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thatasianstereotype · 4 years

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Fuck. I’m Gay.

I’ve been reading a lot of ml salt fics lately (mainly @unmaskedagain which is a literal goldmine of saltiness). And getting into the Damienette ship. Marinette really does deserves better (Fuck Canon) but so does Adrien. He is not a “sidekick”. Chat Noir and Ladybug are partners = equals. So I decided why not write a fic where Adrien gets his own happy ending in the form of a grumpy assassin-turned-vigilante that loves animals more than people.

Somewhat of a crack writing where creative liberties were definitely taken.

Lila Rossi is a bitch and everyone knew it. Well, by everyone, Adrien means himself, his good-amazing-make-pastries-for-him friend Marinette, his maybe-not-really-sure friend Chloe and his-not-that-close-really-classmate Nathaniel.

Yeah. It was a small number.

But Lila is still a bitch.

Anyway, Lila’s lies and manipulations have disturbed the status quo and not in a good way. She ended up making the majority of the class fawn over her like she was a perfect goddess and not a pompous-temperamental-hormonal teenager. Teenagers were prone to be gullible; he can understand his classmates being inclined to believe her. But this was utterly ridiculous (man, Chloe is rubbing off on him). No. You know what’s even more ridiculous? Ms. Bustier letting Lila get away with it. She doesn’t even stop the class mistreating Marinette who claimed she was a bully just because of you know who - Fucking Lila Rossi. The audacity of that bitch and her bitchy followers, am I right?

Growing up he watched the tv shows and the animes. High schools always had their drama but he thought that was to get some plot going on. He didn’t think it was an actual thing that happens in real life. But he was proven wrong. Françoise Dupont High School had their drama and it was way worse than what he watched on screen.

The worst part was that he couldn’t get away from Lila. Or he’ll be pulled from school (Fuck you Dad). He had to sit next to that bitch and listen to her drone on and on about things they both knew she didn’t do, about things she promised to do for her ever gullible followers friends. And couldn’t say anything against it if he wanted to stay in school. But even his discreet questioning didn’t do that much. It got some of the class to think something’s possibly fishy with her stories but not enough to think Lila was evil. So he just gave up. Because what was even the point?

He was distancing himself from Alya and Nino. He couldn’t really be friends with people who thought Lila held the sun and moon. They didn’t hang out as much as they used to and he made excuses when they did invite him to stuff. Lately, he was making outrageous excuses - like he had to take his cat to the vet even though he didn’t have a cat - to see if they caught on. They didn’t. It was fun but he didn’t know whether to feel happy or sad about that. But feeling sad-depressed-pain over it was a bitch so he decided to take his victories as they come.

Chloe had left the school earlier on. Her mom wanted to spend one-on-one time with her daughter (Yeah, Audrey is better at being a mother here). She was completely out of this drama mess. And Nathaniel kept his head down to not paint a target on himself.

His only consolation and ally in this whole mess was Marinette. His darling angel. His sunshine incarnate. His own goddess (not like that bitch Lila let’s get one thing straight).

When he was feeling overwhelmed (which was a lot), he spent it at her house. They spent it discussing fashion, trash talking Liar-la and the sheep class, playing video games, and making/eating the best baked goods in all of Paris. If he wasn’t at his photo shoots or at school, he was at her house. And with how often they spent time with each other, it wasn’t long before they accidentally revealed their alter egos to each other.

(The class’ Everyday Ladybug was actually Ladybug. How amazing is that! Isn’t Marinette the absolute coolest?!)

Since they outed themselves to each other, they had to give up their miraculous. And new heroes had to be chosen. As the guardian, Marinette decided to give the Ladybug miraculous to herself and the Cat one to Adrien. And make them the superheros of Paris.

(Just when he thought that Marinette couldn’t get any cooler)

They both collectively decided that being friends were for the best and put away their obsession crush over the other far far away. Now they were best friends-almost siblings. Oh who was he kidding? He was an honorary Dupain-Cheng. Marinette and her parents said so. And who was he to deny the goddess?

All was well.

Until he met this gorgeous boy with raven black hair and piercing green eyes that made him question everything in life.

Like fuck. His life wasn’t hard enough already?

It was a slow patrol. Just stopped a few petty crimes. No akuma tonight. He wasn’t really expecting much to happen.

Mari said patrolling regularly gives citizens a sense of security and it helps if one of them were on scene if an akuma does appear.

He didn’t mind. He loved running on the rooftops and feeling the wind in his face. After some time, he stopped and stood on top of one of the tallest buildings. Just soaking the view. The peace and serenity of it all. Seeing the glowing lights of his beloved city. Seeing the Eiffel Tower standing tall and proud.

(Forget school. Forget Liar-la and her hoard of bitches)

This was his city. This was why he fights Hawk Moth with Ladybug. They had something precious to protect.

He was done patrolling the regular routes and all his schoolwork was already finished. He could go to sleep but he didn’t feel that tired. And he really didn’t want to go back home. Mari shared her theory on his dad being Hawk Moth. She had really good reasons and a plethora of proof. If they could switch miraculous, why couldn’t he and Mayura - most likely Nathalie? Which would explain how Gabriel got akumatized.

After all her support with dealing with Lila, he was way more inclined to believe her even without the evidence. But those things just made him more wary of his dad. And he wasn’t too stoked on spending more time than what he can get away with with the guy. Because his dad being Hawk Moth explains why he wants Lila (his strongest supporter - Chameleon and Oni-chan, anyone?) close and makes Adrien play nice with her. And anyone who enables Lila’s bitchiness is on his enemy list.

Anyway, he was out here to enjoy the good mood not think about evil bitches and evil dads. So he sat himself down and enjoyed the sights. It was more calming than you would think.

He heard cars blaring and even a dog barking. The slight breeze felt nice. The moon was pretty bright tonight. The stars too. There was a lone couple walking through the park. There was also another teen in black running on rooftops a few buildings away.

Wait.

What?

He blinked and looked again. Huh, there was another teen in black running on rooftops. And it was not a hallucination.

What the actual fuck?

He was instantly on his feet, baton already in hand as he raced across the roof to reach said stranger.

“Hey!”

But because he was the lucky owner of the unlucky miraculous, the moment he said that, the guy was about to jump off a building to presumably roll onto the next one like Chat was watching him do beforehand. But his call made him lose focus and Chat watched horrified as the guy slipped and started falling into the alley.

Oh fuck! Mari was going to fucking kill this dumbass kitty!

He hoped to everything that Mari thinks is holy that he makes it in time. Extending his baton, he used it as a huge Pogo stick to basically catapult himself towards the stranger and wrapped his arms around him as he braced himself for the full weight of hitting the gravel at this height and speed. But he wasn’t that that concerned. His suit protected him from the majority of the injuries that would’ve occurred if he wasn’t wearing it. It hurt but it isn’t as bad as it could’ve been. Remember earlier? He takes his victories as they come.

This was not the smartest of ideas, he’ll admit. Mari had the brains to be honest. But it wasn’t bad if he say so. And he does say so.

He rolled over and immediately looked over the stranger that was remarkably unharmed in this whole mess.

And oh.

Oh.

The stranger was taller than he was with a lithe and lean frame. He had raven black hair that complimented his tanned skin and gorgeous green eyes that pierced through him, making his heart do funny things.

He was not expecting him to look as hot as he did. He wore a simply black t-shirt and jeans but he looked like a fucking Adonis, what the fuck. Even the moon shone down on him, highlighting his handsome features even more.

He shook himself of those thoughts and focused on what was more important. “I’m so sorry. Are you alright?”

He was rudely pushed away, but he didn’t take offense. He did cause the guy to fall after all.

“Do not touch me.” (What kind of accent is that?) “I’m fine. You are truly a moronic imbecile of the highest accord to yell like that. And what are you even supposed to be? Some kind of knock-off Catwoman?”

At that, Chat looked at Hot-And-Sexy weird. “Are you new here? I’m the superhero Chat Noir. I protect Paris with Ladybug.”

“You’re joking.”

“I know I come off as the goofy hero because I make purr-fect puns all the time but I’m not joking about this.”

He took out his phone to show the foreign (since he’s obviously not a Parisian) stranger the akuma attacks and Ladybug and Chat Noir being a dynamic duo, saving Paris and beating Hawk Moth. Ok, he showed the stranger a lot of stuff. Sue him. He gets to brag about his Princess. And himself too.

“I never heard about this before.” Hot-And-Sexy (he has got to come up with a better name) said afterward. “3 years this has been going on? Why didn’t you ask for help from the Justice League or other superheros?”

Chat shrugged. “We tried. But they said we’re obviously pulling a prank and making this all up. So we stopped asking for help.”

For some reason this made Hot-And-Sexy angry. “They ignored your plea for help and left you to fight for yourselves?”

“Pretty much, yea.”

“You and Ladybug are children.”

“Excuse me? Are you doubting our ability to protect our city?" He was not apologetic at the sharp edge his voice took. Forget looking hot. How dare he? The audacity really.

Hot-And-Sexy shook his head. “I’m not. I know some child superheroes who are adequate at their jobs and a few who are remarkable like Robin in Gotham. But the majority of them had adult mentors to guide them. From what you’ve shown me, you and Ladybug had no one. You were left alone to fend for yourself with essentially no help.”

He never thought of it that way. But hearing it like that made him think: Fuck Adults Who Chose Children to Fight Their War For Them and Fuck Hawk Moth For Putting Them In This Position In The First Place.

You know what. Just to clear all his bases - Fuck Everyone But The Dupain-Chengs.

Chat couldn’t help but shrug, not quite knowing what to say to that. “Life is a bitch, I’ve come to find out. But enough of that. Why were you running on rooftops anyway?”

“It calms me down.”

Relatable.

“Is...Is your tail moving?”

“Huh?” He looked behind him to see his tail was indeed moving lazily. “Yeah. I’m called Chat Noir for a reason.”

“May I touch them?” Chat was used to people (usually kids) pulling on his tail to see if it was real (It was). And it really hurts because they usually rough. Not that he blames them. Kids don’t know any better. Still, he usually says no when people ask.

But Hot-And-Sexy had such a sincere expression that he said yes. To his surprise and delight, Hot-And-Sexy was extremely gentle (Can this guy be anymore perfect?) and it felt nice to be petted like that. Curse his touch-starvation (again Fuck you Dad).

Hot-And-Sexy was apparently fascinated by his ears and tail.

“Are you a meta?” He noticed how Hot-And-Sexy’s voice turned softer and fonder (or was he imagining that?).

“Nah. I’m fully human. I just got powers to transform into this.” He looked down at his phone seeing that the time was nearing 2 am.

“Have you suffered any injuries from your stupid stunt?”

“Hmm?” Chat looked back at him before gesturing to his body. “Don’t worry. I may not look like it but I can take it.”

He can practically feel Hot-And-Sexy rolling his eyes. “What an utter dolt.”

But there wasn’t any heat behind it so he didn’t take it to heart.

“Thanks, babe.”

“That was an insult.”

“And I’m taking it like a compliment.”

Chat stood up and stretched his limbs. Hot-And-Sexy doing the same but dusting off his clothes instead.

“So, uh, need any help getting home?”

“I am perfectly capable of finding my own way, thanks.”

“Ok. Have a nice night.” He was about to leave when he was caught off guard by Hot-And-Sexy staring at him for a good few seconds, making his limbs freeze in place at the heavy attention.

Before he said. “You should try contacting the Batfamily in Gotham about Hawk Moth. They’re used to dealing with weird things. I’m sure they won’t turn you or Ladybug away.”

Chat was a bit distracted by how intensely those green eyes focused on him, making his heart beat faster and his cheeks turn a vibrant red.

He was so screwed.

He used his baton to shoot himself up so he can run on rooftops, hurrying to the Dupain-Cheng bakery.

“Mari! I think I’m gay!”

“It’s 2 in the morning, Chaton. Go to sleep and we’ll talk about it in the morning.”

After a good night’s rest (and thank everything that was right in the world that today was a weekend), Adrien told Mari all about Hot-And-Sexy. And yes, he did call the stranger that out loud. His everything-that-actually-matters sister simply took it in stride after giggling a bit. They spent the majority of the day discussing emotions and everything that came with that bundle.

Before he finally came to a conclusion.

He is definitely gay (He liked girls but not like like them). And most definitely had a crush on Hot-And-Sexy with the pretty green eyes.

Good news: He is no longer having a sexuality crisis.

Bad news: He is going through an emotional crisis.

Like dealing with these feelings that is making his stomach flip flop over and over again? The only one he ever had to deal with was the one he had on Ladybug and that (he talked with Mari about it months before. She was amazing with these emotional matters) was more of a hero-worship crush than anything really romantic.

And his crush on Hot-And-Sexy was so much more.

So it’s been about 2 weeks since he encountered Hot-And-Sexy. And he still haven’t figured out what else to call him. But the nickname was growing on him.

(He also told Mari about asking the Batfam for help but she was a bit apprehensive after the disastrous attempts of convincing the Justice League. He shrugged, trusting her opinion and left it at that)

Anyway, Lila was being her usual bitchy self. Father was being non-existent like always. Mari was his only source of sanity at school. And Hawk Moth was being a bitch.

Because of course, the day before they have a huge test, he decides to akumatize someone (in this case, a businessman who was really unhappy with getting fired) and cut in on study time. And this akuma took a while to defeat. Guess he drew a lot of strength from his burning hatred of the failings of the corporate world.

And just yesterday, a teenager who was upset at being grounded got akumatized and terrorized the city for 3 hours before Ladybug could purify her. It did however confirmed her fears. Hawk Moth was getting stronger. It took longer to defeat his monsters. They needed to find him and ended this fast.

Adrien landed on Mari’s balcony and slipped in her room, crashing on her big comfy bed, de-transforming on the spot. Plagg sleepily floating and laying next to him on the pillow. He was so tired. And photo shoots and school drama were not helping things.

For the record, he was not at all expecting to see Hot-And-Sexy in a bookstore of all places.

He was so engrossed in looking through the latest Boku no Hero Academia manga (can’t wait until Season 5 comes out) that when someone touched his shoulder, he was not proud to admit he squeaked a bit.

He turned around and his eyes widened his surprise.

“Hot-And-Sexy!”

It was indeed the Adonis Adrien had a huge crush on. Today he was wearing a white t-shirt paired with a blue denim jacket and black ripped jeans. Wow. He really can make anything look hot.

No. Bad Adrien. Don’t let him know you actually have a crush on him.

And oh fuck. Hot-And-Sexy was staring at the blonde and Adrien tried not to let himself get flustered. He has a very intense stare. For all he knew, Hot-And-Sexy stares at everyone like that.

Calm the fuck down, heart. You too brain.

He raised a handsome eyebrow in amusement. “Excuse me?”

Adrien felt himself burn with embarrassment, his face turning bright scarlet. No wonder he was fit for the unlucky miraculous or was this just a side-effect? Note to self, ask Mari about this later.

“I’m so sorry. I didn’t get your name last time. And I just started calling you that in my head. Cause you’re really hot and you have pretty eyes.”

Fuck mouth! Why won’t you stop talking! Please for the love of everything that makes Mari a BAMF stop. Stop digging further into the hole of embarrassment! Abort mission! Abort!

“When did we meet?”

At that, he blink a few times. Oh fuck. He was not Superhero Chat Noir. He was Civilian Adrien Agreste. Mari was definitely murdering his dumbass tonight. Lightning please strike him down right now. Where was an unlucky lightning strike when you need it?

After a few seconds of his horrified silence, Hot-And-Sexy chuckled (he had such a nice laugh). “You are extremely lucky I already figured out your alter ego beforehand, Chaton.”

Before Adrien could even unwrap that statement, he held out a hand and had a dangerously sexy smirk on his face. “My name is Damian Wayne. Would you care to get a cup of coffee with me?”

And Adrien nodded his head, not trusting himself to speak. He can deal with the superhero thing later when he can think straight (hah!) and is not distracted by Damian’s beautiful smile and alluring green eyes and perfect everything.

Guess what?

Ya Boi got game.

(At least, he likes to think he does)

After a successful coffee date (was it a date? Please let it be a date), they exchanged numbers (cue internal squealing) and met up a few times afterward to hang out.

Apparently, Dami was here on business to deal with something for Wayne Enterprises.

“Aren’t you 17?”

“Father believes in preparing us when we’re young.”

Dami was amazingly sweet. Arrogant and pretentious with a stick up his ass but sweet. He treats stray animals with such reverence that Adrien’s heart melt every time he sees it.

It was an added bonus when Damian scorned Lila with cruel words and disgusted looks when she tried to cut in Adrien and Dami’s date(?)/meetup(?)/spending-time-together event.

She cried and whined afterwards and Adrien has to endure his father’s lecture. But it was totally worth it.

Oh yeah. Mari was not pleased that he accidentally outed himself to a civilian. But nothing that a couple of sad kitty eyes can’t fix.

“You are so lucky you’re cute, kitty-cat.” Mari grumbled but she was smiling. “I just need to have a good talk with him on the importance of secrecy.”

That day Damian Wayne learned to fear a certain Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

It was 2 weeks later when Adrien woke up to a package next to his futon in Mari’s room. When he opened it, he saw the Butterfly and Peacock miraculous inside.

There was a card beneath it. And in beautiful cursive script read:

I dearly hope you enjoy my courting gift, mon amour. Allow me the honor to formally ask you out on a date. I look forward to hearing favorably from you soon.

- Damian Wayne

He couldn’t believe it.

“Mari! Damian likes me back!”

“Chaton, I swear. It is 2 in the morning.”

#ml x dc #ml salt #ml salt fic #lila rossi salt #marinette deserves better #but so does adrien #adrien deserves better #adrien agreste #sexuality crisis #gaydrien #adrien agreste x damian wayne #adridami #oneshot #how the fuck did this crack idea span 3K words #apparently I'm down with this ship

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kaorei-endgame · 3 years

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There's this Daryl Surat Greater Action Movie postulate (which i only half remember so blame me not him) that goes "female led action movies <something something> falter because <something something> studios won't let directors do the Hard R." Which I bring up in the context of this video game because I remember this weird controversy about the secret ending as it pertains to not only mental health but like.... girl on girl violence? Like it went around the bigger bloggosphere and if I'm playing devil's advocate shoot me but how much literal violence we will swallow (like just.... absolutely.... 6-8 hours of teens beating the shit out of each other) as long as nobody directly verbalizes it? Like haha what's with that moralist shit dude go scream at a cop and let video games be even 1% gross sometimes. It takes me 30 seconds to refocus my eyes after this boss intro:

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Usually when they say a WayForward game don't end good, they're talking about that part in the Bloodrayne platformer where you had to make 6 pixel perfect kick jumps off set of floating blood mosquitos while fire's chasing you, am I right??🤣

Well, think about it this way. If most beat 'em ups feel kinda slight and most Way Forward games way too long, River City Girls is exquisitely paced for a Way Forward beat-em-up, especially as a direct-ish sequel to the original, where you could beat the last boss to the end of the game.

I don't know if is this is just all in my head, but as someone who appreciates pink things, bubblegum poppin, oversized jackets, short skirts, and band-aids everywhere, emotionally I gotta approach a Bubblegum Pop video game aesthetic like I'm about to be served the next Lollipop Chainsaw...... specifically with what it's gonna do with my emotions it's rarely some "lived in" shit, if you know what I mean? And the line between "do I feel like I'm playing art about high schoolers, or art about playing chicken with the line of how fuckable you can make a child before someone will call you on it?" is like.... oddly thin? In video games specifically it's like the Macualy Culkin The Good Son of thin ice (but I'll save that for 2021's 2020 Game of the Year Write Ups: Aegis Rim (which will not contradict what I said up there about gross video games so chill🥰much love in 2021).

The risky aesthetic dive is bolstered by a genius soundtrack. Is it synthpop? vaporwave? I am 100% sure a synth or a wave is involved but possibly not both. Album of the Year, and not only because I have found continuous respite this year via "smoking a lot of weed and listening to Smackdown on repeat until I feel like I'm falling into an infinite tunnel in the carpet." While you got an overall great smorgasbord of tracks to beat ass to, sometimes she'll hit you with this insane Stevie Nix-style croon like The Hunt, which is playing off diegetic speakers in the area and fades as you transition out.... I have no idea how to explain what kind of fuckin' vibe that puts you in for a beat 'em up.

Kyouko and Misaki fill in the rest. Part sukeban, part valley, part scene girl, a mismash style of high ponys, varsity jackets, stocks with cute kicks, painted nails on scuffed hands, and pink backpacks (weaponized). They lean femme, yet they slip the beat em up noose of the sexy-cool girl (eg. Blaze) because they're neither sexy nor cool? They're thuggish brutes with a bit of a mean streak. That's the whole point. It don't matter if you're a buff terminator man or a glitzy gyarus, in River City, you gotta be willing to chuck a trashcan.

You know what I'm saying. Kyouko and Misaki are a pair of mutually enabling, oversensitive knuckleheads on a moronic quest that the (maligned?) secret ending reveals was premised on nothing. This may also be described as..... puberty. I don't wanna like... make that argument, but this would not be the same game if it wasn't a pair of brutish morons making trouble for a whole city of equally brutish morons.

They don't make fun beat em ups anymore (not since 2013) but they also don't make games where a soft butch and a hard femme pick on each other for six or seven hours straight. There's that fundamental comedy beat where the smartest person in the dumb-dumb group corrects everyone else, only for their correction to also be wrong? I think this is a game for anyone who has ever sat across from their friend and been like "I am so much smarter than this bitch." One time I thought that sitting across from a person I lived with who also smoked, so we--on my initiative--stole a 5 gal paint drum filled with sand from campus for our personal indoor ashtray and threw our butts into it for a year. I 100% knew I was smarter than that guy.

And yet!! They were still.... my bitch. The girls take selfies together, compliment each other's technicks, go gaga over food, scream about schoolyard drama, and kvech on the various creeps. Part of what makes beat em ups so fun to play is they're something to occupy your basic motor functions while you chill with your besties. This is the fundamental truth of all multiplayer games--vectors for dorks to dish about their day--here it's on the screen. Kyouko and Misaki know they are both the smartest, raddest, coolest, hottest, strongest girl on the block. Occasionally moments of cutscene outre reveal how the cool clique just fucking reviles these girls. But they don't even seem to know they're not part of the cool kids. Or they don't care. They have each other.

#fast karate #game of the year #game of the year 2020 #goaty #goty #goty 2020 #jae says you can literally dab on cops killing them instantly #river city girls #YFI

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shanghai-ohmy · 5 years

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MaoMaoctober Day 22: Pirates

The sky pirates cook up a feast together. Mao Mao gets absolutely read for filth by Lord Orangusnake. The tea is scalding. See Mao Mao snatched bald on AO3, or here under the cut.

Lord Orangusnake grinned at the full table in front of him, a dozen delicious smells all vying for his attention. What they had prepared today was nothing short of a feast. It was a meal the Sky Pirates heartily deserved after their many setbacks, heartbreaks, and failures. They'd all cooked it together, in the spirit of a potluck only all done in the same kitchen.

Orangusnake cleared his throat. "May I say a few words?"

The others nodded.

"After our airship overturned and dumped out most of my crew, I'll admit I was a little disappointed about who was left."

Ratarang and Boss Hosstrich exchanged an uncomfortable glance.

"BUT," Lord Orangusnake continued, "I realize now how wrong I was to feel that way. You three are the most kind, dedicated, and talented criminals a guy could possibly hope to know. Ramaraffe, Ratarang, Boss Hosstrich… I'm proud to call you all not just my accomplices, but my family. Thank you for sticking with me, and for sharing this meal."

The other Sky Pirates applauded. Orangusnake blushed.

"Now I say," Boss Hosstrich exclaimed with a laugh, "there may be a gentleman in you yet!"

"Hey boss," Ratarang said from his high chair, "thanks for giving us a chance to work with you. We wasn't making any headway alone."

"Yeah," Ramaraffe chimed in, "you gave us a path to success! We're all here today because we worked together."

"You guys…" Orangusnake had tears in his eyes. "I'm so glad you're my friends!" He burst into tears.

"There there now, boy," Boss Hosstrich said. "There's plenty of time for crying after the meal. Why don't we compose ourselves and enjoy our dinner before it gets cold?"

"Yeah, come on boss! We all worked so hard on this food, we should eat it!"

Orangusnake nodded, wiping the happy tears from his eyes. "Yeah, let's eat!"

Soon they all had heaping plates of delicious food. It tasted so good after so many weeks of hunger. Sharing a meal like this was bliss. It was a perfect moment.

Then the wall behind Orangusnake vaporized.

"Alright, sky pirates!" Mao Mao yelled, bursting through the newly-blasted hole, "party's over!"

Boss Hosstrich froze, holding one of Ramaraffe's signature cookies just in front of his mouth. Ratarang began to cry.

"Hey, what the hell, man!" Badgerclops yelled at him. "You said I'd get to do the line this time!"

"Sidekicks don't get one-liners, Badgerclops."

"I am NOT your sidekick!"

They began to squabble. Adorabat laughed at the fight.

Orangusnake's eyes began to twitch. His grip tightened on his silverware, bending the metal.

"We're gonna go hungry again," Ratarang wailed between sobs.

Ramaraffe leaned across the table to comfort him. "Hey, maybe they won't take all our food this time. Wouldn't that be nice?"

Ratarang sniffled.

Orangusnake's silverware clattered to the floor. Mao Mao and Badgerclops paused their fight, Badgerclops straddling Mao Mao on the floor with his blaster pointed at his face. They both turned to look at Lord Orangusnake as he stood up forcefully from his chair.

"Are. You. KIDDING ME?!" He roared, his voice hitting the sheriff's department trio like a brick wall. He stepped towards them, covering half their distance in one single, menacing stride. “What is WRONG with you?!” His chest heaved with furious breaths. “You just… bust down the wall while we’re eating dinner? A dinner we all worked very hard on and made together? And then you point weapons at us?!”

“Silence, criminal! You stole that food!”

“We haven’t eaten in weeks, you miserable asshole! Because the last time we managed to find some food, you beat us up and stole it!”

“Haha yeah,” Badgerclops laughed, “that day ruled.”

“How can you just say that?!” Orangusnake shrieked. “You three are the WORST people on the entire planet!”

“Come on,” Mao Mao scoffed, “at least we’re not-”

Orangusnake pointed straight at him. “YOU do nothing but bully other people because you’re terrified of feeling like you’re not the coolest, strongest, smartest person in the room! Every time I see you you’re belittling Badgerclops! You’re a horrible role model and you shouldn’t be taking care of a child!”

“Oooohh, he got you!” Badgerclops said. He made a sizzling noise. “Yeah, get burned.”

“And YOU,” Orangusnake spat as he wheeled towards Badgerclops, “have less conviction in your entire body than I have in one fang! You ran away and joined us over an argument that would have taken TWO MINUTES of HEALTHY COMMUNICATION to solve! You were ready to KILL HIM over that! You’d sell any of your friends out in a nanosecond for a chance to avoid doing anything difficult!”

Badgerclops began to charge a shot. Mao Mao was reaching for his katana.

“Do you two even think for a SECOND about what kind of example you set for Adorabat? The kid’s a monster! She’s seven years old and she has bloodlust! That’s not normal, man!” He brandished his laser axe. “All the three of you do is fight and put each other down and kick us around so you can feel better about yourselves! You’re awful, horrible people who have deluded yourselves into believing that you’re heroes!” Orangusnake swung the broad side of his battleaxe in the middle of his diatribe, taking them by surprise and knocking them back towards the hole they’d blasted in through. “Get out of here and let us eat our dinner! The one we made together as a team! Because we take care of each other, and we don’t suck!” He stepped forward and slammed the stunned trio with the axe again, knocking them back outside.

“LEARN FROM THIS!” Lord Orangusnake shouted as he used the axe like a golf club and sent them flying off into the sky, the same way they’d done to the sky pirates countless times.

He stood there for a moment, silhouetted against the evening light filtering through the ragged opening in their ship. His shoulders heaved. He powered down his axe and slowly returned it to its holster.

“I’m sorry, everyone,” he said, turning back towards the other pirates. “I think I may have ruined our dinner.” He hung his head.

“Are you kidding?!” Ratarang hollered, hopping out of his chair and slapping Orangusnake on the shin. “Boss, that was incredible!”

“I’ll say! That was a mighty fine display there, Lord Orangusnake!”

“Yeah, boss! You really stood up to them! They deserved it!”

Orangusnake blushed. “Oh, uh, really? I thought I maybe went too far.”

Boss Hosstrich shook his head. “I reckon they needed it. Now how about we finish our dinner?”

#maomaoctober #mao mao #mao mao: heroes of pure heart #mao mao heroes of pure heart #mmhoph

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ppaltagon · 5 years

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Pentababies - Pentagon in Kindergarten

Jinho:

Smol baby

Doesn't reach things on the top of the shelves but refuses to ask for help

Uses the toys to build a stepladder-like thing or just climbs up, doesn’t get discouraged when he falls down but stops to cry for a while

Loudly sings children songs all the time and teaches the others said songs

Actually, there is a designated time when everyone gathers around him and all the kids are singing

You're a little jealous of him because the kids listen to him more than they do to you

There’s this one teddy bear that’s bigger than him and he claimed it as his best friend

Is a good boy and eats everything but a look at his face tells the utter disgust he feels while chewing that broccoli and sometimes you just pity him and give him extra snacks after lunch

But also, he steals food from the others when they’re not looking

Hides stolen food and snacks in his pockets and eats them alone when nobody is looking

If someone tries to steal his food, he will bite their hands

Hui:

He’s either crying or screaming, he’s never quiet

Most screams are caused by him belting out children songs and folk songs and it took you a while to realize, he’s actually really good at singing

Runs around screaming with Hyojong and Shinwon while Hyunggu is clinging to him and has the time of his life everyday

You have to force him outside because “ugh sunshine and fresh air who needs that”

Has sooo much fun once he’s out

Cries when he trips and falls and acts like he’s actually dying, there is nothing you can do to make him stop

Eats fairly well but somehow, he always gets food all over his face and his shirt, it’s a mystery how he does that every single time, even when he wears a bib

Hongseok calls him dirty. Things escalate. A food fight begins.

Literally refuses to go to sleep because he is NOT tired AT ALL (said while rubbing his eyes) and puts up a real fight (which only results him ending up even more tired)

Falls asleep the moment his head hits the pillow

Hongseok:

He really is a good kid (at least he tries to be one)

Most of the time, he’s in the corner flipping through books alone or with Changgu

Experience tells you, when he’s with Changgu, they’re not really talking about the books and you’re very uneasy

Annoys the others with jokes and cries when someone tells him he’s not funny but he’s a “man” so holds back his tears and tries to come up with new ones

The smartest child

One day, he really got into lego and now he can build a whole ass spaceship and the coolest robots

There's no food he doesn’t like however, he likes to be clean and likes well-behaving at the table – something most of the others don’t really do...

Gets into food fights at least three times per week because he called out someone (mostly Hyojong) for eating like a pig

Loves, loves, loves playing outside, just running around with the others or pretending to be soldiers or pirates or secret agents

Collects big sticks and pretends they’re swords and challenges everyone to duels – won't let the loser live but cries when he loses

He falls asleep fast which is kind of surprising because he has his own little nap times during the day as well where he just lies down in a corner and sleeps for a while

More often than not, he wakes up with his face doodled on

Hyojong:

Your arch enemy.

Screams. He doesn’t have a reason. He just. Stands there and starts screeching.

Or runs around screaming

A very curious child

One day, he was curious to see what you were drinking. He drank your coffee. That was a nightmare.

Helps Yanan trying to escape

Teases Hyunggu because he thinks it’s funny how easily he cries

But if anyone else makes Hyunggu cry he’s gathering everyone and they beat up the little shit, nobody is allowed to hurt his friends

Loves playing outside a lot more than inside

Climbing on monkey bars are boring, he’s climbing on trees like a real baby monkey

Has scratches all over his body but rarely cries

Flirts with the moms and they think he’s an angel

Not only embarrasses you in front of your crush but curses at them and tells them you taught him the words

You can’t just get a lover, you would pay him less attention then

If he doesn’t like the food at lunch, he just stares at it before he gets the idea that if he can’t eat it, he should just throw it at Hongseok – cue to a food fight starting because it’s f u n

Is quite obedient to go to sleep and you just assume it’s because he tired himself out

But he’s not sleeping, he goes around and whispers in the other kids’ ear to try and get in their dreams or doodles on their faces, etc.

Wakes up Wooseok to help him draw on the others faces

Shinwon:

Scared child

On the first day, he was like “oh no people mom please don’t leave me here” but now he’s one of the loudest ones and all he does is scream then coughs because he screamed way too much and now his throat hurts

The victim of literally everyone’s pranks, like the whole kindergarten teamed up against him and he acts all dramatic like he’s all alone in this cold dark world

But then just starts throwing books and toys he knows will hurt if thrown to the others

Hates going outside because ugh bugs – steps on Hyunggu’s new bug buddies and makes Hyunggu cry

It's been a year since he goes to this kindergarten but if you think he won’t sit disappointed every single mealtime by the table because “this is not a hamburger” then you’re wrong

And you’re like, “this is a sandwich, it’s almost like a hamburger, please eat your food like the other good kids.”

Changgu repeats your sentence, Hongseok adds his own unwanted opinion, Hyojong throws a piece of bread at Hongseok, chaos erupts

Every year, a photographer comes to take a group picture – he and Hongseok strike some weird pose every single time, there’s no stopping them

Goes to sleep like a good child however, he hid snacks in his pillow and eats them in secret because he is definitely not sharing

Hyojong comes up to him and whispers in his ear. There’s a muffled scream. Shinwon joins them in doodling on the others faces.

Changgu:

The little shit that embarrasses you in front of your crush because he’s going to marry you when he grows up

And you can’t possibly be mad at him because he’s just so damn adorable

Always gives you gifts like drawings, toys, his food, flowers he found on the sidewalk

One time, he stole his mom’s jewelry and wanted to gift it to you...

Helps you set the table, gather the kids, scolds them right after you scold them, always tells you you’re right – he's like a baby parrot

Actually, he just wants you to compliment him because he basically lives off of compliments

He and Hongseok befriended each other by the bookshelf and now they’re memorizing stories which they lowkey force the others to play out

Organized a little theater every Friday where they show it to you

Now he’s in charge of choosing what to perform to the parents on special events

beats Hongseok in “sword duels” and laughs in his face then declares he’s the strongest man in this kindergarten – gets beat the next day and cries while Hongseok is laughing in his face

Is friends with everyone, lowkey hates half of his friends because they don’t appreciate him

Plans revenge every time he gets pranked but never has the courage to carry them out (though Yanan would be more than delighted to help)

Eats everything even if he hates it because then you’re going to be proud of him and pat him on the head and that fills him with power

Couldn’t be more enthusiastic to go to sleep because he’s always tired even if he seems energetic and it’s absolutely impossible to wake him up

His mom has to take him home while he’s still asleep a lot

Yanan:

Cries the moment his mom lets go of his hand and leaves

It took a while for him to get used to the new environment but the moment he stopped crying on the first day, Changgu grabbed his hand and showed him his favorite toys and now they’re best friends

A quiet child

Sometimes maybe even too quiet

You keep an eye on him because one day, you just assumed he’s quiet and the lady from the bakery at the end of the street brought him back

Ever since then, you caught him trying to escape several times

Plays well alone but doesn’t mind company, except if someone tries to take his toy – he doesn’t hesitate to hit them

If it’s time to play outside, he runs straight to the swings – one time, Changgu wouldn’t let him to the swings and Yanan pushed him out of it

Both of them cried for an hour while hugging each other after that...

Really, everyone just loves him because he’s too cute

Lunchtime is problematic for him because he just loves sweets way too much and doesn’t want to eat proper food, especially vegetables

You have to convince him to eat them by promising him more sweets as dessert

One time, he got sugar high and it was a catastrophe so now you control how much sweets he gets

Which is very difficult because if he doesn’t get them whenever he craves them, he throws a tantrum

He gets very sleepy after eating so it’s easy to put him to bed however, he can’t fall asleep alone, someone needs to hold his hand

Yuto:

He is supposed to be a calm kid but you still keep an eye on him because either Hyunggu or Wooseok are constantly clinging on him (sometimes both on both sides of him)

Hates nap times because you close the curtains and the room gets dark and he’s very afraid in the dark

Only can fall asleep if someone (mostly Wooseok) is holding his hand

Every single stuffed animal belongs to him!

He named every single one of them

The type of kid that notices when you’re sad and tries to cheer you up by giving you a plushie

He’s like a fairy, going around giving out plushies to whoever is crying and hugging them until they calm down

Loves nature and he, Hyunggu and Wooseok built a bird feeder to take care of the birds in the neighborhood

Collects pretty stones and flowers and he got so excited when you showed him how to dry flowers so he can take them home and help his mom decorate the house

There is only one plushie that’s not his and that’s Jinho’s bear and he only lets him have it in exchange of Jinho giving him extra lessons on children songs

He eats everything because he believes it when you say he will grow up big and strong if he eats all the vegetables

Whenever there’s a food fight, he makes sure his plushies won’t get dirty and takes his plate and moves out of the danger zone

His bed is so full of plushies he barely has any space left for himself but if any of them goes missing, he will notice it + Wooseok and/or Hyunggu still find a way to crawl in his bed and cuddle

Hyunggu:

The cutest child, an actual angel (kind of)

Cries. A lot. Like all the time.

Cries because the dragon kidnapped the princess in that fairy tale you’re reading, cries because Hyojong took his toy, cries because the others are teasing him for crying, cries because he has nobody to hug, cries because he doesn’t like the food, cries because he misses his mom, etc.

Someone has to pay attention to him all the time or he throws a tantrum

Is constantly attached to someone, just hugging and refusing to let go because that’s how he plays

Can't sit still for the world, you swear he didn’t consume any sugar where does he get so much energy from????

Accidentally breaks toys and blames it on other children then cries because he can’t deal with the guilt

Kisses everyone because he has so much love to give but whenever someone kisses him, he gets offended and disgusted – the others keep kissing him for that exact reason

Running towards a dog that’s twice his size and obviously barking at him aggressively: “pUPPYYYYY~~!!!!”

Likes to play outside and makes friends with all the bugs, follows ants, chases butterflies, feeds birds etc.

Jumps into every single puddle after a rainy day and encourages everyone to do the same because it’s F U N !!!!!!!!!

Has absolutely no fear but cries whenever he trips and falls

Gets himself out of eating stuff he doesn’t like or doing things he doesn’t want to do by pouting and the puppy eyes because you just CAN’T SAY NO to him

Sticks out his tongue at the others when they get offended for him getting better food a g ai N

He picks a cuddle buddy for every day and only sleeps if he’s hugged (the other boy doesn’t have a say in this)

Wooseok:

Tol child

Puts Jinho’s favorite toys on the top of the shelves to mess with him

A creative boy who loves drawing – sadly, rarely draws on paper

Doodles on the walls until Hyojong directs his attention to Hongseok’s sleeping face

After a while, the kids realize he really draws well so now they’re playing “tattoo salon” in which Wooseok draws on their skin – this is an illegal business and they’re very careful not to get caught by you

He and Hyojong are the ones to intimidate anyone who tries to bully their friends and nobody dared to mess with their group twice

Sometimes you can’t find him no matter how many times you call his name and an hour or so you find him either sleeping in a closet or buried under Yuto’s plushies

He’s a smarter kid than you think, also very helpful

Shouts at the others to stay quiet if you have something to say and they don’t listen

Takes no shit and questions everything

Criticizes the fairy tales, tells fairies and dragons don’t even exist – that made everyone cry

He only pretends Santa is real because Yuto will cry for days if he said otherwise and he couldn’t bring himself to do that to him

Goes outside only to lie down on the slide and never get up, laughs as the others try to push him down

Will not eat what he doesn’t like and there is absolutely nothing that can change his mind, he rather starves (read: begs Jinho for food or steals Shinwon's snacks)

He pretends to go to sleep but then stays up all the time pranking the others with Hyojong so that’s why he sleeps so much during the day

Has his no prank days when he’s cuddling with Yuto and/or Hyunggu

- Admin Anna (writing something nobody asked for but everybody needs)

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the-nysh · 7 years

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Bnha episode 37 commentary

“Bakugou Katsuki: Origin”

HOOOOOOOOO BOIIIII, I’ve been highly anticipating this episode for a long while (manga reader here), and JUST finished watching it once – completely tense, transfixed, and holding my breath the entire time while internally screaming. :O Just…holy shit, I need to watch it AGAIN, IMMEDIATELY (probably countless times aha). So I can actually pause and break down all the glorious meta within. I’M PERFECTLY CALM! 8D (no I’m not) Hours later, I end up just under 3000 words, as there is a LOT to talk about. So HERE WE GO: my in-depth commentary on probably my most awaited bnha episode:

Alright, so first up, the anime reformatted the manga’s final exam battles to happen consecutively instead of concurrently, to save the best for last uninterrupted (THIS fight, Deku and Kacchan vs All Might). So anime-onlys missed this bus ride scene of them going to the test site (ch61), with awkward Dad Might trying (and failing) to diffuse the nervous tension between them. :’)

Now, the anime immediately starts where the last ep left off: right inside the gate without any of All Might’s pre-battle briefing. (Yup, in the manga he explained all the rules right there before they began.) With a brief recap reminding us just how tense and coiled Bakugou’s irritation has been since before the exam even started.

A big thing to note is that before this point in the story, most watchers/readers alike still hadn’t seen the full picture behind Bakugou’s actions or understood the reasons for his way of thinking. Because the story is presented in Deku’s pov, we’ve only been allowed scattered pieces of Bakugou’s pov to put together so far, so a big part of THIS episode’s purpose is finally revealing what it is that drives his character to push so hard. To be a hero (and definitely not a villain). Just like the episode’s title states, this is about his origin point. His past, present and future; his turning point from here on out as well!

So, the thoughts he recollects at the start of the ep are the set up: comparing their internships where he felt he wasted his time while Deku improved faster than him (rubbing that fact in while mimicking his moves on top of that!), the sports festival where he felt his ‘win’ was hollowly earned since Todoroki essentially gave up the final match to him. AND! Not mentioned, but his loss to Deku at the heroes vs villains exercise back in season one. This WHOLE TIME, Bakugou has not achieved any worthwhile results or milestones that he holds to the standard of his self-imposed perfectionism. Which has made him incredibly insecure in his position/progress and on edge to push himself (masked by outward anger, aggression and irritation). So right now, this final exam is where he’s hinging it all to finally prove himself as the indisputable best. He knows that position is what he should be, so he can’t afford to lose, idle by, or achieve a half-assed win again. So! He marches forward headfirst and resolute, right into the arena ahead of Deku’s hesitance and indecision.

Meanwhile, Deku knows this is supposed to be a team exercise, so he has to get through to him somehow and communicate how they need to work together to win. …So he runs up to him and info-dumps everything Bakugou already knows (not the best approach). Visibly, it’s incredibly tense to see how hard Bakugou is holding back just tolerating his jabbering. Deku’s demanding him to wait and listen, yet Bakugou warns him to stop. Deku tries to reason they should run (that they’re no match against All Might), yet Bakugou has already decided they have no choice but to face All Might. Remember, Bakugou is one of the smartest and strongest of their class, so this is not just hot air speaking here, despite how it may appear. Unfortunately, Deku misreads this and further exclaims, “who do you think All might is?!” (uhoh, Bakugou knows precisely who he is; he’s his idol too) And even a further low blow against his drive, “you can’t win against him!” RIGHT at Bakugou’s sore spot.

*braces myself* OH GAWD. Yeah, the backswipe to the face. It’s horrible and painful to watch, yes. (I think the manga’s direct impact panel felt harsher tho) But it’s important to understand it did not come out of nowhere. Bakugou warned him to stop, yet Deku kept on pushing. And while reacting with violence should never be condoned or be a proper response to anger, it’s also important to note that this marks the first time Bakugou has actually raised a hand against him (outside of battle), since before their middle school days.

That’s right: this is the only time Bakugou has been shown to hit him like this in the story’s present narrative. Which is also remarkably consistent with his behavior: Bakugou will not actively instigate confrontations against Deku unless Deku pushes him, shoves in his space, or gets in his way first. Most often, Bakugou will stay in his lane, despite how it may appear the opposite. This is consistently within Bakugou’s way of telling Deku to ‘stay down, back in his place’ and to stop bothering him. (His words: “Don’t say another word. Just because things are going better for you doesn’t mean you should talk. It’s pissing me off.”) Because to Bakugou, Deku’s genuine persistence and concern for him read as overblown arrogance/conceit while condescendingly looking down on him and his established strengths, which Bakugou cannot stand (cuz to have such a similar assuredness thrown back at him by someone he deems to be the weakest is absolutely not tolerated). As the audience, we know this misread intent from Deku is not true, plus as we all know, Deku can’t stop following him; he’ll always get back up (to fight if he must), regardless of Bakugou’s attempts to push him back.

Whew, ok. Now that I got that elephant out of the room, I can continue with the main threat: All Might, who plays his part as the villain spectacularly. (I love how both their thoughts perfectly synchronize on assessing All Might’s intimidation!) Despite how Deku’s first instinct is to run, he can’t leave Bakugou (Kacchan) behind either, who immediately engages the target. Note Bakugou’s words, “your power isn’t needed to pass.” So he’s determined to push himself until he proves just that: using his own power to win without having to rely on Deku. Even All Might notes his tenacity when Bakugou doesn’t even back down from getting grabbed in the face. Bakugou’s SERIOUS, but still cautious with his opening moves against him. Again, All Might is his idol too, so Bakugou’s calculating what moves he can use to effectively stun him and draw him out. Not fast or strong enough though, as All Might quickly overpowers him.

All Might shifts to Deku (who’s been staring like a deer in the headlights), and even goads him with the insinuation that Deku would run and leave his teammate behind. Ohh!! Flashback to Stain, a battle with mortal peril where it may have been wiser to pick everyone up and run. And…Deku’s similarly intimidated to do just that! But…his leap backwards collides with Bakugou’s incoming next assault. :’) Man, I actually really like how Bakugou delivers his warning before impact, with genuine shock? Worry? Damn it’s a good reaction.

Recovery Girl’s commentary on Deku’s admiration for All Might is spot-on. He sees him as that of a god: all-powerful, invincible, and the bearer of his own quirk, One for All. Admiring him too much such that Deku can’t even fathom how he could ever fight against him and win; against All Might would be a hopeless struggle. So Deku’s not even trying to oppose him. However…he’s not alone against him here either. ;) Neither Recovery Girl nor All Might (and at this point, most of the audience too) know what really drives Bakugou. Yet here we see a glimpse of it: to him, to win is what it means to be a hero.

THIS incites Deku’s memories of their childhood, when they BOTH equally looked up to All Might. To young Deku, All Might is the coolest hero because he saves everyone with a smile, but to young Kacchan, All Might is the coolest hero because he always wins. Even when overpowered or outnumbered. No matter what. (note how little Deku would rather watch Kacchan, instead of the All Might video)

But shit, before they can make their next move, All Might blitzes them both: a guard rail trapping Deku’s insistence to run, and a brutal punch of reality so hard it blows Bakugou’s guts out (yeah I had to brace myself for this too). Damn, Deku’s cry over his peril is so gooood. He knows Bakugou is a jerk, but…he can’t help admiring him because Bakugou has always tried his hardest to win, and always ensured his victories by walking the talk. Ever since they were young.

But WAIT?! All Might’s reprimand to him and his anger is not what Bakugou needs to hear right now. Because he already knows this. Right now, Bakugou is coiled so tightly against his own insecurities and expectations (against himself), that he’s unrealistically pressured himself into achieving an impossible goal: he MUST win against All Might on his own. An imperative all-or-nothing, 0 or 100, option. Because as he sees it now, if he relents in any way by using the power of another (Deku), it would be admitting to himself he’s not strong enough to win with his own power. Acknowledging weakness, while simultaneously forced to use underhanded, half-assed, and heck – the weakest (or so he believes about Deku) means to win. Which to him, would be the same as losing (anything less than an indisputable, perfect 100 is 0). And if he had to resort to that, he’d rather lose altogether.

HOOOOOOOOO there! *red sirens blazing* DEKU WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS IMMINENT, CHARACTER BREAKING SELF-DESTRUCTION! Nuh-uh, not from his childhood friend whom he admired precisely for his traits to never give up and lose!! Deku will not allow Kacchan to betray himself and lose the image of what he’s always stood for (victory)! So BAM! Instead of All Might delivering the final blow, Deku gains the strength to punch some much-needed common sense and encouragement back into him! YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

OH DAMN, we get an extended anime scene of Deku carrying him off to safety into an alleyway!! For the pep talk, “before you give up, at least try using me!” (In the manga this all happened while he carried him off, heck even the grip on him changed 8D) “YOU’RE YOU BECAUSE YOU NEVER GIVE UP ON WINNING, RIGHT?” (holy shit, added anime lines of encouragement) PLUS THAT FLASHBACK, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Deku’s honest and innocent crush admiration for him!!! ;A; This whole time! Deku has viewed Kacchan this way! (yet Kacchan himself still doesn’t know… :’D)

Also HOLY FUCK!? An anime-only, fucking explosive KABEDON!?!?! (I’m dead :’D) Ok, but here Kacchan finally explains his reasoning for his approach to the fight: against All Might’s crazy speed and power, there’s nowhere to run, and no way a confrontation can be avoided. He learned this as he attacked All Might earlier with his opening move. They have to face him to get through.

SOOOOOOOOOOOO…what do we get!? Kacchan (begrudgingly) AS THE DECOY, while Deku attacks using a full-powered blast from his gauntlet!!! YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Moment I love: when Deku injures his shoulder from the blow-back, feeling firsthand the amount of strain Kacchan’s under when he uses his quirk. (really, Kacchan’s arms are fucking jacked to withstand the recoil from his explosions) Deku, distracted by that revelation, admires his strength even more!! ;D (promptly reminded by him to get his ass into gear and run too, aha!)

DAD MIGHT’S MONOLOGUE!!! HE HAS ABSOLUTE FAITH IN THEIR FUTURE COOPERATION AND RECONCILIATION AS A PAIR! Perhaps not resolved now, but undoubtedly, this is just a first step towards them achieving greatness together. ;A;

In the manga’s official translations, those emotions paired over Deku and Kacchan were listed as ‘envy, disgust, inferiority’ vs ‘awe, rejection, conceit.’ ‘Hate’ hadn’t been used.

Hooo, they even manage some light banter as they escape towards the gate. D: ‘It doesn’t look like (he’s) chasing us, don’t tell me we knocked him out…?’ K: ‘Bastard, didn’t you keep saying there was no way we’d beat him, you idiot?!’ XDXD Ahhh precisely, Deku’s still blinded with hope/admiration because of him. :’))) Kacchan knows that wasn’t enough to take All Might out, already telling Deku what their next steps will be when he catches up…

OH FUCK, TOO SOON! All Might blitzes them again!! D8 Instantly destroying their strongest means of attack (both gauntlets) and….oh fuck…bodily slamming them against each other in a whirling display of raw, overwhelming power. (even the spectating students back with Recovery Girl are aghast in shock at the brutality) Chastising them that their cooperation together was only a prerequisite to passing the exam. WHAT ELSE CAN THEY DO?!

Ayyyy, Kacchan’s inner monologue where he’s reminded just how insurmountable the power of the Greatest Hero is: ‘this man is the highest wall in the world.’ :’) But in proper, classic ‘Kacchan’ fashion (revived!! thanks to a certain Deku ;D), he doesn’t give up here. Firing a point-blank retaliation blast right where he’s pinned underneath All Might! 8D

HIS PAIN from the rebound!! ;A; And…ohohoho? An up close and personal warning (whoa there! ;D in the manga he just grabbed his forearm one-handed) that’s he’s gonna fling him to the exit, with his trademark ‘Die!’ attack phrase. :P Buahahah! Classic.

THE PAIN…THE PAINNNN!!!! Both in Kacchan’s overworked arms and in Deku’s poor breaking back from All Might’s retaliating New Hampshire Smash almost snapping him in two! D8 FFFUUUU!!! Hell, even Kacchan reacts to that! (Deku slamming onto the ground and ricocheting off the bus is really…yike. D8)

But SHIIIIIIT!!!!! MY BOYYYYYY!!! He goes to Deku’s aid! 8’D And FUUUUUU how I love how the anime emphasizes the sharp, throbbing pain pulsing from all the stress his arms are under – his gauntlets allowed him to fire at full power without risk to himself, but NOW… He has to go above and beyond (quite literally, ‘plus ultra’), to ensure Deku secures their win. ;A;

AND HOW!! (Added my fav manga panel for comparison) Unleashing the same full-power, stadium wide blast he used in sports festival – twice here, Deku notes!! (ahhhh Kacchan rearing back, clutching his arms :’DD) Urging Deku to move for the gate! His comment here is telling: “I can still move more than you, with your cobbled-together power!” He knows Deku is a recent study with his quirk, so Kacchan has to be the one who must engage the enemy with what limited firepower they have left. THIS decision…he chooses to become the protective decoy covering for Deku to make it through! (despite all the pain) :’D But that’s not all!! Once All Might slips through the smoke aiming for Deku…Kacchan’s RIGHT THERE! Sacrificing himself as a shield for him!!!! HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! ;A; Like how Deku borrowed some of his power earlier in this fight (sharing the gauntlet), Kacchan now demonstrates some of that same noble quality inherent to Deku: the power of heroic self-sacrifice. (which All Might admonishes, as it’s a self-destructive, traumatic trait he’s all-too familiar with…) And YET…!

Even after a blow meant to knock him out of that destructive habit, Kacchan still keeps fighting!! (ohhhh my god his broken voice here..!! ;A; heck, even All Might stops smiling) Uwaaaah my boyyy!!!! ;.;

Deku’s reaction is the same as mine: ‘KACCHAAAAN!!!!’ But he’s driven to act with what he does best: to SAVE him despite all odds (with a smile!), JUST like when he ran in to rescue him from the sludge villain all the way back at the start of the story. Because if Kacchan’s ever in danger, Deku will ALWAYS be there for him. :’33 And what does he do!? Punch All Might (is idol, alike that of a god) in the FACE for Kacchan! It’s been pointed out here before, but it’s doubtful if Deku could be driven to react to the same extent – punching All Might, if it was any other teammate paired with him. Because as the story will continue to prove, only Kacchan can get Deku to react with such emotional extremes. :’)

Taking one from Kacchan’s page again, Deku’s not one to leave this as a ‘half-assed’ win either! So he carries him with him through the gate!! (Kacchan’s long unconscious by now) Deku cannot leave him or secure the ‘indisputable’ win without both of them achieving it together. :’))))) OOOHHHHHHH!!!! ‘That’s just the kind of person (Deku) has always been,’ indeed!

Aftermath: (uwaaaah my boys!!!!!)

All Might acknowledges both Deku’s growth AND the fact that Bakugou, too, always smiles in response to facing an insurmountable wall. THIS is a trait both boys share, which is also a trait inherent to All Might. Here we see a glimpse of the fact that both boys form the two halves of All Might: his quality to win (Bakugou), and his quality to save (Deku). Respectively representing the traits they also happen to admire most from him, ever since their childhood together. And by learning to work together appropriately, after proving in the exam they can cooperate when it matters most, together they have the potential to become the best heroes in the future. All Might recognizes this, and proudly envisions both of them continually growing much stronger from here! :D

(Villain scheming tease with Shigaraki’s foreboding preview at the end. Ohhhhh damn, how I sincerely hope for a season 3! The events that escalate from here on out I consider some of the strongest in the story. Their adaptation will surely be a huge treat!)

To finalize:

Where Deku needs to learn how to control his quirk without suffering irreversible damage to his body, Bakugou needs room to grow and understand that compromising to work for less than a personal 100% best, and conceding help from others, does not mean the same as a compromised win. Nor does it mean he’s weak for accepting the cooperation from others either. (In many cases, inspiring teamwork and camaraderie is a beneficial strength.) He needs to learn how to meet people half-way, and from THIS episode, we see both his origin and turning point revealing the depths of what he’s capable of. Depths that had always been there, but have been brought out into the light thanks to Deku’s positive intervention. :’3 Despite what they may feel about one another (mostly thanks to misunderstandings and a lack of proper communication), they remain each other’s strongest driving force for positive development in the narrative. Which will remain a consistent, and most rewarding dynamic to see grow throughout the rest of the series.

#bnha #kacchan #bkdk #meta #commentary #episode discussion #welp if it wasn't obvious bakugou is my fav ;D #THERE WAS SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT!!!!!#i can't believe i took almost 100 screencaps D:#squeezed in as many as i could ahahaha #it's hilarious how i start all composed then devolve into incoherent screaming 8D #.....and transition between 'bakugou' and 'kacchan' like mid-way thru because of the context :P ahahahah #goddamn this is so loooong XD #just means i liked the ep A LOT ohoho #plus the anime definitely added a bunch of servicey expanded content ayyyyyyy #will definitely be rewatching this ep for a while ;D

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journey-to-balance · 7 years

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I Believe that Understanding These Simple Truths About Life Will Ultimately Lead to Personal Freedom

1. NOBODY IS ACTUALLY TOO BUSY TO RESPOND TO YOU

That guy or girl isn’t too busy to answer your text. That employer isn’t too busy to answer your email. If you’re not hearing back from someone, it’s because they have deliberately chosen not to answer you. And the sooner you stop making excuses for the people who don’t make you a priority, the sooner you can move on to the people and situations that do.

2. EVERYONE HAS HIS OR HER OWN BEST INTERESTS AT HEART

No matter how genuine, kindhearted or caring a particular person is, they’re always going to be more aware of their own needs than they are of yours. Even the most attentive lover may not realize they’re pushing your buttons if you never tell them they’re doing so. Even the most honest employer may not be aware that they’re working you into the ground if you just keep accepting more work.

Unfortunately, other people are going to be aware that they’re stretching your limits, but will nonetheless push you unless and until they encounter resistance. Most people are going to take as much from you as you let them get away with – which means it’s up to you to define and uphold your own boundaries. The most powerful people aren’t afraid to say ‘No,’ to what they don’t want to do – because they know that nobody’s going to stick up for them if they don’t stick up for themselves.

3. YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO PLEASE EVERYBODY

If you actually listened to what every single person wanted from you, you’d end up a lifeless, shapeless, emotionless blob. And then someone would come along and tell you to be more interesting.

The truth is, it’s impossible to please everybody. There will always be someone who’s offended by the most traditional life path or bored by the most radical one. You’re going to be criticized no matter what you do, so you might as well do what you love. Because if there’s anyone whose judgment you should listen to, it’s your own.

4. THE WORLD OWES YOU ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

You may be the coolest, kindest, smartest, most interesting person in the world, but if you’re not putting any of those traits to work, you’re entitled to absolutely nothing in exchange for possessing them.

Truly powerful people know that there are two basic choices: You can spend your entire life feeling sorry for yourself because you deserve more than you’re getting, or you can go out into the world and actually claim what’s yours. Guess which choice the more successful people tend to opt for?

5. THE PRIZE FOR ARGUING ON BEHALF OF YOUR RESTRICTIONS IS GETTING TO KEEP THEM

You can spend your entire life loudly declaring to others that you don’t have the time, money, energy or resources to accomplish the things you actually want. And all of what you claim may be true – but the harsh truth is, every single person on the planet has at least one damn good excuse for not pursuing the life they want.

The difference between the people who get what they want out of life and those who don’t is that the people who get what they want ignore their excuses. They find a way around their limitations, instead of just complaining about them, and that is the very reason why they succeed.

6. YOUR ACTIONS DEFINE YOU, NOT YOUR THOUGHTS

You can sit indoors all day conceptualizing a better life, a better marriage, a better relationship with your kids, but until you stick your neck out there and start implementing change, you’re not actually making a difference. Good intention is a wonderful thing but unless it’s coupled with action, it counts for nothing. At the end of the day, your character is determined by what you do, not by what you think about.

7. NOBODY IS COMING TO SAVE YOU FROM YOUR LIFE

We all want to believe that the person of our dreams, the job opportunity of a lifetime or the surprise that we never expected is waiting around the corner for us. When we’re unhappy with where we are, we irrationally hope that a drastic change in circumstance will come along and save us from our misery.

But the truth of the matter is, life doesn’t work that way. Nobody’s heading your way on a white horse and if you want to see change in your life, you have to create it from the ground up.

This is what the most powerful people know. When times get tough, the strongest people strap on their own armor, mount that white horse and come to their own rescue. Because they know that if anyone is going to save their day, it’s going to have to be them.

Wishing you Infinite Blessings & Peace ....

#Life Lesons #Truth #Self Improvement #Accountability #Authenticity #Our Journey to Balance #Reflections #Transformation

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renier · 6 years

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Brutal Truths That Will Make You a Better Person.

1. Nobody is actually too busy to respond to you.

2. Everyone has his or her own best interests at heart.

3. You are never going to please everybody.

If you actually listened to what every single person wanted from you, you’d end up a lifeless, shapeless, emotionless blob. And then someone would come along and tell you to be more interesting.

4. The world owes you absolutely nothing. You may be the coolest, kindest, smartest, most interesting person in the world, but if you’re not putting any of those traits to work, you’re entitled to absolutely nothing in exchange for possessing them.

5. The prize for arguing on behalf of your restrictions is getting to keep them.

The difference between the people who get what they want out of life and those who don’t is that the people who get what they want ignore their excuses. They find a way around their limitations, instead of just bitching about them, and that is the very reason why they succeed.

6. Your actions define you, not your thoughts.

You can sit indoors all day conceptualizing a better world, but until you get out there and start implementing change, you’re not actually making a difference. Good intention is a wonderful thing but unless it’s coupled with action, it counts for nothing. At the end of the day, your character is determined by what you do, not by what you think about.

7. Nobody is coming to save you from your life.

But the truth of the matter is, life doesn’t work that way. Nobody’s heading your way on a white horse and if you want to see change in your life, you have to create it from the ground up.

by Tranquil Monkey

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zyrielledreamour011-blog · 6 years

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7 Harsh Truths That Will Make You A More Powerful Person

1. Nobody is actually too busy to respond to you.

2. Everyone has his or her own best interests at heart.

3. You are never going to please everybody.

If you actually listened to what every single person wanted from you, you’d end up a lifeless, shapeless, emotionless blob. And then someone would come along and tell you to be more interesting.

4. The world owes you absolutely nothing.

5. The prize for arguing on behalf of your restrictions is getting to keep them.

The difference between the people who get what they want out of life and those who don’t is that the people who get what they want ignore their excuses. They find a way around their limitations, instead of just bitching about them, and that is the very reason why they succeed.

6. Your actions define you, not your thoughts.

7. Nobody is coming to save you from your life.

But the truth of the matter is, life doesn’t work that way. Nobody’s heading your way on a white horse and if you want to see change in your life, you have to create it from the ground up.

By Heidi Priebe

#7harshTruth #thatwillmakeyou #amorepowerfulperson

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thehighthoughtsofhannah · 7 years

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December 17, 2016

12-17-16 8:40 It's the Christmas party. It's good I guess. I'm kind of getting anxiety. But it's cool. Haha. The drinks that Santee brought are so funny. It's like rice pudding lmaoooooo. I'm sad. Idk. Like, I shouldn't be. I have everything. But it still feels empty inside. And I know depression is a choice but it seems like I can't make any other choice than the wrong ones. I try. I really do but even then it's still nothing. And I can't do anything. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I have to go. It's time to leave. I'm done. I'm gone. I'm out. You won't find me here. It's time. 3. 2. 1. Bye. 10:44 This is the real deal. If it's time, I just wanted to say that I love you; all of you. I even love the ones that it may seem like I hated. But honestly. I just want to love everyone one, but I would much rather have everyone love me. And for some people to love you, you have to hate some. But that's dumb and selfish. I see it now. So please, do me a favor and love. Love everyone. Love thy neighbor as thy self, and love thy self for God loved thee. And God is love. 10:49 To all of the boys in my life, thanks. To all the girls in my life, thanks. I don't have much to say besides I'm sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't make you any proud. Im sorry I'm a fuck up. But know that the love I have for you is unconditional. Mom, you will always be the most beautiful, wonderful, amazing human being in the whole wide world. You were always right, even when you were wrong, and I could never stay mad at you. Dad, papa bear, chief, thank you. You are the smartest, wisest, funniest, realist guy I know. You're blunt and smart and it's hard to argue with you because you are so dang smart. I wish I could have the brain and nose of you because you are the smartest man in my life. I love you. Nathan, Nate the feg. I love you brother. You are so good. And so pure and I absolutely look up to you and respect you. You are the coolest dude on earth, and you deserve even more. Thank you, Nate. 11:00 Julie, jul, everyone wants to write it jewel, and maybe its nicer that way, but you'll always be jul to me. You are beautiful, inside and out. Although you act like this and that you are the strongest, toughest, prettiest girl ever. You are so capable and one day you're gonna find a man that treats you like the queen that you are. You're always going to be terrible in the kitchen, you are going to be an even better person, and even greater mom. 11:04 I don't what else to say, or who else to thank (or blame) for the way I turned out. Aileen, Kat, Waterford kids, ahheeyah Adrian and Danny, Jeff, Brianne, Vincent, etc. I love a lot of you 11:27 Brandon, I love that I met you. But as a short term. Idk what I was even thinking that a guy like you would be for me.

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Mar.11 ,2017 2:23 pm

as im trying to looking forward, a part of me is whispering failure.. can I make something, something beautiful, something inspiring, encouraging? to spread a heartfelt smile on somebody’s face, reassuring whoever is behind their computer screen there is reason, no matter how stupid or small it is, to laugh or smile. I want to remind people how video games are really meant to be played, what creates the pro environment and competition in the first place, showing them how to have fun with their video games, showing them how to enjoy spending their free time so that its at least not wasted. If I can leave at least one thing to take away and let people know they feel reassured, loved, supported, not alone then all the time I put into the videos im making have been worth my time. Acts of kindness, sportsmanship good cheer. Make them feel like holy crap this makes me want to play this game

Here i go as I just write down whatever im thinking about:

some of the funnest games I really enjoyed playing as a kid: Super Smash bros melee: at first had all my favorite characters from different games EVER , kirby, pikachu, mario, all these nintendo characters like Link, Fire emblem’s marth and roy, so much variety Pokemon: such a fun adventure, not having much access to the internet , the world was magical, every corner was a new surprise. There were random Pokeballs on the floor, instances where your in game rival would show up and challenge you to a battle with his own unique pokemon. the pokemon I had felt unique, the team I had felt special and I bonded with these pokemon. I didnt have in mind what my friends or any one else who also played the video game what strategies or pokemon they thought were good and were their own personal favorite. The competition element fair and exciting because there weren’t many popular guides or communities and forums that people were aware of. Internet spoiled the fun because it exposed many of the surprises and secrets of the game. It almost was as if there was a person sitting next to me telling me how they already beat the game, caught all 150 pokemon telling me which pokemon were trash and not worth my time, the perfect IVs and proper way of how to make the strongest team possible. Though they may be right it totally killed my joy for the game, stripping of the surprise and wonder element video games used to hold as this now apple is to almost every other video game. and altho the right answer is to not focus and compare my self to the people surrounding me its like someone standing right behind me saying video games are FAKE, WASTE OF TIME. So spending my free time trying to Man people need to pay less attention to how others are spending their time playing video games. MANNN you’re winning if you’re enjoying your time having fun whether kicking ass, accomplishing a hard puzzle or challenge, discover something rare on your own again i guess thats added to your personal merit, get a good laugh, listening to good music, reminds you of something important to you whether its through story telling and the music, whether its learning more about experiences and other people around you. Theres so much video games could teach you, what you could learn from. like many other hobbies or people like to do on their spare time, video games are another outlet of creating happy memories, memories that could be shared with the people we love. I find my self exploring all these different video games to try and remember why I fell in love with video games when I was a lot younger. What made it so exciting and fun, and when I let something else rob me of that joy. I remember when I was in elementary school my brother and I had our own Gameboy Colors. I had purple one given from my Auntie and my brother had a neon Green gameboy color that was given from our grandpa’s brother, i guess granduncle. Both of us had our seperate Pokemon version where Pokemon Red was my first video game ever and my brother had Pokemon Yellow. anyways my mom would only allow us to play for an hour or two a day and I just remember my sister wanting to play pokemon too and so I let her play mine, and althouhg i wasnt playing I really enjoyed watching them just play. I felt so happy that we were all able to play together even if I was just watching my brother thumb through his starting Pokemon team in Saffron city. Idk why thats so vivid. We had to share alot things growing up, rooms, 1 hour turns on the computer, hand me down clothes, Gamecube turns. i remember i bought a tv plugin game which was star wars/ spongebob that didnt need a console. it had 5 games in it , but crowding around the small tv in me and my brothers room playing video games together.. i miss that so much. i just wanted us to get along and have fun.

god i always hear people saying that their entire life they were losers and the bullied kid, but did they ever have a fanny pack with 100 calorie Special K bars on 1,000 diet imitating their favorite Taijustus specialist? (Rock Lee Image) I used to be obssesed with my eating only 1,000 calories a day because I was pretty chunky in middle school. One time in PE we had to do our quarterly mile run and I remember always dreading these big days. Every week we had to run around the track for 20 minutes, no walking, and see how many laps you could run in that time. We were graded on how many laps we could run, 6 laps was D , 7 Laps was a C , 8 Laps was a B, 9 and more was an A. I dreaded every single week for these 20 minute runs, but I celebrated super heavily after it we were done. I was always super nervous and anxious thinking about these days because I always forced myself to do my absolute best. I hated the thought of competing with the people next to me. I used to run 10 laps and my best being 11 laps, which I thought was insanely good. The fastest was I think 12 or 13 laps but they werent in my class. I suppose I felt proud of what I accomplished, my classmates thought I was fast. I would wear shorts everyday in middle school. In 4th and 5th grade I used to run 3 miles every day in the summer with my grandpa and sometimes my sister because I came home one day from a a Dr.’s Checkup saying that my cholesterol was pretty high. Seperate from my school’s 5k I only entered one 5k run with my grandpa who did the 7k run. I felt horrible because I was just overweight and I didnt find myself that attractive. God, especially when your older brother was more handsome had abs and biceps since 5th grade. ashjdkasld yeah this is where my self esteem issues come from, but anyways, I was complimented on my buldgy calves. They were pretty big, for a big boy like my self. I remember one time when runnign the 20 minute run I always thought about falling over and getting hurt so I didnt have to run, mentally I wanted to just stop myself from pushing my body. ashdbjnka My best mile time was 5:37 by the way. When it was raining and they made us stay inside our school’s gym, playing dodgeball. I WAS SO HAPPY. I would pray that it would rain enough so that the track would be too wet where we all the PE classes would have to walk around the basketball quarts and then the other half o the class would have to play basketball. I WAS ALWAYS SUPER EXCITED. Those were the best days regular days of school. of course not more exciting than Game days, honor-roll Bingo , or field trips of course AHAHA One time I brought I red chocolate balls that I got from people standing in front of safeway that were wrapped neatly in this plastic bag. I gave some to my friends before we ran, thinking wow we could be just like Choji and his ration pellets. Jesus. It was just concentrated choclate balls of sugar. -- It was pretty good tho. Middle school was awesome. I did whatever I wanted no matter how uncool people thought it was. I thought that just doing what I loved was the coolest thing ever. I used to read the Shonen Jump manga magazines and I was reading the YugiOh Gx weekly chapter and Jesus H. christ it looked so fun. The next day I talked to my friend who was fanatic about Yugioh and he helped me create a deck. The next two years FUHHHH our whole friend group was playing yugioh. It felt like some anime, going home editing decks, dueling in my friends garage drinking cans of Dr. Pepper and honey Twisted BBQ chips. Playing some Halo 3 and Pokemon Stadium 2 on the side. IT WAS SO FUN. When we would have a party in class or potluck I’d get 4 cups of Pepsi, Plateful of Doritos , Lays and Hot cheetos and my friends and I would whip out our decks. Living the life. At the time the Wii , xbox 360 and itouch were very popular. I didnt have a smart phone til the end of my high school and wasnt until my freshman year in high school that I bought my own prepaid phone and minutes and texting plans. anyways the only console my brother and sister i had was teh game cube so these consoles were treasures whenever I would go over to my friends house after school. there was also this one time in middle school where our homeroom teacher allowed 4 people from our AVID class, and at the time I thought AVID students were the smartest collection of indivuals in our school, to go around campus picking up recyables such as cans and bottles so we could sell and add to our class field trip fundraiser. At first our teacher assigned us only 10 minutes and expected us to comeback. 10 minutes of missing class was amazing. My group of friends and I felt so free, so powerful, passing the doors of other classrooms and students, walking where we shouldnt be. And when we would comeback she would reward us with homemade cookies. HOLY, our teacher was so kind. I cant remember if this was a daily thing, but we did this each time we had class. But every time we would come back deliberatly a little later. From intially 10 minutes we started coming back 15 minutes later, then 20. And I kid you not we started going out “recycling” for the entire class period which was about 50 minutes. IT WAS AMAZING. And we may had been in middle school, but we werent dumb. We were AVID students. Advancement via indpendent determination. We were the futures most brightest, up and coming. So we were thinking if we could somehow find more cans and bottles to fill up our garbage bags itd be more than enough reason to explain why we were coming back later than we were orginally suppose to. So initally we would invite ourselves to other classrooms tell the teacher ‘we’re reclying, dw , were supposed to be here’ and go through their blue bins and take whatever cans and bottles we can add it to our bags. Then we started looking at the larger reclye bins in the shcools court yard and just take all the bottles in their. Realistically it took no more than 5 minutes to fill a garbage bag filled with cans and bottles, but we would spend the rest of our vacation racing each other on our school’s track and kick each other on the school’s monkey bars. Jesus. it was so fun. my life feels pretty defeated right now, so I just wanted to share with

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