#Gaaaaah

[sweaterkittensahoy]

Honestly, half the reason I'm so psyched for Glass Onion is because it feels like Rian Johnson is being very deliberate in creating a standalone franchise. Like, all you gotta know is that Benoit Blanc is the last of the gentlemen detectives, and then Rian's gonna take you on a little journey of a style of detective story.

Knives Out (original)? That's murder-first. Think Columbo. Yes, there's a twist on the end, but Columbo had that, too.

Glass Onion? Parlor mystery. There's exactly X number of people who could have done it because all you idiots were in the parlor when one of you died.

And there are SO MANY TYPES of detective stories! And they all need different sorts of casts. But in the middle of it all, always, is the last of the gentleman detectives.

[loveisactivated]

Yai looking at Jom pt.1

[slug-gore-bug]

Found this little weirdo skrunkling around in my deck.

[obernice]

MY FUCKING GOD HAVE YOU SEEN THE TRAILER?????????

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON

[mangodoodles000]

AS MUCH AS THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A BIT OF HIM ENDING STREAM IN A HOLE UNDER CALACA LAND

THE MUSIC CHOICES ARE REALLY SAD IF U TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY

WHAT A BITTERSWEET ENDING

HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSE TO SLEEP AFTER THAT

[channelsoph]

HOW ARE THEY GONNA KITH NOW PLS

[fluffhuntress]

Uncontrollably thinking of him...

Uncontrollably wanting to write hurt/comfort about him...

[bam-stroker]

Transformative

@betweenblackberrybranches - was telling me about trans Raleigh from Pacific Rim and it opened up my mind to: What if Mako was nonbinary??? So here's a little transgender drift realization drabble

Baggage, that's the thing most people feared the most when stepping in to drift with a new pilot. The thing is, for Raleigh - he hardly saw it as such. At least the part that scared him the most. What happened with his brother practically the entire world knew about. He'd made sure to download every browser extension possible to filter any mention of that day or his brother from suddenly appearing in a quick tabloid just because he wanted to watch the news. He'd certainly avoided all live television for years. He may always struggle with the fear of seeing deep dives appearing while morning talk show hosts gossiped about the people who felt more like ideas then people to them.

Raleigh's baggage was wide open, practically a museum exhibit for anyone who'd want to go looking.

The thing that scared him the most was the thing his brother had known. Had been so earnestly open to. What do you do when such open acceptance could be replaced with new found disdain at the revelation? Raleigh had been born a girl. In time realized he was a man and transitioned. Even before the drift, when he'd opened up to Yancy about it - his brother had hugged him tight. Smile a mile wide as he said, "How lucky am I to get a brother like you!" Such undeniable acceptance in the drift was like nothing he'd ever known.

With Mako - everything was on a tight timeline. His own vulnerability a small cost in the price that could be all of humanity. Funnily enough, during their time early in the drift not a single thing was focused on that part of him and instead he was the one holding on to Mako's mental hand. If she registered the whole trans thing, well, she didn't say anything. It just simply was another fact that existed in the background of the two of them saving the world.

So when the dust settled, and the funerals were held, people packing up, the collective of humanity looking at the wreckage together and stepping forward. Well, that's when it finally had time to come up.

"Raleigh... I think I have something I'd like to discuss with you." He knew the other shoe was finally going to drop but turned to her. Staying friendly and open, "Had a feeling that might be the case. You wanna grab a drink while we do?"

And that's where they find themselves, huddled together at a table overlooking the calm waters of the shatterdome bay. Most of the remaining team members already cleared out, what used to be a raucous spot now one of the most serene in the whole place. Taking a sip of his drink Raleigh leans on the table, not yet ready to meet Mako's ever scanning gaze. She always did that. Always looking, trying to dig deeper. Even after drifting and literally seeing all of each other - she still was searching for more. "Haven't had to have this conversation before so... Sorry in advance if I'm not the best at-" he waves his hand in an unsure circle, "Well any of this. Yancy already knew before."

Mako's hands hold steady to her drink. Taking the time to gather her thoughts. They were an interesting pair. Raleigh verbally dumping out his mind as he tried to figure out what he even might be saying while she already had 100 conversations in her mind. She takes in a deep inhale, looking to the water, "How did you know?"

He looks up at her, slightly confused on what exactly she was going for. From how he knows her though, the way her eyes are searching the horizon he can tell one thing - she has no problem with him and what he is. What ever she's got going is now a question for herself more then him. A pleasantly surprised smile quirks at the end of his lips, "I mean, you've felt it in the drift. Just kind of knew. Like I knew right away you and I were a good team."

Her fingers idly catch the condensation on her glass. Swirling patterns to steady a turbulent mind. "I have. I find them hard to.. Hard to grasp as some of the other feelings. Those I have better language for." Wind blows her hair gently and she looks back at him. Their eyes locked now, "I find that certain parts are.... relatable. While others are not. I had hoped you might be able to give words to them. To help me."

He nods his head, taking a moment to try and do it a little more the Mako way. Think first - words second. "Well, I felt pretty uncomfortable when ever I did the whole 'be a girl' thing. The dresses, the makeup, hell the way my body looked. Yeah, knew that wasn't it. As I got older the things my brother and I used to share became separate. Girls do this, boys do that. Hated that. It just kind of hit me one day of - I'm not a girl. So, if I wasn't that... then the only other option is I'm a guy." He shrugs. Was it the most eloquent explanation in the world? Absolutely not. But it was straight to the point.

She looks down to watch his hands wrapped around his glass. Thinking. The cogs moving in her mind as she finds her words. Slowly she starts, "The parts where you say you were not a girl... I can understand that." She looks up, and there is that open vulnerability to her gaze he'd seen before when Pentecost had snatched her jeager pilot position away. That same broken hope in her voice now, "But what if someone is neither of them?"

So that's what it is.

All of the tension that might have been hanging on to his shoulders eases up as he smiles warmly. A softness as he says, "O, Mako. Yeah. Yeah, there's absolutely a place for neither. I don't really fit into the nonbinary label, personally, but I've got a friend who is that I think you might be able to talk to a little better about what it's like." He reaches out to offer his hands up for Mako to hold.

A million questions must be flipping through her mind but she reaches out. Tethered to the affirmation and acceptance he has to offer. A strong grip pulsing back and forth to each other as they hold hands. He quirks his head to the side, giddy with the sudden excitement of being able to celebrate this new path in Mako's life, "Hey, whatever you need I've got you. Never knew I'd get as lucky as I did to have you as a co-pilot. I'm proud of you, and all the versions of you I get to meet as time goes by. Ok?"

Tears well and slowly fall down her cheeks. A quiver to her smile as she nods, "I do not know where to begin with thanking you for coming in to my life. I... It doesn't feel real. To be this happy? For something like this to be allowed."

Standing up to pull Mako into a hug, Raleigh cradles her head to his shoulder. A rumbly murmur, "Mako, we got a whole life to accept it. The future is ours now. We do what we want with it, and be who ever the hell we wanna be." Leaning back they smile at each other and he gives her a wink, "If that ain't worth celebrating - I don't know what else is."

[nemo-of-house-hamartia]

AH SHIT.

The Pale Elf has thrown a curve ball at me, AND WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW.

ASTARION FML, I NEED YOU TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT PLAYTHROUGH.

I NEED TO CREATE A NEW TAV FOR YOU.

Fml not me catching feelings for that little shit and not having the patience to wait for another playthrough.

And loving every single moment of it.

But eventually i will create a character for him as well.

[aresmarked]

...i just gave myself immense emotions with the realisation that while Immiscible Discord's set is how Mafumom would/does see Niigo... Goodbye to My Persona's set is almost certainly how Mafuyu sees them

[theonewholivesinthemovies]

I hope my comfort characters are acting deliciously right now. Perhaps being cozy and relaxed. Perhaps acting *a fool*. I hope they keep it up.

Somebody has to, because I sure ain’t having a good time right now

[the-woild-is-y-erster]

GUYS I GOT MRS HANNIGAN

THE CAST LIST IS OUT AND IM HANNIGAN AND MY BEST FRIEND IS ANNIE

IM SONBING

IM SO FRIGGIN HAPOY DUDES

[somebodywhoreallylive]

Netherlands: he's literally an Olympic champion.

Portugal: his feet and legs hurt, he's freezing and can't stand, but he still wants to show that he can skate.

I really need it...

[moon-and-stars-selfship]

I feel like having cats is essentially that "it's me or the PS5" song.

[youraveragealien]

GAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! RAAAAAAHHHH!! AAAAARRGGGGG!!!!!