#like ooooof can’t really blame him on that one

[sennedjem]

Honestly, little wonder Solas was so adamant about Cole being allowed to remain a spirit. After the destruction of so many spirits during the war - because of him - plus having trauma flashbacks to the whole ‘elves were spirits taking physical form’ thing and how THAT turned out, he was likely noping SO HARD at the idea of Cole becoming more human as well.

[sarah-dipitous]

Hellsite Nostalgia Tour 2023 Day 15

“Nightmare”

Would I Survive the First Five Minutes??: I think it’s safe to say I just wouldn’t survive a malevolent ghost trying to kill me. I don’t know if this is a ghost but I also wouldn’t survive carbon monoxide poisoning like that

Sam’s prophetic nightmares are getting worse, so that’s fun. But Sammy this isn’t your fault. You did everything you could

Ok. Tumblr has been trying to get me to interact with a post for days, maybe even more than a week supposedly “based on your likes!” And it’s gotta be because I still follow the Andrew Scott tag. No, I won’t stop loving him til I’m given a good reason to. But it’s someone claiming they don’t have a priest kink and then a bunch of dudes from superwholock in the getup and then “maybe I do.” This is one of those episodes. Sam and Dean are going undercover as priests, and gotta say…doesn’t do it for me. So, tumblr, if you could STOP SHOWING ME THAT POST!!!!

This woman is sobbing and all I can think is “is that aunt zelda from Sabrina?” The one *I* grew up with. (She is)

Oh man. I think Shane and Ryan would LOVE a ghost detector with LASERS.

YOOOOOOOO, dude’s brother just got decapitated, and I’m just AT the laundromat??

Dean saying their family isn’t cursed is…just…stellar.

Something tells me this kid is lyyyyyyying. So what’s gonna happen to Zelda??

Ooooof Max. OOOOF DEAN. NO. I’m usually with you in your arguments but nah, Sam’s right. You can’t kill this kid.

You can’t bring a gun to a knife fight if the guy you’re fighting is TELEKINETIC, DEAN!!!

Ooooooh, I forgot that there was a whole group of kids like Sam, and they all got psychic powers from it.

Stop blaming yourself, Sam…none of this was your fault

“Been On My Mind…”: Nope. Nothin’.

"Father's Day"

Well, this is an interesting episode to watch after coming home from my dad's...where after having to sit through a conversation that once again confirmed that that's not a particularly safe space to come out in, maybe ever, I did come home and almost immediately pre-order the very expensive Dabi figure...

And the first thing I find out is that Rose's dad and my dad share a birthday? And they're just 4 years apart?

Don't know why the Doctor is so mad at Rose about this? HE took her there! Yeah, it's gonna cause some really bad ripple effects, but maybe don't take a person to the day their parent they didn't get to know died and not expect them to do whatever they can to stop that from happening???

It's so awkward hearing her go on and on and on, and the Doctor is just FUMING silently.

"Why does everyone think we're a couple?!" Just wait a few more episodes, Rose.

I think the most amazing thing about this epsiode is that it came out slightly before rickrolling was popularized, but it does rickroll you if you watch it now.

Oh. Oh. This is...absolutely heartbreaking to hear. I can't imagine what ti must be like to sit there and hear that fight while you've been told your whole life how great your parent was and how much your parents loved each other.

Yeah. I was not emotionally ready for this episode.

OMG!! LITTLE MICKEY?!?! and the Doctor cooing at baby Rose to not destroy the whole world lol

It is nice that the story gets that little change at the end...

[makeste]

BnHA Chapter 265: Tamaki What Did You Eat

Previously on BnHA: The heroes began their invasion of the Ol’ Villain Marriott. Down in the basement, Re-Destro was all “what’s going my fresh villain citizens, what a beautiful day, well I guess we should start that meeting” and they were all “WE’RE UNDER FUCKING ATTACK” and he made a face and I laughed. Class 1-B, Edgeshot, and Midnight then jovially killed some people, and then we cut to Dabi and Hawks! Hawks was all “sorry it has to be this way Bubaigawara but I’m gonna have to arrest you” and Twice got all Harry Potter in that one scene from the Prisoner of Azkaban movie, and then he did the thing, and fucking Hawks just fucking stood there and DID NOTHING. So now he’s gonna have to fight 100,000 Twices I guess, and meanwhile Dabi is running up the stairs on his way to intervene and somehow make things even more chaotic. Also either Hawks or Dabi thinks heroes are scum, and I’m still not clear on which. But basically it’s safe to say that angst is on the way, friends.

Today on BnHA: Tamaki turns into a horse. I have questions. Dark Shadow fights fucking Re-Destro and fucking destroys him in like two seconds flat, like holy shit whaaaaat. Then Tokoyami just hops on inside of Fatgum like a goddamn marsupial, and spends several pages like this, during which I completely can’t focus the entire time but I do remember that we learned that Machia won’t be joining the fight because he apparently only listens to Tomura, so that’s convenient I guess. Then we cut to Twice and Hawks (I literally typed out “Dabi and Hawks” just now and had to go back and change it, so you can see where my mind is at), and Hawks defeats Twice and is all “guess I’ve got no choice” and is seriously going to kill him (hahaha what the fuck), but then DABI FUCKING BURNS THE ENTIRE ROOM DOWN WITH EVERYONE IN IT WHILE LAUGHING AND THEN THE CHAPTER JUST ENDS. I feel like I just got slapped in the face.

so before we start, let me just mention that I got a ton of asks and messages about the whole “HERO SCUM” line, and I appreciate everyone keeping me up to date on the twists and turns of our wild little fandom lol. so as you all probably know, in Viz’s translation of the last page they had Dabi saying the line (“Twice, this isn’t your fault. as always... scummy heroes are to blame”). so naturally everyone was either like “whaaaaat!” or “I KNEW IT!!”, but then Caleb went and deleted his original tweet saying that it was Dabi, and replaced it with a new tweet, the gist of which was basically “I don’t fucking know either” and admitting he wasn’t an authority on the matter. so to sum everything up, we basically don’t know and will never know until the anime airs this in about three years’ time, or until the only man who can actually clear this up decides to stop drawing weird mushroom men for five goddamn minutes so he can clarify for us

anyway, so in the meantime it’s time to see who’s having angst this week! probably everybody! let’s just assume it’s everybody and save some time

ohooo so we finally get to see why they had Tamaki and Tokoyami in the vanguard, eh?

(ETA: gotta say, “you” is an awfully impersonal way to address someone whose entire body you are shortly going to stuff inside your little quirk papoose and tote around like a fanny pack.)

honestly this isn’t much of a mystery though lol. Tokoyami is obvious, and with Tamaki it’s probably because of his kraken thing if I had to guess

...excuse me sir is this leading where I think it’s leading

sir. Mister Gum, sir. please do not tell me you are actually about to lead these children into the building and down into the basement. first of all the thought of you and Tamaki in yet another basement is already giving me PTSD so no thanks. and second of all, ???!?!?!?!?! [gestures incredulously to the two children] ?!?!?!???? [emphatically taps my computer screen with the wiki page showing their respective ages] ???!?!?!?!?!?! [gestures wildly toward a picture of Gigantomachia I pulled up just now in a google search. yeah that’s right. Gigantomachia!! you all forgot about him didn’t you!! well guess who didn’t forget about him?? that’s right. so you’d better explain yourself right the fuck now, Fatgum. oh wait I’m still talking in action brackets whoops]

holy crap is Tokoyami giving orders lmao

well look at you. a general, huh? somebody must’ve told them about his little maneuver at the Battle of Taanab

so now some generic villain guys are all “HOW’D THEY FIND OUR SECRET PATH” and “WE MUST DEFEND IT” and I sure can’t wait to watch them get their asses kicked three panels from now

OH LORDY

EVERYONE TAMAKI HAS JUST TURNED INTO A HORSE. I IMMEDIATELY HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS, THE MOST PRESSING OF WHICH ARE (1) WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIS PANTS, AND (2) DOES THIS MEAN TAMAKI ATE A FUCKING HORSE. PLEASE STAY TUNED AS WE URGENTLY INVESTIGATE THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS

lol and the cow horns too. why though. just completes the look I guess

loooooool he’s all “apologies, but please remain still” who are you, Tuxedo Mask??

LOOOOOOL

by the way, I almost skipped right past this, but the text says Tamaki will be a sidekick at the Fatgum agency starting “next year”, which presumably means “in a couple of weeks because the school year is about to end.” our boy is graduating! I’m so proud, and also really pissed off about Mirio all of a sudden, just throwing that out there. how much longer must his dreams be put on hold. where is the justice. man I need a minute

okay! anyway so now Tokoyami is just running into the basement alone!! hooooo boy. I know it’s dark down there and that’s presumably why they’re sending him of all people, but still. hooooooooo boy

ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS NO WAY

IS TOKOYAMI GOING TO TAKE ON FUCKING RE-DESTRO AND IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING AND WHY THE FUCK IS NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN SUDDENLY PLAYING

KDSFLK;L’LLL

AM I IN THE RIGHT MANGA. DID DARK SHADOW REALLY JUST GROW NINETY FEET TALL AND START WRESTLING THE SAME FUCKING GUY WHO ALMOST* BROUGHT DOWN THE ENTIRE LEAGUE OF FUCKING VILLAINS

*except he didn’t, let’s be real. didn’t even come close. but still, on paper the hype looks real good!!

AND DO RE-DESTRO’S ROBOT LEGS SOMEHOW FUCKING CHANGE SIZE ALONG WITH HIM. CHALK ANOTHER ONE UP FOR THE MYSTERY BASKET. PUT YOU RIGHT NEXT TO “BUT FOR REAL THOUGH DID TAMAKI ACTUALLY EAT A FUCKING HORSE”

OOOOOF

LOL DETNERAT’S MERCHANDISE REALLY IS TOTAL SHIT. CAN’T EVEN HANDLE A LITTLE CLASH WITH A GIGANTIC SHADOW DEMON

by the way, check out that one guy in the bottom right corner who just totally doesn’t give the least of fucks. he’s fresh out. he wants to know how much longer this is gonna last so he can go home and get back to playing the new Animal Crossing. did you know they added a new crafting feature. can’t believe he’s stuck here at this boring meeting. this man genuinely doesn’t seem to be at all aware of anything that is currently happening around him and it’s amazing. added to the box of questions

oh man. I don’t quite understand what is happening now but I keep expecting Gigantomachia to just pop up out of nowhere any second and I can’t fucking stand it. Horikoshi please stop showing us these close-ups of destroyed walls

OH GOD OH GOD!!!

(ETA: what a casual fucking line implying that Tokoyami genuinely believed that there was nobody in THE ENTIRE LEAGUE OF PLIFF who stood a chance against his latest super move. don’t mind him everyone, he’s just been lowkey biding his time to become the strongest member of class 1-A offscreen while his loser classmates were having dramatic family dinners. how many High Ends could Dark Shadow take out I wonder. why did I suddenly get a mental image of Toko losing an arm only to sigh and nonsensically quote Shakespeare or some shit before wrapping Dark Shadow around the stump and getting back to the asskicking.)

NO TOKO NOT THE ANGRY BALD MAN, HE’S TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE!! OH FUCK OH FUCK

LMAO

:) :) :) can we maybe get my solemn bird son out of this fucking DEATH BASEMENT right the fuck now. can we do that, please

holy shit!?

:) :) :) I can’t decide whether I trust these panels or not. why is he so confident. does this mean Machia really will be sitting out the arc, or is a trap. help

(ETA: I guess it’s okay for now. ... dammit I’m still suspicious sob.)

also, Tokoyami’s “?!” face is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen though. the fact that he’s physically incapable of altering his expressions no matter what is true comedy gold here

NEVER MIND, THOSE WERE THE WORDS OF A CALLOW YOUTH WHO KNEW NOTHING OF TRUE COMEDY GOLD

WHAT A FOOL I WAS. PLEASE PARDON MY IGNORANCE. SO HERE WE HAVE TOKOYAMI’S MONOEXPRESSION BIRD HEAD STICKING OUT OF FATGUM’S JOLLY BELLY FOR NO REASON, WHILE FATGUM IS ALL “DON’T YOU FEEL LIKE WE’RE KICKING TOO MUCH ASS AND SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN”, AND SOME OTHER POOR GUY WITH SCISSORS HANDS IS JUST LYING THERE DEAD IN THE BACKGROUND. MY GOD. I’M IN AWE OF THIS

dfkjkjk oh noooo

“does this young man amuse you,” Horikoshi says as he darkly pencils in the disturbingly concave shadows of Fatgum’s ridiculous fucking quirk. “are his ‘magnificent fellow’ bird antics pleasing for you to watch. I guess it sure would be a shame if I gave him some... angst”

but for real y’all I genuinely can’t take this at all seriously when Tokoyami’s head is still stubbornly and persistently poking its way out of Fatgum like a goddamn baby kangaroo in every fucking panel

we are entering another Tokoyami+Hawks mentor flashback and this is still all I can think about. why is he even in there. why is any of this happening. Tokoyami really just flung Re-Destro into a wall and then climbed inside of Fatgum feet-first so they could run along to freedom. just fucking ensconced himself. do you think it’s cozy in there. do you think Aizawa would fall asleep

hey Toko please stop having ominous thoughts about my other bird son

have you ever heard of an announcer jinx. “now here’s a guy who the fans have loved since the moment he was first introduced. and if you look at the stats, fourth place in his first popularity poll, which was taken only ten chapters after his introduction. heck, he’s so popular they even went and gave him a role in the second movie even before he appeared in the anime! it’s undeniable that this young man has a bright future ahead of him, Al.” now you listen here. I don’t at all like where this is headed and it needs to stop right now

anyway so of course on that note we are cutting back to Hawks

so we’ve confirmed that Hawks has his hands full just melting all of the new clones as they come, and doesn’t have the speed or the excess feathers (or the conviction? :|) to go after the original and put a stop to all this

or you could just ignore everything I say ever because immediately on the next page Horikoshi is all “actually he’s winning lol”

anyway but it sure would be a shame if someone were to run in and set you on fire right about now. that probably sounds sarcastic but it actually would be really bad lol please don’t set Hawks on fire

(ETA: motherfucker. goddamn. fucking --)

and now Hawks is making clones of his fellow League buddies oh shit!! but right when I was about to scroll down I noticed that Hawks is carrying some sort of recording device?? or communications device?? in his hand very conspicuously in that last panel? and so what is going on here, exactly?

oh shit and never mind about those LoV clones

that’s all well and good Hawks, but I need you to please just be very cautious and aware and proactive about not catching on fire okay. watch your six

oh my god oh my god

“now here’s a guy whose rise in popularity was unexpected but just a real pleasure to watch. he just really cares about his friends.” “you said it; he really came into his own a couple arcs back. twenty-third in the most recent poll, and the fans all love him.” fffffff Hawks isn’t a killer Hawks isn’t a killer, I can’t hear you lalala

LA LA LA

maybe... he’ll just... punch a small hole through one of his lungs... ...

...

or... a large hole... ... ,,,

oh THANK GOD he’s jumping on top of him. so clearly he’s fine because Shounen Rules. that’s right, this is a manga where Toga survived blowing up from the inside out and Jeanist survived being murdered and stuffed into a tote bag. (right??) why am I so tense I hate this!!

HEY WHAT IS THIS

or you could just KNOCK HIM OUT??? ?????!??! did they not teach you that in peewee assassin league?! Hawks

I DON’T LIKE THIS I DIDN’T SIGN UP FOR THIS!!

STOP SHOWING US TWICE’S SAD THOUGHTS YOU BASTARD NO I DON’T LIKE THIS YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE ME CRY SO STOP!!

GODDAMMIT HORIKOSHI I FUCKING HATE YOU

“HERE’S A SERIES OF PANELS WITH TWICE CRYING AND THINKING ABOUT TOGA WHILE HAWKS HOLDS A FUCKING KNIFE RIGHT ABOVE HIS EYE,” HORIKOSHI SAYS WHILE IGNORING EVERYTHING I SAY AND DISABLING ALL COMMENTS ON HIS TWITTER, PROBABLY. WOW I JUST LOOKED IT UP AND APPARENTLY YOU CAN’T DO THAT? DAMN, TWITTER REALLY SUCKS, BUT ANYWAY

FINE THEN DABI YOU CAN SET HIM ON FIRE!!

JOKE’S ON YOU ASSHOLES, YOU CAN’T HURT ME IF I CAN’T SEE THE LAST PAGE OF THE CHAPTER THROUGH ALL MY TEARS

FUCK

[SLAMS HANDS ON TABLE] THE FUCK WAS THAT

DON’T YOU EVEN DARE, HORIKOSHI. I DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANY “BUT YOU GAVE HIM PERMISSION”, COME THE FUCK ON, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT DIDN’T MEAN SHIT AND I WAS LIABLE TO CHANGE MY MIND YET AGAIN ONLY A PAGE LATER AS PER USUAL! WHAT SORT OF TWISTED MIND WOULD DECIDE THAT THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE TWICE WAS TO SET THE ENTIRE ROOM ABLAZE AND THEN HAVE DABI GLEEFULLY STOMP ON HAWKS’S FACE. WHAT KIND OF SICK MONSTER WOULD DREAM THIS UP. THIS ISN’T HOT AT ALL. HOW DARE YOU

ALSO WTF DABI, “HERE I COME TO RESCUE TWICE” WHILE BURNING HIM ALIVE AS WELL, JESUS CHRIST THESE FUCKING TODOROKIS I SWEAR TO GOD. DID YOUR BRAIN CELLS CATCH FIRE TOO

I CAN’T BELIEVE I WAITED ALL WEEK IN A FUCKING LOCKDOWN FOR THIS SHIT. THIS CHAPTER WAS A FUCKING TRAIN WRECK, AND I DON’T KNOW IF I WANT TO THANK ITS STUPID CONDUCTOR, OR PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE. it’s not the manga we need, but it’s the one we deserve. I guess

[tfw-no-tennis]

mtmte liveblog issue 30

30 issues wow...forget the fact that I skipped like 5 issues of crossover event nonsense

another big ole swerve recap omg

this trial is so messsyyyyyyyyy lmao 

hvbajdfbahsjkfdbhjs starscream listening to meagtrons speech looking like ‘hmmmmmmm I may have miscalculated’ 

prowl looks pissed af meanwhile optimus just looks dead inside lmao

I mean. megatron kinda does have a point. this is like, the most biased, conflict of interests lookin trial of all time, in that all the major participants have some sort of long, complicated history with each other. what a mess

optimus, listening to megatron’s speech: wow this is worse than divorce court was

oh shit I totally forgot that those decepticons attacked the trial 

MAGNUS HAMMER AYYYYYY

a guy saying ‘objection!’ as optimus prime punches half his face off...that pretty much sums up idw op lmao 

op: oh thank god, I can punch shit now. I'm not cut out for this bureaucracy nonsense

megatron: thanks, random decepticon, for the attempted rescue, but I'm super old and I just want to nap so no thanks

random decepticon: wtf- [gets murdered by optimus prime]

I love op’s big ass antennae 

meanwhile, brainstorm goes to a bar and instead of buying anything, pulls out his own drink. I feel like that isn't allowed in most bars, or is at least frowned up vbsjdhfbhjdkfn. ily brainstorm 

also? big ass mood I was so broke last time I was on a barhopping vacation w/friends that I brought a cheap giantass bottle of mixed drink in my backpack and just drank that at all the bars lmao

WHIRLLLL I love his humansona sm. and also I love that whirl is into artsy french movies or w/e omg

brainstorm, drinking thru a wrist funnel: sorry I cant take my mask off rn it isn’t plot relevant yet

‘earthlets’ lmao

I love that rung is like, too pretentious to care that much about movies and would rather read earth books lol

and then bluestreak is like ‘yeah they have books...comic books’ can this man not read

I still cannot fuckign believe that the argument that got megatron out of a for-sure death sentence or w/e was ‘its not a war crime if we’re on the moon’ liiiiike what the actual hell lmao

also I love that, once again, we see magnus’s strict adherence to the law, technicalities and all

magnus: you cant really stop a trial and move it somewhere else where the laws are better suited to the outcome you desire

prowl: what are you, a cop? fuck off

also op being like ‘ok whatever all that doesn't matter...what DOES matter is that it would look bad for us to move the trial to cybertron in an obvious attempt to circumvent the rules, and public perception is what’s most important, fuck all that ‘morality’ bullshit’

meanwhile, rodimus is dead! and ambulon is also dead, which makes first aid sad, which makes ME sad

ayyy, rodimus is still alive! well, one rodimus is alive, at least 

rodimus and megatron really have the vibes of ‘stepfather and stepson forced to work together on a family road trip gone wrong after dad decided to sit this one out’ lmao

ah yes, ‘malaise’ the medical diagnostic term for ‘I don't feel so hot and idk why’ that practitioners like to throw under the ‘diagnostic notes’ section of lab orders to explain why they're ordering every blood test under the sun for a patient 

I love medical terminology. ANYWAYS

BE NICE TO MY BOY MEGATRON. 

rodimus: listen I have to come to terms with the fact that there's another version of me right here, and he’s DEAD, which means we can’t fuck, which is super lame 

I firmly believe that rodimus would be team ‘hell yeah id have sex with my AU self’ tbh 

I find it interesting that megatron is often casting blame for his actions onto others - here, he says that rodimus made him realize he doesn’t want to stop doing stuff w/his life, and then says that starscream forced his hand w/the whole ‘luna 2 law’ thing, and previously he’s said how whirl beating him up in jail is what led to him abandoning pacifism - take responsibility for your actions and decisions dude!

though he goes on to say here that he resorted to violence because he realized that the system that was in place could withstand everything else he would have tried to use to change it, which is super interesting 

megatron: okay, yes, I MIGHT have murdered billions, but I could help find us a new planet, which would be baller, sooooo...how about you co-opt your lame son’s frat boy ship and put me in charge? 

op: sounds fair to me. now how about we do some more Big Speeches before I make you somebody else’s problem

vbhdjskfbhaskdjf the ‘team rodimus’ lineup setup reminds me so much of the ‘together we make the ______’ meme with the different members being like, ‘the power’ ‘the gay’ ‘the awesome’ ‘the guy with no ears’ hbvhjdkfbs

chromedome: if I do this I could die

rodimus: that sounds like a you problem bro

‘this one time’ YEA RIGHT c'mon cd honor your dead husband’s wishes

omfg I forgot abt brainstorms ‘early early warning system’ lmao

I love nautica soooo much oh man

ooooof drift :( :( oh no

dead future rodimus!! uh oh is right

rodimus, known himbo: I'm sure I can defeat the inevitability of future events! all I have to do is cut my own arm off!

tailgateeeee he’s so cute...I love that he can tell stories of his daring escapades, just like at the beginning of mtmte, but this time its actually TRUE

OH SHITTTT GETAWAY

he looks so fucking sinister there lmao how are we NOT supposed to realize he has bad intentions from the get-go

‘you’ll make a prime one day’ well, getaway, you’re right about that at least...

cyclonus in the bg like 🤨🤔 at getaway

seriously I cant get over how getaway has such a slimy kinda vibe to him, like specifically in his interactions w/tailgate - this is before things even really take off but I'm still like TG GET AWAY (lol) FROM THIS GUY

cyclonus: somebody flirting with my crush? better go stare out a window instead of communicating absolutely anything to said crush about my feelings!

honestly I feel like, while megatron renouncing the decepticons and becoming an autobot is certainly interesting, it would be equally interesting for him to remain a decepticon but try to change the philosophy of the movement 

like, I get why op had him give that speech - to prevent the cons from trying to free megs again/thinking that he was being coerced into things (ironic considered he WAS coerced into giving that speech) - but it’s kinda the easy way our for megatron - being able to completely abandon the decepticon cause and not deal with it at all, and start over anew as an autobot

it would've been a lot harder to remain a con and try to reform what he has broken in the decepticon movement - but I think that would've been really interesting

though from a writing logistics standpoint, I get why jro didn't go for that bc we don't get a lot of other decepticons in the cast for that to work, and also megatron still definitely DOES have to face down all his mistakes w/the decepticons w/the djd and overlord and whatnot

anyways. I cant believe that all megatron had to do to join the lost light was make ONE speech denouncing the decepticons. like, they should've at least had him do a tiktok dance too or something, just to make it a really tough deal

I love the rodpod vbhjfsdkfbjaskjndfj

ok but I still don't really get the logic of making megs CAPTAIN like ouch. poor rodimus 

I feel like making megs a bartender at swerves or st would've been WAY more useful in showing him humility or w/e. OR it would've made him evil again, which, fair, 

ratchet: don't worry, we’ll medically poison him, it’ll be fine

ok but rodimus is right, this is SO messy, op wants to prove his ex husband isn't 100% evil so he’s like ‘ill let my rebellious son deal with him’ lmao god. I love this setup so much, its so wild

ratchet is also right, rodimus’s fuckup definitely pales in comparison to megatrons All That 

OH BRUTALLLLLLLL when ratchet says the list is fake ‘because my name’s not on it’ FUCKING OUCHHHHH

‘only bad guys say ‘unhand me” rodimus ily

omfg ‘we’ve practiced this’ of course they've done evacuation drills...magnus ily

lmao it’s the panel where it looks like rodimus and megatron are doing karaoke or having some sort of rap battle

and the lost light is GONE! oh shit!!!!

and there closes issue 30! once again we’ve gotten a lot of setup and exposition - which, while definitely necessary, means I don't have too much to say

I will say, throwing megatron onto the lost light has definitely mixed things up, and it’s interesting to see new dynamics already forming

so, until next time!

[eyeslikefoxglove]

Episode 15 - Stop fucking shooting fucking kites & Fuck this shit I’m out

Welcome! So I am apparently a glutton for punishment because here I am, after saying I’d probably wait for the anger to go away before watching the next episode, already watching and still pissed off, get ready, I might get really snarky with this one.

And now I wonder what would’ve happened if JFM had just let sect leader Yao kick the bucket.

“Jin Zixuan is somewhat a decent person.” High fucking praise coming from WWX if you ask me.

Ok this goodbye scene is a cute way to show in which sense JC is similar to Mme Yu, tbh. You could say they’re similar bc they have this very harsh way of talking (which I don’t actually mind, I have RBF and am as done with everything as JC so...) but nope, they’re similar in the way they worry about others. It’s kind of a cool dichotomy btw two people having the same temperament, yet one is a terrible person and the other a loving one.

[btw I’ve seen a couple of posts floating around here about how fucking terrible JC actually is and I’m not interested in that narrative, I think he’s a good, person, deeply flawed, but like everyone else is]

Hi! This is the day after, I did end up going to do some yard work, which was pretty much me holding up a ladder my mum had no business climbing and she raining dry twigs and leaves on me.

One frivolous thought here in the middle of all this angst and worry, I really love JC’s clothes.

Just when I was starting to pity WC he had to go and get that delighted expression on his face when WRH told him to go kills people.

STOP FUCKING SHOOTING FUCKING KITES.

THEY ARE ALL SO CUTE AND THEY ARE ALL GOING TO DIE, FUCK THIS SHIT I’M OUT.

Listen, I know it will do jackshit but I love WWX poking holes in JiaoJaio’s “the kite is like the sun” rant.

Am I too cynical or was it incredibly obvious that “punishing” WWX would do jack to pacify JiaoJiao? I’m just asking, because while I do think Mme Yu is fucking terrible, I don’t want to assign blame unduly. I mean, they came with soldiers, she’s sitting on the throne, she’s been a rude little bitch and ranted about conspiracies and now she wants to punish someone who she very well knows the Jiangs don’t consider a servant (Don’t get me started on the classism); wasn’t it a bit too naive of Mme Yu to think a whipping would make JiaoJiao back off? I don’t think she’s naive, so that means she’s just unloading on WWX as usual, with a bonus of an audience, which brings me back to her being terrible. Or is there an actual cultural thing I’m not getting?

MY BB JC LOOKS SO FUCKING HORRIFIED. Petition to change Angry Lotus for Soft Lotus when referring to him. This is the boy some of you said has always hated/been jealous of WWX and could not wait to get an excuse to abuse and murder him? The same boy who’s protecting him with his own body, on his knees and begging? Sure Jan.

Also, small Zidian tangent with a side of “JC is a good boy”, I haven’t counted the lashes but let’s say he got 10. 10 lashes is enough to have someone as strong and WWX laid out for a month. When JC hits him with Zidian in Dafan mountain to “expel the spirit” WWX gets up pretty much right after, yes it was only one lash and he’s complaining, but he’s got no core, got beaten up and fell down a hill earlier that day, so I’m assuming he’s not in the best of shapes. That, combined with the sad+defeated face JC makes when no spirit is expelled really leads me to think he absolutely thought it was his brother and pulled the hit. I might be reaching, but anything to not have to think about what’s actually happening on my screen.

Back to this fucking mess now:

I am going to shank Mme Yu at this rate ngl. Again, she keeps giving into JiaoJiao’s demands, and she seems to think they won’t keep climbing higher, is she blinded by her hate for WWX or have I missed an indicator that JiaoJiao would be satisfied with the hand?

Should I talk about WWX’s willingness to let himself be mutilated? I’m kind of reminded of Jamie Lannister (he’s a fave, again, don’t @ me) and how understandably fucked up he got after losing his dominant hand, as he says “I was that hand”. Now, we all know that isn’t true, but with WWX’s self-worth issues why wouldn’t he measure his worth by how useful he can be? He’s a hell of a fighter, and that’s what “makes him useful” in his own eyes. Right now he thinks he’s being useful by letting them cut his hand off, but if he survives the mutilation what exactly will he be worth afterwards? Just think about it for a second, and cry.

When JiaoJiao says she likes you I think it is time to reconsider all your life choices up to this point.

Oooof ooooof, ok ok, lots to unpack in those sentences. “You should look at the owner before you punish a dog” & “How dare you come here and penalise my family members before me” they’re both kind of terrible. On one hand, she’s recognising WWX as part of her family and no one is allowed to touch them, on the other hand, is in the role of someone way below her actual family, and it is very clear that, while no one else is allowed to hurt her family, she is, which is not super great tbh. So yay Mme Yu finally recognised WWX as family, not so yay she still is a terrible abusive person? Even worse because it looks like she’s come to terms with WWX being family long ago, yet she kept treating him like garbage all this time?

Ok but Jinzhu and Yinzhu are badass tho.

This might be the only instance you will read me cheer for Mme Yu but here we are I guess.

I AM WEARING MASCARA AND I REFUSE TO CRY

You know what would’ve made me 10000 times more sympathetic towards Mme Yu? If, after she screamed she hated WWX she would’ve hugged him too. Deal with me for a second. JC and Mme Yu are very similar aren’t they? They’re harsh, quite angry, and, although they care no one will catch them showing it. When JFM scolded JC saying to not blurt things out in anger I hoped this would be what happened with Mme Yu, she’s angry and worried, so she’d babble some bullshit at WWX. But she also knows she’s going to die, so I thought, that, as a goodbye she’d at least show him some affection as if to say “I care, but I’m also a very angry bitter woman and there is no time to put it in words, take care of each other.”

Do I still dislike her with all I have? Yes, but I can recognise she’s the only maternal figure our Yunmeng sibs have ever had and, terrible as she might be, they still love her and losing her is going to hurt a lot.

Ok ok, another sad musing for y’all. WWX told JC to stop JiaoJaio, yet he (understandably) got distracted trying to help his mum against WZL. We’ve all seen the super sad scene of these two in the tall grass and JC trying to strangle WWX screaming “it is your fault I want my parents” and yet WWX wasn’t the one stopping JiaoJiao, JC was. How many of you wanna bet JC fully believes it is his own fault the siege was successful and blaming WWX out loud is his way of projecting all the anger he has toward himself?

Even sadder musing. When Shijie gets injured, he’s holding onto her from behind, Shijie sees the man going for WWX and has time to push him away yet JC doesn’t. Once again, another person he loves is dead because he was distracted, and on cue again, he lashes out at his brother.

I am not saying that’s healthy or that the fact that he didn’t go for the killing blow in either of those instances is praiseworthy but I’m pretty sure he fully believes all his family is dead because of him, so yeah.

Back to the show now:

So I’ve got a bone to pick with JFM, yes yes, it is very sad, another parent who is walking to his death saying goodbye to his children, but look at the way he does it. He touches JC and Shijie’s faces and tells them not to cry, he then pats WWX on the shoulder and tasks him with taking care of them. I don’t know if he’s so deep down the rabbit hole that he truly thinks that, bc WWX is an orphan, his death won’t affect him the same way it’ll hurt is kids or what. But that was fucking cruel and yet again, explains soooooo much of WWX’s trauma. Neither parental figure spared a word of affection for him before dying and he can’t remember much of his parents, so it’s not like he has their heartfelt goodbyes either.

ETA: so I just noticed that JC and WWX are holding hands at the end of the episode and, I’m assuming, they’re also holding hands with Shijie. Fuck me I’m crying.

You guys my black cat, who really doesn’t like cuddling, just came up to me for a head rub, so just imagine how sad (and angry) I must be feeling. Or maybe she’s just hungry.

Anyway thanks for watching.

[tundraroo]

Roo’s Analysis Of Infinity Train Almost 24 Hours After Binging The Entire Show At 12am (WARNING: SPOILERS FOR ALL OF SEASON 1)

So, first of all I would like to say this show is very similar to Over The Garden Wall in the sense that you will have barely ANY of your questions answered by the time you’re finished with the show. I have soooo many questions that I can’t even begin to think of an answer to. Anyways, this is SUCH a good show oh. My. GOOOODNESS it’s very good!!!!!!!!!!! Like, even from the start of episode 1, they jump DIRECTLY into the heavy shit talking about the how the parents of the protagonist, Tulip, got divorced and if Tulip is doing ok. And I feel like the way Tulip responded to that was VERY appropriate for her age (13), declaring that she was fine, although she really isn’t, and that shows in the way she talks. Afterwards she has a fight with her mom, and runs away, eventually encountering, and boarding, the Infinity Train. And this is where it starts to get REALLLLLLY WEIRD, and also REALLLLLLY GOOD. The first companion she encounters is One-One, the little robotic ball thing that IMMEDIATELY BECAME MY FAVORITE CHARACTER BECAUSE HOLY SHIT HE’S HILARIOUS!!!! Literally his FIRST COUPLE LINES are “are you my mum?” And after Tulip says no, he says “then you’ve come to bring me the sweet release of death” and I just... died. On the spot. Wow. And then there’s Tulip’s reaction to her number, which becomes a real focus for her, with her attitude shifting depending on how she views the number, weather as a good thing or a bad thing. Then there’s Atticus. Atticus... he absolutely stole my heart. He is not a good boy, no, he’s a good MAN!!!! And then there’s there’s Steward, and can I just say... ooooof Steward is spooky. You can actually see it moving in the background of the play area cart, behind the windows, and when I saw that I got shivers down my spine because SHIT IT’S THE VILLAIN! And then there’s the Conductor, or Amelia. At first she seemed like such a big bad, but it turns out she just couldn’t live with the fact that her boyfriend, who she was engaged with, died. So she just used the Infinity Train to try and cope with it. And HER NUMBER REVEAL OHHHHH MYYYYY THAT HIT ME RIGHT IN THE FEELS!!!!!! “Numbers don’t just go down, they can also go up.” alsnfnrkriabwksnxnwkejdb such RAW dialogue. Because the number is someone’s key to get off the train. When it hits 0, a door reveals itself and you can go back home. Oh yeah and also One-One is the real conductor and that was a real plot twist for me at least. (I just realized how messy this post is, oops). And when they SHOT ATTICUS I just PAUSED THE VIDEO AND STARTED CRYING because FOR FUCKS SAKE THEY SHOT HIM!!!!!! HOLY FUCKING SHIT FUCK I DIDN’T EXPECT THAT!!!!!! DAMN!!!!!!! But then he turns into a creature that’s basically the beetle version of a Dementor, and I just had to sit there, at almost 12am, shaking because it’s fucking Atticus. How could they do this. But then they revive him later and I cried again because good doggo is back!!!!!!!!!! Oh and how could I forget Tulip’s reflection? She never actually got a name in the show, so I just like to call her Sliver because it’s the title given to mirror images who go Rogue and enter the prime world (our world). Like, the interaction between her and Tulip is just soooo sweet because Tulip only wants to help her. And she DOES! She helps Sliver escape to the Prime World and lets her become her own person in the Infinity Train. Oh yeah and there’s the two mirror cops who are gay for each other. I fucking guarantee it. Anyways back to the end of the show when Tulip says goodbye to One-One, Atticus, and Amelia (who is now on better terms with them) she was so sad to say goodbye to them and like... I can’t blame her. Amelia’s number was so high it reached her neck, although it went DOWN when she talked to Tulip, not by a whole lot, but it’s probably the first time that’s ever happened to Amelia. So anyways Tulip leaves and reunited with her parents, although we don’t actually SEE THAT because there’s a seven month time skip to the NEXT game design camp. Which means that Tulip spent 5 MONTHS ON THE TRAIN. (oh yeah and the name of her programming book was a very funny reference I loved it). And people might have been thinking “well maybe the whole Train was just a dream sequence.” But THAT’S NOT RIGHT because we see Tulip walk by a MIRROR, and it DOESN’T SHOW HER REFLECTION because she FREED HER REFLECTION ON THE TRAIN, which means that the whole Infinity Train is REAL and uggggghhh my brain CANNOT HANDLE all these questions!!!!!!!!!! So anyways yeah that’s my analysis/rant about Infinity Train! It’s very good and a would recommend watching it! I can’t wait for Season 2!!!!!!

[highfivecalum]

The Bet {CH} 11

ooooof y’all get ready for this heartbreak

CLASS WAS a drag. It always was on Monday’s. You doodled all over the blank piece of paper that was supposed to be filled with notes. Your phone vibrated against your leg and you pulled it out of your back pocket to see who was texting you. You knew it wasn’t Peyton because she was in class as well and rarely ever used her phone in class and you knew it wasn’t Michael because he got drunk and dropped his phone in a puddle and broke it.

A smile made its way on your face when you saw the text was from Calum. You had talked and hung out nonstop since the night he slept at your house and you felt yourself falling for him harder. It was scary, sure, but you felt a little bit better about it since Calum liked you just as much as you liked him. Or that’s what you thought.

Cal: come over after class?

You quickly replied, letting him know that you would be over after class, and continued to text him for the rest of the class, which was only an hour. You packed up your stuff and shuffled out of the classroom and started the walk to Calum’s house. It was only ten minutes away from the building your class was in, and the weather was great, so you didn’t mind walking. He offered to pick you up, but you so nicely declined.

You texted Calum to let him know that you arrived at his house and knocked on the door, but no one answered and he didn’t text you back, so you turned the doorknob and let yourself inside. You had been to Calum’s house a handful of times so you didn’t think he would mind you letting yourself in. “Hello?” You called out and got no answer in return.

You walked up the stairs and turned the corner to Calum’s room, but stopped when you heard Calum and Ashton talking. About you. You had heard Calum say your name and you weren’t sure what he was talking about, or why he was talking about you, so you stood outside of his door and eavesdropped. You knew you shouldn’t have, but you couldn’t help yourself.

“I just- I don’t know Ash. This wasn’t supposed to happen.” You heard Calum sighed and you furrowed your eyebrows. What wasn’t supposed to happen? You continued to eavesdrop, not thinking it would harm anyone or anything, but you were wrong. “I wasn’t supposed to fall for her. This was just supposed to be a stupid bet and now, fuck, now I like her way too much.”

You pushed the door open completely to see Calum sitting on his bed and Ashton on the desk chair spinning around. They hadn’t noticed you yet so you made yourself known and braced yourself for what was to come. “I was a bet?” You barely whispered, your voice cracking in the process, and you cursed at yourself for crying. Calum’s head shot up from looking at the floor and his eyes widened when he saw you standing there. Your own eyes wide, jaw slack, and your eyes glossy.

“Y/N,” Calum jumped up from his bed and stalked over to you, but backed away, your shouldering hitting the doorway, before running down the stairs and out of his house. “Y/N, wait!” He followed you outside and grabbed your hand to stop you. “You weren’t supposed to hear that.”

“Oh, really? I wasn’t supposed to hear?” You laughed humorlessly. “You don’t fucking say!”

“Please, just, let-let me explain. Please.” Calum begged. He would have dropped to his knees and begged for your forgiveness if that’s what it took to get you to listen to him. To let him at least explain. He didn’t expect you to forgive him, but he wanted you to give him a chance to explain.

“Explain what, Calum? I was a fucking bet! What else is there to explain?”

“I-”

“What exactly was the bet, Calum?” You asked. You were curious, honestly. You wanted to know everything, even if it hurt you even more, you just wanted to know. Calum gulped and stayed quiet, just staring at you and how distraught you looked. “What was the fucking bet?”

“I-It was- fuck, okay,” Calum stumbled over his words and you stood there, an expectant eyebrow raised as he tried to find the right words. “Ashton and Luke bet that I couldn’t get you to sleep with me in a month. If I lost I had to pay them two hundred dollars and if I won they paid me.”

“Two hundred dollars?” You scoffed. “That’s all I’m worth?” Your bottom lip quivered and you tried hard not to cry, but it was hard not to. Finding out the guy you were slowly starting to like more and more, almost love even, was only with you because of a bet really hurt. Who wouldn’t cry? “Is that all this was to you? All that I was to you? A bet?”

“What? No! Of course not.” Calum exclaimed. He didn’t blame you for thinking that, but he really, really wished that you didn’t. “Did you not hear me tell Ashton that I like you? After hanging out and being around you so much, I really fucking like you, Y/N.”

“Yeah, I heard you, but how the hell am I supposed to believe that? This whole thing, us, it was just a lie, a fucking bet, Calum!” You let the tears fall freely, not even caring about trying to be strong anymore, the realization hitting you much harder the more you said it and reminded him.

Calum was still holding onto your hand, hoping that you would stay, but when you yanked your arm out of his grip and furiously wiped the tears off of your cheeks, Calum knew that you weren’t going to stay. He knew that he fucked up beyond belief and he wished so badly that he could turn back time and prevent any of this from happening. “Y/N, please, don’t go. Please let me make this up to you.”

“There’s nothing to make up. It was a bet, a lie, and it wasn’t real. There’s nothing else to it, Calum.”

That was a lie. You knew it and he knew it. It was real to you, there was more to it, but you couldn’t admit that you had fallen for him so hard and so fast when the only reason he even talked to you in the first place was to get into your pants and win two hundred dollars. You were humiliated and the only thing you wanted to do was get away from the guy that made you feel that like.

“It was real, Y/N. You know it was real.” Calum pleaded. “It wasn’t just a bet for me. Well, it was at first- but now? Now it’s real.”

“Even if that was true; how do I know you’re not lying to my face? How am I supposed to trust you, Calum?” Your voice was stronger than you felt and you hoped that maybe, just maybe, Calum couldn’t see how badly you were hurt. Calum stayed silent because he knew you were right. How the fuck were you supposed to trust him after that? After finding out you were a bet? “That’s what I thought.”

Without another word from you or Calum, you stormed off, leaving Calum outside watching you walk away from him and walk out of his life. He knew he fucked up and he didn’t know how to fix it. He wasn’t sure he could.

You didn’t go to your apartment, instead going to Peyton’s dorm, since you needed your best friend. You didn’t cry the whole walk to her dorm, which you were proud about, but once she opened her door for you and you swung your arms around her shoulder, all the tears came falling down.

“What happened, Y/N/N? Why are you so upset? What’s going on?”

You pulled away and wiped your tears away, only just noticing that Luke was sat on Peyton’s bed in nothing but a pair of jeans. He looked at you, frowning when he saw you crying, and then all the guilt that he was pushing aside came forward. He knew you were crying because of Calum and because of the bet.

He wasn’t sure how he knew, he just had a feeling that was the reason.

“It was a bet.”

“What?”

“Me, Calum, everything. It was a fucking bet, Pey.” Your voice cracked again.

Peyton turned to Luke, who was looking guilty like one would expect, and she narrowed her eyes at him. She could have kicked his fucking ass. “Did you know about this, Luke?”

“I-uh. Yeah I did.” He admitted and Peyton’s blood boiled. “But it wasn’t my idea! It was Ashton’s idea.”

“I don’t give a fuck whose idea it was!” Peyton yelled at him. “You knew about it and you knew Y/N liked him and you just let it happen! You’re just as guilty even if it wasn’t your idea. Get out, Luke.”

“But Peyt-”

“Get the fuck out, Luke!” You had seen Peyton mad before, but this was a whole new level of mad for her, face red and eyes filled with fire, kind of mad. Nobody fucked with her friends, especially you, so it didn’t matter that she was actually starting to like Luke for more than just sex, if he was even just partly responsible for you getting hurt, she was going to kick his ass to the curb.

Luke got his clothes on and gathered his stuff, but before he left, he apologized to you. You didn’t accept it, and Luke didn’t expect you to, but he knew he needed to apologize, which you appreciated. You laid down on Peyton’s bed and exhaled a shaky sigh. You didn’t want to cry anymore, but you couldn’t help yourself.

“I can’t fucking believe him!” Peyton went on and on, calling Calum every name in the book, and paced across her room. You knew she was thinking of a way to get back at him, even though you didn’t want her to, but you knew she would. “And fucking Luke was in on it the whole time and didn’t say a word! What an asshole.”

“I know you like him, Pey.”

“I can’t like him! Not anymore, at least. I can’t like somebody who is friends with somebody that placed a fucking bet on you, Y/N! You’re my best friend that would be like, betraying you. Whatever Luke and I had, it’s just it’s over with.”

You didn’t bother arguing with her about it, you didn’t have the energy to argue, you just wanted her to play with your hair while you rested your head on her lap and cried, like you did every time you had a breakup or boy troubles. Peyton let you cry to her about Calum and she felt herself wanting to cry, too. She knew you liked him more than you had liked anybody before and she was sad because you were so sad and she hated seeing her best friend in the whole world sad over a guy that didn’t deserve you.

“I’m going to kick his fucking ass!” Michael shouted as he slammed Peyton’s door shut. You figured Peyton texted him to let him know what happened and you were glad she did so you didn’t have to. You opened your eyes to see him standing there with a frown on his face at the sight of you. Michael wasn’t one to fight, he hated physical contact like that, but he was willing to beat Calum’s ass for hurting you. You gave him a sad smile knowing that you wouldn’t be able to muster up a real one. Michael had actually gotten to liking Calum, he thought he was a cool guy and all, but after finding out what he did to you, he hated him.

“It’s okay, Mikey.” You mumbled even though you all knew that it wasn’t really okay.

“No it’s not okay!” Michael huffed and plopped down on Peyton’s bed. He lifted your legs up and let them rest in his lap and you felt a small, miniscule, smile tugging at your lips. You were glad you had two best friends that loved you and would drop what they were doing to come to your aid. With Peyton and Michael by your side, maybe losing Calum wouldn’t be so hard after all.

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[brainy-storm]

S415 - Where you at, bro? (½)

General Thoughts:

ahahaha I knew Eve was bad but dang she had no regrets, wow. Unapologetically a bad guy. Nice.

I found the storyline with Manchester a bit odd, hmm. And the way he died was very...unceremonious. I’m hoping he’s not actually dead, hm.

LEX LUTHOR. But I’ll have a section on him later.

I think that the CW writes family dynamics, really well in this episode. Especially all the sibling dynamics, just good.  (which is why my next sections will be split in families)

The Danvers:

I like how Alex is so concerned over James, because yeah they’re all friends and she’s also just like ‘where are you’ Kara because she’s worried their friend is about to die and Kara isn’t around

And it just shows ooooof this mind wipe thing is even more painful

But Kara is also trying to help J’onn, who is torn over his family

And he can’t bear to lose Kara or Alex because that would be like losing his family all over again i cri

And then Kara telling J’onn he’s important to her and Alex no matter what

And then Alex and Kara hugging it out

I LOVE THIS FAMILY

J’onn and Manchester:

Just before moving onto the other families, I just find it very weird for J’onn to go from 0 of no violence to the 100 of killing.

There must have been a way to apprehend Manchester. unless, again he’s not actually dead which would be good

But I am glad that if he did kill Manchester, he’s already reflecting on it and there might be repercussions.

why do I also feel like idk...Manchester might have recorded the whole thing to see an ‘alien’ kill a ‘human’ and then it would cause more tension and have a war. But maybe I just watch too many dramatic shows haha

The OIsens:

I mean James was mostly asleep but it was interesting to learn a bit more about him. Like how he had to run away from home before. And how he’s been to the hospital like 12 times cause of stuff like wow James. So this must date pre-Guardian stuff, like dang.

Anyway, I liked Kelly’s introduction

I give her my good-sister stamp of approval for not agreeing to go with Lena’s solution right away because yeah, she didn’t know Lena through anyone but James, and they hadn’t met so it makes sense. It seems like a realistic kind of reaction and I can see myself doing the same in that situation 

But she also wanted to take the chance to save her brother when things seemed bleak and saw that she should trust in her brother’s friends (or chosen family, as she called it which got meeee)

Oof she needs

Also leaving James with the phone to talk to his mum - YEP. SIBLINGS. 

The Luthors:

The whole time I was screaming LENA HE TRYIN TO TRICK YOU.

I mean she kinda knew but also kinda fell for it a bit.

I feel bad for her cause she thought her brother was dying, even though he’s an evil person, she still cares for him as a brother. And then he told her about her mother which is WOW but  yeah after getting her whole backstory with her mother, I see why he got to her like that

And his acknowledgement of her achievements was good too. She deserved that, at the very least from her family.

The Luthor dynamic was really good, like just how I wanted it to be. Excellent.

ALSO OTIS. WAs alive daNG. Mate. I thought maybe Mercy might have been alive but it was Otis wowow. That reveal also got me cause I was like good that guard can drop that water cause he knows Lex is a SHIT. But it was Otis like well done dude I actually 0% saw that coming.

Eve just changing her outfit to be typical bad-guy was lol but also perfect.

Poor Lena’s face, though when she saw Eve betrayed her.

Lex freakin Luthor:

AHAHAHA

YESSSS. I like it. I love that they just made him like ‘I’m a bad guy, and I know it.’ Like he knows people see him as a villain and he’s like ‘yeah I do what I want’

Straight up just murders everyone.

Idk I just like villains where it’s a clear cut ‘aha, yes, BAD MAN IS BAD’. But also smart. so like Supergirl can just try and fight him without constraint, cause he’s LEX LUTHOR who murders people seemingly for fun (or at least just with complete disregard)

Also, I love how he calls James ‘Jimmy’ to mock him, and like I bet he already disapproved of the relationship with Lena because he’s like public friends with Superman (signal watch ahem), and then ofc got him shot like yeaaah.

They probs won’t try and get Supes down cause it’s Supergirl’s show but I hope that someone tells him all about this later.

Or we get like a space-text with a ‘Good job Kara :) ‘( I missed those cute texts from season 1)

Nia:

I like how Nia is shown to be integrated to their group, like even though she hasn’t been part of it for long, she has been there for the game nights and James is her first boss (yes?) (or one of her first boss’), and he’s given her advice and actually she came out to James before she did to Kara so I feel like the emotional bond is there for her to be really upset over this. 

I also see why she jumps to saying she should have predicted this, because she already predicted and failed to save her mother, and - though the show doesn’t say this - maybe she thought that since becoming a superhero and getting her powers she should’ve been able to predict things like this. Maybe the show will say it later (hopefully)

In a way, she’s also with her chosen family, after what happened with her sister. which hopefully we’ll follow up on, one day

Brainy:

Okay so, like you know how I love Brainy? (whaat? brainy-storm? You love BRAINY? REALLY? ok ok shh)

Firstly, him blaming himself was on point for this, because he has so much pride and expectation on himself and feels responsible, he thought he should have been able to predict this all and should have been able to fly into CatCo and do this before it happened arghhh.

It’s also in line with his character from s3 where he was frustrated about not being able to get the signal to space, or in 4x04 where he was upset he couldn’t think of anything to help Supergirl --- which he does bring up

HE FINALLY MENTIONED HIS FAMILY. AND THEY’RE ALL EVIL. BOO YAH. 

I mean, poor Brainy.

But seriously, so from that I’m taking O.G Brainy [which hasn’t happened yet because if Brainiac came to Earth I feel like they would knowww  soo...future storyline?] But also Brainy’s evil mum from reboot so yessss. And more too probs.

And Mon-El being dismissive - I wonder if this is in like a general sometimes the legion is harsh/dismissive or is this in a threeboot like leadership battle with Cosmic Boy kind of way. 

Both the ancestry and the Mon-El mention I feel deserve to have longer explanations and I wishhhhh he could have elaborated.

And then him saying he had to move his whole existence MY POOR BRAINY

HE JUST WANTS A CHOCO

Anyway, I just want to say Jesse Rath freaking smashed it. Like seriously, his scenes were not going to affect the main storyline of this episode but he was like THIS IS MY CHARACTER PIECE AND I WILL PERFORM THE HELL OUT OF IT.

If you click on this link you can see a tweet that shows that Jesse Rath bled after punching that vending machine. 1. I hope he takes care of himself 2. but I appreciate this effort like wow 

Era? I think a mix of all eras were channelled here well.   

shipper thoughts, as usual, will be on 2/2 but yeah I ship kara x brainy so pfft this episode was not great for me in that aspect but that, firmly  aside I thought it was very good 

[klarolinedrabbles]

Ok so I finished defy me last night. So many warnette (or do we need to change their ship name now???) feels, but dude…am I the only one thinking Adam wasn’t taken to the asylum and instead is working with Anderson in exchange to keep James and himself safe? Like they weren’t there at the end, but I found that weird since if they escaped with everyone else they wouldn’t have anywhere to go. And he said he was going to stay at base before. I smell a rat.

It’s been almost a week so I feel okay answering Defy Me asks now, I’ve got a few, but lemme just—

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beware if you’ve yet to finish defy me, for spoilers!

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Adam is…idk wtf to make of him tbh. Tahereh said he’ll be important in the last book, and someone said what if he’s the flaw in Anderson’s healing. Like if Adam’s able to shut it off? And I agree, that’s definitely a possibility. But that essential skill for the moment aside, I very legitimately think he’s gonna die. We’ll call it a hunch, tbh. I think betrayal to the entire group might be too out there, imo, or maybe we’ll see it but it’s part of a plan?

I would say Adam is the only thing I have a qualm about as far as the writing goes. Just because at some point there has to be more clarity on his part than we’ve been given. Like in Restore Me, I thought ‘okay fabulous, this is one heck of a start, I like this conversation he’s having with Warner’ and then here in Defy Me, he’s back on his bullshit. For him to so blatantly blame everything Juliette became on Warner, AND FURTHERMORE, FOR HIM TO STILL SPEAK OF WHO JULIETTE IS NOW IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT. LIKE BUDDDYYYYYYY, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU. 

JULIETTE HATED HER LIFE LIKE EVERY DAY WHEN HE MET HER AGAIN IN THE ASYLUM. SHE BECAME THE PERSON SHE WANTED TO BE, WITHOUT FEARS AND RESTRICTIONS, AND THE WAY HE SPEAKS ABOUT HOW SHE IS NOW---SOMEONE SHE’S REALLY PROUD TO BE---MAKES ME WANNA RIP MY HAIR OUT. 

Also I think he’s got a problem with James brewing on his hands. Because yes, he’s done so much for his brother, and he wants to provide something close to normalcy as he can obtain for him, but merhhh. James isn’t a toddler, he’s what, 10? He see’s and understands to a degree, and he’s shown desires to be apart of the conversation long before Defy Me, when he tried in Unravel Me. And this uber sheltered life that Adam’s got going on for James, just doesn’t seem like a good idea in the long run. You can kinda tell he’s beginning to resent it. ANDDDDD KENJI NOTICING JAMES GIVING ADAM A LOOK WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW PEOPLE HIDE THINGS. OOOOOF, THAT KID KNOWS WARNER IS HIS BROTHER ALREADY, I GUARANTEE IT. So the kid’s got resentment brewing already, and I think he’s gonna POP OFF IN THE LAST BOOK, CAN’T MF WAIT. 

But yeah, I don’t trust Adam at the moment, I agree. 

[ohthehusansity-blog]

Chapter 1 Not so different

A gust of wind blew through you as you walked down a crowded street. People were shoving and pushing to get to where-ever, cars were blaring their horns at other cars that weren’t permitted to move. Everything about that afternoon seemed overwhelming. A part of you wished that you didn’t have to live on a planet with so many people. The thought of everyone around you, watching you, seeing your thighs brush against each other, how your hair bounced in the wind, how they were silently judging you by what you wore that day, peeved you. A girl wears some nice clothes and they call her a prude, a girl wears revealing clothes and they call her a whore; why do we all live like this? you wonder to yourself with mild disdain for your unsuspecting peers. Though, you had to admit that you were no better. Your mind went blank as you hurried into a large stone building; your work place. A heavy sigh filled the nearly silent lobby.

Why do I do this to myself? I can make my own hours, but I always need to work a little more on the weekends! Why can’t I just go out and have fun like a normal girl my age? Another sigh escaped you as you began to walk up the three floors of stairs to your office area. The silence of this building was annoying. You had once attended the University, just a few months prior, but your living conditions and mental health made your grades drop. I died. I died for lack of medicines. You smirked to yourself as you remembered a YouTube video from the past. Though, it wasn’t untrue that you needed medicine, it wasn’t the whole truth to blame your lack of it on your failures. You just hadn’t been motivated. Moving to a whole other town, knowing no one and having no real social skills, you were alone. Always.

You reached the top of the stairs and caught your breath. It was obvious you were out of shape. The thought of hitting the gym slips through your mind, but you know you really don’t want to be outside more than you have to be. You flipped through your keys and opened the heavy wooden door to your small office area. There were three large Mac computers to your left, one being out of commission and sitting on the desk for storage, and to your right was your own Mac computer. You internally cringed. You didn’t care for Mac products. Peeling off your green parka and hanging it off the back of your chair, you pull up some video files and began to work.

You were a video editor for some posh company that wanted you to make them absolutely stunning while still remaining professional. It paid alright. You were still under the poverty line, but you were better off than most people your age. At least you could pay your own rent and buy some nice food every now and then. Eight hours of staring at the computer was not your ideal, but you accepted it for what it was, a job. You groaned as you watched your boss make sexual gestures toward employees in the video. You’d have to crop that out, and make it seamless. How annoying. A gnawing sense of paranoia shot through you as the silence and tiny clicks of your mouse and keyboard tore into the silence. You decided to listen to Panic at the Disco. Working here did have it’s perks.

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"The poor groom’s bride is a whore… I CHIME IN WITH A ‘HAVEN’T YOU PEOPLE EVER HEARD OOOOOF SHUTTING THE GOD DAMN DOOOR, OH?'" you sing along happily as you pack up your things. It was time to leave, but you couldn’t help but to dance to the music. You glance up at the window above your desk, noting the darkened sky as you get ready to leave. Locking up your office, you turned off your music and walked down the silent halls of the university building. Walking down stairs was loads easier than walking up them, so you sped down with a happy smile.

Then you heard a muffled yell.

It was a bit startling to hear a woman yelping in pain coming from the basement. You nearly jumped from surprise, and your mind flew in every direction. Is she ok? Is she hurt? What if she’s being attacked? Your heart races and you take the extra flight of steps down to the basement. Looking both ways, you saw no one in the long hall ways. Taking in a deep breath, you tried to calm yourself. You were just about to convince yourself that you were hearing things when you heard the woman again, this time accompanied by a smack. It came from the left. Oh god, she sounds like she’s in trouble. I can’t leave without making sure she’s okay!

Cursing your moral compass, you ran down the hallway and looked in all the rooms. Part of you hoped that you wouldn’t find them so that you wouldn’t have to deal with the after-math, but the other part was genuinely worried about this woman. You knew you’d want someone to come for you if someone was hurting you. You came to the end of the hall and began to turn the corner when you froze.

The woman definitely didn’t need your help.

Before you was a woman and a monster, a skeleton to be exact, melded together in touches and lustful whispers. She cried out as he bit her shoulder and you let out a gasp. They both snapped their attentions to you, the girl clearly mortified while the skeleton smiled in amusement. You noticed his right eye was a bright crimson.. was it on fire? His teeth are sharp, you thought to yourself, now understanding why she sounded like she was in pain. She probably was.

“Heh, hey there girlie,” the skeleton voiced to you as he let a nearly transparent, crimson tongue licked up the woman’s neck, leaving her speechless from the sensation, “You’re in the wrong neck of the woods.”

Without thinking, you suppressed a laugh. The woman shook her head and pushed the monster away, making him groan with an “aw” and “come on.” You took this as your time to leave. This was none of your business either way and you didn’t really want to waste anymore time. After all, you had to catch a bus soon. As you walked down the hall you could hear the soft pitter-patter of the woman running behind you and down the other end of the hall. Probably trying to get to the bathroom and get fixed up, you concluded as you stepped outside.

The air was frigid and you breathed in your hands as you walked to the nearby bus stop. There was nothing more to do than wait at this point. Aimlessly you fished for your headphones in your pocket, only to have your arm yanked as you were pushed against the bus shelter wall. You gasped in pain, letting out a few curses. Looking up you saw the skeleton again, his once glowing eye gone.

“Hey, brat, ya scared away my whore,” he seethed over you. You look up at him and scoffed, then down the street to try to see if your bus was coming. With a growl, he gripped your jaw and made you look at him. Ok, now you’re starting to get mad. “I say that means ya owe me, you bitch.”

That’s it.

“Who the hell do you think you are, Skeleton? Because to me you seem like a loser who can go suck his own cock!” you growled at him. You took note of his clothes; he wore a black, fuzzy hooded hoodie, a red shirt, some black basketball shorts with yellow stripes and red and white converse. Ugh he seemed like the “give up on life” kind of guy. Taking him by surprise, you grabbed at his thumb and ripping it backwards, releasing his hold on your face. He backed up a bit, shaking his hand in… pain? Good, you thought, just because he’s bone doesn’t mean he can’t feel pain.

You saw his brow furrow as his smile twisted. “You little piece of shit, I’ll kill you!” He roared as his glowing eye flickered on with a small ding. You see your bus coming down the road and huff in frustration.

“Pa-lease,” you said sarcastically, “You’re just a wanna be punk ass that thinks he can get whatever he wants if he’s scary enough! Get out of my way.” You let your shoulder shove into the skeleton’s, even though he was a few inches taller than you, and walked to the curb in order to wave your bus down. The skeleton had other plans. He grabbed your arm and rushed you into the shadows of the building. You protested, pulling at his fingers and trying to go against his pace. You couldn’t. The skeleton forced you into a small alley between the buildings and shoved you against the wall, an angry growl escaping his teeth. “Let me go! What’s wrong with-,” you were cut off by his bony hand against your mouth.

He seethed above you, “What’s wrong with me? What's wrong with you, girlie?” His voice was low and gravely, and his breath smelled like… ketchup? Gross, you thought as you mumbled under his hand. He lowered his hand from your mouth to your mouth, only to grip your jaw again. Great. Bruises for sure. “What shit are ya talkin’ now, you brat?” He growled, coming closer to you. His other hand brought your wrist above your head while you pulled at his wrist with your other hand.

“(Y/N),” you spat, “My name is, (Y/N), you piece of shit! And I just missed my bus because of you! Now I have to wait a whole hour for the next one!”

“Sounds like we have some time to kill,” the skeleton grinned widened, his glare more menacing than before.

“Are you really going on about this again? Seriously? If you were gonna kill me, you would have done it by now,” you countered, meeting his glare with a equal amounts of malice, “I know what you’re after and I’m not cooperating, lazy fuck!”

His grin faltered, “You’re smarter than the average flunkie.”

You tried not to reveal your surprise, “How did… never mind! Let me go, you! You!”

“Sans,” he cooed to you, mockingly, “Sans the Skeleton.” He chuckled darkly as his skeleton hand moved from your jaw to your neck, pressing into your flesh hard. He leaned his head close to yours and hummed with approval as you squirmed for air, your face changing color as you were forced to close your eyes from the pain. You heard him in your ear, sultry, almost as if he was getting off on your anguish, “Come on… Die for me, pet.”

Black dots filled your vision and you could feel yourself falling into darkness as you gritted your teeth. You wouldn’t let him have the last word. “You… don...t.. have the…. guts!”

You both started at each other. “Pffff-.”

Sans let go of your neck with a deep chuckle as you gasped for air, crumbling to your knees and coughing heavily. You rubbed your neck and looked up at your attacker. “Haha, good one, pet,” he laughed, holding his abdomen and head in gleeful shame. Now was the time for quick thinking. You shot up and rammed your head into the bottom of his jaw. While he cursed and held his face, you ran. Where to, you weren't sure, but you kept running. I’m not dying to that ass-hole! Ain’t nobody got time for that! you screamed in your head as you went into a local antique shop to catch your breath. What was with that guy? Sans? For a moment you contemplate calling the police, but decided not to when you saw that your phone was at two percent. Besides, there was no way he could have followed you all the way here.

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Sans held his mandible and cursed as pain shot through him. She said her name was (Y/N), huh? he thought to himself, looking in the direction you ran in. Stupid name. Irritated, he picked up his phone and began to furiously text that bitch that ran out on him. Before he could press send, there was a phone call. Papyrus. He hesitated, but answered. “What do you want?”

“SANS!” he pulled his phone away from him sharply, the loud voice of his brother Papyrus still fully audible. “WHERE ARE YOU!? YOU HAVE NO REASON TO BE OUT THIS LATE! LAZY BONES, YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES! RETURN HOME AT ONCE!” Papyrus hung up. Closing his phone, Sans looked back down the direction you had bolted. He thought about going after you, since there was no way you had gotten far.

Lazy fuck!

Sans ground his teeth and clenched his fists. Who the fuck were you to call him lazy? You didn’t even know him! Fuck her! He grumbled and began walking in the opposite direction, towards home. Well, from Sans’s experience of being on the surface, humans were creatures of habit. He knew you’d be back there. And when he saw you again, he’d definitely kill you. Would serve you right for sticking’ yourr nose where it didn’t belong. Sans groaned, his body heavy. He wasn’t able to get off, and that slut in the hall was being such a tease.

Today sucked ass.

Sans walked down the street and tried to ignore the glares he was getting from the other humans. After he had overheard Frisk tell Papyrus that his teleporting seemed a bit cowardly, he tried to do it less. But man did walking suck. It was just too much, dealing with people. There were less crowds this late at night, and it was about time for his-kind-of-people to start working the streets. Still, everything about about the Outside was backwards. Humans thought killing for fun was disturbing and his dark sense of humor was lost on most. He had to admit that there were some humans that could have been monsters, and he liked that, but even they were soft about something. Sans huffed a laugh. Caring about others only got you hurt, being in the Outside didn’t change that.

Looking around suspiciously, Sans noticed that most of the humans were inside during this time of night. I wonder why she was even in the building in the first place, he thought about the you and tried to remember your face, even though it was already fading from his memory. Your voice that rang in his head.

You seem like a loser who can go suck his own cock!

He snickered. What kind of insult was that? Not to mention the pun you made in order to escape. Who says that in that kind of situation? Usually when Sans goes to kill someone, they start to cry or even wet themselves from fear. But not you. You showed him the same level of hatred, and knew just how to get out of his grasp. He remembered how your neck felt in his hand, how your heart rate was through the roof, but you were so calm. There was no doubt that if he had held onto you for a few more seconds, you would be a heap of flesh on the side of the road.

Sans stopped at a corner.

Why the hell am I still thinking about that girl?! Fuck her! So what if she was a bit impressive under pressure? It was because of that girl that I couldn't get off!

Then a thought crossed his mind. What better way to destroy a girl than by making her do herself in? An evil grin spread across his face. It wouldn’t be hard to swoon a human girl, he had done it hundreds of times. He would make you crave him and when you couldn’t stand to be with, see, smell, touch, or function with anyone else, he’d crush you. He’d make her wish you were dead. Bonus if you actually ended it all.

Sans relished in the thought. The game was on.

Now to head home and get some well deserved sleep. Today was rough.

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You wait at the unfamiliar bus stop and sigh heavily. Now that there weren’t many people out you’d think that you would be at ease, but you weren’t. This was the time of night hookers and gang members started to prowl and lurk in the dark. It wasn’t your cup of tea. You knew you could handle yourself, but like anyone with common sense you’d rather not.

Looking up at the crescent moon you wonder about that skeleton. Sans? Like Comic Sans the font? He’s got a pretty stupid name, you think to yourself as you snicker. You wonder who in their right mind would name their kid after a font, but then you remember people used to name their kids Royal and now there was North West. You fish for your headphones in your pocket and were disappointed to find that they weren’t there. They must have fallen out when you were being roughed up by that annoying skeleton. Luckily, you still had your phone and keys, so it wasn’t a total bust.

You start to play Pandora loudly and think about what you’re going to do next. It had been over six years since the monsters came above ground, and you had grown up more or less with them in your life. They were a bit rough around the edges, but most of them were just sad souls that didn’t know what to do with their lives. You remember hearing how one monster by the name of Mettaton had tried to dust himself from the pressure of his peers. It tugged at your heart. You knew what it was like to want to do yourself in, so you sympathized. There was just so much about the monster community that was aloof from humans. But if you knew anything about monsters, it was that they were predictable. You knew that Sans would probably show up to harass you, or even worse try to kill you again, when you came into work tomorrow.

But that was for tomorrow.

You had to admit, you were pretty shaken. Your body was colder than before and you could feel the involuntary tremors that were more than just shivering. Looking down at your hands you take a deep breath. You almost died today because you couldn’t shut your mouth. And because I’m too caring for my own good, you bitterly added in your mind. If you hadn’t been worried about that random woman, none of this would have even happened.

You decided to blame the whole situation on the woman for not being quieter and making you worry.

What a drag. Your bus pulled in front of you with a soft kah-sssh. You got on and thanked the driver for picking you up, showing your school ID so you could ride for free. Even if you weren’t actively in school at the moment, you were glad you didn’t have to pay the dollar fee every time you rode the bus. There was some part of you that felt bad for lying to the bus drivers, but it quickly subsided when you sat in a seat and got comfy. It was warm on the bus.

Well, I think it’s best if I apologize tomorrow and ask him what I can do to make it up to him, you thought, agitation creeping in as you figured what he’d want as payment. You’d just have to persuade him otherwise. With a yawn, you settled into your seat. You couldn’t wait to get home and sleep.