#they write funky and its chill

[lets-try-some-writing]

How good would the bots handwriting be?

In English? In Cybertronian? Why not both?

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On Cybertron, writing anything by hand was not exactly common. Technology trimmed the process down a great deal and writing by hand was seen as something reserved for the higher castes. A written series of glyphs was a material promise, something important and made only to be used in serious events. Otherwise most everything was done digitally to save time and improve efficiency. Autocorrect most certainly helped many a struggling writer back on Cybertron.

With this in mind, as resources cut short and Earth lacked the needed materials to make a surplus of datapads, handwriting skills became very clear. More so than ever once the children decided to try and teach the bots to write for possible cover reasons. One could never be sure when one would need a bot to sign them out of school early.

Arcee has the worst handwriting by far, a surprising twist considering her dainty digits and relatively small size. One would think writing would come easy to her, but she hates doing anything like that by hand. She can type quickly, but writing out anything on a datapad, much less paper of all things? No she would much prefer being on Shockwave's operating table over having to possibly write her report manually. The glyphs of the various dialects on Cybertron are too much for her and the hatred of writing transferred over to English even though it is FAR easier to write in. The team won't say it to her face, but her writing looks like chicken scratch in both languages. The children don't know she is garbage at writing in Cybertronian too, and the team are content to leave them with the thought that she is just bad at learning English.

Bulkhead and Wheeljack share one braincell on a good day, and their writing shows this. They write exclusively in the wartime Wrecker dialect that formed over the millions of years of conflict. No one but Autobots can even begin to read their writing as its all a strange deviation from Autobot encryption. Sure they can write in mainstream Cybertronian dialects, but it looks awful and honestly the team prefer having to put on reading glasses and stare at their encrypted writing over having to get out a dictionary to even begin to parse out their other writings. In light of this, they do not write in English when asked to use an Earth language. Instead, they like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other such languages due to the ease of which they find encrypting the writing to be. They are hated by Bot and human alike for their habit of making things more complicated than it needs to be.

Ultra Magnus writes in the most computer generated manner known to any of the bots. How he does it is a mystery. Yet somehow he got so used to manually writing out his signature that now his every written glyph comes out as if it were typed. He doesn't seem to notice or care for the team's gawking, and he absolutely refuses to write in English simply because he had no interest in relearning writing. The team don't know, but the real reason he doesn't want to write in any other dialect is because he purposefully trained his motor functions to only write in his very specific manner. To try and learn a brand new written language would mess that up and ruin his clean and crisp glyphs.

Ratchet is an odd ball in his writing. When in a hurry, his writing in both Cybertronian and English looks like the Doctor's scrawl that those outside of the medical field have no hope of figuring out. However when he's not in a rush, he has a very distinct method of writing his glyphs and letters. In Cybertronian dialects of any kind, he adds extra emphasis in places where there has been no need for further glyph usage since the age of Wrath. In English, he adds interesting swirls and excess E's absolutely everywhere as if it is an additional glyph meant to add meaning to the word. Rafael tried to correct him once. That didn't end well.

Smokescreen has never written anything in his life. He can type like lightening, but he was never schooled in traditional manual writing simply due to how time consuming it was and how unneeded the ability happened to be at his post. He can't do any writing to save his life, but he has managed to convincingly fake the ability to write when in a tight spot. He can scribble and make it look like REALLY bad Tarnian dialect. And since that particular script hasn't been used since the city was destroyed, most don't judge him for it. But Optimus knows, and when he has time, he does what he can to school the rookie. Rafael has also taken it upon himself to try and teach Smokescreen some English with limited success.

Bumblebee grew up under Optimus, and Optimus in turn grew up under Alpha Trion. The two have startlingly similar handwriting more often than not. They both know many languages and dialects and are fluent in them, they both share glyph usage preferences, and both are known for their regular language swaps in writing. The only way to really tell them apart is to look REALLY closely at either the curvature of a specific glyph in Ancient Cybertronian or to stare really hard at the way their write their O's and B's. Both write like they walked straight out of ancient eras of old on a good day and write like living dictionaries for pretty much any other dialect. The team and the children gave up trying to figure out who wrote what a long time ago. If they can't pick it up from the context of the writing, they can just assume its important regardless.

[creative-creatures-hub]

Jurassic World: Rebirth - My Thoughts

So, finally got to go see Rebirth on Wednesday after spending months getting myself more and more hyped for what was coming! Jurassic's always been a franchise dear to my heart, as one of the big things that got me into both dinosaurs and writing in general, and even though some of their more recent output (Dominion & Camp Cretaceous' final two seasons), every instalment has had at least something that stuck with me and kept me going back.

I'll start off with just general non-spoilery thoughts and then dive into spoiler territory under a post cut, so without further ado...

For general thoughts, I loved this movie! I definitely needed some big-screen dinosaurs in my life again and Rebirth delivered that in spades, with each dinosaur looking absolutely stunning and able to show off what they're all about. Getting to see Spinosaurus again on the big screen was a particular joy. It was nice to see them brought to the forefront of the plot again after Dominion pivoted toward a locust conspiracy.

I thought the characters were generally fine, they did enough to get me to like them and want them to make it through. One exception though, but that's for the spoiler part. Dr. Henry Loomis was the highlight for me, but across the board I felt the cast all did great.

Overall, the movie was a great time and something I think every Jurassic fan should at least give it a shot. It's third in my personal ranking of the movies (behind Fallen Kingdom and the original), a generally solid movie that I wish personally did a little more, but nothing too bad.

And now for spoilers...

Getting into spoiler territory, my main issue with the movie is Martin Krebs. Even with Dominion's human villains on the roster, Krebs is easily the franchise's weakest human antagonist. He feels like the writers didn't actually know what they wanted Krebs to be, so they have him be generally okay and then put him into a situation that forces him to "do an evil" (to put it one way) so that he can be the film's villain. Even his heel turn moment when everyone reunites at the worker village felt half-baked. If they wanted Krebs to be the villain, they needed to commit to making him such.

Outside of that, generally my other gripes are mostly nitpicks, or stuff the film didn't do that I wish it did. I was expecting the Spinosaurus group to properly chase the team onto the beach when the Mosasaurus couldn't follow them any longer, and while there was one chilling on the shore that bagged a kill, I wanted to see how they were properly on land.

The Velociraptors too...now, I wasn't expecting them to have huge roles, especially once the Mutadons were revealed in trailer 2, but I definitely expected more than just a background shot while some guy nips for a piss. It felt like a bit of an insult to an animal that's been a franchise staple since the beginning, especially with the T.rex getting a really cool river raft sequence in comparison.

For more positive spoiler talk, getting to see the Dunkleosteus for a few seconds was awesome and makes me really excited for the sorts of creatures we could see in future entries. The other funky lil animals we got to see throughout were cool too. More Paleozoic and Cenozoic animals, please!

The kills we got were pretty cool too. My favourites would have to be the fifth Spinosaurus ambushing that girl from the beach, the Quetzalcoatlus' kill and watching its neck bulge while swallowing that guy was creepy, and the Distortus' helicopter kill was pretty cool too.

As for the mutants, they were alright. I'll always maintain that the Indominus rex is my least favourite hybrid species in Jurassic, and I'm glad that the Distortus rex and Mutadon fall more in line with Camp Cretaceous' Scorpius rex, being freaky-looking dino monsters. Was pleasantly surprised that the D.rex lived, and I look forward to maybe seeing it again.

Overall though, again, I had a good time with Rebirth despite wanting a bit more from it, and I look forward to seeing what Jurassic has in store next.

[eyepatchdate]

but THEN he's like "but that won't apply to you, you live in a different world"

sarge is like "all my love interests kept getting killed to motivate me"

[lz-didyounotice]

Wrong Doctor

This gif do not belong to me.

Heyyyyy! How are you lots? So. This one took longer than expected, liked none of my drafts and ended up with a totally different story than what it once was… But in the end it turned out okay. This one takes place a few months before “An hymne to love”.  Sorry if the writing seems a bit funky.

Froggit-

Warning : english is not my first language. Lots of fluff, mention of kids going missing.

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The night enveloped her in a blanket of light, the moon casting its ethereal glow upon the valley. She pulled her jacket tighter around her, the chill creeping into her back as she stood in this tranquil surrounding. Her hair danced gently in the breeze, her eyes shut, savoring every subtle shift of the wind against her skin.

In that moment, barefoot and grounded, she reveled in the sensation of grass brushing against her, its touch both enchanting and soothing. The wind whispered softly, a silent companion as she indulged in dreams of a life among the stars.

She had intended to linger for hours, captivated by the celestial spectacle above, immersed in the profound silence of the night. Despite the creeping cold, her breath materialized in wisps of white her thoughts, consumed with whimsy, as she attempted to conjure ephemeral clouds with each exhalation, watching them dissipate into the darkness. To an outsider, she would have seemed to hang on a single string of sanity with only the calming movement of her chest and the shelter of her leather jacket for warmth. For her, the onset of winter was a long-awaited embrace, promising transformation as the yellowed fields would soon be blanketed in snow.

Breaking the silence, the faint sound of footsteps approached from behind. The rhythmic rustle of grass grew louder, drawing nearer . She kept her gaze fixed upon the heavens, as though committing every star to memory.

The stranger hesitated to speak, his attention taken by the beautiful figure he now stood next to. Her short, ginger hair glowed under the moonlight, her eyes bathed in a soft, bluish luminescence. As their eyes met, something ignited  within her as she beheld the familiarity of a man she had never expected to see again.

His unruly hair and long trench coat framed a face adorned with dark brown eyes, each holding the mysteries of the universe. A small smile graced her lips as she admired the beauty of his presence.

Breaking the silence, his voice, warm and soothing, punctuated the night. "A splendid night, wouldn't you agree?"

Gazing back at the stars, she could only nod in agreement. “Splendid doesn't begin to describe it,” she murmured. Sensing him gazing away, she inquired, "And what brings a gentleman like yourself out here in the middle of night?"

"I could ask you the same," he countered.

“I find… comfort in this place… Makes me think of home.,” she confessed.

Seemingly intrigued, he pressed further, “And what might be your name ?”

With a soft smile, she adjusted her short hair before responding. “You can call me ‘Sunny’. And you? What shall I call you?”

“I'm the Doctor.”

“The Doctor? Doctor who?” Her inquiry was tinged with playful curiosity, yearning to see the smile she once cherished.

“Just the Doctor,” he replied, a faint grin playing upon his lips.

“I had a friend who went by that name…” she reminisced.

Intrigued, the Doctor couldn't resist probing further. “What happened to him? If you don’t mind me asking.”

“I had to go somewhere he could not follow…” she replied, truth trapped between her teeth .

“Did you tell him ? About where you were going ?” he inquired gently.

“It was the reason we met in the first place. He knew it would happen eventually. But I don’t think he was prepared for it…” she finally admitted.

The Doctor couldn't help but wonder about what remained unspoken. The possibility of meeting one of his future companions filling his hearts with warmth and curiosity . ‘Sunny’ sounded familiar. He was sure to have met her somewhere before but didn’t want to pry further.

“Anyway, have you seen something strange ‘round here recently ?” he inquired, redirecting the conversation.

“Besides you?” she teased.

“I'm being serious.”

“Well, not far from here lies a small village. There have been reports of missing children in recent weeks. What's most unsettling is that the parents seem to forget they ever had them in the first place.”

“How does one forget their own children?” the Doctor pondered aloud.

“I've wondered the same. And with no one reporting them missing, there's been little effort to find them. It's as though they vanish into thin air,” she explained.

“Now that’s dreadful. At least I know where to search.” the Doctor resolved, turning his full attention to her. “Do you happen to have a vehicle we could use to get to town  ?”

“If you ask so kindly, I might be able to lend a hand too. Come on” she offered with a warm smile, leading the way towards her home.

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Soon, a small cottage came into view, its white walls adorned with creeping vines, a charming composition of rustic brick and verdant foliage. Adjacent to it stood a barn, spacious enough to shelter two vehicles within.

Hurrying to the porch, the ginger-haired woman donned her shoes before darting towards the barn.

“I must warn you, there’s not only vehicles in there.” Finally opening the doors, a sort of large laboratory came into view. Filled with spare parts, prototypes made out of domestic machinery. The Doctor's eyes gleamed with a childlike fascination as he explored each and every invention he could put his hand on. “‘Careful with that, wouldn't want you to blow up anything.” she quipped, her tone lighthearted as she watched him tinker with her modified mixer.

"A bit rubbish, don't you think you could have used a different lens for these? The blast could be fuller." Searching for two helmets, the ginger haired girl tried to not be offended by the Doctor's comments. “I do with what I can find, Doctor. Anyway, most of them are just smaller scale machinery.” Finally finding what she was searching for, she tossed a black one to the timelord. “Catch! I hope you’re not afraid of speed my dear.” 

Looking confused, the doctor examined his helmet, and realized what they would be driving. “Oh- That’s brilliant!”

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Long had it been since she had such a thrilling adventure. Dodging monstrous aliens and unraveling mysteries alongside the Doctor. She even found herself yearning to join him aboard the TARDIS once more. Yet, she knew it was a temptation she couldn't succumb to, lest she alter the course of fate.

As they rode back on her motorbike, she relished the sensation of his arms encircling her, his laughter mingling with the rush of wind. His presence behind her, his warmth seeping through her, felt like a dream she never wanted to end.

Upon returning home, she resolved to embark on a journey of her own—a quest to reunite with her lost lover. But as the Doctor passed by the door, she invited him to share a cup of hot chocolate with her, an offer he accepted with eagerness.

Seated together on the couch, they savored each sip, savoring the fleeting moment of companionship.

“You know, your friend was lucky to have you by his side,” the Doctor remarked, his gaze thoughtful as he sipped his drink.

Smiling softly, she leaned closer, resting her head against his shoulder. “I believe I was the fortunate one. I only wish he could see himself as I see him.”

“And how do you see him?” he inquired earnestly.

“Can I be honest?”

“Of course.”

“A complete and utter idiot…” she confessed, her tone affectionate as laughter bubbled between them. “But a kind idiot.”

As their eyes met, an unspoken understanding passed between them, as if this moment was meant to be.

"I hope you find him soon. He must miss his companion," the Doctor remarked gently.

“I miss him too,” she whispered, her heart heavy with longing.

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The Tardis was Shimmering. Her to be slightly altered beauty, scratched from previous adventures. She had missed the feeling of  her wood beneath the skin, how comforting it actually was.

Standing outside of the TARDIS door, the Doctor had extended an offer for her to accompany him, albeit temporarily, but as much as she appreciated the offer, she knew her destiny lay elsewhere. 

“Before I go… Though I'm not supposed to know, could you perhaps share your name?” the man requested softly.

“I suppose it won't hurt,” she conceded, stepping closer. “I'm (Y/N).”

“It was a pleasure meeting you (Y/N)” he said with a wistful smile, finally setting foot into the blue box.

“And it was a pleasure to see you again, Doctor,” she replied.

And as the TARDIS vanished from sight, (Y/N) felt her heart swell with determination. She wanted to burst out, claim the very air in her lungs and scream out her farewell. Though tears welled in her eyes, they  weren’t tears of sadness, as hope came through. Hope to be in his arms, reunited with her beloved once again.

[forsaken-headcanons]

alr im gonna share-maxx my oc on here bcuz why not, but also bcuz im laying on a tv screen-core for some reason n i have no idea where i am-pilled. i am safe, im just for some reason laying on a tv... while in the park during morning...

anyway, enough gibble gabble-maxxing, lets get this shit on yo (fruitcious is gonna be so confused when she finds this n reads the first half lol)

alr sooooo...

waxxer, the honeycomb tv

waxxer is a honeycomb tv-core (simple explanation; his entire body is made out of honeycomb, n his blood is made out of honey... duh-core) his screen is just a normal one albeit with... some unique features (example; showing a middle finger) n like also has wings he coded

he's just an overall chill dude who doesn't really give a fuck abt anything unless its something he loves, which case he's very passionate. has a love for coding n gaming, an absolute god at gaming, decent at coding (which is y his wings have some bugs and funky little do-dad's) oh yeah and beekeeping, his silli-pilled self has an affinity for bees

prior to forsaken he was kinda hanging around-maxxing in bee simulator and sometimes indulged in a lil bit of depth spelunking-core (its a pretty cool game n i am begging it doesn't get drama) just mostly doing his own thing..until he decided to go to bake a cake

he met fruity blue (idk if fruiticous has submitted their oc here yet, but eh) and first that happen was bluey biting him-core and he just went "eh"-pilled n waved her off him... to which they start bonding-maxxing, him making cakes n all kinds of delicious desserts with her-core, and her gaming with him n losing cuz ofc-core (for fruiticious: ur good, i just am a champ-maxxer for gaming.. ily btw) (< platonic-pilled) they even shared a sketchbook where they doodled together. oh yeah, he didn't really mind bluey's bitey n cannibalistic tendencies n hyperactive mischievous tendencies and lets her bite him

when bluey was forsaken-ed, waxxer was in distress like he had never been in before, he actually felt like he was gonna cry, which was a rare moment. he literally hung up hundreds of missing posters everywhere he went just so he could find her... when nothing came up, he... well built a honeycomb statue of her to keep himself busy

being forsakened, he was just happy he was with her again, they held each other for a few hours when they met again. although the situation was pretty bad, atleast they cud experience it together. and hey, a nice group to get to know

alr, backstory over, time to get to the fun-er-core part

abilities: (using caps just for this)

"Bee dash!!" - "yeeeaahhh, let's just hope this doesn't kill me by accident-core..."

dash in the direction ur facing and gain speed IIII for 4 secs

"Honey jam" - "OH SHHHH-OOT, NOT THE HONEY"

pours a large puddle of honey onto the ground. if the killer steps on it, they get stunned for 2 secs and get slowness III as long as they're in the trap

stats: 100 health, 15 walking speeding, 25 sprinting speed, stamina 120

alr time for sum relationships with the forsaken crew... (skipping fruity blue cuz well yeah)

007n7 (by the time im writing this he probably will get his re-write but ehhhhh idk how much it'll change) - waxxer n him have a pretty great relationship actually. sure, yes, n7 is a past exploiter n everyone is suspicious of him, bur waxxer is more focused on learning how to code from him n ask him how to make his bee wings better. n7 is just gald someone here actually likes him enough to chat to him, n is gald to teach waxxer

noob - noob thinks waxxer is too cool for them, waxxer wants noob to become his 3rd gaming buddy, as he thinks he's just like noob. he invites them to game with him and bluey n they lots of fun... when it isn't waxxer absolutely kicking their asses in competitive games

alr i think thats all for now *insert me just still laying on the tv screen bcuz for reason i haven't even moved an inch*

anyway, byeee mods, don't mind me grilling on a tv

- honey beeswax anon

oh we really like waxxer's kit... patting them rn they're so silly. sillycore. whimsypilled. joyouspilled. what are you doing to us /silly

[seeminglydark]

pre-reuniting, what were caro's and john's daily routines like?

Johnny: 21 years old, works at Brew, no longer lives there.

Wakes up at 5:00 AM. Feeds his cat Creaky and cleans her box, starts the water kettle, jumps through the shower. Gets out, puts on pants and muscle tank or Undershirt, makes Tea, either Matcha or English breakfast depending on his mood and puts it in a travel cup. Makes toast. Grabs a work tee from his closet, puts it on, grabs a jackaet depending on the weather, rushes out the door, travel cup and toast in mouth ala Sailormoon to catch the bus or walk. Gets to work at 6, preps the day and Opens the store at 7. Works til 3 pm, either hangs around or heads back to his place. Buys groceries at the store on his way, picks up things for his elderly landlord. Does side projects like painting window art for the grocer under his apartment and Brew, making screen print tees for local bands and Brew. Goes for a run, works out a few times a week, takes another shower, eats dinner and winds down for the day by playing guitar and hanging out with his cat, listening to vinyl and maybe watches a vhs movie or listening to Mil-Liminal. Days off change by, instead of going to Brew, he might take a bus somewhere like seattle or portland to scour thrift stores for vinyl and vhs. He might go hiking around Rainier or nearby spots. He might loaf in bed the entire day and do nothing. Some days he can't get out of bed, but most days hes doing pretty ok. He goes to Therapy on Thursdays. Caro: 22 years old, already famous, lives in Seattle but is often in Los Angeles.

Their daily routine varies but mostly, it involves sleeping as let as they can til they are inevitably late. Doesn't bother to get dressed and slams a double espresso, probably pod coffee or something they can just hit the Go button. Throws on shorts and a jacket and cap. Also toast and running out the door ala sailormoon. If they get up early enough, go for a run or see a personal trainer. Often doesn't do this. Heads to wherever they are supposed to be, airport, photoshoot, etc. Does whatever the day entails, which is usually a lot, if they are on tour, its non stop and they almost never sleep, running on coffee basically the whole time. Shower? Never heard of her, until someones like 'have you showered,' and they suddenly remember. Someone else does their face and hair. Someone will show up with food because everyone knows Caro will forget/decide its not that important to eat so everyones always on the look out to make sure they do. Gets home to hotel or condo and collapses in bed while browsing the internet, reading fanfic or playing gardening/farmer games. If they have free time, this will be spent shopping in thrift and vintage stores, doing motorcycle stunt Charity runs for Trans Health Care, or riding the bike or the car as far as they feel like going. Sometimes out to the middle of nowhere around Rainier, and just sitting and watching the world go by. This is often where they write episodes. Sleeping. Once a month or when needed, they work a shift at the GasCo both for podcast fodder, and peace. something is funky about that place and people don't recognize them when they are there, and its a nice spot to chill and winddown, while also being more safely haunted than other places they go.

its actually surprising they never crossed paths eariler.

[teruwasright]

so season 3 (season 2 part 2 i guess??) is starting and I see a lot of your criticism in the tag on the anime. can I ask what parts of it made you say its changing the characters to be less interesting, and generally what changes were made that make you think it's poorly written? I thought the adaptation was pretty faithful to the manga, but I'm def biased towards a select few characters so I'm not sure if I just missed something.

sorry if this comes off as rude! it's not meant to, i'm just genuinely curious and trying to understand your point. i do generally agree that the manga is better than the anime, but i'd love to hear if there's more to it then just what i think!

Hello Anon, you didn't sound rude at all

In my opinion the anime is not faithful to the characters nor the story, the anime wasn't really ruined off the get go, the first like three episodes weren't that bad and getting past the funky looking animation it's enjoyable

The biggest problem was cutting out the young exorcist arc to jump farther into the fan favorite characters

I'm sure what you mean is mainly about how you don't see the value or importance in the cut story and arcs, the young exorcist was one of their biggest fuck ups because the arc is when Kou gets his first bit of character expansion and a proper introduction to Teru and their relationship, setting their dynamic up to see their characters develop later in the series

This also establishes Kou's view on Hanako and helps Hanako see Kou differently, in a more personal light if you get what I mean

With cutting it out Kou and Teru are just honestly ruined, Kou has no reason to like Hanako, Teru is never introduced properly and fans views and thoughts of him are far more influenced by his first bit, which the anime STILL did badly imo

So lemme get this straight, Kou hates Hanako...protects Nene...and then suddenly he's chill with Hanako

NOTHING changed, Hanako acts the same, which Kou points out in the beginning how you can't trust him..but then falls for his tricks like a few episodes later?? In the young exorcist arc Kou follows him around to "prove" that he's doing evil stuff but he doesn't catch him doing anything and ends up helping him, falling out a window yk bonding stuff and that's how Kou gets to know Hanako some more, he was influenced and decides you know what? Hanako's a chill guy, WRONG and Hanako gets all crazy because he has issues and Teru steps in

We learn some about how Teru was a child exorcist and how they grew up...sets the baseline for their relationship and their later fight

Kou stands up to Teru for the first time, helps you see both of their characters some more, Teru tells him he won't let this go the next time something happens and boom, we got some good character interactions, relationship development, backstory and a perfect set up for their big fight in chapter 87, the anime has ZERO of that, the CLOSEST we got as a bandaid for the storyline was their weird sparring session on the roof in season two...where they had a weird ass interaction

Bsf that extra scene was awful, ooc and did absolutely nothing to help the lack of character depth, Teru says basically the same thing he did when they half assed the start of the young exorcist arc, which once again is reworded because I KNOW Teru would never say anything like the anime keeps putting in his mouth and we completely miss how although Teru can be hard on Kou, he respects and loves him in the fucking anime we never see Teru respect him and give him space to figure it out the hard way, he just says this God awful line how "you'll regret it" I'm sorry?? Teru never even said anything close to that 😔

Overall Teru's character writing has been pretty poor and I don't expect much

Let's say I look passed this awful horrendous and diabolical change it doesn't get better, the overall way they write and animate Kou just feels really bad, they cut through important scenes and shafted the clock keeper arc to ensure Mitsukou got a good portion of the first season and it wasn't even done well

The animation is SO unemotional, it gives nothing the original manga panels did

I legit didn't gaf because Kou just had no personality. He had none of the charm manga Kou had, honest to god they do this to all the characters

The anime feels like they take the baseline character and their stereotypes and run with that, I feel no care from the writing like the manga

The anime is so obviously a money maker and they give no care to the original intention or characters, not to mention the style direction doesn't fit tbhk

They keep bright colors and make everything lighthearted, how is this going to fit the serious scenes later in the series?? The "darker" scenes don't feel dark or intense at all except maybe the Nene lifespan reveal, otherwise it never brought the same darkness the manga carries and it gets a LOT worse, I can't even imagine how bad the next part of season two is going to be lol I am not watching that shit

I did not watch the entirety of season two, I never finished the picture perfect arc and honestly I don't even care, all I'm doing is saving myself the headache XD

Back to topic, they cut out BIG chunks of dialog too and it all just feels like they're running through the series as fast as they can to get to the hype moments that the fans like (fan service 101) now kicking Akane out of season one was a bad idea, but we did end up getting the clock keeper arc...surely they can't mess up this super short arc right? I WAS WRONG APPARENTLY and they not only ruin Akane but somehow AOI??

Now I hate the anime. BUT they got one episode down, s2 ep2 was pretty good, hell for once I was interested in what the anime had to offer and whether they were really changing the direction to be well done and true to the manga, WRONG AGAIN because it immediately got bad again

My main gripes with the earlier episodes of season two, IS HOW THEY MASSACRED AKANE AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH AOI

When they are waiting around watching Aoi on the stage, Akane sheds some light on why he acts the way he does wit Aoi and their childhood

The anime cut a good portion out of his not even 30 second speech and it SHOWS

His speech gives light to how young their codependency started, how Akane feels and why he does what he does, look idc if you think he's a creep and can't be justified but their childhood influenced their current relationship SO MUCH without that context it's missing how they became this way and how Akane thinks, we understand his character some more etc

With what we have in the anime...it's flat and the best we have is Nene's pov and what Teru said to Kou about him

This paints him closer to a yandere character with no depth, where is the backstory?? Come on now, what about when they argue in the far shore?? That's going to feel so bad with the idea we currently have of Akane

Now Aoi...oh Aoi my girl, WHAT have they done to you! This honestly, HONESTLY feels like AoiNene fan service, they animate and put in how Aoi wants to tell Nene something, how she's nervous cue the weird Hanako scene and just, never touch on it again :) that's it! Like HUH?? Aoi was supposed to go to Nene and ask her if she hates her and why she's been avoiding her and acting differently

This is not only important to Aoi's character but Nene's too, also their relationship

How the effects Nene is it shows she used to be a normal teenage girl, hangout with her bestie, go out, day dream, she always used to talk to Aoi, tell her EVERYTHING

Now they barely talk, she doesn't go out, they don't hangout after school

Her life revolves around this supernatural business, it honestly makes me sad for her, when she was preparing for the festival, school sleepover etc she was actually excited to hangout with real people doing real activities while including her supernatural friend, otherwise her life has been taken over by this supernatural drama

Anyways point of the matter is it's all erased and we get none of that subtext in the anime

On Aoi's side it's plain bad, this scene should be there to explore Aoi's character and get a glimpse into her before the grim reaper arc, where her mask falls apart

Without this she's lacking character and anything to show her true self before it gets spelt out for everyone, character assassination if you ask me...

Never talked about again though! Yup, I guess Aoi had nothing to say..

This one's kinda a more personal opinion but the scene where Hanako possess Nene and harasses Aoi felt REALLY uncomfortable, I know this is an overall uncomfortable scene and sometimes controversial but the anime...felt so much worse

You can tell this was a scene they made sure looked good and animated better, the rest of the episode mainly looks bad too...it almost feels too sensual and overral gross that they focused on the scene, giving up fixing the other lower quality scenes

More fan service I tell ya, this anime is pure fan service

I feel sooo bad for anime only fans, y'all are getting the scraps and you don't even know it😭

They have missed a lot of scenes and potential foreshadowing, this is a a mystery manga with twists and turns

Running to the end of a scene fucks up the pacing and the important details, this series is UNFINISHED and we have no idea how it will work out, if the anime fucks up big time on missing core scenes they're going to have to make up MORE random shit to fit the series they created. It's ass

Now onto whatever they're doing with Teru and Akane (more fan service dear goodness) uhhh WHAT was that preview?? Where we see Teru grab Akane's face?? I'm sorry...my early terukane??? Making physical contact?? SOOO OOC IM SORRY

Teru is not physical. ever. PERIOD

He mainly uses his bracelet to tie Akane up throw him around or hits him with his sword, current chapter Teru is much more handsy but for the first like 60+ chapters he would never touch Akane like that

He dragged him away after the clock keeper arc yeah but to put it in perspective when Akane and Teru had their first big fight after the severance the most Teru did to Akane was punch him and drag him away, their most recent fight Teru not only punches him but he grabs his tie and gets more handsy, they have grown a lot more closer but they were never handsy like that from the start

Weird as hell to see tbh

Alright I'll end the rant now, overall they have done poorly with keeping their characters intact, the animation and showcase of emotions are poor and it's a big flaming pile of fan service missing all of the best parts of tbhk, the character writing and implications of their character, thoughts and intentions and the (mostly) great story pacing

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Lmao this was all written by @kittytheartist ! Ty sm Kitty for putting my thoughts into words!

I'm not good at articulating my thoughts but with an ask like this I really wanted to give you something so I asked Kitty (who we both agree very heavily that the anime is ass so I trusted them in writing out a response for you) if they could write this- there a lot better at putting thoughts to words then I am lmao

But basically the anime to me is a flaming dumpster fire of fan service and atp im done watching it and trying to give it a chance.

Not to say that you CAN'T injoy it- if you do that's fine but I don't and im getting a little tired of people asking me why and acting like I "should" just bc it's tbhk.

I want tbhk to be animated JUST as much as everyone else but I will NOT settle for this dumpster fire of an excuse of an anime so I hope this answers your question

[lupinescribbler]

Tips to Writing Pets

Observe Them

If you have a pet of the type you're trying to write, take some time to just observe and note down behaviors/mannerisms. Little details about how they move or funky little behaviors will make your depiction feel more real and often be more lovable. If you don't have said animal/breed, I'd recommend finding and watching videos of them as a substitute. If you want to go full you can also volunteer at or go to an animal shelter for the immersive experience.

2. Look into animal behavior/psychology

This is especially helpful if the 'pet' you're writing is a wild or fantasy animal. There's lots of books and videos about the psychology of different animals, how they communicate amongst each other, with humans, etc. Also be cognizant about how different breeds of dogs will behave/have drastically different psyches. Ex: a working dog will need a job or purpose or it can be restless and destructive. A companion dog will be chill just sleeping on people's laps most of the time. I believe this is also true for other types of pets, but I have the most experience with dogs.

(As a tangent, with a fantasy creature I'd recommend choosing an irl animal to base its behaviors/psyche off of or at least to take inspiration from irl animals. Be cognizant of details such as predator/prey behaviors, if they have a natural predator or not, etc, if you are going for a level or realism with your fantasy creature)

3. Give them a personality/quirks

Are they good/bad with strangers? Are they more skittish or more aggressive? Will they cuddle up with people but growl/hiss if said person dares to so much as look at them? Will they bark their head off but wag their tails at the same time? Will they find the weirdest places to climb into? Are they obsessed with the water faucet? Are they assertive or submissive? Chill or hyper? Clever or a dumbass?

Animals have personalities and quirks! They can also have trauma and maladaptive behaviors because of that (fear of a specific gender, specific noises/environments, etc). Their behavior will also shift based on how they were raised/trained.

Personalities/traits will also be influenced by breed, but two dogs of the same breed can have drastically different personalities.

[teacups-diary]

Rebel Girl, You Are The Queen Of My World!! (Greasers x Reader Headcanons)

Summary: Greasers with someone who dresses alt or like, honestly generally someone who wears big makeup often!! Or just dresses different in general

Notes: This is written mostly because I'm currently doing bigger makeup looks and I need to coerce myself into going outside in them

Warnings: Random fluff and random things I thought of

Darry Curtis: Haha, Highschool Sweetheart reader propaganda is so back, he met you when you were both younger, the first time he ever saw you in all the big makeup was at some costume party, and then on the odd occasion you did it more often, and started being consistent he thought it was cool

While he loves your bare face just as much, he loves seeing you look how you feel is 'you' and how you wanna look, finds it real pretty and gets secretly giddy when you ask him or one of his kid brothers or hell the rest of the gang what color your eyeshadow should be that day, it gives them something to think about that isn't a big deal, just fun to think about

Dallas Winston: I think he'd enjoy it because you intimidate people looking like that, literally points with the 'yeah you see that one in the big boots and the eyeliner, yeah that's my broad right there', would fight wars against anyone who insulted your look and makeup

He likes the times you go out in just mascara and lip gloss too, hell he doesn't mind, even if you aren't in full badass mode, he just thinks it's cool, the more colourful stuff doesn't make him as smug but still makes him grin, he likes dark colours on you the most

Johnny Cade: Totally scared of you at first, doesn't know how to act, thinks you look cool and that makes him slightly anxious to be fair, he didn't calm down around you until you spoke to him and he discovered you were actually pretty chill, thinks it's very tuff, glitter is tuff

When you two start dating you guys actually look real cool (siiiigh, daydreaming about Johnny's massive facial scar and how rad it'd look) honestly it makes him feel more secure in his looks, if you like to do your makeup big and cool, those big imperfections he sees could be cool too

Ponyboy Curtis: Poetry written immediately, he's never seen someone do their makeup like yours, he writes about the girl with the dark eyeliner, the eyes that practically burst in how prominent they are thanks to eyeshadow, the girl with the glitter on her eyes, the girl who seems to have a different look everyday, how beautiful he finds it, like a butterfly that comes from its chrysalis daily to bloom

When you two start dating you totally find his poetry and giggle at him about it, but it's also pretty sweet, he likes when you do looks you know were one of his favorites out of your looks as a little treat to him

Sodapop Curtis: No one expected it, he could have any clean faced and prissy soc girl he wanted but he wanted one of the most unique looking people to ever walk Tulsa? But then it was decently obvious why you two would be together

You just mesh, he's got his whole bright eyed dirty blonde look going on while you have all the intense big makeup and all the real cool stuff- He eventually learns how to do your makeup and attempts to do it for you, finds it awesome, likes colours and glitter, it stimulates his brain really good and surprisingly a big colourful and funky tights enthusiast

Steve Randle: Scared and intrigued, doesn't know what to do with himself when you purchase a random drink at the DX and suddenly he sees you everywhere, he was slightly scared of you until you started giving casual waves when you'd see him

Asked you to the diner before interrogating you about how you got all your makeup to look like THAT because he thought the fancy colourful colours and sparkles were just in the girls eyeshadow palettes as filler, but does love you and your makeup very much, doesn't like when glitter gets on him but he likes it in a weird way because it's YOUR glitter

Two-Bit Mathews: Giggles and makes jokes constantly about it but is in heaven ('I need a goth gf' final boss) thinks it's awesome, much like Soda, forces you to teach him how to do the makeup on you, also Dallas's 'see her, that's my gal' he does that too

Also you do less intense but still cool looks on his little sister whenever she asks you too, she thinks you're freakin awesome, whenever Two-Bit brings you around the house she's right there, she will not leave you alone especially if your look that day has even a hint of glitter, she's literally on your arm asking all about how she can get sparkles like you

[viasdreams]

sometimes,…i get worried for your mental health.😟🤨

angst and weird shii u write- until I remember we’re both in the same mental state. Ur just more open 💀

tbh im chill asf rn, i just write the angst for fun🙂‍↕️ most of it doesn't come from a place of pain and anguish, i listen to funky music while i i write it lol

as for the weird shit,,,😅 my fav genre of fiction is horror, so a lot of my ideas stem from that >_< i swear its not cuz im demented 😫

[ruinationz]

oh right I actually read ITD and I have thoughts (/positive) about it

here's a funny doodle while I do a fast review and ramble under the cut of each issue:

ISSUE 1: GLUTTONY

personal rating: 8/10

+ really funny jokes, good setup for the humor of the series

+ gluttony is hilariously gross and I love his design

-not exactly a fan of the artwork in this one, feels a bit crowded in panels but it's understandable and improves over time

ISSUE 2: IDOLATRY

personal rating: 9.5/10

+ artwork quality increase already!!! Better grasp on the anatomy of the characters

+ every design here is really good from idolatry to the little minions running around the place... full of personality

+ Skitzo is his own rating booster here

+ the humor (again)

+ WHO THE FUCK IS PHIL

-same issue with crowded feeling panels. It does get better though

ISSUE 3: PROMISCUOUS

Personal rating: 8/10

+ im madly in love with promiscuous her design is so . Mmnfgghdjvduv me when tech

+ artwork improvement!!! Yay!!! a lot better feeling of depth and use of line weight

+ the hinting at lore we get is sorta neat I think

-humor didn't exactly hit as much as it should've but it's fine

ISSUE 4: INTOXICATION

personal rating: 9/10

+ THE ART!!!!!! THE ARTTTTT it has to be my fave out of the whole series

+ intox is a very funny guy. My funky goat man he was surprisingly chill

+ AAAGH AAAH AAAAH I just like the designs in general AAAH

+ Fibble getting wasted and going insane is very funny in and of itself

-honestly no cons for this one I just need issue 5

OVERALL!!!! Id give ITD so far a 9/10, some bits are a little rocky but its made up for by the constant improvements in both artwork and writing :D ill probably go on about theories later but for now i just wanna say that despite its occasional edginess i really want more people to have eyes on ITD. Its probably one of my biggest artistic inspirations (esp skitzo) and I just ... I cannot even think rn I LOVE ITD CHARLIE!!! I LOVE ITDDDDD

[vxmpdean]

Stormy Nights & Affection

Dean Winchester x Reader 

{ That sweet moment of life... and brief moment of spice ;) }

AUTHORS NOTE: Beware that my English is a little rusty ! English is not my first language so there are some parts where grammar is funky and wrong, and I would loooove to hear some ways to help fix my grammar- Im always down to learn something in order to give the bestest of best :))

Enjoy this fanfiction as much as I enjoyed writing this for you beautiful people ♡ Its a lil long, so make sure you have those comfy blankets and water !!

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He stood by the doorway, shoulder propped against the frame, a half-empty bottle of beer dangling loosely from his fingers. Out in the distance, dark clouds twisted like a bruise across the sky- angry, swirling, beautiful in a way that reminded him of chaos and control wrapped into one. He could almost relate it to his old hunting life. 

The tornado was far enough off- he'd checked the radar, listened to the radio that echoed from the kitchen that crackled with scattered news about the storm from different locations. It wasn’t coming for them, that Dean knew for sure. Not tonight anyways. Still, it demanded respect.

A sharp gust cut through the stillness, slipping under his jacket and brushing against his skin like icy fingertips. It made him shiver, but he didn’t move. He relished it, finding the chill oddly comforting. A reminder he was still here, still standing, still breathing. The cold bit, but it was real. And real felt good.

Dean moved away from the doorway, shutting the door behind him, and slowly made his way down on the porch, the smell of rain soaking the air and the chilly weather only made it better. He sat down on the bench and leaned back against the pillows you decorated with. A flashback ran through his head like a cassette tape- the sounds of your laughter and cute protests echoing in a way that made his heart ache with nostalgia. That sweet look in your eyes that gleamed when you showed off your little masterpiece. Despite his own protests and puzzled questions about the pillows, you kept that proud smile up and skipped away. 

Thunder struck with a loud strike, the flash of light lightened the sky just for a second, the quick sight of the light grey clouds overlapping each other, meeting the swirling mess of clouds and pressured winds. Dean smiled to himself, soaking in the moment as he finished his beer peacefully. 

This was the Kansas he knew and loved. 

His eyes averted away from the storm when he heard the floorboard creak under someone's footsteps. He smiled when he met those precious eyes of yours, looking as sweet and tiny as always. 

“Hey sweetheart..” He mumbles softly, watching you carefully as you walk over to his side, that stressed, worried look painted over your flushed face. 

Dean’s gaze softens when he feels your tense body language. Your fear of storms was bad before- it reminded you of memories of a child dealing with all sorts of abuse and trauma, but when you and he finally settled down in Kansas after giving up hunting.. It only got worse. But you always keep fighting, knowing that you can’t drive yourself insane over this fear. 

“The storms are far away baby, it’s not going to get anywhere near us,” Dean reassured softly before letting out a quiet chuckled, sliding a hand down the back of your bare leg, his fingertips trailing up and down- wanting to feel your soft skin no matter what and where, “You know I will never let anything happen to you.” 

You glanced down at Dean with an uneasy expression, your teeth digging into your bottom lip from nerves and you shivered as the wind picked up, surrounding the porch with bright coloured leaves and the scent of rain washed over your senses. 

Dean noticed your habit and tapped your leg twice, making your lips part and rest normally. He frowned and glanced briefly at the storm before back up at you, moving his hand up to intertwine hands and tugged you down to his lap. At first you protested, wanting to crawl back in bed and hide under the covers until the storm passed, but that stubborn look he gave made you sigh in defeat and let him drag you down onto his lap. 

“You never know.” You grumbled, shifting before leaning back on him, finding his warmth soothing and safe, “Maybe magically it can pop up right in front of us and destroy our house and ruin everything we worked hard for.”

Dean chuckled, a deep sound that rumbled through his chest, sending soft vibrations against your back. “Now now sweetheart, no need to be like that.”

You rolled your eyes, not amused or comforted by that comment and gave his thigh a small pinch. That only earned you being trapped in his strong arms, his lips finding your neck and nipping along the cold cervix. You squealed as his hot breath tickled you, feeling his grin against your neck as you tried to escape his grip. 

“Mmh.. don’t run away from me now baby, I am simply helping you.” Dean mumbled before resting his chin on your shoulder, his grip faltering ever so slightly and humming, “I don’t want you to be scared, not when I am here to protect you.” 

You almost melted right then and there from his soft words but stopped yourself when you heard lightning rumble in the distance. You shifted gently on his lap, turning sideways so that your legs draped over his left thigh while your body leaned into his right side. With a soft sigh, you rested your head on his shoulder, your back no longer against his chest but nestled close at his side, soaking in all the warmth that radiated off his skin. 

Dean's heart squeezed and he kissed your temple once before leaning back on the bench, his arms still around you in a protective manner, like it was a silent message that he was always going to be there for you no matter what. He pushed the beer bottle to your lips, his own lips curling in a grin as he watched you take sips of it, enjoying the way your lips pursed from the bitter taste. 

There was a moment of silence, Dean's eyes stuck on the storm in the distance, tracing over the clouds shifting and making small notes in his head about random facts he learned over the years. Meanwhile, you silently kept your gaze on your lap, your fingers picking at your skin until it stung. As if sensing it, Dean placed a hand over yours and gave it a squeeze, 

“You can leave sweetheart. I don’t want to force you to stay here just because of me… if you need to stay in bed, stay in bed.” 

You stayed silent for a few moments, shifting your head to look up at him, your face expressionless but your bright eyes held all of your emotions, like flashing pictures, “I want to be with you. But I don’t want to ruin this peaceful moment for you with my stupid fears.” 

Dean sighed and silently shook his head, his arms tightening around you. You allowed yourself to melt in his arms despite the swirling mess and emotions that heaved your chest down, because in the end… you trusted Dean. And if he said that the tornado won’t reach us, then it won’t. But in the back of your mind, it still nagged at you. 

They fell into another deep silence, the kind that didn’t demand words. The low sways of the winds dancing with the trees and the gentle rhythm of Dean's heartbeat created a quiet lullaby in the stillness. You leaned against him, eyelids fluttering shut, the steady pulse beneath your cheek soothing you into sleep.

Dean noticed when your breathing evened out, your body relaxing completely against his. He glanced down, the corner of his mouth twitching in a rare, quiet smile. Something warm bloomed in his chest- affection, protectiveness, maybe something deeper. He let himself stay in that moment, just watching you, before the calm pulled him under too.

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A violent crack of thunder shattered the quiet, the sky splitting open with a blinding flash. Rain hammered the roof in thuds, leaking in through the porch, soaking everything. Dean jerked awake, blinking through the haze. You stirred beside him with a startled breath, both of them drenched. The world outside was a storm of chaos, wind howling through the trees, rain blurring everything into motion.

You breathed out as another crack of thunder struck the sky, your eyes snapping to Dean whose eyes were half dazed and awake, your bodies shivering against each other- the loss of heat affecting the heavy weight on your chest. You heard him curse under his breath as his cold hands rubbed against your legs, causing goosebumps to cover your skin. Rain soaked through every layer of their clothes, chilling them to the bone. 

Dean didn't hesitate- he scooped you up into his arms, your body trembling against his as the storm raged around them. Cold water dripped from his hair, down his jaw, but he held you close, shielding you as best he could. You guys stumbled into the house, the warmth inside hitting you like a slap- sharp against frozen skin, making every nerve sting with the sudden contrast. Dean’s boots thudded up the stairs, heavy and urgent, water leaving a trail in his wake. You clung to him weakly, your fingers curled into the soaked fabric of his jacket.

He reached the bathroom, kicked the door open with one solid motion, and crossed to the counter. Carefully, he set you down, his touch suddenly gentle-  as if you might crumble under his hands. Your wet clothes clung to you like a second skin, your lips pale from the cold. Dean brushed your damp hair from your face, his eyes scanning you like he was counting every breath you took.

“God you are going to get so sick, we need to get you warmed up now.” He grumbled as his fingers slid down your jaw and held your chin up gently, tracing every water droplet on your skin. You chuckled softly, shrugged softly and watched as he took a step back, pushing back the shower glass door and turned on the shower. The sounds of the water hitting the glass drowned out the storm outside, easing your heart just a little. 

Dean walked back to you, making his place in between your parted legs and rubbed his large hands over your thighs, warming them up slightly as he leaned in, pressing short kisses along your face. Your eyes fluttered at the soft contact, wanting more than just simple kisses. 

You cupped his face and brought his lips on yours, tasting the dampness of his lips and nipped at them. He let out a soft groan, his grip on your thighs tightening ever so slightly before moving over to peel off your clothing one by one, like each piece was a symbol of your protection, now revealing your vulnerability. 

“Sweetheart…” He sighed, feeling your fingers fidget over the buttons of his flannel, tugging the wet piece of material off and tossing it off to the floor, “You know I can’t resist you like this.” 

“Warm me up Dean.” You whispered against his lips, kissing him short and sweet. 

“Oh fuck me…” Dean moaned, pulling you off the counter and into the steamy shower. 

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[artisticmenace]

NEW NORMAL ALBUM REVIEW

Suburbia remix-

I can tell what he changed but its still such a classic. plus the things he added. MWAAAH. CHEFS FUCKING KISS.

2econd 2ight 2eer remix-

shes still awesome. i can kinda tell the difference but still awesome. its like he sanded it down.

Laplaces angel remix-

holy shit the name LMAO. still shredding the fuck out of the trumpet. sanded down like a nice antique table god damn. i like whats been done with the backup vocals. the effects are giving it more of a mystique and i really like it.

I/Me/Myself remix-

holy shiit. the demo was awesome soooo. this sounds better than the og. william woodiam you know your stuff and im so so thankful. these have sounded polished so far. like when they wax the floors at school. still the same just with a new gleam to them. he even kept the whispers at the end HELL YEAH

...well better than the alternative remix-

this is so so good. i like the vocals already. ooh the claps heck yeaah. the flow is better. ive been noticing the drums in some of these and holy toledo yes yes yes. also the ending. STUCK.

outliars and hypocrites remix-

AGAIN WITH RHE TITLE. "i lied about the apple thing" LMAOOO. GOT FUNKY EITH THE GUITARS FUUUCK!!!! THESE BACKGROUND SOUNDS ARE SCRATCHING MY BRAIN AND THE BACKUP VOCALS HELLLLLL YEEEAAAHHHH!!!!! she still has the bounce and punctuation. and THE DRUUUMS AGAIN YEESSSS. im a sucker for harmonies if you couldnt tell.

blackboxwarrior remix-

i almost didnt recognize her its been so long since ive listened to it. OH SHES GOLDEN. hes just tossed in cinnamon sugar where it needed it ok. the music is just MWAAAH. and the vocals are beautiful as always. this makes me want to write something strange and enchanting, good god. MY THERAPIST!!!!! dancing rn. wheres bonejangles from the corpse bride i need him here. shredding on that fucking trumpet.

marsha thankk you for the dialectics remix-

title, sir. loving the keyboard smash ok. shes flowing like wine from the taps in italy. DRUUUMMMSSS. VOCALSSSSSS. EVERYTHING. shes still her but shes got a dash if something she was MIIIIISSING before. WOAH GUITAR. WOAH BACKUPS HELL YEAH. PIANO MAN, LOVING YOU! these vocals....

Love Me, Normally-

i think he said he didnt bother changing this one bc shes already perfect. not his words but this one stayed the same. i have to agree. the vocals are still chilling. the piano still beautiful. and i can still sing/say every word.

Memento Mori remix-

HOLY SHIT. again the drums, the instrumentals. god damn. shes swinging just a bit more than she used to and god she needed it. BACKUPS AGAIN GOD LOVE EM. SING US A SONG WILL BECAUSE GOD DAMMIT YOURE THE PIANO MAN! background sounds scratching my vrain again i live for it. HELL YEAH! ONE DAY IM GONNA DIE!!! he kept the insane cheering 💙

overall-

he fucking DID IT!!!! he gave this album a polish. some cinnamon sugar. some tumeric. garlic. and shes still herself. its the normal album with what she was missing the first time. I LOOVE.

[sparks-chaotic-cove]

Take your votes, folks:

Propaganda:

Centross and Ocie: .. its them! they're such a fun duo and they have a great dynamic. Also wouldn't you like a bit of Ocie and Centross fluff in these trying times? Ignore the fact Centross is dead and a god now. We don't worry about that-

Percy & Dawn: two birds- (bird-people/avians) one quite small, the other quite large, absolutely adorable dynamic, very trusting, very good. Dawn's a baker, and Percy is a... prefect? fancy bird government thing. Also Percy has said the line (maybe slightly inaccurate) "I had everything I asked for growing up. The only thing I didn't have.... was love. Not like this." [them baking together?? mayhaps???]

Wolfgang & Dawn: dogboy and a bird- what more could you ask for? this is not a confirmed romantic relationship, unlike pretty much all of the others, but their characters are very fun. While banter is common, there's a distinct understanding of when things are wrong and to sort of chill a little bit. ('Dog got your tongue?' [Percy] "Not yet! [Wolfgang] )

(Highly recommend Siege in general)

Rae & Wolf: NightingStar! what more do you need than a traumatized scientist man and his slightly-larger boyfriend with a funky little wolf tail? Very caring, very fluff, etc- pretty sure any of you guys voting would know who these two are

Orion & Theo: Orion and Theo Vods are actually some of my "fall asleep to" Vods! Their dynamic when it comes to being both absolute dorks but the two's understanding of when things are serious is very cool- also they're just great

Rune & Vast: ..birbs. well. one bird. one human with a pretty shiny jacket. A rambling inventor and a quiet soldier.. what's not great about the two? (quote: "one day... one day I'll be too much." (rune), "I don't believe that." (Vast))

[hissingjay]

Jay. My joyous gayus Jay. I have a hypothetical yuri gay question.

So i asked before how a traumatized Kasuar react to being reinserted to a new Geier squad after loosing their last one. Or just in general a whole new facility.

And i have been. Trying to work on a smol fic text about Geier/Kasuar admitedly. But im playing with idea of either new Geiers completely orrr having Kasuar join the Metal Geiers squad (Null , Kobalt Silver etc) and if it were the later (cause im leaning towards it cause of a funky spooky plotline )

How would a Kasuar gal react to these specific Geiers? Who gets plus points who less , or in general i just. Am thinking of them all interacting and trying to make Kass feel bit more included . Lemme know ur thoughts

(Also ofc if u dont want me to write anything i wont)

YESSSSS OKAY THAT SOUNDS SO AWESOME GOD WHAT

hmmmmrrrr okay my short gae friend im loving this already hell yeah AAAAND turns out you got me yapping you sly dog so this is long

I think they’d get along well just like. In general since Kasuars are really social and get along well with pretty much everyone? Smth smth not-great nueral template stuff makes them extremely amicable towards others. Geiers are not as loud as Kasuars for certain but since they’re really calm all the time that’s Like the perfect environment for a budding Kassie.

I went on about imprinting a bit ago so you know how that works ish

For the geiers in particular I’m thinking there mayyyy be lots of variation in the Kasuar since like. the imprinting that they do really is just they learn extremely fast and incorporate the first stuff the learn really well so personality wise Kasuars have lots of free space? This is me saying have fun with whatever Kass you use’s personality go ham with it. But assuming we go with just default Kasuar cause I think it’d be reallly fun dynamic especially null methinks nyehehe

okay COPPER COPPER MY GIRL

copper is like the peacekeeper here so I think she’d do a good job keeping Kassie in line ish

Like just making sure Kass doesn’t use up a whole tank of gas on one creature and stopping her from scuffling with others and the like. I think ehrrr this would be kinda tough since Kasuars do not do extremely well with too much authority smth smth past memories and all but I think copper would be fine. Mutual bonding over issues too since Kasuars are aware of bad stuff the nation does but are still loyal so uh that’s fun. Maybe not get along toooo well at first cause “hey Kass you gotta follow them rules” but then sloooowly start growing on her as they get to know each other fhhfh

AHHH SILVER NOW OUR PERSONAL FLIRT EH

I think her being so chill is great and then of course how blunt she is is cool too methinks. Kasuars can appreciate transparency I would say

only thing that would catch her off guard maybe is the flirting. Kasuars are . definitely not used to being flirted with (or loved/appreciated in any way at all really) so it would be kinda shocking as she processes not only is someone complementing them but it’s flirty? And that’s enough without the fact that silver is like. So gottdang hot with hair down and lounging with her scars for the world to see oh my god. The slight masochism would definitely rub off a fair bit if silver lets it out? Like going to aggressive too long and that can get outta hand real fast if unchecked. I can see her and kassie ogling the eules and aras and starlings and pretty much everybody watching replikas do their thing around the facility and stuff fhffhh I think that'd be fun.

ALLOYYYY MY GIRL ALLOY

Softiiiiiie she is. I can see her bringing out the softier side in kassie? I know like kasuars are violent gremlins who defy death just so they can kill more before they do die but deep down they're sweetie pies so thats something she and alloy would have in common anyhow. ALSO her hair! she wears it a tad lower if i remember correctly? maybe not as low as kassie wears hers but its pretty similar I can see the softies doing hair together and helping aras and the others move boxes and the like. Just as lil things they do together. Alloy doesnt speak up much as shes so reserved and everything and Kasuars hate pushing boundaries so it’d take a loooooooong while for alloy to open up to her past a couple life ‘n’ death situations. But other than that all good!

AAAAND KOBALT

okay I think ultimately they’d have the roughest relationship. Like all in all it could work quite well but alas Kobalts tendency to kind of lash out? Like yanking Aras from the vents and barking out but only with Kassie, especially when she’s new. I mentioned too many times the not doing well smth smth past memories and all and being growled at wouldn’t help. Of Kobalt were already established as a safe friend or ally it’d “oh okay it’d be something she does oh well” but with Kassie especially with Kasuars being so extremely paranoid it’d be. Not fun. It could work really nice since Kass could do well with someone as aggressive as Kobalt but under just as possible circumstances Kass would be extremely nervous or even scared around her. So either which way but definitely starting out with some nervousness

AAAAND lastly NULL. If you are wondering if I left null for last on purpose the answer is yes! I think she’d be the most interesting.

Sooo generally I think they’d get along well? Nulls pretty cool and calm methinks in the form of a certain apathy and that’s okay! She’s also much more experienced I can see her teaching kass the ropes and ruffling her hair and calling her kid fhhhfhhf stuff like that. Maaaaybe kass’d take after null and wear a mask more? Like Kasuars just wear masks for comfort reasons it makes them feel like they’re not being perceived and therefore safer.

The thing that really strikes me would be Falke. Kasuars are fine with Falkes and how they act and at consciously all good with them! Falkes are cool tall and speary and overall seem to be great leaders. Only their voice is. Extremely and intensely terrifying. (I got into this a whiiile ago but all that last trauma I keep talking about is abuse from the gestalts mother. Beatings and horrid things. Falke sounds too similar to said mother. Which is why they don’t do well with yelling ie Kobalt and especially not from Falkes)

so the voice of Falke units are really agitating to Kasuars. And therefore so are Falkes and their touch. Kasuars can get scared but it’s Falke voices that actually genuinely instill authentic fear in them. So null being chummy with Falke would be rough. I mean Kassie could just avoid her but that’d be hard especially if null just likes to talk to Falke like in hallways and stuff in a way that Kassie can hear. It does not help that all the geiers can spar with her and not just null. Worse still if Kassie is expected to spar with Falke too. But that’s the interesting part kassie just attempting to navigate Falke who she is authentically terrified of and I think she’d feel terrible about it since it’s irrational, especially if Falke makes some sort of effort to be kind. She coouuuuld grow out of it possibly but starting out would be tough.

Nulls proximity with Falke would kinda force Kass to deal with her and her fears. Fun!

oh and something else bout null is I think she’d be the first to meet Kass. More likely than not if Kass is introduced to the geiers officially Itll be null first cause if Nulls the one saying “hey I found this gremlin in the woods æon wants us to take care of her.” Then the others would listen more than if someone else said it

uhhh last thing is have fun with Kass! I do the imprinting thing and basically there’s SO much wiggle room personality-wise. They learn and act like Those around em so there’s only a few core bits that stick.

[stoic--rose]

my chemical brothers cds finally came in!!!!! so uuuuh i guess ill do overviews of each album.

Dig Your Own Hole - 1997

almost certainly my favorite chembros album. full of pumpin beats, punchy drums, unique vocal samples, pretty much everything i love from electronic. the eponymous track is very good, but my favorite track has to be Get Up On It Like This. i love the brass sample they use, its just too damn good, i can never get enough of it. Electrobank is another favorite, the vocal tracks at the beginning are pretty fun, and i like what it turns into later. (bonus points for just having explosion samples at the end) Setting Sun is the first song on the album to have full lyrics which is pretty cool, and the way this album ends is just so outta left field but damn its good as hell. Where Do I Begin is such a laidback and chill track that feels very introspective, and The Private Psychedelic Reel is just a journey of a song. also, my favorite part of this album is the middle section, specifically It Doesn't Matter, Don't Stop The Rock, and Get Up On It Like This. each track flows neatly into the next, and theyre all really good tracks. Don't Stop The Rock has this squishy, unorthodox synth in it that i really fuck with. It Doesn't Matter also has this pulsing, harsh bass that i like a lot. overall, a phenomenal album with back to back bangers and a soft side near the end.

Surrender - 1999

this album is actually home to the first chembros song i ever heard, that being Let Forever Be, a personal favorite of mine. Surrender has a lot of good to it, though i dont think it's one of my favorites. Music:Response is a really good opener, Orange Wedge is super funky, i already said my thoughts on Let Forever Be, but other than that there's not too many standout tracks here, at least to me. Under The Influence was on the WipE'out" 3 soundtrack and fits in pretty well there, but listening on its own its nothin to write home about. Hey Boy Hey Girl is weirdly popular, but it just doesn't do anything for me. Out of Control is good, but it drags on a bit too long for me. the eponymous track is good though, i like that one. overall, i think surrender just aint for me mostly. its got some tracks i like, and ill definitely listen to it all, it just isnt gonna be my first pick.

Push The Button - 2004

for this album, the focus on electronic is pushed to the side a bit to make way for a more lyrical, hip hop focused album, and nowhere is that more clear than the opening track, Galvanize, which is chembros' most well known song. and i like it well enough! the wordsmiths here do a great job, and i like the string sample that permeates most of the song. that being said, i think it drags on a bit and is a little too long? you could definitely cut this one down and not lose a whole lot. but it has the catchiness to not make that runtime boring, for sure. after Galvanize comes The Boxer, which is probably my favorite track on the album. by this point the change in style for Push The Button is starting to shine through more, but the chembros know how to make it work, and MAN does it shine in The Boxer. it has this looping, cut up sample of a keyboard that i just cant get enough of, and the vocals here are super great. other tracks of note are Believe, which has a lot of cool noises in it, Shake Break Bounce, which has some cool drums and guitars, and Left Right, a commentary piece on war, which i can always appreciate. (shoutouts to Flobots) Close Your Eyes is a classic chembros move of having a more relaxed, uplifting track near the end of the album, and it does its job super well. overall, while Push The Button is very different from everything chembros had done up to that point, i think they tackle the new style really well and deliver a lot of unique bangers here. really great stuff.