#they watched me cry for fun and they're straight up monsters

[not-that-blog]

I'm lowkey trauma dumping to the internet again in the tags bc it got to me.

[fairyhaos]

seventeen and babysitting kids

ib the return of superman w svt bc i watched all the eps w jeonghao + junshua recently and it made me soft :((

masterlist

seungcheol:

better with kids than some of the others, but cautious. has the experience to take care of the child, but he's worried about coming off as too mean or harsh bc he's used to dealing with grown men with the mannerisms of children instead of actual children n he's too afraid of making the children cry if he's too strict w them. is very Parent when it comes to looking after the child, like, literally acts like their mom and makes them eat their vegetables and fusses over them when they spill something and makes sure they go to bed on time. the efficient person when it comes to looking after children

jeonghan:

he's so sweet. maybe a little too sweet bc as soon as the child is making the slightest whining noises he's dropping everything and doing aegyo or getting out all the toys or offering snacks bc god forbid a child starts crying in his care :((( good at being all gentle wheedler when he's exhausted out of his mind tho but he's just so weak that he doesn't do it often. lets them stay up half an hour past their bedtime. plays hide and seek with them a total of twelve times in a row. he's exhausted by the end of it, but the parents are smiling and the child is telling them how much they adore jeonghan and really that makes it all worth it for him

joshua:

the adorable uncle!! spends fifteen whole minutes explaining his name to the child, before giving up and telling them to call him jisoo. which leads to even more confusion bc he has two names???? what???? very excitable, but also clueless. he's an only child, what can he say? lets the kid get away with most things. when he inevitably exhausts himself two hours in by going way too hard while playing chase, he speaks in a cutesy tone and tries to convince the child to play some more sitting down activities. it always works, and honestly even tho he's terrible at puzzles it's better than going thru fitness training for five hrs straight

junhui:

eagerly participates in the child's made up games! pretends he's a superhero spy with them, pretends he's a magic prince(ess) with them, pretends they're pirates and encounter a ginormous sea monster with them. forgets to feed the child dinner because they're too busy playing, and so he lets them eat a whole hour after their bed time and because they're so late it takes ages to wash up and tuck the child into bed and eventually, the kid is only just going to sleep and it's three am and the parents are pulling up to the front of the house. but it's okay, because the child had fun and junhui had fun too

hoshi:

loves it the most when the children pretend they're animals. or if they have animal toys. managed to get into a fight with one of the kids once bc they wanted to be a tiger and soonyoung insisted that only he could be a tiger. almost made the child cry before eventually agreeing that they could both be tigers. gets hungry really quickly, so he ends up eating half of the child's dinner, then gives them loads of junk food to compensate for it. bad idea though, because now he has a child that's bouncing off the walls and it takes him hours to convince them to Not try and be spiderman and climb the walls and to Please get into bed because your parents are going to be home any minute and they are going to Obliterate me if you're still up

wonwoo:

he's chill. acts like a ghost that's simply observing the child's movements. only speaks when they start doing something they shouldn't or when it's time for dinner or when they should go up and get ready for bed. sometimes plays with the child if they ask him really nicely, but most of the time he's zoned out and staring at the wall, letting the child do whatever they want (so long as it's within the rules that he's been given)

jihoon:

awkward with children. doesn't know what to do. introduces himself and then holds out his hand for the child to shake. sits on the couch like he's ready to bolt any second. ends up putting the tv on for the child so that the silence in the room isn't too deafening. definitely warms up more as the night goes on, and ends up engaging in conversation with the child about how their life is at school. he forgets the names of all the children that the kid mentions though so he has no idea who has drama with who and how they're all connected but he nods and frowns and gasps in what he hopes are all the right places

minghao:

he loves children. so eager to play with them, encourages them to introduce all their toys to him and their histories and their relationships. shows them his cool hand tricks, has them gaping at him in awe for several minutes after. he's very shy, surprisingly, so desperately wanting to be all hyper and loud with the child but worried it will come off as too excitable. tries to teach the child better habits, too, talking to them about handling emotions and how emotional manipulation w tears will Not work on him, nice try. makes sure they eat their greens, and helps them brush their teeth as they get ready for bed. reads them a book and does one last finger trick before patting them on the head goodnight <;3

mingyu:

dramatic. big baby. literally acts like a child too. by the end of the evening, he's made a new friend and has pinky promised thrice that he'll come over some time for a proper play date with them. lets the child do whatever they want, with him and just in general. doesn't force the child to eat their greens bc honestly he finds those yuck too, and lets them go to bed later bc they gave him the most adorable puppy eyes and he's weak for that. reads them like five bedtime stories, acts out two of them, and would have definitely sung a song as well if he hadn't gotten a text saying the parents were coming home. rated 10/10 by all the children he's looked after

dokyeom:

the sweetest :(((( literally the most adorable with kids. treats them as if they're his younger siblings. is unintentionally doing aegyo the entire time he's with them bc he's just being influenced by so much cuteness all around him that he does it too. lets the child play with his hair, his clothes, his fingers. does the child's hair for them when they ask, and throws them into the air so many times that the child is almost sick all over him. plays hide and seek several times, two of which he was the one hiding from the child. almost forgets to put the child to bed, but then tucks them in really nicely and sings to them so sweetly. can't leave the room until the child falls asleep tho bc they insisted on grabbing onto his fingers and won't let go bc they're afraid he'll go away :((

seungkwan:

very fussy over children. dotes on them like he's a rich musty aunt, pinching their cheeks and calling them adorable every five seconds. participates in their made up games, but is hit with reality minimum three times every game bc even though he loves pretending he's a princess dressed in a pink and purple dress, it does feel weird when reality slaps you across the face. very good at Following the Schedule, and becomes almost sergeant-like while the child is brushing their teeth, standing over them and measuring the time to make sure they're doing it correctly. kisses the child on the forehead goodnight, giving their cheeks one last squeeze before tucking them in for the night

hansol:

kinda just there to have food. he's good with children tho, paying the right amount of attention to them and making all the exaggerated facial expressions that they adore. finds kids rlly adorable, but also just kinda sits there n munches on snacks half the time. asks the child how much english they know, quizzes them on the numbers from 1 to 100. all in all he's pretty good with children, feeding them on time and getting them to bed on time. ends up being so good that they fall asleep a long while before the parents come home, so he's just kinda sitting on the couch n staring at the wall for a while

chan:

literally acts like a child too (2). great with kids and matches their energy immaculately. isn't really into dressing up or chasing, but he's great at made up games and board games. once spent the entire evening playing snakes and ladders, bc it was a tense match okay and he was sure the child had to be cheating bc how were they always ahead of him?? makes sure they eat their food properly + very good at convincing them their veggies taste delicious. watches the child jump on their bed for a solid ten minutes, despite having been given express instructions to Not let the child jump on the bed, but really, how can he say no when theyre so adorable?

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[the-kr8tor]

I see that your requests are open👀

Can I get a fix of a modern Hobie taking us to a hello kitty cafe ORRR like my last ask hobie and reader being famous online and maybe they record abt them playing roblox together (horror games, da hood maybe fun games) and hobie gets in yet ANOTHER fight with someone cause they think reader and Hobie are edating

P.S It's 11pm and everyone is Asleep and now I'm scared cause I keep feeling like there's something watching me from the dark (that's edgy)

ANOTHER P.S hope u have a merry Christmas:3

-🧋

I understand, lovely because when u submitted this there's a loud scratching in my ceiling 😭 thank you for requesting! I chose the gaming one bc I couldn't resist a gamer Hobie 🥰 hope you had a very Merry Christmas! 🫶

Pairing: Hobie Brown x fem! Reader/ Spider-Punk x fem! Reader

Tags: No use of Y/N, no specific physical description of the reader, Gamer! Hobie and reader, FLUFF

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“Love, hide!” Hobie yells in his mic, mouse clicking rapidly as he panics to hide from the pixelated monster. He hears your screams bouncing around in his headphones.

“Where?! There's nothing here!” Your character frantically runs around as the monster is hot on your tail.

“You just passed it! Hold on!” Hobie exits his hiding place, intercepting the monster’s attention from you to him. “Hey, E.T. lookin' arse, over here!” the monster has now latched on to him, pulling aggro for you.

“Hobie, noooo!” You see Hobie's character get eaten in one bite. He groans at his death screen briefly before showing him your character watching in the background, emoting a crying face.

“Fuck you!” The monster turns around to chase you again. “Your sacrifice won't be in vain!” running, you play ring around the rosie with the monster, your screams of terror turning into laughter.

Hobie's spectating your POV, laughing loudly at your expense. He flicks his eyes to the second monitor to read the chat, his smiling morphing into annoyance.

“E-dating?! You think we're e-dating?! Chat, what the bloody hell?” Hobie moves so animatedly that his headset almost falls off.

He sees his chat go wild, their comments vary from ‘you've probably never seen her irl, bro’ to ‘They're definitely not! Have you seen them ogling each other through the camera?’

“Where's my fuckin' mod?! Ned ban their arse!” Hobie chuckles through his threat, clearly just joking. He still hears you laughing hysterically in his headphones, making him grin despite the bullying from his chat. Then he hears your character ‘oof’

“I died” you say dejectedly. “Fucker got me, looks like you sacrificed yourself for nothing, Hobie.”

“That's alright I forgive you because there's somethin' else that's more important.” He turns around in his chair, looking over his shoulder to look at the green cloth behind him. “Love, can you tell ‘em we're not e-dating and that we're literally in love”

Hobie opens his green screen curtain to reveal you sitting on your own desk, your back turned away from him. Your spare monitor shows his livestream, you quirk an eyebrow when you see yourself in his camera.

The chat goes completely wild, some spamming emojis, some are just straight up key smashing.

You look over your shoulder with a smile, waving at his camera. Swiveling your chair, you wheel towards Hobie's desk, laying your chin atop his shoulder. He holds your hand subtly under the desk, squeezing thrice.

“Is this enough proof?”

Everyone clipped the entire thing.

[thesoftboiledegg]

"Mort: Ragnarick" was pure fun, but a different kind of fun than "Rickfending Your Mort" and "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie."

"Rickfending Your Mort" was a laid-back clip show that gave the viewer a break after the insanity of "Unmortricken"--a smart decision but not one with a lot of substance. "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie" has been controversial. I thought it was entertaining, but it would've worked better as a YouTube short.

If "Unmortricken" represented lore episodes at their best, "Mort: Ragnarick" was the best of classic Rick and Morty adventures: a wildly imaginative plot, goofy satire, fantasy science and Rick and Morty working together as a duo, reminding us how much they need each other.

Rick's the driving force behind these adventures, but without Morty, he's just a miserable old man trying to distract himself. Morty's the heart and voice of reason. He also gives Rick something to live for. Without him, Beth, Jerry or Summer, why do anything?

Rick pretends to live for science, but "science" just caused decades of grief and isolation. His family isn't a concept; it's an entity that loves him back.

Bigfoot, an evil pope, Pokeballs, Valhalla, clone bodies, infinite energy sources, zombie Summer, Rick screaming "PO-O-O-O-OPE!": only Rick and Morty could combine all those concepts into one cohesive episode. I never thought "Wow, that took me out of the story." The Pokeball came close, but the end credits scene tied it all together.

Jerry's scene was a standout, too. Chris Parnell's reading of "Nana!" was genuinely sweet. It seems like Jerry's becoming a (mostly) willing participant in Rick's schemes instead of a helpless guinea pig. Is Rick learning that releasing his iron grip on his family makes them more attached to him, not less?

I also loved it when the Vikings called Rick a witch. He loves crystals, plays with magic, has two crows as familiars: damn right, he is!

You have to suspend your disbelief a couple of times, mainly when Bigfoot attacks Rick in the kitchen (he crushed Rick earlier like it was nothing, but now Rick walks away with a few scratches?) Still, the little character moments overshadow these flaws.

Judging by old posts that I've seen floating around, I think Rick and Morty's relationship is finally becoming what fans wanted it to be in seasons 1-3. Rick's still mean, but he's less dominant and more of Morty's mischievous co-conspirator. An alien mobster freaking out in "The Jerrick Trap" because of Rick's "touch my grandson and die" policy is straight out of fanon.

Rick's more physically gentle, and Morty responds in kind. He grabs and supports him when Bigfoot attacks him at home and touches his arm during their weird, overdramatic Bigfoot send-off. His pained cry of "Rick!" when Bigfoot nearly crushes him is heart-wrenching. Operation Phoenix is back online, but Morty's tired of watching him die!

Season five is when Rick started showing emotions on his face besides that cold, pissed-off glare--we all know the one--and in season seven, it's accelerated to Rick crying in front of others. He matches Morty's feelings instead of pretending that he's above human emotions.

Needless to say, dudebros have been flooding Adult Swim's Instagram comments and Twitter replies with "Rick and Morty is shit now!" "Rick's too nice!" "Rick and Morty has gone woke!" Justin Roiland's firing gave them more fuel, but they started even while he was still on the payroll.

Their favorite line is "Rick isn't Rick anymore!" And they're right. Rick's not the asshole from seasons 1-2 who had a couple of redeeming qualities. He's not the monster that he was in season three and parts of season four. He's not the defeated man in season five who started to realize that he's hurting people but still wanted Morty to look after him like a child.

Season six is when he started to grow up--not a lot, but enough that he began taking on adult responsibilities instead of thinking he's a teenage boy who sees another teenager as his peer. I wish we saw more therapy appointments, but while they're mostly off-screen, we're definitely seeing the effects.

This doesn't make Rick a great person or atone for what he's done. Some of his crimes are beyond atonement, and not just the obvious ones like blowing up planets. This is a universe where everyone has a body count and events that should've destroyed Earth have no effect on civilization. Death and destruction don't mean that much.

His worst crimes are the personal ones: destroying Morty's psyche in "The Vat of Acid Episode," treating his family like garbage for most of season three. You can't atone for that. You can't apologize for that.

However, I don't only judge characters by their past. I judge them by their capacity to change.

Walter White is a brilliant character, but he's not a personal favorite because his arc is a slow descent into hell. Rick's slowly climbing out of his crater, and while it doesn't erase the past, it's still happening. For me, that's more satisfying than watching a monster become a bigger monster.

Of course, he's still not above cosplaying as Odin while wearing a golden crown that literally says "GOD." But the former "no girls allowed" alpha male has become a dedicated therapy patient who's also a thirst object that would make bros cry about double standards. Sure, Rick, you're a god, now put on that weird half-shirt and prance around a little.

[findafight]

Okay but. Now I am thinking of transfem Evie Harrington starbara canon au where Barb is like. Preeetty sure she only likes girls. Possibly. But she's willing to give Steve a try. He's charming and goofy and listens when she says to cut out all that mean talk and is also, shockingly, very interested in her.

So she thinks sure, she'll try dating a boy. Feel like a normal teenage girl for a bit. It's fun and Steve listens when she tells him to back off. And she really does like him. So maybe she just likes mostly girls usually, and sometimes a boy. Mostly Steve, though.

But then she gets taken by the demogorgon and survives the Upside Down and everything is awful. Steve is still there, and he's worried and protective and so so glad she's back mostly safe. She thinks she might be a little in love with him.

They date, and it's nice and good and normal and Steve lets her set the pace with how to talk about the Upside Down. She does talk about it, and he talks about what happened in the right side up, and they both cry. Barb knows she loves him, and that he loves her. It's nice and comfortable, they kiss and have sex and saying it's love is probably fast but they've survived monsters apart, so now they want to stick together.

One day, maybe the spring or summer after round one, Barb convinces him to lay back and let her get him dolled up. They've got a free afternoon and she wants to practice doing someone else's makeup just in case. Also, it's fun. It's silly and they deserve a little silly. She doesn't really wear a lot of make up but she's got mascara, a couple colours of lipstick, rouge, and a whopping four different eyeshaddows. While Barb prefers the dark red lipstick, she thinks the lighter, cherry shade would be better for Steve. She curls his lashes (borrowed the curler from Nancy and forgot to give it back) and adds just a little pink eyeshadow, then blush around his cheeks. She's admittedly not very skilled or practiced, but it's definitely passable application. The finishing touch, though, is that Steve lets her style his hair, parting it to the side because of all the cowlicks, and letting its waves curl slightly around his face. She climbs off him and stands, looking down at him.

"oh. You make a very pretty girl, Stevie. Or. Hm... Evie, maybe? Wanna see?"

He pauses for a moment before crawling off his bed to the bathroom, and when he faces the mirror Barb can hear him stop breathing. It's just a moment, before he turns to her and smiles. Kisses her cheek and likely smears lipstick on it (which does give Barb a bit of a thrill, and little jolt of pleasure and longing and she doesn't want to think about that because she loves Steve. She knows she does. If people can be a little gay sometimes Barb can be a little Straight with Steve. She doesn't need lipstick on her cheek or to watch a skirt brush the ground or anything else like that when Steve is beside her.)

It isn't until after the tunnels that Steve brings it up. A week after, he's barely gotten the go ahead to slowly get back to school (he's able to do half days until the headaches get too much), they're laying on his bed, staring up at the ceiling, holding hands and just breathing together.

"Barbie?" He starts, and stops.

She hums, encouraging.

He sighs. "Do you remember when you...when you did my makeup?"

"yeah, I do."

"you called me Evie. Like my great Aunt, my favourite Aunt, I would've been named after if I was a girl instead of my great Uncle."

She turns her head to look at him, still staring at the ceiling, squeezing her hand tighter now.

"I did..."

"I need you to know I love you. I do. I really, really do."

She almost sits up, but stops herself. Whatever Steve is talking about is important, he's clutching her hand tightly but not looking at her. Instead, she squeezes back. "I love you too."

Steve's breath hitches. "I really liked it when you called me Evie." It's a whisper, a breath.

Barb squeezes his hand again.

"Barbie. I really, really, liked it. I wish it was my name." Finally he turns to face her, and his eyes are glossy. She reaches up to brush her fingers against a yellowing bruise on his cheek. "I wish I was that little girl that was named after her Great Aunt Evelyn and I could wear makeup like you did for me whenever I wanted and that I was a pretty girl."

Barb leans in to kiss softly, a brush of lips. "Maybe you are?" She doesn't know. Just knows that Steve, Evie? Is upset. She doesn't want to see someone she loves upset, and it seems like saying that may help. She doesn't know.

Breath hitches. "You think I can be? Just like that?"

Combing her fingers through her...through her lover's hair, Barb shrugs as best she can lying on her side. "I've never wanted to be a boy. But you want to be a girl. I think. I think maybe that's what makes you one?"

"yeah?" It's a tiny, cracking, word and Barb wishes she could help fix whatever grief is causing it.

"well. I don't think any people who aren't girls want to be girls."

Her lover shifts, enough that their foreheads touch. "And...would that be okay? For you? For...for us?"

Barb leans closer, so their lips brush when she speaks. "Pretty sure you're it for me, Evelyn Harrington. Whoever you decide you are, I'll love."

"and if I want to be your girlfriend?"

She grins, can't help pressing into a kiss. "Then I guess I've got the prettiest girlfriend in town."

Evie presses in for another kiss. "Mmh. No. I think that's me." Barb can feel her smiling against her lips.

[tomfrogisblue]

watched a compilation of all the (canon) egg deaths throughout the server's lifetime and I got some thoughts

(cw - lots of death, lots of pain, if you watched this server you know what to expect but be warned anyway)

- fit's reaction to ramón's loss of his first life is so interesting - no reaction from him or phil that an egg had just gone down in the in-game chat. crazy concept compared to the rest of the future of the smp

- juana and tilin's deaths are so sad and accidental that it's kinda funny. Charlie and Mari just clearly have no idea the risky shit they're pulling (COZ HOW COULD THEY???). man, thank god for etoiles figuring out the sword bug

- foolish just stepping out and coming back to a whale'd leo - the poor doozers who tried to get his attention through donos

- poor fucking roier man. that man just went through it. the reaction of the rest of the server when Bobby went down... bruh the suppressed memories of egg trauma are resurfacing...

- i forgot the bulls were such a fucking problem at one point, hit one and they all come to beat your ass.

- i was there for only some of the egg deaths in the actual streams but i remember tallulah's one from the code monster and phil so fucking clearly. the code was soooooo fucking intent on killing her that day, it took so long and it was so frustrating when it finally succeeded. (AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

- oh my god i fucking straight up forgot how bad em's death to the eye workers was. that was so horrible. really fine with never hearing a scream like that ever again thanks 👍

- on that note - every single one of these are so not fun coz the qsmp perfected a level of story and character with the eggs where no one is really being a character or doing much acting. EVERY TIME AN EGG LOSES A LIFE EVERYONE IS ACTUALLY MISERABLE, THERE IS NO ACTING HERE, EVERYONE IS CRYING, IM CRYING, THE CHAT IS CRYING

- ahem. im fine.

- andddddddd i stopped watching when richas' final death was gonna play. i dont need to watch that again. it is tattooed in my brain. thanks but no ❤️

- and i didnt fully realise how many of the egg deaths that really fucked me up were the redacted ones, the nightmares. ramón getting chased out of his safehouse and dying alone in the bamboo as the server races to save him. Phil getting double tapped on the beach and watching pomme get one shotted by the code, totally helpless to do anything. richas disappearing for one (1) second and just showing up as dead, killed by a frenzied knight out of fucking nowhere. The Nightmare, the event that made the server remove a enemy mob mod for a while coz it was just too op compared to the players, just real fun memories of phil taking a boat back to the beach where it happened and debating on whether he's gonna straight up leave the server if chay is gone.

oh, and the Brazilians just blowing up on Vegetta's mines all the way through their first day, leading to richas just getting a redo of his lives lmao

[svnnyd4ys]

(some of the) eah royals as incorrect quotes!

Blondie: Apple noticed only today that they can label their email inboxes, but they took apart their entire bloody laptop two weeks ago. Lizzie: This reminds me of the Apple who couldn’t turn on the coffee maker, but remembers about 500 digits of pi. Blondie: I’ll be delighted to inform you that this is the very same Apple.

!!!

Duchess: The best way to gain someone's undying loyalty is by saving them from a perilous situation. Ashlynn: So you're just gonna wait until Briar is in danger and save them? Duchess: Of course not, I'm going to create a situation that puts them in danger and then save them. Ashlynn: ... Ashlynn: You're insane.

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Blondie: *fills up bottle and drinks from that* Ashlynn: *brought 4 bottles of water so this wouldn’t happen* Apple: *drinks straight from the tap* Duchess: *dehydrates* Lizzie: *drinks from the puddle of water on the floor* Briar: *licks the tap, doesn’t even need a drink*

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Duchess: Fine! Judge all you want but... Duchess, points at Ashlynn: Married a lesbian. Duchess, points at Lizzie: Left a man at the altar. Duchess, points at Blondie: Fell in love with a gay ice dancer. Duchess, points at Apple: Threw a girl’s wooden leg in a fire. Duchess, points at Briar: Lives in a box!

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Apple: From now on we will be using code names. Apple: You can address me as Eagle One. Apple: Blondie is “been there done that”. Apple: Briar is “currently doing that”. Apple: Ashlynn is “it happened once in a dream”. Apple: Lizzie is “if I had to pick a wonderlandian". Apple: And Duchess is.. Apple: Eagle Two Duchess: Oh thank god.

!!!

*Briar comes home absolutely drunk, undresses, and stands in Blondie’s bedroom.* Blondie: Babe, are you.. coming to bed? Briar: No thank you, I’m sure you’re lovely but I have a girlfriend. Briar: *Lies on the ground and falls asleep* Blondie: ...

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Briar: Well, aren’t you all a rag-tag group of adventurers with unclear goals and good hearts! Oh, let me guess: you’re out to save the world! Duchess: Well, actually, that sounds like a pretty fair assessment. Ashlynn: More or less, I guess... Apple: That sounds awesome! Let’s do that! Lizzie: I’m new here, but I am open to the concept. Blondie: I thought that’s what we were doing, guys, come on!

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Duchess, reading the newspaper: Huh. Did you know Nickelodeon opened a hotel? Briar: Yeah, I went there once. There was a dead squirrel in the pool and I made some of Ashlynn cry by telling them it was the real Sandy.

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Apple: Guys, there’s a monster under my bed and it’s really ugly. Duchess, on the bottom bunk: Honestly, fuck you.

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Blondie: What makes you think it's okay to watch Hannibal given its subject matter? Ashlynn: Sometimes, I watch television shows for entertainment purposes. Briar: Because I condone murder and cannibalism.

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*The squad's reaction to being told they're the chosen one* Apple: I will not let you down. Duchess: Sounds fun. Ashlynn: K. Blondie: No, I'm fucking not. Lizzie: Do I have to be? Briar: Please god, I am so tired.

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Ashlynn: I think I just figured something out. I got to go. Briar: Aren't you forgetting something? Ashlynn: Uuh...*hesitantly kisses Briar's forehead before running out.* Briar: No, pay your bill! Damn, who raised you?

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Briar: *sighs* Blondie: You bored? Briar: Yeah. Blondie: Wanna start drama for no reason? Briar: I thought you’d never ask.

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Lizzie: Punch me in the face. Duchess: ...Punch you? Lizzie: Yes, punch me, didn’t you hear me? Duchess: I always hear ‘punch me in the face’ while you’re speaking but it’s usually just subtext.

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Apple: Be right back, gonna hit the toilet for a quick power sob.

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Briar: I'm hot, I’m tall, I'm gay, and I'm on my theatre kid arc.

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Ashlynn, writing in their diary with a glitter gel pen: I'm losing my sense of humanity. Nothing matters. God is dead. There's blood on my hands.

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Duchess: If we were in prison you guys would be like my bitches.

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Lizzie: Don’t weep for the stupid. You’ll be crying all day.

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Blondie: I was born for politics! I have great hair and I love lying! !!!

[bonesandthebees]

hi bee I AM FINALLY READING UR QSMP ONE SHOTS WOOOO i've literally been meaning to forever 😭😭😭

it's just a constant war of procrastination between wanting to properly catch up on qsmp (even tho ik i could totally understand them without watching !! i just wanna get a feel for how the ccs act n stuff in character :o) vs needing to read all of ur fics .

anyways the procrastination of my essay due in two days has chosen for me LMFAOOOWAEFIJAWKE (don't worry i will work on it... just after a nice treat from ur latest one shot ^-^)

DUDEEE THE WAY YOU DESCRIBE THE OFFNESS OF THE EGGSOWEAJAOWE THAT'S SO GOOD YOUR WRITING IS SO GOOD

dadza knows his egg children :( i will cry i will sob

i loveee how you added in them speaking through sign language, that's so cool man !!! aaaaa and how personal it feels to both of them i'll cry eueueue

She was a natural-born storyteller, just like Wilbur.

SCREAMS !!! FJOEAWOIWEOKIAWELO

He’d stared at the writhing mass of wires and binary code that wore his son’s face, and slammed his axe straight into its chest. Its blue eyes had turned green as lines of code ran behind them, only to fade to black once it was dead.

DUDEEEE THAT'S SUCH A FUCKING COO LINE, THAT'S SICK !!! /POS

the IMAGERY ohmygod

Phil hadn’t felt anything but rage when he drove that axe into its chest. But maybe he should’ve felt more.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWJEFOIAWELWKE I AM NOT OKAYFWAOIRJEKWA OHMGOYDDWAOJAWKLE

IM GONAN CRYRYAHWORAJWEOIAWEJAOIAWRI DADZAAA :((( I LOVE PHIL SM

RAHHHSS THAT ENDING WAS SO CUTE:((((AWEFJAWEIOAAWEALKEW WE STAN HIS CONFIDENCE AMEN sobbingggg cryingg wailinggg

okay . maybe i will attempt my essay now that i've been refreshed with bee fic awesomeness o7

oh god no not an essay I hope you're able to get it done in time 😭

aaa thank you I had so much fun describing all the little ways the kids could've looked off in that stream. I was going for an uncanny valley kind of thing. there's nothing blatantly wrong, but it's just too many little things that are too perfect to be real.

I also had so much fun describing the sign language. I definitely struggle with writing signing in the sense that I always debate whether to keep the sentences closer to direct interpretations/translations or to lean into the interpretation side of things since the text is an interpretation of what they're saying and isn't exact. but when it comes to describing how someone signs like how their hands move and all I enjoy diving into that because it's essentially how you describe someone's tone of voice, but in a completely different way than what i'm used to. I just love sign language man I need to practice my own signing more

I was very happy with those lines you pointed out :) both the cuteness of the storyteller one, but also the description of phil killing the fake chayanne. I loved imagining how the binary monster chayanne and tallulah could've looked. like were they more magic or robotic? bc a mass of flying binary code technically would look closer to magic in a realistic setting, but I thought a more robotic vibe would represent what it is a bit more accurately

I love phil man I love his complicated feelings towards not having complicated feelings about killing monstrous clones of his own children like he's such a messy guy and keeps his emotions ten feet away from himself at all times i love digging into him

good luck with your essay!!!

[iwatchthingsandstuff]

Alright it's been a week and my hands have recovered!!! With that said, it's still September and I've still got 💀👻🎃Halloween🎃👻💀 on the brain, so!!!!

Fair warning there MAY be spoilers, unlikely though.

Doctor Who Spookylist (Part 2)

S05E08&09 The Hungry Earth & Cold Blood - Now this is another one based on my own phobias... the ground collapsing under your feet and everything is a big one. But like you can't tell me that the introduction of the silurians isn't sooo horror coded.

S05E10 Vincent and the Doctor - Because you're just wrong if a tortured artist haunted by an invisible monster doesn't scream Halloween at you. Also keep the tissues close hand, I've been informed that even people who don't cry get sad for this episode. At this point in the list I am dehydrated and chugging water as fast as I am losing tears.

S05E11 The Lodger - This episode has plenty of horror tropes, but it's played as comedy so hard that you're not even paying attention lmao. We deserve a light hearted heart acher after Vincent saw his art in museums. Anyway this makes the spookylist for shits and giggles!

S06E03 The Curse of the Black Spot - Infection horror!! Again!! (Kind of.) Also spooky siren stuff, and pirates are certified Halloween shit, my Halloween pirate dress I wore for like four years proves it. But mostly this episode is on the list for fear of the unknown shit.

S06E09 Night Terrors - You just straight up don't know what you're talking about if this one doesn't make the spookylist. Another kid with far too much power, another stressed out parent, and a haunted dollhouse full of horrors. Also literally there's monsters in the closet. SpookyList material if I ever heard of some.

S06E11 The God Complex - This one's on here mostly 'cause I can't make myself rewatch it. I have a fear of puppets, it's a whole thing. There's another tick on the list of phobias for ya! But also the fact is that this episode is so extremely unsettling to watch even without the horror puppets. It's on the SpookyList because I'm gonna have my face buried in my partner's shoulder the whole time this episode is on... but it'll be on. And tbf the epiosde is about worst fears, lol. Happy Halloween!

S06E12 Closing Time - Sorry, sorry, I've tried to avoid robot episodes, because they feel too sci-fi, but they're just... just always so on brand. "Cybermen aren't robots" no but like they also are, so... anyway, I put this one on the list because it has almost all the same tropes and stuff as the Lodger, it's prequel. Also we need something lighthearted after the previous episode and I love a power of love episode.

S07E6 The Snowmen - These snowmen are scary as hell and you'll have to deal with it. The monster rebuilds itself too, absolutely horror movie vibes. Just have fun with it! Happy Halloween!

S07E10 Hide - Oh my goooooddddd HAUNTED MANSION!!!! Psychics and ghost busters and HAPPY HALLOWEEN AAAAAAH!!!

S07E11 Journey to the Center of the TARDIS - Okay full disclosure I made this list a few years ago, and I'm not a Clara fan so I don't rewatch her episodes a lot. All that to say I can't remember why this one's on the list. Maze trying to kill you horror maybe? Is this the episode with the burned up future selves? That's probably why it's on the list.

S07E12 The Crimson Horror - You know why. If you don't know why then you haven't seen it. It's horrific in a fantastic way. It might even be more horror tropey because the Doctor and Clara are mysteriously missing. Good shit.

S08E01 Deep Breath - Again I tried to avoid robots for the SpookyList but the idea of flesh wearing enemies that you need to NOT BREATHE AROUND is a nightmare. Idk maybe it's my asthma talking, but like I already can't breathe sometimes. Not to mention the sheer abandonment Clara feels at the darkest point of this episode.

S08E04 Listen - This one isn't a horror story, if I remember correctly, but it's literally about the Doctor insisting it IS a horror story. That there IS a monster. And then it turns out: nah actually. There isn't a monster under your bed, but it's okay that you're still scared.

S08E08 Mummy on the Orient Express - Again! Even if this episode wasn't scary, it'd make the list. A classic monster like a mummy? Definitely SpookyList material. Luckily it's also TERRIFYING! A scarier, deadlier version of that siren episode lmao.

S09E03 Under the Lake - Ghosts! It's a ghost murder time crunch or something! So spooky, so scary, so terrible!

S09E09 Sleep No More - Found footage storytelling of monsters that are made of what appears to be nightmares but super isn't. Have fun! I actually do love this episode. Though it did aggravate my insomnia via my paranoia for like 22 hours.

S10E02 Smile - I kinda gave up on not including robots by now I think. Anyway the terror of coming upon a dead colony and discovering what killed them is so spooky.

S10E04 Knock Knock - You know that one kid's movie, Monster House? This is that but like scarier. And aliens. SpookyList for sure!

S10E05 Oxygen - This episode is similar to Silence in the Library except that the scariest parts are capitalism and the fact that anxiety costs you! Have fun not breathing apparently!

S10E10 The Eaters of Light - Ghosts again heehee! This time it's scottish mythology ghosts, so even more fun for the whole family!

I've gone and hurt my hand making this list somehow so part 3 TBD again ig

[weareuniqueandimportant]

EVEN SIRCUS BABY IS SPEAKING TO ME... I KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT GIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S... IMAGINE JUSTIFYING BURNING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHILE DEHUMANIZING THEM AS MONSTERS AND TRAPPING SOMEONE IN ETERNAL HELL FOR BEING CRAZY ALL BECAUSE YOU'RE A CONSERVATIVE NAZI WASTE THAT LOVES ABLEISM... I JUST REALIZED THE STORY IS LITERALLY JUST SO MUCH ABLEISM...

We Read The Books. The Sick Characters Exist To Be Disgusting. Suffering. "You're Lucky You Didn't End Up Like This" Dehumanized Lower Level Cheap Shock Value Horror... Conservative Nazi Bigot Is The Hero... Killing Someone On Repeat Somehow Doesn't Make You As Bad Even Though They're Literally The Same Thing... All Evil Things Happen Because Of Crazy People... I Feel Like Scott Cawthon Is A Straight Up I Hate Disabled People I Genuienly Find Them Disgusting Kind Of Ableist. The Type To Go "Look How Much They're Suffering" At Someone With A Disability. Fnaf 6 Ending Is Justified Because They Learn Different. The Story Is About "Learning From Your Mistakes". Other Ways Of Learning From Your Mistakes Make You Straight Up Evil. Why The Fuck Is Baby Pretty Much As Evil As Her So Evil Father Lol. This Overall Is The Dumbest "Masterpiece" Narrative Ever. Who Would Actually Find All Those Things Besides A Completely Brainwashed Machine. Most Of Them Couldn't Even Write Something This Nasty. Or Maybe All Five Nights At Freddy's Fans Have Some Hidden Thoughts They All Share Deep Inside. I Wouldn't Be Suprised Tbh. Besides There's More Cringe Than That. They Have A Black Character That Just Disappears. What. Totally Racist. Only A Racist Liar Would Say Otherwise. I Am Right Silence Bigot. I Can't Be Gasslight By Your Nonsense. Since Scott Is Such A Piece Of Shit And Has Such A High View On Children The Praise Is Quite Funny He Would've Been A Horrible Abuser For Us. Religion Is Evil. Anyone Dumb To His Nonsense Is Completely Evil The Same. Glad He Was Kicked Out. At The Same Time Bad. Uh Oh. Whatever. Oh My God. Stop. No. Ugh. Ghh ><... Besides He Couldn't Even Write Cool Robots Well. That's Like The Appeal But Really Everyone Just Made Up The Appeal Themselves. The Actual Thing Was Just A Cheap Jumpscare Flashing Lights Simulator. I Have A Pretty Low View On The Games Being Able To Do Anything Cool Now. And Look Now That's The Evil Ai That Is Evil. Something That Will Probably Help Alot Of Disabled People. Noo Look How Scary Like Those Psychopath Narcissist Killers Conservatives Cry So And Their Fears Are What Each Villain Is Based On Boohoo. Only A Bigot Would Hate Ai The Same. That Is Good To Advance Technology. And Imagine Crying Jobs Aren't Needed Anymore 🤭🤭. Like That Was Even Possible For Them To Go Away. Ai Is Bad Only For Capitalism. And Isn't Fnaf Filled With Evil Ai Anyways. Oh My God. Ai Is Literally Why This Series Is A Thing. That's What All The Robots Are. Guy Can't Be Thankfull To What Made His Own Thing. Must Be Sad There Wasn't Enough Jesus.

Omg I Cooked Scott Cawthon. He Deserves That Too. He Must Be Doing Far More Evil Things Right Now As I Speak. The Fanbase Just Forgot What He Did And Have A Bunch Of Videos On How He Was "Canceled For No Reason" Pretty Much "By The Evil Sjws". Look At That Again. How Does Something Have A Fanbase This Rotten. No. Look At The First Part Again. The One Without Caps. How Does Something Like This Get Made? Only A Bigot Would Make Something Like This. And That Is An Obvious No Brainer He's One. There Was So Much Sexism Too. I Remember The Suicide Wishing Character Gets Sadistically In A Bad Way Punished For Wishing So. This Is All So Evil. If You Respond With Shit You Find Bigoted About This Blob Of A Series I Will Actually Have A Fun Time Lol.

Lol That Was A Mess. I Just Don't Want To Be Brainwashed Into A Bigot Unlike All These Machines. I Don't Accept Any Brainwashing. At The Same Time I Have Nothing To Be Embarrassed About We Were There For This Game All That Time And Watched All This Happen Then We Developed These Meanings And By This Point Know What A Waste Got Everyone But Not Really Fooled. I Know There's Just More And More Stuff And I Actually Want To Hear More Bigoted Things. Maybe I Will Learn Something About This Interesting Topic This Series Will Never Touch In Their Capitalist Buy My Videogame There Is No Woke Agenda Everything Is Respectfull To The Source Material Videogame.

Scott Cawthon Hates Crazy People And Paraphilia People. They're All The Bigoted Things And Hate Every Single Group. You Need Nothing Else. I Won't Erase The Next Part. But Sure. You Need Nothing Else Than The Words He And His Fans Use On The People That Are Kicked Out From His Nazi "That Is Okay That's Just His Opinion" Fandom Logic That Didn't Work For These People.

Bbbut That's Like 50% Of The World 🤤🤤🤤🤤... Shut. You Know Excactly What I Mean. Shh Bigot... Scott Cawthon Is A Much Bigger Problem Badly Tainting This Series Something That He Isn't Made Out To Be. Every Single Channel On Youtube We Have Watched Sucks Up To His Scottpenis. The Only Other Kind Of Option Is Someone Who Will Not Have Anything To Say About What He Did. There Is Absolutely Noone Like Us That Never Gave A Fuck He Was Kicked Out And Watched All The Pathetic Fans Cry About The Evil Leftist.

Anyone That Called Fnaf 6 The Perfect Ending Is Likely The Same Person That Cries About Those Woke Leftist Canceling Scott Cawthon. That Makes Any Fan We See Complete Torture Waste To Whitness. They're Literally The Fans And Anyone Different Is Labeled No. That Is What They Said About That Garbage Waste Movie We Didn't Even Watch. Sounds Pretty Misogynistic. The Children Are Still Stupid Idiot Completely Different From The Adults. And Adult Can't Be Like A Child They Have Depression Something A Child Can't Have The Agephobic Scott Cawthon Still Gasslights. All His Child Characters Are Terrible Sexist Aswell Waste. Boring. Horrible. Awfull Characters. And Yet Always The Best Ones When A Girl Because He Can't Write A Woman And He Can't Write A Man Of Any Age. He's Pathetic. Where Did That Black Person Go?

I Can Hear Another One. She Says She Was Supposed To Be In The Movie. Then She Was Kicked Out. She Says The Movie Was Going To Be Very Woke If Wasn't For Scott Cawthon. Omg... This Is Insane... Btw Our Just Abuser HUMILIATED And RIDICULED Us For Liking Woke Things When Before That We Made Up We're Done Being Ashamed About Woke Things Because They're Good We Prefer Them Over The "Original" Each Time. Want Them. Want More. Would Rather Them Than "Original". Like Them Over. Feel Better About Them. Want "Original" To Be More Like Them. But Because Of That Abusive Monster I Feel Bad About Them Right Now. What A Monster. Only A Bigot Would Say Otherwise.

Woke Things Are Good I Would Rather Watch The Marvels Or Whatever Captain Marvel 2 Was Over Anything Else And Would Even If We Hadn't Seen The Movies A Little After Endgame. Endgame Was Trash Btw Infinity War Was Better The Groups Were More Interesting And Cool How The Stories Tied Together. After That They Become Faceless Army Members. Very Boring For Every Character. I WILL NOT Be Ashamed About Woke Things Even If Absolutely Everyone Else HATES Them And WILL ATTACK Us For EVEN DARING To Like Them Over The ABSOLUTE MALE POWER FANTASY WASTE That EVERYTHING BEFORE Was. Fuck Every Single Marvel Movie That Wasn't Woke And Fuck Nazi Marvel For Going Back To Male Power Fantasy With The New Deadpool Same Deadpool That Stole The Spotlight From Lesbian And Trans Characters Called Them Offensive Slurs And Is Back To Say Offensive Things That Are Part Of His Very Marketing Therefore They're Suddenly Okay Because The FAN. THAT BELIEVES HE WILL SAVE MARVEL FROM THE WOKE. THAT THE SUPPOSEDLY WOKE MARVEL IS PANDERING TO. IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE. ONLY A MALE WOULD OPPOSE US. IF YOU PREFER MALE POWER FANTASY OVER WOKE IN ANY WAY YOU ARE NOW A MALE AND FOREVER WILL BE. IF YOU'RE OFFENDED YOU'RE OFFENDED FOR A REASON. THAT IS I WHO SHOULD BE OFFENDED BY YOU. THE DISRESPECT OF BEING ABSOLUTELY HUMILIATED AFTER ALREADY DECIDING THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN BY THE PERSON THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO LOVE US. CAPTAIN MARVEL IS ONE OF THE BEST MARVEL MOVIES. THE ENDING IS HILARIOUS. I WOULD RATHER TAKE ALL THIS OVER THE DISGUSTING ABUSER BIGOT MALE POWER FANTASY. MY WOKE IDEOLOGY FORMED TO PROTECT ME AND THOSE I CARE ABOUT FROM THE EVIL BIGOTED SEKAI. IF YOU OPPOSE ME IN ANY WAY YOU DESPISE US ALL. SIMPLE AS THAT. ONLY A BIGOT WOULD ERASE THE EXISTANCE OF IDEOLOGY. I LOVE WOKE THINGS. WOKE IDEOLOGY IS GOOD. I HAVE NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED ABOUT. I WILL SAY THAT OVER AND OVER BECAUSE I WILL NOT DISLIKE THE THINGS I LIKE. I FIND THAT ABSOLUTELY BADASS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN MARVEL HISTORY CAPTAIN MARVEL 2 HAS SUCH A BADASS COVER WITH DIVERSE SKIN. AND I WILL FOREVER FIND THAT INTERESTING THERE ISN'T A SINGLE WHITE MAN. AND ALL THE WOMAN LOOK BEATIFULL AND STRONG. MORE OF THIS PLEASE. THIS IS WHAT I WANT MARVEL. I LIKED WOKE MARVEL. I FIND THAT INTERESTING EVERY CREATION WAS DIFFERENT. I WOULD RATHER WAS THE WOKE PERIOD THAN EVERYTHING FROM THE FUTURE. I JUST FEEL DEPRESSED BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT US AND ONLY SEE US AS MONEY. HOW DARE ANYONE MAKE US FEEL HUMILIATED FOR FINDING THIS THIS WAY. THAT IS A STRAIGHT UP NAZI ATTACK ON ABSOLUTELY EVERY SINGLE SUFFERING ANYONE WE LIKE HAS SUFFERED. IF YOU'RE OUR JUST ABUSER YOU DESPISE ALL WOMAN AND WANT US RAPED BY MAN. YOU BELIEVE THAT IS IN THEIR RIGHT BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW BETTER BECAUSE THAT IS REALISTIC. YOU ARE OKAY WITH ALL RAPE FOR THIS REASON. YOU ARE EVIL. YOU ARE EVERYTHING EVIL. WOKE IS GOOD WOKE IS VICTORY. ONLY A BIGOT WOULDN'T ENJOY WOKE.

Is That What You Despised...? You Knew That Was You Who's The Bigot? Like You Could Change That. That Is A... YOU PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING. I ONLY ENJOYED THE WOKE THINGS I LOVE UNTIL I WAS HUMILIATED AND MORE... BY SOMEONE WHO'S PURPOSE WAS TO SUPPORT OUR EVERY SINGLE ACTION... LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE... JUST DID A BAD JOB IN THEIR ROLE... HOW CUTE 🤭...

Woke Is Good Woke Is Goddess. Woke Will Save You. Accept Woke. Be Saved By The Woke Goddess. I Hope Everything I Like Becomes Woke. Woke Attack On Titan Would Be Fire. Woke Berserk Would Be Fire. Imagine Woke Winx Club. This Would All Be Epic And Make Me Happier And More Seen. There Is No Bad In Such Acceptance. Only A Bigot Would Say Otherwise. And A Bigot Is What Put That In Our Brain. An Alt Right Nazi Lover. Yes You Are. Yes You Are. Aww.

[thatharringrovehoe]

Thinking of a harringrove childhood friends AU where Billy was originally born in Hawkins. Steve and him meet at the Hawkins community center during baby play group and are immediately inseparable. Steve seems to go through all his growth spurts at once, sprouting up the summer of third grade and towering over all the other kids when they get back to school. Billy goes to Steve's house almost every day that summer to sit with him in Steve's room and watch movies because the growing pains are so bad. Meanwhile Billy barely seems to grow at all, a premature baby and then a sickly kid that all the other boys poke fun at. He gets pushed into lockers and shoulder checked in the hall so often that no one notices all the bruises he's got are from home. They're best friends from diapers all the way up to middle school, Steve at Billy's side like a bull dog, ready to lay into anyone who messes with his best friend.

"You can't protect me all the time, Steve." Billy's words whistle through the gap where his missing baby tooth used to be. Steve puffs up like a peacock.

"I can so!"

"Nuh-uh."

"Yeah-huh!"

And Billy knows that Steve wouldn't, couldn't, win. Going up against Neil Hargrove. But.

"..Promise?"

Steve grabs Billy's face and smooshes his cheeks together, brown eyes big and beautiful and serious. There's a scrape on Steve's chin, raw and pink from where he smacked into the pavement during school today. David McKinney took Billy's dessert from his lunch box, an apple turnover his mom had made special, and chucked it into a puddle. Steve came out of nowhere and tackled the kid like a linebacker. Nine years old and ready to take on the world to keep Billy from hurting.

"I promise Bills. I'm always gunna protect you. Forever and ever."

Billy's heart flutters behind his ribcage, a flock of butterflies beneath bird bones.

"But why?"

His own dad knows he's worthless. Knows Billy is...wrong. And forever is such a long time to waste on a broken thing.

Steve scrunches up his nose, confused and pretty and Billy wants to hold his hand like in the movies. Like the ones his Ma cries over when his father isn't home.

"Because I love you, dummy."

And they're to young to know what it means but old enough to know that it's true. Billy reaches out, knuckles brushing Steve's in a question.

"BILLY!"

They both jump. Neil's truck rumbles ominously in the Harrington's driveway outside. He doesn't want to go home. Billy wonders if Steve would tackle his dad if he asked him to.

The next day Steve finds out that Neil moved him and Billy out of Hawkins that very night. His Ma had skipped town and left behind her little boy to a monster.

Steve cries for a month straight. The world keeps turning, seasons change and years go by. He grows out of his awkward stage and all the girls want to talk to him, but none of them fill the hole in his chest. He throws parties and drinks with all the other kids and wonders every day if Billy thinks of him at all, out there surfing the Pacific with the sun bleaching his curls.

And it's not until senior year during Tina's Halloween party that Steve gets an answer. Because Tommy Hagen comes bounding out of the crowd, smile sharp and mean while the people behind him part like the red sea, the new kid he's heard people talking about making a beeline straight for Steve. Eyes locked, unwavering.

"Got ourselves a new keg king Harrington!"

Steve can't hear him. Can't hear anything over the 'thud thud thud' of his heartbeat in his ears. And it's been seven fucking years and a whole lot of puberty since Steve saw him last, but he would recognize those eyes anywhere. His best friend is built like a brick shit house and covered in leather and cheap beer and spit and Steve doesn't know if he wants to cry or drop to his god damn knees.

Probably both.

Billy's smiling something wicked, tongue caught in his teeth while he gets up real close. Steve wants to bury his face in Billy's neck and hold on to him until the walls fall down around them. His voice is so much deeper than the crackly squeak it was when they were just kids.

"Miss me, pretty boy?"

And Steve feels like he should say something clever. Something cool and suave and more put together than 'I think when you left for California, you took a piece of me with you' or 'I go out of my way to pass by your old house every day after school and it's not even on my route'.

What comes out is a shaky "Yeah. A whole fucking lot, actually"

Billy looks pleased. Relieved almost. Like he didn't think Steve would care. As if Steve could ever forget about someone like Billy.

"Oh yeah? You waiting for me or somethin?"

Steve knows what Billy's looking to hear. The party goes on around them, Tommy looking more confused by the second. Steve couldn't give less of a shit.

"Yeah Bills." He says. "Forever and ever."

[mackenzielovee]

ambivalence blurb: june 30th - rafe cameron

a/n: everyone's favorite cancer girl's bday ! pls enjoy this , it was so fun to write. as always, let me know what you think! xoxo

warnings: swearing, mentions of sex, crying (she's a cancer)

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"Shh, gotta be quiet, buddy. Don't wanna wake her up. You got a good grip on those flowers?"

You're laying face-up in your bed, staring at the ceiling and grinning from ear to ear as you listen to Rafe hush Connor from outside the bedroom door. Like a giddy kid on Christmas morning, you close your eyes and pretend to be asleep as you wait for them to come in and get you.

"Yes, Daddy."

"Good. Ready to roll?"

"Ready."

You hear Rafe's footsteps as he enters, even as he attempts to be quiet. Connor grasps onto the cellophane so tight that you can hear it crinkle slightly, but you expertly keep your straight face. Just as you can feel Rafe's presence beside you, he shifts Connor in his arms.

"Get her," he whispers.

Before you know it, Rafe's lightly thrown Connor down onto you, erupting your two-year old in a fit of giggles as he tries to regain himself. You sit up and jokingly gape at Connor, watching as he grins and makes himself comfortable in between your legs on the bed.

"Happy Birthday, Mommy!" he calls out, thrusting the flowers at you.

"Did you just jump on me, you little monster?" you tease him.

He giggles even more when you grab ahold of him, attacking his face with kisses. Rafe sits down beside your legs, allowing one hand to stroke every so softly against your skin peaking out from the comforter.

"Daddy threw me!" he defends.

"He did, huh?"

"No," Rafe cuts in, smiling at you.

"Flowers for you," Connor says, holding them up for you to get a good look at them.

"Oh, my," you smile, taking them from him and noting the way his eyes sparkle just like his dad's when you look at him, "These are beautiful. Did you pick them out?"

"Me and Daddy."

Your eyes flicker up to Rafe, who's smile only widens. You know he had final say in the flower selection, because he'd brought home your favorites. You give him a knowing smile, reaching one hand out for his.

"They're beautiful," you tell them, "Thank you both."

"Hey, little man, where's the card you made?" Rafe asks Connor.

Connor's face falls, "Uh-oh."

You laugh and so does Rafe, who pulls his hand from yours and then lifts Connor off the bed and to the floor.

"Go grab it," Rafe says, clearing his throat when Connor starts to run, "Walk, please."

"Okay," Connor grunts, stalking out of the room.

You smile as you watch him go, letting your hand find Rafe's once more. He leans in and presses a firm kiss to your cheek, taking his time pulling back.

"Happy Birthday, baby," he whispers.

"Thank you."

You bring your hand up to his chin and pull him in, pressing his lips to yours without wasting any time. His other hand finds its way around you, as it always does, and pulls you closer to him. He pulls back after a moment and trails his kisses from the corner of your mouth, across your jawline, and down to your neck.

"Rafe, he's gonna-"

"Got it!"

Connor comes speeding into your bedroom holding his folded, red piece of construction paper up in the air. Rafe exhales against your neck and then pulls back slowly, not even turning to Connor before he speaks.

"No running, squirt," he sighs, scooping Connor up and bringing him onto the bed once more.

"Sorry, Daddy," he mumbles, then turns to you, "Here, Mommy."

You take the card from him and find three stick figures drawn on the front of it; one is clearly Rafe, the middle is you, due to the long hair and the dress, and the third is Connor, drawn significantly shorter than the two of you.

"Oh, Connor, this is great," you grin, "What's going on here?"

You point to the spot between you and Rafe; a group of messy lines difficult to make out what he was picturing in his head.

"Daddy's holdin' your hand," he explains.

Your grin widens and you look to Rafe, who's shaking his head and biting the inside of his cheek to hide a smile. At the bottom of the card, Connor had written something, and you're sure he was assisted by Rafe given how neat it is.

Happy Birthday, Mommy. I love you. Connor

"Thank you, baby," you say, grabbing ahold of him and pulling him close.

"Welcome," he cheers.

"Tell Mommy what we've been doing," Rafe encourages, poking Connor's belly.

Connor's grin widens, arms adjusting around your neck as he clings to you.

"We made breakfast," he says.

"You did?"

Connor nods, smile still prevalent on his lips. Rafe's fingertips brush against your leg as he strokes up and down, the feeling of his skin on your own something both of you swear you'll never be completely used to.

"And," Rafe continues, "Connor packed his own bag for tonight."

"I'll show you," Connor says, making his way off the bed once more.

You move to object, but Rafe shakes his head over him and helps him down, reminding him once more to walk and not run in the house. Once Connor's out of the room, Rafe refuses to waste a single second. He practically pounces on you, his body forcing you to make room for him between your legs as he starts kissing you. You smile against his lips and tug him closer by the neckline of his shirt, unable to contain a small groan from crawling up your throat.

"I love that kid," Rafe mumbles out against your mouth, "But, if Scott is one minute late picking him up, I'm taking him over there myself."

You laugh, "Rafe, come on."

"M'serious," he says, pausing his words to kiss you once, twice more, "We haven't been alone in a while. I need time with you. For my sanity."

You giggle against his mouth and press another chaste kiss to his lips; you yourself hoping Connor doesn't return too quick because of how good it feels.

"Your sanity?" you question.

He kisses you again, then pulls back only an inch, "Yes. You look beautiful."

You shake your head at his lie but revel in the words anyway, pulling him down to kiss you. Both of you continue, counting down the seconds, and stopping when you hear Connor grunt in the doorway.

"Heavy," he whines.

Rafe sits up and gives you a look, then stands from the bed and walks to Connor. He picks the boy and the bag up in one stroke, tossing Connor over his shoulder and tossing the bag on the bed.

"Wow, Connor, this looks great," you praise him.

He beams from where Rafe had placed him, "Packed my toothbrush, too."

"I'm proud of you," you tell him, taking his chin between your fingers and watching him smile.

"Come on, little man, let's show Mommy to breakfast," Rafe announces. He picks up Connor once more, then holds his hand out for your own.

You smile and climb out of bed with them, the scent of coffee already detected by your starved body.

"And you'll make sure he goes down right at seven? He gets grumpy otherwise-"

"Y/N, he's my nephew. I know."

"I'm just saying, I'd feel guilty if you had to deal with his grumpy side tomorrow. And Blue, he can't sleep without Blue-"

"Oh, my God," Scott groans, already ready to leave his sister on her birthday, "You realize I know almost everything there is to know about him, right? Relax. I'm not going to let anything happen to him and this weekend is going to be fun for both of us."

"I know, I just-"

"I get it," he stops you, "You should've let Rafe take you somewhere this weekend. You worry about Connor too much."

You cross your arms over your chest, defensive at your his accusation, "No, I don't."

Scott laughs, looking over your shoulder to find Rafe leading Connor out of the guest house by hand. Connor's bag hangs off his shoulder and he's dressed like a frat boy ready to play golf at the Club.

"Yes, you do," Scott pushes, "But, I get it. He's the cutest fucking kid I've ever seen."

"Language," you scowl.

"Shut up," he grunts, "Just relax and have fun this weekend. We're all pretending you two aren't in town, so enjoy it."

"Call if you need to, though," you assure him.

"Uncle Scott!"

Scott just nods to confirm he heard what you said, then squats down and picks up the always-running Connor from the ground. Scott throws Connor's bag into the back of his car, then tickles his stomach and asks how he's doing.

"I set the car seat up already," you whisper to Rafe, who's standing behind you with his hands on your hips.

"Good," he replies, then adds, "Sweetheart, could you not have that expression on your face when you're about to spend the weekend alone with me? It's a little discouraging."

You laugh but frown, watching Connor be so happy and content with Scott as they converse. Having to separate from him always feels like a punch in the gut, no matter how much alone time is necessary.

"It's not you and you know it," you mumble.

"I do," he nods, pulling you tighter against his back, "He's going to be fine."

"Bye, Mommy," Connor waves from Scott's arms.

You step forward and plant a kiss on his cheek, "Bye, baby. Have fun."

"Happy Birthday," he smiles.

"Thanks, handsome. Call if you miss us, okay?"

Connor nods and you watch Scott strap him into his car seat. When he's done, he turns and gives you a hug.

"Happy Birthday, Y/N," he says.

"Thanks," you reply, "Thank you for watching him."

"Mom and Dad will be there, too," he reminds you, "They tell me I could handle him on my own, but I know they're lying."

He gives you a wink, then steps to open the driver's side door. You laugh and wave, blowing a kiss to Connor through the windshield. Rafe waves over your shoulder, returning to his close proximity to you.

You both watch the car disappear from sight; Rafe resting his head on your shoulder to whisper in your ear.

"You sure you don't want to go anywhere this weekend?" he asks, "I can book us last minute tickets. Anywhere you want."

"No," you say gently, "I don't want to be far if he needs something."

Rafe nods, "I understand."

"Plus," you say, turning around in his welcoming arms to face him, "I really just want to spend time with you, and we can do that anywhere."

"Well, then I'm a fool if I don't take you inside right now, huh?" he teases.

You nod, "Very much so."

He grins and laces his fingers through yours, tugging you back to the guest house to get the alone time he's so desperate for.

He pulls you down onto his lap the second the couch is in view; smiling widely when you straddle him and run your hands through his hair. You'd failed to notice before, but he'd gotten himself dressed, too. He's in a collared shirt and shorts, hair done up to look nice for you on your birthday. It makes you, in leggings and his shirt, look lazy.

"Did you get all dressed for me, Cameron?" you ask, exploring his blue eyes with yours.

"Have to look nice for my girl on her birthday," he says, leaning up to kiss your lips before pulling back, "Gonna wear the tie tonight."

"Your 'Y/N's birthday, our wedding' tie?" you tease him.

"That would be the one," he nods, his voice dropping low as his eyes zero in on your lips, "Come here, please."

Sooner rather than later, Rafe has you laying on your back on the couch, pressing his kisses into every inch of skin he can reach. Currently, he's got your (his) shirt pulled up, laying kiss after kiss on your stomach.

"Baby," he sighs, halting his actions for a moment, "Can I tell you my plan for the day?"

You hum and nod, feeling blissful, "Yes."

"Okay," he presses one more kiss on top of your navel, "We'll have sex here, then in the kitchen, then I'll get you a snack. Then we'll have sex in our room, I'll make some tea, you can open your presents, we'll have sex on the couch again. Then, I'll take you to dinner on the mainland and stare at you all night, then bring you home and we'll have sex again before you fall asleep. How does that sound?"

You can feel your insides turn at the thought, at the proposed perfect day with Rafe. Smiling and cradling his head in your hands, you pull him up so he's face to face with you.

"I have presents?" you tease.

He rolls his eyes, "Of course you have presents."

You giggle and bring his lips down to yours, and when you pull back, he notes something different in your eyes. It's gentle, loving, happy. Even as you stare at him, you can't believe you get to keep him forever. Your thumb runs across his cheek gently and he smiles.

"That sounds like the perfect day," you whisper, "Thank you."

"Don't thank me, sweetheart. It's the same plan I have for my birthday. Just so you know."

You laugh and kiss him again, "I think we can make that happen."

He hums contently, hands beginning to roam your body as he grows impatient.

"I'm gonna get to work now," he warns you, climbing back down your body.

You grin, "Thanks for the warning."

Hours later, you find yourself naked under your comforter, checking your phone for the millionth time just in case. Scott had sent you a picture an hour ago of Connor holding up an ice cream cone (chocolate, his favorite), and smiling widely. The ice cream was all over his mouth and his shirt, but the picture quickly made its way into your heart and is now your new lock screen.

Rafe enters your bedroom with a mug full of tea for you and a claw clip between his fingers. You smile and sit up, watching him walk over.

"Here you go, sweetheart," he says softly as he hands you the mug, then gestures for you to spin.

Putting your hair into your clip is something he'd been practicing doing for you; having failed miserably the first few times when he failed to get one or two strands into it. You indulge him and spin around in the bed, feeling him gently gather up your hair and then slide the clip into place. You're surprised immediately, and you let it show.

"You're getting better," you smile.

"Figure it's something I should know," he shrugs, "If we ever have that girl we've been talking about."

Your smile only widens as you scoot over and gesture for him to join you in your bed. He holds up a finger, as if to tell you to wait a minute, then hurries out of the room. You sip from your mug while he's gone, tapping the screen of your phone and smiling down at Connor's picture.

He returns with two wrapped boxes in his hands. One is large and one is smaller. You sit up straight out of curiosity, widening your eyes at him slightly. You can tell Rose wrapped them - she wraps everything he gets for you because he gets too frustrated when he tries to do it himself.

"Now," he says, placing the packages down on the bed and then setting his hands on his hips, "Since I'm a Dad, do I have to tell you that these are from me and Connor, even though he had nothing to do with them?"

You grin, "No. You'll get all the credit, I promise."

He laughs, then gestures for you to scoot over so he can join you. His face meets the crook of your neck instantly, pressing open mouthed kisses into your skin.

"Control yourself, would you?" you tease.

"No," he grunts.

After a minute, he retreats, taking the mug from your hands and setting it on his nightstand before he hands you the big box.

"You really didn't have to-"

"I had to get my wife presents on her birthday, Y/N. That's how it works. Open."

You shake your head but smile, tugging at the neatly placed gold bow at the top. He watches with admiration and excitement as you get down to the gift, gasp escaping your lips when you see it.

A few months ago, you'd dragged Rafe and Connor to the mainland to shop for new clothes for Connor, since he seemed to be growing quick. The three of you passed by a Kate Spade store and you'd gawked at this purse through the window. Knowing you couldn't and wouldn't spend that kind of money on the bag, you had walked away from it. When Rafe asked you if you wanted to go inside, you just shook your head.

"You remembered?" you question him, lifting it out of the box to get a better look at it.

"I went back the next day and bought it," he confesses.

"Rafe, this is too expensive-"

He groans, "I set aside money for your birthday every year, sweetheart. I had plenty to buy it. Don't even worry about it. Do you like it?"

"I-" you stop and stare again, then look up at him, "Of course I do. Thank you."

He kisses your forehead and hums contently, "You're welcome."

You watch him pick up the other box, the smaller box, and hand it over. He moves the purse and the trash from the wrapping out of your way and you thank him quietly. Inside is a small black box, and when you open it, you know exactly what his intention was when he purchased it. It's a 'C' charm, meant to be added to the necklace he gave you for Christmas years ago with his first initial on it.

"Oh, my goodness," you smile.

"We'll both be close to your heart, now."

Demanding no tears, you shift so you're on his lap, kissing him with no real intention to stop. He laughs through the short kisses, pulling you back after a moment.

"So, you like it?" he clarifies with a smirk.

"I love it, Rafe."

"Good," he grins.

He lets you continue your kisses until both of your lips are swollen, and he grins when you pull back, knowing you're too wrapped up in him to notice the third, little box on his nightstand.

"Thank you for the presents," you whisper.

"You're welcome, baby. I'm glad you like them," he replies.

You watch him smile, which makes you smile, then turn his head to his nightstand. Your eyebrows furrow when you notice the box next to your half consumed mug full of tea.

"Oh shit," he swears, "I must have forgotten about this one. But, I mean, if you're already satisfied with your presents, then-"

"Rafe Cameron," you warn him, "What in the world is that?"

He grins, loving how he gets to tease you, "I mean, it was your third present. I'll return it, though, it's not a big deal."

You bite your lip to hide a smile, silently debating grabbing it as you run out of the room or playing into his game.

"Three presents?" you question.

"This one's my favorite," he says with a nod, "Would you like to open it?"

"I would."

"Hmm," he hums, "Okay, birthday girl. Give me a kiss first."

Eagerly, you comply. He smiles against your lips, hand already fishing around for the box on the nightstand blindly. When he grabs it, he holds it up between the two of you.

"Thank you," you say.

He leans up and presses a kiss to your cheek.

"No tears," he whispers against your skin before he pulls back.

Your eyebrows furrow as a new sense of curiosity and slight anxiety swirl around in your stomach. You genuinely have no idea what that warning means, but a part of you can't wait to find out.

Your hands quickly discover another black box similar to the one Connor's charm had been in. When you pull back the lid, with one final glance at Rafe, you swallow.

"Rafe, what is this?" you ask, your voice hoarse.

"That would be a key, sweetheart," he laughs sarcastically.

He sits up when you move from his lap, staring down at the box with a serious expression as you settle in between his legs, but no longer within his reach.

"Rafe," you repeat his name, seeming to be the only word you can find. You know what this is, but you need him to tell you.

He sighs, placing his hand on your extended knee, "I found us a house. It has an office for you and a spare bedroom for our second, and a spare bedroom for our third, if we go there. It has a porch and a pool and you'll love the kitchen. And, it's only fifteen minutes from both of our parents', so they can babysit without it being a pain in the ass. You can read and drink coffee on the porch while I corral the kids, and we can have family dinners in an actual dining room."

When he stops, you realize you haven't looked up from the key once. What it represents, what it means to you, it's bigger than just a gold key. It's the rest of your life.

He watches you swallow again, this time it's to prevent tears from coming. Happy ones, ones that would show him exactly what all the work he's put in to find you the perfect house means to you.

"I'd really love it if you said something right now, sweetheart," he says with a chuckle.

You look up at him and just stare, letting him read how you feel just by your expression. He smiles and gestures for you to come to him again. You waste no time doing so.

"Rafe," you repeat, voice full of emotion, "I can't believe - a house?"

He laughs, "Yeah. I haven't put anything down yet in case you hate it, but I don't think you will."

"I don't think I will, either."

Your arms wrap around his neck as you cuddle into his chest, mind running wild as you picture the extra space, the ability to extend your family, to give Rafe the second child he wants to badly. One of your tears falls from your eye to his bare chest, but neither of you acknowledges it.

"We can go see it tomorrow, if you want," he murmurs.

"I do want that," you say, pulling off of him to look at him, "I can't believe you. You're so sneaky."

His grin makes your entire birthday.

"I was hoping I'd surprise you," he replies.

You press your lips to his, then lay down on top of him to make a more permanent arrangement. He adjusts quickly and effortlessly, making sure you're comfortable without even having to ask.

"One day, I'm going to get you a gift that makes you so speechless and happy," you promise, making a mental note to put extra thought into his birthday gifts this year.

He laughs against your head, "Baby, you already did that."

"What do you mean?"

"You married me."

Your eyes flutter closed under his words, unable to believe he's yours forever. He doesn't even question when you climb back up his chest, grinding your hips slightly into his.

"I love you," you remind him.

"I love you, too," he says, and when you continue your actions, he halts you, "Uh-uh. Go get your sexy self ready for dinner. I want to hurry up and get home so I can have you all to myself for the rest of the night."

You grin, "Well-"

"No," he says immediately, "We're not having Chinese takeout on your birthday. I'm taking you to dinner. Go on."

You pout and beg for one more kiss, which he obliges. When you climb out of the bed, he extends his hand to slap your ass as you hurry off to the bathroom. He follows you, of course he does, knowing you two only have a few more opportunities to shower together left in this house before you move in to your permanent home.

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Lucifer 5B: Cutting off Touch to Spite Your Fans

Spoiler warning: This post assumes you've watched all of Lucifer, season 5, part B.

CW: There's plenty I like about season 5, but this is a negative post. I know not everyone is up for negativity about the things they love. I also generally avoid it and (try to) keep my mouth shut about things I don’t like in most spaces. It’s good etiquette. But this is my space, and I have thoughts specifically about purity culture and the treatment of sexuality and trauma in fiction. You’ve been warned!

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I'm a professional writer (not in TV). I've worked with enough bad clients, editors, and other writers to recognize some hallmark behaviors in how both Fox and Netflix gave Lucifer's writers incredibly difficult, unfair, and frankly weird situations to create through.

Fox did them dirty, interfering and ordering too many eps in S3. Netflix did them dirty, ordering 10 eps for S4 when it clearly needed ~13. Then Netflix ordered 10 "final" eps for S5—then, just kidding(!), 6 more after they'd done their writing for the 10. (What the fuck?) And then Netflix ordered 10 more for a "final-final" S6 after the writers had done their best to tell their whole story in S5. (MORE what the fuck.)

Talk about whiplash for creators, and half of those who consume content don't even care to understand such creative pain.

So, there are problems on multiple fronts. There's much I'll forgive writers, accordingly. I go into most shows expecting plotting/pacing issues. I look, instead, for characters and relationships that will triumph over those issues.

Heart is what the show Lucifer has always had in spades, both in its characters and in the immensely committed, wonderful ways the actors have tried to realize the characters' humor, love, trauma, and—most importantly—struggle to find healing. Yet, when given the opportunity to show health alongside another in a relationship, the writers/directors of 5B chose to remove most sexual humor and physical intimacy from their female lead and bi/pan characters to, I feel, sanitize them and troll fans. What happened?

Well, for one, say hi to showrunner Joe Henderson bragging about how the writers decided to be colossal dicks to the fans who helped secure their jobs:

From CBR's 'Lucifer Showrunner Joe Henderson Dissects Season 5B's Chaos'

Have we not suffered sidelined/repressed female characters, "bury your gays," and, oh, Chloe fucking a serial killer enough? Must we also say hello to neutered relationships once characters find stable love (whether same or opposite sex)? The result of withdrawing more sexual humor and physical intimacy from paired characters is an uncomfortable suggestion that they're reformed by "pure" love—more chaste and aloof, more acceptable in polite society. This is only done to end-game committed relationships.*

The writers seem to think they're edging the viewers, but the reality is they're taking traumatized minority characters who rejoiced in sexual freedom, but lacked and craved an emotional connection, and showing they can't have both, or, if they find both, it will never last. They've taken hypersexual characters and said, here, even they can have the love and commitment they desire, but some physical intimacy, especially sexual intimacy, is what they must trade for it.

There's always one more case, phone call, or coincidence interrupting intimacy. Traumas or deaths deserving emotional and physical comfort go on to receive none or only one aspect. Done sometimes, it's fine. Done always, it's sick. Dan dies, and there's no hugging? Really?†

Don't craft characters who crave a full range of emotional and physical intimacy, only to rob them of related scenes every chance you get. That's not complexity. That's bad writing. To even achieve this in 5B, they must squash banter and sideline their female lead yet again.

What a gift to purity culture, which tells us to be more palatable by bottling and buttoning up. That sex should be taboo, but violence glorified. That there is no heated desire among "Good Women," that sexual minorities of all genders shouldn't experience it much at all.

5A is so good. At the very least, it's on the right path (clearly, since the plot payoff from 5x01 to 5x16 is great). It shows a couple working through difficulties and trauma, toward each other emotionally and physically. It even pokes fun at people who think an established relationship means the death of romantic and sexual appeal (a tired and hugely sexist trope). And then... And then 5B reverses that, pretending established relationships are barely physical during emotional struggle and that the honeymoon phase doesn't exist. It robs characters of joy and comfort through physical intimacy when they need it to move through or push beyond trauma.

It's telling that so many fan wishes for Deckerstar are about healing touch and existing in each other's spaces: amending Chloe's spicy PDA history with Cain, Chloe caring for Lucifer's wings, soft family scenes a la Monopoly night and shared meals, morning-afters, etc. Reasonable fans aren't asking for porn; they're asking for connection and humanity. They're asking for writers not to forget characters (and, yes, including hypersexual characters) on their way from Point A to Point B.

That 5B lacks these things isn't a "tee-hee frustrating" slow burn or a cockblock. It is, in so many scenes, excising from characters a core part of what nearly every human and fictional monster craves. And it's a slap in the face to the "found family" trope. When you remove or tamp down a casual physical intimacy that was previously there, characters and their relationships fall flat, even if only partially. They become blunt weapons creators wield against watchers or readers begging for scraps of warmth.

Minorities shouldn't be killed off with ease, and they shouldn't be stifled with ease, either.‡ And maybe there shouldn't be deep trauma driving a wedge in a romantic relationship if you're not going to explore it through that relationship, too—physical intimacy included.

I'm still reserving some judgment. I loved the family drama and the end. (Although, again, where was the physical intimacy? No intimacy when Chloe or Lucifer return from the dead? Really?) I see where they could do awesome things, and could have done more if not for network BS.

But I no longer trust Lucifer's writers and directors. They thought S5 was the end. And what they gave us of Deckerstar, of the relationship that symbolizes health and healing in their fictional world, is this: cold distance. And they got a kick out of doing it, apparently.

If this is a "love letter" to me as a fan, I'm burning it. I can only hope S6 course corrects. If not, the writers who made these choices shouldn't write sexual minority and/or traumatized characters again. If you don't understand most of us, you should stop fucking using us.

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* If you don't believe me about the differences between casual/short-term relationships and end-game relationships in Lucifer, go back and look at how Lucifer and Maze are with strangers in all the other seasons. Look at Chloe's sex dream, her propositioning of Lucifer in a library, her sex with Pierce in the evidence closet. Look at how much physical intimacy there is between Lucifer and Eve, and then between Eve and Maze (if only as a ploy). Across seasons, there are sex/kink jokes and scenes galore.

Compare this to how these same characters are portrayed when with their end-game loves. Notice the gentle pecks on the lips and the huge general drop in sexual humor between 5A and 5B. How boring. Where's the spice these characters had? Also, give me a damn break. Buttoning up in a relationship is contrary to four and a half seasons of emotional character work that's been communicating security in our relationships is personally freeing.

† I'm not just talking about sexual intimacy in this post, though that is a big part of it because of the characters. 5B lacked crucial found family scenes, too.

Chloe should have been at God's family dinner, but being so would have prevented more ham-fisted angst. Chloe never even has a one-on-one with God, probably because that would demand a straight answer about her miracle status, which I would guess will be used to drive yet another wedge between her and Lucifer next season, but we'll see.

In multiple before- and after-work scenes, there was no reason for Lucifer and Chloe to be apart more, even, than they were in S1 and S2. Monopoly night was in S3, for crying out loud. Most horrifying of all? No one touches Chloe after Dan's death, but Trixie. Meanwhile, Linda, Amenadiel, Ella, Maze, and Lucifer all receive physical comfort. No wonder Chloe's tired of being strong.

‡ If you don't think it's offensive that they stuffed all their wlw content for two hypersexual characters into a few clunky, irrational, and chaste scenes that rushed I love yous, a marriage-like proposal, and the mention of soulmates, I don't know what to tell you other than get off my lawn.

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Umbra (part one)

Pairing: Demon Jimin x Angel Reader

Summary: An encounter with a mysterious demon leaves you reeling from an unexpected discovery.

Rating: 18+ (sfw) future chapters may be (nsfw)

Genre: Fantasy au / Demon Jimin au / Soulmate au / Strangers to lovers au / Angst / Fluff / Series 

Word count: 1585

Warnings: fight scene / bloody injury / mentions of loss of blood / Talk of Demons / Description of non human demon

Tag list: @jungkooksbroski​  If you would like to be added to the tag list for this series let me know.

A/N: This is for the @btswritersclub monthly mini project and the prompt was "magic". Also used my @btsholidaybingo sqaure "dark alleys". Keep reading line before 500 words as description of Demon.

Beta reader: @unoriginal-username15432​ thank you! You're a goddess as usual. 

Mood board: @wheresmymoniat​ Thank you Elle for making this "just for fun" and somehow having delved into my mind to make it exactly how I would have imagined, your big brain continues to astound me.

The blinding white flash lit up the night sky as you wrap your long coat around you tighter, to shield yourself from the fierce wind this evening. 

You know this isn't normal lightning and there's no storm on its way to wreak havoc, it was the work of a demon creating chaos, as they usually do. 

You quicken your pace, aiming for where the burst of brilliant light slices through the inky blanket covering the city. 

Another bright flash - closer this time - as you watch the veiny patterns it momentarily leaves behind in its path, your face being pelted with heavy rain drops as you force your eyes away from the sky. You're so close, you run, letting your coat open and flap wildly either side of you with each step you take, one foot bounding in front of the other. 

An explicitly dark alleyway has you halted in your tracks. Not just any dark. Thick, inescapable dark. You've been into this kind of darkness before and it almost cost you, but that was different, you were young and naïve. 

You'd made a mistake. 

You'd tried to face a notorious demon on your own and almost lost, you got lucky. Now you were prepared, you could do this.

You take a confident step forward into the black before you and leave your fears on the pavement.

Wandering blindly for what feels like an eternity, something's presence lurking all around you, encasing you in a sickly, choking embrace, you have to remind yourself to concentrate and look for the way out, the edge of the emptiness. The end of the cloak.

Breathe. Focus. 

You see the tiny slither of light and force your body in its direction, urgent and wild, pushing past the rim of the ebony cover. You're out and it's over, you can breathe again. 

A menacing growl beside you has you spinning sharply on your heels, reeling to find two demons fighting in the alley.

One a human form and one far from it. Recognition of this monster clicks in your mind, one of the most dangerous and wanted demons of our time, here, right in front of you, quarrelling with another similar of its kind but not the same. 

Could you face two of them and survive? 

It's too late to back out now. 

The giant monster springs, long, sharp claws out and aiming for his victim, only, at the last moment he spots you. You brace yourself as he lunges straight at you, his body slamming into yours. 

Sharp pain gouges in your side, pulling a loud cry from your lips as anger bubbles hot in your chest. Your hands clasp around his hairy arms, keeping them firmly away from you. As he fights against your vice grip, large fangs snapping his snout viciously mere centimetres away from your face.

In one swift moment his heaviness is gone and your lungs fill frantically with air, you shoot up on your feet, wincing at the resistance from your side. You don't want to look, if you ignore it then it's not there.

The human figure crouches protectively in front of you, you're perplexed but far too distracted by the grotesque creature preparing to attack once again.

"Stay behind me!" The human demon orders you.

How strange. 

You are not his ally and yet he's treating you as one. 

"I can handle him." You retort, bringing your power to the surface ready.

He laughs, the sound infuriating. "Yea sure, looks like it from the blood you're losing."

Fury blinds you for a moment, before snapping you back into the present, you have to focus your attack on one demon at a time and this man can wait.

The creature dives forward towards the two of you, using your ability to hoist him off his feet and into the air, your pale smoky vines of power suspending him and snaking around his ankles above you. 

You notice the man glance sideways at you, surprise evident in his features. 

He uses his dark, wispy tendrils of magic to wrap around the monster's limbs, binding him in mid air before you both slam him into the ground, the hairy beast disappearing into nothing, banished back into another realm.

The cloak of darkness lifts as does the rain. 

"What are you?" You demand. Curious as to why a demon would be banishing others of his kind. That's your job.

He slowly turns to you, eyes wary and narrowed. "You know what I am." 

What kind of demon could he be? You’ve  never come across one like him before. Even as he stands a distance away, you feel yourself drawn to him, drawn to his movements, to the way he stares at you, watching you behind heavy lids. 

He moves closer. "Look, if you're going to banish me, I'd rather we just get this over with." He says nonchalantly, dusting off his hands, looking at ease and quite frankly bored with the conversation already.

You frown. You should do exactly that. No talking, no hesitating, just get rid of him. However, something stops you, holds you back from doing what you know is right but something inside you is screaming that it is   wrong.

"Why did you banish him?" You fire back, needing some answers for this unexplainable feeling deep in your gut.

"You already know the answer to that too." His eyes are fixed on yours as he begins to close the distance that stretches out between you. 

You retreat until your back is met with cold hard brick. 

"He was a demon, he doesn't belong on this plane. There. Is that the answer you're really looking for?" His perfectly arched eyebrow lifts as he throws the question at you.

You watch his pillowy lips pull up into an arrogant smirk. "Come now," he leans in closer, only a breath away, his sweet scent intoxicating your senses and whispers, "what is it you really want to know?" 

You're frozen, unable to move and run like your head is telling you to, unable to cast him away or banish him. All you can do is ball your hands into fists at your sides to stop yourself from reaching out to him, from running a finger along his flawless, smooth skin. 

Angels are not affected by demon powers, they can't be charmed or willed or seduced, it's one of your perks and yet here you stand, immobile like a frightened little dormouse. But not because of this demon or his powers, this is entirely your own doing, your own cage you've built yourself. 

He studies you over curiously, you wonder if your eyes mirror the very look in his. "Why are you not banishing me?" He asks, utterly perplexed.

"Why are you not trying to kill me?" You finally find your voice, stronger and braver than you hoped for.

His dark, smoky tendrils snake their way up your legs and body, until they're forcing your arms in the air above your head. 

Your own pale vines of smoke meet his and entwine around them, halting them in their tracks.

He frowns at you, wide eyed. "What is this? What magic are you enticing me with?"

You scoff, hardly believing those words came out of his mouth and not yours. "I was going to ask you the same question."

Something clicks inside you, something deep down within your soul. Suddenly, you feel at ease, comfortable, at home. Your chest swells with a feeling you can't quite place, like being in love, only more than that. You feel complete. 

His powers release their grip and your arms are freed, but your powers are still joined, still embracing.

"What's happening?" You ask bewildered. 

He takes the one last step towards you, your bodies now touching, pressed firmly against each other. His thumb slides softly across your cheek, a caress that has you feeling dizzy and your knees weak. 

"Tell me angel, do you have a mark?" He whispers, searching your eyes as if they held the answers to life's questions.

All you can do is nod, frozen in place, unable to tear your gaze away from his.

"Could it be, I've finally found you?" He says quietly, more to himself you think.

You question him with your eyes, pleading with him to elaborate, wondering if this is all a trick before he slaughters you right here. 

He lifts the sleeve of his dark shirt and reveals his mark, an intricate, pink little pattern, almost like a scar. We are all born with these marks, none are alike, except for your life mate, which matches yours like a puzzle piece. 

He looks at you with wildly desperate eyes.

You lift your sleeve, hands trembling. 

You don't even have to look to know it matches. The overwhelming adoration in his eyes fills your heart to the brim, fit to burst. 

"It's you. I've actually found you, and an angel at that." He lets out a small laugh. His smile is more beautiful than any scene or sunset.

Your soulmate, the one who will be bound to you in this life and the next and follow you for eternity. You've found him.

But it's not that simple, for a moment later he has disappeared, your magic clutches to thin air, nothing but emptiness fills the space around you and consumes your insides as you frantically look around. He's gone without a trace and you have no idea where to begin looking to find him again.

[marcirose]

Observations from the 90s Sailor Moon 25 episodes in.

Disclaimer: I didn't grow up with the 90s Sailor Moon like other kids did. I watched a couple episodes but that was pretty much it so I'm considering this my first time watching.

1- The monster of the week formula for the filler isn't bad and it's a good way to pad it out so the manga could continue doing its thing, but where's this character development everyone's been saying is in the filler? It's just been Usagi crying, Rei and Luna talking shit, and Ami wanting to vibe.

2- I heard people say that they liked Usagi and Mamoru's relationship more in the 90s anime because it's "more natural" but they argue every time they're on screen. If I didn't know about Crystal nor the past-life stuff, I would have hated that they ended up together. Y'all liked this as kids??? Are y'all okay???

3- Usagi and Rei constantly being at odds and fighting isn't fun to watch. Makes me not like either of them. How are they even friends???

4- I know this isn't just a Sailor Moon thing or a 90s thing but what is it with young girls crushing on older men and thinking they got a chance? I understand being young and dumb at fourteen, but that's the most straight girl shit I've ever seen.

5- Speaking of, that whole nonsense with Nephrite and Naru? TOXIC! ACTUALLY TOXIC!

6- I'm a little lost on the 90s anime doing a weird Jekyll and Hyde thing with Mamoru and Tuxedo Mask and I kinda wanna know why (And I mean the weird modern retelling of Jekyll and Hyde where they're two personalities instead of the original where it's just Jekyll with an alias).

7- Mamoru just showing up wherever? Hysterical. I can't take him seriously. Whenever I see that rose, I just laugh.

8- THESE PEOPLE NEED TO STOP TALKING SHIT ABOUT USAGI! IT'S NOT EVEN TEASING ANYMORE THEY'RE JUST BEING FLAT OUT RUDE!

[kemonododo]

Decided to rewatch the whole series after seeing the finale, here's my thoughts as they come along part 1

Razz tells Adora not to look for others to tell her what to do and asks her what she thinks. Adora decides she must fight the Horde. It's poetic that Adora gets so hung up on destiny and fulfilling her goal, when the final message she needed to learn was said in the third episode. Razz is the wisest of us all.

Angella repeats what she heard in the legends of She-Ra, notably that she is meant to "bring balance to Etheria". From Angella's perspective this seems like a good thing, but it's so much more sinister knowing that basically means "to turn the death star on".

Catra was pissed at Adora, but seemed willing to leave the Horde until Hordak elects her as Force Captain. This is the start of her conclusion that Adora was only holding her back, and so the decent of her madness. That little smirk kills me, because that face will shed a lot of tears from this point on.

Season 5 showed us what Adora's She-Ra looks like, without the First One's influence. It might be a bit blasphemous, but I think that reveal would have worked better if this early season She-Ra was the mini-skirt, cleavage design of the 80s. Have a bit of symbolism about societal beauty standards. Love the muscles though that part is perfect.

The first time Catra and Adora meet back up after their falling out is a little unremarkable, the wounds are still fresh and they're still angry at each other but I think both still don't understand how big this schism between them will be.

I just realized Entrapta's castle has a picture of a Tyrannosaurus rex with a unicorn horn and Pegasus wings. Is that what Mara's dragon was!? 😂

God I love Entrapta, even when I first watched this I was excited to see the purple Hatsune Miku in the intro. She always cared about people since the beginning, she just doesn't understand politics.

Castaspella and Angella were shipping Glimbow from the start lol.

The show gives us a full view of how Shadow Weaver's abuse affected Adora. Being constantly pressured to be the best and strongest at the threat of Catra's health has left Adora a jittering wreck. Call me sadistic, but I love that it wasn't resolved in this episode. Adora wins the battle against SW today, but all the way up to the series finale we see SW's dirty fingers clawing away at her conscious. It takes more than 20 minutes to escape a life of manipulation.

Princess Prom! This is when the show goes from a 7 to a 10. Not only the prom being a fun venue, but this is where Catra begins to get some agency. This is the first time she really feels like a main character, which is great because I love her more than anything. Also the first time we see Double Trouble and the Star sisters, which I guess are different from the Star Siblings in season 5? A bit of a continuity error.

Aww, Glimmer is jealous. I can relate to her fears of being pushed out, but the fact that she's pretty madly in love with him adds a whole new layer. Bow is right but he's being a bit insensitive here.

Let's just take a moment to appreciate how far we've come. Remember when this was the gayest thing in the show?

It's fun watching the princess alliance so early in their friendships, they obviously care enough to go with Adora on this mission to save Glimmer, but I love how annoyed and distracted they get with each other.

This episode is also really big for Catra, realizing she will never get Shadow Weaver's approval, that longing look at Adora, "this is not because I like you".

The Beacon is sandwiched between two great episodes that make it feel like filler, but a lot actually happens. We see more of Adora's insecurities, especially how she starts to take it out on herself when she runs into a problem out of her control. We got the formation of the super pal trio, a short lived group with an amazing dynamic. And we also have a huge moment with Angella that basically defines her entire character.

Entrapta's insecurities are revealed. She wants friends, she loves people, but they're complicated and hard and always seem to leave her. It's heartbreaking and something that comes to a head on Beast Island.

I love this scene with Catra and Shadow Weaver. It's clear she still loves her evil mom, and we see how SW has abandoned the idea of Adora for now and is now beginning to manipulate Catra. We also see another Catradora parallel, both of them tell straight to SW face that she has no power over them anymore, something we continue to see is not true.

Promise! 18 months later and it's still my favorite episode of the show. I like how it starts off with the anger they've been feeling up until now, but through the mind melting manipulation by skynet Light Hope, it's multiplied a thousand fold. Before this Catra was pissed at her friend, now Catra wants to murder the person she thinks destroyed her life. After this Catra isn't a cute tsundere, she's completely homicidal. She still loves Adora obviously, but Light Hope has corrupted that love into the most vitriol hate on the planet. It's wild to think they both love each other so much, and yet the abuse that have scarred them prevents that love from breaking free. This is the true moment where the show starts, this is where it became the best cartoon I have ever seen.

Also this is the only time since the first episode and Catra's redemption in season 5 where their chemistry is in full play. They just love each other so much, god I'm fucking tearing up again.

An important thing people forget about the Catradora dynamic is Catra's inferiority complex. She has been told since the day she was born that she is worthless, below Adora in every way. She loves and looks up to Adora, but her existing in Adora's shadow blackens that love. Which is why her joining the rebellion isn't a good ending for her. She needed time on her own, away from Adora, to carve out her own identity. It was her struggles as Force Captain that finally pushed her to start doing good, that realization that she is unhappy in that role. If she had left with Adora in episode 1, she would still be bitter and cruel and toxic, because she'd still be standing behind Adora.

Shadow Weaver's abuse goes both ways, as now Adora feels like she needs to protect Catra like a helpless kitten. That dynamic was not healthy, and it would not have lasted. Catradora can only exist now because they both accept each other as equals.

That final "you promise?", probably the most important words in the show. I've seen this episode a dozen times, but after seeing the finale the tears are running down my face again. Adora was the light of Catra's light, nothing mattered as long as Adora was there with her. She loved her so much. The Fright Zone, Shadow Weaver, her own insecurities, they all impacted Catra. But in that moment, them cuddling on their bunk, it didn't matter. Little did she know Adora loved her back just as much. Fuck I'm crying again.

Catra took that memory, tainted by Light Hope, and saw Adora as a monster. Someone who manipulated her like everyone else and abandoned her at the first opportunity. Someone who broke her most important promise, someone who broke her heart. Catra is probably the best written character in fiction, no I am not exaggerating.

It's a hard follow up after that episode, but the amazing juxtaposition of Entrapta and Light Hope telling the same story with different information is bone chilling and goosebumps giving.

Knowing the whole story of Mara, Light Hope's speeches are terrifying. Her manipulation makes Shadow Weaver look soft. Luckily we have an Alicorn to help, like all other abuse in the show it isn't over in a single dialog exchange, but Swift Wind is speaking the truths Adora needs to hear. The thing about Adora though is one of her main character flaws, she gives in to the doubt her abusers seed her. Her friends constantly tell her she has worth and deserves love, but she has it in her head that she must sacrifice herself for the greater good. That's another reason why Catradora works in the end, Catra helps bring out the selfishness she needs.

Battle of Brightmoon isn't a great finale, my time in the MLP fandom has soured me on "then all the friends came together and shot the villain with a rainbow" conclusion. Luckily, the show would knock the next three out of the park.

Catra starting the new season strong, I love the juxtaposition of the horde soldiers fearing her while the super pal trio doesn't. I love that little smirk, she thinks it's the first she wants yet we all know it's the later.

Frosta got a character change, I understand what they're doing where the other princesses are bringing her out of her shell, but it all happened off-screen so she just seems out of character. The little moment with her and Glimmer is great, and a little bit of forshadowing for Glimmer's queenly role.

Every Shadow Weaver and Catra interaction is fantastic, I love how SW gets so easily under her skin and how Catra pretends to brush it off. Those black tenticles still have a hold on the Kitty's heart.

Ties that Bind is a fantastic episode, especially seeing Catra's interactions with Bow and Glimmer. I love how this contrasts with the season 5 episode A shot in the Dark, here Catra is bullying the best friend squad with malice while the later has Glimmer and Bow playfully making fun of her with love.

Glimmer's actions here are also great forshadowing for her role as queen, especially how desperate she is to destroy the horde and how it affects her morals. Makes her decision to use the heart in season 4 very believable.

I love how Adora keeps referencing ghost stories she heard as a kid. I love the idea of her and Catra under the covers telling scary stories to each other until they'd both end up cuddling while insisting they aren't scared.

Entrapdak! Entrapta's love of science, complete lack of fear, and unending kindness can turn even a dictator cute. They have fantastic chemistry.

I love this little moment with Catra, Shadow Weaver correctly assumes that she's being pushed out and left behind by Hordak, and sure enough she finds Entrapta standing next to him in the lab she was almost killed just for stepping in. Her fears are repeating.

Ah! Goosebumps! The show is slowly moving to be more and more Sci-Fi, and that little shot of Mara's crashed ship with the fantastic music is just a hint to what's to come.

Roll With It is an absolutely adorable low stakes slice of life episode that shows how fun these characters are even when they aren't fighting a war. It's probably the funniest episode in the series, the 80s She-Ra segment is my favorite. There's also the wonderful moment of Adora's breakdown, the pressures of being the world's savior takes a toll on her.

White Out! One of my favorite episodes. The mostly self contained story, the new setting and outfits, great Super Pal Trio bonding, Scorpia being a lesbian, Sea Hawk, and the only time we see the corrupted She-Ra. It's a fantastic microcosm of the show itself, and it's really funny. The Scorpatra stuff is a bit sad knowing how it ends, but it is nice seeing how Scorpia can have a crush while still realizing the toxicity of her relationship later on.

Shadow Weaver's backstory and the biggest window into her head. She believes what she is doing is right, but her methods are full on psychotic, and she was power hungry from the start. I love her so much, she's so deliciously evil. The Eldritch horror that is the spell of obtainment is a treat, and SW's arrival at the Fright Zone is beautifully terrifying. This episode also has the best scenes with her and Catra, it's devastating to watch Catra continue to pine for SW's approval and how, after all this time, SW still only sees her as a tool.

Shadow Weaver is one of my favorite characters, literally every scene with her a amazing. "I can tell by how your voice turns shrill when you scream" what a bitch I love her. I also really like how you can tell Catra and Adora still love her, even after all this abuse. She's a monster, but she's also a mom, and both of those identities conflict in their heads.

Shadow Weaver's and Light Hope's reveal of Adora's origin is goosebumps giving. The revelation that there is a universe beyond Despondos is amazing, but I especially love Light Hope continuing to withhold information and effectively lie to Adora. Razz, Swift Wind, Angella, Catra, they all tell her to make her own decisions but this moment with Light Hope where she is told she doesn't have a choice is what Adora latches on to.

There's also the deal with Hordak, when Light Hope tells the story, she paints it as Hordak ripping the poor baby away from her family. We later learn that's wrong, Hordak saves Adora, he finds a tiny baby and even as a heartless destroyer he knows he can't leave her out there to die. He steals her away, but he does so from Light Hope, the original kidnapper. If Adora was raised by Light Hope, she probably would have fired the heart without question. The Horde was not a good environment to grow up in, but it was an important part in making her the hero the universe needed.

I love Hordak's monologue, the art style and music are fantastic and the whole thing is terrifying. To imagine the big bad horde of the show is just a tiny sliver of what is out there. It also shows Hordak's motivations, which don't excuse his actions but do explain them. This show does a fantastic job at letting us sympathize with the evil-doers, and that has only grown now that Wrong Hordak has shown what it's like to be disconnected from the hive-mind. Bonus points for explaining Imp's origin and showing how Entrapta is exactly the person that he needs right now.

Catra is being embarrassingly edgy here, but it is funny that she's talking about "lost it all" and she seems to think this is rock bottom, oh girl you are in for a ride awakening with how much farther you can fall.

Promise plays again as Adora has another break down. We finally see Mara, and as with everything to do with the First Ones it is chilling. I love this slowly unraveling storyline of Light Hope's true intentions. At this point it is clear she is not to be fully trusted, but we have yet to see how truly sinister her intentions are.

Catra, again, being one of the best characters ever written. She finds a minimum amount of happiness in the wastes, and immediately it all comes crashing down when her trauma resurfaces. That scene of the anger taking over is a masterpiece. I have said a million times that she'd never be truly happy in the wastes, and the later seasons confirm it, but it is heartbreaking to see how even the slightest hint of a smile is ripped off her face.

The Glimmer Angella arguments hurt, they're both right but it's sad to see them fight and how Angella takes Glimmer's advice while Glimmer doubles down on her faults.

Shadow Weaver back on her bullshit, manipulating teenagers to give her power. Noelle mentioned how she truly believes she's on the good side, and obviously she doesn't want the Horde to win, but you can't deny she has some selfish motivations behind recruiting Glimmer. That lust for power remains with her until the very end.

We see Adora getting to Entrapta here, people I think really didn't get their impressions of her right. Entrapta loves tech and science, and sometimes it blinds her, but she isn't immoral, she does care about the safety of her friends.

"You made me this way, and you get to be the good guy" "you couldn't wait to get away from here, from me. But you came back for Adora". You can see how SW's betrayal not only reaffirmed Catra's fears, but was probably just as much a force behind her decent into madness as Adora was.

There's also something beautiful about the symbolism of Shadow Weaver using her new victim like a battery to crush her old.

And Catra betrays Entrapta and Scorpia, this is officially the worst she gets, at this point her hatred of Adora is taking over her. We see more of it in season 4, but her desire to hurt Adora as much as Adora has hurt her causes her to crack like an egg. Scorpia's face says it all.

I love getting to see Catra and Adora in their element, completely in love with each other. None of the complexity of the world at large, just them two together. Even Shadow Weaver's approval of Catra, this is her dream world.

It's funny how Scorpia's first instinct upon seeing Catra is to hug her while her first reaction to Adora is to insult her. She has terrible judgement of character lol

Everyone's insistence that it's "perfect", watching the world shift and fall apart, the confusion, the panic, the show masterfully shows Adora's emotions in this mind-melding episode.

"Soon the two of us will be ruling Etheria together just like we always planned" "Is that what you really want, to rule the world?" "I mean, yeah, obviously. Isn't that what you want too?" God this little moment is perfect, it shows how much they're wavelengths differ. Catra focuses on the "together" while Adora focuses on the "rule the world". Like DT says later, Catra's heart was never truly in it. This thirst for power is just the world's most destructive coping mechanism.