#the enemies to friends plot is gonna be crazy next season

[speakviolence]

I'm you, sweetie. Just...give it a little time. / I'll never be like you.

[livvyofthelake]

new lost ranking post the hurley episode i watched last night. episode 18? maybe. whatever

1. jack obviously. he’s never getting knocked off the top of the pyramid there’s literally nothing anyone else could do to make me like them more than jack…. nothing this show ever does will ever beat do no harm

2. sayid!!! his swag is like. so unbeatable… he just hits different AND he’s a total hottie too woah… loving his paranoid insane freak arc this season. the writers were like what if we killed his girlfriend and made him act insane. and i’m eating it up actually i mean i wish they hadn’t killed his girlfriend considering that was literally my good friend shannon who i miss deeply. but sayid is NOT moving on and i love it… need me a freak like that sorry

3. claire… maternity leave was HUGE… and that’s my friend belle she always ranks higher than she probably should because she’s my friend belle <3

4. hurleyyyyy :) my special little prince and i mean this… i’m such a hurley girl and yeah sure you can also chalk that up to the fact that hurley is the pet character of eddie and adam and i would love anything eddie and adam did forever and ever except that tron movie i could never quite get through watching. heart! anyway yeah i love hurley he’s my guy… hurley is so. me age 19 but different but the same. wow. if hurley could read some of my notes app poetry from 2020 he’d feel seen in a way that would motivate him to seek professional help. but let’s not get into that

5. ana lucia SORRY. she kinda sucks so fucking bad and yes she killed my beautiful girl shannon but that was only her fault as much as it’s a gun’s fault when someone uses it to kill someone. so i’ve never blamed her for that it’s just a bad situation which she will notttt be coming out on top of 😐. but i think she’s sooo cool in a woman who sucks way… and her cunty 2000s ass outfit is crazy… the black tank top and low rise bootcut jeans and chunky belt and zip up utility vest…. i’d dress up as her for halloween if i was the kind of person who dressed up for halloween or was willing to buy an ugly belt for a one wear costume. also her plot with sayid rn is soooo good they’re looking at each other just two paranoid FREAKS going. you aren’t crazy. and neither am i. let’s fucking kill these Others. it’s sooooo good… and she never makes the same mistake twice…

6. eko my good friend eko…. he’s so…. he’s just so kind… imagine having the patience and compassion to be nice to charlie right now. woah

7. kate. in her flop era rn and it’s DIRE. but we love her this is the highest i can put her right now i’m sorry girl you just can’t beat out eko and hurley and ana etc when you’re acting like this….

8. rose and bernard <3 soooooo excited for them next episode it’s not even funny… that’s literally rose and bernard….

9. libby. category five obsessed with that freak disease! she took one look at that loser hurley and was like he’s so fucking pathetic and weird. and i want him so bad. and i HAVE to respect her game. she said oh yeah i’m gonna talk him back from suicide and then it’s ON…

10. danielle rousseau… she literally slayed the house down in maternity leave… sorry queen for never including you in these lists before now my bad fr!

11. sun <3 she’s so. your girl friend who deserves way better but she’s so happy with her annoying and unlikeable man you can’t even tell her to dump his ass no matter how bad you want to

12. michael… where tf is michael… i miss him :(

13. new guy. i can’t very well call him henry now can i. wtf is his name… kinda like his pathetic gay swag. but he’s sooo annoying 🙄 and frankly i stand with sayid’s paranoid freak ass… but he’s kinda fun to have around i admit! love how he’s always playing mind games!!

14. locke admittedly has been slaying lately but i still think all his backstory episodes are lame and bad and also. as we say. an enemy of jack’s…

15. jin. he like. swings wildly between me hating him so bad i hope he dies and me thinking he’s soooo interesting and compelling and cool. the whole truth was a crazy episode in this way when it started i was like wow he needs to kill himself. and then by the end i was like woah why is he the most interesting man on lost island…. the way he literally can’t talk to anyone but sun as a physical storytelling metaphor for his closed off nature that prevents him from ever being truly known… wowie!

16. charlie. he’s flopping soooo hard this season. remember when charlie used to be a top five character. that’s crazy

17. sawyer. goes without explanation

[ivysangel]

Omg I’m watching yj rn cuz I haven’t seen the show since maybe 2012 or 2013 so it’s been a while for this girl and I have no one else to talk to about this.

~Mild spoilers ahead for those who haven’t caught up~

But I just have to say that the writers are gonna be fending off more then just these hands for the bloody time skips they did. When s1 ended I was so excited for season 2, and then after a quick recap of the new years scene we get blasted 5 years later!!!?!?!?! uHMMMM HELLO?!?!???? WTF IS THIS ??? I WAS EXPECTING TEAM BEHAVIOUR AND THIS IS SO NOT TEAM BEHAVIOUR!!! I WANTED GROWTH!! I WANTED TO GET TO LIKE THESE CHARACTERS MORE AND UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIPS!! And they hit us with the oop aqualad is now an enemy, yeah Tula joined the team but died, Dick and Zatanna aren’t together but he’s with Barbara now, Barb is also disabled, Jason was a part of the team for a while but of course died, etc etc like it was huh after huh after HUH cuz a lot can happen in 5 years and I’m cheesed we didn’t have season 2 to ride the wave a little longer with the team while they were midteens before we got a switch up and suddenly they’re in their 20s and mentoring, and we got introduced to a new team like 2 or 3 times

And with each time skip I’d just get more and more steamed cuz this feels like when you have a friend that you’ve known for ages but suddenly decides to drop new lore and you’re like 👁️👄👁️ what do you mean you were pregnant at 15 and found out at a Wendy’s bathroom????? Like it felt like being hit with a truck hearing all the things that happened during the time skip cuz as of right now I’m on the latest season and there’s queer relationships that were dropped like a bomb. Don’t get me wrong I’m not mad about it at all but with kal I was like who?when?? And with Lagoonboy I was like aww he looks so happy with her! Wait did she just say husband??? But that’s not….. omg this dude is a home wrecker!!! ohhhhh ok he’s in a poly relationship…. WAIT A MINUTE A POLY RELATIONSHIP??? It was just coming out of nowhere unless I missed hints being dropped in earlier episodes or seasons. Probably the sap in me but I would’ve liked to be introduced to these other characters and see how they caught feelings and got together instead. We’ve had a few episodes about Halo figuring herself out both with sexuality and gender preferences, and her religion as well which does make sense when you were previously a living machine. But nothing for Kaldur or lagoonboy???? I would’ve loved to have seen that unfold instead of some other episodes that were more of a snooze fest for me

hihihi sorry this has been sitting in my inbox for so long, i got this crazy influx of yj related asks that were all so long so i've been spacing out my responses!!

but you are so right, the time jumps are so heinous because half the time we don't even get flashbacks to supplement any of the missing plot. they fully just drop bombs on the viewers and expect everyone to just accept it. it's very jarring to get attached to a team and then see the whole team split up the next season with absolutely no warning.

(also idk why this just came to mind but does anyone else remember when orm was camped out in that house trying to kill everybody at that birthday party???? what the fuck was that about??? was that crucial to the plot...did i miss smth)

BUT YEAH. there's a whole lot of "did i miss something"s floating around for s2-4. i would literally sit in front of a paused screen and try to figure out if any dots connected bc i was so lost.

i also really liked how we got halo's sexuality and gender identity arc but i do wish they had done the same for kaldur since he's such a massive part of the show. i wouldn't be mad at one for lagoon boy either, but his plots generally don't mean as much for me since he was really only there as a piece of the m'gann + conner plot.

[meadow-roses]

aske time :) for the writing asks: A1, A2, A10, A12, A14, your choice of anything in B, C8 ( :^) ), C11, D6

A1: Introduce the characters from one of your current WIPs in one or two sentences each. 

Okay let's gooo,,, I'll do The Keepers cause I haven't talked about that one as much. These aren't gonna be the best descriptions but whatever 

Ketsler: Quirky, fun-loving, everyone's weird grandpa, but also the most powerful person to have ever lived. He's old- so very, very old- and he's seen so much over all the centuries he has been protecting the worlds from Chaos, but he still makes an effort to slow down and appreciate the little things around him, because he knows better than most how fleeting life is.

Skylar: Skylar is from a world where faerie circles are real and witches turn people into frogs and trolls live in great, big castles and are slain by talking cats, a world where there's too much adventure to stay in one place, too many people to meet, and too many monsters to slay to stop running. He may be only a human (ooo mystery!!) but he is proficient in Wind magic and carries around a good bit of rune stones he and his pet dragon have found along his adventures. 

Felix: Felix is just a normal human from a small town after the earth becomes united under one world power. He wasn't born with superpowers like most soldiers are, but he was still skilled enough to join a special force working behind enemy lines when the rebellion made its move to free the planet from the tyranny that built this dystopian reality. 

Betty: A very sweet young lady, she's from a planet that was colonized by humans centuries ago. She may seem naive, but Betty can read anyone like a book and uses her gift to help those who are lost find themselves again. 

There's more characters but I'll just stick with those main ones cause I really struggle with descriptions xD

A2: Who's your favorite character to write and why?

Probably Joden? I haven't written most of my characters, but I looove writing his dialogue. He also makes me think so I can keep him clever lol

A10: What’s your character development process like? (As in how you develop them, not necessarily their development in-story)

I roleplay them! The more developed they are, the more I've acted as them. It really gets me inside their head to try and think like how they think, and that results in me being more equipped to "discover" why they are like that. 

A12: What kind of internal conflict does your character go through (want versus need, personality complexes or strong personality flaws/”fatal flaw” kinda thing)? How does this affect them?

It really varies depending on the character? For example Joden has this need to always have a plan, always be in control, and a breaking moment for him comes in when he finally just,,, doesn't know what to do. He's in over his head and the only thing he can do is trust Jacer to do what he can- knowing Jacer doesn't have things under control. 

So that's an example of a flaw that the character gets to overcome, but there also characters whose flaws are part of who they are. Skylar wouldn't be Skylar if he weren't stubborn. Ketsler wouldn't be Ketsler if he weren't arrogant. They never grow out of these flaws, they just learn to control them. Or I guess not be controlled by the flaw. 

This is actually something I think I struggle with for my characters, giving them those visable flaws. I see other people's characters that start out "bad" and grow into heroes, but it kinda seems like all my characters start out as heroes. 😅 I mean, they have flaws, but in comparison to other people's characters they feel really bland in that aspect. Idk

A14: Ramble about your characters. Anything special you like about them? Random little details you’ve added that you enjoy? 

Uh,,, I don't even know where to start I just love all of them for so many various reasons. Joden is just a clever little genius but he still can be so naive. He just has simple pleasures and it's not hard to make him laugh or smile and practically impossible to discourage him. He starts off just,,, wanting his old life back and then he sees what the world is like outside his little bubble and the bubble pops. He sees the atrocities for what they are and to be able to settle down again, he has to fix it. He can't just smile and do as he's told, he can't let the bad guys win. It I just his mother and wife and son he's fighting for, it's the entire wood and the idea of being actually, truly, free.

Jacer is so savvy, he knows what to do and what to say to get into and out of any situation, but at the same time he's just clueless when it comes to genuine connection. He's a princeling who's really never had a friend and now he's saving the world with Joden who only knows how to make genuine connections. Why does he have to keep hugging me??  

And Twylla who's ready to fight anything so she can get her clever idiot husband back? 

Adric who's just doing his best to be a good leader but everything keeps going wrong. He wasn't born to be a king, he wasn't born to lead an army, he always had his big brother to help him do these things and he's gone- he's gone and he's not coming back he messed up again so bad and yet here he is with everyone looking to him for answers and he doesn't know what to tell them. But he's got his friends, and he's got a good heart, and he genuinely cares and they're going to figure it out.

Skylar just keeps running forward and he never looks back at the past he just jumps from one adventure to another stopping the monsters and saving the day. He's got Gigi what more does he need? 

Felix is just,,, he's just such a nice guy. Over and over he stepped into the gap because someone's gotta fly that fighter, someone's got to fire that gun, someone's got to stabilize the bomb, someone's going to lose their life to ensure the victory, why shouldn't it be him? But he never actually dies, somehow he always survives and lives to fight the next day, and the next day and the next day, and then they win the war- the world is free. And even though he's been through so much he still hasn't lost that kindness, that love for all life that makes him himself. He still falls in love and starts a family and has his own beloved children… and even when he loses them he still doesn't become cynical. He still stands in the gap and is the one to fire the gun, to hold the hand of the one who's mourning, to scoop up the orphan child and carry them home. He fights, so others don't have to. Father to the fatherless and hero for all. Also he puts up with Skylar's time traveling craziness lol

And Ketsler? Unlike everyone else he never chose to be a hero. What are you supposed to do when you're a four year old boy and everyone tells you you're the hero they've been waiting for, praying for, you have to save them. It wasn't at all his choice to be born with the power of the universe running through his veins. To hold the Inness in his hands and bend reality to his will. But he didn't run away. He never hid from his destiny. He took the world onto his shoulders and never set it down. Only once- and he's never going to do it again. Never going to ask someone to fill in his role for him, it is his burden to bear… Except not anymore. Despite being multi-millenniums old, all that time didn't dull his appreciation for the little things. A baby's smile, sunshine through the leaves, the change of the seasons. The union of two souls in marriage, or the colors of the sunset streaking a foreign sky. He still sees these things, loves these things, fights for these things. Cause it's the little things he's fighting for, not just the big things. The precious moments and precious lives that make up the worlds. One of his apprentices asked him once, he'd been fighting for so long, when was it going to end? It's not his job to strike the final blow, to end the suffering and bloodshed, just to help. He saves the world, so that he can save it again. 

I have… several more characters I'd love to ramble about but that answer's gotten pretty long so I'll cut it off there. XD

B3: Do you have any plot twists? No need to describe them, just think about what kind of reaction you want from your readers. 

Oh I was just talking to August about this the other day. XD There is one plot twist in the Keeper's story I'm reeaaally looking forward to hehe I want to make people confused and then really mad when the whole thing is stretched out. >:) 

C8: Does magic exist in your world? Who can use it? How does it work?

It really depends on which WIP, but in general I like to keep magic restricted with rules. Joden's story and the Keeper's story are in the same universe (along with ThRoG) and follows that magic system. It's too complicated to go in depth here, but "magic" exists in another plane of existence, and things in the material world have varying levels of connection with it. It's kinda the energy that holds all worlds together and sustains life. The magic realm- the Inness is not a place where physical matter should exist, only spirits can walk there. 

Wizards are creatures that stand with one foot in the physical realm and the other in the Inness. Tevlar is destroying the world basically by turning it inside out- pulling the Inness out.

C11: Have you developed historical figures? How do you develop them? How in-depth do you go?

Oh yes. I am a complete history nerd so if any world EXISTS it has history, and history only happens because people. 

Sometimes it's a thought through process of "somebody needs to go here" and sometimes it's an npc from a time travel rp that took on more importance than I originally intended. 

It really varies how in depth it will go? Sometimes it's just a name to fill a spot and other times it's like, man I could write a whole book about this guy!

One historical figure would be Ares of the Pegasus. He was a powerful warrior that won a bunch of wars and united the different pegasus clans under his leadership and became the first king. He's really famous and people like naming their kids after him in a kinda superstitious hope they'll grow into attributes of his character. Ares is the male form of the name, Aris is for girls. It's like, the most common Pegasian name. XD

D6: Are there any writing styles that inspire you?

Probably the first writing style I wanted to emulate was Tolkien's, but I also really liked Andrew Peterson's? Tolkien is so dramatic, and Peterson isn't heavy on location descriptions, so I'm kinda aiming for in between I guess. 

[doyelikehaggis]

OKAY, JUST WATCHED LEGACIES. I have... so many questions, it was little bit confusing but here we go

• I enjoy Cleo's character. She seems sweet, she's very pretty, trying to be supportive. However, I do agree with everyone that's saying something seems off. I don't want her to turn out to be a monster but I do think there's some more backstory there

• and on that particular note, when she said her sisters were murdered, all I could think was, "Please don't be another Dorian." I can't think of any characters who could have killed her sisters like Stefan did with Dorian's family, but at the same time I'm worried that they're somehow gonna turn around and say that it someone we know (I swear, you cannot make it Stefan on his ripper binge again, THAT DOESN'T WORK... unless

• Not a theory because it is way too out there and absolutely ridiculous but what a fucking plot twist would it be if Cleo was actually, like, a heretic or something? Imagine, she was actually one of the old Gemini coven members, and then her sisters could have actually been killed by like Stefan or Damon or even Klaus. BUT we know that's not the case, it was just a funny thought I had. I wanna know more about her.

AND ON THE SUBJECT OF WANTING TO KNOW MORE

• Finch is... all over the place. Ethan telling Josie to be careful with her, and apparently he told Maya the same thing? I'm sorry but I'm trusting Ethan, something is definitely off here

• Again, not a theory but a funny thought, imagine if my joke about how similar she and Qetsiyah look turned out to not be a coincidence and they actually are related. They talk about Finch in the same kinda way they talked about Qetsiyah (i.e. crazy girl who gets jealous and overly angry and bitter when she feels betrayed in a relationship). Just another funny thought!

• I honestly don't mind Hope still being heartbroken about Landon. It makes sense. Teenage girl lost her boyfriend. Grief takes time. And yes, I know, these shows usually sweep grief under the rug in an episode, so it's annoying that they're actually taking the time with this one when they don't usually, but I'm a little glad it's not a one epispde storyline like most of the storylines in this show

• And she has a right to be kinda pissed about the ascendant? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MG TOOK IT AND HID IT! Did I miss something?? Does that actually make sense or they explained it and I'm just lost??

My actual favourite parts though

• Lizzie and Kaleb interaction!! They make a good team, even if they never stop bickering constantly. His expressions when she says just about anything? I love

• To add onto that, Hope and Kaleb interaction!! And all three at once?? Beautiful. That scene where Kaleb stops Hope from hitting Lizzie killed me, they're too funny as a trio, this is why we never get to see them together

• I did actually really like Hope and Cleo's scenes as well. Cleo trying to help her process her emotions through art was really nice, especially because it's such a Klaus thing. Come on, the man painted with the blood of his enemies, painting with Landon's malivore remains isn't so bad.

• Just that whole scenes as really nice with the music, the little smiles, the looks at each other. Please let them be happy!! Don't take this away!!

• MG AND JOSIE INTERACTION?? Are we back in season 1 when they were supposed to be best friends?? Either way, it made me so happy seeing them togethet again. The whole truth weed thing was kind of hilarious, MG was very confused, but then that actual heart to heart was Beautiful

• Honestly, there are too many inconsistencies and weird plotlines in this show for me to really follow so imma just,,, leave them

• Ignoring Alaric's entire plot in this episode because Ew

• Everyone looked really pretty!! Kaleb in that suit? I melted everytime he was on screen. Lizzie with that hairstyle? A gorgeous queen. Josie with that cute outfit? Adorable. Cleo in the uniform? Those colours are gorgeous on her, I am in love. Hope? Beautiful. MG? Always handsome. Jed? LOVE OF MY LIFE, PLEASE, I DIED. Wade? Handsome as always. Finch? I'm still in love.

• All in all to say I was confused but not too disappointed. It was Something. We'll just wait and see what happens next episode, I guess. At least there was 100% less Ted, so I'm okay with that.

[verobatto]

Destiel Chronicles

Vol. XCVIII

It was a love story from the very beginning.

The Mirror

(13x09/13x10)

Hi there!!! We are here today to talk about Mirrors. A very known Destiel mirror in the fandom: Claire and Kaia and and Patience as a switch mirror between Castiel and Jack.

The One that Walks between Worlds

Episode 13x09 starts with Jack and the Dream Walker.

That scene recalled me to Constantine movie scene in which Keanu put his feet in water and takes a cat, because he said Cats where a portal between this world and the after life dimension.

Well, Jack is the cat her, he's the portal between worlds and also, he's a resume of all of them himself: HELL/HEAVEN AND EARTH.He is Light and Dark (that's why Amara ended up being part of him).

We jump into the scene with Sam and Dean. Dean asks about Cas because we have Asmodeus calling them using Castiel's voice, they don't suspect nothing.

Then, Dean calls Patience, but the girl doesn't answer.

She's under his father's commands. Just like Castiel was with Heaven, but she's receiving Dean's calls, as Castiel did, and she will end up answering and rejecting his father plans for her.

Not Just we have a Castiel mirror here, but also Jack: because we will see him interacting with Lucifer in this season, listening to his plans for him. And Jack will end up following his heart, and rejecting all of those plans.

Visual Narrative

There's a quick scene when Sam and Dean parks Baby in front of a painted wall.

This was something that @gneisscastiel explains magnificently in this meta here.

The wall had this drawing...

Pic credit: @lets-steal-an-archive

Berens delivered us an episode in which an artist (the Dream Walker) painted the different worlds he had dreamt. And now, we have this wall here, the writer wants us to pay attention to it: As it was described by @gneisscastiel, the blue wings represents Castiel, in front of the huge number of yellow birds (angel) as if they were being guided by the kid (Jack in blue) and Castiel back to Heaven. The Restoration of Heaven. Wich was what happened at the en of the show, and what I suspect, intended to be one of the main plots in season 15, that see the light properly, just in a few words said by Bobby to Dean in Heaven.

Playing with mirrors: Patience, Jack and Castiel

To continue with this game of switching mirrors, we hear Jack saying this to Sam and Dean:

Jack: You don't... I'm– I'm doing this for you.

If this is not. Cas mirror, I don't know then heheh.

It was the excuse Castiel gave to Dean on seasonn6 in their first break up. As if that could justify go into the dark side. Well, Jack won't go into the dark side in a way Castiel did turning into Godstiel, but he will be souless in season 14 Wich will be a huge problem.

There's another visual element with an image of Jesus Christ crucified, which always was a reference for Jack, as the Savior, the Messiah.

Another thing to point out is Dean in soldier mode, focused, just like Cas is about Jack. This is important because that's the idea Dean will express to Castiel in a future.

And back to Patience...

Patience: You raised me to do what's right, and this is what's right. If I don't go, people will die.

This could be taken the moment Cas decided to fall and how Jack will take his decisions, based on what his new family will teach him.

And then Kaia...

Kaia: I mean, you picked the wrong bait. I'm not the kind of girl folks come for. In this world, I don't even rank a milk carton. No one is gonna come for me. I'm not white, rich, blonde. No one's gonna fight for me. I don't matter.

This point of view full of sadness and depression, is related with Castiel in season 12. There's patrons in Kaia behaviors that reminds us to Castiel in season 12, where we had his death. And that's because Kaia will repeat Castiel's ending in the next episode.

Repeating the ending of season 12

Episode 13x10 starts with Claire hunting, but also Jody calling her by the phone saying this:

JODY (on the phone with CLAIRE)

They were on a hunting trip and I haven’t heard from them in a few days. It’s time to come home.

A recalling to episode 'Pilot'.

But let's focus in Kaia and Claire relationship:

At first it's a kind of enemies to friends trope, just like Dean and Castiel.

When they're talking about their scars, Kaia reaches out her finger to touch Claire's forehead. Just like Cas does when he heals Dean. But the symbolo of talking about their scars, is related to Destiel too. How one broken man with too many scars found love and comfort in a broken angel with his own scars too.

KAIA: You’re scared.

CLAIRE:

Yeah. Jody always said I’d get myself killed, hunting, and I’d be like, good. If I’m going to go out then that’s how I want to do it, doing something great. But Patience’s vision… It’s one thing thinking that you’re going to die but actually knowing it? For once a part of me kinda just wants to sit back and let Jody handle it, you know? Stay safe. But Sam and Dean saved my life and I can’t sit this one out.

KAIA: Then don’t. If you go, I’ll go with you. Maybe together we can save them.

Kaia talking about her own death is a blatant mirror of Dean and Kaia saying "I'll go with you" is Cas. As a demonstration of his devotion and incondicional love towards the hunter. And, of course, loyalty to the end.

Kaia supposed dead it's similar to Castiel's. With a rift to another world involved.

But also the trope: two lovers separated by a rift to two different dimensions, is just how Destiel ended up in 15x18.

To Conclude:

Wauwards Sisters had en entire episode and one prelude because the idea was to make a spin-off with their story which, sadly, never saw the light.

But the repetition of the Destiel tragedy with Kaia and Claire, giving them a very romantic atmosphere, and the Berens admitting that was written to be a Destiel mirror, is another evidence that Castiel dying and suffering as he suffered was because he's in love with Castiel.

Hope you like this meta, see you in the next one!

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If you wanna read the previous metas from season 12 here you have the links:

Vol. XCIII, XCIV, XCV, XCVI, XCVII

Buenos Aires, January 31 2021 2:21 PM

[konaizumi]

Gen Y ep 11 thoughts/reaction

- yeees, make thanuwayu canon!

- i literally just want wayu to be happy

- one of my favorite things about this show is how mature the characters feel, like a majority of the conflicts are caused by the characters being confused or unsure of their feelings and trying to take time to work through them and this unintentionally hurts other characters, but this feels more genuine than a bunch of drama created by stupid misunderstandings and characters being petty, and yes, communication would help a lot of these problems, but it never feels like the writers are just adding things in for no other reason than ‘drama’

- anyways, back to thanuwayu and that beautiful hug and wayu’s precious smile

- that brief flash of thanu’s smile, looking so genuinely happy to have wayu in his arms

- poor phai tho, I don’t want any of my babies getting hurt

- anybody else freak out for a second when he took off his shirt in the mirror and worry that he had gotten the tattoo then were immediately relieved when his back was still bare? just me?

- i tend to prefer college shows rather than high school ones, but my favorite thing about high school thai bls is how accurately they portray high school boys, just boys goofing off, showing their sexy hips

- pls poktong just kiss and make up already, i liked you a lot better when your genre was fluff

- watching pok being all flirty and douchy just seems out of character

- 15 min in and still no markkit

- i’m glad the whole blackmailing plot has now been fully explained, but seeing sandee suddenly smirking and being an asshole is giving me the same feelings as when poktong got weirdly aggressive last ep (by feelings i mean confusion and dislike)

- i wanted phai to end up with sandee bc sandee was so cute and sweet but i don’t know if i want that anymore

- also i forgive tong a little bit for what he did (getting pok beat up not switching the test scores) knowing that he had good(ish) intentions, he still fucked up tho and did a bad thing

- i’m calling it now, either next ep or next season, right when poktong is finally making progress, pok will find out about the switched scores and bam, drama

- pls poktong just kiss and make up already

- i know this scene is supposed to be romantic and all but i can’t stop cringing at the placement of the kisses, like next to the mouth but not quite the cheek? the chin??

- back to my preferred high school babies

- i can’t stop laughing at how they all got the coming of age parted bangs hairstyle to symbolize that they’re in college now

- all the high school babies look good except for pok who now has too much forehead, not that his style before was great but it was better

- thanu is such boyfriend material

- that phaiwayu hug hurts my soul, wayu looks so happy, i just want them both to be happy and not get hurt

- Finally!! 25 min in and finally we get markkit

- i want more of this thanu, thanu with a smile and joking around with his friends

- I really want jiw’s butterfly shirt

- jack and jew kidknapping mark like that was prob my favorite moment of the whole episode, that gif is now my header

- alright, padbok is back, still waiting for their story, but i kinda hope their resolution waits till season 2 bc i want character development for padbok and there’s already so much that needs to happen next ep that i think his story would only be rushed and somewhat glossed over

- i know some people hate padbok, and i also find him annoying, but ever since they dropped the idea of padbok x sab in an earlier ep, all i want is padbok redemption ark

- i guess thanu is somehow going to feature in the poktong story

- i absolutely love sab and klui, they are my favorites of the high school babies

- i guess i can’t call them high school babies anymore

- jackkoh, just admit your feelings for each other already

- aww, markkitwayu choosing custody over the babies, mark wants to be a good senior so badly

- soon as kit said they hadn’t picked a medicine beau, i was like, it’s going to be tong, and i was right, it’s ittpai all over again, but whether it’s better or worse remains to be seen

- kit really does attract the beau’s doesn’t he

- don’t worry mark, you’re much prettier than pok

- pls give me more kitwayu bonding and helping each other heal from pha

- damn kit, you were so close to getting phai to spill

- yes phai, make kit move in with mark

- i absolutely need to know what kit’s test is for phai’s suitors

- i would just like to admire dun’s ability to look so completely lovestruck, like his gaze is just so full of love and it’s so sweet

- that kiss was so cute, i’m sorry i ever doubted you thanuwayu

- that’s pha’s car isn’t it? he’s watching them? I thought he would come back this ep and cause some drama, but he didn’t so he has to come back next ep right?

- i like that they’ve softened poktong bc i like them much better as friends to lovers rather than enemies to lovers

- honestly, their story has a lot of potential but something about it is just really not working well for me and i think its the weird aggression bc they don’t annoy me when their being sweet and smiling. I think if pok had more of a bad boy vibe originally it would’ve been better bc the aggression wouldn��t seem so ooc and the conflict would feel a bit more natural

- their story also has a ton of parallels to ittpai (my gear your gown), so im interested how it’s going to go bc i did like ittpai despite the narrative issues of that show

- poktong: *doing whatever tf they’re doing*

  mark: tf did i just step in

- i really appreciate thanu just saying straight out that he has feelings for wayu, i know he struggled with it, but i like him coming to this point that’s like yes, he feels an attraction to phai, he feels drawn to him and he’s seen their poential future, but right now he has actual, solid feelings for wayu built up from their interactions over months

- what he has with phai isn’t real--it could be real, if he went down that path and choose to get closer to phai, but right now his feelings for wayu are real, so that’s what he’s choosing

- him saying they should never meet again was a little tho, spare my poor baby phai at least a little bit

- i get a dose of serotonin every time i see kit wearing mark’s gear

- the markkit is lacking this ep but they are trying to make up for it with all this good good thanuwayu content

- i’m torn between wanting and not wanting thanu to tell wayu about phai bc it will hurt wayu if he does but it’s gonna hurt more later on when wayu finds out on his own

- I can’t tell if wayu has a suspicion about phai, like he def senses there’s another person but I can’t tell if he knows it’s phai

- okay but thanuwayu are so cute and sweet together

- pls let my babies kiss, i couldn’t appreciate their first kiss bc i didn’t ship them then and wayu thought it was pha so pls let them have a do over

- you know what, i like thanuwayu having visions like thanuphai. I can’t quite tell if that was the writers’ intention, but i hope it is bc that would imply that thanuphai aren’t actually soulmates and that what they see is just a potential future, like they could be happy together, but there are also other people who they can be happy with

- i’m not super crazy about this whole ‘let’s rewrite my memories of pha with memories of you’ bc that doesn’t seem like the healthiest way to move on from pha or to start a new relationship but whatever makes wayu happy i guess

- however i do like how it ties into the whole ‘no predetermined fate’ thing and shows how life is shaped by choices and chance

- pls let my babies kiss tho

- hey so i am not liking this preview of the next ep

- anyways, so i’m liking how their handling the thanuwayuphai thing so far, but it is going to be bad next ep as im assuming the envelope that has phai’s picture is probably phai returning the picture to cut ties but obvi wayu is going to find out about their relationship

- still not sure how i feel about poktong, its better than last ep which i did not like and def shows more potential, but i think we’re gonna have to wait and see, don’t like the direction they’re taking with sandee tho

- also whoops, this got really long but i have a lot of feelings about this show

- fingers crossed for actual markkit content next ep

[puurr]

shehi  everyone  welcome  BACK  to  my  blog,  hi  how  are  ya  ??  *  waves  wand  *  that  was  cringe,  aNYWAYS  i’m  ru,  t,  goat,  whatever  you  wanna  call  me  and  im  bringing  you  THAT  BITCH ™  in  human  form,  like  if  that  bitch  was  a  person,  this  is  what  it  would  be.  gosh,  i  talk  too  much  lmao,  but  if  you  wanna  plot  feel  free  to  mssg  me  on  discord  𝒍𝒊𝒍 𝒖𝒛𝒊 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏.#1643  or  here,  whatever  floats  ur  boat  boo  !!  but  ya’ll  don’t  care  ab  me    😈  so  without  further  ado.  &  did  i  proof  read?  xxx

chicago’s very own 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃  𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍 has been spotted on madison avenue driving a  𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐒-𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐙 𝐆-𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒 , welcome ! your resemblance to 𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊  is unreal . according to tmz , you just had your 𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐘-𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐃 birthday bash  . your chance of surviving new york is uncertain because you’re 𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄  , but being 𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒  might help you . i think being a 𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂 explains that .  3 things that would paint  a  better picture of you would be 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒚𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 , 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 , and   𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 . ( i sabotaged a fellow gymnast, ruining her career forever because i saw her as my only threat. )  & ( cisfemale + she/her ) +  ( ru, 18,he/him,est )

STATS  ;

NAME   :  diamond  tiaira  patterson

NICKNAMES   :   dede,  die,  dee.

AGE   :   twenty   -   three   .

BIRTHDAY   :   october  21st   .

ZODIAC   :   libra   .

GENDER   :   female   .

PRONOUNS   :   she  /  her   .

NATIONALITY   :   american   .

ETHNICITY   :   african-american  .

LABEL(S)   :   the   prosperous   ,   the   athlete   ,   the   diva   .

OCCUPATION   :   gymnast   ,  (  aspiring  )  singer   ,   socialite   ,  dancer  ,  spokemodel.

POS  :  (  ridiculously  )  athletic,  driven,  ambitious,  articulate,  stoic,  intelligent,  (  dangerously  )  witty.

NEG  :  snarky,  sarcastic,  inconclusive,  stubborn,  envious,  deceitful,  greedy,  mischievous,  artificial.

AESTHETIC

atm  machines  dispensing  hundreds  of  dollars,  mink  eyelashes  so  long,  one  blink  might  send  you  flying  away,  10′s  across  the  board,  a  wall  adorned  with  shimmering  trophies,  and  1st  place  ribbons,  hair  extensions  past  your  ass,  extravagant  nails  that  look  like  they’d  be  hard  to  manage,  the  “boujee”  friend,  snapchats  of  you  and  the  squad  getting  lit  in  the  backseat  of  your  bodyguard  driven  cadillac,  still  being  able  to  do  tumbling  passes  and  drop  into  the  splits  in  any  costume,  and  pushing  away  lingering  feelings  of  guilt.

BACKGROUND  ;

some  people  are  born  lucky,  and  others  are  lucky  to  be  born,  and  as  her  name  might  suggest  diamond  tiaira  patterson  was  one  of  thee  few  born  lucky  in  chicago.  her  father  is  a  big  time  music  producer  who  peaked  in  the  90s  all  the  way  through  the  mid  2000s  who  worked  with  all  your  early  childhood  favorites  and  her  mother  is  a  former  elite  gymnast  who  wowed  crowds  in  the  summer  olympics  in  ‘91.

the  patterson  name  oozed  greatness  in  the  city  and  saw  nothing  but  success,  diamond  was  destined  for  greatness  when  her  mom  forced  put  her  into  gymnastics  at  age  four,  and  the  young  woman  thrived  and  excelled  every  since,  even  dedicating  her  talents  to  track  and  field,  cheerleading,  and  volleyball  in  high  school  where she was a 4x  state  champion  between  cheerleading  and  volleyball.  but,  gymnastics  always  came  first  no  matter  what.

the  glory  at  such  a  young  age  was  enthralling,  diamond  loved  the  attention,  she  loved  performing,  it  became  a  2nd  nature,  but  the  pressure  from  her  mom  to  push  harder  and  harder,  and  the  fear  of  letting  her  down  was  something  that  drove  her  competitive  nature  through  the   roof.  but  it  gave  her  an  edge,  her  desire  to  be  great  was  sickening.

but,  she  had  all  the  talent,  and  the  accomplishments  to  back  whatever  she  had  to  say.

the  competitiveness  drove  her  to  sabotage  a  fellow  competitor  who  scored  a  point  higher  than  her,  and  had  the  possibility  of  beating  her,  so  diamond  put  a  teeny  tiny  thumbtack  on  the  balance  beam,  and  her  opponent  landed  foot  first  on  it  and  twisted  that  ankle  all  the  way  up  and  landed  on  her  neck,  her  career?  DONE  FOR.  it  wasn’t  her  intention  of  course  ,  she  was  young  and  impulsive,  but  what’s  done  was  done.

diamond  went  on  to  gain  national  recognition  for  her  accomplishments  even  having  an  OUTSTANDING  showing  in  the  olympics  as  part  of  team  usa  at  the  age  of  19  winning  four  gold  medals,  and  since  then  she’s  been  on  magazine  covers,  guest  starred  on  tv  shows,  modeled  a  bit,  and  she’s  currently  dabbling  into  music  with  the  help  of  her  father.  a  big  reason  why  they  moved  to  nyc  he’s  her  dadager,  and  they  want  to  make  her  the  next  big  thing,  but  with  all  the  personalities  in  nyc,  they’re  in  for  a  surprise.

PERSONALITY

INSP  :  josephine  mccoy  (  riverdale  )  ,  hilary  banks  (  fresh  prince  of  belair  )  ,  whitley  gilbert  (  another  world  )  colandrea  conners  (  dear  white  people  )  jelena  howard  (  hit  the  floor  )  ,  naomi  campbell  ,  mariah  carey  .

A  DIVA.  to  an  extent,  she’s  definitely  sassy  and  sensible,  and  won’t  hesitate  to  let  you  know  it.  she’s  been  spoiled  and  successful  all  her  life,  she’s  a  winner,  and  if  things  don’t  come  easy  to  her  she  just  wants  to  quit  it  all  together.  she’s  used  to  it  being  her  way  or  the  high  way  ,  she’s  definitely  privileged  and  entitled  ,  but  tries  to  be  more  on  the  heartwarming  side  if  the  situation  entails.  humble  with  like  a  half  of  kanye.

we  said  it  before,  but  she  is  THE  boujee  friend.  friend.  as  she  exudes  that  prestige,  that  pedigree,  she  doesn’t  drink  tap  water,  only  drinks  almond  milk,  she  likes  foods  than  cannot  be  pronounced,  she  tries  to  act  cultured,  but  whenever  she  opens  her  mouth  that  flies  right  out  the  window.  she’s  fiercely  loyal  to  those  who  deserve  it  of  course

JUDGMENTAL!!!!  she  is  not  the  friend  that  you  can  bring  to  the  vip  section  of  a  club  and  pop  some  pills  or  do  a  line  in  front  of,  she’ll  really  smack  the shit  out  of  you  ,  or  look  at  you  like  you’ve  gone  batshit  crazy  .

CONNECTIONS

any  former  gymnast  muses  in  da  house  or  sum  ??  maybe  d  literally  mopped  the  floor  w/  them  @  a  meet  when  they  were  younger  or  sumn,  but  they  still  made  friends?  we  have  NO  idea  how.

seasoned  musicians,  who  she  networks  and  mingles  with  to  get  her  foot  in  the  door??  maybe  they  worked  with  her  dad  and  give  her   some  advice,  maybe  they’re  gonna  drop  a  hot  new  single?  something  fun,  something  for  the  girls  *  in  my  saweetie  voice *

RICH  FRIENDS,  IDK,  nyc  is  vasty  different  from  chitown,  and  maybe  her  guide  to  nyc??  whats  the  new  haps  on  fashion,  where  tf  does  everybody  hang  out?  stuff  like  that  yk?

we  need  ENEMIES  too  because  miss  thing  has  ATTITUDE  for  days,  and  i  just  know  she  probably  ruffled  a  few  feathers  walking  into  the  big  apple  like  she  owns  it.

pls  hmu.

[kayleen756894]

So, what'd you think of volume 7 as a whole?

*heavy RWBY spoilers below obviously*

Okay. So.

I actually just re-watched the whole season so that helps with my answer (and I did enjoy it more on my second watch).

I didn’t like this season as much as some of the others and I think, for me, it’s just cause it felt like... not a lot happened in terms of the plot? Like last season they were constantly on the move (and we learned so much about Ozpin, Salem, and Ruby’s powers) while in this season, for me at least, everything just kinda felt stuck. Like I know it took place it Atlas so they’re gonna be in the same area the whole time, but even with all the action it still felt slow to me.

However, the animation was stunning (the music was really great too as always). The choreography for the fight scenes, especially when showing different groups fighting in a big area, has vastly improved. They were always thrilling to watch. I think my favourite parts of the season though were the quiet character building moments. Any of the bonding scenes I loved. And Weiss standing up to her clip-on tie piece of shit father was 👌

Having Penny back was a treat. Having Winter back and seeing her moments with both Weiss and Penny was so heartwarming. Finally getting to see Watts fucking do something was nice, and his fight with Ironwood was intense. And getting to see Team FNKI even for one episode was awesome. Getting to finally meet Willow Schnee still has me shooketh (I hope we get to see more of what happens to their family).

The Ace Ops had a lot of interesting abilities and they were a good foil to Team RWBY (like with how well their tactics compliment each other’s while not actually being friends while RWBY are family but still need to improve all fighting as one). However, I never really felt an attachment to any of them cause we barely know anything about them individually. Their goals, their pasts, their struggles. All we really learned (from what I saw) was how they fought and how they followed orders.

I was happy with the Renora kiss but like... it felt like there was so much tension between them this season out of nowhere??? And it felt really awkward and out of place? Ren’s writing in general felt strange.

The way Clover died was absolutely stupid and the writing for that entire scene was abysmal. I didn’t even like Clover that much but both he and Qrow deserved way better than that. All of Qrow’s beautiful development this season was gone in an instant.

Neo getting punched square in the face by Oscar was stupid too. Neo is the smug af dodging queen. He never could have hit her like that, especially while screaming like a maniac and taking forever to run up to her. And in the very next episode she was dodging and fighting like a boss so like ???

I will say that I loved the finale though and that’s partly cause I’m a slut for Cinder. She fucking glowed that episode. Nigri’s voice acting was top notch. Despite how long Cinder has been in the show we still don’t know too much about her other than she wants to be strong, wants to be feared, and doesn’t want to fail. And you could HEAR it in her voice this time. The fury and the desperation. It was wonderful, and that fight with her versus Penny and Winter was so well done (Winter with her hair down tho 👀).

Also Ironwood is straight up a villain now and I’m actually curious how that’s gonna play out.

TLDR: Overall, didn’t love the season, but didn’t hate it either. Found it boring at times. It was a good set up for next season though. The heroes are in a really bad spot with enemies all around them, including tiddy window Salem on the horizon, so I expect crazy fucked shit next season or Imma be disappointed.

[gooddame]

Someone Worthwhile

This is a drabble prompt for the lovely darling in need of Klaroline meeting at Comic-Con my @childoftimeandmagic! I hope you get some time today to read this monster. All Fluff and banter.

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Special stars are Bonnie, Tyler, Enzo, Marcel, Damon, Finn, Stefan, and a mention of Elijah.

<3

She hears her hotel door open but is surprised by the voice, “Caroline,” his voice shocks her from her excitement of the building crowds in the streets she sees from her hotel window.

He must have bribed the hotel to let him in, she thought maybe she really needed to stop using Tracy Samantha Lord as her fake name at the front desk as he says, “I need a favor.”

Caroline turns around as Bonnie trails in behind him having found her Gamora wig, she smiles at her friend and then at her ex, “Nope, I’m here strictly on a fan basis this year. I promised.”

Bonnie nods at the bathroom as Tyler begins to speak, “You didn’t even know what I was gonna ask,” he retorts while cracking his knuckles like he’s about to finish off the biggest deal he’s ever made.

The Blonde laughs almost to herself recognizing all his usual tricks, “But I know that look on your face, it says ‘I need working Caroline’” she reveals to him as she walks to meet him eye to eye.

“It would only be an hour,” Tyler stresses, “You’ll be back before anyone knows you’re here as,” the brunette tall man trails off trying to figure out her rainbow top and blue pants.

“I’m The Doctor,” Caroline laughs putting him out of his misery; Tyler was all business and no fun.

“Doctor who,” he asked, his brow meeting in the center of his forehead not bothering to hide his confusion.

“Exactly,” she states with a grin and her hands on her hips full wonder woman pose.

Bonnie laughs coming out of the bathroom in full garb, “I knew cutting your hair this short would be perfect,” she tells Caroline making the blonde actress preen as she touches her own hair.

Tyler watches the two confused as to how he grew up with them before the tension in his brows gets the best of him, “Look, I need a celebrity commentator just for the Epic Kings group session.”

Caroline’s body freezes, fangirl mode launched as she presses her hands on Tyler’s arms, “You want me to talk to Klaus Mikaelson never having met him before and talk about how he and Silas are going to go head to head this season,” she exclaims excitedly.

“And the whole crew,” Tyler begins to smile near excitement dawning on his face at the way Caroline speaks animatedly like she might just do it.

Bonnie is the one to cut in with a groaning, “When does this start,” knowing that Caroline would not do it if she asked.

It’s with this information in mind Bonnie doesn’t look completely put out knowing that her best friend would be crazy to not miss a job opportunity like this. She walks over to the pair of friends and hugs Caroline who is about to meet her own secret celebrity crush in the process.

“So it’s a yes,” Tyler asks Bonnie with the saddest pair of puppy eyes he can muster making it even more dramatic the longer she takes to nod her head.

“You’ll have to call Kat,” Caroline warns him about her agent, “But I’m sure she’ll be on board,” she finishes off knowing Kat wouldn’t mind a pair of really nice shoes as a bonus.

“Let’s get you to conference room 394,” Tyler thanks them gripping both the girls hands for getting him out of a bind, “Bonnie can come too,” he says with false woefulness.

“Maybe I don’t wanna come,” Bonnie giggles as they grab for their bags and phones making sure to keep the hotel key on them.

“He dais cast and crew Bonnie, Enzo will be there,” Caroline murmurs with a look that says ‘get on board’ making Bonnie freeze too.

“Holy crap,” she cries making Tyler look up from his phone behind them while confirming with Kat about Caroline’s changing schedule. “I’m gonna meet St. John.”

“Not if we don’t hurry,” Tyler tells them as they reach the elevator doors.

-<3-

Caroline looks around the allotted conference room pacing the makeshift backstage when someone with a badge and Madonna phone stops in front of her, “Let’s get you a mic, and get you talking,” he says walking to a table with an array of gray plastic cases filled with equipment.

The actress, no stranger to a microphone of a camera reaches for the one that has ‘commentator’ taped to side, the tense individual sighs in relief that she’s found her mic, “Say something,” he directs.

“I like Paris in summer,” she states clearly after flicking on the mic seems to solve the man’s problem because he nods.

“Yup, that’s great, were gonna start letting the crowd in now so just hold off on coming out for a bit,” He explains using his pen to scratch another thing off of his clipboard and disappears leaving Caroline alone.

“Paris in summer is breathtaking,” an accented voice agrees from behind her making Caroline turn around to see who is speaking to her as she switches off the mic.

“Klaus,” she blurts out in a gush of air surprised by his surreal presence.

“Mikaelson,” he very nearly blushes as he extends a hand to her own, “And you’re Caroline,” he utters against her knuckles mouth brushing them as he speaks.

“You know me,” Caroline takes back her hand gaining her confidence back smoothly if not swiftly as he continues to speak.

“I know of you,” he admits with a pointed tilt of his head his eyes looking at her appreciatively, “Your work on The Good Lady was, astonishing,” his eyes meet hers then to show his complete sincerity.

“I, well, thank you, it was great to do something different,” the blonde responds when an enthusiastic smile that would have had all of Mystic Falls at her feet.

“Klaus, no flirting with the pretty girl until after, okay,” a man with hero hair chimes in while reaching for Klaus’ shoulder, apparently they knew each other.

“Sorry Love,” he utters as he follows hero hair along the other side of the back stage.

“How are you doing,” Bonnie makes Caroline jump in surprise as he disappears from view.

“Bonnie, he knows me,” she finds herself saying as she recounts what he said about her performance in the Good Lady, it was her first time doing something other than girl next door flicks and views had not taken it well.

“I saw that,” the brunette smiles knowing Caroline has gone starry eyed but needs to be refocused, “He know you too,: she mocks before using another more authoritative tone, “Snap out of it babe.”

Caroline takes a deep centering breath, “You’re so right,” she nods her head shaking off the feeling of his lips on her hand by formulating a plan, “Keep it cool. Mouth exercises let’s do this.”

The blonde asserts herself checking her stance, as Bonnie reaches for one of the free water bottles realizing someone is reaching for the same one as her, “I see an angel,” he declares.

Bonnie rolls her eyes grumbling, “More of witch,” she replies opening the water bottle and nearly chocking as she sees his face, “St. John.”

“I like to go by Enzo,” he rejoins with contentment as he takes the bottle from her hand and sips from it before she can, “I suppose your name is something other than little witch.”

“Bonnie,” she replies swiping the bottle from his hands as she juts her hip.

“Bonnie,” he smirks about to say something more.

“I really got to keep you guys on leashes,” the man with hero hair appears again reaching for the back of Enzo’s shirt, “Let’s go before Elijah finds you guys out of order again.”

“Stefan, mate, relax,” Enzo says pushing back his slick hair, “It’s a fan driven event, means there’s supposed to be fun had,” he says that last bit to Bonnie with a wink.

“Yeah, okay, let’s go,” Stefan tells him making him leave Bonnie with nothing more than a little wave.

The anxious man from before returns to Caroline’s side, just as Tyler enters giving her two thumbs up, “Here are your cue cards and the names of each character, don’t forget your remote for the sizzle video and secret preview after,” the rest is a blur as Caroline reaches the stairs to go onto the stage.

“Holy crap,” she mutters with her fingers on the mic off switch.

“You’ve got this,” Bonnie reiterates shaking off her own encounter, “You’re an academy award nominee and you’re just doing Tyler a favor, this is nothing,” she reminds her watering down the situation.

“You’re absolutely right,” Caroline agrees hugging her best friend, “I’ll see you after.”

-<3-

The panel is slow to begin from the backstage while the leading men are being called by a pre-recorded voice in a flamboyant nature to the stage by their names one by one. For Caroline and for the crowd it’s the best time to cheer for each actor and show their personal appreciation. Klaus catches her eye and his smile is megawatt wide making Caroline instinctively grin back at him.

Her wave at him seems to make his smile more alluring, his eyes more firm as if they’re looking into her soul and finding everything so she breaks contact looking out past the stage.

She can see how the room only minutes ago empty seems smaller now with hundreds of fans settled into their seats cheerfully could still seem to be chaos. Caroline hugs her mic to her chest carefully switching it on as she takes her seat when Finn the arch enemy of the Epic Kings cast is called as he is the final one to arrive.

A hint of butterflies flutter in her stomach in excitement Caroline introduces herself to the crowd and they immediately recognize her as she declares with delight, “Surprise!”

Before long the sizzle reel starts and the crowd is eager to hear from the men of the show who excitedly and in colorful language, express the mutual respect they have for one another and their fan base. Caroline finds herself enraptured in the conversation often forgetting her cue cards and asking the real questions fans weren’t generally allowed to. Damon, the creator of the show does his best to keep his lips sealed about the plot of the season but more often than not Caroline get something out of him.

This leads them to fan base questions towards the end of the panel where a select group of people who watch the show can ask questions burning on fans tongues and web pages. Between Klaus and Marcel you can tell there is a true kinship and Caroline is glad that their chemistry is not just one made up by television. She does her best to keep herself composed around Damon’s gross commentary nodding to Tyler when he sees her face twisting in distaste for the famously cringe-worthy creator of the show reeling it back to the basis of the panel session.

After one on-set hi-jinks question from a fan Enzo tells story that has everyone enthralled even before he begins, “So Klaus was rounding the set during rehearsal in dead of night mind you,” he pauses looking directly at the crowd.

His hands out like pointed weapons, “With these two pistols and Marcel comes around the other end of storage container both, with no idea that they’re about to run into one another.”

The cast is in stitches at the memory by that point as he laughs fully, “Long story short, Klaus shot Marcel in the back.”

Klaus feigns weakness with his hand to his mouth, “Our friendship almost died,” he fake sobs into the mic.

Marcel laughs patting him on the back, “I almost died, you didn’t know it was me,” he calls out.

“It was a fake pistol,” Klaus replies so deftly he looks saintly.

As for his friend Marcel pretends to be wounded at his friend’s words, “I didn’t know that at the time,” he points out.

Klaus rebuttals, “You think that low of me,” he asks with a huge smile.

Finn sighs, “Well, I do think it’s possible but I’m the bad guy you were gonna shoot,” he reveals making the crowd gasp.

Caroline laughs seeing Tyler’s signal to switch up the topics, “Alright, alright next topic, on this season of Epic Kings Klaus, your character is supposed to be challenged to the extreme, what does that mean?”

Klaus and Damon exchange a glance before he looks to her and explains, “Well he’s a bloody killer,” he laughs scratching his neck, “He’s gone out on his own, essentially left the family.”

Marcel ducks his head so Caroline looks to him as he interjects, “Yeah, we’re so lost without you.”

Klaus chuckles as he looks from Marcel to the crowd, “They are, the little dears, no, ah, my character is very vulnerable at the beginning of the season, he doesn’t know who he can trust,” he clarifies.

“Maybe Nick can take up with the Scooby Doo gang and really flesh out those characters, build an army,” Caroline speaks before she realizes she’s talking into her mic making the crowd wild.

“You watch the show,” Damon asks before Klaus can and Caroline nods.

“Of course, I do that’s why I was asked to commentate,” she half lies smoothly, “See the mic says so.”

“What are your thoughts on the show,” Klaus asks her genuinely curious as the crows settles.

“I ask the questions,” she replies with a flirty smile.

“I do like a lady in charge,” he rejoinders with a wicked look that gives her chills.

“Oh, do you,” she just about gets up to speak to him the tension radiates between them as she tells him, “Because you don’t strike me as,” trailing off when she sees Tyler’s mean look.

“Okay, back to the show,” the actress smiles her best pageant smile once more addressing the audience, “Sorry fans, we have time for one last question and then we’re gonna reveal a very special scene from the new season of Epic Kings!”

She laughs as the guys on stage start humming the theme song dramatically playing pretend instruments as Caroline picks out another name from the pile of pre-approved questions, “Last question by fan, April, go ahead.”

“Hi, I love you guys,” the brunette wide-eyed fan squeals, “Okay, my question is, are there any new or old love interests this season that might make the Kings not get back together?”

Damon takes over that question leaving the cast to nod whenever they agree with something he says, “That’s a great question April,” he answers with a compliment and a leering look that makes even Caroline cringe before he gets to the answer.

“For now, we are thinking a new love interest, especially for Nick who is on his own now and heavily eyeing our commentator,” he mutters into his mic, “He will meet someone in the first I’d say 3 or 4 episodes of the season and it’s gonna really change the dynamic I think.”

Klaus locks eyes with Caroline as he speaks into his mic, “Meeting a new person that’s worthwhile can have a profound effect on how people act. And I think we’re going to see that in Nick and the way he goes about either reconciling with his brothers or not.”

“Get a room,” Bonnie shouts from backstage making Caroline blush as if she wasn’t already turning red from the heat in the room.

“Oh piss off St. John,” she hears Klaus groan pushing at his friend his seemed to be immobilized by laughter at Bonnie’s comment.

“And that’s it for the panel guys,” Caroline tells the crowd as she stands from her chair, How about a big applause for these guys? Thanks for coming out,” lots of whistles erupt in the room as the guys get up from their chairs making Marcel and Finn flex only egging on the crowd further.

Klaus walks directly to Caroline moving with the agility of a jaguar off of the wrong side of the stage, “Listen Caroline I,” he stops short as Caroline’s face brushes his.

Caroline for her own reasoning hadn’t realized how close Klaus was until she turns to look at him, “Oh, sorry, you were saying?”

Her eyes asks him to continue as the backstage erupts as well into working on the next panel set up, “I’d like to have dinner,” he clarifies.

Her eyebrows shoot up in surprise, not knowing how to reply, “There’s a restaurant nearby that delivers called Beso, I recommend it.”

“I meant with you,” Klaus articulates running a skittish hand threw his curls, “I meant what I said out there, about when you meet someone worthwhile.”

The blonde smiles as him, “How do you know I’m worthwhile or interested,” she inquires.

“Because if nothing else I could make a visit to set possible and you’ll understand Nick’s family strain before anyone else does,” he mutters in a tone reminiscent of one his character uses when he has the upper hand.

“Bribery,” she surmises.

“I want your attention not matter what the cost,” he says, his answering grin making her heart drop.

“Caroline just tell the man yes, or I’ll tell him about your Epic Kings themed birthday last year,” Bonnie sings as she hugs her best friend from behind.

“Bonnie! We have plans tonight or I,” she explains looking from her oldest friend to Klaus trying not to give away that Kat had already talked Damon into letting her visit the set after her movie was finished with re-shoots.

“So keep them,” Klaus states reaching for Caroline’s hand once more, “I’ll give you my direct number and you can call me anytime you’d like. But do call.”

“Okay,” Caroline relents as Bonnie lets up whispering, “Do it,” in her ear, “I will do that,” she says unlocking her phone to let him type in his number.

He types it while keeping her within eye level, “I can’t wait to hear from you Caroline,” he murmurs in caress.

“Well, fuck me,” she sighs when Klaus disappears without looking back to see her obviously stunned face because her friend just laughs.

“Oh, he will,” she tells her as she fixes Caroline’s coat.

“Bonnie!” Caroline whines half-hardheartedly at her friend’s teasing.

[hopevalley]

Why was Mountie Nate sauntering when he heard Lucas was running towards trouble? He should've been galloping and then some. I'd love to know your analysis of why the drama didn't work. It felt forced and fake to me. Not believable.

I’ll give you a brief synopsis of why I think drama in general doesn’t work in this series.

1. Character relationships and/or motivations are weak.

2. They film in a patch of forest that feels like it’s the size of your average master bedroom and time/distance is meaningless. 

3. There are never any consequences.

All right, so let’s start with the first point: weak relationships and motivations. Depending on the drama in question, it’s usually one or the other, but occasionally you’ll find it’s both. I gave a good example in my write-up of the Frank plotline. We didn’t think anyone would die, but we also didn’t feel like everyone was safe, either. Jesse acted as a go-between enough that we knew he was being used; we knew Frank was being watched; we knew something could happen at any moment. Sure, the actual drama was little overall (rock through window, our boys converging on the enemy, Jesse rushing in to save Frank), but there was a build-up to it, Jesse got hurt, and when threats were made, they felt legitimate enough to be a real and honest concern. By courting Abigail, Frank inadvertently made her a target.

To contrast that, Nathan and Lucas barely have a relationship at all and in fact nobody really has a solid relationship with the new guys. The worry Fiona expressed to Elizabeth wasn’t detailed enough for my liking to start (I mean, if she was like, “Look she was panicked, you could tell, and the way he ran out of the saloon…it was something serious, I know it.” we’d have something more concrete to believe in; this is the problem we had in S5 when Abigail had Bill look into the widow–more info would have made it make sense). Then Elizabeth talks to Lucas but I really and truly didn’t feel like we’d SEEN them interact closely enough to justify her acting so worried about him, or at least the way she went to get help, if that makes sense. Why not go in there like “YO LUCAS GOT A GUN I’m worried he’s gonna go kill someone”? I mean, that’s the actual concern there, not so much that Lucas is gonna get hurt.

I could go on forever but nobody knows Lucas well enough to be That Concerned about this. If Elizabeth’s concern was that Lucas was going to kill someone, maybe Nathan would have gone a little faster. :P

Which brings me to my second point. Time is an illusion in this series. What month is it? Day? Year? It was August a couple of episodes ago. What month is it now? Who knows? How can Jack have been dead over a year? How did Elizabeth find out she was pregnant and deliver a full term baby less than a month later??????

It drives me batty. I hate it. It’s not that hard to keep a timeline; they should have been doing this from the start. 

But to add to the confusion, Cape Fullerton, which would be hundreds of miles away, is somehow travelable in mere hours (or at bare minimum a day). That makes the drama here seem fake, too. Why would Lucas leave his friend back east if he’s out west and can’t get to her in a few hours at a bare minimum? What good is he? His whole history and everything just shatters with that knowledge. Are we supposed to believe he’s an actual idiot? I can’t imagine so!

So on the way back they employed something that has driven me mad since for a while, and that is Extremely Slow Horse Walking.

I could roll along on the ground faster than these people are allowed to walk their horses!!!!!!!

And the reason is because of filming and like, the ‘forest’ they film in is very small. You can see too much sky sometimes; it’s obviously just this little patch of land lol. It was the most obvious in S5 when Bill and AJ were riding double and he was walking along toward the place where they had to film the snake stuff but like at a SNAIL’S PACE. I mean it was awkward because the horse wasn’t even able to step normally.

And sure Nathan and Lucas weren’t going that slow, but they were crawling compared to how they ought to have been if they were actually worried. You’d think Lucas would kick that horse into gear and go rushing back toward Hope Valley!

Finally my third point… CONSEQUENCES: or lack thereof. It’s enough to drive anybody crazy, but it seems like people who should suffer the consequences of their actions don’t, and characters who maybe don’t deserve it as much do.

Sure, they needed Henry for more seasons so they got him out on parole lol, but we’re all sitting here like, okay but how could he get out on parole while AJ’s gotta do her time? When the reason is Because We Don’t Want to Hire Her for the Next Season it’s like…really. You couldn’t have gone with something else?

That’s a pretty minor case, though, ‘cause at least Henry faced some consequences. Heck, he had a few seasons of them if you really think about it. But on a general level you’ll notice that Abigail got away with everything she did and never put anything in danger: not herself, her relationships, her position as mayor, nothing. That’s a problem! Clara disagrees with Jesse and yeah, we know they love each other, but it still feels like a risk. Lucas and Elizabeth in the saloon… Eh. They played it up so hard and yet we ALL KNEW nobody was gonna get hurt. Not Bill, not Nathan, not Elizabeth, not Lucas. We knew the bad guys would get caught and Lucas would get his money back.

The drama falls flat and feels boring because it is. I’m not saying we should operate like Game of Thrones and start offing characters for shock value because we don’t get how to write a sociostory instead of a psychstory. But we shouldn’t ever feel that literally every character is safe from all harm. 

(And the whole town running toward the danger was stupid. The only person in that town likely to run toward trouble is Bill. Everyone else wouldn’t do that. It made the drama feel silly. Maybe if people were peeking out their front doors or something, but they ran like a mob right over there. UGH.)

Seriously, if Nathan would have been shot, we’d all be like, “Holy shit that was so dramatic!” But literally nothing happened. Of course Nathan found an easy way in! Of course the front door was unlocked! Of course Lucas failed to get the upper hand with his own gun! Of course Elizabeth and Lucas were able to overpower the guy with a little teamwork!

I mean, we had similar stuff with Bill and AJ in S4, but the difference was that the plot never pretended it was dramatic suspense. They were out there in broad daylight and the plan could have gone awry but it didn’t.

The show trying to trap you into feeling suspense only for nothing bad to happen kind of feels like a letdown! 

(S5′s Bill and AJ scenes were closer to this kind of bad drama. The script was stilted, it felt like things were cut out, and worse: when it was over Bill’s just perfectly fine. He wouldn’t be. He’d need weeks to recover from a bite like that. And that lack of ‘consequence’ (and lack of mention of it later, because surely Carson would be confided in) made it all fall completely flat. Not that it would have been good WITH it, but there was no reason not to include it in the next episode. Bill barely did anything there except get laughed at.)

I guess this wasn’t so brief, but yeah these are the reasons drama in this show tends to feel flat. They try too hard to convince you that it’s dramatic and suspenseful! And then nothing happens of import. You’re lucky if character relationships shift in a believable, reasonable manner. But there are almost never any real consequences for something happening unless they can conveniently toss a consequence out that also involves taking a character off the show or offscreen for a while.

[kinetic-elaboration]

February 5: Thoughts on The 100 2x03 Reapercussions

I am very tired and I should sleep but instead I’m going to bring my The 100 rewatch project out of hiatus yet again with Episode 2x03: Reapercussions.

I miss Anya so much!!!!! This is mostly my Dichen Lachman obsession showing but also the way she gives Clarke that ‘yeah, whatever’ look when Clarke says she’ll get her out of the cage... your Grounder fave could never.

The show honestly peaked with S2 and after this it should have abandoned all attempts at edginess because nothing will ever be more Pure Nightmare Fuel than the Mount Weather Grounder Cages.

Clarke/Anya: the ship that almost was.

So when Clarke takes Anya out of the prison room, she opens a door that says “End Containment Area” and underneath that it says “U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mount Weather Containment Protocol.” And people really thought JRoth made this up omg learn some history.

Considering how they left things (Anya literally trying to kill her and all her friends) it’s actually pretty impressively selfless and magnanimous on Clarke’s part to not just rescue her, but immediately and unthinkably rescue her. On the other hand, Anya feels some remorse for leaving her people whereas Clarke’s like ‘here are some clothes [even though those random bandages are holding up pretty well??], let’s get a move on!’ (I know she intended to come back for them and she was being smart and practical but from the pov of, say, Jasper or Monty, this is cold as hell of her.)

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: early S2 Clarke is Peak Clarke: smart, sly, practical, brave.

Byrne mentions Earth Skills teacher “Davis” as being part of the search team for Bell et. al. My question: how many Earth Skills teachers did they have lol?

I fucking love this crashed-ship aesthetic omg I forget how much I love it and then I see it again....

“On the Ark, you did anything you wanted, without a second thought about the consequences.” Like mother, like daughter.

I ALSO miss Jasper and Maya. I’m probably like the lone person out there who still remembers them fondly but they were basically perfect because they were sweet but with the potential for a lot of darkness as well, my favorite combination.

WHERE’S MY ART SCHOOL JAYA AU?

So actually fun fact, that isn’t how the art work would have been stored in Mount Weather. They had special containers for the paintings to protect them and like a special cart thing to transport them quickly from their old homes to the bunker I read a book.

No one ever characterizes him this way sufficiently imo but Monty is really quite uptight in a way. Like first: don’t cockblock him man. And second: just chilll. This is probably why he used to smoke weed.

“Trouble? It’s Clarke. Whatever she’s up to, I’m sure she can handle it.” I mean.... he’s not wrong.

Except for the part where she’s covered in dead bodies. But even then...

So I always felt like the main point of the Reapers was as kind of a zombie police force for Mount Weather: to keep the Grounders scared of the Mountain, so they won’t poke around in it too much. Though of course they also collect Grounders, which is helpful, since the Mountain Men can’t walk that far from their home base (and, as stated, they probably want to keep most of that area Grounder-free anyway). But it occurs to me now that a third use of the Reapers is like dead-body collectors? The Mountain dumps the dead bodies out the trap door, and the Reapers take them away and eat them. So gross and efficient all at once. Mount Weather’s motto basically.

Murphy and his creating-a-distraction stones are still one of the funniest jokes this show has ever pulled, though if it were a quicker reveal after “something like that” it would be funnier.

Never mind, Bellamy appearing out of the bush is true underrated comedy gold,

That said, I feel like everything outside of the Mount Weather and Clarke stories here is filler.

Love! That! Ship!

Major Byrne says that Kane is on the verge of losing control of the camp but... I dunno.... everyone seems to be working together pretty well? Maybe if they had diversified the cast a little, not in terms of yet more Grounders but, like, non-leaders of the Ark, that would be more clear????

Okay, well, admittedly, when the Grounder prisoner is brought in they do start a mini-mob, lol. Also one of the delinquent’s fathers is shot, it would be cool if we knew who he was?? ETA: and then he dies and Abby’s like “does he have any family?” lol he just said that his son was one of the 100 so like obviously he does??

The costuming people, like the set people, really are the geniuses of this show. I love Clarke and Anya’s outfits, and Clarke’s hair somehow being both grungy and beautiful like THAT’s the apocalypse style I wanna see.

Also they absolutely 100% would have gotten together in the S2-S3 hiatus if Anya hadn’t been killed off.

“You saved my life because you needed me” IS true but she also did it absolutely without hesitation, even knowing Anya really quite truly hates her, so this speaks either to some foolhardy bravery mixed in with her practical thoughts, or just straight compassion, or both. I guess that sort of is a Clarke thing. She can be a grudge holder (seriously don’t tell me she isn’t: Wells????) but her grudges are NEVER more important than hard-nosed practical problem-solving.

Time for some gratuitous torture. Honestly, I like Season 2, it’s probably my favorite season, but it has some MAJOR filler problems. Like when it’s good it’s THE BEST but then other times it just doesn’t know how to fill 40 minutes so it resorts to pointless diversions (like Bellamy rappelling down the side of a mountain to save a character who is literally never seen again? for some reason?) or just straight out ugly violence for screaming’s sake (Raven’s surgery, Raven’s Grounder torture, Abby’s shocklashing, etc.) Like honestly I can’t even watch this. I’m just gonna browse tumblr until it’s done.

The Arkers really like the concept of “confessing” don’t they?

Like okay I’m not done WHAT IS THE POINT of this? It all but kills the whole Kabby vibe (I still lowkey ship them but sometimes I think...why?), it’s truly painful to watch, and it has no plot purpose AT ALL not even world-building because, lol, we know the writers don’t care to flesh out Camp Jaha in any real way.

Murphy is taking such sad glee out of instigating Finn’s madness/violence. The Luci of The 100 for sure.

This Bellamy story line is boring though I’m sorry. Some of these scenes (the Clarke or Mount Weather ones) I could watch a million times but this is like... kay, I know what happens already. So.

“There are some lines you can’t uncross.” I mean I think this show has actually shown that’s pretty untrue since people get over almost everything pretty fast. There’s always another horrific thing to do and/or experience!

Yeah my bitterness is seeping in.

Anyway when you come into an interrogation knowing what the “right” answer is, you’ll never learn anything, take note, stupid teenager boys + U.S. law enforcement.

Like honestly this Grounder is 500000x smarter than they are. He saves himself and rains gunfire and destruction upon his enemies. (Well, saves himself for a few minutes--but at least he got to cause harm to those he hates!)

“You thought I was the crazy one, huh?” Was Murphy ever crazy, though, or was he just coldly vengeful?

Speaking of coldly vengeful, Byrne could have been a potentially interesting character? Maybe? I’m not really into the type but as I said I want more Arkers wherever I can find them. And Kane needs real opposition. I have sympathy for him to a degree, but I also think he ultimately weakens rather than strengthens himself.

I love when Monty calls bullshit on stuff. “I can’t see Clarke? Try and fucking stop me, bitches.”

Jasper has such a big heart. Truly the emotional core of this friendship.

I like how Kane speaks as if his “diplomatic mission” of adults is so vastly different than Bellamy and Finn just going off on their own I mean, Byrne is little better than Finn? They’re both easily frustrated and fond of torture? It’s just that Byrne understands a chain of command--barely--that’s literally it.

How does it make literally any sense at all to shocklash a person one hour and make her the Chancellor the next? Like you’ve just encouraged the populace to think of her as nothing special, not above the embarrassing public application of extreme pain--but yes by all means expect them to fall into line behind her leadership. I mean I guess this sort of works if she was already somehow beloved (I guess I’m supposed to just believe that?) and now more sympathy has been generated for her--but such sympathy would seem to come at the expense of Kane. It would seem to be the opposite of what he, or really Byrne, was going for with that disgusting display. But whatever memory is a fiction I guess.

And they have this swelling-music romantic eye-fuck goodbye like??? He was just beating you!! JUST NOW!

What I’m getting out of Murphy advocating for killing the Grounder: first, he has a clear, cold, practicality not unlike Clarke, and two, he still thinks of the delinquents as his friends--how sweet. Two days ago he was killing them, holding them hostage, and stealing their ammo before a huge battle but still. Bygones.

This is not a great ep. for Bellamy leadership lol.

Finn executes a man, while wearing Clarke’s watch, in the place they had sex. Seems...symbolic?? IDK it’s late lol.

I miss Nyko a lot but also now that I’ve seen (part of) Slasher I’m not entirely sure I can ever see Ty Olsson in the same light.

Wouldn’t it be funny if they were literal brothers? Because I always assumed this was metaphorical but...was it? WAS IT?

Weird note to end on, I know. If patterns hold, it’ll be another 2-3 months before I do this again but I’ll try to be a little more on the ball about it.

[wolfwhiteflowers]

Issue 175 thoughts and speculations, and tv show’s remixes.

*Michonne  *Richonne

> TWD comic spoilers

> TWD tv spoilers

(keep reading. vvv)

---------------------the comics

-OMG! Issue 175 had been out for awhile and I’m just still shocked about Michonne and that she’s on her way finding her daughter(s?).  I did not see this coming. It’s like I should have known. Because yeah it was kinda obvious or I just didn’t think it would happen at all. lol

In issue 168, I think, when Michonne decided to lead the Ohio group for Eugene, I was wondering why Michonne have to leave her bff Rick when he’s grieving over Andrea(wife) and alone in ASZ. I thought this was some plot that was setting up for Rick and Negan to parallel or get Rick downward spiral or something. I thought maybe Michonne didn’t want to be around Rick like maybe she have feelings for him. Idk or Michonne wants change, something new. But instead, Rick kinda adopts Mikey. He’s doing alright rn. I guess that’s ..also.. the point Kirkman wanted on Rick’s side of the story. We’ll see. My main point is that the reason why Michonne went to Ohio wasn’t all about making Rick alone (Jesus/Aaron at Hilltop. Carl at Hilltop). Kirkman wanted Michonne to leave ASZ to get to the story plot of her finding her missing daughter(s)! I did not see that coming. I think others thought of that but I was like ehh Michonne didn’t find them in Oceanside so? She grieve it out and was like feeling better lately. So yeah, now she gets see her Elodie soon and perhaps Colette!

-So this issue was such a big deal for Michonne. OMG Ok. Michonne is my fave in the comics. I don’t really trust Kirkman and sometimes doubt his writing, but I’m surprised he did this...or not. I mean I feel like this is what it suppose to happen. Make Michonne a mother again. I think her character journey is all about not finding her daughters and dealing with that pain, slowly letting it go and being more open with her past lovers, being close with the Grimes boys, being more human. And now she’s finally getting answers and closure to what happened to her daughters and ex-husband. She may even be a mom again to Elodie. This moment is something that I wanted before Kirkman would someday decides to finish the comic book or kill off Michonne. This was what I want and hope for her and her character’s journey, and so I’m like idc what else happens. I got what I wanted. (unless Kirkman screws up something else or I want more stuff. whatever. no can trust writers. lol)

-I am starting to think around issue 175 and on, is the beginning of the end. It seems like everyone’s getting closure or something. Maybe the end is not coming but everyone’s getting new chapters in their journey. Eugene and Siddiq learned the truth of Rosita, Jesus loves Aaron & wants to stay with him, Negan is changed, Maggie got closure, Michonne will find her daughter or what happened. idk about other characters. Grimes boys are changing..Rick is a widower and adopts Mikey?,Carl is starting to lead, Dwight wants to lead?..

-Even communities are changing. They’re all rebuilt from the Whisperer War but there’s this a whole new community, Commonwealth that is really protected, strong and huge. Idk if they’re safe or the good guys, but Kirkman including Elodie makes us fans interested in the community! I really wonder what will happen next with the Commonwealth in OH and other communities in VA.  Will the main characters leave Hilltop, Sanctuary, ASZ, Kingdom? Will Commonwealth and other communities become like an east coast territory being led by a higher rank group or person? Will our main characters even want to live in Commonwealth? idk I mean like Rick would he even want to go there ...maybe he would want to stay at ASZ where Andrea is buried at. Anyways, it’s gonna be interesting to know what will happen.

-There could be other potential drama to it with Elodie and Michonne, and the communities/people. Like what if Michonne is all excited about finding her daughter and everything’s great but she’s like I want to go back home. Elodie be like why? What is home to you? Then Michonne realizes she got another family back in home, VA. Riiiiiiiick. ok lol idk. Maybe the Ohio traveling group can’t leave Commonwealth or something. Maybe there will some civil war with all the communities against Commonwealth, or Rick or Carl will be president some day(of the east coast..like Falling Skies show). IDK i just want Mikey and Elodie to meet and be like some crossover ship-name thing with Stranger Things. El and Mike.

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It’s crazy how in issue 175, comic-Michonne found her daughter(s) (Jan.) after in the show where tv-Michonne’s (and Rick) will lose her second son, Carl(Dec.). It was just all emotional to think of those two stories. It’s also reminds me of this speculation or theory that I did long ago that seems like ..I was right or will happen or something like that. :P

My old-ish theory of the comics (issue 169, before s8 happened) and TV show. My theory or speculations are about tv-Richonne and comic-Richonne. #twd remix theories  I was trying to think of ways on how tv-Michonne will still live on after comic-Andrea died. Like how tv-Michonne still be Rick’s wife and perhaps adapt to comic-Michonne as well. *If only the tv writers wanted Michonne to live on and NOT take comic-Andrea’s death too. If Rick will not lose both Carl AND Michonne.  So, future stories are gonna be hard to remix or they will be a couple. My point is, my theories of tv-Richonne/comic-Richonne might not even work out and it’s kinda impossible. I’m not sure about comic-Richonne becoming a couple. Though they’re one of the leading characters and best friends.

But......one of theories? right now is that the TWD show writers killed off tv-Carl like how comic-Andrea did, so that tv-Michonne can live. And, since Michonne will lose another son, maybe Michonne will do what comic-Michonne did in future stories based in the comics; leave ASZ(pirating or Ohio traveling trip) to grieve or something else.

Here’s a bit of my old post of my old theory....

* Instead of miscarriage, it’s death of Carl. *Carl’s death = Negan redemption.

So far I got an idea that popped in my head and it’s instead of Michonne dying based on comic Andrea’s death, maybe Michonne would have a miscarriage or they lost their child from walkers/enemies. So it’s all angsty and tension between Rick and Michonne. It’s hard for parents to deal with their death of their child. idk why I thought of this :( …overthinking is bad (ok I’m kinda thinking Fringe’s final season with Peter and Olivia dealing with their issues since their daughter went missing). …Oh I know..I kinda was thinking of something that Rick and Negan could bond or whatever Kirkman have in mind later on in the comics. In the comics, they lost their wives recently-ish. I think Kirkman wants Rick and Negan to bond or something really in common in the story right now.

*Michonne left because she wants to. Later, Kirkman had in mind to have Michonne finding her daughter(s).

I am also thinking of comic michonne’s storyline. Right now, comic Michonne left with a group to check out Ohio/another community(ies). She said she has to go. We don’t know why, it could be just Kirkman wanting Rick to be alone and go crazy…

*more speculations

….So with that thought, Michonne’s leaving Rick and my thought of how tv show adapting it with loss of their child, it’s like tv-Michonne needs a break and think about her life and grieve her own way and stuff and same with Rick. And then…Michonne comes back home, ASZ, and Richonne are able to move on and still be in a loving marriage. (And like… comic-Richonne happens after Michonne comes back from the Ohio trip.)

I guess I was thinking of this because of issue 169. Andrea died and I think it develops to another plot with Rick and Negan. Then Michonne left. Like how does tv show do it without tv-Richonne being over.  I know there’s many other scenarios. Like maybe tv-Michonne wouldn’t go to Ohio.

So, I guess it’s like I’m saying Michonne will leave ASZ for awhile to do the pirate arc or Ohio trip or anything. But!.... I think the whole “Michonne leaving ASZ” part doesn’t matter or it’s a need in the story. Because, Carl died during All Out War and we already know Oceanside from Tara, Carol being away in that house, and Siddiq. So, I think there would be other remixes. Like someone else will take comic-Michonne’s part of going to Ohio or to the sea(Morgan?).  Plus, s8B and on will be more different than the comics. Anything could happen in the show. It’s just a theory.

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I feel like Idk anymore. lol  Some stories are already remixed and happening, so some stories aren’t needed. ..Now that comic-Michonne will most likely see and be around Elodie, Idk how TV show will do it. Maybe things will make sense later on when we get more comic-Rick story and other stories, later.

I don’t think tv-Michonne will find Andre again. We’ve been told Andre is dead. Unless Michonne is also totally surprised like us if we see see Andre alive and found again.

It’s also doesn’t quite be the same as comic-Michonne’s story. I think this is so comic-Michonne’s thing…like ever since. I think for her not knowing where her daughters are and if they’re alive, was what made her who she was/is since she was introduced in the comics. Comic-Michonne is like tv-Michonne in s3 but for a long time. I don’t think any TV character is that way, imo. Tv-Michonne and Carol isn’t like her. I’m saying how comic-Michonne found out about her daughter and the emotional impact of it, wouldn’t be the same in the show, imo. So I don’t think this plot will happen..to Michonne or about Andre.

It can be done similarly, I guess. Like Michonne can’t find Judith for 3 years and Richonne split or something. Like Carol adopting Henry but can’t find him for 3 years. Oh, it’s like repeated misery for the characters. I feel like that’s too much for those characters. Like Michonne just lost Carl, had a child with Rick or Judith went missing in short time. That’s just so sad. Idk..so I think it’s better if a new character was introduced and was always grieving their missing child or someone. Like (for a couple) Desmond reuniting with Penny from tv show Lost.

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So yeah so much is happening for the comics and the show in 2018. Speculating is crazy and fun to do ..and confusing. overthinking is bad. I think the show will be even more different than the comics now because of tv-Carl’s death and comic-Elodie’s return. (and with Kang showrunning in s9) Also, who knows how long the show will be on air.  

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Bad Timing, Part 2: Isaac Lahey

requested: by anonymous and anonymous

pairing: Isaac Lahey x Reader, Scott McCall x Reader (only a lil bit)

word count: 1.7k

warnings: more secondhand embarrassment, minor swearing, season 3A spoilers

summary: Isaac takes a leap of faith.

a/n: I honestly didn’t expect this to be requested this much, but I’m glad you guys enjoyed part 1!! My requests will be fully open for the next week, and then things are going to slow way down, so send in your requests!

Read Part 1 Here

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Boyd asked, “I mean, the last time you two talked, you said ‘I don’t feel that way about you’ and ran out.”

“I think what I really said was, ‘I’m not into you like that,’” Isaac corrected, watching you from down the hall as he stood against the locker next to Boyd’s, “And I think it’s a great idea. It’s the first step in my plan to winning (Y/N)’s heart.”

“I think you’ll have to get through Scott first.”

Isaac shook his head. “How sure are you that Scott’s into (Y/N)?” When Boyd didn’t respond, Isaac nodded. “Exactly. You’re not sure. That’s why I have to start trying now. Feel out if I have competition or not.”

Boyd shook his head as he closed his locker. “You’re crazy.”

Isaac nodded before walking off in your direction. He was determined to win you over, even if it meant going up against Scott. Even if Scott was an ally in terms of supernatural issues, he was Isaac’s enemy when it came to you.

“Hey, (Y/N),” Isaac smiled, walking into his classroom as you stood, talking with Lydia by the door. You two had English together this year, something that you didn’t really have an opinion on. You two were forced to work closer together when it came to the supernatural issues plaguing Beacon Hills, but that didn’t mean you two were best friends in class.

“Hi,” You spoke, giving him a little wave before turning back to Lydia.

“Did Isaac just- I’m confused,” Lydia sighed, “I thought you two weren’t friends.”

“We’re not,” You replied, “I don’t know what that’s about.”

“Maybe he thinks that working together against the alphas makes you friends?”

“Maybe,” You nodded, “Just because we spent one night plotting against them with the pack though? That makes us friends?”

“Maybe not,” Lydia shrugged, “Maybe he’s trying to become friends?”

“But why?”

“I’m not Isaac, (Y/N),” Lydia sighed, “I can't tell you his innermost thoughts and motives. You’re gonna have to figure that one out yourself.” She looked at her phone before stepping back into the hallway. “I gotta get to class. I’ll see you later.”

You nodded, waving to Lydia quickly before turning to move into the classroom. Isaac was sitting in his normal seat in the back, smiling at you before you took your seat across the room. When your back was turned, you furrowed your brows, trying to think of all the reasons Isaac would suddenly be nice to you.

Could he feel guilty about last year?

“I can’t believe you,” You smirked, punching Scott’s arm, “Did you really go and try to fight the alphas on your own?” You and Scott walked slowly down the hall to the cafeteria.

“No,” Scott sighed, “I went to go talk with Deucalion.”

You laughed. “Talk with him? Are you serious?” You shook your head, “You’ve gotta be more careful, Scott. You’re not invincible.”

“I know,” Scott sighed, “Thanks to the rest of the pack, I wasn’t alone.” You could tell from the look on his face that the defeat wasn’t nearly as bad as thinking he had lost Derek. He only recently found out he was still alive, but the few days that he believed the pack was without an alpha were the scariest.

“Don’t ever do that again,” You sighed, “I can’t imagine what Beacon Hills would do without you.” Underneath your words sat your hidden message: You weren’t sure what you would do without him.

As the two of you headed outside, the rest of the pack sitting at a picnic table, you watched as Isaac’s eyes immediately fell on you. You were still confused about him, but after hearing from Lydia that he attacked Ethan for insulting you, you began to think he wasn’t just trying to be your friend.

He missed his chance.

Through lunch, you couldn’t stop thinking about Scott and Isaac. Why was it that when you were finally over Isaac, he decided you were the right person for him? Why was it that when you and Scott were finally getting close, Isaac moved in with Scott and a new rift had opened between you and Scott?

You had too many questions to answer on your own.

When lunch was over, you felt a hand on your shoulder. You assumed it was Scott’s but when you turned to see Isaac towering over you, you sighed.

“Hi," You spoke, your eyes focused on the hallway in front of you.

“Is that all I get?” Isaac asked, his smile breaking your heart all over again, “‘hi’?”

“Hello, Isaac Lahey, how’s your day going?” You asked, crossing your arms over your chest and smiling. You couldn’t deny your feelings for Isaac lingered deep down, but closer to your heart sat your budding feelings for Scott. You wanted to cut off any feelings you had for Isaac before they made things complicated.

“So,” Isaac spoke, “Did you hear about how we kicked alpha ass this weekend?”

“More like how you got your asses kicked by alphas,” You corrected, turning down another hallway, hoping that Isaac would turn down a different one for class. He persisted, following you with his long legs through the sea of people.

“It was a close fight,” Isaac lied.

“That's debatable,” You shook your head, “How’re you healing after that?”

Isaac looked down at his torso. “All healed,” He smiled, “If we weren’t in a hallway, I would show you.”

Your cheeks grew hot at the idea of his toned body.

Fight the feelings.

“I need to stop this,” You mumbled, turning to face Isaac and grabbing his muscular arms. Your heart raced, but you knew what you needed to do. “Stop flirting with me.”

“I’m not flirting with you,” Isaac spoke, “I’m being friendly, because we’re friends.”

You shook your head. “You just offered to show me your… abs.”

“That’s because I know you volunteer at the hospital,” Isaac sighed, “Come on, (Y/N). You’re like our go-to for injuries.”

You blushed again, this time from embarrassment instead of flattery. “Oh.” Once again, you had read too far into Isaac’s behavior, and now you stood there looking like a fool.

The bell rang, giving you an escape.

“I'll see you later,” You spoke, quickly running into your classroom to avoid Isaac. You didn’t even hear his response (if he even had one), your heart racing as you slid into your desk and placed your head in your arms.

You really needed to stop assuming.

“How’s your 'master plan’ going?” Boyd asked, standing next to Isaac as they went through the lunch line.

“Good," Isaac nodded, “(Y/N) doesn’t want me flirting, though. I saved my ass earlier.”

“Is this the ‘abs’ conversation?” Boyd asked.

“Yes,” Isaac said hesitantly, “How’d you know about that?”

“Things get spread around here really fast,” Boyd shrugged, “You gotta be careful what you say in those halls.” Isaac shook his head as he stared down at his food, paying for it quickly before walking with Boyd to a seat outside. This was one of the few days that the entire pack didn’t have lunch together, meaning he and Boyd could talk about you without wandering supernatural ears.

Supposedly.

“Isaac, I think you need to give up on this,” Boyd sighed after listening to Isaac overanalyze your behavior around him, “It’s clear (Y/N)’s into Scott. give up.”

“No,” Isaac shook his head, “I know (Y/N) still has feelings for me, deep down. I’m not giving up.”

Boyd sighed. “Whatever you say.”

Over the last few weeks, your life had been altered completely. The alphas had become more ruthless, killing Boyd in the process, while it had been revealed that all of these sacrifices were due to your English teacher trying to gain power before the lunar eclipse. After all that happened, with Cora’s life being saved by Derek and Scott becoming an alpha, you still couldn’t believe your emotions and feelings.

Who were you?

There was a knock on your front door, pulling you back from your moment of contemplation and back into reality. You had been thinking about Scott and Isaac, trying to decide what to do. At this point, your feelings for both of them had grown - or, that’s what you told yourself.

As you approached the door, rain tapping on the window, you assumed it was one of your family members who had forgotten a key on their way home. As you reached for the handle, turning it and pulling the door back, you were shocked to see him standing on your front porch, his hair drenched from the rain, his broad shoulders soaked.

“Hi," You spoke, furrowing your brows, “What’s going on?”

“I need to be honest,” Isaac spoke, “I was going for a run and it started raining and I decided that this moment was just as good as any other.” He took a deep breath before continuing. “When you admitted you had feelings for me, I handled it poorly. I didn't know you, I didn’t know myself, I didn’t know what I could possibly want with life. I had just been bitten.” He smiled weakly, watching as your expression remained unchanging and confused. “I think I know more about myself now.” He paused. “I can’t deny the feelings I have for you now, (Y/N). These last few weeks getting to know you have been so enlightening, I’m- I’m not sure I can hide this anymore. I just- I need to know. I need to know how you feel about me.”

You stared at Isaac, his eyes filled with hope and hurt all at once. He was prepared for the worst, the rejection he shared with you something he expected in return. It was in this moment, your heart racing in your chest, that you knew your choice would change everything. You couldn’t tell if it was the right decision, but it was what you wanted.

You took a step forward, staring up at Isaac’s face. “This is how I feel,” You whispered, wrapping one hand around the back of his neck, the other placed on his shoulder. You pulled him closer, his breath warm against your face. As you pressed your lips against him, all of your past feelings rushing to mix with your present ones, Isaac’s hands moved to cup your face, pulling you towards him even more. Even if this wasn’t the right decision, you knew it was going to be an exciting ride, filled with passion, devotion, and indescribable moments like these.

[serenephenix]

Chamomile Tea

If there should be things depicted very wrongly about prostheses, please let me know and I’ll do my best to rework the parts. I’m taking a lot of liberties for the sake of plot.

Also, this is not a statement about taking or not taking one’s prescribed meds. This is just my own worries and woes expressed in a creative way. (After horribly failing one of my exams mind you.)

Hope you enjoy!

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Chamomile Tea

[Fandom]:Voltron: Legendary Defender

[Rating]: Gen/ Gen

[Genre]: Friendship, Team as Family, emotional hurt & comfort

[AU]: Shenanigan(g)s series, college AU

[Word count]:  4.000

[Warnings]: author being probably inaccurate about some medical stuff involving protheses; dealing with medication and taking said medication

[Status]: completed

Original AU by @taylor-tut

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 Shiro had been warned in advance and he was taking those warnings seriously. It was why he had taken all the necessary precautions. It was why he had armed himself with a hot, steaming mug, glad that his prosthesis was insensitive towards temperatures.

He hoped that the rich and sweet smell of hot chocolate would be enough to lure his friend out of their self-imposed exile.

“Pidge, c’mon, open up.” He called, knocking on her door plastered with all of his friend’s favorite stickers – witty jokes and one-liners, slogans for rallies conventions and poetry slams, and their favorite They Are Out There in glittery purple on a starry background.

“Go away.” The whine was drawn out and all too pitiful. No wonder the others had been reluctant to approach her – that was not Pidge-like behavior. Good thing that Matt was only a text away and that Shiro was more stubborn than could be considered healthy.

“I got hot chocolate.”

There was a pregnant pause and Shiro grinned when he heard the muffled shuffle of small feet in socks and finally the loud click of the doorlock. His grin dimmed somewhat when a single eye was visible through the crack Pidge had inched open, red and puffy and a little too dim.

She was quick to glance down and Shiro knew he had sparked her interest when he could see a little more of her caramel-brown as her eye widened.

“Whipped cream.”

Shiro nodded at her flat tone but it was clear that she was tempted. Hook, line and sinker.

“And cinnamon.”, he added, bringing the treat a little closer with a slow circling motion, the topping bobbing enticingly. Pidge’s eye followed the cup as though under a spell. It was entirely too amusing and far too endearing. No wonder Matt had told him to not let his guard down.

The fingers gripping onto the wood tapped a nervous rhythm, Pidge clearly undecided as to what she should do, probably knowing that this was a ploy to get her to give up on isolating herself. The single eye narrowed, her head tilting so that Shiro saw the outline of her pinched lips.

“Matt is a damn snitch.”

He let out a chuckle: “Can’t argue with that. So, are you gonna let me in or do I have to bring out the big guns?”

“Like what?” And Shiro was relieved to hear some of that snark return.

“Well,” he began and casually, slowly brought the mug closer to his face without actually looking at it, watching with great delight as the door opened further as Pidge tensed and seeing as what he could glimpse of her face was overtaken by alarm, “I could just have you watch me drinking this delicious-“

He didn’t even get to finish as the door was ripped open so fast its handle slammed against the wall with a bang. It was a miracle he hadn’t startled hard enough to spill half of the hot beverage over his prosthesis.

He was dragged in before he could process what was happening, standing there stunned in the middle of Pidge’s domain as the lock turned.

The room was more of a mess than usual. Books were lying on the floor, single leaves and sticky notes littering whatever part of the boards had not been claimed yet by the unsteady pillars. The workplace had to be about the worst of it with cables lying desolate and a little lost on the table, with mugs and a few plates piling up and obstructing the view of the impressively huge monitor.

While the carnage around him spoke of struggles indescribably, the nest of blankets and laptop on the bed told the sad tale of the aftermath.

Pidge dragged him over to her bed, gingerly picking up her laptop and depositing it close to the headrest, the screen lighting up and the familiar black and red of Netflix, popping up to ask whether she wanted to watch the rest of the third season of some space mecha animated series.

She paid it no mind though, rearranging the blankets and other pillows so that they could both sit comfortably, Shiro doing the most important job of not spilling any of the hot chocolate with all the hustle and bustle.

It was somewhat disheartening to not see her nod in approval at her own work, something Pidge did so often when she successfully saw a project (or even such mundane tasks) to completion.

Still, it was to be expected. The whole thing had been a huge blow to Pidge’s pride and even Shiro could admit that he would only have been more worried if she had carried on like nothing had happened.

Finally, Pidge plopped down, patting the place next to her in invitation. Once Shiro was settled, she pulled the laptop back onto her lap, tilting the screen so that Shiro could see it without trouble or with the colors being adulterated.

He would have preferred to cut to the chase but he knew that with Pidge there was not pushing it. And anyway, the fact that she had already allowed him inside and had arranged for him to stay longer than five minutes could be counted as a victory in and of itself.

“Do you want to watch something else?”

He glanced at her but could not catch Pidge’s eye with how intently she was staring at the screen in a helplessly obvious effort to evade his gaze. He would indulge her for now, so long as she would allow him to help later.

“It’s alright, I haven’t seen that episode yet.”

He made sure she could hear the smile in his voice. She nodded, finger tapping onto the touchpad.

They watched as the poor kids in the show had to sort out their constellation as a team with one of their members having gone MIA during their last stand against the evil, crazy guy in a cape and Shiro couldn’t help but feel bad for all of them. Even he could admit that when they all had watched the finale he had been at the edge of his seat.

The cup went between both of them, Pidge insisting he take a sip as well. She had not even needed words, her caramel eyes boring into his with quiet adamancy that was hard to refuse.

It was an interesting blend but Shiro generally preferred darker and bitter flavors, thus leaving it to Pidge to empty most of the mug.

By their third episode, the mug had been drained of its steaming content and Shiro could admit that he was growing antsy. He was not someone that could remain seated for hours on end, needed to be moving and be doing something. And right now, that something was getting Pidge to leave her room again before Matt would drive here from two towns over to take matters into his own hands.

“Are you alright?”

Pidge’s nose scrunched up, her glasses bobbing up and down before she gave a long-suffering sigh. The characters on screen froze in the midst of a battle with the enemy team.

In the silence dragging on and on, Pidge let her thumb thump gently onto the plastic casing of her computer.

“Not really.” she finally conceded, sounding annoyed “I’m mostly just angry at myself.”

She looked up at him, her expression just as carefully neutral as Shiro’s as he listened.

“I mean, I have no excuse for the bullshit I pulled, do I?”

“The fact that you didn’t want to work on the assignment and then proceeded by procrastinating and doing any and all other projects that weren’t as important?”

It might have sounded harsh if he hadn’t sent her a lopsided smile, trying to lighten the mood but it did not soften the blow anyway. Pidge’s brow furrowed further, eyes narrowed as she drew her knees up to her chest, resting her crossed arms on them and hiding the bottom half of her face in the folds of her enormous sleeves.

“Yeah. Something like that.”

Shiro internally winced, knowing he had hit a nerve. Still, it had been Pidge asking him to remind her of the assignment and it had been him she had ignored again and again, waving him off casually, saying she had it all under control. Until she didn’t anymore. Until she came back from her lecturer’s office, saying that she had failed the assignment.

He looked at her, the disaster of a mess that was her room and let his eyes fall onto a spot on her desk that was suspiciously untouched. A rectangular box that was not supposed to look new and pristine.

He could feel his brow furrow.

“Did you take your meds?”

It was a question he felt needed to be asked, consequences be damned, because he and Pidge knew the repercussions of such actions… and because it would put all that had happened into a new light. Instantly Pidge’s shoulders went rigid, her hands cramping up. There was something dark and dangerous overtaking her expression, an emotion unlike any Shiro had ever seen on her face before. It was… ugly.

“So what?” She spat, her voice low with anger. “Are you going to lecture me like dad?”

The question was mean-spirited, a silent warning for him to stop prodding where it obviously hurt the most, to back off, to not dare dig deeper for the actual skeletons in the metaphorical closet.

Shiro was wary, granted, but he was not dissuaded even less intimidated by such a display of raw, teenage petulance and misplaced stubbornness.

“No. I’m just asking if you took them.”

When nothing else followed his statement, no questions, no attempts to justify his curiosity, some of the tension seemed to bleed out of his friend. There were questions in her eyes but she held them back, probably to test his patience, to make him crack and admit he did have ulterior motifs. But when Shiro failed to do any of those things and furthermore refused to leave, she appeared to have accepted that he had indeed not bribed his way inside her room to reprimand her.

Heaving a huge sigh, she enveloped herself into one of the soft fuzzy blanket pooled around her.

“Sorry for being so snappy. I just hate being reminded of it.”

Shiro blinked in failing comprehension. Luckily, Pidge caught on fast.

“I hate being reminded of the fact that I’m… not alright.”

She grimaced at the last words, as though she’d bitten into a lemon.

“What are you talking about?” Shiro did not mean to make this more difficult than absolutely necessary but Pidge was being unusually unprecise and he now noticed how much he had come to rely on that particular strength of hers.

Pidge grumbled, clearly unhappy. The tip of her nose was threatening to disappear within the folds of the galaxy print of her hoodie.

“The ADHD.” The admittance sounded painful, deep furrows appearing between Pidge’s eyebrows.

“Okay,” Shiro said slowly, rolling his shoulders nervously as Pidge’s face took on a rather stormy expression, “but what does that have to do with anything?”

“FUCKING EVERYTHING!”

Shiro barely had enough time to duck out of the way of the hand shooting out of the blanket cocoon as Pidge exploded. He remained in his somewhat inclined position, resting most of his weight on his elbow as Pidge began to rant.

“Why does it always have to be about my fucking dysfunction?! It shouldn’t matter! It didn’t matter two years ago, before that damn shrink ever brought it up! Two years ago, I could tell myself that if I messed something up then I’d just have to work harder to make up for it! Two years ago, I could tell myself that I was just being irresponsible or lazy or whatever else the fuck I could change about myself! But now! Now, all that I have is this goddammit diagnosis telling me I’m broken and useless and that I cannot do anything by my-fucking-self! And I can’t stand it!”

She had jumped off the bed, Shiro fearing she might get tangled in her cocoon and trip and hurt herself but Pidge was not to be stopped. She circled the small space, furious and tense.

Finally, she stopped with her shoulders hunched and her head ducked but Shiro still saw the tears clinging to her lashes before they fell.

“I should be stronger than this. Mind over matter. That’s how the saying goes. Then why can’t I do it? I don’t want to think I’m that weak. So why can’t I just do it?”

There so much sadness and frustration lacing her voice. Shiro had never realized how much of a problem this actually had been to his friend for such a long time. Because this was no sentiment that came overnight. Because up until now, Pidge had never let it show how much this had bothered her.

“Hey…” he made his voice as gentle as possible, Pidge looking at him through the tears, sniffling and wiping at her blotchy face with her sleeves. With her glasses riding up, she almost looked like a kid really.

He patted the empty spot next to him and although Pidge seemed reluctant, she still followed his invitation.

Testing the waters, Shiro put his hand on her shoulder and when she did not shrug it off he let it stay there.

“I get it.”

She did not roll her eyes at him but it was clear she felt he was trying to give her a friendly but ultimately useless pep-talk. Her flat expression was indication enough and Shiro tried his best at not letting it get to him.

Maybe he really ought to change tactics then. He waited a moment longer, just until Pidge had pulled a tissue out of the dispenser close to her pillow and finally blown her nose.

“Did you know that I actually screamed at Matt once?”

The change in topic seemed to do the trick, his friend staring at him wide eyed as she still wiped her nose.

“You, scream at Matt?” She teased, sounding not the least bit convinced. “You’re not being serious are you? The two of you are married.”

Shiro could not help the grin: “Maybe a little. But I’m being completely honest.”

“No way.” She whispered, he voice taking on that amused lilt, clearly thinking he was pulling her leg when Shiro was anything but.

“I’m not joking.” He made sure he sounded serious enough for her to understand he was being earnest but still kept his voice light. The point of this was to make her feel better. “It was after we had moved from the very first prototype and fitting to the more nimble model.”

Pidge nodded absentmindedly, her eyes alight as she probably saw the blueprints flash in front of her mind. She had helped with coding and programming, eliminating as many of the bugs that she could, helping Matt turn a vision into a reality.

“Matt had me trying to hold a glass – not the thick and heavy ones but those fragile things that crack if you put too much pressure on them even with a normal hand. And now imagine me, with that unrefined prosthesis and trying to hold one of those. Yep.” he agreed when Pidge gave a wince “my point exactly.”

He felt his lips twitch in a lopsided grin, unclenching his fist when he noticed Pidge’s eyes flickering to it in mild concern as it still clasped her shoulder. He needed to relax. It was strange how, even after all those years, he could feel that bitterness and helplessness of the first months. Shiro had never been good at letting go, even if his friends did not believe him.

He took a deep breath and went on, forcing it all back for Pidge’s sake and because he knew that it did not matter; that those feelings had never helped him any.

“It was the most horrible, most grueling exercise of them all. And yes, I am saying this while still remembering the first few weeks of rehab.” He added when Pidge’s eyebrows disappeared behind her messy fringe. Back when he had done his best to regain mobility and muscle mass in his shoulder, he had at times yowled in pain when the therapist would rotate what was still left of his mangled arm. Keith, Matt and Sam had unfortunately been there to witness some of the more unpleasant sessions. His heart still grew heavy at the memory of Keith’s pale face and wide eyes.

But nothing had compared to the glass-holding exercise.

“The part that made it so horrible was that, for weeks, all I ever managed to do was crush the damned thing into dust. I just couldn’t get my hand and fingers to minimize the pressure.”

“After what felt like the thousandths try and Matt once again telling me to just be patient and to focus, I snapped.”

When he looked at his prosthesis - this mismatch of metal and plastic. If he squinted hard enough he could still see the sparkling powder that had always mocked him for his failure.

He felt Pidge’s gaze on him and was grateful that she gave him the time he needed to put the events of that day into words.

She could not possibly know but he had never told anyone about it. Not even Keith. It would have broken his brother’s heart.

“I screamed at him.” He said quietly and with calmness he certainly did not feel inside as he let the words slip out. Funny, how he was now the one unable to look Pidge in the face. “Told him that what we were doing was a waste of time, since there was no way I could ever do this. That I couldn’t do it. That I was broken and useless and that he should pour his time and effort into someone who would not disappoint him. And when all he did was stare at me, telling me ‘Bullshit’ in that deadpan voice of his… yeah, maybe… I kind of punched him.”

Pidge let out a snort but refrained from outright laughing– she was too much of a good sister to do that.

“So that was why he came back that black eye that evening.” Her gaze drifted over to the other side of the room, unseeing. She let out a whisper, turning back to him. “This explains so much.”

Shiro could not help himself: “What did he tell you guys?”

Pidge gave a shrug, the blanket lifting up a bit.

“Just that the calibration was off and that your arm jerked when he was about to do small adjustments.”

Oh, Shiro would have much preferred that to be the case.

“Yeaaaah, no.”

Shaking her head, Pidge fixated him with an inquisitive stare.

“So, what was the point in telling me that? Did my brother kick your butt until you finally managed to hold the glass?”

He chuckled at her impatience, relieved that, slowly, she was more at ease again.

“The butt-kicking part? Definitely. Matt was merciless on that one. As for me overcoming the impairment on my own? Sure as hell no.”

She squinted at him and Shiro rested his cheek against his fist, leaning most of his weight into the leg he had drawn up and on which he had been resting his elbow for a while now. When her mouth just opened and closed in failing understanding, Shiro decided to cut her some slack.

“After another few sessions and after me acting like a depressed puppy, Matt figured that this problem also wasn’t a simple mind over matter issue.”

He had said depressed puppy jokingly, but it had been anything but amusing. It was the only time, aside from when he had woken up in that hospital room, disoriented, panicked and overwhelmed by flashbacks of the car flipping over and over and over again, that he had cried after the accident. Out of sheer frustration. Out of frustration with himself.

The same frustration he was seeing in Pidge.

“So, how did you do it?” There was something hopeful and mystified in her voice, in her eyes that seemed so much bigger behind her round spectacles.

“I needed Matt to readjust the prosthesis. I never had any part in finally being able to hold that glass.”

Before her face could entirely be overtaken by dismay, he went on: “I think what I want to tell you by that… is that it isn’t your fault. Maybe, the part about you not taking your prescribed meds, yes, but not the fact that you need them in the first place.”

He flexed the fingers of his prosthesis, both of them staring at the joints bending, listening to the almost inaudible creaking and grinding of the two different materials against each other.

“I cannot say what my life would be like without this prosthesis. Maybe I’d be doing just fine, maybe everything would be a whole lot more difficult. But I know that my willpower alone would not have been enough to pass that test.”

Shiro could still feel the sting of his smile as he had beamed at Matt while he held the delicate stem of a wine glass, could still see the thumbs up coming from the disheveled mob of brown hair with bags under its eyes that Matt mutated into over the course of the nights he had kept tinkering with his invention.

“I have always needed an aid to use that arm correctly. It doesn’t mean I didn’t work hard to get the dexterity I have now but even while doing this,” and he reached for the forgotten mug to emphasize his point, holding it up to Pidge’s face, his friend going cross-eyed as she followed the movement “I am painfully aware that it would not be possible for me without Matt having built in a sort of buffer. I will always need some sort of ‘help’ to keep myself from destroying stuff with such an advanced and strong prosthesis. Just like you might need help in the form of your pills to keep focused. And there is no shame in that. That’s something Matt has taught me.”

It was impossible to define the expression Pidge was wearing but Shiro felt like he had done something good when she smiled at him, eyes a touch too bright for it to be normal, and wound her arms around his torso to hug him.

He put his arm around her shoulders, holding her close as well.

“It’s also okay for you to say that you don’t want to take the meds. It will just mean that you will have to take the necessary precautions. Either way,” he said, jostling her a little so that he could be sure he had her full attention as she peaked up at him. Her eyes were positively brimming with tears, the kind of tears that made you feel lighter once they were shed, “we will be there to help you every step of the way. No matter what you decide, we’ll help you. That’s what friends and family are for.”

With how hard she was nodding, Shiro had to brace himself against the wall to make sure they were not toppling over. But he did not miss the quiet murmur coming from the bunched up folds of his sweater.

“Thank you. Thank you.”

He smiled, carding his hand through her hair, watching pictures of their last game night flash over the darkened screen of Pidge’s laptop.

[lieutenant-wake-up-blog]

VLD SEASON THREE SPOILERS?? AHEAD!

Okay, one, I’m nutting that shit was sO GOOD. I have a lot to say about this season (so short! But so good! And so… Weird!) But. I’m gonna take this one thing at a time. So let’s start with Shiro:

-TheY MANAGED YO USE HIS DOTU NAME AND I’M JUST B L E S T (HIS OTHER REALITY SELF WORKING WITH OTHER REALITY SLAV- WHO, MIGHT I MENTION WAS BADASS- WAS JUST THE CHERRY ON TOP OF THE CAKE TO BE FRANK. THAT TEAM WORK. THAT BADASSERY. SNEEK SNEEK. AND ALL THAT GOOD SHIT) whoo. Let me take breath. All those caps are very agressive. Got too excited. -That hair … Flowing… Beautiful. Suspicious. Let me elaborate on that. Not that much time has really passed. So how exactly did that happen? Well these are just theories. And maybe huuuuge reaches at that. But listen.

Theory.

1- The experiments they did on him this time around somehow effected his cell growth/aging process? 2- Shiro is a clone.

Now wait wait wait. You’re probably thinking “But Mack that’s preposterous! Why would Shiro be a clone??? He’s Shiro!” 

So let’s start with that one because a friend and I were briefly discussing it. I’m a little skeptical too. In fact, I have more doubts than beliefs in this theory. I’ll explain what I mean later. Just. For now, humour my little crack theory, huh?

So let’s go over that little bit in ep 5 before we hop in:

We see Shiro wake up in a Galra ship on some sort of operating table. That’s… Not unheard of for Shiro, unfortunately for him. But things are slightly off. His hair is really long. Weirdly long for the amount of time he was actually gone. (Even if he was gone months, though I’d bet a week or two at best, hair grows half an inch, 1.25 cm if that’s your thing, a month. It would take roughly two years for it to grow that long and we can probably deduce that there is no way that much time passed, especially given nobody else has aged. Though that may just play into the first theory.) And although it’s a given that he would be shaky on his legs, he suffers from hallucinations the moment he sits up. Flashbacks? Probably. I mean he sees Ulaz, who, obviously couldn’t possibly be there. But the one that bothers me most is the flashback in the hallway. Shiro seeing himself writhing on a table, his eyes tiny little unfocused pinpricks, while presumeably being injected with something or another. Then him being submerged in a strange purple liquid. The important thing to catch here is the voice saying “Operation Kuron stage one successful, begin stage two.”

 Now let’s focus on this for a second. The hair thing is interesting because of this fact. 

       So it’s possible they could have created a clone and sped up it’s natural aging process through some weird alien technology. The thing I learned about hair while in school for cosmetology is this: Hair has three phases. Anagen, catagen and telogen. (Anagen is the growing phase, catagen is a transitional phase and telogen is the resting phase in which the hair ‘dies’ and stops growing). Your hair stops growing naturally at a certain point and then is pushed out by a new hair strand. Which is why hair falls out on its own without being pulled out. I’m telling you this because if the clone was made and aged rapidly, they wouldn’t exactly stop to cut it’s hair during that process. So you must be thinking, “Well then if that were the case wouldn’t this ‘Shiro’s’ hair be longer???”

 Not necessarily. Because of the way the hair growth cycle works, his hair might not be able to get any longer than that (think about how one person can grow their hair for years and barely have it reach their shoulders, meanwhile the person next to them has hair like Rapunzel. The length of the anagen/growth phase differs in each person, so it’s possible Shiro’s hair doesn’t grow past that length at all, and thus, neither would his clone’s) Aaaaaannnnyywaayyy. So the other thing. His flashback in the hallway (possibly not a flashback?) kinda caught my attention. Him being submerged in that weird substance made me recall countless sifi movies and games where the main characters find sketchy creatures floating in pods in some unnatural...Preservatives. Similar to the situation we see here. And a lot of times in these movies and games, the body of the creature is dormant, but what isn't? The mind. So what could be going on here is this. The real Shiro is still in that weird ass pod. We never see phase two of the operation so it is quite possible that that could have been the process of cloning Shiro and connecting his mind/his memories to said clone. Why would they want to clone him? Well that's easy. To get closer to team Voltron. Either by implanting a copy of Shiro's memories, or by directly connecting his mind to the clone. Because how else to get close to the team then their beloved leader, idol and friend whom they miss and rely on dearly? One, the galra have already dealt with Shiro in the past so they already have knowledge about him; two, he is connected to the Black Lion - yknow the one Zarkon went into a coma trying to capture and the head of Voltron? A key component to the Empire's biggest enemy??? - and three, he's Shiro. The team would never doubt him. They have too much faith in him to be suspicious of his return. Plus they would be distracted by their relief to have him back. So it would be the perfect opportunity to exploit their vulnerabilities using a familiar face. How? Well think of this. If the clone just has his memories, it will act the way he would because it would have all the same experiences he did in it's mind. It would fully believe it was the "real" Shiro because nothing has proven otherwise. The same goes with if it is just a weird telepathic link with his clone. It would be an empty vessel that they would fill with Shiro's consciousness. Why would they do this, you ask? What's the point? Here's my guess. By allowing the clone/Shiro to think it is really him/his body, the interactions with the team and the reactions it has not only in the prescence of the others but alone would be entirely genuine. There would be no margin for error in his behaviour such as there’d be if they just programmed an AI to do it, because he isn’t actively trying to fool them. He just thinks he’s back. To get to the point, if they did this, unbeknownst to everyone, even Shiro himself, he would be allowing the Galra Empire insight into the inner workings/dynamic of Voltron and get them closer to... something. What, I have no clue. But by using a clone, they could allow for Shiro to work his way back into the team, regain his position, and then shut “him” off and take full control when they finally get what they want.

There were two other things that supported this theory to me.

                    -Shiro’s escape

                          His escape the first time around was because a spy from the BoM was on the inside and helped free him. But this time? It was quite obviously an act. He had no gaurds, a suspicious lack of droids fought him in the hall, and then obviously the officer saying “Operation Kuron, stage three underway.” Implies that they only shot him down as an act, not because they didn’t want him to escape. No, they want him out. It’s part of their plan.

                   In Episode 6:

                   - [You’re looking better. How are ya feeling?] “Good. Just trying to get rid of this weird headache.” 

                            Y’all probably wanna shout at me “Of course he’d have a headache!!!11!!1!!!” But hm. Even he thought it was kinda strange. He’s definitely been through worse, and he wasn’t even gone a whole year like the first time and this one definitely took more of a toll on him. Perhaps it’s finally catching up to him. Or maybe it’s because of this weird clone thing fucking with his head. I could imagine a clone having complications after rapid aging or because of a sustained, long distance telepathic link with it’s original (alternative theory to him being a clone is that he just has a chip in his head/some kind of implant that gives them access to his body, also very plausible. Perhaps even more plausible. Think of the other reality alteans with the implants that made other creatures compliant. That’s believeable. Still.)

                   - Black wouldn’t let him pilot her.

                         Okay, so maybe the writers did it for the Angst™, y’know; Allura finally gets to pilot a lion and improves extremely rapidly only to be kicked out so soon or so Lance can have his self doubt moment (I love him so much and I am so glad he got some kind of reassurance because it sucks being actually insecure and then have people joke at your expense because they are so used to you being a goof-off that they forget you have real emotions and doubts that are going unaddressed. All how.) But I doubt they would make such a fuss about Shiro’s bond, make it a huge plot point throughout and during the season finales of both previously released seasons, only to have all that effort dashed out because, what? He was gone for two weeks and Keith took over while he was gone? Granted, we see Keith growing a lot. And that is so so so good for him. But Shiro and Black had the strongest of bonds. And as we see from her interaction with Zarkon in season two, Black forms really tight bonds with her paladin. She still had some residual connection to Zarkon that, unresolved, made her vunerable to his advances.

But Black straight up denies Shiro entirely. And as much as I love Keith and how despite his reluctance, this new position is forcing him to mature, I just can’t see how Keith is her “true paladin now” as Shiro claims. No. Black, like Shiro, is traumatized by Zarkon. And so if her second paladin had something wrong with him, she would pick up on that immediately, because she knows the signs from the changes in Zarkon when he started to go kinda uh. Bat shit crazy. So I don’t think it’s necessarily that she is rejecting him as a paladin. Their bond is way too strong for that.

No no no. She’s rejecting him because she can sense something is off with him. That either it isn’t him (just a clone), or he has been modified in some sort of way that seems malicious (some sort of chip that uses quintessence to manipulate his body)

And I don’t think any of this is Lotor’s plan either. Because as we see, he has to figure out that the black paladin is missing, and then realizes through his own deduction that the paladins have had a loss as big as the Empire’s own. So that means either this is a plan of Haggar’s (Honerva!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Or we are finally seeing what Zarkon meant when he said he had plans beyond his officer’s comprehension, now taking place even whilst he is in a coma.

So I might add to this later if other ideas pop up, but this is about it for now. It was quite a lot. Honestly, kudos to you if you have stuck it out and read my lunatic ravings. I’m so proud of you.