#The Two Werewolves of Scooby Doo

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on one hand i adore wikipedia for many reasons but especially its inclusion of lists of characters of all kinds from all media BUT on the other hand im so sad that a lot of these lists are incomplete and lack a lot of characters that apply 😔

[thenightling]

Unexpected Goth music

In the 90s you had the curious dilemma of both trying to avoid the title of Goth and also being accepted in the perceived Goth community. And there was an unfortunately high number of gatekeepers. You'd get asked what your favorite Goth artist or song was and for whatever reason "That doesn't count." or "That's actually Punk." or 'That's Death Rock, not Goth." or "That's too mainstream, that's not REAL Goth." And it got very irritating. So I'm going to list some of the things I think fit under the Goth genre that many would either not consider at all or would think "don't count." Disclaimer: This list does not contain obvious bands like The Cure, Siouxsie and the banshees, or Bauhaus. Once you remove those you'd be surprised how limited the selection of "real" Goth starts to feel. ______________________ And now here are the things that have (in my own experience) been classified as not Goth despite really fitting the criteria. Aurelio Voltaire - Sometimes considered Goth folk or "Dark Cabaret" or even "Death Rock" (1988 version of The Night) Aurelio Voltaire pretty much personifies Goth music. From his Gothic Neo Victorian / pirate look to such songs as Raised by Bats, Land of the Dead, Vampire Club, and the Neil Gaiman's The Sandman inspired "Come Sweet Death." Aurelio Voltaire is so Goth that I can't help but think there are other reasons people may not want to count him such as unconscious racism. (He's Cuban and has released Spanish language tracks.) Danny Elfman - Perhaps today most well known for his movie scores, particularly the iconically Gothic Nightmare before Christmas (where he was multiple voices including Jack's singing voice), Danny Elfman used to be the front man for the band Oingo Boingo where he had such songs as Dead Man's Party, Flesh 'n blood, Weird Science, No one lives forever, and No Spill Blood. These are arguably Gothic themed but not Gothic "style." However I do feel there is some Goth leanings in his 2020 album Big Mess which was officially released as the genre Industrial Goth. The Hex Girls - This band was invented for the 1999 Scooby Doo animated movie, Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost. Representing Gothic fashion, Wiccan spiritual beliefs, and environmentalism the band was meant to be a Gothic inversion on The Spice Girls. Defined as "Eco Goth" though arguably pop their songs actually were really good including "Earth, Wind, Fire, and Air" (though admittedy it should be Earth, Water, Fire, and Air), The Witch's Ghost, and Hex Girl. Inkubus Sukkubus - Considered Pagan Rock, they are definitely Goth, including the songs Sweet Morpheus and Vampire Queen (and several other vampire themed songs!) Blackmore's night - Neo Medieval folk rock band. You know... I think once you get called "Neo Medieval" you get a free pass to call yourself Goth. That's just my opinion. Including the songs Locked Within the Crystal Ball, The Darkness, and Shadow of the Moon.

Within Temptation - Symphonic Metal / Gothic Metal. One question... have you listened to them? Just listen to Angel, Stand my Ground, The Fear, or A Demon's Fate. Eden's Bridge - Progressive Celtic Folk Rock. They have two songs dedicated to Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost. I know one song isn't enough but still... Sonata Arctica - Metal but some of their biggest hits are about magic and more commonly werewolves. Cain's offering - Again, Metal, but the subject matter is decidedly Gothic. Kamelot - Power metal but they have two albums that retell Goethe's Faust parts 1 and 2 (Epica and The black Halo). In fact pretty much everything they do is of Gothic inclination. Richard Campbell - Metal but he did an entire metal opera retelling the novel Frankenstein. I think that's pretty Goth if you ask me.

Smashing Pumpkins - Considered Alternative rock. There was time where just about anything vampire related was advertised with Bullet with Butterfly Wings. And the band is named after a popular Halloween prank. The lead singer is also a professional poet.

Alice Cooper - Welcome to my Nightmare, Keepin' Halloween Alive, The Ballad of Dwight Frye (actor from classic universal monster movies), Gimme, Black Widow (With Vincent Price). He also performed in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows.

Marilyn Manson - Once Classified as industrial Goth, he was denounced by many Goths as "too mainstream" or "Not Goth enough." The man did covers of Danny Elfman's This is Halloween, David Bowie's Golden Years, Annie Lennox's Sweet Dreams, and Lost Boys' Cry Little Sister. That's pretty Goth if you ask me. My Chemical Romance (MCR) - Do I really need to elaborate wit this one? David Bowie - Mostly considered Glam Rock, Bowie has dabbled in all genres and Heart's Filthy Lesson was definitely industrial. Aurelio Voltaire did a Goth sequel to the songs Bowie wrote for Labyrinth. And Bowie's Scary Monsters and Super Creeps inspired Danny Elfman. You can't get more Goth than that (In my opinion). Even Bowie's album Hours drifts into Emo territory. Prince - At the very least he had a Goth aesthetic. I think if he wasn't black people would be quicker to realize he could fit as Goth. There's a lot of unconscious racism among some (not all) Goths. Michael Jackson - One word. Thriller. He also had The Boogeyman's Gonna Get ya with The Jackson Five, and later Ghost. But once you get Vincent Price to rap you should automatically count. The Rasmus - Rock but most of their songs are decidedly Goth and probably should count such as In the Shadows, Ghost of love, and Lucifer's Angel. Sarah McLachlan - Though considered pop let's be honest. Every Goth and person in the 90s "vampire Scene" had her Surfacing album or at least heard Building a Mystery. Before her music started playing in ASPCA commercials you heard songs like Adia on Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Savage Garden - Though definitely pop they get an honorary mention for having songs inspired by Anne Rice and for naming themselves after a phrase invented by The vampire Lestat to describe the nature of the world in The Vampire Lestat novel by Anne Rice. Sting - Though not always Goth, Sting was in the Gothic horror movie The Bride and wrote a song from the perspective of Louis in Interview with the vampire called Moon over Bourbon Street. Stevie Nicks - She got an American Horror story: Coven tie-in music video and practices witchcraft. That's like hitting a Goth bullseye. Johnny Cash - Wore all black all the time and did a cover of a NIN song that is considered better than the original version, Hurt. Sir Elton John - Glam / Pop rock but he gets an honorary mention for composing the Lestat Broadway musical and having a full demo album that was never officially released and can only be found through dubious / underground sources. (Or Ebay if you were lucky in 2006...) Honorable mention to Bobby "Boris" Pickett for having the first Gothic themed song to get banned in the UK (Monster Mash) for being "Too morbid." You can't get much more Goth than that.

[agerefandomstuff]

Hey! Can you give some caregiver!Sam winchester headcannons? I read your dean hcs and i loved them so much!!! <3

• Will genuinely get sad if you decline a bedtime story. He LOVES to read with/to you.

—If he doesn’t get to do a bedtime story he feels like HIS routine is thrown off. Or he worries that you don’t actually like bonding with him. since this was the first and easiest thing for him to settle into and get excited about with you when you're regressed.

However, a little reassurance helps that insecurity.

• Also bedtimes are a must.

—He has a schedule and chores for you to complete every week.

—But the fun part is you got to sit down with both Sam and Dean to make and decorate the chore sheet. AND you get STICKERS to mark off what you’ve done.

(Sam almost regrets the sticker idea since he has to buy them in bulk now since one or two or five might end up on the boys’ faces rather than just the sheet. Oopsie! Haha!)

• Strict no thumb sucking rule.

—If he even SENSES your thumb going anywhere near your mouth, you’re getting the: “where have our hands been? And how do we know what the demon touched was clean? Exactly. We don’t. Get that thumb back in your lap. And use the necklace/pacifier I got you.”

—He knows about chewlery.

—Almost got you and Dean a matching pair but he didn’t want to hear Dean’s complaining (you both know he would’ve liked it eventually and it would’ve saved all of Sam’s pens.)

• Sam was uncomfortable at first holding you since it’s been a long time since he got to hold and cuddle someone. And back then it was romantic. Not… parental. He was worried about crossing boundaries or that he would be holding you wrong or just… h-he was uncomfortable! And nervous! Alright?

— But he cuddles you plenty now to make up for his original nervousness and he adores how you settle against him on the couch or on the bed.

—He’ll sit for hours with you curled up on his lap or leaned against him. The lights turned down to a soft yellow glow. Just bright enough for him to read his book but not bright enough to hurt your eyes or overwhelm your senses.

Sometimes he’ll softly play music off his trusty iPod or turn on a sweet nature documentary for some quiet background noise.

• Otherwise he puts on educational cartoons like magic school bus, osmosis jones, wild kratts, word girl, bill nye, myth busters, etc.

—He wants you to learn things (Dean complains to Sam about how they’re all educational because you know he’s sitting and watching them with you. He’s a sucker for cartoons.)

—But also those are the only cartoons Sam can really stand to watch for long periods. He’s almost burnt out on Scooby-Doo, Dory, and Frozen. Because of how much Dean played them but he’ll still watch them with you if you want.

• He gets crazy proud of you when you (or Dean) later repeat a fact you learned from one of the shows he put on for you.

Y/n: “Wild Kratts say that wolves’ prey will escape by swimming in water! So maybe if we go swimming the werewolves won’t get us!”

Sam: “Baby, I love that you remembered that.. but it’s not going to convince me to let you out of the safe zone until this hunt is over and I know you’re safe. Besides, you're way too little right now. How about you help by watching more of the Kratt Brothers so you can tell me more facts about wolves, okay?”

Dean: “Did you guys say something about Wild Kratts being on? Whatever it is, throw in a beer and some popcorn and I’m in.”

Sam: “Dean… c’mon..”

Dean: “What?”

Sam: “You’re going out on the hunt with me. You can’t stay back and watch cartoons with (y/n) right now.”

Dean: “But it’s Wild Kratts! I don’t want to get behind!”

Sam: “Dean.”

Dean: “Ugh.. fine. I’ll gank the werewolf with you.”

Y/n: “Then we can go swimming?”

Sam sighs, “Then.. maybe we’ll go swimming.”

Thank you for the request!! I hope you like this one as much as Dean’s!

[theizzifromosaka]

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School is an animated film released in 1988 featuring the titular Scooby-Doo as he follows his keeper Shaggy to his new job as a Gym Teacher. Unfortunately for the three, what they thought would be an easy paycheck turns out to be a harrowing experience as they misread the name of the school as Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, when in actuality it's a Finishing School for Ghouls. Who are also girls. Hence why I'm talking about it.

So this film has a suspiciously large fan base for what on the outside appears to be an innocuous Scooby-Doo film, so one of my goals for this review was to try and figure out why that is. So this will be a sort of combo review, the small text will be talking about the film while the larger text will be about the Girls featured in it.

The movie opens up with an adorable scene of Shaggy driving to their new job as Scooby freaks out as magical floating words introduce the main cast. This concludes in the words along with a heavy downpour obstructing Shaggy's vision, so he ends up at the nearby Calloway Military Academy by mistake. This is a great way to establish the setting, these two schools are situated right beside each other.

Correcting his mistake, Shaggy drives to the correct school, still unaware there's anything amiss until Miss Grimwood begins to introduce her students, where in classic Scooby-Doo style Shaggy and Scooby end up running around the school in fear, running into every single monster on the way. Excellent way to naturally introduce Shaggy and Scooby to the new characters, it ends up feeling pretty organic.

Sibella

The first student we're introduced to is Sibella, the daughter of Count Dracula (THE Count Dracula this time). She gets the most screentime of any of the students by a less than slim margin, though honestly there still isn't much to say. She litters her speech with puns, something we learn later she likely got from her father.

She's got an alright if basic design. Nothing that really reads as "vampire" besides her fangs, though she likes fanning her hair out as if it were wings. Her bat design is very cute, it retains her eyes, color pattern and the "tuft" on top of her hair, so it reads very easily as Sibella.

As Shaggy stumbles around the school he eventually meets Tanis, the youngest of the girls at the school who hopes to fill her trophy case with the volleyball trophy traded between Miss Grimwood's school and the Military Academy next door. This element is introduced kinda awkwardly.

The next day, Shaggy is still somewhat on edge but has uncharacteristically become more accustomed to being around the girls. He and Scooby proceed to with little resistance lead the group in a ballet routine, with tutus and everything. The film then cuts to the Military Academy where we're introduced to the boys of the school. Their personalities aren't all that distinct but their dynamic works well.

Winnie

Winnie seems to be close friends with Sibella. She's got several doglike qualities.

Her design doesn't immediately read as "dog", which honestly I kinda appreciate. She's a furry little creature. Nice color palette on her too, and the torn dress and bow invoke how werewolves are depicted with tattered clothes.

The bizarre rotten food of the school proves to be inedible even for the iron guts of Shaggy and Scooby, so in a cute show of appreciation Sibella springs for a pizza for the two. As the group explores the school's garden a pair of eyes are revealed to be "Venus spytraps", planted by the assistant of a witch called Revolta.

Tanis

Tanis is a mummy and the youngest of the girls at Miss Grimwood's. Despite her youth and habit of sucking her thumb I was glad to find out she's not a token little kid character with matching mannerisms.

She's got a fine design. I really like the eyes poking out of the darkness trope, and her bandage ponytail is a cute touch. I wish there was something else breaking up her design, I guess that's the idea behind the ribbon, but even her dress is bandadges.

The two teams play, both sides using all manner of trick available to them, but in the end it's a narrow victory for Miss Grimwood's school. The trophy is begrudgingly handed over to Tanis.

Cut to the girls decorating for their upcoming Open House, excitedly waiting for their parents as Shaggy and Scooby panick in a similar fashion to when they first arrived. Despite their best efforts, the girls' parents find them with little effort and thank them.

Elsa

Elsa Frankenteen (her actual name) is the daughter of Frankenstein's Monster. She comes off as a bit brutish but is revealed to be decently intelligent.

Her design is a different take on "teenage Frankenstein's Monster" than Frankie from Monster High or Vicky from Monster Prom. She takes a bit more after her father than her presumed mother, though like the other two her hair is also black with white streaks.

On their way out, the parents individually threaten Shaggy and Scooby if anything happens to their daughters. I like to think this is a way to assure the audience this won't lead to the pair confronting their phobias but it's more than likely just setting up something for later.

That night Revolta finally makes her move, siccing one of her minions on Shaggy. After some hijinks with Scooby the Spider Bat successfully infiltrates the school and hypnotizes Shaggy into planning a field trip.

Phantasma

The disturbing prospect of ghost genetics gets brought up as one is left to wonder: is this a dead girl or are ghosts capable of reproducing and aging? Would she even really be a ghost then? Anyways Phantasma is a giggly girl who likes to play the piano and twisting her head too far.

She's completely blue, kinda like how Polly was from Monster High, which kinda makes me wonder if there's some rule I'm not aware of that ghosts are blue. When I think of a ghost the first color in my mind is green, is that just me? Her boots feel slightly out of place and her hairstyle perhaps was a poor choice for a character whose head rotates all the way around but despite those small isssues she might be my favorite design so far.

The next day, Shaggy decides to take the group to a nearby bog, coincidentally the same day the boys of the Military Academy are out for some field training. The girls are slowly snatched up one by one by Revolta's minion the Grim Creeper, with Shaggy and Scooby giving chase and the boys reluctantly deciding not to follow.

At her lair, Revolta plans to permanently brainwash the girls into serving her for life, and Shaggy, more afraid of the girls' parents than of Revolta, is determined to rescue them. Stumbling around her lair eventually leads them to the girls, where the boys of Calloway Military Academy regret their decision and show up to help. Revolta's potion becomes volatile and the group narrowly escape. In classic fashion the film ends with dancing, and a fun gag where more monster girls show up and Shaggy decides he's had enough and resigns.

Scrappy-Doo: The TRUE Monster

So I've completely neglected to mention up until now that Shaggy and Scooby did not arrive at the school alone. I, like many people my age, grew up too late to have really known Scrappy, with my only familarity with the character being his mischaracterized appearance as the main antagonist in the first live action film and hearing older fans talk about how Scooby's nephew "ruined the franchise".

There may or may not be legitimate reason to dislike Scrappy-Doo, but you won't find it in this film. I found the way he idolizes his uncle and is constantly making excuses for him to actually be endearing and though he does end the film with a "rap" it's not enough to ruin the experience.

Revolta

The Witch of the Web is introduced a short ways into the film but constant reminders of her interloping make sure you never forget she's lurking. Her goal of commanding the girls as servants is said to stem from her bitterness towards their parents at having "gone soft".

Her physiology isn't made apparent but she's got four arms and orange eyes. She may not be the most pleasant character to look at but there's enough to like for me to say I appreciate her design.

So if you're familiar with these characters but haven't seen the film it's likely because this movie has an almost suspiciously loyal fanbase. Maybe it aired on a popular TV network often at some point, or maybe it was a cheap home video when it first released? I'm not sure but this film is actually not these girls' only appearance.

I'm not familiar with OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes beyond it's that Cartoon Network show that's crossed over with what feels like just about every other Warner Bros property, and among those crossovers is a single episode where slightly aged up versions of these characters visit one of the characters from the show.

Besides that that's it though. Still not completely sure why it's so popular, though it's a fun enough movie it's by no means my go to Scooby-Doo film, though it might be something I'll go back to once in a blue moon. It's a cute enough little film.

As for the Monster Girl fans, there's something about these girls that have stuck with other people for a long time, and who knows, maybe they'll stick with you too.

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Watching “Scooby Doo, Where Are You?” (1969-1970 CBS) + Thoughts

Episode 24: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf

Background/Scenery Art lovely as usual.

Dear colorists for the series, did you seriously believe werewolves have technicolor fur or were executives more interested in crooks in bright colors?

Camping episode! Also, color/design-coded tents so we know the boys sleep in the purple one with flowers and the girls use the light blue one with teal tie-dye designs (jk)

Daphne calls Shaggy and Scooby the Laurel and Hardy of their group. I wanna know who is the Laurel and who is the Hardy.

Scooby gets a pup tent of his own. Maybe. It’s a work in progress at least.

“There’s nothing I like better than food, unless it’s more food!”

Camera takes the time to focus on each character’s respective reaction of alarm upon hearing the titular werewolf’s howl.

Werewolf apparently has an invisibility cloak with holes for his eyes bc we see them not peaking out of darkness but right on top of a background of forest trees.

Ok who was in charge of the size ratio of the tents bc when we first saw them they seemed to be the height of an average man while Scooby’s was half his size but now suddenly it’s big enough to fit both him and Shaggy while the other tents are the size of huts???

It’s a good thing an artist made an effort to make Daphne place a hand on Fred’s shoulder again so I can recognize this as a Fraphne moment. (I say this both lovingly and teasingly.)

Look Shaggy you ditched Scoob earlier for food while his face was stuck in a tent; are you really going to be annoyed by him swiping your snacks?

Velma is able to tell that the footprints Scooby find that while they have the appearance of a large wolf, the repeated shapes indicate that it is a bipedal being as opposed to a quadrupedal one.

Animation Goof: Velma almost had the mother of double chins for a moment before the color of her turtleneck’s top reverted back to orange.

Graveyard! Fred think’s it’s sus that there is a fresh grave dug in such an old place. I know it is probably related to treasure hunting, but wouldn’t it be interesting if this episode’s masked menace was a murderer this time??

Fred , Velm, and Daph have no problem looking into a coffin while Shag and Scoob are more squeamish.

Silas Long doesn’t sound like a werewolf name to me, but who am I to judge?

Fred grabs Shaggy and Scoob by the shirt/tail before they run away. Shaggy carries a pair of scissors for situations like this so he can resume running. Fred just grabs them again.

“Oh-swell-it-ain’t-bad-enough-we’re-following-a-werewolf-now-it-looks-like-it’s-the-GHOST-of-a-werewolf!!” These are technically two separate sentences but the speed and delivery of these lines by the VA was so funny 😆

Also, I’d argue that it’s a zombie werewolf, since it’s leaving tracks.

SQUEE!! Frelma standing super close on one side of an old mill’s entrance, and Shaphne also standing super close on the other side with enough space dividing one ship from the other!! 🥰🥰🥰 also Scooby’s there.

Aaaand in the next scene, suddenly they’re mixed up again despite not moving (guess somebody wanted to fix the ‘mistake’ and move Daph right back to Fred’s side where Velma was and visa versa so now Velms is with Shaggy)

“We’ll split up. I’ll take the girls this wa—!” “Yeah, yeah*, I know. And Scooby and me will go the other way.” *admittedly I added a second yeah, but come on XD I couldn’t be the only one hearing Shaggy’s inner sass at Fred’s usual divisions of their group.

Scared-by-a-frightening-monster-only-to-discover-it’s-a-warped-shadow/reflection-of-a-tiny-and-harmless-creature gag

Guys. Please just turn around. He’s right there. Not even 6 feet behind you. Making loud steps. How can Scooby smell tracks but not a living, breathing stranger right next to them? I call shenanigans, writers!

…What is a stronger word for shenanigans that isn’t crossed with a curse word to describe the ridiculousness of the scenes that just followed? 😑

A tribal mask (little easter egg paying tribute to the prior episode?)

HAHAHAHA!!!! Ok I’m still annoyed by the previous scenes, but Shaggy pulling the mask and accidentally making the werewolf he and Scoob had no idea was so close to them fall through a trap door got me 🤣

Upon the trio coming across a map in a secret room, Daphne is about to correctly deduce that whoever they are looking for is a costumed criminal since ghost don’t need maps to find things when the Werewolf attacks.

Heh they all crash into each other upon reuniting.

Ah, here comes the chase scene music with singers we didn’t get last episode. Strange to admit I missed it.

Animation Goof: Shaggy’s running model is either going backwards or was flipped the wrong way.

Hey, I vaguely remember this song! At least the “Na na, na na na na” part.

There are many things ridiculous about this chase scene, but the main ones are: 1) the werewolf is only focused on chasing Shaggy and Scooby. Talk about biased; 2) Aerodynamic Trashcan Lids though honestly that is more fun than ridiculous 3) Scoob and Shag happening to fall into a convenient pile of wool.

“What do you suppose happened to Shag and Scoob after they fell on that old water wheel?” Bruh if you were watching the whole time and not doing anything as a potentially dangerous man was chasing your friend and dog—!

Not Fred-Velm-Daph and Shag-Scoob taking turns accidentally scaring and being scared by each other 😆

I kinda like Daphne’s model having her arms folded across her chest, even more so than when they are planted on her hips. The latter (and standard) pose makes her seem sassier than she actually is, while the former pose gives off her reserved nature a little more — at least in this series so far.

“I’d sure like to know how Mr. Creepy-Crawly fits in with all this.” “Yeah!” “Let’s go find him.” “Oh, why don’t I just keep quiet?” “Yeah.” Sorry boys, you’re the designated comic relief. You can’t help it.

Animation Goof: Is it me or does Fred seem significantly shorter than Shaggy in this frame??

“Come on, girls. Let’s go see where that railcar came from.” “Don’t tell me. Scoob and me go to see where it’s going, right?” C’mon Fred; try to be more creative. Shake the status quo up a bit!

*sees the shadow that is in the exact shape as the Werewolf Ghost that they’ve encountered* “Who’s that?” “And what’s he up to?”

Unless the window has been refurbished with new glass and frames, I don’t see why Fred doesn’t at least try to smash his elbow through it if it’s part of a supposedly old mill so he and the girls are no longer trapped.

Not me wondering why Shaggy and Scooby are racing the railcar during their investigation when actually they’re running away from the Werewolf ghost.

Pop Top Barge

Shaggy and Scooby begin swinging on a hook trying to escape Werewolf, and I’m trying to remember if that’s the same hook that snagged Daphne’s dress and disrupted Fred’s trap in an episode I vaguely remember watching as a child. Is this the same episode???

Either Shaggy used Ultra-Instinct to switch clothes lickety-split fast or this is an Animation Goof.

Shaggy tries to distract Werewolf by cutting his hair and Scooby filing his nails and shining his feet, when they COULD HAVE used the barber’s aprons to TIE HIM TO THE CHAIR. Also I bet the shaved look doesn’t last, though I would be pleasantly surprised if it does.

Shaved look staying so far.

“Sure would know what this thing is.” “I’d rather know how we’re gonna get out of here.” This is why I like Frelma 😁

“Dr. Livingstone and friends, I presume?”

Poor Shaggy being bullied by Frelma when they find his observations related to the railcars and pop top barge hard to believe.

“You know how Freddy and Velma are when they got a mystery to unsolve.” Even Shaggy sees Frelma. Yet most known adaptations/reboots are convinced Fraphne are meant to be. Maybe those creators ignored Shaphne content that followed later because Scrappy had joined his uncle’s adventures???

Animation Goof: it looked like the costumed creep found a replacement mask with a head of hair, but the following frames show him with the shaved head 😆

Sheep? SHEEP!

“I think I’m beginning to get the picture, right Freddy?” “Right.” So much Frelma content this episode that was probably unintentional but so welcome!

Let’s see how well this plan of Fred’s works.

Animation Goof: Daph and Velma’s models look more fuzzy/out of focus compared to Fred’s despite being right next to him.

This IS the episode where Daphne gets snagged by a hook!!!!! DARN YOU FRED THIS IS YOUR FAULT! 😂

“I’d trade almost anything for a good, fast motor right now.” “Except me?” “Right. Anything except you, pal.” Friendship Goals, anyone?

Random Purple Fish.

“I’ve got an idea!” Hon, your last one didn’t work out so well.

I’d call shenanigans over how Fred, Velma, and Daph were able to make/find a big enough net with a handle, find an area stable enough to stand on, find a strong and conveniently shaped support, and get there on time to save their friends, but Velma looks adorable hanging on the end of the handle so I’ll let it slide.

Frelma standing together again, then a bonus shot of Fred’s arm around Velma.

Werewolf ditches his commitment to the act and cries wolf for help before he plummets to his death.

Handsome Sheriff alert. Also, the “werewolf” is a sheep rustler.

Minor Shaphne standing together.

“Shucks, [the werewolf sheep rustler] didn’t scare Scoob and me for a minute.” Nope. Not at all.

Day 24 of no “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids.”

Also, I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish watching all the episodes while balancing schedules and work since I’m not the breadwinner in my family and we might not keep HBO Max. Whatever may happen, thank you to those who are having fun reading my thoughts and enduring my shenanigans as I watch Scooby Doo!

[evermorehqs]

CATCHING MY BREATH, STARING OUT AN OPEN WINDOW

Phyllis Geist is based on Phantasma from Scooby-Doo And The Ghoul School. She is a 23 year old ghost, librarian, and uses she/her pronouns. She has the power of head spinning, invisibility, psychokinesis and floating. Phyllis portrayed by Madelyn Cline and she is taken.

CATCHING MY DEATH, AND I COULDN’T BE SURE

Everyone knew about ghosts --- they were the embodiment of people’s souls when they departed from their human form. But what about ghosts that had never known a beating heart? Phyllis was born to parents that had already became phantoms themselves. She couldn’t say she minded, it was all that she knew. It was annoying more than anything. She couldn’t drink milkshakes, she couldn’t pet puppies, and sometimes she vanished mid-conversation. She was lucky enough to be accepted into Miss Grimwood’s, a school that focused on werewolves, vampires and the like. She was able to make friends that understood her oddities, even if they were different from their own, and learned how to navigate her abilities so they were useful rather than a problem. Despite being, well, dead, Phyllis was a lively girl. She was bubbly and optimistic, full of energy and passion. Her biggest passion, she found at a young age, was the organ. Though she couldn’t physically touch the keys, she found her own way to control the instrument, and began to write her own music. While she was comfortable at school, she often found herself wondering what would happen when she graduated and was surrounded by humanity again. That was something she was forced to find out sooner rather than later, when she awoke with the others in Evermore. As a ghost, being stuck in one place had never been an issue. The fact that she couldn’t leave and her parents couldn’t get to her was hard to wrap her head around. While she did miss her family, she didn’t worry too much about getting back to them --- she had forever to do that. Getting used to her new lifestyle was hard, but it was exciting. Phyllis was a glass half full kind of girl, and she was happy to make new friends, even if she worried they would eventually start questioning her inability to lift things and open doors. Working at the library was pretty easy, she could stock shelves while no one was around to see her moving objects with her mind, and while she knew eventually someone was bound to find out, for the time, Phyllis is just trying to balance her hobbies and her social life... or whatever you’d call it.

I HAD A FEELING SO PECULIAR

❀ Sarah Triste: Her favorite coworker, Sarah is the exact opposite of her, but she loves that. She doesn’t talk much, but when she does, she always has interesting things to say. ❀ Clay Nickel: He’s so funny! Maybe the funniest person Phyllis has met so far! Sometimes he isn’t even trying to be, but he has her laughing so hard she couldn’t breathe if she had to. ❀ Usagi Tsukino: It would be weird if the two of them didn’t get along. Phyllis decided they were practically best friends after their first meeting, and the feeling seems to be mutual so far.

THAT THIS PAIN WOULD BE FOR EVERMORE

[snowbatsims]

VAMPIRE INTERMISSION #4

It's Rune's birthday today!

At least, according to the in-game calendar, where I once gave my vampires birth dates that remain consistent every year. No aging will be occurring, due to the whole vampire thing, but yeah.

It sure is Rune's birthday.

MORTEN: You know... I think we should throw him a little surprise party this year. EINARR: Oh, Rune? Sure. EINARR: I don't know exactly how birthday parties really work, so I'll leave you to it. MORTEN: hell yeah

And the decorations are up!

While waiting for the day to pass, they put on a movie: Moonlight Massacre III.

Einarr picked it this time. He has never seen it before, and honestly, Morten hasn't either. Not this one, anyway.

It was kind of... hmm.

character 1: oh, i can't wait to go camping in the woods with you guys today! :D character 2: ooooh but watch out......... isn't this where they said there would be... WEREWOLVES??? character 3: psssht, werewolves aren't real! we'll be fine ♡ character 1: yeah!! :D character 2: eh idk... i'd rather be safe than sorry. character 3: lmao coward ♡ 1 and 3: *laugh* character 2: wha- hey! wait for me!!

EINARR: They're all about to die. MORTEN: I mean that would make sense, it's called Moonlight Massacre after all. EINARR: And it'll definitely be to werewolves, which happen to be real in their world too, much like in ours. Calling it. MORTEN: Yeah... there have been werewolves in this series before. Wouldn't surprise me.

MORTEN: ...Wait, did you just say they were real?

EINARR: Well of course! If immortal bat-shifting blood-drinkers like ourselves exist, why wouldn't some people who turn into a wolf at the full moon exist too? EINARR: Some even claim we're two sides of the same coin, though I haven't truly fact-checked that. EINARR: Either way, they are reclusive creatures! I may have run into some a couple times over the centuries... they all wanted me dead, of course. EINARR: Vampires and werewolves really don't mix at all.

MORTEN: What are they like in real life, anyway? Do you remember enough? MORTEN: Are they like, these horrifying bloodthirsty manwolves, or... are they more like furries. EINARR: Who's Furries? MORTEN: ...

EINARR: It's a strange name, but I know better than to question the validity of it. What context am I missing here?

MORTEN: ...

EINARR: Well? Don't leave me hanging like that. EINARR: Did this Furries person do something egregious? MORTEN: Um. Well, it's not a person. MORTEN: Let's just say they're cute animal characters some people like to draw. They got human features like the ability to talk and maybe walk on two legs, that sort of stuff. MORTEN: And I guess in this context I mostly referred to them as like, the opposite of bloodthirsty powerhungry evil manwolves who rip people apart. Sorry. EINARR: I see...

MORTEN: So! Which one is a real werewolf the most like? EINARR: ... EINARR: I'd say both, actually. MORTEN: Oh?? So you mean like- EINARR: Wait. The movie...

EINARR: That does not look like a wolf at all. MORTEN: Oh right, we were supposed to be watching this slop...

MORTEN: .... MORTEN: Is that murderer guy seriously just a man in a cheap bunny costume? EINARR: Looks like it. MORTEN: Aaaaand all the characters are already dead. EINARR: Yes. That didn't take very long, did it?

MORTEN: And here I was actually almost looking forwards to seeing that werewolf they were going on about!! Bruh. EINARR: Budget cuts, probably. MORTEN: Sure, or it's just the film-makers' poor idea of a cool plot twist. Like wow, look! It wasn't a werewolf after all! It's just another budget scoobydoo villain, here to kill everyone... EINARR: Scooby doo was that cartoon about those kids and that talking dog, right? MORTEN: Yeah. EINARR: ... EINARR: Does... Scooby doo qualify as a "furry"?

MORTEN: That sure is a question.

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MORTEN: Welp, movie's over! And I just remembered that our human guests will probably want food. EINARR: Oh! True, I almost forgot about that. MORTEN: Party starts in maybe three hours. Go do your stuff while I bake Rune a cake. EINARR: Alright! Just remember, do not put on the candles. Those seem to have mysterious magical properties when placed on a cake... even a vampire can grow older from blowing those out. I've seen it happen. MORTEN: Wait, who? Vlad Straud? EINARR: Well, why do you think he looks so grey already? Vladislaus blew out those candles and now he looks like an old man. And that was the last birthday he ever celebrated. MORTEN: Alright, good to know. I do think our human guests will want cake either way! EINARR: They'll love it.

It was at this point Mort decided they actually really enjoy baking.

Meanwhile...

EINARR: BAT... How many times-

EINARR: The laundry basket is RIGHT THERE.

EINARR: It's no use. I cannot wake him until the sun is down anyway, he'll just get extremely pissy about it.

EINARR: What ever. Every day is laugardagr with these kids in the house. EINARR: It's fine. I chose to live with them.

And the cake is done. No candles, as ordered!

CONTINUE ->

[mermaidsirennikita]

Immortals After Dark Hero Power Ranking: Part Nove

Finished the Torture Island arc and while I can see why Declan Chase is so loathed, Iiiiiii did not think he was as bad as people make him out to be. Iiiiii had fun.

Garreth MacRieve, werewolf, Pleasure of a Dark Prince

Pros: 

–invented “werewolf versus demon” basketball because he was SADS

–smells Lucia masturbating and is like WAIT WAIT WAIT I CAN FIX THAT

–gets Lucia off through prison bars…. a determined man

–engages in a Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote dynamic with his heroine for a YEAR where he’s just chasing her around the globe while she crushes him with trucks and shit… he sees it as foreplay

–is actually truly the most woke werewolf hero; rightly points out to Lucia that she’s not exaaaactly being chaaaaste when he’s tearing that shit up every night even if there’s no penetration; keeps himself from going full moon crazy with magic in order to keep Lucia from being pressured into sex with him, and even when that magic breaks super holds back until she makes a conscious decision; does not do the Ritual Doggy Style Full Moon thing because he wants to look into her eeeeeeyes and ground her and even puts her on top, a KING

–catches a special new butterfly for her and names it after her leave me alone I’m crying

–“lass, I’m about to make you a widow” …. this shit works every time

–even a GOD can’t make him hurt Lucia

Cons:

–does not believe that women should have jobs after they find their werewolf soulmates, but to be fair, he is completely right, why the hell would I work if I had a rich werewolf soulmate who hunts big game for me and does all the cooking and cleaning and work and shit

–is honestly big stupid about plunging into danger

–is honestly big stupid about a lot of things… plan for keeping his woman from pursuing her immortal mission was “I’ll just fuck her until she passes out and then I’ll go do big mission for her”, admirable but not flaw-free logic

–was gonna help Lachlain steal a baby

–BIG “dumb younger brother” energy

–“we’re werewolves we’re very curious and always have to solve mysteries” lmao okay Scooby Doo

2. Rydstrom Woede, demon (king), Kiss of a Demon King

Pros:

–called Sabine a “good girl” even when she’s actually being a bad girl

–is explicitly a dom

–the first time he smiles is after she flips him off

–is into spanking

–takes Sabine to a bar and everyone leaves the bar because she’s evil and he’s all “awwww baby I don’t understand why they don’t like you :(” when she’s committed, like, war crimes… down ridiculous…

–his big comeback to his enemy is like “lmao well I’m about to make your girl’s eyes roll back in her head SOOOOOOO EAT IT CUCK”

–has two elaborate fantasies in this novel: a) suspending Sabine from the ceiling and edging her until he lets her grind against his face B) watching Sabine cuddle their cute baby. The duality of demon king

Cons:

–I mean I guess he did some pretttttyyyyy dubious shit to Sabine, but only after she did them to him

–met a woman and became her friend and talked to her for days and literally didn’t remember fucking her once until she reminded him…. I thought it was funny

–that time he went at Sabine’s tits for so long that the next day she was all “THEY HURT SO BAD” so I assume he was like a newborn baby or something

–“I don’t have any fetishes!!!!” has every fetish known to man

–was so down ridiculous that he went to try and kill himself to save her… this is a pro… but I’m gonna pretend it’s a con

–is pretty hard on Cade who was just trying!!! his!!! best!!!!!!!!!! but again this is only mildly a con because his disappointed dad thing is hot

3. Conrad Wroth, vampire, Dark Needs at Night’s Edge

Pros:

–exceedingly good at removing obstacles between him and what he wants

–a virgin and SUPER embarrassed about it in a way that is INCREDIBLY precious (when he finally fucked this woman and went “So I was good?” I almost fucking wept)

–murder puppy only wants death and blood (until he discovers………… other things)

–a natural born dirty talker

–BABY BOY…. BABY BOY…./EVIL

Cons:

–has erectile dysfunction for a significant part of his book, he gets better but I was so sad for him

–I mean, is fully insane and wants to murder his entire family, but nobody’s perfect and Nikolai kinda deserves it

–wears sunglasses indoors

–got aroused while buying underwear for her and had to limp home

–made Bowen MacRrieve sad and that makes me really upset because I love Bowen MacRieve

4. Bowen MacRieve, werewolf, Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night

Pros:

–is a werewolf general

–was celibate for 1200 years after his lover got so scared of his wolf form that she gored herself on a tree stump (lmao)

–spent those 1200 years trying to bring her back to life

–great at catching and preparing seafood

–breeding kink (wants to put all the bairns in Mariketa)

–kinda into bondage…?

–gets hard at the thought of Mariketa’s carnage, even when he is the carnage

–update pro: gets sent to a party by himself so that Mariketa can run an errand and just sits there confused and miserable at the bar by himself waiting for her to show up even though he knows people there; I imagine this is much like that SNL skit about a dog park for boyfriends, where the shy boyfriend hides under a picnic table

Cons:

–kind of a fuckboy (will say his dead lover’s name when he comes, ONE TIME, but “Mariketa” and “Mariah” begin similarly so)

–doesn’t like it when Mariketa chant incantations into her mirror because it creeps him out

–breeding kink (casually tries to get her to stop taking birth control)

–makes fun of Mariketa’s vibrator, even if I found that actually hilarious

5. Lachlain MacRieve, werewolf, A Hunger Like No Other

Pros:

–chewed his own leg off to get to Emma, pinned her to the ground in broad daylight, and inhaled her neck like a fucking FREAK

–actually pretty good at being the werewolf king (saves Bowen from his own stupidity multiple times, much daddy, very authoritative)

–saw Emma kill her own dad and basically swooned

–is absolutely down to get his blood sucked… through his penis (I believe he says that’s the only way he’ll accept BJs now…?)

–gets by on missing 150 years of progression purely on intimidation, which I personally find deeply sexy

Cons:

–I mean yes Lachlain is one of the rape-iest IAD heroes even if most of that was werewolf instinct and burning alive for 150 years

–doesn’t know how to use an iPod

–but will max out your credit cards

–a werewolf supremacist (is this a bad thing…?)

–says “Kiss me like you want to live” which I guess I should put as a con because it’s non-consensual but whatever I was dow–

6. Murdoch Wroth, vampire, Untouchable

Pros:

—just extremely determined… his heroine can’t bear skin to skin contact? He’s gonna use an icicle as a dildo. He fucked up so bad she fled to an ice kingdom? Well, he’s gonna fucking find her

–probably the closest IaD gets to a himbo… HE WAS MORE THAN A RAKE, DAMMIT!!! HE DIED IN A WAR!!!!!!!

–I don’t think y'all get how impressive it is that he consistently hit the clit through a blanket AND fucked her to orgasm with an icicle for like a year

–is actually a very good brother

–finds out his woman maybe married another guy and goes “she’s going to be a widow” I love mess

Cons:

–I mean does bitch a lot about how sexually frustrated he is but his heroine is an ice princess who can’t stand skin to skin contact without extreme pain so……………………… I do get it blue balls kill

–will masturbate to the thought of you in the shower while you’re unconscious six feet away covered in arrow wounds… if that’s something you’re not into…

–has confidence issues because the Wroth brothers are rattled off like Nikolai: the leader! Sebastian: the brain! Conrad: the mysterious babe! Murdoch: … the slut?

(do love that the Wroth bros are the Charlie’s Angels of this series)

–bit Dani without her consent blah blah blah

7. Cadeon Woede/“Cade the Kingmaker”, demon, Dark Desires After Dusk

Pros:

–extremely loyal to his brother (which I found cute)

–orders ahead to get pre-packaged food for Holly to accommodate her OCD, while helping her Walk on the Wild Side

–was the first guy to 69 with his heroine in this series

–stalked Holly for like a year (stalking is love)

–gets adorably tongue-tied around her, but not in a lame way

Cons:

–lied to Holly for like… that entire book lmao (even though it was fun)

–is called the Womb Raider for a reason, apparently (a little tooooo potent)

–sort of fucks with Holly’s birth control, in the sense that he made sure she was super fertile, but to be fair Holly did not… actually… take birth control

–threw out Holly’s OCD meds, though I chalk this up to the year the book was published

–just sort of drove around giving Holly head for WEEKS while Rydstrom was getting sexually tortured, so like…. maybe doesn’t have GREAT priorities…. maybe has the best priorities… Rydstrom was fine…

8. Nikolai Wroth, vampire, The Warlord Wants Forever

Pros:

–deeply efficient and good at his job (being a bloodthirsty warlord), which turns his mate on as much as it should literally everyone else

–scars all over

–very family-oriented, which means he’s extreeeeemely daddy, and very much uses that in the bedroom

–will try to make nice with your bitchy sisters for you

–is receptive to therapy, even if the therapist was his beaten and bruised brother whose advice was basically “do better”

Cons:

–did steal Myst’s chain and used it to make her come on command; which, while I liked it, was very much non-consensual

–insecure about Myst’s history as the greatest femme fatale of the last couple millennia (though he gets better and decides to be a sex-positive feminist)

–that time that he turned his little brothers into vampires against their will

–was so down bad that he literally started to waste away when Myst didn’t let him get off for five years

–does not properly heat his manor

9. Declan Chase/Aidan the Fierce/Gabriel/Edward/whoever the fuck else he was, berserker, Dreams of a Dark Warrior

Pros:

--I mean you can't really go wrong with someone who is so determined to have his heroine that he just defies death and keeps coming back throughout the ages

--probably the only employee at Torture Island to get in trouble for workplace sexual harassment.... impressive

--that time he cried after suffocating Regin (it must be truuuuue love truuuuuue love)

--that bathtub scene where he was like "wait no actually I'm taking over this weird sexual interplay thing we have going on"

--his days-long island hike grovel where he was like just sadly walking around and being like *eye emoji* at Regin.... hilarious

Cons:

--I actually totally got why Regin forgave him (true love + dick too bomb) but personally I feel like it's basically impossible that Lachlain and Rydstrom and Sabine are gonna let the shit he pulled slide forever so suspension of disbelief was rough there

--he did vivisect a MacRieve, and I am nothing if not a MacRieve Stan For Lyfe

--the drug addiction issues are rough

--that time he had to let Lothaire bite his neck whenever he wanted and Lothaire was like "if I call you a girl's name just go with it" and it DIDN'T turn into sex? Sads

10. Malkolm Slaine, demon/vampire, Demon from the Dark

Pros:

–we love a virgin hero always

–gave Carrow the heads of her enemies As A Treat

–very good at giving sensual baths

–a responsible, loving step-demon to what is admittedly an annoying child

–made Rydstrom, Nikolai, Garreth, and Myst all “YOU WANNA GO BRO???” in what was by far one of the funniest parts of the series

Cons:

–honestly a very sweet guy

–swallows toothpaste TWICE

–comes against Carrow’s leg like thirty seconds after meeting her (actually a pro in terms of hilarity)

–TOO BIG, WON’T FIT (pro)

–could’ve been meaner, I’m not gonna lie

11. Sebastian Wroth, vampire, No Rest for the Wicked

Pros:

–all but a virgin when he meets Kaderin

–Gentleman in the Streets Freak in That Random Nightclub Where He SNAPS

–joined the mile high club remarkably fast

–throws out all his principles for her

–Speaks Like Dracula but in a “I vant to suck your clit” way

Cons:

–borderline beta, or as beta as a murderous centuries old vampire warlord can be

–a little tooooo accommodating of Kaderin’s bullshit

–could have been more demanding, to be honest (Bowen and Lachlain would noooot have been as patient as he was, which some would like but I was a little weary of)

[maria021015]

SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 19 AHEAD!

Zaida finished off the last bite of her buttered toast as she climbed past Scott into the back seat of the Jeep. “You are not going to believe what we figured out last night, Scotty boy.” She slapped the back of his chair enthusiastically. “Turns out our chemistry teacher might be a Kanima-wielding serial killer.”

“Stiles told me.” Scott sighed heavily, the stress of the problem weighing on him.

“How’d tailing the lizard go yesterday?” She asked him, wondering if anything eventful had happened. Though there had been no murders last night, so maybe Scott’s actions had indeed helped.

“Jackson was buying tickets for this underground rave tonight, but he seemed like he was in a daze or a trance.” Scott relayed.

“Do you think that he can be controlled even when he isn’t in Kanima form?” Zaida wondered aloud.

“Well, that’s how he wrote that threat in the library, right?” Stiles pointed out, but Zaida shook her head,

“I still don’t think that was a threat. I think he was warning us.” She disagreed with the boy.

“I’m pretty sure he can be.” Scott went back to Zaida’s question. “Or at least, he’s not in control sometimes. He couldn’t remember anything he’d done or said to Allison in the locker room the other day.”

“So then, whoever’s controlling him wants him at the rave.” Zaida deduced. “They’re probably planning another attack tonight. Which means, we need to get tickets too. Not only do we need to stop Jackson, but this could be our chance to try and catch the Kanima’s master. Pull some Scooby-doo shit, you know?”

“I’m already working on a plan. Derek, Isaac, and I went to see Deaton last night.” Scott started and both Zaida and Stiles scowled at the mention of the other werewolves. “Remember how we thought the Kanima was scared of water? But Jackson’s the head of the swim team? The Kanima is manifesting the weakness of its master. So, the person we’re looking for can’t swim. Deaton thinks that we can use the bond between the Kanima and the master against them. Like what happens to one might happen to the other.”

“So, if we catch Jackson in Kanima form when they’re bonded and…say we knock him out, the master might pass out too?” Zaida’s mind whirred, trying to formulate a plan.

“Exactly,” Stiles confirmed the logic behind her idea, pulling into the school parking lot and finding a free spot. “We just need something that will knock out a Kanima, and I bet our good ol’ buddy Deaton has something we could use.”

“We can go see him after school.” Scott offered and got out of the car, pulling the seat forward so Zaida could climb out from the back.

She hadn’t been out of the Jeep more than forty seconds when Isaac showed up, flashing his signature smirk. “Hey, Zaida.” he stepped in front of her, stopping her in her tracks.

“I don’t think she wants to talk to you,” Stiles interjected, getting in between the two of them as Scott eyed Derek’s beta warily.

“And I think you should get out of my way before I repay you for that wolfsbane.” Isaac turned to the boy with a dangerously low tone in his voice.

“What do you want, Isaac?” Zaida pulled the wolf’s attention back towards her and away from Stiles before the boy could get himself into any more trouble.

“I want you to come out with me to the rave tonight.” He answered, and she snorted in disbelief at the gall he had to even ask her that.

“What information does Derek want you to tease out of me this time?” She scoffed, still offended by the last time they’d spoken when he’d asked her out in an attempt to get her to reveal who the Kanima was.

“Come on, Zaida. You, me, dancing, it’ll be just like old times.” When his efforts didn’t convince her, he tried another tactic, pulling the tickets from his pocket and dangling them in front of her like a bright orange carrot. “I know you need a ticket.”

As tempted as she was to flip him off and storm in the other direction, he had a point. She did need a ticket. “I already regret this,” she sighed and moved to pluck one of the tickets from his hand. He pulled them away, just out of her reach, and clicked his tongue disapprovingly.

“Call me paranoid, but I need some kind of guarantee that you’re not going to take the ticket and ditch me.” He flashed his teeth in a smile and she rolled her eyes.

“Fine, have it your way. But I’m meeting you there, and have no doubts about it, this a purely transactional agreement.” Zaida relented begrudgingly.

“So, what do I get out of this exchange?” He smirked suggestively and this time she did flip him off and storm in the opposite direction, Stiles and Scott following after her. “I love watching you walk away from me!”

Stiles did a full one-eighty-degree turn, about to march right back up to the werewolf - to do what to him, Zaida didn’t know, but she also wasn’t about to find out as Scott grabbed his friend by the backpack and pulled him away with them.

“There's got to be some other way for us to get tickets, right?” Scott reasoned as they continued down the footpath towards the school.

“It's a secret show - there's only one way, and it's a secret,” Stiles emphasized and Zaida rolled her eyes at him fondly.

“Hey...Either of you guys know why no one's getting suspended after what happened the other day at school?” Matt called out to them, rising from locking up his bike to the rack.

“Just forget about it. Nobody got hurt.” Stiles waved the boy off evasively.

“I-I had a concussion…” Matt stammered, slightly offended.

“Well, no one got seriously hurt.” Stiles continued and Zaida slapped him lightly on the arm in a gesture to stop.

“I was in the ER for six hours!” Matt scoffed at them.

“Hey, do you want to know the truth, Matt?” Stiles’ voice was sarcastic and irritated as he dropped and held his hand hovering just above the pavement. “Your little bump on the head is about this high on our list of problems right now.”

“Are you okay?” Scott sighed, playing the more compassionate role in contrast to Stiles’ ‘I don’t give a fuck’ attitude.

“Yeah, I'm fine now.” Matt nodded and dropped the subject. “So, you didn't get any tickets last night, either?”

“You wouldn’t happen to know where we might be able to get some? Because whilst I didn’t exactly swear a hundred years of service on the Flying Dutchman, I did make a pretty shitty deal to get a ticket and I would be very happy to dissolve that agreement.” Zaida flashed the boy her prettiest smile, laying on the charm.

“Uh, no, but I managed to find two online.” Matt was completely unaffected by her charm, which sent Zaida into a bit of a mood. “You should keep trying. Sounds like everyone's gonna be there.”

“I don't like him.” Stiles muttered darkly under his breath when the boy walked away.

“Me neither,” she grumbled. “What was that? I flirted with him and everything and he did not care one bit.”

“Smug bastard,” Stiles continued.

“Everyone always says my smile is one of my best features. I’ve got cute dimples and straight teeth and everything. Why didn’t that work? Am I losing my touch?” She questioned herself aloud, offended by how he had unflinchingly and almost rudely shut her down.

“You have a beautiful smile,” Stiles reassured her as Scott watched the two of them, shaking his head at their antics. “Maybe smiles don’t work on the spawn of the devil. That would explain it.”

“Yeah, I do have a great smile! Fuck Matt.” She got up in arms about it, climbing the entrance steps.

“Yeah! Fuck you, Matt.” Stiles pointed and shook his head at the boy with narrowed eyes as they walked past him in the corridor, and he gawked at them in surprise. Zaida snorted, shocked that Stiles had actually said it to the boy’s face. She hooked her arm through his and buried her burning face in his shoulder as she guffawed, unable to stop herself from laughing.

“I can’t believe you did that!” She squealed and dragged him to walk faster, fleeing the scene of the crime. “Hurry!”

“I can’t believe either of you.” Scott chastised but he couldn’t stop a small smile from spreading across his face as he watched them.

[dude1818]

Deadlands campaign tonight. Found a downed wagon on the trail and followed some clawed humanoid tracks back to their ice cave hangout. While the party is fussing with lanterns, I remember that my character gained darkvision last session. DM turns that on for me, and I see two of the monsters appear on the map at the edge of my vision. Like a scooby doo gag, let's just turn that light back off real quick

Once we actually started combat, I got a raise to identify them as wendigos (we were guessing werewolves before). I know their weakness is pouring melted tallow down their throat! ... Cue everyone searching their inventory and finding no candles. Hexslinger: "I've got yer candles right here." He calls a headshot at a wendigo across the cave and shoots a burning candle out of his magic gun and down its throat, causing to explode in viscera everywhere

[thenightling]

Why Wednesday is NOT a Harry Potter rip-off

Most of the “Hot Takes” about the Netflix series Wednesday are that it’s a shameless rip-off of Harry Potter.  Why? Because there’s a boarding school and supernatural creatures?   

Wednesday features Wednesday Addams going to Nevermore Academy, a school for “Outcasts.”  In the context of the show Outcast means monsters or people with super powers.  The school residents include werewolves, vampires, gorgons, and sirens as the main species based cliques. And the Principal was a shapeshifter. Other supernatural creatures in attendance include a telekinetic, an artist who has psychic visions and can temporarily bring his art to life, and a boy who can control bees.  A ghost and a Hyde monster also makes an appearance. And Wednesday, herself, is a seer.

 As far back as the 1930s the Addams Family has had witches. Charles Addams, himself, said that Morticia was a witch and he was her creator.  In the 1960s Addams Family show the opening theme song has the line “So get a witch’s shawl on, a broomstick you can crawl on.  We’re gonna pay a call on... The Addams Family.”  Grandmama brewed potions in every incarnation of the family and cursed a man in the 90s Addams Family movies.  Morticia’s sister, Ophelia, had flowers growing out of her head in the 1960s show.  If you think there was nothing supernatural about The Addams Family, you clearly were not paying attention.       

Now, in the show Wednesday, anyone with powers or who is of another species other than human, are called Outcasts.  Everyone else is a Normie. No, this is not a rip-off of Harry Potter’s Muggles.  In role playing games I sometimes had ordinary human characters called Vanillas.  In The Dresden Files TV series they were called civilians. Fables called them Mundies, which was short for Mundanes.  In Fred Saberhagen’s Dracula books the humans are sometimes called Breathers or Mortals.  Breathers is also what the ghosts in a few young adult book series call humans.  That and “Fleshies” like in the Casper movie.  In Bewitched and Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, non-magical people were called mortals.  The vampires of Anne Rice’s novels the human characters are called mortal.

So between Civilians, Breathers, Fleshies, Mundies, Mortals, and Vanilla, the idea of the supernatural society having another name for the non-magical ordinary humans also was not invented by J. K. Rowling for Harry Potter. You would have to have had very limited experience with the horror and fantasy genres if you think Harry Potter was the first to come up with the concept of a school of the magically incline.  

The Worst Witch- about a little girl in Witch School, was first published in 1974 and the first movie version was in 1986 and then it had two TV show adaptations. 

Even Monster High- which I, myself, have compared the school in Wednesday to- was not the first of it’s kind.    

In 1988 there was an animated movie called Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School where Shaggy got a job as a Phys Ed Teacher in an “All Ghoul school” inhabited by the daughters of the classic movie monsters.  You had the daughter of Dracula, the daughter of The wolfman, the daughter of The mummy, and a daughter of a ghostly phantom.  Sound familiar?  It was Monster High before Monster High. 

And don't forget even the novel Dracula in 1897 mentioned Scholomance (School of Magick) a mystical school supposed to be hidden in Eastern Europe over a lake. Also unlike Harry Potter, in the world of Wednesday, much like True Blood, the general public do seem aware that werewolves, vampires, and the like exist.  

Does Wednesday borrow from other Gothic Horror and teen dramas or who-done-its?  Of course.  But it’s done in its own unique way.  And it’s a spin-off of a beloved property, The Addams Family.  So just sit back and relax and enjoy it for what it is.  This is not a rip-off of Harry Potter.  It’s a hodgepodge of Gothic fantasy and it’s the first time Tim Burton has felt like ...well, himself, in over fifteen years.  Stop looking for reasons to hate it and just have fun. With Gothic horror films like The Invitation also embracing old Gothic Horror tropes, and Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman finally having its own TV show adaptation, I find it to be a breath of fresh air to see 2022 being the year that Gothic Horror has finally made a pop culture return without a cynical deconstruction by people who never appreciated the genre.  I had been hoping for this kind of entertainment for a long, long time.

[clarktooncrossing]

Giraffe's Eye View | The Ten Commandments (1956) REVIEW

Hello there people of today and robots of tomorrow! It is I, Clark, exhausted after four months of Holiday preparations. Between getting ready for Halloween and Christmas can take a lot out of a guy, especially for someone as meticulous and festive as I am. Sure, I could take the time to actually relax and rest, but there are cookies to bake, presents to wrap, and monsters to expel from my house, spam it! Especially werewolves, those hairy douchebags track their hair all over the place whenever they don't floor-scoot. Along with all that comes the annual movie marathons. For September and October it's non-stop monster movies like Little Shop of Horrors, the 90s Scooby-Doo saga, and the classic Universal Monsters. You haven't lived until you see a six-foot fishman try to woo a human woman. Gillman was robbed! Meanwhile, November and December brings forth festive flicks like Miracle on 34th Street, Hogfather, Batman Returns, and The Star Wars Holiday Special. The world won't know peace until everyone hears Carrie Fisher high off her ass giving lyrics to John William's iconic score. Disney, stop cowardly denying the world this amazing milestone of television!

That said, it also denies me the chance to watch anything new that's coming out around the time, resulting in my pile of things to watch backing up. As such, the first few weeks of January are designated as Binge Week, a time for me to catch up on anything I've missed. Since I've a massive windbag with a blog, why not share my thoughts on what I'm watching with all you weirdos? With no further ado, let's begin our binging with the movies.

This first video was gifted to me by my friend Alec in the form of his old VHS copy. For all you young wiper-snappers out there wondering what the heck a VHS is, I pity you. You'll never know the satisfaction of rewinding a tape. Netflix has robbed you of that joy! Then again it's also robbed you of having to stop the movie halfway through to put in the next tape or setting up your VCR to work with your modern day television, something I had to do to watch the cinematic classic The Ten Commandments (1956). That was a biblical effort on par with parting the Red Sea. Well, maybe not, but it was certainly a pain in my spotted butt! Complaining aside, what did I think of the picture overall?

It starts with a short, old man appearing behind a set of lavish curtains to speak directly to the audience. Hoo boy, I've seen Frankenstein, I know where this is going! Is he going to warn us about the frights that await us? Actually no, he says this picture depicts the birth of freedom, our more accurately the story of Moses, played iconically by Charlton Heston. No doubt this was helping him prepare for Planet of the Apes, for trying to escape the wrath of the Egyptians turns out to be equally as exhausting. It doesn't help this his brother Ramses (Yul Brynner) is Pharaoh. Eesh, talk about your family squabbles.

Really, is there any point to me recapping the plot? Hebrew kid gets sent up the river in a basket, gets adopted by the Royal family, finds out he's Hebrew, sees a vision of a burning bush, returns to Egypt to free the slaves, yadda yadda yadda. Why repeat all of this when chances are you all know this story thanks to its cartoon counterpart, The Prince of Egypt. Comparing and contrasting the two would prove just as pointless, both having released over four decades apart from each other, both telling their stories in different mediums, and both being impressive showcases of what Hollywood was capable of at the time. Both are equally epic, but when all's said and done I prefer Prince of Egypt. Why? Let me count the ways!

Firstly, there's the aforementioned personal turmoil between Moses and Ramses. As apposed to his somewhat sympathetic two-dimensional doppelganger, Brynner's interpretation of the character is a bastard and a half, a two-headed snake that ends up eating his own tail. Not to say this is necessarily bad. After all, why feel any pity for an Egyptian monarch who is pro-slavery? Especially when Yul delivers a powerful performance that rivals Heston's, crafting one of cinema's greatest scoundrels. It's because the fractured brotherly relationship between Val Kilmer's Moses and Ralph Fiennes's Ramses is more interesting and impactful. Seeing how much the two cared about each other before Moses is sent back by God makes what happens next so much more of a gut-punch.

Speaking of emotional gut punches, there's the songs. I know this especially isn't fair considering this movie was never meant to be a musical, but all during the opening scene I kept hearing this in my head:

More accurately the Jonathan Young and Caleb Hyles cover, but you get my point.

Which brings me to my third point; the length. This film is almost four fours long, nearly rivaling Zack Snyder's Justice League runtime minus all the unnecessary slow-mo. For crying out loud, the opening includes an introduction by the film's director Cecil B. DeMille, then a quote from old scripture, followed by the Pharoh plotting to slaughter all the Hebrew firstborns, only then cutting to Moses's birth mother sending him away in a desperate bid to save his life. All of that eats up a good chunk of the movie's runtime, as apposed to the short but effective musical number DreamWorks made. I mean, do we really need to see the Pharoh's logic behind butchering a bunch of babies? The act is freak'n messed up regardless!

That said, the film at least uses its lengthy runtime wisely. We get plenty of development for Moses's adoptive mother Bithiah (Nina Foch), his treacherous ex-lover and wife of Ramses Nefertiti (Anne Baxter), more time to see what agony the Hebrews are living with under the Egyptian rule, all good stuff. Still, the movie could've cut out the last few scenes, such as God's writing of the commandments while everyone at the base of the mountain throws the world's first kegger. Really, the commandments barely played a role now and they'll continue to do so immediately after they're introduced, so why even bother? It's almost like Shang Chi and the Ten Rings, naming your movie after a magical maguffin that's just barely explained. The only difference being the rings are at least used throughout their movie!

All that said, The Ten Commandments more than earns it's spot as a gold standard of film. The acting if wonderful, the writing is witty, and the sets are a sight to behold. According to Alec, this was made back when Hollywood felt threatened by television, resulting in lavish backdrops like this that couldn't be replicated on a small screen or budget. Wow have times changed. Now we have equally detailed and lengthy movies on streaming services like HBO Max, now with the ability to pause so we can actually go the bathroom without waiting for an intermission. Trust me folks, you're gonna wanna pee before you commit to this movie. Otherwise the Parting of the Red Sea will be torturous for you. Otherwise, I say check this movie out, it's a masterpiece of biblical proportions.

Circling back to the subject of Rings though, this brings me to the other VHS my friend sent me...

CURIOUS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? CLICK HERE FOR MY THOUGHTS ON 1977'S THE HOBBIT! MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

[phantoms-lair]

The Two Werewolves of Scooby Doo Part 2

Part one here

Fred had always been the leader of the Gang.  When he wasn’t there, Velma took charge. On this trip without either of them, Daphne had taken to lead. Shaggy had never been in charge of a group larger than just him and Scooby. But Scrappy and Flim Flam were kids and Daphne was completely out of it.  Scooby usually deferred to him, so he was it. 

What to do though? His first thought was Fred’s old standby - splitting up. That would keep Daphne away from Flim Flam, and they could meet up at the temple. But almost as soon as he thought of it, he discarded it. Sure it would keep Daphne away from him, but there was a whole town of werewolves that would be gunning for him. And Shaggy couldn’t try and lead them away if he didn’t know where the other group was.

 So they had to stay together, but somehow be separated unless he wanted to be holding Daphne like an unruly dog the whole time. 

 An idea clicked. “Hey Scoob, up for a little scouting?” 

“Routing?” Scooby asked. 

 “Like, the towns-wolves only attack humans, they won’t go after you. Check and see if the stage coach is still there and hooked up to the horses. If the drivers gone, we can, like, take that to the temple. You, Scrappy, and Flim Flam, can ride inside, while I drive and Daphne sits next to me. Then when we get to the temple, I’ll take Daphne and shut us inside the cargo bay while you guys gas up the plane.” It was the best plan he had. The only other one was trying to make it the whole way on foot while trying to coral Daphne and he didn’t like the odds of that one.

Scooby saluted him and snuck off in the direction they came from.

Shaggy leaned back with a sigh, one hand still scratching the feral Daphne. He didn’t know if or when she’d make another go of getting him.

Flim Flam himself was hiding behind some boxes, Scrappy keeping a lookout.

“Hey, Shaggy, um. Thanks.” Flim Flam said from his hiding spot.

“No problem, man. Like, I couldn’t just let Daphne go crazy.”

“Yeah but...you guys could just walk out of town no problem. The monsters here won’t attack you. So you’re doing this for me.  So thanks.”

Shaggy smiled. “Hey, Mystery Inc doesn't turn it’s back on people who need help. Daphne could tell you the same thing, if she could speak.” He looked down at his friend who was leaning into being petted. “Daph what happened to you?”

He hadn’t been a werewolf for very long, true. But even at his worst, he’d never been through anything like this...this complete loss of self. It was as if she’d been replaced with a wild animal wearing her clothes. At least it looked like the townsfolk went back to normal suing the day, like he did, so Daphne should be back at dawn. Before then he’d just have to cope, for all of them.

“Rhaggy,” Scooby whispered from around the corner. “Re roast ris rear.”

Shaggy nodded. “I’ll get Daphne over there, you guy come behind us. Scrappy look out for him.”

“Gotcha!” Scrappy started shadow boxing the air, as if ready to fight off the whole town.

Shaggy nodded. “Come on Daph.” He felt a little bad, tapping his leg like he was calling a dog, but it seemed to work, she was following him, albeit a bit confused.

Scooby went with them, sticking close to Daphne’s side. Now that he knew she wasn’t going to attack him, his posture was pure concern. He’d been with Shaggy every step of the way dealing with his own change and was just as flummoxed at this.

The coach was at the ready, just like he had hoped. He climbed into the drivers seat and Daphne followed. A few minutes later Flim Flam and Scrappy ducked into the door Scooby was holding open. Daphne growled, but a hand on her shoulder stopped her from attacking. Once he heard the door latch he snapped the reins and with a whinny the carriage took off.

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“Okay, now those living shouldn’t have any problem getting in.” Weerd looked in approval at their handiwork. There was no way they could miss the big hole in the wall.

“Hey I think someones coming!” Bogel pointed out.

Weerd eagerly looked out and saw the stagecoach approaching. “Eh, just a couple of werewolves.” They both knew the townsfolk wouldn’t open the chest. “The breathers are probably hiding till morning. Nothing to do but wait till then.” Bogel sighed.  “Yeah, you’re right.” They retreated deeper into the temple, not realizing they’d missed their best chance to get the chest open.

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They reached the temple non too soon. Shaggy could hear howls and growls behind them. Thankfully they had enough of a lead from the carriage it would be a while before the werewolves caught up. 

If the hole in the wall was a little convenient, Shaggy wasn’t complaining. He ducked inside as fast as he could, Daphne and Scooby by his side. He lead her into the cargo hold and Scooby shut them in.

Daphne whined, but he did his best to reassure her. “It’s  okay, this is our plane, remember. Our stuff.” He wished, he really wished, there had been some spark of recognition from her. More than ever the dawn couldn’t come fast enough.

He listened as Flim Flam, Scrappy, and Scooby emptied bottle after bottle of the concoction into the fuel tanks. The howling was getting closer with every passing minute.

At long last he heard the cabin door slam and he engines start. Daphne panicking slightly as the plane began to move, but all Shaggy could feel was relief. As soon as he felt the familiar weightlessness of the plane lifting off he let himself relax completely. They’d done it! They’d escaped.

He looked at the other werewolf, curled in his lap. One problem down, one big one to go. ~~~~

Next Part

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LETTERBOXD

1.   The Green Knight 2.   The Suicide Squad 3.   Boiling Point 4.   Red Rocket 5.   Pig 6.   CODA 7.   Nightmare Alley 8.   The Card Counter 9.   Psycho Goreman 10. Zola

Grade A

11.   Flee 12.   The Mitchells vs. The Machines 13.   The Novice 14.   The Humans 15.   Mass 16.   Drive My Car 17.   King Richard 18.   Blue Bayou 19.   Summertime 20.   Dune 21.   The Worst Person in the World 22.   Summer of Soul 23.   A Hero 24.   Parallel Mothers 25.   Spencer 26.   Lamb 27.   A Quiet Place Part II 28.   Werewolves Within 29.   The French Dispatch 30.   The Nowhere Inn 31.   V/H/S 94 32.   Candyman 33.   Shiva Baby 34.   New York Ninja 35.   Copshop 36.   The Lost Daughter 37.   Malignant 38.   Last Night in Soho 39.   No Sudden Move 40.   The Harder They Fall 41.   In the Earth 42.   The Tragedy of Macbeth 43.   No Time to Die 44.   Coming Home in the Dark 45.   Belfast 46.   Censor 47.   Pleasure 48.   The Power of the Dog 49.   A Classic Horror Story 50.   Licorice Pizza 51.   Riders of Justice 52.   West Side Story 53.   Spider-Man: No Way Home 54.   Nobody 55.   Finch 56.   Together Together

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Grade B

57.   Bo Burnham: Inside 58.   The Courier 59.   Don’t Look Up 60.   National Champions 61.   The Night House 62.   Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 63.   Black Widow 64.   Eternals 65.   The Tender Bar 66.   Titane 67.   Benedetta 68.   Fear Street: 1666 69.   Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain 70.   Best Sellers 71.   Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin 72.   The Many Saints of Newark 73.   In The Heights 74.   Val 75.   Luca 76.   Annette 77.   F9 78.   House of Gucci 79.   The Last Duel 80.   Swan Song 81.   Cruella 82.   Queenpins 83.   Stowaway 84.   Boss Level 85.   Old Henry 86.   The Eyes of Tammy Faye 87.   Antlers 88.   Oxygen 89.   Fear Street: 1978 90.   Passing 91.   Encanto 92.   tick, tick…BOOM! 93.   C’mon C’mon 94.   Willy’s Wonderland 95.   Halloween Kills 96.   False Positive 97.   Stillwater 98.   The Forever Purge 99.   The Water Man 100.   Bingo Hell 101.   Wrath of Man 102.   Jockey 103.   Ghostbusters: Afterlife 104.   Four Good Days 105.   Mother/Android 106.   Free Guy 107.   Cyrano 108.   Chaos Walking 109.   The Boy Behind the Door

Grade C

110.   Superhost 111.   The King’s Man 112.   Black as Night 113.   Batman: Soul of the Dragon 114.   Sing 2 115.   Kate 116.   The Matrix Resurrections 117.   Wolf 118.   Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 119.   Justice Society: World War II 120.   Being the Ricardos 121.   Escape Room: Tournament of Champions 122.   Ron’s Gone Wrong 123.   Godzilla vs. Kong 124.   The Unforgivable 125.   Silent Night 126.   Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One 127.   Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two 128.   Moxie 129.   Raya and the Last Dragon 130.   Madres 131.   Italian Studies 132.   Nine Days 133.   The Marksman 134.   Vacation Friends 135.   Till Death 136.   The Guilty 137.   Worth 138.   Encounter 139.   Fear Street: 1994 140.   Concrete Cowboy 141.   India Sweets and Spices 142.   Don’t Breathe 2 143.   Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 144.   Army of the Dead 145.   South of Heaven 146.   Army of Thieves 147.   The Protégé

Grade D

148.   Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar 149.   American Underdog 150.   Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard 151.   Mortal Kombat 152.   Bruised 153.   Those Who Wish Me Dead 154.   Separation 155.   Mainstream 156.   Prisoners of the Ghostland 157.   Jungle Cruise 158.   Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 159.   Demonic 160.   Joe Bell 161.   Respect 162.   Old 163.   Gunpowder Milkshake 164.   Coming 2 America 165.   Jakob’s Wife 166.   The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 167.   Voyagers 168.   Zone 414 169.   Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse 170.   Clifford the Big Red Dog 171.   Injustice 172.   Awake 173.   The Tomorrow War

Grade F

174.   Reno 911! The Hunt for Q 175.   Home Sweet Home Alone 176.   Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage 177.   The Unholy 178.   Reminiscence 179.   Spiral: From the Book of Saw 180.   Cry Macho 181.   Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 182.   Jolt 183.   Infinite 184.   Rumble 185.   Midnight in the Switchgrass 186.   A Journal for Jordan 187.   Venom: Let There Be Carnage 188.   The Manor 189.   The Ice Road 190.   Boogie

Bottom 10

191.   The Woman in the Window 192.   Thunder Force 193.   Tom & Jerry 194.   Space Jam: A New Legacy 195.   Zack Snyder’s Justice League 196.   Dear Evan Hansen 197.   Red Notice 198.   The Addams Family 2 199.   Habit 200.   The Boss Baby: Family Business

[reidsaurora]

"Bored" ~ D. Winchester

Summary: Sam locks Dean and Y/N up in their motel room, and the two start to lose their minds out of boredom. So, Dean comes up with a plan on how they can get back at Sam.

Pairing: Dean Winchester x either GN!Reader or Fem!Reader (reader wears feminine clothes but gender isn't explicitly stated)

Word Count: 1,365

Content Warning: sexual humor, very mild swearing

Genre: Fluff, I think.

Extra Notes: N/A

Based on the prompt: "Person A walks in, holding a small carpet around their body. To Person B, they say 'Don't you think I'm… rug-gedly handsome?'"

Originally Written: 10/16/2021

Supernatural masterlist can be found here!

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Dean and I had been stuck in our motel room for the past day, and we both felt like we were going crazy.

Dean, Sam, and I were on the hunt for Echo. Yes, the Greek mythology Echo.

Oddly enough, she had been lingering near a town called Echo in Oregon. She had been going around and killing boys that went to the local college in Hermiston.

Kind of ironic, considering the entirety of Echo's legend was based on her love of a young man.

The only problem was, none of us could seem to figure out how exactly we were supposed to kill her.

Me and Dean had ended up sharing a room, while Sam had his own room that was adjoined with our room. However, to make sure Dean and I didn't run off and do anything stupid to make the hunt take longer, Sam had stolen the keys to the Impala so we wouldn't drive off.

"I'm bored, Sammy!" Dean yelled across the room at Sam. We had been sitting with our adjoining doors open so Sam could listen out for us.

"Well, you should've thought about that last time before running off and leaving me and Y/N to kill a bunch of werewolves," Sam shouted back from his room.

"How does this involve me? Why do I have to stay here?" I asked.

"Because if you go anywhere, you'll take Dean with you. I'm sorry I have to use you as part of his punishment."

He wasn't wrong. There weren't many places I'd go without Dean. We might as well have been attached at the hip.

"You suck!" I shouted at him.

"Sorry!" he yelled back.

Dean and I had been sitting across from each other at our kitchen table, pondering things we could do to pass the time. Sure, we could do research, but why would we give into Sam's plan?

"Can't we just hotwire Baby?" Dean asked.

"No, you forget that Sam has eyes and ears everywhere," I said sarcastically.

"Don't you forget it!" Sam shouted.

Dean got up and slammed the adjoining door, but Sam and his mind powers immediately opened it back up.

"Screw you and your telekinesis," Dean grumbled, sitting back down.

"You know, you could just do some research and help me."

"And give in? No way, dude."

I laughed at their banter. They really did argue like an old, married couple.

Dean spoke to me this time in a whisper. "The least he could do is let us close the door. I mean, we're not even allowed to have any free fun."

"Who said it was free?" I smirked.

"Oh, that's just cruel," he shook his head.

I started to rack my brain for ideas of how to pass the time. "I brought Uno, Connect Four, and a deck of cards in my bag."

He considered it for a moment, but shook his head.

"We could watch some TV," he suggested, though he seemed uninterested in it.

"No, we only get like 5 channels."

We pondered for a few more moments.

"We could work on our New Year's Resolutions," I suggested, partially as a joke but partially serious because I was just that bored.

"New Years isn't for another two months," he replied.

"Well, there's not much else to do," I shrugged my shoulders.

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It had been a little while, and I found myself sitting on the couch and watching some Scooby-Doo reruns.

"Hey, babe," I heard Dean call for me.

"Yeah?" I replied, not looking away from the TV, though I really wasn't paying attention to it either.

"I have a question."

"Hmm?"

He walked over, wrapped up in a rug of some sort. "Where did he get a rug?" I wondered internally.

"Do you think I'm rug-gedly handsome?" he asked with a smolder.

I stared at him, straight-faced and unamused, though I was internally laughing.

"You are bored," I said.

"I'm sorry, I'm just," he said, then finished the rest of his sentence with a shout, "dying of boredom!"

"Too bad!" Sam called back.

"Maybe we should just help him with his research," I shrugged.

"No, we're not giving in."

He paced back and forth for a moment, before looking at me with a smirk.

"Whatever your evil plan is, I don't wanna be a part of it, Dr. Doofenshmirtz," I held my hand up in surrender.

He spoke in a whisper again, so as for Sam to not hear him.

"We could…" his voice trailed off as he raised his eyebrows seductively.

"No!" I whisper-shouted, "We are not having sex with the door open and your brother in the other room."

"It's one way to get him to at least close the door."

"No! I don't care how much you want the door closed, we are not doing... that just to get our way."

Dean grumbled something under his breath, though I was unsure what it was.

Leave it to Dean to somehow make this about sex.

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"Got any Aces?" I asked. Somehow, even though we were playing cards, I was even more bored than before.

"Go fish," Dean said, sounding even more bored than I did.

"I'm so bored," I complained.

"I think I know of a way we can make this more interesting," he suggested.

"Don't tell me you wanna play Strip Go-Fish?" I asked.

He stared at me with a serious look on his face.

"Dean!"

"Hey, it'll make it more interesting," he shrugged.

I couldn't believe I was actually at the point where I was so bored that I was gonna play strip cards with Dean.

He put all the cards back into a stack, reshuffling them. "OK, here's how this is gonna work: every time the other person gets a match, you have to take off an article of clothing."

Was I really that bored?

"Rock, paper, scissors to see who goes first?" I asked as he dealt the cards.

He held up his hand in a ball shape and I followed suit.

"Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!" we shouted at the same time. He picked paper and I picked scissors.

"Woohoo!" I clapped excitedly.

We both separated the matches we already had. He had two different matches, so I stripped off my socks. I had one match so he took off his hoodie.

"OK, got any 7s?" I asked.

With a disappointed look, he handed over his 7 of Spades.

"Off comes the shirt!" I smirked.

"Hey, you don't get to choose what comes off," he stated as he took off one of his socks.

"Hey, that wasn't clarified," I pointed out.

He rolled his eyes in response.

"Alright, got any 5s?"

"Go fish," he replied.

I picked up a card from the pile, the queen of diamonds.

"Got any Jacks?" he asked.

I handed over my Jack of Spades, before taking off my jacket.

"Anybody ever told you that you have sexy shoulders?" he asked with a smirk.

"And this is why I never wear tank tops around you."

"OK, got any 8s?"

Much to my disappointment, I did indeed have an 8. So, I handed it over, taking my scrunchie out of my hair.

"Hey, that does not count!" he complained.

"I could just start putting my clothes back on and not play with you anymore," I retaliated.

"Fair point," he fussed, "Although, at this rate, I'm gonna win so I'm not gonna do too much complaining." He finished his sentence with a smirk.

"Whatever, douche."

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Soon, we were almost done with our game. I was down to my tank top, bra, and underwear and Dean was down to just his boxers.

"Hey, guys, I think I figured out- Oh, my gosh!" Sam shouted when he walked into the room.

"Shoulda let us close the door, Sammy," Dean replied with a chuckle.

Sam turned back around to face the door. "Can you please just put your clothes back on?"

"I don't know. I feel kinda freed. What about you, Dean?"

"Yeah, it was kinda hot in here."

"Put your clothes back on!"

Needless to say, Sam didn't leave the door open anymore and Dean was pretty proud of himself for it...

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I’m sorry you’ve not had such a good day, buddy. I have one or two headcanons that I hope might cheer you up! One of my favourites is that October is the Frog brothers’ busiest month. They have a lot of preparation to do for Halloween. Patrolling the streets for lost trick r treaters is just the cherry on the cake, before then they prepare hundreds of little cakes to leave around the outskirts of Santa Carla, to bribe malicious fairies, and they hang handmade crosses from the trees to ward off demons and evil spirits. They also scatter candy and tea lights around near the graveyards to guide wandering souls back to their resting places, giving special attention to the children’s area. After befriending them properly, Sam starts helping them out. Years later, he discovers that Alan’s birthday (the Frogs used to pretend they didn’t know their birthdays) falls on Halloween and he’s outraged that he used to work on his birthday.

This is an amazing HC for the Frog Bro's + Sam. Seriously, I love this! My mind just imagined the whole scene and all the shenanigans that the spooky month would bring for them. I honestly think whoever owns the rights to the franchise missed out on an opportunity like this. I think I mentioned it way back, at least two years ago, on how these three could have been a good show or book series. Something akin to goosebumps, if you will, but more along the lines of vampires, werewolves, witches, zombies, fae-folk, and ghosts. Giving us moments similar to Scooby-doo where some things they thought were "big-scary-monsters" were just normal people. While other moments, on the other hand, were actual true incidents. Also, poor Alan. I hope Sam would, from that day on, make Alan have at least one night off. Doesn't have to be on the day, maybe the day after or before, but he'd drag the brothers off to have fun. Binge horror movies, catch a flick at the cinema, actually go on rides at the boardwalk, etc. All in the hopes of letting Alan enjoy his birthday instead of ignoring it.

Thank you for sharing this with me, dude, honestly. It lightened my mood some and I smiled at all the cute images playing in my head. 🧡