#|way to go Rory xD|

[11thsshadow]

deathxproof​:

And Rory sat there, staring at the Doctor with wide eyes as he went on. That didn’t happen… Often. Not unless he was particularly irritated, or their situation was especially dire. But neither again, so didn’t Rory, and here he was in a similar situation in his day-to-day life.

“It’s… It’s fine, Doctor, don’t worry. No worries.” He said— wanting to prod, but knowing better. And Rory’s brow knit as he went on. Something in him perked at the mention of that name. He didn’t know what. It felt odd. Felt familiar and strange…

“I think we both were… I… Suppose… Somewhat content to that. Until we met you. It’s all different now, it’s… Sort of addicting.” He says, and then he moves on rather quickly. “— You’ve mentioned the Master before, haven’t you?” He says, picking the topic back up. The Doctor most certainly never mentioned him— never came up. So the why did he sound so familiar to Rory?

“You weren’t friends though. You were basically enemies. You… Well, I thought you did. I thought you told us all about him.”

Dark found himself pleased when his outburst to cause his cover to be blown. Granted even someone like The Doctor had a temper, too, a temper that he’d only shown on rare occasions. But he was at least mildly surprised that it had barely phased Rory. If Amy were here he’d definitely gotten a scolding.  The way Rory mentioned the Master, caught Dark off guard immediately. To his knowledge the Doctor had never so much as name dropped The Master to any of his companions after their last and final excursion. And while he wasn’t wrong about them being adversaries in the past, Dark still considered the Master his closest friend. But how would Rory know this much about a man he never met?

“Rory.....How do you know who the Master is? I never even so much as whispered his name, not even to Amelia. I would have never told anyone about him.” Dark studied Rory closely and intensely, completely serious and clenching his fists now. “So tell me, out of every human being who shouldn’t know about his existence, why do you?”

@11thsshadow Rory Williams… Was not having a good time. Before they went back to their capital-R Regular Lives, it wasn’t too bad. Now that he was back out in the real world for a while it was more imperative to keep it under wraps. At the hospital, spending time with his dad, to a degree when he was alone with Amy… It felt important to him to keep it a secret. It felt important to not talk about the watch he’d happened upon that he swore his… Dad gave to him? How frequent his already chronic migraines were becoming, vivid nightmares, strange impulses, erratic emotions… 

He was taking a day to himself for the first time in a long time. Amy was apparently on a girl’s trip, he didn’t have work. Tend to the garden, sit on the couch… It’s why he jumped when he came back inside their house to see the Doctor there. Just. Standing there. And I Rory must have looked so confused. “What the- you can’t just- that’s— I- I didn’t even hear you. What are you doing here? Ah-“ Rory cleared his throat, straightening out, trying to appear less cagey. “Hi?” 

[enobariasdistrict2]

the thing is while literati and rogan shippers may be divided on rory's situation in s6 and the way both boys responded to it, i see the merit of both sides (although i could be biased since i very obviously ship both). and in the context of this episode specifically, 6x08 when looking at writing and characterization, i'm a big fan of how things play out.

because jess really does know rory as he claims to even if he obviously has made terrible choices with her in the past and hurt her badly (and let's keep in mind that while his actions were horrible and inexcusable, he was an immature TEEN at the time of their relationship and has clearly learned from his mistakes and matured a lot since then, to the point where rory is actually happy to see him and reconnect in a platonic capacity). because they are friends and he cares about her, because they have the type of relationship where they cheer for the other's successes, she supports the actions that he's taken to make something better for his life. and he chooses to support rory too, calling her out on her stagnant life that she's living at the moment and encouraging her to reclaim what she worked so hard for. he knows that she's lost and dejected, not following her passions/goals, not taking her ambitions seriously. and yes, i do agree that it's a bit unfair for him to have approached the situation that way and claimed to know what's best for her/yell at her especially as he hasn't had consistent presence in her life recently, but it does lead rory to a pivotal breakthrough and helps her turn things around for herself and pursue what she feels is the correct path, at last momentarily.

but that's not where the story ends either. when she confronts logan about her recent lifestyle, how it compares to his opportunities/privilege and the struggles he faces when dealing with that, and how they spend their time together drinking and partying (all of which are great themes to explore on their own), they get into what is a very important fight for them. logan reminds her that she has as much privilege and opportunity as him, that she's the one making the choices she does, and that he respects and supports those choices. he also heatedly reminds her that she has as much power to reclaim what she's lost, that she can choose to live whichever life she wants and he isn't preventing her from doing that. instead, he's simply being supportive and respecting her decisions, not coercing or being a "bad influence" on her.

while both men were making poor decisions this episode (logan being an excessive drunk and unnecessarily antagonizing jess in an immature display of jealousy, jess presuming to know what is best for rory), they were also really important to not only enriching rory's storyline but understanding all three of them as characters, imo. both sides of the rogan versus literati fandoms can argue against the other man's behavior this episode (and both sides would make a convincing point) but it's meaningless to debate who is the better love interest because that's not the point here, at least in the context of this episode and how it drives the plot. the point is that both relationship dynamics and both characters, romance drama aside, were integral to rory realizing what she wanted and proactively making decisions to drive her own success. and in the end, it was rory who regained agency, rory who took charge of her life, which neither love interests deserve credit for. however, i do appreciate that they both did play their part in helping her get there.

[unfilteredaj]

YOO I FOUND THIS BEHIND THE SCENES FOR ANOES 2010 and I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS.

• ROONEY IS THAT GWORL I LOVE HER. No particular reason lol I just love her vibe.

• MONK FREDDY MONK FREDDY MONK FREDDY GOD I HATE IT.

• “right behind u 😜’ Jackie NO-

(They really could have used his non threatening voice more I just think it’s nEaT.)

• RORSCHACH IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR JACKIE AS REMAKE FREDDY. EVERYBODY SAY ‘Thank You Rory!!’ XD

• Jackie being like ‘oh who? Meee?’ And then delivering the SICKEST performance ever. We stan.

• I’m putting this Screencap here. And just… walking away. *As I walk away you hear me screeching at the top of my lungs*

* I will hate the way the burn makeup looks in the movie for ALL TIME, but LOOK at this picture! It actually looks, dare I say, kinda good here?! Whoever did it that day actually WENT WITH HIS NATURAL FACE SHAPING rather than trying to build his cheeks or Jawline out too much like some other pics of the makeup I’ve seen. And with the low lighting it WORKS. Props just this ONE time.

ALSO THE TEETH. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE TEETH HE WORE LOOKED WAY WAY WAY TOO BIG. AND AND AND IN SOME CONCEPT ART IT SHOWS HIM WITH A PERMANENT SNEER, WHICH IS INCONSISTENTLY SHOWN. Which makes Jackie’s face shape look different in every scene. My problem with the makeup isn’t the colors or texture, its how they SHAPED IT in a lot of scenes. (I’m an SFX artist so this stuff is my JAM.)

• AND THEN THEY KEEP SHOWING STUFF FROM THE CUT CHURCH SCENES WHEN TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD JACKIE’S ACTING IS. I NEED TO SEE IT. AGSHDH.

• Overall, this crew seemed like they really love Horror and The Lore of the series and I really do think The Remake deserves a LOT more love. The Pedophelia plot-line was a BAD choice admittedly, but I do think Jackie should get another chance to wear the Sweater and Glove in something more playful and not tackling such a serious topic. The problem with having such a LIKABLE version of Freddy is that they wrote him with the misconception that audiences would just ignore how DARK and SERIOUS his crimes were. It’s fine to make a version of Freddy that’s ‘Fun’ and ‘Playful’ and a little ‘Sultry’ at times, like they were CLEARLY going for, but they went wrong with having the crimes VASTLY outweigh the fun. They tried to have their cake but forgot they put POISON in it.

Ultimately, this BTS just makes me happy but also sad tbh. We could have had SUCH a FUN version of Freddy, but they got in their own way by trying to up the shock value.

[doverstar]

Usually I'm not one to comment on fics I read but- you said you liked reading opinions, and I have many thoughts about it in my head right now |･･๑)

I discovered LAR from a fanart here on tumblr few days ago- I must say the idea of Rose and Eleven never crossed my mind before, and this fic opened that window in my head XD

I got to reading it then and have been reading it all through the few bits of free time I've had, past few days. I reached and finished chapter 11 yesterday, and god. I'm in love with all of it

I want to start by saying your characterization of all the characters is marvellous. Rose with Jackie and Pete at the mansion, Rory and Amy living in the apartment with Will. You make all of it feel very familiar and lovely, very domestic in their own flavour— and I love domestic. There's also the way the narrator voice plays along with that, with the characters and their own dynamics. It kept feeling like Jackie's very own characteristic voice pitch was there written in those words, or the way Amy's scot-ness fills the room, and also how Will's frequent awkwardness dripped through the sentences and pauses themselves. It felt like everything was a tad bit funnier whenever Rory was present, a feeling I also got from the show, and I am immeasurably happy to see that essence expressed so well again 🤲

Secondly. Will. You made him so easy to love I can almost miss him already— and I admittedly can't stop thinking about the people he knew in this universe that will miss him too :(. I seemingly fell in love with him very early on and ended up sympathising with him quite a bit. He is truly just a little bean, and I'm still not recovering from the confusion and pain he had to go through there in the last few chapters (amazingly written, made my heart crumble a lil.)

And then- the way it's empathised all of the carrying on Rose had to do since the Doctor left her here, all of the mental backflips she's been going through, and all of the carrying on she continues to do, even with Will, even with all of it. But, the way she looks at him now that she knows (it was worth it, perhaps), and how she realizes how much new information she's gonna have to take in of him— and vice versa. Honorary mention to his "Your hair is different. Is it longer?", because it still does make me smile xD

My friend has been listening to me ramble about this almost nonstop, our DMs are filled with screenshots and quotes (and keysmashes as frantic screaming from me, very frequently). Even I am surprised at the amount of things I've annotated and all the quotes I've written down. Seriously, it's delightful.

Thank you immensely for bringing this story to us 🤍

The way a slow smile just came right up on my face and kept getting bigger until my eyes hurt, reading this -

That fanart you're talking about is by @milkbanjo and everyone should follow that account and applaud all of @milkbanjo's art! Not just LAR-related pieces. Because it's so good and I love it and I will be watching for more. I'm so pleased you decided to Ask me and tell me all of this! I would encourage you to comment whenever you like something you're reading; it's such an inspiration and this made my day to read. I was going for a domestic feel without making it an intentionally-domestic fanfic, so I'm relieved you can feel the domesticity. I tried to give it the same sensation watching any scene on Earth in RTD's era (specifically scenes with Jackie Tyler herself in them) of the show gave me. There's something in all the low-budget, early-2000's of it that is really comforting to me. I wanted to try to put in the same comfort without making it that well-loved "oh and now they're cooking together and don't you feel cozy?" contrivance. (No shame in that, just not the point of my story! Didn't want to drown it in that warm milk. Too much warm milk makes me nauseous.) They're just people living lives, I wanted to show that in between the adventure scenes. Doctor Who really needs that sometimes! In my Nobody opinion.

I too think everything is funnier when Rory is in the room! I too find Amy the sort of personality to fill a space. And you just have no idea how much I loved writing for Will. I almost neglected the other characters in favor of the human version of the eleventh incarnation of that man. I have so much insane (new this year?) affection for Eleven. I hope it wasn't too obvious that I think he's the sweetest and want to hug him (I have actually met Matt Smith and got to hug him and let me tell you, he gives good hugs! but I admit Peter Capaldi's hug was even better-). Will is the second-closest I've gotten to hugging the eleventh. What a doll. I could go on about Eleven but I will cap the gushing by saying he is the Doctor every quiz has ever said I would get along with best and I scoffed at that till this past year, oh how time and age changes our taste buds - Your thoughts on Rose and her perspective in my fic and your enjoyment of the Doctor's "your hair is different" line makes me grin ever wider. You get it! *big sigh of relief* I love that you and your friend get to enjoy it like that! Would be interested to know which quotes you favor most, but this comment alone is more than enough for me to draw upon when in need of motivation; thank you for it! You are so welcome, and thank you for taking the time to read what I wrote and let me know what you thought. <3

[thephoenixandthecrocodile]

My thoughts on Rings of Power Episodes 4 and 5 before I watch Episode 6

Episode 4

Overall episode 4 is definitely a filler episode or b storyline episode and I’m fine with that. Sometimes, as a writer, you accept that that one chapter isn’t as strong as the rest. That being said I wonder if the scenes that make up this episode might have felt better pacing wise if worked into other episodes instead of cramming the filler all in one episode?

That being said, I love the developing relationship between Isildur and Arondir. I know Arondir has to die sometime between now and the end of the series because otherwise Isildur would have destroyed the one ring.

I also love Isildur’s developing arc where he seems to become a spokesperson for the southlanders to Numenor whenever he returns. I imagine both Elendil and Miriel and the rest of Numenor want nothing more to do with the southlands and I can see Isildur campaigning their cause, similar to how Boromir campaigns Gondor’s cause to Aragorn: “yes there is frailty in men but there is also strength and courage.”

Estrid as a character herself is meh, but what she represents is really interesting in context of the bigger story. You can’t expect everyone to be suicidally brave all the time. People want to survive. To paraphrase another franchise, “Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn't mean they're lost forever.”

Oooh Isildur you’re such a disaster. Only you would stumble upon the bog of eternal stench

“We shall call this lunch.” XD

Rory Kinnear! As someone who is not a huge Tom Bombadil fan (don’t kick me out of the fandom), I was more excited that Rory Kinnear was in this show than the character he was playing. That being said, I liked his portrayal of Tom especially the mind games “Is anyone else with here with you?” “You’re here, right? At least I think you are.”

Also, I didn’t mention this last time, but the whole “no one can give you a name, it finds you” bit is so trans coded.

Also, Gandalf you have like ten million names, so don’t start XD

And I would die for that lamb, Iawain I think their name is.

Stoors! Future Hobbiton!

HOLY SHIT ENTWIVES!!!! The Ents have always been my favorite part of the Lord of the Rings universe and to see an Entwife! I want to cry!

I would die for Winterbloom. She can do and has done no wrong. I support her murderous rampage against all tree enemies

That scene with Arondir and Winterbloom: forgiveness takes an age. It had me near tears. And “do you think they know peace?” It was so beautiful and gentle and so Tolkienesque. It was absolutely perfect.

I’m really curious how Theo’s storyline is going to develop. I can see him becoming one of Isildur’s trusted knights. Season 1 I was convinced he’d end up as a nazgul, but this season I’m not so sure.

The bickering between Galadriel and Elrond was fun, but also put aside your pride and be friends again! You need each other!

Poor Elrond feeling responsible for Brimby’ fate ☹

 The barrow wrights were fun. It was cute that this was basically everything Peter Jackson cut out of the first half of Fellowship minus Glorfindel.

I swear Elrond’s hair grows poofier the more stressed he is

“According to lore…” Elrond, you big nerd

Not enough Adar this episode.

Episode 5:

Dwarves!

Argh, Durin III you drive me crazy. I want to like you but also you are a stubborn ass

Love the whispers that occur when Durin III takes one of the rings.

Also love that the dwarven ring is like crack for Durin III. Let me make a huge hole in the foundational way, let me introduce a new tax system, alienate all my allies by demanding half of their wealth in exchange for these awesome rings, and forgive my son while discounting his wife’s opinions all in one day

Also love the sheer terror in Durin IV and Narvi’s faces as Durin III almost brings down a foundational wall XD

And those dwarf miners are so me. Get to go home early? Don’t have to tell me twice

And that’s going to come back and bit them in the ass right? You can’t just weaken a foundational wall and expect nothing bad to happen, right? (I know nothing of construction, but I feel like that’s a bad idea)

That Khazad……DUM was pretty awesome

I love this idea of the resonating being a gift from Aule, a skill that has been passed down generations and is this time honored traditional that belongs to the dwarves and then these rings come in and try to replicate that power but whereas resonating is having a conversation with the mountain, the ring just pierces through the mountain and sees what the wear wants to see. It’s an interesting commentary on how outsider will try to appropriate indigenous skills without truly understanding its purpose or how it works or how it helps maintain balance within the ecosystem

Also can I say one more time for those who missed it DISA IS MY QUEEN AND GODDESS. I WILL DIE FOR HER

Sauron is soooooo done with this gathering it’s hilarious. He is me during any and every work meeting

Ah Brimby and Narvi having a moment together. So sweet

DOORS OF DURIN BABY!!!!

Guarded by a password known only to “friends”. Eh, eh, get it? Haha

So I know Sauron really left because he doesn’t care about the doors, but I also choose to believe he left because he was jealous of the banter between Celebrimbor and Narvi XD

Oooh this balcony scene is painful because of the levels of gaslighting.

“You don’t always listen. Once you have an idea set in your head” – god I’ve heard things similar to that so many times from my own abusers.

“It is a game you play, is it not? Sowing seeds in others’ minds and then convincing them that the fruit is of their own thought.” - Brimby is starting to get it, but too late. :(

Also I love that Celebrimbor is so fond and protective of his dwarf friends. “this is a night for dwarves” and then later when Sauron tries to cast doubt on Durin III’s character, Brimby says such a strong NO! So different from the relationship between dwarves and Elves in the third age, when an Elf would probably be more likely ot distrust Durin III instead of the rings themselves.

Celebrimbor may be a dwarf man but he does NOT like men (the race, not the gender haha)

Also love how queer the relationship between Celebrimbor and Annatar is. As much as I’d love to see an official queer couple in LOTR world, I also love how often Patrick and Payne queer-code things. They seem really open to the idea of queerness in Tolkien, so maybe we’ll see a queer couple some day?

Nine rings?! Yeah, it does seem like a lot, right? I thought so when I first read the poem XD

“Fine, I’ll do it myself�� poutness activated!

Also, Brimby, dear, when did you lose control over your own forge? Do you even know how that happened?

Fucking Pharazon and Kemen. Hope a sea monster eats the both of you

Also Pharazon makes the most demented grandpa/santa claus face right before ruining his son’s life

Seriously who tells their son, “hey, did you know your mother said you were going to die horribly” while breast feeding you that one time? Like WTF? Would have felt bad for Kemen IF THE REST OF THIS EPISODE DIDN’T HAPPEN

Elendil, darling, what are you doing in the queen’s bedchamber in the middle of the night?

Also, I’m not usually a shipper, but every time Elendil and Miriel are in a scene together I’m like:

Also poor Miriel trying so hard to do what is right. Terrified to do anything that could jeopardize her people’s future

The chest touching, the arm grabbing, the hand touching. You two are soooo in love, you dorks

Fucking Kemen and Earien

I LOVE that Elendil spends this entire scene thinking, “can punch the kid. Think of what Miriel said. Really want to punch this kid. No, no. Keep calm, keep calm.” XD

Ok Earien and Elendil need some family counseling. They’re both grieving and so they’re lashing out but also “and yet overthrowing a queen earned you a promotion” and “you’re path is made of seawater” is soooooo cold, Elendil

I’m annoyed with Earien but I understand her and I feel bad for her. She’s truly alone because her Dad and oldest friend don’t do feelings and her brother is dead and the other one is Eru Iluvatar knows where. (also is anyone going to tell Anarion that Isildur is “dead”?)

But seriously, Earien, you can do better than Kemen

Gil-Galad’s vision!!!

Run, Elrond, run!

Edna Mode: No capes!

Disa! Disa! Disa, just let the rock go! It’s not worth it! You’re going to give me a heart attack!

Nothing bad can happen to Disa, you hear me Patrick and JD?

The Watcher? It has to be the Watcher right? I can’t see the Balrog hanging around a pool of water

Just thinking about Arondir’s relationship with the tree he had to cut down in season 1 and his conversation with Winterbloom and Disa’s personal relationship with the mountain and the importance of respecting your own environment and ecosystem

Also, it’s tragic how these rings bring so much hope to those who receive them/make them and we all know what they will truly wrought. The downfall of so many people/kingdoms

“Who set these restricts?!” Haven’t we all been there? We made rules ages ago and then we’re like wait who’s the mook who made these rules up? XD

Love the small panic about misplacing the ring and its heaviness

Durin IV will put up with a lot old man, but don’t you dare disagree with Disa! She is ALWAYS right

When will people LISTEN to Durin IV!!! FFS

Celebrimbor’s little anvil paperweight is so cute :3

Do you think Sauron was insulted when Mirdania called him stinky? XD

Also, I like the hint that even though Celebrimbor is “old” looking, he’s still got quick reflexes and prowess as he dodges and counters Mirdania’s attacks.

Also, that look on Celebrimbor’s face when Mirdania explains what they were doing. I think he is taken aback not just because of what they did but also because, potentially, that is something Annatar should have known was dangerous and how to counter the negative effects. They’ve made ten rings together already. Surely Annatar of all people should know how volatile and fussy mithril can be.

Also fucking Annatar being all, “we could really use your help” *puppy dog eyes*

Seriously WHEN WILL PEOPLE LISTEN TO DURIN IV

Also love that other people just call him Durin the younger XD

Sauron just doesn’t know how to flirt, does he? Let me compare you to my ex-girlfriend. That will win you over, right? Also, your boss is secretly that flaming, stinky thing you saw. Just trust me on this

“Meet again in a far green country under a sweet sunrise” *cries*

Elendil puts a clam for Isildur and it ends up being for Valandil *cries*

FUCKING KEMEN, YOU LITTLE SHIT!

“It’s in the way of the new aqueduct” Ok, that line reading made me laugh

HOW DARE YOU DESTROY THAT RELIC!! KEMEN YOU LITTLE SHIT

Elendil FINALLY punching the little shit

“May the Valar forgive me.”

Meanwhile the Valar are eating their popcorn and chanting: “punch the little shit. Punch the little shit.”

“Put it down, son” *cries*

VALANDIL NO!!!! KEMEN YOU LITTLE SHIT!!!

The washing away of the blood – just KEMEN YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!!!

So Isildur’s eventual return to Numenor is going to be realllllllllly awkward

“Just be mindful someone is not manipulating you” Sauron, you little shit

Poor Brimby, so terrified of questioning Annatar, but having to do it for his dwarf friends

And then Annatar’s all like, “While you lied, so it’s your fault.” Such a little shit

I really feel like Celebrimbor wants to say, “But I lie to my cousin all the time. It’s what family does, after all haha.”

I also love that Annatar’s like, well the dwarven rings were made under a cloak of deception and that’s bad, so let’s just finish the nine since we’re in hell anyway and Brimby’s just like, “Yes, the trauma and depression agrees with you.”

Poor Durin and Disa. They just want to do what’s right for their people and their king. :(

Also that need flourish to the dwarven theme kicks ass. Well down Bear McCreary

 Poor Brimby. Lashing out at his artists because he can’t come out and admit what he did and all that guilt and shame eating him from the inside out. He needs Durin IV to move in with him and call bullshit whenever Annatar speaks

“The nine must redeem us all” *Cries* You did nothing wrong, Brimby, except trust a random man who did an impressive lightshow and called himself a messenger from the gods. Yeah…that wasn’t your best moment haha

And then the trembling hands because he knows something is wrong, he just can’t figure it out and he knows he’s to blame but he can’t understand why. *cries*

Charles Edwards is going to break me in the next few episodes as we get closer to the end.

I love how Gil-Galad is like we can’t defeat both Sauron’s and Adar’s armies and that’s it. End of scene. It’s like, do you have a plan? Are you going to do anything besides look pretty and depressed?

Adar! Adar! Adar!

Why does Adar look so turned on by Galadriel holding a knife to his neck? XD

[house-of-mirrors]

noir au hehehehe

Hehehe noir AU. This is like. A fantasy noir setting technically.

First off pinning this art you drew XD <3 I still love it. Love my boy hurt and scary women

1. Orsinio is a private detective who takes cases the police won't. He's motivated after his brother's unsolved murder

2. The Masters run the Bazaar crime syndicate, Mr Wines with the speakeasies and all that jazz

3. If I may speak of the parts with our shared characters, Rory is a serial killer Orsinio is tracking down. Rory's gotten involved with the Bazaar by way of a terrible "mentor" in Mr Veils who was basically like "aren't you tired of being nice, don't you want to go ape shitt"

4. Miles is a femme fatale type character who winds up involved with the Bazaar through shadowy casinos and gambling debt. Some debts can be paid by offering themself to Mr Hearts :) undergoing monstrous changes makes them an even more obsessive and unstable villain to Orsinio, who is horrified at what they've given themself to

5. Orsinio is on relatively good terms with Mr Wines, it even helps him on a case or two. He doesn't know it's involved in the Bazaar syndicate. Oh, the delicious betrayal he feels when he finds out Rory didn't attack him because he was onto her case, not caring about him except as a way to hurt Wines (the infighting with the bats is constant in every timeline). How terrible when he learns Wines was his enemy all along :) How's he going to get out of this mess and take down all his opponents?

[victorluvsalice]

-->And then I went and bought a bunch of photography “stand here” markers from Build/Buy for the front walk in the hopes that I could line up at least Smiler, Victor, and Marm for a good picture in front of the front steps! Because I really wanted that shot, damn it. Unfortunately, getting them to stand on the marks proved harder than anticipated, as Victor got distracted cheering Rory's existence as a werewolf (I enjoy having my "Occult Likes/Dislikes" mod, yes, but that bit tends to get old fast) – and when Smiler DID stand on one, I found that I’d placed them the wrong way around. *facepalm* Figures. I then tried to have Alice just set up a photoshoot the old-fashioned way, but while Victor, Smiler, and Marm all came to stand in front of the camera – the action of taking a picture never actually completed. They just all stood there until I got frustrated and canceled it out. *heavy sigh* Between this and Rory kicking over the gang’s trash bin for no good reason, Family Reunions are starting to feel a little bit like Weenie Roasts.

-->Fortunately for my sanity, at this point the party was nearly over, and the NAP inspector, Jaclyn, and Thomas had all fucked off. So I just said “fuck it,” sent Marm to watch the cooking channel on the TV as he desperately needed fun (and given his starting aspiration, I figured he'd enjoy it), had Alice clean up the trash outside after scavenging it for parts (though she had to catch some stinkbugs first as they weren’t letting me click on the trash), had Victor relieve himself, and let everyone else basically do their own thing (mainly more dancing to Smiler’s radio) until the timer finally completed a few Sim-minutes later. At least Smiler got another Gold on the party! Even if it didn’t count toward completing their “Party Animal” aspiration. *grumbles* That damn thing needs to be updated soooo bad…

-->Anyway – with the party FINALLY over, and everyone FINALLY leaving, I allowed Victor to go to bed, then (with a LOT of coaxing, because for some reason the damn interaction wouldn’t complete – not to mention Alice tried to shower in the rain AGAIN in the middle of it) got Alice to wash poor filthy Shadow. Smiler, meanwhile, went and sat with Marm (who was finally happy again now that they were away from all those strangers). They had a good chat, fortunately, and Smiler even got Marm to take a selfie or five with them. Which, I wish I could have pulled that off DURING the family reunion, but… At least I got SOME pictures of the robot happy! I finally left things with a tired Alice joining Victor in bed and Marm and Smiler watching the Romance channel together and getting flirty. No, I do not know what that means for the polycule. XD

Whew – that was SOMETHING, wasn’t it? I love my Sims but they are truly exhausting sometimes. XD But at least the party went well, despite, everything, and Marm is starting to settle in as a new member of the family! Next time, we'll be heading off to the store to see how Marm does helping the trio run THAT whole thing! Hope to see you then!

[inkbutterflyuniverse]

I discovered Mermaids Magic on Netflix (because it was recommended to me, I had no idea this existed before that). Keep in mind that at the moment I'm writing this, I only saw three episodes! (And there might be some light spoilers about these episodes in this post).

The first thing that came to my mind when I saw the extract that Netflix uses as a trailer was "It looks like the Winx". So I wasn't very surprised when I saw that it was by the Rainbow and Iginio Straffi.

The thing that made me think of the Winx was the way they were transforming, with the song. It immediately reminded me that!

So I began watching and I like it. I like the main girls designs, especially Merlinda's hair. I love that it's curly, and how it goes all over her face sometimes (like in episode 3, when they were going down in the basement, they went on her face). Nerissa's design is also really cool, and I love Sasha's colors! (Though I'm not a big fan of a face... I don't really know why...)

But these girls don't look like they are 16. And honestly, no one does. They all seem too short and to "kid" to be sixteen. I really thought they were something like twelve when I saw that "teaser". Maybe it's the big eyes and the rond face, but I wouldn't have guessed their age correctly if I had too.

Now, about other characters: I don't like the design of Alex? That's his name? Merlinda not-so-boyfriend, the guy at the portal. He really looks older than the girls and his nose is really big.

I like Celia and Tyler, they are cool, they have a nice design and I like their dynamic with the girls! Even if Celia is supposed to be the brain and Tyler the muscle, I like that Tyler is not dumb like we can sometimes see in kid shows. He seems to take seriously what the girls are going through, and I appreciate that he's not doing jokes on it, like Rory of Unicorn Academy would.

Now, about the other characters: Fred seems cool, I hope to see him more, as the tech guy! I like Chris, the big jock guy, I wonder if he likes Celia, but he seems nice, he just needs to distance his "friends"!

Now, about Fred's family: oh no who would have thought that his dad was a villain? Not me at all! We first saw the luxurious car, then a man with a costume saying that the building in front of them was his. They insisted that it was the most eco-friendly business, so we all know that when people say that, it's most likely not true in kids shows.

The storyline seems okay so far, I don't really have anything to say! Merlinda being the princess and main character doesn't seem to take more place than her friends, so I hope it will continue like this! We don't need another main character syndrome. Everyone needs to shine!

I like that Celia and Tyler are trying to help the girls. They don't let them do everything alone because "it's their quest/responsibility" or "you don't have powers".

I'm intrigued by the mother storyline, but I kinda wants her to be totally dead? Like, in the Winx, Bloom was like "my parents" for three whole season, then we got a movie to save them. Okay, why not. But then season 5 also made Daphné come back and it wasn't necessary. I liked her role in the sixth season as a teacher, but there wasn't any reason to made her come back. Especially while Musa wasn't allowed to bring her mom back by the Sirenix wish. But that's a debate for another post if needed xD

Well, I think that's all I needed to say. I will go back to the show, and share my thoughts when I watched more episodes!

[pilotheather]

LOL

not to rant about it further. cuz this is pointless bc lol itds not even what he did. but im still seeing ppl so angry at it cuz "SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RIVERRRRR" and again its not just the fact its so cheap and overdone, but... like agan. in the firstplace, i do not like it when a companion is meant to be some special little enigma. so many reasons why thats fucking annoying. but like the fact that theyre a special little enigma becAUSE they MIGHT BE the CHILD of ... another character we already know! like its everything i find most irritating fucking coalescing. like i fucking hate the implications it has just in general that theres some sort of birthright and that blood and relation is what makes someone special. i dont ufcking get it. and its like i feel like the new character, whoever they are, just end up livingin their other familial relation's shadow. like theyre always the daughter of x or the sister of y or fuckin whatever. and yes you can break out of that mould you can. but when, like, the entire MYSTERY OF YOU and who you are is like OOOOOHHH LOOKY LOOK, AN OLD FAN FAVOURITE POPPED ONE OUT ... like Ok. and its like. everyones likie "BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL" - LIKE, TO DO WHAT? CUZ EVEN IF YOU DONT MIND ALL THAT STUFF... THIS IS LITERALLY SO OVERDONE. ITS SO FUCKING BORING. ARE YOU NOT SICK OF IT. DO YOU NOT WANT A SHOW TO LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE. DO YOU NOT WANT A MYSTERY THAT'S MORE THAN A BIG "LETS SEE WHICH OF OUR FAVOURITE TOY THIS IS!! xD"

AND ITS LIKE. IM ABSOLUTELY NOT GOING TO PRETEND RTD DID A GOOD FUCKING JOB OF EXECUTION. I ABSOLUTELY SHANT. i dont think he should have even faked out with it. but i am absolutely relieved thatshes just a normal woman even if it just falls flat. and that the whole POINT is shes normalbut we fucking hype shit up to deaht when its literally not that or anyhting like that. god. anwyays.

oh and. AND NOT TO MENTION. FULLY RESPECT IT COULD GO DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME. BUT LIKE... WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE REVEAL. IF IT WAS RIVER, OR 13, OR WHO KNOWS WHO WHAT HAPPENS THEN. THIS IS WHAT I FUCKING LOATHE ABOUT S6. I FUCKING HATE AMY SO BADLY BUT ALSO JSUT... moffats whole take on her being pregnant and horribly violated (i wouldgenuinely. think this akin to something like rape because god knows WHAT they did to her body) whilst she was unconscious for months for a shock horror woohoo! she's pregnant and wow! shock again! it's river! when like once the payoff was said and done its like... never really mentioned or reflected on at all aside from silly jokes. like haha hi mummmmm. like we see rory and amys relationship break down for an episode cuz she cant have kids any more. fantastic. but like theyjust had a whole fucking child that ... JESUS CHRIST. and i jsut have to fucking sit there and wonder what was all that mysteryt even for what did you fucking do with it in the end. you dragged it on and on for a reveal and bang now what. cuz look im not saying season long mysteries have to have any sort of impact. and this is what happens with MOST doctor who mysteries- hell its what happened here. but once youre bringing in crzy dynamics with that amongst characters......are you not gonna sAYYYY ANYTHING. HELLO? HELP ME? LIKE . I JSUT DONT THINK DOCTOR WHO CAN DO IT JUSTICE, SORRY. I DONT THINK IT CAN. ESPECIALLY NOT WITH THE CURRENT WAY ITS HANDLING THINGS. AND I LOVE THE SHOW, I DO. but like 8 episodes long with scant development and lots of ... really superficial relationships and dynamics right now.... which is such a shame because the cast has chemistry but its barely COOKED ENOUGH to handle even THAT nevermind whatever heavt shit people supposedly wanna bring in

like i feel like when ppl beg for twists in tv shows they dont sdit there and think they just want the biggest craziest twist ever. why dont we all wake up and its just a dream. stfu

[patchworkgargoyle]

Dom: 6, 8, 19, 46

Rory: 5, 21, 34, 35

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Dom 6. Can they tolerate spicy food?

I think as a kid he Could Not, but out of sheer determination and stubbornness (and because he wanted to be able to brag about it) he got his spice tolerance up really high.

8. What do they wear to bed?

Just pajama pants, surprisingly! He would sleep naked but he gets cold too easily, and he probably wears a ratty old t-shirt in the winter, or he steals someone else's. Actually, I bet a lot of his sleepwear is stolen, and like half of it was Kez's at one point or another xD

19. Do they prefer buying gifts or receiving gifts?

Dom absolutely prefers receiving gifts. He likes knowing someone thought of him, though the more heartfelt the gift is the more awkward he gets about it. Also, giving gifts makes him Anxious.

46. Do they have a sweet tooth?

A little bit! He leans a bit more savoury, but he can also enjoy a fair bit of sweetness. The moment anyone points it out, though, he gets defensive because he has an image to protect. This doesn't count for sweet/fruity drinks though, he'll drink those without any shame. Rory 5. Do they have a food or flavour that they absolutely hate?

I think I'll give Rory my hatred of bananas, though while I can enjoy the taste and not the texture, he hates everything about them, doesn't matter what form they come in. Luckily they're easy to avoid!

21. Can they play any instruments?

Guitar, and he can sing! His parents taught him both at a young age, since they could play and sing too, but when his dad passes Rory and his mum both kinda stop. Rory does keep practicing here and there, and gets back into playing guitar when he moves out on his own, but he doesn't tend to around his mum. The guitar he plays on used to be his dad's.

34. Are they quick to get haircuts or do they often grow it out?

He lets it grow out all the time, I think he just totally forgets to make an appointment until he's got a bit of a mop going xD Likely keeps a few hair ties around for when it's long enough to get in his eyes, so he sometimes has that half-up style. He probably also has some hairbands that make his curly bangs stick up funny.

35. Do they know how to whistle?

Definitely! He'll whistle all the time, most often when he's cooking, probably because he has a tune stuck in his head that he can't get out any other way.

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[demetriandelibinaryboyfriends]

Pride Month Character Sexuality Headcanon Moodboards 1. Yasmine - Lesbian 2. Demetri Alexopoulos - Gay 3. Moon - Bisexual 4. Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz - Bisexual

Welcome back, Cobra Kai pride month moodboard followers!!! This time let's hear it for Moon Nolastname, our one canon bisexual queen!!! She's so important to me fr <3 <3 <3 Granted, her dating a girl for 2 seconds was not NEARLY the epic sapphic romance she deserves, but I'm still so happy it's canon she likes women <3 <3 <3

I also still maintain that she has more chemistry with every female character she's ever interacted with onscreen (including that one random blonde girl in the pink dress who she danced with in the prom episode) than she ever had with Eli, eat your heart out bird boy akjsdnhukyghju

ANYWAYS I figure I don't need to back up why I think she's bi when it's been literally confirmed canon by Word of God (if you want to count that, anyways), so I'll use this bit to dive into why I'm a Lesbian Yasmine/Biseuxal Moon truther and why Moon being bisexual (and not a closet lesbian) actually makes perfect sense to me!

Throughout the show, she definitely shows enough general interest in boys to lead me to believe she doesn't exclusively like girls. She's lowkey flirty with a guy named Rory as early as 1x02 (the one she wants to do a flip for her insta channel!), and she seems to be the one to make the first move with Hawk in 1x09. In the soccer episode of Season 3, we see her having a friendly chat with a football player that could be seen as a little flirty. Compare this to Yasmine (who I think is a lesbian!), who doesn't really interact with any boys outside of Kyler in S1 and doesn't even really acknowledge Brucks, despite him following Kyler everywhere. In later seasons, Yasmine only really interacts with Demetri (and occasionally Eli) while Moon is shown to be amicable with Demetri, Miguel, minor male side characters like Rory, and enough boys and girls to throw an enormous house party in 5x08!

So admittedly I am one of the biggest h*wkm**n haters of all time. Catch me still in denial that they got back together in S4 because no they didn't <3 HOWEVER!!! From how, uh...spirited their first make-out session was in 1x09, I can buy that there is definitely physical attraction there, if little else. Whatever emotional connection they do have I think is shallow at best and actively based on falsehoods at worst--Moon only really likes Hawk's fake overconfident facade, and isn't shown to have much interest in him beyond surface-level things (I mean, for fuck's sake, she said she liked his biceps and his cool hair while dumping him, like!!!). Hawk, meanwhile, seems to kinda put Moon on a weird pedestal and seems more obsessed with the idea of her than Moon herself. In any case, you don't need to have a deep, profound attraction to all of your preferred gender(s) for your sexuality to be valid, so...even with pretty shallow feelings for Eli, Moon's bisexuality is still totally valid and should be respected <3

Mentioned before, but I do think her initiating with Eli in 1x09 shows some genuine attraction there! And commenting how hot he is in 1x10, too XD It's so impassioned and spur-of-the-moment that it doesn't feel rehearsed and inauthentic in the same way Yasmine's "attraction" to boys often does to me. Moon seems to definitely like muscular, athletic boys--and girls too, if Piper is anything to go by! We love a bisexual with an overlapping type XD

If y'all have spent any time on my page, I'm sure you've heard me rant about Moon's planet-sized crush on Yasmine XD I think a lot of her S1 behavior (and generally hanging out with a "mean girl" clique that seemed counterintuitive to like...how she works as a person) could be explained by her having a crush on Yasmine. She backs Yasmine up unconditionally, even when she feels conflicted about it (like with Sam in the weed-smoking scene in her car), which would make a lot of sense if she had/has feelings for Yas. No coincidence, imo, that she finally gathered up the courage to ditch Yasmine as soon as she found a new mean hottie to swoon over XD No real judgment here btw I was Just As Cringe in high school. We all were.

Also worth noting that she's the only character who acknowledges Yasmine's existence while she's out of town in S2--including Demetri, the guy who supposedly "would kill his friends to get Yasmine to spit in his face"! And it's not even in an explicitly negative context. It kind of sounds like Moon's giggling and kicking her feet about Yasmine having the same bikini as her XD

In later seasons, Moon taking Yasmine back despite Yas's lack of remorse and readily being her best friend again seems to hint that Yas means a lot to her--maybe in a way that goes beyond a simple platonic friendship? The full-body check-out and butt glance she does with Yas in S4 is probably the most damning thing I can give you. I mean.

LIKE. GIRL. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT.

I could not wear shipping goggles here if I tried. I have watched this scene dozens of times, and Moon is so obviously checking her out that I thought I was going crazy. HOW did this make it into the show??? HOW did they show us THIS and then expect us to buy Moon is into her ex who she's mildly friendly with and who she doesn't even talk to until the girl she really likes is fully preoccupied???

Absolutely batshit.

We've also got Moon a) breaking into excited screaming when Yasmine shows up at the prom and b) completely ignoring Eli the entire prom to hang around Yasmine and Demetri and continually steal glances at Yasmine XD This girl is gone as fuck. Let her date Yasmine, dammit!!! Clearly Eli is not her first choice!!!

Even in S5 she's sitting way too damn close to Yas in that brunch booth and laughing at Yas's dumb little joke about torturing Anthony. She's still gone as fuck. Justice for Moon!!! Let her go out with her dream girl, dammit!!!

And Moon's attraction to girls isn't limited to Yasmine and Piper!!! There's the aforementioned girl in the pink dress she was dancing with at prom (this lovely lady)

AND!!! I would argue Moon even seems to be kind of into Sam, at times! She definitely seems guilty about booting her out of the friend group back in S1, and she's lowkey giving bedroom eyes when the two of them are talking about Robby in S2 XD She looks a bit smitten during the sensory deprivation pod scene as well, and seems pretty down to put her arm around Sam whenever she can :P

Bottom line is, Piper was in fact NOT a phase in the least and I will forever be annoyed that the show kind of implied she was by having them break up for enigmatic reasons (which the conservatives could EASILY spin as "well she didn't ACTUALLY like girls she was just CONFUSED and Piper the Evil Cobra Kai was feeding this poor innocent straight girl's delusion!!!") and then having Moon go back to the male and supposedly straight ex who she had long since outgrown and lost feelings for. Like sure, Moon found a new relationship she seemed happy in and free to be herself in (something she notably could NOT really do with Eli), but CLEARLY that could never have the same (or greater!) emotional weight for her than a brief fling she had with some dude based on literally nothing except physical attraction -_____-

Whew, that got longer than I thought it would XD ANYWAYS, bottom line is that even though Moon canonically swings both ways and is so incredibly valid and sexy for it, I personally think she should date more women. The one exception to this is Robby Keene because Moonkeene is literally the only mlw Moon ship in the show that actually works, and I can and will die on this hill.

Also ngl it would be SUPER funny to see S3 Eli throw a bitchfit because his ex is going out with the mf he hates most in the world and there ain't nothing he can do about it. Like what are you gonna do??? Yell at Moon like she's your fookin property??? That's why she dumped your sorry ass in the first place. Get rekt, bird boy.

Used soft pastels for this because that very much feels like it fits Moon's vibe to me! She's just so wholesome and easygoing--it definitely suits her <3 Very happy I found such appropriate crystal pics to use :D Also I CANNOT tell y'all how long I have had that crystal-and-strawberry smoothie bowl pic saved, looking for the perfect moodboard to use it for...AND BY GOD, I FOUND IT. Sometimes dreams really do come true, kids XD

...I also really want to try that irl now. Like what ARE those crystal things made of??? Are they crunchy??? Are they chewy??? Would they break my teeth??? Guess I'll never know now ;_____;

Now fully convinced that Moon has little shiny colored glass jars in her room with sprigs of lavender and other incense and aromatherapy flowers in them. Her room is a little apothecary full of healing aromas and I love that for her <3

Realized while making this that she's also very ocean-coded (YasMoon and MoonPiper are BOTH water x fire ships, bless). In the ATLA universe, she'd probably be a waterbender healer. Sam would probably be a waterbender too, but she'd be much more Katara-esque and jump to use it for violence XD

As always, pic credits available upon request!

[cat-esper]

Here's your free pass to ramble to me about one of your projects! Go wild! (Personally I would love to hear more about Slipstream because the vibes are immaculate but it is up to you!) ♡

OMG! An ask ^.^

Oh boy, where do I even begin? It's hard for me to be coherent with such a broad prompt but I will try my best.

Project Slipstream is kind of a weird little project in that it's changed so drastically from the initial idea, and I have repeatedly decided to abandon it only for it to raise its little head when I least expect it and offer me some new ideas (mostly in the form of vibes) that are too tantalizing to pass up. It originally started as a second-world fantasy with a full cast of non-humans, then transformed into a one-off portal fantasy (namely Rory's story), and then somehow ended up adopting characters Sydney and Reyna. This series is a bit of an experiment as it consists of three books, each featuring one of the main characters and telling the story of how each ended up on the Spiral, and then a fourth book that sees them all team up. It then expanded when I decided it was a sequel to another story idea I have and SLIPSTREAM itself serves as a prequel of sorts to Project Paladin.

The Spiral itself is a construct, a planetary sculpture built by the Enochians for purposes unknown and home to a variety of strange creatures. When Rory and his sister Crystal accidentally stumble onto it, they are separated and end up getting involved in a plot to rid the Spiral of the tyrant Tor Krait, whose been searching for an eldritch machine he thinks he can use to kill the Enochians. I won't say too much because I don't want to spoil things, but their plot paves the way for Sydney and Reyna to come to the Spiral and essentially continue what they started, learning more about the Enochians, the machine Crystal dubbed "Fever Spine," and the terrible dark force I DEFINITELY won't be talking about any time soon.

Fun Fact #1: This wip is inspired by rock music, The Dark Crystal, and some paintings I saw while at a comic con

Fun Fact #2: The paintings in question were paintings of angels that inspired the Enochians and were created by Peter Mohrbacher. Seriously, you should check them out; they're very cool XD

Thanks for the ask!

Is this something I add a taglist to? Sure, why not.

Slipstream taglist: @awleeofficial, @desastreus

[pickled-radishes]

posting on tumblr for the first time in forever for a little gilmore girls rant since i'm rewatching it again

lorelai not talking to rory and calling it "tough love" and not telling her about her engagement to luke was one of the more immature and stupid things lorelai has done in the series. she left an emotionally abusive household at 16 and basically she stopped growing emotionally. she never matured past 16 because she had to raise herself (and another human being) after that. she obviously became responsible enough: raising rory, owning a home, a car, running the independence inn, opening the dragonfly, getting her business degree.

even with all those achievements, she is self-centered with mega main-character syndrome. i mean she literally IS a main character xD but still! everything that happens is her business, all the time. rory deciding not to go to yale was disappointing but she became disproportionally upset about it. its very true that people lose their way and take time to decide what they want to do with their lives. rory going to jail was very upsetting but lorelai absolutely should never have shut rory out. with all of that shit that happened to rory, she needed her mother/best friend the most and that's when she left her. she is her daughter and shutting her out like that was a horribly selfish and immature thing to do. i hate her for that

end rant

[actual-bill-potts]

Hii! Very intrigued about the 📄 and 🔍possibilities of the WIP ask game if you're up to it! <3

Hello!! Absolutely!!! For once I am answering an ask somewhat on time!!!

(ask meme here, inbox still open)

📄What’s a WIP you never finished that you would like to go back and revisit? augh not somebody reminding me of past sins xD I actually have a few, but none of them are Silm-based (yet....):

Two Worlds Split Apart - this was a doctor who AU, the premise being that when Amy and Rory were touched by the Angel at the end of their run, they got sent to Pete's World and had to find a way back home. I had it all plotted out, it was gonna be epic, but then unfortunately I really did not like the thirteenth doctor's run (it felt...a little soulless to me to be perfectly honest, or perhaps I just wasn't in the same place I was when I was watching the Moffat era and so the themes didn't speak to me as much? no hate to Jodie Whittaker or the rest of the cast, they were fantastic) and I kind of fell out of doctor who fandom. I'd still really like to finish this one someday, I think my outline remains in my notes app somewhere, but right now I just don't have the passion or the time for it. Maybe someday. Doctor Who did truly save my life in my teen years. also my god this was posted in 2019...im so old...

and whisper, "thank you for stopping by" - man 2019 really was my year for unfinished WIPs huh, my god. This was my one and only Hadestown fic, damn I loved that musical (and still do) and. wanted to write a story about Orpheus learning to move on, or at least to learn to cope. This one actually was abandoned not because I lost interest but because I found the second chapter near-impossible to write. It was supposed to be a fix-it in some sense, you see, but that...doesn't really fit with the cyclic nature of the story. Someday, I think, the second chapter will come to me - till then, like Eurydice, I'm waiting.

if you want to know about my truly dark fandom past, i also have a third wip, which I wrote around 10 years ago, which was an Enjolras/Eponine les mis au and which will never see the light of day

🔍Give a clue (a picture, emoji, a word, etc) and let your followers guess what a WIP is about. hmmmmmm. an unpublished wip?

my word is youth

[betweenthelinesevents]

Patient Sixty-Seven

Need a new metalcore band to get into? Patient Sixty-Seven will be your go to from now on. While most artists skip Perth on their tours, this band makes us want to travel there just to see them! But don’t fret just yet because the band has announced they’ll be touring in April/May all around Australia and New Zealand. Patient Sixty-Seven have influences from heavy bands currently paving the way such as Polaris, In Hearts Wake and Blessthefall. They’ve also collaborated with some big names in the scene like Kellin Quinn, Rory Rodriguez and Outline in Color. Patient Sixty-Seven’s debut album ‘Wishful Thinking’ delivers us a well put together collection of songs made with love. Vocalist Tom's favourite song off the album is ‘Scattered’. He said, “it encapsulates everything I love about our music, the meaning in the lyrics - the contrast of the heavy moments and melodic elements”. The album explores themes of toxic relationships, self-doubt, inequality and soul searching. Patient Sixty-Seven has a lot of pride for this album and hopes it can connect with many people. The band used the pandemic wisely, focusing on gaining a following online and they’ve done this successfully. They not only showcase their music on their social media but we get a real sense of how charismatic they are through comedic posts, content that breaks stereotypes and many fantastically executed punk goes pop style covers. You can tell that Patient Sixty-Seven are passionate about music and all the different layers of the scene. They’re happy they can do what they love and hope to share their music with the world. Even if you’ve never said ‘Rawr XD’ or ‘blegh’ in your life, you can only expect big things from Patient Sixty-Seven from here. Connect with Patient Sixty-Seven: Website: https://patientsixtyseven.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patient67band Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1wklENd4yCkEW1u0fkJR2c Twitter: https://twitter.com/Patient67band Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PatientSixtySeven YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@patientsixtyseven Unearthed: https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/patient-sixty-seven/ Other: https://music.patientsixtyseven.com.au/Links 

[sharkiethedork]

3, 17, 71, and 114 for both Thad and Rory<3

3. Does your character prefer to work in silence or with noise and of what kind? Rory likes to listen to podcasts and audiobooks while she's at the office! She likes to have something with a narrative to keep her from dying of bordom at work. But I think when she's doing stuff with Thad she'd just rather talk to him. Thad has become very enamored with modern technology being able to play so many noises. He likes to listen to pretty much any music, he's not picky. Sometimes he gets distracted and starts dancing along!

17. How petty is your character? hi i misread this as "how pretty is your character" and almost posted this ask with that. (For the record I don't think Rory usually puts much effort into her appearance. I think she looks nice tho. Thad on the other hand is a handsome lad and loves to look pretty.)

Rory can be a bit petty, she's not very good at hiding it and it normally manifests as her being passive aggressive or sarcastic to the person she's upset at. Thaddeus likes to think he's not easily bothered, but he's actually been holding grudges for decades and if he got the chance to get back at those people he absolutely would.

71. How good is your character at reading people and navigating social situations? Ooooh. They're both bad in different ways. Rory doesn't care much about social interactions, she just kind of goes through the motions with a monotone voice and doesn't usually care about how the other person is feeling. Thad on the other hand cares so much about what other people think of him, but he's too selfish to be able to fully commit to acting how someone needs or wants. He does make an honest try and he's very polite by nature! He's just very likely to do what he wants, or assume he knows whats best for the other party more than they do. That said they do both kind of help each other become better at interpersonal connections over time :>

114. Do any of your characters insist on going by their fullname rather than a nickname? Thaddeus really likes it when Rory gives him affectionate nicknames, it means they're getting along well! He doesn't mind too much being called Thad by people he knows but he'd rather most folks called him Thaddeus as a sign of respect. (A quote from him I've been sitting on: "Or, I will answer to mi'lord, Master, or Your Excellency, if you see fit!") I've been assuming that Rory's name is short for something because she doesn't like going by her full name. I just looked up what Rory can be short for and it's now canon that her full name is Aurora and she hates being called that. Partly because she doesn't like being associated with Sleeping Beauty. Her parents had her dress up as her three years in a row for Halloween and she's still bitter XD