it to the top five! Yay! He got here with 69 votes, a number I'm sure he'd have at least one joke about.

This is pretty expected, since I think most people are aware Whit is decently popular. A seemingly happy jokester who's secretly depressed is an archetype that usually endears a lot of people, in my experience.

Though I would like to give a shout-out to the person who wrote: "1. Whit, 2. Whit (mastermind version), 3. Whit (traitor version), 4. Whit (psychotic kanade version), 5. Whit (pinkie pie version)". I considered counting it as only 1 vote, since voting for the same character five times is against the rules, but I decided it was too funny to not count and counted it as 5 instead. So If you want to get technical, Whit is technically only 6th, without me breaking the rules. Sorry Rose.

4th Place: Charles Cuevas

See, my intervention allowed Whit to be next to Charles, it was meant to be. /j

Charles got 71 votes. I expected him to do well, but almost on the podium of top three? Wow! Congratulations, Charles. Like I said with Arei, people who like jerk characters and those who like nice characters are both appeased by characters like this, so it makes sense that he's rather popular. Especially since he has a bunch of cute sprites.

3rd Place: Veronika Grebenshchikova

Our top three begins with...Veronika, who got 72 votes! She barely managed to get past Charles by a singular vote!

I'm impressed with Veronika! I knew she was popular, but not top three popular! I suppose she is basically every Danganronpa fan to the extreme, so it makes sense most people like her at least a little bit. Not only does she have a super awesome design, but an interesting dynamic with many cast members as well.

2nd Place: Ace Markey

HOLY SHIT???? SECOND?!?!

Ace received a total of 77 votes, beating Veronika by a solid number, though not a crazy amount. And I'm...Super impressed with this! I knew more people started to like Ace after he died, but second? Wow! I guess I can never claim he's not one of the top three most popular characters ever again, haha.

Though...Since I hosted this poll, and I'm an Ace Markey-centric account, I should recognize Ace probably had a liiiiittle bit of an unfair advantage, since many of the people guaranteed to see the post the poll was in had to like him at least a little. Whoops! If a completely neutral party hosted this poll, maybe he would've ended up losing to Veronika or Charles, but I suppose we'll never know.

Anyways, Ace probably benefitted the least from this format, since he took an early lead in the first slot only to get closer to the others as time went on. A stark contrast from our champion, the most well-liked DRDT character...

1st Place: Teruko Tawaki

Congratulations, Teruko! She won by a HUGE landslide, getting a whopping 104 votes and blowing everyone else out of the water!

Teruko started out well, but not super well during the first slot, only to consistently get high numbers all the way through the 2nd to 5th slots. She was probably the character who benefitted the most from my top five system. While she may not be everyone's favorite, a lot of people still really like her! Making her the most well-liked, popular DRDT Character!

Since you see so many people saying that Teruko is hated on too much, it's nice to see her being able to pull out a victory on this one! There were 185 voters, which means more than half of the people who participated wrote down Teruko as one of their top five favorites. Her luck truly pulled through on this one!

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And that's the end! Sorry this took so long, schoolwork has been mean to me lately. That's the reason I haven't posted in general that much either. But the results are finally complete! I hope you enjoyed this little experiment, and one of your top five did well!

[sapphicrot]

woo first post of the year! i finally finished my doodles of everyone in the streamer au :3 i’m rlly excited to post it cuz i love this au dearly!! some lil snippets of info about everyone is below the cut if ur curious abt this silly au :3

LTTM | Kamaria (she/her)

Works as a nutritionist, was inspired to go into the field because both her parents are doctors! Usually mods Sig’s chat and occasionally joins streams if she’s up for it. In a book club with Cyra, and is a little gym rat, specifically weight training and likes to joke that she can bench-press Sayani (she can.). Usually level-headed but gets extremely anxious when people get sick, especially Felix. Thankfully Sayani and Cyra are there to force her to rest and help if one of them is under the weather. Massive lesbian and Sayani’s partner.

SRS | Cyra (they/he/xe)

Sheltered catholic boy turned nonbinary librarian with like 3 boyfriends (gn). Started using they/them on accident when they got asked their pronouns in class and panicked and blurted “he/they” and then was too awkward to correct himself. Currently attends school with Felix, getting their masters degree in library science (xier bachelors was in history). On the very rare occasion they join sayani’s streams, xe wears a facemask which has triggered sayani’s fanbase to make a “headcanon” that he’s a vampire and doesn’t wanna show his fangs. Joined a book club to find some friends that he goes to with Kamaria.

SOS | Sylvia (she/her)

ngl she’s usually just a background character, probably an accountant or something

OSO | Felicity (she/her)

fun fact i literally googled “bitchy girl names” to get a name for her. looks like a tired office woman. probably works with sliver and hates her.

EOI | Echos (any/all)

haven’t really used him either but they’re vegan and like crocheting :3 probably has a small business on etsy or smth

CW | Chase (he/him)

straightest gay man in existence. had piper convinced he was genuinely straight until yui told them otherwise. sig’s childhood best friend and partner in crime. not a streamer but does play games with sig regularly. his last name is Gray-Windsor (clubs came up with that banger)

NSH | Sayani (she/he/it)

god i could dump so much stuff about this lil freak. she’s a streamer, obviously, and also a top-ranked esports player in multiple FPS games. refuses to tell chat its pronouns bc she thinks it’s funny watching them guess. gets hella bitches and is dating kamaria, cyra, & felix, and occasionally fucks around with piper, yui, & chase. his mom is from the philippines and his dad is japanese, and her mom speaks to him mostly in tagalog, which sig can understand but can’t speak (…aside from swear words, lmao). attended the same college as felix & cyra’s for one semester until the streaming thing blew up.

PI | Piper (they/them)

DEFINITION OF PRETTY PRIVILEGE. PURE OF HEART AND DUMB OF ASS. lowkey stoner and helps felix w his chronic pain. highkey gay whore, is with Felix officially and kinda Cyra and Sayani. competitive esports player & streamer who met sayani at a competition.

UI | Yui (she/they)

streamer & competitive esports player, can come off as a bit of a bitch due to being defensive in such a male-dominated space. from korea and makes fun of sig for not being bilingual like she is. very close friends with piper and phoebe.

ABL | Phoebe (they/them)

again, haven’t really used them much but they’re yui’s best friend. has a massive crush on yui but doesn’t really have the confidence to go for it. enjoys fashion design.

FP | Felix (he/him)

Kamaria’s adopted brother (hence why he’s a scrawny ass white boy). Battled cancer as a child and deals with chronic pain due to it, but has been in remission since he was 12! has to use crutches when he walks sometimes. artsy little fuck and getting his bachelors of fine arts, drew all of the emotes for sayani’s streams. used to be camera shy but eventually came to be a pretty regular guest on stream, and occasionally does little drawing streams. knows how to play guitar and sing, but thinks his voice sounds “girly” so he doesn’t do it often. dating sayani, cyra, and piper.

aaaaaand yeah! that’s all i can think of rn lmfao. i’m probably gonna hit post and be like “NO I FORGOT TO SAY—“ but oh well lmfao. feel free to send me asks abt it :D

[jikookuntold]

What Is Like Crazy About?

Since the day "Like Crazy" was released, I wanted to post about it, but couldn't get the time to focus and do a comprehensive analysis. Finally, right before the first anniversary of this masterpiece, I got the time, and the post is ready now. Before starting off, I have to remind you of the fact that a work of art can be interpreted in many different ways, and none of those interpretations are necessarily right or wrong. Every work of art contains a message that is the artist’s main intention from that creation, but the artist doesn’t have to explain it to the audience because a true work of art speaks for itself, even though not all audiences can receive it thoroughly.

I know that in the past year, so many different types of analyses and theories were made by fans to explain this song, and most definitely, I couldn’t keep up with all of them. Therefore, I’m not claiming my analysis to be a breakthrough, and you might have read most parts of it somewhere else. In this post, we are going to discuss “Like Crazy” from a lyrical and conceptual point of view, trying to find out what message or messages Jimin wanted to convey by creating it.

About “Like Crazy”

“Like Crazy” as the title track for Jimin's first solo album, "FACE", stole the hearts of millions of fans and locals around the world, and inarguably became one of the most successful pop songs of the year 2023. I can talk for hours about how beautiful and successful “Like Crazy” is, and how it broke KPop boundaries and countless records. But, in this post, we are going to break to the surface and talk about the meanings and motivations behind this song and answer the questions like “How this song was made?” “What was Jimin's intention in writing these romantic lyrics?”

As I mentioned earlier, artists usually don’t directly address their main message and their intention in creating a form of art, but many of them speak about the motivations and inspirations that led them to the creation. Jimin hasn’t talked much about the sources of inspiration behind individual tracks of “FACE”, but I guess “Like Crazy” was an exception for him because he revealed on several occasions that he was inspired by “Like Crazy”, the movie. And this piece of information is the key to our analysis:

"I tried to express the feelings of that movie. You know, the somewhat complex, somewhat lonely, somewhat happy emotions. I tried to express all these ambiguous and subtle emotions in a slightly sexy way, but I’m not sure how it’ll end up being received by people.”

Like Crazy, The Movie

First of all, we need to keep in mind that “Like Crazy” is a completely original song, and Jimin has not used or sampled any songs, lines, or dialogues from the movie in his lyrical or visual concepts (even the intro and outro dialogues in the song were original and not from the movie). If Jimin had not stated his source of inspiration directly, the only hint that could have led us to it would be the title of the song, which duplicates the title of the movie since the title never appears in the lyrics.

So, Jimin chose this specific name for his song and announced his source of inspiration to make it clear that there is a straight and strong connection between the song and the movie. He made it clear that this connection is 100% conceptual and emotional, and if we want to know what “Like Crazy” is about, and what ambiguous and subtle feelings Jimin is talking about, we have to redirect the analysis to the concept of the movie, “Like Crazy”.

As we all know, “Like Crazy” is a romantic movie, and Drake Doremus directed it casting "Felicity Jones" and the late "Anton Yelchin" as the main characters, Anna and Jacob. Doremus based the storyline of this low-budget movie on his experience being in a long-distance relationship with his partner and developed it into a 90-minute-long movie, which was released in 2011 and became relatively successful.

Anna and Jacob

A few days before the release of “FACE”, I was informed that the title track, “Like Crazy” is based on a movie of the same name. After learning this fact, I had to re-watch it because I couldn’t remember anything after a decade, and I had some questions like: “What was in this movie that made it so special for Jimin?” “How would Jimin feel watching this?”. Having this mindset helped me to see the movie differently, but before explaining those new insights we need a short storyline of the movie:

Anna is a British exchange student in LA, where she falls in love with Jacob, an American student, and they start dating. Anna, blinded by her love for Jacob, overstays her student visa and consequently gets banned from re-entering the United States. After experiencing a forced LDR, Jacob flies to London to visit Anna, and her father suggests that getting married might resolve the issue, but they are not ready for this big step. Jacob goes back to LA and basically chooses his job over Anna, but after some time, they realize that they can’t be apart, and they decide to get married. Six months after the marriage, when the time for the appeal of Anna’s ban comes, it gets rejected, and they lose their last hope of being together. Again, they go back to their sad lives, but after some time, Anna is finally offered a visa, and she leaves everything behind to reunite with Jacob. The ending scene shows how this separation has damaged their relationship, and things will never be the same.

The movie portrays the hardships of a long-distance relationship and the damage the separation can do to two souls and their connection. I think the recent movie by "Celine Song" named "Past Lives" was partially similar to like crazy, but also there was a big difference; unlike Nora and Haesung in “Past Lives”, Anna and Jacob don’t leave it to fate, they don’t forget about each other and don’t settle down with others just because their love seemed difficult or impossible.

They found true happiness only next to each other and did everything against all odds (especially Anna) to take that back. Maybe if Anna and Jacob weren’t in love like crazy and were more mature and realistic, they would end up like Nora and Haesung (Sorry if this spoiled that movie for you), but they didn’t and made their own bittersweet ending.

Many people claim that “Like Crazy” is a breakup movie with a sad ending, therefore, Jimin’s song also must be a breakup song. But, first of all, the ending can somehow be considered an open ending. We don’t know what happens after the shower scene, but we see them together, in each other’s arms, and this is not a totally sad ending by any movie standards. Other than that, Anna and Jacob became separated a few times, but they don't officially break up by choice, their separation is the result of contractual rules and laws, made by society.

This movie, as its director explained, might be originally about a long-distance relationship, but also the main relationship in this movie can be seen as a relationship that gets strained by laws and regulations, it’s about the rules and imaginary borders that decide if two people can be together or ban them from it. It’s a story of the “love against law”.

A Heterosexual Love Story?

When “Like Crazy” was released in theatres back in 2011, it got positive reviews for good acting that made the movie feel sweet and intimate with mostly improvised dialogues. Meanwhile, the negative reviews were focused on the plotline of this drama, calling it far from reality. Other than the fact that Jacob could have easily resolved this issue by taking his job from LA to London, in reality, the couple wouldn’t have faced this much difficulty over the legal complications, especially after getting married.

The fact is, straight couples usually never face this kind of hardship, and governments take that easy on them otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many sham marriages around the world just to get citizenship. So, the idea of a couple getting separated by law is not common, and that’s why many people called this movie implausible. But, a queer person can familiarly receive this implausibility, like when they want to be with someone forever, but the laws don’t let them.

Could it be this feeling that made “Like Crazy” special and a source of inspiration for Jimin? Or was it something smaller like the Santa Monica beach scene? I have no answer, I only make theories, and I think it’s better to leave the movie here and start the lyrical interpretation to see how these words and feelings can get connected.

The Lyrics

[Intro]

(I think we could last forever (I'm afraid that everything will disappear Just trust me)

As I said earlier, this intro is not a dialogue from the movie, but the narrators were told to do it based on the audio from the movie that was sent to them. So, hypothetically, it’s Anna and Jacob having this conversation. He is afraid of losing everything, but Anna assures him that if he trusts her, they can last forever. In the MV, we see Jimin standing in the crowd, but the time goes in reverse, and through a transition into his eyes, we see him sitting alone. Weirdly, the outro of the song is playing in the background here, but we will figure out the reason later.

[Verse 1]

Korean Version, Translated

She's saying Baby, don't think about it There's not a bad thing here tonight Baby, it's fine if you leave Stay with me, just for today

English Version

She's saying, Baby, come and follow me There's not a bad thing here tonight Save your reasons all for later Stay with me a little while

Anna asks him to follow her and assures him that everything is fine, it’s fine if this is not going to last long. It’s not the time for reason and overthinking. The gendered pronoun here refers to Anna, but we will know more about her in the next verses. It is worth mentioning that in the primary handwritten lyrics by Jimin, there was no “She” and it was modified later considering the dialogues added to the intro. Anyway, we know Jimin didn’t release these drafts in his album for no reason.

In this part of the MV, we see Jimin sitting alone in a room, and with a flicker of lights, the room is filled with mud. Suddenly, a muddy hand of a girl grabs Jimin’s hand and leads him to a party. There are several symbols in this part, the lonely room is Jimin’s reality, and the party is his dream. The mud symbolizes dreams and desires that leave their trace on your life and soul.

[Verse 2]

Korean Version, Translated

Watch me go Drenching myself all night (Away) So that even the morning Gets drunk and doesn't arrive

English Version

Watch me go Now, I sink down, all alone away Where am I? A dark haze clouding up my eyes

From here, we don’t see the girl because Jimin and the girl became one. She was her reflection from the beginning, the side that leads him out of his loneliness, and allures him to his dreams and desires, tempts him to be careless and stop thinking too much. Some say she is Jimin’s Anima, but these lyrics never go to the deep levels of the subconscious to reach the Anima. She is his feminine side that is a tangible side of him, and Jimin’s asymmetric makeup gives it away. Also, the mirrored moves between Jimin and the female dancer in “Like Crazy’s” choreography made it clear that the feminine presence in this song is Jimin’s reflection.

[Pre-Chorus]

Korean Version, Translated

As the loud music I get faded out A cliché story like a drama I get used to it Have I come too far to find the me that you used to know Yeah, I know You know I know (Ooh)

English Version

I can hear the voices listening Don't know who they are Trying to take the pressure off Been reaching for the stars Tell me, will I find myself again? When I go too far? Yeah, I know You know, I know (Ooh)

Jimin enters the party and starts drinking, dancing, and having fun with the others. He laughs and enjoys himself in the crowd and trusts the supposed strangers, but the confusion doesn’t leave him alone. He feels lost, and as the lyrics say, he is worried about going too far and not finding himself again. The two opposite sides of him are conflicting. It’s the contradiction between "fear and desire", between "pain and numbness", between "loneliness and losing yourself", and between "reason and dream" that leaves him confused.

[Chorus and Post Chorus]

Korean Version, Translated

I'd rather be Lost in the lights, Lost in the lights I'm outta my mind Hold onto the end of the night Every night You spin me up high The moon with you in its arms Let me have a taste Give me a good ride (Oh, I'm fallin', I'm fallin', I'm fallin') Oh, it's gon' be a good night (Oh, I'm fallin') Forever, you and I

English Version

I'd rather be Lost in the lights, lost in the lights I'm outta my mind Can you help me numb the pain? Each night, you spin me up high Emotions on ice Let me have a taste Give me a good ride (Oh, I'm fallin', I'm fallin', I'm fallin') Oh, it's gon' be a good night (Oh, I'm fallin') Forever, you and I

In this part, he confesses which side he really wants to follow. He wants to go out of his mind, lose himself to the desire, and leave the reason behind. It’s the escapism that saves him from loneliness and the pain of real life. The chorus is the sexy and at the same time, the most poetic part of this song, especially where he is spinning up high in the arms of the moon.

The last line of the post-chorus, “Forever you and I” which also repeats in the last part of the interlude, is crucial because it declares that Jimin is not talking about vagrancy or promiscuity. He wants it all with his significant other, the only one who can help him numb the pain of real life and escape it. But this escapism has its consequences, and we see all that mud flush out of every corner symbolizing it. This scene artistically ends with Jimin facing his reflection in the crowd. The question is, is this reflection the same significant other, or is it Jimin himself? We will get the answer in the next part.

[Verse 3]

Korean Version, Translated

The me, reflected in the mirror Is going crazy endlessly I'm feelin' so alive, wasting time

English Version

All my reflections, I Can't even recognize I'm feelin' so alive, wasting time

His fear of losing himself was true, and it's happening now. This duality confuses him and makes him question his reality. Which side is the true Jimin? He doesn't care anymore because this escapism makes him feel alive.

Here in the MV, we see Jimin facing the reflection, and it immediately cuts to the restroom scene where he faces his literal reflection in the mirror and talks to him about not recognizing him anymore. Then, the restroom being dismantled symbolizes his state of mind. "The reflection of myself in an unfamiliar appearance" was the concept of "his "FACE" which was a whole album about Jimin himself.

[Outro]

This will break me This is gonna break me (Break me) No, don't you wake me (Wake me) I wanna stay in this dream, don't save me Don't you try to save me (Save me) I need a way we (Way we) I need a way we can dream on (On, on, on) (Alone again What's the point?)

Jimin knows the consequences of losing himself but embraces it. He knows it's gonna break him but doesn't want to wake up from his dream. He knows everything will collapse but doesn't need a savior. He wants to stay in that dream, but he knows it's impossible, and sooner or later, he will be dragged out of it.

Is there a way to cut all the connections to the real world of loneliness and stay in this dream forever? We get the answer in the MV, and it's not positive because suddenly, everything goes backward in speed, to where we started (remember the outro being played in the beginning? That was the clue).

He goes back to his lonely room with a muddy hand. Did his hand get dirty from a touch of his reflection, or was the muddy hand in the beginning his own hand? Is he trapped in a loop? Maybe. Maybe this wasn't his first or the last time coming back from that dreamland, and it was the reason for so much mud accumulated in his room. He is a regular in that dreamland and he can't quit.

Conclusion

It's understandable if this analysis of the movie, lyrics, and the MV didn't guide you in any direction, and maybe you are even more confused after reading it all. But don't blame yourself because Jimin already told us that, his emotions for this movie are complex. So, don't look for just one answer, maybe we are not supposed to end up with one conclusion, and this song also can have multiple interpretations and meanings. But what are these meanings?

If you pay attention to the lyrics and the MV you will realize that despite them being aligned and in sync, the lyrics have more connection to the movie. While filming the MV, Jimin mentioned that things (scenes of the MV) didn't happen like this in real life, which was an obvious fact, because this song is clearly not about being the life of the party and stuff like that, and has more internal meanings.

In "Like Crazy", Jimin talks about the loneliness of his real life, the isolation and limitations he experienced during the pandemic, and maybe other times. But Jimin finds an alternate reality, where he can be himself, be free and careless, and forget about the future. This alternate reality is rooted in two possibilities: The feminine side, and the significant other. The feminine side is what we face in the MV, and there are not many signs of it in the lyrics.

The feminine side appears as a muddy hand and a presence at the part that faces Jimin and becomes one with him as his reflection. The idea of "bigender" is nothing new in the concepts that Jimin has offered on different occasions, from his fake tattoos in ARMY-Zip 2019 to the performance of "Filter" in 2020 and his photopholio in 2022, he has expressed this fluidity in his work, and I think the visual concept of "Like Crazy" with his different makeup in the MV and the choreography was the epitome of it.

What about the significant other? As I mentioned in the analysis of chorus parts, "Forever You and I" Can only be interpreted as his exclusiveness to someone who is his significant other. This person is the one who saves Jimin from his loneliness and assures him about their happy ending. This person has no doubt in them lasting forever and only wants Jimin to trust him to take the lead and let that happen.

He keeps saying to his significant other that there is no future. They can't be together forever, this is just a temporary situation, and despite finding comfort in each other, they should not get attached because they will forced to be separated. It's not like Jimin doesn't believe in this love, he does and has the same wishes and dreams, but he keeps getting dragged to the real world where the rules govern.

This part is just a personal opinion as a Jikooker, but I did this analysis in my head last year when "Like Crazy" was newly released and had no intention of making a connection between this and Jikook, until "Seven" came out. We all know JK had no hand in making the sexy lyrics of "Seven", but after watching the MV (which had nothing to do with the lyrics), I couldn't unsee the fact that the concept of Seven's MV looked so much like a response to "Like Crazy's" lyrics. Still, we don't know if JK gave any ideas for the concept of the MV, but considering his record of working as an MV director, it's not impossible.

The End.

This is all I could say about "Like Crazy", a masterpiece that is still thriving in the charts and still touches people's hearts because it comes from real and deep emotions that Jimin had in his heart. That emotion got us the moment we listened to it for the first time, even though verbalizing it, is never easy, no matter how many analyses and reviews we write.

[andyouloveme]

I found this post in my drafts that I had written up during my rewatch pre series 3 and, at the time, decided to wait to see S3 and add that in too. However I'd need a separate watch to count lies and tbh I didn't enjoy S3 enough to watch again so just posting as is:

Lies in Young Royals

So one of the themes of Young Royals, in particular S2, is about hiding the truth and lying so I wanted to rewatch and count just how many lies there are in YR and who is the biggest offender.

Note: this is only looking at the quantities of lies, not the severity of them or how long the lie was kept for, and I'm not making any judgements as to whether the lie was right, wrong or neutral. Some things are a little more ambiguous than others but I've been pretty strict in including the smallest of lies and I am counting omissions of truth as lies too.

Without further ado our biggest liar in S1 is *drumroll*

Wilhelm!

With 12 lies he is our lying king in S1! This probably doesn't come as much of a surprise but interesting to note he doesn't tell a single lie in Episode 4, where he is at the peak of grieving for Erik.

Close runner up was Simon with 10 but he also doesn't tell a single lie in Episodes 5 or 6. The pair of them have the joint honour of most lies per episode in ep 2 where they tell 4 lies each.

For Series 2 it is Simon stepping up for the biggest liar title! Slightly ironic given he tells Wille he's being honest and Wille should try it sometimes. And Wille must have listened to that to some extent cause he lies significantly less in S2 with only 6 lies to his name.

The award for biggest increase in lies goes to Sara who had one lie right at the end of S1 and who goes up to 6 lies in S2.

And that leaves us with the biggest liar across S1 and S2...

Simon!

With a spectacular 19 lies across the series, Simon claims the crown of lies. I'll admit I was a bit surprised at this but then there are a lot of lies and hidden truths about the drugs and lies to make people not worry about him and it all adds up.

I have included all the lies, including those of more minor characters, below the cut so let me know if I missed any! For those of you wondering why Marcus isn't on here, he is wrong on several occasions and manipulative but I don't think he ever actually lies unless I missed something.

S1 E1

Wilhelm/Kristina - "Together with my parents we have decided to go to Hillerska" etc

Felice - lying on insta about enjoying the stables

Henry/Walter -Lie about their opinions to agree with Wilhelm

Simon - lies by omission to Linda about getting invited to party. Doesn't tell her he needs to supply booze and technically Sara wasn't invited

Wille - lies saying he likes Hillerska to Simon

Wille 2

Simon 1

Felice 1

Henry/Walter 1

Kristina 1

S1 E2

Wille - omits about hanging out with Simon at the party when encouraged to go on the table

Wille - this is a bit ambiguous, says party was great to Felice. He definitely didn't enjoy the initiation but seemed alright at the party and he got to meet Simon

Simon - to Meister Englund says he's spoken to his parents about tutoring

August - lying (badly) to the therapist about having ADHD (why didn't he at least look up the symptoms?)

Wille - lies to August about being sick to go see Simon

August - lies to head teacher about his mum travelling

Simon - lies to Sara that he needs to talk to August about rowing

Simon - in doing so he's preventing Sara from finding out about the booze

Simon - lies to his dad about his visit/steals from him

Wille - lies to Simon about panic attack

Wille 4

Simon 4

August 2

S1 E3

Wille - lying about being "like that", both to himself and Simon

Felice - lying to her mum about being able to jump a 1.2m jump

Felice - lies to her mum (and possibly to herself) about her and Wilhelm's relationships

Wille - lies about why he wants to stay in school to Erik, saying he wants to study. Erik sees through this

Simon - lies to Linda when she asks if he's okay

Simon - lies to Linda about staying with Ayub

Wille 2

Simon 2

Felice 2

S1 E4

Simon - omits to Linda about how he was going to pay for the tuition

Simon - lies to Sara about seeing their dad

Felice - lied about closing her eyes when having sex with august

Felice - lied where she was on insta

August - ambiguous, lied to Sara about being pretty (I mean she is but he was only saying that to kiss her and get back at Felice so I don't think he meant it)

Simon - ambiguous, arguably omits truth about where the drugs came from to Wille. He finds Wille high but doesn't tell him he supplied the drugs or the booze from the first party

Simon 3

Felice 2

August 1

S1 E5

Wille - Lies to August about where he went/memory after the party

August - lies to headteacher about not hearing from Alexander

Wille - Lies to August about suggesting the plan to kick Alexander out saying it's easier rather than he's saying it to protect Simon

The society (Wille, August, Henry, Vincent etc) - lie to headmistress about Alexander

Wille 3

August 2

Henry 1

Vincent 1

S1 E6

August - omits to Wille that he published the video

Sara - omits she knows who published it to Simon and everyone else bar August

August - lies to Sara he doesn't mind her telling Wilhelm

Wille/Kristina - lies to country about being in the video

Kristina - lies by omission it was August

Wille 1

August 2

Sara 1

Kristina 2

S1 TOTAL

Wilhelm 12

Simon 10

August 7

Felice 5

Kristina 3

Sara 1

Henry 2

Walter 1

Vincent 1

S2 E1

Felice - has been omitting about quitting riding to her mother

Wille - omits to Alexander about who blamed him

Wille - omits to Simon about who leaked the video

Wille 2

Felice 1

S2 E2

Sara - hides that she read Felice's phone

Simon - lies to Marcus about his room being cosy

Simon - ambiguous, lies to Marcus when he says you too after Marcus calls him beautiful (I say this is ambiguous as his body language makes it look like he's lying but maybe he does think he's pretty)

Wille - lies to therapist about being fine

Felice - has been omitting to Sara about quitting riding

Simon - lies about knowing Marcus

Wille and Simon - cheat on the race

Wille - Lies saying the reason he's helping Simon in the race is to help Simon's grades

Sara 1

Simon 4

Wille 3

Felice 1

S2 E3

Felice - lies about having PMS to skip dinner

Henry - lies about laughing at Vincents speech

Sara - lies to Simon about being friends with august

Simon - initially lies to Marcus that it's not about Wille but then admits there was drama (still lying about his feelings though)

Sara - lies to Felice about where she's been

Sara - lies by ommision about liking to smell like "him". Let's Felice think she means Rousseau

Kristina - ambiguous, says she'll always put her son first. Whilst I think she means it, she hasn't actually done that so I'm counting it as a lie

Kristina - omits to Wilhelm initially about August being back up

Sara 3

Henry 1

Felice 1

Simon 1

Kristina 2

S2 E4

Sara- lying about not having someone in mind when wanting to write a valentine's letter

*Note - Vincent mentions lying and get's Wille to talk by saying "so Henry is lying?"

Henry - lying about snitching

Stella - omits she wrote the letter for Fredrika

August - lying to Jan Olaf about drinking and drugs

Simon - LYING ABOUT THE FISH HAVING NAMES!!!

Simon - lies to Marcus about checking on the choir when he's going to see Wilhelm

Sara 1

Simon 2

Henry 1

Stella 1

August 1

S2 E5

Wille - doesn't tell Simon how long he's known it was August

Jan Olaf - changes the subject when Wille asks if they changed the song because of Simon

Sara - lies to Felice about where she spent the night

Wille 1

Jan Olaf 1

Sara 1

S2 E6

Simon - lies to Marcus about it not being about Wille and bringing Marcus to the ball to make Wille jealous

August - doesn't tell Wille and Simon it was Sara

August - lies to Sara saying he did it to protect the royal family. Sara rightly sees through this lie that it's to protect himself

Simon - lies to Linda it wasn't August

Simon 2

August 2

S2 TOTAL

Wille - 6

Simon - 9

Sara - 6

August - 3

Felice - 3

Kristina - 2

Jan Olaf - 1

Henry - 2

[americangirlstar]

Which Historical Doll each Contemporary American Girl would own

*To differentiate between Nicki Hoffman and Nicki Fleming, the former will be referred to as Nikki. Why 2 K? ;)

Lindsey Bergman: When Lindsey was GOTY, the most recent Historical to be released was Kit. I can see Lindsey being super into either Kit, Molly or Felicity, all of them have the free-spirited weirdgirl vibes that she would adore. Maybe Kit as a main. If she was given access to the full lineup, I think she'd also like Rebecca and Nikki– not just bc they're jewish like her, but bc Rebecca is a theatre kid (immediate weirdgirl energy) and Nikki gets to have the cool baby butch collection

Kailey Hopkins: When Kailey was GOTY, Kaya was the most recent doll to be released. I feel like she would be a Kirsten girlie, though Josefina is also an option; if she had access to the full lineup, she'd absolutely be a Caroline, but don't forget she'd also love California-Girl Environmentalist Julie Albright.

Marisol Luna: When Marisol was GOTY, Nellie had just been released, and Elizabeth would be released later in the year. Of course Marisol would probably love Josefina as a Mexican Historical Character and avid music lover, but I can also see her loving Kit and Kaya's tomboyishness and feeling connected to Kit's fear of losing her home; she might even like Samantha and Addy, who had to move to new places in their stories. Overall, though, I think she'd like Molly the best– a dancer, a rough-and-tumble girl, and someone with a lot of spunk. With full access to the lineup, I think she'd also really like Ivy, Nanea and Nikki, but she'd adore Nanea and her dance collection.

Jess McConnell: When Jess was GOTY, Elizabeth had been released, and Emily was about to drop. With Jess's love of travel, I can see her loving Kaya and Kirsten, and relating heavily to Josefina and Kit's Youngest Sister Energy. Overall, she'd probably like Kit the most, but if she had access to the full lineup, I can also see her liking Maryellen, Nanea and of course Ivy.

Nicki Fleming: In Nicki's GOTY year, Julie and Ivy both released. I feel like she'd mainly be drawn to Josefina and Kirsten, with their shy, quiet and animal-loving natures, and maybe Addy due to her bookish nature. She might also like Kaya and Felicity bc Horse Girls, but also because she'd appreciate their boldness and wish she could be like them. ESPECIALLY Kaya, who also had a dog she loved (and had to give away in one of the mysteries). So yeah, she'd probably like Josefina and Kaya mainly, and if she had access to the full lineup, she'd probably also like Ruthie and even Nikki, who has her name and hair color, was a dog person, and learns to step out of her comfort zone. She'd also probably like Courtney, who is just as shy as her but learns to stand up for her friends.

Mia St. Clair: Ruthie released in Mia's GOTY year. She would absolutely love Felicity, Kit and Molly, they've all got baby butch energy. While she'd probably drift towards Felicity for looking like her, she'd probably click the most with Kit, who's also got a big brother. With the full lineup, Mia would probably also like Caroline and Nikki, but definitely Youngest-Child-Energy Full-of-Spunk Nanea.

Chrissa Maxwell: Rebecca released in 2009; while Sam and Nellie were retired that year, I'm just gonna ignore retirement for the most part as secondhand purchases are obviously still a thing. Speaking of which, Chrissa would probably ADORE Samantha and Nellie. She would love their deep friendship and struggles to be seen in a new place. She would also love Addy due to her second book arc, and probably any of the best friend dolls, but mainly Ruthie for her loyalty. Honestly, I think overall she'd be a Samantha and Addy girl ftw. With the full lineup, she'd probably also like Marie-Grace and Cécile, and water-loving Caroline and Nanea.

Gwen Thompson: Gwen would ABSOLUTELY gravitate towards Nellie for theee most obvious reasons. She might also like the quiet and musical Josefina, and I can see her opposites-attract really liking Rebecca. Full-lineup, she'd probably LOVE Claudie to death. Also Melody.

Sonali Matthews: I can absolutely see Sonali loving Molly, Ivy and Rebecca and their fierce, look-at-me energies. She would also love the more sporty Julie, especially with Julie's sixth book having her learn to stand up to bullies for her friend; I can see her and the gang excitedly talking about the book over a girls' night sleepover. Full lineup, she'd absolutely be a Cécile and Nanea girlie.

Lanie Holland: As an outdoorsy girl, Lanie would probably be mainly interested in Kirsten and Kaya. Maybe Kit and Josefina, but she would probably like the stories of Kirsten and Kaya living off the land. With the full lineup released, she'd probably be obsessed with Maryellen. While she's not super outdoorsy, she has the same excitable middle-kid-energy that Lanie does, and she'd probably love Maryellen's science focus.

Kanani Akina: Marie-Grace and Cécile would be released midway through Kanani's year. I think Kanani would actually love Marie-Grace and Josefina; both girls love to care for other people, while Josefina also has a deep love of her home and Marie-Grace gets to learn how to find herself in a brand new place. However, I think mainly she'd be an Addy girl, with her love for her family and friends, fight to find her own home in such a difficult time, and kind and caring personality. She would probably also like Ruthie and Nellie for their friendship-focus, Kaya for her animal-loving personality, and Kit for her journalism interest. With the full line-up, she'd obviously love Hawai'ian Nanea and her relatable collection, and would absolutely at least buy her shave ice accessories; I can also see her really liking Melody.

McKenna Brooks: Caroline would be released during McKenna's year, and I can see McKenna really liking her personality and fight to keep her family together. She would ABSOLUTELY be an Ivy girl mainly, gymnasts stick together after all! She'd probably also like Julie, Kaya and Felicity; with the full-lineup, she'd probably also like Nikki, but she's mainly into Ivy.

Saige Copeland: Artistic and quiet Saige would absolutely adore Josefina, especially with her love of animals and wish to belong. She would probably really like Samantha and Nellie, but I think she'd also be a Marie-Grace and Cécile fan. I can see her getting a Cécile and Tessa getting a Marie-Grace, so they could match. And of course she'd like Felicity the Horse Girl™! With the full lineup, she probably would also like Isabel's artistic nature and how she figures out her friendships.

Isabelle Palmer: Another girl who'd love Marie-Grace and Cécile, but I think she'd mainly love Elizabeth and her fancy outfits. For the same reasoning I can see her liking Samantha, but I also see her liking Addy and Josefina and sewing them their own outfits. And of course, with the full lineup she'd adore Isabel. They're practically the same person!

Grace Thomas: Maryellen would be released late in Grace's year. With Grace's love of French culture, she's once again someone who would love MG and Céce. While you'd think she'd gravitate more towards the girl who looks like her and partially shares her name, I think she'd actually like Cécile more, despite Cécile canonically being a shit cook. Speaking of baking, though, she'd probably also like trying to go through Josefina and Kirsten's recipe books the most, and she might be interested in the shiny new Maryellen. She also gives me Ivy and Addy vibes as well, and with the full lineup a bit of Nanea vibes.

Lea Clark: Melody would release during Lea's reign of GOTY. I can see Lea loving Addy and Josefina, as they're quiet but loyal like her, and they both lose a maternal figure in their lives (Auntie Lula, Mama) while also staying close to the ones they still have (Ruth, Tia Dolores and Tia Magdalena), which I think she would really cling to. She'd probably also like Ruthie, and I can also see her trying to get into Caroline as exposure-therapy to water-related activities. With the full lineup, she'd probably do something similar with Nanea. But overall, I think she'd be an Addy girl.

Gabriela McBride: In the 2017 bundle, Nanea would be released during Gabi's year. Gabriela would 10000% have a Cécile. They're both poets, Cécile also loves music and goes to fancy balls, and works hard to raise money for a cause she believes in. I think Teagan would be more into the tomboy girls (like Ivy and Julie, then later Courtney and Nikki) BUT I can see her getting a Marie-Grace so they could match. Just that her MG has her hair in a high ponytail, wears trousers, and invented iPhones, but Gabriela doesn't mind. She also would probably really like Rebecca the Theatre Kid, Melody the Performer, and for some reason she gives me Emily vibes as well. I think she'd also like Julie's sixth book, as a fellow student-council girl. She'd also definitely appreciate Addy's important historical story as well as love her determination to learn, and she'd probably get more into Addy as she got more into student council.

Tenney Grant: Tenney is a very music-focused girl, and I have a feeling she'd love Melody. Probably also MG and Céce, but I can see her really liking Melody's story, geeking out over the recording studio set, and going insane over all her outfits. She'd probably also love Rebecca and her ambitious nature, love of the stage, and loyalty to her family. In fact, I think she'd probably be a Rebecca Main now that I think about it. I also think she'd also like Felicity's classic collection (though not the 2017 barebones collection...) and again, she kinda gives me Emily vibes. With the full lineup, I think she'd also like Courtney and her collection, even though they don't have similar interests, and she'd adore Nikki the songwriter.

Logan Everett: Logan isn't really into dolls (not bc he's a boy, just bc he's more focused on other things), but I think if he had an AG doll, it would be Nellie. He's extremely protective of his brother and would relate heavily to Nellie's Eldest Daughter Syndrome, especially when Jenny gets sick. He might also relate to the girls who have traveling dads (Molly, Kit, Nanea), and of them I think he'd vibe with Molly the most.

Z Yang: Z canonically has a Kit Kittredge doll, so we all know which girlie she vibes with. I think she'd also like Rebecca and end up obsessed with learning about her silent film era, and probably also Maryellen and her theatrical persona. Give her a few years and she'd probably have a Courtney as well.

Luciana Vega: Luciana would probably mainly like Maryellen, who is into space-travel and science like her, but I can also see her vibing with Molly. When her family adopts Isadora, she gets extremely into Samantha and Nellie, begging her parents to get her and Isa a matching set. I think she'd also like Addy for similar reasons, admiring how she fights to keep her family together.

Blaire Wilson: Oh she is a HUGE Kirsten fan and is forever salty that she'd have to dig to find her collection on the secondhand market. But she's also SUPER into Josefina, especially since Josefina also has a baby goat. While she's a bit tech-addicted, her interest in both of these dolls has given her a huge interest in both of their time periods and thus she knows a lot of about 1820s ranchos and 1850s pioneers. With the full lineup, she'd adore Isabel, who also has an interior design special interest, and I can see her carrying around an Isabel doll as she plots out how to decorate a room.

Joss Kendrick: It's 2020, and Courtney will be released in September. I think Joss would have a TON of favorites; she likes pretty much every "tomboy" doll, but she mainly likes Julie and Ivy and their more sporty energies. She has complicated feelings, though, on Joy in Julie's sixth book; she likes that Julie stood up for her deaf friend and taught others sign language, but was a little peeved that Joy seemed like a bit of a plot device and "inspiration." I think she'd also REALLY like Nanea, and she'd be obsessed with her and her dog's dancing, especially since she likes to include her own dog in her interests. I can also see her and her cheer squad really liking Maryellen. With the full lineup, she'd 100% have a Nikki.

Kira Bailey: Kira is also someone who really likes Kirsten, but she also loves Josefina and Kaya for their animal-focus. She's obsessed with all of the characters' pets and is more into collecting them and the Coconut collection than the dolls themselves. Overall, though, she has to say her favorite is Kirsten just because of the bit where she decided to raise a kitten.

Makena Williams: Honestly, I think Makena would like Melody best of the historicals. She loves reading about the fight for equal rights, and relates heavily to Melody's outgoing personality. She of course also adores Addy and Cécile, but I'm sure she'd have a lot of the dolls so she could experiment with different fashion history. I can also see her REALLY liking Samantha– she has a lot of good outfits, and her activism would endear Makena to her. Also the "literally stealing three orphans" Queen behavior.

Evette Peeters: Evette is ABSOLUTELY a Julie fan. Like... her shorts in the Duster & Denim outfit seem eerily similar to Julie's meet. I wonder if Evette upcycled her pants? But anyway, she also loves Julie's environmentalism and while her parents are still together, she could relate to Julie feeling like her family had split apart. I think she would also really like Kaya and Courtney's collections, Addy's resourcefulness, and in a few years, when Claudie drops, she'd be obsessed with her.

Maritza Ochoa: Maritza is also a hardcore Julie and Ivy fan; she's a sporty girl, what can she say? And Julie's first book would really speak to her. She also really likes Nanea and Felicity, and Maryellen specifically in her play outfit (it's so cute!), and Josefina's relationship to her Tia makes her feel a LOT of emotions. I can also see her vibing with Rebecca, and when the full lineup is out, Nikki and Isabel.

Corinne Tan: I think Corinne would actually really like Kaya. She likes Kaya's relationship to her sister, her connection to her dog and more sporty attitude, her bravery in the face of danger, and wishes she was as good at navigating the forest (maybe she wouldn't have to be saved by her own dog then...). She also LOVES Nanea's second book, with how Nanea interacts with Mele AND, on a deeper level, how she deals with so many changes in her life. She vibes with Josefina and Melody as well, but she gets really excited when reading Courtney's series, since she also has a stepdad and half-brother.

Gwynn Tan: Our little psychic angel likes things that are soft and cute, so I think she'd like Josefina, Ruthie and Marie-Grace the most. She's more into the WellieWishers for *some reason* at the moment, but she's a little obsessed with Josefina's books and keeps asking Corinne to read them to her, and to see if she can find the songs referenced in her story for her to listen to.

Kavi Sharma: REBECCA. SHE IS DEFINITELY A REBECCA GIRL. Yes I know the Y2K twins drop this year but she's such a Rebecca girl it's insane. She also might like Cécile cause she's also a theatre kid, but MAN Rebecca has the perfect vibes for Kavi. After performing Annie, she probably also likes Nellie and Kit as well!

Lila Monetti: While Lila does like Ivy's gymnastics collection, she is 100% obsessed with Felicity and Isabel. She loves Felicity's horse-girl story and pretty outfits, and meanwhile Isabel has a similar aesthetic to her and also gets to learn about new interests as she discovers herself. I can also see her liking Maryellen and Courtney's vibes, but she'd probably like Felicity and Isabel the best.

Summer McKinny: Summer probably also likes Isabel; they've got a similar style, she's got sister problems and the dog/cat dichotomy (though the opposite pet from her and Holly), and she loves the girl power! Other than her, I can see Summer really liking Maryellen, especially her mystery about Scooter. She'd probably also vibe with Julie and Nanea.

[leoruby-draws]

Decided to make this Saturday a Caturday!! Bad puns aside, felt like dumping all my cat-themed drawings in one post. There sure are a lot of them, tho most of these star the kitten vigilantes that the batkids might interact with in this au. First drawing showcases Kitrina Falcone aka Catgirl, who I already explained in this post. Looks like she's going through a string of bad luck with the batkids, they have no tolerance for her antics lol. Bottom right is Catgirl hanging out with the other young cat vigilantes, Kitten and Tom Bronson. If your wondering why Tom is dressed like that, well...

Looks like Catman aka Thomas Blake has decided to take on his own apprentice, and has picked Tom for the job. Say hello to Catboy, Tom is very confused about all this, Ted (Wildcat) looks pissed lmao. I liked Catman btw, he was pretty great in Secret Six, the very definition of a glow-up. I should re-read Secret Six honestly, I did enjoy it but I was mostly focusing on Black Alice tbh. Also was anyone else shocked that Catman was an actual DC character?? I genuinely thought that the Fairly Odd Parents show make him up to parody Adam West's Batman. There's also another Catman from the 1940s but it seems unrelated to the DC version. The more you know I guess.

Here's a Catwoman vs Catman standoff! The cats with their kitten sidekicks, Tom is so done with this. Down below we see Catgirl playfully (and remorselessly) steal poor Tom's cash. She's a goofball sometimes. It kinda seems she might have a bit of a crush on Tom but he doesn't seem interested, also there might be a bit of an age gap too, now that I think about it? She might be 16-18 to his 21-22 I think? I guess the age gap is lower in this au so it's not relevant anyways.

Decided to expand (head-canon lets be real) on this random obscure character, Kitten. I made up a name for her, Felicity Fauve, I wanted to give her a cat-like name for her but not make it too obvious or on the nose, hope it sounds natural enough. You can see her bothering all the Cat-themed heroes and villains she can find. She's been shown to be a sidekick to Cheetah and Catwoman, hope she finds the role model she's looking for. Her being a sidekick to Catman feels like it could be a gag towards the 1940s version now that I think about it.

Bottom left doodle shows her 'hanging out' with Catwoman and her sidekicks. Catgirl seems very territorial concerning Kitten, Holly seems very concern about it, Selina doesn't care in the least. Not her problem!

More Cats! Here's Catwoman showing the ropes to Tom, who's taking on the name Catlad. This is honestly me being inspired by all the fanart of the batboys taking on fanon Catlad mantle. Mostly its Tim I think, thought it would be fun to put Tom in the role. I think he would prefer this over Catboy no doubt. Ted still wouldn't be happy about all this, don't teach kids to steal Selina!! Btw did you know Ted mentored Selina in fighting? There was a 4 issue mini with her 'working' with Wildcat that revealed that, short but fun read.

There's also bonus doodles of Pantha and Artemis Crock. Artemis is very different from the tv show version, like shockingly so. Reading through the JSA comics, I was really taken aback from how she differed, like she was an actual villain here (also Jade isn't related to her, tho I knew that early on reading the tt comics). I still liked her but I think I like the show version more tbh. Also I wanted to put her mother, the Tigress on here but there wasn't enough room here. Maybe another time, I enjoyed her in Young All-Stars btw.

Here's some Yolanda and Tom shenanigans down below!

Yolanda thinks Tom's werecat form is adorable, I agree!

Final doodle, here's Tom drawn with some watercolor pens. Didn't really enjoy using them, but I should try to expand my skill anyways right? Doodle under that is Yolanda and Tom as actual cats, how cute.

Well I hoped you like all these cats, pet a cat for me today!

[fir-fireweed]

I just read the update and aaah, it was amazing!

The first glimpse at all the ROs was really cool, I can't wait to see more of them. And as expected, Vicente literally has me in a chokehold. And Eva too. I love Eva so SO much.

I also really enjoyed training and MC's new weapon! I'm assuming the weapon MC gets varies based on attunement? The one my fire-attuned sweetheart got is so cool.

I'm really having a blast with the fiery ball of sunshine theming here: - Fire attuned (and loving touch) - Very social, cheerful and nice - True name Ignis - Fake name Felice (I really like the idea of picking that name as a sort of revenge on life and a way to say "I'm still happy, no matter what") - Red haired - Pet: fox - Name of the fox: Ember

Speaking of the pet fox, I was laughing so hard at Jonah trying to convince his kids and wife that a fox is not a pet, but all arguments were swiftly denied (including by the fox itself).

I feel so blessed between the little Viatica snippets and now a new Cantata chapter!

Hi Konoi! I was waiting to hear what you thought of Vicente’s intro. 😏

I’m glad you like Eva, too! She’s fun, and while I like giving you control of the dynamic with her, I obviously like the best friend route best, lol. And Jonah’s definitely that dad with a pet. 😂

And yes, the weapon changes depending on your attunement. You can see a brief description of each in the codex, in the cordis section.

Your ball of sunshine sounds fabulous; I can’t wait for them to continue on!

[hinalatte]

(Not so)Quick thoughts on Episode 13

I have a lot of things to say about the new episode (about Levi especially) and a little Hu analysis I can write now that her secret is confirmed, but it’s very late! But I still want to talk about things! So here’s a random collection of stuff I thought was interesting.

Spoilers under the cut!

Eden was the one who took out Xander’s eye with a fork. It’s interesting that she’s the weakest member of the cast, but somehow managed to injure Xander, the strongest by far. He must’ve been really caught off guard.

It’s also interesting that the weapon is a fork. It must’ve been a spur of the moment decision, otherwise she would’ve had a better weapon. Her distraught expression also implies she wasn’t planning on hurting Xander.

In the opening scene of the show, someone (likely Xander) says he has to kill Teruko. He says he “didn’t expect her to attack him like that”, which we now know is referring to Eden. But he also says he made a mistake to trust “them”. So Eden was working with someone else. She might’ve betrayed Xander on Teruko’s behalf.

Also, this scene emphasizes that Xander’s goal was to end the killing game! A goal which he never saw through, but David is trying to carry that torch for him.

This one isn’t related to the new episode, but I found this and it made me feel things. Eden says almost the same thing to Teruko in chapter 1 that Arei says to Eden in chapter 2.

I’ve been trying since last week to figure out what David knew about Xander. Their interactions in chapter 1 provide no clues, as far as I can tell…David doesn’t act like he recognizes Xander at all, except in their “role models” scene where he has this line. They did investigate together at the start, so maybe something happened then? Or maybe David was just determined to not let Xander know he recognized him. Or maybe David didn’t care much about Xander Matthews as a public figure before he got to know Xander as a person, and only started considering Xander’s career important after the fact. Or maybe he genuinely didn’t recognize him because he didn’t mention his last name? But in the MV, he remembers what Xander looks like without his eye patch, so wouldn’t that mean David knew what he looked like?

When Teruko claims to have the family secret, he makes a face like “I caught you”. Why did he react like that if he already knew what her secret was…? Does David know from his prior knowledge of Xander that the family secret is his?

It’s possible Teruko genuinely believes the family secret is hers, since she blames her own bad luck for the things that happen to people around her.

Eden can’t fathom the idea of not caring about people. She’s so empathetic it almost seems like a weakness, so she doesn’t understand how someone could lack empathy completely. I love that dynamic…I hope they both live so I can see more of it.

Arturo has a strong reaction to this because he still remembers Felicity.

Also, Arturo being a voice of morality this episode was something I did not expect, but I’m here for it.

Ace is absolutely lying. He’s the most gullible person in the cast. He definitely thought Levi was being genuine.

He pushed Levi away over and over in chapter 2, but Levi kept bouncing back from it, insisting he wouldn’t hurt him. That probably made Ace feel comforted, in a way. Like there was one person who wouldn’t abandon him, even after enduring all of his awful behavior.

It’s interesting that he brings up the term “friends” here. Since when were they friends? Genuinely. A guy expressing concern for you does not a friendship make, Ace Markey.

He’s also taking Levi very out of context. Levi says he doesn’t care about anyone at all, because he’s literally incapable of it. Ace takes that as a personal attack. Levi doesn’t care about him, specifically, and that’s a betrayal somehow. Levi never meant to mislead him about that, but Ace thinks he was lying to him. (It’s made worse for him because now he knows no one in the cast likes him)

Ace projects a lot of things onto people in general. Mostly negative intent. But in this case, he might’ve been projecting the idea of a friendship that wasn’t really there. It makes sense to a degree. I was also fooled into thinking Levi cared about Ace, but not because they were friends. It was because Levi like helping everyone, including Ace. Ace seems incapable of understanding that sometimes people do stuff and it doesn’t really mean anything.

I say all that as an Ace Markey fan. He’s my favorite character. This critique is from a place of love. Boy, is there a lot to critique about him.

I’m interested now in seeing how his relationships develop after this. His most important dynamics (Levi and Nico) either don’t care about him at all or hate him so much they tried to kill him (unless there’s a plot twist on that front). Is he ever going to have a friend? Or a confidant of any kind? Not if he keeps acting like that, but it’s kind of a vicious cycle.

Also did his friend die? Why does he say “his memory”? Okay Ace. Is this why his sexuality was confirmed?

Last observation for the road. Whit called David “Starboy” in chapter 1, and now “Sir Light Pollution” in chapter 2, continuing the trend of star-themed David nicknames. It makes sense in his head. (Why does he know so much about hanging)

[enteringdullsville]

‘24 was alright, but it’s definitely the Action to ‘23’s Island; stuck having to continue a tough act to follow.

I know I’m skipping Pahkitew Island (and to a lesser extent World Tour) to get to this, but I have a lot of ideas for what I want (but don’t at all expect) for a third season.

First the elephants in the room, the newbies. Assuming season three is full length, 18 contestants is seems like a good cast size. Nick, labeled “The Know-It-All”, is like an unholy cross between Sierra and Dave: He’s seen every episode of this show fifteen times…and he’s already regretting attending. He’s actually an online critic who made the vital mistake of pissing off Chris in front of millions of his (Nick’s) viewers, prompting Chris to personally reach out to invite him onto the show. The fact Nick’s an in-universe character means he’s a lot more fair to the contestants than most fans and critics would be, but he’s still incredibly caustic to everyone with a pulse (and also Scary Girl). Felicity, labeled “The Gamer Junky” combines Sam’s interests and Lindsay’s demeanor…which I guess is just Kitty. More or less the pain magnet for the first half of the season (Damien takes over partway through), Felicity’s a moderately famous streamer with a rapier wit and is almost as athletic and coordinated as Tyler. She’s more straightforwardly a fan of the show, that’s why Chris picked her, but given that her team is a ticking time bomb, she’s gonna hafta work fast.

The teams consist of the Hiding Snakes (Nick, Damien, Julia, MK, Wayne, Raj, Priya, Millie, and Caleb) and the Feral Kittens (Felicity, Nichelle, Bowie, Emma, Zee, Chase, Ripper, Axel, and Lauren).

Episode 1. The cast is dragged kicking and screaming back to wherever the season takes place. Wawanakwa again? The abandoned movie lot? Boney Island? Who knows, but they don’t have to worry about it, since the challenge is solely for the new duo to pick their teams by collecting golden statuettes of the cast. Maybe it is an Action Sequel.

Episode 2. Nick and Felicity both have their work cut out for them. In one corner is Nick, who has to put up with Julia/MK vs Priya and also everyone on his team not named Wayne. On the other corner is Felicity, who has the misfortune of being caught up in a popularity contest: now that Ripper and Axel are dating, Chase feels he and Zee have been left in the dust (Zee has no clue what’s happening), leaving Chase and Axel to bicker endlessly throughout the challenge. Meanwhile, Emma’s finally taking her opportunity to patch things up with Bowie, who himself is more preoccupied with Scary Girl, who’s taking her loss last season about as well as Courtney did in Island. The absurdity of Ripper being forced to play the voice of reason is not lost on him, but it doesn’t save him from elimination by Felicity, Nichelle, Emma, and Bowie to make the arguing stop. I didn’t want to eliminate him so soon, but he made it halfway through two seasons, so it had to be done.

Episode 3. So it turns out sending the one guy keeping Axel in check and Chase from accidentally killing everything packing was not Felicity’s best idea. Feli and Niche bond over poor game decisions (and the fact the latter’s career is starting to pick back up helps too), while Emma and Bowie are now on speaking terms again. Speaking of which, Emma tries to sic Lauren on Chase (he’s voted her off twice now), giving a recap of all the reckless and insane stuff he’s done. Gotta get rid of your distractions while you can. Unfortunately for Ms. People Person, Lauren was nicknamed “Reckless and Insane Girl” before signing up and the two surprisingly hit it off. MEANWHILE BACK AT THE LAB Nick picks up where Bowie left off and commandeers Julia and MK’s cheating skills for the team, much to Priya’s chagrin. Caleb grows worried about Priya’s mental state, but Millie, determined not to screw herself over again, goes with everything she says without question. In the end, Zee goes home, still hopelessly confused about why everyone’s fighting, but at least avoiding any major social gaffes. It’s a good thing he and Ripper merged twice, otherwise I’d really feel like scum.

Episode 4. This one’s a breather, but we don’t have to tell them that. Nick for the first time is divided over his role as a contestant and as a critic. As a contestant, he knows it’s best to keep Julia, Priya, Wayne, and Caleb as close to him as possible (and pats himself on the back for acing the team picking challenge), but as a critic he doesn’t particularly want to keep them around, especially Julia and Priya who pulled a Gweathuncanoey and have stuck around for two seasons in their entirety. He also kinda wants MK and Julia to become an item. On the flip side, since Emma introduced Chase to his demented new bestie, he’s gotten even more crazy himself and spends the entire challenge locked in a dare contest with Nichelle. Emma and Bowie watch on in amusement to take the latter’s mind off of being separated from Raj, while Axel reminisces about simpler times when she was an early boot. Caleb and Millie continue their power quartet with Damien (who has taken it upon himself to start lugging a first aid kit every he goes) and Priya, whose fuse grows shorter than Eva’s.

Episode 5. Caleb should probably know better than to make deals behind Priya’s back by this point, but it’s her own fault for sharing the Bow’s taste in men. Since the final four of the previous season (and also Damien) are all on the same team, Lauren makes her first strategistical move now that she knows the group’s biggest fears. MK proves to be a tougher nut to crack, however, building on the two’s interactions in the 24 finale. Axel and Chase have entered “Cold War” territory and are both trying to gather allies. Emma and Bowie are a given (although the latter can’t promise anything), and Chase has Scary, but Felicity and Nichelle are anyone’s game. Not that it really matters though, since that deal I mentioned was for The Boys (TM) to vote Caleb out, since he doesn’t want to hold Priya back anymore. Priya is crushed, Julia is laughing hysterically, and Damien’s salty that nobody voted him off when he was literally asking for it. I didn’t want to give him the Gwen/Ezekiel treatment where he’s the lowest member of two teams, especially since it means he’s 16th again, but here we are. Curse my impartiality!

Episode 6. Knowing Priya’s going to stick around as long as she has allies, Julia and MK start gunning for Millie, hoping she slips up eventually. Nick, however, secretly chooses to plot against the duo, even though MK is his favorite character from this season, because honestly, who would you pick as an ally? Meanwhile, the Kitty Kold War’s come to a boiling point with Nichelle and Felicity’s votes up for grabs. Bowie’s been on Team Axel, but after suffering a migraine all day decides to join the two wildcards. In the end however, Wayne genuinely asks Axel and Chase why they’re even arguing to begin with. Realizing that Ripper’s already gone by this point, they decide to cooperate this one time…a decision that sends poor Wayne right to the losers’ circle. I wanted to see how long I could keep the Hockey Bros around before I had to eliminate the one who lasted longer last season. At least he still has his sick awesome two buses.

Episode 7. Did somebody say “reward challenge”? With the teams even for the first time since the second episode, the two have to wrangle up old contestants scattered across the lot (I decided this will be the Action reboot), and appropriately it’s the three most frustrating contestants to track down: Shawn for the Kittens (much to zombie slayer Axel’s delight), Dawn for the Snakes (much to tiny Tsundere MK’s horror), and for a bonus, Ezekiel (who Chris has “procrastinated a bit” on retrieving). This one’s more or less an excuse for character growth, so that’s why I’m describing the challenge in a little more detail. Anywho, Dawn, Shawn, and the one whose name doesn’t rhyme are all caught, the Kittens winning. And MK’s secrets are totally safe and not revealed to the public at all. In other news, Dawn and Shawn both want off the lot immediately after finding out Scary Girl’s still on it.

Episode 8. (Sotto Voce) I’m gonna have to eliminate a girl sooner or later. Anywho, the Cold War arc has finally cooled down since even Axel can’t stay mad forever and Chase is too narcissistic to hold a grudge. With the merge coming up, Felicity requests Nichelle train her since her leadership skills can only get her so far at this point. Priya and Millie are taking the opportunity to relax since Julia and MK are still awkward about the secret crush I totally lied about earlier. Maybe they’ll get together, maybe they won’t…but Nick ensures they totally do, if only because he refuses to let his OTP sink…at least not before he takes the opportunity to eliminate MK, who’s both a bigger social threat and less of a physical aid at the moment. I think she’s made it far enough for me not to have to explain her elimination in detail.

Episode 9. With Julia out of allies, she’s gotta either guarantee her team wins, bribe Chris into throwing in another immunity idol, or make one of her teammates look less desirable than her. In unrelated news, Raj is still missing Wayne after I cruelly tore the two apart. Axel’s now in on Nichelle and Felicity’s alliance, meaning Emma and Bowie have to get in their good books before Scary Girl (she’s still plenty mad at him) does what Fang does best. Try as the noble Priyanka and Millicent may, Julia manages to play up Raj’s misery to get Nick and Damien (in a moment of weakness) to vote him off. For whom Raj himself voted, I didn’t think too hard about, but the Snakes are sucking for a team with four different finalists on it. Oh, and Bowie is pissed. TOTAL DRAMA BOMB!

Episode 10. In the final pre merge episode, not much occurs. That dang moon from All-Stars is making Lauren act strange, even by her own standards, and not in a productive way. Bowie throws caution into the wind and goes all out in trying to make sure Julia goes home (don’t have to tell them twice), making Emma realize how tiring it is to have to play damage control to someone else’s revenge schemes. Nichelle takes charge, refusing to get eliminated before the merge again, while Chase gets everything on film. By this point, Millie’s competent enough to single-handedly win this for her team, and also by this point, Scary’s freaked enough people to get voted out. Of course, this isn’t the last we’ll see of her…because she ran off before Chef could apprehend her.

We now interrupt this program to bring you this picture of Team Victory I drew for a follow up to my iconic TDWT/Jellystone animatic. I wasn’t feeling like making a whole video, but I kept the boarded first shot anyway.

Episode 11. Chris has dissolved the teams for one purpose: catch Scary Girl before she tries to reenact the events of Scarlett Fever. To make a long freaking story short, they apprehend her…and Chris decides to go the Dakota route and give her a promotion…to tertiary third host…meaning she has the means to cause even more mayhem. And no, Chase, that doesn’t mean you get to submit challenge ideas.

Episode 12. It’s Scary’s first day on the new job, but Chris insists she “sTaRt SmAlL”. The girls’ alliance approaches Nick, partially to build their numbers but also because Felicity feels it’s only fair she at least tries to build a friendship with the other rookie player. He agrees, but only if he can bring Damien (his best friend on the island and his second favorite character). Bowie and Emma take their chance to get rid of two birds with one stone, since Priya and Julia now have nothing stopping them from maiming each other. And maim, maim, maim they do, since (as you could probably guess by how I highlighted their names), they both get sent packing! Did I deliberately hold off on voting them out solely so they’d reach the merge a third time? Yes. Did I do this because having them be proper enemies instead of rivals like in 23 was entertaining? Yes. Did I also do this to piss off the people complaining they (read: mostly Priya) had too much screen time? YES! Do I love making this fan base cry? You tell me.

Episode 13. Against his alliance’s better judgment, Nick tries to edge Bowie back into active villainy, realizing too late he’s prioritized competent gameplay over plot by getting rid of the main conflict. Unbeknownst to him, Millie has her sights on him, correctly viewing his alleged alliance as suspicious, not to mention him turning against MK a few episodes back. Damien suffers from a terrible disease called “having Scary Girl in your general vicinity”, and to add figurative insult to literal injury has to deal with Chase trying to befriend him at her request. Luckily for everyone, it’s a reward challenge for the final eight.

Episode 14. Nick may have awakened a monster. Trying to stir up drama again, he decides it’s a great idea to set Lauren on Emma, claiming A: that it’s the best way to get his attention, and B: that only she gets to cause him harm. Feeling genuine emotions of protection for the first time in her life, she does all she can to make Emma suffer (even though the latter genuinely doesn’t care what Chase does at this point and is willing to be polite if he doesn’t pull anything). Millie and Bowie put aside their differences to stake out Nick, but of course Bowie has other plans. The girls’ alliance continues to serve and oh would you look at that, Emma’s gone because she’s canonically rich anyway and Scary’s not gonna let up while she’s still on the island. I could’ve made her elimination not Chase related. But I didn’t. Emma deserves better, but this is Total Drama, where we don’t even remotely give a crap.

Episode 15. Bowie’s out of allies and Scary’s still after him, so now he really needs to keep Millie close, and what better way is there than to break up an alliance? Nick’s more than a little suspicious about Millie’s sudden investment about everything he does, prompting Bowie to claim she’s in love with him and can’t communicate it. Nick is doubtful, but the idea behind planted in his mind causes him to catch feelings. Damien, being Nick’s confidant and feeling guilty about how he indirectly screwed Priya and Caleb (and also Zee) last season concerning their romance arc, tries to steer him away from her. Axel and Scary bond a little when they trick out the Sling of Shame, and by that I of course mean they accidentally break it in half. Chris already sold the Drone of Despair, so let’s call this one a draw.

Episode 16. Bowie, now fully back in the groove of things, tries to drive a wedge between Nick and the rest of his alliance, while Nick has some delicious angst over what he should do about his budding feelings, knowing full well that Bowie’s lying to him but failing to realize Millie wants him gone. Felicity pops up for the first time in a while, which in Island would mean she’s going home next (let’s imagine she won immunity last episode) but here means the girls’ alliance goes through its first rough patch when Axel, who’s long since taken over as leader, tests Felicity’s resolve. Unfortunately for Axel, Millie, Bowie, Damien, and Nick view her signature brand of tough love out of context and drop her like Ripper’s parents dropped him.

Episode 17. Ten episodes left and a lucky number seven contestants remain. Chris tells the kids (or are they 18 by now?) upfront that today’s a reward challenge, the prize being a FaceTime with the eliminated contestants. Millie, still wanting answers, and Bowie, wanting to see Raj again, immediately dissolve their alliance. Everyone tries (except Chase, who had a phone the entire time and got to keep it three seasons in a row by not being as obvious as Julia was), but Millie comes out on top, ultimately learning about Nick’s alliance…and his crush. She has the decency to let Raj and Wayne say hi to Bowie. Chase learns something, too…

Episode 18. Nick decides Bowie’s more trouble than he’s worth, but rather than just telling everyone to vote him off (which he predictably finds overused), he decides to play a game of “show, but don’t tell”. So using that as the episode title. He immediately decides to play this on hard mode with the two remaining contestants who have the least amount of beef with him: the fangirl Felicity and the airheaded Chase. Surprisingly, this actually works and Bowie gets sent home, Nick realizing he doesn’t have to rely on others to make drama for him. Millie sees what he’s doing but is confused about his slightly convoluted methods, not helped by Nick’s complete and utter failure to explain himself, by this point completely smitten. Damien notices that Nick’s popularity is fading and decides to lie low for a bit rather than betray him or risk being associated with him.

Episode 19. Reward challenge time? With only Millie, Felicity, Nichelle, Chase, Damien, and himself left, Nick seriously considers playing the main villain. Chase is the odd man out, lacking any sort of alliance and still having sort of a target on his back, but he doesn’t seem too concerned. Millie struggles to approach Nick without breaking his heart, since while he isn’t really her ally, he hasn’t really done much to wrong her. After all, he’s a better partner than opponent.

Episode 20. Every villain has their nemesis, and Nick was not expecting it to be Chase of all people, but Chase outs him before Millie can. Damien sticks by Nick (in silence of course, because he’s still friends with Nichelle and to a lesser extent Felicity), but Millie’s conflicted. Nonetheless, Nichelle and Felicity start gunning for him, breaking up the alliance, and they would’ve gotten away with it too, if Chris didn’t remember sudden death challenges exist. Millie has the misfortune of finishing last and is sent home, but not before she decides to just ask him out, figuring she doesn’t have anything to lose at this point.

Episode 21. Notice a pattern? It’s another reward challenge! Scary Girl’s been in a rut lately, and the challenges have grown dull, so Chris has brought in many of TD’s most terrifying beasts, mutants included back on to spice things up a bit. Even the Dakotazoid returns, half the size she was before but now sporting wings for some reason. I guess mutations evolve. Chase chooses now to start caring about other people, but because it’s Chase it’s doomed to backfire horribly, given that it gives Lauren a wonderfully wicked idea…

Episode 22. …that involves locking people in closets. Specifically Chris and Chef. Scary Girl’s the host today and she’s back and more terrifying than ever. Nick, Nichelle, Felicity, and Chase put aside their differences (not that Felicity ever had issues with any of them) when the challenge becomes “Stop Lauren”. Aaaand now I realize Scarlett Fever was probably recycled from the scrapped episode where Dakota hosted the show after locking Chris and Chef in a closet herself. Anywho, Chase is fired on the spot for starting this whole mess…right before Scary kisses him, resigns, hops on the sling with him, declaring him her “boyfriend for eternity”. Chase has only half a second to process what the freshwater frick just happened before getting flung away.

Episode 23. Can you tell I’m getting tired? Only four remain, split between two alliances who used to be part of a greater one. Nick assures the others it’s nothing personal before things can start. Things happen, hijinks ensue, interns are mauled, but it’s ultimately Nichelle who crosses the finish line last. Better 4th than 12th or 14th. On that note, now we all know Felicity’s gonna be a finalist.

Episode 24. Nick and Damien part ways somewhat amicably, Nick knowing it was bound to happen eventually.

Episode 25. One final breather episode: this one’s just a big pre finale party! Really, the only thing the contestants need to worry about are Chase diving into the cake, Wayne and Raj freezing the pool, and Julia and MK doing their darnedest to bring the mood down.

Episode 26. A simple, no frills finale…is what I’d say if Chris hadn’t brought back every finalist the show has had (including Ezekiel, ostensibly because he got the TDWT prize money, but mostly to squeeze some mayhem in before Zeke’s first therapy meeting), in particular Priya, Bowie, Millie, Wayne, Julia, and Caleb. Damien vs Felicity vs Nick, battle of the nerds! Three go in…one comes out.

[bodegadulac]

Parahuman OC Submission for rating :)

Chameleon

Civilian names/aliases: Cameron Lyon, aka Catherine Fischer, Tara Deccles, Felicity Ines

Alignment: Rogue/Villain

Classification: Changer/Stranger (Thinker)

Power: Has the power to change her appearance to match people's expectations of her. (e.g. walking in a busy business area at rush hour puts her as a 30 something professional in business casual, walking into a McDonalds staff room puts her into uniform.)

She has little control over what her form looks like, but can focus it slightly to align with certain people's expectations more than others. A lot of her skill with her power comes from social manipulation, she'll give brief descriptions of how she wants to be seen by people over the phone before actually meeting them, to prime them in certain directions, or she'll bring a ladder or a toolbox places and end up looking like the maintenance staff.

The thinker component is because she gets the skills to match whatever people expect, so if her powers make her a lawyer she can have the skills to back that up. She's memorized buzzwords/keywords for several fields so she can try and 'convince' people she should know what's going on, which then gives her the skills.

Minor additional stranger ability that causes people not to notice if she changes shape in front of them, otherwise she'd get constantly flagged as parahuman.

Her power does not make people think she belongs, just lets her act the part.

Trigger: Isolated teen w. Controlling parents, had the Internet as an escape BC they didn't know enough to block it.

Catfishes people online as a incredibly unhealthy way to work through subconscious gender feels.

Various personas end up having more vibrant and interesting lives than her, she screws up and a couple people connect her accounts somehow BC she got details wrong.

Complete collapse of identity as her various personas come under scrutiny.

Trigger.

Triggered at 17, is 19 now

Changeling Consort was supposed to have a lot more guidance from Eden this cycle.

Other info: Ran from home after triggering, used her power to pull "hi I'm the new overnight worker, didn't the manager say?" and then stealing food/from the register until word got around and people got wise to it.

Cycled through her different persona names while trying and failing to establish herself, before finally settling in on Cameron.

All of her persona names are animals if you squint (Chameleon, Catfish, Pterodactyl, Feline).

Slowly worked her way into corporate espionage and then also the official side of that where she gets paid by a company to try and break in to stranger-proof their security systems.

When she can't find corporate jobs she also works as an escort at a high class escort agency that she is the only employee of because she can show up looking exactly how her client wants.

This led to her only actual arrest because they could charge her on suspicion of prostitution, as a way to try and pressure her into joining the PRT. Charges were dropped but the PRT has interfered with a few of her jobs since so moneys been tough for her since. I think she's probably in a city the Elite don't have a super strong presence in, but she'd definitely be on their list as a rogue to prop up if they set up shop.

One particular local hero has her built up as an oversexed like, femme fatale type in his head beyond any other hero/PRT staff and she hates his fucking guts for it.

I was just going to say "uh, thats like an useful oliver" lol.

Honestly she sounds pretty neat. The only thing with doing that kind of espionage is that you can bet your ass every company has one thinker looking over everything so it would interesting to see how she overcomes that.

Also my mind first tought "oh the prt is just raiding her because taxes" and now i can't stop thinking about the PRT's little taxman coming after her.

8.3/10

[angel-wrights]

cole headcanonssssss (i will try to minimize projecting i sweeaaarr but they’re my top kin aot so .)

infp-t .

hmm it probably prefers giving words of affirmation or gifts . but they like receiving quality time ^_^

they’re very stubborn. if somebody tries to tell them what to do, it will not say anything. it’ll just continue doing whatever it had been doing beforehand.

this can be negotiated via promising them apple pie

like they are an apple pie FEIN… it’s geeked out for green granny’s ! 🥹

they also like caramel a lot more than what is normal for a child. they are the NUMBER ONE caramel defender. and they pronounce it kare-uh-mel,, and will throw hands with whoever pronounces it otherwise— including its partner

(clémente says kar-uh-mel-ka, originally because of their accent, but they continued saying it like that because it makes cole mad 😭😭🙏)

they stress eat. and it stresses them out that they stress eat… leading them to more stress eating.

they actually don’t fit in the “super intelligent but quiet” margin at all. it probably has a very average iq; they just have too much time in their hands and too many thoughts in their head.

it cannot STAND bugs. the mere mention of bugs grosses them out because they always imagine the feeling of bugs on their skin. kingsley, on the contrary, collects bugs. cole has to physically hold itself back from spraying kingsley with raid bug spray everytime they come near.

cannot. stay. still. they. always. have. to. move. and. it. drives. peregrine. INSANE. 

aside from their main instrument, it also plays piano— its mother taught them how. whenever they’re stressed, they’ll tap their fingers in chords that (it hopes) matches tunes that they can strum.

they ramble whenever they get excited. and it talks super super super fast because it has soooo many thoughts to get out but really noone understands them. everyone just pretends they do.

if it existed in this universe it would be a MAJOR aurora fan. and have her unserious quotes as vocal stims 

“i’m off— no, on! opposite of off, that’s on…” “SHUUUUUT UUUUUP” 

“children and birds look very alike because they’re both… they’re all…. below??” “cole i SWEAR.” “….. i heard the bird boy,, call for help 🤫🤫”

also if they existed in this universe it would say that the chemicals are making the freaking frogs gay ALL. THE. TIME.

CHEWER. THEY CHEW. AND HEEEEEEERES THE CHEWER!

it doesn’t like wrestling because they don’t like touching folks and it’s scared of getting hurt. despite this they REGULARLY get jumped,, socs vs ponyboy style

horrible at names. absolutely terrible. they will remember your fourth favorite color and the reason why it’s your favorite color, but it calls the people they know BEST the wrong name.

it cannot whistle.

aside from apple pie and caramel ^^ they can’t handle sweet food. it upsets their stomach.

hoards marbles. it doesn’t know why marbles were even made, it just thinks they look nice in a jar. 

they tried painting once. it got in their mouth somehow. it never touched paint again.

SOOOO jumpy. it thinks that crickets are footsteps. 

it also cannot sleep at night without some sort of white noise or sound-cancelling headphones because of this.

chronic migraine haver (this might be projecting.)

it will have days or even weeks long headaches. it can’t stomach sitting up for too long during this, let alone standing and walking and performing.

tea makes their headaches feel better even if there is nothing medicinal about them.. for some reason. probably a placebo affect. thus in these time periods it refuses to consume anything other than tea and bread and apple pie. (not caramel though it makes its head hurt worse…. sorry 💔) (ok this is definitely projection BUT LET ME HAVE THIS.)

they cannot tolerate pain. it has to peel bandaids off like a sloth. it literally takes time out of their day to do so. 

SO HOT. ALL OF THE TIME. FELICITY IS TOO HOT TURN IT OFF.

[sea-owl]

@animelover4157

Here's their prompt!

I have always had an idea where Colin’s biggest threat for grabbing Penelope’s attention isn’t a suitor or Eloise.

No no no.

Colin’s biggest threat and nuisance is that he consistently have to fight a big ass dog (like a mastiff, cane corso, Saint Bernard, etc) that Penelope somehow convinced her mom to keep while in the countryside and is the very definition of a Velcro dog. It growls at any potential suitor that shows an interest in Penelope (it’s the reason why She doesn’t have suitors but Penelope is not aware of that).

For Colin, it does something worse. In the rare chance, that it is not next to Penelope, it will purposely move itself right next to/on top of Penelope so Colin cannot sit anywhere near her while it stares him down. This causes to Colin and the dog to race and wrestle one another to get to Penelope’s side with Colin losing 80% of the time and him glaring it down. Penelope thinks that they are playing and are getting along but is completely oblivious of the actual situation.

Tiny woman with a big ass dog. Classic.

Here's what I'm thinking.

So the Featheringtons were out in Ireland to visit Portia's brother, Mr. Finn Carroll, and his family. During their family visit one of the cousins introduced Penelope to the puppies their dog recently had. One of those puppies became attached to Penelope.

"Aw Portia look at that Penelope made a friend!" Finn said as he slid up next to his big sister.

"No," Portia immediately said.

Finn fully looked at Portia. "No?"

"No," Portia repeated. "Finn, I do not need a dog in my house."

"Oh, come on, Porshie!" Finn said, pulling out his puppy eyes and the childhood nickname. Tricks with a proven track record for him on getting what he wanted from his sister. "Let my niece have a puppy! You're already taking away her title as baby of the family!"

Portia sighed, rubbing her pregnant belly. "Finn, I am not dumb. We were both raised with an Irish Wolfhound. That dog will most likely get bigger than Penelope, and they're made for hunting large prey!"

"Yes, but you also know they make great companions!" Finn argued. "And doesn't Penelope need a friend?"

Portia will later blame her pregnancy brain, but when the Featheringtons went home, they brought a new puppy named Artemis with them.

Well, much like the goddess she was named after Artemis was a girl's dog and hated most men. She tolerated a few like the male staff, and she tolerated Lord Featherington on a good day. But most of the time, she stayed by Penelope's side.

"It is like she is sewn to your side," Felicity commented once as Artemis laid across both her and Penelope's laps.

Penelope laughs. "She just loves me."

Artemis barked in agreement.

At her full-grown height, Artemis was about the size of a small pony and was taller than any lord Penelope had ever seen if she stood on her hind legs. Artemis faithfully sticks by Penelope's side despite Portia's groans of dog hair in Penelope's dresses. Penelope only giggles when Artemis's response is to fully lay on her.

Artemis loves her life with Penelope and would only really change one thing. One tiny annoyance in her life.

That damn Colin Bridgerton. He's trying to take Penelope away from her! And he doesn't leave when she growls at him like the other men! He even growled back at her once!

The fool tries to race her too on the rare times she is not in her rightful place by Penelope's side. Why the fool thinks he'll win against her, she'll never know.

Today just so happened to be one of those days. Artemis was out in the park with her family. She was playing with Felicity and Penelope. The two girls throwing a ball attached to a string and having Artemis chase after it.

Artemis sniffed the air and stopped. She smelled Bridgertons. Looking around she spotted the family. Now the Bridgertons themselves weren't a bad thing, a few in particular she could do without and one wished was never around.

Well, it looks like today won't be the day Artemis's wish comes true. Just as she spots Colin Bridgerton he spots her as well. They stare at each other for a moment before both take off towards Penelope.

Artemis stared smugly at the Bridgerton as she once again claimed her prize of being next to her favorite human. Her head resting in Penelope's lap as Penelope pets her.

"One of these days Artemis I'm gonna beat you," Colin swore.

Penelope giggled. "It's so nice for you to play with Artemis Colin. I'm sure she loves racing with you."

Artemis turned her stare onto Penelope, headbutting her in the red head's torso. Playing? Absolutely not Penelope. Can't you see he's trying to steal you?

"You are coming to my family's country party? Colin asked Penelope.

Artemis stares back at Colin. Why hasn't he left yet? He's lost the race.

"Yes," Penelope replied.

Artemis huffed, leaning herself fully on Penelope. Going to Aubrey Hall meant a long carriage ride, AND Colin being around every waking moment. He was worse in the countryside where he had Penelope and Artemis trapped in his family home. Well at least Penelope won't be going to that bad smelling place she goes to ever few nights. Artemis hates when Penelope comes home smelling like that. To the point she almost considered getting Colin to go look for Penelope one night when the rest of the family. If only Penelope didn't lave her in charge of Felicity.

On the trip to Aubrey Hall, Artemis lay on the floor of the carriage by her family's feet. The rock of the carriage lulling her to sleep. At least with this trip, Artemis will have more space to run around temporarily before returning to London for another few months.

Another family was arriving as Artemis' own family were getting out of the carriage.

"Oh Portia!" The mother of the other family greeted Portia.

"Hello Mary," Portia said.

The older women started talking, meanwhile Penelope struck up a conversation with the older daughter.

"How are your first impressions of Aubrey Hall Kate?" Penelope asked.

Oh Artemis has heard of Kate. She likes Kate for how frustrated she makes Anthony. It's funny to watch when Artemis is visiting the Bridgertons with Penelope.

"H-hello."

Artemis looked around before feeling the wet nose of another dog boop against her leg.

Looking down, Artemis saw the smallest dog in her life. Was it a dog? It smelled like one, but how is a dog this small?

The smaller dog stared at Artemis. "I'm Newton! Newton Sharma!"

Oh this is Kate's dog.

"Artemis Featherington," Artemis said. Bowing her head a little so she wasn't towering over the smaller dog.

Newton began to tap his two front feet. Was he nervous? Artemis laid down to be at a more even eye level with him. "Perhaps this will be better to talk?"

Newton lets out a little yelp, one of excitement and moves closer. "Yes! Have you been here before?"

Artemis nods. "Many times. How are you dealing with your interloping Bridgerton?"

"You mean the Viscount?" Newton asked. Newton moved his head a little. "Well, I did knock him into the Thames the other day."

Artemis barked out a laugh. "I'll have to remember that the next time Colin races me near it."

Newton's feet did a few quick taps. Did he have to go? Artemis wondered if she should ask him if he needs privacy.

Before she could Artemis caught a movement out of the corner of her eye.

Artemis let out a whine. Oh great Colin has made his appearance and he has that mischief making smirk of his directed at her.

[ohbo-ohno]

speaking of recommendations, what are your fav books with puppy play in them?

omg yeah!! the thing about puppy play is that it's not like, a super common kink, and i think the idea of being treated like a dog squicks people out enough that they react negatively before giving it a chance, so i don't have a tonnn of recs but i'm more than happy to share some of my faves!!

also if you have recs that aren't in this list, please GOD send them to me

i'll do these in order of like, most puppy play :)

King by T.M. Frazier - no actual puppy play, but the FMC wakes up with complete amnesia and the MMC names her "pup", which reallyyyy worked for me. There's a kinda 24/7 D/s thing going on, and I overall really enjoyed the dynamic between the two characters

Fight Me Daddy by Skylar Snow - i actually really enjoyed the overall dynamic of these two! the puppy play is definitely Present, but all the heavier kink scenes are fade to black. despite what the title would suggest, there isn't much daddy kink here

His Captive Pet and Protecting His Pet by Measha Stone - nonconsensual puppy play and kink life in general. these ones are pretty intense, and the FMCs are actively distressed by the fact that their consent is ignored. but the puppy play here is realllyyyy heavy - full on living in kennels, sleeping in dog beds, being walked on leashes, all of that. but they're also very dark books, so keep that in mind

Taken by Felicity Brandon - honestly super similar to dlmliyh. the kink here is also nonconsensual, and the puppy play is very much a Lifestyle kink and not just a during sex kink

[cometcrystal]

i made some lore for these northwests :) 💸

never before in history has anyone created a whole gaggle of OCs all with the sole purpose of being loathsome....until today

felicity - nathaniel was a real piece of shit but he kinda stumbled his way into being rich. he wasn't focused enough to do it on purpose. his wife was the one who worked behind the scenes to make sure their iron grip on the town was maintained and the coverup was buried.

barnaby - this is the northwest we see with his fingers crossed shaking hands with the native american man. he's the spitting image of his father, but takes after his mother in being conniving and silver-tongued. gravity falls had been founded for a decent amount of time by the time he was grown, but he orchestrated a lot of deceiving treaties with the people who had been here before them during his time as patriarch

mary - a woman who doesn't like to think about things too hard. she thinks the whole business with her husband and the native americans is unpleasant, but not in a way where she wants to do anything about it. she wants to be left alone to host dinner parties and exchange pleasantries, which ARE pleasant. a very simple person (derogatory)

bernard - has a complex about being the middle child. he's the apple farmer turned burglar. he acted out a few times by robbing banks but everyone in town knew it was him. he got away with it for that reason because people are too afraid to stand up to the family. his apple orchard project fails and he dies an embarrassment. objectively the cringiest northwest

nellie - very posh. bit of a gold digger. pretty embarrassed by bernard but she likes the wealth more than she wants to leave him so she looks the other way and builds an extensive brooch collection

obidiah - has a complex about being the youngest. he's the one with the portrait of him on top of all the dead animals. went hunting way too much and accidentally shot and killed one of the servants during one of these hunts and because it was the 1800s it was covered up. anger problems

eunice - while nellie is embarrassed of her husband, eunice is kind of afraid of hers. she deals with this by being a terror to her children (not pictured on this tree). lots of toxic masculinity in this branch of the family

milton - died before his 16th birthday from consumption or some other shit people used to die from

henry - party boy. let them eat cake. etc. tries to distance himself as much as possible from his father, but uses his name to his advantage whenever possible. definitely had an affair or two with the maids (maybe there's a secret northwest running around as a result...you never know...not even i know)

missy - about the same as her husband. enjoyed flirting with the butlers. also a gold digger. knows about the affairs and doesn't really give a shit as long as she's still rich

cecil - while he's the oldest brother and thus the heir, he doesn't have much interest in doing anything in regards to the family name. he's much more interested in doing unethical and dangerous experiments. if he had the ability to do the experiment where you raise a baby without language or whatever he would do it. (he's the mad scientist northwest from the painting)

abigale - she was first drawn to cecil because she thought she found another curious mind. plus, they got along pretty well! it wasn't until she'd been married to him for about a decade and she'd let him put a metal plate in her head (for bill purposes) that she realizes wow this guy is fucked lmao. i still gotta figure out when they got the bill tapestries and if she had anything to do with it. i think she kinda lost her mind at some point. all my thoughts on her cannot be contained to one bullet point so ill leave it at that for now

clifford - cecil kind of temporarily tarnished the northwests' image due to being an unhinged madman, and henry wasn't helping. clifford was the one responsible for putting them back on track. he did a lot of performative philanthropy and was the mayor of gravity falls for a good portion of his life, keeping tabs on local politics like a snake

marion - she was the closest thing to a homemaker the northwests ever had. she did some of the cleaning herself when she decided the maids' work wasn't up to snuff, and oversaw a few renovations to the manor. she treated the staff like shitttt

felix - ill be honest he was a last minute addition cause people in dynasties like this usually don't have just one kid. he might be more of an entrepreneur type. he contributes to reshaping the family's image by founding northwest private school, which becomes his biggest accomplishment

anita - she is appointed the headmaster of the school and rules it with an iron fist. the rich children who attend this school stay in line because they're terrified of her

abraham - if he was alive today he would be one of those openly gay republicans. but instead he stayed in the closet his whole life and it made him a very bitter and grumpy person. either way, what a mess

amos - fancied himself an explorer akin to robert ripley. loved going graverobbing on expeditions to egypt to explore various tombs there. idk if eating mummies was still in vogue for rich freaks at this point but if it was he definitely did that.

henrietta - follows her husband wherever he goes and calls any culture that isn't american or british "uncivilized".

montgomery and minerva - montgomery grew up having preston as an older cousin, and now travels a lot and doesn't stay at the manor very often. pacifica has only met these two a handful of times. he's the first northwest in this branch to actively decide to make his active residence somewhere other than the manor. he and minerva don't really do a whole lot they're just passively rich and don't really give a shit about the atrocities

auldman - he recognizes that the northwests have been very fucking lucky for a very fucking long time, so he mostly tries to keep his head down and continue the charity work for appearances. views the coverup as a ticking time bomb. very strict and serious. his family has never heard him laugh.

eleanor - you wanna know what eleanor's personality is? just picture melania trump. all done

other tidbits that don't fit anywhere up above

auldman and eleanor died in a private plane crash when priscilla was pregnant with pacifica, leaving preston the head of the family in his 30s. the manor was the emptiest it had ever been, and in the 21st century, he kind of did a Rebrand of the northwest family name, making their wealth and influence more obvious and spending more money on more extravagant things to flaunt it. his strategy is to use what the youth call "power moves"

preston and priscilla met while doing lines of coke at a rich person party