#i love my out of touch karate dad

[dunnewithyou-arch]

@opponentcompel sent "Be honest + of all the information gleaned from the interviews, what hurt you the most?"

at the all-valley tournament, julia accidentally made eye contact with terry silver and he sent a shiver down her spine. something about him was just off. his face was much more intense than necessary for watching a bunch of teenagers use the karate moves they had been learning for so long. she didn't even mean to, it was just that her dad was performing and she was embarrassed. ( maybe if sam hadn't explained the term dilf to sensei lawrence as a joke only for him to actually use it when billy dunne stepped on stage. he then shrugged and said good music is good music. ) when julia asked sensei larusso about that other sensei standing with cobra kai he stiffened and said he was bad news, that he had been his own sensei and tormented him the entire time. no one in miyago-do knew that he was still around, and he advised julia to stay away from him because he could only be bad news.

so why was he here at the record store? her documentary on daisy jones & the six had helped album sales skyrocket and while aurora had been released on cd, people were insisting on the records so now the band was staring in her face as she walked around downtown, local music stores advertising they had gotten new copies. she had walked in, looking for night at the opera. her dad had gotten her into queen and her records were finally aging. she froze when she almost ran into terry. what was he doing by her dad's record? julia felt protective suddenly. they didn't need his money.

she was about to see if she could slip away when he recognized her and asked her about the interviews. shit, so he had also seen the documentary? she wanted to tell him to leave her and her family alone. still, it was a good question. hearing her parents lay it all out on the table about how they had hurt both each other and other members of the band was a lot for all three of them and it had julia questioning things for a second there. some of it had made it to the documentary, specifically her dad dancing around his relationship with daisy. some people asked her if they did have an affair but she just shrugged and didn't say anything. what was out there was what the two were comfortable with, and all they wanted to say. she had done her part. she looked at terry and folded her arms across her chest, feeling vulnerable. he may be old enough to be her grandfather, but he was strong and anyone who even glanced at him could see that. "why do you want to know?" she asked. she wasn't going to give it to him, that was for sure. she felt like han in star wars. i have a bad feeling about this.

[everythingne]

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ ➛ wing damage, chapter one (mv1)

Eldest of the Halliwell girls, Y/n (or Nadine) gets her heart broken by the man she’s supposed to wed in six months. Four years of love slipping down the drain faster than she can try and grasp at the remaining water droplets.

But... not all hope is lost as far as the f1 community is concerned and they might be right, since Max seems to be trying to get a little closer to his team owners eldest daughter.

max verstappen x influencer!halliwell!reader / fc: sophia la corte (and various ginger women on pinterest.)

warnings & notes: cheating, mentions of alcohol, small age gap (24-27), strong language, probably inaccurate f1 information, using a name as a placeholder for y/n bc i’m not typing that every time, dates are off by two days in the beginning. deal.

EDIT: I love nadine too much to scrap her story even tho christians a BITCH, so for all intents and purposes in this fic, congrats! a spice girl now owns oracle red bull racing 😭

(part two!)

“Do you want me to confront him?” Max asks, sitting down next to me in the paddock. His hand comes to squeeze my knee, my father rubbing my back as he deletes every photo—every memory of Jacob Taylor from my phone.

Four years down the drain.

My friends back home at my apartment are currently bagging up his stuff. Both Mona and Ally will move in with me, just like college again, once his stuff is empty. My bare apartment will soon be filled with our old nick nacks but i can hardly be happy about it.

Cheated.

The man who spent 50k on an emerald cut four karat ring with a real gold band, cheated? The man who cried when his mom told him she loved me, cheated? The man who cancelled an entire film set because it conflicted with my schedule, cheated? The man who won over the hearts of not only Geri Horner, but Christian Horner? He was the one who cheated?

Jacob was (strong emphasis on the was) the highest standard I ever held. Now, I didn’t even know what standards to have anymore. Anyone could be a cheater. I never stood a chance.

“It’s fine, Max.” I say softly, wiping at my face again to try and make it look less like I’ve been sobbing since I found out as soon as the plane touched down two days ago. The paddock is buzzing, qualifiers getting ready to start for the first GP. The warm Bahraini sun beats down on the track and I can see the heat wiggling above it. Even in March it’s as hot as summer over here, and part of me misses the gloomy, smoggy streets of London right now.

“It’s not fine!” Max groans at me, throwing his head back in exclamation. I know he’s sick and tired of hearing me say it for the thousandth time, but if I say it’s not fine, I’ll break down. And we can’t have that.

“Max,” GP's voice calls before Max can go on another tirade about killing Jacob. Max turns and I can see the hesitance in him to leave my side. He’s been like this since I met him the first day he raced with Red Bull years back—instantly the two of us clicked. When the days got hard, or his dad got on his back a bit too much, I would appear by his side and with a tiny smile somehow I'd fix everything. After I became his sort of 'chauffeur' when one of our drivers got sick in Abu Dhabi his first year, and we got stuck in an hour of traffic with nothing to do but talk, we became basically glued to each others sides.

I think having my unwavering support made a lot of the transition into Red Bull easier for him. And in moments like these, where he's watching me with a keen eye, I don’t know how I lived so long without his calm presence at my side. I was only a five years old when my Mom bought Red Bull Racing, it’s been my entire life, and every racer who has passed through our team has never stuck to my side like Max Verstappen has.

“Go.” I nudge his knee when I see his hand twitch and hover by his helmet, eyes darting to me and then GP who waits in the doorway, so I supply, “I’ll be here when you get back.”

Max nods, giving me a departing hug before he gets up and starts tugging his racing suit on. Immediately my mother replaces him, turning my head to card his hands through my hair.

“Oh, honey.” Geri coos, squeezing my arms as she lets me lean into her, “I’m so sorry.”

“Don’t be sorry, you didn’t do anything wrong, Mama.” I sigh, leaning into him and letting his wrap his arms tight around me.

“No, I trusted that boy. That’s what I did wrong.” She says back, before handing me back my phone. We sit like that for a long time, people passing us without asking. Everyone knew. I had found out the same way they all did—on social media. Jacob didn’t even have the balls to tell me himself. Fucking coward.

Eventually someone calls my mother away for some celebrity, sp I force myself to sulk off to a hidden corner where I can munch on chocolates and watch Max from a little tv. Not as good as my usual perch next to my Mom, but I don’t need the public seeing me the day I find out my fiancé of several years had been cheating almost the whole time. With his co-star.

Fucking hell.

nadinehalliwell

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nadinehalliwell: before and after max won

tagged: bbhalliwell

gerihalliwell: love u lots mini ginger spice!!!!

⤷ nadinehalliwell: mama ill cry </3

charlesleclerc: maman says hello and that she will have wine for you when you come to monaco

⤷ arthurleclec: nadine you are very beautiful do not let a man win -- maman

⤷ thenadinehorner: OMGGGG <3<3<3 XOXO MAMAN JE VOUS AIME TELLEMENT

bbhalliwell: bahrain was NOT ready for the halliwell girls !!

maxverstappen: you and your sister together is recipe for disaster

⤷ danielricciardo: bet they're planning ur downfall.

⤷ nadinehalliwell: beware both of u 🔪

I knew returning home to my apartment was going to be hard. I had spent a few days with my mom and Bluebell home in Nottingham.

Being in my mothers had been refreshing enough to start and heal my heart. I also learned that my mom was really fucking good at healing, it involved a lot of wine and a lot of cursing.

My apartment in Monaco had been a home full of happy memories of moving in with Jacob, and our time living together everyday I wasn’t at grand prixs and he wasn’t on set. Memories of our families and friends together with us, and now it would be just me.

So empty. Alone. White walls with no decorations anymore. Just staring at me, closing in slowly.

Opening the door I sucked in a breath of pure agony. My mother's warm hand around my shoulder a soft reminder that even if I felt abandoned, I wasn’t alone. Not by a long shot. And as the door clicks open, my hand finds the lights instinctually, and my eyes widen to dinner plates.

“Welcome home!” a chorus cheers and I laugh, all my of old friends circled around the end of the foyers hallway, wine glasses and soju bottles in hand. I can’t even speak as tears fill my eyes and the girls run to me, waving my mother off. She kisses my hairline, tells me she'll text me when she gets home, and shuts the door as my friends cart me into the kitchen and wipe my tears and fix up my messy hair with giggles.

“Tonight!” One of my friends—eventually I source the drunken giggles to Ally, “we will make you so hot and sexy, he will regret it.”

“And if he comes crawling back!” It’s Mona now.

“We will rip his dick off!” Marija shouts and the girls raise shots to me.

“Guys—what is all of this?” I can’t help but laugh, and then the three look at each other and smile.

“So… you’ve heard of a revenge dress, right?” Ally says slowly, and it all clicks.

nadinehalliwell

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nadinehalliwell: ‘little black dress, who you doin it for?’ 🖤

tagged: monanotlisa, allycameragirl, marijaswrld

maxverstappen: Is this that ‘hot girl era’ thing?

⤷ charlesleclerc: i think so.

monanotlisa: absolutely sexy. as per usual.

allycameragirl: FUCKKK UR HOT 🖤🖤

landonorris: one direction???

⤷ nadinehalliwell: ofc you know it’s one direction.

⤷ landonorris: cannot tell if this is a compliment or not but thanks ?

marijaswrld: 🧎‍♀️ < me

[iloveslllycatss]

## — “𝐈 𝐋*𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔”

pairings ! robby keene x reader

notes ! for you nadeen @rinniezz  😞 

warnings ! fluff so sweet you’ll cry 😢 

— ★  robby…….. is obsessed with you tbh

— ★  mans can’t get enough 😒 

— ★  he always has to be around you in some way

— ★ like if he’s at miyagi-fang doing his karate shit YOURE THERE TO WATCH HIM

— ★ you’re like his motivation tbh

“y/n, are u gonna come to my karate today”

“sorry robby i can’t :(“

“ok.”

— ★ MANS BECAME SO UNMOTIVATED 

— ★ you guys kiss………… a lot. 

— ★ hes a 8/10 pda lover

— ★ mans will SMACK YOUR ASS in public (only at the right time tho 😢)

“ROBBY WE’RE IN THE PARK”

“and?”

— ★ protects u with everything 

— ★ he won’t let NOBODY touch you

— ★ if you DO do karate, he’ll be less protective 

— ★ if u DONT do karate, man’s will do anything to keep u safe, but like 10x more than if u do

— ★ hes not possessive just protective

— ★ always smiling with you

— ★ vents to u about his dad (before they were good)

— ★  the first time he said ‘IT’ he wanted everything to be perfect

— ★ he set up a picnic on the 4 of july to watch fireworks

— ★ tried to make the food for the picnic

— ★ FAILED MISERABLY

“robby what’s this supposed to be?”

“that’s a turkey sandwich, love”

“THATS TURKEY?”

— ★ you two ended up getting mcdonald’s lmfao

— ★ when the fireworks finally ended he just put it out there

“i love you, y/n”

“robby since when were u so sappy?”

“oh”

“joking, i love u too btw”

— ★ if your friends with his friends ots all perfect

— ★ tory has a problem with u 😔 

— ★ he DEFINITELY gets jealous

— ★ like he trusts you but….. he don’t trust nb else

“who the hell was that? the dude u were hugging.”

“robby that was my brother”

“oh….. nvm 😜”

— ★ he always admits his mistakes

— ★ it may take him some time to do so though

— ★ hes the worst person to try and play jokes on

— ★ knows what ur thinking BEFORE YOU EBEN THINK IT

“ROBBY. w—“

“don’t even think about it, y/n”

— ★ he calls you ‘love’, ‘babe’, ‘pretty/pretty girl’ and ‘my girl’

— ★ his hugs are SO WARM

— ★ mf is like a personal heater

— ★ if you ever on ur period, man is AT UR SIDE IMMEDIATELY 

— ★ cramps? a heating pad suddenly teleported to your stomach and your being spooned by him.

— ★ hes just perfect tbh, 10/10 boyfriend

@/ilovesillycats

plz don’t copy my work 😞

[6rookie-writer0110]

The night will kill us

Sam Carpenter x Male Reader

Warning- Killing.

Request: Can you do sam carpenter x male reader (John wicks son). ghostface kidnaps reader to lure out sam carpenter (scream 6 ghost faces).

Sam and Tara were attacked by Ghostface, she didn't want to be alone. Sam has the key to your apartment, then Tara and Sam went inside. The puppy starts barking at them then it starts to growl.

“Since when he got a fucking dog!?” Tara yelled.

“I don't know! Y/n!” Sam yelled.

You walk out of your bedroom and you whistled. The puppy starts to run to you, then you bend down to pick up the puppy.

“What the fuck happened to you two!?” You asked.

They are covered in blood and injured.

“Ghostface attacked us. We didn't want to go to the hospital because the cops will question us” Sam said.

“We have a bad history with the cops,” Tara said.

“When did you get a puppy?” Sam asked.

“Oh, my dad somehow adopted a pit-bull puppy. I’m trying to figure out what to name him” You said.

You put the puppy down. The puppy starts to smell Tara and Sam's sneakers. Come back with clean pajama clothes and you gave it to them.

“There are clean towels and bathrobes in the bathroom,” You said.

Sam kissed you on the lips.

“Barf” Tara teased.

“Shut up,” Sam said.

Tara takes a shower first then Sam tells you what happened. You and Sam have been dating for a few months, you and Sam know each other secrets. Then Sam went to take a shower and you heat up the food for Tara.

“Your puppy is cute. Thanks for letting us stay here” Tara said.

“Thanks. I care about you and Sam” You said.

“Break my sister’s heart then I will stab you in the heart,” Tara said.

“I won't hurt her. But you do know I know to fight” You said.

“I don't care, I will still hurt you,” Tara said.

You and Tara start to eat together then you give the puppy a piece of chicken. Sam comes out of the bathroom and you give her food.

Later, Tara went to sleep in the guest room. The puppy is sleeping next to Tara, while Sam is in your bed.

“Sam?” You asked.

“Can you hold me?” Sam asked.

“Sure,” You said.

Sam lies her head on your chest and you hold her.

“Will my life be normal?” Sam asked.

“I don't know. I ask the same question too” You said.

Sam hasn't met your dad yet, but you told her what he does. She semi-gets up then she kissed you on the lips.

“I can't lose you, Y/n,” Sam said.

“I won't leave your side, ever,” You said.

“Good. And you are stuck with me, Y/n” Sam smiled.

“The other way around” You smiled.

You kissed her forehead and she smiled.

----

Sam and Tara have been staying at your place for days. You don't mind the company and the puppy love playing with them. Tara has named him Tank, but you are not sure of the name. You help them put the clues together on the new killer.

“The killer knows everything about me and Tara,” Sam said.

“So that means, ghost face could come after me next,” You said.

“We won't let that happen,” Tara said.

“Cute. But I can fight, I have been fighting since I was five years old. My dad taught me how to use guns and weapons, I will be fine” You said.

“Karate doesn't count,” Tara said.

“I know, different fighting style besides karate. I can protect myself and ghost face doesn't scare me” You said.

Tara rolled her eyes at you and you did the same.

--

Later, Tara went out and you are in the kitchen. Sam hugged you on the side and she kissed your arm.

“Baby, what's wrong?” You asked.

“Nothing. I just like touching, my boyfriend” Sam said.

“I like it when my girlfriend touches me,” You said.

You turned around and you start to kiss her.

✫ ✫ ✫ ✫

Ghostface breaks into your apartment, but you got hit in the head and you passed out. Ghostface sent a text to Sam and she is speechless.

“Ghostface just kidnapped Y/n,” Sam said.

“What!?” Tara said.

Sam showed her the picture of you tied up. Then Ghostface called Sam and she puts it on speaker.

“If you want to see your idiot boyfriend then you will do what I say,” Ghostface said.

“I’m going to kill you, bastard!” Sam yelled.

“See you soon, Sam” Ghostface hangs up.

“We have to do something,” Tara said.

They get a text from Ghostface and it's the location of where to go. They take Danny’s car and Sam is driving very fast. They try to come up with a plan on what to do. You start to wake up and your head hurts.

“You are awake, Y/n” Ghostface said.

“You will pay for that,” You said.

“You are funny. But your girlfriend will miss you. You just had to ruin the plan and we have to take you out. No hard feelings” Ghostface said.

Ghostface was about to leave...

“Excuse me, Mr. Ghostface,” You said.

“What?” Ghostface said.

“I would let me go if I were you,” You said.

“And why is that?” Ghostface said.

“First of my girlfriend is the only one that ties me up and second off,” You said.

You show him your hands and the rope is on the floor.

“But how!?” Ghostface said in shock.

“I’m going to fucking kill you,” You said.

Ghostface was going to stab you but you grabbed the knife. Then you punched Ghostface in the stomach, he lets go of the knife. Then you stabbed him in the stomach and you take off the mask.

“For hurting Sam and Tara, you will pay and anyone helping you,” You said.

You glared at Ethan then you pushed the knife deeper into his stomach. You pushed him to the ground then you start to stab him multiple times. He is bleeding out fast and you keep going...

“You are weak” You yelled.

His blood gets on your face and clothes. You are breathing hard then you slashed his neck.

You take off the outfit of his body and put it on. You leave the basement then you see Tara and Sam outnumbered, by two Ghostface and Wayne Bailey. You stand next to the killers.

“It had to come down to this,” Richie said.

He takes off the mask and smirked. Then Quinn takes off her mask and she smirks also, but she has her gun aimed at Tara.

“Why?” Sam asked.

“Everyone wants to know, why. The answer is simple, it's for revenge. Your family has ruined everything! You and Tara will pay for everything!” Wayne yelled.

You still have the mask on and you don't say anything for now.

“You are fucking sick!” Tara yelled.

“Shut up, bitch!” Quinn yelled at Tara.

“Don’t be shy, Ethan. They deserve to die and pay for what their father did” Wayne said.

“Oh, sorry Ethan is a little headless at the moment,” You said.

You take off the mask and everyone is in shock. You throw the knife into Quinn’s throat then you grabbed Wayne's wrist, and flipped him onto the ground. Sam grabbed the gun from Quinn and shot Richie in the head. Then you grabbed Wayne’s gun and shot him in the chest twice.

“Are you two okay?” You asked.

“We came to save you,” Sam said.

“I'm here to save you and Tara” You smiled.

“Oh god, don't kiss,” Tara said.

You leave with Tara and Sam then head home.

✫ ✫ ✫ ✫

Sam moved in with you into the new apartment. You have still your dad’s dog and Tara still calls him Tank. You and Sam finished unpacking boxes in the living room.

“That's it, everything is unpacked” Sam sighed in relief.

“Finally!” You smiled.

Sam wrapped her arms around you and starts to kiss you.

“You are amazing” You smiled.

“So, are you and I have a cute boyfriend” Sam smiled and then kissed you.

“Y/n, you should learn how to lock the door,” He said.

You turned around and it was your dad.

“Dad!” You smiled.

“Good to see you, son,” John said.

Your dad hugged you tight. Then you introduced him to your girlfriend and she is feeling nervous.

“Why you didn't tell me that he was coming over today?” Sam asked.

“I didn't call. I wanted to surprise him” John said.

“Sam and I just moved in together” You smiled.

You put your arm around her waist.

“I’m happy for you and Sam. I heard what happened, Y/n” John said.

“Don’t worry all is taken care of” You said.

“How about take you two out to eat? It's my treat” John said.

“That sounds great. Can you give us a moment?” Sam said.

She grabbed your hand and dragged you to the room.

“I really want to impress your dad, what should I know,” Sam said.

“Calm down, babe. Just be yourself and that's it. He is a chill guy and he loves dogs” You said.

“Are you sure?” Sam asked.

“Baby, I'm sure,” You said.

You kiss her head then you and Sam leave with your dad.

[atinyjules]

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER - MARK

Wassupp! So...I'm in the dreamies phase again😭 soo like...the Seonghwa angel request will take a while since I'm stuck in a writer's block for that one (╥﹏╥)

Anyways here's dad!mark~

pairings : dad!mark x Female oc (as his wife but doesn't appear in the story)

Genre: Dad au, fluff, established relationship.

Warnings: Barely any.

Characters : Mark and Geonu (6)

"Appa! Appa! Appa!" an overly excited Geonu pulled on his father's shirt while jumping like a bunny.

"I can hear you if you didn't already know. You're supposed to be asleep...what's wrong?" he asked his son who kept jumping causing a chuckle to leave his mouth.

"I can't sleep without a storyy!" he said making his father groan.

"Geonu, I'm busy...can't you sleep without a story?" Mark said making a large fit of whines to leave the little boy's lips.

"Nooo, eomma always tells me one before I go to bed!" he said causing his father to freeze at the mention of his wife.

He let out a sigh as he remembered the way you barged out of the house with tears on your face after a really bad fight. None of that was supposed to happen but it did and now you were in your sister's house and he knew you weren't returning anytime soon. Geonu had no clue as to what happened due to still being at school that time. Telling him you would be out of town for while-

"Please...eomma always tells me one." softening at the sight of his son's glossy big eyes that resembled yours.

"Alright...go wait for me in the bed, I'll be there in a sec." Mark said as Geonu excitedly waddled to his bedroom causing Mark to let out a chuckle.

"You ready?" Mark asked Geonu, sitting beside him on his bed.

"Yes!" Geonu exclaimed and laid his head on Mark's chest.

"Since I don't have any stories to tell you...I'll tell you how I met eomma." he said as Geonu nodded.

"I originally first met your eomma at a summer camp during middle school but it was at high school that I got to actually know her and let me tell you...she was gorgeous, the most beautiful person I ever laid eyes on...she still is, her beauty wasn't the only thing that intrigued me." Mark said as Geonu looked at Mark in confusion.

"It wasn't?" he asked as Mark shook his head and ran his fingers through Geonu's hair.

"Nope...you might not know this but your eomma has a black belt in karate, the undefeated champion of Korea for 5 years...she would always use her strength to defend the weak and punish the bullies." Mark said as he smiled, memories hitting him like a fresh breeze.

"That seems like a very eomma thing to do! I can't wait to tell Dasom and Dawon!" Geonu said referring to Jisung's twins who were coincidently their playmates and friends at school.

"Don't brag too much or else you'll regret it." Mark said with a chuckle.

"Eh? Appaa! Continue!" Geonu asked as Mark smiled.

"Alright, alright....so yeah...I got to know your eomma at high school since we had around four classes together. At first I found her a bit scary since she was so strong but as time went on I realised that the both of us had a lot of similarities.

Like our same love for watermelons and music. I also found out that she followed me on soundcloud which came as a shock to me since I only had like 8 followers so I was touched...so touched. And in no time we became besties. Hanging out on the weekends and helping out at her family dojo be came my favorite pass time especially since I get bored really easily." Mark said earning a nod of agreement from Geonu.

"I agree, appa your interest level is only 20 percent that's what me and eomma think." he said as Mark let out a laugh.

"Is that so huh?" Mark asked causing Geonu to nod.

"Appa, when did you ask eomma out?" Geonu asked as Mark chuckled at the memory.

"I asked her out right after she threw a punch to my stomach." Mark said with a sigh, still remembering your face after he confessed.

"Why did she punch you?" Geonu asked.

"Because I indirectly told her she was too intimidating and boyish without realising, so she got angry." he said making Geonu giggle.

"So you told her you loved her?" Mark nodded at that.

"Yep...she slapped me right after I confessed." Mark said rubbing his cheek and smiling sweetly.

"Appa...you love eomma don't you?" Geonu asked his dad who chuckled at the response.

"Of course I do! Why do you ask?"

"If you really love her then tell her you're sorry..." Geonu said making Mark widen his eyes.

"You always give off a guilty/sad vibe whenever you upset eomma and also...uncle Haechan told me." Geonu replied causing Mark to make a mental note to kick Haechan's ass tomorrow morning.

"I'm sorry...I know eomma is probably really really sad with me but I promise you that I'll apologize to her...even if it means to get a punch from her." Mark said earning him a hug from Geonu.

"I know..." Geonu said with a yawn as Mark lulled him to sleep and sat down on the floor beside the bed of your empty shared bedroom. He took out his phone and sent you a voice message.

"Hey...it's me..."

[rubykgrant]

Because of REASONS, I remembered my Scooby-Doo character designs from a few years ago. I decided to touch-up the picture a bit and fix a few things. So, here they are again! If I were to totally make my own “dream version” of Scooby-Doo, this isn’t exactly the “style” I’d prefer them in (something a little closer to the classic), this is just a cute and simple style I use when I want to get an idea for basic body-types, hair, and outfits. As for the story, I’d toss together all my favorite things from every previous version, but the basic plot would go like this; the kids all originally met when they were very little, trick-or-treating on Halloween, and solving the mystery of some mean older kids who were stealing candy. During middle school, they wound up moving away from each other for various reasons... but all reunited in high school! They had a fairly normal time, solving mundane mysteries and such. After graduation, they decide to take a road trip together, and THAT is when they truly become Mystery Inc. A mixture of the old-school plots, some new adventures, and yes- sometimes the spooky things ARE real! I’d honestly aim for it to be PG-13, it doesn’t need to be turbo-edgey and grim-dark, but they can say swears. There would one F-bomb in the whole show, and Freddy gets to say it~

(some character notes below)

I drew Velma first because I’ve always wanted to update her outfit as sort of a sleeveless sweater-dress kind of thing. I gave her red shorts instead of a skirt, and I think it somehow made her look more sporty but still cute. Some orange high-tops sort of bring it together. I wanted her hair to have something like a flapper-girl style, and I kept classic style square glasses because she works them (and still can’t see without them). Velma is easily the most adorable. She’s still the “smart one”, but she doesn’t know EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING; history, science and chemistry, literature, and math are what she excels at. She also has a near photographic memory, and although she understands a lot about technology (in terms of software/programming/coding), she isn’t too great with machines. Some background for her; Velma is mixed Japanese/Mexican and Jewish. She’s also trans and a lesbian~

I knew I wanted Daphne to look really fashionable, but also in something simple and comfortable. I gave her a purple halter top/skirt with a leg-cut on one side, and loose lavender jeans. She almost never has pants in her main outfit, but I think it gives her a fun nostalgic look of the 60s and 70s. I moved her green scarf up to her hair, and gave her matching green earrings. I like the idea that because she’s a little clumsy (Danger-Prone-Daphne) she’s taken lots of athletic lessons to try and make up for it; she’s done ballet, gymnastics, Karate, boxing, archery, played different sports like soccer/basketball/baseball/tennis, swimming lessons, and equestrian classes. Basically, when she’s in “alert-mode”, she could probably handle just about anything… but when she’s not paying attention she tends to trip (though, she’s kinda of backwards-lucky by stumbling into clues this way). Daphne can speak several languages fluently, she’s got perfect pitch, is super sensitive to textures so she can recognize any material, and has a gift for being very charming and intuitive. Some background for her; her dad is Iranian, and her mom is Scottish. She’s also bi~

I always wanted to give Fred a blue jacket. I just think it suits him. He’s also got light-blue jeans, and a white long-sleeve shirt (with a red collar to replace the ascot haha). He’s got a little bit of a farm-boy vibe (hence the belt and work boots). He’s all about cars and other machines, a real  Mr. Fix-It, and he loves taking stuff apart to see how it works. As a result he’s pretty good at his other hobby besides mechanics… TRAPS. Fred also practices being an escape artist, so if he ever gets caught he’ll be able to get out of almost anything. Although he’s certainly not “stupid”, he has a tendency to be a bit oblivious and a little too headstrong. He’s got a heart if gold though, and everybody who knows him would agree that he’s endlessly kind. Some background for him; Fred’s parents went missing around when he younger, and so he’s had a few different foster families. He doesn’t get reunited with his folks until much later (learning more about his family, he finds out he’s mixed Italian/Norwegian). He’s also bi~

Shaggy doesn’t need much changing (if I altered too much, he just wouldn’t look like Shaggy anymore). I have him a white long-sleeved shirt under his classic green one, changed his brown pants into cargoes (all loose fitting, Shaggy likes it baggy), and gave him some black sneakers. He’s naturally still got long hair and a scruffy chin (plus some sideburns). Even though he’s a well known scardey-cat, Shaggy has a deep love for horror movies and fictional spooky stuff doesn’t seem to bother him. His various fears and phobias have actually made him a safety expert; not only does he usually carry a back-pack with a fully stocked first aid kit, he knows how rescue somebody who is drowning, all the safety procedures for different vehicles/aircraft, CPR, and survival tactics (he actually knows more medical facts than Velma). Despite being so thin and lanky, he is almost always eating, sometimes thinking with his stomach rather than his head. He’s always happy to share though, and he even cooks great meals for his friends (mindful of allergies and what-not). Some background for him; he’s Canadian First Nations and Jewish on his mother’s side. He’s also trans, bi and ace~

Scooby was maybe the most difficult to draw… he’s so iconic, and I wasn’t sure how to draw him in this style but still make him look like Scooby. I’m not sure if I succeeded, but I think the result isn’t too bad. Shaggy found Scoob as a pup, and they have been best friends ever since. Like Shaggy, Scooby loves to eat and hates to be afraid, but he’s only a coward when something threatens him; if a monster or villain is going to hurt one of his friends, Scooby always comes to their defense. People forget that he’s actually a very big strong dog because he’s usually so gentle and silly. Scoob knows all sorts of trick from the typical “sit/roll-over/shake” to more impressive stunts. Although he loves attention and praise, the best way to get him to do anything is to bribe him with a Scooby Snack! He’s a very smart animal, and the fact that he can communicate when he smells or hears something suspicious that people might miss is a real asset for solving mysteries. Like any good dog, Scooby is loyal and lovable~

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Muppet Headcanons

I have so many random, silly Muppet headcanons I need to get out of my system, sooo here we go, bare with me

~Kermit still keeps in touch with the Sesame Street gang ever since he left them. He usually calls Elmo, Grover, or Ernie the most to check up on them and say hi!

~Apart from fish being his favorite animal, Lew Zealand is a big animal lover in general! He has an especially soft spot for all aquatic wildlife, including animals such as turtles and seabirds.

~I don't care what y'all say, Bobo and Uncle Deadly had something with each other in The Muppets (2011).

~Miss Piggy really does have a soft heart, her temper just makes it hard to show. Actually, this better be canon.

~Robin and Rowlf's nephew (from the Jimmy Dean Show) are good friends and love having play dates.

~Big Mean Carl is really emotional, he's just really good at hiding it.

~Fozzie has accidentally set things on fire more than once. Most times have been in the kitchen, he's not exactly the best cook. But it's happened so much somehow, it pretty much seems like he's prone to it.

~Sweetums gets along well with a lot of the tinier Muppets ironically. He's surprisingly really gentle when he needs to be, and is always careful with his smaller friends. Him and Yolanda are besties!

~Walter has more than once weirded out the others by just how much he knows about each of them. (Well that's what happens when your a super fan guys)

~Gonzo has a whole wardrobe that's just dresses.

~This is pretty much canon, but it's agreed Zoot has magical abilities. The guy has probably traveled to other dimensions and not even realized it.

~Also pretty much canon, but Rowlf has a much sassier side to him than he usually let's on. Most people just haven't seen it that often... except for Jimmy Dean. Jimmy Dean saw it plenty of times lol.

~Fozzie is like the resident tickle monster lol. Usually if someone doesn't laugh at his joke, he'll just be a little twerp and tickle them to make them laugh. He'll also just do it to be silly (Kermit has been a victim to his silliness the most lol).

~Kermit knows every first and middle name of all of his siblings. (which keep in mind he canonically has like over a thousand siblings)

~Beauregard knows a lot of cool random facts actually that he'll just randomly throw out there sometimes.

~Another one about Beau, him and Beaker are good friends. (They canonically usually set up stage props together on The Muppet Show)

~Scooter has so many father figures. Kermit, Dr. Teeth, Fozzie, and Rowlf are all his dads lol... and Janice is his one mom figure.

~Pepe and Rizzo have been together at some point.

~Nigel, more well-known as the band conductor from The Muppet Show, and Kermit are actually good old friends. (He was actually meant to be the host for The Muppet Show before the role was switched to Kermit)

~Lips and Dolores (trumpet girl) are really good friends despite him taking up her role as trumpet player. She'll still sometimes pick up her old trumpet and the two will play together for fun.

~I don't know why this isn't canon but. Walter. Autism. Real.

~Skeeter likes to visit the Muppet theatre every so often to visit Scooter. In the few times she's been there, she's developed pretty good relationships with all the others as well.

~Bunsen and Beaker have pretty much been together since they were literally babies (go watch Muppet Babies for proof)

~This isn't really a headcanon but something I've noticed about Miss Piggy. She seems to have a softer spot for a few of the others, and I don't just mean Kermit.

I've noticed that she genuinely baby talks Rowlf a lot, and calls him Rowlfy. She's never actually tried to karate chop him like she has others either. There's been like once she tried to swing at him, from The Muppet Show, and ended up hitting the piano instead. Personally to me, it seemed like she didn't really try with her hit like she has all other times; it was more like she was annoyingly swatting at him because he was aggravating her (which he was btw, he was teasing her). I just think her and Rowlf are good old pals, and I just think that she knows that he's genuinely sweet and doesn't wanna be mean to someone like that.

Same with Beauregard, she's been really nice to him too. She's even given him a motivational speech before from The Muppet Show (in that same episode, he hugged her and said she was his only friend and I sobbed so mentally hard over that). I think Miss Piggy just knows who generally good folks are and in turn shows her soft side to them.

Okay I've poured out all I can, for now! Here's some silly doodles of some of the headcanons!

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FROM STEP BROTHERS *  assorted dialogue from the 2008 film

this house is a fucking prison!

we're in the bathroom!

i don't believe in belts.

it usually starts by you telling me a little something about yourself.

i'm going to take a pillowcase and fill it full of bars of soap and beat the shit out of you.

this wedding is horse shit.

you guys have an outstanding track record.

i was faking. i used ninja focus to slow my heart rate down.

i smoked pot with johnny hopkins.

you're not gonna come down and say hi to me?

i thought we'd begin talking about your parents' divorce.

i want you out of my fucking house!

i just want you to know i hate you.

oh stop it!

i dont have to swear to shit!

you must feel just terrible.

i owe you an apology.

you gotta keep an eye on it.

you take that back.

we do it because we love you.

hey, can i ask you something?

this is my house now.

what do we do now?

you're failures!

i wasn't fired from my job. i was laid off.

whoa, calm down, man. i'm just joking.

you know what? i still hate you.

you were dead. i saw you die.

sweet jesus! i love korean food!

maybe someday we could become friends.

do you wanna do karate in the garage?

we could hug.

i didn't want the salmon! i said four times!

it sounds a lot like the plot of good will hunting.

how old were you when they got divorced?

why are you so sweaty?

this is what i live with!

this is just like cold case files!

get out of my face, or i'm gonna roundhouse your ass.

was that a fart?

in no way, shape, or form do i feel any feelings of intimacy towards you in any way whatsoever.

what if i were to tell you i could sell this house for 30% above market?

oh, i'm exhausted.

well that's fine.

i always wanted to be a dinosaur.

i can taste it on my tongue.

we're here to fuck shit up!

on the count of three, name your favorite dinosaur.

i swear, i'm so pissed off at my mom.

i remember my first beer.

we can bicker about this all night, but what's done is done.

i would follow you into the mists of avalon.

shut the fuck up!

you're alive! oh my god!

my little brother is even a bigger asshole than you are.

i'm just saying, you need to think about your options.

i'm not gonna call him dad.

did you touch my drum set?

he had the craziest look in his eyes.

you have the voice of an angel.

believe me, i've told him that.

hey, you're embarrassing yourself!

do you want to talk about some of those feelings?

we like to shit with the door open.

guess what? i hate you too.

now the tuxedos seem kind of fucked up.

you better not go to sleep, 'cause as soon as your eyes shut, i'm gonna punch you square in the face.

stop being a fucking dinosaur and get a job.

hey, you awake?

are you fucking crazy, man?

you're not feeling this?

i tea-bagged your drumset.

i know you two are technically married.

i'm not going to! ever!

my best friend is ben affleck.

look, i didn't touch your drum set.

okay, i'll be honest with you. i did fart.

you know what's good for shoulder pain?

we're putting the house on the market.

don't even think about it.

what's your problem?

i would've done the exact same thing.

did we just become best friends?

i feel like i'm smarter than most of the people who go there.

you and your mom are hillbillies.

it stinks. and this is a small room.

obviously... you don't know me.

my penis is tingling right now.

we make our own beef jerky.

you better not get in my face.

where are we moving?

ready? one, two, three.

i think it's time for a change. for both of us.

your voice is like a combination of fergie and jesus.

i know that we started out as foe.

i've seen him do it.

this house sucks ass.

the clown has no penis.

we are living the dream.

i'm just thinking about our life together.

what kind of dreams are you having?

shut up!

it was in international waters, so they couldn't prosecute him.

i hope you stay still when you sleep, 'cause i'm gonna put a rat trap between your legs.

why do you have randy jackson's autograph on a martial arts weapon?

you leave me money for pizza?

well what about us?

we literally have never done any of those things.

what's this all about?

shut your mouth!

what the fuck happened?

[pjunicornart]

FIRST OF ALL I LOVE UR LITTLE OTP SO MUCH. how they never crossed my mind baffles me bcuz that is gen such a good pair??

ANYWHO any hcs?? im so curious like yes yes tell me more about ur ot4.,.,..

ALSO ANY IDEA OF A SHIP NAME???

Hey! Sorry it took me so long to get to this. It was because my body was basically BEGGING me to take a break... I had a pounding headache and my drawing arm and hand felt heavy and sore. So to any artists out there... don't be like me. Take breaks. In fact, I'm probably not gonna be posting any art for a few days so I can give my body time to rest. Unfortunately, I inherited my father's workaholism...

ANYWAY. Glad you like it! Meet the Robinsons needed more... gay. So, I provided! When I first revisited this movie and saw all four of those characters I knew my gay ass brain was gonna do something with them. And that, it did.

The piece I did was them within the AU. Let's give the characters some brief summaries before going into detail (under the cut)... - Lewis is a nerdy finger gun bi disaster. 'Nuff said. - Goob is a jock type. - Lizzy is the goth girl, with a hint of weirdcore influences. - Franny is the choir girl. - All of them are 16.

Lewis He was the one Goob, Lizzy, and Franny had in common. Essentially, all three of them liked Lewis "in that way." The three of them had kind of silently agreed they all wanted to get with Lewis. Nevermind that Lewis was completely oblivious to all of this and deep within his own bi panic! In this AU, he attends high school like everybody else, but he does go off campus for a couple of periods for college classes. He's a star student! Not popular in the sense that he's the school hot shot, but in the sense that everybody knows him for being very kind and an overachiever. Oh, and Lewis was never given up for adoption! He lives with his birth mom and about-to-be step-dad.

Michael (Goob) He's the ACTUAL school hot shot. Star baseball player who holds the school athletics records. I'll admit, Goob was kind of my way of making Jock Paperjam from the OG NaJ AU not problematic, and like how I imagined him being. To channel the trauma and come out from it, y'know? (Heh, I even gave him his face shape...) He's the tallest of the four, and the strongest, too. Only his girlfriends and boyfriend know how sweet and loving he is. His love language is definitely physical touch and protection. I specifically imagine him holding Lewis close to his chest while laying on the couch. Goob is not a bully, I want to make that clear. He's just a little cocky.

Lizzy Ah yes, the goth girl. I expanded her special interest from ants, to bugs in general. Her favorites are still ants, obviously. I imagine she has a couple of creepy crawlies in resin sitting on top of her dresser. Like a tarantula named Nacho. She's not necessarily full goth, because in the image I drew she has purple as well. So she's more of a pastel goth, maybe nu-goth. Lizzy is definitely a teaser! Her favorite to tease is Goob, because she likes to see him get worked up. She may be small, but she's a fire cracker!

Franny Last - but certainly not least - Franny. She's in the school choir, and is overall very musically gifted. Both of her older brothers are away at college, so it's just her and her mom in the house. Within the relationship, she's the one who showers them with kisses and hugs. She's very bubbly and energetic, and she has no bad bones in her body... except when you talk shit about her boys and girl, then you better hope you're not karate chopped in the throat. I also turned up her love for frogs into a hyperfixation, hence the froggy bucket hat. You have no idea how tempted I was to buy that hat when I saw it in Hot Topic...

The ship name is really quite simple: Family.

I saw the templates in your other ask! I'm gonna keep there for a bit, and I'll fill them out when I'm not actively dying hopefully!

[doumadono]

Hello my love, I was wondering if you could do a matchup for me for kny, it is such a lovely anime and I couldn’t help to wonder, I am a straight, female, I have wavy red hair, pale skin, white eyelashes, blue eyes, I’m 5”1, got thick strong thighs lol) and I have decent sized scars on my legs ( I’ve had five surgeries since I was 6) my personality: i am more introverted, but I love to spend time with my friends and people I’m more comfortable with. I am a calm, understanding, patient person, but touch me wrong and your dead-kind of attitude. and I can be known as mature though I do have a childish, fun side and I love to hang out with my younger cousins :) I’ve got a bit of crackhead energy lol. I would do anything for anyone and do my best to comfort people I care about. I had a rough past, my dad was pretty abusive and that gave me a few scratches in my childhood so I can be a bit (very) touch starved, therefore I would say my love language is physical touch, though I may be shy at first, id still love it) and quality time. I love playing my saxophone, karate, swimming, and drawing in my free time. I have a great love for animals and my favorite is a fox,and I overall seem to have a fox- like personality. Just some fluffy hcs, if not I would still like to know the ship! Thank you my love! I love your writing ^^

Thank you for getting in touch and for your kind words about my writing. I really appreciate you sharing your detailed description and personality traits. However, I regret to inform you that I currently don't do matchups, and I have to decline this specific request. If you have any other questions or if there's something else you'd like to discuss in the future, please feel free to reach out. I'd also recommend checking out my pinned post where you can find more information and guidelines about the type of requests I can assist with. Thank you for your understanding

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I still can't bear how Cobra Kai writers make Daniel treat his own son

(This gif below is what Daniel actually would do, of course. And they cut it.)

I have a tic that makes it difficult to enjoy franchises. I may be very aware why some writing choices are made that are in no way internally consistent, but I have this internal need to make it make sense, damn it. (And I'm not even in them, imagine how some of the actors must feel.)

And I know Cobra Kai is writing fanon versions of characters. They're very happy to ignore the franchise they're playing off of to suit their own narrative. I know that, I can see it, their bias is so clear it could be flashing on the screen in neon letters and yet.

Why did they make Daniel, a boy who had hangups about fatherhood, sure, but has been canonically shown to be diligent, compassionate, and extremely loving if he could be bratty to those who'd wronged him

A boy who was raised on the mantra "no such thing as a bad student, only a bad teacher"

into a man who shows these traits to every child he interacts with

But not his own son?

At first sight, he raised a brat. Anthony is disengaged, blunt, dismissive of his father and prone to lying and cheating rather than showing any real effort.

Does Daniel try to correct any of these behaviours? No.

Does he spend any time with the kid one on one?

No.

He spends hours training Robby and Samantha, but Anthony? Nope.

Twice, on the show, the blatant favouritism Anthony perceives when it comes to how he feels less loved than Samantha is called out to Daniel's face. Does Daniel do anything at all to correct this? No!

It struck me how Anthony adores his grandmother and spends a whole dinner curled up in a side hug by her side. I really loved both my grandmothers too but could it be that the kid feels a tad neglected? Hm.

Then, Anthony acts out twice again. First, in the dojo, I'm not saying it isn't hugely annoying to pay someone to do his work with his father's credit card, but here Anthony is, trying to spend some time with his father doing something he has no interest in, just to please him, and Daniel immediately leaves him alone to clean bird shit off cars. Yes I know it is a callback. No, Daniel did not have a history of persistent neglect with Mr. Miyagi at that point.

So Anthony gives up again. What's the point? And if this does come with negative attention, well, that is better than none at all.

And then there is the bullying.

Daniel, and I get this, looks about ready to eviscerate him.

Anthony is suspended and has his screens taken away, though what that's supposed to do to address the root of the issue, God knows. And Daniel does come in to - talk at him. In true Daniel fashion, he takes some of the blame, but does anyone ask Anthony what drove him to do this? No. Daniel here might think there is no point because there is no excuse for bullying, but after his lecture, does he ask anything else? No. He was about to leave and congratulate himself on a good talk and then...

Before I say anything else, no, no, I don't think Daniel would ever strike his kids. Ever. Not. Ever. He'll murder anyone who touches them.

But.

Violently breaking things is a major relationship red flag. Anyone who breaks your things, at this point, is telling you they could break you if they chose to, so watch out.

Would Daniel stop himself before he got that far? Sure. Even this weirdly written one. The OOC one that had one of these other strange outbursts at Robby that Ralph disagreed with.

But does Anthony know that? No.

You know what he does know? That his Dad has a black belt in karate, on top of being naturally stronger than him.

And he's terrified into submission. Which he should have been before, many viewers say, because he was a brat acting out to get some attention. Yes he had to escalate that because nothing worked. No, he shouldn't have involved Kenny. But guys. Daniel's reaction only tells him that neglect can turn into physical harm.

In Anthony's next show of deference, he asks to again spend some time with Daniel at the dealership if need be.

Do we see that...?

In season 5, he comes to no one with his severe bullying problems. The only one who seems to be connecting some dots is Sam. He tells her 'I need comfort food', and later she finally presses him to tell her what is wrong.

Wow that only took five seasons!

And the Doylist reason for all of this is that they wanted Daniel to be a bit of an asshole and they only know to write shitty fathers but, God.

The Watsonian reasons for this are...

Daniel, in his own franchise, is not like this. He is a very considerate son, he is devoted to Mr. Miyagi, he was there for his own father, and when they leave Ralph alone to play Daniel, he is patient and inventive in connecting with children, both his and others... except with Anthony.

What makes Anthony different?

Again I feel that, just as Ralph would have seen Daniel marry Kumiko, he would give his son all the time he never got to have with his own father. Just as he gave him everything he didn't have money wise.

But this, what we get, I can only justify...

If Daniel is envious of his son.

His son looks remarkably like him. But he has everything Daniel never got to have. Two parents. No money troubles, all his (LaRusso) family close by, safety, no responsibility, an unstrained relationship with Lucille. He doesn't need to work hard or fight to not be thrown off his bike. Maybe school is even easier for him than it was for Daniel. And Anthony is perceptive, o boy. He's seen the Cobra Kai in his father.

And he likes it.

So here Daniel has this mini me, who has everything that Daniel would have loved to have himself, thank you very much, who doesn't appreciate it, or him (doesn't he?) and he sees the things that scare Daniel most about himself... sees all his worst traits, things he fought not to indulge in, projected, reflected at himself... A son he didn't plan to have but forces himself to raise, because he is too Catholic to consider abortion...

And he shuts him out. Buys him off. Stops looking.

Wow.

That is a level of misdirected anger and self-hatred that would shock Miyagi. Should shock Lucille. Actually does shock his child psychologist cousin Vanessa.

And I am really, really sorry for the writers' collective Daddy issues, but there was no reason to do this. None. Maybe they cannot imagine anything else but... they could simply not have written Anthony into existence. The character assassination of giving us the emotionally worst possible Daniel who lacks any and all will to deal with his pain... most parents would be happy to give their child what they didn't have. Not envious. It's possible but painful, OK?

Does Sam not have enough going on without having to be a surrogate parent for her brother? Isn't it awful that it is Tory who takes one look at Anthony and says "Go. Protect your brother!" where his own parents will not?

Why did they do that? It really hurts to watch. Turn teenage Daniel, with his heart the size of Sydney Harbour, into this terrible Dad? Teenage Daniel would kick this Daniel in the shins and rightly so.

[nobleclover]

How to do a Better Velma Show

No, I haven't watched HBO's Velma because it sucks ass based on the reviews, and I don't wanna boost its ratings by hate-watching. So, instead, I'm gonna provide a few ideas that I have to make a better show centred around Velma. These are only my ideas but feel free to give your opinions on them.

Make Velma flawed, but likeable and relatable. No character is perfect, but it's fine to include a few flaws in some characters. For her, maybe make her just a little bossy, regarding Shaggy, but not to the point of insufferable, in fact make her learn what being a good leader is, while keeping in touch with her famous characteristics. Make her a bit too quick thinking, but eventually have her learn better critical analysis when it comes to solving mysteries.

Race swaps are fine; include them if you want, but leave out the goddamn stereotypes, e.g. Velma being a pretentious, know-it-all southeast Asian girl. Like, not all Asians are like this!

Cut down on the gore and sex scenes. This is when they were set in HIGH SCHOOL, right??? So, why does it have a scene of some girls showering with their lady parts covered? I mean, come on, I know it's supposed to be for adults, but don't sexualise kids! Or keep bringing up peepee jokes in relation to some kid! (I'm talking about the one with Fred) Plus, as someone who draws gore, gore doesn't equal "mature show". Putting gore in a show for shock value just comes off as lazy. I also recommend either having the murder victims killed off in a "clean" way (no violence like removing their brains, maybe something mysterious) or maybe have them kidnapped or something. Yeah, Mystery Incorporated had a lot of death but didn't go over the top with its violent scenes.

Hire better voice actors. The voice acting in this show is terrible, particularly for those voicing the side characters and Mindy Kaling. :/ The other main characters, I feel they could be better, but the character with the most tolerable voice acting is Norville, voiced by Sam Richardson. He could sound a little goofy like Shaggy, but not too much. Speaking of...

Give my man Shaggy more respect. He doesn't have to get with Velma, but he also doesn't need to be treated this shitty. Like, maybe have her be touched by Shaggy's confession, but politely let him down and apologise for not being able to return those feelings. Also, make him a dog lover, a foodie, and take out the "junkie" jokes. Make him smart yet goofy as well!

Fred could've SERIOUSLY been done better. -_- I don't mind him being written as a rich kid, but maybe have him be a kind guy who's eager to be independent and start his own trap making business. An idea his own dad looks down upon. Have him be fed up hanging around with his douchebag jock friends and start hanging with the Mystery Gang slowly over time. Oh, and a personal choice, make him neurodivergent. :D

Make Velma neurodivergent as well. Just saying. UWU

Take out the godawful meta humour and pop culture references. I don't need to explain why, but I will say that Mindy Kaling should've actually put a lot more effort into her writing.

Have Daphne be only a slight snob, but not a bitch. In fact, have her eventually diss the status quo and go hang with the Mystery Gang and embrace her goofy self like in some other incarnations, e.g. Be Cool, Scooby Doo. Oh, and have her be part of the karate club.

Maybe have Velma's parents be more loving and perhaps diss the "missing mother" subplot. Maybe have them be divorced and Velma missing the time when they used to be together.

Somehow introduce Scooby Doo into this. The gang isn't the same without him.

More convincing platonic and romantic chemistry between characters. Doesn't matter if they're hetero or LGBT, MAKE THEM WORK.

BETTER DEPICTIONS OF PANIC ATTACKS.

Don't hire Mindy Kaling on the team. XD

OK, these are my thoughts on how to make a better Velma show! Feel free to add your own input as well!

[chee-shep]

Hello my love, I was wondering if you could do a matchup for me for demon slayer. I am a straight, female, I have wavy red hair, pale skin, white eyelashes, blue eyes, I’m 5”1, got thick strong thighs lol) and I have decent sized scars on my legs ( I’ve had five surgeries since I was 6) my personality: i am more introverted, but I love to spend time with my friends and people I’m more comfortable with. I am a calm, understanding, patient person and I can be known as mature though I do have a childish, fun side and I love to hang out with my younger cousins :) I’ve got a bit of crackhead energy lol. I would do anything for anyone and do my best to comfort people I care about. I had a rough past, my dad was pretty abusive and that gave me a few scratches in my childhood that I’d rather not mention, ( think:the shinazugawa brothers father) so I can be a bit (very) touch starved, therefore I would say my love language is physical touch, though I may be shy at first, id love it) and quality time. I love playing my saxophone, karate, swimming, and drawing in my free time. I have a great love for animals and my favorite is a fox,and I overall seem to have a fox- like personality. Just some fluffy hcs Thank you my love! I love your writing ^^

Ah, I didn’t think I’d get a match up request. I’ve never considered doing them, but I never specified that I don’t do them either so I’m going to do this one, but I probably won’t do them again. I’m sorry if I’m not very good at this >w<

Hmm, now let’s see here… Ah, yes! A couple options come to mind…

I know Tanjiro gets dished out often in these, but hear me out! We’ve all seen that Tanjiro somehow finds himself drawn to introverts, and seems to wriggle his way past their defenses. Not only is he also patient and understanding as well, but he’s been shown to be able to relax and have some lighthearted fun during even the most stressful times. He’s more than happy to hold your hand, and even carry you if he doesn’t have Nezuko’s box. Tanjiro has shown to be good with animals, or at least with Chuntaro, so he’s more than willing to lead animals to you! I’m sure he’d love seeing you play with Nezuko as you would play with your cousins as well. His energy is pretty adaptable to whatever activity you want to do!

While I can see the Shinazugawa brothers having a better chance to connect with you through similarities with fathers, I feel Genya would be more on your side since Sanemi tends to shut people out. I think that a lot of your time with Genya would be spent alone. Whether the two of you would speak of your fathers is up to you, but I think Genya would be more willing to listen to you instead of speaking of his past. Genya would have no problem carrying you on his back or holding your hands, but he might freeze up if someone else shows up. Genya is a bit of a silent loner, so your time spent together will usually be calm, quiet time.

I’m sorry if it’s not that great… I’ve never written a match up before….

[meowzfordayz]

Hello my love, i love you’re writing and I was wondering if you could do a ship for me for demon slayer. I am a straight, female, I have wavy red hair, and the pale skin that comes with it lol, white eyelashes, blue eyes, I’m 5”1, got thick thighs lol) and I have decent sized scars on my legs ( I’ve had five surgeries) my personality is sweet, caring, and I can be a bit scary lol. In a-I would give anything for anyone, but mess with me and your done- kind of way lol. I can be shy but once im comfortable with someone, I’ve got a bit of crackhead energy lol. I had a rough past, my dad was abusive (like the shinazugawa brothers father) and I can be a bit (very) touch starved, therefore I would say my love language is physical touch, and quality time. I love playing my saxophone, doing karate, swimming, and drawing in my free time. I have a great love for animals and my favorite is a fox. I hope this isn’t too much to ask but I would love to see a personalized fanfic of me and who you ship me with!! Thank you very much my love!

Hihi. 😁 I don't generally do match ups/personalized fanfics unless I'm hosting an event—currently ongoing here—but I've unexpectedly got today off from work, so I'll write a lil something for you rn❣️

I'd ship you w/ Rengoku Kyojuro (I promise I'm not basing this entirely on your red hair lol). 💞

Kyo's a sweetheart, brilliant and vibrant, w/ an intense streak of protectiveness and honorability (+ the most endearing ~oddballness). He has the brightness to appreciate and match your sweetness + caringness, as well as the boldness and patience to enjoy/be humored by your crackhead energy. 😉

Delving into your indivdual traumas would no doubt be difficult, but as you grow closer, those threads would inevitably unravel, detangled and processed into and out of existence over a stretch of many months, hushed conversations, and mutually wiped away tears.

As for appearance, I headcanon that Kyo def doesn't consider looks as a be-all-end-all for any type of relationship. If you have the energy (and stamina 👀) to walk beside him (literally and metaphorically speaking), then he'll be first and foremost attracted to that.

Listening to you play your saxophone would become a new fave pastime of Kyo's, and he'd certainly scope out hidden ponds and serene lakes to bring you to — nothing like a romantic, midnight swim! 🌌

Physical touch and quality time would also be easy for Kyo to give to you, bc he too craves closeness and connection, albeit you may have to guide him through the communication of gently nudging down walls, setting necessary boundaries, and being content in affectionate silence.

If this is canon, then missions would certainly be painful times, but he'd always set aside moments to write to you — to remind you that he'll always come home to you. 😭 If this is not canon, then he'd txt you throughout the day, doing his best to respect your space apart while simultaneously eager to feel your warmth against his chest.

[motownfiction]

young hearts

Charlie gets out of the shower and takes a good long look at himself in the mirror. These days, that’s one of the few things he can do. Quarantine used to sound like something out of a history book, something depressing, something no one would ever have to really touch. This morning, in front of the mirror, Charlie has to laugh. He doesn’t normally wish to go back to the seventies, but today feels like one of those days.

At least in the seventies, he was a child. And at least when he was a child, he felt important.

It’s been three months since the whole world was forced indoors – since New York had no choice but to fall asleep. He hasn’t been able to get out and play, and he had to teach the last eight weeks of his classes over the computer. It’s impossible to teach your students how to play “Cantaloupe Island” when you’re on mute. On mute. The one thing a musician should never be (or should always be, according to Cal, who had been trying to pass eighth-grade math in the same room). He looks at himself in the mirror. This is what he has become. A musician on mute.

The scary thing is, he recognizes himself more now than ever before.

Yes, with his patchy beard, old sweatpants, and sudden desire to make ants on a log for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Charlie knows exactly who he is. He knows exactly who he’s always been. An unimportant, boring, musician on mute. He’s none of the things his mother said he was. Not a genius, not gorgeous, not anything. Just a musician on mute.

He can’t stop looking at himself and this time, not even for Narcissus’s sake. A long time ago, when his mother buoyed him, and all the young hearts in the jazz bar wanted his affection for the night, Charlie used to like what he saw. He used to want to grasp at his own face through the water, through the glass, through the metal spoon in his Cheerios. He used to want it. Now, when he looks in the mirror, all he sees is a middle-aged man who hurt the people he was supposed to love.

For years, he could pretend the past was the past. For years, he could cling to clichés about forgiveness and moving on. And it’s really easy when your wife works all day, you work all night, and your son is too busy hanging out with his friends to really think about you – what you did, and how that’s the reason he came to be. But when you’re all forced inside with no end in sight, stuck together by fear of the next day, you trip over memories. You hit the pause button with your elbow, and suddenly, the top hits of 2003 are playing all over again. “I Believe in a Thing Called Love?” More like “I Believe in a Thing Called I Neglected My Wife’s Emotions Until She Threw Me Out.” What happened to Miss Independent? She let Charlie Doyle back into her place, and she shouldn’t have.

Last night, they rented The Karate Kid on demand. Cal had never seen it, and Carrie wanted to show him a movie his parents saw together. When your dad said we were still just friends, she joked, and Charlie laughed along with it. Maybe they should have stayed just friends. Not because he’s not in love with her. Because she shouldn’t be in love with him. Not then. Probably not even now.

Charlie still has that song from the movie stuck in his head. Young hearts beat fast. That’s the part everybody remembers. They don’t remember the next part. Young hearts die young. Maybe they’re both true, but the second part feels truer. As Charlie looks at himself in the mirror, he sees how old he’s really gotten. How tired.

He wipes away the steam from his shower.

Another day of the same.

(part of @nosebleedclub january challenge -- day xx!)

[n4stasia]

True Otaku

Okay, True Otaku documentary is easily the best assigned material in relation to exploring the otaku culture. Singlehandedly the most eye-opening and truly representative film about fandom communities and their gatherings, as the name True Otaku suggests. I seriously think this documentary should be in place of Genshiken, as it breaks down the stigma instead of creating more stereotypes.

pt. 1 : who is an otaku?

I finally got some answers, instead of more questions. Great! The first part of the docu-series explores a very important aspect. Who exactly is an otaku? Turns out, it's not a term to describe hardcore anime fans. It's a term describing a hardcore fan of anything. And as some interviewees have mentioned, this word has somewhat a negative reputation in Japan due to historical and cultural context. Some fans associate themselves with the term, while some don't. Nonetheless, otaku's are people deeply passionate in their area of interest, including anime of course. Often stereotyped as socially awkward or obsessive, the documentary challenges these preconceptions, presenting a diverse range of people united by their love for Japanese popular culture. From casual fans to dedicated collectors, the film demonstrates that otaku are not a homogenous group but a vibrant community with many hobbies and lifestyles.

pt. 2 : fan productivity

I won't stop mentioning how well the documentary covers everything we touched upon in our Otaku module. And the second part of the series perfectly shows what exactly is fan productivity and the way it manifests during conventions. Beyond consuming anime, manga, and video games, otaku are actively engaged in creating and sharing their passion. The documentary highlights the creativity and dedication of fans who produce fan art, write fanfiction, and create cosplay costumes. These activities go beyond mere consumption; they represent a form of self-expression and community building. True Otaku showcases how fans are not passive recipients of content but active participants in shaping the cultural economy, or, in other words: how fan productivity allows fans to possess fiction.

pt. 3 : cosplay universe

A significant portion of True Otaku is dedicated to the world of cosplay. The documentary explores the artistry and craftsmanship involved in creating elaborate costumes, as well as the transformative power of it. I like how it was emphasized that you can't just put on a costume, you have to have acting skills so that the transformation is successful. By embodying beloved characters, cosplayers not only express their admiration but also build connections with fellow fans, like a Lolita fashion community. The film captures the joy and camaraderie of cosplay events, demonstrating how these gatherings serve as a safe and inclusive space for people to celebrate their shared interests. As mentioned in part 3 of the documentary, otaku/anime conventions is a zero judgment zone, apart from panel cosplay contest judges, of course. And these contests allow creators to prove their skills and gain recognition for their hard work, which often goes unnoticed by people not involved into the fandoms.

my (dad's) experience

Yeah, I personally have never been to the anime convention, however now, I'm quite interested. And as you may have noticed by the name of the paragraph, I have a story to share about my dad's experience with true, hardcore, otaku conventions in Japan. To give some context, he has been to Japan eight times (so jealous) to take part in Japanese martial art Kyokushin Karate World Cups (and subsequently, became a champion). During his visits in early 2000's he accidentally ran into otaku's conventions and cosplayers, who were dying to take a picture with him for some reason, or at least that's what he told us lol. After he returned home he would tell us the stories about Japan, otaku culture, and as a little girl it seemed like he went to a parallel universe. Honestly, I still find it fascinating to this day.

upd: photo found! with my dad to the far right.