#and connor is just...idk not fully thought out?

[if-we-are-free-tell-me-why]

every time I hear someone say "oh you have to listen to Dear Evan Hansen it has such good mental health representation" I cry in Next to Normal

[connormoving]

i was gonna make a post abt how i dont rly like like. Genre changing covers of songs and then realized upon introspection is that i sort of just dont like rock covers of songs generally

[xaeyrnofnbe]

HOW ID REWRITE ANGEL: THE SERIES

(bc i liked the show but i feel like things should have played out VERY differently) (i'm very biased towards certain characters also)

changes start around when cordy ascends to be a higher being and connor throws angel in the ocean

her boredom as a higher being leads to her coming back to earth (on her own accord!!) and giving up her godhood to do so, but retaining outward, physical demonic traits (themed around her brief appearance as a god bc i think the imagery there was very pretty) and this acts as a full circle moment for her character, mirroring doyle in season 1. whereas once she was disgusted by a half-demon, now she is one herself and couldn't be happier. she still has visions and some minor abilities but now she doesn't pass for human and doesn't get to be space-demon-god

connor and cordelia DOESNT HAPPEN. GIRL THAT IS YOUR SON. BOY THAT IS YOUR MOM. PULL YOURSELVES TOGETHER

more lorne. idc what happens with him i just want him to be more of a main character

cordelia and angel have some brief awkward flirtations(?) which are super weird and uncomfortable and they conclude that they love each other dearly, but aren't into each other Like That (they only thought so to begin with bc all their friends kept saying it) (but they're buddies :]]])

connor seriously struggles with holt's death, and has to grapple with the emotional confusion of trying to live with and cooperate with the very man he was raised for the sole purpose of killing. but angel investigations really want him to be ok so they take good care of him throughout, even if he is hesitant to accept

uhhhh eventually wesley does get apologetic about betraying his friends. it takes him a while but he does recognize and regret his wrongdoings

i don't know what the big bad should be in season 4 since i'd fully retcon everything needed to make that plot happen. i like to imagine it would be better though

they DO end up running wolfram & hart. since i think it's funny. and spike's arc remains the same with him returning as a ghost, coming back to life, etc etc. he'd be a smidge different though, a TAD less antagonistic. not because i think he wouldn't but because i'd like to see more of the spike we saw at the end of btvs (it'd be hard to justify with buffy not being present, but i still think it's doable)

harmony gets to be more of a character also!!! she and cordy hang out :)) she also takes her job as angel's assistant VERY seriously, but in that way that only harmony could be, which is to say: not very serious at all actually, but she's very determined about whatever the hell it is she's doing

more hints that angel and spike banged when they were evil because 1. i think it's funny, 2. the implications for their characters and dynamic are EXCELLENT. i would also like a few more friend moments for them. and maybe they kiss idk whaaaat who said that. no but seriously the werewolf girl doesn't happen and instead that plot is taken over by spike. imagine. i mean whattt

more of angel acting silly bc he was adorable in the first season and i'd love more of that

fred doesn't die suddenly and horribly. preferably not at all

gunn gets to care about literally anything other than himself in s5. more emphasis on his resilience? his will to survive? and how that makes him more loyal to the people in his life? pretty please? and he hangs out with wes because they were friends once?

with cordelia not gone maybe they could somehow move dennis to wolfram & hart? or maybe cordy has a new apartment he could stay at? idk i just thought he was fun and SURELY there's a spell for that

basically there's road bumps for sure but at the core of the show is a band of friends. they LIKE each other, because i genuinely believe that's where the show is strongest. i never really cared for the dramatic plotlines, im really only in it for the characters i adore and their (ALMOST ENTIRELY PLATONIC UNLESS ITS FUNNY) relationships to one another. and it's at its weakest when everything's all gloomy and dramatic. so let it be lighthearted and let them be FRIENDS

[callsign-dexter]

Surgical Serenade

Request: idk if u still write for him but can you do a Connor Rhodes imagine set in s3 (during the episode at the fundraiser thing) where the reader is like a surgical resident (like in greys anatomy) and her father is a famous general surgeon, so she gets invited and comes in a beautiful dress and he’s whipped, include Ava Bekkers jealousy pls coz I don’t like her 😄🤫

Thx,

Pairings: Connor Rhodes x Surgical Resident!Reader

Warnings: Fluff

A/N: Thank you so much @selswift23 for requesting this!

You never liked coming to these things but considering your dad was a big time famous general surgeon, you had also been invited, every single time. You yourself were a surgical resident at your father’s hospital, Chicago Med. You really liked it there and you really liked the people especially Connor Rhodes but you never were able to spend time with him since you were always busy and hardly ever on the same shift as him.

You thought Connor was hot but he was always with Ava when you did get to see him and you were absolutely crushed but you took those emotions and put them into work. By doing this you quickly became a top resident. You loved what you did and hoped to be good as your father one day, if not even better. You had talked with Godwin and she had said some promising things but you knew to take them with a grain of salt and just continued to work.

As you were getting read in your apartment you had to talk yourself up into putting on makeup and doing your hair. You sighed and looked in your mirror while you were putting on your earrings and your necklace that your father had given you for a gift on your last birthday. You wished your mother was here to help you get ready for this event but sadly she was not and that crushed you. When you were done putting on your makeup and jewelry when your phone rang. You picked it up and saw that your father was calling so you answered it.

“Hello, Dad.” You said with a smile and put him on speaker as you continued to get ready.

“Hi, Baby Girl. Are you almost ready to go?” He asked you and you smiled.

“Yes, putting the last touches on and then going to put the dress on.” You said and you could hear him nod.

“Do you want me to pick you up?” He asked and you shook your head.

“No. I’m good with driving myself.” You said with a smile on your face. Ever since your mother had died, he had really stepped up and gave you his undivided attention when he wasn’t working and you were glad about that.

“Ok ok. Just let me know if you change your mind.” He said and again you smiled.

“Will do, Daddy. Will do. I love you.” You said

“I love you too, Baby Girl.” He said and then you both hung up.

You looked at the time and then stood up and looked at the time. You stripped off your clothing and put on your navy blue dress. It was form fitting but flowing at the bottom. It was backless and the straps were thick but spaghetti strap style. You absolutely loved this dress. You had paired it off with the diamond earrings and necklace that your father had given you on your last birthday. Your hair was done up in a half up and half down style with it slight curl to it but it was French braided on the side and then loose going down your back. Your shoes were navy blue high heels but not too high where you weren’t able to walk.

When you got up from your bed after strapping on your shoes you looked at yourself in your full-length mirror and smoothed it down and smiled. You turned and grabbed your phone and then walked into the living room. You walked to where your handbag was and grabbed it along with your keys and you were heading to the fundraiser.

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When Connor arrived at the fundraiser with Ava he was ready to get the day over with and out of there. They walked in a greeted everyone that they needed to and then they went a mingled about. He was listening to something Ava was saying but was only half listening to her. He fully lost attention when you walked in looking stunning as ever.

Connor had seen you around the hospital and wanted to talk to you but each time you or he got whisked away. When he was going to ask you something, when you were on the same shift, but Ava always butted in and when he was able to break free you were gone. In all honesty he had fallen in love with you at first sight and he didn’t even know your name. He watched you walk in and greet everyone and then went over to an older man and kissed him on the cheek but for some reason he wasn’t jealous. He watched you shake hands with the other gentlemen around you and other man. He had to know your name.

“Connor, are you even listening to me?” Ava said and but wasn’t paying attention to her.

“Who is that?” He asked Ava and she turned to look at who he was looking at.  

“That is Y/N Scott, surgical resident at med. Her father is Jason Scott.” She said and he just looked at you in awe. He watched you excuse yourself from your father and walked over to the bar. This was his chance. He walked over to that same bar and stood beside you completely abandoning Ava where she stood.

He turned to look at you. “Hi, I’m Connor.” He said and you turned to look over at him and smiled and he could’ve sworn he melted right then and there.

“Hi, I’m YN Scott.” You said and outstretched your hand for him to shake and he did and he loved how soft your skin felt. You only let go when the bartender came back with your drink and you turned and thanked him then turned back to Connor.

“So, Y/N what brings you here on this fine evening?” He asked and you smiled.

“Well since my father is a famous surgeon, I get invited to these things to.” You said and he nodded smiling.

“Your father is Jason Scott, right?” He asked and you nodded “He’s a nice guy. It’s always a pleasure working with him.” He said and you smiled you always thought highly of your father.

“He’s a great man. He really stepped up when my mother passed. I mean he was there before but after she passed, he became the mother and father to me.” You said smiling and occasionally sipping your drink.

While you had been talking Ava had been watching you both and was seething. She was jealous. To her Connor was her man and only her man. Connor would say differently. You never really did like Ava she was always acting better than you and you didn’t like that so you steered clear. She watched you both laugh with each other and the little touches you shared. She then watched you both walk out of the room and to somewhere else.

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It was getting crowded in the room and hard to hear and he seemed to pick up on this too. “Hey, do you want to take this to somewhere quieter?” Connor asked you and you nodded as you set your now finished drink down. He took your hand and led you out of the room. You walked past your father and he just smiled at you when you looked at him. What you didn’t know was that he had always wanted you two to get together and fully supported you. Connor led you outside and for once it was a warm enough night that you didn’t need anything to over up. It was a comfortable silence. “Have you always wanted to be surgeon?” He asked you and you looked at him and smiled.

“Yes, my father had help in me choosing that career. Pretty much my entire family was in the medical field. My mother worked in pediatrics before she passed away due to a car accident.” You said and looked down when you mentioned your mother.

“I’m sorry about your mother. She would be proud of you.” He said and you looked up smiling at him. You had heard the rumors about this man but speaking to him now made all those thoughts invalid. You both continued to talk and then you decided now was the time.

“Connor, I’ve always liked you. I have since I started working at med for my surgical residency. I never got to speak to you because we were being pulled different ways or Ava would come and whisk you away. I think I always steered clear was because you two seemed like you were a couple and I didn’t want to ruin that. Point is, I like you Connor Rhodes and I hope I didn’t fuck this up.” You said and he was silent. You really thought you had fucked this up and was about to turn away and leave when he spoke up.

“No, you didn’t fuck it up. Truth is that I’ve felt the same way. Ava and I are not together, far from it. You’re absolutely beautiful everyday but especially tonight. I wish we had more shifts together but I know how it works. You’re an amazing woman and the work I’ve seen you do is amazing.” He said and you looked down and he gently raised your head up with his pointer finger so you were looking at him. “Can I kiss you?” He asked and you nodded.

“Yes.” You said and he pressed his lips to yours and he could’ve melted at our soft your lips were. Fireworks exploded and this is what you imagined kissing him. He may have rumors going around about him but you decided to take the chance and this was the chance and so you kissed him back. You only pulled away when air was needed and you looked at each other smiling.

“Do you want to go and get another drink?” He asked and you nodded again not trusting your voice. He led you back into the room and to the bar. “Tequila Sunrise?” He asked and you nodded. He turned to the bartender and ordered both of your drinks. When the drinks were put in front of you, you both grabbed them and headed to another part of the room to find other colleagues.

He still had your hand in his and you knew people would be staring and you were right. Your dad was looking at you smiling and Ava was looking at you glaring but you didn’t care. You had Connor and he had you. Nothing could make you both happier at this moment. You both looked at each other occasionally smiled at each other and right then and there you knew this was the best chance you had taken and you weren’t going back.

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[percyswhxre]

the percabeth kiss, annabeth’s pov

a/n: i started this a while ago, so the beginning may not be the best. also it will switch from using capital letters to all lowercase (idk if that bothers anyone, just putting it out there). also this was not proofread!!

Annabeth’s POV:

“Hey” I said, sitting next to Percy on the bench in the dining pavilion. “Happy Birthday” I held out a cupcake with blue icing, and it looked very messy. Percy stared at me with confusion “What?” He said. “It’s august 18th, your birthday, right?” He looked surprised that I remembered, but then his shock turned to happiness as he smiled at me. “Make a wish” I told him. Instead, he asked “did you bake this yourself?” I smiled. “Tyson helped” I replied. “Oh that explains why it looks like a chocolate brick, with extra blue cement.” He said, laughing and smiling. I joined him, and this was the happiest we’ve been in a while, with the war and all that. He eventually stopped and blew out the candle on top of the “brick”. We split it and half and ate it. “You saved the world” I said. “We saved the world” he said, and I looked over at him, seeing the blue frosting on his face and the small smile he made after the last thing he said. “And Rachel is the oracle” I started “which means she won’t be dating anybody.” I smiled to myself, thinking maybe Percy would finally take his attention away from Rachel. “You don’t sound disappointed.” He said chuckling and grinning. I shrugged it off and said “oh, I don’t care.” “Uh-huh” was the next remark out of his mouth. “You got something to say to me, seaweed brain?” I laughed, raising my eyebrow. He did that cute thing where he nervously rubbed the back of his neck. “You’d probably kick my butt” he said, nervously showing that lopsided grin that I loved so much. “You know I’d kick your butt!” I said giggling (which was very unlike me) and punched his arm playfully. He licked the frosting off his lips and brushed the cake off of his hands. “When I was in the river styx, turning invulnerable,” he paused for a second looking at me “Nico said I had to concentrate on one thing that kept me anchored to the world, that made me want to stay mortal.” He stopped again, this time taking a longer pause. “Yeah?” I said, fighting the urge to look at him because I knew if I did, I would do something impulsive. “Then up on Olympus,” he continued “when they wanted to make me a god and stuff, I kept thinking-” I smirked and said “Oh you so wanted to!” “Well maybe a little,” a small blush started to creep across his cheeks “but I didn’t, because I thought I didn’t want things to stay the same for eternity, because things could always get better. And I was thinking…” he stopped, looking nervous. I turned fully and made eye contact with him “anyone in particular?” I asked, my voice soft as I was trying not to laugh. “You’re laughing at me!” He complained “I am not!” I said smiling. “You are so not making this easy!” Then I laughed softly, and looked him dead in the eyes as I wrapped my arms around his neck. “I am never, ever going to make things easy for you Seaweed Brain, get used to it.” Then, feeling it was the right time, I leaned forward and kissed him. Not hard, but softly and gently. He didn’t do anything for a second or two, and I started to think I had made the wrong choice. Then, he started to kiss me back, slowly, and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer. It was the perfect moment and I wished it could last forever. But of course, as demigods, we never really get any peace. “Finally!” I heard someone yell, as Clarisse came into view, along with some other campers. “These love birds need to cool off!” Both me and Percy’s faces turned red, realising that all of them had just seen us kiss. “The canoe lake!” Connor Stoll yelled. Then, all the campers that were watching came out and picked us up and carried us down the hill. Thank the gods, they kept us close enough to hold hands. Percy and I started laughing, still bright red, as we were carried down the hill. We held hands until they threw us in the water. Then, Percy, being the son of Poseidon, made an air bubble for us at the bottom of the lake, which dried us off completely. he swam towards me and slowly wrapped his arms around my waist as i put my hands on his chest.

(i’m working on a part 2!)

[purplemonkeypuppet]

we watched elsbeth in such a timely manner this week! season 2 finale thoughts round up here we go (i am very sleepy so i might forget some)

elsbeth remembering everyone's names and being so like concerned awwww

no opera guy :(

i didnt expect him to be there but still

also my dad thought delia was gonna be there. like at the end of last episode. would've been interesting

guess it makes sense she'd be at a higher security facility though

that play was so comically on-the-nose and yet i fully believe they just made it like that. like before they knew elsbeth was gonna be there. maybe not the planting evidence though i don’t know

when they showed connor i was so happy. like he was literally just standing in the background while kaya and wagner talked and i was like connor!!! :)

a comforting presence in these trying times

glad elsbeth made a pompom vest. elsbeths need colorful clothing for proper enrichment something something pretend i'm awake enough to word that joke properly

when they first found the body i thought elsbeth was gonna be accused of killing him. yknow since she found the body and all

my mom pointed out warden sus way before i was sure. although i did get vibes that like it wasn't gonna be any of the prisoners

cause it wouldn't feel right for it to be specifically one of them. either a group effort or someone else entirely

oh also costume fashion guy! i wanted him to be there more. stellar example of the criminals elsbeth was just besties with and had to be like "sorry...we have to put you under arrest cause you did a murder..."

don't know if i’m getting the chronological order right cause i don't remember where exactly it cut to the b plot with wagner

but the bit with teddy was funny. he cannot escape how exactly like his mom he is

also officer chandler!!! being ride or die for elsbeth!!!!! maybe next season he and reynolds can tag team or something that'd be fun

and then they like blackmailed a judge into letting elsbeth go

i don't mind that much though cause the only reason she was there in the first place was cause some rich boy had too much influence over the cops and also because said judge had a personal grudge

fighting fire with fire yknow

oh oh and the uh. the cell block tango thing. elsbeth is the exact kind of person who would have a dream like that lol

i'd been wondering where the chef lady was. well i think i was thinking about her cause we had to pause the episode to remind each other which criminals where which. we had to google vanessa (plastic surgery lady). anyways and my dad thought one of them was chef lady but it wasn't

those two were gay as hell by the way

speaking of gay people i hate disliking kayabeth cause i feel so obnoxious. that one fucking guy being like "idk i just see steve and bucky as friends or maybe brothers" like shut up! shut UP!!!! but like i really have tried. it's like pumpkin pie i wanna like it so bad but every time i'm like oh yeah i really. don't.

sorry to any pumpkin pie fans out there btw

but like i do see what y'all mean they cannot go five seconds without being like "bestie...i love you so much...you mean the world to me..."

me with my platonic friends all the damn time but also bruh

anyways where was i

surprise elsbeth!!!

seeing all the detectives there wishing her well was so sweet y'all i love them

that said. WHY NO DONNELLY

i'm sure it was like a scheduling conflict or something but i miss her!!!!!!!!!

elsbeth calling for a speech and kaya pulling the uno reverse card was entertaining

season is over...

edit: fuck there was something i realized i forgot to comment on and now i forgot again. what was it

damn

[fadeling]

helia week ✨ 02

i almost forgot to do this. it wouldve been pretty embarrassing if i already messed up

day one

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6. Were they impacted by Cailan's death? Or did they not care about him?

Before she met him, she assumed she would have to be really careful because there was a high chance she’d want to kill him. she didn't know much about him other than his name, the fact he's a noble, and therefore partially responsible for the hell she and her kin grew up in. she wasn't looking forward to the idea of meeting him and felt very tense about it. depending on how things went she wouldn't have been able to temper her rage

But then he opened up the conversation like “wow, so whats it like to be an elf and a girl?” and she said “well. it’s bad” and he seemed so shocked to hear that it actually surprised her. It turns out the king isn’t a bitch he’s just stupid and also it seems like no one actually tells him anything because then maybe he’d care to do something. that messes with her perception a lot. she does believe he means well, but ultimately is still on-guard about him and trying to vigilant, like she Knows about the concept of empty promises so even if he acts kindly that doesn't mean he is. she decides that time will tell, if he'll be good to her, and truly mean to do well for the future....

And then he was killed. No love for the monarchy or anything but damn that was at least kind of a bummer. he didnt even get the chance to disappoint her personally

7. How did they feel about being put in a leading position? Do they resent Alistair for putting that on them or are they ok with it?

I don’t think it really bothered her, at least not seriously because she doesn't really let Alistair entirely off the hook either. if he wants to hang back she's fine with being in the lead, but there are ultimately things she expects of him because she takes him seriously. if he has an opinion on where to go, she wants to hear it, and he does actually tell her.

She wants him to be her right-hand man and she wants to be his too, so she doesn’t really see herself as the sole leader. Even if she’s definitely the driving force and the person with the final say. she just needs to know she can rely on him above all else. she will (gently) whip him into shape

Also she’s enigmatic and kind of reckless so if you’re not 100% with her youre probably going to be left behind and i guess no one wants to do that, alistair least of all

8. How did the Warden deal with Connor? Is he or Isolde dead? What was the Warden's rationale for resolving the issue as they did?

Yeah so the way the quest can be resolved so easily IS lame. That’s just true and it's a take i agree with. but I also dont really have any thoughts towards rewriting that in a more satisfying way, I dont know if i can. Im not daring enough and im not halfway as interesting in the ways a good rewrite would require me to be.

But. i do think it would be funny if everyone was like "shit the circle is too far away what do we do?" And helia was like "hmm. Let me think about this." And then she stole a horse and left everyone else to deal with the potential chaos

she trusts them to do the right thing and to handle it well. she has an ideal outcome, of course, and the companions ought to be very aware of it but she also believes their combined forces can hold everything down. when she does return it's how she wanted things resolved, but i imagine there were unhappy conversations to be had. imagine at least a 30-10 disapproval rating depending on the companion for just kind of up and ditching like that idk. i imagine they have things to Say about it (but if you say the right things you can at least make up some or all the points!)

9. If the Warden was trapped in a nightmare, what would it be like?

Idk i still havent fully thought of this. Ive tried though. I think that it’s probably pretty similar to how it appears in canon where she’s with the wardens at Ostagar rather than it being with her family. It’s too comfortable but also too unfulfilling, she was willing to embrace the domestic life but even still everyone knew she was built for something different. theres a flame within her heart that shall burn i suppose, so the sloth demon wouldn't have that much success in keeping her idle. she would always end up somewhere here eventually

so duncan would be there, and it would be about how the blight was already over. the biggest difference would be that he's the way she wishes he was, in this version he talks about her recruitment as if he helped her at the alienage. the order itself would be more ideal too, offering her support to reform the rest of it and she's the warden-commander who will remake it in her image. maybe this dream is part of why she ends up declining that offer later irl

... Also funny because i canonize that she eventually becomes the first warden of the splinter group but its ok because she does it different style.

anyway it was at this point of writing that i realized this question wasn't about the sloth demon encounter during broken circle. but i already wrote out all of this so now i dont want to answer it properly. sorry i dont know why i made that mistake. maybe i'll re-use this as a bonus question at the end

10. Did they help the mages or did they go with Cullen's plan? Why?

As a personal rule she generally doesnt endorse genocide and tries to avoid committing it. actually she'd rather be killed by an abomination than allowing the rite of annulment to happen so she was willing to take that gamble anyway

[stellar-waves]

Hi hello it's me, I'm going back to the start to ask you stuff & thangs teehee 🤗 (also sorry if I submit this twice. My internet was being weird the first time I tried and idk if it worked so if this is a duplicate, please disregard lolol)

❌ What's a trope you will never write?

🎯 Have any of your readers accurately guessed major plot points? Care to share which?

🤲 Would you please share a snippet of a wip?

💔 Is there a fic of yours that broke your heart?

Ok that's it love you bye 🖤

Hi love! Oh lol you are totally fine! I thought I had screwed something up when I saved a draft of my answer late last night. So back to the start... 🩵

❌ What's a trope you will never write?

I have a couple, one being twincest which is fairly common in the Boondock Saints fandom. I'll fully admit that I'll still read stories that include it because there are some really beautiful works out there; it's just not something I would personally write.

The other one would be a huge age gap between romantic characters, especially if one character is underage. I can do a 10/15-year age gap, but the younger character would have to be at least in their mid-20s, if not older.

🎯 Have any of your readers accurately guessed major plot points? Care to share which?

So far, no not really. I think since I've mostly been writing one-shots lately, there's not really any room for predictions...? And my one big series didn't have a lot of interactions before it got finished. Maybe on the next series? We'll see.

🤲 Would you please share a snippet of a wip?

From yet another little Connor fic that popped up in my brain the other day...

He slides his hands halfway into his jeans pockets, shoulders tense but uncertain all the same. “Lass, I…” his voice cracks, falling away as he stares at you. You can see the questions still on his tongue, and if only you could push the answers from your throat, but you can’t because they’re not that simple. 

💔 Is there a fic of yours that broke your heart?

Oof, I have a couple (and some more in the works because I'm an angsty gal), but "Love is Watching Someone Die" gets me really bad. It was my way of trying to cope with that helpless feeling of watching a friend lose their sibling unexpectedly. Grief is just a son-of-a-bitch.

Thanks so much for the ask, my dear! Love you! 😘

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[stewykablooey]

what do you think stewy's reaction was when kendall went to rehab? I definitely don't think it was kendall voluntarily going, but I also don't think stewy would've went to any intervention for kendall, even if he does recognize kendall actually has problems with drugs 🤔

hmmmmmmmm i actually Do think kendall went voluntarily, mostly because i genuinely can’t imagine anyone in his life who would care enough to force him to go (or have the emotional capacity to show that they care because i Do think the sibs cared/were concerned about his substance abuse but they definitely wouldnt intervene) except maybe rava, but a) i dont think kendall would listen to her and b) if she did it was part of an ultimatum that eventually pushed kendall to check himself in. unless you’re thinking about like, a court-mandated order but idk about the logistics of that, but then yeah, i do think that could be a way that kendall ended up in rehab. (i could also see connor trying to talk to kendall about going but kendall wouldn’t listen to him either and connor wouldn’t push) but Also, i think kendall really would go voluntarily as some kind of attempt to better himself, but not really in a healthy way, more in an all-or-nothing side quest before he got himself caught into logans orbit again, or in some complete toxic mind-shift of like ‘drugs are for the weak my body is a temple’ type bullshit.

anyway back to stewy: Yes, u are so right that he would not intervene, just like the sibs he obviously cares but he would never take it upon himself to get kendall to seek help because he feels that a) thats not his responsibility and b) its not his business. as close as they are and as intertwined as their lives and business becomes, i think stewy very much draws a boundary between him and kendall that they each are granted autonomy as an adult. whatever kendall does is his business and whatever stewy does is stewys business and they can meet in the middle wherever those things might cross, or just enjoy their friendship outside whatever those things may be. and this is for specific things, like rehab or kendalls marriage, which is also something im sure stewy wouldnt touch with a 100 foot pole. obviously the bigger picture stuff, stewy Does get himself involved in, like kendalls vendatta against logan, or trying to get kendall out of the company. but i think in a way stewy sees that big picture as much more viable, if he can fix the root of this, then all the things about kendall that he cant and wont touch will be better for it by proxy. if kendall could just be a normal billionaire without the roy family sickness then he could be normal about drugs, like stewy is.

so to finally answer your question lol: i think ultimately stewy saw as that, none of his business but also thought of it as pointless. i dont think he saw it as a bad thing and i think maybe he did hope something good would come out of it for kendall, but i think stewy never saw kendalls drug problem as a drug problem, i think he saw it as a logan problem, as a Roy problem, so he wouldn’t have had high hopes for this making any significant impact on kendall.

bonus: idk if anyone has even said this but i wanna get in front of it before anyone does, theres also no Goddamn Way that kendall going to rehab or kendall overdosing or kendalls substance abuse would e v e r make stewy think twice about his own drug use. i think stewy fully believes he is the smartest most perfect most balanced drug user in all of new york city and that whatever kendalls relationship to drugs is, no matter how sad or scary, doesn’t apply to him because he has the most perfect relationship to drugs ever (whether that is true or not)

[justa-smalltown-gargoyle]

I just finished the Tyranny of King Washington DLC for AC3!!!!

Thoughts under the cut :3

Interesting premise, I was intrigued by Connor seeming confused at the beginning, and the remnants throughout of him being aware of the regular timeline.

I really enjoyed seeing more Kaniehtí:io, would have liked even more :( she’s such an interesting character. Honestly I’d be excited to see friendly faces again only for them to quickly die😔 it was fun seeing some of the homestead people there! And having them help out! So cool!

Connor/Ratonhnhaké:ton’s new fit was very cool, I liked it a lot and also made more sense because in this version why would he ever get the assassin robes??? But also why tf was he out here bare chested in the mf winter????

I did enjoy the powers (the flying one was the most fun) howeveerrrrrr the backstory behind them was 😬😬😬 idk I feel like being like ooooooHoooOoh tea from the treeeee and the “spirit animal” thing was. Very stereotypical and racist

Btw why did they do that to his poor eyes. Horrifying, change it back !!!! Bro was standing there all the time like

🔵👄🔵

Also like what frustrated me so much, and it makes sense for the story but always having high notoriety was annoyingggg and I got very tired of it. Using the powers made it less assassiny but I guess this is an au storyline so, whatever, like they were a fun gimmick but also just very different than what I’m used to. (Also the guard dogs. wtf)

I feel like the plot had a nice progression and again like I said the story was interesting. Seeing Thomas Jefferson was wild ngl. I didn’t super enjoy all the running around the pyramid before finding Washington but oh well- I think there was also an interesting concept there of like “how far are you willing to go to stop evil/what will you let yourself become, will you too become a monster, or like when does it stop being about helping people and when does it become just taking the big bad down. I do think the powers chipping away at Ratonhnhaké:ton and also like his desire a bit for the apple at the end was interesting….but not fully developed. I feel like that character arc/plot thread was never really fully developed or finished. I feel that Washington had more a complete “arc” in this story.

Anyways I want more character study on Ratonhnhaké:ton because I love him and there are so many interesting things about his character and so much more you can do.

Also the ending reveal of what was happing was cool and I enjoyed that as the explanation! Why the apple does not do this for everyone…I do not know. Or maybe it does and they still give in? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anyways! Fun dlc yay

EDIT: not fun dlc yay, apparently they got rid of a lot of the original cast and replaced them with white actors without letting the original cast know, wtf, and didn’t have cultural consultants !!!! Hmmmm dumb tea tree making a lot more sense now! Also makes me question the authenticity of Connor’s fit and his markings. wtf Ubisoft ???

Also you take down the pope that has the apple in the staff in AC2 with no powers, why does Connor suddenly need powers???

[oliveroctavius]

If it's okay to ask, I'm curious what your initial thoughts are on the potential plot for the Insomniac Spidey sequel game! I'm still sorting my thoughts, but one of the things that definitely crossed my mind was how the story trailer reminded me of both TASM films (eg. terminally ill Harry as a major villain, the main villain plot being forcibly 'healing' the world, and we know from the MM post-credits scene that Connors is behind Harry's treatment with the symbiote, etc.), and while the main issue with the eugenics stuff in the TASM films is how it was framed as being both real and good and neither Peter nor the narrative ever challenges it, rather than just the villains being villainous and it could go differently here, I'm really not sure how optimistic to be at this point in speculation - but it's also not an aspect of the trailer I've seen much discussion on either.

having gone over the original game again, (geez I forgot how hard they went on the Spider-Cop bit) I still don't feel as pessimistic on this plot point as others seem to be... yet.

MSM1 had parallels to TASM1 too, without fumbling the ball as hard. Main villain starts as an ally researching limb replacement, partially for themselves; plot turning point is a Oscorp gene-cure-mist being released into the city with terrible results. It helps that Insomniac's medical science is just 50% less bullshit. Devil's Breath names a real genome editing tech (CRISPR by viral vector) and genetic diseases that aren't just disabling, but fatal (cystic fibrosis, Huntington's) as the intended target. There's no TASM-esque twist where victims with improperly edited genes become a ''devolved'' ''lower lifeform'' or turn murderous. They just get sick.

Otto doesn't consider using Devil's Breath on himself. His condition isn't even genetic. Dumb to have to point that out, but TASM Curt compares limb loss to agonizing death by disease (??) and proposes his amputation be "fixed" with genetic modification (???) while Otto's focus is on (embellished) mobility aids. The idea that brain damage from the arms made Otto evil is brought up and then refuted. Martin and Otto have social + financial motivations which overlap with but aren't fully defined by disability. They're well-intentioned extremists: they want to take down a crooked capitalist who's politically untouchable... time to poison random civilians!

Going by these trends: I expect Harry to have a fairly realistic diagnosis and to use real assistive aids alongside any sci-fi treatments (he has a cane for a second in the trailer). I expect that if he did inherit his condition it was from his mother, and the only person who might be weird about that is Norman. Insomniac Harry's previous vision for "healing the world" has been air and water quality, green energy, and wildlife health. If this changes, I expect a more nuanced explanation than "idk he's sick and crazy now".

Will I actually like it? Who knows! (Like MJ was fine. but she's not My MJ.) I'm still crossing my fingers for sentient alien Venom because I think it would make everything more interesting to have Venom the character rather than just the plot device.

I'm truly more worried for Curt--most of the Insomniac plotlines are pulled from modern comics. (For the love of god please let's not do Shed.) But comics Devil's Breath was a poison that killed only certain genetic lineages, and someone made the call to avoid that minefield of weird ideas. So. Hope remains that this will not be the TASM movies' kind of freakshow.

[jennawynn]

Discovery Season 1, Episode 2-

Episode 2

God those Vulcan hair-helmets. Even SMG can't pull it off :joy: though it is impressive how they've managed to make it asymmetrical and somehow more culturally Black. I'm glad she was broken of this demeanor... Georgiou's 'game recognizes game' was a nice icebreaker

They named a ship after Shran? Ride, Earhart, Yeager. nice. Subtitles say Sue, but the IMDB trivia says Sioux.

Oh, look, someone had the same thoughts I did about older Trek. Emergency force-field bulkheads when there's a hull breach. Though they still haven't figured out how to stop the bridge from exploding when the ship takes damage. lol

Oh no, Connor? I liked him. Well... can't call this show bloodless I guess :joy:

Well... that's one way to get broken out of prison, I guess.

I wonder if their saying Live long and prosper twice in the first hour of this series is because they never said it in Enterprise.

Seeing the forcefields in action is kinda cool. It was the first thing I thought about when they showed such a big, empty bridge- so much surface area to be punctured by any kind of collision or assault. Well, that and that they must have to speak up when they're on the bridge or they won't be heard.

Was that a giant eagle?

Looks like they've learned a few things- teleporting with weapons drawn and pointed, looking for the threat on arrival. Still haven't learned not to take their top two officers on dangerous combat missions, though.

I thought they were specifically trying NOT to kill him :joy:

Those are really cool ways to show the escape pods peeling off, and I guess it makes sense.

Life imprisonment feels harsh. I don't think Georgiou would have called for that had she lived.

Episode 3

So silver vs gold is military vs science? It didn't seem to be officer/enlisted since Saru was in silver (iirc) He's in gold now though?

Look what I found! Gold for Command, silver for Science. I feel like the ranks are too difficult to see at a glance, but maybe that's not as big a deal for a non-military application. Though they definitely have the militaristic rank structure and hierarchy so idk. Also I note no enlisted ranks.

Jason Isaacs... huh.

Oh Tilly...

I'll call you Mickey. That's more approachable No I won't. No, I won't.

Michael why you trying to get in trouble :joy: stealing Tilly's breath and all.

That's a pretty ship too.

She is the smartest Starfleet officer I have ever known. Huh.. and he knows you. I lol'd.

Dude... gross. I'm eating :joy:

A dozen fully armed dead Klingons, evidence of a rupture through containment... and they aren't immediately requesting backup? Getting the hell out?

Did he just shush you?

They just beam around the ship now, huh?

That's an interesting line: "Universal law is for lackeys. Context... is for kings."

They did not bring that thing onto Discovery... wtf. Captain's got a death wish.

Side note: Had the realization today that I was actually done with Enterprise. I realized I kinda missed Trip. I guess he really did grow on me over the last month or whatever.

[staceymcgillicuddy]

5, 7, 16 for the couple questions!

5. How do they sleep?

I did five here, but I will add that I think after sex, Eddie wants to cuddle for like forty-five minutes and Chrissy is immediately like "I HAVE TO PEE RIGHT NOW" and she always, always, always puts on a t-shirt or something to go and do that, and he is a huffy baby about it, even though he really likes that it's usually his shirt that she chooses to wear.

7. What's their most and least favorite thing about each other?

Specifically for Soul Eddie and Chrissy, because they're the ones I know the best right now.

Eddie's favorite thing about Chrissy is the way her brain works, and how he has no idea what happens between a thought forming in her brain to when it comes out her mouth, but he is faaaascinated by the journey and will spend his life figuring it out. His least favorite thing is the food waste, full stop, because he is never going to get over his food insecurity issues fully and while he gets that her shit with food is very different from his, it will always bug him, even if he doesn't vocalize that.

Chrissy's favorite thing about Eddie is how unconventionally smart he is. She loves that he just knows random shit about shit, and goes down research rabbit holes, and just genuinely likes learning about the stuff that interests him. Her least favorite thing is like... (and this doesn't come up in the story much, I'll be honest, but I can see it being a fight in the future)... the line between protective and overprotective, and that sometimes he falls on the wrong side of it? Like, he never tells her what she can't do, but sometimes he can be a little smothering. Which makes sense, considering how they hooked up, and how much he's helped her along the way, but as she becomes more and more sure of herself (getting that soul known again, as it were), she can feel a bit stifled by that level of attention. I think there was a bit of that manifesting in the scene in New York at the bar, actually.

16. How do they react when the other is upset? How do they try to help?

Also for Soul specifically, but can probably apply to most iterations of them in my head.

Eddie goes into that hyper-aware "what do I need to do to fix this" mode. He's like a Terminator except instead of killing John Connor his mission is to remove whatever's making her unhappy, whether that's her own mental shit, her mother, Jason, or idk, she tripped on a crack in the sidewalk. If he needs to make her laugh, he'll make her laugh. If he needs to hold her, he'll hold her. If he needs to let her punch a wall, she can punch a wall. He is just immediately in "fix it fix it fix it" mode.

Chrissy is interesting, because we haven't really seen her dealing with an upset Eddie, since Eddie's pretty chilled out and self-actualized in Soul. Not to say he doesn't have issues, but he's really good at not letting her see the complexity of his frustrations with work, or his future, or whatever. So, without giving any spoilers away, I want to say that Chrissy's probably a lot less "fix it fix it fix it" and more "I don't like conflict and I have a bit of a trauma response to it and I'm sorry you're upset, buddy, but I'm going to walk away until you calm down" if Eddie's angry (not necessarily with her, but with the world). If he's like, actually hurt/emotionally wounded, I think she's probably pretty quiet, but very into physical touch, holding him, just being physically present with him, even if she's not always 100% sure what the solution is.

Overall, though, I think they're both pretty emotionally attuned to the other, so even if the responses weren't perfect right out of the gate, they'd level-set and figure out where they needed to be pretty quickly!

Couples Questions

[maddsmallow]

okay im just in a rambly mood so i'm gonna do just that

there was that post the other day by iwonderwh0 about how it'd actually make sense for connor to stay working at the dpd because markus would want androids in those kinds of positions to look after other androids, and i think that makes a lot of sense!! but at the same time, i don't think *hank* would go back to the dpd. idk i just dont feel like he's really in it anymore, yknow? and he has this whole character arc about changing his view on androids and ends up risking his life for their cause in every path that he becomes friends with connor. he has that one line about "remembering who he is" during the fight on the building with connor, and like. i interpret that as him finally feeling passion for something again, as in, he is fully on the side of the androids and is 100% willing to throw himself into the revolution to fight for them, whether that be fight connor-60 or fight connor himself who he thought could maybe have been his friend. you COULD interpret it as him remembering being a respected police lieutenant, i don't disagree with that, but i guess i personally think it's more of a "i remember my own humanity and will fight for theirs" kind of thing. i really hope that makes sense omg

so anyways. i think. it would be cool if hank resigns (i dont fucking know how retirement and pensions work but let's just assume he has money to be unemployed for a while. my hankcon brain is like, he can survive on his own for a few months and connor gets a settlement crom cyberlife and takes care of hank and basically donates a bunch with all the money cuz what the fuck else is he gonna buy with it) and goes to do something that more directly helps androids at that moment. he himself has "woken up" and his loyalty is fully with the androids, so i really do see him as being all in on whatever they need that he can do, and my idea for that is he becomes part of some volunteer group to help sort through the landfill with all the still half-alive androids, like where markus had ended up. picking up android parts and sorting them into different groups (for androids to further sort them into functional, reparable, and "unusable but can be melted down to make new parts") and hauling out the androids that are still alive and need help. maybe he even learns more about how androids work and are constructed, and helps put temporary spare parts onto androids while they wait for better quality permanent parts. i dunno!! i think it's something hank would do and would feel good about doing, even if he gets cranky about how "humans will toss anything and everything out," yknow. anyways. those are my thoughts. connor stays with the dpd and works to help androids there instead of chase them down, and hank helps the ones on the brink of death come back. a good reflection on both of their characters or whatever

[arthur-the-rwbywiki]

I've been suffering for the past two weeks or so and I have many thoughts so here's

A filthy casual's review of Assassin's creed 3 remastered

Alright let's start positives;

I loved Connor and all the npcs. The characterization was consistent (for the most part), the drip was dripping and the voice acting was honestly good. Yeah it had some off moments here and there but nothing that annoyed me

The UI and Desmond story parts were very good too

Norris and Myriam are my babies and I'll die for them

As for the negatives,

Oh my GOD HOW DID YOU MAKE THE COMBAT SO MUCH WORSE!? The combos and special moves were great and all but oh my god everything else was such a headache

The enemy ai was so ass and rarely made sense. I kept accidentally getting them stuck walking in a circle somehow, multiple times

The moment they spotted me they'd come towards me and if I somehow manage to get away, they just. Stay there. They never leave. They just stay there and wait for me to come out and immediately spot me again. Initiating open combat and spontaneously summoning every guard within the minimap radios

Hiding was just useless cuz it doesn't make them lose interest or anything, it just pauses the inevitable of them spotting me cuz they never leave

The optional objectives were so frustrating cuz they were easy but the ai made them near impossible

It took 3 sequences to actually reach Connor and then two more sequences to actually reach assassin Connor which wasn't that fun to me ngl it wasn't that bad but I just didn't enjoy it all that much

The parkour was... Mid. I'm sorry I really didn't enjoy it

It's not purely awful (at least when it's not combined with the shitty enemy ai) but it's also no where near AC2 or even Revelations

I didn't even bother use different weapons, everything was so awful I didn't have the will to try different things. Maybe that made it worse, maybe not, idk but I just didn't feel the need to try it with that ai

The jump from Myriam running from the wedding to her fully committed to it again was so jarring and pissed me off cuz she deserved so much better

Idk why people love Haytham. I'd love to know but from what I saw? He's a decent character but he's absolutely not lovable

The Arnold dlc spoils the game cuz it's unlocked whole ass sequences too early :/ It was also a very short and very mid dlc

The Tyranny Of King Washington dlc was neat byt it suffered from the same ai issues and for some reason, evey time I got into open combat Connor would get glued to the floor until he's hit or I counter someone

It was so frustrating when I just wanted to leave the damn area or follow someone instead of fighting the immediate gang

On many occasions, in the dlc and main game, I didn't know wtf to do

I was so lost and needed guides cuz I just didn't know what to do 😭

The boat missions were good but quickly got boring. They're still nice tho

Overall, there's a good story and a good game under so many layers of shitty execution and awful ai

4/10 for me. I wish I could've loved it more

[spirirsss]

rant about my fic yippee

basically. we got a connor. we got a evan. we got a jared. we got a zoe. we got a heidi. we got a cynthia. we got a larry. we got a miguel. we maybe got a alana idk she might come in she might not

so like connor n evan right. except connor didn’t die. BUT HAHA TWIST I DIDNT TAG IT AS EVERYONE LIVES NOBODY DIES. because someone does die. and it’s not connor. it’s evan. plot twist evan is fucking dead.

we all know he didn’t fall he let go but like. what if he did die. and he gets reincarnated as a tree in the park.

so he’s chillin. one night connor comes out and sees this lady crying at a tree, sits down, smokes some weed, yknow the works. as heidi walks off he hears someone talk, they say to look behind him, nobody there so connor is like “meh weed side effects”

so he comes back a couple times and this voice keeps talking to him and this guy is named evan

connor decides he isn’t crazy and talks to evan and then they happy right. right.

along the way zoe and connor become friends and connor becomes more mentally stable (and more autistic)

eventually he and jared have a fight and then evan and connor have a bit of a fight oops

evan comes clean (partially)

gay

evan comes clean (fully)

gay

connor finds out evan is gonna get cut down but evan has extensive tree knowledge and connor did a bunch of late night googling so they get an idea

snap off a piece of branch and plant it in a little pot (this works for the type of tree evan is trust me i did research)

a while goes by and connor gets nothing from evan because he got cut down

but then. the branch makes some roots. it grows into a small sapling

and connor hears his voice

so now connor has a tree bf that he claims is his “emotional support tree” or something

and then this isn’t gonna be in the story but like. how about i just copy paste what i sent my friend.

“omg i got such a dumb idea that won’t make it into my fic but like what if connor after he had his little tiny potted sapling bf got sent to rehab again because zoe thought he was going crazy talking to a tree but he can’t take it so he’s like “if you kill my tree while im gone you’re all dead” and then he comes back and his poor tree bf is hanging on by a thread because the murphys did not give him enough water or sunlight because i hc cynthia is a shit gardener and also she wouldn’t care so now connor has to nurse the tree bf back to health”

and they asked me what i was on and where to get it which. fair.

sooooooo yeah. there we go. that’s my fic in a nutshell