JINX ENTERING HER SINGLE MOTHER ERA, LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO
I lean toward him, close enough for a kiss. His eyes widen. The look in his face is some commingling of panic and desire. It is a heady feeling, having power over someone. Over šš¢š³š„š¢šÆ, who I never thought had any feelings at all.
āYou really do want me,ā I say, close enough to feel the warmth of his breath as it hitches. āAnd you š©š¢šµš¦ it.ā I change the angle of the knife, turning it so itās against his neck. He doesnāt look nearly as alarmed by that as I might expect.
Not nearly as alarmed as when I bring my mouth to his.
-The Cruel Prince-
By Holly Black
Guys this took me so long but it was so worth itttt š„²
P.s. Cardan smiles when he is nervous š¤
MY SHAYLAAA šš
You should all watch the new timebomb music video and share my insanity, letās all go crazy together ^v^
This people can't be real
I have deliveredš«”
Based on my HC from⦠literally half a day ago blasting 600 strikes on repeat can do wonders apparently
Why is everyone so upset about the idea of Jude having a baby ten years after the end of her story? You do know that a woman's personality and mind don't get vacuumed out when they get pregnant right? She wouldn't change into some simpering caricature with no agency, Sarah J Maas really did a number on you guys...
Family has always been a major theme in this series: Jude was motivated in the first book by a need to protect her little brother. There has never been any suggestion from her that she doesn't want children, only an expression early in the first book that she's scared to always be powerless, and even her fairy children would be able to be cruel to her, which speaks to her desire to find her own power not a genuine drive not to have children.
It's completely understandable to be tired of all your characters having the same end: marriage to a guy, crown, babies, but I don't think this one character's fate after the conclusion of this one fantasy/romance series is the hill to die on.
Anyway, I love the idea and every time I imagine Jude as a mother I think of Najwa Nimri's amazing performance in La Casa de Papel, it was sooo Jude
It's them
She's just marking her territory at this point tbhš
TIMEBOMB DOUBTERS, WHOāS A FUNNY-LOOKING RAT NOW?
In Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen: āSitting In A Tree,ā Miles and Gwen travel across the multiverse to find Jefferson Morales. One of the universes Gwen found is Earth-8, a dimension where her and Miles are married and have a superpowered family together. Considering that the comic was released in 2017, prior to ITSVās 2018 release date, and is one of the major comics where Gwen and Miles interact with each other, one might wonder if Earth-8 will be incorporated into BTSV? One way Earth-8 can be incorporated in BTSV is by having Miles and Gwenās universes collide to create Earth-8. Thereās also a chance that this idea has been foreshadowed through the visual language of the SV films.
The idea of universes merging together was already present in ITSV with the Super-Collider that allows multiple dimensions to crash into each other. Thereās also the classroom scene where Miles and Gwen meet each other for the first time and how behind them is a poster of two universes colliding:
This collision imagery is present in ATSV, such as when Gwen and Miles swing around New York and this āWhoooshā onomatopoeia between them has two oās be connected to each other:
Thereās also the scene where Gwen says goodbye to Miles and between them are two holes that are in the similar formation as the two oās and the universe collision in the poster:
The repeated imagery of two enmeshed circles is not only representative of two universes colliding, but when flipped vertically it resembles the number 8, hence Earth-8. Additionally, this image is akin to the infinity symbol ā¾ļø, which is fitting considering how much this couple is linked to the idea of infinite possibilities:
(The scene above is from ITSV when Gwen and Miles first meet in the classroom and Dr. Olivia Octavia is talking about the vastness of the multiverse in the background).
(This scene is from ATSV when Gwen tells Milesās parents about his disappearance and what she has learned from him).
Admittedly, this theory is a bit of a reach and thereās plenty of other ways Earth-8 can be incorporated into BTSV, if it will at all. It is interesting though to speculate considering how Milesās guidance counselor states, āEvery person is their own universeā (an epithet used in the ATSV script as well). If this statement were to be true then Miles and Gwenās universes colliding implicates that theyāre one in the same, as stated by Miles when he was talking with Gwen at the Williamsburg Bank Building:
In a way this sentiment is true as theyāre both creative types with cop fathers who lost a Peter Parker and struggle with their familiesā expectations, along with having to lead a double life as Spiderpeople. Gwen and Miles acknowledging their similarities in the text, highlights the intentionality in their connection despite them coming from different dimensions that would have made them meeting impossible.
Thereās also the scene at the Williamsburg Bank Building where Gwen does her own version of the shoulder touch with Miles. This resembles the collision imagery presented prior, where in a moment of vulnerability, Gwen chooses to collide into Miles and forge this connection between them.
Granted, this wouldnāt be the first time Miles and Gwen left their respective universes to live in another one though. After the end of the Ultimate comics, Earth-1610 got destroyed to have Miles and his friends and family move to Earth-616, since he was the main popular character from the comic line. More recently, Gwen has moved from her universe of Earth-65 to Earth-616 due to her own popularity. Fansā reception is mixed to say the least because while Gwen and Miles residing in the mainstream Marvel universe of Earth-616 allows for more comic appearances, the downside is that it comes at the expense of their own stories as their status as the main Spiderperson will be overshadowed by Peter due to Earth-616 being his universe originally. This is further shown in Gwenās case where sheās currently the only character from Earth-65 to make the move, thus leaving her supporting cast, distinct tone, and art style of her world behind. However, with Gwen and Miles having their respective universes be combined to create a new one, these issues can be resolved since theyāll likely keep their supporting casts and have a hybrid of their pre-existing art styles. Their statuses as Spiderpeople also wonāt be overshadowed due to Earth-8 being created specifically for them, making it their universe to claim. This adds to the sentiment of how Miles and Gwen are āthe sameā as the overlaps in their characters allow them to complement each other, being two halves of the same story.
Thereāll probably be plenty of multiverse shenanigans in BTSV and if they culminate into a major universal collision, weāll just have to see when the movie comes out. However, whether itās fate, destiny, or pure coincidence that brought Gwen and Miles together, the SV films seem to be going towards the star-crossed lovers route where theyāll have to find a tangible way to be together, which is through the creation of Earth-8.
A load of people sort of view Jude as being kind of mean and grumpy a lot of the time and I do agree she doesn't have that natural humour Cardan has and can be overly sarcastic (which I absolutely LOVE about her, she has the best roasts š) I feel like these consumptions are wrong.
Jude is actually so nice. She is kind and a nice person especially towards humans because she's mortal herself. There's a bunch of examples of this throughout the series including when she saved Sophie in tcp, chose to help Taryn and her hanging out with the court of shadows when we get to see her friendly side shine through. I feel like we make her "meaner" side a bit too dramatic sometimes as a fandom š