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fr tho one criticism of Cats that always tickles me is the specific brand of 'its so weird/horny/unsettling/goofy' that implies the critic in question thinks Cats is like that on accident. like i hate to break it to you but the song where they all speak in sync while creepy carnival-esque music plays is intended to unsettle. the abrupt transition from depressing bittersweet songs to high-energy bops is intended to give you whiplash. the rapidfire slinging of random terms that dont make sense is intended to throw you off. the unusually horny undertones are supposed to be, well, unusually horny. why? because
they are cats bro
if the tone/presentation/events seem strange and inhuman its because the cast of characters are, in fact, not human. like,,, Cats presents to its audience a fantastical snapshot of a kind of life that belongs to an animal on the outskirts of human society: a life of violence and community and sex and ritual and utter senselessness, and then people who see it will unironically go 'wow wtf why does this piece of media lie so far outside of my scope of normality. lol 🤣'
I start a new job this week and I’m sat dreaming of silly scenarios where junhui would be finding ways to calm me down and stop stressing 🫠
my brain is running away with me fr right now lmao HELP
my love you've opened the door to a nonstop brain rot AND I CAN'T STOP
first of all congrats omg i hope you do well!! rooting for you <3 and second of all,,,jun calming you down. you know I'm going to eat this up.
warning: absolute fluff
I think Jun would be the happiest to hear about a new job, a new promotion, or anything like that. No because I can imagine his face - pinched and confused when you sit him down and it instantly melts into such a happy smile when you break the news to him. He'd be over the moon, hugging you to his chest - "are you serious? holy shit, that's- that's so great, I'm so proud of you. I'm so happy for you, angel, yes, I am"
He'd be more excited than you at some point, being your number-one hype man and making sure you're absolutely ready to face this with a smile. So when he notices just how anxious you're feeling, he'd get so worried. Junhui would be so concerned, just trying to find ways to make it better and let you know he's right beside you.
I feel like he's rather quiet when it comes to offering help - sticking to acts of service rather than using his words. Sticking to you like glue, helping around the house with the excuse of spending time with you all just to make sure you're okay. Getting you small gifts throughout the week, leaving sticky notes on the fridge, sending you absolute nonsense messages throughout the day to pull a smile out of you, and taking you into his arms every chance he gets.
He'll care silently until he corners you in the kitchen one night. He'll brush your hair behind your ears before looking into your eyes - "you can tell me what's wrong, baby. tell me what's going on, yeah? I love you"
He'll listen to every word you have to say. He'll let you curl up into you and press your face into his shoulder as you lay all your worries in front of him. Junhui will absentmindedly fiddle with your fingers, and play with your hair as he listens because he's also getting a little anxious as he realises how much the nerves have been bothering you.
"I can't tell you it won't be anxious, baby. Because it will be at first, it always is. For maybe, a couple hours? A day?" He'll try. "But I know you, I know my girl. you're going to do so well, I know that"
"Don't forget you have me, okay? I'm always here. I know I can't really be there...on site. But, you're still going to get my hourly check-in messages! and you can call me anytime, no? I'll always be here, I will"
If you have a little cry because of the anxiety, Junhui will be right there to hold your hand through it. He's reminding you to breathe, baby, breathe for me and he rubs your back as you try to come back, being so so careful and gentle with you. He'll cradle your face in his palms and pout exaggeratedly once you've calmed down, trying to pull a smile out of you. Once he's got you all back to him, he'll tug until you're entangled in him, heartbeat against your ear.
"I wish I could make it better, baby, I really do" He'll stroke his fingers down your back. "Hey, It's going to be okay, okay? You have me. It's tough, baby, I know, I'm sorry. But I promise, I'm going to be right there with you. You won't be alone in this, not for a second. I'm always here"
"You're going to do great, just like you've always been. I'm so proud of you. So proud, you don't understand"
"I love you so much, angel. You have me, right here. I'm here"
OKAY THIS WAS VERY RUSHED AND VERY OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE I WENT INTO A WORD VOMIT RATHER THAN A PROPERLY STRUCTURED WORK. ( also it's past midnight so I have no idea what I'm writing rn, I feel like I'm possessed. I'll prolly write something properly worded based on this too cause it was just TOO ADORABLE )
thank you.
The Professor not believing in dragons after constantly hanging out with sentient singing historical objects, pissing off a genie, and being replaced by a holographic clone of himself is actually wild
RAIN WORLD RAIN WORLD RAIN WORLD YIPPEEEEEEEEE
What's funny is with most stories, there's an argument to be made that two characters never get together, because "they never kiss." Or "They didn't even hold hands." Or "we never see them on a date!" Its a total anti-ship narative to shut a conversation down and those should usually be ignored (because they're buzzkills. Ship what you want!)
But then you have an author like Kishimoto, who hates drawing any couple related stuff, so even the canon couples never get that romantic treatment! So everyone is forced to theorize instead based on how close a bond they share.
Temari and Shikamaru: never kiss, but we all knew!
Sai and Ino: Nothing. But we all got the hints.
Naruto and Hinata: It took an entire movie years after the war arc to get that smooch, and Kishimoto turned away when it happened because he got embarrassed.
Sasuke and Sakura: Don't make me laugh. There are more on screen moments of them trying to kill each other than there are moments of affection. And even then, he's smacking his girl in the forehead!
The only reason we know these couples do anything more than banter and hold hands, is because we actually see their kids in Boruto and are like "oh. So they did get/stay together. That's awesome."
All this to say, it's VERY funny when you have a couple like Gai and Kakashi, who do just as much couple stuff as any of the canon het couples, in fact there are literal parallels between Minato and Kushina of Gai doing the exact same thing or saying the exact same lines as Kushina (watching from behind the trees~, my man of destiny, childhood to adult partners~), and there are people who are STILL like
"Oh they can't be together. They never kissed. Or held hands!"
Bitch, neither does anyone else in this universe! The only on screen kiss Kishimoto ever depicted, was between Naruto and Sasuke! And clearly, they wern't end goal!
I'm just saying that if either Kakashi and Gai had a vagina, we would repopulated the Hatake clan in spades!
The pre-shows for When the Going Gets Tough in the Spongebob Musical are so funny because in Chicago’s production, Karen would be giving Plankton music examples and he just sort of thinks on it, then politely states “mm, no, try again” or “ah, not that one, Karen” and when she beatboxes he goes “AH! Yes, THAT, I can get into!” and he turns around and says “Hello! Yes, excuse me, everyone!” before he goes into his number. He’s DRIPPING with charm. It’s not so much as a ruse as it is that he just doesn’t want to come off as a threat. He’s like a cunning wolf in sheep’s clothing trying to get you to trust him, luring you close until he snaps you in, like a bite – and he doesn’t let you go. You’re already under his hypnotism. You’ve already lost.
Bway!Plankton is. so. OUT there. He is so ASSERTIVE. He shuts down Karen’s ideas almost immediately shouting exasperatedly “NO, KAREN, THAT WON’T WIN OVER ANYONE.” and HE is the one who suggests hip-hop. HE’S the one who starts the rap number. He challenges Karen. Instead of her being his support, like in Chicago when beatboxing as he raps, she’s rather someone that he’s trying to be equal with; he’s demanding her respect and her attention. He just dives right into the song. He WANTS to be menacing to the crowd. He WANTS people to fear him, because fear can be controlled. Fear is power, and power is meaningless unless someone uses it, and by God he is going to be the one to take it into his hands if it’s the last thing he ever does. His tiny, tiny little copepod hands.
It’s so fun playing Spot the Difference. Nick’s Plankton is careful with his wording, he bows forward and curves his voice in just the right way to gently grab your attention; he is as calm and collected as Wesley’s Plankton is overtensed, shouting, stammering, fidgeting, shaking. Nick looms over his audience, already expecting them to follow. Wesley stands with his arms out, chin upright, as if saying LOOK AT ME. I’M HERE. I EXIST. YOU’RE ALL MINE.
I just love how different they are. Don’t even get me started on Tristan McIntyre’s Plankton and how amazing HE made his version of the copepod – we’d be here all day, man.