#but god does sam have the most gorgeous eyes omg

[watchingspnagain]

Rewatching All Hell Breaks Loose: Part 1

Welcome to “Yeah, AVA: A Supernatural Rewatch Blog” with Lor and Mace!”

 Up today, s2e21: All Hell Breaks Loose: Part 1

  Sam gets disappeared away to a ghost town along with a handful of other people on the Azazel's Kids roster, and while Dean and Bobby frantically look for him, he and his demon-blood siblings frantically try to figure out how they got there and why they're dying off one by one. It turns out that Yellow Eyes has pitted them against each other in a Last Man Standing type contest to see who is best suited to be his general in the upcoming war. Also, we find out that Ava is a bit of a turd. Oh, and Ellen's bar gets asploded with Ash still inside. Dean and Bobby finally find Sam, just in time to watch him get well and truly ganked in the back and then die in Dean's arms. Then comes one of the most agonizing "SAMMY!"s Dean ever utters.

Below is a log of our real-time reactions as we watched. Remember that there may be spoilers for any part of SPN’s 15-season run here. Note also that the nature of our conversation is adult and thus it may contain adult language and themes.

 [and we begin:]

  Lor:

oh The Road So Far with the WRONG MUSIC

 Mace:

 RIGHT?!

 Lor:

this is the only genuine two-parter in the whole run, I think?

 Mace:

I have no idea. Maybe?

Mace:

 PIE

 Lor:

PIE

 Lor:

YES

  Mace:

 Dean just sitting in the car = gorgeous

 Lor:

YES

 Lor:

mmmm baby door creak LOVE IT

 Mace:

YAS

 Mace:

 his stupid ripped jeans and his stupid bowed legs and how he holds that stupid gun (*@&^#(*@&^)#(*&

 Lor:

RIGHT?!

 Mace:

 the scared little boy look on his face with that last SAM

 Lor:

oooo that SAM! reminded me so much this time of the SAM! he yells at the end of S3 when he's in hell

 Mace:

 Ooooh YES

 Lor:

YES

 Mace:

 this is one of my favorite Sammy shirts

 Lor:

ooo it is a good one

  Lor:

this has never occurred to me before, but do you think we're supposed to wonder for a second (or wonder if Dean is wondering) if Sam DID that?

  Mace:

 (my god, there’s blood and dead people and sammy’s god knows where and we’re just lowkey chatting about how adorable they are)

 Lor:

(I mean yes. that's the show)

 Mace:

 oh SHIT. No, I never thought of that!!

 Lor:

okay, I know that's the wrong cobbler but now I WANT COBBLER

 Mace:

 I bet it’s there under the surface, at least

 Lor:

yeah

 Mace:

i was just thinking about how Dean is really pretty calm when it’s just dead people and lots of blood but he only panics when he finds the sulfur, so yeah, very definitely maybe

 Mace:

(I, too, want cobbler)

 Mace:

 (but that’s just sort of a general MO for me)

 Lor:

(YES)

 Lor:

"Andy. also freaking out"

 Mace:

omg the little head tilt and the “…well"

 Mace:

HAHAHA

 Mace:

 I do enjoy Andy

 Lor:

YES

 Mace:

oh HELLO ARMY MAN

 Mace:

 I forgot how cute he is

 Lor:

he is so LOVELY

 Mace:

YAS

 Mace:

 the uniform doesn’t hurt either

 Lor:

it does not

 Lor:

what IS it with uniforms?

 Mace:

 no idea but it’s real

 Lor:

aw Andy has ear cuffs. adorable

 Mace:

OMG ANDY

 Mace:

omg he DOES

 Mace:

 these people do not appreciate Andy’s Andyness

 Lor:

they do not

 Lor:

it's okay I do

 Mace:

ME TOO

 Mace:

 pats his head from a slight distance because I suspect he smells heavily of pachouli

 Lor:

LOLOLOL YES

 Mace:

 ASH!

 Lor:

aw Dean and Bobby working together. I just love their father/son relationship so much

 Mace:

oh HELLO RANDO COWBOY HOTTIE

 Mace:

 YES

 Lor:

lol

 Lor:

there's a lot of background water in this episode

 Mace:

LOR

 Mace:

 I WAS JUST THINKING THAT

 Lor:

YAAAAAAAS

 Lor:

becuase US

 Mace:

 YAS

 Lor:

"are you lost?" I love him

 Mace:

 YES

 Lor:

(too bad he turns out to be a murderer)

 Mace:

 how many times has he done something similar in Afghanistan I wonder

 Lor:

RIGHT?

 Lor:

I was thinking that

 Mace:

of course you were

 Mace:

 #us

 Lor:

that very cautious because of course but also trying to help

 Lor:

YES

 Mace:

 YES

 Lor:

nice casual queer rep....

 Mace:

 ope the gay girl is gonna die I AM SHOCKED

 Lor:

....and in three minutes she's gonna die horribly

 Mace:

 HAAAAHAHAHAHA

 Lor:

I'd like to say "welcome to 2007" but it's not like they didn't do exactly the same thing in 2020, so

 Lor:

oh RIGHT. the roadhouse gets torched

 Mace:

YUP

 Mace:

just, Welcome to SPN

 Mace:

 oh dang i forgot about the roadhouse thing

 Lor:

welp, bye cowboy

 Mace:

OH NO

 Mace:

 poor little hottie

 Lor:

lolol

 Mace:

 oh ASH DAMMIT

 Lor:

poor Ash

 Lor:

he lived up to his name

 Lor:

runs away

 Mace:

 OH NO YOU DIDNT JUST

 Lor:

am just little

 Mace:

a little shit, I think you mean

 Mace:

 i love the twist in this ep so much

 Lor:

YES

 Lor:

it also just occurred to me that it's the queer person whose "gift" is that she killed the person she loved by touching them

 Mace:

 YUP that awful little point was not lost on me either

 Lor:

oh Dean in pain mmmmrrrrggg

 Mace:

 YAS

 Lor:

BOBBY. with the info

 Mace:

YES

 Mace:

he’s the best

 Mace:

 god, i love this guy

 Lor:

YES

 Mace:

 but he’s black, so of course he won’t last either

 Lor:

and he can see what's really up with Sam

 Lor:

RIGHT?

 Mace:

 YES

 Lor:

"doesn't matter if we believe it. only matters if they do"

 Mace:

 YEP

 Lor:

he knows all kinds of things you don't AVA

 Mace:

 YEAH, AVA

 Lor:

aw lookit Sammy all puffed up

 Mace:

YES

 Mace:

adorable

 Mace:

 to lead WHOM, Sam. COME ON

 Lor:

lololololol

 Lor:

it's all that Latin in there crowding out his English grammar

 Mace:

 yeah i love him but i really don’t think that’s it

 Lor:

HAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA

 Lor:

poor Stringbean

 Mace:

 he has other qualities so it’s all good

 Lor:

I forgot this is where we learn THAT twist

 Mace:

ME TOO

 Mace:

 poor Sammy

 Lor:

yeah

 Lor:

he also doesn't know how digestion works, poor little muffin

 Mace:

 HAHAHA

 Lor:

"does this mean i have demon blood in me" makes me NUTS

 Lor:

I know it's a handwave we're supposed to roll with but HONESTLY

 Mace:

agreed

 Mace:

 she’s pretty good here

 Lor:

the SWITCH on her face. really very good

 Mace:

that switch

 Mace:

 omg YES

 Lor:

haaaahahahaha

 Mace:

 oh Ava, don’t be so hard on yourself, you’re not a heavyweight

 Lor:

haaaaaaahaha

 Mace:

i forgot exactly how she gets killed

 Mace:

 i like that Sam doesn’t do it

 Lor:

yeah I'd forgotten too

 Lor:

agreed

 Lor:

oh Sam

 Mace:

 yeah

 Lor:

HE CAN BENCH PRESS 800 POUNDS YOU IDJIT

 Mace:

 HAHAHA

 Lor:

oh Sam

 Lor:

at least tie him up COME ON

 Mace:

RIGHT?!

 Mace:

 how is it that it’s sam who gets ganked but its dean who makes us cry here?!?!

 Lor:

it KILLS me that the last thing we get before this episode is the djinn episode where we see JUST how much Dean cares about Sam

 Mace:

 YUP

 Lor:

because it's starting to be Dean's story

 Mace:

YES

 Mace:

oh god LOOKIT HIM

 Mace:

 I CANNOT

 Lor:

which is ironic given he's barely IN this episode

 Lor:

yeah. slays me

 Mace:

 and another "SAM!!"

 Lor:

YES

[sarah-dipitous]

Hellsite Nostalgia Tour 2023 Day 256

Alpha and Omega

Because I forgot to download today’s spn episode and because it’s Destiel’s 15th anniversary (of when they met), we’re just doing one episode today…and definitely not because I want to start the One Piece anime……….

“Alpha and Omega”

Plot Description: the team scrambles to form a plan that can stop Amara and preserve the universe, but one of them will have to make a big sacrifice

“Carry On Wayward Son” gets neglected again…fine. I’ll do it myself *opens Spotify*

Would I Survive the First Five Minutes??: no one died

Ok but why would Cas know where Lucifer went after Amara ripped him out? I didn’t know where my teeth went when I had to get a couple pulled as a kid. Frankly, I didn’t even know they’d been pulled, I thought the dentist had to go get bigger pliers

I have zero sympathy for god…..

Now might not be the time to ponder on canine eating schedules, but at least “I didn’t know dogs had breakfast” is the most solid proof that Castiel is in fact back

I don’t know what I’m supposed to be seeing in the sky there. It looks DIFFERENT, sure but I’ve literally seen worse. This year.

I swear if Cas never gets to confront god himself I’ll be so fucking mad

“If you got something for me to punch, shoot, or kill, lemme know, and I’ll do it. I’ll do it til I die, but how are we supposed to fix the friggin’ sun?” They really wanted me to take that line seriously and not laugh

Why are we in London all of a sudden?? Who is she?? And why is she after Sam and Dean??

Rowena and Chuck talking about parenting is a much needed moment of levity, especially paired with Crowley being thankful the world is ending, hearing about himself at one year old

I’m just confused what Sam wants them to ACTUALLY do. “Anything” is not a real counter

Where ARE Dean and Cas going?? Beer run? Joy ride?

Behold, the face of a man whose crush just told him “you’re our best friend” and “you’re our brother.”

What an interesting solution. And honestly, I should have seen it coming. You can’t have just either darkness or light. Both have to be in existence equally….but what if equally….meant none at all?

Rowena’s eye makeup is fucking gorgeous, but omg did she really just say “if you get me enough souls, I can build a bomb”??? I am equal parts “this is a ridiculous line” and “LET. HER. COOK!”

I can’t believe we’re gonna try to vacuum some ghosts out of an old mental hospital to get some souls

Oh I bet the person…….I was wrong. Omg. The Reaper that wants Sam and Dean dead. All she DOES is collect souls!

If this pigeon feeding old lady convinces Amara to not destroy all of existence, I’ll scream

I’m…unwell at the thought of Dean being the bomb. They’re gonna shove hundreds of thousands of souls into him……and half of what I’m thinking about is when Castiel took all the souls out of purgatory and the parallels and how they’ll be the only two with that kind of experience. The other half is don’t let Dean sacrifice himself!! Billie’s gonna take him to the Empty and he’s not the only one with a PERSONAL CONNECTION TO AMARA. Chuck is literally right there

One day, I’ll figure out how to put eyeshadow or more liner under my eye without it looking bad. I want to make this look work. It’s stunning

Oh are we getting the London lady again? For like ten seconds……

Take those souls out of Dean and do it yourself, you fucking coward

“I could go with you” CASSSSSSSSSSSS

Watching Dean say goodbye to Sam is so hard. After all the times they’ve fought tooth and nail to keep the other from dying…to have this air of acceptance because it’s for the sake of all existence

Why are all these family therapy sessions led by one or more Winchesters working so well??

Guess the sun’s back…so what does Dean do with all those souls now?

The way Cas’s first thought upon seeing the sun back was about Dean

So Amara heals Chuck, Chuck takes the souls out of Dean, and then Chuck leaves again

One, I can’t believe that lady just shot Sam, Two, I can’t believe Amara and Chuck just left Dean stranded……EXCUSE ME?!?! What I really am having trouble grasping is MARY’S BACK?!!

[leverage-ot3]

notable moments from The Zanzibar Marketplace Job

leverage 2.12

Hardison: Two weeks in Tokyo. We'd have a great time.

Parker: What are we stealing?

Hardison: We don't steal anything. We'd be tourists.

Parker: Not following you

hardison: BE DOMESTIC WITH ME PLS

- - - - -

Waitress (puts down beer): There you go.

Eliot: Ahh. Thank you, sweetheart.

Waitress: Anytime.

(Nate kicks Eliot under the table)

Eliot: What? Really? What, I can't have a friend?

Nate: Join a softball team

me whenever eliot flirts with someone other than parker or hardison

- - - - -

Tara: You know he's drinking again.

Eliot: I'm not an idiot, Tara.

Tara: I was told this was a problem.

Eliot: The drinking is not a problem. It's a symptom

this!!!

also eliot’s hair braids are adorable

- - - - -

(Sterling walks into the bar behind Eliot, approaches table)

Nate: Eliot, I'm gonna ask you not to do anything violent.

Eliot: What? What are you talking about? I only use violence As a - as a - as an appropriate response.

Sterling: Hello, Nate.

(Eliot’s face turns murderous and he turns to punch Sterling in the face, then proceeds to throw him down on a table and continue punching him. The bartender moves to call the police, but Hardison stops him by passing him money, Parker watches enthusiastically)

Tara: And this is?

Nate: James sterling. We used to work together. Insurance.

Tara: He seems to rub Eliot the wrong way.

Nate: You think?

(Nate walks over to where Eliot is still beating Sterling, and now has him by the throat)

parker and hardison literally have heart eyes for eliot in this scene ??? ot3 ???

hardison bribing the bartender not to call the police? parker watching like she’s being turned on or something? eliot’s face right before he hears sterling’s voice? sterling hitting eliot with a stick? CHAOTIC

- - - - -

Tara: Okay. Is there any chance she took the egg?

Parker: No. Maggie's the most honest person we know. But besides that, she's okay.

parker adores maggie

- - - - -

Sterling: You live and work here?

Nate: Yeah.

Sterling: I like the old place better.

Hardison: Do not mention the old offices.

people that have no rights: sterling

- - - - -

they had a legit P I L E of passports ready ??? SO MANY

- - - - -

Tara: Okay, you cannot out-bureaucrat a former Soviet Union bureaucrat. These guys gamed the most corrupt system on earth for 50 years. Paperwork's not gonna cut it. They're used to trading favors, not forms.

- - - - -

Nate: I just need some proof.

Parker: It was an inside job. Average keypad hack time is 1 minute, 9.3 seconds. Inner door access card takes at least 30 seconds for anybody but Hardison, and then the vault was an old Mark II Remington. In and out average - 7 minutes, 40 seconds. But these thieves, they did it in 5 minutes, 12 seconds. Maggie had the best access, so the real thieves only had to get her codes and badge. Yeah, only way they could pull it off that fast.

Sterling: How long has she been sitting..

sterling being utterly BAFFLED by parker is my aesthetic

+ she’s wearing a leather jacket AND a cute red flannel,,, the bi energy is strong

- - - - -

Parker: It's your first time being a fugitive, so I made you a bag..

Maggie: Thank you, Parker. It's not that I don't appreciate getting out of jail, I just can't live my life a fugitive.

Nate: But you're not a fugitive.

Parker: Passports, money, lock picks.

Nate: You were released, not broken out.

Parker: Toothpaste, explosives. Do not mix these up.

Maggie: Thank you, Parker.

+

Parker: This looks like gum. Not gum. Diamond-edged file blade.

Nate: Yeah, yeah. That's great.

Parker: She needs this stuff.

maggie is such a Mom™ rolling with parker’s antics and we love her for that

also PARKER IS TRYING SO HARD TO BE NICE BECAUSE SHE LIKES AND CARES ABOUT MAGGIE AND WE LOVE TO SEE IT

- - - - -

Parker: So, I took your advice and did the whole touristy thing. Went to the museum, and it was amazing.

Hardison: You see?

Parker: Yeah. They have a guardian T-840 security system. I've only seen those things in books. And the motion detectors - ooh, gorgeous! Six digital receptors. Six!

Hardison: What about the paintings?

Parker: What about the paintings?

she reads about security systems in books? omg I love it

- - - - -

Parker: We meet on internet.

hi I’m sorry but the way she said it was hilarious

- - - - -

Hardison: Alexander's got a travel visa to the United Arab Emirates. He's also setting up accounts in the Caymans, Macau, and Switzerland.

Nate: Yes, countries with no extradition treaty, tax havens

- - - - -

Tara: I got this one.

Eliot: Really? What are you gonna say to him? 'cause we got no cover story. We got no background on this cat.

Tara: Okay. That's it, then. I won't say anything. Really. Not one word. Just when he turns around and looks at you, do that thing with your eyes that scares people.

Eliot: I don't... know what you're talking about.

Tara: Oh, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

Eliot: Pffff.

(Tara sits down next to Chernov and grabs his lunch, taking a bite)

Chernov: What the... Who the hell are you? Do I know you? Did Samuels send you?

(Tara moves a little, still chewing Chernov’s lunch)

Chernov: I paid them off. I took care of it.

(Tara looks over her shoulder at Eliot, who is scowling)

Chernov: Oh, god. Please. Is this about the item?

(Tara throws up her hands)

Chernov: I didn't know. No one told me.

(Tara checks her watch and stands up)

Chernov: Wait! Here. This is all I have. (hands her envelope) I'll back out. I'm sorry.

(Tara gives Chernov back his lunch)

Chernov: Sorry! (walks away)

Tara (rejoins Eliot and gives him the envelope): What we imagine is always so much better than the reality.

Eliot: Like love?

this whole scene was iconic

- - - - -

Sophie: Well, the prospective buyers are invited by their black-market contacts. They show up, they verify the merchandise, and they make a sealed bid. Hey, um, shine an ultraviolet light on that card.

(Hardison pulls a light from a bag and shines in on the card)

Eliot: Seriously? You have one just laying around?

he had one on his keychain in The Ice Man Job and boy do I love continuity

- - - - -

Tara: Parker, double reverse on three.

(Tara places envelope on tray, Parker takes envelope and passes it to Eliot)

we LIVE for smooth hand-offs

+ eliot did the flip thing with the envelope

- - - - -

Sterling: You're welcome. I don't know how you people ever manage – (flinches at feedback on com)

[Interior Van]

Hardison: Oh, I'm sorry, man. That just happens sometimes with the ear buds - You know, feedback.

[Embassy Hallway]

Sterling: As I was saying, the method - (flinches at feedback on com)

[Interior Van]

Hardison: Sorry.

[Embassy Hallway]

Sterling: This isn't gonna stop until I - (flinches at feedback on com)

[Interior Van]

Hardison: Stop talking. Shh. Please

PARKER’S SMILE AT HARDISON FUCKING WITH STERLING? AMAZING

- - - - -

parker is wearing a flannel now :)

+ the leather jacket she wears over it a little later

- - - - -

(Sterling pulls phone from his pocket)

Eliot: What are you doing?

Sterling (dialing): Calling the police. They don't get to dictate to -

Eliot (grabs phone): We're not calling the cops. Two hostages means they can kill one to make a point. (throws phone down on table) All right, listen. There's three types of calls we can get next. One - amateur. Cash and a dump site. Number two - professional. That's wire transfers and multiple-location drop-offs. (glances at Sterling) And three - targeted.

Hardison: Targeted toward us?

Eliot: No. Towards a specific ransom demand - Not cash. (looks at Faberge Egg case)

Sterling: You're not risking a $9 million artifact...

Eliot: It might be the only chance.

Sterling: ...on a hunch! Let me run this. We track the calls, find out whoever it is, have the police surround -

Eliot (walks around table to stand with team): Sterling, I'm the retrieval specialist. That's my job.

Sterling: Your friends' lives hang in the balance, and you're gonna take your cues off a punch-up artist instead of me? (closes case and takes phone from table) Call me when you need me. 'cause you will need me. (leaves with case)

eliot being the focused, determined retrieval specialist that’s hell bent on getting everyone back safe? we love to see it

+ parker, hardison, and tara having 100% faith in him standing beside him

- - - - -

Eliot: He's angry. We took his payday. (phone rings) All right, all right. (pulls phone toward him and hits button for intercom) Go.

Distorted Voice: If you follow our instructions, your friends will be returned unharmed.

Eliot: We agree. Tell us what you want.

Distorted Voice: You owe me

(Hardison uses computer to remove distortion)

Alex: $9 million.

Hardison: It's Alex. It's Alexander.

[Embassy Hallway]

Alex: I still have a buyer for the egg. Return it, and I return your friends.

[I.Y.S. Insurance Offices]

Eliot: I want proof of life now.

Alex: Agreed

it’s cool to see how Retrieval Specialist™ eliot spencer actually works

- - - - -

Nate: Yeah. Yeah, I was lying to you for your own good.

Maggie: Quick little hint for your next marriage - that excuse does not fly with any woman on earth.

Nate: Oh, go- next marriage? That's really nice to say.

Maggie (hitting Nate with spray can): You know what? I've heard that one before.

Nate: Heard what before? What are you talking about?

Sam: Are you actually having this argument now?!

Nate: She started it.

Maggie: He started it

chaotic ex spouses

- - - - -

Eliot: Listen, listen - we know who's behind this, all right? We know what they want. We have the upper hand here. We do.

COMPETENCY!!! HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HES TALKING ABOUT AND WE LOVE TO SEE IT

- - - - -

they made a taser out of two ends of a live wire and a flamethrower with a match and an aerosol I love it

- - - - -

Sam: Give me that. The thing everyone screws up when they fake their own death - no body. Well, that can work, but it leaves no suspect for the police to chase.

Alex: You won't get away with this.

Sam: No, you will. Of course, I've left an evidence trail a mile wide, Visa applications, accounts in offshore banks.

Alex: You were my friend!

Sam: I was your employee. And thanks to your screw-ups, I was an employee with no pension, no savings, no nothing. That was really, really unacceptable to me.

Nate: Well, it's a good plan. What? I- I - listen, I spent 20 years chasing, you know, guys that faked their own death. I mean, this one - it's pretty well thought-out.

Sam: Exactly. Alexander Lundy, desperate for cash, turns to violence. And his poor assistant, Sam, loyal to the last, caught in the cross fire at a ransom drop gone bad.

that’s actually really smart

- - - - -

eliot’s sly grin right before the flashback revealing how they got away with it

- - - - -

(Alex vomiting into a barrel)

Parker (handing him a cloth): It's okay. First bomb's always the hardest (cringes)

- - - - -

Eliot: Was it because they wanted us to hear Sam's performance? It's 101, man. After that, (looks hardison up and down) you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure it out.

Maggie: You know, people underestimate you, Eliot.

Nate: That's kind of the point

HE CONSIDERES HARDISON TO BE AKIN TO A ROCKET SCIENTIST

- - - - -

Reporter (on television): And that's not all. Today, based on his work recovering the priceless artifact, James Sterling was invited to join Interpol. He's a real-life Sherlock Holmes.

Parker: Interpol? Seriously?

Hardison: Sterling's career gets another boost off of our hard work.

Tara: We didn't even get paid.

Hardison: Nope.

Tara: I hate this guy.

Eliot (taps his beer bottle on Tara's): Now you're part of the team. (walks away)

THAT is what it takes lmfao

also eliot was wearing a flannel in that scene

[amwritingmeta]

15x08: Impressions

How do I focus my mind to actually write something coherent? I’m feeling discombobulated. Like completely fucking wrecked by this episode holy FUCK it was amazing, wasn’t it? My Lordy Lord!

Okay. Let’s focus!

The clear highlights were, in no particular order:

Sam being overprotective of Eileen, even tailing her to make sure she was alright, because where would he get that trait from if not his overprotective and overtly controlling big brother who in turn got it from their father and it’s just such glorious exposition of how influenced Sam has been by Dean’s behaviour and how he has to break away from it. But he also communicates that if she’d just let him in on where she was going by leaving a note, he wouldn’t have had to tail her. I love how the overprotectiveness is still called out by Eileen, and then that they agree she’ll come ask him for help if she needs it, which she does at the end of the episode, demonstrating Sam’s trust in her and his right to trust in her. *mind blown*

Dean finding the answer to the riddle that is how to fight God and being so extremely proud of it. And don’t even get me started on Dean being a supportive big brother, in not so many words telling Sam that he’s ready for them to let go of the codependency, Sam just needs to embrace the fact that he’s ready too, and that he has a formidable life partner in Eileen. Dean stating that he’s happy for his brother... *i’m cry* 

Cas healing Dean. *staaaawwppppp iitttttt* That small gesture saying: I’m not so mad at you that I can stand to see you hurt and bleeding. I’m not so distant from you that I’ll ever let you suffer unnecessarily on my watch. Because I fucking love you, you dumbass. But also, is this the first time Cas hasn’t actually touched Dean to heal him? It’s the first time in a long time anyway, that’s for sure. Like, damn. Cas is just not having it this time around. Grow up, Dean, and take responsibility for how unfair you’ve been on this man.

Rowena Queen of Hell. I mean. There was no real doubt, was there, just a question of how she’d be presented and here she comes, in all her glory, and we couldn’t be more ecstatic if we tried, yes? I’m still bouncing at the mere thought. YES. A balanced Hell with a queen on the throne that can actually rule with cleverness and gusto, remembering all the lessons she learned as a human and implementing them to create a fair regime. The souls going to hell should deserve to be there. Crime and punishment should be a reality because not all souls deserves to go to fucking Heaven. *especially not all human souls* *ugh* Gorgeous stuff! And her calling Dean and Cas out on their miscommunication and telling them to fix it or they’ll live to regret it? *rainbows*

TFW working as a real team. Like, really real. Finishing each other sentences real. My gosh they were in sync this episode, even with Dean and Cas so out of sync privately, professionally they just work. *w o w i e*

Michael (MIIIIICHAAAAEL) and Adam was stuff of brilliance all around. It’s good to see Jake Abel’s face again (he was so awesome) and what a time in this narrative to bring back not one, but two brothers. I love Michael’s awakening. I would love for him to rule Heaven, but rule it right, with a clear head and open eyes, because surely he’s learned a lot about humanity by possessing Adam for ten years, even if perhaps the lessons are only now starting to sink in. MY GOD ARCHANGEL IT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL!! I love him. I LOOOOOOVE him! And omg he annihilated Lilith like it was nothing!

And I love that a toxic father figure/masculinity/shadow representative is our big bad and we have all of these sons and brothers teaming up to defeat him. Yes, face him, conquer him and lock him away. *please please please please* 

And Adam just wanting an apology. Yeah, Dean. And it’s not that Dean can’t say he’s sorry, it’s just that when he feels he’s in the right, he’ll never even think to apologise. Yeah? That stubbornness has gotten him into emotional scrapes his whole life. Refusing to look at a situation from another angle because he’s so convinced that his angle is the only right one. It’s what brought Cas to swallow those souls. If Dean had listened, instead of instructed, the story would’ve taken another turn. But Dean didn’t, and Cas died, and Dean grieved for almost a year, and then... then they went to purgatory.

And now they’re in that same type of argument, locking heads over which angle is right, and Cas expecting Dean to catch up already, and Dean not getting it through his thick head that he has anything to catch up with. But in purgatory... 

Purgatory.

We’re getting them going back together to purgatory.

I don’t think I quite believe it. And there are a thousand scenarios that are riddled with the hopeful possibility of real exposition, but one thing that we do know is that either what they go through leads to Dean finally opening up to himself about what he’s feeling and it leading to him praying to Cas to apologise for his behaviour, or we get Dean actually praying to Cas in purgatory.

Dean praying. To Cas. In purgatory.

One of the most formidable fanfic gaps of the entire show might actually be on the screen for us to witness. The mind reels. It would be... everything. But no matter what we get, we will have them back in a place that laid the foundation for S8 and onward. Purgatory was a huge turning point. And when Dean was there, it felt pure. Because there was no fear of losing Sam. The linchpin for so many of Dean’s hangups was gone. Not his love for Sam, but his fear of losing him, of failing. Sam as purpose had been taken away from him and instead Dean had one single-minded purpose of his own: to find his angel, and bring him home.

I mean.

Mind. Fucking. Reeling.

And the cliffhanger with Sam and Eileen and bloody Chuck?? Ummmmm halp!

I’ll dig deeper tomorrow because these impressions are just the tip of this iceberg of a midseason finale. There’s how I love the plot of this episode, how they realise Chuck has a chink in his armour, how they decide to go get Michael, Cas praying and them capturing him etc et al! I get emotional just thinking about it all, it was so so so good. *so very happy*

[mysterylover123]

BNHA Rewatch: Two Heroes

mysterylover123

And before we start Season 3, one more road stop: The Big Freaking Movie, Two Heroes, last year’s surprise anime blockbuster and HeroAca’s first excursion onto the big screen. Time to share my thoughts and rewatch this very entertaining film!

We open with bald eagles, deserts, and cowpoke themes, to make sure we know we’re in America. We fly into “California” which looks more like Las Vegas (not really complaining, I loooove that they picked my hometown state for this) to find young, white schlera eye-having All Might and his hunky bro David Shield kicking ass and taking names. My state’s name, to be precise. 

Some exposition follows, basically recapping the premise of HeroAca, as I’m reminded of what a stroke of genius Hori had when he decided to make the MC an easy expositor thanks to his geeky knowledge of all things Hero. Deku will always be Captain Exposition.

Melissa! She’s fun and adorable and amazing, and I just love that the first HeroAca movie chooses to focus on a geeky, kind and energetic lady. 

Deku looking back and forth between Melissa’s breasts and All Might’s crotch belt is peak Bi energy.

I’m so jealous that Melissa gets to touch Deku’s hand.

Melissa describing All Might as someone David ‘loves’ is just throwing away all pretence of his heterosexuality, if it ever existed. How the hell did this guy end up with a kid?

Deku blushing around and enthusing over both Melissa and David is max bi energy.

Uraraka’s Annoying Crush Counter: 5

But I’m glad the girls are here! The Bones animators clearly know well what the fanbase wants to see, choosing to give all 6 class 1-A girls at least a cameo in the film, and three of them involved in the main plot. I especially love that, despite being initially pitted against each other, Uraraka and Melissa develop a bit of a womance in the film. OchaLissa ship!

My one major regret about this film is that Mineta is included in the Main Cast. I wish either Mina or Tsuyu had come along for the ride instead - one, they’re better, more lovable characters who could do the same job he does, and two, then we’d have a nearly gender-even cast! (6 Boys: Deku, Katsuki, Tenya, Shoto, Kiri, Kaminari; 5 Girls: Ochaco, Momo, Jiro, Melissa, Mina or Tsu). 

Kacchan makes his appearance! This bit was leaked online before the film’s release and drew quite a lot of ire from BKDK shippers and Bakugo fans. I’m mostly annoyed that Deku is acting OOC here; this is Post-Final Exam Deku, post Hero Killer Deku. Would the guy who punched All Might in the face and Bakugo in the face and the Hero Killer in the face be cowering in fear behind Iida, the guy whose life he saved, from the guy he, only a few weeks ago, punched in the face?! Badass Deku Rights!

Ooh a wild Todobaku moment! I always love when they bicker. Or rather, Katsuki bickers and Shoto ignores him.

OH NO you cannot slap me with the Ingenium OST theme and hardcore feels out of nowhere! God this scene is heartbreaking. I love, however, the cut to the whole of Class 1-A and Melissa when they talk about the future.

AH Bakugo’s feet! Why are we staring up his crotch? So this movie has a lot of KiriBaku scenes, and I should probably talk about them a little, since their friendship is a big deal in S3. They’re the only major HeroAca ship I’ve never shipped as a romantic pairing, per se. Like, in this scene, I see Kiri as Katsuki’s wingman, his bro, the guy who teases him about his obvious feelings from someone, not as the guy he has feelings for.

And for Kiri’s sake, I kinda dislike making him basically Bakugo’s sidekick. He willingly hangs out with the guy, when he wants to, in canon, he doesn’t follow him around and become the butt of the joke, and he has lots of other relationships in canon to draw from, so this dynamic between them doesn’t appeal to me.

Melissa being a quirkless kid like Deku is a great idea for the film, especially since she and David still find a way to help others. They’re a brighter image of the person Izuku could have been. 

Full Gauntlet is pretty cool

Everyone dresses up pretty! The movie suits/dresses are awesome and (almost) everyone looks great. Why Deku is wearing a baggy zoot-suity mess is beyond me, but hey, he sheds it pretty quickly so I’m not complaining. 

If by ‘female assassin’ you mean Beauty Queen. Jiro is gorgeous.

OK the plot ensues! Darn, I could’ve easily enjoyed a movie that was just everyone hanging out and goofing off...ah well, I still love what we got.

This villain does what neither Tomura nor All for One could ever do! Subdue All Might! My god he’s a criminal mastermind!

Deku wants to help, and everyone but Shoto basically piles on the bandwagon afterwards. “And me!” “And me!” “Me too!” “And Me” “Nobody cares Mineta.” I like how they bring up the Powers dilemma, since that’s a big deal in Season 3.

I was pretty impressed by the amount of level grinding our heroes had to do to make it to the top floor. 200 freaking floors, that’s impressive.

Todoroki saved Bakugo! Yay! BTW I love all the tactical planning stuff in this portion, and how lots of characters get to contribute.

10 little superheroes, trying to save the day. Two got lost and then there were eight.

8 little superheroes, escaping from the garden. One saved the others and then there were seven.

7 little superheroes running against the sea, four were trapped by robots and then there were three. (i don’t count mineta). 

Three little superheroes, reached the top and flew; one had to float them so then there were two. (she’s fine, Bakugo saved her. Save to win!)

Two little superheroes, faced with a gun. One fell out the window and then there was - never mind, she saved him, he’s fine.

That was fun. Anyway, to sum, the group gets split up as they work to get to the top, leaving only Deku and Melissa to reach the final boss dungeon. Highlights include the usual Kamijiro bantering, Todobaku making an awesome combat move, Uraraka standing against the coming onslaught of robots in a weirdly dramatic scene, and Reciproburst.

Dislikes include Kirishima being portrayed as not much use and kind of stupid (c’mon, he can do better than that!) and Uraraka not getting to kick any real ass other than floating Melissa and Deku. 

So we make it to Dramatic Plot Twist Tower and find out that David set up the whole thing. I joke, but I actually didn’t see this coming the first time around and was genuinely surprised. I also think it fits really well with the story they’re telling here: about trying to hold onto the past and forgetting to look to the future. I usually measure good plot twists in terms of how they change the story, characters and themes, and this one does.

On the other hand, Sam betraying him is just kind of silly. “Oh no, not...that guy!”

The villain being named Wolfram makes me wonder if there are any secret Buffyverse fans on Bones’ writing staff. With the next movie’s villain be named Hart?

I love how Melissa is a quirkless character who gets to save the day every bit as much as the powered ones. Also, Deku is freaking awesome in this scene, ngl. It has vibes of his fight with Muscular, that “pinned by an unstoppable wall” thing.

And this has vibes of Deku vs Overhaul trying to save Eri. OMG S4 IS GONNA KILL ME. Anyway Deku tries really really hard to save David Shield and does lots of cool leaps and gets beaten up while doing it, enough to earn some of Wolfram’s respect, but is unable to. Fortunately...

Watashi Ga Kita!

But then...duh duh duh! Wolfram has that power-enhancer-plot MacGuffin! Actually, it’s not a MacGuffin now, because now we the audience kind of care about it. It has weight, it’s significant. The characters care about it, but there’s more to it than just being an interchangeable object.

I LOVE how they animated the metal on this guy. That’s Metalbending. OMG. 

Class 1-A showing up and kicking ass as always. I just wanna quibble for a second with how this movie uses Howitzer Impact: a giant mind-blowing explosion in manga canon, a small underwhelming fizzle here.

DUH DUH DUH DRAMATIC PLOT TWIST. Again this one floored me the first time around. My jaw actually dropped when AFO’s theme started playing. Holy crap WHAH How what how. I’m not as excited about this plot twist, as it basically just happens for the sake of being shocking, but hey, that is clearly something AFO would do, and I like seeing him and hearing his theme here anyway, so who cares. Just roll with it!

And now, the reason this movie was made and the premise behind it. We never, in the canon of the manga, actually get to see All Might and Deku fight the same villain at the same time, so the movie I think was made for that purpose: DOUBLE DELAWARE DETROIT SMASH + YSR

OH YOU SAY RUN. You could soundtrack a scene of people sitting around staring at the wall and turn it into the most epic thing ever. I will never get tired of this beautiful, peerless, impossibly good composition. And this is honestly one of my favorite YSR scenes, because dayum, you can’t get much cooler than the Double DD smash. 

Visual storytelling here is on point. David Shield’s image of All Might turning into Deku is perfect.

We end on a sunrise, fittingly, and Long Hope Philia sountracked credits - with a small bit of depressing to end on, as we see David is probably gonna get arrested and All Might can’t do nothing about it.

Two Heroes is great. My quibbles with it are all minor. It’s the perfect first movie for BNHA; it is big and bombastic and action-packed, but more important, it gets what MHA is about at it’s core. BNHA is a story about the prior generation of heroes (and villains) passing the torch down to the next one. You know, like how teachers pass info onto their students in Academia. The movie gets that, and it delivers it with aplomb. It’s a great script, every scene and moment is necessary and everything happens in the right place and right order. It’s a thrill to watch, and I can’t even begin to imagine what insane stuff they’re gonna put in Movie #2 BKDK Boogaloo. Starting S3 tomorrow!

BKDK CORNER:

On a rewatch, I’m a little more OK with this scene, because Deku pretty quickly bucks up and takes the challenge - and he doesn’t exactly cower from Kacchan, Iida just gets in the way. I also love that gay sounding “Kacchan, people are watching!” line in the sub. 

All of Deku’s Love interests where white flowers on their fancy wear.

NGL this is my favorite part of the movie. That is the sweetest, softest, most endearing smile Bakugo has ever had, and Todoroki seeing it and smirking is just perfect. Baku is peak Tsundere in this scene.

RANKER: The Formal Wear

Girls:

4. Momo - I like the tiara, and the dress is kind of a nice color.

3. Melissa - pretty but a little birthday cake-y.

2. Ochaco - Very cute and well-tailored. The tights really sell it.

1. Jiro - unconventional is the winner of the day here.

Boys:

6. Izuku - Deku where the f did you get that suit? Take it off, please. Why is your taste in clothing so bad.

5. Kirishima - it’s ok, but a little generic.

4. Kaminari - the waiter look isn’t half bad on him

3. Iida - sharp dressed, of course. It looks nice!

2. Todoroki - perfectly handsome, and of course his suit is white.

1. Bakugo - that vest tho. damn. 

[bumblesimagines]

Rewatching Breaking Dawn

Red

I don't get- monologue lmao

Rain

Oop angry Jake

Billy get back inside before you catch a cold

Poor Charlie

Yikes heels

Lmao Alice

OwO Rosalie

Edward

Can't she wear flats?

Why is there random paintings/pictures of animals in her room?

Lmaoo what if Ed was like "lmao oops yeah, I'm not a virgin my bad"

I forgot about that part of Edwards past but at least he did it to bad guys

Are his eyes brown?? uGH

Bell is such a good girlfriend, thirsty but a great girlfriend

Wtf was that Emmett?? He did like a squat against her house lmao

Jasper and his constantly changing hair lmao

We should've had more of the brothers being brothers

She's finna sleep in that??

Ugly wedding dream dress

It'd be a lit ass wedding lmao

Rosalie 💕💕

Charlie lmao

Her mom is so sweet

Charlie with his something old besides your mother lmaooo

Rosalie did that hairstyle super fucking quick

The wedding place is pretty

Tbh same Mike/Ned/Nate. The girls from Alaska are gorgeous

Was... Was.. The girl with glasses checking them out while biting her lip??

Watch out for the front of the dress, you step on that and faceplant

Pretty dress

She seems terrified instead of nervous or excited

I hope they didn't rent the dress cuz that shit is gonna get dirty

Who are all these people? The Cullens never get out and Bell's family can't be that huge unless those are vampire cousins

Weddings are super fucking long

Esme and Carlisle uwu

I love the cakeee

sETH

bILLY

Sue and Charlie lmao

I love the Alaskan cousins 💕💕

Omfg imagine if Seth imprinted on one

The person who whistled at Emmett lmao

Emmett's joke and Charlie's face

Out of everyone's speech I love Charlies and Esme speech the most

The dancing omfg

Bell crying

Her fucking dress is gonna be so dirty

Everyone does cries at weddings, everyone balled at my cousins wedding

Jake don't ruin it

She's that stupid lol

Jake don't be a dick

Baby Seth

Sam has a point

Sethhhh

Lmao imagine he murders her like that's the big plan

Charlie lmao

Cute father-daughter moment

Bet they kicked everyone out after they left

Wolf howl

Brazill

I love places where everyone is seen as family and they party all the time

Edward driving a boat was something I was not expecting

thEY HAVE THEIR OWN ISLAND?? HOW FUCKING RICH ARE THEY???

I would love to live there

Human minutes lmao

Wtf does she have in that bag

Lmao that whole scene is funny

"Don't be a coward"

Is he just standing there??? Not doing anything?? No splashing around??? Lmao what??

Ew love

Are they actively trying for a child??

Lmao the feathers- the bROKEN BED

This song is *chefs kiss*

Oof lmao those bruises look tough

She ain't even notice them bro

"Or was five seconds ago" lmao

Let's stop talking about that pls

Boring ass honeymoon with chess...

That looks terrible but aye more power to ya Bell

That looks dangerous

Chess again??

Him tucking her in was cute tho

She's so aggressive with the whole chess thing

And she's so thirsty

Tripped and fell off a cliff lmao

Sam is a good guy

Jake is such a bore

Do they shun everyone without imprints?? All the ones without imprints are far away fron the ones with imprints lmao

Leah has a point

They look shook

Poor housekeepers

Interesting breakfast

A) periods can be late. Mine are always late B) you're as skinny as a stick C) Ed is supposed to be dead sis. As in, his bodily fluids shouldn't be working

Vampire shock lmao

Lmao she pulls out a knife and just stabs her "problem solved"

"That thing" omg damn

The contrast when they arrived vs when they left oml

She turned on her phone and it just.. Instantly called

Rosalieeeee

Wolf dramaaa

"Is it true?" "How are ya?"

Rosalie being protective is so uwu

She looks dead

Oof oof oof pregnant belly

Is it a good idea for them to be talking in private

The real villian is Jake lmao

It's eating you alive, Bell. It's not a miracle

You look half dead already Bell

Pull the puppy eyes Jake

Omg he did lmao

"I'm not sticking around to watch" he stuck around anyways

The scene with the wolves howling and all the voices is so good I wish we would've gotten more

I love Seth

Seth and Jake are such cute bros

"I'll shut up! Can do."

Leah and Seth are so cute

Leah and Jake could've been a couple.

He's such a dick to her nvm

Leah awee she looked so happy to have Jake accept her

Esme feeding them is so cute

His voice sounded different when he said "we were supposed to be partners"

It's not even fully developed lmao

Don't lie, it taste like shit

Poor Charlie

ITS NOT EVEN FULLY FUCKING DEVELOPED EDWARD

This movie is on crack

Or maybe this is a fever dream

Jake trying to be heroic and shit

Paulllll

Paul 💕💕

Oop traitor

Distractionnn

Horrible baby names

EJ is such an ugly name

Oof that sucks

I felt that back pain

Poor Rosalie

I think this is what traumatized me about giving birth lmao

Oop she ded

Rosalie don't give a fuck about Bella

Jake cryinggg

Random wolf

The fucking voom in on her dead face as Ed bit her lmao

The fuck going on??

Rosalie being an aunt awe

Jared looking mighty fine

Rosalieeee awee

That fucking baby

Oh no..

I mean they can't even fit into the house

Sigh.

They just did the imprinting thing to make Jake look like the good guy again

Listen to her heart?? Vampires? Oh.. Newborns still have human blood in them lmao

Apparently vampire venom gives you makeup

The fucking piano

A littel recap nice

The fuck is the song for the credits??

Breaking Dawn p2

Lots of red.

Making it look like a horror movie with this intro credits scene

fUCK that piano

So fucking long omg

FINALLY

When did she sit up?

Okay

Whatever

Lmao vampire Bell should've yeeted Ed

She suddenly feels thirsty

Is my mans climbing a mountain without gear???

Poor puma

Yeah yeah Bella's cool or whateve

Oop

Disgust lmao

oh my god CGI BABY LMAO I THOUGHT IN P2 THEY HAD A REAL ONE

Rosalie and Emmett lmao I love them

'Oh.. oh"

Oop ouch

Nessie

Lmao

Sethhhh nuuu

No it wasn't

Rosalieee

A nice little place that they'll never use

Gross

That ring needs to go

Rosalieeeee

You know what? Rosalie, Emmett, and Jake as a couple

Emmett lmao

Someone could've told Charlie he's super chill

Chopping wood pretty far off

Charlie probably thought Jake was seducing him

Edward stfu for once

Lmao she deadass could just breathe on command she doesn't have to move her shoulders

Carlisle and Charlie probably banged once lmao

He really does need an explanation

Wtf is she wearing?

Cgi baby bro

Emmett and Bell are now chaotic twins

Jake and Sam.

Cgi child

Oop

No she won't lmao

Snitchhhhh

They really hate the Cullens lmao

Wow... Someone playing the piano...

Oof the cgi

Emmett in a turtleneck lmao

Esme and Carlisle

Alaskan cousinsss

Ew Jake no

BENJAMIN YESS

Ben and Jake should've been a couple

Yesss the amazon vampsss

Aye Garrett

Eighteen hm

Omg the stumbling pups lmao

Is that Mickey? Wait a minute

Benjaminnnnn

"That didn't take much" lmao

Alec got a haircut

Lmao I love the Alaskan cousins

Lmao Emmett and Garett are such bros

I love Kate

Jake and Bella bonding awe

Sue and Charlie

Oop passports

Kate and Garrett

Interesting handwriting

Giant... Scissors.. Lit

Why bother wearing contacts when Charlieand Sue already saw you with gold eyes??

Mhm super pretty cause he's her uncle not her imprinter

Jake had a massive crush on Ben

The vamps bonding is cute

Tbh Jake would've been cute with Tanya or Ben

The war with the smallest group of fighters

Wolvesss

The shots zoomed out make it so funny cuz they look like ants

Did Aro see them fuck??

Rosalie, Emmett, and Jake as mates someone write about them

Aro's giggle/laugh oof

Nessie is so pretty

Impossible lmao

Oop she ded

Oop

Aro you a bitch

And anyways I'm out ✌✌

[canumoveurseatup-no]

Shadow and Shade pt.2

Summary: You let the team know that your son, Thanatos, is soon to come and though you don’t know what he plans on doing, you recruit all the help you can get. Bucky and the team meets your kids and in the midst of all the trouble, he wants to get used to you and your life.

Pairing: Bucky x Black!Goddess!Reader; Avengers x Black!Goddess!Reader

Warnings: A lot of Greek mythology, mention of death (Thanatos), lead up to IW

WC: 5K

I realized while finding all the tags for this, I forgot to tag people in the casting lists I made, so just let me know if you want to know who is casted and I will direct you to the lists!!

A/N: Nyx is my favorite Greek/ primordial Goddess and I’m glad to see so many people like this rendition of her and know of her omg!! Thank you for the support and if you asked to be tagged all I ask is that you leave verbal feedback! <3

It is time.. he is coming

“Who is coming, father?,”

Your son... God of Death.. Thanatos and he will show no mercy. You’ve given him life, only you can stop him.

---------

Bucky slept so peacefully, he can’t remember the last time he slept so good. He didn’t want to wake up just yet but he heard your voice whisper in his ear.

“Wake, my darling,”

His eyes slowly opened and saw the sun peaking through the curtains. You rested your head on your hand with your elbow propped up. You wore a small smile on your face.

“That was great. The dreams, the sleep,” he sighed, “Thank you much,” he smiled at you and you just nodded, placing a kiss on his cheek. You saw his cheeks turn red and you raised your eyebrows in amusement. You realized mortals aren’t used to such random displays of affection like a simple kiss on the cheek.

“I don’t want you to think I’m interested in you just because you can help me sleep,”

You raised up off the bed and opened the blinds, seeing your daughter and son in the distance, sitting atop the clouds.

“I know your heart, James. You have nothing to worry about. That thought never even crossed my mind. But you should get dressed. I had Nick call a meeting because I received word from my father about my duty here,”

“Is everything okay?,” 

Bucky noticed how uneasy you seemed. He wanted to comfort you but he was never really good at comfort. You inhaled a shaky breathe before speaking as you were about to walk out the door.

“Only if I can figure out how to stop what’s about to happen. Then it will be okay. He’s coming and usually I can see what’s about to happen but he’s planning something so dark.. s-so dark that it’s clouding my precognition and that has never happened before,” -------

The team sat in the conference room waiting for you and Fury to walk through the doors. They were discussing what could possibly be coming. They figured it was another Chitauri attack but when you and Nick busted through the double doors they realized just by your stance they were wrong. 

Bucky noticed your attire and it was something completely different than what you’d been wearing here. It was still all black of course but more regal. The long skirt had a slit on both sides and touched the floor, flowing as you walked and your heels were exceptionally tall. Your top, the shoulders resembling those of a knight’s armor but in gold. You wore gold cuffs on your wrists and your hair was up in a sleek puff and your make up was dark and dramatic but it suited you so well.

“I have received permission from Director Fury to bring you lot back with me to Tartarus, my home. The travel will be safe. If you could keep the questions to a minimum and change into the attire I have put together for you in your rooms and bring yourselves to my chariot that would be great. The reason for this journey will be explained when we get to Tartarus. Thank you,” 

“Nick, what is going on??,” Wanda’s voice was full of worry.

“As Agent Nyx has explained. Her chariot is waiting, please change into your designated attire and meet her on the roof,” 

Everyone noticed how even Nick himself seemed nervous. Even though he didn’t know much, he knew he didn’t want the God of Death to get the chance to create catastrophe like you said he would.

“Agent Nyx? She’s agent Nyx now?,” Steve arched an eyebrow and Nick just found himself walking out the double doors. Thor brought it to everyone’s attention that they still had to go change and meet you on the roof.

“Best not keep Lady Nyx waiting,” --------

When everyone got to the roof they noticed a big chariot with two black horses with eyes that resemble fire. Peter walked up to one, amazed and intrigued about to touch one until you stopped him.

“Not that one, if you’re gonna pet one, pet her,” You pointed to the other horse that seemed a lot more calm. Peter thanked you for looking out as he pet the girl, the horse huffing in content.

“That one is Shadow, she’s a sweetheart. Her brother Shade on the other hand can be a bit of an ass but he’s still my good boy nonetheless,” You kissed his face and led everyone onto the chariot before getting in, letting Nick know you’d all be back before tomorrow’s sunrise. You shut the chariot door and whistled for your horses to start running off.

“Drink this,” You took out a flask and told them to pass it around. 

“What is that?,” Natasha almost gagged at the potion in the flask as she took a sip.

“It’s to make sure mortals like you don’t burn to death when we arrive,” You state simply as you fix your cuffs.

Sam, Pietro and Peter’s eyes almost popped out of their head, “Anyway what does this journey entail? And why do we have to wear these clothes?,” Pietro asked.

“You must wear those as we are going to my home. It’s a respect thing,” You shrug, they do however look nice. Wanda wore a long maroon dress with gold epaulets and sandals that criss crossed up her calf. Her hair was back in a long braid and her make up was light. Natasha’s dress was similar except her dress was forest green and had a golden belt. Tony, Steve, Sam and Pietro’s attire resembled Thor’s normal Asgardian attire. Thor didn’t have to change considering he wasn’t a mortal and his attire resembled those of the warriors of Tartarus. Peter and Clint wore what resembled a toga but in black with pants. Their shoulders adorned in silver. Bucky, you specifically picked that outfit for him.

His top was black leather, with gold shoulder pads and cloth pants and a gold belt with the boots of your most respected warriors, you had put his hair back in a low ponytail and two pieces left out, framing his face. While they all looked of royalty, you made Bucky look like the King as his outfit resembled yours the most. The Queen of your region.

“You will be meeting my kin and my warriors as well as a few of my siblings as you will be training with them to prepare for what is to come,” Peter handed you the flask once everyone received a drink.

“What exactly is coming?,” Tony questioned.

“I will save that for the city meeting once we arrive. Now if you would please close the shades. We will be arriving soon and I don’t want the souls of the damned to suck you in,”

You heard Peter and Pietro whine as Clint mumbled he should have stayed in retirement.

“The ride will get hot but do not fret, it will go away. It will get scary and dark and bumpy. You will hear screams, ignore them. You will know once we arrive in Tartarus. As I said before, you are safe with me,”

You saw most of them go pale and Sam planted his head in his hands. Bucky just sat beside you silently. He closed the shades on his side as Thor closed to shades on his. You waved your hands and a black mist came out and placed itself across their torsos like a seat belt.

“You really have nothing to worry about. You mortals misinterpret Hell. There are different versions. Though where we are going is technically hell, another version is a boiling sea floor stoked by hydro thermal vents and exposed magma. You know how demons and mermaids have dragging human souls down in common? There’s a reason why mermaids are called Sea Demons. Hell is really the deepest depths of the ocean that you mortals have not been able to explore. Poseidon is kind of the devil if you wanna look at it that way because he has a horn-like crown, submerged home and a pitchfork/ trident, he’s really the devil or a version of it. Your bible says it would be better for child abusers and sinners to be chained to an anchor and sent to the bottom of the ocean than to face God’s wrath and that sure sounds a lot like sending them to hell,”

You started rambling trying to take their minds off the trip but that didn’t help them in the slightest.

“Oh God, oh God, oh God. No more trips to Bora Bora, no more trips to Hawaii, no more trips t-,”

“I don’t wanna diiiiie,” Pietro whined and Wanda smacked him upside his head.

“Have a little faith,”

The screams that you mentioned early had started ringing through the chariot. Steve started fanning himself and Natasha started turning red.

“We will meet Styx first as she is the guardian of the passageway. She might be a bit rude, she just has to warm up to you all, which she will during this preparing period. I think you guys will like her though. Especially you Peter,” You couldn’t tell if he was blushing due to the heat or because of what you said. The ride suddenly became bumpy and they all grabbed each other to keep steady. 

“We’re almost theeerrre,” you smiled trying to ease them with your sing-song tone.

Bucky grabbed your hand and you could tell he instantly eased unlike the others. It surprised you that you truly brought this man comfort. The ride came to a jerking halt, you released the black mist seat belts and Steve’s face landed right in your cleavage.

“Back up,” Bucky mugged Steve’s face away and back into his seat.

“Mother!,” a voice was heard outside the chariot.

You smiled widely and kicked the door open, crawling over Bucky to get out. You saw your beautiful daughter standing at the edge of the river with her large staff. She wore her dark hooded cloak and you saw her gorgeous white smile. Everyone filed out of the chariot and Styx eyed them, raising her brows in interest.

“Mother, you didn’t tell me you were bringing such... delicious looking guests,” she smiled, stepping close to them.

“She’s not going to eat us is she?,” Sam asked.

“Only if you’re into that, beloved,” she winked at him and saw Peter, her face brightened up and she walked over to him, “Mother, I want this one, I promise I’ll play niiiiice,” she kissed his cheek and smiled sweetly.

Peter blushed and you shooed her away from him so he wasn’t suffocating.

“Peter, she can be very overly affectionate. Though her words are stated a certain way, she means no harm,” Sure Styx was the Goddess of Hatred but once she sees someone or something she likes, she does a complete 180.

She stared at Peter, winking at him and he waved back at her, “I’m of age s-so I’m totally down for it,”

“Peter!,” Tony scolded and you laughed at the bickering. You took Styx’s hand and pulled her toward her boat.

“Your brother is about to cause a universal catastrophe I don’t know how but I need you to take us to my palace so I can call a city meeting and build up an army. I don’t know how this will go but no matter what, I need all the help I can to stop him,”

Styx was attentive and soaked in every word you said before her face showed absolute horror.

“When is he coming?,” her voice was low. You held her face and tried to soothe her, she hated conflict, she was a hateful girl most of the time, but deep down she hated it when trouble came around. She was such a sweet girl and you protected her at all cost.

“I have no idea. That’s why we need to start preparing now. They,” you pointed over your shoulder, “are Earth’s greatest defenders and your grandfather assigned me to them that’s why they are here with me. To help me stop him,”

She nodded her head and actually took a minute to analyze everyone.

“Is that one going to be my step father?,” she pointed at Bucky and you felt your face heat up as you smile bashfully, “his attire is awfully similar to yours and that only happens if you think he’s worthy enough to be your mate,”

“That is a conversation for another time, my love,” you patted her cheek and waved them over to her boat. You watched them file in the boat and you got in last sitting by Bucky. Styx climbed in and started rowing.

“Mother... did you tell the mortals about the hell hounds?”

They all looked at her like she was crazy then back to your for confirmation. 

“HELL HOUNDS?!,”

———

The ride on the river wasn’t that long but it did freak them out a little when the crimson river would bubble up and steam in some places. You knew you were home when you saw the bats flying around, smiling at your little babies.

You saw Keres roaming around the garden of withered flowers. She looked over to the river when she heard Pietro and Sam’s bickering.

“Mother is that you?” She jogged over to the river’s edge and smiled wide. She wore a long blood red dress with slits in it, much similar to yours. Pietro practically gawked at her as they all climbed out of the boat.

“Keres!!,” you hugged her tight and kissed her forehead, “oh how I have missed you,”

She smiled at you and hugged Styx, “What are you doing here? I thought grandfather sent you to Earth?,”

You nodded and sighed, “Yes, but my duty calls for all of the help I can get. I notified Oizys already to send out word about a city meeting to discuss,”

She nodded and finally acknowledged the team behind you. She scanned them all and her eyes stopped at Wanda, biting her lip and held out her hand, “Keres, Goddess of violent death but one night with me can bring you to life like never before,” the glint in her eyes dark, winking at the Scarlet Witch.

Wanda blushed and took her hand shaking it, “Wanda,”

You lightly tapped Keres’ arm and scolded her. “I am clearly going to need to have a talk with you all to stop hitting on the mortals,”

Keres whined and rolled her eyes. She was such a spoiled brat and hated being told no.

“Where are your siblings?” You asked. She swung her hair over her shoulder and jerked her head towards your palace

“Feasting. You know how Moros gets when you leave,” she grabbed Wanda’s hand and starts heading off to the palace, “So how long are you here for?”

“Just today,”

Keres grew a mischievous smile on her face,” Well then... I’ve got to show you my chambers while I can,”

“NOT IN MY PALACE!!!,”

——-

You heard Moros’ drunken laughs in the dining hall, mocking one of his uncles, “Moros, you better get your ass off that table this instant! That gold is millenniums old and must be treated with care!”

You walked into the dining hall and saw him immediately sit in his chair and the others look at you wide eyed.

‘’Mother!,” Philotes came up to you, pressing a kiss on your cheek before looking at the team behind you with a confused frown before her eyes landed on Tony, “Philotes. Goddess of affection, friendship and sex. I may seem innocent but one night under the covers with me will have you praying to your God for forgiveness,”

Tony smirked and entertained her antics. Akhyls ran up to you, hugging you tight and turning to Natasha, “Akhyls, Goddess of Misery. I’m not sex crazed like my siblings but I find you very attractive,” she smiled up at Natasha. For her to be millenniums old, she was still short as ever.

Natasha smirked that sultry smirk of hers and nodded at Akhyls, “Not so bad yourself, sweetheart,”

Oizys, baddest bitch of them all, her words verbatim, came right up to Bucky and you eyed her suspiciously. She tucked a silver strand of hair behind her ear and sized him up and down, “Oizys, Goddess of.. you know what, doesn’t matter. Mother told me you mortals were attractive but she didn’t tell me thiiis attractive,” Oizys practically purred at Bucky and you stood in between them.

“Tough shit. Back up and stay in a child’s place,” your tone had gone stone cold and Bucky smiled lightly. Oizys sucked her teeth and winked at Bucky anyway. Oizys loved to defy you so you’d definitely have to keep an eye on her.

“Mother, can I have these ones?,” you turn and see Elpis looking hopeful while she had Sam, Pietro and Steve around her, “I can’t be mean so you know I’ll treat them wonderfully,” she looked hopeful and you scowled.

“I claim him,” Eleos held Thor’s hand and honestly you didn’t dislike that match too much. It fit.

“They’re not playthings, girls!,” Hypnos came up, drinking from his chalice. He properly greeted you with a bow and a kiss on the forehead, “My dear child. The only one with decency around our guests,” you patted his cheek.

“HEY! I’m doing good!,” Geras came and shook his head, “You lot are acting like savages. Step back from the mortals and the... other God, let them breathe,” Geras waved his hand at Thor. Geras was the old soul of them all so he wasn’t really into the whole savagery of sex.

“Oh now we have the old geezer weighing in,” Oizys rolled her eyes, “Anyway, mother. The city knows, even told Hades to let his people know. The meeting will be in about two hours.”

“May I ask what this meeting is? I have an appointment with that hot little mortal soul down by the park of the damned,” He fist bumps Momus and Geras frowns

“Gross,”

“Oh shut up, Ger. Just because you can’t get it up-,”

“I can get it up just fine! Just because I’m the God of old age doesn’t mean it’s dysfunctional!,” 

“Would you two shut the hell up!,” you slap them upside their head and they mutter an “ow”

“You can get your little peewee wet another time. This is dire,”

“Haha, peewee,” Keres teased

“You shut it or you can get it too, little missy,”

Keres immediately zips her mouth and you tell them all to get away from the team. You have them follow you and show them where they will be staying and training once you get everything in order and set. Once you give them a quick tour of a portion of the palace, you bring them to your housing quarters. A perfect combination of maroon and black is splashed around your room and everywhere else. Your room is huge and your bed is something larger than a king bed, it’s so huge they don’t eve know what to call it.

“Goddess bed,” you run your hand over the material of your covers, “James, if you would like to stay here rather than the room I have set out for you then just say the word and it can happen,” you pat his left pectoral and kept it moving. Your brought them back out into the dining hall and saw that Hemera and Aether were back. You easily waved your hand and knew that the moon was starting to come around to bring night to the world of the mortals.

“Mother, what is this talk that you’ve brought the mundane?,” Hemera runs to you in her white flowing dress. She eyes the humans behind you and wears a confused frown on her face, “You know how Uncle Tartarus feels about mortals showing up here that haven’t died,  mother,” She warns.

“Hemera, mortal guests will be the least of our worries, now stop frowning, you’ll get wrinkles in that pretty little face,” you patted her cheek and she swatted your hand away and groaned.

“Hello, mother,” Aether came up to you and kissed your cheek, “We have missed you and Hemera apologizes,” he glares at his sister, “For her informal greeting. We have heard that grandfather has finally given you word on your duty. What does it entail?,”

“I have raised some impatient ass children haven’t I?,” You walk over to the table and sit, telling the others to join you, “Sit and feast,” you snap your fingers and the mess Moros has made was cleaned up and fresh, delicious food appeared on the table. If you were Mystery Inc., Sam would be Shaggy and Pietro would be Scooby, they rushed over to the table and started devouring the food.

“Guys have some manners,” Steve scolded, “You are literally in he presence of Gods and Goddesses here,”

You waved your hand and laughed as your children sat as well and plated their food, “Wait until you see how my boys eat. It’s nothing compared to them,” 

A loud belch comes from Momus and he laughs along with Moros. Elpis swats their shoulders and tells them to have some manners as well.

“I would just like to say that I will not support the idea of having a mortal step father,” Geras blurted.

“I second that,” Hemera side eyed you. You drank from your chalice and frowned.

“Who said anything of the sort?,” You arched a brow.

“It’s clear, Mother. You have raised us to be plenty of things but stupid is not one of them. Look at everyone’s attire compared to that one,” Hemera pointed to Bucky and his breath hitched, “It literally matches yours,”

“I’m not quite sure was has crawled up your ass, Hemera, but you will respect me and my guests especially in my own palace, watch who you’re talking to,” 

She huffed and sat back in her chair playing with her fork, “You know it’s forbidden,” she hissed. With your shadow mist, you popped her in her mouth like she was a young child and she whined.

“You may be millenniums old but I am still your mother. Now watch it. Until I have confirmed any feelings for any mortal, you keep that mouth of yours shut, do you hear me?,”

She side eyed you yet again and nodded, “I asked you a question, Hemera!,” you flared your nostrils, “Do. you. hear. me?,”

With a tight lipped smiled she looks at you, “Loud and clear,” 

You sighed and turned your attention back to the team and your other kids, “What has been happening since my departure?,” you asked sweetly.

“Akhyls and Moros have been wreaking havoc on the mortal souls,” Eleos admits and Akhyls slams her fists on the table, “You are such a snitch!,” she growls

“Philotes has been roaming Earth again and sleeping with mortals,” Geras almost gags.

“For the love of Gaia, can you just loosen up for once in your life?,”

“Like you have between your legs?,” 

“I am a Goddess it never gets loose,”

“Oh really?,” Tony asks intrigued.

“Cut it out!,” Bucky’s voice finally booms throughout the dining chamber and everyone shuts up. Most of your children seem offended that a mortal such as Bucky had the nerve to tell them what to do. 

“I like a man who can take control,” Oizys leans forward and smirks. You glare at her and shake your head, “I will lock you away if need be. Now watch it,”

“When I asked what has been happening I didn’t mean tattle tale on your siblings like three year old children. I mean has anything weird been happening,” You sigh and rub your temples.

“The river has been going grey here and there which is odd,” Styx recalls.

“The screams of the damned have been quiet lately and I did find that weird. Scary almost,” Keres adds. You hum in interest and nod your head and check the time. You still have a bit of time before your announcement. 

“Thanatos has also gone missing. We usually keep in touch but I have heard nothing from him,” Oizys says and you were relieved that the words that left her mouth weren’t about Bucky. You looked at the team and they slowed their eating down.

“That’s the God of Death right?,” Natasha questions, “You briefly mentioned him when you first came. Is he who the announcement is about? Is he the reason you seem so worried?,”

You nodded and took another gulp from your chalice, “Thanatos has an admiration for omnicide and he always has been since the beginning of human life. He is the God of peaceful death but he claims mortals need to start anew as their resources have gone finite. I figured he was just talking but when father came to me last night I knew it was much more than that. Thanatos hates mortals and deities alike meaning you, Avengers, are not the only ones at risk, but my people are as well,” You could hear everyone’s breath hitch from around the long table. “And not even just us, but all living things around the entire universe. Not just your galaxy, not just my world. But all worlds and galaxies alike,” You felt Bucky’s hand on yours and he squeezed it in comfort. 

You felt Eleos use her abilities to calm everyone around the room. The trumpets sounded and you knew it was time for the announcement as you heard the voices of minor Gods and Goddesses as well as the souls and warriors. You took a deep breath and stood up from your seat.

“Geras, lead everyone out into the courtyard, I will start soon,” you played with your hands and started down the hallway to head to your bedroom and to your balcony as you would be giving the announcement from there, it was the best place as you could see everything in the courtyard from there.

Bucky came up behind you and grabbed your wrist, turning you around. He kissed your forehead and leaned his against yours, “If everything doesn’t turn to shit, I’d like to build things up to possibly be the stepfather of bickering Gods and Goddesses,” he lightly smiles which made you relax and smile back at him.

“You’ve got yourself a deal. Now head back, the announcement won’t take long,” You kissed his cheek and pushed him down the hall and he watched you walk away and open the doors to your balcony, hearing the outbursts of everyone in the courtyard.

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“Training will begin immediately. I am not sure of the forces Thanatos will bring with him but we must be prepared for every and anything. Even lost lives,”

You were wrapping up the announcement as it had been going for thirty minutes due to questions and roars of interruption. You could see everyone visibly tense. You saw the way Styx leaned into Peter and held his hand. You could see how Wanda wrapped herself around her brother’s arm as Vision comforted her by rubbing her back. Some of the warriors seemed adamant but they made an oath to not just you but Tartarus to fight if war ever came.

“Hopefully,” you sighed and your shoulders trembled as your breathed out, “Hopefully, it will not come to that,” You nodded and tried to give an assuring smile.

“For Tartarus,” You raised your fist in the air and the courtyard started to chant back at you as your retreated back in the house. You knew you would have to have a council meeting with Gaia, Tartarus, Erebus, Hades and everyone else. But that would happen later. The chanting died down as you reached the foyer and saw your children and the team sitting there. Hemera came up to you and frowned, she hugged you and apologized, her actions had taken you aback as she rarely shows any physical affection towards you. 

“I’m scared. What if I lose you, or one of my brothers or sisters?,” she whined. You knew technically you couldn’t die, as night was always needed. But your children on the other hand, some of them were minor Gods and Goddesses so anything could happen, but you didn’t want to worry her. The others came up to you and added to the hug. The team stood behind and watched. One minute they were all arguing and throwing shots at each other but now you were hugging and whispering I love you’s.

“I won’t let anything happen to you, my loves,”

Eleos started to become overwhelmed as feelings of pity were strong in the air, “Calm down, my sweet, Ellie. We will make it,” You tried to keep your voice strong so you sounded convincing but you knew that if you couldn’t convince yourself then you weren’t doing a well enough job convincing them.

“Everyone get some rest,” you kissed your children goodnight and sent them to their chambers, alone, “As for you all,” you turned to the team and somberly smiled, “We have an early departure so get some rest, for as soon as we get back I have another meeting and we will discuss plans to prepare for what is to come,”

Bucky came up and took your hand before leading you to your room. He helped you undress and get you into your night clothes and into bed, you swiped his clothes away with your shadow mist and dressed him in night attire as he crawled in with you. 

“Do you wish for me to help you sleep?,” your voice was low and full of worry.

“No, but I wish for you to trust me and tell me what is going on inside that head of yours,” he ran a thumb over your cheek.

“Never, in all my time of living has my precognition been this blurry and fogged. All I can see is colors of red, blue, yellow, purple, green, and orange. I can’t see what he’s doing or planning, that has never happened. It must be something so sickening that even I can’t see it. I’ll contact Gaia when we get back and see if she can see anything... if not... then we’re in trouble, James,”

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OOOUUUUUU WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN?! (yeah we all know but like... this version will be different so stay tuned!)

Thank you all for your support. Will get part 3 out once this part gets to 100-150 notes.

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Tripe. Bollocks. Absolute tosh. Deliberate distortions?  Anyway, how would they know? Many ES claimed they only watched the first three episodes, then gave up because there wasn’t enough sex..(I mean, intimacy). did these people watch the whole series? Were they paying attention to what was actually going on? 

gaelic-fullmoon-lady

Only at the start…😩 Season 4 she’s soap-opera-equipment

accardi1921

Yeah,where did this character go she's talking about? Not badass in S4 & doesn't always have to be but S4 Claire was Just so unhappy looking.

mylessanchez

Session 4 she’s an after thought.  She had nothing in season 4.  She entertained his admirers and rubbed his shoulders.  Had to have irked Cait to no end

Etcetera etcetera (and ‘liked’ by people who should know better) . What a load of absolute cobblers. So here we go, Claire apparently had NOTHING to do in Season 4. Perhaps they’ve forgotten. Most likely they just blindly followed the reviews of people who were absolutley determined to be negative about the Season, about Outlander  and about Caitriona Balfe, as they  have been since 1st January 2018. I wonder why? 

Episode 1 Claire rescues Bonnett from hanging. Badass Claire  Claire sets off with her husband into a new land where they have only one relative, aunt Jocasta  Claire loses her wedding ring; has presence of mind to swallow one. Badass Claire.

Episode 2 Claire encourages Jamie to reject Aunt Jocasta’s inheritance; a life of ease and luxury, because she can’t own slaves. She faces down the lynch mob; patches up Rufus, then has the courage to give him a poison to spare him from a lynching, thus breaking her hypocratic oath - first, do no harm. Badass Claire much.

Episode 3 Claire sets of with her husband into the wilderness. She can ride a horse, confront ghosts, load and fire an eighteenth century rifle. Claire is badass Claire

Episode 4 Dr Claire fixes up Myers and , husband wounded after confrontation with the man bear: makes friends with wise woman from  potentially hostile indigenous people, the Cherokee. Does Claire run screaming back to civilisation? No, Claire is badass Claire. 

Episode 5. Dr Claire brings baby into world. No epidurals, no midwife....Dr Claire is badass doctor.  Dr Claire stops Mueller from starting war with cherokees by interposing herself between them. Badass Claire. ‘Vulture’ recap:  “Claire gathers her gun, Rollo, and some decent beef jerky, and hunkers down in the cabin. She’s terrified, but in a very badass way. Mueller finally arrives, but not to kill Claire — he wants to make sure she’s okay. He also wants to give her a gift. In a horrifying reveal, Claire opens the package to find Adawehi’s scalp. I’m sorry, but the fact that Claire hasn’t had some type of breakdown yet after suffering through an unreal amount of atrocities just seems ridiculous at this point. But she soldiers on. She throws Mueller out, gives Adawehi a proper (as proper as she can) send off, and still, the carnage continues”

Episode 6  Dr Claire saves Lord Johyn from the measles, survives having her husband’s would-be gay lover and Jamie’s by-blow son drop in on them, exchanges some brutal truths with Lord John. Badass Claire

Episode 7 Yeah, okay, Claire wasn’t in THIS ONE frigging episode. Oh My God! Her badass daughter is instead. 

Episode 8. Dr Claire works with her husband to save Murtagh from arrest, performs operation on local corrupt official . As Vulture says:

“There is chaos! There is commotion! Claire says he needs surgery immediately or he will die! Even in the midst of this, men are like, “But you have a vagina, how can you wield a scalpel!?” Honestly, Claire should just let Fanning suffer, but she’s a professional, so she orders everyone INTO THE LOBBY to get set up for emergency surgery. Meanwhile, she gets the low-down from Jamie, who needs her to distract Tryon as he runs off to warn Murtagh of the trap; Tryon can’t know Jamie’s gone.

Jamie uses George and Martha Washington as a sort of Colonial Lyft to get to Fergus and Marsali’s (they had a boy, BTW), and has Fergus find Murtagh while Jamie tries to slip back into the theater unnoticed. Don’t worry guys, it all works out! Although, it’s a little unsettling that Tryon knows exactly who Murtagh is. Keep an eye on our guy, Jamie!

And sure, saving Murtagh is exciting and all, but the most exhilarating part of the entire excursion to the theater is Claire, back in her element, crushing some impromptu surgery. Before you know it, she’s three knuckles deep in that dude’s abdomen and not even breaking a sweat. Governor Tryon is impressed, Fanning’s dummy doctors are impressed, we’re all impressed. You also must remember that while Claire is successfully performing surgery under less-than-desirable circumstances, she is also successfully saving her husband’s ass by distracting Tryon. She manages both tense tasks with a cool composure. Never forget that Claire’s the true hero of this show. If only the entire episode had just been Claire, Jamie, and George Washington”

Episode 9. The reunion. Claire is bowle4 over by her badass daughter travliing back through time to warn her mom about the fire. Claire , badass Claire, says nonchalently: we’ll just go have a holiday every year on that day. 

Vulture recap again:

“Brianna is pregnant and Claire figures it out. After a hilarious fight about why Brianna didn’t pack condoms for her trip to the 1700s (moms are moms no matter the century), Bree confesses that it might not be Roger’s baby, and the truth (without naming Bonnet) comes spilling out. This is definitely Sam Heughan’s episode, but can we give it up for how incredible Caitriona Balfe is in this scene as Claire processes a whole slew of emotions at once? “

Episode 10 No much badassery, to be sure . Here’s Vulutre again to remind us:

“As important as that Jamie-Bree conversation is, and as nice as their shared moment commenting on how at peace Claire seems in the wilderness is, the parent-child moments in this episode that moved me the most belonged to Claire and Bree. The ladies talking about what they missed back in their time — cheeseburgers, Led Zeppelin, and toilets that flush, to name a few things — was a rare lighter scene on Outlander, and brought me so much joy! Claire compassionately and tactfully discussing abortion as an option for Bree was a great reminder of both how Claire is a woman ahead of her time literally and figuratively and of the strength of this mother-daughter relationship. It’s all pretty great.

and Badass Claire takes the side of her daughter against the man she loves, like a real mom! And rides into the wilderness to find and rescue roger from that seriously badass tribe, the Mohawk, just a 700 mile ride away in upper NY state. Badass? 

Episode 11 Vulture again; my memory’s not what it was

Regardless of their scant airtime (in this episode) , Jamie and Claire get the best scene of the episode — maybe the best of the season.Things between Claire and Jamie are still very icy since separating from Bree, and no amount of ignoring it to focus on Claire’s fabulous headband will change that. Even Ian is begging Mom and Dad to make up. Finally, Claire gets to a point where she just can’t watch Jamie in so much pain over what he’s done to Brianna.She (Claire) he goes to him in his tent one night and explains that she’s not mad at him — she’s mad at the world. She explains that after Frank died, she and Brianna shared secrets and they belonged to them — so she’s sorry she didn’t tell Jamie about Bonnet as soon as she found out, and she blames herself for this entire mess. She explains that their marriage is different now because they’re parents. Listen, you guys, two people talking about the difficulties of balancing being a parent with being in a marriage is typically a snoozefest, but Balfe and Heughan are just so freaking good together (what’s new, I know) and imbue such vulnerability and honesty in this moment (I’m still sobbing over Jamie admitting that he’s worried both Bree and Claire think Frank was the better man), that I’ll be thinking about this scene for days. Sure, after Claire assures Jamie that Bree didn’t mean what she said and knows that Jamie for sure didn’t mean what he said and they both say “I’m sorry” and they both wipe away tears from their gorgeous faces, they have sex in that tent

Episode 12 OMG this episode didn’t feature Claire. Shock, horror

Episode 13 Badass Claire and her husband try to rescue Roger from the Mohawks. it all goes wrong. There’s a fight. Badass Claire is wearing the stone from the future! How badass do you have to be as a woman to go, outnumbered, under armed, into the wilderness, to rescue your daughter’s husband from a people whose track record is um.er...(how can one put this in non-judgemental terms?)..to use extreme methods when putting people to death. 

So there you have it: ‘not badass’ in Season 4? In Season 4 as an afterthought? Soap opera equipment ? She had ‘nothing’ in Season 4? I’ve gone on about how Cait-Haters have misused pictures of Claire holding her arms (which she does in EVERY season) as proof she is unhappy. Well, lots of unhappy things happen in Season 4, to Claire, to her friends, to her daughter. It would have been odd if she’s looked happy the whole time, wouldn’t it. I know I’d have been terrified, most of the time, in her position. Here’s some pix of Claire looking sad in Season 4.  

#Badass Dr. Claire Beauchamp

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ASKS 11

wip pic, complements ;-;, some meshing questions, and other stufffff

Anonymous said: Would you ever consider doing a version of your Sam and Briana hairs with the halo braid but as a pixie cut?          

hehe this ask inspired me to make something kind of similar but not a pixie cut SORRY ;n; here is a pic ; this will be the next speed meshing video/hair

@bluupxels​ said: what's ur opinion on dance the night away (TWICE comeback)?

I don’t hate it but it is in the bottom 2 for my title tracks ranking for them :( (OOH AAH is the bottom lmao ya’ll hear somethin?) The MV was pretty though and I like the side tracks on the album

Anonymous said: post selfies more often ;)

i never take photos of myself edfhvnb here is a pic i took a few nights ago bc i was wearing the same shirt Lucas had on in some pic of him lmao he just had some sweater over it

Anonymous said: Hey, for your meshing videos, are all the hairs yours? and are they WIPS? they all look great!

yeah they’re all my WIP hairs! I just do stuff a lot earlier than they get released and hairs get released through a voting system so it is kind of out of my hands on which/when hairs get released.

Anonymous said: AHH AJSHFL u are so cute hehe u have a pretty face :')

thank you omg ;n; I don’t think I do but ill take the complement XD

Anonymous said: r u gay? ♡

yes

Anonymous said: Not a question, i just want to say that i LOVE your cc hair's they are stunning <3

thank you so much!!! I am glad you like them <3

@garoto-estelar​ said: u're one of the best mm cc creators!! pls we need more male hair with bangss

I am super bad at doing male hairs @ayoshi-sims​ can vouch for me on this omg I am just... not able to do any good ones egdfbv I will try something though :P also ur header is gorgeous

Anonymous said: OMG THE SIM IN YOUR LATEST TUTORIAL LOOKS LIKE FANTINE FROM THE STAGE MUSICAL OF LES MISÉRABLES LMAO

had to look this up but omg the hair looks super similar rgfgbrgfdc

Anonymous said: where did you get blender from?

S4S has them linked but : Blender 2.76 (32x)  |  Blender 2.76 (64x)

Anonymous said: Oh gosh your content is perfect 💖 really love your blog ~alesimmers

thank you!!!! <3

@lrby01​ said: your sims are so prettyyy!! whats your secret?

most of the time i get a random off the gallery and use that as a base tbh, duplicate one of my main 3 sims, or use one of @ayoshi-sims​

Anonymous said: Hiya! Would the accessories you made in your newest speed meshing video also work w your Paige and Jennie hairs? Since they have the same headband? Thanks!

I think I moved the headband shape some so I’m not entirely sure, I will check before release though.

Anonymous said: WHY U SAY  IN JULY WHEN IT JULY

??

Anonymous said: You are f*cking perfect! love you

thank you ;-; I am no where near being perfect though lmao

Anonymous said: Sorry of you already are going to do this but will you upload that cute hair from your speed meshing video you uploaded? The half up half down one? It's so cute!!! I love your cc 😍😍😍

depends on voting :( currently I don’t think it will be released in August (there are 4 hairs that have more votes then it). Voting ends the 24th though so go vote if u want it :P

Anonymous said: do u watch reacttothek or like other kpop react channels? seems like ur into kpop haha and they’re my fave

I have seen some of the reacttothek videos!!! mainly just when someone I stan releases something new

Anonymous said: omg how ur soo organized 😂

I like neatness ;-;

Anonymous said: Hi, what's your ID? There I can find the sims that you use for every hair? Thank you <3

origin ID is aharris00britney

Anonymous said: I adore your hairs! I have so many of them in my game and it makes me so happy when I see what you have coming up. I was wondering if you have ever considered converting some of the hairs for kids as well as teens and older? I would love some kid hairs from you. Thanks for all that you do! <3

me and @ayoshi-sims​ are talking about collabing again and if we do then it will have some kids hair conversions :P

Anonymous said: Does the anathema palette you use for ur hairs have one for eyebrows?

I don’t think so :( not many people use the palette but I use the WMS eyebrows and then someone recolored the CC eyebrows I use in the WMS palette too. Links are on my resource page (which i know is broken rn but links still work)

Anonymous said: hi im sorry but are you a boy? ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

yeah! i am a boy lmao :P

Anonymous said: when i go to your resources page none of the pictures work?

I know ;n; all of my photos broke a few weeks ago (including all 140+ of my download page photos) so I had to change the links of the images from imgur to tumblr and it was a huge mess. I’m not happy with my current resource page so I am planning on redoing it eventually.

Anonymous said: Are you wcif friendly? If so where can I find the fruit choker on your last lovely sim. If not no worries. Hoping you’re having a rad day friend ❤️            

@ayoshi-sims​ drew it on, sorry ;-; thank you btw

Anonymous said: how close are you with ayoshi?

we’re engaged, wedding in winter

Anonymous said: let me just say I love the kpop references like the Minnie hair cause  kpop is my spirit animal but anyways I love you

yasssss

Anonymous said: f(x)?🧡💛

yeah i went to the funeral, what about it?

Anonymous said: So I just watched your speed mesh video and found myself wondering, what is the purpose of using edge split? I'm currently learning blender and though I've googled for various explanations, I'm unsure of what it achieves in terms of TS4 meshing.

sometimes when you remove doubles from the entire mesh, it makes weird shadows (you can see them in solid mode) that are super dark. Edge splitting gets rid of them without causing a seam to show in the mesh

Anonymous said: Wow, I've never sent an ask to you but I thought I'd just send some love your way! Your an amazing creator and I love that you take your time with each one of your creations. I love your edits and they inspire me to do better with mine! I love that you not only do straight hair but also curly, wavy and braided hair! Your sims are so beautiful and so are you! I always look forward to your cc too! :) Hope you have a great day/night!

thank you so so so much omfg i really appreciate it!!!

Anonymous said: hope this doesn’t sound rude, but why don’t you just release all the hair? I don’t know much about making custom content but it looks to me as if they’re finished, but I could be completely wrong of course. I was basically just wondering why you choose to do it this way if you don’t mind me asking :-)

I am trying to make sure I have enough to release if college gets super busy and releasing 3 a month is enough to have a pretty good amount of 36 hairs a year. Wasn’t a rude question at all btw :P

Anonymous said: OH MY GOD YOU'RE ADORABLE Anonymous said: omg you are literally the hottest thing ive seen all day and its 100 degrees outside *heart eyes motherfucker*         Anonymous said: ur cute    

i choked at these omg XD thank you

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Your Whore

Dom!Cas x Reader

Warnings: SMUT, Female giving oral, language, this is straight up PORN. Unprotected sex.

Word Count: 1.5K

A/N: OMG I have been fantasizing about this for the past week.  I hope it turns you on as much as it does me.  Enjoy!!

Also Google docs ate this fic on me and I to rewrite the whole sex scene again.  Thanks to @queen-of-deans-booty for listening to me rant in my hour of need.  Stop what you are doing a go follow her.  I’ll wait! She is a wonderful person and an amazing writer.

Walking around the bunker in search of a Winchester to fuck, with only a black lacy see through robe on and nothing else. Dammit, you were so horny. You moved from the garage, to the library then to the kitchen, you were about to give up and go back to your room for some self love before this got embarrassing.  When you heard a noise coming from the war room, you gasped when you saw the gorgeous Castiel standing by the table with his head in a book.  Why did this man have to wear so many layers?  Well any of them really.  You stalked up to him. “Hey Cas!” You made your voice flirty and smiled brightly.

“Hello (Y/N).” He said not even looking at you.

Well shit that didn’t work. “I think there is something you could help me with.”

“I’m always happy to help…” his eyes lifted from the book and was clearly surprised to see you with such little clothes on.  He gulped, he was utterly flustered. “Ahh, um I - I mean, what can I help you with?”

“I think you know what need help with.” Your hands pushed his coat and jacket off and then you untied the belt on your robe allowing him to get a better view of your naked flesh.

“Sam and Dean will be home in a few hours.” He replied.

“I don’t want them right now. I want you.” You slid the robe off your shoulders and it pooled on the ground.

“Aren’t you theirs?” He asked unable to control his vessel’s hardened member.  

“Cassie baby, I’m nobody’s.” You informed as you worked to undo his belt.

“Oh.” He let out small growl. It was dark something you had never heard from him before.  

You bit your lip, “I’d like to have a little fun, would you like to have some fun with me?  I can be yours tonight.”

“Mine!” He firmly grabbed your waist, his chapped lips were on yours, your thighs hitting against the table.  

His clothed cock pressed up against your clit was giving you the desired friction you needed.  Fingers unzipped his pants and unbuttoned his fly, you pulled them down to his knees.  To your surprise and soon to be enjoyment he was just as large as the Winchesters.  You had to taste him, you kissed down his chest moving to your knees.  He was so big and thick, taking just the tip you tasted the salty pre cum forming at his head.  Taking as much as you could in your mouth ,both of you let out sinful moans.  He placed his large hands at the base of your neck and head.

“Oh yes, take all of me.” You closed your eyes letting him guide your mouth until you felt a hair tickle your nose. “That’s right, you’re my whore tonight.”

Oh God that word.  You never really liked it but coming from his deep low voice it was the most beautiful word ever and you wanted to pleasure him with all you had.

“Do you like it when I call you, whore?” he asked.

You looked up at him through your lashes still holding his hard dick in your mouth, and nodded yes. “Keep going! I didn’t tell you to stop” he ordered.

You bobbed your head feeling his hands push you into him more. “I bet your pretty pussy feels even better.” He moaned, sending a spark right to your core.

“Ahhh… (Y/N) your mouth feels like heaven.” He continued to praise you.  Your knees were hurting against the hard unforgiving floor. He fucked you hard, his shaft hitting the back of your throat. You groaned on his cock, relaxing your jaw the best you could.

“You’re going to swallow my seed like the good little whore you are.” It wasn’t a question but an order and damn you were going to do everything he told you to do.  Feeling your thighs burn from moving back and forth, it would all be worth it when he came.  “Oh yes, just a little more, I’m almost there and you are doing so well my little whore.”

The lust formed in your core made your pussy throb, you grabbed his ass marking it with your nails. The pain must have sent Cas over his edge as his cock head came with warm streams of cum in your mouth.  

“Just like that lick it all up.” His command made you run your tongue up and down his softening length just to make sure you got it all.

You stood to your feet, “I want you even more now.” Wrapping your arms around him, kissing him so he could taste himself on your lips and tongue.  He groped the meat of your ass as his teeth bit into your bottom lip. “Ouch.” You said playfully.  

“You like it rough, don’t you my whore?” He asked.

“Yes, I do.” You felt his cock come back to life.  

“Good, cause I’m going to fuck you till you break.” His lips crashed hard against you, he quickly flipped you around and pressed your body against the war room light up table. His hand was firmly placed on the back of your neck as your torso was laid flat on the table with your arms splayed out. The other hand trailed over your back before he gripped ahold of your thigh.  “(Y/N) you are so beautiful like this.” You shook your booty into him because you could feel his cock rubbing between your ass crack.  

“Cas! Please!” You whined.

“Oh you can do better than that, (Y/N)” he told you.

“Oh Cas please fuck me! Please Cas!” You moaned.

“Since you asked so nicely.” He said with a grin.

He kicked your legs to spreading them apart as he grabbed his shaft and guided himself in you with great force.

“Oh fuck Cas!” The burn of the stretch was amazing. “Cas Yes please more!” You screamed.

“Say my name.” He ordered.

“Cas!” you yelled.

He propelled his length driving it hard in and out of you, “no say my full name.”

“Castiel! Please fuck me harder. Castiel.” You panted. Every time you said his full name, he drove that thick dick even harder, it was like it was giving him some kind of extra power.

He released his hold on the back of your neck, as he gripped your hips, his fingertips were going to leave bruises tomorrow.  Curses and moans filled the war room. You propped yourself up, looking back at him, as his lips kissed the back of your neck.  Hands ghosted over the front of your neck and down to your breasts.  He squeezed and tweaked your tit taking his time feeling you up, slowing his pace to enjoy the soft flesh of your skin. Your back arched into him as you matched his slowing speed. He wrapped his arm around your midsection while your fingers weaved through his hair.

“Do you think you can take more my little whore?” He whispered, licking the droplets of sweat from your neck.

“I don’t know, Cas.” Your groaned turning your head into the crook in his shoulder.

“I think you will take what I give you my sweet whore.” He pressed you back down on the table.  The sweat from your body began to cool you, plus the feeling of the cold table against your skin was making your already hard nipples begin to hurt. His cock pounded hard and deep into your tight pussy, you could feel his dick start to swell as he hit your g-spot over and over again until you felt your body shake with euphoria and bliss. “Fuck! You feel so good (Y/N)” You walls closed around his cock, but he continued to drive his dick into a few more times before you felt him cum with such might and force. There was so much cum, you felt a sticky mess dribble out of your core and down your leg when he pulled out.

“Damn Cas!” You laid motionless on the table, lifting your now sweaty hair up off your shoulders in an attempt to cool you down some more. “Where the hell did you learn how to do that?”

“Have sex?” he questioned confused.

“No, I mean be that aggressive.” you chuckled thinking about who you were actually talking to, you lifted yourself up off the table “Other than when we are fighting monsters of course.”

“Oh, Dean recommended some videos for me to watch.” He informed you.

“Well that explains a lot.” you giggled, putting your robe back on. Turning to him, you leaned up to kiss him gently.

“Would you want to…” he looked down at his shoes, he became shy Cas again, the Cas you really knew, “do that again? We could do something different next time.” His ocean blue eyes still staring at the ground.

You interlaced your fingers with his, “Yeah I’ll do whatever you want,” you stood on your tiptoes and kissed him again, “because I think I am your whore now.”

“I’m sorry I called you that. I know you are not one. In the videos one of the women had an outfit like yours and she enjoyed being called that.” he explained.

“It’s ok sweetie.” you walked away from him, running your fingers over his arm as you went towards your room. He stood there unsure if he should follow “You coming?”

“Yes ma’am.” he smiled following you for a round two.

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Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth | Billy Hargrove x OFC

CHAPTER ONE

Andie rubs her eyes a few more times before realizing this will only make them look more red than they already are. She takes a few deep breaths and fakes a big smile to try and make it look like she hasn’t been crying. The small glass window in the door tells her it doesn’t work. She sighs. Her mother probably isn’t even home. When she walks in, the coatrack shows her she was right. Andie’s mother is barely ever home. She has ignored Andie all her life. Lois never wanted a child and she’s not ashamed of it. Andie thinks her mother is probably a gold-digger sociopath. Andie walks into her room and over to her closet. She wipes her eyes once more and decides this is the first and last time she is ever going to cry over that asshole.  She scans her closet for something clean to wear but is interrupted by loud screeching tires. She frowns and looks at the window. The screeching happens again but now a little closer. She walks up to the window and looks out into the street. At that very moment a car comes flying around the corner so fast it makes Andie jump. She’s not good with cars but she knows that this is a car only douchebags drive. It’s looks nice enough, but it almost always compensates for some sort of personality flaw in its driver. Also, the speed might be an indicator on the very same topic. The car takes another risky turn. ‘Douchebag,’ Andie mumbles to herself. She throws on a Led zeppelin tee and some jeans and decides to start walking to school as it’s now getting late. She’s exhausted.

As Andie walks onto Hawkins High School parking lot she notices the douchebag-car sitting in the driveway. Just what we need, another fucking asshole kid in school, she thinks to herself. The bell rings and she hurries on to class. The moment she enters the biology classroom her eyes lock with his. It has to be him. Surfer Ken, douchebag edition. Andie grins to herself and sits down in her usual spot, next to Richard. That’s when she notices miss Janet staring at her angrily. ‘Are you not even going to acknowledge the fact that you are late to my class, miss Mann?’ the teacher says with her loud smokers’ voice. ‘I’m sorry miss Janet my locker was jammed.’ Andie quickly makes up. Miss Janet gives her a look and continues with her story. Something about the upcoming Halloween festivities. Andie quickly loses interest and her thoughts go back to the guy sitting behind her. Andie can’t deny that he’s gorgeous. She wonders what his name is. Could she sneak another peek? No that would look ridiculous, he is sitting right behind her. A loud whisper awakes her from her thoughts. ‘Hey, Andie’ her friend Samuel sitting in front of her whispers while waving a piece of paper in her face. She grabs the paper. Something is written on it. Hang out tonight  with me n Rich? Ps. You look garbage Andie reads. She chuckles, and writes Can’t have work on the back. He reads it and shoots an angry look back at her. She shrugs. Whose Tan Ken behind me? She writes on a new note, and she throws it on Sam’s desk. After reading the note Sam snorts loudly which makes Andie do the same. Miss Janet shoots her an angry look. ‘I’m sorry’ Andie says sweetly. Sam waits until miss Janet is back to her lesson before handing the paper back. Tan Ken = Billy from California. Andie reads. That certainly explains the tan. Suddenly she feels a warm breath on her neck and a husky whisper follows. ‘You asking about me, sweetheart?’ Her heart skips a beat as she quickly crumples up the note and pretends to turn her attention back to miss Janet. She hears him chuckle as he sits back in his seat. Andie closes her eyes regretting her reaction immediately. He’s new, it’s not that weird she’s asking who he is. She should have just said something. She overreacted. The rest of the class consists mostly of Andie pretending to listen to the lesson and being way to aware of every little movement behind her. When the bell rings she bends over to put her books in her bag very slowly. When she gets back up Billy is gone.

‘What were you guys laughing about?’ Richard asks when the three of them are walking to their next class. ‘Tan Ken’ Sam says. ‘What does that mean?’ Rich asks. Andie rolls her eyes. Rich never gets jokes. ‘You know, Billy.’ Sam explains. Richard makes a sound that says he understands but you can see the gears turning in his head. ‘The new guy is hot and has a tan, Rich.’ Andie says dryly. ‘Ah’ Rich mumbles. ‘So, what are you guys doing tonight anyway?’ Andie asks. Sam has to get his books out of his locker so Andie leans against the locker next to it. She sees Billy getting his gym bag from his locker. She takes him in head to toe. He’s got long blonde curly hair and his jeans are the tightest thing Andie has ever seen. Damn. Everything about him screams confidence. His movements are almost theatrical as he seems to be aware of every step he takes and every look he gives. He says hi to Tina as she walks by, checks out her ass and licks his lips. Andie rolls her eyes. What a tool. Billy slams the locker shut. Andie stares at him shamelessly as he walks away and wonders if her ass looks as good as Billy’s. Omg you’re doing the same thing he was, idiot. She quickly focusses back on the conversation. Suddenly Nancy seems to have joined the group. ‘Thanks for the heads-up, Nancy. See you later.’ Rich says to her. She smiles and walks away. Andie frowns as Sam and Rich start walking away too. She quickly catches up. ‘Thank God Mister Johansson is sick, I did not have the energy for English today.’ Richard says. ‘Nice!’ Andie exclaims. Sam an Rich give her a confused look. They walk past Tina who is now handing out flyers in the hall. Andie walks up to her and grabs a flyer. Tina looks kind of disrupted but quickly goes back to handing them out. ‘Guys we gotta go to this thing.’ Sam grabs the flyer and frowns. ‘Really, a cheerleader party? Have we sunk this low?’ Andie grabs the flyer out of his hands. ‘I need to get shitfaced. Come on guys, you know this party is going to be crucial and I’m off Halloween night.’ She exclaims. Sam grunts. ‘Fine I’ll go but I’m going to get blackout drunk if I’m going to be surrounded by these all-American shits.’ They both look at Richard. ‘Come on Rich we need a ride,’ Andie says pleading. ‘Yea I’ll go whatever’ Richard says. Andie smiles. ‘So, is Johnny-boy joining us?’ Sam asks Andie. Andie’s face drops immediately. ‘Did something happen?’ Sam’s voice sounds worried. ‘We aren’t really going out anymore.’ Andie says in the most monotone voice she can conjure up. ‘Oh, shit dude, you guys broke up?’ Richard asks. Andie sighs. ‘Well we weren’t really together…’ Andie starts but Sam interrupts her. ‘Did something happen yesterday? You were really excited to go see that band with him.’ Andie signs again and throws her hands up. ‘Yeah, well, apparently his girlfriend likes them too.’ ‘You’re kidding’ Andie shrugs. ‘He left with her and I had to walk home. I got home just this morning hence the looking like garbage’ Sam shakes his head. ‘What a class A douchebag.’ Rich mumbles. Andie fakes a smile. ‘Well I’m going home and sleep a bit before work, talk to you later.’ She turns around just in time to hide her watery eyes and walks out.  

It’s been a very slow night at Bandito Video video-store and Andie is bored out of her mind. The nap she took gave her a surprising amount of energy, but it’s not being put to any good use. Usually around Halloween it’s busy but today is the excruciating exception. Andie has turned on the radio and is checking if the tapes are still in alphabetical order. She dances through the rows of tapes and gets a little too carried away singing along to Genesis’ That’s all when she hears a tapping noise. Her face drops and she turns to face Billy tapping a video tape on the counter with an evil grin on his face. Her face turns completely red. ‘Erm... Sorry I didn’t know... I didn’t hear you come in.’ She stutters as she walks towards the counter. WHY did she not hear him come in. She curses the gods. ‘Don’t worry, kid. It was quite the show,’ Andie puts all her energy into faking a smile ‘You know how to move, Miss Mann’. She mumbled some sort of thanks. Billy smiles. He’s leaning on the counter and his eyes shoot over Andie’s body. ‘So, you and your boyfriend know all about me, but I know nothing about you.’ ‘Sam’s not my boyfriend’ Is all Andie can think of answering. Why does she feel so flustered? ‘Good for you.’ Billy says. Studying your face with his penetrating blue eyes. ‘I figure Mann’s your last name?’ He says patiently. ‘Andie... is my name’ What is wrong with her. She needs to get a hold of herself. ‘Nice to meet you, Andie.’ He says in a low voice, smiling. ‘Listen Andie, you’re a delight but I’ve been here a while now and I’d like to take this baby home.’ He throws a copy of Sophie’s Choice on the counter. He leans forward on the counter and smirks. ‘I have a date.’ Andie raises her eyebrows, her face finally returning to its normal color. She looks at the tape and back at Billy. He’s not shy with the eye contact, but Andie is getting her confidence back now and she lets out a little chuckle. ‘I got to warn you Billy, if you’re wanting to get to 3rd base – or any sort of base for that matter- you picked the wrong movie.’ Billy frowns and leans back. ‘I would recommend something a little lighter.’ Andie continues. ‘Did I ask?’ Billy bites at her. Andie frowns. He grabs the tape and throws some cash on the counter. ‘Continue your howling.’ Billy says before walking out, leaving Andie standing in the store with a stunned look on her face. ‘Asshole’ Andie mumbles at him.

‘I don’t know where he gets off acting like that, but the boy has some serious mood-swings.’ Andie concludes her re-telling of the events of the night before.’ ‘So, Lisa is coming tonight.’ Andie looks at Sam, raises her eyebrows and looks back at Rich. Speaking of assholes, I guess, she thinks. ‘Really?’ Rich answers Sam. ‘The infamous Lisa...’ Sam rolls his eyes. The three of them are sitting at a table in the school library thinking of what to wear to the Halloween party tonight. ‘Come on guys, could you at least pretend that you like my girlfriend?’ Sam asks. Andie leans forward. ‘Would she be willing to go as Viv Savage?’ Rich snorts loudly. Sam shoots her an angry look. ‘What?’ Andie asks as she throws her hands up dramatically. ‘What’s wrong with Viv Savage?’ ‘We’re not doing Spinal Tap, Andie’ Sam says, ‘I’m going to go’ and he gets up. ‘Oh, come on, Sam.’ Andie grabs his arm and pulls him back into his seat. ‘I was just joking. It’ll be fun to see her again. We’ll go as something else’ She’s lying. Lisa is a stuck up jealous girl who hates Andie. And Andie really likes the Spinal Tap idea. ‘We’re way too late to make anything good anyway. Halloween is tonight.’ Sam says. ‘Let’s just not dress up, Andie, and I really do have to go. Bye guys.’ Sam gets up and walks out. ‘Did I do something?’ Rich asks with a confused look on his face. Andie sighs as she leans back in her chair. ‘Sam is in denial. Lisa would make a wonderful Viv Savage.’ Billy enters the library, but Andie doesn’t notice. ‘Can’t we just do a two-person Spinal Tap?’ Rich asks. Andie smiles. ‘That’s more like it, dude’ She starts singing Hell Hole and Rich joins in.

‘Ain't got no future

Ain't got no past

And I don't think….’

Rich sees Billy coming towards them and stops singing. He motions to Andie to stop but she doesn’t notice it and keeps going. ‘You really just have to stop serenading me sweetheart. It’s starting to embarrass me.’ Andie nearly falls off her chair. Billy walks out of the library and gives her a wink over his shoulder. She hears him laughing loudly as the doors close behind him. Andie grunts, puts her hands over her face and smacks it down on the table. She yells something incoherent. ‘What?’ Rich asks carefully. She lifts her face back up ‘WHY does this keep happening!’ She yells. An angry librarian appears from behind a bookcase. ‘Quiet’ She hisses. Andie throws her head back on the table. Rich pets her back. ‘There, there. It was only slightly mortifying’ Andie gets up and straightens her back. ‘Okay, change of plans I’m going as a slutty something tonight.’ She says. ‘That hot guy keeps seeing me on my worst and I have got to do something about it. It’s a primal thing. And it needs to happen.’ Andie nods, grabs her bag and walks out leaving behind a very confused Rich. ‘Slutty Spinal Tap?’ He yells after her. The librarian pops her head out again and Rich shoots her an apologetic look before quickly running out too.

That night the cold surprises Andie. She pulls her collar up and walks a little faster than she usually does to warm herself up. When she turns the corner to Richs house she almost bumps into the local chief. ‘Careful, kid’ He says to her after grabbing her shoulders to avoid collision. ‘Sorry’ Andie mumbles when he lets her go and she quickly moves on down the street. When she looks back over her shoulder Chief Hopper is still looking at her, but she can’t tell his expression. She turns back and makes a frustrated noise. When her father had just died, Andie would try everything to get her mother to just speak to her. But while she wants nothing more than a loving mother, Lois is obviously not capable of it. A couple years after her father’s heart-attack, when Andie was eleven, before deciding that trying to get her mother’s attention wasn’t worth it, she had had a bit of a public meltdown. Usually on her birthday her mother would give her some money and tell her to take her friends to the movies. That year she forgot Andes birthday. If that would happen nowadays Andie would just shrug it off but when you’re eleven your birthday is the most important day of the year. She went to school and when her teacher congratulated her she started crying and screaming and would not stop. Chief Hopper was called. He calmed her down and paid for a trip to the movies afterwards. She was just a kid then but Andie to this day feels so embarrassed about it. They haven’t really spoken since, but he always looks at her as if it happened yesterday.

‘Finally!’ Rich yells at her when she walks up his driveway. ‘Oh, please, I’m five minutes late.’ She says as she gets in the car. She buckles up and looks over her shoulder at Sam and Lisa in the backseat. ‘Hey, Lisa, how are ya.’ Lisa is dressed as a cat, and Sam is wearing an eyepatch, so he’s probably gone for last-minute pirate. Lisa mumbles a ‘Hi’ back at Andie and looks out the window. Andie turns back and gives Rich a knowing look. Rich shrugs and takes off. ‘What are you supposed to be, Rich?’ Andie asks him. ‘I’m a porn star, obviously.’ He has glued on a big moustache and is not wearing a shirt. ‘I have a cucumber in my pants.’ He adds. Andie laughs. ‘Genius. I wish I’d thought of that.’ Rich chuckles. ‘And you? Did you find a slutty thing to be?’ Andie nods her head. ‘I felt empty without my pop-culture reference, so I compromised.’ She puts on her sunglasses. ‘I’m slutty terminator.’ She has slicked back her shoulder-length dark-blonde hair and is wearing a leather coat with a lacy bralette underneath and waist-high leather pants. ‘Well it’s working girl,’ Rich says. ‘I guess she left her self-respect at home’ Lisa says to Sam. Andie turns around again. ‘I’m sitting right here, Lisa. And I respect myself plenty thanks for your concern.’ ‘You look like a prostitute.’ ‘Excuse me?’ ‘Come on, Lisa, be nice.’ Sam warns her. ‘Of course you’d take her side.’ Lisa mumbles. Andie turns back around and sighs. Lisa and Sam continue arguing in the back. ‘Step on in, Rich, we need to get to the alcohol.’ Andie says to Rich. This was promising to be a long night.

Tina’s Halloween Bash is already off to a good start when Andie and her friends get there. Andie walks straight to the punch bowl and throws back a cup-full. Damn that’s strong. She raises her empty cup to Sam who is walking towards her. ‘Sorry about Lisa. Maybe I shouldn’t have taken her.’ Sam yells over the music. Andie shrugs. ‘As long as you keep her at least ten feet away from me at all times we should be fine.’ Andie yells back. She smiles at him and he smiles back. He walks back to Lisa. Andie spots Rich talking to some people from the basketball team and scans the crowd for familiar faces. She hears loud shouting coming from outside and then people are chanting Billy’s name. Andie frowns. She decides she is not nearly drunk enough for this and fills up her cup again. She walks over to Rich and crosses paths with a very wired looking Billy. He is not wearing a shirt and his chest is glistening with either sweat or beer. Or both. He looks amazing. She joins the conversation with some of the basketball boys but follows Billy with her eyes. He seems to have some sort of stare-down with former king-of-douche Steve Harrington. Andie turns her attention to Rich who is trying to explain to the group that he doesn’t have a boner, it’s part of the costume. Andie throws her drink back and starts dancing. It’s actually a really good party and Andie is having a blast. She talks to some people, has a few more drinks, dances some more and has a few more drinks. She is hanging outside for a bit when Rich says ‘Let’s dance some more.’ She agrees. They walk in the room just in time to see Nancy spill a full cup of punch all over herself. She storms off into the bathroom and Steve goes after her. Andie slurs something incoherent. The booze is hitting her hard. Rich asks what she’s saying and Andie yells ‘Trouble in paradise’ in his ear. He still doesn’t understand her, but he just nods, and they start dancing. She doesn’t know why but she keeps trying to spot Billy and every time she does he is staring at her from across the room with an unidentifiable look in his eyes. While she feels like she should be uncomfortable because of his shameless staring, she isn’t. It turns her on.

The next hour is a bit of a blur of some more knocking back drinks and dancing. For a while Andie gets completely lost in the music, until Rich is dancing up behind her and Andie notices him getting unusually close. She frowns but she is feeling pretty wound up and doesn’t make a move to stop him yet. She tries to find Billy in the room while she feels an arm wrapping around her waist pulling her closer. He must be even more wasted than I am. Andie thinks to herself. She is about to push him off her when suddenly she sees Rich on the other side of the room, talking to some girl. A warm panic washes over her. She pulls the arm off her waist and turns around looking straight into Billy’s eyes. A wave of an entirely different feeling hits her. He is even more mesmerizing up close. He has a look of concentration on his face. There is something else in his eyes but she can’t quite place it. He grabs her hands and puts them around his neck. She complies. He wraps his arms around her waist and pulls her tightly against his naked chest. He’s strong. This is way too intimate for a dance with someone you barely know, but it doesn’t feel weird. Andie is completely relaxed in his arms. She recognizes the look in his eyes. Lust. A couple feet away from them Sam is dancing with Lisa. ‘I just don’t get it. This afternoon she was talking about how much of an asshole he is and now she’s dancing with him like they are prom king and queen.’ Sam says. ‘Sometimes I just really don’t understand her.’ Lisa stops dancing and pulls his arms off her. ‘Really? You are going to talk about her?’ She yells at him. Sam sighs. ‘I’m just worried about my friend, she’s acting out of character.’ Lisa makes a frustrated noise and walks outside. Sam follows her yelling apologies. Andie doesn’t notice any of this. She and Billy are grinding up against each other and she feels the heat radiating between them. She moves her face a little closer to his and they are inches away from their lips touching. ‘You look fantastic.’ He whispers to her with the hoarse voice of a drunk man. She feels his breath on her lips and tilts her head slightly. ‘You don’t look too bad yourself.’ She whispers back. For a moment they are going in for a kiss, but someone bumps into them and Billy gets pulled away immediately by his drunk friends cheering him on to do something beer related. As soon as his warmth leaves her, confusion hits Andie. She feels her head spin and stumbles to the back door for some fresh air.

She sits down on a chair and takes a few deep breaths. She slowly realizes what just happened and at that moment Lisa approaches her. ‘You need to stay away from my boyfriend!’ She is slurring at Andie while walking straight at her. ‘Billy?’ Andie mumbles confused. Lisa grabs her by her jacket and pulls her onto her feet. Andie now understands that whatever this is about, it’s not a fun conversation. ‘What are you doing, Lisa?’ She yells while pushing her off. Lisa slaps Andie hard in the face. Andie gasps and starts seeing red. She grabs Lisa by the arm and punches her straight in the face. She falls back but immediately gets back up and jumps onto Andie who falls to the ground. Lisa starts hitting and scratching Andie’s face while screaming. Andie pushes her off and on her back. She straddles her and starts punching Lisa in the face over and over until she feels two strong arms around her waist pulling her off. Billy has lifted her off the ground. Sam appears out of nowhere and crouches besides Lisa. Andie is flailing her arms around her, screaming every curse-word she can think of at Lisa. She elbows Billy in the face. His grip slips for a moment but he quickly recovers and pulls her inside. ‘Motherfucker!’ Andie yells over and over. 

Billy takes her into the bathroom and lets her go. She lunches at the door, but he pushes her back. She falls on the floor. ‘Jesus, calm down Andie,’ he says to her, frowning, as he leans against the door. This does not calm her down. ‘What the fuck are you doing.’ She says, her voice trembling with anger. Billy shushes her. ‘You have got to calm down.’ He repeats. She grabs the sink and pulls herself up. ‘Move’ She yells at him. ‘Relax, Andie’ He says. She goes to punch him, but he blocks her hand and pushes her back again. She stumbles and turns around. She puts her hands on her hips and takes some deep breaths. That fucking bitch. She closes her eyes and bends forward. She stands like that for a while until her breathing returns to normal. ‘Jesus Christ’ She mumbles as she drops her hands and turns to face Billy. He has crossed his arms and is smiling. ‘Is this funny to you?’ Andie asks him. She grabs a shampoo bottle and throws it at his face. He dodges it and starts laughing. Andie lets out a chuckle. ‘It was sexy.’ Billy says when he’s done laughing. Andie frowns. ‘That’s kind of degrading’ She mumbles. ‘Oh, come on, that was some seriously hot girl-on-girl action. Also, you elbowed me in the face.’ He says, moving his hand up to a red spot next to his eye, ‘Kind of hot,’ he adds, and he gives her a seductive smile. They stare at each other for a bit. He is caressing his lips with his thumb. He looks rest-less. Another moment passes. ‘You still angry?’ He asks her in a low voice. ‘Hell yeah.’ She hisses. He walks up to her like a predator to its prey. Andie feels a rush coming over her. Billy grabs her head between his hands and looks her in her eyes. He has the same wild look in his eyes as before and Andie feels her rage mixing with lust. She wants him. ‘Billy…’ Andie starts but she is cut off by Billy pressing his lips against hers. Her lips sting from Lisa’s scratches and Andie resists for a spilt second but then gives in and they start making out frantically. It’s a passionate and angry kiss. He tangles a hand in her hair and puts his other arm around her. She puts her hands on his chest and moves them around to his back under his jacket digging his nails into his back. He makes a growling noise and pulls her head back by her hair, breaking the kiss. It hurts but she doesn’t care. She grunts. He licks and kisses her throat and then her neck. He lets her hair go and wraps his arms around her pulling her tightly against him. She bites his neck softly, moves her head back and licks his lips. He lifts her off her feet and starts moving towards the door. They kiss again as they crash against the door. She wraps his legs around his waist and he starts grinding against her. She moans into his mouth as she feels his jeans rubbing against her. He grunts softly. They keep going like this for a while until Billy sets her back on the ground and takes a step back. He smiles at her licking his lips and panting and she smiles back at him. At that moment Andie hears Rich calling her name. She closes the distance and gives Billy a slow, deep kiss. She pulls away, and goes to open the door. Billy frowns. He grabs her arm. ‘What are you doing?’. He asks with a hoarse voice. Andie frowns. ‘Time to go.’ She mumbles, and she opens the door. She goes to walk through it, but Billy doesn’t let go of her arm. ‘Let go.’ She warns him. ‘We were just getting to the good stuff’ He says, licking his lips. He pulls her back, but she resists ‘Let go, Billy, you’re drunk and you’re hurting my arm.’ Andie says. He lets go, and she drops to the floor. Suddenly a dizzy spell hits her, and she feels like she is going to pass out. She panics and cries out something incoherent. Billy realizes they’re not having fun anymore. He pulls her back on her feet and she pushes him. He frowns and lets her go and she stumbles out the door straight into Rich. ‘There you are, are you okay?’ He asks her. All the emotions of tonight are starting to take their toll on her. ‘Please take me home.’ She says. Rich frowns looking passed her at a very strung-out looking Billy. ‘Yeah, of course, let’s go.’

CHAPTER TWO

[cloudravine]

tolkien for the fandom asks?

Thank you! :) 💞

Top 5 favourite characters: Galadriel, Sam, Frodo, Faramir and Boromir 💖 Other characters you like: Beleg, Melian, Aredhel, Éowyn, Aragorn… well, most characters, really :’DLeast favourite characters: DENETHOR, someone please stop this man (thankfully he was stopped by death)Otps: Frodo & Sam forever and always, and also Bilbo & Thorin Notps: nothing that I can think of, though I’m sure there must be some pretty horrifying ships out there dgfjsdFavourite friendships: Frodo and Sam, Beleg and Túrin, the Three Hunters, Merry and Pippin, Galadriel and GimliFavourite family: the Fëanorians are quite interesting, but I don’t know whether I wanna call them my favourites hahaFavourite episodes:Favourite season/book/movie: ROTKFavourite quotes: impossible for me to pick, there are simply too manyBest musical moment: the entire LOTR trilogy tbh???? but if I have to choose one, maybe Pippin’s Song   Moment that made you fangirl/boy the hardest: any time Galadriel makes an appearance haha :’)When it really disappointed you: mmm DOS and BOTFA pretty much in their entirety :( Saddest moment: Boromir’s death (I’m still in denial rip)Most well done character death: definitely Boromir D:Favourite guest star: Peter Jackson’s cameos lmaoFavourite cast member: Cate Blanchett Character you wish was still alive: haahaha too many tbh, but probably Boromir most ;(One thing you hope really happens: I hope Frodo and Sam are happy together in Valinor, and I’m sure they are Most shocking twist: character deaths in general, I guess :(When did you start watching/reading?: I’ve been lowkey obsessed with the LOTR movie trilogy ever since it came out, and I started reading Tolkien’s writings in 2009Best animal/creature: mmm maybe the Ents and Entwives :)Favourite location: Lothlórien and Rohan Trope you wish they would stop using: there’s nothing I wish Tolkien had done differently - but as for the movies, I’d say the love triangle trope *eye emoji*One thing this show/book/film does better than others: it showcases a world more rich and better fleshed out than can be found anywhere else, including in other works of fantasy and sci-fiFunniest moments: Samwise Gamgee is the funniest character of all time, I honestly couldn’t pick which moment is my fave cause there are too many :’DCouple you would like to see: I like Galadriel and Melian dfghjdsf Actor/actress you want to join the cast: any actor/actress of colour tbhFavourite outfit: oooh there are so many fantastic ones, but I’d probably go with Arwen’s coronation/wedding dressFavourite item: ALL THE WEAPONS OMGDo you own anything related to this show/book/film?: god yEAH, it would take much too long to list all of it ;3What house/team/group/friendship group/family/race etc. would you be in?: my sole purpose in Middle-earth would be to follow Galadriel wherever she goes and to serve her in all the ways I can Most boring plotline: I’m sorry, but the love triangle in the Hobbit trilogy killed me :(Most laughably bad moment: the barrel scene in DOS :/Best flashback/flashfoward if any: the epic prologue in FOTRMost layered character: Galadriel for suuure!Most one-dimensional character: I’m a firm believer that Tolkien’s characters are not one-dimensional, even though some people insist they are - so I’d say none :)Scariest moment: everything involving Shelob/Ungoliant freaks me the frick out dsfgjsdh D:Grossest moment: the whole Lurtz/Aragorn fight scene in FOTR is pretty gross ripBest looking male: Aragorn omg, and I imagine Glorfindel must be gorgeous too :’)Best looking female: Galadrieeeeel Who you’re crushing on (if any): Galadriel forever, save meFavourite cast moment: the matching Elvish tattoosFavourite transportation: horse, especially Shadowfax!Most beautiful scene (scenery/shot wise): …I absolutely can’t answer that, the entirety of the LOTR trilogy is a masterpieceUnanswered question/continuity issue/plot error that bugs you: the role of the Eagles in LOTR should have been better explained (or at least addressed) imoBest promo: all of them aaaahAt what point did you fall in love with this show/book: back in 2001, I think :’)

[thezombiemamma]

About a month ago, my amazing friend Young Ajummah and I were wandering around KCON NY, talking about this and that and as we were wandering around the Prudential Center in the sweltering heat, an idea came to us. We both realized that while we both shared a passion for Korean music, we had both chosen to focus our passion on more specific areas. Where Young Ajummah is pretty much an expert on all things R&B, hip hop and indie, I’m more of an idol group uhh…

Ajummah: Aficionado, lol. We shouldn’t call ourselves fangirls or fanatics (even though we are). Aficionados sounds much better.

Zombie: That works for me! At least it makes me sound a little less crazy… Hahaha!

Anyway… Realizing we’re both aficionados in different areas, we thought it might be fun to get together once (or twice) a month and talk about different artists/groups, as a way of sort of expanding our musical horizons. And so our Tater Tot Music Talk was born!

Why Tater Tots, you might ask? Well, because compared to the big potatoes in the world of Hallyu content creators, YA and I consider ourselves to be nothing more than tiny tater tots.

Ajummah: So why did we start with Monsta X and Millic? Because the sun aligned with the planets and created this perfect…. Actually Zombie had just returned from Monsta X’s concert and had a special moment during her hi-touch. I need to live through her. PLUS I knew next to nothing about the group and was currently going gaga over Millic’s new album. We decided it would be best to trade information.

Zombie: So trade we did! Or maybe I just got a bit carried away with my post-concert fangirling, which is probably really what happened. Sorry about that!

Ajummah: It’s quite alright! I have heard of them before and know of like, 1 song. I need to learn more about them. Also I want to tell you all about Millic because he is so amazing and he doesn’t sing or rap or…well we’ll get to that, lol.

Zombie: Hahaha! I love that we both have so much to fangirl over! Though you might end up regretting that you said you ever wanted to know more about Monsta X… Don’t worry, I’ll try not to fangirl too much. *falls over laughing* Pretty sure I’m gonna fail in that department but let’s give it a go anyway, shall we? I think it’s time I introduce you to the seven ridiculously amazing bias wreckers, otherwise known as Monsta X…

I’m starting with Shownu because he’s my original No Mercy bias and I will always love him no matter what.

He’s also the leader of the group, an incredible vocalist, a lethal dancer and the cutest munchkin ever. He also has arms you can actually climb on and I swear, someday he’s gonna kill me.

Ajummah: Oooh he’s very handsome! These photos…

Zombie: Right!?! He’s the one I made eye contact with at the concert and made smile like a shy puppy because I made a heart at him. HE WAS SO CUTE!!! Augh! He’s such a sweet teddy bear! I just love him! Have I mentioned how much I love him? Because I really flipping love him!

Ajummah: Lol!

Zombie: Okay, moving on… This is Jooheon…

He’s my other favorite. He’s the main rapper of the group, a songwriter, lyricist, producer… You name it, he probably does it and he’s just amazing. At everything.

Ajummah: Do they take lessons on how to take pictures like this?

Zombie: See!?! Amazing at everything! Including taking pictures! Hahaha! He has the incredible ability to be both freaking adorable and insanely sexy. Which, honestly, I don’t know how he does it but he does and really, it’s just not fair. His dimples kill me. His smile kills me. His songs kill me. His rapping kills me. He just kills me. In every flipping way possible. And I love him for it. At the concert he admitted that he was the most “romantistic” of the group and I died because I can totally see that about him. The other members said it was because he writes such sweet songs and you know what? He totally does! In some ways, he kinda reminds me a little bit of Zico, but sweeter. And when he sings… Oh lordy! I melt. What is it about rappers when they sing? I just can’t handle them when they do that! It’s like my friggin’ kryptonite! And so is Jooheon… ㅋㅋㅋ

Ajummah: I like the blonde picture.

Zombie: I love him as a blonde *siiiggghhhh* It’s my favorite look for him and, of course, he was blonde at the concert so I was dead. Dead. Dead. All night long. Dead.

Ajummah: He’s probably young enough to be my child but he looks so handsome here!

Zombie: He’ll be 23 in October so he’s not that young. Well, not young enough to be your kid anyway.

Ajummah: Okay, good! Oooh maybe I can teach you about Millic since he just came out with the best album I’ve heard in a while.

Zombie: Yes! Maybe you should jump in with a little Millic now before I end up spazzing myself into a frenzy… Though maybe it’s a bit too late for that. Hahaha!

Ajummah: I think you should keep going.

Zombie: Okay, then! This is Kihyun…

I can’t even with him anymore. Not after the concert and the high touch… Just… Nope! You can see why I always thought he was an adorable munchkin though.

Ajummah: Pink hair. The pink hair looks very nice on him.

Zombie: That pink hair is my absolute favorite and also just so darn deceptive! It makes him look cute and innocent so you fall for him because you think you’re safe. But then, when you see him in real life, you find out he’s not an adorable puppy! Oh no! He’s a darn sexy, flirty, gorgeous little angel-voiced bias wrecker! AUGH! At one point during the concert he decided that he needed to flash his abs, just to make sure I (and everyone else in the room) was really good and dead. Needless to say, it worked. He’s always been a favorite of mine but now he’s a favorite in a whole different way… Little punk! Haha

Ajummah: Oh I like glasses on him.

Zombie: Glasses are a particular favorite of mine. I don’t even know why. I mean I wear glasses every frickin’ day! It’s not like they impart any magical power when I put them on and yet, when these darn boys wear them, it’s like they become irresistible! What gives!?!

Okay, moving on…

This is Minhyuk and I love him too. He always makes me smile.

He’s so funny and goofy and kind of a punk but in a fun way. At the concert he said he was the bad boy of the group and NO ONE believed him. He’s too sweet to be a bad boy! lol

This is Hyungwon…

He wasn’t there last night because he was recently diagnosed with cellulitis and he’s being treated at home instead of touring. He’s a fantastic dancer and always seems to be pretty quiet but since he wasn’t at the concert, I can’t say anything about him for sure. All the members missed him a lot and kept apologizing for him not being there but no one was upset. We all just want him to get better soon.

This is I.M. He’s the maknae and the other rapper of the group…

He lived in the US for a while when he was a kid so his English is pretty good but he had moments when he’d forget a word in English and just be so adorable trying to figure out what to say. He was wearing his glasses during the high touch and I just wasn’t prepared for that level of cuteness. All thoughts went flying right out of my brain! Imagine that!

And this is Wonho…

He’s pretty much everyone’s favorite. Mostly because he looks like an actual god. (Hello muscles!) He’s super sweet and has a great voice and is an amazing dancer and is just completely swoon-worthy in every way. Jooheon actually stopped the show every time Wonho took of his jacket because the crowd would cheer so loudly they couldn’t go on. It was so funny. Jooheon was just like “okay, let’s all stop and cheer for his muscles” and we would and then the show would go on. Beyond his muscles, he’s a beautiful person, inside and out and his smile and touch will make your feel like life is worth living. I swear, my hand in his was more than I ever expected in life and it was wonderful. Even if I did forget to breathe.

Ajummah: I feel like I need to take notes. What song do you suggest I listen to from them? The only song I know is “Hero.”

Zombie: “Hero” is good but they have so many other songs… It’s kinda hard for me to pick just one so here are a few videos for you; just to help you get started…

This is their newest track so it’s probably the one you’d hear people talking about the most right now. It’s the track they added to their latest album repackage. This next track is the one they named their world tour after and I absolutely love the choreo for this one. That’s why I went with this video over the original MV.

I love the choreo for this one!

Ajummah: Lol, okay I will check them all out

Zombie: This is one of my favorites

It’s not exactly a Monsta X song but it’s written by Jooheon and performed by him and I.M and Sam Ock and it’s just so sweet, I can’t help but love it. Plus Jooheon sings in it and that kills me. And it’s about coffee… sort of… so how could I not love it? lol

Ajummah: Okay now it’s my turn to fangirl. I think the only thing Millic has in common with Monsta X is that their names both start with M, lol I apologize for random acts of spazzing in advance.

Zombie: Bwahahahahahaha! I’m pretty sure you already know that spazzing is something you’ll NEVER have to apologize for! At least not when I’m around. lol

Ajummah: I’ve known about Millic for a while because I like the music crew he’s part of (Club Eskimo which Dean & Crush are a part of) but he recently came out with his album called Vida.

Zombie: Okay, so Dean and Crush I know and I’ve heard of Club Eskimo… That’s a start, right?

Ajummah: Good start! I saw him when Crush came to the States last year (on my bday no less) and I remember commenting that he was my new favorite but I was drinking a lot at the time and well…you know my brain.

Zombie: OMG! Was Millic the DJ for Crush’s U.S. tour last year!?! Gah! If you say yes I’m gonna feel totally stupid! I was at that show in Chicago and didn’t even realize this was the same guy!!!

Ajummah: I felt the same way. I am sticking to my story of alcohol clouding my brain, lol But also they didn’t do much with promoting him, so if you didn’t read the fine print, you wouldn’t have known.

Zombie: Hahaha!

Ajummah: Anyway after listening to his music on YouTube and buying the album (support good music people) I went fangirl mode and have been searching the interwebs for everything about him. Of course he’s baby. 24 y/o but I won’t hold it against him. He’s a dj/producer and is on the HIGHGRND label. What does this mean? No rap, no singing, just really good instrumentals but his album has a lot of features on it.

Zombie: I’m all for solid instrumentals.

Ajummah: I think you should listen to Paradise which features Fanxy Child (Dean, Zico, Crush & Penomeco). It’s a very chill R&B song, perfect for summer in my opinion. My favorite song on the album besides that one is Treasure Island. I don’t really know the artist singing the lyrics but my goodness he and Millic make a great combination.

Zombie: Oooh! You just put Dean, Zico & Crush together in the same sentence… I’m sold!

Ajummah: There doesn’t seem to be much about him compared to what you told me about Monsta X.

Zombie: Well, he is just 1 guy and Monsta X is 7…

Ajummah: True. But I wish there were more on the internet about him. He did release a video interview where he talked about his time in the States and how he learned how to create music. That was a recent interview though.

Zombie: I’m gonna have to go check that out! Especially now that I know I’ve already seen him in concert once… *smh* Also, “Paradise” is amazing! You’ve successfully convinced me that I need more Millic (and Fanxy Child, ‘cause OH MY WORD! That’s a fantastic combo of greatness!) in my life and you only have to have me watch 1 MV! I think that’s a pretty solid testament to how great this music is!

I suppose we should probably wrap this up but before we go, I have to ask… Did my over-enthusiastic love of Monsta X (combined with an unhealthy dose of post-concert feels) scare you away from this idol group or have I convinced you they’re at least worth a listen?

Ajummah: I’m definitely going to listen to them more now. I mean besides “Hero” because that is truly an awesome song.

Zombie: Isn’t it though? *sigh*

Well, I guess that’s it for the first edition of our Tater Tot Music Chat. If you have anything you’d like to add to this conversation, feel free to do so in the comments below. Ooh! And if there’s anyone you’d like us to talk about in the future, just let us know. Until next time, be sure to check out Young Ajummah’s website and be sure to follow her on Twitter and Facebook.

Also, before I go, I have to give credit where credit is due. To to all the amazing fans out there who share all their photos with the world, I have to say thank you for sharing your work with the world! What would the rest of us do without you? You’re the best!

Tater Tot Music Talk: Monsta X x Millic About a month ago, my amazing friend Young Ajummah and I were wandering around KCON NY, talking about this and that and as we were wandering around the Prudential Center in the sweltering heat, an idea came to us.