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[itsjaywalkers]

well hello . im currently posting this from the afterlife (just saw the kenstewy hug)

[caranfindel]

Recap/review 14.04: “Mint Condition “

THEN: Michael's gone. Supposedly. Dean feels bad. Ghosts are a thing. Salt circles. Monster Kaia's magic spear.

NOW: A comic book/collectibles store. The camera pans over a variety of figurines and memorabilia, including a poster for the movie Hell Hazers, which you may remember from Hollywood Babylon, (thank you, Continuity Fairy!) and briefly pauses on a poster for the movie All Saints' Day before showing a television. Someone's watching Shocker TV, showing scary movies "24 hours a day, all week long." We see clips from Route 666 and that movie they were filming in Hollywood Babylon, whose name escapes me, as well as from a movie we will eventually find out is All Saint's Day. Cut to a guy unpacking a box of collectibles under the watchful eye of a long-haired freak right out of All Saints' Day. I keep waiting for this guy to realize he's being watched, but I am the one who eventually comes to a realization - that's not a guy, it's a statue.

The guy unpacks a box and literally drops it in shock. Because it's haunted, right? No, it's just a Thundercats collectible figure Panthro, in its original box. (No one in my house knows anything about Thundercats, but I assume this is a real character.) He stuffs the box in a backpack, and then his phone rings. The incoming call is a video call, which is weird, because people this age don't even call each other, let alone via video, but it makes for better television, so we'll let it go.

The caller is a girl named Sam, who is apparently his boss. She immediately starts berating the guy for his bad customer service, which resulted in a negative Yelp review. He promises to do better and confirms that she's coming over for game night. Stewart picks up his bag and a set of keys on a Batman keyring and locks up the store, under the watchful eye of the creepy statue.

(Boy, this is a lot of recap before we even get to the title card...)

We see Stewart at his house, arguing with a pizza delivery place. Panthro is sitting on a table and he turns and looks at him. It's surprisingly well done, BTW. Stewart turns to see Panthro on the floor, gets closer, watches Panthro swing his mace, and then screams.

Title card!

Bunker. Dean's lying on his bed, eating pizza and watching Hatchet Man: All Saints' Day, which is a gloriously cheesy salute to the 80s. Well, I'm glad he finally got a TV in his room, but does this mean the Fortress of Deanitude is no more? Is it full of refugee hunters now? Aw, that's sad.

{Sidebar: I wonder if this movie is called All Saints' Day because they knew the episode would be shown on All Saints' Day, and were being meta/clever? Or is it just supposed to be a riff on the Halloween franchise?}

Sam comes in and asks what he's doing, and when Dean looks up, he's shocked to see the Beard of Despair is gone. "Why are you so surprised?" Sam says. "Obviously, judging from my glorious scruff, it's been a few days since I shaved. Have you really not seen me in a day or two?" (No, he doesn't really say that.) But Dean says "it's so smooth; it's like a dolphin's belly." And it's not. It's really not. And as much as I love the scruff - which is quite a bit - I'd also like to see Sam's pretty face smooth as a dolphin's belly sometime. Just sayin'.

Sam (still) wonders if Dean's okay, since he hasn't really come out of his room in a week, which I guess explains how he missed the Big Shave. Dean expositions that Cas is "showing Jack the ropes," because if Jack wants to learn how to be a hunter, there's no better teacher than Cas, right? Absolutely no one. And with Monster!Kaia and Michael "in the wind," and his home full of strangers, Dean apparently figures he's got nothing better to do than hole up in his room watching Hatchet Man movies. (Is Hatchet Man the franchise, and All Saints' Day just one of the titles? I'm having trouble getting a grip on this.)

He knows Sam doesn't get it, because Sam doesn't even like scary movies. "Our life is a scary movie," Sam points out. And speaking of which, he's found a case. He shows Dean a YouTube video of a bloodied Stewart describing his Panthro attack, and I wish I could take credit for this catch, but I saw it on Tumblr... look at the left side of the screen. The "Recommended for You" videos are about zombies, a conspiracy theory, and how to clean your sink, which are all very interesting, but look at the "Up Next" video.

IT'S A FUNNY CAT VIDEO. HAS SAM BEEN WATCHING FUNNY CAT VIDEOS?

Oh, Sammy knows just what he's doing, and I love him for it. He's all, we don't have to take this case involving KILLER THUNDERCAT TOYS if you're not interested, but he's got Dean exactly where he wants him.

His smug little face at the end of this scene gives me life.

Guys, I was so ready for this. A MotW, and Sam giving Dean a hunt he knows he'll enjoy just to help him kick his Michael blues... This is the show I'm here for!

The guys show up at the comic book store dressed like absolute dorks, in short-sleeved shirts and ties. Sam has a pocket protector. I don't know why. But it's single-layer Winchesters and I'm gonna embrace it. Looks like this episode is happening on Halloween and not on All Saints' Day, because they're accosted by costumed children outside the store. Dean comments that Sam still isn't a fan of Halloween (which we've known ever since the pilot; thanks again to the Continuity Fairy). Sam confirms.

Apparently this red mask is a character Jensen voiced in an animation? And of course Jared was in House of Wax. Pretty deep meta here, Show.

BossLady!Sam is there, wearing a red plaid shirt, and Dean comments that she's like Sam's twin. "I don't know what you're talking about," Sam says, as he and BossLady!Sam tuck their hair behind their ears in sync, and I die.

That’s me, in a puddle on the floor.

“Soft, delicate features," Dean points out. "Luxurious hair. She's like your Wonder Twin." All of this is true, Dean, and good on you for noticing that your brother has soft, delicate features and luxurious hair. Sam notices a guy stocking the shelves - black All Saints' Day t-shirt, shortish spiky hair, lollipop just like the one Dean snagged at the door - and says "if that's me, then that's you over there."

Dean's distracted (and delighted) by the Hatchet Man statue, giving him the name David Yaeger. {Sidebar: did you know the word jager means hunter in German?} His doppelganger encourages him to push a button that plays his catch phrases from the movie, including "we all do bad things sometimes." Which is, like Dean's motto. Dean's joy is infectious and adorable.

BossLady!Sam finishes her business with the police and asks what she can do to help the guys, offering "Funko Pops, Magic cards," and given the number of Supernatural Funko Pops decorating my office, I'm pleased with that shout-out. Sam asks about Stewart as Dean asks about vintage Hot Wheels, and Dean, I am very sad to inform you that Hot Wheels apparently never made a 1967 Chevy Impala.

The guys introduce themselves as Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, The Husband points out) from Campbell and Sons Insurance (hee!), wanting to speak to Stewart. Presumably not about Hot Wheels, unless he got run over by one. They'd gone to his place, but his roommate said he moved out. Or got kicked out. BossLady!Sam explains that Stewart is an "acquired taste" who makes a lot of online enemies, and he can be found at his mom's house.

I still don't understand why the guys are dressed like nerds. Is it a Halloween costume? Because we've seen them as insurance agents before, and they were wearing regular suits.

Mom's house. Mom puts a couple of mugs on the table - one is a superhero (Flash, maybe?) and one is decorated with cats - and announces that Stewie will be up in just a minute. Dean reaches for the superhero mug, even though it was placed in front of Sam, but the joke's on you, Dean, because we now know Sam likes cats! But more importantly, Dean has added a pair of black Clark Kent eyeglasses to his getup. WHY? I mean, it's hilarious, but WHY?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

We hear Stewart pitching a fit in the basement. He stomps upstairs and sees the Winchesters, and I know the guy in the store was supposed to be Dean's avatar, but this guy is wearing a RED SHIRT WITH A SQUIRREL ON IT. COME ON .

Truly a Red Shirt of Bad Decisions.

We learn that Sam is aware of Fortnight, and Dean notices the smell of burning sage. Stewart explains that he dated a goth chick who told him it would bring good luck, but he broke up before they could "merl." Dean's as confused as I am about "merl," but Sam explains it's MIRL - Meet In Real Life. Dean asks how he knows what that means, and Sam very quickly changes the subject. And this opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities, doesn't it, regarding Sam's online activities and his knowledge of MIRLing, and that would certainly be an entertaining rabbit hole to go down, and I hope some of y'all indulge in that, fic-wise or meta-wise or whatever. I look forward to reading it.

Anyway. Sam asks about the Panthro attack, and Stewart jumps in to say he made it up. When Dean presses, he gets mad and kicks them out of the house and then we cut to an exterior shot and WHAT THE FUCK? NOW DEAN HAS A TACKY CHECKERED BLAZER? It's like he's slowly turning into Matt Foley from SNL. At some point in this episode he's got to say something about living in a van down by the river.

Dean refers to Stewart as "Big Bang," which reminds me that I meant to ask, when we first learned his name, if he was a shout-out to Stewart the comic book store owner on Big Bang Theory. {Sidebar: Would this be a reciprocal shout-out, since that show has a character named Kripke? Is there a connection I don't know about?} Given Stewart's Wiccan girlfriend, they think the toy might have been under a spell, and they decide to check the house for hex bags later. Although I don't know how she would have left any in the house, since they never MIRLed.

Later. The guys are sitting in the car, still outside Stewart's house, when a little lumberjack and vampire walk by. Look, it’s Dean and Benny!

Sam’s instructing someone to use lamb's blood and "stay safe," because he's still Chief, Dean, whether you like it or not. Dean asks "seriously, what is your deal with Halloween," and "don't give me that 'every day is Halloween for us' crap." It's kind of odd that he doesn't already know. I mean, we already know. His life is Halloween. And his mother died two days after Halloween. {Sidebar: Is it just headcanon, fueled by fanfic, that John got blind stupid drunk every year around the anniversary of Mary's death? Or is that canon?} The conversation is interrupted when Stewart's mom leaves the house, and the guys have to duck - toward each other - to avoid being seen. It's ridiculous and hilarious and I love it.

Dean could have just taken off the Clark Kent glasses.

Sam suspects Stewart changed his story because he's being brutally mocked online. And he won't say the word bitch. Is this something we can't do now that we're airing at an earlier hour, Show? Then Stewart comes out of the house, bloody and screaming for help. Dean goes inside, gun drawn, and follows a trail of blood to Stewart's man cave (um, boy cave?). As he gazes at a Texas Chainsaw Massacre poster, he hears a chain saw, which hurtles into the room and barely misses his pretty head.

Hospital. Stewart's mom, still in costume, sits at his side and thanks the guys for saving his life. She wants to go home and get his favorite pillow, but they convince her to stay. "Everything's fine," Dean tells her. "Everything is not fine," he says to Sam, as they leave the room. He says he swept the room for hex bags and found nothing, but the EMF went crazy. So it's a ghost. Hey, guys, you should have watched the "Then." We already knew that. Dean is going to stay at the hospital and keep Mom from going back to the house, while Sam asks around to see if anybody "got dead lately."

At the house, Sam finds the light switch in the Den of Stewartitude doesn't work, even though a lamp and computer monitors are turned on in the room. He laughs at himself for being startled by the Panthro toy and says "nice, Sam, smooth," and for some reason this just almost makes my heart burst open. The toy isn't putting off EMF now, which he finds odd. Then he looks at one of the monitors and sees a group photo of Stewart, LadyBoss!Sam, Dean's doppelganger, and an older man.

Back at the hospital, Dean's doppelganger is standing outside Stewart's darkened room. He is wearing an army green canvas jacket and has acquired some scruff of his own and he's just such a precious little mini Dean; I can't stand it. He asks what Dean's doing there, and Dean says he's just keeping an eye on Stewart. "He must have awesome insurance," Doppelganger says. Which is very funny, and also very Dean, because he says "awesome" so much. I love it.

Dirk explains that Stewart is a jerk, but he's his best friend, and he's there when Dirk needs him. They eat pizza and watch movies and who else does that, my friends? You know who. Then the guys bond over their love of scary movies, and it looks like the franchise is actually called All Saints' Day. I'm sure you were really dying to know. Stewart comments that no hospital would ever be that empty, and Dean says he's been to a lot of hospitals at night, and "trust me, it gets pretty empty," and at first that's just heartbreaking because I figure he was at these hospitals because John or Sam were injured. But maybe he's just thinking about hunts in hospitals. (Again, I need to differentiate fic-fueled headcanon from actual canon.) And then Dean says he likes to watch movies "where I know the bad guy's gonna lose" and yep, my heart is definitely broken.

Sam shows up at the store and asks BossLady!Sam if anyone close to Stewart has died lately. She explains that Jordan, who used to own the store, was kind of a Willy Wonka to her, Stewart, and Dirk (Aha! His name is Dirk! Which is close to Dean, and hasn't Dean actually been called Dirk before?). He died and left the store to BossLady!Sam and Dirk. Not Stewart, because he fired him twice for stealing. But she hired him back because he's a friend. It seems like Stewart has better friends than he deserves. She tells Sam that Jordan was cremated, and then we see something frosting over behind her.

Sam is adorable, trying to look casual as he pulls out his EMF meter and it lights up like a Christmas tree. He tells her it's a carbon monoxide detector and she needs to leave. He starts to tell her she's in danger, and then the David Yeager statue smacks him into the comic book display and knocks him out cold. Even though he hits it with his back. (Handwave!)

When he wakes up, BossLady!Sam is terrified but unhurt. She gets a quick version of the "monsters are real" speech and finds that the door is locked, and Hatchet Man took the keys. He throws something at the door, but it's shatterproof glass. Apparently Jordan was serious about thieves, which explains why he's so keen on killing Stewart, that Panthro-stealing little asshole.

He calls Dean, who's fanboying with Dirk about horror movies, and tells him it's Jordan's ghost. And the David Yaeger figure is on its way. Dean can hardly believe his luck. He pours a ring of salt around Stewart's bed, having given him the speech, and orders him to stay in it. Boy, it's a good thing they reminded us what salt is for in the "Then," or else we'd be really confused right now.

Store. BossLady!Sam figured out what I did, that Jordan wants to kill Stewart because he's a thief. She says she's been taking money out of his check to pay for what he steals, but Jordan wouldn't know that. Sam breaks his lockpick, and then asks if they have any cleaning supplies.

Hospital. Ghost stuff starts happening in Stewart's room, and Dirk panics and flees. Dean takes a hatchet out of a fire emergency box, even though I think that would probably set off a fire alarm. (Handwave!) Dirk's mom is carrying a tray of food from the cafeteria and comes across the Yaeger figure. She drops her tray and screams, just like the woman in the movie. Dirk shows up and puts on a stern face and tells Jordan that if he's going to kill his friend, he has to go through him. Oh Dirk, you sweet little thing, you're channeling Dean so hard now and I adore you. Jordan does come for Dirk, who says "crap" and runs off. There's a funny sequence where we cut back and forth between Dirk and some hospital guards who are watching All Saints' Day and ignoring the actual mayhem happening on their monitors.

Meanwhile, Sam is mixing drain cleaner and something else in a Scooby Doo lunchbox. {Sidebar: I'm not a Scooby Doo fan, but I love the show's constant references to it and the way the Continuity Fairy always remembers Dean's a fan.} BossLady!Sam asks how he learned to do this, and he says "I had a messed up childhood." It's funny because it's true. He hangs the lunchbox bomb on the door and they hide behind the desk. After it blows the door open, they both slowly peek over the desk and simultaneously say "cool." I'm starting to love Sam and his little doppelganger too.

Hospital. Dirk hides in the morgue (no, Dirk, never in the morgue!) and gets a scary hand on his shoulder, but it's Dean. Then a body on one of the gurneys sits up. Yeah, it's Yaeger.

At this point there's a fake movie promo for All Saints' Day III: The Reckoning. It starts out "Three Years Ago," which reminds me very much of a certain scene that starts out "Twenty two years ago." Looks like David Yaeger was killed in a fire on October 31, 1983, which is two days before Mary Winchester dies in a fire. Oh, you clever, clever show.

Back to the show. Dean gleefully fights the Yaeger figure. At least he's gleeful until it seems he's not doing very well. Sam and BossLady!Sam show up, and she's wearing Jared's coat from the EW Halloween photoshoot last year.

Bless you, Show.

She figures out that Jordan must be attached to the Batman keychain. Meanwhile, Dean is cornered, and about to get axed, when precious little badass Dirk stabs Jordan in the back. It doesn't kill him, of course, but it gives Dean a chance to get up and start losing the fight again. The Sams run in and BossLady!Sam figures out that alcohol will help them burn the keychain faster. Whoosh! There goes Jordan, and the statue falls lifeless to the floor.

Aftermath. The guys tell Dirk and BossLady!Sam that everyone is safe now. The Impala scene starts with Dean thanking Sam for "giving me a win." Sam asks him to stop hiding out in his room. "What happened with Michael, you said yes for me, for Jack, for your family. You did the right thing." He says nothing Michael did afterward is Dean's fault, and he needs to stop blaming himself.

"I'm never gonna get over it, okay?" Dean says. "I'm just not." And once again, Sam could say "yes, I understand how you feel, because I've been there too," not to make this all about him, but just to commiserate and show Dean that he's not just blowing off his horrific experience, he knows how bad it was and he might have some good ideas about getting past it. And once again, he does not. But that's okay. What isn't okay is what happens next. Dean asks again why Sam hates Halloween, and Sam tells some ridiculous story about having a crush on a girl in sixth grade and throwing up on her at her Halloween party, and you know what? I just refuse to accept this. WE KNOW WHY SAM HATES HALLOWEEN. AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A GIRL IN SIXTH GRADE. I don't know why you're doing this to me, Davy Perez. You're usually so good about canon. I cannot accept that Sam Winchester, whose entire life has been Halloween, whose mother died two days after Halloween, is distressed because of something that happened in sixth grade. I'm going to pretend this part never happened. Who's with me?

Dean says that next year, he and Sam are going to wear couples costumes (and if you happened to be wearing your shipping goggles, I think I heard you squealing). Batman and Robin. Bert and Ernie. (!) Rocky and Bullwinkle. (!!) Shaggy and Scooby. Turner and Hooch. Ren and Stimpy. Thelma and Louise. "We just it in drive and go." {Sidebar: Who wants the show to end that way, Thelma and Louise style?}

Meanwhile, back at the hospital, one of those useless security guards finds the Yaeger figure in the morgue. The guys left it there? Oh well. It's a good horror movie ending.

So! For the most part, this was just what I needed after three episodes of mytharc. A good MOTW with lots of humor and nods to canon. On the other hand, there's that one thing. But since I'm ignoring that one thing, I guess this was a fantastic episode! What did you guys think?

Please help me stay unspoiled, thanks!

[katesattic]

Sanders Sides: Voices

So I do still want to post that Analysis video of the latest Sanders Sides episode but I am way to sick to think about editing right now, so I’m back to my preferred medium: writing.

I really want to talk about the different voices Thomas employs for his various characters (the Sides being the most prominent and recurring ones) and I kind of just glossed over it in the video I made. I said something like it was cool, considerable attention to detail, and making the characters feel unique. But I want to take the time to go more in-depth with it. So here I am, writing this on my phone to be drafted and spell-checked later.

A Nod to the Shorts

First things first, this is not something exclusive to the Sides. Thomas has pretty much been doing this since his start on Vine. Whether it was an impression or a nametag character (e.g. Sleep or Brain), Thomas has been employing this technique in some fashion. You wouldn’t confuse Moon for Sleep because they have very different vocal habits as well as personalities.

In his impressions, he would obviously be trying to imitate a certain voice. And he would do his best to match it. His Stewie is spot-on as is his Brian (but to be fair his natural speaking voice is very similar to Seth MacFarlane’s natural speaking voice). But you can also spot changes in his voice for his original characters. The theatric nature of his voice is probably most prominent in series such as Narrating People’s Lives and when he takes on the role of a film or radio announcer in his shorts. Tone and inflexion are also a very important aspect of misleading compliments. The variation and the patterns present in Thomas’s voice are vast in his catalogue of videos, but I want to focus on the Sides.

an aside: I don’t know what it is about the way Thomas portrays Sleep, but he reminds me of the sassy gay bestfriend from a 90s sitcom. {And that might make me love the character of Sleep even more.}

My True Self

By this point, the three characters had already appeared in Thomas’s Vines. Yet the differences in their voices aren’t really present yet. As Thomas previously said, Roman’s voice had already been developed by this time thanks to his princely role in Into the Woods. Roman was also a very prolific character in Thomas’s vines, which allowed Thomas more time to perfect his voice.

Logan and Patton however, had very similar voices. Neither was truly unique or as iconic as their present voices. Logan’s voice is the most drastically different of the three Sides introduced in this video. Between the two of them Patton’s voice was closer to how it currently sound, I think the main difference is that it’s gotten even more bubbly and energetic as time has gone on. Logan’s voice, however, was very similar to both Thomas’s and Patton’s. It’s less stoic and sardonic than the voice we’ve come to associate with him. The most I can really say about Logan’s voice during this time is that it was plain and kind of forgettable.

Taking on Anxiety

Virgil came into the series with an already defined voice. Granted it was a bit more ... villainous (for lack of a better word) in his introduction. But even if the cadences of his voice weren’t exactly the way we expect to see them today, his voice was distinct because of his attitude. He’s the sass and snark master, and able to give as much as he takes from Roman. They have a frenemies/good cop, bad cop relationship with each other. Maybe that’s what gives them great chemistry (romantic or not).  Note the subtle changes in Virgil’s voice when he speaks to the other Sides though. He’s softer with the other two, especially Patton. Even with Patton, there’s a certain roughness, or grainy quality, to his voice that I just love.

Jumping forward to “Can Lying Be Good?” you can very clearly see the changes in both Virgil’s voice and attitude when he’s talking to Deceit versus Patton.  There is obvious hostility in his voice when addressing Deceit. Virgil's voice wasn't hostile towards Roman in his early episodes, sure, there was banter, but there was never out-right loathing. 

Moving back to “Moving On”, in part two especially, Virgil’s voice comes off as almost demonic. Whether that is a result of another Side corrupting him or a moment of pure anxiety overcoming Thomas, is not for this analysis to discuss but I am curious to know if we’ll ever hear more of this voice (by Virgil or another Side).

A New Year of Lying to Myself ... in Song

Can you believe this is only the fourth video in the Sanders Sides series? And Logan was absent from the previous two. So let me just say that by this point, all the voices have been cemented. Logan is back, and so is the voice we’ve come to love. Sure, he doesn’t speak much. I mean most of this video is spent in song, but we do see certain qualities in Logan’s voice to which we’ve become accustomed.

Also, hey, I think this is the first video with all four of the main Sides together, so that’s awesome.

Moving On

I’d like to take the time here to go more into detail about Patton’s voice. I’ve gone into details with the other three, so allow me to go more in-depth here. 

While Patton’s voice was cemented well before this video, this is the first episode where we see a different side to Patton. We see his other emotions, not just the silly and happy feelings, but the sad and longing ones. We see Patton pining for Thomas’s lost love, and unable to move on from the break-up. And along with this new sad Patton, we get a new sound to his voice. The moment that sticks out to me the most is the moment where he pleads with Logan to stop. The pain in his voice is so real and just thinking about it is making me tear up a bit. Conversely, Patton’s voice also becomes overly silly during these moments of duress. Also rewatching this episode, I realise that there’s a certain Roman Quality to Patton’s voice. The slightest hint of a quasi-British accent, particularly when Patton's giving deep and insightful advice.

This whole analysis is less about what the Sides are saying than how they are saying it. And I don’t think there could be a more obvious example than this two-part episode. In preparation for this analysis I’ve been listening to the videos - not watching them - but listening to them. And just from listening, you can hear th hesitation in Patton’s voice when the time comes to enter his room.

I guess what I’m trying to say here is, that all you need is the audio and you can instantly differentiate the characters without even seeing their faces.

Can Lying Be Good?

No, no it cannot, but a new character with an amazingly distinct voice is. Deceit’s voice is incredible! Absolutely chilling! And I love it so much. I remember when ”Patton’s” voice changed, the first time I watched, when Deceit was revealed, I genuinely thought that it was being dubbed over the other character. Seriously, I just assumed one actor dubbed over the voice of another (similar to how Thomas dubs his voice over Joan’s while Roman has shapeshifted into Joan). It throws me every time I watch it. I assume it’s someone else’s voice rather than Thomas’s.

Additionally, when Deceit is disguised as Patton before he reveals himself, you can tell Patton’s voice is ... off. The first time you watch the episode, you can’t seem to tell what exactly is off about Patton. His voice is a strange mix between Patton’s eccentric vocal habits and Thomas’s natural speaking voice. I can’t be sure if this was a subconsious thing or a deliberate change Thomas made but it’s nuance is nothing shy of perfection.

The suspension of disbelief is so strong when it comes to the Sides that I genuinely forget that all these characters are being portrayed by the same gay (this was a typo, but I’m keeping it). And not only are all these characters, being portrayed by the same guy, they are also voiced by that same guy as well.

Sides Aside

Seriously, Sides aside, I love Thomas’s voice and headphones truly enhance all the minor features present within it. So here we go ...

THIS MAN IS A SIREN. You don’t have to experience sexual or romantic attraction to men to know that this man sings the siren’s song. I don't know how to adequately explain Thomas's voice. It's magic? It’s soft and low? There’s a gentle yet grainy element to his voice. I’m trying to come up with terms outside the scope of someone who’s interested in linguistics and phonology. And am really struggling to express how his voice sounds. Like, there’s something so comforting and soothing about his speaking voice, and his singing voice amplifies that tenfold.

OK, so I have this playlist of two songs ("The Things We USed to Share" and his cover of "Snow in Venice") which I just play on repeat the entire night ... what I'm trying to say is: I'm biased. My default to describing his voice is magical and comforting. I'm very fond of bass and baritone singers, and I absolutely love when they hit the low notes so  ... I'm biased. 

I guess the whole point of this analysis is for me to just talk in length about how amazingly talented this dude is.  He has an incredible vocal range, in both the acting and singing departments. His characters are distinct, in voice and personality and his humour is never lost, no matter how serious the topic. Long story short, this g(a/u)y's amazing, and I'm a fucking fangirl.

[attractivestiles-blog]

A Stripper? // Stuart Twombly

Prompt: The interns need a break so where better to go then a strip club?

Relationship: Stuart x Reader

Warnings: Extreme smut (woops)

Once again Nick and Billy had fucked up. We came to a strip club not a dance club. Everywhere I looked were a pair of tits so I just faced the rest of the group instead. Like, Yo-Yo and Neha were all looking around in amazement, once again Stuart was on his phone disconnecting himself from the rest of the world. God dammit why did I like this guy so much. H literally never spoke and when he did it was only a snarky or overly sarcastic comment towards me. I knew he didn’t like me the way I liked him, heck he didn’t like me at all but I couldn’t help me feelings grow towards him. As many times as Neha and I tried to shut them down they always came back to torture me.

"Show you to your table?" A brown haired girl stepped in from no where bringing me out of my thought and asking the entire group if we wanted to know where the table was, very seductevily may I add .She had massive false lashes on and not to be rude but she also had no tits. Her eyes landed on Stuart and looked him up and down whilst licking her lips.

I swear to god this cow is about to get bitch slapped.

She sauntered over to him. He didn't even take notice in her which I was very thankful for, but Nick just had to open his big mouth. I wanted to punch him in his stupid throat.

"Great big world out there Stewie, just three inches up I beg you." He placed his hand on Stuart's chin lifting it up until he eyes landed on the girls tits. His eyes went wide as she smirked at him. her fingers trailed down his arm and to his fingers, bringing one of them up to her mouth and and deep throating it. I felt jealously surge through my veins and all I wanted to do was smash her annoyingly, false pretty face in. I told Neha I was heading for some drinks before she gave me a apologetic smile which I chose to ignore, I was in full bitch mode. I strutted to the bar not taking a look back at any second. I ordered a few shots of neat vodka and waited for them to arrive.

"Y/N?" A voice that I didn't recognise questioned I turned round only to be confronted with my ex, of course he would be in a place like this. Fucking twat

"Graham." My voice had no emotion in it as I downed a shot of vodka, the liquid burning my throat but sent my pulse soaring and my heart frantically racing, I was ready to fuck anyone I wanted tonight. Anything to get my mind of Stuart fucking Twombly.

"Can still handle yourself I see." I introduced a fake smile to him and his smirk faded. I looked around the club searching for Neha only to see Stuart being grinded on by the same, deepthroating stripper. I felt the urge to go grab her off him and deck her. Pull of her false eyelashes and nails and punching her in her perfectly structured jawline, I hated this girl. I felt a light tap on my shoulder so I turned around to see a very pretty stripper smiling at me lightly.

"Okay so I know this is a lot to ask but our best gal is ill tonight so we need someone else on the floor. You have an amazing body so I was just wondering if you could maybe fill in for her. I mean of course you don't have to but you can take home any money yo-"

"Yes." I straightened myself up cutting her rambling off. She smiled as she told me to follow her where she took me to the back room. I was gonna have some fun with this.

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"Oh my god and you have never hand any surgery?" The girl finishing up the curls in my hair asked slightly shocked by my amazing figure.

"No. I never had the money."

"Well damn girl you don't need it." I blushed slightly at her comment as she removed the curling iron turning it off, she took a step back and looked me up and down. She soon spun me to the mirror and i smirked to myself.

Damn I did look good.

I wore black g-string pantie showing off the delicious curve of my bum and for my top I wore a matching bra that had my breasts spilling out the top. The bottom of the bra had a line of material that ran down and connected to my panties.

"I think you're ready." The more experience stripper said grabbing my hand and shoving me out the door. I swayed my hips whilst walking straight to the bar where I saw Neha. I tapped her shoulder as she spun round on her heels. Her jaw dropped as her eyes scanned my body.

"Holy shit y/n! You look amazing! Stuart will die when he sees you!" Her last comment made my face drop as I thought about stuart. He was probably fucking some other girl in the back room now anyway. I felt a hand strafe over my ass as a very attractive young man came into my view.

"Can I get a dance?" He said leaning down to my ears so I could hear him over the music. I smirked at him and grabbed his hand walking him over to the couch were my group once was. I sat him down and straddled him. His hands made his way to my hips as I started a slow pace of grinding hearing a shaky breath coming out of his mouth. His eyes hooded over and his head tilted slightly back obviously loving the friction that I was creating between over seas’. I lifted my hands over my head giving him a better view of my tits as I picked up the pace of my hips against his. I felt a growing bulge rub against my already wet heat only making me want it more. I restrained my moan that so desperately wanted to come out as I leant down into his neck, sucking and biting softly. I moaned against his neck as his hands made there way down to my ass and squeezing harshly, only turning me on even more

"Y/N what the hell are you doing?!" I heard someone shout from behind me as they grabbed my wrist and pulled me up. My breath hitched as i turned around seeing Stuart. His glasses were tilted on his head and he hair was all ruffled. If looks could kill I can guarantee he would be in a puddle on the floor by the daggers I was sending him at this very moment. Before I could answer him he starting dragging me to one of the back rooms. They were mainly used for sex but some of them the strippers got ready in like the one I was in earlier.

"What the hell were you doing? That guy was a complete stranger. Why were you-woah" He trailed off as his eyes finally landed on my body, he has only just noticed what I was wearing and he couldn't take his eyes off me. He gulped very visibly and stuck his hands in his pockets all while trailing his eyes over my body

"Why are you wearing that?" He asked in barely a whisper.

"One of the strippers was off so they came over to me because I apparently had a good body to get me to work as the girl for the night." I shifted my weight on to one foot putting my hand on my hip as my hair fell back over my shoulder. Stuart's breath hitched in his throat and I don't think he realised he was edging closer to me.

"So why did you pull me off that guy?" I questioned smirking slightly. Confidence had hit me like a brick as I realised the effect I was having on him right now.

"I ugh- Just didn't w-want him taking advantage of you I guess, not th-that I was jealous or anyth-" I chuckled at his stammering words and edged closer to him.

“You want to fuck me Stuart?” I didn’t even need an answer I could read him like a book. He nodded slightly and that was all the confirmation I needed to smash my lip agaisnt his warm soft ones. He sighed in pleasure and placed his hands on my hips, slowly moving them down until they were placed on my butt giving it a harsh squeeze. I turned us around so Stuart's was facing away from the bed. I ran my hands up my chest and puhsed him onto it.

"The truth is I got really jealous when I saw you dancing with that guy and - oh shit." He stopped in his sentence as I palmed him through his jeans, rubbing fiercely before tugging them off his hips. "I have like you for a while now I - uhh" He lost his train of thought as I ran my fingers over the hem of his boxers looking up to him as he was speaking. I giggled and tugged them down. He released a moan as the cool air swam through to the most heated spot in his body. His tip was red and swollen, glistening with pre cum which I swiped my thumb over. He let out a breathy moan of my name as he squeezed his eyes shut. I ran my tongue up his dripping slit teasingly before slipping him into my mouth all at once. His hand searched for my head with his eyes shut. I giggled. The vibrations around him causing him to release a rather loud moan. I hollowed my cheeks as I ran my tongue over the bottom of his shaft. I also grabbed his hand and fisted it into my hair letting him give out a sigh of relief as I did so.

"Oh fuck y/n. I'm gonna c-" He cut himself off with another moan. He must of felt my hand massage around what I couldn't reach of him. His hips involuntarily bucked into my mouth so he was tapping the back of my that.

"S-Shit" With that he released his salty, warm liquids inside my mouth. I came back along his shaft swallowing the cum that had tried to escape from my mouth. I got to his tip and gave it a light kiss. Stuart chuckled before flipping me over so he was on top. He began leaving a trail of wet kisses down my stomach until he was at my thigh. He ripped my panties off, shredding it to pieces. I whimpered as I actually really liked them. My breath hitched as his lips were inching closer to my dripping sex, only just grazing along my thigh.

“Stuart” I groaned making his head snap up to me. He had that stupid fucking smirk on his face as he spoke to my huskily.

“Whats wrong baby girl?”

“Get your mouth on my pussy now.” I growled head falling back onto the bed. I heard him chuckled darkly as he grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers

“Come and get it” He whispered so quietly I almost didn’t hear him. I groaned, lifting my head up and fisted my hand into his hair and shoving his face into my pussy. He groaned at my dominate as I said

“Eat up Twombly” He kitten licked up my slit and i gasped at the feeling as his lips wrapped around my sensitive nub, sucking it harshly. I moaned and gripped onto his hair tighter. He slid a finger into me. Curling them and stroking spots that I never knew were  once again he started sucking my clit swirling his tongue around it. I tugged on the little hairs on his head as I felt the signs of my release come closer and closer. He moaned in my pussy, the vibrations sending me close to falling over the edge. Then he just stopped and stood up. I groaned at the lack of contact and was about to protest that he didn’t let me come until soon felt his lips on mine muffling the sounds i was making. His hands slithered up my back and unclasped my bra with ease. He pushed my down on the bed hovering over me. I opened my eyes to see him stroking himself a few times before lining himself up with my entrance, running his tip through my slick folds, coating himself in my wetness. I throw my head back in bliss as he groaned into my neck, leaving soft kisses while he was there.

"Are you ready?" He asked. Stuart sounded concerned which was a new thing for him. I nodded slowly before smirking up at him.

"Good" With that he slammed into me. I moaned loudly at the feeling of him filling me. He tried to ease the pain that surged through me by connecting his lips with mine. He made little movements with his hips and I moaned into his mouth, giving him the opportunity to slip his tongue into my mouth as they danced frantically with eachother. Soon enough the pain had subsided and i knew now was the time.

“Okay stuart you can move now.” I said lightly, pulling away from his mouth to catch my breath. I heard him let out a shaky breath before he slowly moved in and out of my pussy. I felt pleasure as the tip of his dick already resting on my special spot making it hard for my to catch my breath. my pleasure only heightened, but I needed more.

“Faster” I breathed out but having it soon turn into a moan afterwards. His hips never faltered as they sped up. He panted with his face buried in my neck only feeling my pleasure. He hitched my leg up on his hip and pounded into harder. I threw my head back in ecstasy. I tried to open my eyes but the pleasure I was feeling only closed them again.

"Oh fuck, Stuart. Just like that." I moaned throwing my head back.

"shit." He picked up his pace. The sound of skin slapping together and our moans filled the room as he fucked hard and good. My hands trailed down my stomach and to my bundle of nerves making my hips buck up involuntarily. Stuart groaned at the sight of me getting myself off as he shut his eyes tight. i l clenched around him making his hips falter for a moment in pleasure. My walls fluttered around him as my orgasm washed over me. My body went stiff as one final moan left me lips. My walls clenched shut around him as he let out a strangled groan, releasing his load into me. I mentally face palmed as we forgot a condom

He plopped down next to me and we laid in silence as we we tried to catch our breaths. I started giggling which caught his attention.

"What?" He asked breathlessly a smile coming onto his face Happy looks good on him.

"Nothing just. I-I wanted to do that for a while now”

“Really?” He asked sounding surprised. i faced him, his eyebrows were raised and his hair flopped down over his forehead. He looked absolutely breath taking even without his glasses. I nodded lazily as he leant over to me setting a passionate kiss on my lips. He pulled back and pulled the covers over us as I pressed up against his chest. He placed a arm over my waist lazily, pulling me in closer to him until I felt his warm breaths on the back of my neck.

"So this was quite how I was planning to do this but y/n will you be my girlfriend?" He asked chuckling nervously afterwards.

"Of course, Stuart. Wow we really did this wrong." I chuckled and felt him nod. I feel asleep in his arms. This. Was. Perfect.