#letts react

[clevercorvidae]

Things I liked this week :

Feb. 16 - 22, 2025

(Ok so I decided to do this thing where I catalog all my favorite things from the week. I like to think it's an exercise in positivity but its probably just the autism again. Anyways I figured I should probably post it to spread the love, so here's that ig. This isn't a ranking btw it's just in order of when I decided to add it.)

1. You're Wrong About Pluto - Hank Green

Youtube Video

Cool video about Pluto and the other dwarf planets and moons of our solar system and how important they are to our current understanding of the universe.

2. "Under Pressure" Arcane/Spiderverse Edit - caitxvix

Tiktok Edit

Edit using Under Pressure by Queen to show the constant theme of the power of love in both Arcane and Spiderverse.

3. "The Distance" Arcane Edit - biggmama07

Tiktok Edit

Edit using The Distance by CAKE to show sequences from the final episode of Arcane, especially focusing on Ekko and Viktor in their actions in the final battle

4. Alien Stage - Vivinos

Animated Webseries

An multipart animated webseries about a future where aliens have conquered earth. The series focuses on a group of people who were raised from children to be singers to entertain the alien overlords in a sort of gladiatorial music competition where the loser dies. It's essentially a jukebox musical, with each episode having little to no dialogue and having a single pre-existing song usually sung by the characters.

5. "Fake Woke Baby" Tiktok - 6asscat

Tiktok

What can I say. A proposed fake woke baby.

6. "This Is My Food" Tiktok - myfoodisme2

Tiktok

Guy on tiktok who eats like a zoo animal. Straight up says he doesn't care about being healthy or about taste. He just chops up ingredients and stir fries them, no seasoning no nothing. Its all he eats. He eats 6 times a day. Fascinating.

7. Were These The First Animals - History Of The Earth

Documentary

Documentary about the Ediacaran Biota and the journey of their discovery and acceptance in the scientific community as the true first animals.

8. "I should've thanked them" Luz Fan Art - @floral-figmentz

The Owl House Fan Art

Art of Luz Noceda from The Owl House from the show's finale when she's "killed" by Belos and disintegrates into a collection of light.

9. "hyperfixate" Viktor Fan Art - samhaiiin

Arcane Fan Art

Art of Viktor from Arcane in the scene where he is captivated by the Hexcore as it whispers to him arranged in comic form.

10. "Brother-Owned Restaurant" Bit - Chris Flemming

Stand Up Comedy

Chris Flemming stand up bit about easy it is to tell when a restaurant is owned by two brothers.

11. Bonus "The Martian" Chapter - Andy Weir

Book Chapter

Random bonus chapter to a book that came out a decade ago? Andy Weir the man that you are...

12. My Brother Winning an Award for Emotional Intelligence - My Brother

Non-Media

I'm just really proud of my little brother.

13. "Morning Routine" Arcane Fan Art - wrwtnb

Arcane Fan Art

Art of Silco, Vander, Powder, Mylo, Claggor, and Vi all getting ready together like a cute little family. This could have been Arcane if the writers and animators were hugged as children.

14. Green Yuri - Sumiko Arai

Manga

Technically the title of this is "The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy At All" but I didn't want to write all that. A manga about two high school aged girls who both have the same unconventional music taste and their cute little love story. It's called "Green Yuri" by fans because it's primarily illustrated in black and white with bright neon green as an accent color. I read this on tumblr years ago and decided to reread it since its getting an anime adaptation! Very cute.

15. "Thirty Silver Coins, and a Kiss" Jayvik Fan Comic - baguet95264460

Arcane Fan Comic

A 7 part fan comic about Jayce and Viktor from Arcane and the story of their relationship in regards to the structural inequalities of Viktor's home, Zaun. This is like visual poetry to be honest.

16. "Phineas is a pawn star" Tiktok - churr.bum.lion.yt

Tiktok

Phineas getting scammed on Pawn Stars. A modern tragedy.

17. THE REAL REASON YOU SHOULD COPY OTHER ARTISTS - Joshua Adeoye

YouTube Video

A really well produced art advice YouTube video detailing why studies are done on other artists' work and how to do them properly.

18. Hunter x Hunter Reactions - Letts React

YouTube Series

New reaction series from my favorite reaction youtubers! And it's great cause it's for Hunter x Hunter. I forgot how happy that show makes me. It's a good reminder.

[aprillikesthings]

lol a fan put together the best moments of them reacting to s5 and honestly it's a work of art

also they put a bisexual pride flag over Montana's face at one point ahahaha I KNEW IT

[sunshinem0ths]

haters in the replies have not experienced one of life's simplest joys (depicted above)

do you follow any YouTube reaction channels?

[arc-misadventures]

I know it's a day early but I have to put it out now

Friends AU: After team RWBY throws a big Halloween/Birthday Party that involves all of Atlas and part of Mantle, how does the gang react to finding out Jaune never went to the party because he never got an invite even though Team RWBY all swear they invited him?

One Invitation Short

Ruby: WHOOO!

Ruby: It's my birthday~!

Nora: Let's fucking party!

Yang: Happy birthday sis!

Blake: Halloween birthday party! WHOO!

Ren: Happy birthday, Ruby.

Weiss: Congratulations, Ruby.

Penny: This is my first friends birthday party I've ever attended.

Oscar: Mine too.

Yang: Then we'll have to make sure this is one hell of a party!

Ren: But, not too big of a party. The janitorial staff haven't been looking at us kindly since the soda bottle rocket incident...

Weiss: Hey don't look at me like that. That was totally their fault!

Nora: Hey, it was an accident!

Weiss: You got pink soda all over me!

Ruby: We said we were sorry!

Weiss: My clothes are still in the drycleaners getting all the pink out of my clothes!

Yang: I have some photos of her all drenched in cream soda, wanna see?

Blake: Oh please!

Weiss: Noooo!

Blake: HA! Oh you look like a princess from a kids book in a pink dress!

Yang: Pfft! Oh shit, she does!

Weiss: guys?!

Ruby: Don't worry, Weiss, you'll always be beautiful even in pink!

Weiss: Shut up...

Nora: Don't be a downer guys! Let's eat some cake, and celebrate!

Yang: Yeah! I want some cake!

Oscar: What kind of cake is it?

Ren: Cookies, and cream.

Oscar: I've never had that before.

Weiss: Me either, it sounds nice.

Yang: Alright everyone around the table so we can sing happy birthday, and eat the cake.

Nora: Cake!

Blake: Okay.

Ruby: I'm so excited.

Yang: Okay, birthday girl is in the main seat... Penny... Weiss, Blake... Nora, and Ren... Oscar, and Penny have a seat. And, we're just waiting on you, Ja...?

Yang: ...?

Yang: Wait...? Where's, Jaune?

Weiss: He's here... right?

Nora: Y-You guys invited him... right?

Yang: Well... I was going to tell him, but I got dragged away on a mission, so I asked, Blake to do it.

Blake: I remember, Yang asked me to tell him. And, I was going to tell him! but, then I saw that there was this sushi restaurant... and, I haven't had sushi in so long... A-And, I heard, Mantle sushi is really well know for how good it is... and... s-sushi...

Yang: Uhh, Blake...? Blake? (Snap, Snap, Snap!) Hey, stay with us!

Blake: Sorry! I went to the sushi restaurant, and I sent a message to, Weiss to have her tell him instead.

Weiss: I remember that call; I was going to complain to, Blake about dumping her responsibility on me. But, she sounded like a junkie needing her fix when she was talking about that sushi restaurant.

Yang: That...! That sounds true...

Ruby: Yeah, she enters this weird trance when it comes to sushi...

Nora: It rather scary really...

Weiss: Well I decided to tell, Jaune so, Blake could get her... fix... And, I was about to tell him...! And, then the soda bottle incident happened...?!

Nora: Sorry...

Weiss: And, you all know what happened... So, while I went to get changed, and have a shower. So I asked, Ruby to do instead.

Ruby: And, I did!

Nora: If you did, then why isn't, Jaune here?

Ruby: I don't know?! I went to him during dinner, we chatted about out missions, and then I handed him this handmade invitation letter!

Weiss: A handmade invitation?

Ruby: Yes!

Weiss: That same letter that's in your hands, right now...?

Ruby: Ya, this the same lett...?!

Ruby: Oh...?

Ruby: Oh shoot...

Nora: So... you all weren't able to tell, Jaune about the party because you were distracted by one thing, or another... And, when you finally got to him, you didn't hand him the invitation?!

Ruby: Sorry...

Yang: I got called away...

Blake Sushiiiiiiiii~!

Weiss: I'm not apologizing...

Nora: Ohh... Penny?!

Penny: Yes, Friend Nora?

Nora: D-Did you send, Jaune a message?

Penny: Let me check.

Penny: ...

Penny: I do not have, Jaune Arc in my list of contacts...? Odd... I must preform a self-diagnostic...

Penny: Scanning...

Penny: System corruption located... Fixing.

Penny: Fixed! The contact information of one, Jaune Arc has been found!

Penny: I shall contact him, and hopefully, Friend Jaune will come join us soon!

Nora: Awesome!

Weiss: Oh thank goodness, hopefully, Jaune will join us soon.

Yang: Yes, it wouldn't be a party without my best blond pal!

Ruby: Hopefully he will come here soon, and we can continue the party, and...

Penny: What...?!

Yang: Is... is something wrong, Penny?

Penny: Jaune just replied to my invitation... He said, 'No thank you...'

Nora: What?!

Ruby: Jaune... rejected the invitation... to... to my birthday party...?

Penny: I'm afraid so...

Ruby: But... why...?

Penny: I... I don't know...

Ruby: But...?!

Penny: I'm sorry, Ruby.

Ruby: ...

Ruby: I see...

Ren: We did it again... we failed our friend...

Nora: What are you talking about, Ren...? We're not, Jaune's friend... We never were...

RWBYNPRP: ...

Ruby: ...

Ruby: FUCK!!!

~~~

Winter: Who was that?

Jaune: No one important... Sorry about that interruption, Sir.

Ironwood: That's alright, Mr. Arc. Now then, tell me what is it that you wanted to talk about?

Jaune: Winter made me an offer the other day, and I wanted to know, what would my duties be if I accepted her offer, and became, a Specialist.

[gyustarzzi]

ateez reacts to sleeping together for the first time

☆ hongjoong

just got home from a concert and since it was getting late so he decided to stay at your place

when you tell him that you guys have to sleep together he gets nervous

stares into space which makes you nervous as well

when you guys go to sleep he keeps a safe distance away from you

stays up at unholy hours talking about anything that comes to mind

the next day you guys are wrapped around eachother not lettting go

" We have to sleep together? No! It's not a problem, it's just…I've never done this before "

★ seonghwa

got home from a long day of dance practice so you stay at his place

is kinda nervous but is a little happy to have you with him tonight

cooks you dinner which you tell him it is not necessary but he insists

one step ahead of you and has everything you need: clothes, toothbrush, bodywash, etc.

you sleep in his bed and he sleeps on the couch

ends up with you coming to him and sleeping with him on the couch cuddling

won't let you go home if you guys leave somewhere late

" I guess you couldn't resist my charm princess/prince "

☆ yunho

you and yunho went on a date and ended up staying at the beach a little too long

you stay at his place and change into his clothes

asks if it's okay to sleep with you in the same bed

ABSOLUTE CUDDLE BUG

watch harry potter if you guys stay up later than you expected

you wake up on his chest and your arms and legs wrapped around him not letting go

" You have no idea how happy it makes me to see you in my clothes, your so cute!! "

★ yeosang

he stays at your house late after a party with the other members

nervous because he doesn't want to make you uncomfortable in anyway

keeps a safe distance away from you but once you start scooting closer to him the more he's scooting closer to you

plays with your hair, you leg over his side

falls asleep to your soft snore and kisses your cheek

wakes up with him caressing you back to sooth you in your sleep

" Are you sure it's okay if we sleep together? You sure? Ok, I just wanna make sure your not uncomfortable "

☆ san

sets up a sleepover with you and forces to comeover to his place

quick stops at the store to grab snacks and more snacks

makes a fort with you, which you guys cuddle in obvi ;)

watches many funny movies and k-drama's

places with your fingers (entwining fingers)

kisses you on the forehead before falling asleep

" This is gonna be the best fort ever!! "

★ mingi

you were hanging out with mingi at ateez's dorms

you guys were watching a movie and you fell asleep halftway through it

plops you on his bed and puts on one of his hoodies

since it was already dark, mingi decided you would stay the night with him

you snuggled under his hoodie that he was wearing while sleeping -  wakes up to mingi taking cute pictures of you

" What? I can't take pictures of this moment? You look absolutely adorable!! "

☆ wooyoung

takes you home from a party

let's you change into his clothes in the bathroom before he takes a shower

cuddles with you in the bed, occasionally running his fingers through your hair

pulls you closer to him when he feels needy

when you wake up in the middle of the night he gets super bubbly and kisses you

helps you with whatever you need since your still overcoming your hangover

" You might have kicked me a few times, but it was definitely worth it"

★ jongho

comes home from a fun day with the members

freezes when you ask if you can stay at his place for the night

since he sometimes leaves his clothes at your house so you alreayd had some clothes to wear that night :D

lets you rest on his arm/chest obvi (HE'S BASICALLY YOUR PERSONAL PILLOW)

wakes up to you basically being squeezed to death by him

" Hm? You want to sleep together? No! It's no big deal "

[suw4]

Homesick

Terushima Yuji from Haikyuu!!

an/tw: that one training camp arc in s2 except johzenji was apart of it too;just for the plot. in need of angst, request some angst kskwkwjsdjj

requested on wattpad

Masterlist | Haikyuu!! Masterlist

"Oh my," Shirofuku, the reddish brown-haired Fukurodani manager, muttered. Clutching the big empty plate close to her chest. "Look at how he handles that knife," Suzumeda, the second manager added. The managers stood by the counter in the kitchen as they watched Johzenji's male manager sliced up the watermelon. He noticed the two and smiled softly at them, still handling the fruit. "Oh, are the plates ready? I'm finishing up soon. Give me a moment," he gently informed them, to which they nodded. Walking closer to where he stood, observing him.

The other Johzenji manager then walked into the kitchen. Wondering where her second year was. "Oh! [Name]-kun! There you are. I've been looking for you. Wow, where did these watermelons come from?" Misaki pondered. "The parents from Shinzen High gave us a few. They offered to cut them, but I volunteered instead. I didn’t want to trouble them," [Name] replied as he cut the last slice. After that, he asked the Fukurodani girls to plate them nicely. "Hey, [N/n]-kun. Don't you think you're helping us a lot already? You should take a break. We managers, need a break too, y'know?" his senior mumbled warily. Though, he only shook his head. "No, I'm fine. I'm actually trying to get away from the crowd a little,"

"Oh? Is it too much for you?" she tilted her head. The other managers listening in curiosity. "Not particularly. How do I put it?" he trailed off as he helped the girls to put the last piece onto the third plate. "Homesick? I don't know the exact term, but I can't really adjust here," he admitted embarrassingly, clearing his throat as the said symptom was acting up. Facing away from the others to wash his hands and the kitchen tools. "Is that foolish?" he continued. "Nope! It's a valid reason. There were a few players admitting to us about that before, it’s common," Suzumeda assured him, Shirofuku nodding as to agree with her. Chomping down a slice of watermelon. "If you're feeling unwell, you can always rely on us!" she beamed.

[Name] thanked the girls for the reassurance. They grinned and bid a short farewell before going out to the gymnasium to give out the fruits. Misaki then took the last plate and glanced over to the two who had walked out. She then heard the [h/c] haired sighed heavily. "[Name]-kun. Would you like me to call him over to check on you? I'm sure you'll feel better," she peeped closer to the male. Patting his back. "Nah. It's alright. I'll manage," he answered. The other exhaled. "Okay then. Don't overwork yourself!" she warned him before catching up with the other managers.

The three girls announced happily to the volleyball players about the fruits. Cheers erupted amongst the boys. Practice matches came to a stop, and everyone went outside to taste the heavenly juices of the watermelon. Freshly replenishing their thirst and hunger. Yuji then walked up to his manager, taking one slice for himself. "Hana-san. Where's [N/n]?" he asked, curious about the [h/c] head. "Oh. Hm... He's in the kitchen washing the bottles. You should go see him," she told him. This perked the wing spiker. "Why? Is he okay? Is he sick???" he blurted out, worried. Before Misaki could answer, he was already on the way to the kitchen. He wanted to see [Name] right away.

"[N/N]!!!!!!!!!!" Yuji yelled, rushing towards the kitchen area. Slamming the door open and jumping onto the male. Almost losing his balance. Luckily, he was able to react quickly. Dropping the bottles into the sink and caught him. "Yu?? Why are you here? Ow!" The volleyball player slapped a hand on [Name]'s forehead. "Do you feel good?!" he asked, close to yelling. "What?? Yeah, I am. Did Hana-senpai say something to you?" he felt the blond slipping from his grip, so he hopped to adjust the position. Supporting Yuji's weight under his butt. Letting the player sit comfortably on his arms. "Are you sick!?" The blond continued with his questions. [Name] stared at him for a few seconds and laughed. "Calm down, baby. I'm fine. I'm just a little nauseous. But overall, I'm doing okay," he grinned, kissing his boyfriend. Yuji huffed, getting off the [h/c] head while the said male carefully put him down. "What's wrong, huh? Did ya eat something funny?"

"No. I think I'm just homesick," [Name] shrugged. Yuji clicked his tongue and placed his hands onto his hips. "That's because you've been inside for too long!" he exclaimed. Sounding too confident with his statement. He then took his boyfriend's hand and pulled him out of the kitchen, and out of the building. "Wait, I have to do the--"

"Nope! You're coming with me!"

Yuji led his lover to the same hill that Karasuno did their running punishment. He was dragging the male forward. Bouncing about as he was excited being outside with the love of his life. He stopped at the top with [Name] following up behind. The volleyball player took a deep breath of the fresh air. Feeling refresh as ever. "You smell that, babe? Smells like paradise!"

"Smells like an average afternoon to me,"

"Don't be such a killjoy, [N/n]!" the blond groaned, snapping his head towards him. Earning a chuckle from him. Yuji then sat down on the green land. Tugging the other down. [Name] followed suit and sat beside him. Then the cold breeze brushes along their skin. Yuji shivered lightly, causing his boyfriend to glance over. He watched him lean back with his hands in the grass to support his weight. His blond locs flowing gracefully along with the wind. The smile that was plastered on his face made him unconsciously smile. It was honestly goofy.

Sensing the eyes on him, Yuji turn to look at its owner. The smile had turned into a toothy one. Making the [h/c] head smile further. Suddenly, he didn't feel nauseous anymore. "You're so cute, Yu. And annoyingly hot," he complimented. Yuji hummed cheekily. "Of course I am! I am the Terushima Yuji. The one and only,"

"Yeah..." [Name] uttered quietly. His loving gaze still fixated on his boyfriend. The blond raised his brows as he observed the manager's expression. He smirked. "You're so in love with me that you can't help it don't you? You want to kiss me so bad," he teased, sticking out his pierced tongue. [Name] scoffed and smirked. Leaning closer and placing his lips onto the other. It was short and sweet. Nothing more. As he parted from the kiss, he saw the baffled look on Yuji's face--which soon turned into disappointment. "That's it?!" he gaped. [Name] let out a laugh. "What? you can tease me, but I can't tease you, sweetheart?"

"Aw, c'mon, [N/n]!" Yuji whined as he shook his boyfriend. The two began to banter about. Pushing each other and laughing around like they were the only ones in the whole wide world. Once the chaos had finally calm down, Misaki came walking by to inform Yuji that practice has started. The male groaned in annoyance. He wanted to spend more time with his lover. So instead of separating, he forced the boy to watch him play. In that way, he could play at his top performance; he says. Instantly, he stood up and pulled the taller up. Dragging him once more, straight into the gym. Misaki watched them and sighed while shaking her head. "He looks better now... I'm glad," she mumbled to herself. Mentally thanking Johzenji's team captain.

[aviradasa]

Might I request something with the lost boys? (It can be together or separate- I’ve read a good bit of stuff where it’s poly, but you 100% don’t have to)

how would they react to a reader that is also a vampire, like reader is part of their coven, and when they go out to hunt reader just goes FERAL and ends up covered in the victims blood?😅

Heyy sorry this took forever this is my first oneahot for them and i was struggling to write the boys personalitys a little, so this is very short, sweet and not very detailed at the moment but once i get into this my writing will improve for them just bear with me!

Thank you for leaving your request and here is

Poly! Lost boys x Vampire! Reader

Bloodlust of a halfling

The sun is just setting across the little California town of Santa Carla. To most folks, now's the time to wind down; to the young people, it's time to party, but for a couple of select groups, it's time for something even better...

“Paul, you throw one more goddamn bottle cap at me, I'm gonna jump over this sofa and bash your fuckin balls in!” I whip around in my spot, placing both hands on the back of the sofa as I shout the threat, staring him down as he teasingly holds one up, pretending to throw another one, before Dwayne comes up behind him, snatching the cap as Paul jumps up, to chase him.

Some of us were feeling a bit crazy tonight. But that's good. The adrenaline running through our undead bodies was something we lived for - and killed for.

Well, they killed for. I was one of the few halflings of the group. One kill and I'll never have to worry again. Only a fool would be willing to pass that up. It's okay star, and Michael will come around eventually.

“Alright, boys, you know what time it is! Lets get outta here.” We all hear David tell us; he stands by the entrance, ready to go with that evil little smile he gets.

Once he speaks, the others jump up. Whooping and hollering like usual. Marko comes over to me, and as I'm about to stand, he grabs my arms and yanks me from my seat as we both laugh. Once we all make our way outside, I hop on the back of Dwayne's bike.

Star Michael and Laddie stay behind for now. They just aren't ready; that's ok, though, cause the boys have deemed tonight mine, and I'm gonna prove them right.

We speed through the darkened brush before we exit onto one of the empty beaches. The sound of all of our shouts, laughs, and Hollars, plus the revving engines mixed together, sounds like the warning calls from a pack of coyotes or something. 

Making our way onto the boardwalk, we park the bikes, and I already know what to do. Making my way towards the live show area I spot a group of douchie-looking drunk surf Nazis, our rival group

Perfect for a first kill.

You see my job was to be bait. Lure in some drunk,horny assholes away from the crowd so that we can all rush them fast without any escaping. Luckily, this was the easy part, and I have had a lot of practice at it.

I make my way over to an open spot that is easily noticeable by where they are standing. Swaying with the music as I begin to dance for a little while. Once I feel an eye on me, I twirl to face them with an inviting smile, gesturing for them to come over, almost like a witch casting a spell. At least that's what it seems like with how derpy and hypnotized these drunk fools look as they approach me.

Even their aura is crude and suffocating as they make their way over, surrounding me. There are only three, but it's still heavily uncomfortable. Lucky I need not fear. This will all be over soon.

Being bait was never a fun experience. But it's not like the boys can come out here and attract people to follow them to sketchy places.

Ok, well, they could. They just don't want to. But that's beside the point

Now that I have the attention of the group, I grab two of them by the wrists without a word, dragging them away from the crowd; the three of them follow without a thought as I lead them to the darkened beach and under the boardwalk. Letting go of them, I run a bit farther into the darkness under the dock with a laugh. 

The surf nazis start to look a bit freaked, only taking a few more steps, looking at each other paranoid, before one of them raises their finger to point at the five pairs of glowing yellow eyes that appear from the darkness. 

The surf nazis try to run, but it's already too late. The boys are on them, fast, cackling, and laughing as they take down two of them. Its up to me to kill the third,

My nerves are through the roof as I stand frozen for a moment, but then suddenly the scent of blood fills my senses and I'm on that surfer like a bat outta hell,

I fly up behind him as he begins to run, but he doesn't get far as I slam my feet into his spine; he falls face first into the rocky sand as my heels dig into his back, I'm quick to step off, though. I move to straddle his back, grabbing one of his arms and bending it backward in a way no human body should bend, He tries to scream, but before he can get anything out, I dig my claws into his throat, successfully ripping it out.

I stand up and flip his body over swiftly as I completely start tearing into his flesh. Clawing, biting, chewing, ripping, tearing, snapping. By the time I've finished, the mangled corpse is covered in blood. I sit over the body for a moment, catching my breath. I know I don't have to breathe, but it helps calm down a bit. I feel the blood clinging to my skin and clothing, making my hair stick to my face, and bloody sand and dirt cling to me like glue. It's pretty uncomfortable, but I don't care right now. The blood coursing through me is like a drug, And I feel my body getting stronger by the second. The power rushed through me.

It only lasts a moment, though, before a voice breaks me from my moment.

“ DAMN GIRL WHAT THE HELL!” I hear Paul exclaim with a cackle. My head shoots to look at him. My gaze flickers from him to the others, who now also look up from their meals with smirks, chuckles, and grins, and I can't help but just stare at them back in embarrassment for a moment before joining in on the chuckles. I don't know what exactly they find so amusing, but I might as well join in.

“ well somebody was hungry.” Marko teases as he looks from you to the body you've torn to pieces. You just roll your eyes at him as you reach behind you to grab a bit of flesh you missed the blood in 

“That's one gnarly ass first kill. Good job.” Dwayne says, admiring the whole scene for a moment before giving you a thumbs up and going back to tearing the flesh off of his guy's arm.

Luckily, the boys decide not to tease much; they remember what it's like. How the first kills can feel on the body and mind, so they keep most of the joking to themselves for now. They will get you later, though, you best believe. But for now, they are gonna let your state mellow out.

David, on the other hand, doesn't mind the idea of teasing you right now.

He doesn't say much he just glances up mid-scalping the guy who Dwayne is pulling flesh from to admire your work a bit “ could have kept him alive a little longer and had more fun, going for the throat kills them too quickly in my opinion” he critiques giving you a cocky smile before he goes back to his business.

Once he turns his back, you look over at Paul as he begins to silently mock David, which you and him share a little childish giggle about before he and Marko finish off the corpse they shared. David and Dwayne finish a few minutes later. After feeding, we all throw the body into the ocean, Knowing the rest of the remnants will be washed away by morning due to the tide. 

Then we leave. We try not to stick around too long after kills just in case someone hears the commotion or anything of the sort. 

But As you all make your way to the bikes, which had been parked nearby, the obnoxious nature of the boys carries on. After kills, they are always pretty hyped, and after how crazy your first one was, they are even more amped up. Slinging their arms over your shoulders, and giving you hugs, Marko even ends up giving you a piggyback ride the rest of the way over 

Once he lets me down, David grabs me and decides on his own accord that I'm gonna ride back with him. But hey, I'm not complaining. Once I get seated on the back of his bike, we set off, and for some reason, I'm just exhausted. I guess I wasted my energy tearing that guy up like an animal, but that's ok. I begin nodding off a bit on the ride back to the cave. I fight to try and stay awake but to no avail, so I eventually just rest my head against David's back, tightening my grip around his waist a bit so I don't fall off. The last thing I hear is his chuckle and the rumble of the bikes as I slip into a light sleep.

Finally, now that I'm truly one of them, I can rest. I was so worried before I fully turned and anxious, but now I am free. Free of the confines of a human body, and a human soul. Now I'm just me, and I'm immortal; better yet, I can be with my boys for eternity. Who could ask for more? I certainly couldn't. I've already been spoiled so.

[rebeccalouisaferguson]

I’m told that Kathryn Bigelow’s next film, set up at Netflix, is gearing up to hit the fall fests in September and October. This could mean a bow at Telluride, Venice, and/or TIFF.

Bigelow directs what is being dubbed as a “hot script” by former NBC News president Noah Oppenheim (he also wrote “Jackie”). The still-untitled film will tackle how the White House reacts in real time to ballistic missiles headed for America.

Bigelow was supposed to direct “Aurora” for Netflix last year, but the New York Times reported that the filmmaker dropped out of the project due to budgetary constraints. She then went back to the streaming giant with another project, and this time around it was met with approval.

This latest film, which has been dubbed by the trades as “Untitled White House Thriller,” has an ensemble that includes the likes of Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Tracy Letts, Moses Ingram, Anthony Ramos, Brian Tee, Jonah Hauer-King, Kyle Allen, and Jason Clarke.

[imahinatjon]

My Lost Love

Akutagawa x reader ⛈️

I don't know where I was going with this.

If he was being honest? He dated you because of peer pressure. You were clearly into him, and while he wasn't interested, he was 'happy' enough to have you around as a friend - but apparently that was enough for others (minus higuchi) to start talking about the two of you as though you were a couple.

Akutagawa wasn't interested in relationships, but having heard so much of it, he decided to just go ahead and do it. Everyone seemed to want it to happen, maybe they'd stop when it did?

So he asked you out, you didn't go on a date or anything, he just asked, and you said yes, like he knew you would.

He wasn't that into you, not even when you had sex for the first time, or the second, and he was afraid that after the third you could tell. So he started trying, in his relationship with you he put in slightly more effort, enough until it became genuine, until he found himself wanting to spend time with you, to comfort you, to be comforted by you... to love you.

It took a while, but he did come to love you, really.

There was just one thing he had a hard time getting past.

He liked you, really, he loves you. But to him your annoying. His sister finds you endearing, all your habits. How talkative and touchy you are with everyone - your a very VERY friendly person. Extroverted.

And you always want to help, even when he doesn't want it.

He doesn't know how to voice this.

When you cuddle up at night, he hates it. It's nice, but he doesn't know how to react, he can't sleep.

When you ask him what's wrong, and instead of letting it go when he tells you he's fine, you ask him again because somehow you can see, you can always see when he's not fine. He never tells you.

This is all new to him. He both loves it and hates it at the same time. He knows he should tell you how he's feeling but he doesn't. And so, loosing himself in his own mind, spiraling in his thoughts. He comes to the conclusion.

He doesn't love you.

He's wrong, and part of him knows that. He went through that stage already, and knows how much he has come to appreciate you and adore and love you. But he's new to relationships, and however much you understand that, there's nothing you can do if he won't talk to you. He doesn't account for the fact that he tried to avoid his problems instead of talking it though.

It doesn't take too long for you to notice a change in his behaviour. He doesn't love you and he acts like it. You were bound to notice how distant he was getting, that he brushed you off more often, how he avoided spending time with you because there was always something better to do.

And unlike him, weren't afraid to voice your concerns.

"I just feel like... your pulling away, if you know what I mean? I understand you have your problems but we're a couple, I can help you, if you'll let me?"

Of course you'd help him, and his heart warms slightly at that. How much you care, and he almost finds himself internally swooning at the thought until he reminds himself 'he doesn't love you'.

You don't want to leave him, but fear you may have no choice when he suddenly snaps at you. You were just talking about your day, sure you were really animated, and you were talking a lot - quite frankly, you may have felt you could be a little annoying, but for him to shout the way he did before storming out because he - in his words "couldn't stand the sound of your stupid whining voice anymore" was a bit too much of an overreaction on his end.

You weren't going to stick around for it. People made mistakes, it happened, but that - and all his pulling away, general rudeness and distancing had proven too much. You loved Akutagawa, still loved him, but you wouldn't stay for someone who didn't love you back, and made it ovbious.

So you spoke to Gin one last time, and left Akutagawa a letter (because you had no idea where he had gone) and left.

He didn't have much of a reaction when he read your letter, just left it on the side and carried on about his day.

But he did feel somewhat empty - that was easily filled with work though.

Speaking of, he did see you in the offices. During your time together, and getting to know you better, be forgot you were also part of the port Mafia. You were really far too kind for this place, you stood out.

He tried talking to you, approaching you and speaking as normal, like he did before everything. You were polite as he expected, and listened to him quietly before exusing yourself

"Sorry, ive gotta go, Chuuya needs me for a job"

"Oh... okay"

It takes two weeks of an empty bed, a quiet house and longing stares to the woman ignoring his existence for him to realise his mistake.

He drove you way from him. He didn't want that, yet he had himself so convinced that he didn't love you. So convinced that he'd convinced you of the same conviction. So much so that you left him.

It takes another week before he tries to talk to you again, he plans to open up and tell you about his troubles, about what went wrong, what he should have been telling you all along, how new it all was. He'd practiced what he wanted to say all night long, and when it came to the day, he sought you out at work - but he couldn't find you. So he did the next best thing and found Chuuya instead - if he rendered correctly from all you told him, you reported directly to the executive.

"Sorry, I don't know what to tell ya. She left this morning, followed in that idiots footsteps and ran away from the Mafia"

Akutagawa was shocked, of course, you just up and left the Mafia? Was this his fault.

Chuuya seemed to notice his expression shift slightly and sighed

"Look, I don't think her decision to leave has had anything to do with you, she's just had a tough time these last few years with us, suppose the Mafia life wasn't for her"

You'd been having trouble with the Mafia? Had you ever actually told him? Akutagawa tries to think back. He remembered a conversation about a mission gone wrong - you never elaborated much, never said what had happened, and he never bothered to ask.

"YN and her ability were never really suited to this place" was the last thing Chuuya said on the matter.

And that was it. If you had really followed in Dazai's footsteps, or worse yet, if Dazai had helped you escape (he could just see something like that happening) then he had no chance of finding you, but he could try. That was the least he could do. He recruited Gin in of his efforts too.

Gin found you, she never really lost you, always knew where abouts you were, but she wasn't about to drag you back to the Mafia, not if you didn't want to go, they'd kill you and as much as he won't admit it, she knew it would ruin her brother more than he already is.

So she left you be, until Akutagawa asked, then she approached you. Why you left wasn't her buisness. But she had to know. The relationship between you and he'd brother? Would you go back? Could it be saved?

Your answer sent her back to Akutagawa - telling him that she couldnt find you.

Your answer - "I don't know"

It was another year before he saw you again. You looked happy, just walking around all the sweatshops you could find, carrying bags full of sugary treats. He paid little mind to who accompanied you, just glad to have finally found you. He hurried to approach, but stopped before he could get too close, when he noticed. When Chuuya said you followed in Dazai's footsteps and ran away, he thought that was all.

But it wasn't.

You went and joined the enemy.

And now he knew there was no resurrecting what you once had.

[vernyak]

stackoverflow mélyrepüléshez *

https://sg.hu/cikkek/it-tech/161724/az-mi-volt-a-vegso-dofes-az-egyebkent-is-haldoklo-stack-overflow-ba

argumentum: az AI (chatgpt stb) megjelenésével eltűntek a népek a stow-ról, mert mindenki az AI-t nyaggatja a programozási kérdésekkel.

viszont azt az egyet elfelejtik, hogy az AI NEM TUD GONDOLKODNI, NEM KREATÍV, NEM PROGRAMOZÓ tehát csak a meglévő betanított sémák alapján tud bármit is csinálni!

Egy eklatáns példa: mindhárom nagy AI-t megkérdeztem, hogy tudok svn-ből git-re konvertálni egy repot, amiben van vagy 2000 checkin. Na most ebből pont az lett, hogy mindhárom AI (grok, chatgpt, codepilot - mind fizetős verzióban) - egy később általam megtalált - stackoverflow cikk alapján ajánlgatott dolgokat, természetesen ebben a nem triviális ügyben nyilvánvaló faszságokat.

Semmi out of box gondolkodásra nem sikerült rábírni, ha azt kértem, hogy a git svn manual és a forráskódja alapján válaszoljon, akárhogy fenyegettem, mind csak a stow kérdés alapján volt hajlandó válaszolni, végtelen ciklusba hajszolva magát.

tehát ez lesz az igazi mátrix zeitgeist: a sok javascript kóder indiai 2020-as szinten megrekedt AI-okkal fogja ontani a fosabbnál-fosabb használhatatlan kódot, de legalább köze nem lesz az új frameworkökhöz, megoldásokhoz - mert konkrétan nem lesz min betanítani az AI-t - sőt a fejlesztés ütemét ismerve, kb 2-3 év múlva érkezünk egy szakadékhoz: vissza fogunk térni a jquery 2.0-hoz meg a python 3-hoz, mert se a React 10000-hez, se a Python 76.345-hez sem lesz fingja sem egyik AI-nak sem.

Nagyon meg kell táltosodnia a stackoverflow-nak (pontosabban átvészelni a következő 2-3 évet valami aktív sztázisban) amíg újra rá nem jön mindenki, hogy csak az emberi elme az, ami teremtő erő és tud kódot írni, és újra ténylegesen használható tartalommal kezdik telefosni a db-t; és ezt a rossz loopot amit AI-nak nevezünk el is felejthetjük.

[aprillikesthings]

AHAHAH OMG

once upon a time I thought "let's watch" videos were stupid. why would I watch someone else watching a show I like

now I love them lol it's like rewatching your fave show with a friend who hasn't seen it before, who's REALLY into it and excited about it and laughs and gets emotional in all the right places

anyway youtube recommended a channel I'd never heard of before and they watched all of She-Ra three years ago, and were unspoiled somehow????

and of course I just hopped around to fave episodes

and watching them watch Corridors is killing me ahahaha

they are SO EXCITED omg

but yeah the first one youtube recommended was them watching Shot in the Dark and at one point dude on the left, after one of the times Adora blushes (which they rewound to watch again lol), he's like, "they are totally getting together" lololol

they do very much ship it before that and comment on them a LOT, I also watched White Out and it was fun to see them talk about how possessive Catra was being, and ahaha the scene where Adora yells her name and they start fighting, they comment on it: "oh there they go running off by themselves again!" It's so great when people pick up on that stuff

this is right after the "looks like you're mine now, Adora":

anyway the channel is called Letts React

[corallapis]

Hi <3 No obligation to answer, I know dw lore is really convoluted and there's a lot of expanded universe material, but you've mentioned a few times that you think the War Chief is the Master. I'm also a War Chief/Master truther because I think that makes the contents of The War Games more fun and interesting (& also could count as another time the Master got the Doctor killed <3 romance <3) but I wanted to know if you had more reasons/examples from canon that supports that idea

ETA: i have made an updated version of this post here!!!

anon i’d be delighted to talk abt the war chief!!! he’s My Guy <3 and (dare i say it?) possibly even one of my favorite incarnations of the master. i’ve got lots of quotes for you under the cut, but to give a short summary of So Why Do People Think the War Chief is the Master, Anyway?:

the war chief was introduced in the war games, written by malcolm hulke and terrance dicks. (dicks, it should be mentioned, was also co-creator of the master, with barry letts.) when hulke & dicks novelized the serials colony in space, terror of the autons, and the war games, they dropped several hints that the war chief and the master were the same man. so, the creators of the characters were the first to suggest a connection between them.

but, i hear you cry, didn’t dicks go on to write timewyrm: exodus, which shows us a future incarnation of the war chief that isn’t the master? yes, because the official editorial line for the vmas & vnas was that the war chief & the master were two distinct characters. this caused more than one writer that personally believed them to be the same to write otherwise professionally. however, i think dicks still dropped hints linking the two despite this editorial limitation.

and what about magnus, the guy who’s well-known in current fandom as the “academy era” version of the war chief? conceived of by gary russell, magnus was originally written as a young incarnation of the master, not the war chief. in flashback, goth opera and invasion of the cat-people, the character of magnus is a young master. so why did russell retcon his own character in divided loyalties to be the war chief instead? he did so out of respect for david mcintee, who had recently written a different backstory for the master in the dark path, using the name koschei. despite divided loyalties’ portrayal of magnus and koschei as separate characters, it actually in large part serves to conflate the two further, due to said retconning.

in faction paradox lore, the war king is a version of the master (i don’t need to make a post on that, do i?) that also was once the war chief.

and now we’re really getting murky canon-wise, but craig hinton’s rejected pda time’s champion (ultimately completed & published after his death, by chris mckeon) explicitly depicts the war chief as an incarnation as the master, as well as reasserting that magnus was the name the master used at the academy.

even with all this Evidence, i’m like you, anon — i just think it’s Fun. i mean, just look at the guy lmao. if you can’t see the way that future incarnations are riffing off him, idk what to tell you. and ultimately, it just makes the most sense to me. three & delgado’s first meeting doesn’t really strike me as a First Time Seeing You Since You Left kind of affair, but the way two & the war chief react to seeing each other? and the conversation they have abt it…? yeah. love it.

the ‘70s target novelizations

doctor who and the doomsday weapon (aka colony in space) was the first novelization to feature the master, and was written by malcolm hulke in 1974. it begins with a scene that doesn’t occur in the tv story, where a senile old time lord tells his apprentice about the theft of two tardises by a pair of time lords now calling themselves the doctor & the master:

“There have been two stolen, you know.” The younger Time Lord didn’t know. “By our enemies?” he asked. “No. By Time Lords. They both became bored with this place. It was too peaceful for them, not enough happening.” The old Keeper smiled to himself, as though remembering with some glee all the fuss when two TARDISes were stolen. “One of them nowadays calls himself ‘the Doctor.’ The other says he is ‘the Master.’”

if there have been only two tardises stolen (at this point), then where does that leave the other renegades we've seen on tv? well, the answer to that is that the target novelizations were meant to be self-contained, without prior knowledge of the show needed or past episodes taken into account. it’s easier and cleaner to present the doctor & the master as the only two renegades. except the older time lord continues, and a little further on says:

“There were tens of thousands of humans from the planet Earth, stranded on another planet where they thought they were re-fighting all the wars of Earth’s terrible history. The Doctor” — he interrupted himself — “I told you about him, didn’t I?” “Yes,” said the young Time Lord, now used to the old Keeper forgetting what he had already said. “You mentioned the Doctor and the Master.” “No, it wasn’t the Master,” said the old Keeper in his confused way. “The Master never does anything good for anyone. He’s thoroughly evil. Now what was I saying?”

despite the self-contained nature of the novelizations, the events of the war games (which had yet to be novelized, when this was written) have occurred and are specifically brought up in relation to the doctor & the master. what does ‘it wasn't the master’ mean? the keeper’s confusion leaves it open to interpretation, but the fact that it’s brought up at all is quite a hint.

terrance dicks then wrote doctor who and the terror of the autons in 1975. additional info is added to the scene between the doctor and the time lord who comes to warn him about the master’s arrival on earth:

“As a matter of fact, I’ve come to bring you a warning. An old friend of yours has arrived on Earth.” “One of our people? Who is it?” The Time Lord pronounced a string of mellifluous syllables — one of the strange Time Lord names that are never disclosed to outsiders. Then he added, “These days he calls himself the Master.”

he uses the master’s gallifreyan name first, as if the doctor doesn’t know the name he’s now going by yet. then, we’re given a description of the master, including:

Already he had been behind several Interplanetary Wars, always disappearing from the scene before he could be caught. If ever he were caught, his fate would be far worse than the Doctor’s exile. Once captured by the Time Lords, the Master’s life-stream would be thrown into reverse. Not only would he no longer exist, he would never have existed. It was the severest punishment in the Time Lords’ power.

which brings to mind the war games, as the punishment described here is exactly what the time lords did to the war lord & what they would have done to the war chief, if he hadn’t died/escaped. and, speaking of that escape, the doctor asks:

“Is his TARDIS still working?” “I’m afraid so. He got away before it could be de-energised.” “Then he was luckier than I,” said the Doctor sadly. He had never really got used to his exile.

unlike the doctor, who was unable to get away from the time lords at the end of the war games, the master was ‘luckier.’ this could, of course, mean a more general escape from the time lords by the master, but i’d say all the hints here are pointing in the same direction.

in 1979, malcolm hulke wrote doctor who and the war games. the first conversation between the doctor and the war chief is slightly changed, and again it’s reiterated that there have only been two tardises stolen. first, the war chief teases the doctor about who he must be:

The War Chief took the Doctor into his private office just off the war room and told his bodyguards to leave. “Now,” he said, “a traveller in a time-space machine. There is only one person you can be.” “I had every right to leave,” said the Doctor. “And to steal a TARDIS?” The War Chief smiled. “Not that I am criticising you. I left our people too. We are two of a kind.”

and later, he summarizes that their empire (their empire <3) will be secure because, again, they’re the only two with stolen tardises:

“Now I understand,” said the Doctor. “It’s my TARDIS that you want. But surely you have one of your own?” The War Chief smiled. “No more mine than yours is really yours! We are both thieves, Doctor. Yes, I do have a TARDIS hidden away. But are not two better than one? While I rest and enjoy the spoils of victory, you can patrol our empire. And I shall do the same for you.” “Our empire?” “We shall rule the galaxy without fear of opposition,’ the War Chief said confidently. “For we shall be the only two who can travel through both space and time.”

this (very romantic imo) proposal is also, of course, very reminiscent of delgado’s ‘half-share in the universe’ proposal to three.

timewyrm: exodus by terrance dicks

in 1991, terrance dicks wrote a vna, timewyrm: exodus. in this novel, the war chief appears as a botched two-bodied regeneration after his death at the end of the war games, called dr. kriegslieter. no mention of the master is made. as i said before, i think this is down to virgin’s editorial policy, and i think there are hints connecting the two nonetheless. like when the doctor realizes who kriegslieter is:

And behind them, aiding them, manipulating them, giving them the time technology they needed, the Time Lord renegade who called himself the War Chief. Or, in German, der kriegslieter. “Well, he couldn’t have spelled it out for me much more plainly,” muttered the Doctor.

like, c’mon. it’s just classic master shenanigans to have your alias be an extremely obvious translation of your name. and then there's also kriegslieter’s plan, which is to steal the doctor's body to use as his own (complete with sexual innuendo):

“Once I have wrested from it the secret of the TARDIS, your mind will be of no further interest to me. But your body…” “Please,” said the Doctor, looking embarrassed. “Ladies present.” “We are both Time Lords, Doctor, our brains and our bodies are compatible. Regeneration therapy is far beyond the War Lord’s scientists, but even they can manage a simple brain transplant.” Kriegslieter studied the Doctor with detached, clinical interest. “To be honest, it isn’t the body I would have chosen but it’s infinitely superior to the one I have. When all this is over Doctor, I shall be you — and you, or whatever shattered gibbering remnant of you is left, will be me. Appropriate, don’t you think? A crippled mind in a crippled body…”

how many times have we seen the master do that? maybe only once when this book was written (in the keeper of traken, of course) but at least three more times since then, by my count. in addition ‘we are both time lords’ is an echo of both two & the war chief's conversation and three & delgado’s (in the mind of evil, the claws of axos, and colony in space).

kriegslieter also calls seven ‘my dear doctor’ throughout, which is not a quirk of speech that the war chief has been ever shown to have. i can't claim it's unique to the master, but i think there's a certain history there. (did you know ainley says it five times in one 50 min long serial?)

magnus, as the master

as said before, the character of magnus was introduced in comic flashback, which appeared in the doctor who magazine winter special for 1992 and was commissioned and edited by gary russell (& written by warwick gray). it depicts seven and benny viewing a scene from the doctor’s past, where two old friends, thete and magnus, are at odds.

magnus was, at the time of this comic's creation, meant to be the master. there is no connection to the war chief in this story. which is why when goth opera, written by paul cornell, is published in 1994, magnus is the name used for the young master when listing out the doctor's school friends:

“That was when I was young and wild, Doctor. My contemporaries and I grew up to take our responsibilities seriously.” “Ah…” The Doctor nodded. “Unlike my year. I begin to see.” “Yes.” Ruath warmed to her subject, sipping from the goblet. Her eyes never left the Doctor’s. “Mortimus, the Rani, that idiot Magnus. And you, Doctor. All graduates of Borusa’s Academy for scoundrels.”

and, in 1995, when gary russell wrote invasion of the cat-people, he again used magnus as a name for the young master, referencing the master running out of lives far more quickly than the doctor by the time of the deadly assassin:

Polly smiled. “I’m glad you’re completely recovered, Doctor. You had us worried, you know.” “Regeneration’s a tricky thing,” he said. “And it was my first one. Always the trickiest. They’re supposed to get better as they go on, so long as you don’t flitter them. Always used to say to my academy chum Magnus, ‘Magnus,’ I’d say, ‘Magnus, don’t throw old bodies away like you would a suit. They don’t grow on trees.’ Or something like that. Never listened though.”

when gary russell wrote divided loyalties in 1999, he followed mcintee’s lead in using koschei as the name for a young master, and instead retconned magnus a younger war chief, showing the two of them interacting during the doctor’s academy days — the final nail in the coffin of our lil theory, right? well, all i’m going to say to that is that all the academy era stuff we see is actually a nightmare the fifth doctor is having. so who’s to say he didn't dream his best friend as two different people? (he forgot which one of them killed a guy with a rock, after all...)

the war chief king

in the book of the war, the 2002 faction paradox ‘encyclopedia’ edited by lawrence miles, the entry on the war king states:

His personal assistant notes that his office is brimming with official business, but devoid of decoration. The only concession he makes to sentimentality are the components of a hypercube, twelve white squares stacked neatly on his desk. Its significance is unclear, but it’s thought to be the War King’s last remaining link with his unfortunate past.

the very first use of a hypercube was, of course, at the end of the war games, when the second doctor called the time lords in. if that's not concrete enough for you, the war king spells it out even more clearly in the 2021 audio sabbath and the king:

THE WAR KING: I have failed to introduce myself. I am— ah, but as we have just seen: names have power. I do not think I shall grace you with one of my true names, Sabbath, no, not yet. Let’s see. The Deathless? Oh, let us not get ahead of ourselves just yet. Chief and Master, Minister and Magistrate, President and King… I have been many things.

time’s champion

and finally we have time’s champion, originally written in the '80s(?) by craig hinton, completed and published by chris mckeon in 2008. first, we have mel stumbling upon a corridor of portraits in the tardis:

Her first impression was that the Doctor was at the end of a long, thin corridor. And then she realised what the corridor was. An art gallery, the length hung with paintings, from the doorway to the far distance. As she started padding silently along the corridor, she looked at the paintings, and saw they were all portraits. Portraits painted in a variety of styles, from photo-realistic to impressionist, and everything in between. And she recognised some of the subjects. […] Moving on, Mel had hoped for something a little less depressing, but it wasn’t to be. The atmosphere had changed again: it was still cold, but a sterile light was now bathing the area. Then she realised why: the sterility, the coldness — trademarks of the Time Lords. This must be the Doctor’s own people. Pride of place was given to the Master — or rather the Masters: the familiar, music-hall villain in his velvet penguin suit had been captured in all his melodramatic glory, but there was also a suave, older man, his eyes radiating a fierce, evil intelligence wrapped in charm, next to which was positioned the portrait of a young, satanically handsome man with long, sharp sideburns and a thin, beard-length moustache, whose hand vainly clutched at a strange medallion hanging around his neck, as if clinging to the only power in his possession. And then there was an image of the cadaver, that rotting corpse that Mel knew was all that remained of the Doctor’s oldest friend and oldest enemy, animated by nothing but pure malice and spite.

the description of the ‘satanically handsome man’ is obviously the war chief. and then, the doctor remembers events from his past:

The night time vanished into the shadows of light, as new images, all familiar, threw themselves past the Doctor’s eyes: his tedious years at the Academy, his rise in the Time Lord hierarchy, his flight from Gallifrey, the early years of his exile, the planet of the War Games and his reunion with the Master, the lost years of imposed servitude to the Time Lords, all his memories and so many more impressed their way across the Doctor’s vision, even up to the moment of the present day. Then, abruptly, the vision ended. The Keeper began to speak again.

his reunion with the master occurs during the war games and precedes his exile (which is when his meeting with delgado’s master occurs). and magnus is once again used as a name for the young master:

The Doctor and Benton managed to glimpse him as he raced past. He was young, with a curving moustache and a dark, haughty face accustomed to obedience but now shadowed and twisted by fear. He ran onwards without even pausing to acknowledge their presence. He seemed desperate to outrun something. Moments later, a group of well-armed and uniformed men rounded the corridor and also hurried past the Doctor’s party, following the fleeing man in their wake. Steadying himself against the cool stone wall at his side, the Doctor watched the squad pass, recognising them as members of the Chancellery Guard, but clothed in armour and dress from the long departed era of his days in the Academy. The Doctor paused, wondering where he had seen that face before. “Magnus?” the Doctor whispered. Benton stepped over to the Doctor. “Who was that bloke those boys were chasing after, Doc? He looked a bit like the Master.” The Doctor gazed into the distance. “That he did, and for good reason.”

[goldenworldsabound]

(crawls out from under my hiatus rock) hi please do DTF for alphabet meme with Ifa and yes I did use funy acronym to choose which letters I wanted

~ @princess-hope-selfships 💖

MEAN TO ME! Said with love and affection as I fist fight you behind the Dennys <3 Okay I do this

BADA BING BADA BOOM IFA TIME

D - Danger how do they react to finding out the other person is in trouble?

You know I imagine a lot of the time Ifa is going to be held up with his vet work. He can't just abandon his patients. But he will be prepared to treat them when they return, and go to them as soon as he can. He believes in them, but can prepare for the worst while keeping a cool head.

Chaya has a lot more freedom, and is likely to rush to his side to assist. I think outwardly they will appear calm, but they will fight ferociously.

T - Touchy do they like PDA? How do they like to cuddle?

Ifa's so chill I feel like he'd be totally fine with some PDA. he does seem to have good social skills so I think he can probably read the room with what's appropriate, and probably mostly keeps it to hugs and chaste kisses. Chaya would be much the same, and is probably less likely to initiate than he is to begin with! They want to follow his lead, since it's really new for them to be in a relationship at all. But I do think Chaya really like some level of touching whenever they're together, because of Saurian instincts deep down.

Cuddles are full body!!! Chaya loves to launch themself at Ifa (Yumkasaurs go fast kdajhfkj) and essentially glomp him (to use the cringiest term lol). But in generally a lot Chaya in his lap (or the reverse to be honest) or straddling him but the important part is limbs wrapped around him a lot of the time. Usually face to face. Their big tail gets in the way otherwise hehe

F - Flirt do they flirt? If so how do they flirt?

F. Fl. flirtbfkjfdasb fdjsa HAHAHAHAHAHA FLIRT panics I have to go-

no um. uh. well. the thing is that. Chaya has never felt a serious romantic attraction before, and I think any crushes they might have had in the past were snuffed out quickly by the continuously traumatizing circumstances of living in a war for 500 years. So this is all new.

and it turns out they're still a Saurian, after all. An enlightened one, regaining the intellect of the dragon's with none of the knowledge or history, but still a Saurian. So...Yumkasaurus courting ritual stuff just...they just start doing it without really knowing why. Building a nest in his place, bringing him fruit, body language giveaways, and maybe even emitting pheromones in their full Yumkasaurus form. Ifa is a vet. He is a Saurian expert. He realizes what's happening before they do kfdjahfkaj

I don't think he flirts with them until after the confession happens. At which point I think he does all the time! He's sweet and I think he might very politely tell them that they're very based and have amazing vibes today- KLJHFLKWJF I am half joking. Also maybe sing and play the guitar for them idk idk idk I have to go again- also physical contact like hand on the arm or the waist, acting all smooth.

[krit-kat]

If anybody wonders how I sound I basically talk like Montana from Letts react

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If anyone’s interested. AliciaxLife, Carlie and Ange, and Letts React also have some great reactions to the series.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

05.08.2024

An entire part of my life was centered on FMAB. Now I need to witness someone else go through THE journey! 👀

[sometipsygnostalgic]

“I like Kyle, he’s not mean,” “Raise your standards.” “Okay, miss I-like-Catra-even-though-she-nearly-destroyed-the-planet--”

“SHE’S HOT, OKAY?!”