#I have to believe in myself even when others don't <- extremely corny now that I say it. But. I have to.

[theultracharmingladynoire]

I can do this

[thefisherqueen]

Another day of my Granada Sherlock Holmes marathron I'm on, and it's time to watch The creeping man! The weirdly out of place science fiction story reminiscent of Jekyll&Hyde with the highly creepy professor

Starting with the prelude: I don't like that they changed the daughter's reaction to the figure in front of her window from frozen terror to fainting. The realistic and sympathetic depiction of a common yet often misunderstood reaction to danger - simply freeze - stood out in the story to me. I do love, however, that she treathened to end her engagement to her fiancee if he didn't believe her and contact Sherlock Holmes. You go, girl. Insist he listens to you

Holmes alone at Baker street, obviously feeling lonely and pining for Watson was wonderfully done. He just misses his Watson to talk to! Jeremy Brett's expression as he stared out of the window tore at my heart - the pained longing in those eyes and around his mouth, oh my. Edward Hardwicke's depiction of exasperation when he turns up is also really well done! I appreciate how they show Watson standing up against Holmes and telling his opinion, but still, that tension between them, kind of hard to watch! The sad "maybe I'll see you tomorrow" as Watson angrily walks out and slams the door, oh my dear, I want to hug him

"He is, after all, three times her age" *shudders* Glad the episode doesn't brush that fact aside. And even further expands on it by adding a conversation between the two daughters. It really shows how young and vulnerable the professor's fiancee still is - quite literally his daughter's age, perhaps even younger - scared to stand up for herself or even tell him her preferences. The impication that this is an unequal relationship and that he's taking advantage of her is strong

"Hardly an adress to inspire confidence" Sure, professor in being an asshole "I have never sought to inspire confidence in others, I have quite enough of my own" What a line 💙 Great expension on the canon material here

"Forgive me mr. Holmes I should have told you myself, but-" "But you didn't" Holmes being sassy:)

Loved the scene where the two rascals pull a knife upon Watson and you can see the coffins on the other side of the streets. Great visual storytelling

Poor Lestrade, having to call out Holmes and utterly failing to impress him. The way Lestrade's (played by Colin Jaevons) eyes nearly popped out :D The characterisation in this series of Holmes - as a man who, the more he is harrassed and threathened, the more he won't let go of the case, is amazing

Holmes inside of the monkey's cage to investigate, oh I love him

The professor actually calls his fiancee "my dear child" I HATE HIM

Oh she calls off the engagement in this episode! Good for her! Now where did you get that unethical monkey poison for professor? She doesn't want you! Now I hope he leaves her alone. Somehow, I doubt it...

"Are you game?" "Delighted" That's his Watson 💙

Miss Pressbury looks gorgeous in that smart suit dress in the finale, would give a lot to have that costume

The monkey professor in the tree made me laugh so much, they really went all in on that!... actually, never mind that, turned extremely creepy once he tried to get to his former bethored in her bedroom. Good dog for tearing his throat out

Glad they left the social darwinism out of Holmes speech at the end. "Well, I'll leave the philosophy to you, Holmes" "Quite the best Lestrade, I always do" Haha, good for you Watson

The racist caricature music figurine, more so than the special effects, is what really makes this feel dated. This episode is as old as I am and the makers clearly thought it cute. Jeremy Brett dancing to the music, however, is adorable

I did not like the original story much, so I'm surprised how much I liked this episode. By adding some material, changing some things around, and using the visual medium to their advantage - not to mention fabulous acting - the makers actually really made this work. It's a little corny, but in an enjoyable way

[aot-snk-4238]

My thoughts on AOT No Requiem (Fanmade Ending) Part 1:

With another chapter of this story coming out soon, I thought now would be a good time to share my thoughts on the first part. Before I do that, though, I have a few things that I would like to get off my chest.

A part of me hates that this project exists. Not because I find it disrespectful, but because it serves as a bitter reminder of what a complete mess this ending caused among many fans. I'm still in disbelief how things got so bad so quickly. First, you've got the people who hated it. People began turning on Isayama and calling him a terrible or incompetent writer, regretting ever getting into the series, insisting that it was worse than Game of Thrones, the list goes on and on. People who liked the ending are now endlessly referred to as "ending defenders" or more crude names like "Isayama cockriders," as though they're a bunch of incompetent fools who don't know the first thing about reading comprehension all because they just happened to like it. And then of course you've got the other extreme end of the spectrum where the ones who were disappointed are accused of not understanding the story or they're only upset because their favorite ship or fan theory didn't become canon. This, too, is very demeaning and invalidating for those who grew up with this series that they gave their heart to and cherished for so long, only to have it do what they felt was a complete 180 at the very last second that undid every part of the story they thought was special and unique. It's one of the hardest slaps to the face you can get as a reader and long-time fan, and while I can't fully relate to everyone's feelings, I can at least understand and acknowledge that it's there and it shouldn't be laughed at. Now with all of that out of the way, here are my thoughts and analysis of this fanmade ending and how it differs from Isayama's.

To start things off, I found that part 1 started off similar to how 137 did in the canon manga, with Armin and Zeke conversing in PATHS. The biggest difference would be kid Eren being transported there and seeing his older self. To be fair though, this chapter was only about half the length of what we're used to reading, so I'm sure we'll get a lot more in part 2 onwards.

While Zeke is enlightening Armin on the history of the earth and how the life form that attached itself to Ymir sought to avoid death forever, young Eren is in PATHS too with his older self, witnessing the moment Ymir found the tree and fell in it to become the first titan. At first, there is no dialogue exchanged between them. They just hold hands and watch. Meanwhile, Zeke is still talking to Armin about Ymir and how she continued to serve her oppressive master despite acquiring godlike powers that would allow her to obliterate him whenever she pleased. This is where the team working on this project attempt to provide their own alternate possibilities as to why this happened in a way that would make more sense than what we were given in the canon story in which she simply had a severe case of Stockholm Syndrome and couldn't let him go no matter how much he made her suffer.

So what are these new possibilities? They come in the form of a question, so their validity is not made absolutely certain, but they're presented as the most likely candidates nonetheless.

According to Zeke, she was unable to separate her own desires from King Fritz and was a lost girl who sought meaning. A place to belong. Tragically, King Fritz was the only connection she had in her life, so she clung to it with everything she had despite it being toxic and abusive. I could argue that these are the very reasons why she supposedly loved the king in the official manga, as explained by Eren in 139, but they weren't explained or touched on as plainly as they were here. I feel like they could have been if Isayama had just been given more time, but sadly the whole thing was rushed and underdeveloped.

Moving on, Zeke states that despite his efforts in trying to understand Ymir and her feelings, it was Eren who ultimately was able to get to her and offer her the choice of freedom. The next page transitions to young Eren standing in the clouds with his arms spread out and a smile on his face just like in the official 137, only this time 19yo Eren is next to him. Now I'm going to be honest here, this is where things started to get a little corny for me. Yeah. I know a lot of people hate that argument, but that's just how it felt to me. And before I say anything else, I want everybody to know that I am in no way about to mock anyone's fondness of this Eren over the one we saw in 139, even if it was a little over-the-top. It's perfectly fine to prefer one over the other, I'm just going to try to explain myself the best I can without coming across as harsh or unprofessional.

Eren is drawn in these panels to be a stone-faced, determined and unstoppable force who will "keep moving forward until his enemies are destroyed." This is the Eren that many people grew most familiar with throughout the series, despite his occasional breakdowns, but something about the way it was executed just felt a little too overdramatic and exaggerated. For me, the contrast between this Eren and the Eren we were presented with in 139 is too jarring. It came across to me as the fandom's idealized version of Eren, the "chad" Eren if you will, rather than Isayama's portrayal of Eren who is cold and determined, but has also been experiencing stunted mental growth ever since the day he saw his mother get eaten; side note: I know that Eren himself was responsible for his mother's death, but that's a discussion for a later time. Not only that, but the "keep moving forward" line starts to get overused at this point. We already heard Eren say this a number of times before 137 where this first fanmade chapter takes place, so I didn't find it necessary to include that at the end, but it seemed to be the writers' way of trying to reinforce Eren's ultimate goal.

Regarding the rest of the chapter, young Eren asks older Eren what Ymir is still waiting for after he showed her that she's not alone. 19yo Eren proceeds to explain that while he was able to make her feel something again, she still needs somebody to free her. He shows his younger self all of the visions from PATHS that he's seen so far, ranging from past events to alternate realities to things that couldn't be changed no matter what. Now there is only one path left that he strives toward. The one that he believes will grant him and his people freedom. This next line is the one that stood out to me the most throughout this fanmade chapter. Still talking to kid Eren, adult Eren says, "When you wake up, you will forget what you learned, but not what you felt here. This will all feel just like a long dream." Only when he kisses Historia's hand will it all come back to him. This line more clearly explains why Eren woke up crying in chapter 1, but couldn't remember why. Then he circles back to how he intends to carry out his own plan to end the cycle of hatred once and for all. Despite his efforts along the way, he couldn't change the flow of PATHS and save the friends he lost or prevent certain events from happening altogether, so he had to accept that sacrifices had to be made. In this case, he will have to literally sacrifice the world, much to Armin's horror.

To wrap this up, I'm going to finish comparing this to the canon 137, but since the first part of this project only covers the PATHS portion of it, that's where I'll stop as well. To save a little but of time, I'm just gonna be lazy and copy the first part of a quick overview of the chapter I found as part of the wiki:

So clearly, canon 137 starts off focusing a lot more on Armin and Zeke's differing philosophies and does not provide any further insight into Eren's ultimate motives like this one does, at least not yet. Armin and Eren are bound to face off soon in this fanmade version, but it looks to me like this time the writers are planning on flipping the outcome and having Eren come out victorious instead, especially when I remember the name of this project and what it's based on. I guess that means that in a way, I already know what's ultimately going to happen throughout the rest of this project. Whether it's going to be considered superior to the actual ending is going to depend on if its executed properly. I could very well be wrong about some of this, though. I want to give it a fair shot since these people have clearly put a lot of hard work and passion into this, so I will refrain from further judgement until we get the full picture. On a side note, I just want to say that the artwork is beautiful so far and I commend every artist responsible for their efforts. I also liked the song choice at the beginning and thought it set the mood pretty well.

Thank you to everyone who read the whole thing. This took me far longer to write than it should have because I'm not always good at expressing myself in a way that does not come across as confusing or contradictory. I will continue to share my thoughts as more content is released, which by the looks of it could be any day now.

[soraenun-archive]

(peeks my head through the door because i feel like you're one clue away from discovering my identity :( which is why I'm wearing sunglasses too big for my head and a mask so you can't see my face hehe sometimes i'm smart) Hey bestie <3 How are you doing? I'd just like to thank you for always being thoughtful 💖 I know I should come here when I feel good and not pressure myself into interacting immediately after I see your answers (which I do, don't worry) but it's very nice to know you're making sure that I'm taking care 💞 So, don't worry. I always come here when I feel like it :)

Well..... I knew you were Nancy Drew in disguise but wow! You're truly an amazing detective because you've got some great points. I won't tell you about my age because then you'd find out who I am in .4 seconds. But, with your splendid skills, I'm sure you will be able to guess who I am.

Your description about what you think I am is so spot on I'm actually scared. Do you know where I live? 😱 Have you been following me? 😱 I am, in fact, very shy and awkward 😳 which is why I told you you wouldn't believe it was me sending those asks. Being on anon kinda allows me to act a little crazier 🤪 Hopefully my messages don't make you feel uncomfortable :( As I told you, English is not my first language so I might confuse some words for others or use an expression in the wrong way. If so, please correct me because I'd like improving my english level skills :)

You know the drill, this part is the little clues that I'm willing to give you (because I'm very generous, ikik no need to tell me)

Clue #1145874 (bc atp I don't remember how many I gave already): I think you can see similarities between what I write in the tags and the messages I send you. I tend to be quite repetitive in the things I say. Or, at least, I think so?

Clue #1145875: I like ziont so much that I have him as a part of my theme (biggest clue ever!)

Clue #1145876: I've been a kpop fan for a decade now. I tend to say it a lot whenever I talk about the kpop scene

Clue #1145877: One of my favourite movies is Little Forest

As always, I give out too many clues and then I act surprised when you can guess things so easily. Maybe it's my fault for being so generous lol I'm gonna go now because I'm feeling sleepy. Please take care and rest as much as you can 😘

ps: i like how you reblog that audio of eat as if it's your mandatory duty to do so <3 it is important the song is shared to as many people as possible

from 🐘 💌 anon

HIII BESTIE! i’m pretty good :) i hope you are as well! 🥺🥺 of course!! you go out of your way to send me these fun and thoughtful messages it’s the least i could do <3

i promise you i don't know where you live i may be a good detective but i'm not that good 😂 well we’re very similar in that way! i’m extremely shy and will never message anyone first and usually just admire my mutuals from afar… so i’m really glad you messaged me <3 and your messages never make me uncomfortable so don’t worry about that! they always make my day and i have so much fun reading them i always look forward to all the fun new ways that you will say hi! and your english is perfectly fine so please don’t worry about that either!!

okay so after studying the new clues as well as the old clues i want to say i’m like 99.9% sure i know who you are now but i don’t want to make you reveal yourself before you want to so i am 🤐 but we’re already besties anyway so it doesn’t even matter <3 you’re right i think it’s because your clues were just too generous like do you know how many hikaru stans there are who love zion.t? because i’m pretty sure it’s just you and me! but that’s why we’re besties!! 💖

SO TRUE i literally have it pinned now because it just means so much to me :( i usually reblog it when i’m having a bad day or feeling a little down because it’s a huge comfort for me and it’s always there for me i know that’s a bit corny but it always makes me feel a little better!

thank you 💗 i hope you're having a good day/night (whatever time it is when you happen to read this!) and u take care as well <3

[thattimdrakeguy]

Why do you like Tim Drake? (Not to say I don't like him too, I'm just always interested to see why people like what they do)

Sorry this is pretty long.

He’s my favorite comic book character ever. There’s just so many things I enjoy about him, especially his early Robin run, where I can’t really think of anything I didn’t like about it, even stuff I didn’t like later on in that run I can think of positives from those negatives.

His personality I just enjoyed, he felt very grounded and real. The way he reacted with stuff, and took it all in.

I loved how he felt he had to keep the reputation of the title Robin because he just felt so much for the ones before him with respect. How he never felt like he was good enough just felt like it would be a real problem with someone who was such a fan of the Robins and held them with such high respect with them.

He always felt un-sure and I feel like I just resonated with that, since I always felt like that. I feel like a lot of people would feel like that if they were given a role they held in so much respect like him.

I enjoyed how he was portrayed as more realistic in a certain sense. The way he reacted to everything and thought felt like how a real person would react and it was done so well I just love it.

I like how they took there time with him becoming Robin, I guarantee if people didn’t like his character he wouldn’t have made it to the point where he was the new Robin, he would’ve just disappeared, and if he did make it to that point, it probably wouldn’t have lasted long.

They just took their time with him, and I really like that so much. It didn’t just happen suddenly out of no were. It felt natural.

and his character growth, it’s really subtle from issue to issue, but if you go from the first few issues to issue 20 even you can see the progress, he grew like a real person through everything he went through. He didn’t just change from one moment to another. It slowly effected him and changed him even if it was subtle.

Even just little things like his costume and height and stuff like that, it’s never mentioned at all, but they add to his character. His costume showed that Bruce wasn’t taking any chances with him, he wasn’t letting this baby faced kiddo go out there in just briefs, his costume is thick, covers him more, and it will protect him. It showed the change in Bruce with his Robins now. He wasn’t going to let another death happen. 

His height was 5ft 1 when he was 15, and you can argue that it always changes between writers, but part of his character was that he never felt like he earned the title of Robin enough and kept having to prove himself and fight harder, I feel like being shorter adds onto that and makes sense to me. (Also he was actually written as being 5ft 1 consistently, I didn’t just say that for myself, it is actual canon.)

Something about small stuff like that, that probably doesn’t matter at all when reading it, but knowing that stuff to me just makes the bigger stuff more enjoyable since it just adds on.

His relationships with everyone I like and are so full of depth, especially his relationships with Dick and Stephanie, Dick, even though he was pretty rough and tough with him in the beginning grew to enjoy his company and it was like he was his actual big brother, it was so lovely to see happen. I just loved it.

Seeing him interact with Stephanie is always fun, Tim already had a girl friend when he was just Tim and not Robin, so to see this vigilante girl flirt with him, making him all sorts of uncomfortable and confused, even making the difference between Tim as Tim and Tim as Robin even larger was interesting. To the point where they even began dating for real, and Tim feeling un-sure about the long run of their relationship since he wasn’t allowed to say stuff about him for fear of his secret identity was just good conflict to me.

The thing Tim had with his dad always being gone was interesting, it seemed like Jack (Tim’s dad) really wanted to be more of a dad to Tim but it was hard since neither felt natural about it, and Tim being Robin always got in the way. It was always hard to predict how Jack would react to Tim’s excuses cause of that and it was just so good to read. Jack felt conflicted and it made him feel like a real person, he knew he wasn’t a good dad to Tim, he wanted to change that, although personally that wasn’t always portrayed as well as everything else. When it was done right, it was done right. But moments like where he would just throw a fit at Tim un-fairly without listening to him just felt odd to me.

Even though it was never highlighted as much as his other relationships, seeing him and his Step-Mother Dana was interesting to see. She cared for Tim, and tried to get out of so much heat with his dad was lovely. She wanted to show Tim that she cared for him, and it definitely showed.

His relationships with YOUNG JUSTICE and later on when they were the TEEN TITANS I love too, although in my opinion Tim was kind of out of character in Young Justice, and I can’t recall if they ever said why he acted like that. He was more confident and bossy, and you can make plenty of head canons about why he acted that way. But I can’t recall if it was ever stated in anything that’s actually canon. That still bugs me when reading Young Justice.

But to see him have all these wonderful and meaningful relationships with other heroes around his age just felt good. It was done in a very real way where you felt it as if it was real.

You could feel Kon cared for Tim, and just the whole group together truthfully cared for each other. There deep talks, Kon being able to sense when Tim isn’t telling the truth was stuff during his Red Robin days and it doesn’t feel forced and corny. It feels right.

For negatives though, I don’t personally like when they just decided to kill everyone in Tim’s life that he cared about. I felt like it was extremely unnecessary and still feel that way, but the writers managed to get some extra depth and change to Tim. Even if it was extremely unnecessary to do so.

It showed Tim reacting like a real person, and feeling depressed and not knowing how to feel exactly, and having problems with that, and how it effected him dealing with certain situations and feeling angry just in general about it.

Make it to Red Robin, and you can feel Tim’s pain when no body believed him about Bruce being alive. Even he didn’t know what the hell he was going to do about it, and you could sense it and it didn’t even need to be said. There was a lot you could sense and feel without it being said and still been shown and it was all done beautifully.

Tim is a character that isn’t as beloved and appreciated as he should be. There’s a lot to love about his run and history. Even if it was all gone by the reboot. It’s still out there and it’s still wonderful to read.

I just love Tim Drake.

There’s a lot I just summarized and tried to keep short for the sake of not taking up to much space and time to read. So if you want anything to be more specific just give me an ask.

[violetsophist]

Too Short to Ride (Haikyuu fanfic: Asahi and Noya)

      Today was gonna be the greatest day of my existence! Daichi-San and Suga-San are taking me and Asahi-san to Funland!!! I'm so excited to go, I've never been in my entire life. Daichi said it was really corny and doesn't even come close to living up to its name. He's full of pessimistic thoughts about the place. Of course he has been here multiple times already, so maybe he was right? Whatever. Suga told me that it was more for kids. Then Asahi teased me by saying that it would be the perfect place for me.        I sat there, pouting as Daichi drove us to our thrilling destination. We had spent an two hours in this miserable piece of junk. Now we were finally in Tokyo, about five minutes away from Funland. "Eee I can't wait to ride the wooden roller coaster!!" I shouted. "Ah I heard some people died on that ride," Asahi shrunk back in his seat and his eyes widened. "Oh wow Asahi, are you really scared of that old thing?" Suga chuckled, from the passenger seat. "Nooooo," Asahi trailed off. "Yeah you are, you big, wimpy, dope," I jabbed him in his side. "Ouch! I'm going to kill you Noya!" Asahi threatened and ruffled my hair roughly, "you shouldn't be messing with giants when you're a dwarf." "Why you little-         The car threw us forward as it came to a dead stop. "We're here! Are you two going to behave? Or do we have to seperate and chaperone you two?" Daichi asked. "No sir!" We chimed obediently.   "Alright," he sighed and opened the door. "I don't trust them one bit," Suga added.      They laughed at his remark and smiled from ear to ear. Asahi rolled his eyes and approached the two boys. I followed my tall friend and glared at the three with jealousy. They were all so tall, and I was a tiny pest. I envied how cool it appeared go be above others. It must be pretty satisfying.          Daichi gave us our tickets and we entered the park. Security eyed the intimidating brunette, Asahi, who smiled awkwardly. If they only knew how wimpy he really was. It's was very ironic that such a scary looking person acted so meek and wimpy.          Excitement pulsed through my veins as rides surrounded us. Asahi grinned at me with joy and smacked me on the back. "We're going on every one," he declared boldly. "Hell yeah!" I yelled out.      Daichi and Suga whipped around to scold us in publice, for being so "obnoxious". I shrugged and made my way to the "Road Rager" ride, unaware of what it might be. "Noya!" Asahi whimpered as Daichi got flustered. "Come on dude, don't  be such a wuss," I teased.      Asahi's face drooped and he beamed at em through dull eyes. He glanced back at Suga, who shook his head in disapproval and back at me. I implored him with my pleading expression, the one he couldn't resist. In an instant, he bolted over to meet me. Suga and Daichi scoffed from behind us as we made our way to the line.     Fortunately,  it wasn't a lengthy wait. The ride was in sight and I could smell the putrid scent of vomit. I saw Asahi shiver in disgust. The ride was these seperate trucks that had a wheel in the middle of them. The trucks would spin if you turned your wheel, while they sat on a rotating platform. Kids squealed with joy while their parents forced themselves not to hurl. I turned to gaze up at Asahi. "This looks so bad ass!" I exclaimed. "It kind of looks nauseating," he quivered.     I slapped hid arm and cackled outrageously as he winced. "Man you are a hoot!" I told him. "Next!" The operator announced and opened the gate to the ride. "Yes!" I whispered.       Asahi followed me into the green truck and sat down. His knees were taller than the wheel in the center. I held my laughter in as he struggled to clip his seat belt, which was extended to its maximum length. He barely clipped it over his waist. I however, fit perfectly. Of course, I disregarded the seat belt, seat belts are lame. I gripped the wheel tightly, waiting for our ride to begin. The operator stepped over to us and checked Asahi's seat belt, smirking as it gripped his waist.          "Aren't you a little big for these rides?" The female operator asked. "Yeah but he wanted to ride so I had to go with him," Asahi lied. "Hmm. Can you tell your kid to buckle his seat belt?" She directed her attention to me. "KID? I'M NO K- "Right. Buckle up son," Asahi smiled slyly at me.      Ignoring his taunts, I reluctantly buckled my seat belt and tightened it so it fit snug around my waist. Asahi began to flirt with the surprisingly beautiful operator. This made me grow impatient so I decided to interrupt. "Hey we don't have all day here," I rudely interrupted. "Well then," the lady huffed and left us.      Asahi turned to me and pouted because I ruined his chance. Then again she looked like the slut type, so technically I saved him. Of course he wouldn't believe that. "Here we go!" I shouted excitedly as the platform began to rotate. "Great," Asahi grumbled sarcastically.    I spun the wheel excitedly, making the car whirl. Asahi gripped his stomach and began to grow sick. After 3 everlasting minutes of joy, the ride came to a slow stop. I unbuckled quickly and got out of the cart, rushing to Asahi's side. He bent over and clenched his stomach. Pity stabbed me as I heard him hurl. Maybe next time I won't force him to go with me? "No more spinning rides for you," I laughed awkwardly.     Asahi coughed and started to get up as the operator came over. Her face fell sour as the stench of vomit filled the air. "Well someone got too excited," she muttered, holding her nose. "S-sorry ma'am," Asahi apologized frantically as we departed the ride.      Suga and Daichi were nowhere to be seen when we walked out. We sat down for a few, before going onto other rides.     By the end of the day, we had been on all of the rides and here we sat eating ice cream with Suga and Daichi. Rides whirled past us blowing our hair around. Lucky Asahi , his hair was in a bun but that was because his hair was extremely long and beautiful. You didn't hear that last part. "Have you guys been on the Chopper?" Daichi asked us. "No! Where is it? I wanna go on it!" I blurted out through a mouthful of ice cream. "Don't talk with food in your mouth," Daichi snapped and then answered, "plus it's righr in front of you doofus." "Yes sir-REALLY?" I squealed, "I've got to ride it! Come on Asahi!"     I nearly jumped and touched the sky when I saw how awesome the Chopper was. The blue and black ride towered over us and it's carts whizzed above us, twisting upside down. Asahi almost dropped his ice cream at the sight. "Uh-uh," he shook his head "no." "Fine you big wuss, I'll go by myself," I stomped off, hoping he'd follow. "Ah no! You'll die!!!" Asahi wailed.     The line was incredibly long, how was I ever going to ride this before the park closes? I groaned as snotty kids cried and screamed. Wasn't this an adult ride? Ughhhh. Where were Daichi and Suga when you needed them? They would scold these Satan spawns until their pants dampened. It felt like hours of a wait but eventually I found myself at the gate. Confidently I strode to the ride, but was stopped by the operator's outstretched arm. "Hold it there kid, you're not tall enough," He laughed, "you can't ride unless you have an adult with you." "WHAT?!! BUT I JUST STOOD IN LINE FOR 2 FLIPPING HOURS!!!" I protested loudly. "Too bad, you're holding up the line," he snapped and shoved me back.         Kids and parents laughed as I stomped off. One of them said "That's one angry midget." I'll show em angry midget! I need an adult, that is so ridiculous! Wait, I have a plan. I came out to see Asahi bawling while Suga and Daichi patted him on the back. "What's the matter you big dope?" I asked as I approached them.     Asahi jerked up and flung his arms around me. "I thought you weren't going to make it Noya," he sniffled as he began to suffocate me in his tight embrace. "I might not make it because of you," I managed to grunt. "Oh stop it you two. Noya, how was the ride?" Suga wondered. "THEY SAID I WAS TOO SHORT GOD DAMN IT!" I shouted furiously. "Well that's not fair," Asahi pointed out. "They said I couldn't go without an adult and I was thinking y- "Absolutely not, don't put Asahi through that. You know he's afraid of heights," Daichi warned. "Daichi and I are going, so maybe you can come along?" Suga offered while  Daichi shook his head 'no'. "PLEASEEEE!!!" I begged him imploringly. "Fine," he sighed, getting a concerned glance from Daichi. "Sure, I'd love to," I didn't hesitate. "Oh fine I'll go," Asahi sighed.   "You sure?" Suga pressed. "I'm sure," he grinned nervously. "Let's go!" I declared and dashed to the line.     They followed up and we stalled in line as it stayed put. Daichi and Suga eyed us disapprovingly as I teased the children in front of us and Asahi began to become an apologetic mess. The parents glared and shuffled their kids forward, away from us. "Next!" The grouchy guy yelled at us, after an hour of waiting. "FINALLY!" I cheered. "Yeah, yeah kid. You better go on before I tell your dad on you," he scowled, "You're a real sn-     He trailed off at the sight of Asahi looming over the conductor, appearing unintentionally terrorizing. The conductor nodded grimly and let us pass. My hands shook in utter excitement as I saw the wicked ride in front of us. Asahi began to quiver as we sat in the two-seater ride. Our legs dangled from where we sat. The guy came and tightened our restraints. "You ready?" I squealed. "Not entirely," Asahi croaked.   "It's not too late to back out," Suga called from his car with Daichi. "Come on Asahi! Don't leave me," I whined, kicking my legs. "Noya," he groaned, "Okay fine." "Alright folks, the ride is now in motion," the voice boomed from the intercom as the ride jerked forward.       The Chopper began to lift us off the ground, aiming our gazes above us to see the back of the cart that Daichi and Suga. My stomach lurched as it felt like my insides were sliding into my throat. Asahi grunted in discomfort. The ride then came to a dead stop as we hovered above the whole park. It felt as if our toes could touch the clouds. Oh no.    With an ear-splitting screech, our cart was dropped backward like a pendulum swinging in a clock, back and forth. The motion was non-stop and I heard Asahi puking out his insides. I screamed with half-thrill and half-fear, fear of falling. Daichi and Suga yelled while laughing insanely as our bodies were thrown back and forth. Someone stop this thing! Everything was a blur and I thought it couldn't be any worse but I was wrong. Suddenly the cart twisted and spun around as we swung back and forth. What the hell? How was this possible? I strained to see Asahi passed out as I clung to the ride. Uh-oh. Daichi and Suga were now facing us, their faces full of joy. How could they be so happy? This was scary!   After a few agonizing minutes, the ride slurred and slowed it's pace. Our carts stopped spinning and I jabbed Asahi roughly. His head jerked up and his huge, chocolate eyes opened in an instant. Thank the Lord. "Wow Asahi you really took the blow!" Suga joked after their restraints had been lifted. "What?" Asahi grunted in confusion and stared at us blankly. "Haha wow, he doesn't remember," I laughed nervously. "Oh yeah! I'm never doing that again," he told me with a serious tone. "Sure you w- "Wow you actually rode on this?! That's super brave!" A girl approached us as we walked out.    Oh great, I thought sarcastically. Asahi then disregarded her and turned to me. "Ready to go son?" He grabbed my hand tightly. "Sure daddy!" I smirked and gladly accepted his gesture.     We strode off and left her in the dust. What a good day? I'm never too short to ride, especially with this gentle giant by my side!