#boogaloo and graham

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[undeadvinyls]

TELL ME A LIL ABT THE FAVE OF UR BUNCH....

MY FAVE IS.... DEFO MYYYY BUNCH OF TEENS1!!

i love them all muah <3

they r a buncha 16 year old teens who get in trouble A BIT too much and r known in zomburbia as "the juveniles/idiotic kids". fav thing to do is defo get in trouble and do weird things

anyways!! a tad on em!!

betty, or beatrice is a total 90s grunge kid and an amateur radio host and drummer. plays in a band with her besties & girlfriend. also shes boogaloo's daughter, biracial (black/white) and bisexual

jules or julianne is ur local skateboarding kid with a love for distorted music (shoegaze/ambient/dream pop) and a huge lesbian. also a filipino and in secret a big nerd/geek when it comes to sci fi and fantasy. also shes dating betty

cass or cassandra, bit of a jock here, loves sports, but loves films even more!! pop punk who often likes to record whatever she wants and do experimental films with no meaning. also pansexual, has 2 moms and has a cool scooter. shes latina (chilean-venezuelan)

harper, the emo. who loves drawing ofc and spams XD everywhere. a young magic adept too and is pretty good at it!! also a vampire and BITES. aroace and has a pet snake who's her witch familiar :]

and now for the boys !!

graham, hardcore punk, hates any type of authority and in secret writes fanfics abt history. his most famous one is his 10,000 word fanfic abt the trojan war he did for school. is happily dating cass, ace, has a ton of daddy and mommy issues. also an aussie

paul, betty's twin brother, preppy prep. fav thing is defo chemistry and biology and wants to become a scientist in future. is bad at naming things. also loves fashion and is a total polar opposite of his sister

zach, or zacharias, quick-draw con man who got his 4 arms as his mama got cursed. by some thing. either way he enjoys being a cryptid a lot. he also rlly loves chemistry but more for the fact he will know what goes boom boom. also he has a weird love for board games and WILL use logic skills to win in any game. gay and norwegian and has 5 siblings : ]

thats all!!! I LOVE talking and drawing them i just didnt have the motivation to do so lately, burnout sucks ass :sob:

[kursed-curtain]

Design time two electric boogaloo

I'll have less design notes here because I've explained a majority in this post

Top half and bottom half change separately (top half with normal/spook form shifts based on emotional state, bottom half tail/legs is Graham shifting willingly)

Fins come out of hips in both forms

Legs have the same scales and patterns as the tail. Fins come out of the middle of the calves. Toes are webbed. Pants and boots go over these (the feeling is a bit uncomfortable and Graham has to be careful not to damage the fins.)

[hollywoodgothique]

Trailer: Sunrise in theatres and on demand

Lionsgate Entertainment gives a day-and-date theatrical release to this R-rated vampire flick on January 19, presenting it on demand in an exclusive engagement in the Lumiere Cinema at the Music Hall in Beverly Hills. Andrew Baird directed from a script by Ronan Blaney (who was Oscar-nominated for the 2014 short Boogaloo and Graham). Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyfer star in a story about an ex-cop…

[subvertingyourexpectations]

Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Live Action

   Every year I always try to get out and see the Oscar-nominated short films. At the very least, the live action and animation ones. I think they’re always an underrated gem, particularly around Oscars season; everybody’s always in a mad scramble to see the best pictures, the best performances, and the shorts often get overlooked. The truth is that the shorts can house some of the most creative and inventive storytelling of the year. Think about it, you have to get in, set up your characters and your world, tell your story, and then wrap it up in a satisfying way, all within the span of five to thirty minutes. In full-length film, time is a luxury, a seemingly bottomless and expansive wallet when compared to short films, where craft is truly more central, and every second counts.

  So before I go into a brief review of each of this year’s nominated live action shorts, I wanna give some thoughts I have on shorts in general. Now, this is a grand generalization, but here is usually my opinion on them: I love them, or I hate them. When a film has to be so small and self-contained, everything can either mesh together beautifully or crumble to pieces, and usually, it has to do with how they’re constructed.

  So what makes a short film? More specifically, an Oscar-nominated live action short film? Well, I think most of these films have two central components: The Message and The Device. (To be clear, not all short films have a Message and a Device, sometimes they just have a fun idea and a simple plot. Good examples of this are this year’s The Eleven O’Clock, and last year’s Timecode and Sing.) Short films are oftentimes an easy way to distill an idea or an opinion, and share it with the world. That’s the Message. The Message is what you’re trying to get across, what you’re trying to make people think about. The Device is just the way in which that Message is conveyed; basically, it’s the plot. And that’s where I find most of these short films fall apart: the focus is so heavily on what they’re trying to say, that they don’t say it in a compelling way. There’s little substance, and little nuance or depth to the plot.

  But like I said, for as often as they fail, they too succeed. There are clear examples of stories that can be told satisfyingly and succinctly all in the timespan of twenty minutes, while also getting your Message across. I think for them to work, you need to strike a balance. 70% Device, and 30% Message, or somewhere around there. Of course, it always helps that you have a good script, unique direction, solid actors, and a sizeable budget (oftentimes the biggest restraint on short films). Why some films work and others do not becomes subjective the more you look at it. I liked this one because I liked the main character, or I disliked this one because I couldn’t stand the dialogue, and so on. Since we’re now talking less about structure and more about subjectivity, this seems like the perfect time to transition into my brief thoughts on each short film this year.  

  1. DeKalb Elementary

Boy… this is kinda the quintessential example of the Message completely dominating the Device. This film, about a school shooter and the receptionist that has to do everything she can to deescalate the situation, is filled with strong messaging, most directly “we should get better about treating mental health”. The rest of the film essentially feels like a blank slate; the characters feel nonexistent, the setting is deliberately plain, and the plot supplies sprinkles of tension but not much else. It’s not that I disagree with what this film is trying to say, I just think it needs to be a good film first.

   2. The Silent Child

I feel pretty much the same about this one. It follows the story of Libby, a deaf girl who begins learning sign language from her helper, Joanne. Problems arise when Libby’s parents don’t see the benefit in her learning sign language, they’d rather she just read lips and generally attempt to be “normal”. My problem with this film is that (slight spoilers) it essentially abandons its entire plot for the last five minutes and becomes so much about what they’re trying to say. And again, while I don’t disagree with what they’re trying to say (“we should be supporting deaf children in our school system”), I find the film as a whole to be totally bland.

  3. My Nephew Emmett

This one is easily my favorite short film this year. It tells the story of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old kid who was abducted (and later found dead) in Mississippi in 1955. The film is shocking and brutally honest, and I found myself amazed that this all happened less than 75 years ago. For as much as it feels like we still have to go on issues of civil rights, it seems important to remember that we have come a long way. On top of all that, it’s also the most well-acted and well-directed. I honestly didn’t think short films could present much in the way of directing, but the way the pre-dawn light filters in through the windows as Emmett gets abducted is truly spectacular, and the confrontations between Emmett’s uncle and the captors is some of the best acting I’ve seen all year. I loved this one.

  4. The Eleven O’Clock

The Eleven O’Clock is like some sort of long-lost Julian Smith sketch. It’s a hilarious and simple concept, that gets in, says what it has to, and gets out. The premise is this: a psychiatrist takes on a new patient that believes he’s a psychiatrist, meaning that they both attempt to treat each other over the course of their appointment. It’s original, it’s funny, and it’s quick. I don’t have much else to say about it, other than it seems like they always nominate a token comedy short film that never really stands a chance at winning (previous years include the endearing Boogaloo and Graham, the hilarious Ave Maria, and of course last year’s magnificent Timecode).

  5. Watu Wote (All of Us)

I wish I had more to say about this one other than that I found it incredibly powerful. It tells the true story of a bus in Kenya transporting both Muslims and Christians. When the bus gets hijacked by members of Al-Shabaab, they demand that the Muslims and Christians separate (so that they can be killed). The Muslims refuse, and in doing so they put their own lives in danger to protect the Christians. Sure, it’s simple and it’s a broad metaphor for world peace, but I found it incredibly touching and moving. The Message merely exists throughout the story, it never feels disingenuine, or like it’s being shoved down your throat. If I had to guess, I feel like this one will win at the Oscars.

[aikoiya]

MLB Prompt - Emilie Revived

I just want a fanfic where, yeah sure, Gabriel wins & he gets his wish granted. However, like the monkey’s paw, everything goes to shit.

Like, he suddenly wakes up & Emilie’s alive. At first, he’s ecstatic. His beloved is back, but she’s packing her things. He wonders if they’re going on a trip, but no, she’s moving out & taking Adrien with her! She files for divorce real quick.

Turns out, she knows everything Gabriel did to get her back, everything he did to Paris & especially Adrien (including the forgotten timelines), & she hates him for it. Like, the white-hot fury of a thousand suns, hate. Will happily spend the rest of her life actively making him miserable, hate.

She manages to take both the Peacock Miraculous & the Miraculous Book with her. (If Adrien is Sentiadrien, either she takes the Amok with her or she’s unable to find it & it becomes a plot point where Emilie is trying to retrieve it, while Gabriel uses it to get Adrien to help him try to convince Emilie to come back to him.)

A new story takes place. One where Gabriel terrorizes Paris again in this new timeline, but this time it’s to prove his love to Emilie & get her back or whatever. Emilie becomes Adrien’s first mentor & later helps Ladybug & Chat Noir fight Hawkmoth.

Also, this time around, people are less stupid. Just, in general.

[magicstar16]

Splatoon 3 splatfest ideas!!!

Chocolate vs. Vanilla vs. Strawberry (Maybe in the announcement there’s a joke about “What about people who like Neapolitan?”)

Ketchup vs Mayonaise vs Mustard

Fighter vs Mage vs Theif

Sprigatito vs Fuecoco vs Quaxly (As a tie in promotional for Pokémon scarlet and violet, they did it for pikachu and eevee in splatoon 2, and with scarlet and violet coming out in November they are undoubtedly going to have this splatfest).

Fork vs spoon vs knife (Although everyone would join team knife, I just know it).

Mario vs Luigi vs Wario (I think it’d be funny if that one of the idols brought up waluigi, and the other two were just like “dude there’s no character named waluigi, what are you talking about” or they just straight up said “we don’t talk about waluigi” and spawn a bunch of we don’t talk about Bruno memes but with waluigi).

Sun vs moon vs stars (I like cosmic motifs, OKAY?)

Facebook vs Twitter vs tumblr ( I know this would never happen but it’s funny to think about).

Coffee vs Tea vs Hot coco

Sci fi vs fantasy vs adventure

Sub vs dub vs western cartoons (Again, this would never happen but it’s funny to think about).

Scary movies vs Haunted house vs Trick or treating (for full context, the splatfest would be a Halloween special and the topic is what’s the best way to spend Halloween, Big man would totally be the one to continue trick or treating as an adult, either him or Frye. Also for Halloween costumes, shiver could dress up as a Yuki-onna, Frye could dress up as a kyubi folklore, and Big man could dress up as a bat, with his fins painted to look like bat wings, but it would be funny if he just had a sheet ghost costume).

Past vs present vs future (Maybe this could be the final splatfest that dictates what splatoon 4 will be like? HMMMM)

Ice vs electricity vs fire

Land vs sea vs sky

Savory vs sweet vs salty

Breakfast vs lunch vs dinner

SpongeBob vs Patrick vs squidward (I’m actually hoping this won’t happen but it’s funny to think about).

Graham cracker vs chocolate bar vs marshmallow (the argument is what’s the best part of a s’more, maybe a call back to the Neapolitan splatfest with Big man pointing out that shiver liked chocolate, and it’d make more since for her to be on team chocolate bar. With shiver and Frye both proclaiming “That’s different!”).

Octopus vs Squid vs Manta ray [Aka race war 2: Ink-lectric boogaloo] (We could get shiver and Frye pointing out that manta rays can’t even participate in splatfests, with big man pointing out “They could if they had ink sacs, and they would kick butt!”

Squid sisters vs Off the hook vs Deep cut (Maybe with a little heartwarming moment with Big man saying that deep cut is the best because it has Frye and shiver in it, and jokingly saying that the splatfest is cancelled)

Rock vs pop vs EDM (One of the idols could point out that Deep cut’s music contains none of those genres, with another saying “Yeah, the point is to be unbiased with our opinions” and another points out that the entirety of the splatfest runs on opinions).

[doctorwhommm]

can they do something interesting with the john bishop character and make him like,, idk,, an undercover alien with a corupt background in intergalactic fraud or something rather than graham 2, electric boogaloo

[permian-tropos]

so the hbomberguy patho video is great and got me into the game but it definitely (and, I think, quite unintentionally) caused a lot of the cursed as fuck attitudes about dankovsky bc hbomb’s video about anti-vaxxers came out and one comment that got like a thousand likes said the legitimately real world evil doctor who abused autistic children with unnecessary medical procedures for his fraud study “looks exactly like the Bachelor” (and he doesn’t at all) 

so in other words it’s daniil looks like ben shapiro 2: electric boogaloo and I am literally once again asking people to stop bizarrely equating the bachelor to real world horrible people that hbomberguy has discredited in videos just because hbomb clowns on the fictional character a lot. like what’s next “he looks like graham lineham”? its so uncomfortable jeezus

[the-resurrection-3d]

3d cringe hall of fame contenders

it's come to my attention that some of you aren't aware of my shenanigans, so I’ve made a list of highlights (the ones that are still publicly available, at least)

the one where the dicks get chomped

the one where the dicks get chomped 2: electric boogaloo

the one where alberto has a barbed girl(boy)dick

the one where Luca irresponsibly throws his vagina around like pinkie pie in estrus 

the one where ricky from trailer park boys drinks someone’s miscarriage

the one where will graham fucks a bagel

the one where I eat a lightbulb while the eddsworld gang has an orgy

the one where I got called a hypocrite for not wanting to write about wedgies even though I made patryck eddsworld pull a unicycle out of my hoohah

the one where a brony accused me of murdering several children because I ship two horse sapphics

and for fun, a spreadsheet of the kinks I’ve written and whether or not I actually like them 

There’s more, but like I said, not all of it is publicly available for various reasons, and I think this is more than enough, lol. 

[undeadvinyls]

hiii 👀 can you a give a brief bio for each of your teenage pvz OCS? i don't know much Abt them 💥

OH YEAH!!!! let me just say it's NOT going to make sense, any of it, it's kinda like tf2 (As in, you can add as much bullshit as you want and it will still make sense lmfao)

betty - or by her full name, beatrice, is the child of electric boogaloo and my oc dazzling starr. with a talent for playing the drums and fashion. a total grunge/riot grrrl. bisexual disaster. dating jules. she gets her father's electricity powers and a bit of her mom's music powers. daddy's girl. rlly likes to sew as well!! most of her clothes are DIY she made out of junk or upgraded

paul - betty's twin brother, full name, paul lee. hes very talented in chemistry and biology. he also likes to play acoustic guitar and sometimes even banjo. just like his sister, he rlly likes fashion too and is NOT going to walk in some trash, even if he's a zombie. he's a mama's boy on the other hand and he gets more of dazz' powers.

jules - by her full name, julianne, science girl from the neighborhood with the highest GPA/best grades in the whole school/z academy. a snarky filipino with love for alternative rock. she's the vocalist in betty's band, hex graves. also loves skateboarding a lot, and watching old anime (her fav is sailor moon and revolutionary girl utena) she's also M.D. Livings' niece and he loves her dearly even if he's mf medic tf2 zombified. huge lesbian.

cass - full name, cassandra, chilean jock who loves a good game of sports, but loves filmography way more. she likes to make experimental films by herself with the help of her besties. she also has 2 moms she got adopted by :] she plays the guitar in the band. her music taste is like early 2000s punk rock/pop punk. pansexual and dating graham.

harper - actually named hajnal, as she's part hungarian, but prefers her nickname. the zompire coming from a family of aristocracy but hates it. doesn't like to be put in 16th century dresses and prefers to dress like an emo kid straight from the 2000s; the same for her music taste. my chemical romance is her unlife. she can and WILL fashion police everyone. also a huge fan of sculpting and art (she has mary sue ocs). aroace :] shes also the bassist of the band

graham - a total punkass, but his scary appearance is just a facade; he's a big sweetheart deep down and he has a big love for literature (but he writes self insert fanfics abt historical periods like his most popular 10,000 word trojan war fic). he LOVES punk rock and especially the stuff that goes extremely hard. oh, and daddy and mommy issues. A LOT. anyways he's pan + ace and dating cass.

zach - full name, zacharias, he comes from a big family of pirates. he rlly likes chemistry too but for different reasons; he simply wants to know what to put in bombs. the reason he has 4 arms and glowy eyes is cuz his mom got "cursed" that her next child would look like that, but now he's living his best unlife not caring a bit. he also rlly likes board games and literally you cant beat him in them. he has 5 siblings, roger, nick, taylor and hazel who are older and a younger brother. hes gay and dating paul :]

thats all!! tysm for asking i know some stuff might not make sense but trust me you can put as much bullshit as you want into pvz and it'll STILL make sense lmfao.

[kursed-curtain]

Assorted Saltin Rambles

(part 2 electric boogaloo)

Since Saltin took Graham's last name, and Saltin has similar hair color and facial structure, unaware people tend to assume they're both related in some way.

Graham started by denying the claims, but Saltin went to the people who asked and went "Yeah I'm related to Graham" and Graham wasn't very happy. Nonetheless, he goes along with it for the sake of hiding the truth.

They say they're brothers at most and distant cousins at least but Saltin is the worst brother Graham's ever seen lollll

Rumors spread about a creature at night, with fangs that glint in the moonlight and nails that can slit a throat, who comes to ransack homes. People say it's some sort of werewolf or vampire, while others say it's much, much worse.

(in reality it's some gremlin in a Halloween costume~)

Meanwhile at the Oh What A Knight pub, Saltin is a frequenter (though he never really drinks any liquor, it's mostly just appy juice and the snacks for him)

Saltin likes to pick fights with any of the knights he's heard are absolutely garbage (fun thing is he beats Rupert in a fight on his first night out! Great first impression)

Preferred method of fighting is teeth and claws but Saltin still knows how to use a bow and arrow.

Graham and Saltin can talk to each other through their reflections! When Graham is near a reflection, he sees Saltin, and vice versa! This is all in the mind's eye, so nobody can see the "inactive" person either are talking to.

The exception to not being able to see the inactive person is with the magic mirror, where the inactive person is visible to anyone looking at the mirror while Graham is nearby.

[sarcasticmudkip]

Alright my dudes, gals, and pals, it’s time for refrigerated cake!

I was taking some pictures to show one of my friends how to make a good ol’ fridge cake, so I might as well also present my creation to all of tumblr too

You like fruit? You like sugar? You like an easy to make, 4 ingredient, cool and refreshing cake receipe? Well have I got the cake for you!

You will need:

14 oz (one can) of condense milk

8 oz of any all-purpose cream

Roughly 12 rectangles of grahmcrackers

A bunch of fruit of your choice (recommended: peaches, mangos, and/or strawberries)

Folks, you are about to create one of the most refreshing cakes of your life. Not only are the ingredients good together, but you can customize the steps to your preference.

You want thicc cake? Sure! Want a butt load of sugar? No problem! Want chunky bits? Or perhaps you prefer a smooth, airy consistency? We got it all, folks!

Refrigerated Cake: it’s so easy to make you don’t even need to remember a receipe.

But I’m gonna tell you the steps anyway because half of you have ADHD like me, SO...

STEP ONE: Blend/mix together all your condensed milk and cream.

When you mix them all up, make sure it’s thorough

If you’re blending, I recommend that you keep the blender at a low level, for two reasons.

First, Keeps the mixture nice and airy, specially if you used whip cream

Second, during this stage you have the options to throw in some of your fruit.

Essentially, what you’re making here is the icing that isn’t icing. Or is it batter... idk I’m not a cake expert because this is a refrigerated cake! In essence, this is the glue that’s gonna keep your whole cake together

So here’s that customization I’m talking about. Maybe you want some more fruit flavor, go ahead and chuck some mangos in the blender. Maybe you’re a bit more spicy and want TWO types of fruits. Go ahead, let ‘em in. It’s impossible to mess up because you pretty much ahve 5 ingredients tops and there’s no fire to mess up. So long as you got that cream and condensed milk mixed, you’re good

Personally, I like my batter thing to have the chunky little fruit bits in there, I threw in a small handful of mango chunks along with like five strawberries. To keep those bits intact, I kept my settings low, and let the blender do it’s thing

Now I’m left with this beautiful batter/icing that’s not icing to make my fridge cake with. Taste yours, go ahead, it should be pretty sweet

STEP TWO: Lay the ground work, get yourself a stone foundation. Did ya pay attention in Sunday School, kids? ‘Course you didn’t, that’s what I’m here for.

Anyhow, it’s very hard to mess this part up, but I messed up anyway and I’m a fridge cake expert so don’t feel bad if you screw it up. You just gotta lay down a layer of graham crackers in a large container.

Don’t get picky with the symmetry and aesthetics, we’re gonna drown them later on. Just make sure you got a nice rock hard foundation layer of graham crackers

STEP THREE: The Layering begins. See that bowl/blender full of sugar and fruits you just made? Well, now we’re gonna pour half of it right on these graham babies

DO NOT POUR IT ALL

I mean, theoretically you could, but then this would be more of a pudding than a cake. Eh, up to you. But if you really want those cake-like layers, then just pour around half of your batter/icing that’s not icing, or just eyeball it so that all the crackers are covered evenly

You’ll see from my pictures that I eyeballed it

STEP FOUR: Fruits and geometry. Don’t worry, you don’t need to know actual geometry, what do I look like, your math teach?

Just slice up your fruit and place it on top of your (now deliciously covered) graham crackers

You want your layers big and chunky? Then slice your fruits up nice and thick and stick ‘em on

You want thin layers, and don’t want that much fruit? Fruit Ninja it up and slice your babies paper thin.

I’d recommend not over doing it quantity wise for your fruits, as otherwise it’ll be harder to do the top layer, and it’ll be more difficult to slice, but again, it’s all up to personal preference!

For mine, I sliced both my mangoes and strawberries (because I’m just that good baby) into two, and left them in little stripes

STEP FIVE: The Layering, Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

Get some more graham crackers, and cover up all the fruit you just laid out. This is to get you that layer cake effect for when it’s finished

My picture here just shows me putting the graham crackers on, but don’t forget to POUR THE OTHER HALF OF YOUR BATTER/ICING THAT’S NOT ICING on top

STEP SIX: The fork in the road

And now is the part where you little birds are free to fly. You can continue repeating the previous steps to add another layer. And then another, and another, and continue adding to your hearts content

Or, you can be content with these two graham crackers layers, like the coward you are

[Or maybe you’re like me, and you ran out of ingredients or your container is too small for additional layers, no judgement!]

Now, let your presentation shine. Top off your cake with some fruit slices, some extra graham crackers, hell, drizzle some honey or whipped cream or chocolate or whatever you want, I don’t care

STEP SEVEN: Consumption. You have around three options here:

You can eat it raw. I mean, no ones stoping you, and you probably won’t get sick... probably...

Although if you do that it’s still more of a pudding than a cake cause when you slice it, it’s not gonna hold

So alternatively, as the name implies, you can chuck this bad boy in your fridge and let it sit for a few hours.

You can also place it in your freezer, (a surprising option I know, since this is called the refrigerated cake) if you’re ok with the contents being a bit more dense

But the options are all up to you, and your preference of how cold and dense you want your cake

Personally, I chuck mine in the freezer over night. If I’m impatient I’ll count down around six to eighth hours. That way it’s perfect for when I take it out and slice me a piece to eat on a summer day...

Badabing, badaboom. Congratulations! You just made the easiest cake ever. No arson or timers required! :D

[upslapmeal]

Spyfall Pt. 1

BANGER OF AN OPENER ok let’s get into them reactions

cold open!

I missed cold opens in s11

why have the fam been missing for periods of time back at home when they literally time travel

the Doctor still having bad memories of trying to get Rose back to the exact moment she left?

is this the first time we’ve seen the doctor fiddling with the internal bits of the TARDIS from the outside like this?

water slides! rainforest floor!

‘in 5 seconds: die’ I mean that’s just another day with a satnav

‘I’d be a great spy, I’d just blend in’ ah but Graham what about the other key spy components: running away from explosions and smoothly ordering cocktails

Stephen Fry!

'you actually do exist’ cue Graham starting to doubt the possibility of his own existence

'they’re not toys Graham’ 'no they’re not and if you say other wise I will shoot you with my laser shoe’ ACTUAL CHILDREN lmao

so uh. VOR is Google right? or Amazon?

is this ep trying to seek forgiveness for Kerblam

(which I did enjoy but is a bit yikes when you start to think about it)

‘UNIT! even Torchwood!’ 

the emphasis on even since somehow that welsh disaster gang managed to get stuff done occasionally

also RIP UNIT and Torchwood I mean after London’s many alien invasions you’d have thought they’d have at least kept someone keeping an eye on the whole alien thing

does Thirteen have 2 phones? or was she just borrowing Yaz’s iphone?

well RIP Stephen Fry

the entire time the Aussie agents were searching outside the house all I could think was why did the Doctor land the TARDIS so far from the house!! it’s just out there! how will they get away if they have to!

'I’d be a great brother in law' 

Yaz!! she’s been light alien absorbed!

love how genuinely tense this ep is

and I love the design of that weird forest-y place Yaz was sent

alien and terrifyingly isolated

'I thought I was dead’ 'I’m never gonna let that happen to you’ uh. this will be their second series as companions so let’s hope that’s not some nice early foreshadowing :)))

'we’ve tried to ask but she just changes the subject’ ok glad it’s looking as though the Doctor’s purposely been hiding her past

ooh that tantalising shelf of info

O seems very familiar and I can’t remember if the time he met the Doctor was in the show

WAIT no he was Waris Hussein in An Adventure In Space And Time that’s where I know him from

'there’s no match’ Doc why are you using a laptop to do this surely the TARDIS will get jealous

love the bond-esque score, nice work Akinola

'blend in’ your time has come Graham bc that’s something the Doctor has never been good at

Thirteen being threatening yess

imagine Thirteen getting shot and full on regenerating mid chase

I mean it would be useful in terms of being undercover and not being recognised

…

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT!! WHATT!!!!!!!! W H A T

it’s the Master?????? 

did we have any idea this was coming???? I feel as though they’ve kept this very well hidden since I’ve not seen anyone mention the Master may be back this series

BETRAYED BY WARIS HUSSEIN

shrunken O in the matchbox is very The Faceless Ones

especially combined with them being on a plane

now I just want to know how long the Master just had to pretend to be an agent

I mean they’ve done the long term thing back when they were Harold Saxon but still

and yeah ok people are saying this ruins Missy’s arc but guys

it’s the Master

this character is 90% pure evil schemes did we really expect that arc to stick?

my one complaint about the ep? A SEVERE LACK OF SCRONCH

glad we don’t have to wait a full week for Spyfall 2 Electric Boogaloo, are we thinking those 4 morse code beeps in the trailer = the Master’s drum beats?

[pigeons-scrawlings]

"Oh no! There's two of us, and only ONE BED!" Ship of your choice! 💕

Heck yea, hittin' me with a classic! (Btw, sorry this took forever, my dumb brain kept getting stuck XP)

Alright, let's give this a shot, I'm going with Speeding Bullet cuz it's my OTP :D

Oh, and something to note: I know most people tend to headcanon Snipers first name as Mick but I call him Richard/Rich.

And idk why but I like to think that Snipes and Scout know each other's real names so yeah, their names will be used a few times here.

Anywho, on to the fic!

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Scout's been dealing with a lot of feelings lately that he doesn't know what the hell to do with. It's been throwing him off his game pretty badly, and he's gotten very irritable.

He's been picking more fights with his teammates and he can't seem to keep a clear head during matches.

He'd talk to the one friend he's got on the team to vent and get some advice but...

His one friend happens to be the cause of these issues.

He doesn't know how or when exactly it started, things were fine and they could hang out and chat no problem, but then one day all of sudden he can hardly hazard a glance at Sniper without his thoughts wandering to... things.

Things like... How great his voice sounds. How wonderful his eyes are. How much he'd like to touch him, to-

'Jesus, there I go again...' Scout thought as he sighed deeply and put his face in his hand.

A hand on his shoulder snapped him back to reality. Oh yeah, he was talking with Snipes.

"You alright, mate?" Sniper looked at him with clear concern written on his face. Scout brushed his hand off "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine."

Sniper crossed his arms and his expression became more stern "Scout, I know you, something's clearly off. Something's been off for a while now, everyone can see that."

"It's nothin', really"

"Jer, you know you can talk to me, what's-"

"I said I'm fine!" He said that probably a bit louder then he should have, he practically yelled. Scout sighed again and quickly left, leaving Sniper a bit shocked and very worried.

Scout locked himself away in his room and spent the next few hours thinking and sketching out his emotions.

"What the hell am supposed to do..." he muttered to himself as he half-heartedly continued on his drawing.

"The hell can I do? Jus' walk up an' be like 'hey you've been the subject of my fantasies lately'?" Jeremy sighed again and tossed his sketchbook and pencil onto his bed.

He laid back on the bed, put his hands over his face and groaned. 'Even if I did, what would even happen? I don't even know if he... if he even swings that way. With my luck, he'd probably just hate me, think there's something wrong with me.'

He jumped when he heard knocking at his door. "Scout" Fuck. It's Sniper. Fantastic. "Scout I know you're in there, an' that you don't want to talk but I need to speak with ya."

Scout didn't move, hoping Sniper would just go away.

"Jeremy, don't make me get heavy to break your door!" Goddamit. "Alright, fine! Jus' gimme a sec!" He hopped up from the bed and quickly went and opened the door.

Scout leaned against the door frame with his arms crossed, giving Sniper a half-hearted glare. "What?"

"We're going on vacation."

"What??"

"You need a break, everyone else needs a break from you, and I'm not comfortable with leavin' you alone right now, so you and me are gonna take a little trip." Sniper tried to give an encouraging smile.

"You gotta be kiddin' me. No." He stepped back and attempted to close the door only to be stopped by Sniper shoving his foot in.

"No choice, mate, like I said, everyone else needs a break from whatever the hell has been going on with you. Either take a trip with me or, well, I don't know what they'd do but I'm sure you wouldn't like it."

Jeremy mulled over the idea for a few moments before reluctantly opening the door.

"Alright. Alright fine, when we leavin'?"

~Time Skip~

The drive out was quiet. Sniper occasionally tried to make small-talk, to lighten the mood but of course, it wasn't doing much.

He wasn't pushing questions though, Scout could be thankful for that.

After another bout of silence, he decided to be the one to break it this time "So, ya gonna tell me where we're goin' yet?"

"You'll see in a bit, we're almost there."

And yet again, the Scout sighed. Sniper wasn't wrong though, in a just about ten or fifteen minutes the path they were following through the woods came to an end.

They were now in a wide clearing. Sniper parked the vehicle and they both hopped out.

'A campground?' There was a well-used fire pit surrounded by logs for seating and a few hiking trails here and there leading back into the woods.

Sniper grabbed a few bags and made his way over to the pit. Scout looked around to see if there was anything interesting to be found here.

He noticed some old, worn-looking railing on the furthest side of the clearing and went over to investigate. On the other side of the railing was apparently a cliff.

As Scout leaned over a rail to peer down it Sniper made his way over to him, grumbling a bit as he went.

Scout glanced at Sniper "Y'alright there, Snipes?" he asked as he continued examining the bottom of the cliff.

Sniper sighed "Well, looks like I somehow forgot somethings, namely the sleeping bags."

As Scout turned to look up at the tall man he was suddenly struck with the mental image of grabbing Sniper by his shirt collar to yank him down for a kiss.

Scout coughed and leaned back on the railing, trying to look calm and casual and praying to God he wasn't blushing

"Ok, so? We can just sleep in your van."

"I only got the one bed in there, mate."

"Oh. Right."

"Yeah. So unless ya feel like sharin', " Sniper began with a mildly amused tone, as he turned to walk back to the camper "I'll just take the floor."

Scout was glad Sniper had turned away because he was definitely blushing at the thought of sharing a bed with him "What? Wait a second!"

Scout quickly walked after Sniper, grabbed his shoulder, turned him back around and gave him an incredulous look "No way, man! I'm not makin' you sleep on the floor!"

"It's fine Jer"

"No, I'll take the floor."

"Wha- Jeremy no, you have the bed, it's fine. Besides, whatever's got you stressed'll just be made worse if ya don't sleep comfortabley."

"I don't care, just- ugh. Alright, ya'know what?" Scout immediately regretted what he was about to say but he didn't stop himself

"We're sharin' the bed!" and with that, he stomped off towards the pit, where Sniper had apparently already gotten a fire going

"Now get yer ass over here, your fire looks like it's dyin'!"

Sniper stood there a moment, a bit stunned, before moving to follow "... Ok, mate."

~Time Skip 2: Electric Boogaloo~

This place had a very relaxing atmosphere, it helped ease Scouts nerves a fair amount. As the sun finished setting the two men were sitting near the fire, eating s'mores and talking.

Sniper was recounting an interesting creature encounter he once had.

"Bullshit, that did not happen," Scout said through a mouthful of graham cracker and marshmallow.

"It's true mate! It was like a jackalope but big as a moose! I'd've shot the thing but I was worried a bullet wouldn't do more than piss it off."

"A big ass kangaroo with antlers, sure. I'll believe that if I ever see it." He finished off his s'more and yawned, feeling a bit drowsy now that the sun was down.

He looked up at the sky, appreciating the stars. Sniper let out his own yawn and spoke "Alright, think we might as well turn in for the night."

Scout hummed an agreement, stood up and stretched as Sniper put out the fire. As they walked to the van some of Scouts drowsy-ness was suddenly replaced with anxiety as he remembered what he'd said earlier.

'Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit,' He's gotta share a bed with Sniper. Well, he's not backing out now, he's too stubborn for that. Yup. Stubbornness.

That's it. That's the only reason. The only reason he's gonna go through with it. Certainly not because this has been a fantasy of his. Certainly not because he would very much like to cuddle with the man. Because he doesn't. Really.

After they entered the van they both set about removing their shoes, brushing their teeth, y'know, standard bedtime routine stuff.

Scout was the first to finish and climbed into the bed.

"Y'know, I can still just take the floor, we don't have to-"

"Rich, just shut up and get the hell over here."

Sniper chuckled "Alright."

Scout scooted closer to the wall to make space as Sniper made his way over.

Once he was in the bed Sniper pulled the blankets over the both of them and turned to face away from Scout "G'night, Jer."

"Night"

Scout stared at the ceiling. He wasn't gonna be able to sleep like this, he was far too aware of the warm body lying next to him.

He wanted to curl up to the bushman, to rap an arm around him, to tangle their legs together.

But of course he can't really just go and do that without having to admit some things.

He turned to face the wall and closed his eyes, deciding to at least try to sleep but he was restless, after a few moments he turned to lay on his back again.

Then sighed.

Then turned back to the wall. And tossed and turned a few more times.

Then Sniper sighed and shifted. Turning to lay on his back, he looked at Scout "Jer, you alright, mate?"

"Yeah, m'fine."

"Y'sure? Your tossin' about quite a bit there."

"Yeah, well, not every day I gotta share a bed."

"I can still take the floor if ya want."

"Nah, I'll live."

"Jer, I don't want you gettin' a bad nights sleep 'cause of me."

"Definitely will if ya keep talkin'."

Sniper huffed in amusement "You grew up with seven brothers, didn't you? Can't imagine noise being all that much of an issue."

Scout grumbled quietly, unsure of what else he could say.

Sniper sighed again and shifted to fully face Scout 'Oh God what now' Scout thought.

"Listen. I know you don't want to talk about it, and I promise you if you still don't want to say anything after this then I won't ask again.

But you're my friend, Jeremy, I care about you, about your wellbeing, and I want to help. You know you can talk to me about anything, I won't judge you if that's what you're worried about. So, please. Will you talk to me?"

Scout was quiet for a few moments, trying to think of what the hell he could say. He sure as hell wanted to confess but he was scared of losing his best friend.

He decided to test the waters.

"... Alright..." Scout sat up and turned to lean back on the wall, looking at anything but Sniper, as he collected his thoughts.

Sniper sat up as well and patiently waited.

"Ok, so... I guess it's, uh... I, uh... Ugh... I think... I've, uh..." Scout swallowed nervously and took a deep breath.

"I think I'm... I-in... love?" he glanced at Sniper who gave a bit of confused look

"Not to make light of it, mate, but... Is that all? All of this fuss 'cause of some sheila?" Sniper chuckled and grinned.

"I-it's a... guy... actually..."

Snipers grin dropped and eyes widened slightly "Oh."

"Yeah..."

"Alright, I suppose I can see how you'd be a bit more inclined to secrecy then. Still wish you'd've told me sooner though. Like I always tell you, you can talk-"

"Talk to you about anything, I know, but... I dunno, I just... I dunno..."

"S'alright, Jer... If you don't mind me askin', it's not someone on the team is it?"

Scouts eyes widened and he stared in shock at Sniper "What?! No! Why the hell would I fall for any of those bozos!"

"Jer,"

"That's fucking ridiculous! How can even you suggest that?"

"Jeremy."

"There is no way in hell I would ever even consider one of them-"

"Jeremy!" Sniper clamped a hand down on Scouts shoulder "Would you calm down?"

Scout shut his mouth tightly and stared at Sniper "Listen, mate if telling me who it is is that much of an issue you don't have to!"

"I don't-" Scout was about to deny the idea again but was quickly silenced by Snipers stern expression

"You know you're a terrible liar, mate. You ramble and get defensive every time."

"I- but it's not- It- Fucking Goddamnit!" Scout covered his face and groaned "It's not- ugh!" He sighed lowering his hands but not daring to look at Sniper

"I-I do... want to tell you, I just... I don't..."

Scout felt his throat tighten, his could feel his eyes start to water. Sniper pulled him into a tight hug "It's okay, Jer."

"I don't want you to hate me."

"I could never hate you, I don't give a 'roo's ass who you love, it could never make me hate you!"

Scout gripped tightly to his only friend as if he'd lose him if he let go, he certainly felt like he would.

He pulled back a little ways, still not letting go, and looked Sniper in the eyes, those fantastic eyes. He doesn't know what prompted him to to do it but,

Next thing he knew his lips were on Snipers. He jumped back as soon as he realized what he was doing.

Sniper looked just as shocked if not more so. Scout covered his face again, fully expecting some kind of negative reaction.

Instead, Sniper pulled his hands away, held one of them and put one of his own to Scouts cheek, wiping away a tear with his thumb and returned the kiss.

Scout couldn't believe it, he had to be dreaming! But it definitely felt real, and it felt amazing. It made his heart pound.

Sniper broke the kiss and looked Scout in the eyes "...Told ya I wouldn't hate you." He gave a soft smile and kissed Scout on the nose.

Scout smiled and couldn't help but laugh a little "Guess I was really worried over nothin', huh?" He didn't wait for an answer, instead opting to kiss Sniper again.

~The End~

[yo-namine]

Some scattered thoughts about Melody of Memory. Spoilers galore under the cut.

So I want to start by saying that I did read the spoilers ahead of time, and that the reddit leaks made everything sound a bit worse than it actually was. But even after having watched everything in-context... It’s still kind of a mixed bag, lol. And I haven't finished the actual game yet, so this post is mostly just about the twenty or so minutes of story development that I spoiled myself for.

Anyway:

The look on Kairi's face when she realizes she's about to be told to stay behind again 💔💔💔💔 And I'm sorry, but I have to rant about Riku for a sec: Remember when he laughed at Sora for wanting to help save Aqua in KH3, putting him down in front of not only their friends but also the master Sora was still trying to prove himself to? And then Sora had to save him from Anti-Aqua anyway? And then he spent the rest of the game bailing Riku (and everyone else) out of trouble? Did Riku not, I dunno, learn something about underestimating his friends there? And now he's totally fine with Kairi getting left behind yet again because apparently she just isn't good enough to help him? He really thinks it’s better to go into this other world all by his lonesome with 0 backup? Also, what do you want to bet that Riku's gonna get another level reset in the next game and have to relearn everything, meaning he and Kairi would've essentially been at the same skill level anyway? And the irony won't even occur to him? Oi. I’m just really not interested in the next game being Dream Drop Distance 2: No Dialogue for Women Boogaloo. Base KH3 left me feeling like that’s what we’d get next, but I went and let Re:Mind get my hopes up for something better. Bloop. 🤡

And how much more training does Kairi need at this point? Sure, she’s not a master, but I think KH3 showed (intentionally or not) that that title really isn’t worth much. And I know that whole thing was just an excuse for Nomura to spare himself the ordeal of having to write anything substantial for an icky girl, but Kairi was apparently good enough for memory!Xehanort to remark on her skill, and she did solidly kick the real Xehanort's ass in Re:Mind. The only pre-keyblade training Sora and Riku got was smacking other island kids around with sticks, and then miraculously they were both totally capable of fighting full-fledged monsters. Uh???? Anyway, Kairi's essentially right back where she started in KH3. I do like that she specifically asked for Aqua, and I guess it's something that she's at least studying under a real master now, but I'm not going to get my hopes up for anything major coming out of this just because I know this series too well.

One thing I did really like, though, was that scene between Kairi and the memory!Xehanort. The two of them actually getting some dialogue together was exactly what I wanted from Re:Mind to make their battle feel more personal.  And during their fight in MoM, Kairi's actually pretty inventive with some of her moves. Like there are two instances where Xehanort grabs her keyblade, and she escapes by dismissing her weapon and resummoning it to attack. She also makes to strike Xehanort right in the back the same way he did her in KH3, which I thought was a nice detail. But part of their conversation sort of seems to contradict what we learned in Re:Mind, doesn’t it? Xehanort here states point-blank that he "destroyed” her because he knew what Sora would do to save her. So... Which is it? Did he "crystallize” Kairi because she was a PoH that he could use should his main plan fail, or did he really just straight-up kill her to get to Sora? Or maybe Kairi never learned what he actually did to her in the Graveyard, so this memory!Xehanort is just speaking based on what she knows? Hm.

Anyway, Sora then shows up to take Kairi's place in battle after Xehanort knocks her down. And I get that they wanted some big surprise to throw in this game, and I won't lie, it is kind of sweet to see that Sora's still looking out for Kairi despite not physically being with her anymore, but considering the fact that Kairi doesn't get any boss fights in this game? lmfao come on. Why not just have Kairi fight the battle with Kingdom Key instead? That way, the whole point of the scene can stay in-tact without robbing her of a battle that should be hers to fight. As much as I liked seeing Sora and hearing his theme kick in for a second there, none of that should have been at Kairi’s expense. Let the girl have her moment, ffs.

At first, I thought Xehanort’s “Now I’m certain of where your heart is” line was saying that Sora’s heart was within Kairi’s, but I think he’s really talking about Quadratum here. I guess since Sora and Kairi’s hearts are connected, he can show up like that to save her (if she’s in the Final World, anyway) from wherever he is? Or something? But if that’s the case, could her connection to Sora have potentially served as a bridge to Quadratum in the same way Nameless Star did? I dunno, I feel like Sora appearing was a really big deal, but no one even talks about it afterward. It’s weird. Anyway, if it actually turns out that Kairi’s connection to Sora can be used to track him down, that’s going to be hilarious. Imagine Riku getting to Quadratum and then realizing he ditched the one person who was already in touch with Sora.

I do have to say that I really like Christopher Lloyd as Xehanort, though it can be a little jarring at times just because I keep thinking I'm listening to King Graham. And while Hayden Panettiere will probably always be my favorite Kairi VA, I liked Alyson Stoner's voice in this game. Her narrations were nice to listen to.

Other positives things: Uh......... I still love The Final World’s title card. And music.

Oh, and I thought it was really cute how excited Riku and Kairi were to see each other in the lab. The way they hurried toward one another made me think they were gonna hug, but alas. 😞

So, uh. Yeah. I’m still looking forward to playing through the rest of the game, but knowing that it all ends with Kairi getting put on a bus yet again is a pretty lame pay-off. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯