#lang study problems

[sofiaflorina2021]

Duolingo Achievements are Stressing Me Out

Huh, Duolingo achievements are stressing me out. Why do I focus on pursuing achievements rather than learning languages themselves? Now I don't care about any achievement. I will only maintain my learning streak, you know, do at least one lesson every day.

[f1-unpopularopinions]

drop those papers on the ethics of rpf bestie

Thank you this is my favorite thing! Not nearly a comprehensive list but a decent starting point. Let me know if access is a problem

References:

The Intimate Fandoms of Men’s Hockey Real Person Fanfiction by Mari Elise Vist

The Affective Power of Intimacy: A Case Study of a Men’s Hockey Real Person Fan Fiction’s Literary and Social Contexts by Lina Vermeer

The Real K-pop idols of fanfiction: reclaiming "real person" fanfiction as K-pop industry practice by Sooyun Hong - a thesis

Real body, fake person: Recontextualizing celebrity bodies in fandom and film by Melanie Piper

How real are people? : sports-centric real person fiction between mainstream and fanfiction by Judith Louise Tuffentsammer

Reading real person fiction as digital fiction: An argument for new perspectives by Judith Fathallah

Finding the Path Through the Ethics of Fanfiction by Victoria Fidler

Chapter 8: ​​”In the End Its All Made Up The Ethics of Real Person Fanfiction” by Jennifer McGee in Communication Ethics, Media & Popular Culture (Vol. 9). Peter Lang

Fanfiction, not just RPF

“Write the story you want to read”: world-queering through slash fanfiction creation by Diana Floegel

The Alienation of Gaze — the Construction and Gender Practice in the Fanfiction by Xuan Yu & Yu Han

"Slight dub-con but they both wanted it hardcore": Erotic fanfiction as a form of cultural activism around sexual consent by Milena Popova

An Inexhaustible Source of Magic: How Fanfiction Turned One World Into A Thousand by Taylor Pernini

Culture and Community Online - How Fanfiction Creates a Sense of Social Identity by Reshaping Popular Media by Kellye Ann Guinan (this is a longer thesis but really interesting!)

Television and Fanfiction Online: Finding Identity, Meaning, and Community by Erin B. Waggoner

Loving Fanfiction: Exploring the Role of Emotion in Online Fandoms by Brit Kelley - this is a fascinating book, got access through the public library

The Erotics of Fanfiction: Queering Fans, Works, and Communities in Modern Internet Fandom by Alexandra Garner

Writing Oneself into Someone Else’s Story – Experiments With Identity And Speculative Life Writing in Twilight Fan Fiction by Sanna Lehtonen

[honeytonedhottie]

hii honey 🥹 quickly wanted to mention that ur part of the reason why I even got tumblr, and everything u post is extremely helpful to like, anybody. I also have a question. Lately, I haven't been doing a lot of my assignments, and i've been cheating on tests sometimes because I dont remember anything I learned and I really need to keep my grades up. I just have no motivation to do my work or study at home. I am usually tired or using my phone, and no matter how bored I am, I cant even bring myself to work on my assignments. In my AP lang class I have like a 59. I really have no motivation to do anything but I'm a junior and this year is when grades r the most important. do u have any tips on how to actually be productive and motivated to do schoolwork? also with not getting distracted easily because that's another big problem of mine. sorry for this essay, but I hope this reaches you 💕

hey anonie! so i just wanna let u know that it’s so normal for us as juniors to feel really unmotivated around this time of school because the third quarter often feels like the longest. here’s what i have to say…💬🎀

📔 write down ur homework as soon as u get it and do it as soon as possible - you rly have to stay on top of ur school work and this is a rly digestible way to do so.

🎀 study during the times of the day that your the most alert and make sure that you limit distractions.

📔 if ur cheating on something make sure that you actually know the bulk of what the test is and have the answers to a few questions in the back of ur mind to ensure u get the most things right as possible.

🎀 don’t be afraid to ask for help/use the resources you have! personally i use AI like a tutor and ask it give me practice problems and explain concepts i don’t understand so make sure your using ur resources!

[queereads-bracket]

Queer Fiction Free-for-All Book Bracket Tournament: Round 2B

Book summaries below:

Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedicated study and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise may also fall, and fall he does--cast from the heavens and banished to the world below.

Eight hundred years after his mortal life, Xie Lian has ascended to godhood for the third time, angering most of the gods in the process. To repay his debts, he is sent to the Mortal Realm to hunt down violent ghosts and troublemaking spirits who prey on the living. Along his travels, he meets the fascinating and brilliant San Lang, a young man with whom he feels an instant connection. Yet San Lang is clearly more than he appears… What mysteries lie behind that carefree smile?

Fantasy, romance, xianxia, series

Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites by Joy Demorra

In a world of dwindling hope, love has never mattered more...

Captain Nathan J. Northland had no idea what to expect when he returned home to Lorehaven injured from war, but it certainly wasn't to find himself posted on an island full of vampires. An island whose local vampire dandy lord causes Nathan to feel strange things he'd never felt before. Particularly about fangs.

When Vlad Blutstein agreed to hire Nathan as Captain of the Eyrie Guard, he hadn't been sure what to expect either, but it certainly hadn't been to fall in love with a disabled werewolf. However Vlad has fallen and fallen hard, and that's the problem.

Torn by their allegiances--to family, to duty, and the age-old enmity between vampires and werewolves--the pair find themselves in a difficult situation: to love where the heart wants or to follow where expectation demands.

The situation is complicated further when a mysterious and beguiling figure known only as Lady Ursula crashes into their lives, bringing with her dark omens of death, doom, and destruction in her wake.

And a desperate plea for help neither of them can ignore.

Thrown together in uncertain times and struggling to find their place amidst the rising human empire, the unlikely trio must decide how to face the coming darkness: united as one or divided and alone. One thing is for certain, none of them will ever be the same.

Fantasy, romance, paranormal, series, adult

[tim-lz]

TGCF CAMPUS AU!!!

The campus buzzed with late afternoon chatter, students loitering around. Xie Lian adjusted his paint-splattered hoodie, he didn't even know why he wore an apron. It obviously didn't help at all. But since he saw everyone else's were not actually splattered with paint, he had begun to think that maybe the problem was him and not the apron.

Clutching a half-dead sketchbook to his chest, he shuffled into the library. Lunch? Skipped. Sleep? Who? Money? Ha.

Surviving purely on good intentions and bad caffeine.

Across the room, he noticed the one person who stood out like a silver spoon among twigs -- Hua Cheng. He lounged in a corner like the human embodiment of the "dark academia" aesthetic. Leather jacket, black boots propped on the table, a single silver ring glinting as he flipped a coin between his fingers. He wasn’t even pretending to study. He just sat there, waiting.

When Xie Lian noticed him, his eyes immediately lit up and he scramble towards the table where the young man was sat. And sure enough, Hua Cheng was soon to notice Xie Lian too, he smiled and waved his hand.

"San Lang!" Xie Lian beamed as he put down his sketchbook on the table with a low thud. Like clockwork, his battered eraser rolled off the table. But before it could hit the floor, a hand caught it mid-air. Smirking, Hua Cheng offered it back.

"Careful, Gege. You’re always dropping things."

Xie Lian flushed, and mumbled a thanks, as his stomach growled loud enough for three tables over to hear. It only made him even redder and Hua Cheng chuckled.

But everyone was too busy turning their heads at another young lad who came into the library, to be listening to Xie Lian's complaining stomach.

An iced coffee in one hand, wearing heart-shaped sunglasses indoors like the diva he was born to be, Shi Qingxuan stopped in front of Xie Lian and smiled from ear to ear.

"Lian-Lian! Group project meeting, remember? Feng Xin’s hoarding the snacks, Mu Qing already rage quit, and He Xuan’s threatening to hack the campus WiFi unless someone buys him bubble tea!"

Xie Lian sighed. Classic group chaos. He glanced at Hua Cheng, who raised an eyebrow.

"Need backup, Gege?"

Xie Lian wanted to be polite and tell him off, however he couldn't bring himself to do it.

And just like that, the two of them were swept into the whirlwind that was Shi Qingxuan’s  social orbit.

The walk to the study room was way too loud and chattery. It was mostly Shi Qingxuan rambling on and Xie Lian nodding his head with a ploute and kind smile, with Hua Cheng silently following them close behind.

Mu Qing stood outside the study room, arms crossed, scowling at his phone as the group chat exploded with memes and useless plans.

It was supposed to be a study group chat.

"Aren't you gonna come in, Mu Qing?" Xie Lian asked as Shi Qingxuan already burst in through the door.

"Mn" Mu Qing originally wanted to say no. But however he felt the dark shadow behind Xie Lian (which was Hua Cheng) glaring at him, daring him to say anything negative. So he just reluctantly went in after the two of them.

Feng Xin arrived five minutes later, a plastic bag full of chips and juice boxes, grumbling under his breath but still showing up.

Group projects were never his thing.

Meanwhile, He Xuan sat at the back, chewing tapioca pearls menacingly and plotting how to overthrow the entire university administration.

But amid the chaos, one thing stayed the same — Hua Cheng was always there, next to Xie Lian, handing him erasers, snacks, and occasionally pulling him out of the world’s dumbest group crises.

Because no matter the timeline — ancient heavens or modern universities — San Lang would always find his Gege.

♪⁠～⁠(⁠´⁠ε⁠｀⁠ ⁠)

[w2mini]

thinking about filo jamming session w/ Iwaizumi Hajime “Padilla”

“Pangarap lang kita”

Those lyrics echoed throughout the room as the two figures sang alone in the classroom, their melodic voices being the only sound you could hear.

As you strum your guitar, Iwaizumi sang along with you as he sat beside you on the floor.

Being in a foreign land was difficult, sure, but reliving moments like these originating back to your home was what made it worthwhile.

Iwaizumi met you when he heard about a new transfer student, a foreigner one too, much to his surprise, they were also from the same homeland as his.

You guys instantly clicked when the both of you met, you still remember the relief you felt when he approached you during lunchtime, the relief of not being alone.

Your discussions with him would range from one topic to another, then to another. Surely a talkative duo.

And let’s not forget about the fact that almost everyone didn’t want to bother the both of you because it may as well just end up with you guys secretly talking about them in your language none could understand.

Insert Oikawa’s “What does punyeta mean?” with Iwaizumi and you cackling in the background.

“At kahit mahal kita,”

And now, your friendship with him continued to bloom as the both of you bond over jamming sessions like this with songs from your home country.

It’s became a weekly routine at this point, ever since Iwaizumi learned that you could play the guitar, he would tune in to listen to your alluring voice.

It started when you were playing at an abandoned classroom, a simple idea that you thought it would be a nice place to play songs on.

That was when Iwaizumi caught you singing the same song you guys were currently singing. Oh if only he could admit how much that sight deeply affected him.

“Wala akong magagawa,”

He’s still not sure with his feelings, although it’s lingering within him, fear still struck him to no end.

His mind is set onto two things only, that was: volleyball and you.

He dreamed big, VERY big. Maybe he would introduce you to his family, get married, have a cat, or maybe a dog.

But there was one problem.

You’re only here to study for highschool, but after that, you’re considering to probably go back to the Philippines for college.

Iwaizumi knows theres still plenty of time before you would leave, but it still bothered him, he knows how difficult long distance relationships are.

“Tanggap ko oh, aking sinta,”

but maybe some time.

“Pangarap lang kita.”

He’ll say those words to you when he feels ready.

The song ends with those lyrics as your fingers drifted away from the guitar’s chords, your gaze moving to the man beside you as you gave him a satisfied smile.

“Magaling ka naman pala kumanta Iwaizumi” (you’re good at singing) You said in a teasing manner as he responded with a light punch on your shoulder.

“Manahimik ka nga, pati hindi ba mas mataas ako sayo ng isang year? dapat lagyan mo ng -san yan” (be quiet, also I’m a year higher than you, you should add a -san there) Iwaizumi joked, knowing how conscious you could get when it came to Japan’s manners and etiquette.

“O sige nga, gusto mo tawagin pa nga kita ng kuya eh” (Oh sure, I could call you brother if you wanted too) You teased back, making Iwaizumi turn red in embarrassment as you turned into a fit of giggles.

Gosh, if only you knew how much he loved you.

MY DEAR FILOS WYA!!! sorry if its short, this was just a small idea that I thought of, also because Parokya ni Edgar is gonna have a concert in don bosco HEHEHEHHEH

also just so were clear, the term “Kuya” doesn’t entirely mean ‘brother’ but it’s also a way to address a guy that’s older than you.

I hope u guys enjoyed 🎀🫶

[mieanme]

Merman x Siren au

(Hualian - part XVI)

First part: PART I

Previous part: PART XV

I once again forgot it was Sunday ☠️ So please, enjoy the Monday morning chapter—

~Previously on the underwater telenovela~

And Xie Lian watches, with growing fear. Strong hands decorated with deadly sharp claws. Huge back fin and spikes, ready to stab anyone coming from the back. Huge, ridiculously long tail. Just like San Lang’s, but completely black, without a hint of any other colour.

It is indeed another siren.

And it looks even more terrifying than the one Xie Lian already got to know.

***

Xie Lian tries to calm down his own heartbeat as much as possible so that the siren doesn't hear it. If it's indeed the same species as San Lang, it wouldn't have a problem with discovering the merman's presence. However, it doesn't stop by the cave, to Xie Lian relief, but way closer to the place where the merman was previously sitting on the rocks, hiding in the shadows.

The merman takes this opportunity to observe the siren. Apart from its terrifying appearance, Xie Lian notices it's most probably a male. The siren studies the rocks, as if he sensed someone was there a few minutes ago. He doesn't look around to find that creature though. Instead, he swims up and slowly peaks through the surface, carefully gluing his body to the stones, as if he was afraid to be affected by the sun rays. After taking a short while to look, he lowers himself back and turns to keep swimming around the island, going deeper into the ocean, probably to avoid the sunlight.

The second Xie Lian cannot sense the siren anymore, he shoots out of the cave as if the water started boiling there. There's only one thought circulating his mind - find San Lang.

So he goes back to their coral reef, hoping the siren has come back, since it's already past dinner time. His tail hurts from how fast he's been trying to swim, but it doesn't stop him from pushing forward - after all, there are lives he hopes to save.

“San Lang? San Lang?!” he clicks as loud as he can, looking around in distress. Ruoye finally lets go off him and swims around, probably happy it decided to stick itself to the merman's back in the cave - it would take the octopus way longer to get back to the coral reef by itself.

The first to come around isn't the siren, but E-Ming, accompanied by some smaller fish. The animal senses Xie Lian's distress and even ignores his own fear of the octopus to try and comfort the merman. It swims up to him and brushes over him a few times on the way. Xie Lian does feel a little better after that, so he pets the shark, but he still doesn't forget about his priorities at this very moment.

“San Lang!” he shouts again, causing all the animals that have already gathered around him to flee.

When Xie Lian is ready to give up on calling the siren and just go look for him, he feels a movement far, far behind himself.

He turns around and sighs with relief when he sees the red-scaled siren in the distance. San Lang must have started swimming differently on purpose to let Xie Lian know he's coming, because from this far the merman would certainly not hear him.

Xie Lian swims up to him, not wanting to waste any time. When they meet halfway, the merman bumps into San Lang's chest, not having considered that it will take him longer to stop while swimming so fast. The siren doesn't complain and catches him in a hug instead, holding the merman by his waist.

“San Lang, you're back!” The merman exclaims, grabbing onto the siren's shoulders.

“What happened, little merman? You've sounded stressed while calling my name,” the siren clicks, looking at Xie Lian with concern. He quickly examines the merman's body with his eyes and hands, but thankfully he doesn't discover any injuries.

“I need your help, immediately!” Xie Lian states, strengthening his hold on the siren's shoulders. “There's no time to lose! Come, quick, I will lead the way!”

The second Xie Lian wants to turn around and swim back towards the island, he is halted in place by the siren's arms. He blinks and looks back at San Lang, who seems more and more confused with each passing second.

“Calm down and tell me what's wrong, little merman. I haven't sensed any intruders here, so why are we rushing?” The siren asks, eyeing Xie Lian. “Has any creature tried to hurt you? Just tell me which one and I will take care of it myself. No need for you to witness that.”

“No, no, that's not it!” Xie Lian assures, growing a little more desperate to get San Lang to just move. “Do you remember the boat that we encountered a few days ago?”

“I do recall a boat, yes,” the siren replies, tilting his head to the side. “What does it have to do with your distress?”

“I found one of the humans from it on the island you granted another siren the access to! And the second one is missing! I'm afraid that the siren might have hurt him. The other human wasn't hostile or anything, he was just very worried for his friend, so please, please, come with me and let's try to look for the other human together! I saw the siren too and it was swimming around that island, so I'm positive it's his evil scheme!”

When Xie Lian finishes clicking, he tries to get out of San Lang's hold again, but, to his surprise, this time he also fails.

“San Lang, what are you doing? I know that you're not fond of humans, but this one is innocent! Please, we should help him!” Xie Lian tries to reason with the siren, afraid that he might refuse to do what Xie Lian asks for the first time since the merman swam into his waters.

However, he doesn't expect that the siren's reluctance to not come from his general displeasure with humans, but rather from a different source. He also doesn't expect the answer he gets from San Lang.

“No human from that boat is going to get harmed by the siren. Trust me, little merman,” is the only thing he says.

“What do you mean? One of them is missing! Do you know where he is? Is he on another island? I haven't checked, but…”

Xie Lian feels stupid for a second. There are other islands nearby, but he thought that San Lang granted the access to only one of them to the other siren. If he was mistaken, then he might have made a fuss out of nothing. But, again, how did the humans get separated if the remains of the boat were right there on the beach?

It doesn't feel right. There must have be a piece of information that San Lang knows, but Xie Lian doesn't.

“That human's ‘friend’ is safe and sound, Xie Lian. No need to look for him. Just let it go now. It's not our business.”

Xie Lian blinks, not being able to believe the siren is so calm. It's also weird to hear the siren call him by his name - San Lang rarely uses it. Then he slowly replies the siren's words over and over again in his head.

'The human's friend', seems as an odd way to call the missing human. The siren's behaviour is also weird - he knows about the intruders in his territory, but doesn't seem to be as hostile towards them as he was in the beginning. He's sure the human on the island won't get hurt, but there's literally the other siren who flipped the boat and crashed it to pieces, trapping the said human on the island he wanted access to.

Has that siren planned to lure humans there? San Lang said before that it was a longer while ago when they made their deal. Was the other siren aiming for a specific human - the one trapped - and was collaborating with the ‘friend’? How was it even possible—

Right then Xie Lian gets a terrifying idea. He looks up at San Lang again with big eyes, trying to think how to form the question he wanted to ask. The face the siren is making is more than enough of a reason to change the topic, but the merman doesn't want to give up.

So he spits a short question, hoping for a confirmation.

“San Lang. Do sirens… have the ability to shape-shift?”

Next part: PART XVII

[eesirachs]

For a school assignment, I'm assembling an anthology around the theme of queer divinity and desire, but I'm having a hard time finding a fitting essay/article (no access to real academic catalogues :/ ), do you know of any essays around this theme?

below are essays, and then books, on queer theory (in which 'queer' has a different connotation than in regular speech) in the hebrew bible/ancient near east. if there is a particular prophet you want more of, or a particular topic (ištar, or penetration, or appetites), or if you want a pdf of anything, please let me know.

essays: Boer, Roland. “Too Many Dicks at the Writing Desk, or How to Organize a Prophetic Sausage-Fest.” TS 16, no. 1 (2010b): 95–108. Boer, Roland. “Yahweh as Top: A Lost Targum.” In Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible, edited by Ken Stone, 75–105. JSOTSup 334. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim, 2001. Boyarin, Daniel. “Are There Any Jews in ‘The History of Sexuality’?” Journal of the History of Sexuality 5, no. 3 (1995): 333–55. Clines, David J. A. “He-Prophets: Masculinity as a Problem for the Hebrew Prophets and Their Interpreters.” In Sense and Sensitivity: Essays on Reading the Bible in Memory of Robert Carroll, edited by Robert P. Carroll, Alastair G. Hunter, and Philip R. Davies, 311–27. JSOTSup 348. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002. Graybill, Rhiannon. “Yahweh as Maternal Vampire in Second Isaiah: Reading from Violence to Fluid Possibility with Luce Irigaray.” Journal of feminist studies in religion 33, no. 1 (2017): 9–25. Haddox, Susan E. “Engaging Images in the Prophets: Feminist Scholarship on the Book of the Twelve.” In Feminist Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Retrospect. 1. Biblical Books, edited by Susanne Scholz, 170–91. RRBS 5. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2013. Koch, Timothy R. “Cruising as Methodology: Homoeroticism and the Scriptures.” In Queer Commentary and the Hebrew Bible, edited by Ken Stone, 169–80. JSOTSup 334. Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim, 2001. Tigay, Jeffrey. “‘ Heavy of Mouth’ and ‘Heavy of Tongue’: On Moses’ Speech Difficulty.” BASOR, no. 231 (October 1978): 57–67.

books: Ahmed, Sara. Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2006. Bauer-Levesque, Angela. Gender in the Book of Jeremiah: A Feminist-Literary Reading. SiBL 5. New York: P. Lang, 1999. Black, Fiona C., and Jennifer L. Koosed, eds. Reading with Feeling : Affect Theory and the Bible. Atlanta, GA: SBL Press, 2019. Brenner, Athalya. The Intercourse of Knowledge: On Gendering Desire and “Sexuality” in the Hebrew Bible. BIS 26. Leiden: Brill, 1997. Camp, Claudia V. Wise, Strange, and Holy: The Strange Woman and the Making of the Bible. JSOTSup 320. Gender, Culture, Theory 9. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2000. Chapman, Cynthia R. The Gendered Language of Warfare in the Israelite-Assyrian Encounter. HSM 62. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2004. Creangă, Ovidiu, ed. Men and Masculinity in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond. BMW 33. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2010. Eilberg-Schwartz, Howard. God’s Phallus: And Other Problems for Men and Monotheism. Boston: Beacon, 1995. Huber, Lynn R., and Rhiannon Graybill, eds. The Bible, Gender, and Sexuality : Critical Readings. London, UK ; T&T Clark, 2021. Guest, Deryn. When Deborah Met Jael: Lesbian Biblical Hermeneutics. London: SCM, 2005. Graybill, Rhiannon, Meredith Minister, and Beatrice J. W. Lawrence, eds. Rape Culture and Religious Studies : Critical and Pedagogical Engagements. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2019. Graybill, Rhiannon. Are We Not Men? : Unstable Masculinity in the Hebrew Prophets. New York, NY: Oxford University Press USA, 2016. Halperin, David J. Seeking Ezekiel: Text and Psychology. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1993. Jennings, Theodore W. Jacob’s Wound: Homoerotic Narrative in the Literature of Ancient Israel. New York: Continuum, 2005. Macwilliam, Stuart. Queer Theory and the Prophetic Marriage Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible. BibleWorld. Sheffield and Oakville, CT: Equinox, 2011. Maier, Christl. Daughter Zion, Mother Zion: Gender, Space, and the Sacred in Ancient Israel. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 2008. Mills, Mary E. Alterity, Pain, and Suffering in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. LHB/OTS 479. New York: T. & T. Clark, 2007. Stökl, Jonathan, and Corrine L. Carvalho. Prophets Male and Female: Gender and Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Ancient Near East. AIL 15. Atlanta, GA: SBL, 2013. Stone, Ken. Practicing Safer Texts: Food, Sex and Bible in Queer Perspective. Queering Theology Series. London: T & T Clark International, 2004. Weems, Renita J. Battered Love: Marriage, Sex, and Violence in the Hebrew Prophets. OBT. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 1995.

[freakymcnastys]

hihihi!! idk if you’re taking request but i LOVED ur 10 things i hate abt you one shot!! i would love to see a part 2 💝💝💝

“are you bored yet?” - katsuki bakugou x fem!reader

━━ . ˚₊ ꒱ "will you tell the truth so I don’t have to lie?"

NOTE: there will be 2 more parts after this! (sorry it’s so long 💔💔)

content: 10tihay au, quirkless au, american au, regular bakugou stuff, PART 2 WHOOP WHOOP! (part 1 here )

"WAIT WHATS THAT?" Iida asked Kirishima who held a yellow stack of flyers. "My revenge.." He said with a smile before throwing the papers down the staircase of the school watching as the students grabbed them. "Mineta's having a party?" Iida questioned, confused. "No but now he is!" He responded with a wink before walking off.

While walking out of school, Iida noticed Ochaco walking by herself. "Hey Ochaco!" He quipped, sliding next to the burnette. She quickly greeted him with a smile. The pair walked off together ultimately deciding to have Ochaco show Iida around while talking about the plan with her sister and Katsuki. "Are you going to the party" Iida asked. "Yeah of course I really really wanna go but I can't unless my sister does.." Ochaco sighed hopping off a statue the two were climbing. "Um I'm working on that but your sister is not going for the guy." He explained before a question popped into his head.

"So are you sure that your sister isn't a-"

"K.D. Lang fan? Nope." Ochaco shrugged. "Found a picture of Fatgum in her drawer once." She continued. "Oh so she's into guys like that? Like pretty guys?" He questioned, looking down at her. "I guess. I mean you can't expect me to dissect the inner workings of her twisted mind!" She ranted, not forgetting the theatrics while she spoke.

Kirishima's bike compared to the rest of the bikers made Iida sink into himself as he walked into the bar, looking for Bakugou. Once they spotted him they went to him. "Should you be drinking that if your don't have a liver?" The red head asked, stupidly, earning a smack from Iida. "So we got somethings that might help you win over y/n."

Katsuki just raised him brow, taking another sip from his beer. "Uh first off y/n hates smokers..so uh--" Iida then processed to take the cigarette from Bakugou hand and put it out on the floor as Kirishima nodded along. "So yer telling me that I'm a non-smoker?" The blonde let out slowly. "Well just for now! and well here's another problem.." Iida led on. "Ochaco says y/n likes pretty guys.." He finished as the two friends looked to each other then at Katsuki.

"Are you telling me I'm not a pretty guy?" He asked almost offended, getting up from his spot that was leaning on the pool table. This causes the two teens to scramble to defend themselves and to compliment Bakugou. "This is a very pretty guy! This is a gorgeous guy!" Kirishima retorted as Iida quickly agreed with him as Bakugou went back down to listen to the rest of what they needed to tell him. Katsuki knew he was a pretty guy but he loved to mess with this guys..

As Momo and Ochaco tried to quickly sneak past her dad to leave for the party, he just called out to them. "Should've tried the window!"

"Now where are you two going?" He interrogated them as Momo just looked at her friend with a nervous smile. "Well if you must know we are going to a..study group!" The youngest daughter lied, terribly. "Other wise known as an orgy?" He raised an eyebrow from behind his newspaper.

"Oh come on daddy it's just a party!" the burnette attempted to use her charm on her dad but he still didn't seem to budge. "You know you can't go if your sister doesn't." As if on que you came down the stairs, on your way to the kitchen.

"Come on y/n! Can't you be normal for once and go to Minetas party!" Ochaco huffed, practically begging you. Although you REALLY didn't want to go, you really did feel a pang of guilt after seeing how much your sister wanted to go to this stupid party. Fuck it.

“Fine I’ll make an appearance.” You shrug before heading back upstairs to fix your hair and grab a leather jacket. As you were on your way to your room you hear the door close and your dad say to himself, “what just happened…?” in disbelief. Which made you laugh a bit.

The party was booming once you got there. Of course now looking around the atmosphere you feel regret creep up on you as you soon bump into Monoma.

“Woah hey there kitty cat!” He spoke with his usual self righteous tone which caused you to scoff. “Whatever just stay away from my sister.” You warn the blonde. Before walking away he says this. “Can’t promise she’ll stay away from me!” Suddenly this party started to suck even more than before.

And just as you thought things couldn’t get worse the guy who seemed to be harassing you showed up once again. “Dear god, what do you want..” You let out a sigh. “What not enjoying the party?” The blonde scoffed. This guy is now starting to seriously piss you off.

Just as Katsuki was gonna say something back, Monoma and Ochaco walked past the two with his arm around the girl and saying something along the lines of, “guess who found me!”. This seemed to set something off in you as Katsuki watched you throw back two shots of whatever was on the table. “Woah slow down..” The boy said, rather uncharacteristically, concerned.

“Come man I’m enjoying the party!”

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Propaganda

Irene Dunne (The Awful Truth, Theodora Goes Wild, My Favorite Wife)— The first time I saw her in Theodora Goes Wild she struck me dumb because who is that BEAUTIFUL woman being so funny and clever??? She was primarily known as a dramatic actress (and believe you me those are muscles she can FLEX, Penny Serenade hurts my feelings) but she’s also one of the funniest screwball leading ladies I’ve ever seen. Her films with Cary Grant are especially charming, but all her characters have this knowing quality in the heart of them that’s so intriguing, and her screwball girlies have this freedom to go after what (or who) they want that is delightfully subversive. I want to be her, I want to fuck her, I want to see every movie she’s ever done, she is a brilliant actress and she is my dream woman.

Devika Rani (Achhut Kanya)—She was grandniece of Rabindranath Tagore (laureate). She was sent to boarding school in England at age nine and grew up there. After completing her schooling, she joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the Royal Academy of Music to study acting and music, at a time when aristocratic women did not enter showbiz. She studied filmmaking in Berlin. It is well known that she underwent training at the UFA Studios in the art and technique of acting under Eric Pommer, and other aspects of film production including costume and set designing and make-up, under eminent directors like GW Pabst, Fritz Lang, Emil Jannings and Josef von Sternberg. She is also reported to have worked with Marlene Dietrich. She had a multi-faceted personality and took on many responsibilities of film production at Bombay Talkies, a studio that she co-founded with Himanshu Rai in Mumbai in 1934. She often took care of hair and make up, supervised set design and editing, scouted for new talent and mentored them. She was the face of Bombay Talkies, and also the reason behind the political and financial backing the studio received, at a time when even women from red light districts refused to work as actresses. She was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, when it was instituted in 1970.

This is round 2 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

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Irene Dunne:

irene excelled in screwball comedies, musicals, melodramas...she could do it all. she often played elegant society ladies and brought sparkling charisma and poise for days to anything she did, and sang like an angel (she pursued opera before going into moves), her rendition of jerome kern's "smoke gets in your eyes" in roberta moves me to tears every time.

A fantastic star of screwball comedies Irene Dunne is an undersung hot woman in my opinion. She rose to fame in her roles alongside the likes of Cary Grant, and was usually the funniest person in her movies. And the hottest.

She's snarky, and quick, prone to rolling her eyes, and eager to trip her counterparts up. In short, she was a devilish, charming, problem of a woman in many of her films, the pinnacle of hotness.

She’s so gorgeous and funny and her way of acting is so fresh and timeless! She’s the complete package of hotness to me with her talents, humor, and, of course, hot looks. I named my left tit after her to hopefully attract even a smidgen of her beauty and charm.

Devika Rani:

Achhut Kanya (1936) is the only one of hers I've seen but hot DAMN

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Clark Kent/Kal-El (Superman)

Saved by his parents essentially macgyver-ing a rocket stasis pod, kryptonian toddler Kal-El was launched into space as Krypton exploded, eventually crash landing on Earth, near Smallville, Kansas. He was found by Martha and Jon Kent, who were in their 30s and desperately wanted children but had just been told they would be unable to conceive naturally, and adopted as Clark Kent, named after Martha’s maiden name. They weren’t sure how old Clark was so they just started counting from when they found him, calling that his “birth” day in 1952. They never hid his origins from him but they also couldn’t tell him what they didn’t know about Krypton.

As the child of a scientist and an astronaut back on Krypton, Clark was naturally smart and excelled at school, when he wasn’t labeled a “problem child” as he struggled to control his wide variety of superpowers, though he was able to hide these powers from all but his parents and his two closest friends, Lana Lang and Pete Ross, who also agreed to keep the secret. Clark tried to keep a low profile but Jon and Martha instilled a strong sense of right, wrong, and justice into Clark so he could never turn a blind eye to those in need.

At one point, the Legion of Superheroes arrived from the future via time travel and Clark went with them for a while, dropped off mere minutes after initially leaving to maintain timeline integrity. While in the future, Clark received superhero training and is told certain things about himself (yellow vs red sun radiation, Kryptonite, the fate of Krypton, etc) but understood that some things he would have to learn on his own, in his own time period (like his Rogues Gallery). Clark had been debating what to do with himself  before this but felt good about fulfilling his destiny as a superhero by the time he returned. Since he was still (at least legally) 16 by this point, Clark began preparations to move to Metropolis, focusing on studying to be a reporter/journalist as his day job rather than trying to be a superhero just yet.

(I’m using this to set up a reboot of an old idea I had for Braniac 5 and my OC Batboy getting stuck in the past for a while. It was initially for Teen Titans, but I kinda wanna rework it to fit with Phantom Bat lol)

Graduating at 18, he goes to Metropolis University for a few years before debuting as Superman at 25, having already established himself at the Daily Planet. He is quickly inducted into the Justice Society of America but soon realized the superhero team had some major flaws and drawbacks, particularly as he realized these “heroes” had become little more than the American government’s attacks dogs rather than thinking for themselves and following an independent moral system. He stayed, though, so he could access their resources, network with other heroes, and learn what not to do as he began making plans to create his own superhero team.

After meeting Batman (a la “The Batman” Season 5), Superman approaches Bruce with his plan for the Justice League, asking if Wayne Enterprise would be its “secret” financial backer. Bruce says he’ll think about it, since he had a lot on his plate at the time. Superman meets Wonder Woman shortly after she stopped Ares from inciting World War III, and quickly gets her to support his Justice League idea. Together they recruit Flash (Barry Allen), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Aquaman (Orin of Atlantis), and Martian Manhunter (J’onn J’onzz) as their starting lineup by the time Bruce finally agrees to back the Justice League, debuting to the world shortly thereafter in 1994. Once established and proven to be stable (ie. not likely to disband like other independent superhero teams) the Justice League drew many new members from around the world, often as representatives of national teams.

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"Ikaw lang patutunguhan".☘︎ ݁˖ — Taesan Filo Au

🥀—A long time crush, Aviel never gave up on Taesan. Kahit anong reject, kahit anong hindi, naniniwala parin ang dalaga na balang araw, siya narin ang pipiliin. Ngunit, paano kung kelan oras na, siya namang pagkawala?

Genre: Romance, Youth, Angst

Warnings: Mention of hospitals, cigarettes, family problems

Now playing: Ikaw lang patutunguhan by Amiel Sol, La la lost you by NIKI

Word count: 1.6k

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[12:30 AM]

Anong oras na, chat parin ng chat tong si Aviel. We've been friends, probably since highschool. Unfortunately, hanggang college kasama ko parin siya. Sabi niya, SABI NIYA, gusto niya raw talaga ang kursong kinuha niya—BS Accountancy.

Tapos, rinig ko pa sa kaibigan niya, kinuha niya lang talaga to dahil nandito ako. Minsan di ko malaman laman anong balak nito sa buhay. She was an out going type of person, go with a flow pero takot sa mangyayari sa furture niya.

A total opposite of mine, I know what I want and don't. I already figured and planned my life out the moment I step on college. Well, that's what I thought.

Aviel

Baks, gising ka pa?

Sa tingin mo?

Yown! Pasama ako 7 11

Viel, it's already midnight

Kala mo naman bago! DALI NA

Maninigarilyo ka nanaman?

HOY HINDI

Sama mo naman sakin:(

Omw

12:35 AM

Yes. She's smoking. Mas malala dati. She said it was her coping mechanism, but still.

"May nangyari nanaman ba?" Una kong bati dito. She's wearing a gray oversized hoodie, hood over head covering her messy long hair. "Gaga, di ba pwedeng miss lang kita?" ngiti nito sakin sabay kapit sa aking braso na kala mong linta.

"Can you please—"pilit kong alis ng yakap niya sakin. Lakas talaga nito. "IIIIHHH!!!"

"Ano ba bibilhin mo?"

"Anong sakin? Bilhan kita potchi!"

"Huh? For what?" As far as I know, wala namang event kanina. She usually gave me gifts everytime na may ganap. It may be Christmas, New Years, Valentines, ewan ko bakit pati sa Independence day.

And its always...potchi. Just because I like them.

"Hala! To naman! Syempre, tapos na tayo sa midterms" oh, yes. "Is that a big deal?"

"Oo naman no!"

"You know I rejected you, right?" Napatigil ito sa kanyang paglalakad. Pati tuloy ako, napatigil narin. I was just staring at her, waiting for her reply. "U-uhm...ayun na yung 7 11 oh! Bilisan na natin anong oras na!" As always, change of topic.

[9:00 PM - February 19]

"You know I'm studying, right? May quizbee ako bukas" it may sound bad, pero totoo naman. Ito agad ang bungad ko kay Aviel. Randomly calling me at night. "Ay, sorry! I just want to see you lang naman..." she replied, lips were pierced to each other.

Leaving a light sighed, I walked towards her. "Go on, what do you need?" A huge smile was plastered on her face. "Here" abot nito sakin ng sobre. Its not just a normal envelope, it was decorated with small bows and pinky stickers. It even has a small bump, probably a candy.

"What's this?" I asked, acting dump. "Letter" she smiled innocently, hiding both of her hands behind her back. "I know, I mean—"

"I like you, Taesan"

I know.

"Yun yung letter" silenced. Hindi ko alam kung anong isasagot ko sa kanya. All this time, I only see her as a friend. This is probably the third time she confessed. I never expect na aabot pa hanggang college.

"Aviel, you know—"

"I know. Pero, sana hayaan mo lang ako? Kapag kasi pinipigilan ko, mas lalo lang akong napapamahal sayo, San" sambit nito. "Just let me, San?"

[12:30 PM]

Lunch break.

Forgot to bring mine, so I don't have a choice but to go to our cafeteria na napagka-layo sa building namin. Ayaw ata nila kaming pakainin.

"Taesan! Kain ka Cafeteria?" salubong sakin ng kaibigan ko—Leehan. One of the well-known students here. A role model. He's the president of Central Student Council and also an athlete. No wonder, a lot of girls were running for him.

"Yeah, nakalimutan ko baon ko"

"Oh? Hinahanap ka nga ni Aviel kanina" he knows her? "Oo. She's literally my classmate, tol"

"LEEHAN! SABAY TAYO KAIN—" biglang sigaw ng isang matinis na boses mula sa kabilang hallway. It was her, Aviel. Her jolly smile were there. Checks were red as roses.

"Oh, Taesan. Pinapa-abot ngapala ni tita" sabay abot sakin ng isang eco-bag, containing my lunch. "Tara na, Han! Sabay tayo! Libre kita" she happily told him, she was excited. Clinging onto his arms.

"Ah, sige tol. Una na kami, SUNOD KA!" habol ni Leehan sabay takbo kasama si Aviel.

Kelan pa kayo naging close?

[8:30 PM]

Hindi ako mapakali. Naka-tayo lang ako sa labasan ng bahay namin. I was waiting for her. Usually around 7, naka-uwi na yon. The thing is, lagi kaming sabay. Ngayon, sumama siya kay Leehan. It's not that I don't trust my friend. it's just...

"Nagseselos ka ba?"

Unang bungad sakin ni Aviel the moment I bombed her with questions. Saan ka galing? Bakit late ka umuwi? Nasan si Leehan? Inaalagaan ba siya ng maayos? Anong nangyari?

"Hindi ah! Bakit mo naman iisipin yan?"

She just left out a small laughed. "Taesan, crush mo talaga ako, 'no?"

I scoffed. "How many times ba kita ire-reject para i-let go mo ko, ha?"

"I won't, San"

"Hindi ka ba naaawa sa sarili mo niyan?" she looked down, piercing her lips once again. "You know, San. Sometimes in life, you don't have other choices but just keep on going. Although it was clear that it was not meant for you..." bigla niya nalang akong tinignan sa mga mata.

Aviel...

[3:00 AM - May]

Ilang buwan na kaming walang usap ni Aviel. The only assurance I had is nakikita ko siyang lumalabas ng bahay nila at uuwi. Minsan, nakikita ko sa school. Pero hanggang doon lang. We never talked ever since. Even my chats, they were ignored.

At first, maybe she was busy. We are busy. Thesis defense na kasi. Until I decided to go outside. Hindi kasi ako makatulog.

Doon, nakita ko. Ang dating Aviel. Trying to light up the cigarette on her mouth, covering from the wind. I have no other choice but to snatched it from her.

"Hoy—" she was snapped the moment she saw me. Her eyes were swollen. The redness were still visible under her eyes. I knew it, there's something wrong.

Napalunok lamang ito sabay tungo. "What happened?" She tried to speak, but no words can scape from her mouth. "Tara, 7 11"

[3:15 AM]

Silenced. The sound of crickets were the only thing that we could hear. I brought her a milk, a usual drink that calms her down.

In one gulped, she sighed. "Taesan?" I hummed. "Do you think...the world could've been better if I wasn't born?"

I didn't respond. I don't want to respond. "Do you think...both of my parents could've a better life? Without us?" She land her gaze on me. It was sparkiling. A tear scaped from her almond eyes.

"Aviel..."

She smiled bitterly. "Malapit na pala birthday ko..."

"Hmm...what do you want?"

"A restart. A restart button"

She looked away. "I want to restart everything, Taesan. To live a truthful life, not surrounded by lies"

[8:00 PM]

I just finished my classes. They were tough, but it was bearable. At least. Could've been better if...

"Kuya! Kanina ka pa dito?" Hindi ko na namalayan, nasa tabi ko na pala ang kapatid ni Aviel—Aries. "Just got here" I noted as I opened the door. As usual, the smell was good. Nag-request talaga kami na panatilihing mabango ang kuwarto niya, para pag nagising siya, hindi siya badtrip.

"Waah! Kainis talaga yung isa kong kaklase. Muntik ko na masapak, kuya!" I just chuckled at his silly little stories. "Wag kang gumaya sa ate mo"

"Di ko nga alam kung gigising pa yan" buntong-hininga nito sabay upo sa kabilang couch malapit sa bintana. I decided to sit on a monoblock near her bed. Though we were talking, the sound of the machines can still clearly hear.

"Kuya...gigising pa ba si ate?" Muling tanong ni Aries. Ever since that incident happened, bigla nalang nawalan ng malay si Aviel, the only question he has is kung magigising pa ba ang ate niya.

Both of their parents were working, so most of the time, kaming dalawa ang bantay. "Of course she will. She's a strong person" I assure him.

"Alam mo kuya, feeling ko alam ko na sagot sa tanong ko" I hummed. "Siguro...mas ok na rin na hindi na gumising si ate"

"Hmm? Bakit naman?"

"Pagod na kasi siya, kuya. Naaawa na ko kay ate" ani nito. "Alam mo, pag nag aaway sila mama at papa, mas pipiliin niyang marinig lahat nang yon"

"How?"

"Kinukulong ako ni ate sa kuwarto tsaka pinapasuot sakin yung earphones niya. Kahit alam kong ayaw niya, pipilitin niyang siya nalang makarinig lahat kesa makita ko" ngayon ko lang narinig to. Aviel never opened up about family related problems. She will rather keep those on her own. One thing is because she doesn't want to ruin the names of her family. Malalaman ko nalang kapag naninigarilyo siya.

"Do you know that your ate smokes?"

Tumango ito. "Kahit ayaw ko, di ko siya mapigilan. Wala akong magawa eh, coping mechanism narin niya. Kaya, para narin sa kanya, mas gugustuhin ko nalang mag pahinga siya kesa sa nakikita kong nahihirapan siya..."

"...kahit ayaw ko"

[10:00 PM]

Pinatulog ko na si Aries. He cried, again. Gabi-gabi yan, umiiyak. Hindi sa ayaw na niyang makasama ang ate niya, but also for her peace narin.

I miss you, Aviel. Siguro kung nakikita mo ko ngayon, papaulanin mo ko ng tanong. Bakit ka nandito? Bakit mo ko inaalagaan? Ayaw mo sakin pero nandito ka? You'll probably even try to kick me out of the room. Yet, a sweet smile will still be formed on your face.

I miss that, Aviel. I miss your jolly personality, eagerness, and positivity in life. Knowing that you've through a lot behind those sunshines you gave to us, to me. I miss you, Aviel. Wake up na, please? Your brother is waiting for you...he misses her ate na. Aviel, please? Say my name again. Lets go out again in the middle of the night and talk nonsenses...

Aviel...I—

"Taesan?"

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Weekly Batman/DC Fic Recs (1)

This week I've read two delightful character studies, one focused on Barbara Gordon and the other on Jason Todd. There's also a hilarious SI/OC fic from the perspective of Tim Drake and two fantastic fics where Lonnie Machin/Anarky plays a major role. Apart from that, two delicious smutty fics got an update: Bruce/Dick/Jason college au and Slade/Jason western au. We also have an amazing DCU, MCU and X-Men crossover oneshot! Hope you enjoy the recs <3

Delta T by Havendance In one universe, mere seconds stop Barbara Gordon from sniping Black Mask. In another, she takes the shot.

G | No Archive Warnings Apply | Batman (Comics) | Helena Bertinelli & Barbara Gordon

this city is the place to be by Jezebunny Gotham city is going to be destroyed in twelve hours.

Jason doesn't see any point in stopping it.

What does he owe anybody, anyway?

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Batman - All Media Types | Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne

Domestication Protocols for Nocturnal Fauna by rozaceous, vermillion_crown It’s been years since Tim's thought about the secret identities of Gotham’s winged wonders. A chance encounter while searching for college roommates that won’t burn the place down gives Tim a lead and the hope of new accommodations. The only thing he has to do is pretend that he doesn’t know anything.

Easy.

("—and they were roommates!" SI/OC edition)

T | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings | Batman - All Media Types | Jason Todd/Original Female Character(s), Tim Drake/Original Male Character(s), Dick Grayson & Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s) & Original Male Character(s), Tim Drake & Original Female Character(s)

The Assassination of President Luthor by the Radical Lonnie Machin by NiteWrighter "Hi. I’m Lonnie. So I guess I should start out by saying, I don’t believe violence is a sustainable tool. It’s not. It’s a reflection of our ugliest, most base instincts. But it is the current language of the state, so I apologize for bringing my voice to the conversation."

President Luthor has been brutally killed by a magical weapon, and Anarky has claimed responsibility. The Justice League is struggling with the ensuing fallout, instability, suspicion, and speculation, while a power vacuum opens up in the world of the Rogues. What does a world without Lex Luthor look like? Is he truly gone? Has a greater chain reaction been kicked off by this single death?

T | Major Character Death | Superman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types, DCU (Comics) | Clark Kent/Lois Lane, Diana (Wonder Woman) & Clark Kent & Bruce Wayne, Lana Lang/Pete Ross, Tim Drake/Lonnie Machin

The Half-Life of Sixty Seconds by sunnymusings "The problem with thinking like a detective is not actually that thinking like one is too strict or structured. There’s organization on a document, but Tim’s mind is not a bullet journal. It’s not a legal form, it’s not a spreadsheet, it’s not a ledger.

It’s messy and human and creative. Loose, unstructured, instinctual. Detectives aren’t good at solving cases because they work like machines; it’s much the opposite. It’s that creative mess which aids in seeing between the structure of presented facts, reading the code, and then cracking it. It’s like tracing a spider web back to its center. There’s an observable track leading exactly where one needs to go— a veritable method to the madness— but it’s still art, all the same, even to the broom that ruins it.

So, when Tim is presented with a countdown, it’s not just a mechanical, factual understanding of time that pushes hard against the inside of his ribs; it’s a too-clear visual of a digital clock-face, neutral and unyielding, counting down from sixty in his neocortex. Artistic and messy and emotional.

There is only one place to go once one is caught in the web."

Based on Red Robin #16. Missing Scenes and Relationship Building.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics) | Tim Drake & Lonnie Machin, Tim Drake/Lonnie Machin

Making The Grade by MelodramaticMrTails Jason partners up with the rich and beautiful Dick Grayson and quickly finds out the Wayne family secret- and that Dick wants him to join in on it.

E | No Archive Warnings Apply | DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types | Dick Grayson/Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd

Nothing to Nobody by Jae_Cillian The kid—Jason—stared at Slade with wide, alert eyes. Big and round like a doe—startled in its grazing, frozen in the sights of a predator. He leaned forward, one hand still gripping the pistol but the other anchoring his weight against the floor as if to stand and chase after Slade. But with Slade’s eye on him, Jason didn’t dare move an inch. All tense lines and silent shudders of breath that Slade could see quake along the kid’s ribs, Jason reminded Slade of a stray dog. Snarling and snapping its canines when he got too close, but whimpering and whining when he walked away.

Slade wondered how long it’d take to tame the kid; and, thereupon, realized he might enjoy the challenge of it.

--

In which Slade, while chasing after the Joker gang's bounties and stolen payroll, finds Jason—battered, beaten, and abused at the gang's hands—alone in the mountains. Intrigued by the kid's feral tenacity, he offers Jason a chance at revenge.

E | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings | Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Deathstroke the Terminator (Comics), Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics) | Jason Todd/Slade Wilson

Five Supersoldiers Walk Into a Bar by bittercape He spots him through the binoculars, far away and disappearing fast. Logan is, more than anything, a hunter. He knows how to watch, and he watches the sniper moving away, after a single well-placed shot. He moves just like Barnes did. Everyone has a particular way of moving, if you know how to watch. And Logan, as mentioned, knows how to watch.

Logan knows it cannot be him, knows he died, falling from a train. No normal human could survive that. And yet …

He drops down from the watchtower. He’ll catch hell for this, sure. But he has to know.

T | No Archive Warnings Apply | Marvel Cinematic Universe, X-Men (Comicverse), DCU (Comics), Deathstroke the Terminator (Comics) | Logan (X-men) & James "Bucky" Barnes, Logan (X-Men) & Natasha Romanov, Logan (X-Men) & Slade Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes & Slade Wilson, Natasha Romanov (Marvel) & Slade Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes & Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers & Slade Wilson

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Intro (Code Ghost: The Space Between)

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Doctor Y/n Lang, the younger sister Scott Lang, has been living on her own for a while now. She works alongside Doctor Bill Foster as she continues her studies on quantum physics when she is not working at the local children's hospital. Y/n also has a girlfriend, Ava Starr, who due to an accident when she was a kid, has molecular disequilibrium. Y/n and Ava deal with the fact that Ava can't touch Y/n at all, but they soon learn that there might be a way for Ava to not deal with this anymore. What happens when Y/n figures out that her brother might be the key into fixing her girlfriend.

What date is it:

August 5th, 2016

Characters:

Name: Y/n Lang (Dr. Lang)

Age: 25

Birthday: March 14th

Sibling: Scott Lang

Niece: Cassie Lang

Girlfriend: Ava Starr

Job: Doctor at a children's hospital, Biochemist

Name: Ava Starr (Ghost)

Age: 25

Birthday: September 7th

Girlfriend: Y/n Lang

Job: N/A

Name: Scott Lang (Ant-Man)

Age: 43

Birthday: April 6th

Sibling: Y/n Lang

Child: Cassie Lang

Partner: N/A

Job: N/A

Name: Cassie Lang

Age: 11

Birthday: July 10th

Parents: Scott Lang, Maggie

Aunt: Y/n Lang

Name: Hope Van Dyne (Wasp)

Age: 41

Birthday: November 18th

Parents: Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne

Partner: N/A

Job: N/A

Name: Hank Pym

Age: 67

Birthday: February 26th

Child: Hope Van Dyne

Wife: Janet Van Dyne

Job: N/A

Name: Janet Van Dyne

Age: 65

Birthday: June 1st

Child: Hope Van Dyne

Husband: Hank Pym

Job: N/A

Name: Bill Foster (Dr. Foster)

Age: 57

Birthday: July 30th

Partner: N/A

Job: Biochemist

Notes:

I do NOT own any of the Marvel characters that may show up in this story. The only this I own is the story plot. If there is anything that matches up with another story, please reach out and let me know, I am willing to change it. I am ONLY taking constructive criticism! I will not take any other forms of criticism. I am not sure about ages, so some of them are made up for the story and they fit for the plot. There are also other things like their birthdays that I might not know so I put random birthdays for them. Most of them I found through Google searches. The rating of this story is 16+

Warnings:

- Mature Content

- Swearing

- Violence

Overall Announcements:

- If you don't like how I write my stories or portray a character, then don't read my stories, simple as that

- I am ONLY taking constructive criticism! I will not take any other forms of criticism

- Just because you think something is cringy or weird doesn't mean everyone else does

- If you have any questions about my stories, please reach out to my Instagram (itzsephig5), I have no problem discussing any questions you might have and I'm always up to discuss any new ideas you all have for my stories as well

- PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM AN ADULT! I WRITE SOME THINGS THAT MIGHT NOT BE SUTIBLE FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18!! I was one of those people who thought at that age that if I read it, I would be fine. I know how you think

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Reading SVSSS: Chapter 13

For those who don't know, I am reading SVSSS for the first time and sharing my thoughts!

If you have not read it, there will be spoilers! Consider this a warning.

Also- if you want to follow along, I am aiming to post updates daily. You can find all the posts in the tag bloopitynoot reads SVSSS. You can also check out the intro post for context on my read.

I'm here! Finally posting yesterday's read.

Last night I was watching critical role and making flower crowns for the ren faire today and I totally lost track of time. But I did read earlier and I have the notes!

Anyways; no tea- I slammed this coke zero. The flower crowns ended up being real cute though.

Here we go; last chapter of book 2!

I'm already nervous :( this chapter is titled coercion. Coercion of who?

Well. Shen Qingqiu arrives and the mountain is already under siege- solid start. p283

This is less a reflection on this current chapter and more a thought about the longevity of this character; but I feel like Luo Binghe is going to inevitably perish. The reckless abandon in which he approaches anything Shizun adjacent is going to end this man. Like in this chapter- fully just tells everyone he's of demonic heritage- 0 fucks, no care for his own life now or in the future. Sure, he's powerful as hell but like eventually he has to sleep. p284

Oh gosh. Both Yue Qingyuan and Liu Qingge are in a bad way AND they are in the same room as Luo Binghe. p285

Okay but to be fair, when it comes to the body of Shen Qingqiu I am on the side of the sect here. Like bare minimum even if this man supposedly committed all the crimes (he didnt and they do know this) he still deserves to have proper death rites. Luo Binghe did do some unhinged things. pp 286-287

RIP Shang Qinghua LOL everyone knows you are an opportunist with nary a loyal bone in your body. Congrats on your entire sect knowing now p288

OOP. the audacity of Luo Binghe to Liu Qingge "ah! The loser I defeated" I mean not wrong but you dont have to be a dick about it. p289 Luo Binghe is so cocky!

and here we have SQQ inserting himself into mortally dangerous situations that he could have walked away from. The self sacrificing he has been doing this entire book (intentional or not) is so wild. This man cannot do anything in a stealthy way- everything dramatic and loud and at the centre of attention. p290

WAIT! "caught you shizun" p290 He did know! I had a suspicion!

What did you expect SQQ ofc he meant to draw you out. He could have tracked you but he lost the ability to do so with the other demon. p293

as an aside I am now wondering how this is going to work out. The Zhuzhi-Lang can also torture and track him at a distance- this is going to be a later problem for SQQ and Luo Binghe no doubt

oh poor buddy "you're not a fool...I am" p293

ooooooo. "didn't my sweetness make shizun oh-so happy?" p294. that's not even it oh no so much emotional damage

Also Shang Qinghua exposed again with the mushroom info p294

I am on SQQ's side with this one. How can the sect be mad about him not going there right away when he was kind of underground and also had to relearn how to move his own body p295

I am annoyed at Liu Qingge and I think, maybe, unjustifiably. I feel like his character is complicated and eventually I want to read a character study or two about him for more insight. What prompted this is: he is both acknowledging that SQQ is doing something utterly selfless for the sect but also pissed that he's doing it at all. Like- is it him feeling inadequate? Or is it how he feels about SQQ or the sect? idk- I will continue to think about him. p297

Luo Binghe was not satisfied with mushroom-zun he also wants the original body?? p299

RIP all of SQQ's dignity and his mental health "I've already submitted to you" p299 his word choice though LOL

His body is missing?!?!?!?!?!? p300

what a cliffhanger! Now I need to know who stole his corpse! If it ends up being 2 SQQ's OR that Luo Binghe's dad is using SQQ's original body I am done done LOL.

We finished book 2!

Thank you to those who have been reading along- this has truly been so fun! I appreciate all the comments and clarifications; they have been helpful and have been making this reading process super engaging. Getting to chat about the thing I am enjoying with others who also love The Thing has been a solid highlight of my days!

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Alam niyo, mas interesting pa sa akin 'yung mga side characters gaya nina Kapitana Tika, Kabesang Andang, at Doña Geronima kaysa pag-aralan ang mga babae ni Rizal.

Mas interesting pag-usapan at pagtuunan ng pansin sila kaysa kung sino sina Leonor, Segunda Katigbak, atbp., na masyadong Rizal-centric ang approach.

I'm sure Rizal's women had their own struggles, problems, likes and dislikes, and a life outside of one man. It makes me think of:

Napaka-patriarchal pala ng Rizal studies. I never thought it before? Like, tinanggap ko lang, ok, required ang Rizal. But now that I look back like... teka, bakit pa kasali sa Life and Works 'yung love life niya?

Ano 'yung substantial knowledge na nakukuha natin sa pag-alam ng love life ni Rizal? Some people sum it as "lover boy" siya o "ghoster" siya. Ok, and then what? What do we, modern scholars of this century, actually get from knowing this knowledge...? I mean, could we have lived a life without knowing who Segunda Katigbak is (for example)?

Ang TSISMOSO pala ng Rizal studies?! I mean, for example, there's not much to be said about who Katigbak is, 'di ba? (Or at least, sa pagturo sa amin noong hs.) And yet, she is often mentioned na siya ang unang babae ni Rizal. But, respectfully, WHO IS SHE? I don't mean this in a condescending tone, rather, "Who is she without Rizal?" I wish we knew HER, as a woman, as a person— not as Someone's Ex. Gets ba? Pero siyempre, there's... there's not much about her to even know her past her name and affiliation with him.

Anyways, wala naman akong gustong ipaglaban na point dito. These are just reflections at 4:47 AM. Huwag niyo seryosohin too much. I just have a lot of thoughts about Rizal, as always.