#i go squeeee

[uncle-chambo]

ATTENTION!! Okay sorry for shouting but. To all my mutuals. You deserve the world. Toodles <3

[thekidsfromyestergay]

We are never fucking escaping gender essentialism

[mrdyketator]

gnc women ily

[robotsandramblings]

my Star Wars happy places: Pabu and Korba 😊😊

(Pabu is seen in The Bad Batch S2; Korba is seen in "Aau's Song" from Visions Vol 2)

[infaethible]

im a sucker for yuri pregnancy. gijinka tacomic domestic wifery.. pregnant aco. milftube is out tacomum is in. but also plain old object pregnancy tickles me. i think pregnancy testy is just a guy you can talk to and he tells you.

[kenmacel]

Every time I talk about Rui on tumblr I fear that my love for her seems to get increasingly gayer in the public eye but it’s not. I’m not even in denial or anything; I just think she’s the cutest, prettiest girl who is the most fun to coddle. You would refer to her as your lovely Rui and your personal angel too, if you saw her the way I did! My beautiful wife who has a tendency to torture me with knives. Who am I kidding…I’d be lucky if she gave me that much effort on a given day. She always surprises me with her affections.

[tenjikufag]

Curious if this is alright to ask, you have any (specific) headcanons for your men XD? Like Touden or Dabi

SQUEEEE yes I Do. Specifically for LAIOS. My sweet sweet blonde boy. (This is kinda long so read under the cut, don’t wanna clutter others TLS :))

For starters, despite me never writing him as such, I believe Laios doesn’t really have an inwards understanding of his own sexuality. He isn’t naive (much like people write him as) it’s more of a passive trait he’s gained. Romance has never been a thought in the forefront of his mind, if it’s even there at all.

I believe he claims himself as straight- more to get people off his back/halt any further questioning but I do think he doesn’t really believe it. He’d court anyone, just hasn’t chose to or found someone. Very much a “and they were roommates” scenario when coming to end up with him.

A more funny hc of mine is post dungeon, he has to adjust to eating normal and accessible foods- monsters no longer on the table once outside and it causes HELL on his stomach when he tries to eat regular meat like chicken or steak. Think of it like going from one country to another, you may not be used to how meals are prepared in x country- the likelihood of food poisoning/stomach disagreements are fairly common!

As for relationship dynamics- this man is a bottom/switch. Always in a mildly submissive position though. If he’s topping (rare occasion) he’s ABSOLUTELY a service top- asking you everything and anything about what he’s doing. It’s not that he isn’t in tune or that he doesn’t know what to do but more so because he cares about how YOU feel more than himself. And because he’s oh so pale, best believe he is a blushing, flushed mess either under or ontop of you.

Being as I said he never really thought about courting/dating, he treats you more like a best best best friend. Obviously More intimate but otherwise he’d probably end up as the silly trope of “this is a date?”,”we’ve been dating for 3 months Laios.” Just overall oblivious, again never naive, he’s just.. not very perceptive.

He’s a silly man, and I hc him as such. He’s smart, book smart and interest driven but as we’ve clearly seen throughout he’s just.. not socially aware a lot of the time, he cares more about how he feels in his own skin and how he, himself, perceives the world around him- not how others perceive him. He could care less, but he tries to care for the sake of those around him. (Marcille) !!

These are the main HCS I could think of, i loveee to talk about hcs so you’re more than free to ask about any others!!

[brozonelovergirl]

My Art Requests for Book 1 of my Trolls Survival Series!!!

Hey guys!! Exciting news!!! Today is the day where I will give out my drawing requests on what I need help to draw for my Trolls survival series!! SQUEEEE!! I'm sooo excited for this. And the best thing ever is that your artwork will be featured and credited in my story!! Are you ready? But first, here's how this is going to work: Below is a list of what ideas of drawings that I'm hoping to have for my story. If you would want to draw a certain one, please comment below or message me. And once you choose a drawing, it will be crossed out from the list, leaving the remaining ones. (And please note that you can pick out one or more drawings that is listed if you like.) LIST

In the jet passenger seats, Clay and Bruce are arguing while Floyd is sitting on the chair, panicking while Branch is sitting next to him, holding his hand.

The BroZone brothers wearing sunglasses, doing a pose

John Dory hugging Rhonda

A purple jet with the word "BroZone" on its body flying in the sky

John Dory smiling while flying the jet

The BroZone brothers posing with music notes in the background (Bruce will have shiny hair and Branch will wear his sunglasses)

Dark clouds in the sky, and orange lightning orbs falling from the clouds and the jet is underneath it.

5 rectangles with the brothers in one box each, showing their scared reaction.

A huge explosion while the clouds are dark

The BroZone brothers on a raft in the ocean

That's what I've got for now. If you got any questions about the drawing and/or the details for the drawing, please message me! Thank you guys for taking the time to do this and I appreciate it very much!

[sprigglebearstudios]

Am I irrationally freaking out about Deb bringing up intimacy coordinator with Jon and probably reading into it like they had been having that experience together recently?

Yes. Yes I am.

Did I squeeee! Like a little kid when Jon says he can’t play Frank Castle without her?

Yes, yes I did.

Is it adorable that she calls him a sweet little marshmallow man?

🥺💙

Do I still desperately want them to play D&D together at some point!?

Heck Yes!

Go watch the podcast fam! It’s so wonderful to see them hang out and have a great honest conversation.

[pastel-peach-writes]

caitvi x reader modern au flirting w u PPLSDDHDYDYVZ

SQUEEEE LETS GO

Catch Me In Vegas, Catch Me In Tokyo | CaitVi X Reader

╰┈➤ PLOT: headcanons of CaitVi flirting with you!

╰┈➤ WARNINGS: Lower Case Intended, MINOR nsfw, Vi's a little shit, Caitlyn is too, Brief Modern AU, No Use Of Y/n, Not Proofread

⍣ ೋ Enjoy!⍣ ೋ

– okay so, believe it or not but caitvi loves flirting with you.

– (i mean, i'd believe it but i digress)

– when they're not teaming up against you, they have different flirting styles.

– vi's is sly, cocky, and blunt. caitlyn's is more subtle and uses (soft) touch and facial expressions.

– when vi flirts, she's always smirking. she'd lean back on whatever wall or surface she can and she'll lower her eyelids.

– a lot of "oh, yeah?"'s and "is that so?" with her!

– if you're an easily flustered individual, she will push the boundary so far she might as well be across the border.

– she'll lean down to you if you're shorter or press her body against yours if you're taller.

– did i mention she'll also lower her voice!!!

– vi knows all of your tells. all of them.

– she'll notice when you rub your thighs together, if you press your lips in a thin line to avoid a flustered noise, or even if you play with your fingers to distract you from her flirts.

– if you think she won't tell caitlyn, boy are you dead wrong.

– after first figuring out your tells, she'll run to caitlyn like an excited puppy or a kid when they learn something new from school.

– "cupcake! guess what i found out? no, don't just tell me to tell you... guess!"

– as soon as she lets the cat out of the bag, caitlyn's smirking and already thinking of ways to see these tells herself.

– obviously, she can't let vi know of her devilish actions (not yet at least) so she tells her not to exploit them while thinking of a way to exploit them herself.

– after that situation, caitlyn will find you and make basic conversation.

– she'll ask about your day, work, if you saw any cute animals on the way home, but then... when the conversation is slowing down and there's silence that's filled with romantic tension, she'll say

– "you're beautiful, did you know that?"

– it's tame sure, but cait wants to ease you into the flustering. she wants to see your walls slowly crumble and your facade fade.

– it's a bit sinister ngl...

– after a bashful thank you, you assume that's the end of that, but you were wrong!

– if you don't mind your hair being played with, caitlyn will run her fingers through it or compliment your protective hairstyle and how it suits you.

– she'll go on to compliment every. single. feature. on your face.

– you got freckles? they're complimented. you got beauty marks? complimented! nose bridge? compliment. big ass glasses? COMPLIMENT! needless to say, she'll compliment you from your forehead all the way to your lips.

– all while remaining intense contact and biting on her lip every once and a while.

– as mentioned above, the compliments are tame but the more they come, the more flustered you get.

– you bring your shoulders to your ears and with another bashful smile and warm cheeks, you thank her. you swore you could hear her whisper "bingo", but your ears were ringing from all the blood being rushed to your face.

– after that whole fiasco, it's like the flirting never stops with those two. caitlyn would compliment you on your outfit and vi would make a comment about how much better it would look on the floor.

– caitlyn has no other choice but to agree.

– during kisses and makeouts, they would have you sandwiched between them. that's their favorite thing.

– you can't escape and let's be honest, who wouldn't want to be sandwiched between these two?

– with swollen lips, you'd pant to catch your breath. vi from behind you brings her lips to her ears and whispers absolutely anything she could to keep you in the mood.

– "you wanna keep going?" "you look so pretty with your eyes dazed like that." "you're such a sweet little thing."

– meannnwhile

– caitlyn is on the opposite side either kissing on your neck, rubbing your thigh, or agreeing with vi.

– honest to god, caitlyn really loves seeing you an absolute mess.

– without sounding too possessive, she likes knowing she has some hold over you. it makes her feel in control somehow and knowing all she has to do is look at you in a certain way? oh buddy, you're in for it.

– MOVING ON BC WE GOT A BIT CARRIED AWAY

– vi will call you out on your staring.

– you stare at her arm muscles? she'll wink and tell you to take a picture.

– you're staring a bit too hard at caitlyn's outfit? she'll be like: "oh, cupcake. i think someone is in love with what you have on today."

– she likes ebing a little shit like that and its even worse when caitlyn chimes in

– "oh yeah?" (totally took that from vi) "well, what do you like about it then? should i lean over to hear you better? or should we talk in someplace more private?" and she says all of this while walking to you with a smirk!!

– vi is just in the back smirking proudly with her arms crossed.

– and oh my goodness, don't get me started on the modern au aspects.

– during the talking stages, caitlyn would take screenshots of EVERY. CONVERSATION.

– she says it's because she wants to save the memories but let's be honest, she wants to reread you getting flustered over text.

– after realizing what caitlyn does, vi decides to do the same but for different reasons...

– blackmail~~

– if you DARE to say "what? i didn't say that." "that's not me!"

– here comes the recipts of you in fact saying that and your content photo is included so you couldn't dare back out now.

– "what's this then?" vi would send every time she pulls up a receipt.

– by your delayed response, she can tell she caught you in the act and she'll cackle.

– even if yall are in the same room and are in a relationship! - "you didn't say that? oh, okay. *send*" - your text response: "..." - vi's verbal response: "AAAHAHAHAH"

– caitlyn doesn't even have to be in the room to know she sent a screenshot to the gc. she'll hear vi cackle in the other room and she'll just know.

WC: 1,028

[sebsxphia]

Jake and your little family of four are invited to a friend's wedding. Your kids are little angels throughout the ceremony, your oldest daughter being completely awe-struck by the bride's "princess dress" that's "just like mine, Mommy!" according to her, her little whisper only catching your and your husband's ear and the two of you share a tender look at how adorable your little girl is. Then, at the reception, you excuse yourself to find a calmer, more secluded spot outside to breastfeed your younger baby girl. When you go back in, Jake and your daughter are not at their seats. It takes you a short scan of the venue to find them. Your heart melts at the sight. Jake took your little girl up to the dance floor, just at the edge of the crowd, where the live music wasn't too loud, and was in the middle of twirling her around. Her laughter drifted all the way to your ear and you couldn't help the tears that gathered in your eyes. You could always blame them on the early pregnancy hormones. But you have no shame of getting emotional watching your husband lift your little girl up in a big jump before twirling her once again.

"What do you say? Shall we join Daddy and Sissy?" you ask your baby. She gurgles happily up at you and you place a big kiss to her chubby cheek, walking up to Jake and your little girl as the band starts a new song.

-💚

SQUEEEE! my beloved anon! this is also exactly what i was thinking of when i posted the ask about jake and his daughters first dance together, here! 🥹 the image of this is so perfect. your picture perfect family of four. sure there are times when it’s absolute chaos, but this makes it all worth it! thank you so much for this sweet thought, my beloved anon! 💌

[cococassey]

Webtoon: After School Lessons for Unripe Apples (ch 1 to 126)

Author/Artist: Soonkki

Spoiler free:

Why do I do this to myself? To try chasing my Lovely Runner blues away, now I'm hooked to korean webtoon ASLFUA 😭! Which is exponentially worse because 1. it's still ongoing, 2. not 100% assured the OTP will end up together (Soonki pls pinky promise me). Well, at least it has free official eng translations (big plus)!

Got curious because I saw the fanart. It's not an art style I usually go for, but the author is Soonkki. Cheese in the trap was a kdrama I was intrigued of from the start (Jung!), but didn't get to finish because of the negative reviews, but I'll check out the webtoon soon which is finished yay!

Lovely Runner made me miss coming of age, youth romance stories, so this one really fits the bill. Cheol is a very tall big built male lead, while Mi-ae is a small pea, which reminded me a lot of the Sun Jae-Sol dynamic. But that's where most of the similarities end. This is about Mi-ae's school life adventures, trying her hardest to be friends with the new scary deskmate (who of course is a softie inside), trying his darnest to be inconspicuous at school, and failing miserably at ignoring her lol.

A very very slow burn, slice of life kind of feel at the start, a lot of studying involved, but once it gets going, I finished 3 years worth of content in a daze in 2 days! I'm kind of weak for the energizer bunny girl chasing after the grumpy broody guy trope, so this is right up my alley.

Mi-ae is just a ball of positivity. She can be sad of stuff, but not for long. Cheol who only wants to be on the down low, and wants nothing to do with such a quirky chaotic girl, but of course he can't help himself. He's just so protective of those he perceived to be picked upon. Seeing closed up Cheol gradually opening up because of Mi-ae's exuberance is a joy to watch.

Following Cheol and Mi-ae growing up together, traversing school, friendship, and sorting out their inexplicable confusing feelings (squeeee). The whole series is such a happy pill! Can't wait to see more after school group hijinks, and the growth of all the characters and their relationships.

Note: there is some triggering content like school corporal punishment, bullying, but nothing too detailed on page.

Spoilers:

My fave story arcs so far:

- Relentless Mi-ae asking frenemy Honggyu for soccer lessons because of Cheol, and clueless protective Cheol getting frustrated where Mi-ae keeps running off with scrapes all over. This is the arc where Cheol finally got worn down and accepted her millionth time offer of friendship lol.

- Jinseop's hilarious haircut scene! Enough said.

- Jinseop, who you'll first think as the love triangle or bully, suddenly becomes Cheol's and Mi-ae's love cupid to propel these two clueless lovebirds along.

- Cheol going absolutely bonkers about that accidental kiss. Priceless.

- Honggyu and Mi-ae's whole chaotic birthday arc where the gang helped Honggyu escape bullies. Starts with Cheol's jealousy antics, showing up suddenly on Jinseop and Mi-ae's impromptu date, and ended the adventurous day with crumbs of Cheol-Mae sweetness.

Can't wait for more...the mystery of Jisu (the real love triangle?), and Cheol's past/scar! Oh no it doesn't really bode well for me to get invested as CITT completed in 7 yrs. No thanks Soonkki, for the torture of ending the eng webtoon so far in a kiss-hanger. It's like a treat and torture at the same time.

[sailorstarr-chan4]

Some of my Favorite Manga That Deserve an Anime Adaptation

Red River (28 volumes)

😍😍😍 !!!!!!!! *gestures dramatically at the screen* I just!!! I cannot scream this enough!!!! This forgotten gem stole my heart in 2020 and I cannot get over it. In a word, this series is: passionate. Exquisite. UNDERRATED. 😭😭😭 It's a historical isekai romance that is full of political intrigue, erotica, brilliant characterization, GORGEOUS art, and great action. This manga is the reason why I wrote 3 out of the 8 non-crossover Red River fics that exist on AO3 lmaooooo. IT'S JUST SOOOOO GOOD!!!! I never finished a series longer than 7 volumes within less than 2 weeks, and completely online, no less! It's a damn shame that it's so hard finding even physical copies of the manga to own, because dammit, I NEED!!!! 😍😍😍🥺🥺🥺 I would straight up CRY from joy if an anime adaptation was ever announced skgjfdfkjgdf (but I doubt it'd ever happen 😭)

MAO (14 volumes and counting!)

I mean, it's only the legendary Rumiko Takahashi's latest work, COME ON. It has Takahashi's usual touch in the art style, themes, and motifs, but is also wonderfully refreshing, with all new memorable characters and low-key one of her BEST main ships of all time. The game's afoot, and there's mysteries to unravel with deeper conspiracies beneath them all, all with a hot immortal doctor and a feisty girl who shares his curse with a cat demon thing (a byoki, to be precise). WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?!

FAKE (7 volumes)

Yes, there's an OVA 2-part special. No, it's not enough. This bitch is thirsty for MORE. 😍😍😍👀👀👀 Yuri on Ice may be the first "yaoi" to steal my heart (I only put quotations because there's no porn lol), but FAKE is the first "official" yaoi to make me SQUEEEE while reading. Yes, this older series is not free from some of the unfortunate trappings of older yaoi series (*cough* noncon issues! *cough cough*), but I think what makes it work is that it's never pushed too far. And honestly, the mysteries surrounding their work as private detectives was so compelling, that it was almost like they never had time for shenanigans.... until after they fell in love 👀👀👀 Or, rather, after Ryo FINALLY accepted that he's gay AF for Dee lmao. Also: points for Dee being an openly bisexual man, who constantly corrects those who call him a homosexual. For the 90's??? That's surprisingly progressive.

Angel Sanctuary (20 volumes)

Yes, there's a 3 episode OVA. But it only "covers" the first 2 volumes out of TWENTY. This series is absolutely gorgeous: the Gothic inspired art, every panel is just dripping in angst, detail, and passion. The incest takes a backseat for the REAL drama, a savage dressing down of the hypocrisy of Christian ideals in a world where even the realm of Heaven is corrupt and full of sin. Dark, angsty, deliciously sinful, and a thoughtfully cynical yet inspiring commentary on what makes us human (even if you're a devil or an angel), it is an absolute CRIME that this series was never made into a full-length anime. If other controversial anime can be made/adapted in this day and age, then why not give this classic, forgotten gem a try, anime studios?! 😤

The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross (11 volumes)

Arina Tanemura's art is simply *chef's kiss* She has such a Shoujo Style that is unparalleled. Two are of her earlier works were made into beloved early 2000's magical girl anime series: Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne and Full Moon wo Sagashite. So why not THIS?! It is such a deliciously absurd Drama that is addicting and frustrating as hell. It's also just a truly touching tale of how family baggage can be so damaging to people's perceptions on love, relationships, and self-worth. It's a series that's near and dear to my heart, and I'd love to see it animated one day.

Kitchen Princess (10 volumes)

This adorable series is 90% fluff, 10% ANGST, with some of the cutest art styles imaginable. If you're itching for a series about food that doesn't go batshit like Food Wars (I love that show, but I can understand that it can be, er, overwhelming lol), Kitchen Princess invites you in for tea and cake and holds your hand as you eat delicious desserts that warm your soul. It is just a sweet, sweet story, with an abundance of fluff, but enough angst and hurt/comfort to balance out the cutesyness. Definitely a comfort food series that NEEDS AN ADORABLE, WHOLESOME ANIME AND CUTESY SOUNDTRACK, DAMMIT!!!!

Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden (12 volumes)

If the original series can get an anime, then SO CAN THE PREQUEL, DAMMIT!!!! Genbu Kaiden took what is good about Fushigi Yuugi, and made it better. The protagonist is a thousand times more likable and stronger, both physically and emotionally. The dramatic scenes are far more effective and don't rely on Soap Opera BS. And the art has improved! GENBU KAIDEN DESERVES MORE LOVE!!!

Arisa (12 volumes)

Don't let the cutesy art fool you: this is one of the darkest series I ever read that didn't kill off the entire cast. With the right soundtrack and animation studio, this could be a downright chilling show to watch, without resorting to Higurashi levels of terror and violence. I don't Do horror at all, but the psychological thrills and twists of this dark series kept me invested, frightened, alarmed, and entertained until the very end. I would love to see it animated one day.... 👀

Shinobi Life (13 volumes)

THE BODYGUARD ROMANCE BEFORE YONA OF THE DAWN MADE IT COOL!!!! 😍😍😍 Lol, but in all seriousness, this series is SO GOOD!!! Now that I finally own all of the physical copies published in English (which is only half, because this world is cruel 😭😭😭), I cannot WAIT to dive back into this world of time-traveling ninjas and reincarnated princesses and adorkable relationship shenanigans, with an added bonus of backstory ANGST.

Alice in the Country of Joker: Circus and Liar's Game (7 volumes)

Listen. LISTEN. I DEMAND AN ANIME BASED OFF THIS MIND-BOGGLING TRASH, and no, not just that joke of a "movie" that is even somehow even more incoherent than the countless manga spin-offs. Not all of us have the patience or understanding to play the games, pleeeeeease 😭😭😭

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Honorable Mentions:

Fairy Cube (3 volumes)

First of all: fairies. Second of all: this tiny 3-volume series is such a clusterfuck of chaos, lightning fast plot points, that if stretched out to even a 12 or 13 episode series would probably make it coherent AND give justice to the story.

Alice 19th (6 volumes)

Same logic to Fairy Cube: I just want someone to take this mind-fuck of a series, because, in the right studio and director's hands, it'd be soooo amazing!

Otomen (17 volumes)

Honestly, I barely remember much of this adorkable series, other than the very refreshing and honest takes on gender, gender roles, and gender identity and how all are similar and yet separate. It would be nice to see more representation in mainstream anime, even now.

RG Veda (10 volumes)

Once again: a 2-episode OVA does not an anime make. Literally I just love the art and mythologies. And it's one of CLAMP's earliest work, and is low-key their most gorgeous. Imagining this story animated to today's standards would be *chef's kiss* AMAZING!!! 😍

Kilala Princess (5 volumes)

Let me make one thing absolutely clear: this will never happen. Ever. Never ever ever. Not in my lifetime, certainly, as long as copyright laws exist. If Kingdom Hearts is never gonna get an anime/animated show adaptation, then this cutesy manga sure as hell won't. But GODS I WANT IT!!!!!! 😍😍😍🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭 It is every childhood Disnerd's self-insert dream come true sdkjgdjfgr

[textingtroublesanswers]

(Ahh the classic monocle and moustache. A true artist never disregards the classics! To be fair, they both must've been pretty tired to not have woken up yet-)

Amhe- *Tala blinks her eyes open for a second...*

Mhmmhmnmm *before closing them again and getting snug.*

(Phew, close call! Would be a horrible time to be caught by the people you're pranking!)

-🦖

(Also don't worry about the descriptions, snoring is not a pretty thing, but you did a really good job! I just can't NOT include snoring as BOTH sides of my family snore like they have diesel engines in their noses. Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Parents, you name it, we've all snored!)

Mod B: ha! A few people on my mom's side of the family snore, but you know who snores the most? My pet rabbit. He sounds like a damn squeaky toy, & as a rabbit he sleeps away most of the day, so it's a constant background noise as I go about my day. Just constant 'squeee, squeeee, squeeee, squeee.'

Mick is holding his breath & turning a worrying shade of purple, but when you snuggle back into Ludwig's arms, he releases it in a quiet wheeze. He adds one more whisker to your cheek, & then turns around to add more doodles to Ludwig's face.

A pair of large, pale eyes stare at him, & Mick shrieks & scampers away to hide behind Jane.

[dontcallpanic]

Since you already did the 5 songs list, I'll ask something of my own (to reciprocate the gesture and to get to know you a bit💕)

What are your favorite tropes/plots in fanfics? And what are your fav ship to read each of the trope/plot with?

Hope you are having a wonderful day, darling. You're such a sweet angel i love to see on tumblr🫂💙

This is a brilliant ask... In fact it's so good I had to take like a good 24 hours to think about it - so sorry about that! I'm not even sure the answer is going to be good enough but seriously I really, really appreciate it! Diolch yn fawr iawn! So... I am in waaaay too deep with Sterek fanfics to be fair so I had to go back a bit to think about what I used to read. Then with the ship question I had to actually bring in fic fics so I'm cheating a bit. As usual. So some of my favourite tropes are: Enemies to lovers, Found family, curses with a twist, Strange small town, big consequences/things coming with a meaningful cost, I love a good mystery, inconvenient proximity, Sentient objects, I'm not sure what it's called but where you have that one character that cannot take a situation seriously. Like someone is being overly dramatic and someone is like yeahhhh I call bullshit. Oh there's so many

I think ultimately I just really love to see people figure things out...

Fanfic wise because I'm reading it lots I'll stick with the sterek fandom for a sec. I love Magic!Stiles, Emissary!Stiles, Pack feels, Nearly all Au's but it get's a plus if there's still a supernatural element. I like Derek getting nice things... Angst with a happy ending! I'm actually not too fussy, I love to read a bit of everything - there's a few things I'm not great with obviously but other than that I try to keep an open mind. Ships: I've been on about sterek so I'll give that a rest. I like enemies to lovers Destiel, undercover Destiel or like mundane tasks Destiel. I think Blue/Gansey from the Raven cycle fits enemies to lovers and they check off the curse with a twist too. Pynch also from the raven cycle are my two favourite magic boys. I love the way their relationship is written.

This was actually a really hard question to answer but I really enjoyed thinking about it! I'm not sure I've done it justice! Ultimately I think I really like watching two fun characters that have good dynamics together figure things out! I always tell my friend my faves end up being something that has 'the squeeee factor.' This is deliberately vague and varies wildly!

I Hope you are having the loveliest day and enjoying your freedom! Your writing and your thoughts are beautiful and I love seeing you around! Ti'n haeddu pethau neis! You deserve all the nice things!

[regarding-stories]

Some looking back and some rounding up

So, a while ago I did a selection of series I was watching this simulcast season. And some other stuff. Here are my updated thoughts on several of them - plus more other stuff! Yay, other stuff!

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Dead Dead Demons DeDeDe Destruction

I can say I'm interested where the series is going, but there are two factors stopping me. Following an unfolding catastrophe by itself would already be a downer. But particularly this year, I am really not inclined to watch scenes of cutesy aliens being brutally murdered over and over. First I banned the series from watching at mealtimes, but now, with 11 episodes already watched, I haven't picked it up in quite some time.

GIF by animescreencolle

2.5 Dimensional Seduction

Turned out exactly as I expected it to be - an enjoyable watch all in all, a cute collection of blushing included. I find two downsides with the season:

Unrequited love interest / girl #2 was absent from half the season in spite of being spotlighted in the credits. My guess she was a bit of a filler right from the start, but seldom has a character been sidelined so hard. When she reappeared at the end I actually found she had grown as a character, being some necessary counter-pole to the airhead main girl. (Sorry Ririsa, but your commonsense is entirely absent. The total focus on Ririsa is less surprising when you know (only) her name is in the Japanese title, though.)

GIF by a-titty-ninja

There were... probably two... episodes that were almost entirely composed of internal dialogue that was highly repetitive and stretched out far too long. Yada yada I love all cosplayers. Change of heart. It was tiresome. There's a limit to how much internal dialogue is good in this kind of anime.

I had fun, though.

Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines

I thought this would become a harem comedy or at least have some harem vibes, given the narrator-protagonist we follow around is a dude surrounded by girls with widely differing hairstyles and personalities (and he actually tries to help them all).

I'm gladly surprised how much time this show takes to actually follow along the three titular losing heroines, though. It seems to be very willing to explore their struggles - first with their respective love interests, but now also expanding into shy bookworm's struggle to find friendship, acceptance, and a place in the world she can trust.

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This focus is reflected in the credits sections which vary and focus on the girl currently taking the spotlight. Bonus: The show has some great music.

I still think that inevitably the protagonist's kindness will lead to a second round of falling-in-love trouble, especially given that girl-who-never-stops-snacking seems to already fill the girlfriend role in most aspects.

Still, loving the attention to characters, emotional scenes, some drama, and it being outright charming, funny, and delightful - this is so hard to wait for each week!

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

Ended up watching it, and it's a fun diversion. It actually works quite well as anime!

I still think the MC and his sister are absolute jerks when it comes to pranks. And the time he spent in Russia is even more sidelined than in the light novels.

Pseudo Harem

Now for an entry I picked up late. The basic premise is easy - there's a girl named Rin with a crush on her Senpai in drama club. To overplay her cowardice and blatantly flirt with him she invents a series of characters she portrays based on tropes/stereotypes (Imp-chan, Tsundere-chan, Cool-chan, etc) that her Senpai is absolutely enthralled with - so it becomes their own private thing (and probably a bit of a love language).

It surely helps the character is the most adorable little thing ever and voiced by the same voice actress as Yor in "Spy x Family", lending her this particular quality that is a bit timid and easily lured into blushing embarrassment.

The only downside I see to this series that can make you seriously go "Squeeee!" is that it overly focuses on only two characters and hence is more like a gag-comedy manga in terms of plot than an unfolding story (though it has elements of both). The anime certainly transports the whole thing way better than the original manga which I sampled at random before the show was picked up but I found a bit lacking.

Not sure why Senpai and his family (at least his mom) have constant "I lack sleep" eyes...

Days with my Stepsister

In hindsight, a chore with nothing much happening. Girl who is a loner who only relies on herself becomes stepsibling with boy who is a loner who detaches himself from everything. They fall in love.

Which is what you see mostly not happening for a dozen episodes as you watch them asking themselves questions and denying their feelings. And lots of inner monologue.

(Can't find a GIF for this under the English or Japanese title, so tumblr seems to have spoken...)

The show aims for an elegic, nostalgic quality, but it sometimes feels just slow. It is better, though, than shows that stall the plot with over-the-top drama. I watched it to end, after all. The end of the season is such that I find it hard to relate to her as a character, given how he discovered her feelings way before him. (I get that this is a heavy conflict for her, though.)

Side characters are almost entirely sidelined and mostly there to further what little plot there is between the main couple. And it wins the prize for the worst way to draw eyes in female characters, I thought at times she was having a mascara accident when it turned out it was still part of the eye.

Solo Leveling

Didn't expect that one, huh? I was rather annoyed by the hype, as I sometimes am, and had a preconceived bias about what the show is, well, about.

So glad to be wrong!!

The premise is much better than anticipated. Instead of this being about a game, it's about events unfolding that have game-like characteristics underneath. Except the protagonist is the only one to find that out after many years of this going on and hence in a unique position to improve his station in life - though through a very risky, painful means.

The show is well-paced and gorgeous in general, though also gory and overly dramatic. It pulls it off so well, you're on the edge of your seat rather often. And it manages to pull you in for the ride first.

The main criticism I have of this one is that the human side of the MC is... too passionate, focused, and a bit unconvincing. Come on! There is this girl desperate to go out with you but you're not only too consumed in feeling like a loser to take her up on it when you're failing, you still have no clue when you're succeeding! I don't buy into this level of onesidedness. (I guess the "hero" is destined to be with the ice queen we see portrayed so often. But season 1 has zero contact between them and they live in completely different worlds.)

A very harsh show, gore-wise, and more than a tad cruel. Be prepared.

Haganai - I Don't Have Many Friends

It's hard to have an opinion on this one. I read on in the manga because the show leaves off somewhere in the middle. And I must say, it really really has flawed characters - and displays them in all their misconceptions.

At one point I thought I almost got it - when the manga turned against the whole "rumor" and "reading the mood" and the mood turning on people culture. It was nasty how the group-think blamed one girl for the fact a dude had a stupid crush for her instead of the other girl. Of course she contributed to it - not through encouraging the dude like she was accused of (so she was essentially slut-shamed, I guess), but because her response was so horribly tone-deaf as well.

But when you read the defense her friend conjures on the spot, it's no better. So is the author himself horribly tone-deaf or is he meaning to portray characters that are so strongly flawed? I couldn't decide.

There's more of this - like the male lead thinking this girl attracting so much attention and supposedly super smart (but lacking any commonsense) is some sort of goddess. It's hard to tell if that is his flawed thinking or partially the author's? Because she's very flawed, and in turn the anime constantly makes fun of her - including playing a "moo" sound whenever she runs towards someone because, you know... dare I say it? Cow udders.

So it's a flawed show with a desperate amount of fan service and flawed characters, but I was still interested in where these characters would go. And it can be quite funny and/or sweet at times. It doesn't exactly inspire me to read the light novels, though.

My First Girlfriend Is a Gal

Now here's an anime that had some issues that had little to do with the actual story. Boy asks gal out on a dare and she actually accepts - apparently she had a secret crush? Whatever gets the ball rolling.

What the show does make clear is that she as a person/character is very different from the hyper-sexualized image some guys seem to have of gyarus. It actually mostly is a sweet and rather harmless romance with typical anime hijinks - let's go to the onsen (hot springs), MC gets to see her in a yukata, etc. And in this regard the show does fine.

However, the anime version specifically is turning what probably were very short scenes in the mind of the MC into long "censored" sequences, entertaining - at length! - the exact same mindset the character herself so noticeably disproves. While I only started reading the manga picking up at some point towards the end of the show, I don't see the same there. It nowhere takes as much focus. It's clearly a device the anime makers seem to have come up with.

I also have failed to find so far the story arc the show's only season ended on. The whole late story arc was so confusing in the end, not even I was sure what was supposed to happen between them versus what happened. It was a whole lot of "you should have known better" and "I'm disappointed in you" that I couldn't quite follow.

If you look past the blatant "sex sells" treatment the anime got, you find a nice enough story mixed with very silly and unrealistic hijinks. Not exactly destined for greatness, but it's worthwhile (and quite long-running, actually).

My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex

While I'm watching shows I originally had no interest in, this one turned out to be quite decent. The setup is interesting - boy and girl have a middle school romance between nerdy loners that breaks up when they can't cope with change and the communication needed to keep the relationship up. Shortly after the breakup his dad marries her mother, with neither knowing they used to date.

The show varies between different territories. On the one hand it plays with the lingering feelings, especially hers towards him. A lot of the show's humor and premise is based on this, and frankly, it's quite sweet.

What sold me in the show much more, however, is the introduction of a third character into the equation. Another girl who loves the boy - but most of all she treasures the friendship and connection she has with him - more so than "having to have him" or "being the only one." She just is happy to connect to this person - and a romantic relationship would be a bonus.

First the other girls think she is naive and hasn't admitted her feelings. But in the end, her take on emotions, feelings, and love is more mature than frankly most people's (in the show or outside of it) - including the mother of the newly formed family. Her character seems entirely believable and is an interesting expansion of what characters exist in these kinds of stories. She's also a wonderful combination between clueless and having a deep understanding of what love actually is. Brilliant!

The show then proceeds to portray as much the failed relationship as their current one, highlighting the need for personal growth and going beyond the past. The middle school romance isn't portrayed much at first, but as its realities are laid open, we understand how much of the current situation is rooted in them having been socially inept people - or simply kids growing up.

While doing all of this it's a lighthearted show full of banter and little silly situations, and people trying to guess each other's true motivations and feelings. Which makes it a really good take on the premise.