#Chas/Terry

[zappedbyzabka]

Should I write Greg/Maz or Chas/Terry next?

[2tonerecords]

stuff from a while ago

[bobbie-robron]

Imagine a couple of starlings surrounded by some very hungry cats.

The bulk of the scenes focus on the ladies throwing a celebratory party for Diane’s good health and where they (and Paul) rate the men in the village with ‘pain, sex or death’ (poor Jimmy doesn’t come out well at all). Robert (with Katie) teases Donna about Viv and Paddy. Val lets Matthew (and all the others in the pub) know that they voted him the ‘most desirable fella in the village.’

03-May-2005

[desolateice]

 Headcannon time:

When writing Root Beer Floats and Green Tea I had this genre I wanted to take a crack at which was, dating games. I wanted to have hints at all these other possible routes laid out that I would eventually get to. Which with the cobras was easy but when I got to the second film I tried to figure out how I was going to deal with Chozen. And as I watched the second film very very very slowly I realized how short the timeline was and to my amusement how many costume changes happened in essentially a few days time that made time wonky the way it always is in The Karate Kid universe I tried to figure out why. Why would Chozen, who wears Okinawan formal wear all the time and is upset about Daniel, an outsider being there, be trashing a dojo where his uncle learned karate? Would would he be digging up vegetables and destroying bonsai so readily for his uncle? And the answer I came up with was grief. One of the threads that continues to pull through all the films is grief and how we deal with it. It really cemented as a head cannon when I watched the fourth film, which I did want to include and originally planned to include in Root Beer Floats and Green Tea, however at that point the story was already massive and I was grieving myself and so what ended up happening was hints.

But in the Next Karate Kid, for those who haven’t seen it, Julie Pierce is being raised by her grandmother and she’s angry all the time. Snapping and rude and her grandmother keeps mistaking her for her dead daughter. And I realized while I was watching it again for the first time since I was little, that Julie is grieving. But it’s not a quiet sob in a corner type of grief, it’s an explosive angry grief where sometimes she says things she doesn’t mean and she doesn’t know what to do and she’s lost. And I looked at Chozen, living in a small village on Okinawa whose uncle taught karate, without any parents seemingly being raised by a somewhat distant unhappy uncle (at the time the new season hadn’t come out to confirm that). And the guy who left the village and upset his uncle returns right when the man who taught his uncle is sick and shortly after passes. And I thought oh, there’s no way Chozen doesn’t know Miyagi Sensei. And if you’ve ever lived in a small community and a person dies it tends to effect people. But Chozen isn’t just some village kid. His uncle was supposed to marry Yukie, the person taking care of Miyagi sensei. His uncle was taught by Miyagi sensei, was best friends with Miyagi sensei’s son once upon a time. There’s no way Chozen didn’t know Miyagi sensei better than just the average person in the village. So maybe he’s angry on behalf of his uncle. But what if he’s also angry on behalf of Miyagi sensei, whose son didn’t come home until he was on his death bed? That, to a kid who knew Miyagi sensei and respected him would feel extra cowardly. A level of cowardly that just confirmed and sealed everything his uncle believed. I mean okay the uncle jumps straight to fight to the death, but I mean people used to fight to the death over honor all the time and for dumb reasons. (See Hamilton, The Count of Monte Cristo, countless times throughout history, ect.) But the for all of those is that you usually had an out. A second or someone who could go talk to the other party and try and figure out a solution that didn’t end up in bloodshed. And I truly like to think that the original fall out could’ve been avoided. But Mr. Miyagi was a kid. He was what? 18? The love of his life was going to be married off to his best friend and he panicked? A duel of sorts is kind of a...normal thing for embarrassment of that level. But surely someone could’ve talked it out, come to an agreement of sorts. But from how Mr. Miyagi talks about it, he just ran off. Which I totally get. You don’t want to kill your best friend, you don’t want to even fight your best friend and you don’t want your death to be on his hands either so your best option is to flee. I mean he was 18. (ish) He hadn’t gained all that Miyagi wisdom. But to never contact your family? To never write your dad again? To not say hey pops I fell in love, we’re getting married, we have a kid. Well he probably couldn’t have actually because during the war I’m sure there was a lot of scrutiny on him for being Okinawan and if he wrote home who knows what would’ve happened? And it sucks. But to have never contacted his father again later? After the war? To never even sort of wonder, did my village survive the war? Did my father? Heck, what happened to his mother? Did he miss saying goodbye to her? Did she pass before he left? Anyway, I went on a tangent, let’s go back to Chozen and I’ll set my Mr. Miyagi and Sato and Yukie feelings aside for the moment. (There are so many!) Chozen is close(ish) to Miyagi Sensei. Just through his connections. It’s one degree separation at most. Not just some dude in the village, a small village, that everyone knows. But someone from stories he’s grown up his entire life with. And then he dies. Chozen already isn’t particularly popular right? Because of his uncle? I assume he’s already a grumpy kid. And then Mr. Miyagi has the gall to return and bring some American kid with him? Mind you, America and Okinawa have a rough history, heck the USA occupies a ridiculous amount of the island still. I know, Sato teaches American soldiers, but I assume based off of how Chozen interacts with Daniel in CK that they didn’t teach Miyagi secrets. But to pass on the knowledge to an outsider? And it could also be construed as Mr. Miyagi brought back up. Like some mob boss returning from the USA. We know Daniel’s not there for that, but Chozen and them know nothing about Daniel and his relationship with Mr. Miyagi.  Heck they don’t know what Mr. Miyagi has been up to. And then Miyagi sensei dies. So all that tension, all that “I’m gonna fight you you coward” that Sato’s been fanning these flames of and Chozen is just lost and confused and grieving. Because here’s the thing, what if they were close? Instead of getting to spend time at Miyagi sensei’s death bed he’s got to be out of the way because Yukie is in charge and Mr. Miyagi is there. So he got shoo’d out by this guy who hasn’t been there for 40 years and his American student. Oh he’d be pissed. Heart broken and pissed and it’s so easy to be pissed when you’re grieving. And he’s not mad at Miyagi sensei no, he directs that anger at Mr. Miyagi and Daniel. Outsiders who came, who weren’t there when they should’ve been, and who brought death. Even if it wasn’t their fault at all. But he’s throwing it on them. And he’s backed up by Sato, who probably is also grieving, but that’s a different post. And then Daniel keeps making a fool of him. Poking holes in his scam, winning the bet with the ice, and it’s like salt in a wound. And he’s looking bad in front of his uncle. Who is his only family and all those emotions. Oof. Trying to keep his uncle proud of him and not letting that angry grief his uncle is feeling turn on him? And then his uncle he think dies in a storm and he’s just so lost. Like he’s lost everything. And he’s scared. Because I mean CK cannon, his parents are gone. All he has is his uncle. And he’s filled with so much grief that he’s just frozen because it’s stunning to have lost both Miyagi sensei and his uncle in such a short time. But then Daniel is out there, going into the storm saving people. Being a hero. And so is Mr. Miyagi. Proving Sato and Chozen wrong. They’re not cowards, they’re heroes and they’re brave. And the final straw is his uncle being alive and saved and rather than a reunion or a hug which I think he desperately needed because I doubt they’ve talked or worked through their individual grief, Chozen is cast out. All he has left that he is clinging very tightly to is fighting to the death, something I think got skewed terribly in his mind as the only option after hearing about it his entire life and it being Sato’s primary goal for the film. Because if he wins his uncle will see him again, if he looses, well his uncle will still see him. Because his uncle hasn’t seen him the entire film.

He’s not really family, he’s a lackey, a yes man, and he’s now a ghost. And it’s not like he has anyone else to go to. As Sato’s yes man he was already sort of not liked and then Miyagi Sensei is gone and he’s hurting  and that makes you do dumb stuff. And I think he’s self destructive. He’s got all this anger and nowhere to direct it so he picks a choice. The story he’s heard over and over again. The fight that was supposed to happen but never did and that will solve everything. Sato versus Mr. Miyagi. But instead it’ll be Chozen versus Daniel. If he wins then he was right. If he loses then, he won’t be in pain any more. And maybe he’ll see Miyagi sensei again. But either way he won’t be a ghost. He’ll be able to move forward again in a straight line.

And I think Daniel showing him mercy in a playful way like Mr. Miyagi shocks him to his core. It’s an option he hadn’t thought of. He hadn’t thought he deserved mercy. He probably was looking for someone to punish him for not being there when the people he loved needed him, his uncle in the shrine, Miyagi sensei at his deathbed. And instead he’s allowed to live and no longer is a ghost. He’s been freed and his uncle isn’t the same as he was, and I like to think that they’re made the better for it. That they figure out how to grieve and grow and how to make things for the village and island better. Because they’re no longer in pain and full of hatred. And Chozen might get the chance to be his own person and not just a yes man, because he’s finally seen and no longer a ghost. TLDR: I view Chozen’s entire actions of the second movie propelled by grief stuck in the stage of anger and denial. That he was close to Miyagi sensei and blocked from being by his side at his death and it propels him to self destructive and projection.

[8dpromo]

Juan Hoerni feat. Terry Dexter - Stuck In The Middle (Cha Cha Project Recordings)

8DPromo · Juan Hoerni feat. Terry Dexter - Stuck In The Middle (Cha Cha Project Recordings)

Once again, Los Angeles house music don Juan Hoerni joins forces with singer Terry Dexter for another uplifting slice of dancefloor bliss. "Stuck in the Middle," released on Juan's Cha Cha Project Recordings imprint, features immaculate performances from both the players — including Scott Wozniak on keys — and Terry Dexter. The accumulation of soulful expertise helps to welcome the warm summer air as things heat up on the floor. A disco-accented rhythm section drives electric piano chords and swirling organ riffs, laying down the perfect musical bed for Terry Dexter's emotive, memorable vocal performance. Top-notch all around.

The legendary Jovonn, an undisputed pioneer of the '90s' NYC/New Jersey house music sound, is on hand for a trio of prime-time remixes. Jovonn's Main Mix toughens the rhythm and accompanies it with a staccato synth bass line. The vocal is solidly at the fore, with the organ and key melodies providing support. Jovonn also supplies a Dub version of this mix, as well as a Stripdown Mix. The latter really shows off Terry Dexter's incredible vocal, pushing it further up in the mix while downplaying most of the keyboard elements. Superb all around.

Hector Romero (Def Mix) – “Right on. I’m feeling this. Nice one to all involved.” Frank Situation (Situation) – “This is deep fire! Great work.” Brad Eller (Glass Slipper) – “Right up my alley! Love the vocal, and Scott’s keys are dope as always.” Michael Fossati (Spirit of House) – “What a paramount release.” Edground (Brazillian Soul Crew) – “This is an amazing release. All mixes are perfect.” Niall Redmond (The Digital Groove) - “Nice vibes on this release, Classy.”

Available Now From: Traxsource, Beatport, Apple Music, And Spotify.

[mendingbone]

i keep seeing people in their late teens/early twenties having a "[X] content intended for younger audiences does not feel satisfying to me anymore but i don't know where to start to branch out into adult fiction" moment and i thought i would give some recommendations for adult fiction for my fellow creepy crawly queer people. all or at least a LOT of it will be on the darker and more fucked up side bc i primarily engage with horror and thriller media personally but feel free to add on with more or recommendations from other genres :)

edit: i am continuing to add to this list so there might be new recs (highlighted in pink) in here every once in a while! also want to add that there's a variety of POC, queer, and disabled authors in here as well, i am also all of the above (asian, bi/aro, poly, disabled) and tried to incorporate as many of their wickedly talented, compelling narratives as possible. that's all, happy reading!

A Certain Hunger, Chelsea G. Summers

A Darker Shade of Magic, V. E Schwab*

A Dowry of Blood, S.G Gibson

Animal, Lisa Taddeo*

A Ripple of Power and Promise, Jordan A. Day*

Bunny, Mona Awad*

Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi*

Cursed Bread, Sophie Mackintosh*

Dark Places, Gillian Flynn

Dead Girls Don't Say Sorry, Alex Ritany*

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Olga Tokarczuk*

Eileen, Ottessa Moshfegh*

Fruiting Bodies, Kathryn Harlan*

Goddess of Filth, V. Castro*

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

House of Leaves, Mark Danielewski

If I Had Your Face, Frances Cha*

Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao

Jackal, Erin E. Adams*

Juniper and Thorn, Ava Reid*

Kindred, Octavia Butler*

Manhunt, Gretchen Felker-Martin*

Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Ninefox Gambit, Yoon Ha Lee*

Rabbits, Terry Miles*

Scorched Grace, Margot Douaihy*

Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn

She is a Haunting, Trang Thahn Tran

Slewfoot, Brom*

Sorrowland, Rivers Soloman

Summer Sons, Lee Mandelo

Supper Club, Lara Williams*

The Centre, Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi*

The Change, Kirsten Miller

The Death of Jane Lawrence, Caitlin Starling*

The Dreamer Trilogy, Maggie Stiefvater

The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson

The Hollow Places, T. Kingfisher*

The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter, Soraya Palmer*

The Jasmine Throne, Tasha Suri

The Locked Tomb, Tamsyn Muir

The Luminous Dead, Caitlin Starling*

The Red Tree, Caitlin Kiernan*

The Unfamiliar Garden, Benjamin Percy*

Vicious, V. E Shwab

Wake, Siren, Nina MacLaughlin*

We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Shirley Jackson

What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher*

[lilacacia]

Roxy and Terry adopted another horse because Licorice seemed bored but then he rather played with his ball than checking out the new visitor men!... Anyway, meet Cha-Cha 🐴

[delusionalbookworm]

thoughts about Henry and Mercedes, after episode 47

thinking about Henry and Mercedes leaving their home, their entire plane of existence, to go and do their best to care for the people that their sons sacrificed and left for dead. the absolute hell they must have gone through to establish a point of safety and peace in all that chaos and violence. it's a terrifying world of cannibalism and memory stealing and various factions struggling for power, but even so, they wouldn't hide Oakvale. if they did then the people looking for help wouldn't be able to find them. so they're exposed and vulnerable and every time a group of attackers comes along looking to hurt them or exploit them, the first thing Henry and Mercedes do is try to make peace. try to offer them shelter, ask them if they really want to be enacting all this violence. and sometimes that works! and sometimes it doesn't.

Henry stewarding Oakvale and being terrified of turning into Barry. being terrified that he might be slipping without realizing it, he could be falling under the Doodler's influence. is he encouraging the villagers to idolize him? is this a cult? he fuckin hopes not, but would he even be aware of it if he was? he's seen the way people act in this world, so convinced that what they're doing is totally normal, even as they tear someone limb from limb, even as they're pushing other people into vats of molten cheese.

Mercedes leaving her life behind and taking up arms, learning how to kill to defend her people. she gets good at it. really good at it. they both wonder if this is the doodler too, if she's being changed, if she's starting to enjoy it. Henry assuring her that this isn't her responsibility, she doesn't have to do this. Mercedes getting fuckin pissed off whenever he suggests that she isn't just as responsible, as if Lark and Sparrow aren't her sons as well, as if she doesn't have just as big a role in everything that happened.

occasionally, they get phone calls from back home, and it's never anything good. Ron calls them to let them know that Darryl died. then a call from Terry Jr, Ron disappeared and they think he drowned. Henry agonizes about whether or not he can justify going to their funerals. Henry normally doesn't leave Oakvale, doesn't like leaving it undefended, doesn't trust Barry on his own, even with the bracelets (they had to move the bracelets from his ear to his hand after they caught him trying to cut his ear lobe off to get rid of them). but just one day back home would be minutes in this world. surely that's okay. surely he can make that exception to go say goodbye to his friends.

both times, he's terrified that he's going to come back to ruin and devastation. both times he feels incredibly guilty to be able to leave, to be able to take a day off, when billions of others can't. both times he gives flowers grown on the world that Darryl and Ron were born on, before code purple swapped everything round. both times, Glenn offers him a joint, asks to at least get a drink together before he runs back to the old world. both times, Henry declines and disappears before he can get too comfortable, before he can be tempted by the safety and the calm, before he can be convinced to stay

in the present day, Lark and Sparrow didn't seem surprised that Mercedes had passed away. they already knew. so Henry must have called to tell them at the time. were Lark and Sparrow expecting it, did they see it coming? how long had it been for them, since they'd last seen her? how long had it been for Mercedes, how long had she gone without seeing her beautiful boys, before she died?

thinking about Henry without his wife, without his friends, without his sons, caring for a village full of traumatized and terrified people, the only family he has left is his abusive father, living in a world that is constantly trying to destroy everything he's built, and the fuckin emotional fortitude it must take to still, after all that, offer the Doodler a cup of chamomile tea.

[godjustkys]

╰┈➤ ❝ FANDOMS I WRITE FOR;

- Teen wolf

- Marvel Cinematic Universe

- Supernatural

- The Walking Dead (AMC)

- Merlin (BBC)

- Dune

- Game of Thrones

- F.R.I.E.N.D.S

- The Maze Runner

- Lord of The Rings

- The Hobbit

- Harry Potter

- Brooklyn Nine-Nine

- IT

- Diary of a Wimpy Kid

- Dead Poet's Society

- Shameless

- Handsome Devil

- The Black Phone

- Sweet Home

- Arcane

- Spider-man Universe

- The Last of Us

- The Goldfinch

- The Beekeeper

- Weak Hero Class 1

- Bad and Crazy

Characters I am willing to write for;

Teen wolf:

- Stiles Stilinski

- Scott McCall

- Derek Hale

- Allison Argent

- Lydia Martin

- Isaac Lahey

- Jackson Whittemore

- Peter Hale

- Malia Tate

- Kira Yukimura

- Liam Dunbar

- Theo Raeken

- Jordan Parrish

- Erica Reyes

- Ethan Steiner

- Aiden Steiner

- Christopher Argent

- Mason Hewitt

- Danny Mahealani

Marvel Cinematic Universe:

- Tony Stark

- Peter Parker

- Bruce Banners

- Thor Odinson

- Loki Laufeyson

- Steve Rogers

- Natasha Romanoff

- Stephen Strange

- Wanda Maximoff

- Clint Barton

- Bucky Barnes

- Carol Danvers

- Shuri

- Sam Wilson

- Okoye

- Wade Wilson

- Pietro Maximoff

- Vision

- Yelena Belova

- Peter Quill

- Gamora

- Nebula

- Matt Murdock

- Frank Castle

- Xu Shang-chi

- Eddie Brock

Supernatural:

- Dean Winchester

- Sam Winchester

- Castiel

(I have little knowledge of supernatural.)

The Walking Dead:

- Rick Grimes

- Carl Grimes

- Michonne

- Negan

- Daryl Dixon

- Eugene

- Rosita Espinosa

- Maggie Greene

- Glenn Rhee

- Carol Peletier

- Andrea

- Gabriel Stokes

Merlin:

- Merlin

- Arthur Pendragon

- Morgana Pendragon

- Guinevere

- Lancelot

- Mordred

- Gwaine

- Percival

- Elyan

- Leon

- Princess Mithian

Dune:

- Paul Atreides

- Leto Atreides

- Chani

- Feyd-Rautha

- Duncan Idaho

- Stilgar

Game of Thrones:

- Ned Stark

- Catelyn Stark

- Robb Stark

- Jon Snow

- Theon Greyjoy

- Sansa Stark

- Arya Stark

- Tywin Lannister

- Jaime Lannister

- Cersei Lannister

- Tyrion Lannister

- Tommen Baratheon

- Joffrey Baratheon

- Daenerys Targaryen

- Jorah Mormont

- Sandor Clegane

- Samwell Tarly

- Margaery Tyrell

- Tormund Giantsbane

- Brienne of Tarth

- Podrick

- Ramsay Bolton

- Jaqen H'ghar

- Grey Worm

F.R.I.E.N.D.S:

- Rachel Greene

- Phoebe Buffay

- Monica Geller

- Ross Geller

- Chandler Bing

- Joey Tribbiani

The Maze Runner:

- Thomas

- Newt

- Minho

- Gally

- Frypan

- Aris

- Janson

Lord of The Rings:

- Frodo Baggins

- Samwise Gamgee

- Pippin Took

- Merry Brandybuck

- Aragorn

- Legolas

- Boromir

- Faramir

- Galadriel

- Arwen

- Éowyn

- Éomer

The Hobbit:

- Bilbo Baggins

- Thorin Oakenshield

- Kili Durin

- Fili Durin

- Tauriel

- King Thranduil

- Elrond

Harry Potter:

- Harry Potter

- Hermione Granger

- Ron Weasley

- Fred Weasley

- George Weasley

- Draco Malfoy

- Blaise Zabini

- Oliver Wood

- Seamus Finnigan

- Luna Lovegood

- Neville Longbottom

- Dean Thomas

- Severus Snape

- Sirius Black

- Regulus Black

- Remus Lupin

- James Potter

- Lily Potter

- Bill Weasley

- Bellatrix Lestrange

- Cedric Diggory

- Lucius Malfoy

- Narcissa Malfoy

Brooklyn Nine-Nine:

- Jake Peralta

- Amy Santiago

- Charles Boyle

- Gina Linetti

- Rosa Diaz

- Terry Jeffords

- Ray Holt

IT:

- Richie Tozier

- Eddie Kaspbrak

- Beverly Marsh

- Bill Denbrough

- Stanley Uris

- Ben Hanscom

- Mike Hanlon

- Henry Bowers

- Patrick Hockstetter

Diary of a wimpy kid:

- Greg Heffley

- Rodrick Heffley

Dead Poet's Society:

- Neil Perry

- Todd Anderson

- Charlie Dalton

- Knox Overstreet

- Steven Meeks

- John Keating

Shameless:

- Fiona Gallagher

- Lip Gallagher

- Ian Gallagher

- Debbie Gallagher

- Carl Gallagher

- Liam Gallagher

- Mickey Milkovich

- Mandy Milkovich

- Kevin Ball

- Veronica Fisher

- Jimmy Lishman

- Karen Jackson

Handsome Devil:

- Ned Roche

- Conor Masters

- Dan Sherry

The Black Phone:

- Finney Blake

- Robin Arellano

- Vance Hopper

- Bruce Yamada

- Billy

- Griffin

Sweet home:

- Cha Hyun-su

- Lee Eun-hyuk

- Pyeon Sang-wook

- Jung Jae-heon

- Seo Yi-kyung

- Lee Eun-yu

- Yoon Ji-su

- Jung Ui-Myeong

Arcane:

- Jinx

- Vi

- Viktor

- Caitlyn

- Silco

- Sevika

- Ekko

- Vander

- Mel

- Jayce

Spider-Man Universe:

- Peter Parker (A. G.)

- Peter Parker (T. M.)

- Peter B. Parker

- Miles Morales (Earth 1610)

- Miles Morales (Earth 42)

- Miguel O'Hara

- Hobie Brown

- Pavitr Prabhakar

- Gwen Stacy

The Goldfinch:

- Boris Pavlikovsky

- Theodore Decker

The Last of Us:

- Ellie Williams

- Joel Miller

- Tommy Miller

- Tess Servopoulos

- Abby Anderson

- Dina Woodward

- Lev

- Yara

- Jesse Pinkman

- Manny

- Owen

- Mel

The Beekeeper:

- Derek Danforth

- Adam Clay

Weak Hero Class 1:

- Yeon Si-eun

- Oh Beom-seok

- Ahn Su-ho

- Park Hu-min

- Kang Woo-young

- Jeon Seok-dae

Bad and Crazy:

- Ryu Soo-Yeol

- Do In-beom

- K

- Oh Kyung-Tae

- Boss Yong

- Andrei Kang

Removing anime from my writing list because I realized how much I need to catch up with everything,, :Dd

[zappedbyzabka]

Had Chas/Kreese thoughts. Kreese would be so mad at Chas: first he gets Terry instead of Kreese. And he looks like Johnny, except Kreese doesn't have complicated feelings about wanting to fuck Chas. He can fuck Chas, and maybe Chas needs to be slapped around a little for taking Terry away too. So yeah, just Kreese wanting to punish Chas a little, tie him up, fantasizing about all the nasty things he can do to Johnny Chas.

I honestly didn't even think about Chas and Johnny being in the same world together but that's a good idea. Oh boy, Kreese is in denial about wanting to fuck Johnny like always. After the catfight I imagine that Chas and Kreese run into each other by accident (not really an accident because kreese tracked him down) and Kreese gives him a fake apology and asks if they can make up, I can think of a few ways they make up but they all end up with Terry almost killing Kreese out of jealousy 👀

[cartoonfanaticmonsterrobotalien]

Solar Opposites: Unleashed Episode #2: “Darkness and Light Part. 2”

The next day, Principal Cooke awakens form the hospital as Miss Frankie, Ms. Perez, Mia and Randall looks worriedly at him.

Principal Cooke: Ugh, fuck… my head… where am I?

Miss Frankie: Honey! Thank God you're alive!

Miss Frankie kiss Principal Cooke.

Ms. Perez: Thank God. We were so worried.

Randall: Yeah. We thought you got killed or something.

Mia: We’re just glad you’re okay.

Principal Cooke: Ugh… what the fuck happened

Mia: You fell in the nutrient bath.

Principal Cooke: I did?

Ms. Perez: Yep

Randall: Yeah. Some agent came and destroyed the tube and you fell in it!

Principal Cooke: Oh God.

Miss Frankie: That’s not the worse part. Some Werehog came and-

General Clover: It what?!

Randall: General Clover? What are you-

General Clover: I demand an explanation for this.

Joan: Don’t worry father, everything is under control.

Miss Frankie: Father? He's your dad?

General Clover: Damn it Joan! This nutrient bath was a failure! There is now a giant monster attacking town

Joan: Don’t worry, we’ll get right to it…

General Clover sighs.

General Clover: Okay Joan. But, if you excuse me, I got some business to do.

Principal Cooke: You sure that thing is out there?

Joan: I’m afraid so. Oh, what have we done…

Later, back at the Solar Opposites’ house. Terry carries Korvo to bed while Korvo is still asleep, while singing a nice song. Terry smiles and kiss Korvo on the forehead as he puts a blanket on him and then towards his bedside while rubbing Korvo’s head softly. Korvo smiles.

Terry: I really love it when he smiles in his sleep.

The kids come rushing in

Jesse: turning back into her Shlorpian form TERRY! KORVO!

Terry: Shh… your daddy’s sleeping.

Jesse: Oh. Sorry.

Korvo smiles in his sleep as he snuggles next to Terry.

Terry: Aw...

Then, Terry and the kids head out of the room while Terry shuts the door quietly right after he blows Korvo a kiss. Phoebe comes by and walks up to her family.

Terry: Now, what's going on?

Phoebe: Kids. What’s wrong?

Jesse: There's a martian on our roof!

Terry: What?! What kind of martian?!

Yumyulack: A green one?

Terry: Yeah so…

Sonya: gulps Um… Mr. Terry… there is also something you should know about this guy…

Terry: What's that?

Later, Terry, now his human form, gasp as he sees Martian laughing evilly while all the people look at him in horror.

Human Terry: Who or what is that?!

Human Yumyulack: I think that’s really one of Korvo’s former coworkers, Martin Sewers!

Human Terry: Wait? He is?!

Human Jesse: Uh huh. Because, that guy has the same face Dr. Sewers have.

Human Terry: We gotta tell Korvo!

Then, suddenly the Martian sees the Werehog at town wrecking havoc and grows interested.

Martian: Well well well. What have we here?

Martian leaps up from the roofs and heads towards town while everyone in town watches and panics as they run for their lives.

Human Terry: Shit!

Human Yumyulack: Aw man. I think this fucked up epidemic got worse!

Phoebe gets ready as she stretches her back.

Phoebe: I got it covered in case she comes back.

Human Jesse: Thanks Phoebe!

Human Terry: Come on, we must tell Korvo!

Back in the room, Korvo is sleeping peacefully.

Korvo: sleep moaning

Human Terry: KORVO!

Korvo: waking up Huh? What?

Human Terry: Korvo! We need your help!

Korvo: What?? What happened?!

Human Terry, Human Yumyulack, Human Jesse and Sonya: Um….

Phoebe: Yeah. You are so not gonna like what you hear.

After explaining...

Korvo: What the fuck?! But how?! How did Martin get that stuff?!

Human Jesse: We have no idea.

Korvo transforms into his human form as he gets on his biker helmet and grabs Human Terry’s hand.

Human Korvo: Let's go.

Human Terry: Um, where are we you going. honey?

Human Korvo: Phoebe! Keep an eye on the kids!

Phoebe: Got it!

The kids look worriedly at their dads as they leave. A few seconds later, Human Korvo arrives at the laboratory with Human Terry as they got off the motorcycle, only to see General Clover tied up and gagged and chain to a chair.

Human Korvo: General?

Joan: Dad? removes the tape off of Clover’s mouth

General Clover: Get me out of these damn cuffs!

Human Korvo gets the key and unlocks the cuffs.

Joan: Dad, how did you-

General Clover: Oh it was Sewers. That no good traitorous coworker of yours, cuffed me up and went after that Werehog!

Joan: Oh no. That Martian and the Werehog? Oh, I think this must be a big doomsday right now…

Later in the city, the Werehog starts sniffing his way through town as people hide from it. Then, Martian arrived.

Martian: Hello werehog!

Werehog: snarls

Martian: Let’s see what you’re made of?

The werehog roars and pummels Martian. But, Martian laughs evilly. He kicks the Werehog away and uses brain waves to blast it away. But the werehog held on tight and lands on his feet and roars.

Martian: Wow. A little anger, I say. Must be a new thing for you! gets punched by the werehog Well, if it’s a fight you want, it’s a fight you get.

Later, Human Korvo and Human Terry meets up with Cheery who gasp.

Cheery: Guys, what are you doing here?

Human Korvo: Cheery, is Cooke okay?

Cheery: Of course.

Human Korvo: Oh thank God.

Human Terry: Can we see him?

Cheery: Actually he left. Heading back to school.

Human Korvo and Human Terry gasp in horror.

Cheery: What?! What’s wrong?!

Back with the Martian and werehog, they continue fighting as everyone ran for their lives. The werehog got out a beam and swings it as Martian, who dodges it. Principal Cooke, who is walking by, sees the fight and is shocked.

Principal Cooke: Huh? Wait a minute, Martin Sewers?

Martain: Ggrrr! Oh yes! Let the rage control you, you beast!

The werehog roars as it throws a rock at Martian and comes back to fight with him. Back with human Korvo and human Terry…

Human Korvo: What do you mean there is nothing you can do?

Barry West: Korey, I’m sorry. We can’t risk hurting Sewers.

Human Terry: Are you nuts? He has become an out of control motherfucking Martian beast! You gotta let us do something!

Mark Baine: Sorry sir, but I’m afraid this whole thing has been okay.

Human Korvo: I’m sorry! But, your nutrient bath has been a huge mistake that nearly endanger our friend and has lead to a monster battle.

Barry West: I’m sorry there is nothing we can do. I’m afraid we must throw you out.

Human Korvo: What?!

Some of soldiers took Human Korvo and Human Terry out while Cheery follows them. General Clover cackles as he sees this and gets out a huge gun.

General Clover: Well, I would like to see you all try. Today I will claim what is mine.

Clover cackles as he heads on his truck and drives off while Joan watches and gasp. Back in the city, Cooke watches as Martian and the werehog dukes it out while Martian jumps high but then, the werehog starts to feel a sharp pain in his head, only for him to get punch by Martian. Human Korvo and Human Terry then sees the fight as they head over there, but screams when a rock comes near but they luckily duck it as the two husbands embrace.

Human Korvo: You okay?

Human Terry: Yeah. Are you honey?

Martian then comes near them and throws a table at them as they gasp and quickly hides behind the wall.

Human Terry: Korvy! What do we do?!

Human Korvo: I-I don’t know!

Human Terry: Well, we have to do something or we’ll get fucked!

Suddenly, Cheery came and gasp upon seeing the werehog, only for him to scream in pain as Martian throws another rock at him.

Cheery: What the fuck?

Miss Frankie arrives as she grows terrified over the fight as she backs away. The werehog kept crying out in pain as it held his head

Martian: Yes. Strength enabling. Sensory overload-

Suddenly…

Principal Cooke: feels the same pain as the werehog Gah! What’s happening?!

Principal Cooke cries out in pain as he falls on his knees. Human Korvo began to feel a connection towards this as he notice the werehog and Principal Cooke in the same fatal position.

Human Korvo: What the hell?

Suddenly, General Clover shows up in his van as it stops and he gets out his gun

General Clover: Sewers! I’m claiming what’s mine! Final victory over the werehog!

General Clover uses his gun that blast the Werehog as it falls on the fruit stand where Human Terry was at as he screams and runs away from it.

Human Korvo: TERRY!

As Human Terry hides and breaths in and out, Cheery meets up with him.

Cheery: Terry, it’s okay. Just breathe for me!

General Clover prepares to take another blast at the beast as it growls.

General Clover: cackles And the mighty shall fall!

Then, Joan shows up in her GP Van

Joan: No father!

General Clover looks at Joan. General Clover blast again, only for this time to hit near Miss Frankie, who falls near the werehog as she moans.

General Clover: Francine?

Werehog: Frankie hurt?

Principal Cooke: Frankie!

Human Korvo and Human Terry: Frankie!

Miss Frankie: No I- wait, you said my name? How did you know about my name?

The Werehog leaves.

Cheery: Unbelievable. He can talk.

Human Korvo: This is impossible. How did he knew Frankie’s name?

Principal Cooke: I-I don’t know.

Cheery: Me neither

Human Korvo notices Human Terry who looks like he is having a panic attack.

Human Terry: breathing in and out Oh my god. Oh my god. That was scary as hell.

Human Korvo: No no no. Terry. You're okay. The worst is behind now. You can-

Suddenly, the Martian grabs Human Korvo by the neck as Human Korvo screams.

Human Terry: KORVY!

Martian: Finally got you now Opposites! Now, I can teach you a lesson in leaving me in the shadows!

Human Korvo feels his breath shortening. But then, his eyes starts glowing aquamarine as he grabs Martian by the left arms and throws him to a building as Martian screams in pain.

Cheery: Alright Korvo!

Principal Cooke and Miss Frankie: Woah!

Human Korvo groans in pain and he collapses to the ground. Human Terry rushes up to him. As he takes a deep breath and gets up, Human Korvo then notices monstrous teeth and gasp as he covers them with his hand and gets out his pills.

Human Korvo: Does anyone have any water?!

Cheery: I do. grabs a water bottle and hands it to Korvo as she opens the lid

Dr. Janiz arrives and then gasp upon seeing Human Korvo’s birth mark on his neck as she began to feel a connection towards it. Human Korvo chugs the water down.

Dr. Janiz: whispering What? It can’t be…

Human Korvo notices Dr. Janiz. Dr. Janiz then backs away as she began to notice something familiar about Human Korvo. Then, General Clover starts driving off to follow the werehog.

General Clover: Come here, you sack of shit!

Dr. Janiz: General! Wait! held out her hand

Principal Cooke feels the pain in his head again as Ms. Perez, Mia and Randall arrived.

Mia: Come on Cooke, let’s head back to school!

Ms. Perez: The board meeting is starting!

Principal Cooke: O-okay...

The four teachers hold on to Cooke as they walk back to school while Human Korvo’s side effects fade away and he and Human Terry embrace.

Human Terry: Feeling better?

Human Korvo: Uh huh…

Human Terry: Wanna make out?

Human Korvo smiles in tears and pulls Human Terry in for a kiss as the two husbands moan in romantic pleasure.

Human Korvo: seductively Oh, Terry!

Human Terry: Oh yeah… moans lovingly

Human Korvo: Fuck it! Let's fuck right bloody now! moans

Later that night, the Werehog suddenly felt tired as he falls off a cliff and lands near a river. The next morning at sunrise, General Clover starts shooting everywhere while seeing images of the werehog in his mind.

General Clover: Damn it!

He then sees a van driving by as he shoots near it

General Clover: Got you now!

Barry West: General, stop! It’s me West!

General Clover: West? How did you-

Barry helps put the gun down

General Clover: Barry! Thank god! We have to find the Werehog! Before SWAT does! They’re out there you know! Everywhere! But it’s up to us! It’s always been up to us!

Barry West: Don’t worry sir. We’ll get the werehog. West to base. Inform Joan, that her father’s been found. listens to something shocking She’s where?!

Later at a school board meeting…

Principal Cooke: Joan, I’m sorry. But, we don’t want to risk losing any of our students.

Joan: I understand but we're doing what we can.

Ms. Perez: To be honest, we’re not sure. But, if any of our students go near a chemical or toxic or any of that dangerous stuff that you have, they’ll get infected.

Joan: I know...but I promise we won't-

General Clover: appears out of nowhere STOP! STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY! shoves a security guard Or this school spends the entire school year aims a laser gun at Cooke without a principal…

Principal Cooke: WHAT?!

Board Leader: What the fuck are you doing, General Clover?

General Clover: Starting the execution... No Principal is gonna get away with being responsible for everything bad that has ever happened to me!

Joan: No father!

General Clover: I meant it Joan I won’t allowed. That friend of your coworker Korey has ruined our lives-

Joan: Wrong father! Everything that has gone bad right now comes from only one thing. Your obsession to destroyed a beast!

General Clover: You dare to-

Miss Frankie punches General Glover in the face.

Joan: And now that same sick obsession has you waving a laser gun located in a kids learning center. Dad, it’s gone too far…

General Clover: Am I the only… who sees the truth? You’re with me are you West

Barry West: No sir! This isn’t the way!

Joan: Let it go father…

General Clover: Don't you dare order me!

As Principal Cooke starts feeling the pain again…

General Clover: Everyone I know has betrayed me… leaves

Principal Cooke falls as Miss Frankie and the others gasp.

Cheery: Frankie! We’re losing him!

Miss Frankie: What?! What the fuck are you saying?!

Back at the Solar Opposites’ house, Korvo and Terry comforts a crying Jesse after she told them about her bad day at school yesterday.

Terry: Aw, Jesse...

Korvo: They really said that?

Jesse: Yeah...sniffs

Terry: Oh Jesse-Bear, we’re so sorry the Stacies said that to you and your sister.

Jesse: crying I just don't know what I'm supposed to do. Everyone hates me. We should just move to another planet...

Terry: Aw honey. That is not true… we love you…

Korvo: And we're not moving to another planet.

Jesse: tearfully B-but I’m a freak…

Korvo and Terry gasp. Terry and Korvo becomes saddened as Terry put his hands on Jesse’s face.

Korvo: Hey. That is not true. You are a brave and kind young woman. You're just trying too hard to fit in.

Terry: Yeah. It doesn’t matter if you’re alien or human in disguise. You are our brave little special lady. You’re an amazing daughter, an amazing sister and an amazing friend. The way took care of this Wall People, the amazing pronunciation you did the pronunciation bee and the bravery you’ve shown when defeating a Deeno and a white goobler. But it wasn’t because of that, it was because of your kindness and humility, that has shaped you into a brave teenage girl that you already are today.

Jesse smiles.

Jesse: tearfully hugs Korvo and Terry Thanks guys…

Terry: Anytime, kiddo.

Phoebe sees them and smiles. Then, Yumyulack, Sonya and Pupa jump on their dads and sister as they join in on the hug. Korvo laughs. Terry suddenly blushes and smiles at Korvo. The two husbands then kiss, then a doorbell is heard.

Phoebe: Hmm? I wonder who that could be

Korvo checks outside the window and gasp to see Doc. Green.

Korvo: Doc. Green?

Korvo then turns into his human form and heads downstairs. Human Korvo then opens the door as he gasp.

Doctor Green: Thank goodness we found you! There’s something you’re not gonna like.

Human Korvo: What the fuck are you talking about?!

Later, Human Korvo, Human Terry and Phoebe are terrified after hearing over what happened as Miss Frankie grows incredibly distraught.

Miss Frankie: A-are you sure?

Doctor Green: The werehog, Cooke, their bodies can’t barely survive without each other. Korey, they’re dying.

Human Korvo, Human Terry, Phoebe and Miss Frankie gasp in horror as the heart monitor still beeps.

Doctor Green: You were right Korey. The nutrient bath was a tragic mistake.

Miss Frankie: No. I don’t believe this. My boyfriend is a half monster now? starts to cry No. This can’t be happening. Not him, no! Not the man that I love. cries into Phoebe’s chest as she comforts her

Human Korvo: Oh my God. How did this happened?! How did Principal became a Werehog?

Doctor Green: It was our fault. We were testing the nutrient bath out for a victim named Scott Banar, but then it malfunctioned and Principal fell in, which ended up creating his own beast, which also caused it to be separate their two bodies. It turns out you were right Korey. We’re sorry we doubted you. It turns out be a dangerous as you told us earlier.

Human Korvo gasp as he looks back at Doctor Green.

Human Korvo: Well, is there anything we can do to save him?

Doctor Green: There is a slim chance, but let’s not fool ourselves. These could risk at dire consequences.

Miss Frankie: tearfully Please Doc, it has to work. My boyfriend is in big trouble. He has to rejoin the beast. I don’t care if he’s a half monster now. I still love him.

Phoebe MacCarthy: Let us help you doc! Principal is one of our best friends! Korey knows how to reverse this. So, can you please trust him?

Doctor Green looks at Human Korvo giving him a stern look, then Doctor Green relents as he sighs.

Doctor Green: Okay. If you say so. But first, Korey, in order to save Principal we must find the Werehog…

Human Terry looks back at Principal Cooke worriedly while Human Korvo puts a comfort hand on Human Terry’s shoulder. Later, in the ship, Cheery starts getting started on the thing for Cooke so she can find a cure, Barry then comes in

Barry: Any luck?

Cheery: No. But luckily, this machine would really help Cooke.

Barry however began to feel unsure about this as he looks around the ship.

Barry: You know, I'm starting to have doubts.

Cheery: Wh-what do you mean?

Barry: I j-just don’t feel like I can trust Korey anymore

Cheery: But he's an amazing scientist!

Barry: I know but, the truth is… I don’t really think this plan is a good idea

Cheery grows shocked.

Cheery: How can you say that?!

Barry says nothing.

Cheery: H-how could you say that?! Barry, my friend is in trouble! Cooke might be sick or something. We have to do something! This epidemic is ruining everyone’s lives! What choice do we have?!

Barry then charges up his powers as he refuse to listen.

Barry: I’m sorry…

Cheery: What are you-

Barry charges and his electric powers spread around the lab destroying everything in sight. It then hits Cheery who screams, but then…

Human Korvo: Cheery! Is that you what’s going on-

Human Korvo gasps, then the electrify hits Human Korvo’s diamond on his robe as it hits Barry who screams in pain and then an explosion occurred that knocks Human Korvo out. A few minutes later, an ambulance came as it takes a comatose Human Korvo, with his eyes closed, to the hospital while his family watches in tears, total distraught and worry as they talk to the paramedics.

Human Terry: Oh God... cries

Human Jesse: tearfully Is our dad gonna be okay?

Paramedic: We’re not sure. But, there was no sign of any fatal injury so, we’ll let you know. Take care.

Human Yumyulack: tearfully Thank you…

As the ambulance with Human Korvo in it drives away, Human Terry falls onto his knees and starts crying in anguish. Phoebe and the kids hug their father as they comfort their father as he continues crying while tears are shown slightly in their eyes.

Human Terry: crying Korvo...

As Phoebe and the kids continue to comfort Terry, a scene fades to a blond short hair woman, who surprisingly looks exactly like Cheery, looks around the destroyed ship as she grows confused and shock.

Woman: Where the fuck am I?

To be continued…

[nutria--oscura]

Hey, Dude! I love you guys!

~S2 Ep39 spoilersss~

#fuck willy stampler 👍

Taylor(not that one)'s Version.... Taylor(Freddy's Version)'s Version

"is that the thing with the grimace shakes? is that they make you nut?" *proceeds to talk about mcdonalds meals that make you come* this. this is why i listen to this podcast y'all (/lh)

GUYS I LOVE THE DOODLER

(yes i paused the episode to make this)

so willy hasn't deleveled scary yet?

oh yeAH THE ZONE OF TRUTH

"you don't lie to people you love" have you listened to the podcast

oh yeAH THE KIDDADS ARE HERE

oh no-

that black/purple blood on normal is gonna cause something else isn't it? like not just the 2 d10, like something's gonna hppen with the kiddads or something isn't it? (please no-)

every episode their plains get weirder and more chaotic - its fucking amazing

CATBUS TIMEEE

definitely a normal melee attack

they remembered nick & hermie! win!

"it terms of thing nicky can do that are non-violent: he cant"

wasnt nicky at cassandras?

YAS HERMIE NAT 20 ON ACTING LEZ GO

yea nick still has no cha(riz)ma

let normal go feral. please. as a treat.

"ive got an idea but its kinda stupid" "welcome to the podcast"

4 LEVELS- OH SHTE

doodler bestie no- please no-

IN SCARY?WHAT-

THE SKYS BACKKK OH-

PERSONIFIED DOODLER!!!

"it smells like some kind of teen spirit" YES

"you see your own anxietys reflected back at you"

taylor is indeed perfect and doesnt need to change <3 (says that avid angst reader who loves taylor angst cause that boy needs to process the shit hes been though)

LARK NO

SPIDER BOI DOODLER

i know we were saying link needs to adopt the catbus but- ya know- i think the doodler should have it

oh yea- willys he- FUCK THE COLLAR

" business up front party in the back" "i don't think willy has the confidence to be pegged" "peeing is business but poop is for pleasure" no comments necessary-

"don't make me hate you as much as you hate him[henry]" OH SHIT-

lark & normal <3

LARK YES

LARK oh-

aaaaaaaaaand hes gone-

"you wanna make rhinestone bracelets together?" "oh mygod~ i mean- eh-"

dude, ya know, short for doodler

HANDSHAKES FEEL FAMILIAR??? AHHHH

LINK- "you guys hear abunch of farting noises? like shit coming out of nowhere?" BRUTAL MAN-

MAE IS BACK

TERRY JR?! PLEASE

RON?!?!?!?!

no way rons in heaven- he said bitch like 4 times in s1 (/j but ya know, canon)

DAY 9855 DAM OK-

SO THE LETTERS WERE TO TERRY JR? CAUSE "YOUR STEPFATHER" RIGHT?

IS RON SCARYS PATRON? SOMEHOW? PLEASE?

in conclusion:

also,

Ron <3

[lilacacia]

Terry has a tiny apple orchard and vineyard now + Roxy is trying to encourage the horses to breed but it's either Cha-Cha being stubborn about it or Licorice falling asleep before the action 😅

[tintagel-or-cockleshells]

Nine Favourite Books

Gor bless you @clottedcreamfudge for the tag even though I know my bookshelves physically pain you <3. (I don't organise them or code them in any way. When I had an operation in 2021 and had to be away from home for two weeks my partner said they would miss me but would use the time to eat all the stuff I can't, and put the bookshelves to rights).

Gossip from the Forest by Sara Maitland The book I picked for my Waterstones interview, where the task was 'find your favourite book in the shop and tell us why it's your favourite'. I am a big folklore gal, and this reimagines fairytales with a particular emphasis on the natural woods of the UK and elsewhere in Europe. She has an intriguing take on the themes of getting lost in German and English folktales.

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke I was going to say Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell for this, but I think Piranesi is a superior plot. It gives you the world and no guidebook. I adore the entries, I love the mystery.

Watching the English by Kate Fox Kate Fox is an anthropologist and the quirks of British life are wonderfully explained in this non-fiction guide to the strange island I call home. I like having social norms spelled out, too. (It's the autism).

Persuasion by Jane Austen "She was only Anne". I love a bit of second chance romance, the letter is one of the most beautifully grovelly things I've read, I'm absolutely here for a spinster being allowed to have another shot at the kind of life she wants.

Circe by Madeline Miller The book so beautiful I wanted to have the part about Daedalus as a reading at my wedding. Alas, it's way too short.

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell I've never met a book before or since which so accurately describes what it's like to be in fandom and a fic-writer. Kept having to stop reading it to calm down.

Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett This book has everything. Time travel. Chocolate. A budding romance. Death. All Death and Witches books count for this, just so you know.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston More time-travel! Living in a shitty place in New York but with found family. The magic of city travel. Finding love in unexpected places, decades apart. Their best book to my mind, even though RWRB gets all the love.

The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman Cheating to have a series, fully don't give a shit. Death influenced my personal style for a long, long time. It's so layered - you can read it time after time and go 'oh, underneath the thing about Shakespeare and Fae and child death there's Hobbesian philosophy'. I had quotes from this painted on my bedroom wall.

What are yours? Tagging @daisymae-12 @cheesecurdsgravyandfries @actual-sleeping-beauty @cha-melodius @14carrotghoul @rmd-writes @celaestis1 @orchidscript @savethepinecones @gloriousclio @dumbpeachjuice

[thecreaturecodex]

Hebetops

“Arena Beast” © Terry Oakes.

[From the Fighting Fantasy book The Crimson Tide by Paul Mason. Which is a nice bit of parallelism, because one of the first monsters I did for this project was the yuemo from the same source. I’m wrapping up Fighting Fantasy monsters for now. The original was called an “arena beast”, but I wanted to give it a name more appropriate for other contexts. “Hebetops” is a mashup of “hebeto”, Latin for “I weaken”, and “ops” for eye in Greek.]

Hebetops CR 8 N Magical Beast This creature looks like a vaguely humanoid lizard roughly the size of a bear. It has long arms ending with clawed hands, with five digits on each hand and foot. Its face has a shortened snout, mad staring eyes facing forward, and a pair of enlarged canine teeth.

The hebetopses are saurian carnivores that hunt with a gaze that drains life force and will. Their typical strategy is to sneak as close as possible without being detected, and then rush to close the gap and make eye contact with their prey. Not only is their gaze inherently weakening, it carries a compulsion to continue to meet the gaze, causing creatures to rapidly succumb to the combined effects of the gaze and the creature’s fearsome teeth and claws. A hebetops are used to overwhelming their prey; they rarely flee from combat once joined.

Hepetopses are solitary creatures; the only times the come together are to mate or to fight each other over mating or territory rights. Fights between hebetopses are bloody but rarely fatal, in part because the creatures are immune to their own gaze and that of their kind. A female hebetops will lay her eggs in a mount of rotting vegetation, which she periodically will check to ensure has the right temperature. Once the eggs hatch, parental care ends, and the emerging babies typically flee for their lives. Many young hebetopses are eaten by adults. The young are good climbers (30 ft., climb speed 20 ft.), which helps to ensure enough survive to maturity.

Because of their savagery and unique abilities, the hebetops is sometimes prized as a arena beast by decadent and cruel societies. Trained gladiators are usually too valuable to waste on a hebetops’ near certain victory, so the creatures are used to execute prisoners (who may be given a weapon in a show of faux sportsmanship), or as a test to prospective mercenaries or other elite soldiers. Handling these creatures for the arena is dangerous—they must be handled by blind guards, or fitted at a distance with leather hoods to block their vision—and the coliseum must be built at an elevation, lest the hebetops’ gaze weaken or kill some of the closer spectators.

Hebetops              CR 8 XP 4,800 N Large magical beast Init +7; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, Perception +12, scent Defense AC 20, touch 13, flat-footed 16 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +1 dodge, +7 natural) hp 110 (13d10+36) Fort +11, Ref +11, Will +8 Immune death effects, energy drain Offense Speed 50 ft. Melee bite +15 (2d6+3), 2 claws +15 (1d8+3) Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft. Special Attacks compelling gaze, gaze Statistics Str 17, Dex 17, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 12 Base Atk +13; CMB +18; CMD 32 Feats Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Power Attack Skills Acrobatics +13 (+21 when jumping), Perception +12, Stealth +9; Racial Modifiers +4 Acrobatics, +4 Perception, +4 Stealth Ecology Environment warm forests and plains Organization solitary, pair or scrum (3-4) Treasure none Special Abilities Compelling Gaze (Su) A creature that fails its save against a hebetops’ gaze must succeed a DC 17 Will save or be unable to avert or close their eyes for 1 round. This is a mind-influencing compulsion effect, and the save DC is Charisma based. Gaze (Su) 1 negative level; 30 ft.; Fortitude DC 17 negates. All negative levels dealt by a hebetops’ gaze are temporary and are removed in 8 hours without the need for an additional saving throw. The save DC is Charisma based.

[chillingcinemachronicles]

Top 5 Sci-Fi Movies on Netflix

5. Predestination (2014)

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Actor: Alicia Pavlis, Annabelle Norman, Arielle O’Neill, Ben Prendergast, Carolyn Shakespeare-Allen, Cate Wolfe, Christopher Bunworth, Christopher Kirby, Christopher Sommers, Christopher Stollery, Dennis Coard, Dick York, Elise Jansen, Eliza D’Souza, Eliza Matengu, Ethan Hawke, Felicity Steel, Finegan Sampson, Freya Stafford, Giordano Gangl, Grant Piro, Hayley Butcher, Jim Knobeloch, Katie Avram, Kristie Jandric, Kuni Hashimoto, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Madeleine West, Maja Sarosiek, Marky Lee Campbell, Milla Simmonds, Monique Heath, Noah Taylor, Noel Herriman, Olivia Sprague, Paul Moder, Raj Sidhu, Rob Jenkins, Sara El-Yafi, Sarah Snook, Sophie Cusworth, Tony Nikolakopoulos, Tyler Coppin, Vanessa Crouch

Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig, The Spierig Brothers

Rating: R

One of the most original time-travel thrillers since 12 Monkeys. A brilliant subversion of the Time Paradox trope, with enough plot twists to keep you entertained until well after the movie is finished. Predestination is an amazing movie with great performances from Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook. It’s a movie that will feel like Inception, when it comes to messing with your mind and barely anyone has heard of it. It is highly underrated and unknown, sadly.

4. Train to Busan (2016)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Actor: Ahn So-hee, An So-hee, Baek Seung-hwan, Cha Chung-hwa, Chang-hwan Kim, Choi Gwi-hwa, Choi Woo-shik, Choi Woo-sung, Dong-seok Ma, Eui-sung Kim, Gong Yoo, Han Ji-eun, Han Sung-soo, Jang Hyuk-jin, Jeong Seok-yong, Jung Seok-yong, Jung Young-ki, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Chang-hwan, Kim Eui-sung, Kim Jae-rok, Kim Joo-heon, Kim Ju-hun, Kim Keum-soon, Kim Soo-ahn, Kim Soo-an, Kim Su-an, Kim Won-Jin, Lee Joo-sil, Lee Joong-ok, Ma Dong-seok, Park Myung-shin, Sang-ho Yeon, Seok-yong Jeong, Shim Eun-kyung, Sohee, Soo-an Kim, Soo-jung Ye, Terri Doty, Woo Do-im, Woo-sik Choi, Ye Soo-jung, Yeon Sang-ho, Yoo Gong, Yu-mi Jeong, Yu-mi Jung

Director: Sang-ho Yeon, Yeon Sang-ho

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A zombie virus breaks out and catches up with a father as he is taking his daughter from Seoul to Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city. Watch them trying to survive to reach their destination, a purported safe zone.

The acting is spot-on; the set pieces are particularly well choreographed. You’ll care about the characters. You’ll feel for the father as he struggles to keep his humanity in the bleakest of scenarios.

It’s a refreshingly thrilling disaster movie, a perfect specimen of the genre.

3. Serenity (2005)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Actor: Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Carrie ‘CeCe’ Cline, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Patrick Lynch, David Krumholtz, Demetra Raven, Dennis Keiffer, Elaine Mani Lee, Erik Weiner, Gina Torres, Glenn Howerton, Hunter Ansley Wryn, Jessica Huang, Jewel Staite, Linda Wang, Logan O’Brien, Marcus Young, Mark Winn, Marley McClean, Matt McColm, Michael Hitchcock, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Nectar Rose, Neil Patrick Harris, Peter James Smith, Rafael Feldman, Rick Williamson, Ron Glass, Ryan Tasz, Sarah Paulson, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Tamara Taylor, Terrell Tilford, Terrence Hardy Jr., Tristan Jarred, Weston Nathanson, Yan Feldman

Director: Joss Whedon

Rating: PG-13

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Serenity is a futuristic sci-fi film that serves as a feature-length continuation of the story-line from the TV program Firefly (2002–2003). The story revolves around the captain (Nathan Fillion) and crew of the titular space vessel that operate as space outlaws, running cargo and smuggling missions throughout the galaxy. They take on a mysterious young psychic girl and her brother, the girl carrying secrets detrimental to the intergalactic government, and soon find themselves being hunted by a nefarious assassin (Chiwetel Ejiofor). The first feature-length film from Joss Whedon (The Avengers), Serenity is a lively and enjoyable adventure, replete with large-scale action sequences, strong characterizations and just the right touch of wry humor. An enjoyable viewing experience that stands alone without demanding that you have familiarity with the original program beforehand.

2. Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Actor: Armie Hammer, Danny Glover, David Cross, Ed Moy, Forest Whitaker, James D. Weston II, Jermaine Fowler, John Ozuna, Kate Berlant, Lakeith Stanfield, Lily James, Marcella Bragio, Michael X. Sommers, Molly Brady, Omari Hardwick, Patton Oswalt, Robert Longstreet, Rosario Dawson, Steven Yeun, Teresa Navarro, Terry Crews, Tessa Thompson, Tom Woodruff Jr., Tony Toste, W. Kamau Bell

Director: Boots Riley

In the year of the Netflix TV Show Maniac, another absurdist title stole critics’ hearts. Sorry to Bother You is a movie set in an alternate reality, where capitalism and greed are accentuated. Lakeith Stanfield (Atlanta) is a guy called Cassius who struggles to pay his bills. However, when at a tele-marketing job an old-timer tells him to use a “white voice”, he starts moving up the ranks of his bizarre society. A really smart movie that will be mostly enjoyed by those who watch it for its entertaining value, and not so much for its commentary. It is like a Black Mirror episode stretched into a movie.

1. Ex Machina (2015)

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Actor: Alex Garland, Alicia Vikander, Chelsea Li, Claire Selby, Corey Johnson, Domhnall Gleeson, Elina Alminas, Gana Bayarsaikhan, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Symara A. Templeman, Symara Templeman, Tiffany Pisani

Director: Alex Garland

Rating: R

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Ex Machina is the directorial debut of Alex Garland, the writer of 28 Days Later (and 28 Weeks Later). It tells the story of Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson from About Time), an IT developer who is invited by a billionaire CEO to participate in a groundbreaking experiment — administering a Turing test to a humanoid robot called Ava (Alicia Vikander). Meeting the robot with feelings of superiority at first, questions of trust and ethics soon collide with the protagonist’s personal views. While this dazzling film does not rely on them, the visual effects and the overall look-feel of Ex Machina are absolutely stunning and were rightly picked for an Academy Award. They make Ex Machina feel just as casually futuristic as the equally stylish Her and, like Joaquin Phoenix, Gleeson aka Caleb must confront the feelings he develops towards a machine, despite his full awareness that ‘she’ is just that. This is possibly as close to Kubrick as anyone got in the 21st century. Ex Machina is clever, thrilling, and packed with engaging ideas.