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a-small-batch-of-dragons · 3 years

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Let's Call It Funny

Prompt: Hi! If you know about those gen z peter parker posts, could your write something based on that? With Steve Getting It (tm) because fatalistic nihilism in humor tended to show up during the world wars and we’re seeing a reflection of that now? Sorry- I just think it’d make great options for steve and peter bonding, and dad!tony but actual emotions (gasp!) You can totally ignore this if you want!

Don't ever apologize for giving me such a great ask

Read on Ao3 Part 2

Warnings: uhhh gen z humor

Pairings: none! all found family in this bitch

Word Count: 2529

Here’s the thing about humor. It’s not necessarily that one generation is any funnier than another, it’s just that high school kids are perpetually the funniest people alive. Something about being in a pressure cooker of an environment with a bunch of other people whose bodies are changing in new unpredictable ways whilst having very little say in how their lives go creates humor. Gasp of shock, right?

So basically what Peter’s trying to say is that he’s fucking hilarious.

Come on, not only does he have the default high schooler stuff, he’s also gay, which gives him an instant bonus. He’s trans, which opens up a whole new subset of humor for him to explore. He’s neurodivergent as fuck, and we all know that makes people funny as hell. And if that weren’t enough, he’s severely traumatized and he’s Spider-Man.

Peter Parker is funny as hell.

What is truly devastating—and really, it’s their loss—is that so few people seem to appreciate it.

Ned gets it. Ned’s not someone Peter would expect to not get it, just because hey, it’s Ned. They’ve met each other in the hallways and been like ‘hey! You’re still alive! Congrats on having a body!’ Only for the other one to go ‘hey! You’re alive too! I wish I had an intangible form!’

Because bodies are stupid and evolution really fucked us over but at least we’re not horses.

A solid 50% of their interactions are just quoting John Mulaney and Bo Burnham bits back and forth at each other. Peter’s never gonna forget the day they both had detention and had to watch that stupid Cap PSA—it’s propaganda, you Nazi fuckwits—and something reminded them of the ‘horse loose in a hospital’ bit and they just did it. Full out. Stood up and did the actions and everything. The rest of the room was either trying to do it with them—and failing, because they didn’t have nearly enough practice—or looking so confused. The security guard—Paul, he’s great—just looked at them blearily after they finished and went:

“I mean, you kids are right, but you’re not supposed to talk in detention.”

Well, excuse them for trying to make it more entertaining for everyone.

MJ gets it. If Peter’s being honest, he learned most of his humor from her. She is the master and it is an honor to study in her wake. He’s definitely hijacked the asking whether or not anything’s actually meaningful existentialism jokes and they’ve wormed their way into his day-to-day repertoire.

“Why are you late, Mr. Parker?”

“Time is a social construct, Mrs. B, none of us are ever late or early except in the subjective spacetime paths. The limits of our sensory perception make it so we can’t tell if anything is real, let alone whether or not they conform to some arbitrary definition of ‘time.’”

“…just sit down, Peter.”

See? It works.

Aunt May gets…worried.

Sure, they’ve actually talked about when Peter needs help and wants to reach out and when he’s just making jokes off the cuff because hey, humor’s a great coping mechanism or it’s just a joke and not that serious. Peter loves his Aunt May, so so so much, and the last thing he wants to do is really worry her. And she’s gotten pretty good at figuring out when he’s just joking and when he’s spiraling.

Sometimes, though…

“Peter,” Aunt May calls from the kitchen, “did you remember to stop by the store on your way home?”

Peter freezes halfway through the door.

“Peter?”

He swallows. “…no.”

“Why not?”

“Because I am too stressed and consumed by the swirling pit of blackness deep in my soul to remember my head is connected to my body, let alone remember to go to the store.”

Silence.

“…Aunt May?”

“Do you want to drop off your stuff and then go to the store?”

“…yeah, please.”

“Love you, Pete.”

“Love you!”

“Try to remember that you’ve got arms so you can pick stuff up.”

“Got it!”

See? It’s fine.

The Avengers don’t get it. Like, at all.

Natasha and Clint like, sorta get it? They make the same jokes all the time when they think Peter can’t hear them, which—come on, you guys are super spies, surely you know people are gonna hear you when they’re gonna hear you. Natasha will make a crack about something, Clint will laugh and shove her shoulder. It’s their dynamic, we get it. But when Peter does it…

“Hey, Baby Spider?”

Peter sticks his head up from the ceiling. “Yeah?”

“Where’re you crawling off to?”

“I’m gonna go hide in the garage.”

Natasha blinks up at him. “Why?”

“Because if I get crushed by the airlock doors then I won’t have to do my paper tomorrow.”

Silence. Natasha’s mask is too good for Peter to actually see what’s going on with her, let alone from this angle, but silence isn’t good.

“Nat—oof!”

Something blurs out of the vent nearby and tackles him down onto the couch.

“Clint!”

“Nope,” Clint mutters, wrapping Peter up in a hug as Natasha comes to join them. “You’re staying with us now, Pete.”

“Guys, I’m fine.”

“Peter,” Natasha says softly, “don’t joke about that, you’ll make us worry.”

“I don’t wanna do that,” Peter mumbles, “but it’s fine.”

“Coping mechanism, huh?”

“Yeah.”

“He’s got too many brain cells to do that,” Clint says, ruffling Peter’s hair.

“Stark has a lot of brain cells, you see what good that does him?”

“Hmm. Guess you’re gonna have to stay awhile, Pete.”

There are worse fates. Definitely.

Thor just kind of gets confused by it. He acts like Peter isn’t going to be absolutely fine because there’s no need to do anything like that. No, Peter, you don’t have to put the bleach in first into your cereal, there’s plenty of milk left over. No, Peter, you don’t have to throw yourself off the roof because your laptop is freezing, Stark has so many just lying around. No, Peter, you don’t have to pack a rucksack and run away to the Alps and live like a recluse, come here and get a hug.

Peter suspects Thor’s playing dumb on purpose. The man is smart as hell, there’s no way all of this is flying over his head. And honestly, it warms his heart a little bit when he sees Thor’s sincere, concerned look when he thinks Peter’s not looking.

Banner and Rhodey just kinda shake their heads and move on. They’re used to it. They live and work with some of the most dramatic fucking people in the goddamn universe, they’re used to a little bit of extra humor. Occasionally one of them will give him a look that says he’s pushing his luck, but that’s not often. Less often now ‘cause he knows what he can get away with. He’s also seen them hiding smiles behind their hands or poorly disguised coughs. They’re not as slick as they think they are.

Tony.

Tony is the fucking worst.

Peter can’t get away with so much as sighing too hard before Iron Dad™ is swooping in all soft words and concerned touches. Jesus. You’d think he’d get it, he uses humor as a coping mechanism too, goddamnit, why is he so worried about Peter?

Okay, fine, he knows why.

MJ’s over at the Tower, having another one of her ‘sketch people in crisis’ appointments with Natasha. Peter is coming off of a 32-hour caffeine rush and is violently wishing for death. Tony is in the kitchen doing…something.

“Hey, do you think bleach would make a good smoothie?”

Tony wheels around to see MJ pulling a glass out of the cupboard.

“Kid—“

“Sounds like a filling breakfast,” Peter groans, “can you make me one too?”

“…I’m legitimately concerned,” comes Tony’s mutter.

MJ ignores him. “Who’s the bitch on your forehead?”

Peter rubs absentmindedly at the massive knot on his head, courtesy of a wall that rudely decided to move at the last second while Peter was attempting to walk through a doorway. “He’s called DJ Braindeath and he’s my only friend in the world.”

“Peter—“

“Oh did you meet him at the furry convention?"

“Technically it’d be a buggie convention.”

“What the hell are you two talking about?”

“The pantry doesn’t have good coffee, I’m going to Starbucks.” MJ grabs her bag. “You want anything?”

“A will to live?”

“Peter, what the fuck—“

“Oof, I’ve only got like…20 bucks.”

Peter lets his head drop back to the counter. “Then just leave me here to die.”

“Can I have champagne at your funeral?”

“I’ll be dead, I won’t fucking care.”

“God, I wish that were me.”

Then MJ’s gone and Peter gets treated to a 20-minute conversation with a very concerned Tony Stark that he doesn’t remember most of because hey caffeine crashes aren’t fun.

He definitely does it on purpose sometimes just to wind Tony up. Like there’s this one incident with an interview he does as Spider-Man and he gets asked what he thinks about Tony Stark’s newest intern, Peter Parker.

“That boy’s an embarrassment, just…complete failure. Can’t speak without stuttering through every other word and self-esteem issues all over the place. Also looks like he got dressed in the dark.”

The reporter had awkwardly moved on to another question. The interview aired later that day while Peter was at the Tower. Tony sat next to him on the couch about halfway through.

“You look good, Pete.”

Peter had mumbled halfheartedly, only to hear the reporter ask the same question.

“See, that’s the problem with having a secret identity, you don’t…” Tony trailed off as he heard the answer.

Peter snorted as Spider-Man finished talking. “Say that to my face, you bitch, get a real job. At least I don’t look like someone vomited silly string all over my spandex.”

“Are you okay?”

See? Fun.

The only one he’s made a conscious effort to not be this funny around is Steve.

Because, okay, here’s the thing. Steve’s disappointed look has no effect on him anymore. He’s immune, motherfuckers, he’s had detention too many times for it to still work. Here’s the other thing: Steve doesn’t actually use that tone of voice that often. It’s this meticulously crafted image he plays up in interviews because it catches all the bad guys so off guard when Captain America is suddenly swearing a blue streak at them and telling them to go fuck themselves in, honestly, quite creative ways. The sincere Steve Rogers disappointment and concern still very much works. Also doesn’t help that Steve does caring so fucking well, like…who gave him the right to say a few things and hold Peter like he’s something precious and do the quick one-two punch of saying a super sincere compliment and following it up with ‘I love you.’ Who did that? It’s rude. Stop it.

And yeah, Steve’s the resident Mom at the Ready. It’s a risk to even sit on your bed looking sad ‘cause here he comes, wearing something snuggly and saying ‘hey’ in that stupid, stupid compassionate voice. So Peter knows he’s just gonna end up crying from too much soft if Steve actually gets concerned. Which won’t be fair because he’s gonna try and explain that he’s fine and it’s just his sense of humor while crying. Yeah, like that’s gonna be believable.

So he’s trying not to but damnit it’s hard.

Then he walks into the kitchen one day to see Steve struggling with the toaster.

It’s one of Tony’s new prototypes—which means that anyone struggling with it is so fair—and from the looks of it, it’s managed to not only burn the bread to a crisp, but also mangle the slices beyond recognizable shape.

Peter’s not paying that much attention. He’s on his phone, heading towards his spot in the corner with the beanbag chairs and definitely doesn’t recognize Steve as he goes.

He only plops down and hears someone declare, in a completely deadpan voice: “There is no point to existing at all.”

“Oh, mood.”

He doesn’t think much of it. He doesn’t even know who said that, that’s how hyper-focused he is right now. He hears the others come in and feels Clint plonk down next to him.

“Hey, Pete.”

“Sah, dude.”

“Just vibing. Did I do it right?”

“Yeah, man you’re going great.”

“You teach Thor ‘yeet’ yet?”

“We’re getting there.”

“Steve,” he hears Tony call from the kitchen, “what the fuck did you do?”

“Language.”

“Don’t fucking talk to me about language when you’re making toast that looks like a goddamn welder’s table, what is that?”

“Your prototype’s work, I imagine.”

“How did you even—“

Clint chuckles next to him as the two of them start fondly bickering. Peter’s too busy speedrunning the five stages of grief in his head.

Did…did Steve say the thing about there being no point to existence at all?

No…no way.

He must be imagining things.

Then, of course, there’s a chime on his phone.

Ned: Did u do the bio hw?

There was bio homework?

Ned: yeah, due at noon

“I now know why God abandoned this timeline and when will death come to take me?”

The room goes silent.

Shit.

“Peter,” Clint says, “it’s gonna be fine, you can do bio homework in your sleep—“

“Are you okay?” Ah, that’s Thor.

“Kid—“

And Nat, and Tony’s probably rushing over here as he speaks.

Then there’s another voice.

“We can only pray the reaper arrives early for his appointment with us, kid.”

Peter’s head snaps up.

Steve.

Steve fucking Rogers raises a coffee cup at him in salute and takes a sip. He makes a face.

“…that was definitely salt,” he mutters, before shrugging and downing the whole thing.

…what?

Peter’s still staring at him until he catches his gaze and winks.

Oh, fuck yes.

“Steven Grant Rogers,” Tony says, hands on his hips, “explain.”

Steve just gives him a look. “I grew up in the Great Depression, Tony, and I was in the army. You don’t think I have a fatalistic sense of humor?”

“Plus the fact that most of my generation is resorting to types of humor found when death and stress are so ever-present that you have to joke about it says something,” Peter adds, “doesn’t it?”

Steve raises his cup again. “See? He gets it.”

And just like that, the bond between Peter Parker and Steve Rogers was written, formed, and sealed in salt and existentialist depression.

“There’s two of you,” Tony mumbles, “oh my god, there’s two of you.”

“Oh, you just wait ’til Buck and Sam get back.”

Peter can’t fucking wait.

#marvel #mcu #avengers #spider man #peter parker #fic #dragonbabbles

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raventreehouse · 3 years

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(You have such good taste tho-) can I get a Futaba (P5), Mari (Omori), Suki (Atla) and Akira/Ren (P5) with a S/O who plays a lot of video games and makes a lot of references to games that she likes! She is also like super peppy and high energy

thank you thank you I know I have great taste, especially in women. I mean have you seen the heathers?

Futaba

Power. Couple.

This girl is exactly the same as you

You two often make game references only for the rest of the group to sometimes just look like ???

Sometimes one of them gets it too and snorts or gives a chuckle

But both of you know every single one of each other and just die laughing whenever the other one makes a clever reference

In private she is just as energetic as you of course!

In public that’s a bit different

She’s a bit more reserved

But if you hold her hand she gets much more confident and still makes her silly jokes

Just a bit quieter than when you are with the rest of phantoms or alone

Also psa Sojiro loves you and is very happy you are getting his daughter to go out more

He has warned you with the old dad spiel, but you weren’t really impressed

After everything of the phantom thieves? yeah you’re good

Mari

Okay hear me out

Even though she loves your energetic nature

She doesn’t get any of the references you are making

She does research on the games you like though!

Even though she doesn’t entirely get them even after researching them

She still tries to remember quotes so she can make you happy with knowing them

If you show her your favorite games she would happily watch you play them

She loves it when you’re playing games on your laptop as she plays the piano

It’s calming to the both of you

And very funny

Just her playing a beautiful classical piece

And then suddenly in between it

“FUCK”

You both end up dying laughing

Sunny walks in on you both in confusion

The energetic one + the calm one

Great dynamic

She often rationalises your impulsiveness

Suki

Sooo with Suki just imagine it’s a modern au

Because to think of video games in the avatar universe is just weird

So college au fuckers

So I see her getting some of the references that you make

But not all of them

I feel like she isn’t really a gamer

I feel like she is more of a watcher

So game night dates? Yes

She plays more of the calm games

So just imagine you two cuddled up while playing animal crossing together

It’s cute af

Suki is real good with you energetic nature

Since she does martial arts

So she teaches it to you to let your energy out sometimes

Akira

The king of references

He’s quiet so he just gives you a look

You understand what he means

And just wheeze

And everyone around you just goes ???

“You okay y/n?”

“Yeah I’m good thanks-”

Also sometimes talking for him if people don’t pay attention

Like imagine everybody arguing about what the next step is

And Akira just standing there letting out a sigh because it’s not worth trying to speak over it

And then your energetic ass is just like

“EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LISTEN TO JOKER MAYBE”

Everybody be shook

But they get used to it

Eventually

Oh well you’re sometimes his voice cause he’s so quiet, he loves you for it

He knows now to just give you a look and you know what he wants from you

You can do the same to him, and he’ll just do the thing you want him to do

This man has no shame okay?

#persona 5 #persona 5 akira #persona 5 futaba #akira x reader #futaba x reader #omori #omori mari #mari x reader #omori imagines #persona 5 imagines #alta #alta suki #suki x reader #alta imagines

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godwithwethands · 3 years

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lmao i don't know all your shipping preferences but can i say, i much prefer sam with ba'al than with jack (this might be because i'm a high jack/daniel shipper but also, i just prefer the sam/ba'al vibe over the sam/jack vibe)

I'm a multishipper so I ship pretty much everything simultaneously: I love JackDaniel too 🥰🥰🥰 They are so cute and so good for eachother 🥺

Honestly yeah I prefer the vibe of BaalSam to JackSam as well 👁️👅👁️ But that's personal taste and interpretation of course 🥴

Oh no now I feel like explaining in depth why I love Baalsam and why I ship it... oh no... someone stop me 😩... LET'S FREAKING GO I'M GONNA EXPLAIN WHY!!!!

Mino’s “Here’s why I love BaalSam so much” aka just me gathering up the few baalsam crumbs the show writers, Amanda Tapping and Cliff Simon left in their wake....and baking a cake with those crumbs.

Before I start, PSA: English is not my first language, so please bear with me if there are any mistakes 😭

Okay so I feel like at first I can't explain it without mentioning the differences with jacksam, and to all jacksam shippers: I love jacksam to bits too and they're so good, as the show has showed us multiple times, but I miss a little spice here 😩🌶️

I will also briefly talk about things I have found in Baalsam fics that I adore in (Fic points)!! And link back to fics I love with (x)!!!!

(Mid-writing note: I realize I say a lot about Baal and less about Sam, and that is because I just think about Baal way much than I think about Sam, mainly because we have so little Baal screentime compared to Sam’s screentime. I often wonder how/what he feels and try to analyze his behavior closely. 🥺 I don’t do it as much with Sam, sadly 😭

1. The ship dynamic scale (totally made up by yours truly, me 😎)

I often describe the ships I prefer as "A is obnoxious and B is struggling to stay sane" (maybe because it is a description of my own relationship??? 🤔) (this is exagerrated for fun and giggles don't worry i am fine and happy). They are all a variation of this, in different levels. I'd say jacksam fits level 1, Jack being obnoxious sometimes but in an endearing, jokingly, "aww you're such a goof 😍😂" way, and Sam's not really struggling, she just laughs and shakes her head, her heart full of love for her man.

Baalsam on the other hand. Oh boy. They are on level 5 out of 5. What the hell. Baal is obnoxious, in the villain way. And that means, a VERY extra way. He's mean obnoxious. Putting salt in the wound obnoxious. "if you don't shut up I will punch your teeth in/shoot you" obnoxious. Sam is struggling every minute to stay sane with this crazy motherfucker. He's SO MUCH. ALL THE TIME. But joke's on her, she also thinks it's funny. 🤡 That's her sanity flying out the window.

Seriously, Sam has to put her foot down. She has to play Baal’s game and sometimes be mean too. I feel like Baalsam allows Sam to unveil her true potential. A strong woman who takes no shit from men and 2000 years old overlords. She can be 200% true, smug, mean. Maybe JackSam respect each other too much they wouldn’t dare saying/doing some things like Baalsam would 🤔 Maybe Sam is restrained by everything she lived with Jack, the respect she has for him, the 10 or so years spent having him as her superior officer.

A lot think that Sam got her smug from Jack, but I don’t agree: she was smug from the get-go in COFG. She just can’t be too smug with him around or it’d sound like insubordination. Aint she tired of being nice? Doesn’t she wanna go apeshit? That’s what baalsam is. Sam going apeshit and quitting being the perfect nice girl.

Baalsam is an explosive volcano and it ravaged me 😩💖💖💖

2. Baal is a Villain

Send him to horny villain jail!!! BONK!!! 💥🔨

Baal being a villain is VERY important. Villains are so extreme. Everything he does, he does way too hard and too much. His evil plans? As layered as an ogre. Onion. I meant onion. His wardrobe? Nothing but the finest. His love? He'd give his Queen the Universe.

I love that. Everything he does, it's too much. But it's so amazing. Urghhj I love it SO MUCH. Sam is overwhelmed 😩💖 All of that for HER?? Damn, boi either really wants to get laid with her especially or.. 🙊‼️ I love the concept of a Villain’s Love because it knows no boundaries. A villain won’t be held back by things like morals, the love they feel is disproportionate......AND I DONT KNOW Sam being able to provoke this kind of feeling in Baal’s little snake heart makes me lose my absolute fucking mind!!!!!

Very important too: even if he becomes a SGC ally in one way or another in whatever AU, Baal will still keep his good ol' villain habits. Sam would try to tone them down, but they will always be there. You don't erase 2000 years of bad habits 😭. His first solution will be murder, and she will go "we talked about this." Classical Enemies to Lovers shit 🥴💖 (x)

(Fic point: When Baal does something so extreme yet so so soooo damn sweet for her and Sam can’t believe it??? 10/10 Or when he acts on his villain plans for distasteful jokes and that puts Sam on a tight spot and he immediately feels bad at the unfair treatment she gets because of him (x))

3. The endless verbal jousting

I love watching them being mean to each other. If Baal goes too far, she /would/ hit him, and he would turn his other cheek saying "Do it again, loved it". What a freak 🥴🌶️ (x)

Honestly I just love their little sparring matches, even more so when they do it in front of an audience. Like lmao guys..... y'all flirting in front of everyone what the hell!!! BONK !! 💥🔨 horny jail for both of you. At least Teal’c seems to enjoy their jousting 😂 He even teases them holy shit, Teal’c is the true multishipper in that show!!!!

(Fic point: When they argue and come to a fistfight (mostly Sam hitting and Baal taking or blocking the hits)? HELL YEAH!!!!)

4. Admitting the other’s qualities

I’ll start with Baal:

Baal seems to appreciate the courage Sam shows in front of him. You could explain her confidence in The Quest by saying that at this very moment Baal doesn’t have an advantage on Sam since she’s the one holding the gun. There is something else, and I will bring it up later.

Let’s talk about Reckoning!!!! The situation is different, Baal actually called for help whereas he was supposed to kill everyone on Dakara. And here goes the little sparring match in front of Jacob 🤡 Sam ordering Baal around??? Being smug as hell??? 10/10 love it

It’s the first time he sees her and he’s taken aback. He should look mad, having a woman addressing him like that. But he looks rather surprised and curious of what’s going to happen next. I can literally hear the little “Hm. Interesting.” in his head. Baal enjoys that smug look on her face. Tau’ri female who??? Who IS she!!! Quick gotta be a jerk so she won’t suspect I’m crushing super hard right now!!!! Cliff Simon decided Baal will be the horny one among the System Lords and holy shit he did just that 😂😂😂 i’m sorry i’m just incohenrently babbling at this point I CANT BELIEVE THIS, I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!!!!!!! you thought that huge ass post was going to be me thoughtfully bringing points and evidence? nope it’s just me losing my shit.

I believe that, despite what Baal says, he recognizes Sam’s intelligence to some extent. He’s just too proud to say it clearly and is too busy testing Sam’s limits. The more I think about it, the more I feel like he really looked for that punch in The Quest. Some kind of... I don’t know... “What makes you so special, as a female Tau’ri, to be on your kind’s elite scout team? How much can you take before you retaliate, if you retaliate at all? Show me what you’re made of.” kind of thing? Baal has shown some kind of interest in Earthlings in the past. He has studied them while living among them and he seems to like how different they are from other humans, Now he knows she’s as fierce as she needs to be to survive in this galaxy.

Have you sEEN his smile and his laugh after she punched him in The Quest? AFTER SHE TURNED HER BACK TO HIM TOO, OH, MY GOD. He really wanted a drastic reaction from her and he got it.

That is a “I love me a woman who can kick my ass” kinda smile if you ask me 👁️w👁️...

What makes me think that it was a test is: after the punch and Sam’s threat to kill him, he stops being so annoying and they can finally work together. But why? Why did he care about being killed? He was a clone, there’s no way he was still hoping to steal the Sangraal from SG-1, so his mission as this one Baal clone couldn’t be fulfilled anyway. That makes me think that he was just testing Sam’s limits, and maybe having a little fun with her.

(Fic point: I LOVE IT when Baal gets access to the SGC and everyone gets on his nerves because he thinks they are all dumb as shit. But when he talks with Sam, he’s not so annoyed. She can keep up with him. Well, sometimes she needs a little help but- Maybe she’s okay to be with sometimes...(x))

Sam’s turn:

It’s no problem for Sam to admit Baal’s intelligence. However the idea of working with him just makes her go [grimacing emoji] 😭 😭 😭 She just knows he’s gonna be obnoxious pfahahaha But!! She trusts and values his knowledge nonetheless! She knows that teamed up with Baal, they can solve anything. I believe that’s why she asks him for help so easily despite...Well, Baal being Baal.

I feel like, when you put the "it’s a matter of life and death” thing aside, Sam’s desire to learn could push her towards Baal. She knows there is a lot she could learn from him, and they can work together once he stops insulting her every 5 seconds. She can learn from him in those moments.

(Fic point: I love fics where Sam learns things from Baal... It’s usually very sweet, because Sam is absolutely adorable when she’s excited about science and Baal can’t help but melt a little bit when she smiles so bright at him. Thankful.)

5. Sam’s kindness

I said earlier that, as we all know, Baal is a villain. But what’s important here is that he is a Goa’uld System Lord.

No trust, no kindness and love allowed between those guys. Those would leave the door open for treason and low blows. (See Qetesh in Continuum)

(I believe the only Goa’ulds truly in love we saw were Apophis and Amaun’et)

Now what I tell myself is: that must be pretty freaking lonely. In any shape or form. You can’t have friends, because you can only befriend your fellow godlings who will try to kill you at any given opportunity. Same for mates. 🤔 Baal is just alone at the top of his army and that’s all. What if this isn’t enough? He is different from other Goa’ulds.

What if Sam’s genuine worry and thankfulness towards him in Reckoning were the first time he had someone feel those towards him for like, hundreds, or even thousands of years? Not something distorted and stained by any slave-to-god adoration?

He is soooo surprised. He even stutters a little? At a loss for words when faced with kindness, you, galactic overlord? And she looks actually worried about him and his ship about to go down, when before saying thank you, she asks him what’s going on. I like to think that this first interaction shaped what Baal will think and feel for Sam forever....And that it made him a bit soft for her 🥺 Maybe he sees in Sam (and in the rest of SG-1, see: how much fun he’s having with them during The Quest) a possibility for friendship and maybe more, something he hasn’t considered for A WHILE. He seems to be thinking “did she really say that...wait what do I answer to this...uh....Good luck.......ok i said it. damn that was weird.”

Also can I briefly talk about this??

Why does Sam look so embarrassed in a “Oh god right Dad is right there and saw all of that hUM.” way 😂 I don’t think she felt like it was creepy, since Baal was just responding to her kindness, and she definetely doesn’t want to talk about her being nice to a System Lord with Jacob bjfdjgbfdg

(Fic point: All I can think of is this fic where Sam gets thrown in a prison cell with a badly beaten up Baal (his symbiote is not able to heal his wounds because of a collar he wears), and she refuses to leave him there to die. They escape together 😭💖💖💖 (x))

6. Sam knows Baal will never hurt her

Maybe this is a result of Sam’s kindness in Reckoning, but Baal made it clear to Sam that he would never hurt her directly. And this is what I was referring to when I said “there’s something else” in Sam’s confidence in confronting Baal. This line below activates all of my monkey braincells because what the hell!!!!

That’s “I kinda like you” in Villain language is it not????? Out of all the things Baal could have answered to “You can kill me if you want”, he decides to say “I would never dream of killing you.” with a voice so soft... oh my god. Talking about soft....

Is it me or Baal’s touch on Sam is kind of gentle....like he doesn’t hold her wrist too tight or anything,,,, 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭💖💖💖 Because honestly, another Goa’uld would have yanked on her arm so hard to put their hands on that hard drive but no no no he just closes his hand on her wrist and lets her go gently when she pulls out of his grip and AM I OVERANALYZING THIS?????? IM SORRY I GOT THAT TRAIT FROM MY DAD!!!!!!! we just have that tendency to watch things over and over again to notice all the small detailsssss

I like to think that afterwards, once the heat of the moment gone, she noticed that, hey. He /could/ have hurt her very badly, she was at his mercy after all. But he decided against it. Maybe because she’s the only one who’s been nice to him for literal cenTURIES????? HHHNHNHNHNHN I CANT!!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE SHE NOTICED IT!!!! And that it’s why she’s so confident addressing him like she does in The Quest.

I think I’ve addressed pretty much everything here and I’m going to talk about more things I like about BaalSam but more on the headcanon side 🤔

Miscellaneous:

About Baal’s host:

I have said multiple times that Baal is different from other Goa’ulds, and I really don’t think it is just an act.

He is willing to break the god act, change strategies when he realizes there are better ways to proceed, searching for new allies in drastic situations, etc etc... Baal is way more human than other Goa’ulds.

What if that was because Baal let his host’s thoughts influence his own?

Why wouldn’t there be asshole humans wanting to be hosts to asshole Goa’uld symbiotes? Just like the Tok’ra, but on the villain side? (even if Tok’ras are assholes lol) (except Jacob. I love Jacob) (And Martouf) (I don’t like Martouf but he’s the only one with Jacob that I consider a Real Tok’ra) (The other ones are hypocrites) (ANYWAY!)

I love to think that when Baal doesn’t have the flanged voice, it is his host who speaks, as Tok’ras do. I know symbiotes don’t have to talk with the flanged voice but. Having Baal and his host thinking so alike that it doesn’t matter if it’s the host or the symbiote talking makes so much sense to me. It really could explain his different way of thinking. Baal has shown curiosity for humans and how they think, how to better manipulate them...What if it was because of the good experience he has with his host? It could also explain why he’s the horny one amongst the System Lords 😂 He is just very human in a lot of ways.

Now you’re like “ok but what does that have to do with Baalsam” AND YEAH I HEAR YOU !!!! I just think it may be easier to imagine Baalsam for a non-shipper if you see Baal in that light? 🤔 🤔 🤔 it sure helps Sam seeing herself with him in fics 🥴 I don’t know!!! We know so little about Baal, and there are so many possibilites. I’m going way out of the Baalsam remit but at the same time, I strongly believe those who don’t understand the ship are those who stop their analysis of Baal at Abyss. He is so much more than just “that one Goa’uld who tortured and killed Jack in that one episode”. Baal has so much potential that makes this ship work!! Sam seeing that potential makes this ship work!

Sam hosting Baal (yes, the symbiote):

OKAY OKAY OKAY SO!!! This is something I LOVE to bits!!

That’s a thing that is great if as I said, Baal and his host are on the same wavelength. But it can work without it nonetheless.

Sam hosting Baal, consensual or not, is always ALWAYS such an amazing trope. (x) It’s really something that makes me hyperventilate because it makes them so close...so blended...it’s infinitely intimate... When Baal is in love with Sam, it’s even better. (x) I almost can’t describe it because it is so wonderful. Being able to feel each other’s feelings. Baal healing Sam from inside when she’s injured. Sam deciphering his emotions and most importantly the affection he has for her, especially when he still haven’t confessed it? holy shit it’s SO DAMN GOOD!!!!! The silent conversations they can have within Sam’s head, Baal pouring Goa’uld knowledge into Sam’s mind. It’s just the two of them and I can’t express how comforting that is to read.

i don’t know, random stuff I like i guess, I’m almost done:

He just really craves her attention huh. Look at that smile, so cute...”I’m smart! Did you know I’m smart as hell? Of course you did. But I Would Like You To Acknowledge It.” He’s even bouncing on his heels, i love when he does that!!!! He is turning towards Sam especially too 😭💖 and she’s just ê____ê LMFAO

(Maybe this is just another “it is my speciality and not yours” moment but hey i like to give him the benefit of the doubt 💖)

Baal being “I’m tired of being a villain, I want to be loved now”...Aren’t you tired of going apeshit? Don’t you want to be nice? just a little bit?

Baal using so much petnames so easily... i’m usually not a fan of those but having him saying “my love, my sweet” etc etc oh fuck!!!!! i don’t know wHY it gets me!!!

A lot of Baalsam fics are smutty, and while I enjoy that, I still think they have so much potential on the spiritual level. They’re both nerds and they both have so many things to learn from the other. (x)

Baal taking Sam on his ship to show her some neat space stuff.

Baal loving motorcycles just like Sam and modifying engines with naqadah.

Guess i’m just gonna link to fics I love now nvkjfdg and that I haven’t linked to already--

In the Lap of the Gods - Rating: M - Sam gets stuck in a sarcophagus with Baal. Really well thought fic, I love it!!!

The Mating game - Rating: M - Ten dates. Can I call this slow burn? It’s slow but not too slow. Please read this, it’s hilarious and so well written like- this fic makes me lose my absolute shit!

The Mating Game: Endgame - Rating: E - Read after The Mating Game. Honestly yEAH!!! Amazing sequel to an already amazing prequel, what else can I say 😩💖 you got some Host!Sam action in this too!!

Enemy Amongst Us - Rating: E - Hmmmm Sam falling for Baal is always yummy 🥴 It has more than that, it’s pretty wild!!!!!!

Those are not all but they are the ones i prefer 🥺💖💖💖 (along the ones I linked during the essay)

I think I’m done? Congratulations for reading all of this lmao 😭💖 I hope you can see why I love Baalsam so much now!! They are just SO MUCH FUN!!!

feel free to send me asks and stuff about this TvT/

#stargate sg1 #baalsam #samantha carter #baal #my thoughts #that was long but fun #i dont think im bringing anything new to this part of the fandom but heyyyyyyyy #*daniel voice* anyway i'm sorry but that's how i feel about it!!!!! what do you think?????#in conclusion: THEY ARE HILARIOUS. that's it #i could have just said that #but i didnt #me*baalsam

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So this boyband/1D au is really, um, a thing that is happening... Happy birthday to me, have a snippet/ficlet/teaser:

“It’s been eleven years since PSA performed together and there’s a burning question on everyone’s lips with this reunion tour. Will you finally tell us what the name stands for?” Tommy doesn’t need to look around to know that all of them are staring at the interviewer with the same practiced blank look.

None of them love the press junket of starting a tour and this one is particularly brutal because they’re trying, and mostly failing, to simulate a dynamic that hasn’t existed for a decade. It’s close to normal when Jon laughs and says, “Megan, I really doubt that that is the most important question our fans have.”

“Maybe not,” she giggles, which means he’s given her a teen heartthrob smile. Also normal. “But won’t you tell me?” She puts an emphasis on ‘me’ that all but confirms Tommy’s vague recollection that she’s one of the many young pretty things Jon dated early in his solo career. Unfortunately normal.

What’s not normal is the pause that follows her second question. Tommy knows that Dan and Jon are waiting, just like he is, for the joke that doesn’t come. He looks at Lovett out of the corner of his eye, sitting still as a statue, legs crossed under him, with that same blandly pleasant smile he walked into the room with. Come on, Tommy thinks at him. You can do it, just, reuse one. Proficient Sarcastic Accountants, Precious Salty Anteaters, even Dan’s stupid favorite: Pineapple Selling Adams. Lovett, Lovett, please.

Either Tommy hasn’t mastered ESP or Lovett is ignoring him, because he lets the silence hang until Dan says, “We couldn’t tell you at this point if we wanted to. I think what’s neat is that there are so many people who are still interested in coming out to hang with us, regardless of what we’re called.” Megan takes the bait and transitions to talking about their fans and the sold out arenas and the moment passes.

The night before their first performance together, they still hadn’t managed to name the band. They were anxious about performing and stressed out and more than a little drunk. None of them remember who brought it up but at 2 a.m, Lovett’s ridiculous bit of repeating “Public Service Announcement” in a robotic voice, followed by a dry recitation of famous pop songs was the funniest thing any of them had ever heard. The next morning, with a sidelong look at Lovett and an uncharacteristic giggle, Dan had said “PSA” to the producers and they were off to the races.

Seventeen years later, it’s passed embarrassing and circled back to being one of the funniest things Tommy’s ever experienced, but when they started to succeed and were asked what the acronym stood for, they all looked at each other, suddenly ashamed. It almost certainly wasn’t that funny to begin with and in the light of day it was clear that Lovett’s robot voice was a ‘had to be there’ joke. The question hung awkwardly, on live television, until Lovett lifted his chin defiantly and said with a completely straight face, “Pedantic Super Arrows.”

Tommy and Dan and Jon dissolved into giggles and the joke was born. Every time they were asked about the band name, Lovett supplied an increasingly ridiculous answer. Pea Soup for Adults; Pretty Serious Attitude; Purple Smelly Aardvarks. They sold t-shirts with some of his more popular names, fans tweeted suggestions, Lovett glowed with the laughter and the attention.

Over the years, the other three boys never got the knack of the names. Dan deadpanned in an interview once: Petty Student Activists and Lovett fell out of his chair laughing while the interviewers looked at him, perplexed. Tommy gave Dan a disappointed look and he just shrugged. Jon tried to do it a couple times but always dissolved into giggles before he could get a name out.

Tommy always maintained a personable non-answer in public. He whispered his ideas to Lovett backstage before a show, when they were shoving their bags into the overhead bins on planes, and once, as he was about to put his mouth on Lovett’s dick. That’s the one Lovett uses in their next interview and Tommy can never look at the t-shirt that reads Personable Smelling Akitas without an uncomfortable blood rush.

One of the many weird things about interviews once Lovett left them was the lack of silly names. They got asked as if it was the gotcha question that was going to prove they were falling apart. Dan pointed at the PSA logo on his shirt with a nervous chuckle. Tommy said patiently, “It’s always been more about the music for us than the branding” in his best imitation of Jon’s smooth press voice. Jon sat beside him, every muscle in his body tight, eyes fixed on a point above the interviewer’s head like it held the key to the universe, the polite smile Tommy quickly learned to hate on his face.

It’s a month into the reunion tour before they get asked again. They’ve known Charlie since they were teenagers and Tommy knows he’d cut it out of the interview if they really asked. He leans forward with a devious grin when he asks, “so anyone want to resolve the biggest mystery of the modern era?”

Tommy is opening his mouth to deflect with a bad joke about Dan’s obsession with cucumber water when Lovett says tentatively, “why people don’t understand how to walk on a moving sidewalk in an airport? Political Social Anxiety, Charlie.”

It hangs for a second before they all get it. Tommy starts laughing from relief as much as from amusement. On the other couch, Dan chuckles low and easy and Jon is laughing in spite of himself. Charlie guffaws amicably before saying, “Not one of your best, Lovett.”

Lovett looks around at all of their laughing faces and grins, shifting on his heels in the seat and settling in. “I’m a little rusty Charlie, sue me. Anyways, I’m Lovett, this is Tommy, Favs, and Dan and we are Perfunctory Stage Attack.”

#its going to be a monster in the end so like... hold for the full thing #millions of hugs to maggie katy sev and screech for putting up with me the past two weeks with no end in sight #i am full on down this rabbit hole #apparently i'm writing fic again?#yikes #boyband save america

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mfmagazine · 5 years

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Official Hot Mess

Article by Victoria Laurey

The dynamic duo, known as Official Hot Mess, is anything but that. Landers sisters, Kristy and Lindsey, are a punk/rock band that formed back in 2007, earning them their first record deal before graduating high school. The band members consist of: Lindsey Landers- Niedenfuer (vocals/guitar), Kristy Landers-Niedenfuer (vocals/bass), Jake Freeman (lead guitar), Adam Evans (Rhythm guitar), Billy Burke (bass), and Joe Pezzino (drums). Selling countless albums and topping the charts overseas, OHM is now making their way into the states. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, this is the ultimate girl pair we should be looking out for. You may have heard their music on your favorite reality television series, such as: The Hills, The City, Jersey Shore, and My Super Sweet 16. Their music video for, “Welcome to L.A” peaked at #2 on MTVU. With their endless girl power lyrics and in-your-face image, OHM will soon become a household name. With a reality series of their life in the works, we will see inside the world that these girls will invite us into.

These girls are more than just pretty faces and pop/rock edginess. They are also involved in Clean Oceans, an environmentalism campaign formed to encourage young people to help keep the beaches and oceans clean by picking up trash, and not using plastic grocery bags or disposable plastic water bottles. In May 2010, they completed a photo shoot for the NOH8 Campaign. The NOH8 Campaign is a silent protest photo project against California Proposition 8. The campaign features photographs portraying people in front of a white backdrop wearing white t-shirts, their mouths taped shut and "NOH8" painted on their cheeks On the big screen, Kristy and Lindsey costarred with Andy Dick in the comedy, Kissing Strangers and had lead roles in The Brotherhood V: Alumni.

What is it about your favorite artists: Blondie, Pat Benatar, The Go Gos, and Katy Perry, that inspires your sound?

Blondie, Pat Benetar and The Go Go’s were all iconic women in music and they paved the wave for future female rockers. Were inspired by elements from all of their individual styles, and like to incorporate each of them into our own personal style.

Kristy, you are an animal activist that works for PETA. What work do you take on with helping such a cause? Would you ever be one their spokes-models if they offered you the chance?

We’re both major animal activists and are proud to be active members of PETA. We volunteer at animal shelters and charity events, doing everything from performing at the events to walking dogs and cleaning kennels. We recently shot a very powerful PSA for PETA and would definitely be a spokes model for them.

Lindsey, you say you are a shopping addict. What are your favorite clothing stores? Do you see yourself creating your own clothing line in the future?

It’s really funny ‘cause I love shopping, and Kristy hates it… but we both love to create styles and design clothes, and a clothing line down the road is a definite possibility. Some of our favorite clothing stores and designers include Guess, Betsey Johnson, Rock and Republic and Gasoline Glamour.

You describe yourselves as being, "Old-fashioned rock and roll party". What about that particular image makes you want to portray just that?

I think a definite element of our styles and personalities is a care free, fun, live for the moment attitude, just like an old fashioned rock and roll party.

When you received your first record deal before graduating high school, what was the experience like for you?

We were always sort of outcasts in high school because we were always so into our music and not into the academics (we attended a public high school for academically gifted students). So when we got our first deal and had to leave school, it was kind of bittersweet.

When you reached the charts in Asia, Australia, and parts of Europe, what went through your minds?

We were so excited when we heard how well the album was doing, but it didn’t really sink in until we arrived in Tokyo and saw the magnitude of the album’s success.

Your music was featured on popular shows like: The Hills, The City, Dollhouse and countless others. At the time, did you realize how far your dreams of being well-known in the states were becoming?

Hearing our music played on popular television shows is one of the most amazing feelings! To know that our song had the ability to enhance a pivotal moment in the show is a great feeling. Knowing that our fans in the US are finding a connection to our music is incredible-- We don’t take anything for granted and we appreciate every accomplishment we achieve. We’re so excited, we just found out that our new song, “Money Makes the Girl$ Go Round” is going to be featured on E!’s “Keeping up with the Kardashians”!

When you were younger, can you remember what it was like to perform on PBS? What song did you perform on the show?

We’ve been writing music since we were old enough to write. I think the song we sang on PBS was called “My Sister”. It’s one of those embarrassing things our proud Momma whips out on holidays!

Now with success comes a few obstacles. How did you face being taunting by your classmates?

High school was a difficult time for us, we were thought of as rebels and outcasts for pursuing music. While all the other kids were focusing on SAT scores and Ivy League schools, we were touring in Japan and barely keeping our grades up. Even now, high schools not far behind us, but bygones are bygones and we've learned a lot and grown from those experiences, bad and good. However, we'd like to dedicate track eight from Lily Allen's 'It's Not Me It's You' album to them.

You have other interest besides music, which is film and television. What in film and television would you like to pursue?

Music is definitely our focus right now, but we’ve had the opportunity to costar in some really fun film projects and have a few exciting projects coming up in the very near future.

There is talk about you guys doing a reality series about your lives. How do you want your band to be portrayed on camera? Will your other band mates have the same amount of air time as you?

We are working on a reality project now and the most important thing to us is that it is portrayed with honesty. We want our fans to be able to see behind the scenes of Official Hot Mess and the fun craziness that goes on when we get together with the four guys in the band, and the contrast of our lives at home with our mom and dad vs. being on the road.

You said that you went statue shopping with Michael Jackson. What was that experience like? Did you remain close friends with him?

Kristy and I accidentally went statue shopping with Michael Jackson. [Laughs] One day, we were early for an appointment so we made a pit stop and walked into this store, just to kill some time. All of the sudden, we hear swarms of paparazzi coming into the store - hundreds of them. So we're like 'Whoa, this can't be for us.' [Laughs] So, they shut down the entire store and now we're the only people in there. In walks Michael Jackson with an umbrella. So we were freaking out and thinking 'what do we do?'. We tried to be really respectful of his privacy, so we walked into another room so he didn't think we were going to invade his space. You've heard so many things about him like 'he's a germophobe' or whatever, and he was a living legend, so it's a bit intimidating to be around him. A couple of minutes later, he walked into the room that we were in, and he stood there and talked to us for over half an hour. He was the nicest man I've ever met. He was not a germophobe at all. He gave us both hugs when we left. It was a great time, and a really incredible experience, we even kept in touch for a few months after that.

What was your inspiration behind writing the lyrics for, “Pick your poison", and “Welcome to LA"?

We wrote “Pick Ur Poison” with our friend, Andrew Goldstein from the Friday Night Boys. The song is about a bittersweet love affair. The major inspiration for "Welcome 2 LA" derives from the fact that we come from a small beach town in Florida. It's such a culture shock coming to L.A. and seeing all of the crazy things that are happening. We get booked to play at the Playboy Mansion, and we're from this sleepy beach town in Florida. When you get to the Playboy Mansion, everybody's naked and they all have big fake boobs and you're like, "What the heck is going on?"

Where did the name, "Official Hot Mess", come from?

We call ourselves Official Hot Mess because it seems as though mischief and trouble always have a way of finding us; like the time we thought we were on a flight to LA and ended up in Puerto Rico...or the time my spike heel got caught on Lindsey's pants and I accidentally pantsed her on stage! We've definitely gotten into our fair share of trouble, from accidentally starting a bus brawl to narrowly avoiding arrest for skinny dipping in a pool after hours. We got chased by a wizard on Hollywood Blvd., and we accidentally sat in Bill Murray's seats at his own movie premiere.

What inspires you to write? Does that include past ordeals you had to face that came with the territory of fame?

We're inspired by anything and everything from getting rejected in Hollywood, to falling in love, and sometimes we'll just wake each other up in the middle of the night when we're inspired. The creative process for us is writing and recording. It's like therapy for the soul…and it’s cheaper than a shrink. You can express anything you want to express, and it turns into something awesome.

When your future audience attends one of your shows, what is the message you want them to leave with?

When people come to our shows, we want them to leave their stress and troubles behind and just come to let loose, have a good time, and escape into the music.

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