#giada speaks

[simuran]

What about yours favourite sab/soc characters? (Both books and show) 👀

You 🤝 me

loving Inej&Nina

Seriously though, they’re the best part of the duology for me. “Then we die as we lived. For a cause”; “She wanted a storm—thunder, wind, a deluge. She wanted it to crash through Ketterdam's pleasure houses, lifting roofs and tearing doors off their hinges. She wanted it to raise the seas, take hold of every slaving ship, shatter their masts, and smash their hulls against unforgiving shores. I want to call that storm”. I mean, wow. Such passion. I love passionate characters.

I can’t say if I like Nina’s portrayal in the show yet, because the plot hasn’t yet given her the opportunity to show her devotion to Grisha’s cause, but we’ll see. But Inej is killing it in the show as in the books though.

Also I love book!Mattias’ arc (except for the ending. But you might’ve guessed it from me raging in your DM after finishing the second book 😂)

[simuran]

Hi! Once you get this you have to say five things you like about yourself, publicly, then send this to ten of your favorite followers (nonnegotiable) SPREAD POSITIVITY! 💌😘

Okay, this was HARD. I might’ve had a little crisis after writing down the third item and coming up blank for the last two

1. My level of English! I know it’s far from perfect, but it took me a long time and a lot of work to get where I am right now, and I’m pretty proud of it. It showed me a completely new world. And it allowed me to get to know some cute Italian mutuals ;)

2. My ability to completely zone out and daydream for hours. Is it a 100% healthy thing? Who knows! Do I enjoy it immensely? Hell yeah!

3. I like my hair most of the time. It’s quite dark and wavy with the right conditioner, so if I take good care of it, it looks really pretty. I was going to cut it short again after the corona, but the longer it becomes, the more I think I’m gonna keep it that way.

4. I like that I can leave comments easily. I know that a lot of people struggle with it, and that the majority of fic writers and translators really love them, so I always feel nice when I can write something sincere and lovely.

5. I do like the fact that I can ignore clutter easily. My mom worries about tidiness a lot more, and it seems exhausting, tbh. So I’m happy I can just tune it out.

[simuran]

random but very important question: what is your top three between vampires, witches and werewolves? 👀

Asking the real questions here!

I think my first choice is vampires because ~fangs~

And the second is witches, because Yennefer 😍

With that said, my current OT3 is vampire/werewolf/witch from Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites, so you know. The more the merrier!

[simuran]

What are your predictions for the loki show? I personally have no idea about what could happen sksks

Neither do I, my friend, neither do I. Mostly I just try not to think about it and not to have any kind of expectations - this way if it’s good I will be pleasantly surprised, and if it’s bad I won’t be too disappointed. I’m just happy we will see more Loki, that’s all!

[simuran]

I've seen you watched The Umbrella Academy 👀 Favourite characters, go

I’ve finally watched the second season, yes, and HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO ME I CANNOT CHOOSE

I’m gonna have to go with Klaus as my favourite, because he’s such a delight,. But they are all the best, tbh. But Kalus is still the bestest best for the disaster queer I needed to see and for the fashion sense. The eyeliner, the vest, the hat, yesssss

Vanya is so precious, I loved her after the first season, and the love story with Sissy? Amazing (Fun fact, Vanya is, indeed, a Russian name, but it’s a male Russian name skskss)

I also loved Ben so much. He’s the only one of them who has a shred of emotional stability (How??? How did he get it in this house???), and I’m soooo pissed he was killed off. I mean I get it, he had to move on, yada yada, I’m still gonna miss him. Whoever this Sparrows!Ben is, I hope we’ll see some resemblance to the original.

Alisson is simply gorgeous, and every time she gets angry and kicks someone’s ass I am so HERE for it. Same for Lila, I can’t wait to see where her story goes. Give the girl some happiness, dammit!

I’m not such a huge fan of the other siblings, but I enjoy their stories very much. The showrunners did such a great job of flashing them all out.

Also the Handler, dear lord. Her outfits are just out of this world, what an incredible villain she was. The moment when she ate that fish? W o w

[simuran]

For the brand game: DRAGONS, interesting facts™ and Loki!!

Oh, I love it!!! Thank you 💖💖💖💖💖

[simuran]

What did you tought about SaB? If you finished it ofc 👀

I finished it, and I loved it! Some spoilers ahead

First of all, I never finished the original trilogy, only the first book of it, so I was a bit skeptical about the main plot. But the actors were so good I became invested! Especially Alina - ah, she was so lively, so cute, so sincere, I couldn’t help but to fall in love with her a little! I’m really looking forward to seeing her again. I esp liked her speech to the Darkling at the end of the season, the one he answered to with “Made me your villain”. She was so passionate yet articulate! Amazing actress, she brought life to the character.

Actually at this point I’m glad I didn’t read the second and the third books, because I felt like knowing the plot kind of spoiled the watching for me.

The Crows!!! The Dregs!!! My babies!!! I loved every second of their screen time up until Alina fled from them (it was a bit OOC for Kaz to have no back up plan, but I’m willing to let it slide). After that their plot line felt a bit irrelevant, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Their introductory scenes were just... *chef’s kiss*. Pure perfection. And the train adventure? The library heist? The lynx flush? Yes, yes, and yes. My favourite part of the show.

I have conflicting emotions about Nina and Mattias’ plot line, but that’s because I have very tender feelings for Nina, and everything short of perfection would be slightly disappointing. The delivery of some lines felt off (esp “I’m beguiling you”. I imagined there was more sarcasm there). Still, I enjoyed it.

Leaving the characters aside, the show was beautifully done. I’ve already downloaded the soundtrack, because it was such a bop (esp the parts for the Crows). The costumes were just gorgeous! Especially Inej’s. And the little details like Inej’s knives and Kaz’s watch had such a pleasant design.

To sour this a little, I felt like some scenes didn’t have enough of the emotion fallout (I hope it’s the right English word sksks). Like Mal loosing his friends or Inej’s first kill - the acting in the scene itself was amazing, but in later episodes it just... didn’t feel really relevant? Idk, I think it would be better if the Inferni twin said something to Inej along the lines of “What did he even do to you? Or did he just get in the way?”, so that Inej had to struggle with her conscience some more. I want more onscreen angst about the hardships the characters face! I want to feel how they are trying to come to terms with it! But oh well. Maybe it would be too dark.

In conclusion, the show was not perfect but great nonetheless! I hope we’ll get the second season soon.

Thanks for the ask, love 💕💕💕💕💕

[simuran]

Varya, baby, it's valentine's day so you should have seen this coming: say good and positive things about your favourite ships 💖🌹

Ooooh, that’s an interesting one! Let’s gooo!!!

HarlIvy - the absolute perfection of friends-to-lovers genre, plus the whole let’s-burn-the-world-together-(or-at-least-the-parts-we-don’t-like) schtick is amazing. Fanfics where Ivy helps Harley to beat the Joker black and blue make me soft 😌 Kudo for being canon!

MCU:

Frostiron - usually has the best Loki hurt/comfort there is. The jokes are endless. Also love it when they create something scientific+witchy together. The height difference makes for hilarious fanart sometimes. Generally speaking, frostiron fandom provides me with happy Loki the way no one else does, bless them for it. I also enjoy the headcanon that Loki was Tony’s bi awakening, because it’s fucking hilarious

Frostshield - mhm, the slow burn of learning to trust each other... Nice

Thorki - Very Hot. So much passion, this fandom has The Best PWPs

Though basically any mlm ship that comforts Loki will do (because I firmly headcanon MCU!Loki as gay, it’s a long story why).

Natasha/Sharon - basically lives in my head only, if there is a fandom, I wasn’t able to find it. But Natasha learning to form relationships with a woman she won’t be made to kill... Sharon not fully trusting her at first but being able to see past her crimes and reputation... Yes 😌 (Also Sharon telling Peggy about this annoyingly hot Black Widow, and Peggy DYING internally, because wow, some things are sure genetic. Like, for example, the weakness for these shady spy ladies sksksks)

Natasha/Yelena Belova (from comics) - the tension! the jealousy! the resent! the hatred! the sympathy! the understanding the way no one else could! the shared trauma! the growth! the affection! Queens <3 Who does it like them <3 <3 <3

Natasha/Nakia - again, haven’t seen much of a fandom, but the potential of jaded, bitter, and cagey postCivilWar!Natasha vs hopeful yet not naive and very loving Nakia is enormous. I just wanna read a slow burn of them on a long spy mission having philosophical debates about Truth, and Lies, and Purpose, and The Nature Of Humanity. I’d read it even if it’s gen!

We need More Natasha in femslash, is what I’m saying, and not just Natasha/Pepper as a background for stony (even though it is lovely)

Yennefer/Geralt (The Witcher) - because Yen Deserves Nice Things. I wasn’t awfully interested in Geralt for most of the show (they really should've introduced the tragic backstory earlier, it kinda hooked me), but he made her smile so sweetly 💜💜💜 Also can’t believe that I’ve finally fallen hard for a m/f ship that’s supposed to be the endgame sksks

Nomi/Amanita (Sense8) - as my tag for them states, The Relationship Goals. The way they support each other unconditionally and make each other so happy is extremely heart-warming. Kudo to writers who knew how to write an established couple entertainingly without breaking them up.

Parker/Hardison/Eliot (Leverage) - what’s to say what hasn’t been said before? Found Family soulmates, who Are Gay and Do Crime together

The Old Guard:

Andy/Nile - Very Hot. I haven’t yet found any PWPs, and I am Disappointed

Andy/Noriko (from the comic) - I’m probably gonna write a bit more about them later in a post with highlights from the second mini-series, but I’m just 💔💔💔 they 💔💔💔

Andy/Quynh - the dungeon scene just broke me, okay, it broke me.

Andy/Achilles (her late boyfriend from the comic) - he 😖 made her want to live again 😖 but then 😖😖😖 she had to leave him 😭😭😭 10/10 heartbreak, would recommend

(I love suffering in The Old Guard fandom, okay)

Phew, done! I thought about including my fave platonic ships, but this has gotten way too long already 😂

Thank you so much for the ask, Giada, I had enormous fun! I love talking about fandom things that make me happy, it seems 😄