#same with guy. dude. bro. they are all a state of mind. to me

[kordbot]

while i'm at gender you guys know you can refer to me as a robot. like. its allowed. im just a silly little machine

[koneko48]

The Queer Reading of HxH

I’ve read and re-read Hunter x Hunter at least 46 times, and I always come back to the same conclusion: HxH is a queer manga.

First of all, this post is just the first part of my analysis, so I’ll be posting the rest on my account later ;P

1. fan service in shonen manga ૮꒰◞ ˕ ◟ ྀི꒱ა

1. Fan service in shonen manga

In the shonen industry, fan service is super common — and it's usually aimed at straight guys. You know the drill: women and girls with boobs bigger than my future, who serve no purpose other than being love interests, random nude scenes for no reason, super sexualized outfits… The thing is, these manga are traditionally made for an exclusively straight male audience, so they often end up being sexist or ignoring the existence of complex female characters altogether.

2. Fan service in hxh ? ¯_(- > -)_/¯

So, is there fan service in HxH? The answer is yes. Like most other shonen series, Hunter x Hunter does include fan service — but in a very… unique way.

While reading Yoshihiro Togashi’s work (the mastermind behind the manga), I realized something wild: the fan service is almost entirely male. Nope, not a joke!

There are tons of shirtless dudes in HxH — really, it’s everywhere. But if you’re looking for even one nude woman? Good luck. I haven’t found a single one. And when I say fan service, I’m not kidding!

Hisoka, for example, (besides wearing heels) is very "provocative" — that's what people would say about him if he were a woman.

Hisoka at his prime.

And don’t even get me started on Killua, who made me so jealous because when I was 12, I didn’t have a six-pack… (╥﹏╥)

Bro’s supposed to be younger than me, help!

Besides the sexualization, female characters are actually quite well represented in the manga, as well as in both anime adaptations (1999 and 2011). Take Biscuit Krueger for example, Gon and Killua’s Nen teacher. At first, we’re led to believe she’s a cute little girl — very kawaii (probably a nod to Togashi’s wife’s manga, Sailor Moon). But a few episodes later, we see her true form: she’s actually 57 years old and can transform into a bodybuilder whenever she wants. Biscuit is known to be very strong and uses Nen like no one else, since she even taught it to her students. Remember after her transformation in front of one of the three Boomers, Boomer #3 asked her why she hid her true form from people, to which she replied that she was very self-conscious about her body (I’ve never seen that in any other manga in my life) and that it wouldn’t be a secret technique otherwise.

Anyway, besides Biscuit, I have plenty of other female characters in mind, like Morena Prudo, who is insolent, mean, wants to kill everyone, very intelligent and doesn’t hide it, and scares men, etc. Or Senritsu / Melody (I really like Melody), who literally has baldness and works as a bodyguard in the mafia. And then there’s Teta, who has a square-shaped head (I cried when I saw her design ✧｡٩(ˊᗜˋ )و✧*｡) and teaches Nen to the biggest antagonist in the story, which requires great mental strength, and who doesn’t hesitate to shoot him dead cold in the head.

3. Oh I almost fgt ! Kurapika ! ‧₊˚🕷‧₊˚

His case is quite funny since we don’t actually know if Kurapika is a girl or a boy. At first glance, if you watched the English version or any non-Japanese one, you’d be sure he’s a boy... But if, like me, you have the IQ of a rock and when you first read about Kurapika, you thought she was a girl because he wears a dress and has long hair, then concluded he was a boy after googling… well, Google lied to us! In reality, we DO NOT know Kurapika’s gender. In the manga, he uses "watashi wa," a very rare pronoun in everyday language because it’s gender-neutral. On top of that, Togashi (he’s insanely talented) has never stated anything about it. Conclusion: I have no freaking idea and honestly, I don’t care. Maybe he's non-binary...

Ultimate conclusion of my whole post: It’s clear that Togashi didn’t create HxH for a straight male gaze (no one will talk about the reactions me and my friends had when we saw Hisoka half-naked).

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Coming soon: "LGBT Characters in HxH" 🌈 (yeah, I put a rainbow)

[weirdgenetic-fuckup]

okay okay but imagine pissed off brat tamer Steven Adler and sub reader who usually never pisses Steven off....i'm dead bro

A/n: I hope I did good with this prompt, I know there was no mention of the rest of the band but I had an idea and just rolled with it ig so I hope you don’t mind and still enjoy it <3

Warnings: smut, slight angst, voyeurism, degrading, groping, slight praise link, if you think I missed anything let me know otherwise enjoy!

It wasn’t intentional. Kind of.

You were just having a bad day! And you told Steven just as much over the phone. He was down at the studio with the guys and you were asking how much longer it would be before he got home.

He said only a few more hours but you asked him to come home sooner. You just wanted to see him, you wanted him to hold you and tell you everything would be fine and that you were beautiful and he loved you.

You wanted him to fuck you so good you couldn’t walk for the next week.

You wanted him to love you.

When he refused to come home you knew you had to take matters into your own hands so you drove down to the studio.

You found the room they were in with the help of another band that happened to be there. The guy who walked you over there obviously thought you were attractive, even asking if you’d rather sit in with his band instead.

It made you wonder how Steven would react, so you accepted his offer.

His was in a band you didn’t know but remembered hearing the name around somewhere, Steven must’ve talked about them at some point, maybe it was a magazine.

They were recording their own debut album and the guy you met was the drummer. He told you his name but you didn’t remember it, there was no need to. He said he’d already done his part and was just there to give his input on the others playing.

You sat in his lap, arms around his neck and occasionally shifting in his lap to get a reaction. You loved hearing his groans fall onto your ears, most of all you loved the thought of Steven catching you two in the act.

As if it was planned there was a knock on the door and in came Duff and Steven. They’d come to ask if this new band wanted to hang out, they were both new bands belonging to the same label so why not?

Steven just wasn’t expecting to see his own girlfriend sitting in some random dudes lap the same way you sat in his lap.

When Duff walked out he didn’t wait for Steven, he saw you sitting there, he knew there’d be words. “Hey, can I see you for a second?” He asked, looking at you with a stern expression.

The drummer you were sitting on looked at you with a confused expression. “But I’m comfy.” You whined with a pout.

“I don’t care, you’re my girlfriend, come on.” He said, coming over and taking you from the other drummer who just stared at you dumbfounded. You never mentioned anything about a partner. He spewed out apology after apology as his band mates laughed while you got borderline dragged out of the room.

Steven dragged you back to Guns recording room. You thought he’d take you to a closet or empty room, maybe his car or something but no.

He sat back on the couch but when you tried to sit down he pushed you off the couch. You looked at him with furrowed brows.

He unzipped his jeans and pat his thigh. You moved between his legs, heat building between your own as you looked up at him with wide eyes.

“The fuck are you doing?” Slash asked as he watched you, though the question was directed at Steven.

“She wanted attention.” Steven stated and pulled himself out of his boxers. You hit your lip and hesitantly took him into your mouth. Cheeks heating up as you felt four sets of eyes on you, Stevens head rolling back already.

You started moving up and down on his length, gagging slightly around him as soft groans left him.

Out of the corner of your eye you noticed that Slash was palming himself through his jeans, you could hear Duff groaning as well. While you couldn’t see Izzy or Axl you figured they were both in similar situations.

You just wanted attention from your boyfriend, not everyones eyes on you as you sucked Steven off. You wanted a reaction from him but you didn’t think it’d be this.

You kept going, eyes watering and tears trickling down your cheeks, mixing with the drool slipping out the corners of your mouth.

Steven was twitching down your throat, his head relaxed on the back of the couch as moans left him.

“Fuck.” Duff groaned. You hadn’t realized he’d come up beside you, now stroking himself not far from your face. “You’re so pretty like that.” You stared up at the tall blond, letting Steven take control and thrust up into you.

“Aw, look at that.” Slash chimed, also jerking himself off at the sight of your lips wrapped around Stevens cock. “Getting all starry eyed when someone calls you pretty.” He gently rubbed your wet cheek with a finger.

“Is that all you wanted?” Steven asked, caressing your cheek. You nodded, still taking him in your mouth. “Well, that’s to bad.” He pulled you off of him and got you to your feet just to push you onto the couch and push into your needy cunt. “Shouldve thought about that before being a whore.”

Steven started slamming into you at a brutal pace, not giving you a moment of peace. Loud moans and sobs ripped from your throat as you body bounced from his harsh thrusts, the only thing keeping your head from repeatedly banging against the wall was Duffs arm he had resting on the couch, specifically put there so you wouldn’t get hurt.

Even with Stevens aggressive pace and cold words, feeling everyone’s eyes on you knowing they were getting off on the sight, the few praises you got for simply sitting pretty for them was enough to get that hot knot building in your gut.

Stevens arms wrapped around you, pulling you up so you were held tight against his chest. Slash lazily reached for you chest and Steven held up your shirt for him. He stuffed the hem in your mouth and bit your neck. “You need to shut up more.” He whispered in your ear.

“Fuck you, I like hearing her.” Axl grunted, you could tell he was getting close. Everyone was getting close but no one wanted to cum first.

You reached down to rub yourself but Steven slapped your hand away. “Oh, come on,” Duff chimed, “she’s been good.” He reached over and lightly toyed with you. Slash groped your chest, pinching your nipples between his calloused fingers.

It all finally boiled over and the knot inside you finally came undone. Waves of heat washed over you, jolts of pleasure rocketing through your body and making you shake.

Your mind was wrecked. Everything was foggy, the guys voices were all muffled and you weren’t entirely sure what was happening. All you knew was that finally Steven was holding you tightly and lovingly, kissing you sweetly all over, whispering praises in your ear just as you had wanted when you came down in the first place.

[dreemurr-skelememer]

I'm gonna be anonymous when I say this because I have seen this done by many people... I strongly dislike the "Error and Nightmare gang are the good guys and trying to make the universe stable while The star sanses are the idiots who will not see reason" .. Like... I .. really? I'm not sure if the reason why I don't like it is because I have seen it so many times or what but it annoys me dearly. The members of the star sanses are reasonable and they are just often made as one sided ignorant people- I mean okay Lets go on the different pov, on the bad sanse side: You see them risk their lives every day getting themselves hurt over and over again all to defend different worlds for the sake of bringing what they believe to be peace and you label them as the fools who just want all the glory- really??? people who get hurt over and over again just do it for that stupid reasons??? I mean come on! Seeing as generally it is shown that the bad sanses want peace as well why not be trying to reach an agreement??? you fight over and over again and you couldn't even be bothered to try and reach their heads to finally listen to what you are saying like what "in a way" dream has done with nightmare countless times but they cant do the same? Just have them fight knowing that the other side are in the wrong and you choose to do nothing but break them?? Like is this your pride or something?? Why are they labelled as good guys yet they allow the other side to fight to their deaths with a good motive in mind but they only lack the full picture?? How am i suppose to "root for you" if this is what you do????? We get inside information of how peaceful they are and how they care for each other deeply, but if you care so much for each other why would you allow the other side to keep fighting your loved ones when they are missing the big picture, you know the big picture yet you say... NOTHING. NADA. ZILCH!! you cannot tell me that they don't listen to you when you barely speak up about the true issue or find a way to show them- you maybe say it once or twice in the whole story and then any other time you go straight to fighting or just avoid them.. COWARDS!! ALL OF THEM!! And in these stories the star sanses always state their reasons for their interference yet you cannot tell them why you are doing this?? All that comes out your mouth are insults and sneers, who would want to believe you when that is all the comes out of your MOUTHS... Excuse me... Just pissed sorry for the long rant.. Oh my gosh AND DONT GET ME STARTED ON DREAM AND NIGHTMARE, DUDE YOU GOT THE BALLS TO BLAME YOUR KID BROTHER FOR BEING A KID AND NOT RECOGNISING YOUR TRAUMA EVEN NOW AS YOU ARE MUCH MORE MATURE AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU BOTH AS CHILDREN????? Is he the one holding onto the past or is it you??? Night is always depicted as the dadmare, boss, the caring lover, the brother yet he doesn't even have the decency to face the fact he abandoned his brother in stone for 500 years or so, when he comes out you automatically hate him for something he had no idea or control of and choose to ignore his pleads, when your brother wants to reach you, you break him over and over again not wanting him in your life ever again when as i said before he was your "KID BROTHER" and you want to tell me your the good one for just wanting to cut him off with no answers or anything? You gotta be pulling my leg bro... and it would be a different story if the dreamtale background is different but no! it isnt! nothing is said to make it seem dream was an abuser of sorts, they were both hurt and yet you blame dream for all of it you have a whole ass support system yet that is your mindset??? I cant.... I really cant Uh sorry again for this long ass rant though =w=

anon our souls are holding hands resonating as one

my two cents on this (that isn't something i said. a million times before already) is that it's usually because people refuse to see the star sanses in the same light they do the bad sanses the people who actively dislike the star sanses and what they do usually do so because they can't relate to them, from what i've noticed

the bad sanses are easier to root for because of the fact that they are made of struggle and the dirty, gritty parts of morality and life so to say it's easier to think of good things in the middle of so much bad, because it's in our nature as people to look for hope or root for the good, no matter how little it is having the ability to look for goodness and love in so much evil is a form of love in of itself everybody struggles and life sucks and sometimes the world is evil and sometimes we do bad things, but that's the thing, the fact that we as people find something good in the middle of it all (like finding familial love bloom in the bad sanses, as an example) is very inspiring. at least to me!!! that's how i see it!!!! that's how i like to think people see it as well because that's how i see and enjoy them together so i can totally see why people find more relatability and love for the bad sanses. i really do get it and i agree!! like a lot!!!!! i love them too

but that exact reason is also why it really sucks that people just don't see the star sanses in the same light?

i wanna reemphasize my point in relatability: it's difficult for most people to relate to the star sanses because inherently they are the heroes, the protagonists, the main characters, because nobody are any of those things i feel like people often put them on a pedestal because of their central tropes and characteristics. they have it all already, they don't need more praise, right?

i think the biggest problem people have with the star sanses, like your whole ramble very clearly shows, is that they don't humanize them i feel like a lot of people assume that just because they are good and choose to be good and are praised for being good, they are unreachable people don't think they struggle. that it sucks being that.

it's often why i like writing the star sanses with so much struggle and so much mental illness lol, because being good is fucking HARD and they're as imperfect as everybody else. dream is anxious, ink is brash, blue is a workaholic, stuff like that

there's a lot to say but it's just....the bad sanses and the star sanses are two sides of the same coin. the bad sanses is finding good in the middle of, basically, evil and misdeed the star sanses is finding struggle in the middle of trying to do good

people often portray both of them black and white morals and it's why it gets frustrating and flat and badly written.

idk, just like how i find inspiration in the bad sanses of finding hope and love in the middle of darkness, i really admire the implications of the star sanses when you actually decide to humanize them. because if you make the star sanses struggle throughout their praise, glory, and righteousness, it's...really admirable that they still choose to do good.

like you said, the star sanses risk their lives often and fight, offering treaties and agreements, just to make things right that's so??? admirable????? like for the amount of times the bad sanses fucking fight them, i genuinely would've just given up completely, but they just....don't??? and that's so admirable and sweet? it makes them so deserving of their titles as guardians.

idk!!! this is a massive ramble too, i don't even know where i was going with it but like, yeah, i think i wanted to talk mostly about why people preferred the bad sanses over the star sanses and how it makes me sad i get you anon. with my whole body and my whole soul. i understand what you mean and i see you

[athena5898]

Given the nature of my blog at this point, i tend to shy away from posting about media stuff. Buuuuut I think there are a lot of younger people experience this slightly "political" dude bro phenomenon so I kind of want to walk them through it. So Dawntrail the most recent ff14 expansion. Is actually pretty good. Now if you listen to some aspect of the community you are going to get some other........."perspectives" on that. Dawntrail is flawed, of course it is. This is the expansion that would have been in development during mid to post 2020 AND it's the expansion that needed to come around after Enwalker to build up the new story. Endwalker that spent YEARS building up to a climatic finish. What does this have to do with the first paragraph? Well, I'll tell you.

Dawntrail focuses on the story of a coming of age of a nontraditionally feminine woman lead Wuk Lamat (who is voiced by a trans voice actor) and we, the heroes of the world, are now going to help and take a back seat to this person. Who she and the entire expansion is based on Indigenous people from various parts of "America" so you know, they should be front a center and our out-of-town asses *should* take a seat in the back (some of you will read this and immediately go "oh that's why it's getting extra hate") If you do not know and was lucky enough to not be a woman or non cis het white male in the 90s trying to play video games or enjoy nerd culture....All of what I just stated is a big problem. Dude bros as I like to call them, (aka someone who you will always be curious if they were or would be part of Gamer Gate. Also please note a dude bro doesn't have to be a man...trust me on that) hate this kind of shit. They naturally feel threatened when the media's focus is not about them. So what do they do? They take legitimate criticism of something and BLOW IT THE FUCK UP. Suddenly that thing that was kinda annoying, is now just the fucking worst. A story beat drags on a little long? Worst media ever. A character has a minor plot hole? Worst media ever. dialogue a little blah at one point? Worst media ever. etc etc etc These are the same kinda people mind you who will write a 8 page essay how (insert average mid action movie here) is the most amazing masterpiece of a film. (which I don't really care about, but it shows that these people are not exactly the most objective purveyors of media arts as they like to claim to be when it's suddenly about their misogyny and white supremacy) I'm bringing this up cause I'll notice some well meaning people being confused saving things "well...I kinda get *this* part of the criticism but...not this other stuff. Why is it a big deal" or some version of this. They don't actually care that much, they just care that an Indegenous GNC cat woman is getting more screen time then their precious gods gift to Eorza WoL. If they had made this expansion about a white guy or our WoL and it wouldn't of gotten nearly the same level of backlash. People will disagree with me, but I'm sorry this is just a fact. And because this is the reading comprehension website, no it's not bad to dislike Dawntrail. No it isn't bad to think a character is annoying. But the patterns are there and the chances of this JUST being about the real issues is just fucking zero. You dont' spend that much time complaining about ONE character as the focus if it isn't about the bullshit dude bro gamer pride. Honestly given how fucking gay this game is I have no idea how these people play this game without burning up like a vampire touching sunlight ALSO...I'm a ex wow player who played that game for the story (I was 14, give me a break) from BC all the way up to 7.2. So I kinda know what i'm talking about when it comes to toxic dipshit gamer behavior *looks back at that last paragraph* god that's so fucking sad. Oh fun fact, according to Wuk Lamat's voice actor Sena Bryer, all voice acting for the new area in Dawntrail was given to Latino/Indigenous voice actors for every single character. (from this area of course) *edit* lol yeah anyone saying i'm wrong is just a fucking grifter or liar. Found this while looking something else up. You know it's bad when the god damn director has to step in and say "yo you little assholes cut it out" https://www.pcgamesn.com/final-fantasy-xiv-a-realm-reborn/naoki-yoshida-wuk-lamat

[mpregeminem]

I READ THE ANGEL KAMES FIC …. ough 😭 such a shame it’s unfinished. the fact that all of that went on in the span of 5 days kinda blew my mind like you’re telling me 100k+ words and it hasn’t even been a week? this is the slowest burn to ever burn. anyways do you have anymore fic recs 🫶

HI HIIII im so glad you like it yessssss!!!!!! and literally the way they make you wait saur long for them to even like eachother in any capacity had me climbing the walls that night...... and the WINGS bro......bro what if i wanted you to keep me safe and warm in a cocoon of your own flesh forever.. haha i mean-

and i doooo :) i've been saving this ask because i wanted to do a thorough list from my laptop, but i'll rec some of my favorites so far right now, and maybe some i've been meaning to read, but haven't yet

i have read and rec:

We could take it to the highway by skyline

kendall has to go back to minnesota and james offers to travel with him through the states. REALLY nice i loved skyline's writing and depiction of the boys' inner struggles. very grounded to the show's pillars and their dynamic really hit with me. i rec this to everyone who will listen because i liked it a lot lol <3

How to stop a haunting also by skyline

supernatural universe kames baybayyy. honestly all of skyline's works are so worth it, i still have a few of theirs to read but i strongly recommend the author in general (i rec more fics of their below but there's way more, i don't want to make the list too long hehe)

Lost without you by mintrosy

ANOTHER instant fav author. the guys suffer a shipwreck and kendall gets badly hurt. and they have to cauterize the wound and so on. very nice and sweet despite that description i just gave skdjsh

mintrosy also has a kames omegaverse series, lost bets (porn lol, kendall in lacy and james going apeshit), Sharing is caring, Dude (short and sweet fic about the four of them sharing outfits <3). honestly they have a tonn of fics so you can go to their profile and go bananas

Never did run smooth by ItsyRoyal

the first btr fic i read this year i think? so it has a special place in my heart <3 pinning kendall and oblivious james, very in-canon

Patrón on ice by skyline

james/camille/kendall because jamille is my guilty pleasure lol. very funny, james has a date with two beauts and doesn't know what to do with himself.

now for fics i haven't read yet but intend to:

Sweet people by xAnimaniac (50k words)

Kendall is a lawyer, always determined to stick to business. And even after losing his husband three years ago, he's not looking for any kind of relationship. Then he meets his new client James, who is a druggie accused of murder, rude and flirty and absolutely everything Kendall never thought he'd be into. So why does he like him so much?

I tell you I'm lost here (awaiting reply) by jaded_jane (30k words)

Gustavo allows James a second attempt at an audition and offers to make him a star when he likes what he hears. James jumps at the chance, and once he's gone to L.A., Kendall's left to hold everything and everyone together. As days go by, Kendall forces James a little further back in his mind, especially as contact goes from limited to non-existent and promises aren't kept. It's only then that Kendall realizes that the people he loves, leave him and never look back.

It's so hard to breathe by skyline (11k words)

“So you let Dak Zevon fuck you,” James says, and this time he doesn’t bother amending his word choice. “Interesting decision.”

right now im rummaging through EpicallyObsessed's ffn page but haven't read anything yet. they have a looot of long kames fics, mostly AUs.

Same with RainbowDiamonds, the author of the angel kames fic in question <3

hope this helps!! if you want let me know if you end up reading any of these ♥️

[davekat-sucks]

I was thinking about the whole "Bro was abusive" thing again and i still don't think HE was abusive, let me explain why i emphasized that "HE". BUT let me get one thing out of the way first: i doubt Hussie had planned for Lil Cal too be a combination of 4 different guys at first, i do think Cal was supposed to be an evil puppet controlling Bro too an extent, but since canon its now that Cal is 4 dudes i thought I'd make a lil analysis. I think Bro was being fully possessed by lil Cal, I do not think his actions were technically his own, I'll get into why i say "technically". Like i stated earlier Cal is a combination of 4 guys (i guess 3 and half if you want too be THAT technical) being, Caliborn, Lil Hal, Equius, and half of Gamzee. Lil Cal's design also takes influence from aspects of those characters, he has Caliborns face, his shirt is the same color as Equius's blood, he wears a hat referencing the strider aspect, I'll be honest i cant exactly say where Gamzees influence comes in, I'd probably pin it on the laughing Cal does but whatever. Even stuff Bro "does himself" reflect this, the snuff filming, the rapping, the fighting, the crude comic making, etc, all of those things are something THOSE GUYS do. The point is Cal IS a combo of these guys, he is literally THEM. I think the best way too explain how Bro was possessed by Cal is like Pixars Inside out, instead of Riley it's Bro and instead of the Emotions it's Caliborn, Hal, Equius, and Gamzee, all forcing Bro too do those actions, ALL of them had an imput in raising Dave. But let's get into that "technically" now, Lil Hal is Dirk, Dirk is Bro, while everyone else was doing their bullshit while being Cal i think Hal was the nurturing part of Bro, we've seen how Hal/Dirk can care for people so i think it's safe too say he was the one responsible for protecting Dave and caring for Dave. I didn't put quotations around "part" last sentence was because Hal IS Bro technically, probably the only true and real part of the ACTUAL Bro. So technically Bro wasn't the abusive one, he was the caring part through Hal which IS him, it was Caliborn, Equius, and Gamzee were the abusive "parts" of Bro.

That is an interesting way to look at it. I can certainly see how parts of each one taking control to have Bro raise and care for Dave in different ways. Things like sparring would come from the sides of ARquius (Lil Hal and Equius), since both have been known to train and fight [Lil Hal on training Jake and Equius fighting with his robots]. Gamzee, Equius, and Dirk have an interest in rap/slam poetry. Equius and Caliborn have an interests in arts (Equius love for hoofbeast while Dirk & Caliborn do drawing). Setting up the porn bots to talk to each other (to having like an AI), would come from Dirk/Lil Hal/Auto Responder. Makes me feel sorry for Bro that his mind would be fucked because of this.

[raddestrose]

OHHHH MY GOSHHHH

ITS THE FINAL BATTLE

which confuses me because there are like…actually no there’s only like three more episodes in this season. I guess this is the final battle.

never mind, my bad

but I am curious to see what’s gonna happen in these next few episodes

Loving the nature sequence-IS THAT SENKU

OOHHHHHHH so THATS how he broke out

i’m still in shock that they found the phone 

thats so bad, but like they did all they needed with it??

OOHH YALL IM MEGA PUMPED

TRUST im learning this song on the bass

even if i don’t understand it yet and it makes my fingers hurt

YOOOOOOO LETS GO TAIJUU

they are doing a very good job at the no bloodshed thing

OOHHHHH a sonic bomb

reporter lady, you have clearly never been in a school fire drill before

yeah, good luck with an Ukyo hot on your tail 

Ok, um at the risk of sounding vulgar there in my humble opinion, at least no need for that kind of shot

But continue, I guess

They did not have to bounce likebthat what the hell,Ohh she’s ticking her oh my gosh

Dang bros LOUD

It’s gonna sound funny this is gonna sound weird, but I want someone to edit “big and loud” to Taiju and have that scene show during the loud

I don’t know why I just thought of that but it was hilarious

oh my God, they managed to reclaim that cave and pull off a full scale assault in 20 seconds

albeit twenty tv seconds but still twenty seconds

you guys know I love a good flashback sequence

 You know, some people have a sourdough starter kit

Senku has a gunpowder starter kit

Same difference if you think about it

JEEEZ they managed to scare Ukyo with their speed

UKYO NOOOOOOO

oh God things just got really, really bad

Hey yo, what’s up with this beautiful ray of light hitting your mortal enemy in the face who also happens to know you better than anybody else in this world

Care to explain Senku?

you guys I can’t even make a joke about this

It’s one in the morning my family is asleep if I were try and say something funny I’m gonna get in trouble for laughing too loud

Oh my God, can you guys be normal about this? Be like guys have a SMALL and CONTROLLED fight and then be fine

but don’t let Hyoga participate we know he’s a dirty fighter

Bro, you couldn’t kill him the first time correctly what makes you think the second times gonna be any better?

Senku,dawg, are you threatening the guys life or are you flirting with him, choose please

Oh wow, that’s a lot of guys

SHIIITTTTTT

Hyoga dude, let a guy lie, its his whole thing, you can’t take away a guys thing. It’d be like if someone took away your little face mask and your brooding, it just wouldn’t be the same

I mean dont doubt Senku . I’m sure America will show up and they show at some point.

honestly, he probably could contact the United States. He probably has and it just happened off screen and it ends up being a major plot point or something.

Nah Hyoga, you forget that there are like two more seasons of the show and it’s still continuing so thank clearly have not lost

Check your facts, read the manga my guy

I mean hes already died once before, maybe it’ll stick the second time

you never know

This is Way too sad, Taiju you are too good of a person

I actually LIVE for Kohaku and Tsukasa’s beef its really funny

No there is a way, Senku has that feral look in his eyes 

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THATS THE END OF THE EPISODE

[redgoldblue]

rolled some rainbow d10s for you for the fanfic writers ask game: 17, 10, 84, 44 🌈

🌈 ❤️ 💕

17: what is your favorite line you’ve ever written?

MAN. BRO. DUDE. GIRL. SIS. i have written so many hundreds of thousands of words in the last. uh. 13 years? that i cannot possibly give an even remotely definitive answer to this. i'm going to give a handful of the ones that come to mind, from both fanfic and original.

(let's start with the stalwart. fanfic, state of disrepair)

Danny spreads his hands in what he thinks is an appropriately ‘what the fuck are you talking about’ gesture, and follows it up by saying, “Harry, what the fuck are you talking about?” “Were you two ever going to discuss the fact that you’re in love with each other, or are you just planning to keep muddling along in the hopes that one day you’ll trip and fall into bed together?” Before Danny can come up with any kind of response to that, Harry raises a hand and amends, “No, sorry, you’re already in bed together. In the hopes that you’ll trip and fall onto each other’s cocks.”

(original, weird lit-esque almost-comedy i've yet to get published)

“Do you think we’re nearing the end?” Death stubbed out his cigarette on the Formica tabletop. “The end’s always near. Time hasn’t been constructed yet.”

(fanfic, the post-canon White Collar fic I started like, 2.5 seasons before finishing the show. this probably won't stay in favourites, particularly, but I have a lot of emotions about this fic right now)

“I’m sorry too,” Neal says eventually. “Is that enough?” The length of Peter’s body is warm and solid beside him. The question isn’t asked with despair, or desperation, or even particularly hope. It’s the same simple curiosity that drives him to crosswords and crime. 

(original, absolutely absurd superhero parody comedy that is published)

“Look, Bill, I’m your employer, not your friend! I pay you well, I give you dental insurance, I’m not required to come to your little office barbeques, alright?” “Wait, you guys have dental?” Joe asked. “Of course,” Dr. Eadful replied. “Just because I’m a supervillain doesn’t mean I should ignore union demands.”

(fanfic, The Honesty Affair)

“I’ll take the couch.” Illya watches Napoleon’s turned back as he walks away, feels his pulse thud and lurch in his stomach and throb in the rope burns on his ankles and do somersaults in his throat and his aching shoulders. If you want it, ask for it. At least from me. “Don’t.”

(original, queer cowboy-thief romance, published)

Between the dark and having just emerged from sleep, the world was a little hazy, but Jack’s lively green-brown eyes looking into his were clear. Clear like a galloping horse kicking up grass and dirt, at the kind of breathless speed where all you could do was hold on and laugh and let the world blur around you.

(fanfic, Finding A Cure In You. porn alert)

He bites down on the corner of the denim, pushes at the button with the flat of his tongue. Briefly wonders if the words 'Levi-Strauss' would be branded on it if he stayed like this long enough, and why he likes that thought, before he realises it's just about the permanent imprint of Hutch and the button slips free.

(original, The Novel. The Great American (Australian) Novel, otherwise known as 'The Nanny but make it gay', otherwise known as The Kid's Guide To Romance, otherwise known as IKEA family after the last lines)

“If I could just pass as a straight white man-” “Oh, hang on,” Liza interrupted. “I love fantasy worlds. If I had wings and a tail…” “Shut up.” -

“You – and Isa too – you’re, you’re just pieces of timber and nails, and I have to put it all together myself. I don’t know how to do that.” “We’re IKEA at this point, at least,” Rob replied. “You don’t have to put it together alone.” “That’s worse! Do you know how many relationships have broken up over IKEA furniture? I’m terrible at following instructions!” “I think you might be overextending the metaphor a little,” Rob said with careful solemnity.

10: at what point in the process do you come up with titles, and how easy or hard is that for you?

For fanfic: on average, I think, probably actually early-midway through the writing process? And when it is then, it's usually pretty easy, because it means. well, it probably means I've listened to a song while thinking too hard about it.

For original: usually the end. not infrequently, ten minutes before the relevant contest deadline. it is. more difficult. Having said that, the most recent (last weekend) was named at about 100 words in and with a minimum of suffering.

84. said: overused or underused?

In general trad-pub? fine. neither. In fanfic and self-pub? probably underused. But having said that, I do think people can get waayyy too ferocious about never using other tags, and they usually only actually get tiring if a) you're never using said or b) you're using a tag on every single piece of dialogue.

44. any writing advice you want to share?

Proper use of paragraph breaks can be your best friend, and something I learnt relatively late.

'Write what you know' and 'show don't tell' can both, I think, be best conceptualised as 'think about what your characters are feeling (emotionally, or with the five senses) and write that' - deliberately, not just using cliches.

TROPES ARE TROPES FOR A REASON. there are only five original stories (or however many you have in your idiom), and that's because those plot structures work; similiarly, tropes only became popular because they're enjoyable. Play with them, of course, invert them, but also respect their existence. The disdain for tropes is a real thing in both fan and original writing spaces, in different forms, and it. makes me mad.

writing asks!

[thestarsearcher]

alright alright here's the cillian lore because you asked. this shit is crazy.

i met this guy back in 2022 and we weren't super close at first. then found out that we were gonna be in disney world at the same time. so we met up a few times over that trip and it was pretty great. he breaks up with his gf and tries to make me his rebound (i was identifying as a lesbian at this time i had little to no attraction to men so he was getting his hopes up for nothing) he was also close with my cousin and asked her to have sex with him, which her very Christian ass said "bitch fuck no"

he confesses his feelings for me and im like "sorry dude nuh uh". so we're planning our second time seeing each other and while we're there we hold hands and his (his hands were so damn sweaty) and yeah apparently his feelings never went away, and platonic hand holding doesn't exist to him

so in april of 2023 he gets with this aroace person, they break it off bcs well. they're aroace. and im attempting to comfort him and then he ghosts me for 3 days and i assume he's just dead. (this is where my dislike of ghosting first begins so yeah fuck you new person ghosting me WHO KNEW ALL ABOUT THIS. smh and people still try and defend them). anyways uh during this time i grow *feelings* because im left alone thinking he's dead. he comes back, does this whole apology thing, and then i start flirting with him because what else is my 14 year old ass supposed to do?

important uh. he's 3 years older than me. he just turned 19. this is uh. important

ok so during this time he meets my one irl friend and they get close. and he basically forces us into a love triangle. im having on and off feelings for him and become VERY codependent on him. so we meet up again and we kiss. it sucked. would not recommend. AND HE LIKE??? HADN'T SHAVED??? so yeah not a fan. anyways he then goes on to say my one friend is cute and it just puts a bad taste in my mouth.

now here's the wild shit.

after he leaves he sends me this what i like to call contract. in this contract it states that if we were to be together, i wouldn't be allowed to be with anyone else, no one could know until i was 19, and i would have to H A V E H I S C H I L D R E N.

IM BEING SO SERIOUS RIGHT NOW.

so i back off and we stay friends for a bit on and off flirting. he's uncomfortable with it though because he's "not gay" and im trans. so he just throws this whole fit about it and it's like. in some weird way kinda transphobic??? like it's weird.

so when he turns 18 he basically ghosts me, and im still very codependent on him and then i start to lose my mind. he's supposed to come and see me, but then cancels a week before. i break things off with him because i just can't do it anymore.

now we're nearly at the present day. in september i find out that he couldn't visit me BECAUSE HE WAS HOMELESS AND HIS PARENTS MOVED TO HAWAII AND HIS DAD GOT ARRESTED. WE THEN START TALKING AGAIN AND HE APOLOGIES FOR EVERYTHING AND IM JUST LOSING MY MIND.

and now. as of today. i find out that he is moving to germany in 8 months and im just like GIRL WHATTTT

and that's the very abridged cillian lore because there's so much more

bro this is so rigged.. dad lore goes crazy for my moots out there.. I dunno what to say, sorry, I'm terrible at this shit. Hope you get better? God, I sound like a fucking jerk but.. GOD DAMMIT I just hope ur better and uhhh stay manly dude!!!

[cherie-luvv]

have we ever thought about the canon fact Thomas is quite literally religious I mean he literally makes references to Jesus in the third novel and celebrated Christmas 😭😭😭 as I can quote, he says while gally is taking the chip outta his brain, “Why would God do this to me?” Or, “Why would God betray me?” And sure maybe he isn’t but WHY would wicked keep that in his memory? Was it supposed to create hurt for him, remembering that his mother could’ve been religious? why??? I just remember never fully understanding why he added that line. but I think it’s neat

Also medical inaccuracies are insane in the novels I mean the fact gally can survive w his heart ripped open w a spear and even if it didn’t hit his heart a punctured lung? Because the ppl in wicked were dead like???? He couldn’t have been treated immediately but somehow newt couldn’t live even though he was quite literally resurrected CANONICALLY by wicked? It makes me so curious they ask him to finally rest and he does but it never officially STATED newt is dead in cranks palace I mean Thomas does say he is but like is Thomas rlly the guy to rely on to say oh he’s dead or not he really didn’t get it right with gally. Winston’s death was so fucked up in the scorch trials I won’t even relay it bc I feel like I should give a full experience on what scorch trials on it cause I just remember being so horrified. Plus I never understood why Thomas never went deaf or even hard of hearing in the movies AND books??? Because he got struck by lightning on the ear, multiple explosions that would’ve deafened him for good too??

Maybe I read too far into these books but I think people are brushing aside the end of cranks palace way to easily he never says he’s officially dead what the heck !! Sorry for the rant

I had no idea Thomas is religious, now I’m curious about it. For some reason I think it’s kinda funny because as you said, why would they keep that in his head? Or the same with things like books, I think they mention Hansel and Gretel in one page, and things that just don’t make sense to me because supposedly they lost all of their memories but then remember the most random things ever 😭

About Gally, hear me I LOVE HIM, but let’s be real rn, he would have survived that in real life, like there is NO WAY, that spike went all trough his body, and he should have been waiting a while before someone rescues him, in any case he would have literally bleed out, or if they save him he could have died from millions of infections. Same with Minho, dude just got struck by a lightning and all he said was “huh”, bro you should be DEAD wdym you are already walking and in your 5 senses because wth. And then we have Newt, who could have lived so easily, in the movie and in the books, I mean he was a crank but they could have tied him up, like really after everything they have been trough that should have been the easier task KEEP YOUR FRIEND ALIVE?? At least idk try it, it’s true that in the books there was no cure, so even if they tried something I think he should have died anyways, but the movie death was just so devastating after knowing that he had a chance, it was just 5 seconds more and he would have had his happily ever after seriously.

I read Winston’s death in the book and I was like traumatized dude, or idk which book it is but when they think they are seeing lamps and they are DEAD PEOPLE HANGING FROM THE CEILING, no man that’s just straight up disgusting, the brutality in those books it’s just something different, when I read them I know I will experience every type of emotion.

And let’s just say that the power of protagonism is real because those kids should be either dead or like deaf, blind, any thing that comes to your mind

[snaggletoothedbastard]

i would like to thank the aroace community for informing me that you can in fact be physically and emotionally intimate with people and not be romantically attracted to them.

i'm often slightly worried about how people view my relationship with my best friend. i'm worried that they're thinking "why are you, a lesbian, so close to this man? are you sure you don't fancy him?" and my answer to those questions would be: i like to be close to him because he's my best friend and he gives good hugs, and yes, i am sure i don't fancy him.

we cuddle and we hold hands and we say "i love you" to each other and we kiss each other on the cheeks and we did kiss on the lips once when we were both drunk, but to us, these are all displays of platonic affection. it's hard for me to pinpoint exactly what distinguishes platonic attraction from romantic attraction, but they feel noticeably different to me. i kissed two other people on our last night out, two girls that i used to have crushes on. i'm not romantically attracted to them any more and was not romantically attracted to them when i kissed them. kissing them didn't reawaken any romantic feelings. don't get me wrong, it was fun, but it didn't feel the same as when i kissed my ex-girlfriend. it didn't feel like "we're kissing because we're in love", it felt like "i'm kissing my friends and that's kinda cool". it didn't give me the butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling i get when i have a crush on someone. i didn't mind doing it, and i probably wouldn't mind doing it again, but i don't feel a specific need to do it again.

kissing my best friend on the lips felt the same. it just felt like another display of platonic affection.

i write poetry about him and we once played little talks by of monsters and men together and he lets me wear his jacket when i'm cold and he's seen my boobs before and we like playing with each other's hair but again, these are displays of platonic affection for us. we also call each other "bro" and "mate" and "dude", and we joke about being each other's wingman and helping each other talk to girls, and we oscillate madly between giving each other really sweet compliments and really silly insults. when my best friend and one of our female friends became somewhat involved with each other, i wasn't jealous because they kissed, i was jealous because they were writing songs together and i wanted to write songs with him too. when i think about calling him, or indeed any guy, my boyfriend, it just feels Wrong. like i'm trying on a shoe that doesn't fit. but when i think about calling someone my girlfriend it makes sense. it fits.

i'm not aroace (i'm ace but not aro) but without seeing aroace people on tumblr saying that friendship can and should be just as important as romantic and sexual relationships, and saying that gestures of affection such as kissing, cuddling and hand-holding don't have to be exclusive to romance, i would probably be in a state of panic, questioning my sexuality all over again. it's thanks to the aroace community that i'm not doing that. it's thanks to the aroace community that i've realised my uncertainty about this friendship comes from living in a heteronormative and amatonormative society, and that it's the society that needs to change, not us. it's thanks to the aroace community that i've learned to value friendship as much as romantic relationships, if not more so. it's thanks to the aroace community that i feel i have the freedom to express love however i wish to whoever i wish.

thank you, aroace community.

[old-danmei-fan]

Just finished volume 3 of Heaven Official's Blessing and even though the first half was a little hard to read for me, I Ioved it. There's such a great mix of humor, trauma, fighting, and love.

I'm going to post my notes/ all the random shit that popped into my head as I read from volume 3 below the cut so don't read below if you don't want spoilers.

Also, before my notes, I know who Jun Wu is and more or less his roll in XL's journey so I make references to him in my notes when I shouldn't know what's going on with him at this point.

I would try to block out the whole your country dying and literally nothing you do helps thing too XL

Xianle state preceptor really got to the point with the whole you "ascended too soon because all your people are still alive" bit. I get it where he's coming from, but damn that was a lil harsh.

I love that XL is of the mind set of "what the fuck is the point of being a god if I don't help my people?" I was kinda wondering the same thing my dude.

This is the first series where I am having to put the book down and walk away after every 10 pages. Poor XL is making every possible bad decision he can even with everyone screaming at him not to.

JFC the land of tenders was NOT what I was expecting 😬

I understand why HC is such a snarky prick to FX and MQ lol they were always such assholes to the poor lil guy. He just wanted to make heart eye and protect his crown prince.

Ok so Lang Ying is obviously working with white no face (jun wu), but he's obviously gotta be someone in present day right? I feel like he's too prominent at the moment to not come back in the present.

I'm fucking stupid lol Lang Ying -> Lang Qingqiu. Lang Ying is obviously going to be the first king of Yong'an

Lil soldier kinda disappeared?

Man body horror is gonna be an ongoing theme throughout this huh?

XL is really too pure for this world.

Damnit Qi rong. You and your big mouth

FX - "that brat will definitely grow up to be a good man" bro aren't you the one that kicked him out of the army lol

Oh it's because he's just happy not everyone hates XL 🤣

Hoo boy. 1st half of volume 3 is a doozy. Everyone is getting a big ol helping of trauma and suffering. Hong'er/ Lil soldier breaks my heart when he's telling XL he won't forget him.

Lmfao XL threatening QR with siccing HC on him

I do not like Shi Wudu 😡

Lmfao HC being so extra for his man at the festival he wrote a play and sent up 3k lanterns. Pei ming being all I told you guys HC didn't take XL to be mean 😏

Pei Ming is like that himbo that everyone doesn't like cause he's fucks around, but then you talk to him and he's kinda funny.

Hahahahahaha HC and XLs "first kiss" is killing me. XL pretty much saying he'd stab anyone who did that to him but HC and he's confused about why. Hmm I wonder why XL?

Oh this poor boy lol getting so flustered he's trying to run away only to be caught because he's bleeding from his foot. Poor guy is panicking over his cursed shackle on his ankle isn't he 🥺

I'm so glad the second half of volume 3 is not quite as traumatic as the first.

Dying at everyone thinking that ghost baby is Pei Ming's

I don't like Jun Wu's sword. That's icky

☹️

And then on the flip side, Rouye and E-Ming fighting for XLs attention is adorable lol

Poor Qi Rong being subjected to the torture of watching XL and HC flirt. Maybe if they laid it on a little thicker they could get him to leave the body he's in.

[cassiuspr]

[Video transcript begin.] 

[The recording begins in the passenger seat of a car, at upper chest height. The sky is dark, and there is quiet chatter happening behind the camera.]

[Suddenly, a small animal comes into view on the road. The person with the camera lunges to grab the steering wheel, swerving around the animal.]

?: Sorry, everyone! Animal on the road!

[Voice identified: Ophelia.]

?: It's ok! It's understandable.

[Voice identified: Nessa.]

[Ophelia turns around in zer seat, looking back at the other passengers of the car.]

O: You guys ready? 

Ne: Legally I should say no, [Whispered.] Lord knows I'm already in enough legal trouble.

[Ness clears her throat and sits up straight.]

Ne: But yeah! I'm ready!

[Noises of agreement from the other passengers indicate they share the same sentiment.]

?: Ophelia, when are you going to tell her why Cass is here? 

[Voice identified: Becky.]

O: Soon!

Ne: Not like I really care, bro is the head of PR. And therefore my boss when I'm with PR so.

[A loud laugh is heard from the driver's seat.]

?: You guys haven’t told her yet? 

[Voice identified: Cassius.]

Ne: Nah, they haven't told me anything. Besides why I'm here.

C: Oh, this’ll be fun.

O: Eyes on the road! OMFG dude we can’t die in a car accident before we get there!

Ne: Yeah uh… I think I'm the only one that would stay dead honestly.

C: Yep. You are.

Ne: I was… Joking.

[Cassius turns and smiles at Ness.]

O: EYES ON THE ROAD!

[The car swerves violently as the passengers shout. Cassius is the only exception, cackling at the others.]

Ne: Fuckin' hell dude, maybe chill?

C: Never.

Ne: Fair enough, have a nice night.

Be: But we’re going to the same place?

Ne: A joke, it's a joke… I know we're all going to the same place.

Be: Oh.

C: Sharp turn, everyone hold onto something. If you’re in the middle seat, good luck.

[The camera jolts, as everyone screams. Several thunks can be heard behind the camera.]

?: OW. YOU BITCH! 

[Voice identified: Eden.]

Ne: SORRY, SORRY, I'M SORRY.

[Ness puts her hands together and begins pleading with Eden.]

Ne: Don't kill me- I'm sorry!

Ed: I have half a mind to fucking bite you right now. 

C: Hey. We don’t bite others in the car. 

Ed: Fine.

Ne: Eden please for the love of gods forgive me, I was trying to grab the center console so I didn't fall into anyone.

Ed: You’re lucky we’re working together tonight, Ness. 

O: Speaking of! We’re almost there! Everyone prepare yourselves! Ness, are you sure you’re ready?

Ne: Physically? Been ready. Mentally? Well I think if I say no Eden's gonna kill me once we get out the car so yeah I'm ready!

[After a few seconds, the car turns into a parking lot. And everyone begins to exit the car.]

Ne: [Whispered.] Ok Ness… You can do this.

[Ness slowly gets out of the car with everyone else, the green dress she has been wearing shining under the lights.]

Ne: Ok… Time for me to help kidnap someone.

O: Huddle up, team! We need to restate our plan. 

[The PR team and Ness form a circle, Ophelia points at the different members and states what they’ll be doing. Before turning to Cassius.]

O: Cassius, you–

C: Are the distraction, I know. You brought an outfit for me, correct?

O: Hell yeah we did. It’s in the back.

Ne: Wait, outfit? What?

C: I can’t be a distraction in my work clothes! Come on, Ness. Think for a moment. 

[Cassius walks to the car and opens the trunk, pulling out a red satin party dress, he grins at Ophelia.]

C: You’ve really outdone yourself on this one, Ophelia. I’ll go get changed, I’ll be back in a second.

[Cassius vanishes behind the car, Ophelia turns back to the group.]

O: That’s why he’s here.

Ne: I, I support it. That is a damn good plan.

[After a few seconds, Cassius calls for Ophelia.]

C: You brought your purse, right? 

O: Yeah, why?

C: I’m going to need to borrow your lipstick. 

O: Alright! Catch!

[Ophelia tosses xer purse behind the car.]

C: Thanks!

Ne: So uh… Why am I here? Besides helping, what's the plan?

O: We need you to help carry the dude out. Among other things.

Ne: Like?

O: Well, we don’t know what else will be needed until we actually get in there. He has bodyguards, but we don’t know how many. He’s smart, unfortunately. 

Ed: Would’ve done you some good to have a few of those, huh?

[Ness looks over at Eden, a look of annoyance on her face.]

Ne: I work at a fucking Chuck e Cheese knockoff where I make 15 bucks an hour, where the fuck am I gonna find bodyguards that cheap?

Ed: Pfft, I know that. I’m not saying you should hire bodyguards, just that they probably would’ve helped a lot. 

Ne: If I needed a bodyguard I'll just beat your ass again. Lord knows I almost won the first time.

[Ness grins at Eden.]

[Eden flashes her teeth at Ness as a subtle warning.]

Ne: Literally most materials defend against bites, most of which I can afford.

Ed: I could bite you right now. 

O: But you won’t.

Ne: I was just gonna say nuh uh, I'm here for the job so she can't.

O: Hm. Well, after the job is done, you’re pretty much fair game. So… let’s hope you can run in those shoes.

Ne: I am wearing the shiny tennis shoes for a reason, I only have one pair of heels and I refuse to get dirt or blood on them. If it comes down to bloodshed.

[A voice is heard behind Ophelia.]

C: Blood adds to the charm, in my opinion.

Ne: I mean sure… But unlike you guys I could actually be thrown in jail for this. And at least these shoes I can bury easily.

[Cassius clears his throat.]

C: Let’s avoid that word for a little bit.

Ne: You got it boss! Sorry about that.

C: Hm, I haven’t been called ‘boss’ in a while. And thanks. Are we all ready to go in? 

Ne: Yep I think so! Oh… Wait hold on. Gotta match my fake ID so they let me in.

[Ness opens her backpack and pulls out a bag with a long curly brown wig, putting it on as well as a pair of glasses.]

Ne: Now I'm ready!

O: Alright then! Follow me, everyone!

[The group is led to the door, and are let in with little issue.]

Ne: Thank god… I'm worried for the day that doesn't work.

C: Well, I’ll see you guys later!

[Cassius winks at the group, then saunters off into the crowd. Playing up his usual confidence tenfold. Ophelia chuckles.]

O: There he goes. Let's locate our guy.

Ne: Hey Ophelia? You mind if I ask a question?

O: Sure! What’s up?

Ne: You guys uh… Tend to call people by the names that hurt them, you call Rose ‘editor’, you called Edgar ‘mechanic’. Why don't you guys call me Nessa? I mean I appreciate it but… It seems weird for y'all to call me "Ness" when you use names for everyone else that hurt them.

O: There’s a difference between Showfall job titles and chosen names. 

Ne: Huh… I guess you have a point.

[Ness clears her throat.]

Ne: Maybe we should check by the bar? Seems like a good place to look.

O: You’ve got it, girl! Come on, everyone.

[As the group makes their way over, a person identified as Irene begins to talk to Ness, just in range of the microphone.]

Ir: So, Ness is your chosen name?

Ne: Huh… Oh yeah, it's uh… The name I started using after my mom and dad kicked me out of the house. Cuz well I never really liked the name Nessa but they didn't listen to me so.

Ir: I respect that. I never liked my name before I transitioned. I’m glad that the rest of the team was accepting of that, I don’t know what I’d do if they weren’t.

Ne: Wait, you're trans? 

Ir: Yeah! 

Ne: Hell yeah girl! 

[Ness holds her fist out for a fistbump.]

[Irene finishes the gesture, giggling.]

Ne: I know you guys are like murderers and stuff, but I still can't help but respect the shit out of a lot of Y'all!

O: I assume that’s excluding Eden?

Ne: She legitimately almost killed the first girlfriend I've had, so yes, that is excluding Eden.

[The group approaches the bar, seamlessly blending in with the rest of the patrons sitting there.]

?: WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S NOT STRONG? THAT IS THE STRONGEST ALCOHOL WE HAVE!

[Voice registered, awaiting name.]

[The bartender is seemingly screaming at someone who can't be seen because of the other patrons.]

?: BULLSHIT IT'S THE STRONGEST SHIT YOU HAVE!

[Voice identified: Emi.]

Ne: Welp… Looks like no-one's getting any alcohol till that's sorted.

Ed: Hrm… 

O: What’s up, girl?

Ed: Oh, nothing! Don’t mind me!

Ne: We should focus on finding the target, just maybe tune out the- WOAH!

[A glass cup comes flying in Ness' direction, being caught by Ness right before it hits her face.]

Em: Sorry… Not really but y'know.

?: DON'T THROW OUR FUCKING CUPS!

[Eden takes a step towards Emi, her gait looking slightly different than usual, her hips sway slightly more, and her steps appear more smooth.] 

Ed: Hey there!

Em: Do I-

[Emi cuts herself off with a laugh, a laugh of joy.]

Ed: We’ve met, but not properly. Allow me to reintroduce myself. I’m Eden, Showfall PR member. 

[Emi removes one of her gloves and the bloody bottom half of a Halloween mask before looking up at Eden.]

Em: Emi Henderson, Rose's half sister and Ness' stalker. Nice to meetcha!

[Emi extends her hand out for a handshake, Eden takes hold of her hand.]

Ed: We never really got to know each other, would you like to go somewhere a little more… secluded. So we can chat?

[A smile creeps across Emi's face, she removes the hood of her hoodie to reveal flowing pink hair.]

Em: I like you… Sure why not, you got anything stronger than this garbage alcohol?

Ed: Of course, I never leave the mall without a few backup flasks of my own drinks. 

Em: Oh I really like you. Alright! Let's go!

[Eden turns back to Ophelia and waves, before dragging Emi off into the crowd, the two vanish.]

O: … You’re fucking kidding me. 

Ne: Ophelia… ACTUALLY team huddle! 

O: Yep. 

[The group forms another circle.]

Ne: [Whispered.] THAT'S ROSE'S HALF SISTER EDEN JUST LEFT WITH, AND MY STALKER!

O: [Whispered.] I KNOW. AND I KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING. WE WON’T BE SEEING EITHER OF THEM UNTIL TOMORROW.

Ne: [Whispered.] I'M TIRED, WHERE IS THIS GOING?

O: [Whispered.] NESS. ARE YOU SERIOUS. IT’S SO OBVIOUS. 

Ne: [Whispered.] EDEN IS GONNA SLEEP WITH MY STALKER??? AND ROSE'S HALF SISTER?

O: [Whispered.] YES. YES SHE IS. 

Ir: I mean. Good on Eden for finally getting some action, but she chose the worst person.

Ne: I mean… It makes sense, they both hate Rose. And me.

O: Well, we can’t do anything about that now. They’re gone. We still need to find our–

[A notification appears on a watch that Ophelia is wearing. They bring the watch up to her face. The message reads ‘Found our guy. On the dance floor. Bodyguards are off to the side.’]

O: Oh, shit. 

Ne: Do we have a plan? If not I might just have one. I just need you guys to trust me.

O: Ness. Tell us the plan before we go with it. The last time someone said ‘just trust me’ I ended up dangling over the edge of the Eiffel Tower. Um. Don’t ask. Rough week.

Ne: I… Ok anyway, Me and Cassius could lead the bodyguards into a dark corner, if we don't want to kill them I have a taser on me. Then we take the guy outside or have Cassius distract the guy, while I distract the guards and you guys get the stuff ready.

Be: Well, there’s two guards, so you’d need to have someone with you. Cass seems to already be distracting our dude. 

Ne: Not necessarily, I mean… Two guards, one person, that happens sometimes.

O: I’m not going to let you do that alone, girl. I’m going too. Everyone else, go get the stuff ready. Ness, if you’re absolutely sure you want to do this part, I’ll go with it. But if you’re at all uncomfortable I’d understand swapping out.

Ne: Let's do this, I owe you guys a job, I intend to do my best to help.

O: Alright, everyone, go get the things ready, Ness, let’s go. 

[Ophelia walks over to where the body guards are, stopping for a moment to stare at the dance floor.]

O: Jesus, I forgot how different he can act for stuff like this.

Ne: Yeah uh… Bro seems to take his job very seriously, I respect it.

[Cassius notices Ophelia staring, he winks, and turns his attention back to the man he’s dancing with.]

O: Alright, we’ve gotta be quick, can’t let anyone see us do this.

Ne: Yep… Is now a bad time to mention I've never done something like this before?

O: Not at all, follow my lead, I’ve done this hundreds of times.

[They finally make their way to the two bodyguards, who seem extremely drunk.]

O: Perfect. 

[Ophelia walks up to the first guard.] 

O: Hey there! I couldn’t help but notice you from across the club, how are you doing?

?: [Slurring his words.] Woah, I’m uh. Doing great. How’re you?

[Voice registered. Awaiting name…]

O: I’m perfect. Wanna take this somewhere a little more private?

?: Sure!

[Ophelia leads the man to a darker corner of the club, after a few seconds of being there, his eyes roll backwards into his head, and he slumps over.]

O: Some fuckin’ bodyguards these guys are. Weaker than a piece of tissue paper.

[Ophelia receives another message on her watch, it reads ‘Ophelia help, I dropped my fucking tazer and this guys has me- OW FUCK pinned to the walk… My right forearm is fucking bleeding again.' Ophelia freezes for a moment, before breaking into a sprint.]

O: [Muttered.] Oh, absolutely not.

[She approaches the corner Ness had led the other man to, moving faster once zey catch sight of them.]

?: YOU THINK YOU CAN FUCKING TRICK ME?

[Voice registered. Awaiting name…]

[The guard can be seen choking Ness against the wall as she struggles to get away.]

[Ophelia walks up behind the man, and taps him on the shoulder.]

O: Excuse me? Sir?

?: What do you want, bitch?

[As soon as the man turns around, Ophelia punches him in the face as hard as she can. The man falls to the floor. They rush over to Ness.]

O: Ness! Are you alright? How bad are your injuries? 

[Ness looks up at Ophelia, tears streaming down her face. Red marks across her face and throat, she can't say a word.]

O: Oh my god. Okay. Give me a second.

Ne: [Audibly injured.] L- let… M- me… C- can I… B- borrow O- one of y- your heels?

O: Of course, hon. Of course. Get his ass.

[Ness slips over to the man, heel on one foot.]

?: What you gonna do? Kill m-

[Ness stomps the foot with the heel down into the man's face, the heel bit going into his eye killing him instantly, his face collapsing with a crunch. Blood streaming down to the floor.]

O: Okay, we need to get out of here. Hold on… idea. I think I should have a lighter somewhere in my bag…

[She begins to pull items out of her bag, until finally finding a lighter.]

O: Ness, you’re good at burning shit down, right?

[Ness coughs, holding her throat while she speaks.]

Ne: K- kinda? I mean… I h- helped M- Mari DEAL with b- burning shit down.

O: Take this, let’s light this fucker ablaze. Also, you might wanna cover your ears in a minute.

[Ophelia hands Ness the lighter.]

Ne: Finally get to say this… Sayonara!

[Ness lights the lighter and sets the man's suit on fire, after roughly 5 seconds the fire grows enough to light up the corner they are in.]

[Ophelia grabs a drink from a nearby table and dumps it onto the man, allowing the fire to grow more. The fire spreads to the walls, and Ophelia grabs Ness and moves them away.]

O: Okay, run out the exit door. As fast as you can, and cover your ears to the best of your ability.

Ne: Are you gonna be ok?

O: Of course I will. Just go, everyone else should be outside, I don’t see Cass on the floor anymore.

Ne: Got it, be careful ok?

O: I will. See you in a few minutes!

[Ness hands Ophelia the now bloody heel, taking off the bloody tennis shoe before running out of frame with her hands over her ears.]

O: Oh, this is going to be fun.

[After a minute of waiting. Ophelia heads over to the fire alarm. Her hands move up to her head, covering her own ears. Before a shriek louder than the music and chatter of the club can be heard. The microphone of the camera picks it up as well as it can.]

[The volume and pitch of the scream causes many glass items in the club to shatter, including a few windows. The noise causes all of the patrons to begin running.]

[The fire alarm is hit, and Ophelia bolts towards the back door. Opting for a broken window instead of the door.]

[They tuck into a roll and sprint to the van they all drove in. She opens the door to the passenger seat and jumps into the car, slamming the door shut.]

O: DRIVE! GO!

Ne: WHAT ABOUT EDEN?

O: SHE CAN TAKE AN UBER. JUST GO BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE CAN GET INTO THEIR CARS.

Ne: CASSIUS DRIVE DUDE!

[The tires of the car screech as he slams his foot on the gas pedal. The camera jolts as the car takes a few sharp turns and speeds down the road. Ophelia turns her full body to look at the burning building zey just left.]

Ne: I… I'm sorry I fucked up, I didn't think he was going to figure me out I… I'm sorry.

[Ness tries to hold back tears as the sound of a wig being removed is heard.]

O: Ness, it’s fine. You did all you could. Don’t worry about it.

[Varied sounds of the people in the back attempting to comfort Ness can be heard.]

Ne: I… You sure? I um… I know it was supposed to be a stealth thing and I fucked it up…

O: Ness, if anything, it was my fault. Don’t blame yourself. We still got the job done. 

C: Yep, dude is in the trunk. Masked. 

Ne: Um… Ophelia, did I at least do good stomping the guys head in? I um… I've never done that before.

O: You did great. Let’s get you home, girl. 

Ne: Um. First, Boss, if you want to stop at a restaurant I'll buy food and drinks for everyone. I have the money.

C: I’m not going to make you spend your money on us, Ness. 

Ne: I… Dude, I'm gonna offer at least, I could've died. That guard almost broke my fucking neck.

C: And that’s why I’m going to be buying food. Don’t worry about it.

Ne: Alright… 

O: Do you want to call anyone? We’re not exactly the best people for comfort, maybe talking to a friend would be better for you.

Ne: Henry's at work, I don't want to bother anyone in the apartment right now. And… Rose is in the mall so.

C: Talking to a family member or a friend after something like that helps, I would know. Don’t worry about bothering them. 

Ne: Ok… Um… Can I call Katherine? I don't know who will pick up but y'know.

O: Call whoever you need to call, Ness.

Ne: FUCK I left my phone at work…

Be: Huh. That’s a little… um, not good.

Ne: Yeah.

[Ness tries to face-palm, but the moment her hand hits her face she winces in pain.]

O: Oh dear. Becky, can we switch seats?

Be: Sure.

[Becky unbuckles her seatbelt and switches places with Ophelia, causing a bit of laughter within the car.]

O: Okay, what hurts?

Ne: My face, my neck, my fucking forearms. The stitches in the right one broke when I hit the wall, and he had one hand gripping the left one.

O: Let me get the first aid kit, it should be under my seat.

[A bit of shuffling, before Ophelia pulls out a first aid kit and opens it up. Taking out some bandages.]

Ne: I… You don't have to do this, I know if anyone finds out you'll...

O: We’ll be fine. 

Ne: If you're sure…

O: Oi, Cass, ease up on the turns for a bit, alright?

C: Got it. 

[Ophelia begins to bandage Ness’ wounds, being as careful as xe can to not hurt her.]

Ne: Thank you… And um… Real quick I think I have something to say.

[Ness clears her throat, again wincing in pain.]

O: Yeah?

Ne: Boss, I'm sorry for insulting you and making fun of you because of the strike system and stuff. Fact of the matter is, you are really fucking cool, you remind me of one of those 80s action heroes, just… Evil. Or… A murderer is the better term I guess, and I respect you for… Being so serious about your job.

C: … I’m unsure how to respond to that, Ness. But it’s very appreciated.

Ne: I… I don't think I'll ever forgive you for what you did to Marina… But if I hate you for the rest of my life I'll never move on. So I wanted to tell you that.

C: Mhm… Thanks.

Ne: And Ophelia… Thanks for helping me back there, I would’ve died if you didn't. And uh… Thanks for letting me crush that guy's head in, hope I made you proud as the honorary PR member with that one.

O: You did good, Ness. 

Ne: And um… Thank you guys for letting me tag along, sorry I wasn't much help till the end. [Whispered.] Still more help than Eden was.

O: I was about to say, yeah. Eden did nothing.

[Laughter erupts from the passengers of the car.]

Ne: Well… She's definitely doing something tonight, as much as that pains me to say.

C: I wonder how that’s going for her. I guess we’ll hear about it in the morning.

Ne: Question. I always see these transcript's where the PR office is said to 'Look nice' when can I see it?

O: I’m not going to risk bringing you into the mall, girl. Rose would absolutely kill me. If she didn’t hate us before, she’d 100% despise us after that.

Ne: Rose doesn't hate you guys she just… Doesn't trust y'all.

C: That’s fair. 

Ne: I… Still don't know what to think, even if I don't trust y'all I still respect y'all, hell one of you saved my fucking life!

O: You don’t have to trust us, Ness. It’s honestly better if you don’t.

Ne: I… You guys are… Are like a family to me, which is weird, because the people in the apartment are also like a family to me, the point is. You guys treat me like I'm your sister or something… Like I belong… It’s ah fuck, I'm getting all sappy in the murder van.

Be: Sap is for trees! Don’t make the car all sticky! Wait, that’s not what you meant, is it.

Ne: N- No… I meant I was getting all emotional.

Be: Oooooh. That makes more sense. 

O: We try to treat people who we’ve interacted with positively with respect. It would be rude not to. You’ve been a great help with some jobs, and I know that you probably are going to want to help with more… 

Ne: Sure! I um… You guys are like a… A big family, I understand I can probably never fully join but… It’s fun to hang out with you guys.

O: Yeah… we can’t let you fully join PR, we can’t do that to you. You have a life to live, we all threw ours away. You’re staying as an honorary member, though. 

Ne: That’s fine! I'm fine with that. As long as… As I can still maybe hang out with y'all? If you want I can teach y'all how to play Mario Party on a day off.

O: Sounds like a fun idea! Maybe we can finally get good enough to beat Alexander!

C: I hope you guys have fun with that. 

Ne: A day off is supposed to be fun… I think… Only time I get days off is when I'm injured.

O: I’d be glad to do that, just need to find a day where we don’t get any jobs… wait. Hold on…

Ne: What?

O: Shit! My damn bodycam was recording this whole thing! 

[Cassius slams his head into the steering wheel, causing the horn to honk.]

O: Sorry, everyone! Um. Anyone have someone they want to say hi to?

Ne: Rose is gonna kill me… Rose is gonna kill me… Wait. Can you block people?

O: I don’t know, this thing is old, it might not have received the update.

Ne: Can I try? I really don't want her to worry.

O: Ness, she’d get upset if she found out later. You might as well just let her see.

Ne: Fine… Hi Rose… Don't kill me.

C: I have someone to say hi to.

O: Alright, shoot.

C: Iris, if you say one thing about this I swear to god.

O: Okay! Anyone else?

[A chorus of no’s.]

O: Well, that just leaves me, then. Hi, Eden! Okay, turning this thing off now.

[Transcript manually ended.]

[knowyourbmovieactors]

OCTOBER HORROR MOVIES 2024 (DVD EDITION) #29 HOSTEL

Let me say this up front: I do not care for Eli Roth. In every interview I've ever seen from him, he comes across to me as a douchey frat bro. I also detest the "torture porn" genre of horror films that he is generally credited with kicking off. I know, people liked his performance in Inglorious Basterds, and his directorial debut, Cabin Fever, was not bad; but I just don't dig the whole Eli Roth vibe. So, it's probably no surprise that I have never seen Hostel until now.

What did I take away from the experience? Mostly what I expected. We follow three douchey bros as they drink and drug across Europe looking to get laid, engaging in every dumb, entitled, entirely embarrassing activity that young, douchey bros do while backpacking in Europe. These are precisely the type of dumbasses that I actively avoided the times that I have been in Europe, and my life is much better for it. I guess one of them is supposed to be the "sensitive" one, but he's also the same dude who gets them kicked out of a club in Amsterdam for threatening to fight a bouncer, so fuck him, too, I guess. I hated these guys immediately, and I was really looking forward to them being tortured to death by millionaires in some backwater of eastern Europe.

And I mostly got my wish. Hooray for me! However, to be fair to Mr. Roth, I don't think Hostel totally qualifies as torture porn. There's really only one scene of a guy being tortured, and it's not overly long. Hell, it even manages to have plot and character development between the blood and drill bits. Most of the first half of the film is just these three walking sexual harassment lawsuits as they horndog their way into stupider and stupider decisions until they get their drinks spiked in a dirty Slovakian nightclub. And most of the rest of the film is watching one of them fight his way out of the underground murder club. Roth is good at the technical aspects of filmmaking, so it all looks good and flows nicely. He even pulls a switcheroo in the film that I don't think I've ever seen before, essentially changing the film's protagonist halfway through the runtime. Maybe if I gave a shit about any of these dudes, I might have felt that was a bait-and-switch, but I genuinely thought, "Well played, sir," when I realized it had happened.

However--and I can't state this strongly enough--I hated the main characters and was not sad at all when they met their grisly fates. Maybe it's my own fault for not being a douchey frat bro. I just can't relate.

THINGS I LEARNED FROM THE DVD EXTRAS -Eli Roth does nothing in behind-the-scenes footage to change my mind about his levels of doucheyness, fratyness, and/or broeyness.

-Eythor Gudjonsson was cast as one of the leads because Eli Roth met him once in Iceland and thought he was a cool guy. Gudjonsson was not an actor and had never been in a film before, which is probably why he disappears from the film before he has do anything other than party and get laid. He has not been in a movie since, though he did become the first person to open a Little Caesar's chain in Iceland.

-The gang of little kids who beat up and murder people who don't give them candy was actually played by a bunch of street kids that they rounded up in Prague.

[marcelinesghost13]

Hello Blog,

So I definitely had a very hard last couple days. My superiors let me know that they're not too sure what to do with me being trans. They also don't know what the policy am I work is for being trans. So I took it upon myself to go to HR and find out what it is. Turns out they have no policy for LGBT at all but I was told by the lady who's in charge of human relations that because my license states that I'm a male that I will be treated as this one. She also let me know that my hair is a little extreme in the same with my nails being painted. Which by the way they were painted like a rainbow. I let her know I have no plans of changing my hair or dying it some extreme color. I also let her know if I'm not allowed to have color on my nails I'll just paint them black. She also told me that I'm forbidden from going to the female restroom which to be honest with you absolutely pissed me off because that's the bathroom I've been using for the last month now. So I guess I'll be using the family restroom and the unisex restrooms at work. She told me that I have to use the men's restroom and I told her that's not going to fucking happen. especially after being attacked in a men's restroom and having to go to court for it. Which she asked me why didn't I tell her anything about me having to go to court. My reply to her was none of your business. That was a personal issue and had nothing to do with my work nor did it affect my work in any way. So all in all the meeting of her HR was a complete fucking past and it blew up in my face and pissed me off. I asked her when would I be considered a female and she told me when I change my license. My reply was so basically when I get rid of this ugly thing between my legs.. she didn't like that comment too much. Who replies yes when you classify as a female then you may go into the female restroom but that doesn't mean you get to go in the men's restroom also. Which is the dumbest thing to fucking say to somebody that's transitioning why in the fuck would I go in the men's restroom after spending so much money time energy in order to become a female she's a fucking idiot.

Then I went to work later that night and one of my superiors let me know they got an email from HR explaining how I must be treated. They let them know that me being called a she is not necessary due to the fact that I am classified as a male. So because of the email the entire fucking crew gets to call me a guy fuck. I don't get to say anything about it because it's not considered discrimination or prejudice according to the policy of my work. Which I think is fucking bullshit because I identify as a woman I've been transitioning for 6 months now. My behavior is exactly like a woman's it always has been my mind thinks like a woman. Then to be told no you're a man and you will be treated as a man is completely fucking insulting. So the entire fucking day all the males on my crew called me man or dude or bro some kind of male reference which absolutely pissed the shit out of me. Mostly because I wasn't allowed to correct them I'm not allowed to correct them. So once again I have to deal with bullshit in my life that I don't fucking need. I've done so much fighting in order to be where I'm at and for it just to be dismissed is complete fucking bullshit. So with that said I will no longer be going to work looking like a girl I have no plans of spending an hour on my hair or my makeup I'm just going to go showing up looking like a normal boy. I will continue to be doing this until I get the time to actually go to Denver, Colorado and get my FFS and top surgery done. After the surgeries are done I will come back to work looking like a girl. And they won't really have a choice because I'll look a lot more female than male which my face is already changing I can see it in the mirror that I look more female than I do male at this point. I don't know we live in a society of fucking idiots and misogynist fucking bullshit. And print out on it and I'm tired. I'm sick of having to fight for everything and anything that I want to do in my life. It's beyond fucking old.

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