#drama opinons

[dramasauce]

I am sO tired of Love triangles love quandrants whatever! Like I do not want to spend 25/40 episodes of her pining over another guy or vice versa. *EYE ROLL* I don't mind obstacles but this is just annoying, not interesting.

[benjimarii]

Honestly I feel like people can be pretty overdramatic about Omniverse. Like I don’t have a problem with people criticizing it but like damn you don’t have to spend so much time nitpicking a cartoon

I can kind of agree with this. But at the same time, if that's how people enjoy the show, they can! While I myself don't enjoy nitpicking, I understand why people would. They just want to see the best version of the show, that or... They don't like the show. Which, both are valid.

I enjoy the entire franchise for what it is, flaws and all. It fun to watch, it has an ungodly amount of lore, world building and potential, and it just has some of the most loveable characters.

And yes, while I have a bais for Omniverse in particular, it doesn't mean I dislike the rest of the franchise! I adore OS and UAF! I don't like putting the eras in boxes, at least, not anymore. Having this whole... {Iteration} is better than {iteration} argument is so tiring. The shows genuinely don't need to be put up against each other, especially just to elevate the enjoyment of another one. Just say you have a favorite one, and we can call it a day.

Another thing I've grown to dislike is people accusing the writers or designers or things, as if they were in the room while they were making the show. Like, it's perfectly fine to not like designs, writing decisions and other things in the show. Its also perfectly fine to criticize things in the show. That's normal! But going after the people who were involved in the making of it is kind of weird, and a bit mean-spirited. A lot of people forget how much time and love went into the making of this show, especially with Cartoon Network breathing down their necks the entire time. Being one of the most profitable IPs sounds like a good thing, but in reality, so much of what is done in the show is controlled by the company.

One of the biggest lies and misconceptions is the whole "DJW hated jetray, so he didn't put him in OV" thing. That's just... A lie! A straight up, boldfaced lie! CN is the one who decided which aliens got to be cut from OV, not DJW. Brainstorm almost wasn't in OV, because toy sales for that alien were very low. But they snuck him in as much as they could anyways. There were just... Some that couldn't make it in. And I think that's okay. Ben used almost all his known aliens in the show, and the ones that didn't make it were turned into background characters so the species still had a spotlight.

But yeah. Going back to the initial ask, I feel somewhat the same. People treat all of the shows (except maybe OS) really weirdly in this fanbase. Its either "UAF was too dark and edgy! It has terrible writing and animation" or "OV was too silly and corny! The writing sucked! It had a terrible art style!"

These can both be true for individuals. But their opinions don't make it objective. I don't think my opinions are objective, as my entire view and views on the show are subjective.

And I must reiterate. Criticism for the show is fine. Its good, and healthy to have criticism for a show you like. You don't have to like everything in a show. I don't like every single thing done throughout the franchise, but I can still say it's my favorite series ever.

Criticism ≠ lack of enjoyment

But saying your views are "the right views", and treating your opinions as objective, does tend to make it a less enjoyable fanbase.

As someone who spent a lot of time in the mindset where I was hyper critical of the show, I can say that I genuinely enjoyed the show less because of it. But as soon as I took a step back, accepted the show for it's flaws, understood that it's not perfect and it doesn't have to be, I fell in love with it all over again. I still have things I don't like. I still have nitpicks and criticisms. But I don't think that hinders my enjoyment of the franchise. And that only applies to me (and by extension, people who feel the same), as I'm not saying that those things don't affect other people's enjoyment.

My whole thing is, as long as you're being nice to the people in the fanbase, you're fine. You can talk negatively about any of the shows, as long as you treat other people with respect. Especially if they have different opinions. Shows don't have feelings. People do. Talking down to somebody for different views, headcanons, or a different way they enjoy the show is unhealthy.

You wouldn't believe how much hatred the fans have for each other for having differing opinions on things about the show. Like, I've seen people get genuinely mad at things like crossover ships or LGBTQ headcanons. It's crazy. Just let people enjoy the show how they want to enjoy it. And if you don't agree with someone, that's fine. Just don't make drama out of it. Or at least, don't involve the entire fanbase into it. Unless someone is doing something genuinely wrong. That's a whole different story, though, and a bit off the point.

Anywho, thanks for the ask! Sorry this was a long post, as the only thing I'm really critical of is the fanbase itself nowadays. But I do enjoy talking about the show, positively or negatively! I like understanding things better, and you don't understand things fully until you've heard the perspective of others, I like to think!

[hwiyoungies]

sometimes i want to share some thoughts on here but then i remember some people have the reading comprehension of a peanut so i simply don't and save myself from the pain

[felidthing]

my weird centrist status as a dsmp fan is the exact reason i dont engage with much canon fan content. im in the little orphans path corner exclusively

[pluto01doesart]

Okay so I've seen many people on YouTube and some on other medias call this show toxic but some things aren't wrong... Here in this blog I'll be ranking my favorite version of this manga.

Korean ver~

I'm gonna start with the Korean one since it was the first one I saw two years ago; firstly it started out as a typical highschool drama slice of life and everything and you know there's the bullies or rather the rich brats of the school of Shinwah. My favorite was Gu Jun-pyo and before you judge listen... Despite him being toxic due to family trauma when he was a kid, you do not have the right to call him toxic or that you hate the character. If you dive deep to his backstory throughout the series you'll understand him to the depth just like you should!! Not judge him for what he did in the past but look forward to what's gonna become of him in the end, and just because he's a billionaires son doesn't give him the right to use authority and power to dominate others even with violence. All I'm saying is that despite what he goes through he will develop just like he's meant to because she helps him along the way and he acknowledges it, and as for my opinion on Ji- hoo he isn't so bad as a character he was okay.

Jun-pyo's characters development is remedy and I live for it everytime I will rewatch it but besides that in general the show was lacking in many ways, however I will not get into details about it any farther. And for the ranking this is third place for me just cause of the plot and it's lack of development still I feel like they could've had a wedding or a movie just like the japanese had.

Chinese ver~

This version was the third one I've seen and fell in love with, also like the rest of the versions this was much more intriguing when it came time to introduce the rich girl who was supposed to be engaged to Doming Si. Xiaozi was a much better character and unlike the japanese and the Korean version here she gave up right away and they avoided unnecessary dramatic events. Here Hua Za Lie was my cinnamon roll 😭 I mean I adored him more than the other versions too. I don't know why but he was much more soft here and felt of backing away when really needed to and not overstep his boundaries like in the Korean version mainly.

And for a fact that there a freaking wedding here is the bonus of why I like this and I place it second in my ranking and you'll see why.

Japanese ver~

For me this is top-notch, despite the fact that I've only seen it one time the songs are so addicting and the way each and every episode is portrayed is simply amazing yet given how short it is, so easy to go back at it and rewatch it. Firstly everything about this version is much better than the others mainly because spoiler alert** they get a baby by the end of the movie, and everytime Domyoji's grammer gets bad or whatever it's unreal to me like...how is he so dumb at times lol.

And have you seen the way she looks as a bride is like a princess unlike the anime version where she's wearing a school uniform....then again in both Korean ver and the anime she's wearing a freaking school uniform 😭😭 that made me so mad. Anyway I rank this the highest only because they have a baby at the end and aweee how I love it when my heart flutters everytime she tends to kick his ass over again no matter what version it is..Jjzjkzkskkzkkkskk 😇🥰

I have yet to see the Thai version and tell ya all about it, as for the anime it was okay...didn't like the artstyle much I preferred the live action ones... As for the meteor garden Taiwanese I don't know much about but I do know it too gangsta like for me and most of the subs aren't as accurate so I found it long and old and boring for nothing.

[dopscratch]

mugshot meme with the trio :) i love fishlegs which reminds me....

INCOMING BOOKS-MOVIES RAMBLE- even if you only know the movies please stick around, i cant make you but maybe you'll find the rest of this interesting

SO, so so so. i love the movies (well the first two...) but i will never forget their transgressions on the original plot

they took away hiccups Heroic Hair why would you do that he's nothing without his Heroic Hair

they swapped hiccup and fishlegs's personalities why would you do that why would you take away my nerd protagonist my nerd self is weeping

hiccup and fishlegs are no longer best friends why why would you do that to me i live for their loser friendship its just like me

they took away camacazi and made a mid love interest i dont care what you say astrid is mid tier never liked her much apologies i also dont like love interests so take my opinons with a grain of salt

in the movies toothless is actually Super Cool and hiccup also becomes Super Cool and earns massive respect and is not a laughingstock ever since the very first movie which hurt his appeal to me in the movies since, believe it or not, i am a Loser and hiccup also being a Loser and Becoming A Hero The Hard Way was very compelling to me

hiccup is the Absolute Main Character in the movies and the supporting characters don't get much spotlight while in the books it's a pretty well balanced group which i like

snotlout is no longer hiccups cousin and is just comic relief which is a HUGE missed opportunity for drama and depth that i loved in the books

villains in general are sort of mid tier throughout (except viggo viggo was cool. also i love dagur he's the best)

WHERE'S ALVIN

dragons are no longer complex. i loved their society of sorts and their unique morals (generally selfish, cruel creatures who have full knowledge of their actions and just don't care- though have the capacity for kindness) and their whole language and the fact hiccup knew that language because he is a Nerd

HICCUP'S LANGUAGES!! GUYS WHO ONLY WATCHED THE MOVIES, DID YOU KNOW HICCUP IS FLUENT IN AT LEAST 4 LANGUAGES?? HE KNOWS NORSE, DRAGONESE, FRENCH, AND LATIN!! WELL YOU DO NOW

HOOOOLY CRAP the story is SO much darker i'll avoid huge spoilers but let's just say. war. slavery. torture. death. surprisingly generous amounts of blood.

more main-line content- technically yes the shows and other companion materials count for the movie-verse but some things are questionably canon and all that. meanwhile you have 12 whole books that are irrefutably canon and are incredibly well-connected especially through the end.

thats everything that my brain feels like spitting out now. there's obviously more (ESPECIALLY in regards to my uh... opinions about the third movie) but im too lazy to do anything about it at the moment

overall all two movies and the shows are still good and i cherish them so my smack talking is pretty lighthearted. still love the books more though

[rayyzcosmos]

unpopular opinon: most of the girls friendships has a lot of drama and body shaming and subtle hardcore competition and jealousy and backbitching

[autumnshighlady]

I’ve Always Liked to Play With Fire (part 2)

NESTA ARCHERON X FEMALE!READER (future Neris x reader)

summary: The day after the disastrous dinner, you and Nest have a talk.

warnings: MAJOR inner circle slander, if you love Feysand and will defend them please do not read this fic for your own sanity, angst, VIOLENCE, gore, flashbacks, implied SA jokes, trauma, literally so much sadness i cried writing

word count: 4.2k

DO NOT REPOST ANYWHERE

a/n: here it is, part 2! I’m so excited for this fic, I have so many ideas. It’s getting longer and longer in my head so y’all are in for a treat! As always, if you cannot handle some anti Feysand and Inner Circle discourse then I would advise you not to read this and cause drama!

feedback is appreciated, just no hate pls! these are just my opinons, im more curious to see how you all like the writing and characterization and storylines!

part 1

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You slept fitfully that night, the events of dinner swirling around your brain. The clash of silver and violet eyes haunted your thoughts, memories of the tense atmosphere barring your mind from rest.

Part of you wished that the Night Court had entirely lived up to its reputation of cruelty, that the High Lord had just thrown you in a cell the second you were healed. You hated the politics and scheming, the fancy dinners where it was expected you had to fall to your knees and thank them for their generosity, then provide whatever they asked in return. Even Lucien was just a pawn in their games, whatever they were playing at.

And whatever it was, you vowed you wouldn’t stick around long enough to get too involved.

Nesta wasn’t at breakfast, nor did she show up for lunch. Throughout the day, you realized that you had gotten used to the female’s presence over the past few months. The space around you felt empty and lifeless, as if the warmth had been sucked out of it. But you gave her space for the first half of the day, knowing she was rattled by last night.

But you could not ignore that gnawing worry in the pit of your stomach. You were aware that if Nesta had her way, she would shut out everyone completely, but destroy herself in the process. When the sun set over the mountains in the distance, you decided to knock on her door.

“Nesta?” You said, rapping your knuckles on the wood.

No answer came, but you knew she was in there, as if you could sense her presence. Slowly, you turned the knob on the door and it clicked open, causing you to breathe a sigh of relief. If Nesta truly hadn’t wanted you to come in, the door would have been locked. So you carefully entered the room.

The eldest Archerons sister was sitting on her bed, resting against the headboard with her arms around her knees. The coronet braid had half fallen out, leaving loose strands of hair waving down her neck and shoulders. Her eyes showed no signs of the silver fire, only emptiness. She did not even turn her head to acknowledge you, just continued to stare blankly at the empty fireplace. The room was ice cold, so you grabbed a blanket from the chair and walked over. Wordlessly, you sat down next to her, tossing the blanket over her legs.

“When Feyre and Tamlin returned from Under the Mountain, there was a dinner to celebrate their victory.” You said quietly. “My family was invited. I remember sitting at the dining table, surrounded by food and music. Everyone was celebrating, except your sister. She tried, I’ll give her that, but even I could tell she was miserable. And who could blame her? We were all told what happened in that place, what she had to go through. She was wasting away when she got back to Spring, and when Tamlin locked her up I honestly couldn’t blame her for wanting to get away.”

Nesta blinked once, her only acknowledgement at your words.

“None of us could fathom why she wanted to stay in the Night Court, though.” You continued. “We had heard loud and clear what Rhysand did to her under the mountain, how he twisted her broken arm to force her to make that deal. How he drugged her almost every night and made her dance like a whore for him to piss off Tamlin. I understand that he had a role to play to survive, I cannot blame him for that. But what he did to your sister went beyond that, and none of us understood why she would willingly seek sanctuary with him unless he was forcing her to. That’s why Tamlin went after her so persistently, why he made that alliance with Hybern.

“We were furious, and scared. Tamlin risked our lives just to try and get your sister back by opening up his doors to Hybern. She was worth it to him, but not for us. We never asked for it, but we paid the price. We were forced to live amongst them, tiptoeing around in fear that one wrong look at a Hybern soldier and we’d lose our heads. When Feyre returned to Spring with Tamlin, we had hope again. Hope that, whatever had happened between her and Tamlin, she would maybe try to protect us, the innocent people who asked for no part in this war.”

Your throat closed up. You coughed once, clearing it as you prepared to delve into the most painful parts of your memory.

“But we were wrong,” You continued. “Feyre had no intention of helping anyone in Spring, merely getting back at the High Lord. A few days after Feyre’s return, I was at the manor helping my father collect reports when I overheard a conversation between the priestess, your sister, and Tamlin. That was when I found out what had been done to you and Elain, how Ianthe had given you two to Hybern to be turned into Fae. Believe me, I was happy when Ianthe returned from a stroll in the woods with a shattered hand.

“We felt better when Feyre was back. Tamlin had gotten what he wanted, and Feyre seemed like the type of female who would defend innocent people. For a moment, I thought that maybe the two of them would be able to find a way around Hybern’s agreement, and stop them from taking over the continent. But we were wrong. Feyre valued her vengeance, which I respect. But Tamlin wasn’t the one who paid the price for it, like she wanted him to. She could not separate the people of Spring Court from their leader who had wronged her. It was us who were slaughtered, whose leader was so broken that he did not even try to fight for us. And when things got bad, after Feyre was satisfied that she had torn the Spring Court apart, she ran right back to the safety of Rhysand’s arms.”

A tear fell down your cheek, plopping onto the soft blanket. You weren’t sure how much Nesta knew of your story, how much Lucien or Cassian had told her. Hell, you weren’t even sure about how much she knew about Under the Mountain, based on the way she stiffened when you mentioned what Rhysand had done. Taking a deep breath, you continued.

“The waiting was the worst part. Once we found out what Feyre had done, we knew we were vulnerable. Hybern soldiers went from village to village, slaughtering and pillaging. They left ours for last. We could not run, we had nowhere to go. So we could only wait, sitting there for the other shoe to drop. After a week, they came in the middle of the night. My mother rushed into my room, shaking me awake. I could hear the screams outside, the sounds of swords piercing flesh. But my mother was calm as ever. She stroked my hair and kissed my forehead, telling me how much she loved me. She—”

Your chest heaved in an attempt to contain your sobs. Dragging each word out was like running a knife along an open wound, and every instinct told you to stop, to repress it and never think about it again, but you kept going. For some reason, you felt like Nesta needed to hear it, needed to know that she was not alone in her struggles.

“She gave me a small vial with clear liquid and told me to drink it,” You said. “I asked her why, and she said it would make everything go away. I knew it was poison, aimed to bring a quick but painless death. My mother knew that there was no escaping the Hybern massacre, no way we could get out of it. So she wanted me to die in the easiest way possible, to save me from the suffering that was bound to await me if I lived. So I gulped it down, trying not to cry as she hugged me one last time before grabbing a knife from the kitchen and storming out into the clearing where the fighting was.

“I should have stayed in my room. But I crept out after her a few minutes later, wanting to see if anyone I knew was escaping. I peeked out the window, and saw my mother standing over my father’s lifeless body, kitchen knife in hand. I barely recognized him – half his leg was missing, his face so covered in gore it may have been impossible to identify him if not for the broach on his jacket from Tamlin. My mother swung the knife blindly, screaming in rage. She did not know how to fight, but she tried. I saw as they sliced her chest open, laughing as her blood coated their uniforms. I vomited, which was my biggest mistake. Some of the poison had worked its way into my system, enough to make me groggy. But the rest of the dose I had thrown up, losing my chance at a peaceful death.

“A Hybern soldier heard me, and broke into our house with my mother’s blood still staining his hands. They leered as they beat me bloody, arguing over who would get first turn with me. I begged the Mother to kill me swiftly, so I wouldn’t have to endure their torture. They used their first and their knives, laughing like it was a game. Before they could kill me, I heard a vicious scream. My best friend, Sapphyra, had burst into the room looking for me. She was being trained as a sentry, so she knew how to fight. She didn’t hesitate before swinging her sword at the Hybern soldiers, killing one swiftly before luring them out of the house. I couldn’t speak, if I could I’d have begged her not to do something so reckless. But she lured them out of the house, and they forgot about me. I could hear her, she fought like a lion against them, but there were too many. Through the hole in the wall, I saw as they swarmed her like flies, ripping her head off her body and putting it on a spike. Then everything faded to black, and I woke up in the Night Court.”

You felt thin fingers gently graze your hand, as. Inhaling deeply, you looked down and saw Nesta’s hand gently covering your own. She said nothing, just placed her hand on yours. You almost crumbled apart right then and there at the tenderness from the female who was said to be cold as ice.

“I do not know what happened between you and your sister,” You said carefully. “But I lost everything, everyone, because she decided to take revenge on an entire court for the actions of two fae. I cannot stomach the sight of her sitting here happily, on a mountain of wealth and surrounded by people who have told her that she deserves to be High Lady, after what she did to me and my people. I cannot tolerate being judged by them all just because I am from Spring Court. If she wants to hate Tamlin, fine, but when she looks at me all she sees is him. Just because the only crime I committed was residing in his court.”

You didn’t expect Nesta to say anything. You weren’t sure where she stood with her sister, if she’d try and justify her actions. But the female turned her gaze towards you for the first time – there was still some emptiness to her eyes, but something else was written across her features.

“I am sorry,” She said. “I did not know. Any of that, frankly. All Cassian told me was that you were Lucien’s friend from the Spring Court, we presumed you had gotten injured going off on your own.”

Despite the pain in your chest, you laughed heartlessly. “Of course they conveniently left out the details,” You snorted. “Can’t have people knowing the consequences of their High Lady’s actions.”

“They seem to do that a lot.” Nesta said bitterly.

You took a deep breath, bracing yourself to be lashed out at for what you were about to say. “Nesta, what happened?”

She tensed again beside you, and you prepared to be told to fuck off, that it wasn’t your business. You could tell she contemplated it for a split second, but then her gaze softened as she looked at you.

“The Inner Circle hates me for a number of reasons,” She began. “When we were young, my father made a stupid business move and we lost all our fortune. The creditors ransacked our place and forced us to move into a small cottage. Soon after more came and broke my father’s leg in front of us and left him crippled. We had no money, no support. So when Feyre was 14, she went into the woods and started hunting for us. It’s what kept us from starvation. I did nothing to stop her, but neither did Elain, which the Night Court seems to forget. I didn’t want her to hunt, I wanted us to starve, to force our useless father to do something to try and save us, rather than sit in his cot all day. I hated him with every fiber of my being, but Feyre kept hunting.

“But somehow, everyone forgets who prepared the food Feyre caught. Who washed the clothes, kept the cottage tidy and running. Feyre never cooked, she can barely heat up soup. I planned to marry myself off, to lighten the burden for the rest of my family. But then Feyre killed that fae wolf, and Tamlin took her away. I was so confused as to why nobody remembered it, then I realized it was some sort of magic that hadn’t worked on me. We got our fortune back, thanks to Tamlin, and one of the first things I did was hire a merchant to take me into the woods. I tried to find Feyre, I would have offered myself in her place, but we never got through the wall.

“And then somehow we got dragged into all this faerie shit. I was forced to become fae, and then sent here to adjust. I spent my entire time trying to make sure Elain didn’t fling herself off the mountainside. She was so miserable, a shell of who she was before. The inner circle gave her as much time to adjust as she needed, but they never extended the same courtesy to me.”

Nesta laughed bitterly. “I don’t need to tell you about what happened in the War. I’m sure you already know. After it was over, everyone acted like everything was fine. Elain became her perky, delicate self again and the celebrations began. But I did not want to celebrate, it did not feel like a victory. My father died, knowing I hated him and he still tried to protect me and tell me he loved me. There was so much death that day, so many families torn apart and they acted like nothing happened.

“I got my own place, a slummy house outside the city. Feyre and Rhys paid for it. I would have, if I had my own money, but I didn’t. I suspect when my father died his wealth went right into their pockets, when some of it should have gone to me. I started drinking and fucking my way around Velaris. Nobody checked up on me, even Elain, even though I spent weeks glued to her side because I was so afraid for her. When I was checked on, it was at those ridiculous dinners they hosted, where I was watched like a hawk. Amren asked about my powers at every opportunity, as if I hadn’t given enough already. They treated me like a ticking time bomb, so I became one. They’ve all had 500 years to learn how to cope with war. I had months before they decided my drinking and whoring was too much. They staged an intervention, and offered me a ‘choice’. I could go to the human lands, or train at the House of Wind with Cassian.”

“But fae are persecuted and killed in the human lands,” You said. “It would be a death sentence.”

“Trust me, they were well aware of that.” Nesta laughed bitterly. “While they intervened, Elain helped pack up my house. They seized it from me, and I was forced to come here. I never wanted to learn how to fight. There are other ways to heal, to be strong. But my way of healing was too embarrassing, too ugly for them. I didn’t spend hours poetically gazing out a window in silence like Elain. So now I’m stuck here, a discarded thing they didn’t want to deal with.”

Nesta’s eyes were glazed with tears, and you couldn’t tell if you were going to be sick or go on a murderous rampage. Mor and Cassian consumed 8 bottles of wine together at dinner last night, and you didn’t doubt that the Illyrians spent much of their younger years fucking everything in sight. They’ve all done what Nesta did, yet she was being punished for it. You wanted to scream in frustration, let the world know what the leaders of this court put Nesta through.

“We have to get out of here.” You murmured. “We can’t stay locked up in this place.”

“And go where?”

“Anywhere.”

Nesta snorted humourlessly. “A nice sentiment,” She said. “But neither of us is making it down those steps. Even if we did, we wouldn’t get far.”

“We’d need help.” You said, picking at a string on the blanket.

Nesta sighed and relaxed back into the pillows, abandoning her defensive crouched position. Her arm brushed yours as she laid back, sending tingles up your skin – it was like being touched with a melody of ice and fire, mixed together.

“As much as you claim to be friends with Lucien, I doubt he’d risk his neck like that to save you.” She pointed out, tipping her head back. “He’s mated to Elain after all, if he thought helping us would put her in danger, all his friendship with you would go out the window, I promise.”

You winced. She was right, as much as you loved Lucien as your best friend, he was a mated male now. You didn’t know how it felt to be mated, but you had heard of other’s experiences. As much as Lucien would want to help you, he wouldn’t risk putting Elain in harm's way. Suddenly, an idea struck you.

“What about his brother, Eris?” You asked, leaning back to rest your neck against the pillows like Nesta had. She turned her head to face you.

“Seriously?” She asked.

“I’m serious!” You insisted, turning your head towards her as well. Your faces were only a foot apart, but you tried not to think about that. “The Night Court hates him. Who better to help us than someone Rhysand cannot stand?”

“Who says he will even help? Do you even know him?”

“Sort of. I spent some time in Autumn visiting Lucien. Out of all his brothers, Eris was the only one who treated me like a living creature, not an object. He was decent and respectable enough.”

You left out the part about the massive crush you had developed on your best friend’s older brother over the years, how you got butterflies every time that cold gaze would soften for a split second when he saw you wandering about the Autumn Court.

“I haven’t heard good things about him,” Nesta said bitterly. “Feyre says he left Mor to die in the woods after they were supposed to be engaged.”

“And Feyre probably tells other courts that you’re an ungrateful whore who is trying to steal from her and Rhysand to make them look bad,” You scoffed. “And that I’m some spy from the Spring Court who is planning the murder of all Night Court babies. So I think it’s safe to say that if they’re wrong about us, they may be wrong about Eris too.”

You felt Nesta flinch at your words, wondering if maybe you had gone too far. But she did not snap back, or get angry with you. She simply sighed, blinking once. Her hair was falling into her face, disheveled as opposed to its usual neat braid. You liked it, the messiness that made her look more relaxed rather than on edge, waiting to strike at whoever glanced the wrong way. There was a softness to her that you were seeing, a cold heart being thawed like the snow on the first day of spring.

“He may only help just to make us a part of whatever game he’s playing and use us against the Night Court.” Nesta warned, looking into your eyes.

“I know,” You said softly. “I cannot deny that he is unpredictable and scheming. But it’s a better alternative than being stuck here having to bend to your sister and her mate’s every whim.”

Silence overcame the room for a moment, as if Nesta was contemplating her choices. It was easy for you to decide which option you’d take, you had no personal ties to the Night Court’s inner circle. But Nesta did – as much as she and her sisters were not on good terms, at the end of the day you knew she still loved them in her own way.

“How would we do it?” She asked after a few seconds. “I doubt we can send him a letter and ask him to drop by without Rhysand or his dogs finding out.”

“We do exactly as they tell us to.” You began carefully. “You train with Cassian, I’ll tell them what they want to hear. We make them see what they want to see – a good female who heals the way they want by training into a warrior, and a Spring Court female who is so grateful for their hospitality they will do anything they ask. Then maybe, we’ll find out what they’re playing at. Once they let us in on everything, or you at least, we have a much better chance of seeing Eris. If Lucien is to be believed, they’re working with him on something.”

Nesta narrowed her eyes. “Are you sure you’re not their little puppet sent to coerce me into obeying them?” She hissed.

You would have believed the venom in her voice to be serious, if not for the gleam in her gray eyes and the slight twitch of her lips.

“You have figured me out, Nesta Archeron.” You sighed dramatically. “I actually am Rhysand’s personal spy. Darn, you got me.”

She laughed, and it was the most beautiful sound you had ever heard. It was like a breeze through an old forest, mystical and echoing. For the first time since you had met her, that laugh was genuine.

“We appeared as quite a united front at dinner,” Nesta pointed out. “They’ll be suspicious if we suddenly go along with everything.”

You hummed, contemplating for a moment. “Maybe we can pretend to fight. Some time when Cassian or Azriel is here since they’ll definitely go telling everyone else about it. We keep our distance from each other, at least when they have eyes on us.”

Those slate coloured eyes that were normally like chips of ice looked saddened momentarily. “I don’t want to do that.” She admitted quietly, voice barely above a whisper.

“I don’t either,” You choked out. “But we can’t raise any suspicions.”

Without thinking, you reached forward and tucked a strand of hair behind Nesta’s ear. She did not flinch, or harden her gaze. She just kept staring at you, looking sad.

“How will we make our plans then?” Nesta asked. “I doubt Azriel is Rhysand’s spymaster for nothing.”

“The books,” You said after thinking for a moment. We leave notes for each other in the books. Smutty romance ones that Azriel wouldn’t be caught dead picking up.”

Nesta chuckled again, and your heart fluttered. Mother above, you could get used to hearing that sound.

“Alright.” She said, “I’m in.”

“We will get through this.” You promised, grabbing her hand. “The next few weeks will be shit. I’ve grown rather used to your company, but if we want out of here we have to be smart.”

“Then we begin tomorrow.” Nesta said. “But could you maybe… stay here for the night? If we have to act like we don’t like each other in the next while…”

Her words trailed off, but you knew what she meant. From the way she averted her gaze, you could tell she felt silly asking this of you. So you gently stroked the back of her hand with your thumb.

“Of course.” You said.

Wordlessly, you got up and grabbed your nightgown from your room, giving Nesta time to change into hers. When you returned to her room, she was settling underneath the covers. You blew out the candle and crawled into the space next to her, laying your head onto the soft pillows. For a minute, the two of you laid there in the dark, facing each other and saying nothing.

“(Y/N)?” Nesta’s voice was quiet.

“Yes?” You replied, already drowsy with sleep.

“I’m glad you are here.”

“Me too.”

***************

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[brambleghastblast]

rather nice updates on the chuggaaconroy situation

ive thought about this thing. a lot. literally so much. chugga and trg are the only (formerly) consistently uploading youtubers i actually love watching. most gaming youtubers are just too angry or negative for me to get into. so i've been really bummed honestly. i have stopped watching chuggaaconroy and trg completely since january

but i've gotta say..

the fact that chuggaaconroy is taking therapy and fixing himself seriously, and has been doing this since before being called out, and the main allegation being from 2009.. i'm going to be completely honest. while i will never defend what he did, i am fully willing to forgive him.

many youtubers just post a short apology and go right back to making content and never change. but chuggaaconroy is seriously taking this to heart. he is clearly trying to change for the better and i really respect that

that, combined with all the good he's done for the gaming community in the past and how much happiness he's brought others.. i can't stay mad at him. he screwed up but like. humanity is all about changing and growing, making mistakes and then fixing yourself afterward. and the updates from nintendocaprisun really show he's taking this seriously.

i mean.. if i'm not mistaken what is calling out if not exposing the bad deeds of one and then making them change? i dunno, i just can't get throwing someone away entirely for some mistakes they regret. that sounds cruel.

and i don't think i'm alone, actually. the trg reddit and youtube comments were initially extremely angry and disappointed in emile.. but checking them again, they're now actually full of support, after tim's updates. people saying they overreacted, people wishing him well in therapy, youtubers he was friends with expressing support and saying they're still friends, people saying they miss him.

the situation was awful because it blew up everywhere and so many people hopped on. clout chasers trying to profit off drama, ableists using it as a ticket to bully autistic people, undying defenders claiming emile did nothing wrong, it was a horrible mess and such an awful time to be online.

but now that it's in the past and we get to hear actual fans and geniune peoples opinons, i think things are really leaning towards the better and more positive.

i don't defend chuggaaconroy, i am disgusted by what he did, but i will absolutely forgive him because he's geniunely working on himself and i believe forgiving regreted mistakes is the most human thing i can do, so long as he never does anything like this again.

[abalonetea]

Actually following up on the previous post, Noah’s POV really is great because it adds a blend of almost black comedy to an otherwise very serious, very straight story. He copes with everything by making really bad jokes and simply refusing to acknowledge how terrible things are, which is the entire point of the story.

At heart, as much as I love touting this as a horror story with a drama flair, and as much as it does fit into those categories, it’s actually more fitting to call this a character study. Hunter might be the one that is most directly affected by the monsters themselves, but the story itself follows the gradual change and decline in Noah as he comes to terms with the fact that if he wants to help Hunter, he’s going to need to do some really awful things.

It’s the black comedy affect that carries this story and keeps it at a level of being enjoyable to read. At least, in my opinon. u.u

[holygamerdragongamer]

My opinon of pm current situation

As much i love pm's work limbus lobcorp lor and wonderlab i wont deny that they have been constantly fucking themselves over especially with this upcoming lawsuit. That said i wanted to say is ...im tired, im sick of the drama im sick of the doomposting, IM FUCKING SICK OF IT ALL ! I just wanted to sit back relax and enjoy a game about a clock guy and there merry band of schitzos going to district to district on a magic school bus driven by a kuudere loli and her grumpy depressed mercinery adopted father collecting branches. That it, i wont defend kim jhoon nore his actions i do wish that pm wont suffer heavily that will resulted in the games cancellation i belive that no one wants the game to be canned. that said am i going to delete limbus and join the boycott ?...no i won't i still have faith that pm will manage to find away to get themselves outta a jam and pull themselves back together when the lawsuit is finished, (if that happens though) i love projmoon works so much that it wont he enough to deter me from fandom despite the controversy all im still going to play limbus and give the devs my support because i hope that they will redeem themselves in the end

[vilgramcrimeandpunishment]

Akari’s first Voice Drama (Outrageous Wonderland)

E: *footesteps echo* *opens door* Akari K—

A: 🎵 Tis ordained, thou shall follow thine destiny. ’Tis ordained, thou shall discard vulgarity 🎵

E: !!!!

A: Ah! Hi hi, warden-san!!! I’m all ready to chit chat, so please let’s talk!! Pretty please, pretty plea—

E: W-Where did you learn that song?

A: Hm? Oh! You caught me singing? How embarrassing! Well, Mama said I was always a good singer, so not like I should be ashamed, but what do you think warden-san? Opinons are subjec—

E: Where! Did. You. Learn. That. Song?

A: !!! I-I….I just…well….I dreamt it….I thought it was all like “Cool! Jazz hands! Wowzers! So pretty and cute!” so I was humming what I remembered. I figured maybe I could incorporate it into a musical when I get home to—

E: You….dreamt the song? What the hell are you talking about?

A: Umm…..was it wrong to?

E: Not exactly….just surprised that you know it…..

A: Oh? Was it unpopular? Or maybe something a bit ‘your time’? By the way, if you don’t mind Akari asking, how old are you warden-san?

E: Me? I’m 15….I think…

A: FIFTEEN?! You could’ve fooled Akari! Teehee! We’re almost the same age then, what fun! I know we’ll get along great! We’re gonna be the best of friends! We can hold hands and be all “Power! Friendship! Wowwie! Sparkle!”—

E: Akari…..how old are you?

A: I’m 17! 

E:……..it’s ringing bells…..

A: Hm?

E: The child musical theater star….the acting and singing prodigy….the double threat in the theater industry….you’re Akari Kamizaki, the musical theater actress that reached fame at only 12 years old…

A: Oh…..*blushes* Y-You….you noticed?

E: Surprised no one else had. Considering you are one of the more extroverted prisoners

A: Hehe, don’t mean to brag but I can be preeettyyyy sneaky~ 

E: With a murder underneath your belt, I bet you can

A: *sharp sigh* Yeahhhh….about that….

E: Hm?

A:…..I’m…..super duper sorry…..

E:…….I don’t think you’ve noticed, but taking someone’s life isn’t something you can apologize for, Akari Kamizaki

A: I-It’s not just that! I…..Akari never meant to be responsible for her life! She really liked her too! 

E: You liked the person you killed?

A: Wellll….not like ‘love love’ where we were all like ‘Kissy! Romance! Cuddles! And sparkle sparkle magically fairytale date!’. Love like…Akari and her were good friends 

E: So you killed one of your friends to make it worse?

A:………Yes….

E: Acting all shy now once I mention your murder? Not so cheery now, huh?

A: But Akari just wants to feel happy so everyone around her can feel happy! 

E: Even though you were acting meek at the mention of your murder, you still didn’t wipe that smile off your face

A: Cause Akari wants everyone to be happy is all! If Akari smiles, everyone will smile! Mama said my smile is contagious! 

E: Don’t use that childlike dribble on me

A: Warden-san, you didn’t smile though….

E: I’ll be sure you walk back to your cell with that smile turned upside down

A: Ouchie! What harsh words, warden-san!!!

E: I can tell this will be a difficult interrogation with that childlike mind of yours

A: Hey! Akari-chan is 17! 

E: Seventeen, not five years old

A: My audience ranged from all ages cause Akari played many different roles for many years. Thinking my audience was only cute little kids? Warden-san has a funny way of thinking, eheheh!!!

E: Shut it! Can I ask my questions?

A: About me??? Oooooo, it’s gonna be like an interview! Only not cameras and paparazzi! It feels more like friends talking, which is what eases Akari’s mind! 

E: We’re not friends, Akari Kamizaki

A: Well of course cause friends have to get to know each other! Akari will start! Akari is from Shibuya City, her blood type is A, her star sign is Gemini, her favorite food is taiyaki—

E: H-Hey! Shut it for a second! 

A: Hm?

E: I’m already going crazy….I haven’t asked a single question I prepared for you. Stop being annoying and muddying the waters with your nonsense

A: Oopies! Akari is sorry, warden-san! Ask away! 

E: Thank god…..*clears throat* How is life in Vilgram?

A: At first it was weird, but then I thought it was SO COOL! Like all SPARKLE! BLAM! PEW PEW!—

E: Describe your life without onomatopeias, please….

A: Hmmm…..I love it! I like everyone here, so yayyy!!! Friends! And maybe we can put on the greatest shows together too! Well….ya know, if they can even figure out who I am, teehee! But I can just deflect the questions if they think I look familiar! Ya know, not a lot of people noticed, except for mayyyybeeee Mai??? But I never got into detail and—

E: Okay, shut it

A: Hm?

E: I’m going to ask the next questions. This time, get to the point

A: Okie Dokie! 

E: Do you need any rations?

A: Hmm….I want….a pony! And a kitty! And birthday cake! Even though it’s not my birthday, but I still want some cake! I do prefer ice cream cake, but I like the flavors strawberry and vanilla too! But the buttercream would be white chocolate! I love—

E: What part of get to the point do you not get, girl?

A: Oh? Sorry! I rambled, didn’t I? Akari is sorry. She got excited talking to a potential friend

E: Once again, we aren’t friends. I am your prison guard and you are a prisoner

A: So???? 

E: We’re practically strangers

A: Well think of it this way! Strangers are just friends you haven’t met <3

E: Naive way of thinking

A: More like positivity! Is what Mama tells me! 

E: Hate to break it to you, but your Mama lied

A:………

E: This is a prison for murderers. You included. You being a prisoner in VILGRAM is enough evidence for me to believe that your actions lead to someone’s death

A: Umm….

E: And to act all cheery and positive like this? This isn’t even like Kasumi that reeked of phony optimism, nor Mai who just seemed to be a carefree person

A: What….

E: And to say that your mother put all that nonsense into your head? Smiles are contagious and be friendly with strangers? What a nonsensical thing to say. Did she even brainwash you into thinking that applies for a jail?

A: *sharp sighs*

E: Not even three questions into this interrogation and I can already tell your mother takes over your life and even ideals. I almost feel sorry for you

A: No, that’s wrong!

E: !!!

A: Mama loves Akari! She’s the reason why I am the person now! Mama loves me! She’s always right! P-Please….you’re just jumping to conclusions based off of like…two things that have no context behind them!

E: It really hasn’t crossed your mind that maybe your mother is just using you?

A: W-Why would you say that?! 

E: Shut it! Or do I gotta smack you?

A: You’re being mean, warden-san! 

E: Sure am. If you’re done with your little temper tantrum, let me continue

A: But—

E: Akari, calm down. Has it ever occurred to you that your mother is just wrong?

A:…..But….Mama is never—

E: Even adults can make mistakes, Akari Kamizaki

A:…..Akari is super duper sorry if she made you mad, warden-san…..she’s very protective of mama…..

E: That’s alright. I’m just relieved you calmed down

A:….Does warden-san have any parents?

E:……………eh?

A: You say even adults makes mistakes. And…including parents, right? Does warden-san know this from experience?

E:……….

A: *gasps* Is warden-san’s parents super duper bad?! Akari is sorry! I know! When this blows oversee can take you back to Mama and—

E: *groans* 

A: Warden? You’re holding your head! And….you look like you’re in pain! 

E: *heavy breathing*

A: Warden….are you okay?

E: Don’t touch me! *slaps her arm away*

A: Ack! S-Sorry! Akari is sorry

*Jackalope comes in* *the rabbit tells Es something before hopping off* *Es calms down shortly* 

E: My apologies

A: Are you secretly Snow White?!

E: What the fuc—

A: You were talking to a bunny! You can talk to animals?! *gasps in awe* YOU’RE A DISNEY PRINCESS!

E:…….I sometimes wonder what the hell goes on through your head…..

A: Akari always thinks about what theater musicals she can perform next time! 

E: I can tell

A: Anyways, what were you saying about Mama? Warden doesn’t have to say anything about their own family if it makes them frustrated. But I doubt Mama said anything bad to Akari

E: Well, I don’t want you to go into another screaming fit, so I’ll leave my opinon at that for now. But I’ll look at your memories soon enough

A: Mama….

(Bells chime, machines whirling)

A: Oh! It’s time the song thingy majig, right?

E: The extraction process, yes. Which brings me back to the beginning of the interrogation 

A: Hm?

E: That song….I mean….I’d expect you to know….his song from your numbers and cells corresponding, but that song isn’t his….

A: What are you talking about, warden-san? You mean that super duper sparkle bam pop song that Akari was humming? 

E: Yeah, but…..say…..did you happen to step into prisoner number 8’s cell recently?

A: Hehe…..

E: What’s with the laughter

A: Umm….Akari may havveee…surprised Hika-chan

E: Hika-chan….I’m guessing that is prisoner number 8, Hikari….Wait, what do you mean ‘surprised’ him?

A: As in….she threw a surprise slumber party for her and him! 

E: Surprise slumber p—Did you….you broke into his cell?!

A: Not exaacccttlllyy~ Wellll….Hikari-chan is always cooped up in his cell! Akari wanted to surprise either him or Dai-chan, since they’re the too most closed off friends in Vilgram. Dai-chan is kinda scary, so I settled for Hika-chan

E: His cell was unlocked?

A: He told Akari he didn’t bother to lock his cell. So it was easy to invite myself in and sleep with him! 

E: You shared the bed?

A: Akari didn’t want be a bad guest, so she took the floor! 

E: And…this er….’slumber party’ was the night before?

A: Yep! 

E:….I see….

A: Warden-san? Do you wanna have a slumber party with Akari?

E: You have so many screws loose….

A: Akari isn’t a toolbox

E: Akari Kamizaki, prisoner number 5, sing your sins!

[stefanmikaleson1864]

I loveeeeee causing drama on twitter because god forbid someone has a different opinon lol Maybe I gotta stop i'm old lol

[crying-devil]

Falling into the deep rabbit hole of duskwood character cosplayer on instagram

recently I have seen something quite interesting on instagram. (By cosplay I don't mean costume cosplay rather "account cosplay"). And I just want to talk about it.

Disclaimer: following post is not an accusatory but an opinionated post.

All of this started when I came across this particular account:

As you can tell it's a Jake fan account and this person is cosplaying as Jake. They seem actually very knowledgeable about coding stuff so it really feels like an actual Jake account. I also quite enjoy their content and they do have a large fanbase.

From this post's like ratio it's clear that many duskwood fans follow them. So you might ask what the issue is? Well if they are cosplaying Jake (who is duskwood character)then why are they tagging "reality_games_de"(developer of healing, sev7en... and not "Everbyte"?Now I want to clarify that it might be because those games also have hacker characters like ; wolf and shadow but I have played both of those games and can clearly tell they are cosplaying non of them. and the comments under the post clarifies that too.

AND that's not all, I noticed the accounts they follow:

As you can see all this account have one thing in common, "reality_games_de". Mind you That "Jake account" does not follow the actual official duskwood character nor the actors account nor Everbyte. They do follow the actors and writers of healing .And all this account thoroughly promotes reality games stuffs. but not once they mentioned Duskwood or Everbyte to my knowledge. And they are pretty committed with the cosplay too.

What's more interesting are the comments under the post that looks like bot but they aren't. Those comments account are also a follower or followed by these cosplay accounts. so they are in on it with the whole cosplay thingy. I know it is not that harmful and just some people having fun but they go out of their why to mention a company that is no way associated with duskwood. But don't even mention Everbyte the actual developers?

With all this I would like to clarify that the actual "reality games" account does not follow any of them.so it's safe to assume that the cosplayers are fans and no way involved with the developer right? or is it? *vsause theme song*

My overall ick with all this:

not a single time mentioning duskwood or Everbyte and constantly promoting other games feels like leaching out of there popularity. (you can argue that duskwood has ended and it's relatively popular so we should not care but it still feels shady)

misleading new player into thinking duskwood has anything to do with reality games.

PS: I DO NOT IN ANY WAY WANT TO START A DRAMA OFF OF THIS. THEY ARE JUST MY SIMPLE ANALYSIS OF A MATTER I FOUND INTRESTING(which very likely not be correct)AND THE LAST PART IS MY OPINON DO NOT GO BASH ANY OF THEM MENTIONED.(but I know I don't need to say it because you guys know better).

[blossomrainbow]

Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi Review

(SPOILER WARNING AHEAD)

First of all, easily one of the best Japanese detective dramas i've ever watched! The storyline was so well written and the development that all of the characters went through especially Goro & Ichigo. Which speaking of them they are so cute and I'm a bit gutted we didn't confirm if they did end up together by the end following Ichigo's confession and in the final episode it was very easy to tell that Goro cared way more about Ichigo then he did Maria.

Maria was such a well written villian too and I think following the ending it could have easily helped build up for a Season 2 where she didn't actually die. You end up feeling sorry for her 3 acomplices by the end of it also, as in my opinon they were very easily manipulated by Maria.

I would highly recomend taking the time to watch this, although I do wish there were a few things a bit more tied up at the end just to fully finish it all off. Many praise for all the actors too as their acting really helped convey the correct emotions that the characters were going through along the 9 episodes.

[starlingflight]

2022 Wrapped

Post the top 5 works you're most proud of that you released in 2022 (not necessarily your most popular)

ty for tagging me, @ashesandhackles and @lanaturnergetup​

Sands of Time - I wanted to scream from frustration when I got ‘sand’ and ‘chocolate frog card’ as prompts. I wanted to scream in excitement when I figured out how to work them into a fic. Also, my first foray into Jily

End of the Road - Founders Era is way out of my comfort zone and I really enjoyed exploring it. Also I accidentally made Rowena Ravenclaw my own favourite character lmao. 

Those Left Behind - I’m really happy with how captured some difficult emotions in this. I want to write more from immediately after the war but I find that period pretty intimidating because of the intensity of the circumstances/atmosphere. 

Let It Linger - I have said this previously on discord, but I used to be a total James Potter Anti and I’m low-key proud of myself for not being too rigid on my opinons and allowing myself to be swayed (thank you, @lanaturnergetup​). This was my first time writing James’ POV and I felt like I had a breakthrough with him.

Auld Lang Syne - I really enjoyed exploring the Marauder dynamics for the first time but I’m mainly including this because @hinnyfied​ said this was her favorite thing of mine and I live to please her. 

your top 4 current WIPs that you're excited to release in the new year

I wish I could give a list but I can’t because I don’t really have a plan for this year. 

I did Nanowrimo in November and wrote 70k of an original story - I’m excited to edit it in the New Year and figure out if I’m ever going to put it somewhere for people to read. 

I’m planning a fic about Cho and her life post-canon, I’m also planning a follow-up to A Bad Idea (a George/Angelina one-shot) and maybe something Parvati & Lavender focused with @lanaturnergetup​ which will be the MOST fun if we actually get time for it. 

your top 3 biggest improvements in your writing over the past year

Allowing myself to just write without worrying if it’s good and knowing I can edit later - something that really helped in nanowrimo. 

I think I’ve got better at Show Don’t Tell but also knowing when telling is actually necessary. I think I have previously been a little too scared of exposition. 

A weird side effect of depression (for me) is that it makes visualising scenes much more difficult - this has been frustrating but I think an unintended consequence of it has been that I have focussd a lot more on description/scene-building (for my own benefit more than anyone who might read my writing) and my descriptions have improved because of it. 

your top 2 resolutions (ways you wish to improve your writing/blog) for the new year,

I have really shied away from drama in favour of ‘realism’ previously, thanks to taking other people's advice way too much to heart. Sometimes drama is fun and exciting, which is what storytelling is about. I’m going to allow more drama into my writing this year and not worry about readers rolling their eyes at me. 

I’m going to pay more attention to characters I’ve previously written off. @ashesandhackles​ is my life idol and she has really nuanced takes on almost every character so I’m going to be more like her. 

and your number 1 favorite line you've written this year:  

‘However, rules, in James’ experience, were meant to be broken.

“It’s late. We should get back to the common room.”

Just not tonight.’

Okay, that’s three lines - the last line is my favourite but a tiny bit of context is needed. The way I evil grinned to myself when I wrote this. The way my evil grin spread when @lanaturnergetup​ beta’d it and left me this comment: 

Tagging: no one bc I'm super late to this party. If you haven't done this and you want to, consider yourself tagged.