#gg thoughts

[gustygardns]

i have this entire week off work so mayhaps i will try and work on that bowuigi diner au comic idea...

[purplemagic]

The money plates were basically another crime-posal? Rio really put them in a nice shiny box with a big bow on top and said: hey, let's make money with an actual QUEEN on it who happens to share your name. He really said: get it? Be the QUEEN to my KING? And at a time when his smartest move would've been to cut his losses and cut ties with Beth. He's so loud! I cannot.

[missmaxime]

bruh. rewatching the episodes by myself and I’m a me Sss s I’m so emotionallll.  I don’t wanna say goodbye to them ;___; tbh while the Nevada-dream felt too long last night, I didn’t have that one rewatch. maybe because now you know everything is from Beth’s perspective and it makes it even better.  - I caught on the red dress reference from the get go. But that song at the beginning ughhhh should have known it was the nightmare scenariooo - White Lily coming back several times; symbol for rebirth or rejuvenation of the soul. But also death (or the death of death in this case) soo good. And she picks it herself in it - All her dumb kids being all well-behaved, lol who are these clones. - Blueberry pancakes!!  - Kevin portrayed as a big man-child with zero responsibility (thank you Beth for sharing our collective opinion) - I’d argue he’s like a version of Dean in the way Annie is taking care of him - THEM HILLS - jaskldfjsdk Beth picturing them in matching outfits the whole vision, making THEM the unit they should be.  - Also, cryingggg; even after this huge overhaul she immediately switches to scenario’s she fears the most for Ruby and Annie - Annie not having the stability she craves. Ben not being being accepted at his school. No financial stability AGAIN. Sara rejecting her kidney - all back to square one and I AM fjadlkssldk - Dean back to being a car sales man icannot.  - Awkward Death hug kill me now - “I never thought you could be you again.” “Thank you.” (he will never accept you for who you are run Beth run). - E D D I E - the first man that was offed directly because of her.  - Also love the juxtaposition in this supermarket of Beth lecturing Eddie (the least experienced criminal that dies) vs Fitz (the most experienced criminal) lecturing Beth - “Do you wanna die?” “Kinda.” (= plz kill me i hate my life) - Wearing the same dress she wore when she broke out of her housewife role with Fitz, also endangering herself - While not exactly the same, I feel like Beth is almost picturing Annie as herself growing up. Annie has to mature real fast now, her kid’s not doing well, her living situation isn’t stable, Kevin is absolutely useless as a partner - not mature, not supportive. And while we know Kevin isn’t manic depressive like their mom was, he’s all over the place with highs and lows like someone who is might be.  - Even if Ruby and Stan start out as solid work-partners, it’s clear they disagree on how to handle things at work - which is small now, but Beth can obviously see this as a start of a snowball running down the hill  - sdkjfklasdkfj the three girls on the bench with the ‘our kids were fine at home’ - “I’ve been knitting.” DREAM BETH HAS NEVER BEEN THE PERFECT HOUSEWIFE SHE CAN’T DO IT - Even if Beth can picture this move might be a new start for all of them (or moreso for anyone not her) it’s BACK TO SQUARE ONE - And then after she gets shot Fitz juggles around a peach, which symbolisms:  “ Peach reflects happiness in all areas of our life and the satisfaction that comes from being at peace with our health, work, love and relationships. Peach also reminds us to stay grounded during this time in order to not get carried away in our fantasies. ” AND THEN. She wakes up again And Dean is close to yelling how much she should say it was RIO, that he had her shot because DEAN needs Nevada.  But she knows. That while she didn’t die from the gunshot. Nevada will truly be the death of her. And she doesn’t believe it was Rio who did this. So she can’t. She lies about Mick. Tells them it happened too quick.  And Dean feels the bubble burst inside his chest. Nevada, like he wants, is not going to happen. Not now. Not ever.  And Beth feels the same. Nevada isn’t going to happen. Not now. Not ever. Only in her case, that’s a good thing.  We see the lilies again, when Beth’s sitting on the bed. In her vision they symbolized the death of her normal. But now. Now they symbolize her rebirth, or maybe rather her tossing away that shell she wore for all those years and never 100% got rid off, but now she is doing that.  Beth chooses crime. And not only that. She chooses to go do that, gives Annie and Ruby their own choices in the matter. But she is going to do that, with Rio. She made her choice, and she choose herself and him. 

[missbrunettebarbie]

I'm kinda curious about your thoughts on the Gossip Girl's characters' sortings (just based on similar cases and fandom reaction, idk that my first guess for Blair would've been 🐍🦡).

Tbh I never thought about these characters' sortings till I actually saw them sorted. Which means my perception of their sortings is influenced by @persefoneshalott 's sorting. Plus, bear in mind that I haven't watched this show in years.

There is no way Chuck and Blair wouldn't have been 🐍 primaries. They are so Snake to the point it's toxic. Secondaries are harder to pin in this verse since everyone either has some a 🐍 secondary model or is a complete loser. It's a very TVD-ish verse. With this in mind, I do agree that Blair's is a 🦡 and Chuck's a 🐦.

Serena is....not an Elena, LOL. So yeah, I can totally see her as a 🦁 secondary, even if I could see an argument for any other secondary but 🐦. And I never paid attention to her inner thoughts, but she doesn't feel like a Loyalist. 🐦 primary could fit her well. She does have the 🐦🦁 vibe.

Dan....well, he could be a 🦁🦡. I toyed with the possibility of him being a Stefan Salvatore: Loyalist hiding behind an Idealist facade, but he has no 🦡 loyalty and the way he turns on Jenny and Serena makes me think he's not a 🐍. But here's the thing: GG is a very Snake narrative, so almost any non-Snake ends up looking like a hypocrite. Dan first and foremost, since he's the lead character. Funny, but I think if he hadn't lost the narrative in the latter seasons, he would have been written exactly like Steffie: Snake (with most likely Serena as His Person) hiding behind a Lion model. But his overall characterization points to a true Lion whose Cause is becoming a famous author. And I guess he is a 🦡 secondary. He def doesn't have the subtlety of a 🐍.

Jenny....I barely remember her? Same with Nate. Nate probably is a genuine 🦡 primary. The guy really cared about others. Jenny could be a more cutthroat one? Ngl, I wouldn't rule out 🦁 primary for her either. Her Cause is belonging in the Upper East Side, but she lacks the moralistic side Dan has xDD

[iztarshi]

For some reason I have a half-baked GG/Ducktales AU in my head. Features include:

Tarvek as a Mandarin duck. There has been some argument that he should be less gaudy, but they’re red and purple with little ponytails.

Tarvek’s entire family as Mandarin ducks, because all of them wear ridiculous outfits at the drop of a hat.

Heterodynes as swans? They’re a bit larger, strongly territorial, and Agatha can have an ugly duckling thing going.

(Does this mean Mongfish are also swans, so as to make Agatha not half duck and make Zola’s ploy make sense? Probably.)

Jägerducks.

Probably not all Jägers are ducks, but definitely Jägerducks.

...This isn’t really a proper AU, just a case of the exact same things happening with anthropomorphic birds.

I was thinking of Bang as a shrike, but now I’m leaning towards rosy-patched bush shrike specifically because good lord that’s an alarming looking bird.

[gustygardns]

diner au bowuigi vs detective au bowuigi is sooo funny to me bc... the diner au is basically all fluff and some spice. but the detective au is like coworkers to friends to lovers where bowser is cocky and just an ass, and all luigi is trying to do is find his brother and deal with this annoying, charming, turtle dragon at the same time, and is one snarky remark away from just crashing out.

[gustygardns]

drawing bowuigi but have reached a fork in the road where i can't decide whether to make it mario kart world compliant or diner au again....

[gustygardns]

i need to get on ao3 and start writing that bowuigi casino au