#there's so much to think about and analyze and just... love

[p1astr81]

heyy!! what about reader who tries to break up with oscar because she thinks shes a distraction to him and he should focus on racing instead? (please make it like really really angsty)

You dropped the ball during dinner. When both of your plates were freshly empty, but sprinkled with the remnants of food.

“I think we should break up.” Your voice was small, your face too serious.

But Oscar laughed anyway. He thought it was another joke of yours. Until he saw your face. Unable to meet his eyes, your own glistening.

“Don’t say that.” He pleaded, frozen in his chair.

A beat of silence. “Why would you say that?” His chair scrapped along the floor, but he didn’t stand. Not yet. He just watched as you hugged yourself. Watched as the glisten of your eyes morphed into steady tears flowing down your face.

“Because I’m distracting you.” You reasoned. “From F1.” You sniffled. Shaky hands attempted to wipe your tears away.

The air was snatched from his lungs and replaced with thousand pound weights. He finally stood, crossed half of the distance to you and stopped. “Baby, what?”

“Don’t call me that.” You were quick to respond. His question leading right into your own words. “Don’t make it harder than it already is.” You shook your head. Arms tightened around you, physically trying to hold yourself together.

Measured, careful steps closed the gap between you. He paused before crouching down beside you. You turned your head in the other direction.

“Why would you ever think that you’re distracting me?” He wanted to reach out, wanted to hold your hand or encapsulate you in his arms. He did none of that, too afraid you’d turn away again.

When the silence stretched to uncomfortable limits, he continued. “Did someone say something to you? Did I?”

Silence. Then, quietly, “you never win when I’m there.” You sniffed. “People notice. I notice.”

He sighed, his hand reaching for your knee. You flinched away. He watched with a pained heart as the light caught your tears and bounced off the droplets. “That’s not a good enough reason.” He voiced, just as quiet as you, but more sure.

Brows furrowed in confusion, you turned to him. “What?”

“It’s baseless. There’s no way you can connect those two factors into a trend.”

You searched his face. He was entirely serious. “Stop that. Don’t analyze it.”

“I also don’t win when you’re not there. There’s no evidence to say that you being there affects my performance. And there’s also nothing to say the opposite. I’ve gotten podiums nearly every time you’ve been there. If you were a problem, wouldn’t you think I’d DNF or be out of the points? I think that you make my performances better actually. And frankly since I’m the one driving the car I think-“

“Okay I get it.” You groaned. “I get it.” You sighed.

His smile widened. “Good. So no more of that crazy breakup talk?” He asked, his hand finding yours. You didn’t move away this time, but you nodded. He stood and kissed your forehead. “I love you so much.”

[sunny-knight]

MASSIVE DELTARUNE SPOILERS

I need to talk about that ending.

Correction- WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT ENDING-

This is…such a genius scene that seems so simple, but HAS SO MUCH BAGGAGE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. When I first saw it I felt the weirdest combination of emotions ive ever felt in my entire life and now I can’t stop thinking about this moment, so heres an attempt at putting those thoughts into words!

What makes it so interesting is that… yes, it is VERY FUNNY, AND an epic win for Soriel shippers…but…it feels so WRONG,

Kris and Susie were presumed MISSING well into the night, and Toriel seems to not even notice because of her drunkenness. Its incredibly irresponsible on her half, as she’s so distracted by “just having a little fun” (Queen Mom theorists be winning, Toriel has a drinking problem confirmed/hj)

The entire time I was laughing while going “oooooo….” Toriel thats not it girl. And when Susie left, the way Sans completely dismissed her and went “party back on yippee” also felt very off. Kris’ reaction to everyhing makes me so sad and put on edge by the whole thing, IT IS A GREAT SET UP TO THEIR OPINION ON THEIR HOME LIFE, THATS FOR SURE. At some point when Susie looks at Kris, they look away too, and when Toriel falls down they just walk away and refuse to go anywhere but their bedroom. which is just UGHHH I feel so bad for them, they’re tired of this shit

Tenna saying “We’re a happy family RIGHT KRIS???” and the whole Dark World in their house being centered around ACTING and being an ACTOR… hm.

AND DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON PAPYRUS- This bits more my own biases, but it makes me sad imagining him being all alone in a messy house all night like this poor bastard 😭

theres just SO MUCH TENSION from Kris’ end, its so…ugh. The entire thing screams irresponsibility. It is insane tonal whiplash, but not for the funny reasons some may think on first viewing i think. From my perspective it went from somber pain, to more like…oh god. this sucks. so hard.

My opinion on Soriel has never been strong in either direction, but now I am just FASCINATED cause from this scene it feels like- toxic??? they’re enabling each others bad habits, like on the surface it seems innocent but in hindsight its incredibly irresponsible on Toriels half, and only maybe on Sans’, we still dont know his and Papyrus’ whole situation or anything.

But yeah I love when relationships are complicated and not always healthy! gives ME MORE TO ANALYZE

[peachhcs]

will making sure samy feels comfortable and confident in her own skin and maybe things get a little heated 🫣

confidence in comfortability

hughes!sister x will smith au (samy + will)

samy's feeling down during a hard day, so will makes sure she knows how beautiful she is and how much he loves her

words: 2.8k

warnings: smut little plot, oral f!receiving, fingering, dirty talk, hickeys, i think that's it? this doesn't have much plot i kind of just get right into it

anotherrr old ask so sorry but i haven't written something like this in awhile so i thought i'd entertain the people :) i've also lwk never written this kind of smut before ? so hopefully y'all enjoy! this is mostly just will making lewd dirty talk and enjoying his gf

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it was slow but easy going when samy and will came home from stockholm. the lake house was quiet for once while jack and quinn made minor repairs and upgrades to things that were running a bit slower this time around. the tranquility wouldn't last for long though because next week was when all of the hockey boys would pour in and it'd be like that for the rest of the summer, so the couple enjoyed the quiet as much as they could—and the lack of someone appearing in every corner they walked.

for the most part, samy had been on the up. she was eating more regularly and trying not to make it some chore for herself. there were still bad days, but not as bad as those really bad days in the beginning. having will around was really helping and her brothers definitely appreciated it. will would eat with samy for every meal talking about something that he knew would make her laugh so her mind wasn't just on finishing her food. it was working and things were looking up.

however, the hughes sister found herself in a bad day today. she struggled finishing her breakfast. her and will were at the table for almost two hours and like every overthinking thought in her brain, samy convinced herself will was annoyed at her for taking so long. after that, she hid herself in her bedroom, mostly staring at herself in front of the mirror and picking apart every single flaw her eyes fixated on throughout her body. she knew she shouldn't be doing it, but samy couldn't peel her gaze away even if she wanted to. every single scar, bruise, extra flab of skin caught her attention and became a negative thought in her brain.

how could will even like her?

she wasn't good enough.

she wasn't thin enough.

she took so long to eat today. he probably hated her. he was tired of her.

he wanted to break up with her again.

the door opened and samy's thoughts broke. she quickly shoved her shirt down when will's head popped in. he met her gaze, eyebrow raised, "i was looking for you."

"oh. i've been in here," samy walked away from the mirror to act like she wasn't just analyzing herself for the past hour. will knew her enough though that he knew she was looking at herself. he walked further into the room, closing the door behind him.

"are you okay?" he seemed concerned when he saw his girlfriend's expression.

"yeah, i'm fine," samy pressed a tight lip smile to her lips to hopefully convince him. they both knew she was not convincing though.

will sat down beside her. his eyes never left hers even though she wouldn't look at him, but she was looking at him from the corner of her eyes. he stared at her with worry and samy hated seeing him look so worried for her. she didn't want to worry will because she was doing better, it was just harder some days  than others. "talk to me?" will's voice was soft. he lifted his hand to caress her cheek and samy instinctively leaned into his touch. it relaxed her and will smiled.

words still didn't come easy to the girl, especially talking to will about this stuff. "i'm sorry i took forever to eat this morning," samy managed to get out, still not meeting his gaze.

will's eyebrows furrowed, "why are you apologizing for that?"

"you're probably annoyed i took so long," samy said again, but the boy wasn't following. he wasn't mad. did she think he was?

"i wasn't. i never was. you just needed more time and that's okay. i wasn't annoyed. did you..did you think i was?" the blonde frowned when samy nodded against his palm.

"baby, i wasn't annoyed. i wasn't even mad. i didn't mind sitting with you," will quickly shook his head to assure samy he wasn't ever mad. she finally found his gaze and the genuine worry in them convinced her that it really was just her overthinking anxieties taking over again.

"i'm sorry. i've been getting in my head a lot more recently," the hughes sister lifted her head from his touch and spaced out to a spot on the ground. will hated seeing her like this.

"don't apologize. i get it. it's hard. i was never mad though and i never would be. i'll sit with you for as long as you need," the boy reassured.

samy cursed, not at him but herself for always overthinking every little thing. her head dropped into her hands and she curled into a little ball on the bed. will frowned again, carefully reaching out to rub her side. "i hate being like this. i hate feeling this way."

"i know you do, baby. it's not easy, but you're so strong for getting through this. i love you so much, you know that right?"

samy tore her hands away from her face to look at her boyfriend again. he was looking down at her with a soft smile, his blonde curls going everywhere on his head probably from when he woke up a few hours ago and hadn't brushed his hair out yet. everything about him was so sweet.

"i love you too. thank you for being patient with me," she managed a smile.

"of course. i want you to feel good and nothing you do could ever annoy me," the hockey player stretched himself out so he was laying on top of samy. his body crushed her, but in a good way. it felt like a weight blanket as he rested his chin on her chest and she could reach out to run her fingers through his hair.

"so charming, aren't you?" the girl giggled.

"one could say that. i always try to impress you," his words earned a red blush on her cheeks. will's own blush spread across his cheeks as he laid his head down using samy's boobs as a pillow.

the silence was comforting. will's weight on samy's body relaxed her and eased the thoughts in her brain. she felt a lot better than before knowing will wasn't annoyed and it was just her anxiety trying to tell her otherwise. she missed these kinds of moments a lot this year when they were apart. there were so many times samy wished will was an arm's length away and she could just call him up to come lay in her bed with her. the facetimes weren't nearly enough to fill the hole in her heart whenever they were across the country from each other.

the same could be said for will. he missed getting to hold his girl in his arms or come home to her after losing a game or a bad practice. the time different didn't help either because it was either really late her time when he tried calling or he wasn't even awake yet when she had already started her day. it was definitely the hardest year of long distance.

"have i ever told you how beautiful you are?" will mumbled. samy's ears perked up, her skin burning red again.

"you have," she flushed.

"well, i'm telling you again. you're absolutely beautiful," the sharks player looked up to find her eyes. she's heard it so many times from him before, but hearing it now definitely helped.

to her surprise, will's lips pressed a soft kiss to the open skin on her chest. samy's blush heated up as he started leaving multiple kisses and she squirmed a bit underneath him. her breathing quickened and her fingers gripped some of his hair on the back of his neck.

"w-will, what are you doing?" she laughed nervously as he moved closer to her boobs.

"loving you," the boy said simply.

samy was at a loss for words, but she had no intention of making him stop. a breathy moan escaped her lips when will tugged her tank top down to expose the mound of her breast hidden partially by her bra. he sucked, nipped, and kissed all the right places there was no doubt he'd leave a mark when he was done. the soccer player's back arched, her entire body pressing into will's and closing the minimal distance still left between them. she felt his somewhat hardened dick against her lower stomach and another breathy moan escaped her when will moved her bra completely and sucked her own hardened nipple.

"shit, will. oh god," samy pulled harder on his roots. a muffled groan escaped his lips at the feeling, but it didn't stop him from completely devouring her.

in the next few seconds, samy rid herself of her tank top and bra. they fell somewhere on the ground and she urged for the boy to take his own shirt off. he got it in one go, flinging it across her room too before going back down to the beautiful canvas beneath him. it'd been awhile since samy felt like this, her panties were definitely soaked through already the harder will kissed down her chest.

he left wet kisses everywhere as he moved down her stomach and samy was a moaning mess by this point. her back arched off the bed, her fingers pulling and tugging hardly at her boyfriend's curls, his head would definitely hurt after this. will stopped at the waistband of her sweatpants, moving them just enough to reach her bikini line.

"will, please. stop teasing," the brunette whined. her little sounds were music to the boy's ears going straight to his now completely hardened cock. this wasn't about him though. this was about samy and he wanted to make her feel as good as possible.

he wanted to prove to her how beautiful she was to him.

he sucked hickeys into her skin knowing only he would know they were there. the thought made him twitch and for a bit of friction to relieve the pressure, will shifted his hips into the mattress. he moaned against her hip.

"you're so beautiful, baby," will looked up at her and what a sight it was. her chest was falling up and down in a steady, but fast rhythm. her lips were parted and her thighs trembled for some sort of relief.

"please, will. please. i want you," samy got out.

the blonde smirked and decided to stop teasing for now. he helped her shimmy out of her sweats and underwear. they all fell to the floor and now her wet folds were on full display for him. will's mouth watered, his dick twitching again in the confines of his boxers at the sight.

"fuck, baby," he muttered.

"please, please, please," she was a mess. will snapped from his gaze and carefully drew his finger through her folds, his finger immediately dampening.

he leaned down to capture her lips in a passionate kiss. samy grinded against his fingers, her moans escaping into will's mouth which only made him kiss her harder.

"god, you're so wet. this all for me?" will didn't normally dirty talk her, but he couldn't help himself. his fingers slid along her pussy so easily and it was driving him insane.

"fuck, yeah. all for you, baby," samy managed.

he decided to stop teasing and slowly pushed two fingers inside. a gasp left his girl's lips that morphed into a breathy moan, "oh shit. shit, will."

"i fucking love your pussy," will kissed her again. his lips were harsh against hers, biting her bottom lip enough to leave a bruise.

he found a steady pace with his fingers, loving the way she withered beneath him and begged for more. his lips found her nipples again, hoping to get her to her climax. samy's fingers tugged hard in his curls, but the pleasure outweighed the pain. he liked the feeling against his scalp and when she pulled extra hard, will felt himself throb. he resorted to rubbing his hips against her thigh to relieve some of the ache down there, but his main focus was still samy's pleasure. he could tell she was close based on the way her body curled into him and her moans became quicker and sharper. he knew her body like the back of his hand at this point, so he pumped his fingers a bit faster, grinning in satisfaction at her pleasure.

"fuck baby, almost there. yeah, please don't stop. fuck," samy shut her eyes tight. she felt herself ready to let go, the feeling of will's fingers inside of her sending her brain into overdrive.

he bent them a specific angle and that was enough to send the girl over the edge. she thrusted her hips and arched her body into his, moaning out his name as she came undone onto his fingers. will's scalp burned from the harsh pull, but he was smiling seeing his girlfriend come undone for him. her lewd moans were just enough for him to come undone himself in his boxers, his own juices coating the cotton material around his throbbing cock.

"shit, shit," samy came down from her high as will pumped a few more times before removing his fingers. they were wet and sticky with her juices and without thinking, her licked them clean.

the brunette stared at him in awe and relief, swiftly bringing his lips down to hers for a kiss. she could taste herself on him. "you're incredible," will grinned.

"didn't know you had that up your sleeve," samy smirked and the boy just shrugged. he sat up more, admiring how her pussy clenched around nothing, still recovering from the stimulation.

he couldn't help himself as he leaned down and swiped a single lick over her still wet folds. samy jumped the overstimulation, "fuck, will."

"you taste so good," the boy mumbled. his adrenaline was still pumping and it must've been the stamina from being an athlete because will still had more in him. he hooked his arms round samy's thighs to bring her closer and just started going to town on her.

the soccer player squirmed above him, the overstimulation hitting, but the feeling of his mouth on her felt too good to push him away. instead, she let him kiss, suck, and lick her pussy to his heart's desire. it was such a good thing no one was really in the house or else they'd never hear the end of it for the rest of the summer.

"god, fuck, will. you're so good at this," samy mumbled, her fingers findings his hair again. she started tugging based on how good it felt, so will used her guidance to make her feel good.

if he could, he'd do this all the time. her moans were going straight to his dick again and he didn't even know if he softened after the first time because he throbbed like crazy. still, samy's pleasure was his top priority. he pressed his hips into the bed and just hoped that would be enough to settle his own desires.

"fuck i'm close again," the girl moaned. her second climax came a lot faster this time after being worked up from getting fingered. will wasn't complaining though. he worked his mouth harder against her cunt to bring her to her second orgasm.

samy pushed her head into the pillow, will's name leaving her lips like a mantra as she crashed down on her second high. her whole body stuttered and shook all while the hockey player smiled in satisfaction. he prided himself knowing no one else could make her feel like this.

"fuck, fuck baby. shit," samy was completely fucked out, but relaxed as she briefly closed her eyes. will climbed back up the bed, groaning briefly when his cock brushed against her thigh.

she pulled him down to her lips again, a smile on her features. "i love you."

"i love you more. do you believe me when i tell you how beautiful you are now?" he cheesed and samy playfully rolled her eyes.

"you're so corny," she felt his boner against her leg and a small smirk replaced her loving smile. she watched him hiss when she moved her thigh enough to rub against him.

"fuck," the boy cursed.

"i think it's my turn to return the favor."

they spent the rest of the morning in samy's bedroom taking care of one another. when luke went looking for samy needing her for something he was stopped in his tracks by jack. the middle hughes looked confused.

"what?"

"you don't wanna go up there," jack said simply.

"why?" luke crinkled his nose in confusion.

"just trust me, dude," the older brother said and luke still didn't get it until they heard faint moans coming from upstairs. the boy's face paled as he understood.

"i'll be outside then," he spun on his heel to get outside as fast as possible.

"i think i'll join you," jack rushed after him to leave the house for the two.

[ghhardysgirl]

My conversation with HDH:

I may just be a charlatan on Tumblr but I do have a feature in development with Marc Platt's company and a pilot in development with Mayim Bialik. I have won several writing awards, and am represented by one of the top talent agencies in the industry. The same one that represents Jacob Elordi and Ralph Macchio, amongst many others. I get PAID to write. It's my actual JOB. I think very deeply about these things and spend an inordinate amount of time analyzing tv, media, writing (both amateur and professional), and hold everything I read and consume (especially my own writing) to incredibly high standards. Maybe the disconnect I feel with the rest of the fandom on Tumblr is because it's not all sunshine and rainbows in the industry and HDH himself lost teeth to keep his product top-notch. Meanwhile, some fans are making swill, and when it's pointed out, they can't help but take it personally because, well it's human to feel hurt about that.

I have been very frustrated with the Squid Game fandom lately because I had a chance to meet and talk with HDH himself. A good friend of mine who lives in Seoul hopped on the call to translate. I haven't shared this in detail because it's gauche, but I'm sharing some of it now because I want to give people context for a lot of my thoughts.

In our conversation, I asked HDH how he felt about fans misunderstanding his work. Like, with shipping 457 and so on. He said that it was surprising that fans gave them a romantic storyline, but it was common nowadays. It was alright for fans to use TV to turn off their brains and just escape, even if he had intended his show to have these deep discussions on the state of the human condition and current systemic issues. He has always meant to use his art as a way to speak on these things, but he also understands how media serves as a form of entertainment and the reason many problems exist is BECAUSE people want to shut their eyes to those problems.

We discussed my current script, which is about a reformed neo-Nazi, and talked about the ambiguity of good and evil, and what it meant to have free will. He talked about how it felt like Squid Game had taken over his life, and with his other works, the work itself never became bigger than the message he was trying to convey. He felt of two minds about that: grateful and in wonder that something he made could become so HUGE, but also -- cynical. Like, you mean to tell me people are writing stories about Front Man and Gi-hun and making artwork, but not protesting Donald Trump? I said yes.

He laughed.

I laughed too, and said that it was so human, wasn't it? But isn't that why we love to write about people (and kill them off)? And I asked about his upcoming satire, and how I love satire, and mentioned my pilot in development was also a satirical twist on US politics. We spoke about sexism and sex work since that's what my most recent pilot is about.

We spoke briefly on a few other things. SK's political climate, Asian expectations, and Greek mythology.

I came away realizing that people don't think about him and his work enough. They discard so much of what he's put into Squid Game because they are so obsessed with the 457 ship (and other ships). And they don't honor HDH's energy, time, process, and lost teeth by doing that ship JUSTICE via good writing.

But he did say fans were cute, for turning such an antagonistic relationship into a love story. He laughed a lot about it, almost curious at the ways an audience can take something that was in his mind and turn it into something else entirely. I said -- but isn't enemies to lovers a trope in romance? He said: Yes, but Squid Game isn't a romance. It is a Battle Royale. And it represents how life is played like one.

I said: Yes, but maybe people are just desperate for love, you know? Even with their enemies.

I won't say more than this because the conversation went into spoiler territory, but yeah. That's it. Squid Game rambling over.

[faineantgrl]

roaring knight character analysis

note: i will try to use they due to the fact we do not know the character yet, but i will be using "she" to break up any repetitiveness. at the end i will be talking about why this all points away from carol but i will not implicate anyone else.

video sources: x x x

we're going to skip over chapter 1 and 2 mentions & before tenna's destruction because ngl I don't think they're very important to this specific analysis i'm doing. that would moreso be plot/intentions and i want to analyze the knight themself.

Pre-CHP3 battle

so already just the way that tenna is sliced is interesting.

as others have pointed out, this is nigh impossible of a pose. so either the roaring knight somehow perfectly hit tenna whilst facing the other way, or hit tenna, then turned around to strike a foreboding pose. either way, we have already been given a flare for the dramatic.

they then hit this pose. now i've heard it's crying but when they're turning into this pose they're seen smiling for a few frames.

so, if they are doing some sort of crying thing, it's definitely on purpose to creep out the lightners more.

im not gonna flood this with screenshots but susie interrupts them trying to take toriel. they back off, but as seen in later chapters, and even later on in the boss fight, they didn't really have a reason to. they could have just blasted susie or something.

then they do Whatever This Is. if we didnt already establish the above you'd think this means they're Pissed, but the lightners aren't really a threat. they never do this again so it seems... it's just to freak out the lightners again.

Non-attack options

any action that is done to try and talk to the roaring knight does, essentially, Jack Shit. the roaring knight does not respond. i do not think this means the knight doesn't care to, as shown above they LOVE being a Freak, but rather that they... kinda can't! this should be kept in mind as we continue.

the everything else in battle

during the attack where the knight splits the Battle Box™️ they continue to strike poses

and then theres this attack

which i can only describe as Entirely Unnecessary. theres leftover code for more combination attacks like these which i can only imagine were left out because they were a little too batshit crazy to survive.

they also overkill the characters, up to -999 hp. you simply just don't gotta do that, mx knight.

and then...

they do. That.

"KB, didn't you just say they don't do the weird body contortion thing again-" yeah! they didn't! if you look closely That Is An Entirely Different Form Than Before (mostly in the "ribs")

and that final dramatic flair! they're not just putting on their best performance for the lightners, but you too!

and then they go "ougofhf... im so Weak,,,,,, you should HIT ME. it would be REALLY BAD if you HIT ME"

"oh no im dyingggg oh gosh-"

"-SIKE."

susie here makes a mistake of falling AGAIN for it

and then gets hit SO HARD that there isn't even an animation

then they get ralsei

and then we get darkness before seeing them "knighting" kris

this change in the pattern intentionally tricks the player into thinking "oh well they're not going to kill kris, maybe they're working togeth-"

SIKE AGAIN

i cannot express to you how funny it is in retrospect how many times the roaring knight tricks the player in one cutscene. like, they know exactly how the player is seeing everything and is using that to not only be super dramatic but to trick them several times IN A ROWWW thats CRAZY

once again we have another moment of the knight letting susie interrupt for unknown reasons. not only is my girl not a threat to the knight normally but she is DOOOWN. either the knight is trying to once again trick the viewer or she has a soft spot for susie. i mean who can blame her everyone does

and now here's her perfectly dodging attacks to show how much of a farce that battle was

and then the roaring knight turns into a bird. i dont know what thats about im not going to lie.

CHP3 conclusion

in conclusion of chapter 3: the knight is a dramatic af trickster who loves a good pose. not only are they putting on a show for the lightners, they're also putting on a show for the player. i almost wonder if they were spending all of chapter 3 getting antsy like "i gotta. i gotta get my freak on. whats taking so long i need to get silly with it"

CHP4 first cutscene

they are, quite literally, waiting for the player. theyve just been standing her this whole time, presumably.

their mouth turns into an eye because of course it does

and then they do THIS. which is entirely unnecessary. as i've said many times.

also note the change in color: before their overlay light thing was pink, but now its red. either they decided pink wasn't threatening enough, or thought pink overlay on blue wasn't gonna fly, and either of these show just how much WORK they put into the act.

and they also just attack susie here for fun i guess since she doesn't actually get downed

and once again they're on that PLAYER TRICKING GRIND

one sword at a time, even if fast, is possible to deal with

nevermind.

the knight also tricks the lightners and player AGAIN because they actually made TWO DARK WORLDS in the church and put a LOCK on the DOOR. IDIOT.

this is also an important moment for the knight's character. it seems they were entirely not planning to make the titan until susie says this. this is SO EXTREMELY PETTY. it's SASSY. it's FABULOUS.

they literally smirk and wait for ralsei to BEG like a cat about to push an item off a counter, waiting for their owner to get upset about the incoming doom before actually doing it.

ive also heard that the titan battle is harder if you end up defeating the roaring knight in chapter 3. the pettiness. the trickery. i literally have no choice but to stan etc etc

IN CONCLUSION

this roaring knight is a DIVA. she is WORKING IT. they are SASSY, DRAMATIC, A TRICKSTER, AND PETTY. they are PERFECT.

...that's also why it can't be carol. carol is the literal antithesis to whatever THIS is. she is no fun allowed. and there is only fun in the roaring knight's ball-court. carol is the harshness of a deadly winter storm, the roaring knight is the snow day spent throwing snowballs at your friends.

minnesota girl i'm incomprehensible daisy dukes winter coat on top ice-kissed skin so cold i'll freeze your popsickle oh woaoaooa oh woahahahah

[enlightenedfeline]

Tips for creating romantic tension:

Whether your couple starts off as enemies or friends, you need to know how to write romantic tension.

1- Build up

The most rewarding part of seeing two characters end up together, is knowing that their love and attraction for each other happened gradually instead of suddenly. The best connections are always naturally gradual, neither side is pushing too hard or too desperate to get close, and this especially applies to romantic relationships.

Let your character think of what they really want to say, then let them decide it's too much now, and settle for something smaller. So that when they really say what they want to, it can feel less rushed and manufactured, more natural and relatable.

2- Stolen glances

As someone who has had a crush before I can tell you I couldn't keep my eyes off him most times.

Make your characters look at each other, make them laugh and smile together even from across a room, even worlds apart. Make them worry and overthink, are they looking at me too or do I like them more than they like me?

3- Anxiety

No not the Doechii song.

Anxiety is often a sign of liking, or even love, butterflies in your stomach literally means you're extra nervous around this person because you want to behave a certain way that makes them accept you.

Allow both your characters to be visibly anxious around one another but never confront it, their smiles can sometimes be awkward, they'll constantly overthink every word.

This extra thought they put into their words and actions lets your reader know that they like each other, without ever explicitly stating it.

4- Touch

One of my fondest memories is when I was walking with my crush and she held my hand. She was probably straight, probably meant nothing to her, but I couldn't stop smiling when I got back home.

Let your characters feel each other and analyze the feel of the others body against theirs, not in a sexual way.

What does this person's hand feel like in yours? What does it feel like when they brush against you?

Let them overthink touch as well, maybe one character is a hugger, the other is not. The not hugger thinks the hug is a big deal, and the hugger makes it a big deal by making it last a little longer, or standing just a little closer.

5- Details

The best way to show and not tell your reader about a romantic relationship between two characters is to show you, through the minds of the characters, what details they're noticing about each other.

I don't mean just a haircut, I mean let them notice different perfumes, different food/drink orders, clothes they've never seen before.

More importantly, let them remember details, recall details that your reader wouldn't, so that your reader can really see how deep in liking - or loving - these two characters are. Let them see, don't tell them, how much attention your characters pay to each other.

6- Gifts.

Your characters will try to court each other with gifts of sorts, whether it be quality time or literal material gifts, your characters will try to advertise themselves to each other.

If one character can cook well, they'll probably cook for the other.

If one character has money, they'll probably buy the other a gift.

If one character is really good at making Spotify playlists, that's probably what they'll do.

As you can see, so much of romantic tension is just in the details, which is why I'll be ending this tip post here.

Because there's not more advice I can give you other than just showing details, that's all romantic tension is, that they notice when their hands are touching, they know each other's perfumes, they know each other's quirks.

Let it be gradual, let it be natural, let it be unique.

I literally cannot dive deeper into this topic if I tried, because there are too many options, everything after these basic tips is determined by your character's personality.

I'll dedicate this post to possibly the only two people I've had crushes on, Cassandra and Leopold.

Cassandra, you were probably straight, but I really liked you, I just didn't quite fit into your life, but I'll always cherish our little date and how you held my hand, I spent my whole allowance on that frog plush you really liked, I hope you're still drawing.

Leopold, you were sweet, it was nice running into you again years later, and that time you gave me your hoodie almost made my fourteen year old mind explode, and yes I did let you win, I hope you're enjoying acting.

Maybe some of this advice will help, maybe it won't, either way, I hope this feline has enlightened you!

[diamondpastry]

It’s ME, the DEVIL. I have QUESTIONS.

1. How badly does Ingo miss Melli and Irida? I know he had a situationship with the former, but what about the latter?

2. What would Emmet think about Melli? What does Ingo think about Elesa? Has he re-met her yet?

3. Does Volo have any other ‘friends’? I’m envisioning him lazing around with Iris and Drayden chatting dragon facts while imagining their downfall

4. Not a question but I’m OBSESSED with Emmet strangles Volo and is talked down by his mental image of his brother only for Volo to convince him to murder him and then Emmet has a traumatic break. That’s actually the peak of all media.

All of which to say, thank you so much for your art and works!!! You’re doing amazing!!!!

HELLO SORRY THIS TOOK A WHILE I WILL ANSWER NOW THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST

1. verrrry ... irida is briefly mentioned in the upcoming comic, and we're about to get the third part for the short 'melli attempt no' series ... though im sure irida is way younger than ingo he still regard her with a lot of respect hes just that kind of guy. i have the same hc as everyone where shes one of the few ppl that insisted he stay in the pearl clan when everyone else were quick to pick him apart and shove him away ...

2. emmet would not like melli 😭😭😭😭 listen if ingos gunna get in a relationship and love separately from emmet, its gotta be someone emmet could trust. i feel it takes a while for ingo to truly fall in love but if he falls he falls. im speaking 5 sets of rose tinted glasses. you will wake up to breakfast in bed everyday and a kiss on the forehead; if you do so much as to slip and get a slight sprain, itd be like he's the one who took the hit. and ten fold. i should just drop my hcs about how they are in relationships in a different post but yeah. emmet is often concerned about ingo LMAO. and knowing mellis... attitude, emmet would def fight to separate them (it is completely none of emmets business ... dumb ass muppet ...)

i currently have no plans for ingo elesa reunion but i really should get on that atsp ...... shes one of the close friends he's forgotten but im sure after a day or two of hanging out, things will click into place !

3. no 🤤 okay maybe. but i dont think he could have anything beyond the surface level. it has to be people he feels safe enough to willingly talk about his immortality to ... and you know how he feels abt that ... lots of 'friends' he has r just ppl he use for his benefit sigh

4. THANK YOU SO MUCH thats the first comic and first fic entry in the series actually !! the scenes with ingo was nonexistent in the fic vers, it was something added last minute ... i didnt want people to see emmet as a ruthless murderer who kills without hesitation. it was volo who pushed him to do it, and volo who used it against the poor guy. i am verrrry happy to see ppl talk abt it ... theres so much to analyze abt the scene ... volo didnt even enjoy the killing part. hes capable of pain and he isnt a masochist in anyway despite how hard he was smiling then. he just disregards himself and has low self worth. i love these two. they are insane. oh my god

[ddarker-dreams]

hello lock! i came from your most recent anaxa smut and UGHGHHGHG DELICIOUS! the most scrumptious meal i have had in a good while!! you write so immersively and so well, that you always inspire me to write as well :(((

feel free to ignore if you don't want to answer this but i just wanted to know: what inspires you to write? have any writers made you feel the way /you're/ making me feel too? your works are just so amazing and i really look up to you uwahhhhh

omg beloved anon 🥺🥺💖💖 there really is no higher honor than being told i've helped inspire you, thank you so much <333

as for what inspires me... my head's just always been in the clouds, rotating between multiple storylines. i've been this way since elementary school. i'll start off with a basic concept, then the next thing i know, it's evolved into a multi-generational storyline with five alternate universes 😭 i get so attached to these worlds that i have to write about them or i feel antsy.

that, and i have a burning passion for the art of storytelling, whether it be in movies, tv shows, video games, books, manga, etc. i've probably watched hundreds of hours of videos analyzing/critiquing stories because i find it so fascinating.

as for the authors that inspire me, the biggest is fyodor dostoevsky. his work is without parallel. his stories tend to be character driven, with pages of inner monologues and dialogue. he explores the darkest corners of the human condition, yet it never feels overly pessimistic, owing to his sharp wit. gothic literature as a whole is a heavy influence. works like frankenstein, wuthering heights, we have always lived in the castle are some standouts. i love dark motifs, religious themes, exploring the absurd and the sublime.

in terms of fanfiction, i can pinpoint two specific stories that altered my brain chemistry to such a degree i think about them to this day. first being twisted obsession, which completely changed how i viewed the yandere genre as a whole. i don't think my writing would look anything like it does now if i hadn't read that story. there's this emphasis on why the yan developed his obsession and an in depth examination of the reader's psyche.

the second is business before pleasure. i was blown away by this story and the level of effort put into it. before i read this work, i typically wrote stories no longer than a thousand words in a single session, with minimal editing. there was this bit in one of the chapters where the reader wakes up after being unconsciousness for a while. she determines the passage of time after overhearing the radio announcing a football game ... i found this detail so cool that i still remember it six years later. just something about the story made me want to work extra hard.

[hotasfahrenheit]

something i've been thinking about a lot since watching the end of Love For Love's Sake is what and who exactly is real in the universe that Myungha is playing the game in.

what do we know about this world? firstly, it is presented to us and Myungha as being the world of the story that Myungha read, but focused on Yeowoon instead of the main characters from the manuscript who are a happy couple that ends up together. they don't enter the picture at all; we don't know what point in that theoretical timeline Myungha is inserted into, but this implies it's before Yeowoon meets them since they're just not there.

the next step from there tho is... is the manuscript that Myungha read even real? he remembers the mysterious sunbae being the one who gave it to him to read, but if the sunbae is some kind of god or angel of death, did Myungha actually read it after he died, as part of a test to figure out what to do with his soul?

really my ultimate question that this whole line of thought is digging at is if Yeowoon is also someone being given a chance at life and happiness again, and is as real as Myungha is (and if the other boys are thus real too). despite Myungha seeing the game interface that no one else sees and having the system errors affect his existence in the world, the interactions between other characters when Myungha is not there are too deep and too real to be just NPCs. they're experiencing life and making decisions like fully really people, and living it outside of Myungha's scope of knowledge and what he can see. we get multiple scenes of the characters interacting and doing things without Myungha, and not all of them connect directly back to him or things he's doing.

knowing that Myungha's grandmother already passed away fills in her existence easily- she could very well actually be Myungha's grandmother's soul actually brought into this world as well. clearly some people are not there because they're also dead- like his ex girlfriend appearing as the agent, or his mother appearing in the cafe- but they have much simpler functions in this world. but there's little things- Sangwon struggling with his relationship with his mother and talking about how his father used to hit him too, Kyunghoon having a boyfriend that is always far away and he can't see until some point in the future- that hint to me that they might be other lost souls that had bad or sad things happening in their lives too, that might have brought them early deaths as well.

was the story that Myungha read about Yeowoon a story about another real, sad, lonely person who made the same choice Myungha did? was the game not just a set up for Myungha to save himself and learn how to love himself and others but a way to save multiple souls?

one of the main pieces of support behind that idea for me is the fact that Yeowoon breaks through the haze after Myungha disappears and not only remembers Myungha but is able to take control of the game to bring him back. i agree with this great post from @wen-kexing-apologist that Myungha (and his depression) is the one controlling the game he's experiencing in general and causing the system errors, because that makes sense for the things Myungha sees. but the others don't see them, though they do see the physical effects on Myungha when things happen like him falling down the stairs when he's with Sangwon. they see Myungha reacting to screens only he can see, and they do notice that's he's interacting with them and clearly think it's odd even tho they don't really comment on it.

and in the most crucial moment, Yeowoon finds the pen and the notebook. Yeowoon pushes to remember Myungha, pushes to find him, pushes to figure out a way to get him back, and i cannot believe that he's just some kind of NPC in an actual game or a made up person in a constructed reality that Myungha gets to exist in as the only real human soul. he has drive, he makes autonomous decisions, he is cognizant and aware. he needs to learn about how to love and be loved like Myungha does; he needs to learn how to connect to others and not be alone and adrift. he has a reason to be placed in this world like Myungha does even if he's not the one in charge of it until the moment it matters most.

could this be an alternate reality where Myungha just hasn't died yet and that's how everyone is real and there? theoretically maybe, but the fact that he is experiencing everything as a 19 year old in the current time and not in 2012 means despite going from 29 to 19 means that this isn't just another parallel earth where he's taking over the existence of another Myungha. (plus where would that Myungha go??) also his grandmother being there and being fully a real person means that he hasn't just been placed back into the real world, since we know she's already passed away there as well. i don't have a solid theory yet for how their world exists, i just have ideas about how they're existing within it.

i feel like i'm hitting the point when i'm just gonna be talking in circles about this from here out, since i've been thinking about it in circles, so I'm gonna wrap this up and go think about it for the rest of forever.

tldr is that i think at least Yeowoon and the other boys are all real. they're all being given another chance, with Myungha as their ringleader. they need to learn from him as much as he needs to learn from taking care of them; they all learn that they're worthy of love and friendship in ways they hadn't known before.

they all get their second chance.

[sallymew4]

just look how much BRIGHTER Mob’s demeanor is once he has Ritsu safe with him. that is the biggest grin ive ever seen on that boy’s face he loves his little brother so damn much it’s incomprehensible

[mamawasatesttube]

Between Tim and Kon who makes the first move?

honestly for me it varies! i slightly tend towards it being tim, but not always. but in a very specific way, i.e. it's a very gradual melt right on into a relationship, and tim is the one who goes hey. wait a minute. this feels like A Relationship.

at first, saying it'd be tim is probably surprising, since tim has a history of NOT making the first move across his comics - we don't actually see how he and ari get together, but steph chases after him and repeatedly states her interest in him before they ever get together; tim is the one who asks zoanne out, but only after she kisses him and then runs away. then tam once again is the one to ask him if he's interested in her (and, i mean, if you count lynx ii, she's always the one initiating things getting physical and making out with him, but they also literally never talk about it, so i don't entirely really count her as a serious tim love interest).

on the other hand, while kon of course has been a flirt since he was decanted from his tube, a lot of it was very performative and he's only actually ever been in three relationships, two of which were instances of abuse and grooming. given how introspective he gets after his resurrection, and how much less sure of himself he is in general, i tend to believe this is where he starts actually unpacking all his relationship trauma and internalized homophobia. i think actually accepting that he is gay and not actually interested in women is a very jarring thing for him, and accepting that he was groomed and abused is also very difficult, and it takes him a while.

because of that, i think he ends up a) confused about what romance actually feels like, and b) very tentative about dating for a while. he wants deep connection - he was genuinely in love with knockout, and he thought she loved him too; he thought tana would be part of his life forever, and his devotion to cassie was notable even before they actually dated. but deep connections are hard to make with people you don't know well, and by the time he's around 19-20 i think he's kind of struggling with the idea that he's not gonna get what he's looking for in casual relationships, but also the idea of being in Gay Love with one of his best friends is terrifying, because he's not good at identifying what being in love feels like, so he kinda talks himself out of it. "this is comfortable and easy so it must not be romance, this is just really good friendship, because romance feels like walking a tightrope. right? haha. right??" and all that.

and then moreover, i think tim really sits on the fact that he's bisexual for a long time. not because he's trying to hide it, but because he's just so intensely private about things that bother him, and he's got some jack drake shaped Internalized Issues in his head to work through about what it means to be transmasc and to like men (i.e. a voice that sounds suspiciously like a conservative dad putting in one single ounce of effort re: understanding queer relationships is in the back of his head going "but you'd be the girl in the relationship if you dated a man, right?" and tim has to take several deep breaths and figure out how to unpack that before he's ready to even think about admitting out loud that he's interested in guys too, even to himself, let alone to anyone else).

so for a hot second kon's just out there going "i like men but it doesn't matter because i'm never going to fall in love with someone that really truly wants me and loves me as deeply as i'd love them, and i'd be miserable about that except that i'm just pretty satisfied being bffs with tim :) i feel at ease when he's around and he makes me laugh and i just like being near him and watching him work on gadgets or listening to him ramble about cars or letting him sleep on my shoulder. i know it's not romantic because i feel so safe and comfortable, but i'm happy with it, whatever it is. and if i think he's hot, well, that's just because he is hot. everyone knows that!" guy who pretty much is already tim's boyfriend but he hasn't noticed that yet because they're both kind of stupid and also insanely devoted to each other in the same way, so they both go "yeah this seems normal for us" and kon really doesn't question it that hard.

meanwhile tim is the guy to whom labels and boxes matter a lot more, so he's the one who sits back one day and goes, wait. oh my god. i'm in love with kon. and then he has to steeple his index fingers and interlace the others and press his hands to his face in deep, deep thought. he's in love with kon, and realizing that makes a lot about his life suddenly make a lot of sense, because seriously - a hundred clone attempts, changing robin to be red and black, making out with cassie because he missed kon so much - okay, okay, yeah, he sees it now, okay, so maybe he's been in love with kon for years at this point and never actually realized it, that's fine, this is fine, he's FINE, he's NOT freaking out or overthinking--

anyways. after freaking out and overthinking and brooding on a rooftop for four to seven business days (not all at once, of course, but he gets his hours in), he finally goes to kon and jabs his finger into his chest and goes "Hey. Are we dating?"

and kon stares at him for a second with a loading circle spinning over his head. claps his hand over his mouth. inhales sharply like a dying fish. claps his other hand over the first hand. starts floating a few inches off the ground in pure agitation.

"Oh my god, Tim," he says, his eyes as wide as dinner plates and his voice an octave higher than usual. "Are we dating?!"

"I think so," Tim says, and narrows his eyes. "I mean, if we're not, maybe we should be. Pizza and a movie tonight?"

and kon clearly goes through A Whole Process in his head (working through the "wait, dating is comfy and chill and happy and easy?!" crisis in real time), but ultimately goes "okay!!! yeah!! okay!!! let's do that!!! wow!!!!" because, hey. he would love to hold hands with tim while watching the sunset and eating hipster san francisco pizza.

and that's how they end up sitting on the floor by the coffee table in the titans tower common room, eating pizza, and poring over a calendar + their text message history to try and figure out when, exactly, their anniversary is. ("okay, so when we went on that picnic in april, was that a date?" "i think so. alright, so it has to be before april, but after valentine's, because you made a joke about being single here, see? so we're looking at somewhere in march. "okay, but we did do 'palentine's' together, so does that really count??" "fuck, you're right, that totally was a date too. uh...")

[shorthaltsjester]

there’s something that’s just :) to me about the fact that when vex is in danger and percy shouts after her in tlovm, he still uses vex’ahlia even though it’s almost always a situation in which choosing the shorter and thus faster and easier to yell version would make more sense (this happens on several occasions). the very base conception of vex in percy’s brain is vex’ahlia. besotted and utterly in love fool behaviour. he’s so real for that.

[deductions-and-magic]

So who’s gonna talk about the brilliantly acted *spoiler* Charlie Reid death scene?

Checking where he’s been shot bc shock

The blood on his white shirt and hands — a beautiful (image descriptor) metaphor?

Shaky point at Voight yes he knows

Blood in his mouth, gasping but its not gonna leak out bc he’s bleeding out on the ground

Wandering eyes settling on Voight, struggling to get up, grasping Voight’s jacket with a sudden burst of strength

“I’m cold” - breathy, lips and chin quivering

Feeble point at the guy who shot him, hand bloody that slight frown, blood dripping off his laboriously raised head

Almost dying gasp, whole body spasming (agonal breathing)

Nearly silent “You…��, head shaking

“you’re worse than me”

Laughing, whole body struggling to do so, teeth bloody, blood pooling behind him

God that bloody grin

Dying gasp, eyes so wide, frown

What does he see!!

Eyes shift and freeze

A pleasure to watch, truly

[phantasmagoricvanillabean]

Their April Phools this year was surprisingly pretty tame compared to the literal short found footage horror film we received last year. However, I loved that, similar to Dystopia Daily, WAD, and TIT, they used this as yet another opportunity to criticize content-creators and their incessant need to monetize and exploit every aspect of their livelihoods, especially and in spite of the ways in which they are detrimental to the environment and jeopardize those who are literally incapable of consent. I just love Dan and Phil's ability to always make humor out of their blatant critique of society and internet culture.

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

one thing i really wish people wouldn’t forget when it comes to suguru’s character is that his core desire is just to have a family. not in a nuclear family way, but in a “i want a place where i belong / i want to protect the ones i love” way…… literally everything else is just an extension of that desire. a means to meet that end. he broke down after being forced to realize that staying with his family meant having to watch them die, so he left and made a new one. and he got stronger. and his core wish was always, always always to create a world where he’d finally be able to protect them :(((((((((

[thatskindarough]

My actual only request and probably unpopular opinion for season 3 is that they tone down the color grading. I think season 1 looked a lot better. Season 2 was way to saturated. Crowley’s skin looked orange.