#AND IT PAID OFF

[lady-of-the-spirit]

I was a Nesta girl from the first moment she showed up. I saw a mean older sister, knew we were supposed to hate her, and simply decided not to.

[moviemandyy]

THE SHOURTNEY SHIPPERS WON TODAY

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[eighthwholove]

Eight+Grace

"How can you miss me? I'm the guy with two hearts, remember?"

"That's not what I meant."

Since it is Valentine's Day this week, I thought it appropriate for Eight and Grace to be the theme. Remember, Eight kissed first!

[andr0nap-wf]

NEW 99 DRIFTER OUTFIT CONCEPT JUSR DROPPED MISHAS FUZZY COLLAR JACKET IS REAL

I SAW THE SECOND IT DROPPED ON THE WEBSITE AND IVE BEEN LOSING MY MIND

MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED

MISHA FLUFFY COLLAR JACKET MANIFESTED!!!

[tiptapricot]

Here it is… a Liu Kang edit that has been sitting in my brain for months. First time doing a video clip edit, and wasn’t too worried on perfectly cropping out water marks or the assistive touch button from the clips.

Song is Alleluia by Mixtape for the Milky Way (an album by artist Jeremy Messersmith).

Clips screen recorded from videos by: MKIce&Fire, Gamer’s Little Playground, GameChannel, KCarves GamingTheatre, and the MK Legends animated movies.

[Base video description: an edit of Liu Kang throughout the Mortal Kombat games set to the bridge of Alleluia by Mixtape for the Milky Way. /end video description]

In depth video description with lyrics and associated shots below cut.

[Video description:

The video begins with somber but simple piano notes backed by liminal sounding strings. The scene shows Liu Kang after his defeat of Kronika, pushing her glass body down to shatter. To the rhythm of the piano, she hits the ground, and he blinks, looking back to see Raiden behind him.

Lyrics: I remember crying softly in the canyon, Whispering your name but nothing really happened.

Clip: Liu Kang runs to a dying Kitana’s side, the shot cutting to Lord Raiden looking regretful before it goes back to Liu Kang looking bitter as he holds her dead hand.

Lyrics: Everything I thought I was began to shatter.

Clips: a rapid cut of shots showing Liu Kang standing next to Lord Raiden, from Mortal Kombat 9 at the tournament, to Mortal Kombat 10 where it flashes back to them freeing the shaolin monks, to Mortal Kombat 9 again where they visit the elder gods.

Lyric: All the fairy tales every ever after.

Clip: Mortal Kombat 11’s flashback to Raiden stopping Liu Kang from fighting Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat 9.

Lyric: Tried to take a breath but felt like I was drowning.

Clip: a shot of a bloodied Liu Kang reaching for Kitana after their defeat by Shao Kahn and Sindel in Mortal Kombat 11.

Lyrics: Opened up my eyes to starlight all around me. Multiverses shone like gold dust in the ocean.

Clips: A rotating shot zooming in on Liu Kang standing in the cosmic space of the hourglass, followed by a zoom through galactic clusters of stars.

Lyric: I can see my whole life infinite and open.

Clip: a shot from Liu Kang’s Mortal Kombat 11 ending where he as a god stares at an image of his mortal self.

Lyrics: Now I am a baby, sick and barely breathing. Every single footstep following a feeling

Clips: A shot of baby Liu Kang being cradled by Raiden from the Battle of the realms animated movie, followed by a scene of Liu Kang jumping between enemies while older and flipping one to the ground from the animated Scorpion’s Revenge movie in the same universe.

Lyric: Homesick for a home that I will never see.

Clip: A shot from Liu Kang’s Mortal Kombat 11 ending showing him and Kitana leaning in for a kiss while living a life of simple pleasures.

Lyric: And trying to be someone I will never be.

Clip: a panning up shot of a Liu Kang statue from the Snow Blind animated movie.

Lyric: Now I am a child singing in the choir.

Clip: Liu Kang, Raiden, and Kung Lao from 11 walk together. Liu Kang swats Kung Lao playfully.

Lyric: Preacher in the pulpit spitting tongues of fire.

Clip: A shot of Fire God Liu Kang emerging from a blazing cloud in the final fight of 11, his eyes crackling.

Lyric: Now I'm on my deathbed begging for forgiveness.

Clip: Raiden cradling Liu Kang after his death in 9.

Lyric: Galaxies revolve with no one there to witness.

Clip: A shot pushing through cosmic clouds, the camera twisting.

Lyric: I see every timeline where I have a father.

Clips: Several shots of Liu Kang and Lord Raiden, from the animated movies, Mortal Kombat 9, and Raiden’s emergence from the time merger in 11.

Lyric: Every past and future where I have a daughter.

Clips: a shot of Cassie Cage followed by a shot of Jacqui Briggs and Jax.

Lyric: Sometimes I'm a villain.

Clip: Revenant Liu Kang stands up and smirks.

Lyric: sometimes I'm a martyr.

Clip: Shang Tsung snaps Liu Kang’s neck in deadly alliance.

Lyric: High on wishful thinking drinking holy water.

Clip: a slow panning shot down to the circle of the elder gods in 9.

Lyric: Every life I play the hand that I was given.

Clips: Rapid shots of early game select screens hovering on Liu kang.

Lyric: Every pain is destined right from the beginning.

Clips: The amalgam fight from 11 of Liu Kang and Lord Raiden fighting across timelines repeatedly.

Lyric: Started with a bang some fireworks and flashes. Nothing I can do but scatter all the ashes. Alleluia.

Clip: A grain of hourglass sand falling slowly before bursting into glowing dust on the word “Alleluia” before the screen cuts to black.

[completeoveranalysis]

[2]

HERE WE ARE, SYAORAN VS SYAORAN, ONE LAST TIME. 

Absolutely in love with the over-the-shoulder shot of Lava Lamp looking up at Syaoran at the top of the stairs, in the middle of arched lines (on all sides) with him in the centre, as if everything was leading to this the entire time and they’re FINALLY HERE at the end goal. 

And the little cutaway panels with Lava Lamp looking up, his face cast in darkness, and Syaoran looking down, his face being hit with light. And the little dramatic lines in the background of each panel are reversed between them - but if you put them next to each other, would show a circle in the middle, just like the symbol of their soul (and appropriately split in two by the panel borders). 

AND, if I’m really indulging, then the shaded lines of the cave wall behind Syaoran looking like smoke from a fire, with Syaoran at the middle - both because it’s his element, but also because he’s left entire worlds in flames to get here. 

BUT ANYWAY the dads are immediately jumping in the way to defend Lava Lamp WORDLESSLY and SIMULTANEOUSLY and my heart is instantly full. 

The status of Syaoran’s soul is still unknown, BUT - OH, BUT this is the first time the Syaorans have met while both Fai and Kurogane are both here and able to do anything. The first time Fai was on the verge of death, and the second time they were fighting in dreams. 

It’s probably worth noting that Syaoran DID actually win the previous two fights as well. Syaoran beat Lava Lamp on both previous occasions, BUT HERE WE ARE and this time it’s not just Syaoran VS Syaoran, but Three on One. The family is united this time - both physically and emotionally, as they’re finally together in a way they never were before. 

Also this isn’t visible but I really love the symmetry of the fact that every time the Syaorans fight Sakura is also present, setting the stakes. The first time she was in the little vampire prison, the second time she was right there with them and ended up jumping in the middle, and this time we have the Original Sakura frozen in time nearby - THE big fault in the universe, and the Central Pillar of Lava Lamp’s entire life, as the backdrop of this final conflict. 

Which is a lot of words to say that I like this one page very much. 

[mojsvijet]

šta bih ja

[ladybugsimblr]

The irony of your sister agreeing to pay for a brand new snowboard and skiis, but then the items get stuck in the vending machine. Life...

[doodlesdreaming]

One way to conquer the fear of water. ("What If" First Kiss Scenerio)

In other words, I got bit by the OC bug and felt an urge for some soft fluff.

Full Pic:

[youjustwaitsunshine]

pascal and ollie both celebrating with their daughters bro help theyre too

[ormymarius]

I love everyone in the aquafam and will defend them with my life but I will always be an orm defender first simply bc lots of people refuse to get to know his character and assume the worst of him

[sophfandoms53]

We better get an unreliables segment or something bc Jag went to war to make sure Cory didn’t get backdoored this week

[angeryyaz]

Absolutely convinced that if disney hadn't been Like That, Luz turning into luz(lol) would have been the end of an episode and we'd just have to deal with that until the next one. That was the kind of suffering I wanted but nooooooo all we get is homophobia and bad decisions

Can't have shit in detroit

[funkii4-blog]

well I definitely have a new main Shadowgale team

[mariniacipher]

gimli: talking abt the mountains and how he knows them from art and knows their story, telling us their dwarven names, that khazad-dûm, a strange light in his eyes

me:

[godstrain]

he's good at keeping a straight face, but he finds he's not immune to fear. he's not immune to trauma and memories and goddamn it, the girl in the chest had no face and the girl curled up was screaming until it turned to soft whispers- the girl buried in the foyer- the mansion-

❝ pardon- ❞

it's terse, but not cold- but he needs space. he leaves the guest room

back in the workshop, he lets out a shaky breath, taking off the shades to rub at his eyes. he thinks of the girl's scream. he thinks of the screams in the mansion. he thinks of the betrayal and god, this hits too close to home- his hands fall to his chest then to his abdomen, as if he was checking for a wound long since healed-

the girl in the chest has no face. the girl curled up is screaming. the girl in the foyer is nothing but bones.