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emchant3d · 2 years

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(Originally posted as a thread on my twitter here)

In an angsty steddie mood so: Thinking abt how Steve makes an effort to get into Eddie's hobbies, hangs out at Hellfire, and listens to his music, while Eddie is used to making fun of popular stuff and he doesn't think about how that also means he's making fun of stuff Steve enjoys.

He is obviously not TRYING to be a dick and he's such a sweet boyfriend, but he definitely rags on Steve when he wants to watch whatever game is on, makes fun of him when he listens to top 40, and teases him about how into fashion he can be.

Steve just rolls his eyes and laughs at him, says Eddie is just as self-absorbed as he is when it comes to his style, but the rest...it doesn't hurt, per se, but it falls in line with what Steve is used to - people don't care, and he's the one who makes the effort.

And Eddie is so good to Steve all the time, he genuinely loves him and takes care of him and is there for him, he just doesn't think about the fact that when he's dismissive of these things that matter to him, he's being dismissive about *Steve*.

It clicks one evening when Steve's talking about his day, how he went to one of Lucas' games and starts getting into the details about a specific play Lucas made, how impressive it was, but he cuts himself off mid-sentence and goes "you don't care, sorry-- how was band practice?"

And he's smiling at Eddie, fond and soft, but there's a tint of embarrassment at the corners of it, a pinch at his eyes. And Eddie's familiar with that look. Its the same look on his own face when he's been rambling about something for too long and somebody tells him to shut up.

It's the same look he gets when he's passionate and gets shut down and that discomfort coils in his stomach at the idea of being too *much*, of being annoying, of wearing out people's patience because he can't just keep his mouth shut.

And the worst part is - he'd been a few seconds away from cracking a joke about balls in laundry baskets and how stupid organized sports are and how nobody cares how good dumbass dudes are at throwing shit at other dumbasses.

And this time the discomfort in Eddie's stomach isn't embarrassment or shame, it's guilt. He can't stand that Steve has felt that way before - because he knows he has, he's heard the stories about his parents, knows Steve is too familiar with how bad it hurts to be insignificant.

But most of all, he can't stand the idea that he feels that way because of *Eddie*. That Steve isn't talking about something he cares about because he thinks - he knows, really - that Eddie will dismiss it.

And yeah, sure, it's a stupid basketball game. But it isn't stupid to Steve, and Eddie watches the air leave his boy's sails and his shoulders go a little tight like he's waiting for Eddie to make fun of it even while he's smiling and asking after Eddie, inviting a subject change

So Eddie waves a hand dramatically, rolls his eyes, "practice was fine, the usual - so what did Lucas do after that?" And Steve blinks at him in surprise, like he's shocked Eddie is asking.

"Um," Steve stutters, hesitates, and God Eddie feels like such an asshole, but he just keeps his eyes on Steve, does his best to look interested and engaged, and soon Steve is running through the game again, a small smile on his face, his enthusiasm obvious.

Eddie tries more after that. He asks about a song on the radio when Steve starts tapping his steering wheel to the beat. He stops complaining when Steve comes over to watch games with Wayne.

He even goes shopping with Steve, doesn't say a word when he fusses over two sweaters that look fucking identical from where Eddie is standing. He just shrugs and says "get both, sweetheart," and watches the way Steve grins when he gives his opinion.

Steve doesn't comment on what Eddie's doing, and Eddie doesn't make it a thing, but they can both feel the way their relationship feels more balanced now. Steve stops cutting himself off when he starts rambling, and Eddie still teases him sometimes, but it's playful, gentle.

And it's all worth it just for the way Steve fucking beams at him when Eddie joins him for Lucas' next game, holding hands in the family section and screaming themselves hoarse.

#steddie #steve x eddie #eddie x steve #steve/eddie #eddie/steve #steddie fic #steddie drabble #i just have a lot of feelings abt steve being so so happy and afraid of asking for more #and eddie flat refusing to not give him the world

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nohaijiachi · 2 months

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Re: your last reblog, aside from... trauma sometimes very obviously coloring people's view of things (like anon), I think one reason the fandom in general cares more about Crowley's wants and needs is that... We don't see much at all of them being met. Crowley has the Bentley, the plants, and good alcohol. At a stretch he has his fashionable clothes.

Aziraphale feels guilty for wanting the things he wants, but he still has them: the bookshop is his cozy little nest where Crowley's flat is 100% aesthetic (and yes I know it's a refuge for Crowley but it's not his home, is what I mean, in the sense that he doesn't live there); he has his books, his records, his favorite mug and his favorite tea, his shops, his restaurants where they know him by name, and so on and so forth. And he has Crowley willing to do literally anything for him bar going back to Heaven.

Of course Crowley's lack of things, of comforts, of basically anything, isn't Aziraphale's fault (to me, he's very obviously punishing himself, and he does whatever Aziraphale wants because he wants to make him happy, not because Aziraphale is making him) but I think that seeing Aziraphale having those things and Crowley having basically nothing, and then adding that point that Crowley will do anything for Aziraphale, it's kind of easy to fall into the false equivalence that Aziraphale should be providing whatever Crowley doesn't have. And don't get me wrong, it'd be nice to see Aziraphale doing more tangible stuff for Crowley because it has become kind of unbalanced (because of them BOTH, let me be clear: Crowley wanted to give Aziraphale whatever he wanted and Aziraphale didn't think too much about it becoming the status quo), but also, aside from stuff like that original temptation to Gluttony that got him started on eating, Aziraphale found those hobbies and those creature comforts by himself, he actively sought them out (case in point: the oysters) and that's what Crowley needs to do, too. (I don't know if I'm making sense here lol)

Answer under the cut to not clog y'all dashboards rip

You def make good points I find myself agreeing with. On this one thing it's much harder to figure out how Crowley feels about it, because we see a lot more of the way Aziraphale engages with his passions and hobbies than we do Crowley, that's for sure. We can argue that he likes gardening, and maybe going for long drives? We also know that book!Crowley likes watching television and has a collection of CDs so we can garner he also likes music-- but all the same we don't see him engage with these interests of his in the same way that Aziraphale clearly revels in reading and listening to records and eating.

It's easy to sort of assume that Crowley's whole existence is pretty much centered around Aziraphale and his company, because we never truly get to see him act particularly relaxed unless he's eating with Aziraphale or drinking with Aziraphale or just be around Aziraphale in general.

Personally I don't think that Crowley doesn't have other things that fill his life with joy other than Aziraphale, mostly because if that was truly the case idk how the poor demon wouldn't have lost it out of sheer boredom during the long stretches of time he spent away from Aziraphale. Is just that by both the narrative beats of the story and Crowley's sort of 'grumpy devil-may-care' attitude it is nowhere near as blatantly obvious that he enjoys being on earth and partake in all the things offered by humanity as it is for Aziraphale.

So yes, I agree this is probably one of the -many- reason why what feels like a large part of the fandom has the tendency of imagining Crowley entirely hopeless and distraught without Aziraphale, and thus to feel like Aziraphale isn't dedicating enough attention to him, or is willingly hurting him by being selfish and callous.

I don't think I've made a secret of how much I disagree with this idea, by this point. They are both extremely important for one another, obviously, and show it in all the big and small ways they've been allowed to by the precarious position they are in as technically enemies on opposite sides. But they are both also their own person with their own ideas and opinions and needs and wants that, sometimes, might not necessarily align; they are both pretty independent and capable of existing more or less satisfyingly even if they aren't in each other's pockets all the time-- So yes, I understand why a lot of people in the fandom think that Crowley is more or less a utterly lost mess that would crumble down without Aziraphale, but I don't, and I lowkey resent this interpretation of him lol.

The one thing I-- sort of disagree?? I guess, in your message, is the fact that their dynamic is unbalanced. For one Crowley is actually plenty capable of saying 'no' to Aziraphale; I'm def also guilty of feeding into this idea because it is, admittedly, really quite amusing to poke a bit of fun at Crowley's expense and call him a simp and say that Aziraphale has him wrapped around his little finger-- It is easy to sort of fall into the trap of thinking that Crowley can be commanded by Aziraphale like an errand boy, and forget that's really not the case.

Which also goes hand in hand with the second reason I don't entirely agree with the idea their dynamic is unbalanced, because I think Crowley takes great satisfaction in doing nice things for Aziraphale. So in that sense things are kept equal in the way that Aziraphale feels happy and satisfied and implicitly knows that Crowley cares for him whenever he's being catered to, and Crowley is equally satisfied by being able to kind of play the part of the attentive partner and see his angel all smiley and happy and be comforted by knowing that Aziraphale isn't afraid of being open with him about the things he wants because he trusts him.

To be clear I also a 100% want to see this happen in reverse. I want a comfortable, utterly relaxed Crowley to do his own version of puppy eyes at Aziraphale to get him to do something nice for him, and I want Aziraphale to happily, gladly do so.

I just don't think that as things between them stood up until the very end of S2 Crowley would have let himself show vulnerability, because they simply aren't quite yet in that comfortable spot in which they can say "yes, we love one another and we are together and we'll keep being together for the rest of all time without having to worry about anybody playing interference or threatening our very existence".

I don't think Crowley will manage to be so vulnerable as to openly display his desires until they reach that safety--- And at the same time I can't and won't blame Aziraphale for it. It's not Aziraphale's fault that Crowley has been forced in a spot in which he is pretty much constantly on guard and won't allow himself to fully relax, just as it isn't Crowley's fault Aziraphale hasn't been able to fully free himself of Heaven's clutch and shake off those unhealthy coping mechanisms he has. They are both stuck in a shitty position trying to make the best of it they can.

I do think part of Crowley's character arc in S3 might be him learning to lower his guard somewhat and be more emotionally open, to reach a point in which he can be as openly happy to be on Earth and enjoy it as Aziraphale is, and am definitely looking forward to it as much as I'm looking forward to Aziraphale finally actualizing his own thoughts and morals independent from whatever Heaven or even God says and fully free himself of those fears and doubts once and for all.

#good omens #why every post I start to write about Them(tm) turns into a mini essay #free me from the brainrot lmao

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teenage-mutant-ninja-freak · 1 year

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Heyo! Love your work btw *chef kiss* I'm obsessed with your poly turtles stuff. Could you maybe do some Christmas poly headcannons? Seasonal Activities they do with their s/o, possible gifts they receive, fav cookies/treats, fav Xmas music. Idk just some festive stuff? If you're busy that's cool 😎 your poly turt stuff has me needing more haha. Thanks!

Ok, I'm pretty sure I got this before Christmas and it's now May. I'm so sorry. I won't go into all the reasons I haven't really been writing because it's a lot but I want to get back into it so here goes with this very unseasonal post lmao

and thank you everyone for you patience as I get back into the swong of writing for my blog

Raph

This big hunk of red and green first

He's very seasonal if you think about it

He's also super (secretly) into the holidays

catch him doing his rendition of rockin' around the Christmas tree very loudly when he's off his tits on eggnog

((side note I think he would hate eggnog but would drink it solely because it's festive))

He's secretly super sentimental and he knows you love this time of year so he really puts his back into it

I'm talking it's the 1st of December and he wakes you up in a full Santa outfit and white beard (that he knitted himself) yelling "Ho Ho Ho!" and asking if you've been naughty or nice

it's like 6am so you, naturally, tell him to piss off

to which he makes a big show of trying to shove you into his Santa sack because "Someone needs a trip to the North Pole to learn the Christmas spirit"

He's also pretty good with crafts

obvs you guys can't go outside and be seen so he creates a whole winter wonderland in the lair (without telling the others, Mikey was the only one who appreciated it tbh)

also he's a great cook so you spend evening after evening baking sugar cookies and decorating them, sipping hot chocolate with a candy cane in it and whipped cream on top, making warming winter soups.

In terms of gifts, he gets you anything and everything he even thinks you might like

real big spender this one

handmade too items like a scarf he knitted for you because your old one was a bit worn, handmade card, he even did a little snow globe that he made with figures of you and him inside of it

he'll say "I know it's lame" or "It's not the best but I tried" but it means the world to you

Leo

Big boy blue up next

I see him loving a very traditional, old fashioned, classic Xmas.

His big thing is that he loves to decorate the tree with you

but you would always bicker about how it should look

"No, I think a gold and red theme would look better!"

"But, Leo, we have all of these cute glass candy canes I wanna hang!"

"But I have a vision!!"

so this year he decides to buy like 6 trees (and by buy I mean forage, steal or cut down)

so you can both have your own trees and decorate them however you want

this, obviously, becomes a Christmas competition

your very unwilling judges are Leo's brothers and even Splinter

they have never looked more uncomfortable than when you and Leo are very passionately stating your case for why your tree is better than the other's and it ends in you both throwing baubles at each other

about half an hour and a lot of tinsel lying everywhere later you decide that maybe you're both a little too competitive

but Leo reassures that "That's why I love you"

He's so big on quality time with you

lot's of sitting by a crackling fire, sipping coco and letting soft Christmas songs play

he's made a playlist of v gentle ones like Eartha Kitt's Santa baby, Conventry carol and god rest ye merry gentlemen.

it's all about the mood w/ Leo

as far as gifts, it's has to be something personal and sweet

a pressed flower in resin from the first day you both met, a silver heart shaped locket with a pic of you both in it, some sort of talisman that's supposed to keep you safe in ninja superstition

Mikey

Time for chaotic good to come to play

Mikey just manages to capture that almost childlike enthusiasm and wonder for the season

He has a funny habit of wrapping your gifts to look like something else

last year you were certain he'd gotten you a rocking horse but it turned out to be a new phone and headphones

"How long did it take you to wrap it like that?"

"Don't ask questions you don't wanna know.....3 hours to make the horse part look right"

normally he gets you silly but sweet gifts

lots of sticking filler things

oh and he gets you an actual stocking too, but like a comically oversized one to fit all the gifts

stuff he's made too

one year he made you 50 hand cut paper snowflakes with 50 reasons he loves you written and drawn on them

also stuff you guys can do together

video games he knows you'll find fun, stupid interactive games that you can play, that kinda stuff

he does a special Xmas scavenger hunt for you each year that the others pretend is stupid but it keeps getting more elaborate as time goes on and even they are started to get invested in the ending

there's a theme and everything ranging from polar express to murder at the Christmas party to Santa's grotto....

he also never fails to dress up as Mrs Clause every year (because Raph insists on being Santa and at first Mikey just wanted everyone to laugh, but now it's kinda a tradition)

Donnie

oh my sweet gadget boy

he's super big into cocktails, the sweeter the better

and you always get to name them together but you both have a warped sense of humour so the names are getting out of hand

you pick a fave each year as well

last year was "The abominable snowman's frozen left nut" and the year before was "Mrs Clause putting glass shavings in Santa's food because he came back with the clap"

I told you they were bizarre....

his gifts are always thoughtful and so romantic

I HC Donnie as being a super romantic guy

whether it be a painting he made of the constellations and planets in correct placement on the night the two of you first kissed

or a wreath of dried flowers and plants to hang on the door that came from the field behind your childhood house

but this year it's a scrapbook filled to the brim with every detail of the two of you, all dated and with a little annotation telling a story as to why it's in there. photos, cards, handwritten letters, magazine cut outs, diary entries.... it's all in there and it's enough to make you cry.

He also sneaks you out on Christmas eve every year without the others knowing (they'd flip if they came to know that he was stealing you away at that time)

but he takes you up to the rooftops to sit on blankets and drink hot chocolate (spiked with a little rum, it's Donnie after all...) and look at the lights and snowflakes and people bustling home to their families and you sit and feel at peace and laugh as you make up backstories to each individual you see scurrying home

you lean against his shoulder and every year that he does this it feels more magical than the last

#tmnt #tmnt mikey #tmnt donnie #tmnt leo #tmnt raph #teenage mutant ninja turtles #christmas #poly #poly edition #christmas edition #tmnt x reader #tmnt/reader #tmntxreader

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aaronymous999 · 8 months

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The Ghostflowerbyte Headcanon Post

All of them identify as Bi! And they’re all transgender by the way, Margo and Gwen being transfem and Miles being transmasc!

All of them are also autistic, possibly ADHD for all of them too? But not too sure on that one!

Margo and Gwen initially did not get along, but eventually they became friends when they bonded over their shared difficult home lives, this was before Miles came to the Spider Society by the way. Gwen is a bit awkward when introducing two separate friend groups to each other ( she just like me fr ) which is why she actively tried not to mention Hobie, Pavtir and Margo to Miles, her anxiety makes her worry that they’ll hate each other and all her friends will blame her. ( she just like me fr. )

As for pronoun headcanons! Margo uses She/They/It/Byte/Glitch pronouns, Gwen uses She/They, and Miles just uses He/Him.

Margo actively does not want her partners to meet her parents because she hopes to move out as soon as she is old enough and has the money to do so. Gwen’s dad is pretty distant from all of her friends but gets close to Miles first, and it takes a little longer for Margo initially because of her own home life, she worries that Gwen’s dad isn’t truly reconciling and is kind of scared of him, but eventually the two connect. Although Miles and Margo both don’t get that close to him. Rio and Jefferson instantly fall in love with Margo, Rio is just like “Who does your hair? You’re so beautiful honey, you’re such a good influence on our boy make sure to watch out for him.” Margo is obviously very happy about this because, parental figures who actually like her!! Rio and Jeff take a while to warm up to Gwen though, although Rio does so sooner.

Margo and Gwen trade clothes a lot, although this is usually their pajamas since Gwen’s normal fashion sense is a lot more alternative while Margo tends to stick to a cuter style. I saw that scene of her trying out different hairstyles and I don’t know I just feel like she’d love comfy and cute clothing, like an off the shoulder top and jean shorts.

Miles has his art… Gwen has her music and… Margo has her fashion! Of course I like to think her main hobby is more technical stuff like programming but I think she’d desperately want to sew when she moves out. She didn’t have the need to before because well- she didn’t express herself much as Margo Kess and really only did so with her Spider-Byte avatar, which is an avatar afterall.

All three of them are smug and snarky but in different ways and sometimes they all kinda tease each other and it’s amazing. Margo and Gwen are also pretty sarcastic but Miles doesn’t do sarcasm well and thinks they’re serious HWJDBJEE although if Margo and Gwen heard anyone outside of their friendgroup being sarcastic they’d be like????

Margo, Gwen and Miles go on a double date with Pavitr and Gaytari and Hobie is there too but chills in the corner casually being aromantic and teasing the alloromantics is his passion. Valentine’s Day is a capitalistic scam and you all are falling for it!

Margo: I just started taking estrogen! Miles: That’s awesome my top surgery is next week! Gwen: Wow I can’t believe we’re all trans and in love! Hobie: Ay I just murdered Norman Osborn haha

Gwen and Miles are the only sporty ones out of the trio and Margo will never understand it ( she just like me fr )

Um um um those are the headcanons :3 let me know if any of them are culturally inaccurate? My mind is always open!

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theresa-of-liechtenstein · 9 months

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some unsolicited thoughts about chief pilot fairbairn, the man who haunts both the narrative of herc shipwright and my mind

let’s base ourselves in canon first. linda HAS to have a good relationship with him otherwise what are we even doing here. why would she pursue the same career as him in the same company if they didn’t get along?

flying is obviously a passion of hers so it wouldn’t be a big stretch to assume her father was the one to encourage it in her childhood. or probably even introduce it to her himself

all im saying is the man probably started teaching her to fly the minute she could repeat radio communications after him.

imagine this man during her first solo, just anxiously watching her from the ground, listening in on the frequency to make sure everything is going to plan, then when she lands upending a bucket of water over her head and hugging her so tightly she sees stars, ignoring his airfield buddies dumping more water over him

i just think chief pilot fairbairn’s first thought when he saw his baby for the first time was “there’s my new flying buddy”

there aren’t rules against family members flying together, but i do think chief pilot fairbairn probably limited them at air cal, to remove the temptation of flying with his daughter too often and stunting her growth by not exposing her to her colleagues’ ways of thinking and working. also because if something happened to both of them, he wouldn’t want to put that on his wife.

oh yeah i also think linda’s parents are still together. i love that contrast with four-times-wed herc shipwright

chief pilots are part of the hiring process at airlines. it’s canonically established that he did everything he could on his part to make sure she got the air cal job without his conflict of interest getting in the way. bc i don’t think he would have even let her apply if he didn’t believe she would be the best fit for the position

he’s got to be such an upstanding man to his employees. he must command so much admiration for people to want him to notice them (and try to get his daughter to put in a good word for them in the process). he must command so much respect for linda to be so upset at the mere suggestion that he might have influenced her acceptance to the company.

speaking of employees, he and herc have to at least have an understanding for herc to be so confident that he can recommend arthur higher up in the air cal chain of command

herc was probably hired in unusual circumstances, so chief pilot fairbairn probably remembers him in particular. even without the headcanon of herc and linda being work besties, that has to be true

even then, if herc and linda are besties, chief pilot fairbairn wouldn’t be warm with herc on the basis of that understanding. he’s literally like “linda, you think you can ‘fix’ him?……well, i’ve never found the desire to doubt in you, and i’m certainly not about to start now.”

but i think he comes around. eventually. maybe herc and chief pilot fairbairn don’t become bffs but fairbairn feels at least some gratitude for herc being there for his daughter where he couldn’t

chief pilot fairbairn is just so suncoded. everyone basks in his warmth. he’s a cuddler through and through, who loves when he is able to hold his wife and/or his daughter. but Watch Out

he’s always calm and gives the appearance of having an easygoing personality which is kind of opposite of linda canonically being headstrong and sometimes combative, but i think if you fuck up so badly and manage to piss him off. Watch Out

he has a mustache and thighs and a belly and body hair. and his sense of fashion is stuck a few decades back. he’s irresistible.

i think he listens to a lot of 70s soft rock. sometimes mellow 80s. linda got her music taste from him too

i really don’t know how to end this. stan chief pilot fairbairn i guess

#under the hood #em writes #cabin pressure #linda fairbairn extended universe

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laurasimonsdaughter · 1 year

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What if Disney adapted Bluebeard?

If we're talking fairy tale animation, I don't think they'd ever touch it. Far too dark. It'd probably make a pretty decent dark fantasy semi-horror like Alice in Wonderland (2010) though!

Again, not really my genre, but if I were to take a stab at it:

It's a dark fairy tale-esque fantasy with both horror and romance elements, so obviously it gets set in quasy-Victorian era, with lush, but slightly historically inaccurate costumes.

The protagonist needs a name, of course, let's call her Emily. She is about 21 years old, beautiful, headstrong, and either not interested in marriage, or deeply romantic and eagerly looking for true love. Her parents are utterly unimportant, possibly one of them is dead because who even has two parents.

Her older sister Anne will probably get cut, sorry. She has a very good relationship with her brother (one of them gets cut too), but he is away from home for unclear reasons, maybe at sea or at war or whatever. Maybe he has a best friend who is secretly in love with Emily.

Bluebeard (that's his nickname, he has an actual name, something like... Dorian Morton) would be styled in Victorian Goth, very rich, very charming, probably called Lord and Sir without ever making clear whether he's gentry or nobility or whatever. Uncomfortably attractive, of course, but constantly surrounded by ominous lighting and music to warn the audience that he has a Secret. In spite of this he sweeps our heroine off her feet, she falls madly in love, they marry and he whisks her away to his terribly gothic mansion and it's all very romantic.

Once there she gets the all important "you are mistress of my heart and of my home, but never open the door that this golden key fits to, okay love you forever I am leaving for unspecified manly reasons" message and is left alone.

Now there are two routes this could go, depending on how dark or whimsical this movie wants to be. Either Emily finds a basement mausoleum with six marble coffins with the images of the previous wives carved lifesize onto the slabs (this makes Bluebeard a common murderer), or she finds six magical glass coffins where seven women are lying in a magical death sleep (this makes him something more sorcerer or warlock like).

Emily is horrofied, heartbroken, terrified. She manages to send a message to her brother, but Bluebeard comes home before she has any way of knowing if he even received it. She stalls for time, but Bluebeard finds out she looked in the room and he is very dramatic about this betrayal of his trust, making it very clear that he never wanted to harm any of his wives, but that he had to because they just didn't love him unconditionally enough and all wanted to leave him :(. He probably tells Emily that he loves her the most and that if she'll just forget what she saw they can live happily ever after. But she is a pure hearted heroine and tearfully refuses.

Lord Dorian Bluebeard Morton snaps dramatically and tries to kill her, (it's very important that this is the first time he is ever abusive towards her). She runs, he chases her to the roof of the mansion (maybe there is a tower for no reason), there's a storm, he falls to his death in good Disney fashion, possibly while looking Emily in the eyes and professing his love for her. (The small, but passionate fandom will insist this is an important moment of redemption for him.)

Emily's brother (and possible secondary romantic thread best friend) arrive just in time to see him fall and to comfort a stricken but brave Emily at the top of the stairs. (If they go for the magical angle this is where all the other wives wake up, terrified but relieved, and possibly have enough chemistry to prompt the fandom to write "what if all seven ladies just stayed in the house together" fix-its.)

There is a final scene where Lady Emily Morton, dressed in beautiful mourning blacks, walks the halls of her now bustling mansion, which looks less cursed now. Her brother is there to be affectionate, his best friend is possibly there to respectfully admire her. (The other wives can be there looking healthy and best-friend material if they survived.) Emily goes to the spot where her husband fell to his death and looks out dramatically, the music plays Bluebeard's theme. The end.

...is this a diluted Crimson Peak without the ghosts and the sister? Oh dear I think it is. Anyway, I would very much enjoy watching this with my sister, but probably not like it enough to go back for a second viewing.

#laura babbles #bluebeard #disney goggles #I hope this was a more satisfying answer than the last bluebeard question anon :P #I presume you are the same person?

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blueberry-lemon · 3 months

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I realize now that you have to be kind of a freak

Something I've been thinking about lately is how to channel vague concepts like "motivation" and "focus" into actual "routine" and "practice."

And I realize now that you kind of have to let yourself just be a freak about something.

Of course, I say "freak" with nothing but half-joking love, but I really do mean it.

I'm starting to question whether we should always frame people's accomplishments and skills through purely sanded-off positive language like "passion" and "drive" and "expertise." I think those things are definitely true, but I think that maybe a more neutral way to frame it is that those people channeled their obsessions and fixations and weren't too embarrassed to see them through.

I've been thinking about this lately in creative pursuits like writing, art, and music. But I've also been thinking about it when I go to the gym.

I've started going to the gym twice a week, 30min each, just to create a sustainable healthy habit of getting up from my desk. But many of the people in the gym around me, clearly, are pushing themselves way harder than that. They're using all these crazy machines, with the weights piled on, doing all these highly specific exercises to improve specific muscles.

Why are they doing that? Obviously it goes beyond just basic "healthy routines to stay alive." And they probably aren't paid professional athletes. They just have some sort of goal. If we wanted to be polite we'd say that they're driven and passionate, but I think it's just as fine to say that they have some sort of obsession or fixation on improving their bodies or attaining something they have in their mind.

And as long as they're not hurting themselves, that's a good thing! And I admire them for not being too embarrassed on chasing that obsession, even when other people in their lives are probably going out to the movies or staying in and watching TV. It takes obsession to practice throwing a football 30 times a day, or push yourself to hit a weightlifting goal. It's just an obsession we consider somewhat socially acceptable.

I've also been thinking about it lately in art, especially professional manga artists. Both in their comics themselves but also in their side sketchbooks and personal work, you can see an obsession with particular subjects. An obsession with drawing a particular kind of character, or outfit style, or hair style. A fixation on getting better at drawing the human form via figure drawing and then channeling that to what they want to do. Certain poses and camera angles.

Again, I know we call this "practice", but from the outside it would also be very easy to make fun of a person for being so mentally fixated on achieving a particular look, or be put off by their obsession with drawing gothic lolita dresses or whatever it is they can't stop thinking about.

Every person I know who gets good at something or keeps up dedicated practice does it because they channel that obsession and go through with it. They're not embarrassed.

For years, whenever something starts bubbling up that could be that fixation for me...I get embarrassed. I don't channel it. Because I'm afraid that someone will see something that I'm drawing over and over or writing over and over and judge me for it. That it'd be weird to design a character that I'm so passionate about drawing that it borders on obsession. That I'd look weird if I was practicing drawing skirts and dresses or scarves and sweaters or looking through fashion reference material. Or that people will see my body of work as an opportunity to look into my soul and psychoanalyze me.

I don't know why I've been thinking about this lately. Maybe I was weirdly inspired by that Pewdiepie video that went around where he spent 100 days drawing anime girls and actually got pretty good at the end. It's so stupid, but there's a real inspiration in that which makes me feel like an idiot for being too stuffy and too embarrassed to practice something 100 times. Maybe I'm inspired by the demo for Soul of Sovereignty, a game that GGDG admits is the product of their obsession over these main characters and their fashion, their designs, their dynamic with each other. An obsession that is honed passionately through dozens and dozens of sketches and illustrations. Which is the same way any good comic or game gets made.

If you wanna get good at something, and make the stuff you want to see in the world...you gotta put those hours in. And to do that...well, you gotta just let yourself be a freak a little bit. Hopefully I can give myself that permission someday.

#blogofkylelab

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scarlet-moonlight · 3 months

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Reuploaded cause I actually drew her!! Redesign on my modern au Seol

Very important note:She's taller then Ezreal, she still as her paw feet underneath her shoes which adds an extra height to her compared to Ez, and NO ONE in HEARTSTEEL lets him live it down.

Braindump about her backstory/Relationship with Aphelios under cut (Very long)

Seol's an popular fashion influencer/design student who met Aphelios during college shortly after his nodule surgery. They ended up dropping out of college but because they were already close before, Seol decided to let Aphelios live with her in her apartment she bought after she dropped out, basically becoming her roommate.

Despite Seol and Phel dropping out they continued to follow what they were studying. Phel dropped out of college as he felt like there was no point in persuing music seriously anymore after losing his singing voice and Seol just dropped out because the college stress got to her. Phel lived basically as a ghost writer in their apartment, by making songs and writing lyrics every now and then, along with playing his instruments. Phel often let Seol sing the lyrics to the songs that he makes (And finds her super beautiful when she does despite her voice not being the best) . Still he wasn't able to be successful like he wanted, and that made him pretty upset. Unlike Aphelios however, Seol actually did get pretty big even after dropping out of college, and got super popular because of her social media. She still designed her own clothes like she did in college but also got business deals and collabs with brands and getting a ton of followers, almost to where Phel feels like he doesn’t deserve her as if she’s out of her league, thinking she’s able to accomplish and do things for herself compared to him. Seol, doesn’t give up on Aphelios and rather wants to support and find opportunities for him despite his disability. She doesn’t want him to give up on music because of how passionate he is about it.

One day, Seol gets an email from someone named Settrigh from a new band called HEARTSTEEL, who asks if she can help design clothes for them, to which she agrees. Alune also gets a similar email, saying she found a job as their new manager, and both celebrates with Aphelios for such an amazing opportunity. Especially from Riot Records in particular, the same label with groups like K/DA, a group that Seol, Phel and Alune are all quite fans of. Phel is obviously very happy but once again, feels like he doesn't deserve support from Seol when she's the one accomplishing and getting opportunities compared to him. The fact that she's able to work with people in the music industry in particular rubs salt in the wound knowing the industry wouldn't let someone with a disability like him.

Seol meets HEARTSTEEL and finds Ezreal (Who she definitely knew from the "Your My Museum song back in the day before he fell off the face of the Earth, and then wonders why the heck he's here now). Yone explains that HEARTSTEEL are all made up of musicians that fell out of the industry before getting back up, to which Seol reailzes Aphelios can fit that to a T! She introduces Yone to Phel's songs and ends up really liking them and finding him talented. Because of Seol, Phel gets approved to hjoin the group later, even making his disability work by working as their songwriter and lyricist, finally achieving his dream of being a musician.

Seol is happy, overjoyed at Aphelios finally making it in the industry like he wanted, but now, Seol's the one feeling like she doesn't deserve Aphelios because he's being too famous, out of her league and accomplishing more then her. It uh..doesn't help that she's been pining for Aphelios for a long time but hasn't said it, and now definitely can't say it because he's an idol now and everyone wants to date him, and she hates how their relationship has to feel like a long distance one while he's working with HEARTSTEEL in their dorm and also she can't date an idol because that would cause a scandal not even before he debuts and then he would get hurt and she definitely doesn't want that, and also did I mention, the person she’s friends since college is now an idol making hot photoshoots WTF???

Everything just feels different now that he’s with HEARTSTEEL. It feels like the Aphelios she knew as her friend and roomate is a completey different person and she’s not sure if she likes it. Seeing how his new fandom (New fans, mind you) and people talk about him feel so different than how she knows him, or just..outright wrong. She's burdened by this and feels like she doesn't deserve Phel. She stresses herself out with this so much and doesn't know what to do.

Eventually, after years of pining (Because she was honestly pining for him ever since he was roommates with him, lets be real) she eats her heart out and confesses to Aphelios as she visits him in the HEARTSTEEL studio. Aphelios says he likes her back and that hes also been pining for her for basically the exact reason. He says that in a way, Seol is the reason Aphelios is able to follow his dream, and he can't thank her enough for it. Her support and friendship is his inspiration, his muse to keep going in music. Seol wants to be his inspiration, because she loves him and just wants to support someone as talented and sweet as him. This is all in a very emotional conversation, where the two of them cry over each other finally getting out their feelings out and how they truly love and care for each other while also laughing at jow the fandom sees Phel. The two of them are secretly dating now and everything's fine, (Just trying to avoid getting each other into a dating rumor as much as possible) And of course HEARTSTEEL are super supportive and finds them absolutely adorable. Aphelios loves HEARTSTEEL, but he’ll always love Seol more. His muse, inspiration, moon rabbit.

(P.S:Aphelios can't say this, but the first thing he would do when the contract with his company runs out is to propose to Seol. He already has the ring in mind, and he’s daydreamed about their wedding day one too many times already-)

#league of legends #league of legends oc #baekseol x aphelios #oc x canon #canon x oc #my drawings

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charlos, makeovers + teachers AU ❤️

oh! this will be fun, i’ve never written charlos but i love the ferrari boys so let’s give it a go

charles and carlos are both teachers in the same high school, but charles is an english teacher and carlos is a physics teacher, so they really only see each other whenever there’s faculty meetings.

charles wanted to study fashion. he really did. and his family was supportive, but charles wanted to be more practical so he studied english and got a job as a middle school teacher. it’s not what he saw for himself, but he really does enjoy teaching and loves being able to guide the students.

so when the students start a fashion design club, he immediately volunteers to be the faculty advisor. it’s his first passion with his current passion - how could he pass it up?

as the advisor he is tasked with recruiting other teachers to be the models for the end of the year fashion show. all of the art and music teachers sign up willingly, of course, but it’s a bit harder to get teachers from other disciplines. charles knows he’s going to have to put in work to get some more representation from the other departments.

he puts on his best charming smile and struts into the science department one day, and the first teacher he sees is the physics teacher - mr. sainz, the physics teacher. charles is appalled by his outfit: a golf shirt two sizes too big that barely meets the collared shirt requirements, khaki pants that are absolutely not tailored, and a pair of dirty new balance shoes - not the cool kinds that the kids are wearing, the kind that looks like they should be worn only for mowing the lawn.

charles feels like this guy will immediately shut down the idea of participating in a fashion show, but he is willing to give it a shot.

carlos (he corrects him when charles calls him mr. sainz - there are no students around, why is he being so formal?) surprisingly agrees, and he and charles get to know each other over the course of the next few weeks as they prepare for the show.

carlos is smart, obviously - he’s a physics teacher. but he’s also warm, and kind, and funny. charles definitely has a soft spot for him, but it hasn’t fully turned into a crush yet.

charles will be helping with hair/makeup/styling for the show. he sees how much potential carlos has - full, dark hair, strong features, etc. and decides that he will definitely be the one prepping mr. sainz for the show (he really leans into calling him mr. sainz with the excuse of the students being around).

carlos has his princess diaries moment and charles is absolutely floored by the way this man looks. that, coupled with the wonderful personality charles has learned about in the lead up to the show, has charles absolutely in a tizzy over this man.

charles is charles though and won’t say anything about it, but carlos’ makeover has given him a confidence boost. he takes charles’ fashion advice and starts dressing better for school, and he can tell that charles is crushing on him (bc charles is anything but subtle about his feelings).

carlos eventually asks charles on a date and charles immediately says yes, of course. charles keeps working with the fashion club and slowly but surely gives all of the teachers in the district a makeover, and lives happily with the fusion of his two passions and also his hunk of a boyfriend.

#asks #charlos

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latenitewaffles · 9 months

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What's Katsuro's relationship like with the other thieves 👀

This is LONG so I'm putting it under a read more

Joker and Katsuro's relationship is well. Like all of the other confidants. Not gonna go too far into it but when someone helps you find your passion for your craft again and then helps convince your dad to let you go to school for music and not finance or whatever? You're gonna be friends with that guy for a long time. And maybe you develop a crush.

Katsuro is a cat enthusiast (this has nothing to do with his name I SWEAR). Morgana is cat shaped. This results in Katsuro holding Morgana a lot more often than Joker, Futaba, and Haru do. Morgana doesn't seem to mind though.

Katsuro is a musician who likes rock especially, so OBVIOUSLY Ryuji thinks he's cool from the get go. Then he notices the Kosei Art Student weirdness. Still cool but like for real what is a time signature and why are you so absorbed in the music of this game. You keep getting killed bro. Katsuro gravitated to Ryuji cause of the punky style and stayed cause it's easier to beat Ryuji in Super Bash Bros than it is to beat Futaba.

Katsuro works with a few idols who do photo shoots every now and again, so he tends to show up to said shoots for moral support, and sometimes Ann is there! It's a crepe lunch for both of them, Katsuro's got a bit of a sweet tooth, and Ann gives him fashion tips!

Both Katsuro and Yusuke can have long winded conversations about their respective arts and absorb no information whatsoever because they'll talk while the other person is hyperfocused. (ADHD/Autism friendship!) They're close though, and they knew each other when Katsuro went to Kosei!

Makoto and Katsuro did NOT vibe when they first met; they're in the same class so Katsuro met her prior to Kaneshiro's palace. But they definitely get along better after they get to know each other! Katsuro's grades aren't exactly the best (in math especially) but at least he doesn't complain when Makoto asks him to study. Makoto is slightly envious of him though because he memorizes things so much better than she does, so he ends up getting better grades than her on their History and Literature midterms lol. Anyway, study buddies!

Futaba knew of Katsuro prior to their meeting! He helped an artist she listens to record some albums so as you can guess, Futaba was geeked to know that the Katsuro Suemitsu they're helping is the same as the Katsuro Suemitsu credited on some of Mai Okino's latest songs (I randomly generated that name don't look into it). Of course, she realizes how much of a dork he is, so now they play video games together! And honestly they'd probably go to a convention too.

Haru and Katsuro... Idk why but i feel like they'd be super close! Haru has a nickname for him that he loves (Katsu-kun!) and Katsuro ends up giving her a nickname too (Oku-chan!!) They're very happy to hang out together even if they don't have much in common! However, in Mementos? Shadows beware, the positive vibes will positively kill you!

Akechi and Katsuro... hostile. Do not pair them up, they will trip over each other, and it will not be pretty.

Unfortunately I do not see much of a reason for Katsuro and Sumire to hang out, they've really got nothing in common... aside from the fact that Maruki altered them the most out of everyone else in the team.

Everyone gets along the same with Sophia and Gramps Zenkichi so there's really not much to say here lol.

#katsuro suemitsu #oc tag #prince

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lizzybeth1986 · 2 years

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HC: The Lee-Thorne Children

Because TRH tried to fuck Hana over by pretending she couldn't have kids, and I was very strongly for Hanara by then, I'd decided I was going to take my revenge by giving the couple FIVE children! Three of them Hana gave birth to, and two (who are twins) came from Kiara.

In my HC, Hana basically loves the process of pregnancy (not so much childbirth - but she does feel a lot more connected and involved with the process), and Kiara not as much, therefore Hana does get the urge to have kids more than once and Kiara had a great birthing experience but wasn't really going to actively look for another chance to birth kids. All of the kids came from anonymous donors so the ethnicities are listed along with their names.

Kiara and Hana both have different origins and different places they view as home...so their kids' names are meant to honour those places.

Here's a short list of the five kids Hanara have in my P&T-verse, and a few hcs I currently have about them (still developing!):

Chaima:

• She was named so because one of the meanings for this name in Arabic is "the one with a beauty spot", which she definitely has above her chin, towards the left. Her ethnicity is Chinese, Parsi and Jamaican.

• As the firstborn, Chaima was doted on, but Hana also worried she was falling into some of her mother's parenting patterns while caring for her. Kiara, having actually experienced a healthier family environment, provides Hana with a safe space to channel her more negative thoughts and emotions.

• Kiara also identified early on that Chaima struggled with focus, and realized visual stimuli worked best. When she pointed this out to Hana the two worked on ensuring Chaima knew how to channel her nervous, easily-distractible into something that could help her achieve goals she may be comfortable setting.

• Chaima is very quiet, and loves reading. While her mothers help curate her reading material, as time passes they try to help her figure out what she likes best. Chaima never has to hide a book from her mothers - if something she has is found with objectionable content, the two decide how to broach on the subject in alternative ways with her, rather than guilting her out of reading it. She is very active in Castel's LGBTQ scene and is involved in a lot of their organizations.

Fleur:

• Fleur is one of the two children (twins) Kiara carried. She was named (obviously) as an affectionate little nudge to Hana, who loves flowers. Her ethnicity is Moroccan, French, Polish and Chadian among others. The age gap between Chaima and the twins are 3 years.

• As a child Fleur loved the idea of treasure hunts. Perhaps she may have taken that idea to extremes 😅 You would often find her picking random stuff off the road claiming it was for her treasure chest. This was something Kiara encouraged, having been in that phase in her childhood too - until she was confronted with the sheer amount of stickers and bottlecaps and used bills that wound up in her nice fancy velvet lined chest! 😂😂

• She's very sensitive and emotional, and when dealing with an off-mood likes to stay away from everyone else and deal with her emotions and discomfort in peace. Usually around that time her twin Guillaume is the only one she feels comfortable around.

• Kiara did some amount of local modelling when she was younger but was never interested in pursuing the same as a career or even continuing casually after she reached adulthood. Fleur is very different in this regard - she loves modelling and fashion and walked many international ramps and uses her career to promote causes she is passionate about.

Guillaume:

• He is Fleur's twin, and was named after Guillaume Appollinaire, Kiara's favourite poet of all time. His ethnicity is Moroccan, French, Polish and Chadian among others.

• He is the most musically inclined of Hanara's children, and is particularly talented with the harp. Hana by this time started to secretly do film score music compositions and was very conscious esp of ensuring he didn't feel forced into anything, esp in public.

• Guillaume however loves performance as much as he loves the art and initially misunderstands his Mama Hana as not being very impressed with his talent, however Kiki does fill him in on where Hana's overcautiousness stems from (with Hana's permission) because she sees the gap it's creating between them. They become closer than ever after that and I hc Guillaume inspires Hana to eventually come public when all the kids are grown. (A portion of this hc was borrowed from one of @thecapturedafrique's hcs too, credit to her!! 💖💖💖)

• Because of his interest in music he also keeps closer ties to his cousins in Morocco than the rest of the kids, considering his great-grandfather was a musician from the Gnawa community in Fes. He also keeps in touch often with his great-aunt Xīngxià, who mentored Hana.

• Additional hc: both Fleur and Guillaume team up to produce a line of haircare products, specifically for people with 4c and 4d curly hair.

Táo huā:

• Hana has the urge to have another child after Chaima is 7 and the twins are 4. So there is an 8- and 5-year age gap between them and Táo huā. Her name means ""peach blossom", which is a good luck symbol esp for love and romance in Chinese culture, but one definite inspiration for Hana was the same Shanghai jazz song that inspired her name (Méi huā). The song compares the plum blossom to the peach one in the lyrics in a way that extols the former's resilience and steadfastness, but Hana's takeaway is that she doesn't want her children to have to be forced to learn resilience. She also did it as a dedication to her cousin Chūntáo (whose name means "spring peach"), who has long been seen as the family's "black sheep". Táo huā's ethnicity is Chinese, Parsi, Hawaiian, and Welsh.

• Most people think Táo huā resembles her Mama Hana the most (they don't really, but it's the popular opinion) so they're usually in for a surprise when they find her to be the most chaotic of the Lee-Thorne clan. She's cheerful and impulsive and loves pranks.

• Kiara loves all her children but feels a special kind of joy seeing Táo huā in her element because she is so unlike herself and Hana, her own parents, and most of the kids. While Táo huā occasionally does get into a little bit of trouble occasionally, Kiara is firm with her but internally feels a bit of joy that they've managed to keep an environment where a spirited individual like her can feel safe and loved. Normally this wouldn't be as big a deal to Kiara - family is family and you need to feel safest with them - but seeing the effects of Hana's parenting on her self-esteem does ensure that Kiara doesn't take that kind of freedom for granted.

• Hana's relationship with Táo huā is internally a bit more complicated. There's some of herself she sees in this child, but in her she also sometimes sees what she could have become if her parents weren't as controlling. Most times she's able to process her feelings about her kids and her parenting with Kiara, but a lot of these feelings are even harder to articulate in Táo huā's case. There is an incident where Táo huā impulsively colours her hair pink as a teen, and Hana struggles to process coz she once wanted to do that as a child. Thanks to Kiara's support and role in helping Hana process - both Chaima and Táo huā have mostly very positive memories of their mother during their childhood.

Jehangir aka Zachariah:

• The youngest and final child. Hana had him when Chaima was 9, the twins were 7 and Táo huā was 2. He's the only kid in the bunch whose names to honour both his mothers' Houses are publicly know. His official name, Jehangir ("Conqueror of the World" and also the name of a Mughal Emperor) is a nod to his grandmother Lorelai's family in Bethulia, who are of Parsi (Indian Zoroastrian) origin. His name at home, Zachariah, is part of a family tradition among the Thornes where they name at least one son after a Hebrew/Biblical/Islamic prophet. His uncle Ezekiel was also part of a similar tradition. Jehangir/Zachariah's ethnicity is Chinese, Parsi and Singaporean.

• The gourmand of the family. While the entire clan is known for their impeccable and eclectic knowledge of world cuisines, Jehangir is the only one who focuses on it specifically. He is especially inspired by a close friend of his mothers', King Liam, who trusted Mama Kiki with hosting Cordonia's first International Gastrodiplomacy Summit and whose own mother did a thesis on Gastrodiplomacy.

• Jehangir eventually hosts his own food and travel shows as an adult. His show, Culinary Trails Across Cordonia, put the country on the world map for its excellent and interesting showcase of the culinary diversity in Cordonia. It explored places that most documentaries and shows didn't explore, seeing as many of them focused more on Lythikos, Fydelia, Portavira and the Capitol.

• Kiara's friendship with Liam had a lot to do with their mothers' own bond, and just before he got married she managed to find a copy of one of the first drafts of his mother's thesis in the attic. She gave it to him as a wedding gift. When Jehangir was starting out with this interest as an adult, Liam gave it to him as a gift, and as an affectionate reminder to Kiki of how their friendship began.

(Faceclaims:

Chaima - Lauren N. Hardie

Fleur - Anais Mali

Guillaume - Cohe Paroix

Táo huā - Laura Elizabeth Woo

Jehangir/Zachariah - Nathan Hartono)

#kiara theron #hana lee #kiaratheronappreciationweek #KTAW #the royal romance #the royal heir #the royal finale #KTAW Day 2 #KTAW Day 2: Family #long post

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smokeybrandreviews · 3 months

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Culture Vulture

I had no intention of weighing in on this Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift sh*t because it’s outside my wheelhouse. I don’t care all that much about NFL football anymore and I wouldn’t call myself a Taylor Swift fan. Plus, the zealotry on both sides is kind of a turn-off. I’m old enough to remember the crowds Michael Jackson brought in during his Eighties/Nineties prime. Swift, as large and dedicated as her fan base is, could never. I wouldn’t consider myself a fan of her music, I find it kind of juvenile and mostly harmless, but witnessing so many MAGA Cultists lose their sh*t over it is uncomfortably hilarious. Like, bro, really? Taylor Swift is a psy-op? Because she’s a massive celebrity who uses her voice in ways that she’s passionate about? Word? Sure, whatever. It’s all just white noise to me, which is why I was giving it no attention. That is until I hear someone in my real, actual, life, refer to a fade as the “Travis Kelce.” Excuse me? I had to double check what this dude looked like. Did he have some crazy, Dennis Rodman, type sh*t on his head? Was he going full country with a mullet-hawk? Nope. Mans still just had a high-and-tight. That’s basically just the white people version of a hi-top fade. I literally turned to this man who said that ridiculous sh*t, looked him in the eye, and asked, point blank, “The f*ck is you saying to me right now?”

For those of you who are new around here, I am Black as f*ck. Specially, the giant, scary, black man type of Black as f*ck. In my lifetime, I have had three main hairstyles; Buzzcut, Afro, and Fade. These three cuts are integral to my culture, specifically the fade. Now, I take mine a little lower than most. I prefer to start the fade just above my ears, with a low two or three up top. That allows my waves, when I have them, to pop. And that brings me to another point; The fade is basically the foundation for just SO many of our culture’s hairstyles, it’s absurd. Waves, the Caesar, making Twisties look respectable, and cleaning up Dreads. It even makes that weird, nappy headed trend I’ve seen, that thing kids do with the sponge or whatever, look professional. Hell, I occasionally use the Fade to clean up my Fro from time to time. Yes, there is a thing called an Afro Fade and it is glorious. It’s more a Taper, but even that is a type of Fade. Obviously, the fade isn’t an Black invention, the military has been using the High-and-Tight for decades, but we, as a culture, have adopted it as our own. That sh*t is as intrinsically Black as Hip Hop or Soul food. And like all things Black, it’s appropriated by the Whites and I hate it. The “Travis Kelce”? Really? Right in front of my Black History Month?

The most ridiculous thing about this whole scenario is the fact he adopted the fade while dating a Black woman. That’s right, Travis Kelce, started rocking the “Travis Kelce”, after his Black woman told him he’d look good in a fade. Kayla Nicole gave that man all of his swag and he took everything she offered until he didn’t anymore. She has come out recently to say some not-so-nice things about mans but the fact remains, this wave of popularity, everything that gave Kelce the aesthetic which captured Taylor’s attention (and the nation, apparently), was given to him by a Black woman. Story as old as time. Black women are commodities used to build your brand. White woman are the trophy you claim once you reach a level of success. “He gon leave your ass for a White girl.” Usually, that’s a Black man stereotype but I guess it’s any men at this point. I can get into that all day on its own, and I might (it is Black History Month), but this rant is more about how White culture steals so much from MY culture, and never gives anything back. I mentioned Hip Hop, but it’s everything. Our slang, our swag, our music, our whole vibe; Snatched, sanitized, and gentrified, for bland ass White tastes. A few years back, someone tried to claim Bo Derek rocking box braids was this fashion forward, shattering of industry norms, and that sh*t was, straight up, a way for slaves to smuggle food into the fields. Box raids are called corn rows because they look like rows of corn AND because they could hide crop seeds to later plant for their own purposes. That’s how sh*t like rice and certain grains made it to the Caribbean. Enslaved Black people did that, but let’s credit the White super model from Long Beach with making them popular. Even though Cornrows have been a staple of Black culture since actual slavery times and, arguably, before. That sh*t is gross and we’re seeing it again with this “Travis Kelce” bullsh*t.

Black women are built thick. They have curves. They have breasts. They are genetically voluptuous. I imagine that has something to do with our origins in Africa but I’m not trying to get into an anthropological thesis right now. I know lack girls who were teased for having a dump truck. They were ridiculed by cats for having a fat ass. Along comes Kim Kardashian. Who, admittedly, had a relatively shapely bottom being of Persian descent, got those ass implants. Now, all of a sudden, everyone wants ass implants. All the little middle class White girls want their Daddies (be them sugar or otherwise) to buy them a BBL. Something Black women were ridiculed for, has been snatched, sanitized, and gentrified so White women can basically just cosplay as us. More than one Kardashian has done this sh*t. Iggy Azalea exists. Black women can’t even have their god given physicality, without White people figuring out a way to take that sh*t! The problem isn’t just Travis Kelce and his absurd attribution of the Fade, it’s the entirety of how “American” culture is just Black culture and no one gives us credit for it. Every profitable aspect of American culture, is just Black culture. Literally, around the world, the only aspects celebrated by America, are the Blackest parts. Street fashion is wildly popular in Europe and Japan. Never mind that the bulk of KPop sounds like early Nineties, New Jack RnB, the fact that they fry chicken is a thing. That sh*t is a staple of their cultural identity, and it came over with Black GIs during the Korean war. You think Grime would exists in London without American Hip Hop? We made Jordans hot and now they are a worldwide, billion dollar, brand. We made Champion hot. That sh*t was budget rack, K-Mart, junk until we decided otherwise. Black people are the taste makers of this country. We are why American pop culture pops so hard, but I gotta hear about the f*cking “Travis Kelce” like I didn’t rock a fade with a lightning bolt part, back in the fifth grade. Use us until they use us up. In every sense of that statement.

The wildest thing about this whole situation? Yo, we share. We want people to enjoy US. The fact that Kelce got put on to the Fade in the first place, is proof of that. We love bringing people into our culture. We are crazy supportive. When you’re out doing your thing, and you see a gaggle of the Blacks doing theirs, we will encourage you to join us, to shake your tail feathers right along with us. Don’t matter if you’re good at it or not, it’s that energy we want you to have, that vibe we got. Even though this country hates us and is literally founded on the bodies of my ancestors, we still love. We still accept. We still support. And that’s the real tragedy ion all of this. You don’t need to steal or misappropriate or scavenge. We are very willing to accept you into the fold, as long as you are sincere. Eminem was fully embraced by Black people on the merit of his battle skills. White kids took to him because he looked like them but, when all of the backlash and controversy happened over his lyrical content, Black people supported the f*ck out of him Jim Carrey has gone on record to say that it took the Wayans taking a chance of him, in order for Hollywood at large, to deem him safe enough in which to invest. Ace Ventura happened as a direct result of In Living Color. The Black culture is one of Community. We raise out kids together. We accept strays who don’t have that stable family unit. I have, an Indian, White, and mixed little sister; None of whom are related to me by blood, all of whom I’d go to jail for. My best friend, rest in peace, called my momma, “Momma”, and he treated her as such. The White kid who lived behind my childhood home, had issues with bullies and we let him hang out in my home until late then hop the fence to avoid getting jumped. Hell, a former friend of mine’s ex-wife walked to my house, in the middle of the night, barefoot and in her pajamas, because she was too afraid to be at home with her then husband. She felt safe enough to come to me with that sh*t because of the love. To this day, I would do for Renay without hesitation. That’s just how we’re raised. That’s just who we mare as a people. I know, better than anyone, that this will fall on deaf ears. This is America. But it doesn’t have to be. You don’t have to steal sh*t from us. We are more than willing to share. We are more than willing to put you on. We find joy in that. We find love in it. It’s just such a shame that sentiment isn’t shared. But, of course it isn’t. The next time I go to a barber shop, I gotta ask for a Travis Kelce now because he has been ordained the inventor of the f*cking Fade.

#The Travis Kelce #Fade #Some ol' bullsh*t

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wow, godspeed with the 20 page paper!! what are you writing on? i saw that you study history, so do you have any particular time period or anything that you specialize in? it's always so interesting hearing the details of what other people study, it's like a whole other world! :)

i'm an english major so i read a lot for class and unfortunately don't have a whole lot of extra time to read for pleasure. i just finished a book called the hungry tide by amitav ghosh for class, and it was really interesting! it took me a little bit to get used to the writing style, but once i did i didn't want to put it down! i've been slowly working my way through queen in cornwall by rupert white, which looks at queen drummer roger taylor's early bands in cornwall and how queen returned there (to capitalize off his earlier success) for some of their early tours, and i've also started michael nesmith's autobiography, which is a quick read so far bc he's a wonderful writer. it's really impressive to me that you find time to read so many books for pleasure, and the beatles books are definitely something exciting to look forward to! what are some of your favorite books you've read so far this year?

if i could travel back in time, i would definitely go to queen's november 1974 concert at the rainbow in london! i have it on dvd, and the energy in the room seems so amazing, plus their earlier albums are my favorites, so the set list is a total dream for me!! what about you??

bye for now, i hope you have a great weekend and that your end of the semester is going well!! -🦋

I'm currently writing a paper for a class all about food history which I didn't expect to like so much, and I decided to write about the Irish potato famine which I've researched before in depth. I like to study modern European history for the most part with specialization in Western Europe/British/Irish history. Anything from the 18th century to the modern day I like, and I really like studying obscure things in history, too, so I'm sort of a jack of all trades. Although, I was talking with one of my professors recently and they suggested I try to do music history since I (obviously) have a passion for it. I may take their advice!

I have an English degree under my belt, too! I loved learning about British literature after 1800, and I read some cool books in another class all about fiction throughout history which was fun. I also took a class on horror and sci-fi literature which was neat. Also, those books sound awesome! I'm always looking to branch out in terms of reading stuff about other bands, so let me know how you like the books! So far this year, my top book is Britney Spears' memoir. I can't recommend it enough!!! I also read Man on the Run by Tom Doyle which is about Paul during the time of Wings and a little bit afterwards, and I thought it was super neat! I really liked that one a lot.

That would be a neat thing to go back to! :) I like Queen a lot and I think that would be so cool to see them perform live. I think I would be with you in the same boat, I would like to either time travel back to a concert or go back in time to see how things were in a specific time. I want to see Wings perform live during their Wings Across America tour or see the Talking Heads perform live in the 80s just to see David Byrne in his big suit doing his thing. But if I were just to go back in time and observe a place, I want to see how things were in Swinging Sixties London for the bright colors and fashion.

And I am having a great weekend so far! Thank you!! :)) I'm rooting for the both of us to do well in these final weeks/days of the semester! We got this!! I believe in us!! Have a great day, santa!

#asks #srs23

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[Discussion] What do you think of those anime in which the past seasons have had specific styles but all of a sudden changing the studio also changes the style accordingly?

SPOILER ALERT ON THIS POST!

I don't know how many will reply to this post, and probably when I get more blog traffic I will post this post again, but the question that comes to me is:

As the title suggests, what do you think of those souls who have gained fame and admiration and love with a certain style, and then all of a sudden change style?

Striking examples are Highschool DxD Hero and Date a Live Season 4.

Given to Live with the change of studio has really made a major upgrade in terms of drawings and animations, but the characters seem too "soft" in appearance, like that look you'd expect from a Slice of Life, I'm not saying it's bad, but for example (in Date a Live IV) when Isaac first appears let's say he doesn't look like him anymore (here is an image from the previous series IV: https://alht.eu/jJOEL) while in the first three seasons they were more faithful to the novel as a drawing style.

I'm not saying it's bad in the case of Date a Live, but let's say that after 10 years of Date a Live with the drawings most similar to those of the novel, although they may be good, they clash with those who care, one of the scenes in which the fourth season has lost the most for me is when Nia has turned into a Demon King and Isaac takes her Qlipha Crystal from her, if she had made the same expressions, but with the old fashioned, Isaac would have given me the creeps like "oh boi, i'm going to commit die, i'm watching an anime but i'm going to commit unalive regardless, Isaac will come for me. "

For Highschool DxD Hero it is different, and compared to Date A Live it has the reverse problem, Highschool has moved from the old style of drawings to the one closer to its paper work, while Date A Live has moved away from its paperwork as a artstyle, the same goes for DxD Hero but the opposite. DxD Hero as a plot I loved it, but as an artstyle to be kind I hated it with all my heart, some characters are randomly "buffed" in terms of boobs, and girls who did not have them in previous seasons have two loaves placed there just so as not to make their cutting boards feel alone, and the girls seem to be made of pudding, while in the past few seasons, you could say... they were more.. firm?

My only hope that the next few seasons if they will be (I hope not) managed by Studio Passione to stick more to drawing styles closer to those of New, and BorN, and not to that insult of Hero's drawing style. . On the other hand, if it's another studio, I hope they take inspiration from New and BorN as a artstyle.

Obviously not all the changes come to harm, obviously the various upgrades of drawings, and animations of one of my most loved series that I will review and if I do not, at least I will talk about it extensively enough, it has had some really important upgrades both in terms of design that of animations, it is clear as the sun the difference between the first season and Symphogear G, until reaching XV which is a masterpiece.

I know it's Off topic concerning what I've talked about so far: SYMPHOGEAR'S MUSIC ARE MASTERPIECES FROM FIRST TO LAST! Listened to the anime they give you that extra gear in certain scenes that make you scream like a little girl with the emotion that makes you come this anime.

I'm exaggerating? Maybe, but after years of following this anime I never got tired, I love it and always will. Returning "In-Topic", What do you think of this whole post? Do you have any comments to leave? Would you like to ask something or reply to my post? Leave a comment below the post and I'll get back to you, if it's in the "Ask me Anything" section even better.

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I NEED A PART TWO TO THAT ONE BROO

Ask and you shall receive…

Attractive things they do pt.2

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Fandom: jujutsu kaisen

Characters: Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara Kugisaki, Maki Zenin, Toge Inumaki (bonus: Choso)

Part 2 of things I headcanon they do that are cute/attractive

Tw: suggestive content for choso’s headcanons

An: not entirely sure if you meant a part 2 to these headcanons, but I tried my best nonetheless :)

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Yuuji Itadori

Great at sports = immediately valid

Like his inhuman speed and strength are such green flags, he can and will protect the people he cares about

HE JUDGES PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR CHARACTER!!!!

Like in that one chapter *spoiler I guess* where he said that he didn’t care about Yuko’s appearance, he just thought that her habits were really cute heart combusts

Very passionate about the things he likes

Once he starts talking about them, there’s no holding him back, but that’s what’s so great about him :)

If you’re ever in need of help, he’ll be the first to offer his assistance!

He’s also great at comforting people, if you’re feeling sad he’ll know exactly what to say to cheer you up

Not the brightest, but very curious

Wants to know everything about you, so expect a lot of questions

Lets you sit on his lap when he’s gaming

Gives you his hoodies!!!!

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Megumi Fushiguro

Because he’s socially a little awkward, I feel like he shows affection through gifts

Nothing too crazy, but gifts like snacks

Like he passes by a bakery and remembers you mentioned being hungry and decides to buy you a croissant or something so cute

He just strikes me like such a domestic person yk

SHARES HIS MUSIC WITH YOU AND MAKES YOU PLAYLISTS!!!

I mean, Weezer? The boy has impeccable music taste, so music recommendations from him are a godsend

Unlike Yuji, Megumi isn’t that great at verbally comforting someone

That said, I feel like he shows his compassion through just being near you and taking care of you sniffle

Secretly likes doing skincare

When his feet hurt from walking and fighting, he’ll lean against the nearest wall and let out a sigh

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Nobara Kugisaki

Hardcore feminist

Always wants to look good, so she puts a lot of effort into her outfits and makeup

Gives fashion advice from time to time and prepares outfits for you if you want if you need it

That said, she likes to wear your shirts

Very stubborn, but that’s what makes her character so interesting and entertaining

Like if you tell her that it’s not necessary for her to buy you stuff, she dgaf

Also very straightforward, doesn’t hesitate to let people know what she thinks and wants

Which also means that she’ll be, more often than not, the one to take you out on dates

Doesn’t take crap from no one

If someone’s mean to you, she’ll 100% hunt them down, much to your dismay

Just such a girlboss

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Maki Zenin

Strong, extremely strong

Both mentally and physically

Obviously she works out regularly and takes her training regime very seriously, rarely skips her workouts

If you workout too, she’ll definitely want to workout together! Can be a bit tough when giving tips on your form

Always checks up on you, how you’re doing, how your day was etc

Regularly gives you compliments as well

Not necessarily compliments you on your appearance, instead she likes to give you personalised compliments

Like a certain trait of yours, or that she likes your laugh, or that she’s proud of your accomplishments etc

Likes to cradle your head in her lap and play with your hair

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Toge Inumaki

LISTENS!!! Not that he has a choice

No but fr because he has a limited vocabulary range, he’s mastered the art of listening, and he listens attentively without getting distracted

His ears are all yours

I feel like his love language is physical touch also because of his limited speech

So often comes up behind you to give you a hug, or when you’re walking together he’ll hold your hand

If you asked him to bake you cookies, he totally would, he just wants to make you happy! don’t be mad when the cookies come out burnt tho

Knows how to dress, you won’t catch him in trouser socks and shorts, nuhuh

Because he does want to let you know how he feels sometimes, he’ll write you these semi-corny notes

Sometimes he likes to be extra and write his notes on scented paper

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(Bonus) CHOSO

Is used to the older brother role, which means he likes to help you around the house and care for you!!!!

Will clean the entire house thrice if that’s what you want him to do

Got a broken pipe? He’ll try to fix it for you

Sleeves rolled up and everything, shirt soaked from the water splashing onto his shirt

Is as obedient as a dog, will do anything you ask of him

Anything *wink wonk*

If you get one, he has a menstrual tracking app installed, also always makes sure there are enough pads lying around

A blushing mess when you compliment him, usually hides his face in his hands immediately

When he stretches he lets out a very loud groan and you can see his v-line very clearly

Sexiest bedhead you’ve ever seen

Lets you play with his hair and make his hair all cute by putting in lil clips and such

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