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[vampiresfromxenon]

Astarion as silly Tumblr posts :) pt. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

[critter-wizard]

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[crucifiedcastiel]

we’ve all been so caught up in the emotional turmoil of another category 5 destiel event that i’ve barely even seen people taking about how misha’s quotes confirm that cas tops

[seagull-scribbles]

They’re out of time (cancelled)

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[robrondreams]

It’s not a question of if but a question of when robron get back together because it’s going to happen. I’ve never felt more sure of anything in my life.

This is the man who hurt him beyond belief when he cut off all contact and yet he still ends up kissing him within half an hour of seeing him at his wedding to another man.

[dragon-gem]

Master Wu, Literally Dying:

The Ninja:

Wu:

Ninja:

Wu: Ninja, there is something I haven't told you--

You see the unfortunate thing is that’s literally still happening even in Dragon’s Rising 😂😭 no spoilers but it’s still like “YEAH SORRY GUYS WU IS STILL BAD AT THIS AFTER YEARS AND YEARS OF NOT TELLING YOU PERTINENT INFORMATION IN ADVANCE”

Honestly at this point bro should write a list somewhere of all the things he hasn’t told them yet and leave it for them to find because their lives would be much easier.

Actually that’s a lie, their lives wouldn’t be EASIER it would just be… them having this knowledge in advance.

[partyrockin]

fuckin around w a new style

[thatfriendlyanon]

i think part of my problem is i lived with my best friend for two years of my life and have been searching for the same feeling of joy & acceptance & support ever since

[silverfoxstole]

For anyone who might have wanted to see the 2002 Big Finish Talks Back interview with Paul (and India, though sadly the separate little interview with them both is missing), I came across it while looking for other links yesterday:

Interview

Extras

[yourlocalkatiesimp]

i’ve jumped on the greys anatomy train a whole 21 seasons after they started, everyone buckle up.

[novelconcepts]

This season is so going to do the “here’s the outcome, now let’s cycle back and see how we really got here” approach in both timelines, and it is going to HURT.

[foolishlyzephyrus]

shout out to the classic who fans that got it right, sutekh was the correct choice of who was coming back

[theborzoiarebackintown]

Krampus earned his very first title yesterday, proving even empty headed dumb cute boys can learn up to ten simple tricks!

[the-bi-space-ace]

There’s been some discussion recently about the subplot of bullying in The Bad Batch and I had some thoughts so I decided to write them out to discuss them.

I wanted to bring up some things that maybe can put together this disconnect we seem to see between the show The Bad Batch and the show The Clone Wars and maybe explains a bit about this whole bullied versus bully concept.

To me The Clone Wars paints a very different picture than The Bad Batch in a way that only serves to make the lines blurry and make the viewer think (perhaps not their intention but I think maybe they fell into this more on accident). The Clone Wars batch rolls in with a reputation that’s already not too great. Jesse even says it: it’s not that they win. It’s how they win. The batch is known for dangerous stunts that put other people at risk. They don’t always think through their decisions outside of themselves. Then we get this scene of them walking off of the ship and they are very arrogant. They show off, they talk big, they don’t exactly give off ‘approachable’.

We get into the mission and Jesse, in particular, is not a fan but it isn’t very aggressive yet. Crosshair is being confrontational - staring Jesse down, making snippy comments, and being an overall ass (I love Crosshair, don’t get me wrong, I’m just talking about what I observe in this introduction). I think it’s because he senses Jesse’s dislike of them and wants to poke at it.

We’re not off to a good start.

Where I think the batch fails in this episode is letting Crosshair insult Rex and further goad Jesse. Crosshair shouldn’t have said half the stuff he did and Jesse (and later, Rex) are justified in hitting back at him.

They’re soldiers. They’re going to get in each other’s faces if someone starts talking shit.

When Jesse scolds Crosshair - I think Kix is somewhere standing in the background but not directly involved- Wrecker steps in and turns things violent.

It’s not a moment I’m most proud of them. It’s actually one of the moments I’m least proud of them. Crosshair and Kix get into it when Crosshair shoves him for trying to help Jesse and Rex is attempting to get Wrecker to let Jesse go. This escalated quickly and I’m not sure I can say that this was justified. It seems like a big jump to me (but maybe someone disagrees, feel free to, I’d like to know someone else’s thoughts).

In this episode we’re really led down one path that says the batch and other clones don’t get along and from this limited perspective in this episode it seems like the batch are instigators. They roll in, avoid consequences for themselves, and roll out without giving anyone else a second thought.

The Bad Batch tv show paints an entirely different picture and it is definitely to make them more likable and relatable to a young audience. Every kids show has the character that’s an underdog, it’s who we want to root for. It makes the people in The Bad Batch’s age range connect with them more and I can’t exactly blame them for writing it this way - although after seeing the batch in the clone wars it does make me sigh a bit, I won’t lie.

I was bullied as a child. Quite severely, actually, so I find myself justifying the disconnect with a few things. Perhaps the batch puts up a front so they push other clones away before it can happen to them. I’ve done this. I put on a really abrasive attitude to keep people away when I was in high school and I regret it. However, I got over myself as I got older and worked through my own issues rather than blaming other people. Because you have to. It’s not alright to continue to hurt other people because you were hurt and I remind myself of that every single day. It’s the only way to move forward. I never have to forgive people who have hurt me but I can’t start using it as an excuse.

I mention this only to say that maybe their behavior in The Clone Wars was a mask built from past hurt and that could make sense to me. You build up walls when you’ve been hurt and you create behaviors based on experience. However, I still don’t think their behavior should be excused. I still think they escalated that situation far before anyone else did. In the same way I think Jesse made a lot of snap judgements about the batch and just kept finding ways to reinforce that judgement based on what he’d heard about them prior. And this snap judgment isn’t the best way to go about working with new people. It’s not an excuse, just an explanation.

I even think the batch’s behavior in episode 1 of their own show kind of contradicts some of their behavior in TCW. Particularly Crosshair. Crosshair doesn’t engage in the cafeteria until he absolutely has to while in TCW he is the primary instigator. We can try to explain this by saying it’s because his chip activated and his personality shifted. I just think it’s something worth pointing out.

I’d also like to add that of course the batch are the primary instigators in The Clone Wars because the clones we knew and loved in that show are technically the heroes of the episode. Of course they’re portrayed in a better light. It’s the same as the batch in episode one of their own show. Of course they’re portrayed as the ‘good guys’. It’s their show. To me it’s less of a character moment and more of a way to get the viewers of the show to root for somebody, whoever they want us to root for in the moment. The Bad Batch is told from their perspective so they are going to be the underdogs while The Clone Wars brings the batch in as outsiders to the group and gives them a more aggressive interaction to further our already beloved character’s narratives.

This was a very long way to say, I’ve always been kinda meh about the whole ‘the batch is bullied’ subplot and I tend to avoid writing it in my own fics because I think there is inconsistency with the writing between the clone wars and the bad batch and this can possibly be boiled down to a few things like different writers on the creative teams, an uncertain future, and wanting to paint certain characters in certain lights because of the show they are on. Rather than actually being a truly defining character arc it is a tool, as most writing is, it’s just not a tool I particularly care for in this story. And while I do think there are inconsistencies I can piece together some things to explain it if I really want to. I don’t think one side is right and one side is wrong. I think there are a million explanations for hurt on both sides and we decide it for ourselves because neither show truly made it clear enough for me to draw any lines in the sand. (And if you’ve been reading my stories at all you know I love a good grey area so I probably wouldn’t draw lines at all.)

I always try to be fair to everyone when I write stuff like this so I hope I’ve covered all of my points well enough. There are plenty of things to say about this topic and it has been talked about a few times recently in other posts that you can read. Tagging 1 by @laughhardrunfastbekindsblog and 2 by @gars-technician because these two posts inspired me to write this.

I’d definitely encourage open discussion here if anyone wants to chime in 😊 while I know we might all have different opinions I’m certainly willing to hear them as long as everyone is respectful.

[wintersportism]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Tatort (TV 1970) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Leo Hölzer/Adam Schürk, Leo Hölzer & Adam Schürk Characters: Leo Hölzer, Adam Schürk Additional Tags: Tatort Saarbrücken, Post-Episode: Das Ende der Nacht (Tatort Saarbrücken), Episode: Das Ende der Nacht (Tatort Saarbrücken), Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Sleep Deprivation, Touch-Starved, Literal Sleeping Together, Fluff, Adam trifft schon wieder fragwürdige Entscheidungen, Leo kann das alles nicht mehr, Adam Schürk needs a hug, POV Leo Hölzer, Vielleicht wird das doch noch was mit der WG, Platonisch-romantische Grauzone Series: Part 4 of Aftermath Summary:

Anderthalb Wochen ist es her, dass Adam bei Leo ausgezogen ist. Ziemlich schnell stellt er fest, dass er ohne seinen besten Freund in der Nähe nicht mehr schlafen kann.

Also macht er, was jeder normale Mensch in dieser Situation tun würde: Er ignoriert das Problem, bis es nicht mehr zu ignorieren ist. Und bis Leo es mitkriegt.