And For You, I’m Falling Denfencess

♡ they meet and immediately like each other (goodbye conflict, we barely knew you)

♡ the only thing keeping them apart is a misunderstanding that one conversation would fix

♡ both characters describe the other as "beautiful" within three pages of meeting

♡ their chemistry is told not shown (the narrator insists they have spark. they don't.)

♡ the love interest has no personality outside of loving the protagonist

♡ they argue once, make up immediately, never argue again

♡ obstacles are external. they always agree with each other about everything.

♡ the rival love interest exists for two chapters then vanishes without explanation

♡ they almost kiss. something interrupts. this happens four times. on the fifth time they kiss. the end.

♡ the love interest is described as funny, clever, and kind. we see none of this.

♡ their big emotional moment is in the rain. it is always in the rain.

♡ the breakup lasts exactly one chapter before they reconcile

♡ "i've never felt this way before" said by someone with no prior emotional history

♡ both confess feelings at the same time. no awkwardness. no stakes. just synchronized emotion.

♡ their first kiss is perfect. no bumped noses. no wrong angle. cinematic and frictionless.

♡ jealousy subplot introduced and dropped without consequence

♡ they have one shared interest and it is the plot

♡ trauma bonding mistaken for romantic chemistry (these are different things)

♡ the side characters ship them loudly. this is not a substitute for actual tension.

♡ one of them dies temporarily. other is devastated. they come back. no lasting emotional damage.

♡ they end up together because the plot ends, not because they chose each other

perfectionism - never being satisfied

honesty - coming off as rude and insensitive

devotion - can turn into obsession

generosity - being taken advantage of

loyalty - can make them blind for character faults in others

being dependable - always depending on them

ambitiousness - coming off as ruthless

optimism - not being realistic

diligence - not able to bend strict rules

protectiveness - being overprotective

cautiousness - never risking anything

being determined - too focussed on one thing

persuasiveness - coming off as manipulative

tidiness - can become an obsession

being realistic - being seen as pessimistic

assertiveness - coming off as bossy

pride - not accepting help from others

innocence - being seen as naive

selflessness - not thinking about themself enough

being forgiving - not holding others accountable

curiosity - asking too many questions

persistence - being seen as annoying

being charming - can seem manipulative

modesty - not reaching for more

confidence - coming off as arrogant

wit/humor - not taking things serious

patience - being left hanging

strategic - coming off as calculated

being caring - being overbearing

tolerance - being expected to tolerate a lot

eagerness - coming off as impatient

being observant - being seen as nosy

independence - not accepting help

being considerate - forgetting about themself

fearlessness - ignoring real danger

politeness - not telling what they really think

reliability - being taken advantage of

Diabolikdvd

Grindhouse Video

Deep Discount

OrbitDVD

Barnes and Noble

And specific labels:

Kino Lorber

Criterion

Arrow Films (UK based)

Shout Factory

Eureka (UK based)

Vinegar Syndrome

Synapse

Warner Archive

Indicator/Powerhouse (UK based)

Severin

Second Sight (UK based)

Umbrella (Australia based)

Between characters

singing off-key to the same song

spontaneously dancing together

arguing passionately about a completely wrong fact, then looking it up at the same time

finishing each other’s sentences… incorrectly

Laughing so hard at an inside joke that no one else understands

trying to whisper to each other but somehow getting louder and louder

walking next to each other and slowly drifting towards each other, bumping their shoulders together

making dramatic eye contact during a boring conversation

competing over who can hold eye contact the longest

sharing earbuds and silently fighting over the volume

attempting to cook together and slowly accepting chaos

spontaneously quoting the same line from a movie at the same time

dancing badly on purpose and committing too hard

playing rock-paper-scissors to decide something unimportant

wait until it gets dark and make tea or coffee or hot chocolate, or if it’s too hot outside make yourself a healthy smoothie with your favorite things in it at any point during the day

put on your favorite underwear, it helps, trust me, it’s an old family secret (i’m not kidding)

if you have a pet, play the “how many things can i stick on you until you move or get mad” game (bonus points if they fall asleep, extra bonus points if a family member sees you and tells you to quit it, extra double ultra points if they join in)

rip a peice of paper into as many little pieces as you can

go to animeseason.com and click “random anime” until you see one that looks completely ridiculous (or actually good) and watch the first episode. repeat if it sucked or if you get bored halfway through

spend at least an hour making a music playlist for how you feel right now and save it for now or when you feel a bad mood rise again

curl up in bed and cover yourself with blankets and pillows and put in music and just lay there for a while (sleeping is also good)

eat everything

drink lots of water

it’s okay bad moods don’t last forever!!!!!! i promise!!! you will be yourself soon and there are people who love you very much, don’t be afraid to reach out to them

you are lovely

i bet there is still a box of crayons in your house somewhere (if not you can get them cheap during back-to-school sales); find them and use them (maybe while watching ridiculous anime)

sunshine if you can manage it or just a sun lamp trust me it matters more than you think especially in winter

hugs even if they are stuffed animals or your pet or your pillow whatever is on hand

if you’ve got a favorite lotion/soap/thing that is scented use it liberally

cry if you need, if it doesn’t start by itself or if you don’t want to attract attention put on a sad movie so you have an excuse

write this down to pull out on future bad days:

it is okay to have a day where you don’t get things done

it is okay not to have a reason for feeling bad

taking care of yourself is a worthwhile use of time

˙⋆✮ Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders

˙⋆✮ Acrophobia: Fear of heights

˙⋆✮ Claustrophobia: Fear of confined or crowded spaces

˙⋆✮ Ophidiophobia: Fear of snakes

˙⋆✮ Cynophobia: Fear of dogs

˙⋆✮ Trypophobia: Fear of clusters of small holes or bumps

˙⋆✮ Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD): Fear of social situations and interactions

˙⋆✮ Glossophobia: Fear of public speaking

˙⋆✮ Hemophobia: Fear of blood

˙⋆✮ Nyctophobia: Fear of darkness or night

˙⋆✮ Thanatophobia: Fear of death or dying

˙⋆✮ Mysophobia: Fear of germs or dirt

˙⋆✮ Entomophobia: Fear of insects

˙⋆✮ Aquaphobia: Fear of water

˙⋆✮ Astraphobia: Fear of thunder and lightning

˙⋆✮ Dentophobia: Fear of dentists or dental procedures

˙⋆✮ Selenophobia: Fear of the moon

˙⋆✮ Taphophobia: Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries

˙⋆✮ Xenophobia: Fear of strangers or foreigners

˙⋆✮ Atychiphobia: Fear of failure or not being good enough

˙⋆✮ Aerophobia: Fear of flying

˙⋆✮ Agoraphobia: Fear of open or crowded spaces, or situations where escape seems difficult

˙⋆✮ Algophobia: Fear of pain

˙⋆✮ Amaxophobia: Fear of riding in a car

˙⋆✮ Androphobia: Fear of men

˙⋆✮ Aphenphosmphobia: Fear of being touched

˙⋆✮ Catagelophobia: Fear of being ridiculed or embarrassed

˙⋆✮ Catoptrophobia: Fear of mirrors

˙⋆✮ Cherophobia: Fear of happiness or joy

˙⋆✮ Chromophobia: Fear of colors

˙⋆✮ Gynophobia: Fear of women

˙⋆✮ Heliophobia: Fear of sunlight

˙⋆✮ Philophobia: Fear of love or falling in love

˙⋆✮ Phobophobia: Fear of fear itself

˙⋆✮ Phonophobia: Fear of loud sounds or voices

˙⋆✮ Phasmophobia: Fear of ghosts

˙⋆✮ Pyrophobia: Fear of fire

˙⋆✮ Scopophobia: Fear of being looked at or stared at

˙⋆✮ Somniphobia: Fear of sleep

˙⋆✮ Spectrophobia: Fear of mirrors or one's own reflection

˙⋆✮ Thalassophobia: Fear of the ocean or deep water

˙⋆✮ Tokophobia: Fear of pregnancy or childbirth

˙⋆✮ Traumatophobia: Fear of injury

˙⋆✮ Triskaidekaphobia: Fear of the number 13

˙⋆✮ Trypanophobia: Fear of needles or injections

they're doing hella journalism on tiktok. the top songs of the billboard charts at key moments in the show.