#Disney L-Pop

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we finished l-pop last night @petsohp

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L-Pop on Disney + ep4-6 Recap/Review

So legitimately this is one of my favorite shows Disney+ Latin America has done. Did not see that on my 2023 Bingo card!

Ep4 - It’s the qualifier episode so we get more performances this time which was a lot of fun and just what I was hoping for. Sweet Ji-Won making Andrea an ugly poster - they are just the dumbest and cutest. Ofc the group is being absolutely insane as they prep. We got Indra with her sage, Tomas trying to hug Ji-Won, and them memorizing capitals to calm their nerves. The sillies are so silly. I’m just honestly having a good time. And the they miss the cut …by 1!

Ep5 - Obviously they weren’t going to stay down for long. Absolutely dying at Tomás not showering for days so he can scrub thru the videos to find the other team that cheated to get disqualified. And then Hye-Jin using her wits to blackmail the competition lady so she actually would disqualify them. I’m just obsessed with this group. They’re all absolutely insane and lovable. I love how invested everyone is in Ji-Won and Andrea’s relationship too - as am I!! They’re so adorable also the fact that he’s always bringing her food to flirt I’m 😭.

The scene with them filming their music video!! First the hilarity of them trying to scale the wall when Indra walks through an open gate 😂 and then the MV was really good! The song kind of reminded me of Dynamite by BTS lmao. I’m curious if we’ll get these songs on Spotify they’re all stuck in my head now (ticky ticky toc toc) . Also props to the director keeping the Pablo bit going even when they were all running away from the cop and still blocking Pablo’s face with his camera 🤭

Ep6 - The big finale already and I’m just sad this is already ending. But Andrea convincing Sylvana to stay and encouraging the team by showing her talent show video and them all agreeing to call the team L-Pop why are they all so cute?! The vintage shop scene was adorable and the whole group getting caught watching Andrea/Ji-Won again, it never stops being funny. And I really love that Pau always encourages Andrea with K-Pop even tho it’s clearly not her thing 🥲 and just always shaking her head at the parents pushing her into dentistry. Ugh supportive sisters got me 🥺

Idk what’s going on with Diego, like is he supposed to be flirting with Andrea bc I can’t. Im so glad Ji-Won finally made his move tho!! But ah that cliffhanger — I need a s2 stat!

Anyway this show was just good vibes, good heart, cringey but proud! 10/10 highly recommend for anyone with any fan obsession that should get them institutionalized 😍

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leona in club leadership

Me: I’m safe after the hitman that was Epel’s Birthday Jacket jumpscared me with the “Leona is a reliable senpai” talk Broomquet Leona: Broomquet Leona: *slowly raises the broom for a bonking*

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Alright, so. 🤡 We all know that Leona's the captain of the Magical Shift/Spelldrive Club at NRC (moving forward, I will refer to this as "Magift Club", since that's the shortest phrase). What's more is, we actually get quite a bit of information about how he goes around running the club and training its members (although the information is scattered across various vignettes, so it may be difficult to piece it all together if you don't know where to look or don't read certain vignettes). THIS IS THE GOOD STUFF THOUGH, THIS IS A GOLD MINE OF LuONA CHA EARCTERiXATION AND I'M GOINOG TO POP of DFF ABOUT IT

Firstly! In book 2 of the main story, Jack tells us that he was impressed by Leona's amazing play in a Magift game three years ago. This would later become a part of Jack's motivation to attend Night Raven College--so he could become a great athlete, and, perhaps, get to play against or alongside that player that he admired so much. Even when Jack learns that Leona is playing dirty to eliminated Diasomnia from the interdorm tournament, Jack exposes that he believes Leona is capable of securing a victory by playing fairly. Maybe you could call it a freshman's naive beliefs, but Jack knows that Leona is better than this. What book 2 shows us is that Leona is willing to resort to underhanded tactics to come out on top--but he's also very skilled in his own right, both physically and intellectually, and even at his lowest points, he has people who trust him to lead them: people like Jack. But where does this faith and respect come from???????? For that, we'll have to dive into additional materials.

In many vignettes, such as Ace's PE Uniform and Ruggie's Outdoor Wear, we hear from other characters that the Magift Club members train rigorously (usually to the point of exhaustion). Ruggie, a fellow Magift Club member, confesses to his inexperience; he never played Magift before coming to NRC and he's not a born athlete. He seriously considered quitting the club due to their physically demanding practice and training. However, Ruggie credits Leona for the vast improvement he has made, citing that Leona would give him all kinds of assignments to hone his skills. More importantly, doing all of these assignments also taught Ruggie how to endure and persist in the face of adversity. Ruggie could have just lied here and said the training was easy to quickly and artificially inflate the numbers of new recruits he pulls in to please Leona (some of the new recruits would end up dropping out anyway) BUT HE DOESN'T. This leads me to believe that Ruggie is being honest about what it takes to be in Magift Club and is genuinely praising Leona's guidance as a part of why it's beneficial to join. "Leona makes every session worthwhile [...] He makes all the calls during our games, but otherwise lets us do our thing. Which means we can work out our problem spots for ourselves. He's a great captain!"

Epel, the other main cast member in Magift Club, has not yet joined at the time of the flashback in Ruggie's Outdoor Wear vignette. Upon hearing Ruggie's praise of Leona, Epel gets the impression that Leona is an incredible person. Post-joining the club, this impression continues. In his Birthday Jacket vignettes, Epel describes Leona as someone who is quick-witted, fierce-looking, and has a cool personality. He really admires Leona and wants to be like him someday, making him the second first year that has these sort of sentiments. Epel tells stories similar to Ruggie, saying that Leona has helped him out a lot during club and is generally good at looking out for others. He specifically mentions that everyone counts on Leona for his leadership during games and provides individualized advice to help each team member improve (details which supports what Ruggie initially told the freshmen). People outside of Leona’s reign also comment on this, such as Ace in Endless Halloween Night. He remarks that the first thing Leona thought to do was untie Epel; this leads Ace to conclude that Leona, does, in fact, look out for people despite how he usually acts 🤡

Epel also says that he "knows" Leona would help him study if he were on the verge of failing a class. AND YOU KNOW WHAT??????????? Leona actually DOES tutor Ruggie (who initially descibes his grades as being "in the dumpster") and gives advice and materials to him. Now Ruggie's grades are average, but passing. In his Labwear vignettes, Leona doesn't formally teach Epel, but he does make a voice-changing potion to help Epel out (although his own ulterior motive was to avoid Rook, who was the one that originally helped Epel). When Epel and Grim then beg Leona to show them his technique, he refuses and seems annoyed at their requests. In other words, Leona doesn't seem eager to teach others unless it serves a purpose for himself.

Leons is oftentimes pushing others to perform well, and in a way that serves a dual purpose of helping the individual out but also ultimately benefitting him. For example, Leona helps sand Azul’s contracts because he wants to as terminate an agreement he has with Azul. Additionally, he plots in book 2 not only to help his dorm mates be noticed by Magift scouts, but also to prove his own worth as a leader. In yet another instance, Leona shows students outside of his club how to efficiently mine for magestone so they can fulfill their goal and earn a Vargas Badge. This clears them out of the cave so he can nap there. Leona is working smarter, not necessarily harder. Relating this to Magift Club... As Ruggie and Epel have told us, Leona runs his members ragged during practice. As a rich kid and royalty, he’s said to have a natural inclination for being demanding and ordering others around—but there’s always some kind of compensation or reward for following orders well. Ruggie gets many perks from doing Leona’s errands and chores for him, so he willingly follows Leona. For the Magift Club, the intense training causes those unable or unwilling to keep up to quit, leaving behind the go-getters, the tough, and the willful. Not only are these the types of people most likely to do well in actually playing the sport, but they’re also the types of people Leona himself is seeking with play with.

When your players are willing and able to train hard and by themselves (knowing what their strengths and weaknesses are, as well as how to improve), it encourages… independence. It means less work for the captain to do. It means having a group of people who are obedient and obey your every word. It means Leona can get away with napping during club practice. He's working them hard now so they can take care of themselves later and he has to do less. That seems to be the implication in some instances, as Riddle had noted before that, “it has been a while since [he has seen Leona] sincerely apply himself to his club activities.” (That's because Leona has already trained his team to be comfortable train on their own! This is demonstrated in the flashback of his Beastly Garb vignettes, when Leona instructs his club to do cooldown exercises "on their own while he heads off to nap.) And believe me, when he’s “applying himself”, his talent shines through (just as his intelligence does when he wants to employ it). As Epel and Ruggie say in Leona’s Halloween vignette (flashback), 5 people tried to get the disc away from Leona for 30 minutes and still weren’t successful while Leona barely broke a sweat. Part of the reason why Leona is able to afford bossing his team members around is because he can walk the walk. His own abilities, then, also serve as a point of motivation for the rest of the team. They want to be able to perform on the same level as him, want the honor to play with someone like that. We see one prominent example of this in his Dorm Uniform vignettes. In them, Jack is being bullied by Savanaclaw (senpai) mobs because they're annoyed with his athletic abilities and righteous attitude. These mobs also accurse Leona of being unworthy to lead them because "all [he does] is slack off during practice". They quickly learn the true magnitude of Leona's strength when he defends Jack from 30 mobs at once, not only demonstrating that he is fit for the title of captain, but also someone that has earned Jack's respect.

Though the Dorm Uniform vignettes ultimately frame Leona as siding with Jack, there is a lot of strategic thinking and wisdom in the advice he imparts to both parties involved in the quarrel. He argues in favor of the mobs "skirting the rules", which falls in line with his willingness to disregard morality so long as he achieves an end goal (see: his actions against Azul in book 3, and his actions in book 2 against Malleus). In this case, Jack preaching about playing by the rules is getting in the way of their goals (which will resurface in book 2). That's why he gets put in time-out to "think about his actions", and how he sees the world as black and white, evil and good. To Leona, it's not cheating, it's just playing smart and within the rules specifically specified (the mobs still acted within the boundaries set by rules) or what isn't specifically outlawed (they can't lose to Malleus if he can't play to begin with) to get what he wants. To this point, Leona also sees no shame in strategic retreats and surrenders. This is illustrated by him willingly turning himself into STYX when they approach, and passing on temporary leadership to Ruggie while he's gone. Again, he's just working with what he has in the systems that are presented to him, and he expects everyone else to be able to play the same game. While Leona tells Jack off, it's also true that Leona does have some code of honor as it relates to his own interests; he tells the mobs they're acting embarrassing by "punching down" and being jealous of a freshman. This doesn't come from a place of concern for Jack, or from worry about their attitude, but primarily from irritation that he has to clean up after their behavior. As we see in book 2, Leona himself has no issue with playing Magift against freshmen who are new to the sport (Ace, Deuce, etc.) when they've come unannounced into his dormitory. It's Jack who has to intervene there and call Leona out for picking on the small fry. Even Leona warning the mobs for using magic outside of Magift is a ploy to serve his own agenda. It's against school rules to use magic unless instructed; Leona is, therefore, against his students wailing on Jack using magic instead of fists because it could attract undue attention from staff (and thus cause issues for him, as their dorm leader). This is also why Leona wants to take on the Heartslabyul detective group in a game of Magift instead of just fighting them then and there; it's to avoid causing such a ruckus right before the big interdorm tournament. Leona has a problem with people challenging his authority and making unnecessary trouble for him to fix. When it serves his interests, he'll turn, and/or he won't side completely with one party. He can easily see the pros and the cons of both sides. If Jack is black and white, then Leona is all grey.

This is another notable quality of Leona's: he can identify and understand people's strengths and weaknesses, sometimes even better than they do themselves. His own club members can attest to how Leona gives them specific advice to improve their skills. In fact, we get to see one instance of it in Leona's Beastly Garb vignettes. Epel asks Leona for advice on how to better control the disc, since he's been missing passes and dropping them a lot. Leona responds by telling him not to worry about it and then walking off. A lot of people might look at this and say "he's just being lazy and shirking his work again". But later in the vignette, Leona explains his rationale: Epel's strength is his speed. When he's handling a disc as he's flying, that significantly cuts down on that speed and hinders his overall performance. If Epel tries to get better at all these things at once, he'll neglect his actual strength and not be useful to the team. Leona reasons that since making objects float is a fundamental skill for a mage, Epel will naturally practice it more and improve with time, so in the meantime he should dedicate his time in club to what he's already got as an asset.

This discerning eye is not just limited to club members, either. Leona has shown that, time and time again, he can key in on people. It was Leona who recognized Ace's craftiness and how Ace planned to use Leona's presence to his own advantage in Endless Halloween Night. Leona doesn't worry about the potential harm a wayward disc could have caused Riddle because he knows Riddle could easily deflect it with his own magic (in Ace's PE vignette). He alone noticed that Jamil's eyes "always glare" and senses his malicious intent against Kalim (in Jamil's School Uniform vignette). This is WAY before the events of book 4 ever came out too. Then, in book 6, Leona points out that Ruggie knows how keep to the strongest people to make up for his own deficits, how Jack knows how to adhere to a hierarchy, and how even Kalim has strengths in how amicable he is, and the wealth he was born into. He knows when people aren't meeting their full potential too, telling Jamil that he keeps making excuses instead of actually acting.

What makes the whole conversation Leona has with Jamil so great is that a lot of what is said is relatable for the two of them. Leona, too, knows what it's like to be in a situation where others shun his talents in favor of another. That's why he's able to speak so pointedly on the matter. It's that connection that helps to move Jamil and motivate him to finally act on his own to fulfill a support role for Leona that he needs later on. There's a parallel here with how Leona acted in book 2; he tried and tried and tried, and when he failed, he sat down and gave it all up, blaming his team mates and claiming he played along with their game. Leona was a quitter before. But now he's seeing that same behavior in others and he's calling it out, bluntly posing the question of if they're going to continue to wallow or if they're going to pick themselves up and move forward. It's the same lesson that HE had to learn for himself. If you consider that his Dorm Uniform vignettes play out prior to book 2, it becomes even more fitting for his growth since he tells Jack back then: "[...] guys who own up to their mistakes are all right in my book. Keep at it and model that behavior for the rest of Savanaclaw." This is Leona owning up to his own mistakes. He never openly and formally apologizes what his wrongdoings or promised to "be better" (then again, some OB boys just don't), but he's making up for his past behavior by imparting the wisdom he learned with his peers, whether subconsciously (like, out of guilt) or consciously.

This all goes hand-in-hand with the high standards Leona has set for Magift Club. Cater asks him for the details of his club's training (in Leona's Broomquet), to which the birthday boy responds with a story about how a team member didn't have enough stamina for a game, so instead of training them to pass the disc, he purposefully chucked the disc as far as it would go. It's to demonstrate to the club member that was lacking in stamina that this is the distance they need to be able to go, and this is their current disparity. It comes off as perhaps too harsh (and certainly a means to quit the club), but as Leona puts it, he doesn't want nor need cowards with him. His team should be full of people who get frustrated when they cannot meet their goals and will actively think about how to be better, then come back and try again and again. Think of it like how Mulan found smarter ways to tackle the challenges put forth by the army, rather than training the conventional way. That's what Leona expects of his club members, and it's the same mentality that drives himself. Tackling the same problem using creative solutions--it's like a game of chess. qbkhldyuFVYOwovyifS ;fslh ihof Aana dnAn thEN MCaER T SAYS smsethbha TH LIKE "waaaah~ Leona-kun is such a cool leader~" AFSHYJASVYOIFADOS AND THANE THAT FUCKE R LONA ' JUST G oeaS "this is to be expected of every leader, it's the basics" UNM???????? ??? ??? ???? ? BITCH EXCUSE YOU???? ???? ??? ? ? ? ? ? 😭 IW ANS'T EXPEC TING TO BE FUCXKIGFN A ATTACKED LKIKE THIS, CA T MAN

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Funko Pop Marvel Studios Disney+ Secret Invasion Nick Fury - 1115

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[melodyvega1967]

oh yeah also I started this show called 'l-pop' which just had me addicted for 3 hours straight

also I badly ship Andrea and Ji-won

[kuriruki]

Feeling a lot of emotions abt 💛💙 (and falls for them all over again 😔 )

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Short n Sweet (Max Verstappen x Singer!Reader)

Inspired by the new Sabrina Carpenter album. Face claim- Sabrina Carpenter. All the pictures are from pinterest and instagram

No hate to anyone. This is all fiction

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y/n.y/l/n Wanted to give you guys a little something before Coachella. Surprise single before Coachella.

user1 OMG!! SUMMER BOP😍😍 user2 why is Max lurking in the likes?🤔 user3 user2 who is Max? user2 user3 Max Verstappen is a Formula One driver for RedBull Racing user4 who has my girl writing love songs for??😭😭 user5 how are we supposed to learn this in a few hours? It's on the setlist for coachella🥲🥲

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y/n.y/l/n Thank you to everyone who came! I had a blast and even got to meet chappelroan. Can't believe you guys memorised Espresso in such short notice, love you guys!!😘😘

user6 I'm so happy they met😭 user7 She looks like the prettiest southern princess😍😍 user8 my dream came true when I got to see you live today❤��❤️ user9 There's a rumour that this song is about Max Verstappen?!🤐 user10 love you baby girl!! ❤️❤️The IT GIRL of pop is here😘😘

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y/n.y/l/n So happy to release the next single on my album- Please Please Please. Hope you enjoy❤️

user1 is it just me or did they dating catch me off guard?🫣 user2 I thought it was just rumours but it seems it's real😭 user3 I didn't think we'd get to see Max act, but damn😭😭 user4 she's really marking her territory😏👀 user5 Max I hope you are better than all her shitty exes🙂 redbullracing thank you for casting our driver. All those acting lessons have paid off💙Liked by Author

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y/n.y/l/n The cat's out of the bag. I would like you to meet my boyfriend Max, a cat dad of 2 gorgeous Bengals. Also, I'm a bit of a show off, so here's pictures of my hot sappy boyfriend😍😍

maxverstappen1 Love you, schat💙 y/n.y/l/n maxverstappen1 I love you too baby!!❤️ redbullracing come to the paddock soon!! We would love to meet you🥹 landonorris OMG!! This is the girl you asked tips on how to pull?😏😏 maxverstappen1 landonorris I didn't ask for tips. I did it on my own user6 OMG!! THE HARD LAUNCH IS LAUNCHING😭😭 user7 I'm happy to see her sappy and in love😭😍 user8 the second and fifth picture🤤🤤 user9 Both of you are too cute😤😤 user10 can't wait to see Max at her concerts🥹🥹

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y/n.y/l/n WOW a man of many words maxverstappen1 y/n.y/l/n I can show you I love you without uttering a single word redbullracing cutest couple ever!!💙💙 landonorris can't believe you pulled her👀 maxverstappen1 landonorris 😡🤬 charles_leclerc So happy for you both!❤️ schecoperez the kids love watching her old Disney shows!!❤️ y/n.y/l/n schecoperez OMG!! I wanna meet them!!🥹🥹 user1 can't wait to see her at the races😏 user2 Max has been so happy and cheery since he started dating her🫣 user3 both of them are made for each other😌😌 user4 the second picture 😍🤤Max is strong 🤤🤤 user5 both of them are each others biggest fans, so cute❤️❤️

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maxverstappen1 Enjoyed every moment in Zandvoort with this amazing atmosphere🟠 We couldn't challenge for the win today, but thank you for all your incredible support 🙌

y/n.y/l/n You did so well baby!! So proud of you!!😘😘 maxverstappen1 y/n.y/l/n thanks lifde. So proud of you too!!💙💙 y/n.y/l/n maxverstappen1 overall a great weekend for us🥹😏 user5 you were great!! We love you❤️❤️ user6 get you a man that celebrates your wins too🤧🤧 user7 their interactions are so cute, can't even believe she made it to the race🥹🥹 user8 they made everyone feel single at the paddock😭😭 user9 Monza next, Max will work his magic😤 user10 we love to watch the power couple win😭

[slut4celebs]

Green Eyed Girl

Tate McRae x Reader

Word Count: 2,438 words... Guys, I went for it on this one.

Trigger Warnings: jealousy, SMUT (MDNI). Tate reminding R who she belongs to. Fingering (R receiving), oral (R receiving), mommy kink, praise, degradation. While the smut seems hardcore, there's more plot than smut for sure.

Request/Synopsis: "Maybe y/n is getting a lot of attention from Olivia Rodrigo and it makes Tate jealous? Anddd a possible smut ending." In which Tate McRae isn't happy that her girlfriend and her best friend are getting close. Not when it's taking time away from her.

Requests are open. < guys seriously, pls

It was Olivia Rodrigo that introduced both Tate McRae and (Y/n) (L/n) to each other. Olivia and (Y/n) both starred in the hit Disney+ show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series where they both had very public breakups from their co-stars. This caused their characters to leave the show together after (Y/n)'s character, Penny, agreed to help Nini find herself, complete with a shared on-screen kiss that shocked viewers and created a shipping frenzy. This shipping frenzy was so big that both Olivia and (Y/n) are still asked today if they were dating, more than two years after they left the show. This bothered Tate, who was currently watching them from across her own living room cuddled up under a blanket, watching TikTok. This wasn't the first time Tate had gotten jealous of her girlfriend and Olivia. In fact, there were five more times that made this one all the more annoying.

The first instance happened two weeks before Tate made it official with (Y/n). (Y/n) had come over to her apartment, just because, to see Tate. Only, she was adorning Olivia's hoodie. "No way, you got an exclusive Sour hoodie?" Tate questioned with a grin, looking over the hoodie. She then had her world rocked when (Y/n) admitted that it was actually Olivia's and that she brought it so she could return it. That was when Tate went to pull out her own hoodie that read 'T8' on the back, telling (Y/n) she now had a replacement that she never had to return. It was a quick and easy fix, and her jealousy was quickly pushed away by (Y/n)'s wide smile as she pulled off the Sour hoodie and replaced it with Tate's hoodie.

The second situation was a month into the two of them dating at a public event. They were coming out as a couple, holding hands when Olivia came by to greet them. Instead of the paparazzi catching Tate and (Y/n) holding hands, they caught the reuniting 'rumored girlfriends' hugging. The next morning, Tate was excited to see what the public thought about their grand coming out, only to see that social media frenzied over the wrong couple. It was pop icons Tate McRae and (Y/n) (L/n). No, instead it was pop icons Olivia Rodrigo and (Y/n) (L/n). The headlines caused a the familiar feeling the Tate experienced a little two months ago to rumble in her chest. Only to receive a text from (Y/n) saying 'The public got it all wrong. Wanna go live with me later to correct them?' The simple action calmed Tate since she didn't even have to complain to (Y/n) about the press reporting the wrong couple in the news.

Perhaps the third time is what caused Tate to almost feel eternally jealous in their presence. (Y/n) had stayed the night at Tate's apartment and Olivia, with this knowledge, came over to ask (Y/n) a question. (Y/n), who had been making out with her stopped, seeing Olivia texted she was coming over to ask a question, to go answer it. Of course, it had been only a ten minute question, and it was about music, but it put Tate is rather a foul mood and caused her to not want to make out anymore. It did also bring up the discussion of jealousy. "I understand and I'm sorry. I didn't realize you were feeling this way. If I ever make you feel jealous, just let me know, I'll take a step back." Tate felt a little bad since (Y/n) was so understanding of her fears on the subject. So, she tried to just drop the jealous feeling herself. After all, they were best friends. She wasn't in Olivia's bed, she was in hers.

The fourth time wasn't particularly either Olivia's or (Y/n)'s fault. It was just TikTok edit after TikTok edit of either Olivia and (Y/n) or their High School Musical: The Musical: The Series characters. It just annoyed Tate to the point she had to look up edits of her and (Y/n), seeing there was a stark decrease in the number of edits. Tate sighed, scrolling through and she couldn't help but note that they were really cute. Especially when (Y/n) just dropped an entire love album with songs inspired by Tate, even writing an entire song called 'Tate.' This eased her jealousy slightly as she put on the album and decided to finally close her eyes for the night.

The final reason came within a year into their relationship. While Tate had never completely shook the feeling of jealousy, she definitely got better at feeling like it was eating her apart. The final reason came when they were attending an Olivia Rodrigo concert. While she couldn't help the jealous feeling from building in the pit of her stomach, she would always go and support her best friends. She just wasn't expecting Olivia to bring (Y/n) on stage for a duet, the two embracing tightly at the end of it. Even though it wasn't a love song, Tate knew how the media would take this duet. She knew it was dumb to feel any jealousy towards this moment, but she couldn't help it. She still smiled when (Y/n) returned, glistening with a bit of sweat as the two kissed, but she knew the smile didn't reach her eyes.

Now, the current issue. Olivia had just helped (Y/n) move into Tate's apartment. While, yes, this was now also (Y/n)'s apartment and she could invite who she wanted, Tate was tired and wanted some time alone. She even announced that she was going to shower and go to bed. She fully expected (Y/n) to tell Olivia the same before going to bed with her. Instead, after her girlfriend didn't join her in the shower and after thirty minutes of lying in bed without her, Tate went to go see where she was. Her eyes narrowed when she saw the two of them curled together watching TikToks. "(Y/n)," her voice got their attention, and she was silently pleading with the girl. "I'm tired and it's cold in the room. Can you come to bed?" At that, Olivia finally made her exit, leaving Tate to once and for all remind (Y/n) who she belonged to.

As soon as the door clicked close and (Y/n) locked it, Tate had her pressed against the door, kissing her hungrily. Her hands held her firmly and (Y/n) couldn't help the moan that slipped from her lips, despite the initial shock from the kiss and the action. When Tate pulled away, she left a string of spit in her wake, connecting the two of them. She broke off the string, pulling (Y/n) to the bedroom, flipping off light switches on the way to bed. "I guess I need to remind you who you belong to since I found you in there cuddled up with Olivia, don't I?" Tate questioned, her eyes dark. (Y/n)'s heart was racing and when she didn't answer, Tate rolled her eyes. "Answer me. Do I need to remind you?" She questioned, straddling her girlfriend's lap as she pushed her onto the bed.

It was obvious that (Y/n) was needy as she went to kiss Tate. However, due to not answering immediately, Tate declined the kiss. "No, I don't need reminding. I belong to you, Tate." This was the first time that Tate was bringing her jealousy into the bedroom. While it seemed to shock (Y/n), it also seemed to turn her on. She was squirming under her, and she knew she fucked up by allowing her best friend to overstay her welcome. She also knew that she didn't call Tate by the right now by the quirk of her eyebrow. "I belong to you and you alone, Mommy." She promised, her words sounding like a whine. Her cheeks were red from embarrassment as she bit her lower lip. The obvious sense of neediness causing Tate to smirk.

She removed her body from her girlfriend's stripping her completely after (Y/n) had said she wanted her to. Goosebumps prickled (Y/n)'s skin as she watched her girlfriend, not realizing how green-eyed with jealousy she had gotten until their eyes met. Tate's eyes were dark, and she realized that what she had done had obviously effected her, though she didn't realize it would. At that moment, she decided to take a step away from Olivia, not wanting to upset her girlfriend again. For now, she would let Tate use her.

"Look at you, such a pretty slut for me. I'm going to fuck you until you forget her name." Tate taunted, eyes looking over her. (Y/n) shivered under her girlfriend's gaze. Even through her insecurities, she knew that Tate was eating her alive with her eyes. She didn't have time to answer as Tate crashed their lips together, fingers traveling down her body. Tate only stopped for a second, making sure (Y/n) was okay, and when (Y/n) gave her full, verbal consent, she let her thumb rub familiar patterns into her clit. She had memorized everything her girlfriend liked and she knew how to make her cum. She bet Olivia couldn't make (Y/n) cum. "You were being such a bad girl. You don't even deserve to cum."

(Y/n) forced her eyes to remain on Tate, and begged them silently not to roll back in pleasure. Not when it was obvious Tate would stop the second they did or the second she closed her eyes. A moan fell from her lips and her brows scrunched up as her she gripped Tate's shoulder for physical contact of some sort, her other hand fisting the bedsheet. "I-I want to be good for you, M-Mommy. Please let me cum." She managed to get out, though she had obviously struggled. This made Tate smirk as she inserted two fingers, curling them immediately. (Y/n) let out a cry and something glistened in Tate's eyes at the sound.

She began thrusting her fingers as she listened to her girlfriend's moans, enjoying the way she made her hips buck so effortlessly. It made some of the jealousy melt away. "Olivia couldn't make you cum, huh? Only I can make you cum. Only I can touch you. You're my girl. You're mommy's girl." She stated in a condescending way. "Keep being loud for me, and I'll think about letting you cum. I want the entire apartment to know who you belong to." She made it clear she wasn't going to let up yet, even as (Y/n)'s legs trembled with an oncoming orgasm. Her body felt like it was floating and all she wanted to do was release.

Right before she thought she might combust if she didn't orgasm, Tate pulled away. Her chest heaved and a whine escaped her. But she was quickly silenced by her girlfriend's lips before they traveled down her body, leaving love bites in their wake. She felt a chill from the spit left behind mixed with their air conditioning on blast. She bit her bottom lip, knowing what was about to come next. "You can cum, princess. You were so good for me." Tate hummed softly, her jealousy obviously finally coming to an end at the realization that (Y/n) truly was hers (and hers alone).

To solidify this, as her girlfriend began to suck on her clit, (Y/n) dropped calling her 'mommy.' Instead, she did what she knew would make Tate feel more at ease after having fucked the life out of her girlfriend. (Y/n) rose an octave, screaming her girlfriend's name, moans nothing short of pornographic following after. Tate grinned as she sucked her clit until (Y/n) came. Tate cleaned her up diligently, slick dripping off her chin as she helped her ride out her high. Afterwards, she pulled (Y/n) close, kissing her forehead.

"I'm sorry for being so jealous," she muttered, kissing (Y/n) again. (Y/n) was about to respond, but Tate wasn't done apologizing yet. "I know you two are best friends. Honestly, it isn't even you two. It's the media. Whenever you are hanging out with Olivia, there's this huge speculation that we broke up and you're with Olivia. It just bugs me because Olivia is with Louis and you're with me. I don't know why they can't see that. And, honestly, I was probably a little sensitive earlier because I was ready to go to bed and when I walked out, you were both cuddled on the couch, under a blanket, watching TikTok, and I-"

Tate was cut off by a kiss, causing her eyes to widen, but they quickly shut as she kissed back. She cupped (Y/n)'s cheeks until they finally pulled away from each other. "I should be the one apologizing. You've already approached me with you feeling jealous, and instead of changing things up like I promised to do, I stuck with my old ways. It's not an excuse, but I think it's hard when we got so close due to our breakups. Pulling away is almost like saying goodbye to those early days of stardom that we experienced together. But… I'm ready to give our friendship that space to grow so I can grow with you. I think I just needed to realize her and I could still be friends, even if I spent less time with her. I'm sorry, Tate, for it taking me so long to realize that, and for hurting you." She said softly. She pressed her lips on Tate's forehead.

Tate smiled a bit at the apology and the kiss. "Thank you for understanding." Tate said softly, her jealousy finally leaving her body. She moved to let (Y/n) get in the shower, sitting on toilet seat since she just wanted to talk. She did depart to throw her girlfriend's towel and pajamas in the drier so they'd be warm for her when she got out. After (Y/n) pulled on her pajamas, the two of them joined each other in bed. It was the first night of them living together, and what started out rough, was ending up a lot better. Tate was proud that they communicated their feelings (and for getting (Y/n) to scream her name so loud, they probably got a noise complaint). She kissed her cheek, curling into her girlfriend as (Y/n)'s arms wrapped around her lovingly.

[idrawweirdstuffnominors]

I just got done reading the step mom fic, and it got me thinking how the boys would react to being a stepdad

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The Eltingville boys as stepdads

Bill dickey-

Bill Dickey as a Stepdad (Co-Parenting Edition):

Initial Reaction: When you first told Bill you had a daughter from a previous relationship, he scoffed. “Great. Another mouth to feed and someone else who’s gonna tell me I’m wrong all the time.” But secretly? He was intrigued. He likes being the guy with knowledge. Maybe he could raise a geek who didn’t suck.

Bonding Tactics: He tries to bond by forcing her to watch all 14 hours of The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions in one sitting. She’s seven. She cries during the second orc decapitation. He pauses the movie, grabs her shoulders and says, “No daughter of mine is gonna be a normie, okay?! You wanna live in a society? Then get cultured!”

Parenting Style: Absolutely unfiltered. Yells about “participation trophies” and “woke kindergarten.” If a teacher gives her a B+, he’s writing a 3-page email about academic standards and how Blade Runner had more depth than the entire curriculum. Signs it with “Sincerely, a concerned father and science fiction historian.”

At the Park: Other parents whisper. He’s the guy screaming “IT’S CALLED DEFENSE, MORON!” during a pee-wee soccer game. Your daughter just stands there in the field like, “Jesus Christ.” You threaten to bench him from events, and he grumbles about “censorship.”

Discipline: Somehow both too harsh and a total pushover. He’ll scream about respect and grounding, then an hour later he’s in her room ranting about how “Leia should’ve had her own trilogy” and giving her the Funko Pop he said she couldn’t have.

Arguments with You: Loud, full of sarcasm, usually end with him pacing in a graphic tee muttering “This is why people don’t stay together anymore, nobody appreciates a damn thing…” Then he sees your kid sad about the yelling and awkwardly offers her a comic book. “It’s a mint condition 1993 reprint. Don’t touch it, just look.”

Co-Parenting With You: It’s messy, but he shows up. He brings lunch to school (always themed like Star Wars Day or Batman), he picks her up in his disaster of a car blasting prog rock, he’ll drive across town for the last copy of the Pokémon plush she wants. If anyone makes your daughter cry, he’s outside that house in a trench coat and foam bat, screaming at the clouds.

Secret Softness: Thinks she’s the only person with any brains. Once told her bedtime stories using Dune lore. Taught her how to sort comics by condition. Has a drawing she made of the two of you framed under glass—claims it’s “for tax reasons,” but refuses to let it leave the wall.

Final Verdict: He’s the loudest, most obnoxious, least tactful stepdad in existence. But he cares hard. Under the sarcasm and screaming is a nerd who doesn’t know how to love softly—but he’s trying. In his own batshit way, he loves your daughter like she’s his player 2.

“The Princess Problem”

Saturday morning. You’re already bracing yourself.

You hear the stomping first—your daughter’s light, angry steps down the hallway. Then the heavier, more dramatic stomping. Bill’s.

Your seven-year-old barrels into the kitchen, pouting and crossing her arms. Bill storms in behind her, looking personally offended by the concept of life.

“She said Cinderella’s the best Disney princess,” he growls, pointing like he’s calling out a war crime. “I told her that’s propaganda for passive female leads. And now I’m the bad guy?!”

You set your coffee down slowly. “Bill… she’s seven.”

“Yeah, well, someone has to teach her media literacy before she grows up thinking Pixar is the peak of cinema,” he snaps, pacing in his Skeletor slippers. “I suggested She-Ra. You know, strong female lead. Sword. Sci-fi. Culture. And she called me—” he deepens his voice into a kid-mocking register— “‘a nerdy meanface.’”

Your daughter looks triumphant. “Because you are!”

“Okay, timeout,” you sigh, stepping between them like a ref at Comic-Con Fight Club. “Bill, you’re arguing with a child. Again. And you’re losing.”

“I’m not losing,” he grumbles. “I’m just—ugh—choosing to disengage. Like Picard.”

You crouch in front of your daughter. “Sweetie, Bill has… weird opinions. But it doesn’t mean he doesn’t care.”

“Then why’d he take my Elsa doll and say she needed a rewrite?”

Bill waves a finger. “Because the plot arc was inconsistent! If you're gonna have ice powers, learn some combat tactics! It’s basic hero progression!”

Your daughter makes a face. You shoot Bill a look.

He groans and drops onto a kitchen chair. “Okay, okay, look… maybe I was a little harsh. I just want her to grow up with taste, alright? I don’t want to live in a world where my kid idolizes someone who leaves her shoe behind like a moron.”

“She’s fictional, Bill,” you hiss, rubbing your temple.

He looks at your daughter, scratches the back of his neck. “Listen, kid… if you wanna like Cinderella, fine. But can we agree Mulan kicks more ass?”

Your daughter eyes him warily, then nods. “Only if I can watch Encanto without you calling it ‘emotionally manipulative fluff.’”

Bill sighs, defeated. “...Deal.”

You smile. Bill grumbles something under his breath about Bruno and sits back with his coffee. Your daughter skips off, victorious.

You look at him. “You really are a nerdy meanface.”

“Yeah,” he says, but there’s a faint smile tugging at the edge of his scowl. “But I’m her nerdy meanface.”

Pete DiNunzio-

Pete DiNunzio as Your Daughter’s Stepdad – Co-Parenting Headcanons

Pete didn’t ask to be a stepdad, but when he got involved with you, it wasn’t a dealbreaker either. He just shrugged and said, “Whatever. I ain’t gonna be like those deadbeat clowns on daytime TV.”

He’s not great with kids at first. He’s awkward, impatient, and swears a lot until you start shooting him death glares every time he drops an f-bomb in front of her. Eventually, he swaps in things like “friggin’”, “crapweasel”, or “son of a—whatever.”

Lowkey hyper-protective. If your daughter gets picked on or someone hurts her feelings, Pete’s pacing in the living room like, “Give me a name. First and last. I’ll find their parents. I got time.”

He’s a sucker for movie nights with her, even if he complains about the choice. “You’re killin’ me with this Disney crap, kid. You got taste in there somewhere, right?” But then he ends up quoting the songs under his breath.

When co-parenting with you, he’s blunt to the point of pain. “Look, I’m not sugarcoatin’ nothin’. If she messed up, I’m sayin’ it. If you messed up, I’m sayin’ that too.” But if things get heated between you two, he always calms down first—gritting his teeth and saying, “Alright, alright. Let’s talk like humans. I ain’t tryin’ to screw this kid up.”

He’s got a soft spot for watching her draw or do crafts. He acts like he’s not interested—“What is that supposed to be, a freakin’ horse?”—but he saves the doodles she gives him and tacks them on the fridge behind pizza menus.

If her biological dad is still in the picture, Pete is tense about it. He won’t pick fights, but the energy’s thick. “Long as he don’t screw her up or treat you like crap, I ain’t got nothin’ to say… but I will be watchin’.”

He teaches her how to stick up for herself in his own gruff way. “Listen, sweetheart, you don’t let nobody talk down to you, got it? You walk tall, you speak loud, and you punch last if you gotta.”

Deep down, he’s honored when she calls him “Dad” for the first time—even if he just nods and goes, “...Yeah. Cool. That’s cool.”

"You Look Beautiful, Princess Pete"

Pete DiNunzio sat on the couch with his arms crossed and a grimace like he just bit into a lemon. A sheer, glittery pink scarf was tied haphazardly around his neck, and there were plastic clip-on earrings clinging for dear life to his earlobes. One was shaped like a purple butterfly, the other was a heart that said “#1 Mom.”

Your daughter, five years old and full of power, stood on the coffee table wearing a tutu and holding a plastic wand like a scepter.

"You gotta be kiddin’ me," Pete muttered, staring down at his hands—which now had sparkly blue polish on two fingers and glitter smeared up his arm. “I look like a Lisa Frank hostage.”

"You look fabulous," she said with absolute confidence, waving the wand at him. "You're the princess now. Sit up straight, Princess Pete!"

Pete groaned dramatically and rolled his eyes, but didn’t move. "Look, kid, this don’t leave the house, capisce? If Bill or Josh see me like this, I’ll never hear the end of it. I got a reputation. I’m a horror guy, not a freakin’—what is this, a feather boa?!"

She nodded seriously. "It’s enchanted. It gives you the power to make people eat their vegetables."

He paused. “...Alright, maybe that’s not entirely useless.”

You peeked in from the hallway, stifling a laugh, and caught Pete adjusting the plastic tiara she had somehow jammed onto his head. It was crooked and tiny, sitting like an afterthought on his thick black hair.

"Hey," you teased, arms crossed, "Looking good, your majesty."

Pete narrowed his eyes at you. “Say one more word and I’m puttin’ glitter in your shampoo.”

Your daughter gasped. "No threatening the Queen Mother!"

Pete pointed a glittery nail at her. “This is your fault. You turned me into somethin’ outta a Lisa Rinna fever dream.”

She just grinned and clapped. “Princess Pete saves the kingdom from the evil broccoli!”

He grunted again but stood up, dramatically drawing the scarf like a cape. “Alright, alright. Broccoli’s goin’ down. But we’re havin’ pizza after this, or I’m callin’ child services.”

She giggled so hard she toppled off the table and into his arms. And Pete, still muttering about dignity and betrayal, caught her without thinking—holding her tight like it was the most natural thing in the world.

"Stinkin’ kid," he said, kissing her temple. “You better remember this when I’m old and you’re pickin’ my retirement home.”

---

Josh levy-

At first, he overthinks everything.

He Googles “how to bond with your partner’s kid” at 2 a.m. and ends up down a rabbit hole of Reddit horror stories. He panics over what he’s supposed to be—dad? buddy? sci-fi sensei? The pressure low-key short-circuits his brain.

Your daughter is wary at first… and Josh completely misreads it.

She’s just quiet. Normal quiet. But Josh spirals internally: She hates me. She sees through me. She knows I cried at a Muppets movie. You have to talk him down like, “Josh, she’s ten, not Professor X.”

Once they click, it’s over. He’s done for.

It starts small—she laughs at one of his dumb impressions or gets curious about his Star Trek figurines. Josh goes from nervous outsider to full-on stepdad mode overnight. Suddenly he’s building a cardboard starship in the living room.

He gets weirdly territorial about helping with homework.

Especially if it’s science or history. He lives to explain the space race or ancient civilizations in painfully detailed tangents. You have to rescue your daughter like, “Josh, she asked about Mesopotamia, not the entire geopolitical history of irrigation.”

He never oversteps.

He constantly checks in with you and your co-parent. Like, awkwardly. “Hey, is it okay if I take her to the con this weekend? I promise it’s a PG panel. There’s puppets.” He respects the boundary between dad and stepdad, and he wants her to have stability—not confusion.

He asks your daughter for “Stepdad Performance Reviews.”

Completely unironically. Little slips of paper with questions like, Am I cool? Am I annoying? Do I smell weird? and a box for “comments & suggestions.” She once wrote, Stop quoting Data so much, and he was lowkey devastated.

He talks to her like she’s a tiny adult.

He doesn’t dumb things down—he explains everything, sometimes too much, but it makes her feel respected. If she asks a hard question, he answers it honestly but with care. “Why don’t you and Dad argue?” / “Because love doesn’t have to come with yelling, kiddo. It really doesn’t.”

He’s fiercely loyal, even when he’s unsure of his place.

The first time she calls him “Josh” instead of “Mom’s boyfriend,” he melts. The first time she calls him “my stepdad”? He has to excuse himself to the bathroom so he can cry in private and not ruin his rep.

He’ll never pretend to be her dad—but he’ll always show up like one.

Science fairs, orthodontist appointments, awkward clothing shopping—he’s there. He’s the guy holding your purse and a unicorn jacket while she tries on shoes. He's still awkward and neurotic and overthinks half his decisions, but damn if he doesn’t love her like she’s his own.

Absolutely—this has peak Josh energy: awkward, earnest, and instantly wrapped around her tiny little finger. Here’s your mini-fic:

Title: “Daddy daughter dance”

Josh was elbow-deep in a box of tangled wires, trying to fix the busted DVD player (again) because your daughter had recently discovered The Land Before Time and declared war on streaming.

That’s when she appeared in the doorway—eight years old, gap-toothed, wearing sparkly leggings and a serious expression.

Her:

“Josh?”

He froze, a cable dangling from his hand like a dead robot limb.

Josh:

“Yeah, kiddo? You want another juice box or—wait, are you mad? Is it the cables again? I swear I didn’t mean to shock myself that loud.”

She walked in, clutching a folded piece of paper behind her back. Very solemn. Like she was about to read a will.

Her:

“I need to ask you something. And you’re not allowed to laugh.”

Josh (nervously):

“I would never laugh. Except when things are funny. Or uncomfortable. Or—okay, I’ll shut up. What’s up?”

She unfolded the paper and held it out.

It was a crayon drawing—her in a purple dress, smiling wide, next to… him. Wearing a black suit (kind of) with his weird hair and a crooked bowtie. They were standing under a sign that said “Daddy-Daughter Dance!!!” in bubble letters.

He blinked at it. Twice.

Her (quietly):

“My school’s having one next weekend. I can’t go with Dad 'cause it’s not his week. And I know you’re not really my dad. But I was wondering… if you’d maybe… still wanna go? Just this once?”

Josh Levy had faced down furious internet trolls, screamed at teenagers in comic book stores, and once did a Spock impression at a funeral by accident.

But this? This broke him.

His throat went tight.

Josh:

“Kiddo… I’d be honored.”

Her face lit up like the warp core powering up.

Josh:

“Just one condition.”

She tilted her head.

Josh:

“I get to pick the tie. And I warn you—it will have planets on it.”

Her:

“Only if I get to wear glitter shoes.”

Josh:

“Deal. But if we slow dance, you have to promise not to mock my terrible rhythm.”

Her (smirking):

“No promises.”

He looked back down at the crayon drawing. Then at her. Then back at the drawing.

Josh (softly):

“Y’know… if someone told me I’d get invited to a dance by the coolest person in the house, I would’ve said they were nuts.”

She shrugged.

Her:

“You’re not that cool. You just watch cool shows.”

And then she skipped out of the room like nothing had happened, leaving Josh there with a knot in his throat and the drawing still clutched in his hands.

He whispered to no one,

“I’m gonna cry in the car.”

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Jerry stokes-

Stepdad Jerry Stokes & Co-Parenting Headcanons

1. The Gentle Enforcer

Jerry plays “bad cop” when he needs to, but he’s never harsh. He enforces boundaries with a calm, firm voice, always kneeling to eye level with your daughter and explaining why something isn't okay. He respects your parenting style and checks in before making big discipline calls.

2. He Shows Up

School events? Doctor’s appointments? Dance recitals? He’s there—quietly supportive, maybe a little awkward at first, but eventually the teachers and other parents start recognizing him as “her dad.”

3. Bedtime Routine Buddy

Jerry reads her bedtime stories in his dry, matter-of-fact tone that somehow makes Goldilocks sound like a police report. She thinks it’s hilarious. He always stays until she falls asleep.

4. Stepdad, Not Replacement

He never tries to replace her bio dad (if he’s in the picture). Jerry’s big on respecting her emotional space. If she wants to call him “Jerry” instead of “Dad,” he’s okay with it. What matters is that she knows he’s there for her.

5. Private Co-Parenting Chats

After your daughter goes to bed, you two have nightly check-ins—sometimes wine and soft conversations, sometimes tense strategy talks if she’s having a tough time. He values your instincts and never undermines you, even if he disagrees.

6. Emotionally Attentive (in His Own Way)

Jerry’s not the most emotionally expressive, but he notices. He picks up when she’s withdrawn or off and lets you know, even if he doesn’t know how to bring it up to her directly.

7. Protective but Not Controlling

He won’t hover, but he will watch. When she hits those teen years and starts dating, he’s the quiet force on the porch with his arms crossed. Not threatening—just present.

8. Teaches Her Practical Skills

Jerry loves teaching her things she can use—bike maintenance, self-defense, how to change a tire, how to recognize manipulative behavior. He wants her to be safe, smart, and independent.

9. Holiday Traditions

He starts little traditions just for the two of them. Saturday morning pancakes. Silly Halloween costumes. A secret handshake. He puts in effort because he knows trust is earned over time.

10. The Way He Looks at You

Every time your daughter calls him “my stepdad” with pride, he gives you that look. That grateful, quiet, "thank you for letting me love her" kind of look.

“He’s Just a Little Guy, I Promise”

The living room glowed with the flicker of the TV, the epic score of The Two Towers weaving around the crackling of popcorn in a bowl between them. Jerry sat stiffly on the couch, legs awkwardly spread in his usual way, one arm slung behind the girl curled up beside him.

She had insisted on movie night. You had picked the movie. Jerry had…grumbled. A little.

Now they were an hour in, and she was nestled close, her knees tucked up under his arm like she was trying to shrink.

“Uh-oh,” Jerry murmured, catching the sudden tension in her body.

On-screen, Gollum crept out of the shadows, all twitch and hiss, big watery eyes and that cracked, feral voice.

Her fingers clutched Jerry’s hoodie.

“Hey,” he said, tilting his head down toward her. “You okay, kiddo?”

She shook her head fast, eyes glued to the screen. “He’s scary. He’s—he’s so weird-looking.”

Jerry paused the movie without asking. The screen froze on Gollum mid-snarl.

“Y’know,” he said gently, “he’s not really a bad guy. Not at first, anyway. Just… kinda messed up. Like, messed up. You ever hear that word?”

She sniffled. “Is that like... when people go through something bad and it changes their brain?”

Jerry blinked. “Yeah. Exactly. Like a detective version of you.”

That earned a tiny smile. Barely there, but it was progress.

He nudged the popcorn toward her. “You don’t gotta watch the rest if it’s too much. Or I can fast-forward when he shows up. Or…”

“Can we watch with the lights on?” she asked.

“Sure thing.” Jerry stood, flicked on the lamp in the corner. Warm, yellow safety filled the room. He came back and pulled the blanket around her tighter. “Also, I got a secret.”

She looked up at him, curious.

“I was scared of Gollum too. First time I saw him, I threw a pillow at the TV.”

Her eyes widened. “You?”

“Hey. I was nine. And very brave. Just… with a strong pillow arm.”

She giggled, the fear melting like ice cream in sunlight. Jerry leaned back and clicked play again.

“Let me know if he gets too creepy again,” he murmured. “I got the remote and the pillow.”

“And me,” she whispered, settling against him again.

Jerry blinked once. Then smiled, a small, rare curve of the mouth.

“Yeah,” he said. “I got you.”

[thesecretsofthedivine]

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[ old money ] [ athlete/athletic build ] [ family-oriented, especially with their mother ] [ fluffy, curly hair ] [ brown hair ] [ looks good in/often wears the color blue ] [ will enjoy making pinky promises or playing with your hands ] [ tall for their gender ] [ mediterranean or european background, possible greek or british ] [ charming ] [ talkative ] [ golden retriever ] [ PDA ] [ almost always wears sneakers/tennis shoes ] [ gets along well with your friends & feminine energies ] [ conventionally attractive ] [ notting hill movie ] [ spontaneous first meets, maybe during a trip abroad/after moving to a new place ] [ gemini, sagittarius, capricorn, leo placements ] [ is very knowledgeable about culture, wines, fine dining, etiquette, etc. ] [ woodsy scents/would love to drink alcohol by a fireplace somewhere cozy, especially scotch or something old school ]

PILE 2 COLLECTIVE

[ enjoys orchestra/classical/instrumental music ] [ creatively gifted, especially in singing or photography ] [ likes to stay organized/clean ] [ gift giving as a love language ] [ nicknames that make you feel like royalty, “princess/prince” or “god/goddess” ] [ playful teasing ] [ fire sign, scorpio, aquarius, libra, cancer placements ] [ enjoys writing & keeping a journal ] [ homebody but somebody with status/notoriety & success ] [ using you as their muse on social media/in careers ] [ dyed hair for people attracted to feminines, especially pink ] [ manic pixie dream girl complex ] [ “you’re different than the rest” ] [ opposite aesthetic as you ] [ the great gatsby movie, especially jay & daisy’s attraction ] [ an old soul ] [ cynical and reserved humor ] [ light hair for people attracted to masculines, especially dirty/honey blonde ] [ somebody that i used to know — gotye ] [ a person you share a past/past life with ] [ the letters a, e, r, t, i, l, and n ]

PILE 3 COLLECTIVE

[ spiritually gifted/self-aware ] [ 9h, 12h, 1h, 3h, 5h placements or synastry ] [ optimistic ] [ teaches you how to connect to nature ] [ sent to you by your guides/ancestors ] [ in touch with their feminine side ] [ empress in tarot energy ] [ roots for the underdog ] [ enjoys investments & humanitarian work ] [ well-spoken ] [ amicable ] [ compatible political affiliations, but they may expand your understanding of the world ] [ wears jewelry ] [ would love to get matching tattoos or wear matching clothes with you ] [ manifestation/spell work is a factor in this romance/one of their hobbies ] [ wants to build a home out of you ] [ provider ] [ sensual ] [ connected to their inner child & may like to watch disney/nostalgic movies, especially frozen ] [ a huge cuddler ] [ winter birthday for some ]

PILE 4 COLLECTIVE

[ flexible or enjoys dancing ] [ aesthetic hands ] [ a lover of the arts ] [ soft or quiet voice ] [ socially anxious ] [ remembers the small details about you ] [ impresses your family/mother upon first meet ] [ has a cat or younger sibling for some ] [ lets you paint their nails or practice makeup on them ] [ short hair, may sometimes get perms or curling techniques ] [ thin frame ] [ infp/infj/intj/intp/etc type of personality ] [ indie or soft pop music lover, especially clairo ] [ soft kisses ] [ prone to blushing or avoiding eye contact ] [ pale skin ] [ talks about you to their best friends ] [ karaoke/comedy clubs ] [ graham crackers ] [ strong perfume, especially floral/rose ] [ height difference/size kink ]

[olliesallamericanbitch]

Rags - Oscar Piastri x Reader

part of my f1 x nickelodeon/disney au series

synopsis: Rags follows the story of Oscar Piastri, an orphan living with his unloving stepfather and spoiled, simple-minded stepbrothers. Oscar's dream is to be a singer, and while he is vocally talented and can write music, he can't seem to catch a break. Y/n Hamilton, on the other hand, is the daughter of music mogul Lewis Hamilton and is an international pop phenomenon. While the world knows her as a glamorous superstar, she is secretly frustrated with singing other people's songs and wearing clothes other people choose for her. Kadee wants the world to hear and see her true talent. Despite every obstacle that gets thrown in their way, once Oscar and Y/n find one another, they each finally get what they have been looking for: a voice, a stage, an audience and each other.

starring:

Oscar Piastri as himself

Y/n L/n as theirself

Lewis Hamilton as Y/n's father

Zak Brown as Oscar's stepfather

Lando Norris as Stepbrother #1

Liam Lawson as Stepbrother #2

Logan Sargeant as Oscar's producer friend

Press Play? Yes / No

cara's paddock: I chose Oscar for this bc it amused me. Amusement is also the reason for most of this casting.

[putonmyfavoriteshow]

L-Pop on Disney + ep1-3 Recap/Review

I didn’t expect to care that much about this but I had some thoughts! Some spoilers, but nothing too earth shattering lol (it’s a pretty straightforward plot)

Disclaimer: I only know K-Pop from what I see on social media so I have no idea how accurate a portrayal it is of that fandom

Ep 1 - this episode was mostly setup, you get the lowdown on K-Pop and it’s popularity in Mexico. We meet Andrea and her KPop dance crew. One thing I didn’t know is this would play a little bit like a show within a show as it’s through the lens of a character who is making a documentary on her K-Pop obsessed sister. It’s a very clever way of explaining everything without unrealistic dialogue which I think this a very clever angle! And I like how Pau equally cares about Andrea and supports her while also having her own selfish interest as a documentarian (we love sisters!).

Ep 2 - I think this episode is a lot better as we get the wheels rolling on the plot as Andrea starts her own K-Pop dance group for the contest. We meet the chaotic members and watch her scramble to get them on the same foot. So far they’ve established some really fun characters. Her clairvoyant bff, the embarrassed zillenial fanboy, an overzealous influencer, cameraman Pablo who’s face we still never see, the sister of Andrea’s LI who has some great comedic moments as she nonchalantly stirs the pot

Ep 3 - We get a Bia reunion! Rodri Rumi appears on the scene as the Argentinian soap star who got cancelled by KPop stans which is so hilariously accurate from what I’ve seen on social media. You do NOT mess with the KPop community! But the main focus on this episode is her relationship with Ji-Won who so far has been the grumpy to her bubbly trope until it’s revealed he is a secret K-Pop lover. Even with the predictability on this “twist”, their chemistry is organic and the show plays up the obvious as everyone comments how they’re gonna get together “just like a K-Drama”. He’s very lovable and sweet once he lets down his guard and we get a very wholesome pair between them as they learn to compromise. The final scene where they dance together while the sister and Pablo watch on (before Pablo sneezes) was especially adorable.

So with only 3 episodes left there’s only so much they can do but the characters are fun, and hopefully there’s more dancing and performances to look forward to in the second half as so far they’ve been pretty brief besides the first episode dance number and Ji-Won’s audition/Andrea’s talent show clips. And a really sweet romantic end for the cuties 🥰

Pablo face reveal???

[scoonsalicious]

The Pocket MCU: Avengers 1/?

In Which Pocket Meets the Avengers for the First Time.

Word Count: 1.5k

Scene In-Movie @ 53:45

You offered Couslon a Sour Patch Kid as you walked toward the bridge with him and Tony. You could hear a group talking up ahead, mentioning something about iridium. 

“It’s a stabilizing agent,” Tony said, immediately jumping into the conversation. 

You continued your conversation with Couslon. “It’s really not a problem, Phil,” you told him. “Take the jet.”

“I’m just saying, pick a weekend,” Tony turned back to add. “I’ll fly you to Portland. Keep love alive.”

You nudged Coulson with your elbow, giving him a reassuring glance. “Think about it,” you offered as you followed Tony onto the bridge. Your eyes lit up when you saw Natasha Romanoff sitting at the table in front of you. “Natty!” you exclaimed, rushing forward to give the spy a hug. It had been ages since you’d last seen her.

“(Y/N)!” she exclaimed, returning your embrace. “Not that I’m not thrilled to see you, but what are you doing here?”

You shrugged and rolled your eyes. “I go where he goes,” you said, gesturing toward Tony.

“I’m sorry, but who are you?” a sandy haired man in a red, white, and blue getup behind Natasha asked. He turned to Coulson. “I thought this was a top-secret situation. Need-to-know, only, and you’re just letting civilians in here?” He gave you a once over, taking in your black leggings and your off-the-shoulder Disney World t-shirt you’d had to tie back with an old hair tie. 

“Trust me,” you said, popping another Sour Patch Kid into your mouth as you sized up the man before you who could only be Captain America, himself– Steve Rogers– “you’re gonna be real glad this one’s got his own handler.” You jerked your head in Tony’s direction.

“Hurtful,” Tony called out as he moved toward a row of computers on the bridge. “The iridium means the portal won’t collapse on itself like it did at SHIELD.” He passed a big, beautifully beefy long-haired blond man that looked like he came straight from a viking saga and patted him on the arm. “No hard feelings, Point Break,” he added, “you got a mean swing.”

“Dr. (Y/L/N).” Bruce Banner stepped forward and reached for your hand. Your eyes widened in surprise at being recognized by someone as prestigious as the Bruce Banner as you wiped the sugar on your fingers off on your leggings. “I read your dissertation on examining the ethical considerations and societal implications of developing and deploying advanced technology for global live-saving purposes. Brilliant work.”

“Oh, shit,” you said, blushing as you reached out to shake his hand. “Dr. Banner, thank you. It’s an honor.” Sometimes, you forgot that you, too, had finally managed to snag your PhD. And to be reminded by someone like Bruce Banner was… well, it was fucking flattering.

“This little one is a doctor?” boomed the tall, viking-like god of a man. “She is so small, I feel I could place her in my pocket and abscond away with her home to Asgard before any of you would even notice she was gone!” 

“Who is he and can we please let him do that?” you whispered to Nat, who managed to conceal her laugh behind a cough. 

“(Y/N), this is Thor. Thor, this is (Y/N). You already know Dr. Banner, and this is Steve Rogers and Maria Hill,” Nat made swift work of the introductions. “(Y/N) is Stark’s–”

“Ward,” Tony interrupted. “She’s my ward. I’m her guardian. It’s very touching, very heartwarming.”

“Chief Technical Officer of Stark Industries,” you amended, shooting him a glare. “Legal adult, thank you very much.”

“Listen, Doctor Pocket,” Tony began, but you interrupted him.

“If this Loki guy gets a hold of iridium,” you began, talking over Tony, “he’ll be able to keep his portal open as wide and stay open as long as he wants.”

“Uh, raise the mizzenmast,” Tony commanded, raising an arm over the bridge. “Jib the topsails.” Everyone on the bridge gave him a confused look. “That man is playing Galaga!” He pointed to a crew member of the helicarrier who was, in fact, playing Galaga. “He thought we wouldn’t notice, but we did.” You rolled your eyes and sighed. Tony needed to be the center of attention at all times, otherwise, he tended to… act out.

Tony proceeded to look around the bridge controls and Tony covered one of his eyes. “How does Fury even see these?”

“He turns,” the woman Nat had introduced as Maria Hill deadpanned.

“Sounds exhausting,” Tony said, running his hands over one of the screens. “The rest of the raw materials, Agent Barton can get his hands on pretty easily.”

You put a hand on Nat’s shoulder at the mention of Clint’s name and squeezed gently. You knew how much he meant to her, how devastated she’d been when she’d learned he’d been compromised.

“So, the only major component he still needs is a power source of high-energy density,” you added. 

“Something to kick-start the Cube,” Tony agreed.

“When did you two become experts in thermonuclear astrophysics?” Hill asked, arms folded across her chest.

“Last night,” Tony replied. At Hill’s disbelieving look, you added:

“The packet. Selvig’s notes. The extraction theory papers.”

“Did no one else do the reading?” Tony asked, exasperated.

“Does Loki need any particular kind of power source?” Captain Rogers asked, trying to get the conversation back on track.

Dr. Banner paced in the background, thinking. “He’d have to head the Cube to 120-million Kelvin just to break through the Coulomb barrier.”

“Unless,” Tony added, “Selvig has figured out how to stabilize the quantum tunneling effect.”

Banner opened his arms. “Well, if he could do that, he could achieve heavy ion fusion at any reactor on the planet.”

“Finally,” Tony said, holding a hand out to Banner. “Someone who speaks English.”

“Hurtful,” you shot back, but Tony just stuck his tongue out at you.

“Is that what just happened?” Captain Rogers asked as Tony and Banner shook hands behind him.

“It’s good to meet you, Dr. Banner,” Tony said. “Your work on antielectron collisions is unparalleled. And I’m a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage-monster.”

“Do you want me to book the honeymoon suite for you now, Boss?” you asked with a sardonic grin, “or do you want to wait until the two of you have found a place to register, first?”

“Jealousy is an ugly look on you, Kiddo,” Tony said with a grin. “Daddy can have more than one genius friend.”

You pulled a disgusted face. “I swear to god, if you ever refer to yourself as ‘Daddy’ in my presence again, I will rip that arc reactor from your chest and shove it so far up your ass that you choke on it.”

Tony looked contemplative. “Yeah, yup– I hear it now. Horrible choice of words, totally my fault. My apologies. Never again.”

“Wait,” said Captain Rogers, clearly confused. “I don’t understand. Are you her dad, or–”

“Absolutely not!” you and Tony both shouted at the same time.

“I was hoping you might join Dr. Banner in tracking the Cube,” said a voice from the entranceway to the bridge. You turned and saw Nick Fury enter the room. “That’s Banner’s only purpose for being here.”

“Oh, hey, Nick!” you chirped. “Sour Patch Kid?” You held out your box to the SHIELD Director. 

“You got any blue ones?” he asked, to your utmost delight, and you fished through the box to dig out two before placing them in his outstretched palm.

“They’re my favorites,” you told him, smiling. “You’re lucky I like you.” Fury winked at you– or, maybe he just blinked, you couldn’t tell with the eyepatch on– before bringing the candy to his mouth. 

Captain Rogers narrowed his eyes at you. “Maybe we should start with that stick of his,” he said, eyeing you up closely. “It may be magical, but it works an awful lot like a HYDRA weapon.”

“I don’t know about that,” Nick said, trying not to pucker his face as his Sour Patch Kids proved sour, “but it is powered by the Cube. And I’d like to know how Loki used it to turn two of the sharpest men I know into his personal flying monkeys.”

“Monkeys?” said the sexy viking-man–Thor, you reminded yourself– he had a name! “I do not understand.”

Captain Rogers excitedly pointed a finger. “I do!” he said, and Tony rolled his eyes behind him while you tried to stifle a giggle. “I-- I understood that reference,” Rogers nodded happily, looking to you, as if for approval. You just nodded at him.

“Good for you,” you said.

“Shall we play, doctors?” Tony asked.

“This way, sir, madam,” Banner said, indicating for you and Tony to follow him into the belly of the helicarrier, where no doubt his lab was waiting.

You turned back one last time as you followed the two men, wanting to wave a farewell to Nat before the ship swallowed you up. The second after you turned, you notice Captain Rogers turn quickly turn away from you, a blush coloring the side of his neck.

Huh, you thought as you turned back to follow Banner and Tony. If you hadn’t known any better, you’d have sworn Captain America had just been checking out your ass.

[casp1an-sea]

FANDOMS

if anyone actually reads all this, I’ll be impressed

Tv show themes through the years playlist

I colored the ones I cared most about in each section if none are colored it means I care about the things in that section equally.

Star Wars:

Original Trilogy 

Prequels 

I dont consider myself a sequels fan but I am obsessed with HUX and Kylux and basically anything first order

Rouge One

Star Wars Legends

Star wars Infinites

Star Wars as written by William Shakespeare 

Star Wars Clone Wars

The Bad Batch

Star Wars Rebels

Andor 

Mandolorian 

Obi-Wan Kenobi Series 

Star Wars Visions 

Tales of the Jedi 

Tales of the Empire

Anything Lego Star Wars 

THE ACOLYTE (may it rest in piece)

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Marvel:

the movies (I’m not caught up yet) 

Falcon and the winter soldier 

Loki (not caught up) 

Wanda Vision

Moon Knight

Avengers Assemble (literally so weird and silly) (not finished with season 5)

spider verse

Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies

Andrew Garfield, Spider-Man movies

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Musicals/Plays:

Newsies

Bye Bye Biride

Christmas Carol

Wonka

Little mermaid

Shrek

Wizard of OZ

Anything goes

Sponge Bob

Beauty and the Beast

Guys and Dolls

Hamilton

Six

The guy who didn’t like musicals

twisted

ride the cyclone

Les Mis

The lighting thief (not finished)

into the woods

Kinda bat boy (HOLD ME BAT BOY TOUCH ME BAT BOY)

Gatsby

Romeo and Juliet

Macbeth

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Games:

Zac McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders!!!! (Literally the best game)

Twisted Wonderland (read through book 6)

Ultimate Shark Simulator

Hogwarts Mystery (not caught up)

KOTOR (not caught up)

Star Wars Asault Team

Minecraft

Jedi Fallen Order (not finished)

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Anime:

MHA (stopped watching mid season 4 only really care about Iida)

OHSHC

BSD

Angels of death 

Darling in the franxx (only really care about Goro)

Saki k (haven’t seen season 2)

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Minecraft SMPs:

EVO

Dream SMP (not caught up)

Empires SMP

X Life 

After Life 

New Life 

Rats 

Pirates (not caught up) 

Trafic Light/Life Series (I only watch Jimmy, Joel, and Martin’s POVs)

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2000s Kids shows:

MLP G3 and Friendship is Magic

Wild Kratts 

Octonauts 

TMNT 2012

Odd Squad 

imagination movers

Dinosaur Train

Lego Friends (The og version)

Monster High

Ever After High

Avatar the Last Air Bender 

Sofia the first

Elena of Avalore

dinosaur train

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Weird Sci-fi and Fantasy Shows:

Doctor Who (only on the 4th Doctor) 

Read All About it 

H2O Just Add Water 

Wolf Blood 

Fragle Rock

Mako Mermaids (only watched season 1)

Alien Surfer Girls/Lightning Point

Thunder Stone 

Girl From Tomorrow 

Ocean Girl 

Sparticle Mystery 

Elephant Princess (featuring Liam Hemsworth) 

Eerie Indiana 

Girl’s World

House of Anubis 

A girl named Jo (not sci-fi or Fantasy) 

Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries (not sci-fi or Fantasy) 

Blue Water High (not sci-fi or Fantasy) 

The Prisoner 

Spell Binder 

Just Add Magic 

Maddigan’s Quest 

The Next Step (not sci-fi or Fantasy) 

Return to Jupiter 

Rocket’s Island 

Parallels

Silver Sun (not caught up) 

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Disney Plus Telenovelas: 

Violeta 

Soy Luna 

Bia 

Intertwined 

O11CE

L-Pop

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Misc fandoms and shows:

Harry Potter (not caught up, I do not support J.K. Rowling or read the books) 

The Tick (og cartoon version) 

Monk

The Outsiders (movie, book, and 90s Tv series) 

Alex Rider (the show not the books) 

Wild at Heart (never finished) 

White Collar 

National Treasure Edge of History 

The Lodge

Descendants 

Z-O-M-B-I-E-S

Gilligan’s Island

NCIS New Orleans

Hell of a Boss

Hazbin Hotel

Heart Stopper

OFMD (not caught up)

Julie and the Phantoms 

Disney in general 

Tinker bell

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Book series: 

Percy Jackson (currently only read the lightning thief)

The Final Six 

Horizon 

Thea Sisters (when I was little) 

Chronicles of Narnia

Wizard of Oz

The black stallion

Series of unfortunate events

The Outsiders

The Waterfire Saga

[ticktockmyclockworkhart]

Wuh oh!! I've been based and trollpilled

I was one of the people who scoffed at trolls and thought it was dumb. I take the L. I admit I was wrong... at least about the other movies lol, I still think the first movie was kinda weak but damn did they go from kinda weak to kinda peak. They're nothing groundbreaking but they are fun and a lot less annoying than I anticipated them being.

SO bc I love redesigning things I redesigned some characters and will be redesigning more. Below the cut is my thoughts on the designs~

So for the pop trolls as a whole I think their aesthetic is cute, but kinda conflicts with the worldbuilding in the later movies because all the troll tribes EXCEPT for pop have a very cohesive aesthetic related to their music. I like the smurf-y, crafted aesthetic but it doesn't really scream "pop" yknow? But pop is a kinda unique genre in that it can literally be anything as long as it's very popular and mainstream and any genre can become pop so I decided to theme the pop trolls around different kinds of pop.

Also!! Literally so many people give the trolls tails. And I AGREE. Honestly, I'll take as many degrees of seperation from the good luck trolls as possible bc they're scary as hell. No amount of nostalgia is going to change the fact that good luck trolls unsettled me as a kid and unsettle me now. I'm all for embracing more critter-type looks to them since trolls are in a way like fae so let's get quirky w it!!

For Poppy I wanted to commit and go full ham, bubblegum jojo siwa girlypop girly. It fits her existing aesthetic but also generally when we think pop music that kinda upbeat, colorful "girly" music tends to come to mind. She's got full-time legwarmers because YES I agree with her wearing those in the third movie she should wear them literally always. I initially wanted to give her plaid stuff, that sort of 2000s black and pink plaid that was huge but decided against it because black doesn't really fit her vibe. Rock zombie Poppy however...

She's also got a sparkly vest and SO. MANY. BOWS. Her bowtie is actually more of a smaller choker than a tie but I realize I didn't convey that lol. Her crown is also a pearly kind of clear plastic, like the old Disney princess shoes, remember those?

(I love how the third movie really leaned into the toy inspiration aspect of it so fuck yeah I'll lean even harder!!)

And this time she's the one with frosted tips because as Branch said, IT WAS AN ERA!! And I really wanted to stick to the vaguely Y2K theme with her.

For Branch, he doesn't have as much of a committed aesthetic reflecting his complicated relationship with music, but I pushed him into a soft pop-punk aesthetic with what he does have, and maybe a tiny sprinkling, just a hint of grunge... which he kind of did on his own in the og design. And again, I'm all for leaping into as far of a departure from good luck trolls as possible so I ditched his troll hair and gave him long, droopy, probably greasy emo boy hair. Has the added benefit of any time he uses his hair as a tool or weapon it becomes the sickest headbang hair flip. I buy into the theory that due to his trauma and probably depression, Branch only shows his "true colors" when excessively happy and his normal state is kind of permanently muted, but I gave him a streak of the blue as well. Whether it's dyed or not is up to yall lol.

I originally was going to change his clothes, but because the third movie establishes his vest was a gift from Floyd I decided against it. He does wear suspenders under it though, but they can't be seen. Probably has a chain wallet too, the hot topic goblin he is... I did change the color of his pants to black though, and to show how much of a bedraggled recluse he is, I made sure the patches matched colors with his vest to show he's been slowly taking the least visible parts of the vest apart to patch his pants. Poppy, get your man some skinny jeans.

Let me know what yall think!! This is such an EMBARRASSING interest to have lol I'm really putting myself out here with this one... not as bad as my danganronpa days though

[anotheruserwithnoname]

Some thoughts on Daredevil & Wolverine

On Sunday I went to a matinee screening of Daredevil & Wolverine - the first time I'd seen a film in a cinema since MEGAN back in early 2023. The tl;dr is that I loved it, and I had some general thoughts. By necessity I have to go full spoiler so here's the spoiler break (and if by chance you don't see a break, now's your warning to run away screaming in terror).

I wasn't a fan of the first Deadpool movie. I felt it was a bit pretentious and "R-rated for the sake of being R-rated" rather than telling a good story that happened to hit R (these were my initial thoughts and except for the R-rating part I felt similarly about the first Avatar). As a result I've never actually seen Deadpool 2 (or its PG-13 edit, Once Upon a Deadpool), but I liked Deadpool 3 a lot. It didn't feel pretentious and it had heart which i wasn't really expecting. It had somewhat of the same vibe as Free Guy, which is a good thing. (And just to complete a thought from earlier, I found myself greatly enjoying Avatar 2).

My only concern (though it isn't hurting the box office any) is in some respects the film hits on one of the biggest criticisms of the MCU and other franchises: it is NOT a jumping on point for anything. You need to have at least a passing familiarity with the past Deadpool films, the X-Men films, the MCU films, at least one of the TV series, AND several of the non-Disney/Sony franchises (Blade and the Affleck Daredevil/Elektra, the Fantastic Four films of the mid-2000s) in order to get some of the jokes and for some of the moments to resonate. There are two characters who play key roles in the final act of the film who have absolute no relevance to anyone who hasn't seen Deadpool 2 (like me) and the Loki TV series. The return of X-23 might have also meant a bit more had I seen the Logan movie, as opposed to Elektra and Blade's return, as I had.

BUT - all credit to the writers - while there is a level of "continuity lockout", it's not enough to damage the film. And when I did see a moment related to a film I knew (I somehow managed to avoid being spoiled about Chris Evans reprising Human Torch), it hit a bullseye.

I'm going to have to watch the film at least once more because a few references landed when I was thinking back on the film hours later (like Deadpool joking about getting a boner watching Gossip Girl, which wasn't a random pop culture reference - his wife, Blake Lively starred in it.)

Speaking of, I loved the way Ryan Reynolds had Blake and his kids play some of the Deadpool variants (though I was disappointed to learn Blake only did the voice of Lady Deadpool). Nathan Fillion is also in there somewhere, making this the 3rd time I think that he's done a cameo in an MCU film. Reading the cast credits is a must (yes, that IS Henry Cavill as a Wolverine. I wonder if he was ever considered for the part? He plays a somewhat super-powered Wolverine too. Super, get it? LOL)

Jennifer Garner was already over 50 when she reprised Elektra and looks amazing. She could do an Elektra film now (or an Alias revival) if she wanted to.

Hugh Jackman has aged well into the role of Wolverine. I hope we get to see another one with him (now paired with X-23, played by Dafne Keen, a rising star who I know from the His Dark Materials TV series in which she co-starred, coincidentally, with James McAvoy of X-Men fame).

Channing Tatum as Gambit was a real surprise. The point about him appearing is that film starring him as Gambit (an X-Men spinoff) was planned but cancelled, so he finally gets the chance. Although played mostly for laughs (and reminiscent of Tatum's cameo in Reynold's Free Guy), he kicks ass. If a Gambit movie isn't announced down the line I'll be surprised.

Similarly, Wesley Snipes makes a strong case (no disrespect intended to Mahershala Ali) for continuing to play Blade. He even says this in the movie!

It is no secret that recent Marvel movies have been controversial and not universally loved by a long shot. D&W does not shy away from this - which may make some people uncomfortable, but at the same time respect to Disney for allowing it. I'm surprised there was no dig at Star Wars' expense, though; I guess Disney only allowed the biting-the-hand humour to go so far.

There is a female counterpart to Charles Xavier in this film. Played by Emma Corrie, Cassandra Nova is one of the best villains the MCU has had for a while. Much like Sylvie, the female version of Loki in the TV series, I appreciated that they didn't just make Cassandra a copy of Charles but made her a unique character. I wasn't aware she originated in the comics until after I saw the film. Too bad they killed her off. Or did they?

Kudos for making D&W the first-ever MCU film to reference Saskatoon (though maybe not in the sense the city would like! LOL). There were a few other Canadian references in the movie - the CN Tower makes a notable cameo on The Void. Which, if you've ever been to Toronto ... (I'll leave that joke there LOL)

The dog. Nothing else need be said. Part of me hopes Ryan Reynolds saw her up for adoption and wrote the entire Dogpool subplot just to get her in the movie.

The closing credits, aside from having one of the best stingers of all time, also includes a retrospective video of the non-MCU movies with behind the scenes and interviews. It's in keeping with the fourth-wall-breaking concept of Deadpool and at the same time it's a touching tribute to the older films, including some that were under-appreciated by audiences at the time.

I do have one major criticism (and this is legit the only part of the movie I did NOT like): considering the film is in part a sequel to Loki, and the fact so many MCU characters are referenced, including a cameo (using manipulated stock footage) of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, it actually makes zero sense that the film did not have an appearance in some form by either Tom Hiddleston as Loki or by one of the other Loki variants (Sylvie, Richard Grant's version, or even a new one). Instead we have an appearance by one of the agents from the series and one name drop of the Loki TV series itself (which means Reynolds & Co. would have been aware of the Loki variants including the quite-popular Classic Loki played by Grant). Also, it's unclear if it takes place before or after the events of Loki the series. I think it was a lost opportunity (maybe there's a deleted scene). But as criticisms go, that's still pretty minor.

The gag reel on this is going to be glorious.