#but that being sad i was hooked on that romance as a kid

[ganonfan1995]

Sinbad was such a weird film tho, like they wanted to adapt it but basically adapted Damon and Pythias instead, before deciding it was going to be this comedic love triangle...so like it has absolutely nothing in common to the source material askdjfh but also it does fuck hard b/c bisexual love triangle. <3 <3 <3

[xerith-42]

Some things we may have forgotten

I've been rewatching MCD and taking extensive notes on it in hopes that I'll never have to watch it again and this is just a list of things that I don't see mentioned or brought up very often/ever that we should talk about and think about more

In the first episode Garroth tries to attack Vylad (angst potential) and Vylad literally just combat locks him by logging out of the game. This is objectively funny and should not be rewritten in any capacity. This should be canon as it is in every universe.

Aphmau's cat Meowki gets randomly killed in Episode 12 by a skeleton while Kiki is right upstairs. Just saying, there's some angst potential there.

In episode 11 Garroth reveals that he knows some medicine. Pretty sure this is never brought up again, but we could always bring it up.

Logan is apparently good with a bow while Zenix is trash at it despite being a self proclaimed "expert archer" which I think is very funny (I know this is part of Zenix's cover but what if we took it seriously it would be so funny)

Zoey is originally from the river village, as is Donna. Pretty sure they retcon that for Zoey, but I like to think the two of them could have been friends before Phoenix Drop.

Garroth actually almost dies in episode 15. Like Dr. Doctor says he will probably die soon at the start of the episode. And he doesn't get healed until episode 20. He literally spends 5 episodes laid up in bed dying.

Brendan's at his side probably angsting the entire time I'm just saying if you want sad gay fanfics, it's sitting right there!

Azura and Garroth were friends as kids??? Hello???? I think this is just a massive plot hole considering what Garroth's actual backstory ends up being asjfgshjdfgjk

Okay but if we twist it a little bit, they were friends as kids as in like at the guard academy??? Bc they're like vaguely teenage/young adult so maybe that's what she means? In which case I wanna think about that more because childhood friends to lovers is one of my favorite romance arcs ever. But is it really childhood friends if you met when you were like... 18?? And you're in your like mid to late twenties probably, I wouldn't really classify that as childhood friends.

WAIT IT GETS WORSE!

I don't... I don't even have a joke here, this is just a massive plot hole. Like all of this is just not true to Garroth's backstory as we know it. Grew up in the same village? You mean O'Khasis?? Where Garroth also FAKED HIS DEATH????

I literally don't know what to say to this I was just trying to find silly little facts to try and incorporate into my rewrite and instead I found a massive gaping plot hole

Moving on, in episode 19 when Aphmau confronts Zenix and they fight, he actually apologizes to her. As if he regrets having to hurt her for the sake of his/the Shadow King's goals.

The Lord of Brightport says the Shadow King "used to be a lord". Which like... Okay, I can bend backwards a few ways to say that he could be referring to how Shad started Falcon Claw, but how the fuck does this dude know that??? I feel like Laurance constantly just stumbling into plot holes by complete accident

Dale is apparently a Garmau shipper, going as far as to ask Aphmau if she plans on hooking up with Garroth. I like to think that he and Molly have a bet going for how long it takes for one of the two of them to finally fess up.

Raven's mom tried to eat him??

Okay then.

[waywardtfw]

When I first watched Good Omens 2 I was surprised by the ending. I had been so focused the romance of the season. The Jane Austen, the witty retorts, the dancing, the secrets glancing. I took the bait and when the ending came I fell hook line and sinker. Much like Crowley I felt I had drove into a pot of boiling sulfur. But then looking back I realized if I had actually been following the story we were being told instead as of getting swept up in the romance, I would have realized it was never going to end happily.

The flashbacks are what really foretell the ending. They aren’t just fun romps through history. They serve a purpose. And the purpose is to set up and elaborate upon how Crowely and Aziraphale see the world and each other, and how they see heaven, hell and earth. And what these flashbacks prove is they have huge gaps between the ways they see the world that need to be bridged. Those gaps could have been crossed ages ago but as the flashbacks show multiple times- Crowley and Aziraphale don’t communicate well and that leads to disaster. It will destroy them if they don’t sort it out- I mean their ability to communicate is so lacking that it literally ends with Crowley pointing a gun in Aziraphale’s face and shooting it. And he gets in this pickle because he loves him! Which is pretty twisted! And if the gun wasn’t dangerous enough their friendship them almost gets revealed to hell by zombies- grossly incompetent zombies at that! If Aziraphale hadn’t managed to pull off that magic trick- which easily could have happened. He’s very bad at magic. Who knows what horrible things would have happened to the both of them.

This miscommunication gap also hurts the people around them. If Crowley had explained the why Elspeth was graverobbing to Aziraphale instead of letting him watch and figure out for himself maybe things wouldn’t have gone so far and Wee Morag wouldn’t have ended up dead. Or at least Aziraphale and Crowley could have found away to help Wee Morag that didn’t involved inspiring displays of well… Scottishness? while being drunk on laudanum that end up with Crowley getting sent to hell and tortured (tortured to the point that some people have pointed out that when Crowley gets he asks for holy water for insurance- which is just plain sad and awful, and leads to even more conflict between Aziraphale and Crowley. Or if Aziraphale hadn’t felt the need to plan an entire ball just to dance with Crowley- cause let’s be honesty that’s really why he did it- maybe all of his guests wouldn’t have ended up in danger.

I remember upon watching the episode with the graveyard and Scottish Crowley- being dismayed with how behind ideologically Aziraphale was compared to Crowley. I knew he would do a huge amount of growing in the two centuries to follow. But part of me had filled in the blanks and assumed he would be farther along in that journey by the 1800s. I remember wondering how he was going to catch up in between then and the present day. When I watched the finale episode I realized he hasn’t caught up. He hasn’t quite made the leap away from heaven. He might think he has and Crowley might even be starting to think that too. He even had us as an audience beginning to think he had let go of that baggage But Aziraphale’s problem is he wants to do good . He wants to save the world and heaven with it. he can’t quite give up the ghost- he is too self sacrificial. He’s going to need to learn that he, like many kids of abusive parents- can’t fix the situation he came from. Not without sacrificing himself. He’s going to have to stop running and confront his baggage to truly be free of it. And Crowley on the other hand needs to realize he can’t just run from his past. He needs to reckon with his time as both angel and demon. He needs to grieve what was taken from him instead of just living in opposition to it. Because Crowley’s problem is he too wants to save the world. He just wants to do it in his own (and maybe with Aziraphale, but mostly on his own). He too is way too self sacrificial to the point that he sacrifices himself and his sense of self time and time again all in the name of his own side. His side may be the only truly good one between heaven and hell. But he is only one entity. He has to learn to open up again. To truly open up. Which is why it’s so frustrating that when he finally opens up to Aziraphale in episode 6, things go wrong! But as frustrating as it is, it sets an amazing stage. It gives Aziraphale the chance to build up Crowley’s trust. To build up Crowley’s faith in them as team. So that when Crowley opens his heart again it’s done on his own terms and in a way that is healing. Poor Crowley has been though so much, and he has been through so much of it alone. People can affirm themselves and their path’s in life only so much with out needing some support from others. Notice how Crowley is still living in his car. He never asked if he could move into Aziraphale’s bookshop. He sees himself as a burden, as not good enough for the angelic Aziraphale that he so admires. He probably thinks he would weigh him down. Crowley needs affirmation to heal. He needs to be loved and not loved in a way that’s cloaked with shame, but loved in a way that is able to sit with self comfortable. But Aziraphale is not at the point where he can give that love yet. When that happens he can help Crowley heal from his abandonment by heaven. He’s been picking up after heaven’s mistakes since before his fall. It’s time for someone to take care of him in return. Because as much as Crowley says his actions have nothing to do with heaven or hell, he does still feel burdened by their weight. Now he can’t do this journey just with Aziraphale. He needs to do some of it on his own. Bu he needs love to heal- we all do. So does Aziraphale. They can give each other that. But they have to be ready to. They have to do the work they need to do on themselves to get to that point.

[not-wholly-unheroic]

I hope to write a full review of Peter Pan and Wendy at some point in the near future once I’ve had the chance to rewatch it a few times, but in the meantime, it makes me sad that so many people seem to have hated it, and I need to just gush about a few of my favorite parts.

(Warning: This list will contain SPOILERS for the film.)

Wendy’s very realistic reaction to having her favorite bedtime story character show up in her bedroom in the middle of the night (“How are you real?!).

The reworking of the “kiss” scene. Although the childhood romance/first love thing between the two of them in most versions is adorable, seeing Wendy sort of mentally panic and scramble to find SOMETHING to give Peter when, after getting hurt, Michael suggests someone give him a kiss to make it better and Peter says he doesn’t know what that is but he thinks he needs one is hilarious and totally something an awkward teen girl would do when confronted with kissing a boy in front of her brothers.

Mr. Smee’s good heart and kindness. Gaffigan’s Smee tries on more than one occasion to shield the kids from the worst of Hook’s wrath and/or scary situations as best he can while still being loyal to Hook. And it is openly acknowledged that there is a sort of father/son relationship between Hook and Smee due to Smee having pulled him from the sea when he was just a boy. Law’s Hook isn’t always good to Smee, but he very much recognizes he wouldn’t be alive without him. It’s also nice to see that although a bit of a dork sometimes, this Smee isn’t stupid, and actually seems pretty perceptive at times.

The sea shanties!!! I love that they found a way to work a few songs into the film without it feeling too out of place in a live-action movie that isn’t a full-on musical. The songs themselves are catchy and the lyrics (which are mostly about things in the deep that will eat you…) serve to remind us of the hellish nightmare Hook lives every day in fear of the crocodile. We also get a nod to the Disney sequel. (Props to the songwriter for managing to work the word “cephalopod” into a song and actually having it fit the rhyme.) Also, the second song arguably has a ticking motif in the slow drum beat.

The crocodile’s appearance and attitude. This thing is terrifying. It’s HUGE. There is absolutely no one in their right mind who wouldn’t run from this creature. While it wants Hook most of all, it isn’t opposed to eating others either (and does apparently nab a few men who get shoved out of the way by Hook or who aren’t fast enough). Also, all the spears sticking out of its hide. Makes me think of Moby Dick. The crew has apparently tried on many occasions to get rid of this crocodile but it refuses to die.

The similarities and differences in Peter’s fight with Hook at Skull Rock as opposed to the animated film. Hook ALMOST steps off a ledge at one point like in the animated version, but Smee is there to grab us coat and pull him back before he can fall. We also get some good shadow sequences like in the animated film…but apparently, Hook’s shadow can harm Peter’s with the effect that Peter himself actually feels it.

Hook’s reaction to the crocodile. His first words on seeing the creature are just a very quiet sort of shaky, “Oh, God….” When it lunges for him at one point, he freezes in terror for a second before his instinct to run kicks back in. This man is traumatized.

Hook and Peter’s relationship. Okay, yeah, I’m upset they went with the very cliche “Hook was a Lost Boy” deal which has been done so many times now in book retellings that it’s not even new or interesting anymore (not to mention Hook really needs to be an Etonian to make him who he is…) BUT I am very pleased at the emotional depth the actors and writers went to here for BOTH of the characters. Hook is still clearly capable of brutality but he’s also deeply wounded. Peter is selfish and cocky like any little boy might be, but he’s not evil and genuinely misses the friend he used to have in James. They weren’t black and white hero/villain tropes. They were complex characters who both dealt with things poorly, and it takes Wendy pushing on their emotional walls and asking hard questions to finally make them see they can stop hurting each other and maybe repair what has been broken.

The quotes they gave Law as Hook. So many good ones that I may make an entirely separate post about it but the entire brig scene with Wendy is gut-wrenching. At first, my reaction was, “Why is he telling her all of this?” But then, I remembered that even Barrie’s Hook has a tendency to monologue and I think part of the reason he tells her so much is simply because she might be the first person other than Smee to actually want to LISTEN to his side of things. (Much as how Tink points out later in the film that Wendy is one of the first people to really hear her.)

Peter actually needing and accepting help. While admittedly, I think they may have leaned into the “girl power” thing a little too heavily in this version, it was nice to see Peter actually realize that he DOES need people in his life and that it’s OKAY to ask for help sometimes.

Everything about the ending. Peter apologizing to Hook and flat-out refusing to fight him. Hook’s initial anger and disbelief. Peter reaching out and grabbing him by the claw to keep him from falling. The pained and terrified look on Hook’s face as he scrambles to come up with just one happy thought and can’t find any. The look of horror from Peter as he watches his former best friend fall to what he assumes will be his death. The fact that Peter MOURNS for him. The symbolism of “Hook” falling away and dying while “James” survives. The little hopeful smile he gives when he sees Peter coming back. UGH! It was SO GOOD!!! 😭 And that’s not even including the emotional scene with Peter and Wendy saying their goodbyes on the rooftop in London.

This film wasn’t without it’s flaws. The pacing was a little off in places, and it doesn’t feel quite like an epic adventure…but BOY, does it have some heart to it.

[she-walked-away]

🔪 and 🐠 (tarlos) for the ls ask game <3

🔪 What character are you defending with your life?

Honestly, both TK and Carlos as individuals.

I relate to Carlos the most, mainly because I have had really bad anxiety and have had it since the ripe age of 5 years old when I'd throw up before school every day because I was so anxious. So- I really really feel like I understand his avoidance tactics.

And TK- my boy. He's such an sunshiny person for someone who has had so much loss and been through a lot of awful things. He loves love and he loves people.

Both of them do dumbass things- like all humans- but they learn and grow from it.

🐠 (tarlos)

I HAVE SO MANY so thank you for indulging me!

Babies freak them both out. They like kids- but mainly when they're potty trained and can talk. Carlos is annoyingly good with babies, but still prefers being around older kids.

When they broke up, both of them still slept on their respective sides of the bed. They would wake up hugging a pillow and it was actually really sad and both felt kind of pathetic about it and vowed to sleep in the middle the next night, but they never followed through because they'd subconsciously move to their side in their sleep.

TK grew up really independent because he was the upper Manhattan version of a latchkey kid since Gwyn and Owen worked a whole lot. He always had a bunch of sitters and a nanny every once in a while, but he did a lot of his own cooking and cleaning once he turned about 11 and stayed by himself more often. However, he lets Carlos take care of him more often than not now because Carlos has always yearned to be able to take care of someone like his mother did his family and TK really got tired of having to do all the adult things at a really young age. They really balance each other out.

Carlos has such a broad range of reading materials. Woodworking, DIY, health books, but also- bodice rippers/regency romances. He grew up in a household with three older women so he would steal their romance novels and read them late at night. He's a big Bridgerton fan and watches the series when TK is usually in bed after a long shift. He woke up one morning when Carlos was watching an episode in the living room and all he heard was moaning and ran out to see if Carlos was in the mood but ended up getting sucked into the show.

TK's big into QVC and infomercials. His elderly neighbor in Owen's apartment building that checked on him a lot growing up got him hooked into it so every few months, TK's got a new shipment of LocknLock containers or a bulk order of shampoo coming in with some new infomercial gadget that he ordered late at night when Carlos was on an overnight shift.

Carlos cleans the most because clutter makes his eyes twitch, but TK is the better deep cleaner. He spent years polishing fire trucks and rigs so when he cleans- he CLEANS. He also does their laundry because he's very particular about the way things are folded since he always pitched in at the 252 when he was a kid- he would make the people at Macy's cry over how organized their drawers are.

Carlos prefers to drive them around more often because TK's a very aggressive driver and often pulls out in front of people and stops at the very last second and it scares the shit out of him while TK just hums along to a song.

[morhido]

Wait hang on i have a concept. Hunter going to lilith about his crush on willow.

Not for advice, mind you. All the adults in his life have this awfully nuanced view on romance and quite frankly they don't UNDERSTAND how fucking feral his hormones are going right now. Do grimwalkers even have hormones? He doesn't know but it sure feels like it!!!

And even steve, the youngest of the adults, is annoyingly cheesy about the whole thing, speaking as an experienced older brother. "Just be yourself"?? When the FUCK has that ever helped anyone????

Okay so. Lilith. She's 1) not too close to the situation, 2) far from likely to give him any sort of cheesy advice, and 3) GUARANTEED not to judge him for it (because there is no way in the nine circles of hell he is talking about it with gus, and while he loves luz and amity, their little fantasy romace brains mixed in with the fact that they're willow's best friends would almost certainly cloud their judgement, at least a little).

So it ends up with him and lilith at a table or smthn, hunter screaming about his stupid little teenage boy feelings and lilith sort of just humming and nodding along as she flips through a book. She's not there to help him in his inspiring coming of age story wherein he learns to be his best self and pursue his dreams in the form of a pretty girl. She's just there because she honestly thinks the poor kid might explode if he keeps it tucked away for any longer.

So he's sat opposite her and he's just like "TITAN. TITAN SHE'S SO COOL. And pretty. Did i mention she's pretty?? The prettiest. Hooooly fuck."

"Hm yes yes, eyes the colour of eucalyptus leaves and whatnot."

"RIGHT and like. Have i mentioned that i like her voice? Also so pretty. So cute."

"Ah yes, children are always just sooo adorable."

"NOT LIKE THAT CUTE. Like. Okay gus is cute in the same way flapjack is cute. Right. Like you wanna just. Ahh. Y'know. But THE CAPTAIN. CUTE LIKE. CUTE-CUTE."

"Wow."

"Y E AH"

"Okay. So your captain is... cute-cute. Go on."

"But she's also like INSANELY strong?? Like it should be ILLEGAL to be that pretty and also that strong. Not actually illegal though bc then i would have had to arrest her a long time ago. And that would have been sad."

"Mh, and we don't want that, do we?"

"I've gone my whole life without a SINGLE crush and now!! She has killed me. She has singlehandedly killed me. I'm dead, lilith. If you even care."

"Okay."

"And FL Y ER DER BY?? MAN i can't believe she managed to get me hooked on that sport. Like it's seriously so fun. Ha. I went from wanting almost nothing to do with her or that sport to talking about girls with my old colleague. ....well, singular girl. You're kinda just There. (Thank you for being here btw i /gen appreciate it)"

"Oh girls? I can talk about girls. Did you know edalyn once broke a wall of the house playing grudgby? Like. Not even just a window. The entire wall."

"I AM ABOUT TO BREAK!! LOVE HAS GIVEN ME VIOLENT TENDENCIES!!!!"

"One time to cope with her crush on raine eda sicced a griffon on them. Ah, young love. I assume."

"wh A t"

[charmercharm3r]

6:50 pm; would you still

LFX

Masterlist

wc: 1.4k

warnings: none this is pure teeth rotting fluff

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Rain was your favorite, but Felix hated it. He loved the sunshine and the warmth and being able to bask in the light. Whereas you liked falling asleep to the rain hitting the window, the smell left on the grass by the storm so that you could wake up in the morning and feel like you were in your own movie.

It was a sunny day, Felix forcing you to go on an afternoon walk with him to the coffee shop a bit ways into the city. You couldn’t say no, he was just too convincing with his promise of buying you whatever pastry you wanted and infinite cuddles when you got back. Of course, you took him up on the offer for quality time when you were finally able to come home.

Snuggling on the sofa was one of his favorite things to do. With you on your back and him nuzzled into your chest, Felix loved to be able to make sure you couldn’t escape him. Somehow, you always ended up like this, being lovingly crushed under his body weight as you threaded your fingers through his hair. He was almost purring at the safety he felt, arms wrapping around you tighter despite them starting to go numb. Felix didn’t care as long as you didn’t go anywhere.

The movie of choice tonight was The Age of Adaline, picked by you after he pretended to not want to watch another romance. He never took much convincing, seeing how he got just as– if not more– into the story as you did.

Felix stayed put on top of you throughout the whole thing, only getting up to use the bathroom and feed you snacks. You were sniffling by the end of it, causing your boyfriend to shoot up in a confused manner.

“You’re crying? Baby, they had a happy ending,” he cooed, forcing you to sit up and handing you a tissue. Tears weren’t streaming down your face, but your eyes did get watery.

As you sniffed again, Felix spread your legs and sat between them, hooking your lower legs over his thighs so he could cradle you. Discarding the tissue, you reached for the opened banana milk on the coffee table to sip on and rehydrate.

“It was so sad,” you admitted, wiping the single stray tear that almost rolled down your cheek. Felix couldn’t help but laugh, bringing his hands up to cup your face and place a kiss to your forehead. He couldn’t stop giggling as you continued, “I don’t think I could handle going through what he did.”

“Who? The main guy?”

“No, the dad!” Your exclamation sent him tumbling back into the couch cushions, laughing while his legs kept you locked in his lap.

Letting out a slightly exasperated and overly dramatic sigh, Felix rubbed his face into his palms and sat back up abruptly. “He also had a happy ending.”

“But she disappeared for sixty years! Even after she broke his heart, he still loved her. Then she went and got with his son! That’s so– I’d be embarrassed and so heart broken.” He was almost speechless, admiring the way your eyes lit up as you spoke despite the monetary sadness. “It’d be like if in twenty years, you started dating my daughter.”

“Y’know dating your own kid is still incest, right? Super illegal, by the way.” You couldn’t help but laugh at his lack of seriousness, hitting Felix gently in the chest. He pretended to be hurt, clutching at himself and falling back onto the couch again. Only this time, you followed, sitting on his thighs and leaning over him to give him a peck to the lips.

Chasing after you, his hands slid up the sides of your thighs, not going any higher than that. If you were smart, you’d have dragged him to the bedroom by now. But you’re not, still upset over the fictional movie. “I’m serious,” your voice lowered to a whisper.

“So am I,” the response was almost immediate.

“Would you still love me? Even if I disappeared for sixty years?” The hands you used to steady yourself over him dropped to lean on your elbows, staying face to face as his breath fanned your lips. How they could stay so pretty, pink, and plump, you’d never know. All you could do was admire them, admire him any and every chance you got. 

Times like these were rare, fleeting due to external conflicts that neither of you could control, be it work, school, or roommates returning at the least optimal of times. But by now, the latter was the least of your worries. You practically lived at his place despite having a dorm on campus, making fast friends with his group members so that the awkward tension ceased rather quickly. Work had to have been the worst, Felix’s practices running late into the night and having to travel a lot. It wasn’t that you minded, the time away only allowed you to love on him even more when you got to. That was what he appreciated the most, your understanding and affection even when his life did everything to prevent it.

Felix let out another sigh, but one of contentment this time. Reaching up, he brushed a loose strand of hair from your face and tucked it away, keeping his hand there to bring you in closer. Just barely, he let his lips graze yours almost as if he were teasing you with his kisses. It was hardly satisfying, to say the least. You could kiss him for hours if he’d let you– typically, he did. But for now, he kept you at a distance, wanting to savor the moment where you were both at peace.

To say that time stopped, you’d be lying. If anything, time flew by too fast. What felt like seconds was, in reality, minutes of you just staring into one another’s eyes while you fought the urge to press your lips fully into him. It tingled wherever he touched, even after all the time you’ve already spent together. It never felt like enough, how could it?

His steady breath kept the skin of your cheeks warm, blushing uncontrollably under his intense stare. That was another thing– he always knew how to make you nervous. Lips parting just slightly, he looked as if he were about to speak but stopped himself. You didn’t push him, letting Felix take his time to answer you.

The handle on your thigh slid up, slipping under the fabric of your house shorts to caress the skin beneath it. Acts like these never felt sexual, not that he ever intended for them to be. It was out of the pure need to keep his hands on you, feel you always because if he didn’t, you’d disappear from under his fingertips.

Blinking slowly, you pushed his hair from his forehead and gently traced his freckles with the pads of your fingers. Felix parted his lips again, “I would still love you.”

He finally closed the little space that lingered between your lips, letting them slot against one another in a soft, sensual kiss. There was no urgency behind it, not in the way you do when you want to ravage someone, no. The tingles spread throughout your body, enjoying the feeling of the plushness that came with kissing him. You didn’t want to let go, you couldn’t as you fell into a trance. Reluctant, Felix pulled away from the kiss first.

You whined, “would you still love me even if I broke your heart?” The question was light hearted now, not holding any weight behind it as he smiled fondly.

“I would still love you.” Dragging you down by your neck, he peppered playful and sweet kisses across your cheeks, lips, nose, forehead, anywhere and everywhere to make you laugh out in love.

Giggles filled the empty space of his shared living room, not caring if his friends walked in right now and saw the compromising position, being his utmost unapologetic self. The kisses turned into tickles, making your arms collapse from under you and falling onto him. It was a ploy, though, to get you to lay on him just so he could wrap his arms around you and keep you trapped against his body. He pressed firm, loving kisses into your neck as you rest your head in the crook of his, breathing in his scent of pure vanilla.

As you melted into him, Felix’s heart started beating faster again. “Wait, you’re not planning to break my heart. Are you?” He knew it wasn’t true, but couldn’t stop himself from asking just because he wanted to hear what you’d say.

Biting into his throat and slinking your arms under his shirt to feel the skin of his torso, you murmured into him, “I would never.”

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A/N: self indulgent little blurb cus I did actually cry watching The Age of Adaline. I'm not too great at straight up fluff but I have no regrets, enjoy this piece while I get back to being a self proclaimed smut writer heh.

-momo < 3

[loisfreakinglane]

what 2023 movies wound up disappointing you?

oh this is A SAD LIST. IT MAKES ME SAD. these are not my least favorite movies of the year, these are simply movies that i had some level of expectations for that let me down rip rip. not necessarily the worst films ever, just. a disappointment to me personally.

magic mike's last dance- i ADORE magic mike xxl, it is one of my most rewatched movies of all time, i loved it with everything in me. and i hated basically every last thing about this sequel. haaaaaated.

voleuses/wingwomen- i was so hype for this! the idea looked so fun! and while it wasn't THE WORST THING EVER i feel so sour about it. and uhhhh why @ that ending

perfect addiction- if this movie had just ended like......... 10 minutes earlier. i would have said i LOVED IT. but that last chunk brought down the whole mood hard.

ghosted- messy spy romance with a confused flop dude and a badass lady???????? with a fun array of cameos????????? why didn't this work for me?????????????

peter pan and wendy- i loved the peter pan casting! i loved the lost boys being an assortment of kids! and tiger lily being super involved! HATED EVERYTHING TO DO WITH HOOK AND THE FACT HE TOOK OVER THE WHOLE PLOT. AND HOW DID THIS MOVIE LOOK SO UGLY. give me wendy or peter pan 04 any day like lord

my fault- how did they make messy teen stepsibling romance so BORING

[gritsandbrits]

Azaleasdoll is a WITCH to go through on mobile -_-

Anyways here is my reference of Abel that I made in Snow King. It makes sense if Adam is a main character so should his kids. I also want to give Abel a personality because he never really gets to shine.

I gave him traits not seen much on Disney princes & Hazbin men in general, so facial hair and ✨curls✨

Facial hair especially to spite the ending of Barbie's Nutcracker - more animated heroes with beards please!!

Gave him a tan complexion to SHOW he's POC, but could also be rationalized as being out in the sun all the time. Essentially we're doing away with that hideous gray skin.

Brown eyes to show his down to earth nature (and again, a trait not seen in Hazbin characters)

Blue & gold to complement of his father, with touch of purple to represent nighttime

Red rose over heart to symbolize blood, since he was the first human to die

Simple instrument made out of wood to show his preference for a simple lifestyle + contrast his father's gold guitar

Gold or Purple cape with starry designs

Blue halo representing sadness over what became of his family

Brown shoes resembling hooves, based on his job as a shepherd

Carries a brown and gold hook staff with a matching purple sash

Friendly, almost worried expression because he is constantly getting his dad out of trouble, as well as anxiety over losing his herd

Has a bard theming to his father's rockstar

Herds Counting Sheep but his favored of the bunch is a recently born and mischievous lamb he names Little Cloud.

Now for writing: Abel becomes a guardian of sleep, literally the whole counting sheep schtick. While he loves his father he doesn't agree with his whole Sinner vs. Winner mentality and especially disappointed in him when he finds out about the exterminations. But doesn't say anything out of fear of disappointing his dad.

After Adam's death Abel decides to go to Earth to process his grief; he ends up in Florida where he encounters nightmares imps attacking Avaline in her dreams. He manages to stop them but in the process Avaline wakes up. Abel escapes but accidentally leaves one of his lamb behind.

The next day Avaline is gerring ready for school when she sees rhe lamb roaming in her house; she tires to lool for the owner and meets Abel - who disguised himself as a human and tries to pass it off as a misunderstanding. Abel senses something odd about her, later he learns about Evangeline and Ava being her sister, and that Ava may also possesses Power. So he convinces Sera to assign him as her guardian angel until the mess is sorted out.

Where Charlie is a disney princess Abel is a disney prince minus the romance. His friendship with Ava becomes a key part in hsi journey of self rediscovery & familial bonding.

[oonajaeadira]

For the Love of Fic: Nov. 1

Opened and closed a show last weekend, so I didn’t do a lot of reading. But this week? Look out! It’s coming a little later in the week only because I wanted to close out as much -tober fic as I could. I’ve still got some catching up to do, but here’s a start!

Here’s what I’ve been loving the last couple of weeks!

DIETER BRAVO

Intercrural Sex by @jazzelsaur I mean, can there be anything better than getting picked up from the airport by Dieter and then railed all night by Dieter and then getting high and more railing with Dieter and having soft admissions of missing each other with Dieter? Come ON, Jazz. You’re murdering me here.

Morning, Afternoon, Evening by @write-and-buried Three fics, one arc, porn star reader meets porn star Dieter for a session. Morning starts off slow and hot. And then Afternoon came and bated me with porn and then set the hook with soft, growing feels and I need to breathe. By the time Evening rolled around, I was completely in love, my heart even more engaged than my horniness, and I have fallen hard and fast for a yearning trash panda porn star and I don’t care who knows. (Special extra bonus to Exhibition, a drabble set after the events of this series, just as sweet and definitely as spicy.)

Nothing Lasts Forever: Part 3/Finale: “Nothing Lasts Forever” by @blueeyesatnight This isn’t your happy romance series. It’s a rite of passage, a coming of age and into one’s own, an ingenue learning the ropes and getting a callus from them. It’s not a happy ending, not a sad one, just one that feels true.

And the Oscar Goes To... by @mishasminion360 This is just so so so adorable and even though I’m pretty sure his agent would kill him for this, I don’t fkn care because this is Dieter at his silly, impulsive best and I love him.

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JAVI GUTIERREZ

Pegging by @jazzelsaur I am not completely a pegging girl, and I can’t say what actually leads me to read a pegging fic...but I may have found that formula here. There’s so much trust involved, so much of Javi being a little shy about his curiosity and how much he wants this, the beautiful preparation, the acceptance and love. He was just so sated and happy at the end...all I could do is thank Jazz for taking such good care of him.

Formula 101 - Prologue Part 3: November by @littlemisspascal I love how Rae’s rounded out the first arc of her F1 story, the beautiful, shining hope of the future, the strong trio friendship, the way paved for Odball’s coming team up with Javi... I’ve been watching Rae fangirl about F1 all over her blog and I love to see her put her heart in her writing. I’m excited to see what the new racing season will bring....

Kinktober 2022 by @chaoticgeminate Watching Javi and his love go through a month of kinks on a bonding vacation was one of the best gifts I gave myself this month. Through everything, these two illustrate a healthy relationship and the communication and trust that makes a loving relationship sweet and spicy.

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PERO TOVAR

Body Worship by @clydesducktape At just under 400 words, this one wins the prize for making me yearn and want and clutch at my chest and keen and have to get up and go touch some ice cream

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MAX PHILLIPS

I Cannot Get You Close Enough by @leslie-lyman  It’s Max *pant pant* and he ... he  *swallowing, catching breath* alpha... vampire alpha, and he *gasping for air* taking care of his...omega... oh my gods *clutching the furniture* I’m gonna die...I’m dying....I can’t...somebody...my heart...my puth...holy FUCK...

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DIN DJARIN

The Bunkbed Chronicles by @lowlights Three short ficlets (so far) that take place in and around the bunk beds you share with Din. It’s silly and touching and sweet, and just my jam.

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FRANKIE MORALES

Lucy’s Closet by @grogusmum Frankie would be a good dad to any kid, but there’s just something about the way he’ll do anything for his little girl. Even check her closet for monsters. I love it when Hazel writes Frankie...he’s always so patient and attentive...

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JACK DANIELS

Howdy Pumpkin by @magpie-to-the-morning and @radiowallet I haven’t laughed this hard out loud at a fic in a while; Emma and Cat get the prize for the best reveal and laughter during the do and I want to kiss their faces for it. This was so very Jack and just made me very happy.

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JAVIER PEÑA

For You by @ezrasbirdie If you love Javier, make an appointment on your birfday calendar and put a link to this fic on it, because you’re not celebrating alone or unloved....

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[kazz-brekker]

wait tell me more of your thoughts on interview with the vampire (1994), i'm intrigued

Okay SO, me and my friends watched the Interview with the Vampire TV show (I persuaded them by being like "I hear it is extremely good and also gay and also vampires and also dramatic unhinged gothic romance" and so dragged them on a journey that involved a lot more fake blood and levitating sex than we originally thought it would) and to cope with the stress of final exams we then later watched the 1994 movie. I think it was definitely an … interesting experience to have watched the show first and then the movie rather than the other way around.

So, thoughts on the movie. The movie is incredibly not heterosexual and yet still, somehow, not gay enough. Louis and Lestat are basically a married couple raising a daughter but the movie can't quite seem to commit to making them canonically a couple even though there are, like, scenes of Lestat lying on top of Louis whispering to him about how great it is to be turned into a vampire. There is a scene where Louis and Armand have an entire conversation with their faces approximately half an inch away from each other, there is basically no other way to interpret their relationship than gay, and yet they DON'T KISS. It's absolutely maddening.

Another weird thing is how … compressed the movie feels? I'm pretty sure I would think this even if I hadn't seen the TV show first, it's just really hard to fit 100+ years of plot into a 2 hour movie. Louis is turned into a vampire so quickly in the movie that I have absolutely no sense of why on earth Lestat is so obsessed with this guy that he HAS to turn him into a vampire and live with him for eternity. The whole Louis-Lestat-Claudia household drama also unfolds wildly fast (there's like, one scene with Lestat and Claudia having drama and then she kills him). The vampire theater in Paris is pretty fun (all vampires are secretly theater kids, this is a simple fact of the world) but it only gets introduced in the second half of the movie. It felt like there was so much to fit in the story that things didn't have time to breathe.

Every single act of this movie ends with arson, which is kind of iconic and I do have to support that.

Louis owns slaves in the movie. This is extremely bad and awful. It is never remotely portrayed to be as evil as it is and the whole thing is basically forgotten as soon as he and Lestat leave the plantation. I support the slaves for burning down his house. Yvette should have gotten to stake him and set him on fire.

Louis in this movie is just … sad and kind of whiny and drinks blood from rats. He almost feels like a Nick Carroway sort of character where he is a very boring guy narrating a story full of people much more interesting than him, except those interesting people (Lestat, Claudia, and Armand) are all totally obsessed with him. One of my friends said that Louis is the most boring character in the movie but everyone acts like he is the most interesting, which is 100% correct. Brad Pitt you are nothing compared to Jacob Anderson.

Lestat is fun though! Not as good as Sam Reid (who could be!) but he is at least entertaining to watch. At one point he dances with a corpse.

There are fun 18th and 19th century outfits. The coats and dresses in this movie are pretty cool and according to one of my friends at least somewhat historically accurate.

Claudia's actress was very good! Apparently Kirsten Dunst was only 10 when she filmed this movie which is nuts, she honestly acted circles around everyone else and did a great job pretending to be an adult stick in a child's body.

The interviewer in this movie is basically a non-entity and I had sort of forgotten he existed until he came back at the end. No interrogation of the narrative going on here!

The ending of the movie is quite obviously a sequel hook for a movie of The Vampire Lestat that never got made but is still kind of fun.

End verdict: not a horribly, irredeemably bad movie, I had a somewhat entertaining time watching it and I don't regret doing so, but the TV show really is light-years away from it. I am now EXTREMELY hyped to see Louis and Claudia go to Paris in season 2.

[variousqueerthings]

AND LAST OF S5: THE BIG BANG

Soooooo I don't dislike it. All the kid!Amy stuff I really really like even!

but does it stick the landing?

sexism rank objectification (female character is ogled/harassed/turned into a sex joke by the doctor and/or a lead we’re supposed to root for and/or the camera): 7/10

sexism rank plot-point (lead female character is only there to serve plot, not to have her emotional interiority explored, or having her emotional agency ignored by the plot): 5/10

interesting complex or pointlessly complex (does the complexity serve the narrative or does it just serve to be confusing as a stand-in for smart, this includes visually): 6/10

furthers character and/or lore and/or plot development (broader question that ties into the previous ones, at least two of these, ideally three should be fulfilled): 7/10

companion matters (the companion doesn’t always have to be there, but if the companion is there, can they function without the doctor– and overall per season how often is the companion the focus or POV of the story): 3/10

the doctor is more than just “godlike” (examines the doctor’s flaws and limitations, doesn’t solve a plot by having it revolve entirely around the doctor’s existence): 5/10

doesn’t look down on previous doctor who (by erasing or mocking its importance, by redoing and “bettering” previous beloved plotpoints or characters, etc.): 6/10

isn’t trying to insert hamfisted sexiness (m*ffat famously talked a lot about how dw should be sexier multiple times, he sucks at writing it): 5/10

internal world has consistency (characters have backgrounds, feel rooted in a place with other people, generally feel like they have Lives): 6/10

Politics (how conservative is the story): 6/10

FULL RATING: 56/100 (if I can count….)

Better than Pandorica Opens!

OBJECTIFICATION: Not too bad, good start. Amy is wearing (most of the time) the same outfit as last episode, and River is also just vibing

PLOT-POINT: This episode is ostensibly all about Amelia Pond's first Moment with the Doctor as an eye of the storm, and I like that

but Amy never really talks about it or does anything related to it. she does have a bit where she says she doesn't regret their journeying, but for some reason she's the main person who never really seems to... feel anything about it, like actually this genuinely was sorted back in end episode 1 for her

and the whole purpose of her having had this encounter is to bring the Doctor back from non-existence. there's a version of this story, where Amy's conflicted feelings about being abandoned, and even tbh about marriage are at the centre of the conflict

River is just there to be mysterious, you'll see later what's going on with her... maybe...

COMPLEXITY: A lot of forwards and backwards in time and the Tardis is exploding and we still don't know why, in the end they're baaasically running through a museum and the Doctor hooks himself up to the Pandorica and yeets himself into the heart of the storm

It's not egregious/it's possible to follow... there are unanswered questions.....

I also think it's hilarious that after all that supposed set-up, Rory just... takes him out of the box again. Into the box and out of the box

CHARACTERS/LORE/PLOT: I need to ruminate on this a bit. getting married as plot is not a bad thing. I'm not a massive fan of the Amy/Rory romance and how it progressed (mainly because it mostly didn't and then suddenly shifted into a slightly different parallel universe where they're madly in love), so I'm not sold on Amy's adultness being centred in marriage

but this is not only a M*ffat thing. this show is very based in alloromance. it's just whether it makes sense that Amy... wants this... or if the plot just decided that now she does

do I think characters got closer? kinda yeah. Amy and Rory are married now, even though Rory is still characterised as permanently unsure of where he stands with Amy's "moods" (angry moods, sexual moods, sad moods, etc)

Rory: Are you okay? Amy: Are you? Rory: No Amy: Well shut up then!

I was kinda struck by how venomous she was at him, and then they hug and it's fine, but that's kind of what it feels like between them a lot of the time

Amy: are you just saying yes, because you’re scared of me? Rory:... yep

anyway, it changes things for the next season perhaps, now they are firmly married and not in the "will Amy or won't she" boat

and the Doctor came to the wedding! didn't disappear when he was called!

there is plot To Come that is set up... why did the Tardis explode? what is the Silence?

COMPANIONS MATTER: they're there for most of it, there's this whole backstory of Rory protecting the Pandorica for 2000 years, which is the basis of Rory and Amy now being this epic romance, and taken on its own it's pretty cool

Amy is there to experience things happening, so that she can remember it later on, and then she gets married, because in the end all of s5 is centred around the Marriage Of The Ponds and Amy learning that she can grow up (get married) and have adventures with the Doctor and those things don't cancel each other out

the Doctor does things and they all follow

“GODLIKE” DOCTOR: eh, the Doctor solves everything and everyone's just tagging along, but I like the "we're all just stories in the end" bit. the Doctor is also just a story

PREVIOUS DOCTOR WHO: not much of previous Doctor Who in this so... not terrible technically

“SEXINESS”: Why is Amy doing her whole "I'm gonna snog the Doctor" schtick? There's this bit also where she and Rory make out for ages and the camera lingers on it, because now they're passionate lovers, and fine, I guess, it's not the worst thing M*ffat has done

I am deciding to add River's whole... making the Dalek say Mercy. it's kind of a fantasy badass moment where she's being badass with a gun

and here I'm unsure whether to put Amy making Rory afraid or not, because it's definitely a M*ffat fantasy, but it also relates to Amy's whole... why this a good relationship? anyway. we'll put it here, because I'm sleepy, fuckit

Amy sauntering up to the Doctor and saying "We haven’t even had a snog in the shrubbery yet" is unfortunately just. it's in my brain

INTERNAL WORLD: we've met Amy's aunt! in that other world where the stars don't exist and the Universe is ending. and we've met Amy's parents! (wonder if we'll see them again)

it's kind of rebuilding things after episode 1 already gave us something of her life, but none of those character reappear. it's also hard not to know what comes next, which is.... nothing with any of this

especially considering Amy not remembering her parents is presented as a Big Deal in this episode, so her life is now straightened out (I was going to say normalised or returned to the ideal status quo, and realised all three of these are hiding the truth, which is that Amy's life is normative now -- she got married at last, and she has two parents like Normal)

POLITICS: Nothing much one way or another in this

FULL RATING: 56/100 (if I can count….)

I think this episode is defined by being not the worst of the season. It's strongest suit is not being super offensive, but it's also not extraordinary. Its weakness is in the companions again. Are they there to experience the Doctor doing cool stuff, or are they there to have narratives centred around them? How does Amy feel about her entire existence being bait? About being helpless to do anything in this whole thing that revolves in some way around her memories? she just kind of bounces into whatever the plot needs someone to do, never being particularly affected by what came before

[queer-and-dear-books]

Title: The Night When No One Had Sex

Author: Kalena Miller

Genre: YA Fiction | Comedy | Romance | Friendship | LGBTQ+

Content Warnings: Sexual Content

Overall Rating: 9.8/10

Personal Opinion: This is a book about horny teenagers trying to get it on with their prom dates and everything goes wrong to prevent them from doing such. It is comedy-centric and I find it hilarious. The antics these kids get into are just absolutely wild. But especially for Julia and Kevin. They were my favorite couple along with Alex and Leah. And not just because they included Asian men. But because they were wholesome and hilarious.

Do I Own This Book? No.

Spoilers Below For My Likes & Dislikes:

Likes:

- This is a comedy-centric book and I will grade it as such. It is hilarious. Chaotic but hilarious. With Julia being the center of most of the chaos. Her fear of cats, the fantasy roleplay, the trapped in the closet, the all-caps texting, she really brought the funny in this book. She is easily my favorite and it’s not just because her boyfriend is Kevin, the fat Chinese guy who is just so sweet on her. Finally, decent Kevin representation!

- Okay, let’s break down some of the comedic points. The cat. First of all, Bulldog is a horrible yet hilarious name for a cat. Just the mere fact that this cat existed in the vicinity of these horny teenagers is funny. But what makes it funnier is that he ended up on the roof with Madison and Jake. He kept on interrupting couples and just popping up in random places, it was hilarious. 

- The excessive amounts of lube on the bed, oh my god. I can absolutely imagine the first time jitters involved with sex and the fact that Julia just emptied an entire bottle of lube onto her hand kills me. And especially because Kevin just had to point it out. Why does it make it funnier? I don’t know but it does.

- The fantasy roleplay killed me. Not only because Kevin had no idea what a fantasy elf was and based his idea of it on Santa’s elves but the fact that he thought it would be sexy is hilarious. But the best part was when Julia got into the role playing while trapped in the closet and Kevin had to yell out their safe word to get her to listen to him. That just ended me. Can you imagine trying to be sexy and then your boyfriend just screams “PIGEONS!”

- The visual of Zoe angrily and aggressively kneading dough while her girlfriend obliviously celebrates her getting into Yale is also hilarious. A little sad because how can Morgan not see how upset Zoe is? But mostly funny because they’re supposed to be fucking and instead, Zoe decided to make scones at ass o’clock because her uncle has a room that’s just a shrine to Yale.

- Speaking of the bedrooms, the other bedroom with the animal heads is also hilarious. The fact that Jake named them and Madison felt a kinship with one of them is so funny.

- Alex’s scenes were honestly much more endearing than funny. He was going through a lot with his grandmother in the hospital for surgery. But he had Leah by his side the entire time and their Romeo & Juliet, star crossed lovers thing had me hooked. I am a sucker for that trope. The fact that they were the only couple to actually have sex is hilarious to me too. Like I was truly laughing my ass off when he showed up to the house and Julia was like, “Well, at least the sex pact wasn’t a total failure.”

- I think the best part of this book is that everyone is just good people. Julia set up Alex and Leah. Leah stayed at the hospital to support Alex. Alex cares for the elderly and their park and the GEESE. Kevin didn’t mind not having sex with Julia immediately and read a whole book series just to make her happy. Morgan selflessly wanted her girlfriend to get into Yale and didn’t try to hold her back at all. And Jake! Sweet Jake. Now he was a surprise. He was actually really sweet to Madison and he accepted her breaking up with him with grace and humility. I respect that so much. He may be a dumb jock but he’s a good heart.

Dislikes:

- Uncle Ross didn’t show up much and he honestly wasn’t that scummy but his obsession with Yale does make me feel gross. It doesn’t help that my association with men who graduated from Yale is in the toilet currently. So I just did not like the man whatsoever. But he did lend his cabin to his niece and her friends and that was pretty cool of him, I guess.

- The actual reason why this book doesn’t get a perfect rating is Zoe. She’s supposed to be the smartest person in their grade and the most rational person in their friend group. But instead of talking things out with everyone about her not wanting to go to Yale, she let it silently eat away at her until she was basically crying and yelling at others. That was especially not fair to Morgan. Especially because Zoe acknowledged that she should’ve told Morgan and instead of telling her, she continued to keep it inside. That’s so frustrating. When characters know the solutions to their problems and just don’t act on them.

[smww4ever]

Even More Thoughts

This post is directed to those poisoned by the concept of ‘Wonderbat’. If you have sense to know that this will never work then you’re fine. Nor is this post a recruitment effort to get you to embrace SuperWonder. Or anything else. It’s really something that should be shunned. (I’m hearing that it’s affected the whole planet.) I get it, you were smitten with an attractive actor and the flirting between these characters probably turned you on. Ooh sparks.

No just stop.

You need to have compassion and understanding for Diana. Her background and who she is wouldn’t support it.

Let’s look at our sad world. We have plenty of billionaires. No Batman. Despite whatever philanthropic efforts any of these guys do, we know that they aren’t clean. The world is a mess. They got dirt, skeletons, probably nasty deeds maybe even some cadavers stacked up somewhere in their closet. They didn’t make it to where they are by being nice. You know that.

Would you pair an immortal woman with superpowers with any of these schmucks even with their billions?

Probably not.

Here are our most notable.

Elon. He is a baby daddy to 10 kids. You want Diana to be another notch on his list?

Bezos. He looks like a classic Lex. His current lady is dark-tressed but she is no Wonder.

Alex Soros. The young offspring of Sith Lord George. You want her to dine on lizard au gratin every night? C’mon!

Mark Z. He looks like a robot droid. Even the guy playing Lex in Snyder’s franchise is based off him. Slimy.

And last but not least, Mr. Gates. I don’t even need to go there. Yea BIG nope.

With her Lasso of Truth, their secrets would come out and consequently their heads would explode. You know Di would have to put an end to evil empires in some way.

Romance? Nah.

There are others. Look how leathery, saggy they are. Why would Diana want to be with that?

There really is no purpose in Wonderbat.

Bruce is the only fictional billionaire that does good and looks handsome in his comic depictions, but he’s no match in any way for Diana.

His head would explode along with the rest of his nightly bruised body.

I’m going to hang with Alfred now. Get some tea. Because even he agrees.

Peace out✌️

This is the quickest edit I threw together. Imperfect but you get the point. Seriously meditate on this.

There are 4 nopes and a hell no way nope. The rest are omg nooooo!!!

Remember maybe hooking up with a billionaire is your fantasy but it’s not hers. (Hers is probably helping to make the world a truly better place.)

Wonderbat needs to be buried in the dustbins of comic book history. 🌬️💨

[martianbugsbunny]

OUAT Thoughts Pt.34--Episodes 4-5

I have watched through S4E5; spoilers DNI. Also, spoiler warning for anyone further behind than I am.

—How can anybody keep a straight face about that funky lil hat? If Rumple ever actually wears it I will no longer be able to take him seriously.

—The Sorcerer’s Apprentice got turned into a mouse I CANT EVEN

—Are we never actually going to see the Sorcerer? If he could create a hat this powerful, he must be something else.

—I love that Rumple enchanted a broom to do the thing! Sorcerer’s Apprentice is hands-down one of my favorite Disney cartoons, so any reference to its iconic bits delight me.

—How can nobody see the Snow Queen’s castle? It’s an ice palace! IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOREST! And a thing like that has got to generate some kind of supercool temperatures around it, so it should be pretty obvious when anybody gets close to it.

—The Snow Queen’s weird obsession with mirrors is an interesting nod back to the original Snow Queen story. Which, in itself, has some pretty solid themes.

—That backstory stuff with Emma and her buddy Lilith is fruity as heck.

—So the Snow Queen was Emma’s foster mom? Oh, the intrigue! The question still remains: did she know who Emma was at the time? It seems almost impossible for it to be that big of a coincidence.

—I enjoy a bit of leg as much as the next person, but Elsa needs some new clothes. Her dress simply isn’t practical in Storybrooke. But she could keep the sparkly purple cape, I wouldn’t mind.

—On the other hand, it kinda makes me sad that Hook is out of his pirate clothes. Those are mostly practical, and they’re quite dashing.

—I can’t believe Will Scarlett is actually of some narrative significance. I’ve watched the Disney Robin Hood where they’re all animals, and I’m not sure he was even in that one; I’ve also watched Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, in which he happens to be one of the main draws for me. His part in the story seems to be largely variable. The Wonderland stuff has some potential; the drawing he tore out of the book was, I think, of the Red Queen? Which might have cool implications if he’s actually from Wonderland, given his last name.

—If Hook ever risks his relationship with Emma to take Rumple down, I’m gonna mad. Mostly because I am now ride-or-die for CaptainSwan, but also because if Rumple’s marriage falls apart I will cry.

—Emma’s date-night dress was gorgeous. I love Elsa being confused about how little of it there was, compared to Arendellian fashion—but then again, has she looked in a mirror lately?

—Snow and Charming mother-henning about Emma’s date with Hook was adorable. I love when the Charmings get to have normal domestic moments like that.

—We’ve seen how much Hook cares for Emma—he traded the Jolly Roger to help her, for Pete’s sake! (Which is peak romance if you happen to be dating a pirate captain.) Having Emma show him some of her childhood keepsakes was a good way to balance out their relationship and show that she trusts him and cares for him too.

—It’s not such a big deal that Will escaped and got pardoned, considering he was in jail for a pretty minor offense and was apparently being kept there for longer than he should have been.

—I kinda wish the other Snow Queen had a hair color other than blonde. It’s a classic, but it might’ve been more interesting to give her dark or ginger hair. Heck, maybe even just straight white would’ve been cool. Or pale blue. Or light purple. Her dress is pretty, though.

—Regina and Emma being grudging frenemies is amusing. I love how salty they are around each other.

—I’m not sure how I feel about the turn Henry’s taken. Snooping around Rumple’s store is one thing; using the ‘connection to Baelfire’ card to manipulate his way into a job there is another. He’s definitely Regina’s kid.

—Elsa’s story kills me, especially in Frozen 2 (I cry at Show Yourself every frickin time) but this version hits a bit harder. Her parents actively searched for something to change her so she would be “normal.” It’s kinda the next logical step for them, seeing as they were pretty crappy parents in Frozen to begin with, but it’s so much worse. Good golly.

[mlek13]

First of the Second Generation

My ladies had some very difficult pregnancies in the beginning.  I was worried they were going to miscarry, but I forgot that mod was part of inteen which I don’t have installed in this folder, so instead there were a lot of close calls with starvation.

The first sim born into the colony was Silvia, daughter of Rosalyn and Fernando.

Followed the next morning by the birth of Manuel, son of Magda and Theron.

The pair grew up together as close playmates.

I was pleased that they fell in love as teenagers. 

Since I don’t have inteen installed, I disabled teen woohoo.  I decided to let the teens be kids.

Well, for the most part.  As teens they can start taking on more adult chores.

I also disabled teen-adult relationships in this neighborhood to prevent creepy behavior, which had the unfortunate consequence of making teen sweethearts Silvia and Manuel fall out of love upon reaching adulthood.

Silvia was starting to have second thoughts about their relationship.  Maybe they shouldn’t take for granted that they would always be together.

Especially now that she had other options.  As soon as she was an adult, elderly Theron swooped in to romance Silvia.  With Fernando gone, Theron was really trying to fill the role of camp player in the worst way.

Fortunately, her fling with Theron was short lived.  Once she sowed her wild oats and saw what else was out there, she was ready to appreciate Manuel.  They committed themselves to each other and have been faithful ever since.

They went on to have seven children together, including the first two sets of twins in the colony.

Third child born into the camp was Marcella, the daughter of Magda and Doug.  She was Doug’s only child.

I don’t remember her having a bad attitude particularly.  But all of the pictures I have of her are like this so make of that what you will.

Theron also hooked up with her once she was an adult.  (This was seriously getting to be an issue with him.)

Sadly, she died while pregnant with her first child and Doug’s family line died with her.

I’d say the dancing next to Death was out of line, but that is the same kid that was getting bullied by her in one of the pictures above so maybe I can’t blame him for not being too sad.