#Crane in the Fields

[hozaloza]

Both my moots who I usually yap to about stupid crane stuff are sleeping or busy, so...

MAVERICK AND LOGAN'S UNNAMED MOTHER (Caramia...)

He probably loved her so much; he'd hum sweet melodies to her while keeping her close to his heart. Caramia absolutely loved his charming nature.

They would do that dumb romantic dance together in a garden barefoot as they kept each other close, staring into each others eyes so passionately, you'll feel yourself feel butterflies in your stomach.

(Btw this stupid lil hc thing or story goes along with my theory of Mavey being Logangnam style's father)

When Maverick first laid eyes on Caramia, he instantly fell in love, immediately asking her to go out with him. She rejected him at first; she didn't like how he dressed </3

But overtime, she grew to love him. And eventually, they got married.

They definitely didn't plan on having a kid so soon; they were very unprepared.

But, Maverick made the best of the situation; he went out of his way to ensure she was comfortable throughout the pregnancy, and even stayed around long enough to bond with his newborn son.

However, work needed him, so he had to go back to the facility.

He really wanted to be in Logan's life, he wanted to be in his wife's life; but work always called for him to be there.

...if only he stayed by her side a little longer...

(I'M SORRY I ALWAYS NEED TO ADD A STORYLINE TO THESE--)

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cawcaw

[redpapercraness]

i cant stand this motherfucker

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A black bear runs through a field of wildflowers.

D Crane Photography / Adobe Stock

[pictureinme]

kinktober '23

first time i've ever done something like this, so forgive me if it isn't up to par! (very much ib @floralcyanide)

ao3 | main master-list

i. strap-ons - patricia 'kitten' braden ii. hate sex - jackson rippner iii. roleplay - robert fischer iiiv. collaring - paul sunday v. praise/degradation - burt fabelman vi. sex toys - agent donald buchanan vii. overstimulation - jonathan crane viii. virginity - eli sunday ix. dry humping - neil lewis x. bondage - jay (okja) xi. fear play - jonathan crane xii. semi-public - neil lewis xiii. high sex - vw guy (taking woodstock) xiv. sex tape - edward 'riddler' nashton xv. impact play - thomas shelby xvi. body worship - louis ives xvii. cum play - joby taylor xviii. wax play - jackson rippner xix. daddy - burt fabelman xx. lingerie - patricia 'kitten' braden xxi. free use - calvin weir-fields xxii. voyeurism - edward 'riddler' nashton xxiii. panties - seth (looper) xxiv. mutual masturbation - jim (the delinquent season) xxv. dacryphilia - eli sunday

[iamumbra195]

!!FASTPASS SPOILER CHAPTER 85!!

So we're learning quite a lot about the cranes in these last few chapters. @hozaloza is probably overjoyed lol, especially with that post about Ryan and Jasmine being exes. This chapter really gave the crazy ex vibes, she knows him wayyy too well and she looks like she would lick the blood off knives if she could lol.

She was so sinister in like half her appearances, though she always seemed so happy-go-lucky around Maverick. The chibi panel of her and Ryan was cute though.

And Ryan lmaoo, he spent half this chapter being dissed and an anxious mess it was so funny. Alex did him so dirty with that description. I love that he's sticking his neck out to help the kids despite everything. He and Charlie are like different brands of pathetic wet cats lol. I love them

Charlie's confirmed to be part of the cult and apparently he was imprisoned as punishment? Which is so weird tbh but does that mean the information he gave the parents is fake? Is he pretending to betray the Cranes to spy on the kids and their parents? I'm so curious about this man ugh.

Anyways, can't wait for next week!

[stellar-collective]

Brain is a Toaster here, as I still have no idea how to send an ask on my alt for brainworms.

Speaking of brainworms, you gave me them. I now have mental images of Zoraxis trying to use Agent Phoenix's love of his friends (and /r for Ollie) against him only for Ollie and Reginald to start kicking Zoraxis butt because screw that no one hurts Phoenix

(Me: they're not even your interpretation they shouldn't live in your head

Also Me: hehe Phoenix deserves to be shown he's loved. As a treat.)

glad that i could share my brain worms with you hehe >:] it can be easy to forget that handlers have to go through combat training too, but these two random lackies remembered pretty quick

[lilyzenick]

Guys, theory time.

as they have already become the air I breathe, I'm rereading them again, and paying more attention to the details, and I got to this part

She talked a lot about this "rift", which makes me think: there are other rifts, let's say, if they are a group that takes these children or people and drags them into the cracks, like in this case the rift was the Sorrel Weed House , to carry out experiments or tests, but that is not the point, the point is that this must have happened before, and there must certainly be other places with these rifts.

[aroacewxs]

Black Hole Fantasy - Rui's Acceptance Towards Change (Character & Lyric Analysis)

Hello! This came to me in a vision. I'm either factually correct or just deranged to the point where every single song reads as Rui to me, but oh well!! I love the Crane Wives, I love this song, this album so so much. And I like Rui. So this is your sign to listen to Beyond, Beyond, Beyond in its entirety from beginning to end as intended. For me. (Please. It's also for your own good.)

Note: This is more of a middle school/main story Rui analysis but it applies to so many more of his focuses as well : ) I just didn't want to include everything or else it would end up too messy and long!

Aren't you tired of going through the motions? Is the daily grind meant to dull the mind? I sense a window somewhere closing Somewhere in the world that I just have to find

We start off by looking through the window of a depressed teenager, roughly fourteen or fifteen, slowly wearing his heart and mind away. Every day is the exact same: he wakes up, goes to school (whether he actually sits through class is a whole other story), he keeps his head down, his presence small and tiny. He melts into the background and becomes nothing more but an idea, a rumour. There is no place for him here; all he can do is watch from a safe enough distance.

And Rui knows, he knows that happiness exists. He knows it's there, but it's not here. Not for him. Maybe, in another pocket of the universe where he didn't have to eat lunch alone, but rewriting his story this way, well, that just wouldn't be his story anymore, would it?

The days blur together I watch the ceiling buckle, the walls are closing in There's a black hole in the living-room floor I keep trying to ignore, but it's growing

And even though he can try all he wants, remaining apathetic to the life he was given, he can't ignore how much it eats away at him. It's leaving holes in his chest, holes much too big for a simple fix. He'll take them with him wherever he goes, even as he leaves the rooftop, graduates, leaves the school, leaves the next one.

Even after he cuts his hair, transfers to Kamiyama, and carries on with his guerilla gigs like usual, he doesn't feel whole.

Why? Why won't it go away?

If love is just a chemical reaction Is there a pill to take? Something to quell this ache? Is this the real thing or a distraction? Is it worth the risk? My life would detonate

My knuckles hesitate an inch away from the door What happens when it opens?

It doesn't go away when Tsukasa approaches him with a generous invite, either. He's honoured, of course, but it brings him more fear and dread if anything. There's no way, he tells himself. Life has taught him that no matter how much love he has to give to the world, the world is simply not as loving. He can't take this chance, not again.

And even if it was good enough to be true, just enough good for someone like him, there's no way it would last. It's only a matter of time before they look at him like everybody else did, and all that would be left for Rui is to watch the world from above like he always did, revelling in the fact that he was proven right once more.

Even in my fantasy, I can't commit to believing That I'll get what I want, I'm afraid of what I want Even in my fantasy, I keep the car running In case I need to take off

The months blur together I watch the ceiling buckle, I wonder when it's caving in There's a black hole in the living-room floor I keep standing on the edge and looking in

After all, it's better this way! It's better this way: barely within arm's reach, always a few feet from the door, bags packed from the very beginning, ready to leave when it becomes clear to him that he is probably not welcome anymore.

All Rui needs is complete and utter freedom to make the shows he wants to make. He's convinced himself that he doesn't need other people. People are people, I am me. It's as simple as that, and there is no use in hoping for anything more.

But, deep deep down, he knows it's not true. He's known forever now that something was missing, something he can't place a finger on. This wasn't enough, it will never be enough, but he can't spit those words out himself. Admitting to the truth means accepting that you are unhappy, not like this, not forever, who are you trying to fool, you need more, YOU NEED MORE. However, for someone like Rui who has been taught to believe that he is a selfish person, a cruel, heartless thing who would do whatever it takes to get what he wants, it was easier settling with the little he had.

This is how it should be, Rui tells himself and to nobody else.

But a small, small part of him, something he left years ago in an empty room, cried for someone else to be there with him too.

And on the other side is another life A version of me with a spark in her eyes That I don't have And now she's laughing And it's killing me that I cannot see What's making her laugh From where I'm standing And I have to know So, I'm going in I'm going in

I don't exactly have a perfect way to segue this into the last verse but I just really love the imagery of a younger, sadder Rui, watching his future self from a distance, and he's laughing, smiling, and he's so full of life. Who did he meet that he could let loose and just simply be? Who is making his face crinkle up into the smile he can't even muster anymore? Who is putting the shine in his eyes, the love in his heart? He wants to turn away, it's not real, it's not true. There's nothing like that for him. Not in this life. But the more he watches the more he hurts and the more he hurts the more he feels until all he can do is take that first step forward, reach his hand towards the light, and pray that something catches him.

Let's try this again I'm on my way to your house, guided by the stars I'm pulling in the driveway, I'm turning off the car I'm running to your porch, I'm sprinting up the stairs The door swings open and you're standing there You're beaming down at me, you're reaching out for me And pull me in your arms, and I feel your heart pounding I take a step back to catch my breath And we look at each other and double over and laugh, and laugh, and laugh

And years later, it hits him. That smile, that laugh he saw, was truly only possible due to the fact HE took that first step. It was Rui who "turned off the car," he's not running away anymore, he's moving forward. It was Rui who kept his arm outstretched, Rui who carried the courage to change, Rui who decided to grow closer with Wonderlands x Showtime, his classmates, and ultimately, with true friends outside of his troupe. Had he kept his heart closed away, cold from the wind on the school rooftop, everything would have stayed the same. Rui accepted change with himself first. Rui's change started with Rui.

And, by god, how good does it feel! How amazing is that breath of fresh air, the ache in his ribs from laughing too hard, the sores in his face from smiling too wide? How astonishing is the realization that oh, this is still you! It's still you! Despite everything, all the hurt, the loss, every sliver of joy in your life, it's still you! Maybe not quite anymore, but every part of you, at least a remnant, a memory, lives on in you alone. The Rui smiling with his friends today is the same Rui who believed that there was nothing in this world left for him. He's the same Rui as the Rui three, five, ten years ago, in the smallest of ways. And he carries every single part of him wherever he goes, close to his heart. And that really means something to me.

[hozaloza]

whoops! Dropped this School Bus Graveyard finale screenshot, my fault gang 😋😋😋😋/nsrs/j

[redpapercraness]

love a guy that tells me to kill myself daily

[celebclippinz]

NZ TV Weekly

[d011zk1ll]

Aiden- scars

Ashlyn- bitter medicine/allies or enemies (specifically live)

Taylor- the hand that feeds (live)

Tyler- back to the ground

Logan- nothing at all

Ben- Volta (live)

Phantoms- hollow moon (live or single edition)

DO YOU UNSERSTNAD ME DO YOU FUCKING GET ME

[iamumbra195]

!!!SBG CHAPTER 79 SPOILERS!!

This chapter is literally almost word for word how I Imagined the kidnapping of the parents all happened and I’m so proud of that fact lol

Mike swearing to kill those people when he was being knocked out and Emma taking the brunt of the attack to protect the other— Ashlyn really is her parents’ daughter XD

The Mike/Emma content was peak

AND LILY, BABYGIRL, BITING THOSE PPL TO PROTECT HER COUSIN, SOMEONE GIVE THIS BRAVE GIRL A MEDAL 😭

AND I KNEW THE GRANDPARENTS WERE SUS. WHAT SO FAMILIAR ABOUT THIS JAMES, HUH?

I also love the fact that Mike just doesn’t vibe with the grandparents lol. He just knows something is up and he hates it XD

And who’s this guy? Are we finally getting insight on the two parties that the cranes are hiding from that was mentioned S1? Because the mark on his hand doesn’t look like the usual paper crane, it looks like a different type of bird.

:O maybe it’s a sparrow like in that one panel from season one where Maverick was standing by a window and there was a sparrow perched on the window.

WAIT DO Y’ALL REMEMBER THAT THEORY ABT HOW MAVERICK MIGHT BE TRYING TO HEAL SOMEONE OR BRONG THEM BACK TO LIFE WHAT IF THIS GUY IS THAT PERSON OMG???

Legit can’t wait for next week ���

[bizlybebo]

the crane wives actually fucks so hard i canr believe ive been missing out on this for so long

[riphimopen]

courtesy of @princessmo