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Dragons. Marvelous adventures. Queer stuff. Some other random shit I like. And I'm also a Swiftie. she/her

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A while ago I was thinking about a detail in the Black Widow movie and I was wondering what other people think about that. It's been some time since I've seen the movie, so maybe I'm not entirely clear on the details.

Near the end of the movie Natasha 'severs the nerve', right? So she won't be be able to smell Dreykov's scent or whatever that influenced the Widows to be unable to harm him, something like that. But after watching the movie, I was wondering if that meant that the Natasha we saw in Infinity War and Endgame no longer had a sense of smell. See, I've googled whether it's possible to regain it, and Google said it might be, BUT, tha chances are small and you should take it easy and like, train or something (once again, been a while, bit fuzzy on the details). Now, that does not sound like Natasha's lifestyle. Especially not between the events of Black Widow and Infinity War. Maybe during those five years after that, but I doubt she'd be focused on something like smell training. So, what I want to know is: do you think she permanently lost her sense of smell?

The reason this is so important to me is because I myself do not have a sense of smell (never had, although there are some strong scents I can vaguely smell, so technically I have incredibly little sense of smell, anyway). So it touched me to see some kind of representation, it felt like I was seen, you know? And maybe it's just up to interpretation whether she did lose it permanently, but if you can just 'interpret' that she didn't, then that representation is also kinda meaningless, right? Well... I mean, not entirely, not to me, but still. It feels less real, if that makes sense.

So anyway, does anyone know? Any ideas about this?

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SPOILERS FOR THE NIGHT MANAGER SEASON 2 FINALE

"Like a dog." Oh my god, was that fucking foreshadowing?!! With what Roper did to those dogs last episode??!!

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No, because if that was foreshadowing, than that means that what Roper did to those dogs had a narrative purpose. NO. NO!

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SPOILERS FOR THE NIGHT MANAGER SEASON 2 FINALE

"Like a dog." Oh my god, was that fucking foreshadowing?!! With what Roper did to those dogs last episode??!!

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SPOILERS FOR THE NIGHT MANAGER SEASON 2 FINALE

I feel like I should reread the book. Because I don't entirely remember what happened, but I feel like the s2 finale was kinda inspired by the ending of the book. It kinda had those vibes, with how everything went to shit and Roper walked away in the end.

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SPOILERS FOR THE NIGHT MANAGER SEASON 2 FINALE (Out of context, but not really)

Not Angela Burr??!!!! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO. NO. NO! NO. NO! NO! NO. NO. NO -

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SPOILERS FOR THE NIGHT MANAGER SEASON 2 FINALE (Out of context, sort of...)

They looked like soulmates in the middle of a war. Right before having to say goodbye to go fight. Not knowing if either would make it back alive. And one of them didn't. I. Am. SCREAMING.

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I just watched the finale of The Night Manager season 2 and I'm shocked. Holy FUCK. What do you mean? What do you MEAN??!!!!!

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I've watched the first episode of The Night Manager season 2 and we are SO BACK!! HOLY SHIT! These are the only coherent thoughts I have about the episode, though, because I literally didn't sleep AT ALL last night, so I could barely keep my eyes open while watching. But I honestly can't stop smiling rn. Which is a good thing after the day I've had, so, this is fantastic!

Also, did Jonathan name the cat Corky? Because that shit's iconic.

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Today I was thinking about how The Night Manager season 2 is premiering on January 1st, so I decided to look it up in the TV guide. And there it was! I practically started vibrating with excitement. Who's ready, people? Who else is gonna be watching?

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SPOILERS FOR STRANGER THINGS 5 VOLUME 2:

I loved how those demodogs started behaving like actual dogs when the washing machine turned on. Like, how their curiosity overtook them and they went to have a little looksy. And then how their heads tilted and then that little whimper sound before the explosion. Ngl, they were kinda cute.

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SPOILERS FOR STRANGER THINGS 5 VOLUME 2:

I'm confused. Did Jancy break up? Because that's what I've been seeing people talk about. But was that a break up? Because to me it just seemed like it was like: oh yeah, so I was gonna propose, but now it seems like a bad idea, so I'm not gonna do that anymore, so instead I'm gonna propose to not propose, you know? But then I open Tumblr and see people saying that Jancy is over. But like, if it is, why wasn't I told? Hello?

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SPOILERS FOR STRANGER THINGS 5 VOLUME 2:

Mike Wheeler, I'm so proud of you! So you do remember how hugs work? Aaaaaww. I mean, I still don't understand what that bullshit was that happened at the airport, but it's okay, sweetie, you were probably going through something or something.

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In honor of Stranger Things Volume 2 I did some Christmas lights nail art, and it actually turned out pretty cute! I'm really proud of it! 😊

Even my right hand (I am right-handed) didn't turn out terrible (after some damage control 😅).

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Yesterday I randomly remembered this one thought I had while I was watching Volume One, and I decided to stop gatekeeping it, so here it is. After I watched the scene between El and Mike on the rooftop, I was thinking to myself: El kinda seems like she's having Mileven doubt. That's it, that was the entire thought. I don't know, I thought it was funny.

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Not me finishing 'you took my heart (i was sleeping)' yesterday and then not having electricity the next day. This is a sign of the universe, it must be! It didn't take long though, we fixed it.

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Is there a Byler fic that is like Lucas' and/or Dustin's POV? That it's like their live reactions of Mike and Will figuring their shit out and getting together? And Lucas and Dustin either clock everything, or they're just being completely, utterly confused about what's happening. Then you have Mike and Will blatantly flirting with each other in front of them, and they either don't realize the other is flirting with them, or they think they're being subtle. So Lucas and Dustin look at each other and roll their eyes over how oblivious their friends are. Does that exist? Someone please let me know!

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I haven't been posting about the Empyrean a lot lately, so I thought I could post a concept that I've had for literal months, in honor of me not getting a SINGLE thing spoilered for myself before I watched Stranger Things 5 Volume 1 (I know, I know, you're all proud of me, please, hold your applause). It's a little story about how I actually did get something spoilered for myself whilst reading Onyx Storm. So here is the post:

ONYX STORM SPOILERS:

I think my hidden talent might be getting things spoilered for myself. Anyone else has that? Let me just walk you through what happened while reading Onyx Storm.

After reading chapter 12, there were some things I was wondering about second signets. So, I grabbed Iron Flame and reread the bit where Sloane talks about second signets with Violet (and whoever else was there). After that, there was still something else I wasn't sure about and decided to look that up on the Empyrean wiki page. So, there I was, on a certain character's page, when I saw it. The character: Quinn Hollis. The information in the bio section of her page: "Status: deceased". .................. why? So, the thing about second signets that I looked up in Iron Flame was whether Quinn had a second signet, because I vaguely remembered she did. But I found out she didn't, but that her first signet was just so much stronger, because Cruth had previously bonded her great aunt. The other thing I wanted to look up, was whether she was a Marked One, which I kinda remembered that she wasn't, but I wasn't sure. So I thought: oooooh, I can just probably look it up in the basic information section of her wiki page, and that way I can avoid spoilers about what happens to her in Onyx Storm! I was wrong. And eventually, after I saw the spoiler, I just immediately closed the wiki page and didn't even look up whether she was a Marked One or not. I just decided to trust my memory that she wasn't. If I had done that to begin with, I wouldn't have had to look it up and get it spoilered for myself!!

So, I knew she was gonna die. I also figured that she would probably be the big death during the final battle. When she suddenly became relevant when she helped Violet out with the runes, I was already thinking: oooh, I see what you're doing, Rebecca. You want to make her important all of a sudden. Then, when I realized different characters were getting pov chapters (which I loved btw), I figured that after Violet, there would probably be a pov chapter from someone in Draithus. Then I wondered whether it would be Imogen, because Quinn was gonna die at some point, and if we experienced it through Imogen's pov, we would actually be able to feel it (mission accomplished, Rebecca). I mean, if it were Xaden, he'd probably notice, think: 'sad... oh well, we have wyverns to slay', and then move on. Maybe he would feel bad seeing Imogens reaction, but let's be honest, it would not hit the same. And then it turned out I was right and Imogen got her pov chapter. So, I started preparing myself for the funeral. And you know what? Even though I knew it would happen and could even predict when it would happen, it still hit. Hard. Godsdamnit, Rebecca.