#Ace of Spades Tour

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

IN PRAISE OF THE MOTÖRMASTERS -- "THE DEAD MAN'S HAND AGAIN!"

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the Holy Trinity of Motörmusic -- "Philthy Animal" Taylor, "Fast" Eddie Clarke, & Lemmy Kilmister of English rock and roll band MOTÖRHEAD, performing live during the band's "Ace of Spades" era, c. 1981.

In memoriam -- "EVERYTHING LOUDER THAN EVERYTHING ELSE!!"

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3366661050446724014 (Picuki 4x).

[hibiscusangel15]

Sometimes I Need to Be Alone, The Rick Tour: One Rick to Rule Them All

Ace of Spades, September 22, 2024

[big-low-t]

[mywifeleftme]

355: Motörhead // No Remorse

No Remorse Motörhead 1984, Bronze

I heard British comics writer Warren Ellis tell a story about hearing a horrible banging in the hallway outside his flat late one night in the mid-1980s. When he poked his head outside to give the noisenik hell he discovered Lemmy wandering around smacking the walls with a wooden cooking spoon. After he managed to get the metal legend’s attention, Lemmy waved the implement at him and snarled, “You ever hear of a coke spoon? This is my coke spoon!”

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This past Friday, I talked to a 50-something punk named Joey P who has 26 Motörhead records on vinyl (including the coveted leatherbound version of No Remorse). If you ever want to have a long conversation with Joey P, I recommend starting with a riff on if Ronnie James Dio was a mob-connected / Rat Pack wiseguy, and then letting him go into antiquarian detail on which Motörhead records are kind of underrated (Another Perfect Day), underrated (Bastards), and really underrated (1916). Love that guy, and I think he’s mostly right. 26 is probably too many Motörhead records even for me, but they are one of those long-running, very sonically consistent bands who turn their deepest fans into sommeliers. I can hold forth about the subtle differences in tasting notes between an Ace of Spades and an Iron Fist (let alone a departure like Orgasmatron!) while an outsider looks doubtfully into their two indistinguishable cups of Jack and Coke. A band like this gives men of a certain age a way to sniff each other over when they meet in a clearing, a low-impact ritual of butting heads.

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For years I remembered a story I thought one of my friends had told me about running into Lemmy at the Dominion Tavern in Ottawa towards the end of his life. He was miserably drinking white wine on his doctor’s orders, not looking for conversation. The image always struck me as both funny (I cannot imagine the house wine at the Dom having a nice finish), and sad (the day Lemmy Goddamn Kilmister lets anyone tell him he can’t have whiskey!). I think I’ve repeated it once or twice over the years as an example of how age mellows us all, but when I asked the pal I thought had told me, she denied it (though she did add that her ex told her Lemmy’d gone to see “the rippers in Aylmer once”). So, I dunno, maybe he escaped the fate of the Dom Chardonnay.

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Speaking of fate, Lemmy was a damned sharp fellow beneath all the drugging and boozing (who else could’ve written the lyric “Fourth day, five-day marathon / We’re moving like a parallelogram”), and he rightly figured his label had pitched doing a hits compilation in 1984 because they thought the band was washed up. (The limp sales and savage critical reaction to Another Perfect Day having had something to do with that.) Kilmister insisted on inserting a side’s worth of new songs onto the double LP comp to emphasize that Motörhead remained very much a going concern. Of the four, only the brilliantly dumb “Killed By Death” became a classic in its own right, but the new tracks showed the band were still capable of churning out the sound that had defined them with undiminished ferocity. They never lost it.

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I do know a woman who hooked up with Lemmy towards the end of his life (if anything in rock and roll can be believed, she had about 1,000 peers. It was like a more pleasant [?] Germs burn). They went home from the bar in Montreal and drank whiskey, and then she split in the morning without leaving her number. She thought the story was funny and I thought not leaving a number was a pretty good flex, but at the end she still gave a bit of a wistful, “I know he probably wouldn’t have called me anyway…”

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Lemmy picked the songs for No Remorse himself, and even provides short annotations in the liners, so if you’re going to quibble with the selections, you’ll have to take it up with the mole man. (As he says of “Like a Nightmare,” a left-field inclusion, “This was one of my favourite B-sides. Everyone didn’t like it, but seeing as I’m the only one of the old band left, here it is!!”) There are a load of Motörhead compilations out there (I’m partial to 2000’s lavish, oddly-sequenced double-CD The Best of, since it’s the one I had as a kid), and as Joey P will tell you, they did lots of good stuff after 1984. But if 1) you only need one Motörhead record on wax, 2) you’re mostly into the original lineup, and 3) you want something reasonably comprehensive, No Remorse is a no-brainer. It has a few relative duds (“Louie, Louie”) and lacks some absolute classics (“Dead Men Tell No Tales”; “Tear Ya Down”; “City Kids”; “Love Me Like a Reptile”; “White Line Fever” etc. etc.) but why complain given the teeth-rattling abundance there is? As Lemmy says, “Here is Motörhead as you’ve come to expect them. Write your opinion on a Beatle wig and send it to someone who gives a damn. Even if you get us banned, we ain’t gonna stop!”

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Motörhead were obviously a legendary live act, and they were my first metal show (on a bill at Detroit’s Pine Knob with Dio and Iron Maiden). They played a lot of arenas, but they made the most sense in small theatres. Bigger venues tend to dwarf them, like a small motorcycle gang trying to take over a castle. In a theatre, or better yet a bar, they own the place like The Wild Ones. I don’t remember much specific from their Pine Knob set, except that before closing with “Ace of Spades,” a song Lem was famously bored of playing every night, he told us all, “You’ll know this one, sing along if you want, I won’t be able to hear you anyway,” and then abruptly launched into that hellbent bass riff. Then he disappeared (probably there was some walking beforehand, couldn’t tell you for sure).

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Lemmy’s funeral was livestreamed back in 2015, and it’s genuinely one of the sweetest, silliest things I have ever watched. The altar features flower arrangements in the shape of the ace of spades; an iron cross in place of a crucifix; two Marshall stacks; a pair of Triple H’s wrestling boots; a 3D-printed urn in the shape of his cavalry hat; and a mirror with a big line of speed on it. Everybody cries, many of them the sort of people the PMRC would’ve expected to burst into flames if they were to enter a church. Everybody talks about how genuinely nice he was. His girlfriend Cheryl, a job that earns you instant and eternal That Poor Woman status from all who observe, gives a super brief statement: “Lemmy loved me, but his greatest love was his fans and his music. I remember saying, ‘Baby, stay home, don’t go, skip this tour. And he said, ‘Baby, I can’t. I love my fans.’” (Imagine that being an interaction between two genuine living people—yet I believe it.) Apparently, he was an absolute pinball fiend. His bootmaker gives a speech. Somebody reads some limericks Lem wrote. What a life. What a story.

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“Can’t get enough / And you know it’s some righteous stuff / Goes up like prices at Christmas! / Motörhead / Remember me now / Motörhead, alright"

355/365

[theworldisyonces]

The Renaissance World Tour: Show 22 - Night 1, Rogers Centre Stadium - Toronto, Canada (7/8/23). Not JAY-Z and his mother Gloria Line dancing to “Before I Let Go”. This was cute!!!

[dijidweeeb]

Motorhead Flier feat. Girlschool Ace of Spades World Tour 1980

[awstenlookbook]

For their Property Tour show at Ace of Spades in Sacramento CA, Awsten wears an Undefeated #10 jersey shirt (no longer available).

📸Instagram: sparkledogpark

[capitalchaostelevision]

Concert Photo Review: DEVILDRIVER @ Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, California

Concert Photo Review: DEVILDRIVER @ Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, California @devildriver #devildriver #dezfafara #livemusic #metal capitalchaostv.com @FreemanPromo @NapalmRecords

[24-compass-roses]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYBODY!!!

We got:

-Pan Blitzo (already confirmed but still cool to see :)))

-Gay Stolas (was there ever any doubt—love his earring btw it’s so pretty)

-Bi M&M (Ik Millie’s not wearing anything bi but she and Moxxie were both already confirmed to be a while ago!)

-Bi Loona (hell yeah) ((also I love the skirt!!!))

-Ace Octavia!!! (Via’s one of my fav characters and I’m ace so this one has me the most excited lol)

-Pan Verosika (Pigtails and hair clips are the colors of the pan flag)

-Pan Beelzebub (I like how the lava lamp parts of her design match the colors!!!)

-Trans AND lesbian Sallie May (knew the first but not the second, I think this is the first time it’s been shown? Not sure. But cool!!!)

-Gay Vassago (those are not his original feather colors at the back lol, wonder if this means he and stolas might actually become a thing in a future ep then??)

-Gay Andrealphus (the flag matches his color scheme lol)

-Ace Mammon! (and based on the way that spades are integrated throughout his outfit, I’d say aromantic asexual as well!)

-Pan Ozzie (one of the lil goat heads in his hair is doing heart eyes at fizz lol)

-Gay Fizz (I forget if we already knew this one or not beyond him being attracted to Ozzie but HELL YEAH)

-Pan Barbie Wire! (I hope she comes back in a future ep pls I love her design 🙏🙏🙏)

-Pan Chaz (rest in peace shark boy)

-All of Verosika’s crew that I can see appear to be pan as well! (That’s Coco and Apple, who were dressed up as Harlivy in Apology Tour, and Josh and Ace, who were on a date in Ozzie’s and were seen both in this art and in Apology Tour as wearing matching rings—so good for them!)

-Then there’s the one imp who talked to blitz in the Beelzebub ep wearing a trans flag on his shirt and Dennis (also of the Beelzebub ep) wearing the rainbow flag. There’s another trans imp beside Dennis but idk who they are I can only see part of their face

-And then there’s Wally Wackford in the front by the IMP van and Alessio (Moxxie’s dad’s mafia partner) sitting mysteriously on a building in the back. Neither of them have any visible flags as far as I can tell

Let me know if I missed anybody!!! I tried to get them all but there’s a LOT of characters here lol

[shinjisdone]

Female! MC and Friends - Deuce Spade

[What's it like to hang out with Deuce and be dragged into his Events as a female]

(Very much and I mean very much and I mean super duper, incredibly unbelievably, HUMONGUSLY AND GIGANTICALLY based on my oc's reaction)

Oh, sweet, sweet Deuce.

Your meeting may have been rocky and awkward but he quickly grew on you as he realized that he can be himself around you without any judgement. He's sweet and thoughtful, a bit dumb but such a great guy that it is impossible to dislike him.

Though it was really, uh, surprising to find out that the guy who first wouldn't look you in the eye, would stand frozen in your presence or stutter like crazy because he doesnt know how to be around girls, to vehemently threaten to beat two guys black and blue for cracking eggs - and never did you think he'd become one of your closest friends.

You consider him your best friend and vice versa (but don't tell Ace or Grim).

As much as you enjoy being around him, this...'gap' that he has of switching between a hard-working good boy and straight up delinquent is...uh...

Well, you do end up in odd situations due to it.

At Helloween...

At Helloween, Deuce was eager to show his best.

No matter your costume, Deuce will let you know that you look good - er, scary!

Even if it objectively sucks and Ace is laughing at you, Deuce will compliment the effort you put into it! That's what counts!

If you dress up in a way that's anything but scary (maybe stylish, cool or cute?) then Deuce might be...confused? It's Helloween. You're supposed to be scary.

Like; You could be the cutest witch or the trendiest ghoul but Deuce is like ???? Where's the blood and gore??? Where scary???

Will support your decision no matter what though even if he doesn't get it!

But when he gets possesed during the night, crying and calling for his mother, you were concerned and maybe a bit weirded out.

"Would you like to talk?" You place a hand on his shoulder and he's grateful for it, though too embarrassed to show it.

Once everything is settled and normal, you talk before Deuce feels good enough to go out there again.

Maybe there's more to discuss but he's happy you were so considered. Might be squealing inside and tear up (Deuce no, you just stopped crying) before wiping it off and proclaiming to be the scariest monster tonight! He'll scare the shit out of everyone, they'll forget what happened earlier!

Might invite you to trick-and-treating. Well, it's Helloween and it's fun and you are his b-best fr-friend, so...

Whether you can do that or not, be sure to share some sweets with him (those with eggs or egg-shaped will make him happy!) After your spooky tour.

If you are spooked easily, Deuce will first be like "??? For real?" But then explain to you that no one really wants to do you harm. It's all in good fun!

But...if someone takes it too far with scaring you, be sure that delinquent!Deuce will teach 'em a lesson! Switches his personality real quick, good boy to 'haaAAAH? WHAT DID U SAY TO HER?!" real quick.

Goes full into his scary costume persona and threatens people to bury them alive.

When others try to brush it off as a joke or him just playing his role, they are playing with fire. Deuce is more serious than they think.

'Dude...calm down, you're living the role a bit too much!'

'Hah? A gravekeeper gotta do his duty and yer being too loud for a corpse...'

You're his best friend...he won't allow anyone to talk to you or mess with you like that!

Plus, Deuce is especially protective of you since you are a girl.

Please stop him before he ruins Helloween (and worse, Riddle finds out...)

Haunted house? Sure, Sounds like fun! Let's go, my besuto furendo! Ah, but don't tell Ace and Grim, they're just gonna keep making fun of you two and ruin the atmosphere by 'booohing~' all over the place, thinking they're scary.

Deuce would enjoy it much more with only you two. :)

Cmon, lets take this haunted house on!

He first says with great vigor but feels himself get unnerved real quickly by all these effects and spells.

N-no, he aint scared! N-n-not at all, what are ya talking about????

Will jump silently at each spook and unwittingly get closer to your side. Please don't tease him OR promise to protect him. He's not scared after all! HE'S NOT!

If YOU get scared, Deuce got a problem. He says he'll look out for you no problem...! But has to act like he's not pissing his pants as well...!

Gets kinda in front of but also next to you, holding his fists up. Eerily quiet as he acts like a Bodyguard while trying not to squeak in fear.

However, if somehow something's targeting you especially, Deuce will once again go into delinquent mode.

Screaming profanities while also shaking to the bone. HUUUHHH? W-Whaddya think you're doing, t-targeting his best f-friend! Don't get on his nerves...!

Really wants to get out of there.

At New Year's...

You make sure to keep being a regular for him and be his gREATEST SUPPORT AND FAN, YOU WILL BUY EVERY PRODUCT HE RECOMMENdS BECAUSE THAT IS HOW FAR YOU WILL GO FOR DEUCE

My man is so humbled and touched, like he just wants to keep giving you discount after discount with the goofiest smile. Sam has to stop him before he loses profit.

Will. Do. His. Very. Best. Until dawn. Deuce feels so supported by you, he feels like he could carry mountains!

Shows off his new Yukata to you. Did you know that you can hide things in those sleeves? And look how many layers these clothes have! Really interesting, he never has worn something like a Yukata before so he gushes about his experiences of it with you.

Oh, would you like to wear one, too? Sam can surely prepare one. Oh, would you like a kimono instead?

Looks forward to your visits - ahem, patronage! Sam probably told him how to speak with customers so he puffs out his chest, clears his throat and adresses you with 'Miss' or Ma'am' (the latter you found funny. Bro, we are both first-years.). He might play his role really well and bow to you and recomend you things that a 'Miss' like you might want or need. It's humoring but there's a chance he might slip up and talk to you like usual.

If old-school stuff like that makes you laugh, it makes his experience as a shop clerk 100% better. Hearing you giggle recruits his spirit on times where he feels tired.

Might get all sappy and genuinely thank you for the support, not only as a customer but for all that you've done for him this year. He looks forward to the next...! And hopes you'll still be there with him.

When he cooks...

People will keep you from being the judge because they just know, THEY JUST KNOW you're gonna be nice to Deuce even if he presented you actual garbage on a plate.

No judging for you! Giving a nine for a undercooked dish with bits of eggshells in it is lying, dummy.

Nevertheless, you cheer Deuce on! Ace sarcastically calls you his 'cheerleader'. And you can bet Deuce turns his head and cheers back with a big grin, waving around the utensil in his hand (he's getting food all over the place and the stove is burning - but his homie is cheering him on!)

If there are leftovers, Deuce will give them to you. Now you have to be nice because he's really looking forward to your critique and will take it very much to heart.

Will keep on improving his cooking skills and chooses you as his judge everytime. It's nice to get extra free food but you're always being nice...Ace says he can't improve like that when you aren't honest. He's right but...you can't crush that big hopeful glint in his eyes, look at him 🥺

Besides, Deuce kinda gets fired up and extra careful when thinking of making food for you. It's extra motivation. It hits different when he makes things for people he cares about; his mom, grandma, friends and you.

Ngl, he has preferances and really likes to make things for you as thanks for always sticking by him. Sometimes Deuce believes he doesnt deserve it.

Expect a lot of egg dishes.

When YOU cook for him or in general, man, prepare to have him be fired up!

A five-course meal? A bento box? Or a simple sandwich? It would not matter, Deuce would eat them all equally carefully, delicately and savoring each bite. He'd give his opinion with a full, chewing mouth.

And if it makes you happy? BRO he will do ANYTHING FOR YOU. Cheer on your cooking, volunteer to even eat garbage for you, protect your food, utensils, kitchen, EVERYTHING!

It's just...so nice. No one but his mom cared enough to make him food. All he ever did was cause trouble for everyone and those he considered his 'friends' were just as shallow and troubled as him.

But you here care. And it makes him so happy.

Stay in his life forever, won't you?

(He might say that outloud all of a sudden after thinking hard and silently, the food spitting out of his mouth as he looks at you and says this. Ace is a bit flabbergasted and yells out 'OI. That sounds almost like...! Like...! Ya know?! Deuce, dude, think before you say anything! Is the food laced with some potion, is makin' ya say weird shit????'

Deuce doesn't quite get it but he didn't really mean it in a way for you to always cook for him. But these dishes are just another reminder how much you care for him.

Though once he does...and the fact that a girl is cooking for him in the first place...and who is not his mom...and he said those things right after...it makes him incredibly shy and he WILL blush.

HE - JUST...kinda got flashbacks of his mom when he ate home-cooked food, so the thought didn't cross him mind, okay?! Shut up, Ace and Grim!

When you gaze at the stars...

Very hyped and determined boy!

A good boy! So good that he doesn't get why Trey and Idia are making such a fuss about the dance and outfits. It's an honor, is it not?

Will be confused by their embarrassment and turn to you, asking if their dances and clothes are too much. When you answer no, he turns to the other two and is like; 'See? (Name) doens't find it weird either.'

Trey just shakes his head while Idia is like dude

Idia might want you to NOT be anywhere near Deuce and kinda not-subtly pushes you away. 'Listen, heroine, if you're presence turns Spade into that 'childhood-friend-crush-guy-who'd do anything for you and becomes puppy - then don't. I don't need those vibes.'

????? What's he talking about??? (Childhood friend? You met Deuce at NRC just like Idia...)

Well, let's just say that you pop in here and there and ask about the wish-collecting state. Deuce would gladly tell you of his progress (no matter if good or not).

Wants you to watch and critique his dance. You might follow along, just so you can hold the long, long, long sleeves and silks of his outfit up so he won't trip again. It's like you become his second robe.

Will blush if you end up dancing too close.

With each meet-up you have Deuce will always ask you what your wish is! He's very eager to fulfill it!

What it truly is depends on you...but if it does involve going home, Deuce will unwittingly get saddened by it. Of course. This isn't really your home.

But even so...he promises he will do his best to make it come true. If Crowley cannot find a way, then Deuce will not only try his hardest to become a full-fledged honor student, but also a mage powerful enough to send you back home!

He says all of this and believes it. Nevertheless, he tries to bury his sadness of your inevitable departure deep within him. At least for tonight.

When you dance to a masquerade...

Deuce looks soooo good!

He looks so proud of himself and really admires the work put into the outfit!

You openly tell him he looks handsome! And he kinda clams up, face red.

Handsome? Not good, not nice, but handsome? Out of all the things you could have chosen, you choose to call him handsome?

O-oo-o-o-o-oo-oh...

Blushing profusely and avoiding your gaze he tries to regain his voice.

"O-Oh, you l-look..."

He struggles. Should he call you handsome too even if you are a girl? Would you like that? Or would that be too much? How does he think you look like anyway?

He looks back up to uh, get a look at you to know how he feels about your outfit and his head is swirling with thoughts.

Cool? Fitting? Cute? Dashing? Lovely? Handsome? Good????

Uh....

He doesn't know!

"Uh, thanks. You l-look...really nice, too. It suits you...everything kinda does."

(It is not meant as a pun if you are wearing a suit by the way, he's just dumb.)

Yet...he is honest when he means that everything suits you. The Helloween costume, the chef cook wear, the Yukata or Kimono...and now this. You look good whenever.

HIS HEART WILL MAKE EXTRA LEAPS IF YOU TELL HIM HE LOOKS LIKE A MUSKETEER!

HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS BUT YOU SMILE SO BRIGHTLY WHILE SAYING IT SO IT MUST BE GOOD???

yEP, his heart is skipping a beat when you explain that a musketeer is a hero. Him, a hero? A good guy, like the magic police? Not a delinquent? Oh, man.

Well, compliments aside, it is time to dance. Deuce practiced with Riddle but he'd like his first dance to be with you. On one hand to get into it first with someone he is comfortable with and trusts but also because he wants to.

Just know that he only practiced the waltz and knows no other. (Oh, there's just the waltz? Phew...)

Calms a bit down since he focuses on dancing well but when he looks back up to your eyes through the holes of your mask?

(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)

(〃艸〃)

It'S even worse when he doesn't know where to put his hands (he does, Riddle showed him) but putting it on your waist? It's...a bit much.

Enough to make a delinquent like him blush.

And now as he looks up and sees your hands tightly holding the other...which isn't the first time you've done but here, in this very town, in this very hall, it feels different.

Deuce tries to enjoy this dance and he does. There are just new thoughts and feelings daring to distract him from time to time.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

LEMMY THROWS SHADE AT SABBATH IN '81 -- ESSENTIALLY CALLS 'EM "HAS-BEENS" FOR CANCELLING A GIG.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on 1981-era MOTÖRHEAD, during their "Ace of Spades" Tour date somewhere in Germany, plus concert tour shots of "Mob Rules" era BLACK SABBATH, also from 1981.

"The bill was to have been topped by the Ronnie James Dio-fronted BLACK SABBATH, with MOTÖRHEAD appearing as special guests, though an 11th-hour cancellation saw Lemmy and company promoted to headliners, with Ozzy Osbourne’s BLIZZARD OF OZZ added to the roster.

Though the latter represented a welcome if slightly ironic bonus, Sabbath’s non-appearance ruffled a few feathers. Talking during his band’s first American tour (supporting Ozzy), Lemmy offered an explanation of his own, telling "Record Mirror":

"Well, look at it… we have an album that went straight to No.1 ["No Sleep ’Til Hammersmith"] and all they have left is a name. Obviously, they’re afraid of us blowing them offstage – I’d feel the same in their position.""

-- LOUDER SOUND, "Lemmy, Ozzy and the story of legendary 80s rock festival the Heavy Metal Holocaust," by David Ling, published December 8, 2023

Sources: www.loudersound.com/features/motorhead-ozzy-port-vale-heavy-metal-holocaust, www.pinterest.com/kirksisneros/motorhead, Gold Mine Magazine, various, etc...

[hibiscusangel15]

Talk to You, The Rick Tour: One Rick to Rule Them All

Ace of Spades, September 22, 2024

[thinkingofchishiya]

kpopidol!reader x chishiya pls!

also, good luck in writing fics :)

Thank you my love, i’m actually having a lot of fun with it so far!! Hope you like this 🤍 feel free to spam my inbox if you have any more ideas

Chishiya x kpopidol! reader headcannons

warnings: brief mention of potential ED, slight angst at the end

•when you first arrived at the beach chishiya had no idea who you were, k-pop isn’t exactly his specialty sure he’d heard a few songs but he wasn’t exactly knowledgeable

•it wasn’t until he saw the stares and whispers of other residents that he realised there was something special about you, it was kuina who excitedly informed him who you were

•in response he rolled his eyes saying being a celebrity in this world was meaningless, but he had to admit you were beautiful and just couldn’t tear his eyes from you, he felt annoyingly drawn in by you and he couldn’t figure out why.

•However it was his attitude towards you that made you like him, constantly being stared at and gawked over got tiring real fast but chishiya made you feel normal - he treated you like a regular person and the two of you quickly got quiet close

•especially after the jack of hearts, the two of you teamed up and aced the game together

•the other players at the beach were confused by the unlikely duo- cold conniving chishiya who barely spoke to anyone and the idol anyone would be blessed to talk to even for a moment. They thought it was unfair and confusing - how did him of all men garner so much of your attention ?

•him noticing your strict eating patterns and making sure you’ve always had a decent sized meal. The industry was strict on their idols and chishiya knew that but he wouldn’t have it +

+ when you accuse him of caring about you with a grin, he scoffs a “you wish” and rolls his eyes, but what you don’t see is the way his cheeks and the tips of his ears burn pink when he turns around beginning to walk away from you

•one time on his way back from a game he stopped in a 7/11 , and he saw you on the cover of an old magazine with your group

•sneakily picking up the magazine as if anyone was around, he flicked to find the page you were on. Titled “ group/name to come to shibuya for 2 nights in may” you were scheduled to be on tour performing when you arrived here.

•After this he started having angstier thoughts about you, how unfair it was that a girl like you who worked so hard to have it all was stuck in a place like this. Not only because you were famous but because you were sweet, not build for the borderlands in his eyes

•Despite his initial thoughts on you not being special, he now wanted nothing more than to protect you

•however what chishiya didn’t realise is your hard training for hours on end made you incredibly fit - games like spades especially were ones you mastered in

•chishiya secretly listening to your songs in his earphones and actually enjoying them, k-pop from your group alone his guilty pleasure

•listens intently whenever kuina begs you to tell her stories from your time with the group as you giggle at her interest

•likes watching you dance and sing, especially on drunk nights when you and the beach were extra hyped after a winning round of games

•when you guys start dating he worships you and your physique, always keeping an arm around your waist as you walk through the beach to smugly show you off

•loves getting under niragi’s jealous skin, brings you up during executive meetings just to piss him off

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alternate pre-borderlands angst bonus

•You’d been with chishiya for two years when one day he comes home from work to tell you about a young girl he’s had to perform surgery for multiple times

•she was a terminally ill patient and while it wasn’t chishiya’s job to arrange things for the make a wish organisation, he knew he had to get you to meet her when she mentioned being a huge fan of your group

•he rarely exchanged details about his personal life with patients, except for when it came to children and young teens. Speaking about his beloved partner he let your name slip , “y/n like the idol from g/n?” this is when chishiya felt extra proud to be with you as he explained , “yeah, actually her”

•the patient squeeled and this was happiest he’d ever seen her “no way! that’s so cool doctor shiya!”

• “she’s gorgeous, you’re so lucky!” and his smug grin in response “i know”

•after talking to you about it you agreed withought hesitation to meet the girl, it turns out you were her bias

•the meeting went well with many hugs and laughs exchanged as you spent time learning about her, chishiya even joining to stay for a little bit instead of working as he had a free moment

•you liked staying at the hospital as it meant being closer to shiya on his busy days but you never had an excuse to be there, on this day though you ended up staying with the girl for hours until the day was almost over

•when chishiya came in you were sitting by his patient giving her a final hug as the credits rolled for your groups tour movie on the hospital room’s television

•when it was time for you to leave together and go home, you barely made it to the car before bursting into uncontrollable sobs

•chishiya held you silently rubbing your back with your face in his chest as you let it all out, “it’s not fair!” you sobbed “,i know…i know” what you didn’t see was the way he fought back prickling tears that stung his eyes and the burning ache he felt in his chest

•this patient was his worst loss yet and the pain that was usually easier to hide was now tripled as you cried in his arms

•just two weeks later you were informed of her passing, her family had written a letter to chishiya thanking him for looking after their daughter in her short time and for his incredible act of kindness by getting you to meet her in what they described as “the best day of her little life”

•shortly after you were trending in the news with your pictures all over the papers, being held by your group on stage at a concert as you cried during the girl’s favourite song. You requested a replay and dedicated it in her name

•the two of you even attended her funeral, wearing what you learned was her favourite colour

a/n: i loved this request thank you so much anon!! It was gonna be something cutesy and light but the opportunity arose to write my first angst, hope i did well !! i really appreciate feedback and comments

[cerebralisis]

Wait, does this message from 🫚 anon refer to the 10 years that have passed since 1989 came out?

Years 1-2, See what they drew = Oct 2014 - Oct 2016, "We were laughing drawing aces", 1989 era

Years 3-4, Keep searching for more = Oct 2016 - Oct 2018, searching for more aces but coming up empty handed, dark Reputation era

Years 5-6, Lay it on thick = Oct 2018 - Oct 2020, heavy flagging during the Lover era and Miss Americana

Years 7-8, Isn't fall great? = Oct 2020 - Oct 2022, release of her two most fall-themed albums, Evermore and Red (TV)

Years 9-10, The final act ends = Oct 2022 - Oct 2024, release of Midnights and The Eras tour, which brings us to the present.

It would make so much sense if Taylor has been under a contract or NDA for the past 10 years. She has been hinting for a while that 1989 was the problem era. Having her evil twin in the Antihero music video wear the 1989 colors and literally point at herself saying “I’m the problem, it’s me.”

Leaving her normal signature off of the infamous 1989 (TV) prologue, which is essentially saying “This isn’t me, I’m not signing off on this.”

Releasing the Bejeweled music video in Oct 2022, almost exactly 8 years after 1989 was released, and using it to tell us that exile ends in 2 more years: Oct 2024 🎃

I would bet that in the move from country to pop, she negotiated an agreement that would offer her a lot of money and a promise to become an even bigger star than she already was, but in exchange, they would control her public image. She put her career first and took the money.

In doing so, she may have had to sign something that kept her silent and obedient for the next 10 years. Her career popped off with 1989 like they hoped, and she was feeling so Gatsby, but then she fell in love with someone who (again) didn’t fit the image they chose for her and has been fighting her decision ever since. You understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars.

To make it worse, after making the difficult decision to sign her life over, she was nearly canceled right after that 🐍 and left with nothing except a relationship that she would have still been contractually obligated to hide.

She tried to roll with it for Reputation and stayed in the dark, but ultimately decided to leave Sony and negotiate better terms for herself under Universal so that she could find a way to step into the daylight. And we all know how that sparkling summer went down.

As the decade would play us for fools… but the decade is over now and she’s clean.

[theworldisyonces]

The Renaissance World Tour: Show 23 - Night 2, Rogers Centre Stadium - Toronto, Canada (7/9/23). It was packed at the second Toronto show (sold out). JAY-Z also gave another fan a glass of Ace of Spades champagne. Also, the fans were outside the stadium on the second night, singing after the show too. But this time it was “Halo” instead of “Drunk In Love”.

[floyds-favorite-shrimp]

Yes I meant it!

Deuce Spade x Fem!Yuu

Fluff and Jealousy!

Word Count: 2722

Under Cut!

Yuu followed behind the group of students who had decided to accompany Deuce to his hometown for the White Rabbit festival. Deuce led the way, followed by Epel, Ortho, Silver, Grim, and Yuu quietly brought up the rear. The town was colorful, and it was hard for Yuu to ever picture anyone who lived there ever becoming a delinquent (though if she was being honest, it was hard to picture Deuce as a delinquent anyway.)

They walked through the town, Deuce was enthusiastically informing them of the history and tradition associated with the White Rabbit festival. Yuu’s eyes narrowed suspiciously at the language Deuce was using, which seemed very un-Deuce like. It wasn’t long before he admitted to reading to them straight from a tour guide brochure. Yuu smiled slightly at his sweet antics, and for a moment their eyes met. His bright eyes seemed to tear straight through her, her heart fluttering wildly 

Deuce broke their eye contact first, and Yuu felt her heart fall slightly. She could stare at him all day, but she had a strange feeling that the notion wasn’t reciprocated. She sighed softly to herself. Of course Deuce wouldn’t pay attention to her, not when she was an option.

*One hour Earlier*

“Welcome to Clock Town!” Deuce had said once they emerged from the mirror and stepped out into the busy square. It was easy to tell that he was proud to show off where he came from, even if he didn’t have all of the info on it. The fat that he was trying so hard was proof that he  had grown as a person since his rougher years. The group had walked around for a bit, before Deuce was finally stopped by someone he knew.

“Deuce? Is that you?” Came a sickeningly sweet voice. The whole group stopped, turning in unison to see who had called out to him. Yuu had to force herself to look, her stomach sinking with anxiety. She was sure no just-a-friend would call out to him in that tone of voice. Her stomach dropped even farther once she saw the vessel the voice had projected from. 

She had dark hair. Like a starless night after a storm. Yuu was sure that had she ever had the opportunity to stare straight into a black hole, this is the color that would stare back. Her eyes, however, were more like a cloudless sky in the summer. A gentle blue that seemed to see straight into your soul. Yuu immediately took a step back, hiding herself partially behind Silver’s tall frame. 

The girl walked straight up to Deuce, getting within a foot of him. Yuu bit her lip, so focused on the interaction happening in front of her that she didn’t seem to notice Ortho’s glance back at her. 

The girl’s hands immediately went to Deuce’s hair, running her fingers through it.

“Ah, you let it grow out.” She noted, putting on that same sweet voice. Yuu was confused. She distinctly remembered Ace teasing Deuce for never being able to get a date before, so just what was going on here?

“C’mon Layla, cut it out.” Deuce said kindly, taking a step back from her. Her hand hung in midair for a moment before it fell. Her smile became strained. “I’m here showing around some friends from my school. They’ve never come to Clock Town for the festival before.” He informed her. Her gaze turned towards the group, eyeing each of them one at a time and pausing for a moment longer on Yuu, who was still trying to stay out of sight. Yuu felt her heartbeat quicken. She wanted to walk up to her with her head held high, but she couldn’t find the courage to do it. 

It’s not that Yuu was afraid of Layla, not by any means. But Yuu knew that if the two women stood side-by-side, it would be similar to a dolphin next to a crustacean. She didn’t want to give the others (and especially Deuce) the chance to make that comparison themselves so she stayed back as the two old friends conversed. She sighed, and her proximity to Silver allowed him to hear it. He turned his head back to look at her, but she was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn’t seem to notice. 

*Current*

Deuce’s mom, Dylla, had found them wondering about town and had given Deuce a piece of her mind for not contacting her as soon as he got to town. She seemed to forgive him quickly enough, however, when they all agreed to allow her to dress them up for the festival. Dylla had taken a special liking to Yuu, as she dragged her off separately from the boys to help her get changed. The boys were all waiting for the two ladies to return.

“I don’t believe Yuu is feeling very good.” Ortho said, once he was sure Yuu wasn’t around. “My system was picking up changes in her vitals as we walked through town earlier.” The young boy had a look of concern on his face.

“I concur.” Silver said. “She seemed to be acting strangely earlier today.” His jewel-like eyes roamed over the group.

“She isn’t feeling well?” Deuce repeated back to them. His bright eyes filled with concern. “I don’t want to force her to participate in the festival if she should be resting!” He exclaimed. “I’ll head inside and talk to mom about-”

But the rest of Deuce’s sentence would remain unheard. At that moment, Dylla and Yuu walked out of Deuce’s house. Yuu was dressed in a dark blue skirt that came up to her mid-upper thighs. She had on white thigh-highs and small black heels. Her shirt was a light blue, long sleeved v-neck, but it didn’t plunge too far down. Just enough to make Deuce curious as to what was underneath…

Dylla had curled her hair, causing it to bounce with every step she took. Deuce felt his breath catch in his throat as she walked towards them. He had always thought she was beautiful, but this was a side to her that he rarely got to see. There was something about seeing a part of her that he didn’t get to see every day that excited him. When he was walking the group around town earlier, he had to break eye contact with her for fear that he would start blushing. And when Layla started acting overly familiar with him, he was worried Yuu may have gotten the wrong idea. 

“Well, boys.” Dylla said, throwing her arms out in a dramatic gesture to Yuu. “Isn’t she gorgeous?” Dylla’s eyes met Deuce’s for just a moment. Deuce felt his cheeks start to heat up. He knew he shouldn’t have trusted his mom with the details of his crush. Now she was going over the top to try and get him to make his move. Especially since it appears Dylla more than approves of her. 

“You look wonderful!” Ortho said, floating over to her and around her for the 360 view. 

“Yes.” Silver agreed, a gentle smile on his face. A gentle smile that Deuce didn’t miss. He felt something in the pit of his stomach. Something he didn’t like. Something that made him want to pull Silver as far away from Yuu as possible.

“Thank you.” Yuu said, a shy smile on her face. She felt her heart sink slightly at the fact that Deuce hadn’t complimented her though. Dylla looked at her for just a moment, but it didn’t take long for her to realize that her shy smile didn’t seem to reach her eyes.

Dylla’s eyes met her son’s. He just knew what she was about to do, and he couldn’t figure out a way to stop her without literally tackling her to the ground. His heartbeat started to increase, his mind already running everything he could possibly say that would placate his mother, without totally giving away his feelings for Yuu.

“Deuce,” Dylla said, her stern gaze holding his. “I don’t think we heard your opinion on Yuu’s outfit.” 

Deuce could practically hear her shouting ‘now’s your chance!’

His mouth seemed to dry out. He could swear there was something stuck in his throat, it wasn’t going to let him speak. His heart was beating loudly. He had to find something that was sweet, but not creepily so. Why would his mom put him on the spot like this? It wasn’t doing him any favors. He just needed to squeeze anything out of his throat. Any words will do. Just something basic.

“You look… beautiful.” He managed to sputter out, only to mentally slap himself immediately afterwards. That was maybe a little too much.

“Deuce Spade’s vitals have-” Ortho began to say, but Epel came to the rescue. He pulled Ortho away saying something about a food Ortho just had to take a picture of. 

“Uh, um, I mean-” Why was everyone staring at him?! Couldn’t they all just mind their own business?!

Yuu was looking at him dumbfounded. Her cheeks were quickly turning pink. His were already bright red. Deuce couldn’t stand all of the stares on him anymore. He quickly marched up to Yuu and grabbed her hand, yanking her away from Dylla. Dylla looked momentarily shocked, but quickly schooled her expression. She crossed her arms as she watched Deuce stomp off with Yuu in tow.

“Well guys, how about some sandwiches for now?” She offered to the remaining Night Raven College crew.

“Deuce?” Yuu finally managed to mutter out as he pulled her along. He had no idea where he was going, all he knew was that he didn't want to stay there with everyone’s eyes on him any longer. And Why did he grab Yuu? Well… he had no idea. He just wanted to be with her too, despite how embarrassed he was.

“Deuce? What’s wrong?” She tried to talk to him. Her eyes were only met with the back of his head as he continued to lead her to who-knows-where. His navy hair was bouncing with every step he took. And despite how angry he seemed, his grip on her wrist was so gently she barely felt it. She could have pulled away at any point. She was simply following him out of loyalty.

“Sorry.” He finally muttered. He had finally stopped moving, but still didn’t turn around to meet her gaze. “I- I didn’t mean-”

“You didn’t mean it?” Yuu asked, her voice small. Deuce could hear the sadness laced in her voice and he quickly turned around to face her. Her large eyes stared at him and he could have sworn in looked like she might cry.

“What? No!” Deuce said quickly, panic lacing his voice. “Wait- I mean yes! Yes I meant it!” In his moment of dismay, he had gotten within inches of her face. “I meant, I didn’t mean to embarrass you.” He finally breathed out, his hands on Yuu’s shoulders as he tried to make everything make sense. 

“Deuucccceeee!” Came that voice again. That sickeningly sweet voice. Yuu could have sworn she saw annoyance flash in Deuce’s eyes, but he took a breath and straightened up. He turned to where her voice had come from.

“Layla.” He said, though Yuu was sure his voice was laced with irritation. “What’s up?” He asked her, having managed to cool himself a little bit. Yuu phased out their voices as they continued to chat. She would catch Layla twirling her hair throughout their conversation, never once looking at Yuu, let alone speaking to her. Did Yuu get the wrong idea when Deuce told her she looked beautiful? He said he meant it, but maybe he was lying? The more she thought about it, the more she realized that made sense. He had said he didn’t mean it, and only took it back when Yuu was visibly upset. She felt like she could cry.

“Yuu? Yuuuuuuuuu?” Deuce’s voice shook her out of her thoughts. She blinked her eyes, forcing back any tears that may have come to the surface.

“Yes? What?” Yuu said quickly, her eyes meeting Deuce’s bright ones. She hadn’t noticed until this moment that Layla had left. Deuce bent down slightly, putting himself at eye level (and very close!) with Yuu.

“Are you okay?” He asked her, his gaze searching hers for an answer. 

“Hm? Yes.” Yuu said, trying to assure him. “Sorry, I kind of spaced out there.” She said, putting a smile on her face. But Deuce knew something else was going on with her. She hadn’t been herself since they had gotten to his hometown. And she seemed especially weird when Layla was around. He gently wrapped her hand in his, a thought popping into his mind.

A crazy thought. An insane thought. A thought he wouldn’t have dared have before this trip. Was Yuu…. jealous of Layla? But if she was, then that meant she had feelings for him, right? Him-Deuce. Not Silver and his gentle, handsome smile.

“Do you…” He started to ask, but he couldn’t seem to force himself to finish the question. What if her answer was no? He wasn’t sure he could recover from that. Yuu tilted her head in confusion.

“Do I…?” She questioned, trying to convince him to finish his question.

“How do you feel about Layla?” He asked her, deciding the fear of straight rejection was too terrifying. So he reworded his question. Something that he regretted almost instantly as Yuu turned her eyes away from him.

“She’s fine.” Yuu said simply, shrugging her shoulders as her heart sank into her chest. “I think we should get back to the others.” She started to turn away from Deuce, but Deuce pulled lightly on their joint hands. That small action threw Yuu off balance, and she collided into his chest. Deuce immediately wrapped his arms around her, not allowing her to escape.

“Deuce, we really should-” Yuu tried to tell him. 

“That’s not what I meant to ask.” Deuce said quickly. “Not how you feel about her.” Yuu tensed in his arms, but he still refused to let go. “I wanted to ask if  you felt jealous of her, but I don’t want to ask you that anymore.” 

He pulled away from Yuu just enough to use his fingertips to tilt her chin up. Her cheeks glowed pink as their gaze met. Her heart felt like it might beat out of her chest at any moment. She was terrified Deuce could hear it, or that she wouldn’t be able to hear Deuce over it.

Deuce had to force himself to hold her gaze. He really hoped he was right about this. There would be no going back after this, but he was pretty sure he had read the signs correctly. Besides, his mom was encouraging him. She wouldn’t lead him astray like that.

“So, um.” Yuu said, they were so close her breath brushed his lips as she spoke. “What do you want to ask me then?”

“Nothing.” Deuce said, steeling himself. He leaned his forehead against hers, should he be able to feel his blood running through his veins like this? Was he having a heart attack? A medical emergency? Well it was going to have to wait. This is more important. All he asked for was enough time to do this, and then he would die happily.

He tilted his face, ever so slightly. Their lips lightly brushed together before he pulled away. He opened his eyes slightly, just enough to see that her eyes were still closed, as if she expected more. And that was good enough for him. 

She bit her lip.

Deuce couldn’t take any more. He looped his arm around her waist, threading his other hand into her hair. He crashed his lips to hers. She reached her hands up to his chest, gripping his shirt in an attempt to pull him even closer. Deuce wasn’t sure he would ever be able to pull away. If he suffocated doing this, then so be it. He clumsily brushed his tongue against her bottom lip. He felt her hesitantly part her lips, and he gently explored her mouth.

A scoff in a familiar, no-longer-so-sickeningly-sweet voice quickly reminded them that they were in public.