#❪ ⋅ ◆ ⋆ — character┊❛ lee ella ❜ ❫

[shivieroy]

i have an embarrassingly long list of actors that i wish would work together

[elshells]

I guess spoilers for Game Changer ahead, but the whole concept of Brennan holding back his true form from the world reminds me of one of my favorite episodes. In the Ratfish duology, where the cast members all created different personas and joined a group chat to figure out which person was behind which character, and Brennan, knowing how iconic and distinctive his personality is from the others, crafted a character SPECIFICALLY with Rekha in mind to try and trick everyone else into thinking it was her (AND IT WORKED).

But then after being eliminated by one of the other players (still in the game and guessing who was who but no longer eligible to win) he DMs Katie with "ligma balls," to which she (under the mask of her own character) claimed to not understand. And Brennan, knowing the ruse was up and simply no longer giving a fuck, unleashes a paragraph of a speech accusing her of being small and unable to dream of great things, "wallowing in mediocrity" as "a ghost of [her] own life," amongst many other things.

To which Katie simply responds: "Brennan?"

in honor of season 3 of game changer airing, i’ve clipped brennan’s fully buckwild monologue from the final episode of season 2

[infullbloomn]

𝖙𝖆𝖌 𝖉𝖗𝖔𝖕! 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝐈𝐈

[nataliescatorccioapologist]

My takeaways from attending the Yellowjackets Vulture Fest panel

If you saw me and my friend trying and failing to carry 7 alcoholic beverages into the room, no you didn’t

•There will be a Season 3 announcement this upcoming Tuesday that fans have been “waiting for” and “expecting” for a while.

•I’m just going to come out and say it: Ella Purnell is definitely returning for Season 3. The interviewer asked if there is a chance of Jackie returning in flashbacks or hallucinations this season, and the writers all shared a knowing look, giggled, wiggled their eyebrows, and said “Maybe” with a smile. She’s coming back for sure guys.

•The writers were asked to rate the level of gore in Season 3 on a scale of 1-10, and they said, at certain points in the season, it will be a 9.5

•Van was originally supposed to die in the wilderness but the writers loved Liv Hewson’s performance so much that they decided to keep Van alive.

•Laura Lee was also supposed to die earlier (in episode 2) but the writers loved her character so much that they decided to keep her around until episode 8 instead (and they took great joy in writing her trying to fly that plane).

•The writers emphasized that the two sides of Taissa are not meant to be “good” and “evil” but rather “pragmatic” and “primal.” The “bad one” is really just more uninhibited, more open to the spiritual, ethereal side of things while the side of Tai we know and love is the more practical and logical side that is skeptical of the wilderness.

•Shauna is said to be the “core” and “impetus” of the events of the show. They also said that she best represents the duality of the primal nature of the wilderness and the pragmatism of civilization.

•Shauna eating Jackie was said to be both an act of “hatred” and “love.” Shauna consumed her both to as an act of worship and wanting Jackie to always be a part of her, as well as an act of “domination.”

•It was also emphasized that Shauna drawing the queen card in the adult timeline is not a coincidence and definitely holds significant meaning. The writers seemed hesitant to expand on that meaning, so I have a feeling it has something to do with adult Shauna’s storyline in Season 3 and beyond. In my opinion, Shauna drawing the queen card was symbolic of her assuming a leadership role in the adult timeline that will play out in Season 3.

•It was also said that Natalie’s death in the adult timeline is very much connected to her drawing the queen card in the teen timeline. They implied that her drawing the queen, in a way, lead to her eventual death. I’m wondering what this means for Shauna drawing the queen card in the adult timeline?

•Some of the actors wanted to know how their stories are going to play out, and some of them did not. Samantha Hanratty was named as one of the actors that does not want to know her character’s future and doesn’t read the adult timeline scripts to avoid the influence of them on her portrayal of the character.

•Natalie was specified as the “moral code” of the group, which is why the writers say she is so impacted by Javi’s death, as it goes against her moral code. This is part of the reason why she is so “broken” in the adult timeline.

•Natalie’s death was planned from the beginning. The writers confirmed that Natalie hallucinating Misty at the bonfire in the pilot episode was intentional foreshadowing and a “prophetic moment” for Natalie. This moment was said to foreshadow both that Misty would become an important figure in Natalie’s life one day and that she would be the “mechanism of Natalie’s death.” The writers said that Nat was always meant to die at some point, but they weren’t sure initially when it was going to happen. They said they decided on the end of Season 2 because things were just starting to go well for Natalie, she was just starting to heal, and therefore she had to die.

•The writers pointed out the impact of seeing Misty, a character who does not usually express genuine emotion (when she does it’s usually in a manipulative manner), fully sob and express genuine horror and grief during Nat’s death scene.

•Jeff was originally just meant to be an “accessory” to Shauna, but he gained more meaning and importance to the show as the writers loved Warren Kole and his portrayal of Jeff.

•For season 3, the writers were pretty tight-lipped, but they did say that they are very proud of the season and excited for people to see it. They said that there will be an interesting dynamic in that the winter will be over in the teen timeline, so the characters will have to grapple with what they’ve done now that they’re out of the dire situation they were in in the winter. They said this will have a great effect on their psyches and group dynamics.

•Joel McHale was cast after Ashley Lyle met him at a party of some sort (and Lyle admitted she was drunk during the encounter) and, after he said he was a fan of the show, Lyle basically said “Oh well I have a part in Season 3 for you” and he was cast.

•They were asked directly about the Eden lawsuit, and they had a little giggle about it and admitted that they’ve never seen that movie, and they’ve been very upfront about their influences (Lost, Alive, etc.) They obviously couldn’t say much more about it, but it was funny seeing them react.

•The writers emphasized the distinction between “fan appreciation” and “fan service,” and they said that, while they occasional look at fan feedback on Reddit and Twitter, they keep that feedback out of the writers room. This is actually very comforting to me, I was worried about Season 3 falling into the fan service trap. I am glad the writers are sticking with their intuitions and original intentions for the show.

So excited for Season 3 and so grateful these amazingly talented writers and showrunners are at the helm of it!

[penguwastaken]

Shocker, I did even MORE Ace Attorney-ified Danganronpa characters after yesterday's post success. As you could probably guess, this time I did the characters from Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls.

Jane Sprout

Jane as in “Jane Doe” or “Plain Jane,” a boring girl name

Shares a last name with her brother, Atlas Sprout

Brooke Quill

Ace Bookworm

A play on "book and quill"

Geno the Stabber

Ace Killer

Geno comes frome Genocide

Similar to names like Jack the Ripper

Helping Hand

A reference to his missing hand

Jim Dumball

Li'l Ace P.E.

Jim sounds like "gym"

Dumball is a play on "dumbbell"

Doug Lee

Li'l Ace Art

A play on "ugly"

Starla Othello

Li'l Ace Drama

A play on "star of the show"

Othello is a reference to Shakespeare

Moon Crescendo

Li'l Ace Social Studies

A play on "crescent moon"

A reference to his original name meaning crescent moon, which itself is referencing his hair

Della

Li'l Ace Homeroom

When combined with her last name, Ulysses, her name becomes a play on "delicious"

Her name is a reference to her original name being a reference to a sweet

Clara Omen

Clara comes from "clairvoyant"

She shares a last name with her son, Chance Omen

Speyer Script

A play on "superscript"

Shares a last name with his child, Sam Script

Snowbeary

A play on "snowberry"

Blackbeary

A play on "blackberry"

Mal Ulysses

A play on "malicious"

His father's name is Metic Ulysses, a play on "meticulous"

Ash Lete

A play on "athlete"

Shares a last name with his sister, Athy Lete

Alfred Butlier

Alfred is the name of Batman's butler

Butlier is a play on "butler"

Hotta Tune

A play on "out of tune"

Her name has "hot" in it, which is ironic

Tec Clue

Tec is an old fashioned slang word for “detective”

Shares a last name with his granddaughter, Misty Clue

Eloell Kewl

Eloell sounds like “LOL”

Shares a last name with her brother, Otto Kewl

Lancashire Gantbit

Lancashire a reference to an English tea brand, referencing the original name

Lancashire also sounds like "Cheshire"

Shares a last name with his owner, Ella Gantbit

Grenade

Continuing Ace Attorney’s trend of naming pets after military weapons

Rae Deamfyre

A play on “ready, aim, fire”

Bruce

A reference to Bruce Lee

Papaya Tention

A play on "pay attention"

Shares a last name with his son, Dean Tention

Dally Inkent

A play on "delinquent"

And that is everyone from Ultra Despair Girls. Some of these were really hard to do, but I'm proud of them for the most part. Stay tuned for when I do characters from Danganronpa 3, because I know for sure I will.

Part 4 with the cast from Danganronpa 3

[sav-less]

disclaimer: this is the inside of my brain so if you think different then that’s great! this is just to be silly / i’m procrastinating life, so we’re chill 😎

hogwarts legacy modern au: music headcanons

characters included: shadow trio, poppy, imelda, garreth, natsai, anne, also blurb about leander (ily lee but i was tired of editing)

sebastian sallow

Sebastian is that one insufferable guy (love him). He’s moody as hell and he uses music as a form of processing (im self inserting rn). A lot of his top music is reflective of what he’s going through. For the most part he’s into indie rock and alt rock, but if there’s a song that he can even sort of relate to then he’s all over it. He thinks he’s brooding, he’s edgy, he’s angsty. We all know he made 2014 tumblr his BITCH. And he has NOOO IDEA how ABBA ended up in his top 5. He’ll say it was Ominis. He’ll say he was hacked. (his fav ABBA song is Lay All Your Love On Me)

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ominis gaunt

Ominis wears his headphones everywhere, listening to some of the most beautiful music but also the most devastating music. He likes a genre to his music that gives off a certain “guys i SWEAR im fine haha..” vibe to the function. he’s nostalgic, he’s yearnful, he’s emotionally very connected to music and is one of those people that will cry when a song is really good (me too) (he’ll swallow the lump down, just know he’s feelin it). aside from his top artists he also listens to a bunch of instrumentals when he’s studying. we all know he plays the piano. yes Merry Christmas, Please Don’t Call by Bleachers is secretly about Sebastian (tea). yes She’s Always a Woman by Billy Joel is secretly ab my MC (TEAA!). yes ABBA is there on purpose! this man knows every lyric to Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

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ella collins (OC/MC)

Ella really just wants to live in a cottage and be a fairy but she’s also just a girl. she has a song associated to every person she’s ever had a crush on and any person that’s ever done her wrong. she has a playlist for that one guy. she’s posting a screenshot of the song she’s listening to on her story for one person to watch. when she’s feeling petty she sends Sebastian songs DIRECTLY cause she’s mad at him. 4/5 of these songs are about him i fear. she loves music because she never has to get over anything. grudges are timeless. she’s crazy and this is a self insert.

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garreth weasley

#GiveGarreththeAux (Garreth wrote this). Garreth is a vibes guy and will defend those vibes with his whole chest. “How can you not like this song? Just say you hate me! High School Musical soundtrack is top tier. Kate Bush is a legend. Hozier is a wizard, have you seen his hair? I want his hair.” He’s fun as hell. Car rides with him are never boring, and as much as he loves his music he wants to hear your music cause he just wants to listen to everything. doesn’t care where the music came from. if he likes it he likes it. gotta party with this guy.

(Noah Kahan is his top artist bc even tho he’s a vibes guy, he has such a heart. peep My False Confidence. ily Garreth.)

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natsai onai

Natsai’s minutes listened is the lowest because she’s too busy dismantling the patriarchy and abolishing the system to listen most of the time. She grew up in the Katniss Everdeen generation. There’s not one man vocalist on her playlist because doesn’t really care what they have to say. She’s not super picky about the genre but listening to guitar riffs makes her feel like she’s ascending and so she loves that shit. She begged her mom to let her go to a Paramore concert when she was twelve and she has band posters covering her walls from corner to corner. She knows musical theory because duh. I love her.

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anne sallow

personally i HC as the coolest girl alive. she’s friends with literally everyone. if she smiles at you you think the world is spinning solely for her. she’s just effortlessly that girl. and even tho she seems sweet and a little quiet let it be known she is absolutely BLASTING hypercore or glitchpop or some stuff like that in her headphones. she just likes the way music sounds, she doesn’t GAF what they’re saying. she just wants her brain to go bzzzzzzz. my girl!!! (her and garreth are actually LETHAL at parties. like banger for banger, they’re besties. if they’re throwing a party you WANT to be there) (her and Natsai are fangirling about imogen heap bc she’s a musical genius)

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poppy sweeting

Poppy my love. I see you. I hear you. I love you and all your big emotions. she’s dissecting lyrics like it’s no one’s business. In another life somewhere she’s an English and Psychology double major. she’s telling me what a metaphor is and im listening because I’ll listen to anything she says. she’s telling me her attachment style is anxious and yk what hell yeah me too please don’t leave me. every song she listens to serves a purpose. her and garreth have gone to five different shows to see Noah Kahan and Lizzy McAlpine together. The Louvre is about Imelda. GODDD The Louvre is about Imelda. my heart.

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imelda reyes

Imelda is the manifesting queen. she is a confident queen. she’s cool as hell. she seems mean at first glance but that’s only because she is locked TF in. between her million high level classes, every sport she’s plays, and her social life— she has to be focused. she needs music that will put her in the headspace. her top 5 songs are naturally on her ‘pregame’ playlist that she plays before every game (with the exception of #4. she’s pregaming therapy with that one). shes gonna graduate top of her class and go pro at some sport and no one is gonna be surprised. you go girlfriend. my girlfriend.

honorable mention: Leander is THE rock man, specifically acid/psychedelic rock. He’s shaking his head and playing air guitar. he’s asking his parents to get him a drum set for Christmas still. He thinks he would’ve been asked to join The Beatles if they were still a band. big big fan.

to everyone that talked through this with me either messaging or on the og post, thank you 💚 @mrsgoofygracie your wonderful ABBA sebinis theory is now cemented in my silly post

[lesbianjackies]

this is cheating but for the character ask game all of the yellowjackets (who have spoken at least lol) and 4

4. if you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

okay this is so much fun thank you soooo much for sending me this omg. this is also kind of cheating but honestly my go-to is just to put all the characters in the ever after high universe… i will expand on each one so it’s not too much of a copout <3

natalie as raven queen: forced into a role that doesn’t align with her strong moral code/values, deeply engrained parental issues, leader of a reform to bring social change.

jackie as apple white: thriving off of the role society has given her, facade of perfection as protection from a terrifying unknown, a lack of ability to function once her worldview is challenged.

shauna as briar beauty: jackie’s overlooked and under-appreciated best friend, a rebellion against both her societal role and that relationship that starts quiet and passive and explodes into a significant act of resistance, foil to natalie in the way she handles her quest to get the things she wants.

lottie as madeline hatter: underestimated character who longs for a home they can never return to, can communicate with a supernatural force none of the other characters are able to connect with and is deemed crazy because of this, has insight the other characters don’t but is vague in the ways she chooses to deliver information.

misty as blondie lockes: girl who is never quite “in” with the group she wants to be a part of but is always lingering and clinging to the people she wants to be connected to, a willingness to do whatever it takes to be recognized and appreciated, a perpetual sense of unbelonging.

travis as dexter charming: always underestimated and under-appreciated, grappling with wanting to be seen by his father vs. being more comfortable on the sidelines, deeply transfem coded narrative arc.

taissa as cerise hood: a dormant, hidden wild and monstrous nature, a connection to wolves, athleticism and competitiveness making her standoffish and intimidating to other characters.

van as darling charming: playing a part she doesn’t want to play and rebelling quietly but boldly when no one’s around, keeping secrets not out of fear but out of self-preservation, the inherent van palmerness of being a silly butch dyke knight princess.

mari as duchess swan: playing into the system as a way to try and cheat it, using connections to try to climb her way to the top, bitchiness and sarcasm as a defense mechanism to hide her fear and insecurity.

akilah as ashlynn ella: a significant connection to nature and specifically animals, being soft, shy, and reserved but harboring a fierce determination that presents itself when her values are brought into the question, quiet acts of rebellion that grow louder as her arc continues.

laura lee as alistair wonderland: always being up for a challenge, taking impulsive risks for the purpose of being a hero, stubborn determination when she feels she needs to accomplish something.

didn’t do every character with a speaking role but i hope this was satisfying enough!!

[didalexiabreakupwitholgaisback]

is olga’s tweet about alexia??

https://x.com/7olgacarmona/status/1884708907928440891?s=46

not now, olga. there's too much going on to pay attention to you! 😅

this is such main character behaviour from her, and yes, this is basically her subtweeting what alexia said, even though both statements are not even remotely close to being the same 🙄

she didn't say anything about the women in saudi arabia nor did she insult the country. these people lack critical reading skills. 😵‍💫

a ver. creo que la respuesta de alexia fue correcta. ella no dijo nada malo sobre arabia. tampoco no dijo nada sobre los derechos de las mujeres en ese país. la gente que la critica no la lee ni la escucha. alexia destacó la doble vara de medir que hay hacia las futbolistas y que son ellas las que siempre tienen que hablar y luchar sobre todo. también habló de la realidad de que el fútbol femenino es el que está en desventaja económica. 😤

[bright-eyes-strawberry-lies]

Top 100 PJO Characters List

I'm totally not procrastinating anything but here's a list of the top 100 most tagged PJO characters on AO3. As usual this doesn't include Magnus Chase or Kane Chronicles. I'm sorry. Today is 5/27/24.

1. Percy Jackson - 30,957

2. Nico di Angelo - 23,414

3. Annabeth Chase - 21,924

4. Will Solace - 14,767

5. Jason Grace - 14,228

6. Piper McLean - 10,759

7. Leo Valdez - 10,122

8. Hazel Levesque - 8,306

9. Frank Zhang - 6,577

10. Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano - 5,728

11. Thalia Grace - 5,676

12. Apollo - 4,840

13. Sally Jackson - 4,783

14. Luke Castellan - 4,484

15. Grover Underwood - 4,330

16. Chiron - 4,102

17. Poseidon - 3,800

18. Hades - 3,341

19. Clarisse la Rue - 2,845

20. Rachel Elizabeth Dare - 2,790

21. Zeus - 2,367

22. Bianca di Angelo - 2,324

23. Dionysus - 2,078

24. Artemis - 2,050

25. Connor Stoll - 2,022

26. Calypso - 1,796

27. Travis Stoll - 1,775

28. Paul Blofis - 1,751

29. Kayla Knowles - 1,729

30. Silena Beauregard - 1,578

31. Hermes - 1,530

32. Aphrodite - 1,502

33. Athena - 1,483

34. Lou Ellen Blackstone - 1,352

35. Hera - 1,195

36. Austin Lake - 1,154

37. Drew Tanaka - 1,152

38. Ares - 1,150

39. Charles Beckendorf - 1,026

40. Octavian - 996

41. Persephone - 987

42. Hestia - 920

43. Katie Gardner - 864

44. Estelle Blofis - 860

45. Tyson - 856

46. Cecil Markowitz - 837

74. Zoe Nightshade - 837

48. Chris Rodriguez - 762

49. Ethan Nakamura - 761

50. Kronos - 755

51. Triton - 750

52. Meg McCaffrey - 685

53. Michael Yew - 627

54. Hephaestus - 625

55. Demeter - 597

56. Malcolm Pace - 586

57. Lee Fletcher - 575

58. Amphitrite - 536

59. Gabe Ugliano - 480

60. Gleeson Hedge - 454

61. Naomi Solace - 418

62. Maria di Angelo - 410

63. Frederick Chase - 409

64. Hecate - 401

65. Mitchell - 363

66. Juniper - 342

67. Pollux - 317

68. Jake Mason - 300

69. Thanatos - 293

70. Nyssa Barrera - 287

71. Lacy - 255

72. Hylla Ramirez-Arellano - 247

73. Dakota - 245

74. Gaea - 239

75. Mrs. O’Leary - 230

76. Blackjack - 212

77. Miranda Gardiner - 212

78. Sherman Yang - 203

79. Bob/Iapetus - 202

80. Tartarus - 199

81. The Fates - 196

82. Castor - 191

83. Eros - 187

84. Nyx - 177

85. Chaos - 176

86. Shel - 174

87. Harley - 171

88. Clovis - 165

89. Tristan McLean - 164

90. Kymopoleia - 160

91. Festus - 159

92. Annabeth Chase’s Stepmother - 153

93. Gwendolyn - 153

94. Beryl Grace - 152

95. Lupa - 152

96. May Castellan - 149 

97. Ella - 129

98. Medusa - 129

99. Lityerses - 123

100. Esperanza Valdez - 120

[sjsmith56]

Night Music

Summary: While wandering around Brooklyn on a hot summer’s night Bucky is drawn to the sounds of a woman singing a blues song.

Length: 4.9 K

Characters: Bucky, OMC, OFC (not described other than mixed heritage), 2 minor OFC.

Warnings: Some talk about mortality, race laws in the past, and mixed marriages, brief mentions of cannabis use, bitchy caregiver.

Author notes: A conversation over the comments section on AO3 with user Dornish_Jedi inspired this story. Thank you. Songs referenced include a live recording of Blues in the Night, sung by Ella Fitzgerald (music written by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer), Alright, Okay, You Win, sung by Peggy Lee (music written by Sid Wyche, lyrics by Mayme Watts), As Time Goes By, sung by Dooley Wilson (written by Herman Hupfeld), I’ll Never Smile Again, sung by Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers, music performed by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (written by Ruth Lowe). All are available to listen on Spotify.

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It was uncomfortably hot inside his flat so Bucky put his lightest jacket on, slipped on some cloth gloves and headed out into the night. Still not comfortable displaying his left arm in public, he found little difference between being in his flat versus out on the street. Aimlessly, he walked along the avenue, threading his way through the other poor souls without air conditioning trying to avoid sweltering in their apartments. The sidewalk cafes and outdoor seating areas for the small bistros were bustling with people fanning themselves with menus, hands and whatever other flat objects they could use. The really busy places were those with air conditioning, or with large fans connected to misting nozzles. The latter, sending out a cool spray every 60 seconds or so would attract everyone eager to stand directly in the path of the fine droplets which evaporated within seconds upon contact with their overheated skin. The sounds of their relief combined with the disparate music coming out of each place along the avenue created a morass of sound that eventually became overwhelming for the super soldier.

Just as Bucky decided the hot but quiet confines of his flat were preferable to the hectic bustle of the street, he heard it; the rich voice of a woman singing Blues in the Night to a recording of it. The music came from an alleyway that led away from the street.

My mama done tol' me

When I was in pigtails

My mama done tol' me

A man's gonna sweet-talk and give you the big eyes

But when the sweet-talking's done

A man is a two-face, a worrisome thing

Who'll leave you to sing the blues in the night

She wasn't just singing it, she was belting it out as if she were Ella Fitzgerald herself. He recognized the legendary singer's voice on the recording that the unknown woman was singing along with. Following the sound, as if it were a siren calling just to him, Bucky kept walking down the poorly lit alley until he looked up to where a rooftop space was lit up. Whoever was singing was up there, at least six stories up. He could have gone around to the front of the building trying to find a way up by elevator but by then the song would be over. Noticing the fire escape ladder of a nearby building on this side of the alley, he jumped up, grabbing a metal rung and pulling himself up to the first landing. Following the stairs up he eventually got to a point where he could see across to the other rooftop.

It was a patio but a private one, with only two people out there, a woman who was just finishing the song, and an old man in one of those mobility scooters. When she finished, he clapped his hands.

"Darlin', you sound just like Miss Ella," wheezed the old man. "You should have seen her live. That woman could sing the pants off of any man I knew."

"You were so lucky to have played for those singers, Grandpa," smiled the younger woman, her face full of affection for the older man.

"You're just as good as any of them," he said. "How does the auditioning go?"

She sat on a nearby chair. "I keep trying to figure out what they want to hear but they say my voice isn't what they want. They say they're looking for something more contemporary sounding. No one wants to hear the old songs, unless it's Lady Gaga, or Michael Bublé singing it."

"I'd listen to you all night long," whispered Bucky.

"You keep plugging away, my darling," said the old man. "Someone will hear you and realize you got the goods. Now, what's another one you can sing for me?"

She grinned and pulled up her phone, finding another song. Her face lit up as she sang the opening verse along with the singer on the recording.

Well alright, okay, you win

I'm in love with you

Well alright, okay, you win

Baby, what can I do?

The old man beamed as she sang it enthusiastically. During an instrumental break, she took her grandfather's hand, pulling him up into a standing position from the scooter, laughing. Bucky found himself smiling along with the pair as the old man shuffled his feet a little before waving her off and sitting back onto the scooter. It was obvious they had a special bond formed over the sharing of music the older man knew well. She sang several more songs for him, until she checked the time and begged off, telling him that she was going to her regular open mic night.

"When are you going to find a boyfriend that will make sure you get home okay?"

"Oh, Grandpa, they don't make them like you anymore. The good ones are already snapped up. I'll be fine."

Kissing him gently on the cheek, she picked up her phone and purse, leaving the patio. For a moment, Bucky thought of following her but by the time he could make it to the front of the building she would be gone. Instead, he sat there for a while, thinking about how much he enjoyed that impromptu concert.

The old man, still in the scooter, suddenly maneuvered over to the edge of the patio and looked directly at where Bucky was perched.

"Well, what did you think?" Bucky leaned back into the shadows. "Yeah, I'm talking to you there on the fire escape. Is my youngest granddaughter talented enough to make it in the music business?" The old man grinned. "I saw you sneaking up there. You're that Barnes fellow, aren't you?" Bucky stood up from where he sat on the fire escape ladder, coming into the light that spilled across the alley. "Yeah, it's you. Why don't you come on over? I've got some good bourbon, some Cuban cigars, and we can share stories about the good old days. I got air conditioning as well."

He gave Bucky the building address and apartment number then moved the scooter, disappearing into the apartment through a set of open doors. Indecision made the super soldier pause, as he considered the old man's offer. He could have jumped across to the patio but that could attract attention that he really didn't want. Instead, he went down the fire escape, jumping down from the bottom landing. It only took a couple of minutes to get to the entrance of the apartment building. He entered the apartment number on the intercom button, then heard the buzz of the door being unlocked and opened it. Taking the elevator, he went up to the sixth floor, turning towards the apartment, and hearing 1940s music playing through the door that had been left open.

Knocking as he opened it, he heard the old man's voice. "Come on in. Close the door behind you before the neighbours say I'm playing my music too loud."

Standing in the entryway he fidgeted a little until the sound of the mobility scooter brought the old man into view. He stopped, looked at Bucky from head to toe, then offered his hand.

"Sid Goldstein," he said. "I'm 103 years old, so I figure you and I might have something in common."

"Bucky," said the super soldier, shaking the old man's hand. "But I guess you know that already."

"You can take the gloves off," said Sid, "and the jacket. Wouldn't mind a peek at your fancy arm there but I knew enough veterans who were amputees that didn't like people staring."

Bucky removed his jacket and gloves, finding the cool air conditioning refreshing. Sid pointed to a glass of bourbon already poured for Bucky, then moved his scooter over to a humidor, opening it up and taking two cigars out.

"I bought a few cases of these in 1951. Saw the writing on the wall for Cuba, and figured if I wanted the best cigars I better secure my own supply. I'm down to the last dozen as I saved them for special occasions. Smoked Dominican cigars for everyday. Figure I can die after finishing the last Cuban one."

He offered one to Bucky, showing him how to cut the end, then watching and nodding as he did it. Flicking a Zippo lighter on, he inhaled several times before the tobacco caught on his, then offered the lighter to Bucky. As he blew out the smoke from his cigar he sighed, then positioned his scooter next to an armchair, gesturing to the super soldier to sit there. For several long minutes the two men puffed on their cigars and drank some bourbon.

"You're not from Brooklyn," said Bucky. "If you were in the music business in the 40s I might have seen you in the clubs."

"Queen's," replied Sid. "They wouldn't let me in the clubs until I was 21 which I reached in September of 1943. I was 4F, because I had a heart murmur." He smirked. "Yet here I am, 103 years old. I tried, damned if I didn't go to a bunch of recruiting offices but they wouldn't take me."

Bucky smiled. "Sounds like Steve Rogers. I know he tried at least 5 times. Don't know how many times I didn't find out about." He took another drag of the cigar. "Then he volunteered for that stupid super soldier experiment."

"Sure did the trick for him," smiled Sid. "You boys made a difference ... well, mostly."

They were quiet again.

"So, you played for Ella Fitzgerald?"

"Yup, trumpet. Played for Lena Horne, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, then Peggy Lee and several others in the 1950s and 60s. Loved playing for the women. Classy ladies, all of them."

"Your granddaughter has a good voice," said Bucky. "Sounded just like Ella Fitzgerald."

"Lia always loved listening to the records I was part of. Started singing along to them when she was a little girl. Been trying to get a recording contract or a part on Broadway. She's been at it since she graduated from Juilliard ten years ago." He shook his head. "I might be biased but I can't understand how the music industry can ignore her talent and yet promote some person who needs that auto tune to make their voices sound good. What do I know? I'm an old Jewish musician who disappointed his parents when I started playing jazz and disappointed them even more when I married a black woman." He glanced at Bucky. "She was my only wife. Minerva West. She could have been a great singer but once we got married in 1952 she couldn't travel with me and the band because of the race laws against mixed marriages in other states. So, she stayed home here to raise our family. She died some time ago. Love of my life."

"I'm sorry," said Bucky. "You were married a long time."

Sid nodded, taking a drag on his cigar, and sipping his bourbon thoughtfully.

"You ever marry?"

"No. Was too busy playing the field before the war, then ... I died." He shrugged. "Now, it's hard to find anything in common with most women."

"That's too bad. A good woman at your side is a blessing." Sid drank some of his bourbon. "Lia's single."

That remark lingered for some time, as both men continued smoking their cigars and drinking from their glasses.

"She mentioned something about an open mic night," said Bucky, finally.

"Yeah, there's a bar in DUMBO, Barney's," replied Sid. "They have late open mic night on Friday nights. She got some Juilliard friends to make her some instrumental tracks and sings to those. One of these nights the right person will be in the audience and her dream will come true."

They heard the sound of the door opening and a voice that was a little too sharp.

"Mr. Goldstein!"

He practically jumped out of his scooter.

"Shit, it's my nurse. Quick, take the cigars and the bourbon out to the patio. Save the cigars for another time."

Bucky grabbed the glasses with one hand, putting his cigar in his mouth, and Sid's cigar in his left hand. Heading out to the patio he drank his bourbon, then looked at Sid's, drinking it as well. Using his left hand, he pinched off the lit end of Sid's cigar, then his own. As he did so, he could hear the nurse speaking to Sid.

"Have you been smoking cigars?" she asked, her voice full of suspicion.

"No, I have a guest over but he was having one on the patio. Some of the smoke must have drifted inside."

"Mr. Goldstein, you know what the doctor said about the cigars."

"I know, one a week and I had one yesterday. Give me a break, Irene. I'm 103 years old."

"Well, I'm just making sure you stay as healthy as you can. I'm going to get your medications ready then help you into your pyjamas."

Bucky peeked through the window until she left then came in with the glasses and cigars.

"I figured I should finish your bourbon as well," he said, lifting up the empty glasses.

"Good thinking," answered Sid. "Just put them in the dishwasher."

"They're crystal."

The old man shrugged. "Irene will wash them. She always checks the dishwasher as I have a habit of putting the good crystal in it." He wheezed slightly as he chuckled. "Put my cigar in the other humidor. I'll have it tomorrow after the day nurse gets here. Keep yours for another time."

"So, she's here to put you to bed, huh?" asked Bucky, looking in the direction the nurse went.

"Pffft," muttered Sid. "It's not like I get to sleep before 3 am. Old habits. Out late, sleep in, except when the kids were little. Had to adjust for that. Couldn't let Minnie do it all on her own." He gestured to Bucky. "What I told you about the cigars and dying? Don't say anything to Lia about that." His mouth straightened into a grim line. "She doesn't like it when I talk about dying. It makes her sad. I just hope to live long enough to know she realized her dreams."

"Oh, this is your friend, Mr. Goldstein?" The nurse stood in the hallway with her hands on her hips, glaring at Bucky, especially when she noticed his left arm and hand. "You know the cigar smoke isn't good for his lungs."

Bucky glanced at the old man, who had a smug smile on his face.

"I do now, ma'am," he replied. "Although, if you ask me, a 103 year old man should be able to smoke whatever he wants, whenever he wants."

"Are you the one who brings him cannabis?" She shook her head disapprovingly, not waiting for Bucky's answer, then came forward. "Say goodnight, Mr. Goldstein. It's bedtime."

Sid's smile was still on his face when he offered his hand.

"It was good spending time with you, Bucky. Come see me again. We'll talk more about the old days."

"I'd like that," said Bucky, shaking the old man's hand. "I'll check out that bar you told me about."

The nurse, Irene, glared at him, until he waved at Sid, gathered his jacket and gloves, and went to the door. He could hear her complaining all the way to the elevator.

After the air conditioned comfort of Sid's apartment, the heat outside felt like hitting a wall. Looking up the address of Barney's, Bucky headed in that direction, getting there 15 minutes later. He could hear someone singing, poorly, as he approached, but with it being open mic night even the bad singers got a turn at the microphone. Stepping into the dark confines, he found a spot at the bar, ordered a double scotch neat and turned towards the space, looking for Lia. He saw her, sitting with another woman near the stage, both of them sipping drinks with lots of ice. She was generous in her manner, listening to the bad singer, and when that woman was done, she stood up clapping her hands, then offered an encouraging word to her. It made her seem even more beautiful than he thought she already was.

After two more average singers, Lia's turn came up. A buzz of anticipation became audible when she was announced indicating that she was a favourite of the bar regulars. As she stood, waiting for her music cue to start, she looked around smiling at everyone, making eye contact with those closest to her. Then the music to As Time Goes By started and Bucky found himself transported back in time. Not to when he first heard it sung on the radio by Rudy Vallée in the early 1930s but how it was when he saw Casablanca and it was sung by Dooley Wilson. She literally had the audience in the palm of her hand and when she finished, there was a heartbeat of silence before the place erupted in applause and whistles.

"Sing another!" yelled someone in the bar, and the sound technician started the introduction to Blues in the Night.

It was one thing watching her sing along with Ella Fitzgerald's rendition to her grandfather on the patio. It was another thing entirely seeing her sing it to an audience. She commanded it, and made it her own, as the music went out through the doors and into the night, bringing in others to see the woman that belonged to this incredible voice. There were calls of "more" and "bravo" and she was given time for one more song. Lia waited for everyone to settle down.

"If you don't already know, my grandfather, Sid Goldstein, was a big band trumpet player from the 1940s to the 1960s. He played for some incredible women singers, like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, and Peggy Lee just to name a few. My love for these older songs came from him. My grandmother, Minerva West, could have been famous like them but being a black woman married to a Jewish man didn't go over too well in some parts of the country during the 1950s and 1960s. They could have been arrested. So when, my oldest uncle was born, she made the decision to leave the music business, stay in New York and raise their kids. They managed, until she died of an aneurysm in 1968. Grandpa, being the good man that he was and still is, quit playing then, went into his family's business, and got busy raising the four kids they had together. He never remarried. This next song is for him."

Bucky felt his face go hot. Sid said Minerva died some time ago. He assumed it was just in the last few years and commented about them having a long marriage. Sid didn't contradict him. Then the music for I'll Never Smile Again, a Frank Sinatra tune, when he was with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, began. Bucky found himself torn between hating a Sinatra song (because the guy was a real punk back when only the Bobby-soxers loved him) and allowing himself to feel the pain and the heartbreak that this song represented for Sid. His own heart almost broke at how Lia sang it, reinforcing just how close that old man and his granddaughter were. The standing ovation that she deserved lasted some time.

She stayed to watch two more singers then made the decision to leave. Bucky paid his tab and followed her, keeping her in his sights as he made sure she got home okay. His old self would have caught up to her, making some suave comment that would have swayed most women. But times were different, women were more suspicious of how guys approached them, with good reason. If he wanted to meet her, it was going to be with Sid's help.

The next morning he showed up at Sid's apartment, with a bag of bagels, cream cheese, lox, red onions and capers from a deli he liked. He waited until Irene left and before the day nurse arrived. Sid let him in right away, then watched with anticipation as Bucky unpacked the paper bag, taking the small containers with the fixings out and putting them on the table.

"Now, that's breakfast," said Sid, appreciatively. "Plates are in the cupboard nearest the sink and cutlery right below it. Irene started some coffee up. It's decaf but drinkable."

Bucky looked at the oatmeal and cut up fruit that were on the counter. "What about the breakfast she made for you already?"

"Keep the fruit, throw out the oatmeal," growled Sid. "Now get in here."

Smiling at the grumpy old man, Bucky returned with some plates and cutlery, then returned to the kitchen, coming back with coffee. He had to go back once more for sugar and milk for Sid, then finally the two men got down to business.

"I went to see Lia perform," said the super soldier. "She's good. The crowd loved her. People even came in from outside when they heard her voice."

"That's my girl," answered Sid, as he lathered on a thick layer of cream cheese, topped it with lox and the other fixings. He took a huge bite out of it, obviously enjoying it, as he spoke before he finished eating. "Can't get enough of this."

"Close your mouth, old man. You're getting crumbs on my food."

"Who you calling an old man? You're older than me, right?"

"Then listen to your elders."

Both men chuckled like little boys. It was like being young in Brooklyn again for Bucky, as the two men traded insults that would have been seen as endearments in their childhood and youth. They were each into their second bagel when they heard the door opening and a woman appeared. Although she didn't seem as irritated as Irene was the night before, she looked every bit the disapproving mother she probably was.

"Morning Cheryl!" exclaimed Sid. "This is my friend, Bucky. He brought me breakfast."

"You're going to get me in trouble, Sid," she sighed as she approached the pair. "But it does look good."

He beamed at Bucky. "Cheryl here is a real peach. You want to join us?"

"I already ate," she answered bluntly, then sighed again. "Just take the garbage with you so I don't get reported. I'm guessing you want a cigar after."

"Well, I do have a partially smoked one I could finish so it won't be a full one," he said, winking at her. "Irene was early last night."

She looked at Bucky. "How did you get involved with this senior delinquent?"

"I heard his granddaughter singing on the patio and kind of climbed a building to listen. He invited me in after. We have similar tastes in music."

"Uh huh, just what I need. Two senior citizens up to no good. He can finish his cigar but no more after that. At least you're not the "friend" that brings him weed." She shook her head, then looked at her watch. "I'm going to change your sheets and do your laundry, Sid. You got anything to add to it?"

"Nope, it's all in there." He bit into the bagel, rolling his eyes at the taste, then looked at Bucky. "So, why are you really here? We've only known each other for hours and you bring me a good Jewish breakfast." He waggled his finger. "You want something."

"I want to meet Lia, properly," said Bucky. "I want you to introduce us."

Sid looked intently at the super soldier. "What, you can't meet girls on your own?"

"I'm not that guy anymore," he replied, then he returned the old man's serious gaze. "You're the one who told me she's single. Did you have a reason to tell me that?"

The old man looked at Bucky for some time then backed up his scooter, and went over to a bookcase, pulling a photo album out, then bringing it to the table. Flipping it open, he searched for the right picture then showed it to Bucky. It showed Sid and a beautiful black woman on what he assumed was their wedding day, as they fed each other a piece of cake. Other pictures from the luncheon showed a who's who of singers and musicians that Bucky recognized.

"Other than the music we had nothin' in common. I was a Jewish boy from Queens that didn't want the life that my parents had, with a marriage arranged by a matchmaker. It was a good marriage but there was no passion in it. It was a duty, marry, continue in the family business, have a family, make sure they did better in life. My parents were concerned because I wanted to be a jazz musician, and almost disowned me when I married Minnie. She was something else. She was from Savannah, Georgia. Her voice could melt butter and she made me feel like I was the best man in the world. We knew it would be difficult being married but I couldn't stand the thought of her with any other man and she felt the same way about me and any other woman."

He went silent as he gently touched the part of the picture that had her in it.

"Lia sang I'll Never Smile Again," said Bucky. "She said her grandmother died in 1968."

Sid nodded his head slightly. "One minute we were laughing and talking about the tour I had been on and the next minute she was gone. Just like that. 16 years of marriage and I had been home for maybe half of it because I was on the road so much. I quit the business, my father gave me a job and I raised our kids myself. They're good kids and they all went to college, found the right one to marry and had their own families. But none of them were interested in music and I thought the music wouldn't ever come back into my life. Then Lia was born." A fond smile appeared on his face. "She heard me listening to a record that I performed on with Ella Fitzgerald. Who is that Grandpa? She sings real good. Then she started singin' along with it, perfect pitch in a 7 year old. It was like listening to Minnie sing." His eyes refocused as he came back from his little trip down memory lane. "I want her to meet a good man who won't hold her back."

"You know my background," murmured Bucky. "You know what I did."

"I know you went through a hell that no man should have ever gone through." He put his hand on Bucky's left hand. "But you came through it and instead of folding, you played with the hand you were dealt, and you're still in the game. She needs a good man to keep her safe and to be her anchor. I think you're that man."

"How do you I know I'll treat her right?" asked the super soldier. "You and I have only known each other for a few hours."

"Even in the short time we've known each other, I've found a friend who remembers what it was like back in the day. You grew up when blacks and whites didn't mix, yet the history books talk about you going to the clubs in Harlem for the music, and your unit, those Howling Commandos, had a black man in it. You were integrated before Truman ever made the decision. They all say that Sam Wilson is your best friend."

"Gabe Jones was a good man and I just liked the music no matter where I found it." Bucky grinned mischievously. "As for Sam, well, the man can't even buy a friend."

Sid chuckled, then picked up his bagel, finishing it off. When he finished eating he looked at Bucky with fondness.

"So, I'll introduce you and then you're on your own. She's got a mind of her own, just like her grandmother. But she's worth it, if you're willing to work for it."

"I'll remember that, Sid."

When they were finished breakfast, Bucky cleaned up the breakfast dishes, even though Cheryl came out to say she could do it. He put the few leftovers back in the paper bag, planning to take them home with him, so that Sid and Cheryl didn't get in trouble with Irene. Then he joined the old man on the patio, under the large umbrella as it was too sunny otherwise. Sid had his cell phone with him and peered at the music app, bringing up a jazz playlist featuring trumpeters. As it played, he lit his cigar, then offered the lighter to Bucky who pulled his half-finished cigar out of his pocket.

The two men were still there talking when Lia arrived for lunch, recognizing Bucky as soon as she saw him. She was impressed with the handsome man when he stood up as her grandfather introduced him. She was even more impressed when he gave her his seat and brought another over for himself, then told her how the sound of her night music drew him to climb the fire escape on the building opposite so he could put a face to the voice that called to him. It was probably the most original pickup line she had ever heard. When Sid winked, she knew then that her grandfather had no objection, and she asked Bucky if he liked to dance. His incredible smile told her everything she needed to know.

One Shots Masterlist

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Timothee Chalamet Character's Masterlist

Smut - ! Queer -# Song fic - *

Kyle

School Parking Lot - 1! , 2! Finished

Ruin Her Innocence - 1, 2! , 3!, 4!

Kyle and Singer!

He'll Never Feel the Same

Lee

Keep you Around!

Ghosts - 1

Bambi# - 1, 2,3!, 4, 5!, 6!, 7!, 8, 9, 10!, 11!, 12!,

Knot!#

I'm Not Gay#!

Can You Eat Me Out Like That#!

Between them Two#!

Push Me Away All You Want

Wonka

Whipped Cream!

The Artist and the Candymaker

Long Healed

Elixar of Life !

Wonka's Sex Adventure - 1! ,

Laurie

The Girl in The Basement!

Good

Hal

King's Brat! #

The Married King !

My King, My Stepson - 1

Trying to Resist

My Goddess!

On the Throne!

The Whimper of a King!

Forbidden - 1!, 2!

Make her Finish!

Morning Person

Morning Suck!

So Close - 1,

Knives Out!

NSFW Alphabet

Tears!

Paul

Thirst!

Prey!

Breeding Pet!

His Maid!

Forget the Past

Ovulating!

Skull Fuck!

I'll Take it All!

Separation Anxiety!

NSFW Alpabet

Trainer Paul 1!, 2! , 3! (Finished)

Deflowering the Groom - 1!,

I Don't Care if You're Sick

Elio

Everything#

I'm Not Gay#!

Glory Hole!#

Stable Boy# - 1!, 2!, 3!

Ella#

Soft!#

Confessions

In My Veins*#

Throw an Egg#

At the Door! #

Heaven

Zefirelli

We're Under the Same Moon

Best Friend's Brother

Charlie

Matching Energy

Bob Dylan

Call Me

If You Wanted a Kiss, Just Say So

A Ball Dance

The Way You Deserve to Be Loved

New Song

Edgar

New Friend - 1, 2, 3

Jace (Spinners)

Shades - 1!

Multiple

Breed Her - 1!, 2! (finished)

Ritual !

No Nut November!

Stepbrother Vs Hookup

Devil and Angel and Me!

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Devil’s in the details pt. 2 / El problema está en los detalles pt. 2

(español después del salto)

The experience of reading Harrow the Ninth is quite unique, with its multiple timelines, actively rewriting the first book of the series, characters creating literature within the canon, and memes. In it all, trying to make sense of it all and stay ahead of the plot is an aspect that keeps the reader engaged and paying close attention to detail. The reader knows something is very wrong, and the writer wants them to piece it together. Here, we will examine one example. Spoilers after the cut.

Throughout the book, the name Gideon has been switched for Ortus. I must confess it took me up until the big reveal of what Harrow had done during the first reading to make sense of it. Upon a second reading it became quite obvious, and it made me wonder “how could I have missed this?”.

One of the clues comes up during a conversation between Augustine, Harrow and Ianthe, when Augustine makes this joke:

“Just believe me when I say that when I want Ortus to go, he’ll be giddy-gone.” (This did not make much sense to you, as a joke.)

Before the reader understands what is happening with the name of Ortus, it also won’t make sense to them. In-canon, Harrow has made it so that nothing reminds her of Gideon and, seeing as she shares this name with the lyctor, she is hearing the name of who she has convinced herself was her cavalier. Without this change, the line would read:

Just believe me when I say that when I want Gideon to go, he’ll be giddy-gone.

Which makes much more sense. In Spanish, the translation goes:

Solo creedme cuando os digo que sé cómo hacer que Ortus se dé el «pireon». (La expresión no tenía mucho sentido para ti. No te había quedado claro si era un chiste).

Again, when replacing the name it reads like

Solo creedme cuando os digo que sé cómo hacer que Gideon se dé el «pireon».

It can be seen that it rhymes, same as in English. The creativity of the translator comes into play when puns and plays on words come up. The translator utilizes the translation technique of transposition, as the original word “gone” is a verb and the word used in the translation “pireon” is a noun. It was translated in a way that would allow the reader in any language the possibility to connect the dots with all the context clues they had already gotten.

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La experiencia de leer Harrow the Ninth es bastante única, con sus múltiples líneas del tiempo, la reescritura activa del primer libro de la serie, personajes que crean literatura dentro del canon y los memes. Dentro de todo, tratar de comprender todo y entender la trama es un aspecto que mantiene al lector inmerso y atento a los detalles. El lector sabe que algo está mal y la escritora quiere que lo descifre. Aquí, examinaremos un ejemplo. Spoilers para HtN.

A lo largo del libro, el nombre de Gideon se cambió por Ortus. Debo confesar que me tomó hasta que se reveló lo que Harrow hizo mientras lo leía por la primera vez para entender qué estaba pasando. En una segunda lectura, se volvió muy obvio, y me hizo preguntarme “¿cómo no vi esto?”.

Una de las pistas surge en una conversación entre Augustine, Harrow e Ianthe, cuando Augustine hace la siguiente broma:

Solo creedme cuando os digo que sé cómo hacer que Ortus se dé el «pireon». (La expresión no tenía mucho sentido para ti. No te había quedado claro si era un chiste).

En el fragmento original, lee:

“Just believe me when I say that when I want Ortus to go, he’ll be giddy-gone.” (This did not make much sense to you, as a joke.)

Si el lector todavía no entiende lo que está pasando con el nombre de Ortus, tampoco entenderá si es un chiste. En la historia, Harrow cambió todo en su cerebro para que nada le recuerde a Gideon y, como comparte nombre con el lictor, escucha el nombre de quien ella cree que fue su caballero. Sin este cambio, el fragmento leería:

Solo creedme cuando os digo que sé cómo hacer que Gideon se dé el «pireon».

(Just believe me when I say that when I want Gideon to go, he’ll be giddy-gone.)

Así tiene más sentido en ambas versiones. El chiste es que rima el nombre con la última parte de la frase. La creatividad del traductor se manifiesta cuando hay estos juegos de palabras. En este caso, el traductor recurrió a la transposición, debido a que la palabra original “gone” es un verbo y la palabra en la traducción es “pireon”, que es un sustantivo. Se tradujo de una manera que el lector pudiera conectar los puntos con el contexto que ya tenía, si es que para ese momento ya había entendido lo que Harrow todavía no

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Disney unpopular opinions (Part 9)

Well, I'm almost at part 10, when I've made so many I should probably stop. Make sure to check out Part 8 if you already haven't!

Dolores is a telepath--I've said this SO many times. There's no way she hears things exactly when she needs to, ie when Alma asks her when the Guzmans are coming to dinner. Hearing thoughts instead of actual words doesn't contradict her power established in the movie.

2. Don Hall shouldn't be directing any more movies anytime soon--I know it probably isn't all his fault with how Disney runs the place now, but I'm not a fan of any of the movies that he's had a big part in except for "Big Hero 6."

3. Live-action remakes should only happen (at least) 50 years after the original film--That's fair, right? For people born in/grew up in the 2000s, remaking renaissance films are weird because they grew up watching them on VHS/DVD, and it's still a fresh memory since the films debuted a few years earlier. Waiting half a century to remake them--and making sure there are good ideas to incorporate--feels like a better decision for Disney in the long run versus the quick cash option.

4. Disney should keep doing anniversary stage productions--I'm still questioning how "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast" got 40th anniversary live tv productions, but not "Aladdin." While not quite on par with Broadway or as heavily budgeted as a live-action remake, I still find them a treat.

5. They should greenlight a Kingdom Hearts TV show--I'm still floored that they actually had it planned at one point before it got cancelled. I want the OG cast (Disney and original) to reprise their roles if available, and I don't want an exact retelling; it'd be nice if the tv show incorporated the Disney characters more so their worlds don't feel like pit-stops/side stories like they did after KH2 in favor of the original story, and clearing up some of the confusing "oh, actually" moments in the narrative as well.

6. Action/music don't have to be enemies--Most Disney musicals are more adventure than action, with their action films usually being non-musicals. Given how "Mulan" had limited songs, it's remake had none because the director didn't know how to incorporate them, and the screenwriter for "Raya" said the team decided it would take the seriousness out of the film to have the characters sing, Disney really needs an action film that also heavily features music.

7. Many classic villains aren't interesting to me--Snipers on me, I know, but I do feel like most Disney villains in the renaissance and beforehand just aren't that interesting. They're ENTERTAINING, but they're not INTERESTING, putting on a good show, but not really having depth to them other than being evil for the sake of the plot. This is why I loved how the remake of "Cinderella" fleshed out Lady Tremaine's envy of Ella by explaining how she experienced grief like Ella, but couldn't overcome it, and grew bitter towards Ella because she did.

8. Disney protagonists need better builds--I do feel like Disney could be a little better with their protagonist's builds, especially in the 3D era. A lot of the female leads not only look almost skeletal, but some of them, ie Raya, I imagine as being more buff (and yes, you can make the argument that Raya constantly traveling in disguise has deprived her of the amount of food needed to gain appropriate muscle mass). This is also something I feel for a lot of male Disney leads, who are also pretty scrawny unless their story calls for them to be otherwise (ie Quasimodo due to being a bellringer and Ralph due to being a wrecker).

9. Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay, Brittney Lee, and Scott Watanabe are the best concept/visual artists at Disney--It is a shame to me that Disney hasn't utilized Scott's art style or more of Brittney and Griselda's designs. If Disney does a 2D film, one of them should be the lead animator.

10. Disney should try a low fantasy story--I suppose by definition, they have, but I mean something more epic in line with Final Fantasy (though depending on the game, it could be high fantasy or science fantasy) or Harry Potter.

Bonus: Disney should NOT have shelved "Tiana" and vowed to stop long-running shows made by Disney Animation--I don't know the reason for why it got shelved as of yet, but that's super frustrating that the ONE Disney princess of the revival era who hasn't had a continuation yet got her showed paused. On top of this, I really hate that Disney Animation doenst' wanna do anymore long-running tv shows for Disney+. That seems like a step backwards.

Any hot takes of your own?

[randomestfandoms-ocs]

Time For Tea: Introduction

Lavender Haze ( Violet Kingsleigh & Cian Hearts ) has now been merged with Long Live The Queen ( Queenie Hearts & Ace Hearts & Maria Frollo & Helena ) to create a clusterfuck political intrigue series, and several more Wonderland characters have been added to the mix

PS: huge thanks to @cecexwrites @ginevrastilinski-ocs @the-witching-ash for listening to me completely lose my mind and jump all over the place as I figured this out!

The OGs

Ace Hearts [ Curran Walters ] – Long Live The Queen; son of the Queen Of Hearts, Queenie's left hand man & chief enforcer

Cian Hearts [ Gavin Leatherwood ] – Lavender Haze; son of the Queen Of Hearts, invited to the isle because reports say that the child of the Queen of Hearts is running the Isle and they assume it must be her son

Helena [ Tegan Croft ] – Long Live The Queen; daughter of Hades & Persephone, Queenie's right hand man, and other chief enforcer

Maria Frollo [ Elle Fanning ] – Long Live The Queen; daughter of Judge Frollo, grew up locked in his tower and has only recently been freed and brought to Crims, manages Crims

Queenie Hearts [ Madison Davenport ] – Long Live The Queen; daughter of the Queen Of Hearts, unofficial Queen of the Isle, runs her crew with an iron fist and military precision

Violet Kingsleigh [ Meg Donnelly ] – Lavender Haze; daughter of Alice & The Hatter, heir to Wonderland, goes to Auradon because Wonderland suspects Auradon of poisoning the White Queen

The Wonderland Crew

Caoilinn Whittemore [ Florence Pugh ] – daughter of the White Knight & Violet’s personal guard; goes to Auradon with Violet

Arley Whitaker [ Tom Holland ] – son of the White Rabbit & Violet’s personal secretary / manager / wrangler; goes to Auradon with Violet

Chelsey Chester [ Rowan Blanchard ] – daughter of the Cheshire Cat

Tenney Earwick [ Jack Wolfe ] – son of the March Hare

Mallaidh Merrick [ Mary Mouser ] – daughter of the Dormouse

Deirdra Taggart [ Ella Hunt ] – daughter of Tweedle Dee

Deryn Taggart [ Joe Keery ] – son of Tweedle Dee

Duncan Taggart [ Joe Keery ] – son of Tweedle Dum

The Isle Crew

Neasa Kearney [ Kaia Gerber ] – daughter of the Red Queen, runs recruitment & orientation for the crew

Caitria Devlin [ Billie Lourd ] – daughter of the Duchess, crew manager

Keira Knave [ Alba Baptista ] – daughter of the Knave of Hearts, combat trainer

Killian Knave [ Freddy Carter ] – son of the Knave Of Hearts, combat trainer for the crew

Shiloh Reece [ Emilia Jones ] – daughter of the Cook, medic

Bonus – existing ocs who have been added to Time For Tea as part of Queenie's crew

Nettie Tremaine [ Peyton Elizabeth Lee ] – daughter of Anastasia Tremaine, medic

Raisa Rasputin [ Sophia Ann Caruso ] – daughter of Rasputin, barge day coordinator, collector

Rini Bing [ Jenna Ortega ] – daughter of Herman Bing / The Ringmaster, crew manager

Savina Stromboli [ Diana Silvers ] – daughter of Stromboli, collector

Winona Sykes [ Milly Alcock ] – daughter of Bill Sykes, head of inventory

( now need to decide if the existing ocs added to Time For Tea should keep their current titles or become part of Long Live The Queen )

[breckstonevailskier]

Key takeaways:

Walton Goggins was kept in the dark regarding the twist that Barb Howard was going to advocate dropping the bombs in the name of furthering Vault-Tec's agenda.

“Frances Turner plays my wife and she is just an extraordinary actor. I so enjoyed their relationship as it was revealed to me over time. We didn’t get all the scripts at once. I think we got the first three or four. There were conversations about where that relationship was headed, but I didn’t see it going there. I had an idea that something nefarious was afoot, but I didn’t realize that my wife was going to be the one who architected the ending of the world.” Howard learned of the plot while spying on his wife through a listening device planted on her Pip Boy. Barb suggested dropping the nuke while meeting with Robert House, Frederick Sinclair, Bud Askins, Julia Masters and Leon Von Felden in a flashback shown in the Season 1 finale. “If you really listen to what she says and the conversation in that room, as diabolical and Machiavellian as it is, it does make sense on some level from their strange, demented, capitalistic point of view. Let’s just wipe out the competition. And it was so horrific to hear the woman that you love, that is the mother of your child, your keeper of secrets, speak about destruction and in terms of winning. I still am wrapping my head around it. I’ve seen it a few times just because I wanted to see what Frances was doing and what Ella [Purnell] was doing, what everybody was doing, but specifically that moment between the two of them.”

Moreover, he's interested in season 2 giving us more flashbacks to explicitly show what happened to Cooper Howard between that meeting and October 23, 2077. We already know for a fact that his acting career took a nosedive after divorcing Barb to the point he had to perform at kids' birthday parties for alimony reasons, and Vault-Tec got him branded as a "communist" in order to discredit him. But the finer details are a mystery.

“I love how complicated their relationship was. I’m so curious where that relationship picks up [in Season 2] and how you begin to talk about the elephant in the room and, subsequently, what that means for the world that we’re living in,” Goggins continued. “The first scene in episode one of Season 1 takes place after he hears that conversation. I have my version of how much earlier that conversation took place, but I’m curious what happens between that conversation and when Cooper is at the children’s birthday party. I want to know that story. I mean – I know what happened – but I would think the audience would want to know that story.”

He's also interested in exploring Cooper Howard's dynamic with Lee Moldaver (or "Kate Williams", as she called herself back then), suggesting that perhaps Cooper was involved in some of Moldaver's activism, of the kind that would eventually lead to the formation of the NCR.

Another relationship Goggins also enjoyed getting to explore in “Fallout” was the dynamic between Howard and Lee Moldaver (Sarita Choudhury), a scientist working on cold fusion before the nuclear apocalypse who pushes back against Howard’s ideology who later leads the raider attack that ends in the kidnapping of Hank MacLean. “I had such a great time telling that story with her. I liked the dynamic between two competing ideologies about the world and I like to be proven wrong,” he said of working with Choudhury. “Personally, I like to have my beliefs shook up from time to time. And that’s exactly what Moldaver does for Cooper Howard.” “I don’t know how that story is going to unfold, but I would imagine that the layers will be peeled, and you will understand the origins of that relationship,” he said of the two characters’ relationship. “That’s all I can say.”

On the subject of the Ghoul's interactions with Lucy, and what's in the future for these two characters going into season 2:

In addition to being on his own journey to find his family, The Ghoul became a major influence on the series’ protagonist, Lucy MacLean, pushing her from a naive Vault Dweller who has ventured to the surface to rescue her father and Vault 33 Overseer, Hank MacLean, to a hardened survivor. “In some ways, The Ghoul to Lucy is just the person who delivers her on the other side of the Rubicon, the person who just bursts her bubble,” Goggins said of the pair’s relationship. “The Ghoul is a person that takes no prisoners. He’s not there to teach her a lesson until he’s there to teach her a lesson. He didn’t see her as a human being until he saw her as a human being. So in some ways, she has brought the Ghoul back, redeemed him on a human level. And in some ways, he has radically and fundamentally changed her view of the world and the way that she moves through the world. So, in some ways, they’re helping each other to survive life the way that it exists. It’s a three-dimensional relationship, and I really don’t know where it’s going to go, but I have my own ideas about where I hope it goes.” The end of Season 1 sees Lucy MacLean teaming up with the Ghoul to go after her father, who escapes Griffith Observatory in Power Armor and is headed to New Vegas. Shortly before his escape, Lucy learned that Hank was responsible for the bombing of Shady Sands, which turned her mother Rose into a ghoul. “Lucy and The Ghoul are — I don’t know if they’re a team — but I think they’re beginning to understand each other and whenever anyone sets out to define the truth, it’s never going to be easy, is it?,” Goggins said. “It’s going to be difficult, but it’s going to be a lot of fun and it’s going to resonate with people. I certainly hope so.”

[winterfieldfrontiers]

Horizon An American Saga cast and characters

Kevin Costner as Hayes Ellison

Sienna Miller as Frances Kittredge

Sam Worthington as First Lt. Trent Gephardt

Giovanni Ribisi as Roland Bailey

Danny Huston as Colonel Houghton

Michael Rooker as Sgt. Major Riordan

Jena Malone as Ellen/Lucy

Michael Angarano as Walter Childs

Abbey Lee as Marigold

Jamie Campbell Bower as Caleb Sykes

Jon Beavers as Junior Sykes

Owen Crow Shoe as Pionsenay

Tatanka Means as Taklishim

Wasé Chief as Liluye

Luke Wilson as Matthew Van Weyden

Ella Hunt as Juliette Chesney

Tom Payne as Hugh Proctor

Will Patton as Owen Kittredge

Isabelle Fuhrman as Diamond Kittredge

Chapters 1  scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on June 28, 2024.