WAIT I WANNA BRING UP ANOTHER THING ABOUT HOW BULLYING IS ADDRESSED IN NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE. one thing I really liked about how Max is shown as a bully is his talk with Pete at the Pasqualli's parking lot. When Pete tries to stand up to Max, Max pushes him down and emphasizes that Pete isn't a loser because of his own qualities - rather, Pete is a loser because Max simply said so.
Of course we can attribute this to Max's god complex but I think that this point in particular is less than often really brought up in teen-centered media featuring bullying: that bullying exists not because of nerdy behavior or whatever the fuck, but because bullies will it into being. And to have a BULLY of all people say that out loud - to have the main villain point out the root of their behavior without showing any kind of shame whatsoever - showcases just how much of a menace Max is.
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jmart's relationship dynamic is actually so interesting because it takes a situation that could so easily be unhealthy - in fact, it's pretty much impossible to have a completely normal relationship under these circumstances - and does the very best it can with it. there is so so much that could go wrong in a relationship where you're both traumatized as hell, have been together for three weeks tops when the literal apocalypse starts, that apocalypse brings an incredible power dynamic to your relationship, and one of you seems determined to fulfill his martyr complex. i think it's a little bit silly to expect them not to argue. aside from the fact that a little bit of conflict is probably healthy, you cannot seriously think none of it would come up? you cannot seriously say you would be happy for none of it to be discussed?
and yet, i feel like they, for the most part, do an incredible job of communicating. it takes a bit of coaxing, but they talk about a lot of their issues, set up boundaries that they then follow, and when things do boil over they actively search each out to apologize. season five makes a really strong case for how good of a couple they could have been if only the stakes had been lesser and they'd gone through less trauma - the tragic irony of course being that that trauma is precisely what made them grow so close in the first place - and it think it's overall some really good relationship writing. a good balance between their individual characters, how those two interact, and how they interect with their current circumstances both as individuals and as a duo
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do u have any grian/scar characterization pet peeves?
In general, I dislike it when characters I like act in a way that seems (and there isn’t really a nice way to put this) overly pathetic to me. By that I mean, they just give up very quickly, or cry and get their feelings hurt very easily. To clarify a bit, Scar or Grian crying isn’t what would feel out of character - however, I would need to find it realistic. For example, in Scar’s case, crying over Jellie being injured seems realistic, or crying out of frustration when he reaches his breaking point after several events have piled up. It would just need to make sense to me, why an adult man who has been through a lot is crying over whatever the case may be.
I think in both of their cases, I just have an easier time imagining them fighting back in their own ways. I write Scar as a very charismatic person capable of manipulation, so I think he would use that to his advantage when in a tight spot. Additionally, I think since he often uses masks, Scar would be the type to only let himself look weak in front of those he really trusts.
Grian, on the other hand... If he’s kicked down, he starts planning his revenge before he even hits the floor. You can see this in a fun way when you watch the way his pranks quickly escalate and he always retaliates, or in a darker way throughout the Life Series as he never gives up and keeps creating new plans to try and make it through to the end.
Again, both of them are definitely capable of having their own painful moments, fallen as low as they can fall… but it shouldn’t be easy for anyone to push them to that point, in my opinion.
Obviously, if anyone does write them in a way I don’t prefer, no hate to them. I actually do like whump fics, I can just be a bit picky about them. I’m a big believer in ‘don’t like, don’t read,’ so if a fic is making me feel peeved, it’s easy to click off. :)
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The Twitter Mari Lwyd saga (2019 - part two)
Since people seem to be happy that I'm copying over the Mari Lwyd sagas, have another transcription! This is for the second round of 2019, between @seananmcguire and @kbspangler. Part one is here, the source to this round starts here.
(Seriously, these aren't mine, they're the property of @seananmcguire, @tkingfisher, + @kbspangler, I'm just transcribing so extra records exist. Support their works!)
That being said, if anyone can find the 2020 Twitter thread, can you send me a link so I can transcribe it (or transcribe it and link me)? It has been found! Thanks to @dor-min for finding the thread, it's going to take me a bit to transcribe.
CWs for food, alcohol, and caps.
K.B.:
SO YOU SAY YOU WANT A BATTLE?
YOU'RE BRINGING NAUGHT BUT PRATTLE
TO THIS FESTIVE DAY WE DESIGNATE
WITH LIGHTS AND FOOD TO CELEBRATE
THE SOLSTICE, DEAR, WITH ME AND MINE
AND YOU AND YOURS
AND HIS AND HERS
AND THEIRS AND OURS
A BREAKING DAY
A FRESH NEW YEAR
WE CALL SPRING UP AGAIN
Seanan:
WE'RE PAST THE LONGEST NIGHT
AND I'M ITCHING FOR A FIGHT
IF YOU'RE COLD, WE'RE COLD,
SO LET US IN.
WE HEARD YOUR LARDER'S STOCKED,
SO GET READY TO GET ROCKED
THIS TALE'S OFTEN TOLD
WE ALWAYS WIN.
K.B.:
YOU SAY YOU'LL FIGHT
THIS GARDNER'S MIGHT?!
THE GROUND IS COLD
MY PLANTS ASLEEP
I'VE GOT ENOUGH STRESS
TO PUNCH A SHEEP
I AM WIGGING
TO GO DIGGING
AND HERE YOU COME
TO STEAL MY PLUMS?
Seanan:
I DON'T WANT YOUR PLUMS
THE MARI LWYD COMES
TO SAMPLE YOUR CHEESE AND YOUR BOOZE.
YOUR GARDEN IS SLEEPING
SO WHY ARE YOU KEEPING
A SENTRY POST YOU DIDN'T CHOOSE?
COME WASSAIL WITH US.
THERE'S NO NEED TO FUSS.
THERE'S NO SHAME IN CHOOSING TO LOSE.
K.B.:
I'M NOT YET CONVINCED
A DEAD HORSE HAS ENVINCED
THE SPIRIT OF THIS WINTER'S PAST
CAN YOU SWEETEN THE DEAL
WITH A CAROLING PEAL?
THEN MY GARDEN WILL HAVE TO HOLD FAST
Seanan:
WE ARE NOT RETREATIN'
THIS HORSE WON'T BE BEATEN,
IT A BATTLE OF HOOVES VERSUS HANDS.
THE JINGLE OF BELLS
IS A SOUND THAT FORETELLS
OUR CONQUEST OF ALL OF THESE LANDS.
K.B.:
THEN I GOTTA SAY NO
SORRY, CAN'T GO
YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE HORSE AND ALL
BUT MY HOUSE IS QUITE HAUNTED
AND I AM UNDAUNTED
BY YET ONE MORE SPECTRAL ODDBALL
Seanan:
IT'S NOT REALLY RESPECTFUL
TO SAY THAT I'M SPECTRAL.
I'M CORPOREAL AS A GIRL COMES.
YOU CAN PURCHASE MORE CHEESE
SO JUST GIVE ME THESE.
DON'T FORCE ME TO BREAK OUT THE DRUMS.
K.B.:
(My parents are about to arrive so)
FINE, I DON'T CARE
IF YOU'RE BIRD, DOG, OR MARE
ON THIS DAY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO EMPLOY
THE LOVE OF THE SEASON SO HERE,
HAVE SOME CHEESE IN
PRECUT SIXTY-FOUR SLICES OF JOY
Seanan:
DESPITE THIS GRAVE LOSS,
YOU'RE A SHEPHERD TO MOSS,
AND I AM A CHILD OF THE GRAVE.
SO I'LL GO NOW IN PEACE,
AND I WON'T BREAK YOUR LEASE,
THOUGH YOU DIDN'T ASK ME TO BEHAVE.
K.B.:
[Alt ID: A small Black child in a crowd. The child takes off his black baseball cap as if to say "I tip my hat to you dear sir," which has RE2PECT embroidered on it in white thread.]
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