#the boys still have their powers ahahah

[rottmnt-residuum]

So in the last update that agent threw some kind of ball at Raph and Leo. My best guess is that it's some kind of holding device that traps mystic energy, right? But I got a little confused at the Krang. Was that just what Leo and Raph felt like? I mean that their mystic energy got "sucked away" again, like what Krang did. Also those balls were what they bought (?) from that yokai with the cloaking brooch. Will those have a significant role later on, or will you explain a bit more about them if you didn't already?

*slides in from my self banishment*

Yes! the kraang is basically what they are feeling! a.k.a it's a ptsd episode. You got it in one ;P

You know, i kinda forget not everyone is working under the same base knowledge of the show... anyway! we proceed!

As far as i can tell the hidden city police have a few different ways of detaining suspects. The first as seen in 'raphs ride along' are these:

they're just a less invasive version of cuffs really... consequently, they're also basically useless. perp can still get away and all that, mind you, they can't get out without keys... but that's pretty easily solved

the next type is the anti-mystic device:

these bad-boys suck up spells and absolutely wreck any mystic device within its limited range. barry's cloaking broach shatters and is basically unrecoverable, and as you can see it sucks up the mystic odachi's portal. they seem to just suck up any mystic energy thats 'in use'. so as long as you're not doing anything mysticy you're good

For Residuum, the way they work is that any currently active mystic energy is sucked in and stored, so as long as you keep using your mystics the longer it will keep going. Though it does cap out at around ten minutes, it can only hold so much. At any rate, it's best to not use mystics if this thing (multiple of these things) is on the battlefield, as, if you continue to try, you'll end up with an empty tank.

Depending on how mystical exhaustion works, that could be either mildly inconvenient, or deadly!

as to their significance in the comic... i'd say they'll be pretty significant

[dystopianam]

A little summary of how the fandoms of the various neighborhoods of The Sims 2 are like

(I would like to say that all the points listed were written for joking, it is not my intention to offend anyone, every neighborhood/fandom deserves love equally and I use stereotypes just for laughs.)

Pleasantview

You are probably a new player, you have only now discovered that you can also play outside the tutorial.

Your favorite family are the Burbs (for some reason) (Currently I discovered that only the Italian fandom is obsessed with the Burbs for some reason??)

You've been obsessed with Bella Goth and have been following her mystery for years. We are in 2024 and you are still looking for or making videos or posts with the title "I FINALLY DISCOVERED THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MYSTERY OF BELLA GOTH" (Spoiler: you didn't discover anything, your theory is full of nonsensical headcanons but you are convinced that it is canon)

Oooh, silly Don ☺️☺️

Dina and Nina are bad grill but they're so hot 😰😰💦💦 🥵🥵🥵

Talk about Bella 24 hours a day

Broke?? Dreamer?? Pleasant?? Who the f they are? D: (You only know the Goths, Calientes and Lotharios because you've only played The Sims 4 so far)

BRANDINAAAAAA (POWER TO WIDOWS!!!)

The only lore you know is that of Bella Goth.

Strangetown

You're a little more "cultured" as a player. You're here because you're passionate about Bella's story, but now you also love the lore of Strangetown and have enough knowledge about the lore of both neighborhoods.

Cactus and Aliens aesthetic.

Obsessed with PascNerv.

Joking about Loki face and piss jokes about Vidcund H24 (The only thing you talk about is that)

RIPP IS THE ONLY VICTIM, TANK IS A STUPID ASSHOLE!!! RIP RIPP 😭😭😭😭

Vidcund sexy man, his favorite color is yellow because he have a bladder problem.

Fans obsessed with Vidcund to the point that it turns a joke into something worrying with people actually fighting over a bunch of pixels with buck hair.

Loki and Circe do BDSM.

VERONAVILLE

The fandom has a large number of 11 members. Half of them are here just for the Tycutio.

They look indignantly at the PV & ST fandom, with a glass of wine in hand, they feel superior but they never knew anything about Shakespeare's works until now.

Ahaha Mercutio raccoon boy 🦝

Ahah Tybalt angry pussy 🐱

KENT IS OUR LORD

Everyone in Veronaville are LGBT+ except Romeo.

Ahahah Gnomeo!

Wait...what are you telling me it's Romeo & Juliet and not Mercutio & Tybalt??? Didn't Shakespeare write a gay tragedy???

Old men yaoi

Old women yuri

VIOLA EXISTS, FUCK YOU ALL, I HAVE A HUGE LIST OF COMPLETELY INVENTED DETAILS ABOUT HER THAT CERTIFY HER EXISTENCE. SHUT UP. NO ONE CAN ASSUME A GENDER FOR HAMLET. IF HAMLET WANTS TO FEEL LIKE AN AUNT AND NOT AN UNCLE YOU JUST HAVE TO STAY MUTE.

Antonio swears on his restaurant, his family and his cappuccino.

Riverblossom Hills, Desiderata Valley & Belladonna Cove

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[yumenofude]

Do you think Trafalgar Law will die?

I want to be dumb and say yes, eventually, don't they all die ahahah #denial

If I were to think about it in terms of canon, I always thought that the two who would die at the end would be Luffy and Zoro. But that's not the subject so I won't extend on this.

As it is impossible for me to be objective about Law right now since I'm terrified of what Black Beard could do (cf. Ace trauma), I'd talk about it as a Lawlu fan.

What makes me think Law COULD die plot-wise is his power. The fact that he can grant IMMORTALITY to someone makes him a target. That also makes him very very mortal. And going there I'm also wondering if there isn't someone walking this earth already immortal from the previous devil fruit user - or is it something that can only happen once in all the users? I haven't checked AHAH.

Anyway I'm avoiding the question.

Law might die granting Luffy immortality, that's a possibility but the stakes must be very important and I'd picture Luffy dying already. Law probably knows immortality would make Luffy very unhappy as everyone around him would die eventually. PLUS that involves Law himself dying first.

On the other hand, there's that mystery of Black Beard powers - having two when only one is possible. If he were to gain Law's powers he would really be way too strong like wtf Oda cut it out already ahah

All in all Anon, I don't know. Law has a target on his back for his power, that is for certain. Plus the boy is only starting to live for himself, but we all know that it's only once a suicidal man finally starts wanting to live that he has to die or sacrifice himself, just for the sake of drama.

HOWEVER Oda being Oda, we all noticed how difficult it is for him to kill his characters in the present. Ace took it all for everyone. Maybe Law will be next, maybe not.

Also, I'm still not caught up, so my answer might just be weak because of how little I know of what's going on atm as I stopped at the beginning of Wano. Obviously I will catch up but man I do need the motivation to get back to these flashbacks and everything

[minijenn]

If you had written it, what would've been your favorite moments from the stonemason arc?

Oh man there's like... so many little moments, but here are some of the bigger ones I had in mind (in mostly chronological order, across the entire arc and even beyond it with stuff tied into it):

EPretty much any confrontation between Dipper and Yellow, especially earlier on when he still has some fight in him

Dipper's initial reaction to losing his arm ahahahah oh no plus adjusting to it being gone (he'd lose it pretty early on into the process)

The slow development of the bond between Dipper and Amber, Amber realizing this human isn't like the zoomans she's dealt with before and coming to genuinely care about him and feeling grief when she realizes she can't bc she's too afraid of being found out and shattered

Bouncing off of that, the two of them bonding as Dipper tells Amber about all his friends and family back on earth, bittersweet af bc he misses them so much

The HBO playing off each other in general, especially Hessonite and Amber, there's a lot of... tension there.

The slow burn effect of Dipper's deteriorating mental state and the impact the conditioning/brainwashing is having on him as he realizes he's losing himself to Yellow's control

Bill was gonna show up and "inspire" Yellow's methods with some fucked up ideas of his own because of course he would, he'd be delighted to see something like this happen to "Pine Tree"

White was also gonna be involved, totally aware of Yellow's little "pet project" and joyfully supporting it, giving her the idea to use the song to control her new assassin effectively

Tied back up into Bill's involvement, he was def gonna give Dipper some nightmares about being back home but being unable to reach Mabel, Steven, and so on bc of what's happening to him ahahah fuck

THE moment when Dipper finally becomes Stonemason christ it would have been just So Much

Stan and Ford's reactions to Steven and Mabel coming back to Earth without Dipper. Wooo boy

Lapis' initial reaction to them coming back without Dipper. WOOO BOY

Fuck, Pacifica's reaction too jfc pain all around

The Gems and the Stan twins basically being at each others throats the entire time Dipper is gone bc christ there would be so much blame being thrown around

Steven just being... insanely guilty during the entire arc, especially once Stonemason is unmasked (more on that later)

Kevin Party would have had a scene where Mabel reunites with Gabe Bensen (puppet guy from Sock Opera) and basically explodes at him when he tries to flirt with her, bc whoops she still feels guilty about Sock Opera even a year later esp now that Dipper is gone/potentially dead

Oh yeah the fact that nobody even knows if Dipper is dead or alive during the entire time he's gone oop

Jungle Moon was gonna see Mabel seperated from Stevonnie, basically lost on her own until she's briefly captured by none other than Stonemason, recently deployed from Homeworld to track down "Rose Quartz" and shatter her; that entire subplot would have been somethin else bc Mabel has no idea who her captor is and the irony that its her brother and neither of them know it? woo baby

The scene where Stonemason is finally unmasked, the reactions to it... lord (it would have been a cliffhanger ending aahah), also bonus points bc Mabonnven was gonna be the one to unmask him so its basically the MK vs the one they thought they lost oh fuck oh no

Literally every encounter between Stonemason and the Pines and Gems after that, incredibly tension filled and upsetting hahah

Scenes of Stonemason on his own, showing signs of Dipper slipping through the cracks of the conditioning more and more as time goes on thanks to all of the encounters Stonemason has with his friends and family getting through to him

Stonemason vs. Maven. Nough said

Steven using his dream powers to finally find and communicate with Dipper inside his own head; it'd be kinda like that one bit in Dimensions but hhhh ya know even more gay and fucked up

Yellow would have had Stonemason attack Gravity Falls to lure "Rose" out; he's unmasked the entire time so that basically instills a lot of fear and mistrust in the townsfolk toward Dipper later on (more on that later)

Basically a redux of this oneshot I wrote a long time ago

The gang finally successfully capturing Stonemason

Steven and Mabel going inside his head to rescue Dipper, encountering Stonemason who tries to stop them; Dipper overpowering him and taking back control of his mind and body

Everyone's relieved, overjoyed reactions to Dipper finally being back golly

Dipper having to essentially get used to living like a human again (bc on Homeworld he didn't actually get food, he got "nutrition suplements" instead and Stonemason's armor probs had something in it to make sure he didn't need to sleep I don't fucking know) so ya know, adjustment period angst

Also Dipper adjusting the metal arm, not knowing how to control its strength at first, being upset that he has it and that it can't be removed, ect.

Townsfolk being angry and accusatory towards Dipper for the destruction Stonemason caused in town; surprisingly enough, Gideon of all people would have stood up for him, bc he understands what its like to have essentially an entire town turn against him too

Raising the Barn being so much more fucking devestating because Dipper begs Lapis to take him with her bc he's so scared of Yellow finding him and controlling him again; Lapis says she will, but ultimately doesn't (both because she doesn't want to take him away from his family so soon after they got him back and because she's worried Yellow might be able to track him through the arm)

Steven being ridden with guilt to the point that he considers making a deal with a certain dream demon to undo all this shit hehhehe

All that ^^ culminating with a Stepper appearence when Dipper assures Steven that he doesn't blame him for what's happened and still cares so much about him

There's a TON more but those are the standouts I have right now. Gotta keep all these fresh in my mind because I may actually end up writing this out after all. Just cause.

[airenyah]

Your essay on Joong's underrated acting skills deepened my Joong appreciation so much, that I watched Mafia the Series, I'm watching Ploy's Yearbook (even though there is a serious lack of Joong so far), and I'm planning on watching The Warp Effect too. I haven't watched het shows in over ten years, so this is a big deal! 😂 I really liked him with Dunk in their shows, but MTS gave me another facet of him, because he's so timid in it, unlike in SIMM and HA, where he's (seemingly) very cool and in control. So thank you for making me a full time Joong (and Dunk) girl 💜

i saw this message first thing in the morning when i woke up yesterday and it instantly put me in a good mood!!! <3

YESSSSSS I'M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT

mafia the series might actually be my absolute fave thai het-show, it's just SO funny!!!! and the entire cast is so great, like, not just joong but the entire cast plays off each other SO well. and don't even get me started on gina virahya and her portrayal of anna kondra!!!!

you know, when i went into mafia the series i saw the poster and was like "ughh i really am gonna have to sit through this standard (overly) dramatic mafia show just for joong, huh. the things i do for my boy..." and then. AND THEN. you can imagine my surprise. i was crying tears of laughter throughout the show and i was actually laughing so hard that my mom made a comment about how she could hear my laugh in my room

beam is my loser boy and joong portrays him in such an adorably awkward way, i love it <333

and yes there IS a serious lack of joong in ploy's yearbook so far :((((

it was quite funny tho bc in the one scene where joong does show up i immediately recognized him by the back of his head, like!! i saw this:

and instantly went "OH there's my boy!!!!!" 😂😂😂

and i can't wait to see him with film bc film did extremely well with gun in not me and i feel like film and joong will also work together really well

you know, i'm always happy to turn people into full time joong (and dunk) girls!!!!!!

i've adored them ever since simm which i watched live from ep2 onwards. fun fact, actually: when i started simm i actually had no idea who they were (even though technically i'd seen dunk in bad buddy already, except i wasn't paying attention to the random high school bandmates and so i didn't actually recognize dunk and only realized later on ahahah)

aaaanyway, i had no idea who they were, right? and so in 2022 my mom and i spent two nights in prague during easter and in the evening we were in our hotel room and we were kinda looking for something to watch. and i was like "hey look, gmmtv has a new bl out and it looks kinda cute and fluffy judging by the thumbnails?? and like something that doesn't require too much brain power?? plus, there's also only two eps out so far, so we'll be caught up right away" and so we watched the first two episodes and then the two of us ended up watching every new ep together every week hahaha

i actually didn't really talk about it on tumblr back then and when you go back on my blog you'll see that there are hardly any simm post. but really, with every new simm episode that aired i liked joongdunk more and more. and especially once the characters started dating i was actually so in awe about just how comfortable joong and dunk were with each other and how they absolutely weren't afraid to touch? like, their physical affection was just so casual, like it was the most natural thing in the world to them in an "i'm-not-even-thinking-about-it-bc-it's-so-normal" kind of way and that was just soooo refreshing to watch?? i was (and still am) truly amazed

and when just a couple of months later, at the end of 2022 gmmtv announced joongdunk were gonna get another show together i got SO excited!! and also when it was revealed that simm was included in our skyy 2!!!!

and then hidden agenda started airing and then i was tagged in that tag game and then i went to watch joong's entire filmography and then i ended up falling into a joongdunk rabbit hole and here we are...

anyway, i have multiple agendas and one of them is turning people into joong fans and dunk fans and joongdunk fans sllksdfd

and my other agenda is getting people to watch mafia the series, bc it's truly a gem of a show!!!!

(speaking of agendas: the only thing that's missing in your message is you telling me that you approve of my fight for a sexy joongdunk vampire bl, like... that would have made the message and the influence of my joong/dunk/joongdunk blogging complete 😂😂😂)

[val-of-the-north]

Wait, also, what do you MEAN there are implications of Aldrich having eaten Nito and Priscilla too.....?

Oh boy this is a very interesting question...

You see, it is very likely Aldrich DID get ahold of Nito... however, he probably didn't put much of a fight. Heck, I don't think it was even a fight at all. By the time of Dark Souls 3, my man has been dead for a veeeery good while. However, it doesn't mean Aldrich couldn't get to eat the scraps that remained of him and absorb some of his power this way. He doesn't seem picky, he totally eats the bones too ahahah

Priscilla, though, is very strange. It's true that Aldrich can use the Lifehunt Scythe, and from how he uses Gwyndolin's attacks we can surmise he learns new moves from devouring powerful beings (it's also why it's likely he consumed Nito's remains since he uses his Gravelord Sword)...

However, Priscilla lives banished in the Painted World of Ariamis, and seems to have been present in the Painted World of Ariandel as well. These worlds are separate from the "main" reality of Dark Souls and there doesn't seem to be proof that Aldrich went into the painting to eat Priscilla specifically. Sulyvahn DID come from there though, so who knows for sure?

Adding to this, the description of that miracle mentions Aldrich devouring Gwyndolin and getting the vision of a "young, pale girl in hiding" which I assume is Yorshka... this just seems to suggest a deep connection between Priscilla, Gwyndolin and Yorshka. It makes sense too, considering their reptilian features.

It's unclear if Priscilla is their mother or their sister, but they are undeniably similar and connected. Aldrich ate Gwyndolin, obtained a miracle that mimics Priscilla and got a vision of Yorshka... there's still a lot of room for speculation...

[light-end-dragon]

Chapter 10

Cain: Leonard.

Wandering Lament: …..

Cain: That’s your name, isn’t it? The name of the boy who fought up until  his very last breath.

Cain: You never gained your title; you never even arrived at the fort in the first place. But you still were a splendid, amazing,  courageous knight.

Wandering Lament: …!

Slowly, the area around the spirit's eyes started peeling and flaking away, until eventually, the entire twisted body faded.

A clean bright light began to shine forth, from which its true form emerged. 

It had only taken that instant for me to see now the soul of a young man with a sword in his hand.

He was earnest and brave, and his expression bore his strong will; he looked just like Cain when he was fighting a powerful opponent.

Suddenly he looked away from Cain, like he’d just remembered something. I followed his line of sight, which landed on the men we had tied up earlier.

I thought he’d been looking for the ones who killed him, but I couldn’t have been more wrong.

He was looking for his younger brother.

Leonard: ….Roddie…..

Leonard: Oh, you were safe. Thank God……

His serious expression softened.

Like he’d reached the end of a war that had gone on far too long.

Roddie: L-Leo……..Leonard….

(Sound of wind blowing by.)

A warm breeze gently trailed by us in the night.

His spirit then vanished without a sound, almost as if scattered by the wind.

His smile told me he was satisfied.

(Sound of water dripping.)

Tears once again fell from Cain and Bradley’s eyes, but this time they were clear.

Bradley: …That wanderin’ spirit’s gone. Curse’s all gone too.

Cain: Yeah.

Cain:  Leonard finally reached the place he was meant to be.

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A few days later.

After returning to the Sage’s Manor, explaining ourselves to all the worried wizards, apologizing for making them worried, apologizing again, then getting fussed over-

Akira: (Cain said to come over to his room, since he was holding us all a ‘closing’ party, but….did I come too early?)

(Sound of a knock on the door.)

Akira: Cain? It’s me, Akira. Is it okay to come in? I’m sorry if I’m too earl-

Cain: Akira? ……Aaah-no, don’t! 

(Sound of chaos and clothes rustling. A lot of clothes rustling.) 

Bradley: Snrk-ahahah!!

Akira: Are-are you okay?! I’m-I’m coming in, okay??

(Sound of the door opening.)

Cain: Master Sage! You came in……it sounds like you are…you’re already in, aren’t you? 

Bradley: Ahaha…..yo, Sage-get a load of this. Comedy gold!

Akira: (.....What is even going on here?)

The first thing my eyes landed on was the gigantic amount of clothes scattered on the floor, all in front of the closet.

The second was Cain standing in the middle of this, looking absolutely mortified. He’d gotten caught up in whatever this was; a pair of his pants and one of his shirts were hanging off his head.

And third was Bradley, sprawled out like he owned the place, wiping away tears from laughing so hard.

His hand carried yet another glass of alcohol.

Cain: I-um….uh, my bad for. Uh. Not havin’ the place cleaned up.

Akira: No, no, it’s fine! But…um, what exactly happened here….?

Cain: Well…I thought I’d get rid of all the clothes I didn’t wanna fold before you and Arthur came around, but….

Cain: Basically, I tried usin’ magic to put them all in my closet, but they didn’t fit. So they just kinda….boom, all over the floor.

Bradley: You should’a seen his face when the door fuckin’ burst! I’ll be rememberin’ that one for ages.

Akira: I-I see…that would be difficult to deal with, huh….Oh. Um, Bradley, did you come early too?

Bradley: I’m just fuckin’ off so those old farts don’t keep harrassin’ me.

Bradley: “Bwaaadleeeeeeey, you’re so coooool~! Bwaaaaaaaaad, you’re such a good boy!~~~~

Bradley: You try havin’ that follow you ‘round 24/7. I swear I was gonna go deaf.

He leaned back against the sofa dramatically, looking back at Cain, who was jamming a coat into his closet.

Bradley: Man, you really got yer ass kicked by that thing, didn’t you?

Bradley:  Figaro an’ the twins normally let harmless spirits like that fuck off. An’ under normal circumstance, the thing’s pretty harmless.

Bradley: It doesn’t really bother anyone unless yer cursed, and most normal people wouldn’t be able t’ look it in the eye.

Bradley: But you just straight up stared it down. Do you have like, zero sense of danger?

Cain: Well, I did know it was dangerous. But the Sage and Arthur were there, so there was no way I was backin’ down.

Cain: Also, I know for you it was probably just like a whim, but….

Bradley: Yeah?

Cain: You knew the risk that spirit posed, and that you’d probably get cursed. But you still protected me.

(Sound of a door closing.)

Having put away the last bits of clothing, Cain shut the closet door.

Then turned and faced Bradley, honest and unwavering.

Cain: Why then? Why did you save me?

Bradley: ….

Instead of answering, Bradley just drained the rest of his glass with a large gulp.

(Sound of clothes rumpling.)

He put aside his now empty drink and stood up, walking over to Cain. He didn’t speak; instead, he just put an arm around Cain’s shoulders and pulled him close with a forceful jerk.

Bradley: Never mind that. What’s the best booze you got here? 

Cain: …..

For a moment, it seemed like Cain was going to say something; but in end, whatever it had been was left unsaid. 

Instead he returned Bradley’s gesture with a friendly smile.

Cain: Fine, fine; it’s that tall one over there, but I was plannin’ on savin’ it til Arthur and Faust came.

Cain: What about this beer instead? Faust isn’t into that kinda thing and it’s…probably a bit too early for Arthur to enjoy it. 

Cain picked up the bottle in his hand.

(Sound of magic being used.)

A cupboard door opened on its own, and 3 mugs came floating over.

Cain: Master Sage, do you wanna have a toast with us? I can take out the alcohol with magic.

Akira: If that’s fine by you, I’d love to!

(Sound of drinks being poured.)

Cain: Let’s do it again when Arthur and Faust get here, but for right now…

Bradley + Cain: Cheers!

The three mugs clinking together made a bright and sunny sound.

After we toasted, Cain then faced Bradley, and raised his drink.

Cain: Thank you.

Bradley: …

Bradley didn’t say anything in reply, but the corner of his mouth tipped up in a little smile.

In unison, the two of them knocked back their drinks. 

Akira: (Their beliefs and the way they think are so different, and they said they have a hard time seeing eye to eye. I don’t know if the two of them realize it, but….)

Bradley + Cain: ….Aah-so good!!

(Sound of glasses clinking down onto a table.)

In unison, they put their drinks down too.

Cain pointed at the white foam moustache that had formed on Bradley’s lip and laughed.

Bradley, in return, just reacted with fake anger and grabbed the Central wizard in a headlock, driving his fist against Cain’s temple. Cain reacted equally dramatically, trying to ‘escape’ this overbearing attack.

Akira: (I just hope the two of them can share their laughter like this in the future….)

(Sound of a door opening.)

Arthur: Cain.

Faust: Sorry to keep you waiting.

Cain: Oh, you’re here! We ain’t waitin’ at all-door’s open!

Bradley: You two’re slow! Get yer asses in here, we’re bringin’ out the good stuff!

The two of them both faced the door, while saying the completely opposite things.

However, when I looked at them like this, shoulder to shoulder, I couldn’t help but feel how much they resembled each other.

Like how even though day and night clashed, their opposing forces locked in battle across the sky; at dawn and at dusk the lights and colors softened, and they matched up perfectly.

fin

[phoenix-manga]

Quick question for your Pokemon AU, you mentioned a few champions but how would the boys react meetinf the other champions-both current (depending on game) and past? I really think the Pomefiore dorm would like Wallace and Diasomnia would like Iris and Lance.

I'm going to pair up a dorm with a champion I think would fit and just go from there.

Imagine if Heartslabyul met Blue and Red. Those two were champions and they would most likely impress the boys.

They became champions at such a young age? Wow!

Though the seniors look between the champions and ADeuce and just see a mirror image. Of course, Ace woul protest that he was not THAT cocky!

Sure Ace... keep telling yourself that.

Alder with Savanaclaw would be like a grandpa that can sumo wrestle you. Though Leona would have to be convinced to et along with lder because he looks like Farena with his cheerful personality and bright red hair.

But Alder would be more supportive of Leona, though the tsundere cat would try to deny his friendly interactions.

Octavinelle would have a field day talking to Steven. He's kind of like Azul's look-alike but less greedy. He'd talk all about rocks and Azul wuld talk all about coins.

The Leech twins would feel like they're looking at two Azuls and they think it's amusing though also a bit weird.

Cynthia would love to know the history of the Great Seven but there were also a lot of things to discover from Scarabia dorm. It did mention the great Sorcerer has built unique inventions.

Kalim would be so amazed by Cynthia and how strong she is. Jamil would also be amzed but can't help that something tells him that Cynthia is basically someone you don't wanna make your enemy.

The Gen 4 kids shudder in fear.

Wallace and Diantha would have Pomefiore thinking that they have been graced with a god and goddess. Diantha being an actress would hav Vil wanting to know about her history in the film industry.

She still looks immaculate even as years pass by.

Wallace has flair on pageants/contests and would totally put on a show for Pomefiore. Rook and him would get along well.

Epel just wanting to get away because they have doubled. Seven help him ahahah.

Imagine Peony, beging such a supportive dad and always tagging Idia and Ortho into adventures. He's ready to support them and encourage them espite Idia wanting to go back into his safe place.

Ortho would enjoy Peony's company, and he thinks of him as Vargas but more of a dad vibe.

Lance and Iris at Diasomnia. Malleus wants to know of their history of Dragons. He's like a little kid who wants to hear stories, he might also internally squeal when he sees their Pokemon. Such powerful dragons!

Imagine Lance's Dragonite cradling Silver though! So cute!

Sebek would get in a screaming match with the Dragon-types for being so casual with his waka-sama. He's all yapping until-

ROAAAAR!

He was sent flying by a loud roar.

Lilia would want to give them snacks in the meantime but Silver is rushing to stop him before he kills the trainers' dragons.

[aprillikesthings]

lol I spent a portion of last night/today reading someone else's live-blogs of season 5 and I'm kinda glad just bc I'd forgotten that in the LAST SCENE of the LAST EPISODE they were like "yay let's go to space and bring magic back to other planets :D FRIENDS ROAD TRIP"

(also I reread an old interview with ND Stevenson where he was like "wooo I bet they visit a bunch of planets")

Anyway it's forced me to re-imagine the first chapter and change of my fic but it's fine, better now than later

okay lets get another episode down while laundry is in the dryer

s1 ep4!

On the one hand I get why they have Angella be like this

On the other hand I'm like, do people here not know what "child soldier" means? Yes, Adora's old enough to make decisions for herself, but that's. Why she left.

I feel like this is loosely inspired by really big pretty churches, but in a fairly neutral kind of way

Or maybe it's just that everything reminds me of Her

(The cathedral in Leòn, Spain; aka one of my fave places on earth, I'm always surprised this pic turned out as well as it did because when I took it I was crying, anyway)

*squints* I forget if they ever explain which defeat they're referencing here, I'm positive they do but I'm blanking

Is that Castaspella on the mural

Catra's little "prrp!" here was almost definitely involuntary, and I love that they had her do a "surprised kitty" sound

Okay so Shadow Weaver is like NO I KNOW YOU NO MORE ABOUT ADORA AND YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME and is visibly threatening Catra, but then her crystal thing starts to hurt her, and as she backs away Catra reaches for her before Shadow Weaver slaps her hand away, have I mentioned how well they portray child abuse survivors

:(

BAHAHAH that's gay

the village hoes just be throwing themselves at her amiright

(I don't mean the baby obviously)

Note to self for later, writing reasons: the Princesses all have literal physical objects that are the source of their powers

Man I can never get over the degree to which Perfuma reminds me of a friend I had in the late '00's, a tall thin blond sorta-hippie with long hair who REALLY tries to think positive and loves trees and flowers

Hordak: why are u still so obsessed with blondie Shadow Weaver: i'm not Hordak: you are so full of shit. give it up or no more magic for u

Poor Adora had NO idea she had to fill shoes this big or old

Bow will make such a great dad at some future point

Wait I gotta include that in my fic *runs off to write notes*

accidentally took the worst screenshot lol plz enjoy

This Ken lives in Plumeria!

Perfuma: we believe karma will come for the Horde someday :) Glimmer: or you could just fight them yourself Perfuma: mmmmmno

You're gonna have to tell her this like fifty more times

where did you get those

Boy it took like nothing for Perfuma to convince her people "actually let's go murder those sumbitches, call me KARMA AHAHAH"

Adora's actual magical ability: hiding that huge-ass sword no matter what she's wearing

All the green growing things taking over reminds me of scenes in Princess Mononoke, which was almost definitely on purpose

Perfuma has tasted blood and she's not going back

The parallels with "she's not really gay, it's a phase, she's confused, I'll get her to come to church" like I'm sorry but there's no way they didn't use that phrasing on purpose

Glimmer: if you were perfect you'd be HELLA ANNOYING

(she's not wrong)

ANYWAY my laundry was done like fifteen minutes ago but I wanted to finish the episode out :D

4/52

[strooples]

I lowkey really liked the dub voices of the main 4 characters!

Dubs in general are a hit-or-miss for me — either they’re hilarious and the voices of a handful of MC’s are spot on, or they’re quite awful with little in between). But I’m not above giving them a shot. My SO and a handful of anime-loving school peers swear they’re not worth it tho T~T. Eeeehhh, it’s worth it to give things a go before judging!

In the dub’s 1st season, everyone’s voices were a little rough. Some of the background characters were kind of goofy-sounding. The lines can be hilarious and also very, VERY dopey ahahah (early 2000’s slang, I’d suppose??). Of the main boys, Tyson’s was very rough. But I think the voice actors really grew into it! Throughout the seasons you can see voicing like Tyson/Takao, Max, and Kenny hit it off well! As for Rei’s voice and Kai’s, I always thought they fit particular well (weeelll, my SO and sister joke that Kai initially sounded like Shadow the Hedgehog but I stand by my words esp for G-Rev xD). I admittedly chuckled a bit throughout most of the 1st season because of the very random/often generic names they chose (Billy, Andrew, Kevin etc). Though I liked some names, such as the name Tala more than Yuriy. And the translation of キョウジュ (Kyoujyu) to “the Chief,” with Kenny beginning with a K for alliteration to Kyoujyu. In both cases, the feeling of the characters stay!

Beginning the sub however, I was caught off-guard at how high pitched the voices were! Story-wise, something I really like from the sub is the more somber tone in some areas. And how the names aren’t all swapped. Like Mao Chen, instead of Mariah, as one example.

But anyhow, the sub’s more serious tone is what I’d like to focus on! To elaborate on the more somber tone, take the intensity of Kai’s translated speech after his defeat of Brooklyn:

Listen up, Brooklyn. You are a true genius. You can reach further heights without having to work hard for it. It doesn’t matter what kind of special move or strategy I have. You’re so talented I could never compare. However, I still have something you lack.

Lack…?

I have… I have all of the days leading up until now. Countless battles. Victories. Defeats. Enemies. Friends. The sweat I’ve shed. Countless bruises! Rage. Grief. Joy. I have all of the days I put myself on the line for! Passionate, relentless, wonderful days! It’s what you lack, but gives me strength!

I don’t understand. You make no sense! I don’t understand!

You wouldn’t. Because you are not a blader. Every blader has a passionate heart that beats within them. You don’t have a beyspirit!

Bey… spirit?

You have no love for Beyblade. You act like a god, closed off in your own little world! I would never lose to you! Take this! This is my love!

Versus the English dub:

Kai. That’s my name. And I’m a beyblader. You might think that you are too, but you’re not. You learned from the best but you forgot one very important lesson. Beyblading is not just about overpowering your opponents with fancy moves. That’s only part of the game. There’s more to it than that. Much more. That’s why I have something you don’t.

What is it?

I’ve learned from every battle I’ve ever fought. Every friend, enemy, and spectator has always had something to offer me. And I’m a student of this game. And I always will be. Through the hardships of training. Competitions. The wins and the losses. They all taught me something. And I’ve taken that knowledge and used it to my advantage. That’s why I can say that I’m a true beyblader. That’s what keeps me going. And that’s my strength.

I don’t understand you. What are you saying?! I don’t understand!

I don’t think you ever will. Because you’re not a true blader. You have the power and the skill. But something’s missing from inside you. You don’t have the beyblading spirit!

The… spirit?

That’s why I have to win this battle. Because beyblading means more to me than you could ever understand! It’s not just a game to me!

They both technically mean the same thing, per say. But the sub hits so much harder!

The dub has more of a slight focus on the game of Beyblade itself, while Kai’s speech in the sub talks about his grief, passion, sweat, and love. Both show how Kai puts a lot of himself into beyblading, but you really get the feel of Kai as the intense, emotionally-invested blader he is with the sub. You see how despite being one of the most rationally-oriented* people on the team, he cares deeply for his work on a different level, adds a special intensity to the show, and truly makes the most of every experience he gets.

*I’d say Max and Rei are a bit more level-headed for the most part compared to Takao & Kai, but Kai reasons with his head (a foil to Takao) and isn’t afraid to lay out reason when the boys are riled up and lose sight. He’s helped to speak reason to Max and Rei throughout the 1st season and V-Force, for instance. It really solidifies him as a character who could see things through and clarify them to his friends. So it means so much more when he shows how strongly he feels, when something chips at the hard exterior and actually gets to him, as we’re used to the inexpressive Kai who keeps to himself.

[adversityfought-a]

             ( ★ )          𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐒.   /   𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐖. 𝟐 / ?

-`ˏ @megalcmania​ ˎ´- Favorite type, looks and personality wise? Please specify the trait. What’s your character’s favorite kink? Lingerie? Yes or no? Or specify the lingerie piece. ...for science reasons.

There's not just a single type that draws him in  -  usually it's an odd collection of traits or little quirks that catch his attention  &  keep him lured if that makes sense? Like the way they smile or how their lips curve, the look their eyes get or how they express emotion  -  personality too has to be a big thing to draw him in or else you could be attractive as all hell, but unless you manage to capture his attention in some way to keep him invested beyond just being 'pretty'  &  'shiny', he'll quickly lose interest.

Once his attention is captured, he'll start to notice the more physical traits, observe them in detail. While he'll still love the sight of a smile on someone's face, his mind'll wander  &  wonder just how it'd look in less than innocent situations,  &  what other sounds can be made. Eyes are a big thing for him too  -  he enjoys being able to see the deep myriad of emotions in them when theyre being intimate, the playfulness leading up to the more heated deed  &  the anticipation that buds when he catches the tell-tale sparks of interest or want.

He generally goes for others that challenge him  -  can vary between bratty / submissive types, or the more dominant types that push him while keeping him firmly invested through banter or challenging taunts  &  shared flirtations. It amuses him but also prickles at his more playful nature, which is a thing he loves. He also enjoys it more when he knows he has some sort of an effect on the other person  -  but for the most part, just poking him back with snark or being confident helps to garner his interest.

Physical wise! His type fluctuates  -  usually he only cares about appearance after,  &  though he's not too picky, he has noticed he has a tendency to drift towards those with striking eyes. For men? They can be either larger than him or smaller, but he will find himself staring a bit longer if they're more athletic in build. For women, it's a bit of a mixed bag. He finds himself drawn to stronger women who take no bullshit, so them being built or having some muscle makes him go awooga. Anything on the softer side for either gender triggers his need to shower in affection though, so, do with that what you will. ( someone poked fun at him liking blondes  &  maybe having a glasses kink cause of ye ol mystery  &  I'm snorting so hard but hi I can't unsee it now.  -  GLARES @  WESKER, DARCK god im so sorry ahahah  &  KARL )

As far as kinks go? He doesn’t fuck around all that often but when he does, it’s usually a heavily trust bound kinda thing. He is a big fan of anything with restraints  -  ropes, handcuffs  -  just anything where he or his partner can be restrained  &  edging or anything with a power play can be explored. But in all honestly! It's a huge a tie between sensation play  &  bondage though. He enjoys the trust that comes from them,  &  whether it's on the giving or receiving end of it, there's some satisfaction gained from knowing it's a shared thing.

HOO BOY  -  short answer? Yes. But long answer? It's complicated  &  depends on his partner  &  how it's brought up initially. He leans towards yes territory for it though, because on one hand, I feel like he wouldn't be too against it again if it gets a strong reaction from his partner, plus he knows how he looks  -  is confident enough in that aspect that he could possibly pull whatever it is off  &  muscle through the embarrassment enough to rock it. He wouldn't be the first to suggest it though, but he wouldn't be against it overall if it's requested. He just hopes his partner isn't put off by all the scars though...

[surrealsunday]

i hate that it took me too long to do it but i FINALLY read chapter 8! just saw you posted chapter 9 a few hours ago and i’m abt to read it but i just wanted to send you my thoughts of this chapter bfr i forget ahahah 😭

gooosh the pain at first was unbearable, like imagining both of them being such a mess, lack of sleep and sm tears…wanted to give them a tight hug and never let go 🥺 (also idriss’ story mentioning eliott with “your bags have bags bro” is so relatable sbsjdb)

also the fact that he’s slowly realizing and it actually hits him that his feelings for lucas are stronger than he thought, that he’s slowing falling in love with him, wether with the others comments or his own thoughts 🥺 then basile and arthur saying they decided to tell lucas everything, wow!

but the moment lucas stepped surprisingly into the studio, seeing that painting (i SCREAMED seeing the pic of the painting btw, i mean 🤌🏻🔥) and letting all his feelings out, his insecurities MY BOY JUST PROTECT HIM AT ALL COST!! (also just the image of lucas wearing a sweater a bit too large for him 🥺🥺), AND THE “i hate…” SCENE PLS, i love the og sm and here just picturing lucas saying all of this to eliott with tears in his eyes, wow! sm chills!

then the second ‘grand gesture’ of eliott…THE WAY I EXPECTED HIM TO DO IT AHAHAHHA 🤣 that moment when he shows it to lucas was so sweet (and emotional too obviously), they both love eo so deeply it’s insane! the way lucas never let go of eliott’s arm throughout the entire thing 🥺 eliott not quite saying “i love you”, but admitting he fell for him, the tattoo’s explanations, him loving the tattooed flowers as soon as lucas entered his life, basically that everything’s worth it as long as it’s lucas, for him…MY HEART! (also lucas making sure eliott is his with the “ever again, indirectly admitting he, too, sees a future w/ eliott 🥺) then they finally kissed again and the way i felt so soft, i love them so so much 💗 i couldn’t stop giggling and smiling so big, like they found one another again, my babies <33 lucas’ “you trying to eat me?” BYE IBOL he’s so unserious lmaoo, but then the “we take it one step at a time” + “we have time”…yeah they clearly have all the time in the world, their entire life actually ✨

aaah that giddy, soft and happy state they radiate every time, no matter the pain we and they had before, will never not hit me big ngl, their power 🔥

still cant believe we’ll soon have to say goodbye to them, again… 😔

btw i hope you had a great week and that getting back to work went great and wasn’t too harsh ♥️

Ahhhh but I love reading your comments!

I liked the idea that Eliott slowly realizes how strong his feelings are. It's not so much that they surprise him but that he just hesitates to accept them because they happened so fast. But then once he does... he's all in. That felt very Eliott to me.

Ah yes, the studio moment. I had wondered for a while when I was writing how I would go about that moment. I knew I didn't want it to be a public setting. Not when the Charles reveal had been a public humiliation. Lucas deserved to have that moment in private. And yes omg the image of Lucas. I always see the scenes perfectly in my head and him standing there in a big sweater with his eyes filling with tears and just looking so vulnerable... I had to inflict it on all of you too lol.

I'm so glad you liked the scene with Eliott's gesture and the making up. I really wanted to get across how much they both WANT to make up. Like Lucas was betrayed and he has all the reason to still be very angry but at the end of the day, he's falling in love and he doesn't want to lose Eliott anymore than Eliott wants to lose him. So it's not so much a 'and now things are fixed' moment, as it is a 'we care enough to move past this and try' moment.

I can't believe it's ending soon either! I think that's while I'll take some time this week just to work on the next chapter a little more slowly. Gotta savour those last moments with them!

[twilightstoned]

ranking my top 10 anime i've watched so far

this is ranked by personal enjoyment NOT by what's objectively the best! so i can't be wrong! :)

10. Erased

This one is short and sweet. 12 episodes that keeps you invested the whole time. The only reason why it's not higher for me is because I didn't love the ending, but the whole story leading up to it was such a thrilling, emotional ride.

9. Hunter x Hunter

I haven't seen this one in like 10 years, but it was the only anime (alongside Cowboy Bebop) that I claimed to like even just a year ago. It's a super fun watch that gets pretty dark and serious as it goes on. The nen power system is one of my favorites in fiction. The chimera ant arc hits hard by the end, I love it. I hope we get a real ending some day.

8. Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop was the first anime I ever liked. I was introduced to it by my cousin when I'd sleep over and we'd be watching Adult Swim all night together. I do hold some nostalgia for it, but also it holds up well in all aspects (story, animation, OST, characters). The animation in this show is probably my favorite in all anime. It's such a vibe. It's probably the anime I rewatch the most just because I always throw it on for the vibes.

7. Death Note

I'm actually surprised at how much I enjoyed Death Note. Like, I know it's beloved by so many, but I had tried it years ago and dropped it (probs due to my undiagnosed ADHD at the time). Regardless, it's fuckin good. The only reason why it isn't in my top 5 I'd say is because I don't love the ending. I think the stronger points were when a specific character was still alive. With that said, I still had a good time watching the whole thing.

...

Ugh, okay. The top 6 is really hard to rank for me because I love them ALL so freaking much. They can be swapped any other day you ask me (except for my #1 hehe).

6. Fruits Basket

I have a history w/ this story. I lowkey watched the early 00s version of this like way back in junior high maybe? or high school? I remember loving it, but not finishing it. I had forgotten most of the story over the years and forgotten it even existed for all these years. The only things I can remember from then is that the guys turned into zodiac animals for some reason and Tohru and Kyo had a thing going on.

So, watching the 2019 version this year was such a treat. The story really hits you in the feels. I LOVE that every single character is developed strongly. Tohru is the best girl. It's just such a wonderful story with both heartbreaking and heartwarming moments throughout. I truly love this show SO much. I think I binged the final season in one day. I feel like this could be tied with #5 really.

5. Jujutsu Kaisen

I watched s1 of JJK like a couple of years ago and then watching S2 while I was sick in bed with the flu late last year is what got me into anime fully. That's why I settled on this being top 5. I don't think JJK has the strongest story out there, but the characters being cool looking and likable plus the cool ass fights are why I adore this show. MAPPA really cooked with the fights. This is the first anime I had to read the manga ASAP after I finished the anime. Yeah, that's about it. It's just a really dope show with sick fights and sick characters.

4. Haikyu!!

Who would have thought a show about playing volleyball would be THIS good? There are so many hyped moments that had me tearing up out of pure joy. I found myself cheering like I was watching a real live sports match ahahah. The volleyball aspect of this show is quite accurate. It's wonderful to see each player's hard work pay off throughout the seasons/matches. Haikyuu is brilliant at character development and character interactions. It's crazy how it gets you to even feel bad, root for, and even love the players on the opposing teams. I love my main boys at Karasuno so much more though. This show can cure depression. Especially if that depression is from your irl sports team -.- lmfao.

3. Steins; Gate

This is one of the best stories in anime. I also think that it is the best time traveling story I have ever watched. I know people say up until episode 12 is a slow burner, but I never thought it felt that way. I could just watch all the characters do weird science experiments and random shenanigans together for a whole season or two. Plus, the building up of the mystery and tension during the first half of the show is exquisite. It all pays off in the 2nd half when shit gets crazy. Seriously, this story gets so good it's *chefs kiss* Also, the ending is great and REWARDING after all the suffering Okabe goes through. (Even more after watching Steins; Gate 0!)

2. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Well, Frieren is #1 on My Anime List for a reason. I think the first season we got was perfect in literally every single aspect when it comes to anime. Frieren has my favorite modern animation and artstyle out of everything else I've watched. It's become my comfort show. It's hard to say much more than it's just perfect. The story, the OST, the world building, the characters, the animation. It's all perfect. It's a beautiful reminder to appreciate the people in your life and to live in the moment.

1. Attack on Titan

Watching Attack on Titan was one of the rare pieces of media where I started watching because of all the hype and it still exceeded my expectations. Before I started this show, I didn't even really think I'd like it because of the dumbest reasons: I didn't like the colors and the story seemed not interesting to me at all. AND OH MAN I WAS SO WRONG! I knew by the middle of s1 that I was watching something special tbf lol.

AoT is the only anime that no other anime can even touch when it comes to brilliance imo. I keep trying to find another tv show that hits as hard for me. This is one of THE greatest stories of all time. I truly wish I could erase my memory of this show and watch it again for the first time.

It has the craziest plot twists. There's so many mysteries throughout the first 3 seasons that kept me absolutely hooked. I love how it takes an even darker and realistic turn in s4 too. It's one of the rare shows where it keeps getting better and better as it goes on. Rewatches of this show are insane as well because of all the foreshadowing that you don't recognize the first time. And to top it all off, the OST by Hiroyuki Sawano is absolutely breathtaking. I seriously can't stop listening to itttt. This has genuinely become my favorite show of all time (sorry Arc*ne, I still love you). It's insane how invested I became in the story and its characters. I still think about it daily. It has some of the PEAK moments in fiction, especially in season 3 and 4. I never thought I'd actually cry watching anime until this one; there were many moments that had me bawling. I could go on and on about this show.

TLDR?: AoT is simply a 10/10 goddamn masterpiece that everyone should watch.

Okay... that's all. I think this list will most likely change as I watch more anime. I got a long watchlist still.

[amazingphilza]

twitchcon :: cc!multiple x reader

fluff , platonic , gender neutral ! some mcyt headcanons if you were to attend twitchcon w them

cc’s included in order: tommyinnit , tubbo , ranboo , wilbur soot , philza , technoblade

cw: kinda lengthy for the minors (i think), not as much for the hags LMAO /hj

tommyinnit

this man is so excited to be at his first twitchcon & being able to hang out with all his best friends makes it a hundred times better

when he isn’t at a panel or doing meet & greets, he’s dragging you everywhere to see the whole convention center (clingyinnit)

he is just so at awe despite this not being his first convention to attend

you’d be surprised he gets tired pretty quickly & stops over to the partner lounge

you both rest for a bit against a wall in a pretty packed hallway despite it being an exclusive area to twitch partners

every time a famous streamer walks by he will yell it out and record it then vlog your reaction, even if they’re surrounded with bodyguards & trying to get to another place quickly

he’d zoom in his camera to their face at a horrible angle and be like

“oh my god it is THE ninja. ninja famous fortnite player, HELLO.”

but he gets completely ignored

then the camera pans out to you, still really zoomed in that the capture is blurry

“ninjainnit?”

“EH?”

tommy is so confused, forgetting the bit ninja did on his twitter where he renamed himself ‘ninjainnit’ for a split second

okay tommy isn’t that athletic but he will chase you and the rest of your group down a hallway if he had to

he’d probably find a toy gun from the artist alley/seller booths and shoot you and wilbur with it

but if tommy stumbles across any of the dream team, it’s about to be minecraft manhunt but irl

and he will def play his stream music while walking or smth when he’s bored (or trying to jump dream & sapnap)

** DO DO DO DO MANHUNT MUSIC **

oh my god,, now thinking about it he’s probably the one to open like random doors of empty rooms and steal stuff while you film him

like he will take a random empty glass, a bunch of pens, a freebie t-shirt, everything he sees he takes with him and you’re just panic

“tommy we’re literally not supposed to be here, and i’m stuck here filming you. it’s surely a felony in action”

“well, it’s their fault for leaving the doors open! plus this is great content. who’s the dirty crime boy now, HM?”

you’d tell wilbur about this and he’d scold tommy and threaten him with the same pen tommy stole

tommy probably would also drag you some weird event happening outside twitchcon along with tubbo and ranboo

“pokimane is giving out free pizza to everyone if we go to this one restaurant down the street!”

“we are literally gonna get bombarded. have you forgot you’re like three of twitch’s top streamers? i’d rather pay for all of our meals than try getting free pizza from pokimane against all her other fans”

“DEAL! let’s go to five guys then!”

you unfortunately end up paying for all 3 of their meals and picking on their food instead of buying your own

even with all of them making way more money than you, they still happen to be cheapskates

OR tommy will end up getting a burrito from a taco truck, immediately making a mess of himself, then proceed to complain how messy the food is to eat despite knowing what he was getting himself into before even ordering

“shit my clothes are all ruined now!”

“well that’s your fault you got a burrito, as if it’s your first time having one”

“i mean the food is good, i’m not complaining about that but i don’t think it’s that good that it’s worth costing my red and white shirt, im just saying”

tubbo

same with tommy, he is so excited

i don’t know why but i imagine him overpacking his suitcase and you making fun of him for it

anyway tubbo has his irl backpack on and streaming EVERYTHING

probably spends a lot of time at a bunch of different booths, checking out all the pointless gadgets he could buy for his stream

you’re the one to stop him from doing so

“TUBBO IT’S LITERALLY OVER TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, STOP. DONT GET IT.”

“WHY NOT?? IT WILL BE COOL FOR MY STREAM AND I WILL USE IT EVERYDAY”

“okay theoretically speaking, how the hell are you going to even bring it home? which—let me remind you—is across the country for you and not to mention the giant ocean separating america and the uk”

“free ship-pang!!!”

“i hate to break it to you tubbo but there is no way you can get free shipping on a FIVE FOOT PC. it’s nearly as tall as you! what are you even gonna do on it, hack the government???”

the arguments are all lighthearted but eventually you give in and let him splurge over a thousand dollars in different devices he claimed he “needed”

i could honestly see him visiting the beaches in san diego and going for a swim or even renting out a boat to use for a bit :D

also he’d bring benson along with him and taking a bunch of scenic photos with it in them

i have a feeling he’s the type to schedule a spontaneous meet & greet because he was bored & gets in trouble for causing a mob in a certain part of the convention

he’s like “oh god, i did not expect this many of the bois to show up AHAHAH oops”

tubbo would def pull a lilypichu and bring his melodica or ukulele and play themes while following random people/cosplayers

at the end of the day, you’d find his bag just stuffed with crap he either got for free or bought in the convention

“how did you get all that stuff? i was with you all day??? and it’s only the first day of the convention, hello?? it looks like you’ve been collecting as if twitchcon has went on for a week already!”

“HA i have my ways, do not underestimate my powers”

lani would probably tag along for the vacation honestly

like whenever someone comes up to her giving her gifts/asking for pics, you and tubbo would tease her about how famous she is

and i dunno but something about tubbo just gives me this amusement park energy and going to legoland and spending the whole day there since it’s near by and because he can

ranboo

he is like a beacon in a sea of people, that’s it .

i honestly just see him causing as much chaos as the other two

ranboo would probably like take someone’s camera whether if they’re streaming or if it’s for the vlog, hold it up high, and point the camera directly above someone’s face

it did not matter how tall you were and if you had platform shoes on, ranboo was a skyscraper next to you

“HAHAH this is how i see you from this height, this is funny”

then he shows you the vid of the recording of him getting like an aerial view of your face

like you see your nose and all your pores and just overall a bad angle to be captured in

“OH GOD RANBOO DELETE THAT, ITS HORRIFIC”

i dunno why but i feel like he’d jump scare every person that was cosplaying as his minecraft character from behind for some reason

“BOO!”

“ranboo i’m not even remotely dressed as your skin—”

“don’t worry i’m practicing it’s fineee”

“you’re like the height of 2 people combined, i think you will be fine as is. you even intimidated the security at the front”

i feel like if he had his own panel he’d like pull up some undertale song in the middle of it and scare all the people in the crowd

“lore but in real life”

probably would get some matching keepsake with you from artist alley/the booths!

i could imagine like a cute keychain or smth :D

i feel like he’s the type to like randomly volunteer as a participant for those mini events in a booth thinking it would be funny but regrets it the moment he’s on stage

after introductions the presenter is like “okay ranboo, you will be given a random meme prompt above your head you won’t be able to see until after and you will have to make a random face to compliment it!”

and you can just tell by his facial expression he’s just thinking

oh god what have i gotten myself into

what is this game? who came up with this idea?

you’d laugh at him the whole time, even after he’s off the stage and finished with that small fiasco

“that was horrible. never again.”

“AHAHAH IT LOOKED SO AWKWARD YOU DID GREAT”

“I CROSSED MY EYES AND PUFFED MY CHEEKS BECAUSE I COULDNT THINK OF ANY OTHER FACIAL EXPRESSION. THE PROMPT ENDING UP BEING ‘WHEN TWITTER CANCELS YOU FOR USING PLASTIC STRAWS.’ AND WHEN I SAW WHAT IT WAS—LITERALLY WHAT KIND OF GAME–”

“I GOT PICTURES AND EVERYTHING ITS PERFECT AHAHAHAH”

wilbur soot

honestly with wilbur it’s slightly more chill

he already experienced twitchcon before so he’s just glad to see his friends again after so long

insists that you explore the convention yourself rather than sticking with him the whole time but you do anyway!

wilbur would probably have like a mini concert and gets you front row seats with the rest of the group

but that doesn’t mean before it that you’re not helping him set up

“y/n please– my amp is so heavy, i can carry it”

“don’t worry! i’m strong” :D

and musically talented or not, he will probably bring you and the rest of his friends up to stage to just vibe and sing a bunch of random acoustic songs

it’s not like some big concert hall stage,, i imagine more like a casual thing w a slightly higher platform from the ground yk?

after spending a long day at the convention he’d also bring everyone across the city to la jolla or smth !

you’d all probably have dinner there and chill, watching the pretty sunset

“this place is really pretty but oh my god im gonna lose my breath hiking up this stupid hill, please slow down”

and wilbur is like ??? because he’s completely fine with his long legs and everything

“just walk faster”

“no, you walk slower”

AHAHAH and for context traversing through la jolla by walking around the town is a bit hard since it’s basically on a bunch of hills (walking up from the beach to a restaurant actually is actually sm work, trust me ive been there)

wilbur honestly doesn’t spend that much time in the actual convention center, he’s probably sightseeing a bit of san diego with you instead

but i could imagine him staying at the tabletop games area playing dnd or smth

“c’mon y/n, come join!”

“uhh i’m not sure, i’m not the best at roleplay and...”

“it’s fine don’t worry!”

he’d pull you in with him and end up enjoying yourself even if it was your first time

and if you’re of age, you’d be wilbur’s +1 at the twitch partner party and make sure mans doesn’t too drunk

if it’s not too late in the night, you two would chill at the beach after the party

it’s just a nice, calming moment after all the loud music mixed with hundreds of conversations at the party

also something about like taking polaroids pictures with wilbur just seems to go hand in hand for me

i’m not sure why but you will be taking lots of pics with wilbur for sure (not necessarily you both in the photo, but of sceneries as well while you’re together!)

philza

literally a dad on vacation with his children, it doesn’t matter how old you are

need sunscreen? surprisingly has it

want a snack? probably has a small granola bar somewhere in his bag

but same with wilbur, he’s more chill like this isn’t his first time at twitchcon

omg he’d def bring you to the artist alley and just buy a bunch of fanart and stuff tho

“oh wow look phil, someone made a giant poster of the dream smp and shit!”

“holy shit that’s so good what the fuck!”

and he’s like rushing to that artist’s stall to buy a poster or print

idk why but phil seems like the person to know where he’s going all over the convention center

he probably had a copy of the directory map but yk

you just have trouble reading it bc all the signs seem to be misleading to you

nothing really crazy screams out to me of what phil would do at twitchcon besides like go to a few events, spend a bunch of time w his friends, etc

HOWEVER i could see him wasting a lot of his time at the gaming area and testing new games that are currently on the works of being developed

like “woah y/n, this vr game is sick, you should try it out!”

ngl i feel like phil would plan a visit to disneyland for everyone, like he gets the tickets and everything but once you’re at the park it’s free reign, y’all go everywhere with not much of a plan

the minors would try to cheap out phil and pay less than the others even though everyone else fully paid phil back and everything LMAO

ok but if he’s feeling nice, phil will buy everyone cotton candy/pretzels :D

and if you’re not hungry, he’d at least get you a mickey balloon

HE WILL HAVE MATCHING MICKEY EARS WITH MUMZA YES .

ALSO STAYING FOR THE FIREWORKS THOUGH OMG

just in general, best idea phil had for taking everyone to disneyland :D

technoblade

surprisingly techno is really calm despite this being like one of his first conventions

but when he finally settles in and gets comfortable, he’s showing the same energy

if you’re playfully yelling, he will yell back

however there’s still those awkward moments that are unavoidable

idk why but something about him makes me think that if you feel tired and want to go back to your hotel room, he’d go with you just to make sure you get there safe

he probably also needs a break from being around everyone else for a moment too LMAO

i could also see him searching far and wide in the artist alley for fanart of himself AHAHAH

walking around with him in the convention consists of someone yelling “BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD” every 5 minutes but you don’t really mind

something about him makes me think he’ll be forced into playing minecraft twitch rivals along with the rest of sbi or smth

and he’s like “oh god, i’m going to be on stage? and people will see my face while i play minecraft?”

“i’m sure it will be fun!”

“i mean i like being competitive and feeding my ego, but i’m not that desperate.. well”

do i imagine techno getting easily tired of being surrounded by a bunch of people and just going back to his hotel room with phil and watching some anime with him? yes

and will you watch even if you have no idea what’s going on? also yes

i feel like after a while of you guys hanging out in techno’s room, the rest of the gang will just slowly join you guys

like eventually everyone is there; you, techno, phil, wilbur, niki, tommy, tubbo, ranboo, etc

and techno is like “wha– where did you guys come from?” because his room is basically packed

and niki could be like “oh we can go if you want!”

then techno just insists that she’s fine “but who let the child get in?” clearly implying tommy’s presence

“OI!!”

eventually techno gives in with the company and someone gets a bunch of board games to play from the front desk

lots of yelling and laughing for sure

when it becomes late at night, techno is like half conscious, you’re on your phone, wilbur is staring out the window & enjoying the night view, tommy is passed out on the couch from tiredness, tubbo & ranboo is still wide awake quietly talking, and phil & niki are helping clean up the giant mess

eventually everyone brings themselves to go back to their own room except tommy who won’t budge

you give techno a look and he immediately understands what you were thinking

he rushes to the bathroom to fill up two cups with ice cold water and handed one to you

“on three?”

“okay.. one”

“two”

“three!”

then both of you pour the water on the poor child’s face

he jolts awake and saying a string of curses

“what the fuck techno? y/n too?”

“get out” is the only think techno says that before tommy rushes out with his stuff and you leave right after

a/n: i honestly can’t wait until conventions open up again though,, phil and ranboo were talking about vidcon earlier and omg.

also i kinda want to take in tommy requests but i’m not sure??? it would be both cc! and c! x gn!reader for sure tho. i love writing him to bits but who knows, maybe i’ll only stick to my ideas,, or not. send in a tommy x reader request, might do it, might not, but he’s my fav cc if you can’t tell so! :D (i dunno if i will keep it strictly platonic, but unrequited crushes and stuff are fun to write hehe,,)

edit: let’s hope i fixed all the grammar mistakes LMAO we love writing late at night :) /s /hj

[captainrexsc]

Journal

Echo x afab!reader

Warning: NSFW, fluff, piv sex, echo being a power bottom, exposed feelings, slight mutual pinning, mention and description of masturbation, and a bit of echo being insecure. Crosshair being an ass.

Words: 2.3k

Summary: You learned you probably shouldn't have kept all your feelings in written your journal, but it worked out for the best anyways.

Note: Post-Order 66. In this fic, Cross never was with the empire.

You have had feelings for Echo for quite some time now since you joined the bad batch. You found him immensely attractive; always getting butterflies when you were around him. He was sweet, intelligent and so very strong; you once saw him pull himself up on roof of an temple with one arm while on a mission to retrieve a rancor from Zygerrian slavers, and that… maker that was hot. You especially liked his voice. It was so warm and husky, it was all you could think about when talking to him, filling your mind with lustful thoughts. But he was also so very caring. Whenever you’d get hurt while on a mission for Cid, he’d be the first to ask if you're alright, getting a med patch for you if needed. He made you feel safe. And well, that's because he had feelings for you too.

You didn’t have any close friends to ramble about your feelings for him to, so you just wrote about them. You have a small brown journal that you use, sometimes you'd jot down notes from a mission, reminders, or just small sketches when you were bored, but mostly you’d write about Echo. You kept the journal well hidden, well… you like to think it was. It didn't particularly stand out, plus Tech had a journal too where he kept information, so you didn't think it was unordinary.

One evening you and the batch we’re stationed on a relatively remote planet. You had taken Omega out to explore and hang out, while the rest stayed on the ship and relaxed.

Apparently Crosshair had been looking all over the ship for this new scope he had gotten for his rifle. He looked through everything, all the drawers, buckets and compartments; he even started interrogating the boys to which they had no answer. Then he got to the bunks, where he threw all the pillows to the floor. When he got to yours, there he found the little brown journal. Okay so maybe it wasn't as well hidden as you thought. Now, you never took Crosshair to be the nosey type but you’d be wrong. He read the whole thing. Amused at your little crush, he got up from the bunk and decided to read it to all his brothers.

Echo and Wrecker were relaxing in the middle of the ship, Tech on the computer doing research, and monitoring the stability of the ship, and Hunter was over to the side, cleaning his vibroblade.

Crosshair stood in the center. “You guys are gonna wanna hear this.” he said with a sly smirk, opening your journal. All of their attention shifted to him in confusion.

“Echo looked so good today, I could not stop looking at him-” Crosshair snickered, reading your words. Echo’s eyes widened and he tensed up. Hunter and Tech both glanced at Echo then to each other. There was only one person whose journal that could be. Wrecker started to burst out in laughter. He shoved Echo “Ah man ahahah they really got the hots for you Echo!” Echo scoffed at his brother's teasing, rubbing his arm from the punch.

“What is that?” Echo asked, but Crosshair ignored him and continued to read.

“Maker I love Echo’s eyes, they’re so pretty-” he turned the page.

“-I really like Echo, i wonder what it’d be like to kiss h-”

“Why do you have y/n’s journal?” Hunter interrupted, clearly annoyed at Crosshair for his intrusion.

“Stumbled across it, got curious.” He shrugged amusingly. He tried to keep going but Hunter stood up and placed his hand out for Crosshair to give it to him to put back. But Crosshair refused, continuing to read your journal aloud.

“You shouldn't be reading that.” Echo said, now standing up, walking towards Crosshair. Wrecker was still howling with laughter. Then an “I agree.” coming from Tech, glancing over to them, then back to the computer.

Though Echo told him to stop, he secretly wanted to hear more about your feelings. He's had feelings for you ever since he first met you. He immediately felt something for you, it was different, it was special. You were so kind to him, you treated him like a person. He was glad to be good friends with you, but as time went one he realized he had more feelings for you as he thought. Though he never thought it would be him that you had your eyes on, he expected it to be one of the others. On the outside it didn't show, but on the inside his heart was melting and he was ecstatic that you felt the same way he did.

“Oh but I was just getting to the good part,” Crosshair chuckled.

“Apparently she wants to use your scomp-” Before Crosshair could go on, the doors of the Marauder opened, there you and Omega appeared. They all stared at you. “What?” you asked, looking over to where the three clones were standing, and you saw it, your journal, wide open in Crosshair's hands. Your heart dropped and face heated when you realized what page they were on, you recognized the big heart you drew on the side of the page. That's the one where you had rambled on and on about how much you loved Echo, and other things about him. Your eyes widened and you immediately looked over to Echo, the eye contact was too much, you turned around and left the ship; not knowing where exactly you'd be going, or for how long but you couldn't deal with this mess right now.

Hunter snatched the book away from Crosshair while he was distracted and put it back in its rightful place, under your pillow.

"Are you kidding me Crosshair?!" Echo scolded him, walking off the ship to find you.

"What? it was funny, thought you'd like it." Crosshair and Wrecker tried to hold in their laughs, and Omega was just standing there confused as to what just happened. Tech had already stopped what he was doing on the computer and sighed, shaking his head at his brothers insolence.

As you speed off the ship your whole body burnt up with embarrassment. You said some personal things in there and now not just crosshair knows, but everyone knows.

You don’t think you would ever be able to look at Echo, or the rest of them the same again. Maybe you should just pack up and leave, settling on some isolated planted in the outer-rim; yea that sounds good. But you were too caught up in your overthinking to hear Echo calling out for you.

You had found yourself sitting at the base of a thick oak tree, messing with the soft grass at your side as you thought to yourself.

You were more worried than sad. You and Echo had a good relationship with each other and you were closer to him than with the rest of the batch, always talking to each other, enjoying each others company. You saw a side of Echo he never really showed when he was with his brothers. It was a warm, loving side. It felt like you had known each other your whole lives. You two were good friends, and even though you wanted so much more, it didn't matter, this definitely had ruined things between you two.

Echo found you and sighed, sitting down next to you.

“You alright?” he asked.

Did he really just ask that? Of course you weren’t. “Crosshair read out my journal didn’t he?” you looked at him in the corner of you eyes. You knew the answer.

“Yeah… he did,” he said softly, knowing you’d be embarrassed.

“Ughh Echo im really sorr-”

“And umm, I wanna let you know that its okay... feel the same, I have for a while actually.” It felt good for him to finally be able to say that to you. He was more surprised that you liked him more then you were for him.

He never talked about it, tried not to think much about it but he wasn’t all fond of how he looked; cybernetic implants in all. He thought it made him unattractive; but for you to have written the stuff you loved about him made him feel confident in himself.

You looked up to him, eyes full of relief and surprise. “Really?” You asked with a chuckle.

“Yea” he laughed with you. “Why didn’t you tell me?” you asked him. You always would day dream about him confessing his feelings for you, though it never seemed like a possible reality.

“Well i just never thought you would like me, especially since y’know-” he said motioning to his body. “Echo…I still find you really attractive you know.” you both blushed at your sudden confession, and he smiled at you, slowly looking down, toying with the grass, “thank you.” he said quietly.

It was quiet for a while as you and echo watched the sun go down. You then saw a smirk creep up on this face. “What?” you asked with a chuckle.

“So what is it about my scom-”

“Mh mh.” You interrupted before he could finish. But before you went to cover your face out of embarrassment. Echo reached out a hand to cup the side of your face, caressing your cheek with his thumb. He pulled you in and softly kissed your lips.

"How was that?" He said, teasing you, referring to your earlier journal entry. You laughed, "Lovely." you said, kissing him back.

Still kissing you, Echo sat up in front of you, pulling you into his lap to straddle his hips.

Echo’s hand explored your body, running up your shirt and through the waistband of your pants; he loved how soft your skin felt on his fingers.

The vibrations of his moans into your mouth while kissing him you drove you wild. You wanted him, and you wanted him now.

You've hoped for this moment for so long; remembering all the nights you spent touching yourself wishing it was him, wishing he was with you, wishing he loved you. It felt nice now that’s he’s actually here, and its real. Though you never thought it would’ve came from these circumstances, it worked out nonetheless.

“Off” you managed to whisper to him breathily, tugging at his armor. Echo was always one to follow orders; given his name. You helped him remove his armor till he was just in his lower blacks, and Maker he was a sight; toned chest and arms, it only made you crave him more. He then helped you out of your uniform till you were completely bare, all for him.

He took a moment to take in your beauty. “You are- beautiful” he said to you in awe, “Thank you.” you said, kissing him again; he had the softest lips; now that you know what its like, you could kiss him forever.

You started to grind down on his clothed length, pulling a low groan from him. You reached down, pulling his lower blacks off. His thick cock sprung free, leaking with pre-cum. The sight alone sent fire down to your core.

He kissed your neck, the most beautiful noises coming from his mouth as you trailed your hand down his body and started to stroke his hardened length. You positioned his cock at the entrance of your cunt and sunk onto him, "Oh fuck, cyare-" he moaned.

He filled you up so good you couldn't help but whimper his name. Echo laid back and propped himself up on his elbows, placing his hand on your hip, slowly thrusting up into you, as you laid you hands on his shoulders. You never thought this is how your evening would turn out, but you were not complaining.

The golden glow of the sunset made Echo look like an angel beneath you, it was a view you could stare at forever. The sight of you unraveling above him, tits bouncing with every thrust sent heat through his body, as he started to thrust deeper into you, chasing his orgasm.

"Fuck Echo you feel so good-" you mewled, feeling your release build up inside you. "Ohh meshl'a...I have wanted this for, mmh... so long-" he said. He really did, just like you, he spent nights alone in his bunk, griping his cock at the thought of you, wishing it was you on top of him, moaning sweet nothingness into his ear, as he praised you for how good you were doing.

"I...love you Echo-" you could felt his cock twitch inside you from your words, as his grip on your hips tightened. "I- ahh, do too." he said. He was loud, moaning out your name, and grunting as he reached his high, "Im mmh... gonna-" he said with a quiet moan, as his white seeds spilled inside of you. The warm feeling of his release sent you over the edge. You leaned in closer to kiss him, moaning into his mouth as he continued to slowly fuck you through your orgasm.

You got up from him, collapsing to his side as his softening cock slipped out of you, laying on his stomach. "wow... that was-" "amazing?" he finished for you. "Mhmm" you sighed.

Echo laid his arm out to you, to which you leaned in to laying your head on him. You both rested there together peacefully in your nakedness, enjoying the remainder of the sunset.

You could see a mischievous smirk form on Echo's face in the corner of your eyes. You turned your toward's him, "What are you smiling at?" you asked mockingly. "I'd like to read the rest of that journal sometime" he laughed. You scoffed, earning him a playful slap on his chest as you laughed with him. "Heyyy, it was cute." he teased, leaning over to kiss your forehead. "Hmm maybe someday." you said.

After a while, you felt chills all over your body as a breeze blew over you, making yourself aware of you and Echo's lack of clothes. He noticed your shivering, "Cold mesh'la?" he asked. "A bit." you replied. He climbed on top of you, the heat of this body warmed you up "This better?" he asked, as he lead trails of kisses over your face and neck. He has always been so good to you. You looked up at him, as your heart melted from his kind, yet- tempting gesture, since his cock was laying on your thigh. "Much better." you cooed.

"I guess we should clean up and head back, I bet the guys are wondering where we are." He chuckled with a sigh, sitting up and bringing you with him. "yea, you right, can't have em worried." you grinned.

You both got up and got dressed. "C'mon love." Echo said holding his hand out to you. You grabbed his hand, "Wait echo-" you paused, looking up into his bright eyes, eyes full of nothing but love. "Im really glad to be here with you, y'know, I really like being with you-" and with a warm smile, Echo pulled you into his arms, holding you tight. "Im glad to be with you too, cyar'ika."

Maker you loved this man.

[beauty-and-passion]

What Eurovision 2021 taught us

1. That a nice, enjoyable show was possible (even if 4 presenters are still too much)

Of course nothing can beat Love Love Peace Peace (even if Ja Ja Ding Dong does its best), but this year's intermissions were very enjoyable.

We expected something flashy and over the top because hey, The Netherlands. Sex, drugs, gays and all that jazz.

But instead Covid surprised us. And then The Netherlands surprised us even more, by making a very enjoyable show, despite the restrictions. My personal favourites were:

The water intermission of the first semi-final. I loved the mixed feelings, how water is both scary and respected, for being such a powerful, unstoppable force.

The rooftop concerts during the final. Social distancing? Sure, no problem, let's make the past winners sing on top of some roofs all over Rotterdam. That was pure genius, I loved it so much.

On the other hand, the presenters were basically all useless. We could've had just two of them instead of four. But hey, at least they weren't as cringy as the three scary ukranians from 2017 or the useless four ladies from Portugal. The true highlights of the show were the intermissions, the guests and especially the songs themselves and this is perfectly good for me.

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2. That we can live in a world without boring ass ballads

I’ve never been so proud of the Eurovision public, especially during the second semifinal: that evening was PACKED with ballads. Boring ballad after boring ballad, with just a couple more funny songs in between.

The ballads were all left behind. Even the two Amen. And I love the irony we chose El Diablo and the finnish band for the final, but no Amen. No saints allowed, only the norwegian angel. As it always should be.

And so we had the best final I've seen since I started following Eurovision in 2014. Catchy songs, dance songs, upbeat songs. And power ballads. Yes, ballads can still have a place, but only if they're good.

Because yes, Switzerland and France were good. Very good. Just not as good as the ones the public wanted.

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3. That we want Eurovision, not Englishvision

Every year, the same message blasts from all Europeans: send a song in your native language. This show is supposed to make other people from Europe (and the rest of the world) to know more about your own country, to enjoy its rhythm and to listen to something we don't usually hear. So why waste this huge opportunity, to bring a generic song in English?

Because the English song wins. Because we all understand English, so English has more chances.

Flash news: GUESS WHO WON THIS YEAR. No, it’s not the generic English song.

The public has been crystal clear, the final poll is even clearer: the top five includes an italian song, an ukraine song, two french songs and only one english song. We want different styles and rhythms, we want to listen to Europe.

So I want to give my full thank you to:

Albania: amazing song, great voice, wonderful language. Do it again.

Serbia: these ladies are fantastic, their song is great and they sang it in their language so I love them

Switzerland: thank you for leaving English to the side to give us some good french

Spain: the song wasn't as good as Universo, but it was in sexy spanish, so thank you for using it almost every year

Danemark: the song was terrible, but it was in your language and this alone deserves everything

France: I know we all make fun of you for being France, but your language is perfect for songs, so thank you for always using it

Ukraine: take note, Ukraine, because Europe is madly in love with your language and your rhythm

Italy: our language is beautiful, so thank you for delivering every year

While my biggest biases go to:

Greece: a generic pop song with no balkan rhythm and no greek either? An absolute shame, greek should always be used for songs.

Russia: russian language is very melodious and yes, we got something this year, but what about bringing a full russian song? We want it!

Germany: I may sound crazy, but I honestly think german language is good for songs. It's not like the mediterranean languages, but it still works. So please, do not be scared and show what you can do with it!

Scandinavian countries: why do you never want to bring your own language? Do it, don't be scared! Yes, Sweden, I'm talking with you: you still never tried to bring something in swedish, so do it.

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4. That we don't want Americans to play with us

For reasons we still have to understand, Flo Rida was competing this year. And he was competing for San Marino, the smallest European country.

I'm pretty sure they took some time to explain to him what was going on, where he was, where San Marino is, wtf was happening, why there were sexy italians and ukranian witches and a norwegian angel and loads of beautiful women everywhere.

And I loved how we all send memes about this, about ahahah why is Flo Rida here, what if San Marino wins where would they host Eurovision, all while enjoying an actual catchy song.

And then, in the end, Flo Rida basically disappeared. Who remembers Flo Rida, when we got Ukraine, Italy, Finland, Iceland, and the UK? And Germany being wholesome? And the love story between Norway and Azerbaijan? We collectively forgot about him and I think it's very sexy from Europe to just say "nope" and push America away, even if for just one week.

And this isn't the first time: we basically showed Madonna in a corner in 2019, thanks to Mans, Eleni, Verka and Conchita. Once again, Europeans knows what they want: we don't want Americans. Australia can because they're like that little brother we took under our wing for no reason and now it's part of us. But not Americans.

The rest of the year is all yours, but one week is ours.

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5. That we can lose like bosses

This year, the voting results have been absolutely insane and FOUR COUNTRIES got zero points from the public, while the UK got both zero points from the public AND the jury.

Don't get me wrong, the song was bad. And yes, Brexit played a role in this. And yes, hating England is Europe’s favourite sport.

But can we please all take a moment and appreciate how James Newman reacted? The public gave him a round of applause and he celebrated this achievement like a boss.

And he had all the reasons! He achieved something incredible, he unlocked something that this new voting system was supposed to never lead to. But he did it. So hats off to you, my boy: My Last Breath was better.

Germany is also used to the bottom of the chart, but this year I really thought Jendrik could have a chance to achieve a higher position. The song was funny, carefree, lively, the hand costume was the kind of trash we need and the message was nice as well. But he still got 3 points.

Despite that, Jendrik celebrated like a maniac and seeing his this happy made me happy as well. I really wish him the best.

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6. That FUCK YOU JURY

Again, same message every year: the jury vote should be eliminated. It's a fucking farce and their votes have nothing to do with what the public want.

The jury focuses on the voices, except when they don't, and clearly giving points to your neighbours is because you like the song, not because they're your neighbours.

I usually make fun of Greece and Cyprus showing eternal love to each other, by giving 12 points to each other every year, but this time, it sounded even more stupid than usual. It really looked like a farce. Why should we see this farce? Why can't we just choose what the public wants? So at least we would blame ourselves for our shitty musical tastes.

Even if I'm pretty sure we all have great musical tastes. Let's not forget that in 2019 the public's winner was Norway, with a song that mixed english, a catchy rhythm and an amazing part in yoik language. Arcade is good as well, but we cannot deny the norwegian entry was a lot more interesting.

And this year, the public's taste was flawless:

Look at this beauty: italian glam rock, ukranian techno folk, french powerful ballad, finnish hard rock and whatever that thing was with Iceland.

There's variety, there's everything for everyone. And there are native languages. Italian, Ukranian, and French on top three, followed by English.

Moral of the story: the public is great and the jury should be abolished forever.

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7. That Ukranian technofolk is all we needed in our lives

I didn’t see enough love for Go_A, so as italian, I think it's my sworn duty to give my appreciation to them and their amazing entry, because this band is awesome and Shum is currently on top of the Spotify top 50 - as it should be, because everyone should listen to it and join this slavic rave party.

I already liked their entry for 2020, Solovey. But I also liked My Last Breath from the UK and Universo from Spain. And this year they brought two of the worst songs. So I was very wary of Go_A.

But Shum is an absolute blast. Katerina Pavlenko's voice is unique and the song is even more, because based on ukranian folklore and traditional dances to summon the spirit of spring. They managed to teach something to all Europe in a three minute song and I think that’s incredibly sexy of them.

And so, I searched for other songs and OMG, I don’t know how it’s possible, but they are all great. Rano-Ranenko, Zhalmenina, Tanula, they all are perfect and I’m in love with this band.

And if all of this is not enough, THEY DID A COVER OF DANCING LASHA TUMBAI. The most iconic Eurovision song, sang by our god Verka. And this is the coolest, most badass cover ever in the whole universe. Please listen to it HERE everyone needs to hear this.

So thank you, Ukraine, for giving us Go_A. We all had a small empty place in our hearts and this place has ben perfectly filled by them.

And yif you think you don’t need ukranian technofolk, is only because you still haven’t listened to it. Please listen and enjoy Shum. You’re welcome.

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8. That rock and roll never dies (and Italy’s well deserved victory)

The last time Italy won was in 19-fucking-90. 31 years ago. I was just born.

And now, they finally won again. And what a song! Despite being italian, I've never listened to Maneskin before, but oh damn, this song is good. Not all their songs are, but this one is. And also Morirò da re.

Their show was perfect as well. This post is really eye-opening about how well they put on their show. The use of the stage, the movements, everything has been part of a great performance, even their clothes. Damiano's voice never faltered, despite having an entire continent watching him. They handled the stage like bosses, despite being only in their twenties. And they gave us some good fucking rock.

And so the public said a loud "FUCK YOU" to the jury and chose its winners. The sassy, sexy italians.

And yes, I know that there has been a lot of petty polemics because those youngsters are having drugs!1!! as if they were a bunch of idiots who used drugs on international TV, with their manager sitting next to them.

Of course it was a pointless accusation and honestly I don't care if some people are sore losers. The drug results were negative anyway, what a shocker.

What we should truly think about is how strong the Maneskin's bladders are, because they spent the whole evening of the final drinking the entire alcohol supply of the Eurovision and, at the end, they were still happy and cool. Hats off to you, you sexy people.

This man is just iconic, why did I miss him before.

Also, have some more Maneskin. You know, as a treat.

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9. That solidarity and wholesomeness are the biggest winners

It's just beautiful to see these nice people, from all over Europe, bonding, having fun, taking photos together and being friends.

The true winner of this, is probably Norway: Tix wanted to have a good time and he had a good time. The video of him vibing with Ukraine and Germany while listening Hard Rock Hallelujah is the best (HERE). His love story with Efendi from Azerbaijan is even better (please, check the video on his youtube channel, it's hilarious). I don't like his song, but he's a great guy and deserves everything.

The italian and finnish rock relationship is also great. Maneskin and Dark Sides found each other, considering they were the only two rock bands in the competition, so mutual appreciation was inevitable.

But Damiano is also a man of culture and he appreciates Ukraine's entry. And Ukraine appreciates both Finland and Italy. Is this what world peace looks like? Because I love it.

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10. That Italians will be Europe's clowns again (and you're all allowed to make fun of us)

Beware, Europe: we Italians are messy and chaotic, our presenters don’t know a single word in English, we are homoerotic AND homophobic at the same time, our musical competitions are so fucking sloooow... let’s say next year’s Eurovision is going to be interesting.

And yes, you’re allowed to make fun of us. We don’t care, we won, so we deserve to be Europe’s clowns once again.

And I don’t know who the presenters will be (my bets are on everyone’s favourites: Fiorello, Amadeus and Malgioglio), I don’t know how we will ridicule ourselves once again, I don’t know where will we find the money to put on the show, I don’t know how ungodly long it will be... but I know that Mans Zelmerlow will be part of it. This man loves Eurovision just like all of us, so I can already see him packing his suitcase and planning his flight to Italy. Come to us, Mans, we will wait for you. We actually need an English presenter, so if you have nothing else to do...