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tinukis · 8 months

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(OKAY. I KINDA GOT CARRIED AWAY (i got REALLY carried away.) AND NOW I WILL PROVIDE VERY FEW INFO ON SABOSAN HISTORY AS EARLY AS 2014.)

sabosan existing on here since at least 2017 is crazy

(it's ask blogs and im lazy to know the lore but all ik is that sabo and sanji have kids while sanji is in extreme denial abt being gay)

i wanna know how far back sabosan goes... like at leasT 2015 or 2016??? (anime timeline) and maybe 2014 (manga timeline) idk im just guessing bc i dont know what year sabo returned so

OK BUT THE SLIM CHANCE THAT SABOSAN BECAME A THING LIKE ALMOST A DECADE AGO DRIVES ME INSANE I NEED TO INVESTIGATE WAIT

on pixiv in the sabosan tag (サボサン) the oldest works on there is from 2015. (i mean when u look up サボサン you get this cactus mascot which is p hilarious)

i theorize that sabosan became recognized because of zou/wci. bc thats when we learn about sanji's history. i notice that it seem to be more recognized by a few fans as early as 2016 (when wci started)

so those big brained individuals were onto something then. they saw two blonde characters that shared similar histories and went. "wait a minute. i can cook something with this"

and you know what sanji's good at? taking any ingredients and making something amazing out of it. thats what early sabosan fans did

there are Very Little content of them/i cant read japanese and i just mostly find the cactus mascot, but they were there. at Least as early as sabo's return. and at that time, fans did not receive sanji's past. they just took these guys like barbie dolls and made them kiss... anyway i need them to meet and i want to see the longtime fans react as theyve waited nearly a decade for that very moment

(kinda doubtful but let me dream!!!)

OKAY ANOTHER UPDATE (YES IM TYPING EVERYTHING IN ONE POST) i learned how to search dates on the bird app once more and. im seeing posts from jpn about sabosan !!!

one of my favorite ones:

the people understanding since 2016... that sanji goes well with ASL brothers :'D

ok found another tweet (and the users are still active !!) and translation seems butchered so im not gonna share but from what i could understand, this other user also likes sanji with ASL... this is amazing. LIKE im aware of the impact acesan had, especially bc of the anime including ace in alabasta (i understand deeply. i mean have you SEEN the way ace acted around sanji⁉️⁉️ lighting his cigarette... smirking at him when sanji turns his back... i know what you are. they Definitely spent an entire night (or more) alone together <3) but for sabo to be included to since this long ago, esp considering the two never met?!?? and the one connection is being royal blood...

again i cannot include everything, esp long posts bc the translation gets butchered but aaahh just ppl talk about the pairing, any potentials about it makes me happy... and gives me hope for the agenda to spread wider lol. what looks like that has been said is that a couple of people really like pairing sanji with multiple characters, esp ASL... and i understand so well. theres just something about sanji being so shippable

there are also fans speaking to other sanji ships fans, and they ask/say "i want to see your sabosan !!" it's great...

ahahhaa AHAHAHA FOUND ANOTHER POST I CAN SHARE:

sabo POP figure from 2016 (aaah i want it so bad...)

and the suit he wears in this figure, it does look like sanji's fit now that the user mentioned it 👀👀

okay i dug a little more and found another sabosan fan! at first i was unsure as they could be talking about another user or a cactus or something. but as it turns out, they are indeed a sabosan fan! they've said things like "i wish sabosan was more popular"/"i wish for sabosan" and this is dated back in 2016! plus one of my favorite posts (translated into deepL as i had a feeling that twt had butchered the translation and...)

they get it. they got it. as i mentioned earlier, the fans definitely knew what was up when wci happened. THEY WERE COOKING BACK IN 2016!!! which... i believe i should now start digging as early as i can. maybe for zou or dressrosa years!! bc certainly, this pairing was actually talked about during 2016-2017. it was wonderful to see!

oh my goodness... i decided to look from start of 2015 to the end, and so far in late 2015, the same user from the above translation, has been talking about them still! they mentioned sabosan fanworks, and how they read a heartbreaking fic⁉️⁉️ i cant tell you how happy i was to read that. sabosan being a thing and having angst works, even if i can't read them. (never mess with one piece fans, especially if they are fujoshi !! they'll find their ways. im honestly fascinated. i love fandom history if you couldnt tell by this post!)

plus, some fans calling themselves delusional for thinking of this pairing... if only i could be there with you, longtime fan.

and i'll be real here, i dont know of the popularities back then but the comparison of sanji and sabo being nobles are great :] (maybe bc i've just seen ppl being mean to sabo recently 😔)

okay im sure this post is getting wayyy too long so i'll try to wrap up my investigations. bc there are many posts to look through but sabosan being talked about as early as 2015 (as i write this) is just... very joyous news to me ;w;

im sure i will be missing lots of good posts (despite the horrible machine translations) but i am shaking hands with 2015-2017 fans in solidarity... at most 9 years later

!!! GREAT NEWS. 2014 posting!!

original tweet and deepL translation... dated mid december 2014. nearly a whole decade ago. i swear sabosan will go viral, way more than when zou/wci was in progress. im sure of it

i really cant put into words how im feeling or what im really thinking. just know im happy to find fans from 2014 !!

OH MY GOD.

⁉️⁉️⁉️ AUGUST 2014 BTW. and im assuming its supposed to be "sabo started with" or something but... the content. sabosan content. 2014. it's out there. SHAKES YOU. THE CRUMBS (also this user is a sabosan fan and i think acesan fan too as i did see mentjons of them... so this just...)

THEYVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME AAAAAHHHH 😭😭😭😭😭

NOW IM CURIOUS WITH HOW MANY POSTS IVE BEEN MISSING⁉️⁉️ yall the agenda must spread farther

ASL/sanji mentioned! august 2014

omg again from the same user

shaking your hand in spirit (april 2014!!!)

there have been fans of this pairing as early as april 2014!!!! and have been manifesting for their popularity for awhile 😭😭😭 (plus this user is still active! im not sure if theyre still into one piece but... i hope for the longtime/past fans to see it all soon)

i think my investigation into sabosan history ends here after a long post and hours of searching... unless i somehow find something earlier than april 2014, the earliest moment that sabosan was first talked about was in the year 2014. Q2 2014. back when dressrosa was still ongoing. do you know how insane that is? before wci.

i think we can come to a conclusion that sabosan was a concept as early as 2014 was all becaude of acesan. thats the pattern i noticed. ace/acesan was often mentioned. and i believe it's bc not only are ace and sabo brothers, but bc sabo aimed to eat the mera mera no mi. and if sanji were to meet sabo, sanji would be reminded of his late lover, ace. and the angst potential is so real... sanji looking at sabo... just as a replacement for ace? ouch

i know the fans were having a field day when they learned about sanji's blood family :']

side note: there are likely things lost due to users deactivating or whatnot... and i doubt i'd be able to search via wayback machine. and as much as i dont like pinterest for reposting art, there are pieces of the two ive never seen before

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minsarasarahair · 5 months

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Since the first trailer is out! Time to criticize it!

First all, I want to let you guys know it seem they have copyright issues with the author or Kadokawa who owned the rights so they have to change the title and character names even if its obviously adapted from Saiunkoku Monogatari by just looking at it. So that's why CN Saiunkoku fanbase are very angry and they call the drama plagiarizing Saiunkoku.

Its a very jerk move... I just want to say it so people will know what you're getting into.

So anyway! Let's talk about the trailer! I don't really have a problem with the cast for now. They look the part, at least the main. Just like what others opinion, the trailer seem bland to me. The filter they used is very grey. I wish they made it more colorful but well, WOH first trailer is also not great so maybe let's just wait and see. Saiunkoku is about 8 colors clans after all so its so weird to see that its not that colorful. The leaked photos I saw look much better. I'm very disappointed. They also changed the cherry blossom trees into something red flower trees. I don't know what they call it. I don't really mind since red is Shuurei's family color. It still fits.

It also seem they paired Seiran with Jyuusanhime? As a Saiunkoku fan, its weird because the one she like is Jin and she developed a crush with Ryuuki. The only scene I remember where they talk in the anime is when Seiran threatened her elder brother Shuuei that he will kill him once he betrayed Ryuuki. Jyuusanhime arrived and said don't bully my brother. I'm not really a fan of these changes for adaption. If I'm not a fan of The Untamed's Jiang Cheng with Wen Qing and The Long Ballad's Mimi Guli with Mu Jin, obviously I'll not be a fan of Seiran with Jyuusanhime. Tbh I don't really understand what's up with the drama thinking a single character need to be paired to be happy. Like, leave them alone???

Sa Sakujun drama is far different from the character. They made him more masculine and give him a beard that reminds me of Rou Ensei and Shiba Jin. I like the wavy hair though and the fact that he's wearing brown because the Sa clan's color is brown. Too bad he don't have the iconic Sakujun with purple lipstick and pretty earrings.

Lastly, another thing that made me happy in the trailer aside from seeing Ryuuki and Shuurei is seeing Kouyuu and Shuuei being together. They are still shippable. I really love their bromance. Kouyuu don't look that angry tho.

#saiunkoku monogatari #saimono #the legend of rosy clouds #cdrama #yun qi shi #take me where the clouds rise

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total-drama-brainrot · 7 months

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Hello hello ophe 👋😇

How are you going so far? 😊

I just want to say aletrent has taken over my brain and I’m here thinking if I should make it happen for cruise stars but then I remember that I promised the fresh people in the server that AleNoah will happen. I’m here thinking to myself

“😟 damn why do you ship AleTrent? Aren’t you a AleNoah shipper? Alejandro and Trent deadass never even interacted, besides this is gonna be like the last time where you joined a fandom and got brainrotted by a crack pair/rare pair. And Noah and Alejandro’s dynamic is more interesting to write and think about. Besides brain you can shove Trent with Duncan it will be funi 😁.” -me to my Brain 😇 🧠 as I try to keep my brain cells in check

Anyways enough about me taking about stuff that doesn’t matter I finally thought of the main villain(s) for Shitwrecked and I’m really excited to write about them bitches scheming 😈 (but I kinda want to do another idea throwing session sometime again in the future, it was fun to talk and do the funi throw shit together and see what happens 😁, social interaction my enemy😔)

But as always let the brain rot commence as we speak

Lindsay and Noah friendship real tho!

Shitwrecked crap that was on my mind recently-

Emma and Trent friendship- they both are a disaster (lovingly way) one is literally a mess while the other is in the inside (I think in Trent’s bio thing it said that his sprit animal or favorite was a cat and Emma is cat person)

Nemma divorced conformation/rr cameo in a challenge and heather kissing Emma(rr)/j

leonard bringing a horse into the competition

Courtney is remind of Brittney(raccoon) when Zee brings back out lord and savior Oilvia Von Trashpanda

Topher tries to run over Chris with a golf cart

Skyella sweep! Dave becomes more emo as skyella sweep happens

Prillie divorced arc as Millie feel like priya thrown their friendship away for a guy and that priya is hanging out with Caleb more

Hear me out Trent and heather Secret alliance or some shit (I think it sounds funi to me😁) probably not go with it but it was fun to think about tho

Trent being annoy/passive aggressive to Geoff and Justin(oh how who can my favorite character be/j🤪)

Chef probably treating the reboot cast more favorably(no one can stop the Wayne)

Axel being the reason why Duncan is scared of Celine Dion cardboard standees

Gwen having to deal with her golden retriever cousins

Thinking of a scene where Emma is talking with Gwen/courtney about dating advice or something as she describes Axel (Emma doesn’t say name) “they have an eyebrow piercing and they got their ears pierced too. They are all tough as nails and abrasive but they can be surprisingly sweet and caring.” Both Gwen or/and Courtney be thinking to themselves “damn why Duncan of all people?”

Noah with the whole divorce dad look “Owen I miss my wife..”

Don big naturals/j 😈

Damn I think I kinda went a bit off with the rambles😳 brain rot do be hitting harder than the kitchen floor 😔

-Ass Stars anon

Hello hello ASAnon, it's nice to have you back! 👋😊

Alejandro and Trent are very shippable characters, so it was inevitable that someone would start seriously shipping the two despite their complete lack of canon interaction. So long as you're enjoying yourself, who's to judge?

I'm happy to hear you've figured out some of the details of your AU! It can be super hard to figure out what direction you want to take your ideas in, especially for an AU as broad and character-filled as your own.

The brainrot is real and it consumes us all. If these ideas are what make you happiest and/or are the ones that you find the most amusing, then include them in your story! Self-indulgence is half the fun of writing/drawing/creating your own AUs. 😌👍

Don's big naturals are canon though. They're a non-negotiable inclusion in any fan-content. /j

#don big naturals is going to end up as a fandom wide meme at some point. like leshawna ball. /pos #ass stars anon #replies

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thetaekookcloset · 2 years

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Hello. I read your introduction on Jikook and it seems you took the effort to check on that ship ‘biggest’ hits to form an opinion.

I wanted to ask if you are aware of other ships ‘evidences’ as well. I am not in the fandom for long but Long enough to notice that every ship has their ‘If X ship isn’t real, then explain this ‘ …

So I wanted to ask about Jinkook. It is a very small ship compared to the big one but like every ship, their have their believers.

One of the ‘evidences’ it seems to be that JungKook is caught calling Jin ‘Yeobo’ more than once, sometimes correcting himself. It seems it’s a term only used between couples … meaning darling, honey or something like that. And not a very common term at all outside of this kind of relationship.

Do you know these occasions? What do you make of it?

Sometimes I wonder that people focus a lot on Taekook and Jikook and if it’s. Ot possible that, if a relationship really exists, if it’s not one of these low keys, very disreet and almost unnoticed like Vhope and Jinkook that nobody is looking.

Anyway, what do you think of these (about 3 different occasions ) that Jungkook called Jin Yeobo? ( imthink Jinkook shippers have other things also but this one is the one I found more suspicious).

By the way, I don’t believe in Jinkook… But maybe it’s because i don’t see it.

I’ll be honest, I’m definitely not as up on the big ship moments outside of Taekook and Jikook.

The thing about Jikook is that they do seem different to me. Not in the sense that I think there’s actually anything going on between them, but with Jikook, I do think there’s a certain combination of tension and visible closeness that -- after looking into them more for myself early on -- I learned didn’t seem to have any indication of romantic interest or intimacy to me, but which I can understand other people leaning into and seeing the possibility of something more. To me, their relationship reads so consistently as bro-y that I can’t say I really get it, but I at least understand the jumping off point, if that makes sense.

With Jinkook, on the other hand, I don’t even see that much. I think you’ve really hit the nail on the head with your last sentence, anon: a lot of this stuff just comes down to the vibes we get, and with Jin and Jungkook I just truly don’t see anything other than an extremely familial platonic bond.

Because of that, I’m obviously not really going to see any possibility of the two of them being together romantically. In fact, I feel like out of everyone in BTS, Jin and Jungkook have the bond that seems the most like true family to me.

They obviously love each other a lot, they go out of their way to bug each other but also comfort, and find comfort in, each other, and at the same time, keeping in constant close contact is clearly not a huge priority to either of them (based on the fact that they seem to often not even have each other’s phone numbers saved).

As far as their “shippable” moments, most of what I’ve seen very much seems like the stereotypical clips that have been slowed way down, tiny instances played over and over again because the “interaction” they’re meant to be showing is so brief that it’s hard to catch, and moments where the shipper is apparently a mind reader and can explain exactly what the members involved are thinking based on nothing more than completely normal eye movements.

I hadn’t heard about the “yeobo” thing, so I looked it up, and even in a compilation of occurrences, it was hard to tell if that was even what Jungkook was saying at all. Not knowing Korean myself, I can’t really say one way or another, but based on the read I already have of their relationship, and the fact that “yeobo” is presumably only really used as a term of endearment between married couples, my guess would be that if Jungkook calls Jin this, he does it as a joke.

As for the larger point about ships like Vhope and Jinkook in general, and the likelihood of these less popular ships being the “real” ones, I have a few points.

One is that everyone who says it’s not very likely for any intra-group ships to be real is technically right. It’s not like it’s a statistical probability that one of the ships within BTS is real and therefore maybe it’s one of the less obvious ones that’s the real truth. If they seem less obvious, and therefore less likely, then it’s probably because they are less likely.

Another is sort of similar but different, which is related to your point about these being the ships that people are paying less attention to. Because, I mean, why do you think that is? Maybe people are paying less attention to them because there’s less to pay attention to.

Why assume that they’re secretly living out a whole romance that no one is picking up on when it’s much simpler to figure that the people who act the most couple-y are the most likely to be a real couple, especially considering that the odds are against any “real” couples within the group in the first place?

Obviously we all have different ideas of what’s obvious and what’s subtle, what’s couple behavior and what’s purely platonic, and we all come to our own conclusions about the pairings most likely to be “real” within BTS as a result, but I do think there’s something to be taken from the fact that certain pairings are not just the most popular, but also the most vehemently believed in.

All that said, Jinkook are wicked cute, I just can’t imagine seeing them as anything other than brother-esque friends, and I feel similarly about the other common but less popular BTS ships.

#ask #taekook and members

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martianbugsbunny · 2 years

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OUAT Thoughts Pt.58--Episodes 6-7

I have watched through S6E7; spoilers DNI. Also, spoiler warning for anyone further behind than I am.

—Imma be straight (take a picture, it’ll last longer) I don’t have a clue about Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea. I read it most of the way through once a long time ago, and I have forgotten literally all of it. But I know it’s good because it’s one of my brother’s favorite books.

—So anyway the aesthetic? It’s impeccable. The submarine is high quality design, somewhere between science-y and magic-y. The Nautilus uniforms are smooth as heck.

—While anybody would benefit from wearing said uniforms, only Hook could make one of those baggy, yellowish diving suits look good. And make it look good he did.

—Henry was kind of a buttcheek in Episode 6. He was salty for no reason, I might even go so far as to say downright mean, and then he never apologized or even explained his behavior.

—I hope Hook’s brother shows up every now and then. They deserve to have a relationship. Hook just deserves to have all the best things in life, if I’m being honest.

—Regina’s eyes been looking extra chocolatey lately.

—Somebody has to fix Snow and Charming because I just cannot handle this.

—Storytime with Hook is my new favorite! He is such a sweetie 🥰 And CaptainSwan is an even better ship than the Jolly Roger—Hook himself would agree. They’re just so wholesome and adorable together.

—Grrrr, I’m starting to feel a lil shady about Rumple. I mean, it would take a huge disaster to make me actively hate or dislike him, but he’s spending some time in my mental penalty box.

—I almost forgot! Archie’s been let out of cricket jail!…But I think he’s still a cricket? So 8/10 for not being in mortal danger anymore, but also for still being a bug.

—Rumple and the Evil Queen having a thing is mega-gross. I hate it. There’s just so many reasons I could complain about it, I’m not even gonna bother.

—I love that Snow and Charming met before they actually met. So cute! And she gave him her escape money!!!

—Also, Charming is even handsomer with a shaggy dog at his side.

—Regina should’ve kept her evil in her own damn self. I’m trying not to be mad at her, cause she didn’t know the Evil Queen could survive a heart-squishing, but she did look at Jekyll and Hyde and decide they were role models, so…

—I’m low-key maybe high-key annoyed because right now I have very few ships on the board, and most of them aren’t doing well. Rumbelle? Lost its appeal at least a season ago. The Charmings? Currently under a joint curse that keeps them from proper being together. CaptainSwan? Great right now, but Emma’s going to die! And I love the shipping side of life; fanficcing my way through life is my favorite. If I don’t have a ship to occupy my every waking thought with, I might actually have to spend time with my own brain. And messing with/contemplating the dynamics is a fun exercise in creativity and deeper thought. Plus, it’s just fun! But without any main characters in a very shippable mode right now, I guess I’m gonna have to peel my eyes and start *heavy sigh* rarepairing again. (Lol because rarepairs are ‘not a shot in hell’ they will never get together and therefore never have relationship troubles. I’ve cracked the system. I know what I’m doing.)

#once upon a time #ouat #twenty thousand leagues under the sea #Liam jones #Captain Hook #Emma swan #captainswan #Henry mills-swan #Snow White #prince David charming #regina mills #the evil queen #rumplestiltskin #dr. Archie hopper #martianbugsbunny reviews

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magicaleggplant · 2 years

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need to get my netflix sandman brainworms out somewhere, where else but my newly resurrected tumblr can i put all my teenage nostalgia and cringe

spoilers for the show and comics.

first off, i barely knew this series was even a thing until a short while ago, and i was understandably skeptical that the adaptation was going to be anything other than bad. the comics were quite formative to me as a teen and they are not an easy thing to adapt. i would have been perfectly happy with no screen adaptation ever happening. the show turned out to not be terrible actually, but i’m not sure i would call it “good” either. it had some highs and lows but it brought my inner emo 16 year old a lot of joy so uh. it did something right, i guess?

the good:

- death. her actress was wonderful, she completely nailed it. i think i’ve been in love with death since i was like 16 so it was magical to see her character done so well in this adaptation.

- the entire 6th episode. maybe making the show was worth it for episode 6 alone. this episode is everything i love about the sandman. putting “the sound of her wings” and “men of good fortune” together in one episode was a superb idea. hob and dream’s friendship was one of my favorite things in the comics and they nailed that here too. (and yes, they did come off as more shippable in the show lmao, they always seemed like...disappointingly straight in the comics but that was definitely not the case here! but i will not ship them because dream is just a shit bf and i’m not convinced he wouldn’t screw this up too.)

- the corinthian, what a wonderful bastard. his actor also nailed it. made the best of all the extra screentime the character got. tbh the mouth eyes did not look that threatening in the show but the corinthian was just so fun to watch that i forgive him for not being scary enough.

- other side characters - lucienne and lucifer in particular. lucifer was perfect. that is all. no notes. divine.

- we haven’t seen much of desire yet but so far i do like what i see. excited to meet the other endless if they make another season.

the not so good:

- visually, the whole show was just...underwhelming. i’ve always thought that if anyone was going to adapt sandman to the screen, it should be done as an animated show, and that opinion hasn’t changed. at no point during this live-action show was i overwhelmed by the beauty or surreality of the dreaming. the cgi was just there, and it was fine, but it’s just like...i feel nothing, and i can only keep imagining how much better it could have been with high quality animation instead. the flexibility of animation would have suited the supernatural nature of the story and its characters so much better.

- case in point, the scenes in the second half of the season where rose starts knocking down the walls between everyone’s dreams and everything starts to meld together - in the show, all the people are just dropped in the middle of some random field? and then there’s a tornado? that’s it? ok. none of the dream scenes feel like dreams, they’re nowhere near weird enough.

- i am so tired of every live action show these days being shot in grays, sepias, with lighting so dark that i literally can not watch them during the day because i can’t see shit. please can this trend stop. does no one know what light and color are anymore.

- dream himself is. ok i guess. he doesn’t quite have the gravitas of the comic character. comic-dream seemed way more inhuman, like you could just feel the weight of his eons-long existence every time he did anything. but they kind of softened up the character for the show anyway, made him a little bit more human, a little more relatable, a little more willing to change, though still kind of an asshole. i’m fine with that. i just don’t have any particular praise about the actor and his portrayal. just very meh all around. but that’s better than actively bad, and there are a lot of ways that dream’s portrayal could have been so much worse. so i commend everyone for not messing it up.

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now that i’m done, i realized that i spent more words complaining about the show than talking about what i liked, but the truth is that i just word-vomited an entire text post on tumblr in the year 2022 about a live-action sandman adaptation of all things, so the show is doing exactly what it aimed to by worming straight into my brain and staying there.

i have no idea if i would recommend this show to anyone, comics fan or not. all i can say is that it awakened the cringe emo 16 year old in my soul, who is baffled but also thrilled to see this show exist. i will be watching any more seasons they make. sometimes you need a guilty pleasure.

also, i’ve been inspired to reread the comics again, and just finished sandman overture the other day - not my favorite book in the series but the art is the best by FAR. the designs and layouts are so stunning, i wish more of the books had been in this style! but it’s cool that every book has its own art style (even if, imo, some of them are ugly.)

#/#//#///#////#/////#the sandman

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mandrs-writes · 3 years

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41 Reason why I ship Ereri

Eren and Levi is my all-time favorite ship. These two mean the world to me. And while I am not under any illusion that their relationship is canon, they’re canon in my heart and I want to share with you all the many different reasons why they’re so fucking shippable. Here are my 41 reasons 😊

1. Similarities in their past -- both willing to kill for the ones they love

Eren saves Mikasa by killing two men when he’s just a kid

Levi was trained to kill at a young age. It’s implied that he killed the people that hurt his dear friend Isabel in ACWNR

2. Momma’s boys -- definitely a parallel between them in these two shots.

3. Both had to watch their mom die and understand the pain of losing the people they love

4. Parallels between Levi, Isabel, and Farlan, and Eren, Mikasa, and Armin -- both are looking up at the stars and dreaming of something more

5. Eren has always admired Captain Levi. Just look how stars truck he is 🤩

6.The first time he meets Levi, he sees the Wings of Freedom on his back. The framing of this shot shows that Levi represents freedom for Eren

7. Levi is intrigued and impressed by the fire/determination when he first meets Eren. He is a spark of hope for Levi.

8. Despite many people claiming this scene is ‘abusive’ it is far from it. While it is brutal in nature, Levi’s aggressive display was the only way for him to save Eren from being handed over to the MP. Erwin knew that Levi would need to show the courtroom that he was strong enough to ‘handle’ Eren in order for the MP to give Eren over to the SC.

It’s even explained to Eren after the fact that it was a necessary show of power in order to save him.

It wasn’t something Levi wanted to do -- it’s clear he feels bad about how he handled Eren by asking him if he resented him.

Despite everything, Eren understands why Levi had to do what he did and admits to not being resentful towards Levi, who ultimately appears relieved by that admission

9. They catch each other staring/giving each other eyes 😏 showing that they have an innate interest in each other

10. Eren is surprised that Captain Levi is so keen to following orders from the higher ups. When Petra tells him about his past, he’s shocked and wonders why Levi would join be in the Survey Corps. Eren definitely shows interest and curiosity in this scene and appears to want to know more about his mysterious Captain

11. They’re super cute together 🥺 Just look at theeeem

12. Levi is caught smirking at Eren when talking about him being creepy. Okay buddy 😏

13. Levi sees that Eren is a monster and still accepts him anyway. He doesn’t judge or condemn him for being the way that he is. In the visual novel “Burning Bright in the Forest of the Night”, Levi even refers to him as “a beautiful monster”

14. He always gives Eren a choice, allowing him to make his own decisions, and be his own person. He’s only ever encouraged Eren to be true to himself. He’s never tried to change him

Even when Eren is struggling with accessing his father’s memories and Hange is bombarding him with questions, Levi defends his strange behavior

15. Levi defends Eren based on his “intuition” when everyone else sees him as a monster needing to be put down. Instead, he trusts Eren, standing between him and his squad.

16. Levi visibly panics when he hears Eren transform during the Female Titan arc. He’s clearly worried about him and changes gears to try and save him

17. Levi feels like he failed by protecting Eren and he is visibly distraught when Mikasa calls him out on it.

18. Levi makes up for his failure by only caring about saving Eren, whereas Mikasa seems more interested in killing the Female Titan. He has to talk her down

19. Levi is able to motivate Eren and give him confidence when he’s feeling unsure about himself

20. Levi helps mold Eren into the person he becomes later in the story. Eren obviously looks up to Levi a lot and learns from him in more ways than one

21. Levi gives Eren the power/motivation to choose again, encouraging him to believe in himself.

22. They both have righteous anger

23. Eren is super determined to impress Levi and is visibly upset when he fails to meet his expectations

(Just look at the gay panic)

24. Eren unintentionally insults Levi when he calls Rod Reiss a tiny old man. While Levi appears unfazed, Eren visibly panics, clearly showing how much he cares about Levi’s opinion of him

Also I just love this scene. It’s funnyyy

25. Levi shows concern for Eren on more than one occasion

26. Levi has a thing for Eren’s ass... apparently

Just casually kicking his butt

and talking about it 😏

27. Eren isn’t afraid to stand up to Levi, despite his harsh exterior. This just goes to show that Eren understands that Levi is more compassionate and empathetic than he lets people believe

28. While Levi is conflicted about who to save with the Titan serum, he ultimately picks Armin.

One of the reasons he choses Armin is because of what Eren says about how Armin is good and has dreams, which reminds Levi of the moment that they sat under the stars and talked about the ocean. Levi shows compassion for Eren and his friends

29. Levi gets upset when Erwin tells him to protect the horses instead of Eren

30. Even after losing his best friend, Levi comforts Eren and his friends, letting them know that he does not regret his decision, encouraging them to not regret it as well. Despite being in pain himself, he’s a pillar of strength and comfort for Eren and the others

31. Levi is sympathetic towards Eren’s situation after the Battle of Shiganshina and lets him out early despite his insubordination

32. Levi is disappointed in Eren after what he did in Marley and shows just how upset/affected he was by him leaving by kicking him on the airship. The scene feels very personal and while I could go on and explain why I think it’s incredibly meaningful for their relationship, snkception does a great job of explaining it. You can read their full post here

33. Levi is a protective boyfriend

34. When Eren keeps an important secret, Levi tells them they’ll talk about it later. There’s something incredibly personal about the way he says it that implies it’ll be a private conversation amongst other things

35. Their height difference though 😍

36. Levi is obviously important to Eren, since he shows up in his memory shards

37. Levi is visibly upset when his fellow soldiers talk about feeding Eren to someone else. After everything they’d been through, that’s the last thing that Levi wants.

Also, I think it’s important to note that when Levi remembers Eren, he doesn’t remember him as a monster, despite calling everyone talking about him that way. He remembers Eren the first time they met, when Eren was helpless and merely human

38. Despite his promise made early in the story to kill Eren if he ever went rogue or lost control, he tries desperately to come up with another solution, anyway out of killing Eren

39. When they realize that killing Eren might be the only way, Levi is visibly distraught

In paths, he is the only one on his knees, he’s so tired, beaten down, and lost over what to do that he’s unable to stand and hold himself up on the airship

40. There was so much that Levi wanted to tell Eren... what it was, I can only speculate. But something tells me he wanted to tell Eren everything, including his feelings for him

41. Lastly, they’re opposites. The sun and the moon, summer and winter, fire and ice, yin and yang. Eren is fiery, energetic and passionate and Levi is cool, calm, and introspective. Their dynamic is truly beautiful and I genuinely believe Levi is one of the few people who understand Eren completely and accepts him without judgment

#ereri #aot #snk #spoilers #levi ackerman #eren jaeger #attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #eren x levi #i love them so much #riren #snk manga spoilers

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hypothetically if you had the possibility to adapt tsh and sky sea into any other type of media what would you adapt them as?? what parts of the story would you focus on in the adaptation and what parts would get left behind (would overall themes change at all? character interactions? worldbuilding and plot? etc etc)?? how would telling the story in a visual medium change them for better or worse?? how would people online horribly misinterpret the story or what do you think theyd say about it?? (this is a longass question answer as much of it as you want LOL)

your MIND okay

mixed feelings on sky sea tbh because i think from a worldbuilding/aesthetic standpoint an animation of some kind would be better BUT a live-action thing would let a lot of dialogue get flattened into significant Looks that are exchanged (which imo works best with live action but CAN be done w animation too). i also think that sky sea could be adapted really well to an episodic style in that their shenanigans could easily be translated to the mini self contained plots with overarching seasonal themes. buuuuut on the other hand u could in theory cut out a lot of the fluff and make the core plot into a standalone movie. i personally think i’d prefer the episodic thing (the character development that could happen here… muah) but hollywood would eat up the standalone movie concept bc of its tendency to flatten characters into What Sells.

i think whether it’s episodic or not an audience would flatten the characters the same? u know. rugged adventurers, snotty princess, Troubled (tm). the difference is that with a series there’s more room for character development so i like to think that there’d be like a portion of the audience devoted to gifsets of parallels and how characters have changed!! with a movie it’d be more about how shippable the characters are.

also because a huge huge huge part of sky sea is. yknow. relationships and old history. a LOT of that tension is portrayed via aderyn and keldan’s internal monologues, which you’d lose in pretty much any screen adaptation but could keep in a comic format. in a screen adaptation the only way to convey that history would be overzealous use of flashbacks (yes i have brainrot but leverage has like. the best use of flashbacks in any show/film ever so i’d probably do that style if anything).

i do kind of think that any adaptation would be more humorous, which tells me that either my book needs to be funnier or something something literature is weightier. idk but i do love the idea of sky sea as a comic book series/webcomic and i think the worldbuilding lends itself well to dramatic “camera” angles so to speak.

tsh HAS to be a live action mini series. like i would simply refuse anything else. there’s enough plot there that trying to cram it all into a movie would be overwhelming and it wouldn’t allow for any downtime or slower moments. the pacing would be so fucked. episodes would let there still be some fluff and softer parts (which are also critical) without sacrificing the plot. it’d be the kind of show with like one season of 8-10 episodes tho; unlike sky sea, tsh has a very definite beginning and end, and it would be a lot more difficult (read: impossible) to pad out with shenanigans the way u could with sky sea.

the live action is an absolute requirement for me. tsh is ultimately a story about humanity (fun fact: originally some of the characters were vampires and fae and the like, bc urban fantasy, but then i realized that the whole 'morality' theme wouldn't hit as hard with monstrous characters aka the ppl the readers expect to have dubious morals anyway), which means seeing real humans do the things the characters do. like idk i love animations but the ‘real’ aspect would get lost in the art style if that makes sense.

as far as worldbuilding goes i would probably simplify the magic system? or at the very least i think it isn't particularly necessary to explain it in a lot of depth. u know. soft magic systems.

also tsh would be the kind of show where ppl would be like "you have to watch it, it's got gay people" "okay what's the plot" "..... there's gay people" BUT there would be a select corner of fandom where everyone is as insane as you and i are. they're writing essays about themes and analysis and symbolism and i love them for it. mwah

idk what else to say even tho im sure i missed stuff so tl;dr (even tho i know you read everything anyway): sky sea would be an ongoing tv series with ideally a game of thrones-style fandom (except imagine if got didn't have the worst series ending in television history) doing the like. gifsets and parallels and in-depth meta analysis. tsh would be a one-season mini-series and most of the fandom would talk about literally anything except the important themes and character development <3

#.txt #aghhhhh ben i LOVE this #sorry if i missed something you Wanted answered but like feel free to ask clarifying questions idc

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deadmandairyland · 3 years

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Hi! I’m here to bring you yet another Danganronpa tier list: the sexuality tier list, which you can find here.

Now I’m going to be honest here: I don’t really have any LGBT headcanons. It’s just not really something I focus on much when it comes to fandoms. Instead I usually just focus on ships, and as a result from that I tend to present a lot of characters as LGBT in fanfictions and posts I’ve made or reblogged. In other words, a massive chunk of my “headcanons” here are a direct result of shipping (as well as information I’ve picked up from the games themselves). That being said, it was interesting to actually think about this for once, so I’m kinda glad I did the tier list. And it gave me an excuse to bring back the rainbow color scheme I usually put in my tier lists for aesthetic reasons.

The original tier list had Straight at the top, but I moved it to the bottom for two reasons. One, this is Tumblr and that’s not what you’re here for. Two, I gave it a neutral color, and having a gray section next to a white section (i.e. the title of the list) like that looked bad to me. I definitely prefer this setup just on aesthetic alone.

Because this is largely based on ships, I feel it needs to be said that representation does not factor into this chart in any way. I know it probably looks bad that the only character in the Lesbian category is one of my least favorite (though NOT hated or even disliked, I should point out) characters in the main series. That has nothing to do with the fact that she’s a lesbian. She’s just a jerk, and usually not in a way that’s at least entertaining enough for me to like her.

Also keep in mind that this is just the main cast of the main series games. If you were to include characters from the DR3 anime, UDG, or the spin-offs, the Gay, Lesbian, and Ace categories would get more rep, certainly. Think Juzo, Yui, Takemichi, that gay guy with the trumpet, etc.

With that said, let’s go through the list:

Gay

Not gonna lie, one of the reasons why Rantaro is here (and not in Ace) is because of ships. Though I do sometimes ship him with girls, canon suggests he’s not interested in dating girls, and most fans seem to headcanon him as either gay or ace because of this, so I respected that. That being said, I also acknowledge he’s a very popular character in mlm ships, and at the time I was putting this together I hadn’t gotten to Taka yet so the Gay tier was still empty, and Byakuya was already sitting in Ace, so all of that swayed me to putting Rantaro here instead of Ace.

Taka was much easier to place here. He strikes me as a closeted gay man who probably doesn’t even realize he is gay. “Hey, let’s all hang out in the bath, guys! Getting naked is essential to form bonds with your fellow man! No need to be ashamed, it’s tradition!"

Lesbian

Again, ships. I only ship Hiyoko with one other character, and as soon as I say that you already know who she is.

Bisexual (Male Preference)

Akane is mostly here to account for any wlw ships I may have of her (e.g. Hina, Sonia maybe). Obviously she has a thing with Nekomaru, so Male Preference.

Chiaki is here for the same reason as Akane. I’ve shipped her with characters like Sonia and Ibuki before, but she really digs Hajime.

Chihiro honestly could have been anywhere in the Bi and Pan sections, but I ultimately went with Male Preference because of ships, specifically the fact that outside of the more... R18 circles of the Interwebs Chihiro tends to be shipped with guys more often than girls. Also doesn’t hurt that my OTP is Naehiro. I mean, have you seen how often Chihiro blushes around Makoto? (There’s more to it than that, as I’ve covered in the past. I’m just trying to add more fuel to the fire.)

Himiko is probably one of the few characters that isn’t here mainly because of ships. I do think she has some attachment towards Tenko, but I also get “I’m uncomfortable around her” vibes from her, and there are moments where she seems to crush on Kokichi (of all people) so that’s why she’s here. Still very much bi, though.

Hina has a crush on Makoto and has a complex around wishing she was more feminine so she can attract boys. So why isn’t she in the Straight section? ...Because Sakura, duh. And Kyoko too. And any other wlw ship you can think of that might work with Hina.

Honestly if it wasn’t for Miu I probably would have considered putting Kokichi in Gay. Again, while shipping plays a big part of my choices here, much like with Rantaro I have no qualms with putting a character in a tier that contradicts any ships I might have with that character, if those ships aren’t something I’m super invested in. This is a very important distinction, because it’s why I let ships sway my hand for so many of these even if I am also okay with going “Just because I ship this doesn’t mean I headcanon it” as I did with Rantaro. And honestly Kokichi’s ship teasing with Himiko does come off as more trollish than a sign that he’s into her, but he really gets into his back-and-forth with Miu, in my personal opinion, and he gets into it far more often with her for that matter. It’s why it’s one of my favorite ships for both of them tbh, and it’s because I like the ship so much that I just can’t ignore it for this sexuality headcanon tier list.

Maki... is here because of ships (e.g. Kaede).

Sakura... is here because of ships (e.g. Hina). ...What, you were expecting me to put a guy in the example? Remember, she has a boyfriend in canon.

Sayaka... is here because of... NOT ships, but DRAT. Yes, really. (”We really got down and dirty, Naegi-kun.”)

Sonia... strikes me as someone who swings both ways. I can’t describe exactly why I feel that way, but yes.

Bisexual (No Preference)

Celeste wants a harem of vampire boys but shipping her with Kyoko is also very popular and honestly i feel like it would fit her character. She’s got a look that says “I could get any ass I want and I know it.”

Ibuki is decked out in blues and pinks, and also I ship her fairly evenly among both boys and girls. She just screams bi icon to me, more so than any other character in the series.

Junko is either bi with no preferences or pan. She is an equal opportunity heart-and-soul-breaker and lust-for-despair machine.

There is no Mukuro in this list, but honestly I would probably put her where I put Junko anyway.

Kaede... is here because of ships (e.g. Miu, Maki)

Honestly I had no idea where to put Kirumi, so I just randomly chose one that I wouldn’t regret later if I ever put more thought into who I shipped her with.

I’m pretty sure Nagito being bisexual has some degree of canon attached to it??? I think??? I’m not entirely sure tbh, but fuck it. I’m doing this for fun anyway, so this doesn’t really matter.

Shuichi, like all Danganronpa protags, is bi as fuck. I also find him to be more shippable with guys than the other two protags, so IMO he has no preference.

Toko might have a thing or two for pretty boys, but... Komaru, I mean, this isn’t exactly shocking, I don’t think. Probably was closeted before she met Komaru. I mean she did focus on Hina’s boobs a lot in DR1, let’s not forget.

Tsumugi, much like Kirumi, is here because I haven’t put much thought into her ships.

Bisexual (Female Preference)

Gundham has a thing with Sonia in canon, but I can see him being bi. So... yeah, ships again.

Hajime, like all Danganronpa protags, is bi as fuck. It’s just that his Chiaki and Mikan game is just too strong.

Hifumi might claim to only like 2D, but his interest in Chihiro both in human form and computer program form (and the fact that this didn’t go away after the gender reveal) places him here.

Kaito strikes me as a closeted bisexual. The kind that could start any given conversation with “I’m not gay, but...”

Kazuichi also strikes me as a closeted bisexual, only his “I’m not gay, but...” is rooted more in dumbass than it is in systematic homophobia.

Korekiyo... is here because of ships (e.g. Rantaro).

Kyoko is bi as fuck, and I can see her having a preference towards girls in particular. She gets shipped with girls a lot (e.g. Celeste, Hina, Yui, and even Junko and Mukuro), and when she is shipped with boys it’s usually just pretty boys (e.g. Makoto, Byakuya, Ryota, Shuichi, and, depending on your interpretation, Chihiro). Also note that aside from Makoto and maybe Byakuya, Kyoko’s girl ships are far more popular than her boy ships. Just something I’ve noticed over the years.

Leon... is here because of ships (e.g. Chihiro).

Mahiru is here because I’m pretty sure she has a thing for Hajime in her FTEs, but obviously she tends to get shipped with girls more often (especially Hiyoko), and I agree.

Makoto, like all Danganronpa protags, is bi as fuck. It’s just that his Kyoko, Hina, Sayaka, and Mukuro game is just too strong.

Mikan may be interested in Hajime somewhat, but her obsession with Junko cannot be ignored, no matter how much some of you may want to.

Mondo is another character that strikes me as a closeted bisexual. He is said to strike out all the time with girls, so I do think he’s attracted to women. And I do get some vibes that he’s attracted to Chihiro pre-reveal. And if circumstances had been different, I imagine he probably still would have been post-reveal. But obviously it’s his bond with Taka that I feel cements his sexuality in, at the very least, an mlm category.

Tenko... is here NOT because of ships, but because I’m pretty sure she’s at least sort of interested in Shuichi because of some canon thing... and also I don’t want to put her in Lesbian just because it feels like I’d be stereotyping the Lesbian category if I do that. If we were to compare her to the character that I did put in Lesbian, Hiyoko doesn’t treat people like shit because they’re men, she’s an equal-opportunity asshole. Still not the best representation for lesbians by a long shot, but at least Hiyoko doesn’t follow the stereotype of a man-hating lesbian. She’s just like that, and that’s okay. But putting Tenko there, especially if she’s shown some degree of interest in a male character at some point in the game, just rubs me the wrong way personally, because it would feel like I’m ignoring canon just to stereotype her. But that’s just a personal hang up of mine. No disrespect intended toward anyone who genuinely feels that Tenko is a lesbian. Maybe you see something there that I don’t, and that’s perfectly fine.

Pansexual

I don’t remember exactly how her FTEs went, so I’m not going to get into that, but Angie just comes off as pan to me, like gender doesn’t fit into the equation at all for her.

Gonta I can see as either pan or ace. I feel like he wouldn’t care about gender, and honestly the only reason I decided to put him in Pan rather than Ace is because of that scene with Miu.

Imposter is not only pan, they are currently OT3ing it up with Ibuki and Ryota as we speak, and that’s a fact.

Keebo... is mostly here because of ships. A lot of ships, actually. Mostly male ships (Kokichi, Shuichi, Kazuichi, and, depending on your interpretation, Chihiro) but there’s also Miu to consider. And the Miu game is SO strong that I put him in Pan instead of, say, Male Preference.

Just gonna lump them together because I have the same thing to say about both of them: Miu and Teruteru would **** anything that walks. What did I censor? Well, I’m doing the Nier: Automata thing, so you can put whatever you want in there and trust me, it would probably fit, for better or for worse.

Ace

I know this is an unpopular opinion, because Naegami, but I just don’t think Byakuya is interested in anyone, at least not in that way. He might be fascinated with how common people live, because it’s so foreign to him, but that’s about it.

Straight

Even though I do ship Fuyuhiko with some of the boys, his Peko game is so strong that honestly I can’t see him actually dating anyone aside from Peko outside of some very niche fanfiction.

Honestly, Hiro was another one that I was just like “I have no idea what to do with you.” I think maybe his team up with Kanon made me eventually choose to put him in Straight? I don’t remember. I clearly didn’t put much thought into Hiro.

I really only ship Nekomaru with Akane, so that’s why he’s here. I’m sure if I dive deep enough into my psyche I can pull an mlm ship with Nekomaru in it out of my ass, but like Rantaro that wouldn’t be significant enough to change anything.

Peko is in the same boat as Fuyuhiko. I have shipped her with girls before, but her Fuyuhiko game is just too strong.

Ryoma had a girlfriend once, and as far as I can remember he didn’t really seem interested in anybody in the game, so that’s all I have to go off of for him.

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So there you have it. Explanations for literally all of them! Explanations that were definitely not pulled out of my ass as I was typing them, nope, certainly not. Definitely won’t be tagging all of them, but I may tag the ones with the longest entries. And like all the tier lists I’ve done, this was just for fun and honestly any opinion I have for any of these characters could change at a moment’s notice because my brain is fickle like that. Tried my best to make sure that every tier had at least one character in it, but I did so without trying to force characters in places that I personally did not believe they should go. I hope you all enjoyed my dive into this area of fandom that I rarely dive into (the LGBT headcanons, not the ships, obviously). It was a lot of fun, and hopefully it will stay fun and not result in angry anons blasting me for my opinions. I am grateful that this never seems to happen to me, but I’ve seen it happen to others and I know what Tumblr is capable of at its worst. These are just headcanons and a matter of personal opinion, and if you disagree with them, that’s perfectly okay. Your feelings and opinions are also valid.

#dangan ronpa #tier list #rantarou amami #kiyotaka ishimaru #hiyoko saionji #chihiro fujisaki #himiko yumeno #aoi asahina #kokichi ouma #kyouko kirigiri #mondo oowada #tenko chabashira #kiibo #miu iruma #teruteru hanamura #ended up tagging anyone who (at least in the editor) has four or more lines of text in their entry #or in hiyoko's case because i mention her a lot outside of her entry

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him-e · 3 years

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what did you think of shadow and bone? have you read the books? i only read the duology

Thoughts on Shadow and Bone, now that you've probably seen it?

I think the show is alright? It lacks a real wow factor as far as I’m concerned, but it’s enjoyable. It’s especially enjoyable in those parts I didn’t anticipate to like / didn’t even know would be there.

Whereas the main selling points leave a lot to be desired.

The good stuff: the visuals. The aesthetic. The overall concept. Production, casting and costumes are excellent, the setting is fascinating. The worldbuilding isn’t perfect and is sometimes confusing, which is probably due to the show jumping ahead of the books and introducing elements that happen much later in the book saga, but I’m loving the vague steampunk-y vibe of it mixed with more typical fantasy stuff and slavic-inspired lore, the fact that it’s set in dystopian Russia rather than your usual ye olde England.

I find it interesting that in this ‘verse the Grisha are simultaneously superstars, privileged elite, legendary creatures and despised outcasts, according to the context and the type of magic they wield. It’s A Lot, and so far it’s all a bit underdeveloped and messy, like a patchwork of different narratives and tropes sewn together without an organic worldbuilding structure. (there are hints to a past when they were hunted, but how did they go from that to being, essentially, an institutionalized asset to the government isn’t clear yet. There’s huge narrative potential in this, and I hope future seasons will delve into those aspects)

Many of the supporting characters are surprisingly solid. I appreciated that Genya and Zoya eventually sort of traded places, subverting the audience’s assumptions about them and their own character stereotypes, despite the little screentime they were given.

Breakout characters/ships for me were Nina/Matthias, and even more so the Crows, i.e. the stuff I didn’t see coming and knew nothing about (having only read the first book). (I thought the entire Crows subplot was handled in a somewhat convoluted way, at least in the first episodes; it was hard to keep track of who wanted Alina and why, but the Crows’ chemistry is so strong it carried the whole Plot B on its shoulders).

HELNIK. As an enemies to lovers dynamic, Helnik was SUPER on the nose, I’d say bordering on clichéd with the unapologetic, straight outta fanfiction use of classic tropes like “we need to team up to survive” and “there’s only one bed and we’ll freeze to death if we don’t take our conveniently damp clothes off and keep each other warm with the heat of our naked bodies” (not that I’m complaining, but i like to pine for my ships a bit before getting to the juicy tropetown part, tyvm). And then they’re suddenly on opposite sides again because of a tragic misunderstanding - does Bardugo hate high-conflict dynamics? It certainly seems so, because between Helnik and Darklina I’m starting to see a pattern where the slow burn and blossoming mutual trust is rushed and painted in broad, stereotypical strokes to get as fast as possible to the part where they *hate each other again* and that’s... huh. Something.

^That’s probably why I’m almost more interested in Kaz x Inej, because their relationship feels a bit more nuanced, a bit more mysterious, and a bit more unpredictable. (I didn’t bother spoiling myself about them, so I really don’t know where they’re going, but it’s refreshing to see a dynamic that the narrative isn’t scrambling to define in one direction or the other as quickly as possible)

Now, as for Darklina VS Malina... I found exactly what I expected.

Both are ship dynamics I’m, on principle, very much into (light heroine/dark villain, pining friends to lovers) but both are also much less interesting than they claim to be, or could have been with different narrative choices. I’ll concede that the show characters are all more fleshed out and likable than their book counterparts, and the cringe parts I vaguely remembered from the books played out differently. And, well, Ben Barnes dominates the scene, he’s hot as HELL, literally every single second he’s on screen is a fuck you to Bardugo’s attempts to make his character lame and uninteresting and I’m LOVING it, lol.

But yeah, B Barnes aside, Darklina is intrinsically, deliberately made to be unshippable.

It makes me mad, because it’s - archetypally speaking - made of shipping dynamite: yin/yang-sun and moon, opposites attract, COMPLEMENTARY POWERS AND SO ON. And what does Bardugo do with these ingredients? A FUCKING DELIBERATE DISASTER:

^ Placing the kiss so early on (season 1, episode five) effectively kills the romantic tension that was (correctly) building up until that point, and leaves the audience very little to still hope for, in terms of emotional evolution of the dynamic.

Bardugo lays all the good stuff down as early and quickly as possible (the bonding, the conflicted attraction, the recognizing the other as one’s equal, etc) only to turn the tables and pull the rug so y’all sick creepyshippers won’t have anything to look forward to, because THEY’VE ALREADY HOOKED UP AND THAT BELONGS TO THE PAST, IT’S OVER, THEY’RE ENEMIES. This, combined to the fact that she falls for him *without* knowing who he really is, is the opposite of what I want from a heroine/villain ship (it’s basically lovers to enemies, and while that can be valid too, I wanted to see more pining and more prolonged, tormented symbolic attraction to the Shadow/Animus on Alina’s part).

But here’s the trick: it’s not marketed as lovers to enemies - it has all the aesthetics and trappings of an enemies to lovers (the Darkling is, from the get go, villain-presenting, starting from his name), so it genuinely feels like a trollfic, or at the very least a cautionary tale *against* shipping the heroine with the tall dark brooding young villain, and I don’t think it’s cool at all. It makes the story WAY less interesting, because it humanizes the villain early on (when it’s not yet useful or poignant to the story, because it’s unearned) but it’s a red herring. The real plot twist is that the villain shouldn’t be sympathized with, just defeated: there’s a promise of nuanced storytelling, that is quickly denied and tossed aside. So is the idea of incorporating your Shadow (a notion that Bardugo must be familiar with, otherwise she wouldn’t have structured Alina and the Darkling as polar opposites who complement each other, but that she categorically refutes)

Then we have Malina. The good ship.

Look, I’m not that biased against it. I don’t want to be biased on principle against a friends to lovers dynamic that antagonizes a heroine/villain one, because every narrative is different, and for personal reasons I can deeply relate to the idea of being (unspeakably) in love with your best friend. So there are aspects of Malina that I can definitely be into, but it troubles me that in this specific context it’s framed as a regression. It’s Alina’s comfort zone, a fading dream of happiness from an idealized childhood, to sustain which the heroine systematically stunts her growth and literally repressed her own powers, something that in the books made her sickly and weak. But the narrative weirdly romanticizes this codependency, often making her tunnel vision re: going back to Mal her primary goal and centering on him her entire backstory/motivation, to the point that when she starts acting more serious re: her powers and alleged mission to destroy the Fold, it feels inorganic and unearned.

Mal is intrinsically extraneous to Alina’s powers, he doesn’t share them, he doesn’t understand them, he has little to offer to help her with them, and so the feeling is that he’s also extraneous to her heroine’s journey, aside from being a sort of sidekick or safe harbor to eventually come back to. People have compared him to Raoul from Phantom of the Opera, and yeah, he has the same ~magic neutralizer~ vibe, tbh.

The narrative also polarizes Mal’s normalcy and relative “safety” against Aleksander’s sexy evil, framing Alina’s quasi-platonic fixation on the former as a better and purer form of love than her (much more visible and palpable) attraction to the latter. This is exacerbated by the show almost entirely relying on scenes of them as kids to convey their bond. I’m sure there are ways to depict innocent pining for your best friend that don’t involve obsessively focusing on flashbacks of two CHILDREN running in a meadow and looking exactly like brother and sister. LIKE. I get it, they’re like soulmates in every possible way, BUT DO THEY WANT TO KISS EACH OTHER?

Which brings me to a general complain: for a young adult saga centering on a young heroine and full of so many hot people, this story is weirdly unsexy? There are a lot of shippable dynamics, but they’re done in such a careless, ineffective way that makes ZERO EFFORT to work on stuff like slow burn, pining and romantic tension, and when it does it’s so heavy handed that the viewer doesn’t feel encouraged at all to fill the blanks with their imagination and start anticipating things (which is, imo, the ESSENCE of shipping). The one dynamic that got vaguely close to this is, again, Kaz and Inej, and coincidentally it’s also the one we didn’t get confirmed as romantic YET. Other than that, where’s the slow burn? What ship am I supposed to agonize over during the hiatus to season two? Has shipping become something to feel ashamed of, like an embarrassing relative you no longer want to invite in your home?

Anyway, back to Alina/Darkling/Mal, this is how the story reads to me:

girl suspects to be special, carefully pretends to be normal so she can stay with Good Boy

the girl’s powers eventually manifest; she’s forcibly separated from Good Boy

the girl’s powers attract Bad Boy who is her equal and opposite but is also a major asshole

girl initially falls for Bad Boy; has to learn a hard lesson that nobody that sexy will ever want her for who she is, he’s just trying to exploit her

also, no, there is no such thing as a Power Couple

girl is literally given a slave collar by Bad Boy through which he harnesses her power (a parody of the Twin Scars trope)

you know how the story initially suggested that the joint powers of Darkness and Light would defeat evil? LOL NO, Darkness is actually evil itself and the way you destroy evil is using Light to destroy Darkness, forget that whole Jungian bullshit of integrating your shadow, silly!

conclusion: girl realizes being special sucks. She was right all along! Hiding and suppressing her powers was the best choice! She goes back to the start, to the same Good Boy she was meekly pining for prior to the start of the story.

... there’s an uncomfortable overall subtext that reads a lot like a cautionary tale against - look, not just against darkships and villain/heroine pairings, but also *overpowered* heroines and, well... change? Growth?

Like, it’s certainly a Choice that Alina starts the story *already* in love with Mal. That she always knew it was him. The realization could have happened later (making the dynamic much more shippable, too), but no.

#anon #asks #*#sab for ts #long post #darklina for ts #malina for ts #sorry it took me a while but i wanted to see the whole season first

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roselightfairy · 4 years

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If you're still doing fic recs, do you have any favorite AUs?

Oh, do I!! This is an EXCELLENT prompt, and I’ve had a lot of fun compiling this list tonight. I’ve ended up grouping it into two different sections: modern AU (because there are a lot of those!) and “other,” which are…non-modern AU, haha. For the most part I’ve left out UA (universe alteration, in which the universe is the same but something about the story changes), because I can’t think of any of those right now – but I know there are some really good ones of that as well!

So:

Modern:

like, comment, subscribe by DeHeerKonijn

Summary: A collection of fics that take place in my modern ‘verse, wherein Minas Tirith is a bustling city, Gimli is a professor at the university, and Legolas is a model-slash-influencer-slash-layabout.

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Come on, you all knew this was going to be first on the list. The amount of worldbuilding @deheerkonijn has put into this series is absolutely breathtaking, and what you see on Tumblr is probably only the half of it. (Go stalk her Twitter, even if you don’t have a profile – I do it all the time!) This series is all she’s written for it so far, plus the fic that we cowrote about the OC roommates. But aside from that, the series has a whole assortment of always sexy, always funny, always sweet stories about Legolas and Gimli; go read them all!

No Place Like HoME by Flamebyrd

Summary: In which our heroes play a MMORPG called Heroes of Middle-Earth.

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THIS IS SO GOOD. I love this premise so much, haha – Legolas and Gimli are just regular humans (with regular names, even!) and a rivalry they don’t even know about – but it turns out they’ve been playing each other in a game for quite awhile! It’s cute, fun, and creative, and I wish there were more.

life’s just a game (and it’s just your turn) by plinys

Summary: Legolas and Gimli try to have phone sex (or well, headset sex) with some unforeseen consequences.

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I ADORE that these two as gamers is a fic idea that exists more than once, and this one is so fluffy with just a hint of spice (and a hefty dose of embarrassment, haha, but they deserved it!). Read it and grin!

Hold My Number by katajainen

Summary: It's a Saturday night at the A&E, and Gimli only wants to get to the triage nurse and be done with this whole stupid business.

That is, until he meets a tall, dark stranger (a ridiculously pretty one).

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I LOVE THIS FIC SO MUCH. The crowning glory of meet-cutes (though it’s more of a meet-ugly, really), in which Legolas and Gimli meet at the emergency room for very embarrassing reasons . . . and hit it off right away, in a way that is adorable, delightful, and funny to watch. Read for their embarrassing stories, their adorable dorkiness (they’re gamers again!), and their undeniable chemistry.

Perfect Fit by mssileas

Summary: "Both of them were painfully aware that their physical differences were shockingly obvious – much more so than their also very different personalities. And that they usually led people to assumptions they weren't shy of declaring."

Or, Legolas single-handedly disproves all prejudice, and Gimli loves it.

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This is a lovely (and smutty, so be warned) modern AU oneshot that challenges the stereotypes of these two based on how they look – and how they would probably be treated, if they were a couple in our world. If you’re interested in the modern AU premise but not the smut, there’s another oneshot set in this ‘verse, Christmas Body, that is mostly just fluff!

Other (non-modern):

The Earth Moves Under Our Feet (It’s A Loco Motion) by notanightlight

Summary: The West is still Wild. Gimli is working on the railway, Legolas is a gunslinger, and someone needs to turn this train around.

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WILD WEST AU WILD WEST AU!! This story is one of my favorite things ever because it’s a WILD WEST AU and Gimli is an Irish immigrant and Legolas is an outlaw and they meet in a near-death situation and bond! It has wonderful worldbuilding, excellent banter, and little moments of flirting that almost hide below the surface of the aforementioned near-death situation, but not quite. ;) Please go read it, or listen to the amazing accompanying podfic by Morvidra, which is an astounding performance.

Nothing Doth Fade (But Suffers a Sea-Change) by notanightlight

Summary: Gimli has always heard stories about the seals that lived near the cliffs of Castle Durin. “They aren’t what they seem,” they’d tell him. Gimli never knew what to think of those stories, until the night he met a stranger on the shore, with the sea in his eyes and moonlight on his skin.

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@notanightlight has too many amazing AUs to list them all here, but I have to give a shout-out to this one because SELKIES but also ANGST and SORROW and BETRAYAL but FORGIVENESS and HOPE and – I don’t know. It plays with a common and really sad trope, but gives our characters a way through that is hard and painful, but worth it, in the end – a story in which everything is not all okay, but in which that doesn’t have to be the end, if everyone is willing to work. Plus, Thranduil makes an appearance and he is magnificent.

Wild Hunt by consumptive_sphinx

Summary: There’s a knock on the door.

It isn’t quite dusk; it isn’t too dangerous yet. But still, it’s late to be out on Midwinter’s Night. What if he was held up somewhere?

Legolas takes a nail with him when he opens the door. “Gimli. It’s late.”

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Fae AU!! consumptive_sphinx has many wonderful AUs and you should check out their whole profile, but I had to give this one a shout-out. It’s mysterious and tender and packs a whole lot of story between the lines of its 917 words and made me yearn for more!

The Monstrous Fellowship by IchijouKenichiro

Summary: Astrin's cousins Fíli and Kíli left to fight the forces of Mordor over two years ago, but there's been no word from them for the last six months. Being a woman of action and the one who always is there to get them out of trouble, Astrin disguises herself as the male warrior Gimli and joins the army to fight for them. But the regiment she joins is anything but typical. With troublesome hobbits, a religious fanatic, the undead, a golem, and even an elf, are the greatest dangers to come from her fellow man? And what secrets are they all holding onto?

A parody of Terry Prachett's "A Monstrous Regiment"

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THIS IS NOT A DRILL. This is ACTUALLY a Monstrous Regiment rewrite of LOTR, with the Fellowship in the place of the Regiment, and the characters are – actually matched up really, really well. Full disclosure: I read this before I read Monstrous Regiment and went in fully prepared to ship Polly and Maladict… but it turns out they were extremely shippable anyway, so that turned out all right. ;) Seriously – this is an excellent fic, such a fun story, and such a good homage!

Aulë’s Gift by daisynorbury

Summary: "Our friendship endures these strange periods of inequality. You can't remember, and I can't forget."

A new chapter in Adina's classic Back to the Beginning cycle, wherein Aulë granted Gimli perpetual reincarnation. Two thousand years into the Fourth Age, Legolas meets the ninth version of his dearest friend. Told mostly from Gimli's amnesiac POV.

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I don’t know if this story fully counts as an AU, but I’ve been longing to rec it for several lists and just – couldn’t ever quite find a category it fit into. AU is close enough, since even though the world is meant to be Middle-earth far in the future, it’s different enough to feel like another world. This is a reincarnation story of Legolas and Gimli set in the series referenced above (and recommended in a different list), and it deals with the extreme complication of the situation with so much sensitivity and grace that it rivets me. Even if I didn’t know @daisyfornost, it would be so obvious to me that an absolutely unbelievable amount of thought and care went into the worldbuilding, the writing, the creation of this story. It is such a labor of love, and that love is evident throughout the whole thing. Please go read it, but I warn you that you will have lots of feelings.

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Thank you again for this amazing prompt, anon! Reminder to all that this is in no way a comprehensive list – I’m sure I’ve left out so many other wonderful stories. Please feel free to add your own, if you reblog this! And my usual reminder to please leave the author a comment if you read any of these and enjoy it. <3

#fic rec #my fic recs #legolas x gimli #nerdfriending #ask

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redjennies · 4 years

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Why do you think that b/j and w/j are so popular? Not asking you to engage in hate, you just seem level headed about this stuff

in general, Jester ships are so popular because Jester hits the Katara/Hermione Granger/Bella Swan/etc character mold where she's the fun, relatable, pretty but not too pretty girl that the audience can latch onto and imagine "character I'm attracted to is attracted to me." while this can lead to problems of "reducing a character to a shipping prop" especially when the extremely shippable character is female, this "character a is me and character b is what I'm attracted to" model isn't an inherently bad thing. it's where most shipping comes from. so when you consider that Jester ships are popular and that w/j and b/j were also the sort of "underdog" ships to fjorester, which anyone half paying attention saw coming from a mile away, it's kinda unsurprising that these two are so big.

speculation on contributing factors to the popularity of these ships specifically under the cut. full disclosure, I am specifically looking at these through a "how fandom works" lens, not a "how they are in canon" lens because it's a more interesting perspective for me.

so by this logic, w/j is popular because it's most popular guy character/most popular girl character. like seriously, Jester and Caleb could probably barely ever interact and not have anything in common and even actively not get along at all and this would probably still be an immensely popular ship. so the fact that Jester and Caleb do get along and do interact frequently and do have things in common and Caleb does have canon feelings for her only adds to this popular formula the ship already has going for it. in fact, the way fandom generally works dictates that this probably should be the most popular ship in the fandom, if not second to a Caleb m/m ship.

but it's not. which is insane.

from a "just how fandom works" perspective, b/j has everything going for it that w/j does: canon feelings from one party, the inherent popularity of Jester ships, not being fjorester, etc. while it's not most popular male and female character, Marisha and Laura were the only two female players at the table for the majority of the campaign so that's going to win over the f/f shippers. but for the life of me, I am amazed that an f/f ship beat out every single other ship in the fandom without being the central focus of the show (such as catradora or xena/gabrielle). like the beauyasha in me is *eye roll* at this development, but the lesbian in me is living for it.

here's a few of my theories as to how the fuck this managed to happen that were not mentioned above:

in the same vein as "beauyasha is a good shipmate for people who want Jester with Fjord or Caleb," beaujes is a good shipmate for m/m shippers who want to see Caleb and Fjord with Essek, Molly, Caduceus, or each other. I have thoughts as to why an m/m ship hasn't managed to get extremely popular but I do think this feeds into it.

it's relatively inoffensive as far as the major Jester ships go. where some people who don't have strong opinions on any Jester ships might still hate widojest and/or think fjorester is just god awful boring, beaujes is really only disliked by people who are really, really invested in beauyasha, widojest, and fjorester. while tons of nasty shit has been said about it during ship wars, I think the average multishipper probably has a positive, if not particularly invested, opinion towards it.

a friend pointed this out to me but it's actually the closest to a good girl/bad "boy" Jester ship. like Fjord and Caleb both have their dark sides but let's be honest, they're kinda dweebs. Beau actually has an edge to her and that's a very popular ship dynamic.

hell, I've noticed even FJs and WJs who don't particularly like beaujes tend to prefer it to the Jester/dude ship that they don't like.

anyway there's legit canon based reasons to ship either of these. I don't ship either, but they have their moments. this is just some of why I think these ships in particular flourish in a fandom environment.

I say this as someone who draws, Beau and Jester are extremely fun to draw and so there's a ton of fan art of it and some really fucking good fan art of it and that's gonna further the positive fandom opinion of it. shit I don't even like beaujes and you can still catch me liking art of it on a regular basis. it's fucking cute.

eta, because I cannot believe I forgot to add this back in after my app crashed and deleted the initial response: never underestimate the shipping power of "oh my god, they were roommates."

#asks #this is so extremely neutral but im readmore'ing it because it gets kinda long #also because i am biased and it probably does show through to people who do ship these but i really genuinely did my best to explain this #in a most objective manner as i could muster

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supercorp-hosie · 3 years

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My thoughts for legacies 3x13: I’ll try to put the point chronologically

1. When Kaleb blew the candle, I’m so confused because the first thing that comes to my head is: he’s blowing that because is daytime, but why put it so far from Cleo? Why use a candle when you have electricity? And apparently I’m a fool, because that’s how the confinement spell works duh! I only recalled that when Alaric blew it in the end. I’m so dumb lol.

2. I love that Kaleb is the first to seek Cleo out, wanted answers and ready to accept them. When he tries to comfort Cleo in her memories, that’s me too! But apparently being the badass she is, she immediately come up with the idea of replacing her grandma to go with Malivore.

3. Poor Cleo! My heart sores when it started with a little girl, just like with Finch. She’s a hero! She’s so brave! She’s a queen! And weirdly she likes frogs(or toads?) very much. I wonder why. And although she tried to kill Hope last episode, I never see her as a villain. Never for a second. Instead I’m impressed. Tbh I didn’t understand why she is always playing with clay/mud since the beginning of this episode. But after her backstory, I just feel sad and proud at the same time. Sad because it’s shaped from her painful time of enslavement. Proud because she’s using the thing she learned from it against Malivore as her weapon despite the painfulness. I remember she talked about her sister dying, but nothing about that occurs in the memories. Did she lie before or it’s just another thing that the writers forgot?

4. ‘Jonch’ is horrible! I prefer Finsie as the ship name. Why is their moment always so cringy? I get this second embarrassment from them a lot, mostly from Josie tho. I always felt there’s something lacking in Finsie, just like what I felt when Handon started it’s kind of sudden. Maybe because of my perception, I really didn’t know why Josie think Finch is hot. I have to learn how to appreciate her beauty. But goof news, I actually appreciated Finsie first kiss, because I see why they haven’t kiss before, and why they finally kiss. It’s cute and the sparkling, haha. Tbh I start to appreciate Finch’s beauty from the kissing scene angle. But this episode, again, I still feel cringy in most of the Finsie scenes. I have to put my palm on my head. Anyway, I enjoy the “girlfriend” scene tho, like Finsie starting to grow on me(again, the first time is their first kiss, hopefully no more cringy afterwards). It’s really good to see Josie happy. Btw, since Finch decided to enrol, will she be the new alpha now that she defeated Jed? That’s good for her, she finally has a pack and no longer lonely.

5. Along with Finsie scenes, does anyone realise there’s actually other students there? And there are actually other witches at the school?? I remembered that there’s like only four witches? Because Josie was the only witch at the school when Berbelang!Hope happened? Annnndddd! To that! Does anyone remember there’s this girl Gaby/Gabby? She’s also a witch, and she loves dnd like Wade? They can’t tease us with Penelope using her then just let her disappear?

6. Oh great there’s actually other wolves at the school. I’m starting to think Jed is the only wolf left (of course there’s Hope, but she’s tribrid). As much as I enjoy Finch being badass that she can stand beside Josie, I felt so sorry for Jed and his actor. He’s been there for 3 seasons and yet Finch get a backstory before him. He has none! The actor is great, look at the siren episode! He hardly gets any decent lines and scenes now. Instead, they make him looked useless, hard to be respectable. Like anyone can just harm his alpha reputation. Justice for Jed please. Oh and the fact that Finch got a backstory before Kaleb too? It’s unacceptable. They deserve more. Jed doesn’t even have a last name, my god! Anyway that doesn’t change the fact that I want to hug baby Finch so much bc she’s adorable!

7. With MG gone, Kaleb looks like the only vampire left in the school. I miss MG. What about Ethan?

8. Josie and Cleo finally met! I’m glad that she’s learned something from her too. I think it’s true that other kids never felt as easy as Josie at the school. They finally addressed it.

9. I’m frustrated that Hope never wanted answers from Cleo. The only friend that helped her grieve. But hey maybe she’s too hurt to be able to bear Cleo in her sight. But then again there’s the Landon problem, so she’s off with Landon again. Only taking to Landon the whole episode, being the only one that only talk to one person in the whole episode. Feel bad for her about this. Poor Hope.

10. I really feel bad for Landon, because there’s a lot of hardships to make him like that. Someone please give him hugs and a therapist. The show is doing a full cycle by stating what he’d done is just like what Hope did when she returned from Malivore. I understand why he kept himself away, but weirdly, the way the let those words out, it feels like he wants to get back at Hope when I think he wanted Hope’s understanding. Maybe he wanted both?

12. Someone told me that every 13th episode is the episode where Landon’s power are explored. I kind of agree with it now. Because he’s finally having the fighting skills that he’s longing now. Finally he can achieve his desires to physically fight alongside Hope. For what though, I don’t know, because in the case of supercorp, Lena never needed it physically to be Supergirl’s partner in saving the world, or of course to protect Kara. Glad for him, anyway, bc that’s what’s he wants. And the blow to the head? It’s awesome.

11. I can’t believe Landon is blaming Hope for not coming to save him sooner?! What the hell? What happened to “I’m going to be the one that always fight to find Hope”, idk whether I quoted it precisely, but the meaning is there. I am furious. Is this some sick drama that the show wants Landon to think that Hope was not coming to him because she had a perfect version of him?? That aside, when I see that Handon is going to fight together physically, I actually think the scene is good and they will overcome the blaming thing, and going to be a power couple. Just when I have that thought, Landon have to fucking throw the artifact towards Malivore(whether it is Malivore I’ll discuss afterwards, it’s contradictory)!! That’s such a stupid move! Where’s your brain? And it’s broken, oh god. And the show have to show Hope being so weak during the fight. I mean why? She’s a badass, why do they have to make her weak to glorify Landon?? They made her look useless. These things just really kill the budding Handon spirit in me. The show really knows how to make people resent Handon and Landon. Just please change the show name.

12. Anyway to be fair, Landon do care for Hope and do love her. Before, though I don’t think they are endgame quality, I think that if they do improve, Handon endgame is tolerable, acceptable. But now, I’m not so sure of that anymore. Other than the above mentioned points, Landon did leave Hope for a solid third time. Why the show have to establish that for Handon when their fans desperately defended Landon that he wasn’t always leaving. I mean I’ve seen Handon shippers fought really hard against the “Landon is always leaving Hope” argument. What a way to make a couple being endgame. In Chinese proverbs, there’s a thing for a third time. Like the three strikes law, I think? It says not to do anything or tolerate anything undesirable that has happened more than three times. So please do not make Handon together ever again. It’s an insult to Hope too.

13. To see it differently, poor Hope will finally have time out of Landon to think of herself and her future. We need to see her having her own storyline. So maybe we can see Hosie eventually? Sorry Finsie for anticipating your break up in the future. But please enjoy yourselves when Hope grows on her own, because Josie deserves a decent relationship on screen too. Hosie didn’t interact this episode, I’m sad.

14. I just can’t help but wonder why Alaric oversee the artifact being destroyed so easily. And when Josie introduces Finch, she deserves a decent conversation with the headmaster, really. Oh he’s an adult, be a responsible and respectable one, especially you’re Josie dad. Help her with her impression with her crush. Alaric really need help, we need another adult figure. It’s okay that’s not Caroline.

15. I kind of thinking that Landon and Cleo are shippable too when I know that they are leaving at the same time. Cleo being the sole reason to Landon existence is one of the reasons to ship them. She’s the one that tell Malivore he can make vessels and create legacy, that leads to Landon existing. Not to mention she did literally made Golem Landon by hand (we all know the thing that Hope made doesn’t have a body, so Cleo must have made his torso and limps right). Or maybe we prefer wandon endgame? Wade is precious too, he’s the one that point out Landon is not himself.

16. I’m so confused by this episode Malivore. I thought Cleo trapped him inside that monster Handon defeated this episode. But if it was trapped this long? How did the pit, Clarke and Landon even exist? Did Malivore escape from it?? It must have escaped.

17. In the promo for the next episode, we’re seeing Lizzie and Hosie interaction! I’m excited! I think maybe Josie will be the one that bring Hope out of the cult’s enchantment. What will happen? Maybe they will realise something or develop something towards each other? Anything hosie that MAKE SENSE please. Oh and Hizzie friendship/banters, and Lizzie suddenly being and “angel” will be so fun to watch. Finally, the trio!

18. I know it’s irrelevant but since I mentioned Clarke, I miss Holarke. I have some shippable thoughts about Finch and Penelope too. P is the she-devil in good girl attire; F looks like a bad girl but she’s good hearted. They are both fiery, imagine what they’ll be like when they’re together, erupting volcanoes?

19. Applause to Aria’s acting skill, this is like the eleventh role he’s played in legacies? Original Landon, Hope’s (subconscious) Landon, Landon’s (subconscious) Landon, Josie’s SimuLandon, Hope’s therapy Landon, Malivore Landon, golem Landon, ptsd Landon, oni-possessed Landon, golem Landon micmicking Necromancer, Clarke-Landon. Keep up the good work!

#hosie #finsie #jonch #legacies #legacies spoilers #kaleb legacies #jed legacies #cleo sowande #josie saltzman #finch tarrayo #alaric saltzman #hope mikaelson #landon kirby #holarke #aria shahghasemi #handonedit #wade legacies #justice for Jed #justice for kaleb

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rikerxworf · 3 years

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*☆. My Top 50 Worfriker Moments .♡°

We reached 500 followers tonight, yaay!! 🥳 To thank you all and sort some Worfriker scenes for you to check out, I ranked my personal favourites.

It was worryingly easy to find fifty haha. Some are just a few seconds long, while other “moments” are basically whole episodes. I linked posts, because most of them are already on this blog anyway, but I still hope you enjoy them! Also please tell me your favourite moments! 💞

To be clear, this list is incomplete and sorted to my personal taste. Also, I didn’t count the times when they were just standing unreasonably close, side by side on the bridge, in the corridors, on away missions – otherwise we’d be here all day. So, let’s go!

50. First Meeting (Encounter at Farpoint S01E01)

What better way than to start out with the beginning? This isn’t even that shippable of a moment, if it wasn’t for the camera work and music/ sound effects. I know it’s supposed to show off the new bridge and all that, but it reads… differently to me lmao. I love how deadpan s1 Worf is, but s1 Riker is on thin ice in my book…

49. “One of my officers was almost killed! That makes it my concern!” (Firstborn S7E21)

Worf calls out another Klingon character [no spoilers here hehe] for being super-unfriendly towards Riker during a meeting between the three of them. I like how both Riker and Worf subtly but unmistakably affirm their loyalty to each other when the other Klingon questions it. Afterwards, when Worf and he are his quarters, Worf downright interrupts him to say, “Why did you treat Commander Riker so disrespectfully? You were rude!”

48. touching instead of talking (The Last Outpost S1E05)

This is a place holder for all the other times Will Riker has touched Worf on his arm etc. Among other culprits are “The Hunted” (s3e11) and “Q Who” (s2e16) – on a Borg Ship no less. He is a very tactile person, which I adore for his character. Affectionate physical contact between (hyper)male characters is still something of a rare sight in fantasy and sci-fi, so I’m super happy Frakes acted his character the way he did.

47. Power Couple (Q Who S2E16)

A small little moment of them arriving in Ten Forward to confront Q, who talks shit about them as soon as they enter (it’s Q after all lmao). What I love most about this is how neither of them, but Worf especially, gives a fuck. He shoves his body up there like a fucking bulldozer to confront Q, just after Riker gave him a trusting over-the-shoulder-look. True dream team right here. In my opinion, TNG capitalised far too late on this side of their dynamic, but this is an early example of it and I 100% love it, no matter Frakes’ short *accidentally look directly into the camera* moment sdhfjskdskr

46. “You’d be surprised how far a hug goes with Worf.” (The Loss S4E10)

This is a very emotional scene between Deanna and Will. They share a close hug and Deanna is like… “do you do that often?”. And Will tells her about him hugging Geordi and Worf… which… is so cute I can’t;; Also, again, male characters showing physical signs of (platonic) affection is so important, even if we don’t get to see it here with other male characters. But now we know that Will gives great comfort hugs, including to Worf, so… Nice. I Would Like To See It.

45. Honour the Betazoid Tradition (Star Trek: Nemesis)

Nothing THAT special, in this pairing’s case. Just another instant of Riker shamelessly checking out Worf at the thought of them being naked. In good tradition. The fact that he does this as they are talking about HIS WEDDING TO TROI is… wild. Good acting choice, Mister Frakes. Also, I love how terrified Worf seems to be about appearing naked to said wedding. It’s cute!

44. “A werewolf!” (Time’s Arrow, Part II S6E01)

This one made me giggle to no end when I first watched the episode: Mark Twain boards the Enterprise and, as soon as he sees poor Worf, exclaims, “A werewolf!” Of course Worf is Exhausted™ but Riker… in his historical uniform no less… looks interested? Is his Halloween party fantasy finally coming to life? I bet he feels seen sjdfhsdjkfsk

43. Google Earth… always taking pictures (Descent, Part I S6E26)

This is almost completely for the aesthetics, not gonna lie. I love this shot of them by the shuttle, the scenery is just gorgeous. I also love how in-character they are in this scene, Worf doing his job very dutifully and Riker propping up a leg and gazing into the middle distance. Very nice. This has been this blog’s sidebar image since the beginning, and I’ve long given up trying to find one that I like better (´꒳`)♡

42. Battle Sequence (The Last Outpost S1E05)

This is peak 80s cheesiness. The thunder sound effects, the way Riker distracts the Ferengi so that Worf can get ready for an attack – and that amazing line of “I GOT THIS OOONE” just before Riker’s overpowered by a Ferengi, plus Data’s reaction. Oh, and also, Tasha Yar stepping in to end the whole fight (with thunder sound effects of course) and Worf and Riker positioning themselves behind her like the dream team they are. As trashy as season 1 is, I wish more of it was this kind of trashy.

41. Parrises squares (11001001 S1E15)

Another one that shows the amazing friendship of Tasha/Worf/Will that we could’ve gotten more of: Yar and Worf leave for a match of Parrises squares, already in their bright blue outfits. Riker checks Worf out, y’know, the usual. Worf jabs him with a sassy comment, because it’s season 1, y’know, the usual. It’s pretty standard considering the other moments on this list, but I adore it nonetheless, especially because of Tasha Yar ♡

40. Walking Through the Woods And??? Taking Cover(???) (Descent, Part II S7E01)

This is one of the ridiculous ones. Worf and Riker are investigating the planet where Lore and the Borg have trapped the crew and… they have interesting ways of sneaking around, e.g. Riker always staying behind Worf. And yes, they’re overly close to each other, we already know that. But then Riker straight up puts his hand on Worf’s bum when they have to take cover and I’m like… sweety, not THAT kind of “sneaky” lmaooo… It’s like straight out of a parody skit, I love it! (*´▽`*)

39. Fight Scene (Liaisons S7E02)

Another unnecessarily drawn-out moment of physical contact. Riker stops Worf from fighting the alien ambassador after some pretty racist bullshit that Worf had to endure, but in the end they both look rather clueless. I guess this is distilled Himbo Energy™? Anyway, before that there is a cute scene including Deanna in the observation lounge featuring funny Will and grumpy Worf. In general, “Liaisons” just has very good Worf moments over all! (just skip through the Picard scenes)

38. “Nice planet.” (Justice S1E08)

I truly can’t with this one. It’s a classic Worf one-liner, in fact this one started the whole Worf one-liner thing! The writers realised how great stuff like this fit his character and rolled with it. Here, Worf (rather wantonly?) hugs a blonde alien, then looks at Riker, who has been on the planet before, and says, “Nice planet” before burying his face in the crook of her neck again. Which implies?? That he thinks of this sexy planet as Riker’s planet?? Riker’s reaction is even better because he acts weirdly ‘caught’ or something haha! Maybe it’s the sight of cuddly Worf? Who knows…

37. On A Date (The Perfect Mate S5E21)

This is a small thing, but when Data and the alien woman enter Ten Forward, we see Riker and Worf sitting at a table and having drinks. They seem to have a fun little talk, and Worf looks a bit TOO dismissive for my taste when Riker leaves at the sight of the Data and the woman. Did they interrupt their little date? Who knows? Either way, them spending free time together, plus Riker’s soft “I’ll catch up with you later” is just cute (´꒳`)

36. The Poker Scene(s) (Cause and Effect S5E18)

These are casual moments: The senior staff is playing poker, Worf smirks a lot and says his one-liners, Riker does rather suggestive poker faces that scandalise poor Worf, yaddi yaddi yadda. These are cute little moments that every good comfort TV show should have ♡

35. “I have no desire to leave the Enterprise.” (Heart of Glory S1E20)

aka Worf The Liar. After a conversation with a Klingon in the Empire’s military, Worf slowly turns around on the bridge and sees… the whole crew. But Riker is front and center, even Picard isn’t as much in focus as he is. And then Worf says he only agreed to the Klingon’s offer to join the Empire’s forces out of politeness, and then doubles-down on it: “Really, I have no desire to leave the Enterprise.” Except, as we will learn later, if Commander Riker is leaving. Then I’ll leave too. Ciao ciao.

34. saving Will from a phaser (The Hunted S3E11)

Riker and Worf chase the escaped prisoner on the Enterprise, but gasp! He fires at the turbolift when the doors open! Worf reacts quickly and throws himself against Riker to get them out of the firing range. It’s… an interesting motion. They do get out eventually, and the subsequent fight may be a bit clumsy, but at least it’s them fighting together, y’know? This could have been some real whump or hurt/comfort shit if it wasn’t that small a moment. Not that I like to see someone get injured y’know just… the feelings™ of it all 👀

33. Shuttlebay Scene (Liaisons S7E02)

Towards the end of “Liaisons”, we get this cute moment where Worf and the alien ambassador talk about how exhausting eleven hours of holodeck combat exercise are, and what does Riker do? Slap poor Worf on his hurting back;; And then he grins that stupid grin of his!! Thanks for nothing!! For real though, Riker is teasing Worf throughout this episode, and it is kinda funny considering that Worf always just lets him. Amazing.

32. Comedic Duo™ (Sarek S3E23)

This one is similar in a small way to Spot Nr. 34, in that Worf tries to shield Will from the brawl that’s going on in Ten Forward – except this one is funny. Before they enter Ten Forward, Worf is like “No I haven’t noticed tempers going crazy, Commander!” – only to cut to them standing in the opened doors with Thee most priceless expressions when they see everyone inside throwing hands. And then: “Now I see what you mean.” Worf is my favourite comedian

31. Rescuing Alexander (New Ground S5E10)

For a change, a highly emotional one. The whole episode builds up to this dramatic moment: As soon as the crew realise that Alexander is inside the burning biolab, Riker shoots Worf the most concerned look, and they head to the lab together. Worf discovers brute strength when it comes to saving his son, and poor Riker is basically just accessory in this scene. He does rescue the gilvos though. But the fire, the tension, the ticking clock – this scene is so dramatic!! And it should be, this is about Worf and his family! It’s very Klingon, in a way, and I like that Riker takes a backseat to Worf’s and Alexander’s relationship, even though he’d make a perfect stepdad.

30. ♪ should I stay or should I go ♪ (Legacy S4E06)

You know that romantic trope where person A wants to go with B but B is like “stay here, it’s too dangerous”? And then Person A begrudgingly agrees or simply watches B leave in terror? And then B is extra motivated to fight and come back, so that they can be with A again? That is this scene. It’s Worf’s love language of “we go into danger together” vs. Riker’s classic hero shtick of “no, I’ll go alone, it’s too dangerous!” and it’s 100% what I’m here for.

29. Bar Confrontation Scene (Unification, Part II S5E08)

Boy, this scene is a lot. Worf sings Klingon opera before continuing his mission with Riker. They confront a Ferengi warship trader, a rather disgusting character, and Riker’s Starfleet speak doesn’t work at all with him. So, Riker looks over his shoulder, to Worf, who nods in silent understanding, and then Riker just… grabs the Ferengi and threatens him with the words “I will be very unhappy” fffffffff which – c’mon, you can’t tell me that he wasn’t putting on a show for Worf! This is Will Riker we’re talking about! Also amazing how Worf doesn’t even have to say a single word in this whole scene. Love it, real dream team energy.

28. boyfriends taking a golden hour stroll (Descent, Part II S7E01)

Loooove this one, even though it’s basically nothing haha! The dialogue is very dramatic, but if you’re just looking at gifs for example, it looks very calm and soft. Also… the way Worf listens to Riker is just… I want to be looked at that way aaaaah;;

27. “No! For Battle, come to me!” (The Last Outpost S1E05)

Ah, yes. One of Worf’s friends being threatened with death and Worf very lionheartedly jumping in à la “you should rather fight a KLINGON because KLINGONS like fighting they’re WARRIORS arrrgh”. Only this time said friend is Commander Riker, and he orders Worf to stay back, because that’s what a commander does, he tries to keep his officers out of danger. And Worf looks… struck? Kinda? It’s a very cute, very early moment in their history together.

I’m linking a fic rec revolving around this moment here too!

26. Scruffy Bar Scene (Gambit, Part I S7E04)

This scene has cute outfits, badass phaser action from both Beverly and Deanna, sweater paws, and about Thee greatest comedic timing in all of TNG. I love that they put Worf and Will as the dream team who has to do the talking, and I also appreciate that Worf wears red and Will wears blue – aka the colours they look best in respectively (o˘◡˘o)

25. “Even Klingons need love now and then.” (Justice S1E08)

After that “nice planet” incident, this is where the episode is all in on those early TNG vibes. Riker gets invited for a (sexual?) game, in-between a bunch of aliens making out. He declines and instead walks up to Worf, with the widest grin, to talk to him… about sex. Bravo, Commander, very subtle. “Even Klingons need love” shut up just say you want to sleep with him goddammit shdjfsdksk Also the way Worf just casually talks about his sex life… wild. This could only happen in season 1. Also, fun fact, instead of “I better check in”, Riker says, “I’ll beam us back up” in the German dub, which… Do you want a room or something???

24. Worf All Dolled Up (Elementary, Dear Data S2E03)

Another outrageous moment of Riker barely keeping it in his pants. Worf arrives at the holodeck in a Victorian get-up and then has to endure a whole 30s of Riker checking him out, smirking at him, and making innuendo comments. “Nice suit” I could understand as a winky-winky bro joke™, even with the suspicious leg movement, but “You’d be a big hit in London”??? Hello?? Also poor Worf processing what he just heard sdjfsjdkfk! They definitely made out as soon as Picard and Data entered the holodeck!! (Also sidenote: When Picard pops the hat into its correct form, everybody flinches in a very in-character way. It’s very cute ♡)

23. Gay (Eye of the Beholder S7E18)

I’m pretty sure this scene is entirely taking place inside Deanna’s mind, but that doesn’t make it any less great haha! Worf and Will sitting at the bar and smiling at each other, talking about romance very casually… it’s so so cute. And don’t forget Worf trying to ask Will if he can try things out with Deanna shdfjksdfksdksk this scene is especially cute for those who enjoy Worf/Riker/Troi!

(Also never forget the mirroring of the two flirting officers in the background lmao this is iconic)

22. “He wouldn’t…” – “Yes, he would” (Star Trek: Insurrection)

This is honestly such a fun scene. It looks like the Enterprise, in command of William T. Riker, is about to ram the enemy’s ship. “He wouldn’t…” one of the enemy aliens says. Cut to Worf, surrounded by alien guards, saying completely casually, “Yes, he would.” Which makes the first alien panic like “oh shit” and run away from the view screen for some reason??? Lol it doesn’t make any sense, but I enjoy the space action, the comedic timing, and the shot of Worf sitting in-between the enemy aliens. *mwah chef’s kiss.

I have two main ways to read Worf’s relaxed reaction: either he trusts Will 100% to not ram and destroy the ship – or he’s content with dying this way after all, as a hero, in a battle he fought with his commander. Either way, I think this scene shows their deep loyalty and trust rather nicely!

21. “Thank you.” (The Next Phase S5E24)

The Enterprise assists a Romulan ship in need. Worf and Riker are among the officers who are onboard the warbird and help the crew. Worf reports to Riker in a rather scandalised tone of voice bc he doesn’t like the Romulans, and they have a very intimate way of talking in the scene I’m describing – after a cute “aye, sir” Worf shuffles back to Riker to say, “Thank you” in… that voice. And then bumps Riker’s shoulder as he leaves, and Riker just smiles very softly.

I can’t be sure of course, but the whole thing feels to me as if this was Dorn’s and Frakes’ millionth take of the scene and they could barely keep it together shdfjskdfksk very cute!! Also another scene from that episode that almost made it into this ranking: Worf and Riker having to close the damaged doors to eject the core but not being able to do it, despite being literally the biggest guys in the crew – but thankfully Data comes along does the whole thing himself sdfhjskdjfsk

20. “How did you like Command (sexual)?” (The Emissary S2E20)

This belongs to the ones that leave me… kinda speechless? I mean, I understand he’s proud of his Lieutenant, but Riker has nooo business walking up to K’Ehleyr and Worf (both in their Klingon armour) the way he does – checking them out with THAT look on his face, lips falling apart, and asking, “How did you like Command?” – excuse me? Mister Frakes, sir?! But Worf’s reaction makes it EVEN BETTER sdfjskdksk, he looks kinda caught off-guard, understandably! Only to then look over his shoulder to K’Ehleyr like “excuse me, this is my… other partner?” and then he’s simply like… “Comfortable chair”. And K’Ehleyr looks to the ground like she’s trying very hard to hold her tongue sjdfhskjdsk and Riker smirks at them and… yeah. That’s season 2 for you.

19. Sitting Shoulder To Shoulder (A Matter of Time S5E09)

This one’s a classic on this blog already. Two things beside the general physical closeness that I love especially about this scene: a) how unnecessary them sitting like this is (and how the acting directions were most likely “hands where I can see them”) and b) how Riker defends Worf when the historian throws some racist bullshit his way. Even though the historian paints Worf as the primitive barbarian, Riker is far more aggressive than Worf in this scene. It’s a nice little touch, that he would get worked up about someone insulting Worf this way. But yeah, even if you just look at screenshots from this scene, it’s very nice, them sitting shoulder to shoulder and exchanging quiet looks ♡

18. The Second Sickbay Scene (Ethics S5E16)

Oof. I don’t like to rewatch this episode, but the sickbay moments are very good. In this second scene, Riker has the ritual dagger with him but still refuses to help Worf. By now, he has had time to think about Worf’s request and even talked to Picard about it. Here’s where the episode completely destroys me: Picard says, “Klingons choose their friends with great care” and the script really says the word “friend” or “friendship” often in a Worf/Riker context – but what Riker says to Worf in this second sickbay scene, among other things, is “How many people on this ship consider you a friend? How many owe you their lives? Have you ever thought about how you've affected the people around you?” The fact that he separates the “friends” part from the “how you've affected the people around you”, plus that blinking he does right before he says it – makes me want to microwave myself – I’m sorry, this is too much for me too handle. bye

17. “You do this everyday?” (Where Silence Has Lease S2E02)

A truly astonishing scene. Worf and Riker do some combat training/ Klingon calisthenics in the holodeck, which is fun to watch on its own. But after all the enemies are defeated, Worf turns against Riker with some hearty growling and snarling. Riker has to snap him out of his (blood)lust by calling, “At ease, Lieutenant!” – a sentence that will become important later this episode… For real I love this scene so much. Worf says that other programmes are “too personal to be shared” and uses the same calisthenics programme, in the same way, a few episodes later before he sleeps with K’Ehleyr. Like??? Does this even count as subtext anymore??? Ahh!!! Besides that, I also love the way they exit the holodeck – “Coming, Commander?” – “Right behind you.” ♡

16. Tired Dad and Whimsical Dad (Phantasms S7E06)

This is SUCH a good scene. It’s a moment of humour, levity and domesticity, right up until the turbolift doors open. Worf complains to Riker about having gifted Alexander a “music programme”, whatever exactly that is, but apparently it’s robbing Worf of his sleep at night. Riker thinks it’s amazing, of course, because it’s jazz. And because Alexander seems to like it very much. I have… no words. It’s just nice to see them acting as (quasi)dads ♡

15. The First Sickbay Scene (Ethics S5E16)

“Ethics” is a really emotional episode, as pointed out above, but I prefer this scene over the one where Riker outright confronts Worf. Here, he comes in grinning, tilting his head ever so playfully, and greets Worf with “You look pretty good for someone who's been eating sickbay food for three days”, which is cute on its own too. He also has a very soft bedside manner with Worf and says “Name it” in a very Klingon-esque way when Worf asks him for a favour. Of course, the favour is something that completely takes Riker by surprise, in a rather dramatic turn of events. And then Worf looks for words, and what he decides on is “please”. Yeah I’m fine :)

14. The Most Beautiful Sight (Silicon Avatar S5E04)

A simple™ entry on this list: Riker, all beat up and exhausted already, thinks someone is after them, only to realise Worf has come to their rescue. And what does he say to his saviour? “Mister Worf, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more beautiful sight”, Jim Kirk-esque hearteyes and messy hair included. It’s a very soft scene with slight hurt/comfort vibes, which I adore.

13. The Icarus Factor (S2E14)

Just… all of it. It’s making me furious how this episode very openly implies that yeah, Worf is majorly distressed, screaming at his friends and fellow officers etc. because he fears losing Riker. All of this episode is wild, but the scene where Worf comes to Riker’s quarters to talk about leaving the Enterprise together… fumbling with his hands, blatantly changing the subject for procrastination, “Words are not always… easy for me” bitch!! What is this?? Fanfiction?? The angst is sooo perfect in this scene, because of course, Riker doesn’t even want to go. But now another one of his friends asks him to take the assignment, so they can go on some “dangerous mission” together… It’s a lot. I adore it, even though it’s kinda sad to watch. 10/10.

12. “I love surprise parties!” (Parallels S7E11)

“Parallels” is a lot, too lol. It’s a great Worf episode and shows him not only in very serious/dramatic but also funny and even romantic moments. And it’s fun to imagine what OTHER universes Worf might have crossed into… The opening scene with him and Riker is especially great. Worf doesn’t like surprises, but Riker does – Worf doesn’t like that party hat, but Riker does – and the way he beams at Worf… just very cute! Also there’s a more serious scene later in that episode with Worf talking to AU!Riker, who is a captain, and they exchange rather wistful looks in the end…

11. “At ease, Lieutenant, at ease…” (Where Silence Has Lease S2E02)

The callback to the sentence Riker used to calm Worf down earlier this episode. Worf is mad at the ghostly USS Yamato (featuring the brilliant line “One Riker! One bridge!”) and doesn’t even answer to Riker calling out his name anymore. So, Riker turns him around by his shoulder and… well. Worf looks like he’s about to eat him alive. Nice snarling from him, and nice taking a step backwards to the wall from Riker. Worf only calms down when Riker dOmiNanTLy raises his chin. And then, to calm himself, Worf murmurs, “At ease, Lieutenant, at ease” as he walks away – the same words Riker yelled at him earlier this episode. I’m… truly at a loss of words I love this so much sdfjsdkksk. Maybe the kinkiest Worfriker moment.

(The German dub changed it into “Never mind, Commander, I’m all calm now” and I honest to God don’t know how to feel about that)

10. “I will go with you.” (The Outcast S5E17)

To start the Top Ten: a moment from near the end of TNG’s (in)famous “queer episode”. Riker has decided to go down to the planet against Starfleet regulations to save his beloved Soren from her transphobic oppressors, and when Worf comes to his quarters under some pretext, they have a very lovely conversation – Worf knows what Riker is planning to do and wants to go with him, even though he was charactarised as pretty much queerphobic earlier this episode. Seems like he had a change of heart and is willing to risk his career as first Klingon in Starfleet to support Riker.

It’s that situation from “Legacy” – “I will go with you” vs. “it’s too dangerous, I’ll go alone” – only this time Worf wins. Because “a warrior does not let a friend face danger alone”. Boy. Wow. i’m.

As if this episode wasn’t soul crushing enough already!!! Urgh!!! The ending always makes me bawl.

9. “I want to ensure your return to this ship.” (A Matter of Honor S2E08)

Ahh, yes. Thee Klingon episode. I love Riker’s exchange programme to pieces, but Worf as a contrast to the Klingons on the Pagh is very enjoyable on his own. He stops Riker before the transport, to give him an emergency transporter. “Sentiment?” Riker asks, to which Worf simply replies, “I want to ensure your return to this ship”, and they exchange very cute looks.

Earlier Worf told Riker how Klingon officers might kill their superiors, so my read is that he realised he might lose his precious Commander if he doesn’t think of something shdfjsdkfksk. I love this very much. It shows how early TNG!Worf was willing to work his way around his culture’s more toxic (or in this case: deadly) traditions in order to come up with the best result for himself and his loved ones. It’s a trait he sadly loses as the show goes on, but I really enjoy the way it’s playing out in this scene.

8. Cold Opener Scene --- aka The Dress (Liaisons S7E02)

What can I say? I Am Not Immune To “You look good in a dress”. There is little to say about this scene other than I think it’s about as perfect as shippable moments come in Star Trek. There’s alien nonsense, calling out of sexist attitudes, Gay™, and smiley Riker and flustered Worf. What else could you wish for?

7. Worf cradling Will (Conspiracy S1E25)

Ahh… my Weakness. Worf finds Riker unconscious on the floor in-between hundreds of glass shards, beneath a ton of flowers and the starry sky outside – and cradles him, very gently. Exhaling softly when he realises Riker is still alive. Taking MUCH too long to realise that this is a trap of the Admiral. The way he is not at all ready for fighting and 100% in care mode is very telling for s1 Worf. It’s a very soft, Lord of the Rings-esque scene with great aesthetics. I love it;;

6. Frame of Mind (S6E21)

The whole episode, no matter how nightmarish, is a testament to the deep relationships between Riker and his crewmates. Only the last few scenes are “real”, the rest takes place inside Riker’s mind, where his friends represent different aspects of his personality. The episodes implies that Worf is his ‘actions’ or something, but when you read into it (i.e. overanalyse 👀) it seems like Worf is Riker’s sense of security! He’s constantly warning him or wanting to help him get out of danger, which is really sweet considering that this is what Riker truly sees Worf as ♡

My favourite shot in the episode is the one with the pendant above!

5. Worf returns to the Enterprise (Star Trek: First Contact)

During the battle against the Borg, the Defiant is rescued by the Enterprise in what’s easily one of the best scenes in the movie (oops hot take I don’t think First Contact is the best TNG movie 👀). After the rescue, Worf returns to the Enterprise bridge and is greeted by his fellow officers. Riker comments on the Defiant with, “Tough little ship” and the biggest hearteyes ever, which… makes me wonder if he’s actually talking about the ship, y’know.

It gets better when Picard tells Worf he could help at Tactical, and Riker just follows Worf to his console and asks, “You do remember how to fire phasers?” with his signature grin. I’m almost completely sure both lines were supposed to be dick jokes (y’know, ‘cause they’re both men! haha!) but Dorn’s and Frakes’ acting simply doesn’t allow for that reading imo sdfhjskdfsk. I LOVE the ex-boyfriend vibes.

4. ‘Owon Eggs (Time Squared S2E13)

Ahh, Thee domestic scene. It’s so cute, from start to finish – Riker singing as he prepares food. Only greeting Worf when the fellow officers arrive. Messing up the scrambled eggs. Data not even trying them. Worf digging in. And then saying, “Delicious” in that tone of voice. Riker smiling full of hearteyes at the compliment. *mwah true chef’s kiss! Perfect!

Little else to say lmao, except it only got better when an anonymous asker pointed out that Will definitely bought these specific eggs because he knew that Worf liked them. Just… the perfect galaxy brain take to make this cute scene even cuter sdfjsdkfjsk

3. Ending Scene (A Matter of Honor S2E08)

This outrageous episode needs an adequate ending, and boy, do Riker and Worf deliver. Riker, all beat up, is back aboard the Enterprise and Picard tells Worf to accompany him to sickbay. Riker moves toward Worf with that very gay little swing that I 100% adore.

On their way, they exchange a very cute dialogue with casual touches, soft smiles, some more checking out from Riker, and the completely unwarranted and outrageous line “Welcome home” from Worf. Like…………………. sweety…………………………chill No ‘sir’, no joke, nothing! Just Worf smiling at Riker and Riker smiling back and ARGH! I’m SOFT! They’re HOME! (ಥ﹏ಥ) brb i’m emo lmaooo

2. “Aren’t you going to mingle, Mr. Woof?” (Dark Page S7E07)

I loooove this scene!! There’s a reception at Ten Forward and Lwaxana Troi, of all people, starts a conversation with Worf and Riker (who have been standing way too close to just “talk” 👀). When she asks, “Aren’t you going to mingle, Mr. Woof?” neither Worf nor Riker correct her. On the contrary, Riker takes great delight in seeing Worf’s expression, and he sways and grins like a child.

But his expression changes when Worf says he’s genuinely uneasy around the telepathic aliens, like “aww, babe, I understand”. They’re just so cute…! And also a comedic duo: When Lwaxana tells them both that their minds aren’t “sophisticated enough” to be read by the telepaths – their expressions are priceless hjdfksjdskdjsk

1. Peak Performance (S2E21)

Is this a surprise to anyone? I don’t think so lol. There is much to enjoy about this whole episode, from Data’s strategema duel to Riker connecting more to his crew, but more than that… this is also The Worfriker Show. I can’t even put everything shippable about here in detail, it’s too much, so I’ve linked the tag on the blog.

The scene in Worf’s quarters is outrageous on its own (“Join me” – “The honour is to serve”), complete with checking out the naked Kahless statue, then the weirdly intimate Strategema scene (“I will be… irritated”), the whole “I need you by my side” shtick yaddi yaddi yadda what’s all this. What’s “Klingon guile” (affectionate). I don’t even know anymore. My brain melts every time I watch this episode because it’s that much. Peak early TNG – a Peak Performance, you might say. It’s the true season finale imo, and I could write an essay about every single scene in it. Just… perfect! My top spot!

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