#Spot and Riya

[msommers]

"you're so spoiled" maker forbid my baba loved me and gave me the world

LOREN & VALERIYA DE CLAIRMONT; girldad & baba's girl. 💗 — significant relationship + riya for @impossibletruths (moodboard meme)

[murumokirby360]

Hello, THE REAL ME here...

Shout out to my friend @coda-archive (a.k.a. Mieko) for gifted me this wonderful (late) birthday artwork. 🙏😌

BTW: Its been a while, since I've uploaded some artwork somewhere in 2020 (a.k.a. Pandemic days). Although, this isn't mine this is from my friend. Plus, this will be my last uploading artwork from either a fanart or my own. I'm done for! So... As for my curing, its still there. Slow progress. 🧠🤕🩹

Well, that's all for now and #HappyBirthdayToME!

Fanart by - Mieko / Coda-Net (dA) / @coda-archive

MuruKir (Kirby OC), Cude (HTF OC), and the Speedster Twins (Chowder OC) - created by ME!

[alexander1301]

Speedster Twins Smiling Critters

Something for murumokirby360, I won't mention him because he might not be in his best mood, anyways I drew the Speedster twins Spot and Riya in the style of smiling critters since he loves the smiling critters in cartoon forms as much as I am. ^^

Tags/Mentions: @shadowredfeline @bryan360 @sammirthebear2k4 @asteriskdatboi

[bryan360]

Here’s my note before I’ll get started….

(NO COPYING OR PLAGIARIZING FROM ME AND ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIEND’S WORK! THAT INCLUDES OUR CHARACTERS, DESIGNS, STUFF, ETC. IMPOSTERS AND SEXBOTS ARE NOT WELCOME TO FOLLOW MY BLOG WHATSOEVER! 😡 That will be all….I mean it.)

SAT - Philippines OCS in Sapphire’s Clothes

Welcome to August’s secret art trade which took me days to finished. I also saving the second one for @rafacaz4lisam2k4 for later, but apologize for taking for so long; at least to me.

Anyways, this is for my Filipino pal to featured his OCs; while wearing these clothes courtesy from @lunakittyfox

Not bad fit for them with a dash of blue color. I know for my friend’s favorite color is. I don’t mind if they’ll be keeping those; like every time they’ve owned previous clothes giving from his friends.

Not too surprised, but sure thing they’ve enjoy it. 😉👍

🐰🖌️Maxwell: Mhm. Kind of them what they’re saving this year.

🐰👊💥May: Yeah. Really bring them all side of blue together. 🙂

🦊⚽️Sam: Do hope @lunakittyfox will enjoyed it very much.

Sure do. I’ll even send these artworks to her as well; so yeah.

Cude, Spot, Riya, and Miya Speedster - @murumokirby360

Luna Sapphire’s clothes - @lunakittyfox

Tagged: @carmenramcat @alexander1301 @rafacaz4lisam2k4 @paektu

[bangtanficsforyou]

Hello, Love! (JJK)-02

Pairing: Jungkook x Reader

Genre: fluff, angst, probable smut (we don’t know yet lololol)

Rating: 18+

Summary: You had a plan when you returned home, seven years later. However, falling in love with your sister’s fiance wasn’t it.

Word count: 5.6K (approx)

Warning: mentions of drug addiction, familial neglect.

I'll add all the links in a few days time!

It’s six in the morning when the doorbell rings.

Hurried footsteps make their way through the hallway and to the main door. The door is opened to reveal a long queue of people and one by one, everyone starts filling in. Anyone could have been fooled into thinking that this was afternoon.

The quiet apartment is now filled with excited greetings and a constant low murmur in the background.

Now it finally looks like there’s a wedding in the house, Jungkook’s mother thinks silently, with a small, satisfied smile. 

“Can’t believe our Jungkook is getting married!”

“I know right! I’m so glad that it’s a love marriage!”

“Have you looked at Riya’s photos? She’s so pretty.”

Had it been in Busan, I would have booked the costliest bungalow for them. But no, they wanted a destination wedding. Jungkook’s father thinks as he looks at the newly arrived guests chatting among themselves.   

Don’t get it wrong, the rented apartment is more than sufficient. But excuse him for his thinking. It’s his youngest son’s wedding after all. The father in him wanted to put the connections he has made over the years as the police commissioner, to good use.

“I am thinking of wearing red on the day of the wedding and saving the yellow for the reception.”

“I am confused as to what I should do with my hair.”

“We can simply book a stylist for a few days.”

I need to be out of here, comes the big conclusion in Jina, Jungkook’s sister in law’s, mind.

Her lack of patience could be credited to the fact that she is five months pregnant.

Jina is undoubtedly happy about the occasion of Jungkook’s marriage. How can she not be? Jungkook is like her own little brother, after all. But please excuse her for not wanting to be a part of the conversation as to who’s wearing what, when she feels like a boiled potato.

Jungkook will take care of this, Ju Hyun thinks, the moment his eyes meet his wife's. After seven years of marriage, one becomes an expert at deciphering their partner's expressions. 

Ju Hyun looks at Jungkook, who's currently been crowded by the kids. “Jungkook?”

Jungkook looks up, and silently sighs to have found an excuse to escape. 

“Yes, hyung?”

“Please take Jina out for some fresh air.”

Jungkook looks at his sister in law, and the reason behind his elder brother's request becomes very visible to him. 

“Why can't you take her out?” Jungkook whispers. 

“I have a case file I need to go through.” Comes Ju Hyun’s short and simple reply.

Before Jungkook can reply, his phone rings to notify him of an incoming call. 

Riya. 

“Can you come to hotel Delta?” Greets the voice as soon as Jungkook answers the call. 

“Hotel Delta? Where is it?” Jungkook asks. 

“I'll send you the address and please try to be as quick as possible. I need to go back to shooting.”

“Don’t worry, I'll be there in ten minutes,” Jungkook promises, even before checking where and how far the destination is. 

As he ends the call, two expectant gazes, meet him. One that of Ju Hyun’s and the other that of Jina’s. 

Oh right.

“Sinu-i, don't worry–,” Jungkook does a quick scan of the room and his eyes halt when they land on Jimin, relaxing with a cup of tea in his hand, “–Jimin will accompany you.”

Jimin looks perplexed, having no clue why his name just got mentioned.

Jungkook spots a fast-pacing Riya and curses in his mind, knowing damn well he’s late. In his defence, it isn’t an easy task to get out of a house full of relatives. Not to mention the traffic.

“So, this is your ten minutes?” Riya asks on spotting Jungkook, with a face that clearly reads that she is not impressed at all.

“I’m sorry, there was a whole lot of traffic on the way.”

Riya sighs and motions Jungkook to follow her. “Suzy called me, apparently no venues are available on the date you suggested.”

A frown appears on Jungkook’s face. “Is that so? But that date is very auspicious for marriage. It comes once every seven million years.”

A scoff. “Seven million years ago only dinosaurs got married.”

It takes Jungkook a moment to realise that it wasn’t Riya who spoke the words.

“Jungkook, this is Y/N. Y/N, this is Jungkook, he will drop you off.”

“Hello,” Jungkook greets politely, waiting for you, who's sitting comfortably, to look up from the menu card. 

“Hi,” you look up and give Jungkook a brief curt nod and return to the pages of the menu card.

YOU. It’s you!!!! Jungkook’s mind exclaims. The t20 girl.

“You drop her off at the address I mentioned, there you will find Stuart. Stuart will take Y/N to the hotel,” Riya gives off the instructions and quickly bids her goodbye.

Jungkook looks around a little, feeling awkward and a little clueless as to what he should do now. Seeing that you are so invested in the menu card, he decides to take a seat and ask you whether you would like to have something.

“Would you like some coffee?”

“An espresso with a shot of cream,”

The quick and brief answer surprises Jungkook. He blinks and waits for something more–what, he does not quite know (well, maybe you looking at him and acknowledging him would have been nice).

Pushing his surprise aside, he orders two coffees.

He looks around some more, because you refuse to leave the menu card even now. Out of curiosity, he subtly leans in and takes a peak to figure out what could be so interesting in those pages.

Huh? There is nothing out of the ordinary.

Are you perhaps memorising the prices of each item?

Well, shouldn’t you be showing a little more interest in someone you met seven years ago?

Jungkook averts his eyes like a thief being caught in action, when you flip the page. He sighs in relief though when he realizes that you have not caught into his little peaking. However, just moments later he feels stupid because what exactly is he doing?

“Do you remember we met seven years ago?” The question slips out from Jungkook’s mouth with a hint of hope and excitement.

You look up.

First blink.

Second blink.

Third blink.

“No.”

And then you are back to your beloved menu card.

“T20 cricket? Remember we talked about the different formats of cricket?” Jungkook pushes, hoping something would click.

You look up, again.

First blink.

Second blink.

Third blink.

“No.”

Jungkook deflates. Your eyes were blank. You truly do not recognize him.

Minutes pass as the order arrives and both of you have sips from your beverages. Surprisingly and much to Jungkook’s annoyance, your attention has now shifted to the view outside as you peer through the window right next to your seat.

“Shall we leave?” Jungkook queries as soon as both of you are done.

You give a nod and before Jungkook can even get up, you have your luggage on your shoulders and are heading out through the door.

Jungkook remains astonished with his mouth parted slightly as he looks at your retreating figure.

Isn’t he supposed to be the one guiding you out?

He shakes that thought away and quickly gets up with the intention of catching up with you before you get lost.

The car is filled with awkward silence. Thankfully, it does not bother Jungkook anymore. He has gotten used to it but for some reason, Jungkook finds it a little disappointing.

Maybe his excitement was simply rooted in the fact that he was meeting someone he never expected to meet again, that too after seven whole years.

Or maybe a small childish part of him thought, you two would hit it off again, like you did the last time. Maybe he had also entertained the idea of you two becoming good friends. With Riya being a common link between the two of you that thought was not much farfetched.

Wait. How do you and Riya know each other?

Jungkook looks at you but right as he’s about to voice his curiosity, your phone rings.

His eyes focus back on the road, with the knowing that he will have to wait to ask the question.

” Fāshēngle shénme?”

Huh?

“Gàosù tāmen wǒ hěn kuài jiù huì gěi tāmen qián.”

Is that…..Mandarin?

“Qǐng bǎozhòng.” You end the call.

It is Mandarin!

“You know how to speak Mandarin?” Forgotten is the question about the connection between you and Riya. Your fluency with the foreign language now has his attention.

You look at Jungkook and nod. Then you are back staring out of the window.

Huh? Do you only speak with nods? And what is with you and staring out of windows? Jungkook thinks, his annoyance sparking again.

“I think this is the place,” Jungkook announces, after ten more minutes of driving. Having stopped the car, he looks around through his window.

The sound of a car door opening echoes and Jungkook is startled to find that you are already out of the passenger seat. As you open the back door to take out your luggage, he quickly speaks, “Wait, let me call Stuart.”

“No need, I can see him,” you answer confidently.

Jungkook frowns in confusion and watches as you cross the road and pause in front of a short young man. Quickly taking out the number Riya had given him, he dials it.

To his relief, it is the man across the street that picks it up.

“Stuart?

“Speaking.”

“Take ma’am to the hotel carefully and make sure she has everything she might require.”

Jungkook thinks that for a brief moment, Stuart looked confused. But he ignores it thinking, he cannot be sure about a man’s expressions from across the street. With a confirmation from Stuart, he ends the call.

He waits in his car until the both of you are out of sight.

With a sigh of relief, he starts the car engine. As the tires get moving, his thoughts drift to you and how odd of an encounter it was.

He would have said you were not your usual self but then what does he even know about you? The only interaction he has had with you prior to this was seven years ago, a conversation that lasted for about ten minutes. People change. Maybe you did. Or maybe you were always like this and that one particular evening you happened to feel chatty.

Who knows.

As he turns off the engine after having parked his car in the garage, his phone pings.

Riya: Thanks :)

A content smile spreads over Jungkook’s face and forgotten is the weird encounter he just had with you.

TWO DAYS LATER

 “Your letter is T.”

The groom’s side discusses among themselves as to who would continue the game further with the letter T.

“Aunty, why don’t you sing two lines?” Seema, the bride’s sister suggests.

Jungkook’s mother visibly shies at the suggestion and mutters a bunch of ‘No’s to deny the request. This only urges the bride’s team to request her even more.

After much hesitation, Jungkook’s mother takes a hold of the mic. However, the moment the microphone is in her hands a look of determination spreads over her features and a switch is flipped on.

…….and then takes place the onset of a classical song.

Both the teams are equally caught off guard by the sudden change of……atmosphere.

Jungkook, who was watching from a distance, finds great amusement at the scene unfolding in front of him. People find out about his mom’s expertise in classical music in the funniest of ways.

Knowing pretty well that the classical music will go on for some time, he decides to take a little stroll around the place. Since, Jungkook’s extended family have finally arrived, tonight is supposed to be a grand celebration of the engagement.

Some ten minutes later, he finds himself in a small circle of men involving a few of Riya’s industry friends.

“Shooting has been incredibly hectic these days,” groans Vikram.

“Last day, we shot till four in the morning,” adds Chris.

“With how busy the schedule is, I am just thankful that I can attend Riya’s marriage,” Jay, a rather close friend of Riya’s , comments.

Jungkook hums and nods along, only adding words when required.

“Isn’t that Trisha?” Vikram queries, squinting his eyes to figure out if his guess is right or wrong.

“Yes, it is,” Jay confirms.

“Oh god, she is drunk. Hope she does not cause a scene.” Chris’s words have the opposite effect as at that very moment, Trisha collides with a waiter and causes the tray of mocktail he was carrying to fall on the ground.

“You can never trust Trisha and Y/N to not cause trouble.”

“Y/N?” The mention of your name takes Jungkook by surprise. Why are you getting mentioned out of nowhere? And how do Riya’s friends know you?

“You have not heard of Y/N? She is Riya’s younger sister.”

Okay, whoa, Jungkook did not see this coming.

“Y/N is Riya’s sister?” Jungkook asks, just in case he had heard things wrong.

“Yeah, they are five sisters, Seema, Kriti, Riya, Neena and Y/N.”

He is well familiar with the other four names. He has met them, talked to them and sees them quite often at family occasions. But, you? You are the fifth sister?

The noises around Jungkook fade as his mind processes this newfound information.

He did not think that his curiosity about your and Riya’s connection would be answered this way and that you would turn out to be Riya’s sister.

Jungkook has been trying his best to sleep.

His attempt, so far, has remained unsuccessful.

His mind has been going in circles about you.

It’s not like he didn’t know that Riya has four sisters. But he knew the one sister who he had never had the opportunity to meet with, as Mita. To add to that, he had never seen a single picture that you were a part of.

The name Mita is still explainable. Maybe that’s a nickname given to you by your family. But what makes Jungkook feel doubtful is your reason for absence. Common knowledge was you were abroad studying and doing research work. You were busy and never got the time to pay a visit.

But Jungkook doubts that someone going abroad would leave their home the way you did; climbing over a wall. And for some reason, he is sure that, that was the day you left because you are only back now. Had you visited before, Jungkook is sure that he would have known.

 However, now your presence that day made sense to him. You were the bride’s sister.

Bride’s sister climbs over the wall and takes a cab to the airport on the day of the wedding. In no world does that sound normal.

Jungkook turns around, pulls the blanket up to his chest, stares at the wall and sighs.

This whole thinking and trying to figure out why he did not know you were Riya’s sister, any sooner is only an attempt to cover up and ignore the fact that he is worried.

But can he really be blamed? How can he not be worried?

Dropping off your fiancé’s friend to a place is one thing and dropping off your fiancé’s sister to a place totally unknown to him is one thing.

Are you eating alright? Are the services there good? Is the place clean?

Jungkook sighs again.                                                         

Fuck this.

He removes the blanket, puts on a shirt and grabs his car keys.

He needs to know for sure that the place you are staying at is good and safe. Maybe then, he will be able to sleep peacefully.

HAPPY GUEST HOUSE.

The signboard reads. Except, the ‘A’ and ‘O’ are missing and the signboard is crooked.

It isn’t just the signboard though. It is also the overall isolated aura this place has, that makes Jungkook wish he had checked the place you were staying at while dropping off.

Still, he checks the address on his phone one last time, hoping that he has got the wrong place and that you are not actually staying here. The address on his screen, however, remains unchanged, confirming that this indeed is the place.

With a sigh, he walks in through the gate. Ain’t no way he is letting you stay here any longer.

“Miss Y/N,” he gives your name to the guy at the reception, who looks barely awake.

The guy looks at Jungkook and takes out a register.

Register? A DAMN REGISTER?!!!! Who even uses a register these days? This place does not even have a computer!!!!

“Room 112,” the receptionist guy informs, after flipping through some pages.

Jungkook keeps standing there. However, when the receptionist just goes to sit on a chair and yawns, Jungkook loses it. “What do you mean by room 112? An unknown man is asking you for a woman’s room number and you just give it? Don’t even ask how I am related to her, don’t even care that I might just go up to her room right now. What on earth is wrong with you?”

The guy is the least bit bothered. “Do you want to meet her or not?”

Oh, fuck it. Arguing with the guy is useless.

Without another word, he climbs the flight of stairs to find room number 112. Thankfully, it hardly takes him only a minute or so to find your room.

He raises his fist and knocks on the door. However, after the very first knock, he realizes that the door is unlocked.

Gently pushing the door open, he turns on his mobile’s flashlight and calls your name. “Y/N?”

No response.

“Y/N, it is Jungkook.”

No response.

“Y/N, if you are here-“

Then he spots you. You’re sleeping on the floor, all curled up from the cold.

“Y/N?” he kneels down and gently shakes you by your arms, to wake you up. “Y/N? Please wake up.”

“Mm?” You make a small noise at the back of your throat, and slowly, very slowly open your eyes.

“Get up and pack your bags.”

You’re still not fully awake and it takes you a moment to process what he is saying. “Why?”

“You’re coming home with me.”

“Idiot, what kind of a place did you take my guest to?” At some point, Jungkook just could not take it anymore and ended up calling Stuart, to give him an earful. “Forget about good services, there is no security!”

“Sir, I am sure they let you in because you look like someone from a good family,” comes Stuart’s reply, from the other side.

Jungkook scoffs, finding so many flaws in that logic. “Do you have any idea the amount of mosquitoes that are there in this place? What if she had caught dengue?”

“Sir, don’t worry, the dengue mosquitoes don’t bite at night.”

“Oh yes, malaria is so much of a better option,” Jungkook replies sarcastically and cuts the call.

“Mosquitoes don’t bite me,” you offer in a soft voice.

“I am sorry, Y/N. Had I known this was the place, I would have never let you stay here,” Jungkook apologizes for the umpteenth time.

You offer him a small smile and shake your head. “Don’t worry, it’s fine.”

You both walk to his car and get in. Once inside, Jungkook offers if you’d like to listen to some music, which you politely decline.

“Did you have dinner?” He asks, wondering if he should make a pit stop on his way to a food outlet.

You reply with a small nod of your head, letting him know that there is no need for that.

As the car gets moving, you sigh and relax in the passenger seat. The roads are empty, which is to be expected considering it’s well past midnight. A result of which, is the cool breeze that hits your face, something that you admittedly find really enjoyable.

You see the roads passing by and it suddenly occurs to you that you are out in your hometown after a really long time–seven years to be exact. The roads feel the same except for the fact that they are entirely different.

The place reminds you of the days when you were younger and–

You take a deep inhale, trying to distract your thoughts from going in that direction.

In the last couple of days, you have surely been out of that little dingy place that runs under the name of a hotel but you were never out like this. Maybe that is why thoughts and feelings you have wanted to avoid and bury, are trying to say their ‘hello’s to you.

“Actually,” you begin in a soft mumble, “some music would be nice.”

“Sure,” Jungkook turns on the radio and soon a soft melody fills the air.

Thankfully, the music does serve as a sweet distraction as you refuse to focus on anything but counting the rhythmic drum beats, blocking any other thoughts and feelings in the process.

Unbeknownst to you, at some point your eyes start feeling heavy and you start dozing off. You would never admit it out loud, not even to yourself, but you hadn’t been getting good sleep the past few days. And for some reason, the car seats seem really comfortable to you.

What wakes you up after what could possibly have been ages, is a soft call of your name. You slowly open your eyes and with a blurry vision register that Jungkook is speaking to you.

“We are here,” the words reach your ears and you let out a small hum.

With steps like that of a drunk man–or mayhaps that of a toddler–you blindly follow Jungkook into the building. If someone were to ask you what floor the elevator stopped at, you wouldn’t be able to tell.

When you both enter the apartment, you hardly take your environment into consideration and speak rather loudly; “Can I have–“

A hand abruptly clamps down on your mouth and causes the rest of your words to come out muffled. The next thing you know, you are being dragged into a different room.

The sudden movements are enough to clear your drowsiness and you’re back in your full senses.

“Shhh,” Jungkook for the first time tonight, looks annoyed. “People are sleeping. You will wake them up.”

“Sorry,” you whisper, realising your mistake. “I just need a wet towel.”

Jungkook nods, about to get you what you just asked for but then pauses to look at you. “Wet towel? A dry won’t work? Just soak it in water.”

“That will work too.”

He nods again and opens a cupboard to fetch a towel. “By the way, what will you do with a wet towel?”

“Placing a wet towel on your stomach kills hunger.”

Jungkook is perplexed at your words and the annoyed frown on his face, melts into that of disbelief. “I asked you whether you had dinner or not.”

“This is the only place that is open at this time.” These are the words that Jungkook introduces the small street-side restaurant, with. “One thing I can assure you is, the food doesn’t disappoint.”

You give a small shy nod, feeling guilty for letting it slip that you indeed did not have dinner. In your defense, you really did not think it was necessary to meet the needs of your empty stomach. The other two nights, the wet towel technique worked just fine.

“I’d have survived the night you know,” you offer lightly as a joke but actually meaning it.

“I know you would have,” Jungkook offers and for some reason, the reply shuts you up.

As you both occupy the seats of a two-seater table, you realise that the entire place is empty except for a young couple occupying one of the corner seats.

“Butter chicken and chicken chow mein are the only two food items available at this time,” the waiter informs, looking like he is ready to retire for the day.

“Two half chicken chow mein,” you decide.

“I won’t eat—,” Jungkook is cut off by your feet harshly slamming on his, under the table.

“Two half chow mein,” you confirm. Once the waiter is gone you lean forward and whisper, “Two halves are always more than one full.”

Jungkook’s mouth forms an ‘o’ and he nods in understanding, admittedly impressed by your little tips and tricks.

The time it takes for you to finish the two half plates of chowmein is embarrassingly short. It briefly makes Jungkook wonder whether you had anything to eat yesterday—as a matter of fact, the day before yesterday—but he decides not to dwell on it. He makes peace with the fact that you will go to bed today with a full stomach.

Once you’re done, you release a sigh, almost having forgotten to breathe in the process. Sometimes, you don’t realise how hungry you actually were unless you have filled your stomach to the brim.

“Thank you.” You speak, genuinely grateful for everything that Jungkook has done for you.  

“You’re welcome,” he replies. “Next time, just be honest if you’re hungry.”

The words cause you to let out a smile. “I’ll keep that in mind.”

Once the bills are paid, and you have had your fair share of collecting the sugar coated fennel seeds in a napkin, the both of you find yourselves back inside the car for a third time tonight.

This time, there is no music and you don’t feel a need for a distraction either.

Your mind is rather occupied with the events of today and what it means for your tomorrow.

You didn’t think things would take a turn like this but admittedly it makes it easier for you to accomplish what you came for. The only thing you perhaps feel guilty for, is causing Jungkook trouble. Heck, you are not even sure whether Riya knows that Jungkook has offered for you to stay in his place.

Actually, you know. There’s no way Riya knows about it. Had she known, you wouldn’t have been sitting here.

The thought makes you briefly look at Jungkook and you suddenly find yourself feeling sorry for all the trouble you’re undoubtedly going to cause between him and Riya. But more than the guilt, you feel grateful for his kindness.

Jungkook seems to have a very genuine, welcoming aura. Despite everything he has done for you, you have not felt as if he is doing a favour on you. He seems like the kind of person who would tell you on your face, if he was annoyed or if you were being too much. That saves you from the guessing game.

Maybe if you were not in so much of a rush to leave, you and Jungkook would have made good friends.

When you leave, you should probably leave a thank you gift for him, as a token of your appreciation.

Your train of thought is broken by the sound of a hiccup.

“I am–,” a hiccup, “–sorry.” Jungkook apologises, feeling a little shy.

“It’s okay.” You make a mental note to offer him a bottle of water at the next signal.

However, after the fifth hiccup, a soft mumble of the word Riya reaches your ears and you soon realise it is repetitive in between each hiccup.

“What are you doing?” You ask, confused.

Jungkook glances at you from the corner of his eyes. “It is said you get hiccups when someone is thinking of you and who else could be thinking of me, but Riya? So, I am taking her name in hopes that the hiccups go away.”

“In that case you should definitely take my name,” you suggest. “From the moment that I have sat in the car, I have been thinking of you.”

Jungkook looks at you once again, momentarily caught off guard by your honesty but then decides to take up on your suggestion.

“Y/N.”

Hiccup.

“Y/N.”

Hiccup.

“Y/N.”

Hiccup.

You tsk and shake your head. “You see, a hiccup is essentially an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm which causes sudden closure of the epiglottis which creates the ‘hic’ sound.”

“And the remedy for that is to just let it be, but if it lasts too long, take medicines like maloperidol, nanoclopramide and florpromazine, which isn’t in the car–” your chew on your nails briefly, recalling other solutions, “–there is another way....it is called the swimmer’s remedy.”

You press the tip of your little fingers against your nostrils, blocking the free passage of air. Simultaneously, you widen your eyes, stick out your tongue and exhale loudly.

“But you can’t do that either, because you’re driving,” you murmur, more so to yourself.

Well, minus the hand placement and the tongue, Jungkook’s eyes are fairly as wide as yours were.

“And the third way is–”, you sneak a glance at Jungkook to ensure that his eyes are focused on the road. Out of nowhere, your hands take a hold of the steering and you swiftly turn it in the other direction causing the car to take a sudden turn.

“WHAT ARE YOU DOING? ARE YOU INSANE?!”

You release your grip and look at him, mildly apologetic. “The third method is shock.”

Jungkook looks confused, the suddenness of your movements still having its effect on him. However, after a few moments of silence, Jungkook puts a hand on his stomach and realizes that the hiccups are indeed gone!

The realisation causes him to chuckle. “Are you a doctor?”

“Nope,” you reply, shaking your head, glad that you could be of help. A few beats later, you speak again. “By the way, do you remember we met seven years ago? T20 cricket?”

The turn of Jungkook’s head towards you is a slow one and he wonders if you really did say that.

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[whichuniverseisthis]

Quick post before trying to get some sleep.

You can say whatever you want about this season, but nobody can convince me that even just one of these eight didn't deserve to be here.

Natalia might be the most unexpected, but she and especially Isabel have probably the best gameplay out of the whole cast at the moment.

Jade is levelheaded enough to always know which decision she needs to take. She's not perfect, she's made mistakes, but she was smart enough to work around them and turn them in her favor.

Hannah, Logan and Zaid may be guillable, but they all have good hearts that helped them befriend even the most hostile people (like Amelie, Anastasia and Spencer), and they have enough skills to help them get through most challenges.

And finally, Anastasia and Spencer are the most tenacious players this show has ever seen, possibly only second to (if not on pair with) Riya back in All Stars. They've faced many obstacles, and yet they've got through all of them, either with luck or sheer willpower and desire to win.

So yeah, I'm convinced that everyone here deserves their place in the second half of this season, not a single one of them is here just to fill a spot. And I can't wait to see how things will go from now on with the comeback.

[destinygoldenstar]

🌟Jake Is This Season's MVP And I Want To Strangle Him🌟 - Total Drama Viewer Reacts to Disventure Camp Season 3 Episode 10 “All's Fair In Love And Paintball”

I wanted to do Gabby angst.

But every goddamn time, my PC is like "Lol Nope".

I have an old PC, you guys have no idea. I haven't upgraded in like, seven years. I'm not somebody who upgrades my electronics until the ones I have are like, completely unusable and broken.

But I am all for this side of Gabby. She is taking the villain role so cartoonishly and I love it.

Makes sense it would be her that's like that too. Because she's NOT actually evil. She's just playing the role for herself and Ellie's sake.

I feel like Ellie would be so proud of her.

I hope Gabby like, contracts a scheme to blindside Yul when it's convenient. I would stan the hell out of that.

We're ALMOST HALFWAY actually.

So my guess is that the next episode is the merge. With nine people. Or the episode after that with eight. This is the last team episode.

Which in that case, the ONLY character I can see that is being eliminated this episode is Jake.

Like, his story is wrapping up. He's expressed wanting to be better. Tom is wanting to take accountability. Everyone hates him.

So I am 99% CERTAIN that this is the episode where we lose my boy.

I'm not ready. 😢

The merge is gonna be the Jello members, Tom, Aiden, Ashley, and Allyson. Which in that case either Gabby will flip back OR the non-villains find an idol.

"You know, except for Grett, who really needs better taste in men."

FACTS.

THANK YOU.

WHY IS YUL STILL HERE?!?!

HE HAS OFFICIALLY STAYED TWICE AS LONG AS HE DID LAST SESASON.

This is a hate crime directed at me.

I DON'T CARE IF IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE HE'S IN A STRONG ALLIANCE. I STILL WANT HIM GONE EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO BULLSHIT IT.

"In the end, Ashley led Team Magenta to victory."

OH SHE GOT IT!

OKAY ALLYSON! SLAYING IT!

EXCUSE ME. THAT WASN'T ASHLEY.

ALLYSON WAS THE ONE WHO WON IT FOR THEM.

Krystal is a LIAR.

JUST BECAUSE I'VE BEEN OUT FOR DAYS DOESN'T MEAN I FORGOT THAT!!!

OH MY GOD IT IS MERGE!

HOLY SHIT, I THOUGHT IT WAS NEXT EPISODE.

Okay, uh... does that change my predictions at all???

No, I'm still going with Jake. These guys can just band together in mutual hatred towards Jake.

He would be a good one to keep around for the Jellos since he's his own drama source...

No. Jake. He's gone.

Good to know Oliver is alive though. Don't know how he survived getting shoved out of a plane though.

"I feel really awful for Tess."

Are they mocking Gabby? SHE IS RIGHT THERE.

They outcasted her to the other side of the firepit!

"She only came here to spend time with Ally and Hunter, yet she never got to be with either of them."

She got like, one conversation with each.

And Hunter is at the hotel with her. Or wherever they're staying. She's spending time with one of them right now.

"Hey, she messed with my Ellie! Sorry Tess, that's what happens when you remove my buddy."

Gabby really said "AND I'D DO IT AGAIN! BAP BAP! AND I'D DO IT AGAIN! BAP BAP BAP!!"

"So the grudge is still there with me and Tom."

"Yeah! No shit Sherlock!"

"You realize it's two against one? If we lose again, you're going home."

Who's gonna tell him?

"It just so happens this morning, I found an immunity totem!"

Oh wait, did you really?!

Damn, even Ellie's own girlfriend is better at this than her.

Riya helped her. That's my headcanon till proven wrong.

"Yeah I gave the newbie villain a few tips on this matter. My next showing is including her after all, and I want her to be at her A Game."

"Seriously? Again?"

OH YEAH SHE FOUND ONE IN SEASON ONE TOO.

No she doesn't need Riya's help. She can stand on her own.

SHE'S REALLY CAMPING IT UP.

I love this for her. I love how NOT seriously she's taking the 'evil' thing.

MORE OF THIS, PLEASE.

"Sorry, was that goofy? I want to be evil, but I need practice."

XD

You're doing amazing, sweetie.

"Y-you could've fooled me."

Tom ^

"Whenever I'm in a tight spot, I always think: What would Ellie do?"

NOT THIS. I would tell you that right now.

"I knew that if I lied that I have an immunity totem, Aiden and Tom would shit bricks!"

Oh she lied. Okay.

She's just fucking with them. Shitting bricks though XD

"Thanks Ellie! Miss you babe."

Awww ❤️

Ellie's like "Wow. My girlfriend is a lot better at this than me."

What berries are those?

Allyson I hope you know what you're doing.

These are either blueberries and they're hoarding them for herself, OR they're poisonous and she's giving them to Jake.

"I don't know about this, Ashley."

Oh no XD

"For the love of god man, you have to eat something. You didn't eat the apples two days ago. You didn't eat any fish yesterday. You're gonna eat these berries and you're gonna like them!"

"But I don't like blueberries-"

"SHUT IT AND EAT."

"Oh come on, you agreed to it."

Is this about apologizing to Allyson? I hope it is.

But also I made a joke about this in my April Fools post so I'm scared.

Allyson. Fingers crossed. Do not fuck this up. Take it and leave.

HE LOOKS SCARED.

"Jake has something to say. Go ahead, Jake."

I mean he AGREED to this, so that means he WANTS to do this.

He never came across as if he wanted to hurt Allyson. He was just not in the mood for her company.

"I hate blueberries so I don't care what you do for me. I'd rather starve. Thank you. That's all I had to say. Bye."

"I'm sorry."

😂

OH MY GOD ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! 😂

THAT WAS SO BAD! 😂

Jake being a terrible apologist. Kinda based though. I can see that being in character for him.

"Sowwy I don't like your food, Allyson. Can we be fwiends?" 👉👈

I think he means it, I just think he's really bad at it XD

"I'm sorry Ally. Okay? There."

Okay no he doesn't mean it. Nevermind.

She's like "Is this bitch for real?"

"But I'm SOWWY!"

"I'm sorry I've been difficult. I was jealous that you and Ashley were getting along, and it made me misbehave and say some rude things to you."

Does he mean this or no?

You know what, even if he doesn't mean it, at least he's TRYING to clear the air and clear up the drama. That's still a good step in fixing things.

At least he's making it clear he does NOT want this drama to keep going. Even if he's a shit apologist, that's still good maturity.

And he acknowledged HE'S the problem person here, too.

I'm proud, Jake. 👍

"Now, Ally, do you have anything to say to Jake?"

Oh god.

"Well fuck you! These blueberries weren't for you anyway! STARVE, BITCH!"

XD

Sorry, sorry, I had to.

MAKE OR BREAK MOMENT HERE.

ALLYSON, YOU CAN DO TWO THINGS HERE.

REJECT THIS, SCREAM AT HIM, KEEP UP THE DRAMA, AND RUIN YOUR GAME BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPID GRUDGE OVER THE IPAD.

OR, JUST TAKE IT RIGHT HERE AND WORK WITH HIM TO KEEP YOURSELF SAFE AND AVOID DANGER.

HELL YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LIKE HIM OR BUY IT.

"I don't forgive you. BUT, for the sake of MY game, I will tolerate your existence and work with you. Deal?"

THIS IS A MASSIVE MAKE OR BREAK MOMENT FOR ALLYSON HERE.

WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE???

"Guess it's better late than never."

"Really? I muster up the courage to admit my wrongs, and that's how you answer?"

AND IT'S BROKEN.

GODDAMMIT ALLY!!!

I don't... I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHY?!??!?!? WHY DO YOU WANT TO KEEP THIS UP?!?!?

THIS RUINS YOUR OWN GAME! IF YOU DON'T WORK WITH JAKE, YOU'RE FUCKED!! YOU GOT NO ONE ELSE!!!

THIS ISN'T ABOUT FORGIVING HIM OR LIKING HIM. YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT YOUR GAME!!!

Some people suck. I know. But you have to work with shitty people to get your way sometimes. Anyone in the work industry knows this.

IF YOU PISS THEM OFF, YOU HURT YOURSELF MORE THAN YOU HURT THEM.

I can totally see Jake responding like this because he's Jake and it's been established multiple times he does NOT have this maturity to be the bigger person here.

"So Golden, you're just being sexist cause Allyson wasn't established to have this understanding either."

YES. SHE HAS. ACTUALLY.

Season Two Allyson would be very mature about this and be the bigger person, regardless of her feelings towards the person.

She worked with YUL. Just fine.

She was paranoid about Tess stealing her man. But she STILL put in the effort to work with her so they both didn't die in the woods.

THIS SEASON TOO. She was willing to work with FIORE. Who has done SO MUCH WORSE than Jake has! She didn't like Fiore, but she was willing to work with her because she knew it would benefit her game. And when Hunter refused, she was the bigger person in that situation and told him off.

SO YES. ALLYSON IS ABSOLUTELY CAPABLE OF BEING THE BIGGER PERSON HERE AND SUCKING IT UP. BY THE SHOW'S OWN CHARACTERIZATION.

SO WHY THE FUCK IS IT DIFFERENT NOW?!

HE BROKE AN IPAD AND HE DOESN'T WANT TO EAT. THAT'S IT. COMPARE THAT TO THE WORSE PEOPLE YOU'VE WORKED WITH JUST FINE!

I'm very pissed. I'm genuinely pissed.

I CALLED THIS OUT IN MY APRIL FOOLS POST TOO. CAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN.

"Nah bro I see right through your bullshit. You broke my iPad and you refuse to eat. Therefore, you are a completely irredeemable dipshit and nothing you ever do will ever make me work with you! What? Sucking up my feelings and working with you to better my own position in the game is the better option for me? Fuck that! I'm THAT petty!"

I don't hate Allyson. YET. VERY STRONG EMPHASIS ON YET.

But I'm really not liking her writing so far.

"You know what I'm trying to stay positive, but this bitch is getting on my nerves."

"Actions speak louder than words. I won't believe you changed till I see it."

She's right here. Okay? I'm giving her credit.

And FINE. IF YOU FEEL THAT WAY, FINE. THAT'S FINE.

BUT YOU BEING A PRICK IS GONNA FIX NOTHING.

"Well you being a prick isn't any help."

XD

YEAH. HE'S JUST SAYING FACTS. I AGREE.

"What did you call me?!"

WE COULD'VE HAD THIS GO SO SMOOTH AND YOU BLEW IT.

NOW YOU'RE OFFENDED?!

"Ally, what was that? We were doing so good!"

"Ashley, how do you expect me to forgive and forget if Jake has never shown any respect to me?"

RESPECT? THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT NOW?! RESPECT?!?!

HE RESPECTED YOU ENOUGH TO WORK WITH YOU DURING BOTH PREVIOUS CHALLENGES. EVEN WITH THE IPAD SETBACK.

JUST BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT A MEAL WITH YOU DOESN'T MEAN HE'S DISRESPECTFUL AND WANTS TO HURT YOU.

HE WANTED TO CONFIDE WITH SOMEONE HE TRUSTS OVER EATING WITH YOU FOR A FEW MOMENTS. HE DIDN'T BULLY YOU OR HURT YOU OR TRY TO KILL YOU.

THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.

He's disrespectful towards Aiden. And has done worse to Aiden. He didn't even try to break up you and Ashley.

"All Jake does is talk about himself and his problems!"

YOU DO THE EXACT SAME GODDAMN THING.

She's right here though. Just... DAMN HYPOCRITE.

"Excuse me? You wouldn't shut up about Hunter when he got out. And you didn't see me complaining!"

Oh come on. That's a low blow.

Even if that is entirely correct.

"Cram it!"

THANK YOU ASHLEY.

I feel so bad for Ashley. She has to put up with BOTH of their BULLSHIT.

You know what? Ashley deserves to win JUST FOR THIS.

"I will burn our tent and make us all sleep in the goddamn mud!"

OH THE FOOT IS DOWN!

"I gotta say, I'm mighty disappointed."

Me too girl. Me too.

"Ha! Hear that Ally?"

NOPE. SHE MEANS BOTH OF YOU. DROP IT, JAKE.

"Shut up Jake!"

YEP. THERE IT IS.

You lost Ashley, Jake. This is your downfall.

"I thought we could be a civilized folk and hash things out like adults! But I guess we're just not ready for that! I GIVE UP!"

👏🔥

COOK THEM.

COOK THEM BOTH!!!

Also PROPS TO ASHLEY'S VA FOR THAT. GODDAMN. SHE KILLED IT.

I have to admit though, even though I fully understand Jake started this and he is FAR from being an 'innocent bean' and he has more to apologize for than Allyson, who really doesn't have much...

I'm kinda on his side here. Because you know what? Even if that apology was dogshit, AT LEAST HE TRIED TO FIX THINGS. HE TOOK THE STEP TO TRY. HE DID NOT WANT THIS BEEF TO KEEP GOING.

Allyson has nothing to apologize for, that's not what was asked here, but that does NOT give her the moral high ground to be just as bad and snap back at his face. Especially since SHE'S the one that suffers the most from this in this situation.

Like, come on, you cannot guarantee Ashley will flip since she's been close to Jake far longer than you, and you yourself saw that early on. You HAVE to work with Jake. There's no other choice unless you want to be voted out!

You have to work with shitty people sometimes!

I'm not saying Allyson can't hate Jake. She CAN. I have no problems with her hating Jake. If he hurt her, then he hurt her. It's pretty understandable to hate Jake. SHE OWES HIM NOTHING. SHE HAS EVERY SINGLE RIGHT TO DISLIKE JAKE IF THAT IS HER CHOICE.

The problem isn't that. The problem is HOW she's going about her hatred. Which is "Keep up the beef and fight with him and rile him up". Which solves absolutely nothing for either of them.

OVER AN IPAD MIND YOU!! STILL NOT OVER THAT!!!

I WOULD UNDERSTAND CONSISTENT HARRASSMENT AND BEING FRAMED FOR SOMETHING NASTY LIKE AIDEN, BUT AN IPAD. STUPID.

I hope both of them sleep in mud like Ashley suggested.

"Tess! Oh no..."

Okay now I feel bad for her. I admit.

That's pretty sad.

"It was my doing. I'm sorry."

Huh. Gabby straight up admits it and apologizes.

See? She's not a bad bean. She's just working with bad beans.

Riya just comes over and tells Gabby, "Hey uh, you're not supposed to apologize. You're evil. Take pride!"

"I don't have my lesbian flag on me right now."

"Not THAT kind of pride-"

"I did it for Ellie!!!"

"How's everyone feeling about their teams?"

Uh, let's see...

Yellow Team Dominating The Competition:

Cyan Team Feeling A Sense Of Dread Everywhere They Turn:

Magenta Team At The Waffle House:

Yeah. I think this is accurate to the state of this season.

"You guys have been together for nineteen days!"

JESUS CHRIST. HOW IS NO ONE DEAD?!

"Surely, the bonds have formed between all you lot!"

Two of the three teams are trying to kill each other. But sure.

"Ahahahahahahha oh my god good one!"

I hate that you laughed at my own point.

Do I look like I'm trying to be funny? /j

"Congratulations to our Top Ten All Stars!"

We got an evil queen.

Bad dad rivaling Peter Griffin.

The ghost cop.

Skunk haired punching bag.

Devoted Lesbian cosplaying as evil.

Pig.

Pig's girlfriend.

Drama King.

Drama sticker on her gaming chair.

And Ashley.

What a Top 10 Indeed.

"You'll start over at a new campground!"

Oh shit XD

"DAMMIT. WE HAVE TO LIVE TOGETHER?! I ALREADY LOST SOME FAB SLEEPING WITH YUL!"

"Are you fucking kidding me?!"

😂

NO RIYA ACTUALLY SWEARING THREW ME OFF GUARD! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

"For my next showing, cause my lost my beauty shower and I'm PISSED, I am going to test your producer's ability to use the profanity sensor!"

NO RIYA THIS IS ON YOUTUBE!

"Oh quit your whining people. Geez, you'd think a few weeks out here would grow some character."

Disventure Camp Haters Be Like ^

"I'll call you guys back for your immunity challenge tomorrow."

Everyone tomorrow:

I don't think they're gonna make it.

"The real worry is that I have to sleep next to nine other people!"

Sleep with one eye open too.

I guarantee at least half of them are gonna murder you.

"Just when our camp was starting to get comfortable..."

YOU DRAMA QUEEN, OH MY GOD.

"We need a fire before it gets dark."

That's the first thing you suggest?

"We need fire."

"So I can burn Jake's hair off?"

"No."

"Gabby, you wanna make yourself useful and come with us to get firewood?"

"Sure!"

Aw! Gabby making some friends!

Oh...

Oh this is gonna be hard for Jake.

He's staying for one day. But still.

"Despite everything, I can see you were trying, Jake."

Oh I thought she'd still be pissed.

Also the subtitle actually says "You ARE trying".

But I heard "You WERE trying."

So I don't know what to believe.

"Keep those emotions down."

"And your mouth shut."

Jake BREATHES at the campfire with everyone, and then either Aiden or Allyson smash their burned marshmallow in his face.

"Hey, look on the bright side. Sharing camps now means Tom can't avoid you."

Depending on what Tom does, that's a very questionable bright side.

I hope Tom at least takes accountability though. He wanted to last episode. I'd be upset if that didn't get followed up on.

"One can only hope. Thanks Ashley."

Awww

Curious why Ashley is still helping him out?

She was yelling at him like, two scenes ago.

"So you're with us one hundred percent?"

Oh the recruiting XD

"Sign the contract, please. So we can own your soul."

"I even thought of my villain name! Want to hear it?"

"The Forest Marauder!"

Oh my god I love her XD

Forest Marauder. Okay... I mean it suits her.

"I'm going to start sketching my mask and cape later."

OH SHE'S SO CUTE I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!❤️

YOUR HONOR, I LOVE GABBY. I WANT NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR HER!!! ❤️

"So we're working with Tumblr Girl now?"

*PUNCHES DESK*

YOU FUCKING TAKE THAT BACK YOU SON OF A BITCH!😡

I DON'T CARE IF THAT WAS DIRECTED AT GABBY OR ME! YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW!!😡

Yes, hitman? I have a target for you. I want this fire crop top man DEAD.🔫

There's no gun emoji. Only a water gun.

Sure, kill him with a water gun. I don't care how you do it. MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

Anyway my punching ricochet my phone to the other side of the room-

It's fine. THE PHONE IS FINE.

NO PHONES WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS REACTION.

"Well Tom and Aiden kicked Ellie out. They should be our first targets."

It's not that bad of logic, actually. Tom IS the physically best one the other side's got.

"I don't trust Ashley or Jake either, so they can die next."

XD

She's actually planning murder.

What about Allyson? No Allyson? Why does she get off the hook?

"I beg your pardon, did you just say 'die'?"

IT'S EXAGGEATING GRETT. WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY GONNA KILL THEM.

I feel like I do not need to explain this to anyone. But you get some people who don't get that.

Gabby just like me fr.

Yeah, sorry if my formatting makes it hard to understand sometimes, that's just how typing reactions instead of making a video works so you can't hear my voice, but most of these overkill things I say are JOKES. Okay? I don't actually encourage murder. I don't think any of these characters should do it. I am simply invested in media and I exaggerate some things. I don't actually mean the literal thing I am saying in these.

Just because I stan some really problematic characters does not mean I want to endorse their poor behavior on anyone else.

Cool? Cool.

Okay moving on.

I use Tumblr instead of YouTube so A) I can swear. B) My voice is so high pitched and grating to the ears whenever I record it. So nobody would ever want to hear that.

I AM actually doing my voice impressions as I type them though. Those aren't just in my head. I have fun doing them.

"We need a plan or this will be a tie."

I don't think you need one.

Just leave Jake to his own devices.

"I've heard Aiden and Tom talk about problems they've had with Jake."

Too obvious.

The villains winning is going to be entirely Jake's fault.

"Well I think it's time to shake the beehive ahahahahahaha!"

Dude. Gabby just got in and she's better than you.

"Feels so early for the merge."

Not really.

We got what, twenty one episodes? This is episode 10?

*Doing math* We get rid of someone this episode, then the next episode it's eight, seven, six...

No you get to Episode Seventeen by the time you get to the Final Three.

So four episodes are just non-elimination I guess. Idk why.

Maybe it's a plot twist here that no one goes in this episode because it's merge.

"I'm worried about catching enough food for ten people."

Damn these bitches are HUNGRY.

I feel like I already made this joke.

*I did*

Don't worry about Jake. He's not eating anything.

He rejected what, three meals now? Yeah don't worry about him.

You guys have no idea how crazy this is driving me. I NEED TO SEE THE GUY EAT SOMETHING. FOR THE LOVE GOD I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIS HEALTH.

"At least there's one win, Jake hasn't started shit for an entire hour, that must be a world record."

XD

OH WE'RE ALREADY GOING STRAIGHT FOR IT.

'EVERYBODY DISS JAKE' NIGHT.

"Should I tell him?"

"About your fake boyfriend?"

YES.

TOM YOU WANTED TO DO THIS LAST EPISODE. JUST DO IT.

Jake is gonna be LIVID. But god, just do it.

"In hindsight I-I feel awful. I wish I just told him the truth and making this story up probably just made him feel worse."

Yeah. Yeah that wasn't your best move.

Props to Tom though for recognizing his mistakes and willing to take accountabity for them.

"You know I'm not the biggest fan of Jake, but even he doesn't deserve that."

Wow.

Aiden got much worse of an end of the stick from Jake than Allyson ever did. Getting shoved on the beach. Being sabotaged on the ship. Being falsely accused of cheating.

And the fact that Aiden, despite that, is somehow more open to understanding Jake's situation and helping him, even though he doesn't like him, IS GIVING ME SO MUCH RESPECT FOR AIDEN.

HOW DO YOU HAVE MORE MATURITY THAN ALLYSON DOES EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE CHARACTERIZED TO BE HOT HEADED? HOW?!?!

"I do not like this guy. At all. And I don't owe him anything and I don't forgive him for anything. But I acknowledge the why. He's hurting. And hurting him more will just make things worse. So I'm just gonna hold my own fort."

Allyson, seriously, this is not rocket science.

"Last season I learned that problems are best talked openly instead of festering."

Awww.

That's actually really sweet of a carry over from his arc in Season 2.

He has to help this other gay couple figure out their shit. More traumatic shit than he and James ever went though. (My opinion)

"Let's just hope this doesn't end badly."

This is gonna end badly.

Oh this looks awkward.

Everyone just sitting here in dead silence.

Also I SEE YOU YUL. GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER!!

Op. Jake's out.

One look at Tom and he was like "NOPE".

Oh he's following him.

Oh boy, here we go...

"Jake?"

"Oh. Hey."

I already know this is gonna go bad.

But it needs to happen.

"Mind if we talk?"

"What's there to talk about? You're seeing someone."

Oh no...

"You gave me closure."

Oh no... 😢

"But what I did wasn't fair to you."

Oh god...

I mean, thank you Tom. Thank you for seeing the error of your ways and taking accountability.

You screwed up. But hey, that's all I can ask for.

"It's... it's okay Tom."

AW NO HE'S TEARING UP! NOOOOOOOO!

"You don't have to keep forcing yourself to be friends with me."

OH HE'S GONNA CRY!! NOOOO!!

I feel so unbelievably bad for both of them.

I feel like their relationship is so complicated. I wouldn't say a toxic relationship overall, but the Tom thing was a toxic thing to do. Like you're gonna tell me they're worse than Yul and Grett? Come on now.

They love each other. So much. They're the best things to ever happen to each other.

But they can't make a relationship work because they hate themselves. To an unfathomed degree. And it causes them to make mistakes where they feel they don't deserve the other.

You wanna love someone, you gotta love yourself. And these guys just don't. You can't blame either, but it's not an easy thing to overcome in a snap. Especially in this environment exploiting you.

So Tom taking the step forward to fully take accountability is a huge dub for them, regardless of how poorly Jake reacts to it. It's the best thing he can do now.

And Jake crying because he thinks everybody hates him and/or pretending to like him because of how much he hates himself and his own wrongdoings is... 😭💔

I hate how realistic this is for people like them. I want to give both of them a hug.

"I took some time to re-evaluate myself, and..."

And he realized he was the piece of shit all along.

He wasn't. It's not one sided.

"I've come to terms that you're in a relationship, and I don't want us to get any closer."

In another world where Tom didn't want to fix things, I would cheer for Jake character development. Cause I wanted this from the start before I understood it.

But now? This is just beyond sad.

"No, Jake, please, it's all my fault."

"I-I lied. I don't have a boyfriend. I'm not dating anyone."

There it is.

"So... you and Aiden are a thing?"

Cold. Freezing cold.

"Wait, then... why did you lie?"

"I just wanted to keep you away. I was scared."

"Scared of what?"

"That both of us would just end up getting hurt again!"

And there it is again.

Tom's scared of being hurt again. Like how he got his scars. He's scared of failure.

"Maybe we aren't meant to be."

"Maybe we aren't meant to be."

💔

AWWWW NOOOOOOOOOO

NO YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO MY HEART!!!

YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THAT!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

AM I GONNA CRY THIS EPISODE?!?!

"Do you know how much it hurt when you lied to me?"

Oh his voice is shaking.

"I-I know, I- I wanted to own up to it."

"Tom, I... I'm tired."

Oh...

I'm surprised he's not angry.

He's just tired.

Tired of everything.

"Is that all you had to say?"

He has much more to say, I think.

"Yeah."

"Then go. Please leave me alone."

💔

OH HE LOOKED BACK!

NO YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!

HE LOOKED BACK!!!

I can't blame Jake though. I'm surprised he's not angry. But he's just exhausted of the back and forth.

And I can't blame him. I've been there. Life gets lonely and you feel you deserve it.

💔The fact that these two didn't avoid each other because they hated each other. They did it because they loved each other but hated themselves so badly they felt like they weren't worthy.💔

"Why are we starting so early? I need my beauty sleep!"

"Okay, Yul forfeits and is out of the game!"

YES!!!

FUCKING YES!!!!!!!

YEEESSSS!!!! HE'S GONE!!!

OH MY GOD, THANK YOU! THANK YOU TOTAL DRAMA GODS!!!

"Relax, I was joking!"

NOOOOOOO!!! COME ON!

NO COME ON, WHY CAN'T YOU ACTUALLY BE LEGIT?!?!

Goddammit, stop playing with my head.

I WANT YUL GONE!! 😭

HE INSULTED ME!!

"A classic game of paintball."

Oh you better believe shots will be fired.

One of my YouTube playlists has Shots from LMFAO in another tab, actually. So uh... I might just use that.

"It'll be sudden death, which means everyone for themselves, and last person left who hasn't taken a bullet-"

🎵EVERYBODY IT'S ON!!!🎵

"We better have face protection."

I hope you don't so you get shot in the eye.

😂😂😂

👏👏👏

I HAVE TO HAVE A SUPERPOWER!!!!!

THERE AIN'T NO WAY!!!!

I JUST PREDICTED THAT JUST BEFORE IT HAPPENS!!!!

I CAN TORTURE YUL!!!!

Okay, counter of how many times this has happened so far.

Episode 6 was the first when the spotlight fell on him.

Episode 7, when they used Yul as a human shield for the yarn balls. I got that one.

Episode 8 I got the space trap.

Episode 9 I'm counting that cause I said "Punch him" and he got hit with the ball.

So yeah, five.

IN A ROW, TOO.

Predicting Yul's Torture Counter: 5

I don't like that you gave these guys guns.

You know half the people here are gonna slay with them.

"This challenge starts... now!"

Very surprised no one started firing right then and there.

"Let's go guys!"

"Gang gang!"

"Sounds good!"

Oh, so NOW all of a sudden they're good and cooperative again.

Something about respect, Allyson?

If Jake didn't respect you, he'd shoot you right then and there.

"I'm here to talk to you about your performance."

Oh yeah. You caught her.

"We checked the cameras, and have footage of you helping one of the participants among other rules you've broken."

So this really was illegal. Did Krystal not know about this when she hired her?

"Your contract clearly stated you cannot benefit the participants."

"And YUL of all people?! That's the nail in the coffin right there!"

"Yul didn't even want my help! That's not breaking the rules if he refused my help."

That's not how that works.

"I just told him his manager missed him."

That is very clearly a lie. They are partying over Yul's absense.

"You're fired."

Yep.

How CALMLY she said it too.

Totally deserved.

"I'm not trustworthy, but that crazy old man with his puppet is?"

Oh I forgot they were there.

Yeah. Fair. That puppet DID try to murder everyone.

"If we want to escalate the feud between Aiden and Jake, we can't let either of them win immunity."

Okay. That's a plan.

Yeah it really does not matter if a Jello wins immunity here or not. You can still vote off a member cause it's only one that you can't.

"You climb this tree and get ready to ambush."

The tree?

Dude, what if somebody shoots him while in the tree?

It would be a shame if he got shot off a tree is all I'm saying. That would hurt.

"I'll lead them here and when they're focused on me, you fire them all into oblivion!"

Won't they see right through that though if you're not firing yourself?

Why not a bush? Wouldn't that be safer and achieve the same thing?

"Guys, we need to put your beef aside. That villain's alliance is the enemy."

Ashley, they're not gonna listen to facts.

They WANT to lose. Apparently.

"Fine. If Jake agrees to stop being confrontational."

THANK YOU. WAS THAT HARD?!?!

Also 'confrontational'. He's been not wanting to hang out with you. That's the OPPOSITE of being confrontational.

If you said something like 'petty' or 'quick to anger' then that makes more sense.

"Are we going to have to work with Aiden and Tom?"

Yes.

"I don't think I'm ready to work with them."

I get it, but also, LISTEN TO REASON JAKE. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

I know you won't. But I'm still gonna yell at you for it.

This is the episode where Jake goes. The build up is all here.

He fucks up. Everyone hates him. Everyone votes him.

"Get your priorities in check!"

Ashley being the one reasonable person here!

OP-

🎵EVERYBODY IT'S ON!!!🎵

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🎵EVERYBODY!!!🎵

RIP TO ALLYSON.

OKAY HOW DID RIYA AND ALEC MISS THE THER TWO THOUGH?!?!

DAMN YOU TWO ARE BAD AIMS!

"Remember when we lost the paintball challenge in Season 1, Grett?"

Yeah I remember that.

She couldn't stand you.

"Yeah I remember! I also remember we lost because you wouldn't stop talking."

XD

I mean I didn't expect Grett to be friendly anyway.

Finally! She's feeling like herself again.

"Sorry, haha, I'll shut up."

"Thank god."

XD

She's so disappointed it was Gabby that joined them.

"Goddammit I have to work with this girl AGAIN?! What is my luck?! I end up with a shit boyfriend! And now THIS!"

"How about we hide behind a bush and wait for someone to come over?"

Hey that's what I said!

"We can't hide in a bush! Not with Grett's bovine behind."

Shoot him.

"Did you want me to lie?"

You're beautiful, Yul. You're amazing and kind and precious and I want to give you the world.

"There's a difference between being honest and just being cruel."

Thank you.

"And was it cruel when I saved your ass from a life of embarrassment?"

You did no such thing.

"What's wrong with you?! How could you say that to your girlfriend?!"

YES GABBY! JUMP IN HERE!!

TELL HIM OFF!!

FACE THE WRATH OF GABBY!!!

"This is as good as it's gonna get for her!"

"You're disgusting!"

TELL HIM!!!!

"I would never say this to Ellie!"

"Well duh! Ellie doesn't look like Miss Piggy!"

SAYS MR PIG!

WE'RE SHOOTING YOUR ASS IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL!

"Say that again and I'll leave the alliance!"

OOF.

THE THREAT.

YEAH SHE HAS CONTROL NOW BITCH!

WHAT DO YOU GOTTA SAY ABOUT THAT?!

"Why is everybody so sensitive?"

It's a mystery /s

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THANK YOU! WHOEVER DID THAT!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Eh...? I won't count this. I said it too early. And I was talking to Grett and Gabby, who weren't the ones that shot him. So yeah this doesn't count for the counter.

"Why is it always the face?!"

😂👏

HEADSHOT! LET'S GO!!

Oh it was Tom. Cool.

GABBY LOOKS SO FERAL!! 😂

I LOVE HER

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Oh wow the tree strategy actually worked. You took out all three.

Aiden, you're pretty good.

I mean I shouldn't be surprised, he choked a puppet to death by shooting a lemon.

"I got in trouble and now Krystal fired me."

"What? No!"

Why do you care? You're not friends.

Who actually cares for this red head? I don't.

"You're the only person who ever pretended to pay attention to me!"

Really? Derek doesn't count?

Oh whatever. I don't give a fuck about either of you.

"I didn't pretend. Trevor, you're a good guy."

I don't give a fuck.

"You're going to finally talk to Derek and tell him how you feel."

I don't give a fuck.

Thank you. Cut back to the action.

I really do not care about these interns and their sub plot. Every time they're on screen I'm just waiting for it to cut back to the campers.

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FRIENDLY FIRE.

GODDAMMIT TOM. WHY?!

YOU'RE A COP, TOO. YOU FAILURE.

"I thought you were Riya."

"DO NOT ASSOCIATE ME WITH THAT COWGIRL! WE ARE NOTHING ALIKE! AND WE LOOK NOTHING ALIKE!"

"We're so screwed."

Yes. Yes you are.

Jake's gonna go, and you guys are gonna have to find an idol OR convince Gabby to flip.

"We need you, me, Aiden, Jake, and Ally voting together to even tie them in a vote."

And that's IF you even win that. You can be perfectly cooperative, and STILL lose.

"And I doubt either of them are changing their minds about Jake."

It's not about liking him. It's not about him liking them. It's about saving your own damn skin.

"Huh, well isn't Jake Mr Popular?"

Aww, the way he said that with a smile. 😊

"Awwww, I'm so happy Jake is making enemies and becoming a popular guy among the group! Truly nice to see my ex is doing horribly!" 😊

"Jake is a good guy!"

REALLY. You saying that despite everything.

"Tom, you haven't treated him fairly, but we can discuss that later."

Yeah he knows.

Yeah you can tell from his face.

HE KNOWS.

HE WANTS TO FIX IT.

"I'll try to get Ally and Jake to agree to a truce."

Which will not happen because they both suck and don't know what truce means.

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NO NOT THE QUEEN!! GODDAMMIT!!!

"You DARE shoot a queen in the face?! OH YOU'RE IN FOR IT!!"

NO AIDEN DON'T SHOOT-!

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WHY. THE FUCK. WOULD YOU SHOOT HIM?!

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE EVERYTHING WORSE?!?!

"Oops. Sorry."

YOU ARE IN A GODDAMN TREE!! YOU HAVE CLEAR VISION!!

"I'm not the enemy Aiden. Are you blind?!"

Apparently he is blind.

*rewinds*

YEAH HE SAW. HE AIMED AND FIRED.

There ain't no way he didn't see him. HE'S IN A TREE!!!

"I thought you were one of the bad guys. Relax."

Jake's a bad guy. Ashley lied. Fair enough.

I don't buy that this was an accident. But fine.

"Don't take it so personally."

"I only shot you in the heart. Right where you feel personal things."

And now Jake's heart is LITERALLY painted black with personal vendetta.

"Oho then don't take this personally either!"

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What did I say?

WHAT DID I SAY?!

Dude, what if somebody shoots him while in the tree?

It would be a shame if he got shot off a tree is all I'm saying. That would hurt.

I FREAKING CALLED THIS!

I TOLD YOU THIS WAS A BAD IDEA!

Also can you shoot even if you've already been shot?

I mean they never said no, but... I feel like this shouldn't count. We didn't see anyone else take advantage of this if this is allowed.

I'm talking game rules of course. JAKE. YOU ASSHOLE! WHY?!?!

"Man that felt good!"

GODDAMMIT JAKE!

WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?!?!

"Seriously Jake, you've got major issues!"

No shit Sherlock.

"You know, Tom wants me to patch things up with you, but it's clear you're a lost cause!"

OOF.

Totally deserved, too.

And this is where Jake goes. He is a lost cause.

He can never EVER redeem himself. He's awful. End of story. Any sympathy the show has given him before does not matter.

This is how his story ends. He's just an asshole. And everyone who hates him are right to do so.

They are, actually. I'm not using sarcasm there.

"Oh you think you're so great, huh? That things just come easy to you? You're just Tom's useless sidekick."

Is-is Jake jealous that Aiden has a good life and he doesn't?

Where the hell did that come from?

"Dammit you two! Pull it together!"

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Op and you lose.

I want to strangle everybody here that isn't Gabby Riya and Grett. And Ashley I guess, she didn't do anything wrong.

You all deserve to lose.

"And that's the game!"

Alec's like "Wow! So much for TRYING to break them up! They did that on their own! We don't have to do anything!"

The fact that the villains plotted to fuel the fire between Jake and Aiden, and then they didn't need to do anything because they did that by being left to their own devices XD

WOW.

This alliance is so powerful they don't need to try.

"I've given Jake so many chances to cool his jets. This guy is impossible to like!"

I don't exist...

Ah, so this is why everybody hates Jake.

I too want to strangle him. (Affectionate)

"I'm surprised he has any friends at all!"

He doesn't. He has a grandma. That's it.

He's gonna lose Ashley in a minute.

"Aiden is such a douchebag!"

YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!

"We need to band together to get Aiden on that bus of losers."

YOU. STUPID. FUCK.

YOU'RE LEAVING TONIGHT. IT'S ALREADY BEEN DECIDED.

"We can't let them take the majority in this game! We're all at their mercy!"

YES. LISTEN TO REASON.

"I don't care! I have no interest in working with Aiden. He can burn in hell!"

I have Markeplier's voice in my head right now.

"You shut the fuck up." "YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!" "YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!" "I HOPE YOU DIE IN A FIRE!" "SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

"Jake, please, for once use your head and think about this."

OH NOW YOU CARE!

Whatever.

"I've made up my mind. I'm going to talk to Alec and get the villains to vote with us for Aiden."

Hey Ashley, something about how Jake is a good guy?

You might be wrong about that.

"Okay Jake, what will we do once Aiden's gone?"

"What else? STEAL THE IDOL!! I'M A MAD GENIUS!!"

"Win immunities, find totems, I don't know."

Yeah you have no plan.

"Eh I'll just wing it! That'll totally work in my favor!"

I'm going to be so here for it when Jake faces the consequences of his actions at this elimination.

"Why is it so difficult for Jake to use his head, not his heart?"

His heart sucks.

That's what you're implying.

It's perfectly in character for him. So I'm not mad about that. It makes sense for him to do this.

BUT ALSO I WANT TO STRANGLE HIM.

"No offense Tom, but your conversations with him haven't been working out."

You were the one that pushed him to talk to Jake. Just saying.

You do be right though.

Pain doesn't just go away, ya know? It's gonna make you lash out. That's normal. I KNOW.

"We have to take out Jake. It's him or us."

And it's gonna be him.

The only way an alliance will ever work is if Jake is not in it.

We hate Jake. That's the moral of the story.

"I didn't even have to try this time!"

XD

AYO I SAID THAT TOO!

"Our alliance can really choose anyone we want. Whoever goes tonight will set the tone for the rest of the eliminations moving forward."

That's true.

It's gonna be Jake.

MAYBE you could keep him because he's a drama source?

But I really don't think that will happen.

So what it's two votes on Riya, one vote on Aiden, and then AT LEAST six votes for Jake?

That's what it sounds like.

ALL my money is on Jake being the boot here.

THERE IS NO WAY IT'S ANYONE ELSE.

"You all are the very best of our show."

WHY IS THE CAMERA ON YUL?

YOU LIAR.

OH TOM NO!!

"You left me no choice. Sorry Jake."

AWW

I get it though. After what happened.

OH ASHLEY'S VOTING AIDEN TOO?!?!

WHAT?!

"I would prefer to vote Riya, but I have to support Jake."

REALLY?

Damn I thought she would turn on him after this. SHE REALLY STUCK BY HIM. SHE REALLY KEPT HER WORD.

Of course Allyson voted Jake.

"It wasn't necessary to mention Hunter when we were arguing."

WHAT IS IT WITH YOU? ONE SCENE YOU WANT TO TOLERATE HIM, THE NEXT YOU DON'T. WHICH IS IT?!?!

Gabby's just vibing.

Oh god here we go...

Jake is so gone.

'JAKE'

It's over. He's so gone.

Oh don't look shocked.

'JAKE'

Do not look shocked. You caused your own elimination.

'AIDEN'

'AIDEN'

That's the only Aiden votes.

'JAKE'

The rest of these are just Jake. You don't even need to read all of these.

"Next vote..."

Ugh... come on. Just get it over with.

Jake is so gone. There's no way it's anyone else.

My heart's sinking. Jake's gone.

'ASHLEY'

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WAIT WHAT?!?!?!

WHAT-?!

WHA-?!

'ASHLEY'

OH THE VILLAINS!!!

OH MY GOD CAUSE SHE'S THE MORAL ONE!!!

'ASHLEY'

OH NOOOOOO!!!

*head is down in grief*

NOOOOO!!!

"Oh my god..."

"Look what you did Jake!"

REALLY?!?!?

"T-this-t-t-this can't be happening!"

OH MY GOD JAKE. NO!!

'ASHLEY'

REALLY?!

JAKE FUCKS UP AND ASHLEY IS THE ONE WHO PAYS FOR IT?!?!

*head is down in grief again*

Oh my god...

MY HEART IS LIKE, RACING RIGHT NOW.

I genuinely did not see this coming. I thought she was for sure safe.

Oh my god... 😢

Well... I DID predict that Jake would lose his only friend here. AND IT WOULD BE HIS FAULT.

HE DID. BUT IT WAS NOT IN THE WAY I THOUGHT.

AND IT WAS HIS FAULT.

THIS IS ENTIRELY BECAUSE OF HIM!!

"A-a-Ashley! Oh no! I-I-I'm so sorry!"

OH NO AND HE'S GONNA BLAME HIMSELF!! 😭

"It's alright Jake. Don't feel guilty again. I'm alright."

It's not alright. But you know. You give him way too much slack.

"If you didn't vote for me, that means Tom and Ally did."

Yeah cause they hate you.

"I-I'm sorry Jake."

I know you are. You were put in a corner.

"I-I can't believe this! I- y-you should still be here! IT'S ALL MY FAULT! I-I SHOULD JUST QUIT, I-"

😭

OH MY GOD JAKE NOOOOOOO

HONEY NOOOOOOO

*eyes are watery*

I'M GONNA CRY.

I'M ACTUALLY GONNA CRY.

"You made your decision. Now stand by it. You have to learn to look forward without dwelling on the past Jake. If anything, I hope I've been able to teach you that."

Ooooohhh....

Oh my god this episode is gonna kill me.

Remember when I was pissed at Jake and wanted to strangle him just a few minutes ago?

I'm right back to having him as my favorite character. In a snap.

"Man that three million dollars would have been nice though. Guess I'll save my farm in another season."

OH YEAH SHE WAS GONNA SAVE HER FARM!

Jake, ACTUALLY, you have to win this now. You can win the money FOR HER! You can just give the money to her.

You can ACTUALLY become the hero of this story!

OH MY GOD I REALIZE WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH JAKE NOW!

She didn't give any hug to Allyson. Damn.

Awwwww Ashley nooooo. Bye!

"Why do I keep doing this? Now Ashley's gone, and it's all my fault. The one person who was willing to be my friend out here..."

Everyone hates you now. The only person that didn't is gone.

Good FUCKING luck.

"Hmm... we're in trouble."

That's all Aiden's gotta say XD

"Yeah maybe voting for someone who isn't 'evil' just 'a douchebag' wasn't a good idea for our game after all."

HMMMMM, IT'S ALMOST LIKE I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS THE WHOLE GODDAMN TIME!!

"Yeah, it might have been fun to get rid of Aiden once and for all, but it's more fun to watch him continue squabbling with Jake."

Yeah cause he's drama to prevent them from working together.

QUEEN IS SMART. 👑

THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE SMARTER PLAY.

"Ashley was the glue that was holding the 'heroes' together."

True.

But I would NOT call them heroes.

With heroes like these guys, who needs villains?

Oh god what an episode...

That was an emotional roller coaster.

That might actually be one of my favorite Disventure Camp eliminations EVER.

Definately Top Three.

I REALLY like how that was executed.

Fuck Jake though. He caused this. Everyone hates him, and it is well deserved.

What. A. Dickhole.

...

Affectionate

Okay but actually, I love this.

I love this for his character.

Yes he's an asshole, but it makes sense as to why, it's very well explained why he's acting the way he is. We are shown multiple instances of sympathy you feel for him, because he is not entirely horrible.

He's not evil. But he's got major issues. It's such a strong line in between the two. I kinda feel like both instances of adoring him and glossing over his faults, and screaming hate on him and ignoring the POV, are a disservice to what this actually is.

AND HE ACTUALLY GETS CONSEQUENCES FOR HIS ACTIONS!

This was the best way he could've possibly gotten it too.

The dude is NOT motivated by money. His desire is LOVE. Companionship. Something he only ever received from his now dead grandma as a child. Everyone who claims to like him turns on him and uses him, and now he is in no interest of giving anyone a chance.

So eliminating him here would NOT be a consequence, actually. Because then he learns nothing. He would have gotten away with it.

So instead, you do something that stings more than that. You take away his only friend who gave him a chance despite everything. And now he is completely alone with everyone around him loathing him.

Despite everything, Ashley still saw his worth.

And because of said worth, she's gone.

I went into this season knowing Jake was going to be an asshole. It made sense after Season 1. So I'm not surprised. What I'm surprised with is how sympathetic they still made him.

But I also said, EVERY TIME, "Jake is going to be a Pre-Merge Boot/Early Merge Boot."

WELL THIS JUST PROVED THAT ENTIRELY WRONG.

He is not going anywhere.

This dude just became the main driving force of this entire season's story. Regardless if he wins or not. He has to redeem himself. That's the only way anyone else here stands a chance.

There's nowhere else for his character to go but up.

So then he has to be the 'hero' of this story. That's the only thing that makes sense with this setup.

He might actually win. I said there was no way. But NOW?! HE MIGHT ACTUALLY PULL OFF WINNING.

AND HE CAN DO IT FOR ASHLEY.

He just gives the money to Ashley.

Jake, worst player of the game. But story-wise? HE IS THE MVP FOR ME.

My favorite characters are the ones that are messy and flawed and acknowledged as such by the story, but still understandable and human. And Jake fits this near perfectly.

WE STAN JAKE IN THIS HOUSEOLD!👑

NOW WHO WANTS TO JOIN AIDEN AND ALLYSON IN THE JAKE HATE CLUB THEY GOT GOING ON? THAT SOUNDS FUN!

Yeah this episode was a roller coaster for me. This and the last episode? Yeah, things are starting to get interesting.

[josukegappyhigashikata]

The narrative purpose of a comeback: Finishing a character arc

So, after the release of the eleventh episode of All Stars I've seen a lot of people complaining about Connor coming back but he was easily one of the most sensible choices narratively speaking and I wanna discuss why and how he is one of the most sensible options to have been brought back to furthering the narrative of the characters in the show.

First of, I wanna say that I knew my season two favorites were not coming back. I knew James, Lake or Tess were not coming back as they had zero to none personal growth left for them. Disventure Camp is a show heavily focused on character arcs and those three characters had already finished their character arcs in their season. There was no need for them to come back.

On the other hand my two season one favorites, Ellie and Fiore, did have some chances but those chances were squashed on the episode. Why? Because they served their narrative purpose as characters. Fiore's unfulfillment was with Alec and the eleventh episode dedicated a lot of time to them bonding and mending their relationship showcasing an evolution for both characters. Ellie is on a weird spot since not only I wished she had more time with Gabby but also some more dialogue of how she is outside of the show but then I am not angry since this isn't about her, Ellie has been relegated second for Gabby's arc and so Gabby being alone is a requirement therefore Ellie can't be there.

Now Connor? That's a character that had stuff to do yet. I was a little bit foolish about Riya's character arc on a previous post but upon retrospectively I've realized that it would be quite a sour end to leave Riya as a one note villain just for a persona that gives her fame on a show with multiple characters showcasing how you need to deny online and public personas for your betterment (James, Ally and Grett) so Riya keeping in that area would not be proper.

Not only Riya but also Alec. If Jake is the character we focus the most on a personal narrative then Alec is the character we focus the most for an argumental narrative, most of the happenings in the show are a product or consequence of something related to Alec directly or indirectly almost all of the narrative is tied to Alec in some shape of form, even the Jake and Tom plus Aiden mess since he was the one that blew on the spark of Jake's insecurities... and what character would serve for Alec's narrative? Besides Fiore? Only Connor fits the bill since Connor and Alec relate to each other and formed a bond.

Besides, Connor also has a little bit of weight in another narrative... Trevor's. Now that Emily is gone Trevor would probably need a character to bounce off if his narrative with Derek is gonna be stretched out through the rest of the episodes and since him and Connor already bonded in a precious episode it would make the most sense for him to be the character to replace Emily as Trevor's support.

Connor will also serve other narrative purposes of course, especially with the Hero's Alliance since he will obviously join that side so maybe we'll see him bond over with Jake, Ally, Tom and Aiden or we might even see him bond with some villains like Gabby and Grett... that or it'll be straightforward and he'll just serve his narrative purpose for Alec, Riya and Trevor.

This is me not saying that the writing of Disventure Camp is perfect cuz it truly isn't and it showed a lot of its flaws during this episode and besides other issues that truly aren't my place to speak but I do wanna take Disventure Camp as a quick and easy jump point from talking about how we, as spectators, need to think of what creators are doing for the narrative and not think of what we would like the narrative do be or at least not until the story is finished. We need to think more pragmatic when it comes to analyzing stories, we can't just think of what we like or dislike since like or dislike are not only subjective to people but also they are reactions that the creator might want you to have.

Like, and this is very direct, why would you want your favorite character to come back for? What would Hunter be back for? What was left for James to do in his story? What would it add for Lake's character to come back? What did Fiore need for her character that wasn't given in this episode? What narrative would benefit from your favorite character coming back to the show?

[cityandking]

minah & eöldir + mid-campaign. <1k. [cian belongs to @snapdragonling] 💜 surprise kiss / impulsive kiss for @thewildmother [prompts]

Minah ran into him as she was leaving the infirmary, collarbone significantly less broken and a shiny sunburst of a scar where the javelin had speared her. The shoulder was still a little sore, but that was to be expected. The healer—some weary old stranger that it had been all to easy to imagine as Cian twenty years from now, if they made it twenty years—had advised rest, in as much as that was possible. But the horde had been pushed back, and everyone was breathing a little easier for it. The sling itched around her neck, but was hardly the most uncomfortable thing she had worn. The scar was smooth and strange under the pads of her fingers, and it took a great deal of attentiveness not to rub at it under her collar.

“Ah,” said the mountain of a man leaning against the building when she emerged. “You’re looking better.”

“I should hope so,” Minah returned, automatic, before she blinked and recognized him. “And I suppose I should be thanking you.”

The memory of the blow was a blurred thing, red and hot with pain, black and hazy with shock. But she remembered him well enough, the swing of his braids around his face as he’d leaned over her and the clench of his fist around the shard of spear stuck in her shoulder and the apology in a faded, Ferelden-adjacent accent—sorry, but this is going to hurt.

She’d said something stupid in the moment, she remembered vaguely. Better out than in. But she remembered his gentleness too, and the way he’d helped her out of the ditch she might have died in, and how he'd helped to bind the arm so she wouldn't bleed out or break it worse in the midst of the battle, so a little stupidity was a fair price to pay.

“No thanks necessary,” he said. “Anyone would have done the same.”

Anyone wouldn’t have, in her experience, but she was starting to get the sense that anyone and any Warden weren’t the same thing. She let it go.

“Don’t think I caught your name,” she said instead, her good hand outstretched. “I’m Minah.”

“Eöldir,” he replied. He had a firm handshake and his vowels ran together in a pleasing sort of way. His accent was stranger out of the heat of battle, and not one she recognized, but she’d heard stories of the mountain folk down south, and he had that look to him—rough-hewn, sturdy. Tall as a tree. A strong brow. “Pleasure.”

“Pleasure’s mine,” Minah replied, and she meant it.

“You run the card games, don’t you?” he said, which surprised her. She hadn’t realized mention of it had spread beyond the quadrant where they were staying.

“I run one of them, certainly.”

“Is it by invitation, or is anyone welcome?”

“Oh, we’re not picky.” She gave him another look. “Been trying to get a bit of a regular thing going, to be honest, but folk seem to be a bit preoccupied.”

“Can’t imagine why,” he said dryly. She grinned.

“Are you looking to join?”

“If there’s a seat at the table.”

“I’m sure we could make room.”

“I’d be in your debt.”

“Hardly,” she laughed. “Come by whenver suits. We play back behind the east kitchens most nights, after dinner. Or at least, we do 'til La Dette tells us to clear out again.”

“In war, victory?” he hazarded. “I’ll be looking forward to it.”

He turned to go, and Minah stepped after him.

“Ah, sorry. Quick question.”

“Yes?”

She looked at him and then the spot he had vacated against the wall. “Were you… waiting for someone?”

“Might have been,” he said with an ease she nearly envied. “I like to know the people I save stay alive.”

“Aren’t you thoughtful,” she said, and on impulse she pressed up on her toes to kiss his cheek. She couldn’t say why she did it—too much time with Riya, perhaps, or old instinct from the Orchestra and the familiar patterns of patronage and politeness—but he only raised a brow. His mouth made a shape like it wanted to smile.

“Not something I’ve often been accused of,” he said. “After dinner?”

“I’ll save you a seat,” she promised, and he gave up his fight with the smile. He had a nice one, broad and flashing.

“I’ll look forward to it,” he said, and turned down the street. Minah watched him go, contemplative.

“Minah?” Behind her, Cian approached, light footed against the dust of the street. “Who was that?”

“New friend,” she said, and thought maybe she might one day mean it. She turned to Cian, who looked tired as always, and more than a little gaunt. “Is it your shift again? Have you eaten?”

“Ah, yes,” he said, though she was certain he’d been there just that morning. “I'll get something later.”

“I’ll bring you something,” she countered. She wouldn't put it past him to forget entirely. “And we’re doing cards again, after dinner, if you’ve the time and energy. You’re always welcome.”

“Will your new friend be there?”

“Might be,” she shrugged, and then she clapped him him on the shoulder and headed off to the commissary to scrounge up what food she could find.

[alexander1301]

New OC excitement

Here's a simple drawing of the Speedster Trio along with Murukir and Cude, they were excited to see the new OC that will be revealed tomorrow, Mayu wasn't here as she was busy doing research on earth stuff since she was a jackalope magician from outer space, I was hoping it could be part of the Speedster Family Tree since I felt like it could be Miya's Brother cause yeah.

Speedster Trio, Murukir and Cude © @murumokirby360

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[shadowredfeline]

Here's a Three in One Father's Day post.

First Drawing for me.

I did a drawing of Shadow and Paul both dressed as Mysterion and the Coon from South Park. I hope both of them will know best when it comes to being a superhero. Even when Paul has his own team of Coon and Friends, and Shadow has his own team of the Freedom Pals. But i'm sure both of them will be good superheroes together for Father's Day. Especially i know i haven't played Fractured but Whole yet since i'm currently focused on Stick of Truth. But i do enjoy playing the South Park games more in my opinion besides watching some of their old seasons and not the modern ones. And also, with Mysterion's costume, not to worry you guys, some attires are part of the costume.

Paul 😺⚔️⚒️: (Dressed as the Coon) My fellow, Superhero! It's time we'll take out these criminals as father and son!

Shadow R 😺🗡️: (Dressed as Mysterion) That's right! We'll have to focus on who we're going after. Especially with our different teams of superheroes.

Paul 😺⚔️⚒️: (Dressed as the Coon) That's right! If we form the Coon and Friends and Freedom Pals, we'll think of a way to stop the bad guys for this Father's Day!

Shadow R 😺🗡️: (Dressed as Mysterion) That's right! With our powers, we'll stop those people doing these bad things including the whole town!

Second drawing for @bryan360.

Here's a drawing of Shadow playing Donkey Kong Jungle Beat with Scottie. But they're both doing a comparison together. Like Shadow is playing with the Wii Remote and the Nun chuck while Scottie playing the Bongo Controls. Lighting and Zack came to watch their dad play and see the skills against Scottie's Bongo skills. Even Maxwell thought it looked fun. And maybe after they play Jungle Beat, maybe they can all bring Jungle together, like how Shadow and Lisa used to do.

Shadow R 😺🗡️: Well, Scottie. Since you know Jungle Beat more than i do. Since i have played the GameCube version when i was a kid and got to play the Bongos with it. And not only that, i also manage to order the Wii Version so i can play with just the Wii Remote and Nun Chuck.

Lighting 😺⚡: Not to worry, Dad. I'm sure you can beat Mr. Scottie at his own game.

Zack 😺💙🗡️: Totally! Nothing can go wrong with you both making a comparison to your control skills of Donkey Kong and his Jungle Beat Adventure.

Lighting 😺⚡: And maybe afterwards, would you, Mr. Scottie and Maxwell like to play actual Jungle with us. We'll get some Supplies, and we can all play together.

Shadow R 😺🗡️: Good idea, Lighting. I bet that would be really fun. And maybe we can have your mom play with us too as well as for the other Rabbit Family members.

Third Father's Day drawing for @murumokirby360

I drew Shadow and Lisa going to compete in the Gran Turismo race with the Speedsters, Spot, Riya and Bonn. Shadow and Lisa both got into their race suits and they're ready to compete in the Gran Turismo League with the Speedsters. And since Lisa hasn't competed in the Gran Turismo League Before, and i'm sure she might get the hang of it. Even Spot, Riya and Bonn would be glad to help her out and when it comes to her driving her Dodge Viper. Now it sounds like the five are ready to compete in the race together. I hope their Father's Day Race will be fun.

Shadow R 😺🗡️: So, Lisa? Is this your first time wanting to compete in the Gran Turismo League?

Lisa 😺❤️⚡: I think so. Since you have been racing a lot of fast race cars besides your Ford Shelby GT and Ford Mustang.

Shadow R 😺🗡️: Uh huh. And i'm sure when it comes to you racing your Dodge Viper, i'm sure we can enjoy the race with the Speedsters.

Lisa 😺❤️⚡: Agree. Nothing can go wrong with Racing with the Speedsters.

Shadow R 😺🗡️: Indeed. I bet this will be really fun.

Happy Father's Day!

People i tagged @sammirthebear2k4

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Hi, before I explain my post, I want to say something important.

• What you see my blog has become a major overhaul. And despite the changes, I decided that my 2nd account will be now my artwork blog with a secret twist.

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Okay? Capiche? Make sense? Good, now back to the post…↓

Title: Happy 11th Birthday, Sam 2025

Hello July! 🌧️😌 I finally finished the last Birthday artwork this month, before I could do anything I wanted. ☺ With Maxwell 🐰🖌️, May 🐰👊💥, and other related OCs that were celebrated, it's Sam's 🦊⚽ turn to celebrate his 11th year active! 🥳🎂🎊 And what better way to celebrate than Cude 🐰🤖 wearing his own A/W clothes gifted by the aforementioned Sam?! 😁

Cude 🐰🤖 [wearing his owned Sam A/W Clothes]: Yup! And just like the Speedster Twins (Spot & Riya), I'm always welcomed to fit and wear this comfy A/W Clothes gifted by him! 🥰🍂❄️🧤👕👖🧦👟🤗 So, on behalf of my HTF friends and Mayu 🐇✨, Happy Birthday, Sam! We love you as our friends! 🎂🎁🥳 You deserved a nice comfy warm from yours truly! 🥰🤗

Well, that's all for now! And once again, Happy 11th Birthday, Sam! 👏🥳

Previous: • Happy 28th Birthday, Carmenramcat (Jul 17th, 2025) • Happy RX-78 Day - With Cude and Haro (Jul 8th, 2025) • Happy Birthday Caleb 2025 (Jul 7th, 2025) • Happy Double Birthday, Brown & Noteson (Jun 30th, 2025) • Happy 11th Birthday, May (Jun 29th, 2025) • Happy 11th (late) Birthday, Maxwell (Jun 28th, 2025)

Sam (Fox OC) - owned by @bryan360 Cude (in his owned Sam A/W Clothes) - created by ME!

[accirax]

initial thoughts on DCAS episode 20

^ reminder for everyone that this applies to these initial thoughts as well! it was quite the surprising sight to have pop up at the beginning of the episode, though.

... what is Emily's motivation to kill Trevor here, exactly? i guess she took a page out of Riya's book when it comes to pushing gays off of cliffs.

yayyyyyyy, they're finally getting along! :D

does framing people for theft and twisting their already broken ankles count as "working"?

i guess we do know from Aiden in Season 2 that Tom and Jake were the most popular players. it makes sense (especially given the grandparent context Ally goes into), but it was still quite surprising.

i really hope that Tom and Jake talk this out at some point, whether in the finale finale or in the tomjake miniseries, because the truth of the situation is that Tom's absence from Jake's life was contributing to his misery, which was apparently much greater than anyone expected. i know that Tom never intended it to be that way, but i'm also sure that his fooling around with lying about having a boyfriend wasn't doing Jake any favors. i just want to make sure that the inadvertent hurt that Tom caused Jake doesn't get swept under the rug.

haha, it's puns in visual storytelling :)

this is understandable. Riya can and will use your backstory against you.

.......................................sigh

this might sound like an odd critique given how much people love to dunk on DC's writing (especially in All Stars), but i actually think that the ONC writers don't have enough faith in themselves. i mean that in the sense that, across the season, they set up really compelling plotlines and rivalries between both Jake/Ally and Connor/Riya that people will naturally want to see fulfilled.

for Ally and Jake, just being here and being forced to work together after everything they've been through is already enough, especially when Connor's hopes are stacked on top of it as well. we're in it with the characters for the ride. so, we don't need more bits of fake drama, like Jake being petty and shocking Ally out of nowhere last episode, or Ally reacting stupidly to Riya's obvious lie, to keep up invested. we don't need a huge last-minute spectacle to feel like Ally and Jake working together is a big deal, because they've been subtly and slowly convincing us of that through the entire season. instead, diverting from the steady characterization to inject needless drama in is just going to convince everyone that nothing matters.

i don't know if this could be a miscalculated flaw from trying to account for the fact that any viewer could hop in at any time on youtube, or appealing to the youtube/tiktok algorithm, or an internal, insecure standard to insert drama into the show at any cost, but i hope that the writers realize how good they are at using heartfelt scenes to build up character dynamics across entire seasons and stop breaking character for silly plot twists in season 4. i have a lot of faith in the writers. i hope they can find that faith in themselves.

y'know, everyone keeps saying that...

OOH THE MOTION BLUR??? POP OFF ONC ANIMATION TEAM I SEE YOU

the "Ally, you're going there!" sign was so fucking funny

that's not very "i'll never work with or trust Riya again" of you, Grett

i literally said before Riya struck her pose, "i hope that Riya does the 'aren't you gay?' pose when it's her turn" and then she did! it's her signature move for a reason ;D

this is, like, the exact same spot and pose as when Trevor initially found Derek and Kristal kissing. i wonder if that was intentional. also, the Gay Thoughts Montage(tm) was really funny.

why would you do it like that? hasn't Trevor suffered enough...? (/j)

@venus-is-thinking pointed out the hilarity of Jake being the one to say this, as he's one of the two contestants who actually has been in the mines before. i guess it just goes to show how disorienting the bags were.

get his ass!!!

i KNEW Ally was going to make a minecraft reference as soon as Kristal explained the challenge. miiiiiiiiiiiiine diiiiiiiiiiamoooooooonds...

way to keep your eyes on the prize, queen.

we love money laundering!! (i think that's close enough to what money laundering is? also i'm joking, obviously.)

again, what is Emily's motivation here? i know it's technically "get the show canceled to embarass Kristal," but she really believes in that so strongly as to put the lives of six innocents-- including an eight year old-- at risk to do so? idk, i feel like Emily's character fell off the realm of reality into supervillain status. it's sad :(

boy, i sure am glad that we witness Riya and Yul pick up 10 gems in this scene! (/s /j)

very brave, Jake. i feel like this parallels something in s1, although i can't remember what. maybe it's just Alec protecting Fiore? that doesn't seem particularly relevant, unless Jake is also auditioning to be her dad.

James: wait... does that mean Jake and Ally are going to fall madly in love with each other? #rivalstolovers.

they look like paleontological fossils in there. the fuck happened to them?

somebody, quick, give them a miniseries! this is too good of a poster opportunity to pass up!

you have to make sure you strike a slay pose, even as you're dying.

props to the trailer for making it look like Ally was the one who sent the rocks to James' face instead of Riya. that was a fun setup and subversion of expectations!

see, Riya can and will use your backstory against you! i was kind of expecting her to do this to Jake, too, given the setup from earlier in the episode. i guess they might be saving that for the finale proper, though.

(check out the reblog for my thoughts on the ending, i ran out of images)

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[josukegappyhigashikata]

Narrative behind the pre-merge eliminations: Planning stories.

I've seen people saying that characters had "plot armor" (a term heavily misused on the same vein as filler) or that some events were just made to further the "love triangle" (not sure we can call it that when there is not a triangle at all) but I think that most of the eliminations have made absolute sense when we take in consideration how Disventure Camp is written.

Disventure Camp is written first and foremost as a character driven show, the arcs of certain characters will take priority over other characters and that determines a lot behind how the eliminations play out as we saw in previous seasons. This to the point that whenever a character finished their arc they were booted in that exact same episode, Lake and Grett being the most explicit ones in my opinion in their respective seasons.

James and Lake:

These two are probably the easiest ones to explain since they share the same reasons, they were both eliminated for Aiden's arc and because both James and Lake had already finished their arcs in their season.

Miriam:

She is the same as James and Lake but for Jake, not only was she eliminated in order for Jake to not have her as a support but also because Miriam's arc had been finished on her season.

Hunter:

Hunter, alongside Tess, is in a tough spot since he got preference in his trio and which character was mostly left out of that narrative spotlight? Ally. It's easy to assume that Hunter was taken out so we could start seeing Ally on her own and also get those moments where she said how not being with him made her feel good.

Connor:

Connor was a tool for Riya's writing, he was meant to showcase the final step of her evolution as a character. As we saw in her final moment of the second season and at the start of the third one, Riya still had doubts over fully committing to her villain persona and Connor was there to further that so the instant that question was answered? He was booted.

Fiore:

Fiore's elimination was extremely puzzling to me since not only do I think her narrative usage is yet to be fulfilled but also I think she is too much of a dynamic character and yet I realized something... Alec needed Fiore out. Alec is one of the characters All-Stars has been giving the most focus to and Fiore being out was needed to further showcase the desperation Alec is in. Alec was willing to socialize with multiple characters and do a lot of the work Fiore did for him in the first season and that is seen even more now without her.

Ellie:

Ellie was booted out mostly for Gabby's development which seems to mirror how Gabby was eliminated in the first season and that furthered Ellie's narrative, she was also used on a narrative standpoint as the splitting of the Cyan team. With putting Tess on the spot of showcasing her character as a level headed person and furthering how Aiden depends on Tom as of late.

Tess:

Tess was very quickly finished and wrapped in her season and now that she isn't in the season it seems that it will be for Ally to be alone, to expand and socialize with other characters and rethink her relationship with Tess and Hunter. Also, Tess was used explicitly for Gabby's development as the breaking point of her alignment with the villains after feeling betrayed by someone Gabby considered a friend.

Now, we know that one character here is coming back and there are two different ways that could be handed. We get a character back to further another character's arc or we get a character with some unresolved narrative. If there's something I can say about Disventure Camp is that when you put in mind how character driven it is the show becomes very predictable.

In the category of characters I think still have an unresolved narrative I would put Ellie and Fiore. Ellie's narrative to me seems inclusive without her properly addressing her (very justified) willingness to play dirty but also how she thrives on the negativity that provided meanwhile Fiore seems to be unfinished in herself without a proper exploration of her home life after the first season and her relationship with Alec.

In the category of character that I think would go back to further another character's narrative I would put James and Hunter. James seems like an easy fit to propel Aiden's character arc of finding independence and his own strength. Hunter would be an interesting comeback specially to give him some resolution with Ally and to further explore her conflicts that haven't been properly showcased so far.

Jake, Alec, Gabby and Aiden are of the characters they've been focusing the most on. Why? Because they've had unfinished character arcs in their seasons so it's no surprise that they've been given preference over the characters that have been eliminated.

I would like to end by saying that I don't think Disventure Camp is a perfectly written show, it is a good one for the size of the project it is that I can't deny but also it's not the best show ever made. Have I agreed with all the choices they've made? No, a lot of times they bend the narrative a little bit too much to put in on the course they want and they do have a tendency to just have characters as stepping stones for other characters to be so explicit it becomes irritating.

Is it a good or a bad thing that the show works like this? Maybe it's either and it's just a neutral thing it is, maybe sometimes it's bad and sometimes it's good. I can't make that choice on how to see stories that focus more on the narrative they want to do for you but I do want you to think about the question itself. I also heavily recommend rewatching the previous seasons with this in mind, how this show focuses so heavily in character narrative to the point of it being easily predictable (which being predictable is not a bad thing at all) I just hope for people to be able to take some steps back and think of what the creators are trying to attempt with the overall story even in a show that's not the best thing ever made. Not everything has to be a masterpiece for us to consider what is the intentionality or the grand scheme being showcased, everything is worth to be analyzed and explored.

[msommers]

can't sleep. plagued with the thought of riya being capable of summoning a storm cloud to zap darkspawn for a full hour each day and how sickening that is for the 10 day long battle at val foret