#and my ideal girl look is like a mom from the 80s

[nerdy-hyperfixations]

When middle aged men call me sir at my job: 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[ectonurites]

why did cissie retire? would you want her to become a hero again?

Cissie retired because after seeing something very traumatic (her high school guidance counselor being shot and killed) her strong emotional reaction led to her attempting to kill the person responsible. She didn’t trust herself to be a hero anymore after nearly crossing that line, if Kon hadn’t intervened and caught the arrow then she would have taken the guy’s life.

(Young Justice Vol. 1 #16)

That’s the primary reason but two additional factors are the weight of the responsibility—when she pulls out some moves in a public setting she sees some children who seem to want to imitate her, which she finds concerning.

(Young Justice Vol. 1 #16)

And her motivations for being Arrowette in the first place. Initially she was just doing what her mother told her to—Bonnie King being basically a superhero stage mom living vicariously through her daughter:

(Secret Origins 80-Page Giant)

And then when child services had intervened and separated Cissie from her mom for child endangerment… after talking to her guidance counselor (yes the same one who was later shot) she decided to throw herself into being Arrowette on her own specifically to spite her mom:

(Secret Origins 80-Page Giant)

Her guidance counselor’s death and her reaction to it were reality checks about how life isn’t a… a game, actions have consequences, playing Superhero to get back at her mom isn’t a responsible choice.

So it’s sort of all those factors together which lead to her decision:

(Young Justice Vol. 1 #17)

Now, I love this story arc and think it’s very well done and that’s why Cissie being back in hero work is such a complicated subject for me. While the main YJ book had been running she got to live her life as a civilian that still had ties to the team/hung out with them all the time, and really that’s the ideal. But when there isn’t an ongoing YJ book, that’s just not a feasible status quo if you want her to show up.

Cassie’s Wonder Girl mini introduced the idea that after Cissie got some distance from hero work/after YJ as a team had dissolved, that she was willing to come out of retirement on occasion to help out her friends in need:

(Wonder Girl Vol. 1 #3)

and that’s more or less what also happened during YJ 2019:

(Young Justice Vol. 3 #14)

And even DC: YJ despite my gripes with Cissie’s portrayal especially in the first few issues feels relatively consistent with that:

(Dark Crisis: Young Justice #5)

Her being in this ‘mostly retired but because the DC Universe is an insane place, there are occasions where she’ll break out her bow and arrow to help the people she loves’ is what I consider my realistic ideal for the character. Because hoping for a 100% civilian Cissie basically means she’d almost never show up again.

And, considering she’s on the main cover in Arrowette garb for the upcoming Green Arrow mini:

(Cover for Green Arrow Vol. 7 #1)

It definitely looks like she’ll be hero-ing again, and honestly I’m just so happy that we’re maybe finally gonna get a connection between her and the Arrowfam that i’m willing to roll with it—opinions on her retirement be damned

[fallenangelontheceiling]

Leverage 1x07

I’m starting to buy the tension between Eliot and Hardison. Eliot just learned basic photoshop lol. Love Hardison's attempts at awkward bonding, I buy that way more than they straight up dislike each other.

I’m sad we don’t get to hear Gina Bellman do a Jersey Mafia Wife accent.

Aww Sophie has a friend!

Yeah, why is Hardison being so down on himself??

At first I was like, I hope they let the daughter be a Mafia Princess Bitch. The cynic in me just does not have a lot of hope for sociopathic families. But the minute she was like, “Uh, Mom… I think releasing the doves is a bit much…” - “Shut up, Maria,” all my Say Yes To The Dress instincts perked up. Screw Mom! This is YOUR wedding! Seat your college friends wherever you want!

Parker telling the bridesmaid that yes, the dress does make her look fat, and not even picking up the social queues after the fact, is the first real Awkward Social Situation I’ve bought from her. Most of the stuff prior could be read as charming (I’m not like other girls I don’t like shoes, haha I taught this kid how to pick a lock). I absolutely see how Parker could become isolated.

Also REALLY buying the Parker/Hardison tension in the bridesmaids’ dress. “You really think I look good?” “You look perfect.” Stawp.

Side note that’s only relevant to me: I’m a little fascinated by the mob wife. I think she’s so picky because she doesn’t really know what she wants or what’s “high quality,” she just knows there’s a nebulous, upper class ideal she’s desperately aiming for. Explains why she would marry into money, despite the cheating and general immorality. (And sorry not sorry, I legit know so many women from Long Island that are like this.)

“I didn’t do anything wrong for her [my high school sweetheart] to dump me. I liberated Croatia.” “Do you think the Butcher of Kiev will recognize you?” Ooh, I’m suddenly very invested in Eliot’s backstory this episode! Fun B movie vibes 🥰☠️

“And that bride - what’s her name? - I’m not gonna let her down either!” I’m dying 😂

Between that, the incompetent FBI, and Eliot’s cooking, this is the funniest episode.

Omg of course the step mom is wearing white to this wedding. I kinda like the 80s prom look for the bridesmaid dresses tho ngl.

I hope this marriage is still legit despite the fake priest officiating lol. (Pretty sure all that matter is the certificate).

Nate/Sophie - I love mess 🥰 They're just projecting their own issues all over this damn wedding. Real Parent Energy. I love that for them.

“A wedding’s just a big con, huh?” “I never said there was anything wrong with that.” The ROMANCE this episode, istg!

[jordansohollywood]

https://www.tumblr.com/seancameronism/718717032203452416

Dee

I didn’t realize this ask has been sitting in my box for literal months. Sorry, Poorni! 😭

1. nickname? Dee is her nickname; it’s short for Deirdre.

2. relationship status? I mean, like, she used to be going with Travis (her neighbor), but now, she’s with Sean or whatevah!

3. comfort food? Lasagna. Especially the way her mom makes it. The meat? The cheese? Perfection, exactly!

4. favourite place in the world? Saint-Marc, Haiti. That’s where Dee grandparents are from, and whenever she goes with her family, she always has a great time. She loves the environment and culture.

5. biggest fear? In the concrete sense, heights. But if we’re speaking more abstractly, she’s afraid of not being loved. She’s afraid of being disliked by her peers.

6. special skill? Besides singing, Dee knows how to sew like a mf. Her grandma taught her, and she loved it ever since.

7. favourite outfit? Whenever she wears her pink off-the-shoulder sweater, her boot-cut jeans, and her black platform shoes, she feel like she got the juice.

8. biggest insecurity? People making fun of her.

9. relationship to their siblings? Antoine and Dee never really got along growing up, with their parents being the mediators. But when Antoine went to University her ninth grade year, their dynamic did a whole 360. They’re now more cordial with each other. Rodney and Dee were always really close with one another, being a year apart. They’ll always have each others’ back.

10. relationship to their parents? Dee’s relationship with her dad is pretty decent, but her and her mom butt heads a lot.

11. most embarrassing memory? Probably peeing her pants after drinking too much juice on a field trip in the second grade.

12. favourite animal? Dogs, because who doesn’t like dogs?

13. bed time routine? You’re assuming that she actually has one.

14. hobbies? Sewing, knitting, crocheting.

15. biggest weakness? Paying attention and talking about herself too much. It’s hard when your brain is on the Dee Germain station all the time.

16. favourite swear word? Fuck or goddammit.

17. achievement they are the most proud of? Getting honor roll throughout her eleventh grade year. After all she’s been through the year prior, she kind of deserved it.

18. favourite type of sport? Dee doesn’t really like sports, but one she tolerates is basketball.

19. mode of transportation? Dee usually walks or hassles Antoine for a ride — until she gets her license.

20. favourite thing to do to relax? Listen to music or sew. Or do both at the same time.

21. eating habits like? She can eat anyone out of house and home.

22. special interests? Like it was mentioned before, sewing, singing, and dancing are her big 3.

23. favourite part of their body? Her lips.

24. role model? LaDonna Adrian Gaines, aka Donna Summer.

25. most prized possession? Her grandma’s sewing machine. It was gifted to her before she died.

26. favourite place to travel to? Saint Marc, Haiti.

27. way to earn money? She works at The Dot with Spinner in her teen years.

28. thoughts about politics? I’ve never really thought about it, but I’d say she’s pretty left-leaning.

29. favourite colour? Any variation of purple or pink.

30. ideal partner? Someone who’s attentive (a bit ironic, right?), someone who can look past her flaws, someone accepts her for who she is.

31. party trick? She can invert her elbows.

32. favourite song? “Bad Girls” — Donna Summer

33. biggest pet peeve? Someone who doesn’t listen to her.

34. favourite person? Besides herself, probably Sean.

35. biggest goal in life? To become famous.

36. highest academic degree? High school diploma.

38. safe space? Her room or Sean’s room.

39. guilty pleasure? Eating chocolate.

40. favourite choice of drink? Cherry Coke.

41. dream job? Becoming a singer.

42. favourite type of music? New Wave, R&B, Disco, 80s Alternative.

43. most distinctive features? Her eyes and lips.

44. favourite aesthetic? Frutiger Metro.

45. fashion style? Anything pink and girly.

46. favourite movie? Clueless, always.

[howtowearblackinthesummer]

I officially been watching too many true crime stories bcuz there’s this girl I went to school with, who imma call Kate. Kate was a sweet, innocent girl and we played sports together. Kate got with this guy Nate and they were together until we all graduated. Kate even lost her virginity to Nate. Kate was raised by a young single mom and they were SUPER close. Like I could see them going out and getting mistaken for sisters. They were also horse girls but I digress. Anyway, Kate and Nate got married and popped out some babies. They also moved all the way across the country to Nate’s family home. This isolated Kate, so eventually her mother moves across the country to be closer to Kate.

This is where the speculation takes place since everything is happening thousands of miles away from me and I do, surprisingly, have my own life.

Kate and Nate break up after about 4 years. Kate stops posting pictures of Nate, only the kids. She rarely posts at all and when she is in it she looks…unwell. Just after a breakup, single mom, in someone else’s family home with your single mom isn’t ideal, so her demeanor is expected. It just seemed a little off.

She stopped posting videos, if she does it’s always silent, and (this could just be me) but she’s had the same haircut and picture angles for the past 10 years. Her mom still does her own makeup like it’s peak 80s but I found it endearing at the time.

Fast forward to now and she’s randomly posted about marrying her soulmate. She’s never posted this guy before. She isn’t smiling in ANY of the photos. And her mom apparently wasn’t at the wedding. The only other person she ever posted pictures with besides her kids wasn’t there. It was VERY intimate (think 10 people max including the bride groom and Kates 2 kids).

Did I mention she continued to look unwell whenever she posted herself? Her hair is EXACTLY the same as it was 15 years ago. She has dark under eyes which could be from the kids but there is a void behind her eyes now. The sparkle from her youth is gone. Idk if new guy is a Mormon or something but even he was throwing me off a bit. I could be reading too deep into this and dramatizing someone else’s life instead of mine, but I have a feeling. I know what that darkness can look and feel like.

I don’t think she’s had any time to get to know herself. To be herself. To experiment or grow. As soon as she saw Nate she was obsessed. Always talking about him after practice. Hoping the boys team would join us for dinner after games so she could be near him. Then when she got with him it was still about him. He was a bit more experienced (he was my friends fuck buddy until Hurricane Kate came through lol) and seemed to have hobbies and a life of his own, but Kates life seemed to be deeply intertwined with Nate’s.

Long story short those wedding photos and all posts leading up to it look like a cry for help to me. I could be projecting as I haven’t spoken to this girl directly in years. But she doesn’t look okay. I hope I’m wrong and she doesn’t end up a true crime story. I wouldn’t blame her if she snapped though. If I can pick up signs from thousands of miles away, Is there anyone close to her that’s Able to intervene ?

[dangerously-human]

I haven't stopped thinking about this for days, so here are some slightly more processed thoughts (distilled from some initial yelling with @doctorbluesmanreturns, thank you for putting up with my Farscape reaction texts) about what the Look at the Princess trilogy says about John's approach to/feelings about fatherhood, with an additional sprinkling of Aeryn character musings because they obviously go together, especially in this context. I love parenthood as a character's driving motivation, whether current or future, and I'm particularly intrigued by John's interest in fatherhood because I haven't really come across that with male characters very often. You get women who are driven by being moms or pursuing motherhood, but with men, usually we only get stories where their motives are influenced by already being a dad, not the pursuit or ideal thereof.

There's A Lot™ going on in these episodes, plotwise but even more so emotionally. Of course we start with our favorite two idiots being massively in love and having no idea what to do with that fact - especially Aeryn, who runs away from what she perceives as a threat - and then they end up on this planet mid-coup, Scorpius shows up to hover ominously, and shit hits the fan. John is furious - at Aeryn, at his circumstances, at himself - he's scared - for obvious reasons, his nemesis is after him, he's edging into unfamiliar territory with Aeryn - he's feeling helpless and trapped on all sides, facing the likelihood that he'll have to give up not only his dreams of returning to Earth, but also everything he likes about the life he's built for himself in the plot twist that's become his reality... And then there's the moment he sees his reluctant betrothed holding a simulation of their future baby, and he melts. At first I thought this appeal to fatherhood came as a surprise, although it certainly suited John's character; but then I reflected more and this really does fit with the way John and Aeryn seem to instinctively fill the parent role on Moya, with their friends and any lonely aliens in need of guidance that they come across, and some of John's more paternal interactions with Chiana (which of course doesn't describe their relationship thoroughly but it is one element of it, which you see especially in 2.03 Taking the Stone). And there's John's little hero speech in his recording to his dad in 1.22 Family Ties: John's concept of heroism revolves around his reputation with his community (naturally, he's a good southern boy) and his hypothetical children. So this is definitely something he's considered by this point, it's something he wants. It's the chance at that part of the future he wanted - the future that's been all but robbed from him now - that softens him in the midst of basically everything in this new version of his life being turned upside down.

Later, it is so striking to me that John's mind is completely made up about leaving the planet - he's found a solution to all his immediate roadblocks and he's processed through what matters to him and what he's willing to fight for - until the second he hears that Katralla is carrying his child. It's not even something he has to think about, he knows he's staying, because that's his baby and whether he had any say in her conception or not, he's a dad now and he's damn well going to be there for his kid when she's born 80 cycles from now. Maybe some of that is the good southern boy upbringing too: you get a girl in trouble, you step up and do the right thing. Responsibility is a reflex. The devastation when he realizes he can't be there - when he hugs the simulation of his daughter and knows that's something he'll never do for real - absolutely killed me. This may not be the future he asked for, but now that it's in motion, he's grieving and just, ouch.

(Sidenote, I keep hoping this will come up again, and given what I've heard about how well Farscape handles the emotional fallout of its storytelling decisions, I'm sure it has to. I'm still in S3 and based on what little I know about what's to come, I can imagine there being some angst when Aeryn's pregnant, especially before they know it's a boy, where John has to sort of process the idea that his technically oldest child isn't going to be his firstborn, and faces the fact all over again that he'll never meet his daughter. I wonder if it would be almost the opposite for Aeryn, in terms of hoping for boy vs. girl, since she's only ever had sons... But she doesn't remember her family from 2.16 The Locket, so never mind, that's a thought for another time.)

Then - okay, in all of this, you've got jealous, hurting, fearful Aeryn. Aeryn, who was raised in a society where sex and children were conceptually fairly divorced from one another, who was an abberation for being wholly wanted - who at this point is still half convinced she dreamed her mother's confession of that fact - almost certainly never pictured herself as a mother. She wouldn't have allowed herself the indulgence even if it's something she would have thought to want. Even now that she's questioning the Peacekeeper ways, she's still so afraid of commitment and all that would mean to embrace the permanency of parenthood. And yet - Aeryn, with all of this turmoil she's processing in her own growth arc, who's still working on the idea of emotions (thank you, single disastrous date partner, for bringing that to her attention), sees John's obvious longing for fatherhood and is like, Oh. Oh. Girl's got some maternal instincts she's been suppressing, or expressing perhaps fumblingly - see Chiana note above, plus Talyn, chiefly - but even with that, I don't think this is something she would describe herself as particularly aiming for. (Although! The Locket sort of indicates otherwise - that at least in a world where she's assured safety, she really does want community and family.) Anyway, she sees John grieving for a future he can't have, a daughter he'll never know, and her reaction says so much about not only her love for him, but also her own character development so far. She's willing to give some ground in whatever tug-of-war they've got going on to give him hope of a family he can actually experience firsthand. She holds out that drug she'd so disparaged earlier in the episode and with the compatibility kiss, she tells him, without words, "I didn't think I wanted this, or could have it if I did, but I do now, with you." In typical sideways Aeryn fashion, she's promising him forever and babies - maybe not today, but there's as much a promise in that kiss as she's capable of making. The vulnerability in that moment - not to mention the call back to the kiss at the start of the trilogy that kicked off this whole adventure, the one she ran away from because it was all getting too real - makes me absolutely feral. Plus, watching Aeryn admit she has feelings is such a delight every time.

(This still isn't everything that's bouncing around my brain on this topic, and I bet I'm going to keep rotating this in my mind as I continue with the series. There is just SO MUCH to say about the characterization on this show and the watershed moments where the plot reveals how much the characters have been developing behind the scenes, and I'm pretty sure my reaction to every episode could be a full essay if I allowed myself the luxury.)

[mistahgrundy]

more horror movies I have watched

Rewatched Pontypool. Still good! Forgot about the weird ass part near the beginning with that uh singing family though. Whew that was some high octane post 9/11 weirdness. If you've seen the movie you know what I'm talking about.

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I finally sat down and watched that prequel to The Thing from 2011. I'd been hesitant to watch it because The Thing is one of my very favorite movies of all time and good golly that's hard to live up to. I figured I'd be annoyed at it no matter what, I can't help it, I'm that kinda nerd. Anyway, I don't know. It was not good. Not terrible? But not good either. and knowing what I know about the special effects in it made it all the worse. Like how I KNOW they did practical effects but the studio made them toss them out for shitty cgi in post production. I imagine the CGI would have been better if they'd gone in with the intention of that in the first place instead of doing it kinda last minute?

But, regardless of the special effects it just wasn't that great anyway. It didn't really do anything interesting, in fact quite the opposite. You know the 82 movie is kind of a spooky who done it because you don't quite know who the thing is, and even upon rewatch you really can't tell just WHEN all the changes took place. Like you can kinda infer that the first person to get Thing'd was Norris, but you'll never really know. And the others? Who knows. And at the end you don't know if Childs or MacReady are Things. They probably aren't. there's a lot of easily debunked fan theories on why Childs is a thing, but my personal theory is neither of them are. Anyway, the 2011 movie is just straight up more like an action movie than a tense scary movie. Not my vibe. Also a lot of the story beats were 1:1 the 82 movie which I found odd. Like I think they wanted me to think "Oh, neat, just like in the test scene from the 80s movie. Nice!" but I was just like what come on the whole time. It's not unwatchable, it's worth a watch, but it's just... ehhhh. Also no neon lighting like the original. no fun colors.

You will never see lighting like this in the 2011 movie and that's a damn shame.

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I rewatched The Exorcist. I forgot like everything about it, I hadn't seen it in so long. It's a very slow movie. I have a hard time wrapping my head around people thinking it's scary, because it's really not, but it's cool, it's a good movie. It's just not that scary. Also the devil just gets clowned on the whole movie. Prince of darkness my ass.

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Watched Cloverfield for the first time! A good movie but DEEPLY unpleasant to watch. I still have a headache and it's been like 16 hours since I watched it. And I couldn't look at the screen for maybe like 80% of the film. So every now and then I'll look up and go "wow neat" and then have to look back down. lmao I wonder how many people who saw it in theatre just straight up barfed. Back when Paranormal Activity came out I saw that in theatre and the lady who was sitting next to me really looked like she was gonna lose it for most of the movie (she left half way through and never came back, I was glad). And THAT movie didn't move and shake around NEARLY as much. Although we were in the very front row, which is not ideal.

at the beginning of the movie when it was still just an annoying party I didn't care about one of the dudes there was someone I recognized and I was like "why is there a recognizeable actor in this movie that's taking me out!" but I realized later it was the dude from Superstore, so I guess he wasn't anyone yet. lol, jonah

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I rewatched the Sixth Sense! Is it a horror movie? mmmmm not really. But it's good and cool and Bruce Willis is great in it.

I remember the first time I watched it, it was with my parents after it came out on home video. We got to that part with the little sick girl's funeral, and as soon as my mom saw the mom in the red dress at the funeral, my mom was like "Oh no she has munchausens!"

man how did my mom know about munchausens by proxy. I think she blurted that out before the big reveal too.

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Oh, I forgot, I watched Halloween yesterday as well, for the first time. Ehhhh. Not my thing. I'm not a slasher movie person. I guess it was good. I wouldn't watch it again. Jamie Lee Curtis was good in it though, and the soundtrack is obviously memorable. I'm not a tit fan, maybe if I liked looking at titties I'd enjoy this movie more? lol

[haehaeming]

100 random facts about SJ members that may or may not help you with your FF

Or if you’re just... bored

1. Eunhyuk doesn’t like finger prints on screens, glasses, etc... It’s a little thing I find cute

2. Kyuhyun was a fan of SJ’s music before debuting with them

3. Leeteuk knows what ‘daddy’ means in a sexual context

4. Leeteuk also understands the concept of a sugar parent, but it was not a positive experience for him. It’s possible other members also understand this concept.

5. Kyuhyun likes men and women

6. Yesung writes his own music

7. Leeteuk has many unreleased songs

8. Eunhyuk has difficulty with his emotions in a general sense, so he’s thankful SJ understand him

9. When Kyuhyun was a teenager, he has to rebel against his fathers wishes to debut as a singer.

10. Kyuhyun dated many girls as a teenager, but only kissed one

11. Sungmin and Kyuhyun have the highest amount of testosterone among SJ members. This was public information a long time ago, though, and alcohol consumption has probably lowered the number a little over time.

12. Sungmin and Kyuhyun share a love of wine

13. Ryeowook is an affectionate drunk

14. Leeteuk is a Leo Venus which means he’s very annoying (read: passionate) in his relationships (This fact was corrected by @fanbynature , it originally said Heechul was a Leo Venus too but he’s actually a Leo Virgo, bonus fact!!)

15. Donghae thinks Eunhyuks lips look best in the morning.

16. Eunhyuk understands the concept of drag.

17. Yesung is very talkative but only when you’re close to him

18. Yesung would kiss SJ good morning back in the dorm days

19. Kyuhyun shows love through acts of service

20. Yesung shows love through quality time

21. Leeteuk is a huge flirt, any fan who met him more personally will tell you

22. As far as we know, Yesung used to collect all sorts of jewellery.

23. Ryeowook and Leeteuk are into cute things (phone cases with cute characters, charms, etc)

24. It’s said Yesung and Sungmin will sleep the least amount of time, but Ryeowook will sleep the most

25. Sungmin and Leeteuk share a moon phase (Waning Gibbous)

26. Back in the dorm, Donghae would also wake his members with affection, but no kisses.

27. Donghae lost his first love because he was too clingy.

28. Kyuhyun and Leeteuk were consider ‘mom’s friend’s kids’ in their school days because they excelled in everything they did. Like the scold ‘why can’t you be more like my friends kid’

29. Kyuhyun has a HUGE fanboy past. Now he can barely use the Internet without making it clear he’s old.

30. Shindong doesn’t like to be clothed at night or in the summer. He takes off his clothes unconsciously

31. Donghae was entrusted to Leeteuk by Donghae’s father

32. Donghae keeps his habits from the dorm days around Leeteuk even now. When he and Leeteuk would share a room, Donghae would cuddle Leeteuk. Even now, when they share a room to sleep, Donghae sings to Leeteuk to try and lull him to sleep.

33. Kyuhyuns relationship with Donghae has been a little bit confusing for him, but recently he said Donghae is like SJs son

34. Yesung’s favourite song is ‘I’ll Make Love To You’

35. Sungmin is the only introvert in SJ

36. Kyuhyun, Leeteuk and Sungmin are open to book recommendations at all times

37. Because of Koreas age system, Yesung and Sungmin are basically the same age.

38. Sungmin technically ages 2 times on his birthday.

39. Teenage Leeteuk celebrated little milestones in relationships like ‘100 days anniversary’

40. Leeteuk would rather be called his stage name than his given name.

41. DBSJ* worked with a ghost in the recording studio, according to Sungmin

42. Donghae and Eunhyuk share a love of strawberries

43. Kyuhyun does not like to be called with pet names

44. Yesung has always shown interest in Canada for whatever reason

45. Ryeowook played the triangle in his school band. Literally

46. Yesung, Donghae and Leeteuk don’t drink.

47. Leeteuk and Kyuhyun love the colour white

48. Sometimes, Kyuhyun unwinds by solving math problems

49. Kyuhyun cited himself in his college thesis on K-pop’s popularity.

50. Leeteuk is taller than Sungmin. It’s more drastic than you think

51. Donghae and Sungmin have both been deemed as ‘naturally cute’, but oddly enough, Sungmin has said he doesn’t act cute anymore. Donghae hasn’t changed in terms of cuteness once

52. Donghae is very fond of dogs. Kyuhyun and Ryeowook are not

53. Sungmin and Eunhyuk were the closest friends predebut. They would take the bus to SM together and make sure nobody else sat next to them. There’s a picture somewhere online of a predebut Sungmin resting his head on Eunhyuk during one of those bus rides

54. Leeteuk didn’t have many friends when he was younger. Leeteuk still thinks he doesn’t have many friends.

55. Donghae and Sungmin share forgetfulness.

56. Leeteuk and Heechul became friends easily because they’re the same age and look out for each other. Also because if Leeteuk was busy or resting, Heechul would be the oldest and have authority over the young SJ for him.

57. Leeteuk and Kyuhyun taught themselves how to cook. Ryeowook and Sungmin were good at it from the beginning

58. Leeteuk wanted to become an idol because of 90s kpop groups looking super cool. He wanted some of that for himself and now I think he’s one of the coolest people ever

59. Leeteuk smokes

60. Sungmin used to sleep in a pink nightgown. Even now, he doesn’t let the fact go, but he says it’s embarrassing

61. Predebut Eunhyuk stole a Shinhwa CD from SM to impress a girl

62. Leeteuks waist size is 26 inches. The ideal size for women in the west

63. Leeteuk entered to win special edition Nike shoes 100 times total. He won

64. When a younger Sungmin was frustrated, he would vent online. Similar to how Leeteuk would when he was younger

65. Sungmin recently said men ask him for his number when he goes out

66. As far as we know, Yesung used to worry about whether or not he would live to grow old :(

67. Donghae has always had a love of poetry

68. Kyuhyun’s originally near-sighted

69. Both Yesung and Leeteuk struggle to define their relationships with others

70. Yesung doesn’t smile a lot when cameras aren’t on him

71. Eunhyuk doesn’t like seafood. Donghae does.

72. Donghae doesn’t like sweets. Eunhyuk does

73. Sungmin was the first member to open his YT channel back in 2018.

74. Ryeowook is said to be a heavy drinker

75. Leeteuk finds peace in the rain

76. Kyuhyun is said to have one of the biggest hearts in SJ, alongside Leeteuk

77. Eunhyuk first appeared publicly in 1992 on a TV show by complete accident. It made him happy

78. In order to sleep in a new location, Donghae sleeps best if there’s something near him that reminds him of home. This is an old fact holds up today, Donghae often sleeps close to his members

79. Predebut, Eunhyuk and Junsu purposefully tried to make Donghae cry

80. Every roommate Donghae has had, he has had multiple complaints about all of them

81. Yesung bought a turtle a long time ago because he felt bored without a pet. Even after buying the turtle, he was still bored

82. Eunhyuk is constantly getting ‘friend zoned’ by Donghae. It’s mostly Donghae who calls them as friends, Eunhyuk got a million other words

83. Sungmin studies English and music every day.

84. Leeteuk loves to learn and is always studying something new as well

85. In high school, Leeteuk studied German

86. ‘Don’t give up’ was Sungmin’s motto in elementary school

87. Leeteuk and Sungmin are big Na Hoon Ah fans

88. When Donghae was in elementary school, he was taller than his classmates and even had a nickname relating to how tall he was

89. Sungmin is still mistaken for his 20s

90. Sungmin loves to eat, he talks about food a lot, but still diets strictly as a couple with his Saeun~

91. Eunhyuk is clumsy

92. Leeteuk is very different off camera, but he’s always aware of hidden cameras, so it’s impossible to catch him ‘normally’.

93. Leeteuk and Yesung curse like sailors

94. Kyuhyun and Shindong share great memorization skills

95. Donghae doesn’t like to eat alone

96. Yesung is the only Virgo in SJ. Kyuhyun is the only Aquarius.

97. Leeteuk finds some men to be cute. Particularly men with beards (in terms of dating)

98. Sungmin wants to record music in English for his international fans

99. Sungmin and Leeteuk both have a fan they consider a friend

100. Eunhyuk loves to be in Japan

[soulvomit]

MPDGs are a form of a bigger archetype family... the Young Single Girl in the City

Fucking MPDG discourse has been living rent-free in my head for a whole decade

Thing is, I feel like I’ve thought about this stuff going waaaaay back. I noticed that MPDGs were a thing before anyone called them that. The archetype of the random, enthusiastic, quirkily fashionable, but naive young single woman in the big city is actually as old as Boomers or even before. I even feel like it may be a late Industrial Revolution archetype, given the young women who moved away to work for big companies; it’s only later on, however, that the young working woman became a romanticized image. Probably as these young women became a target market - a growing marketing segment as of the 70s and 80s.   Also I’m sure that the sexual revolution plays into this in some way; part of the aspirational marketing of the Young Single Girl in the City is newly having the cultural access and choice of mates that our mothers didn’t have, and this means possibly dating a number of guys (because this is a hugely heterosexist image system) before settling with one, then - a new issue in the 70s to very early 80s - evaluating whether to just live together, or get married.  As of the 90s, the Young Single Girl in the City image had kind of faded... because they were everywhere and with the delay in marriage, this was simply most women on any TV show that wasn’t a domestic sitcom or domestic drama. Young Single Girl in the City stops being special simply for being a young woman on her own, because it’s the average female character on any show like Friends - as of the 80s, a young woman living on her own and having a job is no longer a premise by itself, because it’s no longer something people are really talking about. It’s no longer remarkable.  The same story shape begins to mutate into a bunch of other archetypes: as cities gentrify further, the archetype gets richer - either an older professional archetype or a younger heiress.  Who else can afford their own place in a big glamorous city, especially with only one roommate? (And Young Single Girls in the City - of any age - ALWAYS have a fabulous pad.) In 90s rom-coms the Young Single Girl in the City has grown up into a late 30something professional. In literature, the Young Single Girl in the City becomes the early 00s “Chick Lit” genre but she’s a little more experienced.  MPDGs are just a particular mutation of this archetype - the archetype as seen through the lens of a young lonely single guy (often from a suburb or small town!) who works in a big city and encounters rich urban white girls for the first time. It looks so different because it’s aspirational for the male character, specifically, and isn’t being written from the female character’s perspective. Young Single Girls in the City were some mix of representational or aspirational to a newly emerging group of women (as of the 70s): newly empowered middle class women with new purchasing power, in an economy where the middle class wasn’t entirely dead, at a time when being a secretary could actually be seen as an exciting job that might be the best an average postwar middle class woman could do on her own. The ideal profession shifted upscale over time in Young Single Girl in the City narratives. And the best movie to point out these crossed wires - is 500 Days of Summer, because it shows both aspects of this archetype. Summer is NOT an MPDG. She is a Young Single Girl in the City. She is written like that archetype in 70s media and in European media - she has a fairly un-aspirational job as an office worker, and is just trying to get her own life together. Her apartment is her personal little haven. Given she goes on to get married, we also see her progressing through semi-traditional adult milestones; Young Single Girls in the City (in the popular imagination) eventually went on to become Suburban Moms.   I identified with her; she reminded me of my first year or two on my own. Once I lived on my own, people getting attached to me had a new ominous overtone of... will I be able to get this person out of my apartment? Do I like them enough to want to spend my limited free time with them? Dating once you’re out on your own as a working person is very different from dating when you live at home and go to school and becomes so weird and fraught in whole new ways. The thing is that the Young Single Girl in the City is an archetype that newly independent young women identified with. It was an aspirational model of semi-achievable female empowerment, sung to us with the siren call of consumerism, and even marketable as feminist. (Look at how much Young Single Girls in the City are walking product plugs.) What changed over time  is the view of young women living alone in a big city. A young woman on her own up to the late 60s was either pitiable (and placing herself in grave danger) or suspect. Silent Generation and older people were all-atwitter about young white women running away to become actresses. (This is actually what the ur-Young Single Girl in the City show, That Girl, was about. But Marlo Thomas’ character was someone that young working women identified with, while being aspirational to teenagers. It was her empowerment that was aspirationalized.) 

[fandom-imagines-stories]

Boom

Jason ‘J.D.’ Dean x Reader

Words: 1819

Part One

Summary: Preparing to run away together, J.D. and the reader hit a problem in their plan. J.D.’s father. Things take a turn and J.D. has to decide if this new feeling of love is real enough to die for. 

Notes: I know I took forever to write this and I’m sorry! I’m ashamed of how much I love J.D. but here we are. Same as the first part. This has been sooooo much fun to write and I hope that you guys like it! (Again, if you’re at all uncomfortable just skip this)

Warnings: Murder (duh), sex (not smut, but definitly more than I’ve ever done before), language, same as the first part

More 80s/90s: HERE

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The backseat of your mother’s car was not ideal for this kind of celebration, but you couldn’t wait to get back to the house, so you found a spot in the forest to pull over. J.D.’s face was buried in your neck and your fingers were tangled up in his black hair. He was in a particularly good mood. 

The cops fell for it. Both murders were covered up perfectly. Tommy’s was ruled a suicide and he would forever be remembered as the school pervert. Nobody was surprised by your mother’s death and it was quickly written off as an overdose. The only thing left was to pack. The two of you were getting out of this fucking little town and you were never looking back. 

Pressed together like this, you knew that you didn’t give a shit what happened if it wasn’t with him. Looking into your eyes, J.D. reached a similar conclusion. You were what he wanted. He couldn’t remember the last time he wanted something. 

“Where do you think we’ll go?” You asked, situating yourself on top of his chest. He shrugged. 

“Anywhere.” 

You settled into a comfortable silence, his fingers lightly drumming on the small of your back. This was actually happening. For the first time in your life you didn’t feel trapped. You could do whatever the hell you wanted. You had gotten away with two murders for fuck’s sake. You were invincible. 

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J.D. felt different. Hell, he was feeling, which was a different sensation on its own. He fell back onto his bed with a grin on his face. It wasn’t that someone had broken through the ice. It was more like he had found someone drowning underneath the frost just like him. 

“Hey dad, how was your day?” His dad asked sarcastically, popping his head in the doorway. J.D. didn’t even look up and his dad didn’t stay long enough for a response. It was more of a routine than actual affection. In just a few hours, it wouldn’t matter anyway. His dad could blow himself up for all he cared. He would be long gone. 

He eventually figured that he needed to start packing. He shoved his motorcycle keys in his pockets with a sigh. He’d have to sell it. The two of you would be taking your mom’s old car so you’d have somewhere to sleep, so his motorcycle would have to go. 

“The things I do for love.” He snarked to himself. When he opened his drawers, he found them all empty. “What the hell?” All of them were empty, his clothes were nowhere to be found. He stepped into the hall and saw the pair of suitcases at the bottom of the stairs. 

“I packed everything up for you while you were gone.” His dad walked by them, looking up the stairs at him. J.D. shrugged. 

“Convenient, but why?” 

“We’re finally moving out of this shit hole town. On to sunny Florida!” He had that smile on his face that he usually used to appeal to businessmen and other corrupt assholes. J.D. just laughed. 

“Well isn’t that just perfect timing?” He bounded down the steps with his chaotic grin plastered on his face. “Looks like we are finally parting ways, son.” His dad faltered. 

“What?” 

“Goodbye, adios, adieu.” J.D. grabbed his suitcase and started back up towards his room. “Soon, I will be out of your hair forever. You can go on with your life of bombs and demolition and I will go on with my own kind of destruction.” He pat his dad on the head, ruffling his hair like a normal father would his normal son. 

“Jason, you can’t just leave.” Bud’s smile strained. “We’re a team, you and I.” J.D. stopped suddenly and laughed. 

“Team? Sorry dad, but the only thing we even know about each other is our love of all things explosive.” 

“This is about that girl, isn’t it? The slutty one you’ve been fucking around with since we moved here.” He shook his head, chuckling deeply. “You’ll get bored with her soon enough, so don’t bother.” J.D. just smirked smugly. 

“Thanks for the advice there, pops, but I think I can handle my slutty girlfriend all on my own.” He started to close his bedroom door, but his dad put his foot in the way. 

“You don’t get to leave like she did, boy.” 

“The fuck are you talking about?” 

“I’m not making that mistake again, J.D.” A creepy, maniacal smile spread across Bud’s face. Fuck, I thought I was the only psycho in the family. “Just stay here and I’ll do what I do best.” He moved his foot and slammed the door shut. J.D. heard something scratching and scraping on the other side and quickly tried to get out. 

“You locked me in here with a chair? Seriously!” He screamed through the wood. No response. “Motherfucker.” He paced back and forth plotting a very bloody demise for dear old dad when he heard the squealing of tires outside his window. “Where the hell is he going?” 

Wherever it was, J.D. wasn’t going to be kept out of it. He tried kicking down the door, but that didn’t work. The only way out of the room was the window, but there was nothing to climb down and he was on the second floor. J.D. unlocked the latch and lifted up the window pane, looking out to see just how far of a drop it was. He’d live.

 Without hesitation, he jumped. 

“Fuck!” He shouted, pain shooting up his leg from his ankle. He fell to the ground, but was able to get himself on his feet. His foot hurt like a bitch, but he could bare it enough to walk to his motorcycle. 

He was at your house in less than ten minutes, breaking every traffic rule in the book. He didn’t care, he just wanted to get out. Limping his way up the sidewalk, he found that your front door was already open. 

“Time to go, Y/N. Grab your stuff and let’s get out of here!” He shouted, but the house was empty. Just the strong stench of death and booze that your mother had left behind. Mother. He remembered his dad’s comment and felt a chill. Do what he does best. “Oh shit.” He took off again, heading for his father’s next destruction sight before you became part of it.

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You spat, hitting him in the eye as he finished cuffing you to the old hospital bed frame. Bud grabbed you by the hair and slammed your head into one of the metal bars. You didn’t give him the satisfaction of crying. Instead you just glared at him through squinted eyes. 

“He’s going to come get me.” You smirked, trying to get the blurriness in your version to clear. “J.D. is going to tear you apart you sick bastard.” 

“You can call me all the names in the book, kid, but my son is coming with me.” He tightened the cuff so that it dug sharply into the skin of your wrist. 

“When did you become the ‘world’s best dad’?” You scoffed. 

“Do you know how much more lenient a judge can be when I’ve got a poor, disturbed teenage boy who depends on me for a living?” 

“So he’s just a legal bargaining chip for you? How sweet.” You pulled against your restraints until the metal broke skin. Blood oozed from your wrist and Bud laughed. 

“Really, Jason couldn’t have picked a better girl for the job. You’re the most disposable person in this town. No family, no friends, no one to report you missing.” He strapped the main bomb to the other end of the bed and started the timer. “And there will be nothing left of you once this does it’s job.” 

“Go to hell.” 

“Lady’s first.” 

You stared at him, wandering if he was the last person you’d ever see. God, that’d be the real tragedy here. You looked at the timer on the bomb. Less than three minutes. Bud noticed you looking and chuckled. 

“I wouldn’t get any ideas. If that one doesn’t go off, there are three more upstairs.” He pointed to the ceiling and then made the motion of it caving in with his hands. 

“You’re enjoying this to a creepy level, Mr. Dean.” You snarked. If you could piss him off, maybe he wouldn’t get out in time. At least then you’d take him out with you. “What, does blowing up 18-year-old girls get you off or something? Is that why your wife killed herself?” He tensed and balled his hand into a fist. 

“You think you’re really cute, don’t you, you little bitch?” 

“No, but your son does.” You smiled sarcastically. Bud just rolled his eyes and turned to leave, meeting the barrel of a gun. 

“Hey there, son.” J.D. growled. Bud held up his hands. 

“Jason, I can-” The gunshot ripped through the small space, making your ears ring. As his dad’s body slumped to the floor, J.D. shrugged. 

“Sorry, tiger, I’m not in the mood for a monologue.” He knelt in front of you, eyes darting to the timer on the other side. 

“Jason Dean, knight in shining black trenchcoat.” You laughed, pulling again at the handcuffs. He moved over to his dad’s body, searching his pockets but coming back empty handed. 

“Shit.” He muttered under his breath. 

“What is it?” 

“No key.” J.D. ran his fingers through his hair, switching his attention to disabling the bomb. Your face fell as the realization hit you. 

“It’s no use. There are more upstairs that are going to go off even if this one doesn’t.” You slumped against the bed frame. His greenish gold eyes looked back at you and for a second you though you saw a hint of panic. You really did love him. “You should go.”

“What?”

“Get out of here, J.D. You don’t have much time.” You tried to keep calm, but your body was betraying you. Your arms were shaking and your face felt hot. You weren’t scared to die, but you were scared to die alone. 

“You really think I’m just going to leave you here?” J.D. shook his head and sat on the edge of the bed frame. “Hate to break it to you, but you’re stuck with me now. Afterlife and all.” 

“J.D…” You sighed. He silenced you with a hungry kiss. 

“What did I say after we killed that douchebag ex of yours?” He pulled you closer, snaking an arm around your back. Your lips pulled up into a smile. 

“Our love is God.” 

“Our love is God.” He repeated, his eyes sparkling. This time, you pulled him in for the kiss and you stayed pressed together until-

Boom.

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[sanchoyo]

danny phantom season 2, ep 12-16 thoughts! these episodes, in comparison to the first 10 or so, felt way more laid back and low-stakes, which I appreciate sometimes. I didn't appreciate how lazy jack's halfa design was in masters of time, it made me so annoyed I redesigned it. 👎🏻 u_u

see prev episode thoughts in this tag <3

-'picking a fight with me and my upgraded form!' 'you upgraded to a mullet?' DANNNNY. YOU CANT SAY THAT TO TECHNUS. YOUVE HAD A MULLET TWICE NOW ('fun' split danny, and evil future danny BOTH HAD THEM). I HAVE THE RECEIPTS.

-danny seeing technus hurting valerie and yelling I AM GOING TO BREAK YOU IN HALF. SAMEEEE <3

-axion labs is now a part of vladco. FUCK YOU VLAD. hes not even really IN this episode, but just thought I'd throw out a nice fuck you anyway.

-'capable of blasting a single person into space in (2) minutes!' tucker. that would kill someone. i mean yeah they might get to space, but theres NO WAY THEY WOULDNT CATCH FIRE, OR THEIR ORGANS WOULDNT LIQUIFY BECAUSE OF THE STRAIN. THEY'D PROBABLY PASS OUT BEFORE THEN, BUT. ...no, okay, I get why vlad bought this company. this is RIGHT up his alley.

-danny KNOWS VAL DIDNT DO THIS, THAT SOMEONE STOLE THE SUIT. AND SPENDING ALL NIGHT CHATTING WITH HER. <3 and val is a 9TH DEGREE BLACKBELT?? danny's mom is, too!! omg and she hunts ghosts, his parents would love her. and her fav fruit is kumquat bc its a funny word. im so with danny val is amazing. I love her and I Do Not Want To Hear It From Sam.

-I knew danny wanted to be an astronaut, but the bowling tidbit is like. yes give me more useless info abt these characters, I love tiny details that make them feel more human, and im glad hes got hobbies aside from ghost stuff, we dont really see a lot of that!!! (I mean, we knew 'fun' danny from when he split himself in half liked bowling, so obv it makes sense he LIKES it, but hes very GOOD at it. so proud of him, bowling king) val calling him neil armstrong and them teasing each other. LOVE THAT.

-technus you are my favorite grandpa for setting this up. SAM WHY ARE YOU BEING SO CREEPY BE HAPPY FOR YOUR FRIEND!!! STOP SPYING ON THEM!!! who actually cares if technus did 'set them up' together, theyre having fun and enjoy each others company!!! 'you think the universe wants you two to be together?' 'i dunno, but maybe /I/ do!' EXACTLY DANNY!!! SOO TRUE.

-and valerie being happy sam said she wants to try and be happy for them and make room at the lunch table for them. and hugging sam over it. VAL NEEDS MORE FRIENDS.

-VAL GOING AFTER TECHNUS IN HER SUIT WITH (1) MILK, AND (1) TREE BRANCH AND KEYS!!!. I LOVE YOUUUU BEST GIRL. her new suit kicks ass

-dannys like 'HEY IM AN ASTRONAUT :D' AW. ...HES IN SPACE... the fact he's actually intending to give her the ring. with SAMS NAME ON IT?? IM CRINGING DANNY NO. YOU CANT DO THAT...thank god he didnt. thank god valerie cut it off and said they can just stay friends for now. tbh, they both have a lot on their plates!! they obv both still like each other...it can be a future thing!! when she knows about phantom! youre 14 theres no need to rush. I just want her to have friends and be happy :(

-...danny struggles to do (1) pull up. SAME. but all the ghost fighting in phantom form REALLY doesnt carry over at ALL? that sucks

-sam being as fit as she is, is not just a goth. shes a goth jock.

-honey I Shrank Our Kid, One of his Enemies, and his Bully: the episode

-dash's crush on phantom is So Obvious. fitness buddies :) watching them interact always makes me laugh. also, phantom, with PANTS. 'how many costume changes you gonna go through, what is this, vegas??' DASSH DJKSFHASKDF

-MADDIE GOING AFTER THE MOUSE WITH A BROOM, WHAT THE FUCK. AAAH. JUST BUY SOME KIND OF MOUSE TRAP.

-danny likes lime and vinegar chips. which sound very good.

-'our boy finally has the physical prowess of a 60 year old president!' ...poor danny LMAO

-'what's wrong with beauty pageants' oh tucker you sweet naïve child. what ISNT wrong with them. who approved this for a high school?? (I mean, yes. unfortunately child pageants exist, but...) also danny and tucker once again treating the pretty girls like objects. I need to meet the grown man who wrote this, I just want to talk...

-prince aragon's dragon form reminds me of maleficent (color scheme wise) which is always a bonus. considering the episode is called beauty marked, I feel like the sleeping beauty references are deliberate

-sam with the fake fangs. once again her accessories never miss. hate the 'not like other girls, girls who get sucked into this kind of thing are all shallow and all want to be carbon copies' bs tho.

-sam trying to be the Worst Bride, being rude as shit. DORA IS GOING TO GET KILLED. DID YOU MISS THE PART WHERE SHE SAID THE PRINCE WILL HAVE HER HEAD IF YOU ARENT THE IDEAL BRIDE. YOU /KNOW/ DANNY WILL COME SAVE YOU. JUST ACT CHILL UNTIL THEN. even if you were doing fine to get him to take off the crown, consider maybe not letting his poor sister get punished also?? sure, she could also take off the crown and has dragon powers, but did you know that for sure?? dora didnt even really realize it until you guys talked!! (or at least, she was scared to stand up to him. you had no guarantee she would...) but. good for dora. ANOTHER friendly ghost to add to the List :)

-tucker is so under appreciated in his time. if he was doing a tech-based campaign today he'd have a better shot. people in 2004 had NO IDEA how much tech would be a part of our day-to-day lives...altho. tbh if you're going to be running for student council president, maybe you should..focus on things to actually improve the school? since he's going for a tech angle, he could say like, he would be running fundraisers for the schools computers to be upgraded, etc? we've already SEEN he can be good at money-making entrepreneur type stuff!!

-oh my god wait. this episode is JUST YUGIOH?????! A REBORN PHAROH USING A TEENAGER AS A VESSEL?? YESSSSSS

-tucker using his new minion to feed him grapes and carry him. AND LOCUSTS ONTO THE BULLIES. I love how when he's possessed, he gains winged eyeliner.

-this episode is giving me big 'plankton makes everyone in bikini bottom his slaves and build monuments of him from the spongebob movie' vibes. and the pharaoh has a traitor who works for him? VERY big yugioh vibes. aknadin confirmed

-I like that danny is still completely exhausted after using ghostly wail. (still patiently waiting on him to get duplication)

-LOVE the fenton's 80s outfits. I get hes 14 and embarrassed by everything they do because theyre his parents, but. cmon, this is one objectively cool thing theyve done. love 80s fashion.

-...was vlad just standing on that streetlight waiting for danny to come out? how'd he know they'd be coming out the back? how long has he been up there???

-oh, wait, his ecto-acne has flareups? that SUCKS. danny was...well I dont want to say he was LUCKY HE HALF-DIED, but he was lucky his was pretty instant (I'm assuming that had to do with the power/scale of the portals being different?) I remember in the ep we met him, vlad made a point of saying he was stuck in a hospital for a long time, so. that really actually sucks and I feel bad. not that it excuses anything he's done...but like. it does suck.

-vlad being so sure danny wouldnt help him he made it somehow contagious to his friends to make sure he'd get help? danny is a nice boy, he wouldve helped if it was anyone else. the only reason he wouldn't have is because of the shit vlad did to him, on purpose. vlad 100% dug his own grave by being the biggest asshole, so it is very hard to feel bad for him.

-clockwork is back!!! and making danny learn lessons The Hard Way. Uhhh, okay. I kind of get Danny’s logic, that time traveling this far back would prevent vlad from becoming a halfa also, ergo no arch nemesis or ectoacne to worry about. But the fact that was basically the first solution Danny came up with to solve this problem is actually so funny. It’s so extreme

-APPRICIATION FOR THESE 80S LESBIAN BG CHARACTERS.

-vlad telling maddie in the lab (in the 80s) he has something he's wanted to tell her 'for a long time'...how long have they known each other? I assumed they met in college, since jack always calls vlad his college buddy/roommate, so jack and vlad for sure met in college, but did vlad know maddie longer? thats surprising if so. Tho we don’t know what year of college they’re in so they could mean they met as freshmen and a few years have past…speaking of maddie shes crushing the 80s look.

-vlad blames jack, but. maybe dont stick your face 2 inches from the portal??! THIS FEELS LIKE LAB SAFETY BASICS. IF SOMETHING HAS POTENTIAL TO BE DANGEROUS, DONT GET NEAR IT. WITH YOUR FACE UNPROTECTED IN ANY WAY. (altho jack didnt really give a Big Warning besides screaming BONZAI. so. also that, but cmon.) also, they need gloves, goggles, and to pull all of their hair back tbh. but fuck lab safety, I guess!

-cryyyyinnng at how lazy they were with jack's ghost form design, its just plasmius' design on jack!!! you couldve given him his own design!!

-there. I did that in about 10 minutes and its somehow less lazy than what made it into the show. embarrassing! better yet, I think the episode would've been better if maddie would've gotten the ectoacne. or maybe its just me, wanting to see her design! anyway. I'm sure people have already done redesigns of them both as halfas. I have to go look after I finish this watch through. Also mildly frustrated jacks resentment and bitterness is basically also a copy paste of vlads backstory. They’re different characters, I really don’t think jack would stew in bitterness and jealousy the same way vlad would!! I also don’t think he’d give up after one time of trying to hunt ghosts and getting laughed at. Our canon timeline says different…I dunno, I get it was for laughs, but I’m annoyed because the POTENTIAL this plot has…

-did vlad really wear a stupid cheese hat to his wedding. ok actually that kinda rules. and the cheese door knocker. the dairy-only buffet table. vlad still got rich, just on being the New Dairy King. (Assuming that means he owns a lot of dairy businesses?) ok! this actually is great. hope maddie isn't lactose intolerant!

-'no matter how hard I tried, I could never get rid of my ghost half, the half I knew Maddie could never accept' ohh, ouch, what a horrible thing to say to her HALF GHOST SON. 'YOUR MOM WILL NEVER ACCEPT YOU' BASICALLY.

-maddie strapping danny to the table with a lazer pointed at him in a secret lab she keeps from vlad that she makes a point of saying is sound proof so he can scream all he wants...CHRIST. DANNYS POOR PYSCHE.

-also, not to feel bad for alternate vlad (because, he did lie to maddie saying jack blames her and never wants to see her again...) but. being married to a woman 20+ years and she immediately goes back to jack? if she didnt love vlad and feels like she had to hide shit from him, and says she wasted her best years with him, WHY MARRY HIM. it feels like leading him on!!! cannot believe im feeling bad for vlad, but. this alternate timeline vlad is significantly Less Horrible than Our Vlad. did she not think she'd get funding for her ghost stuff? (which, fair assumption since they're considered 'ghost fanatics/nuts in canon...but...) why did she think jack or vlad would be her ONLY OPTIONS? be like your sister. be single. Actually, this au could’ve been really interesting if after the accident, vlad lied to her and said jack never wanted to see her again, but she stays single. Imagine how much that would bug vlad… like, in her mind, it was never a competition it was jack or no one type situation…

-danny being like 'leave him ALONE' this jack is a HOMEWRECKER, DANNY. let them go to court and settle this at the least. ...or just throw vlad into the portal. (100% human, defenseless vlad) CHRIST, MADDIE THATS BRUTAL. THATS MURDER.

-danny seeing his mom immediately accepting him and his dad being half ghosts in this universe, if I was him this would be a great sign that his universe's maddie would also.

-*maddie voice* "clockwork will help!" *2 seconds later, with clockwork* "I will Not Help." TOUGH LOVE KING. YES LET DANNY SEE THE SODA HIMSELF AND DEVOLP BETTER OBSERVATION SKILLS.

-when clockwork ""reset time to the way it was"" just before danny "meddled"" ...did he really erase a whole alternate timeline? ...damn. because maddie and danny both called it an alternate timeline by name, it splitting when the college incident went different, so it wouldnt have really mattered if he reset it, right. like because danny's timeline is on a different stream? why didnt clockwork just. show danny a replay and not Reset That Timeline. wh...I wonder how many people that Erased From Existence. Anyway! once again stating clockwork is casually terrifying!

[engaged19times]

RHONJ Recrap - season 11, ep 1 - C U Next Tuesday!

Greetings fellow prostitution whores and welcome to my new weekly recrap of American institution The Real Housewives of New Jersey! Before I jump in I’ll introduce myself by saying that I’m a housewives super fan (I even watched DC, an experience I wouldn’t wish on my worst sister-in-law), an underemployed comedy writer (I can’t define “napalm” either, Lauren Manzo), and nothing makes me happier than to watch 6 bedazzled hypocrites in Cheesecake Factory mansions argue etiquette and loyalty between physical altercations in the world renowned cultural hub of Paterson, New Jersey. I know essay recaps are a bit of a relic but I am fond of ye olde written word so please enjoy this blast from the past, you scumbags!

We open without fanfare mid-scene to red-eyed Jackie and dead-eyed Teresa sitting in Margaret’s partially finished, wallpaper smothered home. We get the Bad Girls Club black-and-white flashes but unlike in Beverly Hills we’re not flashing to “three months earlier” but instead to “three days earlier.” It might take women of less gumption precious time to build to a production-halting confrontation but it only takes these agents of chaos half a week to get the meatball rolling.

Let’s back up a little to the ominous “three days prior” and catch up with our hot girls. It’s Jackie’s giant hot husband’s 46th birthday so she’s throwing him a party under a tent in the parking lot of a Greek restaurant. We learn that Teresa and Joe’s father has sadly passed in the offseason and Dolores Thee Stallion and Margaret have both had full cosmetic overhauls - Dolores with a second butt enhancement that left her with a giant hip scar rivaled only by Sally from Nightmare before Christmas and Margaret with a boob lift and apparent nipple sharpening (is that a procedure?) that she advertises in a blush silk top with no bra. Never one to be outdone at a parking lot birthday party, Joe Gorga arrives with his storyline - I mean wife, Melissa - also smuggling raisins under a skin tight children’s white T-shirt. Nipples are trending, ladies!

The Nightmare Before Christmas.

A beautiful boob lift.

Tarzan’s headlights.

Margaret’s hot employee Lexi and Teresa’s hot realtor Michelle (both of whom are official friends-of this year), as well as iconic social wrecking ball and Aydin Center for Plastic Surgery mascot Jennifer all saunter in for car park cocktails at this 3D nipple fashion show and as the night devolves we see the cast getting truly shit-housed on shots when out of nowhere storyline sniper Teresa drops the bomb that she heard sexy birthday Bigfoot Evan is cheating on Jackie... more specifically, that he “does stuff” at the gym but mysteriously can’t remember any details or where she heard this head-scratching accusation that draws as many gasps as it does “huhs?” Honest straight people question: do y’all hook up at gyms? And if so, where? Are there co-ed saunas now? Also can one of you explain the allure of Mike and Molly to me? Moving on. Most shocking was that the Perez Hilton of North Jersey doesn’t just drop this wild accusation once, she gleefully skips through this asphalt soiree like a goddamn town crier, addressing everyone she passes like Belle through the town square.

The next day the hard partying crew of Jersey Shore: All Grown Up recovers from their throbbing hangovers and we see cool mom Melissa traipsing through her particle board mausoleum in see-through sweatpants with a visible thong in front of her kids’ friends (you girls keep me young!), Marge Sr. driving a blue Mini Cooper with eyelashes on the headlights (which I assume are like the spinning rims of the Jersey Grandma community), and a flashback of Margaret’s Joe puking next to a tree (relatable, my dude).

Marge Sr.: Fully Loaded.

You girls keep me young!

Over at Jennifer’s palatial child farm we learn that her parents fight so much these days that she moved her father (Carl from Up!) to her multi-generational compound which has only angered her mother more.

Jennifer’s sweet dad.

We then find out Dolores’s dry boyfriend David with whom she shares the burning passion of a melting ice sculpture now lives with her bulging slab of a son Frankie Jr. in the house he and Delores built together but Dolores curiously still lives with her also bulging but slightly slimey ex Frank Sr. in her original house, a near Braunwyn-level web of over-explained but still vague relationship fuckery of which none of them seem on the same page. Dolores hid her surgery from David until the day before, David still works constantly so she hangs out with her ex all the time, and I can’t help but think that we aren’t getting the full story on whatever the fuck is happening under these two roofs. Are they brother-husbands? Is Frank Sr. piping both of them? Can Frankie Jr. DM me his nudes please? The only one being straight-forward in these duel households of confusion is Dolores’s dog who is simply named Dog and I honestly appreciate his refreshing transparency.

Dog Catania, king of transparency.

Finally, Jackie calls Teresa to organize an infamous Jersey sit-down because she somehow got wind of the out-of-thin-air accusations that Teresa all but presented with a bull horn and a PowerPoint at Evan’s parking lot social. They decide to meet at Margaret’s partially constructed house/ wallpaper showroom because it’s neutral territory to hash things out in a relaxing landscape of ladders and contrasting patterns and the tension is so thick you could cut it with one of Margaret’s newly renovated nipples.

Jackie pleads with Tre to clear her husband’s good name and Tre enters a baffling Kelly-Anne Conway bullshit loop which includes such hits as “woman to woman, if I heard this you wouldn’t want me to tell you?” (a reasonable point which is actually working against Teresa because it’s the opposite of what she did), then explaining to Margaret the immediately contradictory “I didn’t tell her and it’s not like I told Evan, I told my friends” (which is an explanation of what she obviously did wrong but said in the tone of a defense), the wacky last ditch nonsense deflection “Alright let me tell you the reason why I did it. This year, now, you know I’m single now. I’ve been approached by a lot of married men that think that it’s OK to have affairs,” and finally just saying fuck it and rewriting history “I did not spread a rumor, I heard a rumor.”

The truth is that Teresa was retaliating for a cheating rumor Jackie entertained about her last year but neither can be held to such unreasonable expectations like addressing reality or admitting fault which is actually ideal because if I cared to see emotionally mature community leaders converse thoughtfully I’d watch Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday not this unhinged turnpike circus.

Jackie’s rival won’t budge so she chooses the nuclear option, looks the reigning matriarch of Paterson in her vacant eyes, and declares confidently “I heard Gia snorts coke in the bathroom at parties” which stopped time on Earth as far as I’m concerned. Is this wild accusation true? Probably not. Was this retaliatory tit equal to the offending tat? Debatable. Do I blame Teresa for immediately whipping into a tailspin and storming out screaming the C-word (no Kathy Wakile, not “canoli kit”) at Jackie no less than 80 times? Girl, no I do not. Jackie has since clarified (backtracked?) that this was an analogy not a rumor she heard which... OK, and whether or not either of the atomic bombs dropped in this breakneck premiere were true, I’m excited to watch our Paterson superstars battle it out for another batshit season!

Esteemed poet laureat of Paterson, NJ.

Join me and my own rock hard nipples next week to recrap a girls trip to Lake George, more developments in the case of Jackie vs Teresa: Jersey Crime Story, and hopefully another cameo by breakout superstar Dog Catania! Please share this recrap with the prostitution whores in your life if you enjoy and follow me on Tumblr (engaged19times), Insta (@engagednineteentimes), and Twitter (@_engaged19times)! I’m recrapping weekly but I don’t get screeners (yet) and it takes me a few days to catch up so please be patient!

XO engaged19times

[speedmetalqueen]

Oh Hey! You actually clicked on this?

You can call me Eli

93’ baby - Taurus

Mexican 🇲🇽

Likes:

Collecting 80s/90s memorabilia

Gardening

The many different sub genres of Metal and Punk - 80s pop/new wave/post

Read More For My SelfShip 💒💕

how long have you and your selfship been together? - we’ve been dating for five years now but I’m engaged 💕

how did you guys get together? - we are childhood friends (we knew each other since we were in diapers) , our parents are friends. I was born in Mexico but immediately moved to Japan as soon as I was discharged, my mom is Mexican and my dad is Japanese. We moved back to Mexico from Japan when I was in 2nd grade, leaving behind katsuki. In pre-K he fought a kid cuz he got jealous, he made a whole scene saying he was going to marry me. Skip to my family moving back to Japan because I got into UA. As soon as he saw todoroki talking to me he wrapped his hands on my waist and pulled me close to him. Aggressively being protective and yelling “Back off my wife icyhot bastard.” I couldn’t believe he remembered me, cuz I didn’t remember him lol

if you could pick a date for your anniversary, what would it be and why? - New Years Day! It’s the day he asked me officially to be his, and it’s going to be our wedding date as well.

who said i love you first? - katsuki. he told me when we were in pre-k.

ideal/go to date with your selfship - our first official date was at a punk show. Cuz I know for a fact katsuki is a punx. he even has the Nazi stomping boots for his hero costume lol. He knew my favorite band was in town and he asked me out, ya know in his bakugou way. “Hey dumbass I have tickets to a show..”

favourite thing your selfship would do for you - it’s pretty selfish but when I have a bad nightmare I have him take work off to spend the day with me- as he shows me how much he loves me ;). Just anything really. He would shower me with random gifts. New plants, new band merch, memorabilia etc. But my favorite thing is the way he loves me.

what does your morning routine together look like? - weekends are easy; cuddling in bed, making breakfast together, do some chores, every Saturday we go out to eat. I get the no meat pho with a boba and spring rolls and he gets the spicy ramen and boba. We always order the same thing. Weekdays ; sometimes our schedule will conflict. Sometimes I’ll have to work the night shift so I’ll clean the house in the day and have dinner ready for when he gets home after I’ve left. The days I have off I stay home doing house stuff and shopping, catching up with friends. I would make dinner, as I’m always dolled up for him💕 and have some fun after dinner ;) . Then the days we have the same work schedule we’re too exhausted to cook so we have takeout. We’ll shower together; I’d wash his hair and his body. Then just relax with each other.

would you guys get married/have kids? - Fuck yeah! He’s my fiancé. As he says in his words “I wanna see you plump with my brats inside of you. Wanna watch you waddle.”

song lyric/quote that summarises your relationship -

Girl, it’s been a long time that we’ve been apart

Much too long for a man who needs love

I miss you since I’ve been away

Babe, it wasn’t easy to leave you alone

It’s getting harder each time that I go

If I had the choice, I would stay

There’s no one like you

I can’t wait for the nights with you

I imagine the things we’ll do

I just want to be loved by you

your favourite headcanon you have of you and your selfship - we challenge each other to eat spicy foods. He knows us Mexicans love our spicy comida, usually I win, but if he’s had a bad week/day I’d let him win. But then he brags about it all week… lol…he’s also learning Spanish- obviously the bad words he knows them by heart. Sometimes he’ll talk to me in Spanish- full on conversation.

“Te amo, dumbass.”

[sunflowerhoney]

Can you answer all 100 of the questions? I know it’s a lot but I figured it would be a fun relaxing distraction 🥺🥺💕💕

-🍓

Of course!! thank you so much for asking darling, youre the best 🥺 <3

1. What is you middle name?

Kathleen

2. How old are you?

26

3. When is your birthday?

March 19th

4. What is your zodiac sign?

Pisces

5. What is your favorite color?

Light blue

6. What’s your lucky number?

319

7. Do you have any pets?

2 cats!

8. Where are you from?

USA

9. How tall are you?

5’6”

10. What shoe size are you?

9 or 9.5

11. How many pairs of shoes do you own?

Maybe 7 or 8 I think?

12. What was your last dream about?

Good question 😅 i have weird dreams but I tend to forget them quickly

13. What talents do you have?

Ah I’m not sure that I have many haha, I used to be able to play viola but I haven’t in ages and I write a little bit but not well

14. Are you psychic in any way?

Not that I know of :o

15. Favorite song?

Sunflower by Rex Orange County

16. Favorite movie?

Carol

17. Who would be your ideal partner?

Gwendolyn Briggs 😂

18. Do you want children?

I honestly don’t know tbh

19. Do you want a church wedding?

No definitely not lol

20. Are you religious?

Nope

21. Have you ever been to the hospital?

Not like as a patient but I’ve been to hospitals to visit family members

22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law?

I got a ticket once if that counts lol

23. Have you ever met any celebrities?

I met Lea DeLaria (from OITNB) at an event at my college once!

24. Baths or showers?

Showers

25. What color socks are you wearing?

Pink

26. Have you ever been famous?

Nope

27. Would you like to be a big celebrity?

No, I’m way too shy 😅 I think it would be very stressful

28. What type of music do you like?

Lots of different types tbh: indie, alternative, pop, ska, pop punk, I tend to just listen to any random song I like regardless of the type

29. Have you ever been skinny dipping?

Yes once 🙈 with a friend when I was in college

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?

3

31. What position do you usually sleep in?

Usually curled up on my side

32. How big is your house?

I live in a one bedroom apartment so not very big haha

33. What do you typically have for breakfast?

I don’t typically eat breakfast, eating early in the day makes me feel gross :(

34. Have you ever fired a gun?

No

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35. Have you ever tried archery?

Yes!! At summer camp when I was a kid, it was actually so fun! :o

36. Favorite clean word?

Purring (because cats!)

37. Favorite swear word?

Fuck! Lol

38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep?

A little less than 24 hours

39. Do you have any scars?

Yes

40. Have you ever had a secret admirer?

You before you came off anon? 👀 hehe

41. Are you a good liar?

Depends on the situation, I tend to get too nervous haha

42. Are you a good judge of character?

More so than I used to be I think

43. Can you do any other accents other than your own?

Not really, at least not well at least lol

44. Do you have a strong accent?

I don’t think so! I say some words with an accent though

45. What is your favorite accent?

I’m not sure if I have a favorite :o

46. What is your personality type?

INFJ

47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing?

I honestly have no idea tbh

48. Can you curl your tongue?

Only a little tiny bit haha

49. Are you an innie or an outie?

Innie

50. Left or right handed?

Right handed (except for when I play softball, I bat left handed)

51. Are you scared of spiders?

Not if they’re small, big spiders freak me out though

52. Favorite food?

Onion Rings

53. Favorite foreign food?

Sushi

54. Are you a clean or messy person?

Somewhere in the middle

55. Most used phrased?

I’m not sure :o (maybe thats my most used phrase lol)

56. Most used word?

Probably “hi” or something like that 😅

57. How long does it take for you to get ready?

Depends where I’m going, usually like 30-40 minutes

58. Do you have much of an ego?

No I don’t think so, I’m wildly insecure

59. Do you suck or bite lollipops?

Uhm both I think? Like I bite them but not until they’re really small haha

60. Do you talk to yourself?

Yes lol

61. Do you sing to yourself?

Yes, especially in the car

62. Are you a good singer?

Not really 😅

63. Biggest Fear?

This is probably weird but I have emetophobia so throwing up lol

64. Are you a gossip?

Honestly a bit lmao but not in a malicious way I’m just really nosy

65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen?

Carol? If that counts haha

66. Do you like long or short hair?

On myself, long hair (I hate the way my hair looks short lol)

67. Can you name all 50 states of America?

Yes lol only because I learned a song about it as a kid and never forgot it 😂

68. Favorite school subject?

English

69. Extrovert or Introvert?

Introvert

70. Have you ever been scuba diving?

I have not

71. What makes you nervous?

Driving on really big highways/in bad traffic, interviews, feeling like I’m trapped, being in the middle of a row of seats (like in a movie theater)

72. Are you scared of the dark?

Only if I’m somewhere unfamiliar

73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes?

Not usually unless its going to benefit them to be corrected, I wouldn’t just correct someone to embarrass them or anything like that

74. Are you ticklish?

Yeah a bit

75. Have you ever started a rumor?

Not that I can think of

76. Have you ever been in a position of authority?

Kind of at work?

77. Have you ever drank underage?

Yes

78. Have you ever done drugs?

If weed counts as a drug then yes, if not then no lol

79. Who was your first real crush?

Some random person I went to school with lol

80. How many piercings do you have?

Just one on each ear

81. Can you roll your Rs?“

A little bit

82. How fast can you type?

Actually pretty fast!

83. How fast can you run?

A lot slower than I can type 😂

84. What color is your hair?

Brown

85. What color is your eyes?

Brown

86. What are you allergic to?

Nothing really I don’t think, I was allergic to pollen when I was a kid but I haven’t had any allergy symptoms in years so I guess I’m not anymore?? Lol

87. Do you keep a journal?

I don’t but I keep meaning to start

88. What do your parents do?

My mom works for a non profit, my stepdad works in a grocery store

89. Do you like your age?

Mostly, I’m happy to have the independence that I didn’t have when I was younger but sometimes I’m like ah adult life scary

90. What makes you angry?

Rude people, close minded people, getting taken advantage of, people who are mean to people I care about

91. Do you like your own name?

Not really, I wish I had a less common name

92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they?

Nope, I can’t even decide if I want kids or not lol

93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child?

I don’t really have a preference

94. What are you strengths?

I’m a good listener, I try to be understanding, I’m usually pretty organized

95. What are your weaknesses?

Procrastinating, second guessing myself, being majorly insecure

96. How did you get your name?

It was the only girl name my Mom and Dad could agree on 😂

97. Were your ancestors royalty?

Not that I’m aware of haha

98. Do you have any scars?

Yes

99. Color of your bedspread?

Dark red

100. Color of your room?

White

[lesbian-vmin]

Reading your post about gender identity...

Just wanted to share my experience on this. Reading all of this makes me realize that I identify with you a lot with this in regards of your gender identity... It's funny bc all my family thinks I'm lesbian. I'm not, but sometimes I wish I were honestly... It's frustrating to be seen as only one thing or another... "you either are very feminine or you're gay". I like to be a girl, when I was a kid there where times that I wished to be a boy... But not like forever, just my thought that being a boy would be easier, that people would judge me a little less.. Idk.. People always made me think that if I didn't behaved girly enough then I was gay... "You must be gay then, you act and likes things that are for boys" that type of things.. And I was confused because I didn't like girls. I didn't talked with anyone about it, but I was like.. I little lost in regards of "where do I fit then?" You know? Because, they were giving opinion on my sexuality based on my looks and tastes... But I was like.. Why can't I like girls then? To me was the question.. Why I don't like girls? Until I started to think, Why should I like anyone only based on what things a like to do or what clothes or hobbies I like? I know this is different from you. But I was soooo confused when I was younger because of this.

I thought, why if I don't like barbies it means I'm like a boy? Honestly... I loved my brother's toys... His toys were funnier than a barbie, I was like.. What I need a doll for? What do I do with that? Like.... ??? It's boring as fuck... So I started to ask just for other things that were more interesting to me than barbies and that kind of stuff... Now I don't care much about what people say, as I said, my family really think I'm lesbian... I mean.. good for them (not my mom, I'm talking about causins and uncles/aunts) lol. But idk.. I like to be feminine, but I also like "boy" clothes... I always did. My personality is... Suga is my bias... And I think we are the same person honestly 😂Not 100% but.. Like 80%. Just to give you an idea. Some people think I'm cold, and some people say I'm very sweet and kind... So I should say it's something that change from "please don't talk to me, I don't like you or your vibe🙄😒" to "I love you, you are so sweet, I'm so glad that I met you 🥺 hug hug". So it depends on the people I meet, which parte of my they bring out..

I don't want to be a boy, I'm glad being a girl, I feel identified as cis-female, but I won't be mad if someone called me tomboy... Actually I think I am... And I don't care. Because I like the part of me that is "less feminine" and more like "boy behavior". What it offends me is the labels. That I have to be a boy or a girl to do or like X stuff.. Like why? I like what like... You like cars/sports? That's for boys.. Like Why can't a girl like that too without being labeled as "this" or "that" and same for boys.

My case is very different than yours obviously, because you were more like, I don't want to behave as a girl because I like girls, and I was like.. I like boys but I have to Iike girls because I behave as a boy sometimes. But in some things I understand you a lot. I wish people stopped assuming other people's sexuality only based on those people's identity and viceversa because is something very complicated. Maybe I am the complicated idk.. Anyways, thank you for sharing your story and your thoughts on JM. I agree with you btw.

So, I just wanna say thank you for sharing your story with me. Even though it’s different, it’s still kind of similar. I’m glad that someone could relate to my story, even if it’s not exactly the same. It just goes to show how dynamic people really are.

Also, your story just proves that people shouldn’t be so quick to judge someone’s identity or sexuality based on what they see. People think because a girl is more masculine, she must like girls or identify as a boy. Or because a boy is more feminine, he must like boys or identify as a girl. But neither may be the case.

You can be a straight cis-female and be more “masculine” than a lesbian or non-cis female. And the same thing remains true no matter where you fall on the spectrum of gender and sexuality.

It’s funny to me that my family never assumed that I was a lesbian, and they always just referred to me as a “tom boy.” I remember my aunt used to tell me that I’d never get a boy to like me if I didn’t act more lady-like, and I’d tell her that I didn’t care if boys liked me or not. She’d always say “You will when you get older.” And now here I am lol. But maybe it was that kind of attitude that made me want to be a boy more when I was a kid. Because I loved being friends with boys, but I knew I didn’t want to date them. It didn’t seem fair that boys could be boys and date girls, and I couldn’t lmao.

That being said, no one was surprised when I came out as gay. The responses weren’t all positive, but no one was surprised. And more people in my family actually came around to the idea a little more when I started to present myself as feminine more often, oddly enough.

It’s funny because I think people shouldn’t assume, like people would assume that you’re a lesbian. But I also think it’s okay for people to be open to the idea. There’s a middle ground where it’s just the right amount of support for you to come out without assuming you’re lying if you say you feel one way or the other. Some people in my family were on this level with me, but it’s rare to find people who fall right on that ideal middle ground. The people who let you know they’re aware of the possibilities in regards to gender and sexuality and talk to you openly about it so you’re aware of it, too. Those who aren’t surprised if you come out as gay or straight or any form of non-cis gender identity. Because while they may have been open to the possibilities, they weren’t assuming anything. So nothing is a surprise to them.

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@jennystahl​​ i had this filled out in my drafts for like 2 months now, sorry 😔 but here it is

4. What was the most common argument between them and whoever raised them?

There weren't really a lot of arguments until she got older. Despite her and her parents difficult relationship she usually obeyed and wasn't really allowed to say anything back, respect your elders and all that. Not that she ever really saw anything wrong with what her parents did, she never really questioned it and lamented the lack of freedom she had, but them forcing her to grow up too soon and get into the family business at an early age was perfectly normal for her -_-

8. What was their childhood/teenage bedroom like?

Her room in her old house in Frisco Fields was very, very pink surprisingly. She’s not very girly as an adult but she grew up in the fifties, thus her room had a pink wallpaper & bedsheets and all sorts of dolls her mom got her. I imagine it somewhat like this, as she got older she got rid of the childrens toys and replaced the stuff on the wall with posters of musicians. The beatles and beach boys as a teen :)

PRESENT

6. What is their current relationship with their family?

(this and number 7 were answered so im just copypasting it)

Complicated... the love is there and all that, it's more of a business relationship though rather than a parent-child thing, especially with her dad. It's nothing that she ever questions (until aforementioned therapy sessions with her friends), she grew up in an environment where affection isn't really something she sees often and almost all her friends have messed up relationships with their parents too so while there is some resentment she never really questions that the way they raised her might not be ideal :c

The relationship with her siblings is complicated as well, especially because they're both a LOT younger than her. She was an only-child until the age of 13 and moved out of her childhood home when they were eight and six years old so there's this weird disconnect but there's a relationship nonetheless, which is weird. Eldest daughter AND only child disease 😓Not to mention that her parents are looking to make her little brother head of the family because he's a boy or whatever.. drama!

7. Do they have a partner? How did they meet, and what’s their relationship like now?

Yes.. she and Ellis met on some random job in the Hollow in 1963 that her dad was taking her along with (he and Sammy did random deals together and were also good friends 😌) and Jenny was like wow how boring. What if I just talk to this this guy's sons instead.... she thought he was some annoying teenage guy and only really talked to him whenever necessary (when her dad's business trips to Sammy's got REALLY boring). She forced herself to hang out with him more after Lincoln went to Vietnam and realized he's not so bad so they became friends :)

In actual game canon nothing really happens because he dies, Jenny just becomes sad that her friends were killed (him, Danny, Sammy and maybe Michael too because of Juliet connection.. she doesn't give a fuck abt Giorgi anymore that little rat can die) and wonders if she liked that goofy little guy with the ugly shirts, but in any case it's too late now.

We're doing au's here though (also this is as of '68) so in the good timeline they get together in 1968.. sort of. It's not a friends with benefits thing, more that sort of relationship that you know will end sooner or later for various reasons, so you're kind of living in the moment and have fun while it lasts. It IS genuine and not just about hooking up from time to time of course, it's just not the kind of thing that was built to last because it's based off of a dumb 20 year olds friendship and one of them (Jenny) doesn't really plan on sticking around in New Bordeaux. But well, who knows what will happen 😏

FUTURE

5. Did they get married or have a family? Why? If otherwise, why not?

YES! Jenny + Ellis cringe wedding in the good timeline, when she returns from LA after her failed music career (it wasn't a complete failure, she just gives it up after landing one hit that plays on the radio over and over again). She has a daughter in 1972, miss Tracy :)

6. How do they react to the changing times? Are they adaptable or do they reject modernity?

She adapts somewhat to the changing times, starts wearing a 70s hairdo with feathered bangs and all that but she's still a 60's girl through and through 😌 the seventies are cool because a lot of things from the late sixties carry over (even if she misses the carefree vibe that decade had compared to the more depressing 70s), the eighties she kind of hates aesthetically. Not that she should complain, she's a milf around that time 🙄 Overall she’s adaptable but she keeps complainign about the 80s and later decades and talks about how much better the sixties were.

7. Are their friends still a part of their life? Are there people they are no longer in touch with, or newly important people?

YES... YES! 😤 she definitely still regularly meets with her old friend group, particularly juliet and gavin.. what we said about him and danny babysitting vinnie and tracy :-) Her family she would stay in touch with too but less so than her friends - she certainly keeps an eye on her younger siblings and tries to keep them out of the “family business”, probably unsuccessfully so 🙄 but she would try to be present for them, even if the large age gap kind of resulted in them becoming closer with each other rather than with Jenny :/