#i like allison shes great but she also dead

[batcavescolony]

Is it controversial to say I like Scott/Kira better than Scott/Allison?

[moldybonessmell]

The Umbrella Academy season 3 review post

I finally finished season 3 of tua even tho I've watched first two seasons first day they came out and oh boy do I have things to talk about-

To begin with, the things I like about new season:

- The way we finally dug into Allison's trauma and how she starts going psychotic is actually a good plot line especially the accent on how she just like any other Umbrella Academy people indulges in self-distructive behavior, she's really just like them

- Diego getting a kid as someone with the biggest daddy issues out there is a realistic plotline because having a kid (even if Stanley's not actually his) heals him in this regard tho he and Lila would get a kid anyway eventually but they really should've been more sad about Stanley thanosing out of the existence you know

- Five being the founder of The Temps Commission makes so much sense as he's the one with the power to travel time of course he's more powerful than it seemed

- Good music scenes. Music is what season 1 was incredible for and what I love about the show. In season 2 there weren't many scenes that caught my attention but in s3 it's definetely better. We got Klaus's death montage with "Crystallised" by The xx and celebration scene with "Another one bites the dust" by Queen + Luther on moon and "Friday I'm in Love" by The Cure these were really nice.

- The Oblivion Hotel is such a cool location and concept (a place for everyone) I like the change of place of action a lot, but the way it's a portal is kinda overused imo

- Lila and Five are still the best characters and carried the season

- Fei is such a cool chara with a distict character design (which most of Sparrow Academy lack tbh)

Now things I don't like:

- Ben being just a placeholder character is such a bummer because instead of getting angst and drama we got a mostly one-dimentional anti-hero who has a completely different personality from Ben. We got a tiny bit of his character when he admitted he just wants to be involved with everyone but it's really minimal.

I can't believe Klaus says "He's an asshole and he's dead to me" like WHAT DO YOU MEAN fuck no Klaus would not say that shit and he would not just give up on him. Yeah Luther says stuff like "I'm glad to see you even if you're different" or whatever but it's Klaus who've spent the most time with Ben.

The way literally any other actor could have played Sparrow Ben and nothing would change is lame af I hope in next season we will see more changes

- Same goes to my dear Grace who's just a placeholder for black hole worshipper like what do you mean we just got one phrase from Diego and that's it??? This whole bit with fake god and stuff really threw me off it didn't go anywhere

- The Sparrow Academy being one-dimentional characters in general like I get producers probably didn't have enough episodes to actually develop characters but holy shit are they boring.

Even if you want to make them just antagonists we had such cool villains in two previous seasons they were original and interesting (aka The powerless podcast-fan male manipulator Peabody and The Cunty Handler)

Also the way the fisrt Sparrows who died were the most annoying and cliche assholes makes them just filler charas

- How show tried to make us feel compassion to Reginald Hargreeves holy shit do I hate this guy- After Klaus realised his father was basically killing him over and over in his childhood instead of Klaus getting mad or upset and having a breakdown we got nothing.

He even came back to new timeline Reginald who's "nicer" for this asshole just to hurt him AGAIN

- Klaus mostly being a comic relief in this season is so fucked I love this character and in previous seasons we had a great look at his life and experiences but now he's just kinda there being high and that's it

"mm I guess he died a few times it's probably enough" - plot writers

no character development whatsoever is just upsetting.

And the amount of unnecessary traumatising aka Reginald training him was really not it, even if it's supposed to be a joke.

- Reginald being a two-faced ass like holy shit is this terrifying. Pogo was the one who gave Sparrows pills and now Klaus helped him to stop taking them and this asshole is taking advantage of naive and vulnerable Klaus.

It is in fact a good plot twist but bro I really did prefer Reginald being a cartoonish villian instead of actual pure evil like how does he have shitty motivation but still does just so much shit.

- The Umbrella Academy family having no improvement in their relationship. They still don't care Klaus relapsed, they still don't care about Viktor. All they care about is their own misery which is really in character but with three seasons out of the way and only one more left I would expect at least something you know.

- Viktor is still left out. Like bro the only compassion he had is only when he transitioned but this is it?? Bro's still waiting till someone comes and cares about him but not only this doesn't happen, he even gets rediculed by Sparrow Ben for that and called emo are you actually kidding me what's with all the hurt with no comfort???

It feels a lot like when you're mentally ill and your family kinda "walks on eggshells" to not trigger you but it's in quotes because they don't actually care. They act nice just because they think you're psycho and you would make less problems if they pretend. And this is very sad, Viktor is such a tragic character.

Okay that's it for now. If you have any thoughts please share in comments!

[mummybear]

My Brother's Best Friend - Chapter 6 - Mystic Wolf

Words: 3523

Warnings: Swearing, Talk Of Mates And Marking, Dirty Talk, Stiles Loosing Control, Think That's All :)

Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Reader/You/Sadie McCall, Theo Raken, Scott McCall, Allison Argent, Talk Of James (OC), Alan Deaton

A/N: Sorry about the wait guys! I'm still really struggling with writers block and I've been really poorly lately which hasn't helped! Anyway< I really hope you enjoy this one! I'm also half way through writing the next one :)

Chapter 6 - Mystic Wolf

Stiles doesn’t speak another word to you, he doesn’t need to though, you can feel his anger pulsing through your bond. He quickly pulls you behind a tree and positions himself in front of you. It's strange, it's almost like the feelings you shared before have been amplified. You take a single step closer to him and wrap a hand around his wrist, trying to pull him back with you. You’re pretty sure you know that voice too and nothing good can come from an amped up werewolf Stiles going face to face with him again, not after the last time.

Stiles lets out a deep growl, one you can feel beneath your feet. Just as Theo steps out from the tree line and into view.

Theo whistles with a stupid grin on his face, “I heard that you’d had an upgrade Stilinski, but shit, even I didn’t see this coming.”

“What do you want, dipshit?” Stiles grits out from between his teeth. You move your hand so you can grab his wrist and intertwine your fingers, before plastering yourself to his back, hoping to stop him from doing anything stupid. Your heartbeat is rapid and nervous, you’re so worried about what might happen right now, and there isn’t a thing you can do to stop it.

“I was looking for Scott. I understand he had a run in with my Beta.”

You’re very confused by this version of Theo, what the hell was he trying to pull. He was like a completely different person. Calm and in control, but you’re certain the monster is lying just beneath the surface.

“Your Beta? What the hell are you talking about?” Stiles asks, irritation and impatience rolling from every word. You can feel his body shaking with tension against your own. 

Theo smirks and steps closer, “you’ve both met him. James? I understand that Sadie knows him very well.”

You can’t help your reaction, it's instantaneous, your breath catches in your throat and you tense, gripping Stiles tighter. Stiles gently squeezes your hand back trying to comfort you, but you feel his rage spike.

“Yeah, somehow that doesn’t surprise me. Keep your bitch in line and the fuck away from my mate. You two belong together. Whoever the hell trusted you to be Alpha needs their head testing. But that’s your problem to deal with, so if you and your godforsaken pack can get the hell out of Beacon hills that would be great.” Stiles’ voice is dripping with sarcasm coupled with annoyance. Even though you’re worried about your situation and how Stiles or Theo might react you can’t help but giggle a little, you’d missed Stiles’ sarcasm.  

“I made myself Alpha. Not that I expect a little runt like you to understand what real power is. We don’t plan on going anywhere. Now, if you’ll excuse me I need to speak to your Alpha.” Theo announces and as he turns to leave, Stiles lets out a warning growl, and you can’t help but whimper in response to it. To your surprise Theo turns around too, his eyebrows raised in surprise.

With a sigh he looks Stiles dead in the eyes, “yes?” 

“One more thing. Keep James the fuck away from Sadie. She’s off limits. Not only is she my mate, but she isn’t interested in his caveman act, or his shit attitude and bad breath. He doesn’t listen and I will stop him, that’s a promise.” Stiles tells him with such steadfast confidence, that you can’t help but blush. You know it shouldn’t excite you this way, but your base instincts seem to take over at your mate defending you, and a noise you didn’t know you could make comes from your mouth. You’re on your tiptoes before you can stop yourself, trying to nuzzle his neck. 

Stiles tries not to react but you feel him relax against you, and without even trying you’ve split his attention. Theo laughs, “Sure, I’ll tell him. But he won’t listen. He will come for her, so make sure you are ready to stop him. I’d say good luck, but I don’t care either way.”

Neither of you have a chance to reply, the second Theo starts to walk away Stiles snaps and picks you up and pins you against the closest tree.

“Such a little troublemaker, Minx. You already know that nobody else is allowed to hear those pretty little noises you make.” Stiles purrs, taking both of your wrists in one of his hands and pins it to the tree above you as he nuzzles your neck. 

You let out a cry of pleasure when his teeth scrape against your skin, you grip him tighter with your legs and roll your hips against him. Feeling his cock straining against his jeans, “you know what I want, Stiles,” you pant breathlessly.

“I’ve already told you, if I start, I won’t stop. As soon as I’m deep inside you, feeling your pussy dripping wet all around me, I won’t be able to stop myself from sinking my teeth into your neck and claiming you.” Even the spoken words seem to have an effect on both of you, your grip tightens on you as you shiver against him. 

He lets out a shaky sigh as he presses his lips to yours softly before pulling away, “this pull between us is getting harder to resist and I’m hanging on by a thread,” he whispers the last part dropping his head onto your chest, carefully releasing your arms. Your hands drop to his head and you softly run your fingers through his hair. He lifts his head and meets your eyes. 

“I swear, I really am doing this for you, I know that’s probably hard for you to believe, or even understand but…” you stop him pressing a finger to his lips.

“I know you are. I can see how hard this all is on you,” you can’t help but giggle at that statement hoping to lighten the mood, and luckily Stiles is unable to hold back his own smile as a blush stains his cheeks.

“Yeah, no kidding,” he laughs with a roll of his eyes.

“You’ve been so incredible, Stiles. I have no idea how you haven’t snapped yet. Frankly, I’d never blame you for that, I couldn’t. Even if I couldn’t feel it through our bond, I know all you want is what is best for me, to protect me.”

“Always,” Stiles smiles and lets out a breath. You unwrap your legs from his waist and he carefully helps you onto your feet.

“I shouldn’t have let that prick get away though, I need to text Scott.” 

“Tell him we’re going to see Deaton now if he needs us.” 

Stiles quickly does as you say, though it’s obvious he’s reluctant to even let go of you for a minute. 

“Are you sure you’re ready?” he asks, as worry pulses through the bond.

“I promise, Stiles. Nothing that he tells me will change my mind. I’ve wanted to be with you for as long as I can remember. A few obstacles or difficulties won’t change my mind, I’d have been there for you even if it was just as your friend. This just makes me more invested to make sure that you turning into a wolf hasn’t harmed you in any way.” 

“That means more than you know, especially given all this fucked up shit going on. Just don’t speak too soon, please. I can’t get my hopes up yet, it will kill me if you decide against us.” He sighs as his phone pings before you can reply, and he looks to find Scott has messaged back.

“Scott says they’re with Deaton at the clinic already. Are you ready for this?” he asks, holding out his hand for you, which you eagerly take hold of.

The entire walk to the clinic is quiet between the two of you, but it’s nice, oddly comforting. Not that you have any idea what the two of you might face, but this time together with no pressure at all makes a change. It feels like it’s been non stop pressure since Stiles first burst back into your life. You can’t quite work out how it’s been such a short time since then, less than a week ago you had been planning to move on from him for good because you couldn’t wait for him forever. Now here you both are, walking down the street hand in hand, wondering what on earth the next few hours will hold for you both. Whatever it does hold, you just hope that Stiles will be okay, because you would never tell him, but you terrified whatever type of werewolf he is might be dangerous for him. Though you’re not worried he’d ever hurt you.

Stiles gently squeezes your hand, pulling you from your thoughts.

“Hey minx, I can feel you thinking… literally. Talk to me,”

You huff out a laugh. “Sorry, I’m okay. I guess I’m just wondering what Deaton will say about us, about all of this. I’d just like to have a year where something massive and life changing doesn’t happen, I dunno. Ignore me,” you sigh, a slightly self-deprecating laugh leaving your mouth.

“Don’t do that, don’t downplay this shit. I get it. Everything with Scotty has taken years to settle down. Last year you lost your best friend in some shitty accident, then all of this with me. You have every right to feel the things you’re feeling. Just promise me, you won’t shut me out. I want to be there for you, like I said even if you decide against us going forward with our bond. I would never hold that against you, I’ll never stop being there for you. You’ll always be a part of me.” Every word he speaks settles around you like a comforting blanket, and you can’t stop the grin from breaking out on your face.

“Thank you,” you whisper, emotion clogging your throat as you blink away your tears. “I can’t believe you said all of that without any sarcasm attached. And to think I was considering moving on from my obsession with you a week before you came back.” You can’t help but laugh when he tugs you to a stop and steps in front of you with his hand over his chest.

“I should be offended by that,” he smirks, stepping closer and pulling you into his arms. “Guess I’ll just have to count myself lucky I came back in time to stop that momentary insanity huh?” 

You wrap your arms around his neck, his eyes glow purple as you lean in and softly press your lips to his. His hands settle on your hips when you pull back, “this bond packs a damn punch,” Stiles chuckles with a slight wince while resting his forehead against yours. It’s only then that you realise you’ve stopped outside the clinic. 

You swallow thickly feeling the way your body reaches for him, almost like your soul is reaching for his own. It’s actually painful when you both pull away from each other, so Stiles takes your hand once again. You walk backwards slowly in front of him, with a grin.

“You sure you don’t want to just go back home. We can finish this right now Stiles.” 

“Fire. Minx, you’re playing with fire,” he rasps, as a blush creeps up his neck and he adjusts himself in his pants and rubs at the back of his neck.

You both walk through the door and come face to face with your brother, who quickly pulls you into a big hug, you melt against him as you wrap your arms around him.

“I’m so glad you’re okay, Sadie.” He lets go of you and gives Stiles a quick hug too.

“Did you guys have any trouble on your way over here?” 

You look at Stiles who lets out a huff, “yes. We should talk after… well this.” 

Before Scott can reply, Deaton walks into the room.

“Ahh, Stiles, Sadie. Good to see you both. As we discussed Scott, I think it’s best if this conversation is between the three of us. We’ll call the rest of you back soon.”

With a nod of his head Scott and the rest of the pack leave the clinic. You, Deaton and Stiles gather around the examination table. Stiles reaches out and wraps his fingers around your own, and you let out a shaky breath, “It’s okay, me too,” Stiles assures you, a barely there smile on his lips.

“Are you both sure you want to talk about this now?” Deaton asks thoughtfully, looking between you both, you’re certain your nerves are written on both of your faces.

“Kind of need to, Doc. We’ve agreed, the sooner we know what we’re up against the better,” Stiles tells him for both of you, unconsciously edging closer to you. 

“I would have to agree. Have you both been doing okay? Adjusting? I realise it’s only been two days but you seem relatively calm, all things considered.”

It feels as though your skin is itchy and you know the only thing that will stop the itch, so you do what your body wants and tuck yourself under Stiles’ arm. Blushing when both men stop to look at you, “sorry,” you whisper a little embarrassed.

“No need to apologise, it’s perfectly normal. I’m honestly surprised you lasted that long, I have to confess I’m also impressed that we’re even still able to have this conversation before you’ve fully mated with one another.”

Stiles clears his throat, “so… where should we start, Doc?”

“Well, from the little we know about the wolf you seem to have, it is a very rare kind. It’s also not known why and how people gain this particular type of wolf. However, there are a few things I can tell you. One of the main things is that we have no idea how the Mystic Werewolf occurs, only that as I say it’s extremely rare. It’s also been told that the Mystic is one of the only wolves able to resist the true Alpha’s influence, and in fact your power could rival that of Scott’s power. We also know that Wolfsbane doesn’t have an effect on you, at least, not to the extent it does on every other wolf. Once the two of you are mated, if that's the path you choose, then you’ll be able to mind link with each other, but only with each other. There is also the distinct possibility that Sadie might gain some of your powers, once mated. Although, if you choose to become a wolf, Sadie, there is a high possibility that you’ll also become a Mystic wolf. No matter who is the Alpha of your pack, your mate will consider you her Alpha, Stiles.” Deaton pauses, watching you both carefully as you both try to digest everything you’ve heard.

Stiles swallows hard and you’re sure you heard it, “okay. My first question is… is Sadie safe with me? Am I dangerous? To her, to anyone else?” 

Deaton frowns a little in confusion, “Stiles, I can see what this means to you. But I assure you, you’re only as dangerous as any other werewolf. As much as Scott is to Allison, though from the amount of restraint you’ve shown I know that your bond to one another is incredibly strong. There are some whispers that the Mystic wolf can shift into a full wolf and control the transition so they don’t lose themselves to the animal. However, that was one rumour that I couldn't confirm. But if you want my opinion, Sadie is safest when she’s with you.” 

You feel Stiles sag with relief as you press close to him, almost like his scent is stronger now you’re inside again. The rumble that leaves his chest makes you whimper and his fingers grip you tighter, pulling you closer. 

“If I make her mine, mate her, will she turn or is that a separate thing?” Stiles asks, his voice almost a growl now, you can see his wolf in his purple eyes, feel him clawing to take you.

Deaton swallows looking between you both, clearly the tension in the room has gone up quite a lot in the past ten minutes, and Deaton can sense that Stiles is barely holding it together.

“No, it’s completely separate. Marking is something that must be done while you’re mating. Changing someone is completely separate.”

“Alpha, please,” you whimper, feeling the cramps in your stomach again, but these are so much worse than anything you’ve ever felt before. 

Stiles growls and pushes you up against the closest wall. You whine a little at the pain but that’s soon forgotten when you feel him press against you. His breath is hot and fast against your mouth. His hands are fists beside your head pressed into the wall. You arch towards him and lick your lips desperate to feel his skin against yours.

“Doc? Does mountain ash work on me?” Stiles snarls, as his fists slam through the wall by your head.

“As far as I know.” Deaton responds calmly. 

“Do it, please. Stop me. I can’t do this here. We’ve waited too long, I won’t take her here, not like this.” Stiles whispers, eyes never leaving yours even when Deaton leaves the room.

You keep your eyes locked on Stiles as you begin to tug at your coat. Feeling the sweat rolling down your neck, you're unbearably hot. Stiles licks his lips as his eyes fall to your breasts, still covered by your t-shirt.

“Fuck. You want it, don’t you, my little Minx.” 

You lean in close, your breathing ragged and push up on your tiptoes and press your lips to his ear. “Told you I’d still want you. My big bad Alpha,” you purr, wishing he’d move to grab you but he keeps his hands buried in the wall.

“Stop it, Sadie. I’ll hurt you right now and I don’t want that.” 

You hum out a pleased noise as you look up at him, “Make it hurt then, baby. I wanna know, when you take me and make me beg for it, where are you gonna put your mark?” Stiles only growls low and deep in response. You tip your head to the side and bite your lip as your fingers skim the side of your neck, “here?” you ask breathy and desperate, “or here?” you whisper once more, brushing your fingers over the top of your breasts. Tipping your head back you expose your throat to him, desperation clawing at you painfully. 

Stiles finally snaps and leans forward and you feel his entire body shudder as he licks up your throat and nips at your chin. He rips one of his hands from the wall and his hand gently smoothes over your breasts with a gentle squeeze, he uses a little more pressure his hand pushes over your collar bone and comes to settle around your throat. He buries his nose in the side of your neck and inhales deeply.

“All fucking mine, taste so fucking good.” Stiles groans deeply, you squeeze your eyes shut as you feel the last of his control snap. 

However, before he can make contact a cloud of dust envelopes the pair of you and Stiles is ripped away from you. You hear a massive commotion but you can’t react. All you can do is sink to the floor, unable to hold yourself up anymore on your weak legs. You are vaguely aware of the snarls and growls just across the room, but all you can do is whimper as you collapse to the floor. The world around you goes dark as you slip into unconsciousness.

Stiles POV

I stop fighting Scott to get back to his sister the second that I hear that whimper and I watch, helpless and terrified as my mate collapses to the floor. I whimper helplessly pushing at Scott much less aggressively, desperate need and terror clawing at me. I’m unable to take my eyes from Sadies still body as Allison drops down beside her to take her pulse. I can hear her heartbeat but I allow it, what the fuck have I done. I drop to my knees as I look at her laying there in a heap, helpless and all I can think is that this is all my fault. 

Scott gets down beside me as he rests a hand on my shoulder, he meets my eyes. 

“Don’t go there, Stiles. Not your fault. You’ve both waited way longer to mate than is usually even possible. I know why you did and I’m glad you got all of the information before doing anything, we’ll all get you both back home. You both need food and rest, then go from there.” 

I give him a stiff nod as I slowly make my way towards her and carefully pull her into my arms, holding her close to my chest. I will make this all right, I’ll make everything perfect for her.

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[filmmarvel]

Umbrella Academy Season 4 Thoughts and Theories

I agree with @eddie-dxaz‘s theory that Allison is dead. To summarize, Allison is in the afterlife, which has taken on her form of heaven. Once the siblings realize that, Klaus will attempt to resurrect her (the question is, will she even want to be resurrected?- I kind of doubt it).

Since Klaus hasn’t fully reached this ability, he will spend the season focused on that.

I’ve already seen people theorizing that next season will be his ‘crazy’ season (after Luther, Diego, and Allison). I think his obsession will be attempting to master the power of resurrection- specifically in order to resurrect Dave as well as Allison. People have already pointed out that each season, a character’s obsession stems from trauma and attempting (sometimes) to work through it. Dave & Klaus’ time in Vietnam is a pretttyy big source of trauma (not to mention his most recent source of trauma through betrayal thanks to Reggie). We’ve already seen that his tattoos have disappeared- they were special to him so that could potentially cause a crisis for sure.

The Ben on the train is Umbrella Ben- the Umbrellas AND the Sparrows should exist in the reset timeline. Not to mention, what’s the point in including that as an end credit scene if it is in fact Sparrow Ben? It didn’t serve much purpose beyond showing him, and we already know that Sparrow Ben is alive and with them in that timeline.

Speaking of the Sparrows, since they (presumably) existed in the original timeline (just not the Sparrow Academy) they’ll also exist in this timeline. They just won’t recognize any of the Umbrella Academy members. I imagine this will cause a bit of a crisis for Ben, as we’ve already seen how he bases so much of his self identity on the Sparrow Academy.

Luther of course, will be searching for Sloane- we have no idea what her life is like in this timeline, so that plotline could take several forms.

Diego and Lila, of course, will be starting a family.

And (obviously) the main focus of the season will be on taking down Hargreeves. I think next season has the potential to be a great one, especially now that they’re moving away from the apocalypses plotline. That repetition hasn’t bothered me too much yet just because of how creative the show is in other ways, but regardless I’m glad they’re moving on to a strong villainous presence. This will be an incredibly difficult and personal fight for all of the Hargreeves, and Colm Feore is an fantastic villain, so personally, I can’t wait for season 4.

[ilovewriting06]

Hello, sorry for the inconvenience but I wanted to know if you can do one of Chris Argent where he is married to Yn and they are expecting their second daughter since Allison is the first, also that Peter has been obsessed with Yn since they have been in high school but Yn I have always been in love with Chris.

@allisonargent144, thanks for the request and it's no inconvenience, I love getting requests! I hope you enjoy your fic!

I also want to point out that I changed Allison's age to 16 and she never failed a grade because she wasn't moving all over the place. The Argent's are still hunter's but they actually stick to their code (kind of) and Chris has been in Beacon Hills since he was a child.

I still hate Gerard and Kate so Gerard still broke the code and was killed and Kate just never existed, no one needs that bitch for anything anyways.

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I knock on the white door of Allison's room again as I yell, "Come on Allison! You're gonna be late for school."

There's a muffled grumble, "Fine! I'm up, Jesus, give me a minute."

I roll my eyes, teenagers, yay, "Watch your mouth young lady! If you aren't downstairs in the next ten minutes I'm coming in."

I can practically feel the eyeroll that my comment earned before she mumbles out an okay and I smile as I hear her stumbling across her room.

When I walk into the kitchen Chris looks up from one of his books and smiles, "She awake?" I hum in affirmation as I grab orange juice from the fridge, "Yeah, and from the attitude I got I'm going to bet she woke up to a surprise throughout the night."

Chris snorts as I place a kiss on his cheek and slide onto the barstool beside him. He closes his book after marking the page he was on and then turned to me, "And how's our other little princess?"

I sigh as I rub my stomach, "Energetic, she'll make a great soccer player if her kicking is anything to go by." He smiles and rubs my lower back, "Only a few more months and she won't be bruising your intestines anymore."

I lean into his touch after I take a sip of orange juice, "I can't wait, but I have been asking myself why we waited so long to have another baby. I mean, I had Allison when I was 18 and now I'm 34. I wasted my 20s. I'm putting this out here for future reference, I am all for having more kids but I refuse to get pregnant once I'm 40."

Chris laughs before grabbing his coffee, "I think we held off on more kids in our 20s because Peter decided to start his whole 'Y/n's rightfully mine' movement and my father went on a killing spree. You know, I saw him the other day and he asked me if we were still married. I told him yes and he walked away grumbling about how we need to get divorced."

I roll my eyes and snort, "That man just doesn't know when to give up, honestly wish he would have stayed dead. He's been chasing me for years and I tell him every time that I love you and I always have. Makes his eyes flash blue every single time."

Before Chris has time to respond are grumpy little gremlin comes stumbling into the kitchen and grabbing a coffee cup. I smile as she gets her coffee how she likes it before she turns around and there's a shy smile on her face.

She brushes a hand through her hair before coming over and giving me a hug, "Sorry, Mom, I woke up at like 3am and had to change sheets and get a shower."

I give Chris a look that says 'I told you' before pulling away from the hug and kissing Allison's temple, "It's okay Ally, I figured something happened."

As we're getting ready to leave to drop Allison off at school, because she doesn't want to get her license, I still don't understand that one, she turns to me and whispers, "Umm, can I talk to you in the car?"

I smile and nod, "Sure, Sweetheart, come on." I grab my keys before looking at Chris, "I'll take her today, I feel like she wants some privacy."

He nods and with that Allison and I are out the door.

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I look at her at a stop light, "Alright, what's on your mind?"

She looks at me with a blush that I recognize almost immediately, oh this is going to be fun, Chris is going to lose his mind.

"Okay, well, do you remember Scott?" I raise an eyebrow before asking, "The bitten werewolf? The one with the really funny friend?"

She nods before speaking, "Yeah, yeah him. I was wondering if you could kind of break it to Dad that I'm dating him."

I let out a cackle and squeeze her hand, "I'll try my best, but I make no promises. He doesn't like the idea of werewolves dating Argent women."

She raises and eyebrow in question and I realize she never heard the story, "Oh my goodness, I never told you." She shakes her head and I smile, "Okay, so I met your Dad in high school, as you know. He was this attractive, older, 'bad boy' type and like every other girl my age I was enamored. Loved him from the first time he said hi."

Allison rolls her eyes with a smile as I continue, "Anyways, there was another boy, your Dad's age, named Peter." Her eyes widen, "Peter Hale? The one that bit Scott and used Lydia to resurrect him? Seriously, who uses 16 year old kids for that?"

I nod, "Yeah, that's him, anyways, he didn't know how to take no for an answer, especially after I started dating your Dad and found out about the supernatural."

She looks at me eager for details and I laugh, "Okay, well after my lest rejection to him in high school he went absolutely crazy. Like batshit crazy. Turned into a stalker and it got to the point where I was terrified he would hurt you to get to me. So, Gerard took things into his own hands and royally fucked everyone over. He did genuinely care about you but he also used Peter as an excuse to start a whole 'every supernatural creature deserves to die' lifestyle."

Allison's eyes widen, "The Hale house fire." I frown and nod, "So many undeserving people suffered, even Peter didn't deserve that, none of them did."

Allison frowns before asking, "So, what happened on your final rejection to Peter?"

I snort before telling her the story, "Okay, it was senior year and you know your father and I got married the weekend after I turned 18. Well, the last rejection in high school happened a few weeks before I turned 18...."

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Flashback-

"Hey, Beautiful." I roll my eyes as I slam my locker shut to come face to face with Peter Hale. I roll my eyes before spinning on my heel to walk away. I groan slightly when I hear feet following behind me, "Come on, Beautiful, just one date."

I stop and spin around smacking the side of my face with my ponytail in the process. I look him in the eyes, before speaking "No, I already told you, I'm not interested. How many times do I have to say that?"

I spin around again and start marching down the hall to help with cheer practice but I'm stopped by a hand grabbing my forearm forcing me to stop. I huff and turn to look at Peter before ripping my arm out of his hold, "Peter, look, I've told you a million times that I'm in love with Chris. I love him and we're actually actually getting married in a few weeks, so I think it's time you got over your obsession with me."

Peter's eyes flash blue and I frown remembering the reason behind the different eye colors of a werewolf. His eyes return to their normal blue before he growls, "Why the hell are you marrying him?"

I take a deep breath trying to maintain my patience before replying, "Well for starters I love him, and maybe if you used your werewolf senses you'd know the other reason."

I cross my arms as Peter's eyes close and he focuses on his senses. His eyes fly open, lit up in the supernatural electric blue before he yells, "You're pregnant!"

I smile and nod, "Yeah, we were already engaged when I found out but we moved the wedding up a few months."

"Get rid of it."

My eyes widen and my mouth falls open, "Excuse me! What the hell, Peter?! I'm not getting rid of my baby, I have no reason to and even if I did I still wouldn't!"

He growls, eyes still glowing blue, "It should be my baby, not some low life Argent."

This time I growl, "Fuck this! Peter, get this through your stubborn, thick ass skull, we will never happen, ever! I'm in love with Chris, and I'm never going to love you! I never have and I never will! So, just leave me, Chris, and our child the hell alone or so help me god I'll put you down myself."

I storm away from him and out the doors before he has a chance to respond.

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Present Time-

"Holy shit, Mom, I never knew you were so badass and don't even yell at me for my language you know it's true."

I roll my eyes and put the car in park, "Look, perfect timing, and maybe just a little."

She grabs her bag and jumps out the door but before she closes the door I yell her name, "Allison!" She turns around and tilts her head in question, "I'll talk to your Dad, but no promises it'll end pretty."

She smiles and cheers, "Yes! You're the best, Mom."

She runs off slamming the door and I watch as she runs straight to Scott excitedly talking to him. He looks up and makes eye contact with me before smiling and waving. I smile and wave back before remembering something.

I pull up to where Scott, Stiles, and Allison are talking with the window down and I catch part of there conversation, "Guys, my Mom just told me that when she was in high school Peter Hale was obsessed with her and when he tried to keep her from having me and marrying Dad, she went all badass and cussed him out before storming out like the badass she is!"

I chuckle slightly when Stiles responds, "Dude, I'm just saying, I told you she was badass when I met her. She's freaking awesome."

I decide to make my presence known after that, "You're right, I am pretty awesome."

All three jump before Allison turns to me, "Are you spying on me?"

I shake my head, "Nope, just forgot to tell you I love you, and good luck on your chemistry test. That Mr. Harris is a complete ass."

I faintly hear Stiles not so quietly whisper, "She keeps getting better and better." I ignore him when Allison smiles and responds, "Thanks Mom, and I love you too."

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I kiss Chris on the cheek when I walk into the living room before ripping of the Band-Aid, "Allison's dating, Scott McCall."

I walk straight out of the room barely stopping to talk to him and I have to bite back a smile when I hear his book hit the floor, "She's what?!"

[debbeh]

can u give me a guide to the six idiots :33 like maybe with a picture of them n their names n who they play in the Big Three shows :33 pwetty peesse :33

UM YES!?

ok, you saw me earlier trying to format all the images so it's gonna be mostly my (ehhhh) descriptions of the characters and you gotta guess what they look like 😈

Ben Willbond

Yonderland:

Elder Vex (above): the one who says Deb-beh and has the coziest looking outfit I NEED IT RN PLZ and the Tom Cardy- esque hair and earring

Nick: the stick. Grumpy all the time cuz he's a stick >:(. Is also a portal between dimensions but whatevs

Horrible Histories

Mike Peabody :historical news reporter that wishes he were anywhere but here rn

King Henry, Alexander the Great: SkINy MaNdRiA, excellent hair, sniffed a guy

Ghosts

The captain: AKA James, makes a lotta noises, if you ever hear me going weeeahhhhhuuuueeeaaaaaahhhh, I'm referencing him, the gay one<3

Martha Howe-Douglas!

Yonderland!!

Debbie.

Debbie's evil twin sister (bossy boobs)

I just googled it: Rita, the Negatus simp AKA us, the demon that looks like how female animals are protrayed in Barbie movies

Horrible Histories!!!

Boudica (look up the song, it's rlly good), Cleopatra, every female historical figure

Pirate lady....<33333

Ghosts!

Lady Button (present day): Old disgruntled lady that pouts all the time and falls out of windows

Lady Button (flashback)

Mathew Baynton!!!

Yonderland!!!

Oracle: weird blue blob guy, Nigel, Darling

Nanny la roo: NUM NUMS!!!! - nanny that is also a kangaroo

Admiral Anous: Voldemort mf I hate him bc he hates Negatus>:(

Elder Choop: Croissant hair mf, says, "IDK WHY DON'T WE ASK UR MUM??"

Le Fox: French

THE BIRRDDDDD: AKA Thomas Payne, Batman but cooler

Oh yeah, and Elf: the elf shaped one, full name: Grintallin Gobscrew Crotell Fashanu F’naw Goplatz Holla-Holla, has multiple wives apparently and is in debt to the mob

Horible Histories (look all of them up, they are all hot)

Dick Turpin: play the song >:333, shot not one but two men dead!

D.I. Bones: the whakkus bonkkused

King Charles II: absolute party-er

Ghosts

Thomas Thorne, shot, dead! Absolute poetic simp for Allison, drowned himself in the lake ;( -cannot drown-

Jim Howik!!!

Yonderland

Elder Pressley: looks like Elvis, eats christmas tree ornaments

Crone: A sLaPper *wink wink*, has apparently gotten with everyone, goes eeeerrrrrrrrrrr all the time- sounds like a doorhinge, she is amazing

Neil: lhe most normal of the demons probably

Horrible Histories

A SHOUTY MAN!!! :does all the infomercials, will try to sell you piss

King George VI (above) : "oh yesss, dad's dead, I'm king..."

King Richard III: a sweet little guy<3 -according to the song, get's attacked by whasp

Ghosts

Pat Butcher: Greatest DJ in the AAARRREEEEEUHHHHH, killed by a child, AKA Pete in the American version

Larry Rickard

Yonderland

Detective Mounteback: very dumb detective with very large hat

Elder Ho Tan: trans Icon, doesn't like loud noises, absolute baby<3

Sue: above, the lady with the gun from the episode I showed you

Horrible Histories

Bob Hale: weather report, needs a hellicopter and a nice cup of tea, basically Bill Wurtz

Lol knight with shit on head, Aztec guy, George III friend who slays so hard; "ConGRatu-VerY-LaTiOns your... *MAgEsTy*"

Ghosts

Humphrey: keeps getting left on roofs and shelves, does NOT know French smh

Robin: 5,000 yo ghosts, once saw a cool butterfly, KNOWS FRENCH! Got stuck by lightning and now he can turn on lights

and finally... the moment you've been waiting for...

Simon Farnaby!!!

Yonderland!!!

Negatus<333: Silly guy try to take over Yonderland but is just a lil guy, has an evil lair, uses The Font of Orris (cauldron thing that lets you see everything) as a hot tub, get's bullied by all the other overlords, wears pjs with houses on them.

Elder Flowers!!!: Long hair and lack of shirt, vegetarian hippie of the group, wants his clothes to be veGONE, "all you need is love, brothers... oh, and food"

Horrible Histories

Emperor Caligula: the wakkus bonkkus guy

Marcus Licinius Crassus: Knockoff Bassline Junkie song

Ghosts:

Jullian!!!: Died conducting an affair with his secretary!!!, is eternally sorta drunk, does the hand thing, only ghost that can interact with stuff, makes silly EEERREREEEEE noise when he's trying to move something, his name is Trevor in the American version, sad when there's no porn on da TV ;(, has no pants BTW

Thanks for coming to my TEDTALK!!!

Lemme know if I missed anything!

[sunnyy3d]

All I Want for Christmas is You|

Thomas Thorne x Reader

A/N: I wrote this incredibly late (like I’m posting it at 12:30 Christmas morning) so I hope you enjoy it, and it doesn’t suck… I also had to try and post this at least three different times, so that’s great. Anyways, merry Christmas! Requests open!

"Wake up, it is Christmas!" Thomas gently shakes me awake. I open my eyes to see his bright smile above me. I love waking up beside him every morning, even if we are dead. "Oh, I cannot wait for you to see your gift," he states as he ushers me out of the bed. Thankfully, I am already fully dressed, so I can go straight to the family room where everyone will be waiting.

Usually, I dread the upcoming holidays. There's not much that you can do as a ghost. There's no Christmas dinner, gifts, Christmas crackers, or anything of the sort. The most you can do is participate in one of Pat's games or talks. But that all changed when Allison showed up. She helped us start to enjoy Christmas again. Before Allison, the ghosts and I would just hand out and play some of Pat's games. And then after, Thomas and I would do something special together.

Because of Allison, we've been able to do much more for Christmas. Allison can help with gifts, and we can do more traditions than just Pat's made-up games. I mean, no hate to Pat, but after so many years, you just yearn for more.

This year, I've asked Allison to hang up some mistletoe that I can go under with Thomas. It may seem small and insignificant, but Thomas has always loved the mistletoe tradition and has been begging Allison to put some up around the house.

Before we reach the family room, I let Thomas know I plan to give him his gift in private. His eyebrows raise in shock, and he lets out a tiny "oh." I laugh as he clearly interprets my words in his own way, but don't correct him as we've already reached the family room.

After everyone has exchanged their gifts, I finally get to open Thomas'. Well, Allison gets to. At this moment, Thomas tells me that he actually wrote a poem that he will recite to me.

Thomas starts his poem with great emotion, "I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need. I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree. I just want you for my own, more than you can ever know. Make my wish come true; all I want for Christmas is you."

My smile falters as I recognize his poem from somewhere else. This isn't the first time this has happened, and I know that Thomas will be devastated when he finds out that he has given me a plagiarized piece.

Luckily, I don't need to be the one to break it to him, as Allison has already started. "Thomas, that's 'All I Want for Christmas is You,' by Mariah Carrey..." Mike starts laughing but quickly stops when Allison glares at him. He can't see me, but I am also glaring at him. Thomas will already be upset; there is no need to make it worse.

Thomas is quick to break down. "Oh no! I have done it again. Please send my most sincere apologies to Mrs. Carrey. I did not mean to steal her beautiful work. My dear, I am so so sorry. I did not intentionally give you stolen work, I swear!" he sobs.

"Oh, Thomas, dear, it is okay! You did not mean to. I promise that I don't see you any differently now. You are still a great poet. It happens to the best." I pull him into my arms, shushing him and rubbing his back. "Here, why don't we go get your gift," I whisper.

I stand and dust my clothes off, even though I know nothing is on them. I hold out my hand as an offer to help Thomas up. He gladly takes in, and I pull him up. Now standing, I start to lead him to the mistletoe. I asked Allison to place the mistletoe at an arbor near the lake. Thomas and I love to sit and watch the waves together, so I thought it would be the perfect place to give him his gift.

When we finally reach the arbor, I lead him directly under it. I smile at him as I take both of his hands in mine. His eyebrows scrunch in confusion, and I only look up, prompting him to do the same. Noticing the mistletoe, he looks down at me with a huge smile.

I nod at him, encouraging him to follow the tradition. Quickly, he lets go of one of my hands, instead cupping my cheek with it. His lips crash onto mine. He passionately kisses me like he has been dying to.

He breaks from the kiss after a minute but still holds my face. "Thank you. You know that I have been begging Allison to put some up. And I truly am sorry about the poem. I shall write you another poem-original this time- in order to correctly express my love for you,” he promises with a tight lipped smile.

“It's okay, my love. It's the thought that counts. I would love anything you give me, especially if it is another kiss," I reassure him. His smile widens, but I don't get to look at it for long as he quickly pulls me back into a passionate kiss.

[wirm-boy]

Just finished Bendy Fade to Black and I Need to ramble

This might be a bit disjointed but whatever! Forgive me, and correct me if I mess some things up

I really enjoyed Rose actually! I thought she was a little annoying at the start, like Evan actually, but as more of her past got revealed I really started to feel for her! I think she was really well done as a character whose unrelenting optimism was a mask that she keeps up to cope with her dysfunctional little family. I liked her a lot

I also REALLY liked the side characters! I thought Archie was delightful and endearing, and Evan was really compelling! Ollie was my favourite character in the book by far and making such a small child be the main target of Joey’s assholery, and him being semi-aware of it, made it feel all the more evil. I was yelling at Rose for not realising that he was hallucinating like her for like half the book though.

Of course the Bendy novel staples were delightful to see! Joey was fantastic in this book, and I loved the blurring between his perception of reality and the sketch. I think maybe he tried out the glasses a little too much. I was hoping Rose would meet Henry but I understand that wasn’t in the cycle yet. The Allison cameo was wonderful, if a little short. I was pretty disappointed in the absence of Tom though.

Deserving of her own paragraph, I think Dot was a delight to bring back. I really liked her breakdown about Buddy, and it’s really got me thinking about the reactions of the people around other dead Bendy characters! I think it would’ve been really great if Rose had met Buddy in the sketch. I was kind of expecting her to and it was pretty upsetting that she didn’t. I might have to draw something about that.

I was expecting some tropes from other novels to pop up, but it isn’t a bad thing that they didn’t! I was just ready and expecting the classic “Bendy Protagonist Graphically Describes Their Own Death” section, and “One Year Older And More Jaded Companion”, but I guess Rose is unique. Good for her!

I was also expecting more Joey Drew journal passages but maybe the audiobook just cut them out? Someone let me know <3 The first one just felt like set up for a reoccurring section of the book which didn’t happen and I was pretty disappointed.

Overall I had a really fun time with the book, I just think it could’ve been improved. This isn’t all my thoughts obviously but it’s all the ones that’ve spilled forth right now. Maybe I’ll make more posts in future.

[obsidianstrawberrymilk]

As much fun as the generally more wholesome vibe of TUA S2 and S3 have been (yes, I’m saying they were as a whole more lighthearted than S1, fight me), I have to say I kind of miss the Umbrellas from S1. They were just... all jagged edges and I could really tell they’d been raised in this violent, isolating, abusive environment, yk? Like, Diego and Klaus, while they have their dumb moments, actually seem threatening (Diego’s “If I wanted you dead you’d be dead” to Luther and he’s right, Klaus undergoing literal hours of torture and not actually giving his captor’s anything despite an absolute lack of motivation to keep quiet), Allison really felt like someone who was trying to right her mistakes but we got to see she’d made some pretty damn big ones, Five was peak “fuck off”, and honestly Ben and Luther are the only ones I preferred in S2. Like, Umbrella Ben in all his shitty, manipulative glory (side note he and Allison are very similar actually) was great in S2, and Luther is just... a fucking asshole in S1. He’s more interesting but he’s also so unlikable I just... either way, point being; I kinda miss that more gritty vibe of the characters yk? Diego, Klaus, Luther, all feel like they’ve been like, sanitized in a way? Idk. Viktor has become way too powerful idk. Love him more in S3 than anyone but I kinda miss the only whiny asshole victim complex. Five just needs a fucking nap tbh. At least he got to see his ball of twine?? And Allison- listen she deserved to fucking snap but this was not it. Her in S1 - wanting to be better but so clearly having to work to get away from the manipulation and violence she was raised with - eh, I liked it better, I guess. Idk. 

[dr-cameron]

Have you seen this post yet? https://www.tumblr.com/jimmywilsonschutzpah/732600806459719680

As my local Cameron expert, I was curious what your thoughts are on this post and / or Cameron’s full backstory? If you wanted to chat about it ^_^

hiiii

ok so i read the post like a night ago (i think) and i completely agree with op. the only point i can see cameron from is from her dead husband onwards, barely anything about her teenage or youth years.

i see myself in her more than cuddy, masters, adam, park, thirteen and even amber. i could only guess that she lived a very banal life, did great in school, maybe was a nerd, not really sure if she was a geek. maybe in the years before she was turning 20 she had a circle of friends that made a pact or idk how to explain it but its like "this is only for us and us to know" kind of relationship. maybe she was too pretty that she couldnt make friends properly or have lovers confess.

i dont think she has some huge emotional baggage that isnt her husband but maybe a turning point that made her realize "oh....." fleabag style. maybe she was a wallflower or she played by the rules strictly she couldnt loosen up ince she started working under house thats y she hated the waiting and awkwardness of waiting for a case to break.

also abt allison being arrested once ive been guessing she was dui LHASDLA nothing too crazy unless she forgot to pay the taxi and she was too drunk to remember (ik someone who went to the police for that lmfao).

her family being complete shadows of her in the show made me question like whyyyyyyyy. they didnt say a thing abt it, it was just a fraction of idk tip of the iceberg. maybe she use to be close w her brother and now that theyre both out of the house they dont talk much unless its a seasonal holidy or their bdays (im guessing)

tsk we couldve knew her more a bit if the patients ask abt her. unlike chase and foreman, cameron's the only one thats almost nonexistent.

oh oddlittlestories feel free to message me if u want a convo abt cameron :] or idk anyone that loves cameron cuz ive been curating her history base from the show (which is limited errr)

[sharkneto]

Top 5 songs from Umbrella Academy? Ranked not just based on how much you like them as a song, but also by how well they compliment or add to a scene

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - It slaps, it's fun, it plays right on the nose of Five not being who he used to be despite looking the same. Need I Say More. Iconic, one of the best character introductions in media.

I Think We're Alone Now - It's hard not to love one of, if not the, most iconic scene in the whole show. We're getting to know the characters, we're seeing how fractured and separate they are, and yet, when given the chance, they will celebrate the fact their dad is dead and they're finally alone and free of him with a lil dance party. This is a celebratory hate song. Get fucked, Reggie.

Soul Kitchen - I'm not a big Klave shipper but fuck if i don't love their lil montage together to this song. It's got a great beat, it's funky to fit Klaus' vibe, its lyrics are cute as they fall in forbidden love, Klaus' sweater is perfection. I love this song and thinking about Klaus' sweater this scene while I listen to it.

The Order of Death - This is what you want, this is what you get. I love playing with the consequences of getting what you wish for, which I've got my fingers crossed for with Allison in S4, and the juxtaposition of want vs reality. Five is making a last ditch effort to avoid having to make a terrible deal with the Handler by talking to Reggie, he wants his family with him, and they come. He gets them! And then they behave so badly that Five has to talk to Reggie alone anyway and still has to take the Handler's deal.

(I've Had) The Time of My Life - This one just makes me sappy, because this is Five's song choice. His life has been nothing but shit, but they're staring down a final apocalypse and not doing anything about it, and he's had the time of his life with the few weeks he's gotten with his family. It falls in my general love for the wedding, because it's so human - the world is ending and they're going to make the most of it with the people they love.

Honorable mentions:

Short Change Hero is a solid season ending song. This is no place for a hero, and none of them are heroes anymore without their powers.

Rocket Fuel doesn't have a show reason but, since sharing that one with my twin, she listens to it when she needs to do some hard-core accounting work, and that knowledge brings me so much joy.

[buckybarnesss]

agree with you when it comes to misogyny in the fandom (and in general lol) and shipping etc and I wanted to dump this here because it's been bugging me and I have nobody to talk to about it irl that hasn't heard me muttering about it before but why do people seem so anti-romance in general? I see 'Star Wars doesn't need romance or a love story' all the time and I can't help but feel like it falls into the misogyny category a little because romance is seen as something inherently feminine or 'for the girls' ig so people think it's an unnecessary addition to a plot but it can actually affect a character and how they act/think etc so much whether that's for good or bad, hope that makes sense?

obviously not every character needs a great romantic love and Din-doesn't-need-or-want-love enjoyers do your thing but even in the first season he clearly considers Omera and seems open to the idea at least, so people being against Bo just doesn't make sense to me? has she done bad things? well yeah but what character hasn't in Star Wars? and even if it's not Bo I still see it thrown around that Star Wars doesn't need a love story but why? what's wrong with romantic love? there are other shows that they're making/have made that yeah shoehorning in a romance would've made no sense (i.e. Kenobi, I mean I've not watched it but I can't imagine a love story working in that) but the Mandalorian hasn't set itself up to be a show like that?

I hope this has made sense but I basically wanted to air that out and it just came to me reading your answers to other questions that it's probably at least a little misogyny that plays a part in that anti-romance feeling going around or that makes sense in my head anyway

(also Jyn and Cassian soulmates truther here so if people wanna beef about them pls consider not doing that or I'll cry, they're basically built to be perfect for each other so???)

i wanted to publish this before tonight's episode (i just woke up for work 😂).

i agree. it's always when there is some prospect of romance for these kinds of female characters that the "we don't need romance" brigade comes out. like, there's nothing inherently wrong with romance nor is there anything wrong with not wanting romance. it's preference. but c'mon it's not star wars even has a lot of it on screen for major characters. at least healthy relationships or ones that don't end in untimely death.

i can name the actual romances on one hand probably and further discussion is going under a read more out of sake for length and because some minor spoilers for clone wars and rebels.

padme amidala and anakin skywalker ends in tragedy, the eradication of the jedi order and the fall of the republic. anakin turns into darth vader.

hera syndulla and kanan jarrus again ends in tragedy. he sacrifices himself to save hera, sabine and ezra.

bail and breha oranga perish in the destruction of alderaan.

obi-wan kenobi and satine kryze never officially get together as she's dutchess of mandalore and he's a jedi knight. she's murdered by maul to spite him.

vel sartha and cinta kaz external circumstances and cinta's devotion to The Cause of the Rebellion put them on shaky ground.

han solo and leia organa are depicted as a kind of volatile relationship and we never actually really see them be a couple on screen besides some crumbs. by the sequels they are separated.

cassian andor and jyn erso dead before they could really have a relationship.

galen and lyra erso ends in lyra being murdered in front of galen.

owen and beru lars seem to be a relatively normal married couple but than they get brutally murdered by the empire so.

so where's the over abundance of romantic relationships in star wars?

i'd like one couple in star wars that doesn't end in a tragic demise or a "casualties: everyone in the local vicinity" type of scenario.

besides a "strong female character" doesn't have be devoid of romance.

allison argent still says it best "can't i be strong and go to prom?"

[tw-episodereactions]

Teen Wolf 1x10

Panic for Stiles derailed by a pretty girl. That’s fair.

Scott doesn’t know how to use the ‘you too’ phrase. SAME, MY DUDE.

SHE BROUGHT HER A GAME. Why is Allison so damn cute? Like, for real, Scott, I get you on this.

I am so confused about Danny’s role on this team. I thought he was the goalie? Wouldn’t Scott passing it to Danny be, like, a bad thing? Unless Danny got himself some goalie goals, which are awesome and should be revered.

“Apology accepted.” Scott, you should have apologized with actual words, but I’m glad you’re on good terms with Danny at least. You don’t have a lot of people on your side these days.

Ummm, running would be a good option. Also putting on pants.

TELL ME THIS IS NOT FUCKFACE JOINING UP WITH PETER TO TERRORIZE A HALF NAKED SIXTEEN YEAR OLD BOY IN A LOCKER ROOM. TELL ME HE WOULD NOT ACTUALLY STOOP THIS LOW.

Although, I did kind of call this in like episode two. I mean, they weren’t actually working together then, but literally the episode after the Alpha reveal they’re working together, so I claim prescience anyway.

Couple of things:

That must’ve either been one hell of an explanation from Peter or Fuckface was just itching to be even more of a terrible person and waiting for an excuse.

OR, I will grudgingly admit that he might be doing this to ingratiate himself with Peter while still planning to kill him. Not to help Scott or anyone but himself, of course, but at least it just keeps him at the same amount of trash bag terribleness instead of downgrading him to utter dumpster fire.

Where the hell is Stiles? Maybe he did run? Maybe they have him stuffed in a locker? The timing here is very weird, because if Stiles ran, then why wouldn’t he have gotten to the game first? I mean, he had a car and Peter and Fuckface don’t. Unless they took Jennifer’s car, I guess.

Did they, like, clean up all the blood and glass from the hospital or is some janitor super pissed right now?

Oh, he just wants to kill the responsible ones. Like, the school janitor, or those two dudes in the forest. Or Laura Hale.

I was about to say, I can’t imagine a sixteen year old kid being like, cool, I’ll help you murder people, but then I remembered Jackson.

So I get why Scott is feeling justifiably betrayed. But also, Scott. He’s been dogshit this whole time so this is not a shock to some of us.

Oh Peter is much better at manipulation than Fuckface is.

So we already had the dichotomy of Scott and Fuckface where Scott’s anchor to his humanity is love and his ability to control the shift is driven by his relationships and his willingness to help and comfort. Whereas Fuckface is all about anger and pain.

And now we have the dichotomy with Peter who is willing to maim/manipulate/murder anyone and everyone to achieve his goals, and Scott who’s driven to protect people.

Huh, so the claws in the neck thing is a way to transfer memories. Clearly it’s not just Alphas who can do that. I’m still uncertain as to why Jackson was so affected by Peter’s roar though since Fuckface was the one to do that to him. Is Fuckface automatically part of his pack through bloodlines? If so, why couldn’t he track him instead of terrorizing Scott?

I guess the random douchebags in the forest were a part of the plot.

Okay so, first, there was this movie in the 90s called The Crow where (spoiler alert) the protagonist kills the antagonist by giving him 30 hours of pain all at once. Great scene, very cathartic. 

Second, we’re supposed to believe that Peter’s been changed by all of his trauma because of watching/hearing his whole family die and then spending six years in a coma. Changed enough that he killed his own niece.

Trauma, which he then dumped all onto a sixteen year old boy, all at once. I’m surprised Scott isn’t dead or insane from that, honestly.

I just…this kid has been almost constantly facing his own trauma over the last two and a half months and now he’s had six years worth of trauma dumped on him and…Derek just watched. Like. He just watched it happen. He helped it happen.

I know most of the season has been leading up to killing Peter, and he 100% deserves it and needs to be stopped. But I just can’t get over all the points in the show where they’ve tried to make Derek sympathetic and then they just have him watch this. This thing that (theoretically) made his Uncle go insane and kill his own niece. He just let it happen to Scott right in front of him and walked away.

I hope he dies too.

Oh. Hey Stiles. Glad you’re not stuffed in a locker. Did you stop to get some ice cream on the way? Why the fuck did it take you so long?

Little Spider-Man kiss action.

It’s so funny that her spicy dream about Scott kissing her derails so entirely by the missing necklace that she immediately needs to get up to look for it.

Wow, Chris isn’t very observant. Pretty sure Kate saw her though.

Yup.

Lol, Chris, buddy. You are bad at subtle.

Oooh, I wonder when/how Allison found out about that?

Is this, like, a group of abandoned high rises? Once again, Beacon Hills is like a guy selling watches in NYC: we got your city, we got your woods, we got your rich suburbs, we got your abandoned brutalist architecture.

Once again Jackson’s like, I am a fair, gentle, helpless man and if you touch me I might be overcome in a fit of vapors. 

Lol, Scott and Stiles riding up to save him. How did you even find him, boys?

Oh. Oh, I was wondering about why we didn’t get more of the aftermath with Scott. He is very much not having a good time. At least some of this reaction has gotta be a side effect of getting Peter’s everything dumped into his head, yeah? Except instead of driving him insane it’s just driving him to protect people more and making him frustrated when he can’t.

But, I’m sorry, is that it? Is that all we fucking get of the aftermath of that attack? Like, either Peter just didn’t feel that much anguish about the whole thing and he’s just always been a lying, manipulative killer or they’re deliberately choosing to minimize Scott’s trauma again. I just don’t understand why they would take that route with their main character.

And here’s the thing about Jackson: he already tried to kill Scott. He would have no issue with killing somebody if it gets him what he wants.

But Scott wants to protect people, even the awful ones. We literally saw it from his first painful change where he immediately swallowed down his own trauma because he was worried about Allison. Peter just went and picked a beta with moral fortitude and a stubborn streak.

I like how Jackson sneeringly said he drives a Porsche when just a few minutes ago it was ‘dead’ behind him, he was being intimidated by a man with a large gun, and Scott had to save him. But, sure, he can totally drive a Porsche.

Pet peeve, he’s pronouncing the word wrong. I had it drilled into me at 22 that it’s Por-shuh.

“We’re about to find out,” Allison says, and then immediately after is like, I don’t know.

Also, why would you put a weapon down to investigate a noise? No, more importantly, why would you need to investigate a random noise in the forest? They’re full of random noises. There is a difference between brave and stupid, Allison.

Oh, well I guess she’s still armed. That’s fair.

But Christ, can Scott catch a fucking break this episode?

Oh jeez, Scott, I thought you were getting better at lying, but you’re really not.

I feel a tiny bit sorry for Lydia left alone with a very large weapon she doesn’t know how to use in a creepy forest.

Oh, Stiles. Bud, what are you doing? You’ve had no problem in the past getting info without trying to get your dad drunk about it.

Sheriff, that’s a little more than an ounce. And it hit you really fucking fast. Is he on meds or something? Or did he already have a few?

So everyone’s connected but the janitor. Don’t forget the janitor in Peter’s list of murders.

At least Stiles knows he’s doing a bad thing. There’s still no reason for it, because they’ve shown multiple times that Stiles can get information from his dad’s files seemingly at will. So that makes it worse.

I guess I’m glad Stiles stopped him there. Drinking to relax is much different than drinking from grief.

Oh my god. Is Scott, who’s being hunted by these people, really coming up with excuses for them? Like, I get why’s he’s trying to keep Allison out of this, but, uh, don’t protect her family’s lies, kiddo. That’s not going to help anyone.

Wow, Melissa, you look super cute!

Why do I have a bad feeling about this medical rep?

Ooop, yup. That’s Peter.

There has to be a reason why he hasn’t tried to change more people when Scott turned out to be a thorn in his side. Weird that he didn’t go after someone like Jackson though. Huh, I wonder if he can’t turn someone else until Scott either accepts him or dies. But why wouldn’t he just kill Scott and try for someone else? There has to be some sort of in universe reason, not just he’s the main character.

I wonder if he’s actually happy that Scott’s fighting him so much. The stronger the willpower Scott has, the stronger the beta he’ll be, the stronger the pack Peter will have. Derek just rolled over for him, but Scott’s a prize, right? To be able to corrupt both his innocence and his morality would be a major coup to a guy like Peter.

Not that that would stop him from hurting, Melissa. I’m just saying, there’s probably a reason why he wouldn’t turn her. 

Oh he’s one of those guys that is weird about WWII. Yeah, that tracks.

Oh, poor, baby. Scott very much needs a hug.

I hated that music transition.

Uuuuuuuugh. So either they can change others at any time and didn’t for some unknown reason, or Peter’s real confident that Scott’s going to cave. Could go either way.

I will not be mad if the Argent’s kill Jackson, actually.

Scott, I understand why you’re rushing off to protect your mom, but, like, I feel like this isn’t exactly going to be a quick trip and you’re probably just going to piss Allison off by asking her to stay.

Wow, he didn’t even wait before being creepy with her.

Lol, that was actually so smart Scott! And way to jump in and help Stiles!

Funny that the street was totally empty and now there’s multiple cars being blocked behind them.

I’m not sure it’s a good thing that Peter is impressed by how smart you are Scott.

Ooooh maybe he’s just using Jackson as bait. Could be that too. And, hard agree that Jackson is a dumbass.

All I’m getting from this is that Derek can at least fake supportiveness and helpfulness and there’s no reason he had to put Scott through everything that he did, even if he had to be a fake ass bitch to do it.

Does Derek not yet realize that he transferred his memories with the claws? I guess maybe he wouldn’t, since he’s seen none of the repercussions of it.

I guess this is like a win/win for Peter. If no one shows then he gets Derek to kill Jackson for him and protect their secret. If Scott shows then he gets to go after Scott.

You know what? Danny clearly cares about Jackson; his parents clearly care about him. It’s not that no one cares, it’s that Jackson doesn’t seem to care back. Not enough anyway. The failure is in him, not others.

I also have to wonder how hard Derek is projecting here, since he also has the cool car and the cool hair, but still has no one. Which, again, I would argue, that the failure is in him.

And then we have Scott. Who has no reason to care about either of them. Who has reason to hate both of them. And yet he’s risked his life to save them both multiple times.

There’s a quote that I kind of hate from Doctor Who. “All that pain, that misery, and loneliness. And it just made it kind.” Because no, absolutely not. People can choose kindness in the midst of their pain, misery and loneliness. It’s work, and it’s hard, and it takes effort every single fucking time. But pain and misery and loneliness don’t make someone kind.

Jackson who has barely had any of that that wasn’t from his own making, is not kind. Derek is clearly in the midst of all of that, but it certainly hasn’t fucking made him kind. I think it’s a big mistake to write off Scott as innately kind (no one is innately kind) instead of someone who is making a choice to be kind.

Personal story time. About five years ago I met the kindest person I had ever met. She was a little old lady who never said a bad word about anyone, who always gave people the benefit of the doubt. We were internal customer facing and she generally dealt with a lot of unpleasant people.

As I got to know her, I heard about her partner’s health issues, about her adult son who she was supporting because he once again couldn’t hold down a job. I heard about her persistent insomnia which had her averaging 4-5 hours of sleep a night. But she was unfailingly kind.

One day when I was incredibly angry we went out to lunch and I asked her how she did it. And she told me that her father had not been kind, and that when she was a child she had a lot of anger in her because of it and she would lash out at anyone and everyone. And one day she lashed out and she saw her father in herself. And from that day forward, she chose to be kind.

Sorry about the tangent, but kindness gets treated like it’s something simple and costs you nothing, and that’s absolutely not true. I don’t work with her anymore but we keep in touch, and that lady is still one of the strongest fucking people I ever met.

And while Scott’s not quite at her level of steel, she has probably fifty year on him, and I can see him getting there.

Oh shit, I actually forgot about the Argents.

Oh no! Scott was hit! He really has had a rough episode. I think this is one of the most brutal if I’m not mistaken.

Is Derek actually being helpful again!? This makes two whole times!

Oh lord, I just thought about something….is Allison going to find something incriminating in Scott’s room? Does Scott even have anything incriminating? Eh, it looks like she’s just going to leave and be disappointed in him again.

Oh no, it was a wolfsbane bullet. I mean, that makes sense, but also it’s not like Kate had many of them and she wasn’t really sharpshooting through that door.

Holy shit, Deaton! We haven’t heard from him since Derek kidnapped him and beat him up. It’s been at least a couple of weeks, right? Has Scott even been going to work?

Are we going to figure out why he was so shifty with the Sheriff and Derek?

That’s definitely just a regular wound now. He clearly knows about werewolves and wolfsbane.

Who are you, Deaton?! What do you know?

His little smirk. I love it.

This reveal is too fucking long. It’s either Derek or Jackson or both, and she’d’ve had more reaction to Jackson ergo it’s Derek. It went past creepy and into annoying.

[fiveapocalypse]

for the kid five and parent siblings thing:

could you do something about one of the siblings (maybe klaus?) taking five shopping! i think it’d be a very chaotic experience 😌

Allison is normally the grocer in the family for many reasons. For one, Klaus would buy everything he landed his eyes on, Ben (sparrow) was a bit too angry with people even if they deserved it, Diego was a great grocer but he tended to be busy at times, Luther was also good at shopping and wouldn’t mind doing it but sometimes he wasn’t home, and Viktor was usually doing a lesson or had already shopped and Allison didn’t want to force it on him again. Everyone did their part in the house after all. This meant, however, that she was the one shopping with Five.

Normally, when one of the siblings shopped with Five, they came back ranting about the whole trip. Allison didn’t see what the problem was. Five wouldn’t be THAT bad to shop with. He was always saying he was grown. How annoying and chaotic could it be?

Unfortunately, as she’s going to find out, it was actually going to be a little bit different than what she imagined.

For one, Five ACTUALLY needed one of those child harnesses. Turns out he has a habit of just walking away from you without warning and scaring both himself AND you once he falls out of auto-pilot and realizes he’s alone. For two, he was like a kid in a candy store. He often grabbed stuff out of the blue, trying to see what they were, tossing them in the cart absentmindedly. It’s a habit, she knows, from his apocalypse days where he grabbed anything he could, stuffing it inside his wagon and dragging it along the wasteland’s streets. This, however, was NOT the apocalypse and Allison had to put back a million cans (exaggeration, maybe) of food and other items, explaining to a very slightly out of it Five (Luther had dumped their brother on her when he was STILL sleeping which, in hindsight, was probably not a good idea when five woke up in the car nearly screaming and was still not awake enough to realize he was in the real world) that this wasn’t the apocalypse, he didn’t need to get all this food, it wouldn’t go bad and would still be there when they went shopping again.

None of these actions were bad, however, and Allison didn’t mind being her brother’s keeper. It taught her how to be more patient, anyway.

Every few minutes, Five would grab her wrist, fingers sliding across her pulse.

Every few minutes, he’d sidle up close to her, and mumble that she was warm, and that was funny, because dead people aren’t warm.

Every few minutes, Allison noticed Five grabbing her hand, letting her hold his, squeezing it.

Shopping was good. Great even. It was a little sad, and it was a little hard to manage, but Allison loved it. She loved hanging out with her siblings, enjoyed spending time together with a brother she never knew after the age of thirteen, was happily—

“Oh my god, Five, get DOWN!”

Or well, she WAS, until her pint sized brother was climbing the shelves and was now on the top row, legs dangling from the ledge, the very SHARP ledge, the harness leash that lead from his body to her hand was hanging limply in the air because Allison assumed that, since Five started holding her hand, he wouldn’t go wander off.

She was wrong.

Five frowned at her, standing up on his two feet. He peered down, then took a step back and shook his head until he looked like a bobble head.

Allison’s stomach twisted at the reminder.

Five hated heights. Something to do about their father, and training, and rooftops. He might have gotten over the fear in the apocalypse, because he HAD to, but he’s tired, and in a body that hasn’t gone through the even worse effects of the apocalypse (the doctor says he has asthma, that his skin is sensitive, as if it had been burned, that his eyesight has deteriorated, that his hearing is a bit off, that he can’t walk too well, run too fast, somehow his leg broke a few times? He had to stave off an infection? Cut off his own fingers? Allison didn’t want to hear more), and now he doesn’t want to get down the shelf he climbed because it was much too high and he was terrified of using his powers out of the mindset that he would disappear all over again.

Allison breathed.

Held her arms out.

“Hey… hey, I need you to use your powers, okay? Just your teleporting. Nothing else. You can do that. You’ve always been good at that.”

Five gives her a look. As if to say he’s NEVER been good at that. The evidence is his body, the apocalypse, Allison keeps telling him to, because if she doesn’t, Five will stay up there, shaking like a leaf because he’s under the air vents, and close to screaming his head off. He still looks like he’s half asleep.

But, he does curl his hands into fists, uncurls them quickly when he sees flickering blue light.

“Just teleporting.”

Five blinks at her.

“You can do that. Remember when you kept teleporting in front of us during training? The race exercise.”

His face scrunches up. His hands glow blue.

“You don’t have to think about it. Not too much at least. Just—it’s a bit like picturing where you wanna go, right? And just—telling your body to take you there.”

A few seconds of silence go by, and then a whoosh that startled Allison enough that she almost didn’t catch Five who practically latched onto her like a koala. Right. She’s warm. Like a living, breathing, human.

“You’re okay,” she mumbles, because Five is still in the apocalypse, and those shelves he climbed were probably broken buildings and hazardous rubble, and Allison was probably just a figment of his imagination, telling him to use his powers, to get out of this situation before he died there, cold and lonely.

“You’re okay, I promise.”

Hehe oops you asked for chaotic and I just gave you sadness.

[princeescaluswords]

I just saw the teen wolf movie and I hated everything about it.What pissed me the most was this movie killing off Scott's character development and he's still in love with Allison.I just was like he didn't move on,dammit.Also I hate how Derek just becomes a true alpha before he dies,I was like there is one every one hundred years and Derek just gets it,I call bullshit.

Also the fics already bashing Scott and saying he didn't deserve being a Alpha,it's just so fucking sad that these people will never happy until Stiles becomes the chosen one of magic and Derek become the true alpha.I hate the majority of the teen wolf fandom and it's really shitty that Tyler Posen himself cannot be celebrated by the fans,of his own show.

I enjoyed the movie for a great many reasons, even though I didn't get everything I wanted from it. I was prepared for that, because I know that Jeff Davis is a very focused storyteller. He doesn't spend time on things that don't interest him, aside from the inconsequential bits of red meat he throws to fans to keep them around.

It's completely fine that you didn't like the movie -- it was never going to please everyone -- but I have to disagree with you. I don't think that Scott still being in love with Allison is undoing Scott's character development. He never stopped loving Allison. We saw that in throughout Season 3, 4, 5, and 6. His reaction to her name breaking a third of the Dead Pool code in I.E.D. (4x05). His inscription during Senior Scribe in Creatures of the Night (5x01). His memories in Apotheosis (5x20). His ability to guess Argent's password in Raw Talent (6x12). He never lost that emotional connection to her.

But he did move on. He truly loves Kira. He develops feelings for Malia (but they didn't seem to have gone anywhere). Yet, he couldn't be with Allison because at first she didn't want to be with him and then she was dead. He couldn't be with Kira because she had to go learn from the Skin-walkers. His character development was the ability to accept that he couldn't always get what he wanted, and that it was mature to allow himself to want other things instead. (This was echoed by Stiles, who admitted in Memory Lost (6x01) that he had a crush on Lydia even though he was in a loving relationship with Malia.)

I don't think many people will like this next part, but I think that Teen Wolf rejects the concept (something I wish modern United States culture would mimic) that in order for love to be 'true', it must be possessive and exclusive. It must be powerful to the point of destiny, e.g. soulmates, the red string of fate, etc. To me, there is no such thing as emotional infidelity. Emotions are too broad and too deep to be focused on a sole individual in a healthy manner. Infidelity is real but it's behavior not simply a feeling, and we never see Scott being unfaithful, not to Kira, not to Malia, and not to Stiles. (Think about how many people in the fandom act as if Scott developing emotions for Allison is 'betraying' Stiles.)

I have an example which I hesitate to bring this up, because Rowling and her works have fallen into extreme disfavor, but one of the things I hated about both her books and the movies derived from them is the celebration, magnified by fandom, of Severus Snape's devotion to Lily Potter's memory. "Always." It's supposed to be a redeeming aspect of his character, but it seems eminently destructive in my opinion. He spent 18 years not only holding on to his love for a woman he couldn't have in any way but also closing himself off from everything else. He didn't move on. In fact, he spent seven of those years furious with a child yet refusing to avoid him because the boy reminded him of his mother. That's not healthy.

Scott's ability to love other people while still having an emotional connection to Allison is far more mature and praiseworthy. I think that, especially in terms of romance, Scott's character development definitely remained intact.

As for Derek's assumption of True Alpha status in his final moments, I wasn't surprised yet I also wasn't disappointed. Remember, being a True Alpha isn't just about sacrifice. It's about "virtue, strength of character, and willpower." Derek didn't simply sacrifice himself for his son because he had no other choice. There were other options. Derek recognized that this option -- burning the nogitsune on the Nemeton with hellfire -- had to happen, because a creature as powerful as it was would just keep coming back. A threat against his family that could last for generations. He wanted his pack, his alpha, and his son to be free of it forever, to be able to live without looking over their shoulders. That's why he made sure Scott took responsibility for Eli. Think about it. The Hale Fire ruined his life as his family burned, but now he burned to preserve his new family. That acceptance, that decision is more than just a sacrifice; it's an act of will. I don't have any problem with that at all, especially since he learned how to do it from Scott (and it's not a competition anyway).

As for the fandom, you knew these racist assholes were going to be that way. They already had an event planned for fix-it stories a week before the movie premiered. You just have to remember it was never about the story -- it was about centering white characters and defending their privilege by concealing it behind an overindulgence in misery porn. As I said above, the Hale Fire was 20 YEARS AGO during the movie, but there's a reason they don't want Derek (or any character) to have moved on from it, as Scott had moved on from the death of Allison. To them, constantly defining the Hales by what was done to them is a feature, not a bug.

[addictedtostorytelling]

Hi, aj!

How are you?

This will be about ER. Who is your favorite character and why?

hi, anon!

i'm well! how are you doing?

honestly, i have a hard time deciding on one single favorite character on er, just because a) there are so many characters i absolutely adore (mark, susan, carter, benton, lucy, and neela among them), and b) my answer tends to change based on the era.

that said, forced to choose, i'd say my all-time favorite er character is abby lockhart.

while certainly there are some parts of abby's storyline i enjoy more than others—i've never really liked any of her canon romances, tbh—in terms of her personality and overall arc, i find her so endlessly compelling.

given what her background is, she reads exactly as she ought to.

she is so real and three-dimensional and dynamic!

watching the way she evolves over the course of her nine years on the show is one of the great delights of er's later seasons for me.

and, of course, maura tierney is such a consummate actress! i can only imagine that had she not been in direct competition with west wing-era allison janney for most of her er career, she probably would have much more major award show hardware on her mantel for this role.

just on a pure character design level, i love abby's wry, sardonic sense of humor; that she is a fellow minnesotan and has that "well, i guess this may as well happen—" kind of fatalistic midwestern outlook; how she occasionally is possessed of a streak of "bored housecat" naughtiness; how deeply she cares about her patients and will go out on limbs for them, oftentimes literally; her complicated relationships with her family members; how steel-trap clever she is; the way she struggles with her self-esteem; how she has to really work to initially find her confidence and speak up but then becomes such a firebrand (and sometimes rebel) in the department; her love for dead flowers; her deadpan comedic scenes; that she has some of the deepest, most fleshed-out female friendships on the show (particularly with kerry and neela); the way she so often self-sabotages and then has to deal with the consequences but always does deal with them, however roughshod the effort; how she gradually overcomes her hard start in life and eventually grows into this really graceful, wise, centered person, both professionally and personally; etc., etc., etc.

i also love that her story isn't a linear one: that she starts and stalls, not only along her path to becoming a doctor but also with her own recovery from alcoholism and her mental health issues; her interpersonal relationships and her struggles with her own self-doubt.

the way she is written is remarkable in a good way.

she is allowed to make mistakes to a degree that few female main characters on primetime television ever are—to fuck up royally and even at times be downright unlikeable—and yet she is also allowed to progress, however slowly and unevenly, and to grow.

to me, her long-in-coming triumphs are that much sweeter and more earned because of her numerous setbacks and failings along the way. you really do travel a wending road with her, and by the time you reach the end of it, the destination is so welcome.

there are multiple abby-centric episodes that are among my favorites of the whole series, including episodes 07x07 "rescue me," 10x12 "nicu," 11x10 "skin," and 14x08 "coming home."

i've said it before, but i have never seen such a well-done character sendoff episode on any series as episode 15x03 "the book of abby," which serves as a bittersweet, beautiful forty-five minute love letter to our much-beloved protagonist as she leaves county general for the last time.

her overall arc is one of the best examples of character development i've ever had the pleasure to watch.

thanks for the question! please feel welcome to send another any time.