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[thealternateuniverse]

Masterlist (GOT 7)

T-Shirt (Yugyeom x reader)

Hairstyle (Yugyeom x reader)

Devious part 1 (Yugyeom x reader)

You belong with Me (Bambam x reader)

Must be Nice (Bambam x Reader)

Watch your attitude (Mark x reader)

Sort it Out (Mark x reader) Hate (Part 1) (Jaebeom x reader)

Head Canons

The Charismatic and Chaotic Brothers - Meet the Heirs

The Charismatic and Chaotic Brothers - Marriage Edition

GOT7: The High School Menace Chronicles

Requests

GOT7: The High School Menace Chronicles with an 8th Member

[elly-cross]

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[yotekai]

@yotekai

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[network-rail]

Train pageant judging time! (PART 1)

Well, everyone has submitted their favorite (or least favorite, or something else entirely) trains to be judged, so now it's time to begin:

Best livery:

We had lots of submissions for best livery, from operators past and present. Two of them are FirstGroup liveries, so that says something. Personally, we think they look very turn of the century. The winner is the Class 170 in the new Crosscountry livery, with its nice clean lines, sharp contrast, and the general improvement over the old XC livery. We do also like the heritage liveries, but since I submitted those two (well, someone else also submitted the Intercity Swallow livery but still) it would be a bit biased to give them the win; and we do prefer the brighter colors. However, we did say that we'd give a bonus prize for best heritage livery, and that goes to the Intercity Swallow livery (here seen on the Intercity 225).

Most graceful:

For most graceful, the award has to go to the SECR D Class, as the class 97 is perhaps not very graceful while the Parry People Mover is more cute and precious than graceful.

Strongest:

With a whopping 8200 kW of power (according to wikipedia anyway), the Class 99 (Invicta) easily beats out the competition, with not quite double the power of the Class 91 (Intercity 225). Annoyingly, we couldn't find a source for the power output of the BR Standard Class 9F, but needless to say it's probably less than that.

Hottest:

In this category, we have a very wide range of attractive vehicles, from steam trains, to trams, to trains that aren't even out yet – all shapes and sizes of train one could imagine, and we've got the difficult task of deciding which one is the most attractive. This award goes to the APT, for being an extremely attractive train, although the Class 7 Britannia is a close second (and is certainly literally the hottest). A very attractive selection of trains, though, and very different from each other too, so this wasn't an easy decision. DIVERSITY WIN!

Best singer:

We here at Network Rail are biased against diesels, although in the interest of fairness we decided we would give those three a listen before judging. Also, in the case of the tube trains, even though we know the 2009 stock was submitted for the sound its whistle makes, our main perception of the noises they make is the horrendous screeching noises in the tunnels, so they won't win this one.

Having listened to/watched some videos of the various diesels, we have come to the conclusion that perhaps the class 37 ought to have been submitted to the "most flammable" category instead, since it seems to produce rather a lot of smoke. The 323 also makes a rather interesting sound, not one that I've heard an EMU make before. However, this award has to go to the 1995 tube stock, for its iconic motor noises, various beeping sounds, and lower amounts of screeching compared to the 2009 stock.

Most comfortable:

I haven't actually been on either of these (that I can remember anyway) but knowing that the 315's have the more comfortable version of transverse/longitudinal seats (I can never remember which is which, it's the ones where you sit in the direction of travel), which the new Overground trains don't have; I think I'll give the award to the 315 over the Mk4, although the Mk4 does seem like it would be comfortable too (and also you sit in the direction of travel).

Since only thirty images are allowed per post, that's the end of part one of the judging. Stay tuned for part two, where we iron some clothes, catch fire, and visit Thailand!

[truevedicastrology]

🌟✨ Astro Vibes & Cosmic Truths🌙🔮

Get ready for some mind-blowing astrology facts that'll make you question everything you thought you knew about your star sign! 😱💫

�Neptune in the 3rd house? Prepare for a rollercoaster of feels! 🎢😢 These dreamers often feel like aliens on Earth, retreating into their vivid imaginary worlds. But hey, who needs reality anyway? 🌈

🧚‍♀️ Geminis, why are you so obsessed with Scorpios? 👀💘 It's like moth to a flame, but make it zodiac! 🔥🦋 Family background through the 4th house? It's like ancestry.com, but make it celestial! 🏠👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Mars: Warrior fam, reporting for duty! 🪖

Jupiter: Teacher's pets unite! 📚✏️

Saturn: Politics at the dinner table, anyone? 🗳️🍽️

Sun: Government secrets for bedtime stories! 🕵️‍♀️🌞

Mercury: Doctors writing prescriptions... or the next bestseller? 📖💊

Saturn's serving karma realness! ⚖️✨ 5th house placement? Mess with someone's ego, and watch the universe clap back! 👏😬

Neptune in the 1st house = built-in BS detector! 🔍🧐 Shoutout to all the psychic step-sisters out there, keeping it real! 💁‍♀️💯 '97 babies, where you at? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Feeling like the black sheep but secretly slaying? That's the tea! ☕🐑

Scorpio risings and true crime: name a more iconic duo 🔍🔪

Sagittarius: finding the silver lining since... forever! 🌈😊 You could probably find joy in a DMV line, you magical unicorns! 🦄

Gemini sun + Libra moon = instant heart-eyes 😍💖 Like, save some beauty for the rest of us, okay?

Leo mercury: making everyone feel like the main character in their own movie! 🎬🌟

Gemini risings be like: "Call me anything but my government name" 😎🕶️

Sagittarius mercury: The ultimate story recyclers! ♻️🗣️ But we love you anyway, you charismatic chatterboxes!

Capricorns strutting down the runway of life! 👠💃 Werk it, cosmic supermodels!

Cancer placements: Team white and blue forever! 👕👖 Looking fresh like a cool ocean breeze! 🌊 Born on 1st, 10th, 19th, or 28th? Congrats, you're basically a cinnamon roll! 🍪❤️

Aquarius placements: Insta-famous without even trying! 📱🤳 What's your secret, you social media wizards? Water signs, unite in your mystical sensitivity! 🌊🔮 Who needs WebMD when you've got zodiac-induced health quirks?

[girlsdressingrooms]

Iris Barrel Apfel, Decorator and Fashion Stylist

(August 29, 1921 – March 1, 2024) 

Ms. Apfel was one of the most vivacious personalities in the worlds of fashion, textiles, and interior design, she has cultivated a personal style that is both witty and exuberantly idiosyncratic.

Her originality was typically revealed in her mixing of high and low fashions—Dior haute couture with flea market finds, nineteenth-century ecclesiastical vestments with Dolce & Gabbana lizard trousers.

With remarkable panache and discernment, she combines colors, textures, and patterns without regard to period, provenance, and, ultimately, aesthetic conventions. Paradoxically, her richly layered combinations—even at their most extreme and baroque—project a boldly graphic modernity.

Iris Barrel was born on Aug. 29, 1921, in Astoria, Queens, the only child of Samuel Barrel, who owned a glass and mirror business, and his Russian-born wife, Sadye, who owned a fashion boutique.

She studied art history at New York University, then qualified to teach and did so briefly in Wisconsin before fleeing back to New York to work on Women's Wear Daily, and for interior designer Elinor Johnson, decorating apartments for resale and honing her talent for sourcing rare items before opening her own design firm. She was also an assistant to illustrator Robert Goodman.

As a distinguished collector and authority on antique fabrics, Iris Apfel has consulted on numerous restoration projects that include work at the White House that spanned nine presidencies from Harry Truman to Bill Clinton.

Along with her husband, Carl, she founded Old World Weavers, an international textile manufacturing company and ran it until they retired in 1992. The Apfels specialized in the reproduction of fabrics from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, and traveled to Europe twice a year in search of textiles they could not source in the United States.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute assembled 82 ensembles and 300 accessories from her personal collection in 2005 in a show about her called “Rara Avis”.

Almost overnight, Ms. Apfel became an international celebrity of pop fashion.

Ms. Apfel was seen in a television commercial for the French car DS 3, became the face of the Australian fashion brand Blue Illusion, and began a collaboration with the start-up WiseWear. A year later, Mattel created a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll in her image. Last year, she appeared in a beauty campaign for makeup with Ciaté London.

Six years after the Met show she started her fashion line "Rara Avis" with the Home Shopping Network.

She was cover girl of Dazed and Confused, among many other publications, window display artist at Bergdorf Goodman, designer and design consultant, then signed to IMG in 2019 as a model at age 97.

Ms. Iris Apfel became a visiting professor at the University of Texas at Austin in its Division of Textiles and Apparel, teaching about imagination, craft and tangible pleasures in a world of images.

 In 2018, she published “Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon,” an autobiographical collection of musings, anecdotes and observations on life and style. 

Ms. Apfel’s apartments in New York and Palm Beach were full of furnishings and tchotchkes that might have come from a Luis Buñuel film: porcelain cats, plush toys, statuary, ornate vases, gilt mirrors, fake fruit, stuffed parrots, paintings by Velázquez and Jean-Baptiste Greuze, a mannequin on an ostrich.

The Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History in Boynton Beach, Florida, is designing a building that will house a dedicated gallery of Ms. Apfel's clothes, accessories, and furnishings.

Ms. Apfel’s work had a universal quality, It’s was a trend.

Rest in Power !

[choster33]

Gambit- X-men 97's Romantic Hero

I love Gambit and after watching X-men 97 I'm sure that he's a lot of people's favorite right now. After watching and rewatching, season 1 I think that the writers have set him up as the Romantic Hero which is not just that he's a main part of a love triangle which he is but Romantic in the Byronic literary archetype way of "possessing the qualities of being larger than life, enjoying suffering, being isolated from society, being always haunted by an unseeingly unidentified sin and is known for being quite cynical" according to Brainly.com. Not to mention having a long suffering love interest!

He is not in the series for a lot of time, but his arc through episode 5 and the impact that he has throughout the whole show is monumental. He begins with a splash looking hot in his iconic pink crop top. I mean, there are very few people who would make this look good and he really does. He also comes off as way more interesting than Scott who bores me to tears. I sometimes skip Scott and Jean stuff to be quite honest and that comes from Remy being a good guy, but not boring. He has a sense of humor, a sense of adventure, and an all around down to earth personality. He is a strong fighter and loyal X-men, but even from the beginning he is seen as charming, funny and right. There is less of a threat after Xavier's death and Scott, Bishop and Ororo did have it handled.

Then we get to the club and Gambit is the ultimate lover in that he pairs up with Rogue and then proceeds to look at her lovingly whilst telling her what any worthwhile man would do to be with her. Swoon.

Then we have episode 2 where Rogue and Magneto reestablish their connection. We may cheer Rogue for being able to touch someone, but look at Gambit's hurt and sad eyes. Long suffering relationship indeed. Romantic heroes seem to love suffering and what is more painful and self inflicted than falling in love with someone who can't touch, but also is full of insecurities about love and commitment. I love Rogue, but she's afraid of love and terrified of hurting someone else which shows in how she handles relationships.

Mon dieu, it's freaky Rogueneto telling him what he tells himself, his deepest fears. A good Romantic hero always has demons and haunted by past sins and who is more haunted by his past than Gambit. I have to say here that some people might be thinking who is more tortured than Magneto, but I disagree. Magneto has a dark past, but he thinks he's right. Whereas Gambit is wracked with guilt and feelings of not being worthy of being called a X-man and being Rogue's man. He grew up a Cajun swamp rat from a Thieves guild raised by thieves, assassins and other nefarious people and lived most of his life as a thief. What makes him interesting is the tortured guilt and modesty that Gambit has.

He goes to Genosha because he's jealous and wants to make sure that there is nothing going on between Rogue and Magneto. Magneto even says as much. He wasn't even meant to be there and might have been safe on Earth, but we know what happened to him tragically. Plus we see how he is not cowed by Magneto and willing to ask questions no one else is willing to ask. Another reason why Magneto is not the Romantic hero, is that he is mutant MVP in this show, the heir to the X-mansion and the X-men, asked to be king of Genosha, and etc. where Romantic heroes are on the fringes of society like Gambit, who is a hero as a X-man but not wanting fame, glory, or power like Magneto.

Kurt is so observant and sees instantly the connection the two have and calls Gambit out on being theatrical. Gambit calls himself a scoundrel and yet again dismisses the possibility of a happy ending for himself. Then we get that iconic line of "There is no love without sin. Love is best measured in what we forgive." Gambit again falls into the Romantic hero trope of thinking he is too low for love, but isn't going to necessarily change his ways, just accepts that he is on the fringes of society and all that entails. One of the things I love about Romy is their understanding about one another. They both have murky pasts and are filled with self loathing and self doubt. They are strong attractive X-men but they are best friends because they GET each other.

Oof, the breakup scene. How more Romantic and tortured was this? He showed how amazing a man he was by patiently listening to her tell her story and then at the end not blowing up at her or making her feel like shit, but just wanting the truth from her and showing how much it hurt him. He played the Swamp Rat, because a lot of that was a game, a way for her to feel OK with keeping him at arm's length, dangling on a string, never fully letting him in because intimacy was too scary.

It's scenes like this that make me wonder if they have touched before even accidentally because Gambit as a character is so self loathing that if she touched him even by accident, she is holding so much of that loathing in her which may be something contributing to her doubts. A part of comic!Rogue leaving Gambit in Antarctica was because she absorbed him and was filled with self loathing.

He is such a gentleman that he even kisses her hand and agrees to be friends. And granted that the Magneto and Rogue dance was hot, but that must have been torture for Gambit. Then our Byronic hero becomes a man of action and hot damn we get James Bond level action and heroics. He shows his strength and does whatever is necessary to save his lady. Despite his differences with Magneto, he doesn't petulantly sulk but does what is required of him because he is a hero at the end of the day. He is brave and selfless and chivalrous. He is giving old school knight chivalry here and I'm here for it.

Then my heart breaks as does every other viewer at the death scene and the "can't feel you" line. It's very soap opera-y and dramatic to kill him after breaking his heart, but here we are. Rogue is the long suffering love interest and most Romantic stories don't necessarily have a happy ending. He wasn't even meant to be in Genosha and because of love and circumstance ended up dying tragically as the ultimate hero. He died a hero's death dying to save thousands, but more importantly to save the love of his life.

In later episodes, his death is a catalyst for Rogue taking action and even turning darker. Her love for Gambit shows more when he is gone and is going to be a fundamental chapter in her life. One that might make her think twice about being commitment phobic and using her abilities as an excuse not to feel intimacy and how wrong she got it with Gambit. It was love, true love and she didn't see it until she was too late.

This may just be a chapter in their story and we may have more drama and angst with Deathbit in Season 2, but even dead Gambit was the troubled Romantic lead that made X-men 97 work and be so interesting. Episode 5 was my favorite and probably the best episode next to the finale and that's due to Gambit. We relate to him and feel deeply in his pain, self loathing, jealousy, and love of Rogue. I find Magneto interesting and Rogueneto is fun to read and write about, but Romy is the OTP and Gambit is Lancelot.

[ludinusdaleth]

in episode 97 of campaign 2, essek was revealed as ludinus's mole, and the two had their tense discussion where ludinus tried to calm essek, but mocked his sudden care & anxiety about hurting others (ft. essek's iconic line, "you should try friends sometime"). now, at roughly the same number of episodes in campaign 3, essek & ludinus are face to face again, and ludinus is in the position of questioning everything and if he's done the right thing, and is asking essek with the bells for their perspective. the conversation about to unfold this week is ludinus's "i would love for you to see the sunrise" scene and i wonder how it feels for essek to be thrust into the m9's position for him but for his old mentor who led him into that moment so many years ago, especially when his sting about trying friends was foreshadowing to lud's fatal flaw.

[ostensiblynone]

Noel Gallagher / Oasis / Johnny Marr

A Gibson Flying V Electric Guitar Formerly Owned By Johnny Marr, Used By Noel Gallagher During The Monnow Valley Sessions Prior To The Final Recording Of Oasis’ 1994 Debut Album ‘Definitely Maybe’ At Sawmills Studio

Catalogue Note

“Johnny Marr sent down some guitars because I only had one guitar and Bonehead had one guitar.”

-Noel Gallagher on the Monnow Valley Sessions.

“I then lent [the Flying V] to Noel Gallagher who used it on Definitely Maybe, recording Cigarettes & Alcohol & possibly more.”

-Johnny Marr, 2019

This Gibson Flying V is representative of one of the most significant guitar lineages of the 1990s: between Johnny Marr, virtuosic guitarist formerly of The Smiths and the The, and Noel Gallagher, on the cusp of Oasis’ global success. Originally obtained by Marr in 1989, he had used it on some sessions of his own before lending it among a group of his instruments to Noel in January 1994.

By this point, Oasis was working on the latest in a string of studio sessions building towards the album ‘Definitely Maybe’, this time at Monnow Valley Studios near Monmouth, Wales.

“… A few of Johnny Marr’s guitars, including a Flying V which he used on ‘Slide Away’.”

-Engineer Dave Scott on Noel Gallagher at Monnow Valley Studios, Melody Maker, 1st October 1994.

In addition to the Flying V, Marr had sent his iconic black & white Rickenbacker used during his time in The Smiths; and a Gibson Les Paul conversion (itself formerly owned by Pete Townshend). The latter guitar quickly became one of Noel’s favoured guitars played live in 1994 and 1995. The precise extent of its track usage at Monnow Valley Studio may differ according to contemporaries and engineers, but Michael Spencer Jones’ photography at the time shows Noel playing this Flying V beside Liam during these formative studio sessions.

The Flying V returned to Marr’s collection sometime after Monnow Valley, but the Flying V was a model that Noel would revisit. In the 1997 Oasis music video of ‘D’You Know What I Mean’, Noel plays a Gibson Flying V ’97 reissue with the same ebony finish as Marr’s guitar which he had used four years earlier.

Description

Serial number 82590004 and Made in USA to rear of headstock, 1980, solid mahogany body and neck with black finish, Indian rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, two pickups, three-way selector switch, three rotary controls, with white pickguard; in shaped hard-shell case with blue plush-lining.

Used by Noel Gallagher during the Monnow Valley Studio sessions for ‘Definitely Maybe’ in January 1994. Previously studio-used by Johnny Marr.

Accompanied by provenance documents comprising:

A Manchester/New York import note dated 22nd August 1989.

A handwritten & signed postcard from Johnny Marr, dated 2019.

A Sonic Editions black & white photographic print, no. 5/250, photo by Michael Spencer Jones, of Noel and Liam Gallagher during the 'Definitely Maybe' sessions at the Monnow Valley Studios in Wales, 26th January 1994.

A Fujfilm polaroid illustrating the guitar, undated.

Provenance

The collection of Johnny Marr, 1989.

Lent by the above to Noel Gallagher in January 1994 for the ‘Definitely Maybe’ recording sessions at Monnow Valley Studios.

Acquired directly from Johnny Marr by the current owner in 2019.

Usage

8th-24th January, 1994 Monnow Valley Studios, Monmouth

Image Captions

Detail from a Sonic Editions photographic print, no. 5/250, photo by Michael Spencer Jones (included in the present Lot). Noel Gallagher with the present Lot at Monnow Valley Studio, January 1994.

source: [Sotheby's Popular Culture Auction | Lot 45 | Sept 12th 2024]

[elly-cross]

97Line que se fala? 💋👀🥹

[defensivelee]

The King of Hearts Not Winning a Surprising Amount of People's Hearts

So I actually still haven't found a definitive source about said nickname, but you may be able to put that to just me not being able to snoop through ALL the letters because I'm in FILTHY AMERICA 🤬🤬. Or I may just be really bad at finding shit, who knows. You know what I HAVE found plenty of, though (¬‿¬)?

There are these neat little things called satire poems, and in these satire poems, you are supposed to just generally be mean to some rich politicians, which is fun and I support it :3👍 they unironically are kinda good sometimes. There is actually a satire poem from around 1688 called "The King of Hearts" that has nothing to do with Shrewsbury ┐(︶▽︶)┌. HOWEVER -- whenever Shrewsbury is brought up, without fail these writers reference his missing eye just to make sure you know he's THAT bitch. He's THAT girl. And they do this pretty often, so here I have gathered all the times I can find that they have mentioned him this way, in order (⌒▽⌒)☆

We're starting off kinda weak though because I cannot for the life of me find where this line comes from, or even the title of the poem itself, which sucks O.o but oh well, I'll include it nonetheless. I do know it's from a 1689 poem and that it is a comparison between Shrewsbury and his coworker (ew) Nottingham.

The one (as far as words may fit him) wise, The other's head not overcharged with eyes[...]

From here it's easy claps (b ᵔ▽ᵔ)b for most of the rest of these we have the entire poem.

So, from 1690, which gives us the first of the two favorable mentions of him in this entire compilation, from "The Comparison between the Two Secretaries," lines 40-41:

Shrewsbury the young, the wise, the brave, the good, More high in his own merit than his blood[...]

Still mentions his eye though, as well as his chronic illness, in lines 45-47:

Like one-eyed Hannibal, terror to old Rome, Like him, by Hanno fettered too at home[...]

Also from 1690, we have "The Female Nine," lines 96-97:

'Twas no loose thought (she has too much honor) That brought the one-eyed Earl upon her.

1691 gave us the "Tunbridge Satire," lines 49-50:

But who can follow on her footsteps' trace As she leads the blind earl from place to place?

I doubt he needed someone to lead him, but we know these lampooners just be saying shit (￣ヘ￣)

From 1692 we have my personal favorite, "The False Favourite's Downfall" which gave us these iconic lines, 41-43:

The peer with one eye Does as oft with her lie, As Portland with him I raised so high.

Sodomy mentioned ☆(>ᴗ•)!

We jump to 1708 from here, to "A New Ballad," which is a little bit more nice to him, though still kinda mean Σ(O_O) like ooh even this blind IDIOT can see what is about to happen. Anyway, lines 120-123:

He but one eye had in his head, But with that one he saw These priests might bring about his ears A thing we call club-law.

And at last from 1714 we have not a line but the title of a poem entirely about him, following his lieutenancy in Ireland, which he SUCKED at.

"Polyphemus's Farewel: or, A Long Adieu to Ireland's Eye."

I'm sure I missed a few, especially between 1692 and 1708, but this is what I could find for nowwwww (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, August 25th

GILES: Their numbers are increasing. BUFFY: And they're getting cockier. Look, I'm not loving it. Last night was a pretty close call. GILES: (distracted) Yes. BUFFY: Giles, care? I'm putting my life on the line battling the undead. Look, I broke a nail, okay? I'm wearing a press-on.

~~Prophecy Girl~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Weekly Drabbles #164 — Flesh and Blood by veronyxk84 (Buffy, Dawn, PG-13)

Red Light by mmooch (Buffy, The Rookie xover, T)

A Sparrow's Fall by eevol76vamp (Fred, Spike, Not Rated)

Beyond Red by fatalfae (Buffy, Tara, Xander, Willow, T)

Apocalypse Wishlist by HollyDB (Buffy/Spike, T)

Safe (with Spike) by BloodyEll42 (Dawn, Spike, Buffy, Xander, G)

Conversation with a Dead Friend by MGAllan (Xander/Jesse, T)

Damaged Goods 破損品 by MGAllan (Quentin Travers, T)

Fuffy Drabble by thedeathscar (Buffy/Faith, unrated)

If you'll have me by rossshin (Buffy/Spike, G)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Double Date - ch. 1 by Rippertish (Buffy/Giles, E)

Stiff Pole - ch. 4 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Mysterious Destinies - ch. 5 by EnchantedWillow (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Lost in Desolation - ch. 5 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

A Blackcap's Song - ch. 7 by Murray (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Degradation of Duality [Series Part 2] - ch. 45 by Ragini (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Love Lives Here - ch. 97 by Passion4Spike (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Rebirth: A Stargate Tale - ch. 17 by Buffyworldbuilder (Buffy, Stargate xover, FR13)

Xanderpocalypse - ch. 11 by AxelBlade (Xander, Harry Potter and X-Men xover, FR15)

Stiff Pole - ch. 4 by scratchmeout (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Anything But Ordinary - ch. 12 by Harlow Turner (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

What the Drabble? Vol. 2 - ch. 64 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

To All We Guard - ch. 22 by simmony (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Love Lives Here - ch. 97 by Passion4Spike (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Comic: [Image description: Sherlock of BBC Sherlock and Buffy of Buffy The Vampire...] by paulgadzikowski (worksafe)

Artwork: Using my art to make some fake vintage style comic book covers by onedrawsoverthecuckoosnest (Buffy/Angel, worksafe)

Artwork: If Harmony had really been Buffy by isevery0nehereverystoned (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Artwork: continuing my series of illustrating scenes from the show Buffy The Vampire Slayer... by ibtravart (Buffy, worksafe)

Artwork: close ups!! ≽ܫ≼ by camellcat (Buffy, worksafe)

Gifset: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1997-2003) by clarkgriffon (Spike, Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Gifset: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER | 2.10 & 1.03 by whatisyourchildhoodtrauma (Buffy, Kendra, Giles, Willow, worksafe)

Edit: Buffy Summers as the Sun sunlit by R.Wright / Buffy the last vampire slayer #4 ... by twelverriver (Buffy, worksafe)

Edit: I apologize, you forgive me. by raffaella-cerullo (Faith, worksafe)

Edit: charles bukowski, for jane by dogmetaphors (Spike, worksafe)

Edit: Buffy ~ Baltički profil - Ivana Milankova... by heterocosmica (Buffy, worksafe)

Icons: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, S01E06 — The Pack. by nostalgc (Willow, worksafe)

Icons: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, S01E06 — The Pack. by nostalgc (Buffy, worksafe)

Playlist: Musi Playlist by mr-miss-sunny (Spuffy)

Fanvid: buffy summers, certified "busy girl" by lesbianboyfriend (Buffy, worksafe)

Fanvid: this one is for the rupert giles fans out there, i hope i did him justice by bananabeans88 (Giles, worksafe)

Collage: Collage #79 by thedecadentraven (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Collage: Collage #80 by thedecadentraven (Spike, worksafe)

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loose top 145 chart - list under the readmore

1. Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island

2. Car Seat Headrest - How To Leave Town

3. The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2

4. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92

5. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup

6. Earl Sweatshirt - some rap songs

7. The Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage: Animation Music

8. Bladee - ICEDANCER

9. Prince - Purple Rain

10. The KLF - Chill Out

11. Cardiacs - A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window

12. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

13. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

14. Animal Collective - Feels

15. desert sand feels warm at night - 夢の砂漠 (Dream Desert)

16. Hiroshi Yoshimura - SURROUND

17. Duster - Stratosphere

18. bedbug - If I Got Smaller Grew Wings and Flew Away for Good

19. Prince - Prince and The Revolution: Live

20. Mike - WEIGHT OF THE WORLD

21. The Weeknd - After Hours

22. Guided by Voices - Alien Lanes

23. Radiohead - Kid A

24. of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

25. of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

26. Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand

27. Car Seat Headrest - Teens Of Denial

28. The Microphones - Mount Eerie

29. Mew - Frengers

30. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

31. The Beatles - Abbey Road

32. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West

33. Ride - Nowhere (Expanded)

34. Ween - The Pod

35. Radiohead - OK Computer

36. Fishmans - 宇宙 日本 世田谷

37. Fishmans - 98.12.28 男達の別れ (Live)

38. Massive Attack - Blue Lines

39. Stereolab - Dots and Loops

40. George Clanton - Slide

41. The Avalanches - Since I Left You

42. Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy

43. Car Seat Headrest - Nervous Young Man

44. Indian Summer - Giving Birth to Thunder

45. Moss Icon - Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly

46. Jane Remover - frailty

47. Los Campesinos! - Romance is Boring

48. The Olivia Tremor Control - Dusk at Cubist Castle

49. Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile

50. My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise

51. Bladee - Spiderr

52. 100 gecs - 10,000 gecs

53. Bomb the Music Industry! - Get Warmer

54. DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues

55. Alvvays - Alvvays

56. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium

57. Brave Little Abacus - Masked Dancers: Concern in So Many Things You Forget Where You Are

58. Julia Brown - An abundance of strawberries

59. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....

60. Modest Mouse - Building Nothing Out of Something

61. Tyler, the Creator - Igor

62. Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy

63. David Bowie - Blackstar

64. Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch

65. The Beach Boys - SMiLE

66. Animal Collective - Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished

67. Nana Grizol - Dancing Dogs

68. Nana Grizol - Love It Love It

69. Gorillaz - Gorillaz

70. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas

71. Pet Shop Boys - Introspective

72. Glass Beach - Plastic Death

73. Death Grips - the powers that b

74. Junior Delahaye - Showcase

75. Slowdive - Slowdive

76. Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed

77. Global Communication - 76:14

78. Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

79. Car Seat Headrest - 4

80. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory

81. The Music Tapes - Mary's Voice

82. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

83. Ween - Quebec

84. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz

85. Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt

86. Virtual Self - Virtual Self

87. Lil Ugly Mane - Singles

88. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

89. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland

90. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Live in Brisbane '21

91. Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children

92. Boards of Canada - Geogaddi

93. Frank Ocean - Blonde

94. The Cure - Disintegration

95. Nirvana - In Utero

96. Death Grips - Bottomless Pit

97. Mike - renaissance man

98. Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I

99. The Microphones - It Was Hot, We Stayed In The Water

100. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

101. Cardiacs - The Seaside

102. Gorillaz - Demon Days

103. Duster - Duster

104. My Chemical Romance - I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love

105. Thursday - Full Collapse

106. My Bloody Valentine - m b v

107. Black Dresses - Peaceful as Hell

108. Porter Robinson - nurture

109. of Montreal - Paralytic Stalks

110. bob hund - Bob Hund

111. Teen Suicide - i will be my own hell because there is a devil inside my body

112. Slowdive - Souvlaki

113. Cursive - The Ugly Organ

114. Ween - God Ween Satan: The Oneness (Anniversary Edition)

115. Kleenex Girl Wonder - Ponyoak

116. Sweet Trip - Velocity: design: comfort.

117. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

118. Guided by Voices - Under the Bushes Under the Stars

119. The Beatles - Revolver

120. Jane Remover - teen week

121. Glass Beach - the first glass beach album

122. blackwinterwells - Stone Ocean

123. The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Formlessness - EP

124. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

125. Jordaan Mason - earth to ursa major

126. Weatherday - Come In

127. The pAper chAse - Hide the Kitchen Knives

128. Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite

129. Yung Lean - Starz

130. pilotredsun - Achievement

131. Bomb the Music Industry! - Album Minus Band

132. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

133. Doss - Doss

134. Kitty - Frostbite

135. Bob Drake - Medallion Animal Carpet

136. Parannoul - After the Night (Live)

137. J Dilla - Donuts

138. Ashley Ninelives - Eagle Creek

139. Vangelis - Blade Runner - Esper Edition

140. Akira Yamaoka - SILENT HILL2 (Original Soundtrack)

141. C418 - Minecraft - Volume Alpha

142. C418 - Minecraft - Volume Beta

143. Disasterpeace - Fez

144. Toby Fox - UNDERTALE Soundtrack

145. Kero Kero Bonito - Time 'n' Place (background)

honorable mentions to round it off to 150:

146. Julius Eastman - Femenine

147. Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

148. Dinosaur jr. - You're Living All Over Me

149. Flipper - Album Generic Flipper

150. DJ Rozwell - NONE OF THIS IS REAL

[milesonthenet]

We need to talk about X-Men '97!

October 31st, 1992, saw the release of the iconic X-Men animated series. It quickly gained praise and viewership from its audience. For years, it has been regarded as one of the most high-quality animated adaptations.

This year, the X-Men Animated Series finally gains a sequel; X-Men '97. The next chapter in Marvel's Uncanny Mutants is only halfway through its season. Its journey is only just beginning, and it has already gained praise from critics.

Welcome to the House of Milesverse. Today, we will be talking about X-Men '97, and its growing impact. I hope you enjoy the read and remember to (SNIKT) leave a comment or suggestion, bub.

WARNING. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS.

'97's story:

Unsurprising to anyone, '97 picks up a year after the events of the last episode. With Charles Xavier gone, Cyclops has taken full reins over the team. The X-Men are facing off against new and dangerous challenges.

'97 has a timeless vibe to its story, almost as if you never left. These are still the same characters as they were before. The X-Men's lore and story within the animated continuity have not changed.

Much like its predecessor, '97 also provides some interesting adaptations. For an example, look no further than Madelyne Pryor, the clone of Jean Grey. In just one episode, the series condensed the events of her story.

Another good example is their destruction of Genosha. Watching it play out on the screen was such a shocker. Its destruction was carried out by Cassandra Nova in the comics. Interestingly enough, she's completely absent from the series, with this being a conspiracy done by Bolivar Trask.

The X-Men have been missed.

Dear X-Men, we have missed you.

X-Men's animated series is in line with other serious, action-heavy stories from that time. Their story focuses on the message of hate, and the real-world issues it can relate to. The persecution that mutants feel has often been used to represent various minority groups across history.

In addition, the original series combined that with beautifully made animation. The action scenes have been well-remembered by fans for years. The animated series has become such a beloved part of the animated media circle within comic books. For anyone who's a fan of our merry mutants, they definitely have spent some time with this show.

97 has proven to be a perfect follow-up by many fans. In just two episodes, 97 was able to impress the audience. It's following in the footsteps of its predecessor. X-Men 97's acclaim and interest can only rise, especially thanks to it's renewal.

What's so different?

These may be the same mutants you have met, but their voices are not. Some of the actors, such as Norm Spencer (the original voice for Cyclops) unfortunately passed away over the years. Others have been recast to play different characters.

Here are what I feel are the most notable additions:

Cyclops is now voiced by Ray Chase, well known for being the voice of numerous characters such as Noctis Lucis Caelum (FF15), Bruno Bucciarati (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure), Tengen Uzui (Demon Slayer), Roy (Fire Emblem), and the Master of Masters (Kingdom Hearts)

Jean Grey (and Madelyne Pryor) is now voiced by Jennifer Hale, well known for being the voice of Commander Shepherd (Mass Effect), Princess Morbucks (Powerpuff Girls), and one of the Hex Girls, Thorn (Scooby-Doo). It's also worth noting that Jennifer Hale reprises the role, as she initially had it during Wolverine and the X-Men.

Gambit is an interesting case, as his prior voice actor, Chris Potter, is now playing Cable. He's instead voiced by A.J. LoCascio, who does voice work for both Prince Lotor (Voltron: Legendary Defender) and Marty McFly (Back To The Future: The Game).

Speaking of? Cable is voiced by Chris Potter now, whose done work as Peter Caine (Kung-Fu: The Legend Continues), and Evan Owen (The Young and The Restless).

Cable's old voice actor was Lawrence Bayne, but he was replaced by Chris Potter. Ironically enough, Lawrence Bayne plays a new character who debuts in the same episode as Cable's birth, The X-Cutioner. Lawrence Bayne is known as the voice of Gill (Street Fighter III: Third Strike) and Raven (Gargoyles).

Lastly? Jubilee's old voice actress, Alyson Court, wanted someone of Asian descent to portray her. That is where Holly Chou comes in, acting as the new voice of Jubilee. She did the voice work for Akame (Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name). It is also worth noting that Alyson Court acted as the voice of an older Jubilee in an episode, named Abscissa.

As you can see, a lot has changed with the voice cast of the X-Men series. Some characters who were voiced by older actors had been replaced. Others, like Cal Dodd (The voice of Wolverine) and Alison-Sealy Smith (The voice of Storm) still reprise their iconic roles.

While much has changed? At the end of the day, these new actors all still portray the spirit of the character. Ray Chase for example makes for a standout, with how closely he sounds to Norm Spencer's Cyclops.

What to look forward to & Conclusion

X-Men '97 is heating up, and we are already almost at the end. If you haven't checked it out yet, then I recommend it. The series is short, but its episodes all have a distinct impact and role. They not only move the plot forward but also help the characters to grow.

My hope is that Superhero Animation swings back into full gear. I remember as a kid it felt like it was practically already there. From the 90s to the 2000s, you could not miss it. The DC Animated Universe, for example, stands out as one of the best superhero animation projects. An entire generation grew up on those stories, and those adventures.

X-Men shows that its importance and value to people matters. Much like the DCAU, it raised so many children and was their first introduction to the X-Men. It stands out as one of the most iconic superhero action cartoons ever, and frankly? It's earned its title.

I think the future of superhero animation is steadily climbing back up. We have had great animated series, such as Invincible, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, My Adventures with Superman, and now? X-Men '97.

This has been a wonderful episode of House of MilesVerse. I hope you join us for a deep dive into our favorite robots in disguise. I'll be doing a full review of Transformers: Earthspark.

And? If you didn't know it, then now you know. We'll chronicle some adventures of Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur.