#And she's got a theme song too in her bio!

[pagingharu]

Name: Edmund Lancaster

Age: 20

Height: 6’0”

MBTI: ENTJ-A

Main Theme Song: 360 by Charli XCX

Occupation: Banished Prince of Lancaster Kingdom and Dragon Rider

Bio: As the tenth son in line for the crown, he rarely ever gains attention and affection from his parents. It doesn’t help that his relationship with his siblings are mostly out of competitiveness for the crown. Though Edmund was close with his youngest sibling, often doting on him and protecting him from the others.

It wasn’t until the fifth sibling placed the youngest’s life in danger that Edmund reacted with the same energy, resulting in the said older sister’s death. As punishment, his parents banished him to a faraway smaller and abandoned palace, close enough to the vikings. Leaving his most trusted knight with his youngest sibling, Edmund left without looking back.

Personality: unforgiving like it’s hard to earn his forgiveness or favor even, unyielding as he won’t be easily swayed by others and knows how to stand his ground, insensitive to the point of being cold, energetic, confident but borderline arrogant, charismatic, stubborn, goal-oriented, impatient

A.K.A. Edmund very much likes being “it’s my way or the highway” as a spoiled brat

Dragons: He’s very fascinated with dragons as opposed to his family who only wanted to hunt them down. While his siblings would call him a crazy dragon fanatic for the notes flooding his room, he wasn’t swayed by them and continued to pursue his interest. Though it never crossed his mind to be a dragon rider until he got one himself.

Stormcutter (Aurelia): Edmund found the Stormcutter injured nearby his palace. Never having a chance to be so close to a dragon that’s alive, he risked his life to introduce himself to her. The Stormcutter tried to scare him off, but Edmund was too in awe of her. Next thing he knew, he was ordering his servants to find a doctor and the perfect food for the dragon, scared she’d die.

Edmund started jotting down his observations and studies of the Stormcutter in his journals, enjoying the whole process. Being scared never once crossed his mind when this was what he’s always wanted to do back when he was stuck with his family. While the dragon kept her distance from him, it became curious when Edmund asked for her name— to which they ended up with Aurelia after going through a list. 

Aurelia eventually grew to trust Edmund with his constant care and delivery of food. Even loving the pampering she gets from the servants. Wanting to repay him, the Stormcutter urged him to hop on her back for a ride. While Edmund has met the vikings and their dragon riders, he never thought he could be one too. After getting used to it, Edmund rides on Aurelia to visit Gitta on the island rather than taking a whole ship with him.

[lilystargazerwhite]

One of my first and favorite touhou ocs :33

Name: Jabali Yoritomo (頼朝ジャバリ)

Species: just a human!

Birthday: September 7, 1995 (currently 28)

Ability: ability to control Onibi (鬼火を操る程度の能力)

Theme: 春の食火鳥— 弥助の天才息子 (Spring’s Cassowary— Yasuke’s Prodigy son)

(Please this is just the image I had set on the file so I wouldn’t lose it)

Jabali is Chiharuo’s, the fairy spring god, only son and currently his only human child. He was left on nameless hill as an infant after his ability to attract Onibi resulted in his mother being mummified from them stealing her life force. Chiharuo raised him as a Samurai (Chiharuo being his Daimyo), teaching as well to control his ability as not to hurt other absentmindedly.

Jabali is very coolheaded, almost stoic at times, but is a very caring man, as well as disciplined and careful. He tends to put his expectations way too high for himself, and failing to meet these can drive him wildly stubborn. Jabali is good with children and Yokai animals, but not normal animals. The Onibi that surround him constantly each have names and personalities mostly known to only him and his father. They get a little annoying at times with their constant desire to pull at his hair and clothes for attention.

His ability extends to all categories of Onibi, Including Aosagibi (the birdy heehee), but the more independent and formed it is, the more difficult it is to maintain control.

Kisume is a young yokai he’s taken on as an Apprentice/daughter figure, as like him she was left on nameless hill (formerly a human) and has Onibi abilities, but unlike him didn’t have any training or family. I mean god she lives in a bucket in a well. Kisume puts on a tough, aggressive demeanor, but in reality she’s just a scared feral child. He and her butt heads often, but they care about each other really. Except when he uses her as a projectile.

I’ll be honest I didn’t get that from the anime I got it from the Warrior cats video I used to watch over and over when I was younger.

Anyway. That’s my Jabali Bio. I made his theme a while ago, like back in may or so, and it does have some melody from the following songs.

If anyone would like more info or drawings of him I’d love to share :D

[icravemusicx0x0]

rating music pls dont hate me #35 | TRUE ROMANCE - CHARLI XCX

welcome to another THROWBACK WEEK entry! every five entries, in the fifth entry i will talk about a SIGNIFICANT ALBUM from the PASS. following the theme of the past four review, this entry will be about a POP album—and that is CHARLI XCX's debut 2013 album TRUE ROMANCE.

after a MESSY MYSPACE ILLEGAL RAVE DJ phase back when she was a young artist, in 2010, CHARLI XCX was signed into ASYLUM RECORDS. before her FIRST OFFICIAL ACTIVITY with the label, the BLACK-EYE-MAKEUP diva was INDEPENDENTLY releasing MIXTAPES on her SOUNDCLOUD. in 2012, she teased the release of the DEBUT ALBUM, but it was DELAYED a year later. after a whole 12 months of patiently waiting, fans got the album they are looking forward—the album which we know today with the name TRUE ROMANCE.

TRUE ROMANCE is a 47 MINUTE-LONG album with 13 SONGS. a lot of the songs inside the album we're actually SELECTED from her previous MIXTAPES. this album has already been in the making since 2010.

TRUE ROMANCE's best feature is the PRODUCTION. TRUE ROMANCE incorporates SYNTH-POP into a DARK WAVE styling, but the album still remains the essence of early 2010's ALTERNATIVE POP. if ORACULAR SPECTACULAR by MGMT has a YOUNGER SISTER with a crippling CIGARETTE addiction and a love for THE TWILIGHT SAGA, that would be TRUE ROMANCE. TRUE ROMANCE was an underrated era that needs to be talked about more. it may not be her most INFLUENTIAL work, but i would say it was her most AMBITOUS work to date by SOUNDSCAPE. thanks for the bops, RECHTSHAID.

the LYRICISM is worth talking about too. CHARLI has always been HONEST and EMOTIONALLY DIRECT, and the DEBUT really proves this. TRUE ROMANCE main THEME is, of course, LOVE. "every corner of my own ROMANTIC HISTORY is explored on this record, so for me, it's very RAW, it's very HONEST, and it's very TRUE," she said, according to a PITCHFORK article. she was right: the LYRICS are LOVESICK-CHARGED and INDULGING, but WELL AWARE and SINCERE.

TRUE ROMANCE is, overall, an AMAZING DEBUT from the artist, and a GREAT REFLECTION of CHARLI XCX's TALENTS and AMBITIONS. its has an UNSUAL production style that helped redefine what 2010's ALTERNATIVE POP artists can do. CHARLI express love in such a HONEST, TRUTHFUL way. this album shows that she's had the potential to be an ICONIC FIGURE of the ARTS, which she is now (look up her SPOTIFY BIO).

underrated gem(s): NUCLEAR SEASONS - love the strong DARK WAVE influence here, STAY AWAY, SET ME FREE (FEEL MY PAIN) - its a song about TWLIGHT SAGA, SO FAR AWAY - levitating, CLOUD AURA, WHAT I LIKE - CRIMINALLY UNDERATTED, LOCK YOU UP.

tracks that i rec listening: YOU (HA HA HA), TAKE MY HAND, GRINS, BLACK ROSES

worst track: HOW CAN I - its not as strong as the other songs but it ties in with YOU'RE THE ONE.

overall score 9.6/10 - this is all opinion so pls no hate

[herbrokenmelodies]

DANCE WITH THE OCEAN, MOVE WITH THE SEA, LET THE RHYTHM OF THE WAVES, SET YOUR SOUL FREE 🌊 cerberus corp has been watching Himiko Yamada.  some of the public has dubbed them Songstress because of Siren Song gifted by drowning at some D-Listers Party having been an extra ordinary since 2011, they’re doing a good job at hiding  Strained Voice, Sore Throats and Constant Champed Lips when they aren’t working their day job as a Nightclub Manager, they are fond of Retail Therapy and are never seen without American Express Gold Card. at first glance they seem Charismatic & Confident, though their close friends know them to also be Manipulative & Money Driven.  they consider themself a anti-hero

bio ┋ musings ┋ connections ┋ playlist ┋ pinterest ┋ navi

name  himiko yamadanicknames  himi, miko

age  thirtydfive date of birth  1st june 1988zodiac  gemini place of birth  yokohama, japan current residence  new york

gender  cisgender women

pronouns  she/hersexuality  bisexual occupation  nightclub manager at the abyss

faceclaim  satomi ishihara

height  5'7 feet

tattoos  none piercings  ears distinguishing features  scar on bottom back positive traits  charismatic, confident, hard-working, fun-loving, upbeat, talkative negative traits  manipulative, money driven, dramatic, annoying, boastful.

labels / tropes  [coming soon...]

inspirations london tipton {suite life}, madisynn king {she-hulk}

...more coming soon

likes  retail therapy, partying, dancing, music, glitter, themed parties, fancy over the top cocktails,dislikes  small talk, silence, fears  drowning, permanently loosing her voice, no wifi, credit card getting declined, being sober for too long hobbies  mixology, partying, yoga, pilates,spin class,making money from people who need her powers, shopping, online shopping,habits  sleeps about three hours, never misses a sale, thriple checker, glitter havoc, always presentable

002.  EXTRA ORDINARY

TW: DROWNING, ALCOHOL

near death experience…  Himko wanted to be famous, it was always as simple as that but to make or break in the big city, no matter how much money that her daddy has, she still had to network in order to get it. she was not the best with business conversations  or stale dinners or drinks in rundown bars, she was more a girl who was the life of the party and so exactly that is what she would do. She managed to sneak her way into some D-Listers Celebrity party with samples. Yet she got a little more carried away with partying, one tequila...three...tequila....four tequila, floor....of the swimming pool. She was little too drunk to remember but woke up in Urgent Care and was told she was lucky she made it that night. From their she got a pity recording studio time...that helped her work out her powers. Not so much a record deal.

power…  Siren Song, the ability to enchant and compel others who fall influence under the hauntingly beautiful voice of the siren song. However, it is not as simple as Himiko singing and all falling under her enchantment. For people to succumb to her Siren Song, she must sing a song backwards that contain the name and command that she wishes the listener to obey. The influence only lasts for 10 minutes and 43 seconds after the song has concluded after which the enchantment would fade away. The Siren Song is only temporary. Her power is best used for interrogation, assisting in short tasks.

drawbacks / vulnerabilities… Those who have been influenced from her song will remember they have been influenced unless they song states otherwise. The more awareness that someone has of her power, the higher a persons resistance will be to her Siren Song. That being said, those of strong will are able to break the enchantment instantly compared to those who may be intoxicated as their mind is far more impressionable. Himiko is able to compel at most 3 people at a time, anything more than that her voice will be strained until she gets her voice back. Side effects include, a dry throat, constantly chapped lips and possible strained voice.

codename…  Siren...would have been the obvious choice for her but she decided to name herself Songstress at it has a slight air of mystery to it. She picked it and did the marketing for it, to the right people.

[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Elinor Herbert / Eli Lucifarian

The Jealous Fool Eli Lucifarian (2020)

The sixth of the seven, the perpetually jealous Eli isn't always the calmest woman in the room, but when angered she has enough tactical knowledge to take what she wants and run. Eli will take everything from her opponent and leave them longing for what they once had.

"Give me everything you've got, I'll still want more."

Name

Full Legal Name: Elinor Zénaïde Herbert

First Name: Elinor

Meaning: Variant of Eleanor, which itself comes from the Old French form of the Occitan Name 'Alienòr'

Pronunciation: EHL-a-nawr

Origin: English

Middle Name: Zénaïde

Meaning: French form of Zenaida, which itself is apparently a Greek derivative of 'Zenais', which was derived from the name of the Greek God Zeus

Pronunciation: ZEH-NA-EED

Origin: French

Surname: Herbert

Meaning: Derived from the male given name Herbert, which itself is derived from the Germanic elements 'Hari' 'Army' and 'Beraht' 'Bright'

Pronunciation: HUR-bert (English), EHR-BEHR (French)

Origin: English, German, French

Alias: The Jealous Fool, Eli Lucifarian

Reason: Damien named Eli a 'Jealous Fool' during a promo the night she joined the group and it stuck

Nicknames: Eli, Nora, Zéna

Titles: Miss

Characteristics

Age: 21

Gender: Female. She/Her Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: French-Canadian

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: June 18th 1999

Symbols: Dogs and the colour green

Sexuality: Bisexual

Religion: Jewish

Native Language: French

Spoken Languages: French, English, Hebrew

Relationship Status: Single

Astrological Sign: Gemini

Theme Song: 'Unpretty' - TLC (2017-)

Voice Actor: Catherine O'Hara

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Current Location: On the road / Asheville, North Carolina

Hometown: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Appearance

Height: 5'5" / 165 cm

Weight: 140 lbs / 63 kg

Eye Colour: Brown

Hair Colour: Blonde

Hair Dye: Ponytail dyed one shade of green, bangs dyed a different shade of green

Body Hair: N/A

Facial Hair: N/A

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) 2

Piercings: Double lobe piercings (both)

Scars: None

Health and Fitness

Allergies: Bee and wasp stings

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Social Drinker, Doesn't smoke or do drugs

Illnesses/Disorders: Asthma

Medications: Inhaler and EpiPens

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: (As of Jan 2020) None

Enemies: (As of Jan 2020) None

Friends: Viola Nye, Bienvenida Marino, Pelageya Winter, Kirby Rhydderch, Honey Di Napoli, Saraid Grady-Sullivan, Klavdia Volkov, Eithne Pritchard, Rathnait Llewellyn, Jean Rhydderch, Anwen Rhydderch, Briallen O'Hannigan, Aaliyah O'Hannegan, Urve Rhydderch, Daffodil MacDaniel, Henriika Rhydderch, Abigail MacChruim

Colleagues: The AEW locker rooms / Too many to list

Rivals: Evil Uno, Rey Fénix, Austin Gunn, Colt Cabana, Hikaru Shida

Closest Confidant: Giselle Herbert

Mentor: Damien Lucifarian

Significant Other: None

Previous Partners: None of note

Parents: Frank Herbert (42, Father), Giselle Herbert (42, Mother, Née Granger)

Parents-In-Law: None

Siblings: Isidore Herbert (18, Brother), Jade Herbert (15, Sister)

Siblings-In-Law: None

Nieces & Nephews: None

Children: None

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: The Underworld

Trainer: Damien Lucifarian

Managers: Damien Lucifarian

Wrestlers Managed: None

Debut: 2017

Debut Match: Vi Lucifarian VS Eli Lucifarian. Eli won by submission

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: Build Up Fighter

Stables: The Lucifarians (2017-)

Teams: Post

Regular Moves: Standing Dropkick, Hangman's DDT, Exploder Suplex, Bone Taker (Inverted Headlock Backbreaker), Powerslam, Jumping Knee Drop, European Uppercut, T-Bone Suplex, Take-It-All (Diving Crossbody), Green Eyed Grab (Gut-Wrench Elevated Neckbreaker)

Finishers: Wheelbarrow Suplex, Give-It-All (Inverted Overdrive), Sleeper Hold

Refers To Fans As: The Envious, The Envious Ones, The Disenchanted, The Disenchanted Ones

Extras

Backstory: Elinor Herbert, the French-Canadian Jew who envies the people who grew up watching Stampede and older territories of wrestling and especially the wrestlers who worked in those promotions. She became Envy after telling Damien about her feelings and agreeing to let him train her on how to turn her envy into power.

Trivia: Nothing of note

[animusiem]

Billboard USA Exclusion Zone Episode 13 (05/27/2023)

You know, I thought that I will be overwhelmed by this week. I mean we got Eurovision this week and just how massive the first two Eurovision was in this decade. So color me surprised that we didn't get an onslaught of Eurovision songs. Though some of them might have to do with them have debuted before so I have talked about it (check it out in my bio). But this means that it made this week manageable at least.

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11. "Acrostico" by Shakira

Actually we won't be starting with an Eurovision song, instead we have a heartfelt ballad from Shakira and her kids. I'm so glad that this song exist. Not only because she's making music again on her own, but also as a healing process from her divorce.

13. "Cha Cha Cha" by Kaarija

From heartfelt to the downright batshit insane. This is basically the Zitti e Buono of 2023 but it didn't win the whole thing which is a robbery. It would've been great if Finnish language actually existed.

29. "Queen of Kings" by Alessandra

This is basically just what happened when you mixed Billie Eilish with pirate theme music soundtracking your local League of Legends tournament.

37. "The Planet" by BTS

Seems like BTS saw the success of Arcane and Imagine Dragon and thought "yes this soundtracking animated movie will turned out well". And it's as expected as what "BTS soundtracking animated film" would sound like.

46. "All My Life" by Lil Durk ft. J Cole

I'm of two minds about this song. On one hand, the subject matter here is just perfect where both Durk and Cole talking about a lot of systemic issues during the come up with interesting details. Durk referencing how stimulus check works in his environment and how he's trying to better himself which is a plus in my opinion. While Cole in the middle of talking about his legacy, talk about how the media talked and hyperfocusing on rapper's death and how people weren't paying attention to them before it's too late. On the other hand, this beat is kinda suck. One thing that I've learned over the years is that Dr. Luke shouldn't producing trap rap song. Like seriously just some keys, trap drums, and sub bass? Also we don't need to bring back child choir again. I guess we'll see if this song will grew on me, but right not it's just on the upper side of decent.

81. "Queencard" by (G)I-DLE

Ahhh yes this is the Kpop shit I love. Garrish, a lot of personalities with no substance, and ridiculous. It's the same reason why I love HIP by MAMAMOO and while this song is slightly worse, I can't deny the groove here.

142. "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + The Machine

Finally my critical card has been upgraded since I'm reviewing a Florence + The Machine stuff! Well anyways this song is definitely a perfect send off (or in this case dance off) to a movie franchise.

153. "Unicorn" by Noa Kirel

First off Free Palestine. Secondly, I think if you want to justify your inclusion in the Eurovision Israel, you should just remake Toy for the rest of your country's life because this ain't it.

168. "Cartao Black" by MC Caverinha e KayBlack

Seems like dreary trap banger will be universal even in different language. Also seems like I need to learn more Portuguese and Spanish more because I can at least marginally pronounced the words.

175. "Soweto" by Victony, Rema & Tempoe ft. Don Toliver

It's kinda mad that this is the first time I talked about afrobeat song in my review series even though I really love it. I think everything about Afrobeat I love so I might be biased here but man the guitar and that drum is just heavenly. Also Don Toliver is actually perfect in afrobeat it's insane.

192. "Danza Kuduro" by Don Omar & Lucenzo

How the hell does this song didn't debut during the world cup? This song is basically a jock jam for me.

193. "Abcdario" by Eden Munoz X Junior H

...it's fine

199. "Life Goes On" by Ed Sheeran ft. Luke Combs

I have a lot of contender of best songs of 2023, but we have another contender here. As someone who also lost a friend and during the pandemic even, I can feel the emotion here unlike say Eyes Closed. This version is just soul crushing and if this is gonna be his last hit before he went indie or even retired, then what a way to go dude. Take care Ed.

I highly recommend everyone to listen to these songs.

[mellowgoop]

realized there was a disgaea seven demo in the japanese eshop at midnight so i am currently in the process of emotionally downloading the future

pour one out in mourning, I did not see an anime intro .......... why.... why have you forsaken us...

load times for everything did seem just a little bit better all around so Im hoping they really fixed performance

hubworld doesnt have a vocal song (I PROMISE ITS MORE POSITIVE FROM HERE) so pour one out for THAT

but the hubworld song is really really good and fitting and I actually picked my switch up a second time before bed just to vibe with it again

pririka is actually the first person you visit the hub with an all the people there seem to have been invited by her on a vacation to hinomoto (probably her employees?) she got the idea that you have to give gifts in times like this in hinomoto so you start by giving your many many base people, and plenair, some pancakes

its definitely a bigger hub than six, one pretty large room and yes i did find the weird jumping spot immediately. you can get on the roof which is ideal

menus seem.... easier to navigate?

maybe i havent played six in awhile

did not see karma menu so six was weird as hell and the status menu is a little less hectic

it doesnt seem like you can cycle what the 3d character model is doing when you look at it in their status? :( but you can make them really big

and you can edit all the descriptions of them in their bios lol

you start with a lady fighter and a booby healer which is like. safe. home. theyre back

OH YEAH THE MENUS ARE DROP DEAD GORGEOUS LOL the gold theme is incredibly nice

as much as it makes me sad to see title screens without anime intros.... it sure does look fucking nice too

between-thing loading is always a pretty sizable spinning prinny

this game is really fucking nice

[mason-daviss]

♕ ( n/a / 25 / cis male / he/him ) — did you see MASON DAVIS wandering around the island today? they kind of look like GREGG SULKIN from certain angles? i heard around town that the FIREFIGHTER is CARING, and BRAVE, but also JEALOUS, and QUICK-TEMPERED. people say that they remind them of gym plates hitting the ground, quiet nights watching a movie around the fireplace, and early mornings tangled in the sheets, and alone with you by in her own words is definitely their theme song. they seem like a nice enough person, but we all know how hard it is to keep a pristine reputation in a small town.

basics.

FULL NAME: Mason Brady Davis

NICKNAMES: mace, Brady 

DATE OF BIRTH: may12th

AGE: 25

ZODIAC SIGN: taurus

OCCUPATION: firefighter

PLACE OF BIRTH: United Kingdom

ETHNICITY: Caucasian

LANGUAGES:english

GENDER & PRONOUNS: cis male he/him

SEXUALITY: heterosexual 

appearance.

HEIGHT: 5′9

EYE COLOR: brown

HAIR COLOR: brown

PIERCINGS: n/a

TATTOOS: wrist tattoo

family.

HOMETOWN: United Kingdom 

PARENTS: Micheal and Dianna Davis

BROTHER: TBA

PETS: a dog named Lucky

BIO

Mason Brady Davis was born in the United Kingdom and he was raised there till he was 14.

When he turned 14 his dad had got a job in the states that forced them to move to a whole new environment and it was such a change for the young boy who went to school wearing a uniform to now wearing pretty much whatever he wanted. 

He met a pretty close knit of friends when he got to school and one being a blonde that he had started crushing on, but there wasn’t anything going to happen or so he thought because why would she want to be with him. He was the new kid and stuck out like a thumb with his accent. 

Mason played every single sport they would let him there. He started playing soccer since he had already played it for so long, but now he was learning the states version of football. Mason fell in love with every single thing about it. He did watch it on TV and his dad loved the sport, but now that he was playing it he was loving every second of it and aspect of it.

His Sophomore year is when him and Em started dating and it was the best time of his life. He was the starting running back and played wide receiver as well and colleges were noticing him more and more. He wanted to get the whole college experience when it came to college and that was the goal. He had the prefect girl and now and was going to get into the prefect school. 

Everything was going great, but his senior year is when he had to pick a school and Mason was drawn to the beaches of California. UCLA was a huge party school and had the prefect weather to play football year around as well as soccer and he did just that, but the only issue was having to leave his best friend/girlfriend. He didn’t want to do that, but he had too in order to get his education and his school payed for. 

Him and Em kept in contact and feelings were never going away from her, but the distance was hard, but he did make a promise to her and he was hoping he could keep it.

College was great though. Mason was partying and playing sports as well as just going to the beach everyday. It was everything he had wanted when he was younger watching all these college movies. 

His senior year was far from prefect though. The first play of the game Mason was in he had been hit right in the head and instead of coming out of the game he claimed he was fine and continued to play, but really has no clue what had really happened during that game.. well most games. After that hit he tend to blackout every time he got thrown hard enough into the ground. 

NFL was out of the picture and speaking of the injury was something he never wanted to do. Instead he used his fire safety degree and went back home to be a firefighter and was ready to get his first love back.

Now Mason is learning to live with Em as well as being a firefighter and his injury that he is hoping no one finds out about.  

[hcppilyneveraxter]

[CISMALE, HE/HIM]. Hey, is that MICHAEL B. JORDAN, no that is just ZACHARIAH AVERY around Turtle Bay. I heard they are 33 years old, and their birthday is JANUARY 15TH, 1990. They rest their heads in the OCEANSIDE but they can mainly be found working as POLICE DETECTIVE. Some say they are CHARMING, HARDWORKING, PERSUASIVE and can be SERIOUS, UNFORGIVING, STUBBORN. If they had a theme song it would be, A SONG FOR DAD BY KEITH URBAN. I hear they are NATIVE, either way Turtle Bay is home and welcomes you!

BASICS:

Full Name: Zachariah Avery

Nicknames: Zach

Age: 33

DOB: January 15th, 1990

Hometown: Turtle Bay, South Carolina

Current location: Turtle Bay, South Carolina

Neighborhood: Oceanside

Occupation: Detective for TBPD

Gender: Male

Pronouns: He/Him

Sexuality: Bisexual

Relationship status: Single

Positive Traits: Charming, Hardworking, Persuasive

Negative Traits: Serious, Unforgiving, Stubborn

Theme song: A Song for Dad by Keith Urban

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:

Face Claim: Michael B. Jordan

Hair color: Black

Eye color: Dark Brown

Height: 6 ft

Weight: 175 lbs

Build: Athletic

Tattoos: One with his last name, one for the TBPD, and a small one for his daughter Olivia

Piercings: None

FAMILY:

Mother: Destiny Avery

Father: Jerimiah Avery

Siblings: Isaiah Avery, Ashanti Avery

Children: Olivia, 10 (unbeknownst to everyone except Aunt Carrie)

Pet(s): Czechoslovakian Wolfdog named Ghost

BIO:

Growing up Zachariah Avery had everything he could ever wish for. He was surrounded by a warm and loving family, was well liked by his peers, and never wanted for anything. Sure his dad could be strict but Zach knew that they were Avery's and that meant there was a certain image they were expected to uphold. A reputation to protect Not only were they one of the founding families of Turtle Bay they were a black family in a predominately white town which Zachariah learned from a young age came with added scrutiny. As the oldest Zach took it upon himself to take care of his siblings and make sure they knew what was expected of them, often causing some friction particularly between he and Isaiah but Zachariah assured his siblings it was for their own interest. As a result, as they grew older Zach and his sister Ashanti remained close while Zach and his brother Isaiah grew further and further apart. Zay was far too lazy and selfish in Zachariah’s, opinion always putting himself and his desires before the family.

School was easy for Zach. He worked hard and got good grades, had a great group of friends, and played both basketball and soccer. From the time he was little Zachariah always knew he wanted to follow in his family’s footsteps. He respected the men that his father and his uncle Marcus had grown into and hoped that law enforcement would do the same for him. He had planned to join the police force right out of High School but his parents asked him to get a college degree first.

Zach settled on the University of North Carolina. It had a great criminal justice program and was close enough that he could still keep tabs on his family or make it home for family gatherings. It was during his senior year that Zachariah met Nicole Sunitha. She was in his criminal law class and he was immediately taken with her the moment he saw her walk through the door on the first day of class. As luck would have it they were paired together on a group project and Zach quickly fell for her intelligence in addition to her beauty. She was the full package. She challenged Zach for what felt like the first time in his life and it wasn't long before he fell in love.

The pair began dating and spent every moment they could get with each other, often wrapped in each other's arms. They had a beautiful love affair but as Zach's graduation rapidly approached he came to terms with the fact that they would never last. He had to return home to Turtle Bay and she had a couple years of classes left to take. He hadn't been home long when Nicole informed him that she was pregnant.

Zach knew how poorly this would reflect on his family if the word ever got out so he kept the whole thing a secret, only turning to his Aunt Carrie for advice. Zach had seen his daughter a few times over the years but mostly stuck to monetary support sending Nicole money every month and doing his best to support little Olivia from afar. He's managed to keep this quiet so far but in the back of Zach's mind he's always worried that one day his biggest secret could come to light and ruin his families reputation, one he's worked tirelessly to uphold, once and for all.

[singemall-stayallnight]

Robert and the One That Got Away

https://tenyearsgone.blog/2024/03/06/the-guardian-01-29-2011-the-showman-must-go-on/

"I am someone who has just had his entire vinyl collection, assembled over 45 years, waylaid and destroyed by a shipping company somewhere between Hammersmith, west London, and Los Angeles, and Plant is the man to talk to, especially about the scores of old blues and folkways records, never mind the complete and lovingly scratched Led Zeppelin; he understands the bereavement. His famous and capacious collection has a particular concentration on, he says, 'obscure black pop music between 1958 and the mid-60s'. Before our conversation, we had walked around that gallery above the great lobby, lined with photographs of music downstairs, and come upon a trio of black girls singing here in 1952: 'Now that's my kind of band,' said Plant."

The one that got away theme is present in a great deal of Robert's music, both in his own lyrics and the songs he chooses to cover. It's there throughout Led Zeppelin, his solo career, and all the way up to his most recent album, his second album collaboration with Alison Krauss. It's even in some of his pre-Zep stuff: I’m going all round the world Lord, I’ve got to find my baby I’m going all round the world Yeah, I’ve got to find my baby Well, she ain’t no bad girl Oh, but she sure makes me hot.

Something tells me Maybe by The Chantels, a heartbreaking song released in 1958, is one of the "obscure black pop" songs he loves. Its lyrical content would seemingly be relatable to Robert. 1958 is also rather specific. He didn't say between the mid or late 50s and the mid-60s. He said, "between 1958 and the mid-60s."

Back to Robert's lyrics -

Good Times Bad Times*

"Sixteen, I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be"

"I know what it means to be alone I sure do wish I was at home I don't care what the neighbours say I'm gonna love you each and every day You can feel the beat within my heart Realize, sweet babe, we ain't ever gonna part"

Ten Years Gone

"Did you ever really need somebody, And really need 'em bad Did you ever really want somebody, The best love you ever had Do you ever remember me, baby, did it feel so good 'Cause it was just the first time, And you knew you would"

"Vixen in my dreams, with great surprise to me Never thought I'd see your face the way it used to be"

From the Durable Led Zeppelin 1975 Rolling Stone interview:

"PLANT: Let me tell you a little story behind the song “Ten Years Gone” on our new album. I was working my ass off before joining Zeppelin. A lady I really dearly loved said, 'Right. It’s me or your fans.” Not that I had fans, but I said, “I can’t stop, I’ve got to keep going.” She’s quite content these days, I imagine. She’s got a washing machine that works by itself and a little sports car. We wouldn’t have anything to say anymore. I could probably relate to her, but she couldn’t relate to me. I’d be smiling too much. Ten years gone, I’m afraid. Anyway, there’s a gamble for you.'"

The album on which Ten Years Gone appears, Physical Graffiti, has several songs on it that were written in '74. The other tracks date as far back as 1970. TYG was likely one of the '74 tracks. Robert would've been 16 in '64 - ten years prior to him writing a song about choosing music over a girl - possibly the same girl he sings about falling in love with at 16 in Good Times Bad Times.

There are other Zeppelin songs such as Tea For One that seem to be about the same woman. I never believed Tea For One was about Maureen, especially since the Rees bio on Robert contains a quotation from Benji LeFevre saying Robert strangely didn't talk about Maureen much. This was when they were separated due to Robert having chosen to be a tax exile and they'd both just been seriously injured in a bad car accident.

Tea For One

"To sing a song for you, I recall you used to say 'Oh baby this one's for we two', which in the end is you anyway How come twenty four hours, baby sometimes seem to slip into days? A minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way There was a time that I stood tall, in the eyes of other men But by my own choice I left you woman, and now I can't get back again"

Ramble On

"I can't stop this feeling in my heart Every time I think about my baby I think "we gots to part" Gotta keep on searching for my baby"

"I can't find my bluebird! I listened to what my bluebird said, but I, I can't find my bluebird!"

The lyrics for Fool in the Rain are about Robert returning to a particular place multiple times seemingly in hopes of reuniting with a lost love.

Then we have Robert's solo songs like Burning Down One Side, Little By Little, S S S & Q, Heart In Your Hand, High And Lonesome - more of Robert singing about pining for a woman and trying to find her. Burning Down One Side also seems to describe a teen romance:

"Slipped through the window by the back door And took the keys to my poor heart"

"Hotfoot through alleys, check the doorways Try that old parking lot on 9th There's three-course kissing in the same way Oh but that don't help me none no more"

Additionally there are the songs Robert covers that have a similar theme like Louie Louie, If It's Really Got To Be This Way, Searching For My Love, and Can't Let Go. The list goes on and on.

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Robert has made certain comments in interviews I think are about the same woman. Ex. In an '88 interview he said something about falling in love and being with a girl in the backseat of a car at a drive-in. Again it sounds like a teen romance situation and I just have a sneaking suspicion he's talking about the TYG woman.

Other examples:

"Speaking to Rolling Stone, Plant revealed that he spent part of 2020 sorting through his personal archives and discovered an unopened letter from his mother dating back to 1967, one year before he teamed up with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham in Led Zeppelin.

'I opened it in 2020, and it said, ‘Robert, you should come home now. Sue is waiting for you, and the accountant’s office are happy to take you back’,” Plant reveals, noting that he had briefly trained as a chartered accountant before opting to go to college instead.

'It brought a tear to my eye,” said Plant. “Because I thought, ‘If I’d have opened that, I might have taken it up.’ Just imagine that! I’d be out shooting pheasants somewhere now on the Welsh borders, with a pair of plus-fours.'

'But how ironic that I never opened it – it was a letter from my mom.'”

From Robert's BBC Desert Island Discs interview:

"In one poignant moment, he told presenter Lauren Laverne how he recently discovered an unopened letter which his mother Celia had written to him in 1968, shortly after he had turned his back on a career in accountancy to seek fame and fortune as a singer:

'It said 'Dear Robert, I know you are out there somewhere. We have had a word with the accountancy company and your job is still available, and your girlfriend would like to know when you are coming back.'

'It was just so beautiful,' he says."

From S4E1 of Robert's Digging Deep podcast May 22, 2021:

"I found a letter from my mum that said, 'Look, you've been a very naughty boy. Why don't you come back 'cause Sue wants to know where you've gone and also you know the accountancy job is still open in Stourport-on-Severn. And why don't you just come back home and we'll just pretend all this, this stuff didn't happen.'

And I hadn't opened the letter until about three months ago."

Robert said in an interview with Rick Rubin that the theme of High And Lonesome was "an old theme."

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The timeline seems to be Robert dating Sue, breaking up after she gave him an ultimatum, leaving home and trying to make it as a singer for about 2-3 years, and receiving the letter all before he joined Led Zeppelin.

One of the S letters in the title of one of Robert's songs S S S & Q could be Sue's initial.

I think Sue is the mystery woman who is the inspiration for Ten Years Gone and so many other songs in Robert's catalogue, Zep and solo. And it's possible she is Robert's one that got away.

I could easily be completely wrong about all of this. It's fun to try to connect the dots though.

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I also think Jackie DeShannon is Jimmy's one that got away, he wrote Tangerine about her, Jimmy's lyrics from Friends are partially about her, and Jimmy's written other songs about her as well:

Friends

Had a friend, she once told me You got love, you ain't lonely Now she's gone and left me only Looking for what I knew

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*Robert did not receive any songwriting credits on Led Zeppelin, as he was still under contract to CBS, but he did write the lyrics to Good Times Bad Times and other songs.

[karmasrage]

BASICS ↴

Name(s)↣ Keyleth-Hestia (birth name), Deliah Grimm (cover name when kidnapped), Karma (chosen name) Other alias(s) ↣ The Phoenix, The Phoenix of Sunrise Mountains Race ↣ Elf Subrace ↣ High (Sun) Elf Age ↣ The human equivalent of 25 Class ↣ Barbarian (Technically raised to be a Cleric, it's considered her subclass but she mainly focuses on barbarian). Background ↣ Folk Hero

APPEARANCE ↴

Faceclaim(s) ↣ Emily Carey (younger fc), Elizabeth Olsen (older/main fc) Skin tone ↣ Pale (tons of freckles all over her face and body) Hair Color ↣ Naturally ginger, when she was a child they would color her hair brown until she was saved. Height ↣ 5'5 Eyes ↣ Golden eye brown Scars ↣ Across her nose, its very dim though Body Type ↣ Petite fit Tattoos ↣ Gold tattoos on her arms, more details in headcanons In game weapon of choice ↣ Balduran Giantslayer or any great axe In game attire of choice (mods) ↣ Modular Equipment in the beginning of the game like this. End of game tbh I haven't found any good barbarian gear that sticks.

BACKGROUND ↴

Parent(s) ↣ Robin & Marian (birth parents), Aamon & Minnoh (captures/fake parents), Haerra (adopted mother) Siblings(s) ↣ Undeclared between birth parents and her captures. Borris (adopted brother) Present alliances ↣ Karma has a strong alliance with the friendly Goliath tribe (considering she was raised with them). Hometown ↣ Karma was born in Evermeet, believe she was born in the Church of Cyric. Locations lived in ↣ Evermeet, Sunrise Mountains, Baldur's Gate. Karma travelled around due to her adventuring around Faerun to be a hero. Language(s) ↣ Common, Elvish, Gol-Kaa Romantic and Intimate Preferences ↣ Male, Female, & Non-Binary

PERSONALITY ↴

Virtues ↣ Honesty, Gentleness (eventually), Authentic, Courage, Imaginative, Justice Vices ↣  Discourtesy, Aggression, Impulsive, Oblivious, Rage Alignment ↣ Changes throughout her life. Endgame is chaotic good. Habits ↣ Laughing a bit too loud, forgetting her filter (she's unaware of certain social cues) Nervous tics ↣ Karma doesn't know how to properly show when she's nervous... Heavy breathing, tense jaw, replaces the emotion with anger sometimes. Approachability ↣ Like everyone, varies on the situation. Karma does her best to be helpful to everyone. Hobbies ↣ Axe throwing, adventuring, Likes ↣ Nature, drinking (barbarian things), being around people, bright mornings Dislikes ↣ Blind worship, the dark, the smell of rain, the cold Drink? Smoke? Drugs? ↣ YES, no, no

ABILITY POINTS (BG3 / CAMPAIGN) ↴

Strength ↣ 19 / 17 Dexterity ↣ 13 /16 Constitution ↣ 17 / 14 Intelligence ↣ 9 / 10 Wisdom ↣ 11 / 13 Charisma ↣ 8 / 12

MISCELLANEOUS MUSING ↴

Personal aesthetic colors ↣ Red, orange, yellow, blaxk Theme song(s) ↣ Undeclared In game (BG3) romance ↣ Gale (endgame) In campaign romance ↣ N/A Hogwarts house ↣ Gryffindor Deadly sin ↣ Wrath Faction ↣ Dauntless Zodiac ↣ Pisces

AUTHOR’S NOTES ↴

She ONLY goes by Karma. She doesn't know her birth name and hates her name given to be by her abusers.

Karma is okay with the titles "The Phoenix" or "The Phoenix of Sunrise Mountains"

Karma is a very complex character. She's gone through a lot in her life and ends up coming up on top, but it was a big journey to get to where she ends up. I am on my second BG3 run with her and am using her in a DnD campaign. That being said, Karma is my literal child.

Inspo from Karma's character roots from The Tale of Robin Hood and Tangled (not like Disney at all). That being said, I don't have her connected to Disney at all. I just am a Disney nerd and pulled from that lol.

I got these stats set up from my other bios and then ofc I'll be honest and I copied my wife @littletavpole / @felledbymortals

[sltanburn]

NAME. miguel emanuel torres. AGE. depends on threads. currently early 50's. HOMETOWN. saltanburn , nebraska. OCCUPATION. part - time hunter , owner of " maria's place " (bar) ORIENTATION. bisexual.

FACE CLAIM. pedro pascal.

SPOUSE. verse dependent , maria torres ( deceased. )CHILDREN. sofia torres ( alive. ) , others depend on verse. PETS. bruce ( black lab. ) , beetie ( chicken. ) , maxine ( cow. )

MAIN THEMES INCLUDE ... fatherhood , learning to move on , finding love again , carrying the legacy , the protective figure , the town advice giver , the stereotypical barkeep , the man with a sad past.

BIO.

the torres family , one of the new founding families upon lifting the curse generations ago , he's the eldest remaining torres family member , and thusly the patriarch of the family. he used to be a fulltime hunter , until a massive attack on his family by a vengeful siren caused him to put up his hunting career , and has now opened a bar within saltanburn. he still hunts from time to time , though he spends most of his time running the bar , helping other hunters , and taking care of his daughter sofia , who while survived the siren attack , lost her hearing in the process. while miguel had been on a hunt , his family had been visiting the lake near the town. a siren , having taken up residence in the lake , they had thought had been driven away , had merely limped away to lick her wounds , and returned for more. she attacked the family. they caught on too late , and were taken by surprise. his wife , maria florres was one of the people to perish that day. his daughter , survived only by something they still don't quite understand , that caused her to not hear the song as intended , but instead in a screech that caused her to go deaf. her hearing ever returning. when he got home , and found the news of his families fate , he was overcome with rage , and gathered others in the town to find the siren , and kill her for good. it was a few months of grieving for miguel , until he was able to get up , and start moving forward. doing so with the help of the community of saltanburn.

[lovebotlenore]

Name: Treyr

Race: High Half-Elf

Age: 183

Class: Druid

Background: Dark Urge

Romance: Astarion and Halsin

Theme song: Hell and You - Amigo the Devil//Hate Me - Blue October

Bio:

In Milleth's universe Treyr is the Arch Druid she was betrothed too. He's also assumed dead in that universe as Orin most likely got to him on her path to being Bhaal's chosen.

Had Milleth not been captured by the Mind Flayers he would have wed her before eventually killed her in a fit of rage.

However this is a different universe, and while waiting for his betrothed in his circle to the north he was attacked by Orin and abducted to the ship.

Having forgotten his blood filled past he's suddenly for the first time in charge of his own life and actions. While still presenting as kind of a dick Treyr finds himself caring about others for the first time maybe ever. His secretly kind nature draws Halsin to him as well as their shared past as Arch Druids. Meanwhile Astarion embraces some of Treyr's less than ideal personality traits.

Aka Daddy Halsin does his best to keep his murder babies under control and secretly they're all soft saps.

[notebookmusical]

Hi!!! I totally missed talking to you too! I would love to hear about the performance or festival! It sounds super cool and I've never been to one. I hope it was amazing. I totally agree that the surprise songs are a nice bonus and how it makes every show different and special no matter what. I totally agree about the Folklore dresses..they are my favorite next to Speak Now. Unfortunately I didn't get to go to the Paramore show the other night which is a huge bummer. It just didn't work out at the last minute. But I finally saw the Barbie movie last night! It was pretty good. There were some things that surprised me still even if I got stuff spoiled. I loved all the pink stuff and the Ken stuff. It managed to be funny but also kinda heartfelt and real. Like even America's speech..even though it felt on the nose at times, it was kinda nice to hear her say it in a simple relatable way and it did make me think about being a woman. It had a lot of good themes and ideas but almost felt like two different movies...and I guess because of the two settings. It made it a little different than what I expected though and I don't even know what I was expecting either. I loved the I'm Just Ken song and scene! It makes me happy that he got to sing in another movie again haha. I guess they are still working on a La La Land stage version but I haven't heard anything else about it. I'm curious what other kinda songs could be in your musical version. I could definitely see a welcome to Barbie land song and maybe a song for Weird Barbie. I could see it being similar to Mamma Mia I guess. I love Megan Fahy as a choice and I loved her in the Bold Type and then I found out she was in Next to Normal. I'll watch the videos you posted too. Gavin Creel and Jen Coella seem perfect haha. I was lucky to see Gavin as Cinderellas prince/wolf in Into the Woods last month and he was funny so he'd be great in this. That's so awesome about getting Hadestown tickets! I'd definitely say it was one of my favorites in the last few years and to see live. I haven't actually listened to the new Sweeney Todd yet but I guess I'd recommend the original cast with Angela Lansbury as Mrs Lovett, but I've also seen Patti Lupone. For Rent, sometimes I just like hearing the songs compared to watching the show..like you can get most of the plot from the cast recording even if you're unfamiliar. That is sooo cool about Newsies!!! Did you get to see Jeremy Jordan? I've seen the proshot a ton of times anyway but I'm so curious. I also enjoyed and would recommend SMASH since we are talking about musical shows lol. But Schmigadoon was the same way with all of the references and stuff. Also who did you see in Waitress? I still watch the Tony's and try to keep up with it but I feel like the revivals were better than new musicals this year or that's what I was familiar with and I didn't listen to any cast recordings. I used to always do that before the Tony's with any new show but I didn't this year..but I will eventually. It's really hard for me to know who should win Tony's since I usually like most musicals. The only ones that I don't really like are the bio ones that's also jukebox cuz they all seem similar to me. I have a musical sideblog so I do try to keep up with it and I love all your gifs. You have great taste in musicals. I love anything Sondheim and those are great picks. Spring Awakening is also a favorite of mine! I forgot the rest of your list but I think I'm familiar with most of them. Also that's pretty cool about the Notebook musical and I'm sorry it wasn't good. Maybe some things shouldn't be a musical and I can't really imagine the songs translating well or how many songs it would be but at least you liked the actors. I'd be curious to hear more about it if you wanna share! I thought it could have potential with Ingrid Michaelson. I think I saw a clip of Joy Woods singing Suddenly Seymour from Little Shop if I'm remembering correctly and her voice is so good!

hellooooo friend!! i went to lollapalooza last week, which was my first music festival and it was a lot, but also really fun! i definitely am not an outdoorsy girl, and i was not as prepared for chicago summer heat as i should've been. i lowkey had more fun at the aftershows (for sabrina carpenter, and maisie peters), and i think if i was to do lollapalooza again, i'd probably just do aftershows and maybe not do GA for all 4 days, but just one day? there were a few sets where i was like "... i probably would have a better view and have more fun watching this on the hulu livestream", which is a little bit unfortunate, but you live, you learn! it was actually kind of scary watching so many people around me pass out, and i just ... do not think i am a festival girlie! which is fun because i have bumbershoot coming up, but it's not really a big music festival, just a very small one in seattle and i'll probably just hang out with the crafty things instead (unless the people i'm going with really want to listen to the music)! i got to see some of my favorite artists though, and it was just really, really lovely — especially holly humberstone, because i don't think i'll get the chance to see her for a while (unless she tours to seattle with her new album)! i don't think i've asked you this, but aside from paramore and taylor swift, who else do you like to listen to? 🤍 i'm sorry about paramore :( i thought of you earlier! i got a notification on my phone about cheap paramore tickets in seattle tonight and i was like oh .....! i almost caved and got tickets but i am 1) still run down from chicago/lolla + 2) i spent money on tickets this morning! but eeeee i'm glad you got the chance to see barbie!! i do agree about it feeling a little clunky / like two separate movies! i don't know what i had expected from the barbie movie, but i definitely didn't expect that! ugh i'm already thinking about how beautiful a barbie musical set would be (can you imagine the barbie house?) maybe something by jason sherwood or beowulf boritt? i just think it would be so fun!! and yes — love love love meghann fahy! she also sang a bunch of kerrigan-lowdermilk (who wrote sam brown) songs back in the day that i really like, like say the word i'm so jealous you got to see gavin in into the woods! the tour didn't come to seattle :( i've only heard the best things about gavin, and one of my close friends loves gavin creel so i was like "oh he'd be a perfect ken!" i think they finally announced the sweeney todd revival cast recording release date, so i mightttt hold off and wait till then, and then go backwards and listen to angela lansbury! i did not get to see jeremy jordan in newsies, but i have seen him live — he came to seattle with betsy wolfe to sing with the seattle symphony a couple years ago! i saw newsies on august 9th, 2014, actually (what are the odds), with corey cott, liana hunt, and ben fankhauser! i like the proshot, but i think i'm more partial to the casts i saw (and i think that jeremy and kara and ben and akb were all a little too old to play teenagers at that point)! although my favorite cast is probably actually an amalgamation of the first national tour cast — stephanie styles as katherine, joey barreiro as jack (i've actually seen him as jack twice; once on tour and once regionally), and i think i've just loved every davey i've seen! i love smash! i was talking to someone in chicago about it, actually — they were sitting at the table next to ours and i just struck up a conversation about lolla since they mentioned someone i really love and we ended up talking about broadway / smash and it was really fun! i always say i'll do a smash rewatch and then i never do, but the music is just so good! i'm super curious to see what happens with the smash musical (bombshell musical?) they're supposedly working on.

with waitress, i saw betsy wolfe & drew gehling twice on broadway, desi oakley twice on tour, and i saw alison luff & mark evans on broadway three times! my jenna ranking is probably alison then desi then betsy, and i just really liked how alison and mark played off each other (i have a soft spot for mark from when he was in the play that goes wrong). but i think my favorite jenna overall would be nicolette! i kind of stopped paying a ton of attention to waitress after it closed on broadway though! i also feel that way with this last tony season! i feel like everything now is just either a revival (no shade to revivals), or an adaptation, or a jukebox and it is very rare that an adaptation feels ... complete to me now rather than just a cash grab. it's just very disheartening, as someone who loves theatre! if/when you feel comfortable coming off anon, i'd love to follow your sideblog (and/or your main blog), but that's totally up to you! always happy to chat with you on anon 🤍 i got to see a sunday afternoon on the island of la grande jatte again in chicago, and i had a good little cry! i'm such a sondheim girlie. and that's okay; not all musicals are winners/will speak to me! i think the notebook musical just felt very ... cashgrabb-y? it did make me cry though, so there's that (not that it takes much to make me cry)! i think the songs were just kind of ... forgettable, which really sucks because i like a lot of ingrid michaelson's songs! joy woods' voice is BEAUTIFUL, and john cardoza really just stood out to me! i remember sitting in the theatre and thinking to myself "this man needs to be orpheus someday" and then went to look at his insta and realized he covered epic II from it! i was so so happy when he was cast in moulin rouge as christian; i've heard some clips of his christian and i really like him too! i think the set was beautiful too; i remember being really impressed by the rain scene! i wonder if they've reworked it for broadway, and what will be the same!

[cheolhub]

sar question! #?! $#+(/ ik u said u listen to sza before so.. favorite off the SOS album? or ctrl? and like do u have any OTHER music recs? bc im gonna be totally fr w u, any time u post ab a song i listen to it. like when svt had their comeback and u were raving ab fire.. now it's myyyYy favorite off the album. or when u had ur old theme and ud change the song in ur bio (? do u know what im talking ab help) every other day i'd add it to my liked... ANYWAYS.. yeah so thanks for blessing my ears (and eyes.. bc yk.. ur WRITING.. is so good.. so yeah....)

-person who has sent in an anon before but is kind of spooked to come back bc i dont think ull remember me omg umm it's the one from like three weeks ago? maybe? i sent a really long one and we talked ab soobin hands and then i said u got me into txt.. and i wanted to talk again but for some reason whenever i send anons the message always ends up.. REALLY.. long.. i just have a lot to say... but i really wanted to talk music with you so i HADddd to send in an ask.. but kind of want to send in other ones yk become a regular... but i feel like my asks r emotionally draining to answer.. because. long ass asks ANYWAYS SAR LMK IF I SHOULD COME BACK

HI FIRST OF ALL, OFC I REMEMBER YOU??? i know i say my memory is shit, but i lowkey remember everything 😭 YOU SHOULD COME BACK I TOLD U I WANTED U TO WTF. i love long asks so much, dont worry. they make me really happy, and i would love to have u as a regular if u want to put up w me 🥹🫶🏽

BUT ONTO MUSIC !! i LOVE sza. wanted to see her live but i had alrdy planned my spring break trip by the time she announced her concert dates ☹️ but shes coming to my city again in october so MAYBE. ANYWAY. off SOS my faves are far bc… that song was literally written for me & snooze 🥹 bc i think abt cheol when i listen to it >< AND blind too!! (low is an honorable mention) from ctrl i loveeeeee prom & go gina!!!

AND I NEVER THOUGHT ANYONE LOOKED AT THE SONGS IN MY BIO HDGAGE I WAS LIKE CHANGING IT AND DIDNT THINK ANYONE BOTHERED TO NOTICE SO I PUT WHATEVER I WANTED 🤣🤣

anyway omgggg um… music recs hmmm. what kinda music do u like?? i know that you like sza so ill recommend deserve me by kali uchis (and literally all of her other music ^^) i think you might like anything from rina sawayama !! men i trust are also one of my faves

i like a lot of everything (seriously ill go from krnb to slut pop to rock to alt indie) but i dont want to give u an overwhelming amount of music that you might not even like (ill get embarrassed lol) 😭 so just tell me what ur into, or if u want, i can give u a sarssentials spotify playlist !! it has all the music that i rlly like :>

[demigoddreamer]

LGBTQ+ Themes in Greek Mythology

I'm no Greek Mythology expert i don't have any professional qualifications whatsoever(tho when i go to college imma minor in classics with a bio major but you don't care sorry :'(

i'm just a nerd who spends way too much time researching/reading a million books(calling all PJO fans/riordanverse in general i'm a fan too)on greek mythology(btw any of you read song of achilles, that shit broke my heart but i can't help it i just love greek mythology adaptations so fucking much)

these aren't in order i don't have a particular timeline but i think it's important to discuss lgbtq+ themes in greek mythology in SOME CAPACITY especially with something called ERASURE I SAID GREECE WAS GAY YALL but the greeks were more sexually fluid so they don't really have labels for this the same way we do and the way we defined their sexuality is not how we define it but this is most likely how it would've translated in the modern world and it's still important because seeing lgbtq+ figures in ancient cultures proves their existence and that we're here and queer, I can't do everyone here so i might do a part 2 if yall want

*Zeus did have like maybe 1 or 2 male lovers, the most notable ganymede but like Zeus is an asshole he's not cool enough to be queer so no i'm not going in depth about him AT ALL

1. Apollo

we all know Apollo, god of: music, poetry, healing, sun/light, archery, prophecy

but also he's THE bisexual icon(there are other gods like Hermes and Dionysus notable for male lovers I said Hermes was pan in like he was literally the god pan at one point and he's pansexual) but Apollo has the most male lovers out of any god and he does have a fuckton of female lovers(not nearly as many as zeus tho, no one gonna surpass him) Apollo is also depicted to be extremely hot no pun intended but also having a rather feminine appearance

some of his famous same sex lovers include:

Hyacinthus(this one my fav)- so fucking tragic got turned into the hyacinth plant

Admetus- no tragic end for Admetus unfortunately Admetus is a...straight-ie(I usually only call the cringe straights straighties but i'm just in pain in how Apollo hopelessly pines over him)

There's others but they're not as notable so imma speedrun but if you want me to talk more about them in depth and other lgbtq+ themes in greek mythology ask for a part 2

2. Hermaphroditus

This god was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite(please don't ask how THAT happened it just did)

Hermaphroditus is intersex, he's the god of intersex people, a symbol of androgyny and is the reason why intersex animals like snails(they have male & female reproductive parts) are called "Hermaphrodites"

The story is Hermaphroditus was just chilling in a body of water when the nymph Salmacis jumped on top of him while he was chilling and intended to rape him and she called on the gods to make it so that she and Hermaphroditus would be together forever so the gods merged them together into a partly female and male individual

3. Chaos

if any of yall read hesiod's theogony or...just hear stuff elsewhere, you may have heard of this creation myth where in the beginning there was a primordial kind of emptiness or void which was Chaos and this is mostly a headcanon but i legit cannot remember if they refer to Chaos gender AT ALL sooooo

NON-BINARY NON-BINARY NON-BINARY

4. Sipriotes

There are multiple stories of Gods changing mortals gender maybe as divine punishment, to help disguise them/protect them or whatever so the mortals may go mtf or ftm so TRANGENDER

Sipriotes isn't the most notable or even the most important in fact she only gets like a 1 line mention in some author's work but she's important to me

because she has some agency in this story. basically i think what happened is that she(he at the time) saw Artemis bathing(like actaeon but the reason that Artemis gets mad at her isn't clear since this myth is so obscure and it's not certain if the bathing is even the "correct version" or correct as can be with greek myth) so Artemis in retribution gave Sipriotes an ultimatum, she could either be given a woman body and join Artemis's hunters or worse so Sipriotes chose the hunters and the woman bod

5. Iphis and Ianthe

There are 2 people in this one cause 1. this is much longer than i anticipated and i don't think people wanna read that much 2. these people aren't important enough to have their own and their stories are so intertwined that individual sections would be too short and basically the same

Iphis was raised as a dude despite being a woman so one day when Iphis gets married they are offered to a woman named Ianthe. Iphis is sad because Iphis fell in love with Ianthe(mutual) but Iphis knows they can't be together as 2 women so Iphis prays to the gods for a solution to be able to marry Ianthe so the gods like turn Iphis into a dude

so this could be a trans guy with a bi?(if ianthe knew iphis was a woman) woman or technically this could be seen as wlw or i should say sapphic cause this greek i tend to lean toward this being trans guy but i won't argue with your interpretation unless you're being transphobic

6. Callisto

Now greece was very misogynistic and had a high emphasis on manly men. that's why in greek mythology there were so many mlm couples but you can't find shit on wlw there are technically only 2, one of them being the previous one and this one...it's technically not wlw it's awful it's evil but it's all we got

Callisto was a hunter of Artemis who might've been a queer woman. So basically Artemis's hunters say no to the company of men and swear off romance so none of the gods can touch them. But one day Zeus was like "yo Callisto do be looking kinda hot tho" and tried to seduce her even tho Callisto is off limits, he did this by shapeshifting into the Artemis and then called Callisto into a private spot where he raped her and got her pregnant. unfortunately since Callisto is no longer a virgin she had to leave the hunters and i think she got turned into a bear by usually Hera but sometimes Artemis too tired to double check

7. Artemis, Athena, Hestia

Now these lovely ladies are famous for being the only 3 beings Aphrodite(goddess of love) has no power over as they are virgin goddesses who swear to be maidens forever. I tend to see them on the Aroace spectrum.

Artemis was someone who said no to romance and to forever forswear the company of men that could technically be interpreted a few different ways(aka did she like girls? lesbian ace maybe?) I tend to lean toward no she appears more aroace as she had nada in the relationships department(no she never loved orion i'm tired of answering that question)

Athena is pretty specifically aroace as its very much explicit that she has no time for romance and prefers to spend her time on battle strategy and crafts. She is called Athena Parthenos* virgin athena for a reason. I heard her childhood best friend pallas was her woman lover from a random internet person but i can't find any sources for this so take that with a grain of salt but it could be that sources are hard to come by for ancient civilizations idk so she could be biromantic ace maybe????

Hestia is def aroace but also we have very little sources of any kind about her. only about her worship no myths. which is sad as fuck because she's a dope goddess i wish there was more about her

*I just realized i forgot to do achilles and patroclus but i was just so tired, i'll do them in the part 2