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A four-tier hot takes that I believe are not out of spite? Or due to fannish argumentative discourse? But instead they are, like for everybody else, simply preferences when it comes to enjoying my steady hyper fixation, the ppgxrrb. I call this list "Hot Cakes" because..... Well, you'll understand 😆 I have "soft" reasoning for things.

1) I adore the last name "Jojo" for the Boys - learning this fanon feature was, at first, surprising. However, unlike my fellow fans, the irk and huge question mark above my head disappeared as quickly as the sound of it immediately grew into me. I tried to give it a thought or two: why do I like it so much? Why don't I think it's lame? I figured it's not because I subscribe faithfully to the idea that the Boys are Mojo's children (but I certainly embrace that as my canon) to the point that I want them to use "Jojo", nor that I'm a Mojo fan. Rather, the uniqueness of the name itself is what completely enamored me. I encountered a couple of amazing people in my life with reduplicative surnames, or almost like it such as Rara, P. Yuyo, Salangsang, Quilala and more. "Jojo" was just a reminder of those colorful souls, and thus, meant to me that the RRB are incomparable.

2) "Brick" has a nice ring to it - exactly as the label on the can says xD I don't freaking know why I think Brick is a nice name. It's masculine, it demands attention, it's rare. Though a quick wikipedia search says that a few people from the old times had that name -- I think you won't see/meet people with that name twice in your life ahahaha. If I'm wrong though, welp!! It's good to remind myself that I live offshore hahaha. In here, at least, that word used as a name is a rare thought.

3) It's not about giving importance to depicting PPG or RRB as perfect. It's more about learning their weaknesses despite looking perfect - Perhaps call me old fashioned, but since the Six metahumans are metahumans, I envision them the normal way as how superheroes/villains look in comics. I have no interest in steering far from it, or go entirely against the characteristics of the canon design. Why?! Why not be creative about it, they're a blank canvas especially the Boys!! Go wild!! Well, yes and no. I AM handling this freely xD (i mean, the fact that I love the fanon things about this, am I not rebelling against canon already?) but my creative level is just around the perimeters of "Boring" HAHA.

4) Bubbles is the People Pleaser - a quick flashback to that one old query I posted about which of the Girls was likely to become a people pleaser. Though my answer was both Bubbles and Blossom, I have always HC'd that this is gonna be older Bubbles' fate -- and it's not gonna be easy for her. Is this even a hot cake?!? Maybe, because Blossom won that poll 😆 I saw reasons for the vote and all I could say is, there's a misconception on what makes a person a pleaser. The greatest hint will always be: if someone puts the comfort/ feelings/ peace of mind of other people first before themselves, for a number of reasons like mainly to avoid conflict or rejection, even when this act of giving way is already damaging to them or is a half-hearted decision-- then a person has people pleasing tendencies. They could suffer from dissonance. My Hot Cake point is I don't believe Bubbles will be the most well-adjusted Puff as she grows up BOHAHAHA that is, if she leaves her definition of kindness unchecked.

Now this is not to say I don't see Blossom (or heck, even Buttercup) trying to please people. She COULD, even with that big ego of hers. It's possible, it can happen, trust me. But maybe this discussion could be explored in another time or maybe not haha.