#and also see peoples unpacking pics :)

[intotheelliwoods]

Seeming as I dont think that poll is swaying anytime soon- keychains have been ordered! And if you can afford the shipping, I can ship outside the USA! :)

[moe-broey]

Also thank you various tumblr users for un-synonymizing femme = Girl and masc = Man. Finally drilling that into my skull and I think I'm so fuckinh cool for being a femme transguy and actually feeling comfortable SAYING femme transguy now. Cause like. Yeaheyahyeah I've described myself as gender non-conforming.

But like....

Idk it's like my punk jacket where I bought this black varsity style jacket at the very beginning of me making changes and the black varsity was So Masculine to me. Surely it will make me More Masculine and pass better and I can hide in its masculinity (never worked btw).

Somewhere along the way I put patches on it. Patch of my name with the trans flag. Patch of my pronouns. Patch of bisexuality. Added more patches and pins.

Added zippers to the pockets so I could actually Use Them. The zippers are pink, taken from an old backpack that I don't use anymore but I liked too much to get rid of. That bag had these adorable little holographic wings on it. I took the wings too. I fashioned them with soda tabs and hex nuts. The tabs were to accent the piece, but the bolts were to ensure the wings would be able to endure a lot of jostling around.

It really is just all about keeping what you like and leaving what you don't. And transforming what you do like into something new. Something that actually feels like You.

And it's just this constant work in progress like. Taking these glow in the dark stars from another old backpack that I couldn't get rid of bc I liked it so much. Upsizing the jacket to better fit me when I button it up. Extra pockets. Heart garter belt on the arm. Spikes, more nuts and bolts, more soda tabs.

It's also like. Just. Having a mullet. Preferring to have long hair As A Man. Short, more "masculine" leaning hairstyles have never done as much for me as the mullet has. It feels like me. I also love pulling the long ends into twin ponytails. Like babygirl I'm inventing brand new fucked up genders.

Idk idk something about being inherently masculine because I am truly Just Some Guy but also being femme and purposely doing it wrong. Because I AM Some Guy. Considering myself masc only because it aligns with my gender identity but beyond that I'm not actually masc at all. There are butch women who are way more masc than me and I love them. Conventional masculinity actually not fitting me, honestly being just as stifling as the other side of things. But if you try to correlate that and my feminity into "being a girl" I'm gonna look at you like you're fucking stupid. Like I Know I don't pass even when I've tried to but it is SO baffling to me to this day. Like. I am just some guy. A femme guy. What's not clicking

[vcikera]

megumi fushiguro x black f!reader

(i was actually the bed in the second pic btw! 😊)

contains: smut (so expect anything) and if you see any grammar errors you didn’t.

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being rivals with megumi is like a rock in your shoe that you can’t get out. it’s like hes everywhere no matter how hard you try to get rid of him, he just seems to come back every time, again and again.

you’ve been rivals and hated each other for so long now you can’t even remember how it started but you just hate his guts and he hates yours too. his stupid hair and stupid face and those stupid eyes of his you definitely don’t lost in from time to time.

no. you hate him

today the universe just seems to love messing with you and making your day worse. you had been assigned to get rid of this curse at a local hotel and it’s been scaring the residents away so the business has been losing customers. gojo and nanami said they partnered you up with someone so you both could work together and get rid of the curse but they won’t tell you who.

“quit bothering me y/n”, gojo said annoyed as you asked him who you were partnered with for the thousandth time today. “no, just tell me who and i’ll leave you alone”, you said to him, trying to get information outta him.

“i said no already, if you don’t leave me alone i’ll leave you on the side of the road”, gojo annoyingly said to you, getting frustrated with you.

you groan as you sat back in your seat. gojo was driving you to the hotel and you had to stay there for a week so you can be able to learn more about the curse and how to defeat it without getting hurt or causing any damage to the hotel or anyone else that’s left in that haunted place.

“we’re almost there”, you heard gojo say but you side eyed him in the rear view mirror and looked out the window. “y/n you must wanna sleep on the streets with the hobos tonight”

“you already look like a hobo with that lil dumbass blindfold, looking like you stared in birdbox”, you mumbled under your breath. “you wanna say that louder again for the people up front?”, gojo said as the car came to a stop, finally stopping at the hotel.

“both of you need to shut the hell up”, nanami said from the passenger seat. you screamed because he jumped scared you, you honestly forgot he was also in the car. “nanami please don’t do that again, almost scared the black off me”, you put your fingers to your neck to check your pulse to see if you’re still alive.

“i’ve been here the whole time how did you not know”, nanami sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. “i didn’t know okay, just forget that just happened”, you looked away.

gojo and nanami both stepped out the car so you did too, grabbing your bag that you brought with you that includes everything you’ll need for the next few days. “i swear if i get killed im hunting both yall asses”, you said to nanami and gojo as closed the car door. “even as a ghost imma still beat your ass”, gojo replied back to you. you scoff and side eyed him.

jack frost looking ass

you were unpacking your things a few minutes later after gojo and nanami checked you into the hotel and gave your room keys. of course you were thinking about who your roommate would be, hoping it was either nobara or itadori but mostly nobara cause you didn’t wanna have to share a bed with itadori since gojo decided to be dick and only get one room and one bed for you and your partner.

after unpacking your things you were standing there staring at the bed thinking about how you were gonna share it with your partner when you heard a voice behind you groan, “you gotta be fucking kidding”. turning around to see megumi.

“oh hell no, no no no no”, you said to him as you gave him a stank look. you were gonna kill gojo.

“gojo must wanna die”, megumi said as he mumbled under his breath. something you both finally agree on for once, what a surprise. “why out of all people does it have to be you”, megumi groaned as he dropped his bag on little couch in the corner of the room.

“nigga don’t act like i want this too”, you replied back to him, already ready to kill this curse and leave. “i would prefer anyone with you”, he said again. “yeah i think i get your point”, you side eyed him.

he sighs as he plops on the bed, man spreading as he laid down all spread out. you stood there with your arms crossed looking down at him.

not gonna lie right now he kinda- no

“you realize there’s only one bed right and not even a couch big enough for someone else to sleep on?”, you asked him but was it even a question if it was obvious. “yeah i know, you’re gonna sleep on the floor right?”, he faked smiled at you as he opened his eyes to look at you. the way he looked at you just now gave you a weird feeling in your stomach you’ve never felt around him before. you must be hungry fr.

“you’re funny, that’s real hilarious, look at my laughing face”, you said as you pointed to your face, giving him a straight face. he got up and stood in front of you as he sized you up. he looks down at you, “relax y/l/n, i might not like you but i’m a gentleman enough to not let you sleep on the floor”

why was that kinda-

“so you gonna let me sleep on the bed?”, you asked almost not believing because what if you wake up the next morning on the floor. still looking up at him, he answered back, “yes, we can just a pillow between us or whatever”.

hmm, so megumi actually wants to be within 6 feet near you, how weird even for you. it was odd but you weren’t complaining, you weren’t gonna sleep on no hotel floor. “suspicious but i’ll trust you it for now”, you walked away as you went into the bathroom to change into something that was considered pjs right now.

after changing into your pjs, you walk out the bathroom to finally go sleep now since it was almost midnight, megumi was on his side of the bed with a pillow in the middle and he was shirtless and in nothing but some grey sweatpants. you’re not gonna lie, he was definitely looking like a 12 pound seafood boil, spicy.

“are you not cold?”, you asked him as you laid down on your side of the bed and put the covers over you. “nah i’m kinda hot rn”

you definitely are hot

“suit yourself i guess”, you said as you took out your phone and went on it. “i will y/l/n”, megumi said. you rolled your eyes, why does he always feel the need to be cocky. “yo y/n”, megumi called out your name. “what”, you responded to him and looked up from your phone to see what he had to say now.

“make sure not to cuddle up to me when i’m sleeping cause i know you got a little crush on me or whatever”, he smirked at you teasingly as he had his back against the bed frame while crossing his arms with one leg up.

you scoff at his comment. “why’re you so full of yourself, if it’s anyone that has a crush it’s you cause i mean who wouldn’t like me”, you shrugged and looked at him. “that’s actually kinda funny that you think that i would like you”, he said. “i’m just saying”, you shrugged again.

“wanna bet then?”, megumi said. “bet on what”, you turned your phone off and put it on the nightstand, getting intrigued in what megumi was getting at. “who ever touches the other person first likes that person”, he said as i smiled at you. “is that just some lame bet so you can touch me?”, you laughed at him slightly.

“please, if i wanted to touch you i would’ve ever since”, megumi said truthfully. “save your love confession for another time fushiguro”, you laughed at him again. “but i’m in”

“how about a staring contest to make it ‘harder’, megumi said. you nodded as you removed the pillow from in the middle and sat next to him but not too close. “alright, 3 2 1, go”, he counted down as you both began staring at each other. both of you looking into each other’s eyes and being so close, what could possibly happen

both of you have been looking into each others eyes for about a minute now, it’s like every second you get closer and closer to each other, at this point you can feel his breath on your face and even your lips.

you got an idea to distract him so you’ll win so you began to move your hand closer to his leg, your fingers moving slowly up his thighs. “what’re trying to do y/l/n”, megumi said lowly as he looked at your lips and back up to your eyes quickly. “what do you mean?”, you said, acting clueless to him.

as your fingers move higher and higher up you can feel his muscles in his thighs tense up, you notice his adam’s apple move up and down as he swallows. you feel his hand on your other hand as he squeezes it gently. finally reaching up, you slowly trace your fingers up to his crotch as you as you feel something hard. that’s when he squeezes your hand tighter.

that’s it you’ve found his weakness, you’re definitely gonna win now. you move your hand up and down as you rub his dick through this sweats, his hand still squeezing yours tightly. you can notice him struggling as you hear him breathe out. you move your hand up to the waistband of his sweatpants. you knew you were playing with fire but you didn’t care, this was bond to happen some day.

you got the courage to reach into his pants but that was it, megumi blinked and looked away as he puts his head down and sighed. the room had been quiet the whole time, while you were teasing him and the two of you staring at each other.

since you won, normally you would rub it in his face and laugh at him but tonight for some reason you felt confident so you took your hand out his sweatpants and straddled him. megumi knew exactly what you were thinking as he began to kiss your cheek and then your other cheek as he kisses his way down your face. from your jaw to your neck as he attacked your neck with kisses and left hickeys and marks all over.

you moan a little as you feel his hands began to roam all over your body as he put his hands under your shirt and grabbed your waist. moving your waist aso you can grind on his clothed dick as he continued to kiss all over you as you had your hands in his hair, gripping it. he took your shirt off as he reached behind to unclasp your bra.

he instantly began sucking on your titties as his fingers played and pinched the other one, then he switched, giving both your breast the same amount of attention. after he was finished leaving hickeys and marks all over your breast too he looked up at you, “can i kiss you?” you didn’t have to answer as you kissed him instead.

you moan into the kiss as his hands find your waist again, using you and moving you to grind against him again as he kissed you hungrily. you slip your tongue into his mouth and he deepens the kiss as he explores your mouth as tiny fireworks go off in your stomach right.

you were becoming wet more and more, you needed him. “i need you megumi”, you said through the kisses. “i know y/n, i know” he replied back. he turned you over so you’re laying on your back on the bed as he’s on top of you. he kisses your forehead then both your cheeks and then your lips as he kisses his way down your body until he reaches between your legs.

he looks up at you as he takes your shorts off a long with your panties but you look away, not wanting him to see your face. “look at me, just keep your eyes on me”, he said after taking your shorts and panties off. he slowly kisses your thighs and also leaves marks on them too. when you gets to your pussy he waste no time.

he licks a long strip up your heat and blows on it after. you moan because that blow caught you off guard, he begins sucking on your clit as you sat up and grab his hair as you balanced yourself on your other arm. you moan again but a little louder this time as you feel megumi insert a finger inside you and then a second one as moves them in and out of you slowly.

“f-fuck megumi”, you moan his name as that gives him more motivation to speed up his pace. his fingers moving in and out of you fast as he sucks in your clit. he hums to himself, your pussy being the best thing he’s tasted in a long time.

you feel yourself reaching your climax as you began to moan more and grip his hair tighter. megumi knowing you’re about to come take his fingers out of your cunt and replaces it with his tongue as he tongue fucks you. few seconds later you cum all over his tongue as you moan his name and he groans as your thighs tighten around his head and squeezes.

he licks up all your juices while looking at you as he grins. “sorry for almost smothering you with my thighs”, you said guilty to him. “i’m not complaining, i love my thick thigh girl”

did he just his ‘his girl’

“lay down on your stomach for me and put your ass up”

you do as he says as you hear him take his sweatpants and boxers off. a few seconds later you feel the tip of megumi’s dicks near your entrance. “tell me you want this y/n”, megumi said. “i want it”

“say it again”

“i want it-“, your sentence was cut short as you feel megumi ram into you, his dick hitting your g-spot immediately. you and megumi both moaned at the same time but you cover your mouth with your hands as you put your face into the pillows. megumi grabs from the front of your neck and brings you up, “let them hear you, i don’t care how loud you are, let them hear how good i’m making you feel y/n”, he says into your ear as he kisses lips.

something about the way he says your name while he’s inside you, struggling not to whimper or come instantly. he puts back down on the bed as he grabs your ass to reposition you again.

he starts to move in and out of you slowly as his grip on your ass tightens with each slow stroke he’s giving you, preparing you and making sure you can take it when he starts going faster and harder. “m-megumi?”, you whimper his name out. “yes y/n?”

“can you go f-faster?”

“you’re gonna have to speak up louder than that”, he said. he totally knows what you said, he’s just trying to see you suffer to speak while his thick and long ass dick is inside you. “go faster please”, you said a little louder this time. “since you said please, i will”

he begins to start going fast and with each stroke he goes faster and faster and deeper. at this point your moans and whimpers mixed with his groans and the clapping noises are bouncing off the walls as he’s giving you backshots.

“fuck y/n, who knew you could take me so well”, he said as he grips your hips tighter, not stopping once to let you rest. you moan at his words, your thighs getting a little sore.

“gonna come”, you moan. “good, i want you to come on my pretty dick for me alright?”. you nodded and hummed a mhm. “i said use your words y/n”

“y-yes megumi, i wanna come on your dick~”, you said as he hits your g-spot over and over. he’s trying to put you in a wheelchair.

“i’m close too”, megumi said. a few minutes later his strokes starts to become sloppier, you came on his dick as you whimper his name and a few seconds later he comes inside you as he whimpers under his breath. still moving in and out of you slowly to let you ride out your high as he slows down after a few seconds.

he pulls out and you feel his tongue inside you as he licks up all your juices mixed with his, not caring. after cleaning you up he turns your around and kisses you deeply as you taste both your juices on his lips.

he falls on top of you as you wrap your legs around him and play with his hair as he lays his head on your chest while playfully fondling with your breasts.

“i won by the way, you touched me first so you like me”, he said into your chest. you laugh as you bring his head up to look at you, “i still won the staring contest tho”.

“at what cost tho”, he replied back. “shut up”, you rolled your eyes as he says “make me”. you kissed his and he kisses you back and the kiss turns into a make out session.

“round two?”, megumi says as you laugh at him

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on the 3rd day you and megumi defeated the curse so you were both able to go home. gojo and nanami came to pick you both up and gojo saw you limping slightly as you walked over to the car. “what got you limping like that?” he asked. “the curse”, you lied as you got into the car but he saw the faint marks and hickeys on your neck as him and megumi both grinned at each other and dabbed each other up.

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thank you guys for reading! it was my first story on here so i hope you liked it and hope it wasn’t too long 😭

[sgiandubh]

Friends and friends of friends a network make

Boys are back in town, no rings (Real Life, not Instabuzz) and active networking:

In this case, those who are missing from the pic are as (if not more) important as those who made it, riding in the rain.

Let's unpack:

John Laurie, Managing Director at the Glenturret distillery, where my personal favorite blend (oh, well, The Famous Grouse - I know, really LOL, but it is what it is) is made. A long, interesting career that started in 2000, as General Manager of a fitness club network headquartered in Irvine, California (LA Fitness) and got him more and more involved in whisky business since 2014, as General Manager of Edrington, the Macallan distillery. If it sounds familiar to you, well... always remember that #silly old slogan on the Pall Mall cigarette packs: 'wherever particular people congregate'. I know I do 😎.

Something immediately piqued my interest in this short bio: 'opened a fine dining restaurant that achieved a Michelin star inside 7 months'. And it is, of course, true: part of the reasons I am always using LinkedIn to place people, is that it would be counterproductive to blatantly lie, there. Or childish: even McSideburns knows that, with his very empty page and 1 contact - but what the hell do I know, though, he's more private than if he worked for the MI-6.

The one starred Michelin restaurant who got 'le macaron' in seven months is The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant, that opened in July 2021, on the distillery's premises and got it by February 2022. The first time a distillery wins a Michelin star, by the way:

Now, where did I read a similar business story, not so long ago and wrote about it? Oh, that's right, Tom Kitchin's first restaurant in EDI apparently followed the same yellow brick road to instant success, back in 2007:

Again, I am sensing a theme, here. Associating with young, dynamic and daring entrepreneurial voices in the whisky business. Not exactly the manwhore, closeted gay, peasant and crook some hypocrites would like to portray. I have to say, I am always, always over the moon glad to see the real thing showing up from time to time: a consistent effort to get things done, properly.

But sure, you believe what you want. I cannot force anyone to go beyond a sometimes very limited world view.

Second person being missed is David Coulthard, F1 legend, but also...

Company Director at Whisper Films, one of the most dynamic, fastest growing UK media groups. He founded it in 2010, along Jake Humphries, BBC F1 commenter extraordinaire and Sunil Patel, a former BBC producer, but also a Board Member of the Edinburgh TV Festival:

And for those who might not know it (I didn't), Coulthard hails from Dumfries & Galloway. Mmmhm. Well done, S. Well done.

S knows exactly what he's doing, where he's going and when and with whom he is seen. By this point in time, I think we might safely think his somewhat lackadaisical recent Insta follows (Romanian female MMA athlete? ROFLMAO, really and I howled) as gently trolling this very obsessed invested fandom. As I wrote it many, many times already, the Scottish Mafia is a reality - and good for him, really, to use what is readily available. And if you still had any doubt that was a business informal meeting, The Highland Chieftain tagged SS in his story.

He's going to laugh all the way to the bank, this one. You'll see. Great news and I will always be here to put it in context. Some of the things being heavily peddled around in here might not be very interesting to me - but this yes: this is exciting.

Also, many, many thanks to the two of you who immediately keep me up with these: you know who you are and you are loved, of course, why even ask?😘🙌

[bookishtheaterlover7]

Oh hello! I see that I was proven right once more...

Aren't y'all tired of predictable people, posting predictable things when their narrative is being shattered?

Well, let's unpack everything shall we? Gotta put this warning, riiiiight here

Much better!

Now to the fabulous part of the post that y'all came for!

Isn't it weird that they post two Portugal sightings and pics, just a few minutes apart?

Even better, Chris' teleportation powers are back 😆 he's so fast he was in LA and suddenly at Albitch's side!!!!

I honestly love these photos, because Chris suddenly looks so different from his more recent pics, where he's actually there...

What am I talking about?

Well, that outfit in the first pic is real OLD! So, technically they aren't lying about the pics being taken, and real. Just the time is definitely not at night, nor recently.

For the second pic, it's just hilarious! And I know y'all are sensitive about the whole "photoshopped/edited" thing but it's too easy, that it's so funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Here's what I mean...

The shirt Albitch is wearing, is the same one from her February 16 France trip.

And you can repeat outfits, but not with the days this close together... Is she back to being so poor she only has a few outfits for travel?

And also, Albitch's "husband" is a well known ass man.

So, why in the hell is a random guy putting his hand on her ass? A guy who most definitely isn't her husband?!

I'm not even going to mention the fact that she gave herself, Barbie proportions. She doesn't have the curves, so like everything, she has to fake it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

And when did Chris' necklace turn black, and where did his glasses that, he can't live without go? Did he get lasik between Mass, LA, and Portugal?

Isn't that fun... 😌

Well, I'm tired now. Tired of staring at ANOTHER picture from the same tactic, from people still trying to prove this is legit. So, I'mma go, and enjoy REAL people.

And to prove how predictable they are, watch for the next one, another pap walk with rings in display, and another hand clutching, with a peck in the middle of some random street with the same outfits, that she doesn't have enough originality to make them her own.

Or maybe another blurry photo, with Albitch following them the next day, as if followers mean anything when you're hemorrhaging them every day, and losing money trying to keep up.

Lemme know if I forgot anything else. And like, I said, it's a rant post.

Until the next one!

❤️ Booky

[worflesbian]

right okay i dont know exactly how persistent an issue this is bc i almost never go into the tags on this website, but even ive noticed this happening so i feel like that’s justification to make a post about it. the whitewashing of julian bashir as an established Thing not just in the fandom but in official merch has been discussed before, but recently i’ve noticed the inverse happening with martok and b’elanna, a white character and a lighter latina character who people seem to often draw darker than they are in canon. and there’s like. a Lot going on there to unpack.

so this video goes into some detail about the racism baked into the origins and design of the klingons in tos, it’s very informative about the anti-asian stereotypes especially in a 60s context but i feel like it doesnt really cover the way that antiblackness becomes a more significant factor in the next gen era so like. if you didn’t know, the majority of the klingon characters in the next gen-ds9-voyager era are either played by actors with dark skin or Very frequently by white actors in heavy dark makeup. if you look up the actors of grilka, alexander, kehleyr, and sirella for example you’ll see what im talking about like the difference is Stark and these are some of the main recurring klingons across both shows. hopefully i do not need to explain why packing white actors in brown makeup to play members of a species characterised as violent, warlike and animalistic is racist. i say hopefully bc who knows with this website. anyway i’d recommend this video for a wider context on the legacy of blackface in tv!

martok is a rare example of a klingon played by a white actor who, as far as i can tell, does not have his skin significantly darkened. so to see him frequently being drawn with darker skin is uh Slightly Concerning given everything in the previous paragraph! ive even seen art where he’s drawn darker than julian in the same post which... anyway im not trying to blanket condemn reinterpreting the design of alien characters in fanart, but i am asking white fans like myself in particular to think critically as to why, out of all the white characters and aliens on ds9, martok is the one you want to do that with.

because b’elanna is not a white character i think its a slightly different situation, but at the same time she does have lighter skin and i have seen fanart of her drawn much much darker and once again, im not condeming it especially in works ive seen which explore the relationship bewteen her latina and klingon identities, but its something white fans need to handle carefully. in the voyager episode Faces where she gets split into a human and klingon version of her (dont have time to unpack all that) you can see the difference in undertones between human b’elanna and klingon b’elanna (also included a pic of regular b’elanna for reference). the brown makeup is obvious here too and if you can see why it might be racist to attribute a person’s rage and violent impulses to a part of themself that is then personified as darker skinned/more brown, then you might also see some of the wider problems going on here and can understand that this is something that demands a lot of thought and consideration.

i’d like to reiterate that this is a very complex and nuanced issue, especially considering the intersection of fictional race within the setting and the racial biases operating behind the scenes/metatextually, and i’d love to discuss it more (and to cite better sources than youtube videos when i have the time). but for now i’d just like to say yeah just ask yourself what the implications might be to drawing these characters in particular darker than they are in canon, especially if theyre the only characters you do that for, or you’re intentionally contrasting them with other characters (e.g. b/7 fanart) or yk. drawing a white character darker than a character of colour like ive seen people do with julian and martok.

[spurgie-cousin]

Watch Jrod waited until the first daughter in law to instate a “no ring no bring” rule for family events. I know Heidi already has a ring but I’ve read stories before about no ring no bring vacations where it’s like they have to specifically be married, not just engaged.

It’s probably way more mundane than that, like she was sick and didn’t feel up to going to dinner, or wanted to spend one more thanksgiving with her parents before getting married next year (I guess September is what people are saying?) or your thought about scheduling conflicts.

But if this feud is real, I can’t ignore the thought that maybe Heidi just didn’t (and doesn’t) want to be around Jill if she didn’t absolutely have to, but she had Tim go because that’s still his family. If my future MIL was vagueposting about me to the extremes that Jill does, knowing I can see it because I have social media? You wouldn’t catch me at an in-law dinner either.

It's definitely interesting to see how Jill publicly talks about Heidi vs. her son in laws when they were in the engagement stage, bc she seemed to be obsessed with the latter lol. She invited them to everything, posted a million pics of them any chance she got (including when they were sweaty and working out which we can unpack at a later date), and just went on and on and on about them. And it kinda started like that with Heidi too until lately and I definitely think it's kinda weird that she didn't show up to Thanksgiving, since big families usually have to solidify their plans for holidays like months in advance.

After reading her book and collecting old stories people have told about Jill, I really think that her misogyny makes it hard for her to have female relationships even among Christian women, and I think that's going to carry over to girls her sons want to marry. Her standards for what constitutes a woman that is worth spending time with are just too high and she allows for almost zero exceptions. She always talks about her daughters being her best friends and I think there's more to that than her just being cheesy, I don't think she has a lot of close friendships outside of her family and I think that's probably why she doesn't prioritize that for her kids. I also think it's the reason she clings so hard to her belief that most people in the world, even Christians, are bad influences on anyone trying to be godly, because it helps her justify why so many people are put off by her and her family.

Regardless of if she and Heidi hate each other or not, I think Jill is going to struggle with women entering into her family for the most part, just because she struggles so much with women in general. Like unless they're one of the Amish neighbors from down the road, I have a hard time seeing how the majority of even conservative women would meet her ridiculous standards.

[rainymongerbanditweasel-blog]

The picture

There's so much to unpack here, I'm still kind of processing it, I've read a lot about what people have said. My first observation is Miles clearly noticed the person taking the photo, which makes me kind of uncomfortable because either they weren't being very discreet or Miles is an eagle eye, either way I literally would have waited until they were talking to each other or not looking in my direction (discretion you know 😅) but I'm still grateful for this shot.❤️

It is incontrovertible proof that they are still together. The other observation, which I haven't seen thrown around here is Alex looks glum (I know from the stuff I read that he wasn't because he was seen smiling and laughing with Miles) which is so annoying because I can see the haters trying to say that yeah they're together but Alex clearly doesn't look happy 😶‍🌫️and to this I actually think Alex has a bit of social anxiety...I know that sounds ludicrous because he's a famous singer/performer but putting on a show is not the same thing as being around people. Of the pictures I've seen of Alex in public (I mean the ones with fans or the ones where you can clearly tell he was out in public minding his own business and someone asked for a pic) he hasn't seemed too comfortable to me, which is fair I'd lose my mind if I had to take pictures with people... but anyway the only times I've seen him at ease was when he was around friends/gf and he wasn't explicitly aware of someone taking photos...my point is that I think in this moment he was also aware of someone taking a photo when very clearly they (Miles and Alex) have gone to painstaking lengths not to publicize their relationship and I think the reason is obvious, Miles was branded "Alex's bf" (interpret this freely😅) very early on and I think more on Alex's side he didn't/doesn't want that label attached to someone he cares about so much because it undermines Miles, only in as far as his professional career is concerned.

Anyway if that made sense, great 👍😅 I'm super grateful for this picture but I have a feeling we may not see another one too soon, I really hope I'm wrong, and that if we do see another one they're both deliberately into it (omg imagine Miles took a selfie with Alex and posted it, I would die)

[a-queer-seminarian]

Update: you all have been SO helpful in the replies, thank you so much!! I deeply appreciate it. Anyone else who wants to chime in is welcome to.

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One part of Everything that’s gone down with me speaking out at my childhood church that’s been hard for me to unpack is

a couple folks who have — kindly!! — reached out to me to say that my priest wasn’t condemning the sisters of perpetual indulgence for queer stuff. but because they Add To Anti Catholic Bigotry

And I just. Like. Idk what to do with that. It’s like. I get where they are coming from. Kind of.

in the US I feel like Catholicism occupies a weird space where it is extremely privileged + is part of colonizing horrors AND YET there are even more privileged flavors of Protestant Christianity that totally dunk on Catholicism and I’m like. Is “bigotry” the proper word for what goes on in, say, some Protestants (like my wife’s grandma lol) saying there’s a special place in hell for Catholics?

Idk.

One video people keep sending me is of some sisters basically pole dancing on a crucifix. And I totally get how that had been hurtful to a lot of Catholics.

At the same time. Some of the sisters are Catholic themselves.

And also like. Of course the most offensive thing they’ve ever done is what is spread around :///

And there’s also my issue of like. Catholics see a pic of the sisters and see that many of them have beards along with their habits and I feel like the assumption that they are satirizing nuns or mocking nuns is so intertwined with transphobic “man in a dress” must = mockery crap

Idk. If anyone has any thoughts. About any of this. Especially on the idea of “anti Catholic bigotry.” I need help!

[colorful-white-ideas]

The Tea:

Bill was not listed to the trades as attending the BKW premiere until quite late (lack of promotion before the premiere… not a good look) and you may have noticed his Court Orlok inspired outfit. His team are trying to rugsweep Crow (and BKW) and get everyone talking about Nosferatu instead. They think it’s gonna be awards bait (it’s not) so expect him to be dressing like a vampire for the next year. More pap walks and probably a PR relationship or “rumours” of him and xyz. The goal for this year seems to be exposure.

There was an A Skarsgard on the lists but that was meant for Alex (he always gets offered Bills premiere invites but declines - must be a brothers agreement) so no marriage between B and A.

ufff there is a lot to unpack here ...

I didn't want to say anything on the premiere day but I was very surprised of not seeing one pic of Sam raimi and Bill, there is a just one group photo with both of them, yes, but that was it ...It could mean nothing I don't know but it was weird.

I want to believe he is not promoting stuff because of his schedulle , if it's not that then he is blowing off his own reputation and work ethics.

Yes I noticed the outfit as something premeditaded but for me is not only for nosferatu, this can also work for The crow too. The long coat and all black outfit is in general a very gothic look which ,by the way , works very good on him.

The team better not sweep The crow promotion under the rug because whether they like it or not , is it going to be one of the biggest releases of his career ( bc of everything surrounding it) . In my opinion they should keep up with the goth look , do more interviews for big media and youtube channels , share honest thoughts about his work ... what he has on his favour is that not even The crow die hard fanbase can deny he is a good fckn actor, they are only complaining about the new character aesthetics. Younger generations and people who does not take the 94's movie as the second arrival of christ are more chill about it and THEY are ones Bill's team and the crow's team must charm, cause they will spread the word about the movie. His charisma will do wonders, it worked for IT right? ( I wasn't around during that time)

"More pap walks and probably a PR relationship or “rumours” of him and xyz" I think I need more elaboration on that  👀 👀

The last point doesn't need clarification and i'm not referring to the alex invitation thing ( that alone makes a lot of sense) but to those stupid marriage rumors .

[toomuchracket]

Feel like matty and the boys are the type of dads that would dress up for their children’s birthday parties 🤣🤣 like you know how you can hire entertainers who will dress up as people for kids, I can 100% see matty in like a Spider-Man costume and his kids just being mesmerised and then one of them clicking on that it’s actually their dad 🤣

HA i love this. let's say in the d word universe, lyla and alex have a phase of being obsessed with the spider-man cartoons when they get a little bit older (maybe keir gets them into it when they're over at uncle ross's house or something!), and for alex's 6th birthday matty's like "you know what? i'm gonna dress up as spider-man for a bit at his party and entertain the kids". and you're like "😬 is that wise? if they figure out it's you then all hell will break loose. tears and tantrums all round", and matty's like "babe it'll be fine they'll have no idea. i'll do like 20 mins and an accent"; you raise a brow like "you can maintain a decent american accent for that long?", and matty's like "probably. surely the actor parents genes are in here somewhere. if not, i'll just do a backflip". you wince like "really? i didn't know you could do that", and matty smirks like "well, baby, i'm quite agile" - you nod like "yeah, i knew that one, alright", and matty laughs and hugs you. into his shoulder, you murmur "i can't talk you out of this, can i?", and matty says "not at all, sweetheart"; you sigh as you pull back like "alright then. but you have to get a costume that looks like the andrew garfield one, promise me", and matty's confused like "but the kids haven't seen those films yet". smirking, you kiss his cheek and say "no, that caveat is one for mummy, not the kids", and matty's jaw drops like "oh, we need to unpack THAT one later. but alright, darling, i'll see what i can find costume-wise".

he doesn't show you the costume until the actual day of alex's party, though, A) in case he or lyla were to walk in on him wearing it or swipe onto a pic on your phone while they watched peppa on youtube (as kids are wont to do) and B) in case you went catatonic at the sight of matty dressed like one of your formative on-screen crushes (he pestered you until you admitted it, said "that's quite valid of you actually. handsome man. great actor", and giggled at how flustered you got during the laptop smashing scene when you watched the social network together). you get to ogle him for a couple of minutes before he goes out and entertains the kids, and naturally matty's a flirty little shit with you, making you feel up his biceps because "i don't feel like the fabric's sitting right, sweetheart" - he also does the half-mask kiss with you right before he goes into the garden, which makes your knees weaken a little more than his kisses normally do lol. anyway, the performance is actually a success; he manages one flippy thing, which impresses the kids and makes adam go "well, that'll be his back fucked, then", and does a semi-decent accent that george and ross will nevertheless rib him for for the next 3-5 business days. alex is overjoyed by the whole thing, and is having such a good time with his friends that he doesn't even seem to clock that matty is nowhere to be found - lyla, however, isn't so easily duped. once he's changed back into regular clothes, matty finds her hanging around in the kitchen by herself trying to steal all the gummy bears from the bowls of haribos; he's like "you alright, munchkin? i heard i missed spider-man while i was at the loo", and lyla rolls her eyes like "i know it was you in the suit, dad". there's no point lying to her, he thinks, so he steals a cola bottle sweet and says "how could you tell?", and she says "you used one of the same voices you use for bedtime stories". matty's lowkey taken aback at how perceptive she is, but before he can say anything she keeps talking like "but it was nice you did that for alex. i mean, actual spider-man is definitely too busy to come to a birthday party in london" - matty smiles at that - "but alex sent him an invite anyway because he really wanted him to be here. don't worry, dad, i won't tell him it was really you. i think it's cool what you did". and matty scoops her up into a hug like "should've realised you'd figure it out, my clever girl! and that's very considerate of you to keep it a secret from alex. secrets aren't always good, but in this instance i think it's the right thing. m'proud of you, munchkin"; lyla quietly snuggles into her dad for a second, before she says "will you teach me how to do the flip thing you did?", and matty laughs like "in a little bit, darling. but let's go and get some cake first, yeah?" <3

[sgiandubh]

Speed Bonnie Boat

The irony has not escaped me, that Baby and I finally made it back home on the 278th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden. Of course, nothing of this was planned - how could we? it's way above our heads, literally -, but didn't we laugh, Baby and me and Shipper Mom, finally content to have all the menagerie in one place, now cracking at its seams with unpacked boxes, tchotchkes, and irrelevant shite (why did I even pack this?).

You know this land is your land, when you finally start to see this, through the windshield: the glorious canola fields of the Deep South, near the Danube - my grandma's feisty, quick-witted and generous people's territory.

Uncharacteristically, I realized I came to Athens on a very unlikely Dubliner autumn and went back home on a very unlikely early summer April. Helps with the overall surreal impression:

All the roads leading to Rome, we can almost say "Hello, the house" in this pic. Smack dab downtown, where everything happens:

And then, the Jihad, between Lola the corgi and Baby the 'beige' (Greek passport says so) lab. This old lady is not really thrilled:

And for much of the rest of the tired, yawny human evening, the state of play was protracted war and a difficult Yalta negotiation of sorts:

Pasha ran in the shadows of the kitchen corridor. Nothing to report yet and unable to document properly: at night, all cats are black, says the Chinese proverb.

I have roughly two months to make this happen. For now, they can work with staying together in the same room and I think the one who's going to offer a truce is the Greek. With all this, I forgot to pour myself that Laphroaig. #Silly

'Carried the lad who's born to be king/Over the sea to Skye...'

PS: To all of you who offered their warmth and thoughts and even prayers, let it be known you are deeply loved by all of us. This land is also yours, my house is your house. No questions asked. We're good people. You will always find a spot for the outlander at a Romanian table and we like them long and boisterous. Mark me.

[phoenix-rising-starbird-one]

😂😭🥹

So. 1400 and I’ve been talking about failures in life and how I feel like it’s my default. I feel like my life has been 95% failure and 5% success. Mind you, this is a topic that comes up often from my side. We talked again this last week. Lots of crying on my part as well. I also mentioned how, somehow, I always feel like I can’t do things by myself. Like there’s nothing wrong with help of course, but like I feel like I can’t do shit without someone constantly holding my hand.

So what does this goof do? Sends me a video of when he first started surfing, with Break My Stride as score. (I’ve added the song at the bottom if you’ve never heard it before.) Now, some people are naturals when they first pick up surfing. 1400 was not. Lmao. But eventually, he got it. I met him at a stage in his life, where he’d already been surfing for a bit and he’s really good. But I am aware, that even if you’re a natural, it takes time and practice, and a fair amount of falling and getting back up, and more practice and falling… You get the idea.

Now. That video made for a good laugh. Cause that’s just so 1400. You know. He knows how to poke fun at himself.

But what would the weekend be without a good cry, right? I mean he didn’t keep it at that video. He also sent me a second one. And… I don’t know when he had the time and HOW he even got all those pictures from before we met. (I mean I’m sure he asked everyone I know, lol.) Like there’s little 9 years old me sitting on a stack of three suitcases. The amount we had when my family left East Germany. Or a picture of me learning to ride a bike, with scuffed knees and my besties from elementary holding the bike, and me, three days later holding my “biking license” cause in Germany a lot of kids get a bicycle license in elementary, right? I had like a week to learn cause I’d never learned to or owned a bike. But I learned to ride the bike in less than that. Then there were pictures of me and my sis at one of her school recitals. I was the one who attended cause our parents never made the time.

Like there are so many pictures. Right. Me, holding my first driver’s license after barely passing. My American citizenship. My degrees. First day at work pictures. Unpacking and packing cause of how many times we moved. Festival pictures where I traveled by myself and met total strangers cause how crazy was that? Pictures of my art and fiber works, from when I first started to most recent. Pictures of me writing. Pictures during and post the whole cancer ordeal. The picture after I’d almost suffocated cause my tracheotomy failed twice! Like that one hit hard. The picture of me ringing the bell. Pictures of me in so many hospital beds and even still out after surgeries*. Clearing the house after divorce. Pics of my new place here. Etc…

And also arriving in FFM with three suitcases. That picture was a pivotal moment in the video because he split the view of me arriving in FFM with three suitcases with the picture of when I was little and sat on three suitcases when my family left East Germany. 1400 subtitled it with “STILL TRYING TO FIND THE WOMAN WHO IS FAILING. I don’t see her. Can you point her out to me?”

And I’m just…

And god dammit. And then he layered Rise Up as the score to it all. I just can’t. With this man. S’agapó…

* please know I gave my son permission to take those because he was documenting my battle for his video and photography class!

[martini-time]

Ok, there's smth vague that still bothers me and i wanna share with you (maybe i read too much into it, i dunno).

Layla had a few vague posts with very weird timing that i cannot figure out. Probably you or beautiful anons can elaborate.

First one is this https://ibb.co/bW0HPqM (07.29.2015). It feels like a message to someone (to herself maybe?), or it's about insecurities? The timing is weird cause at that time noel was back on set (07.31 is the day they had cast reunion and noel was there sitting next to cam, cam deleted that pic, btw, for whatever reason, you never know with him). It's also the time when cam had an emotional breakdown and posted heartbreaking shit (many people i know firmly believed he just missed noel and once they met at cast reunion, he seemed a bit happier after that, but it was most likely cause of sadie and their constant on-and-off relationship).

Second one is https://ibb.co/xY2rPfY. A very optimistic one like something suddendly resolved like she wanted to\hoped for? The timing is also beautiful - right after noel filmed the dock scenes in chicago and came back home.

Third one is https://ibb.co/mqnK2zk. A month before the wedding. I have no idea whether it has any meaning or not but it sounds like it does, since layla is not the type of a person who would post some weird shit just for the sake of it (like cam often does).

Now, this one is the most interesting one https://ibb.co/zSxv9jm. She posted it twice: 1) in july 2016 (then week after steve howey hinted in his twitter that noel is coming back). A few days later she posted another weird post saying smth like "no matter what you're going through - beauty can be found anywhere" or smth (i don't have it, it's in her insta). What is funny, Noel posted a song not long before that, Sam Cookie – A change is gonna come. (the same song he posted when he had a fallout with Layla in 2018). What is even funnier, a week after that Cam also made a vague post about fear - https://ibb.co/m40tXWC. A day before that he made another vague post about darkness\lightness (i find some symbolism in it, assuming he means he is the darkness) - https://ibb.co/1TZsvCy. 2) in september 2017, they were already married, and nothing really happened at that time, so i wonder... trouble in paradise? but why...

Ok, so maybe it all means nothing, but it still rubs me the wrong way. I don't believe she posted it just cause. She definitely meant something and it was personal (not necessarily about Cam or Mosher, but definitely related to Noel\herself).

You know, maybe sometimes we all read too much into it, but I don't think we'd all be here if we didn't see anything suspicious or strange or coincidental. I don't believe in coincidences. Maybe only sometimes. :)

I do not know if you wanted me to sort out each of her quotes and timelines. Someone may say that these are just quotes and we all like them. it's true, sometimes we like a quote from a movie because it sounds good and that's it, but Layla posted them to her page as separate posts, so she felt a certain way that she needed to add this or that thing to her page.

But it's not even about the quotes. Look, they've been together like since 2005 and they've never been super busy actors, but they only got married in 2017 right when Noel was filming and he went back to LA to get married, whereas they could have chosen any time any date of any year to do it calmly and possible to choose a nicer place than the backyard of your house, in which you haven't even unpacked your boxes, come on, Noel.

So I don't need to read too much into the quotes to know that this is some kind of shit lol

Or that time after the dock scene Noel didn't go to hang out with the cast, but went to Layla and she made sure to post that pic of Noel in their bed and say he's with her, suck it, red.

It's too much for a private person.

I don't know if that's what you wanted me to say.. But yes, I think these three definitely communicated through posts, stories, songs and tweets on sm.

And you wrote there about the trouble in paradise. Look, this is the first time they appear at an event as a married couple. Happy faces hahah, yeah

So yeah, I'm sure they've had troubles more than once.

[dreamii-krybaby]

OK HOO BOI! Time to analyze EP3 of Murder Drones! Alongside speculations!

Also buckle up this going to be long and there going to be parts in this thing bc of how much I have to unpack here.

Ok so first thing first: The AS,The AS “gadgets” (Doll’s bracelet and Uzi’s Necklace) Doll,Yeva (Doll’s mom),Nori and Uzi.

So it seems that Yeva and Nori where indeed related,perhaps they were co-workers. Both were probably studying the AS,The Company and The DDs.

It seems that they weren’t the only ones behind this research,it seems that a lot of WDs worked on this “secret research organization” judging by Yeva’s ID card.

I personally think this SRO (secret research organization) was researching the AS and trying to use it to their advantage,maybe trying to figure it out and use it against the DDs and perhaps even humanity.

I also believe the SRO created these “AS gadgets” (Doll’s/Yeva’s bracelet and Uzi’s necklace)

Also the SRO symbol,the one found in the “AS gadgets” (the symbol which consists of a warning sign,has 2 triangles sticking out to the right side and warning symbol has a skull symbol on it instead of the typical “!” one) is eerily similar that of the DDs symbol,aka the skull symbol. But slightly different in art style.

And I believe we can see this SRO skull symbol on Doll’s house! It was painted on the wall and there are plenty of shots showing it.

And why do I think WDs where the head of this organization? Well I certainly believe the company (JCJENSON) is somehow connected to this organization but I doubt they were the ones to create it. This is also thanks to Yeva’s ID card:

Why would the company bother keeping these “rogue” WDs names?

Why would they let WDs keep their accessories? Like their clothing and hair? Especially their hair,since it was confirmed by Liam in a Reddit AMA, that WDs get their hair out of human corpses.

Why even bother giving these AS gadgets a pleasing eye design? My example is Uzi’s necklace.

Also fun fact! Yeva means “Life”/“Mother of life”/“source of life”/“living one” and is related to the biblical name “Eve”.

That definitely doesn’t have lore implications lol.

Also! Some info we can get out of Yeva’s ID card:

•”C9” on the top left.

At first I didn’t know what could it mean,but thanks to @watercat678 for pointing it out. This probably means “Copper-9”.

Why would they put that? Could this mean this happened in other Exoplanets or places? (Crack Idea)

•At the top right you can the SRO symbol

•“A” next a yellow bar,which is located below Yeva’s pic.

•The Card also has “YEVA” written below the pic,which makes sense bc it’s her name.

• The number “048” is below her name

• Bar code on the bottom of the ID card

Now I speculate Yeva and Nori to be scientists or researchers at this organization but what if they were subject experiments? Or both? You know,scientists experimenting on themselves or maybe on their own family?

Also I noticed along side others that Yeva and Nori are wearing the exact same outfit;

• A simple black choker/necklace. (Could that be an earlier version of the AS gadgets?(crack idea))

• A black WD hat. (Tho this could be coincidence in character design)

• A black or dark grey short sleeve dress with a “V” neck.

Now I think both Nori and Yeva are wearing the exact same outfit because are “subject experiment outfits”

Basically an outfit specifically made to run tests on them and to examine them easily. Kinda like the clothes they put you on when you are at a healthcare facility and have to monitor your body.

Also,Yeva’s pic also confirms that Nori’s scar is well,indeed a scar,and not some wonky clothing piece. Since Yeva’s lacks that.

Ok so before anything I wanna talk about the “AS gadgets” that I keep mentioning; Doll’s bracelet and Uzi’s necklace.

Both have numbers below it and the SRO symbol on it,some people were able to make out the numbers;

Doll’s Bracelet says “048” and Uzi’s necklace says “002”.

I personally believe this used to belong to their mothers. Doll’s case is pretty obvious,her bracelet and Yeva’s ID card have both the “048” number on it.

But do you know what also has the number 48 on it?

Remember the newspapers from Uzi’s string theory? The one where gravitational forces where detected at site-48???

Site-48

S i t e - 4 8

Yeva was absolutely involved in that. Also could that site be related to the SRO? Since the site share the same number as Yeva, did that site be contained her? All I know its directly linked to her.

Speaking of places,look at this shot showed in the S1 trailer. We haven’t seen this in EP3 and I think its building up to EP4. Something I noticed is the arquitecture,it look odd to me but also.

There are pine trees! And why bring this up? Well if we look at the SRO symbol there are triangles on the side,which resembles pine trees (since the triangles are stretched upwards and have a lil stick poking out below)

Could this place be the origin of the SRO? And perhaps is related to Site-48? And maybe even involves Nori,Uzi,Doll,alongside Yeva and her husband.

Also the place looks like is still running! As you can see lights in the place far away but there is also a lantern shining in the roadway. I belive this is related to what Doll said at the end of EP3:

What is she looking for??? It’s probably related to her mother,the AS and the SRO. And she may find answers in this new location

Also after Doll found out Uzi had the AS she seemed to completely switch character. Am not saying she is “good” but she did seem to open up for negotiation. I am also going to talk about her reaction in that scene much later.

Anyways back on track. I HC that Uzi’s necklace originally belonged to her mother,Nori. (Btw this HC was waaaay back to the pilot) but EP3 seems to imply that imo:

• Honestly the aesthetic Uzi’s necklaces looks very odd compared to her clothing and general aesthetic. The necklace gives more of a preppy feminine vibe.

• So why on earth would Uzi be wearing this? Unless it had significant sentimental value. Maybe Uzi and even Khan knew that this is probably one of the last things remaining of Nori.

• also Uzi (and probably Khan) probably had no damm idea her necklace was directly linked to the AS. And the fact that it was,is a big ass coincidence. Unless it belonged to Nori,who we know is directly linked to the AS.

Now this could be the other way around,Uzi’s necklace was made for her. So there is a slight chance of Nori being “001”

But I can’t say for sure. All I know is that Nori is probably “001” or “002”

I think these gadgets were made to amplify the AS abilities,because as soon Doll looses her bracelet she is super concerned. And when preparing to attack Uzi she use more of her basic abilities. And we didn’t see her wear the bracelet in EP2. Where she looked like she was amateurish with her AS

Not only that,When Uzi’s AS abilities kicked in,her necklace was activated. I think the AS was the one to trigger the activation.

Some people believe that Uzi tasting oil was the trigger for Uzi’s AS,which is interesting.

BRO a detail I JUST noticed,is that the symbol on her necklace looks worn out,in comparison to Yeva’s bracelet. Which makes sense,this gadget was literally one of the first ones to be created. But this could also means it was heavily used at the time,it could be of Uzi wearing it everyday but it also reinforces the idea of the necklace originally belonging to Nori.

Ok so now am going to switch to Doll:

In EP2 we finally see her AS,she looked like she was still new to it. Like covering her glitchy eye,locking the door to stop Lizzy from opening it,in a very amateur way. (tho it could be bc she was panicking or she wasn’t wearing her bracelet (which could be an AS ability amplifier)) This was also the start of her revenge plan.

In EP3 she looks like she was years ahead compared EP2. She also was more mentally unstable and way more violent. Of course this was probably bc of her revenge plan against V.

Also it seems that Lizzy didn’t know Doll’s abilities and plan in EP2. Meaning there was probably a big time jump between EP2 and EP3 (maybe a few weeks? Or days?)

Also Doll’s parents may have been alive in the pilot,but I can’t say that for shure.

I do think Lizzy’s comment in EP2 “We are your folks?” Seems to imply Lizzy knew them or maybe she simply expected Doll to have them.

I also found her comment “That was the joke? Idiot”, peculiar but I could be overthinking.

Some people say Doll’s AS grew stronger bc of the amount of oil she consumed,which could be plausible. But i think she also poked around Yeva’s stuff and the SRO. I also believe Doll’s father was also somehow involved with the AS and SRO

If we go back to EP2 some people wondered how Doll got hands on a pic of V. Well EP3 answers that

In the flashback of Doll’s parents death, in the first shot we see Doll’s POV, she seems to be hiding behind 2 doors,could it be a van? A new location? (Maybe near the pine tree location?) Also what where they doing? I belive this was in a whole different location judging by the doors design. They look to belong to a different building.

We can also see Doll’s father pinned to the ground reaching for a camera…why would he do this?

We can also see this took place outside. (I was able to see snow and huge abandoned buildings) But Doll was hiding behind doors. Also in the background we can see lil lights, are these drones eyes or another thing?

In this shot we can see Doll’s father taking a picture of V. Imo he was maybe using the camera flash to maybe startle V (which we all know didn’t work)

or he did it for research??? Like a last ditch attempt to complete a mission????

Also in this shot we can see Doll’s eye glowing in the background.

Another thing to point out is that seconds after the camera flash Doll’s eye started glitching to the AS symbol,which is interesting but may also mean nothing.

My crack idea is that the camera flash and her AS are related but again don’t take it too seriously,its a crack idea.

On a more serious note tho,it seems that Doll had the AS before her parents death. Since her eye just suddenly started manifesting the AS symbol without showing any clear signs of being infected.

Doll could have inherent the AS from her mother, Yeva. (Like Uzi receiving the AS due to Nori)

Or she could have been an experiment at the SRO (but that’s a crack idea)

A thing to point out is Doll and her abilities in the EPs.

In the pilot Doll didn’t use any of her abilities and looked defenseless and scared,if my idea of Doll getting the AS from Yeva is correct,she could have use her AS abilities but at that time she didn’t want to reveal them out of fear.

Or maybe she wasn’t infected yet

Or bc she couldn’t fully control it yet or maybe she had no idea she had the AS.

Or she had something similar to Uzi. What I mean is that Doll had the AS since the beginning but didn’t fully unlock it,so it only manifested by breaking mirrors,eye glitching and having intrusive thoughts about tasting oil.

Also Doll’s parents death are very tricky to where to put them in the timeline. All we know it happened before the present events of EP3. So here are my options on when the death’s happened.

A: their deaths happened before the pilot.

B: During the pilot. Remember N said at some point to Uzi that J and V are on “hunting for a bit”? V could have killed them during that time

C: During EP2.

Bc of the off screen friendship of Lizzy and V showed in EP3, we know V is able to take off the big chain around her neck,sneak away and also put her chain back (Notice how in all of her pics with Lizzy she isn’t wearing any chains(tho it could be a mistake?? Idk))

Also Lizzy’s and Vs friendship development must had happened after Dolls parents death. Ofc

So Yeva’s and her husbands death could have played out like this in EP2:

“V kills yeva and her husband at some point in EP2 (maybe when Thad,Uzi,N are busy with Eldritch J)

Doll witness it,and somehow awakens her AS. After she picks up a picture of V and goes back to the colony. Where the scene of Lizzy and Doll plays out.”

That segment was more of an example.

An idea I have is that Doll’s flashbacks in EP2 are after dragging her parents corpse to her house or somewhere else,as their corpses are covered in roaches, but thanks to the flashbacks in EP3 the deaths happened outside in the snow and we haven’t seen any roaches live in the snow yet.

Also Dolls father and yeva could have been killed in different locations and different times. Here is an example of what i mean:

“Doll witnessed Yeva’s death alonside her dad. Both her and her dad make a run for it,leading them to another location. Unfortunately V catches up and terminates Dolls dad free trial of living. And again,Doll witnessing it.”

The part I just recently writes isn’t a real speculation of mine its just an example.

Well speaking of Nori,only a few people have mentioned this:

“NORI’S KOOKY INSANE STUFF” hello???? Ma’am??? SIR???

This just keeps hinting at us that Nori was related to the AS,the DDs and the SRO.

Also the fact that Khan keeps this in secret from everyone,and placed Uzi’s “Crazed ramblings” with her mother’s stuff. Means Uzi is probably following Nori’s steps,which probably means no good.

The scene seems to heavily imply that Nori probably was obsessed with the AS. It was so bad she probably got herself infected on purpose in the name of research. I personally think she Infected herself willingly looking at all the information that provides EP3 and EP2

Actually looking back at hologram-Nori in EP2.

Not only now I found weird she was wearing a “subject experiment” (if the implications of EP3 are correct) outfit while carrying baby Uzi.

Her,the necklace,the SRO,the AS and her kooky insane stuff???? This all makes me think that Nori willingly infected herself.

And the fact she was carrying baby Uzi gave me a crazy ass idea.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Uzi was involved with the SRO in a much more direct way.

Anyways THIS WAS LONG. The worst part I HAVE SO MUCH MORE. But ho boi i need a break. But I also want to keep writing so bad! Anyways more parts and theories related to EP3 will come.

Also I know in “S1 analysis Part 2” I would the whole “N killed Nori” but I didn’t have the energy plus,am not super convinced of that theory.

[sylvies-chen]

Succession 4.02 thoughts:

emotionally just SO much to unpack in this episode holy shit

roman going back to logan makes sense and we could all see this coming especially with the way shiv and kendall have had to coax him into these ideas for the past two episodes, but oh man. my heart fucking breaks. like we get the verbal acknowledgment that logan ACTUALLY HIT ROMAN AS A KID and then see him crawl back right after??? i dont know where along the line he internalized all that trauma and became so submissive but it’s crushing. watching s1 you would’ve never guessed it, but we need to protect roman roy at all costs. okay thank you.

for a brief, sweet moment though, the three of them banding together and seeing through logan’s bullshit apology (which, sadly, was undoubtedly his best and most honest effort and all he will ever be able to give them) was glorious. i love my siblings trio and i need to have faith that they will get through this 🥺

WAIT WE STILL HAVE THE SIBLING HUG COMING SOMEWHERE okay so not all hope is lost they can turn things around even after they find out about roman’s betrayal

shiv calling him a human gaslight is hilarious because she is without a doubt the most manipulative of the four siblings so it’s kind of ironic, but she’s also right so pop off i guess

kendall on the other hand… idk what angle he’s playing. the business stuff I don’t pay as much attention to so maybe I missed something, but I’m curious as to what his play is here

greg is his usual awkward self but it’s just a little ✨elevated✨ now which i love

CONNOR’S MOM MENTION??? THAT MONOLOGUE OF HIS??? HOLY HELL. that was… tragic. it was so much to digest. logan sent con’s mom to prison??? he shunned connor his whole life??? and him saying love just isn’t something he needs because he’s never had it, that he’s accustomed to it, that his siblings are greedy for wanting, nay, demanding love from their father is just… wow. this poor guy.

conwilla stay strong though, willa being in bed when con came home was very precious to me. these are two people who know and accept the very transactional nature of their relationship, and who want to go through life together anyway and we have no choice but to stan

I’m curious as to why doesn’t logan want gerri at the meeting with mattson??? is it because he knew he wanted roman there and didn’t want to have to deal with them given the whole dick pic thing??? is it because of hugo’s laptop thing with kerry’s news anchor tape??? don’t know but I need my queen to keep her job 🙏🏻

NEXT WEEK BETTER BRING ME SOME KENSTEWY GOODNESS