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i applaud fans who somehow manage to keep their spamton phases to a minimum of three spams (excluding NEO) because my spamton has like. Five

[amyriadofleaves]

outside it starts to pour — neuvillette | chapter three

synopsis: in the limelight of fontaine, the prying eyes of its people never truly tears their gaze off the iudex and you, the présidence du conseil d'état, which makes for baseless rumours to fester and echo throughout the theatrics of opera. you and neuvillette are challenged by the reputations the both of you are expected to uphold, and the weighty decision to navigate these intricacies rests upon the discerning judgement of fontaine's archon.

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⌗ pairing : neuvillette x fem!reader ⌗ feat : neuvillette, reader ⌗ warnings : not rly ⌗ word count: 4.4k

You arrive at the Palais a little shy before sunrise. Every step you take is light as your thoughts are consumed with the necessity of signing paperwork before your meeting with Clorinde, and your fatigue suddenly becomes the least of your worries. Your steps speed in a flurry of excitement of the events of today (you are so excited, even, that the whole marriage debacle flies over your head — but you are acutely aware of the uneasiness that brews at the very pit of your stomach). 

Oh, you haven’t felt so happy since you were a meek, frail little excuse of a lawyer, excited for your first day at work. You even wave at everyone present in Palais Mermonia, and smile widely upon seeing Sedene, to which she regards with a questioning look. She scratches her head while she’s at it, almost calculating what she should, and should not say. She decides she will be in your good graces today.

“Why aren’t you early today!”

You sniff, wiping your eyes. “Well, it’s not like I could get any sleep, really — I was as awake as an owl the whole night!” Before Sedene can get a word out, you interject enthusiastically, before taking a sip of your coffee: “You know what they say: early bird catches the worm!”

The Melusine’s expression turns stoic, and almost playful. “Are you merely saying this to hide the reality that you're having trouble sleeping because of the marital arrangement?”

Gracelessly (like there was any graceful alternative), you spit out your drink. Ah, so that was what all the uneasiness was about. The events of last night were a blur, but you briefly recall the bitter taste of alcohol on your tongue and a creeping headache blooming — but what was fun without its consequences? A few painkillers and your day would go on without a hitch. Instead of wallowing in self-pity for too long, you beg a question: “Erm, Sedene? Who told you this?”

To your dismay, her face lights up. “Oh. My. God. So it is true! You are to be my aunt! You are marrying the Chief Justice of Fontaine—” Before she is given the opportunity to say another word, you kneel down to muffle her words with the palm of your hand, hastily looking around to see if anyone had heard her.

“I repeat myself, who told you that?”

She replies in earnest, and you cannot help but feel your heart thawing again. Melusines are infuriatingly adorable, and in turn they are your weakness; You cannot, no matter how hard you try, feel even the slightest bit of resentment for their gullible behaviour. In response to your question, she points to the other Melusine, her head in a book, at the end of the hallway. “Kiara told me so — says that she and Liath were hiding behind the Chief Justice’s couch listening in to the ‘arrangement’.” Sedene brings both of her hands to her shoulders and air quotes the word ‘arrangement'. How cute.

So that accounted for the strange movement behind one of the couches. You crack a smile at the notion that Sedene wouldn't have heard the end of it for so readily spilling such a secret if this was some parallel universe where she and the others were simply humans instead.

Another one’s elation is another’s despair, however, and you lament ever choosing to stay in this hell of a place. “If you keep going on like this I’m going to have to find another post to work at before all my secrets get exposed, Sedene. Well — if you’ll excuse me, I have work to attend to.” You give her a pained smile, and ignore the crack of your knees as you begin to stand up. How unfit I am, you curse.

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Letting your forehead thud against the desk, you bear the weight of boredom and exhaustion settling in the dull ache echoing through your office. You tell yourself that there is only an hour before you can leave to meet your soulmate from a land far, far, away. Clorinde, what a girl she is, so hard headed yet so sensitive all the same. Laughing at this sentiment, you shake your head before dipping your quill in the pot of ink before signing more papers. 

“Pipe leakage… recent case solved…” you read to yourself, humming lightly in the chill of your office. You smirk at the lack of any papers regarding the marriage and wish deeply that what she said was just, purely in jest.  

You eye the two stacks that sit on both sides of your desk with pride: the proportion of signed and to-be-signed papers were in your favour, and you flick through the unfinished stack and find your fingers coming empty handed faster than usual.

The dread you felt this morning settles in once again, and you scrunch your nose in distaste. You pray that Lady Furina has forgotten about the whole proposal, and instead has thought of a better, more rational method of addressing her defamation. Though you find her indisputably repulsive, you clasp your hands together in prayer that she would pity a mere mortal like you and save you the trouble. You omit Monsieur Neuvillette out of the equation since you doubt he quite fits into the bill of a ‘mere mortal’.  People were of the general opinion that he was not quite human. After all, what kind of person is able to live that long? You set the thought aside, and realise your work here is done. Early weekend it is! 

You stand from your seat and make your way to the door to leave — but your pace hiccups at the sound of distinct metal clad boots echoing through the Palais. Who it is is unmistakable. This, you know absolutely. Back to the door, you anticipate the dulling of his steps with great anxiety. You hold your satchel tightly to your chest like a lifeline, not daring to breathe.

It feels like centuries before the footsteps cease, and you take this as your call to leave before anyone can question your early departure. You gulp nervously gingerly twist the knob to your door.

The worst time your intuition can fail you is now, and it does, matter of factly, fail you.

There the Chief Justice stands, just right outside your office, fist hovering where it would’ve knocked on the door had you not opened it mere seconds before he decided to do so. It would be a lie to say you aren’t stunned, and you hope to god he doesn’t notice the surprise that comes to flicker over your face.

He brings his arm down to rest right by his hip, and gives you a tightlipped smile. “Here I was thinking you left already.”

You take in the neater braid he now wears as opposed to the hairdo he sported yesterday, and you do not know what to do but gesture to it lamely. “I presume the Melusines made short work of… whatever style you’re rocking today.” In an awkward attempt to make yourself loosen up, you lean stiffly on the doorframe. What is wrong with me? Who in the hell says ‘rocking’? Am I stupid or am I stupid?

“Why yes, I am very proud of the final product indeed. What ever shall I do without them?” He seems to think deeply at the possibility, and his expression sours a little, like that of a dejected puppy.

You titter slightly. How dense can this man be? “Surely, you’re aware that I'm joking?”

Neuvillette, in fact, is not aware of this. Quite frankly, he is confused at your change in mood, the what seemed to be a perpetual frown on your face turned upside down for once. “Yes, I am aware. Do not worry.” He is confused at himself, too. Since when was he one for white lies?

Clearing your throat, you look him in the eye. “So… what brings you to my office?”

“I presume it would be best to bring this matter inside, if that is alright with you?”

“Yeah. Sure.”

You notice that he is as tense as ever, and so you offer him a seat.

As he settles into the cosy confines of your office, he finds himself surprisingly at ease. Surveying the artwork adorning the walls and the cherished photographs adorning the shelves, he detects a distinctly human touch. One image, in particular, catches his eye: a photograph featuring you and your mother. He eyes it for a while, picking out the features that he finds similar between your mother and yourself. What a striking resemblance, he thinks. 

Crossing your arms, you shake your head a little. “I am sorry monsieur, but my schedule is kind of tight today so I’m gonna need you to jump straight to the point.” You slightly wince at the sharpness of your tone, but the man sat in front of you does not seem to acknowledge this whatsoever.

“Ah, yes — I am sorry. And please, just call me Neuvillette. We are to be wed after all.”

If you still had any of the coffee you drank earlier in your mouth, you would have soiled the Chief Justice's robe!  You thank yourself that it happened with Sedene instead of Neuvillette. Not that it was any better with Sedene, but...

You try your very best to hide your clammy hands underneath the desk. “And… where’s the confirmation? I haven’t heard from Lady Furina since…”

Neuvillette itches the back of his neck with a sort of expression you associate with the likes of something unpleasant. This is certainly a first. A flustered Neuvillette? “You see, that was what I was to discuss with you.” 

You gulp as he hands you a stapled contract and ignore the flutter in your chest when your hands graze for a second. Despite his previous affirmation to your suspicions, you still persist to deny that this has nothing to do with the proposal. 

You are terribly wrong. Lady Furina hasn’t forgotten. Before taking a look at the paper, you brace yourself for the inevitable.

Matrimonial Accord: This contract is entered into on this by [13/09/XX] and between [17/09/XX]:

Party A: [Chief Justice Neuvillette]  and  Party B: [(Name)]

Whereas, both parties agree to enter into a simulated matrimonial union for mutual benefit; 

Now, therefore, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

I will definitely find a way to rectify the mistakes of Poisson, so you sly woman — you know who you are — do not berate me so!

You quirk a brow. Peering closer at the paper, you notice that this sentence was penned in between the lines; you come to realise that there is a jarring difference in the handwriting, and realise that it is Furina’s doing. 

Terms and Conditions:

Duration: The ‘marriage’  shall be in effect for a period of six months from the effective date unless terminated earlier by mutual agreement.

Public Appearances: Both parties shall make appearances as a newlywed couple at designated events, including but not limited to diplomatic receptions, state dinners, The Opera Epiclese, and similar functions.

Acts of Public Affection: The parties agree to engage in acts of public affection as deemed necessary and encouraged to maintain the appearance of a genuine marital relationship.

Proposal: A grand and dramatic proposal event shall be staged, adhering to agreed-upon guidelines.

Publicity: Parties acknowledge and accept that the faux marriage is intended for public perception, and both parties shall cooperate in presenting a united front to the public.

Termination:

Either party may terminate this agreement with written notice to the other party if there is a breach of any provision herein or for any reason mutually agreed upon.

Governing Law:

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Fontaine.

In witness whereof, the two parties hereto have executed this Matrimonial Accord as of the Effective Date. Remember to not be surprised at the publicity; it is the whole point after all — my name shall be cleared!

               SIGNED             

[Chief Justice Neuvillette]  [Date]

_________________________

[(Name)]  [Date]

Abruptly, you look up at the Iudex and notice him staring at you with intent. You hold it unwaveringly, and note that it is as if he’s looking through you rather than at you. “She barely contributed to writing this, did she?”

Neuvillette straightens his frame, seemingly rehearsing what he ought to say, lest something were to come off wrongly and this whole contract be damned. He coughs into his fist. “The first and original copy was… something of no merit, demoiselle. This was the most I could do to mitigate the foolishness of her terms, forgive me if they are still not in your favour.”

You shut your eyes in denial, pinching your wrist to hang onto one sliver of hope, that maybe ─ just maybe — this was a dream. 

You toss the contract curtly onto the desk that separates the two of you. “In my favour it is not, monsieur. I do not wish to sign this.” You flat out decline, dispelling any arguments you know are to be posed if you had elaborated any further.

Neuvillette’s look wavers, and he slightly wilts at your adamance to keep formalities — but he chooses to make no fuss of this just yet. “But you must. Please, this is for your sake.” He fully expected this, yes, but to be flat out rejected with no room for discussion shook him greatly.

You shoot a hand up in the air in exasperation. “Is this for my sake or Furina’s sake? Hm? I just — I can’t do it. I know, I know six months is not long. But to keep up an act — let alone pretend like I’m in love — it’s just too taxing and I know I won’t be able to do it.” You shoot a hand up in the air in exasperation.

The Iudex prepares himself to say what he never expected to in all the years he’s been alive. Do not fret, madame, for it is not your solitary responsibility. I must admit, it's a situation I hadn't anticipated, and I, too, am thrust into it. There's an undeniable obligation on my part, and, well, it's an unexpected predicament for both of us.

This does not do much to shake your resolve.

His eyes plead for you to listen, and you swear on your life that this is the most distressed you've ever seen him. “Lady Furina will surely see to it that you face some semblance of punishment. And madame, I clarify that I have, indeed, tried to convince her otherwise — but she has not relented —”

The steeling glare you shoot him is enough to cease his tangent — but defeated as he is, he still manages one last plea. “Please, kindly take it into consideration.”

Biting your lip, you weigh the infinite possibilities that lie in the palms of your hands. It is strictly only six months, the marriage isn’t even real, you advise yourself, ignoring the other gnawing voice that is screaming at you to say no. But there has to be a catch! another voice insists, and you are stuck in a limbo of yeses and noes for what seemed a little too long for comfort. 

This is a pivotal moment for yourself and your career. It will undoubtedly either embarrass you or elevate your status in the eyes of those who are waiting with bated breath for any error to take advantage of. Not that this is anything new; you recall vividly the expressions of scepticism from those who sat before you at the Opera Epiclese, questioning the veracity of your judgement — your privileged, yet tainted background a harbinger for disaster.

Dragging the contract back to your end of the desk, you give it a brief once-over. This time, your eyes catch onto the lack of conditions set by Lady Furina. How incompetent, whether you are scolding her or yourself, you are unsure. 

You draw in a long inhale, and level your eyes to his. “I’ll do it.”

His eyes widen in surprise, and he lets out a sigh of relief. “I’m glad you’ve come to agree with the terms.” You are slightly irked at the breaking of his character, but nod your head nonetheless. You reach for your quill, and your hand hesitates before the ink soaks through the paper. Your heart is practically in your throat at how spontaneous all of this is. 

You hand the contract to Neuvillette, but the paper is suspended in your grasp for a few moments. “However — I have a request to make.”

Neuvillette’s eyes glint in the blooming sunlight peeking through the blinds. “Anything.”

You retract your arm, and now are in full possession of the contract again. You present the first page, the page offered to Neuvillette, poised in your hands. “This contract mentions nothing of the lines we can, and cannot cross. And I’d just like to input my ideas before you return this to Lady Furina.”

“That is a reasonable request. Do continue.” Offering him a quill, he takes it gingerly along with the contract. He flips the page, writing something along the lines of ‘additions to…’ under the signatures. You fully expect him to be calm and collected, but a wrinkle forms between your brows when you notice that his fingers exhibit a subtle quiver, akin to the gentle tremor of a leaf in a soft breeze. A faint falter anyone could miss, yet you find it to be the most profound aspect of his character, peculiarly intimate in its nature.

“Are you alright? You’re a touch too pale.”

What? Were you really as ghastly as he said you were? You clear your throat, tearing your focus off his gloved hands. “I am quite alright. So… onto the terms. First and foremost, each party isn’t obliged to the whereabouts of the opposite party, unless consented to. Sounds good?”

He nods his head, not sparing a glance at you lest he loses focus. 

You take the ceasing of him writing as a sign for you to continue. “Next, I’d like to request that any advancements behind closed doors are to be prohibited, alongside any insinuation of consummation — or having one’s way with the other. Might I add that —” you pause at the silence that came with the lack of the intent scribbling of a quill pen from the man in front of you. Were you talking too fast? He is all red in the face.

“I — uh, did I say something sensitive?”

He lets out a little cough, before he breaks out into a fit. You are clueless in what you must do. Is he choking? Is he sick? Should you offer him freshly acquired water from Chenyu Vale? Your panic only ensues when it dawns on you that you have no solutions for all the possibilities that echo through your head. A teacup is sat solitary on one of your books. Oh, right. You have a crazy collection of Fonta.

You reach for it, before reluctantly offering it to him. “Would you like some Fonta? Though, it might be a few days old, I’m afraid.” He frantically waves his free hand, and you think he means no. Gosh, does he not like Fonta? That is very unlike the Fontainian character. Retracting yourself back into your seat, you can only wait until he stops his fit. To your luck, he stops before he actually stops breathing.

“I,” he starts, “do not think the consummation part is at all —” he sputters again. “— necessary.”

You smile a little, and look away to save him the embarrassment. “I repeat that I did say ‘insinuation’: this pertains to all external parties involved; for example, Lady Furina.”

Oh. My apologies for the oversight. Just — spare me a moment. After clearing his throat into his forearm, he continues to scrawl on the paper. 

Taking pity on him, you decide to help and extend your hand to finish the last conditions. The look on his face tells you he is rather bewildered at the action, and he waves a hand (calmly this time) to refuse your help. “It is quite alright.”

To keep yourself from disclosing the full extent of your reason, you make the decision to tell a lie. “Do not take this into offence — it’s not that you’re a slow writer, monsieur. I just have a meeting with Miss Clorinde in about half an hour and I think it’d be best if I write the conditions to quicken the pace a little.” While the ‘truth’ isn’t necessarily a lie, it is nonetheless effective, so why not utilise it?

He quietly relents, handing you the slightly crumpled piece of paper. You scan his words, and to your astonishment, his penmanship is still precise and tidy, a stark contrast to the fit he showed just seconds ago.

Except for the last few words he wrote, of course. You strike through the whole sentence and rewrite it properly.

Additional Terms to the Contract that all parties (including external ones) are expected to adhere to:

Romantic advancements behind closed doors are prohibited — and this includes:

Any insinuation of consummation.

Covert displays of affection beyond reasonable social boundaries.

Innuendos or suggestive remarks.

Excessive or prolonged physical contact behind closed doors.

Each party isn’t obliged to the whereabouts of the opposite party, unless consented to.

These guidelines are to be strictly followed for the duration of the agreed-upon contract.

Placing the contract onto the table, you push it slightly forwards. Your heart beats in a crescendo, and you almost berate yourself for selling your life away. Six months! it said; but the silence that hangs between the both of you is knowing. No one is going to forget. You are, for lack of a better word: imprisoned. Every solution is an illusion of sanctuary and this is the one that grants the most mercy. 

You are parched. The words that come out of your mouth are awfully feeble, and you can only manage to croak out whatever dignity you have left.“Now, monsieur, if you’ll excuse me. I have something I need to attend to.”

He nods his head and stands from his seat. “But of course.”

You both exit your office in unpleasant silence. 

Finally, after all that back and forth, Neuvillette finally accepts the contract, and bows before returning to his own office. In his absence, you swear you feel your eyes water a little. What exactly have you just gotten yourself into? This sends you reeling to when you were a child, thrown into fencing classes with people twice your age — except the intensity of it all is multiplied tenfold. 

It is times like this where you want to reach for your mother. You miss her terribly, and you wish to do anything to feel her warm embrace and to hear her whisper words of reassurance to convince you that everything was alright. 

“And of what of Father’s tenderness? Is that not proof that he loves you?”

“But my dearest, tenderness is the very proof you have been ruined.”

You blink, and the tear that had pooled falls and is caught by the apple of your cheek. You chew on your lip to prevent a quiver from it. Not here, you chastise yourself.

Hearing someone approach, you hasten your stride while wiping the tear with such aggression you feel your makeup smear and linger on the base of your wrist. The Gardes that stand by the doors regard you with indifference, and for the first time, you appreciate that they pay you no mind. One step outside and you curse under your breath at how today is awfully gloomy, a pitiful beam of light peeking through the clouds. A gust of wind curls through your hair, painting your cheeks with the cool droplets of imminent rain. Blasted Hydro Dragon.

You decide to steal a glance at whomever it is that is behind you and almost let out a whine. Why is it always him? Whether it is a figment of your imagination, he seems to slow when he sees you slightly turn to him. You, however, feign ignorance, turning your head away, yet a small part of you harbours a minute hope – the hope that he might choose to fall into step beside you. And indeed, he does.

His next move is abrupt, albeit a bit awkward. “Allow me to accompany you to your destination. My schedule for today is quite unoccupied, and, well, I was thinking it might be an opportune moment for us to engage in some conversation. If that is fine with you, of course.” The offer lingers in the air, awaiting your response.

His request blurs into the backdrop as you catch the glare of multiple cameras gleaming at the both of you outside the Palais. Foolish you are not, and you come to the grim understanding that they are waiting here for you. Of course, the Chief Justice is the primary priority; you are simply his paramour .

How convoluted could all of this be? You've seen a plethora of operas. This is not any more different. You take a glance at Neuvillette, but he is gazing ahead, his expression inscrutable.

A contemplative look floods through your eyes, and you are given an instant to make a spontaneous decision. The intricate dance of human emotions, the thirst for scandal, the insatiable appetite for drama — they claw at anything if it means it will quench their foolish desires. They're looking for bravado. Drama. With everything in them, they yearn for it. It is merely human hubris, an inexorable sin. Lady Furina wants an act? You’ll have her beg for more.

You whirl around to properly face him and smile. “Why, I’d be most delighted, mon chéri.” You relish in his widened eyes as your hands shakily reach for the hem of his collar, and you adjust it just enough to ruffle the fabric of his blouse.  Looking at him with all the tenderness you can muster, you place a palm to his chest and another to your side, and still, he is nothing short of hopeless. So, you decide to help him a little; would it hurt to give them a little more of a show?

Guiding him further into the act, the heels of your feet are lifted off the ground, and you wrap your arms around his neck to gently press your lips to his ear. “Act,” is the single word you whisper to him; a command — a curse —  before you pull away, grinning cruelly as the cameras flare.

a/n : TEEHEE I wanna kiss him sb its not funny anymroewse

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[hunniebunniebear]

The Magnus Protocol!!

Fifth ep review!!

I love the well established high turnover rate of the office, accurate as hell honestly. Lena presents as a very typical uncaring management which while very accurate is very suspicious in an inverse way. Colin’s doin his own thing, bless.

The Case today felt oddly unfinished which makes sense given the current formats ability to Leave things unfinished, unlike with statements where usually you have to die half way through one to stop. But there were a lot of points raised and none concluded. Its very likely on purpose but whether that means we’ll see this movie again remains to be seen (yes i do in fact think im hilarious). Note to self to go check the plot of babadook, it’s a very very specific movie to reference, given that i seem to remember fear being something to do with how the babadook worked. Speaking of references!!! I love all the little horror references, I smiled proper hard when faith was a blog post. I think they’re doing a very good job of honouring the audience this time round.

Alice seems like a rly good older sister but more and more i get the sense that her constant humour is covering something. Or at least she uses it to cover when somethings off. Whether she has been or is doing that is unclear. Im excited to see more of gwens storyline, i dont dont doubt she’s diligent enough to be an excellent researcher. Im excited to see what she digs up abt lena and [checks notes] old german tattooed(?) tech guy

I imagine that its rlly clear that i write these reviews stream of consciousness style after i listen to them so i dont forget anything, so todays review was written sat on a tescos bench bc i was out longer than i thought id be.

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[sevicia]

give me the movie recs instead! scary is ok

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Under a read more cause I looove talking, and the sections are ordered by like, priority of recommendation if that makes sense ... I also tried 2 actually rank them but I am not very good @ that LOL

Personal Enjoyment ONLY!!!:

No theme besides personal enjoyment "just for fun"/not relatable edition:

The Batman - I love it I just love it. I watched it bc my sister put it on and my pen's battery had run out. I was CLUELESS

Spree - That's my attention whore wife that would kill me for views !!!!!!

Jacob's Ladder - The best fever dream anyone could ever ask for !!! Everything about this movie is perfect. And this doesn't really matter TOO much ....... BUT …….. !!!! Tim Robbins in short shorts towards the end .......... save meeeee .................

Antiviral - I rewatched this one just before writing this LOL. It made me crazy when I first saw it back in 2022 and it makes me crazy now too!! The entire movie feels cold & sterilized but it's still Completely Sexual. Syd March I know what you are. OH also I like to think Mr. Cronenberg Sir is proud of his son bc this ruuuuules

Martyrs - This is like the ultimate "can't rec it as-is" movie bc of the amount of people that are genuinely disturbed by it & don't get me wrong I am one of them!! But there's just something here that has me thinking about it so often. The violence is amazing and the feeling in my stomach is horrible every time !!

No theme besides personal enjoyment mental illness edition:

Pulse (AKA Kairo) - Extremely close to my heart, the way loneliness relates to the internet & technology in general is such an interesting topic it would be enough to make this movie stand out for anyone, but I have such a personal fondness for it because of how much I felt it understood me. In a few ways.

Pearl - IDGAF how many people have gone "just like me fr" cause I am also one of them. I don't get the whole "female rage" thing that gets mentioned a ton (on account of me being some guy), but the theme of never being able to escape a life you hate ??? Absolutely fucking terrifying & hits super hard for me specifically

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? - The RESENTMENT, the ANGER, the DESPAIR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It resonated w/ me a lot more in the past but not so much anymore, which is good LOL

HORROR!! YAY!!:

Horror SERIOUS edition:

The Thing - certified classic I legit think everyone should watch this one at least once in their lives. The practical effects r amazing, the story is GRIPPING & many of the actors r hot. Literally what else could u ask for…..

Hellraiser - Huge DUH ….. The short story is so good too Mr. Clive Barker I owe you my life !!!!!

The House That Jack Built - Pretentious, yes! But also really fun/satisfying to watch. I've seen some people comment on this kinda movie being typical for the director? But IDK who that man is & I don't care either. Like at all.

Ringu - Just a classic. So creepy I have to hype myself up to watch it LOL

Persona - INSAAAAANE INSANE INSANE. I saw someone say it's toxic yuri which like. Yeah I think. But also it left me confused in a rly good way

Noroi: The Curse - honestly should be self-explanatory @ this point. GENUINELY scared the shit outta me

Repulsion - Also a drama (besides a horror), the way the main character's paranoia escalates is just .... haunting, I think is the word. There's some degree of irony in here, because of who the director is, that I can't really articulate.

Gorefest / not too serious:

Creep - INSANE found footage about a guy making decisions that seem questionable if not stupid to most people, but not to me. I understand him. (disclaimer that this one could also go in the prev. category ..... I don't knowwww)

Intruder - I was on a slasher kick a few years back and this was one of the better ones. The convenience store setting is so much fun & something I'd never seen before! Or since.

Rec - SOOOO anxiety inducing, there's a lot of moments where people r talking/yelling over each other & the part towards the end that explains the whole thing is just. 0_0. to me. Bc it's among the top 3 things I do NOT fuck with !!! (same disclaimer as w/ Creep).

Hostel - I actually really like this one & don't understand most of the criticisms besides the obvious misogyny. It irks me a lot that it gets called "torture porn" so often when it's just … not that bad ? As edgy as that sounds !!

Cube - go there. in the cube? go in the cube.

The Poughkeepsie Tapes - Zero excuses for this one, you just gotta embrace your shit taste sometimes

Terrifier - Separate from the 2nd one cause that one is different in more than a few ways ..... but this one is just like charming to me in a weird way. It 's fucking filthy like, visually tho cause of the abandoned building & other such things ....

Terrifier 2 - This one I also enjoyed a lot though it IS really really long, I found it fun! The whole family aspect of it I liked a lot bc fictional siblings my beloved :3 though Art's backstory is still rly muddy (4 me at least) I do think it's like, a fun silly slasher if you've got 2 hrs and a lot of patience LOL

Just fun overall!!:

YAY!!!!!!!!!:

ROBOTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Oh my GOD I love this movie. I love this movie so much it's probably my favorite childhood movie. It's funny as fuck, really pretty AND has a good story. IK it may sound like nostalgia's involved but I just truly believe it's an amazing movie<3

Birds of Prey - This one is just a serotonin machine for me I love Harley so so muchh

Wendell & Wild - Visually insane I looove the look of this movie. It's also just rly enjoyable, I watched it multiple times at one point since it's on Netflix I think ? My mom got sick of it LOL

Bottoms - Absolutely bonkers it's such a fun movie. Gay and untalented and ugly and yet one of the most lovable movies I've ever seen ?? They need to print more of these

A Trip to Infinity - This one's actually a documentary on um. Infinity. Which is lovely because watching scientists be enthusiastic about their work and gush about it is just so good for my brain + it made me cry

The nostalgia I have 4 these ones is craaazy:

The Butterfly Effect - this was on TV SO OFTEN it was insane. I watched it so many times as a kid I always insisted on not changing the channel

The Voices - SO fun & silly I think of it so fondly .....

Paranorman - I love this movie so so much forever it's just so beautiful & funny

Zombieland - It's just fun man IDK what else to tell u

Sucker Punch - Another one that was often on TV, it's just embedded in my memory forever. I learned what a lobotomy was bc of this movie!!

MISC!!!:

These are dramas !!:

Parasite - Just watch it if u haven't. Everyone says you should watch it and they're RIGHT !!!

The Devils - I love horny church stuff so much

Let the Right One In - fucking loved this one. Freezing cold, very pretty AND probably the best vamp movie I've ever seen. Though I haven't seen a lot

Girl, Interrupted - insane behavior from the girls here but they're literally in a psych ward so who cares

These r good but I don't remember them much SOB:

The Eyes Of My Mother - this one gets called slow/boring a lot but I really don't gaf I still liked it

Wolf Creek 1 + 2

The Descent

Phenomena - The 1st game of the Clock Tower series was based on/inspired by this movie! Nothing else 2 say I just think it's cool lol

American Mary

A Clockwork Orange - I watched this nearly an entire decade ago but it goes here because of the fact that sometimes I still hear that dumb cunt Alex DeLarge go "I've suffered, and I've suffered, and I've suffered!" inside my head a lot. Also I have to mention that he did look good beaten up despite everything going on w/ him.

[steelycunt]

see i do really love her music but you will never catch me lauding her as *the* lyrical genius of our generation or like the epitome of creativity. she’s successful because she’s a great businesswoman and knows how to market herself to the widest audience possible (in addition to other factors which def play a huge role, ie she’s white pretty and christian). every time someone defends her by pointing to [lyric] it’s kind of obvious they don’t rly listen to other kinds of music or read much or are quite young. which sounds so pretentious but!

that said i DO think she’s a talented songwriter, but her skill lies in crafting stories in songs (which is what country artists are known for, and why her more folk-y country songs are far better than her pop), which you can’t see from individual lyrics. that doesn’t make her the next shakespeare or anything tho, and it definitely doesn’t warrant swifties going to war in comment sections to defend her (parasocial relationships n all that…)

i do not think it sounds pretentious at ALL i think you are bang on actually!! that is exactly the impression i get when the implication is made that the inclusion of some sort of reference, regardless of the quality of the execution of this, automatically makes a lyric good or poetic or god forbid ‘genius’.

and i think you’re so right too about what makes her successful!! she is, above all, a businesswomen, as is hammered home by the fact that there seems to be a new something-or-other from taylor swift being released every other week. and the thing about storytelling too—like i said in a prev ask that is a big part why i think she is popular, regardless of whether you think her popularity is warranted or not the perceived relatability of her songs and the emotions and feelings they’re meant to be about and the stories in them i think is what attracts the people who like her. the myth of her ‘lyrical genius’, in my opinion, mainly comes after this, is a product of her popularity rather than the cause of it, and also is just that—a myth. and idk i just feel it’s unnecessary? if you genuinely feel her lyrics are good, that’s great, that’s one thing—but the comparisons to shakespeare, for example, which are bafflingly frequent and obviously ludicrous, feel unnecessary. you don’t have to pretend that taylor swifts writing is as good as shakespeare’s to enjoy her music. you don’t have to pretend her writing is GOOD to enjoy her music.

i appreciate that there is an argument to be made that you get a lot of young girls, mostly, defensive over her because so often the value of things that young girls enjoy is denigrated and dismissed, but grown adults seething with rage in the comment section of a tiktok that implied that taylor swift isn’t that good and arguing that she is in fact objectively genius and if you disagree you’re incorrect, is so ridiculous like. you don’t need to fight for this woman or pitch for her she’s probably the most commercially successful music artist around right now. your subjective opinion of her does not need to be transformed into objective fact in order to justify your listening to her music you can just listen to it. and calm down. and put titles like the ‘greatest lyricist of our generation’ away neatly in a little drawer and lock it and leave it there and go about your day xx

[rottenberries]

heyoo rip not me rockin up fashionably late...... anw hi it's gemma ( s/h, 21+ ) here w my serial monogamist, serial cheater nate archibald knockoff, yoon hanbin! he's the adopted oldest son of old money philanthropists n the founder of the very popular cafe chain, angelique ( cough he also plagiarised the entire idea of angelique frm some underrated cafe during his gap yr in france ). that's the gist of it but u can read a more detailed version of hanbin under the cut! as alw, pls hit that LIKE button n ill come rollin into ur dms!! mwah!!

for my sisters in the church of astrology he is a libra sun / aqua moon / pisces rising so like im not tryna justify his tendency 2 cheat but im saying it's written in the stars

anw hanbin was born broke as shit ill b honest he was put up for adoption @ gangnam orphanage as a newborn god knows why ( jk it's prob bc he's the product of some illicit affair or smt )

he gets adopted j shy of his first bday by philanthropists slash the yoon chaebols ( specifically the ones in charge of the hotel chain!! ) who took helping the less fortunate to the next level ( think angelina jolie )!! he's currently the only adopted child of theirs and they have 2 more kids after him who are both biological children so yeah ngl hanbin has some feelins ab that

said feelins are: growin up a rich kid to chaebols often means that they're far too busy to take care of u even tho it's not like they don't want to so naturally hanbin n sibs deal w some neglect even tho it's compensated w lots of money n maids thrown at them BUT the point is despite facing the same level of neglect as his sibs he kinda takes it personally n thinks maybe ?? it's bc he's adopted OR did they j adopt him for the good publicity despite havin no evidence of this ?? yea gr8 logic

despite that overall he's honestly a p nice kid?? plays w other kids well and doesn't yk misuse his wealth or family's status for Evil or no good he kinda is just vibin frankly

one thing ab hanbin tho is that he is a serial monogamist bc of his upbringing n he kinda looks for love in the wrong places and is constantly jumpin from relo to relo ( even jumpin 2 the next relo before the prev relo is over i.e. Cheating )

finally catches up to him when he's in his high profile relo re the subplot n gets caught cheating fr n is the talk of the town : )) since then it's like the ruse is up he's a cheater n everyone sorta knows but then again everyone forgives him bc yk he's Very Wealthy n very friendly and charming and kind and ""goodhearted"" when he's talking to u

regardless my man Hates drama so by the end of his final yr he jets tf off to france for a gap yr!! the impt part comes when he's staying in this soho part of france n there's this rly small rly underrated family owned cafe near his accom called angelique!! it was named after the owner's daughter n has a rly homey vibe n is beloved by the locals, v warm and friendly and welcoming w dim yellow lights and irregular flower pots and stuff on the menu that genuinely looks like it's baked by ur mom and hanbin alm feels... at home here? it's the most at home he's felt and he frequented this cafe A Lot during his stay in france!!

when he finally makes it back to sk he finds that he rly misses the place so he asks for some money frm his parents to open up a cafe in gangnam that's Just like it so that he can have his own little angelique where he lives!! the Problem is that he never bothered to ask for their rights or anyth ( tho im p sure legally he doesn't need to since they haven't bought any rights for it in sk so he hasn't committed any crime ) but yea he literally ripped off the style n colour palette n menu items,, think red bull origin story

anw the cafe clearly speaks to a lot of ppl bc it became so super popular so his parents being rly nice 2 him kinda "'""invests"" in his cafe to make it a chain1! n within 4y he opens up a bunch of diff angeliques all over seoul and even has the latest branch in busan!!

personality-wise i would say he is genuinely a rich kid down to the core...... n by sayin this i mean he has their honestly blissful ignorance like imagine j being like oh wow i love this cafe let me open a cafe Exactly like it right down my st like no askin them for permission no nth no unds of flopping or bankruptcy to j act on a whim this is some peak rich kid bs

this extends past j business ofc n even to women like !! he is out here serial monogamist and cheating on them bc he's spoiled rotten n also somehow neglected so he looks for love in a lot of women and falls head over heels in love w them then ditches for the next shiny thing like !!! sir is ariana grande atp yes and

but when u meet him in the flesh i would say he's rather soft spoken and gentle natured,, v Pleasant to talk to in general so it's alm easy to be lulled into thinking wait ig he's a good guy?? also born to well-known philanthropists n in yoon fashion donates 50% of proceeds frm his cafe to charity so it's Very easy to think he's a good guy like even he genuinely believes he's a good guy ask any lie detector but it's like .... when ur lookin at him from afar and away frm his charm u realise wait some of the shit he does is rly .... horrendous? like imagine calling a man who chronically cheats and steals ideas a good guy ???

also kinda insecure ab his birth and ig this is also why he so desperately wants to be a good guy!! overcompensates to prove that he's a yoon by doin yoon things so a lot of him being ""good"" is not so much him being a good person but a deep need to show people that he's good and he's earned his place as a yoon, a terrible insecurity that he has zero awareness of so will continue doin thanks

idk why i can never be concise atp it needs to b studied : )) anw here r some plot ideas!!

serial monogamist needs a string of exes so prob a few frm when he got back from france frm 2017-2024!! id say his longest relo would last approx 1y bc my man is honeymoon period ONLY crowd boos

on that note im guessin he is back 2 relevancy re: gg when she posts ab him cheating on his most recent gf ,, basically jan 2024 so anyone wanna have a v fresh break up frm like 2wks ago pls lmk ... also anyone who wants 2 b the person he Cheats w lmk too...

is the type to be totally against bullies then sits w ur bully durin lunch bc that's his friend but He's not bullyin or anywhere near that vicinity so !!! : )) anw that said if ur muse is a menace it don't mean he can't be friends w u bc he will be !!

on the other hand a kid who's been bullied who he's friends w then one day u find out he's friends w ur bully wud u confront his ass !!! him tryna diffuse the tension like hey bro Relax alright ik this is rly difficult for u but we gotta remain civil yea otherwise Ur the bully ( yea he's an ignorant headass )

erm movin away frm that anyone who knows him frm france!! mayb yall didn't rly meet or bump into each other in sch bc diff circles or diff yrs but ur one of the few koreans in france so he's v thankful for that n yall make fast friends!! funny if this is where u caught whiff of angelique that cafe he's obsessed ab n brought u to then now he's the "founder" of angelique in korea n it looks Exactly like the one in france hm .....

nv did uni but i imagine he's taking of getting a cert in business this yr bc it's useful for his business but yea !! if ur muse is doin uni rn mayb they could kinda meet there thru some club or smt? prob some save the planet club lbr also funny if u know ab his cheating shenanigans and how he can be a real ignorant asshole but in the uni he's all smiles n everyone loves him n ur the only one who can see thru him ( truly,, idt he can even see it himself )

someone who frequents angelique!! maybe u got stood up on some blind date set up by ur parents n he came over n tried 2 cheer u up!!!

this needs 2 b plotted extensively but a biological half-sibling ....... im gna say im not keen to explore his life outside being a yoon too much but it'd be fun to kinda allude 2 this n them j being like my mom had a kid in 98 before she was ready 2 settle down or my dad had an illicit affair w some peasant woman n knocked her up n ditched her in 98 n he's like o that's cool hey wait a min .......

er anyth and everything else!!

[teddytoroa]

re; my prev reblogged post. I think it makes some really great points and has solid advice about improving your diet because its much easier and healthier (physically AND mentally!!) in the long run to add things like fresh produce and proteins to your diet to balance the foods and drinks that are low in necessary nutrients

HOWEVER

id be rly interested to know how folks with health anxiety around things like latent allergies/health problems can handle adding new foods to their diet? for example, someone who previously ate nuts and nut products but now has a fear that theyve developed a severe nut allergy since they last ate any, or someone who is healthy on paper and in tests but is afraid of eating sugary foods in case they become diabetic. im not even sure if this type of disordered eating has a name (i thought it might come under orthorexia but idk) but i think especially since covid has made many many many folks more aware of their health and more anxious about taking care of themselves, that anxiety can easily turn into one that restricts your eating habits in ways that prevent you from adding new foods even when you know theyll be good for you. is any of this making sense lmao

[petorahs]

pq2 thoughts after finishing it!:

i think. it is a g. game. it is a persona game i will admit!

no but srs i think its good if youve never played a persona game which i assume is why its on 3ds only. it really does feel like discount persona with all of the last three cast thrown in? and some of the gameplay improvements (this game's gameplay aged better than fes and p2's LMAOO) i guess its a compromise to reach fans who've never actually played the main games cause they dont own a playstation console or something.

at the same time it makes no sense for "new fans" to play because you need at least some background knowledge of the prev characters and plot to care.

in my case i knew everything abt p3 and p5, only osmosis knowledge of the plot of p4 so i ended up using the p4 cast the least in my playthrough :( so theres that. not worth playing if u dont care abt the other casts imo

...so we agree the characters are the selling point here, its advertised as a mega crossover and whatever but. people complaining that theyre "watered down" to base traits or even traits they didnt have in the first place are Right LOL except for a scant few characters who get a lot of expansion. but for the most part none of them are themselves (like yusuke... 😔.... akihiko.... aki not as bad as yusuke but they have the same writing problem)

no one expects the characters to rly individually shine when theres so many ofc, the game even pokes fun at the "limited screen time" joke but like. what else is there to this? 🤔 well

character interactions! those were good. everyone expected detective princes meetup to be really great but i loved the other pairs like haru and mitsuru (heirs with distant dads...), and the PQ OC girl with futaba :] (introvert friends!!)(theyre like sucrose and collei in this year's windblume if you go there)

speaking of akechi though. yea he's part of the list of characters that surprisingly did not get butchered and in fact expanded upon in this game. aside from akechi it's P3 FeMC.

others i liked were P5 MC (his dialogue choices are SO out there), shinjiro aragaki, ken amada, yukiko amagi maybe yosuke hanamura and P4MC but their personalities just stayed the same instead of getting possible new insight?

i liked velvet room guys too theyre goated frfr! yes including marie. even i was surprised (probably cause akechi gets to poke fun at her and the twins hdjdhdhd)(cute)

i cant put P3 male MC anywhere cause i will always be biased towards him 😔🫰 (he was great btw)

but the crow character expansion in particular intrigued me and leads me to accept this game as canon like some ATLUS USA reps intended. akechi: stripped away of his obligations is a cunning, introspective and overall respectable young man and the game showcased all of his core traits well. he purposefully isolates himself from the main group and gets called out on it, consistently is the one that makes the most sense in discussions, gets various little moe moments... he honestly seems like he doesnt know what to make of all this forced bonding with strangers but he cant help to indulge anyway. 😭 he's vocal in discussions about their plans but a passive :) face in the background during fun moments until he's addressed or curious. the way he furthers the narrative along like they wouldnt get as far as they did without him i feel. but between all of that he was the main character to me.

the end scene where he seems regretful that he has to leave and go back to his revenge plot.... hurts. because for all intents and purposes we just saw akechi if he didnt have all that baggage and was just allowed to exist as himself. a smart guy with a whole life ahead of him. but he didnt choose that.

😔

oh god that emoji is huge but anyway. FeMC!! ^_^ the problems of toxic positivity being addressed in her arc was great. they really tried to give her as much love as possible without being too happy (persona games tend to make their characters suffer anyway to even things out) and it was great! her writing reminds me of kasumire's mental illness but with less romance tease pandering.

ah yes and the obligatory Persona side game OC... hikari and nagi. honestly wished they didnt exist as much as i liked hikari's thing 😔 it got old and outright cringe man im sorry like surely the devs could come up with something better than this?? way to not explain enlil and mess with the in-universe power scaling too LMAO. 2/10 is being generous!

anyway its a fairly short game in persona standards so i cant really say it's time wasted when i got so many character interaction crumbs..... i guess i lucked out by liking the characters that i do instead of ones that kinda got shafted in this. (except for aki but 😔 i just kinda accepted his blown out of proportions awkwardness outside of P3)

it's..... a 6/10 from me overall! music and velvet room attendants + nanako cameo DLC carried

[amaurotine]

some patch thoughtse... (there are many, so look out!)

ok so. six point five was extremely predictable imo, and while i definitely have my qualms with it, a lot of those qualms aren't with 6.5 uniquely and are more criticisms tied to the greater 6.x patch plot arc, and 6.0's ending in and of itself was really kind of a non-ending and deeply unsatisfactory for me , as it left an immense taste of "well, now what" in my mouth, which s.e proceded to botch and contradict their own lore in the most mid tier manners possible thereafter. as a whole, the patch plot aws rushed and horrendously written. i truly don't understand why the 13th didn't get its own expansion, as the first certainly did. i'm sorry if i sound bitchy but ig i'm just really disappointed, because i feel like there was sooo much potential here and a lot of it was wasted. i know the writers are capable of doing better, and That's Why It Gets Me.

i really adore zero and i am personally glad she wasn't definitively confirmed to be an az.em shard (although ppl wanting to claim her as that for their wols are are totally valid; i say this from my own perspective bc my own wol is very much A Man and thus it would be more profound to me if zero were her own damn person and had her own motivations separate form just "oh ofc she's the hero bc she's an az.em shard.") i predicted the use of the darkness from the 13th being used to help blanace the scales of the first and vice versa, and the minidragonification of az.daja was very much HW midga.rdsormr all over again, but the dragonet models are insanely cute so i'll give it a pass. i'm definitely giving a lot of things a pass because out of the entire patch series thus far, 6.5 has been the most satisfactory in terms of gameplay and writing (which reaaaally isn't saying much but honestly, i'm just thankful that it wasn't worse lmfao.) as for the whole notgolbez thing, i am deeply unsatisified with it, partly because i LOVE the original gol.bez from iv, he's an absolute MVP for me in terms of brown biracial major character representation. i'm a golbezfucker on main and while i think dura.nte is cool, i dont feel that xiv's "adaption" of gol.bez does him any justice whatsoever, it just feels like hamfisted reference to prev ff games being shoved in willy nilly in a highly transparent big of nostalgia points that don't lead anywhere or pay off in the end; like it isn't rly gol.bez, it's just some Guy in his armor who vaguely looks like him. i feel like they could have done WAY better in terms of adapting golb.ez's story into xiv, in a way that could have preserved the integrity of his original character. i do, however, enjoy my copium theory that durante is zenos's 13th shard, as i like the idea of a zen.os shard being friends with an a.zem shard on the 13th and having a good relationship, in direct contrast to the wol's rivalry with him on the source. idk. i'm also usually very contentphobic but i actually enjoyed the trial and the dungeon for a change.the music was also sick as fuck but i believe that goes without saying. i was hoping for a bit more lore on the thirteenth pre-fuckening but oh well... at least there was an ige.yorhm mention ;-;

as for the raid, i absolutely HATE what they've done with the 12 and it is very much a hamfisted attempt at reconciling early game (1.0/arr) lore with what we have now, but they've essentially rendered the 12 as useless creations who vaguely resemble ppl ven.at knew/who possibly sacrificed themselves to hydaelyn. the ancient whom byregot was inspired from (whose original name was definitely not byreg.ot btw, im going to come up with an oc for that if i have to and add him to my compendium of bureau of the architect lore.)

i do hope we see more of zero and i am disappointed that notgolbez and her didn't join the scions, and i hope she doesn't get sidelined. i also want y'sh.tola to drop The Lore on us about rift-traveling, instead of everything just being chalked up to "haha funy crystal tower has power", as i think that would be a GREAT way for se to utilize her character, which is often brutally underutilized because We Can't Have Brown Women Take The Spotlight.

[bbboar]

watched paranormal activity 3 and its going to be the last installment in the series i watch.

It was ok. I thought the premise was interesting, i thought the child actresses were rly cute and talented, but ultimately reusing the same formula as the prev movies but in a worse way. Like there were some good scares(like the big kitchen one). But it didnt feel as tense. I didn't get the same sense of danger or dread.

Part of the appeal of the original movies, for me, was how the haunting felt intimate. The look into this couple's life, this family's life felt intimate and personal. Theyre out here making home videos of stuff and then it so happens a demon is terrorising them out of no fault of their own.

#1+#2 took place in the 2000's and #3 in the 80's and yet the camera quality is as good if not better than the ones in the 2000's. Like how good of a camera can this unemployed wedding film guy have? And between the scnes with the "security camera" footage, you dont have period-appropriate quality-appropriate home videos to balance it out or make you forget that theres that polish, so instead, as a viewer, i felt further pulled out of the intimacy of the whole thing. I was like "im watching a movie with a gimmick" instead of "Wow this feels like they filmed it themselves for real. This is also why modern-day found footage stuff puts me off. It seems too polished which imo defets the point but i digress,

And then pulling out further, theres this reveal that there is a larger conspiracy at play here and that basically eliminates any intimate feeling these movie had for me. I would have almost preferred if some rando ancestor made a deal with the devil and their descendants were arbitrarily paying for it.

Anyway unless anyone else highly recs any of the others.

[cantalooprat]

Quick Transmigrating into a Face-Slapping Demon

What I Liked

easy to consume easy to digest a v junk food sort of wn where i can just turn my brain off and enjoy some face-slapping

ml is unintentionally hilarious he's one-dimensional but i like that it's a constant across the worlds that he's always horny af

damn idk ig the ease of reading is this wn's main selling point? it's p mid otherwise

a good starter QT novel or even for danmei in general ig. it p much covers most of the classic tropes: face-slapping, op mc, op ml, dumbass antagonists, and also covers a lot of settings that r commonplace in danmei: entertainment, post-apocalypse, omegaverse, historical, fantasy, interstellar, etc etc.

the post-apocalypse arc is one of the better ones actually. i mean everyone still kisses mc's feet but ig the contrived angst makes it more emotional n also he dies asking for the ml to find him again in the next world which is <3

What I Disliked

the plagiarism in the... plagiarized singer arc lmao how the mc is "shameless enough not to care abt it" bro if ur so op im sure ur genius can come up w some original songs or at least come up w some excuse like "in my prev world i composed songs so i'll reuse them" but unfort this is a case of author not being creative enough to match up their op mc. dont compare to trashbin boyfriends i know i know but i can't help thinking chi xiaochi would nvr do that he wouldn't compromise the artistic integrity of the host

rly don't use brain to read this, once brain is used then it gets more frustrating than good

some arcs r rly. tbh i skipped some completely bc of lack of interest (the supermodel arc, the god/devotee arc) and some just make me eugh like the omegaverse arc personal opinion but i hate the "im not like other girls" trope esp when the "im not like other girls" doesn't even belong to the world n therefore is "the most dazzling omega, no other omega is like that" like well duh????? he's not even an omega he's not trapped in the shackles of the society built around the second sex???? ofc he's "not like other omegas"!!!

no i dont think that kissing as a method to identify the ml is romantic. my aversion to kissing anyone other than ml aside, it's just rude to the often-wrongly-identified guy n also kinda sad if the wrong dude actually sort of likes mc as well, imagine getting kissed n then told "nah ur not the right guy sorry" 💀

Notes

"quickly wear the face of the devil" is not how the title is supposed to be tl-ed 💀💀💀

can kind of understand how this n tbbf get compared a lot bc the main story beats r p similar: world-hopping, trying to get back to "reality", mc seeking just one person through his journey, but that's rly just surface comparisons (biased opinion tbbf is way better)

damn i havent actually finished this i think i have like 2-3 arcs left???? but ive come so far ill just post this now n edit it later if i ever finish it (230614)

[iknowyunholeeknow]

oh no that guy on the bus sounds creepy 😰😰 i would be stressed and i def see how that would make u not want to get into bts lol. but yea dont think about that dude…i always hated riding the bus as a kid bc people were annoying and immature like that 😓

youtube recs definitely accelerate the fall into kpop LOL normally i would say that yt algorithm could be a negative thing but with kpop it feeds me exactly what it knows i want to see 😂 also me too, i kinda wrote xdh off after their debut bc their debut song wasnt rly my favorite, but i love some of their more recent songs! i liked test me too if u havent heard that one. also i just rly like kbands :D makes me miss day6 haha. p1h is so good, they have some great b-sides in the prev albums that i love too. if you use spotify, what was your #1 on your wrapped? (or yt music or whatever u use) for me it was child by mark and let me tell u i literally looped that song on repeat for days on end LOL

i have listened to a few of ive’s songs and i really liked them too like love dive and eleven!! le sserafim’s no celestial was also rly good on their recent album (i havent listened to all of it though). i also like some of itzy’s songs :)

YOUR CATS ARE SO CUTE 🥺🥺🥺 i dont have any pets but i want a cat 🥺🥺 i like dogs too though, i am truly ambivalent between the two (probably bc i didnt grow up with either). cats seem to fit more with my personality though bc dogs can be needy hahaha but i guess sometimes that can be nice too 😂 would love to have both at some point in the future if i could adopt them when theyre young so they get along better lol (is that how it works? thats what ive heard but honestly idk)

I miss day6 too, I know they're still doing stuff with music but it's really not the same without Jae. I do use Spotify btw, my top song was scrawny by the wallows and I'm pretty sure my top artist was lemon demon. The first kpop song on the list was aespa's iconic at number six though. And I think you'll be pleased to know I keep listening to xdh lol

I've always had cats, I think six total, including the ones we have now? Scooby is easily the oldest I've ever had though, he's around seventeen. And yeah animals socialize better earlier in life but depending on how you introduce them and the animals individual personality it could easily be done later in life. Scooby was on the streets before we adopted him and so even after we bought him home and he'd get angry when we even just came in smelling like other cats but he's perfectly fine with having other cats in the household. I do think I prefer cats because while they can get just as needy I'm way more used to caring for them compared to dogs. In short don't let your dreams be dreams lol

[lustbile]

i have arrived again to snwer prev anons question!!! all in all i get most of my information from here! and honestly, costar is actually rly fucky and unreliable :// the apps i use are sanctuary and the pattern,, sanctuary is a good app for keeping track of your birth chart and houses, offers readings from professionals, and has info on each planet and placement!! the pattern basically uses your birth info to lay out specific timings, patterns, and scenarios that might happen to you/in your life. i rly enjoy using it. astrology in depth honestly is rly intimidating when you first start out and there are so many things that i still dont know off the top of my head. alot of my readings are based off of information from the internet but some are based around my own interpretation and experiences w each sign!! the only signs that i know traits of off the top of my head are aquarius, leo, virgo, pisces, and cancer lol so its not a bad thing to not know everything!!! and w the comparing sun signs to being affected by a diff sign/placement those are true, but those are called conjunction, opposite, square, trine and sextile (which all of those i am still learning and could not tell u shit about off the top of my head 🫣🫣)

all in all,, astrology really just boils down to your own interpretation. a sun sign doesnt make you who you are, and thats what i find is the hardest to tell people. yes, your birth chart can map out things abt your traits/cycles and what your life may be like, but it doesnt make you who you are. you are more than your birth chart!!! 🫶🏻

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astro seek! I absolutely love astro seek specifically just because I love the fact that it has chart compatibility and compatibility is really my shit man. and I agree big time on co star being shit, especially after it was pretty much confirmed that their “horoscopes” are just bull shit made up to mess with people, but I do like that I can pull up my chart pretty quickly on it and my friends’ whenever im in the mood to bully them or when they cant remember one of their placements. and ill have to look into the other apps you mentioned because it’s definitely something im still trying to learn more about both on a personal level and just generally. and I definitely do agree that I think im my most confident when it comes to the signs I interact with on a daily basis. I also really love goodgollyastrology when im specifically looking for the relationship between someone’s mars and venus placement, especially when im writing fics. and oohghgg the astrology big words, I really don’t know much about that either because its not really something ive had the time to look into but I like the idea of different placements bouncing off on another.

and yes! I think that’s one big reason that astrology gets a bad rep (aside from it being primarily enjoyed by women and queer people but I digress) is that people hear the interpretation of their sun placement and they want to bitch about how it doesn’t fit them. like bro!!! you have a whole chart to look at, and aside from astrology and planets, you have an entire environment that affects who you are. people just see other people enjoying something thats fun and a little out of the norm and they get so mad for no reason. and that’s the whole point of astrology, it’s just interesting and fun

[diaryofseraph]

icks because i need it UGH

- has a tic of scratching/rubbing his nose super hard

- pimples on chest and wherever there’s hair 

- dry cracked lips

- doesn’t really show affection....punched my arm instead of giving me a hug when i said i was sad abt my score

- avoidant when i show affection or ask questions about what we are :”) keeps going back to the classic line of “we’re having a good time now and i’m happy where we are”

- weird looking nips/chest

- really fucking long torso, proportions are weird

- keeps randomly pretend-punching my abdomen lol, like are you 12

- really childish...lol....hasn’t changed since like 11 years ago since he was 15 bruh 

- only does nice things because he’s being a polite guest and reciprocates favors (e.g. replaces alcohol he drinks, gets food for me because i cook for him every weekend lol)

- lied about not having his own place???? only came clean when i suggested stopping by his place ??????

- cheapskate lol

- rly big nose and small eyes

LIKE THIS

- makes fun of me of stuff like saying i’m like a toad for putting on skincare,,,,or i look like an art hoe for wearing a crop top,,,,or i look like a prep school girl,,,no compliments here

- keeps bringing up his exes, like PLEASE LOL i don’t want to know abt how ur ex serenaded you while naked singing kina grannis, don’t ruin that song for me while we’re doing a music listen party, and don’t randomly name drop her either

- got me ice cream bars after 1 month but didn’t want to get chocolates because “that was too much” (i don’t care much about the content of the gift but he worded it so weirdly)

- gets my hopes up.....

- asking if i wanted to come to the sushi thing with his mom and then changing his mind because he only asked because he felt bad :”)

- keeps joking about how i’m not the only girl he’s seeing, i have to be fit into his schedule/penciled in, he’s a free man and can’t be chained down, like I GET IT OK LOL

- takes up all my weekend time, and i have to host every damn time 

- i lose sleep every time he’s here, like a lot of sleep

- having MULTIPLE MORNING ALARMS 

- honestly he’s kind of annoying and has no filter

- making my grades decline...........i’m not getting study time in....

- keeps complaining about how he’s losing sleep and i’m sucking fluids/time from him,,,like don’t come if you don’t want to bro lol

- keeps complaining about how expensive eating out is :”) i cook so much for you my guy, and we go 50/50, i’m literally paying you to be my bf at this point

- DOESN’T CLOSE THE DOOR WHEN HE USES THE RESTROOM, LIKE BRUH DON’T BE LIKE MY DAD

- DOESN’T BRUSH HIS TEETH BEFORE BED, gross

- pores are as large as his freckles jfdfdf

- had a hernia LOL, i don’t claim those genetics

- says “whatever” when i ask a yes or no question

- (potential) when i asked him “would you like to go out with me” and he pretended to still be asleep

- lied about not remembering the drawings, i think he just didn’t want to say anything about it lol because it would make things awkward for him to address it

- i keep having to set up plans the day of doing something, he never texts first........

- his snoring is SO LOUD, i have to physically distance myself because it’s so loud

- keeps trying to make franken food and i simply do not care or want to eat it

- i think he knows i like him a lot and he’s still leading me on -_-

- eats a lot of fast food that’s not even that good??

- i can see why his prev relationships ended,,,bruh,,,he’s a handful

- cares weirdly about shaving

- crooked teeth

- always hopping around on one foot to another, it’s annoying LOL

- i feel like i don’t have that much space to share about myself or my day, not really sure if he remembers much about me at this point, like me liking flowers, candles, drawing/art...all he knows is that i have cats -> i like cats

- really fucking weird and juvenile humor

[nerice]

ok ok my certified primer for getting into it !! (links are am*zon for reference but all of them have pdfs on libgen)

theory

benshoff’s film and television analysis (excellent general primer ++ has a rly good glossary of media study buzzwords in the back)

queer theory now (same thing but tracks the evolution of queer theory in particular, can be a bit dense but i had little trouble w/ this after having read the benshoff book previously/having it on hand to look stuff up. i’ll also shill for benshoff a lot bc i love the guy, be aware of my biases)

queer film history/homosexuality on screen

vito russo’s celluloid closet (classic hollywood till the mid-80s, first comprehensive overview ever published; there is a documentary based on this but yt age gated it and i’m livid abt it.. the documentary is not as extensive but having the media examples on screen was a rly nice touch. here’s a fkcin 123movies link fuck it just have adblock etc on)

benshoff/griffin’s queer images (same deal but goes into the 2000s)

from there u can pretty much pick n choose out of the bibliographies what further reading interests u (lesbian vampire trope hello.) if i can recommend one more benshoff book it’s his monsters in the closet: homosexuality in the horror film that deals extensively with the queer as frightening and monstrous and violent and how you can read these tropes queerly and why (esp queer) audiences still flocked to these portrayals!! fandom disk horse cld never.

bonus: representation in steven universe, which i haven’t had th chance to read yet but it’s the first proper published work on queer cartoons afaik so im [yay!!] thesis points. couldn’t track down a pdf of this one sadly and it’s ‘spensive :(

queer studies (bass boosted)

more focused on queerly reading different experiences but often thru media lenses!! ymmw n i mostly got these out of the bibliographies of prev books

ahmed’s the promise of happiness (interrogates traditional happiness scripts & makes a point for how they fail a large number of people esp. the marginalized)

stockton’s the queer child (selectively read this one but am still thinking abt ‘growing sideways’ instead of “growing up” also she makes no distinction btwn queer as in lgbt+ and queer as in ex. disabled or neurodivergent which is a nice change of pace bc man do some of these apply across the board)

halberstam’s queer art of failure (full disclosure, i do not like halberstam. haven’t read them enough to really pinpoint why & the book is not bad but still fsr.. but a lot of people like it so in the interest of fairness.)

[custer-mp3]

frequently forced to think about how i rly spent 7 yrs straight with ppl who thought everything i do is stupid & only tolerated my "unpalatable" nature for as long as it would get them clout points & then i was expected to turn it off & perform attractiveness for them but actually also simultaneously while being unpalatable, like have to be alluring to them 100% of the time and only simulcast my gross ugly dweeb bullshit five hours a week tops, but y'know. when it serves them as a flex to build THEM up (because i radiate a level of coolness that cannot be denied) they wanna flex hard, take all my credit, brag about how cool i am but heaven forbid i actually live that out loud cuz it's unpalatable & unfuckable & too much & embarrassing

frequently think abt how my ex dumped his prev s.o. to get w me because he thought what i was doing was soooo cool and sooo punk and soooooo hot and sooooo artsy successful clouty but then when i failed to fit the extremely rigid mold of acceptable milspouse types bc i couldn't (wouldn't) turn off being me & doing all my things he got hostile & aggressive

frequently think abt how much happier he would probs be if he'd just stayed with her cuz yeah i never liked her to begin with but goddamn if she wasn't good at only being as unique as everybody else & falling into that social lockstep no matter how isolating & debilitating it was for her

he sent me to a psychiatrist three months into our marriage & they diagnosed me with failure to thrive; adjustment disorder

that's it that's the punchline