#tbh this kinda counts for all the kiddos

[rebouks]

TRUTH: What plot or scene are you most proud of in your story?

P.S. My dares are usually fun and mostly cas related :)

ohhhhh my god idk it's so hard to pick just one plot or scene when you've ended up with SO many 😆 ig i'm just gonna cheat a lil n say i'm really having fun with Robin atm.. like i've never really "built" a character from the bottom up before u kno? (not rlly including legacy sims tbh cos i feel like they don't count lol) but i've always made adults or maybe teens/whatever with their backstory in mind? and now i get to create someone from scratch and live through all these things that'll shape him when he's older, it's super interesting (and a lil bit challenging too tbh! but in a fun way)

[bbyobbyo]

seventeen as dads headcanons

content: reader is married to svt, normative(?) family structure, literally just unhinged thoughts, not proofread lol

note: was trying to write an actual fic but then got distracted sorry, dadventeen brainrot is so real

Seungcheol

Super protective “don’t touch my family” dad outwardly

All of his kids’ friends are straight up SCARED of him

But within the household he's the one sneaking ice cream when you say no, albeit guiltily

Shopping trips with him will always result in buying something for them and he is very willing to be taken advantage of

“Babe if I can’t spoil them now, they’re gonna grow up and move out before we know it!”

Tries his best to be handy around the house, but probably makes it worse, ends up calling Mingyu to come fix it

Jeonghan

DEFINITELY a “go ask your mom” dad

This man not only powerless, he doesn't even want the power, he's just here to have a good time and if you say they can't, then sorry kiddo

You can’t tell me that he doesn’t bring up becoming a family prank channel at least once a week

LOVES bragging to everyone else about his kid’s achievements, cannot shut up about them to anyone in a 5 foot radius tbh

His kids definitely talk to him about everything, which is great because he is SO nosy.

Has a list of all their best friends, enemies, and crushes at school somewhere on his notes app for future reference when they come to him for advice

Joshua

The REAL practical joke dad, admittedly made them cry a few times when they were younger and felt really bad about it

Perfect sweet husband and father in image, all of his kids know he’s actually lame af

Dominates the summer barbeques, UNDISPUTED GRILLMASTER

Super dependable, will drop everything if his family needs him and never goes back on his word

Gives surprisingly good fashion advice

Jun

Definitely walks around the neighborhood with his baby in a sling carrier strapped to his front, POINTS AT EVERYTHING OF INTEREST

When they start learning how to speak he adopts all his baby’s weird mannerisms (it started off as a cute joke but then realized he couldn’t stop)

Cries at every baby milestone until they’re like 10

Will not stop bringing up embarrassing childhood moments, especially in front of their kids’ friends/significant others

Cuts fruit for them instead of apologizing

Hoshi

Will fully ally himself with his kids

Like legit would do anything for them. ANYTHING.

I’m talking borderline go to his kid's school to beat up their hypothetical bullies himself sort of dad

The kids can always count on him to say yes if you say no

Absolutely DEVASTATED when they grow out of the tiger stuff he buys for them and become angsty teens

“What do you mean tigers aren’t cool? Do you not love your old man anymore?”

Wonwoo

Quiet doting dad

Definitely more affectionate when the kids are younger but gets into the awkward advice-giving stage when they grow up

LAME DAD JOKES GALORE, groaning is a regular activity in this household

Tries to google basic algebra every time his kids ask for help on math homework because he doesn’t want to admit he forgot everything

Chaotic af unsupervised. “Guess we’re having pizza again tonight kiddos” kinda dad because he cannot and should not cook

Jihoon

Another quiet dad, but make it savage

I feel like he would just love roasting his kids (affectionately of course)

And always overwhelmingly acts of service so his kids know they are loved

Allowance randomly appearing under their pillow, their favorite foods magically stocked in the fridge, always relenting to one last bedtime story no matter how tired he is

Would let you have final say but he makes it really clear he’s on their side and empathizes with them but its out of his hands

“Next time just don’t get caught, okay?” *winks*

Minghao

Loves loves loves just spending time with his babies

Doesn’t matter what he’s doing he just wants to be in the same room as them or cuddling and holding them

Emphasizes equality in your relationship so his kids can grow up with those values and learn to respect others

TURNS EVERYTHING INTO A LIFE LESSON OH MY GOD

Doesn’t believe in allowances but will cave and literally buy them anything they want if they ask

Would rather die than miss any important event (competition, speech, recital, talent show, graduation, etc.)

Mingyu

Absolute super dad, what can’t he do? Nonstop home improvement projects, cooks anything his kids are craving, offers to drive everyone everywhere

But also the whiniest dad ever lol constantly complains about people “ruining his system”

Absolutely FUCKS at the school bake sales, earns them twice the target fundraiser amounts because he's dilf material and knows how to get the moms to spill their pockets

Likes to have the final say, but you’re both usually on the same page in regards to discipline so his kids aren’t getting away with anything

Just the most supportive dad in the universe, the kids learn to never take him for granted

Seokmin

You already know his kids are gonna be spoiled rotten. He will be the favorite parent by default sorry I don't make the rules!!

His arms are the very definition of a safe space

Leaves all the discipline to you because he cannot keep a straight face when delivering a lecture (one time he made them cry and also ended up crying because he felt so bad)

Does so much embarrassing shit just to cheer his kids up when they have a bad day, acts surprised when they tell him he's cringe

Such a pushover that they are probably gonna make fun of him when they're older, but that's okay because they know there's no universe in which their dad will stop loving them

Seungkwan

As long as he can pick them up still, his kids are never on the ground for too long

Two words: SPORTS. DAD.

He could practically captain the cheerleading teams at their school with how many events he's been to

Knows all of his kids’ friends parents, they all get together and have coffee once a month actually

Nags nonstop and complains about everything he has to do for them, but is always diligent and does it without question

Gets so pouty when they start getting embarrassed to show affection, he WILL get his cheek kisses if it's the last thing he does!!

Vernon

Chillest dad in existence?!?

Literally as long as his kids are safe he doesn't give a single fuuuuckkk

“Sleepover? Yeah, call me when you're done and I'll pick you up.”

He WILL argue with you if he doesn't think there's a good reason to say no to them

So cute and encouraging to all their weird hobbies and phases throughout the years. “Lemme see” and “Really? Show me” are regular phrases in his vocabulary

His kids are definitely gonna inherit his legendary facial expressions afnngjdg

Chan

Super affectionate and doting, but also quite strict with them at times

“I just want the best for you, I want to see you succeed”

HAS A PHOTO OF THEM READY AT ANY TIME, lockscreen is a different shot of his kids every day and is eager to show it off even if no one asked

Not so subtly signs his kid up for dance lessons

Just the most encouraging dad ever, makes sure that they know making mistakes are a part of life and that he will always love them no matter what

[dear-mrs-otome]

Jude's 'Love Kiss' from CE

The shitbrained summary version, definitely inaccurate somewhere but you'll get the gist:

Opens on Kate all, OOOH PRETTY FLOWERS Lovely summer breeze, this is heavenly, I could stay here forever 😍

Then the lovely scene is interrupted by a voice bitching that she can't laze about there and never pay them back, and Kate's thinking, nani the fuck, is that Jude's voice? Crap he's right I can't be in debt to him!

She jerks awake and promptly chokes up a shitload of water, looking around all blearily. BEAUTIFUL PLACE GONE :( Ellis is there, banging her on the back asking if she's okay and such, and she says ya she's alright. Ellis tells her, dang girl you nearly drowned!

She's thinking, holy crap was that garden THE AFTERLIFE? If not for Jude's voice, she might still be there, DED. The idea is kinda freaking her out tbh, so she hugs herself.

Jude sighs that it's bit cold for a swim ffs, and Kate's tells him she wasn't swimming, there was this child drowning so she wanted to save them??? She's panicked a moment over whether the kiddo is okay, and Ellis assures her they are - they went off to a doctor to get checked out but seemed fine, just cold. She's relieved and asks, did Ellis save her then? He sets the record straight though, telling her nope, not me, I didn't get here in time - Jude hauled you back to shore and gave you mouth to mouth.

Cue Kate all…..Jude????

She finally notices that he's soaking wet too, and Jude offers her a smarmy line about how it sucks for her she didn't get kissed awake by a ✨prince✨ - she got the wizard. Kate says, no actually thanks a bunch but record scratch wait. Mouth to mouth?????

Jude: That's usually the standard first aid when someone's drowned duh

Then Jude bitches at her for getting all blushy over something like that and how she's gonna make him look stupid for saving her dumb ass. Finishing with exasperation, all …ugh whatever, I'm soaking wet and I'm going home, get ur ass to the doctor just in case. He chucks his jacket at her with a comment about how she's putting on a show (cause her clothes are wet and plastered and see-through) and it'll cause him problems and look bad to be seen with her like that so cover up. She's swimming in the jacket when she puts it on but it's warm and dry and smells like him and she has to scold herself BAD HEART NO SKIPPING BEATS.

Just about then Ellis tells them both to look up, and Jude's startled to see there's some leftover Christmas decoration or something in the tree above, with some mistletoe. Kate's thinking, oh dang, isn't there some superstition about how if a couple kisses under the mistletoe they'll be together forever?? DOES MOUTH TO MOUTH COUNT?

From the look Jude's giving her as he glances at her it seems obvious to us that Kate's every thought is probably plain as day in her expressions. He rips the decoration down, shoves it at Ellis and tells him: Burn it.

Ellis takes off immediately to do just that, and Kate begins all, uh….soooo…. Jude….

He stops her though and says, you don't actually believe in that superstition right?

Kate: PFFT N-NO >.> why, do you? Jude obesrves that she's a shit liar, before grabbing her arm and saying that he's gonna shove a new superstition into that ditzy head of hers. And with that he yanks her in and kisses her for real this time…but she can't help noticing how there's no warmth to it, not with the both of them freezing cold from the river and such. When he finally pulls back pointedly, Kate is thinking the icy kiss was like proving there's no love between them.

Jude proclaims that kissing under the same spot NEGATES the first kiss, so there - Cancelled. Nulled and voided.

Kate just….okayyyy. Clearly she knows he's just made this up, and she's wondering why the heck he would even bother kissing her again to make up for HER superstition. Does he hate the concept of it THAT much? Because, obviously, they aren't a couple. It wouldn't even apply. They're clearly not making some FOREVER PROMISE to each other.

…But it still kinda stings for some reason she can't explain.

She's chalking it up to the discrepancy between how glad she'd felt that Jude had saved her, and the NOPE attitude here, but Jude says that basically, just a kiss isn't worth it/enough to pledge TOGETHER FOREVER over. Clearly offended by the very idea. Kate's all, what, is a vow that bad??

And Jude simply says:

There's no such thing as forever.

It takes her a second to figure out how that's an answer to her question, and then it clicks. It's not that Jude dislikes the idea of a promise. It's that Jude always keeps his, and if 'forever' doesn't exist like that, he's not going to make that promise because he can't keep it. Nothing is forever, ergo a promise of eternity is bound to be broken, and therefore Jude would never make it. And Kate's thinking, GDI that's actually really sincere of him. People can lie to themselves too, about love and 'staying together forever'…but even if it's just a silly superstition, Jude never makes a promise he can't keep.

She wonders to herself if… someday, he might find someone he wants to pledge forever to. And she's musing how despite bitching and everything, he didn't hesitate to save her. She's spent enough time around him by now to know that he's not a bad man at heart. How behind all his ruthlessness and arrogance, he's not truly cruel at all.

…Someday, someone's going to notice that side of Jude and snag him. And that thought unsettles her, for some reason she can't explain.

[foundfam2754]

S17e10 (finale!) live reactions!

Spoilers…obviously

- AHHH this is it!! finally! here. we. go.

- yeah they better not hurt my kiddos thank you very much

-I’m telling you NOW. this is all about Elias. He’s the center of the conspiracy. that’s been my theory since e1. if he didn’t say anything about GS, none of this would have started

- of course, Emily’s kidnapped again. That HAS be in Paget’s contract or something

- where are JJ and Luke?? boyf and bff up to no good again

- what did Emily do?? what’s she being judged for?

- I KNEW IT. THEY WERE GONNA DO FLASHBACKS AGAIN

- tbh this has to be the least scary time that’s she’s been “abducted and interrogated” lol

- I KNEW IT. My “Emily abduction count” was 4

- this is the “dramatic and cry-y” outfit for Pen!!

- I think my theory is right!! if you have been reading my reaction posts every week you’ll know I have a theory about this season:

that the underlying conspiracy of the season being that they’re (BAU and the gold stars) doing everything Elias wants them to do - and it was all to get him out of jail and to screw over the BAU, and it all started with Bailey’s “gold star” in 16x10. especially because the only way they can resolve it is by confiding in voit. because he knows everything and how everyone really feels. and everyone’s priorities

- lol elias’ cell looks like a college dorm

- I KNEW IT I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE CONSPIRACY. - ELIAS. IS. THE. CENTER OF IT!!! I’m just so proud of myself

- OMG that’s not a spin I saw coming

- wait wait wait did I forget or did they JUST tell us about Emily’s sister

- aw man doug bailey’s such a good egg

- chaotic voit is so fucking funny

- also that’s a cool shot

- god doug bailey is *so* cute

- oh god - voit knew if bailey ended up on that wall, pete would fall into deeper into the conspiracy!! 🤯🤯

- BIT THROUGH HER TONGUE?

- how does emily end up being cool and such a bitch badass even when she’s in that much pain!??

- “Jenny?” ew

- “we can smell you later” HAHA

- haha I fucking love Tyler “thought experiment”

- “hey, Ty-Ty” “Lucas” I FUCKING LOVE CHAOTIC ELIAS

- oh my god Penelope, stay safe

- PEN PROTECTING TYLER!!! it actually threw him off, you could see his face, it’s the eye contact specifically that threw him off

- oh my god that’s horrifying

- this whole episode is the bau trying to throw Elias of and v/v

- oh god I forgot about emily

- is she about to say that she loved him? pls, I kinda liked them together

- also a lil inconsistency that bugs me; in 15x4, they said that you can never talk down a conspiracy theorist, a targeted individual - they just have to let them believe what they believe - so why is Em trying to convince them so hard, shouldn’t she profile them? idk

- wait I don’t get it, how does the board relate to the team coming?? wouldn’t they have booby trapped it either way? why does Luke dancing in a towel after his shower have anything to do with it??😂

- omg Luke

- OMG dave this is so smart

- Jade’s gonna do something isn’t she??

- I KNEW IT

- when is pen going to cry? im so unsure what kirsten’s insta post was about bc the ep is almost over

- “discretion is the better part of valor” - interesting

- wait are we getting profilers back?? now that she has more money

- Penelope’s house!!

- but also no more greencia pls

- pen and luke pls?? pls? pls. :(

- wuoh elias…

GREAT SEASON!!! but we deserved garvez

looking forward to 2026, when I can do these again :)

more to come as I reflect on the season, but thanks for sticking w me as I did these reactions!!

[zmxchs]

My Family

Chris Evans Instagram Story

Pt.1

Warnings: Fluff, anger, press hate, stupid in love, Chris Evans. Reader is Scarlett Johansson younger sister, 6 year age gap (reader-35, Chris-41)

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Chrisevansupdates: Chris was spot off set from any ongoing projects sharing a kiss with a mystery women. Is this is new girlfriend? A public stunt?

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Chrisfan1: He looks so good when he's kissing oml

Chrisismine: This better be a public stunt, cause thats my man

↳ Chrisfan3: @chrisismine girl no you just sound stupid ngl

y/nJfan: Tbh that kinda looks like y/n

↳ y/nfan3: Yea it kinda does

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YnJohanssonfeed: Does yn have a new partner? *From her snapchat story*

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ynJfan: Ooo I hope she does, she deserves someone

Ynfan: If she does I hope he or she treats her right.

↳ ynfan3: Preach girly

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YnJohansson: New project alert?

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ScatlettJ: Good luck sis

RDJ: Love seeing you sprout away from MCU and Disney kiddo

↳ YnJohansson: Thank you RDJ, you will forever be my tv dad

CandiceKing: Thats my girl

↳ YnJohansson: Love you C

ChrisEvans: Secert project, love it ;)

↳ YnJohansson: ;)

YnJfan: Anyone else seeing Chris and Yn's comments?!

↳ynfan3: Yup seeing it and screaming

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ChrisEvans: First day on Ghosted set. Coming soon!

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RDJ: Go get it Capt

ScarlettJ: Cant wait

Chrisevansfan1: Counting down from now

YnJfan: Is that the same chair in yn's post?

↳ ChrisFan1: i think it is

↳ Celebfans: ARE THEY WORKING TOGETHER?!

YnAndChrisFans: The duo is back together??

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YnJohansson: My love.

~ We will be keeping our relationship privite for a little while, so I hope you all understand~

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RDJ: Cuties

ScarlettJ: Y'all they rlly are keeping it a secert cause i dont even know.

CandiceKing: Ah yall look so cute.

YnFan: This is too cute

YnFan2: Love this

YnFan3: Cant wait for the reveal

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ChrisEvans: In the studio with my girl

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RDJ: How were you able to pull a singer Capt?

SebStan: I hope you aren't singing, your horrible at it

↳ ChrisEvans: Shut Up Stan

ChrisFan1: New girlfriend alert?!

ChrisFan2: Him and Yn posted relationship alerts on the same day.

↳ YnAndChrisFan: Maybe they are dating. I really hope so.

[puppet-purgatory]

you won't post 1 headcanon for every puppet. you wont

i WILL. AND i'll do it in chronological order from appearance (more or less). but it will be under a readmore after the first season so i dont interrupt anyones scrollin

The Professor: i think in addition to growing a bit from Dino DNA(tm) he also has feathers now. just some feathers in there with his fur. maybe even molts and is miserable about it

Death: he plays guitar And piano, but just as a hobby. he's like a salaryman who had a garage band as a teenager and never fully gave up on the dream

Propeller: propeller SADSTUCK: i think he legitimately had to go to therapy for the britannica shit that happened. PH feels like it would be that realistic about mental health tbh

Big Pile of Diamonds: his mustache is fake. his greatest secret. his greatest shame.

God: he actually really likes to dance! unfortunately next 2 no one will do it since... The Incident

Train: does he not have a better name... maybe put a mr. in front of there... anyway he feels betrayed by the U.S. since they gave up the train model for highways/interstates and the motorcar industry. gets REALLY heated about it

Mt. Vesuvius: has a bunch of speeches given by famous latin authors and orators memorized, but sometimes he mashes them up without realizing/misattributes which one was written by whom. old man moments

Hatshepsut's Goose: can't remember what their gender was in life. that's fine, they love being a nonbinary icon. AMAB (Assigned Mummy at (em)Balming)

Clipped Coin: dodges the spool's wrath by being unflappable and so down to earth despite his apparent success. truly the king of staying in his own lane

Olympic Torch: hes a cranky piece of shit and only really enjoys sporting competition. he was complaining about being in the group puzzle photo so god just picked him up and he went ffffffffffine. okay. ill smile for 2 seconds

Gay Oars: i think they Also went to therapy, mostly relationship counseling, and now they are back and better than Ever. unbreakable bond. im abt to pen a whole ass comic series about them getting married in purgatory

Policarpa's Spool: still thinks of himself as a spy type, but there's only so much spying he can do in... purgatory. of course, his primary nemesis is the treasure chest.

Lake Donner Snowman: idk if this counts as a headcanon per se but in my very short list where i recast the puppets as famous singers, he is ABSOLUTELY voiced by Weird Al Yankovic.

St. Nick's Wet Bones: sort of taking the whole purgatory thing in stride. he kinda feels like he's in retirement! now he's a minor agent of chaos who's looked after by his darling Pickle Boys

Beast of Gevaudan: i was so sad when the infinitiger wasn't real, i wanted them to have a cooking show together so badly and destroy the horse's self-esteem. i love him. hes so abominably french

Stool of Gold: well-traveled, well-read, literally just as sensible as the Book or the Oars, but finds the chaos entertaining to spectate.

Ziryab's Oud: I think that the puppets have divvied up the whole Wondrium Arena and all have designated Living Areas, and he has a whole dressing room filled with shitty costumes he can't even wear. every time someone knocks he answers like hes on MTV's Cribs.

Bye Bye Brothers: they live in the orchestral pit and treat it like a secret lair. only other Murderer Puppets are allowed in. EXCLUSIVE club

Flower Boat: GNC Icon. this is a flower boat stan account. jenuinely a wholesome, emotional vessel doing their best to pitch in.

Molasses Horse: you can wash him as much as you want, that shit always just comes back somehow. the book theorizes it's psychosomatic at this point, since they're technically only souls at this point.

Tiny Piece of Wheat: bro i bet they went through SUCH phases after finding out about the professor's death. like all five stages of grief and then four more that have not yet been discovered by humans. dw kiddo, u got Grandparents incoming

Emu: the type of guy to fistfight you and then help you up. laid back but ready to throw down at a MOMENT'S notice. has no beef with the Wheat, but generally avoids them to keep from any Upsets.

Treasure Chest: has a little list of get-rick-quick schemes he wants to test, but has no way to in purgatory. he has one braincell bouncing around in his head like the DVD logo

Scabs & Pus: they get to hang out with the Bye Bye Brothers in their little club :) they're gross dudes to look at and be around. but they are ultimately harmless and friendly and just happy to be included.

Book: i love da book. I think he lives in the music library backstage and finds librettos for stageplays/musicals to pitch to the group to put on, as well as produces their little TV shows.

Birch Trees: since they share a root system, they have a telepathic link and communicate without even speaking, which is fucking creepy as hell when one or both of them just start laughing out of nowhere. they probably enjoy acting sinister

Asmodeus: he worked HARD on his song for the show!!!!! i think he's a bit of a ham sometimes when he gets the chance. also his goat head bites literally anything that comes close on reflex.

The Devil: while everything he does is to get souls, it also feels like he wants for positive and is less an Enemy of God and more an Irritating Coworker. in my brain they have a whole Tom and Jerry thing going on.

I don't have anything for the Fake Puppets the Substitute impersonated, but im planning on drawing some infinitiger soon bc he was my fave for sure

The Substitute: this is PURELY crack but i think it would be hilarious if he had voice commands like some tech does. i want him to climb back in the window and ryan just yells XBOX TURN OFF and he vanishes.

Dino Dad/Dinosir: i think even after he gets to the present and learns about all kinds of rocks and gems and crystals he Still just loves a big old rock he can lay on and sun himself with. like a dad and his armchair. doesnt gotta be fancy, just has to be comfy.

Dino Mom/Dinosara: i think she would be REALLY into the fake tv shows the puppets in the Wondrium Arena make. and they'd probably Love to have her as a fan. i think both the professor's parents are Hella popular.

[randompersonunderyourbed]

Would I fight these tawog kiddos and would I win - whatever these are called

Gumball - I wouldn’t want to fight him, but if I went to Elmore Junior High I would probably get in a fight with him somehow. He has causally killed and/or injured people before, so I would probably lose. He is known to be weak though. 

Darwin - FUCK NO. I would never hurt the boy! Hasn’t he gone through enough? Also, he would lose. 

Penny - Nope nope nopity nope. I don’t feel like dying from her anger. Also I wouldn’t want to.

Carrie - No. I don’t even see how I could hit her. Also just leave her alone.

Leslie - I wouldn’t fight him, but him being a rumor spreading kinda boy, I feel like he would spread some of my secrets around or something, in which I would. Also I could definitely win, he’s just a flower, I could just pick him from his stem. (I wouldn’t though.) 

Tobias - I would. I feel like it would be for the popularity and not for the principle. It would be a fair fight too tbh.

Alan - I wouldn’t want to, but if I did I could win. I have sharp nails from my lack of taking care of them, I could pop him in hand-to-hand combat. (But I wouldn’t.) 

Carmen - I would. I think I would lose my temper when she’s being all smug and I probably wouldn’t win but it’s the principle that counts. Also if I fought Alan she would MURDER me without hesitation. 

Teri - All she can give is paper cuts. She’d lose. I wouldn’t fight her though, mostly because it would be unfair and unnecessary too. 

Ocho - Nah. He’s and angry, intense guy with trust issues. Not only would I lose, I’d feel bad trying to hurt him. Also I don’t know how I could get in a fight with him.

Masami - I don’t want to die of electrocution, so nah. 

Rob - leave the boy alone! Also I would definitely lose.

Molly - I don’t know if I would choose to fight her, I don’t think I would. Also she’s a brontosaurus, a dinosaur, so Id assume I would lose.

Idaho - He’s so small, a literal potato. I wouldn’t really fight him, but if I did, he wouldn’t win.

Anton - He’s just a little bigger than Idaho, and he has water as a weakness. I could eat him, but that would make me feel insane. Also, he can regenerate his life.

Banana Joe - I would fight him, and I could definitely win. 

Sarah - I might fight her. She might be kinda nice, but she’s so fucking creepy, man. I don’t know if I would win, either.

Anais - I would feel really bad, also I would lose. No.

[3seven-gambler]

#⌁꒰Nɑgito, Kokichi, Kɑito, Tenko ɑnd Mɑki ɾeɑction ɑnd thoughts on ɑ child in the killing gɑme heɑdcɑnons꒱

⋆ word count: 325. ⋆ genre: fluff, SFW. ⋆ a/n: Spoilers from Goodbye Despair and Killing Harmony.

࿐♡Nꭺꮐꮖꭲꮻ Ꮶꮻꮇꭺꭼꭰꭺ:

⋆ He’s kinda surprised. “Is the kid an Ultimate talent too?” he would thought at first.

⋆But it doesn’t matter if they aren’t an Ultimate or not, is a child and they must survive “After all, children are also the future hope of this world!”

⋆ He would actually take good care of them; even when he was prissioned, he asked Hajime if he could take care of them while he was there.

⋆He would protect them with his life.

࿐♡Ꮶꮻꮶꮖꮯꮋꮖ Ꮻꮇꭺ:

⋆ He would train this child to be part of D.I.C.E

⋆ He actually does that.

⋆ So there’re two Kokichis running everywhere.

⋆ The children doesn’t know how to lie tho, but they learn fast at how to make jokes and stuff!

⋆ Appart from all of this, he’s scared that someone might hurt them.

⋆ So he tries his best to protect them.

࿐♡Ꮶꭺꮖꭲꮻ Ꮇꮻꮇꮻꭲꭺ:

⋆ -“W-WHAT IS THIS KID DOING HERE?!”

⋆ He would totally be with them 24/7 if it’s necesarry, this kid isn’t going to get hurt, no under his watch.

⋆ He would take them with him in every investigation with Shuichi.

⋆ He also train them with Maki and Shuichi!

⋆ He would take them for walks and maybe play some games.

࿐♡Ꭲꭼɴꮶꮻ Ꮯꮋꭺᏼꭺꮪꮋꮖꭱꭺ:

⋆ -“A kid? hey don’t worry kiddo, I’ll teach you some Neo Aikido so you can protect yourself if I’m not near!”

⋆ She would ask Himiko to do some magic tricks for “them” (those’re mostly for her but sh the kid loves them too).

⋆ Acts like a super over protective big sister tbh.

࿐♡Ꮇꭺꮶꮖ Ꮋꭺꭱꮜꮶꭺꮃꭺ:

⋆ When she said that she was the Ultimate Child Caregiver, everyone looked at her and said things like -“Awesome, then this kid is no problem for you!”.

⋆ She didn’t like them. It was like a burden for her, but she needed to play along, so she tried.

⋆ After a few days, she actually started to like them, and more when the child wasn’t afraid when everyone found out her true talent.

⋆But they stay out of her Ultimate Laboratory.

❥ 𝖱𝖾𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽. || 𝖣𝖮 𝖭𝖮𝖳 𝖱𝖤𝖯𝖮𝖲𝖳/𝖳𝖱𝖠𝖭𝖲𝖫𝖠𝖳𝖤.

[catboymoments]

So if Frisk is counted as one of Toriel's (and by extension Sans') kids, would that mean that Lucidia is both Alice's and Riki's aunt? And that Toriel and Sans are their grandparents? What about Petyr? Obviously he'd be Lucidia's cousin, but would he be like, a second cousin to Alice and Riki? (I'm just wondering about what the family trees look like tbh, I'm sure the TE kiddos are all treated as cousins/a "some sort of family member" of each other since they're not widely spread out in terms of ages)

they all kinda call each other cousin/lil sis/aunt/uncle to avoid it being too complicated lol

[faroreswinds]

Golden Wildfire - Chapter 7 - Chapter 8

Notes!

Story

Linhardt’s not exactly too happy to be here but not terribly upset either.

Marianne wants to be able to put their weapons down. 

I mean, I get it but.... Like, the war won’t stop that way. I’m not saying invade back, but like.... the Empire is just going to try again

Gatekeeper wants us to get back at the Imperial Army for attacking the monastery. 

Why are we forcing Bernie to fight? Tbh, so fair, I’m more convinced by the SB  recruits than the current GW recruits. 

This is the first time the Alliance is invading, ever in history. Makes sense. The Alliance is the youngest nation here, and hasn’t really been in a war since the seceded from the Kingdom. 

Metodey appears in a side chapter here. Frankly, it’s disappointing that he’s just a bandit and not some crazy empire general. 

Count Bergliez is like “Damn, they really coming?”

It’s interesting that in SB, Jeralt’s mercenaries failed pretty much every task handed to them. But they were successful in getting Ferdinand out.

So we are fighting at Gronder. How ironic, the battle of the Eagle and the Lion now the battle of the Eagle and the Deer. 

Oh shit, Nader. Shahid is looking to do something for that throne desire of his. Guess a battle is coming with the Almyrans. And they themselves are in a tough spot. 

Claude is apparently the king’s favorite kid. Rough for the rest, I guess. Apparently, he can’t king right without his favorite son around. 

Shahid is an idiot. And Nader thinks it’s “not fun at all” and worries about looking like barbarians. But like... you ARE invading, ya know. For fun, apparently. 

Then Nader wonders where Claude is because it’s not fun without him. (He just says kiddo but we know who he means). 

Took Claude on another “date”. He can say all the 5 Great lords are formidable in their own way. But, he likes it if you question if he’s being serious. Hm. 

Ferdinand appears in a side map

So we face Caspar’s father’s giant force and Jeralt’s mercenaries in the big chapter. 

Ooohhh, we can persuade Petra in this chapter! (damn, she’s being forced to fight with her father’s killer again, huh?)

Aw, they took Holst away from us for this battle. 

Oh, Monica is here. 

There he is. The Count.

Lol Lorenz. “We can do this!... Probably!” I love him sometimes. 

Caspar’s here too!

So we trap both Byleth and Caspar’s father in strongholds (Byleth wonders if his father’s defeat had him shaken up, I guess). 

I kinda understand Berdadetta and Linhardt’s.... reasoning to fight back here? I put them in battle. Linhardt’s even like “Fine, I won’t back down Caspar” but literally a few battles ago, Linhardt saved Caspar’s life and Caspar want to rescue Linhardt in return. Why suddenly so... gung ho about fighting each other?

Ah, we get to play Holst now. 

Holst has no Crest but he can stand toe to toe with Caspar’s father. That’s more impressive to me personally. 

Why did... they just stop fighting each other and not kill each right there and then? Like... literally their weapons were at each others throats. 

Why are we suddenly falling back? 

And WHY does the Count ALSO just let us go? 

Ok, this is when Sothis awakens in this chapter. Byleth escapes and goes on the attack again. And now Sothis is awakened. 

Claude REALLY sounds panicked here though.

Ah, the Almyrans are attacking, I kinda figured. It’s a huge force, biggest one yet... and the one two years ago was the biggest one in a century as well. 

Oh yeah, Shez wants to hire Byleth this early on. 

Jeralt is so nonchalant about his child’s hair and eye color changing color. But he’s old so... whatever, I guess. 

Caspar has a point to go after the Alliance.... Oh, that makes sense why the Count let them go. It’s because he doesn’t want to ruin their grainfield. 

And he thinks the war against the Alliance has gone long enough... already? It’s only been a few big battles! 

Hubert doesn’t like that, lol. He thinks only the emperor should have the discretion to make... decisions in general, really.

Edelgard thinks they should stop trying to conquer the Alliance through military means. 

But... through military means only. 

Chapter 8

Count Gloucester cares less about the Alliance and more about the wellbeing of his people. 

But... he’s still shewed. He figured the Empire would stop attacking and that’s why he volunteered to protect the Great Bridge. 

I went back and used Shamir to to kill Petra. Some interesting dialogue. Shamir comes to think Brigid joins with the Empire. Petra refuses to answer (kinda implying that no, it’s not willingly.). When she dies, she says she doesn’t want to die on foreign soil. 

House Edmund is not sending troops, only supplies (much to some people’s anger)

Oh, an NPC talks about Cyril (sort of, he doesn’t actually name him though). The NPC says he served Hilda’s house and there was a young Almyran boy there, and that he went to the monastery later. They aren’t going to actually talk more about that here though... are they?

Linhardt wants the Empire and Alliance to strike some sort of agreement just so they stop attacking.

Petra isn’t too happy to be fighting the Empire. Says Edelgard gave her blessing before she surrendered too. 

An NPC talks about the story of Claude’s parents (an Almyran prince had snuck into Foldan and met a daughter of a noble, and they feelin love. She left to become his queen). 

Shamir reminds us that the Empire’s goal is to destroy the Central Church. Which, the story JUST told us that from Edelgard’s point of view that they want to conquer the Alliance too. I mean, it’s not like the characters would know Edelgard’s mind per say, but they LITERALLY attacked the capital, wouldn’t that signal they want the Alliance too? 

Balthus... who is “he” and why would he be in trouble? 

Oh wow, there are no side maps for this one. Like SB saw with the chapter against Enbarr. 

Nader is ready to drop Shahid, it seems. Shahid is an idiot.

Lots of princes apparently.

Wait, Claude has been working with Nader? Since when?

Claude really doesn’t want to kill his brother, just wants him to surrender. But of course, Shahid won’t. And so.. he killed him.

Also, why did... why did Shahid recognize him NOW after all this time. 

Shez has kinda figured out who Claude really is

And no one else can put two and two together. 

So, Almyra isn’t as as unified as it seems. Nader serves the king personally but had no obligation to work for Shahid and been trying to stop Shahid’s war (unsuccessfully). 

Also turns out, Claude reached out Nader 2 years ago in case something like this happened again. 

Holst also knew him personally for a while now. Even drinking together. 

Time for the Almyran feast time! 

How does Leonie not know who Dorte is?! 

Arval’s like me right now “Buddies, there is still a war going on, you know”. 

Arval’s also right, Claude hasn’t told us anything he has done with a lot of his plans. 

Arval has Claude pinned - Claude is claiming to be doing this for everyone’s sakes but likely has ambitions of his own. 

Wow, Shez calls Arval out for his obsession to fight the Ashen demon. 

Wait, we are at the time skip now?! A chapter earlier than SB. 

So, uh.... the Federation, huh? It’s not AS bad as I expected. I mean... getting rid of what was basically a republic and into a monarchy.... sucks. However, it was put to a vote at least... although Claude suggested it in the first place.... 

Can’t help but get these vibes: 

Claude doesn’t even tell Shez anything about it. 

So three territories are having issues. They didn’t want the Federation. They want to defeat to the Kingdom. 

And the Knights of Seiros are there. 

Claude is immediately ordering deployment to those areas. Now he can do whatever he wants as king. 

Paralogues

We get our first paralogue with Holst, Hilda, and Balthus. 

These people are too nice to Balthus and his shitty vices

Hilda likes it when you suggest that we should go led her brother a hand

See? I think that’s called “character growth”.

I liked this paralogue. Balthus’s step-mother sent assassins to kill him because she was worried he would take over the House instead of her own son. Despite the fact that he didn’t WANT to be a noble. 

Holst being worried about Hilda for a second, only to be like “never mind, that’s not enough enemies to take my sister” was funny. 

Balthus’ little brother is a good man, the reason why Balthus gets to live his life of freedom. 

Balthus is ok with her focusing on trying to kill him though, since it means she’s not going after his real mother (living in hiding in the mountains) or his father. 

Chapter 8 paralogues

Paralogue with Leonie and Shamir

I’ve... already done this paralogue in SB. So, I won’t really talk about it here. Nothing more to add to that. 

Books

One thing I did not cover at all... were the books and notes you could collect throughout your playthrough. I thought it would be interesting to jot some notes down about some of them. I’ll probably go through more later, but here are a few for now.

Imperial Territories of Adrestia: Book One (1180 Edition) - Can be checked out freely

Hresvelg

Emperor’s home domain.

Has an extensive coastline with a temperate climate

Imperial capital of Enbarr is one of the few ports in Foldan

Capital provides woodlands to the east for lumber and hunting, and the capital also provides strong commerce and fishing industries

Aegir

A duchy

It’s capital is Boramas, a fine port equal to Enbarr, Trades with lands to eat, including Morfis

Has robust fishing and agriculture industries, known for imported goods and crafts utilizing technology from the eat. 

Bergliez

A county from Fort Merceus to Airmid River, encompassing the lion’s share of Gronder Field. 

Has robust stables that provides an important pillar of Imperial warpower. 

Has fertile soil for mass cultivation of grains.

Known as the Empire’s breadbasket

Varley

A country made of Gronder Field and the Oghma Mountains, which has Varley’s famous iron mines

The Southern Church had its own independent region on the border with Hresvelg which has since been assimilated into Varley. 

Hrym

A viscounty is limited in development by a preponderance of mountains and wetlands. Situated between the Airmid River and Pearl Sea.

A number of ruins have been uncovered in the mountains to the north and are actively being investigated. 

Fenja

A viscounty in the very south of Foldan. Claims a number of islands to the east but has no actual control over them. 

Has a warm and dry climate for the cultivation for a number of crops

Major producer of bacchus and cooking oils

Imperial Territories of Adrestia: Book Two (1180 Edition) - Can be checked out freely

Hevring

A county stretching from Oghma Mountains to the Mach Coast in the west.

Contains Mach Way, linking the Empire east to west with Hevring’s capital in the center, stronghold city Mozghuz. 

Lacks fertile land, but boasts abundant natural resources and opportunities for trade

Gert

A duchy known for its relatively cool climate in the Empire. 

Assimilated Nuvelle after it fell during the Dagda and Brigid War five years ago

Former Arundel Territory

A former grand duchy now under direct Imperial control. 

Has famous Black Woods and abundant rivers and lacks

Gillingr

A barony. Boasts precious mineral resources

Ochs

A barony in a northern part of the peninsula known as Foldan’s Fangs. Has plains and rivers, and mountains and ports. 

This diversity means no industry stands out, so only has seen modest developments

Essar

A viscounty with an expansive basin surrounded by mountains. 

It’s capital is the finest city for academics in the Empire besides Enbarr - magical studies have flourished there. 

Lochin

A viscounty known for its wool and textile products, much like Hymir to its west.

Hymir

A viscounty known for wool and textile products. 

Menja

A viscounty encompassing the west of the Mach Coast. Boasting a robust fishing industry.

One of the largest producers of sea vessels in the Empire.

Martyn

New barony

Barnabas

A barony west of Garreg Mach. 

Composed chiefly of rugged mountains and woodlands. Famous for its woodcrafts and orchards. 

Dagda War Journal Excerpt

Great Tree Moon, Imperial Year 731

Writer departed Brigid without incident, blessed with calm seas, and they came upon Dagda with a white beach and dense woods beyond. 

There was supposed to be a settlement nearby but there were no signs of people or boats or structures. They pondered what to do next

Then there were a flurry of arrows, being shot through the trees. Men died, but it soon was realized the arrows lacked in both number and force. 

Dagda had lost many soldiers in Mach and Brigid. Had the strength to mount a defense of sorts but seemed easier to attack than the writer had originally thought

Viscount Hyrmir’s son lead a third fleet that was drawn into a trap in an inlet. 

The ships had nowhere to go so careened into each other due to intense fog hiding a coastline. The lead ship capsized. 

... The sea was aflame. The flames shot across the water like sorcery. In the open sea, an enemy fleet surrounded them. Escape would be hard, but considering how the emperor would react to their defeat, it might be best if they died there anyways. 

... Brigid turned on them and suck half their ships when they attempted to dock in Brigid ports. They are now on the run. Brigid had only threw in with them after Dagda’s losses. Now with the tides turning, Brigid turns back to Dagda. 

Writer has returned to Nuvelle, having survived to tell the tale. Only a tenth of their ships that sailed from Ginnung left. 

The Dagdans are fearsome-  they dance in the air and set fire to the sea. One moment they frolic in the woods, the next you see their fangs. 

Alliance Nobles (1179 Edition) - Official Church use only, students may not read or remove

House Riegan

Leading house of the Leicester Alliance. Descendants of one of the Ten Elites. 

Crescent Moon War of 881, they spearheaded the move towards independence from the Kingdom, and the establishment of a republic by its former vassals. 

Have held the responsibility of leading the Alliance roundtable ever since. House of dukes, which relies on the noble rank bestowed by the Kingdom well before the Alliance’s founding. 

Current Duke Riegan’s heir, Godrey, died in an accident on duty. Left behind a surviving daughter, whom is presently accounted for. 

House Goneril

Military House tasked with military strikes and defense against the Almyran army. Descendants of one of the Ten Elites. 

Lord Holst, next head of the house, is renowned as Alliance’s bravest general. 

House Ordelia

House of counts. 

In 1167, was involved in House Hrym’s rebellion, and the Empire retaliated by repeatedly meddling in the house’s internal affairs, leading to a sharp decline in its noble standing. 

House Gloucester

Descendant of one of the Ten Elites. House of counts. 

Current head of house is ambitious, excels at public relations, and has an influential voice among the five noble families with voting rights at the RoundTable, second only to Riegan. 

House Edmund

House of margraves

House was awarded a great deal of clout due to its beneficial trade policies with fair use of its personal harbors. Eventually accepted into the ranks of the Give Great Lords. Current head is a renowned orator. 

House Daphnel

Descendant of one of the Ten Elites and formerly among the Five Great Lords. Lost power due to internal discord. 

For the last several generations, no head of house has been borne a Crest. Still maintains its status as a noble family regardless. 

Piece of an Old Note (Someone’s journal. Likely belonged to a person of some station. Pages are torn out)

15th day of the Lone Moon

Southern Church’s Crimson Knights may be up to no good.

There was an Imperial coronation only last month, but that may be why. The writer wonders what these knights are after, and if the Central Churhc is involved. The Crimson Knights were once Knights of Seiros and the archbishop is absent

19th day of the Lone Moon

The newly titled Victoria von Hrym is involved. She is Count Varley’s daughter, and was born with a crest. But so was her older brother, so he was made into heir. Since Hrym had no Crest-bearing heir, she married in and assumed title. She may also be the Minister of Religious Affairs in the future. 

20th day of the Lone Moon

The Crimson Knights staged an uprising along with knights from House Hrym. The leaks accelerated their plans. They want Count Varley under house arrest and for Victoria to become the Minister. But the emperor is too proud to condone a militant uprising at his doorstep...

7th day of the Great Tree Moon

Count Varley had a secret pact with the previous emperor - they agreed to make his son heir in exchange for the late Victoria becoming Minister. When that emperor died, the count reneged on the deal. Regardless, Victoria still conspired with the southern bishop. 

12th day of the Great Tree Moon

The southern bishop has been exiled and Southern Church crushed. This will affect the entire Empire. The Central Church will surely have objections, but the emperor wished to put distance between them anyway. Under these circumstances, Count Varley’s stepping down and Viscount Hrym’s succession are no longer a certainty. 

[uniwolfcorn]

TOS Jeff Tracy 😁🤍

Eeeeeeeeee!! Tbh this might be the first ever ask I've received, so this is gonna be fun!

First impressions: Tbh I was more or less expecting something like an overly strict dad type of character with him or perhaps one of those fathers who just don't give enough of a shmit about his kiddos (not abusive though, just a distant type of dad).

Impression now: Oh my goodness, I cannot tell you how surprised I was to see a fictional dad that wasn't either a fat deadbeat, a dictator, or a bumbling idiot. Jefferson was a massive breath of fresh air and it was thanks to him I was introduced to the other lovely Anderverse dads. However I fully cling onto Jefferson the most of them XD

Favorite moment: Every moment featuring him sksksks Either him dressing up fancy in The Duchess' Assignment (I would die for a tux like that XD), playing Santa in Give or Take a Million (god it was so adorable!!!🥺), or just completely supporting the idea of letting those two boys visit the island in Cry Wolf (it was also so adorable and one of the sweet moments that showed his soft spot towards kids🤍).

Idea for a story: Man I have a lot of them XD. But if I had to pick, I think I would choose some au where he adopts Alan or all the bros when they were babies! But again, I have a lot of other choices to pick ahhhhhhh🤣

Unpopular opinion: I'm not exactly sure if this could count as unpopular, but tbh I find TOS or maybe TAG Jefferson as the best version of him (although despite being more attached to his TOS self, I may be leaning more towards TAG Jeff). Of course I still love Paxton Jeff, but him looking much younger than he should be and the argument scene in the movie kinda turned me off with him. Sorry to anybody who thought otherwise and plz don't hurt me :'3

Favorite relationship: Definitely with him and Lucy or with Scott and Alan (or heck all of his boys)! I always get so attached to inseparable couples and like father like son type of relationships, and I just adore the idea of the youngest child bonding with their parent☺️☺️☺️

Favorite headcanon: Me and Nadrac (@dragonoffantasyandreality) would talk about Jefferson being like an old fox and it definitely stuck to me. So I headcanon he has some fox like behaviors (curling up in his sleep, being cautious, growling if angered, makes various fox noises depending on mood, and sniffling around with a snoot🤣).

Thank you for sending me this ask Nadrac! Answering this was fun and feel free to send me any more asks my way y'all!😊🧡💛❤💚💙

And btw Naddy, I know you're enjoying this so brace yourself for any kind of surprises XD >:)

[seattlesea]

✨My (maybe) Unpopular Heroes of Olympus Opinions✨

(maybe part one??? idk)

-I don’t really ship any of the main canon ships in HoO. None of them had any chemistry and most of them are either pedophilic, forced and rushed, or toxic in some way

-Most of the characters that were shoved into relationships (Leo, Nico, and Hazel especially) really did not need a love interest to complete their character arcs and their relationships ended up boring and flat cause Riordan just wanted everyone to have a love interest and it never went deeper than the skin

-Piper took advantage over Jason’s amnesiac state and manipulated him. She really went ‘But what if he has a girlfriend he can’t remember 👉👈 it would be wrong to start a relationship with him while he still has amnesia 👉👈 and cause it was based off lies and fake memories 👉👈 lmao imma just jump all over him and make him fall for me while he’s still amnesiac 🤪’ as if that’s not taking advantage over someone’s mental state

-And then she blamed her relationship being forced on Aphrodite and Hera saying they ‘forced her into a relationship’ and ‘arranged their relationship’ even though Aphrodite never said anything about or did anything to them and Hera gave Piper fake memories of them being a couple but it was Piper’s conscious choice to act out on those memories she knew were fake and her relationship was in no way influenced by anyone (especially Hera and Aphrodite) other than herself

-Shelper and Solangelo were way too rushed and forced (inside and outside of the books) and were only added for publicity, plus it seems like most of the fandom only like them cause they’re LGBTQ+ ships

-I hate Pipeyna and Pipabeth. My girls (especially Reyna) deserve better than some manipulative little girl who went ‘we were friends? no weren’t ❤️’

-The fandom portrays the characters really inaccurately (tweaking them a bit for humor is fine, but changing their entire personality is a different thing)

-The movies actually aren’t that bad when not compared to the books (I mean, you gotta admit- it’s pretty good effects for 2010)

-And speaking of the movies, they did a better job at portraying Thalia and Annabeth’s relationship in one movie than Riordan did in 5+ books

-Speaking of which, Riordan wrote pretty much every platonic friendship that weren’t Thalia/Nico and Reyna horribly and most of them shouldn’t have been friends and wasted all the potential for the good friendships

-Calypso should’ve joined the Hunters, not Reyna

-Annabeth and Piper are horrible friends lmao (separately and together)

-Silena is a hero and deserves redemption, but Luke doesn’t despite most of the fandom agreeing he does (he was a pedophile y’all)

-The fandom over-exaggerated the Tartarus fall, it wasn’t really that bad tbh

-Reyna is stronger and a better leader than Annabeth

-Annabeth’s intelligence is more tell than show (and quite a few characters including Leo, Reyna, and Octavian have shown more intelligence than her)

-Riordan over-glorifies and overpowers Percy way too much. Just cause he’s the main character doesn’t mean he has to be the best of the best after barely 8 months of training (four years at CHB only in the summers is 8 months total)

-Speaking of which, Jason can beat Percy (8 months versus Jason’s twelve years) and so can Annabeth, Reyna, Thalia, Hylla, Luke, Hazel and maybe Frank and Nico. Percy’s skill is overrated and unrealistic

-And I feel like most of the fandom knows that Jason can beat Percy but just doesn’t want to admit it cause they like Percy more

-Same thing with the Greeks and Romans- the majority know the Romans are stronger and can easily beat the Greeks but they don’t want to believe it cause they favor the Greeks more

-Percy and Annabeth shouldn’t have been part of the Seven, they already had their chance to shine. Riordan should’ve brought minor characters into light instead

-And Piper shouldn’t have been part of the Seven either. Riordan really expects me to believe that she’s stronger, more powerful, and a greater/better hero and deserved to be part of the Seven more than Reyna, Nico, Clarisse, Thalia, etc.?

-Riordan’s women line-up of Reyna, Annabeth, Hazel, and Piper was really cheap and boring (Avengers: Endgame women line-up who?)

-Percy (in HoO) and Piper are easily some of the worst, most underdeveloped characters Riordan has ever written

-Annabeth got really bland and weak in HoO and couldn’t do shit for herself without others (especially newbies) having to help and/or save her. She pretty much became exclusively Percy fangirl

-As much as I like them, Frank and Hazel don’t have what it takes to be Praetors and Reyna and Jason should’ve stayed as them

-Jason’s whole ‘am I more Greek or Roman’ arc was dumb af

-Riordan’s bias towards the Romans is also dumb af (the Romans could beat the Greeks in an instant)

-Jeyna is and always will be 1000x better than Jiper

-Hazel is the most powerful demigod (way more than Percy and even Jason)

-My hot take on who should’ve been the Seven: Reyna, Nico, Thalia, Frank, Hazel, Leo, and Clovis (son of the god of sleep puts Gaea back to sleep who?)

-Riordan confirming Piper bi was a cheap move to make her more likable. It didn’t even make any sense. A character is confirmed LGBT only after they become a minor character despite being a main character before and kisses some random unnamed girl only three months after her ex-boyfriend whom she still loved dies??? girl what??? Kinda obvious it was just for publicity. Like- Riordan, honey, the LGBTQ+ community is not a circus you can plop your characters into to make them more entertaining❤️

-The PJ series as a whole isn’t that creative. It’s legit just a copy of exactly what past mythological figures have already done and a bunch of character tropes and clichés shoved into one book

-And in general it’s not even that well-written (like HP, it’s over-exaggerated a lot)

-All of the romantic relationships and platonic friendships are extremely unrealistic. Like they never argue/fight, disagree, etc. (then grow stronger from those fights) at all??? Even if they’re complete opposites???

-Reyna is the best-written character in the whole series and a queen she deserved better and y’all sit on her too much

-Theyna is ✨amazing✨ their dynamic and chemistry was just *mwah Pansexual Muslim blessings to you* and people are allowed to ship them even though they’re Hunters and swore off love

-Rachel doesn’t deserve all the hate she gets. Y’all hate on her cause she crushed on Percy when half of you are doing the same thing and then y’all go and ship Percy with Nico, Jason, Artemis, Athena, etc. 

-If y’all want to hate on Jason for ‘not having a personality’ you’d also have to hate on most of the main HoO characters except Reyna, Nico, and Leo (and maybe Hazel) for the same reason cause they have the exact same problem tbh

-Zoë and Bianca’s deaths weren’t actually that sad. We didn’t get to see them enough nor did they have enough development for their deaths to have a real impact. The only sad thing about them was Zoë’s last words and Nico’s reaction

-Thalia needed more time in the books

-Reyna was the only main female character in HoO that wasn’t a boring, bland Mary Sue that all the other characters automatically loved. She was the only one with real flaws and distinct personality traits she’s my queen

-Piper, Annabeth, and Calypso did have flaws but the fact that they weren’t called out by other characters or even noticed are what makes them Mary Sues. It doesn’t matter how many flaws a character has, if they’re not called out by other characters (more specifically, other protagonists who actually like them) they don’t count as real character flaws

-Riordan can’t write female characters for shit

-Clarisse, Drew, and Octavian deserved better than being completely antagonized for no explained reason other than to make the protagonists seem better and to make the readers root for them. Those three had more potential than most of the Seven combined

-The whole ‘Aphrodite kids don’t train’ thing is bs. It’s specifically stated that all the demigods follow a strict schedule and have to follow it or they’ll be on stable duty or smth and the Aphrodite kids shouldn’t (and can’t) be excused from that

-Therefore, Drew should be way more powerful and skilled than Piper, at least enough to not back down automatically from a duel by a newbie who hasn’t even learned how to fight (Drew can control an entire cabin of people at once and Piper can barely control one person at a time, who’s more powerful again??)

-Also I have no idea why Riordan portrays all the Aphrodite kids as weak and girly in the first place. ‘Femininity’ and ‘weakness’ are not synonymous and ‘love’ and ‘beauty’ don’t equal ‘feminine’

-Speaking of which, love is actually really powerful but Piper doesn’t stand for love or ‘inner beauty’ and all her ‘thoughtful/insightful’ quotes in ToA/TBM about love were complete bs

-Riordan using the LGBTQ+ community for the sole purpose of making Piper seem more likable and ‘special’ was disgusting and proves he thinks that straight is the default- “...Or Hera’s ideas of what a perfect couple looked like. Piper finding her own way, not the one people expected of her” my ass. In other words, he’s saying ‘The expectations for love and the idea of a perfect couple are a heterosexual relationship, and anyone who 'finds their own way instead of the ones people expect’ are different’. ‘Different’ and ‘default’ are antonyms, so if you think LGBT people are different, then you think that straight is the default. Aphrodite is the goddess of love not heteronormative bullshit. Like Riordan, honey, you’re the one who thinks that the expectations for love and the idea of a perfect couple are heterosexual couples, not fictional gods from a fictional mythology. Remember kiddos- an author writes their own beliefs

If you don’t agree with some of these that’s fine sis it doesn’t matter if you have different opinions than me❤️

[puppy-phum]

2020 – a (content creator) year in review

I decided to make this into a mix of these two games I was (kinda?) tagged into so thank you for @leonzhng and @tiesanjiao ♥ I hope you don’t mind me doing it like this ^^ all the questions were just so interesting that I wanted to try!

(bc of the amount of questions, I’m placing them under a cut so that I don’t flood anyone’s dash) 

Me

(this is the 2020 year in review that hanyi tagged me to ♥ sorry am so late!)

Top 5 Movies you saw this year

wow tbh I didn’t watch many movies this year as I realized yesterday when I was thinking about this for certain reasons. Or at least I feel like I didn’t watch that many? Nothing really stuck with me it seems.

Because of this, I will only mention two: Parasite and The Old Guard. Those were both wonderful in their own ways and I’m very happy I got to watch them both ^^

Top 5 TV shows you watched this year

this one is difficult bc I watched so many (and forgot even more?) but:

The Lost Tomb Reboot (my introduction to DMBJ. this drama stole my heart and helped me through the tough autumn semester!) 

Joy of Life (it’s nuts that this happened during 2020? it feels like it was ages ago)

Kingdom (such a positive surprise and I really hope we get more of this :o I really recommend!)

Detective L (easy, nice aesthetics, amazing costumes. Bai Yu was a delight as Luo Fei)

Sand Sea (I am still baffled by how much I loved this bc I had so many doubts? am happy I did tho)

Bonus: Guardian (bc it has come to stay and the rewatch has been so emotional but so rewarding)

Top 5 songs of 2020

this is a tough one too bc I’ve heard so much new music during 2020 but I will try to put it simply:

Black Swan by BTS (I absolutely adore this song. I listened to it on repeat when it came out at the beginning of the year, I have cried for it a ton, I enjoy every stage I see for it and it’s just a masterpiece. it has also helped a bit with my writing struggles that I’ve felt creeping up on me lately)

Always by By The Coast (an amazing song that always leaves me in my feels. inspires me a lot all the time)

Love me or Leave me by DAY6 (this whole album was a masterpiece and I listened to it on loop for like. two weeks? this was my favorite song on it even if I adored the rest too, especially Zombie)

all of my life by Park Won (listened to this a lot in relation to my xicheng and the wedding I finally got to write for them ;; that’s one good thing that came out of this year tbh)

雨人 by 刘畅 (Liu Chang) (with the Reboot’s ending song, this one is my favorite on that ost. I love Liu Chang’s voice, I loved Liu Sang as a character and as I said, I loved Reboot as a drama. I get super emotional about this ost so I think it defined this year a lot for me)

Top 5 books you read in 2020  

All For The Game -trilogy (listened to these as audiobooks but that counts right?)

The Song of Achilles (as an audiobook too and really adored the reader’s voice)

The Smoke Thieves -series (I really just binge read the two first books in this series and am so excited for the next one!)

Call Down The Hawk (love love love)

Guardian novel (am not very into these novels usually but I was positively surprised this time? it was so cool to finally get the original story and compare it with the drama version)

5 positive things that happened in 2020

joined mdzsnet and met all the amazing ppl there and got to become part of this loving community and :’) I’m so thankful, it’s been a joy

learned more about editing? or started doing it regularly. I still can’t do shit but am having fun learning more all the time and I really hope that maybe the upcoming year I can switch to PS and try out giffing?

went to Halsey’s concert! it was in february so a bit before all the hassle with covid happened over here ;; it was super cool and so nice and I just. I love Halsey

fell into the DMBJ hellhole which am very much enjoying. it’s a great universe and the story is so good and the dramas have been so fun to watch and. it feels like a good continuation to The Untamed somehow haha (also brought me a new friend! you’re amazing ashen!! ♥)

started therapy and it’s been... a journey. but towards something better I think? it’s something I would’ve needed ages ago but it���s better late than never I suppose

My Creations

(this is the other part where ali was being super sweet and mentioned me ♥ thank you for being so awesome!)

1. first creation and most recent creation of 2020: wow it’s been a while since I’ve looked at this horrible creation but here ya go jkdhgk [x]. I’ve come a long way from this (and my xicheng has come a long way from this too). most recent one is this xiaoge edit that I absolutely adore [x]. 

2. one of your favorite creations from 2020: this wwx edit that was part of my agust d2 edit series [x]. I loved to give him blue instead of his typical red. 

3. a new style you tried this year and a gifset edit that uses it: this [x] wwx edit which I don’t know if I like or not but I was playing around with the font and all the effects instead of just normal screenshots + coloring. also I just adore the quote. 

4. a creation to be proud of: I could mention that xiaoge here but in addition, I will also say this wu xie edit for reboot [x]. I managed to capture my vision so well, I was surprised. for cql, this songxiao edit [x]. I loved how it turned out in the end. 

5. a creation that took forever: this wangxian edit [x]. like I’ve said several times, I lost sleep bc of it. I just kept struggling with the third pic and how to place the text there D: 

6. your creation from 2020 that received the most notes: this lwj/wangxian edit [x]. I had many ideas for this edit when I first started making it and I never managed to capture my vision in the way I first intended... the pictures I was supposed to use just never fit quite right sigh. I dunno why it was this one that gained all the notes in the end bc I personally think I have better ones too but am still thankful :’D 

7. a creation you think deserved more notes: as said, dmbj fandom on tumblr is very small so I really want to say the two already mentioned ones (wu xie and xiaoge) and then my pingxie edits [x] [x]. also these wwx edits which I personally am very happy about [x] [x]. and from my agust d2 series, this yun bros one [x].

8. a new fandom you joined and a creation you made for it: really just dmbj this year and I’ve already linked all of my creations for that :’D tho I have plans for another pingxie edit and a liu sang edit! oh and maybe I could mention guardian here with this shen wei [x]. I had so much fun while making it (also the quote just haunted me relentlessly until I gave it a moment). 

9. a creation you made that breaks your heart: this must be my easter islanders (lwj and jc) edit [x] that just. awoke many thoughts in me? I’m going to put a link to the version where you can read my ramblings underneath :’D 

10. a ‘simple’ creation that you really love: my creation for the creator (gif?) challenge that was going around! [x] it was simple and nice to do and I loved the result. also, it was nice to work with jl for a change :’) 

11. a favorite creation created by someone else: oh wow ok so this is going to be rough bc I have so many favorites ;; you can look at this post here [x] to see more! 

but to love my two taggers am going to say these [x / x] [x] [x] [x] [x] by hanyi (I always love your edits, the colors you choose, the thoughts you put into them (and your humor too!). there are so many cool things you’ve done that I just stay in awe of! I adore all of it ;; ♥) and these [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] by ali (I love all of your gifsets so much, they have such pretty colors and such good scenes, and I am thankful every day that you make all the amazing dmbj content, pls never stop ;; I should go through all of your creations properly one day! I noticed you have sand sea stuff too and let me scream?) ^^ ♥

12. your favorite content creators and blogs that you appreciate: this is going to be a huge list and I’ve already made my love heard for some but no hurt in doing it again so @i-am-just-a-kiddo @ashenwren @tiesanjiao @kholran @lzswy @englishbunnyrocks @leonzhng @aheartfullofjolllly @yibobibo @inkblue-black @cross-d-a @bloody-bee-tea @fytheuntamed @mdzsnet @lifegoesmon @creeds-eagle @underaswift-sunrise @sarawatsaraleo @lan-xichens @mylastbraincql @wangxianbunnydoodles @manhasetardis @distantsnows @ohsehuns @minmoyu @linglynz @highwarlockkareena @yiqiie @aowyn @alienwlw @wangxiians @kingbadcat @sassyassassy @tytangfei @lanzhannnn @skzmxtp @leoyunxi @yoonqiful @softjeon @rapbabenamjoon @ronan-adam @miyakuli @pavusdorian @arsuf @brolinskeep @gawincaskeyy and so many others! (sorry for all the random ppl on this list that I’ve never even talked to ^^’ just know that you make my dash a wonderful place! ♥) 

I won’t tag anyone separately here but everyone who’s already been tagged or sees this is free to do this (or link me posts if you’ve done these already!) ♥ have a nice day everyone! 

[macchiatooru]

ᴬⁿ ᵃˡˡ⁻ⁿⁱᵍʰᵗᵉʳ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵗʰᵉ ³ʳᵈ ᵍʸᵐ ˢqᵘᵃᵈ?

With Kenma? And Lev and Hinata? Absolute College AU vibes? Despite my doubts about the productivity, I definitely need this. It’s around 1AM as I type, and I literally have three papers to finish, with one due tomorrow. HAHAHAHAHA. (I wrote this note last night, so it’s not entirely applicable now, but well- I have to submit the second tomorrow and the third the following day... I hope HAHAHA)

Note: If you’re also up at such ungodly hours and want to add to this when you’re stuck with a paper too, or a lesson, or something, go ahead! If you want to modify something, don’t hesitate to say it!

The situation, for example, is that you’re writing a paper, and you don’t know how to continue it anymore. Luckily, you have enough options to kill the time until your brain is working properly again. The apartment―whoever owns it, maybe you guys were sharing or had connecting ones or were neighbors or whatnot―would literally look like, I don’t know, a convention? It’s like there are different stalls with different activities. Take your pick!

Tsukishima’s Corner:

I can imagine that he has this set-up in the far end of the living room where he has a table against the wall and a chair with a blanket on it

And he always has a drink with him, whether it’s a soda or an Iced Americano. (that just gave me Yoongi vibes ahhh my heart)

Of course, he has his headphones on. Not surprising.

He’s pretty calm when he does his schoolwork, and his focus is just wow

So, don’t expect him to pay attention to you that much. Again, not surprising.

If you have an actual question though, I think you can ask him!

He’ll help you out, but be wary of the sass and teasing.

It’s highly possible for him to annoy the shit out of you before you guys solve the problem, btw.

If you have chips with you, he’ll take some without asking permission smh but he’s so idufhsdbkfhda can you really say no?

You can get back at him by repetitively calling him “Tsukki”.

“Cut it out.”

“No can do, Tsu~ Kki!”

Emphasize! the! syllables! because he probably lowkey thinks it’s kinda cute

Unless he doesn’t and he throws the blanket at your face to shut you up

Don’t annoy him when he’s in a bad mood, okay?

He’ll really appreciate it if you give him space on those days

But he’ll also appreciate it so so so much if you’re the one who hands him his usual drink.

Despite being the person who could really rile you up the most

He’s actually nice... in his own way!

Lev and Hinata’s “Quiet” Pile of Pillows:

What am I even saying?

There’s nothing quiet about that part of the living room.

Lev and Hinata like studying in their “own kind of comfort”

And that is with their “study” blankets―they have separate ones for sleeping―on the floor and their pillows on top.

They study with the TV on

A series on Netflix is playing the entire time.

Nobody minds, really, because for some reason, most of you can study with some noise in the background. Those who can’t, however, just listen to music on their own.

They have hot or iced chocolate―depends on their mood―made either by you, Akaashi, or Kuroo.

You never asked Bokuto to do it again. Never again.

One time, he made the mistake of giving the “kids” coffee, and well, was that some night.

Lev and Hinata have common classes, so they work on some of their assignments together.

Expect them to be very excited when they get something right and very frustrated when they can’t understand what they’re doing.

Probably just a spot for you to take a quick break, maybe lie your head down on Lev’s favorite pillow to annoy him.

It’s not because he doesn’t want to share, but because you just took it right out of his lap.

They’ll be really happy kiddos if you join them! Please give these babies the attention they need.

Also, it helps to give them snacks to shut them up.

Bokuto’s Spot on the Couch:

That became his permanent spot after Akaashi sent him there because of that one time that big baby reaaally got on his nerves.

He has a pillow supporting his back as he leans against an armrest, legs stretched out in front of him and laptop on his, well, lap. HAHAHA sorry

He also likes working with the TV on, so it was a suitable place for him.

Bokuto’s drink would either be a can of soda or a protein shake.

Keep your phone on standby.

You have to take a pic of the pouty face he makes when he doesn’t get something.

He’s so cute he can have my heart-

“Akaashiiiii~ Why won’t you help me out?”

Akaashi would remind him that not only was he a year higher, but he also had a different major.

*cue Bo’s emo mode with matching droopy hair fml he’s literally so cute*

He gets distracted easily because he never puts his phone on silent

Probably chats with Konoha idk

Or gets carried away watching game highlights.

He already startled all of you a few times.

“OOOOOOOOOOOH. DAAAAAAAAAAAMN. THAT WAS SO GOOD.”

“Bokuto-san-”

If you choose to go to him, he can’t really help you with the paper you’re writing.

However, he gives THE BESTEST HUGS!

I think a lot of us agree that he’s a walking heater, so getting a hug from that beefy boi? Especially when it’s cold?

H E A V E N

Or that’s just me being biased, but is it really just me?

I love him.

Kuroo’s Kitchen Kounter:

Now, I’m definitely sure I’m being biased because- I mean- JUST-

One of the kitchen counters faces the common living area where everyone is spread out.

Imagine walking from wherever you were previously just staring at your laptop with that constant 132 words plastered on the corner of the screen and you’re well-aware that it has to be 2000 by tomorrow

And seeing business-related major Kuroo, sitting on a stool, immersed in his work, Excel sheets and documents being the only inhabitants of his laptop screen?

I’m literally giving myself away I-

He has glasses on and he’s tapping the end of his pen on his chin and at this point I’m hyperventilating

THE FACE HE MAKES WHEN HE CONCENTRATES

From time to time, he would swivel the stool around, take a sip of the black iced coffee he always brews at night, and eat whatever snack was available (e.g. chips, popcorn, sandwiches, instant noodles, sometimes asks Bokuto to make another protein shake, etc.)

He doesn’t really listen to music and can easily drown out the noise on his own because he concentrates so much.

You can always count on him to entertain you

Because despite the amount of focus he puts into his homework and problem sets, he also wants any excuse to tear his eyes of his screen.

He’s good at papers, so he can help you with that in the best way he can

Also asks if you would like to take a break and grab a snack with him

And can be a flirt if he’s in the mood, but when he’s tired, he has a soft and sleepy smile (except he’s not really sleepy because of the coffee, he’s just not putting that much effort)

Although he will annoy and provoke you while the two of you are on break

He’s the best person to cry to when you’re really stressed out.

I want him.

Akaashi’s Atelier:

He literally owns the dining table, his work neatly spread out.

I can almost imagine him studying architecture

But nah I guess he just really likes practicing how to capture anything and everything he can observe

And by capturing, I really mean that there’s a pile of photos there somewhere.

Afterwards, he draws them, paying attention to every detail.

He finishes schoolwork before any of you do.

His concentration surpasses that of Kuroo’s, no joke.

You can’t disturb him when he’s working on his academic requirements, so come back later when he’s sketching the hours away.

If you want to do your paper beside him though? Go.

His concentration is not only top tier but also contagious.

He’ll share the dining table, but only to you and, occasionally, Kuroo.

Bokuto? Only if he’s super emo.

Akaashi’s really nice!

He’ll initiate a conversation with you if you’re taking a break and he’s just on his sketchbook or experimenting with graphic design or something.

If you want to see a passionate but shy Akaashi, ask him what he’s working on.

I just know his eyes will literally light up.

He might be drinking tea, mint tea?

Water most of the time, but he always smells like mint and fresh laundry ahhh be still, my heart

Go to him if you really want to be productive and not get distracted by anything else because his eyes and the way he’s so into what he’s doing might actually be what distracts you

He is the epitome of grace under pressure, such a beautiful human being ha ha ha I wish

Kenma’s Den:

Well, what did you really expect?

Nah, kidding.

Kenma’s the only one in his room because he’s probably streaming.

His audience is mostly up at night, so yeah.

He definitely has ramen, chips, and soda

Which he’s willing to share with you as long as you don’t mess his game up don’t try I swear

Tbh, it’s actually really comforting to stay in his room especially when you’re really stressed out.

You can rest your eyes and take a quick nap.

He knows that he should wake you up after fifteen minutes, so don’t worry about sleeping through the night without finishing your paper.

He’s so sweet please

It’s so comforting to hear his fingers tapping away, a literal lullaby that gets you every time.

At some point, some people probably caught you slipping under his duvet IT WAS YOUR FIRST LOWKEY SCANDAL HAHAHAHAHA

Which lasted for just an hour because Kenma’s viewers knew him enough to know what his facial expressions meant

He definitely can’t help you with your paper. Such a busy boi.

But if he’s in the lobby that’s what you call it, right? of whatever game he’s playing, he’s willing to listen to your rants.

A quiet listener, but you know that he genuinely cares about you.

Massage his shoulders if you can! He likes that.

───── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *. ☪ .* :☆ﾟ. ─────

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[advernia]

What do you think would happen if Alice had fallen into Cradle with her child? I’m particularly curious about Sirius and Luka OwO

in general i’d say the presence of the mother-child combination in cradle would (rather, should) raise the tension higher because two people from the land of reason = two people who can repel magic, yeehaw. i think that gives the magic tower more incentive to be aggressive point blank bc 1) two magic repellers = greater chances of world domination plans being thwarted, 2) on the other hand they will make excellent test subjects, 3) them being blood-related + different ages (and possibly genders) opens more avenues for varied forms of experimentation, and 4) more ways to enter the land of reason, hella rad.

there’s probably more but morbid thoughts aside... here’s some general scenarios!

sirius:

he grew up having lotsa siblings + if you count the black army as the whole he’s raised a lot of brats lmao, so alice having a kid doesn’t faze him the slightest!

in the prologue where ray ends up catching alice, sirius ends up catching her kid instead. thinks the kid’s five years old or something. sirius is about to ask the child some basic questions, but the kid suddenly points to a running blanc so whoops. before the strange pair go rushing after blanc, kid says a thank you, mister! and that earns immediate brownie points because the! kid! called! me! mister! and sirius proceeds to make that veeeery clear to ray lol. maybe to fenrir and seth too, later.

so after all the prologue drama, alice & the kid formally introduce themselves as mother & child to the black army. there’s a few murmurs of reallys and awwws because tbh alice looked rather young to be a mother but oh well. it doesn’t change sirius’ welcoming and accommodating approach, though he keeps more tabs on the child because honestly...

a young child in the barracks... where there’s a stocked armory + shiny magic crystals... ridiculous brats - ehem, grown men prone to showing off + creating trouble... yeah. though it’s really not a hassle on sirius’ part to somewhat act like a babysitter, he gets to suffer being teased about nonsense like paternal instincts coming to life in full force lol!

though seriously speaking, he’s very careful not to ask / bring up the biggest subject of them all: alice’s husband (if there’s even one to speak of, ooh). on the kiddo’s side of course, it’s already hard enough that someone so young suddenly ends up in a strange place + gets their mother and themselves threatened by a whole goddamn army (sirius, to lancelot: i stg what are u doing???) + has to live out a whole month in a new environment all of a sudden, so he believes the least that he & the black army can do is keep the child comfortable enough so that the feeling of fear would be lessened, get a sense of comfort going on. sirius definitely can’t blame the kiddo if they start crying out for their father/home though - though he knows it’s not his fault + can’t do anything much, he’ll feel bad about the fact that he can’t do much for the child’s homesickness.

he’s not going to broach the topic on alice either - if alice wanted to talk, then he’d do his best to listen. if she didn’t then he wouldn’t dare ask, it’s a very personal topic after all. who was he to pry into her personal matters when she + her child would be leaving in a month???

so picture this: he did say he’ll help watching over the kid, but there’s not much to do bc her child is good enough. what a little angel, polite and curious and quiet. maybe a little too quiet, withdrawn??? hmmm. either way, the child didn’t seem too (pro)active. or was playful the term sirius was looking for?

like sure, there’s the loud laughs for stupid antics, answers when talked to, smiles and walks around the barracks on their own but... more often than not, the child keeps close to alice or is just around her general line of sight. separation anxiety, maybe??? that’s natural, so okay. or maybe it’s alice who’s always hovering around her child??? either way, there’s nothing odd about that, but upon longer observation...

the kid is just... really responsible / really loves their mom??? alice watering the plants??? quickly looks for another watering can / gets a bucket of water to refill the can with. general cleaning or laundry??? puts a hold on whatever they were doing, rolls up sleeves, gets ready to do some work. prep work for dinner??? peeling’s a bit wonky, but they’re doing their best while trying not to cut themselves...

this strikes off as a bit funny to sirius, because wow, they really are related. where alice is quick to offer her help on all sorts of tasks in the barracks, her child is just a step behind her, little hands willing to do some work. on some tasks, alice does tell her kid that she’ll be alright doing it on her own, but her kid insists doing it alongside her anyway. and that there, that’s a very alice thing to do, too. sirius - heck, maybe the black army would know that by now as well, lol, considering how alice flutters around the barracks looking for something to do if she’s not having some alone time + private time with her child.

though, as much as the help was appreciated... it doesn’t sit well with sirius that the mother & child are spending most of their hours working rather than enjoying themselves in cradle. he thinks it’s a shame, especially for the kid. back when sirius was younger, he would...... then he’d go to....... and then sometimes he’d.............

.... right. if the guests wouldn’t relax themselves, then sirius would take it upon himself to show them a good time. it doesn’t have to be through big events, it doesn’t have to be everyday, it doesn’t need to be through fancy or expensive gifts either...... if only just to see both of them smile more often, then it’s definitely worth the time thinking about.

more bonus points if he’d get to see alice’s kid start acting like... well, a child! while there’s nothing wrong with being responsible or wanting to help, a kid should definitely experience all sorts of things, explore what they can, and most of all, enjoy themselves.

that’s what it means to be young, and alice should do the same as well... being in cradle is their adventure, after all! they’re not completely unrelated to the war but..... if anything else, sirius wants to fulfill the black army’s promise of precting them until the full moon comes around, and when that day comes.... he hopes the two have made a ton of good memories of their stay in cradle.

......... funny that this guy’s thinking about how make the two relax when he can’t even stop and do that for himself lmaooooo 

luka:

lol he starts off the same as he’s always been in most routes: shying away + nothing much to say to the parent/child combo now suddenly under their wing.

though, he does keep watch of their eating habits on the first days of their stay: alice eats anything + everything so that’s a relief, she’s adjusting. now if only he can say the same for her child....

imagine alice’s kid still being uncomfortable & cranky a few days in cradle + black army company, refuses to eat much even though his mom’s urging him to. breaks into a tantrum one day, saying that i wanna eat mama’s cooking instead! or something similar for everyone in the dining room to hear before storming out. ooh. there’s a brief silence - most stares land on luka, who isn’t really offended.

..... well, okay, so maybe it did sting a little bit. alice apologizes to luka before going away to calm her kid down. fenrir + ray tell him not to worry about it, seth + sirius muse about the kid feeling all homesick / sensitive. cue other soldiers saying something about puberty (whut lol). or y’know, kids being kids.

luka tries thinking about the kid’s situation for a bit. away from home, living in a whole new environment, surrounded by a whole lot of other people with attitudes and faces way different from those around at home... huh. that kinda sounds like himself in a way, except that the away from home bit on luka’s part was a voluntary choice.

having realized that, luka has a better guess of what the kid might be feeling. overwhelmed, definitely. from a very hostile welcome with handcuffs + the red army carrying the threat of death, suddenly being surrounded by the kindness of the black army is a total 360. must feel unreal, suspicious, even. the sight of real weapons around, the existence of magic and all that, unknowingly having a power so strong the whole country fears it. sounds like too much too process for a child.

..... alright, but looking at alice’s kid being unfriendly + clingy to alice 24/7 + being such a crybaby also reminds luka of... uh, himself, when he was younger. not to his own mother, but to... well, jonah, ugh. it’s not an easy pill to swallow (it takes grudging acceptance), but at least luka gets to know why he always felt some pang of irritation looking at the child.

so the next time the kid starts crying over something/causes trouble for alice, luka surprises everyone in the room by taking the initiative to scold the kid for acting so selfish. tough call, by the way - the child is wow, stubborn as hell + likes to keep the waterworks going while screaming; luka’s got a pretty good idea of what he wants to say but is having trouble getting it across properly and in a less menancing manner, so in short its a mess. witnesses ray blackwell + fenrir godspeed find the whole scene sorta funny though, much support lol.

alice wants to cut in, but sirius + seth tell her to leave it to luka, who seems to be winning since her kid’s running out of energy from crying & shouting at the same time. luka seems to be calming down too, because his tone + volume + facial expression is getting less stern. this seemed like a good time to mosey out of the scene so sirius ushers the audience to go away lmao, even the worried mother (who, decides to eavesdrop instead. no one has the heart to pull her away... so they hover around the doorway with her too.)

not arguing with luka anymore, the upset kid starts to babble of nightmares about the scary men in red with their sharp swords, not wanting to sleep because maybe when they close their eyes mama might suddenly be gone and they’re all alone, the scary feeling of losing mama to strangers, and the list goes on and on. its a collection of fears + worries of a child, and luka’s patient enough to listen. in fact, he smiles wryly when there’s mentions of monsters under the bed: it’s embarrasing, but luka used to cry over that too.

... seeing the kid bawl their eyes out like this, luka really is reminded of his younger self. the clinginess, sudden outbursts, the fear of maybe one day, they’ll be left behind and will be all alone. luka might be speculating the kid’s feelings, but more than anyone else, luka would be the closest one who could relate to what the kid was going through because.......... he acted that way towards jonah, back when they were younger.

he wonders if they’ve mentioned any of this to alice, even if just the smallest of their fears. he wonders how long they’ve been bothered over those fears, if they’ve been sleeping well at night. with all those questions in his mind, luka’s not so sure what to say; how to comfort the child.

he still tries though, even if his words come out a bit clumsy, even if the kid’s still sniffling all the way through the process. it’s a quiet moment, one that lasts till the child has cried themselves to sleep. they just stay that way for awhile, the kid resting their head on luka’s arm, until luka decides to carry the child back to their room........ alice must be worried.

..... she is, actually. when she and luka talk, she keeps quiet of her eavesdropping. luka doesn’t tell her everything either, because he believed that some of the things they talked about are better said by the kid themselves rather than him relaying the message to alice.

there’s nothing much to say after that, so luka goes on his way. alice says a very sincere thank you before he goes. she... has a lot of other things to say other than just that, but.... maybe another time. maybe when she’s plucked up the courage.

anyway, after all that alice’s kid seems to have gotten off their... spoiled phase, lol. still a little clingy to alice, but is getting less prickly + talking to others now. most notable development though, is if the child isn’t around their mother......... they could be seen hanging around luka.

.......... cue comments on how heartwarming it is to see a young child tottering around luka like a little duckling. luka does not appreciate the teasing. especially when it comes from seth + fenrir because why are their grins so big??????? but he doesn’t say anything against the kid following him around lol.

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Would you recommend Luna and the lie? Are you still reading it?? What about other booms by the same author?

Yes I would! Tbh I think I once said holly black was the queen of slowburns but I might have lied lol it’s Mariana Zapata. Like genuinely the slowest of burns. I would definitely recommend her other books, plus it’s kinda cool to see they’re all set in the same universe.

They’re long and usually enemies to friends to lovers. I think of all the books I’ve read from her, Only two are on my dnf list lol.

The wall of Winnipeg and me, one of my favorites. I can go back multiple times to read that one haha. Personal assistant of this super huge super stoic football player quits her job and said football player tries to entice her while also keep his residency by asking her to marry him. “You know more about me than anyone else does.” was what really cut my heart up.

Kulti, that was one that I wasn’t sure I was going to like but ended up really enjoying. The girls soccer team has a new retired player coach and he’s such a hard ass but she takes it in stride bc her MO is being better than she was five minutes ago. They clash a lot then they don’t. “It’s a term of affection in my country. My love. My snail.” Hahaha I started tearing up at that one.

Under Locke, that was different but good different, more intense than the others and is kinda similar to how I felt with Kulti. Her dads a bad guy and she moves in with her brother so he could keep an eye on her, meanwhile getting her a job at a tattoo parlor where the boss is a sorta gang member. “But I'm not a good man, and I'm gonna take everythin' you want to give me and everythin' you don’t.” Oof. My loins.

Luna and the lie, which I thoroughly enjoyed and might be my new favorite. She’s moved away from her crazy dangerous family taking her sisters with her and her newest boss is a hardass who believes he owes her a favor after she lied to the cops for him...except every favor she asks, he insists is not part of the deal. “You haven’t listened to a single fucking thing I’ve said, have you? Seen a single thing I’ve done? You’re the only person who hasn’t put shit together?” Be still my heart.

Wait for it, as most of her books are heartbreaking at some points, this one kinda started out on heartbreak but it was the way she dealed with it that made my heart so soft. After gaining custody of her brothers two sons, she moves to a new town where their new baseball coach/ neighbor is a little resentful of all the attention he usually gets, and becuase of a misunderstanding he thinks she’s just as bad as everyone else who hits on him. “Do you love me?, I asked him like I did every night just to hear him say it.” The kiddos in this were too adorable.

From lukov with love, turned out seriously sweet but I wasn’t surprised. Enemies on ice haha literally. He’s a pretty famous ice skater and she still struggles to reach her goal. He needs a new partner and wants her to be it. “‘We both know you love me.’ I wanted to deny it. I really did. Mostly because I hated the fact that he sounded so smug. But we both knew I’d be lying.” Truly the most enemies to lovers of them all.

Becuase how they’re all slowburns, I got really, really invested haha. Also learned a lot about certain sports and tattooing? And car painting? And uhh motorcycle clubs? Loved the family and friendship dynamics even if some of the family dynamics were so awful I wanted to punch characters through the pages; it was just well thought out and I felt every emotion. The main characters were also pretty badass and hilarious at times, if not a little naïve where it counted. Would definitely recommend if you want a contemporary romance to read and get invested in.