#these two and their cringefail dorkiness

[sunshinechay]

Part of me thinks that the reason Sprite bought the necklace with the ‘S’ is because he had been planning to tell First and hoped that First would understand and still want to wear it but chickened out when First didn’t even open the box.

The other part of me is reminding me that while I love him, Sprite is not the smartest or most aware guy so there is no way he had that kind of forethought. That he likely just bought it on an impulse and didn’t think about the fact that First still doesn’t know about the twin thing.

Either way, it’s definitely a Sprite move, I’ll give him that.

[blue-isnt-here]

💙The Mutant Mayhem boys with an ftm boyfriend/crush💙

Leonardo

- Bless this guy's heart. With the way you nervously pulled him aside during a hangout at the lair, hands shaky and eyes escaping his own, Leo seriously thought you were going to break up with him.

- You could tell he was starting to panic and quickly de-escalated it, comforting your anxious, teary-eyed boyfriend by hugging him close.

- After calming down, he asked you what was really going on, and, well... you told him. Openly, with scattered giggles and stuttered words, as well as a few stray tears.

- Leo was quick to place his thumbs on your face and rub the tears away, listening closely as you told him everything.

- Proudly proclaims (when you're comfortable with it) about having you as his sweet, wonderful boyfriend.

- Constantly checks his internal alarm clock (as well as his phone) whenever he knows you're wearing a binder. Leo worries he's being too overprotective, but that thankful smile of yours whenever he does bring it up washes all the bad thoughts away.

- Reassures you whenever you're feeling down about yourself (best boy) and claims that he'd physically fight your dysphoria if he could.

- You're saved as "Prince💙" in his phone and his brothers never let him live it down.

- Totally relates to your insecurities of not being "manly enough" and so, you two hype each other up, in your own cringy, dorky lovestruck way.

- "You're so handsome!"

"No, you!"

- If you have a similar taste in clothes to him, get ready to be dogpiled by his brothers for the crimes of "dressing like bestbuy employees" and "looking like you're gonna sell them an insurance plan"

- With the way you laugh it off, Leonardo can't help but join you, adoring your new-found confidence and the loving look you gave him as you met his eyes.

- Cringefail boyfriends fr

Raphael

- He was kind of confused at first, but listened intently as you explained how you felt, occasionally taking your hand in his and toying with your fingers.

- Raphael never gave much thought to his orientation, even after falling in love with you and getting together. He may need some help understanding a few things, but he's thrilled to call you his boyfriend.

- Like... Nothing changed. You're just a boy to him now.

- You were a little nervous about him not making a big deal out of it, but it quickly turned into relief once he crushed cuddled you for the rest of the night, occasionally making some VERY crude gay jokes to make you laugh.

- Will not let up with the "no homo" jokes after you tell him. The both of you could literally be kissing and-

"I love you so much, Raph"

"Love ya too. No homo though right?"

- Loves it when you laugh and/or scoff at these jokes

- Since you're a guy, Raph figures he can tell you all about gross guy things like he does with his brothers. He's just that comfortable with you.

- If you're trying to put on muscle, he's all smiles and already dragging you to the training area. You're not getting out of this. (affectionate)

- Raphael actually has a pretty good fashion sense and would be really flattered if you asked him for advice. He'll never admit that though, obviously.

- One time, you came home with a pair of matching red and black jerseys, in yours and his respective sizes.

- Raph.exe stopped working

- Like... Face redder than his mask type of gay panic.

- Offered to steal testosterone for you more than once.

- Noogies you/threatens to shove you into lockers affectionately. When you confront him about his nerd/jock thing, he just malfunctions and denies it.

- Would beat up anyone who gives you trouble for your identity in a heartbeat. No one messes with his man.

Donatello

- It was late at night at the lair, during one of your hours-long gaming sessions with your best friend, Donnie. He laid in his tent, shifting side to side excitedly, relieved that you couldn't see how much of a mess you made him whenever he heard your voice.

- And yet Donnie made the effort to hide his feelings, because you two were friends. Wait, no. He was your BEST friend.

- ... Who had been crushing on you for ages now. Painfully so.

- Much like his older brother, Donnie misinterprets your anxious tone and stuttering as something different, thinking you were about to tell him you've always loved him and wanted to be together forever-

- "Donnie, I'm trans."

- A choked sound comes out through the other end of the call as Donnie faceplants into his pillows, face flushed in embarassment.

- "T-that's okay. I, um... Totally cool."

"You sure? You sound weird."

"*voice cracks* ..yEP!"

- Really supportive, but in a chill sorta way.

- Donnie is easily the most casual about it. Barely questions it - before you know it he's already complimenting you, telling you how well you pass.

- If you're self conscious about your voice, Don makes sure you know that he loves it and also jokes about his own, saying that you don't need a deep voice to be a man.

- "I mean... Look at me! I'm pretty much a falsetto and you like me anyways!"

- Donnie says that last part lightly, but he listens intently for your reaction, and is relieved when you laugh; he successfully cheered up his crush. Score.

- Compares you to various anime guys he thinks resemble you - given that you may not know much about the characters or Donnie's knowledge of them. His brothers, however, noticed a pattern - they're always the anime boy archetypes he seems to favor the most.

- And so they tease him, relentlessly, mercilessly, about his crush on you.

- "Donnie's got a tyyyypeeee!"

"Quit it, Mikey!"

"C'mon guys, maybe he wants to go see his boyfriend!"

"H-he's not! Shut up, Raph! You know what? I'm gonna go."

"What, you miss your senpai already?"

"WHAT THE HECK LEO!?"

Michelangelo

- You sort of came out to Mikey shortly after becoming his friend. Being a member of drama club, you were lucky enough to find yourself in a supportive environment and you were finally free to be yourself, much like the turtles.

- Mikey always tiptoed around the idea of what romance could be like and, well... you were just his type.

- You didn't mock him, or treat him like the weakest one of the group or anything. You took him seriously.

- And so Mikey was seriously obsessed with you.

- So much so that when your group was tasked with dressed rehearsals for the play you'd been practicing together, he can barely look in your general direction as you slip off the stage garments to reveal black underarmor.

- It was chill. You were just friends. Totally chill. Be cool. Mikey could do that, right?

- "W-wait, where are you going?"

- He was struggling with removing his shirt, the thin cotton getting caught on his shell. Mikey stood there, watching you step out of the changing rooms and into one of the bathroom stalls, face flushed and arms raised awkwardly as he fiddled with the shirt.

- "I just gotta get this binder off. S'been knocking the wind outta me!"

"O-Oh..."

- Unexpectedly, Mikey's kinda paranoid about you binding. It leads to some awkward questions, but he's genuinely worried and means well.

- Mikey gets very passive aggressive whenever someone misgenders you on purpose; you may have to hold him back a bit.

- Does his best to cheer you up when you feel down about yourself. This man will NOT rest until that handsome smile is back on your face.

- Tries to low-key sneak it into conversations that he likes guys. And that you're a guy. And that he REALLY likes guys. And-

- He's just a gay mess, forgive him.

[mintyimperiatrix]

oomfs got me thinking about the Valeyard which inevitably led to Lumiat Thoughts and, by extension, the incredibly underrated Thoschei paring of those two incarnations

like just imagine how that would work. like yeah for once the Doctor is the one doing evil, but they're still the dorky cringefail of a Time Lord they always have been who always wins. and meanwhile the Master is out here trying to do her best to do good things but she's still the dramatic little shit she's always been and she always loses.

so imagine the Valeyard is out here, doing shitty things like handing out poison jelly babies, but then they're thrown into one of the Lumiat's 'plots' and it's basically just something really nice. maybe she set up a soup kitchen or a medical research centre and he's just Not Having Any Of It. but because he's the Doctor, he still wins. he shuts down all her good schemes but not before they both have a cunty sword fight and the Lumiat makes the Valeyard watch her do the macarena while she saves the world

[squivulous]

My Podcast Masterlist

I have a long commute, giving me two hours a day to listen to podcasts. Here is my documentation of all the audio dramas I’ve consumed plus a little blurb. I just wanted to organize them in a list and also (selfishly) get recommendations if anyone would be so kind. Or maybe you’ll see something that’ll interest you. Enjoy!

Podcasts I’m Caught Up With

The Penumbra Podcast: I’ve made an animatic for this one. I’m down bad. This is the one that sucked me into this podcast world.

Malevolent: Arthur dating sim when??? Everyone wants him. Also it took me way too long to find out it was an actual play podcast.

Red Valley: Gordon fan all the way. Normally I do like the Sad Boy but Gordon is that type of dorky that makes me want to protect him.

Caravan: Interesting world and love a main character that makes questionable decisions. Everything is going to be fine :)

WOE.BEGONE: I’m obsessed. It happened slowly but now I think about it every day… And the music is so good! Mike Walters is cringefail, bbygurl, easy to manipulate, and saws his left arm off at the shoulder.

The Cellar Letters: Legit gets me spooked at times. Steve and Nate are good vibes. I’m sure glad nothing ever happens to them.

Harbor: Love that Sam being a malewife ruined his life.

Rifted: Aurora, another Sad Boy to add to my collection. Daniel should give him a kiss to make him feel better.

Heroics: Pls come back some day… I need more Josh. He’s in his slay era.

Second Fiddles: Max is owning being a bbygurl. Also there are a lot of poop jokes which is weird but I’ll look past it.

Hand in Glove: idk anything about baseball but these baseball players are smoochinggg.

Find Us Alive: Lancaster in booty jorts. It's canon. Don't look it up. I'm right. ALSO HE NEEDS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM PLS. C

The Kingmaker Histories: The kiss is still the subject of much historical debate. Eisen <3

The Viridian Wild: It hasn’t been updated since 2021 but I still have hope.

Dos: After You: Ghosting GONE WRONG

Brimstone Valley Mall: SEASON TWO IS COMING. 90’s mall setting is really fun and I’m here for the thing Asmoraius and Trent have going on.

Levian: It starts off with a bang! Well not quite since his sister walks in oops. Excited to see where this pirate tale takes us.

Midnight Burger: Each episode is a delight and as someone who is bad at science, I appreciate Gloria and Caspar. Caspar pls stay forever and also Brodie <3

Return Home: I’m really listening to it for Buddy and DW.

Raythe Reign: Sometimes you need a yaoi.

The White Vault: At this point, I know what I’m getting into and yet still decide to get attached to these characters

The Amelia Project: Please don’t hurt the Interviewer! He’s too goofy for all this drama. I’m scared!

Fawx & Stallion: James Stallion being canonically hot in any situation is such a win

Victoriocity: Inspector Fleet has had a long week and needs some days off

Yokai Detective Agency: I’m always a sucker for detective stories and I’m looking forward to where this one is going

Desert Skies: SEASON TWO STARTED LET’S GOOOOO

The Grotto: the music is so good but also please help. The emotional turmoil is torrential.

Camlann: Yo…. Dai, for real???

The Strange Case of Starship Iris: Idk how they’re still alive

Podcasts I’ve Completed

Dash: This might not be completed? This is actually the first audio drama I finished. Classic noir but supernatural and boys are smooching!

The Two Princes: This was wholesome and had good vibes. I prefer the first season but it was still a fun time.

The Magnus Archives: Arrived late to the party on this one, but I love all the fanart. Awakened my interest in pathetic men.

EOS 10: I also am not 100% sure this is done but I enjoyed the shenanigans!

Wolf 359: Eiffel, my beloved. I liked the silly and dramatic parts of this story. It hurt my soul but it was worth it :)

Time:Bombs: noahdeaart's fanart made me think this was going in a different direction... Still a fun one!

Valence: Love this one WAAAAHHH! Pls listen. I love Nico. Sad Boy but hides it under their chaos energy.

The Bright Sessions: I would 1005% listen to a spin-off just about Mark. This Sad Boy keeps collecting trauma and I need to see him and Oliver maybe go on adventures or something. ANYTHING.

Roommates: I, too, had a pandemic college experience. It's kinda bizarre that there's already a story about that and I love it!

Look Up: Wholesome. Briggon Snow kept me fed.

Moonface: Appreciate having an audio drama from an Asian American perspective. Didn’t realize how much I needed that.

Murray Mysteries: Must protect Jonathan.

Kaleidotrope: More wholesome content. I got more into it by the second half. The hosts have a fun dynamic!

Re: Dracula: Still thinking about Inside You.

Wooden Overcoats: Rudyard is my fav. Chapman deserves the hate.

The Vanishing Act: this Rudyard wasn’t my fav. I was happy to listen to him suffer but also happy when he fell in love. A win for Griffson!

Greater Boston: Michael Tate <3

Ars Paradoxica: Nikhil Sharma <3

Podcasts I’m Catching Up On

Life with Althaar: I knew that plant lady was sus

Love and Luck: I’m on ep 87 now some magical things are going down

Going Lowbrow: I wasn’t expecting a musical but I’m not complaining.

SAYER: There are no bees on Typhon :)

WTNV: I got behind during high school and now I’m too scared to get caught up… one day. It's been so long at this point I think I'd need to start over.

BRASS: I fell behind on episodes :(

Not Quite Dead: If there are vampires, I'm automatically interested. Only a few eps in.

Hi Nay: I’m listening to Murphy respectfully.

Unwell: I just listened to the Christmas episode and cried

Podcasts I’ve Dropped

Moonbase Theta Out

Dreamboy

Archive 81

The Sheridan Tapes

Jar of Rebuke

I’ll keep this updated every so often. Most of these I’ve found either from scouring rec lists or seeing nice fanart.

Please let me know of any recommendations you may have! Thanks for reading if you got this far. Mad respect.

Last updated: 06/08/24

[id-rather-be-home]

I've seen a tag lately on AO3

"Mike is a cringefail loser"

And can I just say? *Chefs kiss*

HE IS a cringefail loser and that's how Will likes him. That's how you know Will was mad at rink o mania. Will would normally love his awful jokes.

This tag needs filling.

omg that’s one of my favorite tags because it is so true lmao

i guarantee if mike hadn’t been so weird at the airport then will would have made fun of the dorky outfit he wore to california

and you know how hurt mike was by will not laughing at his shitty vomit green sock joke 😂 he’s such a loser but i adore him, and so does will

i need to add this tag to my fic honestly because i sprinkle loser mike all throughout it! like when he nearly falls down the stairs when they’re moving into their apartment because he saw will’s muscles

i love these two losers

[lordmushroomkat]

The thing about me is that I am a Klavier Gavin fan but like, in a silly way.

On the one hand, he's the haha funny guitar man and his attempts to be suave and cool just come across to me as obnoxiously cringefail, thus endearing him to me. Characters that are losers are very charming to me. Also characters that are annoying are charming to me.

But on the other hand, I think he is fascinating because when you crack his psyche open like a walnut you get to really dig into a truly traumatized character. Dude has so much hidden angst right there for the picking. And he keeps all his pain a secret, which makes him doubly interesting, because repression is juicy, I guess.

And this whole thing is only compounded by his incredibly simple and complicated relationship to Apollo Justice, wherein they might be the best equipped people to understand each other, because a lot of their traumas match and they both have one particular minefield of a character in common. The two of them are intrinsically connected, even disregarding their status as court rivals.

But, but, even more than that, his contribution to the, like, evolving worldview of Ace Attorney. Like, up to this point there's been a very distinct implied mentality of Defense Attorney=Good Prosecutor=Bad, but then there's the Gavin brothers, where we see a Bad Defense Attorney and a Good Prosecutor, and it's really hammered home that the real Good is the truth and honest justice. Like, Prosecutor Klavier Gavin is a rockstar-prosecutor and a fierce opponent, but he is ultimately, more than anything, a Good Man and a person who values truth above personal gain. That and he is the only serious Prosecutor (no, I am not counting the Payne brothers in this) who is never, at any point, threatening. Intimidating? yes. But never threatening. He is friendly and helpful by nature. He is at once cunning and kind. Sharp witted but soft hearted. And all this hidden behind a rockstar persona and glimmerous fop-itude.

That and his rockstar theme was the law, of all things. That is so incredibly dorky. And he was made a Prosecutor at what 17? 18? which means he must have done law school during regular high school, if not homeschool instead. And there's the potential that he toured with his band while studying law textbooks in the band trailer. That is,,, so nerdy. This man is a nerd. I don't care that he's a rockstar, his rockband theme was Being A Lawyer, which is a fundamentally nerdy profession. I bet you he has glasses. I bet you he has glasses and just wears contacts to court. I want to see him in cute nerdy glasses, I want this. I want to see him drop his rockstar persona thing a bit and embrace how very nerdy he is.

God, and then there's the bizarre German affectation thing, that is impossible to place as entirely fake or simply exaggerated truth. For my part, I figure he is genuinely german to some degree, but german phrases became part of his persona. I dunno, there's a lot to be analyzed with the concept of The Persona vs. The Self with this character.

This guy is like five different contradictions and half-obscured truths stacked on top of each other and then covered with glitter. What can I say? He compells me.

[supercantaloupe]

ask For Fun: if you had to stage the barber of seville and the marriage of figaro, how would you do it?

oh this is so difficult. not helped by the fact that there's already very nearly ideal productions readily available on the met to start with (plus i just watched another barbiere today that i really liked too). but i could certainly come up with some things i would want to do...adding a cut cause this turned long lol

i think i would lean towards the great comet school of thought regarding design aesthetics -- clearly inspired by and retaining elements of historicity, but not beholden to it either, and incorporating anachronisms where appropriate (as in, not distracting from the story and/or cool as hell). i'd have to give the hypothetical a lot more thought if i were to settle on a more specific aesthetic, especially if i'm departing from (vague) historicity -- i am absolutely not opposed to 'modernized' restagings of old classic shows, but i think there has to be motivation behind it. these are two totally different operas from totally different composers and while i don't think it's practically feasible in any manner to perform them as a true double billing, i like the idea of designing them so that it's very obvious that these plots and characters are connected, if not through casting specifically then through costuming and hair/makeup.

things i would want to be played up: the looney toons ass comedy of both shows. i want audiences to come away from the performances assuming that every day in the almaviva household is full of ridiculous shenanigans

also: making it really clear that the count is kind of spoiled and emotionally immature, right from the start. now it's a difficult tightrope to walk direction/acting wise because i don't think barbiere works entirely if you aren't sympathetic to almaviva, and i think playing him overly rude or snobby or whatever will just ruin the opera. at the same time i want the transition from "dorky loveable hero" to "pathetic villain" to not seem like it comes out of nowhere. moments in barbiere i think where this can be highlighted are every instance where the count is paying off someone else to do some business for him (the musicians at the beginning, basilio at the end, figaro throughout), and the instances where he ignores or brushes off caution out of ego (often recklessly; eg him taking the drunk soldier routine too far even after figaro tries to temper him, and wasting time in rosina's chamber when they really ought to be escaping). the count should be likeable, but still flawed. i think it helps in nozze after the fact too. as funny as "almaviva divorce arc"/rosina dumping his ass is as a concept, i think the opera is emotionally more interesting if it's made clear that both the count and the countess used to be happy together, and if people remember that the count used to be sympathetic. maybe rosina willl still divorce him in the end idk but i think the emotional complexity of two people who used to be happy together reckoning with the fact that they perhaps are no longer and are both seeking unhealthy outlets to deal with it is more important than whatever the definitive final status of their relationship is. also throughout both operas, almaviva must be, and i cannot stress this enough, cringefail. plus he either must be short or have a stupid hairstyle.

anyway. cherubino has nonbinary swag (this is canon already but i'm making it moreso). i think it might be tough to give marcellina the sympathy she deserves based on the libretto, but i'd probably try to give her more stage business than she often gets elsewhere; well-done silent acting can do a lot to establish a character. susanna should be a little bit rude. i think it's funny. not so rude as to make her unlikeable and not so bold as to make her position as a servant woman constantly leered at by more powerful men unrealistic or whatever, and obviously still like. funny and endearing and everything, but she should be allowed to be a little indignant sometimes. met 2014 got this one right. i think figaro and rosina should be friends, closer in barbiere although perhaps grown apart a bit by nozze. i like when it's clear that figaro is, in fact, Doing This To Get Paid, especially in barbiere; he absolutely develops some fondness for the count, sure, and is already fond of rosina and wants her to be happy, but participating in this whole ridiculous scheme is motivated primarily by him making a living...again, i think it's another tightrope walk here, cause if figaro is too financially motivated he'll come off as unsympathetic. i don't want him to be unlikeable, but i want his independence and self-reliance to be clear, and how that ties into his (unknowingly confused) relationship with marcellina and distrust-turned-reconciliation with susanna at the end of nozze (raising yourself without a family can do a number on a guy's trust i think!). anyway his financial and emtional relationship to the count et al. may be better suited to the realm of fanfiction than the actual stage, but i'm just musing here anyway. no matter what, susanna and figaro have to be adorable together. they are the only truly good opera couple and i will not ruin that. as for rosina: there's an aria in act ii of barbiere (between agreeing to marry bartolo and the thunderstorm) that was added for her in a later paris production, which i don't think gets performed that often, but i would include it because i think it bridges the gap between being convinced of lindoro/almaviva's treachery to being fully cool with marrying him again that she crosses in like ten seconds otherwise. i guess maybe it holds up the action a little bit, but come on this is opera i don't care. also don't ask me if rosina should be a contralto a mezzo or a soprano i am not opening that can of worms tonight

[lildoodlecat]

Hi Jay!!! :D You know I was very pleasantly surprised to find you are also into Noragami! I have not one but two people keeping my activity saturated with notes <3. Dolphin was the culprit this time, we talked by chance abt how striking blue eyes + black hair are (probably in part because it’s impossible naturally in real-world genetics as far as I know) and I was led to this picture:

I was introduced to Yato, and his dorky cringefail demeanour was so captivating that I literally could not take my eyes off him 😂. I was babbling in the voice chat as far as my friends were concerned… so when I had the opportunity after pulling an all-nighter and having 1 braincell I started watching and boy we know how *that* went lmao. So I wanted to ask about your thoughts on the series! Who’s your favourite? Best scene? I love Yukine and his resulting ablution to a concerning degree asdjkd ^^

Hi Pav!!!

yeee I used to have a noragami blog theme actually sldkfjsd before i recustomized it to sormik and then ultimately switched to my current theme. Yato is the most cringefail lil guy i love him ✨ I used to watch the only 12 ep season that was out over and over when I was like,, god maybe twelve?? 13??? anyway

I also really really love Yukine he's such!!! a lil guy!!!! scrungle... I also really love his whole arc into the ablution scene i think that was my favorite part when i was younger as well :D

ummmm it's been a bit since i've seen the anime (esp s2 which i may have only watched once? possibly twice..) and i never got around to reading the manga (but i found out that it finished recently so i'll definitely see abt picking it up!!) however. how e ver. i can say with full confidence that Yukine remains my fav!!!!! and Yato is a close second <3 I really don't remember specific terms anymore but the the the thing where a shinki(?) can become even more powerful/special by risking their name for their god and ohmygod Yukine!!! again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hold him soso close and squeeze him very gently he's such a fun lil dude

oh oh another fav scene of mine is when Hiyori gifts Yato his own lil shrine,, sobs,,,, i think abt that one a lot ;w;

(bonus is that my sister made a little replica of that shrine in a woodshop class!!! hold on i'll get some pics)

(look how cute ✨)

There's probably some other stuff I liked but don't remember very well lol I'd have to get back into it all sometime!!