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brokenwinebox · 10 months ago

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What’s Your Character’s Theme Song?

A song breakdown for the characters of Jeremy Allen White, Lionel Boyce, Matty Matheson, and Ricky Staffieri. It will discuss the connections other people and I made for the characters Carmy, Marcus, Neil Fak, and Ted Fak.

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Jeremy Allen White

Jeremy Allen White, who ironically, is about to play Bruce Springsteen in the upcoming Bruce Springsteen film, said that Carmy’s theme song would be “The Ties That Bind.”

The expression 'the tie that binds' is used to describe a common idea or belief that links people together. It can also be used plurally as 'the ties that bind'. For example, you may say: ''We are family, held together by the ties that bind. Nothing will tear us apart. (x)

This is when it gets interesting. The Ties That Bind is an opening song for his fifth album called The River.

The songs on The River reveal a tension between the need for community and the need to be alone. "The Ties That Bind", along with "Two Hearts" and "Out in the Street", is one of the key songs on the album about the need for community. (x)

This feels so incredibly reminiscent on the struggles of Carmy. His driving force to fully isolate himself to those he cares about while probably also feeling like he needs the people he’s pushed away.

This also reminded me of @espumado’s post The Night Of The Hunter & The River which was then talked about by @currymanganese’s post on the potential parallels between two romantic relationships in the The Night Of The Hunter and The Bear.

There’s so many weird horror elements in the show. Which is interesting because in this picture we see a revised 2nd edition of The Exorcist! So how farfetched is it to see those elements on the show. Especially this season!

I mentioned before in my post, “Fourth Wall (being broken)” that the Save It For Later song could be about Carmy being lost and it became a reflection to the season. I can’t help but wonder if Save It For Later could have multiple meanings for each character.

@happylikeasadsong broke down some lyrics of the song and explains what it could do with Sydney’s decision.

Lionel Boyce

Lionel Boyce said Sèrgio Mendes, “Ides Of March.” for his character Marcus’ before realizing that’s probably not the name of the song. It was actually “Waters of March”

Sèrgio Mendes is most known for his song, Mas Que Nada, which translates to whatever and anyway. In this article I read, they call him a bossa nova king and Mendes explains how life is about magical encounters.

This is probably a funny coincidence but I actually know a song named Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones. It was playing on a playlist that’s about songs you’d hear during magic shows. (x) (x) (x)

Although, Ides of March wasn’t the name of the song and I write metas for The Bear (AKA I’m insane), I did research on both to see what I can find!

Ides of March, day in the ancient Roman calendar that falls on March 15 and is associated with misfortune and doom. It became renowned as the date on which Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 bce and was further immortalized in the tragedy Julius Caesar by English dramatist William Shakespeare.

On the topic of William Shakespeare, @currymanganese has a post on The Bear being a super deconstructed Shakespearean pastoral comedy.

It was then corrected to Waters of March. I tried to find the meaning for that particular song by Sérgio Mendes but it all lead to “Water Of March” by Antônio Carlos Jobim.

The inspiration for "Águas de março" came from Rio de Janeiro's rainiest month. March is typically marked by sudden storms with heavy rains and strong winds that cause flooding in many places around the city. The lyrics and the music have a constant downward progression much like the water torrent from those rains flowing in the gutters, which typically would carry sticks, stones, bits of glass, and almost everything and anything. Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote the song during a visit to his family rancho, in the interior of Rio de Janeiro state amid a steady rainstorm which had turned the roads and landscape to mud.

sticks and stones may break my bones, (but words can never hurt me) - said in order to show that people cannot be hurt by unpleasant things that are said to them (x)

When it comes to mud, I was immediately reminded of @whenmemorydies’s post on Claire being clear [as] mud. (Which I’ll go a bit more into depth in another post). I’m also fairly certain @ago0112 talked about it as well!

I talked about the topic of glass in my previous meta, The Glass Table & The Glass Fish Tank, where I found parallels to Claire and Donna. Those comparisons got a little confirmed in the script of (2.02).

I did some research on the scripts about Claire on (2.02) as well.

In the post, there was a bit of a deep dive on the potential meaning of glass/shattered glass and here’s one of them I found a connection to.

Connection between the fragility of glass and the human condition: Glass can be tough, but it becomes fragile when it faces too much pressure. Similarly, people can be strong, but life's challenges can make us feel a bit delicate. The broken glass helps us see that we all have both strength and vulnerability inside us, teaching us about the balance between being tough and sensitive in our own lives.

When it talked about how broken glass helps us see that we all have both strength and vulnerability inside us, teaching us about the balance between being tough and sensitive in our own lives, I was reminded of this particular thebearfx’s post:

After that, I recalled dialogue that I wrote about in my post on Richie being a fox and a caterpillar. In this scene, Natalie and Richie talk about the soul of the dining room in (3x07).

Richie: [scoffs] “Dining room sounds like shit.” Natalie: “Like, the acoustics?” Richie: “No. It’s like, the soul, you know? It’s like--Service sounds like total chaos.” Natalie: “Every day can’t be perfect.” Richie: “Every day is like the Super Bowl. I could use a lightning bolt.” Natalie: “Can’t control the weather.”

In Waters of March, there’s a reference to a fox in a brush.

The oak when it blooms A fox in the brush A knot in the wood The song of a thrush (x)

What’s so fascinating about this particular rabbit hole is about what it all potentially means for Marcus as a character.

The song is about spring in Brazil as an allegory for life: how it continues on despite our best efforts to control it. It reminds us how with the ugly, comes the beautiful. (x)

The ugliness could be about death while the beauty of it is what the love he has for his mother could inspire for Marcus.

The plan of the house, the body in bed, the car that got stuck, it’s the mud, it’s the mud. a float, a drift, a flight, a wing, a hawk, a quail, the promise of spring.

He had become frustrated with the difficulties the rain was causing for the construction of a new boundary wall along his property line. The skies rained from above while chaos reigned below, as plainly stated in the lyrics: “It’s the mud, it’s the mud…” With plenty of time to contemplate the situation, Jobim created a modern parable for daily life. (x)

I’ll certainly talk about all of this in a separate post (whenever that will be) but there’s so many small details that evolve into a beautiful narrative.

The Coca-Cola Jingle

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Coca-Cola tapped Antonio Carlos Jobim for the rights to his ‘Águas de Março’, giving new lyrics to ‘The Waters of March’ to make the jingle a worldwide sensation. Jobim even became a celebrity spokesman for Coke in a relationship that lasted for several years. (x)

Coca Cola is one of the most popular soft drinks in the world. In doing my research, I found an article talking about how design elements of the soft drink’s logo clearly portray the idea of energy, fun, and good times.

The recent 2021 hug version logo of the brand was termed as “magical” and “genius” by designers. It ended up being introduced with a new tagline as “real magic.” Apparently, it’s considered magical because you can imagine the bottle even when it is not there.

There’s even a well-known story about the white and red logo being inspired by the brand’s first advertisement that featured Santa Claus wearing his red and white suit with a bottle in his hands. (x)

@vacationship made an analysis on the green and red sauce and the potential importance of its symbolism.

Sydney and Claire have an interesting parallel with coke. I actually found that little connection earlier but didn’t know it had any relevance to this until now.

(Sydney pouring/drinking coke after the scene of the group being at Marcus’ mother’s funeral isn’t a coincidence.)

Matty Matheson

Matty Matheson chose Hakuna Matata for his character Neil Fak. The Bear’s instagram account also talked about how he is a master mocktail maker.

Hakuna matata roughly translates to “there are no troubles” in Swahili. The phrase was popularized in English by the 1994 Disney movie The Lion King, where it's translated as “no worries.” It has a connotation of not worrying about things outside a person's control. The movie popularized the phrase internationally, making it a cultural staple and synonymous with Disney's family-friendly brand.

'Hakuna matata' is Swahili for 'no worries'. As such, it is the perfect catchphrase for Timon and Pumbaa, as it perfectly reflects their relaxed, devil-may-care attitude to life. (x)

@outmakingmoonshine has discussed the possibility that the Faks are the inner voice/imaginary friends for the protagonist (Carmy).

Are they suggesting Pumbaa, Timon, and Simba are Neil Fak, Ted Fak, and Carmy?

The Lion King was released on June 15, 1994, receiving critical acclaim for its music, story, themes, and animation. With an initial worldwide gross of $763 million, it finished its theatrical run as the highest-grossing film of 1994 and the second-highest-grossing film of all time, behind Jurassic Park (1993).

Timon: Hey, where you going? Simba: Nowhere. Timon: Gee. He looks blue. Pumbaa: I'd say brownish-gold. Timon: No, no, no, no. I mean he's depressed. Pumbaa: Oh. Pumbaa: Kid, what's eatin' ya? Simba: Who cares? I can't go back. Timon: Ahh. You're an outcast! That's great; so are we! Pumbaa: What cha do, kid? Simba: Something terrible. But I don't wanna talk about it. Timon: Good. We don't wanna hear about it. Pumbaa: Come on Timon. Anything we can do? Simba: Not unless you can change the past.

Simba: Hakuna matata? Pumbaa: Yeah. It’s our motto! Simba: What’s a motto? Timon: Nothin’ what’s a motto with you?! (laughs) Pumbaa: Hakuna matata: These two words will solve all your problems. (x) (x) (x)

Carmy could have a side of him that feels outcasted by the rest of the group (there was also a group chat he had no idea about) so he conjured up another set of outcasts that promote a motto and philosophy to solve all of his problems.

Neil Fak is the naive/childlike aspects of himself that I suspect Carmy got from his childhood with his mother. I can’t help but wonder if the Faks representing Carmy’s inner voice was only applied to the dumpster scene when I found dialogue about how nice it is in the office before Carmy called Sydney nice after checking her out. Does it only apply when they’re all alone together?

As with many characters in The Lion King, Pumbaa's name derives from the East African language Swahili. In Swahili, pumbaa (v.) means "to be foolish, silly, weakminded, careless, negligent."

Richie and Carmy calls Neil Fak a bitch in (3x02)

Neil Fak: “Nat, the vibe’s weird.”

Carmy: “You’re such a fucking bitch.”

Richie: “You’re such a bitch.”

Natalie: “I know, sweetheart. Don’t be scared.”

Most of these could probably best describe Neil Fak (and even Carmy perhaps) but I wonder about the negligence of his character. Is this about the lack of real tools of his? Another detail that I’m not sure connects here is that Neil Fak mentioned being afraid of boxes to Ted Fak.

Warthogs regularly come into contact with villages and people. When this happens, they usually cause havoc, scampering through a garden or village and making a mess of everything. There is one Pumbaa adjective that is correct. They can be lazy. Rather than digging their own burrows, they will often just use the burrowed home of other animals. (x)

I remember this dialogue vividly, but there was a scene where the Faks asked Donna if they could stay over her house during Christmas.

Neil Fak: “Do you think that we can sleepover—” Donna: “There’s no sleepovers at Christmas. What the fuck?” Neil Fak: “No, we can sleepover.” Donna: “No, you can’t sleepover on Christmas. No. Mm-mmm.” Neil Fak: “No? No. Big Neil got us skateboards.” Donna: “You know what? Shut up. Michael!” Neil Fak: “Michael hid ‘em.” Donna: “Hey, Michael. Get in here. Mike? The Faks are asking me stupid things—”

(The fact that there’s a Hakuna Matata reference after Hulu is bought by Disney is also not lost on me.)

Timon is a historical Greek name, taken to mean "he who respects." Timon's name may derive from Shakespeare's tragedy Timon of Athens, another Shakespeare reference in a film which derives its plot from Hamlet. The tragedy is based in the history of the real Timon of Athens, a famous misanthrope during the era of the Peloponnesian War, who refused life in Athens to live isolated. Another explanation is that he is named after the Greek philosopher Timon, a disciple of Pyrrho, the founder of the school of skepticism. (x) (x) (x)

I happened to stumble upon another Shakespeare reference. If Timon is meant to be Ted Fak then this is going to be a bit ironic because of what Ted Fak’s theme song is!

Ricky Staffieri

Ricky Staffieri chose Back Then by Mike Jones for the theme song of his character, Ted Fak. Ironically, this song is vulgar in nature with calling woman “hoes” and all.

In the same meta I mentioned earlier, @outmakingmoonshine talked about Ted being sex driven and maybe representative of Carmy’s primal mind.

We also have @thoughtfulchaos773 having a post on the inappropriate double entendre jokes on the show.

I never really listened to the lyrics until about two months ago, but now that I have, they’re pretty amazing. On the surface, it’s a vulgar song about “hoes,” but on a deeper, more philosophical level, it’s an anthem about self-confidence. The overall message in Jones’ song is that the ladies in his life were never really gave him the time of day until he started to make it big. When you really listen to the message of the words – and not necessarily the words themselves – a lot of it is just him spewing the harsh truth. I think it speaks to all of the ugly ducklings out there, or the really shy people who never put themselves out there until they found themselves later on in life. That cute girl in middle school or high school who is now a bombshell? Yeah, she remembers how you treated her. (x)

Claire always told Carmy about their past history when they were young but Carmy seemed to have no recollection of it.

After reading this analysis on its philosophical meaning, I couldn’t help but wonder what it all meant pertaining to Ted Fak. Do we really know anything about Ted Fak’s history in high school besides Carmy? I just got a sudden wave of theories that this is referring to Carmy.

For Ted Fak, maybe this is about being treated poorly in high school. Now, he ended up working for a popular food establishment with very sudden attention from woman which had never happened before.

For Carmy, Ted Fak could be the more anxiety/primitive ridden version of him.

The reason I talk about the anxiety aspect is because some people have the personal experience of saying things they don’t mean when they have anxiety. Ted Fak could be representing the brutal ‘truths’ that Carmy could or don’t really mean.

Anxiety activates people’s fight or flight instinct When someone has an anxiety disorder, they'll often feel intense fear towards possible threats and dangers. For someone with a social anxiety disorder, this could be crowds or social events, whereas for someone with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), their fear could be focused on a broad range of potential scenarios, such as losing their job, damaging their friendships or getting into accidents. These thoughts cause people to experience symptoms of anxiety such as an increased heartbeat, shortness of breath and nausea. This is because thinking about the possible dangers activates their fight or flight instinct. Irritability is a symptom of anxiety When a person is experiencing anxiety, they'll often be more irritable than usual. This is a common symptom of many types of anxiety disorder. (x)

The increased heartbeat caught my attention because Claire noticed his heart was beating fast in a scene before it cuts to Carmy looking at a clock in (3x04).

The other part of the song I absolutely love is: “I ain’t got no time to call her. I’ma stall her like she stalled me, now she trying to call me; (girl) I’ma dog your whole ass like you dogged me.”

I can’t lie. I laughed so hard when I saw this lyric. Like damn, I wonder who exactly this could refer to here? It could be about Kelly but I’ll have to do more digging to figure that out.

I can’t speak for everyone in the world, but I know that I have an elephant-like memory when it comes to people how people treat me – whether it was in middle school, high school, college, or recently. I’m a firm believer in that unless someone gives you a reason to treat them like dirt, you shouldn’t. I know that I don’t pay any mind to people – not just girls – who treated me like crap and are now trying to make like everything is OK. Respect is earned, not given with me; I believe people can change (to a degree), but it will take time for someone to earn my trust and respect, if violated.

This is when we get the depiction of respect and how it’s earned, not given. Does Carmy respect Claire and vise versa?

I didn’t really get the vibe that Claire was a mean person or a bully with the way she spoke about her and Carmy’s history. But what if she scrubbed the ugly parts of it?

It’s making me ponder whether Carmy felt bitter that Claire suddenly had this interest in him because he’s well known as a chef now. It’s even more bizarre because they were both in New York. Mikey told her about Carmy’s chef adventures by the time of Christmas. Why didn’t Claire reach out to him then? Did it really take Mikey passing away for her to make a move?

There was discussion between @devisrina, @thoughtfulchaos773, and I about this. This is when I had the thought that Claire might’ve started talking to Carmy to humor herself and her friends because Carmy was the loner in high school. It was after the scripts came out and we discovered Claire was originally supposed to be blonde like Carmy’s mother. There’s so many questions on whether Claire and Carmy really had a crush on each other.

The Phone Number

I’m at the early stages of what I hope will be a very successful sports reporting career, so some people have reached out for various reasons (advice, recommendation, etc.). I’m happy to try and help the people who treated me well, but I almost want to laugh at the people who treated me like dirt and are now asking for a favor, however small. Mike Jones may use more colorful language than I would have had I wrote this song, but its underlying message is essentially the Golden Rule laced with profanity: Treat others the way you would want to be treated.

Something that I thought was interesting, was that Mike Jones rapped his phone number into the song. The most obvious parallel to this is that Carmy (purposely?) gave her the wrong number when they reunited by the grocery store fridges.

They see that I'm a star, now they wanna sit in my car Now they wanna count my cheese, smoke my weed and sip my barre now They used to love to me diss me, now they rush to hug and kiss me now They tellin' all they friends when I leave how they miss me now (281) 000-000 Hit Mike Jones up on the low cause Mike Jones about to blow Befo' the ice was in my grill, before I got my major deal These hoes wouldn't give a damn if I was ill, geah (x)

Apparently, ice on grills is a thing in the cooking industry. Graham Elliott revealed in an interview that his trick for making better burgers is pressing an ice cube into the middle of the patty before grilling.

“And if you're worried about the ice cubes making your burgers cold or wet — don't! The ice melts pretty quickly so no one will even know they were there.” <- This just felt reminiscent to my theory on Claire being an illusion. (x) (x)

Chef Graham Elliot Remembers Charlie Trotter “Famed Chicago chef Charlie Trotter died on Tuesday at age 54. Graham Elliot joined Charlie Trotter’s at age 21, and worked in his kitchens for three years.”

It seems important to note that Graham Elliot had three years of experience with Charlie Trotter.

Chef, mentor, trailblazer, philosopher, artist, teacher, leader. These are the words that immediately come to mind when I think of Charlie Trotter, or CHT, as he was referred to by the team. Rarely does one encounter an individual that can both inspire and frighten you with his (almost perverse) dedication to excellence and perfection. I learned his philosophic approach to cooking, and that everything was of equal importance. That you had to be your own toughest critic. That we weren’t in the “food industry” but in the “make it happen” business. To this very day, I try to foster the same ideals in my team: That the food you put on the plate, the way you keep your knives sharp, the way you wipe down your station—all of those represent who you are as a person. (x)

@moodyeucalyptus recently tagged me in their post discussing the documentary about Charlie Trotter and the similarities with Carmy’s asshole boss. I don’t think it’s a coincidence I found this connection.

We know that Carmy was buying very expensive food ingredients/supplies and helped Claire’s mother with moving boxes. (Not to mention, he was literally moving boxes with Claire like he was doing with the Faks.)

As @outmakingmoonshine pointed out, Carmy had a problem with Richie calling Sydney sweetheart in the very first episode but didn’t really seem to care about Claire being called a piece of ass by Ted Fak. The only thing he did was clarify what he meant and that was it.

Is it possible he didn’t really flinch because these were his thoughts about her for a while and has been trying to navigate through his true feelings for her?

What really caught my eye was the smoke my weed part. Funnily enough, in season three, we see Claire and Carmy share a cigarette.

Claire: “Can you just not make this weird? Like, I need a favor. My cousin bailed on me.”

Did he feel a certain way after doing that favor for her? Which would explain why he asked her for a favor too and struggled to explain why he gave her a fake number. Carmy mentioned how he liked her alot at the party. Did he think it wasn’t anything more than what it was, exchanging favors?

Claire: “You know he, uh he told me you guys are really close and he’s your best friend.” Carmy: “Fak said that?” Claire: “Mhm.” Carmy: “No no no. Fak’s not my best friend.” Claire: “Really?” Carmy: “No no he is. He’s probably my best friend.” Claire: “That’s interesting. To sit with. For you.”

I thought Claire saying this was very strange because I couldn’t grasp whether she was saying a lighthearted joke or making fun of him.

Considering the new information thebearfx had given, did Carmy sense that? Especially when Jones talked about how they wouldn’t care if he was ill. It felt so reminiscent to Claire leaving Carmy in the fridge after he said things that were more concerning rather than hurtful.

Maybe Carmy didn’t realize the type of relationship it was until it was too late.

Thank you so much for reading!! This seems so convoluted. I made a good majority of this on August 7th. Feel free to call me insane for this rabbit hole (I’m well aware of how insane I look). There’s alot of information that I just discovered recently besides this meta but I don’t even know how to put it in the proper words. So, bear with me for a bit lmao. Fair warning, the topic of animals, gardens, plants, water, glass, and cigarettes might come back in a good majority of my metas for now. Hopefully I’ll be able to properly explain why later lol.

#the magic trick #the bear is a magic show #i have alot to unpack for this one #feel free to give me your interpretations of it!#i’ll probably go more in depth with most of this in separate posts soon hopefully #jeremy allen white #lionel boyce #matty matheson #ricky staffieri #sydcarmy meta #the bear meta #carmy berzatto #anti claire bear #anti claire dunlap #marcus brooks #neil fak #ted fak #the bear fx #the bear

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zoeykallus · 2 years ago

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Hi there, i assume you're most likely flooded with requests currently but here's my shot if you feel like it : how about how the Badbatch reacting to their s/o posting simple normal stuff on their social media (like spotify links, cute pics all that)? I think that would be so cute 🥰🥰🥰 i don't think you've done something like this before so it's totally okay if you don't want to!

Aloha!

Indeed, I am, and I barely have time to work through them, but I do, bit by bit, hoping no one hates me for being so slow 😬😅 Interesting question. Let me look into this....

The Bad Batch x Reader HCs - Your Social Media

Warnings: Mostly Fluff/Maybe Slightly Angsty

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Ko-Fi (If you feel like giving me some coffee)

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>Master List<

Tech

Our shy Tech uses social media to find out things about you, even before you're a couple. Stalker? Yes and no. Basically, he just uses it to try to find out what music you like, what movies, if you like to read, and if so, what books. Tech spends a lot of time browsing.

He is looking for information about you that will make it easier for him to start a conversation with you, to surprise you in a positive way and to respond to you. Tech feels more confident approaching you when he already has some background information.

But he also likes to check in on things in the future, keep up to date. He's often in the tunnel at work, and that's how he finds out if he's missed anything when he's on a mission. Maybe you've discovered a new favorite song, or something culinary, or you're reading a new book.

Of course, he doesn't miss the opportunity to send you links to reports, documentaries and the like, about whatever he's excited about. The last link was a report about upcoming, groundbreaking new hyperspace technology.

Hunter

He has no idea about social media, he himself has had no contact with it until now, and Hunter has never been interested in it. Until Wrecker points out to him that you're on social media.

"Have you seen that funny Loth cat video your sweetheart shared?"

Hunter frowns.

"What, shared, I don't quite understand."

Wrecker shows and explains everything to him in general terms, and Hunter ends up making a social media account on the Holonet. The cat video was amusing, but not the reason. He wants to know what else you share, if maybe there are hobbies he doesn't know about, or events you'd like to attend.

In fact, three days later he surprises you with tickets to an event you're dying to attend, but can't find the money in time.

Hunter doesn't spy on you, you can do whatever you want. He just picks out a few little things, like this event, to make you happy.

Echo

He stays away from it completely. In fact, he hates this social media nonsense. There was even a whole format of its own for clones, and he remembers well how some of his brothers used to act online. He doesn't really need that.

You can do whatever you want, of course, but he won't touch that stuff unless you explicitly ask him to. Echo still won't spend much time on it, just occasionally liking one of your shared posts, but that's all you can expect from him.

Echo is not comfortable on the Holonet, it's not nearly the same, yet it always kind of reminds him of his imprisonment by the Techno Union.

"You spend way too much time with this devil stuff".

Wrecker

He is all over the place. Wrecker has an account on every social media site, and he posts as regularly as he can. Cute and funny animal videos mostly and in stark contrast, videos of explosions. Every now and then a music video and articles about guns and explosives.

In fact, he bombards his pages so hard that sometimes you completely lose track of what's going on and don't really manage to keep up. But Wrecker miraculously knows, despite his own constent-posting, what's going on with you in social media.

Among other things, you once posted a picture of him when an admirer wouldn't leave you alone. After endless attempts to get rid of him and several block attempts whereupon the nag just kept making new accounts, you shared Wrecker's picture in full gear, with you next to him.

"This is my boyfriend, if you want me, work it out with him".

Wrecker drops the holopad laughing and says, "What's going on? You didn't tell me that someone was bugging you."

You shrug your shoulders, "Always wrote to me privately. I thought it was time to expose that person."

"Hm," growls Wrecker, "Let me know if he doesn't stop."

Crosshair

One of those who talk badly about social media, very badly, avoid it for quite a while and then suddenly sink into it almost like an addict. Crosshair has his holopad in his hand every free minute, checking his messages, new links and likes.

Crosshair will never admit it, but he really enjoys the attention, being anonymous in a way and still being noticed. Of course, he also digs through your social media, and you can assume that he scrutinizes everything.

He knows the guys who are on the Internet, make immoral offers, send nude pictures and want to have nude pictures and so on. Otherwise, he flies over the things rather so casually, he's not really interested, he rather wants his contributions to be seen, shared and liked.

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krissielee · 6 months ago

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Red, White, and Royal Finale!

Part 3! Cripes, I didn't think it would be this many posts, lol. But here's the end!

Part 1 here

Part 2 here

Day 17 is when Pip decided to remind of Alex's first filibuster ... or when he shit his pants in 4th grade.

Day 18, David decided I need to stay up later to give him more pets. And, y’know. Star Wars.

Fun Fact: ADHD brains don’t process caffeine the same way as neurotypical ones do. Alex probably wasn’t getting the same energy burst with his overconsumption.

One more bonus shot of my boys, because I got a second fancy professional shot of them, too:

STILL THE GOODEST BOYS I MISS YOU FOREVERRRRRRR.

Day 19 and Oliver Westbrook took a break from Bills, Bills, Bills to pay homage to Arthur Fox’s film career:

Day 20 is when Martha popped by to give me a DVD:

Low key sad I haven't managed to see MML's show yet. It'll be in LA next year, though, so here's hoping I can manage to get down there for it!

Day 21 is when Catherine decided that I, too, need to be the kind of person who cites Plato.

… but Alex might’ve snuck those stickers in. 😅

Day 22, Liam took a look at the weather report and gave me some new pajamas to keep me warm on these chilly nights.

And they have dinosaurs because I'm actually a child and wanted more fun than just "candy canes" but I don't have a favorite dinosaur. Ask me about my favorite fossil hominid instead lol).

Day 23 and Cash raided Alex’s library for me.

Day 24—we’re almost done! But in light of the holidays and being forgiving and understanding and shit, Shaan wants me to try being a little more tolerant of WASPy Hunter’s taste in music.

We’ll see if it works, ha.

Day 25—it’s Christmas-and-Hanukkah! I swear I didn’t plan it this way, but Alex is finishing out my little advent with these GORGEOUS pictures! 😍😍😍😍😍

And that's it. That's my advent to myself.

#rwrb #advent #part 3 of 3 #bad financial decisions: holiday edition

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your-local-tyrant · 6 months ago

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Rules masterpost

This is an ask and rp blog for an AU version of armada megatron! I will occasionally post other transformers content, but over all this blog will be centered around armada megatron!

Armada's Profile / Headcannons / more headcannons History Archives (wip)

Side blog: Megatrons-apprentice

Standard RP Rules:

Please, hate the CHARACTER not the PERSON!

Have fun!

I will use pictures/screenshots in my replies to help with worldbuilding and to show off megatrons current mood status in the rp! (Most will be from the DW armada comic)

You may send me reminders and pings! but please do not go over 3 or 4, it gets annoying! sometimes I get busy and I forget but I will reply eventually!

When I send a reply I will ping you! If you don't want that just tell me to not ping you!

For roleplay I am semi lit to literate and can write up to 7 paragraphs, however I will try to match my partners length. So if you write 5 I will also write 5, if you write 3 I will write 3.

I don't have any triggers

I AM still learning the basics on cybertronian terms! So if I get something wrong or I use regular terms it's because I'm still learning! I do have basic anatomy down though, so that's a thing! (Feel free to correct me though)

Megatron rp basics:

My au megatrons backstory is not all sunshine and rainbows, so keep in mind that some posts will have mentions of very dark themes in it! A list of common dark topics will be listed below this section!

You can read all his info on his character profile and headcannon posts! (Wip)

Not all of the events will be cannon! however, there will be mentions of cannon events from both the comics and show! (I will put common mentions in a headcannon post later)

Be aware that the megatron in this au can be very aggressive! He does have a lot of patience for a megatron, but if you manage to anger him enough you will face the consequences of a tyrant's wrath. (He will NOT kill your oc without permission but he may injure them!)

This au version of Armada Megatron is a combination of the comic and show versions of him in terms of personality. He can be deceivingly polite and formal to hide a darker sadistic and ferally brutal side.

He will toy with your ocs emotions if given the chance

He has mood swings sometimes

He is always looking for ways to become stronger and he is not afraid to add body modifications to himself to become a better and more efficient minicon hunter or fighter

I will also post occasional lore related content and small ramblings from megatrons perspective

Common dark themes:

Violence, verbal and physical

Starvation

Cannibalism

Sadism

Murder/butchery and death

Near death experiences

Horrid prison basement with terrible conditions and crammed cells

Non sedative surgery

Possible mentions of the cybertronian equivalent to alcohol and drug use

Thoughts of self death/harm

Asks:

No personal questions! Only questions about or for the character!

I will put pictures in ask and rp responses! (If I get into a creative mood I might draw a response or two)

All asks will be put in the "tyrant speaks" tag. Written posts like short stories will be in the "tyrant posting" tag.

If I send you an ask it may usually be anon because of social anxiety/awkwardness issues, but I will mark my asks with a 🔥 so that you know it's me

General Notes:

I will post occasional art related content that is not related to the au

I am 25 and I do occasionally draw 18+, I do it for anatomy study and character reference sheets. If i decide to post it here it will be sensored and tagged!

On the topic of that I do nsfw rp, but I'm picky and will only do so with partners 21+, mainly because I can get very aggressive with it

#tf armada #armada megatron #unicron trilogy #transformers armada #megatron #transformers cybertron #transformers galaxy force #transformers #maccadam #transformers energon

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akash1618 · 24 days ago

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2 jun. monday

eyes wont open in the morning haha

another dream of miss. madam, why do you sneak in my dreams every night?

office. well, work. got scolded for writing bad copy. i mean, yea, i do write bad copies. but then, ok. i write bad copies.

saw miss through 1.13. oh, the cabin door was open and she was right in front, on her chair. to look, or to not look? look.

and there goes the door of 1.13 shut after a minute. ha?! no! and i thought, here is miss, back at the place from where it all started. i wish she came back to sit here. odds of her coming to sit back there? idk. if i had known, i would've guessed.

the guys in 1.13 should be absent for a day, and someone should just keep the door open haha. how much i used to wish for the 1.13's door to be broken , and then never get fixed again? a loooooot! still do? sometimes yes. ok, always.

miss proly wore something with frills. that's all i could see with my elusive eyes. pretty goth girl. yk miss, i'd never wish for goth if it isn't malice mizer or bucktick, but you are an exception ;-)

lol, i could ask the universe for more opportunities to talk to her, and here I am wishing for broken doors. yea, but on the hindsight, just want more opportunities to talk somehow. the fool i am, i keep on missing or hesitating 🤦 but then, i don't want to ask from the universe anymore

homie was convincing last night to get a bike - hunter actually. i was eyeing the goan 350, but i don't think i would be able to handle its weight. he went on to explain how hunter has improved in every way possible way. a list that has been lost in my mind.

my mouse is malfunctioning. i wonder why. spoilt? battery dead? yea, seems spoilt.

lunch. huh, yea, so the pictures i was supposed to submit for the pitch deck, well, i ended up submitting a selfie of mine. and everyone else looked professional except me. i couldnt stop laughing secretly. like, what did i even do? because the picture seems low quality, and i was supposed to strike up formally. boss was mad.

saw miss at lunch while i was leaving. she couldnt see me. funny thing being, i was going to walk from near her, despite all my coworkers having taken the other route. and there come my two left feet. i stumbled there itself, twice. and in this stumbling, i had already taken steps away from miss. phish. so i walked behind the coworkers now because her friend proly saw me stumbling. well, looked at her before leaving. me taking long routes to see miss, was just not today's story ig.

post-lunch, when i brought lior back to the desk from the window; sometime later, i saw some new plant there. who does it belong to? idk. anyone that is, ig they were inspired to get a desk plant after seeing me.

evening. canteen. then down. ordered a lassi - failed. then ordered two lassis - first failed, second was the win. nice.

writing reminds me. i gave up completely on the circus in 2020 right? yea, never even logged about it. i had made the outline, divided the chapters, had based some characteristics of the characters based on mbti, but could never move ahead with it. i had drafted the first chapter even, but that was my tragedy there. i had the opening, and even the ending slightly, but never the middle. why would someone kill a boy? one that had nothing to give , and nothing to take? idk. i still don't have the answer. i wish i had it back then, i wouldn't have dropped it then. but then, i don't think anyone would've read the book. it was basically a rip off of all the films i had watched till back then. but it was proly unlike anything i had seen before, so maybe a few good drafts would have made it better. even if i had the start and the end, i could never reach the end because i never had the middle.

i don't think i can ever get back to writing fiction though. it was just a passing.

another was the green leaf. an absolute mess. had the start and the middle, but not the ending. an absolute mess, because even i didn't have any idea of what i was going to write. meh.

and then another was the last bus. it was a mediocre concept, so ofc dropped it.

what did i listen to today? aao na from kyun ho gaya na. how do random songs start playing in my head? idk. where is buck-tick even at? why do they not play in my head these days. will just loop buck-tick tomorrow.

these romantic songs. why? i was once asked "do you see her in romantic songs? like in 3 idiots?" "nah" "then you dont like her enough." "ok." how do i explain to them that i even think about her in nothingness, and every presence. so? songs? haha. keep guessing. miss, want to make a guess?

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trickster-whim · 27 days ago

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Goodwill stuff part 2!!!

Hate that tumblr only lets you add 10 photos on mobile so that we start with the grossest thing I found:

Yep, a human bandaid on a plushie. Ew.

And right next to that was a cutie little Rowlet! I've been finding Pokemon dolls a lot lately, and they're a temptation every time. I love the little bowtie birb, but again: I don't need to buy every single thing even if it's cute.

I also loved this very, very simple wooden rockinghorse unicorn. It would be pretty cute to put a doll or plushie on this...

Tempted by this not-Transformers/Gundam/etc robot coloring book. I flipped through a bit and loved the boxy designs. Some of the pictures reminded me that I need to keep watching J-Decker because I love that show.

Not today, Satan!

I just liked the placement of this cat and baseball man. He's petting the cat.

Spoilers, but these were probably the coolest things I found while I was out.

The immediate chokehold this unicorn bandana had on my life... (Also bandanas are usually $0.99, or at the very most $1.99, but this one was $3.49. Outrageous!!! I mean, still better than the $20 I found the same bandana for on etsy, but...)

And finally:

Ever After High Hunter and Ashlynn! I remember hunting for these two so hard when they first came out, and this goodwill just... had them. Almost complete, too! They're even still on their stands! Wild. Of course I got them, because even though $4.49 is more than I like to spend, it's not that much for almost-complete dolls.

(Also another tiger in frame. Lots of tigers at this goodwill.)

I did end up getting stuff, as I said, and I'll make a post about that because it's fun. But that's for later! kbai~~

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forevermagik · 2 years ago

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multiples of 4, eda, + a bonus question of your choosing. and also 17

Well, this happened. I cannot even with you two. Anyway, answers below the cut lol! @kraefishh your answers are here since it's THE SAME CHARACTER and we're gonna ramble in one post.

2. BONUS QUESTION!!! Favorite canon thing about this character?

She's chronically ill/disabled and it's NOT THE PUNCHLINE. It gets it's own ARC about how it affects her but it's not ~inspirational~ about her overcoming it.

Also like, she's a woman in her 40s. With wrinkles. And grey hair. And like, she's a main character!!!! She's not reduced to the mentor figure.

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Oh MAN this one is interesting to me because like... Put this woman in Kingdom Hearts and have her vehemently not adopt (adopt) Sora on his journey while he helps her, Luz, and King save the Boiling Isles with NOT the power of friendship but the power of bashing people on the head with a Keyblade. Or something. Then have her as a summon (harpy form ofc) later.

Put her in my book and watch her and Rinnie make TERRIBLE decisions. And Rinnie have a 404 brain error as Eda just takes off an arm and a leg.

PUT HER IN YOUNG WIZARDS and have her explain magic (witchcraft for her, wizardry for someone like Dairine) in a way that actually I think LINES UP?!??!?!?

Anyway, moving on...

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

Seriously not a fan of people saying Eda's dumb. She's not. She was just absolutely failed by the school system and thus she despises it. And while yes, I was Lilith when it came to school, I recognize that students like Eda EXIST. And deserve to be taught in ways that match with them. But no, this is not a dumb woman.

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

UM!!!! This woman absolutely looked at Hunter post Hollow Mind and went FUCK I HAVE ANOTHER KID I GUESS.

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

Anything Eda x Darius. Like. Really not my thing. Raeda forever, and I'm also oddly fond of Eda/Raine/Camila.

We determined 17 was a no.

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

HMMMM! I mean, Eda and Raine while a couple are also I think just amazing chaotic best friends. And when Lilith and Eda aren't trying to kill each other (sibling problems) they're also good friends. So.... *shrug* I don't got anything else for this one.

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

!!!! (not that I've posted any of the fics I've written yet) but my favorite thing to do when writing Eda is to just have her have her ramble in her thoughts like I do. Also it's fun to write her turning into harpy form in front of Raine :)

So far don't have anything I don't like so....

23. Favorite picture of this character?

by @/kaereth (I swear I'm not reposting for credit I also just do not want to blow up your notifications) but I love this creachurification. So much.

Though this gif is one of my go-tos:

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

Eda's honestly so different from anything else I've ever seen so???? I don't know?????

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

Okay so I was told I'd really like the show and it was about her coming to terms with her chronic illness and the recommendation came from enough people that I was like, "okay, I have an idea of what to expect."

I was wrong.

And that's FINE!!!!

Tbh, I'm not a huge fan of her in the first episode. She's mean to Owlbert for a throwaway line I feel and it's very heavy-handed. But I do like when Luz is holding her head as they're both staring at the Warden like "did you just...?" so I liked that.

By the end of the "choose yourself" conversation in Witches Before Wizards, I loved her. And that was *before* the curse was revealed.

I just. I love her??????

Okay, that's all of them. Enjoy!

#ask games #character asks #i got clowned by my siblings #this is fine #thanks you guys #toh

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ask-trashhunter · 5 months ago

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OK. PART 2.

Spiderpony Hunter

Here's Spiderpony Hunter!! Heavily inspider by Pony Hunter as you can probably tell sagfsahjfd this was also the start of me rlly using spider legs as a reocurring theme. Also way too many of these have pony heads. Erm!!! U can also see my OC The Spludge over there!! It was around this point I was considering making a design bracket tournament, though I was mostly joking about it with myself, had I known for sure I woulda done it I probably would've moved The Spludge a bit so I could crop them out xD But!! Yeha!!! This is also where you'll start to see the tarp/trash bag become more reocurring. I wasn't sure if I wanted it to be a tarp or a trash bag at first as well so it's not shiny at all so I've decided in hindsight it's a tarp. Was there anything more I wanted to say? I don't remember? Look at the arms 🫵🏻 that coloring where I give them a solid color and then the occasional dark spot. Remember that 🫵🏻🫵🏻🫵🏻 I shoulda mentioned that at one of the two Human Hunter designs honestly. Anyway next picture let's go

Ostrich Hunter

They're an ostrich. They're pretty much just. Trashbag Hunter but Different. Also I spent like. A little more than 5 minutes on this honestly maybe probably???? I was doing a thumbnail sketch for the UPCOMING Trash Hunter and I almost died laughing bc the neck I did in the thumbnail reminded me of an ostrich. I was in class so laughing aloud was not an option. Drawing Trash Hunter as an ostrich however, very very much was. I wound up changing the neck of the upcoming Trash Hunter bc I didn't like it. I wound up using it even later though because I did like it after all. And yes, yes they have shovels for wings. Why??? Why?!?!?!!! Science isn't about why! It's about why NOT!!!! Something something safe science something something safe door that WON'T kick your BUTT ON THE WAY OUT!!!!!!1!1!1111111 😤

Anyway :3c

Creature Hunter

Honestly I don't like the name I gave this one but I'm in too deep sihg. Anyway!! This is the previously ostrich-necked Trash Hunter I mentioned earlier!! You can actually barely see the text "Ostrich Hunter" by Creature Hunter's tail!! Idk what compelled me to tie rope around them. But I did!!! And also this is when I started drawing more like, segmented bug-like bodies. Also you see the cog for the eye? That's an idea I've had for ages. At some point I wanna draw a sort of trash sculpture Trash Hunter with cogs for eyes and the cogs move. This is also the first one where I made like a reference for how big Copper is next to them!! I think I just wanted to imagine what Trash Hunter would look like staring down at them. Also I just love the idea that they're friggen huge.

Spider Hunter + Gore Hunter

Ok!!! These two!!! You will find them at the VERY BOTTOM OF THIS POST and I am gonna be placing them UNDER A CUT. Why? This is because Spider Hunter is straight up a spider!! And Gore Hunter is. Well! Gory! Neither of them are photorealistic but you can still clearly tell that they're a spider/that there are guts! Please keep in mind! I will remind before the cut as well!

Stringy Hunter

More segmented bodies!!! More spider appendages!!! More trash arms!!!! More cog eyes!!!!! Moooooooooooree!!!!!!

For this one I also gave them teeth made of pieces of plastic :3 I believe it was this one that I showed off at DND and someone said "I'll see you in my nightmares little buddy" which, yayayaayyayyy!!!! Honestly when I was drawing Creature Hunter I started getting annoyed bc no matter what Trash Hunter just turned out a little too cute. So I finally started getting in a direction that could actually be a bit unsettling!!!!! YIPPEEEE!!!! Also honestly I didn't rlly notice this but I started taking a liking to a nice jaggedy dark tail! And clearly to the stringyness-

Now!! For my last design!!!

Droopy Hunter

Ah- I made them cute again didn't I?

The puppy ears are NOT helping.

Anyway!!! This one's droopy :3 like my OC you saw earlier, The Spludge!! Honestly I just needed to make a droopy runny Trash Hunter, but I didn't wanna make them a pile. Their feet melt into the landfill, though. Hard to tell where the landfill starts and Trash Hunter ends, right? :P

Anyway!!! I have some height comparison charts!!! They're measured by their highest fixed point, that is to say their head for most of them, but their butt for Spider Hunter and for Droopy Hunter. (Don't worry, I didn't forget Spider and Gore, you'll see them later.)

I decided to measure them like this bc it made the most sense and it'd be real unfair if the Trash Hunters who have trash arms could just raise them real high and be EVEN taller. Anyway!!! Trash Hunters are in green, and then we have Copper for scale in orange :3

TADAAAA :D

Ah wait- you can't see anything can you 😭 yeah no neither could I let me just delete Spider Hunter, since they're fucking TOWERING ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE

Whaplow!! Still really fucking hard to see, but I have one last trick up my sleeve-

KABLAMMO!!! This lists them all in the order they're shown. You can either look at this and go like "Hmmm yes okay" and then not do much about it, or keep scrolling back and forth between this and the other charts and meticulously compare everything in your mind, or you can scroll past without a care. Anything works really ^^ sorry that last one doesn't show feet/inches though!! :(

AND NOW

For the CUT!! Content warning for a DRAWING OF A SPIDER and for GORE THAT'S VERY CLEARLY DRAWN BUT IS GORE NONETHELESS! If you do not like spiders or organs feel free to stop looking at this post ok? ^^

LEAVING SOME SPACE

SPACERS

APPROACHING DANGER ZONE!!

DANGER ZONE ENTERED!!!

Spider Hunter

Yeah. Pretty fucking huge!! They have marbles for eyes. I wanted to do something more with eye marbles.... I guess I forgot.... Got too caught up in the frenzy of the cogs.... Oh well I can always draw more Trash Hunter designs!! :3

Gore Hunter

Their skull is a moose skull btw!! Bc I'm from Norway and I'm like mooses teehee!!! Anyway, at one point I was talking to my enemy and I was complaining about not getting Trash Hunter creepy enough, and I can't remember if I wanted to draw them gory or if they suggested I draw them gory??? But honestly I think it was me????? Bc I've been thinking about like, organs, and organs in a Trash Hunter context--- so either way I drew them with organs! And I started playing around with textures a bit with them, some parts are like sorta fluffy looking-- right??? right???????

Anyway probably gonna reblog this with one last comment just to like end it all off!

Ok folks!!! OOC post!! I have 16 Trash Hunter designs now, which means I should be able to run a bracket tournament that lines up pretty neatly! :D

First though I wanna introduce you to all the designs I've done so far!!

All of these have a unique name for voting purposes, but don't worry about remembering them all I'll show pictures of them every time!

Human Hunter 1

Starting off simple, this is Human Hunter 1! The OG, the classic, my pfp! Honestly I kinda rushed this design bc I made this blog on a whim, so I had to make the design super quick! I spent like a little over an hour on this, and I had only really spent 15 extra minutes beforehand thinking about their design, so that's around 1 and a half hour total...... Idk how long I spent on the others. Anyway, basically their top half is pretty human looking, EVERYTHING about them is as green as I managed to get it (green is Their Color to me) and then their bottom half is basically meant to just be a trashy sludge that sort of melts and merges with their landfill. It's hard to tell where the landfill starts and where Trash Hunter ends. Oh yeah- and I have like 3 drawings of them in this style, their skin tone varies a LOT between each drawing lol. um. you haven't seen. the third one btw haha. it's totally not of me and trash hunter holding hands why would you even say that

Human Hunter 2

Alright, this is my second "human" Trash Hunter design. I wasn't quite happy with my first one, so I wanted to change it to something more like this. However!! I never actually got to finish my design until I watched something that changed the way I thought forever. I finished this drawing just this monday actually, because I'd forgotten I had no finished drawing of Human Hunter 2. I want you to remember that giant grapply arm they have and those spider legs. Also, you'll notice there's a line next to them, and it says "Cop" under. That's how tall Copper would be (per my headcanons) next to the various Trash Hunter designs. They really vary in size. For reference, I headcanon Copper as 152 cm, or 5 feet. I'll add a size chart in at the end- they won't be 100% accurate to the pictures but it'll be in the same area at least.

Trashbag Hunter

Ok this. This is where my life changed. I watched the hodgepodge audio new year's patreon video and got friggen mentioned. Hi Raddagher if you're seeing this I'm still not normal about Trash Hunter. I started feeling a bit insecure about my designs like I'd been boring about them so I was trying to redeem myself. When I started imagining Trash Hunter as a fucking trash bag with grillspyd- er- collapsible grilling skewer thingies- for legs. And holy FUCK I could not get the image out of my head it's hillarious and adorable. Relisten to the episode and imagine Trash Hunter like this TRUST ME /nf

Either way, this is where I started to expand my horizons. The trash bag and the grillspyd are sort of reocurring atp. Also this was my Discord pfp for a while, now I've changed it. Might change it back eventually honestly? I don't do that. I don't repeat profile pictures ever. Ok I might have done that at some point. But for now my pfp stays the same. This is my PFP over on bluesky though!

Anyway this is the cutest shit I've ever imagined- the drawings that follow are mostly random doodles I've made at D&D or during class. BUT FIRST!!!

Pony Hunter

Ok so I play ponytown. I played a bit ages ago and then I almost forgot it existed, then my friendo kept showing off what they were doing on there and I'd seen a few vids on it recently and long story short I've made 16.5 new ponies on there and most of them are Hodgepodge Audio themed. Ponytown Pony Hunter doesn't usually wear that turtle but in this screenshot they do. The drawn version shows a bit more how I actually view them though. Oh and that IS a croissant behind their ear, thanks for asking!! (I've been waiting to say that for months, I'm overjoyed now)

Their tail is a compact mirror btw! And that tarp they have in game, those are actually wings, teehee! Oh and I forgot to say why they have croissants behind their ears- basically I was looking at the horns and realized one set of horns was kinda curvy in a croissant-y way. So I was like eh, heck it. Croissants.

Seagle Hunter

This is where the chaos started. I was at DND, and we were on a quest to help a god. We met a seagull who was definitely not a fucking seagull. I ended up getting downed and when we were like what, 5 hp away from killing whatever creature was wrecking our shit, our 2 remaining teammates fucking left us. My character Thomoras only survived because one of our teammates asked the seagull to intervene, and the seagull fucking killed the creature. Thank you, seagull. I called you Karl but I never got your real name. I'm sure you wouldn't have answered if I asked. Anyway!! All that talk about seagulls that session got me thinking "Seagull. Trash Hunter. Trash Hunter seagull." this is an accurate depiction of how I think Always. So yeah I drew them as a seagle (<- that's how I prefer writing seagull) and I was like hell yes let's draw them as more silly things because I focus better when I draw!

So I started asking people for ideas.

Goblet Hunter

And this is officially were I lost it I think. I mean, I learned to disregard canon with this. I have a few different Little Guys as I call them, and they're definitely not canon at all, BUT THEY'RE SO CUUUUTE HELLO!!! 😭😭 I asked my DND buddy to give me a random item and so I drewed this bc they said goblet....... I fucking love these so much honestly

Soup Hunter

I love soup. What more is there to say? They call me the soup enjoyer. I switch in whenever we're about to have soup. I soup my faves. I spam the soup emoji (🥣) when I get too excited for words. It had to be done! It just had to! If you want you can imagine the soup is garbage soup. Or you know those witch potions a lot of people made as a child? Using acorns and grass and flowers and whatever you could find? Could be that too. Or maybe it's brogle soup becos it's my fave and they are my fave :)

Perfectly Generic Object Hunter / PGO Hunter

It had to come eventually. The Homestuck reference. My friend said for me to make them cube and I was like "I heard Homestuck, yes? Homestuck it is."

So yeha they're a green cube now :3

Egg Hunter

They're an egg now. They're just a huge fucking egg and they roll around. They just roll around.

I'm not allowed to add more images hold your horses for the reblog, I'll get image IDs done before I post this though so next reblog should be up in not all that long

#hftr #hymns for the road #hymnspod #trash hunter hftr #trash hunter #hymns for the road podcast #hftr trash hunter #ooc post

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blues824 · 2 years ago

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Since Malleus' B-day is coming up, can I have Malleus' s/o cook him an entire surprise feast for his birthday?

Special thanks to @roxanavanrouge2400 for reminding me! I spent a good few hours on this.

Established relationship, gender-neutral reader.

Happy Birthday, Malleus Draconia!

He was so happy to have received an invitation to Ramshackle, even if it was because you were hosting his birthday party there. He was amused when you ushered him past your dorm at night because you were making preparations with the rest of the Housewardens.

That’s right, all of the Housewardens pitched in. They still owed you for helping them while they overblotted, and this was one hell of a way to pay their debt. They did have fun, especially with employing their own dorms in helping. Malleus felt so giddy inside knowing that everyone was doing this for him.

He didn’t know any details about it. He only saw a few people going in and out of the dorm with decorations and packaging from said decorations. Lilia, Silver, Sebek were all ordered to make sure he didn’t go inside. It was suffocating because he usually did his nightly walks with you, but you were just so busy preparing for his big day.

“My dearest Child of Man, I implore you to show me what it looks like inside. I do not think this dragon can hold back his burning curiosity,” He said to you one day as you were both walking to your next classes.

“Tsunotarou, you will see in due time. It might not be as grand as the celebrations you have in Briar Valley, but I promise you will enjoy it just the same, darling,” You responded with the smile that he absolutely adored.

You couldn’t help but coo at how adorable he was, with his excitement just brewing in him like a potion. You reached up to hold his face in your hands and press your forehead to his before making your way through the classroom door. Oh, you were such a tease.

Eventually, the day had arrived. It was a day of excitement for Malleus, and he could hardly wait for it after school. You gave him a birthday gift earlier to appease some of his curiosity. It was something practical, like a set of new pillows and a small serving of mint ice cream. You explained that the real gift would be later.

When the bell rang to signal the end of the classes for the day. The dragon fae rushed to Diasomnia to change into more appropriate attire for the party. All of his retainers joined in making sure your dorm was ready. They then sent him a message saying they were ready to receive him.

He decided to take the long route and walk there. He needed a moment to collect his thoughts before he headed to Ramshackle. He was so excited about what you had in store, he was sure that it was going to be great.

When he got to the door, you were the one to greet him. He had grabbed your hands gently in his, raised them to his lips, and placed a gentle kiss onto them. He never failed to make you swoon. You giggled and led him inside.

The moment he made it through the door frame, confetti poppers went off. Everyone shouted ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’. He was startled at first, pulling you to him, before he realized what it was. He let out a roar of laughter, as did everyone else. Then you declared that the party had begun.

There were games, food, everything the Prince could ever ask for. You stuck by his side as he enjoyed the activities and appetizers. He even grabbed a chip and held it to your mouth so you could eat it. Cater most definitely snapped pictures and posted them (with your consent, of course).

His favorite games would have to be pin the horns on the dragon and hit the piñata. He actually wasn’t the one who busted open the piñata. It was Rook. He congratulated the hunter before moving on to the other activity. At some point, you had disappeared.

He heard your sweet voice call out that food was ready. He went outside where the set up was and he was surprised by all the food that was there. You went up to your beloved dragon and jokingly assured him that none of the food was made by Lilia (it was actually true. There was no way you were going to poison your guests like that).

You sat him at the end of the feast table, and he asked you to sit beside him. After all, it was a royal custom to have the spouse sit next to the monarch. You were happy to see him indulge in many conversations with his peers. He honestly couldn’t remember a time where he was this happy.

Thank you, Y/N. I will have to repay this favor on your day of birth.

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violetvenom · 3 years ago

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It's the 12th here already, so here..take your gift. 😌💜 It's sadly only a sketch but I hope you will like it anyway.

Also c-c-c-combo breaker. No jester duck this year but a rat instead.

Seems we aren't the only ones who got a rough time right now. Jacky was already so exhausted in your birthday picture for me...he sadly screwed up your cake by setting the kitchen on fire by accident (this time). But luckily he got an electrifying pal who supports him and will help recharging his batteries later on so they can cause some havoc together.

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Two commissions the wonderful @itsy-cutesy-spidey did for me of my pet tarantula Gräfin! I love them so much! 😭💜 I highly recommend to check out her blog for cute spooder art!

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Friendly reminder that in 'Quack of Ages' Quackerjack was not only the court jester of King Herberth but he also was his advisor AND A FRIGGING KNIGHT.

I overlooked that detail for so long...damn...

And now I wonder how many time had passed between Quackerjack's arrival in the past and Darkwing's. It didn't seem it was much...so how or what did Quackerjack do to get two positions and a title in such a short time? 😳

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feltpool · 4 years ago

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TBB Crosshair post

Remember I said I’d follow up my TBB season 1 prediction post with one about Crosshair? (well, you won’t if you didn’t read that post)

Here goes...

But what about Crosshair?

Isn’t he supposed to be the big villain of this piece?

Well, no. That’s just what we’re supposed to think.

They've baited and distracted us from the start, like a magic trick.

The magician says 'Look at the card in my right hand', but it's the left hand that's you really should have been watching.

Crosshair observes. That's literally his job. He's the lookout.

They work hard to focus your attention on the sniper aspect regardless of Wrecker directly saying that lookout is what Crosshair does but you gloss past it in that scene because that's just Wrecker bitching about having to play lookout instead of getting to blow stuff up.

But it's all in there. You just have to be paying attention to the background details.

When the team meet Omega, Crosshair stands at the back and keeps his mouth shut, same in the mess hall, and maybe later on he didn't know anything more than ‘WTF? this kid has just turned up out of nowhere and you're dropping everything for her?’

But he KNEW something was amiss.

And we know he isn't afraid to speak his mind when he feels that something isn’t quite right.

Everyone remembers him calling Rex out over being emotionally blinded by his desire for Echo to be alive regardless of the risk that they were all walking into a trap.

He calls Hunter out for his behaviour too

In episode one, prior to the Kaminoans souping up the chip’s effect on him:

Hunter: Omega.

Echo: What about her?

Hunter: She warned me about the mission. And Tarkin. She said not to return to Kamino, that it’s not safe for us anymore.

Wrecker: [grunts] Maybe she’s right.

Crosshair: We’re taking the word of a child now?

And

Hunter: We’re going back for her.

Crosshair: Disobeying orders again over a kid? Bad play, Hunter.

Hunter: She’s one of us. We’re not leaving her there.

By the time we get to this Episode 8 exchange:

Hunter: Crosshair, wake up. You’re being controlled by an inhibitor chip

Omega: He’s telling the truth. The Kaminoans put chips in all the clones. Remember what I told you in the brig? You can’t help it.

Crosshair: Aim for the kid.

Crosshair has had a lot more time to think, and he does remember.

He remembers that she knew all about the chips and what was happening to him long before any of the rest of them did.

It’s only after she reminds him of this that he tells his team to aim for her.

So how does Crosshair fit into the bigger picture?

Well, the whole team is weaker without him. They’ve been overwhelmed from behind by Zygerrian slavers, lacked a long range option for both lookout and shooting and, while barely mentioned, his brothers have all minorly expressed personally feeling his loss.

And, there’s a good chance that if Omega does turn on the team he’ll be the one who has to stop her. *

Not only does he tend to work from a distance, but because he's barely spent any time with her he's less vulnerable to whatever it is exactly that she can do, whether it's just observation based or if she actually has an ability she can use to influence those around her.

Also, he has no emotional connection to her and if it came down to a situation where she had to be put down (stun shot, or otherwise) Hunter & Co. would pause, Crosshair is far less likely to.

* (There’s also a grimmer option of her death being the only thing which will prevent her from ending up as an experiment in a jar in a Kaminoan sub-level laboratory. But my talking about that theory apparently makes people cry so I’ll leave it at that for now)

But Crosshair is evil and he murdered all those people!!

The only time we’ve actually seen him in all out Empire mode was on Onderon.

(And even then, he ordered his team to kill most of those people. He didn’t kill them himself. Not that I’m suggesting that makes it ok.)

But that was also right at the peak of the ramped up chip's influence over him. After that point we've seen him fight against its control more and more and I suspect its influence over him has been slowly reducing all this time.

He's stalled for time with a level of verbosity no one was expecting from a man described as ‘not much of a conversationalist’ when he was first introduced, he's missed really clear shots (even when it was dark out and Hunter went to all the trouble of highlighting his exact position by waving a torch about), he's stopped saying 'Good Soldiers Follow Orders', and Tarkin paved the way for its hold on him to slip right from the moment he said 'let's see if it stays that way'

So what now?

Following the massive blast of ion radiation he took to the chip side of his head on Bracca there’s a good chance that the chip is now either non-functional or entirely destroyed (in much the same way that we use radiation to reduce or destroy tumours) and his continued ‘loyalty’ to the Empire is just an act he’s having to maintain until he can find a way out of his current predicament – his own personal Devil’s Deal.

But maybe he won’t have to pretend for much longer.

Perhaps he’ll get his chance to depart from Empire control when he next runs into the team?

On Ryloth, maybe?

Clearly the writers plan to keep the team guessing about Crosshair's loyalties for as long as possible, but once they realise what’s going on with him they should start to put some visible effort into getting him out of there.

I’m hoping they can work it out sooner rather than later.

I still think they should’ve shown Crosshair more in small cameos in the earlier episodes, just so we knew he was still out there and a part of the story rather than seeming to forget that he existed entirely.

But I do think there's a good reason for them having held him back overall.

They've just been a bit too heavy handed with keeping him aside and trying to delay any sort of reveal, which just ended up making it look like no one gave any kind of a shit about him, least of all his brothers, and reducing the emotional side of things, which would have helped the story and characters make so much more sense, almost to the point of non-existence.

#tbb #crosshair #theory #prediction

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axolotlsauce · 6 months ago

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This reminds me of... drowsiness? The feeling of being in this post, not the feeling I have in general right now. Or being... trapped in a dream? Maybe the sort of dream whrre I'm excited by some cool object or oppourtiny that I've found, and I'll be dissapointed when I wake up. I dream about being in used game stores with mediocre prices pretty often. kinda pathetic. I also... hm, I remmeber recently contemplating a recurring dream I have that I couldn't tell irl people about for some reason but I can't... Oh yeah, I remember now! It's... you know what? I. do not want to, uh, talk about that other recurring dream on tumblr either. It's... it's not appropriate! unlike talking about how attracted I am to slimegirls, which is appropriate for all ages! and uh... well, there's the noodle incident principle, isn't there? if I tell you that I can't tell you, you'll just imagine the worst thing possible. You, the person reading this, because somebody will read this. I believe, with as much faith as I have in, uh, oh I don't know... as much faith as I have in the likelihood of microsoft making an online-only live service crash bandicoot game one day. Wait, is that Crash Team rumble? Did i just retroactively predict... oh who cares. That much faith, with that exact amount of faith, I am certain that at least one person will read this whole post. probably Vivian or Ellie. likely both. Hey guys! I promise, as soon as I'm done here, and as soon as I post about popular manga series Hunter X Hunter, I'll tell you guys about the story of my travels from Canada to england. Trust me, it's insane. the story will make you laugh and cry. Coming soon to a community near you. have I ever told you how cool you are? I'll post that in the community as well. What do you think of my madness? does it concern you? What about the evangelion gameboy? was that in this post, or did I post it on its own? It's hard to remember. This post, I think. I THINK. I'll post the picture my dad took of it on the mispelled sideblog. Uh. Uhhh. Oh, so much to do. I... had other topic to wrap up. I'm really starting to lose it now. Approaching over four hours from breakfast, I think? that would be... the end of the first half of the dose. My adhd medicine is one of those things where there's a second delayed dose in the same pill. Kept in a capsule dont you know. it's split into two acts with an intermission. It's like a play! pandora fucking loses it, the musical! There's. there's a non zero chance that by the time I go to bed, I'll have more or less spent all day typing this post. I mean... it's already almost four PM. FOUR IN THE PM YOU GUYS! I, uh... oiguugguaauauauahahh head hurty again. man I'm... trailing off in my brain more than before

NEW PARAGRPH. IT FEELS NECESSARY. I was going to say something. Yeah, I think we've reached the end of dose 1, and now I'm in the intermission, because I'm really starting to sort of just... well, uh, you know. my brain is shifting into acting different, I think? I think, if I really did hit the maximum lenght of a tumblr post all the way back then, this must be by now... by now it'd be too long for two tumbrl posts even. more than twice the limit, that is. Okay, what other things did I want to get back to? my life? My real life outside of tumblr? Even just... other posts on tumblr? No, that couldn't be it. There is nothing except the this.

Oh yeah, I read a detective conan case where they use one of those release-later capsules to poison somebody. Create an alibi. Except, actually, they had put in an empty half-dissolved capsule, to make it seem as though the killer had failed to create an alibi, when in fact, it pointed to a killer having planted the poison much earlier, thus creating a real new alibi for the killer, since the actual time of poisoning was right before the victim drank! Ingenious! and conan figuredd this out by... um, actually, I think he just found the dissidant the killer used in the bin or something. it's not one of his greatest deductions... but I think there was another neat thing, where the victim, like, swapped drinks with somebody else who had a can of the same thing. And the video they took of the crime scene, was flmed from an angle where the can is in front of the other identical can, making it look like there's just one can. I think that's the one... I could be gettign like three episodes mixed up here. I really like detective conan. do I mention that that often on tumblr? I feel like it comes up. I reblog DC fandom posts sometiems. Tell me in the replies if I post about detective conan enough.

I feel like a youtuber every time I say that. i think that's the joke. At this point, I consdier this a warmup for all the youtube videos I plan to write scripts for this year. Of course, if my youtube videos were anything like this, I... I might be the most successful youtuber ever born. but it's more likely that I'd have my channel deleted. by whom? by my Roy Plushie, obviously. he'd do it to saveme from myself. That's... a dumb joke, is it even really a joke? I mean, it's not a FACT, but like... i dont wanna type "ooohh wow im typing EVERYTHING in my head, evn the DUMB STUFF, there's no quality control!" again, becuase ive said that quite a few times now. Of course, I just DID type that. So. Uh. Well anyway, typing like this would produce workable youtube scripts if I just focused it on the gaming. Which is easy. easy to do. Do yuo know how long I can go while thinking only about video games? an autistic amount of time, that's how long. whatever that means. I mean, I would never just record that voiceover raw... editing is... no wait the saying is writing is rewriting. Editing scripts is important. I always give the same example of "my console wars video sucked until I completely rewrote it" but I only ever give that example internally inside my head and never out loud unless I have done that before in which cas ei have done that before. The console wars video isnt even out. not even fully written. I shuld wirte that instead of this,to be perfectly honest. I'm going to get a laptop... I dont wanna say New Laptop, because that sort of implies it'll replace my old laptop, the one I'm typing allthis on, and it wont because ti never can, nothing ever can, especially not a mac. I dont like microsoft products, but I like you, surface pro that belongs to me. Enemies to lovers, 10,000 words. that... might be less words than there are in this post. This is really what im like. Listen, I commit to the bit, but this isnt a bit, this is what's inside my head all the time. "Whatever's in my head ends up on the screen," thats my channel description. With the conditions being as they are, that might actually become true going forwards. I feel that I need to, uh, be more, like... uh... I need to embody that channel description more in my content. What cntent? okay, but even in the content I have planned. And that's to say... not limit myself, and really just fully embrace using youtube as a way to put anything I want that I've got in me into a form where people can watch it in the background while animating furries having sex. I dont know... why that was my first thought? I'm not editing any of this on principle. the furries are goats, in my mental image. Why? I don't know! I really don't know! I feel like somebody could like me quite a lot, and then read this whole post, and like me less at the end! if there ever is an end! The joker's backstory is that he read this post! Oh yeah, I was gonna say that the new laptop will make it much more practical to make longer videos, especially since it's internal storage won't be used up by any recreational stuff like gamecube roms or personal files or anything, and being used for a single purpose means I wont use up its resources on like, lots of chrome tabs or anything, so it'll export nice and smooth too... that's, uh, why I brought it up.

"I could always just go back and add these things, the sentences I forgot to add in old topics, I could go back and add them too those old topics. But that's revisiionist history. Okay it isn't, but it feels important to me that this remains in chronological order. this is a record of my madness and also I'LL get really confused myself if I give myself the ability to go back an edit stuff." This is a sentence that I was going to include alongisde a line that I'd forgotten to add from an old topic. I dont remember the line now, or what topic it was. I'm playing up the whole IM GOING CRAAAAZY thing a little. But it IS only a little. I...

You know, I have, like, backstory I haven't told anyone. There's all sorts of... well, stuff. It's interesting to think abotu what speicifc details certain people know, what's left out, what stories I itnentuonally never told to certain people, hwat stories I'll go "WHAT, I NEVER TOLD YOU?" when someone tells me they dont know about and... hm. well. I'm only out to one person in real life. Heh. Real life. Tumblr isn't fiction. You guys are all real. Well, you knew what I meant. And I guess that makes them the only person to know my name AND my deadname- Oh wait. There's... that one person also. Who, uh... oh. oh, yeah, I... it is HARD to remember, but I suppose there is, in fact, another person in my meatscape past who knows that I'm trans. But I wouldn't say I "came out" to them. It's also hard to remember details... consdiering I just tottally forgot to count them in the first place, we can ignore their existence. And if they read this... what thefuck? I mean, just IMAGINE that happening! It would... the odds would be absurd, in terms of just finding this post. And then, actually reading it? I mean, unthinkable. For one thing, they'd give up when they saw the start of the post and the fact that it's about sticker residue. Like a normal person would. But then, I'm very cool and normal right now so maybe... And anyway, after that, it'd be even longer odds that they'd realise I was referring to them. I mean, even the- I talked about being easily identifiable to people I know IRL, but I haven't seen THAT PERSON in such a long time that they don't know all those facts. They aren't caught up on the latest Pandora lore! It's like how I feel when Pokemon Violet DLC comes out and all of a sudden there are pokemon whcih i don't know about- heh, my sister just came in again. She's playing pokemon platinum and wanted my help. Did I mention that I loaned her my DS when I said that her DS was broken? I'm going to copy all these words before I post just in case tumblr odes a very funny oopsie. But uh... I feel like this could be over the limit for how much you can copy at once. I mean, there has to be some limit, doesn't there?

Well, the only other person who I've ever come out to is my former roommate. It was a whole thing. She, like, hinted at it- she was staying at my house, when we were roommates we had a tradition of her staying with me and doing some shit togheteher, we'd always set something on fire, great times... well she started with incredibly subtle hints, like pointing to the trans flag that I'd made with torn paper and coloured pens and stuck to my fridge and saying "I feel represented by this." But then there was... heh, yeah, there's no way I could fail to be identified if SHE sees this. But again... the odds, right? Well anyway, the number one reason to hide this account from people I know IRL is because I'd be outed, so it wouldn't be the biggest deal - but I still cant let anyone I know IRL see this account ever on principle. THEY CAN'T KNOW! THIS HAS TO BE MY PLACE TO POST ABOUT WANTING TO BE SLOWLY DISSOLVED BY AN ACIDIC SLIMEGIRL WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD BE SEEN BY ANYONE WITH THE CAPABILITY TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND THROTTLE ME! Actually you know what? I'm not finishing the story. Feels wrong. It was pretty personal actually, even if strangers won't see it on the internet because it's in this post, that doesn't mean it feels right to put it where strangers CAN see it, and-

HEY HOLD ON A MINUTE! I just remembered! I... I never finished talking about the dream I wasn't going to tell you about! I totally lost the plot on that! Do you see what it's like to be me, now. Observe the torment of "oops I forgor." But... damnit, it would have been the perfect excuse to not... to subtly drop that. A thing I didn't want to say is a GOOD thing to accidently lose in the stream of consiousness! I mean, who would pick out ONE thing I didn't follow up on in all of this! too bad i can't delete this paragraph because of my own arbitrary rules that I made up. I'll just have to rely on the statistical likelihood that you guys have already died of old age while reading this. This would totally get automatically flagged as a threat on twitter for using the word "die". Then again, that's based on my memory of twitter moderation pre-elonmusk. I wonder how many tweets this is? Feels wrong to mention elonmusk in this post. This post is my soul, get that fucker out of it. Heh. This post is my soul? That's a porblem for many many reasons.

What was I... okay, story as a repalcement for the story I stopped short. Funny story instead of gentle poignant story. So we'd come out to each other, and at this point we were back at boarding school. No longer roommates, because older students get a dorm to themselves. Still in the same corridor. so neighbours. Well, there's an argument going on in the corridor. A friend of mine... don't remember if we were friends yet when this happened? doesn't REALLY matter. Arguing with another dude. I remember before this happeend, I once joined in on a similar argument with that guy, where we had to explain to him that "alpha males" aren't real. So, you get the picture of what that guy was like. My friend was arguing with him about, DRUMROLL, pronouns! Yaaaaaay! But I just think it's funny... my friend came into my room and was all like. "Hey, can you weigh in on this debate," and I was all like "oh well getting somebody's pronouns wrong is just like getting their name wrong, remembering pronouns is easy and people pretend it isn't becasue they dont like trans people" and such, and my friend was just like "see?" and then, after that, he called on my former roommate to also weigh in. To my knowledge, nobody had told him. Just, entirely by accident, he had asked for the opinion of the two closeted trans girls in this corridor for this debate on pronouns. Incredible skill at selecting witnesses. Not sure if this story is funny or if it makes sense when I've typed it all out like this. But, uh, you can say that for all of this. I dont even know if I can call this a post anymore. It's more than that. Literally, numerically more than that, if it turns out I've gone over the character limit for a tumblr post. I think I'm... five times the length I was at the first time it failed to save as a draft?

Okay, reocurring dream. Haven't forgotten. Shit, it's spelled recurring? and pronounced that way too? Reocurring isn't a word? I've been lied to? Well anyway, it's more of a recurring theme, rather than the same thing happening every time. It's uh... you know, this is exactly the sort of thing I was taught not to share in tumblr posts back in IT class. Oh my god, I remember once... okay back in boarding school - I PROMISE this is a natural tangent and not me stalling. Naturally grown from pandora's brain orchard. Ewww... Pandora's Brain Orchard? My favourite earthbound location. I've never played earthbound. The brain orchard also sounds like it'd be in Hunter X Hunter. There'sa youtuber I watch, and with each video he's complaining more and more - he kinda accidently drove his career in the wrong direction and gained a following for content that wasn't about the things he cared about the most - he keeps complaining about how he really just wants to make videos about Pikmin. I feel like that each time I bring up Hunter X Hunter and then have to bring up the HunterXHunter post I'm planning to make after this. It isn't even, like, anything special... not even close to this, that's for sure. I just feel like I'm hyping it up when I keep mentioning it here. It's... it's just some observations I had, about the fact that HxH has totally changed what it's about, and almost defied its own premise and... I mean, I have a lot to say about it, but I mean...

I am going to shake my head furiously in real life.

Oh that felt! It didn't feel like anything, it just felt. I heard something rattling. Like when you shake a machine that's had an internal component brake and it rattles like a maracca. I'm sure it was just normal bone noises. I shook my head to mark a break and get back to the story I was trying to tell, but now I've written this and I feel like we need a break from this. Oh. I'm sorry. Like... I really feel the need to apologoise. I feel like I'm being compelled to, like, do horirble things, like a demon's got me. But I'm just... I mean, okay Pandora be real, it's just a long-ass tumbrl psot. it's not hurting anybody. I mean, it's probably doing horrible tings to me... and deargod, have I wasted that much time! I'm not taking breaks or anything you guys, it's been almost totally continuous! I'm! I'm! The thingis, this is a lot... more than usual, it's different, arguably worse, very scattered, ive never felt quite like this in my life, but also this just IS what it's like to talk to me. Or, rather, to be talked at by me. To be the victim in a "conversation" with me. leave a reply to this post with whatever you want, literally just say anything, to maintain the illusion that this is a real conversation. Even though I don't think anyone ever thought that this was a conversation. It's a tumblr post. Is there some way I could, like, circulate a version of this post with only the sticker residue parts, for people who care about sticker residue but dont care about anything else to reblog, and make viral, getting one million notes and becoming a sticker residue heritage post?

Maybe this will become one of those sitewide legendary posts. It could happen. I've had... worse luck. Do you think that would be a worse thing to happen to me than the years-long saga of the time I got inside-out butt disease? I think it could be. For sure worse than what happened with my travel home yesterday. I'll tell you about that. I promise. In fact, as long as that story is, I don't think it's physically possible for anyone to see this post and read the whole thing in less time than it would take for me to tell that story in a community post.

Heh. What if I made this my pinned?

a hilarious part of buying used games in england is being able to tell really blatantly when something has been owned by certain well-known realtors in the past. Usually cex. Especially cex.

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hellothere-generalangsty · 4 years ago

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THE BAD BATCH THEORY

Some spoilers of ep1, ep2 and ep8

Also a TW later on (it's notified so don't worry)

I hate it, but I still think about what my bf told me a few days ago about Crosshair

Basically he told me "I'm sure he doesn't have a chip and he's willingly following the Empire"

And I was like "no because he reacted to Order 66, said the infamous 'good soldiers follow orders' and they showed a scene where he was tortured as they enhanced his chip so it could totally take control of him"

But then yesterday I think I read this post on Tumblr where OP said smth like "what if he gets the chip removed but remains loyal to the Empire"

And I'm telling you, this is making me nervous because I know he's an asshole to the regs and he's cold and irritating; hell I would probably punch him if I met him irl.

But also. I can't imagine him just being bad. I can't picture him willingly hunting his brothers, trying to kill them, obeying orders like a good little soldier and being used as a war tool by the Empire when he couldn't take an order from Rex if Hunter didn't agree to it first.

Like... I know some people don't like him/ hate his guts, which I understand (difference btw fiction and reality, like I said above I would probably punch the snark out of him if I met him irl) but I also see the way he's synchronised with his brothers, the way he teases Wrecker with silly bets on who will take out the more droids; or the way he gently pat Echo's shoulder when they rescued him; or the way he holds so much respect for Hunter and his leadership.

I mean, family is a damn weird thing, sometimes you fight, you drag each other down, you make snarky remarks; but you also always got their back when they need you, you'd do anything to protect them from intruders and you'd put yourself on the line to make sure nothing bad happens to them.

And that's what he does everytime we see him with the BB pre-Order 66.

And post-Order 66, he sticks to his brothers, even if he disagrees with Hunter about the fate of Caleb, even if he feels filled with frustration and anger. He only turned against them when he's completely brainwashed by Tarkin and the enhencement of his chip; and even then we still have moments where he's doubting/hesitating (ep8), reflecting back (ep2).

So yeah. Do what you want with that, I just want Crosshairs saved from the chip, and see the aftermath, the consequences it has on his relation with his brothers; and with himself.

(TW: violence/ death, implicit mention of wanting to die, break down)

Just imagine:

Crosshair getting rid of the chip, fully aware of what he did under its control; all the killings and the tracking and the death threats on his brother's lives.

The way he almost shot Hunter, then Tech, then tried to get Omega killed.

The scars on his face being a painful reminder of him ordering his Empire squad to brun his family alive.

Have him sit by himself in the cockpit of the Havoc Marauder, unable to sleep because of the nightmares he has everytime he closes his eyes.

Let him get really uncomfortable when one of the Batcher join him; Wrecker or Hunter, sitting in silence in one of the seat, trying to keep him company but not wanting to invade too much...

But it's too much to bear anyway, and he breaks down. He shoves his face in his hands, barely able to mutter a "sorry"

And first he got tears rolling down his cheeks as he whispers "I couldn't help it", and it get worse when he says that he tried, he really did, he missed his shots even though it was atrocious and so hard to fight against the damn chip

And as he ugly cries, cockpit filled by his sniffing and his sobs, he confesses that he wanted one of them to get him.

"I wanted the nightmares to stop"

And his brother, sitting next to him, so taken aback by his confession, his behavior, he doesn't even know what to say neither how to react

Because the snarky and cold-facaded Crosshair is gone and all that's left is a broken man, a little brother begging for forgiveness.

I want a brutal shift in his behavior, as a direct consequence of the effect the chip had on him; the possessive and oh so nefast influence.

I want him being mentally and physically unable to mock or get snarky at his brothers because it triggers memories of the times he really did try to hurt them.

I want him to be as silent as usual, but now when he talks it's always to bring out something positive his brothers did or said; or a constructive criticism on a plan, a mission. He still chews on his toothpick, even more than he did before, and he cannot sleep alone anymore.

He grows to loathe cold blue, and doesn't protest when Omega paints a miniature version of his plush on his helmet. The next time the Batchers cross path with Rex, he takes him to a quiet corner and apologize about that one mission to save Echo, about the regs- the brothers Rex lost during Order 66.

I want him to realise that he was an asshole, but he is not a bad person in his core. Let him face the consequences of his snark; but also let him heal from the traumatic experiences he had to endure because of the chip, the Empire, Tarkin and Palpatine.

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Edit: just tagging @loth-wolffe again don't mind me I deleted the comment that's why 💀

#I don't want him to be turned into a monster by willingly choosing the Empire over his family #especially when we have lot of evidences of the peculiar yet real affection and brotherhood between the Batchers #I know Crosshairs is an asshole but it doesn't mean he's a monster #I hope Filoni and his team won't make the mistake of mixing up both #crosshair #tbb #the bad batch theory #the bad batch #Inhibitor chip #Empire Crosshair #theory #I'm really concerned about Crosshair's fate here #I want him to heal #be a better person #Make him a complex character #the same way you did to Fives and Rex and Ahsoka and Dogma and Anakin and Echo and Wrecker and everyone else #don't waste his potential just because he's the stereotypical asshole of the team #Crosshair deserves it #the bad batch deserves it too #bad batch family #angst #mesa writes

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buzzykrueger · 5 years ago

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The moment when Gon’s priorities start to change - ch. 64 and 65

While working in my meta of the separation scene (which will take some time still, sorry), I came across these chapters again: 64 and 65. Two of my favorite. As a linguistic and literature student, I’m always trying to catch hints in Togashi’s writing - we know he carefully thinks about each word used. Have a good read and keep in mind is just a thought - and the dialogues and panels chosen to be showed in here are meaningful. This is not a deep research with theory references, but just some of the various examples of how artistic and textual strategies work in Hunter x Hunter, that they are not random and how even the slightest changing of words and switching perspectives can impact the story in order to provoke a reaction, meaning something to the audience, leading us to a way.

Anyways.

The boys had just finished the Heaven’s Arena, with tons of hints of how they would bond more and more, for example, Killua wanting to evolve with Gon in the same pace regarding both the Floors and the Nen training. The scene where Killua and Gon are meditating together, Killua getting more protective of Gon, as they soon become a pair.

They take a short well deserved break: it’s time to visit Whale Island. After all, Gon came to Kukuroo Mountain, and Killua wants to recollect what is home to Gon, too. Fair enough, it’s how I understand he’s self-inviting.

When they arrive. we are introduced to the fact that Gon, someone who deeply cares about his family, hasn’t called once since he passed the Exam. Of course, he got extremely focused on rescuing Killua and then training with him in the Arena, getting distracted. Not that he doesn’t care about Mito or anything, but he’s found something that kept his focus real heard. And Mito imagines what it is.

Their dialogue and her glance right after that hint why she can’t even be angry at Gon - because she’s not looking at him, only. Every time it would make sense to show only Gon but we get to see Killua by his side, too, is a visual message to the readers. Mito could’ve only looked at Gon, ‘cause she just met Killua and he’s not related to her. But she observes the meaning of his presence, even if Gon does not say it.

The star gazing scene, one of the most important in the story and something we are very familiar with so, sorry to bring it up again - I know you all must be tired of seeing the same panels (but I adore it and I will keep using it). It starts with scenery that are important memories of Gon’s life when he was alone, now bringing a new meaning to them, someone to share with: Killua.

When Killua approached Gon’s plans from now on, and after getting his answer, he questions what he should do. Gon says that he should come with him.

And here is another example how a simple choice of words - not only the words itself, but the timing when they’re said and the position, the “breath” between then, or even their absence - can mean so much as fantastic and complex storytelling strategies. Because Gon only gets to know that Killua, actually, doesn’t have any plan AFTER he asks him to join. He’s not asking because Killua don’t have it - he didn’t know that before he asked - but because he wants him to stick together. This is why it’s important that this request was said and showed before Killua elaborates on his feelings, so we can know that it’s not because “since you have nothing to do”. And fun fact: Killua is the only friend that Gon actually insists to not leave. The chapter when Kurapika and Leorio head to their goals, Gon just said “oh, already? - okay, see you/good luck/something like that”, with a honest smile. And I know Gon says “see you around” to Killua at the separation scene, but it’s also the first time he's shown unsatisfied with this decision, not smiling at all, implying he’s not okay.

Continuing, its Gon putting Killua in a place that no other belongs. It’s a re-signification of Killua, Gon’s favorite places, his home and their future - everything starts to change and take form to the audience.

To Gon, it’s about sticking together because they like hanging out. This is the main reason for his request, since it’s the first thing he says about it - and further he adds their individual reasons, to be more convincing, but the core is what it is.

As we know, Mito overheard everything, specially the moment when they start to compliment her and Gon says she is his real mother. Then, later, we have chapter 65, now a re-signification of Gon’s relationship with Ging and Mito.

After accidentally hearing his words, we can interpret that she’s not that insecure anymore about losing Gon to his new found career. It was bittersweet when Gon left, after all “he is indeed his son”. But she realizes he’s different from Ging - he comes back, he values her, he could be in search of something he doesn’t have like news from his biological mom but instead, he chooses to embrace what he does have. Gon can’t even imagine how impactful his reassuring words were, and it’s also a opportunity for Mito to let out the resent on Ging and the Hunters, giving place to finally trust Gon.

And she tells him what the absence of Ging means to her. How she got hurt, but still wanted to have him around. And that’s when Gon takes Ging out of his place in his heart: it’s time to put him in his true place and make space for those who stay: Mito and Killua.

We don’t need to give titles and special places to those who are undeserved of it and should just perform a specific role in our lives as we let them. Mito herself craved for Ging’s attention, always running after him, seeing him only by his back, hiding/missing just for him to come to her aid. Gon realizes that it’s what he’s doing - he does not have someone to call a father, because Ging never make up to this title. He downgrades Ging to the same person Mito knew.

And now, even if he still feels the urge to prove Ging he’s not weak and undeserved of attention, company and worth, he definitely is not the same person and does not want to be. Ging is not the “dad who I want to follow the same steps” anymore. And then, we go back to Killua:

“But Bea, what does this have to do with Killua? We’re only seeing Mito and Gon there!” Actually not! We’re seeing Killua too, but not physically. We get to connect Killua to this scene by a simple line Gon said one chapter before, about Killua’s meaning to his life:

To Gon, it’s enough just to know this answer. Why? This line is VERY specific, literally the same thing he said to Killua in the previous chapter. He chose to bring it to table. It’s a soft - and literary - way to say his priority changed and to connect Killua to his objective. He reclaims Mito as his real mother, downgrades Ging AND shows what it comes first at his mind now - wanting to know if Ging had the same thing he has with Killua, stating his friend’s importance. “Look, Ging, how far I got. Who I took with me. Did you have this?”

And this could easily be sided with the end of Greed Island, when Gon says the first thing he’ll do when finding Ging is to introduce Killua. ‘Cause in his main goal now, the first things that come up to his mind aren’t being just like Ging and reunite with him anymore - it’s the “friend around my age”, it’s “Killua” and everything that refers to him. It changed. Gon was behind something he didn’t have, his father presence and some pride, and comes back with something even better he didn’t have either: a true friendship, who wants to be there and assure his worth.

And for me, that is the reason Togashi ends Mito and Gon’s conversation with a specific panel, not of them, not with a picture of Ging, not with the sky only... but with this:

Killua. A person not mentioned in their dialogue directly, and someone who’s not family and isn’t in the same room as them. But that is there, respecting his privacy with Mito. This is there for us to catch. It’s not a direct exchange between Gon and Killua, they’ll still do it in their way, because its meant for us: when two characters are not showed together in the same situation/moment, but are referred directly or indirectly, it’s a writing choice that means “it’s for you, the readers, to connect this.”

Togashi could've never put the “did he have friends his age?” line that wouldn’t make a difference - we would go with this Gon “new approach on Ging” because of how Mito feels, and would be satisfying enough. But the author, with this sentence used in the previous chapter and this panel, it’s reclaiming the audience to catch Gon’s new focus and remind us of Killua, that he’s there, relaxed, patient - and does not intend to leave.

EDIT: I truly think Mito will play a major role in the realization of Gon’s feelings. She’s, since the beginning, an important person and a cog who makes his significations move, first subconsciously, now more actively - but I’ll elaborate more on that in future posts.

Not deep, not a serious research, but something fun to elaborate that is implied in text, i’m used to catch this stuff and seeing by this perspective by dealing with literature classes on a daily basis. Does not mean I’m an expert or that I’m right, but that is something I’m quite sure its on purpose. Hope you all enjoyed!

#hxh #hunter x hunter #meta #hxh meta #killua #gon #ging freecss

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lefinohohohohon · 4 years ago

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DCKZ (Diluc, Childe, Kaeya, Zhongli) Idol!AU Genshin Impact

DCKZ HOW THE GROUP WAS FORMED:

DCKZ is a fanmade k-pop group based on Genshin Impacts's character " Diluc, Childe. Kaeya, and Zhongli as an idol group in an Idol AU.

Character design belongs to @veechu (please check it out and give them love)

Some of the headcanons I used for references came from Erica's comment on "ventiffin"'s youtube video:

Link: (195) Pov: 4NEMO & DCKZ are having a rap battle | a playlist - YouTube

and Yajle Gaite on riko's youtube playlist: (196) attending a dckz concert – a genshin playlist - YouTube

P.S Diluc & Kaeya's part is longer since their together.

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Childe:

Ajax or as he was known currently with his fans because of his various song covers "Tartaglia" had just finished tidying up his recording room to attend his practice session at the gym for MMA, as he was placing his spare clothes on his duffle bag, he took a quick swipe at his phone buzzing with notification at his latest cover.

A sweet genuine smile carved at Childe's face as he reads a thousand messages on his post as he was savoring the joyful and thirsty comments as well as memes about him a message from an unknown sender appeared on his screen curious, Childe tap on the email sent to him when he reads who was the sender he was both thrilled at the same time skeptical.

'This couldn't possibly be true, can't it? No way?'

he thought to himself, eyes wide open, body shaking of nervousness and excitement. He took the hand that had covered his mouth in a shock away and took a deep breath gulping down a breath he had not noticed he was holding

"Okay, Ajax just chill. . . just chill man, you still don't know what the message is about don't get ahead, Oh Tsaritsa what should I do?" he told himself and slowly exhaled before continuing to read the rest of the content

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"Greetings, Tartaglia!

On behalf of Geo Ent. we would like to express our desire to have you as one of our new talents. Currently, Geo Ent. has been looking for new trainees for a new idol group, your recent crack cover had made the Geo ent. scout you, the company believes that with your talents and charisma you will be a great asset to Geo ent as one of its rising stars.

If you have any clarifications regarding our offer, you may call us at XXXX- XXX-XXXX or email us with this email address at any given time and if you prefer to personally talk you may visit us at "Golden Pavilion, Liyue" we will cover your travel expense and accommodation for the duration of your stay regarding our offer.

Thank you and we hope your decision will be in our favor. We are looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Sincerely,

Katherine

Geo Ent.

Talent Scout Manager

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A scream from his room interrupted Ajax's family, everyone looked atop the stairs as heavy footsteps hastily descend upon the living room where everyone was eating snacks, Ajax who was still ecstatic at the email he had received hugged his siblings tightly and kissed his mother on the cheek before taking Teucer his younger brother and tossing him gleefully in the air the younger boy happily cried "higher brother, higher!" Teucer said

"Hahaha, of course, anything for my little brother" he laughed while catching Teucer.

"Hahaha, You're beaming, there must be something good, да?" Ajax's father commented as he chuckled at his son's antics when he gets excited

"My, my you seemed to be happy Ajax, did something happen?" Ajax's mother commented as she continued to watch the brothers lovingly, upon hearing his mother he threw Teucer one more time in the air before catching him and placing him down safely on the floor with their other siblings, Ajax smiled toothly at his mother before nestling down between his mother and father who sat on the sofa clasping each of their hands on his as he breathed steadying his excited heart.

"I received an email from a company" he started trying to assess his parents

"Oh? From who? Is it a sponsorship from that brand you want?" His mother inquired knowing too well that his son was already famous to have some sponsorship from different companies.

Ajax chuckled, he knew his family will be shocked at the news he was about to tell them "Hmm, better" he teased eyeing his father this time to see his reaction

"Better, huh?" His dad started then a twinkle of surprise resurfaced on his father's eyes as he made a deduction "Don't tell me? Are you serious Ajax?" His father continued as he assumed what could be better than having sponsorship from a company

"They're hiring you? What company? No! wait! don't tell me it wouldn't be any regular company who will message you especially with what you often do. . . so it has to be-"

Before his father could even continue Ajax, answered for him "Geo Ent. invited me to be one of their new talents for an idol g-"

Before he could even say everything else, Ajax was clamored down by his siblings who were listening and his father on the sofa congratulating him.

"Congratulations son! I know you had it in you, especially since you have my face, hahaha!"

"Congratulations! Big brother!"

"Big brother will be famous soon! Will you be cosplaying as Mr. Cyclops too?"

"Big brother is talented so of course they want you to be their talent!"

"Now, now I haven't given them their answer which reminds me I have to call them now to- uh, mom?" Ajax called after noticing that his mother standing on the other side of their house pulling what seemed to be a bunch of large travel luggage.

"Ajax, dear, do you think these pieces of luggage will be enough for your things while you stay in Liyue, or do we need to buy more?" Her mother probed and all he could Ajax do was laughed at his excited family.

"Let me call them first"

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Diluc & Kaeya:

A selca here, a selca there, and of course a selca of his favorite brother should also be included in his latest insta, though Kaeya wished that Diluc would smile more at his pictures of him, he always looked aloof

"Can you please try to smile at least once, when I take your picture?" Kaeya whined mumbling that his brother's good looks are wasted with his unchanging face

"I would if you stopped placing unnecessary caption on my pictures and for the last time Kaeya, stop drinking! It's the middle of the day" Diluc retorted eyeing his brother's various drinks placed neatly all at once on the VIP lounge they are currently staying at in "Cat's tail".

'He's not going to drink all of this, is he?'

Diluc thought to himself innocently before his brows started scrunching a moment later at the possibility of it happening, after all this is Kaeya he was talking about, his self-proclaimed wine/alcohol-connoisseur brother Kaeya.

He sighed exasperatedly plopping his head on the velvet backrest of the chair he is currently sitting on his back facing his brother

"Why am I with you again?" He asked out loud asking himself more than his brother who he accompanied, he often wonders to himself what made him go along with Kaeya's wine tasting adventure despite disliking alcohol himself.

"Because you're my big brother and you love me and despite your nagging, you wanted to make sure I enjoy what I'm doing safely- does that answer your question"

"Yeah, that's right because I care too much about you that's what big brothers do" Diluc mumbled back while patting a cat on his lap that has somehow managed to make it thru their private lounge. Kaeya grinned all too knowingly at his brother recording their conversation live secretly to his followers on insta with the camera facing his brother's back, he's sure Diluc will kill him if he saw what he was doing but for now, while he's still alive, he'll savor his brother's words. He might be too mischievous but he sincerely appreciates Diluc's love for him despite their constant petty fights.

"Kaeya, just promise me you won't- huh?" Just as Diluc was turning to face Kaeya he noticed his brother's phone and his shit-eating grin plastered on his tanned brother leaning one arm on the velvety lounge chair suddenly he felt the want to strangle someone to death.

"Aww~ <3, mind repeating that? My followers are crying over your message"

The cat who was sitting on Diluc's lap leaped out of the other male sensing the impending danger that is about to happen in the lounge.

"KAEYA. . . . .. . !"

"Well, that's it for now my followers! Pray that'll be alive after this! Bye!-"

"KAEYA!"

was the last word Kaeya's followers heard before the live ended.

"Please come again!" The hostess Margaret said as the two good-looking brothers left the establishment with one looking aloof once again arms crossed over his chest while the other looked scruffy following behind the older red-head male sighing

"Must you waste good alcohol? I was looking forward to tasting those!" Kaeya felt dejected after not having even a sip of any of the cocktails he ordered, he glared dagger at Diluc

"It's for your own good, I told you, too much alcohol isn't good for you" Diluc sighed not even looking at his brother as they walked to the street, he was specifically trying to find Good Hunters to order chicken skewers for Kaeya since he knew his brother is upset.

"I haven't even got a single sip! And I paid for those"

"Of course you should, you ordered them after all," Diluc said eyeing the shop across from them, he waited for Kaeya to be on his side before patting his brother's back to led him to cross the street, Kaeya huffed while walking and looking at his brother dead in the eye he can't believe he paid for nothing

"But I didn't break the glasses why did you use my card to pay for those as well?"

"To maximize your card limit so you can't pay for anymore cocktail"

"What. . .?!" Kaeya couldn't believe what he was hearing, he won't be able to drink any at all, tears started forming on his visible eye quickly and sniffing could also be heard a second later, Diluc turned to look at this brother with crocodile tears he sighed again for the nth time today

He can be so melodramatic sometimes and I'm an idiot for always indulging him

He thought brows knotted together as he waits for Kaeya to deliver his 'guilt-ridden' lines he often uses at him to get his way, his brother is too good at mind games

"H-how could you. . . I thought you love me as your younger brother maybe you really-"

"-STOP"

". . ."

"sighs* first let's get you some chicken skewers, I know you're really upset even if you don't really show it and when we get home I'll make you some death afternoon"

"Really? Aww! Thanks Luc! You're really are the best big bro! hehehe" And as quickly as Kaeya summoned his tears as quickly as it also disappeared across his face replaced with his infamous shit-eating grin knowing he got his way again, he patted Diluc's back as he quickly makes his way towards Good Hunter to order chicken skewers, he'll order a few to eat at Good hunters and order some more to bring back at the mansion he'll have to convince Diluc as well to give him sparkling wine to make his fruity chicken skewers he's sure his brother wouldn't mind.

Just as Kaeya was placing his order, Diluc sat at one of the open tables on the veranda and waited for his brother when he noticed a bobbed-cut black-haired woman staring in their direction, Diluc paid her no mind thinking that the woman was probably one of Kaeya's follower on insta waiting for Kaeya to return to have a photo ops with his brother

"Hey, Luc! You don't mind if I ordered some chicken skewer to go, right?"

speak of the devil, Kaeya nonchalantly walked back to him all smiles this time as he took his seat parallel to his brother "Sure, whatever makes you happy. . . by the way" Diluc leaned forward arms still crossed as he placed them atop the table "Kaeya I think that woman is one of your-"

"-She isn't" Kaeya responded strongly as he places one of his arms above the table cradling his chin on his palm looking at the counter to see if his chicken skewers are ready

"Oh, and how do you know? You haven't even looked at her?" he rose one incredulous brow at his younger brother. It always amazes Diluc how Kaeya can be quite perceptive of things when it's convenient for him.

"Because that woman has been following us since we left the Dad's office this morning"

What?!

A look of disbelief flashed on Diluc's handsome face at the realization and knotted his brows later at his brother's words

"If she's been following us since the beginning" Diluc emphasized, "why did you tell me only now?" He sighed closing his eyes trying to alleviate the incoming migraine he's about to have, he tapped the table with his finger waiting for Kaeya's explanation, his brother is preceptive he wouldn't be so careless especially since the two of them are well-known sons of the world-famous wine-tycoon Crepus Ragnvindr it is bond that there will be people who are after them either to do them harm or to gain something from their family.

"Relax, she doesn't look dangerous or to be more precise she isn't with someone dangerous though we'll have to verify that once she talks to us"

And just as Kaeya spoke, the woman who had been tailing them stood from her seat and politely approached them

"Good day gentlemen, may I take some of your time?" she stated with a polite smile looking at the two brothers

Diluc only nodded in acknowledgment while Kaeya gave her his fan-service smile

"Of course, please have a seat you must have been tired waiting for the right time to approach and talk to us, aren't you? You should have just come forward instead of stalking us, you do know that's a crime right? I can report you easily to the police but of course, that'll depend on your reasons" With a friendly facade, Kaeya warned the young woman openly of what he can do if he finds anything about her intention dangerous, the young woman was surprised and at the same time embarrassed for looking like a suspicious person, well she could understand their apprehensive behavior towards her, she was after all following them since the beginning.

She cleared her throat and offered her hand to formally introduce herself "I apologize if my action seemed suspicious to you Mr. Diluc and Mr. Kaeya it's only for my line of work. I'm Katherine by the way"

The brother's looked at Katherine's extended hand before looking at one another assessing Katherine's words, Kaeya took her hand first smiling while Diluc just watched, his brother is better than him when it comes to conversation especially to strangers

"Yes, it's indeed suspicious for an unknown young woman to follow and even know something about us, so tell me what kind of job stalks people? I haven't read anything of that sort from the classified ads or is it that the government legalized stalking, hmm?"

Okay, Diluc takes it back, his brother is definitely not good at normal conversation Kaeya's better at interrogating he has forgotten his brother used to be in the military. He should take over before Kaeya makes the young woman even flustered as she was already.

"What my brother is trying to say is to please explain to us why were you following us, I apologize if we're a bit apprehensive with you but I guess you already know why we're like that so if you wouldn't mind, we'd like to hear your reason"

Seeing the window of opportunity to be heard, Katherine immediately blubbered the purpose of her stalking the handsome brothers forgetting the tell them about the company and whatnot.

"IwasscoutingyoutobepartofournewIdolgroup!"

". . . " ". . .huh?"

was the only response of the brothers

"I-I mean, the two of you are already well-known and has a great number of fanbase on insta, the company was looking for new talents such as you two when we saw your insta stories of Mr. Diluc performing a jazz song on a piano and Mr. Kaeya's guitar cover the higher-ups decided to make an offer to the both of you that's why I was following you"

". . . I . . . see"

". . hmm"

Again, the brothers only looked at her with doubt, Katherine could already see on their heads she was being labeled as a 'scammer'

Embarrassed and unable to bear the brothers piercing doubtful gazes, Katherine hastily stood from her seat

"A-anyway, now that I have said what I needed to say, please excuse me and thank you for sparing me your time, i-if you have any doubts about my offer you can visit us at "Golden Pavillion, Liyue" though she was embarrassed, Katherine made an effort to politely offer her business card before fleeing the scene leaving the brothers confused and curious at the same time, the brothers looked at the business card left to them and looked at one another

"It's a scam," the two of them said in unison they deduced, however, the two of them were still curious, Kaeya was about to reach out to take the business card when his name was called up from the counter of Good Hunters for his chicken skewers, Diluc still looking at the business card left by Katherine gave Kaeya his card to pay for his order and take-away when Diluc was left on the table alone, he took the unique looking card and swiped his thumb on the high-quality bronze gold-like colored business card written on its front was Katherine's name and her position as a Talent Scout Manager and other contact details but nothing about the company.

"an Idol, huh" he breathed still eyeing the card, a longing gaze swept across his handsome face as recalls a childhood dream he once had to be a musical performer just like his deceased mother, he recalls his earliest memories of his mother playing the piano while he sang, his father Crepus listening to the mother-son duet with the proudest and happiest look a father could ever have and even when his mother died, Diluc continued to play for his grieving father, music made it less painful for the both of them and made it easier for them to remember the happiest time with his mother.

The first time Diluc thought of being a musician was when he met Kaeya, compared before his brother was frail and timid not like the confident flirt and perceptive- bastard he is now. When Kaeya was first brought to their mansion at the winery his brother had trouble sleeping, being plagued with nightmares night after night, worried, and unable to bear Kaeya's suffering he took his younger brother to the music room one night and sat him comfortably with one of the chairs as he plays one of his mother's pieces hoping it will help his little brother when he finally finished playing he was surprised to find his brother sleeping soundly on the chair and since then, every night Diluc would take Kaeya to the music room and make a pillow fort together so they could sleep comfortably after Diluc finishes playing the piano and just like every night Kaeya would be asleep on his part of the bed Diluc would tuck his brother up, however, that night was different someone else has already tucked Kaeya on their self-made pillow fort

"Dad, you're home," Diluc said as he stood up from the chair and made a beeline towards his father, hugging the older male as Crepus knelt to received his son's affection.

"I wanted to come home early since I heard Kaeya was having trouble sleeping but I guess you already took care of it, huh?" Crepus chuckled as he ruffled his son's fluffy red hair"

"Of course! I'm his big brother, I need to protect him, heheh" Diluc beamed at his dad proudly with a toothy smile "Dad, I want to be a musician just like mom so I can play the pieces she composed and also help Kaeya sleep better! Kaeya needs to sleep a lot if he wants to be big as me so I'll play the piano for him every time he has a hard time sleeping"

Crepus chuckled at his son's determination and admired his reason, Diluc was always warm-hearted just like his deceased wife "Thank you Diluc, you're really a great big brother to Kaeya"

For years Crepus and Kaeya had been supportive of his dream of becoming a musician until that one fateful day of his 18th birthday, His father, Kaeya, and their acquaintances prepared a birthday party for him at one of their many branches worldwide in Angels Share located in Mondstadt he was excited not only because he's at a legal age now but because he also received a letter of acceptance to one of the prestigious music school, he knew Kaeya and his Dad will be thrilled at the news, however, everything from that day had been a nightmare for him It was the day he learned the truth about his father's health condition and Kaeya's reason why he was adamant about going to Khaenri'ah.

That day on his 18th birthday everything changed, the father he once thought was healthy was sick and the brother he thought who wouldn't hide anything from him was keeping a secret.

"Kaeya, why didn't you tell me dad was sick! I thought there was no secret between us?! And why am I only hearing about your trip to Khaenri'ah now? What are you planning on doing in that place?! You're barely legal!"

"sigh* Just focus on becoming a musician Luc, you don't need to concern yourself with me going to Khaenri'ah as for dad's health he made me promise not to tell you because he knew you will act like this"

"To hell with how I act! I deserve to know what's happening to my family. Tell me the truth Kaeya!"

In that instant, on his 18th birthday, Diluc's dream of becoming a musician was left focusing solely on the family business, he also made sure that Kaeya will finish his military training and become an accomplished Brigadier General at such a young age just like his brother's dream. Kaeya's dream shouldn't be compromised because of his family's business, Diluc always thought Kaeya should deserve better but after 4 yrs of only serving his bastard of a brother retired from his position the moment he was back from establishing a branch in Khaenri'ah stating he missed him and the taste of wine and prefers to work as a wine-connoisseur instead. With years apart he didn't even know Kaeya started playing the guitar to fill the silent hollow covering their mansion when he stopped playing any instrument, though they weren't as close as they used to 4 yrs ago, they're trying their best to live as brothers.

He was still reminiscing about the past when he heard Kaeya's voice near him

"Want to check it out?" his brother probed as he took his seat a platter of chicken skewers placed in front of him and another bag to take home, Diluc didn't answer and simply placed the unique looking card back at the table saying nothing

"I'm curious as well Luc, let's go" Kaeya insisted after taking a graceful bite of his skewer

"You already said it yourself, it's a scam why bother?"

"Yeah, but I mean there is nothing we could lose by checking it out and if it's really a scam then I could just report it to the guys back at the military, I'm still a military officer you know"

"A retired military officer" Diluc corrected, Kaeya paid his comment no mind and insisted "Come on Luc, let's try it out, you've put a hold of your dream as a musician for a long time now, I've become a military officer just like my dream, Dad's health is alright and you already succeeded in opening a branch in Khaenri'ah so, what's holding you up?"

Diluc sighed, Kaeya is right everything's fine now, except for him, he guessed it's about time for him to fulfill his dream, Diluc sighed once again but this time it wasn't due to annoyance from his brother but rather he sighed of relief of finally letting himself accomplished his dream

"Fine, let's check it out" he finally answered

"Great!" Kaeya cheered "You heard him loud and clear right, dad? We'll visit Liyue soon"

What? Dad?! Since when did Kaeya had been talking to dad?

"you snake. . . " Diluc mumbled under his breath looking at his giggling brother who managed to manipulate him again, he heard their father's hearty laugh from the other end "Thank you Kaeya, make sure Diluc's wish comes true, alright?"

"Of course, dad, anything for my big bro that's a promise" Kaeya looked at his brother adoringly as he told their father however before Kaeya could end the call, Diluc took his phone and left a clear declaration of his new dream and goal.

"Don't worry Dad, I'll make sure to fulfill my dream- becoming a musician along with my little brother"

"what. . . ? Why am I involve in this?" Kaeya whispered over the phone

"Because I've had a different dream this time, performing with you, didn't you say you'd do anything for your big bro?" Diluc stated as a matter of factly "Or are you just saying that, maybe you never meant it and hated your big bro-"

"-Alright! Fine I'll audition with you" Kaeya couldn't believe Diluc copied his guilt-ridden strategy, he should be more careful now around his brother until now he only thought it would only work on Diluc and not back-fired at him

Over the phone, Crepus was laughing loudly at his sons' exchanged, he was happy, joyous even knowing that his two pride and joy are still getting along despite the rift that had happened between them.

"Alright, do your best boys but just in case bring someone else with you, it'll put my heart at ease knowing you two are safe, will that be alright?"

"of course dad," the brothers said in unison, laughing at one another.

The following day at the Golden Pavillion, Katherine who was busy checking any response from the talent she had scouted was abruptly called by the receptionist because of a commotion at their company's lobby. Upon reaching the said lobby Katherine was surprised to see a lot of black-suited men guarding every corner of their building looking for anything suspicious when one of the black-suited men noticed her, the man straightforwardly asked her without reserved "Excuse me ma'am are you, Katherine?"

"uhh. . . y-yes! Why did I do something?" Katherine asked nervously racking her brain for any memory that would warrant her for an arrest of some sort but as soon as she saw a pair of good-looking men walking her way, she recalled one of the brother's threat

"- You should have just come forward instead of stalking us, you do know that's a crime right? I can report you easily to the police but of course, that'll depend on your reasons"

No way! Is she going to be arrested for stalking Crepus Ragnvindr's sons?!

Oh, God, I was only scouting them, I didn't mean to do anything illegal!

Katherine silently prayed as the group of men parted to make way for the two young men, contrary to what Katherine imagined of disdain from the brothers because of her scouting, The two looked friendlier than before, the younger brother Kaeya if she remembers even smiled and waved at her calling her but she shouldn't let her guard down, compared to the older brother Diluc who looks intimidating is less of a threat compared to Kaeya.

"Oh, Ms. Katherine we were looking for you!"

"y-yes? H-how can I help you" she answered in surprise, readying herself for any possible threat the younger male may speak

"We're here to discuss your offer from last time, does it still stands?" Diluc the older brother inquired and for a moment, Katherine felt she was dreaming or is this another ploy to threaten her because they misunderstood her scouting them, she was silent for a minute or two before Kaeya probed her

"Hmm, Ms. Katherine?"

"Ah! Y-yes? I'm sorry I was spacing out" she started still frightened at her surroundings "I'm just overwhelmed with. . ." she looked around her and to the black-suited clad men in the lobby ". . . with this. I was expecting it'll only be you two to visit our building" she explained while the brothers only looked at her understanding what the young woman meant, it could really be intimidating to be surrounded by a lot of bodyguards, however, Kaeya snickered despite trying to apologize profusely at the scene they made

"pfft. . hehehe I-I . . . hehehe . . .we're so sorry if that's what you felt Ms.Katherine but you also have to understand our side, you left immediately after saying your piece without any explanation and your business card doesn't even give any hint about your company" Kaeya explained

"WHAT?!" Katherine spoke, now that she recalls she indeed forgot to tell them because of Kaeya's threat

"We sincerely thought it was a scam and just decided to check the place you mentioned, we just took some extra precautions just in case, I hope you understand, hehehe"

"I-I. . . yes alright, I understand, t-then are the both of you auditioning or just one of you?"

The brothers looked at one another, a knowing smile grazing their handsome faces as they answer Katherine in unison.

"Both of us, if you don't mind"

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Zhongli:

He was taking his usual stroll in the city trying to relieve another stressful day at work, he had no destination on mind letting his feet take him when he noticed a bunch of freshly picked Qingxin flowers being displayed in the flower shop, Zhongli seeing the flower made him stood in place, a look of longing for someone was reflected on his amber-golden eyes and for a moment he felt the wind blew gently at him swaying his long tied hair

'Oh yeah? Let's see who sings better? You may have that deep alluring voice but I can sing better than you! heh"

'I hope I can see the two of you perform soon! I wouldn't miss it for the world'

"Is it that time already?" he asked himself looking at the clear blue sky above him smiling although with a hint of melancholy, without another word Zhongli purchased a bunch of Qingxin flowers thanking Hu Tao for reminding him of his wallet and as if the wind were guiding him, Zhongli walked where ever the wind blew and before he knew where he was heading he found himself listening to a sound of a harp playing in the distant the soft melodies flowing in the air made him stop on his tracks and a vision of young woman sat with the harp playing covered his eyes

". . . Guizhong?" he mumbled one hand reaching out to the phantom image of his long-gone lover and a second later he felt himself walking towards her mirage only for him to realize his mind was playing tricks at him again. He stood in silence a prick of pain throb his chest slowly growing to his whole body, he covered his handsome stern face with his free hand and heaved a deep sigh not to recollect himself but rather to shake off the incoming tears in his eyes.

'I really love listening to your voice Zhongli, when you become famous don't forget to sing for me, okay?'

'I'll always be by your side to support you so don't worry about me '

'you worry too much Zhongli, hehehe I may be small compared to you but I can take care of myself, just focus on your dream you made a bet with Barbatos after all'

Try as hard as he can, the emotions insides him betrayed him and a tear slowly cascaded his face at the memory of Guizhong and his time with her, he felt bittersweet at the memory. He was able to achieve what he wants but the person he wants to show his achievement was no longer with him.

How ironic but we can't all have the good things in life can't we?

He thought as he carefully wiped the remnants of his tears across his face and composed himself again before walking once again to give the flowers to its owner.

As Zhongli walked the pavement towards the cemetery where Guizhong's tombstone lies he noticed a smaller male sitting in front of her laughing to himself as he lifts a goblet of what seems to be a wine to the air

"I hope you're happy there dear, our beloved stern-face brutish blundering buffoon finally decided to uphold our bet, heh - though I might say it took longer but don't worry the wait is worth it so please keep watching over him, alright? He's. . . . well, busied himself with others after you were gone can't blame him, you were precious to him" the smaller male said as if he was talking to a person, he leaned back admiring the clear blue sky a soft breeze of the wind passed as if it was agreeing to what he had said earlier about Zhongli not realizing that the male in question was just standing a couple of feet away from them his looming shadow cast over the shorter male as he approaches and a look of disdain clearly pasted on his face.

"Oh, so I'm stern-face blundering baffoon, huh? Oh, how convenient that there's stone here, you wouldn't mind me hitting you with it won't you Barbatos?" Zhongli sarcastically said tossing the pebble in his hand in the air up-down, up-down like a warning as he eyed the man

"hahaha, did I say that? I wasn't actually talking about you rather -"

"huh, save it, Barbatos" The taller man sighed "though I'm surprised to find you here I heard you are busy with your pre-debut" Zhongli threw the pebble to the ground to the relief of Barbatos and sat next to the smaller male offering the Qingxin flower and a short prayer wiping away the dust and dirt that littered her tomb

Hello, love it's been a while since I lost visit, I hope Barbatos, Xiao, and Ganyu has been keeping you company for me

He told her silently before he looked back at the shorter male eyeing the wine on his goblet

"Osmanthus?" Zhongli probed

"The one and only I know you like this stuff and what better way to taste it on the day you finally accepted Geo ent.'s offer, heheh" Barbatos chuckled as he poured another goblet to Zhongli and another in a smaller cup to Guizhong's tomb.

The two men sat in silence neither tasting the wine and just relishing the peace between them before Barbatos cut the silence

"Guizhong's case. . . it's finally closed, right?" he asked carefully, knowing it's a sensitive topic to his friend

Zhongli only nodded as he gracefully took a sip of the precious wine in his goblet

"I'm glad Guizhong finally had justice . . . she wouldn't have it if it weren't for you I'm sure she's thankful for you up there"

"I need to see to it that I closed her case, I wouldn't have peace if I allowed the criminal who wronged her not be punished" as Zhongli said that Barbatos noticed that somehow Zhongli was able to find peace- though a bit of longing hangs from his face from to time it's better than seeing his old friend looking desperate and empty

Barbatos sighed, "yeah, you've been busy. . . even becoming a lawyer heheh~ so, I guess I have to be careful with my words now, huh? or I might have a court order" he jested knowing all his friend's activities in the past couple of years and why Zhongli only accepted the Geo ent.'s offer despite being scouted for several years

Zhongli was busy chasing and fighting the court for Guizhong's murder busy enough that his friend grew a bit distant from his relatives Xiao and Ganyu, that was the only reason why his friend became a lawyer and Barbatos doubts his friend will seriously take any more clients after this case was closed, after all, he wouldn't have accepted Geo ent.'s offer if he's serious about his law career, right?

"Don't worry yourself, this will be the first and last case I'll handle" as if reading his mind, Zhongli responded clearing any doubt from his friend "though, if you break any contracts, I wouldn't mind suing you. .. . you still recall our bet right? A rematch who's a better singer? I'll be upholding that against you, Barbatos" Zhongli chuckled after taking another sip of the wine

"Of course I remember, heh! And it's not Barbatos call me 'Venti' now that's my screen name"

"I see. . . that's better compared to being called 'Barb' or 'atos', Xiao's also debuting with you. . . correct?" Zhongli asked remembering that his younger relative becoming close to his friend while he was busy with his law career.

"Yeah, we have 2 other members joining, you know Aether from ABYSS right? and then there's Kazuha Beidou's protege from Inazuma, You better prepare yourself Zhongli with my group we'll definitely crush you on our rematch, heheh"

Barbatos or as he would like to call himself now 'Venti' jokingly threatened his old rival to which Zhongli paid no mind and just smiled at him

"I doubt that"

"Oh, aren't you confident? Lemme guess you're being grouped as well? I thought they offered you an exclusive solo contract?"

"They were, however, I asked them to change it mainly because I'm already old and youths prefer something more trendy and younger appearances and I believe we would lose to your group when it comes to charisma and looks"

Zhongli finished explaining before he felt his phone vibrated the company number of the Geo ent. flashing on his screen unexpectedly, it was too soon for them to call him regarding the other members. He stood from his seat and dusted off some of the dirt on his pants

"I'll see you around Barba- I mean 'Venti' they're calling me"

"Don't sweat it, I'll look after Guizhong for a while before I head back and the next time we see each other it should be on stage, remember that, okay?" Venti called over as Zhongli started walking away to answer his call giving him one final look.

When he was finally out of earshot, Zhongli answered the phone the familiar voice of Katherine the talent scout manager greeted him

"Hello, Mr. Zhongli, are you available today for a meeting?"

"I am, what is the meeting all about?" he asked

"It's about your other bandmates, they're here, and we would like for you to get to know one another before proceeding with the formation of your group,"

At her answer, Zhongli saw a young woman was standing beside a plum blossom tree smiling at him the words the woman mouthed made him smile before her mirage disappeared along with the breeze.

'thank you & congratulations Zhongli . . .'

"Mr. Zhongli?. . . will you be available sir?"

Katherine's voice brought him back from his trance, he took a second or two before responding a smile evident in his voice.

"yes, I would love to meet them"

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