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purplephantomwolf · 1 month ago

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Love in Motion

Chapter Five

Synopsis: You are a normal college student until you get a wrong number text.

Note: This is not an accurate portrayal of how the real people in this act. I do not know them personally, so I will not be portraying them accurately.

Previous chapter: Chapter Four

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I AM REWRITING THIS FROM AN OC STORY. IF I MISS ANYTHING, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I CAN FIX IT! THIS IS CHAPTER 5 OF 5 OF ALREADY WRITTEN CHAPTERS.

April 25, 2022 3 pm

You sit down at your pc, feeling uncomfortable in your suit. You take a couple deep breaths, feeling anxious about this interview. You click join on the video call. “Hello,” you greet the interviewer.

“Hello, Y/n. My name is Jane,” the interviewer greets me.

“It’s nice to meet you,” you say.

“It’s nice to meet you, too. I’m looking forward to interviewing you. Let me tell you a bit about myself. I am the head photographer at Red Bull Racing. In June, I will be stepping down because I will be going on maternity leave. I won’t be returning, so one of our other photographers, Jaxon, will be taking over. We need someone to replace Jaxon,” Jane explains. You nod along. “Tell me a little about yourself,” Jane requests.

“Well, I’ve been taking photos since I was a kid. I started when I was 10. I got into it because my grandpa was a photographer. He took portraits, and so I started out taking portraits. I then bridged over into taking action shots as my siblings got into sports,” you explain. Jane nods, smiling. It looks like she’s liking what I’m saying. You continue the interview for another 20 minutes.

“Well, I really like you and your work. Would you be able to come to the next race to meet the team? You’d be meeting the drivers and other photographers. We will pay for you to fly out. I want to see you in action before I make my final decision,” Jane asks.

“Yes, I am able to,” you answer quickly.

“If we decide to hire you, would you be able to relocate to England?” She asks.

“Yes, I would be able to,” you nod.

“Perfect! I shall email you the details of your ticket to the next race, which is Miami. I look forward to meeting you in person,” Jane responds.

“Thank you! I look forward to meeting you, too,” you grin. You say goodbye and end the call. You let out a loud shriek afterwards. “Oh my god!” You shriek. Your phone vibrates, drawing your attention to it. You grab it to see a text from Luke.

Luke: Are you done with the interview? How did it go?

You: I would say it went pretty freaking good. They want me to meet the team in two weeks and they want to see me in action!

Luke: That’s amazing!

You: I know! I’m so excited, but I don’t want to get my hopes up.

Luke: I’m sure you’ll get it. Your photos are amazing.

You: Thank you!

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May 6, 2022

You step out of the cab, arriving at Hard Rock Stadium. “Y/n, over here,” you hear Jane’s voice call for me. You adjust your camera bag on your shoulder and look around for her. You make your way over to her when you spot her.

“Good morning, Jane,” you greet her. She smiles and says good morning before handing you a pass.

“This will get you into the paddock and garage all weekend. Do not lose it,” she emphasizes. You nod and put it around your neck. She leads you into the paddock and starts to show you around. “This is where we work when we’re not taking photos,” Jane explains, showing you an office. There’s two others in the office. “Guys,” Jane calls out. The two people stop working and look up at us. “This is Y/n, she is here for a trial weekend to see if she fits well with the team. Y/n, this is Jaxon and Amber,” Jane tells me.

“Hello, guys,” you smile, waving. Jane walks further into the room, and points to a desk.

“This is where you’ll be working for the weekend. You can set your camera down for now. Christian wants to meet you, he always meets with the candidates for jobs,” Jane explains.

“Christian?” I ask.

“Christian Horner,” Jane clarifies.

“Okay, sounds good,” you say, trying to pretend you’re not nervous. You set my camera down and follow after Jane to another office. She knocks on the door and you hear a voice telling us to come in.

“Christian, this is the best candidate for the photography position, Y/n. Y/n, this is Christian Horner,” Jane introduces us.

“Nice to meet you, sir,” you say, holding out my hand.

Christian shakes your hand. “No need for that sir business, it’s Christian,” he shakes his head, “I’ve seen some of your photos and they are beautiful.”

“Thank you, Christian,” you beam.

The door opens suddenly and you all turn to look at the new person. Your eyes widen when you see that it’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. “Ahh, guys. Come in, come in. Come meet Y/n. She’s here this weekend for a test run for the photography position,” Christian says, gesturing to you.

“Hi, it’s nice to meet you guys,” you say, holding out your hand for them to shake. Both of them shake your hand.

“Do you have any photos you’ve taken to show us?” Max asks you. “You seem kind of young to be already at this position.”

You pull out my phone to show him some photos. “Yeah, I mean, I turn 21 in about two weeks. But I’ve been taking photos since I could hold a camera.” You hand him your phone and he starts scrolling through them.

“These are beautiful. You’re very talented,” Max compliments me. Checo, who is looking over his shoulder at the photos, nods in agreement.

“Thank you,” you grin, taking your phone back.

“We need to get going now,” Jane says. You wave bye to the three of them and follow after her. “That went well. I think Christian already likes you,” Jane tells me as we enter the office. You grin, nodding. “So, the plan is you’ll be with me all weekend. How this works is we assign different roles to each person. I take pictures of Max and Max’s side of the garage. Jaxon takes pictures of Checo and his side of the garage, and Amber just floats around taking pictures of whatever she can. If you are hired, you would take my spot of taking pictures of Max,” Jane explains to me.

“Okay, sounds good,” you grab my camera and follow Jane to the garage.

“We take pictures of anything and everything. We can get over 500 pictures a day. Once the day is done, we go through the pictures and compile the best ones in a folder so that social media can go through them and choose which ones to post,” Jane explains. YOu nod along. “You can wander around Max’s garage and our pit wall taking pictures of whatever you want,” she smiles, giving you a nudge, “I don’t expect you to be attached to my hip this weekend.” You nod and start to wander around the garage.

You take pictures of the pit crew warming up and practicing, the engineers inspecting the car or inspecting the data. You take pictures of whatever I can. Once Max enters the garage, you start to take pictures of him from a distance, not wanting to disturb him.

“You can get closer,” Jane says, appearing at your shoulder.

“I just don’t want to get in the way of his preparations. I’d feel more comfortable if I knew his routine, so I can keep a good distance but still get close,” you explain. She nods, a look of understanding on her face. “But I’m getting some good shots.” you say, starting to inch closer to Max. He must notice you out of the corner of his eye because he turns to you and shoots you a smile and a thumbs up. You quickly snap a picture of him doing that. You continue taking pictures of Max and his garage as he climbs into the car.

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“Okay, let’s see what photos you’ve got,” Jane says, hovering over your shoulder. You open up the folder of your photos, and you start to go through them. “These are fantastic, Y/n,” Jane tells you, turning to face you. Your face breaks out into a beaming smile. “I need to talk to Christian, but I think that I can have your contract all ready to go by tonight, if you are okay with that?” Jane smiles.

“Yes! I am definitely okay with that!” You say, nodding quickly.

“Perfect! You finish going through your photos, and I’ll go talk to Christian!” Jane cheers. Both Amber and Jaxon congratulate you with smiles. Jane leaves the room, and you turn back to the computer. You will have your major freak out later in your hotel room.

The door opens and you all turn to look, as Max enters the room. He strides over to you. “I heard you got hired. Considering you’re the one who’s going to be making me look good, I thought I’d come say congratulations, Congrats on the job,” Max smiles.

“Thank you,” I grin at him.

“Just make sure you get my good side,” he jokes.

“Which side is that? Your back side?” You joke back, not thinking before you speak. Your eyes widen in horror when you realize what you said. You would’ve said something like that with friends back home. “I’m so sorry! I don’t know why I said that!” You start to gush apologies.

Max looks surprised, before breaking into laughter. “I have a feeling we’re going to get along great,” he says, giving you a fist bump. You let out a shaky laugh, glad that he’s not upset with you.

“Well, I’ll see you guys tomorrow. Have a good night,” Max says, backing out of the room.

“You too,” you all call after him. Jane enters the room with a stack of papers in her hand.

“This is your contract, you can spend the night reading it and return it tomorrow,” Jane hands me the papers.

“Thank you,” you pack the papers in your backpack. Jaxon and Amber wave good night and head out. You hang around the office for a couple more minutes, finishing up going through your photos. You upload the photos to the folder for the social media team and pack up your camera. “Have a good night, Jane,” you sling your backpack over your shoulder and grab your camera bag.

“Good night, Y/n. I’ll see you tomorrow,” Jane looks up from her computer. You wave good night and leave the office. You pull out your phone to see a message from Luke.

Luke: How was meeting the team?

You: I’d say it went well, considering I’m walking away tonight with a contract to read over. They loved the photos I took today.

Luke: Oh my god! That’s amazing, Y/n! I’m so happy for you!

You: Thank you, Luke!

You arrive back at the hotel and enter my room. You throw your phone on the bed and set your stuff down. You grab the pillow and scream into it in excitement. “I got a job with Red Bull Racing!” You laugh, dancing around the room. Your phone lights up and you grab it.

Luke: Can I see some of the photos you took today?

You chew on your lip as you contemplate sending him photos. You know he’ll immediately realize who you’re now working for when he sees the photos. You sigh and decide to send him photos.

You: Sure! *Five images attached*

You nervously pace the room as you wait for his response. You don’t get a response for five minutes. But when you do, you’re afraid to open it. You finally give in when he starts spamming your phone with messages.

Luke: Those look amazing.

Luke: Hold on, those are Red Bull uniforms.

Luke: That’s the Red Bull garage.

Luke: That’s Max Verstappen.

Luke: YOU HAVE A JOB WITH RED BULL RACING?!

You: I do. I’m taking over the position of taking pictures of Max.

Luke: Oh my god! That’s amazing! Congratulations!

You: Thank you! I am so incredibly happy.

Luke: I am so happy for you.

You: Thank you!

You grab your contract from your backpack and sit on the bed. You start reading through the contract, signing where it’s needed. By the time you’re done with the contract, it’s nearing 11 o’clock. You slide the contract into your backpack to return to Jane. You climb into bed, falling asleep.

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Lando’s POV

I’m looking at the photos Y/n took today when it registers that the photos are of Red Bull employees in the Red Bull garage. “Holy shit! She’s here!” I shriek. I start pacing the room. I spam her with messages, congratulating her. She thanks me and I debate whether I want to meet her or not. I really want to meet her, but I don’t want to mess up what we have. I sigh, falling onto my bed. I decide to call Max because he met her today.

“Hello, Lando. Everything okay?” Max asks, answering his phone.

“Hey, Max. I have a question/need some advice,” I sit up.

“Alright, what’s up?” He asks me.

“Do you remember me telling you about Y/n?” I start off.

“Y/n? I don’t think you’ve mentioned a Y/n,” he hums.

“Maybe not by name, she’s the girl I told you guys about at the club about a month ago,” I explain.

“Oh yes! I remember now. What’s up? Did she find out she’s being lied to?” Max asks.

“No, she got a photography job today, and she might find out that I’m lying to her because of it,” I sigh.

“Hold on, you said her name was Y/n and she got a photography job today. Red Bull hired a girl named Y/n for a photography position today. Is she the same girl?” Max gasps.

“Yes, yes she is,” I admit.

“Oh my god,” he laughs, “This is amazing. You need to figure something out, mate. She’s a cool girl.”

“She is,” I agree, “I just wanted to ask what you think I should do.”

“Well, I don’t think she’ll freak out meeting you. She wasn’t afraid to joke around with me today. But she might get upset that she was lied to,” Max tells me.

I grin when hearing that she wasn’t afraid to joke around with Max. “Okay, thank you. I’ll probably wait until after the race to see if she wants to meet up,” I think aloud.

“Probably a good idea. But I’ve got to go to bed now. Good luck, Lando,” Max wishes me a good night and then hangs up.

I sigh, falling back into bed. “You probably messed up, Lando. Hopefully she won’t be too upset when she finds out,” I mumble to myself. I close my eyes, quickly falling asleep.

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jihyoruri · 2 months ago

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Lia PLEASE IM BEGGING DROP THE UTOPIA PROFILE

as you wish‼️‼️

𓈀 ❀ utopia is a four member girl group under sm entertainment but was put together by vanessa lee younger sister of sunny of snsd, park jiho, kim ara and yang sujin four creative adults in their late twenties and the group is in full management under them. the group consists of yves (former loona member), april, aihan and yn, the group had been hinted at for months but nobody could really pick up on it until the music video for their debut came out.

THE CONCEPT ྲྀ 🍀

UTOPIA embraces a 2000s japanese inspired aesthetic, blending vibrant, youthful visuals with experimental pop sounds. (fandom name eden)

THE DISCOGRAPHY ྲྀ 🍀

DEBUT MINI ALBUM — UTOPIA SONIC july 31st 2023 (4 tracks) success level — very successful

💿#TRACKS

01 . SUPERSONIC | written and produced by kim ara, park jiho, ha sooyoung | 6 wins | 250M mv views | release date july 25th 2023

𓈀 SONG INFO: supersonic was the first song utopia ever released, after months of the group being hinted at and people still not picking up on it. the group put out their hit debut song supersonic.

[og artist- formis_9]

02 . SUGARCOAT | written and produced by park jiho and yn | 3 wins | 210M mv views | release date july 31st 2023

𓈀 SONG INFO: sugarcoat was the group’s second release alongside the releases of the rest of their debut album, the song went viral for its choreography and rnb inspired sound.

[og artist- natty]

03 . BINU | written and produced by kim ara, park jiho, yn | release date july 31st 2023

𓈀 SONG INFO: binu is a fun song with a fresh sound, that expands on utopias fresh concept, yn said in an interview that when she was working with ara and jiho (two members of their creative team) she wanted the song to feel like “soap” fresh and clean.

[og artist- bibi]

04 . SOUR GRAPES | written and produced by kim ara, ha sooyoung, yn | release date july 31st 2023

𓈀 SONG INFO: sour grapes is the song that went viral from the group outside of kpop stans, with people using the lyrics from the bridge of the song in their videos.

[og artist- le sserafim]

FIRST OST — SUNRISE november 2023 success level — very successful

𓈀 SONG INFO: sunrise is utopia’s song for the kdrama my demon, the song was praised immediately for it’s emotional feel and strong vocals.

[og artist- gfriend]

*COMBACK* MINI ALBUM — UTOPIA CITY december 10th 2023 (2 tracks) success level — very successful

💿#TRACKS

01 . TIME TO SHINE | written and produced by kim ara, park jiho, ha sooyoung | 10 wins | 280M mv views | release date december 1st 2023

𓈀 SONG INFO: time to shine was an immediate hit people loving the fun but winter vibe to the music video and the overall sound of the song.

[og artist- h1-key]

02 . SEOUL (such a beautiful city) | written and produced by kim ara, park jiho, yn | 5 wins | 25”M mv views | release date december 10th 2023

𓈀 SONG INFO:seoul (such a beautiful city) became an anthem, leading to UTOPIA being appointed as south korea’s national tourism ambassadors. a massive promotional poster featuring the group was installed at Incheon airport, further boosting their visibility.

[og artist- h1-key]

*COMBACK* MINI ALBUM — UTOPIA BASICS july 1st 2024 (4 tracks) success level — very successful

💿#TRACKS

01 . FATE | written and produced by kim ara, park jiho,ha sooyoung, yn | 10 wins | 280M mv views | release date june 25th 2024

𓈀 SONG INFO: fate immediately became popular in korea, the music video also became popular with people recreating looks and praising the visuals.

[og artist- (g)i-dle]

02 . LOVE IN MY ARMS | written and produced by park jiho,yn | 5 wins | 250M mv views | release date july 1st 2024

𓈀 SONG INFO: love in my arms was utopia’s second title track that came out alongside the rest of the album, the song received positive reactions and praise for the choreography.

[og artist- agenda,030]

03 . BASICS | written and produced by kim ara, park jiho, ha sooyoung | release date july 1st 2024

𓈀 SONG INFO: basics shows utopia’s fun personality and upbeat vibes, the song was perfect for the starting of the summer.

[og artist- twice]

04 . H.S.K.T | written and produced by park jiho, | release date july 1st 2024

𓈀 SONG INFO: h.s.k.t was for the fans that loved binu it has that fresh vibe that made people in love with the song.

[og artist- lee hi]

*COMBACK*MINI ALBUM — UTOPIA CITY II december 1st 2024 (5 tracks) success level — very successful

💿#TRACKS

01 . REWIND | written and produced by kim ara, park jiho,ha yn | 11 wins | 300M mv views | release date november 25th

𓈀 SONG INFO: with utopia city two, utopia wanted to make the album have a retro vibe like the last utopia city but more on the softer and rewind was the perfect pre release people immediately falling in love with the song.

[og artist- wonder girls]

02 .ONE MORE LAST TIME | written and produced by park jiho, kim ara |7wins | 295M mv views | release date december 1st 2024

𓈀 SONG INFO: one more last time is more upbeat compared than the other songs on the album, it was a perfect contrast after rewind, the song still having a city vibe but more party like, it’s supposed to feel like you’re listening to the girls run all over utopia city, like the music video they face all different situations both good and bad as they go all over utopia city.

[og artist- henry young, ashley alisha]

03 . ICED COFEE | written and produced by kim ara, park jiho, ha sooyoung | release date december 1st 2024

𓈀 SONG INFO: iced coffee is being back the cold winter vibe that rewind had following the concept of the album.

[og artist- red velvet]

04 . BAMBOLEO | written and produced by ha sooyoung, yn | release date december 1st 2024

𓈀 SONG INFO: bamboleo has that city vibe, yn and yves wrote it to fit the vibe of a song that play throughout utopia city everyday.

[og artist- red velvet ]

05 . HONESTLY | written and produced by ha sooyoung, yn | release date december 1st 2024

𓈀 SONG INFO: honestly has more of that krnb vibe that fans crave from utopia, the girls thought that it would be fun to end the album with a type of song that fans have been wanting.

[og artist- red velvet ]

THE MEMBERS ྲྀ 🍀

— YVES position; leader, lead dancer, vocalist

𓈀 ❀ known for her grace and charisma, yves brings experience and leadership to utopia.

— APRIL position; main vocalist, center

𓈀 ❀ april is known for her powerhouse vocals that are the heart of utopia’s sound, delivering emotion and energy in every performance.

— AIHAN position; vocalist, main dancer, visual, sub rapper

𓈀 ❀ aihan is known for sweet voice and bubbly voice, she balances out the group and brings the energy.

— YN position; main rapper, lead vocalist, dancer, maknae

𓈀 ❀ yn’s witty but quiet personality and smooth delivery are the backbone of the group’s dynamic range, paired with her confident, playful stage persona.

THEIR ENDORSEMENTS ྲྀ 🍀

𓈀 ❀ AS A GROUP | crocs (featuring vibrant designs and customized charms inspired by utopia’s concept.), pocky (starring in ads for limited edition flavors inspired by utopia’s aesthetic.), binggrae ( promoting banana milk with colorful, collectible utopia themed packaging.), sanrio (collaborating on a special utopia x sanrio character merchandise line.) vivienne westwood japan (a limited edition jewelry and mini handbag line featuring utopia inspired motifs.), samyang (featuring utopia for new flavors of their popular instant noodles.), rilakkuma (partnering on a cozy, retro-themed merchandise line including plushies and stationery.), south korean national tourism ambassadors.

— YVES chanel beauty (global) – representing the elegance and timeless allure of their cosmetics and fragrances. | miu miu (asia-pacific) – embodying a playful yet refined fashion aesthetic | dr. martens (japan) – highlighting edgy yet feminine footwear in line with her bold yet versatile personality.

— APRIL dior (global) – leading campaigns for the lipstick line with her youthful and vibrant charm. | adidas (asia) – representing casual, sporty wear infused with colorful retro designs that show off utopias concept

— AIHAN prada (asia-pacific) – highlighting sleek, minimalist designs that reflect her chic and sophisticated aura. | burberry beauty (global) – showcasing classic yet experimental looks, aligning with her refined personality.

— YN gucci eyewear (global) – showcasing bold, statement glasses that fit her unique and intellectual vibe. | chrome hearts (global) – representing edgy yet luxurious accessories, tying into her mysterious image. | new balance (asia) – fronting campaigns for their retro-inspired sneaker line | sony walkman (Japan) – reviving the retro-inspired music device, tying into yn’s quiet, nostalgic vibe.

VERITY SHOWS ྲྀ 🍀

— UTOPIA’S WONDERLAND

𓈀 ❀ a reality show documenting utopia’s debut journey, from practice room chaos to their first award show experience

— highlights | yves teaching the members how to do “idol poses” at award shows. the girls having trouble to wake yn up from her nap since she’s a heavy sleeper, aihan attempts at cooking for the members (and failing).

— EDEN’S PARADISE

𓈀 ❀ a travel variety show where the members explore different cities and take on challenges related to local cultures.

— highlights | yves not being afraid to try any type of food while the rest of the girls watch in horror, yn starting a rap battle with a crackhead in new york, april and aihan winning a ramen eating contest.

— UTOPIA CAMP

𓈀 ❀ a summer camp themed variety show where the members complete outdoor games and spend nights in the wilderness.

— highlights | aihan getting stuck in a giant hamster ball, april surprising everyone with her athleticism, yn being a “bad camper” by hoarding snacks in her tent, the girls loosing yves.

SOME OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS ྲྀ 🍀

𓈀 ❀ utopia swept rookie of the year awards at all major music award shows in 2023, including mama, mma, and tolden disc awards.

𓈀 ❀ the music video for “supersonic” became the fastest debut mv by a girl group to hit 100M views in just six days.

𓈀 ❀“sour grapes” debuted at #85 on the billboard hot 100, making utopia one of the few kpop girl groups to achieve this feat within their first year.

𓈀 ❀ their travel show Eden’s Paradise was a huge hit, with one episode trending #1 on korean naver tv and gaining international fans on streaming platforms.

𓈀 ❀ utopia secured their first music show win with Supersonic just 8 days after their debut.

𓈀 ❀ utopia was appointed south korea national tourism ambassadors following the viral success of Seoul (Such a Beautiful City).

𓈀 ❀ utopia won rookie of the year and song of the year for supersonic at the 2023 melon music awards.

𓈀 ❀ utopia was featured in a TIME magazine article as one of the "next-gen cultural Icons," highlighting their unique blend of visuals and sound.

𓈀 ❀ utopias sunrise ost for my demon charted very well and won best ost at the seoul international drama awards.

𓈀 ❀ supersonic and fate music videos both achieved over 100 million views in under a week, breaking previous records for rookie groups.

𓈀 ❀ each member became a global ambassador for major brands such as gucci, dior, and prada.

𓈀 ❀ the title track "one more last time" debuted at #1 on major music charts in south korea , japan and entered the billboard hot 100.

𓈀 ❀ pre-release single "rewind" held the #1 spot on melon’s top 100 since it released.

𓈀 ❀ they’re the first kpop group to ever perform at camp flog gnaw, the girls were really shocked to see majority of the crowd singing along to their songs during their set, tyler himself has showered the girls with praises and yn was even even featured in like him on his most recent album.

UTOPIA ALBUM DESIGN ྲྀ 🍀

𓈀 ❀ DEBUT MINI ALBUM – UTOPIA SONIC

💿 release date: july 31st, 2023 physical design: the album was packaged in a translucent neon-green jewel case, inspired by early 2000s tech aesthetics, complete with a holographic CD surface. the booklet includes polaroid style photos of the members with handwritten messages. a bonus postcard replicates a ticket to the fictional “UTOPIA” city.

collector’s Item: a cassette tape version was released with a mini lyric booklet styled like a teen diary, complete with doodles and stickers designed by the members.

𓈀 ❀ 2ND MINI ALBUM – UTOPIA CITY

💿 release date: december 10th, 2023 concept: a magical 80s winter city theme, blending neon lights, snowy streets, and vintage holiday cheer.

physical design: packaged like a retro vhs tape, the album came in a glossy midnight-blue case with neon-colored snowflake designs. the cd mimics a 1980s laserdisc, with a reflective rainbow surface. the photobook features the members dressed in cozy yet glamorous winter outfits, styled with bold colors and metallic accessories.

collector’s Item: fans who pre ordered received a miniature snow globe featuring a tiny utopia cityscape. the album also included scratch off cards, where lucky fans could win signed polaroids.

𓈀 ❀ 3RD MINI ALBUM – UTOPIA BASICS

💿 release date: july 1st, 2024 concept: a nostalgic summer with playful, bold visuals and beachy vibes.

physical design: packaged like a retro cd-rom game, the album features a metallic cover with lenticular art that shifts between two designs: a tropical sunset and a glowing night scene. the cd resembles a tie dye vinyl record. the booklet is designed like a scrapbook with stickers, pressed flowers and polaroid-style member profiles.

collector’s item: a mini digital camera inspired by early 2000s models was released as part of the deluxe package. It includes preloaded exclusive behind the scenes clips from the group’s promotions.

𓈀 ❀ 4TH MINI ALBUM – UTOPIA CITY II 💿 release date: december 1st, 2024 concept: Inspired by the nostalgic charm of 80s and 90s japanese late night cityscapes, utopia city II blends the cozy allure of winter with neon lit retro aesthetics. the album explores themes of reflection, adventure, and nostalgia while capturing the essence of a urban winter wonderland.

physical design: the album is packaged like a vintage 90s arcade game box. the cover features holographic art that transitions between two visuals, a neon lit city skyline at night with snowflakes softly falling. and a close up of glowing street signs reflecting on icy pavement. the design incorporates bold, electric colors (neon pink, blue, and purple) with a grainy texture reminiscent of retro print advertisements. the cd resembles a frosted glass record with etchings of the group's logo and glowing tracks mimicking neon lights. the photobook styled like a 90s fashion and lifestyle magazine, the photobook is interactive and playful, including full page spreads of the members in cozy winter outfits, shot in retro arcades, bustling urban streets, and snowy rooftops. tear out postcards featuring candid member moments. hidden fold out posters of neon cityscapes of utopia city, fun extras like personality quizzes, member interviews styled like horoscopes, and nostalgic ads inspired by vintage magazines.

collector’s item: you can get one out of these two things as a surprise in the deluxe version of the album, a set of metallic tokens styled after vintage arcade coins straight from utopia city each engraved with a track title from the album. the tokens come in a collectible pouch designed like an old school arcade ticket dispenser or a neon utopia city music box, a miniature diorama of utopia city in a glowing glass dome. when wound up, it plays a snippet of "rewind," and tiny led lights illuminate the city inside, creating a dreamy, nostalgic atmosphere.

SPECIAL VARIETY SHOWS ྲྀ 🍀

AESPA X UTOPIA HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2023

𓈀 ❀ concept : utopia and came together for a holiday girls slumber party themed variety show filled with games, performances and heart warming moments.

THE GIRLS MOLDBOARDS ྲྀ 🍀

#utopia❀#this is litch the hardest i’ve worked on profile LMAOOO

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batboyblog · 9 months ago

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Welcome to Infrastructure Week, Biden edition.

For the 4 years of the Trump Presidency it felt like every other week was gonna be "Infrastructure Week" but some piece of chaos derailed the Trump White House's plans.

well Yesterday, May 13th 2024, The Biden Administration declared this week Infrastructure Week to highlight ALL the major work they've done in the last 3 years.

Under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law $454 billion in funding has gone to over 56,000 specific projects across all 50 states, the territories, DC, and tribal communities.

The White House launched a Map of all the projects you can look at

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is part of President Biden's wider Investing in America agenda, and together with the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, the American Rescue Plan, all passed by Biden and Democrats in Congress has brought $866 billion dollars in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments.

They released a State by State factsheet to show projects in all 50 states, all the territories and DC

Roads & Bridges: The Biden Administration has launched improvements on 257,000 miles of roads, and repaired 13,000 bridges. This $300 billion investment in our roads and bridges is the biggest since President Eisenhower’s interstate highway system in the 1950s. The Administration has given special attention to addressing historic injustice in our infrastructure. Many minority communities have been divided by highway bypass projects from the 1940s forward, such as the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta Georgia. The Biden-Harris Administration is now helping reconnect divided communities and righting historic wrongs. The Department of Transportation put out a video highlighting the story of Philadelphia's Chinatown, how being split in half and have a multilane highway in the middle of their community effects them, and how the Stitch project will positively impact the people who live there who have fought for years for such relief.

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Rail: The Biden Administration has invested $66 billion for rail, the largest investment in passenger rail since the inception of Amtrak. The President recently announced $16.4 billion for 25 passenger rail projects on the Northeast Corridor. This will improve service for riders from Boston to Washington DC. President Biden has also announced $8.2 billion in new funding for 10 major high speed passenger rail projects across the country. These include a high speed rail project to connect Los Angeles with Las Vegas, which broke ground April 22nd. Planned to be finished in 2028 in time for the LA Olympics, the train will take 2 hours to get from Rancho Cucamonga, California to downtown Las Vegas making it the fastest way between the two cities.

Transit and School Buses: The Administration has invested $90 billion in public transit, the largest in American history. To date the DoT has helped replace 3,000 public buses with low or zero emission buses while the EPA has replaced 5,000 school buses with clean buses.

Electric Vehicle Charging, EV Batteries & Critical Materials: The Biden Administration is the first to directly invest in electric vehicle charging. the number of publicly available charging ports on America’s roads has surpassed 182,000, over a 90% increase since President Biden took office. The President has also invested in domestic manufacturing of batteries, already five manufacturing plants have broken ground.

Clean Water: The President invested over $50 billion government-wide for the largest upgrade to the nation’s water infrastructure in history. This funding places us on a path to meet the President’s commitment to replace every toxic lead pipe in America and works to close the wastewater gap for 2 million people who lack basic sanitation. These funds have already financed over 1,400 drinking water and wastewater projects across the country, including over 800 projects that will deliver clean water for Tribal communities that lack basic water services. To date, the Administration has deployed funding that will help replace up to 1.7 million toxic lead pipes.

High-Speed Internet: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $65 billion to help ensure that everyone in America has access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet—regardless of their income, race, or zip code. Over the last year, all 56 states and territories have developed their plans for how they will spend more than $40 billion in funding to connect every unserved location within their borders. That funding comes atop $1 billion for middle-mile infrastructure, which will build more than 12,000 miles of fiber across 370 counties. These projects, will connect 10,500 people, 1,600 farms, and 295 businesses directly to fiber networks. The Department of Commerce has also awarded 148 Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) grants, serving over 280 Tribal Governments, which will connect more than 65,000 Tribal households, subsidizing thousands of devices, and funding digital inclusion activities for Tribal communities.

Deploying Clean Energy: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes more than $62 billion in funding at the Department of Energy to advance our clean energy future by investing in clean energy demonstration and deployment projects, developing new technologies, and modernizing our power grid. This includes an investment of over $20 billion to upgrade the nation’s grid—a critical component to achieve President Biden’s goal of delivering a 100% carbon-pollution free power sector by 2035.

Legacy Pollution: Thanks to funding in the The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law the EPA has been able to cap 8,000 orphaned oil and gas wells, with tens of thousands more to be plugged in the years to come. Over 100 Superfund sites have also been cleaned up or started with funds from the Law as well.

And More!

#Thanks Biden #Joe Biden #pete buttigieg #trans positivity #public transport #green Energy #climate change #racism #clean water #tribal rights

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shelyue99 · 1 month ago

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Lewis Nixon's Eulogy by Dick Winters

From the USAHEC archive (emphasis are mine):

I first met Lewis Nixon at Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia, in April, 1942.

We both volunteered for the parachute troops in August, 1942 and we were both assigned to Co. E, 2nd Bn., 506th Parachute Infantry at Camp Toombs, Toccoa, Georgia.

We were together for the rest of World War II.

I have many memories of Lewis in combat.

1) On D-day I was involved in a fight to take over a battery of 105mm. cannon, firing on Utah Beach. During the battle Lewis went down Causeway #2 to the beachhead and brought back the first two tanks to come ashore at Utah Beach. He brought them to me to help finish off the battle.

From that point on, it seemed that every time I was committed to a fight, I found Nixon walking beside me.

2) In Holland, on September 17th, 1944, Operation Market Garden, right after the jump, Lewis was by my side as we approached the bridge at Son. The Germans blew the bridge and rocks and pieces of timber fell all around us.

3) On September 22, 191m, Company E was sent out as an advance party to secure Uden, a small town along Hell’s Highway.

I had only 80 men. We were cut off and surrounded. Nixon was with me.

Together, we went up a church tower for better observation of the battle. As we huddled behind the parapet, under the big church bell, a German evidently spotted us and sent a bullet to ring the bell over our heads. We literally jumped down the stairs in about two strides.

4) On September 25, 1944, the Germans cut Hell’s Highway again, this time south of Veghel. Nixon was again beside me as we crossed a big field to relieve the roadblock. In the middle of the field we came under machine gun fire from German Royal Tiger tanks and troops from the 6th German Parachute Regt.

As we hit the dirt, Nixon had a bullet hit the front of his helmet at such an angle that it just grazed his forehead, never breaking the skin, leaving only a brown mark on his forehead, before exiting through the side of his helmet.

l happened to look his way as he took off his helmet, looked at it and smiled. He refused to keep that helmet as a souvenir.

5) On October 5, 1944, in Holland, after a particularly hard fight, again, it was Nixon checking up on me to see how I was doing. It was Nixon who gave me his canteen when I asked for a drink of water - yes, the canteen was full of water - not Vat 69!

6) At Bastogne he had his name drawn out of the hat in a lottery that would have given him a 30 day leave in the States.

He refused the offer, saying he wanted to stay with the outfit on the line. How do you explain that kind of dedication? That kind of dedication is never talked about by the men, but it is never forgotten. At that time we were very short on men and officers, especially good , proven officers.

7) Nixon was moved from the 2nd Bn staff 'to the 506th Regimental staff as S-3, Plans and Training Officer. He was a key man in keeping the regiment together during the biggest battle of World War II at Bastogne.

8) On March 24, 1945, in Operation Varsity, the 17th Airborne jumped across the Rhine as the big push started to cross the Rhine River and go for Berlin. Lewis made that jump as an advisor. The plane he was in was shot down. As jumpmaster, he and three other men made it out before the plane crashed.

9) We were together every step of the way from D—Day to Berchtesgaden, May 8th, V-E Day.

Lewis Nixon was the best combat officer that I had the opportunity to work with under fire. He never at any time showed fear, and during the toughest times he could always think under fire. Very few men can think while under fire; very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.

Lewis always trusted me. While we were in training, before combat, Lewis hid his entire inventory of Vat 69 in my footlocker, under the tray holding my socks, beneath my underwear and sweaters. What greater trust, what greater honor could I ask for than to be trusted with his precious inventory of Vat 69?

While sharing all those days and experiences in training and in combat, we also shared our memories of our families, our school days, of our growing up, of our friends at home.

I felt as though I knew his mother, his father, his sister. I knew all about his grandparents on both sides of the family. He had a excellent heritage from both sides. He had been sent to excellent schools, and an Ivy League College. He had great wealth, was good-looking, had an excellent vocabulary, was very well-spoken; he was very well—read, smart, and had a good sense of humor. He had all the ingredients one could ask for to make a happy life - except one factor - LOVE!

Until Lewis met and married Grace he had never found or experienced true love.

It was only after his marriage to Grace that he found true happiness, peace within himself.

Together they travelled to just about every corner of the world; they shared many wonderful experiences together.

Grace demonstrated her love over these past years through her care for Lewis. Without the love and care-of Grace, Lewis would have died many, many years ago.

Whenever Grace would talk to me on the telephone, or write me a letter or a Christmas card, the message was always the same.

"Lewis is so brave; he never complains, he always has a smile for me whenever I come into his room — and that just makes it all worthwhile." I am sure those words are familiar to all of you here today.

I am also sure that all of you will agree with me when I say that with that smile Lewis gave Grace each day, it was his way of saying:

Thank you, Grace, for your care.

Thank you, Grace, for your patience in these trying times..

Thank you, Grace, for being faithful and understanding.

Thank you, Grace, for your love.

#just transcribe to text for archiving purposes #reread it and it made me sentimental again #dick winters #lewis nixon #ok so Nix brought the tanks for you not for the army #I get it #euology #listen to the soundtrack isn’t helping

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whispering-about-the-tmnt · 11 months ago

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Current list of my TMNT Fanfics

✅ next to a fic means that it is complete

⏳ next to a fic means it is still being worked on

🔁 next to a fic means it will never be "finished" because it does not require completion (drabble collections, etc.)

I'm dividing these into two sections: fics in my 1970s AU iteration, and everything else.

1970s TMNT AU:

A TMNT Cookbook 🔁

Presented by Michelangelo, King of the Kitchen -- A collection of TMNT-inspired recipes and the very short stories behind them

Rating / Genre: G / Food & Cooking

Size: 6/? chapters (~2,550 words so far)

Notes: Ties into my 1970s AU, but works for just about any version

Duck And Cover ✅

January 28, 1977 -- When April O'Neil bought the building where she had spent her early childhood, she knew it was going to be a challenge fixing it up... but she never imagined that challenge would involve uncovering both evidence of the old owner's Cold War paranoia and a group of unusual "tenants" living twenty feet below her new property.

Rating / Genre: G / General

Size: 3/3 chapters (~13,800 words)

Notes: The first story in my 70s Au... centers around how April meets the Turtles

Other TMNT Fics:

A Cup Of Good Cheer ️✅

April is afraid that she got Donnie the wrong Christmas gift this year, but Leo tries to convince her otherwise.

Rating / Genre: G / Holiday, family, gen

Size: 1/1 chapters (~3,400 words)

Notes: Autistic Donnie vibes

All The Time In The World ✅

All Donatello wanted was a little more time to think…

Rating / Genre: T / Drama

Size: 8/8 chapters (~5,950 words)

Notes / Warnings: 2003 Universe; explosions, peril, guns, injuries

Displaced ️✅

An unprepared Donatello ends up on a Greyhound Bus to Springfield, Massachusetts

Rating / Genre: soft T / Mild drama, road trip, gen

Size: 6/6 chapters (~18,500 words)

Notes / Warnings: This was my first TMNT fic, which I originally posted some 25 years ago. It was written even earlier, though, right after the 1990s movies came out // Blood, guns, mild peril

Fleeting Thoughts 🔁

A collection of 100-word TMNT drabbles

Rating / Genre: G / Various, gen

Size: 10/? chapters (1000 words so far)

Notes: I know it is hotly debated what the length of a drabble should be, but I was always firmly in the 100-word camp.

Just Breathe ️✅

Raphael has a frightening encounter on a chilly winter night.

Rating / Genre: G / Gen, mystery

Size: 1/1 chapter (~1,500 words)

Notes: Fits pretty much every iteration / mentions of suffocation

Midnight On The High Bridge ️✅

The High Bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx has always been one of Michelangelo's favorite places to go for a late night ride on his board; but on this cloudy evening, he finds more than just fresh air and freedom high above the Harlem River.

Rating / Genre: G / M/F, Meet-cute

Size: 3/3 chapters (~8,100 words)

Notes: Brings Oyuki into the 2007 universe; takes place a year after the events of the movie

Passage ️✅

Leonardo has an appointment with death.

Rating / Genre: T / Drama, supernatural

Size: 12/12 chapters (~16,000 words)

Notes / Warnings: Originally written back in the early 2000s // Death and dying, gore, blood, mentions of religion

Red Dust ️✅

I had a dream last night. It was a long, restless, wandering dream.

Rating / Genre: G / Drama, poetry, gen

Size: 1/1 chapter (~700 words)

Notes / Warnings: Donatello-centric, Post SAINW, originally written and posted back in 2007 // mentions of death and dying

Requiescat ️✅

Leonardo died today.

Rating / Genre: G / Drama, grief, poetry, gen

Size: 1/1 chapter (180 words)

Notes / Warnings: Written a couple decades ago // Death and dying

Second Time Around ⏳

Two years after the defeat and banishment of Krang and Shredder, the Turtles and their human friends now have different, more personal challenges to overcome -- challenges that are made all the more difficult to deal with when Baxter Stockman and Karai pull them into a conflict that involves disentangling the complexities time itself.

Rating / Genre: T / Script, gen

Size: 19/? chapters (~28,000 words so far)

Notes / Warnings : A screenplay for a third Bayverse movie // Character death mentioned

Something Wicked ⏳

He felt movement all around him; something like the wind, though the air was dead still. He backed against the curved sewer wall… holding his breath as his eyes scanned the pitch blackness. The feeling grew closer, touching him… a whisper against his damp skin…

Rating / Genre: M / Horror, suspense, gen

Size: 21/? chapters (~64,200 words so far)

Notes / Warnings: Originally written and posted a couple decades ago, now being put under an extensive rewrite // Blood, gore, possible character death, whump, etc.

Still Waters ️✅

They say I'm the quiet one…

Rating / Genre: G / Introspective, poetry, gen

Size: 1/1 chapters (~200 words)

Notes: Also from over twenty years ago. A Donatello introspective.

The Bone Garden ️✅

You gathered up old papers, old photos… and you flipped through them, one by one, remembering…

Rating / Genre: G / Drama, grief, gen

Size: 1/1 chapters (400 words)

Notes / Warnings: Originally written on Halloween, 2007 for the 2k3 episode, Same As It Never Was, but now I feel that it applies to The Last Ronin, as well... or really, any story where one Turtle remained after the others had passed on // Mentions of death

The Scent Of Violets ️✅

Donnie and Mike are trapped underground with a memory

Rating / Genre: T / Drama, gen

Size: 1/1 chapter (~1,800 words)

Notes / Warnings: Written in the late 90s, early 2000s // Blood, severe injury

Three Million Reminders ✅

Master Leonardo and the other elders had told Casey about graveyards and cemeteries, but their descriptions had fallen far short of reality. In his life he had seen plenty of funeral pyres, lone burials, mass graves, vast tracts of scorched and scattered remains… but he had never been to a place like this, where families could come and visit the dead in peace, where mourning need not be rushed for the sake of escape.

Rating / Genre: G / drama / supernatural

Size: 3/3 chapters (~8,200 words)

Notes: Takes place post-ROTTMNT movie battle, as Leo lies unresponsive from his battle with the Krang

Under The Influence ️✅

Leo is under the influence of… something

Rating / Genre: G / humor, gen

Size: 4/4 chapters (400 words)

Notes: Just a silly little four-drabble story I wrote when I wasn't feeling so well a bunch of years back

When She Loved Me ️✅

She always said that I had his eyes. I don't know if I ever really believed her… after all, I never knew him. But I suppose they must be his. Her own eyes were deep and dark, almost black… reflective like mirrors. Mine are blue… light blue, like the sky...

Rating / Genre: G / Drama, gen

Size: 1/1 chapters (~2,500 words)

Notes / Warnings: Oyuki's backstory as I see it. Originally posted at FFnet back around 2000, though the fic is contemporary with the TMNTA Comics, setting its year at 1992 // Parental abandonment and neglect

#tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #ninja turtles #tmnt fanfic #tmnt bayverse #tmnt 2k3 #tmnt 2007 #tmnt 2003 #rottmnt #tottmnt #tmnt mm #tmnt mutant mayhem #tmnt 2012 #tmnt 1987 #writers on tumblr #tmnt archie #tmnt archie comics #long post

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justinspoliticalcorner · 9 months ago

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Julianne McShane at Mother Jones, via LGBTQ Nation:

Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges is an integral part of U.S. history lessons in classrooms nationwide, given her status as the first Black child to integrate an elementary school in the South. But to the right-wing culture warriors behind efforts to ban books about American history—including systemic racism and discrimination against LGBTQ people—Bridges has become something else: a threat.

Books recounting Bridges’ story—several of which are authored by Bridges herself, including one published in January—have been banned or challenged by schools in Pennsylvania, Texas, Iowa, and Tennessee. And last year, a school in Florida stopped showing a Disney film about Bridges’ life after a parent complained it might make kids think white people hate Black people. On Sunday, Bridges, 69, told Kristen Welker, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, that she sees such efforts as “ridiculous.” “The excuse that I’ve heard them give is that my story actually makes, especially White kids, feel bad about themselves,” Bridges told Welker, adding that children from all around the world regularly reach out to her to tell her what her story means to them. “I found through my 25 years of travel that they resonate with the loneliness, probably the pain that I felt, not having a friend,” she told Welker of readers. “There’s all sorts of reasons that they’re drawn to my story. So I would have to disagree…I believe that it’s just an excuse not to share the truth—to cover up history. I believe that history is sacred—that none of us should have the right to change or alter history in any way.”

Speaking to host Kristen Welker on the April 28th edition of NBC’s Meet The Press, civil rights icon Ruby Bridges criticizes book bans that serve to censor the teaching of true American history.

From the 04.28.2024 edition of NBC's Meet The Press:

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#Ruby Bridges #Book Banning #Censorship #Schools #School Libraries #NBC #Meet The Press #Kristen Welker

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theworldofwars · 7 months ago

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Battle of the Lys. A canal bridge blown up by the retreating British Army near Robecq. In the background are the burning barges, 25 April 1918.

#ww1 #ww1 poetry #ww1 history #history #historical photos #american history #military history #world war i #world war one #the great war #The First World War #the great war 1917 #historical photography #photography #vintage photography

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godsavetheanimalz · 1 year ago

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my (personal) favorite albums of 2023!!! 1. Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE 2. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin 3. Liturgy - 93696 4. Anohni - My Back Was a Bridge For You To Cross 5. Geese - 3D Country 6. Snõõper - Super Snõõper 7. Billy Woods & Kenny Segal - Maps 8. Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My 9. Sprain - The Lamb as Effigy 10. Sampha - Lahai 11. Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED! 12. JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES 13. Squid - O Monolith 14. Wednesday - Rat Saw God 15. Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We 16. Kara Jackson - Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love? 17. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You 18. Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER 19. Indigo De Souza - All of This Will End 20. Underscores - Wallsocket 21. 100 gecs - 10,000 gecs 22. Paramore - This Is Why 23. King Krule - sPacE hEavy 24. Joanna Sternberg - I've Got Me 25. grouptherapy. - i was mature for my age, but i was still a child 26. Parannoul - After the Magic 27. Spiritual Cramp - Spiritual Cramp 28. The Armed - Perfect Saviors 29. Screaming Females - Desire Pathway 30. Jeromes Dream - The Gray In Between 31. Alice Longyu Gao - Let's Hope Heteros Fail, Learn and Retire 32. Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan 33. amaarae - Fountain Baby 34. feeble little horse - Girl With Fish 35. Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS 36. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are 37. squirrel flower - Tomorrow's Fire 38. Frost Children - Hearth Room 39. Hotline TNT - Cartwheel 40. Snow Strippers - April Mixtape 3

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rammingthestein · 5 months ago

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🎈 Happy 27th birthday to the Sehnsucht album, released on this day in 1997 (25/08/1997) 🎂

It went #1 in the German and Austrian album charts in the second week after its release and it is the only album entirely in German to be certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) It was released in the US on 13 January 1998 and while it's Rammstein's second album, it was the first one released in the US and was promoted as such.

The album was initially scheduled to be released in April. But "due to small delays in the production process," it was rescheduled for the end of May. From May it was rescheduled again to August. In an interview with Sonic Seducer, Olli was asked about rescheduling the album:

"We had problems with mixing, so that postponed the release by 2 months, and because it is better not to release records in the summer, we decided to release the album at the end of the summer in August. There were only mixing problems and the cover design that were still outstanding. That's why we released a single to bridge the time a bit."

Polish cassettes of the album included a short Polish introduction to the album, spoken by Till:

Hallo! Cześć jesteśmy Rammstein, pozdrawiamy całą Polskę i życzymy wielu miłych wrażeń w słuchaniu naszej nowej płyty pod tytułem "Sehnsucht".

Hello! Hi, we are Rammstein. We're greeting all the Polish and we wish you a lot of nice experiences while listening to our new album called "Sehnsucht".

The fork glasses that Till Lindemann wears are the same ones used to design the cover of the Scorpions LP "Blackout"

#rammstein #sehnsucht #mine;#till lindemann #paul landers #christoph schneider #flake lorenz #richard kruspe #oliver riedel

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phoenix7artist · 5 months ago

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"You're the Best, Casey Jones. Thank You..."

Hello to my first official post on here!

I have been trying to figure out how to post on here for the longest time since I joined and never could till now lol

But this is honesty great! Since the 2nd year to Rise of TMNT Movie passed, I will share what I made that will probably or not make you cry.

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Enjoy this sad/happy post!

"Good evening, New Yorkers!

We're looking at another beautiful day here in the city. It's been 3 months since the invasion and today is officially end of construction! We had some clouds stat the morning off and temperatures are in the 40s.

Tomorrow's forecast will be up in the 60s.

This is Alison Cooper of Channel 06. Reporting to you Live at 7:30pm at the new Channel 06 office."

Running along the building rooftops, the red-eared slider and the time traveler checked out the new scenery as many radios played "We'll Meet Again" as many citizens cheered and chatted with one another happily. Casey couldn't help but stop, looking down at the scene with a small smile.

What a relief-

"C'mon, Case! We gotta meet the guys at the bridge!", Leo called for the raven hair time traveler.

Casey snapped out of his reminiscing thoughts, seeing the red-eared slider carry 25 boxes of pizza's on both of his shoulders while he carried 10 boxes.

"Couldn't you just make a portal?", Casey asked, a brow raised as they both jumped over to another roof.

Leo shrugged with a grin, "I could buuuut I wanted to check on all my peeps."

Casey couldn't help but chuckle in response to the turtles sentence. Leo was so much like his sensei and him checking in on the people showed it. He truly loved this city with all his heart and the actions he & his family showed- well, it showed. After the battle was done and over, the city began to rebuilt itself from the ground up for 3 month, the small group of heroes wanted to celebrate their victory against the Krang.

But it wasn't just that but they celebrated the city's quick recorvery.

Things were not easy for either side. The entire city was traumatized by the invasion. Some were missing or were dead while loved ones were left behind. It truly was a deadly horror for the city and it people, and the Hamato family certainly didn't recover as quickly as they should. When they returned underground, Casey and April helped anyway they could to with the four turtle brothers from their injuries, especially with Splinter.

But let's start with the brothers:

▪︎ Raphael had injured eye, left arm burned up to his neck, and a broken rib which resulted a crack on his plastron.

▪︎ Donatello's right arm was burned just like Raph's and his shell has many deep scratches due to him attaching to the ship. So, whenever cold and slime or just anything touches his shell, his sensory goes off intensely and s3nds him in a panic fight or flight mode.

▪︎ Michelangelo had burns going up both his arms all the way up to his face (cheeks), and luckily only had a bump on his head.

▪︎ Leonardo had not only a crack in the side of his plastron on the left side, he had a large crack going down his shell, and his right leg was messed because now he has a limp whenever he walks.

▪︎ Lastly, Splinter had not only a broken back but he had dislocated his right foot and the whole family found out that he had Cancer. No one truly knew how long it had been growing but it was severe.

Surprisingly, he and April didn't have any but scratches but still, Casey was grateful for it all.

If he hadn't come back to warn them of the Krang- if he wasn't here to help fight them off, then none of this would still be here.

Leo turned to Casey, observing the small relief look upon the teens face before he placed his tall stick of pizza boxes on Casey's, "Just for a second. Making a portal!"

And with that, Leo made a portal, taking the boxes back before he and Casey walked through to find the group setting up their spot.

"You made it!", Mikey cheered, rushing over to the boys.

Casey nervously grinned, "Yeah, we kinda took a detour. Leo wanted to show me-"

"A new skate board trick!", Leo interrupted Casey, sending him look.

The three brother looked amongst one another before shrugging going back into setting things up for the small party.

"You guys can set the boxes next to the wall.", Donnie told the duo who walked over to the wall.

This was a great view.

"Hey, so I gotta ask. You said you only ate leaves and rats, right?", Leo asked, setting his boxes down.

"Uhh, yeah. Why?"

"Have you ever had Pizza in the apocalypse?", Leo asked once more, awaiting for the teen to answer.

"No, I don't even what that is but Master Leonardo told me that when I got done saving the world, I should grab a slice?? Whatever that means-"

"DUDE!!", Leo shook the boy, who was growing dizzy by the rapid movement. The slider looked over at his brothers, his dad, and April who seem to overheard the conversation, "Guys, we got to give this man a taste of flavor!!"

"Raph's on it!" Raph said, grabbing the first box from the stack.

While Leo sat the boy down on the ground, Mikey, Donnie, April, and Slinter made way for Raph brought the box over. Opening it, Raph held the box out for the raven hair boy, whole looked at it with doubt before looking at the smiling group.

Hesitate, Casey grabbed a piece of pizza, "So, this grabbing a slice? I don't get it?"

"Wait for it!"

Casey brought the pice up to his face, skeptical before he took a bite out of the cheesy substance and the next thing he knew was that his mouth was in heaven. The teen moaned with delight, his eyes sparkling, "So much better than rats~!"

The teens nod in agreement while Slpinter looked quite offended by this lol

"Hey, the rest of the world we saved is pretty great too!", Leo said, handing an arm over Casey's shoulder.

"ALRIGHTY EVERYONE! LOOK UP HERE!!", April snag a picture of the group before showing it off to Casey.

In that moment, Casey let out a soft gasp to see that it was almost exact to the photo he was given only now it had him in it. It made him wish that his family was somehow watching over him. Looking up at the group, watching them smile and laugh at whatever Leo was doing before a message came through the phone. "Hey April, you just got a message from someone name Cassandra?"

"Whoa! Looks like our friend Cassandra was busy-"

"THAT'S MY MOM?!", Casey exclaimed in shock, making the other come to a complete stop, "There goes a space time continuum."

The group basically ambushed the poor teen with teasing and questions while Raph hung with his slider brother from the side. Everyone on the other side of this screen knows what happens in this scene and how it ends but not all know what happened from the other side of the spirit world side.

For once, Casey's wish had come true. His family was always by his side...

In that moment, standing behind the group and watching their interaction with th young time travelet, the glowing ghosts of the future's past smiled at the scene. "Man, who would have thought time travel would be the answer~", the older ornate box turtle teased, nudging his elbow into the older spiny soft-shell.

"Ugh, please not now Michael!", Donatello groaned, rolling his eyes.

Michelangelo chuckled softly before they both looked where Casey and the rest of the group were at, taking it all in. He sometimes couldn't believe it. Those small teens saved the world and now the future was no longer in danger.

"I still can't believe they did it." Raphael grinned.

"Same here. Even though their us, they seem a little different, don't you think so, Leo?" April asked the slider but all the sibling quickly notice his sad and worriedsome look. "Leo? Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah, I just...", the slider paused, looking over his shoulder but let out a sigh, "Do you think he'll be okay...", looking at the scene in front of him.

Raphael glanced over at Leonardo before looking back at Casey, who was laughing and smiling at whatever Donnie had said while Mikey was pouting. Raph placed a hand on his brother's shoulder, "I think he'll be just fine, Leo... if anything, this Leo will be able to help him and handle anything that come their way. Just like you did, little brother."

Leonardo could only keep his eyes on his student- his surrogate son in front him with a smile, taking in his brother's words to heart. He was right. Casey will be alright and it's all because of these small teens that he can have a new chapter to his life. But he was scared to leave him. He wasn't ready. What if something happens thatvwas more dangerous than the Krang? There wasn't a lot of dangers but even the yokai and mutants they fought were crazy powerful but then he head his other self talking to his brother: "This wasn't about me. This was about all of us doing what needed to be done because we're heroes."

"Hah, you said heroes~", Raph chuckled, holding his pizza out for his brother.

Leo chuckled silently before pumping his pizza with his brother before they all took a bite of pizza.

That's when they all were mesmerized by the beautiful scenery of New York basked in the sunset colors. "There is it, gentleman. Our home. What a town."

"Beautiful...", Mikey said in awe.

"And if it need defending, we'll always rise up to the challenge."

Man, was he always like this? The ghostly slider grinned as he watched the young snapping turtle get a playful smirk, "You what challenge I'm rising to? BEATING THAT RECORD!!"

...

"Yeah... I think I'm ready now.", Leonardo told his siblings who only smiled and they all continued to watch the scene, watching Raph place all the pizza boxes on top of his head while the group cheered him on. Casey grinned and laughed as Raph began to make his way down the bridge but before when could follow behind the other, he felt a shift in the air. Nothing bad but this energy felt familiar and he looked around him, he saw no one but that didn't mean he shoved off the thought. He always saw Master Michelangelo meditating and talking to his ancestors that passed on but many believed he was crazy. But not Casey. He believed it was them.

The young raven hair boy smiled as he looked at the sky, the ghostly freezing in their spot as see him stare at them.

"I'll be okay. Thanks to you, I got a second chance with our family.", Casey said, his eyes becoming glossy but his smile never faded, "See you later, dad."

With that, he turned around and began to walk down the rail while Leonardo and the rest of the Hamato ghost siblings looked at Casey's retreating form. The slider couldn't believe his hears what he just heard. Dad. Casey called him dad and his felt like it wanted to burst even though he was dead. He had so many emotion building up inside him: pride, happiness, and hope for the young boy that tears began to build up in his eyes. His chest heaved up and down heavily as he tried controlling his breathe, their weight in his heart growing as tears finally streaming down his face like an endless waterfall, and with one last action, the world to seem to move in slow motion. The slider had wrapped his arms around the teens small figure, "You're the best, Casey Jones. Thank you...", Leo whispered in the teen ear.

His voice had reached the teen and as the teen turned around he saw no one behind nor did he sense the presence.

He smiled for he knew and continued down the metal rails to meet with the other.

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The End...

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That was it! Hope it was okay and I know this definitely wasn't the best typing I've done lol but still, I hope you all had a blast or not with this small drawing + reading post.

Have a blessed rest of your day or night.

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