#the demo is out and damn bro

[twcfaces]

"Some animals do better in cages. Some gnaw their own leg off. Which one are you?"

[rainyreyn9]

WHAT THE FU-- *I was then shot 57 times*

[turnedpalefromlackofsun]

[pumpkinfox]

So, about the demo 4 release date...

Y'all ever just wonder when Player is going to be affected by the weather? Blackrock is freezing cold, Tur-however your spell it is a damn thick jungle and the manor... Well it seems normal really.

[Anyways uh Player angst ohhh you wanna look at it oooo~]

Don't you love trying to reason with yourself with what your doing is right and everyone else is wrong but you know very well what your doing is causing more harm than good? Anyways...

More yapping...

From what is shown, we are going to a desert. Player bro please dress for the occasion bro don't get a heatstroke and die in the sand.

I'm surprised they didn't get frostbite or any infections throughout the entire game. While yes they have several trauma inducing pains now and baby's first mental breakdown but not really. I wonder as we go through the game, Player just starts to dissociate from everyone. It probably will get so bad that Hatred is their only "friend" they have left while everyone else is trying their best to get them to snap out of whatever their in.

...

[Wait that's actually a good AU story what the hell-]

[lxnarmoons]

imagining your relationship with ateez!

a/n: i apologize this is so long..... i like to imagine!! i hope you enjoy :3

KIM HONGJOONG→ - this man will write you love songs - ballads, raps, hiphop, yada yada, he'll write songs about you in his freetime - you're on his mind 24/7 so he expresses his ideas with his writing! - depending on your native language, he'll learn it just for you. i def can see him wanting to learn every little thing about you because he loves you - he'll paint your nails for you :D - you once told him you were interested in starting fashion, so he began designing clothes with you - watching him work is amazing, he's kind of a workaholic - when hongjoong is exhausted from working in the studio, you'll sit with him, either sitting in his lap or just being there with him - your presence seems to wipe all the stress off of him - he loves compliments but gets so flustered when you compliment him back - "you're so cute, y/n..." "you're cuter, joongie!" "ohmygody/nstopit" - music brought you two together and it'll keep you two bonded - after he's done working on a few songs, he'll take you to the recording studio so you both can make demos for them!

PARK SEONGHWA→ - seonghwa is lowkey the prince of your dreams. - i know i know i KNOW if you're having a bad day, he'll hold you tight and sing to you, maybe your favorite songs - forehead kisses, making sure you're alright - i feel like out of all the members, he knows how to listen and comfort you - he will do anything that makes you happy. trust me. - "hi, lovey!" he is such a lovey-dovey man.... - bro is HEAD OVER HEELS in love with you!!! and isn't afraid to show it!!!!! - i know he's a sucker for when you call him "hwa," it makes him feel giggly or osmething - if seonghwa's away on tour, he always makes it a priority to call you every night - "dude, not right now, i'm trying to call y/n..." - he just wants to hear your voice, it helps him fall asleep.... you're just so comforting to him - tbh i see him as a little shy when he's with you because he sees you as this really really cool person - especially in front of the other members and they like to tease him - but (I WOULD HOPE) you're really sweet and always know how to make him feel better!

JEONG YUNHO→ - do dog cafes exist? because if so, that would be where you and him left - yunho would LITERALLY wake you up by singing that one song uhhh what's it called - "you are my sunshine / my only sunshine" idk - because yunho is so damn tall, he's kinda like your cuddle buddy - literally he will trap you in his chest while you two are together (big broad chest) - he's soft and gentle; head pats, small kisses everywhere and anywhere - maybe more likely on your neck??/ if that makes you uncomfy, he loves kissing your knuckles - OMG and that cringey thing like kissing your knuckles everytime he sees you - "good morning, princess" - princess treatment princess treatment princess treatment all from mr. jeong yunho!! - mingi finds it incredibly cringey but it's so funny.... he tells yunho to shut up but it never works in the end because yunho will simply kiss your lips to be quiet while you laugh - he loves pda and isn't afraid to show you off to the other members :) always will make you known, no matter what - "guys, this is my partner, y/n. say hi!"

KANG YEOSANG→ - depending on if you like to talk or not, you and yeosang will always be a pair, he listens to you and you listen to him :3 - he's also a little oblivious but it's kind of funny n cute - HELP he's def the most overprotective in terms of your safety - "Y/N, LOVE, I SWEAR-- DO NOT EAT THAT." - you and yeo would be the dumb/dumber duo (IM SORRY THIS IS JUST HOW I THINK OF IT) - you two can be roblox buddies!! - blind leading the blind.... - he likes to run his hands through your hair, maybe braid it (probably really badly.) - he will force you to watch the goofiest cartoons ever. - "y/n-y/n-y/n-y/n-y/n i wanna watch my little pony" or something (mlp is so good) 😭 - rainy day dates!!! - he def has the most atrocious .5s of you in his camera roll.... and vice versa - he's usually really quiet with you.... most of the time it'll just be you and him listening to music - yeosang is your biggest fan boy!! - profession or not, he'll always be cheering you on - "you're doing so good, baby!" and "i love you sososososo much"

CHOI SAN→ - babe. trust me. babe. - he likes to call you babe no matter the time, setting, blah blah blah. he over uses it so much that the members begin to like gag.... - babe and baby !! the other members dont mind baby as much but wooyoung will kick his balls if he says it too much - he loves hand placement. hand on the waist, hand on thighs, hands on butt COUGH COUGH COUGH - san always strives for your comfort! hes the kinda guy who knows what you like and dont like, so when he sees you're uncomfy, it's like a zap and boom- - "baby, you okay?" and if you aren't, "let's get outta here. it's not important." - he could be in the most important meeting of your life and would be more concerned about you!! - imagine late nights with san: romance, horror, comedy movies, whatever they might be, he just wants to stay up late - after the movie's over, you'll either watch another one or you'll simply talk about everything and nothing - cuddles. head on his chest, both of you maybe scrolling on your phones, sorta ignoring each other but enjoying each other's presence - he's very overprotective.... like touch her wrong and i'll beat u up idk - like yeosang, he likes rainy days. dates will involve just watching the rain and giggling stupidly

SONG MINGI→ - NOW IMAGINE THIS MAN MAKING YOU BREAKFAST IN BED - stumbling out of the kitchen in the morning, seeing mingi in the kitchen with his smile - "hi bubba, you hungry?" - I CAN SEE HIM AS BUBBA BECAUSE LIKE he thinks its funny - (me personally) calling him bubba back and pinching his cheeks which makes him giggle - mingi's definitely likes to keep your relationship more private - it'd probably be out there but i feel like he mostly keeps your activities to yourselves (unlike wooyoung.....) - he likes to press his forehead to yours and hold you close to him, mostly because he feels the connection... he likes listening to your heartbeat - so he likes laying on your chest!! he's often dozing off there..... - mingi likes to tease you a lot but always knows your limits, making sure that he doesn't cross any boundaries and accidentally hurting you - IF you have any sort of trauma and/or bad experiences in the past, he likes to listen and just let you vent - when he's writing songs for ateez, he likes to take you with him on the journey - especially if he's recording any new demos!! he'll take you to the recording studio, like hongjoong!!

JUNG WOOYOUNG→ - jung wooyoung is the goddamn most obnoxious person ever - like san, he likes to make it known that you n him are a thing, just not in that overprotective way - arm around your waist or shoulders, yapping to whoever - "hey guys have you met my lovely lovely partner...." - i personally don't see him as a nick/petname kinda guy but if i haddd to guess i would say probably one of those really cringey ones like cupcake..... oh he would def text like that - "hi cupcake" "open your door pls" LMAO - but most of the time he uses your name because he likes it ! - "Y-NNNNN!!" - i see him as a very good listener and somehow always giving the best advice when you need it - he loves spooning you because he gets worried you'd just vanish (idk i see it) but would lowk hold u tightly 😭 - one time he tried to cook for you but ended up setting the ateez stove on fire (hongjoong beat his ass) he wouldn't stop pouting so you forced him to cuddle!!! - yap sessions 24/7, especially if you like to yap - it'd be going back and forth LOL - he also learned how to braid hair for you!! depending if youre fem, masc, or anything else, he likes to braid hair and learned especially for you :)

CHOI JONGHO→ - i just know this man would call you honey - maybe even sweetie but i feel like he would call you honey more - "sweetie, have you eaten today?" jsjgdljklgjksdLJJLKGSADLJ - he would definitely be shy about using it in public, he's not too big on pda, but i think he would warm up to calling you honey/sweetie in front of the others - they lowk tease him and he gets flustered (what a cutueiiee) - even though he might not like touching, i have a feeling he would like cuddling in private - he loves those moments between just you and him - genuinely i can see his favorite date being the photobooths..... like imagine putting bear ears on him and that gummy smile of his jklldsgds :c - he loves to see you smile and laugh, so even if he despises the ears or whatever accessories you force on him, he can't help but laugh along because he loves to see you happy - if you're sad, he'll do all this goofy stuff just to make you smile - jongho, like all members, is constantly making sure you're okay, like "how did you sleep?" n "are you feeling okay?" - GENTLEMANnnNNN - karaoke nights are just filled with him singing you love songs - help i cant remember if he likes to cook but if he does he would cook (like mingi!!) - he likes forehead kisses. case closed.

[holycritchance]

Aside from Chance what do you think of other Dateables like Jerry, Penelope or Mac

anon, you sent me on an adventure and i spent the whole day playing the demo to make sure i meet as many dateables as i could only so i could present a list of my top ten! buckle up folks, this is a long one!

now presenting: holycritchance's top 10 dateables from date everything! (in no particular order)

no. 1: chance, the d20 (location: on the desk in the office)

okay, okay, i know this one was obvious but c'mon. look at him!!!! he's so baby boy and i love his enthusiasm & dedication to creating a fun experience for you and your game companion( jerry & dasha specifically, but lux's run can be fun for the most part ). the way he giggles and banters with you when you flirt with him?? ASKING TO MOVE TO THE ACTUAL SHEETS AFTER TELLING YOU THAT YOURE PERFECT TO HIM??? SIR. i'm beelining for this man the minute i have access to the full game in 9 days

no.2: dasha, the desk (found: in the office)

i just adore how confident she is & how she wants to help the human be able to confidently talk to others - even if she doesn't think that other would be her. i can proudly say i asked her to crush my head between her thighs without hesitation.

no. 3: betty, the bed (location: bedroom)

CMONNNN you thought this was gonna be a valid list without this lovely bed of ours? the frame corset??? the fitted sheet outerwear??? HER VOICE???? oh my GODS her design is PEAK and i'd bedrot for life w her as my bed.

no.4: freddy, the fridge (location: the kitchen)

there's something about the rasp in his voice that has me in a damn chokehold - the things i would do to have this yeti flirt with me are innumerable like stop telling me how to reheat food and tell me how you're taking me to bed. i saw someone caption a tiktok about him with "lemme climb you" and yknow what that's so REALLL

no.5: jerry, the junk drawer (location: drawer in the desk, office)

JERRY MY SWEET,,, he can do absolutely no wrong in my eyes. i personally think he's got some of the funniest lines in the demo, especially if you have him take you on a tour of the drawer (the mold-induced cough had me reeling). no but fr having this man fall for you day one made me wanna keep him safe in my pocket & fight whoever said he'd be attracting rats w his collection.

no.6: florence, the floor (location: any floor)

LOOK AT THIS SWEETHEART AND TELL ME YOU DONT LOVE HER IMMEDIATELY. if florence has no fans i'm dead, plain and simple. she's just the DAMN SWEETEST and i'm so glad celia is looking out for her bc i hate how hard this lovely lady is on herself. and her voice??? UGH LEMME LOVE YOU LIKE YOU DESERVE MAAM

no. 7: mateo, the blanket (location: draped on a chair, living room)

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THIS SOFT SWEETIE RESUCES ANIMALS??? sold. sat. smitten. oh my god he looks like he gives the best hugs/cuddles and i could listen to him talk all day. i love the concept of the inanimals and you can really tell how much they mean to him even with the first two interactions.

no. 8: dolly, the dust bunny (location: under the couch [interact w the couch without the glasses on first and she appears])

DOLLY ONE CHANCE PLEAAAAASE. beauty AND brains with a southern accent? when i tell y'all i folded like a damn lawn chair. i'm a damn SUCKER for a powerful woman and she IS that. THE MAGAZINE??? OH MY GODSSSS i need more of her NOW

no. 9: miranda, the toaster (location: kitchen counter)

OOOOO ANOTHER BADDIE bro as soon as she had that, like, two second cameo telling off scandalabra i was sold. made a beeline for her right after talking to him. i'd pay for pit tickets to her concerts no matter the price. i absolutely adore her design, i think it's one of the best in the game honestly.

no. 10: scandalabra

he's legit one of the funniest characters i came across thus far, i'm obsessed with this diva. now while i wouldn't romance him, i wanna be best friends just to spill human and object tea w him. his voice is PERFECT for his design, 10/10 no notes

honorable mentions: stella, the stairs; washford, the washer(i desperately need him and drysdale to have their happy ending); phonecia, the phone - there are so many good characters in this game and i'm stoked to learn about the rest when the full game is released!

[prettyboypistol]

What if... stuff that m!reader does/can do that makes the mercs flustered? even if its just making them a little embarrassed i need to know!!!

What You Do That Flusters the Mercs! || TF2 x M!Reader

Scout

He likes watching you socialize with people, you naturally lean on walls and tilt your neck up when you laugh- god damn, you look so hot when you laugh!

For some reason, when you throw things and catch them. He has no idea why it just makes his heart skips a beat.

When you focus and your eyebrows knit together and it deadass just stares at you.

Soldier

DISPLAYS. OF. POWER. Deadlift something. Throw an enemy off a cliff. Threaten a Spy and scare him. Solly will never fucking recover.

Independence and general "coolness" makes Jane stumble over his words! You don't need a man, yet you still ask him to assist you? He feels so honored!

Asking for help casually, like said above. When you extend your hand out to grab something from him it makes Soldier scream internally.

Pyro

The fact that you're kind to people makes them like you. You're sweet and polite and cordial when you want to be. You're not annoying or hard ot read or obnoxious- you're just kind.

When you take your time with things to understand them. They daydream about spilling all their secrets to you.

Protectiveness really flusters Pyro. One time in battle, Pyro was cornered. You slammed the Scouts with a metal pole and growled that "nobody touches our Pyro!". They haven't stopped thinking about that. Nor will they ever.

Demo

Tavish is enamoured with your sense of humor. He loves how you're quick to make a joke and open to laughing at anything.

Can't help but blush when you stare at him. Yeah, half of the times you stare, you're spacing out, but Tavish still looks away and is flushed a pretty deep red.

The joking flirting??? YEAH HE STARTED IT BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE ALLOWED TO BE THAT HOT

Engie

Hard work and general work ethic.

Dell is super insecure about the fact the finds you super hot when you're sweaty. After a battle or working out is when Dell seems to linger around, stealing glances at you.

WHEN. YOU. PRAISE. HIS. INVENTIONS. That replays in his head all week long.

Heavy

He likes to watch you spar with people with stuff like wrestling/boxing, especially when you swing Scout around like a baseball bat.

There was one time where you and Heavy were in a tough spot against the enemy team, down by 4 kills. There was just something in your eye that had a light of fire and determination. Seeing that is how he fell for you.

Cook for this man please he will love you and blush forever.

Medic

CASUAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MEDICAL PAPERS AND SCIENTIFIC STUDIES. GOD YES.

Cooing with his birds??? He wants to pick you up and spin you around and kiss you and-

He really likes when you challenge him. You give this confident smirk and your tone shifts that make Medic want to just scream about how handsome you are.

Spy

Spy's a man with refined taste. He likes his men like he likes his wine: aged finely and polished to perfection. He likes when you're classy and get onto the others about acting crass and classless.

If you can dance, Spy absolutely pulls some strings to have you two on a mission where you two are in matching suits and dancing together.

Spy once was muttering to himself in french and you catch him and you just lean over the back of the couch, look down at him with a knowing smile and just respond in french as well "now now, a lady shouldn't scowl like that." He knew you meant it as a playful insult, but he blushed wildly under his mask.

Sniper

Mick's downright horrendously flustered when you make eye contact with him. You're a tad shorter than he is, so you looking up from behind to him makes Mick shake in his boots.

Bro please don't grunt/groan in effort at anything. He will NOT stop thinking about that.

When you accidentally look at him during missions. He's always keeping an eye on you, so when you stare back at him it makes his heart flutter.

[theunbreakablecurse0]

No thoughts and it’s just Geto, who only recently got back to Jujutsu College by scaring the shit out of the Higher-ups and became a teacher (probably cause he realized how lonely must Satoru feel there).

So we all know that he’s Gojo’s enabler and stuff. And he would also not like how Satoru’s students treat him sometimes.

For example Maki (she wants something from Gojo and is looking for him) comes into classroom screaming “Where is this Six-eyed idiot at?”

Geto: *sips tea* Are you mad cause you’re the demo version?

Maki: What do you mean?

Geto: *polite smile* Well, you have four eyes, he has six. But you’re quite talented, there’s no need to be so upset about it.

Panda: *looks at Maki’s glasses* DaMn.

***

Gojo: *is sitting in Geto’s office and hears Maki screaming* Oh, is she trying to kill somebody again?

P.S. Bro, I recently got my new glasses done, I’VE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER I SWEAR I CANNOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES ANYMORE my eyes are TIRED

[merrinla]

One Italian blogger posted a mostly disappointing preview. One interesting thing he talks about is the companion's quest. No names are given, but I bet all my galleons that he's talking about Lucanis, Illario and Zara. SPOILERS under the cut.

24:48

I'll give you an example of writing that I didn't like. Quest: protagonist with a companion. Because of the important choice before (saving the city?) the companion trusts you, otherwise he wouldn't. It's a positive thing for the RPG side, I like it. You go to the quest. You meet a guy from the same faction as your companion. He is a bit aggressive, a bit distrustful and then he's "Okay, I'll let you do it" (complete the quest?) Protagonist: "This guy is strange". The companion has a different opinion "He's a good guy". You're going to kill the witch, boss fight, the witch is dying, but she's about to reveal something. And then the friend (Illario?) arrives and kills her. We ask what he's doing here. But he just says "This damned woman is finally dead" and leaves. After this, the companion suspects something, but not completely. "There could be a mole among us". Bro, that's the one who killed her, she was going to say it and he killed her, damn it. He killed her before she spoke, he is obviously the mole. I didn't find out in the demo, but it's obviously him.

Given Illario's words, I have little doubt.

I really want to believe that it's not that bad. Although I wouldn't be too surprised. Anyway, in 10 days everything will become clear.

[fluffyenergee]

Tf2 mercs against fuzzy worms? Maybe a silly experiment medic done and then- oops! Little squigglers broke out of the terrarium and oh noooo! What will our mercenaries do?

Giggle

Ohhh what an absolutely silly scenario! Good, good, let's see what our ticklish mercenaries will do:

Scout: Oh, as soon as he feels them crawling under his clothes or something he's throwing himself against walls and lands on the floor and squirms and wiggles around trying to get those worms away from him, rolling around while giggling himself stupid and cursing Medic out for even having those worms in the base in the first place.

Soldier: Bro is so fascinated, he probably just goes to the worms himself and from there they crawl on top of him and you know what happens next. So when he catches up to "Oh, that tickles" he starts yelling and laughing, even more than it actually tickles, and just continues until they crawl off of him themselves unless someone else takes them off for him.

Pyro: Speaking of fascinated, Pyro sure is that! Cause worms? And they're fuzzy? And they tickle??? Yuh. Pyro is definitely taking those worms and putting them on others and enjoying the sight. I would also say he lets them tickle him whenever he's in the mood but that heavily depends on what Pyro's wearing cause they ain't getting under that suit, ya know what I mean? Anyway, he's a menace with them but also just likes observing them in general. Probably draws them too

Demoman: Demo lays and chills around a lot, so I imagine that's how the worms would get under his clothes and tickle him and he would react with ticklish panic, giggling, wriggling around and screaming at someone to take them away. But he is also a major ler, so don't be mistaken, he's more than willing to use them for tormenting others.

Heavy: Listen, I'll be honest with you, if the worms get him he will probably immediately grab them and squish them. Unless he doesn't wanna upset Medic he will just bring them to him. But I also imagine when he's in a ler mood he might very much take such worm, throw it, or more, at some other merc, and then he will simply hold them down while the worms are doing the tickling for him. "Stop screaming at me, Heavy is not tickling you, worms do and Medic is the one who let them roam free."

Engineer: Hear me out, he catches some of them in a jar, keeps them in his workshop, and if someone's there to bother him while it's the last thing he wants and he gets annoyed he will just open that jar and throw them at whoever dared to bother him. Of course, Engie himself is not save from those tickly worms either so he tries his best to stay away from them. Doesn't always work.

Sniper: If we say they didn't know at first about the worms being tickly I imagine his enjoyment of bugs would take over and he would just kinda observe them, maybe even talk to them (hey, I kinda like this headcanon) and let them get on top of him and from there the tickles follows, and not expecting that but also trying his best not to react he would try his best not to snicker or anything. In fact, he would probably just straight up throw himself against a wall hoping that will squish the little buggers. Womp womp.

Medic (because I wanna do him too): He's delighted! If we go with that scenario you proposed he was 100% at least partly experimenting with them to use them for evil aka tickling. So now he kinda just lets them roam free while he's enjoying seeing his lovers colleagues' ticklish panic and also trying to get them all back because he wasn't finished. Heck, he probably throws those worms at the others himself. But hey, if the worms attack him as well (they definitely will) he's gonna enjoy this 100%.

Spy: Most of all he's trying his dandest to stay away from those damn worms, he doesn't want them on his suit or on his skin at all, thank you very much. But if they do get to crawl on him he will fight demons not to react and escape to an empty room or something where he will catch them and, not gonna lie, probably just throw them away as far as possible.

[stonathandreamer]

The Camera

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Summary: Jonathan discovers the new camera gifted to him on Christmas was from Steve. Needless to say, he is speechless.

Word Count: 2.1k

A/N: This is our Stonathan version of the "What painting?" talk. One that will never happen because the Dumber Bros suffer from a severe case of memory loss and scrapped Jonathan's photography hobby (thanks a lot, dumbasses. You suck, and Jonathan doesn't deserve you).

Also, this is my 250th post. Can't believe I yapped online nonstop about Stonathan and Jonathan 250 times!

If someone, up until last year, told Steve that he'd be on friendly terms with Jonathan Byers, he'd say there's nothing in this world that would make him friends with that guy. And he's right because it took a monster from another world to make these two band together.

A fucking flower-faced and shark/bear-like monster those kids call a Demo-whatever-something-gorgon.

Steve should probably thank that damn beast for showing him how incredible Jonathan is and how wrong, terribly wrong, he was about the guy. They don't talk much, though, unfortunately.

Jonathan is still a bit wary of Steve, which is understandable, and Steve has difficulty finding the right topics to talk to Jonathan. Sports are a no-no, and parties are out of the picture; these are everything Steve knows about life.

To compensate for this issue, Steve has a mental list of things Jonathan might like and also takes his time studying the guy from afar, observing Jonathan from a distance to try and get something, anything, out of him.

So far, his work has been rewarding; he knows Jonathan's favorite subjects are English Literature and History, is not a fan of comic books, prefers the cold, is a know-it-all when it comes to music, and above all, is passionate about photography.

Steve thought it was just a hobby, like napping after School (hey, don't judge Steve's napping hobby, alright? School is tough), but no, photography is Jonathan's ultimate passion. And he's a master photographer (Steve's opinion). All it takes is for Steve to ask him about his photos, and Jonathan will ramble nonstop about them. And recently, he even showed Steve some of his newly taken photos, too!

It's funny. Steve spent years not hearing a single word from Jonathan's lips, but last week, he heard Jonathan yapping like Blackbeard's parrot for what felt like hours unending, all because he asked him about photography. But that topic also brings a weird feeling to Steve. A feeling of uncomfortableness and something else he can't point to.

When Jonathan talks about photography, he brings up his new camera, which Jonathan believes was a gift from her. But it wasn't. It was a gift from Steve, but he was afraid Jonathan would reject it if Steve gave it to him, so he asked her to give it to Jonathan instead.

Steve's glad Jonathan is enjoying the new camera so much. He made an effort to buy the same one Jonathan had, and judging by the smile on Jonathan's face as he talked about some of his new pictures, Steve's efforts paid off, which is good, really good. He likes to see Jonathan happy - for whatever reason. He likes seeing the guy smiling and being happy.

Still, while they sit on one of the tables in the cafeteria, Jonathan shows him some of his favorite photos, commenting on how good they look, how the lighting was perfect, and how he could never thank her enough for the camera Steve can't help but feel a weird sensation creeping on his chest; a feeling of being left out.

He doesn't like it.

Not one bit.

Why? Steve doesn't know. But he doesn't like seeing Jonathan being so smiley-smiley to someone for something Steve did.

It's not about Steve taking the credit for doing the right thing. It's about wanting to be honest with Jonathan and tell him the truth because friends don't lie to each other, right? They are friends... Right? Friendly-ish...?

"And this is a photo I took on Sunday when I took Will to the park and taught him how to use the camera. He took surprisingly good pics!" Jonathan comments as he shows Steve a photo of some trees with orange and reddish-colored leaves. He smiles at the memory of teaching his little brother how to use the camera. "The new camera takes such good pictures, maybe even better than my old one. I can't believe Na—"

"It was me." Steve cuts him off.

Jonathan's mouth hangs open for a few seconds after the interruption. He turns to face Steve fully, sending him a raised eyebrow look.

"It was you... What, Steve?"

"The camera," Steve replies while pointing to the camera wrapped around Jonathan's neck. He is not thinking properly before speaking, which, to be honest, is what Steve does most of the time, but in this case is different. His head is devoid of all thoughts but one: Jonathan.

Steve had previous urges to tell Jonathan the truth about the camera but always managed to restrain himself, not wanting to seem like he wanted to receive credit for doing something good and looking selfish or prideful. But today, all his restraint vanished into thin air, and he's decided it's about time to tell Jonathan the truth and hope this could strengthen their friendship - or whatever the Hell they have.

Jonathan looks between Steve and the camera, his eyebrow almost disappearing on his hairline. Puzzled is an understatement to describe Jonathan's expression. In his mind, what Steve said doesn't make sense at all.

"Steve, what are you talking about? The camera was a gift from N—"

"No." Steve cut him off, shaking his head slightly, keeping his eyes locked on Jonathan's. His brown, resolute eyes meet Jonathan's confused brown ones. "I bought the camera. I just told her to give it to you."

"What?" Jonathan's brow furrows as his brain tries to make Steve's words make sense. He looks at the camera again, remembering the day she gave it to him. It was Christmas, and Jonathan went to the Wheelers to pick up Will. She approached him and gave him a present, which Jonathan later let Will open for him on their way home, revealing it to be a brand-new camera. "Steve, what are you up to? It—"

"It's a Pentax MX and shoots 35mm film. It also came with a lens kit and a flash thing... A uh... Oh, Speedlite! That's what they're called, right? Speedlites? That's what the guy from RadioShack said. He seemed like he knew his shit. He showed me several different models, Canon, Nikon, and a bunch of other brands, but I insisted on the Pentax. I told him I didn't want to risk buying you a camera you wouldn't like, and the guy, Bob, I think his name was, said he understood and said photographers are attached to their cameras and—"

"Steve." Jonathan cuts through Steve's rambling, placing a hand on Steve's shoulder to shut him up. It worked perfectly. The second Steve felt Jonathan's hand on his shoulder, his mouth shut like an oyster's. "Steve, you... It was you? The camera, it was... You?"

It didn't make sense to Jonathan, but at the same time, it did. How would Steve know all this about cameras? How did he know his camera was a Pentax and that it came with a lens kit? He needed verbal confirmation from Steve. He needed it to make sense, 100%.

Steve looked at Jonathan and nodded slowly, "Yeah, it was me. I bought you the camera."

Jonathan's eyes roamed Steve's face, searching for any microexpression of playfulness, deceit, mischief, anything, but found nothing except resolution and truth. Steve was telling the truth.

"I... I don't..." He couldn't formulate a proper sentence. His brain focused on absorbing this new information. All Jonathan could do was utter a single word, "Why?"

Steve shrugged and gave Jonathan a small, lopsided smile. He averts his gaze from Jonathan and scratches the back of his neck, thinking about how to explain the situation. "It was the right thing to do, y'know? After everything that happened, I just... Wanted to do the right thing, man, but I feared you would reject the gift if I gave it to you personally, so I told her to give it to you instead."

Jonathan nods, his brain digesting Steve's explanation. He would have probably been weary of Steve giving him a gift, even after they fought an interdimensional monster together. He looked at the camera again, pensive. All this time, Jonathan thought it was a gift from her, but it wasn't. It was a gift from Steve.

And that changes everything.

"Steve, I can't... Wait. H-how did you know which camera to buy?"

"I told little Wheeler to ask your brother about your camera." Another shrug and lopsided smile as Steve responded. "Little shit charged me five dollars and a pack of Reese's for the information, but it was worth it."

That got a chuckle out of Jonathan. Typical Mike, always being a little shit. Still, he can't believe Steve went through all this trouble for... Him.

"I suppose I owe you a belated thank you then, Steve. So, thank you for the camera. Really."

"Nah." Steve waved his hand dismissively, trying to appear nonchalant, but Jonathan could see through his farce and knew Steve was fighting to contain his excitement. "It was nothing, man. Always happy to help a friend out." Steve's eyes widen a little once his brain registers he said the f-word out loud and in front of Jonathan, "We... We are friends, right? You and me?"

Jonathan tilts his head slightly to the right and gives Steve a tiny smile. Friend is a word that feels foreign to Jonathan. No one called him a friend before, and hearing Steve ask him if they were friends made Jonathan feel warm on the inside. It makes him happy.

"Yes, Steve. We are friends, you and I."

Steve smiles and straightens his posture, looking like a Golden Retriever who's just being told he's going for a walk in the park. If he had a tail, he'd definitely be wagging it. Still, he tries to contain his excitement a little bit - damn, why is he so happy that Jonathan confirmed their friendship? Does he want them to be friends so badly?

"Cool. Yeah, yeah, cool. Nice. I'm glad we're friends, you and me. Real glad." The bell rings, signaling the end of lunchtime, and Steve feels a mixture of gratitude for being saved by the bell (literally) so he won't make a fool of himself in front of Jonathan anymore, but also slightly sad they'll have to part ways. "I gotta go, man. Little wicked Mrs. Click is waiting for me."

Jonathan feigns a disgusted face at the mention of Mrs. Click. The woman never gave him trouble, but damn, the woman acts like the Wicked Witch of the West sometimes. He sends Steve a small, apologetic smile, "Damn, good luck with her. I have Mr. Hauser now."

"Lucky bastard," Steve comments, narrowing his eyes in faux envy. Anything is better than Mrs. Click, even Mr. Hauser and his incessant rambling about English. "Oh, before I forget..."

Steve grabs his backpack and shoves his hand inside, retrieving a folded paper and handing it to Jonathan.

"What's this?" Jonathan asks as he accepts the paper.

"It's a... A letter I wrote. I was going to give it to you along with the camera, but I chickened out." Steve shrugs and smiles rather awkwardly before grabbing his things for class. "Anyway, I gotta go. See ya later, man!"

He pats Jonathan's shoulder, feeling a weird but pleasant tingling sensation on his hand as they bid farewell, and Steve saunters towards class.

During Mr. Hauser's class, Jonathan sits in the back, where no one can bother him. He's barely paying attention to what the Teacher is saying, his mind preoccupied with, to his surprise, thoughts of Steve. He glances down at the folded piece of paper on his desk, Steve's letter. Curious about its content, Jonathan opens it after making sure Mr. Hauser's distracted, not wanting to be caught reading it in class.

Jonathan stares at the letter for a couple of seconds, rereading it several times and hearing Steve's voice inside his head saying those words. He feels that warm feeling in his chest again, stronger this time, a pleasant sensation that runs through his entire body.

A sensation that is more than just mere appreciation for a friend.

Meanwhile, in Mrs. Click's class, Steve absentmindedly doodles on his notebook while the old hag yaps nonstop about something he has zero interest in hearing, his mind focused on someone else - Jonathan. He wonders if Jonathan's enjoying Mr. Hauser's class if he read his letter, and if so, what is he thinking. Steve sighs. It's useless to try and clean his mind of Jonathan-related thoughts. It's pointless to resist. Jonathan's living rent-free in his head, and there's nothing he can-

Steve's thoughts come to an abrupt end once he realizes what he's been doodling.

It's...

Jonathan!

'Damn, he looks cute even as a drawing,' Steve thinks to himself, 'Wait... DID I JUST THOUGHT JONATHAN WAS CUTE?! WHAT THE F—'

A/N: Credits to Allie Marie on ArtStation for the Jonathan Byers art! You're a wonderful artist!

[livingslime]

Just finished playing the game and DAMN do I like it :3 (this is gonna be a long message hope that's okay, and discussing spoilers if that matters lol)

First, I, as a queer he/they, always appreciate a gender-neutral MC, so thank you. Also, love the design of the Doc, he's really cute, and I like how his eyes are both super big and adorable, but also really creepy when need be, good art

Second, during the first night, those eyes appearing in the door?Genuinely really scary. Like, I was expecting some level of creepiness from a game like this, but that was just terrifying. Anyway, my theory is that those eyes were the Anselm because this guy would probably freak tf out at the idea of someone else watching the MC. Bro would be possessive af (at least I sure hope he is)

Third, the endings. I liked them, yes I would love an ending with a seemingly happy life with Anselm, even if it technically isn't a good ending. I just have a soft spot for doctors. For the bad one, I don't know how dark you are going to go with the story, but my theory is that he did something to the MC's body, like their legs or something, to make them weaker so they can't escape, which is why he was so aggressive about the MC not being able to go on a walk. I mean... my body is pretty weak, but unless the MC is made of paper, they wouldn't just start bleeding out from standing up unless something was up? I'm onto you...

ANYWAYS! Excellent start! However, my one issue is the "illusion of choice" if that makes sense? Like, the little options the player is given over dialogue options don't have that much impact in the end? The only one that seemed to make a difference was choosing to accept or reject the medication. I think it would make the game a lot more dynamic and make the player feel like they have more impact in the story if the dialogue options had more branching paths. Like, if in the final product, depending on how you talk to Anselm, it affects how he treats the player or how far he is willing to try and go to keep you? I just feel like currently, the player lacks a bit of agency, but that's my only "complaint", and something that could definitely be explored in the final version! Hopefully, I'm not coming across as too mean.

I hope this game gets its final version, as I need more content with the doctor immediately! I love him!

-🐈‍⬛ (idk if you do anon tags and if you do hopefully this one isn't taken lol)

Hi hi! (°◡°♡) I'm overjoyed to hear that you enjoyed my demo! ♡

Note - I will try to be as spoiler free of the story so I cannot deny or confirm any theories ><

Hehe I'm really relieved I was able you freak you out! And yes, Anselm is certainly very possessive about you. Canonly, the MC is he first ever love, I would like to expand on this in the later chapters of the visual novel's full release!

For the neutral ending of the demo, its a continuation of the storyline! So in terms of story, there is still more to come. And of course, there will be endings for the MC and Anselm where they will be "together" (づ ◕‿◕ )づ

That's a very interesting theory! But I guess we'll just have to wait and see~ muahaha!

Yes! I actually do completely agree with you on that. This is something I wanted to touch on my next devlog.

I do plan on adding more content for day1-day3 of the demo, branching dialog, probably 2 more bad endings, CGs , Etc , before I start writing the later chapters, I do have a general idea for the story but I still need to finalize everything. I plan to have this update maybe beginning 2025 hopefully!

No no don't worry you are not coming across as mean at all I promise you ���(◕ᗜ◕✿).

Personal note - I actually created Anselm when I was in a bad space. So every time I read how much love he gets, sometimes I feel like I might tear up... like I'm so touched (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞ ♡♡

I do hope I can bring the passion project fully to life! and thank you for loving him ♡

[seat-safety-switch]

You can put up with a recalcitrant machine for quite some time. For instance, my garage door opener hasn't gone past about 70% in the last couple decades. Adapting, learning to live with it, making compromises: it's what us human beings are good at doing. One day, though, a machine will push you just a little bit too far.

Even the simplest YouTube journey will show you hundreds of videos of people destroying unreliable appliances. Once, long ago, these were prize possessions. Trusted comrades in the fight against disorder. Slowly, as they began to age and things started feeling not-so-fresh, there was still tolerance, or at least acceptance. Getting a new one is expensive, and I can live without hot water in my dishwasher. Eventually – and no one can predict when this is – the appliance just pushed someone too far, and it was time for catharsis.

Unfortunately for all of human civilization, the indulgence of this base instinct is not done as well as it could be. Usually, these videos are low-cost, shakycam affairs, a simple drunken smash-and-giggle among bros (and she-bros, and they-bros.) What our historical record wants, nay, needs is a commitment to the total obliteration of a Maytag washer-and-dryer combo, and that's where CERN comes in.

You might be aware of CERN from all the crazy shit that the haters put in the news. They built that huge particle collider that put our world onto the wrong timeline, but they swear (of course) that it's not their fault. Regardless of whose fault it actually is (CERN's arch-nemesis, NASA?) they still do possess a particle accelerator capable of absolutely blowing the living fuck out of a partially working home appliance. And they have lots of really good slow-motion cameras to capture the moment that their victim is reduced to its constituent atoms.

Unfortunately for all of us, the damn particle accelerator broke. Yeah, I guess they only bodged it to work for the one demo, and can't figure out how to get it to be reliable. Right now, if they want to do an experiment, one of the interns has to stand inside the reaction chamber and touch two wires together, quote, "really fast" before getting the hell out of dodge. And for some reason they haven't been able to hire for that job. Maybe one day it'll be replaced by robots, which will give us a whole other host of problems to solve.

[acsisz]

Harvard & Carl Friendship Ramble (+ Carl's VA)

You know how Harvard hates powerful and corrupt people? Well, Carl is from a rich family (he's literally called 'young master' in the JP web), but is his family also corrupt?

Since he's basically the only known friend of Harvard from before the game.

Harvard looks like the sort who would hate people who climbed up with power not effort (*cough* Carl getting admitted in a police college? *cough*). I can absolutely imagine Harvard just taking it out on Carl during their early days, almost to the point of bullying him. Imagine Harvard's early college days, maybe he wasn't as mellow as he is now after meeting Carl (& maybe he was shorter than Carl back then). Maybe he was seething with rage and hatred towards anyone who even fits the bill a little.

I'm really interested in the Oxford family & hopes they actually comes out in the game and not just mentioned.

Carl wasn't even given a physical type attack on the demo, even if he's a negotiator he should be able to fight a bit (his physical stats is literally the same as the small Manimani). Just think about him running laps trying to survive in police college. There could even be guys who would take advantage of his rich background (now, either Harvard is gonna stop them, or join them. Because I can totally see both happening. Maybe join them first (or even lead them), then once he gets closer to Carl he starts to realize the gentle soul Carl is and starts to instead help him out).

Ngl, Harvard exudes that bully energy 🥲. I also always have thought that Harvard seems sadistic. Like he LIKES hurting criminals and even flat-out tells he doesn't like the peaceful way out (negotiating with them, it's on the 2023 VISION trailer). He looks like the type that would cause trouble for no particular reason and just because he likes seeing others troubled (Carl who would have to clean up after him because of his responsible nature).

Also, I thought of this during the Playable Trailer last year, but Carl seemed like the responsible and gentle older brother type, especially when explaining the gameplay procedure during the trailer (Level5 seems to really like using Kaji Yuki in all of their works, but isn't he expensive tho? Since it's Kaji Yuki. Ngl, I really think that this time around, with how Carl is the 2nd protag, Carl's VA Kaji Yuki is most definitely the highest billed one. Since it's Kaji Yuki, google him if you don't know, mate's SUPER top class VA. Harvard's maybe 2nd highest billed since he's the 1st protag, but KAJI YUKI for 2nd protag like damn! Usually Level5 just uses him for supporting charas, major or minor, but never 2nd protag or even 1st protag (maybe too pricey)). Reminds me of Tsurugi and his wheelchair-bound big bro in Ina11 GO.

Talking about how Harvard may be shorter in height than Carl during their early days (since Carl is early adult, while Harvard late teenager still growing), Carl looks like he'd be so proud when he realizes Harvard had surpassed him in height. Maybe Harvard could grow even more in the case he finally lets go of his trauma (it'd be really symbolic).

Also talking about that, Harvard looks like he's the type that would disregard everything other than revenge (that unhealthy single-minded focus), so not eating, properly taking care of himself, etc. In contrast, Carl seems to be the type that REALLY cares about these stuff, so maybe Carl does cook for and takes care of Harvard (Carl looks so domestic tbh, like he could really fit in with an apron despite having others take care of him his whole life (perks of being a young master)).

Food for thoughts: how did Harvard & Carl become friends? Like are they actually friends, or is Harvard just looking to use Carl for his family background (pretty dark, but it's supposed to be a 18+ rated game).

Also, Harvard is definitely the type that would resort to violence when angry + swearing profusely, and Carl the type that would scream out crying but do no violence.

Since Carl is the best friend/partner chara, usually there's only 3 road for him:

Betray MC (sometimes they die/MC forgives them. But it's Harvard so...).

Don't betray MC & dies for him instead.

Don't betray MC & don't die, but becomes outshined by other more interesting charas (AKA becomes a supporting chara).

End note: Did you guys realize that one of the building in Broadstone is called "CARROLLTTE"? Why the double all? 😂 It's also pretty hard to write & spell. 😂 Funny building name.

[annimator]

SO. THAT NEW EPISODE HUH

(blah blah blah, reaction’s under the cut. Y’know this already)

• THE FUCK IS THAT THUMBNAIL. THIS IS LIKE THE 5TH DC THUMBNAIL TO HAVE TWO GUYS KISSING EACH OTHER IF YA INCLUDE THE TOMJAKE SPINOFF

• OFC THE SCENE WHERE DEREK’S APPLAUDS TREVOR DURING THE CHALLENGE DEMO PLAYS OVER HIM TALKING ABOUT LAST EPISODE’S CHALLENGE

• STOP REMINDING ME THAT ALESSIO’S FUCKING GONE

• WAIT DON’T PLAY THE INTRO, HE’S LITERALLY THE FIRST CONTESTANT WE SEE IN IT

• “Look poker’s very skilled based, but I’m realizing i need to play with more poignancy” Bro idk what the actual fuck you do to play poker, so I can see where he’s probably coming from

• Idk if Lynda sounds like she’s lying or not, but I immediately got blindsided over Ted mentioning his wife AND son. Fucking plot twist right there lmao

• There’s smth pretty sweet about Ted & Lynda bonding about their kids going through puberty lmao

• Uh oh new alliance droppped

• GET HER ASS ANASTASIA. PICK ON HER BITCHASS FOR DECIDING TO ELIMINATE ALESSIO

• “Ted told me Alessio was bringing the boys together. He was a quiet mastermind.” BULLSHIT

• MF HE WAS ONLY HERE TO GET ARTISTIC ENLIGHTENMENT. KEEP MY KIN’S NAME OUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH

• Isabel’s being sillyyyy- WAIT LOGAN’S STARING AT ONE OF ALESSIO’S PAINTINGS WITH A SAD FACE. YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SHIT UP

• “Got a thing for fine-wine italians?” LMAO NATALIA

• AWWW LOGAN’S DEFENDING ALESSIO

• “Logan’s a sweet kid” Damn right

• WAIT THEY ACTUALLY SAID THE WORD. NATALIA MENTIONED HER BEING TRANS STRAIGHT UP HELL YEA

• Caught in 4K lol

• Oooooo Amelie’s getting suspicions

• Ofc Jade tells Spencer about her idol hint. Hmmmm, she doesn’t mention how she ACTUALLY got it tho…

• What kind of distraction does Jade want Spence to make?

• Benji’s eepy

• “It’s for the game” I KNOW WHERE THIS IS FUCKING GOINGGGGGGG

• NO WAY HE’S TRYING TO FLIRT WITH HIM

• Bro’s rizz is worse than a certain bald cubito I know

• Pretty nice Diencer crumbs tho. I saw someone call them “studyguide” & I think that’s an AMAZING ship name. I’m using that for them from here on out >:D

• YEA SHE GOT THE IDOL!

• Aw her backstory ;-;

• She got picked on for her skin condition, but her moms were still supportive of her :’D

• YEA JADE YOU GO GIRL. FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS

• Group yoga :D

• YEA VIBE TRIBE TRIO BONDING. I LOVE THEM

• Love me some Zaivy crumbs. There’s gotta be a cool ship name out there that mixes culinary & performing arts together

• “I have Spencer on my radar. Him and Diego are getting tight” YEA I CAN SEE WHERE YOU���RE COMING FROM IVY >:3

• HANNAH ILY. But yea Diego’s kinda right, y’all better not get cocky

• “Haha, cock” I felt this with my soul. Especially everyone getting weirded by Benji saying this. IT’S THE GIVING HEAD THING FROM EP 1 ALL OVER AGAIN

• “Running into traffic would be safer than having you as a lawyer.” HOLY SHIT SHE FUCKING KILLED YOU DUDE

• BENJI’S A FUCKING DORK. I LOVE HIM

• “I want to win to win this show. So I can quit law, and start a new life. Maybe figure out actual goals for myself.” BRO I’M ROOTING FOR SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS SHOW WTF. LIKE AT FIRST, I WAS JUST ROOTING FOR TRISTAN & HANNAH BECAUSE I COULD SEE A PART OF MYSELF IN THEM AS A NON-BINARY FILIPINO-CANADIAN, BUT BASICALLY EVERYONE IS SO INTRIGUING IN A WAY. AND THIS INCLUDES ALESSIO

• Why was everyone expecting Alessio getting the boot- WAIT DON’T SAY THAT IN FRONT OF LOGAN HE’S GETTING SAD

• “M’lady.” DEREK HELPING UP TREVOR ONTO THE TRAIN CART???? AND THEN THEY HAVE FUCKING SPARKLES IN THEIR EYES??? I NEED TO BE SEDATED

• Ooo truth or dare challenge involving the contestants’ fears? Does that mean Logan has some internalized homophobia considering the thumbnail?

• Oh damn, Emily looks like she’ll have fun giving out the truths & dares

• Why would Amelie be up in arms about reading- oh wait there’s bad reviews on that paper, that makes sense

• “Marissa! Answer this; rank your team from most valuable to least” Lemme guess, Anastasia’s the most valuable on her list

• ANASTASIA ENCOURAGING HER TO DO SO IS PROVING MY POINT

• Ooooo they peeking :> Tristan’s face look rlly cute :D

• Yeah I can see why her team’s laughing at the insults from her bad reviews

• Marissa opting out of ranking her teammates honestly makes sense when she wants her team to be unified in some kind of way

• Lynda shut the fuck up.

• SEE NATALIA AGREES WITH ME- and ofc Ted’s siding with Lynda after the convo we saw between them

• YEA MORE ANARISSA CRUMBS >:D

• “I believe in english you refer to that as a… meatrider!” LMAOOOOO YEA

• Oh nice they’re besties now!

• wait this reminds me of something…

• TWO STARS? HANNAH DESERVES 5 WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

• “Describe the worst dish you ever made” Zaid it can’t be that bad bro, what’s with the shocked face

• “Bro, you’re like… you’re like Gordon Ramsay! Who cares if ya made an undercooked steak once, y’know? C’mon just tell her!” YEA TRISTAN! >:D

• Oh yeah, it can be that bad. Who the fuck cooks KOALA

• DIEGO’S HOLDING ONTO SPENCER

• Also, plz don’t puke again bro

• Oh so it was for money, and he didn’t know he was gonna cook that. AIght makes sense

• “Tell that to PETA” LMAOOOOO

• DIEGO’S STILL HOLDING ONTO SPECNER WHILE THEY’RE LEAVING THE TRAIN CART

• Richard, you only have two strands of hair on your head, it’ll be fineeee

• See? He accepted it- wait nvm

• BRO WE CANNOT TELL IF YA SHAVED YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HAT ON. RELAX

• Oh noooo, Ivy had to eat a worm. At least Zaid’s there to comfort her

• It’s just a cold bath, why’s Ted scared of that- anddd he’s uhh… is he dead

• LOGAN’S FIREMAN CARRYING HIS BODY LMAO

• Ngl I used to be scared of dogs when I was a toddler I can see where Lynda’s coming from

• WAIT BENJI’S JOTARO COSPLAY LOOKS AWESOME. WHY IS EVERYONE LAUGHING AT HIM OVER THAT

• Aw, Tristan’s there to comfort Benji :D

• I feel like I could solve the math question Jade got. Proud that she got it right! :D

• NAT HAS TO DO PUSHUPS OVER A BUNCH OF FUCKING MOUSE TRAPS?!

• Aw, Isabel’s praying for her :D

• “It’s just one question. How hard can it be.” I can see Apollo’s gift of prophecy hitting her like a dodgeball

• told ya. Then again, I am kinda intrigued about how Isabel converted to catholicism after she mentioned her parents weren’t catholic

• YOU GOT THIS TRISTAN!

• “I’m feeling left out. Ted got an ice bath, and Benji got to show off some dope cosplays! Where’s my moment in the spotlight, ya know?” I LOVE HOW TRISTAN’S ANIMATION LOOKS SO BOUNCY DURING THIS. THEY LOOK SO CONFIDENT & HAPPY

• “Sorry to interrupt!” I JUST WANNA SEE TRISTAN MAN WTF

• Also fun fact, apparently the guy encouraging you to support ONC is actually Connor’s VA! Small world, huh?

• Either way, please go support Disventure Camp, and ONC at large. This whole Toon Boom thing really hit them hard, but any kind of support will help them out!

• Tristan has to punch someone in the face? What’s wrong with that?

• Oh yeah that’s right, Tristan’s here for a good time and thinks being friends with others’ll help them get further in the game. I still like going back to their audition tape from time to time :>

• “Uh… how hard?” “Strong enough to hurt! Weak enough to not cause a lawsuit.” LMAOOOOOO

• Zaid volunteers as tribute

• Makes sense since they were upset about the koala taco thing

• Ivy cheering Tristan to deck Zaid in the face reminds me on this one “YES SONIC! SPLIT IT WIDE OPEN!” comment I saw in a Sonic Frontiers vid. The vid was basically just the song that played when you fought the Knight boss (dope song btw, It’s called “Find Your Flame”)

• OH DAMN, BRO’S IN A FIGHTING STANCE & EVERYTHING- they missed Zaid’s face and punched his chest instead

• Part of me isn’t surprised considering how their fight with Richard went last episode

• “Pretend I’m your worst enemy.” “I ain’t got one of those!” Mood

• I didn’t know why Tristan got upset over Zaid calling them Marilyn Manson, but one google search later, and yeah I can see why Tristan decked him in the face

• Tristan’s so sweet i love them :D They immediately apologized to Zaid after punching him

• TRISTAN BACKSTORY HELL YEA

• “The world keeps spinning regardless if you’re frowning or smiling, so I guess I choose to keep smiling.” PRECH IT TRISTAN ILY. WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME MINDSET

• Wait we don’t hear Isabel’s entire backstory? Just the end of it? damnit >:|

• NAH DIEGO HAS TO FIGHT A CHICKEN- wait was that the fucking minecraft chicken sound effect

• “Go! Diego, go!” that has to be an intentional reference

• AW SPENCER’S NONVERBALLY CHEERING FOR HIM :D

• DAMN HE’S GETTING CLOCKED BY THAT CHICKEN

• Richard stop saying that “it’s just hair” when you’re bitchass was sobbing over losing two fucking strands from your head

• Ngl Anastasia’s design is really growing on me. No wonder Marissa called her pretty :>

• Also her whole “Men only see me for my looks” thing is not helping her beat the lesbian allegations

• Oh shit, why’s Spencer afraid to talk about his previous relationship. WHY’S HE LYING????????

• BRO DIEGO COMFORTING AND TELLING HIM TO HOLD ONTO HIM HAS GOTTA BE A PARALLEL TO DIEGO HOLDING ONTO SPENCER DURING EPISODE 1’S ROLLER COASTER CHALLENGE

• “Your dare is… to kiss a model we brought backstage.” Oh…. OH

• “Helloooo gorgeous- A DUDE! THAT’S A DUDE!” Is this internalized homophobia? (plz picture the “is that a pigeon” meme while ur reading this. I might look kinda rude-)

• “Just picture he’s Alessio!” LMAOOOOOO

• Oh damn he’s enjoying that- BITCH THE FOOTPOP??

• Blue team walking into a Trevek shoulder grasp lmao

• “This kiss was fine I guess…” I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE

• Oh I am DREADING this elimination. EVERYONE IN IT IS LIKEABLE AND/OR INTRIGUING. ESPECIALLY TRISTAN & HANNAH

• “Hannah’s been really helpful with mending bridges. It’s… not an awful idea listening to her.” DAMN RIGHT! >:D

• Yeah Jade’s suspicious about Amelie.

• Oh damn, trios & groups are being set in stone in red team; there’s Diego, Jade, & Spencer, the vibe tribe, and Hannah, Amelie, & Benji by the looks of it

• DIEGO CALLED HIM “SPENCE”. THEY’RE ON A NICKNAME BASIS

• SHOULDER GRASP. WE GOT ANOTHER STUDYGUIDE SHOULDER GRASP

• Oh shit we got some TENSION

• Hannah listening in on Tristan wanting to vote out Amelie. Call that tristannah crumbs (I’m getting delusional atp)

• SPENCER OR AMELIE MIGHT GET OUT?! WTF I LIKE BOTH OF THEM

• At least it’s not Benji ig. HE SURVIVES TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY! WHO CHEERED

• “Why was I not consulted by Spencer? Am I that lame?” Bro did you forget what happened during the challenge. he was LAUGHING at your cosplays

• Aw, Hannah’s upset ;-; but her putting her head in her hands reminds me of that shinji chair meme lmao

• HANNAH TALKED TO TRISTAN OFF-SCREEN LET’S GOOOOO

• Oh shit, the votes are in vibe tribe’s hands

• Trevek’s rubbing off of each other. I LOVE IT

• Tristan pondering their vote by tapping the pen on their head honestly feels in character

• Oh god, I think I know where this is going…

• BENJI GOT DISTRACTED BY A FLY AGAIN LMAO

• …

• I mean… they probably want to continue the studyguide plotline, and Amelie did paint a target on her back by being a dick. So… yeah, I’m not that surprised over her elimination

• this is an actually heartfelt goodbye- WAIT TREVEK’S JUST LOOKING AT HER WITH BLANK ASS EXPRESSIONS LMAO

• “Thank you all… for being good teammates. I know I was harsh with some of you, but… that was only because I wanted us to win. Hope it’s not personal.” ONC’S FUCKING ME UP TWO ELIMINATIONS IN A ROW. I DIDN’T ASK FOR SEVERE EMOTIONAL PAIN

• AW HANNAH WENT IN TO HUG HER

• Oh shit, she left with a sad look on her face. That honestly hits different when ya remember that Alessio left with a smile

• So yeah, all in all, pretty great episode! Shipping crumbs were great as always (especially for studyguide :>), it’s nice to see Logan… well… y’know, and NOW I’M SAD OVER TWO ELIMINATIONS-

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Personal Favorite SniperSpy Dynamics

SAME TEAM:

Sniper is horny for Spy and Spy is like "bro i know how you live hell no" but also secretly wants Sniper

Spy thinking low of Sniper and getting pissed when Sniper proves just how professional and competent he is, Sniper knowing damn well what Spy is thinking and relentlessly teasing him about it

"I'm not going camping with you." "Well then I'm not going to Morocco with you."

Idk but I love the plot of Spy dodging Sniper's flirting like the plague while Sniper dodges Scout's flirting like the plague. (Sniper would know that Spy is Scout's dad, Scout wouldn't know.) Bro it's so fucking funny to think about. like Scout. Scout. Fuck off I'm trying to hit on your dad. I also just really like pathetic Scout >:)

CROSS FACTION:

We all saw meet the spy. those bitches hate each other. They spend their down time scheming and thinking about each other. They both have pictures of each others they stab. They complain about each other. They bicker on peace days. They make out with each other. They refuse to acknowledge that this isn't the first time the other has woken up in the other's room.

Both privately acknowledge the sexual tension but refuse to say anything about it actively.

Heavy and Medic openly betting about when they will finally get over themselves and quit the drama like BLU Soldier and RED Demo becoming good friends.

RED being more encouraging to Sniper while BLU being snide and spiteful for anything to do with RED