#I SHOULD REWATCH IT TBH !!!!! I WANT TO PICK A FAVORITE

[stunie]

Who's your fave hq character? 🎤 I forgot to ask

UMMM. I DONT THINK I HAVE ONE > < I FEEL SO ASHAMED

[frida--y]

blessed by the shugods!!

god I love kingoh, such an ambitious sentai... I think it really won me over in the end though!! The way it started with Jeramie's narration and the way it ended with it <3 I will say I loved the first half so much, the interpersonal royal drama of all- loved it. I also loved how it started to seed the story of redemption for the Bugnark with the introduction of Jeramie. I think it''s important to write a story of oppression and relationships. I do think it was overly ambitious in the end!! The bugs just got SO sidelined after the introduction of Duggy. But still, we got such a happy ending of not really homogenizing into one country, but to allow cultures to expand, to interact and grow from those interactions. Maybe love will bloom from it!!! I hope Jeramie tries to attend every wedding.. he would cry so much.

SO hard to say more from the story, it's such a packed one! Some things happen with such weight and then "it's actually fine no worries :)" next episode. I would of loved to see all the plot points fully expanded in a manga or a multi-season series.

THE CAST!!! THE RETAINERS!!!!!

You can really feel Taka's love for this series, he's really the show's biggest fan. Everyone feels fleshed out enough, and it's hard to pick a fav (it's jimmy). MAAN. What a show.. great passionate show tbh.

GOD is Kagu the best... BEAUTIFUL MAN. I loved all his focus episodes. It was also fun guessing how much he was playing Racles or helping him, and now knowing that he's been believing in Racles since the wedding just makes me want to rewatch.

Who else is the best.. Jeramie.. I LOVED it when he stopped talking between the lines and blurted out what he feels. It's so cute.

Even Himeno! I love how passionate she was on the kingoh legends, it's a difference from Yanma who vaules tech more and learns to have faith in the legends. Yanma's so full of charm, really love him too. Rita is the best, what else can I say..

Impossible to pick a hard fav from the main kings.. easy tie with Rita and Kagu though for the top.... and Jeramie. They each have their strengths and I'm glad we got to see the odd dynamics near the end too.

For Gira, I really liked him ever since the first episode. His acting was great! Although I loved the doomed and fated sibling relationship, I think the show should of showed us more of Gra's thoughts when he thought he killed Racles. It's not really implied he knew he didn't die (unlike according to bts), I think Gira should of been more fucked up he killed his only family... Yano did a good job displaying on his face how their first duel really messed him up.

Number one cunt in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seeing through Racles lies/act was so satisfying, all the way back to his first fight with Gira, I knew something was up with him. I loved his seemingly emotionless behavior in the first half, when he had the all the chances to kill his brother and didn't take it, episode 20 was fantastic in this regard, and we got SUCH a treat with 42 telling us all of the truth. especially knowing all the context. And maaaaaaan, I knew his reaction to "killing" Yanma was special.. god if anything Kingoh gave us an amazing character arc with Racles. He had great dynamics with the other kings (Yanma n Jeramie in the second half), BUT I kinda wanted him to have more scenes with Rita though, considering he basically wrecked their country by trying to reveal the traitor. Him trusting Suzume with his life and wanting to reach out to Kagu <33333 one of my fav dynamics <33 tormented by the bees <;3 GOD kagrac was SOO real...

I love how his actions were never excused, both by the character and everyone. Just getting my thoughts about him during his worst validated was satisfying. His interactions with Jeramie and Yanma post reveal were my favorites.

Just.. being right about how power hungry he really was (not as an act).... Racles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I usually don't get swayed by shipping art but.. Suzume and Racles fanart really sold me on them.. the show really helped too, but.. I think they're so cute lol. Re-falling in love after being married is so.. IT'S SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If I had ONE major complaint... other than the Bugnark's plight getting sidelined HARD in the second half, I think Suzume's character really fell to the wayside. I liked the Morphina and Suzume episode, but it really highlighted Kagu more than Suzume. It really should of been more about her feelings on ruling Tuofu than her dream of marrying someone she loved, cause why would that stop her from ruling???

ride or die couple of the year <3 they should of ended ON TOUFU WHERE RACCY WAS ON A FARM!!!!!!!!!!

kingoh :)

man. what a show!! Going to miss it a lot... crazy good highs in my opinion. The world is just rich enough to play around with it in your head, which makes it fun!!

bonus: my many pics of Yano

I can post many more..I will restrain.. one of the most gorgeous men I've seen <3 his long hair when he got married though............................... many thoughts. They should of let him keep his facial hair. I have been seeking out his other works so far and I really do hope the film Wheel and Axle gets a release... it showed at a film festival so I assume it must have a subtitle track done.

love him so much I made him a birb friend n dressed up my plush!!

[tau1tvec]

Hi Noel! i hope ur doing well!! <333 I wanted to ask how do you make your ocs??? I really want tk get into making ocs and giving them back stories and quirks but i have no idea where to start! and im beginning to get exhausted with just making a sim and then giving the traits and so on and so forth😭😞

i just made this sim and i’m already bored of her 😭

I’m good ty, and cute sim btw!

Tbh I dunno how much help I’d be, bc I’m stupid and I do things backwards. Usually my sims are based off of already preexisting oc’s, so I’m already pretty attached to them by the time I turn them into a sim. There’s a reason why I play Yan in almost everything I pick up, I’ve been developing and writing for her since I was 17. 🫣

My suggestion would be, to give your imagination plenty to work off of, and plenty of room to grow. Original characters always start off a bit boring, bc they’re practically fetuses, they haven’t developed yet, but they won’t develop if you don’t take the time to actually do that. So you need to think bigger than just playing the game, think outside it, start a Pinterest, jot down basic details about them in a journal, reblog oc asks to get your friends and followers involved, like all other forms of art, creating characters can and should be a communal effort. Bounce ideas off of friends, help them with their oc’s, or try joining a Discord related to them, there’s a few I know of for sims specifically. Rewatch or reread your favorite media for inspiration, or hit up your favorite simblr even. Give into the allure of an AU ( alternate universe ), putting your oc in new “situations” can get you some pretty solid results when it comes to development. You might realize something about them you wouldn’t’ve otherwise. Lastly, don’t be afraid to self insert. I’m giving you full permission, bc sometimes the best and easiest way to get attached to an oc is by giving them something that represents experiences, emotions and desires close to you, making it easier for you to relate to them.

Finally, don’t be afraid to fail. For all the sims and oc’s I still have today, there’s a literal graveyard full of ones that I got bored of and went nowhere, but that didn’t stop me from trying again. 💕

[fibula-rasa]

Seen in ’23: Annual Roundup

Top new-to-me films of ‘23 

(in the order I saw them, not preference)

The Blizzard / Gunnar Hedes saga (1923) [imdb | letterboxd]

The Rafter’s Bride / Koskenlaskijan morsian (1923) [imdb | letterboxd]

Funeral Parade of Roses / 薔薇の葬列 (1969) [letterboxd | imdb]

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press / Dorian Gray im Spiegel der Boulevardpresse (1984) [letterboxd | imdb]

Drylongso (1998) [letterboxd | imdb]

The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy (1980) [letterboxd | imdb]

The Burning Crucible / Le Brasier ardent (1923) [letterboxd | imdb]

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) [letterboxd | imdb]

Merry-Go-Round (1923) [letterboxd | imdb]

Dream Demon (1988) [letterboxd | imdb]

Mazel Tov / Ost und West (1923) [letterboxd | imdb]

The Signal Tower (1924) [letterboxd | imdb]

The Second Track / Das zweite Gleis (1962) [letterboxd | imdb]

Restless Blood / Levoton Veri (1946) [letterboxd | imdb]

The Man Without Desire (1923) [letterboxd | imdb]

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena / 少女革命ウテナ アドゥレセンス黙示録 (1999) [letterboxd | imdb]

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Honorable mention:

Ritratto di donna velata (1972) [letterboxd | imdb] (because it’s technically a mini-series)

Spirits of the Dead / Histoires extraordinaires (1968) [letterboxd | imdb] (because it would make the year-end list for “Toby Dammit” alone TBH)

So, according to letterboxd, only 33% of the films I watched in 2023 were rewatches. In an unexpected bit of consistency, that’s also my proportion of rewatches for ‘22 and ‘21. Sometimes crunching the numbers teaches you potentially meaningless things about yourself.

On my letterboxd, I put together a list of my top new-to-me films of ’23, in case you want an easier way to check if there’s anything you might want to add to your own watchlists!

READ ON BELOW THE JUMP!

As I continued my tradition of watching films as they turn 100, the 1920s was my most-watched decade as it was in 2022.

I was startled looking at the stats that the 1930s were so underrepresented! To ward that off in 2024, I think I’ll binge some pre-codes. Maybe we should all watch pre-codes in March 2024 to dishonor Will Hays on his birthday?

My top individual years were:

1923

1987

1986

1920

1911

1971 (unexpected!) 

1988

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In another bit of unexpected consistency, I seem to have watched roughly 60% American-made films every year for the last 3 years?

Regardless, I think my MVP for this year was Finland. Teuvo Tulio is quickly becoming one of my favorite directors and the silent films from Finland that I watched this year were highlights too!

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My most watched actors for 2023 were:

Alice Howell

James Finlayson

Stan Laurel

Snub Pollard

Katherine Grant

Marie Mosquini

Christopher Lee

Jackie Cooper

Lois Weber

Mabel Normand

Noah Young

Oliver Hardy

Richard Smith

Can you tell that I watched a ton of silent comedy in 2023? Of course Marie and Snub are making a return appearance here from last year, so I suppose I watched plenty of comedy shorts in ‘22 as well.

If you were only to count the feature films that I watched, Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Douglas Fairbanks, Vincent Price, and William Haines would top the list!

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My most watched directors were:

Alice Guy

Dave Fleischer

George Jeske

Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass

Charley Chase

John G. Blystone

Lois Weber

Richard Smith

Maya Deren

Phillips Smalley

Another affirmation that I watched a whole lot of silent shorts, but this time because of the fantastic Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers set. I highly recommend picking up a copy (or checking it out of your local library). Not only is the set well curated, but there are so many great extras to put the films in context. 

For Christmas ‘23, I got the Cinema’s First Nasty Women set and I’m very excited to marathon those and be influenced into a year of behaving badly.

Maya Deren makes the list because I re-watched her films in advance of my cosplay/profile of her. If you haven’t dug into Deren’s short but fascinating filmography yet, I highly recommend it!

[all-thestories-aretrue]

I am about 1 million years late to this but thank you for the tag @graphitekayla!!!

Rules: without naming them, post 10 gifs of your favorite shows, then tag 10 people. I'm definitely going to break this rule; you can't give me the opportunity to gush about my faves and not expect me to name them all!!

If anyone has followed me for any length of time none of this will be a shock lmao.

Shadowhunters, and more broadly speaking The Mortal Instruments. My first real fandom!!! I cannot overstate the impact the books and show had on my life. I wouldn't be who I am without it. I have an angelic rune tattoo. Magnus and Alec are some of the first queer characters I remember reading about. I remember where I was when they kissed for the first time in the show. You stupid nephilim lives rent free in my brain. This show (and the books) truly set up the trajectory my life is on now, and I will always always remember it fondly. Even with all the drama and discourse.

2. Critical Role, specifically C2. My first true obsession after the decade long Shadowhunters debacle. I stumbled into it to learn how to play D&D (which I now know is a controversy in and of itself lmao). But my friend @midnightellis wanted us to start a game, and I needed a way to learn that wasn't reading the books, so I started C2. It took 11 or 12 episodes, but then I fell in love. I spent the next almost year watching the entirety of C2 which culminated in visiting them to watch the finale together. I was extremely jetlagged. It was basically 8 amazing hours of nonstop crying. I have zero regrets. Except for the fact I still need to get the tattoo I had planned rip. One day!! I promise!!

3. Arcane!!!! A brief interlude between Shadowhunters and CR. There was about 4 months were I was OBSESSED and watched the entire show like 3 times back to back. I have many thoughts and feelings about Jayce. The show is also just so visually stunning. I cannot wait for S2 to drop in November!!!!!! I know nothing about League but I do really love this show.

4. House. Iconic. What else needs to be said? House is very much a comfort show for me; great to rewatch during the winter. I've watched the entire thing almost three times now, and even got my mom hooked lol. It was fun seeing all her reactions to everything before I moved.

5. If I had known what fandom was when this was airing, I truly would have been all over that shit. But I was 8 and didn't have access to the internet. Aang/Katara def my first otp lol. I did, however, ignore a friend that was over at my house to watch the finale, I believe. I definitely told them to go play so I could watch the show uninterrupted. Needless to say, they were not thrilled with that. I'm 90% sure it was the finale now, but I could be wrong about the episode. ATLA is also another comfort show that I could watch over and over again.

6. Shadow and Bone. I am still SICKENED this got canceled. Genya and David are the ultimate romance, and no one will convince me otherwise. I almost stopped reading when I found out his fate. I was devastated. Everyone in this show is also very pretty. I can't believe we won't get a s3.

I'm going to stop here because this is already long enough, and tbh I'm not sure I actually have four more shows. I can only be obsessed with one thing at a time, and the current obsession is Path of Night. And that does not seem to be waning any time soon.

Edit: Lost should 100% be on this list. I think I've watched it at least four times. My family and I watched it live as it was airing when I was a kid. And it still is one of my favorite shows. I know people got beef with the ending but I truly didn't mind it. Even if it's bad or whatever, I think Lost is still 100% worth watching. There are so many little hints and clues that I pick up something different every time, and each character death hits just as hard.

I'm going to tag: @gelatinouscute, @peppedstep, @midnightellis, @discordkittenterumi, @im-a-vampire-now, @zeena-athena , @syntia13treeman , @sapphicfugue , @dr-thumbs-brand-new-spot

If you want to do this :)

[kastellaran]

9 Fandom Peeps to Get to Know Better

tagged my @defeateddetectives ^_^ thank you <33

3 ships you like: hmm see which three should I pick here... let's say komahina (danganronpa. yes), bruabba (jjba p5) and just to spice things up, momoko and ichi from maiko-san chi no makanai (really lovely food centric manga about two girls who move to kyoto to become maiko but one of them ends up becoming the cook at the maiko house instead. sometimes frustrates me because of how strong the gay "undertones" are and then the author seems to insist on pursuing a het love triangle/probably het end game with a dude who has a comparatively shallow relationship with his love interest. anyway ever since the flashback chapters came out ive been shipping the house mother and sumire's geiko onee-san because if there's one throughline in my top ships, it's older side characters with some kind of tragic/emotionally fraught relationship LOL.) propaganda:

"Yuuko never let anyone in her room before she became a trainee. [...] For her to be swapping beds with others is... no, it's just Azusa."

(They have each other's apartment keys. She comes over and sleeps in her room. Halfsies!!!)

(This is basically a marriage proposal to me)

first ship ever: ...I think it was karkat/terezi from homestuck. This is kind of funny but before I really got into fandom or when I was just beginning, my approach to text was basically reading it with the most surface level/likely reading. I literally didn't understand why people would ship characters who I "knew" would never get together in canon. I didn't see the point in it LOL to me shipping was like horse racing or something, you ship the characters who are the most likely to end up together. This is also very funny in retrospect considering what happened with that particular ship but I had long moved on from it by the time davekat was canonized so I was happy.

last song you heard: either burning desire by lana del rey (blaming mirai for this) or alan stivell's ian morrisson reel

favourite childhood book: i don't think i had or have a favorite one ummm I was really into the secret series by pseudonymous bosch when i was a kid

currently reading: hmm i'm keeping up with maiko-san and ekuoto (make the exorcist fall in love. it's neat i recommend it though i'm not a big fan of the art style), and I was reading the oofuri manga which i should get back to but currently my attention is being taken up by natsuyuu lol. as for non-manga though the last thing I read before natsuyuu was Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know which is SO GOOD and i had more art ideas in mind for it which i want to get back to at some point...

currently watching: I don't watch a whole lot of stuff. I'm keeping up with the dunmeshi anime but tbh i really don't like the coloring for it. the art is okay but ryoko kui's art is kind of unmatched. it's just nice to have something to watch with my friend every week. also i've been doing a natsuyuu anime rewatch in anticipation of s7 with a friend whose never seen it before

currently consuming: nothing but i just had some crazy noodles. leftover curry in a pan + frozen corn + instant noodles = yummy

currently craving: nothing because i am now full :D

ill tag @ponimado @tattoosingarishhues @beguinemystic @dysaniium @moritzallein @somapodra @garbageg0blin @chuck-charles @joelletwo as always this is just if you wanna!

[pacificwaternymph]

My thoughts on Zutara Versus Kataang

Let me preface this by saying: I’m not here to come after anyone’s ship. If you like either one of these ships, that is a hundred percent valid. I can totally see the appeal of both of them, and tbh, it’s not my business what other people like.

I’m not here to start drama, this is entirely my opinion, and I’m not going to get into an argument with anyone over this. 

Starting off:

I don’t ship either of these ships. I don’t like either of them. And I don’t think any of the characters involved in either ship be in a romantic relationship. 

No, this isn’t me just saying that so I can ship Katara with Toph, or Suki, or Azula, or whoever else you might be thinking of. I genuinely don’t believe that a romantic relationship would be good for Katara, Zuko, or Aang at the time where the show leaves off. 

Let’s start with Kataang. 

I don't hate this ship because of its dynamic or because I dislike either of the characters. I think that in a hypothetical future scenario where the gaang are all a bit older, it could work really well.

When I first watched the show, I was the kind of person to just ship whatever pairing the show was pushing. So that meant that I was actually a Kataang shipper, and for a long time, too. 

But recently, after going back and rewatching it, I… just don’t really like it anymore.

First off, there is zero romantic tension between the two of them. For the vast majority of the show, Aang’s crush is entirely one-sided. I know they tried to show that Katara was also interested but like… it wasn’t working for me.

This may just be my inability to pick up on subtext, but even when they were shoving it in our face, I just… couldn’t get behind it. It never clicked for me.

And second, I would be remiss as an ATLA fan if I didn’t address the drama surrounding Kataang’s… first two kisses.

I, like many others, am uncomfortable with the fact that Aang kissed Katara without her consent, not once, but twice, one of which happening directly after she told him that she was confused, that she didn’t know what she wanted, and that she would prefer to stay friends for now.

“But Dizzy!” I hear you say. “He didn’t know any better! He’s only 12!” And that, my friends, is EXACTLY my point. 

Aang is still a child, and one that is dealing with a LOT going on around him. He lost his entire nation in what to him was only over the course of a few days, he has the weight of the world on his shoulders, and EVERYONE is depending on him. But at his core, he is still a kid, which is the entire point of the show. 

He is not emotionally mature enough to handle a long-term, committed relationship. I don’t think he should be romantically involved with anyone. Period. 

Aang is one of the youngest members of the cast. The only person I could potentially think of as younger would be Toph. He’s not even a teenager when the show starts. And that, does not sit right with me. 

Now, adult Kataang? Yeah, sure, that’s cute. I could get behind an older version of Kataang if they got together as adults or even in their later teenage years. But at twelve and fourteen, let’s be honest, that kind of relationship wouldn’t be very serious, and it wouldn’t last a year. 

I wish they had kept the ending more ambiguous. I’m fine with all the cute crush stuff they had going on with Aang, because kids his age are going to have crushes on people. But did they really need to make them kiss? 

And don’t think for one second I haven’t forgotten about Zutara, because I have some THOUGHTS about it.

Admittedly, I have never been a big fan of Zutara as a ship, so I have not consumed a lot of content for it. At first it was because I preferred Kataang, and then it was because… well, a lot of reasons, really.

First off, let's state the obvious. Zuko is a mess. And we love him for it, he's my favorite character in the show, and I would do absolutely anything for him. But let's be honest: he's not in a good place for a relationship, and especially not with someone like Katara, who also has a lot on her plate.

Because of the fandom's general attitude towards both of these characters, between the massive woobification of Zuko and the outrageous misogyny towards Katara, Zutara to me feels like the kind of ship where people would heavily focus on Zuko, and downplay or even outright ignore Katara’s trauma.

And I feel like they do this in order to slot her into the role of the perfect caretaker, an endless source of comfort and compassion and understanding and forgiveness without ever taking the time to address the toll that it WOULD have on Katara. 

ATLA has a wide range of strong female characters, so there's a bit of ridicule all around especially around Azula, but Katara takes the brunt of it.

From people calling her annoying for talking about her trauma during sensitive moments, to others accusing her of being a Mary Sue. And she is more traditionally feminine than a lot of the other female characters in the show, most notably Toph, which makes people quick to write her off and say "oh she's the mom of the group" and not look any further.

Katara’s issues are often overlooked by the fandom as a whole, which makes me think that a lot of people who ship zutara are probably only in it because they want Zuko to have someone he can constantly vent to. Which like- I get? But it can be frustrating to see how Katara's problems are treated as irrelevant.  

There are probably exceptions to this, of course. There are always exceptions. But what I’ve witnessed has permanently scared me away from the ship. 

And don’t get me wrong, I love a good good girl/boy x bad girl/boy, blue-red coded, enemies to lovers ship. Some of my favorite ships have sprouted from that exact formula. But at the same time, Zutara to me feels like the most overdone, basic, and just generally bland ways to do that. 

Which makes no sense. By all accounts, they should be really interesting together, but they aren’t because uh, good girl x bad boy? THAT’S NOT WHAT THEIR DYNAMIC IS?

Zuko is an intense, broody, angsty source of constant drama with a mysterious past. But he also has a secretly dorky side that only ever comes out when he’s well and truly comfortable. And Katara is a caring, compassionate, and brave young woman. But she’s also a rage fueled, grudge holding powerhouse who never forgets a face. 

Writers seem to forget that they can, in fact, be both.

It’s the dichotomy of their individual characterizations that make them so interesting. And if a zutara shipper actually takes the time to address that, acknowledges BOTH of their issues, and puts equal amounts of effort into presenting both of the characters? Then YEAH, I could TOTALLY get behind that.

But what I have seen time and time again in fandom spaces is that really complex characters like Katara and Zuko get shoved together, and then both of them are watered down to caricatures of who they’re supposed to be. 

Now, again, this is all a hundred percent my opinion. If you disagree, that’s completely valid, and I get it. I really do understand why people like these ships so much, and I am most certainly not judging anyone for shipping them.

But do not try to start drama in the notes, or start drama with me personally. I will not get drawn into it, I will block you and move on and the only thing you will have accomplished is making yourself look like an asshole to a complete stranger on the internet.

Anyway thanks for coming to my TED talk. This took me nearly twenty minutes of nonstop writing to hash out lol. 

[footballandshit]

tag 8 people you want to get to know better

tagged by: @schnaf (thank you, love!! 💙)

name: ice

birthday: april 28

zodiac sign: taurus

hobbies: watching and obsessing over football and f1, listening to music, watching films, reading (sorry i'm boring hshs)

favorite colour(s): black, or any earth colours tbh

favorite book(s): i could never pick one fav, but i'm currently reading "you don't have to say you love me: a memoir" by sherman alexie, and i like it so far!

last song you listened to: indigo night by tamino

last film you watched: i rewatched "the man with the answers (2021)" a couple of days back!

something that helps people: it never hurts to be kind. and if you love and appreciate someone - show it!! the world should always be filled with love and kindness and it begins with us 💙 (from what i've seen and understood, this question is supposed to be sth like messages/quotes you stand by, i hope i'm right lol)

meaning behind url: i think it's self-explanatory haha,, look i know it's a lame-ass url but i dw change it because it's like my brand now 😭 it all started with me afraid of committing to one player/team as my url and just going with sth general and crappy, then i just never changed it lol

tagging: @chelleisamazing, @millythegoat, @barbiegirlmartin, @horriblehistorieschild, @achrafshakimi, @fhoetball, @iscocarvajal, @bririds12 (feel free to do it if you'd like/haven't done this, no pressure!! 💞)

[wixhing0nastar]

So I’m finally sitting down and watching Season 2 of Warrior Nun (I’ve been super sick for the last two weeks but I’ve let it play in the living room over a dozen times for the views) but first I wanted to rewatch Season 1.

Season 1 rewatch thoughts below the cut! Season 2’s coming soon!

First thought: fucking hate Mother Francis or whatever her name is, like, as a disabled person myself learning what she’d done to Ava and the other kids at the orphanage was rough.

On that note though, I do want to give WN props for its surprisingly good representation when it comes to Ava’s disability. Maybe a little-known fact outside of disabled communities, but narratives like Ava’s where the person is magically cured by something are normally pretty unpopular (with us) and offensively written.

But the way it's handled is actually really good! Sure, Ava can magically walk and use her arms again, but we see repeatedly that she struggles with pretty basic (for an able-bodied person) things because she was never in a position to learn them. And even more impressive is how they managed to write Ava’s selfish/thoughtless behavior without demonizing her for it and acknowledging that it’s a result of trauma and something that needs to be worked on... like lots if things you have to work on after a long-term traumatic experience.

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I suddenly really want to see Ava and Shannon interact. Like, I know it's impossible on account of Shannon being dead, but I’m very curious what their interactions would look like.

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For some reason, I don't remember the OCS having this much screentime during the earlier episodes... which is good because tbh I really don't vibe with JC’s Drifter group... which is on purpose, we as the audience are drawn into Ava’s narrative and her thoughts and desires and outside of having some uh... Hormonal Feelings towards JC, she doesn't really care about the Drifters outside of having a good time, unlike how she eventually comes to feel out the OCS.

Which, on that note, maybe I’m noticing/paying more attention now because I’ve seen the back half of the season and have come to care about them in retrospect.

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Me Vibrating In My Seat: Look! This random tidbit supports my “Ava is the WN universe’s Second Coming of Christ” theory!

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Okay, another thing I don't think I’ve picked up before was that the flying levitating is a power that’s unique to Ava and that different Warrior Nuns have different “bonus powers” so to speak...

I wonder if, based on Lilith’s reaction during the scene, another one of Ava’s powers is either like... ridiculously high pain tolerance or super rapid healing to the point her brain doesn't register the pain from something as simple as getting hit by a stick?

Because Lilith and Mother Superion both seemed to think it should hurt and I feel like out of everyone they’d know what “standard” Halo-Bearer powers should look like best.

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Ugh Lilith... what sucks is knowing where her character arc is going and this whole “hunting down Ava” thing feels (pardon the pun) saintly in comparison to where she’s going.

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The Mary/Ava episode is probably my favorite episode of Season 1. Just, peek comedy with a mix of feels and lore, aka: perfection.

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Camila showing up to a knife fight with an automatic machine gun (after Ava was just shot with an arrow) is also peek comedy. “I really hope I got God’s message right.” Which I only just realized is a call back to the last conversation with Beatrice.

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Also just... knowing that Ava’s biggest fear is being alone, and like... the joy radiating off of her when Mary, Beatrice, and Camila are taking care of her while she’s injured hurts. Like... after the way Mother Bitch treated her for being quadriplegic, it was such a surprising experience to be taken care of so tenderly by people she’d only known for like... a week? After spending 12 years being told she was nothing but a burden by her own caretaker. No wonder she’s willing to die for them down the line.

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Also, forgot to say anything during the episode, but I love how the two women we’ve kind of seen as primary antagonists up to this point (Jillian and Mother Superion) are both developed into sympathetic characters (and future allies) during the same episode, which is also right around the time Father Vincent starts seeming a little sus (even though it’s hard to tell because everyone else is even more sus).

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Ah... the scene that started it all. I do love Beatrice’s coming out scene. It’s so beautifully done and I love Ava’s reaction, not just as someone who ships them. Like... Ava struggles a bit with empathy, when JC told her about his mom she didn't really seem to care all that much, but when Beatrice is opening up about her own messed up history and is clearly upset, you can almost see the switch getting flipped in Ava’s mind and she becomes genuinely serious and concerned for one of the first times in the show...

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I love heists!

That’s it. That’s the comment.

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The reveal that the main characters have been unknowingly aiding the bad guys the whole time is just... perfection.

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AAAND THERE’S THE CLIFFHANGER! Can’t say I’m upset I won’t have to wait another two years to watch the next episode, lol.

[pick-me-up-im-scared]

Get To Know Me(-ish)

I was thinking I could answer some typical “get to know me” questions, if anyone’s interested in reading them. If not, I’ve just done it for myself, I guess. Anyway, I’ve found these on Google. Let me know if there’s someone to credit! (prepare for me babbling on about completely useless stuff)

What's your name? Julianna (but I´m open for any nicknames, especially "my little ps5 cooling fan")

How old are you? I turned 23 this year. Yep, I´m having an internal crisis

What's your sexuality? I will say bisexual for now. But there´s a VERY high chance I'll change it to 100% lesbian. Like, right know girls are the only thing that interests me.

What I love the most about myself? I´m very kind and loyal. It could be seen as something bad, ik. But I´m trying to not let people use it against me. I also believe I'm a good listener, which is somethings I'm proud about. I'd also like to think I could make a boring task funny, like grocery shopping or doing the dishes.

What I dislike the most about myself? I have a pretty bad temper, I blame it on my dad. If I'm pissed, don´t even bother trying to calm me down. Just give me a few minutes to myself and I'll be back. But that leads me into the next thing I hate about myself, I hold onto things for waaaay to long. If someone did something bad 5 years ago you better believe I still think about it. I´m also stubborn and think about other people´s opinion SOMETIMES, but let's not focus on that. I like to believe I just need to find "the right person" to pull me out of that mindset...

What are your favorite movies? This is suuuuuch a hard fucking hard questions for someone who enjoys movies like I do. And I’m not saying it in a “I like to watch movies like every other fucking person on this planet”, I mean I’m like sooo invested you wouldn’t even want to go see a movie with me. There’s no such thing as talking while the movie is playing. I even pay attention to the small things the actors do to make their role more “truthful”………yeah, I’m a maniac.

Anyways, I won’t even try to list all the movies I like or else we’d be here for YEARS! But two movies I can rewatch the second the credits starts to roll is either Once Upon A Time In Hollywood or The Dark Knight. But I also enjoy kids movies a little than I should…….but that’s a whole other story.

What's your favorite song? If the previous question was hard, then this is on fucking Viagra. I listen to sooo much music with such a variety. Like I listen to every genre there is! But I’ll give you three songs I haven’t grown tired of yet, even though I have them on repeat 24/7:

José Feliciano - California Dreaming

The Strokes - Repitila

Justin Bieber - Hard To Face Reality

What are your hobbies? I´m trying to make myself busy with literally anything. I can't stand the thought of not being productive (doesn't stop me from laying in bed, watching youtube for hours!). So basically anything productive. Drawing, some sculpturing (nothing professional, calm down), very rarely write (obviously, I haven´t been updating this blog for like ages!). Recently I've been trying to learn how to play the piano AND electric guitar (ik, you can give me your number after the show).

Do you plan your outfits? Yeah, way more than I think anyone who sees me thinks. Idk how many nights I've spent, planning out in my head the outfit for the next day. Even if you see me wearing sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt you better believe that t-shirt wasn't the first one I tried on. Even if I´m going to the fucking hospital I can´t wear socks that doesn't match with the rest of the outfit...

The meaning behind my username? Tbh, I just started thinking of random stuff, like "sayings" that doesn't sound too...cringe? Then the Patrick meme of him in a knitted sweater with the writing "Mom, can you pick me up? I´m scared" (or something like that) popped into my head. I rephrased it a little before checked if it was taken, and it wasn't.

Any addition? Vanilla Coke or/and Dr Pepper (apart from my huge cocaine addiction), like I´m obsessed. Ik it sounds sooo dramatic, but if I had a no limit access to either of those sodas I'd die of diabetes in a week. If you want to get in my pants, just buy me a can and I'll get on my knees and propose to you.

Turn ons? I could say something like "eyes" and "hands", but I'll say some features I don´t think are AS common, but I go craaazy for. One of them would be scars. I can't explain to you how fucking kneebendingly HOT I think scars are. Idc if it's from acne, self harm or an actual injury. It's. So. Fucking. Attractive! People who's self contious about their scars, hit me up!

Second thing I find really attractive is backs, idk why but I just find them so ecstatically pleasing especially filled with scratches of my nails.

Turn offs? People who's playing hard to get or think they're hot shit! I've spend too much of my teenage years chasing those type of assholes. And people who think people like that, wtf is wrong with you? I'd have a nerdy sweetheart everyday of the week! These fuckboy-type of behavior needs to be stopped, istg. If you like me, tell me that! (also, I need that clarification every now and then, otherwise I'll think you despise me...)

What skill would you most like to learn? To be able to comprehend any social situations without wanting to blow my brains out. I´m the worse when it comes to socializing, like overall. Doesn't matter if it's my relatives or complete strangers, I'll dig my nails so hard into palms inside my pockets. People who can start having a random discussion with someone on the streets, or blend in with their partner´s family first time they meet them PURLEY amaze me. I wanna be like them sooo bad.

Favorite ice cream flavor? I will say just plain vanilla, CAUSE if a brand is good the flavoring doesn't need to be so complicated (to slap). The brands who has these crazy flavor combinations are usually doing it to try and conceal their shitty ice cream *cough* Ben & Jerry *cough*. But if I wouldn't choose that I'd probably be something super childish, like "rainbow bubblegum cotton candy confetti".

Dogs or cats? I know the lesbian community will throw me out, but I 100% choose dogs. Idc what you say, cats are satans creation!

Favorite quote? "When you're having a bad day, don´t forget you're ugly too"

Favorite sport? I´m not really into sports. I was never an athletic kid. But whenever there´s pingpong on tv, I'm in a trance. Like I'll spend HOURS watching that shit without even knowing the rules.

[solojihyo]

omg no please ramble about hoshi some more! i will sit and listen so intently <3 i love talking about my bias but even more so listening to others talk about theirs 😭 [photos are always welcome and loved 👀] -🐯🎁

hi hi <333 i am so sorry for the late reply 😭 i wanted to give you a proper response so i waited to answer this ask shdjsdhsj but i appreciate that you'd be interested in me rambling about hoshi more 🥺 i'm going to leave my rambling under the cut because it got kinda long lol

who is your bias, out of curiosity? feel free to ramble about them if you wish <333 i'd love to hear it hehe

so i'm a very new carat sgdhsjhdsjk i became one during hot era!!! i remember watching the premiere for hot with my sister and really loving the song, which was the reason i started to slip into the diamond life <333 that night i listened to the album several times, and i was literally in love <333 and so i woke up the next morning and started watching some of the new content svt had put out that day, like the first performance of hot at a music show, etc. one the videos from that day was this one - a pixid video, this one being "find the maknae among the first borns (feat. hoshi of seventeen)."

tbh before i watched this video, i really had no idea who hoshi was SHDSHDJ because before i got into svt, my bias was woozi (since he was the only member i really knew). but i was curious about the video so i ended up watching it essentially knowing absolutely nothing about hoshi. AND THE PIXID VIDEO IS SO FUNNY. i love it so much. i remember laughing so hard at it sdhhjhshdjsk and after i watched that video, i got more curious about hoshi. so i started watching compilations about him!!! this one in particular ("hoshi's endless tiger agenda") is my absolute favorite. i've rewatched it so much lol because this video is how i discovered hoshi's tiger agenda. AND HES JUST SO CUTE I LOVE HIM SO MUCH <333

and ofc i watched spider as well!!!! i already knew the song prior to this, but i didn't really appreciate it until after i got into svt lol and now i love it lots <333 in my quest to learn more about hoshi, i also watched all of spider's behind the scenes content shdsdhsjk. it made me love hoshi even more 😭😭😭

and so at this point i was having a bias crisis LOL because i had assumed my bias would still be woozi once i got into svt - but clearly that wasn't the case LMAO and now hoshi is my belovedest <333 i should also note that all of this happened in the span of 3 days. hot came out on a friday, and by tuesday, i was a changed girl (aka a carat and a horangdan SHDSHDJ). and i just. love hoshi sm <333 he's such an integral part of svt - they wouldn't be where they are rn without him. he is one of the best dancers in kpop (the best in my heart tbh) and he is so sweet and kind and caring and he's a great person to the rest of the members.

and honestly like. i love my other biases but if i had to pick between my ults (who are jihyo from twice, yujin from ive, and kazuha from le sserafim respectively), i'd pick hoshi. idk why. i love my other ults so much for their own reasons but hoshi,,,,,,,,, atm he just makes me super happy sghdjhsdjks like i was watching his hot fancams yesterday and was absolutely in awe of him. maybe the reason i would pick him has to do with the fact that he's the only male idol i ult lol. but yeah. he means the world to me <333 i'm so so so glad i discovered svt and discovered hoshi, because honestly idk what i would've done if i hadn't lol.

BUT ANYWAYS if you read through all of this i super appreciate it <333 i don't expect you to because this is just me word dumping before i go to sleep shjdshdjsjd but i appreciate you letting me ramble regardless 🥺

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

I WOULDN'T SAY REPLACING people are just too cruel with their stsg content </3 (but who am i kidding i LIVE for it) I STARTED READING THE MANGA WITH A FRIEND A WHILE BACK BUT I HAD TO DROP IT AROUND CULLING GAMES BECAUSE OF SCHOOL (i should pick it back up again actually......) i blame school but i also blame that one scene that ruined my entire life (nanami) and seeing that executed??? TSUDA KENJIRO THE MAN THAT YOU ARE!!!! (i wouldn't call myself a nanami simp per se... but i definitely see the appeal and omg just him as a character is so <33333 to me)

JJK 0 I WAS LOSING MY MIND AND OMG YOU GOT TO SEE IT IN THEATERS HOW WAS SEEING THE BLACK FLASHES OMGGGG i want to rewatch jjk 0 now omg (I KEEP SAYING THAT BUT I DON'T REMEMBER TO ACTUALLY DO IT TIL MUCH LATER </33333) and omg :0 another movie i can't speak on manga because idk what happens plot wise after the first quarter-ish of culling games but another movie would be so fun!! i would so love to see it in theaters then too (IN JJK 0 WHEN "at least curse me a little at the end" AND SATORU SPECULATION OF WHAT HE COULD HAVE SAID OMGGGGGGGG the fanart that was pumped out then omg REAWAKENING THE DEMONSSSSSS)

AND INUMAKI!!!! his lack of screentime is criminal i have to say </3 but i think his 'don't move' is doing wonders for his popularity BUT HE IS SO SO CUTE (but idk if this needs to be said but he's not the all day all night type of character for me,, like he's cool and he's very adorable and i love his character and that's it SLKDFJSDLFK AND HIS CT IS LOWKEY VERY TRAGIC,,,,, jjk is another one of those animanga where it's like impossible to have one singular fav now that i'm thinking more on it)

AND ORV!!! joonghyuk definitely gives mother vibes i see it i see it (and kim dokja living on instant ramen (IT HAS TO BE SHIN I THINK HAHAHAHAH) and dread (TM) is sooooooo accurate i think it's not even funny)

i'm also not a fan of horror (<- also scaredy cat) so dw no horror recs from me!! to start it off simply, i would have to say eleceed for some good wholesome (kinda) action and hmmmm return of the blossoming blade (BRO IT'S SO FUNNY AND GOOD I CANNOT RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH) and and and either operation: true love (i read it for the plot and the plot is eunhyeok and dohwa!!!!!!!) or not your typical reincarnation story (i actually really like this one, it really lives up to his title too!!)

also i think i saw that orv is getting live(?) adaptation???? which like.... hm....... idk how to feel about that tbh an anime would go so hard and might be much better,, though i hope they use korean va's and not japanese like they did with solo leveling (BUT SOLO LEVELING WAS ALSO GOOD WITH JP DUB PLEASE DON'T GET ME WRONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEEN IT)

and i'm sending you chill and comfy vibes .｡*ﾟ+.*.｡ AND THANK YOU FOR THE APPLE JUICE I LOVE APPLE JUICE!!! let me split the juice with you :3 🧃 (sorry for the insanely long ask alsdkfal)

HI HI KOI !!!!!! NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR LONG ASKS I LOVE THEM SM 🥺🥺🥺

THE CULLING GAME ARC IS MY PERSONAL FAVORITE <33333 hot take but i’ll die on that hill. the fights r SO good . and the characters!!!!!! gosh…. AND PLEASEEEEE NOT THE NANAMI TRAUMA 😭😭😭 that scene had me feeling such genuine dread when i first read it lmao …. THEY DID IT SOO MUCH JUSTICE IN THE ANIME TOO . tsudaken our angel on earth ….

THE JJK 0 BLACK FLASHES ARE SOOOOO FUCKING HYPE I CRIED . yuuta’s love beam REALLY got to me though :((((((( ANDDD OFC THE SATOSUGU SCENE . idk what your thoughts are koi but i can and Will die on the hill that he said ily <33 those r my gay boyfriends . i know them personally. no but kaiji tang revealing that it was three words in the english script wrecked me entirely like What Else Could It Be …………

INUMAKI RLLY IS SUCH A CUTIE … i can’t lie to you koi i don’t care for him much myself but i totally see why people do . just goes to show how far you can get with a good design and power!!!! he’s also such an annoying little sweetheart….. pulling pranks while also being so considerate 🥺🥺 he’s a cutie.

AHH I’M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THE MOTHER VIBES R THERE !!!!! he just gives me like…. strong, nurturing vibes . and kim dokja gives me the opposite. LMAO. i have a feeling i’ll end up loving him the most though… it’s hard 2 tell….

THANK YOU FOR THE RECS <3333 adding them all to my tbr !!!! i’m pretty sure i checked out operation: true love at some point? but i. don’t remember anything about it 😭 romance webtoons always get me tho …. i remember back when i was horrifically obsessed with i love yoo……. it really wasn’t good for my fragile heart….

AHHHHH A LIVE ACTION ????? :000 THAT’S SO FUN….. but yeahhh they’re very hit or miss aren’t they. I ACTUALLY HAVEN’T WATCHED SOLO LEVELING YET ….. but i’ve heard good things abt the main guy’s vas :33

I’M SENDING YOU SOOO MANY COZY VIBES and drinking gratefully from our aply juice :3333 i hope you’re having a lovely day/night koi!!!! pls remember to rest and eat tasty food and drink water <333

[6loodlvstt]

The real question is who didn’t had a crush on Gary. I DID. He always looked so sad, anxious, emotionless and scaredy-cat. But he was a good guy! If you need some game recommendations just ask me. Tbh I also recommend checking out deep-sea-prisoner/funamusea’s games. She’s definitely my fav artist. Idk if you mind triggering themes but I have a very low empathy for these things.

You survived work, it’s already a lot. You should chill and enjoy the rest of the day. I spent the day drawing and taking piano classes. Nothing too exciting.

I saw Lisa Frankenstein, did you watch that? Tbh I still need to figure out if I truly liked it or not lol. I’d say it was unique? Reminds me of Heathers and I love that movie so I’ll probably rewatch it anyway -🩹

gary was like such a perfect man i believe anyone would have a crush on him or one of those "do i want to be him or do i want to fuck him" responses

i also have very low empathy and i dont get triggered by anything really so im always looking for recommendations i love playing games, oh! have you heard about gul? its a pretty good rpgmaker game too, its all in japanese but theres a good video essay on it ^^

thats true, i woke up at 4am this morning, went to work at 5:40am, worked until 2:30pm, went shopping with my mom and didn't end up at home until 4pm,,, i than played hades and now im playing slime rancher :]

ive not drawn nor played the piano in a long time but its sounds like a good day, i used to really be into playing violin and i wish to pick it back up again one of these days! (i also need to pick up drawing its been a long time,,)

i dont think ive seen that one! i do love heathers though, its def up there in my favorite movies

[one-cherry]

Hi dudes! So I've been rewatching/thinkin about some old short faves that I feel like don't get enough attention so I thought I'd rec some anime if anyone's looking for somethin good to watch and why.

Dororo (2019) - 1 season

Criminally underrated. Literally only one season so you should watch it. It's got Demon Slayer vibes so if you like that, I'd give it a try.

Hellsing Ultimate (2006) - 1 season

Tbh I didn't really like it until I forced myself to watch the whole thing. It's got a funky animation style but the characters are really unique and it's a fun watch. Plus Universal Studios made it for some reason??? Also VERY gory tho just a warning.

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016) - 1 season + movie

I will fight for this one til my grave. I don't pick favorites. Nevermind I do. It's this one. It's like Attack on Titan except on a train. Never had a show where I've liked every single character. Except Mumei she sucks.

Death Parade (2015) - 1 season

It's cute and sad. Plus it's got a mystery.

Burn the Witch (2020)

Literally like 3 eps. How can you not watch it? I've seen this spike a little bit on Tumblr. But not near as much as it should. Made by the same guy who created Bleach.

Ghost Stories Dub (2001) - 1 season

Ok this show is terrible in every possible way. Very offensive but also very hilarious. I think what happened is basically it tanked in Japan so they just gave it to an American dub studio and said do whatever you want. So it doesn't follow the original dialog. Even better that way tho.

Fate/Zero (2011) - 2 Seasons

Ok I know the Fate saga is really popular but also like, noone talks about it??? I haven't watched all of them because the watch order is confusing af but this one is a prequel so it can stand on its own. Good characters overall.

Vinland Saga (2019) - 1 Season Cont.

Again popular but also not popular? It's a good one to watch if you wanna dip your toes into anime without just jumping full on into the weird shows 😂 Plus season 2 is coming soon! 🥳

Ok that's all I got so far. I'll add more if I think any or please comment some recs too! Peace out ✌️

[himemi]

tagged by @powerbottomblake you're insane bestie ily and yeah it's been so long since I've seen this type of post but whatever ill bite

favorite color: can you beat the color gold??? tbh how can you pick one when yellow, orange, red, blue, etc etc are all so beautiful in their own way (gold and black are so sexy tho)

currently reading: uhhhhhh so I'm supposed to be reading tlt bc you were lovely enough to buy it for me but lord everytime there's a meme reference I close the book 😭 im also rereading tg/cf and maybe I'll pick Carrie and Grapes of Wrath back up idk

last series: I just finished rewatching SamuraiCh/amploo but for new content it would have to be Ash vs Evil Dead bc BruceCampbell has a hold on me, romi & maria (we want him carnally+we can't get enough of his tits)

last song: lol it was either allegory, allegorier, allegoriest or magic lantern butterfly moth 16th century

last movie: we rewatched Midnigh/tCowboy 2 Saturdays ago but as for new movies, it would be Nope and I can't recommend yall go watch that enough

currently working on: just trying to distract myself to forget I'm depressed lol but school starts soon and that should help. Also trying to convince the besties to go somewhere together bc its been 3 years since we've seen each other :(

tag 9 people hmmm let's see if I can even think of 9.... @boktai @hannigramjpg @concha @nekowreck @shaiger @ithacanradio ughhh its too early for me to be thinking of urls like this just do it if you want and say I tagged you

[nyenyerle]

tagged by @highseasgirlbossing thank youuu im trying to get back on tumblr but it's a lot of energy i don't have :(( and since you said pick and choose that's what i'll do

relationship status: no i don't think so

favorite color: answer #1 all of them but blue if i must. answer #2 everyone should READ THIS it's short and excellent you will love it i promise. or if you've read it already it's time to revisit

favorite food: my ideal summer diet is nettle tea, tuna pasta salad and french onion soup in the evening. (broke (aka current) summer diet is chicken (and rice. i love rice))

song currently stuck in my head: this scene aaaaaaaaagh for the fifth. day. i can't get rid of it, might have to write lesbian bánk bán fanfiction to get free (i won't. aforementioned lack of energy)

five favorite songs: haha this is a dreaded question but sylvan esso: what if, 2: händel is my parasocial enemy actually but rolf lislevand's sexy arrangement of HVW 74 is. sexy, 3: you can eradicate me from the earth by playing this nice little piece in a well-chosen moment, 4: taking this opportunity to promote folk music, and 5: uuuuh a mermaid in lisbon is good to listen to on walks. none of these are my top 5 i don't know what im doing

last thing i googled: i have my history turned off but i remember googling 'sea animal calamari but spiral' the other day when i forgot what nautili (and squids) are called

current time: past eleven i should sleep tbh

dream trip: cries in eastern european. i just want to see the sea again, gandalf, the sea

something i want: to be free from renovation hell

currently reading: i've been TRYING to read the fresh tolkien contente Concerning... The Hoard in Gaia's heroic transcription since last Wednesday rip. we won't mention my actual reading list

last series: can't remember :( but i want to watch mushishi

last movie: portrait of a lady on fire rewatch. french practice

currently working on: my kitchen. see renovation hell

no pressure tagging @echoofthemusic, @elwing, @halfelven, @hadrianspaywall, @jester-mereel, @kraniumet, @epicdogymoment, @wigilda, @nailsinmywall and anyone else who wants to do it