#and later the monster goes on a killing spree

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

i need to share the absolute fucking Experience i had playing minecraft tonight. i'm gonna be emotional about it for days

so me and my friends like to play on this server that's pretty much just a bunch of minigames. one of them is Murder Mystery - of a group of - i think its 13/14 people - one person is randomly selected as the murderer (spawns with a sword), the other as the sheriff (spawns with a bow). the rest are innocent. the innocents can gain a bow by collecting coins. no one knows anyone's status unless the player shows their sword/bow. i'm doing a quest where, in order to get points, i need to kill the murderer.

so as the game start countdown begins, me and my pal are checking out this Red Link skin. it's pretty neat! we're all crouching and punching at each other, as one does. i feel a connection form with Red Link. we're buddies now. we're in this together.

so we're all running around the map. every time i see Red Link, we crouch and punch at each other. the game is going fine, we're having fun. i'm delighted that i've made a one-game friend.

then my friend says that Red Link is the murderer, and i literally have a hard time believing it. Red Link? my Red Link? no, they must be mistaken. we were together at the start. they had ample opportunities to kill me. it can't be Red Link. but whoever the murderer killed was the sheriff, and i needed to complete the quest - picking up the sheriff tombstone grants me the bow.

so i run, trying to find it, and i turn the corner.

there Red Link was, standing at the end of the hall, by the tombstone, with a sword in hand. i froze. i was so upset - not Red Link! not my dear companion! i was so sure that was it.

but i walked forward anyway, thinking that maybe if i dodged around them, grabbed the bow, and turned and shot fast enough, i could get them. the thought was actually distressing! Red Link didn't put the sword away. they watched me slowly approach. we stood on either side of the tombstone, and i expected Red Link to cut me down. i was well within reach of their sword.

Red Link calmly, still looking at me, moved to the side and past me. i panicked and grabbed the bow, ran to the corner, turned and drew - Red Link was already at the other end of the hall, running away. i didn't want to shoot, but i needed the kill - who knows when i'd get an opportunity to complete the quest again. it's a tough one.

i missed, thank fuck, but man. i was in shock. i thought i was a goner.

then, after the game where awards are given - the murderer, who killed them, who collected the most coins - i went up to Red Link and crouched. they crouched back.

then they left the game.

[felidacy]

Tim Drake body count

Supernatural AUs in the batfamily are a given with it’s crazy world, but hear me out for a second there. 

Tim Drake as Vampire. That neighbour kid that always seemed a bit too pale and small, stares into your soul and gives you the most horrific info dumps. That boy can’t pick up on normal social cues to save his life, but with all the weirdness and creepy unease feeling he brings up in people he is still kind of adorable. 

A boy that is welcomed by the night and stalks after the bats because they feel the closest he’s ever had to family, so he daydreams of a future while the shadows keep him safe. Who then needs to hide away who he is from those he considers family all because they would see him as a monster (as he believes). The heart of his that will break over and over again as he finds himself resenting the creature that he is. So he hides all of it to the best of his abilities, hides all that makes Tim ‘Tim’. 

Years later, run away from home and caught in the grasps of Ra’s al Ghul and with no blood given to him to keep stable. What if Tim Drake is so deprived of what keeps him alive that he goes to drastic measures and in the process of that he frees Tam at the price of so many killed. Tam who is afraid of him when she sees him again with that hunger in his eyes and hands so cold they send shivers down her back when he drags her away. 

Tam and Ra’s al Ghul who are the only ones that see the true extent of what Tim is able to do and find no guilt in his facial expressions. The sight of blood instead seems to excite him, as if a thrill has overcome him. 

People always say that Jason is the bloodthirsty son, but Jason at least has the mindset of Justice behind the punishments. Tim does it to survive and the thrill of it even when it is unnecessary to go to such lengths. That arguably makes Tim the true bloodthirsty brother. After starving for so long he takes some control back again over himself, but once you went on a killing spree there is no going back to playing perfect son. 

He brings Bruce back, but the Tim that comes back isn’t quite the same anymore. The creepy unease has come back and when you now look into these eyes, they are all aware that there is something lurking beyond it and ready to launch at any given moment. People no longer think of him as adorable. 

[twistedtummies2]

The Price May Be Right - Number 13

Welcome to “The Price May Be Right!” I’m counting down My Top 31 Favorite Vincent Price Performances & Appearances! The countdown will cover movies, TV productions, and many more forms of media. Today we focus on Number 13: Dr. Phibes.

So, here’s a random fun fact for you Batman fans out there: apparently, this character was the inspiration for the version of Mr. Freeze that appeared in the seminal animated story, “Heart of Ice.” And, of course, that version of Mr. Freeze would become the inspiration for the character in nearly every other interpretation – both in and out of comics – to date. So, yeah, if you’re a Mr. Freeze fan, you can thank Egghead for it. :P ANYWAY…while Vincent did many, MANY horror movies – both serious and comedic alike – the one thing he never got was the chance to play a horror icon, so to speak. Which is to say, when you look at other great classic horror actors over the years, whatever else they do there’s always one specific character for whom they’ll always be remembered. For Christopher Lee and Bela Lugosi, it was Count Dracula; for Boris Karloff, it was Frankenstein’s Monster; even with more modern actors, like Roger L. Jackson and Robert Englund, they have specific horror roles (The Voice of Ghostface and Freddy Krueger, respectively) for which they will always be most chiefly recognized. Vincent never had that; he never got that recognition of having a specific, classic monster he could be identified with. The closest we ever got was that he was so well-known for his work with the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, but that’s a bit of a different issue. However, in the 1970s, Price DID get a chance to ATTEMPT such a feat, in two films that were part gruesome, gory nightmare fuel and part witty, satirical humor-fests: these were the Dr. Phibes films. The titular character was a deranged musical genius, who wore a mask to hide his hideous skull-like deformities – all elements taken from the timeless tale of “The Phantom of the Opera.” However, the story of the good doctor is rather different: Phibes’ descent into evil began when his beloved wife, Victoria, was stricken with some unholy medical condition. In order to save her life, a risky surgical operation was needed, which was so tricky it required the aid of no less than nine people to even hope for a success. Unfortunately, something went wrong with the operation; as soon as he got the news, Phibes hurried in the direction of the hospital…but was ironically caught in a terrible car crash, and apparently burned to death in the wreck. Husband and wife were then interred together. The rumors of Dr. Phibes’ death, however, were greatly exaggerated. Phibes miraculously survived the crash, and later rose from the grave hideously disfigured by the accident. He brought his wife with him, and kept her body imprisoned in a sarcophagus filled with honey and special fluids, so that her beauty would forever remain intact. In the first film, “The Abominable Dr. Phibes,” the mad maestro goes on a killing spree, attempting to get revenge on the nine people he blames for the death of his wife and the ruination of his existence. In the second film, “Dr. Phibes Rises Again,” the musical maniac returns, now seeking to resurrect his beloved bride. The Phibes films were a bizarre sort of pair. In a way, I sort of see these as the precursor to both the Scream films and the SAW movies. Like the former films, the movies combine elements of parodical dark comedy with real chills and gory, brutal death scenes. Phibes, himself, is treated as a serious and tragic character, and the fear factor is upped by his appearance. The mask he wears to hide his deformities is basically just Vincent’s face with some uncanny valley makeup added to enhance the effect, giving Price a particularly ghoulish appearance. This combined with the special voice box Phibes uses to speak after his accident – which causes Price to speak in a robotic, mechanical, droning sort of way that is both odd and genuinely unsettling – makes the character truly chilling. At the same time, however, he’s a sympathetic villain, as everything he does is in the name of his precious Victoria, and while one recognizes he is the bad guy of the story, it’s hard not to feel sorry for him and understand his motivations. The methods through which he offs his victims are pretty messed up even by today’s standards, too. In all, I would say most of the scares from the film come from Phibes himself. The humor generally is the result of the other characters around him, as well as some the intentionally contrived elements of the plot that are meant to satirize various horror movie tropes. I’m a little surprised there weren’t more films in the Phibes franchise; if there had been, maybe Vincent could have had that one iconic horror character to be recognized by…but, on the other hand, one of the things that made Vincent so fascinating was that he wasn’t someone who could fit into a singular mold, so to speak, and instead had MANY roles for which any given person could recognize him for most keenly. Dr. Phibes was ultimately just one of those parts, but it’s a part well worth remembering. Tomorrow, the countdown continues with Number 12!

[toongirl007]

Made some outfits for my formie oc, Oscuri! 1st row and the middle one on the 3rd row are from the main timeline of Spark 1 - 3!

2nd row are AUs of Clown Castle & Splarktoon 

3rd row AUS are Fallen & Weapons Dealer Spark 

Lab Coat: Oscuri's uniform when she become a medical researcher and when she started creating her painkillers to help out GPAS/formies. Training Gear: Freom cut her left eye when she was trying to find the Megaraph but being unsuccessful after that she went home to her apartment in Technoria City and started to do martial arts training on her own, she made her own sais as well. Fark Force Uniform: It was custom made to Oscuri's liking when she joined the Fark Force becoming the force's assassin, she wears the badge with pride. Reaper Jester: When Oscuri gets her hands on the Spectral Scythe this is how she looks when wielding it. Swim Gear: Used for swimming at a pool or the beach.

Causal Outfit: as the title says, she will wear these clothes when going out to shop or spend time with her friends. Clown Castle Alternative Universe Goth Maid: Maid outfit when taking care of keeping the castle clean for her friends that are monster versions of Sfarx. Goth Dress: Her dress when she met the monster Sfarxs after being saved by them from the Centralis showing up about to attack her but she is saved, wears this when going outside of the haunted castle. Splarktoon Alternative Universe (Spark + Splatoon lol) Agent 4 Uniform: Oscuri gets recruited by the Electric Jesters idol band member Fark to save Spark from Freom's clutches. Turf War Pirate Outfit: What she wears when participating in Anarchy Battles & Turf War, she mains the dualies.

Fallen Alternative Universe Elite Guard Uniform: Uniform given to her by Combat Data Spark & Combat Data Fark, the hat was forced on her due to Oscuri having doubts of them really being her best friends they messed with her memories while she was in stasis; it keeps her under their mind control. Combat Data Sfarx & her go on a murder spree, killing all remaining formie & GPA survivors that fight back against them. She gets saved by Sfarx later on.   New World Outfit: Clothing she wears when finally all survivors have been found by Oscuri & Spark/Fark/Sfarx, formies & GPAS alike are living peaceful lives. Weapons Dealer Spark Alternative Universe Punk Outfit: an outfit she wears while working under Weapons Dealer Spark, she scams people with her medical services along side her boss with selling weapons. She takes care of the shop when he goes looking for scraps.

[thunck]

The fort received an ominous message while toiling in the tunnels. A horrible flying monster with a deadly dust secretion had appeared somewhere on the map.

Fortunately it was in the caverns! Which we so prudently sealed immediately upon breaching them! Not today, forgotten beast.

No, today we’re dealing with this bronze colossus.

This thing is concerning. It’s pretty much the same as a giant, but made of bronze. The giants we’ve encountered at Bowloar have quickly become exhausted during their killing sprees; not so this thing. Although apparently germ warfare would be effective.

I wasn’t sure if historical figure killcounts were among the things you could see before contact, but apparently yes. Pour one out for our native wombat, the first victim.

The colossus stalks the perimeter and starts killing defenseless English majors. It arms itself with a silk sock and uses its immunity to fatigue to beat this poor dwarf to death with it. It takes a really, really long time.

How horrifying.

After a while it becomes clear that we don’t have the resources to wait for it to blunder into a trap, or leave or whatever. The food supplies are dwindling. It’s time for a decisive, desperate action.

We muster the full might of our militia, 20 dwarves and men, at the drawbridge. The lever is pulled, and they charge.

Captain Catten, who routed an invading force of 10 goblins by himself, is the first to make contact.

It goes shockingly well!

Some of this is gonna be due to our heavy investment in steel. Eveyone who’s wielding a weapon our smiths make is in steel, all the dwarves are in as much steel armor as we can crank out-- which is still not a full suit for any one soldier.

The main factor is probably just training, and sheer goddamn ferocity. These human mercenaries are really quick to go in with the bites. Must be a racial septic attack.

And they win! Without so much as a single casualty! It seems that bronze colossi just turn into a random bronze statue upon death. I was at least expecting it to be of, like... a guy. But hey, free statue!

Plus no civilians have to get bummed out by seeing a mangled corpse. It’s just some beautiful art we had to hit until it stopped moving.

Of course Captain Catten got the killing blow. Time to make that statue, to commemorate the killing of a statue!

The smith decides to commemorate that time he killed a goblin last year, instead. Still a good statue.

A little while later, Bowloar is made a barony! We elevate a goblin poet who’s lived here since 103, among the first long-term visitors to petition for citizenship. Also he doesn’t like any annoying categories of object.

[dcarsi-95]

Joe the Slasher

For quite a few years I’ve had this idea for a story about a serial child-murderer since I’d looked into Ben Linus’ childhood backstory on the show Lost; for anyone who doesn’t get what I’m getting at, I suggest you watch the show, but to sum up the idea, it’s got to do with Ben’s abusive father blaming Ben for his mother’s death due to a premature birth.

The idea for the story inspired by this was pretty rudimentary at the beginning, with a father grappling and eventually giving into temptations to murder his unwanted child who he holds responsible for the death of his wife, but after reading this creepypasta that follows a similar idea and then reminiscing on a Youtube Poop video titled Mr. Krabs’ Unquenchable Bloodlust, a more developed plot seemed to grow from it, where the father, after crossing the slippery, downward slope of premeditated murder, goes insane when an addiction born out of it more or less begins to manifest as voices in his head demanding more bloodshed, his secret is exposed, he ends up incarcerated, brings to the surface the monster he’s become by physically transforming into via peeling off his own skin (an idea I got from Batman: Death of the Family) and then stripping his left forearm to the bone and then sharpening it to a point, as well as filing his teeth to a point, thus resulting in this handsome fellow below…

…and ultimately escapes prison to pursue and fulfill his dark, ghastly desires of murdering children and infants — I picture the story would pretty much conclude there but also lead up to a series about his killing sprees and the efforts of child protagonists to put an end to his deeds whilst also fending off devotee cults dedicated to killing on his behalf.

So yeah, having heard of the case of the Slender Man Stabbing of 2014, it kinda inspired an idea for my stories of some children forming cults dedicated to murdering their fellow minors on the murderer’s (i.e. Joe) behalf in the hopes that by proving their loyalty to him, he will spare them, and I imagine them becoming a pretty major element in my Joe the Slasher stories, but that’s a topic I intended to delve more into in a future post.

For now, I’m kinda trying to figure how exactly to execute the plot for my first story; one way or another, it starts with the father Joe ending up stuck having to care for a child he didn’t even want to begin with due to the mother’s death, but how exactly the mother dies, I haven’t quite decided; would it be from childbirth, as in the case of Ben Linus’ mother in Lost (which I must reinforce is what spurned the initial inspiration for my story), or might it be from some accident when the child has grown to be a bit more developed, like in that aforementioned creepypasta I’d alluded to earlier? Whichever way, I don’t picture that Joe murders the child until it’s at least somewhere around the age of eight or so.

If the child’s mother has died from childbirth, how does the child survive up until at least the age of eight? I mean, how does Joe oblige to care for the child and not kill it up until that point? Does he agree to do so because he figured that it’s what his wife would’ve wanted but then slowly forgets this promise as the years go by and he finds living with the child more and more unbearable?

Second, there’s figuring how exactly the father goes about murdering the child. I’d considered that he sort of guides the child towards suicide as he slowly and subtly breaks down the child’s self esteem, much like in the creepypasta, but is he still likely to gain that thrill that comes from the child’s death that later leads to a craving/addiction for further child murder, or is that more likely to come about from a more direct murder? but then that leads to the question of how exactly that’s carried out; is done through a poisoning of the child’s food, or should it be via a more direct, outright murder? Whichever way, I want the father to show/harbor no remorse or sympathy for the child, if anything contempt, also much like in the creepypasta.

Thirdly, how does Joe’s newfound addiction get found out by everyone else? Does he suddenly start raving out in the open about the voices in his head? Is he caught in the act in attempting a second child murder? Or maybe there might’ve been a witness or two in the first murder?

If anyone has any ideas or suggestions they’d like to share they’d be greatly welcomed and appreciated. Thanks, guys.

[adultswim2021]

Robot Chicken #43: “Squaw Bury Shortcake” | August 19, 2007 - 11:30PM | S03E02

Sorry this is late. Friday nights are easy for me to miss. Sorry it missed Saturday Night’s deadline too; tumblr seemed to go down right as I was about to post it. Here it is roughly one day and one hour later than it should be.

Let’s just fucking do this: “Tiny’s Big Problem” is a sketch where a big fat guy on a superhero team that I barely recognize has to lose weight, and he does, and then the punchline is one of his teammates kills him out of jealousy. The fat guy absent-mindedly eating the cardboard that the microwave pizza comes on is a pretty solid fat joke, though. 

“Masturbation MythBusters” doesn’t really make that much sense. They are Mythbusters but they have Ghostbusters proton packs and they suck up a child who is masturbating to bust the myth that he’ll go blind? What’s even supposed to be funny about this? Like, okay, sure, on some basic level the idea of Ghostbusters coming in and zapping a child for jacking off is funny, but the logic here isn’t even pleasingly tortured. Just make them be Ghostbusters and maybe the sperms have little ghosts that need to be busted!!

“Popeye Intervention” is about Popeye having an intervention for–what else?--heroin. I mean, spinach. Popeye is voiced by Dave Coulier (who also voiced “Tiny” in the other sketch). They put an old scratchy film effect over it, spitting in the face of the restoration work currently being done for the Fleischer Bros. cartoon film library. 

“King of the Monsters” This is a parody of Training Day with Ethan Hawke, who voices Godzilla Jr. in this. I’ve never actually seen Training Day, but I know the line “King Kong ain’t got shit on me” which figures into the punchline of the sketch. It’s fine. I guess. I mean, I hated it, but it’s fine.

“Council of Evil Tables” A guy fights Tables. Pretty simple. I don’t hate it but: did I laugh? NO!

“Give a Mouse a Cookie” A mom tells her child a freaking ~tWiStEd~ version of “If You GIve a Mouse a Cookie”, where the Mouse is vampiric and world is nuked into oblivion as a desperate measure to stop the spread of vampires. Could this be a metaphor for the rampant spread of socialism and the mutually assured destruction it will cause? I don’t know! (By the way I’m not a socialist anymore, I’m just going back to being “just some guy”)

“Feel Lucky, Punk?” Is a pretty basic take-off of Dirty Harry asking a “punk” if he feels lucky, and he does! So he goes and has a very luck-luck-lucky crime spree. Seth Green calls this a bad sketch on the commentary. Don’t worry Seth, they are all bad. The wiki says a gag similar to this appeared on Family Guy. I should Family TRY to watch that.

“Bob Barker’s New Gig” is about Bob Barker retiring from Price is Right and becoming a vigilante castrator for stray (and not-so-stray) animals. Snoop Dogg plays himself, transforming from a dog to a human (reference to this music video). Bob sure does sound like Bob, but it’s a soundalike. Commentary reveals that they tried to get him to play himself but he passed… AWAY!!! Hahaha! No, actually, they make that joke on the commentary and he wasn’t dead yet. Sorry everyone. I stole from Robot Chicken. This sketch exemplifies the value of the original DVDs, because the DVD is vastly uncensored and the HBOMax versions are not. Good news for those of you wishing to see mangled stop-motion animal genitals. 

Well, I guess I have to keep watching these for a while. Robot Chicken continues to get charitable bits of faint praise from me. What else is new. 

EPHEMERA CORNER

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters DVD marathon (August 13, 2007)

The two-disc version of Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters came out on DVD on Tuesday, August 14, 2007. But those who tuned in on Monday Night were treated to an Aqua Teen Hunger Force marathon with episodes interspersed with various things that appeared on the DVD. This included music videos, the “fake endings” and a bunch of other promotional stuff. The second disc of the DVD release contained the Deleted Movie which consisted of deleted material and– oh. FUCK. I promised to review that I’m pretty sure. 

Okay, everyone. This post was a day late, so here’s a BONUS review of THE DELETED MOVIE:

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters: The Deleted Movie (August 14, 2007)

This was a more interesting watch than I thought it would be, and it’s also a vastly less enjoyable watch. This is an assembly of the movie using predominantly deleted scenes in an exceptionally less-produced state. That means segments from the “Deleted Scenes” episode which were animated fully (perhaps FOR the episode?), are seen here in a less-finished form. Scenes that play out like normal seem to sometimes get a cool alternate view, like the pencil test versions of animation that actually did wind up in the movie.

The story notably starts with the Dr. Weird scene; the one where he talks about his lair being turned into “fucking condos”. It follows the pattern of a typical Aqua Teen episode that way with it’s own Dr. Weird cold open. It goes from said Dr. Weird scene into the opening sequence that we see in the main movie, it just has a bad Dana Synder song playing over it instead. I sincerely wonder if they actually would have used this as the movie opener because it really sucks. 

This version also misses the Egypt prologue as well as the “Let’s All Go Out to the Lobby” bit (and boy do I mean “misses them”). I’m not sure I really made this connection last time, but boy, does this movie ever feel like a sequel to Rabbot. The story is very Rabbot-esque, and it even includes an interlude where Shake ditches the mission at hand to undergo some sort of cosmetic conditioning. In Rabbot it’s getting his hair done. In this it’s getting a tan and teeth whitening. 

This version is also less censored, and some Meatwad’s potty-mouth moments sorta delighted me, I’m not gonna lie. Also neat was seeing a bit in the middle that was just a filmed table-read; apparently there was supposed to be a live-action sequence with an early version of the Bible Fruits as an educational program that appeared on the ATHF TV. This was likely a nod to the puppet shows that Meatwad regularly enjoyed on the TV series. The Bible Fruits were going to be portrayed by actors in costumes, much like the Fruit of the Loom ads that probably no longer exist or are relevant. 

A lot of alternate punchlines, and almost everything in the main movie is better. I can’t think of an example of a scene or jokes that were in here but I wished were in the main film. The movie itself had an alternate punchline: the entire thing turns out to be Meatwad playing with his dolls; like a St. Elsewhere-esque reveal. Meatwad actually has a cup with a crudely-drawn face on it; this was Shake. Dr. Weird turns out to be his father, and then the post-credits scene would’ve featured the same grotesque female Frylock we see in the post-credits scene of the actual movie. So he’s Meatwad’s mom, you see. That’s where the whole “Frylock is a woman” thing was supposed to go. It’s much less explained in the real movie.

I had hoped there was going to be a Dave and Matt commentary on this thing, bug I guess there’s not. The actual movie itself on DVD has a commentary track with Dana Snyder, Fred Armisen, Todd Hansen, and Patti Smith for some reason (she’s a big fan). Typically when you record the commentary track for a motion picture it comes off the tail end of finishing the movie, so the prospect of rewatching it yet again is probably not an attractive one.

Honestly, watching the Deleted Scenes episode is more fun than this, and this doesn’t offer much more than that episode. Sort of an interesting curiosity, but not that enjoyable to watch.

[aliens-took-my-iwa-chan]

hey alien!! I wanna ask, since I see you reblog a lot of jekyll and hyde (and tbh the only reason why its familiar to me is bc i watched monster high)

so, explain it to me, whats it all abt??

Hi!!!! wow its been a bit since we’ve spoken! :D nice to hear from you again hehe- oooooooooOOOOOO- okok I would be nothing short of ecstatic to explain it to you ^-^ (also I just recently found out that jekyll and hyde were in monster high hdhfjsjcjenfn love that so much)

ok so I’m gonna explain this in really concise terms because while it *is* a very short book I don’t want to accidentally go overboard lolol

okok! so, it’s a gothic horror from the point of view of this guy named gabriel utterson, who’s a lawyer and a close friend to the friendly, sociable, and proper scientist henry jekyll. He saw that in jekyll’s will, he left all of his stuff to this guy named edward hyde that he had never seen or heard of before. he finds it a bit odd that his lifelong friend would leave all his stuff to some guy he’s never even heard of, so he goes on a but of a stalking spree to find out who he is.

when he does finally find him, he is pretty much the opposite of jekyll- repulsive, mean, and oh yeah also he trampled a little girl on the street. so when he asks jekyll about this guy jekyll changes the topic pretty quickly. eventually utterson falls more and more down this loophole, and then all of a sudden he finds out that hyde had just beat someone to death with a cane. so he helps the police for a but to see if he can get any more evidence as to why he’s in his besties will, he talks to jekyll who tells him that he’s never gonna talk to hyde ever again.

but eventually (skipping over a few parts here) jekyll gets really sick and locks himself in his room. utterson tries to ask him why but he doesnt give him a straight answer. he goes to see their other bestie named lanyon who all of a sudden vows to never speak of jekyll again, then dies of shock a few weeks later. istg you can only get this kind of stuff in gothic horror

eventually he breaks down jekylls door and finds hyde on the ground, dead. he killed himself before utterson could break in :”( utterson does a little snooping around bc he’s sure that hyde killed jekyll and he needs to fond his body. eventually he opens two letters that explain everything, one from lanyon and one from jekyll.

lanyons pretty much says that hyde transformed into jekyll in front of him, theres more in it but holy crap this is long- then he reads jekylls and it says how jekylls been suppressing his feelings ever since… ever and he felt like two men, so he found a way to split his soul through chemistry stuff and created my favorite character ever edward hyde!!!! but eventually he lost control and started turning into him without the potion (metaphor for addiction my beloved) and eventually he was more often hyde than jekyll and vowed to let himself rot away in his room so nobody would ever find out.

the end.

ITS SO GOOD-

look I could be explaining to you about all of the metaphors and characterization in this and why hyde is the best but WOW I SAID I WOULD EXPLAIN THIS IN CONCISE TERMS AND I DID NOT THIS IS HUGE-

thanks for the ask!!!!

[koraesrambles]

Winchesters vs batboys pt 3

John and Bruce would hate each other. Just, no holds barred, absolute loathing on sight. John would think Bruce doesn't do enough to protect his kids, he'd be soooo judgemental of Bruce's no kill rule. John (at least in the graphic novels) went on a murder spree to kill anyone who knew that Sam had the potential to become evil later in life. John is a representation of everything Bruce hates. John does not believe in second chances. John believes his family's life is more important than other people's. John is willing to spill gallons of blood to keep his kids safe.

Bruce would be sickened by the fact that John thinks himself able to be judge, jury, and executioner. He'd be disgusted by the criminal activity John regularly engages in in order to survive (not everyone is a billionaire Bruce.) Bruce HATES guns and thinks that John fetishizes a weapon of destruction. He can't believe that John is okay with just murdering every monster he decides isn't redeemable.

They reluctantly bond over being paranoid bastards with contingency plans though. Bruce is sickened that John asked Dean to save Sam or kill him. John is downright condescending about Bruce's "my family is my failsafe" plan.

John is actually kind of impressed by Bruce giving his son Super Anxiety as a way to control him. He acknowledges that it is super messed up and definitely leaning toward super villainy, but he's impressed despite himself. Though he does think Bruce is a moron because now his son is kind of useless? Like, what was Bruce really trying to accomplish here?

The bats love each other but none of them are as codependent as the winchesters (who are absolutely in a league of their own when it comes to that). Bruce always needs to know where his kids are, but doesn't really stop them from going places. John needs his kids to be where he put them at all times. He needs to know that Sam is in the motel room and Dean is by his side. Even when Sam goes to college he's constantly checking up on him (which is very Bruce coded of him, honestly. "I love you so much and am terrified for your safety but instead of telling you this like a sane person I'm just gonna stalk you like a creep.")

When John finds out Bruce chips his kids with trackers, he acts like that's a horrible human rights violation but is also like 🤔 Dean also kind of likes the idea. Sam is horrified.

John and Bruce would come to blows regularly but also be subtly taking notes. John wants Bruce's resources. Bruce wants John's ability to control his kids.

[quentinfiletmignon]

I went to see Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness for the 2nd time today with the hope that it may change my mind. It really didn't, but I guess I enjoyed it a bit more now.

RANDOM SPOILERY RANT UNDER THE CUT.

Michael Giacchino's fanfare is still present at the beginning of the movie. I'm quite surprised they don't have a different one now, because this one made its first appearance with the first Doctor Strange movie 6 years ago. I'm not gonna complain, though. I'm happy it's still there. I still miss Michael Giacchino's Doctor Strange score, though. While his fanfare is still present, his Doctor Strange theme almost isn't, it's missing its significant sound and I'm still not happy about it.

And I still miss Scott Derrickson.

Stephen's suit up scene (the jump from the balcony) was so damn cool. I wanna watch it on repeat forever.

I love how Stephen and Wong care about each other. Stephen's first thought after falling through America's portal to the 838 universe was 'sh*t, Wong is there all alone with Wanda, I need to get back to him now'. And their banter is just so endearing. 'It's an ancient custom' and Stephen bowing to Wong in the end.

'Do not speak to me of sacrifice, Stephen Strange.' Umm... Wtf, Wanda? You're not the only one who lost or sacrificed something. Stephen has seen his sister die when they were kids. Then after his accident he was given a choice - use magic to heal his hands and return to his old life, being the great neurosurgeon that he used to be, or to pursue the path of becoming the Master of the Mystic Arts, leaving his old life behind and never healing his hands. He chose the latter. Then we have that time when he was willing to be killed over and over and over again in the time loop by Dormammu just to save the Earth. How long has he been in the loop before Dormammu gave up? Weeks? Months? Years? Either way, it must have been such a heavy toll on Stephen's mind. Then there is that time when he used the time stone to see the outcomes of the Infinity War battle. He has seen everyone (including himself again) die 14 000 605 times over and over, only to find out that there was only one outcome that could save them. He was the only one who new what needed to be done, and had to make a decision for the entire universe. That surely must have f*cked up his mind. I really thought this movie would properly follow up on all of that. But no, we have a movie that focuses on Wanda going crazy, because she lost her kids that were never even real in her universe.

Speaking of which... Wanda did all of that because of the children that were not even real. But why wasn't she looking for Vision in other universes? She did mention that she had to blow a hole through his head, and that was it. Like... In Endgame she almost single-handedly killed Thanos because he took Vision from her, in WandaVision she enslaved an entire town out of grief from losing Vision, but suddenly she only wants to be with her made-up kids? And why didn't she think of Pietro either?

Where the f*ck is 616 Karl Mordo? I really thought that Multiverse of Madness would follow up on the post credits scene of the first film, but nope... We never got to see our Mordo again. Which is weird as hell.

I love Wong. Seriously, I love him so much. He deserves the world. Now... He's the Sorcerer Supreme, so why the hell didn't he get the chance to show his powers off properly? Sure, he doesn't reach the power that the Scarlet Witch has and wouldn't stand a chance against her in a fight, but they could still let him do so much more.

Sara deserved better.

'I would never hurt anyone. I'm not a monster.' Umm... You sure? In this movie she's hunting for a child that she wants to kill to gain her powers. When Strange doesn't want to allow her to do that, she goes on a killing spree to the sacred grounds of Kamar-Taj, killing most of the sorcerers, hurting Wong (whom she later almost kills as well), she possesses her variant in a different universe, goes on another killing spree where she brutally kills more people, the she kidnaps America, tortures her and almost takes her powers. But sure... She'd never hurt anyone. Yes, she was corrupted by the Darkhold, but that still doesn't excuse all the sh*t she did before in Civil War, Age of Ultron and WandaVision. They are constantly trying to make us feel bad for her, but I just can't after all the things she's done. She's not the only character in the MCU who's grieving.

838 (Supreme) Strange didn't get enough screen time. I wanna see more of him (and his gorgeous costume). And now that I'm thinking about it, I want more of Defender Strange and Sinister Strange as well.

Did we seriously have to watch all of Stephen's variants die?

[looking-for-wisdom]

To expand on my Frankenstein read though, here’s my two cents: framing Frankenstein as the villain isn’t new— it’s the story Mary Shelly originally presented, but I think was contorted in modern media and was overlooked. Now people are going back to the original idea and while I may not agree with many of the arguments made I don’t think it’s a bad way to look at the book. It can be argued that Victor was neglectful of his creation and by his and humanities hand the monster was turned cruel. There are like, a solid ten chapters from the creatures perspective that support that point.

I think it’s much more interesting, though, to realize Victor wasn’t evil. He was flawed, ambitious to a fault and prejudiced. He was also a kid when he created the creature, still in school, and on all accounts he was afraid of what he’d done. The question the novel presents is exactly this: what makes a monster? For me, I tried to sympathize with the creature and in some moments did, but in the end I feel it comes down to the fact that, yes, his circumstances were miserable and humanity was cruel. Yet he knowingly killed in cold blood innocent people in an attempt to get back at his creator who, despite the creatures encounters, had not made him out of sadistic intent. He’d been young and obsessed with his work, and yes, he’d rejected the being he gave life. He had also just been hit with the incredible weight of the forces he had tampered with and fell ill to a point from which he never truely recovered before hearing the same creature had showed up at his childhood home and murdered his brother.

I can’t say Victor would have willingly given the creature another chance had he not killed William— Victor is disgusted by his creation— but there may have been more room for discussion. But I also can’t condemn the dude for being like yeah sorry but you can’t literally murder a child and then expect me to help you out. The creature’s treatment by humans was horrible, but from the point of view of our main character the point of no return was reached before he really made a decision to leave the monster to its isolation. He made a lot of mistakes but in the end the situation presented was one with no good outcomes. While the monster has every right to hate humanity on the other hand, he could have stopped at any moment. Victor inarguably fucked up one life beyond return, but after that it was this dude calling the shots. If he truely believed in morality the way he claimed he would have realized that despite his inexcusable treatment, the crimes he commuted made him nothing more than the monster people feared. Circumstances are often unfair and people are cruel, yet the lives he took were not those who had shown him such disdain. For me, it came down to this. Victor made plenty of mistakes but he didn’t anticipate any of it nor did he ever stop trying to fix it. The monster was not treated well, and yet if that’s an excuse to kill people who had nothing to do with it then I guess I should start stabbing random people cause women get catcalled and that’s not ok. Society is a dumpster fire but your murder spree ain’t helping.

[persephones-deadly-nightshade]

Beauty and The Beast

ft. familial relationships

A platonic JasonXSteph      pre-romantic TimSteph

Background: 

The batfamily are loyal protectors. A mix between knights a vigilantes. Jason dies. Jason gets resurrected via the pit. Jason comes back pissed. He returns home though, doesn’t go on a killing spree, slowly incorporates back into the family.  

Jason still dislikes Tim, (Replacement) and Damian (Demon Brat). He is still bitter at Bruce, (B stands for bitch) and resenting Dick(Golden boy/perfect child). He loves Cass (hard not to.)

Anyways something happens, maybe he’s benched Demon Spawns not, pit rage occurs, a guest pops by the door. 

Guest is treated rudely and prepares to curse entire family. 

Alfred and Bruce welcome her in. 

She doesn’t curse yet.

Hears Jason wish he didn’t have family. Family sucks.

Curses him into a beast, transforms his servants into furniture, telling him if he doesn’t feel brotherly love and learn to appreciate family, they’ll stick. The family (Ohana Bitches) intervene to give him a shot to fix this. 

They sacrifice their voices/bodies for time. Each person earns Jason an extra 20 years. (100 total) His family members are like ghosts, unable to communicate with Jason besides occasional impressions. They’ll be back if he ever breaks the curse. 

Jason is horrified at himself and sinks deep into depression. The pit madness rages more often than not. Time is passing all to quickly...

Start of Story:

Meet Steph. She is a pretty girl, but all to smart and spirited for her village. She loves her mother, another smart woman, an nurse from the city who moved from the country at the behest of her controlling husband.

Meet the controlling husband, Arthur Brown, aka the “Gaston��� of the story.

He is not a good person, or father, but the town loves him.

He wants a “perfect” daughter. Timid, reserved, demure. Steph is resisting, but soon she won’t be able to put him off. 

Her mother goes into the city for special herbs, needed as the village healer. She ends up seeking refuge in the beast’s castle.  

Alfred, who previously disconnected from the Waynes, becoming more butler than grandpa to keep Jason company, takes care of her.

Jason flashes back to the last woman whom they invited in and pit madness overtakes him. He throws her in the dungeons.

Steph comes looking for her mother, running towards the terrifying castle because without her mom, Arthur Brown would bend her quickly to his will. 

Steph and Jason’s first meeting was... A disaster. 

Think Steph screaming, think Jason screaming back. Think Alfred pushing her into the guest bedroom as the Waynes try to calm Jason the fuck down so he can use the girl to break the curse. 

They are in an awkward limbo for days. 

Alfred, fed up, escorts Mrs. Brown out in exchange for Stephanie, after explaining what the very aro/ace Jason will need from Steph. (Basically reassurance that Steph would be trapped, but zero chance of getting raped or seduced.) 

Because she must not think of him a brother purely for the curse, Steph doesn’t get the full story. 

The first week and a half is Jason avoiding the fuck out of Stephanie and being annoyed at Alfred’s deal. 

Steph is terrified. She rashly agreed to this deal including spending time with a giant strong monster, Alfred is kind, but she hasn’t seen the silver candlestick since he broke the rules. She is fearing for his safety.

Alfred’s fine, just giving Jason an I’m so disappointed in you silence.” 

Eventually, Steph starts poking around. 

To preserve his brother’s privacy, he stops her before she can go into the family wing, and has Alfred show her the library. Steph is bored.

She pokes around more. Jason bodily stands in her way. 

She persistently pokes him into spending time together. Listen, She is really fucking bored out of her mind. 

Alfred refuses to show her the training room, so Jason has to do it.

Less than a month later, he caves. (Steph is annoying persistent)

Her eyes light up at the sight of punching bags and Cass’ equipment, that girls were allowed to fight maybe she could.

She doesn’t ask for permission. 

He catches her throwing a fucking terrible punch. 

He can’t let that stand. 

The fam watches in glee, as the blonde pokes every single one of his buttons, and accidentally/unknowingly manipulates him into spending time with her. (Tim might just be falling in love)

(She out of his league, like a lot)

Invisible family thinks it’s adorable.

Alfred tells her the history of the manor, and about the Batfam spirits. They comfort her when she gets scared, an impression of warmth and safety. 

She learns to differentiate. She notices Tim spending a lot of time, doesn’t know it’s Tim. Alfred Knows. Alfred knows all.    

Eventually Jason begins liking teaching, and instead of just a harsh taskmaster, he becomes more of a mentor. 

Coins her Spoiler after hearing about how she resists her shitty dad. 

Winter comes. He teaches her siege warfare and silent moving through snowball fights and games. 

He teachers her piano. How the fuck is his voice that nice? 

He teachers her to cook and they have ingredient fights. If she can get him in a good mood, he’ll tell silly stories about his family, going all wistful. 

Good things come to an end. She gets word that her father is beating Mrs. Brown because she managed to escape. It’s her fault, her mother is getting hurt.

A worried Jason bans her from going home. 

Steph runs away anyways, with a purple cloak streaming behind her.

Wolves attack. She can’t hold them all off. 

The Red Hood makes an appearance, saving her life. 

The Pit rage comes back, he almost couldn’t protect her. Suddenly her broken body gets replaced with, little Timbo’s, babybat’s, his dad’s, Big Wing’s, and Cass’. All gone because he couldn’t control himself. The depression returns full force. 

He barricades himself in his room. 

Steph punches the punching bag, often. She knows she fucked up. She misses her mentor. Things deteriorate.

The orange rose petals are almost out. 

Jason, unable to stand the sight of Steph after associating her with his family, sends a carriage for her to take home, gives her weapons to stand up for herself easier. 

Steph, split worried between her mother and Jason, takes the opportunity to go home, as Jason will have Alfred, but her mom has nobody. 

She gets home to try to protect her mother, and her father captures her and puts her in a shock color that is programmed to send a jolt of electricity each time he presses the button. (Aka when she disobeys)

Arthur Brown, annoyed that she had been protected from him for that long, and dismayed that she had learned to fight, (That punch to his face was beautiful Steph, the whole Batfam is proud.) Decides to storm Wayne castle. 

Mrs. Brown (’cause I still don’t know her name) notices Steph looking troubled and tells her to escape and send a warning to her new family. 

Steph denies the family part twice before her mom shuts her up with a look and pretty much said, “Steph, he’s like, your perfect older brother. You guys even have nicknames.”

Steph realizes she’s right.

Steph disables collar and runs toward the manor, taking the conveniently located, super secret passage. 

(She didn’t take it home initially because she didn’t know, then Alfred told her after the wolf attack, but it wasn’t an emergency because Jason prepped a carriage.)

So Steph arrives as her father does, he is still the better fighter, so Jason goes up against Arthur Brown as Steph and the furniture/servants take out the mob. 

As they are fighting, it is, of course, the perfect time for a heart-to-heart. 

“Why did you come back?/Why did you avoid me?”

“I can’t lose my brother!/I can’t stand seeing my family hurting!”

“What?!?/What!?! 

“Cool/Sup.”

Arthur Brown gets a lucky hit in when the two are dramatically confessing their new familial bonds. 

Jason falls.

Arthur gloats. 

Steph knocks him the fuck out. (Heartwarming)

Steph then bear hugs Jason, Jason pecks her forehead. 

Swirl of magic...

The servants turn human, the Waynes resolidify. There is a beautiful reunion. Oh, Jason also rebecomes human. (Meh) 

Bonus-

As Tim is reforming, Dick shoves him towards Steph. All the bats think a blushing Tim would be hilarious. 

He ends up a little to close.

Steph seeing a person she does not know directly in her personal space. Promptly bends down and yeets the brick she is holding. (Mwahahaha)

It was the start of a beautiful romance for the ages. 

[stuckinmy-wonderland]

So hi. This is my first ever written & shared headcanon so it might be missing a lot lol. As long as y’all enjoy, I could care less how I wrote it! So here have a Wolf Gavin~! 💙🐺💙 (who doesn’t love a good wolf boi~? ^//^) and yeah this totally was not influenced by his spicy halloween karma before i read his date owo EnjOy!!

< WEREWOLF GAVIN HC >

APPEARANCE

brown ears are sharply pointed, soft and fluffy to the touch

ears display all the kinds of emotions he might be feeling: flattened for sadness or anger, erect for alertness or curious, etc.

loves his ears to be scratched and rubbed, but won’t say so or deny his joy when MC sees his tail wag slightly

he didn’t want his wolf ears pierced, but had to in order to be accepted into a pack

slit amber eyes, they practically glow in the dark

has an incredible sense of smell and will blush at MC’s scent, but try to hide it

is extremely sensitive to stronger smells

will actually gag or choke on strong smells he doesn’t like; he cannot stand them

his tail is huge and will wrap around MC to either keep her warm or close around her to protect her from danger or guide her away from it

pointed canine teeth i.e. fangs

heightened sensitivity in hearing, eyesight, and scent

his full form is exactly like a normal wolf except bigger; MUCH BIGGER; like the size of a pick up trUCK 😳

brown fur with traces of white on chest and front paws 🐾

lone wolf attitude is now magnified

one time MC managed to sneak up on him and startled him that he yelped/yipped in surprise ☺️

STORY

he was chained up and left by his pack because he betrayed them for not participating in an all out killing spree (killing a village of humans)

“You have the heart of a human…not a wolf’s. Of course that’s no surprise since you were turned rather than born…therefore be cursed with a human heart and face a world that will not accept you on either side; human or wolf!”

his pack magically bound him to the castle and encased his true strength within a crystal heart; his task (or “curse” really) in being bound to the castle is that he must find his place in the world

Gavin believes his place to be in a pack so he must figure out how to regain his strength from the crystal heart in order to find a new pack

he guards his crystal heart so that it does not fall in to the wrong hands as it also holds the power to influence him

the crystal heart could or could not be a part of his curse

MC ventures into the castle for research and clues to her past lineage and stumbles upon the crystal heart

Gavin walks in on MC and almost attacks her

MC shields herself, but then manages to connect the dots that he either needs the crystal heart for something or...

“I’m tasked with guarding it…” he tells her, but MC thinks there is more to it so she makes it her mission to figure that out

MC keeps the crystal heart on her person at all times in her brown satchel bag

Gavin is puzzled why MC keeps coming back to spend time with him; he was also very surprised that MC approached him when they first met

as MC continues to possess the crystal heart Gavin’s ice wall around his own heart begins to thaw and melt

eventually MC learns that the crystal heart holds the power to influence Gavin; so she may or may not use it to gain snuggles and/or affection from him to which he reluctantly bends to her will at first, but warms up to her

MC learns that he changes with the phases of the moon; a full moon he is transformed for the whole night until sunrise, a half moon half night, quarter moon quarter night so forth and is not scared by his full form

MC loves to snuggle with him in his full wolf form on cold snowy nights; he does it to protect her, keep her warm and happy; he is extremely happy that she is not scared of him in his full form

will not hold still while MC tends to his wounds (a few scratches) he got while rummaging around the castle

he acted confused when MC threw a stick one time while they were outside; she was disappointed until she busied herself with something and then turned around to see the stick she had thrown by her feet…

...MC looked at Gavin; he stared back blankly, “what?” and she just chuckled to herself

after a long time together Gavin starts to realize that he doesn’t want MC to leave his side; he hates it when she leaves for a long period of time as he’s worried about her

“I’m a hunter,” he tells her. “A hunter is a better protector than your average person, don’t you think?”

Gavin does tell MC about his curse and why he never leaves/cannot leave the castle; he explains that the story of Red Riding Hood is mostly made up but actually true; his pack killed Riding Hood’s village and her white cloak was stained red with blood from being killed

“Hence,” Gavin explains, “Red Riding Hood”

“And most people pair the wolf who killed Riding Hood and her village…to me,” Gavin sighs

“Well,” MC says quietly. “I had that suspicion, but everything they say about you in the village is wrong. You’re not a bloodthirsty monster…you are just…you.”

“But why did you stick around?” Gavin asks the question he wants answered the most

“Because…I like you.” MC smiles shyly. “You’re funny and kind…you have your own feelings and you deserve to be free like everyone else not trapped in this castle so I stayed because I wanted to help you lift the curse and escape.”

I am incredibly lucky to have her… how is it that our paths crossed? She made our encounter possible…and I couldn’t be more thankful…

in turn MC tells him about her past: “I’m actually a surviving descendant of Riding Hood…and I came here to find the truth about my family line’s disappearance which unfortunately was due to your past pack killing them all.”

Gavin is shocked. “How…?”

“My grandmother was still very young, but she was away from the village at the time of the mass killing and she managed to escape into the woods to the next village over.”

“Riding Hood was my great grandmother.”

Gavin apologizes for his pack’s behavior, but MC brushes it aside saying it wasn’t his fault nor should he be apologizing on their behalf

later that night was a new moon and knowing that Gavin gets antsy when she’s away, MC stays the night with him

at that time some men come to kill Gavin upon hearing the “Legend of Wolf Castle”

MC hears the men and goes to try and peacefully dissuade them from their intent but ends up getting hurt

Gavin is on top of a man like white on rice upon hearing MC’s cry

he cradles MC in his arms, “She had nothing to do with your sole mission of seeking ME out!” his voice drips with anger, “So why did you hurt her?!”

with his teeth and fangs, he cinches the front of MC’s dress with the cord to suppress the light bleeding

MC takes out the crystal heart and hands it to Gavin; he takes it

“I know… you’ll make the right choice,” her voice rasps

his eyes turn to the remaining men…his slit pupils become fine lines, brows furrowing, fangs bared with the cinch cord and blood

“For I will stain your cloak red...” he says only for her. “Red with the blood from my heart…that beats only for you now.”

he crushes the crystal heart to a thousand shards with his bare hand and regains his true werewolf strength

Gavin’s curse is broken by MC as she becomes his new pack and he is the alpha…or rather Gavin realizes that he doesn’t need to be in a pack to be happy, but to have someone he loves by his side

and have someone who loves him

Who says monsters cannot love?

Fin.

[redspiderling]

MCU Breakdown: That b-roll called Endgame

It's here. The film to end all films.

I’d like to point out for the sake of your sanity, that the amount of incompetence is so ridiculous, there’s nothing to be learned from this. I don’t have any pieces of film that I can build on, or offer fixes for. 

The mistakes are on such rudimentary concepts. It’’s like trying to find wisdom or offer a solution to an equation that insists that 1+1=12. No it doesn’t. It equals 2, and the Russos just suck at directing.

Starting with the obvious dig we are all aware of (sorry, I couldn’t help myself), apparently the Burtons have been living in dog years, because this kid aged 7 years from 2015 to 2018.

Also, they're like, 5m away from the target? Not exactly Hawk-eye, Hawkeye.

How about this one, doesn’t Bruce look like he shrank 4 sizes? The distance between Cap and that doorway can't be THAT big for Bruce to be that tiny.

How fucking lazy do you have to be, that FX studios edit green screens and place your actors in a conference room? Why couldn't they shoot this in the traditional way? And no, it's not the holograms, that shit can easily go ON TOP of the footage, no need to use green/blue screen, they are just lazy bastards with too much money, and can just green screen everything for no reason. 

And I know I'm not crazy, because in the next shot you can see him standing in practically the same spot but WOW, he's normal sized and appearing next to Rhodey now! If he was so far back he was tiny in the previous shot, he should have been significantly smaller in this one as well.

So sloppy.

Next on this travesty of a film, lets take a look at Natasha

Listen. I know we've been talking about changing the light to fit the mood, create an emotional atmosphere etc, but you can't do that in the same scene, ok? Natasha doesn't literally slightly shine up from a different angle (in the previous shot, the dominant light came from the left, now it’s from the right) when Cap walks through the door.

Also, if it was just the sandwich. And the... glass. And the water in the glass. And the book and the. Screen. Basically all the items on the table. If all the items on the table were the only things you guys moved, between Natasha closing her eyes and then opening them again when Cap spoke up, I wouldn't have mentioned it. But you ZOOMED IN, and turned your camera A BIT to the right, and now there's an entire bookcase behind her that wasn't there before. The fuck man. Someone needs to look into whatever it is that's haunting Headquarters.

This probably goes without mention but between the Avengers' meeting 5 years ago, the scene in the spaceship when they take off, and now Natasha at her desk 5 years later, the light has practically remained the same. The characters have been transformed, emotionally. They've grown for 5 YEARS. They've been through enormous emotional changes in these few scenes and yet they had to literally go to a different planet, to get a noticeable change in the light and the colours. No, Natasha's hair and regained eyebrows don't count as colour changes. That's Scarlett going bananas with the few things she had some control over.

Also, I know the following isn’t related to the visuals but who am I kidding, I’m going to point it out:

So, apparently, Steve went there to see a friend. Same friend who is crying in front of him, because Clint is on a murder spree. So Steve, fresh back from his support group goes to see Natasha, who is emotionally distressed, and Natasha offers him her food. 

Give her back her sandwich, you monster! 

By the way, you don't get to say "not us" Steve. You only go there to do your laundry, eat Natasha's sandwiches, and tell her that the work she does, to keep the survivors safe, "doesn't need to be done".

So your depressed friend Natasha is crying Steve, because keeping the world safe is hard work. She offers you her food, and in return you say that what she does is probably not worth her time.

Is anyone. Literally anyone, proofreading this script? Are the directors consciously directing?

Russos: Ok Chris you're being casual and positive. Say you would offer her to cook, be supportive, but that you actually can't because you can't cook. So you’re not actually being supportive, you just say you potentially could have been. Now Scarlett, push YOUR food to him because, well that's what a crying Natasha will do and Chris, don't pressure her to eat or anything just, tell her maybe she should give up trying to save the world.

... WHAT IS THIS SCENE?

Moving on before I get an aneurysm

5 years have come and gone, but the lighting in this room remains exactly the same. 

They shot these scenes on the same day and didn't bother changing the lighting at.all. Seriously. On a 120+ million dollar budget. And they couldn't change the lighting on these two completely different scenes that were set 5 whole years appart, and just happened to take place in the same space?! 

Actually, fuck the lights, They Didn’t Even Move The Camera.

Lazy ass bastards.

Lets look at our friendly neighbourhood Australians

Room A on day 1 before the murder

Room A on day 1 after the murder

Bright, shiny, it's a beautiful day outside vs Night time, high contrasts, storming outside. Also, camera angles. Top one is casual close up, two people chatting. Next one is closer to the floor, taken from the level of the murdered woman. For fucking dramatic effect.

There's more, check this out. The Avengers about to go and kill Thanos

And the Avengers having lunch

So, just to make things clear, basically Scarlett did the job for the Russos and regrew her eyebrows and changed her hair so that we could tell the difference between "about to go to war" and "having lunch". 

Steve's shirt is even the same colour as it was 5 years ago. 

I’m glossing over the fact that we see food and Hulks head and in the background barely visible from the horrible lighting we kinda see Natasha and Steve’s faces. Just the faces though, for the expression you should fix the brightness through your video players guys.

Aaaah. Much better. It took me about 30 seconds to fix that frame. With a magic, secret software called Adobe Premiere. Just don’t tell Marvel it can be done, ok?

You know what else looks exactly the same? Happy, fullfilled, family man Tony, and depressed and isolated "5 Avengers for the price of 1" Natasha

Be honest with yourselves. There's a bunch of us on this website who could have done a better job shooting this film.

There’s a bunch of us on this website who could have done a better job shooting a film that made close to 3 billion dollars in the theatres.

I just fixed the brightness on the frame of a film that cost 120+ million dollars. 

Life is a lie.

[wanderingcas]

do you have any fic recs for like destiel fics that are somewhat canon compliant like they take place in the spn universe?

hi hi! i do! i’ll just throw all i can remember at you since we’re all quarantined.

By Lamplight by cenotaphy 

Dean goes missing on a routine hunt. After six months of fruitless searching, Castiel is clearing out a nest of vampires when he feels the touch of a soul he knows well. The Dean he finds there is battered, barely intact, but Castiel isn’t about to let him go. Not without a fight. They’re far from home and Sam isn’t picking up the phone, but Castiel will do whatever it takes to put Dean Winchester back together, piece by piece.[very angsty, read the tags, but SO GOOD] 

All Things Shining 

Something in the world is waking up.

It isn’t long before it’s brought to the attention of the Winchesters and Castiel: miracles are spreading across the country, the paranormal seems to be shrinking back on itself—and it all has something to do with the missing prayer book of a traveling preacher who died over a century ago.

Dean is convinced it’s all the lead-up to another Apocalypse; Sam and Castiel aren’t so sure. Regardless, it sends them out on a less-than-typical road-trip, following the Mississippi and remnants of a very old story that seems increasingly to call to them. And along the way the trio learn much more about themselves—and the consequences and origins of love—than they’d ever have anticipated.[this fic has a really special place in my heart. i’ve heard that it’s not everyone’s cup of tea because sometimes the characters are OOC, but the story is GORGEOUS. worth reading. 100%]

where the weeds take root by deathbanjo 

“Are you happy? Y’know. Just—being here,” Dean says, gesturing to the yard with his beer bottle. “Being with—I mean, you used to fight in celestial wars and—and save the world. Now you’re growing vegetables and talking about chickens.”[fuck i love this fic. i’ll be reccing it to the day i die]

That Black Dog Ache by SaltyWords (@winchester-reload) 

A simple case turns Dean upside down as he attempts to deal with the effects of a particularly strange love spell.[i love Jackie’s writing prose and this fic is no exception. this’ll grab you from the first word and leave you breathless to the end]

Neglect by vanishingact

Ever the good soldier, Dean Winchester figures he can get by just fine ignoring his nature, ignoring his feelings, and ignoring his own comfort. And Cas thinks he can do the same– that is until his wings get so badly neglected he finally enlists Dean’s help in tending to them. The floodgates open as both of them forget their old inhibitions. Fluff with a dose of gravity. Now includes artwork![a classic wing!kink fic. if you haven’t read it, and this is your cup of tea, then DO]

Superior by museaway

Sam, Cas, and Dean travel to Michigan to investigate a series of deaths along Lake Superior. But with little evidence to go on, Sam begins to doubt his instincts and wonder if the deaths are accidental when Dean develops an inexplicable draw to the lake.[a heckin good case fic that’s written beautifully]

Named by RC_McLachlan 

Jesus Christ is dead. Somehow, that isn’t the worst part of Dean’s week.[it says MCD, but roll with it. an EXCELLENT story. if i say anymore i’ll give spoilers]

Pie Without Plot 

he is in the kitchen with flour on his hands and an apron and there is flour on his forehead and cas leans across the counter and wipes it off with his thumb and dean says “thank you” and cas says “you’re welcome” very seriously and later dean makes apple turnovers and he only ruins them a little and sam realizes it’s not a real hunt like four days into it and he lets dean stay undercover for like a week and a half or longer maybe way longer because he is such a good everything[ok TECHNICALLY not totally canonverse but… oh my god. read it right now.] 

annnd of course i’m going to shamelessly plug myself: 

the cost of a thing

16 months ago, Cas became human. 12 months ago, Cas left the bunker and a broken-hearted Dean behind. Now they must work a case together, where married couples are dying mysterious deaths and the only way to earn the neighbors’ trust is by pretending to be married. Slowly, Dean finds that he loves being in a relationship with Cas, fake or not, and Cas finds his loneliness retreating, despite the harsh reality looming right around the corner. As Dean and Cas navigate this fake, but all too real, relationship, can they find the monster that is on a mysteriously motivated killing spree before it’s too late? [because it’s canon divergent so why not lol]

and that’s all i got! if you want more recs feel free to ask for something more specific :) i got a looot of bookmarks.

[4fahy]

genshin canon ages and some other time related stuff

last update: 2.8

i'm doing this just so i can keep track of stuff. it may also help someone, who knows. It contains spoilers.

6000 years ago or more

Decarabian created old mondstadt December 31, Zhongli was born (Zhongli: Around 6000yo)

3700 years ago

Morax makes a contract with the adepti (unespecified) to protect Liyue.

3000-2000 years ago

April 17, Alatus is born. (Xiao: Between 3000-2000yo) Morax summons the yakshas to suppress the manifestations of evil gods. (Bosacius, Bonanus, Menogias, Indarias: More or around than 2000yo) yakshas: subset of the adepti. the five yakshas are the strongest but not the only ones that exist.

2600 years ago

Venti (Venti: More than 2600yo) lead the rebelion against Decarabian with the Nameless bard

~2000 years ago

December, 2: Ganyu was born. (Ganyu: Around 2000yo) Later she signed a contract to protect Liyue. Makoto becomes the first electro archon. (Ei and Makoto, twins: More or around 2000yo)

Post Archon War (less than 2000 years ago)

March 3, Qiqi was born. (Qiqi: More than 800 years old. Kept the child brain.) Qiqi died and was traped in amber. July 28, Yanfei was born in years of peace. (Yanfei: less than 2000 years)

2000-500 years ago

The original Electro, Cryo, Hydro, and Pyro Archons pass away.

+500 years ago - Before or around The Cataclysm

Rosalyn was born. (Signora: More than 500yo) Dainsleif is born. (Dainsleif: More than 500yo) Aether and Lumine arrive in Teyvat. (Aether and Lumine: More than 500yo) Abyss Twin wakes up and travels with Dainsleif at some point. June 27, Yae Miko was born. (Yae Miko: Around 500 years old) Bosacius goes missing in the Chasm.

Pierro (Pierro: More than 500yo) is unable to stop Khaenri'ah's destruction.

500 years ago - The Cataclysm

Abyss Monsters invade Teyvat. The people of Teyvat attribute the creation of these monsters to Rhinedottir/Gold. (Rhinedottir: More than 500yo) Khaenri'ah is destroyed by the Heavenly priciples. The Abyss twin goes back to wake the Traveler up. Traveler Aether: Lumine picked Inteyvats from Khaenri'ah herself and put in her hair. Traveler Lumine: Aether gifted her Inteyvats after returning from Khaenri'ah to wake her up. The twins try to leave but are stopped by the Unknown God. Abyss twin is taken. Traveler twin is trapped in a cube and sleeps for 500 years. Durin was sent to Mondstadt and tries to destroy it. Rosalyn becomes the Crimson Witch of Flames. Death of the first Dendro Archon.

Less than 500 years ago - Post Cataclysm

Ei assumes the position of Electro Archon. Kusanali assumes as the Dendro archon. (Kusanali: More than 500yo.) The Tsaritsa cuts her ties with Barbatos. Ei creates Kunikuzushi. (Sacamouche: Around 500yo). He is the first prototype. Ei creates the Raiden Shogun. (Raiden Shogun: Around 500yo). September 13, Rhinedottir creates Albedo. (Albedo: Less than 500yo) Pierro becomes the first Fatui Harbinger.

22 years ago

April 30, Diluc is born. (Diluc: 22 years old)

18 years ago

August 10, Amber is born. (Amber: 18 years old)

12 years ago

Diluc received his vision at the age of 10.

~10 years and 6 months ago

End of Summer, Kaeya is abandoned and taken in by Crepus.

8 years ago

Diluc became captain of the Knights of Favonius at the age of 14.

6 years ago

Lisa starts studying in Sumeru Academia

4 years ago

Lisa graduates from Sumeru Academia May 30, Crepus pass away. Kaeya receives his vision. Il Dottore kills Ursa the Drake.

3 years ago

Albedo and Klee arrive at Mondstadt and join the Knights of Favonius. Diluc leaves Mondstadt and goes on a killing spree for the Fatui.

+1 to 2 years ago

May 27, Fischl receives her vision in her 14th birthday.

1 to 2 years ago

Second story of the Genshin Webtoon takes place (Collei arc) The Vision Hunt Decree starts. No more Electro Visions are being given.

6 months ago

Varka leaves on a expedition and takes all Calvary and Horses except the Calvary Captain Diluc comes back to Mondstadt and takes over Dawn Winery. Darknight Hero appears.

2 months ago

The traveler fishes Paimon.

NOW: START OF THE GAME - THE OUTLANDER WHO CAUGHT THE WIND

Other Stuff

Barbara is younger than Jean. Jean and Diluc are close in age. Barbara, Noelle, Fischl, Bennett and Razor are about the same age. Noelle and Fischl can't drink yet. Jean: Received the title of the Dandelion Knight at the age of 15. Diona: On her 7th birthday she was blessed with the ability to make amazing drinks no matter what. Childe: Fell in the Abyss at the age of 14. He spends 3 months training there with Skirk, but when he comes back, only 3 days have passed. He's the Youngest harbinger. Hu Tao: Was 13 years old when her Grandfather passed. Kazuha is old enough to drink. Ayato is older than Ayaka. Thoma wasn't young enough to drink when he left Mondstadt, but now he is.