#ps all of these are from the past three episodes

[mydollsmovearoundatnight]

Various Glitch screenshots because I have a favourite (ft. Rexx)

[moonknixght]

Jerk [Marc Spector x GN!Reader]

Summary: Despite having plans for a date with you after meeting with his ex-wife, Marc seems to have suddenly gone off communication, leaving you to be a bundle of nerves until you decided to call him. Heavily inspired by episode 3 of scenes from a marriage. Word Count: 2k Warnings: Angst with no comfort !!!!!!!!! foul language, Steven cameo (that's a sweet surprise than a warning), no mention of jake A/N: Gosh! I apologize for being super late with this one,, this was meant to be a drabble but i got carried away lol. And I'm a little rusty with writing atm, so don't look at me if the writing feels a lil wonky. though, Constructive Criticism is greatly appreciated! PS; The ex-wife mentioned in this is NOT layla its some other lady because we love layla in this household

REQUESTS ARE OPEN!

The drawn out rings of the phone was slowly aiding to a upcoming migraine as you paced between rooms, silently praying that you would get an answer to your frantic texts. A rather uneventful Friday night that you expected to spend with the person you were recently seeing, an unpredictably mysterious man, had come to an abrupt stop.

There was a lot you didn't know about Marc Spector; and that was okay, because it was just the process of 'getting to know someone' was, right? Sure, You had rambled your head off on the first date, all which he listened carefully; but with Marc, you never felt the need to push information out of him. It was like befriending an fragile animal that takes time to trust, but the epiphany that comes after is unexplainably amazing.

Growing from acquaintances to actually seeing each other and looking forward to spending time as a couple was unrealistic, which was why your entire relationship was so fascinating. The patience of talking things out was a quality that you both shared; likely being the reason of such a bond with each other. If anyone would listen, you would never stop talking about how perplexing that was.

As you both started building a line of trust, You came to learn that he was divorced and was in the process of sorting things out with his ex-lover— which, of course, you were fine with. And today, he had mentioned about her coming over, which you were also on board with. But with the plans that were arranged for today still being overdue and Marc falling off the face of earth, you couldn't help but feel.. jealous? worry, even?

It was exactly why you were frantically texting your boyfriend, questioning on where he was and if his ex-wife had taken her leave. The only response that you received was being left entirely on delivered, adding fuel to your already anxious state. You felt like you were just being extremely clingy— and that they were probably still talking.

Your gaze travelled to the clock. 15 minutes to 1 am. Holy fuck. Had you really been texting him for over an hour? Had it been over two hours since you had set your dinner table, waiting for him? The latest that Marc had promised he would be was by 10:30, so it was just utterly ridiculous that it was past midnight and he was still unresponsive.

Swiftly grabbing the unopened bottle of wine kept on your table and making it to the couch, You set your phone down on the coffee table as you took a swing of the drink. It was crazy how this entire thing had gotten you so riled up, but as much as you hated to admit it, you were head over heels for this guy. So committed infact, that you were desperately checking on him for the past two hours; that you haven't even had your own dinner yet. One last call. Maybe he'll pick up.

That was the words that your guilty conscious prompted while you sat in the uncomfortable silence, eyes falling on the phone that lay discarded on the table. Obviously, you were going to feed into your thoughts. Of course you did.

And much to your surprise, it only took three rings to connect to the voice that you were just waiting to hear— but it didn't take you long to notice that it came off in a growl, much to the contrast of the soft spoken tone that Marc usually carried.

"Marc?" "Hey." You let out a sigh of relief, shaking your head ever so slightly at your own frantic actions. Atleast he was doing okay. "Are you okay? Where have you been? I've been—"

"Good. Uh, yeah, but listen, it's not cool to, like, bombard me with messages."

There was a short pause where you sat slightly bewildered. before you felt yourself sink into the seat, like a child who had just been scolded. Even with guilt creeping up, You wanted to still defend your own case, which was the endless worrying you had endured for the past hour, waiting for anything from Marc. Just a simple notice to cancel their date for the night or even to say that he was okay. But instead, You were simply left in the dark.

"Because you were supposed to call me, Marc."

"I told you, I'd call you when she left." "Oh, so she hasn't gone yet?" "No, She hasn't. She's still here." Sipping from the glass of wine and setting it onto the table nearby, your mind was quick to rush into many conclusions, but you kept your mouth shut. Whatever they had to discuss must have been really important. "Isn't it late? How are you both still talking?" "No, She— She's in bed." An exhale could be heard from the other end, as your brows furrowed. In bed? Marc lived in a single bedroom, so did that mean he was taking the couch? But before you could even question it, it was like the male at the other end had almost read your mind, because he immediately cleared your doubts, Albeit, you would have wished he never said anything. "..My bed." Oh. Feeling betrayed and lost would be an understatement of how you currently felt. Confused even, to some extend as a steady silence began to occupy the call. You weren't quite sure how Marc wanted you to respond to that. Did he want to hear you weep from the other side? Or be upset at him? Maybe even yell a few select choices of words for wasting your time? But instead of any of that, pure silence rang through the call and if it weren't for Marc checking if the call was still running, he would've thought you hung up. "Hello?"

The feeling of being let down was coursing through your veins at this point, making itself obvious with the lump that grew in your throat and how you stiffened up in your seat. You weren't sure what exactly to feel, a floodgate on sadness and anger opening like it was a pent up dam that was released. You sniffled quietly, trying to bite back the tears that were pricking at the corner of your eyes. It was unfair how distraught you felt. Another audible exhale could be heard, before you heard Marc's voice again. You weren't even sure why you felt like crying, but it was clear that this wouldn't end well. "Look, I'm suggesting that we should take a break because this is just not.. Not working out right now." "When did it work out, Marc?" "Wh— What are you talking about?" "I said." You spoke, recollecting yourself in a suspiciously gentle manner. "When were you not trying to use me as a way to move on?"

It was his turn to grow silent, and that was pretty much the answer you needed. To think that you gave him the chance, thinking that maybe this time around you could actually be with someone who cared— There were no other words to describe what you've been this entire time. You were foolish. "Goodnight. Sleep well." You'd be lying if you said that you didn't still want him to come back to you. Justify himself properly. Say that this was all some sick joke. But you were also aware that there was probably nothing that would save this. Still, You stayed when he spoke up again, for whatever reason. "Stop. Just Listen. This doesn't have to be.. what you think it is, I just need time to collect myself and honestly, I've been feeling for a while that—"

The urge to laugh was overbearing, and you didn't hold back. "You're so full of shit, Marc." Anger was finally settling in before the male at the other end could even respond to your words, but this wasn't about being courteous anymore. It felt like if Marc had cared for you even a little, this wouldn't have happened like it did. "Own up to what you're doing, asshole. I know you like to evade your responsibilities but just for once, if you have any respect for me, stand up like a man and say it to my face so I can just accept the fact that I've wasted my time and effort on you."

"Okay, Let me stop you here before you say anything else that you're gonna regret."

"No, fuck you. The only thing I regret is thinking that you actually cared enough to be with me. Turns out, your only concern is keeping yourself occupied and acting like you don't give a shit about everything that leaves you. You're a selfish prick."

"Fine. It's over then."

"Good. Lose my number and Have a good fucking night, Spector." The call was immediately cut, and so was the brightness of the candle that you had lit earlier by the dinner table. The dimness eased your volatile temper, but it bought the dejection and uneasiness that had failed to show up during the call. There was an option for you to cry it all out, but for reason, you didn't. A soft sigh escaped your pursed lips as you rubbed your eyes. Maybe you'd end up bawling your eyes out about this when you were nestled into the cold embrace of your bed.

You didn't even feel hungry anymore; so shoving the pasta that you had cooked hours prior into the fridge and cleaning up, you tried your best not to think of everything that just happened, which was difficult in it's own volition. It was just a few dates, so you were technically the one in the wrong for letting your guard down so easily and falling for a man who barely talked to you. That conclusion stung a little, but it helped you feel better as you picked up your phone and the bottle of wine again— too exhausted to take off the gorgeous outfit you had picked out for the night as you opened tinder; trying to scroll away like you were gonna move on.

—

On the other side, Marc had made the mistake of pacing through his room as he made the call, biting his cheeks as it reached it's abrupt and upsetting end. Guilt did lace his features, but reminding himself that this was the last he would ever hear from you made the circumstances a little less horrible. Glancing at the phone as his thumb hovered over your contact, He heard a meek voice call out to him. Not that of his ex-wife, but that of Steven's— who had seen everything from the reflection of the mirror that Marc found himself standing before. "Marc.." The reflection called out to him, a clearly disappointed expression lacing his features as he tried to find the words to even begin expressing how regrettable this would be. Steven didn't have to elaborate, though, because in the few seconds that Marc met Steven's concerned eyes, he knew this would just add into the contrition that already plagued his mind.

Marc tore himself away from Steven who made a lowly attempt at trying to reason with him; walking back to where he had just been previously. It was because Steven knew, and so did he, that he found what it felt like to be loved again through you. But he was undeserving of it. With everything he has done and all the secrets that he hid, he only deserved the toxic relation he had with his ex, which atleast kept his needs at bay; a fair trade for all the arguments he had with her. You were right about him being a selfish jerk. Though it was for all for the wrong reasons.

[whitefoxgirl]

🦊Culture Shock🐰 A Jungkook Series Episode 2: Superheroes

Summary: Jungkook starts a podcast with his best friend who is a foreigner to discuss different topics they were shocked culturally about.

Author's Note: Hello my beautiful readers! I am thankful that this got so much love!~ As I mentioned, requests are open because I'm feeling uninspired! I wanna finish the Namjoon series with a BANG! And writing for others might get the wheels rolling~

Author's Note PS: If you'd like to be tagged, interact with this. I am tagging people who reblog, but if you wish to be tagged comment or simply reblog and I will add you :)

Pairing: Jungkook x BFF!Reader (not dating, just two best friends) Fandom: BTS Warnings: Brief mentions of suicide, cringy, full of crack moments. Genre: Fluff, crack, angst Word Count: 2.1k

Taglist: @7ndipity; @yoongimentita7; @ancoraesisto; @lovemeforeternity 🡸 Previous episode Next Episode➔

[PODCAST INTRO/THEME]

🦊: Hey guys welcome to "Culture Shock". They said... we wouldn't make it past the first episode and yet we're back. Jungkook: With Episode 둘! 🦊: Dos!~ Jungkook: Deux!~ 🦊: に!~ Jungkook: *long pause* 🦊: He's squinting his eyes. Jungkook: *chuckles* Together: TWO! Jungkook: OH MY GOD!~ Jinx! You owe me a soda. 🦊:*giggles* Jungkook: Do it after the podcast, we need to do this. 🦊: It's been crazy~ Jungkook: Fucking... INSANE!~ 🦊: I knew we were gonna get some love from the podcast because of you but- Jungkook: I told you people would like our dynamic!~ 🦊: Yeah, but you know ARMY loves to protect you. Jungkook: *chuckles* She says as if she hasn't been a fan since day one. 🦊: Oh my god, please, don't expose me. Jungkook: I would just like to say... Having a podcast with you is fun. 🦊: 레알?~ Jungkook: Yeah! I really like listening back to our podcast, which is something that I do with your voice messages sometimes, especially when I'm on tour. 🦊: *groans* Oh my god!~ Saying stuff like that will s- Jungkook: NO! Platonic! Platonic! 🦊: *in between giggles* stupid~ Jungkook: I don't think you guys understand. Y/N makes me feel like... at peace. But at the same time, I feel like I wanna bully them. 🦊: Oh my god!~ 🦊: It's giving siblings. Jungkook: Well!~ Someone said that in the comments. 🦊: *gasps* Really?! Jungkook: *chuckles* Yeah, that we give siblings vibe. 🦊: I saw someone say that they liked that you have a friend that's this close to you. Jungkook: Whaaaa~ 🦊: *deadpan/trying not to laugh* I'm his only friend. He's a loner. Jungkook: That's cannon though! 🦊: That's not cannon~ Miguel is LITERALLY on his way here because you're disrupting the cannon!~ Jungkook: *laughs* 🦊: *long pause* Actually!~ Keep disrupting it. I wanna see him~ Jungkook: *groans* We saw "Across the Spider-Verse" three times IN A WEEK just because of Y/N! 🦊: Miguel being a bilingual KING?! I don't know who would mi- Jungkook: His physic looks like Seokjin-hyung! 🦊: Yeah, Miguel has broad shoulders like Seokjin-oppa~ Jungkook: Yeah, all that's left is his butt. 🦊: But Jin is NOT Miguel. Jungkook: Oh, hell no! He's not Miguel! 🦊: Jin is very saggitarus. Jungkook: *snickers then laughs* WHAT?! 🦊: Yeah, my brother's a saggy-titty too and he acts JUST like Seokjin-oppa. Jungkook: 오? 레알? 🦊: Yeah, my dad's a saggy too. Jungkook: You're surrounded by fire *chuckles* 🦊: You're my only earth friend. Jungkook: Namjoon's also earth too. 🦊: I forgot that you two are basically twins. Jungkook: *chuckles* 🦊: That's why you heard the bells?! Jungkook: Maybe!~

🦊: Before we introduce the topic though, I would just like to say that I'm kinda glad that the podcast is not a video podcast, but I'm kinda sad about that too. Jungkook: Why?~ 🦊: Because I feel like it would be fun for us to dress up in every episode!~ Jungkook: *snickers* Like in Frenemies?! 🦊: Yeah!~ I mean, they were toxic as fuck but it was very entertaining to see their sibling vibe and their dressing up. Jungkook: Yeah, they had matching fits too. 🦊: Yeah!~ Jungkook: What would we dress up as though? 🦊: Well, it would be according to the topic. Jungkook: *gasps* That would be dooooooope! 🦊: RIGHT?! Jungkook: But we can't do that. We have to protect your privacy. 🦊: Yeah... Jungkook: And masks muffle up the sound. 🦊: For sure.

Jungkook: Today's topic, is one that I picked after watching "Across the Spider-Verse" for the MILLIONTH time. 🦊: *laughs* Jungkook: And it is!~ Sup- 🦊: SUPERHEROES!!! Jungkook: *long pause* *smiles* You're fucking annoying. 🦊: *laughs* Jungkook: *in between laughter* Like today they texted me if I changed my phone. 🦊: DUDE! Oh my god, it's becau- Jungkook: Leave my ph- 🦊: No~ Guys! *gets closer to the mic* *whispers* His phone is held together by DUCKTAPE right now. Jungkook: It's industry grade too. 🦊: You need to change it! What if you electrocute yourself? Jungkook: Who even thinks that?! *chuckles* 🦊 I'm just worried! How come you're a millionaire and you don't have quality of life. 🦊: Like, guys. His sock, RIGHT NOW, has holes. Jungkook: They WORK!~ 🦊: Okay!~ Stay broke~ Jungkook: *giggles* Okay!~

🦊: Okay but *laughs* let's get into it. Jungkook: So, my biggest culture shock is different countries liking different superheroes. 🦊: Oh!~ Jungkook: I was SUPER shocked. 🦊: That's a very good observation too, explain~ Jungkook: So, I don't know if you know b- 🦊: What? Jungkook: *chuckles* But!~ *tries to not laugh* Different counties like different superheroes. 🦊: Yeah? Jungkook: Like Korea is obsessed with Iron Man. 🦊: Can you confirm that? Jungkook: IIIIIIIII can confirm. I love Iron Man and I know like 85% of Koreans love Iron Man. 🦊: He has a bunch of Iron Man figures. Jungkook: I have to hide them because Bam is very hyper. 🦊: He knocks them down? Jungkook: Yeah. 🦊: That's cute~ But like, Iron Man is VERY popular in Korea. Jungkook: Yeah, I don't know anyone who likes superheroes and DOESN'T like Iron Man. 🦊: Is it because of the comics though, like? I don't get i- Jungkook: No, no, I think it's because of- Well, at least for ME it's because of Robert Downey Jr. He was soooo- 🦊: He was so good.~ Jungkook: Such good casting!~ 🦊: Didja know that the line "I'm Iron Man" in the end of the movie was improvised? Jungkook: Yeah, I knew. I'm a huge RDJ dick rider. 🦊: *scoffs then laughs* Are you aLLOWED to say that?! Jungkook: *deadpan/trying not to laugh* I own Hybe AND BigHit. 🦊: *smirks* The fact is BigHit and Hybe couldn't have- Together: -done it witHOUT ME!

*both laugh*

🦊: So, that's very interesting, since Korean culture WANTS to be what Iron Man is, you know? Jungkook: Yeah, like... We wanna be rich, known, charismatic- 🦊: But like, who doesn't, you know? Jungkook: Yeah, exactly. But it's like... Korean people strive for success. It's so big from the moment we're born. If you're not successful you're a failure here, even if you're happy. 🦊: Fucking sad... Jungkook: Yeah... That's why a lot of teenagers in school commit... uuuuhhhh... You know... 🦊: Unalive themselves Jungkook: Yeah, they unalive themselves because there's the pressure of not only the parents but also your neighbors, your community, your society, it- 🦊: It feels like if you fail, you're letting the whole country down. Jungkook: Exactly... 🦊: Is that why you were so rough on yourself when you made mistakes when you were younger? Jungkook: *long pause* *hisses thinking* *sighs* Yeah... Yeah, for sure. I did feel from time to time that me failing meant that I was failing my country. Jungkook: But more than my country, I was failing my hyungs. 🦊: Awww, that's cute~ Jungkook: *chuckles* Yeah, I felt like I was failing them and ARMY more than my country. I cared more about them and ARMY because those were my priorities back then. 🦊: Yeah... Jungkook: I think that's why I got attached to Iron Man so quickly becau- 🦊: He just had everything held together. Jungkook: Yeah, and even if he failed, he never really FAILED, because he learned from his mistakes. 🦊: Which is something that you're taking with you now. 🦊: You're not as cynical as you were before. Jungkook: Thank god I'm not *chuckles* 🦊: Legit~ I think if I had met you back then, I would have dated you. Jungkook: *groans in disgust* Ew!~ *in between laughs* why?~ 🦊: I like fi- *in between laughter* fixing things Jungkook: *gasps* *laughs* OH MY GOD! Is that why you lik- 🦊: No no~ He doesn't need fixing. He's perfect the way he is. Jungkook: *groans* Oh my god, you're such a simp~ 🦊: Getting back to it though. I didn't really notice it that much, but now that you mention it, it- Jungkook: It's impossible not to see, right? 🦊: Yeah, a lot of Korean artists have openly expressed their love for Iron Man. Jungkook: Exactly. My ratio is... 1 out of 2 idols likes Iron Man. 🦊: REALLY?! Jungkook: Yeah!~ I know A LOT of idols that just LOVE Iron Man. 🦊: Huh... Interesting... I hadn't really thought about that before.

Jungkook: What's a popular superhero on the Western side? 🦊: *hums thinking* 🦊: Spiderman, for sure! Jungkook: Really? Why? I didn't think *in between chuckles* that he was that popular. 🦊: Well... Okay, there's a lot of reasons. But I think the main one is that ANYONE can be Spiderman. Jungkook: *gasps softly* That's true. 🦊: Like... Not anyone can be Iron Man. Jungkook: Nooooo 🦊: You need to be a billionaire first, to become Iron Man. 🦊: But with Spiderman, anyone can be under the mask. Even um... What's his name? Jungkook: Stan Lee? 🦊: Yeah! He even said, "We didn't intend his suit to cover him completely, but by doing that, we designed him in a way that anyone can be Spiderman". Jungkook: OOOOOOOOOOOH!! Jungkook: And it's even more amplified by the fact that he- Together: He's completely average in everything. 🦊: Exactly. Jungkook: He's not mega smart like Tony. 🦊: Nope. Jungkook: Like he's smart, but he had to- 🦊: Make a huge effort, yeah. He's just an average kid. Jungkook: Yeah, and even with Peter Parker, his photography is so average that he works for a newspaper 🦊: Exactly. He basically paparazzi's himself Jungkook: *chuckles* Exactly! 🦊: And I would just like to add, that he's also the most flexible too. Jungkook: What do you mean? 🦊: Like I said, anyone can be Spiderman, but when it comes to Peter Parker, he's so average that anything can happen. Jungkook: Right. 🦊: Like... His life could be amazing or absolute trash. Jungkook: Oh! That's true! Jungkook: Is Spiderman your favorite in Marvel? 🦊: Oh yeah, for sure. Jungkook: Why? 🦊: Well... Now that Miles Morales exiiiiiists!~ Jungkook: *groans playfully* 🦊: He's a Newyorican!~ His mom is Puerto Rican, and his dad is African American from New York. Jungkook: Love it *chuckles* 🦊: The fact that he was created because of Donald Glover is everything. Jungkook: *gasps then laughs* I saw that! I saw that! 🦊: He just represents a lot of gente Latina. Jungkook: Is he the only Latinx Spiderman? 🦊: Uh.... You know what? Te la debo. Because Miguel is Mexican-Irish, but, without spoiling Miguel's origin story, he's not a true Spiderman. He didn't- Jungkook: *laughs* HE DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE FIRST CANON EVENT! 🦊: Nope!~ He wasn't even bit!~ Jungkook: *sighs in relief* Crazy how his logic works. 🦊: For sure.

Jungkook: What about DC? Together: Batman! 🦊: Batman is everything. Jungkook: Forever. 🦊: I wanna see Robert Pattinson's Batman with Cameron Monaghan's Joker. Jungkook: Oh, for sure! I wasn't sure about the "Gotham" Series when you made me watch it because I dislike people dying and coming back and the cycle repeating itself. 🦊: Oh, I hated that too! Jungkook: But that JOKER! 🦊: *moans playfully* 🦊: He channeled Heath Ledger and Mark Hamill Jungkook: It was amazing. I was so sad they couldn't actually put that label on him. 🦊: Crazy...

Jungkook: *smacks lips* I'm gonna listen to this tonight. 🦊: *laughs* Jungkook: Just us ranting about Marvel heroes 🦊: Iconic Jungkook: I wanna say thank you to everyone who liked the podcast. 🦊: Thank you so much. Jungkook: We did this for fun, so I was glad that everyone else is having fun with us. 🦊: I actually have a topic for us for the next topic! Jungkook: Really? What is it? 🦊: "@lovemeforeternity" requested us to talk about a few things, but the one that I know will be an awesome conversation is!~ 🦊: FOOD! 음식! COMIDA!!!! Jungkook: Oh my god! We have sTORIES! 🦊: We do!~ We do!~ Jungkook: We should invite Jimin for that one. 🦊: *gasps* SHOULD WE?!?! Jungkook: Comment below if you guys would like that to happen! 🦊: Again, guys, thank you so much for the love that you have been giving us!~ Jungkook: Remember to comment and tell us what you would like us to talk about and THANK YOU FOR NOT DOXXING AND BULLYING Y/N!~ 🦊: You should say the Spanish outro and I'll do the Korean one. Jungkook: OH! Uh.... *inhales and giggles* Okay okay!~ Jungkook: Hasta... La próxima, mi gente!~ 🦊: *in between laughs* 안녕히 게세요!~

[essentialalls]

Let's put some juice salt here, shall we?

I don't even know whether to consider them theories, maybe it's just something I hope to see happen episode by episode - after all I was born as an Agatha Christie fan, what I know I owe to her.

What are your expectations for Only Murders s3?

I am well aware that our little cells have already started turning with the most interesting theories.

So here are my top three speculations:

- What if Loretta Durkin (Meryl Streep) is mostly innocent (a little suspicious, but innocent) but dies totally suddenly, DIFFERENTLY from how the killer killed Ben Glenroy, bc probably she saw something IMPORTANT? Even better if she hadn't actually realized that she had seen the killer in the act doing his/her malicious plans??

- What If there is something like Orien Express all around? See, Ben Glenroy was an awful person (well, we could just assume it) What if he made life sucks as hell for more actors and actresses? To more and many people in the show buss? What if this theater troupe isn't so random? Maybe Loretta has the plan but they ALL into it and try to kill Ben, until they finally succeed.

- And last but not least what if it's Ben Glenroy's past that comes to claim him? Someone is in disguise as an actor just to approach him and take revenge after years (this theory does not include Loretta, however).

Now tell me your thoughts, lm super curious.

We need to go full Olimabel here!

Ps. HAVE WE ALL SEEN BLONDE TINA FEY RIGHT????

[mantra4ia]

I mean no offense to the people who enjoyed "The Witcher" Season 3: Vol 1 on Netflix. No judgement. And also no offense to the cast and crew who I am sure worked hard to bring this to the screen.

I love the Witcher, mostly from the books and some gameplay, so from my own personal perspective...

What in the actual hell did Netflix do?!

There's so much eloquent dialogue in the source material to draw upon and this steaming pile of ****e is what they came up with? It telegraphs so much without a whiff of subtlety or craft— not unlike Sabrina in 3x5— that I want to puke, the only exception being that Yarpen Zigrin is still no nonsense and true to form.

Emhyr, as is evidenced by his cringe, overlong speeches and dull drawl, is not written as cunning or menacing by any stretch of the imagination as he ought to be, and the lack of a strong villain does nothing to drive the pace of the season.

Why are we waxing on about Vissena to try and strum up audience feels? We don't need to revisit that unless it serves a purpose for the characters. It doesn't. If the audience has been watching any of the previous two seasons, we don't need Geralt's childhood memories of his mother to impress upon us that he takes newfound parenthood seriously and would spill blood and make sacrifices for his family.

If that weren't painful enough, Yennefer — who we know is cunning when she schemes— lacks all of her razor edged wit when "groveling" before the Brotherhood to form a conclave. The recycled dialogue with Tissaia about chaos and control has lost its potency, as lukewarm as the mages' council of armchair tapping, and even her speeches to Ciri like "my ugly one" have so much wasted potential because there's a speed run montage about how much Yen and Cirilla care for eachother in episode 1 rather than letting us growing into the emotions ourselves, so that by the time we get to Yennefer disclosing her past, the emotion is lost. Also, Cirilla is supposed to be in a little awe of Yen and her power of influence, which is what makes "ugly one" so endearing, because it's the ends way of saying that Cirilla is powerful but magic isn't all she is / she doesn't need to rely on it like the mages rest on prolonged youth. It's her way of saying I love you, and for all the exposition that season three uses to elaborate feelings, this most essential part is completely lost. It's like we're playing house with emotions that haven't been earned their screen moment. "Lilac and gooseberries, now that I can tolerate," but I cannot abide these trash conversations.

These were the action sequences, the fight choreography, and the monster concept visualization they came up with? Like, for example, a failing mass of conjoined limbs and disembodied heads! The idea of Ciri's doppelganger from the books has been so corrupted.

On top of that, the cuts from scene to scene are so rough it's like whiplash. Chase scene - recycled Geralt /Ciri hug - dark portal nonsense - crash through ceiling. No finesse.

The Belletyn festival, which is so meaningful and beautifully described in the books, was butchered in execution of costume (Yen's is a season 1 throwback but never underwhelming way), with ridiculous "masks" (it irks me so much that Yennefer tells Cirilla had to cover her eyes and hair for a low profile and then we speed cut to the next scene where neither occurs and the costume department decides that they aren't even going to attach Cirilla's mask to her face, she just carries it around in her hand because that makes sense), unnecessary mazes to separate our characters and engineer a sense of peril, the whole lot. They used Belletyn as a setup to engineer a subsequent bait scene, which was an appallingly insult to intelligence and fight choreography. PS: Yen can I do more than throw a knife, can we please utilize her a little better?

Speaking of choreography, Ciri descending from mid air to stab the CGI aeschna in 3x4 with the overlong shot pull of monster blood on her face was so poorly edited I wanted to fast forward the entire episode thereafter.

Lastly, this farce for humor is what they came up with?! They made layered source characters like Dijkstra into single line fodder, and they wasted so much time on sitcom rubbish like Queen Hedwig's Redanian funeral, and Phillipa's bedroom shenanigans, and Fringilla as a drunken poison tester. I want to slap someone. It's as if the whole of season 3 thus far is a live-action adaptation of Ciri and Jaskier's satire of Yen and Geralt. Except that no one left the audience in the joke.

Also, for a series called The Witcher there is surprisingly little in the way of meaningful dialogue and action for Geralt to do, and that's a shame

I'm angry.

Season 1 was fantastic, season 2 was good but with notable divergence to character integrity, and Season 3 so far is the refuse pile of Aedd Gynvael. The only highlight was Ciri telling Valdo Marx to shut up, like I wish I could do for the rest of the dialogue in the series. After "Sherrawedd" I kept thinking to myself, it will get better. Ironically Sherwood was probably the best episode so far because at least it kept the essence of idea in "dear friend" from the literature as a foundation. After which it kept sinking down into chaos.

But more than angry, I'm disappointed. I'm sad that the Yennefer/Jaskier frenemy dynamic ("Hello again witch) —a highlight of season 2— has been shirked; the only decent byproduct of which is the Ciri/Jaskier relationship. And I'm depressed that this is Henry Cavill's sendoff as Geralt.

[cocoabubbelle]

Watching “The New Scooby-Doo Movies” (1972-1973) + Thoughts

This series comes after Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?

I think the basic premise is that the Scooby Gang gets into a mixture of mysteries and shenanigans with various famous characters (both real and fictional)

Will I finally hear the long sought after “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for your meddling kids!” line?

Only one way to find out.

Spoilers under the cut!

PS. Thank you to all who have messaged me with different sources in order to watch this series!! 🥰

Also:

Seeing these messages right after I read a webtoon about a serial killer using social media to hunt his victims down (The Killing Vote. Highly recommend!) may or may not have accidentally scared the living daylights out of me before seeing you guys were just sending me potential Scooby Doo show links. 🤣

Episode 1: Ghastly Ghost Town; Guest Starring: The Three Stooges!

Fun Fact: when I was younger, I watched a collection of videos staring The Three Stooges, some of them starring Shemp instead of the more famous Curly! I thought they were both funny, but I feel bad Shemp had little to no recognition nowadays…

Is it possible to both forget the existence of and be nostalgic for an opening credits sequence? Somehow that is my current feeling.

King Kong, is that you?

Don’t recall Shaggy being the one announcing the guests with the title cards.

Man I missed looking at the background scenery. Flashing Lightning effects are great! Moving clouds are smooth! Analogous purple colors are gorgeo-! Oh wait, I’m supposed to pay attention to the Ghost Town sign, aren’t I?

Man this is hard to understand without captions. (Yes, even in my own language. Leave me alone.)

“Boy, are we ever lost!” “I think we took the wrong turn…er, about 10 miles back.” Well, that would have been helpful to know about 10 miles ago. Also, Frelma just because 😆

Is it me or is the art style slightly different? Shaggy’s face looks less like a cylindrical oval bean and more like a rounded inverted triangle.

“Hey look! I just saw a mirage!!” “At night???” Is Freddy’s voice actor different? He has a higher pitch than before.

Where did all of these animals come from?

Sign says: “Monster Ahead: 1000 yds.” Me: *turns around and walks the opposite direction.*

Random Giant Mechanical bat flies out of no where so that I am force-fed damsel-in-distress Daphne and Fraphne food.

Animation goof: Fred has the WEIRDEST expression drawn on his face while Daphne continues to hold onto him. (The latter part not a goof.)

T-Rex that is most likely an automatron is giving me war flashbacks to that time-travel dinosaur ride in Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. Though I will say I was the only kid around my age that didn’t duck into the safety of the seats when it roared into our faces 😁

Animators/Writers, I get it. You want us to ship Fraphne and have Daphne hide behind a strong manly man. But since you also put Shaggy there, I will elect to interpret this as Shaphne hiding behing the manly man that is Fred, so…😝 🩷

Scooby is part ground/prairie dog/mole confirmed??

Before the mysterious silhouette reveals our trio of comedians, I have to ask: are they the Hanna Barbera versions where they are all androids/cyborgs or something?

The Scooby Gang just watch and laugh at the Stooges flail around and try to stop the orangutan from escaping. Real helpful, I know. Also, Shag and Daph standing next to each other, so Shaphne (Am I weird for scrounging for my ship’s crumbs as opposed to the supposedly canon ship’s full course meal? Yes, yes I am.)

“HEY! AREN’T YOU LARRY, MOE, AND CURLY JOE?” Freddy, I know they’re short but you don’t have to yell out your question when they’re right next to you.

“Look, we need help!” Moe: “A psychiatrist could tell you that.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Animation Goof: Moe’s chin moving past his jawline. Also, Shaggy looking bigger than both him and Fred, but that could be because the animators are trying to play with perspective.

Ooh, an amusement park!

So the giant bat thing does not belong to the stooges. Early Batman cameo?

Animation Goof: Curly’s mouth doesn’t move as he speaks.

Tyronne the Tyrannosaurus Rex

Suspicious person peaking at them all through the saloon window is sus.

Frelma moment of the two of them grinning at each other and deciding for the rest of the gang there is a mystery to solve. A couple that plots together, stays together. 🩷

Rhino the giant mean looking employee of the stooges. Friend or Foe? To be determined later.

I cannot believe the Scooby Gang is cheerfully and loudly suggesting to the stooges that they FIRE Rhino WHILE HE’S RIGHT THERE.

Rhino communicated in grunts and snarls. Because of course he does.

The giant T-Rex animatronic —aka Tyronne—looks significantly different from its first appearance in this episode.

Shaphne hiding behind Fred again.

Sheriff(?) comes to arrest or escort the Gang away from the premises, but the teens conveniently ignore him to follow Scooby into the T-Rex.

Tyronne’s insides are much bigger than his outsides. Is this an animatronic or a spaceship???

The sheriff is not actually a sheriff, but the Stooges’ manager who goes by Amos Crutch. I should not suspect him to be the bad guy, but his name isn’t helping me assume otherwise.

Dingbat the little bat is adorable.

Curly says Dingbat goes into a frantic frenzy whenever Crutch is nearby. If that isn’t a head’s up for Crutch’s true nature, I don’t know what is.

Velma the first character to suddenly disappear from the gang instead of Daphne?

ANIMATION GOOF: Fred instructs everyone to go find Velma AS SHE IS WALKING BETWEEN HIM AND DAPHNE. Animators, what are you doing?????

Velma’s and my instincts about Crutch are proven right. Hello Trapdoor, my old friend~

Instead of splitting up in a way that includes the Stooge’s antics with the gang’s shenanigans, the animators and writers split them apart the conventional way : Stooges, Fred + Daphne, and Scoob + Shaggy.

Shaggy and Scoob attempt a coin toss to decide whether or not they try searching a creepy saloon: tails they go in, heads they stay out. It’s also a two-headed quarter.

Quarter decides for them via the combined laws of plot development and shenanigary and bounces/rolls into the saloon anyway.

Liking the effects for the cob/spiderwebs.

Coin falls into piano jukebox to play a song right when Shaggy and Scooby catch up to it.

Animators clearly having a ball with the keyboard. Also compliments to sound effects/music department.

Moe dragging Larry dragging Curly to the Cowboy museum.

Native American figurine placed outside of the entrance might actually be Crutch in disguise, or someone else we haven’t met yet, which brings up several questions.

Of course it’s a wax museum.

Animation Goof: Animators/Artists forgot to complete the cowboy hat for the Jessie James wax figure.

‘Wyatt Earp’ makes a move to attack Stooges.

When and where did Freddy get that flask of water?

Walking cactus from Disney’s Los Tres Cabelleros?

Passing-a-container-of-food-or-beverage-to-your-companion-only-for-it-to-be-secretly-intercepted-by-a-super-obvious-random-character-who-consumes-it-all-without-anyone-noticing-and-creating-a-misunderstanding-between-you-and-your-companion gag

Scooby sneezed so hard, he found a conveniently placed secret door to help move the story along.

I assume the orangutan escaped from his cage again.

Falling-into-a-large-container-or-pile-of-flour-and-get-mistaken-for-a-ghost gag

“What’s the matter? Haven’t you seen a FLOUR child before?”

Animation and Art style are not very consistent nor strong compared to the first series, but I will try not to be picky no promises if it gets too wonky for my taste.

Orangutan woke up and chose to be a troll today.

Shaggy tells Scooby not to be afraid of the massive and weird parade float-sized jack-in-the-box. I need a list of what Shaggy deems scary vs not scary.

“Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!” Fun fact: Orangutans are technically great apes.

“This desert reminds me of a woman.” “Why’s that?” “It goes on and on and on…” 😑 (Fraphne if you like beligerent teasing/flirting(?))

Counting-on-footprints-to-get-back-where-you-started-only-OOPS-someone-erased-them gag.

Daphne has the sense to suspect that the random swimming pool that appeared out of nowhere is a mirage or hologram. Fred? Not so much.

Fraphne handholding. Also, Daphne’s common sense doesn’t extend to distrusting random man-sizes cactuses that appeared out of thin air.

Cactus man attempts manhandling but is caught.

“COME BACK AND FIGHT LIKE A MAN YOU VEGETABLE!” Fun fact: Cacti are apparently both a vegetable and a fruit (according to this site: https://wraxly.com/is-cactus-a-vegetable/#:~:text=However%2C%20a%20question%20often%20pops,plant%20in%20the%20world%2C%20Cactaceae. )

Finally we see Velma. She fell into the mines.

Three stooges nearby, as apparently are Fred + Daphne and Scoob + Shaggy. Since when did the latter four reunite?

Suspicious Indian Chief Figure drawn differently than earlier.

Stooges flee into the mine, and I am confused if the random black scenes are intentional or if the source I’m using to watch the episodes had a faulty upload.

Shaphne standing together as the Gang sans Velma try to figure out the source of the noise.

Crutch and Rhino supposedly in saloon bc ShaFrephne and Scooby see their silhouettes through the window. Color me suspicious.

What was the point of reuniting the four of them only to have Fred + Daphne fall through a trapdoor mere moments later?

Are the antagonists just the townspeople who want the Stooges and their contraptions gone???

“Scoob, have you flipped your fur wig?!”

Fred and Daphne reunited with/found Velma by landing on top of her back. Velma is the strongest confirmed again?

Shaggy’s response to finding out that the Gunslinger from Wax Museum is actually a robot? “The fastest short circuit in the West.”

Animation Goof: Moe’s voice commands one of the other stooges to put the brakes on the mining cart they are stuck in, Larry’s voice agrees, and Curly’s voice comes out of MOE as HE puts the brakes on.

Three Stooges reunite with Fred+Daph+Velma

Glowy special effects are glowy.

The power of Velma’s sneeze makes a rockslide in the mines.

“We’ll be [stuck in] here forever!” Moe: There’s no such thing as forever.” “There isn’t?” “No, just eternity. 🤪”

Frelma moment of Velma hugging Freddy from behind! (At least that’s what it looks like from her hand placement on his waist.)

The paint stokes on the background look really messy in some places.

Shaggy forgot to tone down his strength and accidentally launches the trapped Scooby from a well all the way to the mechanical T-Rex.

Okay why are Fraphlma being so weird and bobbing up and down while the Stooges do all of the hard work of digging a way out of the mine tunnel?

“Oh Shag!…Can you hear me?…” “🤨? I must be dreaming. That sounds like Fred.” “Shag?…Scooby Doo?…Can you hear me?…” “😳!THAT’S DAPHNE’S VOICE!! COME ON!!!” Look, how am I not supposed to take this moment as Shaphne when Shaggy hears Fred’s voice calling out to him from who knows where and assumes he’s only imagining it, only to come RUNNING when he recognizes Daphne’s voice calling?!

Animation or Editing Goof: The area around Fred’s mouth sure is glitchy.

I guess it’s possible for three grown short guys + three taller teenagers to stack three mining carts on top of each other and not fall as they stand in the top one. I still call shenanigans.

“Don’t move!” As he and Scooby try to find a way to help them out of the cave in. Moe: “ ‘Don’t move?’ Where does he think we’re going???”

Animation Goof: Shaggy accidentally reminds me he can do ventriloquism because he’s talking without opening his mouth for no reason.

Shaggy does the smart thing and attempts to go to the seemingly valid authority adult figures in town for help. Unfortunately, my suspicions are confirmed that the Crutch and Rhino figures we saw earlier in the Saloon are dummies (and I mean that in a non-insulting way; the figures are literally dummies.)

Animation Goof: Scoob’s finger flick powerful enough to knock one of the dummies over despite not touching it.

Unnecessary filler slapstick despite the stakes.

Animation Goof: Sudden shift in background implies Scoob and Shaggy are now outside despite no movement, no transition, and holding the same conversation without a break.

More unnecessary shenanigans. “Cut that out! You’re supposed to be thinking of a way to rescue Velma!” Weird editing that accidentally eliminated the rest of the party in need, or Shelma moment?

After filler moments of Shaggy pressuring Scooby to come up with a rescue plan, Scooby’s suggestion via charades to use Tyrone the T-Rex to dig the others out is the one Shaggy claims. #friendshipgoals everybody.

At least he gives Scooby the credit.

MOAR filler shenanigans, everybody. Tbf, neither of them know how to properly man a mechanical T-Rex. At least we see a figure-skating T-Rex.

Because the Stooges are the Stooges, only they get the honor of being plucked out of the dug whole by the T-Rex like a mother cat or dog picking up her litter.

We see non mannequin/robot versions of the Native American Chief and the Gunslinger. They look like they’re crooks. Was any hint of thieving foreshadowed earlier? I don’t think so.

Also, “Those darn kids…” instead of “You meddling kids!” 😑

Daphne holding onto Fred’s arm again in case we forgot we’re supposed to ship Fraphne or that she’s the damsel in distress.

Giant bat. Because oh yeah. That was a thing earlier from the beginning of this episode.

Artists and/or Writers of this episode. We already know you want us to see Fraphne and that the conventionally pretty girl is supposed to be clinging to the conventionally handsome guy of the group in fright/apprehension whenever ANYTHING happens.

Unfortunately for everyone, I watched these episodes from the very beginning, and seeing how Daphne was initially more plucky + her maybe accidental chemistry with Shaggy and Velma’s accidental chemistry with Fred made me biased 🤡

Broken T-Rex.

Grammar Error: Why does my keyboard think I’m typing T-Rez whenever I try typing T-Rex?

Animation Goof: T-Rex suddenly a lot smaller next to the stooges.

Indian Chief figure that was drawn differently at one point is explained via projector conveniently found by Stooges.

T-Rex is working again.

Is the guy dressed up like the Chief seriously named Geronimo?

Shaggy and Scooby drop an avalanche of rocks onto the Batmobile the antagonists’s getaway Bat car, so the bad guys are stopped via almost manslaughter. Yay?

Also, they drop them from who knows how many stories high. This makes them crash through the ceiling of the jail. Wowzers.

“It’s Crutch and Rhino!” He says as he watches the above unfold from a distance.

Also, the Gunslinger’s angular face is now changed to Crutch’s doughy one (and yes, the real gunslinger looked like the robot one up until the “unmasking”), and Native American’s skin is now as pale as Rhino’s.

The bad guys’ motivation was that somehow there was now uranium in this town. If Uranium was a mentioned plot point in this episode, it completely flew over my head.

Dingbat is now a girl all of a sudden?

Also she apparently detected the Uranium dust on Crutch and that’s why she acted weird, including when Curly was suddenly glowing.

I still prefer my original theory that the antagonists were the townspeople who didn’t like the Stooges contraptions and attempts to make an amusement park/zoo as opposed to the actual antagonists and their motivations, but the Stooges’ completed park/zoo does look fun and cute!

Look, the real sheriff!

Shaggy and Scooby are rewarded with Uranium and a superhero sandwich, which they actually share this time (the sandwich, not the uranium!)

Day 26 of no “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you medding kids!”

[lenteur]

random thoughts about tell me that you love me, episode ten

(the rest is under the cut because i'm worried about your eyes having to read ALL OF THAT and this post might contain spoilers)

Not even three minutes into the episode and I'm already crying hahaha Life's great!

The fact that ki hyun (jin woo's best friend) fought one of his classmates to defend jin woo is insane. It goes to show how kindness doesn't know any boundary. The classmate's mom forbid her son from hanging out with jin woo because of his disability and ki hyun found it unfair. He chose not the best option but he's a real friend for sticking up for jin woo when no one else does.

I am crying even more now. Jin woo being there for his ki hyun and reassuring him when he needs it the most is proof of how deep their friendship is. I don't think anything or anyone will be able to break it.

Why would you put mo eun's confession back when I still haven't recovered from it? Huh?

{ Seeing jin woo paint on walls is interesting because it seems he only paints in places he knows (?) / places where he felt something strongly. The last time we saw him paint was on the wall of the school where the little girl wanted to study. Now he's in the middle of an area where it seems like a lot of people were evicted from their home. By leaving a trail through his paintings, he wants to commemorate the place/the people he knew. It might be a form of therapy for him? What he can't express with words (even signed), he uses his art to do that.

He uses the nickname dino maybe because he wants to differentiate his "official art" from this very vulnerable and deep form of art. Even though he still puts his all into his art, the paintings on the walls seem even more personal. It's like he puts his all into the paintings.

Or maybe he just wants more people to have access to his art? At least that's what I get from him thinking back on mo eun's words.

Another thing I noticed about jin woo's art is he always draws people with their backs towards the spectator. This might be what he feels on the daily. From the back, he seems "normal" (sorry for using that word). However, if you face him, you'd understand he's deaf. For example, tae ho thought jin woo (who had his back facing tae ho) didn't help him when he was bullied on the bus because he didn't want to. But then, when tae ho actually knew the truth he came to the realization that jin woo is in fact deaf and there was no longer a misunderstanding. From the back, you can't see what people are going through (unless they have a physical wound/disease that changes the way they walk/stand).

He draws people's backs maybe because he wants as many people to identify with the person drawn? }

Seo kyung being curious about jin woo's childhood and how he grew up. She wants to know everything about him. Meanwhile, mo eun lets him confess at his own pace.

Jin woo knows how to cook. He's a keeper mo eun! Wink wink

The way seo kyung handled the rude man was so classy. She didn't raise her voice and calmly explained everything to him. Well done!

Wow, this episode sure gave us a lot to jin woo's backstory. So he went to uni with seo kyung, they fell in love, got into a relationship and then seo kyung broke up with him for an unknown reason. As a result, jin woo decided to disappear for seven years. He lived in the mountain (? not sure though) or was it a container? I should've written it when I watched. Anyway, his container was flooded and he lost all his paintings. Maybe that's why he came back? There's a lot to unpack here. I won't comment on it any further because I do not have the brain to do so.

What is that preview? I'm not sure I'll be ready for the next episode </3

Despite it being a slower episode (compared to the others imo), a lot has happened. I am giving it a 8.5/10

ps: what is in between these { } are just my theories and not facts. seeing jin woo paint once again on a wall made think of all the times he's done so in the past. i just wanted to share my thoughts is all.

[alysdc]

Here’s a list (no particular order) of all the 5 ⭐️ rated- series I’ve watched and rewatched that, I think, gave an extra pizzazz to my personality ✨

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Watched the whole eight seasons over 4 times so I guess that pretty much can be a reason for you to watch it too.

The Crown

One of the two English series in the list. The show may have exaggerated some events in the lives of the British royals but I don’t mind, I LIVE FOR THE DRAMA.

Shadow and Bone

My bestie recommended this to me and I know this was a good one because her recos do not disappoint. Also, BEN BARNES IS A DREAM.

Bridgerton

One of the two series here that I’ve finished reading all of the books. Loved the two seasons and I can’t wait for Colin and Penelope’s story.

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Again, another reco from the bestie and I enjoyed the book series as well. Season 2 will be up soon & I’m here for it! #TeamBelly

Gilmore Girls

Haven’t finished this yet because I know it’ll leave a huge gap in my heart. On pause until I find the courage to seize the remaining episodes.

Our Beloved Summer

Only KDrama that made it to the list. The soundtrack, cinematography, storyline, and characters captured my heart. Nuff said

Phineas and Ferb

An ode to my childhood. Whenever I miss feeling like a ten-year-old, I just switch the screen to an episode of this one and I somehow feel better.

PS. Haven’t updated for my 100 days productivity challenge because honestly, all I ever did these past few days was wake up, eat, review & repeat those three 163738386 times. There’s not much going on with my life 🤓 So I’ll just batch post again on the weekend 🥹 Also I’m soooooo excited for a week’s worth of break we’ll be having. Much deserved 🫶

[tom-at-the-farm]

Okay regarding Merlin I know no one was ever expecting nuance from BBC Merlin but how do you like the fact that they wrote themselves into a corner where Morgana would sort of have a point so had to make her unreasonably evil so Merlin could carry on being a cuck, and how much worse does Merlin being a cuck get once Arthur actually has the power but homosexuality I mean magic is still punishable by death

Clara this show made me so insane, you don't even know! The reason I started it in the first place was that I needed some light-hearted fantasy to distract me from the horrors of being alive in the year 2022 or whatever. And I get it, shows can change tonally, I mean one moment in Breaking Bad we're throwing pizzas on roofs, then before you know it it's a full-blown Shakespearean tragedy.

But this wasn't Breaking Bad, and I never thought they would drag out the "Merlin must keep his magic a secret from Arthur" thing past the first season, let alone until the bitter end. It was an incomprehensibly dull narrative choice. Surely you realize that by like season 3 the "will Arthur find out or not" thing is tedious and way past any kind of suspense. Also it prevents their relationship from developing in any meaningful way. Like your source is literally Arthurian legend, it's not like you have a dearth of material to work with, but you chose to focus on Merlin's 5-season character arc as he goes from beta cuck to even worse beta cuck. They could have been magical detectives solving Camelot mysteries together, brawn and brains, I mean anything would have been better

And yes like every time Morgana or some other character shows up to make a really excellent point about how Uther, an oppressive tyrant who literally kills children, deserves to die, Gaius and Merlin would give some speech about how licking boots rules and it was so frustrating. "If we kill him now using Dark Magicks it will harden Arthur's heart" yeah how did THAT strategy work out for you.

And don't get me started on the ending! Did this show think it was GoT or something? Like it's fine if Arthur has to die eventually, but the meaninglessness of it all! Like basically the overarching theme was that you should dedicate your life to slavish obeisance only to tell Arthur on his deathbed "Dad, I'm gay" and for him to be like "Hmm well love is love I guess" and fucking croak and you spend the next eternity wandering the earth, immortal and alone. What was the point of any of it, what did these characters learn, how did they grow. If he didn't rise for Brexit it's safe to say Arthur-Jesus will never rise again, Albion is fucked (as it should be, but still)

PS. I love how Merlin's "I'm an indecisive cuck who doesn't want to make waves" shtick would stop applying every time he killed Morgana (what was it, like three times he did it)? "I Hate Women and I Love the Divine Right of Kings, Alexa Play 'God Save the Queen'", the BBC show. How did the people watching it episodically over a span of years not go completely insane

PPS. They also killed Merlin's boyfriends Lancelot and Gwaine in the stupidest, most unnecessary ways. Why do you hate every single character in the show you created so much. I canNOT

[theam-cjsw]

The AM: March 13, 2023

The bad news (or maybe the good news depending on how you feel about rambling radio hosts)is that the recording of this week's episode got messed up and misses the introduction. The good news is that the bulk of the slightly belated 2023 edition of All Femme AM is still here for your listening pleasure. Songs by women or bands that prominently feature women, mostly consisting of artists and selections that have been featured on the AM over the past year, with a few brand new tunes mixed in for good measure. Hope you enjoy it.

Track list is after the break.

Listen on Soundcloud

Stream from CJSW

Other links

Spotify playlist

All Femme AM 2023 Expanded Spotify Playlist

(PS - Apologies if I've misgendered anyone in putting this together)

Hour One:

Richer Than Blood Arushi Jain • Under the Lilac Sky

Between All Things OHMA • Between All Things

Joy Clarice Jensen • Esthesis

Your Finest Hour Annelies Monseré • Mares

Felt Drum & Lace • Frost

Flue 10D3R • 10D3R 2013​-​2015

Doo Wop Anna Butterss • Activities

South Current 2.0 Buildings & Food • Single

Algo Grandioso Mabe Fratti • Se Ve Desde Aquí

égrégores RAMZI • hyphea

Carousel Haiku Salut, featuring Meg Morley • Single

Hour Two:

Light Falls on Every Door Jessica Moss • Galaxy Heart

Moss II Elori Saxl • Sound Wonders: A Series of Epics Album

We Are Part Mineral Hannah Peel, Paraorchestra • The Unfolding

Heaven Come Crashing Rachika Nayar, featuring Maria BC • Heaven Come Crashing

Moving Sylvan Esso • No Rules Sandy

Ecology Dawn to Dawn • Postcards from the Sun to the Moon

Hold Me In Your Mind Living Hour • Someday Is Today

Ashes, Ashes Meg Baird • Furling

Rest Stop Robin Hatch • TONTO

I Do Wonder Rahill • Sun Songs EP

Hour Three:

Hiding the ha ha Virginia Astley • From Gardens Where We Feel Secure

Half Heartedly Gold Hotel Josephine • Single

Emptiness Follows Aoife Nessa Frances • Protector

State House (It’s a Man’s World) US Girls • Heavy Light

Berimbau Naima Bock • 30 Degrees

Misterio uruguayo Juana Molina • Segundo

In Verona Lael Neale • Star Eaters Delight

Arm of Golden Flame Sound of Ceres, featuring Marina Abramović • Emerald Sea

A Web for Every Garden Puppet Wipes • The Stones Are Watching and They Can Be a Handful

Fade Out Alithia Leora Hambleton • Mae Belle

Suzy & Sally’s Eternal Return Tess Parks • And Those Who Were Seen Dancing

Billy Horsegirl • Versions of Modern Performance

[akane171]

😂😅 Or that🤷🏻‍♀️

Ohh, good point! Less neighbours and less humans all in all🤔😍

..."I have a nice view of birds sitting on the balcony and doing their... birdy things" ...You DO realize that makes you sound like a crazy bird lady, right?🤣🤣

Nah, that's called traumatizing poor little animal who never did you any wrong🤣😉😅 

Well, there is Karamel with pancakes and their HEA🤔 But yes, it's karamel-ly sweet how she tried for him and he learnt the skill just for her😍😍🙈

Maybe it's a thing? I mean, from what I've seen and heard the 100 apparently screwed over their biggest ship, whose actors are married in real life, too?😅🤔 Maybe show writers can't handle the amount of chemistry?🤔😉😅🤣

Juuup, even just hearing this makes me glad I didn't actually watch full episodes past S3 😅😅🙈

Haha, oh god, not sure if I'm terrified at the thought of those three together or very amused😅😖 Ohh, by all means, feel free to go for it😉😁

Ohhhhhhh, Rhea liking Kara and Alura liking Mon? That'd male for some funny interactions in the time before our two idiots realize they are undeniably in love with each other🤔🤔🤣🤣

😅😂

🤷🏻‍♀️���� (...Lol, I was just about to write "sorry"🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️)

PS: Haha, glad you're happy then😁😊💃🏻💃🏻

Anyway, stay safe, happy and healthy!👍🏻

XXX

Solitude never smelled better. Had a karamel fic idea, btw. With them on Alaska. Like Kara being a doctor and after punching some high and mighty doctor who harassed her, she was sent to exile for a year, to make things calm down. So you know, bears, snow, weird people, 1000 folks in the town, and an annoying deputy slash pilot slash forest ranger slash her nearest neighbour.

Why do you suggest I am not....?

Life is brutal even for animals. Also, humans are animals too. That's a fact. We are part of the mammal fam. So we can scream too, thank you very much!

They were already married just didn't realize it. And then Argo? Like????? Karamel was plaing the house with Alura, almost adopted Val (and his mom), went for a double date and just that fucking roooooooooobooooooooooooooooooooot aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

Heard about it too, some of my friends were pissed off pretty well. Maybe tv writers are simply assholes and sadists? And blind idiots? Eh.

Well, you were the smartest person in our fucking fandom.

I mean, come on, add Cat to them and welcome the end of the world xD We will see, for now I have no will to write, my muse is on vacation I guess, sigh. Hope writing things are better at your side xD

...you wrote it anyway....

Anyway, have a kickass day, hope work is not too annoying ;)

[1x20]

So recently I made this gif and @clotpolesonly​ asked me for a tutorial... Here we go!

Full explanation under the cut, but for the purposes of this tutorial i’m gonna assume you

Know how to GIF

Know how to color

Know how to do research (specifically wrt “what does VHS footage look like”)

STEP 1: MAKING A GIF

Make a GIF (as in, take screencaps or a screenrecording and plug ‘em into PS or whatever software you use) until you have just the frames in front of you. I recommend a 4:3 dimension since that’s what VHS tapes used to look like, but you can play a bit loose and fast with that. 

Also, because of the heaviness of the glitching/filters required for VHS gifs, I’d say a gif anywhere between 30 and 65 frames is alright. Anything bigger than that and you’ll really start stretching Tumblr compression.

STEP 2: MAKING THE COLORING

For this, I’d recommend looking up some old VHS footage and trying to recreate its look. There’s whole playlists on Youtube (like this one) with hours of VHS footage, so just skip through that to get a feel for it. 

I went with a very dark/heavily saturated look for this, but depending on the setting, VHS tapes can look very washed out. An example from another VHS gif I made:

STEP 3: THE TEXT

I knew I wanted specifically animated text for this, so I couldn’t exactly use an overlay to get the text I wanted (the timestamp on the gif corresponds with the timestamp of the actual episode). So, how do you create a VHS text overlay yourself? Trial and error, mostly. Here’s how I did it.

3.1 Find a font

I downloaded the VCR OSD Mono Font from dafont, but there are others out there if you wanna look at a different one!

3.2 Type the text

So generally, a VHS tape will have three things on screen that are evenly spaced out on the screen. These are the play icon, SP, and the timestamp.

I typed all of these myself including the sideways triangle, which I set to the Arial font. You can type a sideways triangle by pressing alt+16. All fonts were set to 21pt.

These are evenly spaced along the sides, all with 1.73cm distance. However, this looks way too clear for a VHS.

3.3 Blending Options Fuckery

In order to fog everything up a little, I put all the text layers into a group and then duplicated that group three times. If you right click on a group, you get a pop-up. At the top of that pop-up is the “blending options” option. 

I set each of the three duplicated groups to only have one channel turned on (either red, green or blue).

However, you won’t actually see the other colored text until you nudge ‘em a little. In this case, I moved the red text 1px to the left, the green text 1px to the top, and the blue text 1px to the right. Then you should see this sort of glitchy effect!

Because I decided in the end that this was still a bit too clear for me, I put all of these groups in another group, and then set that to 70% opacity. This is the end result:

3.4 Moving timestamp

This gif specifically has a moving timestamp. This was done by creating different text layers that are turned on/off on certain frames. These text layers should also be included in the blending options thing from the above step.

STEP 4: OVERLAY

Key to a VHS gif is finding an overlay you like to add the noise/dust that you see in the gif. For this one specifically, I used this overlay but there are a lot of overlays out there! Feel free to look around.

4.1 Adding the overlay to your gif

So I have that overlay downloaded as an MP4 video. The first step is converting it into frames, as you would for a regular gif. The gif I want to paste the overlay onto is 64 frames, so I select 64 frames of the overlay, go to the menu (pictured below), and click on “copy frames.”

Next, I select all the frames of my base gif, then go to the same menu and select “paste frames.” You’ll get a pop-up asking how you want to paste, and it’s crucial that you select Paste over selection.

You’ll end up with something that looks like the image in the bottom right, but you can easily resize that by going to edit -> free transform or pressing ctrl/cmd+t. MAKE SURE you have all the overlay frames group and resize the entire group when doing this, otherwise you’ll end up with just a couple of resize frames. 

4.2 Making the overlay into an overlay

The first step is to set the blending mode to “overlay.” However, this’ll DRASTICALLY increase the contrast of your image when you do it (see below). That’s what I always add a levels layer + a clipping mask to the overlay. 

You can add a clipping mask to something by holding the alt key and clicking on the border between two layers. This makes it so that the levels layer is editing ONLY the layer directly underneath it, instead of all layers below it.

The exact settings of the levels layer are a bit trial and error-y, but for this gif I used 1 — 2.74 — 125.

If your overlay is too extreme for your tastes, you can always fiddle with the opacity until it looks right to you!

4.3 Editing the overlay

I personally found the overlay to be a bit too extreme in the lighter parts of the gif. That’s why I add a layer mask to the group with the overlay frames, and masked out the lighter parts with a 30% grey. If you were to mask it out with black, the overlay would stop showing up entirely, which I didn’t want. 

CONGRATS! WE’RE AT THE HALF-WAY POINT. Grab yourself a snack or some water and take a breather, ‘cause we’re not done yet!

STEP 5: CONVERTING TO TIMELINE & SMART OBJECTS

It’s now time to leave the individual frames behind and transform your gif into an animation timeline. You can do this by clicking on the same menu icon as you did for copying/pasting frames, then selecting Convert to Timeline. BEFORE you do this, make sure you’ve set your timing to whatever you prefer. I usually set it to 0,08 seconds.

Next, right click the “Frames” group and select “convert to smart object.” This’ll allow you to add smart filters onto your gif frames and lets you duplicate them without having to worry about which frames are turned on/off.

Now we’re gonna recreate the glitchy effect for the text with the gif frames. Duplicate the Frames smart object three times, then once open “blending options” and deselect the relevant channels. 

For this gif, I moved the red frames left by 2px, I moved the green frames up by 1px, and I moved the blue frames down by 1px and right by 2px.

Next, select ALL LAYERS except the overlay group + the corresponding levels layer. That means the text group, the coloring group AND all 4 frames layers. Then, right click, and convert to smart object again.

You should now have just 1 smart object and the overlay+levels layer left. 

Add the relevant smart filters to the smart object. Usually, this is where you’d sharpen a gif, but VHS tends to look blurry. My settings for VHS gifs are usually

Gaussian blur: 0.3

Add noise: 3.5

IF YOU DON’T WANT TO ADD A GLITCH, THIS IS WHERE YOUR JOURNEY ENDS! Glitches look cool in my opinion, but they’re not for everyone. If you chose to export your gif now, it’d look something like this: 

STEP 6: GLITCH

So there are lots of different kinds of glitches out there, but for this gif I’m gonna use two glitches that are more subtle: minor distortion and brightening.

6.1 Minor distortion glitch

First, duplicate your smart object until there are 2 smart objects on your timeline. Select the duplicate smart object and choose a random point on your timeline to have the glitch effect start. Click and drag the start of your smart object to where you want the glitch to start.

Repeat this process for when you want the glitch to end. You can edit this later if you want, this is just to get a feel for the glitch.

Edit the smart filters for the duplicate layer to get rid of the “noise” layer, and set the gaussian blur layer to 1.0.

Next, I add a shear filter You can find this by going to filter -> distort -> shear. I know that I want the glitch to only affect the top part of the gif, so I make sure the shear filter is both subtle AND only affects the top half.

Then I free transform the layer. I’m using the “play” icon as my guideline, so I temporarily add a new layer and draw a line that hits the top of the icon.

I free transform the layer vertically to stretch it out, making sure to move the layer so that the top of the play icon hits the line. In this gif, I stretched it to about 130%. 

The right image is the result. Make sure to delete the guideline line you drew!

6.1.1. Animating the layer mask

The next step is ading a layer mask. Add a layer mask to the smart object, then unlink it by click the chain icon next to it. This’ll allow you to move the mask independently from the layer.

I know that I want the glitch to affect only the top half, so I mask out the entire layer except for the very top. I also feather the layer mask by 2px to make sure the transition isn’t too harsh.

Next, click on the dropdown arrow next to the duplicate layer’s name on the timeline to reveal a menu. The relevant thingy here is “layer mask position.” Click on the stopwatch next to layer mask position to create your first keyframe: this is the start of your animation. 

Next, go to the when you want your glitch to end and click on the DIAMOND left of the stopwatch to create the next keyframe. While having the new keyframe selected, click on your mask and drag it down to your desired location.

And that’s it! Fiddle around with the exact timing for it until it looks just right. You can drag the start and end of the duplicate layer to be longer and shorter, and you can drag the keyframes around as much as you wish. 

For this gif, I also added a 0->50->100 opacity fade in AND fade out in order to make the effect appear a bit smoother. this works similarly to layer mask position, just with opacity instead.

You can also stop here if you wanted, however I felt my gif was a bit too boring still, so I added another glitch.

6.2 Brightening Glitch

For this brightening glitch I added an invert adjustment layer between the smart object and the overlay, then dragged it down to my desired length.

Then I set its blend mode to “divide”. This makes it so that it only brightens the gif. Next, I animated its opacity using keyframes. I set the invert layer to stretch 4 frames only, and set the keyframes to:

Frame 1: 35% opacity

Frame 2: 70% opacity

Frame 3: 70% opacity

Frame 4: 35% opacity

Aaaaaand that’s it! The finale result came out looking like this:

Thanks for reading my tutorial! I hope everything made sense. If not, feel free to come to my askbox and ask for any advice. 

I wanna stress that this process is a result of both extreme trial and error and cobbling together multiple different tutorials that are usually only applied to still images — some of the terms and methods might not make sense to someone who’s a Photoshop genius, but I tried my best to make it as clear as possible.

[railingsofsorrow]

Happier Than Ever

[B.A.U team × Reader]

summary: the bau is required on alaska for a case and reader has to confront some ghosts from her past. or, in which I got inspired by happier than ever from billie eilish.

pairing: b.a.u × platonic!b.a.u!fem!reader; slightly spencer × reader

word count: 5.1K (I've never written this?long?before?)

warnings/content: tw!drugs; tw!childhood trauma; tw!abuse; mental health issues; read at your own risk; reader is the baby of the team; too much angst <3; fluff? I think?

• Y/L/N = your last name

• reader's mother's name is Charlotte Parks

A/N: This is 100% an au because nothing came from the episodes, I created a random case for the first time. does it make sense? I hope so :)

ps: press play on happier than ever by billie while reading. the experience is 1000/1000.

➶ ➷

Kodiak was a small island located in Alaska. It had over six thousand habitants, therefore, it wasn’t a big city. It was hidden by mountains and explored by bears.

That was Y/N’s favourite thing about Kodiak; whenever she looked there were mountains covered by white dust on top of them. When she was a kid, she would imagine the bears racing to see who would be the first to reach the top of the mountain. Her mind used to be so full of innocence and fantasy.

Reminiscing these moments were something she did not want. That’s why her body froze when JJ announced the location of their next case.

“Kodiak, Alaska. Get your coats, guys.” JJ jokes halfheartedly, turning the screen off, finally. Victims images would never be easy for her. Specially children.

When Hotch declares ‘Wheels up in twenty’ everyone starts to leave the round table room to grab their stuff and meet on the jet.

As Y/N checks if everything necessary was in her go bag, Penelope approaches with her pink and blue strands and a beaming smile. “Got a coat in there, baby tiger? I checked the weather in Alaska and let me tell you; it should be considered a crime anything bellow sixty— Y/N?” The woman touches her shoulder, causing Y/N to snap out of her thoughts.

“Hey, Pen.” She knowledges the blonde with a tight-lipped smile, zipping her bag shut to put it over her left shoulder

“You’re okay, bub?” She asks as they begin to walk towards the elevator. “Seemed a little out of it for a sec,”

Y/N presses the button as soon as they get inside the metallic box. She turns to her friend with a reassuring smile, “Yeah, all good. Just an annoying headache.”

Penelope decides to believe her for now.

Before the doors can close, Spencer blocks it with his hand, smiling sheepishly to the girls as he enters the elevator.

Y/N has no idea that the headache is about to become a full on migraine of at least for three days straight.

Coming back home was like dropping a ton of bricks on her shoulders without warning. Y/N was already exhausted. By the time they landed, she had checked her bag exactly twice— going for the third time.

Spencer squinted his eyes as he glances at her, passing a strap of his satchel over his shoulder.

“Are you okay?”

Zipping up her bag finally, she turns to him. “Me? Yeah, I’m perfect.”

Spencer inhales deeply before talking, “Constantly checking your things and biting your inner cheek it’s a behaviour response to a chronic anxiety disorder called OCD,” He let out in one breath, squeezing the strap of his satchel nervously. “Which means that something or someone triggered you. So, I’m asking: are you okay?”

Spencer Reid was the first person Y/N clicked with when she arrived at the Bureau, she loved his ramblings, even knowing that sometimes they could get too much. Specially right now that he was throwing her OCD right at her face.

Y/N gulped down a snarky comment, turning to him with arms crossed, “Thank you for putting your profiling skills at display, Spencer. If anyone hadn’t told you that before, you are an exceptional profiler.” By the tone in her voice, despite her gentle smile, he realized she was upset. His shoulders instantly drops and he open his mouth to retract what he said, but she quickly interjects. “Now, if you’ll excuse me. I have to get to the jet.”

Spencer watches his friend go with a helpless look.

It was cold when they arrived. The snow announced that it would get even colder. Mountains were covered in white dust in the top like a white chocolate cake; that’s what made the postcards of the city.

Hotch divided the team as soon as they landed on Alaska. Rossi, Derek, and him would be going to check out the crime scene, while Spencer and Garcia would be analysing the surveillance cameras. Lastly, Emily, JJ and Y/N would be going to the police station to gather old files they’d need to investigate and talk to the families of the victims.

They noticed a pattern during the interviews by the third family member: when a school day was finished, some kids would wait for their parents to come pick them up, and some would simply walk home by themselves, since it was a short path and a seemingly safe neighborhood. The target was the kids that went home alone. Even if, in some cases, the girls had heard they left in a group, somehow, one kid would still disappear.

“There has to be a specific spot they go through. Maybe a short cut?” Y/N prompts, analysing the pictures of the crime scenes and the school surroundings at the same time. She was trying to find anything in common. Besides the trees and the avenue, there was nothing. And the unsub could not just snatch a twelve year old in the middle of their friends on a highly trafficked area.

“Even if they did get the short cut, which is a street behind the school,” Emily pointed at an image “Michael and Ella were never targeted and they always go through this way to get home.”

Y/N bit her lip pondering, “They’re the only kids to get the short cut, right?”

“Yes.” Emily confirms.

JJ sighs, sitting down in the nearest chair. “The only pattern here is that the unsub waits for them to leave school to kidnap them, not before school starts, never on weekends...”

“It’s always the last one.”

“What?” JJ and Emily look up at Y/N questioningly.

Y/N harshly places the statement documents in front of the two agents, who gets startled. “It’s always the last kid that is targeted. Look,” Her index finger points to a certain part of the statement that one of the parents gave, “Hanna’s mom says ‘we live by the park, it used to be a safe spot for children’— Okay. Now, Ryan’s parents say ‘it’s close to the school, just across the park— It’s the park! The park is the main spot for this guy. Or woman.”

“They wait for the last kid to be left alone,” Y/N carry on with the idea, straightening her back as the images gain life in her brain. They observe, intrigued. “... enter the park, they hold until an opportunity comes and bam, catches them.”

“You think they're bold to the point of kidnapping children in the middle of the park?” JJ asks, frowning.

Y/N meets her blue eyes, shaking her head, “I don’t know. But he or she sure is bold by the fact that there’s two kids missing in a course of two days.” She sits down by Emily’s side and exhales in frustration. “What do you think, guys?”

Jennifer picks up the map of the city and a red marker, “I think we need to rule out unspecified areas around the school. If the unsub goes through the park, that means they're not keeping the victims close by.” Y/N hums in agreement, standing up so she could have a better access to her friend’s work. Emily does the same thing, and occasionally gives input to where the blonde should circle.

“I’m gonna go call Hotch. See if they find anything. This could help.” JJ nods as Y/N walks out of the office. There was no reception in the room they where working in, so she had to move outside to pick up a signal.

Y/N huffs when no line appears. As she moves forward, it finally reaches a signal of reception.

She stops abruptly when she collides into someone. Quickly apologizing for her clumsiness while the phone is in her ear. However, when she looks up at the person, everything seems to freeze as the top of the mountains in Kodiak. Y/N thinks she can actually feel her blood stop running through her veins.

“Y/N?” The woman inquires, as shocked as she was.

“Agent Y/L/N?” Her boss calls through the phone at the same time.

The later that makes her blink away from the previous inertia state she was in, “Hi- hi, Hotch. I’m sorry, mhm—” what was she supposed to say anyway?

“Is everything okay, Y/L/N?”

“Yeah! Huh. We were studying the geographical profile and we found a common spot where the kids pass by.” Y/N stole a last glance at the woman, that kept on staring at her as if she was a ghost, and stepped towards the exit of the police station. Pretending there was a better reception there. “I thought it was important for you to know, since you’re in one of the crime scenes. Is everyone there?”

Cleaning her throat—that suddenly seemed very dry—she holds for a reply.

“Everyone is here, sunshine. Go ahead.” Derek’s voice chimes on the line. Thinking that Hotch must’ve put on speaker, she begin the theory she and the girls had created.

Although, as soon as the call ended, her mind went back to the police station. And someone she hasn’t see for a long time.

A few hours later, the team joined each other to talk about the profile they would be delivering to the community.

“I’ll make some calls for the press conference,” JJ announced, leaving the room. The rest kept on sharing ideas while the public announcement didn’t came.

“How come the only thing that was found was a handkerchief?” Garcia pressed, typing loudly in her computer. Her deep frown gave away her annoyance with the case. “This bastard kidnaps children and has the audacity to, not only think about everything beforehand, but he also knits up after taking them away!”

Spencer nods fast while scribing away in the board with his messy handwriting. “That says a lot about the unsub, actually. The fact that he hasn’t left anything else in the other crime scenes means that he or she is a person with neat behaviour,” He closes the marker with a click and turns around before continuing the clarification. “Which leads to an organized offender, that is likely to be antisocial, cold...” He gives a pointed look to Y/N, who was watching his explanation quietly. The agent’s eyes widened, indicating she was caught off guard.

“Huh... Probably has OCD tendencies and is inclined towards a more dangerous persona.” Y/N concludes, breathing out in relief right after. She sends him a dirty glance, “I told you not to do that, Reid.”

Spencer simply shrugs, unbothered. A hint of a smile on his lips.

Y/N was finishing a master’s degree in psychology behaviour, so she asked who she considered to be the best professional in the area to give her some inputs: Spencer Reid. She just did not know his method of teaching were questions like that in the middle of random investigations, completely unexpected.

“But, they can also be social, right?”Y/N recalls some of his words from few days back, biting the cap of the pen distractedly, “Have a steady job... Family... Which changes the usual organized profile.”

“That way he can gain trust and insert himself in the investigation. You’re doing a good job, sweetheart. Keep it up. I know the teacher helps.” Derek playfully slaps Spencer in the shoulder and gives a wink at Y/N, that just roll his eyes at his antics.

“Please, if cornering is a great method of teaching...”

“Oh, c’mon!” Reid complains at her.

She grins at him, throwing a crumpled paper ball in his direction. He doesn’t dodge in time and it hits his cheek.

“Good aim, baby tiger.” Penelope lifts her hand to high five her. Y/N obeys proudly.

“Okay, children.” Rossi enters the room with Aaron on his heels. All attention goes to him. “Time to go. It’s all for today.”

Emily frowns, “But, aren’t we delivering the profile?”

“Not today,” Hotch says, “We should sleep on it to deliver something more concrete in the morning. Besides, the whole city is on edge, this will only cause a bigger disruption tonight.”

Everyone agrees. It was a delicate case, and a bunch of tired FBI agents or a frantic community wouldn’t be of much help. So, they left the station and went to their cars to get to the designated motel.

However, as soon as Y/N unlocked the vehicle, her name was called. Emily, who would be sharing a ride with her, looked back too. Eyebrows raising when she sees one of the witnesses from the last crime scene.

“Y/N, honey,” Emily blinked in astonishment as the nickname left the lady’s mouth. “Could I have a word with you?”

Y/N squeezes her hands into fists, knuckles turning white, “No.”

The stranger takes a step closer, entering Y/N’s personal space and touching her shoulder, “Please. It’s been so long...”

“And whose fault is that?” Y/N hisses, snatching her arm away. She got into the driver’s seat, closing the door harshly.

As she begins to drive, the review mirror shows the woman watching her with longing. It’s too late now, mother.

“Who was that? Are you okay?” Emily asks, concerned. When Y/N speeds over a red light, she knows what the answer is “Hey! Y/N, slow down.” Emily orders, holding on the car seat. “Stop the car, now.”

Y/N shakes her head, feeling her throat close up. The last thing she has control of doing is parking the car by the side of the road messily. She then opens the door and crouches down; with hands on her knees she begins to heaves.

Emily is holding her hair back in the second she reaches her.

The only meal Y/N had that day goes straight out to the grass as her back archers forward. Emily grimaces, caressing her back.

When she feels nothing will come back through her throat anymore, she stands herself up with Emily’s help.

“Easy, easy. Are you dizzy?” Emily questions while leading her to the passenger side of the car. Y/N shakes her head in denial. “Liar.” Emily blurts out, “You can barely stand, Y/N.”

“Thanks for pointing out my misery.” Y/N mumbles, eyes closed because everything seemed to be spinning around. I will not pass out right now. She warned her subconscious.

“Y/N,” Emily calls, giving her a worried glance, “Should we go to an Emergency?”

The girl chokes out a laugh, “Em, I’m fine. It was probably something I ate. Don’t worry.”

Emily narrows her eyes at the road, mentally glaring at Y/N. “Stop lying. You’re terrible at it.”

Silence becomes active in the car after that.

When Emily is parking in the motel, Y/N says in a cornered voice, “It was my mom.”

Emily looks over, her neck almost snapping by the fast movement, “That woman who talked to you?”

Y/N nods, playing with her fingers quietly. Emily frowns at her behaviour. There was something there. You didn’t have to be a profiler to see it.

“You wanna talk about it? I won’t pressure you, but just know that I’m here to listen, okay?” She takes one of her hands and gives a soft squeeze. Y/N looks up and smiles softly, muttering a low thank you.

That night, she told Emily everything. Everything about her past that she just wished to forget, but couldn’t. She told her how her mother treated her and how the drugs made everything worst; she told her how she was a target every single night her mother would come home in a bad mood; she told her she still had marks of each beating, and in parts of her body that had healed, the healing was only physical for she’d never forget.

Emily listened. And not once there was a pity look on her face, one that Y/N kept searching for but couldn’t find. There was just a hint of anger, but most of all, understanding. She was listening.

By the time Y/N stopped talking, it was over midnight.

“Em, you need to sleep. We have a long day tomorrow—”

“I’m gonna ask you something and I want you to be truthful, alright?” Y/N closes her mouth, confused. She nodded. “Do you think you can stay in the investigation?”

That made her flinch away from her. Emily quickly realized she had asked the question in the wrong words, “I can do my job, Emily. My traumas never got in the way of that. I told you this because you asked—”

“Y/N, I never told you you couldn’t do your job. I know you can. I’m just worried it might cause you a worst reaction than- than the one that happened tonight.”

Y/N crossed her arms, looking away. Emily waited.

“I can do it. I- I just need her to stay away from me.”

Emily sighs, nodding, “Right. I’ll make sure of that.”

At exactly nine a.m, the BAU delivered a profile. The ofender was a male; organized and was probably cold towards adults but softened towards kids. He had a steady job, a family, probably a child the same age of the missing children, and it was likely to insert himself in the investigation to try to outsmart the police, pretending to be worried about his own. He was between mid thirties to forty-five years old, caucasian, didn’t have a very strongly built body, and probably suffered a trauma not long ago that was the stressor to commit the kidnapping.

They didn’t spoke about the handkerchief. That was something they would watch closely every man to have and how they used it.

“I got five guys that matched your description,” Garcia blurs out, trying to match their fast walking.

“Show us.” Hotch requested.

Once they entered the office, Penelope went straight to her computer. Derek on her heels, watching her work. “What you got, baby girl?”

As Garcia described the suspects, they crossed off three, leaving two.

“Okay, so there’s Mark Cowen and Ben Parks. Both work at the local real state company.” Penelope turned the screen to the rest of the team so they could see the images

“Ben Parks, we interviewed him yesterday,” JJ shares a look with Emily, “He kept on fixing the papers in and pens on the desk, but overall he was pretty calm.”

That was the guy her mom was currently married with.

“Too calm.” Emily crosses her arm, standing straight.

“You think this could be our guy?”

“He had a handkerchief and is always wearing a suit,” Y/N pipes in for the first time in the morning. The whole team just remembered she was there with them. “I realized it this morning. He doesn’t have work today, why wear a suit to get out of the house?”

“Maybe he likes to look formal?”

The door burst open, attracting the agents and doctor attention, “Another kid went missing,” A cop said out of breath.

Everyone rushes out of the office to see every TV on the news channel, warning of another missing kid in the peaceful neighbourhood. The media taking pictures and shoving their mics into the people present at the crime scene. Without the FBI.

“Are you kidding me?!” Derek lashes out.

“Officer Marlow, how did they get this information before us?” Rossi asked sternly.

The officer had his head practically fuming out of anger, “I don’t know, agents. You can be sure this was not my order.”

“Well, now we have to go over there and stop the vultures from ruining all the evidence. Great job!” Y/N spats, walking away with heavy steps.

Hotch was probably going to order for her to take a walk anyway, so she did it before he asked.

Spencer goes after her before Emily can stop it. She sighs frustrated.

“We need to go. They’ll meet us there. There’s one more kid on the line now.”

Spencer sprints after Y/N and when he finally catches up to her, he holds her elbow so she can stop. She turns to him, trying to pry her arm off. He let her go and raised his hands in surrender, “What is going on, Y/N?” He asks, dropping his shoulders and hands. “You’ve been on edge since before we get here. And I saw the way you tensed whenever Charlotte Parks was mentioned,” Y/N opens her mouth and closes it multiple times like a fish. “You can tell me.” He said in a more soft manner, taking a step closer to her.

Y/N pushes her hair back, looking away. “Can we do this while driving to the crime scene?”

Spencer exhales, but agrees. With one condition: he’s driving. Y/N merely rolls her eyes at that. She was a great driver in all situations!

“She’s my mother.” Y/N mutters putting her seatbelt on as he exits the parking lot. Spencer frowns, eyes still focused on the road. “No—she gave birth to me. That’s all. Remember that I told you I lived with my aunt in California?”

Spencer hums a small yes.

“I ran away and that was the only place i ever felt safe. She didn’t look for me. Didn’t call. And I’m sure my aunt told her exactly where I was, Spencer. She just never cared.”

“Why did you ran away?” He asked carefully. He was scared for the answer. Spencer didn’t want it to be what he was assuming.

“Because I got tired of get beaten up for existing.” Y/N says, bitterly. “Sometimes she would come home with a new box of cigarettes and would make sure I-” Her voice breaks, interrupting her rant. She wipes the few tears that fall harshly. Focus on the case. The kids need you. “She made me hate this fucking city.”

Suddenly, Garcia’s voice played in her mind like her favourite song: Ben Parks last location was in a residence for selling.

“You don’t have to carry on if you feel uncomfortable—”

“Turn left!” Spencer looks at her and quickly goes back to the road.

“What?!”

“Turn left on the next street. This one. Right now right now right now!”

The tires screech against the sidewalk as the Doctor turns a narrow left. Y/N helds onto the seat for dear life.

“Keep going straight. At the third street you turn right.”

“Mind telling where we’re going, Y/L/N?” He only called her by her last name when he was being serious. And she could see he was annoyed.

Y/N bit her lip, almost drawing blood. “You know what Garcia said about a property to sell, a little over the lake?” Spencer nods, paying attention to the avenue but listening closely. “I asked her to search a little bit through it. It hasn’t be sold for more than three years, Spence. A house being sold for a great price in that neighborhood? Why is it still available?”

She could practically see the engines in his brain turning. “You think that’s where the kids are being kept.” It wasn’t a question, he knew she was sure by the certainty in her voice.

“Call Hotch.” It was all he said before parking in the sidewalk.

Everything was covered with snow, you could barely see a spot to step where it wasn’t white. The lake, a few metters away from them, was completely frozen.

Y/N hanged up after being yelled at by Garcia for leaving like that. Hotch was sending reinforcements. Although they weren’t one hundred percent sure, they couldn’t go in in a place where the victims were being held with possible killer that could come back at any moment.

“What are you doing?” Spencer hisses, catching her walking further as he closed the car door. Y/N pointed at the house. It was a good view to wake up to: mountains and full of trees. The perfect spot for reserved couples. Or for a kidnapper that didn’t wish to attract attention. “I can see that,” He walked towards Y/N, wrapping the FBI jacket over her shoulders. “Zip up, it’s too cold. You’re not thinking about going over there, are you?”

“Just survey the area,” She replies, inserting her arms on the jacket and zipping up as she was told to. “Can you cover for me?”

Spencer crossed his arms, “No. We’re waiting.”

“Great. The kids have been waiting for three days to be at their homes safe. How about making them be in danger for longer?”

“They’ll be here, Y/N.” He eyes his wristwatch, “In about... Fifteen minutes. Traffic here is low.”

Y/N rolls her eyes.

There was moment of comfortable silence between them as they watched the mountains. Until Spencer breaks it.

“You think she didn’t change, right?”

Y/N is surprised by the question.

“What do you mean?”

He exhales slowly, locking eyes with her, “Do you think your—that woman is still the same way she was before?”

“Does it matter?”

That seemed to satisfy him. “No, it doesn’t. I was just wondering.”

Y/N buried her hands in the jacket, a foolish attempt to warm them up. She kicked a rock distractedly, “You were wondering if I’d consider having her back in my life after everything... If she showed remorse now.”

“You’re getting good at analysing behaviour.”

“I’m good at reading you, not any behaviour.”

They shared timid smiles.

“To answer your question, I wouldn't. I never even forgave her after all those years... I'm not a person to forgive and forget, I guess.” Y/N shares, smashing snow between her fingers absentmindedly. “Does that make me a bad person?”

Reid’s phone goes off before he could reply to her question, interrupting their conversation. He picks up after a sigh, “Hey, Morgan... Ben Parks? So we were right... Don’t worry, we’ll be careful.” Upon hanging up, Spencer turns around to tell Y/N the news that they’ve got enough proof to arrest Ben Parks. What he sees, however, makes his throat dry.

Y/N was already half away across the river.

He yelled her name but it was no use, she was too far gone. A minute later his cellphone vibrated with a message. “Cover for me :)”

He scoffed in disbelief.

“Please, be careful. They found a match of Ben Parks’ DNA in the handkerchief of the first crime scene. He got away.” He quickly types and sends.

Not even a minute later, she replies.

“Ok.”

Y/N managed to take the kids to safety. However, it wasn’t that easy to find them inside the house. They were under a hidden basement; the opening right under the carpet.

As the twelve years old were lead towards their parents on the other side of the lake by Emily Prentiss and Spencer Reid, a tense silence welcomed the team. Y/N still hasn’t left the house, and they were informed a little boy was still inside.

“Where the hell is she?” Derek pressed the ear-in forcefully, as if that would make the girl answer.

“Rossi? Any eyes on Y/N?” Emily asked through her ear-in.

“Not yet—”

“Mr. Parks. Drop the weapon.”

“Everyone, stay put.”

That was the last both heard before things the line went silent again. Emily shared a worried glance with Derek, as Spencer did with JJ.

“I’m sure they’re fine.” JJ gave her best friend a soft squeeze on his shoulder

“He’s inside with them, JJ, what if—”

“Drop your fucking gun or I’ll kill them!”

The scene unfolding was dreadful. Ben Parks was pointing a gun at the back of Y/N’s head, while Y/N held a boy with swollen face and red eyes in front of her, making sure she covered the aim of the gun from the kid.

“You’re making the wrong choice, Ben.” Hotch warns, studying any loophole in his posture so he or his team could shoot. “We can do this peacefully.”

“You took my kid from me— You-- you, took her away! Where is the fucking peace on that, huh?” In a spit of rage, he yanked Y/N's arm back, causing her to let go of the boy against her will.

Ben Parks had lost his daughter when she was five years old. She was kidnapped and a ransom was required. Unfortunately, the girl was already dead by the time she was found. He was never the same after this. His marriage broke down and his behaviour changed completely.

That was the stressor.

“Go!” She said to him. His big amber eyes watched her horrified. But, JJ picked him up and rushed him behind her.

The unsub laughed in mockery. Y/N flinched at the close sound to her ear. “You know... When your mother told me about you I'd never guess you would become a cop. That fragile little girl...” She almost vomited when he sniffed on her neck. That was disgusting.

And to think her mother married someone like that. Had a kid too. That poor boy. She saw it in his eyes when he hesitated to go that he was way different than his parents.

“Fragile?” She whispers back, taunting him.

The issue with reckless people was that they never thought about the consequences their actions would bring.

Now, Y/N couldn't care less.

“Guys, it's cracking.” Emily croaks out. JJ follows her eyes and immediately understands. The ice had cracks written in its surface like a delicate drawing. One wrong step, and everything would swim in freezing water.

“We have to take her out of there.” Spencer is stopped by Derek, that pushes him back “Derek!”

“You stay here.”

“Ben!” Rossi yells, also realizing what was happening. “Let her go, so we can talk.”

“The only thing I'm going to be letting go is a bullet through her pretty little brain, Agent Rossi.” Ben replied calmly. It was terrifying to watch someone change behaviour so fast. In less than three minutes the guy would me fuming, and then, he would laugh and calm down instantly.

“You're a coward.” Y/N blurts out.

There's a pause.

“Excuse me?”

“You-are-a-coward.” She repeats, pausing in between every word.

“You've reached your limit, bitch.”

His finger press begin to press against the trigger, but in a millisecond, Y/N manages to step on the ground with as much force as she can get. Hitting his stomach with her elbow and punching his jaw as she throws herself away.

The last thing she hears is her name being called, and then, she feels the ice break.

➶ ➷

sources I used:

- criminal minds (obviously)

- these three sites; 1 2 3

[wordsfromafangirl]

Sorry, there might be some spoilers in this post. Beware! But I'm calling out to some of the Haven fans out there! I know some of you might follow me and I follow you so...

I am rewatching Haven and it’s still a wonder how I’m supposed to believe that this isn’t also a love story between Nathan and Duke. Just saying. I’m always going to firmly believe in them as on and off again exes. It’s what I’ll bring to the rewatch every single time and no one can stop me. Frankly, the biggest reveals of their relationship don't really start (in my opinion) until 1x03 and onward (forever stuck on, “Sleeping Beauty is awake and I’m done playing Prince Charming.”) The biggest reveal is obviously showing us that Nathan does care about Duke (see episode 1x05 Ball and Chain)..okay, I wasn’t trying to make a Nathan and Duke post, but really what I wanted to ask of the Haven fans out there...how exactly do we think Nathan’s affliction works? It’s got to be hard playing a character described at its base foundations as “someone who doesn’t feel anything.” Kudos to Lucas Bryant. Problem is, I feel as if they were going for it’s just physical, yet emotionally Nathan totally feels everything? Not the physical sensations that come with it? Hence why it’d be so extra when he’s pushed overboard by something, or even concerned aka some of the emotions expressed in Ball and Chain when Nathan thinks Duke is dying. I think I made a post once before way back when about Nathan’s affliction, but honestly, sometimes I’m too stuck on Duke Crocker every rewatch, so what I’m trying to do now is focus on things from Nathan’s POV...though part of me still thinks it’s about Nathan and Duke who just happen to let’s say repair their “friendship” by eventually falling in love with the same woman. Which leads me to say (the Three Gulls a term I loved, who on here did coin that?)The Three Gulls (Nathan x Duke x Audrey) is what I’ll forever believe in because a lot of the time it never felt like a love triangle.

Basically, to make up for the lack of physical sensation, Nathan's emotions become heightened. Like the body still receives and responds to every emotion therefore whether or not he feels it, he’s feeling it. Does that make any sense? Still also think Nathan would cling onto the memory of something so hardcore. Therefore, if we think Nathan and Duke had some kind of past as teen/early adulthood aka a romantic relationship then perhaps Nathan holds onto a memory of knowing what that kind of touch feels like, you get me? Why is this about Nathan and Duke again? *face palm* Oh well, maybe my rewatch is a severe case of shipper goggles because I can’t get rid of them. If only this show could’ve ended differently. Though, entertaining the possibility of ghost!Duke hung about for a little while in the aftermath and Nathan could see and talk to him, perhaps even physically reach out...but I like to entertain a different epilogue, a different fate for Duke and so The Three Gulls live a happy life above the bar.

Ps. I’ve made it through most of season 2. Still not over Lockdown because it’s the start of the really close talking Nathan and Duke do. Then it’s just all the time from there. Literally right in each other’s faces for some reason. I mean…seriously, I can’t watch Haven without thinking the love story is Nathan and Duke falling in love with Audrey and it isn’t a love triangle.

It’s just a shame we couldn’t actually get on screen polyamory because imagine Duke and Nathan finally getting over it and just you know kissed each other (again)…

[teawaffles]

Hi there! Thank you so much for all the translation work you do for the yuumori fandom, you're truly a blessing for this fandom! I reread some of your light novel translations so much that I practically have them memorized by now!

Anyway, I have a question about how Louis addresses his brothers. Does Louis address William and Albert differently? I know that Louis addresses William with "nii-san" (William nii-san), but I've heard him address Albert with "nii-sama" once in the anime (I can't remember any other instances haha). However, I was a bit skeptical because there was also that one time in the anime he referred to William as "William nii-sama" to Moran (that ep with Bond and the bank robbers I think), so I was wondering if he consistently used "nii-sama" to address Albert, or if it was just a one-time thing.

Sorry if this is a bit incomprehensible. I hope you're doing well. Once again, thank you very very much!!

hello! oh gosh thank you 🥰 really glad that these translations mean so much to you!! (and a shoutout to those who binged all three novels over the past week or so: hope you guys enjoyed them too :3)

about how louis addresses his brothers, I’ve only read the manga in japanese from ch48 onwards; but from my experience with the light novels (which follow the manga closely), the hierarchy of addresses is as follows:

louis → william: nii-san

louis → albert: nii-sama

william → albert: nii-san

and it is never subverted (e.g. louis never called william nii-sama there). I’ve tried skimming some manga raws too, and this hierarchy holds true as far as I’m aware:

(top to bottom: ch24, ch4, ch32)

as for the anime, I’ve tried skimming s2 ep4 (the four servants episode), and I think the confusion stemmed from this scene:

I also thought Louis said “William nii-sama” at first; but when I replayed that bit, he actually said “William nii-san no meirei…” (William nii-san’s orders) — which follows the manga script exactly. so I think the hierarchy of addresses has remained consistent over the manga and anime :3

hope this helps!

~rion

PS: thank you for waiting! (I've been super-busy 😢)

PPS: and if you don’t mind, I’m interested to know which light novel story across the three books was your favourite ☺️ (tbh anyone can feel free to reply to this post too!)

[babygirldennis]

This shit is fake bby!!!

Here she is.. My masterpost of all the dumb, illogical bits of info contained within these s15 “leaks” that make me fairly confident they are complete bullshit. It also includes my little tinhat theories that have absolutely no evidence.

I will be putting it all under a Readmore in case you don't want to risk it or if you simply Do Not Care

First up, I'd like to point out that these call sheets repeatedly give very detailed backstories to characters that have few lines which conveniently paints a picture of each episode's plot. And I'm not an expert so correct me if I'm wrong, but after looking at other similar casting calls, they only ever include the demographic and necessary skills.

Basically who in their right mind would write up casting calls that give away so many spoilers? Seems like that could cause and issue if they were leaked lol. But anyway that's my 1st point. But onto the actual content

So the conceit of this episode as a whole is that during the pandemic, the gang "gamed the system" and received three (3!) Loans to start businesses that went bankrupt. One of these businesses is implied to be the one started by dee and charlie who end up selling to Qanon shaman. Already this is so impossible baby.

1. We've already seen the gang try to get a loan and it didn't work. They don't have good ideas. Ur telling me, they managed to finagle 3 separate loans for 3 separate business ideas from an actual bank?

2. Maybe I just have bad reading comprehension but how does one have a business that is both fictitious and bankrupt?

3. If the customer is supposed to be Qanon shaman, an actual real life guy, why are the only descriptors white and male? They say he's shirtless so are they going to paint on all of the tattoos he has? And if so, doesn't that kind of ruin the dramatic reveal when charlie "throws in" the viking helmet? Why would he do that anyways? Sus.

Moving on

Alright this episode would fucking blow for obvious reasons but im going to refrain from looking at this through my gay dennis thruther lens because im biased.

Purely from a narrative standpoint, a woman hasn't been shown to be interested in dennis in nearly 5 years during the wade boggs episode. Ever since, every single woman he approaches has been actively creeped out by him. And now I'm supposed to believe that 3 "smart, passionate woman" (In Their Twenties!!!!!!) agreed to go on a date with him? And Anna even slept with him! Just because he what? Agreed with her? I'm not buyin it.

Plus the concept of this scenario lacks any potential for comedy. When iasip gets political, they always discuss a very specific topic using hyperbolic situations and flawed metaphors. If this is supposed to be a political episode, what ultimately lukewarm point would rob be trying to make here? So far we know they're ranting about

The patriarchy

Privilege

Socialism

No more personal responsibility(?)

The... nature of power in society(??)

How on earth would an episode like get approved? This shit sounds like a Ted talk. It sounds like it was written specifically to sound like a political episode so boring and pointless it would generate outrage and mile long essay posts from Tumblr users and reddit users alike. Almost like this one lol.

On a completely unrelated note, do not try and convince me that Frank "casual cock ring wearer" Reynolds is unable to perform.

Jeez this is getting out of hand fast. Let's move on

Ok now we're starting to getting into the Ireland of it all. Let me go on a bit of a tangent here about all this.. Now I thinq there are just 3 possibilities. Either this is all a publicity stunt and there is some truth to the Ireland rumors, the entire thing could be bogus from some weirdo fan (ps, if a fan did write this I want you to know I fucking hate you. You did this to me), or it is a publicity stunt but Ireland is just more bullshit.

I am going to assume it was a publicity stunt, otherwise I just wasted my entire evening and I can't have that kind of mentality rn. Additionally, I'm Going to tinhat here for a second and say that the Ireland rumors are true, but the details are different.

I say this because if they were going to do filming in Ireland, they probably figured that that information would be impossible to hide. In essence, my completely unfounded hypothesis is that this leak was their fucked up little way of controlling the situation while simultaneously messing with us.

Ok tangent is over, returning to the casting calls. From the looks of it, dee starts a "scam" acting class and has some very devoted students (Note that Tony was also the name of the porn shop owner. Seems weird!) Presumably after the gang replaces her with a monkey as the title suggests.

Honestly, there isn't too much here that's a red flag to me... seems like a nice little dee-centric episode that is the link to the Dublin angle. Assuming I am At All right, this could be a genuine plotline for Dee. However, the monkey could be a red herring and there could be a whole different side plot with the guys. who's to say. Next one!

Ah yes this is the dennis we all know and despise.. no red flags for me here really, I'm also running out of steam because idk if it shows, but I am majorly sleep deprived atm. Anyway I'm going to the next one

Okay this is where things start getting weird again ough a migraine just hit, anyway back to my earlier point about how casting calls would never contains major spoilers bc the people who see these wont be under any kind of NDA..

These ones reveal that bonnie dies. Again, that info wouldn't be in a casting call.

But also they suggest charlie has a irish penpal named Shelley who is his biological father. First off charlie is illiterate, although as pointed out by @undeadbreeze shelley could also be communicating in symbols. However, this scenario is still unbelievable to me for a couple reasons:

1. Bonnie's last name is Kelly obviously, and we know it's her maiden name because Jack's last name is also Kelly. But Shelley's last name is... also Kelly? In the context of this big ol hoax, it feels like it was written to show that look! his last name is the same as charlie's! That's how you know that's his dad! But It would be way too big of a coincidence if charlie's dad happened to have the same last name bonnie.

And 2. There's the whole mystery of charlie's long-lost sister from 'charlie got molested' but never any mention of a brother which according to this, shelley has been pretending to be his brother for years. And we all know how much rcg loves their continuity, it seems uncharacteristically lazy to just tack this on without any prior buildup.

And finally let me talk about mac for a second and specifically the line in gus's summary "both are gay men who are attracted to the priesthood for all the wrong reasons"

Iasip has commented on pedophilia in the priesthood many times in the past which leads me to believe that they are implying that mac is a pedophile? Please let me know if I completely misread the implications of that statement, but if not, then that is completely insane and one of the biggest indictators that this is fake. Mac is awful, just like everyone in the gang but he is definitely not a pedophile.

However even if i did completely misread that, it's still proof this is fake.. For all his faults, Rob put a surprising amount of care and effort into mac's coming-out. It hasn't been perfect, but Mfhp in particular firmly established that mac's faith is integral to his identity so Its unlikely that rob would throw all of that away for a cheap shot at priests.

Ok my brain is irradiated sludge at this point, but in conclusion. I hope that 1. I'm right, at least about it being fake (Otherwise damb that'll be so humiliating for me) And 2. This eases ur fears a bit. I don't want to lose all faith in future seasons bc I love iasip and miss the gang. If you read this far youre insane but I literally love you so goddamn much because I spent so so long tapping this out on my silly little phone

Please feel free to add on or message me your thoughts and opinions I need to know I'm not the only one who uhhh went a bit insane. And finally: whoever made these is a cunt. Mwah.