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quillpokebiology · 6 months ago
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If your still doing facts, maybe Lucario facts please?
(Sorry couldn’t find if you did this one or not.)
I did, but I deleted it a while ago.
Lucario Facts
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(Art by sesamin_333 on Danbooru)
-The scientific name for Lucario is "Canis Aurus" which roughly translates to "Aura Dog"
-Lucario are both highly diverged canines and vulpines, and are most closely related to Houndoom. This is shown with both of them having sharp teeth, long snouts, and similar eye shapes
-Despite being known for their more "wild" nature, Lucario and humans have lived side-by-side for thousands of years, going all the way back to ancient hyroglyphs on walls. One region even worshipped a man with a Lucario head as a God, so Lucario were considered sacred because of that
-In the wild, Lucario live with other Riolu/Lucario in groups; the one with the strongest Aura leading the pack
-Lucario in the wild don't make a lot of noise, as they can communicate with their pack using auras. Lucario in captivity are a lot more vocal as it's easier to communicate with humans that way
-Lucario are known to be very clingy pokemon to their trainers, following them around and going out of their way to protect them. But, many Lucario also don't like being petted a lot because in their social groups, the leader Lucario is the one that the others groom. This isn't because they dislike you; it's just a sign of respect (they will accept the occasional pet though). Riolu are a lot more clingy, licking and cuddling up to other Lucario or their trainers
-Lucario are most commonly found in mountains. However, there are different breeds of Lucario that can be found in other climates. For example, Lucario that live in the plains or Savanna have longer limbs and are taller
-In ancient Hisui, Lucario were seen as mysterious yet powerful beats who were able to read minds. This confused a lot of people into believing they were psychic types
-There are also old myths of Lucario being able to weight the heart to determine whether someone is good or evil. If their heart is evil, they're cursed to have a painful death. While the last part was probably added for storytelling purposes, Lucario can tell if someone has a good aura or bad aura
-Little is known about Lucario's aura sensing abilities, but researchers believe that aura is something like sounds waves or light waves to them. They prefer people with strong auras, be that angry or happy
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-Trained Lucario are known to be good therapy mon because they can sense the auras of others well and can understand what they're feeling better
-Lucario bred with Watchog and Furret are very popular breeds for tracking, as Furret and Watchog are naturally watchful pokemon, so the Lucario with those fathers are extra perceptive
-Most of the Lucario we see today are domesticated, but there are wild breed Lucario. These Lucario are bipedal, but they prefer to run and hunt on all fours
-In the wild, Lucario most often live in dens or caves
-Lucario are very loyal pokemon that mate for life. While male Lucario are more open to mating pokemon outside of their species, female Lucario are more picky; preferring to mate with other Lucario, which can make crossbreeding Lucario a bit difficult
-Lucario are most commonly found in rocky mountains; with their thick torso and leg fur helping them deal with the cold. Their slanted eyes also block out the sun's rays due to a lack of clouds or coverage
-Lucario have been known to adopt orphaned Riolu. Sometimes, they'll even adopt other young canine or vulpine pokemon
-Lucario are opportunistic omnivores, and wild Lucario have been known to steal crops from human settlements. In Paldea and Kitakami (where they're more common because of the many mountains), their main prey is Lechonk, Fletchling, Fletchinder, Pawmi, Pawmo, Yungoos, Skwovet, Greedent, Psyduck, and Rufflet
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If you're curious, here are Riolu facts!
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necrotic-nephilim · 3 months ago
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For the ask game
Au where dick tells the titans about him and bruce when he's 18 but it's clear to everyone in the room that they've been together for a while at this point, how do think they'd react? if dick told them to keep it secret do you think they would?
for the ask game!
ooh this is SO fun. you know i love realistic reactions to complicated relationships, especially when it comes to BruDick.
i think Dick telling the Titans first serves twofold. first, he's telling people he considers family something he knows is important. and secondly, it's a sort of field test. seeing how they react will reflect on how the hero community at large will react. because now that Dick is 18, Bruce is getting more and more bold with public affection/possessiveness and people are going to notice. Dick tries to tell them casually. he drops it into conversation as if he's mentioning going on a date with a normal person his age, but inside he's panicking, waiting for a big reaction. and he doesn't really *get* one. there are shared looks, but really, they're going off of Dick's lead. if he doesn't make a big deal about it, neither will they, since they knew already. which throws Dick. the one thing Dick inherited from Bruce is his ability to keep a secret, so he's a little thrown off-kilter by the idea that they all already knew. it makes for an awkward conversation. Dick knows how this looks, even if he's in some level of denial about the whole thing actually being what it looks like, so he's ready to be on the defensive with a bunch of rehearsed arguments in his head and so to realize everyone knew already kills a lot of those arguments.
on a personal level, reactions would vary. for some like Donna or Garth or Kory, they're not entirely used to human culture and what the boundaries of accepted human relationships are. they can tell it seems unhealthy, Batman is controlling of Dick. but maybe he's just protective, so they're not sure. and i think all of the Titans notice at different times. they don't talk to each other about it because for a while, they don't know if they others know and are defaulting to keeping Dick's secret. Dick telling them would be the first time anyone's ever said it out loud, even if a few of them have shared knowing looks. on the side of the more human reactions like Wally and Roy, i think it'd be incredibly negative. Roy's life runs pretty similar to Dick's, and he couldn't *imagine* Oliver behaving that way toward him. Oliver has always been vocal to Roy about the boundaries of their relationship and how even if he's Speedy, Roy is still a kid and Oliver wants him to understand that in how he navigates social situations. Roy's always been huffy about this, feeling like it infantilizes him, but now, seeing Bruce and Dick, it clicks for Roy, what Oliver meant. i think if anyone says something, it's most likely to be Roy or Wally. Wally trusts Barry with a *lot* and will go to him about almost anything if he needs to clear his head. so it'd be hard for both of them to not say something.
when Dick finally admits to it, he does add that he doesn't want them to say anything, because the relationship is still new. he's lying out of his ass about that part and they all know it. but now that he's admitted to it, it's harder for them all not to tell people. the Titans always trust each other first, and none of them want to betray that trust, especially to Dick. i think for maybe a few days they'd keep the calm, tense atmosphere. no one says anything but everyone feels awkward about it. it'd probably be Wally who breaks first, blurting out a flurry of questions. Dick is prepared for this part. he has all his answers ready, but when he tries to start, they stop him and point out that they know it's been going on for a while. and Dick just. awkwardly deflates and is forced to be more open. he still dances around questions like how long it's *really* been going on, because the truth is, he has no clean answer. it just sort of happened gradually. they ask if Dick feels safe, if he's happy, etc. and Dick is defensive, almost too defensive with all his answers. the truth is he *is* happy with Bruce, but admitting it out loud means looking at some of the uglier sides of the relationship. he knows how possessive and overbearing Bruce can be and how that looks to an outsider. he tries to convince them it's just how Bruce is and all relationships will have their flaws, but obviously, this is different. and he knows his friends are worried about him, which is the worst part. it's all just coming from a place of love. the conversation is long, with a lot of confusion, but eventually they reach some kind of conclusion and hug it out.
the real aftermath of Dick admitting it is the Titans becoming hypervigilante of Bruce. all of them keep a close eye on him whenever they're around, do their best to sus out his feelings and intentions. i think some of the more bold members like Donna would even give Bruce something akin to a shovel talk, which Bruce would not take seriously one bit. and that's where they catch him up, because if Bruce doesn't take the Titans seriously, seeing them just as teen sidekicks, then he has to admit the same applies to Dick. so Bruce is forced to take them and their care for Dick a little more seriously. he has to have real conversations with them and accept that they're Dick's family as much as he is. because Bruce has always denied just how important the Titans are to Dick and tried to separate Dick from them. this is the first time he's acknowledging them as important members of Dick's life. it's uncomfortable for everyone involved. none of Bruce's answers satisfy the Titans, because he dances around the questions even more than Dick does. the Titans want to believe and trust Dick about this relationship, because they know at the end of the day there's nothing they can do to stop it, but it makes them uneasy and definitely untrustworthy of Bruce. even when Bruce notices this gaggle of teenagers keeping a close eye on him, there's not much he can do about it because he knows Dick will be upset if Bruce retaliates against his friends. it makes for an awkward stalemate.
i think in the end, the Titans end up telling their respective mentors. even knowing it'll betray Dick, they have to talk to real adults about this. of course most of the League members are livid. none of them would dream about viewing their own proteges in that way. long talks are had with Bruce and i do think someone like Diana or Oliver would try to remove Dick from Bruce's care altogether. but Dick *is* an adult and technically, they have no dirt proving anything illegal is going on. everyone just sort of has to accept it for what it is. and the betrayal of the Titans telling would drive a wedge between them and Dick. which of course, Bruce would spin to his advantage because he always has to find a way to win. he comforts Dick, and sows seeds in Dick's head about maybe distancing himself from the Titans, for a bit. just to let it all cool off so he can approach them with a level head. it ends up bringing Dick and Bruce closer. Dick would reconcile with the Titans eventually, but the wedge will always be there and they all know it. no one can get between Dick and Bruce so telling adults didn't even really do anything. the only real winner at the end of the day, is Bruce.
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yuzuyoon · 4 months ago
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https://www.tumblr.com/yuzuyoon/757898639131754496/can-you-give-a-breakdown-of-taes-voice-ive-been
Thank you so much for responding! I’m not trying to drag him, I just wanted a breakdown. Your analysis was interesting because I understand what you’re talking about, bass and clarity issues. His voice is deep but the bass like you said is missing. Usually when a singer has a deeper tone or a singer sings in their lower register you can hear how heavy and powerful it is. I think Tae lacks that in his singing. I don’t know I could be wrong but to ME there’s a tone issue, like maybe tone deafness. I don’t think he’s a bad singer, I just think his singing lacks color and flavor. Also, in terms of clarity his enunciation isn’t the best. The muddling of his words is a bit harsh on the ears. And I’m not talking about his English only, I think his Korean gets the same treatment. At least you discussed his singing in technical terms unlike his akgaes that talk about Jimin’s voice in such a nasty matter! Once again thank you! I wanted to talk about his singing but it’s hard in certain spaces.
i don't necessarily think he has a tone deafness issue because he can hold a pitch but he certainly doesn't experiment with his voice in the same way jimin and even jungkook do, which can make him sound boring. since basically debut, jimin has been changing notes, adding vocal effects like creaking and cries, and overall just playing around with his voice in performances. jimin's never really been afraid of "sounding bad" because he has a mindset that he can always do better so it doesn't matter if he fails at something
it's very rare that taehyung does this. he wont even use vibrato in most scenarios (which we actually know he can do quite well from that one black swan behind video). if he were to loose the smoothing quality in his voice for a more "belty" sound with his vibrato, his voice could end up sounding more colorful. and yeah, he does tend to sound muddled with his enunciation. it seems to be a stylistic choice, but i honestly don't know why anyone would want to sing like that, especially someone who's considered to be a global artist with people using his songs for a learning reference in language studies
i think discussing vocal technique in both praise and criticism could be healthy for army because army have a big problem where they adopt widespread narratives and they because the "truth" even if they're blatantly false. that's a part of the reason 90% of army will say jhope is the best dancer in bts and fail to take into account the difference between hobi's background as someone who took dance classes vs jimin's background as someone who went to school for dance. we should be allowed to express our critiques and praises for them without these set narratives being shoved down our throats. nothing wrong with sharing an opinion. besides, i prefer to look at things factually and (generally) without bias
im always open for these discussions like these. debates, analysis, explanations etc. it gets my brain thinking and i love it !!
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razzle-zazzle · 2 years ago
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Apologies guys I am not going to be normal about this—
Bro bro bro, beauty and the beast Au for Gisu and Dion
Gisu sees this pathetic wet cat of a man on her doorstep and thinks "yeah. that's the guy. that's the guy who'll break my curse." and she's right but also Gisu. Gisu are we looking at the same guy. Gisu—
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allthefoolishdreams · 11 months ago
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hi! i hope you're well! for the ask game - 1, 10, 15, 18, 19, 21, 26 and 30? <33
(this is jeonghoneyss btw, i'm not sure if i mentioned before haha)
hi!! thank you, i am doing well, i hope you are as well!! <3
What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year? How did it turn out and would you do it again?
Something new I tried this year was non-linear narrative (in my minchan divorce fic), I've always loved non linear narratives since its an interesting way to tell a story. I think so far its turning out well! although it is based on a story so that did help make it easier. Either way, I would absolutely love to write more non linear narratives if I come up with an idea that it'll work best with
10. What fic made you feel the happiest to work on?
Honestly? I don't know! Out of the ones posted this year, I think maybe the superchan fic might have been my happiest to work on. I do know working on you are strange always makes me pretty happy as well (when i'm not hit with writer's block)
15. Rec a fic you wrote or posted in 2023
I have only posted 4 fics this year and I know you have read 2 of them, so I'll just rec the other two: chansung fic (which is angsty and about commitment issues and complex feelings regarding relationships but i enjoyed writing) and this minchan fic (which is a bob's burgers au and just overall a silly and fun time)
18. What was the hardest fic to title?
without a doubt it was my spidey minlix fic, I just didn't know what to call it even when I had the first chapter completed already which is unusual for me because by the time ive written that much I have title ideas already. I'm not sure if you read the author's note but i did almost title it "spider-boy (king of thieves)" which is a taylor swift lyric because it fits far too perfectly but i decided to search it on ao3 and saw that a lot of the fics using that as a title were spider-man aus which made me scrap the idea so fast. I ended up scrolling through Black Cat and Spider-Man panels + looking up Black Cat quotes for inspiration and decided that i really liked the line ""You are strange, my love. I guess that's why I find you so irresistible." and shortened it because I thought the quote would be such a fitting line for minlix considering they are both strange (affectionate) <3
19. Share your favorite opening line
if I keep it to fics I posted this year, I think my favorite would be from my chansung fic: At a young age, Jisung learns just how easy it is to pack up your life and leave it all behind.
I feel like it fully captures the main vibe of the fic
Also, here's one for fics I've written this year and not posted. I'm cheating here by giving several lines but here's the opening for my jilix songwriting fic because I really like the opening paragraph:
The first time Jisung meets Felix, he’s struck by how gentle and kind he is.  He’s mesmerized by his voice, like everyone else is; the deep, smooth tone and accent. The clumsy way he stumbles over his Korean in a way that makes it obvious he’s still learning. And he’s especially mesmerized when he starts to show off his vocal abilities, the range he’s capable of. It’s something else entirely. Perhaps, more importantly, he’s mesmerized by his bright grin despite how prickly Jisung is towards him, which isn’t necessarily anything personal, he’s prickly towards everyone. Unlike the others though, Felix brushes it off and continues to ask questions like he doesn’t genuinely mind how closed off Jisung is; he's never annoyed or scared of him. All while offering him bright smiles each time they interact. And it’s a beautiful smile.
21. Share your favorite piece of dialogue
I can't think of any off the top of my head. I do think a lot of my favorite dialogue I've written is from you are strange, especially the minho and felix conversations when they're bantering in their respective alter egos, it's always so fun for me to write. Their dialogue in their civilian life is very good to me too, but I don't think I can choose a favorite. I also remember enjoying the group discussion from chapter one when they're discussing Spider-Man since it was so fun to write
26. If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?
I don't think I have any specific satisfying writing moment, but I guess seeing my word count on ao3 go up so much just within the year was pretty satisfying to me especially since like i mentioned i only posted 4 new fics
30. What’s something that you want to write in 2024?
I'm not gonna lie, my goal is just to finish all of my wips. But I do want to write the batman!chan fic thats been brewing, I havent started since I know it'll become a monster of a fic and I'm trying to prioritize finishing my current superhero aus before starting a new one lol. which reminds me, I have Thoughts on other superchan side stories, other than the felix one so thats also on the list, so far nobody has pointed out the Minho (or Hyunjin) name drops in chapter one of superchan which goes along with my thoughts regarding the au. Another thing I want to write is that seunglix christmas fic I mentioned before, I'm thinking of writing it out in advance for next december
Also, not going to lie, all the descendants talk makes me want to dabble into fic for it but im not sure yet. We shall see!
(thanks for the ask <3)
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omgitsbeewave · 1 year ago
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HI your zedlidarity comic gave me too many brainworms here's the random thing. is it accurate? Who knows I threw it together over like 5 hours between classwork because it. beautiful. is it badly paced? Also sure!
He doesn't remember anything when he comes to.
Of course—He remembers the names of simple things, the floor is made of marble and he's lying in a bed. There's pots of pretty flowers and panes of glass are all that separate him from the outside. A bright light is installed in the ceiling, it makes him want to hide back under the covers. Its just anything about who he is or was feels like a void was in its place. Name? What he looks like? Who he knew? Instead of dwelling on it he sits up, trying to get a better view of his surroundings.
The new tiny room housed little more than the bed he was lying in, a corkboard with illegible papers stuck to it, and a few spare sheets strewn that had come loose from it. A sheep hybrid sits at a desk outside the room, running over as soon as they realized he was awake. They abandon whatever they were doing, and open up the door.
He gets a better look at their soft features-purple eyes with a mess of curly blonde hair and small tan-gray horns poking out of it. They wear a lab coat over a simple blue long-sleeve shirt. Not what he'd expected for a mad scientist presumably running human experiments, but his eyes were bright and full of wonder."Hi! What's your name?" Their smile seems genuine, welcoming.
The words feel like lead in his mouth, but he forces them out of his throat anyways. "I don't remember." His voice is raspy from disuse.
The sheep person blinks curiously, and nods. "That's fine-I'm Zedaph." This person-Zedaph sticks their hand out for him. Every part of him feels like it'd take all the effort in the world to move, but he accepts their gesture.
"To start, what do you remember?"
•--•--•--•--•
They're sitting in front of the flower pots he had observed earlier, neatly lined up in a row. He had accepted Zed's offer to allow him to stay and help around the lab, not like he really had any choice. He doesn't even know who he is, what he was doing before, and Zedaph graciously allowed him to stick around.
He looks a yellow flower up and down. The stem is a yellow-green, the spiky leaves sticking out from the base of the plant. The petals are a small and a vibrant yellow, he observes them carefully. He remembers them. Lots of them, and flowers of all sorts of hues from red to blue to the yellow they're observing.
"I remember those." He vocalizes his thoughts, imagining how the texture felt in his hands.
"Dandelions?"
He nods, and Zed scribbles something down on the edge of his clipboard rather than the paper on it.
"I like them," He reaches up to touch the flowers, feeling a wave of nostalgia. "They're pretty."
"How about we call you Dandelion?"
He pauses for a moment, considering it. Those were the only things he recognized in this weird new place, maybe it was his name before. He smiles genuinely for the first time he remembers. "I like that name, its cute."
Zed looks away from his work at last, and smiles with him.
-a rat (you'll never guess who did this because I haven't been telling you I did it in dms definitely not)
im absolutely in love with it and it's exactly how i imagine this moments 😭💕
have lil doodle ♡
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thatgirl4815 · 1 year ago
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Hi! I'm the anon who sent the ask about the fight in Sand's apartment. In light of the ask you just got about Ray hate, I want to clarify that I do not hate Ray! He is my pookie and I love him, just as Sand is my pookie and I love him. I have all the empathy in the world for Ray finally getting his chance to be with Mew in the worst possible way, and I expect that he knows deep down that this isn't going to work out the way he wants it to - but he had to take the chance anyway. It honestly feels like a form of self-harm for him (or at least accepting the love he thinks he deserves). And I will still have all the empathy in the world when it inevitably blows up in his face. Honestly, I hope he gets the chance to see for himself that a relationship with Mew isn't what he's been imagining it to be because of the ways Mew himself is flawed, and that he gets a chance to feel dissatisfied with it in his own right rather than Mew just throwing him over for Top. Honestly, I don't think his behaviour toward Sand up to this point has been anything to criticise overmuch - they're both guilty of letting the lines blur, and touting the "we're just friends with benefits" party line when that lines up less and less with how they were acting. Sand saying they weren't friends isn't entirely fair - I do think their friendship was honest, even if there was more romantic interest than either was admitting to. Still, it's good that he finally drew the line and admitted it isn't what he wants. And Ray admitting to romantic interest of his own is also good, even if the I can have feelings for as many people as I want, but don't you dare make out with anyone else display was not it. I want the jealousy from Ray not to punish him, but because I think it's important to their relationship progression that he either develops or acknowledges the strength of that romantic interest (especially in contrast to his Mew feels) if they're going to have a hope of being endgame. And I want Sand to remember he's a catch and deserves someone who wants him wholeheartedly. (And if that's Ray, apologises for calling him a whore.) Anyway, sorry if you felt like I wanted Ray punished by the narrative - I wanted to give you a better explanation of where I'm coming from in case my ask was upsetting!
Hi! No need to apologize at all! :) As I said before, I think everybody's opinion on this is valid because it's ultimately such a messy situation. I think my biggest point is that having empathy for both Sand and Ray makes the viewing experience that much more rich and complex. Nobody is 100% good or 100% bad.
For the record, I also want Ray to feel jealousy. I want Ray to hurt for all the hurt that he has caused Sand (and as the catalyst for showing him just how much he cares about Sand). And I agree that up until this point, Ray hasn't really done too much bad to Sand aside from calling him a whore. He hasn't been super upfront with Sand about his feelings for Mew, but he didn't owe him that in the beginning, and even recently he tried to open a dialogue about it, but Sand is the one who shut it down.
Where things get messy is in what is said besides what is implicitly understood. I agree that Sand and Ray's friendship is honest, and I also think that their romantic pull to each other has been a dominant force in that relationship; they might not have vocalized it, but I don't believe for a moment that either of them ever thought this was purely a friendship (besides maybe episode 2?). The problem is denial. Ray is denying because of Mew. And he knows it. I'd argue that Ray is very aware of his affection for Sand, but he isn't allowing himself to consider it too deeply lest it take away from his feelings for Mew.
It's like when you develop a hyperfixation, and while in that hyperfixation you start getting interested in something else, and the thought of liking anything more than your hyperfixation starts to freak you out so you immediately start to shut down the new interest. (Does that make sense? Maybe that's a bad analogy, but I have that experience a lot haha).
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sendmyresignation · 1 year ago
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what do you consider to be the best metal albums of all time? or your favs!
this ask has terrorized me all morning. thank you, and i mean this from the bottom of my heart, for sending it to me so i can talk about metal.
I am going to separate this into best, as in the classics i think hold up the best/are the most complete, and then my favorites (obv there is overlap but i'll ignore it).
Top 5 "Best" Metal Albums- the records you find on retrospectives and blog lists:
Black Sabbath- Black Sabbath. Not only a historic achievement of an album (the definitive point in which metal, for sure, existed) but also, i truly belive the best Sabbath record. The opening track itself is good enough everything else could be joke covers of the beach boys and I'd still put it here (they're also very good though. GOD. the wizard slaps)
Master of Puppets- Metallica. I know. I know. It's just solid all the way through, not a bad track, incredible opener and fantastic instrumental, everyone's said it all.
South of Heaven- Slayer. Again, undeniable. The Slayer record with the most literal heft and, well the closest thing to maturity the asshats of Slayer can achieve. The speed and ferocity of Reigh In Blood is still very good but over in a blink of an eye, while Heaven gives you more to be pummeled by. different kinds of anger.
Don't Break the Oath- Mercyful Fate. One of those true, blue perfect records, while also being beautifully cheesy. Like if a campy 80s movie about naked sacrifices to Satan was... really good with gorgeous cinematography. edges out Melissa by the narrowest margins (production is more suited for their style, giving the guitars an edge and putting the vocals front and center)
Live After Death- Iron Maiden. I love Maiden so much but their albums always have one or two duds. even if they didn't, though, live after death would probably smoke them anyway- it's that good. getting to hear phantom of the opera in dickenson's voice... i like di'anno but that song deserved Theatre
I love all of these records, many of them are what got me into metal so if you are looking for a high-qualiy place to start...
But I'll put my favorites under a read more lmao
These I would consider my top ten favorite albums at this given moment:
Stained Class- Judas Priest (the best priest. to me. i got my pentagram stomach tat on her 45th anniversary <3)
Thundersteel- Riot (rock city might edge this one out but that records barely metal at all. THIS is the pinnacle if power metal- in the old school uspm speedy way. incredible vocals, ripping speed, and its good from start to end)
Rock Goddess- Rock Goddess (something about this record....standard nwobhm fair but there's a surprising variety in the songs emotional center- it's all love and sex but it encapsulates a lot more humanity than most- different kinds of passion, heartbreak, desperation. and it ROCKS)
Operation: Mindcrime- Queensryche (greatest of all time. thee concept album. nothing else to say)
Black Metal- Venom (venom, if you catch me on the right day, is probably my favorite band. i love first wave black metal- it sounds like shit, it's lost all the edge in the intervening years, and yet. and fucking yet. they threw together something special.)
Behind the Realms of Madness- Sacrilege (crusty thrashy goodness. i love everything sacrilege has done, including their doomier late career, but the energy on this is wild. beat out detente on this list so if you like them, youll like sacrilege)
Feel the Fire- Overkill (overkill, by the band overkill, is the best thrash song of all time. well. maybe not but it's fucking undeniable. this overkill has the best energy of any of their albums, even if the others are more well-known)
Darkness Decends- Dark Angel (metal that sounds like shit eats punk that sounds like shit for breakfast)
The Blueprints for Madness- Deceased... (one of my favorite old school death metal records, mostly for the strange grind touches. it could be shorter but damn.)
All Creatures Great and Eaten- Nuclear Death (stands toe-to-toe with mindcrime at the top of my list. strange and depraved in the best possible way. lori bravo is the best to ever do it)
Dommedagsnatt- Thorr's Hammer (im just so enamored with this one- def the record here I've spent the most time on. death/doom done so right)
Sagrada Tierra Del Jaguar- Yaotl Mictlan (the black metal/folk thing usually sucks bc the people making it are white pagan nazis and shit. but, globally, there's been some very cool indigenous bands who have incorporated precolonial music traditions in their black metal as a result. yaotl mictlan, a band with prehispanic themes and instrumentation, is prob my favorite of these bands, easily.)
Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!- Vile Creature (idk why this made me cry but any doom/sludge capable of that deserves a spot on my favorites)
Some new bands that could grow onto this list: Smoulder, Messa, Blood Star, SONJA, Negative Plane, Dilly Dally (rip to the queens), and Melissa!
Anyway! Hopefully this ask gives you, anon, (or anyone for that matter) something new to enjoy :))
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calliecat93 · 1 year ago
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RWBY V9 Soundtrack First Listen Thoughts
I'm gonna rank them later after I've let them digest a little (I have a first impression ranking, but still). So for now, after listening to all the new vocal tracks, here's my thoughts:
Inside: Not my favorite opening theme, but still superb! It fits the themes of the volume and Ruby's character arc perfectly. You can also tell jus thow amazing Casey's vocals have become. It's been a decade since This WIll Be The Day and she has gone from great to spectacular. And as this soundtrack proves, she is more than capable of handling the music with her dad stepping down. The song for me doesn't beat Let's Just Live, Rising, or Trust Love, but I think I can safely place it in fourth for opening themes.
Checkmate: I was hyped for this the moment I heard it in Chapter 3, and it did NOT let me down! It gives me serious Never Miss a Beat from Volume 3 feels! Gosh, that jazz, love it~! It is such a badass song that really hyped you up for the volume's first major fight scene. Love it~!
Chatterbox: Solid badass song! Not much to say really. Just a really solid song. Maybe I'll have more to say when I'm able to go over the lyrics, but still.
Worthy: I didn't care for the first half of it. It wasn't bad by any means, but it was annoying trying to make out the lyrics with Casey's a cappella singing for a while. That's not on her, it's just not my favorite type of music to listen to, so it's on me. But once we hit the second half? Loved it! It's such a beautiful song, and I'm sure it made the Bumblebee shippers happy after all the years they've waited for the big moment XD
Trapdoor: One of my biggest complaints about the RWBY soundtracks... in fact probably my ONLY one, is the lack of Ruby-centric songs. In the ten years of the show, we've gotten two, Red Like Poses Part 2 (Part 1 is more about Team RWBY than Ruby herself) and Until the End. I guess Casey realized it and decided to fix it with several of them, including this one! It perfectly describes how Ruby feels in the volume. Lost, useless, a failure who just gets others hurt, like she's being left behind by everyone and having her many issues pushed back for everyone else's sake. Trapdoor is a perfect title, because that's what it feels like for her until the door opens and she snaps. It nailed everything and I loved it~!
Quiet: This was the song I wasn't sure what to expect, since we got barely even a few seconds of it in the volume. But as songs like Indomitable (aka my favorite RWBY song) have proven, that normally means a very pleasant surprise when the full comes out, and that was no different here! I think, considering the clock noises and talk about being alone/waiting, this might be a Jaune song? Not too sure about that. But gosh does it convey the feeling of being alone and not realizing what you had until it's gone perfectly. If it is about Jaune then GOD it makes me feel even worst for him than I did in the volume. Ren and Nora better give him all the hugs when they're reunited. So yes, a pleasant surprise for sure~!
Guide My Way: I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS FOR SO MANY YEARS! The culmination of Ruby's character arc. This is very much a continuation of Red Like Roses Parts 1 and 2. In part 1, it was more about the team than Ruby herself. Part 2 was about Ruby's grief and feelings about her mother and her mother's response, a song that is even more painful now than it was then. But here? After all the pain? All the loss? After her identity crisis? Ruby has been reborn. She will be so much more than just trying to love by her mother's idealized example. More than the naive hero she was. More than the fairy tales that she read as a child. She will be her. The song captures all of that, the downfall and rebirth, perfectly. I need a bit of time before deciding where it ranks among all the RWBY songs, but it is 100% my favorite Volume 9 track!
The Edge: I fell in love with this song the moment I heard it. So much so that it beat Friend, which had taken the crown from Cold when it came out not that long ago, as my favorite RWBY ending theme. It does what any good ending should do, sum up the themes of the volume. Everyone was in some kind of bad place at that start. Ruby with her Imposter Syndrome and the aftermath of her plan falling apart, Blake and Yang struggling with their feelings, Weiss losing her home, and Jaune's guilt and solitude screwing him up mentally. But at the end? Aside from Weiss, everyone rediscovered themselves and took the next steps. Blake and Yang with their relationship, Jaune accepting the guilt, and Ruby learning to be herself. This is their rebirth and after everything, this song was just the cherry on top.
Overall? OMG guys, this volume was fantastic! If/when it comes out, go listen to it! Go purchase it! Show Casey, Martin, and CRWBY your support because they 100% earned it! The wait was relatively short compared to the past few, but that wait was still absolutely worth it with every track being a banger! 10/10!
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anxiously-going · 10 months ago
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I just want to think out loud for a few minutes
There have been parts of me that have been drawn to the concept of Apollo, who he is and what he represents, for many years. It sounds silly to say, especially with where I'm going with the rest of this, but I found a great deal of comfort in this little inside joke I had about clearly I should have been a child of his in the PJO series.
In the last few months since the move there have been many conflicting feelings about the religion and faith and all that's entailed there. R realized that...we had the space and freedom to some degree to look into actually working with Apollo specifically as a deity.
There has been a lot of hesitation within the system around this idea due to our religious upbringing. And there has been a lot sitting with and contemplating things.
A friend of mine told me about their experience with Loki and I couldn't get parts of it off my mind. So yesterday, I started looking into things a little more deeply. I felt the same kind of comfort at the thought of Loki that we'd had toward Apollo for many years.
I was struck by the overlap between the two. I was also struck by...the feelings of hesitancy around the idea of truly reaching out to Apollo. It seemed more overwhelming somehow.
But I was thinking about it some last night and this morning and the overlap of the two with things like shadow work and learning about one's self and having to accept hard truths. And I realized that I had been feeling overwhelmed at the idea of what I could do to honor Apollo, because so much of what he encompasses is...just pieces of myself as an artist. They're things I already just do and it felt like...that wasn't enough. And then it struck me today that...when I write the trauma heavy type fics that I do, that is, in many ways me speaking my truth.
I don't know that I will ever be ready to be overtly vocal about what happened to me, but that doesn't have to silence me.
And it struck me today that maybe putting those truths about what I experienced and understanding my own pain through creative writing might, in fact, be a good way to honor Apollo.
I read that when you start working with Loki you have to be ready to receive hard truths and it does make me wonder how long he's been hanging out, because while admittedly perhaps a coincidence, in the same time span I have began to acknowledge my trauma at all I have also bought every single piece of snake jewelry I ever owned.
It is still difficult to...speak all this out loud, but at the same time there is a part of it that feels right in my chest. There are people I know who would say that I am stupid for even considering that other deities exist, muchless that I am working on myself and opening myself up to working with them. But it is something I want to do I think. I think it is something that can help.
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artificial-sleep · 1 year ago
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“Zashi!” Shouta bellows as he storms into the house, pulling the door open with his one free hand, “I need wash assist, immediately!”
CW// EraserMic established relationship (they're husbands <3), Shouta finds a stray cat
Hizashi turns a corner with a towel on his head, using it to dry the water from his ear before he can slip his hearing aids back in. “Huh? Dishwasher help?” 
“Not that kind of wash…” Shouta says, but he doesn’t have to clarify because the small animal in his arms does plenty of filling in the blanks for him. Hizashi’s jaw drops when he sees him – the tiny kitten that can’t be more than 6 weeks, meowing up a storm from his place wrapped up in Shouta’s arms.
Shouta’s still in his hero costume, and the kitten is all bundled up in his capture weapon to keep him warm. It’s evident it had been raining, and from the looks of how thin the kitten is, he probably wouldn’t have survived the night. Hizashi is wise enough to know that there’s no question in whether or not they’re keeping it. Shouta doesn’t ask for much in their marriage, but when he sees an abandoned kitten that needs his help, he won’t pass it up – ever. It’s not like Hizashi minds anyway – something about seeing his partner so soft is endearing, and it makes Hizashi’s heart light up with little flares of endearment, flooding with the joyous reminders of why he married this man.
With a smile that holds years of commitment behind it, he removes his towel and puts his hair up, shooing their two grown cats out of the room before they can get too keen on the situation and develop an attitude about it. They will be introduced on the right terms at the right time, but now, the issue at hand stands with pertinence.
The kitten is all black with the most beautiful cerulean eyes and long, white whiskers. Hizashi already knows how sick it makes Shouta to find a black cat left so carelessly outside to suffer because studies show that bombays are most likely to get dumped solely because of their association with paganism. People can be so heartless, and Hizashi sure doesn’t like it any better, but it seems that it resonates even deeper with Shouta – maybe because of his heart for the sweet and defenseless that get cast away by the world for their “villainous” abilities. It hits close to home, and maybe even more so since Sushi. If there’s any one thing that defines Shouta, it’s his tendency to leap in and protect the weak or the naive from the pain of this world. Shirakumo taught him that – in more ways than one, and it changed him – made him speculative, more careful, calculated, rational; but Hizashi knows that it also made him softer, sweeter, gentler, and attuned. It’s no wonder Hizashi’s been a sucker for years.
“I’ll run a bath if you grab the soap,” Hizashi offers, and Shouta nods, the mewling fading into the other side of the house as he goes. They’ve done this before, most recently when they brought Sausage home. Shouta had adamantly called the puffy, long-haired cat “Box” because, creatively enough, that’s where Shouta had found him. At least he didn’t insist on “garbage” or “trash can,” considering the placement of the box, and Hizashi did show him some mercy for that. However, with his arms crossed and feet planted a nice 6 feet from his smelly husband who was still fragrant with residual waste, Hizashi scanned the fat cat who growled with a low gripe of discontent, and he decided: “Sausage, because he’s hefty, and he smells like the back of a Korean BBQ joint.” Shouta had just nodded once, Sausage vocalizing his offense, but all was forgiven when Hizashi opened a can of wet food for the cat and put on a quick meal on the stove for his husband.
Shouta entered shortly after Hizashi had drawn a shallow bath, warm water coating the bottom of the tub in their master bedroom. He came bearing the dish soap in his free hand as the kitten tried to wrangle free from its combines. It was no use – the device it was trapped in was warm and flexible like a scarf, but it wouldn’t give in to the small animal’s frantic moves, the metal elements keeping it bound tightly and safely, likely how Shouta made it home using just his arms.
The kitten didn’t act feral – not if the way it purred against Shouta’s skin was any indication, and Hizashi just hoped it wasn’t chipped. It would break Shouta’s heart to have to give the thing up, especially to someone he deemed irresponsible enough to let the poor thing roam free outside. Hizashi had faith that this kitten would remain theirs, though.
As Shouta unbound the kitten from his capture weapon and placed him in the tub with strong but caring hands, Hizashi began scrubbing. For such a small little being, the stench it carried was awful, and Hizashi could already tell that the vet bill would be… a feat. With the seamlessness that accompanied experience and partnership, Hizashi wrapped the kitten up in a towel and hurried to dry it, working with Shouta in tangent to get the kitty clean and comfortable as efficiently as possible.
Shouta handed the cat over to Hizashi as he stepped over to the drawer by their sink to rummage around for the clippers and a treat. Hizashi stared face-to-face at the kitten and cooed at it, even as it howled unhappily in tiny little screeches what with having been caught and bathed. It was good though, needed, with all the plants it had evidently been tied up in. Hizashi wondered idly where Shouta found the little guy (but he needn’t ask less he wished to spark a debate on why the cat should not be called “creek” or “thorns” or “nighttime”). He quickly found when the sweet thing managed to turn over in his arms, that he liked to have his belly rubbed, an unusual spot for a cat to enjoy, and Hizashi couldn’t help but think of how puppy-like the angelic little fur-ball acted. It was adorable, and Hizashi was already wrapped around the thing’s little paw. Sharp little paws, he dutifully noted when it took a playful bat at his hand. Shouta was at his side shortly after, holding the clippers in one hand and the squeezy-tube treat in the other. Hizashi repositioned the kitten in the towel so only one paw stuck out the top of the fabric and began administering the treat as Shouta skillfully clipped down the kitten’s nails. The runt barely noticed, too occupied with the feast in front of him, and Hizashi couldn’t help but giggle softly as he watched the tiny body scarf down the delicacy like it had never seen food before.
Even as quick as the kitty devoured the snack, Shouta was faster, knocking out 10 claws like nobody’s business before moving to the hind legs. This was easier, harder for the cat to pull away, and Hizashi just kissed and cuddled the tiny meow-machine, taking note of a very thin patch of sparse white hair right between his eyes.
“Check the sex?” Hizashi asked, and Shouta hummed in thought, crouched by the fuzzball’s stubby, restless legs.
“Male, I think… But it’s too early to tell. His fur’s a bit long there.”
“Cute little thing,” Hizashi remarked and Shouta agreed.
“Had to chase him through that little stream down off of 6th street, little bastard. He was a shivering mess by the time I caught him. Good thing I was in uniform because otherwise, my socks would have been soaked through in no time.” At that, Hizashi snuck a disapproving glance at Shouta’s boots and grimaced, seeing the layers of mud caked on that he had undoubtedly dragged through the entire house. But it was all inconsequential; Shouta would clean the mess tomorrow, and they’d have a new kitten, one that would make them both incredibly happy, and that happiness would be tenfold for Hizashi because seeing Shouta have something to fawn over was pure bliss.
“I love you, baby,” Hizashi says sweetly, and Shouta almost blushes, despite the ring weighing heavy on his finger that proves that statement indefinitely. “You have such a sweet soul, and I cherish you, my love. Look at this sweet little life you saved.”
Shouta takes the trash from Hizashi’s hand and discards it, closing in around Hizashi and the kitten to place a kiss on his forehead and then the kitten’s. “Thank you for always putting up with my bullshit.” Hizashi snorts at that, setting the kitten on the countertop to finish drying it meticulously so it doesn’t go into shock from the temperature change. Shouta takes that as his cue to go and gather up some miscellaneous supplies: a litter box here, a tunnel there, some bowls for food and water, some toys. Hizashi returns to finishing his moisturizing routine, and he still has a few emails to send out, so he draws the bathroom double doors shut and plops down onto the bed, pulling his laptop into his lap.
The sound of bells ring as a ball gets tossed around the bathroom and paws softly hitting the floor with rambunctious acrobatics bring a smile to Hizashi’s lips. It isn’t long before he can’t help but put work aside to leave for tomorrow, curiosity getting the best of him as he opens back up those double doors.
All he can do is stare for a while, a smile sitting permanently on his face as he takes in the sight of a still fully dressed Eraserhead sitting in his master bathroom, knees laid to his side with a pole in one hand, a feather dangling from a string attached to it and a little bell that rings with each and every turn and twist of the toy. The kitten leaps up in the air, trying to capture the enticing green feather, but it quickly shimmies away, skittering across the floor. The kitten goes pouncing, and Shouta wears a satisfied grin, not even noticing his husband in the doorway as he swings the toy back and forth, content doing only this for all of the night.
“You should probably try to rest, love. Work early tomorrow morning…”
“I know,” he agrees, tone amiable as he continues to hype up the little kitten. “I’ll come to bed soon.” Hizashi only smiles knowingly, making his way over to give Shouta another kiss. Shouta leans into this one, capturing Hizashi’s lips as they come closer to his.
Yep, Hizashi considers to himself, I have the cutest husband on the entire planet. And he’s happy for it.
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stcrdoms · 2 years ago
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𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏, 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 pinterest / spotify / long bio / stats
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꒰⠀⠀⠀⠀alexandra savior.  25 . demi woman.   she/they.⠀⠀⠀⠀꒱        hold your f*** horses !   elise “elise eden” taylor   has just been spotted walking into revolution headquarters. they are best known for being the   keyboardist   in   monarchs  and have been signed with the label for   four years.   they share a lot of interesting things about life in the music industry on their social media, so make sure you don’t forget to follow them at   @edensgarden.  fans know them for being   whimsical   but i swear they’ve got an   intelligent   side as well. maybe that explains why they’re always associated with   warm summer afternoons, large grassy fields in the open country,  and  a used deck of tarot cards.   stan twitter even voted them most likely to   start a solo career.   we’ll see how they live up to that reputation.
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QUICK FIRE!
full name: elise sophia brown taylor preferred names: elise eden, elise nicknames: fur elise, ellie, sophie, tay, eden age: twenty five d.o.b. : july 12th 1998 gender: demi-woman pronouns: she/they birthplace: bearwood, england education: bachelor's of music education at NYU occupation: keyboardist in monarchs & owner of spiritual shop and studio in a small space in NYC
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BRIEF BIO
• elise was born in bearwood england to two loving parents john & marianne taylor. john being much older than marianne a former hippie and touring musician turned music teacher. marianne an artist and spiritualist. to constantly question and never settle. also a cultivated space that their love of music and the arts. elise was exposed to views and ideas that more often than not are not understood by the main populace. • constantly traveled mainly due to both their parents desire to find some new inspiration and to escape the static nature of life. elise's parents constantly viewed their lives as an adventure. a trait which was carried on to elise. • has lived in several places across americas and the uk from the time she was twelve. has lived in phoenix , utah, washington state, california, and currently new york. • went to nyu to study music education, wanted to teach others the joys of music. its there where she met the other members of monarchs. • is generally the forgotten member of the group by fans mainly due to their nature as a keyboardist. nobody really notices the person behind the keys with a mic.
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THE CORNER STONE OF MONARCHS
compared to the others in monarchs elise has a gentler personality. they consider themselves to be the anchor of the band. the level head, the voice of reason when everything seems to go to shit. it seems elise is just seen as the girl on the side with the keyboards more than anything. though despite that she never complains and plays their part well. the keys depending on how they're implemented can either clash with the music or create something harmonious . elise would consider themselves to be one of those more sensitive players. she doesn't just bang keys and notes to see whatever works, instead she plays it by feeling. getting a feel for the song and trying to work with it rather than against it .although to the fans elise may seem as unimportant her keys are another part of what brings monarchs their unique sound. the way it brings out another color and life to the song to contrast against roxie's vocals. while most of the time they are seen on the far side of the stage with their keyboard elise has much more talent to offer. besides being the band's primary keyboardist elise can also play guitar, write lyrics, and even contribute backing vocals. in this way she's seen as the hidden gem of the band. and while she is more than content with her role in monarchs there is a part of them that often years for more. though there's this fear, not many people make it after splitting from their band. plus she's not as charismatic or charming as roxie. in their eyes it would never work. with all their drama and scandal the music makes it worth it. with their fourth album in the works elise wonders how much time until everything bursts again.
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HEADCANONS + FAST FACTS
• elise is the mediator in monarchs, compared to the other band members she'd rather take life as it comes and not get involved in conflict • she's a cat person, owns two cats • after the band has some personal conflicts elise offers them all a healing session to clear any negative energies, it usually works. most of the time anyways • elise would say the organ was their first love, while not classically trained they did recieve lessons from their father • speaks with a distinctive birmingham accent from growing up in the area • with the money from monarchs she opened a small pyschic shop & studio where she sells crystals, tarot decks, etc. but also a place where she can conduct readings and do deity work. • is an apprentice under the goddess hectate, has an altar and offerings to use while contacting hectate. • is probably the more approachable of the six members of monarch, appears to be quite homely. genuine a good head on their shoulders and not much of an ego. • looks up to other great keyboardists in rock like christine mcvie, jon lord, ray manzaek, john paul jones, etc. • their favorite albums include Fleetwood Mac's Rumors, Led Zeppelin IV, Beatles Rubber Soul among others • grew up listening to a lot of classic rock and hard rock influenced by their father & mother. • practices wicca and paganism, is known for keeping a deck of tarot cards on hand and a crystal pendulum in hand.
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WANTED CONNECTIONS
• mentor - perhaps an older more paternal figure who could offer elise some guidance as she navigates the music industry? someone who looks after them, advises them, and in general looks out for them. • assistant - elise would consider themselves to be fairly kind . they have no need for an assistant and is seen as being far too nice to order anyone around. this would be an awkward relationship. in which said person wants to do their job and help, but elise can't bring themselves to let someone. .to all the hard work alone. • collaborators / industry friends - i figure that elise might not always be playing keys for monarchs. sometimes they'd likely do session work for other artists in the label or help someone write lyrics and produce a track . • role model- someone who elise looks up to and admires? doesn't have to be a musician in the label, can also be an employee. but overall someone who inspires elise to be better. • other ideas? i'm open to any other ideas if you have them or if anything about elise inspires you!
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paperstorm · 2 years ago
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Before S4 began airing, I used to think, "Either TK or Carlos or both probably tried to go on a couple of dates or hookups during Break Up Era. It's maybe more realistic, even if it doesn't fit my Fairy Tale Romance dreams."
But the way they're portrayed so far in S4, the dialogues, the LEVEL of openness and trust both of them are displaying, how VOCAL they are about their love and their role in each other's lives, like it IS a soulmate/destiny/fairy-tale/red-string/other-half-of-me type relationship ... All of it makes me think, "Not only did neither of them date during those months, they didn't so much as CONSIDER other men, even as a means of getting over the other person, because each of them believed moving on wasn't possible."
From what we know of their characters and insecurities, I think if either of them had dated, both would have needed more time to BELIEVE that the other is choosing them for life, rather than getting back together -> getting engaged -> looking for venues while being this sweetly and obnoxiously public and open about their love, all within a few months.
What do you think?
Yeah I agree. I think Carlos didn't even look at any other men because TK is his person and he is exactly the kind of dramatic where he would be like if I can't have him, I will die alone. I think the idea of dating anyone else would have just made him feel sick. I kind of think if they hadn't gotten back together when they did, Carlos might have moved away not too much later, because TK is his soulmate and existing in the same city as him would have gotten too painful if TK didn't want him anymore. And I think TK probably tried to date, because he knew the healthy thing to do was try to move on, but maybe when the guy tried to kiss him it felt wrong and awful and he bailed at that point and never called the guy again.
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hermanunworthy · 1 year ago
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To Be or Not To Be?
"With heads showing Hermie's face, the thespian could pretend that those decisions were genuine, while the theatre mask for tails could excuse their more obviously villainous behavior. Little did their new 'friends' know that they were both just acts. Thank the theatre gods for this perfect role."
Five times Two-Face is forced to follow his coin's decision, and one time Herman makes one of their own.
10.3k words, oakworthy, 5+1 things, hermie pov, pining, set during ep17-20
prologue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | +1
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Herman watches as The Main Characters prepare to escape from their pizza kitchen prison, the knowledge that they all chose to leave Hermie in particular behind festering deep inside of them like the expired ingredients kept in the Papa John's kitchen. They choose to ignore this feeling. Obviously, they aren't going to act on it, not unless prompted.
But then that prompt comes.
Before the other characters all leave in their calzone disguises, The Mascot Kid turns and approaches Herman in a way that appears to be an attempt to act calm and cool, but Normal has never been good at acting under pressure. The crushing worry of his situation is displayed plainly on his face. Normal has been the easiest character to read ever since he stopped wearing that mascot head.
In a quiet voice, Normal opens up. "Hermie, I'm like, pretty nervous about talking to my dad." Unnecessary exposition. "Do you have any, like, advice?" Oh goodness.
Herman wasn't a stranger to emotional dialogue, but when improvisation came into play, they weren't exactly at the top of their game. Their previous heart-to-heart with Normal as Hermie, back at the dance, had almost been a little too much to ask of them. They wished The Jock had at least given them lines to deliver before sending them to the bathroom to find a disturbingly out-of-character Normal. The entire scene felt wildly off, considering it forced them to break out of their Joker persona. When it came to getting close to their mark, they could rely on flirty quips and gestures all they wanted, but the genuine, sentimental stuff was where they felt the tiniest hints of stage fright. Thankfully that scene hadn't ended up quite as tender and intimate as they expected (feared. rather), but that didn't stop them from replaying it in their head again and again for many nights afterwards.
"Like, you seem really wise and like you know what you're doing and you're really confident." Herman watches Normal's hands as they wave around wildly, trying not to be taken aback by the irony of being told this while feeling this lack of confidence. They should feel proud of themself, for being able to fool him, but they can't help but feel somewhat surprised by his compliments. They receive compliments all the time after performances, though, so why should it matter?
"And like... I'm really nervous about talking to my dad about this stuff," Normal repeats, even more unnecessarily now. "And like, should I just not talk about it? Should I just pretend every— like— How do I pretend everything's fine? You're good at pretending stuff."
The thespian opens their mouth to speak, even though they don't know what to say (except maybe to advise him not to use so many vocal pauses while speaking), but they are immediately interrupted by The Goth. "Don't pretend anything's fine, Norm."
Normal's anxious eyes turn away from Herman's to face his friends as they continue a conversation. Herman feels something die out in them, and they assume they're just relieved from the pressure of Normal's expectant gaze.
Two-Face is grateful, really, that he was interrupted. He almost chose to do something spontaneously without consulting his trusty coin first. And he didn't even have a line prepared, anyway.
He flips his coin. Heads.
Herman tries not to let his shock show, even though no one is paying attention to them right now. Okay. So this has to be Hermie reaching out to comfort Normal about his dad again, just like before. Wonderful.
Herman tries to mentally write out what they will say when it's their cue to speak again. What would they do if they were Normal? They try to think of it as writing a script for him.
Hermie, on the heads side of the coin, would write this out as Normal requested, where he pretends everything is okay, Normal's Dad is unbothered, and they are simply a happy family together. It's a bit of a less interesting approach, but at least it will allow Normal to get practice his acting skills. Although the whole heartfelt advice business isn't entirely Herman's forte, they do enjoy Normal's enthusiasm to be taught about acting by Herman. Or, Hermie, rather. Herman would never share the secrets of their method. Except they already have been. And no, they don't enjoy anything about Normal. None of this is personal. Then why are they thinking so hard about this? Why do they want to be able to help Normal with this? Why do they not want Normal to leave them—
And just like that, Normal is no longer there in front of Herman.
"Okay, fuck me then." Herman immediately regrets this off-script line. They surprised themself with this crack in their mask of indifference.
Normal, in the middle of crawling into his calzone, instantly whips his head around with the look of someone who just accidentally stepped on a pet's foot. "Oh, wait, no! I— Hermie, what—" The pity only worsens Herman's anger. Why are they angry?
"No, it's fine, I tossed my coin." Passive aggression continues to spill from them as they feel the heat of anger at being completely left behind bubbles up inside of them, not unlike the cheese that had transformed them into Two-Face in the first place. This is Two-Face talking, isn't it? He's acting angry because that's his character. He's acting angry because he doesn't actually like these other characters, because he's a villain.
He shows the coin with the Hermie face up. "I was going to give you some advice from..." He has to pause for the slightest moment, desperately hoping it comes across as a dramatic pause, when really, he was almost about to say Herman. "...Hermie's heart, but that's fine." The mention of the heart causes a physical twinge in his chest. Enough of this. Two-Face needs him, all of them, to leave.
The Mascot Kid begins to let out a dramatically loud "Oh—!" and Two-Face catches, at the very last moment, his face turning red, before one of the other calzones leans toward Two-Face and speaks to him with The Jock's squeaky voice.
"Hey, I didn't even know there was a Hermie here. Because somebody's suuuch a good actor." There it fucking is again. The pet treatment.
"Are you..." Two-Face is trembling with rage. He wishes there was a face for them to glare at directly instead of this doughy shell. "Who the fuck do you think you're talking to right now?" They've all never known who they've been talking to, really. "Do you think I need? Your pandering? Do you think I need the reviews?" He completely ignores The Jock's apologies. Because he doesn't care what he says! He doesn't care about what anyone says! He tries to forget the reason why he's even angry in the first place.
The Mascot Kid's head pokes a little further out of his calzone. "Hey, y'know, if we were gonna review you, Hermie, I'd say you're real great, and I-I'm sorry I didn't get your advice. It sounds like it would've been really, really something."
Two-Face tries to tune out these empty words, since he does like the way they're affecting him. They're not affecting him. "No, it's great. It's totally cool to ask for advice then not take it as you're leaving me behind to die in this plan." Forget it, forget it!
"Oh my God! Hermie—" The Mascot Kid's stupid, desperate face is too much right now.
"No, you know what, nope. Ziiip!" Two-Face, because he is evil and does not care about The Mascot Kid, goes to close the box before he can even speak another word.
It is in this moment that Herman realizes with horror that this was all supposed to be a heads-side-up scene.
Before they can even rethink the context of their dialogue just now, they desperately seek an opportunity to prove that they are, in fact, staying true to their character. That opportunity presents itself in the form of The Nerd's fist sticking out of his calzone for a fist pound. "Good job, bro."
These words are empty to Herman, but they know they mean something to Hermie. They return the fist pound and say, "Thanks, bro. That's why you're my favorite." There. Scene saved.
It appears that expecting that to be the end of the scene is foolish. The Main Characters begin to chatter some more, completely within earshot of Herman, and Normal is once again, embarrassingly, sticking his head back out and yelling again.
"Hermie, we'll come back for you! Hermie, I'll come back for you!"
Herman tries to drown out the screaming by ringing the order bell over and over, but the only thing they can focus on is the revision of "we will" to "I will". That was an intentional dialogue choice. Huh.
Herman doesn't know why they're analyzing it. They already know that Normal likes them.
They don't know why they're still thinking about it, even after the Cast is all gone.
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tarnishedxknight · 6 months ago
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{out of dalmasca} I'm alive, I promise, lol. Mons-Weds this week are the worst days for the start of my summer class. On Mon the course shell opened, so students can see everything, read the syllabus, but the assignments are locked. On Tues, the assignments opened up and they can start working, also it's the first official day of class so a lot of them show up then. And then Weds they have their first assignments due, so that's when a lot of problems/questions will start happening. After Weds it'll probably calm down a bit until the weekend, when they have their first forum assignment due. So that's why I decided to just take this whole week off to give myself a break and make it easier, heh. I hope to be on tomorrow night at least part of the time. I have so much muse for everything here and plenty to do, so I'm itching to chip away at things.
I've also been re-immersing myself in Silent Hill stuff to prepare to work on my fanfic again. I haven't touched that fic since 2016, so I'm slightly rusty on lore, locations, etc. The first movie, which is how I structured the fic because it simplifies things a lot for me, leaves Netflix after 5/31, and the second is on Tubi, so I may watch them back-to-back either Weds or Thurs. The second movie is... terrible, but I like the first movie a lot. I figure I may as well watch both since that's a lot faster than replaying games, and that'll help me get back into the world and mood to write my fic.
And now some blabbing about maybe having Silent Hill as a muse, heh, and about SH in general for anyone who is interested... below the cut.
I may do some posting over on my multi at some point, since the fic concerns a muse I have there, but I am considering? having Silent Hill as a muse. The whole town, heh. Not necessarily any characters in it other than creatures, and the evil or demon or whatever you wanna call it, only because that could get crazy, there's a lot of characters who live there. But the idea would be to let people put their muses in the town and then I throw things at them just like would happen in the games, and it's... designed to push your muse into some realization about themself or admitting something to themself that they're in denial about or that's difficult for them to come to terms with. That's... the very simple way of putting it.
It does... require me to know a LOT about your muse, that's the one catch. Because I have to know what the skeletons in their closet might be, what scares them, what the evil of the town might want to latch on to in order to try to capture their soul. So it has to be a canon character or OC that I know pretty well for this to work. But hey, even if no one's interested in it, it'd still be pretty fun to just write up the info post for it, haha. Yeah, I'm that level of rp dork. I don't know, I haven't decided yet, we'll see how it goes. It may be more work on my part than it's worth and that there's interest for from my writing partners. I am going to try to finish the fanfic sometime soon, though, at the very least.
If you're not familiar with the Silent Hill movies or games, watching the first movie will give you a nice nutshell version of it. It'll help you understand the "universe" better, how it functions, the main story behind it, and will introduce you to a number of the main characters, the creatures, and the locations from the games. And the music! Silent Hill has very iconic music. It's very atmospheric, a little creepy, edgy... and the person who does the majority of the vocals is actually really cool, heh. I met her at a con once and she was just the coolest chick. But, I digress. The first movie used a lot of the music from the games, and that really helps create the same kind of atmosphere as the games. So yeah, if you want the quickest path to understanding the SH universe quickly and simply, I recommend watching the first movie... BUT...
SAFETY DISCLAIMER BELOW!
...I do want to say... and when I post about it over on my multi I'll say the same thing... that if you do decide to watch the first movie, and you're going in cold knowing nothing about SH, please be careful! I don't want anyone to go in not knowing what to expect and being seriously triggered by it. If you have any triggers at all, assume they are in this movie. SH is a violent, heavy, emotional, and raw survival horror world. It's like the GoT of survival horror, heh. No punches pulled, nobody's safe, good doesn't necessarily win, everything terrible you can imagine, it's in there. The game and movie universes hinge on being fear factories for those trapped there. The evil in the town deliberately drives at your deepest fears and worst self-denials, that's the point. So that's why it's so intense. The origin story of how the demon/evil/"dark one" came to be in control of SH in the first place is pretty horrific and triggering too.
If you have any triggers you're concerned about and you want to check with me before you watch it, I'd be happy to let you know if it's in there. I'm only saying all of this because I would never forgive myself if I ended up triggering someone really badly because I didn't properly inform people ahead of time. So please do take care when watching or playing anything SH related if you aren't used to the survival horror genre, and to the level of gore and rough themes that are common in the SH world.
Having said this, if you're into horror imagery, horror symbolism, really fantastical creatures, life after death, and a lot of psychological commentary on human nature, hypocrisy, religion, and the definition of good and evil, then you may enjoy it. Here is the trailer, if you'd like to see, which doesn't have anything too bad in it, but just in case, trigger warnings for a car crash, fire, insects (roach-like), flashing images, and a bit of twisted-body creature imagery.
Also, if I do bring the town to my multi as a muse, of course I will not be venturing into offensive, triggering, or cringe content with threads. The goal would be more of a softened fantasy-horror experience, letting your character encounter creatures, placing them in stressful or puzzling situations, trying to test and frustrate them, giving them clues to things, etc. I wouldn't go into anything too bad, and I wouldn't do anything to your muse without asking you ahead of time. And like I said, I'm still deciding whether to take it on as a muse, or whether it's too over my head as far as amount of work. I've wanted to do it for a while, but I'm just not sure how go at it I'd be. *shrugs* We'll see.
So that's what's up with the lack of activity on here, I've just been working and revisiting Silent Hill stuff. If I'm not back here on Weds (5/29), I definitely will be on Thurs (5/30)! =)
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researchdocumentationdump · 2 years ago
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A Rather Decent While Later....
#2 The Media Outputs I'm Leaning towards.
Podcast
One of my chosen media outputs at this stage is leaning towards a podcast, podcasts can be fun and light and informative at the same time, because your engaging with your ears you can hear tone and expression which aid in getting your message across in a certain way so a podcast can utilise vocal tone to help support a lighthearted positive approach to a topic that for some people is hard to talk about.
A podcast is a great way to get a bit more in depth on what coeliac actually is and its a great way to include other people and their experiences (if they're open to sharing) tat why the listen can be transferred on a more empathetic level to more understanding on this topic.
I am an active podcast listener! and I find them easy to listen to when I am cleaning, cooking, walking to class or traveling in the car. depending on what kind of art I'm doing and what podcast im listening to, I can sometimes listen while I paint.
I never once considered making one let alone knowing how to do that! I think this is a fantastic opportunity to learn, even it it all goes south I will have taken away at least something from the experience.
I took inspiration from a childhood memory of my step sister and I watching 'Jono and Ben' and how they would sometimes go around and ask people very random questions. I thought about this and maybe (maybe) conducting something like this on campus to see how many people know what coeliac is or just know anything about it in general.
Another idea I had was interviewing some people in my life that I know ave coeliac and getting their story, their feelings, and something they struggled with, even something they might have appreciated like getting diagnosed was a relief and they could finally feel better because they knew what to do.
Here are some podcasts I listened to on Spotify that I thought were really cool and I could defiantly take inspiration from them.
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This is a great episode giving a more personal outlook into what it is like being undiagnosed and the turmoil it can create, to some of the severities that sometimes aren't taken seriously or are often looked over. Ie.. all the other health problems having coeliac can cause.
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The "oh crumbs" podcast I liked. It takes a positive outlook on some of the different aspects of being diagnosed with Coeliac and goes into details about how this can look when eating out or caring for children with coeliac.
Another cool podcast with similar ideas ...
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I am thinking the podcast can be both informative as well as enabling listeners to become aware. This way i can begin with explaining:
What coeliac disease is, how it affects the body, some statistical information 
The individual problems and the social problems
Then having an open planned discussion with some different people who are living with coeliac and their experiences with:
Adjusting to life 
Diagnosis experience 
Pre coeliac symptoms 
Funny stories 
Their thoughts on why they think coeliac should be talked about.
So far my first thoughts on who I would ‘interview’ would be my mom my grandma and my auntie. But because my audience is aimed at Gen. Z specifically post and uni young adults, I'd like to get the experience and thoughts from a uni students with coeliac and whether or not having coeliac while study is impactful or not as impactful on their wellbeing.  I will later play around with forming a script and having some coverstational questions.
Too be added to and grown on....
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