#But then we get like ALL the previous VAs in on this shit yo!

[vanlegion]

THOUGHT GAINED: PULL THE TRIGGER

I can not stress enough that the very concept of a Disco Elysium Anime done by the studio TRIGGER would be the most DISCO fucking thing on the god damn planet and I'd trust no other studio to make it. Please just THINK about how EPIC this shit would look. I'm going to draw this. Like fake frames from a movie. I'm just trying to figure out WHICH style to follow. There's Little Witch Academia, BNA, Promare, Kill La Kill, PANTY & STOCKING WITH GARTERBELT, Gurran Lagann, Dungeon Meshi and more. Though for that Psychedelic Disco sheik, I'm leaning Promare and BNA aesthetic with Kill La Kill off model humor... I've a concept on this fictitious 2 hour movie. Taking place 6 months after the game, and starts with a few minor cases happening in Jamrock while also exploring some backstory for our two detectives that results in Harry and Kim stumbling onto the concealed origins of The Pale, and the realization behind "AFTER LIFE -- DEATH; AFTER DEATH -- LIFE AGAIN. AFTER THE WORLD -- THE PALE; AFTER THE PALE -- THE WORLD AGAIN" (AKA we're talking Reincarnation, baby! This fucking Disco Dance be going on for Millions of years~) and ultimately also saving Revachol from impending explody doom which in turn saves Elysium, and breaking the cycle all while being as Homo-Erotic AS fucking possible and simultaneously giving every Studio TRIGGER vibe imaginable.

[barblaz-arts]

First things first, I love your art!!

I was wandering through tumblr to see if there's any great chaggie fanart, but here it is! ❤️

I really love how healthy and supportive their relationship is, and I hope we get to have more chaggie screen time in Season 2(waiting for the "get it" moment lol)

What kind of Chaggie moment do you hope yo see in season 2??

I hope you'll get to post more chaggie art in future! Love your art, keep up the great work!! ✨️

Also, love from Korea~

Thanks!

Oh man, there's a lot I wanna see

- a chaggie duet that isn't a reprise. More than Anything was a good place to start, but it was wayyy too short. One of the things I love about Hazbin is that we get to have canon gay duets sung by talented broadway stars. The only musical wlw duet I know of is "Take or Leave Me" which is so so good, but it's a break up song. Steven Universe only has the one song with Rupphire, but Im not a big big fan of it, especially since Ruby's VA isnt really a singer(which is fine!). I want more gay duets that are declarations/affirmations of love and I'm sure chaggie will deliver.

-I also want Charlie to get to have a turn at singing about Vaggie like Vaggie did. I mean, we're for sure getting that bcuz of the "sexy pop song" but I also want Charlie to sing a ballad about Vaggie. If the teaser that we saw where the voice actors for Charlie and Baxter(?) sing some modified lyrics of Carnilla and Vaggie's "Whatever It Takes" means they're going to reprise it, then I really really hope that's the case. If this is just them having fun, im gonna be so disappointed lmao

While I still stand by my many previous statements that claims of Charlie and Vaggie lacking the display necessary to be considered a couple is ridiculous, a flaw I did notice is the fact that we dont get to see Charlie show how much she loves Vaggie all that much, which I think isn't the writers' oversight and more of a deliberate obstacle that they'd be facing in the upcoming seasons. I get it! Charlie's got a lot of shit going on, but she needs to be able to balance her work and relationships if she doesn't want to lose either her dream or her girl or both! Like, you know that trope where the workaholic gets so absorbed in their work that they end up unintentionally neglecting their lover, and when they do realize that they've fucked up, they do their best to make up for it in any way they can? I want that. I want Charlie's turn to apologize to Vaggie for fucking something up.

And idk how likely this is, but I think a really good opportunity to do that is to have Velvette come in and make Charlie jealous. If you didn't see my previous posts about it, I just noticed that the Vees all have these twisted love for a Hazbin close to Charlie that they also sorta parallel. Vox has an obsessive hate boner for Alastor, and they're both demons related to entertainment media. Valentino is Angel's abusive situationship, and they're both big names in the porn industry. All we have left is Velvette, who is the "backbone" of the Vees and seems to be the brains of the team, and the closest equivalent to that is Vaggie who is the manager of the Hotel and Keeper of their Braincell. Plus if Vaggie having died in the 2010s and Charlie being 200+ yrs old is still canon, Velvette can gloat about the fact that she's around Vaggie's age and is younger and fresher than granny Morningstar. You cant tell me that isn't something she'd do, since that was like the thing she kept throwing in the other Overlords' faces.

- Charlie hasnt turned demon mode for Vaggie yet, and I really want that. I dont just want what we got in the final episode where Charlie's glaring at Lute while she's holding Vaggie. Yeah ok that was pretty great but I want more! I want hellfire! I want claws! I want the feral, scrappy Charlie from the pilot pretty please!

- I want Vaggie and Lucifer bonding over Charlie. I dont think Lucifer and Charlie's relationship is completely "fixed" after the one duet they had, and I'm really hoping Vaggie gets to have a part in mending their relationship by having her interact with Lucifer. I also really want the narrative to explicitly acknowledge all the parallels Lucilith have with Chaggie

- I promise this isn't just the horny speaking, but I really hope Erika saying that "Charlie and Vaggie can get it, and we might see them do so" really means we're getting an explicit Chaggie sex scene. Hear me out! So far in season 1, the only explicitly r-rated scene we have is the fucked up one with Valentino and Angel. It would be really great if the next r-rated scene is one that is done out of love, and what better way to do it than with the protags in a canon relationship? It would show that sex isn't inherently a bad thing, and that Charlie clearly doesnt believe that either

- i really want more flashbacks about Charlie and Vaggie before they got together. I wanna see Charlie when she still hopelessly crushed on the stranger she saved in the streets. I wanna see how Vaggie reacted to the fact that she's an angel falling in love with Hell's princess. At the very least, they really should consider publishing comics that could add to the lore that the budgeted run time cant cover.

[smorgasbordofobsessions]

liveblog: baki, raitai saga ep10

glad i'm about to watch these last few eps in a row because if i had left off on the previous ep i would've have a bitter taste in my mouth.

when do we see hanayama again i miss him

jack's eating so don't interrupt him

one little attention to detail that i like is that the animators like to draw the ... idk what the word is, crinkliness of chins

ali jr. vs jack hanma, hm

ali jr getting his world rocked

good - yes i' bitter that ali jr's trying to mess up kozue and baki's relationship

jack absolutely destroyed ali jr

at one point punch him so hard that ali jr bit through his tongue adamn not fun

good on the va for talking a bit funny to accomodate ali jr's messed up tongue!!!

kozue making clear that nothing more is gonna happen between her and ali jr

shibukawa coming out of nowhere and taking ali jr

shibukawa saying that he was just toying with ali jr; ali jr being surprised it wasn't a real fight

but this fight is serious

ali jr getting FUCKED UP

all because shibukawa rally didn't like the fact that he lost their little playfight

"so you fought with mr. shibuakawa?" "no.. not really"

yeah because it was not a fight haha

yo everyone just trying to beat the shit out of ali jr

ugh fighting with a broken finger cannot be nice

doppo is fucking ali jr up ouchies

he has a crutch!!

poor thing

so, being injured is a good thing because ali jr gets to see kozue.. okay

"we're friends" "we dont' have to put a label on this"

bro

"what happened with master orochi?"

girl you can bery clearly see he got his ass beat

ali vs ali????

[analyzingadventure]

Emerging from the endless void to 1) react to some Psi episodes and catch up a little and 2) say that I did in fact see that new poster/key visual for Psi and I LITERALLY CALLED THEY WERE GONNA DO THAT HOLY FUCK LMAO

Anyways!! EPISODE 34 TO 36! (Not catching up fully but just a lil)

Tailmon.... baby.... I’ve missed you so much...

I am deeply enjoying how Tailmon has revelant information about Mille’s plans etc to share with the kids- like y’all know how I love the Villian Theory in Adventure, and even when it’s canon in the novels, Tailmon never has any relevant information to share beyond getting the Crest of Light back (and while I admit I haven’t properly read the novels I at least don’t remember her giving any useful info) (which is one of the key points against the theory of course), but I’m rambling

Tailmon’s new voice is nice! I do miss her old VA, but new VA is nice

TAILMON CUTE

So they burst a hole into the glass ceiling of this underwater city... and no water is rushing into the city to flood it?

Too lazy to skip back bUT WAS THAT A WHAMON SKELETON?? IS THIS CITY MADE IN/AROUND THE REMAINS OF A GIANT WHAMON??? That’s COOL YO (although that leaves some questions but...whatever)

DAIPENMON! Frontier rights!!

Okay I’m not sure that’s the skull of a Whamon specificially but it could be and regardless THAT IS A COOL DESIGN

MARIN ANGEMON! :D You are very lorge

Wait no LMAO she is very tiny, that’s good lmao

Wait holy shit Daipenmon is huge now that we got a better look djfhdfg

Tailmon.... tiny........ widdle kitty.... Yisss... soft cuddles... good....

Daipenmon is in charge of moving the city?? Holy shit that’s a stronk Digimon

HOW DID IT GREYMON GET THAT HIGH UP?? I CALL BS GREYMON CAN’T FLY FUCK YOU

Mambomon would you please help Tailmon and at least catch her instead of letting her free fall??

God everytime I hear MetalGreymon announce their name during evolution... Oh that’s so sexy and cool... Sakamoto Chika I love you so much

Man remember how big MetalGreymon was when Agumon first evolved that far? MetalGrey has shrunk so much....

BABY HIKARI

(I don’t wanna complain about this because this series has never been particularly good about it but man the animation is a bit wonky in this episode)

MOVING ON! ANGEWOMON!! GIMME ANGEWOMON!!!! EPISODE 35!!

Oh they can just. Breath underwater now. OKAY thanks Marin Angemon??? For this extremely convenient ability???

Amazing, their fire-attacks don’t instantly die within the water either

OH NO DOES SHE HAVE LIKE EVOLUTION PTSD??? (Good thing Agumon and co evolving never triggered her PTSD but oh no baby ;;__;;)

GIGA DESTROYER!!!

Ooooo it’s MarinDevimon time bros

I love how Komondomon didn’t even try to avoid the tentacles or wriggle out of them lmao

I gotta say, I’m kind of already super disappointed that Tailmon was given like evolution PTSD in this episode but she’s also going to overcome it this episode, like, there was no time for that to really sink in, they totally could’ve introduced that character point at least in the previous episode

YEAH HIKARI!! HOLD TAILMON’S PAW!!! ;;__;; SHE WILL HEAL YOUR HEART

NOW GET OVER THAT PTSD, EVOLVE AND KICK MARIN ANGEMON’S ASS

LET’S GOOOOO

THE ANIMATION ISN’T DOING HER JUSTICE BUT SHE’S PRETTY ANYWAYS!!!!!!! ANGEWOMON!!!! AAAAAAAA

(No really though her time in the spotlight didn’t even compare to Angemon’s, I’m sad)

I’m expecting nothing exciting so uh. Moving to Episode 36

Did Koushirou get Vadermon’d???

I’m sorry I still just don’t give a damn about the Human World crisis (and this whole episode is gonna be about that, isn’t it)

Oh lorge Digimon can leave behind remains? Guess that explains the underwater city

Awe, Komondomon is cheering them on c:

dsjfkhfdgjkhsfg Kabuterimon’s reaction to BladeKuwagamon was hilarious jkdhsg

OH YEAH THIS

AFGJKHADFGJJSDGKJDG

I SAW THIS ART ON TWITTER AND OUT OF CONTEXT SPOILERS ON YOUTUBE BUT I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS THIS EPISODE

ALTERNATIVE EVOLUTION PATHS!! BLITZGREYMON!!!! AAAAAAA

THE ONE FUCKING THING I HAD BEEN WISHING FOR AND IT HAS NOW BEEN FULFILLED TWICE!!! (And based on the spoilery poster of the Ultimates all gathered up, will be further explored in the future)

AAAAAAAAAAAA

THIS IS SO FUCKING FUN AND COOL, A THIRD EVOLUTION FOR METALGREY!!! YEEAAAAHHHH

(BTW I love how they did like a lowkey fake out and made us (or at least me) think we were gonna get Mugendramon for a few seconds) (That would’ve been also cool tho)

No pressure Koushirou, ya just gotta save an entire city from being wrecked

Ah, so Koushirou didn’t get Vadermon’d ike in Adventure, they were just lowkey evoking that familiar imagery

Cute, HeracleKabuterimon imagery vwv V cute, v cute

Agumon is glowing red?? Oh it passed, the left-over energy from BlitzGrey

Okay this is all the time I have now to catch up with Psi, I’ll catch up with the rest soon (I hope)

SO LET’S WATCH AN EPISODE PREVIEW!

And nothing interesting in the preview

So uh, summary

Episodes were all mediocre as always, nothing special aside from a few fun moments here and there

I am missing how, due to the power escalation in Psi, we’ve seemingly gone from Devimon being the villian to straight to Milleniummon (who isn’t even revived yet), with no direct villianous force to look out for... Like it just makes Psi feel pretty aimless right now (I think I had the same complaint about Appmon too)...

That said I am deeply enjoying the alternative evolutions (even if they’re just temporary)! I am hoping we might see a little bit more of those but not holding my breath for it (but Toei if you did give us more, specifically for Sora and co, that would be cool)

And now, IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE SPOILERY POSTER DON’T READ FURTHER, GONNA RAMBLE ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT

OKAY YOU WERE WARNED

I am just losing my shit how Toei trolled us by fucking building up Seraphimon and Ophanimon and then revealing they’re doing Holydramon and fucking GODDRAMON instead

Like 1) that is great fucking trolling and I applaud them for it

2) While I’m sad about the Ophanimon rights... Holy shit we’re gonna see Goddramon??? That’s new! THAT’S FUN that’s interesting! THAT’S REFRESHING! I’m so tired of Seraphimon that the idea of seeing Goddramon is fucking hype as hell!

Like honestly I’m just gonna lament how we’re probably not gonna see a full line-up for alternative Ultimates for the whole group (I mean I’m sure Yamato is gonna get one just like Taichi did but the others probs not), but like, any change to the line up will still be refreshing, fun and different, so I’m here for it!

As always, I have no idea where Psi is going, it’s been real mediocre so far, but I’m still really curious what they’re planning so ye!

[wcsted-blog1]

        this is a long and somewhat emotional follow forever , as i feel it’s genuinely the most MEANINGFUL one i have done so far ?? like genuinely i did tear up a little writing this shit so .  .  . i just want to thank you all not gonna lie , simply because you guys are the best , and i mean it with all of my heart , some of you quite literally STOPPED ME from giving up writing as a whole without even realising , because yeah , early january i did think of quitting , i was so close to , it would’ve taken a little push and i would’ve quite literally deleted this and all of my previous accounts , but i can tell you right now - i am SO GLAD that i did not. it’s all because of you !!

please CTRL + F AND SEARCH FOR YOUR USERNAME , IT’S FASTER THAN SCROLLING LMFAO

      to be fair this follow forever is just an excuse to be able to thank you guys publicly. some of you already know how much i appreciate you , with the random I LOVE YOU ALL’s in group chats or just me genuinely being an annoying cunt and bugging you 24/7 , some others i’m may be more shy about or i just simply admire you from afar , - and regardless of whether we talk or not , if you’re on here it just means you’ve somehow helped me , to not quit , stopped me from doing so as a whole , and have helped me to keep doing this thing i’ve been doing for almost five years now. i have to say it would’ve probably been one of my biggest mistakes to just QUIT , so i am here to T H A N K Y O U , for inspiring me , for helping me grow as a writer , for helping me with my english ( which you all do ) , for dealing with my ass , for everything in general.

i feel as if this is the longest follow forever i have done in my life but really it doesn’t matter. this is here to show how much i appreciate you guys , to just thank you for absolutely everything. i’ll stop here and move on to the little paragraphs some are more personal others are more general ones but , whatever the case is you guys warm my fucking heart seriously.

* // ⊰  @pcrscphonie . ⊱ to the titsiana to my cumriana .  .  .                      emily , E M I L Y - what the fuck would i do without your ass ?? like i’m serious ?? i swear talking to you gives me life - genuinely , you make me crack the fuck up on a fucking daily basis. i don’t think i’ve laughed so much in a long time really , so i owe you BIG TIME. not gonna lie i’m fucking glad i managed to drag your ass and get you to join discord , because what would we now do without the sexting gc , our daddy akshay and the bonetown / house party calls ?? ;)) i don’t know but whatever the case is i am WET writing this ( bc i’m tearing up , pls stop being so dirty minded i swear ) . thank you for talking to me after that shit episode i had on a night out , or dealing with my annoying ass on a daily basis , what can i say ?? i actually fucking love you LMAO , as i said you’re the titsiana to my cumriana on a side note i genuinely think that your writing BLOWS my fucking mind , like - lowkey you’re definitely a ) one of my favourite people to write AND talk with and b ) one of the nicest and most talented ones on this hell of a fucking site. so yeah , thank you , thank you and THANK YOU BEBÉ.

* // ⊰  @wavesborn​​​ . ⊱  la bestia a mi bebesita .  .  .                        yadira , Y A D I R A , hostia PUTA done coño empiezo ?? meeting you has been one of the highlights of my year so far , and i am lowkey SERIOUS. our calls ?? me staying up until 3 - 5 a.m sometimes just to be talking to you , is literally one of the BEST THINGS EVER , even if i am not even alive the next day. and yes i might be a full on nerd but you know you love it ;)) GRACIAS por todo chica , te lo juro de verdad, i mean it when i say that you’ve quite literally saved my ass , you’re one of the people that have resurrected my muse for roleplaying in general. you’re an angel , literal eres un ANGEL tia , y no cambiaria nuestra amistad por NADA EN EL MUNDO. you’re one of my favourite people on this site , whether it is to talk or write to. eres la mejor colega , y me cago en todo lo que se mueve por que va en serio , ERES UN ANGEL CHICA. thank you for being one of my best mates , i really fucking love you. like stefan adores you too , we both adore you for reals afiashdgaiosi QUE HARIA YO SIN TI TIA. you’ve been one of the MAIN reasons for me to not have given up on writing in early january. you’ve pushed me , inspired me , have made me think creatively in different ways , and have made my muse reach new limits , which is DOPE AS FUCK. GRACIAS POR TODO , LITERAL QUE TE AMO.

* // ⊰  @giaawritess​​​​ . ⊱  un angel pero de verdad colega .  .  .                        gia , G I A , look you’re genuinely i just don’t even know where to begin with , one of the BEST people i have ever met in my life. you’re an angel  ( YOU LITERALLY ARE THO YOUR VOICE ?? OMFG LIKE ACTUALLY KILL ME , YOU SAW IT YESTERDAY , ME AND STEFAN FULL ON FANGIRLING ABOUT YOUR VOICE MATE AHSFOASHDGOIAS ) one of the kindest people i have ever met. you genuinely blow my mind in so many ways , like i look up to you so fucking much ?? it’s crazy really. when i tell you that i wish i were in the USA i literally mean it because you’ve just done so much for me the past three months , *// i’m crying now i- // you’ve been there for me , you’ve made me laugh like an idiot , fangirl the fuck out of myself with your singing , but you’ve also genuinely been one of the best things that have happened to me this year. literal , i look up to you so much ?? you’re like a bigger sister to me , 100%. thank you for being here , for existing , for just being y o u. like for reals gia. i just want you to know that if you ever need ANYTHING i will be there , because i want to give back - you’re an angel i swear , like a r e a l angel. MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS POR TODO , GRACIAS POR SER TU. TE QUIERO TANTO.

* // ⊰  @fircytragcdy​​​​​ . ⊱  plz don’t put me in the box of shame for this i sWEAR i ain’t a mess ( okay i might be but fhasiodghoashdg ) .  .  .                       lucy , L U C Y , idk how you deal with my annoying ass but , i genuinely am thankful as fuck for being able to write with you ?? but there’s something else i have to thank you for as well which is TEMPTING ME to return to indie , like - actually come back , and it took you nothing to convince me ?? from you first hand experiencing my drunk texting in the morning to writing - like you probably think i am a mess let’s be real , which i am but y’know , .  .  . i’m just here to say that i appreciate you A LOT. your writing blows my fucking mind too , like guao is this talent ?? if you write a book please link me , bc i’ll defo buy AND read it mate. whatever the case is , you know you’ve got me here no matter what , if you need anything - imma be there !! you ARE one of the most talented people on this site , your writing is GENUINE quality , and i’m just blessed to be able to write and talk to you fam. i just wanna than u for everything like legit , my messy ass is thankful AF. thank you for writing with me but also for inspiring me , because literally you’ve also helped me regain my muse , and just been one of the ones that stopped me from giving up on writing. thank you mate , for reals. GRAZIE MILLE , 4 REALS , GRAZIE MILLE.

MORE SPECIAL MENTIONS BUT I’M IN A HURRY AND I DON’T HAVE THE TIME RN TO WRITE A HUGE AS PARA FOR EVERYONE FIHASDGHGSAIOPDG I WOULD THO , I SWEAR I WOULD.

* // ⊰  @rosychvrms  ; @nightinqale ; @prcsopa ; @trcnscendant ; @svnflowcr-s ; @darlingstm ;  @hvneymoons ; @dvstedgold ; @emptygcds ; @vuotriste ; @alittlewickcd ; @antisopa ; @pcrscphonie ; @wavesborn ; @giaawritess , @fircytragcdy *ik if i forgot peeps on this section but anyways i can’t remember the urls rn i’m just a crying emotional mess rn tbfh . ⊱  this is a special thank you to y’all .  .  .                     we might’ve chatted , we might’ve written , done both or neither of these , it doesn’t matter. we all were a part of the same thing , the same universe for several months. it’s why you are on here , because someway or another , seeing you on my dash , or getting to write with you whenever i was logged onto @bloodcvrsed , you managed to inspire me and bring back the muse i was on the verge of losing ( and giving up ) . it’s why i gotta thank you all *and i’m definitely missing people but i can’t remember the urls , so if you see this it’s also aimed at you* because you just stopped me from quitting the one thing that i’ve been doing so many years , and really it would’ve been one of the biggest mistakes of my life. i just want to say thank you , THANK YOU FOR STOPPING ME , FOR INSPIRING ME AND FOR BEING THE ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED PEOPLE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED ON THIS SHIT HOLE THAT IS TUMBLR !! THANK YOU GUYS SM ; ILY.

AND THIS IS A SMALL SECTION BUT AN EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL ONE .

* // ⊰  @thefineartofbitchcraft , @serialqueen , @chrysalvsm , @artofbeingperfect , @wildtm . ⊱ to you who have stuck by my side for so many years .  .  .                            i have MISSED YOU ALL , so fucking much. i’ve missed writing with you , talking to you , just being here online. i almost made the mistake of quitting this thing , indie - which yes it’s a hell of a site and yes it’s quite literally full of drama *which is what almost drove me away* but to be fair , i am glad that i was able to see what i almost gave up on. it would’ve bee one of the BIGGEST mistakes i’d ever had made , quitting this - i’ve known you all for AT LEAST a year , with some of you guys i’ve been writing with since 2016 - that’s almost three years , considering i began writing mason in september of the same year - some of you i began writing with on this account , and whatever the case is - YOU ALL have inspired me , you all have made me fall in love with writing , back then , now - all over again really. being back and writing with you guys again made me realise just HOW MUCH i missed this , i missed you all , it made me realise why the past Y E A R i had been unhappy on here but also why my muse had been falling apart , because i wasn’t doing what i wanted , because i made a decision to please someone in fear of losing a friendship. i was unsure on how to turn back as soon as i realised , that i had made a mistake - and i am sorry for that , because - i know some of you missed mason as much as i missed writing him with you - i owe you this apology , and you need to hear it , that i missed this , that i missed it all. - so i am sorry. i’m here to say THANK YOU for having stuck with me for YEARS. i’m actually glad to have you all here i ain’t gonna fuckig lie.THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME LIFE , FOR JUST BEING SO SWEET AND GREAT AND ABSOLUTELY FUCKING TALENTED Y’ALL. i genuinely LOVE you all so fucking much it’s C R A Z Y.        you guys , i am so glad to be back - i am SO FUCKING GLAD TO BE BACK. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU AND THANK YOU.

[al-mayriti]

MEDITERRÁNEO - LOS REBELDES 

(holy shit that music video is... something)

Well, I’m going away to the beach (in the Mediterranean) in two weeks, so I’ve decided to do a bit of a theme, with two songs that scream SUMMER. If you like them, maybe I could extend the theme throughout all August, when I come back!

So, before starting, here’s the previous post if you haven’t seen it.

Let’s go!

Here we are, back to the 80s, and back to “La Movida”, with “Los Rebeldes” (”The Rebels”). They were a rock group from Barcelona, composed of Carlos Segarra, Aurelio Morata and Moisés Sorolla. They were one of the top groups of “La Movida” and were pretty popular during the 80s.

About the song, “Mediterráneo” (1988), which translates to “Mediterranean”, I know, shocker; it basically is a boasting song about the Mediterranean, the best sea in the whole world (totally unbiased here) and the coastal places of Spain. It’s just a really fun song that totally gets you in the mood for the beach. There is actually another really famous song called “Mediterráneo”, which some consider the best Spanish song ever created, by the master Joan Manuel Serrat, but I’ll leave that song for later.

Now, let’s go for the lyrics! They talk about a lot of places of Spain, so expect photos down below!!

Qué agobio de verano

What a nasty summer Tengo el cuerpo empapado en sudor

I have all my body soaking with sweat Se me cae la casa encima

I need to get out of here (1) Yo ya no aguanto el calor

And I can’t stand the heat.

La vida ya no es vida en la ciudad

Life is not life in the city Llegó la hora de cambiar asfalto por mar

Time has come to change asphalt for sea Cansado de vivir en una jaula como un animal

I’m tired of living in a cage like an animal

Quema la ropa de invierno y prepárate para viajar

Burn the winter clothes and prepare yourself to travel Que la tierra prometida está más cerca de lo que puedas pensar

Because the promised land is closer than you could think of California ya no existe, el sueño acabó

California doesn’t exist, the dream ended Pero yo sé de un lugar donde brilla el sol

But I know a place where the sun shines Déjame llevarte este verano donde está la acción

Let me take you this summer where action is

Mediterráneo

Mediterranean Ruta de calor

Heat route Mediterráneo

Mediterranean A templo del sol

To the sun temple Mediterráneo

Mediterranean Noches de luz y color

Nights of light and colour

Mediterráneo

Mediterranean Tierra de pasión

Passion land Mediterráneo

Mediterranean Ruta de calor

Heat route Mediterráneo

Mediterranean Eterno verano al sol

Eternal summer by the sun

Si buscas sensaciones aquí hay algo realmente especial

If you are searching for sensations here there’s something really special Si quieres un paraíso esto es lo más parecido que vas a encontrar

If you want a paradise this is the closest thing you are gonna find Si buscas algo que dinero no pueda comprar

If you want something that money can’t buy Y si quieres ver a mescalina nadar

And if you want to see mescaline swimming (?) (2) No hay mejor rincón en el planeta si quieres soñar

There isn’t a better place in the world if you want to dream

Nos veremos en Ibiza, en Mallorca, San Luís y Mahón

We’ll see each other in Ibiza, in Mallorca, San Luis and Mahón (3) Bailaremos en Valencia, en Alicante, en Gandía y Benidorm

We’ll dance in Valencia, in Alicante, in Gandía and in Benidorm (4) Desde L'Escala hasta Playa San Juan

From L’Escala to Playa San Juan En Cadaqués, en Sitges, Playa Libertad

In Cadaqués, in Sitges, Playa Libertad (5) Seremos los elegidos en el templo del dios del mar

We’ll be the chosen ones in the temple of the god of the sea.

1. “Se me cae la casa encima” is a Spanish saying, it literally would mean “The house is falling in top of me”, and it basically means that you feel trapped inside your house and you need to get out. 

2. I think this is a reference to “La Ruta del Bakalao” (Bakalao Route), a partying route throughout Valencia in the 80s and 90s that had a lot of drug usage.

3. They are all islands or towns in the Balearic Islands, San Luis and Mahón are both in Menorca (fun fact, the word “mayonnaise” comes from “Mahón”, where it was invented):

4. They are all cities in Valencia Autonomous Community. Gandía is in Valencia province, and Benidorm is in Alicante province:

5. Playa de San Juan is in Alicante, Cadaqués and L’Escala are in Girona (Catalonia) and Cadaqués is in Barcelona. I couldn’t find where the hell Playa Libertad is:

I hope you liked the song! Personally, where I go on holidays is not in Valencia, Balearic Islands or Catalonia, but in Andalucía, in Almería Province specifically, here is how it looks:

Hope you have a nice summer :)

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Culture and Translation - S01 E04

Slowly getting through these, although they’re out of order. I’ll post an index when I’m done with season 1. 🤦‍♂️

CLIP 1: A wild mom appears

22:30 is a perfectly cromulent time to have dinner in Spain, but ngl, I’d have it a bit earlier on a school night. Eva’s supposed to be at school at 8:30.

Eva is eating the Hacendado store-brand “natillas de vainilla” from Mercadona (vanilla custard). Lol can you imagine that Skam España gets enormous, and people from abroad make trips to Mercadona because of Skam España?

Pesada (“annoying”): Okay, I love “pesada” because it literally translates as “heavy,” but it actually means that someone is being annoying/nagging to the point where it feels tiring to put up with them. There’s an idiom in Spanish: “eres más pesado que una vaca en brazos” (you’re heavier than carrying a cow bridal-style) and I find the visual hilarious.

CLIP 2: Carrying their bags for some reason

This clip dropped at 11:39, but the characters are all carrying their bags and backpacks. You don’t take your backpack out for recess. You leave it in the classroom and take the valuable stuff with you. We don’t have lockers.

Ni de reojo (“Not even a glance”):  Looking at someone “de reojo” is looking at them from the corner of your eyes, but that’d have been too long.

Bien, normal (“Good, fine”): In Spain we often use “normal” to respond to small talk (how are you doing, what’s the weather like, how was dinner with your family, stuff like that). I went with fine, as I haven’t really heard “normal” being used that way in English.

CLIP 3: Are these our biology buddies?

I do like the juxtaposition of Eva telling Nora everything is fine, only for Eva to UNLOAD on Lucas the very next clip.

I can’t watch this clip without remembering that I did the Social Sciences track of Baccalaureate, and yet, I had to translate a fucking optical microscope exercise for Skam. This fucking show.

Es que es muy heavy, Eva (“You crossed a line, Eva”): I also really like the Spanish slang “heavy.” It comes from heavy metal, and it’s meant to bring to mind the intensity of the harder heavy metal bands. And hey! It shows up on Urban Dictionary with the same meaning: Serious and intense, but also too much. I think this might be outdated slang in the US?

Y yo estaba rayada (“And I was going crazy”): I’m pretty sure that to be “rayado” comes from “discos rayados,” i.e. skipping records. When you’re “rayado,” you are stuck on a specific thought or emotion to the point of obsession or being unable to move past it. It’s NOT “sounding like a broken record,” as in English, because being “rayado” is internal. You’re stuck on a continuous loop within your own mind. It comes up several times throughout the show, and I’m pretty sure I used a different expression each time because nothing felt quite right.  

Tú qué vas a decir (“Like you’d say anything different”): The literal translation would be, “what are you going to say.” However, that sounded like it could be a question, even a rhetorical one, when Eva is throwing Lucas’ words back in his face.

CLIP 4: Carrot cake

Carrot cake is a relatively new import in Spain. I think it’s trendy for coffee shops to have it on their menus now. Since it’s so recent, it was adopted with its English name, rather than the Spanish translation. This also applies to brownies, pancakes (which were actually called “tortitas” for a while, but now it’s become trendier to call them pancakes), muffins and cupcakes.

Aquí os quedáis (“I’m out”): Lucas actually says, “you stay here,” but the connotation is that Lucas is leaving because he’s Done with Eva and Jorge. Eva and Jorge can choose to stay or leave or do whatever, but Lucas is leaving and not taking Eva and/or Jorge with him.

Que aproveche, chicos (“Enjoy, you two”): Enjoy, as in enjoy your meal, of course! “Chicos” could be translated as “kids,” and when the teachers use it, I do translate it as kids. But the waitress is calling Eva and Jorge “chicos” just because they’re younger than her, not because she’s calling them children. You are either young enough to be “chicos” or old enough to be “señores.”

I mean, if Lucas is going to parent trap them, he could’ve at least paid for the cake. This entrapment with an unpaid bill is kinda rude!

CLIP 5: Nailing Viri

Eva has a palmera in her hand! See Wikipedia for info on this supposedly palm leaf-shaped pastry. The picture captioned “Pig’s ears” is closer to the one Eva has in this clip,

Un clavo saca otro clavo (“there are other fish in the sea”): The literal translation is, “a nail takes out other nail,” as in, the construction kind of nail. The connotations of both sayings are a little different. “There are other fish in the sea” has the connotation that you’ve been dumped, but there are plenty of people in the world for you to explore. “A nail takes out another nail” can mean you’ve been dumped or that your love is unrequited, and that the only way to get over it is to find someone new asap. I also found a debate in a translation forum over whether the nail in the idiom means a dick, as in, only by hopping on another dick you can get over the previous dick, and I can honestly say I have no idea if the idiom is about dicks or not.

Viri con la mierda (“Viri with the junk”): Viri actually says “Viri with the shit.” Haha. This girl squad is so gentle and well-spoken.

Quick note on grades: Grades can be 0 to 10, where 10 is the highest grade. You pass with a 5. Anything under 5 is a “failing” grade. 5 through 5.99 is a “passing” grade. 6 through 6.99 is a “good” grade. 7 through 8.99 is a “notable” grade. 9 through 10 is an “excellent” grade. Once you’re in university, you can also get an “honor roll” grade. Only one or two students can get that grade on a specific course. As far as I know, “honor roll” does not exist as a grade in Spanish primary schools, middle schools or high schools.

Encima se pica (“She goes and gets ticked off”): “Picar” literally translates to “to itch” or “to sting” (such as a bee or a wasp sting). If something “te pica” in the slang sense, it means something has offended you, and the speaker thinks it shouldn’t have. There’s a saying, “si te pica, te rascas,” which translates to, “if it itches, then scratch yourself.” It means that if the tea has been too hot, you don’t get to lash out, you need to deal with it. Cris is indignant that she’s trying to help Viri out by telling her the truth straight up, and Viri is offended, instead of grateful.

Una chica de cuarto (“A fourth grader”): Fourth grader as in being in her fourth year of Mandatory Secondary Education! A grade below the girl squad.

CLIP 6: Underage drinking  

I don’t know where that tunnel is, and I desperately want to know. On that note, I was so fucking chuffed when the clip came out. I really didn’t think they’d even attempt a street drinking scene. They obviously had to have it a secluded place in order to keep the shooting a secret, but it works.

Okay, so my personal take on the call to prayer scene is this. The clip dropped at 20:07 on the 6th of October, and Isha (the fifth prayer) happened at 19:08 at the very latest. (There are several methods of calculation.) So Amira probably did pray before meeting up with the girls. However, once she took in their initial reactions, Amira might’ve wanted to see exactly how badly the girls would take it, so she pushed a bit harder. Committing to praying five times a day might also be new for Amira, and so she might’ve wanted to test those waters. Ngl, asking her to do it somewhere where nobody sees Amira is with them is pretty fucking bad.

A buenos días (“Good morning”): Jorge is doing one of his voices here. I guess he sounds a little like a rural old man. And yes, he says “good morning” even though it’s visibly dark outside the tunnel, lol.

There’s a conversation happening below the camera line and a bit aways from the mics. It’s hard to catch all of it, But Lucas drops the bag with the ice cubes and tells people to help themselves. Dilan grabs ice cubes with his bare hands, and Hugo calls him out for being gross. Dilan asks Hugo why he minds. Tbf to Dilan, a botellón is usually a gross affair with drinks being spilled, vomit, and sometimes piss, so touching the ice with your hands is small potatoes in comparison, lol.

Verdad o atrevimiento (“Truth or Dare”): For the record, the version I played was called Beso, Verdad o Atrevimiento (Kiss, Truth or Dare). I guess there’s a larger English language influence that’s made it more authentic to drop the Kiss option from the name, if not from the dares themselves.

Va lanzada (“going for it”): Lucas says Cris is “lanzada,” which literally translates to being launched, or going as fast as something being launched. Such as a rocket, for instance.

Pa mala yo (“I’m the badass”): Cris is quoting the Aitana and Ana Guerra song Lo Malo, which comes up again later in the season. The gist of the quote is that Cris has no need for bad boys, when she can be a bad girl herself.

Le dio un amarillo (“she had a whitey”): In case you’ve never heard of “a whitey” before, you can find a detailed explanation on Urban Dictionary, which corresponds 1:1 with the Spanish expression.  I had to do a lot of research to find the best translation, so pls appreciate!

Fue muy borde contigo (“He was an ass to you”): “Borde” is yet another classic Spanish slang words. To be “borde” is to be rude for no reason. While it’s slang. It’s not a swear word, and it’s not rude to use. I went with “ass” as I figured it comes across as softer than “asshole.”

CLIP 7: Safety considerations are ignored

Both this clip and the clip before (which dropped at 20:07) generated a discussion in Spanish fandom spaces, specifically about when Spanish teens go out and what their curfews are. Lots of people felt Eva and her friends are going out too early and going back home early, as well. Part of the discussion has to do with something the remakes have shied away from: dropping clips at ungodly hours. As some might remember, during Isak’s season, clips would drop at 3 am because Isak was insomniac. So far, the remakes have held back on dropping clips during hours the target audience may not be awake to react to them, generate discussion on social media, etc.

Spanish people have a (not unearned) reputation of starting the party after dinner time (so 22:00-23:00) until dawn. That said, every teen has their own set of parents with their own set of rules. Personally, I didn’t have a curfew, but we were generally partied out by 4 am.

That said, if I’d been as wasted as Eva is in this clip, I’d have headed home at midnight, sure. Mostly ‘cause I’d have wanted to nap it out.

It makes me smile that Eva and Jorge are jay-walking. There’s no penalty for doing so in Spain, by the way. And especially in small towns or villages, where traffic is light and sidewalks not wide enough for more than one person, it is far more common for people to walk down the middle of the road, rather than using the sidewalks.

I don’t understand how Eva’s house works, by the way. That door makes it look like Eva lives in a detached house with a front yard, a fence and a gate. But we know from other clips that you can show up at Eva’s front door without needing to be let in through a gate. Also, there’s no window by the gate. You can definitely see a window by the door in the final clip.

My friends were shocked and appalled that Jorge would leave without ensuring Eva got inside her house safely, since she was so drunk and it’s past midnight. Grudges have been held.

The gagging noises at the 18:54 mark are poetic cinema.

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Everything Backwards (Chapter 6/12)

Summary: When you make-out with a ‘James’ on a night out, you don’t expect to see him again, so imagine your surprise the next day when it turns out he’ll be your new sort-off-flat-mate. As Nanny for Peggy & Steve’s three children, you’ve lucked out, but now the guy across the corridor is threatening to ruin it. 

This is the story of how it all works out.

Chapter 6 summary: Bucky goes to his meeting, and meets Sam! Followed by cuteness in the park.

A/n: Crisps = 'chips’/'potato chips’, for American-English readers ;)

Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Reader (gender neutral) Slow Burn.

Word count: 1918

Warnings: A couple of swear words, nervous Bucky :( not much else.

Previous: Chapter 5

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Compared to some of the children you have nannied, these are absolute angels. Minor tantrums are quickly resolved, there has only been a couple of times food has been refused at dinner and the way toys are put away after playtime is remarkable. Basically, you’ve struck gold with this family. 

So when they’re all dressed, coats and shoes done up, waiting by the front door ready to take Bucky to his meeting, and you have to go searching for him in order to leave, it all feels the wrong way round. Calling out his name into the quiet house, you get no reply. Looking at your watch you notice that if you don’t leave soon you’ll be late so when you find him thirty seconds later you’re relieved. 

He’s sat on his bed, fully dressed, and you cringe at his shoes on the duvet, but the look on his face stops you from commenting.

“Are you, er, ready?”

His breathing is slightly laboured and he half shrugs, licking his lips and letting his head fall back against the pillows.

“I’m not sure I want to go.” Your heart breaks at his voice, small and childlike.

“Oh. Okay.” You wish you knew what to tell him.

“I got dressed up and everything.” He had. Very nicely. His hair is neatly brushed, and you didn’t even realise he had glasses until just now, eyes wide behind the frames as he takes shallow breaths. “I was all up for it an hour ago but now… Fuck, I’m being pathetic.”

“You’re not being pathetic. Don’t ever think that.” You duck down to meet his gaze when he glances at the floor. “How about this? We go, and if when we arrive you still don’t feel like going in we just go to the park and try again next week.”

He considers your compromise for a couple of seconds. “That sounds, er,” he sits up, wiping his palms against his trousers, “That sounds alright. I’ll probably be fine when I get there.”

“I’m sure you will. Come on.” You hold your hand out to lead him, and almost immediately drop it when you realise what you’ve done, leaving the room too quickly to see if he noticed. But the teasing smile on his face when he slides into the passenger seat suggests he did.

Finding a parking space outside the VA is thankfully easy and you’re switching off the engine with ten minutes to spare. Along the way you could sense Bucky growing quieter, his answers to the children’s questions getting shorter and his body shrinking further into the seat. Once again the urge to hug him strikes you. 

You’re trying to think of something encouraging to say when a movement on the other side of the street catches your attention.

“Is that..?” You turn to Bucky and ask him to watch the kids for a second before jumping out of the car.

“Sam!” You really hope it is him as you shout across the road. He turns and you laugh in relief when he replies.

“Y/N? Is that you?”

“Long time no see right?” He’s crossed to stand in front of you and you wrap your arms round him like you had so many times in high school. The two of you had shared quite a few classes during the last years and had become very close, even attending prom together as friends, but when he joined the air force and was hardly ever in the country it was harder to keep in touch.

“This is crazy, I didn’t know you lived in the city? Last time we talked you were working down by the coast.”

“I got a new position, looking after these cherubs.” You gesture to the three children in the back seats, who are watching the interaction inquisitively. Sam smiles at them and the two oldest look unsure how to respond. Joe, however, waves back sweetly.

“What are you up to these days?”

He points to the building opposite. “I work here now. Mentoring other veterans has made dealing with my own issues a lot easier.”

You had heard about Sam’s wingman being lost in combat a while ago. Riley was also in your year, and, even though you didn’t really mix with him much you knew his death was a loss to the world.

“I’m so sorry, Sam.” He shrugs and thanks you, before you remember what you were there for.

“Oh! If you work at the VA, you must know about Bucky, or James, maybe. It’s his first time today.” You walk to the other side of the car and open the door. Bucky is sat with his eyes closed, muttering to himself, and he clearly didn’t notice you approach judging by the way he jumps violently when you call his name.

“Sorry! It’s okay, just me. This is Sam.”

“Hello, James.” Sam waits for him to step out of the car before shaking his hand. “Glad you finally felt you could come.”

“Yeah, well,” he straightens his jacket awkwardly, “I still feel nervous. Is that normal?”

“Completely. Come on, I’ll give you the grand tour.” Bucky seems a little less tense as he follows Sam over to the steps up to the door. Just as he’s about to ascend, Bucky turns back to you but you anticipate his words.

“Give me a call when you’re done, I’ll be nearby.”

With a nod and a small smile he disappears from sight.

A shadow falls over the picnic table you’re sat at, and you look up to find the guy you were just about to message standing in front of you.

“I thought I told you I’d pick you up?” Bucky gracefully folds himself into the seat next to you.

“I didn’t what to trouble you, you and the children. The weathers so nice I guessed they’re wouldn’t appreciate being disturbed.”

He places a paper bag on the bench and starts pulling sandwiches and crisps out of it.

“Er..?” You must look as confused as you feel.

“Lunch,” he explains. “It’s the least I could do after you all got up early during the holidays just for me.”

“I’m sure they don’t mind.” You motion towards the play park where Sarah’s yellow top makes her easy to spot. You both watch her rush down the slide, too close behind her brothers and causing a pile up at the bottom, but no one appears bothered.

“It’s to thank you, too. After the things I’ve said, you’d have been completely within your rights to refuse to help me.”

“I hope you don’t think I’d be that petty?”

“The way I’ve acted, it wouldn’t be petty at all.” He’s finished taking items out of the bag and turns fully towards you. His eyes look incredibly blue in the sunshine and you can’t look away.

“I feel like I have to apologise for a lot. I was going through some shit when we first met, in the club, I mean.” 

You will yourself not to flush. 

“I still am. But that was obviously just before I moved in, and, I don’t know, it was sort of a 'last night of freedom’, or maybe it was a goodbye to the life I had before? Who knows. The people I lived with weren’t exactly the best influence, I definitely 'partied’ too much during that time. Anyway, that’s not who I normally am, and I don’t know why I was so rude the next day. I thought, well,” he runs a hand through his hair as he thinks. 

“I have no idea what I thought would come of that. And not letting Steve and Peggy know we had already met was only me being selfish because I told them I stayed home that night. It was wrong of me to suggest it was unprofessional of you. I don’t know what the fuck I meant by that. If I could do it over again, please know I wouldn’t be such a dick. Sorry.”

You gape at him when he finishes. No one’s ever given you an apology quite like that and you’re totally overwhelmed. Before you can think of an appropriate reply you’re interrupted by the arrival of three small children who’ve sensed food. Helping Joe with the straw for his drink, and stopping Michael from starting on the cookies first, you wait until they are all happily distracted before facing Bucky again.

“I’ve been pretty awful to you too, horrible really, so if you’re willing, start over?”

“Yeah? I’d like that.”

You hold out your hand and he shakes it. Under the summer sky in the most beautiful park the city has to offer, it feels like a new beginning and you’re excited for the future.

“You’ve only just eaten, I’m not sure funfair rides are the best idea,” you try to reason, however the teacups and Ferris Wheel spinning in the corner of the field are too appealing. 

Bucky doesn’t help. “You’ve not lived 'til you’ve made yourself sick on the carousel, though, right?”

You shake your head with a laugh, watching as the children cheer and race over to choose which horse they want to ride on. You have to call them back to attach the wrist bands you’ve just bought to them, and then take a seat by the candy floss machine, content to let them spin themselves silly. 

Bucky sits next to you and you accept the doughnut he offers you.

“You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to, naturally, but, how was your meeting?” 

You’ve been dying to know all day but aren’t going to force this new-found friendship if it makes him uncomfortable. He chews on his own sugary treat as he considers your question.

“A lot easier than I thought it would be.” He doesn’t elaborate and you don’t push it.

“I’m very glad. So, same time next week?”

“Yeah, I guess. Sam’s cool.”

You giggle. “Sam’s the coolest, I’m sure you’ll get along well.”

He nods, the slightly distorted music from the dodgem ride the only noise between you before he speaks again.

“You don’t have to take me next time.”

Frowning you ask, “Why wouldn’t I?”

“It’s quite early, it’ll be too-”

“Don’t worry about that. You know what children are like, up before the sun most days so it’s not going to be a problem at all.”

He looks half convinced. “Only if you’re sure.”

“Absolutely. Now, who do you think will regret the swing boats first? Sarah, Michael, or Joe?”

After walking round the park in the fresh air for half an hour to make sure no one’s feeling ill any more, you finally get back in the car and start the journey home. It’s been a much longer day than you planned, what with the gift of lunch, and the two youngest looked like they were about to fall asleep when you buckled them in. A glance in the rear view mirror confirms your suspicions. 

You go to nudge Bucky because they look so cute cuddled up together, and have to hold in a snort of laughter when you see he’s also unconscious, leaning back against his head rest. His hair, which has been blown around by the wind all day, is falling softly around his slightly flushed face, and he looks more peaceful than you’ve ever seen him. 

If you spend a good half minute staring before starting the car, well, you’re sure Sarah didn’t notice.

Chapter 7

A/n: Sarah absolutely noticed.

Also, I think the reason Bucky was so tired he fell asleep in the car is cause he’s been up half the night worrying :( suffer in the thought of that with me!

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