#all the siblings were peak chaotic dumbass energy

[redrobin-detective]

I see that you have been dragged into The umbrella academy! May I ask who your favorite sibling out of the seven idiots are?

I watched TUA when it first came out and was super into it, S1 was superb and I loved it and I was really excited for S2. I was, I’ll admit, a little disappointed with it. The plot felt dragging and unclear at times compared to the brisk, concise pace of the first season. While I was glad to see Allison, Vanya and Luther get some development, it grew a little tedious just watching their 1960s lives. 

The first half of the series really dragged for me though it did pick up as we got further in. I will give 11/10 for sibling interactions which were wonderful and chaotic and they’re just so dumb, I love them.

Anyway, that was off topic. Five for sure, I love that sassy old geezer trapped in the body of a boy scout and up to HERE with everything that’s going on. After that, Diego was really good this season and I enjoyed conspiracy boy just going wild. While I liked Klaus last season, he irked me here. I understand his cult plot but all he did is whine and hide from problems of his own making and it was just a bit annoying. 

[ridasverkisto]

who are your top ten black clover characters and ships (romantic, platonic)? talk about them!

Oooooooh. This is gonna be a long one so buckle in. I’m also splitting the answer into two—so this is top ten ships, and I’ll do top ten characters in a separate post, because this is long. 😅

Before I get going, I’m just going to say this is in no particular order—I’m listing them in the order they come to mind, as I love all of these pairings for different reasons so it’s hard for me to rank them. I’ll also preface that for most of my pairings it usually doesn’t matter much to me whether it’s romantic or platonic, so long as they’re not. Y’know. Actual siblings/family/etc. Also for the purposes of this ask, I’m leaving out stuff like...the Black Bulls as a platonic ship tag. They’re found family, it’s sort of a given, so this isn’t going to focus on that. And before anyone asks, yes, I have crackships. I am not apologizing.

[If this needs a page break to keep from clogging tags lmk, btw]

1. Magna/Luck (and/or Magna & Luck, it’s the same to me)

What can I say? I’m a sucker for two dumbass best friends who share a brain cell living their best lives. Their dynamic is fun and interesting—Luck literally views Magna as fun and interesting and he loves bothering him because of how he reacts, while Magna started out hating it but grew incredibly fond of Luck’s antics.

They’re dumbasses, but they’re loveable dumbasses who bring out both the best and worst in each other, and I just love the way they interact. It’s great and I love them both so much 💕

2. Finral & Langris

Okay okay so. I know there’s baggage here, because Langris is an entitled little asshole trashbaby, but hear me out. Finral gets to be an older brother, exasperated with Langris and trying super hard to be a good sibling, while Langris is still a trashbaby but a softer one. Like.

They are Peak Sibling Energy, because I can see Langris insulting Finral because “polite interaction with my loser brother, how tf?” But the moment someone else tries to insult Finral, Langris gets annoyed. It’s the younger sibling Rights, only the sibling gets to insult the other siblings and if you try to get in on that fuck you. Meanwhile, Finral learns to be the responsible older sibling to Langris, and steps into being more responsible in other parts of his life while repairing his relationship with Langris.

Not going to lie, a lot of my love for this ship is because I’m probably projecting my own relationship with my own brother onto them to some extent, and my love for proper Sibling Energy has no bounds because that shit’s hilarious when done right.

Let Finral and Langris develop the weird half-unspoken language of siblings, let them reference embarrassing things and blackmail each other over stupid shit like “who’s going to go refill the teapot” or something!! Let them be petty and loving and protective as they learn to be siblings again, because growth!!!!

3. Julius & Yami & William

Why yes, I am a polyshipper. But mostly what I really like about this one is the history and the dynamics between the three of them.

On the one hand you have Julius, who’s hugely respected by the other two, basically mentored/parented them both, and loves them both a hell of a lot. (You can’t look at the way Julius looks at Yami and William and tell me that’s not love, fuck you)

On another, you have Yami; he’s the outcast, loner, stranger in a strange land who was given a support system and place to belong by Julius. He also struggles to understand the less forthright William, and is fiercely loyal. Like. This man loves and respects Julius so fucking much, and it’s shown through such small gestures, it’s amazing.

And finally, there’s William—who couldn’t chose between Julius and Patry, yeah. Who’s a coward and a troll and hides behind his words and masks, but has made the choice to atone for his mistakes. He feels a lot, and is so clearly trying to be better it hurts.

The way the three of them interact has a lot of history and intricacy behind it, and even with current events in the series, I really really love their relationship with each other. This isn’t a ship I love for fluff, but for the tension and aching weight of history and growing up that lies heavy on it. It’s got this lovely sort of pain to it that feels like nostalgia in the summer heat, knowing nothing is ever going to be like it was once and still deciding to hold onto what you have with both hands.

I never said I ship for fluff and romance—I’m here for dynamics, and these three have amazing dynamics. (I will note for this one that it’s one that I can’t see as romantic at all. Not the least bc Julius was literally in his twenties when Yami and William were like 15, bc ~fuck that shit~)

4. William/Dorothy/Rhya

Is this a crackship? Yes!

Have these characters barely if ever interacted on screen? Yes!

Am I probably the only person who thought of this ship and wants to see content for it? Yes!

Do I give a fuck? No!

Not gonna lie, I know this is a crackship of massive proportions. But I’m here for the dynamics and the dynamics here have the potential to just be so damn cathartic, okay?

If I go on a deep tangent about this ship it’ll end up being an entire essay, so that can wait for another day, so I’ll just...give you this: these three have a lot to give each other to challenge and help each other grow. There’s a lot of potential, and tension, and catharsis here. The contrasts and dynamics between the three of them would be interesting and immensely entertaining.

I’ll also shamelessly admit that a good portion of this is also fueled by my personal head canons of William being a trans guy, Dorothy being feminine presenting nb, and Rhya just straight up being pan and attracted to strong people. What can I say? I know what I like lmao 😂

5. Yuno & Asta

I’m a sucker for good friendly rivalries. Especially ones full of so much mutual respect!!! Like, they both respect each other and care so fucking much is amazing ❤️

And don’t get me wrong, I get the people that ship them romantically and I’ll read it; but I see their relationship as more sibling rivalry/platonic than anything else.

You can’t look at Yuno being a Dramatic Bitch to get on Asta’s nerves and tell me that’s not Peak Sibling Energy, because I tell you I have done the exact same to my own brother. Let them be dorks and friends and brothers, bc it WORKS.

6. Rill/Charmy/Langris

Yes, yes this is another crackship. No, I do not care! And yes, i am aware it will very likely never be canon.

I just really like the image of Langris being reluctantly folded into the dynamic of two cinnamon rolls who could probably flatten him if they really wanted to. And Langris slowly coming to the realization that he actually really likes them and cares for them, even if he is a bit tsun-tsun about expressing it sometimes.

Plus, y’know, Rill and Charmy won’t indulge his asshole-ier behaviors, and if he pisses Charmy off he’s very likely to get his ass kicked.

I can’t really explain it more than that other than I just really really like the dynamics with this trio and I hold it very close to my heart 💕

7. Finral & Vanessa

Let them be friends!!! Let them be platonic best friends!!!! I love their dynamic, esp if you expand on it and take a look at how Finral and Vanessa can play off of each other. BEST FRIENDS.

8. David & Letoile

I know everyone likes to think of them as the chaotic one and the no-nonsense one, but consider: Letoile getting wrapped up in David’s shenanigans bc they’re just as ride or die as Magna and Luck are. Everyone thinks of her as the other holder of the Golden Dawn’s self restraint, and she sort of is, but her standards of what should be restrained is very different from Klaus’s.

9. Julius & Marx (can also be Julius/Marx, but only prior to the whole deaging thing)

Wholesome ship! It’s already obvious that they care about each other a lot in canon, so let that be expanded upon and developed more. It also adds the fun bit that the issues with Julius running away from his paperwork become even more comical with the added context. It starts to feel less like a subordinate yelling at their commandeer and more like an old married couple or something 😂

10. Leopold & Asta & Yuno & Noelle

Three competitive dumbasses and the exasperated one who makes it worse. I love them all and I think they make the best fucking quad friend group;; let them be friends, please. Please. Just the shenanigans they would get into makes me cackle with glee.

[gizkasparadise]

cdrama rec/review: le coup de foudre

KDRAMA AND CDRAMA MASTER LIST OF REVIEWS

Series: le coup de foudre / love at first sight / i don’t like this world, i only like you Episodes: 35 w/ a special Genres: then & now, slice of life, high school to adult life, romance, reunion/getting back together, working with the ex Spoilers in the Rec: for set-up/light ones for character backgrounds If You Like, You’ll Like: the reply series, sad-looking dogs that are loved very much, because this is my first life (VERY similar male lead), sibling love, my sunshine but if people were nicer and had significantly better hair, multiple couples that are all a lot of fun

Rank: 10/10

PREMISE

flashback to 6-8 years ago (because the OP here can’t remember lol): it’s desk selection day in qiao yi’s classroom! a very dramatic moment for all high schoolers, qia yi has to select who she sits next to. because she’s at the bottom of the class ranking, she gets last pick, which essentially narrows down her choices to that creepy kid who writes love poetry to every female student in the class and yan mo, the scary genius student who has placed 1st in their class since...forever.

taking a gamble, qiao yi goes with yan mo. yan mo eventually agrees to tutoring qiao yi outside of class and they become friends. then...friends? if you know what i mean. it’s very sweet and cute. only problem is that yan mo is both a genius and from a Family of Means, and so is already planning on attending cambridge (yeah, fucking cambridge) after graduation. not wanting to separate, yan mo asks qiao yi to come with him and she agrees to study hard so she can get accepted to a university in the UK, too.

but then, well, bad shit happened. 

qiao yi ended up staying in their home town, yan mo left for cambridge, and we got two v heartbroken teenagers on our hands.

4 years later, yan mo returns after studying in the uk, and by chance they end up bumping into each other. angry because qiao yi hurt him, yan mo puts up an ALOOF AND COLD AND I DONT CARE AT ALL front that she sadly buys. but after he leaves for the big city to pursue a business opportunity, qiao yi harnesses some amazing big dick energy to go after him, in a sort of inverse DONT LET HER GET ON THAT PLANE! move. very abba. 

the plot bounces between their (and their friends’) high school years, their lives as reunited adults, and their future lives as married folks. i love it very, very much.

MAIN CHARACTERS

zhao qiao yi

as a high schooler, qiao yi was a quiet girl with low self-esteem, who consistently ranked at the bottom of her class and was always attempting to retreat into her school tracksuit like a turtle. despite this, qiao yi has some solid friends and is always kind if somewhat shy or uncomfortable in certain situations. as a adult, qiao yi works as a television producer and is clearly more confident. 

she buys truly awful graphic t-shirts as thank you gifts that one feels obligated to wear. falls for scams easily. will help you fold 1000 paper stars for your boyfriend even if she hates your boyfriend because she’s ride or die like that. look at how cute she is no one is allowed to be mean to someone as cute as this.

yan mo / “frank”

if you liked se hee in because this is my first life, you’re in luck because here is a 10% angrier version. at first, yan mo seems cold, aloof, snobbish, pretentious, arrogant...

okay, but he’s ALSO got a lot of feelings and will help people out. well, at the start of the show, he’ll help two people out. but that expands to like 10. so, progress! in high school, he falls for qiao yi in the typical Cannot Spit It Out fashion, buying her sentimental cans of coke, PUTTING IN ONE EARBUD SO SHE CAN LISTEN TO THE BEATLES WITH HIM, feeling Weird about her tying his tie, and single-handedly ruining a for-profit afterschool tutoring business in about 30 seconds, because they weren’t teaching qiao yi anything, and he knew he could do it better. tbh he completely fucking destroys a lot of things and people in under a minute. #ruthless

he’s very protective of qiao yi and rather than explain it, here is a clip from the special episode where yan mo confronts another student who left a love confession meant for qiao yi in his desk by mistake (subtitles have to be selected under settings, but it’s subbed in english):

zhao guan chao

zhao qiao yi’s twin brother, who has always placed 2nd in their classes after yan mo. despite his high grades, he comes off as a laidback teen heartthrob and has a reputation for being a flake and a playboy. BUT he’s legit a chill dude and clearly popular for a reason--he gets along with (almost) everyone. he loves his sister and is extremely protective of her, especially since she’s so shy and has low self-esteem for Reasons That Will Be Explained in the Tragic Backstory. he’s such a good brother. the best brother. also looks out for qiao yi’s best friend, wu yi. understands the value of shoes.

hao wu yi

qiao yi’s best friend, and another classmate of The Crew. i say this with so, so much love, but she’s got a lot of chaotic dumbass energy. struggling along the bottom ranks with qiao yi during high school. she has the worst taste in men as a teenager, falling for the guy who literally bullied her in like. ep 2. thankfully she’s got qiao yi and guanchao.

the trio are close, and that doesn’t change as they grow up. wu yi ends up becoming a novelist who writes pop and steamy romance novels and has a significant teenage girl fanbase. it’s amazing. 

fei da chuan

my boy. another classmate, he, qiao yi, and wu yi make up the official Dumbass Trio of their high school class and have adorable adventures + solidarity in it. he’s also yan mo’s uncle. somehow. because rich people families are wild. while he’s got a place to live, he more often than not crashes at yan mo’s, who Does Not Like It. but da chuan does not notice or care. 

abrasive but 100% sincere about everything and toward everyone. people will think he’s an asshole or a gangster but then he’s secretly feeding abandoned kittens in the corner or something. as an adult, has the best business casual outfits. serves as a big brother figure to a lot of people, but qiao yi in particular. cannot, cannot fucking do math.

SUPPORTING

“alicia” / cheng youmei. an old family friend of yan mo’s who is very posh and rich and dignified. studied abroad with him at cambridge, and is cold toward qiao yi after arriving back in china. cosplays B)

teacher gao. everyone’s high school teacher who later owns a bar that seems to be there only for dispensing advice. seriously. there is no way this bar is economically sound as the only customers you ever see are gao’s students coming in one at a time for Wisdom and you never see them pay for anything. also the bar has no fucking roof and is directly above traintracks. i have hang-ups about this bar

lin shu. yan mo’s mother. very sweet and pretty and a ballernia turned program director. is almost never home but clearly loves her son. du chaun’s sister. somehow.

zhao suyin. qiao yi and guan chao’s mother. one of her kinks is roleplaying condor heroes characters? okay okay okay

tian weimin. qiao yi and guan chao’s stepfather who works as police officer. best dad award. he’s so sweet and corny and peak dad humor. he loves them kids & they love him back

grandpa. yan mo’s dog in high school. a very old basset hound with sad eyes:

dollar or d. i cant tell you anything about him, other than he used to be a stray and yan mo says he’s ugly, which, rude.

DRAWBACKS

plot...hm. there’s SOME plot, but this is about characters + romance + friendship + family. if you’re looking for scheming mothers-in-law or tragic car accidents or secret destinies this isn’t the one for you. similar in vibe to Reply 1988 (they even watch the show in the show :’D / make references to it)

OKAY SO every plot summary i’ve seen says that yan mo is in a relationship with someone else when he gets back to china. no he is not. i say this because it was a huge turn off for me/initially put me off watching the series. he is definitely a one-and-only type. there’s no cheating in this show. lmao, hell, neither of the mains are even interested in anyone else but each other

i liked du chuan and his love interest a lot, but they definitely didn’t get as much screen time as the others

while it’s clear qiao yi + yan mo are the mains, another couple gets a lot of screen time as well. this might be a skip if you don’t like multiple couples/secondary relationships in a show

i surprisingly enjoyed the high school storyline a lot more than the adult one? which is super weird for me, but idk i was sad when it was over because it was so cute.

some...weird technical decisions. every once in a while, the camera will have like a nostalgia filter and then it disappears and then the edges get a bit blurry and idk it feels very film school 101 to show that what’s on screen is a ~memory. the soundtrack/music is sometimes also too loud--to the point where it can drown out the actors (particularly janice wu in the high school arc, since qiao yi is soft-spoken)

REASONS TO WATCH

the lead actors (janice wu + zhang yujian) are legit two of my favorites and they have great/easy chemistry. all the actors are amazing. everyone’s loveable

SIBLING GOALS the zhao twins are amazing and they’re both each other’s biggest fans. gaunchao had some really heartwarming brother moments

i love love lmao. this spoke to a lot of my favorite dynamics: exes reunited/having to work together, childhood sweethearts reuniting as adults, “gangster” and princess, childhood friends turned lovers, bickering couples, cold man who actually has a lot of feelings, lots of people being overprotective, idk. everything was just great. 0 complaints on any of the ships.

i genuinely liked every character other than that one piece of shit poppa zhao. even alicia, who’s put into the stereotypical rich bitch role, was actually really fun and subverted a lot of expectations for this trope

it’s just. real cute y’all. probably my favorite cdrama and definitely in my top 10 (maybe 5?) dramas overall.

FINAL THOUGHTS

i love them ;;

[harryanderscn]

[ logan shroyer · cis male · he/him · 22 ] ❝ hey !! did you see harold “harry” anderson walking into the hawkins’ pool ?? i’ve heard they’ve been described as entertaining by their close friends. but, i’ve also heard that they’ve been described as pretty careless by others. if there were three things that could describe them, it would be chugging pineapple slurpies on a dare, a cigarette-scented denim jacket, jamming out in his car at three in the morning. here’s to hoping they don’t get trapped in the upside down !! ❞ [ brooke · est · she/her · 22. ]

what’s up, friends ? i’m brooke, one of your admins and the mun for will byers ! if you want to plot with either of my boys, like this and i’ll hit you up on here or discord, if you want ! without further ado, here’s harry !

harold anderson was born to greg anderson and betty anderson, a dentist and housewife respectively. he has one younger sibling who’s around 18-19, and they’re a wanted connection in case you wanna snatch that up !

harry’s lived in hawkins his entire life. it’s his home, and he doesn’t really think he’ll ever leave. he’s not like other people - he doesn’t dream about life in a big city or anything like that. he wants a big life in a small town, and hawkins is perfect for that.

his parents surprisingly love him? a lot? like they’ve always supported him and his sibling, even if harry is a dumbass without a lot of big dreams or goals. even when he’s at his worst, his parents love him. so his childhood was pretty good.

harry was always fairly popular in school. he’s got money, looks, and he played sports, so his spot near the top of the social pyramid was always pretty secure. 

he is peak chaos. like just the biggest dumbass. you can convince him to do anything by phrasing it as a dare. harry isn’t like, malicious per say, but he can do stupid stuff just because.

uhh wii music is just playing in his head at all times. even though it’s not, i need you to visualize that for the full effect. 

harry is a chaotic neutral and that’s all.

he spent all of junior year with a brain freeze because people kept daring him to chug pineapple slushies and he’s not a bitch, so he did. he still does to feel alive sometimes.

after high school, he...stayed here? like, he just never saw himself leaving, and his parents were fine with it. harry goes to the community college currently, and he’s working on a business degree with a music minor. his post-grad plans are to either a) get a job at a current local business and work his way up the corporate ladder, or to b) open his own bar.

currently, harry works as a lifeguard at the community pool. he’s not the best at his job because he barely pays attention, but how could you fire this lovable dumbass? 

he plays the guitar, and sometimes performs at bars and stuff. nothing major, and nothing deep, but he likes music a lot. it’s the one thing he gets super passionate about. like mention music, and his eyes light up and he just goes off. 

would know every word to we didn’t start the fire if it had come up already.

while i wouldn’t necessarily say he’s a sweetheart, he’s not really mean either. he’s way too blunt for his own good and doesn’t always understand social cues, so he can say stupid things without realizing. but he doesn’t really mean to hurt people. 

please don’t call him harold, he will literally stop talking to you for a week and then come back full chaotic force.

he’s bi, even if he doesn’t necessarily self-identify as that? mostly because he doesn’t know what that means (yay 1985 small town life). harry tends to go for girls more than anything else, but he is open to the idea of being with a guy. 

he would like to think he’s a peter quill/han solo type, but he’s more andy dwyer/michael kelso. the true jar jar binks of hawkins. but not really, he isn’t that bad!!!!!!!

tl;dr he’s a chaotic force of energy who doesn’t know how to shut up or stop being the most. he can be super annoying, but he also is there for his friends if they need him. 

if you want to plot with him, like this for me to hit you up! his wanted connections can be found here!

i may update this if i think of anything else!!

[narkinafive]

late roundup again

this has been in my drafts for two days lmao sry

i’ve said it before, i’ll say it again, of all the planets that got fucked by the empire, geonosis got FUCKED. by the empire

like, disturbingly so

hrm, saw gerrera stop challenge

but also ezra beign so soft w klik klak... a gentle boy

i know it’s a tragedy that steela (the better leader/more stable one) died but like............ come on dave

is there more saw gerrera centric stuff out there, or does he just pop in for cameos every now and then whenever an author needs a terrorist?

vague references to project stardust like #N U T 

seriously that’s like the number one reason i like prequels so there can be vague references to stuff that i know is coming

so all the vague death star things

# NNNN UUUU TTTT

“i always forget they can do that” “he’s good, but he’s no skywalker” immediately starts crying

“stupid sand, gets everywhere” somewhere on mustafar darth vader feels validated for the first time in his life

ugh and that queen egg becomes a weird freaky sterile monster :( :( :( i’m so fucke dup

i would legitimately watch an entire movie of zeb and the droids. the sitcom sarcasm is FIRE

hhhrhrhhhrhhrhrh TRIALS OF THE DARKSABER I HAVE SO MUCH I COULD SAY ABOUT THIS EPISODE....................

the mUSIC

SABIN’ES MOTIF!! 

flutes/drums for mandalore vs the brassy jedi instrumentation >.>

i know kanan was being an asshole but i love the aloof blind weaponsmaster training trope so shrug sue me

also, peak sibling energies in this episode

ezra shut the FUCK up you DUMB TURD - sabine, every time he made fun of her

the sequence of kanan walking her through a series with the lit saber... ugh ugh there’s so much

kanan’s mask off! the seriousness! him dragging her to the truth and dodging all of her anger blows!!! HHHRHRHGHGH

also kanan fighting w one hand behind his back is hot, @ me all you like i’m right

speaking of planets that get absolutely boned by the empire

her family pledging to follow her into battle... dave you got me FUCKED! UP!

ezra t posing to assert dominance as sabine’s favorite brother

OOOO THAT KLIMT REFERENCE DAVE!!!

gar saxon is a little dicked bitch, rest in FUCKING PIECES NERD!!

kallus simulator vr

chaotic stupid: ezra getting himself caught to kidnap/liberate the imperial mole. sweetie there were better ways

kallus’ voice cracks as he fully groks ezra dumbass mission plan slksdflfsdkljs MY LOVE

there’s a lot of good ezra sass in this episode

man gov pryce really was That Bitch

i hate to see her leave but i love to watch her go... 

press f for lieutenant lyste

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh teh formation of the alliance!!!! ahHHHH LOOK AT THEM ALL

also hera’s FLYING

again, somewhere on mustafar anakin is weirdly proud and he doesn’t know why

BUT YEAH MON MOTHMA!!! FUCKIN GO OF!!! TELL EM BITCH!!!

also wow where did she get the inspiration for such a ............... call to action .............. i wondE  r