Rewatching Fairy Tail since Funimation is
being weird and giving me a hard time when trying to watch SAO... Natsu loved him some Lucy, the fact that he uprooted that cherry blossom tree so she could see the flowers while sick... is so romantic. I cannot. I love them.
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Zolu and the OPLA Soundtrack
I've been thinking about this since the soundtrack came out, and I feel like it needs to be talked about. Full disclosure, I am not a musician, or trained in music. I just have a decent ear. The OPLA soundtrack is amazing! They put so much work into it, it's got character themes and motifs, for the straw hats as well as the villains! This creates great moments where you can hear the villains and straw hats being mixed and competing with each other. A good example of what I'm talking is "Shriek and Ori" from Ori and the Will of the Wisps. This creates great storytelling through music opportunities, like in the "Zoro vs Mihawk" song on the ost, you can hear Zoro's theme, but the whole thing is using Mihawk's instruments, showing how overwhelmed and out of depth he is.
Now, let's talk about Zoro and Luffy. Specifically, we're going to be talking about "Gum Gum Bell". So Zoro's theme has two parts to it. The sad slow bit you hear in tracks like "Wado Ichimonji", and the fast strings you hear in combat, heard here in "Gum Gum Bell" at 4:09. Luffy has triumphant slow trumpets playing over a faster backing track, heard here at 10:35. Luffy in general is usually signified by trumpets and the occasional hurdy gurdy, while Zoro has Japanese and asian instruments. So the thing that is beautiful, is that their themes have been designed not only to be played together, but to be mixed together, layered on top. At 9:04, the end of Zoros fight, oh, that's Zoros strings, but whose trumpets are those? Oh my, those are Luffy's trumpets! And, what's this? At 10:04, where the fight against Kuro is turning in Luffy's favor, what is that fast melody being played under Luffy's brass. Well, I'll be, while different instruments, that sure does sound like Zoro's theme. Is Zoro brought up or appear on screen, or vice versa? No. Their just there, their themes intertwined and backing each other up, symbolizing how their intertwined in mind body, and soul, and how their dreams are intertwined together, and their themes fit together to show how they fit together, and they're soulmates and-
Part 2
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Kai
One last look in the mirror—swoop the hair, readjust ear cuff—and then I’m flying out of my room and through the front door. Miraculously, Cole isn’t outside yet which gives me a chance to catch my breath and settle into my body. Reservation isn’t until 7:30—we have plenty of time.
Shit, am I nervous?
The front door swings open, and Cole steps outside. All the air whooshes out of my lungs.
Half his hair is pulled up into a knot, the rest kisses his shoulders. He’s wearing a silky, short sleeve buttoned black shirt tucked into gray trousers that make his legs look like they go for miles. And the jacket. It’s a lightweight gold and brown houndstooth bomber jacket, with black and white striped trim.
Cole looks sexy and sporty and classy all at once.
“You look perfect,” I tell him. My voice is weirdly airy. I don’t sound like myself.
He smiles. “Cello clothes okay?”
I close the distance between us and clear my throat so my voice goes back down. “I mean, I want to wreck them later but, yes, they are more than okay for now.”
There’s laughter sparkling in his eyes, and Cole tugs me by my lapel to pull me even closer, kissing me between words. “You look” (kiss) “really good” (kiss) “too” (kiss).
Mm, I could kiss Cole all night (and a part of me wants to take him right back inside) but I also want to take him on a date. Eat good food, talk, laugh, flirt.
Curiosity overwhelms me. What is Cole like on a date?? I need to know.
“Car’s on the street,” I say. I intertwine his fingers with mine and head that direction.
“Where’re we going? Can you tell me yet?”
We arrive at my car, and I look over at Cole. He’s gloriously backlit by the sinking sun, a sweet cool breeze tugging at his hair. It’s a beautiful night—gold light and blue-violet sky and neon pink clouds—and probably one of the last summer nights before the seasons change.
I suddenly don’t want to spend the next two hours in a temperature-controlled restaurant with ridiculously pretentious food.
“Uh, one second,” I tell Cole. I motion for him to get in the car, and I dial the restaurant as I slip into the driver’s seat.
“Hey,” I say to the person who answers the phone. “I’ve got a reservation under Kai. We’re not gonna be able to make it.”
Cole sends me a look, waits for the call to end, and then asks, “Everything okay?”
I pull up directions to the night market Nya mentioned. It’s in a really cool part of town, where the arts district meets all the vintage shops.
“Totally good,” I say to Cole and flash him a grin. “Change of plans.”
“Yeah?”
“I’d rather be outside. You?”
“Kai, I don’t care what we do. I’m with you. The rest doesn’t matter.”
My heart gives off little sparks. “Such a romantic,” I tease.
“Oh, you have no idea,” Cole replies, his voice scorching the air, and I’m lightheaded again.
Is this what swooning feels like? Do I swoon now?
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KITTENS. this is my favorite chapter yet. i'm so excited to share it with you. i hope you enjoy. x
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