#( int. ) arturo.

[avalior]

@prophetries skydweller

"It's getting harder and harder to stand tall." Still the blood of Minrathous lay thick upon his hands, seeping beneath bone and nail, beaten armour and shielding humour, 'til only dreadful red remained. Though Neve had since returned, still Arturo remember the beaten frame of the Viper, the vicious glare writ plain upon Tarquin's countenance, and the cold disappointment upon Neve's.

I thought I could be faster! I was always going to help Minrathous--

-- We just weren't top of the list.

You've brought nothing but trouble since you came back!

"How did you do it? When you had to make a choice you thought was right, only to find out it wasn't?" Dark eyes cast downward, hands picking nervously at nails, wringing at his fingers. "Sorry, I shouldn't ask that; you're the Inquisitor."

[bleubcrries]

Arturo had never been one for the open water, despite spending nearly every summer of his life on the coast of Yucatan. He'd always been partial to the swamps, where he would climb out onto the thickest mangrove roots he could find, stay as quiet as a mouse, and wait for a crocodile to swim by, or an ocelot to slink up to the bank to drink some water. Out here, though, he felt like he'd shrunk to the size of thimble, and that the sea could swallow him whole whenever it so chose. He supposed he was safer with Rosalie, sure, she seemed so comfortable on the ocean that he half expected her to sprout gills and a tale and join the waves herself. Hell, she might swim back to shore anyway when he tells her what he's dragged her out here for. "Well, when I tell you why, Miss Rosalie, I'm going to have to beg that you just trust me." Arturo takes his hat off, blinking the harsh sun spots out of his eyes as he rests the hat onto the bench beside him. "Four ships, now, have gone missing near these coordinates. Only one survivor has surfaced, but he was so freaked out that he was just muttering nonsense, and the hospital had him admitted into a psychiatric wing. He talked of 40-foot tentacles, and a ship that appeared seemingly from nowhere, so large that it swallowed their fishing boat whole. And, as a woman of science yourself, I was hoping you could help me investigate these waters and... hopefully give this man some peace. I think perhaps he was caught in a bad storm, or maybe witnessed a humpback whale breaching out of the water. It's very unlikely we will come upon a 10-ton monster squid or a mammoth ghost ship."

open to all 30+; your muse contracted out her oceanography services. could go horror, could just be fun ?

Rosalie set the destination in the ship’s computer after manually steering them out of the harbor. Her equipment was safely stored in waterproof containers but she still didn’t have any idea what she was there for. “So mysterious destination is set. Now will you tell me why you hired me?”

[thebadjoe]

BAD JOE'S DRDT CH.2 CRIME SOLVING THEORY PART 2

Hello! I'm the dude who made a ridiculously long theory post about the culprit for chapter 2 by bringing a good amount of points that makes sense, but also makes it hard to believe for most. Just like previously, the post I'm gonna make is gonna touch the big spoilers territory, especially if I end up being right. More importantly though, a good chunk of this post will CONTAIN HEAVY Ch.2 Ep.10 SPOILERS, SO BEWARE!!!

For those who haven't read my theory yet, here it is. Click me!

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK ON THIS LINK AND READ MY FIRST THEORY POST BEFORE READING THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY.

So, a while ago, my theory post was made after watching Episode 9, but not Episode 10 since it wasn't released yet at the time. And then once the stream of that episode came live, it was time to put my theory to the test, to see if there would be any reveal that would make my theory difficult to work.

For the most part, it's still holding strong. There is however something in that video that throws a wrench into my theory. More specifically, it messes up with my motive. Today, I am here to explain in details what I mean by that as well as giving you alternate solutions to that problem. Also, I'll be discussing a few other holes in my theory (that was there before ep.10 existed) as well as giving you a few more reasons why my theory could work.

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Step #1 : The note & the flashback

Yeah... let's start with that.

To remind the readers just in case, my theory is all about Eden being the culprit of this case. And... you can already see where I'm going with this.

Eden was pretty nervous and hesitant with revealing the note­. But she eventually shares the note in a reluctant manner. Turns out... it's actually a pretty incriminating proof for her. But then... why would the note be found in the trash can? Why wouldn't she keep it instead of throwing it away if she was the culprit? Why would she help Whit and Rose to match the pieces of the puzzle being the ripped out note?

It seems so weird, but she claims right before that whoever made this note, they're trying to impersonate her. Makes sense, but she's still a tad suspicious. But then this happens...

We learn that the secret "Your younger sister killed herself, and you're the reason why." actually belongs to Arturo which is later confirmed by Eden herself. And to put icing to this messy cake, we also get the full explanation as to what happened back then which we get to view it as a flashback!

So yeah, with that explanation (flashback), not only do we learn why Eden was scared and hesitant in revealing that secret, we also learn that she became friends with Arei. Which screws up with the motive I had set up for Eden. For those who don't remember, it was supposed to be "She killed because of all the bullying, the overly excessive bullying from Arei was the final straw for her."

Because of that note and flashback, my motive doesn't really work on that theory anymore... or does it?

Nonetheless, there is a much bigger issue regarding Eden being the culprit. Thanks to this note and flashback, it makes Eden look a lot more innocent than usual. The odds of her being the culprit seem so... unlikely at this point, right?

Heck, there's even someone who made a poll asking who they think is the culprit after watching episode 10. Wanna know the % of votes towards Eden being the culprit? 1.6%. I repeat. 1.6%!!!! Like man... a lot of people don't think she is the culprit, moreso thanks to this episode.

Then... does that mean you're giving up on your theory?

Heh, not at all. I have an explanation for all of this. It's gonna sound crazy, but please, hear me out.

What if... this was all part of Eden's plan?

....what?

That's right! You heard me right! This was all part of Eden's elaborate plan and the reason why she would pull such a complicated plan is precisely because she seriously has the intention to win this killing game! Therefore, she pulled this grandiose scheme so that she would look the most innocent individual within this class trial and she pulled it off perfectly (so far).

Don't believe me? Then let me explain a few things. Let's consider this following fact first : the beginning of that flashback, from Eden sharing the secret to Arturo, to Arturo threatening Eden to Arei coming in to save the day and kick his ass, all of that is the truth. Otherwise, Arturo would've called it out if Eden was lying.

Now, let's get into Eden's pov and pretend that she's indeed the culprit. Considering how complex that murder scheme is, that part with her meeting up with Arturo to share the secret was also part of her plan.

She intentionally arranged that meeting to conflict so to create the possibility of Arturo blackmailing her. Add a convincing motive that Arturo commited the crime.

What about Arei coming in to save Eden?

That... it's hard to say. Easier answer would be no and that it was a very convenient timing that she ended up coming in to save Eden. It's also possible that she planned for her to arrive somehow. Probably not with a letter since they were not on good terms yet at the time. It's possible that Eden was keeping an eye to her surroundings to see if someone could hear her and Arturo in that medical room.

I know... it seems kinda weak, but I have a counterargument for this. Let me just finish explaining Eden's plan first.

So after being friends with Arei, she proceeded with the setup for her murder scheme, then knocked Ace unconscious with the turpentine. Then after this, eitheir two things happened : Eden wrote the letter to lure Arei into the playground to knock her out or Eden snuck up on Arei, knocking her unconscious, set up the rest then created a fake letter.

Regardless of which situation it was, she made sure to use a different handwriting than her usual for the note, ripped it and put it in the trash can. Whether it gets found out or not doesn't matter because she can easily claim that it wasn't hers.

Cause if we think about it, why would the culprit incriminate herself by leaving such letter out in the open? They could've hidden it somewhere much safer instead, but no, there was a reason for that. She did this because she knew the class would think that it wouldn't make sense for her to write that note and also be the culprit. So by leaving that proof in the open, she actually looks more innocent rather than suspicious.

And then if you take into consideration that she's super kind and sweet, the fact that she was acting nervous in the trial because she felt "threatened" by Arturo, her deception has paid off and now she looks incredibly innocent thanks to that buildup.

Eden is a lot more deceptive and terrifying than we can imagine if all I said ends up being the truth (for the most part).

What about that weak point of yours?

Right! It does seem like Arei saving Eden was not part of the culprit's plan for the most part, but it worked out really well for her. But did you know that even if Arei didn't save Eden, her plan would still work just fine?

Essentially, all Eden needed was someone to pinpoint as the prime suspect with a very valid motive. She only needed to meet with Arturo, to have him threaten her and the rest works out just fine.

It's just that if it happened that way, Eden would've instead snuck up on Arei, knock her out with the turpentine, murdered her, then fabricate this letter, or at least, something very similar.

It's also because of this that I don't think my original culprit motive is not quite thrown out of the water. Because if her plan actually didn't involve Arei saving her, then Eden wanting to kill to end the bullying would definitly work there. It's just that on top of wanting to end the bullying, she also wants to end this killing game, by winning on her own terms.

Now then, let's discu-

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Step #2 : Holes in my theory? Where?

Bro! I don't approve of your disguise theory! Eden is much smaller compared to Arei, so people would've known!

*sigh*

Yeah, this is an issue, but it's not impossible to explain. Let's start by saying that she couldn't hide her real height with heels simply because Arei only wears shoes.

I also doubt there's any kind of special powers or chemicals or skills that allows someone to be temporarily higher in height than usual and that would be a lame solution to this problem because I would be using hints that was never presented in the story on top of using things that doesn't exist.

So instead, there are 2 likely scenarios that could "probably" explain that issue.

People weren't paying attention enough to Arei during lunchtime because of all the arguing. Arei never spoke (obviously cause someone disguised can't replicate her voice) and no one ever spoke to her as far as we're aware. So it's not improbable to think they haven't really paid that much attention to her.

She was sitting down at the time, so it was harder to tell the height difference. I know what we saw were standing sprites, but we can imagine she must've been sitting down most of the time since they're at a cafeteria, surrounded with tables and chairs.

So yeah, not my strongest counter argument, but hey, it works!

Eden has different eye colors compared to Arei!

For the eyes, easiest solution to that problem is that she wore contact lenses of a color matching Arei's eyes.

But everyone has rather unique eyes, you couldn't replicate it with simply colored contact lenses!

Probably not, but it doesn't really matter. Look at this sprite!

See something interesting? You don't quite see her eyes very well, don't you? The disguised culprit could've easily hide any imperfections of the eyes with this pose.

What about the skin? Eden looks nothing like Arei!

Like I said before, makeup kit. I haven't watched these videos in details on youtube, but it's actually very possible to change a skin tone with foundation. Of course, since she'd have to do it on all her exposed body, it'd take a very considerable amount of time and effort.

Ah! I gotchu now! You just said that applying all this makeup would take a lot of time. There's no way she would have the time and energy to carry out a failed murder, a real murder, set everything up and take a long time to disguise yourself! It's impossible!

No, that's wrong!

Actually, it's very doable for someone like Eden. In fact, it's exactly because of this that she's likely one of the only classmate who could've carried out this whole plan.

I have the proof for you right there!

This goes way back. Prologue Episode 2.

"Sometimes I can work up to a total of 15 hours without breaks!"

I'm sure technicly anyone could do this with the proper motivation and determination, but take into consideration that she's used to doing this. She's done it before.

It's possible that she stayed up all night to carry out the plan, get her disguise ready and accurate for morning/lunchtime and then went to bed afterwards to take a nap before meeting up with Hu for cleaning duties.

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Step #3 : One more thing before I leave!

I know that some of you don't believe it's her despite everything I've thrown at you and that's perfectly fine. It's just a theory after all. I'm also perfectly fine with people coming up with different culprit theories, some more crazy than others and whatnot. I'm all down to uncover all kinds of possibilities we can uncover about this chapter.

However, I think it's also important to remind everyone of certain things that are probably facts to make sure we don't get too much off track.

So I'd like to give you guys a few pointers regarding what I believe would be the rules of a danganronpa murder mystery.

Based on my experience with this series and some of these fangans, I think there's a certain guideline and logic to follow. I personally think that from the beginning of chapter to the end of an investigation of that chapter, it's possible to solve the murder mystery with just that information.

Maybe not in regards to the whydunnit, but definitly for the whodunnit and howdunnit.

Although it's not usually easy to figure that out until you learn more information during the trial. They make it pretty challenging, but also solvable. I'd like to think that this applies to chapter 2 as well.

I think the creator intended it to be solvable with all the information given from the beginning until the end of the investigation of chapter 2.

This is one of the reasons why I seriously think Eden is the culprit in that murder mystery. I can only manage to solve it with Eden as the culprit.

But maybe you guys can with a different culprit. There's probably a perfectly explainable theory that I'm not seeing quite yet that could be plausible.

I'm looking forward to see what's about to happen in episode 11!

If you guys have any questions or anything you'd like to point out that I might be wrong, let me know!

Thank you!

[ufamsetobije]

Det bästa tal som någonsin hållitsPASSIONSVECKANS TRÖST MED JS BACHAtt gå in i passionsveckan i en plågad värld. Låt detta gripande framförande av JS Bachs aria "Have mercy" av Marian Anderson och bilderna från hennes framträdande på Lincoln Memorial 1939 beröra ditt hjärta och hjärtat av denna värld.ALMUT FURCHERTDEN 24 MAR, 20242782Aktie"Erbarme dich, mein Gott" (Förbarma dig, min Gud) från Matteuspassionen1 Till minne av Marian Anderson (1897-1993)Detta är den första av våra Passionsveckans tröst 2024. Om du vill resa med oss och få våra dagliga tröstmeddelanden i din inkorg, se till att du har valt den betalda prenumerationsnivån. Om du behöver ett stipendium för denna resa, eller vill skicka ditt erbjudande på ett annat sätt, vänligen svara på detta e-postmeddelande så kommer jag att kompa dig så fort som möjligt. Du kan också hantera din prenumeration här. Kära medpilgrim,Jag har alltid älskat JS Bachs aria "Erbarme Dich" ur hans Matteuspassion, och jag har hört många gripande tolkningar genom åren, en del när jag själv sjöng i Bachkören på Münchenfilharmonikerna.Men när jag stötte på den här tolkningen av Marian Anderson för nästan åtta decennier sedan brast mitt hjärta. Smärtan av att under ett helt år ha sett den här världen gå djupare och djupare ner i krig och splittring och apokalyptiska nyheter, strömmade ut genom mina tårar. Det blev genast tydligt att jag måste dela detta spöklika stycke med dig. Måste be er att stanna upp och lyssna och låta ert hjärta beröras, så att vi kan förflytta denna plågade värld tillsammans. Måste be er att dela den med en annan själ som kommer att dela den med en annan själ så att vi alla tillsammans kan förenas i en gemensam klagosång som ropar på Gudomlig barmhärtighet för vår plågade värld och våra plågade hjärtan. Så innan vi skalar av de många lagren av berättelsen (viss kontext ges också i själva videon) inbjuder jag dig att ta 8 minuter av din dag idag och fördjupa dig i komplexiteten och skönheten i denna föreställning, i lagren av personlig och nationell historia, och bärandet av smärta och vaktande av hopp som delats genom århundradena. Lyssna med hjärtat, om du kan. Var inte rädd för dina tårar. Vi kommer att torka dem senare. Erbarme dich, mein Gott, um meiner Zähren willen! Schaue hier, Herz und Auge weint vor dir bitterlich. **Förbarma dig, Min Gud, för mina tårars skull; Se hit, hjärta och ögon gråta bittert inför dig .AktieSkalar av lagrenBachs aria "Erbarme Dich" i hans Matteuspassion är förmodligen den mest kända och älskade av ariorna. I repetitiva rörelser lutar sig sångerskan mot sitt värkande hjärta och behovet av gudomlig barmhärtighet, med stöd av några gamla instrument som härmar hjärtats gråt. Med sin passion har JS Bach skapat en storslagen klagosång. Hans musik erbjuder oss en behållare för våra sorger och förför oss till vacker klagosång. Att delta i denna orkestrerade sorgeupplevelse kan vara självlugnande och en strategi för motståndskraft inför tragedier. Den berömda alten Marian Anderson föddes i Philadelphia den 27 februari 1897 och beskrevs av den berömde italienske dirigenten Arturo Toscanini som en röst som dyker upp "en gång på hundra år". Den 9 april 1939 uppträdde Marian Anderson framför Lincoln Memorial eftersom hon nekades tillträde till Constitutional Hall av Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) på grund av sin ras. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt var medlem i DAR. Upprörd över deras beslut avgick hon som bekant från organisationen. Denna uppmärksammade kontrovers ledde till en inbjudan, sponsrad av hundratals av Washingtons elit, att sjunga på trappan till Lincoln Memorial.En folkmassa på mer än 75 000 människor kom ut för att höra och stödja henne, som sändes live till miljontals fler.21939 was a year of turning and foreboding around the world. It was the year when Europe fell into the most ugly and unforgiving war of the last century. It was still the height of the brutal Jim Crow South and the Great Migration of black people away from the oppression in the South on the American continent.Denna passionshistoria är historien om rasdiskriminering som nekade en skicklig musiker hennes scen, förlöst av det heroiska motståndet från ledare och en tyst publik på 75 000 människor i hjärtat av nationen.Jeffrey Stevers, som skapade denna kusliga version av konsertbilderna från 1939 tillsammans med inspelningen av Bachs aria från 1946, "satte både artisten och frågan om rasdiskriminering i det nationella rampljuset."Marian Anderson var den första afroamerikanska sångerskan att uppträda i Vita huset och den första afroamerikanen att sjunga med New Yorks Metropolitan Opera.Hon sjöng vid invigningarna av Dwight D. Eisenhower och John F. Kennedy. År 1957 reste hon runt i Indien och Fjärran Östern som goodwillambassadör genom USA:s utrikesdepartement.Anderson har fått många utmärkelser och utmärkelser och tilldelades Presidential Medal of Freedom 1963, Congressional Gold Medal 1977, Kennedy Center Honors 1978, National Medal of Arts 1986 och en Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 1991. Prenumerera på Passionsveckans tröstKlagan och modJag har alltid trott att om vi ändrar ett hjärta kommer vi att förändra vår värld. Och att börja med mitt eget hjärta är det svåraste stället att börja på.Världen förändrades inte omedelbart efter denna otroliga konsert 1939 som berörde USA och världen, inte heller inspelningen av Bachs aria 1946. Och ändå har modet fått fäste och förändring har förts till mångas hjärtan.Och så var det modet hos First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Hon var medlem i DAR. Upprörd över deras beslut att neka Anderson tillträde till konserthuset på grund av hennes ras, avgick hon som bekant från organisationen.Att förändra ett hjärta, kära människor, är fortfarande det som förändrar världen. Genom att förändra hjärtat hos den person som säger "nu får det vara nog", jag står inte ut med det längre, jag måste hålla fast vid det som är humant och det som är sant.Passionshistorien är inte en berättelse om makt och makt. Den lär inte ut storhet utan ödmjukhet. Den ställer inte ras mot ras, religion mot religion eller höger mot vänster.Korsets väg leder oss till att luta oss mot barmhärtighet, inte makt."Förbarma dig, min Gud, för mina tårars skull; Se hit, hjärta och ögon gråta bittert inför dig."En välsignelse för din passionsresaWorried, sorrowful, hopeful, let us now come as we are and walk together holding our sorrows and the sorrows of this world towards the glimmering Easter light of renewed life. And may Divine mercy walk among us.With love, AlmutPS: Leave a heart or a phrase, a word, or a line which resonated with you in the comments section so we know you have been here. 🙏Leave a commentFor the subscribers of our Passion JourneyKära medpilgrimer, tack för att ni är här, för att ni upprätthåller denna resa och för att ni litar på mig under denna Stilla vecka. Morgondagens inlägg kommer att samla oss för vår pilgrimsfärd i en mer intim miljö av betalda prenumeranter (så här uppgraderar du) eftersom vi kommer att låta vårt hjärta följa veckans rörelse och Bachs passionsoratorium. Allt du behöver ta med dig är ett fönster av ostörd tid under hela dagen (20 minuter rekommenderas) och ett öppet hjärta. En del reserverar också en längre tid på påskafton som en privat retreat för att läsa eller läsa om var och en av våra dagliga tröster.Om du är en betald prenumerant men inte vill få dagliga e-postmeddelanden från passionsveckan kan du stänga av dem här.Om du är i behov av ett stipendium för att delta eller vill skicka ditt erbjudande på ett annat sätt, vänligen svara på detta e-postmeddelande så kommer jag att kompa dig så fort som möjligt.Prenumerera på Passionsveckans tröstOm AlmutAlmut FurchertPsych. är en tysk-amerikansk forskare och praktiker, en psykolog som blev filosof och blev författare, resenär, fotograf, retreatledare och mamma till ett förskolebarn. Hon har undervisat och publicerat om författare som Kierkegaard, Buber, Frankl, Yalom, Edith Stein och Hildegard av Bingen. Almut är också benediktinoblat och bor med sin familj i en liten universitetsstad i övre mellanvästern.1BWV 244 av Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Marian Anderson, alt Joseph Fuchs, soloviolin RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra Robert Shaw, dirigent Inspelad juni 1946

[revived-moments]

"Ahh, good, you're back from your morning walk, did any of your memories return...any of your husband?"

Arturo would walk up to fera

(( @interstellar-butler-jojoocblog ))

They didn't look at him, dead gaze set boring into the floor. They opened their mouth to speak, hand pressing against their throat as they croaked out a few words.

"A...name.. Marcus."

Their brow furrowed lightly as the name rolled off their tongue. It was both familiar and foreign.

@interstellar-butler-jojoocblog

[narilily]

"That you do, and the amazing thing is… I let it happen," she laughed, unable to help the sound. "Must mean that I love you a little bit." Which was a given. Arturo was one of her very favorite people in the entire town, after all. "I have faith in you. I'm so sure that you can own an ornamental pepper plant and not put the little fruits in your mouth… consider it a challenge." Although if her phone went off int he middle of the night and she saw 'Arturo' pop up on the screen, she would know what it was about. "I think so, too! You could get some little gourds to go next to it?"

"Well, yeah. You know I live to get you in trouble." They grinned over at their mentor, both of them knowing full well Arturo respected Nari far too much to do such a thing. "Well, I'm basically an overgrown child, so maybe I should be wary." He shook his head. "I think it's something more unique, and technically practical. It would be cute in my little window."

[toppedfor]

love was weird, wasn’t it? it made you do things you never thought you’d do. like propose. artie wasn’t ever going to be tied down. not when he had so many girls to fuck, to be around. eddie’s been his number one for awhile. he desperately needed to get down on one knee and confess that he’d like her to be his number one for the foreseeable future. he still doesn’t know much about her past, but whatever her present is? he wants it. “can’t believe you said yes,” he breathes, nose pressing against hers. and he didn’t even make it a big scene. just a romantic vacation away (like they always would) and a ring hidden under a pillow. he pulls her in, kisses her softly and then pushes her back down onto the bed. “eddie melvin. it’s got a good ring to it...” he mutters, moving down to hover over her and pull her lips into a heated kiss. @lovepvtion​.

[totallytrucked]

list of sa vids (mostly boots, a few bts vids)

saw this done by @lady-ivie-iv and i didn't want to clog up her post with additions so I made my own

(contains a lot of the same videos, i just added some cast members + more int. productions)

Lincoln Center concert

OBC: Jonathan Groff (Melchior), L*a M*chele (Wendla), John Gallagher Jr (Moritz), Lauren Pritchard (Ilse), Jonathan B. Wright (Hanschen), Lilli Cooper (Martha), Gideon Glick (Ernst), Remy Zaken (Thea), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto), Skylar Austin (Georg), Christine Estabrook (Adult Women), Steven Spinella (Adult Men)

Backstage at Spring Awakening with Jonathan Groff

OBC kinda: Jonathan Groff (Melchior), L*a M*chele (Wendla), John Gallagher Jr (Moritz), Phoebe Strole (u/s Ilse), Jonathan B. Wright (Hanschen), Lilli Cooper (Martha), Gideon Glick (Ernst), Remy Zaken (Thea), Krysta Rodriguez (u/s Anna), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto), Skylar Astin (Georg), Frances Mercati-Anthony (u/s Adult Women), Steven Spinella (Adult Men)

Jonathan Groff and L*a M*chele's last performance: Jonathan Groff (Melchior), L*a M*chele (Wendla), John Gallagher Jr (Moritz), Emma Hunton (Ilse), Matt Doyle (u/s Hanschen), Lilli Cooper (Martha), Blake Daniel (Ernst), Remy Zaken (Thea), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto), Skylar Austin (Georg), Christine Estabrook (Adult Women), Glenn Fleshler (Adult Men)

7 Aug 2008: Matt Doyle (u/s Melchior), Alexandra Socha (Wendla), Gerard Canonico (Moritz), Emma Hunton (Ilse), Jesse Swenson (u/s Hanschen), Amanda Castanos (Martha), Morgan Karr (u/s Ernst), Caitlin Kinnunen (Thea), Emily Kinney (Anna), Gabe Violett (Otto), Andrew Durand (Georg)

Broadway probably 2008: Matt Doyle (u/s Melchior), Alexandra Socha (Wendla), Blake Bashoff (u/s Moritz), Emma Hunton (Ilse), Jesse Swenson (u/s Hanschen), Lilli Cooper (Martha), Blake Daniel (Ernst), Remy Zaken (Thea), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto), Skylar Astin (Georg) Glenn Flesher (Adult Men), most likely Christine Estabrook (Adult Women)

Broadway Tony Performance

Weird censored performance on good morning America

Spring awakening cast does grease (iconic)

Broadway press reel

First national tour: Kyle Riabko (Melchior), Christy Altomare (Wendla), Blake Bashoff (Moritz), Steffi D (Ilse), Andy Mientus (Hanschen), Sarah Hunt (Martha), Ben Moss (Ernst), Kimiko Glenn (Thea), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto), Matt Shingledecker (Georg), Angela Reed (Adult Women), Henry Stram (Adult Men)

29 Nov 2011 1nt: Jake Epstein (Melchior), Christy Altomare (Wendla), Blake Bashoff (Moritz), Steffi D (Ilse), Andy Mientus (Hanschen), Sarah Hunt (Martha), Ben Fankhauser (Ernst), Kimiko Glenn (Thea), Gabrielle Garza (Anna), Anthony Lee Medina (Otto), Matt Shingledecker (Georg), Angela Reed (Adult Women), Henry Stram (Adult Men)

Totally Trucked 1nt bts vids

2nd National tour (audio playlist, video playlist): Christopher Wood (Melchior), Elizabeth Judd (Wendla), Coby Getzug (Moritz), Courtney Markowitz (Ilse), Devon Stone (Hanschen), Aliya Bowles (Martha), Daniel Plimpton (Ernst), Emily Mest (Thea), Rachel Geisler (Anna), George Salazar (Otto), Jim Hogan (Georg), Sarah Kleeman (Adult Women), Mark Poppleton (Adult Men)

Class of 1891 bts vids (2nt)

London playlist: Aneurin Barnard (Melchior), Charlotte Wakefield (Wendla), Iwan Rheon (Moritz), Lucy May Barker (Ilse), Jamie Blackley (Hanschen), Hayley Gallivan (Martha), Harry McEntire (Ernst), Evelyn Hoskins (Thea), Natasha Barnes (Anna), Edd Judge (Otto), Jos Slovick (Georg), Sian Thomas (Adult Women), Richard Cordery (Adult Men)

Deaf West (act 1) Spring Awakening (act 2): Austin McKenzie (Melchior), Sandra Mae Frank/Katie Boeck (Wendla/voice of Wendla), Daniel Durant/Alex Boniello (Moritz/voice of Moritz), Krysta Rodriguez (Ilse), Andy Mientus (Hanschen), Treshelle Edmond/Kathryn Gallagher (Martha/voice of Martha), Josh Castille/Daniel David Stewart (Ernst/voice of Ernst), Amelia Hensley (Thea), Lauren Luiz (Voice of Thea/Melitta), Ali Stroker (Anna), Miles Barbee/Sean Grandillo (Otto/voice of Otto), Alex Wyse (Georg), Camryn Manheim and Marlee Marlin (Adult Women), Russel Harvard and Patrick Page (Adult Men)

LA dwsa woybr: Joey Haro (Hanschen), Josh Castille/Daniel David Stewart (Ernst/voice of Ernst)

Dwsa Tony performance

Dwsa on Seth Meyers

amateur/regional productions:

Spring awakening at Syracuse Summer Theatre: Chip Weber (Melchior), Maya Dwyer (Wendla), Tim Willard (Moritz), Madeline Shuron (Ilse), Liam Collins (Hanschen), Chelsea Colton (Martha), Doug Schneider (Ernst), Taylorann Flurschutz (Thea), Taylor Peck (Anna), Chris Wagner (Otto), Emmett Wickersham (Georg), Michaela Oney (Adult Women), Tallon Larham (Adult Men)

Bitch of living from Ann Arbor Concert: Ben Walker (Melchior), Rohit Gopal (Moritz), Matthew Kemp (Hanschen), Cameron Sirian (Ernst), Grant Rossini (Otto), Griffin Binnicker (Georg), John Siebert (Adult Men)

Some non-english language productions:

Mexico playlist ( Despertando en Primavera): Mauricio Romero (Melchior), Melissa Barrera (Wendla), Pepe Navarrete (Moritz), Roxana Puente (Ilse), Iker Madrid (Hanschen), Ivonne Garza (Martha), Arturo Valdemar (Ernst), Melissa Ortiz (Thea), Estibalitz Ruiz (Anna), Pablo Rodriguez (Otto), Diego Medel (Georg), Fernanda Borches (Adult Women), Cristobal Garcia-Naranjo (Adult Men)

Brasil cast recording (O Despertar da Primavera): Pierre Baitelli (Melchoir), Malu Rodrigues (Wendla), Rodrigo Palfando (Moritz), Leticia Colin (Ilse), Thiago Amaral (Hanschen), Laura Lobo (Martha), Felipe de Carolis (Ernst), Julia Bernat (Thea), Estrela Blanco (Anna), Bruno Sigrist (Otto), Andre Loddi (Georg), Debora Olivieri (Adult Women), Carlos Gregorio (Adult Men)

Some Spring Awakening Vienna videos: Rasmus Borkowski (Melchior), Hanna Kastner (Wendla), Wolfgang Turks (Moritz), Jennifer Kothe (Ilse), Johannes Huth (Hanschen), Sonja Dengler (Martha), Matthias Bollwerk (Ernst), Jeannine Wacker (Thea), Jana Nagy (Anna), Marlon Wehmeier (Otto), Dominik Hees (Georg), Julia Stemberger (Adult Women), Adult Men unknown

Argentina proshot (Despertando en Primavera): Fernando Dente (Melchior), Florencia Otero (Wendla), Federico Salles (Moritz), Mariana Jaccazio (Ilse), Eliseo Barrionuevo (Hanschen), Belén Pasqualini (Martha), Leandro Bassano (Ernst), Julieta Nair Calvo (Thea), Mivaela Pierani Méndez (Anna), Cristian Centurión (Otto), Julián Rubino (Georg), Irene Almus (Adult Women), Tony Lestingi (Adult Men)

SA Japan trailer (there are other vids on yt)

SA Korea Totally Fucked (South Korea)

gosh this is long as hell omg... Once again thank you to @lady-ivie-iv for the idea and great list!

[refcrmist]

anika !!

arturo !!

[neeterloveschenford]

Thoughts on RNM 2x13

Howdy partners! Well here we are at the end of the season. Even though I didn’t have to work today and was able to watch last night, I needed time to process what happened. I also was very interested in all the diverging opinions last night and today over everything that happened with Malex. I am still smiling when I think about all that went down. (And I know I keep harping on this, but I am NOT a positive person outside of this show. Every time I talk about how hopeful I am to my two friends at work who are are fandom junkies, they are like Damn Dawnita, when’d you get so positive! But I digress.) All in all I was very pleased with this episode. And it sure as heck was loads better than last year’s finale. So without further ado, let’s dive in shall we!

Things I Liked:

 -Badass science goddess Liz saving the day! She’s amazing. I love her. And Isobel also being a badass containing the fire! That’s my girls!

 -Glad Charlie was rescued! At least Helena did something right.

 - Gregory Manes is bestest brother to ever brother and I would take a bullet for him. And even thought I really love Trevor St John and thought Jesse was a very compelling villain, I am glad Jesse’s dead. It was time for him to go. He was getting too comic book villain. 

 - Even though I have some issues with Max, I am glad he’s ok. I did not want to revisit the save Max at all costs storyline. 

 - Liz getting recognition for her brilliance is nice, But we know Diego shady, so.......

 - “Witch serum” made me snort. Also, Maria knows what’s what. I still maintain she’s feeling Michael’s leftover emotions from Alex’s kidnapping now that she’s not wearing the bracelet.

 - Well, it took several episodes, but Max finally was supportive of Isobel without making it all about himself. She is pretty amazing and it’s about time he told her.

 - Isobel acts all hard and tough, but she wants to find real love so badly!

 - They FINALLY faced their trauma from the tool shed! Michael handing Alex that hammer was so symbolic. Alex angry screams. God baby I wanna give you all the hugs!

 - Of course there was a dead body! Poor Tripp!

 - I am totally loving the brotp of Max and Cam. She gets so much joy dragging him. They make me laugh every time they are together.

 - I think the M!luca I love you’s were handled well. I’m not upset that she got an I love you before Alex. I mean haven’t we gotten these epic declarations from Malex over the last two seasons? I’ll take and I never look away, not really over a simple I love you any day of the week. And what’s so wrong with them actually loving each other? Maria KNOWS she’s not Michael’s cosmic love. She realizes that, yes, Michael would have risked his life to save her. But I think he would have gone to the others first and not just dropped everything to save her. And it’s not a bad thing to love someone but know that in the long run they are not the one you’re supposed to spend your life with. I have an ex-boyfriend that I still think is one of the finest people I’ve ever met and I love him dearly. But we just weren’t meant for the long haul. I think this is what Michael and Maria will be to each other.  (Ok, enough of that.)

 - Tripp and Nora (sigh!) I just love their romance. The fact that Tripp used the word cosmic just melted my heart. And the Malex look when Alex read that. I just died a little. Such a beautiful parallel. 

- Drunk acting Jenna is perfection. And she’s right! Women should tell other women when they’re beautiful!

 - So what’s wrong with Max’s heart? I want to see that x-ray Kyle. 

 - I like that Isobel ships Tripp and Nora. Same girl. Tell me more boys.

 -”Can we all cowboy up and focus please?” I love it when Isobel sasses. She’s the best. And can we have more bro moments between Max and Michael please? It’s some of the few times Max doesn’t get on my nerves.

 -How many times are the Manes/Truman couples going to break my heart? Tripp had to leave her. (SOB) He doesn’t a family without her! 

 -I really want to know about the date June 14, 1997. Why will they be safer 50 years from then? 

 -Loved the Jenna/Charlie reunion. Glad Charlie decided to stick around. 

 - This Echo fight has been too long coming. They have held things back from each other every single time they had any kind of conflict. It was bound to boil over. And they are both right. Liz was taking things too far. Max makes decisions without consulting anyone else. They both needed to be called out on their behaviors.

 - I adore the sisters Ortecho. I would watch a whole show just about Liz and Rosa. (With plenty of Arturo moments.)

 - Finally some Kylex! It was flawless. It gave us hope for Flint’s redemption and acknowledged how Alex has forgiven Kyle. In Alex’s mind, if Kyle can change, then anyone can. Give me more of them in season 3 please and thank you.

- Alex’s song! It just gutted me. Tyler is so incredibly talented. And the look on Michael’s face when he realized it was Alex singing. Then when Alex saw Michael. These two goobers! Ugh! (Ok I’m going to delve into more of this at the end.  I have a lot to say.)

 - Rosa telling Helena loves her but she needs to leave them alone was beautiful. This is Rosa growing up. She’s not the angry teenager anymore.

 - “We are sick of being pissed at you for being obnoxiously yourself.” Same Michael, same.

 - I’m not sure if I like or don’t like Max 1.0. Although I will be obnoxiously saying Howdy partner from now on. And I want to know about him being the stowaway. (Hey, we got an answer to something!)

Things I Didn’t Like:

 - Gotta say I didn’t enjoy Crash Con. Glad it was over and done with quick.

 - So did anyone wonder what was actually wrong with Maria at the hospital? Michael said she had surgery, but for what? I’m assuming it was for internal bleeding, but most people don’t just spontaneously start bleeding internally. 

 - Of course Jesse gets to die a hero. But who covered it up? Was it Alex? Is there someone else involved int PS that we don’t know about yet?

 - Diego, you are just shady and I don’t like you. I was rooting for you too. Shame.

- Is it bad that I really don’t care about Steph? It is? Guess I’m resigned to just being bad. Cause I just don’t care. Congratulations you didn’t die. 

 - Max! You couldn’t have just taken everything, or called Liz or even Alex? Wrong move dude. Seriously dude.

 - That’s the building you blew up? I am not impressed. That was a waste of f/x.

 - No romantic gesture from Max to try to get Liz to stay. Just goes to show how off the deep end Max really is at this point. 

 - The stowaway’s beard upsets me. 

Malex:

 Ok here’s where I’m going to dive into the deep end of my Malex feels. First of all, I did not take Alex performing as his big love declaration. He didn’t tell most people that he was going to sing. Even Kyle didn’t know. He had no idea that Michael was going to walk in at that moment. And since it’s been at least a week, maybe more, since Crash Con, I think Alex and Forrest were already seeing each other casually. Obviously, since Forrest at least knew he was singing, they have had some kind of contact. And Michael’s reaction was probably the most Michael thing he’s done all season. Michael sacrifices himself for other people’s happiness. When he looked over and saw the besotted look on Forrest’s face, he knew that Forrest could give Alex something in that moment that Michael couldn’t. Stability. Michael is just now realizing that he can’t blame all of their problems on Alex walking away or the despicable acts of the Manes family. He knows that if he’s going to good for the one person in this world that he wants to be good for, then he’s going to have to work to get there. He can’t hide in his relationship with Maria anymore. He has no choice but to face his problems head on and change for the better. I’ve seen so many people upset that they didn’t have a conversation after the song, but did they need to? They have hashed this out over and over again almost every episode this season. Despite talking in past tense, they know how much they love each other. Michael built a bomb that would kill himself and every alien on the planet just to save Alex. Alex wrote and performed a freaking love song about Michael. Michael knows that he has to deal with his traumas before he can be with Alex. But for the first time in forever he’s confident that they will find their way back to each other. And he would be a complete hypocrite if he asked Alex to wait for him and not get involved with Forrest. Michael wasn’t exactly celibate during the lost years. Also, I don’t think we’re going to get the big love triangle that we got this season. I don’t think Forrest and Alex are going to be a super heavy romance. As far as we know Forrest isn’t looking to lose himself in a relationship like Michael and frankly Maria were. So I’m not worried about them at all. And with a big time jump to deal with Covid-19, they can even have the relationship end organically. Alex could get deployed somewhere and they realize that they are better off as friend. Then Alex can come back and Michael will have worked on being a better person and they can start over again. And it will be glorious, because once those two work it out, that’s it. They are going straight into domestic bliss. They might even start a little dad band!

So that’s all I’ve got for now. I have many more thoughts, but this is probably the longest review yet, so I will be back with more theories and such at a later date. I am planning on a little project for the lengthy hiatus where I write my thoughts on each individual character. Some will be short because they are minor characters without much backstory. Some will be huge and no one will finish it because Dawnita says way too much about certain things! But until then, I hope you all stay safe and healthy. Till later my lovlies!

[avalior]

@iniziare | solas stand my ground

"If I don't make it, someone else will stand my ground." Neve, as like to be as aught, cool-headed and calm to cleave the grief of a friend fallen ( or acquaintance yet still, each Dragon still so new to the company of the other ) from the need for action, for a plan anew and steps still taken.

They call me the Dread Wolf. What will they call you when this is all over? A madman, a fool, a meddler -- each seemed as like as the last, but Arturo cared little for the mantle and littler still for societal thought. Solas had sought to endanger all life for the sake of his grandstanding; to stop him the only sane action to take.

"I'm afraid you won't win, Solas," came the easy claim, a ready smile rising to the dragon's lips -- all for show, in truth, spoke that kernel of doubt, that too-loud and quibbling fear that a mortal could not truly best the immortal. And yet still, the Veilguard will try.

"If I were you, I'd take up a new hobby. I hear knitting's markedly less genocidal this time of year."

[angrycowboy]

Okay, time for coffee and rewatch!

I did a rewatch last night after watching it live and flailed at @haloud​, because this episode was everything I wanted for the premiere and getting the show back. It made me hurt and it made me happy and it made me excited for all the things to come.

After I’m done with this, it’s off to find a decent download and start giffing!

- I love the little Echo flashback. I mean, I think it’s interesting to include Max mentioning the Alighting and the whole “savior” thing. Though, I wonder if it’s going to come into play more than just the mentions in this episode that allowed Liz to connect the dots about Max. But I am heart eyes at this cute Echo moment.

- Liz’s “you smell like rain” comment is also interesting. I am just gonna sit here and think about Maria’s comment about Michael smelling like a river now and what is up with these aliens.

-Jeez, Liz and Rosa. Oh my god, Rosa. And Liz, with tears on her face, needing to switch into crisis mode. 

- Graffitti! Omg Rosa’s artwork. “We don’t believe in humans” Omg I love it.

-This is an Arturo Ortecho appreciation blog. He’s adorable being so proud of Liz. I just smile at this scene so hard. It’s perfect.

- “I reject good-bye” I love Maria DeLuca, y’all. 

- So in my happy place headcanon, Michael did just get some sort of flash about Max’s death, left the Pony, and basically has been avoiding Maria ever since. Simplest explanation and I can live with it. 

- BUT as always, my biggest gripe with the show, it’s been two weeks and no one has talked to one another. Though I kinda understand Liz avoiding everyone while she’s trying to deal with Rosa. 

-”Came to vent about Michael Guerin ghosting me” Yeah, I mean, I’m glad that the show established this right off the bat. Especially after this fucking hellatus this fandom decided to go through in regards to Miluca. I’m actually happy about this. But see ya’ll? Fucking overreaction central.

- “And now just one more Roswell good time before I hit the road.” The delivery on this, and the look on Liz’s face. Fuck, Jeanine just nailed every scene in this episode.

- Michael Guerin, Resident PigPen and Disaster Bi, stumbling int the church and shoving his way into a filled pew. Oh, Michael, you are a mess and I love you so much.

- Oh, Isobel. Also, I love the overacting in the beginning when Isobel is trying to talk about Noah vs how she changes when she starts speaking about Max instead. I love that use of Noah’s funeral to publicly mourn Max. It’s so good. 

- Fuck, this flashback to the cave. To Isobel seeing Max dead. OUCH.

- Oh my god, the staple of every funeral and wake - people bringing way too much food and it’s all the same fucking thing. ISOBEL GIRL, I FEEL YOU.

- “Mrs. Evans! That’s a phenomenal cape.” Listen y’all, have I mentioned how much I love this sad disaster alien cowboy? Cuz I do. A lot. He is a MESS.

- I really love this shot of Alex watching Michael at the wake. Just that little bit of concern - it’s so Alex and I love him so much. And I operate under the “if Alex knows, Kyle knows” and vice versa, which means that Alex isn’t watching Michael like this because he knows Michael is spiraling because of Caulfield and Max, he thinks Michael is only spiraling because of Caulfield. 

- Kyle being all practical and realistic about dealing with Jesse, and Alex is just like YOLO LET HIM DIE. Like I kinda love how Alex just kinda doesn’t want to deal with Jesse.

- “I’m not a murderer.” “No, you’re not. But he is.” Also, are we gonna talk about Alex’s little eyebrow raise and the look in his eyes, and how he’s still possibily talking about himself? Cuz, oh my god. I have feelings. Alex Manes, you stubborn bastard, I love you so much. (cc: @ober-affen-geil)

- “Seemed like a kiss at least worthy of a text back.” Oh Maria, my darling. You keep holding onto the hope you have for him, because girl, you are gonna need it with this massive spiral of his. 

- “Regulars shouldn’t drink alone when they’re grieving.” Oof. The fact that Maria thinks Michael is acting like this because of Noah is dead kinda yikes, and really just makes me desperately want her in on everything else that is going on, because it just makes it so obvious how little she knows. But I also like that line because he comforted her in 1x07, no questions asked, and in a way she’s doing the same back for him. She’s telling him she’s there if he needs someone.

- SHERIFF VALENTI WITH HER HAIR DOWN. I LOVE IT.

- Also her and Ann. “Graffiti is an early indicator of gang violence.” Ann Evans is the epitome of suburban white mom. I love Michelle Valenti just nodding along, like yeah, I’ll get right on that and not looking into this suspicious shit surrounding your son and your son-in-law.

- Lol @ this little public display of anger between Liz and Isobel.

- Oh shit, the fact that Liz hasn’t told Rosa about the cover-up is interesting, because that means that’s definitely coming. And oh my god, I cannot wait. 

- ALSO I CANNOT BELIEVE WE WERE ROBBED OF THIS HUG.

- “a glowing ooze filled egg coffin from outer space” Listen, if that’s not the most accurate outsider description of the pods ever. (Also creepy Noah scenes are creepy.)

- Liz talking about burying Max, y’all that shit HURTS. Like, obviously we know that isn’t gonna happen but the fact that Liz and Rosa are sitting talking about it as a finite ending in that moment is just... OUCH.

- “...where’s my hole t-shirt?” um... as of 1x04 it was in the backpack that Fredrico returned! What’cha doing with it, Liz?

- God, Liz and Rosa is just so perfect. “I never thought we’d get to have this stupid fight again.” I LOVE THEM SO MUCH.

- Isobel, darling. What are those pajamas. They’re wild.

- “I meant to call - I heard you and Evans broke up” So that does establish that Kyle was too preoccupied dealing with Jesse, and Liz has been singularly focused on Rosa that they haven’t talked in the two weeks. Cool cool cool.

- “Lemme guess? Alien thing?” Kyle is so tired of this shit.

- Omg Maria beating people at pool. I love it. I love her. More of that please! Also this outfit she wears is super cute. FIGHT ME.

- Mimi and more alien movie references!

- “It’s been ten years since [Rosa] died.” “Not always.” I love love love the roundabout ways Mimi is telling the truth about the things she knows. When you don’t have all the facts, of course it would sound like she’s not making sense, and of course it would appear to present as dementia. But what does she know that she’s even talking in this kinda code at all? And why? And what’s up with the wandering?

- This scene with Kyle and Rosa is fabulous. “Ten years and my half-brother is still pining for my sister. Cool cool cool.”

- Hahaha “What’s your drug of choice?” “Why quarterback, you wanna party?” I LOVE THIS ENTIRE SCENE SO MUCH IT’S HILARIOUS AND FANTASTIC.

- Upon rewatching, it’s much more obvious about the hows and whys of Kyle not knowing Max was dead. Because I missed all of that the first time around, and thought it came out of left field, but it really actually doesn’t.

- Rosa is clearly like, “when the hell did Kyle fucking Valenti get so smart?”

- this continued implication that Alex shows up at the Airstream and just basically invites himself in will never not completely fuck me up about them

- A FUCKING GUITAR LIKE HOW DARE THIS SHOW

- Okay first off, where the fuck is Alex? Is this his new house? Why does Michael know where to find him? Is this Jesse’s house and Alex is housesitting while he’s in a coma? It’s also the same place as this shot Carina posted over the summer that we all died over. Can’t wait to maybe get an definite answer to that (and also, what happened to the cabin). Just the fact that Michael knows exactly where to find Alex when all through S1 Alex always came to the Airstream is again, more shit about them that just fucks me up.

- Michael mentioning Alex had said he was getting out of the Air Force to make music... um, question. Where? When? I am going to handwave this because I can handle it may have gotten cut, and Alex did talk about fighting his own battles and not his fathers in 1x13. And I can see them having talked a bit about it during their junkyard talk in 1x10 too.

- “came back the next morning after clearer heads had prevailed - wanted to show you something.” Okay, Alex, honey, We need to talk about this. Michael just saw and felt his mother die, giving him a folder with that information, with that photo, is not how you should be going about this. I get it - Alex operates on having as much information as possible. If it exists, he wants it to make the informed decision. But that’s not Michael. And Alex pushes just a bit too hard, and Michael snaps. And I love this scene because Michael says things that needed to be said between them. Michael needed to say them, and Alex needed to hear them.

-ugh that photo... but if there’s prop consistency, then it’s interesting that it took a year after the crash for Michael’s mom to end up a prisoner at Caulfield. It really makes me excited for the flashbacks, because if she wasn’t caught in the initial melee after the crash, how did it happen?

- Alex’s little “hey” when MIchael pushes the folder back into him. Just. Fuck me up, okay? I’ll be here, in the middle of the floor, sobbing. It’s just, it makes it so obvious they’re no where near being on the same page. And Alex’s asking if he left, and if Michael would come with him - it really reads like a hail mary attempt on his part. Because he’s still thinking in that moment, that Michael will say yes, like Michael always says yes. Alex doesn’t really know what it’s like for Michael to say “no” to him.

- “I wanna be good for somebody.” (and with the fucking Malex theme playing over them what the fuuuuuuuck) 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

- Hahaha Isobel using the good crystal to practice - THAT’S MY GIRL

- Handprint talk! Also lol @ Liz mentioning the handprint Max gave her in 1x13 during sexytimes and Kyle, not knowing what she’s talking about immediately just assuming she’s talking about the one from the pilot. Though it’s interesting that neither Liz nor Michael had residual physical handprints show up, but we know Liz was able to still feel Max die in 1x13

- “exorcising demons” Yoooo, I am here for this Isobel. She is determined, and she wants her life back and she is going to take it by force if necessary. Also, that’s a fantastic use for that good crystal.

- But it also breaks my heart a bit because she clearly is in this huge denial about Max. She really believes that she can bring him back if she tries hard enough, if she focuses and learns. And the way Michael is just... so resigned to this whole thing. His hope is just... gone.

- “Max’s heart was weakened before he decided to lasso lightning” Michael really does get some great lines. But omg he’s so angry, and he’s so determined to get Isobel to see reason.

- Ahhh Liz and Rosa. Also, Liz in the bathroom. Breaking down because she’s got that moment to herself to finally break. That scene in the shower. It always just fucks me up. It’s fucked me up since the first time I saw it at NYCC, and it still fucks me up now.

- These nightmares are creepy as fuck. 

- ‘Don’t treat me like the little sister.” OH SNAP, LIZ ORTECHO.

- I adore messy flirty disaster Michael. And smiling through a punch? Oh, Michael.

- The way Liz’s mind works, just bouncing and making those connections and conclusions and realizing how there might still be hope for Max. Woo boy, I need to take some time to process that (and don’t get me started on Michael’s loss of hope).

- “So she wants to use Noah’s heart? He’s the actual devil.” TOO RIGHT YOU ARE, ALEX.

- Also, this is @el-gilliath‘s fault but Alex brings up that when cremated, the aliens give off toxic fumes - so what does that mean for Caulfield? All those aliens would have been burned alive someone somewhere would have noticed then, right?

 - Alex is so soft looking in this scene. 

- Which is hilarious cuz the next scene is him throwing the morgue doctor agains the wall.

- “I thought he was you.” Oh boy. Let’s not even begin to unpack that.

- Aaaaah this scene. Okay first off, fuck Flint. I hate him. “There’s a chain of command in this family.” Oooooh boy, so we’re gonna see that this season, right? Cuz I am so curious about the other two brothers and their involvement as well.

- “there’s a sealed incinerator at area 51, can’t exactly storm the place” I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU, ALEX. But it’s nice to see confirmation that Liz knows that Alex knows about everything too. Woo hoo, communication!

- “Flint was the Manes in my grade. He was always such a dick.” YESSSSSSSS.

- Michael’s speech about hope. Shit. He is just. “Hope screws people up. Hoping that your family will come and save you from the system. Hoping that anyone can be saved at all.” And poor Maria, she doesn’t know anything. Did she know about how Michael grew up? Because even Alex only knew he was living out of his truck as a rumor, and didn’t know the full extent until the junkyard talk in 1x10. So maybe Michael did have that hope for a moment in 1x13, that he went to the Pony thinking things could be different. But then Max died, and it reminded him that hoping just means more of the same shit.

- Also, Maria. Honey. Taking Michael’s keys doesn’t really mean anything. He’s a mechanic and a telekinetic alien.

- “Need help moving a body.” “If I had a dollar for every time I heard that.” LOL!

- No Kyle, your life is never going to be normal again. Nope.

- “The last thing Isobel needs is to get her hopes up.” Lots and lots of talk of hope this episode.

- “I always thought it was synthetic but if it’s organic” YOU MEAN LIKE HOW LIZ HYPOTHESIZED IN 1x08? Cool cool cool. I also love how their brains work, speaking of that callback. Liz is a biomedical engineer, this is her jam. Michael seems to lean more towards mechanical engineering, especially in 1x08 how he talked about the pods being “tech” and having a seam. But I am super curious about this idea that the alien organs can be fixed in a way, essentially being in line with Liz’s chosen field of study and her career path.

- It’s so cute how Michael gets a bit squeamish before he’s just totally in awe, like he’s probably never really gotten the chance to actually know anything about his own biology, and how it differs from humans - especially not before working with Liz in S1 to develop the serum antidote.

- Liz and Rosa, omg I love them so much. This conflict Liz is dealing with, she’s so happy to have Rosa back, but she’s so angry and so mad and so upset over losing Max at the same time. i LOVE LIZ ORTECHO.

- “I’m gonna fix it” GODDAMNIT Y’ALL LIZ ORTECHO. JUST... LIZ FUCKING ORTECHO.

- I am so looking forward to figuring out what’s up with Mimi and this wandering and why she had Rosa’s bracelet from the roadside memorial.

- Poor Isobel. This is gonna be an interesting story arc to see play out. Knowing what Carina said about it, I am much more interested in letting it play out before making any decisions on it. I’m not crazy about a pregnancy story line, but who knows what Carina has in store with it.

- Zombie!Max I think it’s interesting he says, “you’re the only one I can reach” and how that ties in with Liz’s earlier remarks about the handprints. Why was Rosa the only one to get a handprint? Is it because she was the most recent one Max healed? In the pilot, Max did say, “the mark could show up” so he knew there was a possibility it wouldn’t. But what does that mean? There’s definitely something more there, and I am excited to find out.

[novapath]

INT. THE GLOVE NIGHTCLUB SAN FRANCISCO - 1998 - EVENING (phlegmagics)

There were two scenarios that kept repeating in Nova’s head. One, fictional, the other, just happened a few minutes ago. The scenarios play out as the following...

First Scenario: Nova and her father Arturo are on the greenroom sofa about to share a spliff. She licks the glossy edges of the rolling paper and seals it, passing it along her dad to take the first hit. When Arturo takes a good puff of it he sticks his tongue out to cough. He asks if he set her up with potpourri. “No, it’s tobacco, weed, and lavender.” It was the lavender wasn’t it? He shakes his head and passes it back to her. The show was about to go in five minutes, and he was still in a cranky mood from last night’s performance. Which is why Nova found it odd that he just left to go perform without even getting high. So whatever, Nova doesn’t care, it’s all about the good times right? She leaves, she goes to enjoy the show, they’re just five cities away before this all the tour mayhem anyway. No more surprises.

Next scenario: Same thing. Nova rolls her dad a spliff. He hates it. He leaves, but the catalyst here is that Nova stays behind, smoking the joint down to the filter. Her eyes dart back and forth between her father’s things in the corner of the room and the door. In this split second, it was like she knew there was a Pandora’s box of problems in that bag. She gets up from the sofa and thinks, You’re not going to find anything. He’s clean. He’s promised. Before unzipping the bag, she holds her breath. Unzipping, exhale. She opens the bag and sticks her hand in there, rummaging through different loose sheets of paper, notebooks, and loose change; until she finds what looks like the tip of a pin and… 

                                                    ❛ FUCK! ❜ 

The needle slightly stuck the edge of her finger, she pulled away and-- turns out wasn’t a pin. It was her father’s needle. Nova never was one to keep her curiosity at bay. But this time, she wished the world would stop giving her the answers she’s not looking for. She rushes out of the greenroom, once getting outside the backstage area she pushes aside smelly men in black t-shirts spelling out “Ofrenda” in a hasty fashion. 

If you guessed the second scenario was reality, then you’re in luck.

There’s already a sort of protocol at these punk shows. There is never a first aid kit, but there is always alcohol. Nova is shouting over the bartender for vodka and receipts to seal her cut. When he returns with a shot, she pours a drop of the vodka out on her finger. 

                        ❛  CAN I GET SOME LIME IN THIS TOO? ❜ 

He tosses a lime at her and asks if it’s for the cut. She squeezes it in her drink and downs the shot. Slamming the glass right back down on the bar. 

[dark-nat-ones-blessing]

4, 7, 27 and 31 for the d&d asks!

4. What has been your favorite d&d character you've played? (NPCs count, for DMs!)

It’s still gotta be Nothing, my tiefling warlock. I just love her. She’s really taken on such a life of her own in the time I’ve played her, so it’s just great to take off my Socket Hat and go be a gobby, scrappy devil teenager for a bit.7. How do you go about making a character or NPC? 

I swear, they jump into my head fully-formed half the time! I’ll stumble into a concept I like: a wizard with social anxiety who builds constructs to practice small talk with, or an ethical necromancer who just wants to learn about history from people who were there at the time. The rest ends up snowballing in a slew of ‘OH but what if THIS!’. Then it’s just a case of stats, playing them, and discovering they’re not half of the things I thought they’d be!

27. If you could cast one spell from d&d, which would you cast? 

Oof, that’s a hard choice. I’m torn between Prestidigitation (so multi-purpose! never need to do the dishes again!) and Simulacrum (having a second self around the house would be useful in so many ways). Or maybe Speak With Animals, because I’ve always wished I could just politely ask spiders if they’d mind avoiding my room...

31. Tell me about your current party!Well, I’m currently DMing Curse of Strahd at the moment for an absolutely fantastic group - so I’ll talk about them! Under the cut, though, because brevity’s not my strong suit. :P

They’re a party of a rogue, warlock, ranger and paladin! The paladin, Arturo, is the newest addition, having only stumbled into the others on the very evening they ended up transported to Barovia.

Individually, we’ve got... Maerilyth Ondoren-Vandiir, a wood elf in high elf’s clothing. She’s the spoiled daughter of an affluent family, with the fashion sense to match. Also, a high-end shoplifter. Her parents tried to nudge her out of the nest to learn financial responsibility and it just kind of didn’t work. She’s just irresponsible to her core, having never really dealt with ‘consequences’ in her life. She gets on like a house on fire with...Lucan Arvansis, a dashing young half-elf and ‘fellow noble’. He’s not technically heir to anything, and boy is he quietly bitter about that. In the meantime, a forged scroll of pedigree and a silver tongue (his -1 in INT disguised remarkably well by his +3 in CHA) is doing the trick well enough. And he’s got his unseelie patron at his back, who’s there to help him earn back his stolen title by hook or by crook. Or by eerie black-glass sickle, if need be.Then there’s the little halfling, Clay Mildflower, ex-feral child and adopted son of a dwarven scholar. Inquisitive, empathetic, and fascinated by elven culture - his rural, dwarf-majority home doesn’t see much of that! (Maerilyth and Lucan’s presence is slowly wearing away the rose-tinted view, haha.) For reasons he doesn’t wholly understand, the wild still calls to him - though he loves his books, and his Dad, he feels just as at home in the deep of the forest.And the newest addition is the big, gentle firbolg, Arturo. No last name, no concept of how old they are - just a protector of the forests with soft music and all Sylvanus’ joy in their heart. And a longsword in their hands, because you can’t protect people with song alone. In the darkness of Barovia they’ve been proving a steadying, comforting presence - and if anyone needs bodily picking up and lifting away from danger, Arturo’s big highland cow arms are all the better to cradle with!I can’t describe how much I’m enjoying DMing this group.

[matchtrojorfotboll1]

fotbollskläder barn barcelona  framträdande. ”Att ha

fotbollskläder barn barcelona  framträdande. ”Att ha min framtid löst betyder att jag nu kan fokusera på att hjälpa RBL att uppnå fantastiska saker den här säsongen. Tills jag går med i min nya klubb, nästa sommar, kommer jag att förbli en intresserad supporter på distans.”

Keita spelar återigen i Bundesliga. Journalisten Ronald Tenbusch avslöjade förra månaden att enligt allmän konsensus i Tyskland åtminstone, har Keitas prestationsnivåer sjunkit sedan avtalet med Liverpool trädde på plats.

Enligt WhoScoreds spelarbetygssystem är dock Guinea-landskampen den tredje bäst presterande spelaren i Tysklands högsta liga den här säsongen, bakom Arturo Vidal och Salif Sane. Liverpool-fansen kan inte vänta på Keitas ankomstKeita är för närvarande i aktion mot Wolfsburg - det är 1 -1 i skrivande stund - och Liverpool-fans på sociala medier är exalterade över hans ankomst, att döma av dessa tweets...Förbered dig på att bli ännu mer upphetsad, Liverpool-fans. De kommer att bli ännu mer exalterade när de tittar på den här briljanta nya analysvideon som belyser exakt vad Keita gör under matcher som gör honom till en så speciell spelare. Det visar sig att han är en omsättningstvingande maskin, med en "fantastisk förmåga att läsa draget innan det ens börjar". Han är också ett inflytande i båda straffområdena och välsignad med en underbar förmåga att bära bollen genom motståndarnas försvar. Rättvist spel till "Nouman", som gjorde videon; han har helt klart gjort sin research.Se den här...Hans slutsats?Han tror att Keita Fotbollskläder barn billigt  är idealiskt lämpad för Premier League och att Liverpool kommer att bli farligare med den sega Bundesliga-stjärnan på mittfältet. Fortsätt nästa sommar!

[toppedfor]

open  → f. connections  → taboo, family, step-family, assistant, choose your own.

“god, you’re such a fucking skank.” he’s laughing. he’s also hard as fuck underneath nicely pleated slacks, possibly a size too small but he’s not caring. such a thick cock was standing within these pants, and he’s watching her as she walks past him. “either you were watching videos in there or some fucking idiot just fucked you. what’s that, the second time this night? nothing satisfies you?” he could fuck her and she wouldn’t be looking for more. he could take that sweet pussy and completely destroy it. he’s not even hiding to rock hard length pressing against thin fabric. “if you’re such a skank, how about you come suck this dick?”