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i have not listened to hamilton in like a week why is he STILL HERE
read the tags if you want to see me talk about musicals for a little TOO long
#this is no hate to you mr leslie odom jr#but i have most certainly listened to other musicians/bands more#anyways i'd say the rest is accurate#my bff and i have been doing a musical binge#started with wicked -> ride the cyclone -> shrek -> legally blonde -> falsettos#i cried twice at falsettos btw it's so fucked up (i loved it sm)#i've listened to wicked before but haven't actually *seen* it so that was nice#i've also heard a couple songs from ride the cyclone & falsettos b4 so i already knew they'd be good#and i've seen shrek the musical like 3 times bc i unironically love it#overall opinions: ride the cyclone might have my favorite cast of characters and i think falsettos might be my favorite musical now#fav songs (for funsies):#ride the cyclone: noel's lament / the ballad of jane doe / jawbreaker / space age bachelor man (insane song btw)#wicked: no good deed / popular#shrek: i know it's today / don't let me go / i think i got you beat / this is our story / what's up duloc?#falsettos: this had better come to a stop / i'm breaking down / four jews in a room bitching / a tight-knit family/love is blind#falsettos cont.: everyone hates his parents / falsettoland/about time#legally blonde: blood in the water / positive / ireland / chip on my shoulder / so much better / whipped into shape / take it like a man#legally blonde cont.: bend and snap / there! right there! / legally blonde / legally blonde - remix / find my way/finale#SORRY I OPENED A PANDORA'S BOX WHEN I STARTED TALKING ABOUT MUSICALS#i really should've posted this on my other acc oh well#okay i'm gonna shut up now im so sorry LMAO#falsettos#legally blonde musical#legally blonde the musical#shrek the musical#shrek musical#wicked#wicked musical#ride the cyclone
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I didn't make any poll for the 20th so I'm posting this now!
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Go Ahead and Dote on Me - Clavis card story
Story's in His POV
nsfw at the end
As usual, can’t guarantee 100% accuracy on this
[Just a note: people are calling Emma “usagi-chan”]
Spring finally arrived in Rhodolite after the egg hunting contest.
People happily took in the warm winds, admired the flowers that began to bloom following winter, and—
Sweets store owner: Oh, it’s the little rabbit. Are you out with Prince Clavis today?
Emma: Yes. I thought I’d keep an eye on him in case something bad happened.
As we walked through the market together, people called out to Emma everywhere.
It seemed like this would be a springtime tradition this year.
Sweets store owner: You got a lot on your hands, little rabbit. Come, let me give you some baked treats.
Emma: Thank you! By the way, I’ve been hearing “little rabbit” a lot…
Sweets store owner: Yeah, everyone’s been using it. Emma, weren’t you the rabbit in the egg hunt the other day?
I think it’s popular because it’s cute. Look, that shopkeep over there’s calling out to you.
Flower store owner: Just in time, little rabbit. I’m currently making a bouquet modeled after you.
Emma: Wow, it’s shaped like a rabbit!
Flower store owner: Yeah. Recently, Rhodolite’s been experiencing an unprecedented rabbit bloom.
I guess it’s all thanks you you, little rabbit. Thanks.
Emma: You’re…welcome…?
(Indeed a good trend)
Any direction you look, all of the new spring products displayed in the shops were rabbit-themed.
As a rabbit lover, I couldn’t have been more proud.
Emma: Clavis…do you have something to do with this?
After looking around the market, Emma turned toward me in suspicion.
Clavis: Haha, I don’t have the power to manipulate market trends.
I suppose everyone’s become aware of the charm of rabbits. This is how Rhodolite should be.
Emma: Is that a good thing to be happy about…?
Clavis: Naturally. It makes me feel good to see how much everyone likes you.
Why not do what the people want and wear those rabbit ears again?
Emma: I don’t want to. It’s embarrassing.
Clavis: I want to see it again. Rather, I always want to see it.
Emma: I’ll consider it when it’s just us alone…
(That’s Emma)
(At any rate, rabbit lovers will spread across the continent)
Emma: Ah…I remembered that Leon won the egg hunting contest.
Clavis: That’s right. He was so strong he almost got banned.
Emma: …Anyway, that means the all-powerful cup that grants any wish is currently in Leon’s hands, right?
What exactly does Leon plan to do with that cup?
Clavis: Nothing at all. Since I have the cup on hand right now.
Emma: Huh
Clavis: He wasn’t interested in the prize at all.
In exchange, I promised to buy him a drink the next time we went out.
(From the start, I was the one who invited Leon and asked him to win)
(If by chance the hunt failed, then the all-powerful cup would’ve been the target)
(Considering the risks, it couldn’t simply be given to the public)
(But we don’t have to worry about that anymore now)
To make up for a rigged contest, all participants were given a discount coupon that could be used in the market and commemorative Easter eggs.
Hopefully that’ll be enough for forgiveness.
Emma: That all-powerful cup…is in your hands…
Clavis: Hm? What’s with that face?
Emma: Because you’re definitely going to use it for something bad.
Clavis: Such as?
Emma: …
Emma’s face turned red.
It sounded like “bad things” involved doing some wicked deeds to Emma.
She was too cute to handle and I hugged her by the waist.
Clavis: Can you tell me?
Emma: No, I’m trusting your ability as a gentleman.
Clavis: I see, I see. I’ll make a wish on the all-powerful cup when we return home.
Emma: Oh, that’s right! I have a wish that I want the all-powerful cup to grant!
Clavis: You want me to use it to grant your wish and not my wicked one?
I tried not to laugh as Emma vigorously nodded her head.
Clavis: I have no choice but to do as my lovely fiancee asks. What do you wish for?
Emma: Um, well…
…
Clavis: If you don’t have one, then I—
Emma: Rabbit!
Clavis: …Rabbit?
Emma: Yes. I know you’re a self-proclaimed rabbit lover, but I can’t be the only rabbit.
Wearing the rabbit ears was embarrassing.
So I want to see you as a rabbit!
Emma shouted at the top of her lungs, like she had forgotten we were out in public.
Man in market: King Clavis as a rabbit?!
Woman in market: …A rabbit? Is that okay? No restrictions?
(I see…Now I have to live up to expectations)
Clavis: Alright. After all, it’s my lovely fiancee’s wish.
Even with the all-powerful cup, I have to make it happen.
Emma: …I’m sorry. I got caught up in the moment when I said that—
When Emma tried to backtrack, I kissed Emma on the lips with a smile to stop her from continuing.
Clavis: Look forward to it, Emma.
In order to fulfill my lovely fiancee’s wish, I had to act quickly.
There wasn’t time to wish on the all-powerful cup and preparations had to be made as soon as possible—
Clavis: Now then my lovely fiancee, here comes Mr. Rabbit.
Emma: Are you actually a rabbit though?!
The next morning, I became a bunny boy and slipped into Emma’s room.
Emma, who was already awake and relaxing in bed, dropped her book in shock.
(However…)
(You’re being surprisingly shy)
I even altered the rabbit outfit, adding a tail to match Emma’s.
Originally I wanted to visit at night with the outfit I prepared overnight, but there’s entertainment in not having made it until morning.
Emma: I didn’t think about it when you disappeared after we came back yesterday, but…it suits you better than I thought it would.
Clavis: Right, right? A handsome man will look good in anything.
Emma: You might be better at being a rabbit than I am.
Clavis: I disagree. I could never be as adorable as you.
Emma: You’re pretty adorable now though?
Clavis: Oh?
(Apparently in Emma’s eyes, I’m a cute rabbit)
(That won’t do)
Clavis: I’m a rabbit today. You can hold me, pet me, love me. Anything you want, okay…?
Emma: Really?
Clavis: Yes, I’m a man of my word. What do you want from me?
I’m open to any kinks or perversions.
When I got on the bed and crouched like a rabbit, Emma cleared her throat in embarrassment.
Emma: Th-then…
She hesitantly reached out and placed a hand on top of my head.
She patted my hair gently as if handling a rabbit, tickling me.
Emma: Soft and fluffy. Clavis, your hair’s really nice to touch.
Clavis: …
(I wanted to tease you, but I didn’t expect this kind of play)
(It’s fine when I do it, but when on the receiving end, it’s…difficult)
As I quietly accepted her hand, a small chuckle escaped Emma’s lips.
Emma: Are you feeling a little shy?
Clavis: Haha, how could I?
Emma: But you’re not being as talkative as usual.
Clavis: I was just distracted by how nice your hand feels.
Emma: If you say so.
(...)
As she became more accustomed to it, Emma’s hands got bolder.
I’ve never felt so self-conscious.
(I thought I’d be able to take anything Emma did, but…)
(I’m not cut out for this)
Clavis: Emma, you know this rabbit can do dirtier things, right?
Emma: No, please continue being a cute rabbit.
Clavis: Haha, don’t feel like you have to hold back. For instance—
I push Emma down and boldly hike up the skirt of her nightgown.
When I pushed her legs apart and placed myself between them, Emma started to look flustered.
Emma: What are you doing there?!
Clavis: I’m a rabbit. I’ll go anywhere I want.
I pressed my lips against her thigh under the nightgown and continued up.
Emma: Ah…Don’t…
She tried to stop me with a hand, but faltered when my lips reached her underwear.
Clavis: I’m a cute rabbit, aren’t I?
I can be more affectionate if you want?
I shifted her underwear to the side and licked.
The sweet sounds she made were like honey and I almost felt like a spring rabbit in heat.
Emma: Cute rabbits…don’t…Nghaa…
Clavis: Is that so? There’s all sorts of rabbits.
I sucked at her wet spot before appearing out from under her nightgown when her hips bucked up.
When Emma scowled at me in embarrassment with tears in her eyes, I wanted to focus on teasing her more.
(No matter what, you’re cuter than I am)
I removed my vest, undid my tie, and placed the rabbit ears I was wearing on Emma’s head.
Clavis: As expected, it suits you better.
Emma: Really…?
Though she was embarrassed, she didn’t remove the rabbit ears.
She fixed the ears and the sight of her being all shy burned all sense of reason away.
Emma: Nn…Clavis, don’t touch…Aahh
Clavis: Emma…stay as my rabbit for the rest of your life.
(After all, I’m a man that would rather be loved)
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Divine Union of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi
It is said that we reach where our thoughts lead us to. So, if we are surrounded by positive thoughts we will attract positivity and if our thoughts are related to divine energy then positive aura is the ultimate destination.
Let us revive our mind and nurture it with sacred things about god and goddesses who are the real foundation of this universe.
Hindu religion is the richest one loaded with a huge number of gods and goddesses. Among many, the tales of Lord Vishnu and Maa Lakshmi are very popular among Hindu devotees throughout the world.
Lord Vishnu along with her consort Maa Lakshmi is regularly worshipped by people for their eternal blessings in the form of good health, wealth, success, prosperity and harmony in the family.
About Lord Vishnu and Maa Lakshmi
According to the various Hindu texts, puranas, and epics Lord Vishnu is the part of trinity gods who play the role of preserver. The other two gods are Lord Brahma (the creator) and Lord Shiva (the destroyer). Lord Vishnu is the sacred Hindu god also known as Narayana who used to appear on earth to maintain a balance between the good and the evil and to protect humans and other beings from the wicked demons. Lord Vishnu has appeared nine times on earth in the form of different incarnations during the times when bad deeds increased.
Maa Lakshmi also known as ‘Shri’, the Hindu goddess of wealth, health and good fortune who is the wife of Lord Vishnu. It is believed that she also appeared in different forms on earth along with Lord Vishnu as Radha or Rukmini, Sita, Padma and more.
Both Lord Vishnu and Maa Lakshmi possess powers which are capable of transforming the lives of people. When they both are worshipped together miracles happen and the desires of people are fulfilled. They bless their devotees with abundance of health, wealth and prosperity.
Marriage of Vishnu and Lakshmi
The union or the tying of knots between the Lord Vishnu and Maa Lakshmi is an auspicious moment altogether. Lets dive into the esoteric journey of sacred marriage and bring out some best of the gems.
The story goes back to the time when Indra (the King of all Devtas) was traveling on his vehicle Airavata, the elephant. He met sage Durvasa on his way who gave him a magical garland. Indra in his arrogance did not greet the sage properly due to which sage Durvasa cursed him. As a result of which Indra and all the other devtas lost their power, wealth and possessions.
After this, devtas were attacked by Asuras the demons. In the battle they lost Indralok and other powers.
Indra along with other gods went to Brahma who advised them to visit Lord Vishnu in Vaikuntha.
Indra pleaded in front of Lord Vishnu and asked for help. Lord Vishnu advised them to go for churning of the ocean of milk that is 'Samudra Manthan'.
Lord Vishnu told the gods to take help of Mount Mandara for churning and snake god Vasuki as a rope.
Lord Vishnu himself appeared as an incarnation of Kurma avatar in tortoise form. As Kurma avatar, Lord Vishnu went into the ocean below the Mount Mandara and held it on his back providing a firm base.
This was the time when Lord Vishnu and Maa Lakshmi parted.
On the advice of Lord Vishnu, Devtas went to hold the tail of Vasuki and the Asuras were towards the head which was throwing out a deadly poison.
As the churning began, many precious gems and other things came out. Goddess Lakshmi also appeared in a beautiful form all dressed up in red saree and loaded with gold jewelry. All the Devtas and Asuras were awestruck by the beauty of goddess Lakshmi. They eagerly waited for Lakshmi to choose them when Lord Brahma interfered and organized the 'Swayamwar' for the marriage of Lakshmi. This was done to protect the rights and respect of women as in Swayamwar, goddess Lakshmi had the right to choose her husband.
Devtas and Asuras were admiring goddess Lakshmi and wanted her to choose them. Just then Lord Vishnu also appeared and posed as one of the grooms. The moment goddess Lakshmi saw Lord Vishnu, she ran with a garland towards him and chose him as her husband.
This was the moment when goddess Lakshmi tied knots with Lord Vishnu and became his eternal consort.
Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi
Talon Abraxas
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i just think we need to talk about it
WICKED 4 KIDS
reblog to spread the misery
#don't leave me alone with the wicked kids#why do they sing wizard and i in perfect unison#who is the random adult man in as long as you're mine#somehow i know he's wearing a fedora#THE ELEKAS#THE ELEKA NAMENS#wicked#wicked the musical#i only wanted to see if there were any cool covers of no good deed out there#no good deed TRULY goes unpunished#i feel punished
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Random Musical Songs I Associate With Mob Psycho 100
These are kinda random and weird, but idc LOL I am an insane beast who cannot be tamed and I must combine my favorite things.
(THIS IS A LONG POST I APOLOGIZE.)
When He Sees Me from Waitress - Serizawa. I have a specific scenario in my head for this one, but I already made a post about it, so I'll spare you the details LOL. But I feel like it's a very him song, yk? HEAVILY implied SeriRei.
Slipping Through My Fingers from Mamma Mia! - Reigen and Mob. I don't think I need to explain this one.
No Good Deed from Wicked - Mob. IDK it just... feels right, y'know?
Say My Name from Beetlejuice - Ritsu and Dimple. BJ is just SO Dimple and Ritsu feels very Lydia. It's very Big Cleanup Arc when Dimple is trying to convince Ritsu to side with him.
Without Love from Hairspray - Teru, Mob, Sho, and Ritsu. I again already made a post about this one, but I still think it's very fitting for some reason idk.
Watch What Happens from Newsies - Mezato. COME ON. REPORTER SONG.
A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into from Be More Chill - Mob and Teru or Tsubomi and Mob. I can't decide on this one. Obviously, if it was the latter, Tsubomi would be Christine and Mob would be Jeremy. But if it was TERU and Mob, Mob would be Christine and Teru would be Jeremy. Also either way, Dimple is totally the Squip.
Monster from Frozen - Mob. It's a very him song in the final arc I feel.
What The World Needs from Ride The Cyclone - Pre!Mob Teru. It's just so him.
Money, Money, Money from Mamma Mia! - Reigen. Mob, Serizawa, Tome, and Dimple are the ensemble.
Popular from Wicked - Teru and Mob. SHOPPING DATE.
Breathe from In The Heights - Ritsu. GOLDEN CHILD.
Pulled from The Addams Family - RitsuSho. Ritsu is Wednesday ofc. IDK just felt like it fit.
Only Us and If I Could Tell Her from Dear Evan Hansen - TeruMob. Mob is Zoe and Teru is Evan. Take the songs out of their original context, and they're just cute love songs.
Rotting from Rockabye - Mob. Final arc specifically. (ALSO GO WATCH ROCKABYE ON YT ITS FANTASTIC.)
Hopelessly Devoted To You from Grease - Teru. He's singing about Mob, ofc. This works even better if it's the Glee Version.
Therapy from Tick, Tick... BOOM! - SeriRei. MARRIED COUPLE.
For Good From Wicked - TeruMob. If I remember correctly, Mob was Elphaba and Teru was Glinda. They're so cute.
Voices In My Head from Be More Chill - Mob. It just... works. IDK.
THANKS FOR READING THIS FAR LOL ITS A LOT. I really love musicals and MP100 so I had to smash them together.
#mob psycho 100#terumob#ritsushou#serirei#musical theatre#song association#thoughts from space#mp100#reigen arataka#teruki hanazawa#shigeo kageyama#sho suzuki#ritsu kageyama#serizawa katsuya#ichi mezato
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Well, if you'd like to restate your positions, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the Oaths (particularly Vengeance, Devotion and Ancients, as they seem to be the most iconic) and to hear your position on them?
Oath of Devotion: The more traditional oath among the core three, and my favorite, if I'm being honest, for among other things, it provides the most clarity on how the oathkeeper is supposed to act.
Honesty: Don’t lie or cheat. Let your word be your promise.
Courage: Never fear to act, though caution is wise.
Compassion: Aid others, protect the weak, and punish those who threaten them. Show mercy to your foes, but temper it with wisdom.
Honor: Treat others with fairness, and let your honorable deeds be an example to them. Do as much good as possible while causing the least amount of harm.
Duty: Be responsible for your actions and their consequences, protect those entrusted to your care, and obey those who have just authority over you.
Every tenet begins with a virtue, a clear ideal to aspire to, followed by clarity on how best to fulfill that tenet. While this Oath would thrive in the Altruistic Collectivism that typically embodies the Lawful Good Alignment, it is by no means not capable of providing guidance and purpose to a person who lives outside such systems. It is my favorite oath because it's not overly ambiguous, has solid and clarified ideals and how to achieve them with the freedom to interpret them to their best fulfillment.
Oath of the Ancients: While the most popular according to polls I've taken in the past, and while I don't dislike it, it is my least favorite among the core three. It's an Oath that encourages goodness and benevolence to an admirable degree, but I sometimes feel it is too nebulous in its directives.
Kindle the Light. Through your acts of mercy, kindness, and forgiveness, kindle the light of hope in the world, beating back despair.
Shelter the Light. Where there is good, beauty, love, and laughter in the world, stand against the wickedness that would swallow it. Where life flourishes, stand against the forces that would render it barren.
Preserve Your Own Light. Delight in song and laughter, in beauty and art. If you allow the light to die in your own heart, you can't preserve it in the world.
Be the Light. Be a glorious beacon for all who live in despair. Let the light of your joy and courage shine forth in all your deeds.
It encourages a philosophy of altruistic consequentialism, a benevolence that focuses more on the final result than how best to achieve it. If it it stands against anything, unnecessary destruction and despair are illustrated as the closest it will acknowledge as Darkness in a tenet system that wants to encourage Light in all its forms. It is a moral oath that wants to find the goodness in everyone, foster it, strengthen it, but hesitates to name its enemy. Perhaps this is a statement that goodness can be fostered anywhere, and that is admirable.
Oath of Vengeance: The most martial of the core oaths, and one that embraces ruthlessness as a virtue. Out of all the Oaths, its perhaps the most focused in its belief and means of achieving it, to the point that the unwary can trap themselves.
Fight the Greater Evil. Faced with a choice of fighting my sworn foes or combating a lesser evil, I choose the greater evil.
No Mercy for the Wicked. Ordinary foes might win my mercy, but my sworn enemies do not.
By Any Means Necessary. My qualms can't get in the way of exterminating my foes.
Restitution. If my foes wreak ruin on the world, it is because I failed to stop them. I must help those harmed by their misdeeds.
In a way, its the opposite of the Ancients Oath in that it focuses more on the Enemies of the Oathkeeper than how to best live a virtuous or benevolent life. The only virtue it name sis restitution which it underlies as the final world: Where Evil Harms, you shall Restore. For many avengers, this can be overlooked or seen as less important than the Hunt, but allows the Avenger a means of reminding themselves that destruction of evil is meant to lead to good prospering. Destruction is not the end goal. Unlike the other 2, this is purely a warriors oath and can be ended by action, fulfilling the Oath, either allowing the person to move on or focus purely on the restitution tenet.
All three have a place and can be coterminous.
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Ah, now here’s one I’ve been looking forward to discussing. Lord of the Rings has a strange relationship with hope. Before I began this read-through, I would have told you that hope is at the core of LotR: hope that the war will end, hope that light will triumph over darkness, hope that “there’s some good in this world, Mister Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for”. I would have told you that it’s an innately cheerful, optimistic story, though it gets dark at times.
But over this past year, as I’ve reread this book with the eyes of an adult, I’ve begun to realize it’s more complicated than that.
Lord of the Rings is not a story about hope. It’s a story about what you do without hope. It’s a story about when your spirit is utterly defeated, and your prospects are grim, and both the best and the worst possible outcomes look shockingly alike, and yet you keep walking anyway. It’s not a story of blind, naive optimism, of sitting back and dreaming about a better about-to-be. It’s a story of weighing the facts with a clear mind, of realizing that there’s no way in hell this works out well for you, and of doggedly moving your grain of sand to tip those massive scales anyway, because the only other option would be to sit back and let the world burn.
I feel like that rings truer to the human condition, really. After all, what good is it in the end to be kind and generous and courageous; what good is it to waste our short lives trying to make this awful world a better place? For every one human being trying to be a good person, there are hundreds more who are selfish, cruel, exploitative, greedy, twisted, and wicked. For every good deed done on this planet, there are hundreds more murders and abuses and horrors. One day, you will die, and at some point, everyone who knew you will be dead. There will come a day when you will be utterly forgotten. No one will remember you. No one will remember what you did. No one will remember if you made a difference, if you tried to make the world a better place. And let’s be honest; you won’t. No matter what light you managed to throw into the world while you were alive, this awful cosmos will generate enough pain and misery to overshadow it, eventually. When you’re gone, the world will be just as bad as it always was. Always has been. Always will be.
What good is it to go on loving someone when the diagnosis is terminal—when the medicine doesn’t work—when the sickness in their head has locked the person you love behind an unbreakable concrete wall? What good is it to stand for what you believe in when it’s not popular anymore—when friends and family turn their backs and reject you—when those who gave you praise and encouragement now insult you and curse you and spit on your face? What good is it to love when your heart is broken, be kind when your skin is mottled with bruises, be brave when your back is bent and your arms are weary under the weight of it all? What good is it to cast your little candle light when all the wind in the world tries to blow it out? Why be good? Why be selfless? Why sacrifice so much, when you lose so much more than you gain?
In that moment, there’s only one answer. And it’s not hope. It’s not optimism. It’s some strange defiance, some visceral fire that roars in the chest and aches in the bones.
“I will be light,” it cries. “I will defy you,” it howls. “I will push back with the last of my strength, though you crush me down,” it screams. “Because if I am not light, I am darkness, and I cannot, I will not, I refuse; let me die with my knees unbowed and my head held high; I WILL NEVER SURRENDER”
There are many instances in the book that speak to this point—Aragorn himself says something along the lines of “we must do without hope for the moment”—but to me, nothing better encapsulates this strange spirit of hopeless defiance than this moment with Sam Gamgee.
“Sam said nothing. The look on Frodo’s face was enough for him; he knew that words of his were useless. And after all he never had any real hope in the affair from the beginning; but being a cheerful hobbit he had not needed hope, as long as despair could be postponed. Now they were come to the bitter end. But he had stuck to his master all the way; that was what he had chiefly come for, and he would still stick to him. His master would not go to Mordor alone. Sam would go with him.”
Sam would go with him. Not “we will win”. Not “I believe in us”. Just “he will go, and I will go with him, whether this ends in (improbable) victory or (more probable) a horrible, horrible death”. It’s not that Sam’s hope began to fail here; it’s that he never had much hope to begin with, but he went with it anyway, and it’s only his cheerful disposition in the face of near certain disaster that ever began to flag. Holy cow.
Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but when the first two fail, love is the unkillable cockroach of all the virtues and will survive the nuclear winter of utter despair and grow wings and fly buzzing right up into your face just to spite you.
Now, of course Lord of the Rings does not simply leave us with the tragedy of a futile fight against the darkness. This story has a happy ending. And I’m glad it does, because sometimes, there are happy endings. Sometimes sicknesses are cured, families are restored, and old scars are healed and begin to fade. Sometimes loved ones emerge from the prison of their own minds and return to you—wiser, more melancholy, but still themselves—and you discover that the bond is deeper, the smiles sweeter, the laughter richer, and the love galvanized into something stronger than it ever would have been. Sometimes there are happy endings, and it’s not wrong to want them. It’s not wrong to have hope.
But Lord of the Rings lets us linger in that moment of hopeless defiance, because it offers an odd sort of comfort of a totally different kind.
“Lost all hope, did you?” it whispers. “It’s all right. So did Frodo, and Aragorn, and Gandalf, and Sam. But you see, they kept fighting anyway, with hope or without it, and that’s what made them heroes. Oh, you might still have your happy ending, someday, and it might come in ways you don’t expect. It is also equally likely that nothing will get better, and it will actually get much worse, and you shall die. But do keep fighting. Do keep walking. One foot in front of the other. If you do nothing, the worst will definitely come to pass; but if you fight, it just might not. So if we shall win, let’s not be embarrassed by our cowardice when that happy ending comes; and if we shall lose, let’s not go down without a fight.”
Perhaps, paradoxically, that’s what makes Lord of the Rings the most hopeful story of all. Because this is the story that whispers, “Remember, when all hope is gone…
“It isn’t.”
WORD ASK GAME!
#word ask game#samwise gamgee#lord of the rings#lotr#my writing#oops an essay#if any part of this starts to sound like i read ecclesiastes recently……that’s because i did#what a wonderful book. makes me feel like there’s room enough in my faith for pessimism and existential dread.#which is great because i’m naturally full of both of those things LOL
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on one hand I think "yes add more nods to the 1939 film that's so fun I love the 1939 movie and it's the most recognizable one to the general public" but on the other hand I think "maybe don't add too many references to the 1939 film because if you give any critical thought to it, the plot of the two works together just barely line up and sense begins to unravel if you give it the smallest bit of thought: the entire movie takes place in the span of four songs in act 2"
for example:
No One Mourns the Wicked
Dear Old Shiz
The Wizard and I
What is This Feeling
Something Bad
Dancing Through Life
Popular
I'm Not That Girl
One Short Day
A Sentimental Man
Defying Gravity
Thank Goodness
The Wicked Witch of the East
Wonderful
I'm Not That Girl (reprise)
As Long As You're Mine
-> Dorothy's house lands in Munchkinland
-> Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
-> Dorothy meets Glinda AND the Wicked Witch of the West; receives Ruby Slippers- I'll get you my pretty and your little dog too
Catfight scene
No Good Deed
-> Dorothy meets the Scarecrow
-> If I Only Had a Brain
-> We're Off to See the Wizard
March of the Witch Hunters
-> Dorothy and the Scarecrow pick apples
-> Dorothy meets the Tin Man
-> If I Only Had a Heart
-> The Wicked Witch of the West appears on top of the farmhouse and threatens them
-> We're Off to See the Wizard
-> Dorothy meets the Lion
-> If I Only Had the Nerve
-> We're Off to See the Wizard
-> Poppy scene
-> Arrive in the Emerald City
-> Horse of a Different Color
-> Surrender Dorothy
-> King of the Forest
-> Meet the Wizard
-> Go to the Haunted Forest
-> Dorothy gets captured
For Good
-> The friends save Dorothy
-> The Witch lights the Scarecrow on fire
-> The Witch gets melted
-> Dorothy and friends go back to the Emerald City
-> They receive their gifts
Glinda tells the Wizard to leave and Morrible to prison
-> The Scarecrow, Lion, and Tin Man are put in charge of the Emerald City in the Wizard's absence
-> The Wizard's balloon floats away
-> Glinda returns, click your heels 3×
-> Back to Kansas
Finale begins
The Scarecrow shows up in Kiamo Ko
Opens trapdoor
Says they can never return to Oz
Glinda thinks her friends are dead
End of Finale
End of show
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Idk what I'm trying to say with all this- don't get it wrong I LOVE both properties dearly. It's just funny when one is framed as a prequel when that only applies to act 1 since the entire thing takes place in the background of act 2. All three (book/movie/musical) entities are very unique in their own special ways! It's fun to look at it closely and realize some little silly bits about it though :3
#wicked spoilers#wizard of oz spoilers#musical theatre#musicals#please add your thoughts#curious to know others' perspective on the matter#also let me know if I got anything wrong of course#ozposting
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Names in fairytales: Prince Charming
Prince Charming has become the iconic, “canon” name of the stock character of the brave, handsome prince who delivers the princess and marries her at the end of every tale.
But... where does this name comes from? You can’t find it in any of Perrault’s tales, nor in any of the Grimms’, nor in Andersen - in none of the big, famous fairytales of today. Sure, princes are often described as “charming”, as an adjective in those tales, but is it enough to suddenly create a stock name on its own?
No, of course it is not. The name “Prince Charming” has a history, and it comes, as many things in fairy tales, from the French literary fairytales. But not from Perrault, no, Perrault kept his princes unnamed: it comes from madame d’Aulnoy.
You see, madame d’Aulnoy, due to literaly helping create the fairytale genre in French literature, created a trend that would be followed by all after her: unlike Perrault who kept a lot of his characters unnamed, madame d’Aulnoy named almost each and every of her characters. But she didn’t just randomly name them: she named them after significant words. Either they were given actual words and adjectives as name, such as “Duchess Grumpy”, “Princess Shining”, “Princess Graceful”, “Prince Angry”, “King Cute”, “Prince Small-Sun”, etc etc... Either they were given names with a hidden meaning in them (such as “Carabosse”, the name of a wicked fairy which is actually a pun on Greek words, or “Galifron”, the name of a giant which also contains puns of old French verbs). So she started this all habit of having fairytale characters named after specific qualities, flaws or traits - and among her characters you find, in the fairytale “L’oiseau bleu”, “The blue bird”, “King Charming” (Roi Charmant). Not prince, here king, though he still acts as a typical prince charming would act - and “Charming” is indeed his name.
And this character of “King Charming” actually went on to create the name we know today as “Prince Charming”. It should be noted that, while a lot of d’Aulnoy’s fairytales ended up forgotten by popular culture, some of her stories stayed MASSIVELY famous throughout the centuries and reached almost ever-lasting fame in countries other than France: The doe in the woods, The white cat, Cunning Cinders... and the Blue Bird, which stays probably the most famous fairytale of madame d’Aulnoy ever. It even was included in Andrew Lang’s Green Fairy Book.
And speaking of Andrew Lang, he is actually the next step in the history of “Prince Charming”. He translated another fairytale of madame d’Aulnoy prior to Blue Bird. In Lang’s “Blue Fairy Book”, you will find a tale called “The story of pretty Goldilocks”. This is a VERY bad title-translation of madame d’Aulnoy “La Belle aux Cheveux d’Or”, “The Beauty with Golden Hair”. And in it the main hero - who isn’t a prince, merely the faithful servant to a king - is named “Avenant”, which is a now old-fashioned word meaning “a pleasing, gracious, lovely person - someone who charms with their good looks and their grace”. When Andrew Lang translated the name in English, he decided to use “Charming”. At the end of the tale, the hero ends up marrying the Beauty with Golden Hair, who is a queen, so he also becomes “King Charming” - but the fact Avenant is a courtly hero who does several great deeds and monster-slaying for the Beauty with Golden Hair, a single beautiful queen, all for wedding reasons, ended up having him be assimilated with a “prince” in people’s mind.
And all in all, this “doubling” of a fairytale tale hero named “Charming” in Andrew Lang’s fairytales led to the colloquial term “Prince Charming” slowly appearing...
Though what is quite funny is the difference between the English language and the French one. Because in the English language, “Prince Charming” is bound to be a proper, first name - due to the position of the words. It isn’t “a charming prince”, but “prince Charming” - and again, it is an heritage of madame d’Aulnoy’s habit of naming her characters after adjectives. But in French, “Prince Charming” and “a charming prince” are basically one and the same, since adjectives are placed after the names, and not the reverse. So sometimes we write “Prince Charmant” as a name, but other times we just write “prince charmant”, as “charming prince” - and this allows for a wordplay on the double meaning of the stock name.
#fairy tales#fairytales#prince charming#fairytale archetype#french fairytales#madame d'aulnoy#d'aulnoy fairytales#andrew lang#lang fairy books#names in fairytales
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Ikemen Prince as Wicked Songs
For better or worse, I felt inspired and now we have this thing where I go on too long about Clavis and spoil a bunch of routes.
Major spoilers for Clavis, Leon, Licht, Luke, Gilbert
Jin - Dancing Through Life
Jin shows a pretty shallow front at first and prefers not to treat things seriously. While his goals are serious, his methods (such as dragging Belle around town and flirting with women as part of his lessons as her tutor) are light-hearted and fun.
Chevalier - For Good
His whole route is about him meeting Belle halfway, of him warming just a bit to the people around him and letting someone into his heart. Belle's presence in his life has changed Chev for good - rather than dismissing the needs and desires of his people, he begins to listen to them and becomes a more well-rounded ruler.
Clavis - Defying Gravity
Clavis has decided not to play by others' rules in just about every respect and is constantly pushing his limits. Rather than being a good and responsible prince by anyone's definition, Clavis is willing to help individuals at the expense of the safety of the country as a whole. In his desire to surpass Chev, he has pioneered and innovated in multiple fields including pharmacology, mechanical engineering, and chemistry. And just look at this man's food. He's all about defying people’s ideas of what’s possible.
Leon - Wonderful
A simple fit - Leon was born a slave and was one day thrust into the royal family. He started from nothing and was suddenly given a family and put into an environment where people treated him well and with respect.
Yves - Popular
Makes me think of the times when Yves dresses Belle up all fancy to go or do anything. He knows all about how to look good so that hopefully... people will like you better.
Licht - No Good Deed
Angst angst angst. He saved his brother at the cost of his mother's life and will never forgive himself for it.
Nokto - As Long As You're Mine
Nokto starts out not believing in love or that he is deserving of happiness. Through his route Belle is able to show him what he's been missing. ;)
Luke - March of the Witch Hunters
Just as the witch hunters hunt Elphaba for a "greater good" and for personal reasons, Luke wants to take down the royal family for democracy (according to the anti-monarchy faction) and to avenge the death of his sister.
Rio - I'm Not That Girl
Just Rio pining for Emma in every route and suppressing his feelings...
Sariel - A Sentimental Man
We all know Sariel is the dad of the group, and he does his best to raise up those who are under his care until they are capable of standing on their own.
Silvio - What Is This Feeling
Silvio shows dislike towards most people, but Rio has a special loathesome place in his heart. <3
Keith - One Short Day
I had a lot of difficulty thinking of something for Keith, but this one made me think of how he enjoyed his visits to Rhodolite as a child.
Gilbert - No One Mourns the Wicked
"Are people born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?" Gilbert makes himself the bad guy in order to rid the world of malicious and greedy rulers. In his route it seems he's been alone, the greatest villain, for so long he no longer knows what it means to feel lonely. And in the end, he's content to die alone and reviled for the sake of a greater future. One can also draw a parallel between Elphaba's being born green and Gilbert being born sickly, as they were both largely dismissed by their families for this.
#ikemen prince#ikepri#jin grandet#chevalier michel#clavis lelouch#leon dompteur#yves kloss#licht klein#nokto klein#luke randolph#rio ortiz#sariel noir#silvio ricci#keith howell#gilbert von obsidian#ikepri spoilers
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Amhaeng-eosa as Justice
Korea, Korean Legend
Justice is power wielded with both intelligence and impartiality. It is making decisions with all the facts and accepting the consequences of any choice made. It is punishment of the corrupt and promotion of the deserving.
Upright: Harmony, balance, equality, virtue, honor
Reversed: Bias, false accusations, intolerance, abuse, dishonesty
The Justice card is about making decisions, and being aware of their consequences. It’s about truth, impartiality, and balance. Where wicked deeds are punished and good ones rewarded. I picked the Amhaeng-eosa, or Undercover royal inspectors of the Joseon era of Korea. The Amhaeng-eosa were real historical figures, who would secretly enter various provinces and towns to investigate the goings on. Afterwards, they would reveal themselves (with their horse requisition medallion) , and had the power to punish the corrupt and promote the deserving. While real, they were popularized in dramas and literature even during the Joseon period, so in some ways, they became mythologized. They represented power wielded with intelligence and impartiality. And reminded people that justice could be served to anyone at anytime
The Tarot of the Divine: a 78 card deck with little White Book English French Russian German
Beneath the Moon: A hardcover book with a brief retelling of fairytales myths and legends from around the world English Dutch Russian Spanish German Italian
Tarot of the Divine Handbook: A workbook with symbolism breakdowns of each card English French
Tarot of the Divine Puzzle
In addition to the deck and books, I also have prints in my store
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I saw you reblogged the random asks post. And since I know you like musicals, what are your top 3 and do you have a least favorite musical?
Yesss I love random asks, and I’m excited about this one bc I love musicals!!
My favorite of ALL TIME is wicked, and anyone who calls me a fake theater kid for that is the real fake theater kid bc they aren’t secure enough in their theater-kid-ness to like a popular musical. Yes, almost everyone knows it, but the reason I like it is because I am a SUCKER for villain backstories/tragic heroes/antagonist redemption etc. This is why I am obsessed with Anakin Skywalker’s story and also can’t stop writing Good Nathaniel Benedict fanfic? So Elphaba is just amazing to me because she has such a believable side of the story while also doing things we know are morally questionable, AND she sings the coolest songs about it. no good deed is quite possibly one of my favorite musical songs ever. All of wicked’s music sounds like epic movie soundtrack but with lyrics and I’m HERE FOR IT. You wouldn’t believe how much wicked fanfic I’ve read.
My second favorite is newsies!! My five year old foster brother is currently obsessed with it and can sing all the lyrics to most of the songs, which is the most adorable thing in the world. The newsies are all adorable, and in the movie version Jack is Christian Bale and in the proshot he’s Jeremy Jordan so like, main character is easy on the eyes either way lol. Also Katherine is so relatable. She sings about writer’s block, she sings my soul!! All the ensemble songs are so powerful and the L Y R I C S! I could do a whole other post on my favorite newsies lyrics. You go Feldman. It’s good stuff.
My third favorite is probably Next to Normal, because not only is the music fire, it’s amazing at the way it portrays how mental illness affects the people who surround you. Also, Aaron Tveit is in it, and his voice is hot (and also he is hot) so that is an automatic YES!
My least favorite is SpongeBob the musical. The music is bad and my perfect pitch can’t handle Texas Song.
Thank you for the ask :D hope you enjoyed my ramblings!
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Hello! You're a main bbh blog so I was wondering if you knew any songs that fit q!Bad or remind you of the character? I've been trying to look for playlists on him but the playlists have popular songs that feel way too out of character
oh god im such a bad person to ask for song recs but ill try <3 q!bad gives me that old school 2010s amv vibe so this is full of older songs lol
halo - starset
nobody - mitski
somebody to love - queen
six weeks - of monsters and men
how far we've come - matchbox twenty
alone - jimin
no.2 - rm (this one doesnt fit quite as much, but i kinda correlate it with qbads backstory)
youth - daughter
love like you - steven universe
it's alright - mother mother
slipping through my fingers - abba
be calm - fun (i actually saw this one recced for qbad somewhere but it fits)
no good deed from wicked gives me q!bad if he had a villain arc vibes? idk
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I got to see Wicked on tour last night and I have to say it was absolutely phenomenal. Olivia Valli was our Elphaba and I want to marry her No Good Deed. Her riffs were so clean and strong and she had really great comedic timing. But our Glinda, Celia Hottenstein, was a real standout. She was funny, operatic, and had an incredible range. I was blown away by her Thank Goodness. Christian Thompson as Fiyero - I can't help but stan such a sweet dumb man. Everyone really was incredible.
I brought my boyfriend with me, and he had only heard a few of the songs before then. He loved Madame Morrible and thought she was hilarious, and said his favorite songs were Popular, No One Mourns the Wicked, and What is This Feeling. I thought it was really impressive bc he's into instrumentals and operas and things and he thought the show was great. (He may have just been saying that bc I am a diehard Wicked fan but I actually think he really enjoyed it lol.)
I found it impossible to pick a favorite bc I'm still floored by any and all live performances in this show. Though For Good all the way through curtain call had me teary and beaming like a maniac bc it's all just so close to my heart. After the show, I was waiting in line for the bathroom and heard two young girls in front of me talking about Fiyero turning into a scarecrow and how that worked, and two older women behind me talking about Idina and Kristin and all that they did after Wicked. Sure, I'm 18 and hardly old but I think it's really cool how this show can be for such a wide audience, people of all ages.
So glad this show is still running after 20 years. Nothing but love from me to all the cast and crew at Wicked 💚🩷
#wicked#elphaba thropp#glinda#musicals#olivia valli#celia hottenstein#im in love with every one of them!!!#this show is timeless and the love of my life
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Non-Christian sources confirm the validity of New Testament
The Jewish historian, Flavius Josephus (A.D. 37-100), is the first non-Christian author to mention Jesus. In the Antiquities, Josephus writes:
There was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works—a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was Christ; and when Pilate, at the suggestion of the principal men amongst us, had condemned him to the cross, those that loved him at the first did not forsake him, for he appeared to them alive again the third day, as the divine prophets had foretold these and ten thousand other wonderful things concerning him; and the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day (Antiquities 18:3:3).
Tacitus (A.D. 56-120), the Roman historian confirms that the crucifixion of Jesus actually took place. Writing in his Annals, he records:
Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judæa, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome, where all things hideous and shameful from every part of the world find their centre and become popular. Accordingly, an arrest was first made of all who pleaded guilty; then, upon their information, an immense multitude was convicted, not so much of the crime of firing the city, as of hatred against mankind.
Pliny the Younger (A.D. 62-113), Roman governor in Asia Minor, established that early Christians worshiped Jesus as a god:
They (Christians) were in the habit of meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang in alternate verses a hymn to Christ, as to a god, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to any wicked deeds, but never to commit any fraud, theft or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up; after which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble to partake of food, but of an ordinary and innocent kind (Epistles 10.96).
Suetonius (120 AD) was a Roman historian and court official. When recounting the history of the emperor Claudius some years before him, he said,
“Because the Jews at Rome caused constant disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus [Christ], he [Claudius] expelled them from the city [Rome]” (Life of Claudius, 25:4).
Lucian, born (c. AD 125 – 180), the pagan author Samosata, while ridiculing Christians, accepted that Jesus actually existed:
The Christians, you know, worship a man to this day—the distinguished personage who introduced their novel rites, and was crucified on that account. … You see, these misguided creatures start with the general conviction that they are immortal for all time, which explains their contempt of death and voluntary self-devotion which are so common among them; and then it was impressed on them by their original lawgiver that they are all brothers, from the moment that they are converted, and deny the gods of Greece, and worship the crucified sage, and live after his laws. All this they take quite on faith, with the result that they despise all worldly goods alike, regarding them merely as common property. (Lucian, The Passing of Peregrinus)
Celsus (2nd century), the Greek philosopher, while arguing against Christianity, also accepted that Jesus existed:
O light and truth! He distinctly declares, with his own voice, as ye yourselves have recorded, that there will come to you even others, employing miracles of a similar kind, who are wicked men, and sorcerers; and Satan. So that Jesus himself does not deny that these works at least are not at all divine, but are the acts of wicked men; and being compelled by the force of truth, he at the same time not only laid open the doings of others, but convicted himself of the same acts. Is it not, then, a miserable inference, to conclude from the same works that the one is God and the other sorcerers? Why ought the others, because of these acts, to be accounted wicked rather than this man, seeing they have him as their witness against himself? For he has himself acknowledged that these are not the works of a divine nature, but the inventions of certain deceivers, and of thoroughly wicked men.
~ Samples, Kenneth Richard. ‘Without a Doubt: Answering the 20 Toughest Faith Questions
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