#you get my gist

[naegamisupremacy]

I forgot to post this because I finished it ages ago but I think I just didn’t cuz I don’t rlly like it but oh well have the boys on a roller skating date hehe Byakuya has awful balance and this was probably the worst moment of his life

Also inspired by that trendy couple song on tiktok

[the-one-and-only-aroace]

I don’t deserve love, I don’t deserve your pity. And I certainly don’t need to deserve.

[lemonlumens]

dancing

[madamemiz]

i request more kerfur and kel. it brings me nourishment.

same, have a comic

access denied/comforting presence

[wdapteo]

It's a hello again, rather than a goodbye. insp.

[miukki960]

The Next Prince episode 4 was a fantastic example of "Show Don't Tell" storytelling and how effective it can be when well executed. From the first scene to the very last, the audience was shown parallels between the main and second couples, and not once did the writers feel the need to baby the audience and have a character/narration spoon feed the point of what we were being shown.

It began with the dance sequence, when we are shown multiple shots of the characters dancing with their designated heteronormative, socially acceptable (class wise) partners. Every shot deliberately shows each boy give multiple longing looks at their love interest in the fleeting moments they can see eachother as they spin on the dance floor. And I don't know about everyone else, but I got goosebumps at the sheer amount of emotion on all their faces. And then Khanin, who was raised in London without the stark class distinctions of royalty, decides to act on his feelings and dance with Charan.

We immediately see the shock on everyone's faces, for a prince has crossed class lines and is dancing with someone significantly lower in rank. And in the back we see Ramil and Paytai, and we know and they know that they could never do that, could never have that.

Later, when Khanin and Ramil are alone on the cliffside, we are again forced to compare their characters. As they talk about Khanin's mom, about how they share blood, Khanin expresses sympathy about Ramil's upbringing. And it serves to force the audience to fully reflect on the differences between the two. Khanin got to have a loving father and the freedom to love and live how he pleases, regardless of gender or class. While Ramil lived under his strict father, constantly being reminded of his class and status and responsibilities.

These two scenes I mentioned, plus nearly every other scene in this episode, constantly remind the audience of the differences between Khanin and Ramil, while also subtly telling us that they are supposed to be the same in the eyes of the society they live in. They are both princes, heirs, meant to be worshiped and doted upon by their people. And as we see Khanin basically say "fuck that noise" over and over again without regard to the consequences, it makes the final parallel between Khanin and Ramil hit so much harder.

Because when Ramil is caught for messing with Khanin, and Rachata violently punishes Paytai, everyone is reminded of what's really at stake here. And it makes you truly understand why Charan acts the way he does eventhough the scene wasn't technically about him.

[echoes-of-the-unknown]

My take on Agent P and he needed a trench coat, some suspenders, and gloves

[tim-per-tantrum]

What's my favorite pastime you ask? Absorbing the plot of a show I've never watched via fanfiction osmosis. You think I've watched that show? Wrong bitch.

I read a convoluted fanfic, looking up characters as I went and then binge read half of AO3 and determined the plot based on what stayed consistent.

I will join every fandom and not ever interact with the source material and nobody can stop me

[youmagnificentbeast]

Since @bizarrelittlemew requested it, the preview for the next two episodes! EDIT: I uploaded a new version since my OBS messed up and cropped a smidge!!

[tailsgetstrolledmp3]

Ultimate Combo :)

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[crossmyheartwonttellnoother]

hc that andrew laughs but only at neil's deranged jokes

[yuzuuu4]

long time no trickstar

[morweneledhwen]

(In addition to this post.)

Tian Jiarui [reading a story]:

The husband was just about to walk out of the bedroom. 'Ask the doctor. Has our family ever offended someone? An old couple lives here.'

...

Are you asleep? Why can't you sleep? I've read a page!

Lin Ziye:

The more I read, the more energetic I feel.

Tian Jiarui:

Is that true. Taking care of kids is too hard!

Lin Ziye:

What's with taking care of kids?

Tian Jiarui:

... But taking care of you isn't.

[cosmicaces]

something something rody has a crush on deku and is scared that it'll affect their friendship if he finds out

[starry-bi-sky]

i have been unmedicated for the entirety of spring break and thus have had little interest in writing this down, but i have been thinking about this for the entire week (as well as a dpdc clone danny au that resulted in it becoming its entirely separate batman au that includes a teenage vigilante bruce wayne, an ocarina, and me entirely incapable of making a batman au without making bruce dirt poor but we're not talking about that) and so i've finally went 'fuck it' and forcibly grabbed my laptop. I will get this done in one sitting even if it kills me.

BUT. This is about neither clone^2 danny nor about who i am calling Ocarina Batman. This is about my Danyal Al Ghul Au and more SPECIFICALLY it's me thinking about his relationship with Sam and Tucker specifically.

Tucker and Sam? Adore this asshole (affectionate) with every fiber of their being. And it is very much a reciprocated feeling, but Danny's thoughts will not be delved into much other than he would kill for them.

Tucker? The only person currently capable of getting a deep, loud, belly laugh out of Danny. Sam can get him to smile and to laugh, but it's the kind that's a chuckle-under-the-breath. The quiet, looks-down-while-huffing laughter. Snorts once with laughter and then grins stupidly.

But Tucker? Tucker can crack a slew of stupid jokes and Danny will be incapacitated for the next five minutes because he's laughing so hard that he can't breath. He lands one well-timed pun or quip and Danny will be close to tears. His laughter is their favorite sound in the whole world.

Sam is lowkey jealous of this ability, and she's gotten a belly laugh out of Danny a few times. But alas, it is Tucker who wields this power and has gotten it the most times out of the two of them.

-

They're also both physically affectionate with Danny as much as possible. It started roughly around when they were 12-ish, a year since they befriended Danny, and they noticed that he sought after touch but never seemed to initiate (and was in some ways repulsed by it). They started slowly being more touchy with him. Hooking a finger around his to lead him somewhere, tapping his wrist, looping arms. Little touches, grabs, etc, to get him used to it, and once he started doing it back they started increasing it.

It's gotten to a point where he will now just. Lay on them. Like a lizard sunbathing on a rock. Leaning on their backs when they're sitting in class before the bell rings, his chin on their heads. He'll talk about anything with his arms looped around their shoulders.

If they're sitting on a couch at either of their houses, he'll lay his legs on theirs. Him and Tucker will press their feet against the other's and try and push against them (newsflash: Danny always wins, Tucker claims its the ghost strength but Danny's been winning since before his accident)

-

Naturally, both Sam and Tucker know where Danny keeps his weapons on his person, and are allowed to grab them off of him if they need it. His only requirement is that they don't lose his weapons if they take it and forget to return it immediately.

They both understand how big of a thing this is from Danny, and so they do their best to treat his weapons with a lot of respect and care because they know its his way of saying he trusts them.

-

Sam and Tucker are so fond of Danny it's insane. Like fr. That's their goddamn best friend, and they are so protective of him. Emotionally, physically, you name it. They will tear the head off a grown man if they need to, Danny's had scars since he arrived in Amity Park and Sam and Tucker both are going to find the person who put them there and make them pay for it.

One time, Tucker overheard a bunch of upperclass girls speaking nastily about Danny and about the rumors surrounding him, calling him names like 'freak', 'monster', etc. Danny was with him and heard it, and seemingly appeared unbothered by it, even telling Tucker that he was used to such rumors.

Tucker was so furious that hacked into the school system later that night and tanked those girls grades. They were kicked out of their clubs and had to go to mandatory tutoring for the rest of the year. He made sure to leave some way of letting them know it was him who did it.

And Sam doesn't like using her money for things, doesn't like abusing that wealth. So instead, whenever her parents talk bad about Danny, she causes a media incident that has her parents scrambling to deal with. She does something wild, outrageous by her parents' standards.

She heard some boys on the basketball team making fun of Danny once, similar to those girls had. She kicks up a fuss about something eco-unfriendly at school and forcibly holds a protest on the same day of the big home basketball game, forcing them to cancel the event and reschedule to a visiting school.

She anonymously donates money so that there's new uniforms for the team but oops! Looks like she "forgot" to donate enough money for them to get uniforms for all the team members, and strangely enough those boys in particular didn't get them! Looks like they'll have to wait until more money gets donated for the basketball team to get their new, nice uniforms. The old ones look so ratty in comparison, right?

And since the football team gets most of the sport money, that might just take awhile. And if (and when) they kick up a fuss? oops! Off the basketball team you go, :) such unsportsman-like behavior is unfit for the team.

(The only good thing about how corrupt the school system is is that she can use it to her advantage too.)

The both of them know that Danny suspects them for the sudden misfortune falling on these people, but he doesn't call them out on it. He's kinder than he used to be, but not kind enough to vouch for people who speak badly of him. Sometimes, he might just congratulate them on not getting caught.

Because Danny is their wonderful, hurt friend with a "slightly" Blue and Orange Moral code, and enough scars that people have been calling him a criminal (and worse) since he arrived in Amity Park when he was ten. And they'll be damned if he gets hurt anymore.

[efverse]

some messy liepard/beartic yuri....