#watched that with my brothers and then followed it up with I‚ Frankenstein :

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watched Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 👍

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My Better Bitter Half

Wednesday Addams X Twin Brother Reader x Enid Sinclair

Summary: Wednesday has been transferred to Nevermore, luckily Someone there already knows much about her, her twin brother. While you two may be twins you couldn’t be any more alike, after hearing your Sister is coming to Nevermore, you get much more than you bargained for.

Note: hi, this is Ornii, so for my own Canon I decided to Name Wednesdays twin “Vlad”, based off of Vlad the imapiler, who then inspired Dracula. Who’s full name is Vlad Dracul. Anyway into the story,

“Yes Mother I understand..” (Y/n) says calmly as he dresses himself. Standing before a long mirror inside his dorm room. Nevermore was his Home for the past year due to his, oddly charming and dark abilities, as he stands and oozes at his own charm he hears the voice of his mother from a crystal ball.

“Good my little Hell hound, I understand that it will be a bit different with your sister there. Please try and help her adjust to it. You know how, ferocious, she can be. Be patient with her.”

“Unfortunately I was not blessed with the patience you have. But I will, try.” You say, you hear a pleased him from mother and she ends the communication. As you exited your room for the first time today you immediately head to the entrance of Nevermore. Walking past students who give you glares or winks your train of thought you as quickly halted by a voice calling your name. You halt and turn to Enid approaching and slipping over, like an obedient pet.

“Good Moorning!~” she says in a very sing-song voice, you give her a smile on response.

“Good morning to you as Well Miss Sinclair, I suppose you have some gossip to share?”

“Well I’m not all gossip.”

“I doubt that—“

“But, I did get something so cool! A roomie!” She says, (Y/n)’s already slightly pale skin lost a bit more color. If his estimation was correct, his Bubbly, loving best friend is going to room with his literal Nightmare of a sister.

“Poor child.” You say.

“What?” She asks, confused.

“Nothing!” You say smirking, “I hope you enjoy yourself.” You say before leaving, as you enter the main driveway to Nevermore a long black vehicle pulls up and he watches with a devious smirk. The vehicles front door opens up and Lurch steps out. If Frankenstein wasn’t some Myth, that’d be Lurch. Tall, dead looking with a flat head. He Leers over and walks to the back, he opens the door and two step out, Mother and Father. Their gaze goes from the beautiful Nevermore to their Devilish son.

“There is my Hell hound.” Morticia says to (Y/n) who gladly accepts the hug from his mother.

“How does Nevermore fare against our Devil?” Gomez asks and (Y/n) just grins.

“It Never had a Chance, i learn from the best.” He says to them both, he looks past them.

“Is She here?” He asks, Lurch drags her belongings along and she steps out, a almost perfect copy of you, just much more feminine. Long black pigtails compared to your short black Quiff haircut. Wednesday never smiles but your devilish Grin could never leave your face sometimes. You walk over to her, and you both stop close to each other, you notice that you’re a few inches taller, as she has to “Look up” to you.

“Brother.” She Said with that cold attitude, you smirk at this.

“Hello To you too, Dear Sister.” You say, planting your hand on her shoulder. You feel her cold stare of disapproval.

“You know how I feel about contact.”

“I know, that’s why I’m doing it, you despise it.” You say with a laugh, You relent and hug her. You feel her tense up.

“You have three seconds before you lose your arms.” She says and you again let go.

“That’s the sharp tongue I know so well.” You say and motion for her to follow him.

“So, seems Mother and Father have finally shipped you off. What did you do this time?”

“A group of Mouth breathers were bullying Pugsley. The only person who gets to torture my brothers—“

“Will always be you.” You reply, and ask. “So, what’s the damage.”

“A boy lost a testicle.” She says, you half in her footsteps and turn to her.

“I tossed Piranhas into a pool, the rest is up to your imagination.” She says, you stare at her for a second and grin.

“So. You failed to get the job done? I would have poured Red-Bellied, they’re the most dangerous.” You say. As much as Wednesday hated most people, you were the one she hates the least. A small smile creeps along her face hearing your praise of her work. The family enter the principals office and begin conversation.

“Wednesday is certainly a unique name. I'm guessing it was the day you were born?” The Principal of the School Weems asks. (Y/n) and Wednesday sat next to each other, with Gomez and Morticia on opposite sides.

“We were born on Friday the 13th.” (Y/n) says, “from what I was told, Sparks were flying, rain was pouring, a beautiful sight. Unfortunately Wednesday was too busy trying to strangle me in the Womb for it to be absolutely perfect.” You say, you can feel her Ice cold glare hit your neck.

“Her name comes from a line from my favorite nursery rhyme, "Wednesday's child is full of woe." Morticia explains, “and (Y/n)’s comes from a famous ruler in history.” Morticia explains.

“You always had a unique perspective on the world, Morticia. Did your mother tell you we were roommates back in the day?” Weems says.

“And you graduated with your sanity intact impressive.” Wednesday responds coldly, weems was a bit taken aback by her Wit. She ignores this and keeps going.

“You've certainly had a very interesting educational journey. Eight schools in five years.” Weems says.

“They haven't built one strong enough to hold me.” Wednesday said. “I bet this place won't be any different.”

“What our daughter is trying to say is that she greatly appreciates the opportunity.”

“She’s a Modern day Hannibal Lecter. You know without the eating people, isn’t she just lovely?” You say grinning.

“Nevermore doesn't usually accept students mid-term, but given Wednesday's perfect grades and your family's long history with the school, I've spoken with the board and we've made an exception.”

“Isn’t that great?” You say smiling.

“Larissa, what about Wednesday's, um... therapy sessions?” Morticia said.

“The court ordered them. The school has a relationship with a therapist in Jericho. She can meet twice a week.”

“Did you hear that, my little storm cloud? You're in excellent hands.” Gomez says, and (Y/n) raises an eyebrow.

“She’s going to eat that therapist alive..” You said,

“I've assigned you to your mother's old dorm. Ophelia Hall.”

“Refresh my memory. Ophelia's the one who kills herself after being driven mad by her family, correct?” Wednesday said, and Weems might be in over her head.

“Should we go meet your new roommate?” Weems says, and they all leave, a look of worry was actually on You, fearing just what Wednesday might do to Enid. She skips over as the door opens and Enid sees (Y/n) and Wednesday.

“Howdy, roomie!” She says with such a cutesy adorable attitude.,

“Wednesday, this is Enid Sinclair.” You say.

“Are you feeling okay? You look a little pale.” Enid said worried.

“Wednesday always looks half-dead she was like this for our childhood.” You explain, and Enid looks confused.

“Our childhood?” She asks, you stand next to Wednesday.

“You don’t notice the resemblance?” You say, “Here let me.” You quickly stop smiling and perfectly mimic Wednesdays deadpanned face. They look perfectly identical and she sees the Addams Twins in full force.

“Oh. M. G! You’re his sister! You look so similar! It’s like looking in a mirror! Welcome to Ophelia Hall!” Enid reaches out for a hug and (Y/n) quickly shakes his head no.

“Not a hugger. Got it.” Enid says taking a step back.

“Please excuse My Sister, She's allergic to color.” You explain.

“Oh wow, What happens to you?” Enid asks, fearful of the answer.

“I break out into hives and then the flesh peels off my bones.”

“I used to throw colorful fruit at her.” You say with a smile. Weems interrupts and gives a stern smileS

“(Y/n), Enid, please take Wednesday to the registrar's office to pick it up along with her schedule, and give her a tour along the way.”

Note: I’ve always found the idea of Wednesday’ having a twin more fascinating due to her very antisocial behavior and personality, and I think they play off of each other so well, the insecurities and inferiority complexes these two ooze out is just, awesome. I want to do some incorrect quotes with them if people would enjoy those. The fencing fight would be very interesting as well.

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I'd definitely love one shot requests

Well, ask and you shall receive! Here's the answer to your earlier ask, a Reverse AU of Lisa Frankenstein where she's the creature! Hope you like it!

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“Alright, I think this is everything.”

He could barely see where he was going over the stolen sewing supplies piled in his arms, but he knew he was headed in the right direction thanks to the soft hum of acknowledgement coming from inside his bedroom. Tottering his way over to the corner, he deposited all of his mom’s supplies onto his bed before selecting the thickest hot pink thread he could find and a sharpened upholstery needle and turning to face his guest. 

“What about this one?”

The corpse of the young lady stood there, hair still a little wet from her first-ever shower and completely entranced by the feathered sleeves of his mother’s flowy pink nightgown. He stood there for a moment and watched the dead girl wave her arms slowly back and forth to watch the sheer fabric of the sleeves follow in their wake, and took a moment to wonder just when his life took a turn into Mary Shelley territory. 

He had been totally scared out of his wits earlier; all he had wanted was a night alone on the couch while his brother, mom and stepdad went to a movie, able to start re-watching through his VHS collection without fear of judgment when a absolutely filthy being crashed through the window, stumbling after him and groaning as he tried and failed to flee. After finding the creature-who he quickly realized was, or at least once had been, a woman-sitting apologetically in the living room and looking at him with sad eyes, he decided that he might get further talking to her than running from her. 

And any reservations against connecting with the woman died away when he realized that she was the one whose grave he had been tending to for the past few months, the reanimated corpse of a person buried under a tombstone that only said “Unmarried”.

And so he helped her get cleaned up, letting her shower the nearly century of grime away until he could see slightly bloodshot eyes, a shy smile, frizzy hair teased and tangled within an inch of his life and with a deep and disturbing gash in her left shoulder that needed attention. 

Hence the sewing supplies. 

“I have no idea which of this stuff is…quality or whatever, but my mom has very high standards in terms of the things she buys and especially for her hobbies, I mean, you should have seen how much she spent on fake rhinestones last year, but I think this might be the best stuff to use? I don’t think neon existed in your time but I think you might like this color judging on how much you like that robe.”

The corpse looked up at his voice, locked eyes with the thread and immediately smiled, excited by the vibrant color and opening her mouth to speak, but upon remembering that decay had taken that ability, she began gesturing wildly, clapping and pointing at the thread and then to her butchered shoulder. He got the message quickly enough and cleared the rest of the sewing supplies off of his bed, sitting down by his pillow and gesturing for her to sit on his left. She complied, and he gently guided their torsos so that he was looking at her back, with her turned towards the door to allow him access. 

He unraveled much more thread than necessary and stared at the eye of the needle, completely lost. She must have noticed his hesitance, because she silently reached a hand back and made a ‘give me’ gesture. He placed the needle and thread in her freezing palm and watched over her shoulder as thin fingers-clumsy with a century of deterioration-threaded the string through the eye of the needle and tied it for him, handing it back to him with a small smile. He returned the gesture. 

“Thanks.” 

She bowed her head slightly, and lowered the shoulder of the robe and the nightgown underneath, brushing her wayward hair out of the way to expose the gash that he presumed had killed her. He didn’t want to dwell too much on it, head already spinning with the implications of such a wound, so he gently rested his hand on the robe, the threaded needle poised in the other hand. 

It was only then that he realized that he had no idea what he was doing. 

“Uh..how do I…?”

The corpse’s shoulders shook like she was giggling, and she turned her head to lock eyes with him. Slowly, with the stump of one hand and the fingers of the other, she mimed stabbing something with a needle, then pulling the thread through, then the nice, even stitching and repetition of the motion, and then finally pulling the stitches tight and tying off the work, complete with biting the thread to cut it. He nodded, taking the offered needle and thread. 

“Okay then, let’s…let’s do this.”

She nodded and turned back towards the door, letting him work in peace. It took him a few moments to prepare himself for what he was about to do, and, as gently as he could, stuck the needle in her skin. 

He flinched and expected her to do the same, but she sat perfectly still, examining the feathers on the robe a bit more. 

“Did that hurt?”

His voice was edged with concern, but when she turned her head to look at him, her eyes were gentle and calm. She shook her head minutely. 

“Do you feel…anything?”

She thought for a moment, gaze wandering away from his before she shrugged, settling back with her face to the door to signal the end of the discussion. He took a moment to absorb this new knowledge, then let out a shaky exhale and turned back to his work. 

“Okay then. Here we go. I;m sorry if this comes out…totally terrible but you have to understand I’ve never done anything like this before but I am far from a trained professional.”

The corpse hummed her assent and continued to play with her sleeves, and he could see the smallest corner of a smile playing on her gaunt lips. He tried to ignore what that sight did to his heart and got to work, slowly stitching together the corpse who had quite literally crashed into his life and correctly guessing it would not be the last time he did so.

[slippery-domjot-balls]

Our Man Bashir S4 E10

Saw this episode for the first time this week. There were so many little touches that made the episode a perfect parody of the Bond aesthetic. It payed tribute to classic James Bond (Sean Connery and it even teased the silly nature of Roger Moore's Bond).

The opening sequence of a villain crashing through glass with a follow up KO by the champagne cork was a lovely campy tribute. It had a Our Man Flint with James Coburn vibe! Try those if you like Bond parodies.

The Bondesque portrayal of Bashir works well. It both fits the desire he has to be heroic, to be more alluring and charismatic, and to take confidence in life outside the holosuite. Julian already is those things though. He just needs help realizing that sometimes. He was heroic in Hippocratic Oath when he stood for the lost Jem'Hadar. In his medical domain he is charismatic and in charge. All of his interactions with Garak show his subtle and alluring personality. He is on his journey of gaining confidence and with each passing episode he gains more self-esteem.

We all were admiring Julian just like Garak is. Look at that sweet face. Garak recognizes Julian's chance at character growth as his spy persona. By taking him under his wing, Garak can help him develop as a man of mystery!

The clothing is also perfect. Fashion was nailed for a Bond film parody. The high class tuxedos and the casual sweaters! We only missed out on the incredibly short-short-short-swim-shorts that Sean Connery seemed to love.

Miles as the main evil henchman was an excellent choice. Silly falcon eyepatch was just a bonus. It was nice to see a little spy gadget used by Bashir as well. Gotta have those!

I will make of gif of it later, but Worf blew a genuine smoke ring at one point. The white tux also looked amazing. More Klingons should wear white! It would be great for battle too. Showcases all the blood of their enemies.

Another A+ costume designed by the fabulous Trek Costume designers. The flair, the jewelry, all just works with that stunning Bajoran. She also played the Russian accent really well (not that I am an accent expert). Underneath this holosuite persona though we still enjoy Nana Visitor's warm smile. Nothing can stop her from making all our hearts melt!

Dr. Honey Bare....of course there would be a silly name like that. I wish Dax's character was treated less as plot device, but as a parody of older Bond movies I see the placement and and ridiculousness of it. It did feel like the cast enjoyed making fun of it.

This gem....I cannot even begin to state my delight over this single high pitched chort....giggle...laugh? What even is it? I knew of this gif out of context but now having seen the episode I see that Sisko was the deranged villain set out to destroy the world so he could create his human 2.0 sex island.

Above all of this, we must give the spotlight to the REAL hero. Rom. He is an absolute genius!!!! I love that he is so intelligent. Sure, Lt. Mr. Little Boy Eddington was there too, Odo helped a bunch, and Quark wanted to show off his jacket, but Rom saved the day. Rom singlehandedly saved the entire main cast. On the fly he rigged up an engineering masterpiece in a Frankenstein's monster way. Under incredible pressure with try or die high stakes, he pioneered a solution. I sure hope that Rom can be the star of the show more often in the coming seasons. He is a brilliantly written Ferengi and a well acted character. A loving and supportive father, caring brother, talented engineer, and an all around good friend to everyone.

For me, this episode surprisingly became a "wow, I love Rom" episode. Of course, I enjoyed and can see how iconic and quintessentially Star Trek the entire Bond tribute plot was, but this episode is about Rom for me as much as it is about Bashir and anything else.

I am glad that I can share my first watch of DS9 with all you lovely people. Thank you for sharing all your insights and passion for DS9 and Star Trek as a franchise with me.

Here is to many more shared laughs and warm moments together!

[saltygilmores]

THOUGHTS WHILE WATCHING GILMORE GIRLS: APPLICATION ANXIETY (SEASON 3, EPISODE 3, PART 3)

Luke marches next door to confront Taylor about his malt shop scheme. I love Luke giving Taylor a good smack down. This episode is so chock full of verbal smack downs, I'm positively giddy.

He's not wrong you know. I fully believe there is a dark side to The Hollow. I wish to one day explore it in my unrated spinoff chock full of swearing and gritty realism and Naked Adult Jess titled...The Hollow.

How creepy is it that Taylor has surveillance cameras all over town? Also, I think I can be forgiven for wrongly assuming Taylor was going to show Luke a picture of Jess. He's chosen to use a couple of skateboarders as an example of moral decay in Stars Hollow when Jess and Shane were macking it against a tree in front of hundreds of people in broad daylight at a festival HE was overseeing. That's funny. I’m glad Taylor decided to leave Jess alone and turn a blind eye to the furious public groping. I'm thinking since Jess could use a couple of friends he should introduce himself to these skateboarders. I think he would fit in nicely. "You want to open up a soda shop next to the diner? Taylor, no, no, no. Every day from now until the end of my life, I am going to come in here saying "Taylor, no." When I die, I'm gonna be frozen next to Ted Williams, and when they find the cure to what I died of and unfreeze me, my first words will be "How's Ted?" followed closely by, "Taylor, no." Another glorious Nuclear Rant! Hey, I actually understood that Ted Williams reference! Umm. Let me have this article unpack it because this post is going to go wildly off script if I attempt to do it myself. Ted Williams' decapitated head was cryonically preserved in a Frankenstein-like plan to resurrect him in the future

Here's what Lorelai is reading (the magazine is dated August 23-30, 2002).

Lorelai informs Rory that she met with Charleston and he suggested Rory meet with a Harvard graduate for an alumni dinner...Aw crud, I remember that. That whole thing where Rory goes to a very awkward dinner with a bunch of intellectual dorks then she goes upstairs to find some girl putting on a bunny costume, and then the bunny gives her life advice about being yourself and not following the crowd or something.

Hey Dave.

Stop it AmyShermanPalladino. Just stop it. *grumbles and googles* Danny Davies Gans (October 25, 1956 – May 1, 2009) was an American singer, comedian and vocal impressionist. Gans was a performer on the Las Vegas Strip and the surrounding area, where he was billed as "The Man of Many Voices."  This was in reference to Lorelai impersonating Rory's voice on the phone.

And now, time for the alumni dinner.

She has a digital organizer. That's how we're supposed to know she's really rich.

Lorelai makes a joke about how she thinks the brother and sister in the family are having sex with each other. Welp. At dinner with the Harvard Dorks, Rory and Lorelai exchange looks when the father implores his supposedly incestuous children not to "Fight over the breast." What is happening? Mom and Dad won't talk about Carol (the bunny). The dad is kinda Richard-Esque. The next several minutes is just an excrutiangly long game of Harvard Dork Family Playing Trivia at the dinner table and would you look at that, Lorelai feels like a fish out of the water for not understanding anything they're referencing. HA, HA! NOW YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS!

Look at all the kooky crap on the walls. It looks like a TGI Friday's. And she's dressed as a 50's car hop. We already know this girl (Carol) is going to be so quirky. Rory thinks this chick is pretty keen and appreciates her taste in music. Spoiler alert: Rory does not make a new friend. Bunny Carol is Fun and Cute and Quirky and Not Like Other Girls and she intends to make it known that Rory is nothing more than a Harvard Sheep. Baaaa.

If only Rory could be a bunny/waitress like Carol and not stuck on The conveyor belt of Expectations, then she'd truly be happy. Well, who knows, since the journalism degree obviously didn't pan out, maybe at one point she did. There's a big hole in the Gilmore Girls timeline between 2007-2016. LOL @ Rory waiting tables or entertaining children for a living. Even April waited tables at Luke’s and she was like, 12 or something. I don’t remember. Anyway I made myself laugh just now. Rory: I've dreamt of Harvard since I was 4. Bunny Carol: LOL, a lot of little kids dream about that, right after meeting Harry Potter. This bunny is downright vicious.

Getting screen shots of that giant pencil to make jokes about how Rory is always holding oversized props that are vaguely penis-like is the only reason I ever venture into season 7.

I swear there was a fourth penis prop because I referenced that pencil not long ago and can’t find it now.

Take that, Crusty!

Sure, Lorelai is easy to please. Unless you date someone she doesn’t like, or you talk to your grandparents, or you invite your grandparents to a thing, or you take the advice of your grandparents, or you conspire with your grandparents to help your mother financially, or you consider a college that your grandparents suggest, or you consider other colleges besides the best ones, or your quarter on a string goes missing, or your friend gets you into a car accident, or you break up with Dean and suddenly there’s no one around to pleasure her sexually anymore… Otherwise Lorelai is super chill.

Things googled while watching gilmore girls: Ted Williams, Entertainment Weekly Gangs of New York, Danny Gans, How Much Did A PalmPilot Cost, Could A Palm Pilot Make Calls, Inflation Calculator (to calculate the price of a Palm Pilot in today's money, which could be between $400-$700)

[lovely--lover]

Hellfire Halloween

I forgot to post this yesterday oops! Just some headcanons of the different members enjoy!

Eddie 

🔥Writes a one-shot D&D campaign the Friday before Halloween. It’s filled with ghosts, monsters, and maybe even a vampire….and yes costumes are required

🔥Eddie dresses up like Ozzy Osbourne and gets annoyed when no one gets it. “Why are you carrying around a bat?” “Are you seriously asking me that Henderson!? I thought I taught you better!”

🔥Forces Dustin to go trick or treating so he can have some of the candy “Eddie I’m in high school now I-” “Shut up Henderson and just go”

🔥Wayne makes him sit on the porch and pass out candy to the trailer park kids. He secretly loves it and compliments all the costumes. When a young girl dresses as a princess walks up Eddie bows dramatically “For you my lady” dropping a handful of candy into the giggling girls' basket.

🔥When some of the basketball players stop by his doorstep for Halloween drugs Eddie tells them to “Get lost there are kids around” while throwing candy at them.

🔥When the kids start coming by Eddie goes inside and joins Wayne on the couch watching some scary movie on the TV. Eddie holds out the almost empty bowl of candy to Wayne “Nah you're a good boy 🔥you have the rest”

Eddie falls asleep on the couch with a bowl full of candy wrappers and Wayne just laughs draping a spare blanket over him. “Scariest night of the year and you look like a big baby”

Favorite Candy: Hershey’s 

Favorite Scary Movie: Young Frankenstein

Gareth

🔥Gareth loves Halloween! The colder weather gives him an excuse to layer up! Scary movies on the tv all the time. And his mom is constantly baking!

🔥Everyone makes fun of his costume! He complains because his mom wouldn't let him get a scary one. “What if it traumatizes your sister Gare?!”

🔥He ends up being a knight because his sister picked out a pretty princess costume and begged her big brother to match. Gareth pretends to be annoyed but secretly would do anything for his sister.

🔥He carries her on his back when her legs get tired and holds her basket full of candy as they make the way back home. 

🔥When they get home Gareth dumps out the candy to “go through” for his share! But it's secretly an excuse to check her candy and make sure she wasn't given anything sketchy. There are some freaks in Hawkins!!

🔥Stays up all night watching cartoon Halloween movies with his sister on the couch sharing candy until she falls asleep and Gareth follows. When his mom comes down to check on her kids she gasps and takes a picture of the rare moment. It's printed and hung on the fridge by the next week!

Favorite Candy: Sour Gummy Worms

Favorite Scary Movie: Halloween

Dustin

🔥His mom makes goodie bags for Hellfire Club. They are little pumpkin bags filled with candy for “All the growing boys!” 

🔥Dustin loves Halloween but starts to feel conflicted now that he is in high school if he should go trick r treating and dress up.

🔥Calls Suzie late on Halloween night to tell her about all the different candies he got. They stay on the phone watching a Halloween movie ‘together’. Not too scary though because Suzie doesn't like scary movies.

🔥Ask his mom to make him a Frodo costume! Eddie is so proud of his boy wearing the costume he makes someone take a picture.

🔥He picks out all the really good candy and full-size bars and lets his mom go through the candy before he lets Eddie get his share

Favorite Candy: 3 Musketeers

Favorite Scary Movie: Psycho

Mike

🔥Doesn't dress up because he ‘forgot’ mainly because he was lazy and didn't want to. When the other members ask him what his costume is (his everyday look) he just says “Oh I’m a……loser!”

🔥Thinks he’s too cool for Halloween now. Doesn't go trick or treating with Holly or Dustin he just sits at home and watches tv….not even scary movies!!

Favorite Candy: Twizzlers

Favorite Scary Movie: Alien

Lucas

🔥Dresses up as a famous basketball player and all the members get annoyed because they thought he didn't dress up “Sinclair! I said costumes were required!”

🔥His mom forces him to go trick-or-treating with Erica. He stands back and complains the entire time. Mainly because when he gets too close Erica and all her friends start making fun of him

Favorite Candy: Skittles

Favorite Scary Movie: Halloween (its Max’s favorite)

Erica

🔥Loves Halloween! Candy? And all she has to do is knock on some doors…..she’s in! 

🔥Erica is the reason they didn't do the Halloween campaign on Halloween night. Erica has to go trick or treating and stay the night at Tina's. They need Lady Applejack to save the day!

🔥Definitely, the one to suggest a candy trade-off when they get to Tina “I’ll give you these M&M's for 3 suckers…..What do you mean of course it’s a good deal!”

🔥Dresses up as a My Little Pony character while making fun of Lucas’s costume

Favorite Candy: Lollipops especially cotton candy and cherry-flavored ones

Favorite Scary Movies: Erica doesn't do scary moves

Jeff

🔥Does not like scary movies or anything scary at all! You thought Eddie got scared easily? Nope, Jeff is the biggest scardey cat of the Hellfire members. Poor guy just wants it to b Thanksgiving so he can cook

🔥He dresses up as a cat or something basic for Halloween. None of the members question it (they have Gareth to make fun of)

🔥Definitely complains about having a tummy ache when he eats too much candy

Favorite Candy: Paydays

Favorite Scary Movie: Does It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown count?

Freak 1

🔥I feel like he would dress up as a pro wrestler or try to dress up as Eddie as a joke and makes Eddie mad

🔥Stays inside and watches scary movies all night on Halloween he just leaves a bowl of candy on the porch

🔥 He invites Jeff over to watch movies and laughs every time Jeff gets scared which is basically the entire time.

Favorite Candy: Snickers

Favorite Scary movie: Jaws

Masterlist

It's been a while so I hope I still got it 😊

[rdiowx]

FRANKENSTEIN FRANK— 2

Frankensteins monster!Frank x Mad scientist!Reader

A story in which the way brothers come over and Gerard meets frank

Funny story I completely forgot the Great Depression was happening during this time and i only realized it while watching ‘into the spider-verse’

Teaching Frank how to do or say things was all you did now—not that you were doing much of anything before— but he was becoming more stable as a person. You would say you did a pretty great job well, you would say your are doing a pretty great job. He can walk in a kind of straight line now and he helps around the house, his body isnt completely functional though, he doesnt have to eat or anything but for some reason his hair grows. His hair is still the same, bleached sides and his faux hawk but the sides have grown out a bit. He gets along with Mikey which is great and tonight mikey’s bringing over his older brother Gerard. You both haven’t told him about Frank, the only people that know about Frank is yourselves and well, Frank.

Franks memory is kind of bad but yours would be too if you were put together by two weirdos in one of their basements. You were pulled out of your thoughts by a knock on your door, you went to answer it forgetting about your book in the process. Frank looked toward you in confusion before getting up to follow you. Opening the door you were met with the one and only way brothers, frank smiled at the sight of Mikey only for it to drop when he saw a new person beside him. “Hey guys, you can come in.” You welcomed them in only for frank to stare at you like you had two heads, you would too if someone you’d never met before was welcomed into your house. “Thanks for inviting us over, well Mikey comes over every day but I don’t.” Gerard started, before waving slightly at Frank. “Oh yea. Gerard thats Frank he’s my um roommate? Frank thats Mikeys brother Gerard.” You conversed, heading into the kitchen.

Frank gave Gerard a weird look before following you into the kitchen. “He doesn’t like new people dont take it to heart.” Mikey said, putting his hand on Gerards shoulder and leaving to the kitchen. Gerard nodded in response, taking his shoes off before following his brother. Frank was oddly quiet so you asked him what was wrong, only to get a shrug in response. “Do you not like Gerard?” You questioned, looking up from your cutting board. “I dont know him.” He answered. You nodded in understanding before resuming your activity. You both dropped the subject as the way brothers entered the room, Mikey was the first one to start talking. “Hey Frank hows living here? Lord knows i never could.” You glared at him over your shoulder as a response. “I like it here, they’re nice..company.” Frank hesitated to make sure he got the word right.

“Uh huh im sure they are.” Mikey teased before looking over at you. “What is that supposed to mean? You dont think im good company?” You queried, putting your knife down before turning around to look at him. You and Mikey continued to bicker like you were siblings instead of him and Gerard. Speaking of Gerard, he tried to make small talk with frank. “So um, how did you meet Them and Mikey?” Gerard asked, before moving to take a drink of his water. “They made me in The lab downstairs.” Frank answered seriously. Gerards eyes widened before he spat out his drink in shock causing frank to jump and you and Mikey paused your bickering. “What? What happened?” You asked turning to faced them.

“You made this guy?!” Gerard yelled, clearly stunned. Thats right, you hadn’t talked to frank about what to say if someone asked where he came from or how he met you. “Shit.” Mikey mumbled making his way towards his brother and resting his hands on his shoulders. “Listen man, you cant tell ANYONE about this.” Mikey stated, making Gerard promise he wouldnt tell anyone about this. While this was going on you lead frank out of the kitchen to your shared bedroom. “Frank you cannot tell people you were made in a lab! Who knows what would happen if it go out to someone who wasnt Gerard! I mean i could get in serious trouble!” You rambled, pacing around the room. Frank looked towards his shoes the whole time, not having the chance to mumble out an apology.

You stopped after you saw the look in his eyes as you yelled at him. You move to sit down on the bed next to him, knees touching as you look at him. “Im sorry, I just dont know what would happen if it got out, i dont want you to be hurt.” You held out your hand on his thigh palm up for him to grab, which he did. “Its okay.” Frank squeezes your hand before moving to wipe his face only for one of his staples to get stuck on one of his stitches. You laugh at the predicament before yelling for Mikey to get your scissors and needle and thread out of the lab drawers downstairs.

Doesn’t take long for you to hear two pairs of footsteps coming towards your room while you hold Franks arm in place so he doesn’t rip anything trying to get unstuck. You thank Mikey before snipping the thread and letting frank move his arm while you restitch his face. “Doesn’t that hurt?” Gerard asks nervously. You laugh as you let frank answer his question. “I dont have any pain receptors..” Frank informs before attempting to watch you restitch below his eye. “I think thats pretty useful considering your made of staples and thread.” Gerard inspects him, looking him up and down.

“Alright im done.” You say, pressing a kiss to the new stitches before letting everyone know you were gonna finish dinner. The guys talked amongst themselves, Gerard asking questions the whole time that sometimes Mikey had to answer if frank didnt know how to say a word or two. Soon enough dinner was done and you guys were talking about random stuff that had happen recently. You like to think that Frank and Gerard were warming up to each other considering frank would actually look him in the eyes now.

“Its kind of crazy that all these years you were working on a functioning person, though it doesn’t surprise me they do call you a mad scientist.” Gerard made small talk and you had to stop frank from talking with food in his mouth. “Well you know me, i try my best to live up to my name.” You rolled your eyes before continuing to eat your food. After everyone finished eating gerard asked to see your lab which you agreed to, frank got excited cause it’s easily one of his favorite places in the house.

“So this is where crazy spends all their time?” Gerard asked, throwing you a teasing smile. “Oh yea, this is the place.” Mikey butted in, not letting you get a word in which earned a slap to the back of his head by you. Frank went to mess with stuff on your desk again, it wouldnt matter how many times you told him not to he would still do it. At least he went for a snow globe and not a sharp tool this time. “Im not even crazy that’s just a —Frank don’t drop that—that’s just a scary tale parents tell their kids to get them to go to sleep.” You and mikey were arguing again, you’d think after being friends for so long you’d be able to get along but that’s just another myth.

“Hey Mikey, we gotta go home its getting dark.” Gerard informed after a while reaching for his jacket he set on your chair. They both bid their goodbyes before making their way up the steps, putting their shoes on and leaving out the door. You followed to lock the door behind them frank trailing along, snow globe still in hand. Frank tells them goodbye and they wave. After a while of reading, finally finishing the book while frank listens to you read, you and Frank get ready for bed.

In the bathroom where you’re both brushing your teeth frank strikes up a conversation, toothpaste still in mouth. “That book was so weird by the way, felt unfinished.” Frank spoke, slightly garbled from the toothpaste. “Thats because you heard it from the last 30 pages Frank.”You smiled. He had a look of understanding before mumbling an “Oh.” And telling you that you should read him a different book instead. You told him maybe tomorrow and he nodded, walking you out of the bathroom and turning off the light. Having already gotten into pajamas you both got comfortable under the covers, Frank talking about anything and everything until his brain finally shut down for the night. It didnt take long for you to fall asleep after he did and you slipped into a dreamless slumber.

[polysyndetonaddictsupportgroup]

is there anything in particular that inspired you to write sea glass gardens?

(I love it so dearly btw its a masterpiece)

It was the Frankensteined result of a few different things actually.

Megumi’s storyline with the Zenin actually wasn’t originally created for sea glass gardens. I had a fic where Junpei and Megumi ended up at the same middle school that Megumi’s current conflict with the Zenin featured prominently in (only instead of approaching it from the back end and dealing with the aftermath, it approached it from the front end because Junpei was at the middle school when Naoya came to take him away). That story ended up going through so many evolutions that it became the fic where Fushiguro is unleashed in Junpei’s high school by gojo like an invasive super predator (that I discussed here for an ask game not too long ago), which I liked much better, but that meant that Megumi’s storyline with the Zenin was now orphaned because it only worked if it happened pre-Season 1. But I liked it too much to give up on it, so I put it in a box like an abandoned kitten and set it aside for when I could find another story it worked with it better.

After that, it came down to my thoughts about Yuuta and Maki colliding with my thoughts about the Fushiguro siblings.

Maki and the Tsumiki (the one that lives in my head at least) act as each other’s foil in any story I write them both in. I had another story I was obsessing about over at the time sea glass gardens started to percolate, wherein the Zenin took Megumi and left Tsumiki behind, and the fushiguro siblings spend every day after trying to get back to each other. It included a confrontation between Tsumiki and Maki, because I really did think that Tsumiki and Maki acted as inverses of one another.

Both of their characters are defined in large part by their relationship with their sibling. However, Maki had to leave Mai behind to become who she was meant to be, and the Tsumiki that lives in my head refuses to leave Megumi behind to the denial of her own self. So Maki ends up growing and forging her own place in the world, but it’s not one that her sister can be with her in. In the span of that story, however, Tsumiki completely rejects every opportunity to build a life without her brother (to the detriment of her own fulfilment) and struggles to instead make her own space in whatever world lets them be together. I find Maki’s character endlessly fascinating and I really wanted to make her interaction with tsumiki happen in a fic, so it also went in the box.

Then I watched JJK 0 like seven times because I simply love Okkotsu Yuuta that much.

The thing is that while Maki and Tsumiki are foils in my mind, Yuuta and Megumi are parallels who are marginally out of sync with each other. It would take wayyyy too long for me to break down all my thoughts on Megumi as a character, but I think he exists in Season 1 in a mental place that parallels where Yuuta was in JJK 0.

Namely the fact that they’re both legitimately suicidal.

From a philosophical standpoint, Yuuta and Megumi are actually opposites. Yuuta spends all of JJK 0 trying to justify his own continued survival. Megumi, meanwhile, spends all of Season 1 having accepted the forfeiture of his own life and extremely angry about it. He is a character who was sold into a career with an enormously high mortality rate at an extremely young age who is marked by the fact that he does not understand his own ability to survive in this world. Like, fucking Sukuna was the one who had to tell him he easily had the potential to beat special grade curses following an aggressive and oddly horny murder attempt. The man was like “megumi you enchant me why are you wasting your talents” and fushiguro was profoundly confused and bleeding from the head like “wat.” He spent all of Season 1 approaching every inconvenience with “I’m calling time of death on this entire situation and summoning Mahoraga.” He did it in almost every fight. Yuuta spends his entire movie trying to make it okay that he’s still alive and meanwhile Megumi will not stop trying to die.

So, from a mentality approach, they’re very different characters. But if you approach them from positions in their own narratives, they’re very similar.

Both Yuuta and Megumi start their respective stories as very powerful people whose youth and lack of understanding of their own ability is taken advantage of. Yuuta is one of the most powerful shamans of the modern age. However, he was also a child who had no idea he even had power, and the higher ups took advantage of that and made him complicit in his own execution. Megumi, meanwhile, possesses one of the most powerful techniques in the entire JJK universe, though he’s stymied by his own self-defeating mindset. He’s taken advantage of as a child and is effectively sold into indentured servitude to the jujutsu world, which honestly may as well be a death sentence in itself. Like, this job’s mortality rate is brutal, and Megumi is sitting there in episode 6 or something talking about how he’s had people die on missions with him before. He’s probably known for a while that this job would kill him one day, and he’s never had the option to quit. So you have these two characters at the inception of their narrative with the potential to be really powerful, but their inexperience and misunderstanding of their own potential leads them to be cooperate in their own death sentence.

Both of their narratives also follow one of personal growth through friendship (Yuuta’s just much less grumpy about it than Megumi). Yuuta unlocks his potential at the end of the movie due to the ways his friends teach him and out of a desire to defend them. Megumi, meanwhile, was initially inspired by Yuuji’s growth to ultimately unlock his own potential while exorcising the bridge curse to defend his sister. So they’re both spurred along very similar arcs even if they carry through it with different attitudes.

And also they’re both completely suicidal.

Self-sacrifice is huge in both Yuuta and Megumi’s narratives. Yuuta opens his movie trying to kill himself to protect other people. He spends his entire movie trying to make it okay that he’s not dead, only for him to walk into his climactic battle like “IM SACRIFICING MY LIFE LETS DIE TOGETHER RIKA” despite Rika showing literally within the first five minutes of the movie that she did not want Yuuta to die and go with her. However, by the time the main series is underway, he has reached that point of self-actualization where he does want to be alive, and his potential explodes into making him one of the most powerful characters in canon.

Megumi opens his interaction with the jujutsu kaisen world through an act of self sacrifice. He’s told that he’s been sold to the Zenin clan and he can either go with them or stay with Gojo and be indebted to the school, and his only concern is which life his sister will be happy in. He cooperates in being a jujutsu sorcerer, but his entire outlook on how the world is fundamentally unfair and full of people who will take advantage of others suggests he’s deeply resentful of what happened to him.

But he thinks he’s already fucked and will not. Stop. Trying. To sacrifice himself. Literally anything happens and he’s like “EVERYONE GET OUT OF THE WAY IM SUMMONING MAHORAGA.” It’s like watching someone personally hurl the same grenade that they then throw themselves on. However, by the end of season 1, he’s started to be greedier and recognize himself as someone who can survive, in no small part through the influence of his friends. And then his potential starts exploding and he’s suddenly unlocking a domain expansion and finding all these new uses for his abilities.

As a result, I kind of view Megumi starting in season 1 in the same place that Yuuta just left in the span of his movie. Megumi’s just a few steps behind him on the path to personal growth, and I really, really wanted to have a fic that featured Yuuta recognizing his own past self in Megumi and striving to help pull him out of that mindset and grow. Sort of like Yuuta being to Megumi the person he needed to have not too long ago. And then I remembered that I had that one old Zenin plot line sitting in a box and dusted it off for sea glass gardens. It fit so well with the events of JJK 0 that it just clicked from there.

The last thing that I patchworked onto sea glass gardens was how mentally not okay I am over the fushiguro siblings.

I’m just a sucker for siblings doomed by the narrative and I am so obsessed with them. I just keep rotating their relationship and shoving it into different stories. I basically have one "master" backstory for them that I keep using for different stories and I will take literally any excuse to cram it in somewhere.

Like, the bit where Tsumiki talks about how Megumi used to sleep outside her door to keep a monster (which turned out to be a curse) away? It's a scene from the story mentioned above where the Zenin take Megumi and leave tsumiki behind. It also present in a time travel story I have where the season 1 trio end up getting booted back in time to 2006 during the star plasma vessel disaster and proceed to be the worst fucking time travelers imaginable (I desperately hope I get the time to write this one because I actually love it even more than sea glass gardens, and I really love sea glass gardens).

The bit about where Megumi had to go no contact with the Zenin following some undisclosed incident in childhood is also a reference to the time travel fic, and I honestly don't know if I'll ever reveal what made him go no contact in sea glass gardens. I'm a firm believer in keeping some plot details unrevealed because of the natural limitations of a narrator, and I'm not sure yet if Yuuta would ever find out about what happened with that.

Sea glass gardens ended up giving me a chance to have another take on the fushiguro siblings where Tsumiki wasn't cursed yet (since the trio comes from the canon timeline, she's cursed in the present day in the time travel fic) but still with Megumi alongside all of the tensions of his deal with jujutsu tech (which wasn't possible in the fic where they were separated as children). It let me play with new tensions on their dynamic that I won't get into because we haven't got into that part of the plot yet.

Which is a very long way of say that I stapled a bunch of things I wanted to talk about together until sea glass gardens resulted.

[triple-asstro]

Salaì Chapter 4: Another One

chapter count: 1 | 2 |3

word count: 1.3k

pairing: 2012!leo x reader

summary: A new vigilante named Salaí has taken the streets of New York, sending an increase in missing and injured criminals. This seemingly new vigilante shocks the turtles in town and with the help of Reader, they try to figure out who this vigilante is. Surprise, its Reader, knowingly leading an investigation against themself. Hopefully, no one falls in love.

A/N: hi there! sorry if this chapter is a bit short, writer's block is kicking my ass. comments and likes are appreciated and i love you all! <33

song: Frankenstein - Rina Sawayama

Raphael was pissed, as he always is. As Leo ran towards the abandoned warehouse, that revelation was only certified by the sound of lasers and clanging metal. He opened a nearby window and carefully snuck inside, watching from on top of the rafters. He hopped down onto the ground, feeling its concrete texture and hiding behind a stack of boxes among the copious other identical copies, some even towering higher. 

He noticed a Krang droid and swiftly sliced it with his katana before appearing from behind the boxes, a detail Raphael took notice of. 

“There’s our fearless leader, now get in here!” he yelled.

“Alright guys, let’s terminate the terminators-” 

“Less one-liners, more smashing!” Raph yelled, stabbing a Krang droid through the head. Leo sighed, spinning his katana with his hand before joining the battle. They kept smashing and dicing through each droid that came their way, the sound of clanging metal and the smell of rust seemed to melt together. Blurs of red, purple and orange sped by him with every hit. 

“On your left!” Leo hollered, making Donnie look over to his left and knock out another droid, leaving its pink brain scuttling off. 

Leo kept slashing until he had one in his sights, its pink exposed brain practically shining amongst the muted colours of the warehouse. A flash of white covered his eyes as he lunged towards it, katana in hand. He sliced, squinting his eyes closed and when he opened them, he noticed the metallic body on the ground, but no cut through its body, compared to the rest of Leonardo’s bodies. In fact, it had a metal arrow sticking out of its head. Another fact was that multiple bodies had that arrow mark indented in their heads

“What was that, dudes?” Mikey asked. 

Everyone darted their heads towards the direction of the arrow and saw a menacing figure above. It was a figure wearing a cropped hoodie, dark beige cargo pants and a black gas mask with pink, blue, and yellow blobs. It was The Vigilante, or Salaì now. They were wearing the same exact thing that they were wearing when Leo witnessed them declare their new name. Except this time, they were wearing tiny plastic devil horns strapped to the gas mask and had two long blue pigtails that reached their waist. They held a crossbow in their hands, staring with determination and fierceness. Or at least that's what he could make out from the mask. 

“Hey you!” Raph shouted, their head darting towards him, as they went scurrying away out of the window in a hurry. 

“What was that about?” Donnie asked, tilting his head to the side. 

“Was that The Vigilante? It’s got a rad outfit, ten outta ten.” 

“Also, where were you Mr. Punctual?” Raph asked, facing Leo who stood like a statue. 

“I got.. caught up with some thugs near the Ravendale district.” 

“Right, let’s get outta here before more show up.” he said, heading for the backdoors, brothers following in tow. As Leo followed his brothers out, a creeping doubt was encompassing his mind. A realisation that this could be another problem, another roadblock that they had to stop fast. And Leo knew the exact person he could potentially trust to help him.

You sighed out of relief, wondering who the other figures could be. The lighting was dark, not even the moonlight could help you. Slumping down the steel panelling, a million thoughts rushed your mind as your breathing quickened. Muttering gibberish and profanities until you could feel your breathing subside and your thoughts recede was all you did for the next twenty minutes when your phone buzzed.

As you clicked open the screen, you expected your timer to appear, not a frantic text from Casey. 

01:23 

2ft teeth:

DUDE

HEY

HEY

ANWSER NOW

y/n:

casey

it is one in the morning

what is it

2ft teeth:

YOU WONT BELIEVE THIS SHIT

OK OK

TMRW 

MEET ME AT BARKER ST CORNER

PLS I SWEAR THIS IS IMPORTANT

y/n:

okay casey

istg if this is a prank, i will kill you.

You shut your phone off, mentally preparing for what mindless story he had to tell. Before you could get back up, you felt your phone buzz again. 

01:25

Mom:

Hey, so the Dobsons are gonna have you to babysit their kid tomorrow after school. 

Scratch that, mentally prepare twice for tomorrow’s events. You dreaded leaving that warehouse, but you had sleep to catch up on. 

Karai walked through the elevator doors, seeing two goons already bowing down toward a singular throne, occupied by a masked villain, adorning a crown made of metal. She willingly took her bow, the other goons standing up and off to the side. 

“Shredder, I’ve obtained information that could benefit our objective.” 

“Tell me what you’ve discovered.” 

“The leader of the turtles, Leonardo, has seemed to grow attached t0 a human. We could use this to our advantage. ” 

Shredder hummed, turning around and giving Karai a brief nod. “Excellent. This provides us with an opportunity to finally offer us vengeance. Well done, Karai.” 

“Thank you Father. I’m-” 

“What plan do you have?”

“I plan to observe them until I can find an opportunity to strike. A moment where I can kidnap them and bring them back to our lair. Then we can persuade them to join our ever growing clan.” 

He placed a calm hand onto her relaxed shoulder. “Exceptional. We begin the plan tomorrow. Go to your room.” 

Karai nodded, getting up from her knees and walking back into the elevator. As she pressed a button, the doors shut and the descent began, flashes of light flickering with every passing floor. She felt her shoulders fully dropped as she took off her mask, revealing her crimson lips. It seemed like eternity until she got to her floor, the doors opening to display her room. She trudged through, resting on the edge of her bed and feeling the soft ruffles of the quilt. A sharp sting jutted in her bandaged stomach, as she clutched it glancing outside the window that showcased the glittery night. 

Karai’s mind started to rest, a brief moment of tranquillity seeped into her bones. Her room still looked the same as she left it, which meant Shredder hadn’t tried to look through it today or that her trap worked. Due to the look of the door, it looked like the former. A strange feeling sat deep into her stomach, a feeling she couldn’t quite pin. Why couldn’t she understand what this was? It’s a simple kidnapping mission, nothing more. She placed her hand on her forehead, glancing over to her counter, where a primrose attached to  a singular letter sat underneath the warm glow of an overhead lamp. She gripped the letter, tearing open the top and reading the contents. 

Dear Karai,

How long has it been? Two years, three? It has felt like an eternity. I know it’s been ages since we’ve last talked and I’ve yearned for your words since.  My training has been confusing, the routine is much stricter than when I was under your training. It studies on fewer versions of ninjutsu and the people here are much more formidable than I thought. But they’re no match for you and me.

My offer still stands if you want to come with me to Japan. We could train together and show them what you truly are. They keep talking awful rumours about you, how you’ve rusted like an old teapot over the years lurking in New York. Of course, I took care of them once I heard that, but it still bothers me.

I’ve gotten a new makeup kit and they’ve already trashed it, no manners for a kunoichi. The palette is tarnished and everything. From your last letter, it seems like you’re troubled. I know that what you saw is a troubling thing to process and I wish I could take it away from you, but I can’t. I miss the excursions we used to take during late nights and the way you trained me.

You offered me guidance and love, and I thank you for that. If there’s anything I can do to take this burden off of your mind, please let me know. 

Love,

Shini 

[thedawningofthehour]

Is there a reason Splinter calls Donnie by his color more often than his brothers?? I remember in doth, Donnie felt like Splinter never liked his name, because the artist Donatello wasn't part of the 'holy trinity' of the renaissance or something, and that Splinter wanted a daughter. Is this true, or is Donnie's perspective in that scene somewhat warped, and Splinter just does it to tease his son? This was a while ago but idk, I just liked this detail a lot.

Donnie's definitely talking from his own insecurities about his place on the team.

I went from being vehemently against Splinter calling them by their colors (because he's SPLINTER, he calls his boys by their full names! It's just wrong otherwise!) to seeing the colors as beloved childhood nicknames that he still uses because those are his babies. (though I still don't like him referring to them by their shortened names-he will use their full names or the stupid nickname he has for them, no in-between) The way I imagine it, he had four turtle babies. He was a single dad. His vision wasn't that great to begin with-it might have even gotten worse after his mutation, as rats have terrible vision. And he was fucking tired. He needed some kind of system because he was calling Leo and Donnie Stripes and Stripes 2 in his head, and no it was not consistent who was Stripes 2. Turtles have cloacae, which means their sexual organs are inside and all their species generally don't display secondary sexual characteristics at birth, so he didn't know if they were males or females. So he slapped some colors on them and called it a day. When they actually started sleeping through the night and he could poop in peace, then he started thinking about real names.

Canonically, he calls Donnie by his color the most. I can't find it now or I'd link it but someone did go through the series and catalogue it. He uses Purple the most, closely followed by Blue. He only rarely calls Raph Red, and actually never calls Mikey Orange. I kind of get it for the others-orange is more difficult to pronounce that blue or red, and Raph and red are close enough that he made the switch pretty easily. But purple? It's the same amount of syllables as Donnie and is actually more difficult to pronounce. (though Splinter is not a native English speaker so what would be easiest for me to say would not necessarily be easiest for him, to be fair)

I can't really chalk this up to favoritism because honestly, while Splinter loves all his kids equally and his favorite kid shifts from day to day based on shit like who's amusing him the most and who ate the last poptart, I do feel like he generally likes Donnie and Mikey a little more. So the fact that he almost always calls Donnie by his color but exclusively uses Mikey's real name doesn't really make sense.

So in my canon, Donnie was the last one he sexed, so he called him by nothing but his color the longest. (I think when I did my research Leo should have actually been the last one to start displaying secondary sexual characteristics, but whatever)

And he did want at least one daughter-not because he preferred one or the other, but he would have liked a mix. He wasn't being weirdly gendered about it, this is Lou Jitsu for fuck's sake-his kids played with dolls and racecars, they watched Barbie movies and then some anime mech show. He didn't give a fuck about gender roles and he certainly didn't force them on his kids. But Splinter is also an older dad and grew up in a very different culture. He didn't have siblings, didn't really have friends with kids. So there were definitely times he was sitting at his kitchen table while his four sons ran around screaming their heads off and thought "it would be nice to have some little girls." (meanwhile a few blocks away April is playing Frankenstein with her barbies)

[pokegalla]

Requested by @theneurodivergentdummy

Getting into Halloween spirit!!! (Imma nickname this boi Sugar. Just a heads up. Also Better Homes and Gardens is an actual magazine)

Horrortale Papyrus and his introverted S/o going to a Halloween party!

* Sugar was pretty excited that him and his bro were invited to their first ever Halloween party on the surface. Horror was the one who suggested to him to invite you as your plus one.

* Your boi was so excited that he made matching costumes for the two of you! (Frankenstein and his lover. Bro. Tell me that’s not the perfect costume for y’all-). He was thrilled that you agreed to come and he felt proud when you brighten up even more seeing the costumes.

* At the party you sorta just stood by the wall, not really interacting much unless it was a small hello or friendly chit chat. Thank goodness for having SUCH a sweet bone-friend. He sticks with you and keeps you entertained, making sure you’re ok, and getting you drinks and snacks. He understands that you’re more kept to yourself and wouldn’t mind just staying by your side.

* Soon the party was getting to be a little hectic (loud music and such) so Sugar grabbed your hand and suggested on going home. You couldn’t have agreed more.

* You end up having fun at home, giving out candy to the children coming by. Eventually the candy ran out and it was getting late. So you and Sugar snuggle up on the couch to watch scary movies until you both fell asleep.

* Horror came home and saw you two snuggled up. He smiles and just puts you two in more blankets. Adorable little beans in a blanket 🥰

Mini story time!!!

“Whew! All done,” You exclaimed while carrying the empty bowl, “Those kids seemed to really enjoy those treats! They look so happy munching on them.”

Sugar nodded eagerly, “I’m Glad! All Hallows’ Eve Is Such A Fun Human Tradition! And….I’m Happy To Have Spent This Day With You.”

You smile and sat next to him on the couch, “Too bad the day is over….”

“Whatever Do You Mean, Human? We Still Have Plenty Of Festivities To Participate In!” Sugar exclaimed.

“What do you mean,” You ask.

You both just came home from a party and all the trick or treaters should already be at home. What else is there to do? Sugar went into the kitchen and some noises were quickly followed. You stare curiously at the doorway until he comes out with a tray of assorted Halloween treats and two cups of pumpkin spice latte.

“We Can Watch Scary Movies And Enjoy Each Other’s Company While Enjoying Some Delicious Treats! I Researched About It On A ‘Better Homes And Gardens’ Manual,” He explained before blushing a bit, “The Ideas In The Book Made Me Excited And I Wanted To Show You That I Was Trying My Best To Learn More About Humans And Their Culture….”

You give him a peck at where his nose would be, “Thank you sweetie. That was very thoughtful of you. You did an amazing job.” The smile he gave you was so precious. You both enjoy the snacks and cuddle up while holding each other tightly.

“Bro I’m home,” Horror said coming in, “Where did you and (Y/n) head off….to….”

His voice trailed off as he noticed his brother and his S/o snuggling on the couch fast asleep. He smiled and simply grabbed even more blankets to cover you both up. Then he grabbed leftover snacks and went to his room. Can’t let those go to waste!

[cladnplaid]

My Year In Review:

Books Read: 32 (Goodreads)

Personal Fav: The Exorcist by Peter Blatty

Most Recommended: Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton

Movies Watched: 112

Top 5

1. Suzume

2. Godzilla Minus One

3. Oppenheimer

4. John Wick 4

5. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

Honorable mentions:

Across the Spider-Verse Pt 1 & Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt 1

Video Games Played (Ranked I literally only played 5 games)

1. Guardians of the Galaxy

2. Resident Evil 4 Remake

3. Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Remaster

4. Jedi: Fallen Order

5. Hogwarts Legacy

Games I watched (Ranked)

God bless my brother, my worstie @the-gotheltic-rowan, Markiplier, Jacksepticeye & Maximilian Dood 🫶 for helping me consume a game when I didn't have the brainpower to play

1. Faith: The Unholy Trinity

2. God of War: Ragnarok

3. Mortal Kombat I

4. Spider-Man 2

5. Final Fantasy 15

6. Final Fantasy 16

Series Watched (Ranked Top 9 because I didn't watch more than that)

1. The Last of Us

2. The Bear

3. One Piece Live Action

4. Midnight Mass

5. Spy x Family (s1)

6. Rewatching Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

7. Rewatching Breaking Bad

8. Rewatching Better Call Saul

9. X-Files

Favorite Personal Growths:

Got really good at cooking and meal prep

Paid off dept and built up a modest savings

Got my life more organized

Sewed some of my most challenging projects yet

Reorganized my living space to make my home my sanctuary

Learned to live in the moment and not be a workaholic. Take days off. Take a drive. Got out of town for a day or two.

2024 Goals

(in no particular order)

Daily reading plan with Bible

Stop watching YouTube shorts. Seriously, short form, rapid-fire content is so bad for my attention span

Crocheting a tempeture blanket

Finishing all personal open sewing projects

Re-design my bedroom to have more space

Experiment 1st month with Carnivore diet and see what happens

Get active

Drink Less

Keep a regular sleep schedule

Charge phone away from bedstand

Use alarmclock to wake up so I have to GET UP

Play & beat the following video games from prev years:

Alan Wake 2

Jedi Survivor

Resident Evil Village

GoW Ragnarok

Spider-Man 2

The Quarry

Until Dawn

Resident Evil 0 & 1 Remaster

Listen to an audiobook on daily commute to work

Read the following via Audiobook:

Finish Hannibal Series

Finish Eragon

Dracula

Frankenstein

more Star Wars Classic EU books

Brave New World

11/22/63

Finish more TV series instead of brainlessly watching YouTube in that time

Mandalorian S3

Andor

Ahsoka

Reacher

The Haunting Anthology

Read a physical book before bed and not mindlessly read fanfic

1. Finish Resident Evil Books

2. Finish all owned manga & graphic novels

3. Read thrifted Stephen King books

4. Death Stranding

5. Alan Wake

I wanted to give myself some realistic goals like last year. I found that keeping a monthly log of these types of things really felt good to do. So I'm going to log more stuff here in hopes to for to keep me more accountable and to enjoy consuming fulfilling content again and not fall down a youtube rabbit hole for hours unless it is long-form video content that is edifying.

This is tumblr. This is my personal little space where I can gush about my interests. I can't do that on social media like FB, Insta, or Twitter without it feeling like a popularity contest or a great debate. So yall freaks get unsolicited updates from my funky little life filled with whatever all this is.

Goodreads | Letterbox | Gaming Sideblog

[asterjennifer]

© Hako on LOFTER

Mystictober 2022 | Day 30 - Trick or Treat

Summary: What's the best way to celebrate Halloween if not having a movie night in fitting costumes.

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“TRICK OR TREAT!” The redhead jumped in front of the blond college student who just entered the hall. It milked a high-pitched screeching out of the poor boy. “AH– SAEOYUNG!”

The costume of the reaper had been the best idea for Saeyoung considering the mask did the job of actually giving him a scary aspect when being nothing but a bundle of good vibes in general. Yoosung pressed his hand against his heart; feeling the pluse underneath the wolf costume beat twice as fast.

He threw a death glare to his friend after entering the house. “Jeez, you're so damn evil!” But Saeoyung only shurgged his shoulders. “Oh what, don't be so whiny! It's Halloweeeen~”

He drew out the world in a low tone on purpose, having Yoosung frown uncertain. But as soon as he entered the living room, all the previous thoughts about getting back at Saeoyung disappeared. His lilac colored eyes widened when meeting the wide smile of Zen who wore the vampire costume this year.

“There you are, you took long.” The actor rubbed his hands clean from the preparation, getting sorry eyes in return. “My bad guys, too much traffic for the bus.” Yoosung mumbled.

Jumin sat on the couch with Saeran and Jaehee; seemingly playing a boardgame together. The CEO put his little red figure one filed back what had Saeran sigh out in defeat. “But now you're here, which means we're complete.”

Jaehee pulled her witch hat right; giving her boss dressed up as a Frankenstein movie figure narrowed eyes. “So we will all do this together?” She wondered out loud as if she's still debating about it being a good idea or not.

Saeyoung left her with a loud pat to the shoulder, meeting her angered expression with a wide smile. “Hell yeah!” He laughed. “This will be an awesome Halloween!”

“What about the sweets?” Saeran pointed to the kitchen behind his older brother, the devil ears slightly slipping here and there whenever he moved his head into a specific angle.

Saeoyung followed his fingertip, having the redhead gasp out. “Oh shit you're right.” Zen lifted both hands by reflex as the energetic twin basically rushed past him. “Ay,” He yelled out in shock. “You almost made me spill the drinks!”

Paying them no mind, Yoosung sat down at the edge of the couch. “What are you guys playing?” He watched Jaehee throw the dice as the man with dark black hair looked over. “I am not certain but it's supposed to be a popular game.”

Yoosung nodded to Jumin's words. Not very surprised the CEO wasn't familiar with something as common as boardgames. “It's actually fun,” Saeran interrupted his thoughts, smiling slightly. “You can join us next round?” He offered.

Jaehee pushed her glasses back up by the words. “I assume it would be fun if you wouldn't win the entire time.” Although she's accusing him, there's hidden amusement to find in her voice.

Jumin took a slip of his wine while Saeran scratched his cheek in embarrassment. The noises coming from the kitchen urged closer due to Zen scolding Saeyoung for God knows what reasons again, it's never quite peaceful together. Was this the definition of Trick or Treat in the RFA?

But the former hacker came out with a big bowl of sweets in one hand, and one with popcorn in the other. “You all ready for the movie night?”

He rocked back on his heels; urging the actor to facepalm himself. “Why again did we have to dress up when this is supposed to be a movie night, huh?” Saeoyung blinked innocent.

Yoosung held a groan back as the redhead bit the tip of his tongue. “For the flavor of Halloween!” He cheered and Jumin couldn't help grin by the annoyance crawling over Zen's face.

Jaehee took her own glas, already accepting her fate there and then. “Well, happy Halloween.” Saeran's the fastest to take his and toast her. “Sure, let's celebrate with some movies.”

Yoosung got handed his own glas by Zen, they both toasted as well. “I'm actually looking forward to see the kids reactions to our outfits!” He seemed happy and Zen joined in. “Bet they love to see us wearing them.”

Saeoyung placed the snacks onto the table, sitting next to Jaehee as he winked at the group “Let's make this the coolest Halloween we've ever celebrated together!”

[kchasm]

Ryu Number: Phil Collins

Phil Collins is a musician well-known for his work with the band Genesis, which doesn't help me with how I keep confusing him with Peter Gabriel. He definitely has a Ryu Number, but how large it is depends fully on the level of hinkiness you're willing to swallow.

Aight, in order of reverse hinkiness:

In the 2018 video game Spider-Man, a side mission sees Spider-Man catching a casino heist in the prep stages. The apparent ringleader of the heist group (carefully balaclavaed) is named Niko, and makes reference to Roman being the driver—a clear reference to the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV and his brother, if nothing else.

Interestingly, the dialogue in Spider-Man identifies Roman as Niko's nephew, not his brother—but Grand Theft Auto IV ends with (among other things) the birth of Roman's son, so if you accept that Roman's kid might also end up being named Roman (Roman's that kind of fella, unless he isn't, in which case the kid might end up called Roman for a different but still cromulent reason), the Spider-Man appearance doesn't necessarily not jibe with Grand Theft Auto canon.

Following this route—hinky though it may be—through Grand Theft Auto character Lazlow Jones' recurring appearance as a radio host gives Phil Collins a Ryu Number of at most 3.

(Oh, right, yeah—Phil Collins is in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. His manager owes money to the mob, and it's the player character's job to make sure Mr. Collins doesn't end up with a bad case of hematic exosomosis. Once you're done with all of that, you can trade in a big wad of dough to watch him perform In the Air Tonight in late-noughties PlayStation glory. He does that thing where he walks all dramatic slowly down the stage till he gets to the drums to drop the beat and everything.)

Now, if you're leery about counting that as Bellic (which, fair), there's an alternate route of the same length, with the caveat that it requires the use of Grand Theft Auto Online, and I have no idea how that works. I've been informed that a content update called "The Contract" allows one to hear the melodious sound of Snoop Dogg playing guest host over the radio, but if you began a new game tomorrow, would you eventually be able to access to Contract-exclusive content? Are all the little fizzbangs and widgets of this level/mission/content/update kept sequestered away from the player unfortunate enough not to play this update when it first came out? Again, my knowledge of Grand Theft Auto Online is minus nil, but if this does work, then Phil Collins' Ryu Number is at most 4 again, except this time more cleanly.

(Yes, Snoop Dogg is in Tekken Tag Tournament 2. He's in the stage that's also called "Snoop Dogg," Snooping upon his Snoopish throne. You don't get to play as him, unfortunately. Try True Crime: Streets of LA. Or Call of Duty: Vanguard.)

Finally, just to cover my bases in case we must, after all, remain Snoopless: It's a longer route, but the cleanest one of the three, facilitated by Grand Theft Auto's tendency to staff its radio stations with real-life musicfolk. In this case, it's Funkmaster Flex to thank, giving Phil Collins a Ryu Number of at most 6.

...Yes, yes, "Frankenstein's Monster." They call him "Frankenstein" in the games. Blame Konami. And, um... *wikis frantically* ...Big Ape Productions.

[emilyaxford]

i had a weird dream last night where i had a brother who was beaten like jesus and i watched it but was passive because this was like the jesus story and it had to happen. but then instead of dying he just turned his head to the side and started talking and became like a frankenstein-ish still living thing (i assume, i haven’t read frankenstein). so then me and my other dream siblings had to follow him around and appease him. it was upsetting but it wasn’t scary per say because he was my dream brother and i loved him. so when i woke up i mostly was just like where’s my brother :(

[themovieblogonline]

The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster Is A Brilliant Journey Into American Horror

The trailer for "The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster" makes it easy to assume that this is a Jordan Peele movie. The trailer immerses you in its urban setting, complete with gang violence and a hip-hop inspired soundtrack. As soon as we get familiar with the setting we begin delving into the realms of some dark science fiction. This film follows the story of Vicaria, a brilliant teenager who becomes convinced that death can be conquered. Motivated by the tragic murder of her brother, and inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Vicaria embarks on a quest to bring him back to life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh7HWG7qn4E The gang violence depicted in "The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster" can be deeply triggering. It's particularly triggering for those of us who have experienced similar circumstances in our own lives. Growing up in humble beginnings, I've sadly lost friends to violence, and how it evokes a sense of hopelessness. A lot of individuals born into these circumstances really lack any kind of choice in the matter. It's not uncommon for people to feel just stuck just doing their best to survive against the odds. Vicaria's reaction to her brother's death is instantly relatable. Her trauma drives her to employ her intellect in search of a solution. As a highly intelligent scientist, she endeavors to heal her own pain by eradicating the concept of death. While I understand the need for change amidst the rampant violence in her neighborhood, Vicaria takes an unconventional approach and is deemed by others as "The Mad Scientist." THE GOOD The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster has many highlights that are mostly led by the remarkable cast. Laya DeLeon's performance as Vicaria is outstanding, showcasing her ability to convey a wide range of emotions within deeply traumatizing circumstances. The supporting cast, including Denzel Whitaker from "The Great Debaters" and Chad Coleman from "The Walking Dead," deliver equally fantastic performances. Notably, Amani Summer steals the show with her exceptional acting. She is the little sister that you love to hate as she just doesn't listen! She's instantly relatable to anybody with a younger sibling and the rage is real. There were multiple scenes in the movie where I just felt my blood pressure rising because she wouldn't do what Vicaria told her to do. "The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster" successfully balances disturbing sci-fi elements with thought-provoking social commentary. Vicaria's journey, as she grapples with grief in a perilous neighborhood, evokes both deep emotions and contemplation. While the concept of curing death may seem far-fetched, it never overshadows the overall narrative. Death, violence, predatory practices, and an unending feeling of helplessness are common in Vicaria's life. No one wants to grow up in an environment where you can die at any moment just for being in this environment. Nobody wants to repeatedly suffer the loss of loved ones because of situations outside of their control. Nobody should have to live this way and at some point, people reach their limit. The terror in The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster is heightened by the monstrous entity and Vicaria's lack of control over it. This retelling of the classic Frankenstein tale introduces an extra layer of suspense and fear as the monster stalks Vicaria's family. Additionally, the meticulously crafted environments, particularly the projects, resonate with authenticity and captivate the audience. THE BAD One aspect that could have further enhanced the film is an improved soundtrack. While the emotional weight of many scenes is evident, a more impactful score would have elevated the overall experience. In conclusion, "The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster" is a must-watch film, standing among the best of the year. Vicaria's captivating journey as a beautifully twisted mad scientist, driven by her desire to escape trauma and uncontrollable circumstances, grips the audience from beginning to end. With exceptional acting, a thought-provoking story, and immersive environments, this movie will deeply move and thoroughly entertain viewers. Don't miss out on this thrilling and unforgettable cinematic experience. Read the full article