#I think the cool kids say BROTP these days

[turanga4]

Conditions of Need and Valor

<a mildly canon-divergent Thing>

It has come to my attention that I don't really engage very well with one Ron Weasley in my fics. I've read a few excellent Ron POV pieces and some good meta stuff, and I wanted to take a stab at doing more right by his character.

Also, the thing about Snape needing to put the sword of Gryffindor in the icy lake so the boy who always has to almost die every book could almost die MORE times in order to get the sword and maybe NOT almost die before actually whoops dying...struck me as dumb when I read it many years ago, and now I am aware that I get to write it DIFFERENTLY.

Find it on Ao3 here.

[mantequillamcwhoremick]

kenny for the ask meme 🧡

Fantastic. Let's get the most important one out of the way🧡🧡 The silliest little booger🫶🫶🫶

Favorite thing about them:

Two things; his unwavering kindness and his immortality.

I love how kind and sweet and charitable he has remained despite, or maybe because of, all the horrors that he's been through. He could've become a cynical asshole and I wouldn't blame him, but instead he dedicated his time caring for his sister, become a symbol of hope for South Park and become a philanthropist once he became rich enough to afford it.

His immortality is just a dope fucking concept and I have so many different AUs and stories in progress where it's the centered topic. It just fascinates me i love it

Least favorite thing about them:

Literally nothing. I love all his ugly ass booger attributes. Even his stupid ass hair dryer side profile. Maybe I hate that he doesn't have enough episodes where he's the main character

Favorite Line:

"Yeah, people don't even care if shit's dumped everywhere. Everyone just loves technology."

"Sometimes, people do stupid things. Sometimes they don't realize what should have come first. Until it's too late."

(Sorry I couldn't pick just one. He's my favorite little guy.)

BrOTP:

Kenny & Kyle >:))) their friendship is SO unexplored even though they have so much canon potential. The fact that Kenny went to Kyle to get his help as Mysterion "because I think you are the smartest kid in class" is so telling for how much he respects Kyle. Then also that Kyle is the one to initiate Kenny's cheesing intervention in the major boobage episode speaks for how Kyle cares for him. And the "I can't die" "It's not pretty cool, Kyle, it fucking hurts!" conversation is so juicy and full of interesting conflict potential. Maybe that's why K2 are the dynamic that receives arguably the most attention in my fic🫶

Also Kenny & Tweek. SO MUCH untapped potential in that dynamic.

And Kenny & Cartman!!! They're such interesting foils in every way, the "fat ugly mean kid and the detached loner poor kid", both the poorest kids at their schools and both with a fascinating dynamic with Butters. They're best friends and rivals, they're each other's biggest haters and somehow have a soft spot for each other too.

OTP:

Kenny and Butters. I'm not gonna elaborate because I'd be sitting here all day but if I could summarize it I'd point you to Mysterion vs Chaos, the fact that Paladin Butters had a canon crush on princess Kenny in TSOT, their canon sugar daddy/baby dynamic in post covid when Butters literally scammed everyone else in his path, and the fact that I love tragic characters finding joy and wonder in each other.

nOTP:

Can't really say any bc Kenny has interesting dynamics with everyone lol but if I have to name popular romantic ships that I just don't see I'd name Crenny and Stenny shjshsk SORRY

Random Headcanon:

He loves food and eats FAST like a starving animal (licking his fingers afterwards and everything) he's not exactly the kid your mom would love for his dinner table manners

Unpopular Opinion:

He isn't suave or handsome. IRKS me when he's a big ladies' man in fics. He's stinky and not an overly smooth flirt; any attention he gets from girls is because he's genuinely kind and sweet

Song I associate with them:

Favorite Picture of Them:

He's such a wannabe mysterious little fucker

[rustyvanburace]

nanananan nanashi 4 ask game🥹

favorite thing about them: NANASHI HAS STYLE, and I will die on that hill. People bitch and moan about Nanashi's "ugly" design, but he is PUNK and that fits really well with IVA's themes. I'd rather have a protagonist with a totally unique appearance than yet another bland kid. Maybe that is antithesis to the roots of SMT (they've always favored bland "nobody" characters), but I am nonetheless sticking to my stance. I love that he is dressed for the part as a Hunter, but still embraces his own sense of identity and style -- which frankly is important and natural for teens. I feel the same way about Asahi's own style. I love that Nanashi's design incorporates aspects of the two Akiras from IV. HE. HAS. GOOD. DESIGN.

least favorite thing about them: Once again this is more of an issue I have with IVA's writing and it is not solely about Nanashi, but I do wish that IVA did explore Akira's motivations more (especially with rescuing his sister, which is just absent in IVA) and how his actions and choices would've later impacted his later reincarnated self. There's a lot of stuff that Akira did in the background of IV that only barely gets examined IVA. Akira's "betrayal" toward the Hunters and Nanashi falling into that same fate makes for an interesting foil, but is just another foil that gets resolved way too quickly for my liking. Nanashi saves the day by repelling the Tokugawa Mandela and is immediately forgiven and praised by all with almost hardly any skepticism. Again it's an issue I have with IVA at large, but it still leaves me wanting more out of the characters and their development.

favorite line: Can I even say I have a favorite line from a silent protagonist, lol? I can say that I do like how "extreme" Nanashi is with his answers, either being very openly kind to downright crass and cold. It's much more extreme than some of Flynn's answers in IV. Arguably it makes IVA's alignment choices too obvious, but I like that it gives Nanashi a polarizing personality and it fits with his design too. Plus some of his anarchy answers are downright hilarious.

Additionally, I'm also amazed at Nanashi's "Dagda!" voice clip in the massacre route. For most of the game, he calls for Dagda in such a high-pitched voice. But as soon as you're locked in massacre, his voice suddenly turns really gruff and deep. Lmao??

brOTP: HE IS BROS WITH EVERYONE. But especially with Asahi, Hallelujah, and Navarre! I love his caring sibling relationship with Asahi, I love him being best of buds with Hallelujah, and I love that Navarre is basically like the cool fun uncle to him.

I posted that stupid edit of Morcedai and Rigby earlier, but actually Nanashi and Hallelujah are WAY more like Morcedai and Rigby. That's them for realll.

OTP: Nanashi x Hallelujah NATION LET'S GO. I will absolutely ship them both as bros and as a pair! They have the best ever chemistry.

nOTP: Yeah so, I really do not like Asahi x Nanashi and I hate seeing Nanashi get shipped with adults. Stop it. Enough said.

random headcanon: I like to imagine that, even before the events of IVA, Nanashi has always had dreams of his past life -- just not as frequently or as "unusual" as they later would be, stuff that he'd just brush off and keep to himself. I also like to think that, partly cause of that, he feels a closeness or yearning towards the Sky Tower and Firmanent but cannot put into words as to why.

unpopular opinion: Nanashi's concept design (the one where he's older, has glasses, and the giant robot arm) sucks and I'm tired of people saying it is "superior" than Nanashi's final design. Maybe the older design would have worked better for an earlier story concept, but for the way IVA is now, it fucking sucks. You can't just switch Nanashi's design with that and expect it to seamlessly work with the game's narrative. People complain about Nanashi being a "discount Demi-fiend", but actually Nanashi's design is much more subtle and it HAS to be in order to work with the narrative. A giant robot arm is the very opposite of subtle.

God I'm just, so pissed at people saying Nanashi's design is "bad". I'm pissed I'm pissed!!

song I associate with them: I'm just gonna cross these out with all asks going forward, I am not good at picking songs lmao.

favorite picture of them: Once again, it's Nanashi's precious smile~!

Thank you for the ask!!

[nerdyneko6373]

(About the "send me a character and I'll list" post)

Alright, what do you to say about Aizawa

ahhhhh i've been in an aizawa mood since yesterday tyyy!! (but im ALWAYS in the mood to talk abt him hehehehe)

Favorite thing: His soft spot for kids, even though he doesn't seem like he would be the parental type. Especially with Eri, Hitoshi, and Izuku!!

Least favorite thing: How in the WORLD has he not addressed Shouto's traumatic upbringing yet?? I'm only caught up with the anime, but still. He should have realized that Shouto's relationship with his father and attitude toward his fire quirk (especially in the beginning) was NOT normal. I need Dadzawa moments with Shouto!! (which is why I turn to fanfiction T_T)

Favorite line: "No good hero is a one trick pony." (that scene tho!! omigosh he's so COOL-)

brOTP (fav platonic ship): Erasermic!! Ik a lot of people ship them but I prefer them as best friends :D

OTP (fav ship): Eraserjoke!! That's Aizawa/Ms. Joke. I love their dynamic together XD (and I know @/indieplight-blog agrees with me abt this ship hehehe) I'm just imagining them secretly married or smth so it's like their little inside joke whenever Ms. Joke asks him out on a date :3

nOTP: EraserMight. That's Eraserhead/All Might. Just...no. I need not explain further.

Random headcanon: While he appears disheveled and only brings jelly pouches to school, I think he's actually good at cooking! And he probably makes an actual meal for breakfast and dinner. His protein jelly pouches are just snacks that he always carries on him. I like to think that he keeps his apartment simple and uncluttered, but impeccably clean, and yes he does shower at least once a day! He just doesn't brush his hair, lol.

Unpopular opinion: I suppose that shipping Eraserjoke instead of Erasermic is an unpopular opinion :(

Song I associate with him: Open Yours Eyes by Snow Patrol. The lyrics are like he's talking to Eri 🥺😭❤️

Fav picture of him:

just look at him. He's ACTUALLY smiling nicely. And why? Because he's watching Eri have fun and bond with his other kids. im SOBBING

[switch]

For the fate character thing: Moriarty and Vlad just bc I like hearing you talk about them

oh boy you're not getting any prompts skipped with this one! it's gonna be a long one.

Vlad:

favorite thing about them

everything. he's tall, he's 45, the eyeshadow, the eyelashes, the beard, the hair, the skirt, the thigh high boots, the cool tattoos, the aquiline nose, the turtleneck, the pointy teeth, the earrings, the fluff, the deep voice, the chest window that one time, the sewing thing, he's tsundere, he's scary, he's smug, he's cool, he's weird, he's cute, he has incredibly unique lore, he has fun gameplay, i have never loved any character more than i love vlad.

least favorite thing about them

HIS SPRITE SUCKS AAAAUGH I COME TO WORK AND I HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS MESS

favorite line

the legendary,

brOTP

vlad and tamamo, vlad and siegfried, vlad and shakespeare, vlad and moriarty, vlad and crane, vlad and carmilla... vlad needs more people to hang out with...

OTP

vlad and male mc........... and vladcha.......

that aside, i've also enjoyed vlad x siegfried and vlad x georgio. those are cute.

nOTP

i'm going to hunt darnic for sport. also, not a fan of him x carm, considering... his uncle-niece relationship with liz. but, i do also get that some people really don't like fgo mashing carm and liz together and prefer to interpret them separately, which is fair enough. just not my thing. i prefer their relationship as familial, i think it's nice.

random headcanon

he hangs out in mc's shadow a lot (based on his quick card animation i feel like he should be able to do something like that, i've seen other servants interpreted as being able to do this as well).

unpopular opinion

he's best husband

song i associate with them

WOE, CHARACTER PLAYLIST BE UPON YE

favorite picture of them

that's really difficult. there are a lot of very different, but still good vlads. honestly, maybe just his ascension 3 art if i had to pick one?

i mean, this is the vlad i see every day in fgo. that's my husband right there.

Moriarty:

favorite thing about them

once again pretty much everything. he's 50, the mustache, the eyeliner, the eyelashes, the glasses, the cool cape, i like how his outfit blends fantasy elements without being too made-up, ulysses butterflies are my favorite, the military touches are neat, he has pointy teeth for no reason, how deep his voice can get, the RAITA hands, the black gloves, the shoes, the skirt-apron thing in gray collar, the coffin, he's funny, he's cool, he's evil, he's weird, he's smug. he represents a real high point in FGO with shinjuku.

least favorite thing about them

do i even have to say it. well, he's pretty much in joke character hell now, his sprite is really outdated, and his kit is awful to play with. sigh. eh well.

favorite line

where do i even start lmao

brOTP

i don't think anyone actually really likes him but moriarty and vlad, moriarty and shakespeare, moriarty and babbage

OTP

moriarty and male mc. again. what do you want from me. and vladcha. leave me alone.

i've also enjoyed moriarty and moran. people have to make up their own moran for this one, though.

nOTP

it's not a proper "nOTP" as the kids would call it, but (and i must stress that this is my great mouse detective bias showing) i prefer moriarty and sherlock having a sort of "bitter exes" dynamic (even if they were never actually involved) instead of romantically pairing them.

for one thing i just think it's really funny, but also i do find the idea of moriarty trying to "get over" someone he was literally made to exist around compelling, and i think especially post-shinjuku makes that another viable route to take with his character.

random headcanon

autism.

unpopular opinion

they really need to let him be more evil again instead of just the funny endearing dad the audience likes. i get that there's only so much he can get away with in chaldea but come onnn they've been doing this for years now, i'm worried the writers are gonna forget at this point. i want him to do something fucked up again. i miss it. him caring about mc does not inherently preclude him from doing something fucked up.

song i associate with them

ditto, character playlist

favorite picture of them

that's also really tough since he has a LOT of official art. probably a tie between Eyelashes Book Cover VS Gray Collar Fuckhands

[hals-homo-blog]

twirls in my spinning chair. ask game. freemind + feetman

HYEHEYHYEH 👏👏👏👏👏 I'm doing my versions of the characters. Now, I haven't made my own version of Feetman yet, but this is an interesting opportunity to spitball ideas fore him.

Gordon Freemind (HalMind)

Sexuality Headcanon: Questioning. He was straight before he pulled Hal out of that pipe, but now he's not so sure, kissing dudes is Kind Of Cool, Actually. He'll probably land on Bisexual or maybe Pansexual in the end. Gender Headcanon: Cisgender Male A ship I have with said character: Hal x Gordon >:3c They kiss and make out and smooch even >>>:3c A BROTP I have with said character: I think Mindey would be very on-and-off when it comes to being friends with people A NOTP I have with said character: Any ship where he's degraded. To each their own, I respect that, but I Fawking hate that shit. It Icks me way the hell out, keep it away from me. A random headcanon: THEATERRRR!!! 👏👏👏👏 I really lean into him having a thing for Theater stuff, based on him singing the Modern Major General song in episode 45. He and Hal watch musicals together and depending which one it is, they know all the songs and the words. His favorite is Pirates of Penzance, and Hal's is Cats. General Opinion over said character: I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM He really is the ideal man. He is me, we are each other. His entire monologue is just what goes through my head as I react to my day-to-day life. Loving him helps me to love myself, and it's been very healing to know this character.

Gordon Feetman (FeetHal)

Sexuality Headcanon: I think he's probably Biesxual, but he leans towards women. Gender Headcanon: I dunno, I would just say Cisgender Male off the top of my head, but whatever is cool lol. I don't sit on any one side of the line for Feetman just yet. A ship I have with said character: I don't really know, there are a few good, interesting ships with Feetman that I like. Feetman x Freeman(og) when people post that stuff. Freeman(og) seems level headed and sturdy, and he helps ground Feetman with all his flighty panic in a really nice way. A BROTP I have with said character: TOMMMYYYYYY I love the way Feetman and Tommy interact. Tommy becomes like a beloved kid of Feetman's or something, and it's just really endearing. I wish there was more content of Tommy and Feetman interacting like that. Always send me Tommy art >:3c I love him. /pla A NOTP I have with said character: Him and Benrey (fenrey??) Feetman Fawking hates Benrey and he makes that damn clear from Episode one to the finale. I've never liked those ships where the characters hate each other and then people ship them based on the fact that they are mutually incompatible. That said, I always abide by 'To Each Their Own'. Whatever makes people happy, go n' do that so long as it doesn't hurt anybody lol. A random headcanon: His kid Joshua. I wanna see more Joshie content, nobody talks about his kid aside from 2 people, lol. I think Feetman would be a good father just based on the way he acts with Tommy. General Opinion over said character: I like him :3 I don't really have any critiques or anything, I just see him and go "Haha there's that goofy-ass guy again :3"

[hrokkall]

rebecha please?

Absolutely!

Favorite thing about them: She’s somehow the most charismatic character in the game and she’s not even trying. She just wins automatically by calling bullshit on everyone’s shenanigans and hating her job. What more could you want amidst a cast of rejected video game protagonists and/or megalomaniac tabletop game hosts. Thank you for being normal.

Least favorite thing about them: I don’t think there’s anything I dislike about Rebecha. Is there anything to dislike about Rebecha?

Favorite line:

“How are you holding up, Faceless Joe? Dull? I figured.”

brOTP: I like to think she ends up (accidentally) hanging out with the Wizard Pupils a lot just because they keep breaking shit and desperately need her to “please fix it immediately we’ll pay you extra” before Magnificus gets back to the tower. She takes care to stay a little longer after jobs—not because she’s particularly interested in whatever they have to say, just because it’s so blatantly clear that these guys really don’t have anyone else to talk to (and hey, she knows the feeling of being locked in one place in a game, unable to really interact outside of that. She’ll spend a little extra time with some bored university students—why not).

Moving to the Hex here but I also love the concept of Rebecha being buddies with Rust and Rocky—even though their conversations are pretty short Rocky sees Rebecha as a cool aunt-type figure (partially because there’s no one else in the wasteland that isn’t actively trying to kill them, but hey). She’s pretty pissed that she’s in another game, of course, but she still always asks Rust how Rocky’s doing in an attempt to return the favor—it’s pretty rare that she sees someone so enveloped in their game without the ulterior goal of sucking up to her boss, after all. Also she’s not going to be an asshole to a kid on purpose.

Additionally from the Hex, I like to think Rebecha and FPP actually get along pretty well. Partially because they’re the only one in all of their jobs that won’t talk her ear off (partially because they can’t, partially because they’re just generally pretty quiet even after they learn sign language) and also because they’re the only one who actually listens. Rebecha doesn’t see herself as much of a complainer—she’ll be blunt about whatever job she’s doing at surface level, but ultimately she’s going to get it done regardless, it just depends on whether she gives in first to boredom or spite—but it’s still nice to have that option knowing the other person will listen instead of just faking sympathy. But most of the time it’s nice to not have to talk at all, or just talk about nothing. She’d take conversations with FPP about today’s weather over having to ignore someone else’s heavy baggage they randomly decided to spring on her any day. Talking with each other instead of someone talking at her, if that makes any sense. I don’t know if this reads, I just think they should be buddies.

…Can you tell I like writing about Rebecha with other miscellaneous characters? She fits well just about anywhere. I like her.

OTP: As absolutely hilarious as Rebecha x Sado is in concept (again with the completely normal person & Absolutely Off The Walls dynamic) I don’t actually ship Rebecha with anyone. But I had to give an honorable mention to something because I feel like I keep leaving this section blank.

nOTP: I’ve seen a bit of Rebecha x Pike Mage content—I don’t have anything against it, it’s just not my thing personally. (Can I use “not my thing” ships here? Or is nOTP exclusively for vehement hatred. I’m pretty sure it isn’t but I’ll put this as an asterisk here anyway)

Random headcanon: I’ve already said this a bunch so I’ll keep it short; it’s an endlessly hilarious running gag to me that everyone knows Rebecha. Everyone knows her and yet somehow no one has any real issue with her—against her will she’s become the capybara of the video game world. Everyone tells her secrets/gossip/just about their day completely unprompted and she does not give a single shit.

Unpopular opinion: I don’t think this is an unpopular opinion but she should be really buff. She was a fighter. She was (and still arguably is) a mechanic. She fought in the wastes. She fought an eldritch monster. Now she has to build a bridge entirely by herself. No way is she doing all of that with stick-thin arms. (This one is on me too I need to draw her with more muscle)

Song I associate with them: Hm. My immediate thought would be The World at Large by Modest Mouse but I’d have to think on it a little more to give more proper recs.

Favorite picture of them: I don’t have a better quality picture but I’m a HUGE fan of Becabot :]

[butchpeabody]

Zetto and/or Kizuna for the character ask?

once again for this...i shall take more if anyone wants to send

under the a cut once again!

ZETTO:

favorite thing about them: when i was a kid the kirb/zetto twist did genuinely make me insane. in a good way. i think hes a really fascinating character in his like...Mentality Switches between personas yk. guy whos a jerk in a funny way vs guy who just actually sucks

least favorite thing about them: honestly i wish it was just made more clear during like episode zero or smth what his stance in sofdti as like....a living thang was? not that it would matter much in the grand scheme of his development but idk kizuna said some SHIT yk

favorite line: id probably say like...a lot of stuff from the nylocke battle in the gemini tournament. absolute lowest point of that guy its really interesting. (obligatory MY ARM AAAAAGHHHHH mention purely because holy shit he was screaming)

brotp: HIM AND GAMESOFT oh my godd them together. aughh. the only two guys who Know the guys who can talk abt shit and he can be sad. solace in understanding and so on

otp: i know its basic but like....alphazet mannn. everything abt the two of them was PAINFULLY gay and its honestly kind of funny kirb (the guy not the character) didnt notice. runner up is him and nylocke becahse i just think they are silly and funny

notp: i dont really have anyone with him that i actively LOATHE but i think its probbably him and kizuna. putting my personal gay zetto hc aside i think theyd both be wayy too codependent unless they got like. therapy. i know a lot of what ive been saying so far makes it sound like i hate kizuna but i dont i PROMISE

random headcanon: i feel like postseries hed find a way to set gs up with a virtual machine desktop of her own so her knowledge of the world can extend beyond what she knows in tome. they spend time bonding over computer science n junk :)

unpopular opinion: im honestly never good at this part but as an adult with better drawing skills now...i actually like drawing his hair

song i associate with them: zetto was never someone i had much of a playlist for back in the day so i had to scrounge a bit but i think i found something satisfactory

favorite picture of them:

KIZUNA:

favorite thing about them: REALLY underrated secondary antagonist, interesting moral code, she has insane girlie guilt over her actions that doesnt get explored enough.....and shes a kitty cat :)

least favorite thing about them: her arc in the original series was like...a little inconclusive? i wish she couldve come to terms with sofdtis sentience and whatnot. the trajectory of a2z is changing her in a way im really liking so far though! im excited to see where she goes

favorite line: that whole rant at the tail end of the series where shes just like. a bunch of people she cared about almost died and she was freaking the fuck out. it hurts....i love her she needs THERAPYY

brotp: she doesnt get to interact with too many characters during the series but in my perfect world i think shed be chill with demonking. dont question my madness i know im right

otp: re the previous answer she doesnt interact with a lot of characters, on this note Especially im hesitant to give a definitive answer but i think if her parallels with flamey were more explored...in my perfect world.........theyd work so spicily

notp: same as zetto but also tacking gs onto this. less out of kizunas ability to see her as a person currently and more that in the future if/when she does end up coming around i do feel like gs would still be hurt by it. theyd be buddies tho:)

random headcanon: with the rpg version of tigerlily i sometimes wish that series kizuna had like...a secret lil roleplay presence. not necessarily on tome itself but she has to cool of SOMEHOW right. she made an anime catgirl avatar i KNOW she has thoughts about that shit

unpopular opinion about them: kizuna is probably the most divisive character ive done for this so far...all i can really say is like...i joke about supporting womens wrongs and stuff but i think introspectively she does have a lot of potential as a character that we dont see a lot of because most of the scenes with her are from zettos perspective. AGAIN tho im reallly liking where a2z is taking her so far i hope i get more scraps

song i associate with them: much like zetto she wasnt someone i had playlists for back in the day however unlike zetto i have the PERFECT one for her. nonexistent meet-cute (idlyam) by vylet pony.... feeling it

favorite picture of them:

[metamelonisle]

Laffy for the ask game?

his name is LUFFY i'm gonna KILL you with ROCKS and HAMMERS and this RUBBER BAND I FOUND ON THE GROUND /lh

sexuality headcanon: luffy is canonically greyace and it's so fucking cool. his only romantic love is adventure! that's why the first chapter/arc (and beta title of the series) is called Romance Dawn! (and it's my favorite chapter/arc title in the series)

otp: the spirit of a good, fantastical adventure! (jokes aside i've never really thought of any luffy ship. it just feels right to say his only real love is adventure itself)

brotp: oh where do i even BEGIN luffy has incredible chemistry with so much of the cast let alone his own crew. luffy usopp and chopper and luffy and law are probably my favorite examples. the way luffy usopp and chopper play off each other like a duo of rambunctious high schoolers and the sweet and silly middle schooler that follows them around is so cute and hilarious and the way the ever-optimistic and friendly luffy contrasts with the stoic and revenge-consumed law is so funny. i think overall his best dynamic is with zoro and sanji. zoro and sanji are the two main enforcers of the crew and are colloquially known as the "wings of the pirate king" and the way both support luffy and he supports them back both in a friend and pirate way is so insanely good especially when you consider that zoro's dream to be the greatest swordsman (a difficult dream based in reality) and sanji's dream to find the all blue (a wild dream based in fantasy) are both aspects of luffy's dream (becoming the pirate king, which involves becoming the strongest pirate and finding the mythical one piece) and ghth it's just so GOOD i LOVE them it's amazing. if you're caught up to Wano Country or don't care about spoilers please watch melon tree's video on zoro and sanji it's so insanely good and says everything i didn't. it is mostly about their relationship but also about how this relates to their individual relationships to luffy

notp: luffy/hancock. i'm tired of fans trying to force it and luffy isn't even interested in her. also hancock is 12 years older than luffy and he was 17 when she started openly lusting over him for treating her like a regular person

first headcanon that pops into my head: he (harmlessly) bites/chews his arms to stim. it doesn't hurt him because he's a rubber human. it's like a stim toy

favorite line from this character: From the Thriller Bark Arc: "No one can crush me...." [Don't act like you're hot shit, kid! Your confidence is only because you're a rookie!] "..because I'm made of rubber."

one way in which I relate to this character: big heart big appetite insatiable lust for adventure i would overclock my body to unhealthy degrees to protect my loved ones too

thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character: he falls for tricks (even objectively easy-to-spot ones) so easily it's actually a little funny. you could convince him that zoro turned into a moss ball due to a curse and he'd cry over it and give the marimo little swords and keep hoping it turns back into zoro for 3 days and then casually greet zoro as he passes by on the ship and goes back to crying over the marimo and never putting two and two together until someone points it out for him

cinnamon roll or problematic fave?: cinnamon rolls? where???

[nuclearforest]

May I request our boy Pip on the list ask?

I love my boy Pip. He deserved better. Anyway, ty for dropping the ask, Rotten!! Time to think about things I haven't really bothered to in a while lol.

1: sexuality headcanon

Summed up by the phrase "I'm not gay, but 20 bucks is 20 bucks." And I don't mean that in the offensive sense. Pip is largely straight, but has definitely questioned himself and engaged in some intimate acts with men. Just to give it a shot while he was young and staring death in the face.

Maybe the best term is straight but homoflexible. Like he is attracted to women, but under the right set of circumstances he wouldn't turn a man down even if he wouldn't usually pursue it. And all things considered, for as rare as it is, Pip is pretty comfortable with it.

If anything, one of the things keeping him from being any more interested in men is all the time he spends with the rest of the Geese. Camp is a bit too rough and fighting with and losing men like your brothers creates quite a bit of emotional scar tissue.

2: otp

SerPip. They deserved so many good things and I start sobbing every time I have to watch Pip's death. At least they have each other for company forever, though. 'Til death do they part is no match for a determined little vampire, apparently!

3: brotp

Canon-wise I dunno if we really saw Pip's interactions with the rest of the Hellsing cast to really say he'd be bros with anybody (even between Iscariot and Mill!) But I think he'd probably be pretty cool bros with Integra. Similar ages and leaderly roles in their respective groups. It's easy to see them kicking back to have a cigar together and chat at least once. Teggy desperately needs more friends and socialization outside of work, too, and so in that respect Pip would be healthy for her.

But that said non-canon wise it's gotta be Pip and Barrett. Like, they're at the right age to wingman for each other and they have absolutely iconic chemistry as friends. We need to see more of them. Pretty pls. (I mean I could theoretically also write some but I am far more inclined to write uncle Pip to Barrett's kids because That is also rich with possibility...)

4: notp

Honestly I don't give a shit who ships what or how relationships between other characters are explored. And like, I think there are plenty of chances to explore Pip as a comrade and friend to many folks of the cast. But if we're talking about romantic shipping, I don't think I could ever see Pip with Alucard or Walter. And TBF I haven't seen it, but it also seems like a crack thing with relatively little canon support (until somebody kicks down my door and informs me otherwise).

5: first headcanon that pops into my head

Dude is surprisingly good at holding a home together. Like he keeps the place clean enough, knows how to cook basic things, and probably bothers to at least half-ass making his bed every morning. There's something about the civility to be savored at home before going back out to work, you know? He lives like a dog the rest of the time so he may as well live like a man while it suits him.

6: favorite line from this character

Full disclosure I do not really bond closely with lines or specific phrases. So it's hard to remember and I had to go back and listen to a bunch of stuff lmao.

But pip's little monolog to to Seras before Zorin shows up where he's talking about London and how nice and normal people were just kinda gets me. It's not quite the same as a love letter to the mundane life, but he's one of the few folks in hellsing really showing off some humanity there. So I really like that one, as often as I forget about it lol.

7: one way in which I relate to this character

Honestly Pip seems like the kinda guy to roll with the punches and that's how I like to think I am too. Like, he's adaptable: learns the supernatural is real (ok), decides he wants a vampire gf (brave man), and still manages to stand for his core beliefs at the end of the day. I like to think I'm the same in that sense, where I can adapt until I have something worth standing up for.

8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

I dont think anything canon pip would do could ever give me second hand embarrassment. But also consider he can't really rub one out in privacy after being made into a familiar. And he's stuck in his uniform unless he needs to change. Seras can't just imagine him in other clothes, right????

Moreover why do any vampire ghouls keep their clothes???? Why are they not naked???? Is Alucard just one giant closet?????

9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

CINNAMON ROLL (and I will fight for this)

[ngc-5194]

Hihihi Lemon Drop!!! Hope you're having a lovely day 💛💛💛 Answerer's choice Sora Kingdomhearts or Joshua Kiryu Twewy for the ask game mayhaps??? :0c

hihi happi!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm having a pretty good day, thank you!! and! as u comand <3333333

Sora:

Sexuality Headcanon: bi!! and aromantic sometimes when the moment strikes. he is just a little guy who loves his friends oh so much <3333

Gender Headcanon: transmasc! he can contain so much transmasc swag its unreal. also every kh character is trans because i say so thank you for your time

A ship I have with said character: sorikai is soooo cute. who doesn't love childhood friends to lovers, especially when they all have two hands <33

A BROTP I have with said character: i need him and vanitas to be friends somehow so badly you don't understand. but of the actual relationships he has already him and roxas are so Important to me it's not even funny

A NOTP I have with said character: i'm gonna be real i just don't really get the princess ships. that or like him with any of the wayfinder trio. or just anyone who knew him as small kid when they were grown up.

A random headcanon: i think sora was the first of the island kids to learn how to swim but pretended to not be able to until riku and kairi could as well. he didn't want to swim until they could all swim together.

General Opinion over said character: I LOVE HIMMMM. he's so silly and kind and loveely. i am holding him in the palm of my hand and showing him off to everyone like a cool bug. i am feeding him little treats .i am forcing him to stop sacrificing himself for once in his life

Joshua:

Sexuality Headcanon: look at him. that's a homosexual. a very annoying one in a boring outfit but a Homosexual nonetheless. however. specifically he's homoromantic asexual. to me.

Gender Headcanon: trans man who gets just a little spicy with it (he/they/it in general but He/Him when he's feeling Annoying and she/her on the occasions he feels like it)

A ship I have with said character: i'm BORING okay <- joshneku. however joshbeat is also very funny to me i am smashing them together like barbie dolls.

A BROTP I have with said character: i think josh and shiki would be an incredible duo if they do not kill each other in the first 20 minutes. rather, if she does not kill him. again. also this is probably just dream drop distance talking but joshua and rhyme's dynamic can be SO.

A NOTP I have with said character: i suppose i'm not the biggest enjoyer of him and haz, but honestly i don't really care that much.

A random headcanon: ok this is a pretty common one but that boy definitely killed himself. most dramatically ironic if he did it from falling or a gun but no matter what that boy died by his own hand before he tried doing it again through neku

General Opinion over said character: i hate his ass so much. if anyone insults him theyre right but they are also so so so wrong. no one understands him like i do. i don't understand him either. i would punch him immediately if given the chance. someone needs to drag his ass to therapy yesterday. he's (probably) my favourite twewy character. i hate his stupid gay ass.

[kimium]

For the character ask: Natsu (fairy tail) and/or Junko (danganronpa)

(From this ask HERE)

Thanks, Anon! You picked some great characters! This is long, so the rest is under the cut!

Natsu (Fairy Tail)

Sexuality headcanon

Natsu is bi/pansexual. To me he is the kind of person to not really notice gender, but rather someone's fighting ability/kindness. He has shades of himbo, which probably adds to me thinking he thinks all genders are cool and interesting.

2. OTP

I really like NaLu (Natsu/Lucy). I think the big reason why I like it is because they are friends first and foremost. They bicker, care, and support one another as friends. So, even if I didn't ship them, I would be on board with them as friendship duo. However, since I ship them I think their friendship is an excellent springboard for romance. Many straight ships in media just bank on the characters being together because "they're a man and a woman", but have no chemistry. I think Natsu and Lucy have a ton of chemistry and thus they're my OTP.

3. BROTP

Natsu and Sting both have dumbass energy that when combined create an even stronger dumbass. I really love their interactions during the tournament arc and I like how they're sort of foils of one another, with Sting also being a bit of a hot-head.

4. NOTP

Natsu/Erza. To me they have sibling energy with Erza as the older sister and Natsu her little brother. They both care for one another and are there to hold one up, but both have some dumbass energy that's just enough for them to both get into stupid situations of their own doing.

5. First headcanon that pops into my head

It's been a long while since I watched Fairy Tail so I cannot remember if this is canon, but I think Natsu loves spicy food. Not only does he like spicy food, but it doesn't affect him. He can eat some of the hottest peppers in the world and barely flinch while others are Dying.

6. Favourite line from this character

Oh boy... there are simply too many episodes and lines for me to remember. So, I think I'll go with a scene, because that's easier. I have two scenes in mind.

The first scene is during the tournament arc when Natsu says something along the lines of "one point matters in the end" as he's competing in his first "battle". What I like about this line is how Natsu believes in always giving things your all, even if you think you're going to "lose". I think that mindset is very important for people to have, especially young kids, who don't know how to deal with loss and try to give up.

The next scene is a softer one: it's when Natsu first sees Zeref during the S-Wizard rank arc. I like this scene because upon first watch, everyone is as confused as Natsu. However, if you re-watch the scene, the tragedy, joy, heartbreak, and sorrow are so plain to see in Zeref's face that for a moment he forgets everything except Natsu.

7. One way in which I relate to this character

I think I relate the most to Natsu's unwavering kindness. He sees the best in people and that's how Lucy entered the guild: he simply believed she's a good person and gave her a chance. And that's what Natsu represents to me: chances. He never believes people cannot have another chance at redemption and that's a quality I think is very admirable.

8. Thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

Look, if I named everything Natsu does that gives me second hand embarrassment, we'd be here all day. He's just a goofy character and unapologetically living his best life. I suppose if I had to pick one thing it would be the motion sickness? But that's a shared trait all dragon slayers possess, so it's not just Natsu who embarrasses me.

9. Cinnamon roll or Problematic Fave?

This boy is the very definition of a cinnamon roll.

Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa)

I'm forewarning everyone: Junko is the character in Danganronpa I am the most "head empty" about. This doesn't mean I don't like her, it's just I'm pretty neutral.

Sexuality headcanon

I don't really have a sexuality headcanon for Junko. I just don't think Junko has ever thought about her sexuality and wouldn't care about gender. If she is looking for someone to date then she'd want someone who is interesting and not boring, which whittles the cast down to like two people? I think?

2. OTP

I don't really have a ship for Junko. I know in the light novel, DR0, she has an interesting relationship with Matsuda, but since I haven't really read the light novel (just a summary) I don't have an opinion.

3. BROTP

Again, I don't really have a clue. I guess if we went with a "non despair AU" then I think Junko and Naegi being a BROTP would be hilarious. Mostly because I think it would consist of a Very Confused, but Polite Naegi and a Junko who goes around calling Naegi her "bestie".

4. NOTP

I don't ship Junko with anyone so therefore I don't have a NOTP with her too.

5. First headcanon that pops into my head

Junko spent WEEKS deciding what Monokuma looks like and what kind of voice and personality she wanted to give Monokuma. Like, she literally did not sleep for almost an entire week planning what she wanted for Monokuma. All the Monokumas we see in Towa City are either beta concepts she scrapped or ideas she wanted to implement but didn't fit the "school" vibe she wanted. Also in this process I think she sewed a lot of stuffies and thus her (and Mukuro's) room were covered in bear plushies.

6. Favourite line from this character

I think my favourite line from her is from Danganronpa: Another Episode (Ultra Despair Girls), "Oh well. I suppose I'll leave the rest to you. Though, the next time I see you you'll be someone else entirely. I hope the future is one you cannot predict."

I think I like this line because it's directed to Kamukura and the call back to SDR2 (since you play SDR2 before AE, even if in the timeline SDR2 is after) makes me so happy.

7. One way in which I relate to this character

Junko is a twin and so am I. The thought of what she did to Mukuro, while utterly horrific and tragic, is strangely something I can understand as an act to "create despair." Not just for Mukuro who was betrayed but for Junko who did the betraying.

8. Thing that give me second hand embarrassment about this character

In the final trial for DR1 when she's flipping through personas and lands on the really crass one with her tongue sticking out... yeah... I know that her personalities are reflecting the final members of the trial (so this one is for Touko), but yeah... never liked that.

9. Cinnamon roll or Problematic Fave?

I want you to take Problematic Fave, put it at the beginning of the spectrum, then put Junko as FAR AWAY to the other side of the spectrum. That's just how much of a problematic fave she is.

[certified-anakinfucker]

Fandom ask game the star wars micro animated series?

(fun fact, everything under here in purple was written on the same day you sent this,, i just couldnt think of anything else for the other answers and promptly banished this to my drafts IM SO SO SORRY LINALOVE)

OHHHH THE 2D SERIES BELOVED

favorite character: shaking between anakin and ventress tbh but it's more because like. this anakin was CLEARLY an unabashed teenage asshole, and ventress was actually a fuckin force of nature finally and i think it's what they both deserved to see in the storyline. plus they got to fight and teehee more vader momence

least favorite character: goodbye, padmè. i still just. i dont know why but she makes me want to grab her and shake her around like a ragdoll. i dont HATE her persay, but shes just. mm. not my fave.

brOTP: did they have brotps in here?? the last time i watched it was when it was a group effort. so my brain is absolutely mushed about it.

OTP: shaak ti x being an absolute bad bitch. as she should be.

OT3: lmao hit me with that mace x flying a droid craft by yanking on wires x the clones absolutely flabbergasted

NOTP: [redacted for my own sanity] (i cant think of anything!)

favorite storyline: NELVAAN NELVAAN NELVAAN because it's suuuuuper fucking cool to like. see a planet for a species that collectively got forgotten when dicknee took over, and see that hey there ARE consequences for certain actions! does that make sense to say? plus i ended up making four nelvaanians, one of whom was anakin's crechemaster and the other three are her kids that are anakin's age just abt. i fuckin loved nelvaan. and the whole vader foreshadowing actually made me gasp the first time i watched this through ,, what, about two years ago? like WOOGH BLATANT ALLEGORIES ARE MY SHIT

least favorite storyline: what the fuck happened actually, the fun part of having add is that i cannot remember my least favorite storyline. i just do not remember what i do not like.

what i wish happened but didn’t: why can’t we have more nelvaan so true about this. i have to do everything myself aroundhere.

what happened that i wish didn’t: …….. whatever the fuck happened to the male nelvaanians in the tubes and the fact that now they were just Stuck like that :[ FACTS

[lasnevadaslaborunion]

c!foosh for the ask game

Sexuality headcanon: I don't have a strong stance, lol. But I'll say pansexual.

Gender headcanon: One is technically neither trans nor cis if one was never assigned a gender at birth. Totem culture is cool like that.

A ship I have: Where's that one meme that says "c!Ponk has two ha- OH WAIT"

BROTP: c!Foolish doesn't have a single bad dynamic tbh. His whole rivalry with c!BBH is so fucking funny to me but also really sad.

NOTP: I can't think of any I hate of the top of my head, honestly.

Random headcanon: c!Foolish is a really, really good parent. I like to think he has a soft spot for kids in general.

Oh, and this is a goofier one, but his skin is actually made of a sheet of solid gold. He isn't bothered by how arid the desert is, but after a long day in the sun, he is almost painful to touch.

That's right. He's too hot to handle.

General opinion: I think my opinion of this character is more straightforwardly positive than almost any other character. He's such a ray of light anywhere he shows up. And he does not get paid enough to deal with the shit he does.

[ariondevereux]

Okayyy, I made my commute to uni interesting by gushing over Phoenix and Maya soo now I have no choice but to tell you about them all (but like, if these ever get annoying, do let me know asdfghjkl!!). There’s a lot soo like wear a seatbelt:

Phoenix x Maya <3:

(https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cjuw38sNsG_/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) <- I don’t know about Maya’s dating history before P, but we know that she criticises herself a lot hence why P’s going to for cute notes around for her to find. I imagine that she’d be home alone, just needing to do her own thing and boom! There’s a note that she had no intention of finding — bonus: some are written in French or Dutch and Maya has to translate them (if Maya doesn’t speak those languages)

(https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjnnPz_u-et/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) <- picnics, low key P’s favourite date idea in like a really pretty chilled meadow or something. P would call her like “hey, can I come pick you up? I have a surprise for you”

(https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjgqxuPP8kk/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) <- date nights at home work too!

(https://www.instagram.com/reel/CjUgRb3u1pb/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) <- I know Maya would do a lot to hear all the positive stuff people have to say about her, being in the public eye and having important parents isn’t always fun, but I think at the beginning of the crushing stage for P, they were definitely a silent lover. Definitely recognises all of the little good!! things about Maya that she doesn’t see herself.

(https://www.instagram.com/reel/CifupHHJDS2/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) <- P will take every opportunity to stick a camera in Maya’s face…moments like this included. Couples that have banter always stay together!

(https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiCLV1HD3AY/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) <- I think a P x Maya photoshoot would be goddamn beautiful, and if Maya actually woke Phoenix up at 4:30am, he’d jokingly say “I’m so tired, these photos better be worth it.” and they are.

(https://www.instagram.com/reel/CVyENv5I80D/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) <- self-explanatory. I wrote a whole drabble about this for Valentine’s Day earlier on in the year and I think it’s the only piece of work that I’m proud of asdfghjkl.

Angst time!!: so, y’know the whole, ‘my friends wanted to kill you, I didn’t, they obviously didn’t go through with it but I kept it from you’??? So, yeah, that whole fiasco — I imagine P and Maya going through a whole downward spiral individually without the other actually knowing. Cool, calm & collected P is definitely rattled & it’s weird because…even though they gave their all in past relationships they’ve never felt this…lost and somewhat broken. So now with the girl that they’re not even with and P’s spiralling…yeah, they’d feel a little fucked up…and magic spells just wouldn’t come off like they normally do, like that’s how fucked they’d be.

Okay, brotp but for P and Kirsten. Last hc, it relates to the angst, so you know the Golden au where you said that Phoenix would be Kirsten’s closest friend: so I imagine P going to Kirsten like “I really hate that I hurt her.” And P wouldn’t want to chat about it with B because a whole load of emotions for them to deal with and B didn’t tell Maya either. P wouldn’t want to talk to A and K about it because he’s low-key pissed off at them both so yup, Kirsten it is (in an au where the whole killing thing was never suggested or she forgave B). So, yup, I’d imagine that friendship would be a lot stronger afterwards.

I said last one for the last one, but I needed a brotp for Maya and Kaidan because in denial idiots have to stick together. Post the whole killing idea, I imagine K and Maya chilling one night and they have like…a huge heart to heart. Like didn’t expect to have it, it just happened and then K goes “come on, rich kid, you are one of the best things that happened to me.”

Hope you enjoyed my word vomit. Ilysm <3

THE WAY THESE THREW ME IN A ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS

FIRST HEADCANON IN AND IM ALREADY CRYING SCREAMIJG THROWING UP DONT MAKE ME FALL DEEPER IN LOVE WITH P 😭😭😭 no cause maya would keep every single one of those notes :((( she would be so giddy every time she rereads them and pls when phoenix is away like he needs to meet the team for a bit, by the time she comes across the third note, she starts to go on a little hunt for more notes and she’ll text phoenix live updates like “four post-its down, how many more to go?” and i just KNOW in my heart phoenix will immediately reply like he’s been waiting for it saying “that’s a secret ;)” and a few minutes later maya will send another text: “found another one! i love u so much <3” “i love you too. keep looking :)” and etc and they’ll both be giggling at their phones and UGH GOD l I FEEL SO SINGLE

AND THE CHILL DATES OMG LISTEN one of the things that maya absolutely loves about being with phoenix is the simplicity of their relationship. her whole life revolved around her family’s money, status, etc and her parents did very little to boost her self-esteem as just maya and not maya quimby. so she always thought her worth was tied to being rich—which is also why she flaunts her expensive things. and then phoenix swoops in sweeping her off her feet and takes her on these not too fancy lowkey dates like library and museum dates or picnics and coffee dates or at home dates or bike rides and flower shopping and she’s never felt more valued. like maya just feels like the luckiest girl in the world having phoenix love her so immensely for who she is and sometimes she still feels so undeserving

also. maya can’t cook. that tumblr post that says smth like “you cook while i sit on the counter” etc is literally about her so after the date where phoenix did all the cooking, she would lowkey feel bad so she’d most likely beg her personal chef to teach her how to cook and it would be so obvious to everyone in the house especially walter that she’s suddenly acting like this because there’s this guy….. 🤭

oh and i don’t think i ever mentioned this but maya’s close to walter he’s one of the very few reasons she’s grateful for in her life <3

ANYWAYS SILENT LOVER P!!!!!! i’m this🤏🏼 close to shipping myself with p fr 😖😖 no cause like pre relationship stage where they very clearly like each other and their feelings are no longer just a crush, maya will definitely ask phoenix “why me?” and LORDDDD i just know how prepared he is to answer that. i need him right now i’m so in love with him

AND PLEASE the camera headcanon is so funny to me because maya will 100% try to snatch the camera from phoenix so she can delete the pictures but she’s only 5’ so phoenix just has to raise the camera above his head and it’s already out of her reach 😭😭😭 a little pro tip for phoenix: just steal a kiss on her forehead, nose or lips and she’ll let him keep the pictures. “but if you show it to anyone i will strangle you” -maya

thinking about them doing a photoshoot in time for the sunrise…….. and because they both have light blonde hair and striking blue eyes, when the sunlight hits them they would look like ANGELS 🥹🥹🥹 LOMLS THEYD BE THE PRETTIEST

and omg the valentine’s drabble………… let me go check that one 🫣

sigh. okay. the angst part…….. i remember reading this ask for the first time and i was giggling and kicking my feet then i got to the angst hc and my heart SHATTERED

I imagine P and Maya going through a whole downward spiral individually without the other actually knowing

MILA STOPPP AND THE WHOLE MAGIC THING GETTING OUT OF CONTROL NOOOOOOO I DONT WANT THEM TO SPIRAL I DONT WANNA IMAGINE THAT

no cause when phoenix comes to kirsten it would be one of the rare times that kirsten doesn’t have a tinge of softness in her expression. she would be so evidently upset but at the same time she tries to empathize because she’s seen the way he looks at maya and the killing thing was not an easy thing to admit. she can tell phoenix felt trapped between protecting his friends and keeping it from maya :( and please p being pissed off at a and k about it… my heart is not strong enough for this shit

and you didn’t ask for this but speaking of kirsten, my revelation hc for her right now is that she would be too stunned to speak but she would be visibly hurt and confused because she couldn’t come up with anything she might’ve done that made a and k wanna do it to her. when she finally finds it in her to say something, the first thing she does is look at blaze and ask “why didn’t you tell me?”

but yeah. anyways back to maya SKWJJSJS

blaze would be the one she’d be the least mad at so he’d be the one she’d most likely make up with first. so if blaze checks on her from time to time, she’d most definitely check on phoenix through him and when she learns about phoenix not doing well himself, she would feel so conflicted because she couldn’t go through this shit again but at the same time she loves him so much so yeah </3

but also omg kaidan and maya having an unexpected heart to heart. one sarcastic flirt and one snarky rich kid finally breaking down their walls and truly opening up to each other UGH THATS THE GOOD SHIT <3333 kaidan was the first person maya felt like she could be herself around with no reservations so if he told her she’s the one of the best things that ever happened to him maya would LITERALLY cry (again) like full on ugly crying. she would feel so loved and accepted and her sappy ass would be like “pinky promise me no more secrets” and kaidan would roll his eyes but it would be out of affection for her and he would say “pinky promise” HNFGGG I LOVE THEM SO MUCH PLEASE THEYRE EVERYTHING TO ME

MILA THESE COULD NEVER BE ANNOYING IM LITERALLY SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR <3333 no cause your hcs helped me developed my ocs especially kirsten because i was having a hard time trying to figure out her personality then you sent these scenarios and it just started playing in my head how she would deal with certain things ugh THANK YOU my golden girlies and i love you 💞💞

[kinetic-elaboration]

September 4: The Expanse 2x11

This episode felt to me very much like another ‘setting things up’ episode, even though technically some rather big things happened in it and even some actual exposition. I think there’s just something abut the structure of this show that makes almost every installment feel like its primary purpose is to set up another installment. Like that revelation was cool and whatever but it’s at most half the story and the REST of it… we’ll get to it.

Which isn’t to say I disliked the episode; I just primarily feel like I’m being pushed forward more than anything. And that makes me feel ungrateful for the big stuff that DID happen. Bobbie defecting. The official reveal of Gannymede as a weapons test. The adventure in the underground bunker. A partial backstory on the missing children. And the overture from Mao—although, again, that’s really only groundwork being laid for some future episode, hopefully the next.

Bobbie is really growing on me. I didn’t love her at first I think because she was always in this big group of totally new characters they were trying so hard to differentiate into different personality types, but none of them were really doing it for me. So I always wished the action was somewhere else. But now all that cannon fodder is gone and she can show off something more interesting than being a good soldier. Like the build up WAS worth it; I enjoy her kicking the ass of that guy who’s been annoying for a while, and all her general badassery recently. Like Amos, she’s a pretty common type—skilled, formerly loyal soldier, now betrayed and showing off both her hand-to-hand combat and snark skills—but a little to the side, perhaps. Not quite predictable.

I especially liked her political asylum scene; that was cool, and I rewatched it again because it was actually that enjoyable. And I enjoy her dynamic with Chrisjen a lot. “Then you should have been more specific” lol.

Holden’s getting really blah for me—his whole ‘doing increasingly bad things for the greater good’ thing is getting old, by which I mean it was always old because I personally have seen that story before y’know, and that’s all he really seems to be about nowadays. Similarly, even though Naomi is more sympathetic, I see clearly the contrast being set up between them and I’m not so invested.

The reveal of the scary underbelly of the ship seemed like another one step forward… maybe only one step back scenario to me. Like we have definitely learned more information! But not really any answers per se. Something, something, children with a genetic disorder plus creepy experiments equals ‘controlled’ Protomolecule, probably the weapon/person that went after Bobbie. Is the person a merger of the kids and the protomolecule? Is that why it is human shaped? I have to say that there was a time, probably the time this show was actually made, when the extremely distressing images of experimented upon children would have struck me as…ooh, they’re really going somewhere weird and horrific and scandalous, ooh. But now I’m like ‘if you’re subjecting me to this you better have a damn good reason,’ honestly. Like the story interest better outweigh the sadness at the end of the day.

It amuses me that Alex is singlehandedly carrying today’s comic relief through folksy monologues as he increasingly anthropomorphizes the ship. I don’t really know what the folksiness is supposed to be. It’s not really Martian—more like Futurama Martian. But I like it anyway.

And now Amos and Prax are separated. And Amos and Alex are also separated! Cruel world. But—a chance for the third side of this BroTP triad to form? Perhaps.