#we're never forgiving you caine

[fellatitledthemf]

Ep 2 be like:

[hopeinthebox]

i was tagged by the biblically accurate angels @cordiallyfuturedwight and @aprylynn for the september round up <33

i'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for this combination of tracks but i'm simply not privy to it. tagging favs if you fancy it: @thvinyl @btscontentenjoyer @spicyclematis @hoseeok @kimchokejin @jihopesjoint @eoieopda MWAH and always @monismochi !!!!!!!

[celaenaeiln]

Bruce, Dick, Clark, and their views on themselves

When I was reading, this panel really stuck out to me

Dick considers Superman a legend but Clark? Clark considers Dick, Bruce, and himself legends instead.

"I lose my powers. You're a spy. Bruce is an amnesiac. Legends don't change. Us? We're all just guys."

And this hits hard because it shows the vulnerability of the characters everyone looks up to as the greatest.

But more importantly, I just realized that Dick is considered by other characters to be in the same superhero generation as Superman and Batman. These people were the Trifecta of DC, the World's Finest.

That never occurred to me given Dick's age difference between his counterparts but by other heroes, he's considered as a separate league from them. He's considered a part of Superman and Batman's.

There are the originals, and the ones who follow after, and Superman considers Dick as part of his, Bruce, and Diana's generation.

That's so crazy.

Honestly I get the hero admiration Dick receives from other people because he's not considered part of them.

There's no one else in the entirety of DC who can consider the Justice League members as their best friends when it comes to sidekicks or people not part of the league, those who joined the community after.

But Dick.

Dick can.

And that's mindblowing.

Superman, Batman, and Wonderwoman are considered the Big Three of the Justice League but to the rest of the world?

The Big Three are Superman, Batman, and Nightwing - their son, best friend, and partner.

Nightwing is the only hero Superman asks for help and talks about his invulnerabilities with as an equal.

Nightwing is the only person Batman talks about his vulnerabilities with as an equal.

When Bruce was gone the only person he entrusted any information to was Dick. He left a personalized - voice activated - message for Dick and only him that lists his worries, faults, and regrets.

"The girl, Cassandra Cain... I told her to give this file to you should I fall tonight."

"She's my greatest sin, Dick. My deepest regret. Stay alive, and please. Try to forgive me--"

The three of them are in their own world of sorrow, love, and secrets.

[rius-cave]

Idea for an interaction between Luci and Adam

Lucifer: You used to be so kind and happy. So full of life and wonder. What ever happened to you?

Adam, seething: YOU happened to me, damnit! How do you not see that? You STOLE my first wife! You CORRUPTED my second wife with your shitty fuckin APPLE! You condemned all of humanity, all of my descendants, to a life of toil and suffering, all cuz the Big Plan wasn't fucking good enough for you!

And then, you left me! You left US! Left us to deal with the mess that you created! You are the reason for everything that has ever gone wrong in my life! You're the reason I doubted if Cain was my child! You are the reason Cain killed Able! And YOU are the REASON I was alone in Heaven!

Lucifer, looking mortified: W... What was that last part?

Adam, hysterical: You really didn't know?! Oh, what a fucking joke this is! Yeah, they didn't let Eve in because she committed the first sin. But she wasn't bad enough for Hell, so they basically just... Erased her.

*Adam feels his chest*

Adam: But, hey, at least I got my rib back.

Lucifer: Adam, I-

Adam: Able never got into Heaven cuz they hadn't created the Winner system yet. Cain's still wandering the Earth. I'm not allowed to talk to him. Not allowed to tell him that I forgive him, despite how much I hate what he did to his brother, because the angels fear that my forgiveness would undo his curse.

All of my other children, and all of their children, and so on, are just... MIA. The angels don't know what happened to them. Up until the big J-man came about, there were, like, clerical errors or something. They could be in heaven, and just not realize we're related. Or they could have been in hell, and killed in an extermination. I have nothing, Lucifer. My existence is hollow.

Huh! These are some interesting headcanons about the whereabouts of Adam's family! I have to say I haven't thought much about them, cause idk, I have no purpose for them yet personally. But wow, these hit hard. Eve was just erased????? fuckin yikes :(

Cain still wandering the Earth is also really interesting, is he there as like, an immortal human? Is he a ghost lol? Is he just dead but he can't enter Heaven or Hell like... uh... well a ghost i suppose lmao.

To me it would feel like most of Adam's family just doesn't wanna see him anymore, regardless if they're in Heaven or Hell, but them being just... lost is also an interesting possibility.

Also. ouchie. About that whole exchange. No matter how silly of a guy Lucifer is, he is definitely still the Devil and very much responsible for most of humanity's suffering lol

[ominous-auburn-orbs]

Oooo Royalteeth fic thought The whole circus cast escape the digital circus with Caine included but he gets all confused and memory loss like Pomni and the others did when they entered the digital world.

The first thing he decides to do when seeing Kinger is go “Wowzers your cute looking!” And him getting flushed when Kinger tells him they’re dating

Sorry for making you wait a week, hope this makes up for it!

They had found the exit. It was real. They could leave. Finally, they would be free. The others had gone through the door already, and Caine had confirmed that they hadn't been sent to the void. They hadn't been sent anywhere in the circus.

Despite the freedom he had so longed for being right in front of him, Kinger hesitated. He turned back and found Caine looking on from a distance, hat in his hands and a melancholic expression on his face.

"Caine? Aren't you coming with us?" Kinger fully turned away from the exit, glancing back to make sure it wouldn't suddenly disappear.

"I would love to. More than anything," Caine sighed, "but I'm not sure I can. You all had bodies, you were all people. I'm just an AI, I can't leave this place."

Kinger reached out a hand and held onto Caine's. "You'll never know if you don't try." Caine still looked doubtful. "Please? I want you with me on the other side."

"You do?" His quiet voice was answered with an earnest nod. "D-do you think Bubble can come too? I admit I have grown pretty attached to them..."

It was Kinger's turn to doubt. "Well, we can bring them, but I'm not sure what they'll be. I mean, you're clearly sentient, and Bubble... is a bit less so." Seeing Caine's expression fall, he continues to reassure him. "But, it still won't hurt to try."

Bubble flew out of Caine's hat. "You hear that, Bubble? You can come with us!"

"Ooohhh, really?! Where are we going?"

The ringmaster rubbed his thumb across Kinger's hand. "Home. We're going home."

Placing his hat back on his head, Caine walked towards the exit door with Kinger, a tight grip on his gloved hand. With a final hopeful look a into each other's eyes, the two stepped into the real world, leaving the circus behind.

"Ughh... where am I?" Caine groaned as he picked himself up off the floor. A dusty headset lay abandoned on a nearby desk, with an old computer alongside it. On the screen, a highly saturated image of a circus tent was shown before the computer turned itself off. Caine felt a great sense of finality, but he couldn't quite discern why.

The high roof and grey carpet were joined by white walls, one of them with the letters 'C&A' on it in blue writing. Around him, there were other people as well. They felt familiar, and all of them stared at him in disbelief, but none of them could work up the courage to say anything. Caine felt a weight in his pocket and reached inside, pulling out a tamagotchi. It had a light blue shell with a bubble pattern, with the creature on the screen being a sphere of sorts with sharp teeth and black dots for eyes. A little unsettling, yet he still liked it. He felt strangely connected to it.

"Oh- oh my God... we're out- we got out!" An older man with greying hair and a purple robe draped across his shoulders looked around the room in ecstatic surprise. "Although I don't think I was wearing this when I put on the headset- but who cares, Caine, we're free!"

The man turned to him and Caine felt his chest fill with a pleasant ache. That must be his name, yes. He became more certain as moments passed, bringing a few more memories back to him. He was a ringmaster, which would explain his somewhat extravagant outfit. And he was supposed to know these people, too.

"Forgive me if I'm dampening the mood here, but who are you all?" Caine gave the man before him a once-over, his tone becoming far more flirtatious. "Especially you. Who are you?~"

Panic was clear in the eyes of the performers- performers? Right, of course! He would lead and host and such, while they did all the real entertaining. The details were still missing, but he knew he liked his troop regardless.

"Did- do you not remember?" He sounded so hurt. Caine didn't want him to be hurt. "I-I'm Kinger. Your boyfriend? Please, you can't do this to me!"

"M-my boyfriend?!" The ringmaster was not as surprised as he expected to be. He already knew that, didn't he? It still didn't stop the heat from rising in his cheeks, though.

"Yes!" Kinger pointed to the others around them. "That's Jax, that's Ragatha, oh and of course Pomni, and I believe that's Gangle, and over there is Zooble! Do you remember? Is any of this familiar?"

It was. As Kinger had continued down the list, Caine was already predicting the names he would say next. He knew these people. He loved these people.

"Caine... I can't believe you came with us." Pomni's outfit was more casual than what he remembered it being, but she still had the usual colours. The girl seemed unsure of what to do, so she gently held onto Caine's hand. He knew it was an honour for her to be comfortable with touching someone. "I was already starting to miss you before you came through. Please don't forget like I did. Even now, I can't remember a lot of my old life, but I remember the circus. I remember you."

She let go of his hand, and that's when it finally came back to him. All of who he was, who his friends were, all that he had loved and lost, he remembered it all. Caine put a gloved hand to his face, realising only then the strangeness of it. It was flesh.

"I- I'm human. I can be with you all. We can be safe! Happy!" He continued to feel across his face, his joy being overrun by mildly disgusted confusion. "Although, this will take some getting used to. Ohhh, my eyes are outside of my mouth, my mouth is very small, I don't like that- goodness, that's a lot of skin- wait."

He locked eyes with Kinger, who had tears of joy brimming in his own. The love of his digital and now real life, still as beautiful as ever.

"If we both have lips now... then I can finally do this!" Caine pulled Kinger close by the front of his robe, kissing him as if he would die if they were to separate.

The others swiftly took this opportunity to tend to each other and get used to having their old bodies again, but they were glad Caine's amnesia was only temporary.

"Hey, um, we're gonna start searching for a way out of here, w-we'll come back to get you two when, uh... yeah," Gangle told them, clearly feeling a bit awkward about interrupting their moment, but finding entertainment in it regardless, eventually ripping her eyes away to join her friends in their search.

The two finally pulled away from each other, if only by a short distance. "Do you want go with them?" Kinger asked.

"Not yet, my darling. I want to stay with you." They kissed again, with Caine's arms now wrapped securely around Kinger's torso while Kinger moved his hands up and down the ringmaster's back.

Considering how many holes there were in all of their memories, readjusting was going to be rather difficult, but they would find a way. They'd already been through the hardest things reality and beyond could throw at them. For the first time in a very long time, the group had hope.

[solei-eclipse]

🎶: SOLEI

let there be light,

let there be light

let me be right

I am alive, I am awake

I am aware of what life tastes like

-

and we're swallowing light

til' we're fixed from the inside

it's okay if you can't catch your breath

you can take the oxygen straight out of my own chest

-

what a privilege it is to love,

a great honor to hold you up

I was a living thing

before I was a human being

-

if you could fly and be the bird

then you could see the forest burn

-

take from the world no more

god loves you, but not enough to save you

-

we all know how it goes

the more it hurts, the less it shows

but I still feel like they all know

and that's why I could never go back home

-

but I always knew that in the end, no one was coming to save me

so I just prayed, and I keep praying and praying and praying

If it's meant to be, then it will be

I forgive it all as it comes back to me

-

I can't let go when something's broken

It's all I know, and it's all I want now

you believe me like a god

I destroy you like I am

I'm sorry I'm the one you love

no one will ever love me like you again

so when you leave me I should die

I deserve it, don't I?

there's some kind of burning inside me

it's kept me from falling apart

and I'm sure that you've seen what it's done to my heart

but it's kept me from falling apart

-

and I don't blame you

if you want to bury me in your memory

I'm not the girl I ought to be

but maybe when you tell your friends

you can tell them what you saw in me

and not how I turned out to be

[gamesception]

Sception Reads Cass Cain #24

Batgirl (2000) #9 Words: Kelley Puckett Pictures: Scott & Campanella

The end of the 'Cass gets her powers back' arc, some good stuff in here, including Bruce going to Cain in the hopes that he might gain some new insight into how Cass was trained in the first place that will help her now, while Cass goes out to find Shiva, who is able to give her what Bruce can't, in exchange for the promise of a proper fight to the death a year later, establishing a new temporary status quo and letting Cass's Batgirl title get back to the mostly stand alone stories, at least for a while. I'm sick as hell right now, so once again we're just picking out a few scenes to look at in more depth, but you know the drill, this is still mostly the original team, still ~mostly~ on their A-game, so yeah if you've never read it before go check it out.

So Bruce sneaks into David's house, again, this time trying to find insight into David's training techniques that might help Cassandra, and there's this little flashback sequence via David's proud papa family films (please forgive the more-extended-than-usual cut and paste):

Setting aside the comic-book unreality of the scene, It's important for a number of reasons. For one, it again contrasts Cass's two father figures, who are otherwise so often in parallel.

Yes, they both drive her towards isolated lives of violence and darkness, and away from everyday life in the light and normal human interactions. Yes, both love and care for her, but also see themselves echoed within her so strongly that they end up treating her more as extensions of themselves, as protege, partner, agent, or legacy, rather than as a person in her own right who should be allowed and encouraged to live her own life.

but Bruce has lines he won't cross, and David doesn't.

More than that, though, we get to see here something that Bruce can't.

Bruce sees David crossing his lines and snaps into vengeance mode, all black and white morality. "You weren't training her, you were just abusing her." But while shooting Cass was absolutely abuse, it was also training, and more importantly than that it was play. It was a game.

Look at that smile. Even in the middle of tremendous pain, Cass is having fun. She's playing a game with her dad, and winning, and her dad's going to be so proud of her for winning the game.

These are the sorts of extremes little Cass was not just willing but eager to go to in order to earn her father's approval, and Bruce is too distracted by his own righteous indignation at her abuse to register this dangerous and self destructive character trait - central to who Cass was even before she was consumed by guilt - or realize how her new life as Batgirl is feeding it.

Yes, David abused Cass in ways that Bruce never would, but rather than helping Cass recover from that abuse - instead of offering Cass the kind of unconditional parental love that would allow her to start living for herself instead of for a father-figures approval - Bruce is instead using Cass's abuse in furtherance of his own crusade.

And that's something that's only possible because Bruce refuses to acknowledge Cass's gleeful participation in her own past abuse. 'David abused her, but I never would. I'm not forcing her to join my crusade, I'm simply allowing her to do what she wants to do, and if what she wants is to be just like me, that's just because we're so much alike' - ignoring how her abusive upbringing influenced what Cass wants or how she behaves towards father figures.

...

Sadly, as with a lot of this early set up stuff, we don't ever really get a proper payoff to this. Creative teams change and characters are retconned and terrible editorial decisions are imposed and by the time any stability returns to Cass as a character not only is this intricate web of character connections gone, the structure it was built on also no longer exists.

.....

Anyway, Cass is also in this Cass comic, asking if Shiva can give her back her powers.

It's kind of a cheap cinema-sins ding style complaint, but... how exactly can Shiva give Cass back her body-reading ability? Especially so quickly and easily? Especially without any impact on the language centers of Cass's brain which used to be processing the body reading stuff and are now processing language? Like, there isn't even an arbitrary wizard here. This bit works on an emotional or story logic level I guess, but always felt kind of arbitrary. Especially how Cass was able to have both the body reading and normal speech after this, when they were so deliberately positioned as an either-or sort of thing before.

But whatever! We're not doing that anymore! And the looming death match that Cass expects to lose ties so closely to her core character motivations that I'm cool with it. But I talked about that stuff at length last time, no need to re-hash it here.

David Cain and Lady Shiva are problems for the future. For now this little stretch of serialized stories is over, and Cass can go back to episodic Batgirl adventures for a bit, only with more narration I guess.

[impossiblyfreshdonut]

A collection from memory.

“i’m the one who gripped you tight and raised you from perdition.” - Castiel, s4 ep1

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“you don’t think you deserve to be saved.” - Castiel, s4 ep1

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“dean and i do share a more profound bond… i wasn’t going to mention it.” - Castiel, s6 ep3

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“Castiel? Oh he's, he's not here. You see he has this weakness, he likes you.” - Uriel, s4 ep10

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“I was getting too close to humans in my charge. You.” - Castiel, s4 ep16

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“I'm hunted, I rebelled, and I did all of it for you” - Castiel, s5 ep1

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“So what, I'm Thelma, you're Louise and we're just gonna hold hands and sail off this cliff together?” - Dean, s5 ep3

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“Dean, I do everything that you ask. I always come when you call, and I am your friend.” - Castiel, s6 ep21

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“A part of me always believed you'll come back.” - Dean, s7 ep17

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“When Castiel first laid a hand on you in hell he was lost!” - Naomi, s7 ep21

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“We're family. We need you... I need you.” - Dean, s8 ep17

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“Dean, you know I always appreciate our talks, our time together.” - Castiel, s9 ep3

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“Maybe you could fight the mark for years. Maybe centuries, like Cain did. But you can't fight it forever. And when you turn, and you will turn, Sam, and everyone you know, everyone you love, they could be long dead. Everyone except me. I'm the only one who will have to watch you murder the world. So if there's even a small chance that we can save you, I won't let you out of this room.” - Castiel, s10 ep 22

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“Well, I said I needed a big win. We got Cas back. That's a pretty damn big win.” - Dean, s13 ep6

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“Cas! No, no, no. Cas? Cas, I hope you can hear me... that wherever you are, it's not too late. I should've stopped you. You're my best friend, but I just let you go. 'Cause it was easier than admitting I was wrong. I -- Ohh. I don't know why I get so angry. I just know -- I know that it's -- i-it's just always been there. And when things go bad, it just -- it comes out. And I can't -- I can't stop it. No matter how -- how bad I want to, I just can't stop it. And -- And I -- I forgive you. Of course I forgive you. I'm sorry it took me so long -- I'm sorry it took me till now to say it. Cas, I'm -- I'm so sorry. Man, I hope you can hear me. I hope you can hear me. Okay.” - Dean, s15 ep9

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Castiel – “I always wondered, ever since I took that burden, that curse, I wondered what it could be? What my true happiness could even look like. I never found an answer because the one thing I want... It's something I know I can't have. But I think I know... I think I know now. Happiness isn't in the having, it's in just being. It's in just saying it.”

Dean – “What are you talking about, man?”

Castiel – “I know. I know how you see yourself, Dean. You see yourself the same way our enemies see you. You're destructive, and you're angry, and you're broken. You're “daddy's blunt instrument.” And you think that hate and anger, that's... That's what drives you, that's who you are. It's not. And everyone who knows you sees it. Everything you have ever done, the good and the bad, you have done for love. You raised your little brother for love. You fought for this whole world for love. That is who you are. You're the most caring man on Earth. You are the most selfless, loving human being I will ever know. You know, ever since we met, ever since I pulled you out of Hell... Knowing you has changed me. Because you cared, I cared. I cared about you. I cared about Sam, I cared about Jack... I cared about the whole world because of you. You changed me, Dean.”

Dean – “Why does this sound like a goodbye?”

Castiel – “Because it is. I love you.”

Dean – “Don't do this Cas.”

Castiel – “Goodbye, Dean.”

— s15, ep18.

[mirikitakato]

[Translation] Halloween 2023 - A capricious love for an endless night: Episode 6

Cain: Children...?

Oz: ...There are several children watching us from over there. It seems like they're peeking from behind the houses.

Cain: I see, then...

Cain: 《Gladius Procella》

Hooded woman: W-what... magic...?!

Bright-haired man: P-please forgive us! Please, just spare the children's lives...

Cain: I won't attack you with no reason. Come on, put your hand out.

Hooded woman: This is...

Young girl: A small, little star...? Did you just make this with magic?

Cain: Yeah, it's a wizard's sugar. It makes you feel better when you eat it, and it's sweet and delicious. I want to share it with everyone. Could you call the children over there?

Young girl: U-um...

Oz: ...Are you showing mercy?

Cain: It's not like that. What good would it do to intimidate such a small child?

Oz: …....

Cain: ...I understand. You didn't mean it that way, did you? I just remembered when we met the children in the Northern Country before. They were all thin, scared, and their voices were so choked up that they couldn't speak properly. I think the children here are a bit better off...

Oz: ........ I never cared about humans. Those who begged for help were a nuisance, but not enough to warrant my attention. But why do they keep trying to live in the same place?

Cain: Why, you ask...

Oz: I asked the same question in another place before. If they are going to entertain the wizards just to seek protection from them… Then isn't it their wish to find a new and more habitable land?

Cain: It’s true that a wizard like you might be able to do that much, but...

Hooded woman: No... We cannot ask for any more luxuries. In the face of powerful nature, we have no choice but to live frugally, our only indulgences are the occasional festival preparations… For we were born in this land that Lord Snow and Lord White love and care for. Oh, kind wizard. Accept this hospitality as a heartfelt offering from grateful souls.

Cain: ...I see. Alright, I'll accept it, of course. But hospitality, you know, is something that requires sincerity from both the host and the guest. So, I want you to accept my sincerity too. It may not be the way it's done in the Northern country, but I want to wholeheartedly accept your kindness.

Bright-haired man: But...

Young girl: Uhm...

Cain: Oh, you brought them? Okay, everyone, put your hands out and accept this. 《Gladius Procella》!

Freckled boy: Wow, amazing... It's like stars are falling into my palm!

Young girl: Beautiful... I've never seen magic before...

Hooded woman: This is the power of miracles...How ephemeral and beautiful...

Cain: Ah... I guess so. But our meeting today is even more miraculous.

Bright-haired man: Lord Wizard…

Cain: Cain is fine. Let's shake hands. I'm glad I met you all. Hey, would you like to show me around your village? I haven't been to the Northern country much. Your favorite places, your favorite foods...If you could show me those things, it would be the best hospitality I could ask for.

Village children: ......

Bright-haired man: ...Understood. If that is what you wish.

Hooded woman: We will have the village children guide you.

Cain: Ah, thank you! Oz, are you coming?

Oz: I'm good.

Hooded woman: Then, Sir Oz, this way...Would you like some drinks?

Bright-haired man: We can also offer you some light snacks. We'll grill some sweet vegetables grown under the snow and serve them with shaved rock salt.

Oz: ...Ah, I'll take it.

Young girl: Sir Cain, this way.

Freckled boy: There's a small market over there, so I'll show you around...

Cain: Whoa, a whirlwind...

Young girl: ...It's a wind that sometimes comes down from the mountains. There have been a lot of them lately.

Freckled boy: It's fluffy and warm, and it feels good...

Cain: ...Ah. Oz is right, it's a strange wind. (And there's a faint scent of flowers and fruits. This scent, I've smelled it somewhere before...)

*****

Snow: Hey, Thewlis. We're back.

White: It would be nice if you would show yourself after such a long time.

The villagers took water from the spring to use for their daily lives, and there were many springs of various sizes scattered throughout the village. Among them, the particularly large and deep spring at the back of the village seemed to be the main source of water.

Snow and White called out to the spring several times, but the surroundings remained completely silent with no response.

Akira: I guess he won't come out just because we call him, huh...?

Snow: It seems so. He may have seen our faces, but pretending not to know us.

White: Well, it's no use talking to beasts anyway. Let's just relax here for a while.

In addition to the change of clothes, the villagers had brought the twins all sorts of things. Lanterns, blankets, snacks, and drinks...A roofed terrace perched on the spring's edge served as the stage for their hospitality.

Seated on here, the twins seemed to become part of the landscape itself. Their adult forms fit perfectly in the space, mirroring its quiet nobility.

White: Ah, this is paradise.

Snow: Ah, it's really paradise.

Akira: The water here is warm and pleasant to the touch! It's like a real hot spring.

White: Hohoho, I'm glad you like it. We often used to come here to enjoy the scenery.

Snow: And so, we enjoyed the food and tea prepared by the villagers. Let's see... Oh, this is juice made from snowmelt berries! Sage, let me hold your glass.

White: This is a sweet treat made by soaking Marcia fruit in honey. Would you like me to feed you? Here, ahhhhh.

Akira: T-thank you. But I'll drink and eat it myself, so please don't worry about it!

Snow: Oh, your face is red.

White: Are you warm and flushed?

Akira: Sorry... I don't get the chance to relax with you two in your adult forms very often, so I'm a bit nervous...

Snow: Hohoho, is it. When you put it that way, it’s true.

White: But there's nothing wrong with being captivated by our charm in our adult form, is there, my dear Sage?

Akira: A, ahaha...

With their usual cute and adorable faces now adorned with a touch of alluring charm, the twins squinted their eyes and chuckled.

Whether it was due to the makeup or their natural allure, my face flushed with heat at their captivating expressions.

Snow: You are truly a pure and adorable soul.

White: You're so flustered by our adult charm. It seems that even the Sage would be easily charmed by Thewlis.

Akira: Eh? Is Thewlis considered to be such a sexy mythical beast?

Snow: Well, not as much as us, of course. His true form is a translucent beast, but he sometimes take the form of beautiful young man. And as I told you before, he has a strong power of charm to draw in partner. Like a pheromone, you see.

White: Humans and weak wizards can sometimes be drawn to the water's edge and fall under his spell. Just sometimes.

Snow: Indeed. I lightly warned the villagers to be wary of the beautiful young man who appears by the water's edge. So far, there have been no reports of any harm done.

White: Well, that's a relief for both us and the villagers.

Akira: I see... So the Thewlis in this spring has a weak power of charm. But even so, I still want to meet it. I don't get many opportunities to see mythical beasts...

Snow: You're right. It's been a while since we've been here, so let's offer some wine by the water's edge. Maybe it'll show up on a whim.

White: Then I'll have some honey candies prepared. It's a hard candy made from tree sap. I remember you liked it when I gave you some before.

Snow: Great! But I'd like some warm tea too. It's delicious to melt the honey candy in your mouth and drink it with tea, right?

White: Hohoho. You're such a sweet tooth, Snow. Then I'll go get a teapot and some tea leaves. Please leave it to me, my dear Sage.

Akira: Thank you!

White's figure gradually fades into the distance amidst the faint snow-covered scenery.The soothing sound of flowing water echoed, and the surface of the spring rippled in the wind.

Akira: This’s a lovely place... It has a different atmosphere from the other villages in the North.

Snow: Yes, yes, it does. It's been hundreds of years since we left this village, and yet it still continues to thrive, albeit in a small way. I haven’t visited here for a long time, but the scenery and the air haven't changed at all. It's a remote place, but I liked it here. Not just for the scenery, but also because it gave me a sense of longing for the unknown.

Akira: Longing...for the unknown?

Episode 5 | Episode 7

[ladyimaginarium]

when ethel cain said "i always knew that in the end, no one was coming to save me, so i just prayed and i keep praying and praying" & "god loves you but not enough to save you" & "so, baby girl, good luck taking care of yourself" & "god doesn't love you, not like i do" & "you and me against the world [...] we had nothing but each other, you were my whole world" & "your mama calls me sometimes to see if i'm doing well and i'd lie to her and say that i'm doing fine when, really, i'd kill myself to hold you one more time, and it hurts to miss you but it's worse to know that i'm the reason you won't come home" & "you know, i still wait at the edge of town, praying straight to god that maybe you'll come back around, i cry everyday and the bottles make it worse 'cause you were the only one i was never scared to tell i hurt [...] and you might never come back home, and i may never sleep at night, but god, i hope you're doing fine out there, i just pray that you're alright, and i feel so alone, and i feel so alone out here [...] and i feel so alone without you, i'm so alone" & "i'd hold the gun if you asked me to, but if you love me like you say you do, would you ask me to?" & "i tried to be good, am i no good, am i no good, am i no good?" & "i just wanted to be yours, can i be yours, can i be yours, can i be yours?" & "but in these motel rooms, i started to see you differently, 'cause for the first time since i was a child, i could see a man who wasn't angry" & "i thought good guys get to be happy, i'm not happy, i am poison in the water and unhappy" & then "preacher's saying god will save me, if god is real, he's a fucking bitch" & "i didn't ask to be this crazy but since we're here, i'll give them a show" & "if you try to hurt me, i won't stop you, but there's something you should know, it's that my daddy's fucking crazy and always ready to blow" & "the first boy i ever loved was a brother i never had, i thought, with him, maybe i'd make it, maybe it'd be half as bad, spent my night under the covers just wishing he was there, draw his portrait in my diary just to hold when i got scared, now i'm fucked up and i'm nasty, but they say i make it look good" & "what's gonna scare me when i've seen it all? [...] if i can't live, can i just fucking die?" & "am i not good enough for you? is there something wrong with me? baby, don't you lie to me, am i just not what you want? am i just not what you need? is there someone in your heart that keeps you gone away from me? is she prettier than me? is her skin softer than mine? can she give you what i can't? the thing i cry for every night?" & "i think about you everyday, 'cause i love you more than i thought i could [...] 'cause i don't hate you like i know i should, was i not good enough for you? was there something wrong with me? i just cry by myself at night but you'll never know and you'll never see" & "sometimes you make me wanna put my fucking head through the wall, sometimes i wonder if i ever even knew you at all" & "and we've been cursed since the start, jesus didn't want us [...] and fuck the cops and fuck god and fuck this town for ruining us" & "in the corner, on my birthday, you watched me dancing right there in the grass, i was too young to know that some types of love could be bad" & "you poor thing, sweet mourning lamb, there's nothing you can do, it's already been done" & "bless the children, each and every one come to know their god through some senseless act of violence" & "stop, stop, stop, make it stop, stop, make it stop, make it stop, i've had enough" & "i am the face of love's rage" & "and i spend my life watching it go by from the sidelines, and, god, i've tried, but i think it's about time i put up a fight" & "i forgive it all as it comes back to me" & "dancing with the windows open, i can't let go when something's broken, it's all i know, and it's all i want now" i& just. okayokayokayokay okay yeah alright hahahaha lmaoooo im& totally fine i& just

[mlobsters]

supernatural s8e23 sacrifice (w. jeremy carver)

are we gonna make nic cry (it's a low bar but s7 finale managed to not make it)

JODY It's not a date till I've cried.

we're definitely leaning into full on bad guy crowley this season. i liked when he was more ambiguous. maybe he'll help, maybe he'll fuck everyone over. dragging jody into it, now. all right

not me feeling more emotional about bobby's scrapyard than i did about seeing actual-bobby again

CROWLEY Nice try, squirrel. Moose is doing these trials. Moose signs. DEAN No, no. He's not signing anything until I read the fine print. [SAM yanks the pen from DEAN] SAM I can read it. DEAN Hey, you wanted me here. I'm here. But I'll be damned if I'm gonna let him screw us even more. CROWLEY What's this? Trouble in paradise, boys?

crowley's turning into a bit of a caricature. too much of a good thing maybe

DEAN I can do this all day, 'cause you know what? Damn, it feels good! But sooner or later, you're gonna have to face it -- you're ours. Which means that your demon ass is going to be a mortal ass pretty damn quick. CROWLEY [to SAM] What's he mouthing on about? SAM You're the third trial, Crowley.

a) ignoring any bitch implications b) you know i really dislike torture but even i got a little vicarious satisfaction from dean punching him c) i've got a hodgepodge of demon dean/mark of cain nebulous plot awareness that's on the horizon but no idea how they come to pass, so my mind keeps wandering wondering if this or that is related. focus!

CASTIEL Yes. Would you say that you're looking for, uh, a partner in crime... ...or, uh, someone who's into nurse role-play and light domination? DWIGHT Brother, it's 10:00 a.m. on a Tuesday.

sir, this is a wendy's

lovely shot but it feels like the shiny happy people version of s1 true detective which is on the brain because of this video of a deleted scene i posted a bit ago which is just (gorgeous) extended moody atmospheric location shots of coastal louisiana set to appropriate music

SAM Honestly, for the first time in a long time, it feels like we're gonna win. I'm good.

TAKE IT BACK, SAM.

dean's just trying to help!

the sick damp puppy look is just too precious for words. dean, give him a hug and some soup

lovely lovely. even more true detective s1 vibes (that season of that show was one of the most beautiful things... southern gothic atmospherics off the charts. ugh. i made an edit with it and hannibal because the rust cohle is will graham is rust cohle of it all)

true detective s1e2 seeing things

DEAN Anything? You've been gone long enough. CASTIEL No. There was one female, but... DEAN What? CASTIEL ...I don't think she was female

heavy sigh. transphobic jokes are evergreen

followed up by dean being flabbergasted for .. 10 seconds? that the cupid love match thing was two men. fuck you, show. i know, it's nothing new. but back to back, i'm exponentially annoyed

and i'm so disinterested in this heaven business i'd never looked up naomi's actress. she was sam carter on sg1! totally did not recognize her without the blonde hair. i didn't watch a ton of sg1 but enough to be quite familiar with the mains

stargate sg-1 amanda tapping as samantha carter

anyway. back to sam being half dead and abaddon smoking out (was it red? they did this with crowley too and i wasn't sure it wasn't just the lighting on the black smoke)

again the twilight/zombie looks good on him

this crowley thing.. this whole girls (tv series) speech his voice is higher pitched and the accent changed? what is going on

and are we supposed to be feeling something about crowley crying and wanting help from sam with asking for forgiveness? the time given his speech and music says yes, but my brain says excuse me what now. offering his neck up like bella, mushy music swells

DEAN Metatron lied. You finish this trial, you're dead, Sam. SAM So?

glad i knew that was coming

okay so i've watched this whole church scene several times now trying to figure out why it's not hitting any emotional buttons. padalecki is working his ass off and doing amazing and i'm getting nothing from jackles, subsequently i'm feeling not much of anything. did they break my emotions? which is extra weird because the text of this conversation is like.. romantic catnip? should be breaking and remaking my heart and yet...? just for a hint at the end the music reminded me of the expanse and THAT made me feeling a little something. so, like a broken record, i'm blaming this partially on the musical score.

SAM Look at him. Look at him! Look how close we are! Other people will die if I don't finish this! DEAN Think about it. Think about what we know, huh? Pulling souls from hell, curing demons, hell, ganking a Hellhound! We have enough knowledge on our side to turn the tide here. But I can't do it without you. SAM You can barely do it with me. I mean, you think I screw up everything I try. You think I need a chaperone, remember? DEAN Come on, man. That's not what I meant. SAM No, it's exactly what you meant. You want to know what I confessed in there? What my greatest sin was? It was how many times I let you down. I can't do that again. DEAN Sam -- SAM [beginning to cry] What happens when you've decided I can't be trusted again? I mean, who are you gonna turn to next time instead of me? Another angel, another -- another vampire? Do you have any idea what it feels like to watch your brother just –

like this really should be stabbing me in the gut and it's just not and it is such a shame because really, padalecki is doing so good with it. damnit, show, what did you do

DEAN Hold on, hold on! You seriously think that? Because none of it -- none of it -- is true. Listen, man, I know we've had our disagreements, okay? Hell, I know I've said some junk that set you back on your heels. But, Sammy...come on. I killed Benny to save you. I'm willing to let this bastard and all the sons of bitches that killed mom walk because of you. Don't you dare think that there is anything, past or present, that I would put in front of you! It has never been like that, ever! I need you to see that. I'm begging you.

"don't you dare think that there is anything, past or present, that I would put in front of you" like hello, feelings, this is insane, where are you

the only part that worked for me is the little handfasting moment

do not to get to see this soft smile very often

DEAN Just let it go. SAM I can't. It's in me, Dean. You don't know what this feels like. [DEAN wraps a bandanna around Sam’s cut.] DEAN Hey, listen,we will figure it out, okay, just like we always do. Come on. DEAN Come on. Let it go, okay? Let it go, brother. SAM Hey, Dean. DEAN See? [ SAM Breathing shakily then Sam doubles over in pain. DEAN brings SAM outside the church. ] DEAN Sam? I got you, little brother. You're gonna be just fine.

calling him brother and little brother in one go

apparently i've forgotten already how cas and megatron left things in the time i spent trying to wrap my head around my (lack of) emotional reaction to the church thing. ah right, it was a spell, needed castiel's grace. that's why it's raining angels

the music, the effects.. this all hit the right notes at least. reminded me a smidge of stranger things with the music and rain and the car and ominous things happening in the sky.

see, imagine this show, but with the music of stranger things. like, really well done music cues, not just bad generic weird fake rock blues whatever and classic rock because we have one character note about his musical preferences and we're gonna ride it into the ground. i'm so bitter about the music in this show letting it down! lol

so why did fandom glom on to the spelling of cas? since it's pronounced cass. and is cass in the captions and scripts. having never heard it but seen it a bunch, i assumed it was going to be pronounced caz. cass too feminine?

(for the record one tear came from the expanse-like musical cue and i don't think spn gets the credit for it. i'm stunned, honestly)

so sometimes, i will admit, i have a kneejerk dislike - or anger, of something that seems irrational considering my shipping preferences. like, in 2x11 playthings and sam honestly looks like he's about to kiss dean, i was mad. i felt like they were baiting this thing that would never go anywhere, i was pissy about the gay jokes in the scenes prior at the front desk. now with separation and seeing 6 more seasons, i see how they actually have often stuck to this plausible deniability romance dynamic between them and made it more textual without making the impossible full commit to gay incest on the CW.

i don't think that's what's going on with me and the church thing because i'm not like freaked out->upset->pissy, i'm just... not feeling it. super weird

trying to keep a list of the horrifying results of castiel's attempts to do the right thing.... there's just so many 🤪

[arithecreatorsstuff]

Snow Day, Foundation Style

Rabbit notices 053 is bored and lonely. So she does something about it. She gets some help along the way. And contemplates commiting a Keter Breach in the name of happy memories. Fluff.

After talking my big brother out of a rampage, I got to thinking. I was, in fact, so lost in thought I walked right into 343.

"Oh, uh... sorry. My fault. I was kinda woolgathering as my Nan says. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Agent Rabbit. Perhaps if you tell me what's on your mind, I can help you."

"I was thinking of 053, the Young Girl. Poor kid is stuck behind glass like a goldfish. No way to grow up, and definitely not what her dad would want. There's so much she's going to miss out on, and I feel terrible for her. I bet she never even got to play in snow. No pets, not even a goldfish. Friends? None her own age. I gotta try something, but... what do I do here?"

"999 will gladly assist you, and I know he's just about finished his rounds in the Safe Wing. Why not ask him to come with you to visit her? As for a normal childhood, while it's not possible to give her all of the typical experiences... I have an idea on one thing. Gather some appropriate winter attire for your new young friend. I think I can arrange something. Meet me outside 053's containment unit. And bundle up. Your dearest Doctor would never forgive me if you caught a cold."

"Especially since he just caught his first one in I'm guessing a long time. Noted. I think I know where this is headed. Are we going to be in trouble, and how much hot chocolate will we need after?"

"None, and I'll handle the hot chocolate. You, 999, and 053 have a snow day."

"She's gonna love this. I wish I could tell Watch, he'd love the idea." I say my goodbye, and gather supplies. I didn't need to search far for 999, he was squelching toward me down the hallway.

"C'mon, Little Dude, we got a little girl to go cheer up. Hold on, I don't want you getting cold." I pop a cute little green knit cap on 999, add a scarf. He looks adorable. "You good? Right. Now we meet 343 outside 053's unit. Not sure exactly what the plan is, but there's hot chocolate. Let's spread some joy." Happy gurgles and squelching.

When we arrive to meet 343, he's not alone. Nope, to my surprise... 073 himself is bundled up, ready for snow day.

"Hi. Everybody's here, 343... let Operation Snow Day begin. Uh, it might be wise to have Rabbit and 999 go in first, we don't want to scare her."

"Hi. Good idea, Cain. Ready, Little Dude? Time to make memories." We go in.

Poor kid has her nose in her crayons and paper, but looks sad as anything. Can't have that. I set the stuff on her bed, turn around and say hello.

"Hi. I'm Rabbit. This is 999, the Tickle Monster. Would you like to come play in the snow for a while, with us, 343, and 073? I brought you some snow gear, and our little buddy here is all set. I promise there will be hot chocolate and everything."

"Can we bring 682?" I have a sudden vision of D-Class orange in my future if I give in. Still... tempting.

"Maybe next time. Let's get you ready. Snow's cold, so we bundle up." I help her into snowpants, heavy jacket, and mittens. 999 picks up a hot pink hat with a bobble on top, and places it on her head. She giggles.

I poke my head out of 053's unit. "All set. Ready, 343?" He nods. We lead the Young Girl out. 343 waves his hand, and we're all on a snowy hillside. There's a few sleds piled up. Cain grabs one, sets it down. I set 053 in front, 999 hops on back. And we spend the afternoon sledding. I don't care if I wind up on Keter Duty for three years over this stunt. Watching 053 get to be a typical kid for once is worth it. Eventually, we're all convinced to take 053 on a slide each. I swear, Cain's having more fun than anyone.

At the end of the day, 053 is on Cain's shoulders while we walk back. Both of them have ginormous grins. We're greeted by 343 and the siren scent of the hot chocolate. We head back in, and I help 053 with her now soaked snow gear. Hot chocolate is passed out, and afterward... 053 fell asleep with her head on 999. I tuck her into bed, 999 gives her a squishy kiss on the head, and we head out. I hug my partners in crime. 073 is blushing a bit. Huh. He's kinda adorable when embarrassed.

"Okay. That was a lot of fun, but we probably shouldn't try that again. That being said... thanks. I don't think she'll ever forget this, you know."

"It was worth the risk. Besides, 343 could just convince everyone it never happened."

"Good point. Still, if I don't get to see you again for a while, it was a lot of fun."

"I think I'll be looking in on 053 more often. I'm growing fond of her. And you're not in trouble. I'll make sure. So will 073. Not a word about this from us."

"Thank you. So... when's the next field trip?"

[talesfromsiteredacted]

Alterations

Rabbit has her first on site accident. She literally comes out of it a changed woman. Whether this is a good thing remains to be seen.

Triggers: life or death struggle, blood, implied death, overprotective Clef, loud profanity, trapped Rabbit

I wake up to blaring alarms, gunfire, screaming, and general chaos. I dress, grab my combat gear and head out, expecting the Insurgency again. What I find are typical goons, black-clad and with worse aim than the average Imperial Stormtrooper. Hell, these boys are so dumb I literally walked up behind one and knock him out with a sucker punch to the nose. There's a crunch, and boom goes the goon. Huh. No insignia on his kit. Not Insurgency then. Still... bad idea breaking in here, guys. If we don't get you... there's always the residents. Speaking of... looks like someone met 073, and it went better for Cain than him. Cain is standing over the dead guy, a bullet hole in his shirt, but the wound is on the dead thug, right through the heart.

"Who are these people?" Cain looks at me, confused.

"Not Insurgency goons, I think. See any more?"

"Twelve, headed toward the Mechanical Anomalies wing. I do not think that would be such a good thing for us. We should stop them."

"Sorry, Cain. We're supposed to protect you. I have a better idea. Find Dr. Clef. Tell him to bring the whole squad. These boys are going to regret breaking into our home, I swear on 035's overdramatic attitude."

"Right. Be careful, Little Sister. As angry as... the other guy is with me now, he would be much more angry if you were hurt."

"I'll be careful. You be careful too. Attacks might not hurt you, but the jury is still out on environmental damage."

We separate, and I run into a handful of thugs outside 914. Three go down to gunshots, two more meet my feet. And... then there were five. One manages to open the door. We all rush in, amid a flurry of punches and kicks. I get socked in the left eye, but the guy who hit me is out. As are two of his buddies. The other three team up, and I'm shoved into a metal box. Crap. It's the intake side. I hear one of the thugs outside.

"Wonder if we turn this thing on 'very fine' if it'd hurt that bitch."

"Dunno. Let's find out." A dial turns, the machine activates... everything goes dark. It. Fucking. Hurts. Like being torn into a million pieces. Oh 343, if I survive... forgive me for what I want to do to them. Somehow... I hear a familiar shout. It's Clef. There may not be enough ass left to kick when I get out. Dr. Gears is with him. And he's got a grenade launcher. How do I even know that?

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO? Where is Agent Rabbit?" Gears is shouting at them.

"Gears, she's in the Clockworks." Clef shoots one of the goons. "That was for my favorite intern." Another shot. "That was for the three teams your crew slaughtered." He reloads. There's only one now... and he wished he wore the brown trousers. I would, if I had to deal with both Gears and Clef pissed off. The machine dings. And... I survived. I have no idea what happened to me, but... I'm alive. The door opens, I step out, and Clef rushes to see if I'm okay. He stops two meters before me. The thug is cowering, muttering gibberish. I can make out a few phrases.

"Dios mio, I am sorry. What have we done?"

"You fucked up a perfectly good intern, is what you did." Huh. Is... is that what I sound like now? Like I have a megaphone in my throat? Yikes. I may never speak again. "Now... fuck off."

"Que?"

"Fuck. Off. I'm giving you a five second head start. Run." I flap my... wings? What the fuck? I have wings now? Forget it... the guy runs. Time to hunt the goon. I take off out of the room, chasing him. I catch him right outside the men's room. Perfect. I can wash the blood off me, at least my hands and face. I slam him into the wall... and through it. Huh. Super strength. Wait til Abel finds out. I wind up in front of the mirror, and look at myself. Wow. I'm uninjured, my hair is now red instead of dark brown, my height increased by at least half a foot, and... the wings. There's six of the things, the ones on my right are flaming, the others frozen. I can see through my torn off left sleeve that arm is now covered in tattoos, blue-white roses amid green leaves and thornvines. Nice, but... what the hell did 914 do to me?

Clef and Gears catch up to me. They're both staring at me like they're seeing me for the first time. Which, to be fair... it kinda is. At least, the accidentally improved me.

"Rabbit... wow. Normally, I'd be against extreme makeovers... but you're hot."

"Clef, three of my wings are permanently on fire, it seems. Oh." I look in the mirror again. The face is mine, yet... not. A refined version of me. Weird. Meh. At least I only have the wings. Huh. Wonder if I can tuck them in or something. I will my wings to fold, and they melt into my back. Good. Damn things would just be in the way.

"We're going to want to run some tests, see what you can do. And there's going to be a mountain of paperwork." Gears said. "But, I'm just glad you're still mostly our Rabbit. I'd hate to lose one of our brighter lights in the darkness."

"Honestly, Big Boss... I'm just thrilled I survived. Just... don't sign me up for a cell of my own just yet. I'm still me, I'm still part of the Foundation. I'm just... altered. And in desperate need of a good cup of tea."

"Rabbit, my wee bunny... I'll make you a whole pot. You still on the jasmine green kick?"

"Yeah. Hey, have I ever told you that you two are my favorite bosses, ever?"

"You're not getting out of the physical, little Bunny." Gears responds.

"Ah, bugger all that for a game of soldiers! You know I hate physicals."

[gayspock]

okdok (how my mam spells okie dokie; need to give her credit) some more bsg thoughts

okie btw i never properly said. i DO rlly love the themes of religion in the show. i have seen glimpses (i go through threads, bc im nosy, despite trying not 2 spoil myself) of ppl rlly rejecting it but sorryyyyy its just... yknow like- i loathe how patronising scifi can be of it sometimes, AND how bad fanbases can get. coming off of trek, well, youknow....

also completely . disavowing it .. is always soo silly 2 me bc... like im not religious myself, even, but i always find it one of the most interesting things to explore within fiction ^_^ esp esp with more scifi stuff, like... thats one of the best places to challenge and to play with it. smile. both with its relationdship between science but also how with its relationship between Humanity and how that might differ for different cultues.... and again its so disappointing the way its hanled so much of the time in many works, and by many Scifi enthusiasts. -_- bc its sooo reductive.

anyways i still sometimes feel like theres something missing from the show and i think thats just me im not sure why. like in terms of like... a certain incompleteness thats not JUST them pacing it out, or leaving things up for interpretation... but i cant uqite put my finger on it. its like i feel like maybe its just bc s1 was SO short for what it was and s2 has been very plot heavy. i think the show would have benefitted a bit more from some more establishing "filler" eps in terms of, like, worldbuilding, yknow? again- i really want to see more of the civillian side of things. i hope we get more of that ^_^ its deffo not like THE WORSTTT problem the show oculd have

BC LIKE OTHERWISE im rllyyyy loving the direction they took EVERYTHING in in season 2. omg. they set it all up so well and OUGHGHGHGG. i love how its testing everything theyve built from s1, wrt the command. absolutely crazy moves...

i was absolutely ITCHING for a presence like admiral cain and she delivered. part of me wishes it went a bit longer? just a bit. i dont think it was like... RUSHED... partially bc i do agree her takeover would have just been immediate, like it was, and i dont know what her role really could have been after they called off the assassinations. but idk- i wish we got to see a bit more of her, i guess! maybe even just an ep or so.

nonetheless she was still a really good contrast. her and the pegasus and how its run, versus galactica. and i do think.... i think i tlked before abt how sometimes i was unsatisfied with how, like, bsg kind of handled its own politics sometimes? like- specifically the roslin and zarek. i think thats moreso an issue with the latter, and again how... kind of lacking i find him, for what could be a really good and interesting opportunity to challenge roslin, who does have issues, unchecked, rather than just be kind of a minor antagonist ... & THATS EVEN MOREE the case with his presence back on kobol. like he was literally there just to cause conflict and idk like its FUNCTIONAL but its also like comeee on you can be more interesting with him! come on!

BUT here i do think with both cain and tigh's brief stint in command they did well to rlly explore it a bit more so im forgiving it. its not like that fixes that mess but this stuff was good enough for me to be like 👍uh huh, yaknow? b c it was soo good and argh im- SPEAKING OF, i am glad they did "remember" incidents like the gideon massacre, even after adama came back. again i do wanna see MORE of the civillians- but i think we're going to getthat soon, i hope? i feel it more in the air, with the introduction of that new number 6 and the cylon apologists which im rlly excited for... both bc theyre things i rlly wanted to see more from the show ^_^

anyway i feel like noneof this is that mad i just wanted to ramble in bc i haventttt properly eek and squeak i feel like i acc dont have much to say ^_6 despite rlly enjoying myself and the show LOL

sharon is still my favourite btw teehee smile

[babydxhl]

“i can't forget her or forgive what she did.”

ethel cain sentence starters | still accepting.

She watched him, quiet, thoughtful, thumbnail pressed hard against the middle of her bottom lip, feeling the teeth threaten to split the skin.

The remains of a crushed-out cigarette were still sending a barely there wisp of smoke into the air; though the room was warm it was still a cold night, and beyond the barriers of the lamp Mary could almost feel the chill pressing in against the window, trying to claw its way through the glass.

"Sometimes we don't get to decide who we're tied to," she said after a moment, and reached out absently to adjust something on the desk. Funny this. The two of them in plush chairs like old friends, the polished wood desk, the ink blotter, even the ashtray forming— Barrier? Or bridge? Mary brushed a hand back through her hair.

"'More than kin, less than kind', and all that." Her tone took on a dismissive edge. "You never have to forgive anyone."

[annbourbon]

Disclaimer: First things first, because it needs to be said, I am not catholic or christian. But! I grew up in between both communities, and they made me study the bible, superficially, just to make their point.

My parents allowed me to grew up reading fairytales and stuff that would never ever be dreamed lol so things like witchcraft, paganism, hinduism, buddhism, among other things and luckily the schools I went didn't care about it enough because they gave money to them. Yeah, very much like gossip girl. You can really get away with a lot of things if you throw enough money. So:

1. This post, is not meant to be religious.

2. I study literature and art. I'm supposed to read this book as part of my studies. But because of my years at school were a complete torture, I decided to create these notes to have fun while I'm at it. Otherwise I don't think I'll be able to finish it.

3. This post doesn't pretend to attack on any kind of beliefs displayed here. I just want to rationalize it. I'm still a firm believer that if there's a god, that god loves us no matter what we do: And there's no hell.

Let's go through Genesis together...

Genesis 3:17 KJV - 17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

So basically God creates all. Makes them similar and then punishes them for doing something he would have done. But he knows it all. Suuure kiddo. 🙄

Genesis 4:15-17 KJV - .

16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

Either his wife is Lilith or Eve. If it's Eve means he committed incest(?)

Also, why does the Lord forsakens Cain, Adam and Eve if he is supposed to forgive it all??? 😭

Genesis 5:7 KJV - And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

They are freaking vampires 😱🤣

Genesis 5:26 KJV - And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

pls stawwp 😭💀 the whole chapter brings nothing to the plot.

Genesis 6:7 KJV

And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Psycho killer God enters scene.. so far he was only narcissist 😳

Genesis 6:12 KJV - And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

B-but we're supposed to be like youuuuu 😭🤣🤣 I think he hates himself way too much, we're not that bad. 👀

Genesis 6:14 KJV - Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

So much for being a favourite of the Lord lol he makes you work like there's no tomorrow.. oh wait~~ lol

Genesis 6:15 KJV - this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

ummm god.... shall i show you this youtube video i found where it's proven that this is impossible based on the physics you gave to this planet???

Genesis 6:16 KJV - A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it

They're gonna die of stinkinness because of everyone's poop 😭😭 so nooooo pleaaaasee. What have they done to you? Weren't they your favorite family and all that?... forgive me father for i have sinned but don't make me your favorite please(?)

Genesis 7:6 KJV - And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

So he was really young uh? 💀

Genesis 7:8 KJV

Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

wdym clean and not clean? take a shower before entering the Ark pls😭😭

Genesis 7:13 KJV

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

can't stop thinking about termites, woodpeckers, and poop 🙊😵

must be really stinky there 😬💩

Genesis 8:4 KJV

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

they could have just moved on to another place lol apparently the flood wasn't everywhere. 🥴😶

Genesis 8:5 KJV

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

The mountains must be like.... not that high.

Genesis 8:6 KJV

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

😳 you're telling me he survived all that poop!?

Genesis 8:17 KJV

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

This guy sounds like he's a vouyerist tbh 😶

(Genesis - First 4 chapters)

Narcissistic/Bipolar God: I created y'all. You're like me. Obbey me. Love me. I'm leaving this cookie here! ^♡^

>.> don't touch or eat it.

...you ate it!?!?

I hate y'all cuz you don't do what I say. Go away....

... Where are you going? What are you doing? 👀😭😭 don't leave me.

(Genesis - chapter 5 to 8)

Psycho Killer God: let's make a terrarium. let's kill them all by flooding everything.

(Genesis - Chapter 8)

Genesis 8:21 KJV

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Vouyerist God: Okay, now let me watch you while you have sex 😀🧐

*they start cooking and God smells smth*

What is that smell? There's pie!? is it for meeeee???

Genesis 9:1 KJV

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Vouyerist God: 'Kay I killed your kind, but chill dude! Now let me watch ya having sex 👀🍿

Genesis 9:3 KJV

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

God: You can kill too!! ^♡^

Genesis 9:4 KJV

But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

God: I don't like Hannibal 😒 Don't be like Hannibal!! Or I'll kill ya 😇

Genesis 9:5 KJV

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

Vampire God: Ohhh BTW I'm a vampire *reveals*

Noah: 😳

Genesis 9:29 KJV

And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

i~~ another vampire I see 😀

Genesis 10:15-17 KJV - And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

Where do they get all these names? O.o The person narrating this one must have been obsessed with names ._.

I mean... I understand because I have lists with thousands of names because duhh i'm a writer too. But seriously??? Why do I need so many names when IDGF about them cuz next line they're already dead. Show me smth more interesting pls 😭😬

Genesis 10:25 KJV

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

Peleg 😳 is he the same one that likes sports?? idk if it was football soccer or basketball tho... 🤔🤔

Genesis 11:3 KJV

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

Random thought but we should make a Musical/Slime Tutorial about The Babel Tower

Babel Slime Tutorial~~ ^♡^

Genesis 11:6 KJV

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

Genesis 11:7-9 KJV - Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

He wants us to reach to him. To call. To go with him. To be with him. But as soon as one wants that as well he changes his mind. And then he questions us whyyyyy we're forgetting about him...

ummm what is it called~?

Well, whatever... he's sick. 😶🥴

Needs a psychiatrist.

I still need to finish this but... so far those are my notes... please don't hate me 😅