#I also wanted to draw their adult selves they are so cute

[weirdcursedvaultkid]

Alex nooo don’t crush on ur bestie Rey nooooooo 😔😔😔

@cursedcrusaders and I have been shipping our mcs like crazy lately so I had to draw them lol

[mystycalypso]

i see u on my account... *poke poke* thought i'd leave a message here...

anyways heloooo ^_^ unrelated but thoughts on trinity bales? and maybe cats? trinicats?

I'm sorry I'm stalking tumblr while- ironically drawing Trinity cats wheeze, hold on lemme just

Nicky gets ambushed by Trinicats (the cuteness is overwhelming) (I'd color it but uh- A. I cannot draw cats for the life of me TvT and B. I have to get Maritza's Entry done (you guys are gonna love her design I promise))

I also have notifications on for like- all the other hn artists on here just bc uh, I am feral for this franchise and all content even slightly related to it (My graduation cap for reference is gonna be either Mr. Peterson and Imbir or the rescue squad kids with the words "Goodbye neighbor" on it)

Other Trinity thoughts are just, I need more of her lol. I'd love an episode showing more of her dynamic with her father or both her parents since the incident happened. Plus the more information I can gather about each of the members the better I can write their late teen to adult selves in rtrb (who- I might redesign the outfit for a little. I was having some art block when I designed her so- her outfit is just her child outfit again and I don't think that's fair compared to how different say Maritza's outfit is, but I needed entry one out before people started asking why I started with two and had no one lol)

I also just want to see how her dynamic develops with other characters, obviously Nicky is at the forefront of my mind for this because well- I need to know how inevitably they do end up looking into this stuff together. But also Ivan and maybe finally questioning his feelings about Mr. Peterson. Or Maritza on why she has to pretend they aren't all messed up from the incident (/j I still love you Maritza) or Finch on why she's... uh

Probably a stand up person and I won't hate her in the slightest (even tho who tf takes pictures of someone having a breakdown?) (Kaydin says I need to stop bullying 13-15 fictional characters ú_ù /j)

Ig if there was anything else, I mean, okay for context I've had several family members with diabetes, type 1 and 2, and, okay have they actually cut like- all sugars out of her life? There are cell phones so I assume there are artificial sweeteners which sure doesn't mean you can shovel down junk food but they're okay in moderation. Plus they don't seem to monitor her school lunch so just like- let this girl have some actual-ish lemonade pls instead of- just highly saturated lemon water, she deserves it

[krys-loves-otome]

OC Brain Rots #2: Miri, Magical Ancestry, and Mortality

Welcome back to OC Brain Rots, where I go off about an OC of mine and whatever it is that caused them to tickle my brain at the moment.

For this brain rot, I'm gonna be focusing on my Obey Me MC Miri since it's Nightbringer's one year anniversary (Happy Devil Day, Obey Me: Nightbringer, congrats), so it's a timely occasion to talk about her. Spoilers ahead, of course, as I'm gonna be going in depth about her ancestry (about Lilith and her history) and on a little more somber topic about her aging, since I've thinking about it ever since a light-hearted chat came up in game.

For basic info about Miri and my other dating sim OCs, check out the intro post here! For the previous brain rot post involving Abby and Thea and some of the events of Ikevamp's interlude, check here!

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For context, this line of thinking began with a chat with Luke and a dream he had of escorting Miri through town. He was older and taller and all those things he wants to be to impress her and be a cool angel and all that. They then make plans to make the escorting adventure happen for reals, as their current selves and they both had a good, cute, sweet time.

Then this sparked my brain into thinking of how aging works in this universe, especially with supernatural beings vs humans.

For Luke to be adult-sized, how long would that take? Do angels start as babies that mature eventually? I feel like I've seen a post before about how angels were created, not born like humans are. Maybe their appearance changes once they go up in rank? Or maturity is just a lot slower as they are (technically speaking) immortal?

Anyway, back to the topic at hand, when Luke gets older, so does everyone else, including Miri, our sorcerer with angel ancestors.

Technically.

Lilith had been reborn as a human, likely retaining some of her angel powers innately according to OG Lesson 16 (though not as powerful as when she was a full on angel), so I'm thinking that some of the longevity that angels have likely stayed some as well, making her lifespan longer than that of normal, non-magical humans. How many more years? Game doesn't specify, but I like to think that means Lilith's line had longer lifespans than most normal humans. 100s probably weren't a problem for Lilith to reach. Maybe even a bit longer? And this is also considering there isn't any other magical interference in her life.

Fast-forward a few generations and we get to Miri, a once ordinary human thrust into Devildom to take part in the Student Exchange Program at RAD. She gets her first rush of power when she makes her first pact with Mammon. As she gains more pacts, she gains more power. Around the time she's getting Asmo's pact, Solomon had lent her some of his power so she use it for a mission so she could earn Asmo's pact on her own. She uses this borrowed power to help Mammon, Levi, Beel, and herself escape Henry 1.0 by summoning Asmo and drawing out his power to charm Henry.

Asmo comments later that though she was on borrowed power, Miri drew out a lot more power out of him than Solomon had ever done and that was interesting, so he agreed to the pact after failing in her initial task because he was impressed by her innate power.

Her power grows so much in later lessons, it threatened the balance of magic between the three worlds. Solomon suggests she cut her pacts with the brothers, but she refuses to separate from the brothers. She eventually gains Lucifer's Ring of Light that dampens her power to a more manageable level. Solomon then takes her on as an apprentice so she can learn to use her power more effectively.

All this to say, Miri isn't your average human anymore (though she never really was, even from the start because of her ancestor Lilith).  So, her lifespan has likely been affected because of the influx of magical energy that human Lilith most likely didn't have. How much it has affected her remains to be seen.

So, if she hadn't had this magical boost from Lilith, the brothers, and whatever else comes along to affect her, she probably wouldn't live to see grown up Luke and he wouldn't be able to escort her through town like he wants to. Miri as of now? There's a chance for it now! Could she reach Solomon's age because of her power? At what age will she start getting wrinkles and grey streaks in her hair? 200s? 300s? Who knows!

Now the image of Old Lady Miri being escorted through town by Luke isn't such a sad image to me anymore. How before all the powers she gained, it would look like a young boy escorting an elderly woman through town, excitedly talking back and forth about baking and puzzles, to now leading to the image of the cool, older angel Luke that's taller and stronger escorting an older Miri with maybe some grey streaks in her hair but is still youthful in her eyes, excited for a day in town and all the things he wants to show her, both still talking excitedly about baking and puzzles.

And that's about it for this brain rot. Hope you guys enjoyed this little thought experiment and I hope to see you for the next brain rot session!

[wandamaximoffappreciationblog]

Baby BatCat in Gotham…

Anyone who talks to me knows I usually have very mixed opinions on BatCat as a couple in other Batman shows/movies. That being said, Gotham BatCat and Battinson BatCat have turned into two of my OTP’s. What draws me to the Gotham dynamic is them being childhood friends to almost lovers. Watching Selina call him out on not being able to handle Gotham’s streets and him being so cute towards her really was a great aspect to the show and I think them and JimLee had the best chemistry for m/w pairings. I really do think Camren Bicondova and David Mazouz have some of the best performances in the show. They were my main focus throughout the show.

As for the last season, I thought their dynamic was the most tragic out of them all. Watching as he starts to develop into the man we all know he’ll become and leave her right as they really start to act on all those feelings they’ve had in a more serious and adult way and seeing Selina deal with being left by the one person she really cares about was really heartwrenching for me. The ending where she tells him she really only wanted him was also sad for me, but I also do love a doomed romance.The scenes where they call each other out on not being their real selves in season 4 and 5 remind me of the Tim Burton dynamic and the scene in The Dark Knight Returns where he says there’s more to Selina than just the thief. These two are layered and tend to be able to see the others true self and I think they showcased this very well in Gotham. Overall, I still love this show despite some of my complaints ( some lackluster storylines, queerbaiting with Ed and Oswald ect…) and these two gave me a version of a pairing I usually have many issues with to fall in love with for the first time

[daswarschonkaputt]

hi i was just scrolling through ur blog and i saw u mentioned a miraculous ladybug/bnha crossover, i’d love to hear more about it! also i love the snippets of your stories you post, they’re always so interesting and well written <3

okay, so this story is pretty old?? i think. it's not really still in the works, so i'll just talk about it and my plans for it here.

the main vibe of this fic was to try and tell a slightly more mature story using the basis of the show. i was at the time deeply frustrated by the show, and couldn’t really find what i wanted in fanfic. i wanted to age up marinette and chat noir, put them at like, 17ish, and try and approach the show's premise through the lens of their more adult selves.

(fun fact: my phone lockscreen is art that i made for this story, way back when)

okay here's the story summary:

After four years in the Hero business, Marinette wishes she could say she has it all figured out. But, with a Quirk that’s on the fritz, a secret identity that’s slowly eating away at her life, and one hell of an escalation from everyone’s least favourite villain, she’s almost faced with more than she can handle. And that’s not even mentioning her ever more complicated relationship with her partner-in-crime-fighting.

and here's all i had written:

A chill has set into the air by the time she finds herself crouched behind the treeline, watching the road for riders. Her breath condenses on the air in front of her face, the tips of her ears tinted pink by the cold, but her fingers, coated in light, black gloves, remain nimble.

Left hand gripped tight around her spotted bow, she waits.

It’s quiet. It niggles at her, raising the hairs on the back of her neck, because just a week ago, she wouldn’t be doing this alone. He’d promised her once that he’d follow her wherever she needed him, but that it was beyond him to do it silently. She misses his incontrovertible pessimism the same way she misses the presence of his warmth, pressed into her side, watching her back.

She’ll never have that again.

She spots her target when he crests the hill. At first, he’s nothing more than a silhouette against the night, but as he rides closer, she can better make out his features. His distinctive riding posture and his ridiculous clothes.

He deserves this. He deserves worse than this. It should be slow. It should be agonising. He should beg – beg her to forgive him, to take back what he stole, to leave him alive.

She pulls an arrow from her quiver. In the half light of the moon, she can just make out the red-and-black spots on the fletching.

She draws. The bowstring sits taut, her fingers curved into the hollow of her cheek.

He rides closer.

A whisper: “Lucky—”

The arrow flies.

“—Shot!”

It strikes true.

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“—ette, Marinette!”

Something’s tugging on her fringe.

“Marinette, wake up!”

In a bedroom in Paris, oceans and centuries away from that secluded woodland scene, Marinette Dupain-Cheng opens her eyes. There’s no forest, no road, no rider—just the pastel pink walls of her bedroom, peppered with the occasional picture of Adrien Agreste. She takes it all in purposefully – her patterned bedspread, her worn floor, the mannequin wearing a half-assembled jacked in the corner – until the details of that freezing night, with the bowstring, and the cold, calculating weight of anger that doesn’t belong to her, melt away.

She covers her face with her hands and groans.

“You had another dream, didn’t you?” Tikki. She must have been the one to wake her up. She feels a soft weight as Tikki wriggles under her wrists, trying to pry her hands away from her face. “Marinette, this is third night in a row. It’s getting worse, isn’t it?”

Marinette sighs, letting Tikki lever her hands off her face. Tikki flies up in the air, and meets Marinette’s eye with the sternest frown she has in her repertoire.

It’s unbearably cute.

“Marinette!” Tikki says.

Right. Okay. So they’re talking about this now. At – she glances at her bedside clock – 4:12 in the morning. Less than an hour before she has to sneak out to meet Chat Noir for their Monday morning debrief.

Perfect.

“I don’t know what you want me to say,” Marinette admits. She runs a finger over the smooth surface of her earrings. “I barely got anything off them when I first put them in. I’ve never picked up anything that happened over a year ago, and never with this level of clarity. It’s just localised flashes, usually.” She sighs. “Are you sure you don’t know anything about why this might be happening?”

Tikki’s stern frown quickly gives way to a worried one. “You’re the first Ladybug since the advent of Quirks,” she says, chewing on her lower lip. “Where were you tonight?”

“A wood somewhere,” Marinette answers. “It was cold. Ladybug had a bow and arrow. She was angry. I think,” she pauses, closing her eyes to chase away the afterimage of that icy rage, “I think someone had killed Chat Noir and taken his Miraculous.”

“Oh.” Tikki’s voice is small. “I remember that.”

“I guess that kind of thing didn’t happen very often.”

“No, it didn’t,” Tikki says. “But that’s not the point. Marinette, that happened over five hundred years ago.”

Marinette’s fingers freeze where they’re still running over her earrings.

Well, shit.

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quirkgirl243

Ladybug is cancelled y’all. I can’t believe some of you are out here defending her after she literally said it was akuma victims’ fault they got akumatised. Fuck that noise. I don’t want to hear any of you defending that victim blaming shit.

labybloggerbug

Ladybug said what????? Um, source please?????

theladyblog

So, OP deleted, but bringing back this post to debunk some of the rumours it started. Ladybug has never said that akuma victims are to blame for getting akumatised. Never. Misinformation like this is really dangerous to spread around, and I’m not just saying that over an imagined slight to Ladybug’s honour.

I’m not sure how many of Ladybug’s current fans were around from the very beginning, but when she first appeared on the scene, both she and Chat Noir faced widespread criticism for their public defence of akuma victims. Several notable Pro-Heroes spoke out against them (sources for Cloudburst, Victoire, and Iridescence) – and most especially against the fact that they refused to support moves to prosecute the first akuma victims.

There was a lot of anti akuma victim sentiment in those early days, and Ladybug in particular is responsible for diffusing it.

(A collection of sources for Ladybug and Chat Noir’s staunch support of akuma victims: (1), (2), (3), (4), (5).)

So, where does this new rumour come from? Well, given the timing of the post, it’s most likely tied to the Gabrielle Lavoie tapes. For the uninitiated, these tapes were made during a court case last year, when someone targeted during an akuma attack then moved to sue the akuma victim for psychological damages. (The Ladyblog covered the case here, with an English translation here.)

Ladybug and Chat Noir provided video testimony on the mechanics of akumatisation – testimony that was then leaked to the press. The passage that most likely kickstarted this post is as follows:

Ladybug: We know that there is a certain degree of consent involved in akumatisation. You have to say yes to Hawk Moth, or the akuma doesn’t take hold.

However, she elaborates:

Ladybug: That consent doesn’t have to be informed or unconditional. When an akuma – for lack of a better word – infects someone, their judgement immediately becomes compromised. Negative emotions are heightened. I’ve heard a few people describe it as a kind of tunnel vision – it’s hard to think of any other solution than agreeing to what Hawk Moth wants. And once you say yes, there’s no changing your mind. Chat Noir and I have both seen examples where Hawk Moth has coerced, threatened, or even tortured akuma that attempt to subvert his will. I do know of cases where someone has resisted akumatisation, but they’re exceptionally rare. In most cases, it’s the exception, not the rule.

(Transcript of the tapes available here.)

I hope that this clears things up at least a little!

-Mod A

undernightskies

God bless the ladyblog. If everyone could reblog this version instead, that’d be great.

source: quirkgirl243-deactivated33492837 #ladybug #chat noir #akuma mention cw #idk how many y’all were around right at the start #but like ladybug used to get shit on a lot by the hero industry as a whole #esp for her views on akuma victims #other stuff as well #but that’s a story for another post

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France can boast some of the most relaxed Quirk Regulation laws in the world – and, because of this, some of the strictest legislation regarding Pro-Hero work. The line between vigilante behaviour and lawful intervention may seem paper-thin, but it amounts to the difference between a cheque from the mayor and jail-time.

The unique circumstances surrounding the ongoing Akuma Crisis have led to both Ladybug and Chat Noir being cut a lot of slack by the authorities and, by extension, the National Hero Commission, but Marinette’s never been too willing to toe the line. Neither of them really have any excuse anymore – it’s not like they’re thirteen year-olds catapulted into heroics without so much as a Provisional Licence to justify their presence.

Nowadays, Ladybug and Chat Noir are as by the book as they come. They log and report their hours to a designated secretary. They fill out and sign all the necessary paperwork that comes from an akuma attack and they file their patrol routes a month in advance. They attend conferences, they sit in on meetings, they run workshops – they do everything the Hero Commission asks them to do.

And that includes the Hero Licences.

Marinette looks down at the little piece of plastic in her hand. For something so small, it carries one hell of a lot of weight.

The Hero Licences are a compromise on the part of the Hero Commission – a compromise that only exists because she and Chat Noir were adamant in their refusal to disclose their identities. After months of back and forth and one incident of not entirely ethical akuma-baiting, it was decided that Ladybug and Chat Noir would be issued Hero Licences against their superhero identities, and carry them whenever they responded to a threat.

It’s that last part that strikes a chord of terror in the back of Marinette’s mind.

She can’t control when an akuma will attack. The only thing she has any control over is her patrol schedule, and even that can be difficult to bend around her civilian life. Because of that, she has to carry Ladybug’s Hero Licence with her wherever she goes.

There isn’t anything out there that concretely ties her to Ladybug. Her Miraculous even distorts her face – twisting her features until she looks like an imperfect mirror of herself – and she knows Chat Noir himself couldn’t pick her civilian identity out of a line up.

But—ever since she was handed her first Provisional Hero Licence, two years ago, the thought has lurked in the back of her mind that it’s a shackle. It’s a link between Marinette and Ladybug, in a world where Hawkmoth has proven time and time again how dogged and resourceful he is.

And it’s always on her.

She can be as vigilant as she likes. She can hide it in a secret pocket in her bag, she can stuff it into her bra in blind panic, she can never so much as look at it outside her work as Ladybug—but one day, someone is going to find it.

Marinette places the little plastic card down on her bed. She’s already dressed for school – having learned her lesson about assuming patrol will only take as long as they’ve scheduled it for years ago – and it’s nearly five. Chat Noir is probably already waiting for her. He’s good like that.

“Tikki, you ready to head out?”

Tikki appears from—somewhere that she was probably breaking a few laws of physics to be in the first place. “Are you sure, Marinette?” she asks. “What if it makes your Quirk worse?”

That ship has probably already sailed, Marinette doesn’t say. “Being Ladybug is the only time I don’t have to worry about my Quirk,” she says instead.

Tikki doesn’t look reassured at all.

Marinette sighs. “If it makes you feel better, I can try to talk to someone about it,” she says. “I still have my old Quirk Counsellor’s number. I can shoot them a text.”

“Won’t you have to explain about the Miraculous?”

“Dominique doesn’t ask questions,” Marinette says. “They won’t pry if I tell them I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Are you sure?”

“Certain.” Marinette smiles warmly at Tikki, who flies up to nuzzle her hand.

Quirks have always unnerved Tikki, even if she’s tried to hide it from Marinette. Marinette figures it’s probably pretty rough observing thousands of years of the human race, only to be hit by a curveball like Quirks. Given that it took humans two hundred years to figure out how to handle the issue with anything approaching dignity, Marinette thinks Tikki’s doing pretty well after just four.

“You ready?”

Tikki nods.

“Okay then, Tikki,” she says, “spots on!”

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Ladybug (@)ladybug Good morning, Paris.

[IMAGE: A selfie taken from the rooftops in Paris as the sun rises. Chat Noir can be seen in the distance of the shot, grinning at the camera.]

just ENDeavour me (@)coldturtle_isme wait wait wait wait i know the ladybug twitter is verified but i thought it was run by someone in her agency? but this selfie was clearly posted in real time???

flawless victoire (@)monique_123 (@)coldturtle_isme Iirc it’s a mix? Ladybug and Chat Noir’s hero agency manage both of the accounts normally, but Ladybug and Chat Noir have to carry phones with them when they patrol for HC related reasons so they sometimes post stuff themselves.

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The first thing Marinette notices when she drops beside Chat Noir is the lack of smile on his face. There’s tension in his shoulders, and he’s fiddling with the controls on his baton, repetitive and twitchy. She doesn’t need four years of friendship with him to identify the clear signs that something’s bothering him.

“Something wrong, chaton?” she asks, flicking her yo-yo back together as she walks over to his side.

“Have you spoken to Paulette today?”

Marinette pauses. Paulette is the sole administrative employee of their Hero agency, a long-suffering old woman who half-resents them for interfering with her retirement plans, and wholly disapproves of their involvement in the Hero industry at all. Chat Noir used to joke that she was a punishment from the Hero Commission – retribution for the procedural clusterfuck that their Heroics careers have been from start to finish.

On her worse days, Marinette is inclined to agree.

“Not since last week,” she tells Chat Noir. “She shouted at me for going over quota again.”

Technically speaking, Chat Noir and Ladybug have a set number of hours they’re supposed to work each week, assigned by the Hero Commission. It’s a general measure for all Pro-Heroes that ensures there’s always someone on-duty and counteracts Hero overcrowding. Going over quota is just as bad as going under, and the Hero Commission can restrict working hours, levy fines, and even revoke licences for breaches of the policy.

In reality, it doesn’t really work like that. At least not for Chat Noir and Ladybug.

The past few weeks have been pretty rough on the akuma front. The attacks tend to average at one a day over the Christmas and New Year’s period – Marinette has long since let go of the idea that people are happier around the holidays. Christmas day in particular can boast some of the most vicious akuma Ladybug and Chat Noir have defeated.

Chat Noir makes a face. “You know, I once asked her about that?” he says. “She told me we should have just defeated the akuma faster.”

Marinette wouldn’t be surprised. “So, what’s she upset about today?” she asks.

“She wasn’t upset,” Chat Noir says. “She had… news.”

Marinette tenses. The last time Paulette had news, she was standing next to a court officer holding a subpoena. “Good news?” she asks hopefully.

“News news,” Chat Noir says. He pauses. “You remember that typewriter akuma we fought a few days ago?”

“Typeset?” How could Marinette forget? Dodging car-size typewriter keys as they’re flung about the crowded streets of Paris on New Year’s Eve is pretty fraught, even so far as akuma fights go. “Is she okay? I didn’t want to leave her with Akuma Response Team, without talking to her, but she passed out as soon as I banished the akuma.”

“She’s fine. She just hadn’t slept in three days – her boss was running her into the ground with deadlines during the holidays, which is—” Chat Noir catches sight of her expression, “—beside the point. The point is, her Quirk is called Vocal Recall.”

Marinette frowns. They’ve been through this song and dance before, and it only leads to dead ends. “Using a Miraculous makes you functionally Quirkless, though,” she says. “It doesn’t matter if she has a—perfect recollection Quirk?” Chat Noir nods to confirm her guess. “She still won’t be able to remember anything from when she was akumatised.”

“You’re right,” Chat Noir says. “Or you would be if we were interested in what happened when she was akumatised. But we’re not. We’re interested in what happened just before she was akumatised. Her Quirk provides her with a perfect memory of the timbre and pitch of people’s voices, which generally isn’t that useful in day to day life, but—”

It hits her. “Hawkmoth spoke to her.”

Chat Noir nods. “Hawkmoth spoke to her,” he confirms. “She went to the police yesterday. She’s convinced that she could identify him if she heard his voice again.”

Marinette runs it all over in her head. “Well, shit,” she says, not sure what else she can add.

“Well, shit, indeed, my lady,” Chat Noir responds.

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okay so a few more bits from this au:

marinette’s quirk is a touch-based clairvoyance quirk that allows her to see significant scenes from an object’s history. she usually can’t pick up things that have happened further back than a few months -- a year max.

because of this quirk, marinette has a quirk licence that allows her to use her quirk to consult with the police on crimes. she doesn’t do it as much anymore, because her parents got concerned that they were traumatising their preteen daughter by making her watch violent crimes.

lately, however, marinette has been getting flashes of shit that happened with the miraculous earrings like, 200 years ago. this is very concerning.

because miraculouses are from before the advent of quirks, they shut off user’s access to their quirks when they’re in use. barring the miraculous, ladybug is functionally quirkless in costume.

tikki is worried, because she’s never had a user with a quirk before, and she thinks something about the miraculous is making marinette’s quirk go out of control.

i don’t know if i ever figured out where i wanted this plot thread to go? but it’s there.

akuma victims are typically handled very poorly by regular pro-heroes, to the point where there’s a rule that akuma victims are to only be contained and not directly engaged unless you’re ladybug and chat noir

this isn’t directly relevant to the plot, but it’s just sort of part of the backdrop of ladybug and chat noir’s place in the heroics industry

basically: they’re the darlings of the nation, now, but pro-heroes used to fucking hate them and still lowkey do

the same way you’d hate anyone that got special treatment at your really dangerous and difficult job

anyway

when the witness comes forward that says she can identify hawkmoth by his voice, ladybug and chat noir are cautiously hopeful.

and then said witness is murdered in the police station, before she can give a proper statement to the police.

marinette is called in in her civilian self to try and get a reading off the murder weapon (a knife)

long story short, the clues marinette gets off the knife seem to point to nathalie, gabriel agreste’s assistant

MEANWHILE we have a really complicated dynamic between ladybug and chat noir

they’ve been friends for years at this point and trust each other a lot

but a point of contention remains ladybug’s staunch belief that they shouldn’t tell each other their identities

in the short extract above it says something about “not-entirely-ethical akuma baiting” or similar

essentially, way back when ladybug and chat noir were fighting for the right not to have to disclose their civilian identities when they got their hero licences, they announced that this one official from the hero comission had been let in on the secret, and that official was promptly akumatised forthright

but surprise! he didn’t know shit! it was all a test so ladybug and chat noir could demonstrate how important their identities remaining a secret was

so, like, ladybug’s position on the matter is that no-one is infallible, especially her -- and if one of them gets akumatised, they need to minimise the fallout

whereas chat noir’s position is that if ladybug is akumatised, they’ve already lost, so it should be safe for her at least to know his identity

she’s deadset against it, though, and he respects that

there’s an added layer to it where chat noir is very openly in love with her and she kind of returns the feelings, but she doesn’t want to have a relationship that can only exist when she’s wearing a mask

she’d much rather date in her civilian identity

so, obviously, this is another point of contention -- because ladybug basically admits to returning chat noir’s feelings, but the barrier in the way of their relationship (their secret identities) is steadfastly maintained only by ladybug

the murder mystery runs parallel to the interpersonal drama, basically

anyway, the end reveal of the fic comes after nathalie and gabriel have both been arrested by the police on suspicion of being hawkmoth but the authorities have failed to retrieve their miraculouses

and we discover that the peacock miraculous is now in the possession of lila

and lila was the one who murdered the witness in the police station, covering it up and fooling marinette using facts about the nitty-gritty mechanics of marinette’s quirk that only alya knew

if we pivot a bit to adrien, we find out that before he was arrested, gabriel essentially gave him the keys to the castle, and adrien discovers the secret hawkmoth layer beneath the mansion as well as his comatose mother

and there it is! the missing butterfly miraculous!

only bam! lila is here to claim it

we get a showdown in the lair between lila and adrien. adrien manages to keep the butterfly miraculous away from lila, but she manages to rip off his cat miraculous ring

lila cataclysms to bring the ceiling down on them, and adrien has to run for his life

the destruction summons ladybug to the manor, as she was called in because of its links to the akuma case

lila tries to play some mind games to get ladybug to believe she’s the good guy in all this, and adrien is on his father’s side

adrien says something cryptic that only chat noir would know, as a message to ladybug, and she realises what’s going on

big dramatic fight! ladybug is driven back, struggling against lila who has two miraculous. eventually, adrien uses his father’s butterfly miraculous, and powers ladybug up. ladybug and adrien team-up defeat lila.

with the black cat miraculous retrieved, and lila defeated, ladybug turns to adrien. her earrings are beeping at her. adrien apologises to her. he knows how important she considers their secret identities.

ladybug doesn’t care. she’s just glad he’s alive. she kisses him, and as she does so, her transformation melts away.

epilogue: marinette and adrien are dating. their identities are secret to the general population, but the hero comission knows now. they’re asked to consider being heroes fulltime post-graduation. they don’t want to.

also, an aside: adrien is quirkless. it’s concealed from the public out of concern for his celebrity career. the fic was going to be almost entirely marinette pov though so i’m not sure when this would come up.

one of the final scenes of the fic would be a confrontation with alya, because the entire reason lila had been able to frame nathalie was that alya shared, like, deep, dark quirk knowledge that marinette had confided in her with lila, alongside the fact that marinette works for the police. marinette considers this a betrayal, and ends their friendship over it.

last bit would be a post from the ladybug twitter, a photo of chat noir and ladybug sitting and leaning their heads on each other’s shoulders, with the caption “The City of Love <3″

[kenganparadise]

Could you do baki jack retsu hanayama when their s/o doesn’t drink water ever to the point they get sick and over work them selves . And how they would react 😊 if you want to . Have good day

Thanks so much for sending in a request! I hope you enjoy!

Baki-

• Baki can be a mother hen at times. Water is super important and he drinks a ton of it every day.

• He places water bottles all over their home to remind them, he writes out little post-it-notes as reminders. Sometimes he’ll draw cute little picture.

• When they overwork themselves he gets so worried, he’s got no problem picking them up and carrying them away for some cuddles to distract them.

Jack-

• Jack is a little more passive aggressive with his approach to make his S/O drink water. He dumps out all of their favorite drinks and fills them back up with water.

• To help them out maybe if they don’t like the taste of water, he’ll get them water flavoring packets and bottles to spice it up.

• Jack knows what it’s like to overwork himself. He’s done it many times, his body and his mind. So seeing his S/O do the same thing worries him immensely.

• He cares for his S/O more than he cares for himself. he’ll scoop them up and carry them away to rest and recharge.

Retsu-

• Retsu is very much a mother hen, he’s worse then Baki. He is a total worrywart when it comes to his S/O and their health.

• He asks them to please drink water, he’ll also get the flavoring if they don’t like just plain water. He just wants them to stay hydrated.

• He hates it when they overwork themselves. He’s always grabbing them and pulling them away from their work for kisses and cuddles.

• He reminds his S/O that mental health is just as important as physical health

Hanayama-

• Hanayama isn’t as much of a worrywart as Retsu, Jack, and Baki. But he is still concerned for his S/O’s health.

• He brings them bottles of water often and just orders them to drink. He won’t leave them alone till they do. He tries to do this often, but he doesn’t want to nag his S/O.

• He knows they’re an adult who is capable of taking care of themselves, sometimes he just gives a helping hand- well in his mind he does.

• He gets grumpy when his S/O overworks themselves he always pulls them away for a nice long distraction.

[queenangst]

O patron goddess of platonic bkdks, I humbly request your assistance. I'm working on a fic where plot happens, and heavily involved in said plot is a time capsule that young Baku and Deku buried back when they were still close friends. My problem is that in the fic, I need to showcase the contents of the capsule, only I have no idea what baby Baku and Deku put in there, those rascals!!! Well okay, I do have a few ideas, but I need more lmao. Their time capsule is looking pretty empty rn. (As a teaser, I'll tell you the pièce de résistance is currently a pic of them wearing towels as capes, playing heroes, with sharpie on the back reading, 'future heroes Small Might and Dynamight!!!')

What else do you think we might find in such a time capsule? (Assuming you're okay with me yoinking the ideas you give me. I could credit you for the inspo if you want! If not then feel free to ignore this ask, lol.)

omg nonnie i'm printing out "the patron goddess of platonic bkdk" and i'm gonna put it up on my wall. i humbly accept the title that is so cute

1) can i just say before i actually answer your ask by SOME stroke of absolute coincidence i've ALSO been writing a fic in which bkdk are looking for and find a time capsule that they buried when they were kids!!!

2) that also makes this perfect because i did research for the fic to also come up with ideas for what could go in the childhood bkdk time capsule. you're welcome to use none or any of the ideas here. credit's not necessary but leave an offering for your patron if you'd like. i don't mind either way!

so time capsules are usually an activity by way to preserve memories and knowledge about that time in someone's life. so things you can consider:

what items and things do kids think are important? make sure you're considering their perspective - it's possible they might seem like 'trivial' things that are important to a kid at that time

letters to their older selves/to each other

drawings

small keepsakes

toys, if they can bear to part with them

small things from day to day life - ticket stubs, notes, receipts

hero merch

pictures!

paper cutouts from magazines or newspapers that are cool

gifts

i could see izuku storing away a notebook for his future self

if they get help from their parents or teachers (like if it's a project), then the adults might encourage more writing like filling out printables and that kind of cheesy stuff.

hope that helps!!!! enjoy the fic writing nonnie. and please. tell me when you post it id love to read it

[whatifyoulivelikethat]

i want to ask for help. but i cant tell when would be a good time. because u've said before that therapy doesnt work unless YOU want it to, and i dont know WHEN i will want to. i just know that ive been feeling like this for as long as i can remember and that if i dont do SOMETHING about it, i might not even live.

i feel like im scared to ask for help because what if? what if i actually do better? i cant imagine living without thinking about dying every second. there is a scary sense of comfort in it, but its familiar and its me but its ME and i dont want it like that.

i,,, i dont know why this is going to you, but i do know i admire your opinions and i guess i just want to know. when. when does it get better.

When... hmm, as Yoongi has said before, these kinds of feelings are like seasons. I don't personally think they ever "go away" - you have good times and bad times, sometimes with reason, sometimes for no reason at all. At least, that's how it is with me. Going to put the rest under a break.

"Get better" is a vague term. You can argue you're already "getting better" because you recognize something needs to change, but that doesn't really feel statisfying because you're still in the same mental state, right? Then, is "getting better" a generalized state of more happiness? Could be. But, if you've always been in the darkness, well, shit, how are you supposed to know the light is the light? You've never seen it before. Then, does "getting better" mean... being like everyone else around me that seems like they're "good"?

That's the greatest lie of all.

I've said therapy doesn't work unless you want it to, not because you need to feel a certain measure of desire to change, but because you can't walk in there thinking the therapist is going to change you. If you have the means to try, you should to to therapy and just try it, because knowing you need to do something indicates that you already want to change. Reaching out to someone, stranger or not, already indicates you don't want to be like this forever. It might work, it might not. Therapy really depends on the therapist and finding a good fit is very difficult.

I'm going to tell you a bit about my journey. I have no idea if it will help you, but maybe you're interested.

I grew up not knowing love. My parents had an arranged marriage and, in their case, they did not love each other. Probably still don't. They're still married. I guess they tolerate each other, I don't know. In any case, it was very dysfunctional. I didn't know anything about maintaining healthy relationships, showing affection, or the value of people. I was seen as a means to an end, not really as their child. It was mostly my mom, but my dad was neglectful and wasn't really part of my life even though he was there the entire time. Because of this, I didn't value myself. I became very depressed and, if you've read my work, there's hints of what I've done to myself. I thought about dying. A lot. All the time. Planned it, dreamed it, wished for it.

Then, I moved out and entered the next phase of my life. Made a shit ton of mistakes. Destroyed friendships, had a ton of questionable relationships, chased love that was never there, fell apart. I was an "adult" but I was still the same - still wanted off this fucking Earth. But there was a difference. This time, I finally realized something.

These had be been my desicions.

My choices put me in that position. Nobody made me do anything. I was being self-destructive because I wanted to. And just like how I put myself there, I could take myself out.

So I did.

Not easily, mind you, but I did. I switched my surroundings again, put myself among people who had my best interests in mind, found my close friends, had a great time. Did shit everyone else did, went on cute dates, hung out with friends, traveled a lot, took pictures of delicious food, had an Instagram life.

Hated it.

I wasn't myself. I had pushed down my past and pretended like that shit wasn't real. I had a good life, so I'm good, right? I'm cured! I have what everyone else wants - I do what I want, have a good job and loving people around me. Yeah, no. I was "better", but I wasn't better. Far from it. I used to draw, write, create. In this phase I did none of that. I felt empty. But I was happy! Shit, what else can I do?

And then I discovered BTS.

Music does a lot of things. In my life, they defined the phases of my life. Rock and metal saved me from ending it when I was stuck in the darkness. In the time of empty happiness, I listened to music, but nothing stuck. I did, however, broaden my horizons and listen to everything, finally learning that all music has its merits and that I could find something I liked in nearly every genre.

However, I wasn't committing to anything, and that was because I couldn't commit to myself.

At first when I listened to BTS, I thought they were really cool. I went from era to era, mostly listening to title songs. Then I was bored and listened to their other stuff. I was curious about the lyrics I liked. They were usually rapped by this one guy, and I learned to recognize his voice and wait for his parts, because they always ended up being my favorite.

Yeah, just guess who it is. :)

I thought, well shit, I have no idea what he's saying. I should look it up. Went to look up the lyric translations of their songs, finding SUGA's parts and yet another epiphany.

Why am I pretending?

I'm reading these lyrics and I'm like, shit. This is it. This is me. These are all thoughts I've thought and they're here. They're real. Someone else thought them in the same way I have. And I am, indeed, still feeling these things, but pretending I'm not. Pretending it's impossible to acknowledge the person I am, that teenager wondering why I have to live when I could just fucking not, and who I've become, an adult with no sense of self but happy, and how they somehow can't coexist even though they already do. They're all me.

It wasn't very fun facing those feelings again, but I did it because I needed it. I needed to work through them and stop pretending so I could be myself. And now I am, because I can see it. You can see it. I create, not for anyone, but because this is me.

Maybe a little hypersexual. Kind of insane. Borderline cocky (but I am hot though, I'm just saying). I write, I draw, I create, I have fun, I cry, fuck, I do it all (swallow dick real fucking well too!). I do everything I want to and live how I want to.

This is just one way, one life among billions. You might not go though this (technically, you're already on the BTS phase, you know) and most likely your journey will be different. Because "getting better" is a personal thing. It is what you want in life, who you want to be, and I didn't know who I wanted to be until I lived though all kinds of shit, learning about other people's lives, and found someone who let me know, hey, you can brush past or you can soak into a heart. Change will always happen. You can live however you like. In some ways, you grow up and become an adult. In some ways, you stay the same, always young, always learning, always growing up. Sometimes people give up their young self because they think they have to. And maybe they do. You don't really have to though. You only have to be open to the idea there is also comfort in other things, that the you that you've known all your life is not the only you that will be.

To live a full life is to have many things, not physically, but mentally - memories, thoughts, past, present, whatever you want to hold on to, hold on to. No one can take them away from you. You will become more than just that. Every day, you will wake up to a new self that encompasses all your other selves before that. If you're impatient and want it now, run. Read up on things, surround yourself with all kinds of people, try activities you've always wanted to try, experience shit and find out what you like, what you hate, what you can modify to suit you better.

Find out what it means for you to get better and you'll discover, hey.

You're already there.

[terramythos]

TerraMythos' 2020 Reading Challenge - Book 29 of 26

Title: The House in the Cerulean Sea (2020)

Author: TJ Klune

Genre/Tags: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Found Family, LGBT Protagonist, Third-Person 

Rating: 10/10

Date Began: 10/13/2020

Date Finished: 10/18/2020

Linus Baker, a forty-year-old caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (DICOMY), lives a solitary and mundane life. But when he’s summoned by Extremely Upper Management and given a top-secret case, everything changes. Linus is sent to the classified Marsyas Island and tasked with investigating an orphanage housing six dangerous magical children-- including the Antichrist. He is to live among the residents for one month, record his observations, and report back to the organization. No more, no less. 

The master of the house, Arthur Parnassus, is a mysterious and enigmatic man. But Linus soon learns that Arthur will do anything to protect his wards. As Linus grows closer to Arthur and the children, a secret from the past and prejudice of the present threaten to destroy the orphanage and their way of life. Linus must decide if he can abandon the world he knows in order to help the ones that need it the most. 

"Fire and ash!” Lucy bellowed as he paced back and forth. “Death and destruction! I, the harbinger of calamity will bring pestilence and plague to the people of this world. The blood of the innocents will sustain me, and you will all fall to your knees in benediction as I am your god.” 

He bowed. 

The children and Mr. Parnassus clapped politely. Theodore chirped and spun in a circle. 

Linus gaped. 

“That was a lovely story, Lucy,” Mr. Parnassus said. “I especially liked your use of metaphors. Keep in mind that pestilence and plague are technically the same thing, so it did get a little repetitious at the end, but other than that, quite impressive. Well done.” 

Minor spoilers and content warning(s) under the cut. 

Content warnings for the book: Semi-detailed discussions of child abuse and trauma. Internalized fatphobia (challenged). Structural discrimination, and hatred/prejudice associated with that, some of it internalized. 

I'm going to have a hard time reviewing this book, because it was so goddamn good I don’t think I’ll do it justice in a few short paragraphs. So here’s the fast version: The House in the Cerulean Sea was a fucking delight to read from the first page. It’s full of genuine humor, magic, and charm, while being just this side of heart-wrenching. Though geared toward adults, it’s the first novel I’ve read in a long time that captures that childlike enthusiasm I used to have when reading a good fantasy book. It takes place in a world with magic (obviously), but it’s 98% character-driven. Both the main plot and the (queer!) romantic subplot are woven together so well that neither feel tacked on or lacking. The found family hit me in the emotions again and again and again. I read books out loud, and I spent the last third of this book struggling because I kept fucking crying and having to take regular breaks before continuing. And then I went through the whole book to find a good quote for this review and ended up fucking crying again. So yeah. 

Ok. Got that off my chest. Usually in these reviews I talk about what I liked and then what didn't work for me or confused me. The good news (?) is I have zero complaints or critiques on this one. So you just get to hear me gushing about it for a while.  

Since this is a character-driven book that’s where I’ll start. Linus Baker, the protagonist, is great. Let me just say I love speculative fiction books starring older characters. At forty, Linus isn’t old, but it feels like the majority of spec fic stars people under thirty. Linus is also a conspicuously ordinary guy; prim and proper to a fault, no magic, oblivious in many ways (including to his own loneliness), but with a hidden sense of justice and protectiveness for people that comes out more and more. His development over the course of the novel and how much he grows to love and care for the other characters is just so good. The writing draws attention to this through repeated phrases and jokes one doesn’t expect to make a comeback (more on that later). Seeing him come out of his shell and stand up for what’s right is cathartic as hell. As a side note, it’s also nice to have a fat protagonist who struggles with his self-image but gets warm affirmation and support from his family and love interest. 

Arthur Parnassus, the deuteragonist and said love interest, is more of an enigma. A lot of his motivation and behavior makes sense once you get his Tragic Backstory (TM), and I think this will be a fun book to reread based on that. I picked up on some of it before the reveal, but not everything. But without spoiling it, I do love seeing an older (mid-forties) father figure who would do literally anything to make sure the children on the island have the care and love they need. Seeing his patient love and acceptance of them tugs my heartstrings. Maybe I’m a bit of a sap. Linus and Arthur’s obvious mutual crush on each other is also really cute, okay. There’s something about older queer people finding love that makes me smile. 

And the children are great too, of course. I really liked each of them and thought they were all unique and interesting. My favorites are probably Lucy the six-year-old Antichrist, Sal the were-Pomeranian (his arc just really hit home for me), and Talia the gnome. They all have such distinct and fun personalities, and seeing them interact is great and often hilarious. I’m not very paternal, but I love seeing children with sad/abusive pasts blossom into their best selves with love, guidance, and support. It’s uh, a little personal. I’d be remiss not to mention Zoe, the resident island sprite, who brings a whole lot of personality and rounds off the group. 

When I say the story is character-driven, I mean it. While a fantasy novel, there’s not any significant violence or action in the story (except for maybe one scene if you squint). The House in the Cerulean Sea is carried by its characters, interactions, and worldbuilding. The humor and inherent charm helps too -- and manages to do so without ever feeling trite. I can’t help but admire that. I was never bored; I honestly enjoyed every page because I liked the characters so much. Not to say there isn’t an overarching conflict with the whole DICOMY thing, but most of the focus is Linus struggling and coming to terms with his discoveries-- about the others and himself, and how he can make a difference on a grand scale. To me that kind of stuff is captivating. And boy does seeing someone find the place they belong get me. As I said, found family is a big thing in this book. 

Aside from that, the writing is just super; it literally had me laughing from the first page. I can’t believe the fucking lemur joke came back at the end, too. But on that subject, I love that this book utilizes recurring jokes and phrases to show Linus’ character development. In particular, “see something, say something” and “don’t you wish you were here?” have VERY specific meanings to Linus at the beginning of the story, and over time transform into the polar opposite. I’m  holding myself back because I don’t want to spoil shit, but if you read it you’ll see what I mean. There’s also a lot of meaningful callbacks to certain dialogue earlier in the story and I eat that kind of stuff up. But even small details, like the early quip about Linus forgetting his umbrella, come back to deliver an emotional gutpunch near the end. So thanks for that, Mr. Klune. 

The book really takes a turn in the second half of the story, which is a tad darker. Avoiding the Actual Spoilers, this is where prejudice and hatred of the outside world become a bigger part of the story. We learn what’s really at stake, and that this wonderful found family in the first half is threatened by a world that hates and fears them. Boy does that shit get emotional REAL quick. Yes the allegory is obvious. No, that’s not a bad thing. Ultimately, The House in the Cerulean Sea becomes a story about love, hope, and change; and boy does that shit strike my gay little heart right where it hurts. 

If you’re looking for a (literal) magical pick-me-up (ignore my comment about crying a whole lot) with INTENSE found family vibes and a side helping of queer mlm romance, dear God read The House in the Cerulean Sea. I don’t think I did it justice in this review; just trust me, it’s real good. My only complaint is that it ends; I want more, damn it! 

[memes-saved-me]

i ship dacre and joe but im not doing anything bad?? how is that any differenr from ahipping billy and steve and making thousands of nsfw drawings of them... i respect both of their luves and girlfriends, but i like them together. i think theyre cute.

First off, I don’t speak for everyone and that post had a lot of other people reblogging and agreeing with it so it’s not some personal attack at anyone. But, anyway...

It’s when fans start to attack their partners or insist they’re not straight or love each other that it becomes a problem for me. Imagine a stranger on the internet insisting you’re a sexuality you’re not or that you secretly love your best friend and hate your wife/girlfriend. It depends on the person, if they request for people to not write fics or make nsfw art of them as a person, not their characters then that is downright disrespectful but if they don’t mind or encourage it then knock yourself out. 

I think the main difference is they are removed from the characters, they’re a part they played and left on the set. They aren’t that character 24/7 and most of the time do not act or look anything like whoever they portrayed on screen. I don’t tag my harringrove things with their names because it doesn’t really involve them and it keeps shippy stuff out of much bigger and wider used tags, along with somewhat hiding it a little more from their view. A lot of actors really don’t mind shipping or people writing or drawing stuff about their characters or selves but some do and I think over my years of being in fandoms and participating in them I’ve seen both sides. There have been cases that have ruined friendships or even caused mental breakdowns (Phan) but has also created good laughs and enjoyment for everyone. Cases that have had certain ships banned from convention questions or used against actors to call them homophobic when really they’re just uncomfortable and it’s just not right to use a fictional idea against a real person with a real life.

Overall I don’t think looking at two people and thinking, “Oh, they have really good chemistry. They would be a cute couple,” is a bad thing in and of itself but if you then start to ask questions or contact them about said made up couple then.....that’s when it’s an invasion of privacy and tbh rude. 

I used to ship a bunch of irl people; actors, band members, singers, youtubers but I didn’t create or consume stuff within their view or reach and over the years,  becoming an adult shipping real people now makes me uncomfortable so I just stay away from it. Honestly, ship what you want. I’m not the shipping police but I just have a negative view and experience with shipping real people and so do a lot of people by the looks of it. 

Ship Dacre and Joe, make edits of them or write fics all you want. You’re free to do that, I just personally find it uncomfortable and wouldn’t do it.... I’m really not a big fan of policing in fandoms so don’t take this as a demand that you follow, I’m just sharing my thoughts and feelings towards the topic... You’re free to do as you wish.

[theflannelwizard]

william and clayton hcs,,,? theyre baby,,,,

you’re right, anon! they are!

here’s william-

gender- william? cisgender? i think not.

sexuality- i wanna say aroace but i’m not sure why.... just Vibes i guess

OTP- william is happy without a partner!

BroTP- william and alan...... alan is patient enough that he waits for william to find ways to communicate with him and is gentle with explaining if telepathic communication is giving him a headache. neither of them has hands so they can do the same sorts of things for fun, and they just genuinely enjoy each other’s company. william stands up for alan and alan is williams voice when he needs one.

NoTP- i don’t really have one! no adults, obviously

A fun dynamic they would have- wasn’t william originally supposed to be a spy/snitch for miss simian? i don’t think he’d be intentionally trying to screw over his classmates, but it could be cute if he was a teacher’s pet who actually got along with lucy. she would probably like him, since he gets good grades and doesn’t talk too much or cause trouble. maybe miss simian shows her softer side to william, helping him turn over his papers when she remembers, giving him the benefit of the doubt when something goes wrong, and always choosing his papers as an example. everyone expects alan to be jealous, since he’s used to being mr perfect, but this is alan we’re talking about. he’s just proud of his friend. when william is bummed or lonely, miss simian lets him sit in the classroom instead of going out to recess, and william uses telekinesis to get everyone to shut up when miss simian is saying something important.

Any other fun headcanons or things i wanted to elaborate on- william has a bit of a temper, and might seek revenge when he feels he’s been wronged. alan helps him learn to calm down and use his angry energy in a productive way, and they find that william has a penchant for flying/doing tricks. he’s surprisingly athletic for someone with no legs and no way to hold or throw a ball, and he tends to get one of the best times when everyone runs the mile in gym. he also likes flying around in loop de loops and falling from high heights just to catch himself at the last minute. when he’s really happy, he flaps his wings in excitement, which sometimes ends in him going way faster or higher than intended :)

and here’s clayton!

gender- he’s a cis boy, but he’s comfortable enough with the fact that he can change shape that he doesn’t get upset when people assume otherwise. no toxic masculinity in my boy!

sexuality- bi with a preference for girls

OTP- i feel like clayton has a lot of unrequited crushes, poor guy. but he does eventually end up in a happy relationship with sarah, once both of them have kind of calmed down and figured themselves out! sarah draws different forms for clayton to take on as a fun little game between them, and they both love it because it lets them both show off their skills! clayton learns to channel his lies into a more positive means of expression: writing and storytelling, which sarah elaborates on and illustrates for him! he also models for her and sometimes imitates their other friends and classmates for a good laugh. these two are super sweet and creative, and sarah is so glad that she finally has someone who sees her as the whole world. she doesn’t have to chase clayton, and he doesn’t have to pretend to be anything he’s not around her.

BroTP- clayton and banana joe! they have a similar sense of humor, and they don’t get annoyed with each other when others might. joe is also really easily impressed, which boosts claytons self esteem. they love goofing off together and just being silly. once he gets closer with sarah, clayton also gets to know some of her friends, and he gets on pretty well with them too, especially molly. molly loves to get involved with clayton and sarah’s storytelling and creative games. a lot of the time molly’s “boring” stories serve as good prompts, which clayton and sarah bring more life to!

NoTP- clayton had a crush on gumball for a while. that would not have worked out for either of them. unless you put care into it and show how both of them have matured, in which case my mind could maybe be changed :)

A fun dynamic they would have- clayton and tobias would absolutely work overtime to impress and one up each other. as they get older, though, and both of them become more self confident, they’re able to laugh at their past selves and how overblown their attempts to seem cool were. maybe they even start to confess their past insecurities and talk to each other in an honest and genuine way. they develop a special bond, even if they never become best friends.

Any other fun headcanons or things i wanted to elaborate on- clayton thinks for a good portion of his childhood that he has to be the best and coolest in order to be even noticed. he also thinks that the only way to get people’s attention is by being loud and exciting, which is why he doesn’t discover his affinity for art until high school. he actually becomes an artist by mistake in an attempt to catch sarah’s eye, but he really enjoys being creative! he admits this to her eventually, and she thinks it’s adorable.

[shadowlink06]

Trades

I did my first trade with @amazingferret and learned a lot while working with on the piece with them. To start off with yes, I will accept trades although I do have some guidelines/quirks you should be be aware of before inquiring.

Trades can be: art-for-fanfic or fanfic-for-fanfic depending. If you have another idea or medium that you work with (maybe plushies or some other artistic media for example), by all means feel free to pitch it. I am working on my drawing skills this year as a resolution to myself, but my skill level is nothing that I feel would be up to par to offer as part of a trade. I strictly offer writing from my end.

I honestly don’t expect to have a commission request but yes I am willing to do those if you are interested. If I do, I’ll make a separate post as my criteria for doing a commission is different for a trade.

How long does it take?

Always check my Trello to see my current workload: https://trello.com/b/m1tVuzmq/wips

I usually give myself a 30-60 day completion duration to do a trade after you approve the pitch idea. I have a full time job and I usually freeze all my personal projects in order to complete your trade. If I have to do further research, that is part of the reason that a story may take longer to write. (This can include looking up information needed to make an AU for instance, reading a fic that my pitch may be based on, looking up information about a character that I don’t know much about, etc). This is just a general estimate. A story may take longer to finish, it may be shorter depending on the subject matter/characters involved since some situations are easier to write about than others. Keep in mind, everything that I do will be made from scratch. I try my best to keep in contact with you to let you know the status. You can ask for access to the Google Doc to see the story being written from the prompt/pitch stage to finished state if you so wish. If you opt to do this, the story will be messy and likely not make a lot of sense since I skip around and write scenes rather than be a chronological writer. I do not pay attention to my word count when doing trades. What I am more concerned about is creating a story with the prompt you gave me and hitting all of the details that were pitched. It is very important that you give me time, and don’t rush me. I put a lot of love and effort in my stories and this is why I’ll only accept trades one at a time. 

How do you write?

Style: 1st Person/3rd Person only. If you don’t specify which one, my default is 3rd person. I won’t do a 2nd person/reader interactive story - this is out of my comfort zone.

Subject matter: I won’t shy away about writing about heavy subject matter from violence, abuse, non-con, torture etc. I actually do well with these types of stories. There may be limitations and I will let you know when we discuss the prompt idea and pitch  

Strengths:

IC Personalities: Characters usually will stay true to their in-character selves from the source material. I'm strict with myself regarding this unless a plot detail forces them to be altered.

Tone: You need to probably see examples of my current work, but I will always consider myself a dark fanfiction writer and as such the tone of my writing usually stays true to this. I can alter it if needed, but I do encourage you to see my current work on AO3 to get an idea with how my writing style looks like and what to expect.

Weaknesses:

Fluff/Cute/Happy Fics: This isn’t a automatic no if you want a story of this nature, but keep in mind, I rarely write these types of stories. I like tension in my works and my experience is that it’s hard to pull it off with these types of fics when writing.

PWP: It’s boring to me. Yes I can write explicit scenes, but they always have to lead up to it for it to feel organic.

Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics

Male Pregnancy

Gender Swaps

What do you need from me?*

Fandom: I’m currently involved in with FFXV heavily, although I do have other fandoms I am familiar with. You should keep in mind, I’m in my 30s so the anime/video games that I’m most familiar with may be seen as “classics”. I don’t have much time to watch anime like I used to so, I only know the ones that I grew up and bonded with. This list highlights the ones I can pick up easily, although it is not exhaustive. Chances are if it was made between 1990-2000 and came to Cartoon Network/Toonami/Adult Swim, I’ll know about it. Yes I do have video game Fandoms as well, but again, you’ll have to ask. If you want me to do a fanfic or AU featuring something else not on this list I’ll likely need more time to research it. You can also just tell me to look up background information and I can work with that too.

Pairings: Usually I like to work one/two specific pairing(s) so I can develop their relationship within a story. Parings can be gay, straight, or even platonic in nature. I am rare-pair/crackship friendly and will happily take on challenge writing prompts as long as it’s an interesting plot.

Rating: I need to know the rating and if you are okay with explicit scenes being included, or other triggering details that you may not want in the story. I can fade to black if you are uncomfortable with reading smut but want to allude that it is happening in the story too. Typically my works are explicit but I can tone it down to the teen rating.

Universe/Plot/Setting: The story can fall in line with the canon material, be an AU, be divergent from the canon source material etc. I just need to know for research purposes. 

Prompt: The basis for the story. This can be a quote, a phrase, music lyrics, a scene you wish to see etc. I need this if nothing else in order for me to formulate a pitch that I send to you. We can work together refining if even if you just have a vague idea.

Considerations: What you want included in your fic. This can range from it having a specific tone to a piece (for instance do you want it to be angst, suspense, bittersweet), side characters being added, scenes appearing, or in a specific setting.

Limitations: What you don’t want to see in the story. It could be you don’t want mentions of characters not appearing, perhaps making sure that a scene/circumstance isn’t present in the work etc.

*In general, there has to be a medium. If you give me free range, my hands aren’t tied trying to fulfill every detail and the story will feel more organic. On the other hand, I do need direction as to what you want so you will be happy with the end product.

Fandom Specific Limitations/Considerations:

FFXV: Gladio - He is hard for me to write about. If I'm honest, I likely will decline a trade that makes me write him in a sexual way because it is outside of my comfort zone. Platonic relationships involving him are fine but again, be mindful that I struggle a lot to write this character in a believable way. 

[whencallstheheart]

WCTH Season 7 Survey Results

Read all the comments below the cut!

What are your hopes for season 8?

Nothing much. Just be good and relaxing.

Elizabeth officially picks Nathan and they start courting, with lots of adorable shy flirtation and early romance happiness, cute family scenes with Allie and Little Jack too, and a big passionate kiss scene towards the end of the season, possible after one of their lives is in danger. New romantic interest or other plotline for Lucas so he can bow out of the competition gracefully but not disappear. Jesse and Clara get pregnant. Rosemary and Lee adopt a child. Bill and Nathan carry on with exciting Mountie and Judge business. Something positive for Henry, for the love of god.

Nathan + Elizabeth. Baby for Rosemary and Lee. Lucas goes away.

Nathan and Elizabeth, Elizabeth and Allie, Elizabeth and Lucas, Carson and faith, Lucas and a new character, colters, Flynns, kevin and Fiona, more Florence, and a new paster. Also more kids and their interactions with each other and the adults.

Elizabeth and Nathan get together

more baby Jack

For Allie to leave. For the love triangle to be resolved. Less Elizabeth. Less Nathan. More Lee/Rosemary. More Jesse/Clara.

Elizabeth and Nathan get together

The triangle is done and focus on Elizabeth’s future. We waited forever for Elizabeth to get married to Jack and I think it would be nice to actually see her settle into married life other than just one episode. Plus, baby Jack needs a good father figure. I would like Lee and Rosemary to have a family. The writers could have a lot of fun with her being pregnant.

Elizabeth starts a relationship And more adventures start for all of Hope Valley!

I'm hoping the love triangle gets resolved no later than 8x03, and I'm really hoping it ends with Elizabeth engaged. Like, I know it's a little quick, but I think they waited way too long to get her and Jack married. And now that she's a widowed mother, I don't really want to see her in a long courtship or engagement. Especially if she picks Nathan (come on, we know it's all headed that way). I want to see Nathan, Elizabeth, Allie, and Jack as a family, and quick! I want to see the PTB do right by Henry, more than anything. I want to see Lee and Rosemary either pregnant or adopting.

Hopes: An end to the triangle...start to Elizabeth and Nathan's relationship. Parenthood for Lee and Rosemary via natural and/or adoption. Meet Lucas Mother and/or return to Lucas, man of mystery and maybe slightly dodgy. Developing friendship/mentorship with Nathan and Bill. A trip or visit from Hamiltonians (Elizabeth's parents or more Julie!). More Mountie cases with Bill involved...more Judge-centred stories for Bill. Last,but not least...Leland's motorcycle and leather coat from series 2!

Elizabeth chooses Lucas. Cute moments with little jack. A baby for rosemary . Elizabeth book deal journey . Henry has a new job. Lucas running oil business. Ally and Nathan moments.

Same as it was mid season, watch more interaction between the guys and the girls. There's been very little especially in the last episodes, it was more two on two all the time. It was amazing watching Nathan do exciting mountie stuff, so I definitely want more of that, especially because it will bring something to resolve in his relationship with Elisabeth. I would like Faith to be back, since I like her and Carson a lot, and possibily some real talk about baby Coulter, it's been barely there, I think it deserves more attention (I know it's Hallmark, but it's not a scandalous topic, there's an orphanage in WHC soooo)

Elizabeth & Nathan to get engaged, Rosemary & Lee to become parents, Gowen to acquire his Oil business again and fall in love, Bill to falll in love, Lucas & Fiona to become a couple and Jesse and Clara to be pregnant. Things should be resolved faster as we dont know how much longer the show will be renewed. Before it is cancelled, it should be tied up in a nice bow for all of us who love it.

No drama. More of Elizabeth and Nathan and little Jack.

I hope they don't do a time jump. I really would like to see Nathan deal with the emotional fallout of moving that gun barrel. That would be a really good but heartbreaking storyline.

Rosemary and Lee to start a family

Hope that we get to see Nathan open up more. And also get to see more about Lucas’ past. More Nathan and Bill moments.

That Elizabeth finally makes a decision, for more focus on Jesse and Clara, Lucas away from Elizabeth maybe become a villain, Faith and Carson reunited

More screentime for background characters and more humor! Less love triangle

Lee & Rosemary getting pregnant/adopting. Ending the triangle. More stories not revolving around Elizabeth and her love life.

Nathan and Elizabeth get married

That Elisabeth make her choice early in the season. Going back to a fun Lucas. More Fiona. Carson find love with somebody else.

Baby for Rosemary & Lee!! More of them in general they are my fave part of the show. Definitely a resolution to the love triangle so we can at least see where they will take it. More Henry!! Fuck Lucas give Henry his company back and allow him to be more a part of the community.

Elizabeth to choose between Nathan and Lucas early on in the season. Lee and Rosemary have a child. Ned and Florence get together. A love interest for Henry.

For the love triangle to be resolved, hopefully towards the beginning of the season. Also I really want to see Elizabeth and Nathan go on that date, but because of the time jump I’m not holding my breath.

End to the triangle (dare I hope). Elizabeth and Nathan begin courting. I like the idea of Lucas and Fiona together. Lee and Rosemary adopt a little boy. Bill and Molly begin a romance. Just more of being in Hope Valley. Would like a storyline where the town comes together to defend itself (maybe against a band of outlaws, I know that's very "old westernish" but would be nice to see them band together and fight to save the town).

a conclusion to the love triangle

To continue like they do with great story lines especially with The children

More Nathan, Elizabeth, Allie, and Little Jack. Lots of adventures with them. More Opal. I would love to see Archie and Suze in the Christmas movie. Elizabeth's and Jack's families visiting their grandchild. Nathan's Mother coming to town. Nathan's ex coming to town.

Love triangle to be over

Love triangle ending

I want to have more continuity in the plotlines. I liked having a story on two episodes.

No triangles

The end to the love triangle with Nathan coming out on top. Lee and Rosemary start their own family. Lucas and Fiona become a couple.

Just generally good writing. Also for Nathan & Elizabeth to get together and Lucas to stop being weirdly creepy. Also, I want more Rosemary and Lee plots that aren't comical. I like them regardless, but they really shine in more serious stories.

E and N together

Lee and Rosemary with a child and Bill to find love

Fiona declares herself mayor and makes a town decree that the love triangle must end. Also, Henry finds happiness and lots more of Lee and Rosemary.

Elizabeth and Nathan! Jesse and Clara get pregnant. More action, for the whole town, especially Nathan. Rosemary and Lee continue to be their great selves. More student plotlines. And something good happens to Henry.

I hope to see more interactions with the rest of the characters and of course their lives on how they grow and of course Elizabeth finding love in which I hope she picks Nathan crossing my fingers and everything else that goes on and more. ?

For the love triangle to last only a few more episodes. We don’t need this to drag on. I think it would be great if Rosemary and Lee had a child. I also hope to see the same for Clara and Jesse. I’d like to see more of Henry, Bill being fatherly to Elizabeth and Clara. Fiona finding her passion.

The love triangle is resolved with Nathan as the winner!

Something good! Maybe more of Lucas and delving more into his personality, and I want to see Faith become a doctor.

Elizabeth and Nathan getting together(if they do) and Rosemary and Lee having a Family

A resolution for Elizabeth and a baby for Rosemary. I want to see her pregnant. Lol

For Elizabeth to pick a guy, and Lee and Rosemary to become parents.

Elizabeth makes a choice, Rosemary and Lee become parents, Lucas and Fiona become interested in each other, Henry gets better and gets his business back.

Quick resolution of the love triangle or at least by half of the season. Agree with everyone's suggestions or expectations of the other characters storylines that I've read. I'm really just so happy for a season 8!

End to the triangle early in the season

Aucun. La série aurait du s'arrêter là. Et, Elisabeth devrait rester seule avec le petit Jack.

A quick end to the love triangle. Rosemary and Lee finally becoming parents. A new mayor.

I hope Elizabeth doesn't pick either - she can stand alone

Nathan and Elizabeth More Elizabeth and student plotlines More mountie business plotlines for Nathan (I feel like they have been doing a pretty good job in this last season) Lucas and Fiona Ned and Florence More drama and action

Elizabeth drop Lucas, and start a ‘slow burn’ relationship with Nathan (we’ve waited long enough). More Ally (in general), Nathan, and Elizabeth. I would love to see more story with baby Jack (hitting more milestones? Interacting with Nathan?), I would love to see Nathan go after the brother and sister and get justice (maybe that would draw Elizabeth to him?). A love interest for Henry and to get his company back from that dreadful Lucas.. Honestly, I want Lucas to just go away (sorry), or maybe back away from E and stop being so creepy. A baby for Lee and Rosemary. Fiona romance storyline with either, Lucas, Carson, or Kevin? Mainly let’s explore Nathan’s past and his relationship with Elizabeth... not to mention let’s find out what Carson’s “it’s a keeper“ photo is going to foreshadow for N & E!

See more of Elizabeth and Sargent (Jack's horse) Nathan and Elizabeth!

Nathan and Elizabeth

Resolution to the love triangle Lee and Rosemary adopt/ have a child Clara and Jesse become parents Maybe some storylines that last more than a few episodes

anything to do with Henry, he gets friendship or love ect. idc the poor guy been out of a decent plot for a while

swift end to the love triangle, new characters

Elizabeth to actually make a choice of who she wants to be with and put her own happiness first for once, which I wholeheartedly believe is with Lucas. Adoption for Lee and Rosemary. Faith to become a doctor. I think Nathan needs to be better developed on his own, and maybe more meaty mountie storylines. Fiona should work for Bill, she definitely has the brains do it.

More Rosemary and Lee! And hopefully they have a baby!

Elizabeth choosing Nathan and they become a family

Elizabeth chooses Nathan. Henry has a romance. To meet Nathan's mother (after his dad).

Ending the triangle, just please.

End of the triangle

Elizabeth will pick someone to date. Rosemary will be pregnant. Happy times. More of Clara and Jesse please.

I hope they finally let Lee and Rosemary adopt a child!

Wrap up love triangle. See some children for Lee and Rosemary

Team Lucas! R & L finally becoming parents; Storyline of publishing E's book

#teamlucas and have Nathan talk more about what happened to Jack.

Prefer Lucas and Elizabeth but hoping which ever way it goes that the love triangle is over with soon. More Lee and Rosemary. Hoping that they have a baby or adopt next season. Love interest for Henry would be nice to see develop.

Elizabeth starting a relationship with nathan

For the triangle to be dissolved. For Lee and Rosemary to consider adoption. For Fiona to start her own hair dressing business. For Henry to finally be seen as a good guy by the town. For Nathan and Elizabeth to be together. For Cody to come back without Abigail.

More faith/God references Nathan saves Elizabeth... again. :) Rosemary and Lee adopt or get pregnant Some sort of family for Henry

More stories for Fiona More happy stories for Henry More action and drama

That the love triangle will officially end - with Elizabeth choosing Nathan!

It comes quickly. Elizabeth doesn't continue to lead Lucas on if he is not the one. I think Fiona is a better match for Lucas.

Wrap up love triangle, child for Lee and Rosemary, continue to expand profiles of characters and relationships rather than one off/pointless plot line episodes. Also more episodes in the season- 12 episodes (not including Xmas movie) would provide for better story line development

Lucas and Elizabeth together, no more triangle

Elizabeth makes her decision for Nathan official and we will gut a first kiss.

More Elizabeth and Nathan. Baby for Rosemary and Lee. Fiona and Lucas.

My greatest wish for season 8 is that Elizabeth and Nathan start courting officially and that the love triangle is put behind us once and for all. I am excited to see what potential challenges lie ahead for them as a couple and blended family. I would also like to see Rosemary and Lee finally become parents. I'm excited for Henry's journey. It would be nice to see him start a new business that surpasses Gowen Petroleum in success. I am also very excited for Fiona. I think it would be exciting for her to start a business or even run for Mayor. I think she is smart and capable enough to fill the hole that Abigail's character left. I also really enjoyed Bill's character this year. I like seeing him as a judge and as a supportive friend. I'm curious to see if they'll find him a new love interest. It would be nice to see one of the supportive characters have a storyline next season. I would enjoy seeing Molly, Florence, Ned or anyone else in the spotlight for a change. As for Jesse and Clara, I wouldn't mind seeing them have a baby. I also think there are wedding bells in the future for Faith and Carson. Lastly, since I doubt they'd ever get rid of Lucas, I hope they bring his character back to what it used to be. I feel like he has the potential to be a fun (and infinitely more likeable) character if he's not so obsessed with Elizabeth.

That the love triangle will be over. Hopefully it will be Nathan. Lee and Rosemary become parents. Henry is back and doing good.

Generally, I just hope they only do a few things I dislike, and that there are good, interesting stories for the characters I enjoy (maybe something for Florence and Molly!). I’d love to see more of the supporting characters, their friendships with each other, and some meaningful fresh storylines for several members of the cast. I’d prefer, if season 8 is the season that Rosemary and Lee become parents, it is through adoption, without her also becoming pregnant this season (maybe later as their family grows, but I’d like some time with their first child before). Whatever direction they take with the main romance, (whoever Elizabeth is with and however they choose to write it), even if by some miracle it’s what I want, I hope for significant focus to remain on the friendships and for Elizabeth to also have other things going on.

Any other comments?

No

Great season! looking forward to next year!

I am falling deep down the obsession rabbit hole for this show all of a sudden and for the Elizabeth/Nathan pairing in particular. Thank you for this blog and beautiful gifs that make it so easy to fangirl to my heart's content. Do you ever read/share fic? If so, where?

Absolutely love WCTH

Thanks for all the work you put into the blog. I super enjoy hearing your thoughts on everything!

This has been my favourite series by far. It feels like an ensemble show...even if the triangle was top billing...and there were some great stories there, even if I got frustrated that they didn't do more with some. The cast do seem to enjoy each others company and McGarry and McNally feel as if they have always been there. If it weren't for the adorable twins playing little Jack, I would say...'Jack who?' Bill, Florence, Molly and even Ned felt more part of the town than they have in a long time. When Faith and Carson were on, I enjoyed them. It would be interesting the next step in that relationship as it is quite different than any in HV. I liked the kid stories that were there...Robert and becoming a Mountie, Allie and Grandfather, even Emily getting lost, so I hope they just don't focus on adults all the time. Hope we don't have to wait too long for series 8!

I wish Lee and Jesse had hugged when Lee got better, I felt like there was something missing from the scene :(

Why isn't it December yet? Also, thank you for putting together the survey!!!

Just thank you for keeping this place running ?

I still think Carson and Elizabeth would have made a great couple. Especially since Jack would get possessive when the two of them would talk.

Honestly I’m glad Abigail is done at this point bc other than Elizabeth her story took up most of the time and I wasn’t all that interested in her anymore either. Rosie is my absolute fave and I want as much of her as possible and I love Lee both as her husband and as a character too so I really want them to have their baby this season. I’d like to see a more extended storyline outside of the love triangle, doesn’t really matter who maybe put a couple characters together but I think Lee’s accident and aftermath would have been great to see if he was in the infirmary for more than a hot sec lol. I think Pascale could have really shown us a deeper side of Rosemary and more of the town coming together for that episode would have been nice. I mean I’d love to see Lee’s family again or go into Rosemary’s family too even if that doesn’t seem like it will happen. In general I’d like to see more storylines actually finished and not just introduced and cut off. While I still think Elizabeth is the fave of a lot of people and the love triangle is a point of contention I definitely think a lot of people would enjoy getting to really know other characters more and i would definitely be open to that any day. Overall I did enjoy this season and I do have high hopes for next season! Special thanks to your blog for fueling my obsession :)

Overall, really enjoyed the season, looked forward to each and every episode. I think they have managed to overcome the hurdles (Jack dyinig, Abigail leaving) and come out stronger.

Best show on TV

The love triangle is doing the character of Elizabeth no favors. Right now I don't really care for Elizabeth, Lucas, or Nathan. The triangle storyline needs resolved so I can go back to liking them.

I feel like Nathan doesn’t want to put Elizabeth in a relationship that has a chance where he dies like Jack. He might be scared.

Love your blog and reading your interpretations!!!

Great blog!

Comme certaines personnes, je n'aime plus cette série depuis que Jack est mort.

I think it’s safe to say I’m on everyone’s team BUT LUCAS’.. lol

Elisabeth should run out the door when lucas did that weird stuff at the dinner date

Thanks for the fun survey!

I want a spin-off series about Rosemary and Lee!

Rosemary falls pregnant

I liked Rosemary/Lee scenes during the chikenpox episode which were funny. I didn't like episode 5 due to the competition between Lucas and Nathan. But the scene with the dart falling in Nathan's glass was funny.

Thanks for your blog and all the time you put into it! :)

See above lol

I've noticed a couple of similarities between Nathan and Edward in Sense and Sensibility: the little gift for Baby Jack was wrapped similar to the little book given to Elinor and the wood chopping scene.

Thank you very much for everything!

I'm worried about the new Showrunner. I miss Alfonso already.

Thanks for all of your hard work this year! Finding your blog was a blessing. I love seeing the gifs and reading all of your comments and analyses. I am also looking forward to the rewatch and anything else you come up with!

I wouldn’t say this season was exactly good, but it had me emotionally invested, and there were plenty of things I enjoyed about it, despite the many faults. There are so many good characters, who will hopefully get even more chance to shine next season! I personally love Elizabeth and Lucas together, and am very grateful for the time we’ve had if it doesn’t last much longer. Rosemary remains amazing (as always), and her friendship with Elizabeth has been great to see, and is probably the best part of the show recently!

[pcygoldenchild]

Love Me Right 2

⛓summary: You’re in your senior year of high school. But you oh so unfortunately had to move away. Which meant you would be spending your last year of high school at a new school. Luckily you’ve done some research on this school and from what you’ve heard, you’d be in for an interesting year.

⛓warnings: NSFW, adult themes (does not pertain to this part)

February 11th

Senior year is a lot more unfulfilling than you thought it would be. At least for you, you don’t have to try much. Academics have always been your strong suit so your mind wasn’t always preoccupied with work and studying. Which is a good thing because a lot of your time was now taken up by avoiding a certain group of assholes. It was really just a lack of space. You were in the same school, some of the same classes, the same cafeteria and food court. The same neighborhood and anywhere you went you felt like you were cursed to see at least one of them. By one of them, you mean out of the 9. Yes there were 9; all on the football team and all were annoyingly close. So most likely if you saw one, you saw all of them. But all of them weren’t assholes, just when they were all together, things got real...weird.

The three oldest of the group, Minseok, Junmyeon and Yixing, were incredibly sweet. Not to mention also very attractive but that just made them even more of a radar to avoid. There were two really quiet ones; but even though they were quiet and more reserved, you knew they’d stare at your ass. Those two were Jongin and Kyungsoo, also very attractive but a lot more mysterious. Then a cheery loud one who even in the first time you met him, was already super comfortable with you. Jongdae, the curvy smiled boy, was a pocket of laughter but a real loud mouth who didn’t filter his thoughts about you. And last but not least, your best friends, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, and Sehun. These were the ring leaders so to say. It didn’t matter if they were alone or with their team, they were assholes. And maybe you were being harsh. What qualified them to be assholes? Well a couple things.

After your awkward encounter in Romantic Universe Diner, you didn’t want anything to do with them. They turned you off from their actions alone and that was enough to keep your distance. Except, they didn’t respect that decision and felt that there should be a vote among the four of you. A vote. You don’t think they know how democracy works because this vote wasn’t fair at all; they’d win.

“All in favor of not associating with Moe in any way, say I.” Chanyeol proposed. You four were at your locker. They bombarded you and made a shield so you couldn’t walk away because they got used to your escape tactics. His hair was platinum silver now. Looked good on him. Not the point.

“I.” you deadpanned turning around to face them. But of course you were the only one to vote in favor.

“Three against one. You’re shit out of luck.” Baekhyun said taking your books. Sehun closed your locker and they dragged you to walk to the bleachers next to the field. It was after school and they had practice. No way were you watching that.

“What are you doing?” you asked.

“Bringing you to watch us practice for the big game tomorrow.” Sehun said behind you. Oh yeah, there was a Valentine’s Day game that everyone was basically obligated to go to. But not you. No thanks.

“And why on earth would I do that?” you said stopping making Baekhyun stumble into you.

“Because you lost the vote and we want you to watch. Why can’t you be our friend for like a couple seconds?” he whined. It was obnoxious and overly unnecessary. But it was also, like really cute.

“I don’t want to be your friend. In fact I don’t want to be anything to you.” you said calmly. You were honest. They were the average “fuck anything but still be praised” type of boys. And the last thing you needed was that drama or the drama of people thinking you’re a new groupie. Which was already so easy for Minsoo to assume. She would not get off your back. And her little posse were even more annoying than the boys. You don’t understand it. Her and her “friends” bond off of fucking and wanting to fuck the same guys. Why is that something to bond over?

“Oh really?” Sehun said. He pushed you a little to the wall while Chanyeol and Baekhyun followed.

“Now if I got this right, you don’t want to be anything involving being one of our ‘many girls that we take advantage of and don’t care for blah blah blah.’ Correct?” he said. Those were the exact words you said to one of your friends from your old school on the phone while you were at lunch. Did he hear you? You opened your mouth to say something but nothing came out. How would he have known that?

“Minsoo may despise your guts but she is also weary that you actually like us. She’s an eavesdropper; as expected. But that’s not the point. The point is, you don’t know us. You don’t know why we don’t care for those girls or what we do with them. The only way you’d know our true selves is if you get to know us. Do you really think, and I mean seriously, that we would try this hard to make you sleep with us or whatever you think we do? It’s not realistic.” Sehun said. That’s the most you’ve heard him talk since your first day of school. And he was a smart little shit. Because everything he said was right. You had judged them but for probable cost. They did in fact do things with girls for their own pleasure and then ditch them. You just didnt know what those things consisted of.

“So you can get to know us, be our friend and then decide if you want to hate us for whatever fake justification you have.” Baekhyun said pulling Sehun away. You didn’t realize he was directly in front of you until now.

“The thing is, where does this ‘friendship’ you speak of draw the line? I’m pretty sure Minsoo is your ‘friend’. I’m not the next Minsoo.” you said. You were lying. You weren’t that naive. You knew Minsoo was nothing to them. But you wanted to hear what they wanted from you.

“You are one naive little girl. You really think Minsoo, the hot bod and no brains, is our friend? You have this predetermined idea of us being idiots but we are far from it. We are teenage boys, moreso adults. We like a nice time but we draw the line there.” Chanyeol said. They had a way of talking to you that made you seem stupid. Or maybe you were just that. Because you did have this fucked up view of them that they seemed to debunk every time.

“You are our friend. Which means we will do friendly things. We sit at lunch and hang out at Romantic Universe. You come to our games and practices and we go to...whatever you want. We hang out at Chanyeol’s place, go to movies and arcades. And occasionally flirt and try our luck because we are honest. And in all honesty, you’re a cute girl with some zest to you. I can speak for all of us and say, we like that.” Baekhyun said pulling you to walk to the field. It was going smooth until the end. But even then, you were much more open to trying this ‘friendship’ now that there were rules in line. Rules to friendship was never a good thing but these guys were clearly trying and you were interested.

You didn’t say anything the rest of the way to the field. Baekhyun had his arm around your shoulders as you walked out to the bleachers where the rest of the team were getting ready. They all seemed happy to see you. But maybe they were just happy that they saw you with Baekhyun basically slung over you.

“I take that as a yes. Sit and enjoy the view of 9 men getting hot and sweaty to impress you. But mostly pay attention to me.” he whispered in your ear. You elbowed him in the side making him laugh. When you looked back at the rest of the boys, they all had this shit eating grin on their face. Like they knew something you didn’t. But you were going to trust that it was just your paranoia. You went to sit next to where Junmyeon was getting ready. Minseok was in front of you and he handed you a blanket. It was still winter but it wasn’t super cold. The sky was setting into night but not dark. You thanked him and Yixing gave you his padded warm gloves.

“Hey can I ask an obvious question?” you said suddenly. They all looked at you completely stopping what they were doing.

“Do you not have any girlfriends?” you asked. They stayed silent for a second and looked around at each other before snickering to themselves.

“No we don’t. But don’t worry, we’re working on it.” Chanyeol said walking to you and putting his scarf around your neck tucking you in the blanket.

“That’s not what I meant. I meant like friends that are girls. You all seem to be very...hospitable to me. I figured you’d have at least a couple girlfriends but I never see you with any. Unless you consider your groupies your friends, which I know you don’t.” you said. They were giving you things to keep warm when you didn’t even ask. It was sweet and they had to have gotten the kindness from somewhere. But there were no clues to where because you were the first you’d seen of them being that way.

“Our ‘groupies’? Moe, I don’t think you have the right view of us.” Minseok said.

“So I’ve been told.” you replied.

“I can only speak for myself here, but you’re the only girl in this school worth being hospitable to. Everyone else wants to be with us or, excuse my french, fuck us. You’re a fresh face and mind. You don’t seem the least bit attracted to us. Which at first was a little hurtful, I must admit. But now it’s just something to work on. You’ll come around.” Junmyeon said. And you understood. Girls would actually fight over them. You on the other hand just had a negative outlook on them and that’s what made them unattractive to you. But in all honesty, you were highly attracted to them. You just valued personality too.

“It’s not that I’m not attracted to you, I just don’t like assholes.” you whispered. That made them stop again and look at you.

“So you are attracted to us? I told you guys. We just have to show her us, the real us, and then she’ll come around.” Jongin said.

“I’ll come around to what exactly?” you questioned.

“Come around to liking us like we like you.” Kyungsoo said. He was sitting all the way to the right of you on the edge of the bleachers. He wasn’t even looking at you when he said it. You didn’t even think he was paying attention to the conversation.

“Well I do like some of you. I just don’t think it’s how you all claim to like me. How do you all like me? It can’t be that much, you don’t even know me.” you say. You think they only like you because ‘you’re not like other girls’ but there are plenty of girls that don’t throw themselves at them.

“I’ll go first.” Chanyeol said. You didn’t know this was a sharing moment for how they felt about you and neither did the other boys. But Chanyeol has a mind of his own.

“I like you in a lot of ways. You’re an open book but you still need to read the pages to understand the plot. So I plan to read those pages, learn all about you, see more of you, and maybe make you mine.” he smiled. And you actually could help but smile at the use of the analogy. He was smart with his words.

“She smiled. She’s falling for me.” Chanyeol said as Yixing pushed him away.

“Let’s not all confess our undying attraction to her. She just decided to give us a chance. Let’s not ruin it by being...creepy.” Yixing said glaring at Yeol. He peeked at you and you couldn’t help but smile at his cute dimple. It was obvious that the cutest guys were all together. But it wasn’t obvious as to why they were all so interested in you. You don’t think that would ever be answered.

February 14th

The night of the big game was hectic. The game itself was easy. Of course you won, the boys had superpowers on the field. After the game you and your new friends were supposed to meet at Chanyeol’s place. But it only turned out to be 4 of you. The other 5 guys were either occupied with a girl or off to sleep after the exhausting game. The guys didn’t like big parties and such so they usually just hung out together. But now they had you. And they couldn’t even try to hide their excitement if they tried.

“So we didn’t get to confess to you the other day.” Baekhyun said coming back into Yeol’s living room with some snacks. He had a pink bag in his hand too. So did Sehun and Yeol. You glared at them and tilted your head.

“Those are not what I think they are.” you say.

“They are exactly what you think they are if you think they are valentine’s day gifts from friends and or possible boyfriends.” Baekhyun smiled.

“Why would you give me gifts? You don’t know what I like. You don’t even have a reason to get me a gift in the first place.” you said refusing to take the three bags being held out for you.

“Moe, don’t be difficult. We got you gifts. Friends get eachother gifts all the time. Take the gifts and quit being stubborn.” Yeol said. His firm tone was unexpected but...well you all have heard him talk. His voice was a girl from God. You take the gifts and walk over to the couch to open them.

“If using my dominant voice is all it takes to make you listen, I’ll have to use it more often.” he said. Please do.

“From your boyfriend B. To my sweetheart Moe.” you said reading the tag on one of the bags. You rolled your eyes and opened the bag. Inside was a card and a box of your favorite chocolates. Which caught you by surprise. You don’t even like chocolate but he one type of chocolate filled with cherry jelly was your favorite. No way he could have known that. There was also a charm for your tennis bracelet. The charm was a letter B in a heart. These charms were expensive which meant he spent way too much for a gift.

“Baekhyun you should not have done this.” you said. He just smiled his rectangle smile and put it on your bracelet.

“Well I did. And it would really hurt if you didn’t wear it because I worked so hard to get it.” he said pouting at you. You knew he was lying. Like you, he was just another spoiled kid.

You went to open the card but he stopped you.

“You have to read all our cards when you are not with us.” he said. You looked at him confused and then at the other two who nodded in agreement.

“Just trust us.” he said backing away. You shrugged and moved on to your next gift.

“From your love, Yeollie. To my love Moe.” his tag said. You had to admit, they were cute and it was giving you little butterflies.

Inside this bag was another card and two candles. One was lavender purple and the other was white. They were both custom made. The lavender one had Chanyeol’s name carved all over it in pretty cursive. The other had ‘C&M’ caved all over it. There was also another charm with the letter C in a heart. He came over and put it on your bracelet.

“Very subtle Yeol.” you whispered. He shrugged and kissed your hand.

“Nothing is subtle about the way you make my heart flutter.” he said. You rolled your eyes.

“Guys I thought you said you’d occasionally flirt. This is not occasional.” you said grabbing Sehun’s bag.

“This is a special occasion. What better time to flirt than now.” he said walking up to you and sitting next to you.

“To Mrs. Oh. From Mr. Oh.” his tag said.

“Wow already married?” you laughed faking surprise. He laughed and watched you open the bag. Inside was another card. And his present was a journal. But this journal was extra. It was gold paged and a hard cover. The clasp to close it was a gold decorated leather clasp. On the front stitched into the cover was ‘Mrs. Oh” and on the lower back was ‘Mr. Oh’s special lady.’ You couldn’t help but smile and laugh. The book was beautiful and you were going to use it but the thought of his name on it and him calling you Mrs. Oh was funny and cute. He dug into the bag and pulled out, you guessed it, another charm; an S inside a heart and put it on your bracelet.

“You guys can’t be this in love with me already.” you joked. It was a joke to everyone but you.

“I thought we were going with simple gifts and the charms. The custom candles and Mrs. Oh? Really guys?” Baekhyun said changing the subject. You grabbed his hand and grabbed his box of chocolates and held them to your chest.

“Don’t worry Baek. These are very dear to me.” you said pouting at him. He rolled his eyes and glared at the smiling boys. They looked like they were about to fight.

“Hey seriously, I really loved all your gifts. It’s a little extra and a little territorial but I will allow it since it is Valentine’s day.” you said making them all look at you. You took a deep breath looking at your bracelet with its 3 new charms. You laughed at the sight.

“What’s so funny?” Chanyeol asked.

“You guys are actually crazy. I somehow went from avoiding you to agreeing to be your friends to sitting in your place accepting Valentine’s day gifts and being called your girlfriend or love or Mrs. Oh. It’s very funny.” you said.

“I think it’s just how things should be.” Baek said.

“We’ve been official friends for how long?” you asked.

“3 days, 4 hours and 29 minutes.” Sehun said. You all looked at him in surprise. He was counting. But front he looks of Baek and Yeol, they were all counting, they just didn’t want you to know that.

“Honestly, what is up with you guys? Counting how long we’ve been friends. I’m not some celebrity. And my original point was, we’ve been friends for...that long and your already trying to pursue me.” you said. There was a minute of silence and everyone staring between each other.

“Well...we really like you. That’s obvious. What else is there to say?” Yeol said cutting the silence.

“So, you only wanted me to be your friend to make me like you all?” you asked. That’s what it seemed. How else would they explain already confessing to you their “undying love” only 3 days 4 hours and 31 minutes in.

“No.” Sehun said. His voice was a little deeper.

“What he means is, We didn’t plan anything. We just...go as is. But we can’t help how we react to you. We do really like you. You’re cool and cute and mean to us. We just respond how we can to that. That’s literally it.” Baek said. His eyes were sincere. It’s like they were scared you’d leave or something. He placed his hand on your thigh and you followed putting you hand on his. Just to reassure him that it wasn’t something to be afraid of. You were curious of their intentions.

All of a sudden Sehun got up and walked out of the room. You looked to the other two boys but they just looked at the ground or at the ceiling in distress.

“What just happened?” you whispered

“Nothing.” Yeol and Baek said together.

[sunsetsinhoenn]

💋 and/or ❣️ for Sally, Larry and Ashley? So sorry if that's too much

I’m not sure why but I really enjoy writing kissing headcanons? It still conveys an interesting part of a personality while also being cute. idk i just think they’re neat

Just so everyone’s clear too, anything that’s… I guess ‘super romantic’ is written with their adult versions in mind. If they didn’t have canon older selves I’d feel very uncomfortable writing for them.

send in an emoji and a character and I’ll answer!

💋 How do they kiss?

Sal

❅ When he has his prosthetic on, he usually gives you light kisses pressed against your cheek or forehead. When he does this, you can feel the shape of the fake lips and the warmth of him as leans closer to you. Because you know what he’s trying to do, it still comes off as a sweet gesture. It’s pretty adorable how he lingers longer and pulls away slowly just to make sure you know he was giving you a kiss.

❅ The more he realizes that you are okay with seeing his scarred face, the more he pulls off his mask to kiss you. There’s rare moments where he does it in public because sometimes he just cannot give a shit what people think, but it still mostly happens in private. The more the years go by the more often you’ll find him wandering around inside without his prosthetic on at all, ready to bombard you with kisses.

❅ Since he’s a romantic, his kisses tend to be deep and slow. They’re enjoyable, but he does get a little too gentle at times, with your lips barely meeting. When it seems like he’s about to pull away, just open your eyes and you’ll see him looking into yours before he kisses you again.

Larry

❅ He has no qualms about kissing in public because he really doesn’t care about what anyone thinks. They’re strangers and you’re most likely never going to see them again, so why not? He won’t get super into it, especially if you don’t want to, but he’s not afraid of kissing you smack on the lips for a whole minute.

❅ He can be pretty intense when he kisses. They’re strong and he moves around a lot, twisting to try and get a better feel to it. He has a tendency to grab onto you too, so his hands are either on your cheeks to bring your face in or just anywhere on your body.

❅ There are times when he feels a little down, and he hates showing this side, but being his s/o there’s a good chance that you’ll see it. The kisses he gives when he’s feeling upset are still long, but more… bitter? Longing, but sad? He’s hoping that having you there will pull him out of his bad thoughts.

Ashley

❅ She’s always testing the waters, opening her eyes to see if you’re as into it as she is. Because of this, she sees you often with your eyes closed and wanting more and she laughs a lot during kisses for that reason alone. She thinks you’re cute when you’re so eager.

❅ She’s a fan of those moments where the two of you will pull away from a kiss and rest your foreheads together, just to stop and enjoy the proximity of each other. She likes to also pelt kisses across your face, ending with a tender one placed right on your forehead.

❅ Her lips are soft, so her kisses are too. That doesn’t mean she’s totally gentle though. Like Larry, she tends to let her hands wander to either your shoulders, waist or face. She can get kind of playful too, by either biting your lip or kissing just the corners of your mouth to tease you.

❣️ What makes them blush/gets their heart pounding?

Sal

❅ What do you do that doesn’t get his heart pounding, tbh. Whenever you act in a cute or innocent way, he tends to get heart eyes. Even if it’s like… stupid cute where you’re just kind of a dumbass in an endearing way, he lives for it. Uh oh I guess Sal is morosexual

❅ When you give him compliments, he blushes a lot. Stuff like ‘wow, you’re really smart, Sal!’ or ‘cool shirt, that looks really good on you’ or ‘y’know, you have a really nice voice’ makes him super happy and flustered when it comes from you. He can usually take compliments pretty well, but when it’s sincere and coming from you, it really gets to him. In a good way!

❅ Also when you don’t seem afraid in the slightest to give him any sort of physical affection, his heart does flips. He can’t really wrap his head around anyone wanting to cuddle with him or embrace him with absolutely no hesitation, but he’s not going to complain.

Larry

❅ He gets super supportive a lot when he thinks about how great you are and has to combat his energy by showing you off. Sometimes he’ll look at his you and just think ‘That’s… that’s my s/o!! There they are!! Hell yeah!!’ and just sorta

❅ When he’s younger and full of nervous energy because everything is so new, he’ll get flustered a lot. He’s learning, so it’s only natural to freak out a little bit when you don’t know what to do half the time. The older he gets, the less embarrassed he is and the less he cares about the repercussions of PDA.

❅ When he sees you just relaxing or sleeping peacefully, his heart speeds up. You look so calm and sweet that he just can’t help but adore you. He’ll end up flopping next to you, wrapping his long arms around your waist to pull you closer.

Ashley

❅ There’s sometimes where she catches herself watching you from afar, just admiring you as you’re doing some kind of activity. If you’re working on something you’re passionate with (like drawing, writing, painting, etc.) she just falls in love with the concentrated look in your eyes.

❅ When you’re meeting up and she sees how excited you get running up to her, she blushes and gets excited too. Followed up by a tight hug, she just gets giddy knowing you’re so happy because you get to spend time together. It makes her feel loved.

❅ As creative and brave as Ash can be, she also acts a little recklessly at times. So seeing you go out of your way to make sure she doesn’t hurt herself makes her flustered. It’s the thing that gets her heart pounding the most, when you hold her hand and give her a concerned glance. Part of it is embarrassment, but despite being abashed, she’s really grateful you’re so worried.

[inquisitivewordsmith]

Messy Thoughts on the Homestuck Epilogues

The Writing Gods made it so I don’t work tonight. So, here are my messy thoughts on the Homestuck Epilogues. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya, and SPOILERS FOR BOTH AFTER THE CUT

* So, overall, I actually liked them. Actually, this is probably the most invested I’ve been in any Homestuck thing in a while. The Snapchats didn’t do much for me, and Hiveswap was cute, but again, it didn’t really grab me. Side note: I should actually finish up episode one. I wanted to do it for 4/13, but I got busy. Maybe I can play a bit tonight? 

* I think I probably enjoyed the John segments the most. I don’t want to delve too much into my life, but I could kind of relate to some of the stuff he went through. Depression, regrets, the occasional existential crisis, etc. 

* Speaking of that, the Epilogues actually addressed a lot of stuff I was disappointed the ending and everything leading right up to it just kind of handwaved. John’s depression, Terezi’s unhealthy attachment to Vriska, Jake being constantly used and abused (and *gasp* someone actually showing concern for him), Vriska’s lack of development because John ended up saving her, seeing the actual fight from Caliborn’s Masterpiece. Some of it is still not perfect (Tavros), but I was surprised at how a lot of my concerns or doubts actually got addressed. Like I hinted before, this felt vindicating. 

* Honestly, Dirk becoming the villain didn’t surprise me that much. It was one of those aspects that was built up in the story proper that we didn’t really see much. And now reading about him fusing with his other selves and the whole Ultimate Self thing, it makes so much sense, too. I do feel for the people that got invested in him, though, particularly when Dave reassures him that he’s not a villain. 

* Jane seemed like more of a reach as another villain, but I’ll be honest, I was never really that invested in her character, so I wasn’t that broken up about it. I mean, she was kind of raised as the heiress of an evil corporation, and she never experienced the consequences of such organization the way Dirk and Roxy did, so it sort-of makes sense. Again, my sincere sympathies for those that felt bonded to her. 

* Speaking of that, the only bit of “OOC”ness that kinda bugged me was Roxy being so complacent over what Jane was doing. I mean, Dirk had his reasons for doing what he was doing, but Roxy should know exactly what a Crocker empire looks like. I get that was one of John’s worries and it fueled his doubts over whether Roxy was “real” or not, but still. Not a dealbreaker, though. 

* Actually, I’m surprisingly cool with where a lot of characters ended up, even if it wasn’t pretty or ideal. I guess it’s kind of a more realistic take on where a lot of the characters would end up. I don’t think it’s inherently dark, “edgy”, or nihilistic, just kind of...there. Not everyone grows up to be great people, and as you grow up, your view of the world can get darker and more cynical. That doesn’t mean you HAVE to be cynical, but I guess a lot of people reacted in shock due to the massive change between regular HS and the Epilogues. Even if HS always had some darker or sexier moments, it was nothing compared to this. I felt the shock myself, but I didn’t feel it was bad or anything. 

* Of course, that doesn’t mean I thought the Epilogues were perfect, either. There are some personality changes that I thought were kind of a stretch. Killing off WV and ignoring the other major Carapacians and sprites (besides Davepetasprite) seemed like a needless gesture to make it more “adult”. And as much as I am genuinely invested in the story and where it goes next, I’m also annoyed at the obvious sequel bait. I mean, you could assume it’s an “And the adventure continues..” kind of deal, but I think the letters John left in the Meat timeline were way too specific not to warrant follow-up. 

* The one element I genuinely loved was the dialogue, though. A lot of it felt very Homestuck. Dave and Karkat had a lot of great dialogue. So did John and Rose, but they didn’t really get to interact that much. 

* Which Epilogue did I enjoy the most? I dunno, I’m kind of leaning more towards Meat, but I’ll have to reread it. There’s a lot of events that I like in both, though. Like, I’m iffy on Davebot and would prefer Dave and Karkat together, but I’m also so damn glad to see Karkat as a rebel leader flourishing as the badass he always was. Also, the hilarity of Meenah co-leading the rebellion. Roxy’s whole plot in Meat was also so interesting, but so was her talk to John near the end of Candy. I also really liked the little we saw of the kids (Harry Anderson, Vriska Lalonde, Tavros Crocker/English). Ugh, it’s hard to choose. 

* I’ll have to reread Meat at some point, though, to catch on some stuff I didn’t before. Like, I only just found out that Meat Calliope was drawing (Vriska) and Gamzee’s disgusting make out session, which I didn’t notice back then. Also, the fact that both Johns ended up interacting with the same Terezi. If Terezi had her conversations with Candy John first, then met up with Meat John, it would explain why she grew that attached to him despite not spending much time with him. It was kind of fun reading Meat first and seeing how everything there affected Candy. 

* I guess that’s all. There’s tons more I want to talk about (Jade, Rose and Kanaya, Gamzee’s entire role, etc.), but I think I got enough. DM me if you’re curious about my thoughts on those, I guess.  

Just a few questions:

* Did anyone else get a post-credit vibe from both postscripts? 

* Didn’t Eridan already apologize to Feferi? Or was that from the Game Over timeline? I genuinely don’t remember. 

* Where the fuck was Equius this whole time? Even Nepeta got to be the butt of Karkat’s jokes (again).