#like….. a solid 6.5/10 lol

[goatsghost]

i was going to make a “blue beetle spoilers without context” post but it’s literally just spy kids. the whole movie is just spy kids

[screampied]

watcu think the dicks of the jjk boys look like? length width… cum…

omg dick talk okay i am READY

gojo - i like to imagine he’s got more of a lean, long dick. he’s already long but i feel like sometimes he’d use his infinity to get that extra stretch. is that even possible LOL. he’d have a slight curve too, and he always knows the exact spots to hit good. a few veins here n there, and i think gojo’s pretty well trimmed. gojo’s a grower also, i think. it doesn’t take him much to get aroused. if you squint you’d see a few white specks of hair near his base though. length, id estimate about maybe 5 / 6 inches. maybe 7. i’d personally rate the strongest’s cock about a good 8.5 stars.

geto - he’s more thick, and he’s got a much wider curve. geto’s a bit uncut and i think he’s a bit more bulky n veiny. a bit of a tan near his base and i like to think he’s got a few curls near his base. UUFRGRH IM GETTING BUTTERFLIES JUST IMAGINING IT. i think geto would have a very sensitive cockhead too, like he’d be bottoming out inside of you and he’s already groaning. he likes putting his hand on your tummy, making sure you feel it too. geto’s sloppy when he cums. it shoots out all at once and i think he likes to finish on your thighs, sometimes inside. for size i’d say about maybe a good 6, but his girth would def stretch that to a 6.5. screampied rates his cock as a solid 9.7 stars ☝️

toji - hmmmgh. he’s very thick like geto but a tad bit more. definition of breeder balls. has prominent veins running down his cock everywhere with a dark pinkish tip. what megan thee stallion said about hooked dicks with a little bit of curve, THAT’S TOJI. i think toji rarely shaves, so he’s a bit bushy - including a happy trail that runs down his round tummy. he’s so big that it takes a second for his tip to disappear inside of you. toji cums literal buckets. he can’t help it, like he’s just very full at all angles. i like to think when he’s making love, his favorite position is missionary, but when he’s just straight fucking, either mating press or doggy. he’s maybe about probably a 7. i’d rate toji’s cock a straight 10.

sukuna - lol we’d honestly probably die. if we’re talking about true form sukuna with both of his dicks, that’s another story. but for now we’ll just talk about one 💆‍♀️. sukuna’s very very big. i think he’s a bit uncut too, but he knows how to neatly trim himself. his dick has more of a downward curve to it, i can see it hanging a bit. VERYYY VEINY. he has a bit of foreskin that always looks so pretty once he peels it back. sukuna has a sensitive frenulum by the way, if you wanna make him whimper just tease around that specific spot. he’s got a very mouthwatering thick stretch that’ll probably send you to the ER but hey, we only live once. HIS LENGTH - im gonna be silly n say 9 inches. that’s being generous, because well! dick rating, another 10 YES.

nanami - very very unapologetically big. nanami doesn’t really realize how big he is until you feel that single gaping stretch he makes within just a few inches inside. i need to write this actually 🧎‍♀️. he’s got the type of dick that makes you question your life choices. SO GOOD. i don’t think nanami’s veiny but, you can spot a few when he’s erect. he’s got a few blond hairs near his base for sure so the carpet definitely matches the drapes. has a lot of foreskin covering his tip too, and nanami knows every single spot to hit you deep from the inside. he’s more of a slow and passionate fucker, prefers to have you in missionary so he can praise you while his strokes do the degrading. he cums considerable amounts but usually waits for you to finish first. thin pretty ropes but very creamy. husband material, husband COCK. length, i’d say about between 6 or 7. screampied rates this 11/10. life altering dick.

choso - i think choso’s more on the side where he’s not that big, but he’s definitely bigger than average. especially when he’s hard. he’s very well trimmed, and he secretly gets turned on whenever you fondle his balls. it’ll make him cum instantly. that or licking a circle around his sensitive tip. his dick’s a bit pale with about maybe two prodding veins running down each side. i think out of all the jjk men gojo and choso’s definitely got the more prettier dicks 🎀. his tip’s for sure more round, and it gives you a cute stretch once he presses all of his weight into you. as for length, i’d say a good 6 1/2 inches. choso also cums buckets, i think he can only go so many strokes without drowning between your legs. he’s sensitive everywhere, and loves to feel you full from the inside. i rate this dick a tenderly sweet 9.5 stars ☝️.

[locketsvault]

「 CUDDLING WITH TOKYO GHOUL MEN 」

pairings: jūzō suzuya x reader ፥ ayato kirishima x reader ፥ renji yomo x reader

tags: gender neutral reader, no agab mentioned, first person, fluff, cuddling/phyiscal affection

warnings: angst in ayatos, mention of parents dying in ayatos, cursing in yomos

request: Heyy, can i please ask for cuddling headcannons with tokyo ghoul guys? (Juuzou, Ayato and Yomo) (request found here.)

a/n: I’m so happy to write for jūzō I love him sm. this request was very fun to do! I do warn later on, but I’m not too familiar with yomo though I did do my best! if you have any comments or ideas about cuddling these silly men, feel free to comment or send something through my inbox. I take anons too!

// jūzō suzuya⌇˚.༄

⮑ You’ve managed to get him to sit still long enough to cuddle? I’m impressed.

⮑ No really, he’s hard to cuddle because of how much energy he has, not to mention the fact he always wants to be out and about. Funnily enough, not to lean into the stereotype but I 100% see him being docile if you give him sweets and snacks lmao. As long as you feed him he will remain in your arms like a good boy.

⮑ That brings me to my next point actually, he’s mostly always a little spoon. On rare occasions he’ll be big spoon, but the problem is that he doesn’t… know how. He doesn’t know how to be big spoon, he doesn’t know how to be the one comforting physically. But he tries!!! And tbh he’s pretty good with it, even if he can be slightly awkward at first. He learns, especially if you willingly help him.

⮑ I think because of his personality and upbringing, most people assume he doesn’t understand affection. While I can agree, to a certain extent, he isn’t clueless, and it doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand all forms of affection. He does, and he learns well. Even if his ways of showing affection are not traditional lol.

⮑ He does not mind pda, he doesn’t get why people are uncomfortable. He loves you, and if he wants cuddles from you while working or going around the city, then he should get what he wants no? Plus, it’s not like he’s worried about his reputation.

⮑ A solid 8/10 in the cuddle department. if he sits still long enough and is willing, his cuddles are warmth. they’re home.

// ayato kirishima⌇˚.༄

⮑ He must really trust you if he’s cuddling with you willingly.

⮑ Hear me out okay. I know he’s not only the whole “bad boy” persona we all see. But it is a big part of him and how he thinks. Affection is weakness, and showing weakness is asking for death. Especially in the earlier days. The idea of being vulnerable even in the safety of his own home freaks him out.

⮑ I think for the longest time he wouldn’t entertain the idea. That is until he’s had a rough day, and suddenly he finds himself burying his face in your torso, holding you between his legs. You can’t move, you’re not allowed to. Not that you’d want to; because finally subjecting himself to affection has caused him to break down. Yep, your first time cuddling involves a very vulnerable and probably crying boy in your arms. He’s back to the age of his parents still being alive in that moment.

⮑ But! Once he’s finally given himself the taste of affection, especially from you, he can’t let it go. It’s still only in private though, he can’t bring himself to feel comfortable cuddling you in front of others. Honestly it’s probably not until after :re that he feels comfortable with pda.

⮑ His cuddles are rigid at first, he can’t get himself to relax. But over time he softens up. He loves cuddling you face to face, he loves admiring you. You may even find his eyes soft and adoring. His body runs extra hot so he’s perfect to sleep with in the winter. Oh, couch cuddles that consist of you being a personal weighted blanket are also always welcome.

⮑ I’ll give him a 6.5, he’s still figuring himself out but somehow his cuddles are still nice.

// renji yomo⌇˚.༄

⮑ Honestly he looks like someone who gives wonderful hugs.

⮑ Now you’ll have to forgive me, I don’t really know too much on yomo, though I did try to read up a little to refresh my mind.

⮑ If we’re talking about early days yomo, when he was a little shit (sorry yomo), I don’t really see him as a cuddly person. He’s too hot headed and violent, especially after losing his sister. But if we’re talking about Anteiku and beyond yomo, I could see him appreciating cuddles very much.

⮑ And I mean it too. I think physical affection is one of his main forms of affection right next to act of service. So he’s always down to cuddle you if you ask. You’ll usually have to initiate it though, unless you’re at home. He’ll open his arms for you and pull you close.

⮑ I can vividly picture this man allowing you to lay on his chest and probably fall asleep while reading a book peacefully. And he’s willing to stay that way for hours. It’s probably very soothing to him. Especially if the room is quiet and he can hear your heartbeat.

⮑ When it comes to pda, I don’t really think he’d do it. And if he did he never initiated it. he’s a man of few words, and is reserved. His actions can speak for himself yes, but he doesn’t go out of his way to. He doesn’t care if anyone comments on it though, and is probably both amused and annoyed at the gawking of someone curled into his side at the coffee shop lol.

⮑ 9/10 as well, as long as it isn’t early yomo, you’ve got yourself a wonderful protective cuddler.

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[that-one-fandom-girl]

Rating Miraculous Super Names Based on Their Creativity

(Not based on whether I like them or think they’re catchy—just creativity. Personally, I like/love most of the characters and their names (and really wouldn’t change them at all), so that’s not going to color my thoughts on them, really. Also, I will talk about cultures and languages in this post and I’m not making any comments about them themselves or anything like that—just the creativity of the characters that may *have* said cultures and languages—using the knowledge of them I know or looked up. This post is also both slightly serious and very much not at the same time, lol)

Ladybug: Marinette had several little pet-names in the Origins episode; Wonder-Bug (my personal fav), Bug-Lady, and Clumsy-Girl, and she took the one thought of “well, Tikki said I get magical ladybugs to fix everything and I have a red and black motif, so I’ll call myself Ladybug” (while Alya took the same information and made the most complex names known in existence 😆). I’d say, about 4-4.5 out of 10 for her main super name; it’s not the most creative, but it’s not the worst on this list, lolol.

For her other names:

Ladynoire: (They both named each other for the Kwami-swap if you watch the episode, so those two names are really a judgement on the other person’s creativity, lol). Adrien mushed both his own super name and Ladybug’s super name together and recreated their ship name, basically. Eh, I’d say probably maybe a solid 6 out of 10? More creative, but he could’ve just read all their in-universe fans’ discourse and gave their ship name to her, which would fit with his crush on her 😆.

Multi-Mouse: 6.5? She used the fact that she used *multiple* miraculous *multiple* times and that she was a mouse for her name.

Her other names are basically just putting other miraculous or power-ups with the name ‘Ladybug’: soooo…3? 4?

Cat Noir: for him, it depends on which of the two main dubs you watch; if you watch the English dub, Adrien went, “well, two of the languages I’m most fluent in is English and French, and I am a black cat, so I’ll honor both languages and call myself Cat Noir”, which is slightly more creative. But if you use the French dub version of his name, Chat Noir, it sounds like he just went “I’m a black cat…I’ll just call myself ‘Black Cat’”—which *is* an actual character in other superhero media (The Black Cat in Marvel Comics)— but he’s not even *the* black cat, he’s only ‘Black Cat’ 😆. So my vote is English dub = 4.5, French dub = 4.

Mr. Bug: Marinette took her base name and gave him the male prefix instead, which, okay, it does work and she brought something else to the table; but if I’m being honest, we could’ve gotten the name ‘Lord Bug’, and that would’ve been funny, lol (jk). 6-6.5 out of 10.

Cat Walker: 9.5-10. Yes, I rate this as one of the highest (if not the highest) in this list—here’s why; he’s acting more like his ‘perfect Adrien’ golden boy model persona, a.k.a. he’s putting on a show, and his name is a play on the word ‘Cat Walk’…which is all three, a way to walk on the runway, the runway itself, and an elevated bridge walked on above a stage for behind-the-scenes work. All that meaning in his name AND it’s a pun??? Absolute freaking amazing job, Adrien; you rocked it!

His other names are again, pretty much just putting his main super name with the various other miraculous and power ups: so again, 3? 4? EXCEPT for his ice power-up which is called ‘Ice Noir’, which translates to ‘Black Ice’ which is a dangerous type of ice and fits into his destruction motif, so that one gets a bit more; I’d say about 6 out of 10.

Rena Rouge; depending on what you take it as, it’s either a play on the words “red fox” in French (Renard Rouge)—it’s creative because it’s a *play* on the words, not the actual words themselves—or Alya used her both her Creole roots and French language as inspiration and used the Creole word for ‘fox’ (Rena) and French word for ‘red’ (Rouge). First possibility: 5, second: 6-6.5

Carapace: Nino used his knowledge of turtles and his super ability of protecting people as inspiration for his name—Carapace, which is the word for a turtle’s shell. Ehh, 5?

Queen Bee: Chloe used both the animal super she is and her status as inspiration for her name—plus it’s also a pun, which makes it even more fun. She’s a bee, she’s the popular girl in school (a.k.a. a ‘queen bee’ in school), it fits her personality, and she ran with it. A solid 7, maybe

Hawkmoth: I mean, he’s not very creative here—but at least Gabriel chose a *type* of moth to use as a name…why he chose a *moth* name in the first place when he’s a *butterfly* is another thing, tho, lolol! But I did read that Hawk Moths are known for their fast flying, so I guess that works for the Akumas. If it was a contest for catchy, I’d give it a higher rating, but for creativity? Less than our main heroes: 3. I wouldn’t give him a ton because he’s a butterfly instead of a moth, but he did choose a fitting type so…

Bunnyx: Alix literally just put an ‘X’ after the word ‘bunny’; she gets, like, a 1 😂.

Caprikid: Nathaniel used him being a goat-inspired superhero, the goat horoscope, the fact he is a kid, and the fact that goat children are called ‘kids’ put together to make his name. Pretty awesome, actually. 7-8? It just fits very well.

King Monkey: I gotta admit, I wasn’t gonna give Kim a very high score ‘cause I thought he was basically just the miraculous version of Donkey Kong, lolol; but I looked him up on Miraculous Wiki, and it says his name was inspired by an ancient Chinese legend and the novel has been adapted into a show called “Monkey Magic”, which is kind of a pretty cool fitting-sounding reference. So if Kim actually thought it through like that, 7-7.5? But knowing Kim, and if he just went, “dude, imma be like Donkey Kong! What sounds like Donkey Kong???….. King Monkey!”, then I’m only gonna give him like a 3-3.5 as well 😆.

Viperion: Luka did alright; not amazing, but it fits. ‘Viper’, a type of snake, for a snake-themed hero. 4-4.5?

Purple Tigress: …all Juleka did was was describe herself 😆. But she did do better than Alix, so I’ll give her a 2, lolol!

Miss Hound: I feel like Sabrina is in the group of heroes who went really literal, but still tried, so I’ll give her the same rating—4-4.5.

Minotaurox: Ivan used the animal words Minotaur and Ox, and put them together; an ox is, well, an ox, and a Minotaur is a tough creature from Greek mythology that is half-man and half-bull, so it does have some coolness to it. 7-7.5

Pegasus: Max did use a cool figure for his name, but he only used the fact that he was a horse and the very well known figure of Pegasus together for his name. Don’t get me wrong, it’s pretty cool, but after some of the other names on this list, and how some of them fit together; I feel like it’s just not *as* creative of a name. I think I’ll give him maybe a 5?

Polymouse: Mylene used the word ‘poly’ which means ‘many’ and mouse, so I’ll give her the same as I gave Multimouse, since they’re very similar—6.5

Ryuko: I didn’t know what this meant until I looked it up on Miraculous Wiki, and it says that while it can have many meanings in Japanese; it’s most likely that it means “child of the dragon”, and that just sounds cool as heck. To me, it sounds like Kagami pushed the ‘having a pun or fitting mythological/cultural figure as part of the name’ thing to the side and just made up a cool-sounding name on her own, which is pretty cool and creative! 8? 8.5?

Pigella: I feel like Rose just put a feminine suffix to the word ‘pig’, which…doesn’t seem as creative. To be fair to her, I don’t think it’s very easy to make a cool, creative sounding name incorporating the word *pig* into it. It does sound like she tried, and the flair she put at the end does fit her personality, so I’ll give her a little more credit. 5?

Rooster Bold: Marc tried, like Rose, but…. It doesn’t feel like a creative name; just his animal and what he becomes after being a hero. 3, maybe?

GUYS, I did NOT know what ‘Argos’ meant, so I looked it up on regular Wikipedia, and it’s a ship from Greek Mythology that carried the Argonauts on their quest to get the Golden Fleece and that, quote, “some sources state that since people had not seen a ship before, they described the Argo as a monster”, unquote!! 😭😭😂😂😂 Does that NOT sound like Felix? Okay, that’s it; Felix wins this whole thing!! Cat Walker was a good second, but, sorry Adrien! Your dramatic and showman cousin wins the competition! He gets an 11 out of 10.

……I absolutely love how half of these characters just literally used their animal names as 3/4’s of their super name, and then there’s freaking Felix who uses his entire backstory/character arc as a super name 😂. It really shows the range of the show, fr fr!

P.S. I realized I forgot about Mayura and Vesperia.

I looked it up and Reddit says that ‘Mayura’ means ‘peacock’, so…4.5-5?

Miraculous Wiki says that Vesperia’s name is derived from the Italian word ‘Vespa’, which means ‘wasp’, so her name means the female wasp. Sounds kinda cool and she added specificity to her animal, so 6?

[the-one-who-lambs]

9 people you would like to get to know better tag meme

except I'm starting a new post because the one I got tagged in was long as shit. I was tagged by @tacofuus, thanks so much!

Last song: Batter Up by Babymonster. It's a solid 6.5/10 check out

Favorite color: violet/lavender. Really any shade of purple

Last tv show/currently watching: I honestly don't really watch TV. I genuinely cannot remember. The last series I actually watched was Death Note with my best friend and that was last year/beginning of this year. I used to be into anime when I was in middle school and this felt like a return to my roots lmao

Sweet/spicy/savoury: I go with savory most of the time, but my favorite is sweet for sure.

Relationship status: narilamb

Current obsession: Writing fanfic for cult of the lamb. It's been just about a year and a half now and I don't see this dying down anytime soon, cotl has squarely entered full special interest status for me so I'll be here for at least another 3 years. I have a bad habit of making a new fandom blog every time I get a shorter-term hyperfixation, writing for it, getting kindasorta recognized in the fandom, then abandoning my works and deleting the blog when I'm not interested in it anymore. Maybe some of y'all followed me in my previous fandoms and y'all would probably never know bc of orphaned works that I can't find anymore. ...anyway. I've made too many close friends in this fandom to pull that stunt again. the-one-who-lambs and my cotl fics are here to stay. I'm rambling

Last thing you googled: 600 cc in cups (I was making soup but all the good noodle packets from China+Korea give units in cubic centimeters. It's about 2.5 cups btw)

Uhhhhh I don't know who to tag so I'll just pick the most recent 9 mutuals in my notes who haven't been tagged already by taco or the people they tagged lol. Don't feel pressured to do it, though! @artsycryptix @just-a-random-demon-official @miallurk @pikos-den @tokyonymph @mianing @bamsara @coffincrows @fanged-cotl

[gaykey]

how would you rank Khaotung's characters on a babygirl scale?

oh man sorry this is so late

i'll rank them as MY faves in babygirlism, but not like, as my faves just as characters. and also like on a babygirl scale in general of 1 to 10....because that's an important distinction. sorry if that's confusing lol.

and i'm ranking only khao characters i'm familar with - so, no zero but i still love that crazy bitch.

ray - 1 - number one in my heart, and a solid 9 on the scale i'd say. like pretty glossed lips, big boba eyes, swoopy hair, soooo pretty, pillow princess, brattttyyyyy, "naaa naaa naaaaaa~" also, inner turmoil and trauma with a pretty face is a weakness for me personally. ray pakorn the icon that you aaareee. 😘

bison - 2 - i think bison is a 10 on the babygirl scale tbh. like, he's pretty, he's sexy, he's unhinged??? but like soft and sweet, buuuut he could kill you. trauma & naivety, but life-experience and empathy all mixed in there. he ticks all the boxes tbh. number two in my heart for babygirlism tho, because nothing will ever get me like ray's....everything. but ooooh bison comes close. that's our dom babygirl right theereee.

longtae - 3 - soft, sweet, kind, lovely longtae. who has never and will never do anything wrong. longtae was the khao character that actually really got me into khao. best boooy. he's soooo cute and pretty idkkkkk. a 6.5, possibly 7 on the bbygirl scale.

fong - 4 - ahhhh, fong. another best boy. funny. cute. sassy. a 6 on the scale.

gaipa/gaitong - 5 - gaipa (and his au self from ossan's love) ohhhhh my heartbroken boooy. he's one of those grown babygirls. the man is canonically in his what? late 20's/early 30's?? it's never exactly stated i don't think, but he's younger than jim, and around alan's age?? idk. anyway! he's a sweet kind-hearted babe, how has only known sadness (until he meets alan tee hee). big boba eyes. wanna hug him and kiss his face. a 5 on the babygirl scale.

ayan - 6 - ayan, how i adore ayan. nothing will ever come close to how i feel about ayan, akk, and the eclipse in general tbh. but....this is about babygirlism. tbh, akk is the babygirl of the eclipse. ayan, has elements of bbg - pretty face and also, trauma. but his character is so steadfast?? idk, the label doesn't fully fit with him. but he's very much an adored khao character to me. 4...maybe 5 on the scale.

chonlatee - 7 - that's a whole loser lmaooooooo. but i still love him. he's super naive, soooo young. horny af. very babygirl-esque, but too naive to be too high on the scale. hmmmm, a 6.5.....?

again, sorry if this doesn't make sense. it this was a ranking of just my fave khao characters in general, it'd look very different.

and never forget, the ultimate bbygrl is khao himself 😘

[flightlesstrash]

BLURRYFACE REBORN - my thoughts

here are my mostly unfiltered thoughts about my first listen of blurryface reborn!! i am going to be writing this as i go along and "scoring" each song 1-10 according to my personal taste, based on how much i like the song and how well i think it works as a tribute piece.

[disclaimer: i want to be very clear that i have no ill will towards any of the artists involved, and any negative opinion i express here are my own personal feelings!!! some of these arent for me, but that doesnt mean theyre bad, its just how i personally feel about them. (please dont hate me) also i am notoriously bad at scoring things 1-10 so take all of these with a grain of salt!]

so. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.

heavydirtysoul: 1.5/10

(we are starting off really negative here i PROMISE it isnt all like this, its mostly positive after this song)

i remember my first impression of this being pretty bad from the clip we got before, but i figured that would change once i got to hear the full thing..... and to be honest i was NOT expecting to end up with a worse second impression. musically there were some parts i liked, but they were very few and far between. the beginning especially was like an assault on my ears and the whispering voice drives me insane. and??? where are the rest of the lyrics???? its literally only "heavydirtysoul" "can you save my" and "just an attempt to make the voices stop" repeated over and over for 4 minutes. WHERE IS THE REST OF THE SONG. WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BEAUTIFUL BABY HEAVYDIRTYSOUL. not even gonna include "death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit"???? im sorry i just. i cant. this wouldnt be so upsetting to me if it wasnt on the tribute album because imo this is not a good tribute to heavydirtysoul at ALL. i swear im trying to be nice i just feel a lot of negative emotions abt this song IM SORRY

final thoughts: im genuinely upset about how they massacred my baby boy keons (i guess its lore accurate...) even after writing all of this i still physically feel nauseous and my ears desperately need to be cleansed, so im just going to move on to the next song

stressed out: 6.5/10

i dont remember my first impression, but this was pretty solid!!! really good way to bleach my ears from the previous song. the only part i didnt really like was around the 40 second mark, at the beginning of the chorus. the voices sounded a little strange to me, but outside of that i liked it a lot!! it couldve used some more.... variation in sound? is that a good way to put it? felt kinda same-y throughout the song. i dont know im (unfortunately) not a music theory major lol

final thoughts: its a solid tribute to stressed out!! definitely lacking something, but overall i like it :>

ride: 7/10

WOAH. I LIKE THIS A LOT???? THE SCREAM??? HELLO?!??! and they did the "im faAallin" thing!!!! whats that called?? well you know what im talking about. probably. my only issue with this song is it feels like they tried to recreate ride exactly how it already is, and while i do love the original, it does feel like they couldve put more of their own spin on it? but i also dont know the artist so that might just be what they sound like and i could be saying a bunch of nonsense LMAO. it feels like less of a tribute song and more like a cover? if that makes sense? which isnt a bad thing to be clear! it does still sound like a separate song, especially in certain parts, but yeah thats my only negative thought i think.

final thoughts: REALLY GOOD. maybe its just because of how similar it is to the original ride, but idk!! its cool!!!! i do wish it was a little bit changed up tho so it lost a lot of points there

fairly local: 9/10

THIS IS HOW YOU DO A TRIBUTE SONG. THIS. IS. HOW. holy shit?????? AMAZING WORK HELLO. I LOVE HOW IT SOUNDED LIKE THEIR OWN THING WHILE STILL GIVING THE SONG JUSTICE. its like it took notes on my thoughts about ride and said "alright, bet." its not entirely to my tastes in every way (specifically i dont love the pre-chorus sections but i see what they were going for) and i still of course prefer the original fairly local, but i CANT give them a lower score because genuinely they did such a good job. fairly local was put in the right hands.

final thoughts: ACTUALLY SO FRICKING GOOD. I LOVE IT. hesitant to give it a higher scoring because it wasnt fully for me but i REALLY appreciate everything about it still

tear in my heart: 5/10

my thoughts about this song are... hard to fully explain? or even understand? i do really appreciate the way they made it sound like their own!!! it was really overwhelming for me though? i think the main thing that was messing with me was the audio mixing. when the voice was mostly on its own and there wasnt more background sounds happening, it sounded REALLY LOUD and it felt like someone was talking directly into my ear. which was very uncomfortable. kinda just sat there after it ended trying to regroup lol. BUT. besides that it was alright!! i do like it overall i think

final thoughts: its good, not bad at all, but those louder voice sections are too much for me so i will likely not be listening again (at least not with headphones on)

lane girl: 6/10

happy pride to lane girl!!! congrats on the transition!!!! this one was pretty good! sounded like its own thing which is nice! i think i have the same issues with this as the stressed out one, its just missing...... SOMEthing. i also didnt really like the second verse and the choruses all sounded the same to me. i didnt really feel much of anything when listening to it, just kinda "meh". overall its not bad though!! just kinda boring to me

final thoughts: its ok! mid, but not bad.

the judge: 7/10

its pretty good!!!! the only things i didnt like were the high pitched "na na na na"s and the way the voice sounded kinda...... nasally? is that right? it sounded like he was sick when he recorded it. and the words felt a little muddied together sometimes. BUT BESIDES THAT its a pretty good tribute song! it sounded like its own separate thing which is cool. not much to say here!

final thoughts: the music aspect was really good but i personally am not too big a fan of the vocals sometimes. good overall!!

doubt: 8/10

my first impression from the snippet we had before was NOT GREAT but i figured id like it more once i could hear the whole thing. and, unlike heavydirtysoul, I WAS CORRECT AND I REALLY REALLY LIKE IT. it had a rocky start at the beginning, but it pretty quickly found its footing!!! the first "bowbowbowbowbout me" sounded strange but with the added context of the rest of the song it sounds great!!!! sometimes you really cant judge a book by its cover and the cover we got from the original clip didnt do this song justice. amazing tribute!! again, not really my thing, but i still like it and appreciate the way this song was handled!!

final thoughts: really positive!!! i dont have much bad to take away from it at all!!!

polarize: 8.5/10

AAAAAAAAAAA HELLO THIS IS INCREDIBLE. LOVE LOVE LOVE. the lyric changes were done super well!!!! i love the way they made this song their own!!!!! it had me at the beginning, i was thinking "......um..... what...... what isOH OH HI HELLO OK" AMAZING INTRO. THIS IS HOW YOU DO A FUCKING TRIBUTE SONG.

final thoughts: A. MA. ZING. not completely to my tastes, but!!!! SUPER WELL DONE

we dont believe whats on tv: 9.8/10

OIASJDAIJDALSJD THE TRUMPET HOLY SHIT THE TRUMPET WHOEVER IS PLAYING THAT TRUMPET DID AN AMAZING JOB HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT. THE TONE????? THE VIBRATO???? HELLO HI MARRY ME PLEASE. i am going to be SOOOOO FUCKING BIASED HERE BECAUSE OF HOW WELL THEY IMPLEMENTED THAT TRUMPET AND I DONT EVEN CARE. i cant give it a 10/10 because it wasnt literally perfect but IT GOT SO CLOSE. MY JAW DROPPED FROM THAT TRUMPET USAGE. SMILED SOOOO MUCH. I STIMMED TOWARDS THE END HOLYYYYYYY

ok sorry for freaking the FUCK out but HOLY. YESYESYESYEYES I LOVE IT SO MUCH. if not for a few tiiiiiny nitpicks here and there i would give it a 10/10 because THAT TRUMPET AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

ok trumpet rant over time for the other stuff LMAO. overall?? REALLY REALLY WELL DONE. it has a separate identity from the original wdbwotv while still sounding kinda similar, and the music and vocals are AMAZING. plus, i really liked OK I LIED BACK TO TALKING ABOUT THE TRUMPET BECAUSE DID YOU HEAR IT??? DID YOU????? TEACH ME YOUR WAYS PLEASE

final thoughts: i love trumpets. i love the way they played the trumpet. i want to marry the trumpet player. i am listening to it a second time before i do the next one because i miss it so bad rn. if i wasnt so against giving things 10/10 this song would have a 10/10.

message man: 8.5/10

my first impression from the clip was not great, but i ended up really liking this one!!!!! i like the way "hope youre dead" was annunciated!! for the sake of not repeating myself a million times, refer to fairly local and polarize for how i feel about this song

final thoughts: SOLID. REALLY GOOD. love it!! something is missing or off but i dont know what, so it gets an 8.5/10

hometown: 9/10

ok im FULLY convinced rock sound chose the most unflattering clips they couldve possibly chosen on purpose because THIS WAS INCREDIBLE???? originally i felt the same way about it as i did heavydirtysoul and doubt, the clips were concerning but i figured id just need the rest of the song as context. and yeah, that context REALLY HELPED THAT SECTION SOUND SUPER GOOD. on its own it sounded soooooo not great but with everything else it fits right in!!! in the best way!!! loved this one!!! sounded original and fun!!!! AND THE SCREAMS <33333

final thoughts: REALLY FRICKIN GOOD TRIBUTE SONG and good song in general!!!! its actually to my tastes for the most part and i wasnt expecting it tbh!! LOVE IT

not today: 7/10

really really good!!!! super fun!!!! it would have an 8/10 or 8.5/10, but some of the parts i personally didnt like, specifically the way they sang the second verse. but!!! pretty fun musically!! refer to polarize and fairly local

final thoughts: good!! not fully to my tastes but its a good tribute song

goner: 9/10

WHAT A WAY TO END THE ALBUM. the scream <3333 hi goner scream <3333 ily goner scream <3333 this was really well done!!!!! i loved the singing for the most part, sans a few ways some of the words were sang, and the music was great!!!!

final thoughts: very pretty, very cool, very scream <33

ending thoughts/notes:

i was starting to get tired towards the end of writing this (i started at like 2 or 3am..... its now almost 6am...... oops.....) so you mightve been able to tell i was losing some writing steam lol. also i think some of these scores ended up a little higher than i actually feel about the songs esp after the half way point, but for almost certain i can say wdbwotv and hometown are correct!!! I LOVED THEM!!!! goner also probably has an accurate score but i may just be saying that because its the last one i listened to or something idk. i was very worried that the rest of the album would be really bad to me after listening to the first song, but i was pleasantly surprised!

i may come back to this album and rank the songs, maybe solidify the scores when im more awake and whatnot, but for now these are the best and worst songs (to me) from this album:

least favorite: heavydirtysoul

favorite: wdbwotv

overall, pretty good! not really my type of music but there were a few in here i would consider listening to more often!!! (at least, when im not only listening to twenty one pilots and caleb p.... which is very rare..... BUT THE FACT I THINK I WILL AT SOME POINT IS NO SMALL THING)

[dixonsgirl93]

idk if you ever do NSFW alphabets but might i suggest doin one for Merle? there really needs to be more smut for him🤭

NSFW Alphabet with Merle Dixon

A - Aftercare (what they're like after sex)

He's never been big on aftercare since he's never been taught about it. His mindset is that, they've just had sex, wouldn't that count as a type of care? But that's not to say he'll completely ignore his lover. He may cuddle her into his chest as the big spoon when they fall asleep, or offer her a cheeky smile afterwards.

Unfortunately, he has a lot to learn in this category.

B - Body Part (favourite body part of themselves and their partner)

He'd immediately joke that his favourite body part on himself is his dick. However, I don't think he thinks of himself like that. His body is just a vessel, not something to consciously think about unless he's physically injured or unwell. Except, maybe, when it came to attracting women.

His favourite body part on his partner could be a number of things. I think he's an ass-man, though.

C - Cum (anything to do with cum basically)

First thing that comes to mind is that he would quite like the sight of his partners face covered in his cum. Especially on their knees before him.

He finds it hot asf when his partner swallows his load after a blowjob too.

After cumming inside them, he occasionally loves to watch it dribble back out, making a mess on them.

D - Dirty Secret (dirty secret of theirs)

He likes to “corrupt” a shyer, inexperienced woman. Particularly if she’s a virgin. (Consensually, with an adult.)

E - Experience (how much experience they have?)

Since this man is in his mid-late 40's I'm gonna say a lot. I would guess he lost his virginity at a young age (like 14ish) to his (older) neighbour or something.

I will say, though, that despite being sexually active for a long time, it doesn't make him amazing in bed. If you preferred something a little rougher he'd be your man and would rate a solid 6.5/10. More often that not, not giving you an orgasm. He's mostly selfish when it comes to sex.

F - Favourite Position (self explanatory)

Doggy since he loves to get a good look at their while doing it. Or cowgirl. He loves to watch as you ride him.

G - Goofy (are they goofy or more serious during sex?)

Not really. He thinks if you're laughing during sex then you're doing something wrong. He may smile cheekily and make dirty remarks but that's about it as far as goofy goes.

I - Intimacy (how romantic are they during sex?)

Not romantic at all. Sex is purely physical for him. He would have to really love someone for him to be romantic.

J - Jerk Off (how often do they masturbate?)

At least once a day if he's not actively getting his dick wet. But if he is and he thinks about his partner and he can't get to them yet, then he will often take care of it himself somewhere private...and often.

K - Kink (do they have any?)

I'd say he has a slight sadism kink. He enjoys choking, spanking, biting the nipples and neck, if only for the sounds his partner makes.

He wouldn't take it too far so to potentially hurt them but he also isn't always aware of his strength or really anything about safe BDSM practices.

L - Location (favourite places to have sex)

Anywhere. His bed, your bed, his car, on his bike, against a wall, in the shower, in the forest...

M - Motivation (what turns them on?)

He's a fairly simple man: just standing in front of him naked will do the trick. Although he does love a strip tease. Lingerie is appreciated but will get ripped off.

He had his balls fondled with once and found he really enjoyed it, cumming super quick in the process.

N - No (turn offs/things they won't do)

Pegging. I feel like things like this are obvious for Merle lol.

Being tied up or having handcuffs on him, anything like that. Although, if he likes you enough, he may let you hold his wrists above his head (he knows he can easily escape).

O - Oral (preference on giving/receiving and their skill)

Loves receiving it. He has given before. I imagine he’d have first tried it in his teens and obviously wasn’t very good. His girlfriend at the time called him out for it and he didn’t see much point in doing it from then on. But he has given a handful of times since then, before the apocalypse.

P - Pace (are they fast and rough or slow and sensual?)

Fast and rough is the only way he’s ever known. He tried the love-making method and found it difficult to keep pace.

I feel like, though, if he really liked/loved the one he was with, he’d try harder and you’d even find ways to keep it interesting while still going a slower/more sensual pace.

Q - Quickie (are they down for a quickie?)

Always.

R - Risk (are they willing to experiment?)

Yes. However, he has to learn restraint and safety with some of the new things. It’s a learning process and you both enjoy experimenting. He just gets too excited and even tries to explain that he’s never been one for going slow and gentle.

S - Stamina (How long can they last/how many rounds can they do?)

Realistically, he’d last barely 30 seconds before cumming. But he can learn to last longer and even do multiple rounds. Later on down the line, when he stops getting excited like a teenage boy.

T - Toys (Do they own toys? Would they use them on themselves or with a partner?)

Doesn’t own any. Finds it sexy that you would and uses it on yourself. He’d want to watch you use it on yourself too, like a live porno.

He wouldn’t be too enthused about the idea of using it while you’re both at it, though, teasing that he isn’t enough for you. He still wouldn’t be totally convinced if you explained why it just adds to the experience, for both of them if he lets you.

U - Unfair (do they like to tease?)

After a few times with you, he’d calm down enough to have a little more fun. He loves to tease to the point of it maybe being considered sadism, to see you so desperate for him, he’d get off on it. Even if you were to try and take over, push him onto his back and ride him, he’d take control there and tease you while on top. He’s cruel (consensually ofc) but you crave it all the same.

V - Volume (are they loud during sex?)

He’s generally quite quiet, except for breathing heavy and a grunt when he came. He may mutter some dirty talk if it wasn’t a quickie. He’d encourage you to be loud, needing (if anyone was near) people to hear how good he is in bed. He’d love the noises of pleasure coming from you.

He’d be surprised by hearing how men being vocal in the bedroom could be such a huge turn on for women. He’d try occasionally but feel a bit silly doing it, until you mentioned afterwards how hot it was.

W - Wild Card (random headcanon)

When he’d be lucky enough to find a woman to fall in love with, he’d be just as protective of her as his brother would be. Protecting what was “his”.

He’d also be surprisingly romantic but in a more obvious way with physical-appearance compliments and bunches of flowers and jewellery.

X - X-ray (how do they look underneath their clothes?)

He’s in his late-40’s. He has a nice body for his age, some definition to his muscles, particularly on his arms. His stomach is flat and hard under your fingers. It’s obvious he’s strong and stays active. Lifts weights and works out when he can.

His appendage is 6.5 inches and quite girthy. It would almost hurt sliding in, but in the best way possible. But he’s a grower, not a shower, so when flaccid it’s not that impressive.

Y - Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

Very high. He wants you any time of day or night.

Z - Zzz (how quick they fall asleep afterwards)

Anywhere between 5 and 15 minutes afterwards, unless he has to go on duty or something.

[thewitchoftheweed]

Hello! 9, 17, 22, 28, 38 for the Narinder questions, if you don't mind, please!

And drink water and sleep early regularly as well.

9. Do you have headcanons about who his witnesses or ‘bosses’ would be pre-exile? If so, who are they?

{Spoilers redacted} This will discussed in a bit more detail in Reconciliation. For now, I’ll say this: Narinder’s high priests/Witnesses were often pulled from his Honorguard. The Honorguard were an elite group of warriors who accompanied Narinder to the front of most battles in the Holy War.

17. How ears is he on a scale of 1-10? (This is not a typo)

Like a solid 6.5. He is quite ears.

22. How does he pass the time in exile?

Meditating. Trying and failing to sleep. Interacting with his hallucinations, talking/arguing/ranting at himself. Obsessively planning revenge. Weeping. You know, the usual.

28. Did he feel doomed by the prophecy? Relieved? Offended? Vindicated?

He received his own reading from Clauneck that foretold his betrayal fairly early in life. The way he coped with that was severe denial. Nope, the oracle was wrong on this one.

Once he heard the prophecy of the Lamb, he felt vindicated and hopeful. I don’t think he heard of his foretold liberator until he was already imprisoned, at the beginning of his family’s genocide of the sheep.

He realized their plan was doomed to fail, and realized all he had to do was bide his time. Wait, as it were.

38. Does he support or partake in cannibalism

He’s ambivalent towards it lol.

His cult had a “cannibal phase” some centuries after the Holy War ended, mostly because Narinder was bored and wanted to try something new.

These days, he won’t go out of his way to partake, but he’s not as disgusted/horrified by it as most animals. I think the diseases that are communicable through cannibalism are what ward him away from it now; more trouble than it’s worth.

[dosai-maavu]

finished the atla live action (even tho i literally have a chem final tomorrow LOL) and i've got some thoughts.

visually it looked incredible. when i saw the first images, i kinda felt that that costumes seemed too cosplay-ish but it actually blended quite well with the backgrounds. bending was very well done and looked natural for the most part. but at times the water bending felt kinda weak? like it felt like there was no force behind the movements. this might be nitpicking tho.

the acting was very good for the most part. dallas liu is FANTASTIC. gordon cormier was very cute. kiawentiio and ian ousley were really good too and i think they did the best w what they were given. i wasn't too sure of lizzy yu was the best choice as azula but she really proved me wrong - definitely think she has the potential to shine in the later seasons (if they get made). my fav out of the younger cast definitely has to be sebastian amoruso tho; he was PERFECT as jet. the older actors were amazing too, but that's was pretty much a given

the writing really let the show down imo. wayyy too many exposition dumps. the pacing was also kinda weird and it felt like we were being given TOO much information at times. sometimes it was boring. liveaction!katara is like a watered down version of the og katara. kiawentiio did her best, but she felt like a less cringey version of the ember island players katara. aang is more preachy than he is goofy. sokka delivers a few laughs, but it didnt have the same charm the og sokka did. also, why did aang learn no waterbending throughout the season?

episode 6 was a masterpiece. easily the BEST episode of the season. zuko's backstory somehow became even more heartbreaking.

overall. i'd give it a solid 6.5/10. maybe a 7 if i'm being generous.

[devilsrecreation]

How I think the Outlanders would rate their attractiveness

I stumbled across this post and my brain immediately started thinking of an Outlander version so here it is lol

Jasiri is a 9, although she’s humble so she gives herself more of an 8

Madoa is also a 9 but thinks a bit lowly of herself, so she thinks she’s a 6

Janja thinks he’s a 9 or 9.5, but he’s really an 8.5

Chungu doesn’t have a clue what he is, but he’s a 7

Cheezi is also a 7 but unlike Chungu, he actually thinks it. He’s comfortable with that

Nne gives himself a 7.5, which is what he is. Madoa and Tano give him an 8.5 :)

Tano thinks he’s a solid 6. Really, he’s a 6.5, but Nne gives him a 7.5 like him

Reirei is a 9.5 and she knows it

Goigoi is like a 5. Thinks he’s a 3. He’s just happy he pulled Reirei :3

Kiburi is a 9 and he knows it. Maybe a 9.5/10 depending on how Makuu sees himself

Tamka THINKS he’s at least an 8 bc according to him, he has rizz or “the charm” as he calls it. He doesn’t. He’s like a 5 or a 6. Maybe slightly below 😭

Nduli is an 8, tho he doesn’t exactly know what he rates himself. He does know he’s the cute one so that has to count for something

Neema doesn’t know what he is nor does he care

Mzingo is actually a 10 in vulture standards and he knows it. He’s just humble

Mwoga knows he’s a 4 or 5 but it doesn’t matter since he did something right if he pulled Mzingo

Shupavu is a total 10 and knows it

Njano thinks he’s a 7.5 but he’s more of an 8.5

Kenge is a 7 and does not give a shit. Looks never mattered to him

Sumu is like a 6.5(?), knows, but doesn’t really care

[nihil10]

• Rating RE characters’ designs •

Claire Redfield

Desclaimer: these are my personal opinions based on how much I like the outfit/model.

(Claire has my favourite style so these ratings will be pretty high lol)

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Resident Evil 2 (1998)

9/10 I love this outfit, the turtleneck really ties in the look together. Cute design overall.

Resident Evil Code Veronica (2000)

9/10 This is my favourite outfit! Love the choker, the jeans, and the cropped leather vest. Her in game face model is also very pretty. Can’t wait to see what they do with her in a future CV remake.

Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles (2009)

10/10 An absolutely slay, especially the RE2 version. I love the face, the booty shorts, the cowboy boots(!!!). Perhaps, also my favourite outfit of hers. CV looks just like in the og game but with better graphics.

Resident Evil Revelations 2 (2015)

6.5/10 I’m sorry, she’s not it for me. I don’t really dig her face and the blazer. She’s my least favourite version of Claire. The boots are nice though, and so is the ponytail.

Resident Evil 2 (2019)

8.5/10 Very cute! Not much going on with her outfit, but I love me a biker jacket. Not a fan of the necklace, it’s giving 2014 boho. This outfit is not giving ‘90s but I think she looks good overall. Unpopular, but I like brown hair Claire.

RE 2 Alternative outfit: original

8/10 I wish they kept the gloves and the turtleneck. The boots are really cool, I prefer these to the original brown ones. Still, a solid look for Claire!

RE2 Alternative Outfit: Elza Walker

10/10 She looks great, point blank. Love all the details.

RE 2 Alternative Outfit: Noir

9.5 maybe 10/10 Another slay, maybe we could’ve done without the fedora but I love this nonetheless. The stiletto heels omg.

RE2 Alternative Outfit: Military

7/10 I don’t really like what’s going on here, especially the bandana. Not bad, but she has way better fits.

[trentybenty]

Rating crown jewel 2024 (cuz I wanna rant too)

1. The og bloodline vs Temu bloodline was soo terrible, Roman was made to look so fuckin weak and it was so fuckin short it felt like I was watching it for a solid 10 minutes, absolutely shocking. 4/10

2. Fatal 4 way was amazing, maybe one of the best matches in this PLE. 7.5/10

3. Bronson reed and Seth Rollins was enjoyable ngl, wasn’t anything jaw dropping but it was good. 6.5/10

4. Liv Morgan vs Nia jax was NASTYY asf, they did both so dirty it actually pisses me off. From the way they can’t have liv win without help to the match being so rushed is absolute trash + when is Tiffany gonna fucking cash in at this point????. 3/10

5. Randy orton vs Kevin owens (wasn’t really a match because the bell hasn’t even rung but we still rating it). BEST match of the night, the only one that had me at the edge of my seat. Happy with everything occurred in the match, the Adam pearce RKO, the stunners, the chaos and both of them going through the tables was amazing. Best match of this PLE no question. 8.5/10

6. La knight vs Carmelo Hayes vs Andrade good match, definitely liked their moves and everything but idk if it’s just me but their matches don’t really eat as they used to because of the insane amount of rematches lol. Overall it’s just aight…. 5/10

7. Gunther vs Cody disappointing match ngl, was enjoying it the majority of the time but the way it finished was hella disappointing, not because I’m not a fan of Cody but it’s just a weak finish to the match, Cody wasn’t really doing much the entirety of the match just a little towards the end he started to showcase himself, the ending was rushed just like the liv vs nia match. Had more expectations for this match since it’s the main event but what can I say?? nobody can do the main event better that Roman does. Gotta give Gunther his flowers, was dominant the whole time and actually had me engaged the whole time too. Everything in the watch was predictable aswell, the worst PLE main event of this year. 4.5/10

PLE rating worst PLE of this year 2/10

[summerendroll]

here’s what i have read so far in 2025 hehe. thoughts under the cut for the curious and the nosy like me

annihilation was a re-read. lovely as always. i got a little bored rereading authority but WILL do it in my journey to reread the trilogy before getting to absolution.

the ruthless lady’s guide to wizardry was a charming window in a literary world i care not to venture deeper into aside from, perhaps, little peeks like this… ate it all up in one day because i liked the protagonist and the murder mystery element lol. a solid like 6.5/10 probably idk

raybearers is a fun one, a girl whose mother enslaved a wish-granting fairy and had a child with him all for the purpose of creating the only assassin which could kill the crown prince whos divine blood makes him immortal to all but old age and the betrayal of those who love him most. that said i dont think we needed it to be 11 whole people because we don’t actually spend much if any time with a good chunk of them and it kind of weakens the emphasis on how powerful their bond is and how much they mean to the protagonist… but otherwise it was sweet and i couldnt help but enjoy the heavy handed feminist messaging #girlboss <- saying this ironically i promise

redemptor continues raybearers energy and it’s lovely to see our tarisai making even more bonds with other women + same critique as before perhaps emphasized by a major plot point being tarisai having to form her own council and we dont even know anything about at least half of them? buuuut i started it this morning and read it all day LOL. if these were more popular zuri would be everyones little meow meow and i couldnt even argue.

the maid and the crocodile is my favorite of the three though lol it convinced me to go back and read redemptor. what can i say maybe i just enjoy the howls moving castle-likes genre i’ve found and i really liked small sade as protagonist. same feminist messaging as before but with more emphasis on disability and workers rights? mwah. want to add it to my actual bookshelf

the first emily wilde books - sadly TO ME a case where the first book is best and my interest dwindles as they go on, never got super far in the third, but tbf i didn’t think they were going to be my style at all. great autistic swaglessness on miss wilde. was fun to see her recordings of the faerie world and having to deal w the helpless dandy she unfortunately loves but my interest seems to be directly and inversely tied to their relationship status and as they became officially securely together i kind of stopped caring as much lol?

uprooted was one of my favorites of the hmc-likes and i may be biased because i’m a really big fan of how much more it lingered on the relationship between the mc and her childhood girl friend than with the love interest sometimes ?? i liked it i liked the vibe i like the cover idk. sooo much happens. i enjoyed the love interest but i have more problems with him than any of the others. tbf the mc has the same issues with him. theyre figuring it out.

where the dark stands still was another favorite as an hmc-like and the most obvious about being one lol i mean there was a literal stolen heart and a sarcastic fire-associated sprite sidekick and everything. i liked it a lot though i wont lie. i liked the writing style and our more-emo howl and u KNOW i love a fucked up house

[xplrvibes]

Did you watch Quackity's stream? Thoughts?

I actually surprisingly caught most of it.

I say surprisingly because a) I hate livestreams in general, as you know, and b) it was like 2 hours late so I kind of forgot about it.

But there were no ads so I hung in there once I got in!

As far as thoughts: it was alright. I don't get that video game or the point of it at all, and nothing that happened in that livestream made me want to understand it better lol. I was just there to watch snc get drunk and say shit that was liable to get them canceled 🤣.

There was no barking, but lots of sexual innuendo and *prolonged eye contact* between those two so it was still your basic drunk snc content lol.

Bonus points for Quckity throwing them into a mid-life crisis about their ages (cause 27 is ancient, ya know 👵) and for some reason, the story about them both applying to IHOP but Colby having to go to Dairy Queen cause IHOP didn't want him was hilarious to me. I don't know why - I think it's the thought of them needing to work together to find any fulfillment in life even back then 🤣.

Another bonus point goes out to Colby's semi-panicked, "You can't say that, I have a girlfriend!" to Sam when Sam was accusing him of wanting to bang a video game character's sister (?) - which happened right after he was totally comfortable to put on a bear mask and comfortably kiss Sam twice. The duality of man lol.

Anyway, I will probably rewatch it at some point if it ever hits youtube, since I did miss some of it, so that in and of itself is a good sign. Out of all the drunken livestreams they've ever done, I don't think it's taking home a medal - but it was solid fun. 6.5/10!

Any other thoughts?

[lies-unfurl]

Okay, thoughts on CA:BNW.

Putting the spoilers beneath the cut, but my initial rating would probably be like a 6.5 or 7 out of 10. imo, it's better than The Marvels, Love and Thunder, or Eternals (cannot compare it to Quantumania because I don't care enough about Ant Man to watch that). It has its flaws, but I do think at least some of the critical reception is more negative than it would be if the MCU hadn't already lost a lot of goodwill. That said, pros and cons:

PROS:

The acting is good. Anthony Mackie had good chemistry with Carl Lumbly and Danny Ramirez; their early scenes were one of the highlights for me. And Harrison Ford went harder than he had to.

The suit is really cool. idk, I'm not good at breaking down action scenes, but I thought Sam was fighting in a sort of whole-body way that was neat, and I liked getting to see more of the Wakandan tech.

I've seen people complain about the pacing, but I actually thought that was pretty good. It moved at a solid clip.

This will sustain the SamBucky fandom at least until Thunderbolts* comes out.

I like that they explicitly acknowledged Sam's background as a counselor. The more introspective moments that we got with him were what we really needed more of, which is a great segue into my criticisms.

CONS:

On the whole, I think the movie lacked an identity, if that makes sense? Like, you can have a grounded political thriller, or you can have the president hulk out and smash the Washington Monument. Both in the same movie leads to a sort of tonal dissonance.

Related to the above, some of the dialogue was just kind of bad. Sterns talked like a stereotypical comic book villain, and that just seemed so out of place in a movie that often felt like it was trying to be more realistic.

A lot of the characterization was lacking. We get told that Sam and Leila are friends, but we're never offered any sort of elaboration. Actually, we don't get much of Leila at all. Ruth was even shallower Her inclusion is this weird, flat character who obviously won't pacify the people who (understandably) wanted her removed altogether, but who I assume is also going to be a letdown for whatever audience they wanted to pull in when they announced her as Sabra.

I have really mixed feelings about Joaquin. I do like that he got some sort of emotional journey, and like I said, his interactions with Sam and Isaiah were one of the highlights for me. But, sorry, it's weird that they went out of their way to emphasize that he's from Miami (like, multiple pieces of clothes with Miami logos!) when so much of his comic backstory has to do with him growing up near the US-Mexico border and helping undocumented immigrants. Rewriting that is the sort of thing I'd expect of Disney, but it's a cop-out all the same. (And of course he could still be helping undocumented communities in Miami, but Disney obviously won't show that lol.)

Sam's character arc. Hmm. Idk. In some ways it felt like a repeat of TFaTWS. I think if they wanted to show more of him figuring out whether he could lead the Avengers, then there should've been less of an emphasis on the hulk stuff. And to the extent that part of his story is tied up in him thinking he should've taken the serum, that could have been developed more.

Which leads to a sort of side criticism--I liked the action sequences overall, but he should've been hurt a lot worse after the junkyard fight without the suit. I'm good at suspending my disbelief for action sequences, but still.

Not really a criticism, but I wish we'd gotten a Riley mention. Seeing his partner yet again get shot out of the sky must've brought up some bad memories, and it would have been nice if Marvel remembered that that was part of Sam's backstory.

Having Sam ultimately defeat Ross by talking him down... I'm honestly not sure how I feel about that. Like, on the one hand, it's consistent with Sam's character, as someone who doesn't automatically try to fight his way out of things. It's what he tried to do with Karli and failed. It's sort of coming full circle in a way that could be satisfying. But on the other hand... the end of TFaTWS, with his speech to the GRC leaders, had such a poor audience reception and was so widely mocked. Essentially redoing that feels like a risky choice.

And that gets me into my last criticism. The scene where Sam compares being judged for being Black to people judging Ross for things he did of his own free will... that was weird. I think there's a lot to unpack in terms of this movie's politics. Robert Daniels' review is worth a read, and I expect there will be more takes like his to come.

Anyway. I know my criticisms were a lot longer than my pros because I am, at heart, a hater. But I overall thought it was a solid movie. I liked seeing Sam again, and as always, I'm ready to turn to the fandom to see people exploring the things the MCU won't touch.