#i COULD GO INTO HEAVY DETAIL

[waggledoogledoggle]

Violently resisting the urge to write this big ass thing about how huskerdust is 100% going to be canon, but not this season and how it's going to be the slowburn of the century that's a slow but genuine build of respect between the two.

And how so many people don't understand Angel's character and that if you see him as just 'a sex joke' congrats you missed the whole fucking point because he feels he needs to be that way/it's what's expected of him so he acts that way in front of others and of course he's not gonna act like it's forced- many people who wear masks do a pretty fuckin good job at acting like it's not forced, that's the point.

And how Husk sees through the mask, and they straight up say that he does in the angel and husk trailer.

And that episode four is literally titled masquerade.

Im holding it back, I swear I am-

[blighted-lights]

sorry everyone can't talk rn, thinking about these three only for all of ever

[beanghostprincess]

Characters I think are Sanuso coded bc they're exactly like mixing Sanji and Usopp's personalities

[deathnguts]

If you decide to make Bartylus have an age gap of any capacity, barty better be the younger one or i swear to GOD

[fiction-podcast-lover]

As much as I love the Les mis musical I actually think they handled Fontine's story pretty badly and it probably influenced some other adaptations who handled her story similarly

[britesuns]

where are the swiftie dinlukers.................... they need to know my assigned taylor swift songs for each of them... we need to discuss luke "the archer" skywalker and din "peace" djarin

[mercutio-the-velaryon]

*gen v spoilers*

I talk so much about Jordan on here for someone whose favourite character is actually Marie, so let me sing her praises.

Let me just say, it is so nice to have not only a woman but a black woman protagonist with vile violent powers. I know we've had a ton of strong female superheros with superstrength and what not. But Marie's power is viewed as "putrid" and "disgusting" (not to me I think they're cunty), its powerful but not marketable (hence Brink's rejection). There's something about that, it just feels cathartic to see someone so strong and powerful have their foil be that their powers aren't beautiful, flowery or socially acceptable. Like Marie as a person/supe innately rages against the system. It also kind of speaks to the way black women are conditioned to define their worth by the standards of white femininity through white supremacy and then are constantly denied it. Within the patriarchy, women are defined by their fragility, their delicateness, their innocence, their need for protection but when it comes to woc (Black women especially) they are considered to exist outside of those bounds, outside of those needs.

I just think a lot of care and consideration went into crafting such a dynamic layered character like more of this, actually, please, and thanks.

Diverging from the Marie praise:

Another interesting note, is that when the board is deciding what narrative they should use to cover up the Golden Boy incident, its specifically mentioned that Marie is being favoured by the public, for her beauty, mind you she was just standing there in the video, she didn't use her abilities at all. The reason she ended up in the top 10 is in spite of her powers, I wonder if the result would still be the same if she did use them (I honestly don't think so).

Diving into the top ten a little more, I don't think there's a single person on there who placed purely because of merit. I think there's a series of criteria that needs to be met regarding power, status, and popularity. We saw how quickly Andre got bodied by Sam. He's definitely top 10 because of nepotism as well as the fact that he's just attractive. Jordan Li is there because of their close relationship with Brink (albeit probably formed because of how strong Jordan is, but I digress). But their also the acceptable inoffensive kind of queer that can give God U points for diversity without offending its more conservative sponsors or benefactors. Jordan's also attractive, in both forms, so that helps as well. Golden Boy's an all-rounder, an all-American attractive white boy with an ability that's not only strong but makes for entertaining spectacle.

Andre, Golden Boy, and Jordan's powers are all powerful, but just as importantly, they're aesthetically pleasing and aspirational that, among other reasons, is why they're top 10.

Let me get into Cate and Emma another day.

[pastelnightgale]

I think about Octavian from HoO so much

[lunarrosette]

Will wood songs as dndads characters because I am slightly obsessed with both

This is based on both my subjective takes and interpretations of both the characters and the songs so yeah but I will go into detail about any of these choices if asked

Henry - Williard

Darryl - Suburbia Overture

Glenn - Red Moon

Ron - Marsha Thankk You for the Dialectics but I Need You too Leave

Grant - Um, It’s Kind of a Lot

Terry - …Well, Better Than the Alternative

Sparrow - Becoming the Lastnames (babes i could annotate how this is perfectly applicable to sparrow someone tell me to because I will)

Lark - Front Street or Against the Kitchen Floor (in my head more than actual canon..)

Nick - self- or The Song With Five Names

Normal - Love, Me Normally

Linc - Falling Up

Scary - ish-

Taylor - The Main Character/March of the Gladiators

Hermie - 2econd 2ight 2eer

[darlingian]

You can't even defend him. You know he's trash.

I'm so sick of people making these characters their entire personality and not being able to accept criticism about them. Sorry to tell you, but your blorbo is an asshole.

Where did you come from? Why are you here?

My bio says I'm Ian Gallagher's cheerleader. Not an apologist. This guy fucks up a lot. He can be an asshole, sure.

I still love him.

Die mad about it.

[falling-star-cygnus]

ShiGuang Playlist -> bc they made me incredibly fragile while i was watching those chibi shorts <3

Sand: Dove Cameron

She: Dodie

Photograph: Ed Sheeran

Still into You: Paramore

Black Sheep: Metric

Dear Arkansas Daughter: Lady Lamb

Immortal: Reinaeiry

[marsneedstherapy]

how you get the girl (oliver hong's version)

[viivdle]

my brother used my comb without asking and didn't clean it up and now a friend and i are relating it to being a woman in society

[myladynoire]

chat noir @ dark owl after the dream

[shawolsos]

Tony and Babe are literally just Lestat and Claudia. In this essay I will—

[raceweek]

Listening to the new patrick podcast as well and I love that patrick and alex have the same ability to write novels about every simple question theyre asked. Like theyre both so candid but explain everything so thoroughly while also having such soothing voices I could listen to them speak all day. And hearing patrick talk about their relationship… theyre athletic soulmates fr 🥹

patrick is so relatable for being asked one question and then going on a 7 minute long tangent about alex bc that’s the whole premise of this blog!!