#i am not writing “Gena”

[meowunmeow]

Sean x Gina must look INSANE to anime-onlys or people who haven't reached the 101st loop part of the story.

Like... Isn't Gina dead? Heck, isn't Sean ALSO dead?? And Gina is a full on elderly while Sean is probably in his early adulthood at most.

Little do they know of their dimwit duos dynamic...

[mushblock]

wish list for moon knight season 2

idc if we don’t have a confirmation of a season 2, i am still obsessed with the show and delusional enough that i can dream 💪😔 

steven swapping out calling his “mother” for leaving voice memos for marc or writing in a journal (showing more system communication!!)

marc and steven as cohosts, just enjoying life

jake’s cab, does he drive an average taxi? or does he take up high profile clients as a personal limo driver?

jake’s fake moustache

moon knight goes to new york

…potential avenger run in in new york? 

gena’s diner PLEASE

frenchie and crowley (speaking roles, not just easter eggs)

steven helping with identifying ancient artifacts or translating hieroglyphics for a mission

let the man infodump without getting shut down

in fact, show autistic traits in the whole system

the system seeing a real therapist. i would love to see them work through their past trauma of mental health institutions and i think it would be awesome to challenge the common notion in media that therapy is scary. even if the actual sessions aren’t shown, i’d love for it to be at the very least mentioned

more scarlet scarab, how “temporary” is layla’s deal with taweret? does she continue being her avatar?

jake’s own suit

i beg of you, no “evil alter” stereotyping of jake. tbh i don’t trust marvel to even attempt showing jake in a persecutor role

steven and jake ganging up on marc

talking to elias

the system faking each other’s accents poorly

marc working against his internalized ableism

blurriness between alters, and not done in a scary way. like in the “i’m not sure who’s fronting so idk if we should eat something vegan or not” way

steven collecting so many books on DID, him and layla learning together

no divorce >:( relationship gradually recovering and getting even stronger :)

“this is my husband marc and my boyfriend steven”

discussion about how all the alters are equal in the system, and just because marc is the “original” doesn’t mean he has any more priority over the others (if marvel wanted to go further, maybe even a discussion on how there could be no original in the first place)

marc discovering himself outside of being an avatar, maybe as a nod to the comics he could develop an interest in film (since comic steven was a film producer)

sadly i don’t expect the midnight mission or characters like Reese to show up in a season 2 (season 3 maybe if i’m delusional enough 👁👁)

“I am Marc Spector. I am Steven Grant. I am Jake Lockley and we are going to be okay. We are going to live with who we are. We are Moon Knight. And we never needed you”

what would you all like to see in season 2?

im still very obsessed with moon knight so i may add more to this list lol

[wondereads]

Weekly Reading Update (01/15/23)

Reviews and thoughts under the cut

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (10/10)

It's been a year since I reread Howl's Moving Castle and that's a bit too long in my opinion. This time it was with my book club, and it was so fun to see everyone's reactions to the story. I feel like every time I read this book I notice something new about Sophie's character or the magic or the romance. I just love this novel so much, the characters and plot are all just amazing and it has such a unique, comforting feel. Diana Wynne Jones is a master of the fantasy genre, and I have yet to read a book by her I didn't like.

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (9/10)

This was a lovely continuation to the adventures of Emily Wilde. She's still a stellar protagonist with a really strong voice and lots of tangible flaws while still being incredibly likable. As usual, her dynamic with Wendell, both in a platonic and romantic way, is top tier; they really have me giggling and kicking my feet during this books. There are two new major side characters, who introduce a lot of good character conflict, and the return of some old favorites from Encyclopaedia of Faeries. The beginning is a little wonky in terms of pacing, but there are some great subplots in this one and some surprising throughlines from the previous book.

The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter (8/10)

Another reread, I think I'm just in the mood for fantasy romances. I will be completely honest and say that this book is a guilty pleasure of mine. I cannot look anyone in the eye and say this is well-written, but it certainly is enjoyable. Gena Showalter writes some really good chemistry, even if Everly and Roth are the fantasy equivalent of that one high school couple that can't stop getting mad at each other and breaking up before getting back together again. There's a lot of wish fulfillment in this story, and it's just a fun time for me.

Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce (CR, 68%)

While I love this series, Wolf-Speaker was always my least favorite in the series. However, my opinion of it is improving because a) the message of unity and Daine's character growth are really good and b) I'm listening to an audiobook and it has a full cast and just has great voice acting. Unfortunately, I'm at a point in the book where Daine and Numair have been separated for a while, and I won't lie, I love his character and I'm missing him.

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Vol. 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (CR, 12%)

I'm so excited to finish up the MXTX novels! I've been putting them off because I wanted to read my physical copies thanks to the beautiful illustrations, and I've been abroad without them. I am kind of nervous about this one because I'm fairly certain this one includes the end of Wei Wuxian 1.0, which is going to be so painful to read. Still, I'm really excited to finish this one and Heaven Official's Blessing!

[age-of-moonknight]

hi! hope you're doing well. i got a question for you about the what if with marc's funeral, if that's okay, and please let me know if i'm missing the mark or overstepping in any way. as a jewish guy, seeing a non-jewish funeral kinda felt bad to me. like marc was already buried, no one who loved him or knew him participated in the burial, and yes the heroes wore their gear instead of traditional mourning clothing, but putting a star of david on the tombstone felt like an afterthought. marlene's 'may your memory be a blessing' was nice, seeing gena and the kids and crawly was like yes those are his people! but overall idk the setup and eulogy wasn't working for me. tldr my question is, what's your take on marc's funeral?

Hey! Thanks for stopping by! I guess before I say anything I should preface this by mentioning that I’m honestly just some dude on the internet and I really shouldn’t be considered an authority on anything. I’ve just read an unfortunately large number of comics and while I do dedicate a lot of time to learning as much as I can about anything, I definitely shouldn’t be considered an expert on matters as richly complex and integral to people’s very identities as religion or culture. In other words, I definitely appreciate you starting this conversation, but I really can’t offer anything more than a personal opinion that everyone should just take with a grain of salt.

But!!! thank you for sending this message, because, yeah, I realize that sometimes I can get so swept up in any writer even acknowledging that Marc is Jewish that I forget that, “oh yeah, this could be better and we should be well past the age where we had to hope for even the barest crumbs of representation.”

Accordingly, I fully see where you’re coming from and you’re probably right in that there was more the writer could have done. Even as I write that though, I can already hear the long list of excuses that could be made by devil’s advocates about why Marc’s funeral in What If…? Dark: Moon Knight was presented as it was. Most probably could be pretty easily refuted by anyone that wants better from the comic industry, but, hey, that’s comics: they thrive on intense, impassioned reader discussion and can somehow be ahead of their time in terms of cultural sensitivity AND painfully slow in breaking out of some really poor ways of depicting cultures, races, and religions.

[Putting in a read more because this got a little long (sorry all, mea culpa)]

But yeah, some of those excuses I can imagine include, first among them, space limitations. The creators had one page to depict the funeral in the single issue allotted to telling Marlene’s story of becoming Luminary. People could easily say something offhand and questionable like, “oh yeah, Marc’s mom sat shiva, but it all happened off panel,” but that explanation always feels a little cheap to me, as I know for fact that comic artists can get very creative with how they format a page to include critical information, but, eh, there it is.

Some people in these situations sometimes bring up the point that authors that share a background with the characters they depict can approach matters with a good understanding of what’s appropriate/significant. I can see the validity of that approach, but from the (admittedly brief) research I did, I haven’t found any conclusive statements on the writer’s background at least and I personally would rather not make any assumptions/speculations. (Again, that’s strictly a personal thing, because in my line of work, I come across a lot of bad actors who, from their perspective, “““accuse””” people of being certain races or ethnic backgrounds and I am,,,,very tired). Plus, that’s not necessarily a cure all, at least that’s what I’ve gathered from the heated debates on Bemis’ Moon Knight run that I still stumble upon on occasion.

The next thing that comes to mind, well, I don’t want to sound like I’m entirely absolving the creators since, sure, they probably could have done more, but I’m so used to grappling with the bad hands comic books deal me, that sometimes I propose what I guess could be referred to as Watsonian interpretations??? Like, yeah, this was ultimately written like this because creators are flawed, but I cope by trying to puzzle out in-universe explanations. In this case, I see this as potentially being some sort of hazy, not quite well constructed, reflection of Marc’s complex relationship with his background that characterized his adult life. Elias Spector, who frequently represents Marc’s connection to his past and how he wrestles with really complex questions of religion and identity, is dead by this point of time in both of Marc’s established origins, and while I am sure the organizers of Marc’s funeral, like Marlene and Frenchie, fully and deeply loved him, I’m just not sure if Marc ever communicated to them what they should specifically do for his funeral (fully traditional or as small/nondescript as possible if he even thought he deserved/would get a funeral), as enigmatic and….not always forthcoming in discussing such matters Marc circa Marc Spector: Moon Knight was, so they did their best.

But gosh, even as I write that out, that’s such a load of copium. I’ll admit that my fondness for the comic book genre results in me desperately trying to hammer something worthwhile out of sometimes (or frequently????) mediocre material, so thanks again for sharing your thoughts! You are well and away within your rights to not be satisfied with how the matter was handled and I know I thoroughly appreciate your critical eye. Arguably, it is only by such a capacity for critique that the industry will ever shake off some of its worst aspects that still haunt it and evolve into something really consistently worthwhile.

[silverjetsystm]

01 and 08 for the journal meme, please!

Diary Prompts | Accepting

01. the first entry they ever made.

Voice recording saved onto an external drive. Originally from a cassette tape, labeled with 3 January 2010 and the #1. Chucked in a box labeled "Cases 1" and put into storage. The voice is vibrant.

"I've kept journals before. Diaries. I would be remiss if I didn't start a new one for this brand new life. Recording cases seem easier than writing and so, here I am. This new direction I -- or we? -- are taking. Identity is a slippery thing. Now there are four of us. Myself, Ste.ven Grant. Jake Loc.kley, the cab driver and source of the 'word on the street.' Moon Kn.ight, our newest and the way forward. And the past, Marc Spe.ctor.

We have a base in Long Island. Purchased by myself. Built in the 20s with enough space to host and hide our secret identity. Continuing the whole illicit activities but for good, no?

Hired a housekeeper, Nedda, and she recommended a butler, Samuels, to maintain the property.

Duchamp put together a lovely helicopter so Moon Kni.ght can fly back and forth. It won't look out of place with the others flying in and out. The injuries from Bushman have healed. We're stronger than ever.

Marlene-" There's a giggle, a whisper of 'so serious~' followed by the sound of kissing and additional laughter. The tape ends.

08. entry made featuring their day/night at work.

Old small journal that once lived in the beloved cab's glovebox. The Yiddish is transliterated for convenience. The writing is small, using the steering wheel as the surface.

21st Adar 5770 [7 March 2010]

What does Grant even do? Host? Look at spreadsheets? Shake hands? Liquid lunches? It's the 21st century and he acts like a throwback. In the margins is elegant cursive 'and you aren't?'

Feh.

Early evening, Grant switches to me, Lockley, and I drive my cab as far away from his ostentatious (learned that from playing Crawley at Scrabble) mansion. What kind of guy names a house after himself? Schmendrick.

I can't be too hard on him. He did grease the wheels on getting me a medallion.

Job pays enough so I have my portion and give Gena good tips. It isn't about the money. Grant pays Crawley for his troubles. It's the principle of the thing.

If it's a Moon Kni.ght night, he clocks in with the tools in the trunk. Better him than me, flying around. If not, I go to Gena's around dawn and then go back to Grant's.

[goddesspharo]

for your au meme: rebecca-diane [and amos and troy and glenn] do 'the craft' or 'the skeleton key' or 'practical magic' or RNM?

[hit me up with a prompt!]

The thing you have to know is that I have thought about Gena Rowlands' line delivery of "child, I believe you broke my legs" to Kate Hudson at least once a year since The Skeleton Key came out. That's almost twenty years of chuckling about that one scene and I still have no notes. Perfection.

Anyway, I am still unable to write a three-sentence fic to save my life!

an addict for dramatics

Theater Camp (2023)

"Then you must be so psyched for the new show! It calls on so many of your skills." Janet couldn't believe that she was being blackmailed by a dude who looked like the lead himbo in a Freeform remake of Point Break.

[thefundiesaga]

Gena Rucker’s Simstagram

Hey y’all , she’s here our little girl made her entrance this morning and we couldn’t be happier ! It was a long and trying labor but the LORD saw us through. We decided on the name DESTINY   before she arrived , both Derrick and I believe it was the LORD will that she joined us . I am so blessed to have such a great husband ! Sitting tonight writing this I think of how this house is already has so much laughter and cheer !  

After a few days of Destiny’s birth , I was back on our treadmill , remember ladies it’s important to stay in shape for your husband ! After all he is the one of those hours while we stay at home! 

Blessings and prayer Gena 

AN: Just a drop of some unhealthy misogyny there  🤢 Gena is already prepping for baby #4

[miniaturetalekitten]

Hello! It's me again! So, I know that I give you a whole lot compliments all the time but this time I want to focus more on you, and you only.

I absolutely love that you care about everyone and treat everyone equally, and there is no exceptions for you! You're  patient and understanding, and very nice in general! You are talented and creative, I appreciate the time and effort you put into your art and writing! But I mostly love your views and opinions on things! With every post you create it's almost as if you were writing your heart out, haha! Your blog is entirely made out of your thoughts, if you know what I'm saying.

I know that you use a transtalor and there always are a few errors here and there when you write, but that's fine! What counts is that you're still trying your best and having fun, even with knowing that there's mistakes. You know... To me, what really matters is what is in your heart! Your personality is really the most important thing to me. You are perfect the way you are right now!

You are a gentle soul and I am glad to have a great person like you around! You always light up the mood with your loving personality when you're here, and I love that feeling!

So, yeah! That's my thoughts on you! It's always so fun to talk to you! I love doing that! <33

1.) Heeey, you're here!!! Hooray! ^^ Hip Hooray to you!)

I'm pleased that you're having fun with yourself so you can write me! :D

Fascinating, isn't it?) I personally know this feeling, as if you get rid of a hard day in one second, and to forget about all the bad stuff turns out easily, one such reason costs me my whole life, I remember once and for all! That's my case, but what about someone else's?)

When I saw you, I certainly wanted to respond quickly, but I was so happy, carried away by their spinning thoughts, which wanted to break out, intensified, giving a breakdown in my program, screaming hard, hard, I even squeezed inside, mmm!

And it lasts with me a very long time, just about everyone is happy as it seems to you, who not only does it, but also comes here, aaaaaa~ to talk to someone a little, or even more, (though I will be happy to communicate in any form) thoughts or live, it is a precious gift for me. Really! I was thinking of a good song, I'll show you now!

Songwriter: Alexander Timofeyevsky.

The Song of Crocodile Gena - lyrics.

Let the clumsy pedestrians run

Pedestrians in puddles,

And the water flows on the asphalt.

♪ And it's not clear to passersby ♪

♪ On this bad weather day ♪

Why I'm so jolly

Oh, I'm playing the harmonica

In front of passersby,

Unfortunately, it's only my birthday

Only once a year

♪ When the magician comes in ♪

In a blue helicopter

He'll show you a movie for free

He'll wish me a happy birthday

¶ And I guess he'll leave me ¶

♪ And probably leave me a gift of five hundred popsicles ♪

♪ I'm playing the harmonica ♪

In front of passersby,

♪ Unfortunately, it's only my birthday ♪

Only once a year

Unfortunately, it's my birthday

Only once a year

---------------‐----------

This song reminds me of that angelic feeling that if my birthday is far away from me I am not discouraged, because this feeling replaces people, replaces that meaningful day when I was born, it's like being reborn again, as butdo still not know sadness, sadness, loneliness! I'm not saying that I do not love my birthday, on the contrary, I do not notice how time flies when I'm with someone, you have contributed to this ... thank you all for giving me this meaning in what you are, how many important things you do and how warm I get from the existence of all you~

Also, I love you with all my heart! ;*

Let's move on to your words, dearie!)

Ah! I'm embarrassed! / )///(\

If anything, you don't bore me at all, you remind me a lot of me, I also like to give compliments or joy to people passing by, as you yourself understand, I'm not me without it, all parts of our personality are important, If there is not at least one it's not as good as it sounds, On the subject of thoughts, eh! How would we live without them? Thanks to them we can all begin to act from the beginning, continuing to burn desire for what prepares each, new day, and perhaps a minute, you can never guess what will happen to you or when something will happen good, (bad) all this is experienced not only on solstredotokosti in life, in this second living free, and thoughts also help it all breathe pure energy, someone can quickly do some things, wanting it, and someone wait and so to infinity, I mean-

I wonder what everyone is thinking about-

Crazy, right?

In everything there is a routine and at the same time a full-fledged rest, it should be for everyone, because without it nothing is possible, (my opinion) here when I rest I feel not completely rested, and how the relaxation comes, that is, you should not overload yourself, to blame for what you leave behind all, in something you have no time and it seems that time is not enough, unpleasant, I understand, sometimes the emotions take over the person, I can not be always as you see me, it is normal! :З

It's like I said, it all goes away, not at once of course, because you have to get used to not rushing deliberately sometimes, this can make you more and more tired, from my personal experience of being in a similar state... In such cases my thoughts are empty, which is funny, I still can not think of any cool ideas for drawings, I draw what I want, that's true, but when it comes to extras it is difficult, as if I stop... I do not feel sad about it, do not avoid what is already happening, no matter how hard I try, no matter how it all seems lost, I am sure it is temporary, you just do not let yourself be offended! That's what you need to remember! I wish you the same, bunny! Please take care of all of yourself, despite the fact that it will rain in your soul, hail or hurricane someday! I believe you shouldn't hold back sometimes, since it helps in some cases, it will ruin you in others, keep an eye on the situation! All mistakes are little keys to greater heights!

Woohoo, I'm babbling again, I love doing this in front of someone! I hope I make you happy, with what I've written here that you love to read so much! I love reading you too, even though I'm quiet! Yes, I know, I've been watching Russian blogs! They wrote there just as I did, about their observations! The best thing is to understand the interlocutor, communicate with him, no matter what country you're from, other languages I love and respect them all! There may be some problems, I don't deny it, but these problems will gradually get better! Nothing stands still! You read me like a book, I am even more pleased with it, and further you lord is able to read my thoughts...about you, everything you wrote about me - applies to you too! You are so special, it's not just the translation that makes my words get lost, it's MORE lost from you!

Hip hip! HOORAY!))🌟🌟🌟

1.) Хииии, ты здесь!!! Ура! ^^ Хип-ура вам!)

Я рада, что тебе весело с самим собой, поэтому ты можешь написать мне! :D

Очаровательно, не правда ли?) Мне лично знакомо это чувство, как будто ты избавляешься от тяжелого дня за одну секунду, и забыть обо всем плохом получается легко, одна такая причина стоит мне всей жизни, я запомнил раз и навсегда! Это мой случай, но как насчет чьего-то другого?)

Когда я увидела тебя, мне, конечно, захотелось быстро ответить, но я была так счастлива, увлеченной своими крутящимися мыслями, которые хотели вырваться наружу, усилились, давая сбой в моей программе, кричали сильно, сильно, у меня даже сжалось внутри, ммм!

И это длится со мной очень долго, почти все счастливы, как вам кажется, кто не только делает это, но и приходит сюда, ааааааа ~ поговорить с кем-то немного или даже больше, (хотя я буду рад общаться в любой форме) мыслями или жить, это драгоценный подарок для меня. Действительно! Я думала о хорошей песне, сейчас я тебе покажу!

Автор песни: Александр Тимофеевский.

Песня крокодила Гены - текст песни.

Пусть бегут неуклюже

Пешеходы по лужам,

А вода по асфальту рекой.

И не ясно прохожим

В этот день непогожий

Почему я весёлый такой.

Ах я играю на гармошке

У прохожих на виду,

К сожаленью, день рожденья

Только раз в году.

Прилетит вдруг волшебник

В голубом вертолёте

И бесплатно покажет кино.

С днём рожденья поздравит

И, наверно, оставит

Мне в подарок пятьсот эскимо.

Ах я играю на гармошке

У прохожих на виду,

К сожаленью, день рожденья

Только раз в году.

К сожаленью, день рожденья

Только раз в году.

Эта песня напоминает мне о том ангельском чувстве, что если мой день рождения далеко от меня, я не унываю, потому что это чувство заменяют люди, заменяет тот значимый день, когда я родилась, это как заново родиться, так как бутдо я все ещё не знаю грусти, печали, одиночества! Я не говорю, что я не люблю свой день рождения, наоборот, я не замечаю, как летит время, когда я с кем-то, вы внесли в это свой вклад... спасибо вам все�� за то, что придаете мне этот смысл в том, кто вы есть, сколько важных вещей вы делаете и какое тепло я получаю от существование всех вас~

Кроме того, я люблю тебя всем своим сердцем! ;*

Давайте перейдем к вашим словам, дорогуша!)

Ах! Я смущена! / )///(\

Во всяком случае, ты мне совсем не надоедаешь, ты мне очень напоминаешь меня, мне также нравится дарить комплименты или радость проходящим мимо людям, как ты сам(а) понимаешь, без этого я не я, важны все стороны нашей личности, если нет хотя бы одной то это не так хорошо, как кажется, если говорить о мыслях, ах! Как бы мы жили без них? Благодаря им мы все можем начать действовать с самого начала, продолжая гореть желанием к тому, что готовит каждый, новый день, а возможно и минуту, вы никогда не сможете угадать, что с вами произойдет или когда произойдет что-то хорошее, (плохое) все это переживается не только на солнцестоянии в жизни, в эту секунду живешь свободно, и мысли тоже помогают всему этому дышать чистой энергией, кто-то может быстро делать какие-то вещи, желая этого, а кто-то ждать и так до бесконечности, я имею в виду-

Интересно, о чем все думают-

Безумие, верно?

Во всем есть рутина и в то же время полноценный отдых, он должен быть у всех, потому что без него ничего невозможно, (моё мнение) вот когда я отдыхаю, я чувствую себя не полностью отдохнувшей, а как приходит расслабление, то есть не стоит перегружать себя, что ты виноват(а) в том, что ты оставляешь позади всё, на что-то у тебя нет времени и кажется, что времени не хватает, неприятно, я понимаю, иногда эмоции берут вверх над человеком, я не могу быть всегда такой, каким ты меня видишь, это нормально! :З

Как я уже сказала, всё это проходит, конечно, не сразу, потому что иногда вы должны привыкнуть не торопиться намеренно, это может заставить вас всё больше и больше уставать, исходя из моего личного опыта пребывания в подобном состоянии... В таких случаях мои мысли пусты, что забавно, я до сих пор не могу придумать ни одной классной идеи для рисунков, я рисую то, что хочу, это правда, но когда дело доходит до массовки, это сложно, я как будто останавливаюсь... Я не грущу по этому поводу, не избегаю того, что уже происходит, как бы я ни старалась, как бы все это ни казалось потерянным, я уверена, что это временно, вы просто не позволяйте себя обижать! Это то, что вам нужно помнить! Я желаю тебе того же, Зайчик! Пожалуйста, берегите себя, несмотря на то, что когда-нибудь в вашей душе будет дождь, град или ураган! Я считаю, что иногда вы не должны сдерживаться, так как в одних случаях это помогает, в других - разрушает вас, следите за ситуацией! Все ошибки - это маленькие ключи к большим высотам!

У-у-у, я снова лепечу, мне нравится делать это перед кем-то! Я надеюсь, что осчастливлю вас тем, что я здесь написал и что вы так любите читать! Мне тоже нравится читать тебя, даже несмотря на то, что я молчу! Да, я знаю, я следил за русскими блогами! Они написали там так же, как и я, о своих наблюдениях! Самое лучшее - это понимать собеседника, общаться с ним, неважно, из какой ты страны, другие языки я люблю и уважаю их все! Могут быть какие-то проблемы, я этого не отрицаю, эти проблемы постепенно разрешатся! Ничто не стоит на месте! Ты читаешь меня как книгу, мне это еще больше нравится, и дальше ты, господи, способен(а) читать мои мысли... о тебе, все, что ты написал(а) обо мне - относится и к тебе тоже! Ты такой(ая) особенный(ая), это не просто перевод, из-за которого мои слова теряются, это еще больше теряется от тебя!

Гип-гип! УРА!))✨🎇✨🎇

[theoracleofgiana]

Approval

(Abyss Canyon, Gena Kingdom)

I can feel her eyes on me. It's almost a comfort. The sound of leaves crunching alerts me to her being next to me. The chilly night air fused with the canyon's supernatural coldness almost has me shivering. Instead, I focus on swinging my legs back and forth. There was danger being this close to the edge, however, I knew she'd grab me if I fell. We sit in silence as the stars gleam above us. "Are you going back to him?" Her voice is soft and out of character for her. The dragon born was usually loud and rough. This was sympathy and we both knew why. "I can't," The words fall before I can stop them. She snorts at that. "Oh, come on, you two belong together," My eyes widen at her words. "I thought you didn't want me to-," She places a finger to my lips. "I think it's dangerous to date him," She fixes me with a glare. "But, if you genuinely love him, I can't say no." I feel the tears flowing before I could stop them. I thought she hated him and there was no way I could date a guy she hates. Micah is my family and she places above everything else. Micah shakes her head at me with a sigh. "What am I gonna do with you Soleil?" She jokingly asks while wiping my tears away. "Be my familiar forever?" I tell her with the sweetest smile I could muster. She nods and hugs me tightly. "Just be safe," She says before letting me go. I watch her walk away with a smile. Having her blessing meant everything. Now it's up to me and Echo to live happily ever after. 

(A/n: Met Micah and Soleil! The villain enchantress and her dragon-born familiar who live together in a small shop just outside the main town. I'mma be honest, this was supposed to go differently and be between different characters. I was writing and it sorta ended up like this. I like it so I'm keeping it. That's all. Hope you all have a good day and that you enjoyed!)

[leonardcohenofficial]

talk abt (hot) cassavetes (summer)!! maddie on cassavetes, if u will

maddie on cassavetes will be my fifth book, after i’ve gotten tenure at some liberal arts college and can truly just write about whatever i want

i think that cassavetes really was fantastic at representing highly specific white male experiences on screen in a way that doesn’t attempt to universalize them or force you to entirely empathize with the often terrible men of his films. the men in husbands are terrible people!! nobody comes out clean in faces!! everybody has massive flaws in his films, and there’s no attempt to hide that from a filmmaking standpoint (thought the characters themselves do hide them, or deny them, or attempt to confront them, all to varied levels of success)

the true genius of his work is that he was able to do all that AND still comment so deeply and powerfully on broad experiences of love and grief and death and the need for companionship in ways that speak across various identities!! and not just in the films he directed; without exaggeration i think mikey and nicky truly is one of the best films of the twentieth century (which of course is due to the genius combination of his and peter falk’s acting and elaine may’s direction but i digress). in all the projects that he took on, cassavetes was able to tap into the hyperspecific and let it lead way for audiences to experience a sublime exploration of human experience 

[captainofthetidesbreath]

there’s still time: McCree and Reaper RPers on this site stop being fucking gross and stop writing Mc///Reyes 2k18

honestly, this is the reason I’m not running a McCree RP myself because I would have nobody to write with because the entire community is out here encouraging or tolerating this

[screechthemighty]

On a related note, if you notice that I seem to be using meet me at our spot as a conduit to periodically vent my frustrations about IW/Endgame and Thanos being a big dumb idiot...it’s because I absolutely am.

[silverjetsystm]

10 or more muses you would like to know better

Yes, this is Marc but he's refusing to take his mask off.

favorite color(s) : "I am fond of white and turquoise."

song stuck in their head : "Now I'm Feeling Zombiefied" - Alien Sex Fiend

last song they listened to : "Gallowdance" - Lebanon Hanover. He hasn't been in a Dazzler mood lately.

favorite foods : Food? He does eat. What foods does he like these nights? He rolls his white-gloved hand for the next question.

dream trip : "Somewhere cold. I'm tired of all this heat and the summer. The moon was....Eventful." Too many moons, then no moons. Past few months? have been rough on him. "Maybe I'll go there again on quieter terms."

anything you want right now : Cloth face ripples from grit teeth and furrowed brow. "Who is the new Black Spectre?"

favorite color(s) : "Dark greens, blues, and greys. They overlap nicely."

song stuck in their head : "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" - Panic! At the Disco

last song they listened to : "Love Story" and he didn't like it.

favorite foods : "Nedda made incredible dishes. She's from Vienna. Sheltered in Britain during the blitz as a baby. Then, they immigrated to the States. One of the lucky ones." He clears his throat, "I dream of her meals. Her garlic roast chicken, and for desert, her Sachertorte." His house keeper and butler receive a considerable pension. He hopes they are well.

dream trip : "I want to go to a beach abroad, begin to catch up on my reading list, and not be bothered for at least a month. France sounds-" he pauses and shakes his head.

anything you want right now : "My job. To acquire money and supplies legally instead of someone ripping off those who do deserve it."

favorite color(s) : "Green and red. What? The goyim don't have a monopoly on colors."

song stuck in their head : "Tradition" - Fiddler on the Roof

last song they listened to : "Me Porto Bonito" and he loved it.

favorite foods : "Anything greasy. Long as it fills you up and tastes good, I'm not picky. Food's not just fuel. It's homey. Steak, eggs, and potatoes will pick anyone up in the morning."

dream trip : "Ha!" He can't stop laughing for a moment. "Why would I leave the City? Most everyone and everything is here."

anything you want right now : Laugh lines sprout along a wistful smile, groaning like an old man while he stretches his arms above his head, "Cup of coffee at Gena's. You doing anything after this?"

tagged by: @kylo-wrecked

[lacangri21]

The Feminist Library

-7000 Years of Patriarchy by Petra Ioana

-A Deafening Silence by Patrizia Romito

-Against Our Will by Susan Brownmiller

-Against Pornography by Diana E.H. Russell

-Against Sadomasochism by Robin Linden

-Ain’t I a Woman by Bell Hooks

-All Women Are Healers by Diane Stein

-Anti-Porn by Julia Long

-Anticlimax by Sheila Jeffreys

-Are Women Human by Catharine MacKinnon

-Backlash by Susan Faludi

-Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

-Beauty and Misogyny by Sheila Jeffreys

-Beauty Sick by Renee Engeln

-Beauty Under the Knife by Holly Brubach

-Being and Being Bought by Kasja Ekis Ekman

-Beyond God the Father by Mary Daly

-Big Porn Inc by Melinda Tankard Reist and Abigail Bray

-Blood, Bread, and Roses by Judy Graham

-The Book of Women’s Mysteries by Z Budapest

-Borderlands by Gloria Anzaldua

-Burn it Down by Lilly Dancyger

-Butterfly Politics by Catharine MacKinnon

-Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici

-Choosing to Conform by Avelie Stuart

-The Church and the Second Sex by Mary Daly

-Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein

-Close to Home by Christine Delphy

-Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence by Adrienne Rich

-Conquest by Andrea Lee Smith

-Damned Whores and God’s Police by Anne Summers

-Daring to Be Bad by Alice Echols

-Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers by Sady Doyle

-Defending Battered Women on Trial by Elizabeth A. Sheehy

-Deliver Us from Love by Brogger

-Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine

-Detransition by Max Robinson

-The Disappearing L by Bonnie J. Morris

-Does God Hate Women by Ophelia Benson

-Doing Harm by Maya Dusenbery

-The End of Gender by Debra W. Soh

-The End of Patriarchy by Robert Jensen?

-Female Chauvinist Pigs by Ariel Levy

-Female Erasure by Ruth Barrett

-Female Sexual Slavery by Kathleen Barry

-Femicide by Jill Radford and Diane EH Russell

-Femininity by Susan Brownmiller

-Femininity and Domination by Sandra Lee Bartky

-Feminism Unmodified by Catharine MacKinnon

-Feminist Theory by Bell Hooks

-Firebrand Feminism by Breanne Fahs

-Flesh Wounds by Blum

-Flow by Elissa Stein and Susan Kim

-For Her Own Good by Barbara Ehrenreich

-For Lesbians Only by Sarah Lucia Hoagland

-Freedom Fallacy by Miranda Kiraly

-Gender Hurts by Sheila Jeffreys

-Getting Off by Robert Jensen?

-Global Woman by Barbara Ehrenreich

-Going Out of Our Minds by Sonia Johnson

-Going Too Far by Robin Morgan

-The Great Cosmic Mother by Monica Sjoo and Barbara Mor

-Gyn/Ecology by Mary Daly

-Gynocide by Mariarosa Dalta Costa

-Handbook of Feminist Therapy by Lynne Bravo Rosewater and Leonore E.A. Walker

-Heartbreak by Andrea Dworkin

-Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

-The Hidden Malpractice by Gena Corea

-How to Suppress Women’s Writing by Joanna Russ

-I Am Your Sister by Audre Lorde

-I Hate Men by Pauline Harmange

-Ice and Fire by Andrea Dworkin

-In Defense of Separatism by Susan Hawthorne

-In Harm’s Way by Catharine MacKinnon

-In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens by Alice Walker

-The Industrial Vagina by Sheila Jeffreys

-Inferior by Angela Saini

-Intercourse by Andrea Dworkin

-Invisible No More by Andrea J. Ritchie

-Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

-Jewish Radical Feminism by Joyce Antler

-Kill All Normies by Angela Nagle

-The Laugh of Medusa by Helene Cixous

-Laughing with Medusa by Vanda Zajko and Miriam Leonard

-The Lesbian Heresy by Sheila Jeffreys

-Lesbian Nation by Jill Johnston

-Letters from a War Zone by Andrea Dworkin

-Love and Politics by Carol Anne Douglas

-Loving to Survive by Dee Graham

-Making Violence Sexy by Diana E.H. Russell

-Man Made Language by Dale Spender

-Man’s Dominion by Sheila Jeffreys

-Medical Bondage by Deirdre Cooper Owens

-Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit

-Men Who Buy Sex by Melissa Farley

-Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

-Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them by Susan Forward

-Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

-Misogyny by Jack Holland?

-The New Handbook for a Post-Roe America by Robin Marty

-Nobody’s Victim by Carrie Goldberg

-Not a Job, Not a Choice by Janice Raymond

-Not for Sale by Rebecca Whisnant

-Nothing Matters by Somer Brodribb

-Objectification Theory by Barbara I. Fredrickson

-Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich

-Only Words by Catharine MacKinnon

-Our Blood by Andrea Dworkin

-Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective

-Overcoming Violence Against Women and Girls by Michael L. Penn and Rahel Nardos?

-Paid For by Rachel Moran

-The Pimping of Prostitution by Julie Bindel

-Pimp State by Kat Banyard

-Policing the Womb by Michelle Goodwin

-Pornified by Pamela Paul

-Pornland by Gail Dines

-Pornography by Gail Dines

-Pornography: Men Possessing Women by Andrea Dworkin

-Pornography and Civil Rights by Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon

-Pornography and Violence by Susan Griffith

-Pornography Values by Robert Jensen?

-Pure Lust by Mary Daly

-The Purify Myth by Jessica Valenti

-Quiverfull by Kathryn Joyce

-Radical Feminism Today by Denise Thompson

-Radical Feminist Therapy by Bonnie Burstow

-Radical Reckonings by Renate Klein

-Radically Speaking by Diane Bell...

-Rape by Susan Griffiths

-Rape in Marriage by Diana E.H. Russell

-Rape of the Wild by Ann Jones

-Refusing to Be a Man by John Stoltenberg?

-Right-Wing Woman by Andrea Dworkin

-A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

-Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists by Margo Goodhand

-SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas

-Selling Feminism by Amanda M. Gengler

-Sex Matters by Alyson J. McGregor

-Sexual Harassment of Working Women by Catharine MacKinnon

-Sexual Politics by Kate Millett

-Sexy but Psycho by Jessica Taylor

-She Dreams When She Bleeds by Nikki Taraji

-Sister Outrider by Audre Lorde

-Sisterhood is Forever by Robin Morgan

-Sisterhood is Global by Robin Morgan

-Sisterhood is Powerful by Robin Morgan

-Slavery Inc by Lydia Cacho

-Spinning and Weaving by Elizabeth Miller

-Surrogacy by Renate Klein

-Sweetening the Pill by Holly Grigg-Spall

-Taking Back the Night by Laura Lederer

-Talking Back by Bell Hooks

-Testosterone Rex by Cordelia Fine

-The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf

-The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lerner

-The Dialectic of Sex by Shulamith Firestone

-The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

-The First Sex by Elizabeth Gould

-The Legacy of Mothers: Matriarchies and the Gift Economy as Post-Capitalist Alternatives by Erella Shadmi

-The Lolita Effect by Gigi Durham

-The Man-Made World by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Porn Trap by Wendy Maltz

-The Prostitution of Sexuality by Kathleen Barry

-The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

-The Sexual Liberals and the Attack on Feminism by Janice Raymond...

-The Spinster and Her Enemies by Sheila Jeffreys

-The Transsexual Empire by Janice Raymond

-The Women’s History of the World by Rosalind Miles

-This Bridge Called My Back by Gloria Anzaldua

-This is Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah Hill

-Toward a Feminist Theory of the State by Catharine MacKinnon

-The Traffic in Women and Other Essays by Emma Goldman

-Trans by Helen Joyce

-Unbearable Weight by Susan Bordo

-Unpacking Queer Politics by Sheila Jeffreys

-Unscrewed by Jaclyn Friedman

-Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn

-The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich

-The Vagina Bible by Jennifer Gunter

-A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft

-The War Against Women by Marilyn French

-We Were Feminists Once by Andi Zeisler

-What Do We Need Men For by E. Jean Carroll

-When God was a Woman by Merlin Stone

-Who Cooked the Last Supper by Rosalind Miles

-Why Does He Do That by Lundy Bancroft

-Why Women Are Blamed for Everything by Jessica Taylor

-Why Women Need the Goddess by Carol P. Christ

-Wildfire by Sonia Johnson

-Witches, Midwives, and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich

-Witches, Witch Hunting, and Women by Silvia Federici

-Woman and Nature by Susan Griffith

-Woman Hating by Andrea Dworkin

-Woman-Identified Woman by Trudy Darty

-Women v. Religion by Karen L. Garst

-Women’s Lives, Men’s Laws by Catharine MacKinnon

-The Women’s Room by Marilyn French

[stxleslyds]

MOON KNIGHT #15

AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWING KEY MOMENTS.

Earlier today I saw a really lovely post talking about how important it was that MacKay took the time to show us how Marc told Soldier, Hunter’s Moon and Reese about his DID and how they reacted to it.

I have to say that I completely agree. I haven’t been reading Moon Knight runs for a very long time but right now I have read every single solo run except for Shadowland’s mini, and that allows me to think that we have never seen Marc have a conversation like that with anyone that has been in his life (or better said, comic history) before this run.

(Diatrice was told by Marc that he had DID, but she hasn’t been here for that long).

Marlene, Frenchie, Crawley and Gena (along her boys) were never shown in panel receiving information like this from Marc, Steven or Jake.

Yes, there was the big team up back in the day, Moon Knight vol.1 issue 2, when Steven revealed to Gena, her boys and Crawley that he was Jake Lockley and that Jake was a disguise like Moon Knight. Important thing to note was that Steven never revealed Marc Spector to them (that was because Steven and Jake were disguises that Marc had come up with so he could rid himself of Marc Spector, although that didn’t work very well for him most times).

But going back to my initial thought, none of the two to four most important people for the Moon Knight system have never been explicitly shown reacting or simply being told that Marc/Steven/Jake have dissociative identity disorder.

Throughout the years it has been explained as the MK system being schizophrenic or simply mentally ill. Marlene was the one that was more “in tune” with Steven’s “fragile” mental and identity state but writers like Moench never actually “diagnosed” Steven/Marc/Jake with any type of disorder which I believe was because there was a lot of stigmas surrounding mental illness back in the day (more than there is today) but also because it was a time where there was a lot of debate on what was what and how things like “Multiple Personality Disorder” worked.

All of that, plus many years of writers avoiding the system’s mental disorder as well as doing with it whatever atrocity they could, led to us never having panels like the ones with had with Reese in this last issue. And that is a shame. Even though the DID diagnosis has been present in Moon Knight comics since 2014 (with Ellis’ run introducing that “concept” half way through), no writer until MacKay has taken a serious and respectful approach to the reality that Marc had to confront in the last few issues.

Marc pushing though his fear and internalized hate/ableism (due to trauma, Khonshu and years of being victim of ableist behaviour) realised that he should be as honest as he could about himself and his alters to those who are closest to him right now, so, as the needy human that I am, I would also love to see MacKay write or show in any sort of way if Marlene, Frenchie, Gena and Crawley have received this information, and because I am greedy I also really want for those four characters’ reaction to not be villainized or turned into part of the reason why they are not in the MK system’s life currently.

I guess that all of this rant comes from my fear of watching old characters be treated as if they were still living in the 80s when the newest have the fresh and open perspective that we should all have in 2022.

I trust MacKay and I can see the love letter that he is writing to Marc Spector’s character in this run. The devotion and respect that he has shown is outstanding, which is why I wish that if he ever brings some of the good old friends back, he also holds that same respect for them because none of them were as receptive as Reese was, as kind or as “accepting”. But that was back in the day, where everything related to mental wellbeing was borderline a massive joke, if those characters’ reactions where to be shown today I would love to see them being written as beautifully as Reese’s or Soldier’s.

Anyway, I would like to thank Jed MacKay for this run but specially the last three issues, his writing has been nothing but excellent and I am (as many others) truly happy and grateful that he is leading this creative team. I hope to have him as well as this team working on Moon Knight for a very long time.

[tiptapricot]

WIP Game

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs. (You can make your own post or reblog this one!)

Ty for the tag @marcspectrr ! I decided to just go with my MK ones since I have… a good amnt. A lot of these aren’t even fully started and are more in planning or concept stages but I am excited to write em! (Prompt requests r not on this list currently)

OutCA(s)Ts

Stache4stache

(This one isn’t titled but) Jake n Gena’s evening walk

Jake’s hands

Jake date (I KNOW THERES A LOTTA JAKES)

Undone companion piece

Oopsie thanos snap

A Soldier’s Salute

Tagging: @steverogers-against-disney @scarabgrant @fruit-saladcowboy @arieswizard @littlemeangreen @butchybats @boom-bawong and anyone else that would like to try it! Idk who’s been tagged or who might have stuff so just copy the rules n say I tagged u even if we’ve never talked n don’t know each other, have fun n spread it!