#Also the way the villagers are just “oooh I know what you are >:(“

[driftingballoons]

I love Rozenmarine, but sometimes the way her VA says “Elise” is just so

[vacayisland]

Alright I’m giving ya three request- you can do one, all, none- doesn’t matter lol. I’m just obsessed with trolls

Clay x Nerdy! Troll! Reader

Aight, now this reader met Clay while he arrived in Putt Putt village. (Your choice for gender) They are a complete dork, clumsy, always excited to do serious stuff. But also a little insecure knowing they can get a little out of hand with overthinking/overexcitement

@!; You're my "hole-in-one" Clay / Nerdy! Troll! Reader

"Summary"! Clay meets someone who can finally keep up with him and his... outlandish ways in helping Viva run Putt Putt village. Some could say it's a match made in heaven. He says it was simply his "lucky stroke". "Tags"! literally one too many golf puns (only in the title and summary), Clay and Reader being dorky together, literally just fluff, maybe a little hurt but then fluffed out!

@!; You had been one of the trolls that came to the Putt Putt village with Viva; having gotten trapped in the tunnels as they collapsed, there was no where else to go other than with the Princess. It was a small populace when you all found the abandoned gulf course and decided to call it home. And though your numbers slowly grew, it would be years before an outside Troll would come across the Village. "Did you hear?" You woke up one morning to the sounds of murmuring in the street, trolls glancing around at each other in a skeptical manner. Whispering like a Bergen was on the brink of finding the village. "I didn't think any Pop troll would come out this far!" Whispered another Troll nearby as you tried to catch what everyone was saying. It was harder to do so here, as everyone was slightly more weary and reserved than normal Pop Trolls. "And nevertheless ask to stay in our village..." There was a beat, "What if he's spying for the Bergens? What if the Bergens found everyone again and there was some sort of agreement made?" "Do you really think the King would do something like that?" All the rumors were a little insane, you had to admit. Most were logical, sensible and reasonable. Others just made you scrunch your nose and turn away; questioning if people could really think that way. Either way, all you knew is that you had to meet this new Troll! You doubted they could be a spy, as the Pop Trolls didn't exactly know where the others in the tunnels went... or even knew if we had survived. So the most logical answer is that they just happened to stumble onto this village without realizing who inhabited it. So, they shouldn't mean any harm.

@!; In the long run, you had been right! Clay didn't mean any sort of harm. In fact, Viva seemed rather excited to welcome him into the village with open arms and a big smile. It put most of the other Trolls in the village at ease seeing Viva deeming the newcomer as friendly, and saw no reason to draw any sort of suspicion onto him. You met Clay later than you wanted, a few weeks into his stay at the village. In fact, you had to be introduced to Clay for the two of you to even meet. "Oooh, (Y/N)!" Viva's voice carried through the small 'serious' office you had made yourself. Viva had always been the outgoing one, the social one; the one who everyone would turn to because she knew what to say or do and how to make everyone feel better! You were the brains behind it all, at least before Clay got introduced. You ran the logics of every outing and reconstruction of buildings. You made sure the food supply would last and that any part or sing-out wouldn't be heard by anyone nearby. You ran everything in the background that allowed everyone to be safe and you did so not because you were told... but because you genuinely enjoyed it. Filling papers, sorting folders, punching in numbers, thinking over statistics and finding out that hidden number! Oh it could make you happier than singing any sort of song; Pop, Country, Funk or any other genre. Many Trolls didn't get it, your love for crunching numbers. They would rather sing and socialize, but you didn't need their approval. You had your happy place within numbers and the smell of vanilla folders and they had there's outside handing and whatnot. Which is why when Viva said the new Troll, Clay, wanted to come help work in the office, you were shocked! "You want to help me?" Dumbfounded, even, as you started at the door while helplessly pointing at yourself. Viva couldn't help but giggle as your look, your jaw at the ground, as Clay shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "Yeah." He seemed a little nervous, "Of course, if that's okay with you. I wouldn't want to encroach-" "Encroach?" You voice suddenly boomed, now to Clay's shock. "Encroach?! I've always been looking for someone to help me here! It gets a little lonely sometimes-.. My friend, as long as you can crunch numbers and be okay with sorting vanilla folders by month and year and preforming probability equations with me you can saw we're already more than partners!" Clay let out a surprised yell as you rushed over and hugging him. Viva let out another bit of laughter, always getting a kick of seeing you so excited. "We're practically friends! Maybe best friends- wait. Wait! Too soon, ah I'm so sorry." Clay's feet hit the floor again with a small thump as you backed away from Viva and him. "Where are my manners, I'm sorry, I-" "Don't get turned off by them Clay. They're just very excited about their job." Viva tried to explain, watching as you had stumbled over your feet while backing away from the two; bumping into your desk and knocking over papers and pencils and pens. Clay couldn't help but feel all his nerves leave him at once. He had a feeling you both would get along just great.

@!; From that day on, you worked along side Clay behind the scene for Viva and the village. Not many Trolls understood what drew you two to the more slow paced life, but you found comfort in each other's understanding. Now, after some time, Clay knew about your habits to get over excited about your job; he found it both endearing and a little cute. Such as he came back from checking the economic logistics about rebuilding a building to find you hard at work at your desk. You were scribbling down letters in a hurry, scratching out numbers that didn't work and rewriting numbers in an effort to get the correct answer. There was already a pile of paper in the trash beside you. Clay wasn't sure if it was the oh-so determined look on your face that caused him to stop and watch, his clipboard still in hand, or the way your effortlessly calculated numbering in your head. The way your eyebrows furrowed every time you got the incorrect answer. The way you crumpled up a paper with rage and tossed it off to the side before returning to work with it all gone. It just drew Clay in for some reason and he couldn't understand it. You just had such and odd effect to him he hasn't felt before. "Ah! FINALLY!" Your shout snapped him out of his thoughts as you shot up from your chair like a rocket; causing the chair to lose balance and tumble down, crashing onto the floor and scaring you. Flustered, you rushed to pick up the chair. You didn't notice Clay until he started chuckling besides you, "Finally got the right number there?" It was a tease, a light jab from Clay. Though he didn't expect your sudden acknowledgement of his presence would cause the chair to go tumbling again. "Are you..?" As amusing your overexcitement could be, paired with how flustered you got afterwards, Clay was kind of concerned about the chair. And you. He was also concerned about you. "Yes! I'm good. I'm good.." You fiddled with your fingers, a dorky yet embarrassed smile spread cross your face as your eyes darted from Clay to the paper on your desk. "I just-..." You stopped yourself, chewing at the corner of your lip. "Go on, what happened?" Though Clay encouraged you, not bothered by your excited nature and your clumsy tendencies. "Ah! Okay!" There was that brighter smile Clay always adored on you, "So while you were gone I opened a request from Viva, and at first I thought it was going to be something like checking the speakers or the mechanics on the clown to see how long they'll take before rusting. But actually it was one of my favorite jobs! "Viva asked me, ME! To calculate how long we could all survive on the supplies we have here before there needed to be some sort of expedition for supplies." Clay didn't mind the way your voice bounced with such a lively tone, or the way you dancing on the tips of your toes with excitement, or how you jumped up and down while shaking your hands as you couldn't contain all the emotions bursting inside you. To Clay, that's what made you, well you! And he wouldn't change anything about you.

@!; Clay never thought he would find a day, though, where you would be doubting yourself this bad. He had gone out to take a five minute break from the office, leaving you to work in relative peace and silence. He only needed a stretch, some fresh air, and then he would be right back. It had only been five minutes, at least Clay thought it had. He guessed he did stop and talk to Viva about some projects, along with light chatter and making lunch plans with the three of them. It surely hadn't been that long!... or maybe it had. Clay found you holding the edge of your desk and gripping your pencil as though your life depended on it. Sure he knew you overthought a lot, as it was usually a reason why you got so overexcited when you get something right and prove yourself wrong. Yet he's never seen you like.. this. On the brink of tears, sitting on the edge of your seat, breath slightly ragged as you tried to calm it, looking down at the paper like you had lost all sort of hope and had failed everyone and they were long gone and eaten. it scared him. It really did. He didn't know what to do for a moment, and he later kicked himself in the ass for standing there and watching you struggle for so long, only rushing to your side when you fell off your chair. "(Y/N)! Hey! Hey, what's wrong?!" Clay rushed to your side, sliding to his knees to be right next to you and your shaking figure. He was terrified, but he needed to be strong for you in this moment. You weren't responding and Clay tried his best to remain as calm as he could. Slowly he reached his hands out, cupping over your hand that held a death grip on a pen. He tried slowly loosening your hold, carefully getting you to drop the pen you were holding onto the floor. He spoke softly to you while he did this, trying to get your mind to ground itself back to Earth, working on getting you to let go of the desk next. "Hey, hey, it's okay. I promise it's okay." Clay wasn't sure if you even heard him at this moment, yet he was going to do all it took to calm you down; you didn't deserve to hurt yourself like this. "I promise everything is okay. Whatever happened, whatever you're thinking, it's all okay. You're okay, the village is okay, there's nothing you cannot do..." Clay managed to break your hold from the desk and moved to hug you, tightly and securely. He continued to try and comfort you, bring you any sort of relief from whatever pain you were causing yourself. It was a while before he felt you wrap your arms around him, slowly hiding your head into his shoulder as you began to sob. It broke Clay's heart to hear you sob. It broke Clay more when your body began to tremble as you couldn't even begin to explain what you were feeling. You held so many big emotions for a Troll, Clay knew that all too well, and sometimes those big emotions were horrible and nasty and infesting. Clay wished he could protect you from those emotions, but logistically knew he couldn't. So he sat with you, on the floor of the small office, providing all the comfort you needed until you were okay again. And he'll be here forever; ready to stick with you through the thick and thin, the harsh and the best. All to be able to see your bright smiles and your excited little gimmicks and even your worse days. Clay loved you, and that's something no logic could deny.

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[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Oooh! I think I got a fun one. Can I have some headcanons for the lamb? He was walking around one day and encountered a tall human who wears a cloak with lamb horns? He doesn't know their human until they remove their hood (Also the reader is nonbinary because gender gets boring sometimes :]) (Also I headcanon that humans are either nearly extinct or the all of them live underground.)

- Kneecaps Anon

Aw I adore this idea!!

Also this will take place in the early days of Lamb's cult (where they're still getting the hang of managing followers, rituals, etc...definitely long before slaying and indoctrinating all the bishops)

...........

While Lamb was crusading through an unknown part of the Old Faith, they came across the ruins of a village that looked most peculiar. Much unlike previous ones they've discovered.

The homes, although desecrated, were far bigger than ones Leshy's followers would live in. They could barely reach the doorknob!

So they continued to investigate, before noticing someone emerging from the bushes with a bag and bloody dagger.

It's you, a mysterious tall figure wearing a cloak and sandals. But what intrigued them the most were the horns that poked through your hood.

They were unmistakably a lamb's horns.

At first they were hopeful that another one of their kind survived the slaughter...although when they called out to you, you stopped and stared at them in bewilderment.

"W-Were you talking to me?"

"Of course! Are you a lamb, too?"

"...ah...I'm sorry to say this, but no. I am not." Realizing who this was upon seeing the Red Crown, you uncovered your hood, revealing that you were in fact human. "I can understand why my "horns" led to you to believe that."

"That's too bad.." They frown, before expressing surprise that a human was still living in these lands...believing that they've all gone extinct.

But you politely corrected them on the matter.

"There used to be a lot of us, living in villages just like this. My ancestors had treaties with the Bishops until they were attacked by the One Below. And for whatever reason they chose to take their anger out on us, demanding that we go live in their domains or perish. Obviously we refused and, well...now this little village is the only proof we ever existed here."

"I see.." Lamb grimaced. "I'm sorry to hear that. Are you the only one left?"

"Yeah. This place thrived for generations, invisible to the eyes of the Bishops, but all my friends and family either died off or fled to some other land, unable to cope with the constant feeling of danger all around us. Though I wanted to stay because I didn't want those false gods to scare me away from my home." You end your somber tale with a determined huff, still smiling. "But yeah...it sucks, but I've managed to survive for this long...so.."

Seeing as your views aligned with theirs, Lamb immediately invited you to join their cult, promising you safety and better living conditions in exchange for your devotion.

But unlike the more simple-minded animal followers they've wrapped around their finger, you weren't so easily convinced.

Although you admired lambs, you didn't like how this one was basically giving you the same ultimatum the Bishops once did to your ancestors: Join or perish. It seemed quite hypocritical.

In the end, you request to see the cult first and decide for yourself.

They oblige..but unfortunately for them, that means they can't just warp you there and use omnipresence to return to the temple grounds quickly.

But they knew they'll have to earn your respect and make a good first impression--and dropping you through a demonic portal's not exactly the best way to do that.

When you finally arrived, you were impressed by the architecture and the temple...

As well as all of Lamb's followers who flocked to you, awestruck at a newcomer like yourself. Some were familiar with your species, others have never seen anything like you before.

Regardless, they shook your hands in greeting, being fascinated by your cloak and how your hair looked, asking you so many questions that they nearly overwhelmed you.

You haven't gotten this much attention in years!

Lamb was lowkey jealous and pushed them all back to give you some breathing room.

The adorable creatures won your heart over, and you agreed to follow Lamb's teachings faithfully.

They simply changed the colors and symbol on your cloak to match those of the followers. You still kept the horns, as they found no reason to get rid of them.

Afterwards they showed you around, only to realize that you'll need some major accommodations if you were going to spend the rest of your life here.

You couldn't exactly take the mattress from your village here, and the little beds/shelters were too small for you to comfortably sleep in; and grassy gruel and berry dishes weren't going to sustain your hunger for long.

Nevertheless, they vowed to meet your needs, though they also worried about how well you'll fit in and get along with everyone--considering you're the only human.

Later around sundown, you noticed one follower (the only one who didn't greet you this morning) sitting in front of a makeshift grave with a depressed expression.

Lamb explains they've been stuck that way since their indoctrination several days ago, being the sole survivor of a massacre. The grave was that of their lover, who was murdered right in front of them by one of the Bishops themselves.

The sheep learned what happened via mindreading..but apparently it was so traumatic, they spared you from the details.

However, they expressed frustration in failing to convince this follower to move on and start contributing to the cult.

They've exhausted every possible effort at motivating them: inspiration, random gifts, even a funeral service was conducted (and for someone who wasn't even in the cult)..but nothing worked.

Lamb was starting to get angry, but quickly calms down and just reassures you not to worry, instead trying to show you where you'll be sleeping.

"Wait, do I have permission to approach them, Leader? Maybe I can help them out."

"....I doubt it. It's like talking to a piece of stone....but you have my permission to try." They allow you to go, wondering what you'll do differently.

You just went over to the follower and introduced yourself, sitting beside them for a few minutes in the hopes your presence would comfort them.

At first Lamb thinks you're wasting your time, but somehow....you got that silent follower to actually talk about their lover and all the good memories they had together, getting choked up by the end.

You offered them a hug, which they accepted as they buried their face into your chest, sobbing their little heart out and wailing over the cruelty of the Bishops.

It filled you with both sorrow and anger, wanting nothing more than to see their blasphemous empire crumble because of the grief they brought upon this one follower alone.

Meanwhile, Lamb's standing there just..completely shocked, especially after you calmed down the follower and bring them over to them.

"F-Forgive me, my Leader, if...I was being a nuisance by not listening to you." They apologize. "If you want me to start working right now, then I shall. I feel okay enough to do so. Whatever you need, just say the word."

"Wha...??? But....n-never mind. You're forgiven, [F/n]. For now just get some rest." Lamb dismissed them, and only after they've gone to bed do they turn to you with comically-wide eyes. "By the One Below...how did you do that???"

"Dunno." You shrugged. "I guess all they needed was a hug."

"...then why didn't they just ask me for one???"

"They probably didn't know they needed one until now. But I figured your mindreading powers would've anticipated that."

"...are you insulting the might of the Red Crown!?"

"I mean no offense, Leader." You chuckle, patting their wooly head. "Now, where will I be sleeping?"

Although a little irked, Lamb quickly got over it, relieved that you were able to help that follower...how ever you managed to do it.

You had a selfless heart, and that was a good asset to have in the cult.

Why were they ever worried? You'll fit in just fine.

[mixelation]

reborn au notes 2 self, chunin exam edition

on kushina: i want to write her as a badass, but in light of the recent minato oneshot, i've decided that while she is a badass, she was actively kept from the frontlines of the third shinobi war because oooh ahhh our precious jinchuriki!! so she's not actually like... very well known internationally. so what this means

both itachi and deidara are like "well if she was any good i would have heard of her" and then ideally both of them would have separate "oh god what the fuck what the fuck WHAT THE FUCK" moments because actually she has an OP bloodline limit, is a fuinjutsu master, and has insane chakra/stamina. and this is BEFORE you factor in the fox

iwa denies minato entrance for the chunin exam tournament despite it being traditional to host foreign kage because they're terrified of him planting a hiraishin seal. they're then iffy about letting his wife in with fuinjutsu supplies. but they too are like "well if she were worth knowing about, we'd have heard of her"

on kisame/mangetsu: i forgot i pitched the idea of kisame being there to babysit bby mangestu entering??? i think i'll keep this element. nothing i post on tumblr is "set in stone" but this change probably wouldn't affect the written pieces very much. so the tourament is

First round:

Tori vs Some Chump (opening match -- expected to be underwhelming and supposed to give people time to find their seats -- Tori finishes it in less than 30 seconds)

Itachi vs Kurotsuchi (Itachi wins)

Deidara vs Some Chump (Deidara wins)

Mangetsu vs Some Chump (Mangetsu wins)

Second round:

Tori vs Itachi (Itachi wins but in a complete reversal of her previous match, Tori draws it out)

Mangetsu vs Deidara (Deidara wins but the bloodline limit is ANNOYING)

Final: Itachi vs Deidara (Itachi wins)

i'm not 100% what mangetsu at 13's personality would be, but i like the cracky idea of of him having a weird little crush on tori. mostly because i think it would make both her and kisame like (INTERNAL ALARM BELLS GOING OFF) but also for plot reasons*

tori: idk what to do i've only ever had weirdos be attracted to me???

deidara: only weird-- tori he sneezed too hard and turned into a puddle. he IS a weirdo

*basically i'm toying with the idea of tori going SOBBING to mangetsu that iwa kidnapped her mentor, because kisame will report to kiri that they did this, but mangetsu's more emotional testimony will sell it to kiri. i decided with the piece i just posted that it makes more narrative sense for tori to pull herself together and make moves on a plan rather than waiting for deidara and itachi to solve it for her. so she's like: okay, im confident we can get to her, but how do we prevent a fourth war in the event iwa decides to claim WE attacked first? witness from another village. okay here i go~~

kisame has no personal stakes in doing anything about kushina or their mission so he's not going to physically help with that, but he does consider itachi his ally so he'll happily go and tell the mizukage that he was presented with strong evidence that iwa tried to hold the hokage's wife ransom after she and her team diligently obeyed all their stupid rules....?

on the hiraishin seal that the utano** clan picked up at the very beginning when tori was 4: originally i had the idea she'd use it to take down oto somehow. like she gets her hands on it and chucks it around until minato comes to check it out or something. but instead i decided it's better if she just figures that out on her own. although NOW i'm debating if she leaves the hiraishin seal out in the open in the hopes konoha comes ot check it out and take care of any degs for her. <3 the consequence of this is that she's on minato's radar before they ever meet, but i'm noooot sure i like this

either way i think i'm going to use it to very slowly foreshadow hiraishin!tori. but also maybe. out of spite, and because she spent a lot of time studying one when she was a kid.... she paints a couple hiraishin seals in iwa as payment. as a little treat <3

(this is NOT the most politically savvy move so even if minato privately thought it was funny, i think he's reprimand her. even when she's like "no i ARRANGED for kiri to back us up, they're not going to do anything because they CAN'T." but alternatively maybe she writes a note that she hid one.... can you find it? <3 <3 <3)

**i know i originally wrote it as "uta" but "utano" looks more like a name so i'm changing it lmao

[vulture115]

Jaune the Mold infected man

[Beacon, fuck knows when and where]

Jaune, seeing his hand on the floor: Again? Seriously?

Jessica: Hey Jaune! Me, Team RWBY and Justice League is going to head out for a bite, can you ask your team if they want to go with-OOOH MY GOD!

Jaune: *Acidentally throw his severed hand to Jessica* AAAHHHH, i didn’t know you were there Jess

Jessica: *Screams loud enough for the rest of Justice League to hear* OH MY GOOOODDD JAUNE YOUR HAND! EW! EW! EW! *Throws the arm to the floor*

Barry, just arrived: Jessica, what’s wrong- HOLY SHIT JAUNE!!! YOUR IS THAT YOUR ARM?!

Diana, behind Barry: Jessica, why are you screaming? What in themyscira?! Is that a human arm?!

Jaune: Yeah, that’s mine. *Picks up his arm* Welp, i’m just gonna go get the medicine. Can you keep aa eye on my arm please?

Jessica:*Still in shock* Y-ye-yeah, s-su-sure

Barry and Diana: *Completely silent*

(Jaune left the room to go back to his dorm and get his medicine)

Barry: What the hell happened!?

Jessica: How should i know?! I was just asking if Jaune wants to head out with us and i saw him holding his right arm!

Diana: We can ask him later after he returned. Besides, he’ll come back for his arm, right?

Barry: I guess?

*Sound of door being slammed open*

Oh look there he is!

Jaune: Thanks guys. And also, i’ve asked my team, they says they would like to go too. *Pours his medicine into his stump*

Diana: Jaune, what are you doing-

(Yeah yeah, same gif, too lazy to find another gif)

Barry: HOLY SHIT!!!

Jessica: WHAT THE HELL?!

Diana: BY THEMISCYRA!!! WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS?!

Jaune: *Tests his arm by clenching his fist* Yup, still working.

Barry: Just how in the hell did you reattach your hand?! No Humans or Faunus able to do that! Even though Faunus can regrow parts of their limbs. BUT HOW THE GODDAMN HELL DID YOU DO THAT? IS THAT YOUR SEMBLANCE OR SOMETHING?!

Jaune: Long story short, Foxbat Village. I’m the only one that was infected in my family.

Jessica: YOU’RE A FOXBAT VILLAGE SURVIVOR?! BUT THAT PLACE WAS INFESTED BY MOLDS! YOUR FAMILY DIDN’T GET INFECTED?!

Jaune: Nope, my dad is, he’s infected at the lab where he works. I only got the mold from my dad

Diana: Soooo… Your father who is a scientist is infected before you were born?

Jaune: Yeah, and turns out the mold in my body is stronger than my dad’s mold

Barry: What the fuck?!

Mari: *In the distance* Guys, we’re going or what? Everybody’s ready to go!

Jaune: On my way!!! Look, we can discuss this later on.

Barry: Fine.

[botherkupo]

i think people let nostalgia blind them a little when it comes to atla. don’t get me wrong, it’s great cartoon and i’ve rewatched it countless times but i also recognise it’s fine for the live action to make changes because that’s what happens when you adapt something. the live action is not perfect, but i had fun watching it and it feels like some people are just watching to nitpick and hate

Big agree. There are weak spots in the cartoon and also weak spots in the live action show. Are both enjoyable shows, though? Yes.

And that’s what I feel people can’t grasp. They’re like oooh they cut this, or why did they add that, or this character isn’t the same blah blah — and like yeah it’s not the same. I had zero interest in watching a replica with real people. I’ll just watch the cartoon and enjoy it

Like shows with real people have a lot of limitations, and not just because of budgets. It shouldn’t be news to people that there would be changes and a lot of stuff will get condensed, cut, or adapted in a different way. That was always going to happen.

I’ve seen people complain about Bumi and I’m like you know what I really loved the live action show Bumi. It’s a different take on it — him feeling bitter, showing obvious trauma from the pressure of ruling during a war that’s lasted this long, and being more unhinged rather than all super goofy guy like hey Aang just wait till you realise who I am. It’s different, more serious, and that’s okay. You can still enjoy cartoon Bumi. He ain’t going anywhere

Ppl complain about Katara, and like yeah I get it. She’s not as “fierce” in some aspects. But she suits this version of atla. She suits feeling more like a younger sister instead of a pseudo mum. She suits getting angry when Sokka treats her like a little girl rather than angry he doesn’t wash his own socks. She suits being paralyzed during fights at first because she has major ptsd and has been hiding her bending gif so long. It is realistic and fits the show, just as Cartoon Katara fit the cartoon and is still there. You can enjoy her. Cartoon Katara is not going anywhere

Like please will ppl stop looking for the things to complain about and instead see what we’re being given — an adaptation that is intense, funny, emotional and yes different.

We get Jet and the freedom fighters bombing places in omashu than wanting to flood a fire nation village. That’s not a bad thing. It cut out a whole lot of unnecessary stuff and also gave us an emotional scene with Jet and Katara. Did the part where she freezes him and says goodbye feel less dramatic? Yeah, honestly I would have been down to see her angrier. But I also think part of that is the limitations with special effects and waterbending (which always looks the weakest). the actress playing Katara is also dojng her interpretation of the character. (And can I just Jet was perfectly cast and I couldn’t imagine a better Jet)

So we didn’t get Sokka being with Jet? Who cares. Sokka’s story arc is focusing on different things. I loved how his interactions with Suki went. I love even more the scene where he’s listening in on Hakoda and Bato’s conversation and that line “some people aren’t made to be responsible for others lives” or whatever it was. It was so powerful.

And the cave of two lovers being resolved through family love? YES. I love that so much. Like thank you for giving non-romantic love a moment to shine. Katara and Sokka’s argument in that cave had so much weight and emotional intensity. It’s different from the arguments we get in the cartoon and that’s okay. Their dynamic is slightly different and that’s okay. THE CARTOON IS STILL THERE. YOU CAN ENJOY THE CARTOON OKAY

And honestly I could scream for days about what they’ve been doing with Zuko and Aang. I love them both so much and I love the extra stuff we’ve been getting with them. The Blue spirit stuff and that scene after was sooooooooo good. The little smile, the way they start to connect, and then Aang says t he wrong thing (bringing up Ozai) and Zuko lashes out and it’s just perfect ahhhhh

Also Zuko actually fighting back in the Agni Kai but hesitating to hurt his father was such a good choice. I love the cartoon for having him cry and beg to the end, but I also love the live actuon show for giving us something different. I WANT TO SEE THESE KIND OF CHANGES

And maybe I’m in the minority for that and I really don’t care if ppl think my opinion is rubbish. I love the cartoon. I love tye live action show

I wish ppl would understand that it’s okay they are different

[akatsukitrash]

4, 7, and 8 with Kakuzu for the character ask game? 👀

Character Ask Game

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Oooh that's a tough question. Kakuzu is so shaped by the specific circumstances of his world that I've never really thought of a modern AU for him, let alone him being in another media. Perhaps a Studio Ghibli movie (the otherworldliness of Miyazaki's works fit Kakuzu's powers, and I just really like the idea of Kakuzu getting to be loved, however that looks). Perhaps Chainsaw Man. I feel he'd fit in the universe somehow. That's all I can think of!

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

Well it's rare for the fandom to get anything about him right, save for a few of my mutuals. I do love @hidanstitties's one shots and how well they portray Kakuzu's gentle side (because he is gentle! in canon! he has it in him!) and while he's not a main character in @stelera's All Or Nothing, he still makes an entertaining and powerful side villain in it, which is smth I feel is again forgotten by the fandom. Kakuzu is badass okay he is not weak and certainly not the weakest of the Akatsuki. Oh and there is one artist I forgot the username of who drew bottom Kakuzu. I think about that artwork at least once a week. Artist-Whose-Username-I-Forgot if you ever see this just know that image lives in my head rent free and I'm very happy about it. This ended up being a rant AGAINST the fandom huh. At least I tried!

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

Oh God this could be a fucking essay. The way he's portrayed as an overly aggressive, humorless, cruel, one dimensional, sexually deviant asshole is not only OOC and irritating but incredibly racist. Hidan constantly gets his edges smoothed over and turned into a woobified uke bc he's pale while Kakuzu gets the opposite treatment where they keep projecting either Hidan's traits or traits that neither of them show (like where in the text does Kakuzu even mention sex let alone act in a sexually predatory way. Pls. And all the fics comparing him to a dog or other such animals....It's transparent). Also the few canon traits they do "respect" they end up blowing out of proportions, like his obsession with money. There is a difference between greed and stinginess for starters, and also he CANONICALLY put other things above money multiple times (namely, Pein's opinions, the Akatsuki's interests, and Hidan's life). He's such a fascinating character and he keeps getting destroyed all the time it's genuinely infuriating. Oh yeah also the people who keep saying Kakuzu probably just ran before even fighting Hashirama : fuck you. The entire tragedy of his character is that he's so loyal he fought Hashirama to nearly death for his village. I also hate how he's constantly ignored by other Akatsuki fans. I swear it's the Killer B/Kumo treatment antagonist edition. One character has a bit of melanin and suddenly they get ignored or shat on or villainified by the fandom.

Thanks for the ask! This was fun

[starboundsingularity]

Hi there tell me about rider in this fantasy au <3

(i frickin love fantasy aus i have one of my own)

OOOH OKAY OKAY WOOOOOO!!!!!! uhh where to start.

Rider's whole gimmick was actually heavily inspired(copied) off of Princess Mononoke when it comes to his upbringing and reason for venturing through Inkadia.

He grew up in a *very* tiny town way up in the mountains mainly built up of farmers, shepherds and artisans. With them basically being unknown to the rest of the realm, they had no need for guards/protectors if there was nothing to protect them against. However! There is *one* sole protector for each generation called a Guardian. And guess who has that role?

The role of a Guardian is mainly ceremonial, with the role being given through a hereditary system where the eldest child of the previous Guardian would inherit the role. Heck, they would start their life of training the second they can hold a sword. So!! Badabing badaboom Rider is this generation's Guardian and is his villages sole protector. What else??

Ohoho there's plenty more- one day when he when he was out patrolling he happened upon what appeared to be a "possessed" bear. It was unnaturally aggressive and just overall irritated by this strange, glowing green and blue growth on its back.

Not knowing what else to do, Rider tries to take down the beast and ruh roh!!! The weird infection that hijacked the bear decided to hitch a ride on our boy. Thankfully he didn't become entirely possessed/crazy since as an actual sentient creature you'd expect him to have more willpower. So for now he's got a very unpredictable evil force sort of hanging out in his system. And he knows that Isn't Good since he's the ONLY one in his village who knows how to fight as well as he does. Meaning if he ever was taken over by this evil force, his home would be wiped out in an instant. (As you can see this is where it was HEAVILY inspired by Princess Mononoke-)

So! Rider leaves his village in hopes to find someone or to cure this predicament of his. Which on the way, he encounters Blue Team.

Also! Small tidbit, if you squint I think you can see text in inkish saying "may thou journey be sheltered and bountiful" on the green cloth underneath his saddle.

(Also you have a fantasy au too??? Would you be willing to talk ab it because I am DYING to hear)

[no-side-us]

Letters From Watson Liveblog - Aug. 4

Black Peter, Part 2 of 3

I wonder if this is just supposed to be some flavor to describe the scenery or if it's thematic to Peter Carey's murder. Based on his little cabin, I guess you could say that he was a man whose better years were far behind him, much like Forest Row here, and his behavior definitely embodied "ravaged groves and great scars."

Good for her for being honest. I would say it's not smart to talk about how happy you are your father was murdered to the detectives looking for the murderer, but considering what we know about how he treated her and everyone else, I think it'd probably be oddly suspicious if she was sad or remorseful in some way.

Also, we don't even get her name (nor her mother's), so I doubt she'll have a meaningful role to play in the case.

I feel like this would be a good time for Holmes to go around the village to ask questions, or have more in-depth interviews with the family and servants. Then again, Peter Carey seemed like a pretty simple asshole and Hopkins would have interviewed them already. So you know what, Holmes should take a walk with Watson in some beautiful woods.

This is either a dashing, gentleman thief who dresses to impress even in the middle of some daring crime, or just some guy who has never stolen something before and didn't think to put on better clothes. Unfortunately, it seems to be the latter.

Oooh, maybe it's the senior Neligan who killed Peter Carey. Black Peter came and rescued him, but took the securities in the process and left the older Neligan behind. Now years later, he's come back for revenge. It'd certainly be interesting, even if not true.

I doubt the younger Neligan is the actual murderer despite his notebook being at the crime scene. He seems too nervous and frankly too pathetic to be a killer. My bets are currently on the elder Neligan, who would have more motivation and probably a lot of stowed away anger building up. Enough to use a harpoon, I think. Too bad we don't get to see Holmes' thoughts on all this until the next letter.

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

[bellafragolina]

What about Ingo, Laventon, and/or Adaman with an s/o who is a proficient gardener? Like, they have vast knowledge of plants' medicinal and culinary uses and are a master at growing and preparing them.

oooh, i love plants! i have a cactus named Pierce and a spider plant named Sam :) Also, I'm going to assume you mean Warden Ingo, since you're asking for the other PLA men!

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Warden Ingo:

He stumbles upon your garden by accident, discovering the fencing and peering over to find bountiful crops blooming within the barriers. He’s studying all the different crops, some he recognizes and some he doesn’t, when you walk up to him with a friendly greeting, a basket full of plants in your arms. Ingo starts, but greets you back, offering to carry the basket as he asks after the garden before the two of you

You explain that it’s yours, and that you’re very interested in growing plants, especially to help the survival of the various people all throughout Hisui. The basket you hold is headed for Irida, you tell him, and Ingo is surprised he never heard of this, despite Irida knowing how close you were to Ingo. Still, he only has curiosity towards this new discovery, and peppers (lol) you with questions the entire walk to the village

Ingo’s respect for you has increased considerably, which seemed impossible with how much he already respected you. He looks out for Pokémon that can help you with your plants, and seems convinced there’s one out there that stores water of the most nutritional value out there, despite having never seen one in Hisui before. You help him remember things of his past, and you bring him plants and give him recipes that are supposed to help improve memory. He couldn’t be more grateful for you, but he grows more and more every day

Laventon:

It’s his darling Pokémon that helps him find your garden. It’s not particularly hidden, but Cyndaquil can sniff out a treat a mile away, and he leads Laventon straight to you. The professor is surprised to see how extensive your plants are, watching with a soft blush the way you coo and give Cyndaquil you’re freshest treats for him. This must be a regular occurrence, he realizes, watching Cyndaquil find a nice dirt pile to rest in

He apologizes for his Pokémon, but you just laugh and wave him off. So Laventon trots after you, offering help with your chores. You ramble on about the plants you're growing and how they're to help Pesselle, their medical components and such. When you turn around, you see Laventon sitting in the dirt with Cyndaquil, just listening to you talk with the biggest heart eyes. He could listen to you talk about this forever, if it meant you kept that smile of yours

Laventon creates a schedule for himself, dedicating time towards your garden to help out, since you've been so kind to him and his Pokémon. He brings the other two to help out as well, and they all enjoy plenty of treats from you both. If he's out on a survey mission, he's scouring the local flora, a book of yours lent to him in his hands as he tries to find you rare or needed plants for you to use. You always kiss his cheek in thanks for whatever he brings back, and the more rare or needed, the more kisses he gets, so he's a man on a mission

Adaman:

Adaman is the one you ask about creating a garden in his village. You explain all the plants you want to grow to him, and though he doesn't understand half of what you said, he knows that you're doing it for the benefit of the clan, so he agrees. He actually helps with the building and readying of the area where you're going to grow plants, so you get a nice sight of him shirtless, moving heavy logs and such, lucky thing

Once all is said and done, Adaman checks in on your garden sometimes, to see how the plants are doing, and to listen to you ramble excitedly about what you're going to do with the plants once they're ready to harvest. Some will be used in dishes to eat, others for medicines, all of it helpful. Adaman praises your skill endlessly with each new leaf on every plant

Once all is grown, and your distributing the fruits of your labors, Adaman stands next to you glowing with pride. He tells every person that comes to take something about how wonderful you are with plants, how dedicated and knowledgeable you are, and how there's nothing you can't grow. It flusters the hell out of you, but Adaman is just so proud. You can't expect him to keep quiet about it!

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I'll admit, I love plants, but I don't know all that much about them. So I hope this is alright! And I hope you have a good day, darling!

~Renee

[artzychic27]

Can we hear more about Prince Kiran’s crush on Sasha Oogie? Oooh, and does he also like her in the Monstrous AU? (I’m assuming she doesn’t exist in the Hero AU, given that QuasiIvan’s parents would have died when he was a baby)

Prince Kiran met Sasha Oogie when he was five

His thirteen-year-old brother, Marc, had decided now was the perfect time for him to torture the villagers with him. He even gave Kiran little bottles of poison to slip into peoples' food

However, when they arrived, they found that the villagers were already being tortured!

Marc was furious and demanded to know who was stepping on his turf. And there he was, the bug-filled burlap sack himself, Ivan Oogie. He was scaring both young and old with spiders and snakes that were the stuff of nightmares

Marc refused to stand for this and demanded that he leave, but Ivan, not bound by the rules of the Poison Prince, refused

While his brother and Ivan went at it, Kiran went to go find someone his age to torture and maybe poison. But, as he went further into the village, he found the sight of a young girl around his age and with a slight resemblance to Ivan, stuffing bugs into an unconscious man's mouth

The girl greeted him with some hostility at first, but when Kiran asked if she'd ever stuffed poison bugs into someone's mouth, she became intrigued

It took a minute for Marc to realize his brother had gone missing, and as he was frantically looking around for him, he found him stuffing bugs into someone's mouth with a girl his age

Ivan Oogie: Sasha! Just what're you doing with this royal brat's brother?!

Prince Marc: How... DARE YOU?! Kiran, you're coming back with me this instant, away from this bug-stuffed sack's sister!

The older siblings drag them away, never to be seen again... Until later that night when Sasha sneaks into the castle and slips by undetected through the shadows until she's in Kiran's room

They play together, come up with new pranks involving bugs, snakes, and different poisons, and then they have a tea party

It goes on like this for a while until Marc finds one of Sasha's snakes in Kiran's room. And he knows it's not one of his because the ones he keeps in jars down in his lab are red

Prince Marc: That is it, mister! You are grounded and forbidden from seeing Sasha! Get in your mirror!

Prince Kiran: You can't ground me!

Prince Marc: I basically raised you and kept you sheltered from the evils that plague this world, such as frown lines!... Great, now I'm getting them- My decision still stands, you are not allowed to see Sasha, and that is final!

Prince Kiran: You're old and mean, and I'm gonna poison you in your sleep!

Prince Marc: I've drank and built up a tolerance to every toxin! Try me, baby brother.

Prince Kiran: You are such a hypocrite! I know you're still seeing Nathaniel even though mommy and mamá told you to stop because he tried to kill his parents five times!

Prince Marc: Well... Well, that's different! You're too young to even have crushes, anyway.

Prince Kiran: I was old enough for you to spoon-feed me poison when I was two.

Sasha's not doing any better. Neither is Ivan

Ivan Oogie: *Dodging several projectiles* N-now, sis, calm down- *Ducks out of the way of a chainsaw* Let's not go n' do anything hasty!

Sasha Oogie: *Hisses, and crawls on the wall like like she's possessed*

Mylensula: Shouldn't have kept her from her sweetheart, Spookums.

Ivan Oogie: And risk being in-laws with that pompous asshole?! Not in a million years!

Mylensula: Is that it? Or do you just not like the thought of your baby sister growing up?

Ivan Oogie: What?! No! That's... Maybe a lil' bit.

So their younger siblings don't try to kill him, Prince Marc and Ivan Oogie reluctantly allow them to be friends

Doesn't mean they can't be enemies, though

Prince Marc: If that little sack of ants breaks my baby brother's heart, I will have the palace seamstresses use you for practice.

Ivan Oogie: Ditto, only you'll become the next ingredient in my snake and spider stew.

@msweebyness @imsparky2002

[naffeclipse]

Just read both chapters of Double Toil and Trouble and ooooh, I am so loving it and I have so many thoughts!!!

First of all, I might sound like a broken record at this point but Naff! Naff, I swear. The way you can just adjust your narration to the whole genre of the story you are writing amazes me Every. Single. Time. Like, all the words seem so carefully selected not only to bring certain images to life, but also bring them in a very specific way. I just gahhhh I adore what you do with words! So much!! Like in this one it is solemn when it needs to be, the mundane feels calm and comforting, and the magical just creates amazement in the reader. The best way that I can describe it is that reading this feels similar to what watching a ghibli feels like. Absolute Chef Kiss!

And ahhhh, I'm just loving the story so much! You just get me every time with your kind protagonists, you know? All of them so unique and I immediately feel attached to them. The fact that in this case they have the desire to do good despite the fact that they would be justified in turning a blind eye to the suffering of the villages! They knew that they were risking their own life, knowing well that escape was just wishful thinking and they still chose the greater good!

Even when offered to take revenge against that hypocritical man that wanted them dead, what they did was give a punishment that still kept in mind the other villagers, so that he could not keep poisoning their minds further and keep spewing lies! Stopping Sun when he very much assumed they wpould like to take revenge by burning the whole village.

And oooh I have so many questions about Sun and Moon, most of which I imagine might be answered in the future, but I'll still leave my thoughts here!

So, Sun and Moon answered the call for help immediately, which makes me wonder if they had been paying close attention since the spell to cleanse the bread, just ready to jump to action. They were expecting to be called almost, though clearly the witch hadn't really considered such a thing until now.

Something that caught my attention is that when Eclipse (who I'm sure is the third demon despite not being named because well, he's tagged XD) tried to arrive is that Sun and Moon talk about him as someone they know of, so I wonder how much they have been competing to see who gets to y/n first. (Which by the way, if they had waited for Eclipse they'd be dead because he arrived a tad too late dlkhgflkñhd, good thing Sun and Moon arrived so fast).

I know y/n asked the same thing, but I also wonder what got them so enraptured by them! I wonder if it was the power they posses, or if they can feel the intentions of the person who cast certain spells. I wonder if they could get to know them and see beauty in them based on what they casted and that's what attracted them to y/n. And same goes for Eclipse! Why is he so insistent in getting to them, or wanting to form a covenant as well? In fact I have so many questiuons about him, but I guess that makes the protagonist relatable to me XD I wonder if any interaction with his true form makes it possible for him to track y/n down, like hearing their voice or them knowing what he looks like. If it would make it possible for him to snatch them right under the brothers' noses if he could get that much.

(Sidenote: As a funny thought, I just imagined Sun and Moon in their true forms this last chapter just chasing around Eclipse in his cat form with a broom trying to get him to leave XD)

But Eclipse aside I am loving the boys so much. It's natural that y/n despite accepting them so quickly, still has those smalls doubts about having formed a covenant with two demons so easily. It's new and being kept in the dark about certain things will shake anyone's confidence. But I love how reassuring they are. How they provide company for a very lonely witch. It was so cute how Sun was proudly displaying the ribbon and bell and how Moon wanted one immediately. I loved Sun praising y/n's powers while they were burning the crops (and may I add that at the start of that scene I was like oh it would be lovely if he made this into a dance, AND THEN HE DID kdfhgñfh) and how he saw the box that belonged to y/n's mother and treated it with such respect and the significance that that's where the ribbons came from, and I love Moon being so insistent about their well being and providing a hug when they admitted to not having experienced one for so long, and how he's upset at the mistreatment at the hands of the village. (another sidenote: your wave splashes against his shoreline is such a banger line I'm not over yet)

And oh gosh, I'm afraid if I make this any longer Tumblr will eat the ask fkdjhgsjfkh

But yes, I enjoyed it so very much! In conclusion, I wish I had demon kinda husbands that can turn into cat familiars too XD Amazing writing as always!!

This is me gobbling up this entire ask: NOM

AHHH CHATOAK YOU! YOU! *rattles you affectionately* You're so sweet, thank you, babe ;-;

Your questions are very good, hehe, but! I do believe they will get answered as the fic goes along, so I will just say I am looking directly at you ♥ I am also weeping—I'm so happy you like that line, I rewrote it several times until it felt right so I'm glad it's landing as intended!!

*smooch ya on the head* Thank you so much!!!

[sidecharactersdomatter]

Thoughts I had during TGCF S1 Ep 12

Ok then, last Episode of Season 1 let’s make this though reaction compilation count!

-We are back in Puqi village folks

-Ooooh pure domestic moments!!!!

-I freaking love how Xie Lian says ‘The Crimson Rain Sought Flower’ Howard Wang’s voice could act as my new sleeping aid

-No he hasn’t called him ‘his highness’ throughout this whole

-Oh yeah San Lang does treasure you dude

-Heck Yeah he was your groom, and I even officiated that ceremony in my first reaction! (I’ll type that iconic quote near the end of this Episode peeps!)

-It’s totally the first possibility ‘nuff said

-Never change San Lang, never change

-It was the lack of the heartbeat in Ep 9

-Hua Cheng didn’t strike fear into my heart as well

-Oh Pot!Yue unintentionally cockblocked em!  Pot + Ban Yue = Pot!Yue

-She’s rolling own her own and he opened the door for her!

-She got herself upright in the pot!

-Ban Yue’s in their custody my heart. (MXTX you probably won’t see this but Hua Cheng and Xie Lian have been through so much in that 8 book series, please let them be parents!!!  That’s just my prayer that probably won’t get answered)

-She still calls him ‘General Hua’

-I don’t think Pei Xiu’s a bad person either

-Ban Yue deserves all the head pats!!!!

-Don’t worry he does forgive you after what you’ve done

-Oh Xie Lian gets flustered at his past dream being brought up in front of San Lang

-Aw San Lang still likes his past goal!

-The way Ban Yue moves in the pot it’s so cute!!!!

-She was so young and innocent AAAAAHHHH!!!

-Honey I don’t even think you were being dramatic for a minute when you were a soldier

-And now she made the pot hop!

-Ban Yue my beloved!

-I love how I’m good at remembering stuff like Ban Yue

-I don’t think it’s nonsense at all honey, I think you’re amazing in whatever personality you display right now the good ones and the bad ones - prolly me and Hua Cheng’s opinions on Xie Lian, for HC it’s romantic, but for me it’s platonic

-Facepalm

-Awwww Baby Ban Yue

-At least it put an end to the war

-What have I been doing all this time either???  Aww man…

-Ban Yue, I think you should keep living despite all the mistakes you’ve made… other than that I also don’t know the answer like Xie Lian

-And Ban Yue’s now watching the moon and stars outside

-Aww San Lang got concerned!

-San Lang is dropping facts people

-San Lang is touch starved again!!! It’s official!!!  I am a Touch starved!San Lang truther TGCF fandom!!!

-Oh yeah it does look nice Xie Lian

-Oh you’ll see the real him, soon enough dude

-Oh no the Vegetable stir fry got overcooked!  I am not even gonna touch it when it’s all purple and blanched!

-Later that night

-And there was only one bed!  Oh my gods there was only one bed!!!!!!

-Ghosts are more freer than Heaven is

-Best boss ever!!!  San Lang obviously

-Hua Cheng really did make a name for himself among the other Ghost Kings

-Oooh he’s giving Qi Rong a bad name and defeated him good!

-More about Black Water later folks

-Aw man the way James Cheek says bologna, Wait a minute how do the Chinese know about bologna sausage, Ah right the Silk Road (I just like to imagine TGCF takes place around the time of the Silk Road capiche?)

-That’s cause they’ve got a ton of officials up there

-Oh yeah San Lang, valid stick it to all those gods

-They really do have the vibes of two concerned fathers (see what’d I tell ya, Hualian is just pure paternal material)

-Aww he liked his goal about saving the world!!!! AAAHH

-Aww and Xie Lian got all embarassed at his compliment

-Oh that was a really good opinion from San Lang!   He doesn’t think his goal is foolish at all!!!

-“What was life?”   My whole ass answer:…42?  (You guys’ll get the reference in the comments)

-Ohohoho now Xie Lian moved in closer!

-Honestly Xie Lian’s quote about him becoming someone’s new meaning in life does speak a lot about us as a society when looking up to famous living people like celebrities and what not

-I think he might be sitting next to you Xie Lian

-Well said, San Lang

-Their interactions added at least 8 years to my lifespan

-Oooohhhh!  Xie Lian talked about setting up boundaries

-Aww Xie Lian will love him no matter if he’s hideous or a monster he really does have the best standards from Ep 9!

-See boundaries!

-“I don’t buy it!  Good night!”  Awwww Xie Lian’s hot when he’s mad

-Oh he withdrew his hand when Xie Lian moved away

-Another Reason why Hualian works so well is that San Lang also Respects!  Xie Lian’s!  Boundaries (Yep still not getting involved with the Helluva Boss drama folks)

-Hua Cheng my beloved

-Oooh it was raining!

-Oh No San Lang’s gone

-Ban Yue’s back inside

-Ooooohhh what’s around Xie Lian’s neck

-It’s official!  That looks like an engagement ring people!

-Dude pass me the Aux cord!  Ya better not be playing mainstream garbage *Puts on Hong Jue at full blast and vibes like no tomorrow!*

-That confirms it he has seen Hua Cheng’s true form

-This line’s from my very first reaction post at the start of this season:  I now pronounce you both husband AND husband you may now kiss the gro-  I mean, bride!  (I should officiate more weddings as a living!)

-Aiaigasa! As a flashback one last time!

-Oh he’s running back to see if he returned inside!

-Get used to it people, this is just how he says ‘Gege’ in English, and honestly it’s kind of grown on me so no judging please!

-I wasn’t kidding when I said the kid Xie Lian saved would be important later on, called it~!

-It’s like they’re running towards each other AAAAAHHH!!!

-He really did paint him in his glory days

-Welp, see you guys later for Season 2!

-Ah the freaking rescue parallels

-*Casually continues to keep playing Hong Jue while wrapping up this whole reaction

-Man this was a long one!

Well that was Season 1.  I’m going to take a long break from doing these reaction posts, because I have an upcoming final project to complete in art, and I’ve got Christmas gifts to make.  So I’ll update the Thoughts I had on TGCF series once Season 2 finishes airing in Chinese and English See ya next time!

[prowerprojects]

That post actually reminds me about one scene in Zootopia. Basically there was a childhood local bully that the main character got into a confrontation with that did leave a impact on her she didn't completely noticed until she meets the OTHER main character, who was the same species as the bully.

Come years later as an adult, she meets up with said bully again who clearly changed for the better, *is now business partners with her parents and apologized to her, saying he had personal issues to work out. (*This being really big as the parents weren't the biggest fan of the species either until their daughter's optimistic personality made them reconsider.)

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For Tails, it depends on how bad the bullies were and deep-rooted this affected him. If it was just the kids/only foxes or something that they got from their parents, were there some trying to befriend him but peer pressure held them? Was it just one village or the entire island? {One has to wonder if there were pre-Sonic travelers that were as nice or just as bad} Would Tails be willing to forgive; or rather start over? Or is the bitterness and anger still there, wanting to "fight back" when it couldn't before? Would he ever set foot on that island ever again?

Oooh I haven't seen Zootopia, but I know who the main characters are, so I think I understand the idea. I wonder how often people actually apologize for bullying. Like that post said, most people probably don't even remember that they were doing anything especially bad.

(Personally I would never want to face my childhood bullies again even if they became the best people in the world. Everyone who manages to make up with theirs is a stronger person than I am)

Anyway, back to Tails. This is really interesting, I think. If you were asking about my specific story, I could give you answers, but in canon, we don't know much. I've seen a lot of people hc that he was shunned from his village and had to survive in the jungle and if other people see him around, they'd beat him up, etc. Meanwhile I have him living with his aunt and cousins, at least, even if they treat him horribly (I already made Cinderella jokes about him before)

In Fleetway, it doesn't seem like there's anything other than verbal abuse. In aosth he gets weird comments, but by that time he's with Sonic already and gets kidnapped by robots on the daily so I'm not sure how to fit that here. In Sonic X, iirc, he gets held back while his invention gets smashed, (and I hate it here). In the scu he's being awfully vague about this whole situation (he does react strongly to people crowding him and calling him a freak).

I thought in the games it was more on the verbal side, too, calling him "Tails", and probably some worse things too. But then we got the Origins cutscene which has the bullies physically assault him by tugging at his tails. So there's that.

He doesn't bring up or reference his past in the actual games, which I actually think is good and in character. Tails doesn't like to talk about his issues, like. Sonic has no idea about his character arc in Adventure or what he was doing or feeling there. He clearly has issues in Colors and Lost World but he expresses them in a horrible roundabout way. Tails had to have a breakdown in Frontiers to actually open up to Sonic (he didn't tell Sonic what happened in Forces either before that). Tails might be more sensitive and emotional person that Sonic and a lot of other characters in the cast, really. But he doesn't like to be perceived as weak. He wants people to rely on him. So it stands to reason he wouldn't be openly sharing his past. I want to note that being bullied isn't an indication of weakness, but I also wouldn't be surprised if Tails doesn't want his friends to pity him. Sonic probably doesn't even know what was actually going on with Tails back there.

So yeah, those are all good questions that you're asking, which we most likely would not get the answers for... well, ever.

Personally I could see Tails being able to start over. (But only with the people who genuinely want to try with him too). He does have a tendency to stew in negative emotions but I don't imagine it's something he enjoys. The bitterness and the anger are probably still there, but I could see him making an effort to put them behind him to get closure. (It's often fun and cathartic to see your fave owning the people who wronged them, and I won't begrudge anyone for it, I just think this is what would make Tails happier)

[heyclickadee]

Thoughts on “Metamorphosis”:

1. Oooh! It’s spooky! I like spooky. I don’t handle it well, but I like it.

2. *distant disembodied screams in the background while equipment lights flicker* Yeah okay that’s pretty textbook, but it’s textbook because it works. I am heebied and jeebied. Also, that poor commando!!

3. Speaking of commandos…that’s…a lot of commandos. I really hope the bad batch doesn’t have to fight these guys. They had enough trouble with just Scorch in “War Mantle.” Now it’s Scorch and a whooole boatload of guys just as terrifyingly competent as he is. And it’s not really the commandos’ faults, either, so if (when) the bad batch ends up having to go to Mount Tantiss, I hope they’re able to find an alternative solution that doesn’t get them or anyone else killed.

4. Ooohhh…that’s what the tweet meant. It’s this guy. I already hate this guy. Someone kick this guy down a flight of stairs.

5. Nice to see Nala Se again. Also nice to see that she’s refusing to help the empire, but seeing as how she had noooo problems helping put it into place, I think this has less to do with any real moral objections and more to do with being surprised and hurt that it backfired so badly. I don’t particularly like Nala Se. I might actively dislike her. That said, I do feel bad for her. Nobody deserves to lose their people like that. Also…I really want to know how she and Dr. Hemlock know each other, and how closely Dr. Hemlock was involved with the development of the inhibitor chips.

6. Lama Su’s alive??

7. Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, and especially Omega telling Cid off yyyeeeeessssss

8. Okay, I like Cid. She’s fun. She’s shady and self-serving, but she’s fun. And I think she has more of a soft spot for the gang than she lets on, especially for Omega. But she does still take advantage of them as much as she can, because I think without the jedi around, she doesn’t have a steady source of income, and she has a tendency to get in way over her head with some pretty dangerous people. And with the Empire now on the lookout for Omega and the batch on the outs with Cid, I’m nervous for everyone. I’m not sure if she’d sell them out, if she’s already sold them out, if she’ll sell them out and then regret it and try to help them, or what.

9. “How hard could retrieving cargo be?” Oh…oh sweetie….

10. Tech what are you doing DO NOT go off by yourself listen to the kid please and get your beautiful ass back with the others I KNOW you’ve probably never seen a horror movie but this is EXACTLY how people in horror movies die what are you DOING Tech I swear—

11. I don’t think I breathed the whole time Tech was off powering the ship up. I kept expecting him to get snatched like the commando from the beginning did. (Also, I do appreciate that he was a bit visibly spooked.)

12. Gonna be honest, baby Zillo beast was not on my Bad Batch Season Two bingo card. I’m not complaining, though.

13. Ohhh I think we’re getting some answers about Omega this season. Loved that she recognized the cloning equipment. Also hated that she recognized the cloning equipment. Let this kid have a normal childhood.

14. “Fascinating.” I’m. Okay. You know what? That’s the correct response.

15. Wrecker knowing exactly what Tech was about to do and immediately pulling Omega away from the scene.

16. “And we’re the ones who let it out!” It’s cute you think that, Hunter, but that thing was getting off the ship eventually no matter what (you did maybe speed up the timeline, though).

17. Omega going to help Tech find some information because she knows how to interface with Kaminoan equipment! Tech pulling Omega out of the way of the explosion! I love them!

18. …yeeaaahhh those villagers are never going home again, are they?

19. I sort of wonder if this is going to be the kind of role the bad batch ends up playing if they do join forces with Rex and Echo. Not fighting on the ground, but reconnaissance.

20. I’m going to punt Lama Su into the sun.

21. So…this is another one of those episodes that makes me pretty certain we’re definitely getting at least a third season. At least. Besides the fact that they would have said by now if this was the last season and started labelling the finale as the series finale, there are so many things that have been set up and so many plates in the air, and even though there was a bit of pay-off here, this episode sort of introduced at least one more plate to the mix, and they don’t have time to deal with it all in just five episodes.

22. There were too many little character moments with all four of them in this episode I just. I love them, your honor.

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Naruto Fanfic Recs

I'm not normally a fan of Sasuke fics, but this is the best Sasuke-centric story ever written. It's got an epic plot and Sasuke has gotten over his angst phase, which always helps. Also known as Sasuke and Tobi vs Akatsuki. You know it's gonna be an epic disaster 🤣

Summary: Following the events of Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke never makes it to Orochimaru's hideout. Instead, he is waylaid by a one-eyed man named Tobi, a man possessing a Sharingan, a terrifying dual personality, a penchant for always being late, and a single-minded mission to stop the Akatsuki in their tracks. When Sasuke runs into Naruto again years later, he must ally with his old teammate in order to protect him from the Akatsuki, while keeping him out of the two man war Tobi and Sasuke have started against the dangerous organization.

Preview:

“Uchiha Sasuke was sighted doing what now!?” Sasuke does not screech. He doesn’t. But if his voice is just a bit higher pitched than usual, well, it is understandable.

Tobi’s looking over his shoulder the next moment, humming annoyingly as he quotes the report “‘raiding a feudal lord’s castle, bearing the flag of Otogakure, demanding a protection payment in the name of Orochimaru’.” Tobi pauses briefly, scanning further down the paper as if he hadn’t seen it yet. “ Oh , it looks like you burnt down the guy’s castle. I like it, Sasuke-chan. Nothing could scream Uchiha more than fireballs.”

Sasuke sputters. “I didn’t do this! I’ve been stuck in the forest with you for four months.”

Tobi taps the report, sounding frustratingly sincere in his skepticism. “But Sasuke-chan, this says you’re Orochimaru-sama’s errand boy now.”

“They’re idiots then. Someone starts throwing fire around and they just assume it’s me?”

“Well, fire is quite the Uchiha trait. As far as Konoha is aware, Orochimaru is in possession of an Uchiha, and there’s not a very large pool of them anymore. They’re connecting dots at this point.”

Sasuke grumbles. “Well, they’re doing it wrong.”

“Oooh, Sasuke-chan’s upset,” Tobi calls out in a singsong voice.

“ Stop calling me that! ” Sasuke snaps, a kunai flying towards Tobi before he even registers it leaving his hand.

Tobi screeches, throwing himself dramatically to the side to avoid the kunai and landing on his ass. The kunai lodges into a nearby stall, and Tobi spends several long seconds staring at it before turning his head slowly towards Sasuke. Sasuke takes a step back, unable to read the expression hidden in the man’s eye, and lets his hand drift down to hover over his kunai pouch.

“That was a very half-assed attempt,” Tobi says finally, sounding slightly surprised. “Usually there’s at least a fireball or Chidori in there somewhere.”

Sasuke blinks and, bit by bit, allows himself to relax. “I guess it’s just habit at this point.”

Tobi laughs, far too breathy to be classified under his regular giggle. “I’m touched.” He stands, dusting himself off with far more attention than is truly necessary. “Anyway, the point is, as far as the world is concerned, Uchiha Sasuke is currently lackey number one for Orochimaru.”

Frowning, Sasuke stares down at the scroll still held tightly in his hand. “That’s bad, isn’t it?”

Tobi doesn’t reply, so Sasuke looks up to try and read him.

“You said the only way this works is with anonymity. That we can’t afford to have villages sticking their noses where they don’t belong.” Sasuke gestures at the scroll, his gut heavy with something he doesn’t want to acknowledge as dread. “This is the exact opposite of anonymity.”

Tobi is watching him, his eye fixed on Sasuke’s every movement as if he is staring into Sasuke’s soul. He doesn’t reply immediately, doesn’t move beyond the brief flickers of his Sharingan analyzing Sasuke’s every twitch.

Whatever he sees, it must be good enough.

“No, Sasuke,” Tobi says, his voice a serious baritone rather than the high-pitched insanity he pitches whenever they’re in public. “This is anonymity at its finest.” He turns, heads towards the edge of town, pointed east. Over his shoulder, he tosses out, “After all, if they’re expecting you to be burning down villages, they won’t be looking for you to be hunting missing-nin.”

Sasuke, stunned for a brief moment, has to trot to catch up, falling into step with the man before belatedly shoving his hands into his pockets in an attempt to appear less eager.

Making sure to pitch his voice as disinterested as possible, Sasuke asks, “Where are we going then?”

Though he can’t see it, Sasuke is convinced that Tobi is wearing a shark’s grin under his mask. “Ever wanted to be ANBU, Sasuke-chan?”

Confused, Sasuke doesn’t reply.

The lack of a reply doesn’t throw Tobi off for a single moment. He throws his hands in the air, waving ecstatically. “We should get Orochimaru-sama flowers for being such a great help, ne, Sasuke-chan?”

A hand settles on Sasuke’s head, and he barely manages to restrain a flinch. “Don’t worry, kid.” Something dark seems to settle over him, and with the dry air of dark humor that Sasuke is learning is an integral part to him, Tobi adds casually, “After all, the only cover better than this is being dead.”