#I really need to come up with a ship name for this...

[midnightsdarkangel]

Im back again with another theory lads, one I have wanted to share for a LONG time.

THE LACY THEORY, I hope you all enjoy following me down the rabbit hole. Im going over all the information I collected on the DDVAU server, All information comes from the public chat, the offical playlist and the double hearted comic. That being said Lets begin this:

So lets start off with the big question: What is Lacy? Most likely you wont know of it outside of the discord server, I wanted to wait till I had a bit more evidence and information to present before I showed it out but I think I have enough complied. So!

Lacy is the unoffical name of a ship that will appear in Double Hearted. It was first mentioned in regards to the DDVAU Playlist which has been said that each song will give insight either to the plot, or a character development. The characters involed are: Grian, Scar, Martyn, Jimmy, Tango, Pearl (and Gem now added)

Its described in the songs as a messy situationship. So far Marru has confirmed it has its own playlist with songs in order of a timeline. These songs are:

-Lacy by Olivia Rodrigo

-Footnote by Conan Grey

-The Ballad of Lucy Grey by Rachel Zegler

-It took me by surprise by Maria Mena

-Obsessed by Olivia Rodrigo

With this as well we have this Image (it is noted that Maruu edited this photo to make sure not to give away who the characters are. I was given permission to show as its in the server)

So. Who are these two?

I heavily believe its Grian and Martyn. But why do I jump to that so quickly? Lets start with the drawing first. A while back in one of the earlier livestreams, we got this image:

This takes place in college, and as you can see. Grian has much longer hair there. I was able to take the drawing and line up that the hair strands matched Grian's.

Also, @rebelrenee36 was the one to discover there was actually another image of this drawing from the top half. I wont be posting that one here but we did see enough to conclude that Grian was one of the people in the picture.

But then why did I think it was Martyn in the second image?

Major shout out to @coatree who brought the idea up to me which resulted in me being insane about figuring it out.

I want to take you all to a song called Unravelling- the crane wives. It was one of the rare few songs that got confirmed to a character and we were told it was a Grian song.

In unravelling, the verses talks about different people in Grian's life who had shown him compassion and love. But then theres this:

At the time I needed to make a process of elimiation on who this was, but chapter 20 has given me the answer:

Martyn was the one who left Grian.

Its still a bit farfetched right? Lets take a look at the playlist songs. We know that Oh No by Marina, is a canonical song to Martyn, and I was able to assess that Martyn has a very sort of ride or die risk mentality, and when you compare this to The ballad of Lucy Grey?

Danced for my dinner?

and the gamble line fits along the lines of the Martyn songs the server has managed to find connections to.

When I started this connection, I started to notice some things:

Martyn is STARING at Grian and Big B and I had always wondered why but now I start to wonder...was he jelous?

Then if we take the art from the phones you see in Grians lock screen he has this image:

Martyns hand is on Grian's shoulder.

(also its funny to me that Big B and Martyn share the colour scheme outfit but reversed)

Then we finally got chapter 14, Martyns introduction and what is he like?

He is genuinely concerned for Grian and I think the only time we see urgancy from this man because the second Grian is ok he is chill the entire time, and we KNOW that Martyn hasnt shown back in the captial for such a long time now

Its no surprise Grian was taken back seeing him return:

I want to note two things as well in this chapter that really helped me form this theory, first of all: Martyn's blushing

(mf isnt subtle IM LOOKING AT YOU SIR)

The second comes from this

THIS MF ABSOLTUELY HAS HISTORY WITH GRIAN.

Its the fact that he knew what Grian wanted without Grian ever having to say a word. These two defintiely have a strong bond, plus the fact when Gem asks if Grian is comfortable with everyone being in the room when Grian discusses his abilities he says yes. Yes to mumbo who is his best friend, yes to Jimmy his cousin and someone he cherishes a lot and Martyn.

He is comfortable not only showing his wings off but also discussing his powers, something that he has kept wraps from EVERYONE.

and then chapter 20....oh my god I wasnt prepared for this.

mf thinks about Grian before Grian even reaches out

2. i love how protective he is for Grian

3. Sparrows father, someone VERY protective of Grian, glares a lot at martyn, which funny enough remember who else gave Martyn a dirty look for being near Grian?

HIS BEST FRIEND MUMBO.

4.

GRIAN BLUSHES WHEN MARTYN COMPLIEMENTS (unintentionally) CUTEGUY. LORDD

There is defintiely more to this theory, we dont know why they broke up, why Martyn left but Its clear these two have history. I have so many questions that I cant wait to see with upcomming chapters.

And that is my insanity, thank you and goodnight.

[rei-ismyname]

X-MEN #18 Review

'Woman, I am not dying because you listened to too many podcasts."

At last, this 'fighting in the snow' arc is over! The 3K X-Men defeat themselves, Ben Liu steps the fuck up, Beast gets a strange offer, and the twin gets a name - Robin. Magneto disappoints a 10 year old. All the main characters end up back where they started with the knowledge that 3K is up to *something.* Probably. Eventually. It looks great but fuck me it plods along. Spoilers, naturally.

This is Logan behavior, fake X-Men.

These double shipping flagship books have rotating artists, and the difference in style is often jarring. I'm glad that the division of labour is favourable to the workers but this issue makes me realise how much I prefer Emilio Laiso's sharper lines and delineated facial features to Ryan Stegman's rounded 'I can only draw one face' pencils. This colourist does fantastic work and really compliments those lines, making everyone distinctive. I think the colouring in general comes closest to a 'house style' or just plain consistency - mainly I want to be able to tell who people are. Reading facial expressions is even better, and there is where inconsistency does the most damage.

The 3K X-Men come across as deeply unserious people, ignoring the X-Men to pursue petty grudges as soon as Schwartzchild is knocked out. To be fair, they are the kind of folks who joined AIM/SHIELD, then ORCHIS, then 3K, where they were willingly turned into mutants. They're pretty clearly lost motherfuckers who crave being part of something regardless of ethics. These alphabet organisations need to clean up after themselves. Now they think they're X-Men and despite being more than a little obsessed with the 'test,' they punch the shit out of each other. They're not especially sympathetic but 3K have a real complexity addiction, so they probably passed their test by distracting the X-Men. They come closest to being X-Men in savage infighting, lol. I suppose they'd be closest to ex-military who don't know what to do when the war is over. This is the second time we've seen them and it'd be nice to see some pathos or motivation besides 'angry you cut my arm off' but maybe next time. Cyclops' minimal page time is put to good use - knowing when not to act. 3K seem even less threatening, but it's implied they're going to set off a bomb soon. I wish they'd hurry up.

Kill that loser!

Jen gets back to the Factory from the Cobb residence really quickly, to step up vs Wyre. Her scratching him is a big moment for her, as is defending her fellow mutant. She's not very effective but it's the thought that counts. She's been ruled by fear since 3K took her, so good for her. As ever, violence is the solution to mental health issues. Scott has been doing great since Logan impaled him. There's maybe a hint of some fondness for Hank specifically, but I hope it doesn't go further than that. She's his patient, you know? Obviously Xavier would and has, but I don't want Hank to.

Wyre offering Beast 3K membership is a bit unexpected. He really doesn't try to sell it even a little bit, as his argument seems to be 'you have the potential for evil. Come be evil with us. No? You'll come around. To evil.' Hank has struggled with knowledge of his Krakoan actions, but doesn't look like he's tempted even a little. Why TF would he be? 3K has been attacking his friends and teammates and abducting people. It's great that they lean into it, but maybe leave a brochure telling us what the fuck you're about. He leaves him with a card that says '3K' on it and nothing else. No website or Instagram. Wyre expended a lot of effort to do something that could have been done telepathically or over the phone. Or just kidnap the dude. This was an objective of theirs - utterly bizarre. Wyre and Beast both look foolish, and I don't know what the takeaway is. I'm thinking Wyre got cards printed but the minimum order was 500, so he's just handing them out so he doesn't feel like he wasted his money. Cassandra Nova is like 'put your phone number on it, dumbass. Our SEO sucks.' Maybe it's a magic card like the thing The Maker gave Miles.

Dogshit looking business card smh

Despite what they say, they very much do shit like that. It's unclear why they want him specifically, and Beast has very little to say about it. He was willing to go to protect Jen but just stands there slack jawed even when she and Wyre fight. Dude was willing get beaten half to death by prison guards in Graymalkin, but he's shocked senseless by someone he's never met calling him a bad guy? I think this was undercooked by not offering an incentive and denying us Hank's thoughts. He looks scared, or maybe worried? Perturbed even, or bothered. Beast's passiveness should be telling us a lot more than it is. Beat him up you blue idiot.

Fucks me why they'd want someone who makes crappy dexies and can't even cure Magneto. Mags himself is pretty calm under pressure, but he's in deep shit until Ben comes along. I'm with Robin - this is anti-climactic for Mags to be taken out so easily. He walked over, gave a speech about speeches, punched a child once, and then stood there getting pounded. Maybe that's the point, but what exactly is the takeaway? That Magneto is in poor health we knew already. Ditto on his death wish. How many old men is Robin familiar with? It's funny if it's Cassandra Nova saying that, as she's literally two billion years old.

Is that 'woman' necessary?'

Ben Liu is the star of this issue, and gets a lot done without using his powers at all. 'I'm not dying because you listened to too many podcasts' is a banger, and it's great to see him lean into the rescue when nobody else will. What we've seen of the character has been very personable and fun to follow, but I think he needs to start using those powers to get over narratively. He's got balls telling Robin 'grow up' - inspiring Mama Cobb to stand up and do something by offering her up for death. This exchange comes across as funnier than I think it's meant to because Robin is 10. A child who hijacked the body of a dead whale and rampaged with Cassandra Nova in her ear. Robin is sympathetic and her anger is relatable as fuck, aside from all the supernatural shit. 'Here, kill this lady instead.' 'Fuck you.' 'Grow up!' It's a strong moment for him and a good showing in a book with some experienced orators.

Rose Cobb has bit of a breakdown after learning what her haterism has wrought. I'm pretty big on kids not forgiving shitty parents unless they want to, and Robin joining genetic terrorists has got to sting. Her speedrun of 'oh fuck, I'm a reactionary shithead' is an odd beat, but it's nice for someone to learn that bigotry is actually harmful to everyone. On the other hand it's ANNOYING AS FUCK that this racist clown is now better developed than half the main characters.

I prefer to not get a clean resolution on that, like yep too little too late, this is all your fault. Bitch I better not see you protesting out the front of the factory again. Don't get me wrong - it's a sincere emotional moment on all sides, and it's heartbreaking to see the venom for Piper, not her mother - it's just adding even more cards to the house. Robin clearly has some desire for familial affection, enough to nearly put away the anger and talk. It sucks to see Cassandra Nova win the war for her affection through lies, but realistically she didn't need to. This town built Sentinels and the O*N*E show up all the time. Mutants get kidnapped here and the people who are meant to protect them don't. The X-Men do try, but when Graymalkin is still torturing and enslaving mutants legally, why TF would anyone want this life? None of this comes up, as it's hatred of her twin that gets through to her. Feels like a missed opportunity to me, if 3K are propagandising as ideological opposites to the X-Men. Ideological betters, even. They've discussed it, but only the reader knows that. Beast the ideal recruit has no idea and neither does anyone else in the public sphere. Does Robin give a shit? Unclear, but she does hate her sister - and NOT her mother.

What great work?

So much has been setup over 18 issues, and even more plot and character beats get set up even during moments of payoff. It's a habit of this book, and I don't think we need even more new characters when we don't know the ones we've got very well. It's soap opera style, but soap operas run indefinitely and this book does not. Soap operas generally flesh out characters more because they have more time to do it and don't have to spend 40% of the time on action scenes. I'm invested in the narrative in its entirety but not so much in the individual characters. Take Jen, for instance. I really like what I've seen, but if she died right here I'd probably be glad to have less characters. What does she want? I have no idea, and that's a problem. What about Magneto? He wants to not be sick, but there's nothing he can do about it. I empathize with the feeling but he's basically a background character without any other agenda. His disability is a temporary prop to sideline him ideologically and physically. Ben? He's got nowhere else to go and... that's it! I really need more than that to enjoy a character. Being gay and Chinese-American aren't personality traits. That brings me around to Beast again. What does he want? To cure R-LDS, IF it actually exists. He wants to not do atrocities, but yeah me too dude. Chop chop, this shit needs to move it along.

The preview for next issue flat out says that Revelation is showing up. He looked a lot golder last time we saw him; maybe they decided to ditch the C3PO design? I wouldn't be unhappy about that, though I would be confused. Some have theorised (wildly speculated) that Doug Ramsey is The Chairman of 3K, but I think that's dead. Although, all this talk of 'the great work' makes me wonder. You don't use the same terms like that in fiction without a connection. Or you shouldn't, because it's fucking confusing. If it is he's wildly out of character, and I don't see Warlock or Bei going along with that bullshit. Heir of Apocalypse was pretty clear about what he'd be doing as heir, yet Timeslide and spoilers suggest an Age of Revelation - implying dark future shit. Honestly, I'm just looking forward to seeing Warlock and Bei. The last thing this fucking book needs is more characters and I'm not looking forward to six issues of Doug half explaining what he's about. If he's Apocalypse V6 I might just give up - the other X-books tend to follow what the flagships set up and the line really needs a win. Aside from Magik and Exceptional the X-Men are deeply average shit right now.

[charlesemersonwinchesteriii]

inspired by @sunlaire's tags

[dayurno]

so sick and tired of people writing fics about jeremy treating kevin like shit over kevin leaving jean at the nest like that is either 1) in character 2) something jean would appreciate or 3) fair. do you even bother to read the books you’re writing fanfic about or is the urge to create cheap angst so overwhelming you can’t see past the tropes you write for every other fictional pairing you like? the idea that jean would appreciate jeremy going out of his way to poke old wounds in his and kevin’s relationship when jean himself does not even like for jeremy to joke about kevin near him is absurd, and that’s without mentioning the fact that jeremy is not so clueless as to think he has any idea of what the nest was like, or why kevin felt he had to leave the way he did. if you need something to make your ship more interesting thinking beyond your flat interpretation of it is a lovely start, but don’t use kevin’s name and storyline if you’re just going to butcher it for the sake of a milquetoast sob fest the characters involved in would not even appreciate

[akirakirxaa]

Afraid of what he had planned, but incapable of staying away.

An AU for the Garlean boys where Consus was taken in by the royal family and is working in tandem with the Ascians. 👀 What's a Warrior of Light to do when he shows up unexpectedly at a banquet in Ul'dah?

As ever, Consus belongs to @azems-familiar

[wildflowercryptid]

florian first realizes he's developing feelings for kieran when they go to the festival of masks together, but i think he'd really fall for them when kieran reveals that they told the town the truth about ogerpon.

he'd be stunned by kieran doing something so risky, ( after all, there was a possibility that telling the truth would've ended poorly like it almost did with their ancestor, ) and how much courage it must've taken them to do that for ogerpon. he'd have so much admiration for them in that moment and think they're so amazing... it'd really be his " oh. oh, i really like them a lot. " moment.

[sunnys-side-upside-down]

Inktober Day 6 - Garden

Prompt list by melosprout on Insta

[loader-riskofrain]

loader & drifter's first christmas

[evil-mcytblrconfessions]

tumblr kww fandom was formed seperately from most other social media corners of the fandom. and that leads to silly things like the commonly used name "kww collab" and kenfies vs kenifies. and probably more. cedar if theres any more im forgetting that u know of say them pls

(in response to this confession)

[molloyism]

its late but i am once again saying the thoschei community is my biggest love AND HATE. river and theta are married womp womp SUCK IT. the homoeroticm of twelveclaramissy didnt happen so u all can go around saying the doctor isnt polyamorous

[rikitiki-infinity]

new rare pair unlocked: (recent comic) loki x joe fixit, they're both right bastards, great at cards, and probably dtf. they can bond over abusive fathers

[good-enemy]

Finally started watching severance, I'm a few episodes in and I have several questions, first off why does Helly only seem to own 1 pair of shoes

[starmagnets]

thinking about them

^ the thing this was based on

[two-person-job]

hi it's been a month and a new . hold. is over me. it's called hollow knight. and. I have. like. 50 hours in it. in the past two weeks. 150ish total. and i've almost 100%'d it achievement wise. I already got the pure completion/112% completion achievement the only thing I have left is um the p5 ending which i've gotten really close to. I got to abs-rad last time which is funny because the time before that I got to pv before dying and that's also funny because the time before THAT I got to nkg so each time I only got one boss further so hopefully next time if I make it past pv again i'll beat abs-rad (ofc I need to practice against her but yk (I'm so bad at fighting her)) ALSO tiso is my favorite character he's the best he's my favorite ant EVER second place goes to god tamer she's cool. I hate fighting her tho she actually can ruin my p5 run. boooo. grimm gets me my health back tho he's real one. anyways ig unpopular opinion but I LOVE godseeker idc that she hates ghost in a normal playthrough I heart her she's the best :) and I like cloth a lot too that's a normal opinion I think cloth is really neat! hive knight is also my second favorite character. I loveee the little bit of lore we actually get about him and I like how he goes "bzzz huzzah!" because that's so real hive knight!! huzzah!! and pure vessel. pv. oughh they're totally my favorite fight with hive knight being my second. pure vessel is so much funnn like idc that they already deal double damage like. they're soo much fun!!!! and speaking of vessels lost kin is also the best lost kin makes me want to cry sometimes. ough the nod after you finish the dream battle I KNOW THE LORE I KNOW WHAT THAT NOD MEANS RAHHHHH. I also like monomon and quirrel a lot. jellyfish and pillbug combo my beloved.. I want. the next username I need to make. monomonn. because I love her. and I think her name is super neat. also nkg is pretty cool but like his name is kind of. middle schooler. nightmare king grimm.. muah ah ah... but he's a fun fight he's an enjoyable fight. idc that he's also double damage it's fun!! it's so much fun I love how. he's .pink. anyways. yeagh. bzzz HUZZAH! bzzzzz HUZZAH!

[hauntingblue]

The combo of York and the seraphim is too cute... they are getting their asses handed to them by cutie pies

[grave-st0ned]

i’m not a disney person like that but if i see two dolls i think would look cute together the urge is there and the ily 4ever daisy and minnie would be so cute together