👫for four (minimum) headcanons I have about our muse’s relationship. with @farewellnevrland
i. fengyu tá sempre viajando, porque a profissão obriga, né... mas ele também adora viajar e conhecer novos lugares. isso significa que, sempre quando possível, ele tenta arrastar o jiangyi pra alguma viagem em algum canto, ainda mais se é um lugar com muitos marcos históricos. quando não rola, ele enche o saco do jiangyi por mensagem o tempo inteiro e vive de mandar foto de qualquer lugar que ele acha que o jiangyi gostaria de conhecer e falar como queria que o amado estivesse ali com ele. e, claro levar alguma roupa que roubou dele na mala é obrigatório. além disso, não importa onde esteja, sempre leva uma lembrancinha pro amado sim.
ii. fengyu ama muito a voz do jiangyi, de verdade. acha muito linda. ok, ele ama tudo no jiangyi e acha tudo dele lindo etc etc, mas a voz é... especial pra ele. é tão melódica e o acalma. não duvide que, em um dia de estresse e insônia, é capaz de o fengyu pedir pro homem contar uma história pra ele dormir.
iii. (usfw?) e porque não só de cavalheirismo vive o homem... quando digo que o fengyu ama tudo no jiangyi, quer dizer que ele também ama aqueles deliciosos peitos, a ponto de às vezes simplesmente abraçar o jiangyi e enfiar a cara no meio deles tal qual aquele meme. mas ele se considera muito acima do "ass or tiddies" debacle, ainda mais que o homem dele tem de tudo, então ele vai apreciar tudo!
iv. muito específico? talvez! mas em uma das músicas de coração partido fudido miserável que ele fará quando eles inevitavelmente terminarem por causa das circunstâncias do relacionamento deles... em específico numa música falando sobre como ele queria saber como pode fazer as coisas funcionarem, porque sabe que estava doendo pros dois namorarem daquele jeito, mas tá tudo pior sem o jiangyi... fengyu estará sampleando intensamente get it together das 702. que ele também estará ouvindo num loop pra chorar intensamente, é claro. quer dizer... i don't really wanna stay, i don't really wanna go, but i really need to know: can we get it together?
v. quando nosso rapaz fengyu estava na sua pathetic era tentando aprender sobre história na esperança de impressionar o pobre do jiangyi e, logo, conquistá-lo... imagino que ele se humilhou a ponto de ir pedir pra irmã (sim, sabe, a irmã quase dez anos mais nova que ele) ensinar umas coisas pra ele, compartilhar umas ideias, talvez emprestar a apostila? pra ver se ele aprendia algo. em defesa dele, ser o aluno nota dez nunca foi o papel dele no ecossistema familiar! no fim, ele desenvolveu um interesse genuíno pelo tema... aparentemente nada torna um tópico tão interessante quanto ver um rapaz bonito de voz melíflua infodumping sobre para você, né? enfim, a verdade é que ele é muito grato por esse plot twist da vida, porque ele acha que ajudou muito a enriquecer a arte dele. ele sempre gostou de poesia, veja bem, inclusive os grandes clássicos da poesia chinesa (aka aqueles manos que morreram uns séculos atrás), mas se aprofundar na história do país o ajudou a ter um entendimento melhor da mesma e de muitos aspectos de sua cultura. ele também começou a ler mais, ter mais contato com diferentes obras da literatura de diferentes períodos da história da ásia num geral, e isso realmente ajudou ele a expandir o próprio repertório e praticar seus jogos de palavras, além de enriquecer os próprios versos com referências mais diversificadas e elaboradas.
Vanellope peeked around a corner, trying to remain inconspicuous in her brilliant pink ballgown. Gathering her skirts, she dashed across the hallway and through the doorway to the kitchen staging room.
A huge platter of gorgeous pastries had just been dropped off for distribution. With no one in sight, Vanellope scooped up two, stuffing one in her mouth and grabbing a third to take with her.
As she spun around, powdered sugar coating her lips, she tripped over her skirt. With a squeak, she tipped, landing on her knees, the pastries rolling away to land at the feet of a stranger.
Swallowing quickly, face turning pink, Vanellope sat back on her heels.
"Whoops! Not used to all this extra fabric," she chuckled.
It’s almost officially Summer and that means strawberry season! Tucking into freshly picked strawberries and raspberries is one of my favourite things about Summer. As you can see, I also like wearing them! I bought this fabulous cardigan on Vinted for a bargain price. It’s really soft and lovely to wear; in fact it feels like it’s hand knitted but it does have a small label in it, so I’m…
Trust me, if there was a MILF version i woulda been all over that. I've been hearing people gush over *that* Nala image for years and i both get it and don't. Like aestheticly, she looks pretty but not at all in a, i have a crush on you, kinda way.
FULL DISCLOSURE: This is a vent post. I’m angry and hurt. After I get this out of my system I’ll be more open to discussing the positives of the episode.
Warnings: Ranting, Spoilers
Hooo boy. Okay. I am… less than satisfied?
Quick rundown since I haven’t posted much of anything Bad Batch related: Tech is my favorite Batch member, immediately followed by Crosshair. I’m also a HUGE Republic Commando Nerd (read all the books, played the game, despised Bad Batch as a whole initially because I felt the commandos were being unfairly ignored, can sing + translate Vode An, etc.) and Scorch was my favorite Delta. The Bad Batch grew on me shortly after Season 1 finished up, and I immediately latched onto Tech when I began watching. He’s the reason I watched the first two seasons. (Crosshair + delusions about Tech were the combined force behind watching the final season)
NOW, onto my actual thoughts on the episode, in no semblance of order because my brain is still trying to process, Ft. Cry count:
• Wish Tech was here. He would’ve loved the Zillo being freed.
• “‘Cause I’d do the same thing” no you wouldn’t. Fives would’ve. The you I fell in love with would’ve yelled at Fives about it being a terrible idea and then promptly gone along with it anyway. That said it was a really cute moment and I loved his nonchalant little “come on” afterwards.
• C: “Echo or Omega?” W&H: “Omega” THEY KNOW THEIR GIRL SO WELL
• When Hemlock went to get the operatives I got excited thinking maybe, just maybe we’d get Tech back.
• CROSSHAIR LOST HIS FREAKING HAND!?!? WHAT THE HECK!?! I will never stop being salty about this. He’s been through enough. [Near Tears]
• Rampart sucks
• Nala Se got to blow stuff up and I appreciate that even if I don’t really like her
• I’m glad Wrecker’s okay. He had me scared for a bit. Hunter, conversely, never really did? He’s Omega’s Dad, he had to survive.
• Did anybody else see that one operative whose helmet seemingly had goggles built into it? We had a lingering shot on his helmet for a few seconds and they looked like a red version of Tech’s goggles.
• SCORCH IS DEAD AND YOU’D BETTER BELIEVE I’M MAD ABOUT IT! [First shedding of tears]
• HECK YEAH, HEMLOCK IS DEAD!!! [Tears of relief combined with grief over Scorch]
• I’m so glad Omega hugged Crosshair first. I fully expected her to just run to Hunter, and Crosshair needed that hug.
• Echo’s goodbye was disrespectful. 0/10. He’s family and they don’t even care that he’s leaving???
• SOMEONE IS MISSING FROM OUR NICE LITTLE GROUP SHOT!
• I never really got super invested in the dynamic between Omega and Hunter, but the ending between them was cute I guess.
• We were robbed. We could’ve gotten Crosshair and Wrecker as old men and we were robbed.
• Tech is dead. Like, seriously, really and truly, dead. As a delusional “Tech’s alive guys, trust me” fan, it feels like he just died all over again. I’ll talk more about this later because I’m not over it. [Que sob-fest]
alright, circling back around to my main gripes, in order of appearance:
#1. Scorch.
I hate how they handled him. At first when he showed up I got super excited. That was my boy! In the Bad Batch show!! He’s making an appearance!!! Maybe they’ll do something with the Delta boys!!
Even as the episodes went on and I started to suspect where his path was leading, I consistently would go “Scorch!!! <3” every episode, because that is my boy and I love him dearly.
The levels of offended I am on Scorch’s behalf are not within my ability to express with words. The complete and utter disrespect he was shown over his time on the show is appalling. Why bring him in if you’re going to drain him of all his personality, make him have zero plot relevance, and then murder him?! They could easily have made a new clone for that, as seen by the number of operatives who exist and got 0.5 minutes of screen time.
But no. They brought in a beloved character with 10 seconds of canonical screen time prior, stripped him of everything that made him lovable, didn’t even have him DO ANYTHING, and then murdered him. It feels like a spit in the face and a kick to the gut all at once.
I will mourn. I’ve already cried and I’ll probably cry again. But right now I’m angry and I think Scorch deserves to have people be angry about how he was treated.
#2. Tech
Yes. I admit to having been a “trust me guys, Tech’s alive” person. I will also admit that at the end of episode 13 I wanted him to stay dead because I had zero faith they could satisfactorily bring him back.
My gripe is not with him staying dead. Yes, it feels like losing him all over again. Yes, I will mourn him again. Yes. That sucks. It’s not what’s making me mad.
What makes me mad is how his death was handled.
• It served ZERO purpose narratively other than to up the stakes and make us worry about whether anyone else would die (Spoiler alert: They didn’t. Tech was the only one who died)
• Nobody mourned him. No one seemed affected by his death at all. No one cared. I don’t care what anyone says, that will NEVER be okay.
• The first actual mention of Tech *dying* was in the finale. Sure, we’ve had name drops and goggle appearances, but actually talking about what happened? One line. One. Freaking. Line.
I feel like I’ve been slapped in the face, you know? He deserved better and so did we. He was a part of that family and they couldn’t even be bothered to address the responses to his death. He was beloved by many of us and they couldn’t even respect him or his fans enough to treat his death like something to be mourned.