But As Someone Who Was Actually Around When The First Movies Came Out In The Seventies, The New Ones

Well... at least I'm alive, I guess?

gUys @b0nes-r-us reminded me exactly why I used to spend 8 hours a day takin buzzfeed character quizzes so I made another sp quiz if anyone’s dying of boredom

Here she be!!!>>>>>

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Would you survive Devastation Day?

What is your magical discipline?, You can bring back one dead person back to fight alongside. Who do you choose?, What’s your opinion on the

And then there´s me: still hung up over Skulduggery Pleasant even though it´s been literally 8 years since I entered the fandom and yet it´s still my main one 

Do you guys remember when we used to spend years and years in one fandom? Years, guys! Things are changing so quickly now. Sometimes that overwhelms me. 

YES

I'm praying romantic Valdug never becomes canon. It would just be wrong on so many levels.

some thoughts on valdug

currently waiting on my mentor to arrive and frankly i hope she’s still alive but i figured i may as well start typing this out

this. might get long, but essentially it’s Why I Don’t Think Valduggery Would Be A Good And Healthy Romantic Relationship, But It Would Be Interesting To See It Explored

the basis of their relationship is about missing someone else

val and skul met for the first time (excluding when valkyrie was a baby) at gordon’s will reading - personally, i think they see one another as a replacement for gordon.

skulduggery lost one of his best friend’s to his worst enemies; it’s only natural that he’s going to cling to someone who reminds him of said friend. however, the fact that this was literally a twelve year old is a bit ://, but whatever.

valkyrie just lost her uncle, and in some ways, her mentor. i feel like, unconsciously, they both looked for someone to replace gordon, found one another. which is like. yeah. odd, but whatever.

i’m also 100% certain gordon and skulduggery were shagging. and the reason why this was never mentioned is because gordon’s family (fergus and beryl) are religious, and might not have appreciated gordon fucking a guy

and also, because introducing your dead boyfriend to your mortal family might not have been a great idea

valkyrie’s personality and many of her values have been influenced by skulduggery, which isn’t necessarily a good thing.

once again, valkyrie was TWELVE when she met skulduggery for the first time. throughout her entire teenage life, she had him as a Main Adult Figure; like a parent or guardian to look up to.

she’s still going to see him, even now, as someone like that - she seemed to aspire to BE him, and i don’t doubt many of those habits are with her, even now, as an adult.

romantic valdug = them being friends, work partners and lovers. that’s a fucking lot.

essentially, with romantic relationships, you’re going to be around your partner a lot. shocking. but valkyrie and skulduggery work together, solely, for the most part. meaning that if they got together, they’d be around each other nearly constantly; which seems like a Lot. not necessarily a bad thing, no, but holy shit that’s not going to be great if they fall out over, like, laundry and have to work together on a murder.

skulduggery and valkyrie, mentally, are off the shits

neither of these two are mentally healthy in any way, shape or form. both of them are in/have been in borderline abusive relationships (see: abyssinia and vile, valkyrie being a little shit to militsa) and this sort of abuse could wildly escalate if they’re together. there’s a reason skulduggery has his reputation as a cold hearted, brutal murderer. this guy was so cold and angry he turned into lord vile. valkyrie isn’t in a good place, mentally, and skulduggery’s naturally manipulative relationship is not going to help with that at all.

if it doesn’t work out, then what?

this is more why i WOULD like to see it explored. it’s a relationship that might not work out well, have an unfair power balance, could go sideways so fast and explore things that ever should have been explored. its the exact opposite of valkyrie’s cutesy, wutesy relationship with militsa.

but if it doesn’t work out and they split up, that’s something that’s going to change them both and their opinions and views of one another forever. they’re not going to get over that one in a hurry.

and! some more personal reasons why i don’t like the idea of valduggery

bones aren’t hot, you guys are just weird

skulduggery is like one of those perfect, wattpad-esque, “what the writer would love to be in an ideal world” versions of landy. i feel like he’d treat valduggery like his and laura’s relationship, which grosses me out.

i refuse to support anything laura supports

m/f purely platonic relationships are so rare in fiction, i would genuinely love for this one to stay that way

bones still aren’t hot

i could not BEAR to find out if skulduggery has a fake dick

i had another good point here but i forgot it

OH YEAH the age gap thing being a normal part of magical society does weird me out personally, again mostly because of landy’s personal relationship. :/

Everyone drop what you're doing it's Paget day ‼️ happy birthday to the sweetest woman ☹️💗

That actually makes sense... but as you already pointed out in the tags, Saracen would still have been able to see Viles armour inside Skug´s ribcage. I think he said using his magic with clothes makes everything squishy or something like that, so he probably just didn´t recognize it for what it was.

Vile & Saracen’s Power

In Seasons of War, it was revealed that Saracen’s magic allows him to see through layers. There’s been a lot of discussion since, wondering why Saracen didn’t realise that Skulduggery was Vile, and whether it’s a continuity error.

If Saracen can see through layers, why couldn’t he see through Vile’s armour? Why doesn’t he know who Vile is? Why didn’t he know straight away?

But there’s a reason given for why Saracen might not know about Vile.

Weiterlesen

My favorite dramatic new Skulduggery headcanon for book 13 is this: 

the gang (which will def consist of Tanith, Dexter, Saracen, Skulduggery and Valkyrie right) finds out that Darquesse is still existing, still apocalyptically dangerous, still linked to Valkyrie. There is a grave silence upon them after they find out. Then suddenly Dexter grabs Skulduggery’s gun and points it at Valkyrie’s head. Her face shows signs of shock, but it vanishes quickly to make space for another emotion: resigantion. She understands. She agrees. The crew reacts less understanding. Saracen gasps and makes a step forward. Tanith jumps to them and puts her sword under Dexter’s chin. Skulduggery pushes Valkyrie back with a rush of air, but she blocks it. She shouts STOP very loudly, making everybody freeze. The only sounds that can be heard anymore are the sounds of heavy breathing from everyone. Dexter’s blue eyes are hard. But his voice cracks when he speaks. “We can’t make the same mistake.” Saracen steps up to him very closely, sweat running down his temple, sheer panic in his eyes. “How can you know that killing Val will do any good? How can you know that it will destroy Darquesse, Dexter? How can you know this? Please. Lower the gun.” Tanith keeps the blade on Dexter’s throat, she doesn’t budge, her look is stern. But her nose is twitching and her lips are trembling slightly. Dexter is her friend. They are all friends. Dexter and Valkyrie have danced together, they have laughed together. Skulduggery is very quiet. But the wind he is conjuring and ready to toss at Dexter is pulling at his clothes. There are fireballs in his eye sockets. Never has that happened before. “Dexter. Drop the gun.” Tanith urges. In Dexter’s eyes is reflected everything and everyone he has lost already. There is the fear of losing even more. And there is the fear of everyone who has lost just as much and more. People he thinks he must protect from even more harm. He lowers the gun. Valkyrie looks at him with surprise and hurt. Surprised he didn’t shoot, hurt he even considered it. “It is not your fault.” He says with a sudden conviction and drops the gun. He looks sad, so tired and sad. “None of this is your fault.” Tanith pulls the sword away and takes a deep breath. Saracen closes his eyes in relief. Skulduggery is still raging with wind and fire. Valkyrie takes a shaky breath and raises a hand in Skulduggery’s direction. “It’s okay.” She whsipers and Skulduggery’s rage disappears almost instantly. Dexter looks at her with a grief-stricken expression. “Val…” He starts and is cut off, when she steps close to him and pulls him into a hug. They stay like this for a long time. When they let go off each other, everyone is still in shock. Skulduggery walks over, pushes Dexter out of the way and picks up his gun. The wind starts to ripple through his clothes again. Valkyrie takes his hand and pulls him back slightly. “Calm down.” He looks at her and the rippling stops again. He wraps an arm around her waist. “We’ll be back in an hour.” then he flies away with her to talk in private about the Darquesse situation. Mostly because he knows he won’t kill Dexter then. 

this turned out longer than planned

me, quietly whispering to the ao3 page of an author who doesn’t even know I exist: I am obsessed with you

Y'all remember that scene in phase 1 where Val aknowledges that the thing that most sets her apart from other people her age isn't magic but knowing what she wants to do with her life?

That shit hits way too close home.

I'm about to graduate amd I have like no idea what I wanna do... it's kinda scary. Like how am I supposed to chose sth to do for the rest of my life when I can't even remember the last thing that actually made me happy

Dexter puts this sign up in front of his house in phase 2 because he’s sick of skulduggery returning into his life and messing it up

Dude, how can it be that every single fucking thing about US politics trends on here immediately, yet when 27 countries in the EU vote and there's a historic, alarming lurch to the right (far right parties have won the elections in Italy, Austria and France), it's not even trending? In Germany, the AFD, a right-wing populist, anti-democratic, racist party with a wing that is officially extremist (read: Nazis) and is in parts monitored by the office for the protection of the constitution, is the second strongest party (also among 17-24 year olds!). Guess I'll die.