#gorillas doing things gorillas wouldn't normally do

[exploding-goobery]

Justice League Action had amazing character designs and I love them.

To be fair, Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle is one of the best character designs DC's ever done, it looks good in every artstyle and medium: it's insane. But, the relative size of his head-to-eyes and getting rid of the mouth adds a lot of unique expression to it!

Nothing too fancy, but Booster's small legs and how his body stretches out as you go up it makes me laugh: Of COURSE he'd skip leg day, and good on them for making a point of it!

Stargirl just has a strong profile, and I think it best displays the more upbeat personality Johns gave her, plus the super-long hair is such a neat touch! I dunno, this show was what got me into the character and she's just the best.

I love the simplicity of the Flash design: taking away most of the textural elements and letting the colours pop really keep things from being too complicated, and is just a general breath of fresh air for Flash designs. Plus, I LOVE how friendly the eyes on this version are.*

The parted hair shows her pragmatic nature, whilst also giving the tiara a nice bonus use as a hairband, which is a neat reinterpretation. I dunno, it strikes a fun balance between superheroic and warrior-esque that reflects well on Diana's charactertisation!

Obligatory gorillas doing things gorillas wouldn't normally do. - It's a DC staple, though it isn't really a character-design thing. *I am not an artist, I could not tell you why, but he's my friend so shut it.

[yakuzacanons]

Hello! How about playing pocky game with the boys? For some guys it definitely would be an adorable clumsiness (or clumsy adorableness?)

OMG I haven't thought about the pocky game since I was in high school lol of course u can, thanks for ur patience btw

Kazuma Kiryu

Either hasn't thought about this game in years or doesn't even know what it is. Learns by trying it out. Kind of blushes every time the pocky stick breaks. When it does break, he just kind of slowly nibbles it in silence.

Majima Goro

Has inhaled the pocky stick in one bite just to kiss you. Ain't no snack getting in the way of the REAL snack. Which is you. If you didn't know. Fun fact.

Saejima Taiga

Knows what it is and kind of chuckles, saying "That takes me back". Totally would stare you down during it to intimidate you because it makes you flustered and he thinks that's cute.

Akiyama Shun

Absolutely down for the challenge and will do his darn best to succeed cuz he wants that kiss dammit! If the stick breaks, he'll just ask you to play again with the now shortened stick.

Tanimura Masayoshi

Kind of has a childish excitement about it as he's known of the game but never really tried it before. Plus, snacks are involved. He loves those. Almost as much as he loves you. He's not good at it though, breaks it a lot but keeps asking for a rematch.

Ryuji Goda

This big-heart-small-brain gorilla of a man will just bite straight through the stick on the first attempt, saying something about how he thought he was supposed to eat it. Turns out he just misheard the instructions. It's totally funny to you until he figures out how it ACTUALLY works, then watch out. He is getting that kiss if it takes him all day.

Nishikiyama Akira

Actually one of the few boys that might initiate the game with you. Also the type of guy if you ask him to play to say something like "Ah, you want a kiss that badly? Hmmm... okay, let's do it."

Daigo Dojima

Our shy and innocent Daigo has heard of the game but never got the chance to try it in high school, likely out of shyness. He looks super calm doing it, as he always looks doing most things these days, but inside he's like "Man, I hope I don't screw this up..." In a way, that classic stoicness kind of only makes him hotter, so it's really just up to who finds the other person hotter more to win at this game.

Mine Yoshitaka

The concept of the pocky game is befuddling and fascinating to him. He's thinking "A game using food? For kissing?... Huh??" But what the heck, he'll try it if only as an excuse to be in close proximity to you.

Tatsuo Shinada

Also one of the few boys who might initiate this game with you. If he knows that you're open to the idea of playing it, then whenever he happens to be eating pocky as a snack he'll just offer the idea up playfully. Loses a LOT though, he is NOT good at it.

Ichiban Kasuga

The last of the boys to likely initiate this game, mostly as a cute means to get closer to you. He'll say something like "Hey, remember that game all the kids used to play back in high school? Wonder if anyone still does that..." Uses strawberry pocky because he thinks it's cuter that way somehow.

Tianyou Zhao

Doesn't initiate but wouldn't turn down the opportunity to try it. After the first time, literally everytime you buy pocky, he'll be like "Ah, are we playing that again?" just to get a flustered reaction out of you. Also the type of guy to hold a piece of pocky dangling out of his mouth at you to tease you. He's a silly head.

Joon-Gi Han

The concept is lost on him, at least verbally and conceptually. Does not understand why you don't just kiss normally and eat the pocky normally. It isn't until he's physically giving it a try that he's like "Oh... I get it".

[harmonysanreads]

Submission

yandere shikanoin heizou x shrine maiden!reader

wc: 1.3k+

cw: general yandere themes, some not sfw implications if you squint.

Sir Shikanoin visits too often.

A thought that was passed behind the other shrine maidens' sleeves, in hushed but made for certain people to hear voices. Her excellency, Sangonomiya Kokomi had agreed with what used to be but local gossip at one point, too. The Detective's recurring visits might've not been so strange if this had taken place even a year prior ; when the borders of Inazuma were still open for trading ships and foreigners—or, when Sangonomiya was still yet to announce rebellion.

Perhaps, it might've not been as suspicious if the Doushin's visits were simply to admire the views of said island, which would be far more understandable (but still weird) logical even so, to the locals of Watatsumi. You could've also continued with your plain life watching waves gently touch the pastel shorelines as if it were a teenager too shy to approach their adored, resorting to stolen glances and sheepish, fleeting encounters.

You wouldn't have paid any mind to the floating words around Watatsumi at present. You wouldn't have had to suppress a scowl as the detective passed by in all his bubbly and unbothered glory or have had to be subjected to the unwanted spotlight when he (much to your dismay) turned around and waved at you with the energy of a gorilla. But you knew better. The Doushin's repeated visits shouldn't have earned this much attention, too. You wished so greatly that you could ignore it, ignore everything like you know he was as well. But you can't, you can't console yourself or the locals with ruses anymore when it seemed like Shikanoin Heizou's appearances were repeated solely for you.

You could've continued your training as a shrine maiden uninterrupted, hand not shaking at the fraction when lighting up the incense every morning, as another whisper is exchanged behind your back. You might've not had to worry at all when strolling in the streets, ignoring the judging eyes that drilled your form from all sides.

You might've not loathed the Doushin as much either if he hadn't been so hell bent on bothering you from day one, if he left you alone to your afternoon poetry reading. Things could've escalated differently if he'd decided to ‘sight see’ at another time than in the middle of a civil war and after the sun had melted in the horizon.

But as with many things in life, not everything goes your way.

You couldn't blame the locals or your fellow shrine maidens. It was only natural for them to find the Tenryou Commission detective's behaviors questionable. They were normal people thinking, well, normally. Who wouldn't find a detective of all people loitering about the island stationing the resistance and simply doing nothing but interacting with just a shrine maiden instead of, oh, they don't know, investigating a crime scene? Hell, him coming here to spy on the resistance would've been far more rational than whatever this was. But after some careful watching, the Divine Priestess herself had concluded that he had shown no signs of such intentions.

So then, what other option do they have left but put the other person in question? This, you understood very well. But merely understanding never eased anything for you. How would it when you were being accused of treason in your own hometown, by the people who you grew up watching all your life? Your fellow shrine maidens' favourite pastime was now talking behind your back, the bookstore from which you'd purchased so much was hesitant to even let you in and all the people who'd asked for countless favours were reduced to a mere silent audience (were you that untrustworthy?). And so, you now had no one to blame and hate other than Heizou himself.

Your gut tells you he has some sinister intention and a part of you believes it, too. But when her excellency had personally called you for an audience and asked if his advances harboured any malicious intentions, you had abruptly stopped.

True, the detective would always pester you for a conversation or to sing him a song and even though your intuition screamed that he had ulterior motives—you couldn't speak up. What would you tell her anyway? Even Lady Kokomi knew that the Doushin had yet to spy on or sabotage the resistance or even take any action regarding that at all. He never even asked anything regarding it to you ; no matter how hard you tried to think of something, anything your mind would only remind you of that plaguing smile.

Ah, no wonder you had nothing to refute the gossips, the whispers and her excellency's sincerest queries with. Because you were guilty, too. It takes two to start a quarrel after all. Your dread increases further once you remember not pushing him away when he leaned in a little too close. Truthfully, the air of Watatsumi would not have carried any whispers if you hadn't unknowingly indulged him either, if you had rejected his requests for a song or if you bit your tongue from laughing at his stupid jests.

You, along with everyone had been too late to realize the game the Doushin had been playing all this time—huh, it's as if you'd forgotten the very vital fact that he was, after all, a shrewd detective whose mind did not function all that different from a master criminal. That was the last thing that came crashing down on your confused mind before Lady Kokomi's pitiful blue gaze was all you could reckon.

The waves this night hit the coral shores with a force you'd not seen from all your years in this island. Since when did the sea get so bold? Or was it the wild winds that had given it that courage? Although you knew that it wasn't advisable to be by the shores at the quiet of the night, that mattered little before this nightmare. 

What was to be afraid of now, the raging waters that seemed so ready to devour you, that lulled you to give up? Or the unruly winds that nudged you to give in, encouraged you to listen to the sea? Had it been the eery moonlight that made even the overlapping shadows visible? You knew you should've just headed straight to your quarters, locked and jammed the entrance with heavy furnitures and wrapped yourself in a blanket til this nightmare ended. You should've begged the Divine Priestess to protect you, to maybe send you somewhere far, far away where you'd be safe from the hands that now rested atop your shoulders in what you could feel was more of a mocking embrace and the face that was so close to your own.

“Yet you didn't do anything.”

You close your eyes, in hopes that the next time you opened them, it wouldn't be that cheeky, haughty smile you'd see first of all. But the symphony of the waves and winds altogether continued to echo in your mind, drowning out the painful revelation ; why did it all suddenly feel so welcoming?

A chuckle. One you know too well threw aside the fleeting peace you'd found and you feel something soft, like skin resting against your cheek. You still don't open your eyes.

Click.

From an outsider's perspective, this view would've been so ordinary ; just a serene scene of waves touching the shorelines and the moon spectating a moment shared between a detective and a shrine maiden—if not for your wrists that were bounded in a handcuff.

Perhaps, giving into the sea's advances and following the winds' guidance might not be so bad now—and maybe that's why you didn't shrug off his embrace, as mocking or prideful as you can sense it growing. You open your eyes just in time to see the waves subduing, the winds being reduced to mere breeze as if your submission to him were all they wanted.

How pitiful.

Guess who took Kokomi's voiceline about him and ran with it lol goodluck to every one who's pulling for the detective boi! Heizou wanters will be Heizou havers<3

[cosmica-galaxy]

We now have a page at the bottom of our doc for questions. You did this to us! (not that its a bad thing we love the mimic goobers)

How do the mimic variants walk/run, like humans (on two legs) or like a gorilla of sorts (on knuckles)? Can mimics cry in a sense? Or is it just sad body language? How big/tall are the variants? Both hunting and idle. Do the speaker mimics like to grip to flat surfaces when resting? Or do they prefer to grip to large pipes or rafters? How quickly do they mature? Do some mimics like to collect shiny things or small objects as trinkets? Would an alpha camera mimic like the feeling of having their fangs and ears rubbed or touched (the little fangs! AHFUEAHD -dies from cuteness-)? Would a peon camera mimic mind having company in the process of becoming an alpha? Especially for the expanding of the chassis, gentle head pats if possible. Are there alpha tv and speaker mimics? Or only camera mimic alphas? How does a human know they’ve been integrated into a pack or pack bonded? Is it an instinctual feeling?

(Lmao, sorry for giving you bad brainworms! XD) 1. Mimics walk like normal units. When their arms get longer, so do their legs. So it balances them out. 2. Like the units, the mimics are unable to cry. Even with their organic parts. But they will emit sad sounds or will demonstrate sad body language. 3. Idle forms will be equal height to units, so maaaybe around 6 ft? For the hunting forms: Cameras (peons): 6'8 | (Alphas): 7"7 Speakers : 10"5 TV mimics: 6"6 4. Speaker mimics like sleeping upside down like bats or in higher places. Some will even wrap around an object and dangle from it like a sloth! It depends on preference. Groups tend to go the bat-method, so they can cluster together. 5. All mimics like shiny things. It's interesting to them and shiny things is how they show affection for their mates.

6. When Buddy becomes an Alpha, ear scratches are preferred! They're a little sensitive, but he enjoys the sensation. The fangs are unfeeling however, as they are used to bite or intimidate, so scratching them wouldn't warrant a reaction. Similar to if you scratched your own tooth, it doesn't translate the touch. 7. Certainly! The process is painful, so any help is appreciated, even comfort is nice. Just hope you can stand that sound. It's pretty gruesome to hear it so close and personal...bone cracking, flesh ripping, and creaking metal all in one...yeesh! 8. Cameras are the only ones with a pack mentality and "alpha positions". As the other two don't undergo major changes. However, it is possible for a TV mimic or a Speaker mimic to undergo a change once they get strong enough. So if anything, it's more of a "power indicator" in the other two. If they get TOO strong...well...that's how larger and more cannibalistic versions of the mimics are made. 9. Usually, the human will discover that they have been made a pack member when they are licked, picked up, carried, or given food. It's the universal signs of "you are baby and we like you". Also, if you're in danger and the mimic in question becomes aggressive to the threat, like how Buddy is protective of the human when other less-friendly mimics are around. Hope these answer your questions!

[vampyrsutton]

On Your Knees

Summary:

Joe does his normal playboy song and dance to make Cherry jealous and things turn out even better than expected.

Ao3 Tags:

Public Sex, Possessive Behavior, Exhibitionism, Biting, Face-Fucking, Hair-pulling, Dirty Talk, Degradation, Masturbation, Jealousy, Blow Jobs, Public Blow Jobs

Notes:

Day 7 of MatchaBlossom Week 2023!

NSFW Prompt: Public Sex

"Why are you such a man whore?" Cherry sneers as he crowds Joe against a tree a little ways from the main track. "I thought we were past this, you thirsty gorilla."

Joe scoffs, fairly sure Kaoru letting his client openly flirt with him in the restaurant last week was far worse than what Joe was just doing. "She couldn't see, I was just giving her a hand."

"Yeah, I noticed. I was all over her waist." Cherry huffs, eyes narrowed above his mask.

"She was like 150 cm max. My whole hand fit around her waist." Joe fires back, glaring down at the shorter skater in front of him.

"And she was eating up every second of it." Cherry tsks, backing up now to pretend to turn away. "Ridiculous-"

"I don't see any ownership." Joe cuts in with a shit-eating smirk. He knew what he did, he'd been riling the calligrapher up all week in hopes of making him snap and the slight falter in his light steps told Joe he was about to get what he wanted. "Pretty sure that makes me free game to the hoards of adoring fans. They'd probably behave better too-shit!"

He hadn't expected Cherry finally snapping to include hopping on Carla to pull Joe down by his hair and yank his mask down to bite Joe's neck hard enough to leave a mark on its own, let alone sucking several more into the tan skin around it. He’s not even sure he can flip his chef collar up to hide these let alone his S outfit.

He feels like he should probably be embarrassed with how fast he starts getting hard as he wraps large hands around Cherry's tiny waist with a groan. "Shit, Kao. Warn a guy."

Cherry just smirks, pulling his mask back up with mischief in his eyes as he turns to leave. "Just marking what's mine."

He doesn't get very far as Joe's hands tighten around his slim waist to force him to keep looking at him. "Seriously? Gonna just leave me like this?"

"What are you-" Cherry starts with a glare before gold eyes widen when they trail down to the tent forming in Joe's pants and the renewed smirk becomes obvious. "I literally only bit you?"

"You're hot when you're jealous." Joe huffs with narrowed eyes. "So are you helping or not?"

"We're barely 50 meters from the course." Cherry hums, eyes not leaving Joe's crotch.

"Wouldn't be the first time," Joe smirks now, moving his hands up to Cherry's shoulders. "What do you say?"

Cherry rolls his eyes, pulling his mask back down as he sinks to his knees. "Thirsty gorilla."

"Very." Joe chuckles, carding a hand into long pink hair as his other hand fights with his pants.

"Stay quiet," Cherry mutters, helping get Joe's cock out of his boxers once the pants are out of the way before getting his mouth on it.

Joe curses, moving his now free hand up to his mouth as wet heat wraps around the head of his cock. "Shit. Yeah, I'll definitely try."

Cherry smirks, eyes shining with mischief before he suddenly takes half of Joe into his mouth until he gags and he has to pull back to readjust and try again.

Joe bites his hand with a groan, knowing Cherry plans to drive him insane as he tries not to jerk his hips and possibly hurt him. "Dammit, Kaoru."

Cherry gives him a look like he wants to call him out on the name slip, but instead, he just raises an amused eyebrow before hollowing his cheeks on the way up and falling back down so he can swallow around the head with a moan. It makes Joe's hand tighten in his hair and pulls another needy sound from the pinkette as he continues.

Joe has to fight not to close his eyes, knowing he needs to be the one to keep an eye on their surroundings, but struggling with how Cherry swallows around him and tongues under the head to make Joe curse again. He hears skaters racing past them on the other side of the tree line behind him and the adrenaline of one stopping and finding them makes his cock throb.

He needs to piss Cherry off more often.

Or stop being a hypocrite and just ask .

The mental image of Cherry's face turning pink and muttering obscenities at him for having the audacity pulls a chuckle out of him. The smaller man would be so embarrassed.

Cherry raises an eyebrow once more in question as to what could be so funny.

"Just thinking about how you would react to me outwardly asking you to suck me off in the woods," Joe smirks, snickering when it has the imagined effect of making color flush across Cherry's cheeks as gold eyes glare up at him. "Yeah, that's what I thoUGHT! Fuck!" He curses when Cherry swallows around the head and flicks the slit in retaliation.

Joe flinches when he hears someone skating by asking their buddy what that noise was before he glares down at smug gold. "You're a little shit."

Cherry just shrugs, the smirk obvious in his eyes as he continues bobbing his head, nose now pressed against strong pelvis as a small hand reaches into sagging pants to lightly squeeze Joe's balls and make him buck his hips with a strangled moan.

"Dammit. Kao-shit-" Joe smacks his hand over his mouth to silence his moan when Cherry increases the suction to punish him for trying to say his non-S name.

Looking down into gold eyes delivers one message.

Behave .

"Fucking fine." Joe curses, head thumping against the tree behind him as he tries to keep his hips still, groaning into his hand as Cherry tries to seemingly suck his soul out through his dick. "Fuck, baby…"

Cherry hums thoughtfully just to add vibrations before relaxing his throat and jaw and tapping Joe's legs to get his attention.

It takes Joe a second to figure out what Cherry wants before he feels a skilled tongue along the underside of his cock and finally notices the pleading in Cherry's eyes. "Want me to fuck your throat, baby?" He asks, groaning when Cherry moans around the head. "Fuck, yeah, okay. Relax a bit more-or swallow, shit." Joe hisses as he tightens his grip on pink bangs to start pulling out, starting a slow pace to let Cherry figure out his breathing before starting to speed up when he feels nails dig into his thighs. "You acted like it was such a pain like five minutes ago."

All he gets in response is an eye roll before he sees a challenge spark in gold eyes and feels hands on his ass, pulling him forward as though to tell him to get on with it.

"Dammit, I need to make you jealous more often." Joe chuckles breathlessly as he fucks the slim throat as hard and fast as he can without actually hurting him. "Fuck, your voice is going to be ruined after this." He grunts when this makes Cherry moan around his cock. "We've been gone long enough. Between the dirt on your pants and the crack of your voice, it doesn't matter how much you fix your hair, everyone here will know you were back here getting your throat fucked like a desperate little whore." He chuckles darkly. "You made enough of a scene dragging me away and left these dark ass marks where none of my shirts will hide them, no one will be able to question who we belong to, will they."

Joe feels Cherry's grip on his ass tighten as his throat spasms around his cock with a moan. "Shit, you like that idea, don't you? You don't care if everyone here knows you're a dirty slut, just as long as they know I belong to you, huh?" Another moan has Joe's cock twitching in Cherry's throat. "Next thing I know, you'll be trying to get a collar on me-Fuck!"

Joe isn't fast enough to get his hand over his mouth this time when Cherry properly moans and he feels his entire face flush red in embarrassment when the next group to skate by catcalls and laughs. At least they have the decency not to investigate.

"Shit, Kaoru." Joe hisses, surprised to feel how turned on the thought has him. "Necklace wasn't enough, huh? You want to put an actual collar on me? Maybe a little tag that says Property of Kaoru so no one can question who I belong to-fuck-yeah, we're coming back to that later." Joe groans breathlessly when Cherry looks up at him pleadingly. "I wouldn't mind one on you either. Some of your clients are way too comfortable for my liking."

Cherry makes a noise that might have been a whimper if he didn't have a throat full of dick before a whine manages to force its way through when Joe reaches down to wrap his large hand around the pinkette's slim throat where a collar would sit.

Joe curses when he realizes he can feel his cock stretching Cherry's throat. "Shit, you'd probably actually choke on it if I tried to collar you, wouldn't you? You'd love it though. Feeling the normally comfortable weight become suddenly constricting with each thrust of my cock. You already love it when my giant hands choke you, you'd probably go insane if I did that."

Cherry makes a garbled noise that was probably some type of moan as he trembles and Joe finally notices his hand moving in his loose hakama pants.

"Like the idea that much, huh?" Joe smirks, moving his hand up to the back of pink hair now to fuck his throat properly when Cherry can't even seem to manage a glare. "What was it, baby? The collar? Calling you a whore? Fucking your pretty little throat so you probably won't be able to talk when I'm done with you?" He hums when Cherry tries to moan. "Is it maybe the fact we're so close, anyone could get curious and see what a good little slut you are? Anyone here could hear you choking on my cock and come get a free show as you moan for it? Prideful eyes turned teary as you take me like the perfect little cock sleeve you were meant to be?" He sees Kaoru's hand start speeding up as he does choke now. "Well, Kaoru? Which is it, baby?"

Joe doesn't actually give Cherry a chance to try to answer, knowing that he's right and that Cherry probably can't, and gripping pink strands tighter to guarantee he can't as he nears the edge.

"Fuck, baby, I'm close. So close. You take me so well, how could I not be when you're desperately swallowing around my cock. Shit-" Joe groans as he fights to hold off just a little longer. "Gonna cum down your throat. That okay?"

Cherry just does his best to groan, relaxing his throat as much as possible and tapping a muscular thigh once for yes.

Joe curses, rambling a combination of praise and dirty talk as one more swallow around his sensitive head sends him careening over the edge with a groan, spilling down Cherry's throat as he bites his lip to try to be quiet.

He hears a quiet whimper beneath him and knows Cherry came, and pulling away confirms his suspicions as Cherry pulls pocket tissues from somewhere within the layers of his outfit to wipe his hand clean.

"Fuck." Joe chuckles breathlessly, accepting the offered tissue to wipe his cock off and tuck it away. "Possessive much?"

Cherry just raises a pink eyebrow, looking at Joe unimpressed as he makes a wheezing noise instead of actual words and moves the shirt of his hakama to show off his own dark marks.

Joe snorts. "Point taken. Wanna head back out there, or go another round at home?"

Cherry's face flushes a bright pink at the thought of going out there sounding like this and just points his thumb in the direction of the gates, not wanting to give Joe the satisfaction of hearing him try to talk.

"Fair enough," Joe smirks, pulling his jacket back on properly. "I'll say bye to the others. Meet you at the gate?"

Cherry nods, standing up to leave a final bite on Joe's collarbone before grabbing Carla and heading to the gate with a little smirk.

All Joe can do is shake his head with a laugh. "Possessive shit."

He knew he was no better.

[timetravelersdoctor]

How do you think the Autobots and Decepticons (TFP) would react if they saw the interspecies pairings, courtship and innuendos that exist between Cybertronians and humans?

Examples: -Skids and Charlene. -Sludge really liked Joy Meadows. -Powerglide and Astoria Carlton-Ritz. -Seaspray and Alana. -Wheelie had feelings for Papika. -Starscream fell in love with Jenny's charms. -Jazz and Marissa Faireborn. -Bumblebee and Scarlett. -Glide is known to pick up cute human girls and ride them around in his motorcycle mode. -Sunstreaker drives faster if he smells Junko Shiragami's marigold-scented hair. -Paddles really liked Randall and Ed. -Brawn and Cover Girl got married and used various technologies to produce a human/cybertronian child. -Crankcase and CONS4EVA. -Rapticon and Ne'll. -Action Man tried to flirt with Arcee. -Tigatron and Snowstalker. -Possibly, Optimus Primal once fell in love with a female gorilla. -When Diver was singing, he attracted many female frogs because of his expectations. -Wheelie thought Mikaela Banes was hot and later turned his attention to Carly Spencer.

We don't have to be the same outside to share the same feeling inside.

-Alana

Hi Thank you for the Ask!

Tfp Optimus Prime: Optimus doesn't have anything bad to say about organic-Cybertronian relationships. He's just glad that there are open minded being out there in the universe.

Tfp Ratchet: While he isn't grossed out by hearing about the different relationships that exists he not that big on hearing about the details. he simply doesn't care to know the personal details of relationships. (unless of course the person happens to be friends with him)

Tfp Arcee: She thinks Organic- Cybertronian relationships are a little weird but there is nothing wrong with them. Arcee doesn't understand how they work and would be open to learning more about them.

Tfp Bumblebee: Bumblebee thinks its cool that people don't care about species when it comes to positive feelings (ex: love, friendship) He would ask questions about how a relationship would work on a deeper level but other than that as long as they (the people in the relationship) are happy he doesn't care.

Tfp Bulkhead: He's a little confused and weirded out at first not wanting to ask questions but eventually curiosity would get the best of him and he'd start learning.

Tfp Megatron: Megatron looks down on organics so for someone to be with an organic romantically he would look down on them to. he thinks Cybertronians are the superior race and should not lower themselves to such things.

Tfp Starscream: He finds the thought of those types of romantic relationships (humans and cybertronians) to be very gross. How can a Cybertronian lower their standards to the point of being willing to be involved with organics? he can not understand how some find humans attractive.

Tfp Soundwave: He understands the concept very well and isn't bothered by the different relationships there are. He doesn't really care about them and if he were to encounter such a relationship he would simply treat it like normal.

Tfp Shockwave: He doesn't see the point in interspecies relationships there is no logic in them. He would not approve of such a relationship but he also wouldn't out right try to destroy the relationship he has a very cold an indifferent attitude towards them.

[familyagrestefanblog]

Ml Analysis: Armand D’Argencourts beautiful risk in “Risk” and Gabriel as the core of Adrien being victim blamed in-universe

Disclaimer right of the bat: When I use the word 'victim-blaming' I'm not saying it with the often automatically included association of "ill-intentioned". Victim-blaming and other types of badly treating a person are not, and I mean NOT, exclusive to 'bad people'. Buddy, you can have the purest form of love for someone and mean no real harm in any way and it still wouldn't change the true face of what the displayed behavior/action IS. Intentions are crucial, but they don't decide if something was victim-blaming or not.

Alright? Okay, let's go:

There is one moment in “Risk” that will never not hit me like a whole high-speed train. Its Armand D’Argencourts reaction to Adrien leaving:

While the episode makes the obvious point that Adrien doesnt WANT to leave and that all the positive reactions to his trip and position are misguided support, this one just feels so different.

Because this is the only time we see an adults reaction. A TEACHER! A well-meaning teacher who has since the beginning of the show been put in a direct position of responsibility by Gabriel to be his sons fencing master. M. D’Argencourts spends alot of time with Adrien, knows the pressure he is under, how much is demanded of him and in what kind of mood Adrien is often in. The fencing environment is often used to show Adriens emotional healths state after all.

So this moment of M. D’Argencourts saying this heavy statement really feels incredibly genuine. Because yes, he would know. And that is such a subtle, even hidden in plain sight, massive reveal caused by Froggys influence that actually makes perfect sense to kinda come out of “nowhere” here but still go as hard as it does.

He is one of the adults who are picked by Gabriel to take care of Adrien, just here it is for one of Adriens expected hobbies instead of a buisness or family related matter. So unlike Nathalie or the Gorilla M. D’Argencourts would only really interact with Adrien in a public setting (excluding Party Crasher, that's an interesting case for itself), meaning he would always be stopped by the normal professionalism barrier one expects from a teacher.

The normal professionalism barrier that very much is a real life thing as well and so so many teachers struggle with because of course they often notice that the kid in question needs help, but teachers are so often rendered basically powerless by the very profession they are in. And yet the profession is also the only reason why they are even in said kids life at all.

This moment here really feels like one of those moments where the adult, who needed to maintain a professional distance to the abused kid they care about, ends up taking the huge risk and showing their true feelings for the matter once the professional situation ends. Which here is the case.

The schoolday was as good as over and Adrien about to leave for months and not come to school again for quite a while at least. This was the only “reasonable” situation where M. D’Argencourts would have been free to do this without it being too inappropriate or have his hands still being tied by the employment of being “just” a teacher and not a person/adult who gets to be part of Adriens private life.

And my gosh, M. D’Argencourts really risked taking that chance the moment he was able to huh? Its literally right the moment Adriens last lesson is being ended a bit earlier by Lila and the other kids enthusiasm that M. D’Argencourts steps out of the now-not-so-required-anymore professionalism and scoops Adrien up.

And then from this shot of M. D’Argencourts hugging Adrien we straight up switch to the next scene where Adrien and Lila leave. M. D’Argencourts is right away not among them anymore because the schoolday is over and this is a group of friends saying goodbye. They arent standing there as a class but as friends. So as the adult and teacher that he still is, M. D’Argencourts has no “justification” to be there anymore since this now regards Adriens and his other students private lives. So he isnt there. There also wouldnt be a logical risk for a teacher like him to dare to take in this situation. There is nothing M. D’Argencourts could do even if he wanted to.

So yeah, OOF.

M. D’Argencourts REALLY saw that he had one chance to make his feelings regarding Adriens situation, he had to watch from his more of less powerless teacher position, somehow known to the abused kid he cares about, and man did he TOOK it the moment he could!

This is... such a relieving moment in “Risks” narrative. There is so much victim blaming going on in the finale episodes, because most of the reactions we see are from risk influenced kids who either dont have the means to grasp Adriens situation yet, have their own motives where victim blaming benefits them or other cruical informations of Adriens horrible situations arent known yet in general outside of Adriens family.

In this regard “Risk” is such an awful episode to get through, but it does make you think about how different all this victim blaming is. Quite alot of it isnt even mean-spirited but was meant helpful in intention. Everyone just lacks so much information and crucial perspective that it only could end like this. And that is such a well done and realistic depiction of what actual abuse victims go through. This stuff is so legit, hence why Adrien fans are so upset about it. Because we know and live all of this shit, we can clearly read what is going on here and we SEE how the unfairness isnt stopping and being used against a victim once again.

Cause we KNOW it sounds like an excuse but it actually ISNT when we say that the other characters (but most importantly Adrien HIMSELF) just dont KNOW or understand yet how much Adrien is not the problem here, and that Adrien is caught in a system where even doing excatly what people accuse him of not daring to do is fruitless because he. is. being. abused/oppressed. and. controlled (yes I'm talking about Adrien being a Sentihuman and in my opinion both wedding rings being his amok objects).

Adrien already DID what everyone wanted him to do that day but no one KNOWS it because Gabriel has a whole system in place to cut Adrien down at every turn, including a ring to literally control him.

Most of the people in Adriens life arent even aware they are victim blaming in this episode and yet...thats still simply what they are doing. Thats the reality. Cause to be fair, alot of times it IS a factor of standing up for oneself or take action that can improve one's life greatly. It's not for nothing that this is always peoples first instinct, because it makes sense. But in Adriens life there is simply the unshakable truth that some of the fields in his life are highly negatively influenced by people and systems where him just speaking up is not enough to solve the problem entirely (best case scenario). Sometimes people who complain about being stuck in a miserable circle aren't complaining just to have excuses. Some people are actually stuck in fundamentally inescapable systems/situations, and only completely taking them out of said systems/situations will solve the problem or else all efforts are at risks of having been in vain. This is why sometimes abuse victims NEED to be taken out of their home.

Like in "Multiplication" where suddenly Adrien asking his father to allow him to not having to be a model anymore worked out fine. If he had done that before s5 this wouldn't have worked, hence why it didn't happen in the show before now. It only worked now because GABRIEL, the abuser, was the one who changed and Gabriel of course is in charge of the system.

Adrien having confronted his father did NOT solve the actual core problem that is Gabriel abusing and taking advantage of his son. Gabriels point of view merely changed and now Adrien asking to not be a model anymore suddenly wasn't a problem anymore for him. So Adrien just simply happened to not do something out of the new line. That was such a massive fucking coincidence, it has nothing to do with the needed solution. Cause Adrien confronting his father wasn't able to solve the problem because Gabriel on a whim changed what the problem IS:

Which is why it is so horrible to watch the brutal unfairness on screen in "Risk" when there is literally no way for Adrien to do "right" when he himself doesn't even know what exactly that is yet while everyone keeps saying and demanding something else, contradicting each other too, at the same time as saying either that what's happening to him right now is the best thing ever or the worst.

Right along with saying that Adrien only needs to stand up for himself even though the day literally started with Adrien trying to do that TWICE:

Adriens abuse clashes so hard with the extreme world around him in this episode because at its core it always comes back to what his father/his family background unknown to him puts him through, and how that ends up making others, Adriens friends and Adrien himself hurt and blame him basically for the not so nice looking survival mechanisms to somehow make it through a system completely built against him. And I can only hope that from "Destruction" onwards (now that the new Family Agreste narrative system was officially put in place at the end of “Multiplication”) the show is finally gonna stop making all the victim blaming out to be "just what Adrien needed" through deliberate writing to make it seem that way.

Because in “Risk” it was EXACTLY the confusing, chaotic and sometimes even hypocritical mess of so many character’s various degrees and versions of victim blaming, in ways we never heard them voice before, that ended up leaving Adrien beyond frustrated, confused and vunerable for Felix to manipulate:

Yes, it is true that Adrien also needed to find the courage to stand up for himself in horrible situations, but Adrien doing that isnt going to solve shit because as annoying as it sounds because of Astrucs poor wording years ago that “Adrien is perfect the world is to blame”, Adriens abuse/conflicts simply always includes fundamental and massive core elements of systematically being held in disadvantage or even an outside force being able to literally oppress and control him. Yes, it is questionable to do this with the white rich male pretty boy character, buddy I didnt write the show.

So yeah, M. D’Argencourts happiness for Adrien being able to see the world may be misguided because he doesnt know that Adrien doesnt want to do that, but my GOODNESS. This moment - alongside Marinette later blurring out that she deep down very much understands that the person Adrien needs to get away from is his FATHER (that Adrien doesnt just need to find courage like she adviced him because she fears her powerlessness if Gabriel were to truly be the dangerous problem), and Nino being in general the ally I need in Adriens life just PLEASE with Adrien giving him the needed informations - it gives me so much hope!

They all (and even more, like Alya for example) have the fucking spirit down, we just need to get everyone on the same page regarding the truth of Adriens abuse. But MAN, seeing M. D’Argencourts here really just hits differently.

Because he’s a fucking adult and a teacher Adrien spend alot of time with. And while up til this very moment you may have never even thought about him knowing or grasping whats going on in Adriens life, the moment he just takes the risk and scoops Adrien up and says these words right the instance he ISNT Adriens teacher anymore... it just hits you like a damn brickhouse that one more adult in Adriens life DID notice the entire time how dire Adriens situation is. And how much SENSE it makes that M. D’Argencourts would know. His hands are just tied by his profession and he didnt know how to help this poor kid because of how limited but risky the power and influence of a teacher is once a student of yours has a bad homelife. And as Alya very appropriately said:

ESPECIALLY not when you are an adult and the person you may end up putting at risk through getting yourself involved is a child at the mercy of their parents. This is SUCH a huge fucking complex issue in real life teachers have to deal with. What do you do? How much do you help and in what ways? Do you dare reaching out to the child and trying to help in the first place? Do you wait til the child comes to you or is that choosing to look away until the child had to do all the work of getting this far alone? Do you talk to the parents? And what can you possibly SAY that doesnt risk the outcome of the poor child maybe then having to bare their upset parents wrath YOU set of?

Gosh, shout-out to all teachers who are trying their best to help their abused students. And to the ones desperately wishing you could dare to take a risk but too afraid of the consequences not YOU may face, but your abused student.

So yeah, It just makes me incredibly emotional that we see an ADULT in Adriens life reacting like this “out of nowhere”. Because an adult, a TEACHER, can understands on so many more layers how horrible Adriens father is treating him, and looking at M. D’Argencourts reaction here... Dude, M. D’Argencourts apparently had some opinions on Gabriels parenting this entire time. How fitting that it was the risk-taking influence of Gabriels akuma that brought this to light:

It also makes you wonder how many more adults must be in Adriens buisness-heavy civilian life who DO very much understand that what Gabriel is doing is horribly WRONG, but just dont know if and HOW they can possibly help without risking making it worse. Because thats the reality of these situations. How on earth do you protect a child from their PARENT? Much less such a powerful and abusive one like Gabriel?

[lea-heartscxiv]

~Two years wedding anniversary~

From the story @van-yangyin and I share on our Blogger in English and Spanish and that soon you will be able to read it in English comfortably from Tumblr in our shared sideblog @sk8theinfinitysims4-leavan (you can follow us now if you want to not miss our first update, we're also planning to organize events, raffles of personalized screenshots/renders on request, also that you can be part of our story/stories by choosing between several options at certain points of stories and much more...), Kojiro and Kaoru celebrated their two years wedding anniversary on July 10th. 🥂

Read it below cut line, you can read it in Spanish here

July 10th was their second wedding anniversary and they decided to go to the Onsen they chose with everything paid for by ADAM. And that's how they spent the day.

Kojiro wakes up and looking at the date on his mobile, smiles, turns over and gives a kiss on the cheek to person sleeping next to him....

Kaoru: Carla~

He can't hold his laughter and lets out such a loud laugh that ends up waking Kaoru, who with morning humor yells at him.....

Kaoru: Scandalous gorilla!!!!

Kojiro: Don't call me scandalous and get up, we're going outside all day today.

Kaoru: What is it today, is it a special day... - Kaoru knows very well what day it's today, he knows that two years ago they made official their union (together with Carla) in front of everyone and also knew that his ''stupid'' gorila wouldn't forget this date.

Kojiro: Kaoru, it's our wedding anniversary, today we make two years of marriage.

Kaoru: Wow, I thought you'd forget.... You know, with your tiny gorilla brain.

Kojiro: Come on, we have a long way to go. Besides, we have a table reserved at the best restaurant of all.

Kaoru: Are you going to cook for us today?Kojiro was no longer listening to him because was going downstairs to fix some things and wait for the rental car.

Once everything was ready, Kaoru had gone downstairs. Kojiro entered the car followed by Kaoru, but not before saying.

Kaoru: Stupid Gorilla! Why did you rent this car so...? - Kaoru began to struggle internally: Don't say pitiful, don't say pitiful. - So pitiful? ...You could have said it and we would have gone with Carla.

Kojiro: Get in and drive, I'll guide you..... - Today Kojiro was determined not to be angry with his husband.

Kaoru rolled his eyes trying to restrain himself from calling Kojiro stupid again, if he had known; with Carla built into the car; they could have used her GPS and gotten to place in the shortest time possible with the best route she had chosen.... That was a big waste of time....

Kaoru: I hope you know well where we are going, tomorrow I have work to do and I would like to come back here. - He followed Kojiro's directions and they arrived at the Onsen - You know that with Carla in the car you shouldn't have given me such imprecise directions? You have chosen the cheapest car of all, everything built into it is analog?

Kojiro: Well, shall we go inside?

Kaoru: ...

Once they arrived undressed, took a shower and stood in front of the outdoor Onsen.

They went inside, and after trying to make Kojiro angry several times, Kaoru decided to give up for the time being.

Later he thought of another way to make his gorilla "angry", and that was to try to be romantic, well at least as romantic as he could be... he thought that way Kojiro would miss him and end up getting angry since he would think Kaoru was making fun of him... But...

But even though Kojiro was puzzled, all he did was play along with his husband and finally in between fooling around and fooling around, Kaoru took the tiger to the water. *Love~ Love~ Love~*

After that show of love in the Onsen, it was time to relax in the mud. Kaoru at first didn't like the idea very much, he said that it was normal for Kojiro to like it since it was usual for gorillas to walk in the mud during the rainy season, but that he had a very delicate skin and... until he consulted with Carla, he didn't agree to get into the bathtub. Once again, didn't manage to make Kojiro angry...

After the mud, they took a shower and went to another room where they only had infusion baths, Kaoru chose rose and Kojiro chose citrus.

Kaoru: Citrus.

Kojiro: What's wrong with the citrus?

Kaoru: Nothing... Citrus. Roses smell better... citrus is very sour...

Kojiro: ...

When they finished that relaxing bath, they changed their clothes and headed to another place. The car ride took quite a while, since where they were going to eat was a restaurant that both Kojiro and Kaoru knew very well.

Kaoru: I thought it was weird that the gorilla would cook today...

Kojiro: Why am I going to cook?

Kaoru: I thought you wanted to cook me, because it's a special day.

Kojiro: What are you saying? I would never want to cook you, it would be too much work. I'd have to do a lot of things and when you were cooked, who would I share you with? - All this was said in a mocking tone, with a smile.

Kaoru: With me! With whom... Wait! Stupid Gorilla!!!!

Kojiro: Kaoru, watch out! Don't let go of the steering wheel to hit me!

Kaoru: This is your fault!

Luckily nothing happened and they continued on their way. Kaoru with a serious face and Kojiro with a huge smile.

At the end they arrived and entered the restaurant where Yuma was; Kojiro's grandfather; and took him to the table he reserved especially for his grandson, there today, his aunt was also working.

Kojiro: This is the best place in the whole restaurant, it has a wonderful view and sound. By the way Kaoru, why are you looking so much at the menu card?

Kaoru: I can't find the CARBONARA on any page of the menu. Where does your grandfather put it?

Kojiro: My grandfather is not an Italian food chef... He's a chef of Japanese food with products raised by them, except for seafood, which is brought to him by trusted fishermen.

Kaoru: I demand that he add carbonara, he would gain a lot more customers and maybe a steady one during the vacations.

Kojiro: Would you come all the way here just to eat carbonara made by my grandfather? 

Kaoru: No, I would come all the way here to eat carbonara made by his grandson.

Kojiro: ... What are you going to order?

Kaoru: Don't change the subject! ... Well, the chef's specialty and a white wine.

Once the food was on the table they continued talking about the things that had happened recently and about ADAM, lately he seemed to be changing little by little enjoying skateboarding more and more without trying to be "the best", maybe he would be back to his old self?

Kaoru: It seems like ADAM will be back to his old self, don't you think? Lately he's been enjoying skateboarding more with all of us.

Kojiro: No, ADAM won't be the same... He has matured now, he's a man and he's not the rebellious teenager he used to be, now he's a man... serious and respectable in front of everyone, although...

Kaoru: But he still has that rebellious teenager inside him. So, he's almost like before.

Kojiro: He's not, only when he's ADAM can he behave in an immature and "free" way. But like him, he still has many ties and knots to solve....

Kaoru: What's wrong with you? It's that you haven't made a beef against him and you're upset about it...?

Kojiro: That's not true, I'm not upset about not making a beef against him, because I know that someday we will.... and he will beat me.

Kaoru: He wouldn't beat you if you followed Carla's advice....

After talking, complaining a bit and laughing, it was time for a walk around the place. They strolled to bring down the food and when it got dark on the way to the car, Kojiro wrapped his arms around him and they kissed.

Kojiro: For more years together, Kaoru...

Kaoru: For more years eating the Gorilla's Carbonara... - although internally Kaoru was saying to himself: For more years together with my stupid Gorilla - Should I clone you just in case something happens to you?

Kojiro: Kaoru! Will you stop? Even in this romantic moment you can't stop...

Kaoru: Ha!

And Kaoru sealed Kojiro's lips with a kiss. And that's how Kojiro and Kaoru's second wedding anniversary ends.

~End of Kojiro and Kaoru's second wedding anniversary - 2023~

[ghostlyhamburger]

Husband Watches Miraculous: NY Special

[does this one have an actual name idk]

OK this is definitely after season 3 because of the box.

Why did they do a Marvel version of the theme? you can't tell me that's not inspired by Marvel.

Okay so they store the powerups inside the thing?

They really tried to go all out with the updated animations didn't they?

Her hair is actually black this time! it looks really good.

Okay that's the first thing that I saw that's super out of character.

Some of these things are textured really well but some are just not. Look you can see texture on her clothes, on the bricks, on the ground, and then BRIGHT GREEN TRASH CAN. It just makes no sense.

This is gonna be a long hour.

Why did they increase Marinette's bust size?

What the fuck was with the way that beard was moving? It's like they didn't want to move the anchor point on the bottom. They anchored it to his shirt is how they modeled it.

Why do they keep changing Marinette's hair color? Why is it darker in the school lighting?

I think I know why this seems so hard to place in the timeline. Its production seems to start at the beginning of season 3 but they definitely got the bible. So they just didn't see all the development Marinette had in getting over her obsession with Adrien over the season.

This whole little bit about Marinette's obsession doesn't need to be here if you've seen the series. Its purpose is only for those who haven't seen the series, which is unneeded because who's gonna watch just for this? It's not a movie. if I skipped the next fifteen seconds nothing would be missed.

When has New York ever been considered romantic? I guess if they watch a lot of American Hallmark movies? But New York is dirtier and dingier than Paris.

They actually made Gabriel look good in this. Like I get how he's supposed to be a silver fox type. He's got a bit too much Justin Bieber face for me, but the hair works for him. I can see how he'd become a celebrity in Paris.

"I'll be keeping an eye on him." If Adrien was a sentimonster under his control, he wouldn't need to keep an eye on him. He could just keep track of him with the miraculous. Like, Mayura was able to track Feast.

Also why is Nathalie in the bed? didn't they fix the peacock? Oh wait she was still super weak and life force isn't easy to regenerate once it's been drained like that.

Oh they've got best girl here.

I think I already see where the entire plot of this special is going. She's gonna be upset at Chat because he's not gonna be there when a sentimonster attacks and she's gonna be upset and debate giving up her miraculous because that's been the theme of the episodes lately and the American heroes are going to somehow be bitches.

[We're only 10 minutes in.]

Gorilla doesn't like planes.

All right so it's not going to work because it's not a sentimonster alert.

How is the eagle going to help you beat Ladybug and Chat?

Marinette, just know when to stop talking, please.

Again, a nice little moment that would be really good.

5 seconds on the plane and she's basically assaulted someone.

Nice use of symmetry and mirroring each other.

Marinette is not having a good day.

Why did they give her such an ass in that shot?

That's actually a pretty good moment.

No. Alya no.

I do like how they call out their weird animation quirks of like. Marinette arms. It's fun.

A convict with a jet engine?

So normal magical and villain type things exist already.

Okay that is just Superman. That's just Superman outfit and Superman theme.

Another thing I don't like is all the infodump. There's a better way they could've introduced Uncanny Valley than Alya's random exposition. She was answering the question of the audience without being prompted to. And it throws me off.

"It's time to show these American heroes how French heroes do it!" NO. NO.

He's not a superhero. That was his entire bit. Also what's he gonna do, endanger everyone by opening up the emergency hatch? You have no superpowers, you have no gadgets, what possibly are you going to do here?

As an introduction, I like this.

It's like they wanted three teachers, one to be nice, one to be crazy, one to be strict, and then they shoved two of them into one character. It doesn't work.

Hot Dog Dan? So he's ... a hot dog vendor?

All right, the dancing is a cute little callback.

Okay I like the new animation style, the very American comic book. but can no one just leave Marinette and Adrien alone? Let them just be awkward together!

Can we get to the catastrophic failure that will lead into the less lovey-dovey shit?

So they're trying to say Lafayette was a holder?

Is that one of the self driving Tsurugi cars?

Wait we've seen the akuma butterflies phase. Why is there no consistency in the rules?

"There's artifacts left by people who unveiled the statue" So there's a miracle box there, right?

Solitude is just Mr. Pigeon!

Doc Ock. Huh. With replication abilities.

Door powers are actually pretty cool.

Now it's finally getting good! Can always count on Hawkmoth to interfere in the right way.

So why is Hawkmoth going after the sabre when the claw thing is very clearly the Miraculous?

Ahh. That's why.

They're still being quite efficient even though they're pissed at each other.

[Aeon is cataclysmed] You have a miracle bomb! It can literally reset people!

That is the smart decision. They don't know each other's identities. Also the American heroes don't have the authority to do that!

I dunno I feel like the reset should have gone through to the other area. When villains have changed in the middle of the episode the reset still works. And when there was the copycat Ladybug she used that one's lucky charm to do a reset bomb. So I call bullshit on that. Also I don't think Paris is still destroyed when we come back to it. So...

"If Uncanny Valley hadn't been a robot I would've caused irreparable harm." Except people have literally died, disintegrated into nothing, converted into energy, and brought back with no issues. So no, it's not irreparable harm. And this is so heavy handed!

The emotional flip flopping here is not great.

[hearing Liiri's ability] That's an incredibly busted ability. Her power is literally limit break.

Why are they having this argument right next to the French students? That just seems stupid.

Let's just steal a bike! oh, safety first

"Adrien I love you" Okay that's just cruel to the people who were watching this.

Yep that's actually what I was expecting.

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY GUNS? Oh right America.

I really like Jess and Aeon's characterization.

Okay I like the skateboard.

This should've just been a movie. It would've been better with time to do all the stuff going on.

Okay that's a neat little trick.

Why does this one hour episode have more musical types than the entirety of the game that came out?

[Ladybug hugs Chat] Okay that was a really cute moment.

Oh is he just gonna launch nukes at everything?

Trading cards, really?

Yeah see Paris is repaired already

"At least let me see what's inside the safe!" It's a miracle box. it's gotta be, right?

I like [Eagle's] outfit.

Was she gonna toss a piano at a pigeon? [Haven't you wanted to do that?] Yeah...

To the sun? To the sun.

Throwing things to the sun is also a Superman reference.

Why do you need more Miraculous? You only need two, and they're not going to help you, you don't have anyone to give them to!

Paris was not like that when they were visiting.

Okay. This should've just been a three part special episode. It tried to shove so much in so little timeframe and over half the thing was just pointless grandstanding about the stupid will they won't they. And I bet that while people loved that Adrien I love you moment, he couldn't fucking hear it and that's the only thing we're gonna get 'cause fuck these producers.

If the pacing was the same throughout, it would've been really good, but it came out of nowhere to the point where they turned up the speed of people speaking to fit it in. A lot of things got super rushed through and I really wanted to see more of it but I know I'm never going to because the producer of Zag sucks!

[muraenide]

Holds Jade's tsum firmly in his hands and gently sinks his teeth into its plush cheek. It tastes... well, it tastes a bit like tea and cloth but also a little bit like dirt and mushrooms. Floyd wrinkles his nose, drawing back to put the tsum in his mouth and lightly gnaws on its flailing body.

If he put it in a pool of water, would it turn into some kind of eel mer too?

Unprompted / @sweetlybite

Before Floyd can flinch, he wraps an arm around his brother's neck from behind and anchors him against his chest while his other hand locks both of Floyd's arms behind his back. Jade was often so graceful it could be quite stupefying for some to realize his true strength, that he's no less sturdy than Floyd and perhaps even a little bit stronger than his gorilla-strength brother. His gaze is heated as he increases the strength on Floyd's neck, popping the tsum out of his mouth and chuckles as the poor little thing flies into hiding behind his hat.

"What did I tell you, Floyd? You can't simply just eat everything you see." Normally, Jade would simply let him off with a nonchalant warning, but today he is feeling a bit more playful than usual. His expression doesn't change as he grinds his teeth against each other.

Sometimes Floyd can be difficult to read. Jade can't tell whether he's doing this on purpose or it's simply one of Floyd's dumbass moments. Not that Jade can whine about it; Jade himself is the same.

"I assume Mostro Lounge wouldn't miss their waiter for a couple of hours, especially one that's prone to skip his shifts uninformed." There's a smirk on his lips as he pulls out a rope out of nowhere. Jade's tsum watches the intensity of the exchange between the brother's gazes, unsure if it should be more afraid of Floyd now for trying to eat him or of Jade for the way he went from being sweet to manhandling his brother over him within a blink.

Later that afternoon, for a very brief moment it contemplates whether to discuss with Azul's tsum if they should release Floyd from the storeroom, but ultimately decides it's a terrible idea to betray Jade when his larger counterpart throws a smile its way every two minutes while they were in the lounge.

[lokiina]

-> Negative Traits Tag Game

tagged by @pinkyjulien

▶ RULES: bold what always or almost always applies, italicize occasional or situational, strikethrough never applies.

aggressive | arrogant | authoritarian | bitter | brutal | callous | cannibal | careless | cold/cold-hearted | compulsive | controlling | corrects others constantly | cowardly | critical | cruel | demanding | disillusioned | domineering | envious | emotionally stunted | greedy | grim | guarded | hard | harsh | hypocritical | impatient | impolite | intimidating | irritable | kidnapper | lazy | liar | lustful | materialistic | mean | merciless | messianic | mistrusting | narrow-minded | obsessive | opinionated | overbearing | over-critical | over-emotional | over-thinking | patronizing | proud | remote | repressed | rigid | rules with an iron fist | ruthless | sarcastic | self-righteous | self-indulgent | taciturn | torturer | touchy | traitorous | unsympathetic | unpredictable | uptight | vain | vengeful

Zayn is a complicated lil ball of floof. A lot of these things become situational simply because he is also a werewolf and things he wouldn't do as his normal self come through a lil more. (Prime ex: cannibal he wouldn't just purposely go out of his way to eat someone... but as a wolf he's def had absolutely brutal encounters where this may have happened.)

He has a local rep of having a fairly brutal fighting style as it's generally very hands on physical combat/blunt weapons (The occasional heavy hitting shot gun or sniper where required). So if people only know him from watching him fight he's likely pretty intimidating. If people know him out of fighting and have never witnessed any of that, he's likely seen as a lil ball of awkward, nervous adorable.

He is quite personally guarded, has trust issues and lies a lot about his werewolf status to protect himself (being an escaped biotechnica experiment will do that to you). Lies to the point that his cyberware is fake and a cover to avoid people snooping around why he's naturally significantly stronger than your average person. People see gorilla arms and just assume that's why he punches so damn hard. It takes him a long time to be open with Dino about all of it.

Most of his most negative/dangerous traits will start to come out with anger.

--- Tagging -> @afterdark-vp @sammysilverdyne @chevvy-yates @a-pirate @arcandoria and anyone else who wants to~ <3 (you can ignore if you've already been tagged or even answer with another character if you have more than one)

[corpocyborg]

Secure Your Soul: A Cyberpunk 2077 Fanfiction

This fic was previously published under the title "Before the Event Horizon."

Summary: Six months ago, V's boss at Arasaka ordered her to assassinate his rival. Instead, with the reluctant but invaluable help of her old friend Jackie Welles, she pushed them both off their thrones and claimed one for herself. Now the new Director of Arasaka Counter Intel has a problem. She's uncovered information that indicates that Yorinobu Arasaka, the heir apparent to the Arasaka dynasty, is a traitor. But without solid proof, she's forced to take matters into her own hands.

CHAPTER THREE: ALL THE RIGHT MOVES

[read on ao3]

Whenever V finally managed to climb to a higher income bracket, she'd have to buy herself one of these. The AV was incredible. She gave it her destination, and watched from out the window as it took off into the air. As usual, the view was much better from above.

She grabbed a champagne flute from the built-in bar and crossed her legs. Normally, she wouldn't drink while she was still working, but tonight, she felt like celebrating. In fact, she decided she would. She called Jackie.

"Hey, V. How's things in the viper pit?" he asked.

"Beautiful," V responded. "If you happen to be a snake charmer."

"Snake charmer, huh?" She caught the skepticism in his voice. "Sounds like you fixed your problem."

"And a few others since then. I'm headed to Lizzie’s. Do you want to meet me there?" 

"Lizzie's, really? What's gotten into you, chica? Normally, you're all biz before pleasure."

“Well, to be honest, I do have some biz to take care of there. But you know I’m not opposed to mixing the two.”

“Uh-huh.” Jackie’s skepticism was back. “All right, then. See you there.”

“See you.” V ended the call, and sat back to enjoy the rest of the ride.

—

She made it to Lizzie's with plenty of time to spare. Of course, the bar didn't have a designated landing pad, but V instructed the AI driver to find a suitable spot as close to the bar as possible. It ended up choosing a nearby basketball court. After it touched down, she stepped outside.

Someone threw a basketball at her head, but she caught it before it hit her. The source was obviously one of the three irritable-looking men off to the side of the court. “Fuck’s your problem, psychosuit?” he yelled at her. “This look like a landing pad to you? Coulda fucking crushed us.”

V tossed the ball back, putting the full force of her cyberware-enhanced strength behind it. He caught it, but it staggered him slightly. 

“You seem fast enough to me,” she commented. “You’ll be fine.”

“Corpos.” He said the word as if it were an insult. “Fucking do whatever. Think the world’s yours.”

“What is it you want? An apology for landing my AV near you? Or maybe you just want to pick a fight? Work off some of that rage? You have… let’s see…” She looked him up and down, analyzing his chrome with her Kiroshi. “A Kerenzikov. Useful tool. Unfortunately not as useful when facing an opponent who can also boost their reflexes. Gorilla arms too, I see. Older version, but not too shabby. I work for the company that manufactures them, actually. They gave us the latest model as a holiday bonus last season. Quite the upgrade from previous versions. I’d love to show you what they can do.”

With satisfaction, she noticed the uncertainty brewing in his eyes. He looked away from her. “Whatever.”  

“Good. Then we’re done here.”

As she walked away, V felt the gratitude she’d felt many times before at getting to live in the age of cyberware. If it’d been a few centuries ago, she could never have dreamed of successfully intimidating a man twice her size. He’d have a permanent advantage against her just because of the body each of them had been born into. But in 2077, the hard work and dedication she’d put in to earn her superior cyberware was all that mattered.    

She was reminded of an old slogan from the 1800s she’d learned in her History of Firearms class at Arasaka Academy. A clever turn of phrase by the man who’d first made the mass production of revolvers commercially viable. God created men, but Colt made them equal. She made a mental note to herself to suggest a reworded variant to Arasaka’s advertising department. 

“Couldn’t use the front door like everyone else?” the bouncer asked her when she tried to enter the club.

"I'm in a hurry," V answered. "Can you keep an eye on the AV for me? I don't trust those three."

"That's not my job." 

V motioned with her hand, transferring a sizeable sum of eddies to the bouncer. "It is now."

"Fine. But I'm keeping an eye on you too." 

She moved aside to let V pass. 

—

Jackie had claimed them a corner booth on the lower floor of the bar. When he spotted her, he greeted her with open arms. “Don’t come here often, do you? It’s good to see you, chica. Now sit down and tell me what’s got you and that stick up your ass out celebrating.”

V grinned and sat down beside him. “It’s good to see you too, Jack. How’ve you been?”

“Got sparks flying between the Valentino boys and Maelstrom. Eddies there for the taking. Long as you don’t get flatlined.”

V didn’t doubt it. She’d often been impressed by Jackie’s keen nose for profit. It rivaled many of her coworkers’. If she didn’t know him so well, she’d try to recruit him.

“You know how it is,” he continued. “Can’t complain. What about you, hermana? Sounded pretty damn cheerful on the phone.”

V launched into her story about outsmarting Jenkins, in as many details as she could without treading into overly confidential territory. But Jackie didn’t seem to find it as amusing as she did. 

When she finished, all he said was, “This job and all the rest of that corpo bullshit? You know what it is? Un pacto con el diablo. You may have gotten out clean this time, V, but how many times do you think that tactic’s gonna work? You sell out enough of your allies and soon you’ll find you don’t have any left.”

Wow. And he said she was the one with the stick up her ass. 

The first of the two entrees V had ordered arrived then, and she was momentarily distracted. She dug in immediately. When she’d had enough to tide her over for a bit, she was able to focus on Jackie’s words again. “Been saying it all along. Sold your soul to those Arasaka fuckers.”

She was starting to wish she’d gone out with someone whose mindset better matched her own. “Those are the rules, Jack. You wanna be top, you gotta have some skin in the game.”

“Yeah, but you’re not on top. Saburo Arasaka is. And you’re the pendeja who keeps him there.”

V resisted the urge to roll her eyes at Jackie’s fundamental misunderstanding of her opinion on hierarchy. “It’s all right not to be at the very top. As long as those above you deserve their place.”

“And do they?” Jackie asked.

“Not all of them,” she amended, thinking of Jenkins. “But the ones that don’t deserve it don’t last very long anyway.”

She turned back to her spaghetti and synthballs, but Jackie wasn’t ready to let go of the topic. “Work for yourself, live for yourself. That’s the only way.”

V smiled. Now that was the kinda talk that reminded her why they were friends in the first place. “I’d love to. Someday. But for now, I’ll take the best deal I can get.”

“That kinda deal? There’s always a cost.”

V didn’t respond. She’d just noticed a group of Arasaka agents dressed in HQ’s uniform moving curtly through the dancefloor. She hadn’t expected Abernathy to send more than one operative. 

“Hey, you lost?” Jackie yelled at them. “Got a problem?”

Luckily, they all ignored him. The apparent leader was focused on her. “Valerie Locke?”

“That’s me,” she confirmed. “You must be here for this.” She moved to pull out the datashard, but he grabbed her by the hair and slammed her face into her plate. 

“Not another move,” he warned her.

“What the fuck is your problem?” she asked, spitting out bits of soy paste. 

“You’re under arrest for the attempted framing of Arthur Jenkins.” He tugged her head back up. “Stand up. You’re coming with us.”

“Whoa. Hold on.” Jackie interjected. He squared off with one of the other guards. “I think you might’ve forgotten just how far from home you are. Not sure this barrio’s your style. Let alone a healthy option.”

“Is that a threat?” the guard asked. 

“Jackie, don’t,” V interrupted him. Even if he could scare the guards off, it wouldn’t be over. They’d just come for her again. “It’s all right. Let them take me.”

Jackie stared at her in concern. “You sure?”

“I’m sure. I’ll settle this misunderstanding properly.” She moved to stand up, so the guard let go of her hair. He’d ruined her updo, not to mention gotten food stains all over her face and suit. That was a tactic, she was sure. To make her look undignified if she had to prove her honor in front of an investigator. 

The guard deactivated the offensive capabilities of her cyberware. With her gorilla arms unpowered, she felt uncomfortably vulnerable. But at least they couldn’t take her mind. She had even more experience thinking her way out of a problem than she did fighting.

“It’ll be alright,” she assured Jackie one last time. He watched silently as they dragged her out of the bar.   

[miraculousisalright]

One of my absolute FAVORITE things about Adrien as a character is that he is definitely just so unused to doing normal people stuff, what with how sheltered he is, and it should totally be used comedically. Like you cannot tell me that this boy wouldn't be the kind of person to walk into a Target, immediately get hopelessly lost and need to get a staff member to help him find Gorilla. Even as Chat Noir I bet he'd be talking with Ladybug and just casually say that he's never been inside a Tesco's which just absolutely BAFFLES her. This of course leads to Ladybug dragging him into one while he stands there dazzled.

[musekicker]

A short Mario movie drabble taking place after sometime after the movie. Also a drabble to write for one of my Mario ocs.

Ever since moving in to the Mushroom Kingdom, both Luigi and Mario had to agree on one small thing the toads that were their neighbors now tended to over do. And that was to give the two humans gifts. It was still just a little odd to the brothers. They both had tried to insist that no one had any need to give them any gifts. But the toads insisted, saying they were house warming gifts.

A small issue that Mario was still thinking about today in this sunny day in the mushroom kingdom.

It was one of those days where Donkey Kong was visiting too.. His excuse being that since the kingdoms were safe now, at the very least he owed Mario help moving in.

Mario had pointed out that he and Luigi were moved in already. Donkey Kong had told him to shut up.

The gorilla wouldn't say it but he was becoming a friend here. Mario considered him a friend enough that he did talk to him about his feelings about the gifts.

"It's not that I don't appreciate the gifts at all. It just feels like everyone feels like they need to. And I don't want anyone to feel like that." Mario said. 

"I gave you a gift too." Donkey Kong said.

"You gave us a barrel!" Mario cried.

"And your welcome! Everyone house needs a barrel." Donkey Kong said.

"Does it really?" Mario asked.

Donkey Kong threw his arms up in the air, frustrated.

"Of course it does! Where would you store your bananas if you didn't have a barrel?" Donkey Kong asked.

Mario was attempting to come up with a good response to that. But that was interrupted by the appearance of one of Mario and Luigi's new neighbors. Her name was Agnes. One of a set of toads so to speak.

Edith and Agnes were neighbors that the Mario brothers were starting to get to know. They were a sweet, elderly toad couple. The second that Mario and Luigi had moved in, they were at their door with treats and a knitted blanket. 

Agnes was the taller of the couple, her cap a classic red. Though one of her spots were shaped like a heart. Edith was the shorter, green capped one. And the one who made gifts that were in the fiber arts family. More often she would knit but she could crochet and weave as well.

"Good morning Mario! Mr. Kong." Agnes said, smiling wide and carrying a pink paper bag with her. 

"Hello Agnes. Good morning to you too. How are you and Edith?" Mario asked.

"My bad knee is acting up. But other then that, everything is going well. And oh, while I have you here Edith just finished a brand new sweaters for you and Luigi." Agnes said.

Mario guessed that the sweaters would probably be red and green. There was often a color scheme when it came to both Mario and Luigi. Part of it was their own faults Mario guessed. They did like to wear a lot of their favorite colors.  Still, it could be tiring to have only those colors to wear.

As if Edith from hours ago had known what Mario was thinking now, the sweater that Agnes was showing now was not at all red. Nor was the other sweater green.

This sweater was mostly white with a super star image crocheted in the center of the sweater. The other sweater was the same.

"Edith thought you like to have a sweater in a different color then what you two normally wear." Agnes said. "Red and green is nice but I'm sure you would like other colors in your wardrobes."

Mario smiled. Once again Edith and Agnes had thought ahead.

"I love it. Thank you." Mario said. "And I know Luigi will love it too."

The gift giving should had been done. But Agnes called out before the two could leave.

"Oh don't you go away either." Agnes said. "I have something for you too Mr. Kong."

Donkey Kong raised his brows.

"But I haven't even been IN the mushroom kingdom the whole day. How-" Donkey Kong asked.

"My sweet Edith is just very talented and fast when it comes to knitting." Agnes said.

She then took out the sweater.

The sweater was much bigger then Edith was once unfurled. But she was able to hold it up well enough that everyone could see it well. It was red sweater with a small pattern of bananas on the collar. A big DK, naturally Donkey Kong's initials were also on the sweater on the chest.

Clearly thought and so much yarn had gone into the making of this sweater. A nicely thought out gift.

"I'm not really a big sweater guy-" Donkey Kong said.

Mario elbowed Donkey Kong in the side. It didn't hurt him but it did signal to him that he should accept the gift. 

"I mean, thank you very much." Donkey Kong said.

Knowing full well that Agnes would want to see if the sweater would fit, Donkey Kong tried the sweater on. 

"This... is really comfortable." Donkey Kong said, sounding just a bit surprised.

"Looks like it fits too! That's great!" Agnes said. "I'll be sure to let Edith know."

"Please do!." Mario said.

Agnes smiled.

"Now you two have a nice day."

And with that Agnes returned to her home. With the conversation over, Mario and Donkey Kong kept on walking. Mario noted minutes later that Donkey Kong had not moved to take the sweater off at all.

"Still not a sweater guy?" Mario asked.

Donkey Kong sighed.

"Maybe more of a sweater guy then I thought I was before." Donkey Kong said. "Still not my image but... if anyone makes a mean comment about it I'll just punch them." Donkey Kong said.

"That works I guess." Mario said.

"Also, I would kill to keep those two safe." Donkey Kong added in.

"I mean I agree but maybe not make that declaration in the middle of town." Mario said.

[the-firebird69]

This is the look that they had it was Plymouth which is Chrysler and they named it that because of they say they were the ones who had Plymouth Rock and it was a lie it was her son's clan and our daughter's clan. They look very similar car the car the gorillas slightly different in the materials different the lines are a little different but really it's the custom works at me different it's not chopped as much in this picture as the Ford but the reason they're mad as our son got it from ZZ top and you have the idea from himself and others help with it after. And they were mad at Trump cuz he's the one who took Crystal and did this and he used our son didn't pay him a dime and made tons of money this all the 100 octillion of these in the first day and they sold 10,000 octillion a year for 3 years then 100,000 to you and then it took off and it sold several million actually in a year no he doesn't sell anything and he's hardly doing any work I'm going anywhere says he'll steal it all by being our son so we have to get rid of them the trash and they were in the first place this is proof he had an idea and used it and forward when it compensation and you wouldn't do it

He also demanded that they can do something for our son wouldn't do it so nothing happened for him. His time here is almost up and he is going to go out to LA for real yeah right now they're out there hunting around for the guy and a sunset if they found it they would have been at that house and yes they were there today so sorry day one has begun in tonight is the shooting of mac daddy and not feel tummy vivino not fatal Jason I'm not fatal Emily blunt not fatal and Lily not fatal Dan a fatal injury is catastrophic but he will survive them and he'll be a vegetable for a little bit and that's coming up at 9:30 Pacific time.

So son looks at the car and he looks at this and he says it's not bad it's what I said to do and it is and it's not that sporty of a car but we noted that most cars these days are kind of sporty even the sedans around here are fairly sporty and a lot of family cars look sporty no the SUV not really they look like all terrain vehicles and there are a lot of sedans that looks somewhat sporty but not real sporty but there are some answers sporty and there's a dance that aren't. So here's an idea to make it look somewhat sporty like the Kia the new ones and then there's the key of like Lori had. So you make three levels and the third level might have a fairing or two and lowered ceiling so the guy gets the upper level management job and you can get that and it's harder and if it's us they join up and get teamwork going smokes windows so there be three levels but he wants to redesign the first one it looks pretty good although we can make it look cooler and one of the things that sun made fun of is the door broke the thing and you're opening it in the kick plate is right on the door but later he says well it's not a bad way to fight the problem it does make it look hokey and it feels hokey and really you can make it a functional football and for people to use to get eaten out of the car and people do use it and put Anti slip. So he wants to make several renditions of the base model and a second one and a third one and have them do like a testing thing like we did do with Tesla to reintroduce it and of course we use our panel system and new motor and the last one will be high performance and not necessarily for zooming around and racing people but it's going to be like a muscle car because it's retro and the last one should sound better and have a bigger motor and people like that idea cuz that's what you're shooting for and we could make a fairing kit that would be additional and for custom order it would look really cool and make it look like the thing so he wants to redesign it to look more like a Plymouth and not like the Chrysler which is normal so it'd be like a new Chrysler grill and we have that but more towards the Plymouth designed to look and it would look really cool cuz they have some cars with them and it's like a Bentley look that's what they're Bentley friend looks like with that material and it's not abnormal I'm going to get to work on it and help Hera cuz she's going to design it she says, as he stole the design used it for Plymouth but really it's the guys cuz it's their company and that's what happened cause the fight with these people so he wants her to help that really it should be the guys who headed up and there's a special guy who drove this is ZZ top car around him and he says oh yeah that's a Ford. She has to acknowledge the guys they're into hot rods. And they chose it because the guy needed to get in trouble so we're going to go ahead and redesign as a team and Hera he asked and she says those guys have to do it it's their company and it is a company with us though but we'll help out because it's a tough one and they agree excuse me he did pretty good way out there and no look not looking at no clay... You have a replica and we have the replica of the Plymouth then up like this is a top car it looks a bit different but not much and the huge difference is it has this big swell in it that makes it look pretty cool and it flows so I have to look at it again he says

Thor Freya and that was the guys the last two sentences and Hera just before and it's really cool what's happening

Zues

I got knocked around on this one no I got picked to do it and then I said those guys it's kind of how it is with this no it's because they're the ones driving around and they're the ones who are with Plymouth even though the base look was from Ford it's just that they didn't make it look as cool as this when they chopped it and stuff so in the symbology on there it's on it's like someone had him lined up to fight because ZZ top kind of means that now they say it's us and what we say is we know about it

Hera

Did you see the code and it's not good but we do know what to do with it and we're going ahead with it

Thor Freya

We're going to defeat these people tonight we have a huge list of things to do and one is to invade and we're going ahead and do that and we're taking over tonight the remaining five of the medium-sized stash cash areas and the other 10 of the large stashes and they're pretty much all cleared also taking the small ones and putting in bases there and the parks we said we need to put stuff there and we're doing that and we're putting towers in you'll be amazed at which towers. They are big in the parks are huge they're about a mile wide and about 30 miles tall

Together it's quite a shock

And yeah he got it

Olympus

[dragonbugsuperior]

Adrien's Manipulation and How He Manipulates

As you can see, I have spoken about the things the ml writers have done and attempted to get away with however I never dug deep into how manipulative Adrien is and how he has manipulated people. I have provided real transcripts from the episodes. You can look it up yourself they're there for everyone to see.

In Malediktator (season 2, episode 24) Chloe threatens to leave Paris, Mr. Bourgeois gets akumatized into Maledikator; invested with absolute power, he wants to make his daughter's dreams come true so that she stays with him. In the episode, Chloe announces that she's leaving Paris to the entire school and the students are thrilled. They were celebrating the fact that their school bully was leaving Paris. Including Marinette, who was also relieved to know her bully/tormentor was leaving Paris. The same girl who's been bullying Marinette for years.

Here's some real transcripts from the actual episodes

Chloé: (from the helicopter, through megaphone) Hey there, losers! I'm headed to New York with my mom. (throws flyers) I'm leaving you all behind in your pathetic little school and your pathetic little city. Adieu!

(Marinette picks up a flyer showing Chloé in front of the Statue of Liberty.)

Nino: Chloé's leaving?

Nathaniel: Forever?

Marinette: Looks like it.

Alya: Yeah.

(Everyone jumps in the air out of happiness; confetti appears out of thin air and there are fireworks for no reason at all. Everyone, including Mr. Damocles, dances and parties.)

Marinette: Without Chloé around, Paris will be filled with a lot less negative emotion!

Tikki: And less akumatizations.

(Adrien walks up to Marinette from behind.)

Adrien: Hey, what’s going on here? What are we celebrating?

Marinette: Chloé’s gone! She’s moving to New York!

Adrien: Chloé left…? For good?

Marinette: (still excited, not realizing that Adrien is not sharing everyone else’s enthusiasm) Yeah! Isn’t it great?

Adrien: Uh… no. I think it’s terrible! How can you celebrate a thing like that?

There

There's the manipulation. Adrien guilts Marinette for being happy that her tormentor is gone. He guilts her for being relieved to know that her school bully is leaving Paris. Not only did he make Marinette feel guilty for feeling the way that she did. But the episode also deems Marinette as if she's selfish for feeling glad that Chloe is gone. While Adrien completely invalidates Marinette's feelings, and does not take into consideration that Chloe has bullied and made Marinette's life a living hell for years. Adrien knows Chloe has been bullying Marinette for years and instead of letting her feel happy that her bully is gone he guilts her and shames her saying that she shouldn't be celebrating something like that. Not contemplating the fact that Marinette has been bullied, shamed, taunted, and tormented for years. All because Chloe's his childhood friend and she was his only friend. He continues to support Chloe, and guit-trips Marinette for being happy that her life-long bully is finally leaving, because he doesn’t care about how Chloe torments everyone in the class or how she’s literally abusing Sabrina, all he cares about is how her leaving affects him.

In Glaciator Chat Noir imposes a date with Ladybug.

Transcript

Cat Noir: So, uh, Ladybug? What would you say if you and I met up tonight for a little dinner? Rooftop style?

Ladybug: For dinner? As superheroes?

Cat Noir: Well, uh, yeah. That's right. We're only together when we're saving Paris. I mean, wouldn't you actually like to get to know one another?

Ladybug: I... That's so thoughtful of you, but I can't. I have to, uh, I already have plans with some friends.

Bus driver: (steps out of the bus and shakes hands with Cat Noir) Thank you. (shakes Ladybug's hand) Thank you, Ladybug.

Cat Noir: Well, if your plans end early, come and join me.

Ladybug: We'll see.

Cat Noir: I'll be waiting, my lady.

(Ladybug uses her yo-yo and leaves. Cat Noir smiles at her for a moment before he leaves too)

Ladybug tells Chat Noir that she has plans with friends, Chat Noir still insists that she comes if her plans end early. Ladybug never says yes to him nor does she confirm she will show up while he says he'll be waiting.

Alya, Nino, Marinette, and Adrien were planning on having a date together, Adrien lies to his friends and tells them that his father said he couldn't go. Actively upsetting them and ruining their date, because 'Oh! Poor Adrien couldn't make it!. The thing is-

Adrien could have made it.

He himself, chose not to.

He didn't even inform his father about going out with friends.

Adrien never mentions going out with friends to Gabriel. He never tells Nathalie nor the Gorilla anything just so he could prepare a date with Ladybug, who also never confirmed she was going on the date.

[Next transcript is very important to read]

(Adrien sighs before he takes out his phone to text Nino. He then checks the time)

Nathalie: There's no point in waiting for your father, Adrien. He'll be eating in his office.

Adrien: (stands up from his chair, quietly angry) Then what's the point of keeping me here if he's never gonna show up, Nathalie? (walks away to go to his room)

Nathalie: Don't forget to practice your piano before you go to bed.

He doesn't tell Nathalie or Gabriel. He tells Nino that he won't be able to make it because his father wouldn't allow him to, yet Adrien didn't even see Gabriel because he was in his office the entire time.

Scene: Adrien's room.

Plagg: You could've at least grabbed the piece of Camembert on that platter!

Adrien: (tosses a piece of Camembert to Plagg and he catches it) Fuel up, Plagg. (He turns on some piano music from his phone. He then places the phone on top of the real piano) Adrien may not be allowed out of the house, but Cat Noir is!

Adrien's off to his date with Ladybug, which she never agreed that she would come, lying to his friends and telling them that his father wouldn't let him go out with them.

Plagg: You seem in a hurry to get stood up.

Adrien: She didn't say she wasn't coming.

Plagg: But she didn't say she was either!

This is also important to take in mind, it doesn't matter if she didn't say wasn't coming, she also didn't say she was coming like Plagg said. She told him she had plans with her friends.

Scene: Trocadéro. Marinette meets up with her friends

Marinette: Hey, Alya!

Alya: Hey, Marinette! (Both she and Marinette kisses each other's cheeks)

Marinette: Where's Adrien?

Alya: Don't get upset, okay? But Nino just got a text. Adrien's dad isn't letting him go out.

Again, Adrien tells Nino his dad won't let him go out. Lying and upsetting his friends, which automatically makes them feel bad because they're poor friend can't come out with them.

Marinette: Once again...

Nino: Yo, Marinette!

Ivan: What's up, M?

Mylène: How are you, Marinette?

Marinette: I'm fine. Thanks. Hehe. So, do you know where André is today?

Later in the episode, they have patrol

And this is what Chat Noir says to Ladybug

Ladybug: Hello, Kitty. Did the bad guys leave you cold?

Cat Noir: (harsh and enraged) How was your amazing evening with your "friends"?

(Ladybug looks confused at Cat Noir, shocked by her partner's harsh words. But she gasps when she hears Glaciator's voice.)

He gets passive aggressive and sarcastic with her. He's angry because she didn't show up to a date she never agreed to going on.

[Transcript]

Ladybug: Are you mad at me because I didn't show up?

Cat Noir: (furious) What do you think?

Ladybug: I didn't mean to hurt you.

(Glaciator jumps over them and continues walking. Ladybug and Cat Noir take shelter behind a car)

Cat Noir: And I also had a surprise for you, too!

Ladybug: I really am sorry.

Cat Noir: No... I'm the one who's sorry. Maybe another time.

Ladybug feels bad for not showing up. Ladybug shouldn't have to apologize for not showing up. She never agreed to going on the date and Chat Noir knows that. He knows she had plans with her friends and guilts her because apparently she didn't show up to a date she never intended on going on. While he was the one who gave her the cold shoulder the entire time they were fighting off Glaciator and acted like a 5 year old child.

The blatant manipulation

Chat Noir guilts Ladybug because she didn't show up to a date she never agreed that she would go on. Resulting in her feeling bad and apologizing to him as if she said she'll go. She never confirms she'll make it. She tells him she has plans with friends and they'll see. That doesn't equate to yes. Adrien lies to his friends and tells them he won't be able to make it because his father wouldn't let him go out, meanwhile Adrien never tells Gabriel anything about going out with friends.

In Syren

Adrien gets tired of all the secrets Ladybug had to keep from him and threatens to quit. Blackmailing Plagg threatening to quit as a superhero if Plagg doesn't tell him what secret Ladybug's been hiding from him.

[Transcript]

Adrien: (imitating Ladybug) Hey, Cat Noir, do you trust me? (as himself) Sure, Ladybug; do you trust me, too? (as Ladybug) Are you kidding? I will never trust you! Ha ha ha ha! (normally, to Plagg) You must know what Ladybug's hiding from me, Plagg.

Plagg: I'm just a kwami, Adrien, and we kwamis have a right to remain silent.

Adrien: Pity. (gets out his phone) Just when I was about to order you some very tasty cheese. Have you ever sampled La Trappe d'Échourgnac? It says here it tastes like walnuts.

Plagg: (swallows some Camembert) I can't be swayed, sorry.

He bribes Plagg with cheese to get information out of him about Ladybug

Cat Noir: Wait! Where're you going?

Ladybug: (hesitantly) I can't.

Cat Noir: (disappointedly) Say anything. Yeah, I know. But we are a team, aren't we? (turns away from Ladybug) I'm tired of all these secrets.

Ladybug: I'm sorry. It's not exactly easy for me either, trust me. (she leaps away while Cat Noir turns to see her leaving him)

(Cat Noir sits down on the roof to wait for Ladybug to return.)

He himself admits that he knows she can't tell him anything. He knows she's under restrictions and he pulls this.

Cat Noir: This is so dumb! (stands up) Claws in. (detransforms)

Plagg: (groans) What's taking her so long? (Adrien holds up his hands to Plagg, and starts to pull off his ring a little bit) Whoa, easy! W-What are you doing?!

Adrien: (grimly) If you don't tell me what Ladybug is hiding from me, I'm done!

Plagg: You can't do that!

Adrien: (bitterly) Why not? No one'll know if I quit. No one'll care!

Plagg: I will!

He blackmails Plagg, and threatens to let millions of people drown just because he wants to know a secret he isn't worthy of knowing.

[Transcript for Frozer]

In Frozer he gets rejected for the hundredth time

Ladyice: Cat Noir. We need to set up a trap for whoever turned the city into a giant ice rink. (throws yo-yo)

Icecat: (bitterly) My feline instincts prefer to track and observe before I attack. You go your way, I'll go mine.

Ladyice: Please don't tell me you're mad at me about the rose.

Icecat: There may be a certain chill now between us.

Ladyice: I get it, but we should really focus on saving Paris

Icecat: We don't always have to do everything together, after all. It's not like we're a couple. (skates away)

Ladyice: Cat Noir, don't get all pouty on me! (groans and takes off on her yo-yo)

(Ladyice and Icecat separately search for Frozer)

Icecat: (notices Frozer's skate marks on the ice) This way.

Ladyice: I need to set a trap, but what could I use as bait? (while Ladyice thinks, Frozer prepares to sneak up behind her, but Icecat spots him attempting to do so and pulls Ladyice out of harm's way)

Ladyice: Thanks, Kitty.

(Icecat winks)

Once again, he makes her feel guilty for turning him down for the millionth time in a row as if he doesn't know she's in love with someone else. Acting like an asshole the entire time they fight off Frozer.

In Copyat, Chat Noir arrives at a ceremony.

Scene: The Place des Vosges. The ceremony has just ended.

Cat Noir: These statues are amazing. One thing's slightly off though— I'm actually taller than Ladybug.

Théo: Ladybug didn't show up. I just wanted to express my adoration for her. Let her know that everything I had went into her statue. I'm sure if she took a little time to get to know me, she would see how much we have in common. Our devotion to the things we love.

Cat Noir: Hey, don't mean to burst your bubble, but you know, Ladybug and me, we're a thing, you know?

Théo: Really?

Cat Noir: Yeah, we're like this. (crosses his fingers)

Théo: (growls; walks away angrily) What does Ladybug see in him?

He lies to Theo about the relationship he has with Ladybug leaving Theo angry causing him to become akumatized.

Cat Noir: Better help the fellow out. His crush just got crushed. (under his breath, as he leaves) That makes two of us.

Théo: Ugh... What am I doing here? Ladybug?

Ladybug: I'm sorry I couldn't make it this morning, Théo.

Théo: Can you autograph it for me?

Ladybug: Of course I can! You've got some real artistry here. You've really captured my essence.

Théo: Thank you, Ladybug. And don't worry. I know about you and Cat Noir. It's okay.

Ladybug: Huh?

Ladybug is left to apologize to Theo and deal with the rest. Theo tells her not to worry, he knows about her and Chat Noir to which she reacts with utter confusion. Chat Noir lied to Theo, causing his akumatization not even facing consequences at the end nor apologizing to Theo, instead Marinette does all the work while being left confused.

Adrien is a lying, manipulative, and conniving person. He has manipulated his friends, Plagg, and Marinette. This is not okay

And the writers portray it to be while making Marinette look bad