#idk its just way more soap opera-y

[rainparadefromhell]

started watching american horror story and i get the hype even though it isn't really what i expected

[mynameisnowwyrm]

So there are essentially 2 ways of viewing any character and their actions: doylist and watsonian.

(Doylist and watsonian refers to analysing a piece of media with either the context with which it exists in our world, as in sherlock holmes does this and this bc thats how doyle wrote him, or analysing it by going off of the internal logic and setup of the story, as in sherlock holmes does this and this bc its in keeping with his personality and background)

The doylist view of robert sugden would be hes like that bc he is a character in a soap opera, a genre which is known for over the top drama, that has been written and overseen by many different people over multiple decades. He is whatever the writers need him to be.

While the doylist view is really interesting from a writing and media perspective, i have the most fun with the watsonian perspective.

Was robert written to be queer in the 2000s? Probably not, idk, i dont care. Going back and looking at old scenes with the knowledge that hes bi and reinterpreting them through that lense is fun. Robert being homophobic towards Stephen butler in 2003? He was repressing his sexuality and leaned really hard into being a STRAIGHT GUY who is really INTO GIRLS, what better way to prove that you arent queer than making fun of someone else for potentially being queer. Especially if you read it as robert having an initial crush on stephen, or at the very least thinking that he was hot, it would make sense that robert would want to distance himself from his own queerness.

Also going back and looking at roberts relationship with jack. The added layer that robert is bi combined with the fact that jack had really outdated views on queerness really meshes well with the already existing conflict between the two. They didnt get along bc robert wanted to do something with his life other than farming and jack didnt know how to deal with his son being different from him.

So here we have this boy, fairly normal, doesn't get along with his dad or brother that well, but he has his mom. Then his mom dies and his dad is arrested for her murder. Then it turns out his mom died because of something his brother did and his dad was covering for him. He tries to experiment with his sexuality but his dad catches him and punishes him before he could even do anything leading to 15 ish years of repression. The first time he has sex is with a 24 y/o woman, and while technically legal is very unethical at best, and her best way of telling him shes not interested in a relationship with him is to hook-up with someone else in front of him. Even if we just end there that's more than enough to royaly fuck someone up no wonder hes like that.

[whathappenedtomyweekend]

pure rage

a rant because i feel like i have nowhere to go with this rage and sadness. I found out this afternoon that the hr department at my shitty customer service job scheduled a disciplinary meeting regarding my absences - in the past year, since i started working for this company, i have had 6 absences total - 4 OF WHICH have been in relation to MY BEST FRIEND FUCKING DYING. and now they want to 'review' my absences because they 'have reached an unsatisfactory level'. yeah, you read that right. my work performance has been barely influenced by this because i just squash everything down because they don't pay for sick days, so i have zero choice but to keep working - i still answer emails, phone calls, go out of my way to get their stupid fucking translations and reports done quickly and to a more than satisfactory level, ALL of the team leaders and my manager know about this, and yet I'm having this meeting with that same fucking manager. as if they couldn't say, hey, we know why she's been absent (mind you, my absences were 2 days long at most which was immediately after her FUNERAL so yeah, i didn't feel like i was able to work that day, but other than that, i had 0.5 days or 1 day here and there - AGAIN, 4 times since June, which i know is a short time span but hey, i wasn't planning on my best friend of 15 years to die but what do i know), let's maybe not do this, or just have an informal chat. that's the thing, normally in their absence procedures an informal chat comes first, then comes the review which ends in a formal written warning - if you then have 3 more absences, you get a second warning and then you're out basically. so this meeting is literally going to end in a WRITTEN WARNING because I'm grieving - on and off. sometimes it just overwhelms me, it's so big and my love for her has no place to go now except into my stupid notes app.

fuck this company. fuck this company and its managers and this fucking cold, inhuman situation. I've been wanting to leave for a while now, but have always had a few excuses that held me back - convenience, i hadn't been there for more than a year and didn't want to be labelled a job hopper, there are no good positions around, i don't know what i wanna do next - you get the point. I'm done. I'm truly fucking done with these people and this company. if there has ever been a time i have been motivated to find a new job stat, this is it. I'm gonna send out as many applications as i can, i don't really care where, to be honest, I'll do cs again as long as I'm not doing it at this company. I'm done. also very tempted to just quit at the meeting, especially because hr is gonna be there. i know that would be unwise unless i had something else lined up but i just feel like not quitting would be letting them kick me while I'm down but idk. I'm still waiting for the rage to subside so i can make some better informed choices lol.

anyways, long post, long rant, you get the jist. if you read it, thank you for giving this silly thing your precious time. not to be soap opera-y, but your life is precious. don't waste time.

[adorethedistance]

Chapter 6: Best Friends’ Rooftop Rendezvous - JJ Maybank x Reader

Photo credits: I made the aesthetic but if any of the images are you content which you do not consent to me reposting like this, message me and I will take it down!

Warnings: swearing, bombs, mentions of anxiety, minor combat.

Words: 1398

Previously in Part 5: Shifting gears to focus on making the documentary about JJ was a smart plan that had unfortunately come to a brief stop seeing as JJ needs your help more than ever right now. He shows up to your window beaten and on the verge of death claiming he has nowhere else to go and expects you to be emotionally okay with that? If only he knew just how fast your heart beats when watching old videos. How fast it beats when you see that he looks at you as if you were the one to hang the stars in the sky.

A/n: it’s 1 AM. If that’s not an improvement, Idk what is lol.

“Hey, Y/n?... Y/n?”

“Hm?” I groan without opening my eyes. I’m exhausted but I’m not sleepy, quite the opposite actually. My mind is constantly moving at 1000 miles per hour, and JJ showing up tonight fueled the restlessness.

“I can’t sleep.”

“Me neither.” JJ and I sigh in unison as the silence of my apartment consumes us once again. Between the two of us, the only sounds to be heard are my erratic breathing and JJ’s rustling of the blankets. Gasping in a huge breath, I exhale on a ‘sigh’ that’s dramatic enough to be used on an Italian soap opera.

“Come on,” I fling the covers off of my legs and walk over to my closet to grab a pair of sneakers that I can slip on quickly.

“Where are we going?”

“Come on!” JJ obliges and grabs a hoodie I stole as well as a pair of black low top Vans. The tips of my fingers are greeted by the crisp evening breeze as they slide under the base of the window. Using all the arm strength I can muster at almost 2 AM, I open the window about half way before slipping between the crack. I look back to make sure JJ is following me onto the fire escape and begin to climb the last few flights of stairs to reach the rooftop.

The cool metal of the railing chills my hands more than the air of Queens; it is the sight of the city lights from the rooftop that chills my entire body. The nerves in my hands and legs seize slightly to warn me against standing near the edge, and I puff out a small breath to soothe them.

“Woah,” I hear JJ whisper. Turning a full 180, JJ’s eyes connect with mine and the unexpected contact makes both of us smile. Our exchange only lasts a brief moment as I break away, awkwardly, unable to withstand another moment of JJ studying me so intently.

“So, uh, what are your plans for formal?”

“Is it winter formal already?”

“Yeah idiot, it’s already November. What are your plans?”

“Oh, I don’t know. I thought we were all just gonna go together as a group. I mean I know things are different now that Sarah and John B are together, but we’re all still one group, right?”

“Right.”

“Were you planning on something different?” I ask JJ sincerely. He’s fidgeting uncomfortably and refusing to meet my eyes. “JJ?” he doesn’t respond. Instead, he spins to face me squarely.

“Do you hope to get out of here one day?”

“What?”

“Do you want to leave New York ever?”

“I don’t know…” It’s my turn to refuse eye contact but JJ isn’t having it; he places his index finger under my chin and tilts my face up to see his. “Of course I want to leave the city at some point but indefinitely? I’m not sure… Why? Do you?”

“I think… I think Spiderman gave me a way to feel like I could get out of here if I wanted to, so I don’t feel the need to leave.”

I don’t give a real response. Just a sort of hum of acknowledgement.

The city is usually pretty polluted, but tonight, JJ and I got lucky. It seems like every star that has ever been documented is out and shining in its full glory tonight. How long has it been since I’ve been stargazing? Who knew it would take JJ showing up on my fire escape to get me outside again? Granted, it’s 2 AM, but still.

“JJ?”

“Yes, love?”

“Love? That’s a new one- hey do you remember the night that we met?”

“Night? It was day.”

“...No it wasn’t...”

“Yes, it was!”

“No it was not! We met at Sarah’s back to school party in 10th grade.”

“No. We met earlier that Friday when Sarah came over to me and John B at lunch so she could invite us to her party and you came over with her.”

I open my mouth to respond, but close it immediately after. JJ continues,

“She introduced us all to each other but you were too busy avoiding eye contact and fiddling with the settings on your camera-”

“I have social anxiety, JJ!”

“Point is, we met at lunch that friday and the party was later that night to ‘celebrate surviving the first week of tenth grade’,” JJ uses air quotes as he recalls Sarah’s words verbatim.

I’m speechless once again. How does JJ remember that better than I do? Before I use my better judgement, my curiosity overtakes my verbal filter.

“Wait, why did you come over to me at the party then if you knew I was so… cringe.”

“You weren’t cringe-”

“I wouldn’t even look at you when you said hi.”

“Well…” JJ’s defensive demeanor has disappeared completely, “...it was cute.” His confession catches me off guard.

“Cute?”

“Yeah, in a ‘my instincts say protect at all costs’ kind of way.”

“Do I really give off that vibe?”

“Not anymore. You were probably just so scarred from Freshman year, you didn’t seem to think Sophomore year would be any better.”

JJ is on a roll tonight with rendering me speechless. I’ve told him about how miserable Freshman year was for me, but I hardly expect anyone to remember my name, let alone a personal fact about me.

But this is JJ.

He’s got me all figured out it seems.

“So?”

“...So?”

“Why did you come up to me at the party?”

“I don’t know, I guess I just figured after not knowing anything but your name at lunch, surely there’s more to you than the fact that you know how to work a camera.”

“So you wanted to know more about me?”

“Sure.”

“Why do you say it like that?”

“Like what?” JJ asks, crossing his arms over his broad, ripped chest. It’s not out of defense or discomfort, it’s the winter air biting at both of our underdressed forms.

“Come on, what’s the real reason, JJ?”

“I already said!”

“No you didn’t!”

“Yeah, I said because you were cute!” His aggressively sweet words force a fond smile onto my face, and I can’t help but admire how he looks. With the moonlight and city lights working in tandem to illuminate his pale, flushed face, I can see just how bright his ocean blue eyes shine in contrast with the blush dusting his cheeks. It’s in this moment, I realize just how close the two of us are standing to one another. So close, I can feel the heat radiating off of his face and onto mine.

How did I get so lucky?

“I mean… just… standing there, looking at you from across the room. I knew I wanted you to be a part of my life.” JJ’s expression mirrors mine, which is one of admiration and adoration.

His contentment is short lived. JJ’s face morphs from a look of gentleness to one of subtle alarm and unease.

“JJ?”

“SHH.”

“Wha-”

“SHH… we’re not alone...” My eyes drift from his worried expression to the hairs standing on end at the base of his neck.

A loud CLANG rattles on the rooftop with us. JJ and I look around to locate the source of the noise that made the two of us jump out of our skin.

Time seems to slow to a fraction of what it once was, as JJ and I lay eyes on the offending object at the same time. It’s a small, metal… pumpkin? The device begins beeping at a high frequency.

Once. Twice. Three times. Four.

“Maybank!”

“GOBLIN!” JJ practically growls. Standing less than 20 feet away from us is a man whose entire body is masked by hoards of green metal. The face is molded in a stagnant snarl, exposing the creature’s ridged teeth. Its ears are pointed and blend into the engorged brain case of the man’s suit.

When I turn to look at JJ, I see another one of those pumpkin things hurling towards him, but before it lands, he punts the device in mid-air. I train my eyes on the pumpkin as it goes flying back toward where it came from.

I can’t take the time to be impressed by JJ’s accuracy as he’s ushering me back toward the fire escape.

“Y/N, RUN!”

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A/n: It’s a rollercoaster from here on out y’all. In other news, I’m very excited to announce that I am uploading this fic onto Ao3 as well as on Tumblr, and I’ve made very minor edits so that the pieces are just overall higher quality. If you want to read them on there with the chapter titles and small edits I’d really appreciate the views and the kudos on there. I’ve never used Ao3 before and I’m very excited to be using it. I’m also very excited for what’s to come bc I’m gonna lean in to a bunch of different fic tropes that I love and it’ll be glorious.

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[jeffhane]

dynasty live watching: an incoherent post so that i’m not spoiling people on the twitter tl (i doubt any of this will be chronological or coherent enough to actually contain spoilers but better safe than sorry!)

oh my god the “previously on” - i forgot abt fallon and evan....

Theyre at a FUNERAL??? this was actually predicted but oh my god. if its steven i am going to be so mad. what an unfitting end to the- WAIT WHAT SIX MONTHS? what was that font;;;;:; whes sueiwjwk

copper arch🥵🥵🥵

this is cute. this is cute i like faloon pretty women so true

BYE I FORGOT ABT THIS VASE

fallon is genuinely such a bad person this is so bizarre,,,, i think she needs to calm down about oiterally everything ever

“This wedding is our chance to break the cycle of craziness” babe ur literally the one making the cycle of craziness

w. was that an ikmenn of liam getting his head off

JEFF MY BELOVED HE LOOKS STUNNING IN THAT OUTFIT. WHYS ALEXIS HERW “POWER COUPLE” YOU WERID MANIPULATIVE PERSON GET AWAY FROM HIM LOL

alexis is up to no good. bad bad jpeg. why do they write her dialogue like this

adam is acted so well lmao he’s the most unhinged person to ever exist *screams*

ohhh dominique, i don’t remember much abt her 😭😭😭 this woman she’s with is beautiful

ITS LAGGING????? i cannot Believe tjis

~rebrand~ ok girlboss!!!!!!!!! can we ship this businesswoman i dont recall her name with fallon???? id like that i think

too many plotlines have happened in too many minutes, i’m already forgettint things that have happened... isn’t blake supposed to be in prisoj? no? Ok: sure

adam is constantly doing this expression that is like 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 HI SAM HI SAM HI SAM BEAUTIFUL MAN I LOVE HIM WHOS THIS MAN

raf is so stunning ughhhh i’m loving the costumes this season, everyone looks great! is this man a sam love interest? nervous? that is kinda cute. i miss stevej though. sadness. so many emotions

UHHHH hi alexis sure ig ur here

~OMENS~ babe that’s a tad dramatic don’t you think?????????? “Ignore the lore at your own peril” alright

WHOS THAT? WHOS THAT? OH HER OK

bye everything is going wrong for this......:..:::... *rubs hands together evilly* that will certainly be entertaining

credit scene!!! such a beautiful cast! where’s anders, oh how i miss him... i miss monica too wasn’t she supposed to be BACK🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐🤨🤨

its a commercial break... havent had to watch the show with these for so long😑😑😑. getting american ads is so funny bc the vast majority of them are Not at all relevant... at all

BACK TO DYNASTY!!!!!! was that a slinky? huh? oh ok that’s why the marriage is happening at the manor. #whenyouonlyhaveoneset oh hi ok monica so shes not going to be here?????😑😔😳

WHY IS SHE GETTING A CAR I FEEL LIKE THATS FORESHAWDOIWIJG FOR UMMMMM.... NOT GOOD THINGS ..... ITS LAGGING AGAIN 🤨

blake having dinner... ok hi cristal,,,,; is the priest subplot back? that was a weird one

adam???? how on earth does adam work his way into everything? NEXT GUEST? HUH? are you cheating on your wife? HI CULHANE! HI!

“straight people are exhausting” i mean yes, objectively, absolutely, but culhane is #notstraight .... idk how i feel about sam and this man. also what? huh? staying here? ok cool ig

OHHHHH he got married i see i see

“Haven’t you milked the carrington cow already” but....... she is literally the person who deserves the stuff..... k......... i don’t like dominique but she was given the short end of the stick also blake stop manipulating people just bc they tell u the truth😶😶😶😶😶😶😶

frustrated that we haven’t seen fallon in any non-wedding related stuff yet i always liked her more ~dramatic~ plots . like she’s a sweetheart but i do want her to evolve beyond thsi. idk if that makes sense. ok bye

“A relative’s happy marriage” uh???? we live in a society😔📈

who is father lynch<3333 oh he is in the hospital that’s not great oh adam upset that’s new /s

y is kirby dressed like an elf. god bless.

ughhhh i just think adam is not good for kirby. he’s not good in general. so true . what is he up to. ads again hhhhhhhhhh💯

omg we are back!!!!! blake wear the suit!! hi liz!!! i’ve seen pictures of this outfit, it looks nice. “I really want things to work out with liam” now that would be great but you’re in a soap opera so the chances of that are .... I DONT EVEN ONOW IF U CAN WEATHER ANYTHING W CRISTAL...)))))!$$ NOT NECESSARILY THE BEET CHOICE????

~technically it wasn’t cancelled~ alright love i feel as though you’re not telling the full truth here. ok his name is ryan . we know that now . cool . this relationship is awkward but it could be sweet

what the Fuck is dominique talking about this is so creepy😭😭😭 please do not market lingerie to ur niece 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂 why does no one in this show know how to be polite

“You want me to stake my personal assets” i’m sure this would be meaningful if i knew anything about finance????? WAIT WAIT WIAT WAIT WAIT DHE REHEARING THE SAM DONS G THE SONG ALEXIS DONT INTERRUPT HER SINGING THE SONG🧐😔😔😔🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🥰🥰🤬😤😤😤😤😤😤

~duplicitous sham~ that’s quite a juicy phrase ms fallon. alexis i dislike your marriage. and you in fact. yes x . “We were just like any other newlyweds” except the newlywed factor........:

anders. oh my god i adore him so much. he reminds me of my grandfather . YES adam is dangerous. anders i love you so much. be my grandfather figure. top 10 cool old dudes of all time.

liz is so beautiful how am i suppised to “Focus” on the “storyline” kirby just went 🥰🥰 also hi culhane ily babe

“My father’s convinced adam is pure evil” you see, that is......... trueeeee...........:.::: im sorry culhane ily love

this dialogue unfortunately does not flow all that well LOL . people dont think up things like this on the fly “my love is like that boutineer” sir i guarantee that metaphors r not going to save ur relationship... HI sam. so true. hi ily. samhane? culsam? 😳😳

DONT STEAL ANDERS SPOT OH HI JEFF YOU LOOK STUNNING.......... BEAUTIFUL BOY ....... HI!!!! ~you are the only family you’ve ever needed~ shit none of this wouldve happened if the Carringtons werent so greedy ij the first place

~true love has many faces~ how many anti liam omens can they sneak in into the episode 😭😭😭😭 hi laura whats up

the poor waiters at this establishment...... why does laura look like a rlly young version of my grandma........: huh.... wont think abt it /... alexis bad mom.jpeg

“I don’t want to miss my sons special day” ok bye i don’t #care she’s kind of rude

fallon trying to avoid future drama is confusing to me as that used to be her ENTIRE THING? HUH??? everyones talking to their moms today what the heck do that many people talk to their moms???

jeff hiiiii <333 that maroon suit!!!!! love!!!!!

Dont hurt anders you strange little evil man!!!!!!!!!!! (Adam, for reference)

fallon likes to ~e n u n c i a t e~ her dialogue. Drama Teachers Love Her

FIRBY SCENE! WELL THEY R TALKINF! UWU ! UWU ! smiles:) smiiiiiles:) the height difference i cannot do this😑😊😊😊🕯🕯🕯 BYE

BueirHWIIDWJDIWIFJWIFJWJJFWJFJWJDJWJDJWIFJWJFJWJDKWJDJWDJJWHDWHDHWHEHWHDHWJDJWJRJWJEJWJDJQUEUWJEJWJEJW CRIES SOBS SCREAMS THIS OS SO FUCKING FUNNY

Kirby you dumbass😭😭😭😭😭 ALEXIS WUDIWNDJW JEFF CAN YOU NOT HEF FCANKREMTIWN WHY IS THIS DIALOGUE IM SCREAMIGNRJFJD

kirby babe you are the kist imorjri WHQT? HUH? when all the characters have the maturity of a 13 yr old <33333 DID THE SHOW JUST END?????? OK.... DAMN.... they were really 2 minutes away from the end and remembered that things are supposed to happen in tv show episodes.... i cannot tell whether it os over actually?????? huh??? going to keep watching because it would be so embarrassing if i missed a few minutes oh yeah theres more

IM SORRY WHYBARE THESE PEOPLE SO STUPID. every single one of them. ih my god l. ohhhh my god . “I never meant to hurt you” you cheated on him. both of them are bad people. 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨 kirby darling what were you thinking . this dress on kirby is STUNNING ugh, she’s so charming . adam Shut the fuck up. He hasn’t said anything but shut the fuck up. OH MY GOD ADAM SHUT THE FUCK UP. OH MY GOD I HATE ADAM SO MUXH. OH MY GOD HOW IS HE THE WORST PERSON TO EVER LIVE 😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶 HES SO EVIL

“I didn’t want to tell you because i didnt want you to think of me as a monster” why did you do that stuff then bro . Kirby you SHOULDNT trust someone after they say that? How naive? Huh ?

omg hello jeffs grandma!!!!! she deserves better than every shitshow in this family... god🤨 dominique being a good person? i like to see that. she seems so genuine. ok this is nice . wait... SAFE? 😳😳😳😳 💴 💵 #money i miss monica

why do they never have sufficient lifhting in WAIT..... HER?????? #dumbofass HI JEFF <33333333 HI you can scam and whatever ur allowed to i support u

ooohhhh GORGEOUS fallon outfit

“Such a fail” IS THIS 2012 . CRINE HEIDJWJFIWNDWJDNWKFJW ENJDJSDJWJNDJWJD they keep saying folklore and im thinking its some sort of reference to the album and i get confused. wheres scheming fallon. need scheming fallon. do a scheme. do it

“We are that lucky couple” press x to doubt .... wait who is this🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 this seems cincerning im cocnentwd why did it zoom in on this random man

[olderthannetfic]

No, not at all

jchance4d4 replied to your post “On why queer women writes m/m: This is my personal experience. But I...”

I hope my talking about my preference for it didn't get into uncomfortable territory.

Nah. I try not to be a hypocrite, especially when complaining about other people’s hypocrisy. Heh.

It’s not the fact that men like f/f that rubs me the wrong way at all. And no individual man’s taste is going to bug me whether it’s a taste I share or something I find laughably un-hot.

What happens is that there are certain types of female characters and certain physical/makeup/costuming looks that leave me cold. They’re some of the common ones for women in big media that are usually designed to please men as a group. But it’s inconsistent and not always logical. There are some very mainstream het or male gaze-y looks I love.

So, for example, the doctor love interest in Lost Girl is completely un-hot to me because her look says prime time het medical soap opera character to me. She’s canonically a lesbian, and she has an on-screen romance with the lead, which is the kind of thing I say I want more of, but she still isn’t what I'm looking for. Her personality reinforced this problem for me, but a big part of it was how she looked.

Neutral lipstick + “natural” hair that is the product of hot rollers + aggressively groomed eyebrows + bland, neutral tones in clothing + scrawny = NOPE

Meanwhile, there are some trash shows from the 90s where I love the male gazey looks. Everyone on Renegade was super hot to me, including the female lead.

Apparently, when the male gaze looks like bright red lipstick, big lips, and big T&A, my libido is just fine with it.  It’s not like she doesn’t have repulsively tweezed eyebrows. IDK. Maybe I hit puberty when DSL were in fashion or something. (I mean, part of the issue is that I’m an ass woman, and you can’t have an ass without some muscles and more than 4% body fat. 90s trash liked a bit more muscle on its women even if they were all still driven to eating disorders just like now.)

Cleopatra 2525 was a show in which no one wore clothing that actually covered anything, and they all have elaborate makeup and hairdos, but their looks, including the femme-y ones, just don’t read very straight to me, so I find them all hot:

There’s canon f/f that I like. It looks like this:

Yeah, yeah, costume drama, but it’s more than that: I already found most of these actresses super hot in other roles. They’re still pretty scrawny because they’re actresses, but they have interesting faces.

And it’s not like everything poisoned by men instantly turns me off because I still love Frida, even with what we now know about Weinstein traumatizing Salma Hayek by demanding a lesbian scene. She was literally puking and taking tranquilizers before filming it (not because it was a lesbian scene but because it was a power play in an ongoing saga of abuse), but none of that prevents me from enjoying the wonderful film she and director Julie Taymor made in spite of that shitbag.

If feelings were logical, this would probably be the most ruined of anything, but they aren’t and it isn’t. I think it’s the eyebrows. Rowr!

So when I say that men have poisoned certain kinds of f/f for me, what I mean is that something like a sex scene between two very femme women who don’t have a lot of queer markers other than the sex they’re having doesn’t tend to interest me and that “neutral” makeup looks from recent decades are an instant nope. Beige eyeshadow and nude lipstick and hair in perfect waves from hot rollers is what dumb men think women roll out of bed looking like. Blech!

It’s less about men liking f/f and more about certain fashions being the default male gaze in mass media.

They signal straight to me. They signal stifling male expectations to me. Whether or not that’s really fair in a given context.

If some lady looks gothy enough or whatever, it doesn’t bother me in the same way even though plenty of dudes like goth chicks. Like I said, it’s not really a rational response. I can explain the patterns after the fact, but they’re not going to be an accurate barometer of which looks are sexist or morally bad or something.

If men like f/f media, that’s often actually a good thing. It potentially means more paying customers to support artists who make f/f media.

And, yes, if enough men pay and they outnumber women who do, that means more media that isn’t quite the type of f/f I like. I think it’s directly analogous to queer men reading m/m romance novels: 90% of it is going to feel off, but somewhere in that sea of content will be some things I really like. Some of it I might even end up liking better than more authentic content depending on what mood I’m in. As a bi girl, I’m often pretty turned off by authentic engagement with what it means to have a lesbian identity. There’s nothing wrong with it! But it’s probably not what I’m going to seek in a fiction book or a film.

So talk away, my dude.

ETA: Oh! And as a side note, while I think it’s perfectly fine for cis dudes to make f/f art anyway, we also shouldn’t discount how much allowing “outsiders” to make art without interrogation protects the still-closeted people. That’s true whether it’s m/m romance novels or f/f movies or anything else.

[thugnan]

Stay Tuned for Danger (PC 1999)

Remember opinions are subjective :)

Story: 7/10

Characters: 8/10

Puzzles: 7/10

Chores: 6/10

Final Rating: 7/10 

First one I ever actually beat, this game had the right amount of puzzles and was more linear and straightforward compared to its predecessor. The graphics aged decently, but some of the glitches didn’t. It’s easy to get stuck places if you didn’t pick up certain things earlier in the game. The story is one of the more interesting, and least ridiculous in my opinion. Little details were put in, and most were relevant to the plot. The characters I found very memorable. And I liked the option of being able to accuse any of the main players. Chores got a 6 because the audio mixer thing really should tell you when you’ve triggered breaking into the agent’s office.

Plot (spoilers obviously):

Dear ol’ Aunt Eloise must low-key be hoping I get murdered because she sends me into danger again. Rick Arlen is a dweamy soap opera star who is getting death threats. He’s kind of a dick, so I mean not surprised, but his ex-gf and co-star is worried about him so Thug Nan is here to save the day. 

We meet the sweetest, purest, most precious character in the entire series (plz bring her back), Mattie Jensen at her bougie apartment in New York. And I’m telling you now, that if anyone who’s ever played this game thought for one second that this beautiful child did anything wrong in her life, then yalls need to gtfo. 

She tells you about how Rick has been getting scary letters, and dead flowers, and poisoned chocolates, but isn’t taking it seriously. She also invites you to watch a taping of the show later. 

When you get to WWB (the studio), you notice that all the magazines in the waiting area have the letters cut out. I’m skeptical that the person who’s been sending the letters sat in the waiting room cutting out all the letters. I’m also skeptical that they went through the trouble of stealing them, cutting the letters, and bringing them back. You’re telling me a multi million company like WWB can’t afford to replace a couple of magazines every now and then. Okay, I’m thinking too much about this magazine thing.

We enter the taping and of course because we’re here a giant light rig falls from the sky and nearly kills Rick. He goes full Karen (rightfully so, but also u shoulda been taking those warnings seriously), and says he's gonna complain to his agent before storming off stage. We investigate and meet all the suspects:

Mattie is technically a suspect cause she’s an ex but we’re gonna ignore that.

Prop Lady: She does not hide her hatred of Rick at all, but I like her batshit shenanigans. I think her name is Mildred, and is apparently the heir to the WWB fortune. She may not be capable of murder, but she can afford to hire someone to murder on her behalf, just sayin.

Lilian a.k.a. The Director: Rick has apparently hit it and quit it with all the females in the building, and boy is Lillian salty about it. She hates everyone, especially me, she throws me out of the studio immediately. Jokes on her because no one can get rid of Thug Nan that easily.

Mattie is able to talk to her agent about getting me a job on set as an extra. We meet our fourth third suspect:

Dwayne Powers: Dwayne is my favorite character in the whole series probably because he’s the worst, and not in a good way. He’s Mattie’s agent, but he hates Rick cause he used to be his agent too before Rick upgraded to Bill Pappas. 

Bill Pappas is in this game too, but you never really meet him. In the same way you never met the Janitor in Secrets Can Kill… suspicious. Although I don’t know what you would want to kill your own talent. 

Sleuthing around (and getting hit on by Rick non-stop) you discover that the light was sabotaged and that everyone technically has a motive to want to kill the guy. Someone tries to MURDER him again, by putting a bomb in his dressing room that Thug Nan finds and disarms because apparently she’s been trained in this?

ALSO the order to cut the wires in is found in Mattie’s dressing room, determined by highlighter and juice stains. It wasn’t hard to figure out, but it was very flash escape room-y. But my girl would NEVER, so idk what was up with that. 

So after disarming the bomb, we’re able to break into the studio...

at niiiight. 

Going through everyone’s shit and breaking all kinds of trespassing laws, we learn that:

Lillian probs sent Rick the nasty chocolate and she has serious anger management issues. She’s also trying to get his ass fired. 

Someone be running around by the name of Owen W Spader, and sabotaging all kinds of shit. He’s represented by Dwayne also.

The tape used in the bomb tape recorder was probably recorded somewhere in New York. Idk why we had to do this part but whatever.

So we go to Dwayne’s Office at niiightt. We break in using a card like we have most of the game, and low key I’m salt that this doesn’t work in all the games. In the office we look up Owen’s file, and there is no picture. We snoop through Dwayne’s shit, and learn that my sweet Mattie loaned this fool 5k. There’s also a bunch of bills and eviction notices everywhere, along with a ticket to Rio. This is not looking good for dear old Dwayne. 

You go home and now there’s a threat for you. Oh shit you’ve pissed someone off. Yikes. In the morning, you ask everyone if they’ve met Owen. Mattie’s like Owen? Who is she? Rick pretends to know him and proceeds to hit on Thug Nan, I mean she did save his life or whatever. Mildred doesn’t know him either but boy does he borrow shit from the prop room. Lillian yells at you about how no one cares and tells you to go die in a ditch. 

So you go home again, only to have Lilian booty call your ass back to the studio…. At niiight. When you get there she’s like I got a death threat too, but who could be behind this. And Thug Nan is like “Here Lillian, let me Tom Riddle Owen W Spayder’s name for you, ohh would you look at that? DWAYNE POWERS HAS THE EXACT SAME LETTERS IN HIS NAME. I can’t believe you needed a teenager to tell you that but you’re welcome.” 

Dwayne obviously read Chamber of Secrets, cause he decides to show up and give his evil monologue all dramatically. He mentions that he only planned to murder Lillian (y tho? I hate her too, but she’s not the smartest person around, she literally would have never figured out that it was Dwayne, but okay). Since Nancy’s nosy ass was there however, she gonna get murdered by default. 

Lillian just stands there for some reason, even tho it’s one vs. two and I’m sure if we tag teamed this we could take him. Thug Nan carries this entire team and saves the day by opening the door and letting security tackle Dwayne. She did all the work for them, but allegedly they were on to him. Sure you were Randy. 

THE END. 

[jbfangal4lyfe]

I finished watching season 2 of Iron Fist and I thought it was enjoyable. I think it was a little better than Luke Cage season 2 but not as good as Jessica's.

I haven't watched the 1st season so idk what is going on. So I was kind of confused.

I think the best thing about the character of Danny Rand is his relationships. The Netflix Defenders truly have some of the best secondary characters.

The fight scenes were very cool. The second best of the marvel Netflix shows.

Ward is truly a loveable character. I know he's supposed to be an asshole but I don't think they chose the right actor. He's just so damn charming and sweet.

I like the idea of him and Misty as a couple. Though I thought Bethany was okay too(A little soap opera-y). Though I think that bridge is burned.

Colleen seems more like a colead rather than just Danny's girl(now ex???).She is so bad ass. And now she has glowing white fist/katana😍😍😍. Can't wait to see more of it in action.

Colleen and Misty's friendship truly is amazing. Their side quest and interactions were fun to watch. More Daughters of the Dragon please. And were getting golden arm Misty!!!!

WHY BB HAVE TO DIEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Alice Eve was amazing as Mary Walker. She was so believable. I hope she gets more work.

Is it me or did Walker seem weird the last two episodes? She seems way more laidback and bubbly? Can't wait to meet Typhoid Mary next season.

Davos wasn't my favorite villain of this universe. But damn did that actor do a hell of a job portraying him. Loved that last scene with his mom. Heartbreaking.

Idk why they let him live. Shoulda let Walker kill him. I don't need him to come back.

Joy needs jesus. Idk why she hates Danny and Ward so much. But child next season she needs to get over it. Even though I found the character annoying I think she is interesting. I do love morally gray characters though.

Ward and Danny running around Asia is gonna be so cool to see. That end scene in Japan was awesome. I like their brotp.

I still think Iron Fist as a show is weak but I think its getting better. I do plan on watching next season.

[everyurlithinkofistoolong]

Vol. 6 Questions (but mostly theories)

- Who is the Winter Maiden? So far the maidens we have seen (with the exceptions of Amber) have been characters that knew of beforehand and are already familiar with. Is the Winter maiden going to be someone we already know of? or is going to be a whole knew character?

-Speaking of the Winter Maiden, are we going to see Penny again? Will she be the Winter Maiden? I think that they are going to build another Penny- maybe with the memories of the old Penny or a whole new Penny. I was never attached to Penny as a character, but i hope we get to see Penny again so we get to learn what her purpose was to the government of Atlas.

- What is the state of affairs in Atlas? I mean its been pretty heavily implied that Atlas is a military dictatorship of sorts (and i use that term loosely for this case). The military isn’t directly controlling the government, but the general of the military does hold two seat in the government council. And judging from this picture (WOR: Atlas):

there are only 5 members in the council. Meaning that holding 2 seats is a huge amount of influence- influence that the military general has. Not only that, but the military also controls the output of possibly the most important people in Atlas-hunters. I mean, Jacques probably has a huge amount of influence in Atlas, and Ironwood was able to directly go against him- even smashing up his desk lol. That should speak to the amount of sheer power that the military has.

-Going off of that, is Salem going to try to use those tensions in Atlas to get what she wants? I wouldnt be surprised if she sends in Dr. Watts (who arguably has the most know-how when i come to the culture of Atlas) to somehow manipulate the people at the top to get what Salem wants. Due to the current distress the SDC is under because of Ironwood closing the borders, i wouldnt be surprised if Dr. Watts finds his way under Jacques’ skin in order to convince him that going directly against Ironwood is the way to go. All that Jacques’ cares about is the company, so using his power and influence to somehow ‘dethrone’ Ironwood (who has made it clear that he wouldnt take Jacques’s opinions on policies) would be great for the SDC. Salem wont go the Mistral route of trying to get the headmaster on her side (*cough* Lionheart *cough*) and trying to destroy atlas with grimm will absolutely not work, getting her hands on the Relic of Creation will probably be the result of her and Dr. Watts manipulating the various twists and turns of Atlesian high class society.

-  And if my hypothetical situation does take a turn for the worse for Jacques- he looses against Ironwood and gets thrown in jail for sedition idk- what happens to the SDC? I mean its been heavily implied that the Weiss Arc, when it comes to the inheritance, is not yet over. She still needs to find a way to get the SDC back and I dont think its going to be the way many people in the fandom think its going to go down. Perhaps Ironwood is going to install Weiss as the heir of the company again. He is going to need someone who is loyal to him running a huge company that supplies dust, so why not Weiss (or perhaps Winter)? 

(OK LETS GET BACK ON TRACK)

-  Where is Mama Schnee? I mean RT has completely avoided showing her even when one of the main characters was literally in the same house has her. Is it to further enforce the fact that she is negligent and absent? or is there another reason that she is literally missing most of the time? Idk. I hope they do something with her character, she seems really interesting. I mean, the daughter of Nicolas Schnee, the beloved bad-ass hunter and creator the SDC. Is Mama Schnee also a huntress? Perhaps Weiss’ rapier was passed down to Mama Schnee first from her father and when she married Jacques and started a family she resolved to give it to Weiss. All i know is that i need Snow People soap opera angst in my life. Is mama schnee the winter maiden?:000000 n o s e r i o u s l y 

- free my nigga whitley schnee    Honestly WHY does Whitley dislike his sisters? Its such a weird thing to me. I have 2 siblings myself, and even tho there are times when i hate their guts, i would never want to see them unhappy or in emotional pain. People say its bc of his jealousy of their powers, but i dont think that’s it. It was so weird that in the entirety of vol 4 this question was never answered. When he was asked directly, he deflected the question and stared talking about how hunters are barbarians. I want to know tbh. Im really curious, bc its probably not something he learned from Jacques. Jacques is an abusive control freak, but i doubt he hates Winter and Weiss. He sees them as children (and to an extent- his property), not has individuals worthy of someone’s hate. So its probably something Whitley came to learn on his own. thisboybetterbringhistrashyassbackinvol6orimmabemorethanupset

- speaking of people who should bring their trashy ass back in vol 6, is Dr Watts going to play a larger role in the Atlas Arc? I think he is. He is much for subversive and sneaky- traits that you need if you want to make your way in Atlas. Lets be honest ppl, you cant fight your way to victory in Atlas. Their society probably looks down on that, so if Team RWBY wants to get what they want, theyll probably have to do it in a sneakier way. They cant just show up and start beating ppl up and declare they relic is theirs. And Dr Watts seems more like the knowledgeable type, not much of a fighter. I for one am looking forward to our favorite character trying to find their way through ‘polite’ high class society.

- Winter the Ice Queen herself Schnee. Thats all i have to say. This is not even a question but sometimes it be like that.

Sorry for the long post my dudes but i have waaay too much free time on my hands lol. Please give me feedback im bored as shit.

[axelsagewrites]

Reaper*Azazel

Requested by anonymous

hi will u pls do a shadowhunter fic of azazel x reader in which reader is a reaper/death god? valentine cast a dark spell to bind the reader to do his bidding much to her dismay. he wants her to take the souls of those gets in his way. when azazel switch his soul with magnus, he summons her to switch them back but find out she will only answer to his vessel which is currently with magnus. azazel is fascinated with the reaper n offer to break the bind between her and valentine. idk random much :p

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I kind of changed it slightly but I didn't realise till after but here ya go!

Ps sorry it took so long

Being a reaper wasn’t a cheery job to say the least. Were just as powerful as the angels but with more paper work and death. We take the souls, typically, from the dead so they’re not trapped in their mind and hand them over to death so they could be guided on. The paperwork comes into place because we don’t want to accidentally miss one. Typically, we get assigned a list per day to go get the souls. Some days your list could be full of coffin dodgers (sorry, not sorry old people) and some days those who haven’t even drawn breathe yet. Quite sad to say the least. No reaper has taken a soul from a living since ancient times. Well ancient to humans. As long as there has been life there has been death and his faithful reapers. My name is (Y/N) but was referred to as reaper of souls by mortals. Those who know of us anyway and that number is few. If a mortal knows your name then they can request a favor. It’s similar to the fae which came from demons and angels but we descend from neither. We descend from death and life. Strange? I know. We are taught were every being came from since our 10th year. Everyone knows shadowhunters come from Raziel, warlocks from Lilith/demons and fae from demons and angels. Lesser known is that angels come from life and god. Demons come from death and angels or in some cases cast down from the angels. Death comes from time along with Life and no one knows where father time comes from. Perhaps the universe but who knows? I was sent down to collect the souls of tortured downworlders from some ship from a crazy guy. We may learn about their origins but we don’t particularly care for shadowhunter history. That subject was an elective in school and I chose fae history. It seemed way more interesting. As I collected the souls I paused and crouched next to a werewolf. I could see his veins through his skin which were a murky black. Looking at the floor next to him so was the blood coming out from the gash on his legs. Reapers normally aren’t seen by mortals unless we chose to or we take our hoods down and lay down our Scythes which we use to harvest the soul. We normally never do either of they things unless we give deaths rite. Deaths rite is a blessing we give to those who suffered most so when they are guided they may be rewarded or helped. I drew back my hood and lay down my Scythe. I heard nearby downworlders gasp as black mists swirled around the spot I crouched. The dust faded out and revelled me. I didn’t care though. I began to mutter the rite: Arma curare et multibus doloris venire. non patitur (go forth and heal from the pain in deaths arms. suffer no more). I began to stand and reach for my Scythe but it wasn’t there. My hand met the cold concrete and instant panicked filled me. I dropped to my knees and surveyed the area. I looked over and saw him, the deranged man but now, now he had my Scythe. He examined the Scythe before holding it to my throat. “Well, this is a first. What downworlder are you?” he began to tilt my chin up with my own Scythe. I internally sighed. “Foul mortal, drop the Scythe or fear death more than you already do.” His eyes narrowed on me. He pressed the Scythe into my throat. “Downworlders are the foul beasts. Look around you, see your people. You should fear me.” I clicked my tongue, “That’s were you’re wrong, mortal. From the dawn of time you feared my kind,” I began to stand. He couldn’t hurt me with a weapon he didn’t know how to yield. “and reapers do not take kindly to threats.” “A reaper?” he grinned. “Well then, the legends are true.” “All the legends are true.” He took the Scythe from my throat and began to examine it again. “If that’s so then this should  be of great use,” suddenly he swung the Scythe and pointed it at a warlock. “What is her name?” the warlock looked me in the eyes. I surprisingly recognized her from decades ago where I gave her mother deaths rite. As Dot stared at me I could sense her soul deciding what to say. The crazed man hit my Scythe of steel bars next to her and she jumped. “The Scythe can tell you.” She whispered. My stomach did flips but my face remained empty. “you only have to ask.” The man did and my name displayed itself across the blade of the Scythe. “(Y/N) I ask of you a favor.” I nodded for him to continue. “I want you to bind yourself to me. I want control of you.” I didn’t get to speak, deaths hushed whisper did it for me. “Favor accepted.” For the next couple weeks Valentine had me take souls from those who apposed him. I hated every second of it. To each one I said a quick rite to them. I made it up but it applies none the less; cum rediit alienam libertatem erit in aquas. (the stolen will be returned when freedom rains) Taking the soul of the living didn’t kill them. Instead they were rendered temporally useless until their soul was either killed or I gave it back. Their eyes would lose all colour and would go white with a small dot where their pupil used to be. No matter the skin colour it would change to pure black, the colour of the void. I began to store their souls in my satchel. Their souls differed colours depending on what type of colour it was. Valentine normally had me follow him since no one would see me. Yesterday however he locked me in some apartment. There was no point in leaving. I was bonded to him so he would be able to find me easy so I might as well enjoy the small freedom. However during my alone time, I felt something jump from within me. I saw the scene as it unfolded. Valentines soul was switch with a warlock. I didn’t really care so I continued watching some tv show. I did care however when the door suddenly was unlocked and an Asian man stormed in. “Hello Valentine.” I smirked. “How’d you know its me?” He seemed stunned. I stood up and went to grab another drink from the coffee table. “Trust me, no ones soul is like yours. And you’re currently in an innocents body.” “You said soul,” he began to walk towards me. “that means you can switch me back.” I shrugged. “Then do it!” He roared. “No.” I said simply. “No?” I silently chuckled to myself. “You bonded me to your body, stupid mortal. Chose your words better next time.” “Then I ask a  favor-“ “No, no, no.” I cut him off but kept my smirk. “Your soul asked the favour, and you only get one.” For all I said fae history was interesting this was my version of a soap opera but better. So when Valentine stormed out the door I followed. We ended up at a fancy apartment and Valentine began to rake through all the drawers and cabinets looking for something. I leaned against the wall and watched him with a smirk on my lips. “Looking for a way to switch yourself back,” a voice began. Upon looking at the man sitting on the sofa I knew it was no mere man. It was Azazel. “You did this to me. You trapped me inside this filthy warlock.” Valentine spat his words as he stormed over to the greater demon. “Or to give you incentive.” Azazel spoke before turning to face me. “Would you mind giving us a little privacy.” It didn’t come out as a question though. “Ugh, it was just started to become interesting.” I dramatically sighed before going to find the kitchen. I began to prepare a dish from ancient Egypt, they fairly like us reapers and we quite often dined together, using some magic. Another benefit of being a reaper was we had magic that was sort of like a warlocks. “You know,” Azazel’s voice cut through the air. “I could always set you free from that man. He is dreadfully annoying.” “And why would you do that?” I didn’t even look at the greater demon. “I’ve always wondered what reapers were like. Perhaps a conversation with a rarity like yourself would be considered payment.” I scoffed. “Are you sure you just want a conversation?” I raised my eyebrow. “Besides,” I turned away from him. “I’m bonded to his vessel, not soul. I can handle myself.” “Is that so?” I hummed and continued to prepare my food, which was smelling amazing might I add. “I can’t wait to see how.” Azazel left but I could tell I wouldn’t be leaving his mind anytime soon. People say the eyes are the window to the soul but I don’t need a window.

Valintine was formulating some crazy plan and too be honest, his madness was interesting. I followed him as he entered the institute and all the way to his cell however I was able to get my Scythe when he wasn’t looking so he couldn’t see me as I followed him. When he went into the cell I waited a few moments. I was testing the wards, seeing if I would be seen as I entered. Knowing that I probably would I sighed and entered anyway. I heard Valentine talking with himself or rather the warlock. Valentine didn’t see me but the warlock did and I held a finger to my lips. However he saw me anyway as the elevator doors dinged and the inquisitor stepped in. “Who are you?” She demanded upon seeing me. Valentine whipped around and saw me standing there. I sighed. I knew her ancestors and lets just say her blood family weren’t my favourite people. However I also knew the Herondale’s well so I decided to let her keep her soul. “I don’t have time to concern myself with you.” I stated bluntly. She gasped. “Get her!” She ordered the guards. I rolled my eyes and flipped my wrist. They were pinned up against the wall by their throat by their own hands. “Since when could you do that?” Valentine asked clearly annoyed. “You didn’t ask.” The inquisitor pressed a button which would alert upstairs shadowhunters she was in distress. I held back a groan as I marched over to the cell door. Valentine ran over to me but I was done with his crap. I turned around and punched him square in the chest which sent him flying back to the elevator doors. The doors which opened revealing Alexander Lightwood and some other clave members. I couldn’t hold back the groan as they began to charge at me. I opened the door and when they were barely a meter away I swang my Scythe above my head in a circle. All their souls began to rise from their bodies. I made them hang in the air, rendering the people useless, for now at least. Turning back to the man I freed I saw him staring in horror at the boy with a bow. I pulled him out of the cell and he turned to me in fury. Before he even talked I made a ‘hush it’ sign with my hand. Valintine had recovered and began to stagger back to me. “I’ll give your lover his soul back if you free me.” “What? Who are you?” “A pissed off reaper whose tied to Valentine's vessel. Now fucking free me!” I yelled the last part. “You're free?” it came out more like a question but worked none the less. I felt the binding snap and I sighed in relief. “What about Alexander?” He began to say as I started to walk away. “Oh alright.” I dropped the souls and let them splutter back to life. “Come at me and I’ll do it again,” I warned as one of them began to move. Now I turned to the warlock in Valentine's body. “Do you wish to go back to your vessel?” I asked. He nodded and all the shadowhunters looked confused, Valintine, however, looked terrified and began to run. “Lightwood, grab him.” Alexander did as he was told and grabbed him. I walked in front of Valintine and tapped my finger on his forehead. “Any last words? Don’t care.” I pulled his soul from the warlock's body completely. The body began to blacken and the skin went void black. “Magnus!” Alec screamed, holding the body. The real Magnus looked horrified but I just stuck Valentine's pitch black soul into my pocket. “Your turn,” I said to the warlock. He began to back away but I pulled his soul from him anyway. Valentine's body fell and began to blacken while I held the warlocks purple soul. “Interesting colour.” I murmured as I walked towards the fallen warlock's body. I dropped the soul back in and Magnus gasped for air. “Thank you.” He managed to sputter out. “I don’t know why ” I stated as I began to walk away. As I stood in the elevator I said one final thing before the doors shut “Azazel’s been unmonitored for an hour.”

[sheryl-lee]

Can I just say I am LIVING for ur grey’s rants 💞 and honestly ya it’s not even like a show anymore??? It just feels like a never ending soap opera cause it’s just so god damn repetitive and like the only way out is u getting fired apparently and everybody just has to die and it’s so sad how far the show has fallen?? Cause like grey’s still does such meaningful storylines (the domestic abuse story recently) that deal with world issues but like someone tell them they can handle world issues (1)

Aw this means a lot so thank you so much you’re so sweet💕 And omfg I SO agree with you. I feel like grey’s has crossed the line into soap-opera territory it may as well be sorted into the genre. It’s just so crazy to think that just five-ten years ago, it was somewhat believable and realistic. Yeah, the bombs and the shootings and the plane crashes were all wacko shit, but things didn’t really get soap-y (lmao I’m laughing at my own wordplay...”soap-y”😂) until like season 11, with the car crashes and the long-lost sisters and the pregnancy post-dead husband shit...idk I mean the whole Dempsey situation was a difficult one but the way they handled the aftermath (as they do with pretty much everything) was crappy. Grey’s has become so unrecognizable it almost hurts to watch, not just because of the lack of favorite characters, not just because of the lack of ships to root for (because they all either broke up or turned toxic af), not just because of the poorly handled storytelling (or lack thereof), but just because you watch it and you just KNOW that it’s simply not the same show you tuned into way back when. And most people will argue that shows do change over the course of its narrative, because the writing staff expands, new characters are added, things happen, but I feel like grey’s just could’ve handled those changes so much better, you know? For grey’s I think the fans find themselves not so much happy for the way things are now, but more wishing for the way things could have been if x and y and z happened instead, and that’s not how a show should work. A show shouldn’t make the audience riot, it should make them root for the show to stay on air and get viewers that it deserves. At this point, I can’t really say that grey’s deserves its viewers anymore. I think it’s honestly passed the point of no return. Even if the writers do somehow turn the show around for the better next season (which I find highly unlikely) it’ll never be like it was, and for such a long-time fan of the show, it’s just so disappointing.