#like BRO. I am NOT going to remember what this code does the next time I touch it. THAT'S why I comment
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More code stuff cause funnily enough this is somehow easier to post progress on than actual art. That said, I'm slowly but steadily building my own stream overlay for twitch!
Worst part of this is was the fact that the documentation would have you think that you need to replace the emotes one by one in the code (since the emotes start as just text) but NOPE. When getting the chat messages through StreamerBot there's this fun little section titled "parts" which has the message pre-setup and ready to go in cute little pieces, telling you if they're emotes or normal text or not and they're all in order too! Unlike the section labeled "emotes" which for SOME reason is sorted by id and not position.
tl;dr/say that again in english: I wrote 300ish lines of intricate code just to find there was a simpler way to do it. So simple I'd say it would be usable to teach to beginners as an example project ;; I was able to reuse about 50 lines with minor modification but man. I wasn't expecting EMOTES to take two 9hr days to properly code in
#web development#twitch#streaming#stream overlay#kk code#and do NOT get me started on the emote urls#for some AWFUL reason twitch emotes are at 2.0 res; bttv emotes are at whatever 3x is and 7tv emotes are sitting there at 4x???#I had to modify the urls as they were recieved in order to keep all the emotes the same size ;;;;#but YOU KNOW WHAT?#My code is CLEAN. My functions are COMMENTED.#In proper JSDoc format too! I even commented my files AND the files are split up and titled appropriately#Heck even my functions only do ONE thing each#I even coded with O values in mind (iykyk) most of whom are O(n) mind you#easy to read. easy to debug.#sorry i just take SO much pride in having clean code you don't understand#No one freaking comments their code and it's a complete and utter mess. Complete spaghetti.#heck I even have some people asking me the point of commenting cause it takes so long#like BRO. I am NOT going to remember what this code does the next time I touch it. THAT'S why I comment#Anyway. rant aside. next up is formatting usernames and making sure that the badges display properly in front of them#when that's done all that's left on the chat part is making it pretty! :D#I have a really cute idea
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Siblings are siblings no matter what age they are.
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Mateo: (using sign language) Eat?
Lyric: I know baby, it’s almost done. Good job using sign to let me know, Mateo!
Lyric: *snorts* Uncle Light Skin finally returning my call.
Mel: Don’t yell. I know I’ve been slacking with reaching out.
Lyric: Now I know where your kids get it from. Am I the only one in this family who knows how a phone works?
Mel: It’s just, I’ve been b-
Lyric: And you better not give me the ‘I’ve been busy’ excuse; we’re all busy, Mr. Showtime. Just call your sister. That’s all.
Lyric: So, what’s going on? Looks like you made it back to Sulani. How’s that going? How’s Loren and Maeve?
Mel: *sighs* Long story. We’re leaving a little earlier than planned. Going to see Adie, Ri, and dad.
Lyric: Did something happen?
Mel: I’ll tell you about it later...
Lyric: Are you sure, Mel?
Mel: I’m sure, sis.
Lyric: You know how I used to have visions when we were kids? Mom said they were just hyperactive dreams, but I saw things, and you and Sonny always believed me.
Mel: Yeah, I remember.
Lyric: I was with our grandmothers this time. All of them. They want us all to be together, Mel. I don’t think we’re supposed to be spread out all over the world and apart for so long.
Mel: I think in a perfect world, we could make that happen.
Lyric: Then why don’t we? Hell, Olive lives in the same city as me and I see her maybe every few months?
Mel: Hold on, Sonny’s calling.
Sonny: Mel- *static* can you hear me? *barking* *snarling*
Mel: Bro, what the hell? Are you doing wolf stuff? Just call me back!
Sonny: What? *howling* *more static*
Mel: *laughs* Henford’s service is so ass, Sonny. How did you survive 20 plus years out there?
Sonny: See, that’s the difference between me and you, City Boy. All I need is wide, open country. That’s the secret to not having patchy facial hair, by the way.
Mel: Yeah, alright. Tell your mama that.
Sonny: Come on man...don’t talk about moms...
Mel: Hold on, I’m gonna add Lyr to the call.
Mel: Look who’s here.
Sonny: Sup, big sis!
Lyric: Woooow, hey stranger! Why do you look so mangy?
Sonny: Sun’s settin’. That’s when me and the pack get to work. Caught a bloodsucker on our property, so I got the boys tearin’ it to shreds now.
Lyric: ...ew.
Lyric: Weeeell, since we’re all here, now I can finally ask—which one of yall narrow asses be telling mom my business?
Sonny: I mean...I might of mentioned things. Mama calls everyday- she get’s lonely...
Mel: Sonny!
Lyric: I knew it!
Mel: Come on, man. That’s like sibling code 101!
Sonny: Well, shit! Maybe it’s the wolf in me that gave me this undying loyalty to my own mama...
Lyric: No, it’s the brat in you, mama’s boy.
Mel: *laughs* Lyr, remember when Sonny was like 6 and he would snitch on everything we did unless it included him?
Lyric: Mhm. And he use to cry when we wouldn’t. He still does.
Sonny: Come on, yall…
#missing moments#the briar legacy#sims 4#sims 4 simblr#sims 4 stories#sims 4 legacy#Sonny Briar#Mel Briar#Lyric Briar
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Spy x Family Code: White thoughts!
Alright, time to write down my thoughts about the film! I liked it a lot, and for this anime only it was a HUGE satisfactory dose after not having had anything new since December 🥲 there were a few parts that I found meh, and I will mention them here too, but overall I got a very positive view of it!
Related to this, my mom was in the next room where I was sitting watching the film, and when I finished and passed by to get some water, she asked me what film I watched that made me laugh so much. So I think that speaks for itself 😂
Anyway, on to the film!
Having seen the trailer where Twilight rips off the disguise of a woman with long, curly blonde hair, as soon as I saw her here I was like is that her? But then that guy appeared and I recognized his voice and, dare I say I was confused XD
Damn, isn't that past their rating? XD
And then the music started! STRIX theme with a new twist for the film!
I think by this point we've already shrugged away Twilight's ability to make disguises. It gets even crazier near the end, so it should be of no surprise that he just disguised himself as that woman. Lucky she happened to wear a choker, too, good cover for his Adam's apple.
The way they showed the woman wrapped in a blanket underneath the desk, though 😳 that's the kind of visual you'd use to show a character died. What am I supposed to infer from this, guys?!
Then we cut to Yor!
There's a review on letterboxd saying how easy the film is to watch and follow for someone who hasn't watched the original, and I'm happy to hear that because as someone who already knows these characters and their dynamics, it didn't feel like it dragged on too much on that.
Yor, ever being the sweetheart, will call a guy a traitorous scumbag yes but she will be kind as ever when she kills him 🥰
The way she dodged the bullets! Queen! And also a set up to later show her dodge all the ammunition thrown from the shooters and Type F!
This. Was. Amazing. I actually gasped out loud. The animators understood the assignment, 10/10.
Right after that, we see Loid reach his door, and for the first time we see him go to use keys. A few other times I remember anyone opening the door they just... opened it. You'd think an apartment where a spy and an assassin live would have better security! XD
I love how they kinda showed it like Yor was going to attack Loid, and then Loid just turned and went like "Oh hey beautiful wife, welcome home! :D" It must have looked funny for anyone who hasn't seen the anime/manga before XD
Yor wants to cook! Everybody hide!
That... is a horror of an omelet. Yor's cooking is always for the "congrats lil buddy that’s the worst anyone’s ever done it" meme. She does try, though, bless her heart.
Anya evades the horror. And Loid wants to make... peanut butter pizza???? Is that even a thing??? WITH MEAT ON TOP???
What does it say about this film that this isn't the weirdest thing to happen in it
TITLE CARD WITH THE THEME ENDING AND THE ORCHESTRA GOING WILD <3333
Damian, shut the fuck up
... I mean, with a mother like that... I'll give this to him XD
Did Anya call him an asshole? Serves him right, tbh XD
Knowing that the story can't veer a lot far from the anime/manga canon, I already knew Anya wouldn't earn a Stella in that competition. But it was a good set-up for the rest of the film to move on from.
Twilight read Henderson's lips through a window and through the latter's thick moustache, and lip reading is already hard to do accurately, if not nearly impossible. Boy's nuts. But I think it only prepared us for a fucking falcon to fly above him and throw him the message from WISE. Show-offs XD
A rare view of Berlint!
DAAAAMN the higher animation budget is really doing those characters such good favour 🥰
Bro actually read a book by flipping through it. Get outta town.
The idea of having another guy take over Operation Strix from Twilight feels a little shallow. It's already a very delicate and long-term operation, it feels that it wouldn't make sense to replace their best agent with just a dude just because said dude has connections.
Twilight meets with Nightfall outside, and Yor sees them across all those streets (I mean, she is an assassin with a deadly aim) and... she doesn't recognize Nightfall? Is this supposed to take place before Nightfall visits the Forger household?
I mean, at the current time in the anime, Yor is supposed to be over her fear of getting replaced, but I get why they retreated back a little, so they could explain the later scene of Loid taking her hand and reminding her of his vows.
Very conveniently, Yor's coworkers are chatting about cheating men, and Yor, being inexperienced with relationships, immediately believes everything, her suspicions even taking root with what she just saw.
Back home, Twilight thinks about how, since he's dismissed from Operation Strix, he'll have to move out, and the camera shows their happy family picture 🥺 he's not ready to admit his feelings to himself but the narrative is.
Making the dessert that's the favourite of the judge and in particular the one he grew up with feels kinda cheating, no? XD
Come on, Loid. A child filling her bag with toys does not deserve that murder glare 😂
That train looked a little too modern for the supposed 60s/70s aesthetic. I know Germany has some top trains (as does Japan) but like, still XD it's very different from the train we see on the very first episode when Twilight boards one for Berlint.
Lovely visuals, though!
I wonder if there's any system as to how Bond's powers work. He has the vision of Anya finding the suitcase and opening it... but that's creating a sort of paradox because without the vision coming to him and without Anya seeing it, it wouldn't have been made true. I mean, I get why it was put there, but still.
Again, the story needed a little backtracking in order for Yor's doubts to make sense. I'm not sure how much they contributed to the whole story, but at least there it was funny. The small awkward laugh she throws at the end before she exits their booth to go look for Anya was hilarious XD
Gremlin Anya is best Anya <3
LMAO at least she enjoyed the chocolate XD
The following part was intense! I found myself saying "Run Anya run!" even though I knew from trailers that they'd eventually catch her anyway.
So the microfilm hides intelligence about a research lab in Westalis. Hmm.
I think it was at this point I noticed that they had Anya react to people's thoughts way too little. I get that it can get repetitive but with her curiosity she would have tried to look for more information through the guys' thoughts.
"Chocolate thieves" is actually perfect to describe those two. They were conveniently - and hilariously - incompetent.
But it did get intense. It's always like that when a bad guy threatens to hurt, let alone kill, a child.
I love how Yor asked Anya to close her eyes while she was beating up the guys but then told her she can open them when they were down and fully expected her to believe her lie that they just passed out XD
Also, her snowman jgvllublftlulbj
Chekhov's military airplane! I didn't expect it would actually work by the end, though XD
I love the music in the restaurant. Poor Bond being left alone outside where it's snowing, though 🥲 at least they brought him food!
Yor notices that it's rare for Loid to wear turtlenecks, and that's actually true. Too bad, though, they fit him so nicely :)
I actually laughed out loud at the guys jumping on Yuri to stop him. They were prepared. They knew who they were dealing with XD
"Rubble and Bonds"... the chef is very wholesome but he literally named his restaurant after his trauma and like... dude. Therapy exists. And then he starts laying out his trauma thick while Twilight is sitting there like yup this doesn't affect me at all
I don't think he was prepared for that when he asked about the restaurant's name. I was kinda disappointed they showed the exact same footage of him as a kid from the first episode. I think they could have afforded making a few seconds of new footage of the same imagery. But maybe that's just my anime-only ass who has been waiting for a certain manga arc to be animated for nearly two years now 😶
Snidel appears! And he has the absolute nerve to just... steal the meremere plate from someone else's table. Perfect way to make us hate him.
And... I'm sorry. I have to say it. When Snidel challenges Loid to a game and the camera focuses on Loid... that zoom-in and fade to black was SO CRINGEY. Sorry XD
The music there was nice, though. I think I notice a tiny bit of James Bond music influence.
Fucking Snidel shifting the goalposts with the amounts of sugar. That's not being detailed, that's not explaining the rules of the game properly. They really wanted us to hate the guy.
Twilight looks really stricken by the fact that he lost. And we know it's not because of despair - since he immediately says they can have meremere the next day - and it's not because his pride was hurt... so you can't take it out of my mind that it was because he was disgusted by how a grown-ass man practically stole a piece of cake from a little child, and Twilight was unable to stop him.
But then XD Loid has the absolute gall to ask a chef for his recipe, and then reprimand Anya for calling him stingy. Like mah dude it was already a far-fetched request to have the guy give you the recipe XD
Twilight being totally not suspicious and bolting through the market to buy all the ingredients. Cause that's what normal people do.
The way Twilight tries to cheer Yor up and he only manages to make her feel worse never disappoints XD
Right, I forgot this film was released in December in Japan. It feels weird for it to have a winter-y, almost Christmas-y feeling while I have my A/C on XD
I like how Twilight actually cared enough to expose the guy at the shooting gallery, and advise him to run an honest business. You'd think this would be low on his priorities... but having a child will expand your sensitivities. It feels similar to how he encouraged Carroll Campbell into playing tennis more fairly and to depend on his own strengths.
And then he wonders why a little child has fun on a train ride XD
I... am not sure how I feel about Yor's outburst there. It feels directly inspired by the Disastrous Date, if not a copy of it, and I'm not sure it helps Yor's character develop in any way. I mean, again, I get that the film can't allow the characters to develop a lot since it can't veer from canon, but still, it felt a little forced just to give Yor more screentime and to have a very subtle twiyor tease.
Anya finding out about divorce through Becky's soap-opera filter, though XD
They feel too confident leaving Anya all alone (even if she's with Bond) in a strange town. I know they can keep an eye on her from the ferris wheel cabin, but still.
Now that's a character development moment you can have without veering from canon: having Yor feel guilty for allowing Anya to notice her dark mood, and then feeling happy that Anya pushed her and Loid to having a moment together to talk things out.
Also, beautiful visuals!
Twilight, best™ spy™ of Westalis™, being unable to read the room whenever his wife is involved.
MAH DUDE. THERE'S ONE THING TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND THAT'S BEING TOO DIRECT
That's a phrase you don't wanna hear from your little kid, especially when you're fake married XD
Handler: Go and help Twilight. Nightfall: Yes ma'am! Handler: Not you. Nightfall: SENPAI WILL NOTICE ME SENPAI WILL NOTICE ME Handler: jfc
It was really sweet seeing Anya and Bond play, and then Yor joining in. That makes it more plausible that the film is set earlier on in the story, since it looks like Yor isn't used to playing with Anya.
No, really, what did that woman who was at Franky's kiosk want to ask him when she would come by with her friend??? 😳
One day the way Twilight abuses Franky's services will come bite him in the ass, I'm calling it now.
Yet another scene where character/relationship dynamic can happen without veering from canon: Loid comes back to the hotel and says he'll go out again, Anya says she wants to come too, and Loid tells her she has to stay in the hotel. Anya goes back to the bedroom dejected, but Yor reminds him it's a family trip and they're supposed to spend this time together, connecting that to her memories of Yuri being happy whenever he spent time with her.
And I think that speaks to another level of distance Twilight has kept from his emotions; he denies himself that he loves his family, but that also leads him to forget that his family won't like missing out on quality time with him.
I especially noticed his surprised reaction at Yor saying that being away from loved ones can make one feel lonely. I don't think Twilight has allowed himself to grasp just how lonely he's felt all these years, it was just the norm for him to have no-one. He's forgotten what it's like to have loved ones and to miss them when you don't get to spend enough time with them, and he's also forgotten that for most people, this is how everyday life is like. We love people, we like spending time with them, we miss them when we haven't seen them in a while. A master of disguises he may be, but this role forces him to face the thing he understands the least: human relationships.
And so, he realizes that Anya's motivation here wasn't petulance or restlessness. It was her need to have fun with him. He considered it easier to sneak around to find the liqueur if they weren't with him, but he failed to consider that casting them aside would actually impact them. Give yourself some credit, dude 🥺
Nightfall: I will surprise Twilight with my effectiveness!
Twilight when he sees her unexpectedly:
I did love however how he looked so sternly at her when they were outside. Like lady, first, bad timing, second, this is why Handler didn't want you to be the one to help Twilight XD
Once again, Bond's power works in a form of paradox. He saw the shop where the liqueur was, and Anya went there because she saw it. If she hadn't seen it, she wouldn't have gone, and Bond wouldn't have had the vision.
I love how the military guys get a rough sketch of Anya and go like "Nah no-one can actually look like this" XD
Anya must have swiped some dalcs as she ran off. That liqueur wasn't gonna be cheap!
Poor Bond!
Endo has surrounded Anya with two physically exceptional parents and a big strong dog to protect her, so it's hard to make a case of her getting kidnapped believable. Realistically, I think Bond would have fought harder to keep her safe, but to achieve the kidnapping the bad guys would have had to get more violent with him. That would make for a sadder scene and also take away from the humor of those guys' incompetence, so the most violence against an animal they could resort to was a conveniently falling beer can.
And thus, the "Anya Has to Poop" side plot starts! With the amount of fear she went through in those scenes, I'm surprised she didn't just... accidentally let go 😶
I just realized when Loid was checking the plane's radio they were also refuelling it. Again, kind of a surprise the whole system worked XD They were a little too chill about the fact that Anya was with the military, though? Maybe I got the wrong vibe off of their acting, lol.
The way that Yor decides at the last moment to join Loid and just... runs and jumps into a plane that's right on takeoff. Madwoman. I love her.
Meanwhile, at least Nightfall is funny XD
They really went on and made an entire sequence in a different animation style for a poop joke. Respect where it's due 👏
Someone: So how did you save world peace this time? Anya: I refused to take a shit.
The incompetent duo have a bedpan that's shaped like a duck and, funny thing... in Greek the word for "bedpan" can also be called, colloquially, with the same word that we use for "duck". So. There's that random connection I found funny XD
Twilight tries to ask for permission to land on the airship and they immediately turn their guns on him and damn, that must be terrifying.
And damn, again, that's a huge risk he took just to get Anya back. My man was prepared to do anything. And he walked out of the plane crashing into the airship without a single scratch like GET OUT OF HERE. I wanted my whump and I only got a single drip of blood near the end 😞 when will I have my whump.
And then Yor just... ran on the top of the airship, fully exposed to the freezing weather of not only outside but also a few hundred (thousand?) feet off the ground. My girl runs on hot steam. AND THEN SHE ALSO FUCKING TOOK HER COAT OFF.
Meanwhile, Anya finally finds a private moment to take a shit. And that marks the end of the wackiest plotline in this movie XD
Okay now, look. I can maybe imagine Twilight quickly making up a mask of Snidel's face from earlier in the day (though he wasn't shown to have any time to do that), and he somehow had it ready when the time came for their duel. But making a mask of that random military guy? Yeah, my suspension of disbelief is stronger for that than for freaking time travel XD
Yor also has her moment of going like "Excuse me, may I ask a question" and immediately getting guns aimed at her.
Damn. What the actual fuck is Type F even. At first I thought it was a full-on robot, but apparently it's a modified human? The fuck. Also. Just how many fucking bullets does he have???!
For real, though, Snidel isn't fucking around. He not only is fine with murdering a kid in cold blood, he also finds it entertaining to make her terrified as well. Like, even that guy from the Doggy Crisis arc said "Nothing personal, kid," when Keith commanded him to kill her.
And then Twilight overhears the incompetent dudes mention Anya... and mighty spy Twilight's emotions get the best of him and he beats up those guys for no other reason than getting back at them? More likely than you think.
Fuck, that scared me. That bullet was literally millimeters from piercing his brain. Cool visual, though, with his real hair popping from beneath the mask.
Anya worrying about her papa :(
Okay, I don't care about the logistics. This was fucking awesome.
AND THEN THIS???
10/10. They understood the assignment.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING???
QUEEN SHIT.
No, but really, their fight was going in circles because Type F has a shit ton of bullets and Yor has great stamina and ability to dodge bullets. She can't win with her strength, so she has to use her brain and her environment. AND SHE SLAYS 👏👏👏
My dude why are you still surprised 😭😭 what did you expect your kidnapped daughter to do once she saw you came to her rescue 😭 HUG YOUR DAUGHTER BACK I BEG 😭
Nah, I know he can't yet, this guy's got the emotional type of constipation. He'll get there.
So we'll never know what he thought about her sneaking out to get him the liqueur, and why that made her smile, eh? Okay 🥲
I love how Yor and Loid just both buy each other's lies. Oh yeah I just decided to jump on your plane while you were taking off, no biggie! Yeah this military ship was totally run by chocolate thieves! And also, I was flying part-time as a student :D
(I also love how high his voice went there. It's full-on "nice sweet Dr. Forger" voice XD)
And then :)
My crops are watered :)
With the action part over, I gotta say that they handled it all of it awesomely! I felt that the whole film was a little slow at first, but I didn't really mind. The climax was great, I got my whump, I got my fake family working together with all of them pretending that oh it was just chocolate thieves and not an actual threat of war breaking out.
My question is... didn't Anya just gulp the chocolate down?
... how did the microfilm get stuck in her teeth?
... you know what, never mind XD
Aw, Twilight got Handler a bottle of wine! And she actually looked thankful for it!
... was she the one who went in disguise to trap Depple into cheating on his wife??
*squealing*
Yor offering to help with the dessert and everyone going "Naaaaah you don't have to 😁"
Damian, shut the fuck up.
It is funny, however, how Anya can say one (1) thing and unintentionally leave him a blubbering mess. Girl is not even trying for that, lmao.
And then, another trip! Buddy who has the time and money--
Oh, wait. Yeah they're going on vacation on WISE budget lmao XD
It's kinda funny to see this with me having the Cruise arc as the "last" I saw of them, as an anime only, cause it was "trip to the ocean!" then "trip to the north!" and now it's "trip to the beach!"
Aw!
Meanwhile, after the credits...
Hang in there buddy. Your time will come to get Twilight back XD
Overall, definitely recommended, it did have its weak parts and its parts that you had to happily kick your logic out the window, but it was great fun, with awesome action, character depth, and even angsty parts that I adored. This will keep my anime-only ass satisfied for a little while, hopefully we also get news about Season 3 soon!
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Character voice
Thanks to @elsie-writes here, @elizaellwrites here, @mk-writes-stuff here and here, and @willtheweaver here.
Rules: rewrite a given line in your OCs' voices!
Got long, under the cut :)
"I've got a headache."
Lexi: "Oh, man I got a headache. Well, that's what ibuprofen is for. Time to go out to a crowded bowling alley!"
Maddie: "I've felt worse. I'll be fine." (Is dizzy)
Ash: "I have felt worse before. Maybe I should use those probing devices :)" (bad idea)
Gwen: (if she has nothing to do) "I should probably go lie down. I don't feel good." (If she does) "I feel terrible, but I'll push through. For [person]."
Robbie: "Pfft I'll be fiiiine don't worry about it! I have braved through more before!" (Is later seen lying down)
Akash: "No need to worry about me. I'll take some Tylenol and be okay."
Jedi: "I will be alright. We have medication for a headache." *Injects himself with some over the counter drugs*
Carmen: "Everyone BE QUIET I have a headache!"
Everyone is so healthy here (:
Prompt: Uh oh, you forgot to do something very important!
Lexi: "Oh no! I forgot!?? How??" *flips frantically through her color-coded planner* "I couldn't have forgotten to write it down.... it's not possible...it has to be here somewhere..."
Maddie: "I did? Whoops."
Ash: "Oh. Sorry. Uh, guess I'll try and remember next time."
Gwen: "Oh my gosh I am so sorry I forgot!! I've been under so much stress lately... It won't happen again. What can I do for you to help?"
Robbie: "Oh SHITSHITSHITSHITSHIT--" *scrambles around trying to get it done in five seconds*
Akash: "WHAT?! Shit, there's no way I forgot... Guess I did, huh. What is wrong with me? This is why I write stuff down... Oh, um, sorry I forgot, man. Uhh hey is there any way I can make this up to you? Like now? Cause this may haunt me."
Jedi: "Oh, I am terribly sorry... It must be sleep deprivation... I apologize, I will go do that now."
Carmen: *borderline panic attack, likely kicks or punches something*
"Where are we? How did we get here?"
Perfect for TSP actually
Lexi: "Wait, what just happened? Everything just simultaneously changed. The temperature and humidity levels are different. I must be dreaming." (Anxious)
Maddie: "Woah that was super weird. Where do you think we are? (Excited and curious)
Ash: "What-- that isn't possible...but it clearly is... what happened?" (Is also genuinely curious)
Gwen: "Woah. How did we get here? It's... admittedly cool here. Beautiful even."
Robbie: "Holy shit, where are we?! Did I blackout? Or was I just walking and not paying attention so much I took a wrong turn?"
Akash: "Dude...what happened? Did we take a wrong turn? I don't think we did - I was paying attention."
Jedi: "Well... *looks around and pokes at the map on his tablet* it appears this map was not as straightforward as I assumed. I frankly have no idea how we got here. I suppose we are lost. Well, if we must be here, let us survey the area and collect data." (This is what I call the Star Trek Voyager method)
Carmen: "Who gave me wrong directions?! There is no way I possibly got lost. Who can tell me in precise detail how we got here?!"
"I don't have enough curse words for how much you pissed me off."
This one was harder than I thought because most of these guys don't get cold angry, but I'll try.
Lexi: "I have a pretty large vocabulary. I know all the synonyms for, like, every curse word. But I don't think that I know enough for you!"
Maddie: "Hm. I'm not sure I can think of enough curse words that can describe how I feel toward you. Like, none of them work."
Ash: "I would love to cuss you out, but nothing is accurately describing how mad I just got."
Gwen: "I'm not exactly one for swearing, and I'm really pissed that I can't use any cuss word in English, Spanish, or Italian because you're making me so angry."
Robbie: "Bro, I have the most creative swears I know, and even I can't think of one you deserve."
Akash: "Y'know you're pissing me off so much that I literally cannot think of a good enough swear for you."
Jedi: "I will have you know that I am not one for expletives, and I see that this is because I have never been able to find one that quite describes how I am feeling toward people like you."
Carmen: "I would love for you to see how angry I am, but unfortunately you're such an irritating idiot that I cannot find a single swear in my vocabulary that can accurately depict that fury!"
"You want me to eat that?"
Lexi: "Oh, you want me to eat this? Um, that's...fine, thank you.... Y'know I actually ate a lot earlier, and I don't think you want me to eat anything else...thanks though. Really thoughtful of you."
Maddie: "I don't want to eat that."
Ash: "No offense, but I'm not going to like this."
Gwen: "It was very sweet of you to think of me, but I don't actually like [ingredients]. Yeah...sorry. I feel bad, can I do anything for you?"
Robbie: *long exhale* "Look, man, I know you worked really hard on this. And...yeah it's awesome for you to uh....do this. But...I don't think you want me to eat that."
Akash: "That food looks interesting. Oh, you want me to eat that? Umm. Okay..."
Jedi: "It would...be my pleasure to eat this. However, I am afraid I don't quite like this meal."
Carmen: "Why would you want me to eat that? It's gross."
Alrighty that's finally done. Softly tagging @aziz-reads @atelierwriting @mysticstarlightduck @steh-lar-uh-nuhs @stesierra @rickie-the-storyteller @sam-glade @memoriethereaderandwriter-blog @ahordeofwasps @spitefulbull + anyone else who wants to
Your phrase is, "Who would leave milk on the counter?"
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When did you last drink coffee? I’m drinking ice coffee right now.
When did you last cry? And why, if you feel like sharing. I have been dealing with mental health shit.
What was the last beach you visited and when? I haven’t been to the beach yet this year, so I think the last one I went to was Ogunquit beach in Maine last September.
What book do you plan to read next? Part of me wants to read Annamarie Tendler (Mulaney’s ex wife)’s book and another part of me just doesn’t care.
What fictional character/s remind you of yourself? Daria, Princess Carolyn, Louise Belcher, Liz Lemon.
What’s in your fridge right now? List as many things as you can think of. Strawberries, lots of cheese, coffee creamer, EveryPlate ingredients, sauces, sparkling water (my newest obsession), sour cream, a britta water pitcher.
If you could have any artist, living or dead, paint your portrait, who would it be? No idea.
Do you smell anything in particular right now? My coffee breath lol.
Do you make enough money to live comfortably? [can be in combination with a spouse] Sure.
What is one thing you like about your appearance? Don’t say nothing! I like my facial features and my hair when it’s dyed.
What would you like to tell your father? I need to talk to him about a health concern but the timing hasn’t been right.
What would you like to tell your mother? I mean, anything. She’d been dead for 11 years (literally to the day) so, getting to talk to her at all again would be great.
Whose was the last wedding you went to? My own.
What is your greatest fear? Having my fears used against me.
What is a chronic health issue you deal with, even if it’s minor? Blah.
What was your college major? If applicable. Communications.
What new place have you been to recently? New Orleans.
What are you a geek about? TV shows and actors on TV shows.
What is something you have no patience for? I mean, I am pretty patient in general but I have my moments.
What celebrity would you want to go out for a meal/drinks with? Michael Longfellow. Or anyone from the SNL cast really. Or all of them at once lol.
Are you happy with your weight? Nope.
When did you last hold a baby, if ever? Whose? My nieces’ cousin Zoe on their dad’s side a couple years ago.
How many cats do you have? Three.
How many dogs do you have? Zero.
How many other pets do you have? None.
How old were you when you got your driver’s license? 20.
What year did you graduate high school? 2007.
What is the first number of your zip code? 6
How many of your grandparents are still alive? None.
What is your favorite number? 24.
How many kids do you want? Zero.
How many apartments have you lived in? We lived in one until I was 4 and now I currently live in one with my husband.
What age do people say you look? People think I am younger than I am.
Do you feel like your family accepts you for who you are? Yeah.
Do you feel like your friends accept you for who you are? Yes.
Who is the best doctor you’ve ever had? I don’t know.
Have you ever been flipped off by a random stranger? Probably.
Do you have a lot of people blocked on Facebook? I don’t remember, probably a small handful.
Do you consider yourself spiritual? Yes
Do you consider yourself religious? Nope.
Are you afraid of spiders? Not really. I don’t enjoy being in their presence but I am not scared of them. They are lil babies.
Are you afraid of snakes? I don’t have a reason to be actively afraid of them. If I was near a poisonous one that would be a different story, but it’s not on my mind 24/7.
Does everyone in your family know your sexual orientation? I barely know my sexual orientation bro.
What is one thing you find offensive? Using slurs.
Do you often post about politics on social media? Rarely.
Would you ever want to go back to school? Nope.
What are three things you are naturally good at? Organizing, planning, and whatever else goes along with that.
What are three things you are NOT naturally good at? Everything else.
Is your dream to get married and have kids? I am married.
Where do you hang your towel to dry after showering? On a hook.
If you were the opposite sex, how would you style your hair? No idea.
Last person you hugged? My husband.
How is the weather right now? In the 70Fs.
Are you missing someone? Yes.
What is the wallpaper on your cell phone? A picture of Longfellow as my lock screen and my home screen is just some purple heart design.
What do you have handy at your bedside? Water, my phone, my glasses, meds, tissues.
What is your dad’s middle name? –
What is your mom’s middle name? __
First thing you’ll save in a fire? My cats.
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GLASSMAN NO
How could you do this to me 😭😭
YEAH LIM EXACTLY
Uh oh oh no o.o
Who is that
WHO IS THAT
They look like they have curly hair
Maybe?? Idk
It could be a mislead anyway xd 😭
WHY DOES EVERYONE LOOK SO SERIOUS
NO NO LET'S NOT HAVE AN IMPORTANT EPISODE
I DON'T WANT ONEEE 😭😭
Although also 👀👀 drama o.o 👀
I'm putting all but the first line of this a week later so it may be affected by my current emotions lol
Anyway y'all this about to be the most dramatic episode ever xd
Still stuck on that Glassman and Lim tea o.o sir how could you
Okay, that's the last of my last thoughts, so know it's time for the. . .
REVIEW
I loved this episode! I thought it was great :). I really loved the wide focus we got to get on everybody :)). Something for just about everyone!! And the ones we got were really good lol :). Liked the matching theme for Shea and Parknik (and if we're talking relationships in general, it also includes Jasher and kind of Jordan and Jared as well), Glassman how could you :). Do not follow the theme. I don't like it xd. I mean, listen, I'm happy that they're happy, and I love me some drama, but SIR. Against the bro code to the highest degree xD.
Now. This will be a short review (which, as I've said other times, I may come back to later, especially if I remember stuff I missed), because it's Wednesday and the next episode aired last night lol. I was out of town and didn't get home till the last 5 minutes or so, so I just decided to wait. Now (yes I already said that). I glimpsed the episode description, and figured it was for the best anyway because it seemed stressful but interesting, and like a good time, for me. So it would probably take me two hours lol.
When I woke up this morning my phone suggested me a VERY DISTRESSING HEADLINE. WE WILL BE IGNORING THAT. AND THE ONE THAT CAME LATER. AND THE FACT THAT THAT ONE HAD A NAME ATTACHED (IN A "RELATED TO:" WAY FROM MY PHONE). WHICH ARE THE SAME ONE I BELIEVE NOW THAT I THINK OF IT. WE WILL ALSO BE IGNORING THE ONE THAT I TRIED MY BEST TO NOT LOOK AT WHILE I SWIPED IT AWAY THAT HAD A PICTURE ATTACHED. OKAY?
Great 🥰🥰. So, if that affects/affected my concern, like in the beginning, my apologies :). I am extremely stressed about it lol
Now! Onto the individual parts :).
Dom! He slayed this episode :)). I hope we get more of him and Charlie soon :D! I don't remember much of what he did this episode, but he was great. Oh! I remembered one thing. Poor guy with his ex girlfriend :((. That really sucks <33. Love him, he's great so far :)).
Lim and Glassman! GLASSMAN STOOPPPP!! He can't do this 😭😭. I'm sure it won't last, but it would be wild if I did xd. I think Lim's story with her mom is really interesting! It reminds us of how much this is weighing on Lim, and how little she takes care of herself. Not to mention seeing her be wrong but right at the same time. She's wrong about the fact that she needs help (she thinks she doesn't or doesn't want it), but not necessarily wrong (in some cases) to react the way she is to how her mother's acting. Some of it, yes, some of it no. I really hope they manage to work things out and get a little better of a relationship, and that Like can get a little bit better of a relationship with herself :((. And I am glad her and Glassman were civil and kind of allies this episode lol xD. The trade was so funny XD. Still, Glassman getting with her mom is wild slfhdjs lol. Love them!!
Morgan and Park!! Their storyline was funny xD. I think it's an understandable thing to want, but that ending lol. Also all of their failed attempts xD. They were trying their very best to sleep with each other. But hey, they got it eventually xD. I love them idiots lol <33.
Jordan and Jared! Him finding new foods for her to try is soo sweet :'DD. Personally I don't know if I'd like to be kind of pushed on stuff like, but I think it's a cool journey they're kind of going on together :)). Also Charlie saw them lol o.o. They're idiots xD. I love them though lol <333. Also the blood drive at the end was really cool, and cool that they were both there :)). Also, I'm so glad Jordan's friend maybe-relationship (not anymore but originally) man was okay :')). He was really sweet <33. I'm also glad Jordan did kind of hold back on that romance wise so she knows what she wants, good for her and him <3. That song moment at the end nearly killed me 😭❤️. Loved it, it was so good :).
Charlie!! She really slayed this episode :D. I'm glad she wasn't too upset about being with Park, just kept going. She's certainly persevering lol. The "tell Doctor Murphy"/"it's Doctor Murphy who doesn't believe in me" whole bit was wild o.o. Also once again (sinde I said it earlier), she was reading people great LOL. Like, seeing all the stuff about them they were ignoring xD. Love that for her lol. Loving her so far!! <33.
Jerome and Asher!! I'm glad everything worked out for them :'DD. That missed phone call, and the beginning of the later one, literally killed me 😭😭💔❤️. But I'm glad they talked about and calmed that down a bit (so glad Asher stopped talking slfjs, even if it took a bit lol). And then deciding to have their call at the end, awww :)). My idiots <333. I think Asher needs to remember that it's okay to be secure in his relationship lol. He's not going to leave you just because honey slfkds xd <3. Anyway, I love them :)) :D <3.
Shaun and Lea!! They were soo cute y'all :'DD. I love how the episodes have been starting and ending (if not the exact first and last scene) with them at home with Steve :')). It's like we really see them coming back home, together, after everything :')). Their date was so cute!! Hopefully they get to go on one in the future that they feel like melds a little better into their new life <3. Maybe even something similar to what they did, some day :)). Also glad they weren't mad about it or ending it, loved that for them <33. They had a bunch of sweet moments this episode and I loved it :D. Also, Shaunnn once again more tension with Charlie lol xd. This time because of not letting her on the case lol. I'm glad it all still worked out, but it's stressing me out xd. They're going to have to come to a head soon. Anyway, Lea was also great, she's so slay and sweet :')). I love them so much <33.
Overall, I really enjoyed this episode!! I thought it was really good, and not just the personal plots. The cases were really cool too, and the musical moment at the end was great :DD. I'm a bit nervous and excited for the next episode lol. It should be a fun time! Hopefully amongst whatever big things drama-wise that seems to be going on, Charlie and Shaun don't come to disagreements too many times. Seems stressful to throw that in with medical emergencies xdd. Anyway, I loved the spread of focus for everyone this episode!!
So yeah!! I loved this episode, it was amazing! It was really nice to see focuses on a lot of the relationships of the show. I'm nervous about the next episode lol! This has been my review of. . .
The Good Doctor, Season 7, Episode 4: Date Night
It was really great! I'm excited for the next episode, but I'm also absolutely terrified lol. Ready to just get it over with and started, because I'm sure I'll enjoy at least some of it once I get started. I'll be back next time with my review of. . .
The Good Doctor, Season 7, Episode 5: Who at Peace
See you next time!
#the good doctor#tgd#oadis's tgd chatter#really fun episode#I am scared lol#:')#and if it's going to do what I think it's going to do. please don't do this to me#I don't deserve this xd
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“Yo a ti, Cas” Or how mexican dubbing gripped us tight and raised us from Despair.
Ok. So I promised a big meta about the dubbing thing and so while I don’t have all the answers YET, here’s a bit of perspective on the differences between Despair and The Truth.
First, a little background. I am a former professional dubbing translator. While I worked on anime series from Japanese to Spanish, rather than in live action ones from English to Spanish, the process is not that different. Also, I worked in Mexico, where Supernatural is dubbed, so that’s why I can make the assumptions I make. Finally, my specialization in college was translation from English to Spanish, so I guess I know what the hell I’m talking about.
So let’s start on HOW you translate something for a dub. Back in the day, you got a ton of VHS tapes with the episodes on them with time codes, and, if you were lucky, a shooting script. This is to say, it was not a transcript of the actual words said in the episode, but the script BEFORE the actors, directors, and everyone else had a hand on what was said and changed. And thus, anything adlibbed? Is not going to be in that script which, at least for the anime side of things? Was a nightmare as the script was usually “And here X actor can say whatever they want” and I had to go and listen to the scene ten thousand times. Now a days, you get either a video file or a streaming link, and sometimes, the shooting script. If you get a script, btw, you can also not get a script in the original language. I know that the person who had to translate Sprited Away to Spanish was working off a German script, not the Japanese one. So yeah, some things can be lost in translation there.
THEN you get to translate. BUT you can’t just translate word by word. You have to adapt it so that it will sound like something a person will say, and sometimes, literally is not the way to do it. And in particular, Mexican dubbing has a reputation to uphold as the “Neutral” dub that is send to most Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, so we can’t use certain words (I don’t have the list at hand, but I remember that I couldn’t use “Llanta” for Tire, and so I had to use “Neumatico”. And no “sweaters” or “hotcakes” or stuff like that), AND we have to match the lips of the original video. Which is like, the worst nightmare ever because of what we call “labiales”, that is to say, the letters where lips close.
I can’t tell you how much we all loved when a character gave a long winded speech with their back to the camera due to those damned closed lip letters.
All this is to say that sometimes, the line could be “We are all in this together for good or bad”, and the translation become something more like “Estamos en esto, por las buenas o las malas” (We’re on this, the good way or the bad way) or “Estamos juntos en las buenas y en las malas” (We’re together in the good and the bad), depending on the translator, dub director, and voice actor.
Depending on the client, that is, the original owner of the series, sometimes they will review the translation once it’s all dubbed and edited. I know that in the Avengers movie, a Disney rep was present on the cabin and forbade any changes from the script, which resulted on a couple of awkward lines in the end result. I don’t know if that’s the case for Supernatural, but I honestly doubt it. Still, translators can’t make huge changes for the dialogue. One couldn’t just ADD a relationship that wasn’t there, no matter what.
(As an aside, due to the very conservative mindset of some tv stations, it’s more common that gay relationships become more ambiguous, by changing “I love you” to “Te quiero” which can be more of a filial love than a romantic one. And well, that one case in Sailor Moon where a gay character was changed into a woman because the dub director honestly thought the character was a woman. But that was in the nineties)
Now, let’s go to how Castiel’s speech was translated.
The original, according to Superwiki, went like this:
Castiel: You're the most caring man on Earth. You are the most selfless, loving human being I will ever know. You know, ever since we met, ever since I pulled you out of Hell, knowing you has changed me. Because you cared, I cared. I cared about you. I cared about Sam. I cared about Jack. I cared about the whole world because of you. You changed me, Dean.
Dean: Why does this sound like a goodbye? Castiel: Because it is. I love you. Dean: Don't do this, Cas. Cas.
And the translation, as it was aired, went like this (And people, you have no idea the war flashbacks transcribing this gave me, so I hope you appreciate it):
Castiel: Eres el hombre mas amoroso sobre la Tierra. Un hombre sin egoismo; el hombre mas generoso que haya visto, y que jamas vere. Sabes que desde que nos conocimos y desde que te saque del infierno, el conocerte me ha cambiado. Porque a ti te importa. Y a mi me importa. Me importas tu. Y me importa Sam, me importa Jack, me importa todo el mundo. Y fue por ti. Tu me cambiaste, Dean.
Dean: Porque suena esto a despedida?
Castiel: Porque asi fue. Te amo.
Dean: Yo a ti, Cas. (The empty appears and Billie opens the door) Cas…
Castiel: Adios Dean
Dean: No!
Ok. So… At first glance, they’re pretty much the same until we get to the I love you. BUT let’s dissect it a little bit.
Cas begins with a “Eres el hombre mas amoroso sobre la Tierra” which is not how I would’ve translated “The most caring man on Earth” since “caring” is more like “Cariñoso” rather than “amoroso” which would be “loving”, and yes, there’s a difference. Plus, “el hombre mas amoroso” sounds a bit clunky, so Personally, I’d have gone with “Eres el hombre mas cariñoso en la Tierra”, that would’ve given us more time for the rest of the speech, but I wonder if the translator choice for Amoroso instead was more due to the fact that “amor” (love) is more clearly romantic than “care” (cariño, in a sense, more on this later) and so it foreshadows the end.
Again, with the literal clunkyness we have “Un hombre sin egoismo” (A man without egoism) which sounds weird no matter what language you speak, and it should’ve been “Un hombre dadivoso” (A giving man) or “un hombre desinteresado” (a selfless man) although the second could be mis-construed as “a man without interests” so “dadivoso” would’ve better. But the more puzzling is that the Spanish separates the selfless man from the next, which is REALLY confusing as the English is “the most loving man”, which would be “el hombre mas amoroso” making it quite redundant, so the Spanish changes it to “the most generous man”, “el hombre mas generoso”. To add to this, Cas continues with “that I have seen and I will ever see” instead of “That I know”, because it’s far more poetic. And loving.
So yeah, Mexican Cas is basically saying that Dean Winchester is made of love and puppies.
Ahem.
The next part “You know, ever since I pulled you out of hell, you’ve changed me” is more or less word for word, and the only thing that changes is that the English sounds more like a question and the Spanish one is an affirmation. YOU KNOW that ever since I pulled you out of hell, you changed me.” Little verb tense play, that doesn't change much except Cas’s resolution to say what he has to say.
And then we get to the part that made me squeal out loud. Because we go from
“Because you cared, I cared. I cared about you. I cared about Sam. I cared about Jack. I cared about the whole world because of you”
To
“Porque a ti te importa. Y a mi me importa. Me importas tu. Y me importa Sam, me importa Jack, me importa todo el mundo.” Which at first glance is the same, but NOPE.
First change: The original is in past tense “I cared”. Spanish version is in present tense: “I care”.
Which is a little non important thing except when you remember that simple present means “immutable absolute truth that won’t change with time”
Second, the choice of word for care.
I mentioned before that Care can be Cariño, as in filial, non romantic love (Or romantic love pet name, as it can also be Darling. It’s one of THOSE words). Other translations for care include “cuidado” (as in attention, concern, keeping, and worry), and of course “interesarse” (Which also can be care), “preocuparse” (care, bother, trouble, mind, fuss), and yes, “importar” but “importar” ONLY translates to English as a verb as “import”, “matter” “amount to” and notice how none of those words include “love”.
Mexican Cas is not saying “you love the world, and so I do”. Mexican Cas is saying “The world matters to you, and thus it matters to me, but my feelings for the World (and Sam, and Jack) are not in the same league as my feelings for you.”
And then Dean asks “Why does this sound like a Goodbye”, just like in English, in present tense…
And Mexican Cas replies in PAST tense. “Porque asi fue”. And THIS is important because it means that everything he said before WAS the goodbye, and not what comes next. All the rest? Is in the past. “Because it was”. Not “Because it IS”. And the next part? Is their future.
I love you.
Te amo.
Simple present. No ambiguity like “te quiero”. Spanish Te amo is for romantic love. Not brotherly, not family, not bro-mantic. ROMANTIC.
It’s like “I’m IN love with you” (Although that’d be “Estoy enamorado de ti” and I doubt that would’ve fit in the time Misha spoke)
And of course, the answer. “Yo a ti, Cas”. Not “And I, you” as I’ve seen it before (And I also thought it was, until transcribing the scene) but a simple “I, you, Cas.” Which ok, pretty cave-speak, but the meaning is pretty clear. Dean Winchester loves his gay angel.
It is also telling that the empty doesn’t appear until AFTER Dean confessed, so no, Mexican Cas is not “happy with the saying”, he had to get to the “happy with the having”.
And when Billy appears, it does seem as if he wants to say something more, but Cas is a love-sick selfsacrificing dumbass and so we all get our hearts broken.
I did get in contact with Dean Winchester’s mexican voice actor, and am waiting for answers to a small interview I did with him which includes the question “did that And I you, Cas” was in the script, and am trying to contact Castiel’s mexican voice actor. So I will be updating you on that. But I hope this clears up some of the questions about how Mexican dubbing made Destiel Canon :D
#dean deserved better#castiel deserved better#they silenced you#bi dean#supernatural mexican dubbing#y yo a ti#te amo#destiel#destielforever
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Drunken Night 2~ One More Time
Pairing- Jin x Named Reader
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Includes- fluff, oral, pussy eating, blow job, cum eating, missionary, sex from behind, cock riding, multiple orgasms, fluff
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Part 1
J POV
"Wanna watch something?", I ask, grabbing the remote and leaning back on the couch, flipping through the channels
"Sure", Jin answers leaning back against the couch next to me
We find a superhero movie to watch and settle in
I keep glancing over at him as he watches, not believing we actually had sex last week
When we were drunk
I don't even know how that happened
I mean I remember everything but how we came to the conclusion to just rip each other's clothes off and fuck- no idea
And when we woke up the next morning to his phone running off the hook, we stared at each other in shock
Fortunately he had to go because he was late for practice and we never spoke about it again
Except, I keep thinking about it
About him
And I don't know what to do
If I should talk to him or leave it alone
It's not like we could date anyway
I dated Namjoon for a year a few years ago and I know guys have a bro code or whatever about dating ex's
I don't think Namjoon would care as I've dated other guys since we broke up and we're still friends
But those guys weren't a member of his group or his best friend
And who am I kidding?
Jin would never want me like that
After years of being friends I've never gotten any hint that he thinks of me romantically
I think last week was just a fluke
So I'm gonna keep my mouth shut
He's quiet so all I can do is watch the movie
A little while later, I feel myself getting sleepy
I can't sleep sitting up and I feel myself slipping to the side
My head lands on something hard and I don't know what it is
I open my eyes a little bit, seeing Jin's shoulder
Shit
"Sss...sorry Jinnie", I apologize, moving to get off him
"No Jo, it's ok", he says
He moves his arm, putting it around me then moves back, laying down on the couch, pulling me on top of him
I lay my head on his chest and I hear his heart beating
I like it
Jin starts running his fingers in my hair and I'm done for
That's the quickest way to get me to sleep
I close my eyes, holding onto his shirt and fall asleep
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I yawn, waking up and stretching
The tv is still on
What?
When did I turn the TV on?
I open my eyes groggily
"Hu hmmm", I hear
I sit up and look down
Jin is rubbing his eyes, waking up too
What?
Shit, he came over and I fell asleep on him
Well, he let me sleep on him
And I guess he fell asleep too
He opens his eyes, looking at me
"Oh uh hi Jo", he says confused
"We fell asleep", I answer
"Oh. What time is it?"
I look for my phone and grab it off the table
"Two a.m."
"Fuck really? I should go"
I don't want him to go
I don't know why I feel like this, but I like having him here
He sits up, yawning too
"You don't have to go", I say quietly
"Uh what?"
"You can stay", I offer
"Oh uh...I don't think that's a good idea"
He's probably right but I can't help but feel sad that he's leaving
"Yeah ok sure.", I answer looking at him
"Ok, I'm gonna go", he repeats, looking at me
I just nod
But he's not moving
He's just looking at me
And I'm just looking back at him like an idiot
He's just so fucking beautiful
Everything about him is
And so sexy too
What the hell is wrong with me?
This is Jin
Why am I thinking about him like this?
He's my friend
But all that's running in my mind is that I want to kiss him
Jin reaches out and moves hair from my face, tucking it behind my ear
I can't help but close my eyes when he does it
He leaves his hand on me, holding the side of my neck gently
I open my eyes to his gorgeous face
He looks like he's fighting against something
Then his face smooths over and he pulls me to him, his lips landing on mine
Searing heat floods my body from his kiss
My arms automatically go around his neck, pulling him closer, kissing him
He pulls me on his lap, sliding his tongue in my mouth, making me moan
"Fuck", he whispers, then kisses me again
His hands move down my body, pulling up my shirt
He gets it over my head, his lips back on me as soon as the shirt is off
Fucking hell, I want him so much
Pulling his shirt off too, I run my hands all over him while I kiss him
"We...we...shouldn't", he says in between kisses
He reaches around to my back and this time he unhooks my bra, instead of ripping it off
"Then we should stop", I say, not wanting to stop at all
His hands grab my breasts, touching and squeezing
Fuck it feels good
"We...we should", he agrees, kissing my neck
"D....dd..do you want to?", I ask him
"Nnn...no.", he moans, "Do you?"
"No"
"But-"
"No one has to know", I answer, trailing kisses down his neck and his fucking sexy shoulder
"Nnnn....no one can know Jo..", he pants
"Ok Jinnie"
"Ok", he agrees
He stands up, pulling me up too
He bends down, picking me up, my legs going around him
I keep kissing his neck and shoulder as he walks into my room
"Fuck", he moans
He puts me on my bed, pulling my pants and panties off
"Fuck Jo, you're so fucking hot", he murmurs running his hands all over me
Jesus Christ
Jin opens my legs, kneels down and licks me
"Oh shit", I cry, pleasure shooting through me
He lays his tongue flat on me and licks up
Fucking hell, his tongue feels so good
He keeps moving his tongue, up and down, going faster with each lick
"Jin oh fuck Jin", I yell in so much pleasure, "Don't stop Jinnie"
"I won't baby", he answers
Fuck I like him calling me that
His tongue glides on my clit and pleasure blasts everywhere
"Fuck oh god"
He chuckles and it's so fucking hot
"Like it there baby?",
"Mmmmm hmmmm", I answer
He licks my clit over and over in the same spot, making me feel like I'm going to snap any second
His mouth wraps around my clit sucking once and I'm done
"Shit fuck JIN!" I scream
I can't stop my body shaking as I cum
"Yes, fuck. So good princess", he moans, still licking
Oh god
He likes it?
He doesn't stop licking, running his tongue all over me
I can't take how good it feels and I orgasm again right after I finish the first one
"Fuck!"
"Yes baby", he whispers, licking
I relax when my orgasm finishes and Jin moves away
I'm breathing heavily, trying to catch my breath
"Was it good?", he asks
I lift my head up
He's standing looking down at me, biting his lip
Is he kidding?
He has to be fucking with me
But he's just standing, waiting for my answer
"Good? Jinnie it was fucking amazing"
He smiles happily at me
I sit up and grab his jeans
I get his belt, and undo his jeans in record time, pulling them and his boxers down
He's fucking huge and so hard
And all I want is him in my mouth
So I put my mouth around him and start sucking
"Oh my god", he shouts
Smirking, I take more of him in, sucking hard and fast
"Jesus Christ. Fuck"
I like hearing him
I like that it feels good for him
While I like getting oral, I like giving it too
A lot
I want him to feel just as good as he makes me feel, if not more
Sliding off his cock, I lick him from base to tip, over and over
When my tongue runs on the underside of his head, he moans louder
Found where he likes it the most
I move my tongue faster and faster right in that spot, making him yell loudly
After a little, I suck on just his head
His hand goes in my hair and he moans, "Yes, fuck yes baby"
Taking all of him in my mouth, I keep sucking on him, running my tongue everywhere
"Oh fuck Joanne, Joanne! Yes!", he cries, coming
Fuck, his cum tastes so fucking good
How can cum taste this good?
What the fuck is wrong with me?
I swallow, wanting more
When he finishes I move off him
He's still leaking a little, so I press my tongue to his head licking his cum off him
"Fuck", he shivers
"My Jinnie tastes so fucking good", I praise him
He growls, pushing me on my back
"I need to feel you around me"
"Yes Jinnie", I agree, needing that too
He gets on top of me, kissing me hard as he thrusts inside
"Yes!", I shout, feeling so good already
He starts moving hard and fast, making me yelp with each thrust
"Fuck Jo, I love how tight you are. You're fucking perfect for me"
"Mmm Jin. Your cock feels so good, fucking touching everywhere I want"
"Good princess, I want you to feel good"
"You are making me feel good Jin", I moan
He keeps moving, pleasure filling my body
I'm right there, he just needs to slam a few more times
I clench his cock tightly, making him gasp
"Fuck, motherfuck, princess. Don't let go", he pleads
"I won't baby", I whimper
"Cum on me baby. Please, I need it. I want to feel it again. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since last time"
Oh god
Thank god it's not only me thinking about last time
He slams in, hitting my spot and I scream his name, coming hard and shaking under him
"Seokjin! Fuck Seokjin!"
Jin buries his face in my neck, "Oh god, oh god, yes princess, yes Jo"
He pulls out when I'm done, flipping me over on my stomach
I get up on my hands and knees, just as he pounds back in
"Fuck Jin!", I shout, pleasure coming back hard and fast
His hands grip my hips hard while he slams inside, going in deeper than before
"More! More Jin"
God sex hasn't felt this good in a long time
"More baby?", he teases
I nod my head rapidly
"Princess likes my cock in her?"
"Yes Jin, fuck I love your cock".
"Good princess, it's all for you."
Fuck yes
"Mine?", I ask
"Yours, just yours", he confirms
Good, I want him all the time
I start moving, sliding up and down his cock while he keeps slamming
"Yes princess oh god!", he groans
"Oh my god, Jin, Jin, Jin!", I scream, my orgasm hitting me hard and fast
Oh my god, I've never felt this much pleasure before
It's fucking blinding me
"Gggg...good girl", Jin praises
Again, Jin pulls out and maneuvers me
He lays against the headboard of my bed, lifting me on top of him, putting me on his cock
"Oh god Jinnie", I sigh
I don't know what's going on with me but I really do love him inside
I can't get enough of him
"Ride me baby", he requests
I nod, starting to move up and down his shaft
Fuck he's so hard and feels so good
"Fuck Jinnie, you feel so good", I praise him
"No Jo, you feel so good. Fuck, I never want to leave"
"Don't Jin. Don't. You don't have to. Stay baby", I moan
"I can?", he asks
"Yes Jinnie. I want you to stay"
"Ok baby. I'll stay princess. I want to so much "
His hands move up and down my body, caressing me gently
He's making me feel good, so wanted
I close my eyes, still bouncing and just feel him
Suddenly I feel his lips on my stomach, kissing me
I open my eyes, looking down, watching him
I feel his tongue licking my skin and it makes me moan from how good it feels
He licks and sucks on my skin
"Can I baby?", he asks
I nod
Fuck yes
He goes back to sucking my skin, leaving his marks all over my stomach
I fucking love it
My hands slide in his hair, pulling hard
"Yes Jo, fuck it feels so good"
He leans back, lifting his eyes to me, watching me ride him
He runs his hand down my sides
"So fucking sexy", he murmurs
His hand goes down my body more
More pleasure hits me when he starts playing with my clit
"Mine?", he asks looking up at me
I nod
Yes, hell yes
"Yours", I answer
"Just mine?"
"Yes just yours, anytime you want Jinnie"
The smile he gives me is fucking gorgeous and takes my breath away
The next time I come down on him, he thrusts up going in deep and hitting my spot
"Jin! Oh my god"
We keep moving together and he keeps playing with my clit
I feel myself ready to explode
"Do it baby", he moans
"Seokjin! Seokjin!", I scream, pure pleasure hitting me hard as I cum
I can't stop my body from shaking hard
I can't think, my brain just shuts off from the ecstasy
"You're so beautiful Joanne", he whispers, his hands touching my body everywhere
Heat floods my skin everywhere his fingers touch
"Again Jo. Please. For me", he begs
"Yes Jin. Anything for you"
"Good girl"
I slam down on him hard just as he slams up, pure pleasure hitting me hard
"Yes Jin. More. Harder!"
"Yes baby. Fuck yes", he shouts
"Jin. Jin. Oh my god Jin!", I scream again, stars blasting in my vision when I orgasm
"Joanne! Yes Joanne!", he screams, coming hard, his body shaking too, "Baby you feel so good, oh my god, yes!"
"Mmmm, good baby boy", I moan, feeling his warm cum fill me so well
God even him coming feels so fucking good
When he finishes, he helps me off him and I lay next to him
I pull him to me and he comes willingly
He smiles at me and I can't fucking believe I didn't notice how beautiful it is before today
I move his sweaty hair from his face, smiling at him too
"You're smile is so beautiful Jo", he says softly, touching my face
Oh damn
I'm so fucking happy he thinks my smile is beautiful
But it's no where compared to his
"Not as beautiful as yours Jinnie.", I answer, touching his face too, "Worldwide handsome"
He laughs a little
Jesus that sound is so sexy
"Kiss me Jin", I ask
His face bursts in a smile again as he leans closer to me, his lips on mine
Goddamn it, his kisses are amazing
His tongue slides in my mouth, making me whimper
"Don't leave Jin. Stay with me", I ask, then kiss him back
The next time we stop kissing, he answers, "Yea Jo. I want to stay"
I nod, "Ok"
"Ok", he repeats, his lips on mine again
I need to tell him
I know why I keep thinking of him
I like him so much more than a friend
It's like last week opened my eyes and tonight confirmed it
"Jin-", I start
"I know princess. You're mine ok?"
I smile shyly, "Yeah? Are you sure?"
He nods, "I am. I'll talk to Namjoon ok? I'll tell him we really like each other and are together. That is uh...if you want-"
"Yes Jinnie", I smile wider, "I have feelings for you Jinnie and I want to be with you"
He smiles, relief in his features, "Good princess. Just to be clear I have feelings for you too. Massive feelings"
I giggle, "I know Jinnie. I got that from before"
"Oh good"
Leaning to him, I press my lips to his soft plump ones in a sweet kiss
He pulls me in his arms, kissing me back and I'm so happy I have my Jinnie
"Time to sleep Jinnie?", I ask, after the kiss ends
"Yeah princess. I'm gonna snuggle you all night"
I giggle as we move in each other's arms, our bodies tangling together
"Night princess", he says, kissing my forehead
"Night baby"
Closing my eyes, I let myself drift off to sleep, safe in my Jinnie's arms
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Coming Home: Part 2
Hm...Well, that’s great...
Komaru: What’s wrong?
I’ve been down here for 2 minutes and I’ve already found a dead body...
Komaru: What!?
Look.
*Everyone peers through Akeru’s earpiece. She stands in front of a gravestone shaped like a dog. The name on the dog reads “Lara.”
Kyoko: Looks like Yodogawa buried his dog here...I didn’t expect he’d be a pet person...
Kuripa: He kept a dog down there? No wonder it died.
...
*Everyone goes quiet.
Kuripa: What!?
Maya: That’s pretty sick man.
Kuripa: I’m just saying! Would YOU keep a dog trapped down here!? You’d suffocate it before long!
Zen.
Wah-!? Ugh! Stop doing that!
*The hologram appears once again in front of the grave and starts to stroll around the garden.
I just thought you would like to kn-know, the front-ont door is l-l-locked. It r-requires some time for activation.
Ok...well...Activate it.
Of course. What is the code?
Uuuuuh...
Aoi: Damn! Of course NOW we have passcode protection.
Uh...didn’t you say I had dementia? How am I supposed to remember the code?
If I recall correctly, you said you it was the code on the wristband.
Wristband?
My wristband? If you’d like a reminder, I believe you left it over at the gazebo.
Oh...ok... Gazebo it is.
*Akeru and the hologram go over to the gazebo.
Also, I just thought I’d t-tell you; I’ve reconstructed some-GRRGCK-past exp-experiments you might like to revisit. I hope they-they-they-KKCH!-enhance your experience.
Are you good bro?
Byakuya: He’s bugging out. What’s going on? And what does he mean “past experiments?”
Show me one of these past experiment reconstructions or whatever.
C-Certainly.
Woah!
*Akeru is suddenly hit with bright lights. The fake sky around her suddenly starts shifting, and light is cast down on the gazebo.
What the-!? Are you guys seeing this?
Four: Seeing...still working on believing.
Makoto: What’s going on? What’s it doing!?
*Everyone waits for a second until the shifting stops. Then, suddenly, two hologram figures appear inside. One stands up and looks at the house, a figure who’s unrecognizable. The other is Yodogawa himself.
...Take me inside...I’m tired...
Aoi: Why’s it acting like that?
Byakuya: Actually, I don’t think this is the house AI. It appears to have began some sort of...data reconstruction.
Toko: I get it. It’s showing us events that happened here a while ago. This is the REAL Seishi Yodogawa, or at least...a memory of him.
Let’s stay in the gazebo a little longer. Don’t you think it’s nice to be home?
Komaru: Who the heck is THAT guy?
I don’t know. The AI didn’t properly reconstruct him.
Makoto: Listen carefully Akeru. This could be important.
This place...Listen to me Zen. I appreciate everything you’ve done for me up until now, but this place isn’t my home. It never will be.
I’m sorry you don’t like it old friend. It was quite a project.
Well, you wasted your money.
So...YOU’RE this Zen guy...Now what relationship did you and my father have?
I must ask. Why would you go through so much trouble for such a foolish enterprise?
Let’s just say that it’s not easy to find people in my line of work this day and age. Tragedy time, sure, but now the world is recovering and...I guess I’d rather focus on what I’m good at rather than what Precepts Peak made me.
*The blue hologram sits down next to Seishi’s.
Look. I know you’re scared. I would be too. But I will not leave your side until you’re better.
Better? Better...!? What, so you know more than the doctors? Zen...I have Grade 3 Brain Cancer. There IS no getting better.
Grade 3...!?
Rgh...Bloody wristband!
*The reconstructed Seishi starts crying, tugging on the patient wristband. However, against expectation from anyone, the other mysterious figure, Zen, suddenly cuts the band off using a pair of garden clippers.
Wh-What are you doing!?
You’re sick and tired of the hospitals and doctors, right? Well, there are no more of them in your life...I’M taking care of you now.
What...do you intend to do?
You’ll see.
*The hologram reconstruction suddenly ends.
Komaru: Oooh...I’m not liking that...
Toko: Yeah...gonna be honest? Starting to have REAL BAD feelings about this “Zen” guy.
Makoto: But wait, did you guys see? Zen cut off the wristband. Maybe it was left here?
Ah right! I see it!
*Akeru picks up.
Seishi. Open the door to the house please.
Sure. What is the code?
4532.
Makoto: Oh...
What?
Makoto: Sorry, for a second there I thought it might be...
Byakuya: 11037?
Makoto: I mean it USUALLY is.
P-Password accepted. House unlocked.
Sweet. Guess I’ll go in.
Kyoko: Be careful Akeru. The more we find out, the less I like.
...
*Akeru steps inside the house. It’s dark, save for the light that pours in through the window. The living room she steps into is suspiciously cozy.
Byakuya: Take a look around. See if you can find what 404 wanted us to find.
Alright...
*Akeru walks around the living room, but doesn’t find anything, but then she sees an offshoot of the room. She walks into it and finds a small garage full of bits of technology.
Well, I think I found the part that Yodogawa was using as a lab...
Kyoko: Hm...I believe Seishi’s AI did say that it was used here. But I’m not sure. This seems too small to be a lab used to create AI technology.
Byakuya: And...what might THAT be?
Makoto: What?
Byakuya: Don’t you see it? The gigantic pane of glass leading into something dark?
...?
*Sure enough, the room is divided by a big sheet of glass, with the area behind it being poorly lit. Akeru approaches the glass and peers inside.
...
I think something’s in there-
RAWRGH GRARGGGH!!!
AAAAAAAAAHHH!?
Komaru: AKERU! GET BACK!
Makoto: A BEAST MONOKUMA!?
Toko: Hold on! We’re coming down!
No wait!
*Everyone stops.
Rrrrggh...
I don’t think it’s hostile...I think I just scared it.
Aoi: Are you crazy!? It’s a Beast Monokuma! They’re designed to ravage everything they see!
Kuripa: No, wait! She might be onto something! Look!
*Everyone takes another look through the earpiece.
...
*The beast sits down quietly and stares at Akeru, not making any further attempts to attack her.
Kuripa: Besides, even if it is hostile, I doubt it’s getting past that glass. Yodogawa must have kept it here for a reason.
Makoto: But why would Yodogawa have a Monokuma in his basement?
Kyoko: ...
Aoi: Kyoko?
Kyoko: I have a theory...but I don’t like it...We can test it though.
Byakuya: Test it? How?
Kyoko: Akeru. I know this sounds crazy, but I need you to do me a favor.
Go ahead.
Kyoko: Approach the glass...Call the Monokuma... “Lara”
Makoto: Lara?
Maya: That’s Yodogawa’s dead dog, isn’t it?
Four: Kyoko...You’re not saying...!?
...Lara?
*Akeru attempts it, placing her hand on the glass.
...*whimper*
...!?
*The Beast immediately calms down, pressing it’s paw against the glass casing.
Kyoko: So it’s as I thought...
Komaru: Wait...why did it react like that!?
Toko: Did Yodogawa create an Alter Ego of his dog and put it a Monokuma?
Kyoko: ...I don’t think so...it’s something much...MUCH worse...
...
Seishi!
Y-Yes Zen?
Reconstruct another scene for me. I want to know what happened to this dog!
Of course. Beginning experiment reconstruction.
*The AI drifts back out into the living room. Akeru swiftly follows. The two holograms from before appear again.
Seishi, I promise you, the Neural Mapping procedure is completely safe! You’re being far too paranoid!
What is WRONG with you Zen!? I said NO! And that’s final!
*Seishi sits on a sofa, but gets up on a pair of clearly unhealthy legs to yell at Zen further.
I’ve been to the garage! I’ve seen what you did to Lara!
Lara is alive and well!
You call that ALIVE!? You took her brain and put it in that MONSTER!
Where the hell do you get these TWISTED ideas Zen Katagiri!? If you plan on “curing” me through something like that, then forget it! I will NOT become another one of your sick creations!
Sick? SICK!? You think I’M sick!? Well how do you think I became that way Yodogawa!?
Zen...Listen to me. This is NOT your decision. If you really wanted to take care of me...You’d listen to my requests...
...
*The hologram closes.
!!!??
*After it does, Akeru rushes back into the garage and towards the Beast Monokuma behind the glass.
*whimper*
WHAT THE FUCK!?
Komaru: Akeru! Watch the language!
Kuripa: To hell with the language! This is some psychotic serial killer shit!
Aoi: Yodogawa really killed his own dog to turn it into this sick creation of his!?
Makoto: Hina! By now you should have realized that Yodogawa isn’t the one doing all of this!
Byakuya: Agreed. This other man - Zen Katagiri - He’s our true mastermind.
Aoi: But we haven’t even heard of this guy up until now. Who IS he!?
Maya: He’s fucking insane is what he is! No normal person could do THIS to a living creature!
Four: I agree...To make matters worse, Lara clearly doesn’t want to be in that body. I wouldn’t either.
...
Guys...I’m sorry, but...
Makoto: What’s wrong Akeru?
I’m about to do something you guys might not like...
*Akeru suddenly goes over to the battery panel near the doorway. She flips it and looks at the mains.
*sigh*
Byakuya: Are you gonna-
Kyoko: Shh.
...
*Akeru reaches over to the levers and switches one off.
*whimper!* Grrr...Ruff! ...
*A few seconds after she does, the Beast Monokuma stops moving.
...There there...Good girl.
...*sniff*...Good girl.
Kuripa: You’re a brave soul kid.
Byakuya: Agreed. Not many would be able to do what you just did.
Toko: Akeru...
Makoto: This isn’t right. We shouldn’t be subjecting her to this stuff.
Uncle Koto, trust me...I’ve seen worse.
Makoto: Have you...!?
Well...alright...it’s damn high up there on some of the worst stuff I’ve ever seen, but...I’ve got something even worse on my mind.
Komaru: What is it Akeru?
If Katagiri did this to the family dog...
...What the hell did he do to my father...?
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Let's talk about Supernatural 15x07, "Last Call."
Or as I like to call it, "the episode that makes me go feral because it tells us so much about Dean's sexuality, character, and arc."
YES others have written meta! YES I will talk about it myself for the satisfaction! I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
This post was originally a thread on Twitter and I am crossposting it to my blog.
Alt image IDs are included in that linked Twitter thread!
Join me on this journey.
What's the context of this episode? Dean's been kind of down/depressed, feeling hopeless in the face of the idea that they have to defeat God (and not really working towards that goal much), and he's mid-divorce with Cas. He goes out on this solo case to try to clear his head.
And he ends up at Swayze's Bar.
Look, there are many things to be said about this. Dean loves Patrick Swayze. Arguably has a CRUSH on Swayze. It's very tied up in Dean pretending not to like "chick flicks" but he secretly does, which is queer coding. This was a Choice™️.
Speaking of Choices™️: professional actors made many here. Deliberately.
Dean is smacked on the ass by a woman and then Lee smacks him on the ass too. Dean and Lee CONSTANTLY have physical familiarity and fond eye contact. I will limit myself to 1 paragraph about this lest I list it all.
My point is that I just really need every person to digest and accept the fact that this is textually bi Dean. Not subtext; it's TEXT.
Dean and Lee had a relationship. Their history is alluded to in touch and in words. They had an orgy together. Dean's bisexuality is not repressed.
It's also now canon that Dean tries to hide that he can sing well. Most people don't know (like Sam) but some do (Lee). Hence "Eye of the Tiger" callback.
And so: that's also the implication for his sexuality. Dean singing ON STAGE with bi lighting is him being ready to be Out.

They dedicated an entire half an ep at minimum to emphasizing he's bi... and to Dean having a conversation with someone he (initially) trusts about potentially having a break from hunting, and what that could mean.
LEE: You're chasing missing persons, huh? I thought you'd be on to something bigger by now, like the Loch Ness Monster... Bigfoot.
DEAN: Trust me, uh, bigger doesn't always equal better. Besides, who's gonna look out after the little guy? God certainly isn't.
LEE: Damn, brother, that's dark.
DEAN: Yeah, it's been a rough, uh... it's been a rough decade, Lee.
LEE: Yeah.
DEAN: But that's a conversation for a different time, 'cause this, this right here, this is all right.
LEE: Well, I'm glad you approve. This is nothing you can't have, man.
DEAN: Oh, come on. Who's gonna kill the bad guys?
LEE: Somebody else. Dean, how many lives you think you saved, huh? Hundreds? Thousands? You deserve a break, bro. Hell, you might even deserve two.
"But Lee turns out to be a villain!" some might say. "Isn't the point that giving up hunting is bad?"
Nope.
Lee's a DARK MIRROR for Dean. He exists to exhibit the truths behind Dean's desires, and then what they'd look like if they turned bad. Take it from him: "I am you."
There are LAYERS here. You can't focus on the dark side and ignore the truths that take place in the (often bi) light.
The singing? The conversations about taking a break? Throwing men out of the bar, which is framed heroically? "Road House rules" (another Choice™️)?
NONE of that was bad. It shows what Dean wants.
Things only get bad–literally and visually–when Dean's tied up as Lee suddenly says wrong things in the dark.
The contrast exists to show that maintaining Goodness is a choice, and Dean would have no problem upholding that.
LEE: It's called a marid. It's a freaky-looking little thing, isn't it? [Lee laughs, and Dean stares at him, incredulous] Ah. As long as you feed it, it gives you money, it gives you health, everything you dreamed of.
DEAN: And so, what, it just costs innocent lives?
LEE: Dean, you and I both know no one's innocent. After everything we've done, aren't... aren't we owed a little happiness, huh? Don't we deserve that much?
DEAN: Listen to yourself. "We're owed." "We deserve." Come on, man. You're not God. Hell, God's not even God.
LEE: Good or bad... the world doesn't care. No one cares, Dean.
DEAN: Well, I do.
LEE: Yeah. And that's what got you here. Now, takes a while to drain a man, but listen to me. Don't worry about it, all right? Don't worry because once you lose a couple of pints, you just fall asleep, and then it'll be over.
[Lee pats Dean on the shoulder]
DEAN: Lee.
LEE: This... this is not how I wanted this to go, Dean. When that blonde girl walked in here last night, I should've know, you know, Dean Winchester, the righter of wrongs, you were gonna keep digging, and you were gonna figure me out. And if it's got to be you or me, well, I got to pick me, man.
"No one cares, Dean."
"Well, I do."
It's a reminder to himself as much as it is to Lee. It's a re-centering of purpose that he sorely needs.
And what's also key? Lee is human, but is now a "monster" in Dean's words. Because Lee lost his ability to care, Dean can't abide by that.

(Side note: bonus for the fact that Lee dies up against a wall by being impaled and he coughs up blood. You know who doesn’t cough up blood in their very weird and unrealistic death scene? Dean in the finale.)
Remember: Lee is a dark mirror for Dean. "I am you."
By fighting and (tragically) killing Lee, Dean "kills" the darker side of himself. The side that's struggling to keep going right now... AND the side that fears eventually wanting a break means you must be selfish and stop caring.
He can keep going. He can find strength to fight God–and in the end, take a break and CHOOSE peace. It won't make him dark. He's the most caring man on Earth, even when it's hard. That’s reinforced later.
Isn't he owed a little happiness? And that's not in the having. It's in just being.
The bonus is what's going on with Cas in this episode.
Dean's clearing his head and finding his center again while Cas is calling him.
Come home. I need you. Remember what matters.
And again, contrast: Lee turns out not to be "real/true" in the way Dean thought he was. But Cas IS.
And after Dean goes through all of this... he's grounded again, he recognizes that even amongst questions of what God controls there are still choices to be made, he's reminded that letting his caring heart lead him is priority, he's lost another friend...
He comes home to Cas.
It's awkward. They're still distanced.
But this episode is a turning point for Dean. He's not angry at Cas anymore, he wants to talk, he's ready to move forward... he just doesn't know how to yet.
And if you follow the through-line... then you get Rowena saying "fix it"... and then after that is the Purgatory prayer.
I just !!!
S15 is packed with Dean development to hone in towards the end of his arc, but "Last Call" manages to hit SO many buttons.
• He's always been bi, & is ready to be Out
• He can want a break–& maybe run a bar like the Roadhouse
• Caring is at the core of who he is
It's about the CHOICE. It's about wanting to live your truths, and that "caring" can mean many things–from defeating God and saving the world, to making the hard choices when it counts, to maybe running a bar where people are safe.
14x10 and its matching Texan Star also say hello:
DEAN: How come you always have a boyfriend?
PAMELA: How come you only want what you can't have?
DEAN: Whoa.
PAMELA: Besides, you don't want me. You just like to flirt. I'm a psychic, so I kinda know.
DEAN: All right.
PAMELA: So, still not ready to sell the bar, huh? It's a lot of money.
DEAN: Sell? This bar? This is my dream.
PAMELA; Yeah.

And I recognize that rereading this info is sad(der) now because of what we got in the end, so uh... sorry.
But that's half the point: it's repeatedly blatantly clear what we were meant to get, down to deliberate echoes in word choice–caring, happiness, deserve, even Roadhouse.
Dean was meant to choose to take a break, maybe run a bar–whether on Earth or in Heaven. At minimum, if Dean was meant to end up in Heaven, he was meant to choose it with eyes wide open. And the next time the phone rang with Cas' name (15x19), he RAN for him. He was VERY ready.
And the whole season tells you that. This episode is just my favorite.
So... thanks for letting me ramble on about it!!!
DEAN WINCHESTER: BI ICON, ONCE-LOVER OF LEE WEBB, THE MOST CARING MAN ON EARTH WHO DESERVED TO CHOOSE PEACE AFTER GAINING HIS FREEDOM, & SOULMATE TO AN ANGEL
And a very big thank you to the talented kings Jensen Ackles & Christian Kane, and their longstanding friendship. They gave me many rights with their acting choices.
Here's an iconic bonus for the road.

#supernatural#spn meta#15x07 Last Call#Lee Webb#Dean Winchester#Destiel#Dean is bi#took a lot of self control for me to not go FUCKING FERAL in this#char writes things
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andrew minyard for the character ask 🫡🖤
i hate u so much 😌
favorite thing about them
he is so honest. to others--his manic teasing and his violent threats alike are 100% serious. but also--to himself. here andrew is, thinking he’s shattered, afraid to break again, so sure that he’ll never have someone to take care of him. but--he takes such good care of himself! and it’s not immediately obvious, since self-care often looks more like shopping sprees and meditation and positive affirmations. self-care doesn’t look like scars on wrists and knives under pillows and ten feet between himself and anyone else’s emotions. but, andrew has taken the time to intimately learn his own limits. and he fiercely abides by them. he shamelessly knows who and what he likes, who and what he’ll protect. he religiously attends therapy, he leaves when he feels like leaving, he stays when he feels like staying, he lives 100% according to his own rules. and that seems selfish, or cruel, or even just fucking bizarre. but it’s self-care, babey! andrew is honest with himself and takes care of himself 🥺
least favorite thing about them
i disagree with the promise he made aaron. i disagree with his casual and troubling misogyny. i disagree with his indifference towards inflicting violence, and the way he believes it’s deserved. his personal code of conduct absolutely goes too far, and while i just said that i love how he lives for himself---- ya also gotta live for others. it’s about community, bro.
favorite line
mia i hate u so much 😘
> better luck next time (iconic)
> don’t touch my things, riko. i don’t share (iconic)
> that doesn’t mean i wouldn’t blow you (iconic)
> remember this feeling. this is the moment you stop being the rabbit (what the FUCK!!!)
> you have joan of exy over there. make do without me. (babe)
> [am i at ninety four yet?] you are at one hundred (babe)
> you were supposed to be a side effect of the drugs... you are a pipe dream (*static noises*)
brotp
i would say andrew and kevin but they are something entirely other than bros 😂 so honestly? andrew/wymack 🥰
otp
bruh
notp
aftg fandom is the first and only fandom where i’ve had One True Pairing. like. anything other than andreil is the notp 😌
random headcanon
i am 100% on team Chubby Andrew. boy simply does not workout with the team, he stands in the goal, he loves his sweets (other headcanon) and he is stocky and short and strong. erase his abs!!!
unpopular opinion
oh ho hoooo im gonna get crucified for this one 😌 i think in fanon, sure, and in other universes of aftg, sure, but-- in the final published canon series that we have, kandreil would not work, and im glad it’s not endgame 🎯
song i associate with them
yeah yeah yeah mm hmm okay normal feelings here
favorite picture of them
rainbowd00dles and chuck-the-goon have two of my fave character designs for him. this one makes me go crazy go stupid
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The Suicide Squad (2021) Review
This may be the better of the two, but the first Suicide Squad film will always hold the crown for managing to win an Oscar... somehow.
Plot: The government sends the most dangerous supervillains in the world -- Bloodsport, Peacemaker, King Shark, Harley Quinn and others -- to the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Armed with high-tech weapons, they trek through the dangerous jungle on a search-and-destroy mission, with only Col. Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave.
“So that’s it, huh? We’re some kind of suicide squad?” says Will Smith in the original first film, with the line in itself being a poor attempt at a fourth wall break, yet, that movie never reached that promise of being a true Suicide Squad film. Because hardly anyone died, and as a whole David Ayer’s film was a generic mess, regardless of studio interference or not. In comes James Gunn from Marvel, who seems to have cracked the code for how to bring this comic book series to live action in proper gratuitous form, with even the ‘The’ in the title symbolizing that this is the one!
I remember going to see the first Guardians of the Galaxy film at the cinema, and back then I was still only just getting acquainted with watching western media, and that included superhero films. Heck my first ever Marvel movie was Thor: The Dark World! I know, what a banger to start with.......NAAAWT!! Anyway, I went to see Guardians and it was one of the first superhero films I came out of feeling like I truly witnessed something special. It had action, comedy and a good heart to it, and wouldn’t you know, my good old pal James Gunn was behind that flick. I don’t know why I called him my good old pal, I don’t even know the fella. Except in my dreams, but we don’t talk about that. So, flashforward to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which I absolutely hated, and for that movie I’m pretty sure Marvel gave Mr Gunn mostly full reigns of creative freedom, as long as he kept it family friendly, and the result was a mess. Hence naturally now I was really sceptical when James Gunn ended up at Warner Bros. following the controversial moment when cancel culture decided to aim it’s slimy fingers at him, as he was given directing and writing duties for this new The Suicide Squad film, and also it was heavily insinuated that Warner Bros. basically told him he could do with the movie whatever the f*** he wanted, excuse my French. And we remember how it panned out last time when James Gunn was given a lot of creative freedom.
Flashforward to present day; here I am wondering and scratching my head thinking what in the heavens has happened, as by golly I am happy to report that The Suicide Squad is a total winner and a blast with a capital B - Blast! Gosh goodness golly goblin, this movie is so much fun from beginning to end. Right from the opening sequence you know that this film isn’t holding back any punches. It’s going at a 447.19 km/h speed of a Koenigsegg Agera RS crashing through any barriers like it’s nothing. Speaking of the opening sequence, it establishes why the movie is called what it’s called from the get-go. You straight away are proven how not a single character is safe, minus the obvious one that we know who it is, as there ain’t no way Warner Bros. would have allowed James Gunn to kill off that one character. But besides that person, everyone else feels like they could die at any given moment. That’s really a big charm of it, as it is frustrating how in many superhero films, let alone any blockbuster action flicks, so many characters always feel so safe and unstoppable, no matter how many times they get shot or how many buildings crash down upon them. And yes, this movie features a certain CGI character that constantly gets that treatment and survives, although it’s very self aware in that regard and is purposefully humoristic. But overall the entire set of characters feel easily disposable, and so so many of them die in such gruesome fashion, so indeed don’t get attached, as they don’t.
Speaking of which, this movie is hardcore gory! You see limbs and intestines flying round left and right, a guy gets ripped in half by a humanoid shark, another’s face gets teared off by a shotgun bullet and so on forth in all kinds of gruesome fashion. Visually this is one for the big screen, as here’s the thing: you’re either a mummy’s boy or you grow some cojones and go see a man’s heart get stabbed with a piece of debris glass in 4K high rate definition! Your choice! Oh, and it’s not just the violence, also the cinematography and the practical set pieces all look incredible. This is easily James Gunn’s best looking movie. The entire think LOOKS incredible!
We also have to talk about the cast, as they are all great! There literally isn’t a single weakling among them. Each one, no matter how big or small their role is, brings something to the table. I can’t talk about all of them, as we’d be here all day, so I’m simply going to mention a few of the stand-outs. Idris Elba comes in to replace Will Smith as a character called Bloodsport, who is in some ways a different character but evidently is a replacement of Smith’s. But that’s no bad thing, as with any ensemble movie you still need a main character to latch onto and have an emotional hook towards, and he is that character. In fact, I’d say he’s arguably better than Will Smith in the last movie, or at least he seems to be having more fun here. He works as a solid leading man, however what works even more is his banterous competitive genital-size-measuring back and forth with John Cena’s Peacemaker, who by the way is awesome as that character. He is not a good character, in fact he is as bad as a bad guy can get, especially cause he’s someone who believes that what he is doing is right, making him much more of a dangerous wild card. This is easily John Cena’s best role, with him adding to the comedy one-liners, but also delivering such an interesting character who I’m looking forward to seeing more of in his standalone spin-off show confirmed for next year. Oh, and he wears a toilet helmet on his head which he defines as “a beacon of freedom” which says it all. We also have returning characters from the last film Joel Kinnaman and Viola Davis as Rick Flag and Amanda Waller respectively, and both are given much more room to stretch their talents and spread their beautiful acting wings like the Hollywood angels that they are. Kinnaman’s Rick Flag is the moral compass of the group, as even though Elba is our main guy, he’s nonetheless a villain still, whilst Flag is a genuinely good guy and what is defined as a true American hero, to which Kinnaman fits the part well. And Viola Davis as Amanda Waller is on an absolutely different level. You can tell she’s an Academy Award winner through and through, as she plays such a serious character in an otherwise goofy movie, and so her presence is felt and it is felt BAD! She’s such a despicable yet intimidating personality and she gravitates all of the screen presence to herself. Margot Robbie returns as Harley Quinn, and she gets even more chance to develop this character that she’s played in multiple DCEU films now, and as per usual the Harley Quinn shtick works well for her, though I do kind of wish she didn’t always get all the attention. Look, I think she’s a fun character and Robbie plays her well, however she’s constantly used to overshadow others in these films which I don’t think is too fair, and its evident as ever in this film too. Anyway, the remainder of the cast including Jay Courtney as Captain Boomerang, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Michael Rooker as Savant, Nathan Fillion as TDK, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher 2 (who gave me strong A Plague Tale: Innocence vibes) and many more all play villains, but villains that don’t have particularly great superpowers. This is where the tragedy of Task Force X as a team plays a part, as many of these villains aren’t even good at being villains. They are useless, and the movie is really self aware of this and so treats all characters as they should be. Dare I also not forget to mention the CGI characters in this film, with both Weasel and King Shark being absolute scene stealers!
The Suicide Squad is the type of wham-bam-thank-you-mam batshit crazy entertainment which exists for the pure reasons of fun. It doesn’t set out to be the best superhero film ever, nor does it need to be. It’s an exhilarating, shocking, funny and amusing ride from beginning to end, with the energy never stopping, and is easily the best time I’ve had with a comic-book film in a long while, and I’m even talking about before COVID! Do yourself a favour and watch this one as soon as you can, as I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - The Suicide Squad is a BLAST!!
Overall score: 9/10

#the suicide squad#warner bros#superhero#supervillain#the suicide squad review#dc comics#james gunn#movie#film#2021 in film#2021 films#2021#movie reviews#film reviews#cinema#idris elba#margot robbie#john cena#david dastmalchian#joel kinnaman#jai courtney#nathan fillion#michael rooker#taika waititi#sylvester stallone#viola davis#flula borg#pete davidson#daniela melchior#peter capaldi
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Inside out (But It's Dyslexic and ADHD) P.S This Actually Happened To Me.
"Good morning, sister Eggbert!"
"Morning, Anileah. Can you take attendance today?"
Drama *yelling into the intercom*: AAAAHH! CODE RED, CODE RED! I REPEAT, WE HAVE A CODE RED!"
Social Skills: Whoa, whoa, whoa, calm down. We'll just use the chalkboard excuse. We've seen plenty of kids use that excuse before.
Self Doubt: It's not gonna work. It's a whiteboard.
Mean Streak: You're kidding me. That's it, this is all your fault, Dyslexia.
Dyslexia: My fault? I didn't put the whiteboard there!
Mean Streak: Yeah, but everyone wouldn't be freaking out if we could actually spell something!
Dyslexia: I can't help it! My brain just shuts off!
Mean Streak: Exactly! Thanks to you, all our brains shut off, so thanks for that, thank you.
Passion: It's ok, Dyslexia. No one blames you. You help us out in a lot of ways!
Mean Streak: Speak for yourself.
"Sure, no problem!" I said, trying to ignore my pounding heart as I walked up to the whiteboard and picked up the marker.
ADHD: Wait, what did we just agree to do?
Mean Streak: Social Skills just agreed to get us all killed.
Social Skills: We had to say something! What was I supposed to do? Say no?
Everyone: YES!
Social Skills: Come on, guys, that would be uncooperative. We don't even have a valid excuse.
Mean Streak: Yes we do, and it's standing right in front of you.
Passion: Don't be mean, Mean Streak. Dyslexia's strengths just lie elsewhere. For example, did you know she is VERY creative?
Mean Streak: Oh, that's wonderful, Passion! Maybe she can write everyone's names in pretty cursive! Oh wait, she can't even read cursive, let alone write it.
Social Skills: Argue about this later, guys. Drama, got any other excuses for us?
Drama: Sure, sure, how about the fact that WE DON'T KNOW EVERYONE'S NAMES!
Social Skills: What? Yes we do.
ADHD: LOL, nope.
Social Skills: What do you mean, 'LOL nope'?
Mean Streak: You never actually introduced us to anyone.
Social Skills: Oh. Yeah, you're right. Sorry guys, that one's on me.
Drama: WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!
Mean Streak: Of embarrassment.
Social Skills: Wait, there's Landon! We know his name.
Mean Streak: Yeah, but does cross-eyes over there know how to spell it?
"Hey Landon, come write your name down on the board."
ADHD: Oo, good call.
"Uh, isn't that whoever's taking attendance's job?"
ADHD: I take it back.
Sister Eggbert peeked up from her lesson plan, "Yeah, just write their names down as they come in."
ADHD: Busted.
Everyone: Will you shut up already?
Social Skills *taking deep breath*: It's fine, guys, we got thi- DYSLEXIA NO!
"Alright." I say, scribbling 'Landin' onto the board, cringing inside at how sloppy my handwriting was.
I cringed even harder when I heard Landon say, "Um, you spelled my name with an I."
"Oh, yeah, oops." I could hear the gears turning in my brain. "It's with an E, duh."
"Uh, no. L-A-N-^%$#@^*."
Drama: ABORT ABORT! He spelled it too fast! We already failed twice! Give up while we're ahead!
"Wait, what?"
"Yeah. Landon."
"No, no. How'd you spell it?"
"I just told you. L-A-N-$#%^$#. Landon. With an O."
I sighed inwardly with relief at the last sentence. Thank heavens I wouldn't have to ask him to repeat himself a third time.
"Oh, of course! I knew that." I said, trying to laugh it off.
Mean Streak: Dyslexia, not cool.
Social Skills: Yeah, I gotta admit, Dyslexia, that... that was painful.
Passion: It's ok, Dyslexia. One person at a time. Who's next?
Social Skills: Coltrin.
ADHD: YES! My main man Coltrin! We had WAY too much fun sitting next to each other.
Mean Streak: Yeah, that's why sister Eggbert separated you two.
ADHD: Ah, good times, good times.
Social Skills *ignoring ADHD and Mean Streak*: Ok, but this time we're gonna ask him how to spell it BEFORE we attempt to. Ok Dyslexia?
Dyslexia *not paying attention*: Col-trin. Coltrin. Is it with a K or a C?
"Yo Coltrin, how do you spell your name?"
Coltrin lifted his head up from where it was nestled in his arms on his desk, "Seriously, bro?"
Drama: *passes out*.
Mean Streak: Great, now he thinks we're an illiterate idiot.
Self Doubt: Are we?
Passion: No! Of course we aren't!
Social Skills: Ok, ok, I admit, things look bleak, but I can get us out of this.
Passion: Actually, I was thinking we'd let ADHD try.
Everyone except ADHD: WHAT?!
Passion: Well, he does know Coltrin best. Aaand, he's already at the controls...
"Yes, seriously. Dude, Landon literally spells his name like someone misspelling London. For all I know, you spell your name with a C!"
"Dude, my name is spelled with a C."
"C what I mean?!"
Coltrin gave his signature lopsided grin, "Heh, I C what you did there."
I grinned right back, "Dude, you C right through me."
"No one C's you the way I do."
"Duuuude."
"Duuuuuude."
Mean Streak *facepalming*: Great. Now EVERYONE in the class thinks we're idiots. Nice going ADHD.
Social Skills: Actually... ADHD managed to handle a potentially awkward situation with humor.
Mean Streak: Yeah, stupid humor.
Social Skills: I mean, if it works, it works. Well done ADHD.
Drama: Uh, I hate to ruin the moment, BUT WE HAVE TEN STUDENTS INBOUND!
Social skills: Ok team, game plan. #1 from now on, we ask how to spell their names before attempting it on our own.
Self Doubt: What if they speak too fast?
Social Skills: There's no shame in asking them to repeat themselves more slowly.
Mean Streak: Yes, there is.
Social Skills: #2 no one listens to Mean Streak.
Mean Streak: Oh, so it's ok to listen to neurodivergent over there, but not me?
Social Skills: #3 we are going to ignore Mean Streak. And finally, to avoid this situation in the future, we will wait until at least three other students are in class before entering the premises.
Self Doubt: But what if we get here early? We always get here early.
ADHD: Easy, we sleep in.
Social Skills: And risk being late? No way. We'll just wait outside the class or hide in the bathroom or something.
Mean Streak: 'Cause that's not weird.
Social Skills: Whatever, we'll figure something out. Until then, we've got Marin coming in on the right. Dyslexia, does two R's look right?
Dyslexia: Hmm, no, that doesn't look right. I think It's just one.
"Um, it's just one R, Anileah." Marin said sweetly.
"Was just about to fix that."
Social skills: Ee! A cool kid knows our name!
Mean Streak: Of course she does. Unlike some people, she actually pays attention when someone introduces themselves.
ADHD: Don't look at me! How am I supposed to pay attention when Passion is using up all the memory space to remember everyones favorite color?!
Passion: Landon just changed his to blue last week.
ADHD: Whoa. Seriously, how'd you know?
Social Skills: Right. Well, good call, Dyslexia. Passion, the two boys behind her-
Passion: One of them's Noah, the other's Jacob... I think.
ADHD: Naw, Jacob's the tall one who sat down like five minutes ago.
Drama: Five minutes ago?! WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?!
ADHD: I thought you already got him.
Social skills *going through the list*: No, I don't see any Jacob. But there's a Joey. We don't have a Joey in our class... Dyslexia?
Dyslexia: Sorry! I didn't know if Jacob was spelled with a K or a C, so I just put Joey. That's short for Jacob, right?
Social Skills *dragging a hand over her face*: No, Joey is short for Joseph, not Jacob.
Dyslexia: W-what?
Social Skills: Try both. *speaking slowly* J-A-C-K-O-B. See if that looks right.
Several agonizing minutes later, after attendance has been successfully completed (more or less).
ADHD: There's something off about Jacob.
Social Skills: Really? He seems fine to me.
ADHD: No, not the boy, dingbat, the name.
Dyslexia: There- there is?
ADHD: Yeah, your J is backward.
Dyslexia: No. Gosh, please no!
ADHD: Mmhm, and your K.
Dyslexia *groaning and burying her face in her hands*: Oh no...
ADHD: J.K! Ha! Get it? Cause I said, your J and K were backward! J.K!
Everyone: SHUT UP!
The End
#my adhd#adhd problems#adhd tag#adhd#dyslexic#dyslexia#my dyslexia#dyslexia problems#true story#inside out#adhd memes#actually adhd
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Fireflies
I wrote a little ironfalcon & sarahbucky fic! Thank you to @warmachinesocks for sensitivity reading it for me, I really appreciate the help!
This fic is also on ao3 but tumblr hates links so no links for you
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The first thing Bucky sees when he walks through the door of Sarah’s house—Sarah’s house! He gets to stay with Sarah!—is Tony Stark washing the dishes. He stops in the doorway, not sure why he’s so surprised to see Stark there—he’d known that Stark had retired somewhere quiet after the battle with Thanos—but he definitely is. He hesitates, not sure if he can—or should—say something. Sure, he and Tony had talked things out after the battle, cleared the air between them, but he’d assumed that was based on them never having to see each other again.
“It’s rude to lurk in doorways,” Tony says, before he can think of anything to say.
“Uh,” Bucky says intelligently. Then, “What are you doing here?” He winces. His ma would absolutely have something to say about how rude he’s being if she could hear him.
Fortunately, Tony just chuckles and says, “I live here. What are you doing here, Freezer Pop?”
“You live here?” Bucky asks.
“Yes,” Sam says from behind him, startling him enough that he jumps. “Now get out of the way, Barnes. You’re blocking the door.”
Bucky steps inside, clutching his overnight bag in front of him like the shield he hadn’t thought he would need. Sarah and the boys are right behind Sam, and Bucky gives her a shy smile. She smiles back at him before ducking her head, and now that she’s turned away, Bucky looks back at Sam, who has made a beeline straight for Tony.
“Hey sweetheart,” Sam says in the softest voice Bucky has ever heard from him.
Tony leans over to kiss Sam’s cheek. “Hey, honey. How’s the boat?”
“Looking good,” Sarah says. “No thanks to you.” Bucky starts to get a little worried, but Sarah is grinning as she says it and Tony’s expression is one of mock outrage so he relaxes again.
“Excuse you,” Tony says in a faux-offended voice, “I was busy for five years.”
“Yeah, taking care of my boys and being an Avenger, so you’ve said many times. But what, you forgot about my poor boat?”
“Hey, I did offer to help pay for the repairs.”
Sarah’s face softens and she walks over to rub Tony’s metal shoulder, uncovered by the sleeveless shirt he’s wearing. “And that was sweet of you,” she says. “But I could told you I could—”
“—take care of it,” Tony finishes. “Yeah, you said.”
Sam rejoins Bucky by the door and tugs his bag from Bucky’s limp hand. “Come on,” he says, jerking his head toward the living room. “They’re gonna be at it for a while. I’ll show you where you can put your stuff.”
As they’re heading into the living room, Bucky quietly asks, “So how long have you and Stark—”
“Don’t let him hear you call him that,” Sam interrupts. “Just call him Tony, he hates Stark or Mr. Stark or anything else like that. And since 2005. We met working on the EXO-7 project. He was my technician. Got married right after he came back from Afghanistan.”
He remembers Steve telling him about Sam taking the plea deal after the Avengers split. Steve hadn’t been able to understand it, but he thinks about how they’d all understood Clint and Scott taking the same deal for their families and wonders if it was something like that.
“And how did you handle the—uh—”
Sam gives him a flat look. “With a lot of communication and a little bit of make-up sex,” he says. “When you’ve been together as long as we have, that’s something you learn.”
“What, that make-up sex helps?”
“That communication is important. And trust me, it can feel like pulling teeth, trying to get Tony to talk, but it’s worth it.” He plops down on the couch and motions for Bucky to sit down next to him, waiting until Bucky does before he continues, “Speaking of communication, a couple things about Sarah since you’re clearly going to ignore the Bro Code.”
“The Bro Code?”
“Yeah, don’t date sisters of friends, that kind of thing.”
“I don’t think that was a thing in the forties.”
“I’m pretty sure it was.”
“No, I think I’d remember that.”
“Steve didn’t have a sister, why would you remember that? Besides, your memory is as good as swiss cheese, and don’t think I missed you not arguing with me about that friend thing. Anyway, the Bro Code, since you’re ignoring it—”
From where they’re sitting, Bucky can see Sarah in the kitchen, putting away leftovers that someone had brought them while they’d been working. She looks real pretty with the evening sunlight lighting her from behind, making her glow like an angel. Bucky smiles a little, thinking about the way she’d laughed at his horrible jokes.
“Seriously man,” Sam interrupts. “Smitten-with-a-capital-s. Now look, Sarah’s had it rough these last few months. Blipped just like you and me, only she had to come back to a rundown boat and her boys all grown up. Tony did what he could around here, but he was grieving too and he had the duties of being an Avenger on top of taking care of AJ and Cass. He forgot about taking care of the boat and Sarah’s paying for it now. She’s been hurt a lot, so if your intention is something quick and then leaving her just like her husband, it’s not just me you’ll have to answer to. It’s Tony too, and the whole town on top of us. We look out for each other around this area.”
“Yeah, I got that today when the whole town showed up to help out.”
Sam grins and shakes his head, seemingly awed that he and Sarah would inspire enough loyalty for people to come help them. Bucky doesn’t get it. Both Wilson siblings are absolutely incredible. Hell, only a few weeks ago, he himself thought he’d be happy if he never had to deal with Sam ever again and now he’s staying at the man’s family home.
“My point is—” Sam begins.
“Samuel Thomas Wilson, I know you’re not giving that man a shovel talk,” Sarah interjects, coming into the living room, drying her hands on a dish towel. “You’re gonna scare him off, same as you did to all my boyfriends back in high school.”
Sam holds his hands up. “I’m just making sure he knows to treat you right.”
“Believe me, the poor man knows. Besides, I don’t need you to do that. I’m more than capable of making sure he treats me right all by myself.”
Bucky thinks about what that might mean and shivers pleasurably.
“Look at him, you broke the poor guy’s brain,” Tony complains. “AJ and Cass Wilson, can the two of you set the table?”
“Aww Uncle Tony, do we have to?” AJ complains.
“Hmm, how about you set the table or I’ll sell all your toys.”
“You wouldn’t do that,” AJ says, but gets up anyway and joins his brother in the kitchen.
“I might if you keep challenging me,” Tony shoots back, but there’s no heat to his voice and AJ is still grinning as he grabs plates out of the cupboard so Bucky turns back to Sam and Sarah, who have gotten quieter now that they’ve got an audience beyond just him.
“—want to see you taken care of the way you should be,” Sam is saying.
Sarah’s face softens. “Thanks. I don’t need it—”
“—but you should be anyway. After all you’ve done for our family, you deserve it.”
They both glance at Bucky, who smiles quickly to try to assure them that he’s a great option for Sarah. He’d heard some of the things the townspeople were saying about her while they were working on the boat today: she’s an impressive woman and all he wants to do right now is to prove that he’s worthy of her.
“Well,” Sam says eventually. “I guess there are worse people you could go for.”
“Gee, thanks, Sam,” Bucky says flatly.
“No problem, man.” He looks back at Sarah. “Fine, I’ll lay off of him. But the first time he hurts you—”
“—you’ll let me handle it like the grown-up I am?” Sarah finishes firmly, hands on her hips. She seems to decide that the conversation is clearly over because she heads back into the kitchen, swatting Tony away from the sauce on the stovetop with a wooden spoon.
Sam deflates. “Yeah, okay,” he calls after her. “I’ll let you handle it.”
“Hey, I get it,” Bucky offers quietly. “I had sisters too and they hated it when I got involved with their relationships.”
“She deserves the best. And I really hope that you can be the one to give it to her. I saw how she looked at you. I haven’t seen her look like that since high school.” There’s a pensive look in his eyes, his hands clasped together in front of him. “I didn’t realize how much I missed seeing that look.”
“I like her too,” Bucky tries to assure him. “I don’t want to hurt her.” He hesitates, then adds, “I don’t want to hurt anyone. Except maybe Walker.”
Sam laughs. “You and me both.”
“I’ll toast to that,” Tony says cheerfully, coming back into the living room. “Sarah says it’s dinner time.”
Dinner is a loud affair, full of the boys talking about what they’ve been up to with their friends, Sam and Sarah bickering about repairs that need to happen on the boat, Tony and Bucky comparing their prosthetics (Tony’s arm is Stark Tech and he’s curious about how it compares to Bucky’s Wakandan one), and Sam, Tony, and Bucky discussing what’s going to happen with Walker now that the shield’s been taken away from him.
“I don’t think this is over,” Tony says, and Bucky agrees with him, remembering how much more determined Steve had gotten every time an opportunity had been taken away from him, but Sam is less sure.
“He’s grieving. I don’t think he’s in any state to be trying to take the shield back,” Sam argues.
“Grieving men can be unpredictable. You said he didn’t catch Karli, that’s got to be weighing on him,” Tony replies. He eyes the shield in its leather case, leaning up against the wall. “I just don’t want to see you get hurt because he decides the shield is still his. Him with that serum, it concerns me. You don’t have that kind of advantage.”
“I don’t want that kind of advantage,” Sam says, surprising Bucky. He’d known Sam is leery of the serum, not nearly as bad as Zemo but still uncomfortable with it. Tony doesn’t seem surprised though, just nods understandably.
“I know,” he agrees. “But I still worry.”
Bucky interjects, “Hopefully the suit the Wakandans made will help even the playing field some.”
Tony blinks.
“You got a new suit?” Sarah asks.
“And I didn’t make it?” Tony asks.
“I haven’t seen it yet,” Sam says, “but yes. Bucky asked for a favor after Walker destroyed the old one.”
“Hmph,” Tony says grumpily, softening only when Sam leans over to kiss his cheek. “Well, I guess I can’t blame you. Shuri’s tech is incredible. The things that girl can do with vibranium… blows that shield out of the water.”
“Is she still refusing to let you take a look at T’Challa’s suit?”
“Yes.”
“They’re very protective of it,” Bucky says.
“And I don’t blame them,” Tony says quickly. “It would just be nice.” He glances at Sam pleadingly, who laughs.
“I’m not gonna let you take a look at it either.”
Tony grumbles wordlessly, but doesn’t complain any further, instead turning to Sarah to ask her about something with the boat. Bucky eagerly joins in, interested in hearing more about Sarah’s life. It’s so different from his, even before the war. He wants to learn everything he can, both about the boat and about her.
By the time dinner is over, he’s stuffed, something that rarely happens. The serum means he has a higher metabolism than the average person, which also means that he’s typically hungrier, and when he’d been with HYDRA, they hadn’t worried about making sure their Asset was well-fed. He offers to help the boys clear the dishes, hoping that will impress Sarah. She smiles at him, but heads out to the porch. The sun is setting over the bayou, and Bucky can just barely make her out through the glare from the sun.
He watches her a little wistfully until Tony comes up beside him and passes him two glasses of sweet tea. “What’s this for?” he asks.
Tony jerks his head toward the door. “She likes to watch the fireflies.”
Sam passes him with an armful of plates on his way to the dishwasher. “Better make sure you grab some bug spray. The mosquitoes are vicious at this time of day.”
“I heal fast,” he says confusedly.
“But it’ll show you’re thinking of her,” Sam says as Tony grabs a can from under the sink and slaps it into Bucky’s empty hand. “Go on, we’ve got this.”
“You’re sure?”
Sam and Tony share a wordless glance. Bucky can’t quite tell what they’re thinking. “Yeah,” Sam says after a moment. “Really, man, get out there.”
So Bucky gets.
Sarah glances up at him when he steps out onto the porch, smiles, and then moves aside on the swing for him to join her. “Let me guess, Tony told you to come out,” she says dryly.
“How’d you know?”
“He likes to think of himself as a matchmaker.”
Bucky hesitates in passing her one of the glasses. “Is that a problem?”
She takes the glass out of his hand, deliberately brushing her fingers against his. “Only if you think it is.”
In answer, Bucky hands her the bug spray too. Her smile broadens.
“Thanks,” she says. “You ever watched fireflies before?”
He shakes his head. “We didn’t have them in New York.”
“That’s a shame. They’re one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.”
They’re silent for a moment, both sipping from their glasses. Then Sarah says, “You can put your arm around me, you know.”
Bucky glances at her quickly and then slowly puts his arm around her shoulders. She leans into him, warm and perfect and slotting just right beside him. It’s nice, he thinks, and he leans his head on top of hers. She makes a pleased sound and snuggles just a little bit closer. He lets out a long sigh, feeling the tension drain out of him as the first few fireflies twinkle in the gathering dusk.
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Class 1-A relationship headcanons
Part 1 -> https://cherry-cake-pies.tumblr.com/post/640877154337538048/mha-relationship-headcanons-class-1-a
Fluff
Mashirao Ojiro
Remember when you where a little kid and would collect flowers at recess and give them to your teacher? Yeah that’s him
Makes little flower crowns
Idk this boy just really likes flowers okay
Their a secret for a while and because he’s not friends with everyone no one really “finds out” and the just tell the class
Aizawa kinda knew they were together the whole time it was obvious it’s just no one paid attention
Y/n is willing to get in fight for people they care for and Ojiro will just pull them away with his tail from beating some kid who made fun of Deku
They call him “Lovely little Monkey” cause he’s only 5’4 or around there and they find it cute
When it gets more serious he makes a vow to them that he will never hit them or hurt them in anyway and it’s the sweetest thing ever
When y/n is having a bad day he’ll just come at them with a million bad puns and pick up lines to make them laugh
Y/n likes wearing his Martial Arts clothes and he’s like “would you actually wanna learn?” And after a second of thinking they nod their head at rapid speed
Denki and y/n are the only people who can touch his tail (him and Denki are great friends try to change my mind)
When he’s a pro hero y/n and him are partners and they don’t tell the public their together
Every fan ships them
So one day they think no one is watching them after a fight and they kiss and congratulate each other on how good they did
Turns out there were a ton of cameras around them and it was on the news
Y/n almost killed the network ngl
Denki Kaminari
He may seem like a perv but he’s only a perv at home don’t worry ❤️
Anyways (cause writing THAT made me uncomfortable)
Y/n makes him study and sometimes he doesn’t and they’ll check to see if he’s studying and at some point their just like
“I’m gonna study with you to make sure you study”
He did study when they were with him :)
Drop kicks Mineta when he hits on y/n even tho he knows y/n and him are dating
When y/n doesn’t know he’s there he’ll go up to them and give them a small zap and they’ll giggle
(Okay druggie Denki coming through) y/n helps him get out of addiction 😌
Puts him in rehab if it’s bad bad
Once Bakugo made fun of their relationship and behind Denki’s back y/n beat him to the ground and the next day he had a black eye and some bruises and Denki was like “bro what happened” “nothin”
They mess with Ojiro’s tail together
Y/n will rant and he just sits staring at them and nodding occasionally
👏watching 👏crappy 👏 tv shows / movies 👏 together 👏👏👏👏👏
When he’s in dumbass mode y/n will throw him over their shoulder and bring him to the dorms and the whole class finds it so funny
On Twitter and other social media they will post a pic of the other and the text is just a keyboard smash
Before they got together he would do that but in the Bakusquad group chat and Bakugo just left the chat at some point cause he was tired of random clearly not asked for pics of y/n and just “akaoqiwbbejwhbwoqj I thinking I’m simping”
Relationship is not a secret whatsoever
He just went up to them in the middle of lunch, got down on one knee, took one of their hands and asked them to go out with him and after bursting into laughter y/n said yes
The embodiment of “COUPLES ARE A COMPETETION AND I AM WINNING HAVE YOU SEEN MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER!?!??”
He’s protective but also if no ones eyeing y/n or hitting on them he’ll low key be offended for y/n like “how dare they not find you to be the hottest/ cutest/ most wonderful being in the universe?”
Kirishima
If y/n is tired after training then he’ll pick them up bridle style and the Bakusquad calls him a simp
It’s literally the most healthy relationship you could ever imagine
Neither will hesitate to call the other out if their being unfair/ not putting effort into the relationship or “unmanly” as Kirishima says
Makes sure each of them get a good amount of self care as well as taking care of the other
Rarely fight, get in arguments but settle it out peacefully and with respect for one another
He would break up with y/n if they make him feel less or like he has to “be good enough for them” because he heavily values self worth because of this insecurity’s in middle school
Y/n makes him feel like he can do anything tho so don’t worry
Sometimes y/n just sits down and stares at Kirishima whiles he’s ranting about something he’s passionate about and smiling
Then he’s like “why are you staring?”
Y/n: *absolutely star struck* “u pretty”
Has hot coco in the summer
Making pillow/ blanket forts and when their done using them jumping on top and destroying them
Y/n will run at him from behind and he hears their footsteps and then shifts to pick them up for a piggy back ride
Swinging their arms around when they hold hands 😫
Y/n snorts when they laugh and their insecure about it and then Kirishima is like “okay then I’ll not try to make them laugh to much so they don’t snort and feeling bad!” And then y/n thinks he’s less interested in them
And then he makes up for it in making them laugh a ton (like to where they start coughing) and cudddle up to them and tell them how he loves their snort
Get each other gifts and ONLY gives them in front of the rest of the class to flaught how much they adore each other
Fist bumps are a form of intimate affection and you can’t change his mind
So are high fives
Even if they break up they will still be really good friends
Kirishima metions how he really likes how Bakugo makes a random food and y/n will force him to teach them how to make it
Forehead kisses Forehead kisses Forehead kisses Forehead kis-
Has a new pet name for each other every day
Fat gum has to approve (he does, he adores y/n)
Kirishima and y/n definitely call him dad
Tamaki meets them and after he tells Kirishima “their really nice you have good taste” and then feels bad because he made it sound like food
All four are just best friends and after the raid y/n totally takes them all out for boba or something like that because they are proud
Kouji Kouda (Koda)
Very, very slow relationship
It was like 6 months in before they kissed
Every time he leaves a room he’ll be like “bye I love you!”
Doesn’t get jealous at all
Like a guy could literally slap their butt and he’ll just sit their like “well that’s not very friendly” and then y/n tells him how it made them uncomfortable and he’s like “OH NO I SHOULD OF HELPED”
Dates at the park
Y/n will see like a squirrel or bird or something and be like “Koda Koda go say hi tell it hi for me please”
The type to look up how to be romantic and he just sits at his computer like “why would I kiss them in the rain????? We would be wet and uncomfortable?????”
First date is at a petting zoo
They (Koda would not propose) proposed at that same petting zoo but made arrangements to where no one else would be there so he wouldn’t be embarrassed
Legit learning Morse code or silent language so he doesn’t have to talk
Little notes left on their desk before their together and y/n’s friends are all like “you have a secret admirer~~~” and he glances over to blushing y/n and stiffens, blushing
Y/n always getting the spiders
At first wanted to do the “cover with a glass slip a piece of paper let it free” method but then he got paranoid they got back in the dorm
At the start of the relationship whenever y/n even breaths he’s staring at the ground blushing
Once they were cuddling and he had his head in their chest (uncomfortable for y/n but they deal) and they started singing and he melt on the spot
When they feel down in the morning and Koda can’t walk with them back to the dorms for whatever reason a trail of little rabbits and other cute animals will follow them trying to cheer them up
Rikidou Satou
Constantly baking for y/n, after something runs out he will have something even better ready to give to them
Teaches has them to bake
Self doubts when y/n is around good looking people and tries to show off his muscles to show that he’s worth them
Y/n knows he deserves them ❤️
Some times he’ll make something super sugary and shares with the class and their all like “????? This is so sugary I can’t eat this???????”
And y/n is munching on it and everyone knows that he makes them stuff like this all the time
“How in the world are you still fit?” “Lots and lots of working out and only eat healthy outside of it. No chips or anything , and it’s fine”
Randomly declares that he loves random thing about them
“I love how their hair smells after they shower!” “Okay Satou anyways when are we gonna-“
Y/n said he was a good kisser once and now every time he sees them walk in the room he makes a kissy face
Taking random walks around campus
And they talk to people they pass by
Like so many people around the school know about them and they become known as “that one really cute walking couple”
#mha#bnha#bnha x reader#ojiro x reader#denki kaminari#denki x reader#Kirishima#kirishima x reader#kouji kouda#Koda x reader
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So, Episode 7 of Word of Honor, and where to start? No, I’m kidding, I know exactly where I’m starting, which is with some recognition of what a great job this show does of developing 98 percent of its multitude of characters, because the first two things I’m going talk about this week aren’t even Zhou Zishu, Wen Kexing OR Wen Kexing’s thirst (AKA, the three main characters of the show).
Well, I guess I’m really starting with the usual warning – this is a re-watch and so there are SPOILERS here, not only for this episode, but for most of the show. Scroll away and come back later if you’re trying to watch all 36.5 eps unspoiled.
SO, I mean, come on. Of course I’m starting with the Smartest Man in the World, who has finally shown up in this episode, and I’m reminded once again what an actual cinnamon roll, too good for this world, Cao Weining is. He’s maybe the single completely good character we meet – even Chengling wants to burn down somebody’s house at one point because he’s mad. But Cao Weining is almost too good to be true – and yet, there he is! Living his best life, being good, eating good, falling in love, and refusing to let his beautiful, clever, fierce girl’s neuroses come between them. I love him, y’all. And not just because he instantly falls in love with A-Xiang when he happens to see her beat up a bunch of drunk bro assholes in the inn where he’s having a quiet little lunch by himself before she storms into his life like a purple whirlwind. But let’s do think about this from his perspective, yeah? And let’s remember it as we watch the progression of their relationship, as we wait for the revelation we know is coming, and as – many eps down the line – he learns the truth of her. Cao Weining’s first experience of A-Xiang is someone who’s brave and capable, who defies outsized odds to come to the rescue of those in need, who doesn’t allow women and girls to be abused, who expects proper behavior from the representatives of the jianghu, and who is absolutely fearless in demanding just treatment and never even thinks to be intimidated when she faces unfair censure from an authority figure. This is the girl WKX raised, y’all. This is a girl who embodies everything Cao Weining has been taught to believe in as a cultivator. And this is the girl Cao Weining sees every time he looks at A-Xiang. Maybe, just maybe, this is the truth of her, and Cao-dage sees and understands it from the very first time he spots her, and anything else he’ll learn about her is really extraneous. (Hmm. I wonder what other relationship we’ll eventually end up seeing that kind of dynamic in, where someone truly knows you and believes in you, so everything else is unimportant?) Also, Cao Weining tells A-Xiang she’s very beautiful, and how many people do you think have ever told her that before in her life? He asks why he would want to fight and hurt her, and how many people – particularly men, given where she grew up – have ever told her that before? He buys her lunch – twice, because the first round gets cold. Remember a few episodes back, when WKX asked her who the second cutest person in the world was, and she responded that it was someone who would buy her a meal? Well, here he is. For bonus points, it is hilarious how badly WKX responds to Cao Weining’s very existence after ZZS points out the pair of them having a toast at the same inn that WKX and ZZS have stopped in WKX has dogged ZZS’s footsteps into. Poor Cao Weining doesn’t even get the shovel talk – although to be fair, he doesn’t get the full-court Ghost Valley Master press, either, so WKX must have been holding back somewhat – he just gets told to get out, before WKX grabs A-Xiang by the ear and delivers some scathing commentary on her taste in men, like he didn’t immediately fall for some rando who was tits out, drinking himself to death in the gutter.
ANYWAY, from the Smartest Man in the World, we’re going to move to Han Ying, My Beloved, who we see interacting with the Five Lakes Alliance again, this time in the person of Gao Chong, leader of Yueyang Sect and host of the upcoming Heroes Conference, da-ge of the 5LA. I had honestly forgotten we got to see so much of Han Ying this early on. What strikes me here is that this is a guy who I actually could believe is the second-in-command of Tian Chuang at what is it? 21 years old? When he’s doing his job, and ZZS is nowhere around for him to make pining puppy-dog eyes at, he’s focused and determined and a bit forceful and somewhat threatening and, frankly, appropriately arrogant for the job he’s been sent to do. He’s also wearing a cloak with a mini-Collar of Evil. He comes off as, dare I say, a capable leader of an assassin organization and a guy who’s able to do a proxy flex for his boss without looking completely ridiculous - which puts him one up on Duang Pengju, omg that asshole, and also makes me feel a little better about how I want ZZS to wreck him (or I guess, technically, him to wreck ZZS, because I’ve never seen a character (except Marcus Flavius Aquila, THANK YOU for your service, Channing Tatum) who put off such subby service-top vibes. WHY is there not more Han Ying/ZZS on AO3, fandom? I thought better … worse? … better? … of you.) When Gao Chong claims the Glazed Armor is a myth, Han Ying basically calls this older, respected zongzhu a liar and gets up in his face before refusing a dinner invitation and sweeping out in his mini-Collar of Evil with a credible “PAH.” My boy has layers, y’all.
What else? We start out the ep at Luo Mansion, a wedding scene, and I’m struck by how the Ghost Valley colors match traditional wedding colors, here. I’m thinking about how A-Xiang’s wedding dress won’t be red (and I think green was more common during the Tang dynasty?) although all the decorations will be, and I’m thinking about how we have this wedding as a book-end to that wedding, and I’m thinking about how it’s interesting that a girl who was raised in the Ghost Valley and protected by the Department of the Unfaithful meets a man who’s going to be so faithful to her in the same episode as this wedding with/of the dead. Ghoul, who’s one of the attendees from the Ghost Valley, also remarks that the red makes him hungry, so there’s a meat reference to throw into the thematic basket, I guess. (Also, hey. Ghoul is played by the same guy who’s Sun Yongren in Killer & Healer.) Lovelace (ugh) briefly menaces one of the Department handmaidens before Luo Fumeng shows up, and I think she’s Yun Zai or Hong Lu, one of the two maids that A-Xiang rescued from him, although I’m not positive, because her hairstyle is so different and hides a lot of her face, here. So, we’re all attending the “wedding” of Mu Yunge, the apparent fuckboy who got got a couple of episodes ago as bait for Ao Laizi when Changing Ghost got his hands (briefly) on the Danyang Glazed Armor. We did see a brief scene with Yunge in the last ep, when he woke up tied up in bed, being menaced by someone who appeared to be his dead lover – who hanged herself while pregnant with their child – but turned out to be Beauty Ghost using a face-masking technique similar to ZZS’s disguises. In the interim, Ghost Valley has kidnapped 10 cultivators as his wedding party, and – this is the important plot point – that includes Deng Kuan, head disciple of Yueyang Sect. We get to see some of Beauty Ghost’s ruthlessness here, as she carries in the dead woman’s memorial tablet draped in a red cloth – how’s that for some foreshadowing (my f’kn HEART) – to set it down in the “bride’s” place before Yunge is forced to bow three times. (Dead girlfriend was a Mo from Broken Arrow Manor, and I … am not sure if that is significant or not. Is she possibly related to Mo Huaiyang? Does anyone know which sect is associated with Broken Arrow Manor?) Beauty Ghost also kills two of the 10 “guest” cultivators for talking without permission as she explains the next event to them – cage match. Only one of them gets to get out alive. Deng Kuan, the best of them, apparently, pleads with everyone to not let themselves be divided, but we can all guess how this is going to go. I guess maybe he’s the other completely good character we meet, but he sure is a punching bag. He ends up the last man, sort of, standing, as he kills the final other person in self-defense, but not before getting stabbed, and he goes down and is out for the count.
Meanwhile, cut to Zhao Jing and Shen Shen drinking and gossiping at an inn on the way to Yueyang. Shenshen – Shenshen – continues to bemoan Chengling’s uselessness, and also talks about the torture the other Zhang family members underwent just in time for Chengling to overhear in the hallway, so thanks a lot for even more trauma, Shenshen. Zhao Jing is so sad about it all, y’all. He’s just so very very sad, can we just stop talking about it, Shenshen, because you’re making him sad, and he’s just going to let Da-ge figure it all out, OK? Uh-huh.
Fourth plot thread of the episode is ZZS skulking around, following Chengling, trying to convince himself that this kid is safe now that he’s turned himself in to gone to live with the 5LA, even as ZZS spots Tian Chuang spies in the ranks of the Yueyang disciples and among the dumpling vendors on the streets outside. ZZS follows the dumpling vendor, gives him a code phrase and almost gets his head taken off by a Scorpion blade for his trouble, before stabbing Dumpling Man in response. WKX picks this exact moment to wander back into ZZS’s orbit, taking the chance to flirt as Dumpling Man spits up blood and dies in the alleyway, because of course he does. WKX tsks, accuses ZZS of being cruel, and quotes some poetry about fair faces and poisonous hearts, which - like all of his poetry - has a double meaning, because which of them is he really talking about, ZZS or himself? ZZS notes that WKX is openly wearing the (Danyang) Glazed Armor because of course he’s looking for trouble, but WKX loosens his stays and clutches his pearls and replies that he couldn’t possibly be looking for trouble – him? Philanthropist Wen? He’s not a merciless killer like ZZS. Whereupon ZZS finally says out loud what he’s been clearly thinking since he started going on about what an awful person he is in the LAST EPISODE, which is why the hell don’t you stop following me around, then? There’s some more flirting, and WKX continues to follow ZZS around, and ZZS takes note that WKX is obviously flaunting the Glazed Armor out in the open, and then there’s a little sleight of hand when Famous Pickpocket Fan Bu Zhi, oh noes! Steals WKX’s Glazed Armor right off his belt when he isn’t even looking! before WKX continues to follow ZZS around, conveniently into the same inn where Cao Weining and A-Xiang are having lunch. After WKX attempts to chase him away, we discover Cao Weining has had his wallet stolen. WKX deploys his Sadness Eyebrows to convince ZZS to turn over his wallet to pay for Cao Weining’s and A-Xiang’s lunch. ZZS – who does an admirable job of refusing for a bit – finally caves, and WKX orders lunch for everyone, on ZZS. Now all we need is Chengling, because the fam is not complete without Goldbean.
#cao wening#gu xiang#han ying#liu qianqiao#beauty ghost#zhou zishu#wen kexing#word of honor#word of honor episode reax
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