#I don’t usually associate songs with characters/ships very much

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I have to be late to the party here but tell me Rain by Sleep Token isn’t so GhostSoap coded

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I guess I’m one of those weirdos who so deeply feels the essence of an instrumental leitmotif from a film score associated with a particular character or couple, that I start associating said leitmotifs in my head with ANOTHER character from an entirely different film/book/series. And I’ve built up a whole library of leitmotifs for LOTR characters even though I ADORE Howard Shore’s original score for the trilogy. I consider these leitmotifs to be add-ons, NOT replacements.

Nor do I intend to completely dissasociate all of these themes from their intended films/characters; some of them are perfect fits for the films they were written for. It’s just my mind going wild like usual. (But I admit, in some cases, the pieces are from films I dislike, and thus I would rather see these great songs associated with something of LOTR quality rather than what they were actually stuck with, especially when the lack of lyrics gives you the freedom to let the melody take you wherever it takes you, personally.)

In the case of Silmarillion characters and relationships, well, it’s a different story - it really is my attempt to cobble together what could be a hypothetical score, if it were brought to the screen. Obviously it’d never be this exactly, but I would hope a composer for a potential screen adaptation of The Silmarillion might be inspired by themes like these.

In some cases, the characters these themes were originally written for don’t resemble the corresponding LOTR characters very much, or at all. Also some of them have titles that by themselves could not be more different from and unfitting for Tolkien’s world. It’s just the melodies on their own, without context or even name, performed by these gorgeous orchestras, that have come to remind me of particular Tolkien figure(s).

I also have found lots of “love themes”, both romantic and platonic, for character relationships, as you’ll see. I’ve included romantic themes for canonical couples, as well as for pairings that I personally ship. I know Shore already gave Aragorn and Arwen a theme, but as I said, these are all extra additions and not replacements.

And yes I have a lot of Star Wars stuff in here, because I love Star Wars…but I love Tolkien more.

For the heck of it I’ll share some of these, with links to each song on YT. It’s hard to explain why I made these choices/associations, but maybe you’ll get it if you listen to some of them.

CHARACTER THEMES

The Valar = “Guardians of the Whills Suite” by Michael Giacchino

Lúthien Tinúviel = “Once Upon a Time in the West” by Ennio Morricone

Túrin Turambar = “Anakin’s Theme” by John Williams

Nienor Níniel = “Helena’s Theme” by John Williams

Frodo Baggins = “Romeo” by Nino Rota

Sam Gamgee = “Rey’s Theme” by John Williams

Aragorn = “The John Dunbar Theme” by John Barry

Gandalf = “Yoda’s Theme” by John Williams

Legolas = “Rose Tico” by John Williams

Éowyn = “Marion’s Theme” by John Williams

THEMES FOR LANDS/LOCATIONS

The Undying Lands = “Out of Africa” by John Barry

ROMANTIC LOVE THEMES

Frodo x Sam = “Love Theme from Ben-Hur” by Miklos Rozsa

Beren x Lúthien = “Love Theme from The Godfather” by Nino Rota

Faramir x Éowyn = “Han Solo and the Princess” by John Williams

Aragorn x Arwen = “Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso” by Ennio Morricone

Sam x Rosie = “Love Theme from Dances with Wolves” by John Barry

Bilbo x Thorin = “Andante Cantabile” by Bernard Herrmann

Thingol x Melian = “Indecent Proposal” by John Barry

Fingon x Maedhros = “Wuthering Heights” by Alfred Newman

Galadriel x Celeborn = “Central Park” by James Newton Howard

Finrod x Bëor = “Somewhere in Time” by John Barry

Aegnor x Andreth = “Love Theme from The Scarlet Letter” by John Barry

Finduilas x Gwindor = “Deborah’s Theme” by Ennio Morricone

Túrin x Beleg = “Across the Stars” by John Williams

Mablung x Nienor = “Wanda and Vision” by Christophe Beck

Tuor x Idril = “Conversation Piece” by Bernard Herrmann

Eärendil x Elwing = “Tennessee” by Hans Zimmer

Elrond x Celebrían = “And Then I Kissed Him” by Hans Zimmer

Pippin x Diamond = “Love Theme from East of Eden” by Leonard Rosenman

Merry x Estella = “Love Theme from Rebel Without a Cause” by Leonard Rosenman

Elanor x Fastred = “Theme from A Summer Place” by Max Steiner (arranged by Percy Faith)

PLATONIC RELATIONSHIP THEMES

Elrond & Elros = “Brothers” by Hans Zimmer

Merry & Pippin = “Flying” by John Williams

Legolas & Gimli = “Rain Man” by Hans Zimmer

Boromir & Faramir = “Luke and Leia” by John Williams

Bilbo & Frodo* = “The Mother’s Love” by Miklos Rozsa

Sam & Elanor = “The Ludlows” by James Horner

I may add to this as I think of more, or even replace certain songs entirely if I come across a better match. Always return to the pinned post here to see the most recently updated list.

* Bilbo & Frodo’s melody is heard in the first minute of the linked track, 0:00–1:01, and again at 1:48. Also, the love theme I associate with Frodo & Sam starts playing at 1:03, making this whole thing fit all the hobbits even better.

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A few types of MCU Loki fans I’ve encountered/noticed being in the fandom for over three years now:

DISCLAIMER: DON’T TAKE THIS TOO SERIOUSLY PLEASEEEE IT’S LIGHTHEARTED!! Some of these things apply to me as well, and some don’t lol. Doesn’t necessarily apply to everyone it’s all just for giggles.

The Lokius shipper Series Fan:

- Usually younger Gen Z. Can be anywhere from 14 to 23 years old. They’re younger teenagers most of the time.

- Heavily on TikTok but also on Pinterest/Twitter.

- Got into the MCU/Loki more recently. Either from the Series, or from Ragnarok.

- For some reason, wholeheartedly believes that one Tumblr post from like ten years ago that states Loki is 16/17 in human years. Even though that’s not canon at all and it does not work like that.

- Favorite depiction of Loki tends to be the Variant/Ragnarok. Sometimes Avengers.

- Almost ALWAYS a fan of Good Omens or OFMD.

- Obviously… Ships Lokius.

- Very anti Sylvie/Sylki, but LOVES Mobius.

- EXTREMELY anti Thorki, even though not a lot of people ship them anymore.

- Spreads a lot of misinformation. Such as taking the fact that Marvel confirmed that the Scepter influenced Loki, and mistaking that with them 100% confirming the theory of Loki being brainwashed by Thanos.

- Thinks Loki’s eyes are green???

- Newer to fandom in general.

- Doesn’t talk a whole lot about the series outside of the ships/fanon discourse.

- Making Loki tree/Yggdrasil jokes CONSTANTLY.

- Either thinks that Loki before the series was completely evil, or an angel. No in between.

- “For you, for all of us 🥺” / “Your savior is here!”

- Often forgets/doesn’t remember the fact that Loki/OG Loki are two different characters, and groups them together.

- Either a Swiftie who likes to constantly joke about when Taylor and Tom dated for 3 months like 8 years ago and also associates a lot of her Songs/Lyrics with Loki, or is someone who has a bit more of an Alternative taste in Music/Fashion.

- Doesn’t really talk about Thor that much, or really wants him and Loki to reunite.

- They’ve probably seen other movies including Tom like Crimson Peak, Skull Island, and High Rise. The more popular ones.

- Owns a lot of TVA related merch.

- “He’s not Odin’s son, or Laufey’s son… He’s Frigga’s son 🥺” or insists on calling Loki by “Laufeyson.”

- In Fanon, sort of treats Loki as a very normal, modern human, and not a god from an entirely different realm.

- Has either dropped the Series/their love of Loki a few months after the Series ended for the “next best thing”, or is currently still raving about all of it.

- Quite immature about other’s opinions/perspectives on Loki/or even people who ship the opposite ship from their own. This is mainly because they’re younger or because they really like their Fanon idea of Loki/Which ship should be Canon.

- Has some questionable headcanons/opinions of their own on Loki.

- Loves Frigga.

- Hates Odin.

The OG Loki fan who’s been a fan of him since 2011/2012, but is a bit more casual about his characterization:

- Usually a Millennial/in their late twenties or mid thirties. May even be in their fourties.

- Has been here for a good while, and saw just about every movie featuring him as well as other MCU movies in the theater when they first came out. Was probably a younger adult/older teenager when Avengers came out.

- Fanfic writer!!

- Favorite depiction of Loki tends to be Ragnarok, TDW, or Avengers.

- Mainly reside on Tumblr/AO3 but also on Twitter from time to time.

- “The Sun will shine on us again.” / “Love is a Dagger.”

- Some depict Loki in their Fanfics in a Smutty/BookTok YA Fantasy Novel style. Some in other ways. They also have a lot of fun with their Fics! So many AUs.

- They are carrying the Loki x Reader tag, I won’t lie. 🫡

- Doesn’t necessarily love the Series, but also doesn’t necessarily hate it. Does prefer the OG Loki they know and love over the Series and had a few disappointments with the Series, though.

- MAJOR Hiddlestoner. Some may like Tom more than they like Loki. Have watched his entire filmography and then some.

- A lot of them have really cool Loki related tattoos.

- Collects a lot of merch. Both from the Series, as well as more OG Loki merch. Also owns about fourty Tom magazines.

- Probably has met Tom/owns an autograph or something signed by him.

- Usually ships Loki with Sigyn, Jane, Tony, or an OC they’ve had since 2013. Honestly, I don’t personally see them that often anymore, but may ship Thorki. Does not really ship Lokius/Sylki whatsoever, or uses Sylvie as a bit of a self insert in Fics.

- Sometimes also a huge fan of Bucky/The Winter Soldier or Sebastian Stan. Associates Bucky and Loki a lot especially in Fics.

- Some are also fans of Star Wars who love Kylo Ren.

- Actually they like a lot of other morally grey characters.

- Probably has a pet named after Loki.

- Feels deeply for Loki, and relates to him in certain ways. Really likes humanizing him in their fics. Loves the more vulnerable side of him.

- Loves Frigga.

- Hates Odin.

The Loki purist/“He’s literally me” Fan:

- Anywhere from 16 - 28 years old. May be a bit older than that. Usually Mid/Older Gen Z, or younger Millennial.

- Has either grown up loving Loki, or became a fan a bit more recently.

- Favorite depiction of Loki tends to be TDW, but obviously can be any of the three OG depictions of him.

- LIVES on Tumblr. A bit of an extinct species elsewhere, but some may also be on Twitter.

- #1 Loki defenders. Very protective of/sensitive about how he is depicted not only in Canon, but also in Fanon. Usually deemed as harsh by series fans/non series haters whenever they criticize the Series or Ragnarok, but in reality, deeply relates to Loki and takes it very personally when he is depicted inaccurately. They see themselves in him, and are so, so, SO tired of seeing him mischaracterized. But also can be genuinely harsh at times. I’ve been guilty of that.

- Either heavily believes the “Thanos Brainwashed Loki” theory, or completely rejects it.

- “I never wanted the Throne. I only ever wanted to be your Equal.” / “Trust my Rage.”

- Very creative. Creates Art of Loki, Fanfics, Edits, Cosplays him, etc…

- Sometimes weirdly resembles him in ways??? LOL. Taking “He’s literally me” literally

- Has a more Alternative taste in Music, Fashion, Aesthetics, etc..

- They either see Loki as their bff, their life partner, or as an enigma to observe. Or all of the above.

- Pretty into Norse Myth, and likes incorporating aspects of it creatively, or when talking about Loki.

- Has a good amount of Fandom experience, and does not tend to argue with other Loki purists/OG Loki fans over petty things. Because at the end of the day… it’s just Tumblr. And we usually all have a common middle ground. Or, is constantly arguing with others.

- They don’t really ship Loki with anyone, but if they do… it’s usually Sigyn or Thor. Or someone really random.

- Either really enjoys depicting Loki in a more Feminine/Neutral form, and wishes his fluidity was depicted in the MCU, or doesn’t talk about it all that much.

- Single handedly keeping the memory of Loki (prior to Ragnarok) alive. 🫡

- Loves the comics, or hasn’t touched a single one.

- Disliked Taika Waititi before it was cool.

- Lost complete trust in the MCU after the handling of Loki’s characterization in Ragnarok, and had no hope in the Series when it was first announced. Or… really hoped it would be our last hope.

- Either deems Thor as the origin of all evil, or actually likes him.

- Wishes it was still 2013 everyday of their lives.

- Either respects/likes Tom to a certain extent, or really does not like him.

- Has a few really cool merch items, or has a lot of everything and anything they can find that doesn’t include Ragnarok/The series. Usually, they DIY their merch.

- Needs to emulate him at any given moment and in any way possible.

- Likes Frigga, but acknowledges that she has messed up in ways. Or really does not like her, period.

- Hates Odin.

The… Male MCU casual/dudebro who strictly lives on TikTok/Instagram/Twitter and did not really like Loki that much until the Series finale came out and thinks Loki is a Sigma Male who dropped everything in order for his friends and his… “Girl” to live:

- ????? Wtf

- Okay I added this one more as a joke because obviously they’re not Loki fans, but…

- Anywhere from ages 15, to 24. No older than that.

- Definitely disregarded Loki’s character before the Series. Also due to him having a fanbase where Women/Girls are the majority. Now Loki is the best MCU character and has the best arc out of everyone else. 🤦🏻‍♀️

- Wholeheartedly believes that Loki was a narcissist/was overreacting about everything he’s been through, or believes that Loki is an angel now because he had a “Redemption Arc”.

- Has never picked up a single Loki comic.

- Jokes a lot about Loki “loving” himself (Sylki kiss).

- Calls the Series “Peak Fiction” just because the rest of the bullshit the MCU has been putting out was absolute garbage, and also because they haven’t really watched anything else.

- If you as an actual Loki fan correct them on any of their bullshit, they act like they know more than you because they loved the series. How could anyone hate it?

- Makes self insert memes/tries to project onto Loki in the absolute worst ways possible.

- Worships the ground that Michael Waldron walks on. Though, they all hated Multiverse of Magic..

- “Let time pass…” / “I know what kind of god I have to be. For you, for all of us.” (Once again.)

- Similarly to our Lokius shipper Series Fans… they do not realize that Loki/the Variant are literally two different people.

- Loves Mobius JUST because he is portrayed by Owen Wilson.

- Also very annoying about Loki being confirmed bisexual in the Series.

- Really wants not only Thor and Loki to reunite, but also Hela.

- Hated the earlier Thor movies, loved Ragnarok, hated Love and Thunder.

- Probably thinks the treatment of Thor in Endgame was funny af.

- Who’s Frigga?

- Loves Odin probably. (Hehe)

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Ok this is kind of a weird ask but that new scene in the manga where Jamil seems to be jealous of Azul lives in my head rent free and I love assigning songs to my favs- does Jamil fit the vocaloid song "God-ish" to you? Reading the lyrics kinda reminded me of him.

I really enjoy reading your character/ship analysis and wanted to know what were your thoughts on this and if you would assign any other song to Jamil(⁠´⁠；⁠ω⁠；⁠｀⁠)

HII !! ok so ill have to start with a confession: I don’t listen to music (at least not as much as the avarage teen i am an anomaly) so i dont usually happen to associate songs to characters

ive nevr heard of that song BUT i checked it out and its a BOP. i reas the lyrics in the wiki and i do think it fits !! one could also make it about kalim as well. jealousy is a big part of jamil’s character, so i think this song bangs and fits him. i hope i didnt get this part wrong but i also saw some parts about dancing and jamil loves dancing so that makes it even more jamil core

as an animator i can definitel envision an animation about jamil to this song :))

btw so so glad you enjoy my endless rambles and analysis 😭😭😭 im shy about them but hearing people enjoying them really motivates me . so tjank you sm it means a lot to me i will rxplode

ANYWAY because of the fact that i dont listen to music that much (even if i do have 1 playlist), i dont have songs that fit jamil off the top of my head. i have “bitter choco decoration” which fits him WORD BY WORD but its such a meta song… if that even makes sense 😭 i can also think of is first love / late spring (YES IM GIVING YOU A MITSKI SONG LEAVE ME ALONE) about jamil and kalim’s dynamic

another one i used to have in mind was “aishite aishite aishite”, but like, a very specific translation. people have translated and interpreted it in many different ways to the point i associate one translation to jamil and another to azul 😭

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It’s been a bit! But I suppose that’s normal for these. I did have a good reason for it taking so long this time. In the first episode recap or whatever you’d like to call these posts I said that I started doing them to get back into writing Unbreakable. Well! I’m done chapter 6!!! 🥳 Woo! Well… mostly done it. I have to like, write at least a couple verses for a song Stormer wrote and do my usual week of proofreading before I post it. But! I’m 99% done it!!!

Let’s celebrate my new spare time with an episode of Jem.

I had literally no idea what this episode’s title was. It completely escaped me for some reason. Why am I so confused by that?

Kimber’s my favourite character! How did I forget the episode with her name in it? I think the actual answer is that there are a couple episodes where Kimber’s rebelled and those ones were a little more of a meaningful rebellion. Especially the one that really kicked off my favourite Jem ship.

Oh by the way. I actually forgot that the last episode ended on the yacht being on a crash course with an oil tanker. I think part of why I don’t feel too bad about how densely packed my Jem fanfics tend to be is because the show itself covers a lot in each episode.

Let's get to it.

So the yacht almost crashes into the taker ship, Danielle’s crew manages to save the ship. Although the party guests get a little thrown around.

Jem included!

So… Is this how boats work? I grew up in a landlocked province; I didn’t even see the ocean until I was in my mid-20s. My family would go to a lake but it was small, probably too small for a speeding yacht. I don’t know boat physics.

Anyway, Rio pulls Jem back onboard.

And here is our first kiss between Jem and Rio. Jerrica got caught up in the moment and gave her boyfriend a kiss on the lips. But of course she’s Jem right now and Rio to his credit, pulled away and said that it’s wrong to cheat on Jerrica with Jem.

He’s not bad in these first few episodes!

With the crisis averted everybody makes sure Jem and Rio are okay, then they see the Misfits taunting them from their little speed boat. And Stormer does a Flim Flam as hell laugh. Sorry Sue Blu I love The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo so I associate this style of laugh with the lovable scam artist. Now that everybody’s nice and frustrated with the uninvited guests they decide that they need to start filming Jem’s first music video as soon as possible. Anthony says he’ll direct it, and the countess offers to fund the whole thing and fly everybody to Paris.

Kimber wanted to do the whole thing the very next day. But Jem being Jerrica is like, “Sounds great, but we need to actually record our album first.”

Now we cut to Starlight Mansion and the girls. Krissie says that Jem and The Holograms will be leaving in two days. Deirdre is pretty into the idea of Paris but Ashley sure isn’t. She’s pretty darn bitter about how everybody is talking so much about Jem.

Lela asks Ashley how much money she’s made for the Honor Jar (We’re almost done with this thing. So far I haven’t spelled it Honour Jar once.) and Ashley presents the $30 she got off of Stormer. But Lela explains the rules of the jar, you must say how you earned the money because the work is as important as the cash.

Ashley has a pretty understandable reaction. She’s new and feeling unwelcome. She’s been getting criticized a lot lately and reached her breaking point. Ashley throws the money to the floor and storms out.

Yeah she didn’t earn the money in a way that would be seen as “acceptable” but I feel like at this point Ashley feels like nothing she’ll do will be good enough for the people in this foster home. And who knows what her previous one was like. This could be something she’s been dealing with for years for all we know.

Time to watch Jem and The Holograms record their first album. The song playing is Twilight in Paris, I’ll say more about it after the actual music video.

Rio asks the band to tighten up the song and asks them if they can keep going. Jem tells him that they’ll keep at it until they nail the song.

Then we get an immediate comparison to The Misfits who are recording their album. Eric tells them to pick up the tempo, Stormer enthusiastically agrees to work at it. But Pizzazz and Roxy have very little interest in honing their craft.

Then Pizzazz complains to Eric that he’s not flying her group to a place like Paris. And Eric tells her that he can only embezzle so much money from Starlight Music before he owns it.

But he does fly Zipper to Paris in order to sabotage Jem’s music video.

After a quick pan over Paris we see Anthony going over the steps for the music video with Jem. Kimber gets jealous of Jem and storms off.

She starts heading towards Zipper and her first kidnapping of the show. But Rio catches her in time. And well

is pretty rough with Kimber.

Kimber’s frustrated and tells Rio to not play big brother with her. And then after a little fight she goes to tell Rio that Jem’s not so great because she’s actually Jerrica. Shana and Aja stop Kimber right in time.

Kimber points out that Rio has the right to know. And she’s right! And Shana agrees with her! But also points out that this is Jerrica’s love life so she should be the one to tell Rio.

After that scene Zipper looks up at the top of a skyscraper and sees the gargoyles and he hatches a plan.

I’m fond of the song Twilight in Paris. Not because it’s a great song. It’s really not, the music video is kinda neat. No. I’m fond of this song because the lyrics feel like Kimber was scrambling to think of stuff that has to do with Paris, and France in general. And I just love the mental image of that. Kimber scribbling in a notebook everything she knows about Paris and coming up with only four things, the Eiffel Tower, City of Lights, a location Jem sings that I can’t understand, and France being a romantic country. And that’s it. That’s all Kimber could come up with in a day. It’s wonderful.

After the music video we see Zipper’s plan in action. What is this plan?

Why crush Jem of course! Literally!

The gargoyle misses the mark though. Zipper is very good at his job.

Rio gives Jem a tight hug after her close call and she asks him to never let go.

Kimber’s not dumb and knows exactly who sent Zipper.

Time to get an update on the Ashley subplot. She runs away from home and to a bar frequented by the Misfits.

Stormer likes kids. I did a post about it. She sees Ashley at the bar, leans down to get closer to eye level and asks Ashley for her name, and if she’s in trouble.

Pizzazz leads Ashley into the bar and I highly doubt it’s because she likes kids. She probably just saw an opportunity to get at Jem. Or Jerrica. At this point she probably dislikes them equally.

Now we see the Misfits giving Ashley some life lessons. These lessons are the opposite of what Jerrica’s been teaching her girls. Be rude, be pushy, never thank people.

Back to the stars of the show, intended stars anyway, and they’re discussing things with Danielle. Kimber’s still jealous of Jem. I do like how Danielle calls Kimber “my petite.” It’s pretty cute. I think the countess likes Kimber.

After getting into the airport, whatever section this is, I’ve never been on a plane, Jem runs off to change. And we get our first instance of Rio’s pissiness. Aja reminds him that Jerrica is supposed to meet them at the airport and he blows past her to be all mopey. Jerrica’s disappointed that Rio took off.

Aja promises her that taking a look around town will cheer her up. However...

*laughs hysterically*

Oh, sorry. I just forgot how shitty this poster looks.

Um.

Okay, so while Jem and The Holograms were in Paris The Misfits were busy putting up posters advertising them. Or maybe Eric hired a bunch of people because Pizzazz and Roxy couldn’t be bothered. Either way, their faces are plastered all over town.

Song time! This is a pretty nice song complete with convenient hole for Pizzazz to climb out of. We see Jem and The Holograms along with some Starlight Girls running around town trying to hang up all their posters and just advertise their band in general. But they’re being sabotaged the entire time. And one of the saboteurs is Ashley.

Kimber sees this and she is not happy.

She confronts Eric in his office where he is writing directly onto his desk.

And Eric starts being creepy as hell! Stop it! Jesus. If Jerrica’s 18 then Kimber’s only 15.

Eric tries to butter up Kimber by saying that as the songwriter she deserves far more credit than she’s getting, that she should be star instead of Jem. And even offers to sign Kimber on without Jem. She doesn’t outright say no to the offer but she does leave.

Now to Starlight Mansion where we see Aja and Shana reading magazines, Kimber playing guitar, and Jerrica being bushed from all the work they’re been doing. Then the phones rings.

It’s Lindsey Pierce! She asks to speak to Jem and after filling her sisters in Jerrica speaks to Lindsey in the exact same tone of voice she normally speaks in and says, “This is Jem.” I can excuse Lindsey for not really caring because Jerrica is currently a nobody. But it’s just very funny.

Lindsey says that she only wants to interview Jem and she’ll do something with the Holograms at a later date. But when Jerrica tells Kimber that only Jem is invited to this interview Kimber yells and storms out declaring that she’s going to go solo.

Hey look, Kimber’s first cry of the show. Not counting the funeral. *adds this to the Kimber rarely cries around others pile* Don't worry I won't call attention to every time a character cries. I'm just putting these into my crying folder. That is a totally normal sentence I just typed.

After Aja and Shana try to comfort Jerrica she decided to make a phone call to Lindsey to insist that the entire band be on her show. And Lindsey doesn’t mind one bit.

With that mess sorted out it’s now time to sort out a different mess. Getting Kimber back. Jerrica knows her baby sister well and figures that Kimber’s driving aimlessly while listening to her favourite radio station. And heads there in the Starlight Express to ask the DJ to broadcast a message to Kimber. Jerrica figures she’d be too unknown to get any air time but Jem definitely would be allowed on the air.

They deliver their message and Kimber hears it and returns home saying that with no Jem there is no Holograms.

Rio pulls up and calls out to the group that they’ve got 15 minutes until air time. Jerrica tells her sisters to take the roadster while she rids with Rio in his van.

There’s a lot of vans in this show.

During the drive Rio tells Jerrica that he can’t be Jem’s manager anymore. That he’s afraid he’ll hurt Jerrica. And she insists that Rio keeps working for them because they all need him and he’s irreplaceable. Rio does give in because it does mean a lot to Jerrica that he stays a part of the team.

He did not appreciate Jerrica being pulled off to do more work for Jem, as shown by him shaking his head. Part of the problem probably was the fact that Jerrica got yanked out of their hug.

Live interview time! The Misfits see this and are not happy. They run out of whatever building they're in to put a stop to it.

So, before I started this episode summary I tried very hard to remember which Misfits song played in this episode. There’s a reason I couldn’t remember! There wasn’t one!

I like this song a lot. I find myself singing it on occasion. To be honest I generally prefer Misfits music and those are the songs that tend to get stuck in my head. But there are some Holograms ones I find myself humming and singing.

Boop.

What was I doing? Oh yeah, the interview!

At some point the Misfits picked Ashley up before arriving at the TV station. Last time we saw them they were hanging out in one of their houses. I think. It's unclear where they were.

Well, trying to get in with the Misfits name didn’t work so Pizzazz sent Ashley in. And Ashley distracts the guard by kicking him really hard in the shin.

Lindsey asks Jem and a really good question. Where did the name Jem and The Holograms come from?

I suppose an easy answer would be to say that it sounds cool and futuristic.

But before Jem can think of that explanation the interview gets interrupted by The Misfits. They’re their usual pushy selves and Jem stands up to them and insults them. Good for her! I like how this show isn’t afraid to have the protagonist be rude right back.

A quick tangent because my brain is funny. I listened to the Jem audiobooks a while back and was amazed by how completely rude Jem is in some of them. Not because she was being rude to Pizzazz, but because she was being rude to everybody. The show strikes a nice balance. Jerrica does get more patient with Pizzazz post-syndication but not a lot more patient, and in season 3 all that patience is gone. With good reason!

Back to the show, Lindsey sensing a brawl on her hands asks the station to cut to commercial. She informs the Misfits that she was planning to invite them onto the show for an interview too, but now she doesn’t want to.

The Misfits demand equal time and that they get to play a song so they take the instruments on stage. But Jem isn’t having any of this and pulls Aja’s guitar out of Stormer’s hands.

Lindsey’s had it. She asks the men on the set to escort these ladies off of the set.

And we get our first slap of show. Pizzazz tells Lindsey that her show isn’t classy enough for The Misfits.

Rio is one of the people dragging the Misfits away. He grabs Pizzazz and she makes an offer to Rio, that he should work for her. And Rio turns her down. So Pizzazz elbows Rio in the gut sending him careening off into some equipment which causes a domino effect putting Jem’s life at risk.

A fire breaks out and that is where the episode ends.

A lot of fire in this show.

And well, now you see what I mean when I say that Jem is a densely packed show. A lot happens in it. Part of why these first five episodes are like this is likely the nature of the original release of them. But wow, this is a lot to take in. Imagine being a kidling trying to keep up, watching the shorts once a week. What if you missed one? You’d be so lost!

The next one of these should get done a lot sooner than my current pace. I'd like to finish the opening five episodes before I finish writing that dreaded wedding I promised.

[thegreatlibraryfangirl]

And also Dario. Of course.

THE BOY THE BOY THE BOYYYYYYYY

favorite thing about them

He is so fucking useless <3 and he tries SO HARD. And part of it is just the company he's keeping. Like, Jess says that Dario is actually really clever and really good at strategising and politics etc. But it's impossible to be clever in a group which includes Thomas and Khalila. And he can't fight either, as much as he wants to, and Jess and Glain are there to remind him of that every single day. But yeah, I love Dario occasionally getting to shine at things but he's got to be a disaster long-term for me.

least favorite thing about them & probably unpopular opinion too.

His appearance. This is a weird pet peeve lol. He's described much more like I would associate with someone from Latin America (black hair, bronze skin) than someone from Spain. Like, I'm happy that his appearance is him, you know, I'll write it no problem. It just itches at me because several of the other characters are stereotypes (thomas is huge and blond, khalila is tiny and delicate and Arab, santi is black-haired and very tanned) and Dario's stereotype is wrong lol. Support for @cogaytes idea to have him be Latin American instead lol.

favorite line

oh i could be here all day. this is one of my absolute favourite character moments for Dario EVER, even aside from my ship preferences:

“Is this what you had me dragged here for? To critique my wardrobe?” Dario flicked an imaginary speck of dust from his jacket. But he was wary. Listening. Just putting up his usual rank of glittering defenses.

“I’m asking you where you stand,” Santi said. “With the Great Library, or with your homeland and relatives. It matters very much at this moment.”

Dario’s face smoothed out into a blank mask. “Sir,” he said, “I’m offended you should even have to ask—”

“Don’t.” Santi’s calm, heavy tone put a stop to the foolishness. Dario rocked back and forth on his heels a moment before he answered.

brOTP

... does dario have friends

OTP

Khalila/Dario. Followed shortly by my crack-ship Santi/Dario. Then Khalila/Dario/Jess.

nOTP

hm.i i. Ros, do i have a dario notp???? I don't think I do. Like, obviously all of the series villains are not people I would want Dario in a relationship with. But I don't think I actively dislike/disagree with any possible ship with the pack.

random headcanon

yes it is projection but also Dario is an over-talking overthinker with anxiety, just saying.

also anyone talk to me sometime about that bastard ramon jfc.

ALSO his relationship with alcohol is horrifying he is like 16/17 in Ink and Bone STOP GETTING DRUNK. Emotional dependency on external crutches.

unpopular opinion#2

thaaaaaat would be the incest. I do enjoy both the very-distant-that's-not-even-incest cousin relationship with Ramon, and the actually-first-cousins-PLUS-age-gap!! with Alvaro lol.

song i associate with them

wheres my Khaliila/Dario playlist??? Wrapped Up by Olly Murs.

[nightly-ruse]

barley for the ask game please

sexuality headcanon

Pretty usual but I like gay barley

gender/pronouns headcanon

Okay unusual one but trans masc Barley using he/him pronouns. Idk he’s a queer cowboy to me

rate them out of ten

Solid 6/10. Not like a favorite or disliked at all. A little more positive then neutral

favorite thing about them

He’s a gay cowboy cat what’s not to like about that? He also has massive like gay uncle vibes to me and helps a lot of cats find themselves.

least favorite thing about them

Not a fan of how he worrisome he’s portrayed because of my vision of him being this laid back, figured out life kinda guy. I mean it’s not horrible it’s just not how I view him.

why i first started liking/disliking them

This past year I’ve started liking him more. Honestly never thought about him before but I do enjoy him as a character. Love his sister a lot she’s amazing Violet for the win

do i relate/project onto/kin them?

Nope not really

favorite quote/moment

“Every day, every heartbeat. But it’s easier now, I know my times is near and whatever path Ravenpaw’s spirit is also soon will I be beside him”

-Barley to Graystripe in Graystripe’s Vow

my fav ship

I mean RavenBarley lol that’s the only one I think of for him. Tho he does seem to type to have a few platonic partners as well

my fav platonic friendship

None that I can think of

a ship i hate

I don’t think there are any ships outside of RavenBarley for him so no

do i prefer canon or fanon?

Hmm it’s hard bc I like some fanon and some canon. He’s a laid back gay cowboy cat to me who helped Raven see who he was himself and cares for any cat who needs it. He’s just a cool dude

random headcanon

Has ate a cigar. He found it and ate it, did not taste that good but not necessarily horrible

what color do i picture them as

Such a yellow orange color. Sorta like the inside of a orange

cat breed headcanon

Main coon Barley always sits in my mind. That or British shorthair Barley

unpopular opinion

I don’t care for angsty barley very much at all. Just can’t picture him like that though he does have a bit of trauma in his past from Bloodclan.

things i associate with them

Ravenpaw lol. And wheat he’s just a wheat field

song i associate with them

That’s Okay by the Hush Sound or Who are you, Really? By Mikky Ekko

favorite MAP/PMV/AMV with them

I don’t think there are any? Oh I guess Ocean Breathes Salty does feature him and I liked him in that. I’ll take pirate Barley as well

[saeraas]

Also Choso and Gojo :)

Choso! 1.) favorite thing about them

I like his strong commitment to being a protector of all of his younger brothers. It is very relatable too. His recent development, putting aside how gege presented it, was very good. He realize he was wrong for taking the easy way to just be a curse and not a human and was afraid that it would hurt his brothers but lead to not only the pain one has but the death of two of them. Also his drip is very nice.

2.) least favorite thing about them

i don’t like how the anime made him look. hoping they update his look to look more like how he does in the manga in season 2 🙏

3.) favorite line

“Nonetheless, I must walk ahead of my little brothers. That’s why I’m strong”

4.) brOTP

Him and Yuki

5.) OTP

None really. I don’t mind him and yuki like that but I see them as friends mainly

6.) nOTP

besides the obvious gross ones, none really.

7.) random headcanon

he sees those dance tiktoks videos yuji watches and will try and learn the chorography to do a video with yuji

8.) unpopular opinion

Choso is not a better version of Kamo. They are supposed to be showing two different ways of blood manipulation technique application.

9.) song i associate with them

I never played Honkai but this is one of my favorite songs from there about a woman, who was a teacher for the main group, saving her student to live the life she deserves to live despite the student thinking that she shouldn’t go on (avoiding spoilers, but the girl has the same trope as yuji except Siren is different than Sukuna). I think Choso is similar to Himeko in this song for his brothers :)

10.) favorite picture of them

Couldn’t choose so I posted both of my favorite panels with him :)

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MY GUY LET’S GET IT (Gojo)

1.) favorite thing about them

Going to try and keep this short; I love how much detail was put into him despite how simple his design is. He stands out very very easily despite dressing like he’s trying not to be noticed. Along with the massive amounts of buddhism themes baked into him, I really like the amount of depth gege went into there. I also like the way he got to his goal and conviction to change the system for the younger generations and using what power he has to try and give back to his students.

2.) least favorite thing about them

he’s annoying (affectionate)

3.) favorite line

“Perception, communication...every action associated with living is forcibly repeated an infinite number of times. It's ironic, isn't it? When granted everything, you can't do anything.”

4.) brOTP

I like him and shoko’s friendship as well as him and nanami, esp in the light novel i’m reading

5.) OTP

thinking of otps made me realize i don’t look too hard into ships so i’m fine with some of them but i guess to be specific: him and geto are good

6.) nOTP

him and his students (obviously) and him and toji since season 2 is coming and people gotta be weird as hell

7.) random headcanon

Gojo is actually an audiophile (a person who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction) and he uses the room he let Yuji hide in at the beginning to usually listen to music when he has breaks. 

8.) unpopular opinion

he can be an annoying asshole but he’s not cold as people try to make him. like really.... thinking he’d just pay for a place for two kids to just live in and do nothing else for them. really, do you think he’s that incapable of being responsible or having feelings. really

9.) song i associate with them

not to pick the character song gege picked for him, since that’d be easy, I had to struggle and also ended up with this so here it is:

also Feels Like Summer - Childish Gambino is also a close one and I went back and forward too much to not have it here

10.) favorite picture of them

[hrokkall]

my poor little meow meow reginald (root beer reggie) or Lionel.. or both

I’ll answer for Lionel first because he’s been on my mind lately

Favorite thing about them: As everyone here knows I’m a huge fan of everything going wrong for a character and watching as they decide to make the worst possible decisions about it—Lionel absolutely fills that niche for me. He gets his big break at age twelve and, in desperation to keep up his winning streak, tramples on everything around him and accidentally invokes the wrath of his own OCs. What more is there to want here.

Least favorite thing about them: I’d say stealing money from employees but, again, as per usual that’s too easy. Instead I’ll say a lot of the problems presented in the Hex could’ve been solved if Lionel just had decent communication skills/actually listened to other people’s advice. Of course, that would make for a pretty boring game, but playing through Walk is still a little bit like watching a trainwreck.

Also this is more of a meta thing but I always get thrown off when I listen to Daniel Mullins interviews because I keep expecting to hear Lionel’s voice. Lionel has a completely different voice actor and logically I know that but it still keeps screwing me up somehow.

Favorite line: Not technically a “line” but this bit in Walk made me chuckle the first time around.

brOTP: I feel like this is probably a cop-out answer but I really like the bit in the game that has him and Carla as childhood friends. He sort of glosses over it in Walk, claiming they weren’t that close anyway, but that really felt more to me like fumbling for his ego and less that they weren’t actually close—hell, he even brings one of her rubber ducks with him when he moves out to the desert to escape the rest of his responsibilities. Plus it makes it sadder if they were good friends and the drive to achieve something above all else was what drove them apart.

OTP: I don’t really ship Lionel with anyone

nOTP: I don’t really not ship Lionel with anyone either (I’ve seen two Lionel ships total and I’m neutral on both of them)

Random headcanon: Lionel and Carla are the same height (I don’t know what height exactly; probably not very tall, around 5’6”/168cm ish). Normally Carla is sitting down and Lionel is at the front of the room talking so it’s tough to notice but Lionel comes into work with lifts in his shoes one day and Carla very much notices.

Unpopular opinion: I feel like not completely hating this guy is an unpopular opinion. The whole point of the Hex was to make him seem as horrible as possible to both the player and the patrons at the Six Pint Inn so they’d be willing to help Reggie take revenge. Lionel isn’t a great person obviously, but he’s not pure evil either—a lot of the harm he caused was via negligence or because his early childhood success made it so he couldn’t stand to be anything other than the best.

Song I associate with them: I was actually talking with a buddy about this (who I won’t name for privacy’s sake just in case but if you’re reading this, hi :]). My go-tos are The Main Character by Will Wood (don’t think I need to explain that one), We Can Build A Fire by Autoheart (again in reference to constantly feeling like he needs to be better otherwise he’ll end up as a one-trick pony, though it could be in reference to Irving’s “assistance” too). As per their suggestion, I’ll also add My Ordinary Life here as a bonus.

Favorite picture of them: There’s really only two pictures of Lionel in The Hex and one of them is this grainy ass purple one where you can just barely make him out while you’re stealing the Artifact. So obviously that one’s my favorite.

[soup-for-ghosts]

Roland Glenbrook for the send a character thing?

favorite thing about them:

so much. I love his whole character arcs I love his design (ESPECIALLY MASKED I COULD TALK ABOUT MASKED ROLAND ALL DAY). I love how he starts off as a bit of a jokester, but you can kinda see that start to fade once the plot really kicks in, and then towards the end of golden route he starts cracking occasional jokes again like he used to, even making fun of exharme in that fight

I just love him and his character in general so it’s hard to pick one favorite thing

least favorite thing about them:

not much tbh. it’s easy to be upset or poke fun of his chapter 17 decision, but I’d never really call that my least favorite thing about him. I understand what lead him there and his motivations are throughout the course of the game, so I really don’t have a least favorite thing about him

he could maybe try have better accuracy though /j

favorite line:

this whole scene with him and gustadolph during golden route is SO GOOD. he has a lot of good moments and good lines, but his dialogue here stands out to me so much because there’s so much development in this moment alone

brOTP:

I love his dynamic with serenoa and frederica… they’re such good friends… morality route being my first route definitely contributes to this answer, especially with his friendship with frederica…

OTP:

none

nOTP:

kinda any tbh, not a fan of any potential ships regarding him, not that I’ve ever really seen much of any anyways

random headcanon:

I usually headcanon all the characters who are from house wolffort (yes I do count roland among them cause for the majority of the game he is) with some amount of scars since they all partake in battles to some extent, but roland I don’t think of as having many (albeit a few still) because so many of the battles have fail conditions of letting him fall, so many of them are often dedicated to protecting him, so I’d imagine he would probably feel. pretty bad if he saw someone get a new scar trying to protect him while he looks in the mirror and sees none

unpopular opinion:

I don’t know what a popular opinion on him would count as, the fandom isn’t that big really? so I don’t know

song i associate with them:

my song taste is very scattered and sometimes odd I think so bear with me but the best I got is…

good time for my favorite generational trauma song /j (family jewels)

oh yeah and this one’s a classic I think fits. fairly well (sadness runs through him)

favorite picture of them:

oh and also that one concept art of him and cordelia when they were younger but I can’t find it rn-

and ANY ART OF HIM WITH THE MASK.. I swear I’m normal about masked roland I swear (lying) /j

[duckprintspress]

How can I return to writing after a long hiatus?

This post is based on a conversation we had in the Duck Prints Press LLC Discord, and all contributors comments have been used/paraphrased/integrated into this post with permission. The people who contributed ideas to this post are: @nottesilhouette, @ramblingandpie, @arialerendeair, @tryslora, @deansmultitudes, @theleakypen, Owlish Intergalactic, myself (I’m @unforth), and one who preferred to remain anonymous.

Few things are harder than coming back to writing after a long period of not writing. Being creative takes a lot of energy, and starting after not doing so for a period of time takes even more energy. The writers on our Discord had a really productive discussion, where we talked about strategies we’ve each personally used to help us get our writing mojo back. None of these methods work for everyone, but if you haven’t written in a while, maybe one of these will work for you!

How to Revive that Creative Writing Spark:

doing sprints with a friend - knowing you’re all in it together can really help!

talking with writing buddies about what you’re each working on - the shared enthusiasm can be really helpful,

journaling, about daily life, or about dreams you’ve had - turning the dream into something coherent can be a great strategy (or, don’t bother, and just write it however crazily it took place!)

pick a random story you wrote in the past and read a chapter, paragraph, or 500 word segment - and look at it as a reader, say things you liked about it, praise it, emphasize the good things about your own writing.

transcribe a song with lyrics you find inspiring, or crack open a favorite book and transcribe a few paragraphs. You can even do it with something you’ve written yourself!

set a low-pressure, low-word count deadline - make it public, if you’re the kind of person that helps, or keep it to yourself.

sign up for a zero-consequence challenge, such as a bingo, or the Duck Prints Press #drabbledaysaturday prompts on Twitter - something where no one will mind if you don’t succeed, but you might find some inspiration.

create a small goal, either daily, weekly, or monthly - it can be a time frame (I’ll write for 5 minutes a day!) or a word count (I’ll write 1,000 words a month!) or even something tiny (I’ll write one sentence a day!) or a public sharing goal (post a ficlet a day!) and then do your best to stick to it, and reward yourself when you succeed.

open your ask box or otherwise solicit short prompts - for example, do a “three sentence” meme (”send me a pairing and a trope and I’ll write a three sentence fill”) or a story title meme (”send me a story title and I’ll write a little about the story I’d create with that title”) or an emoji prompt (”send me three emojis and I’ll write a ficlet”) or make your own fun one that will bring you joy (one of our writers created a “name two characters and I’ll make them kiss in six sentences or less” meme that helped them a lot)

participate in a prompt month, something with no consequences for failure but with prompts that can inspire daily ficlet.

write without editing, and just throw what you create out into the world - anything to get the words flowing.

challenge yourself to write a drabble day, no more and no less.

try changing how or when you write - get a nice journal and write by hand, or if that’s your normal, try writing in a word document instead.

write at different times of day, and see if it’s easier for you over breakfast, or after lights out, or during your lunch break, or by stealing a few minutes while you’re “on the clock” at work.

make an attempt at different formats of writing - if you usually write prose, try a poem; if you usually write really long things, try a drabble.

look out your window, or find a place you like, and just describe what you see.

do some free association exercises - for example, use a random word generator (I use this one sometimes) and then write literally whatever word comes into your head next - keep going until you fill the page, or until it starts to turn into a story, or just until you don’t feel like it any longer.

pick a random sentence (the person who suggested this often uses “Just write anything”) to be the start of a story, and “pants” your way through whatever comes next, without worrying about grammar, continuity, logic, or much of anything.

plan ahead - schedule your writing time and don’t let yourself put it off (rewards for success are always good!) and/or visualize exactly what you want to write ahead so you’re ready when you sit down.

if you get hit by inspiration, don’t put it off - even if all you do is scrawl a sentence in your phone or on scratch paper between other tasks, get it out of your head. Even a single sentence is a creation!

get out of the spaces where your usual things are - go to a park, or on a hike, or in your backyard, or even a different room in your own home, and bring a journal or phone or laptop, and see what strikes you.

pick That Thing You Haven’t Been Letting Yourself Write and ignore all the things you Think You Should Be Writing and just...write what brings you joy

fanfiction can be very helpful, especially in canon using canon-compliant ships/characterizations - there’s no need to do the heavy lifting. Even if you just write the characters going to a grocery store, or talking about what movie they want to watch, or arguing over take out - something short and sweet that’s just for fun, with no expectations for yourself or anyone else.

alternatively, if you’re the type who writes better for others and you’re feeling down - knock out anything, even something short, and post it, and take joy even in a single like or kudos. Knowing even one person out there loved what you wrote can really help.

Any or all of these may help you, but there’s one final one that I, at least, think is the most important of all - and that’s helped me most.

FORGIVE YOURSELF. You have work in progress up. It’s okay to leave them. You told someone you’d write something for them. It’s okay not to. You have a deadline looming. It’s okay to ask for more time, or to withdraw, or - in the end - it’s even okay to ghost. You think what you’ve made is bad. It’s okay if it’s bad. You’ll never be able to create when you’re raking yourself over the coals. Everyone in fandom has “been there” - has missed deadlines, has left challenges, has abandoned works in progress, have reneged on a promise to a friend to write something. Until you forgive yourself, you’ll never be able to create anything, and isn’t even a single sentence that isn’t on that Big Important Thing better than no sentences on anything?

Forgive yourself, and find that spark, inspiration, muse, whatever you want to call it - and write things that bring you joy.

We believe in you!

YOU CAN DO IT!

[lossie92]

Tobirama for the ask game please!

Hi Anon! Thanks for the ask 😊

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favorite thing about them

Hands down the sarcasm. His comments made me laugh so hard when reading the manga and they also make him a very fun character to write!

least favorite thing about them

Hmm I don't really have anything about him as a character, but rather his design, I guess...? Cause I find it kind of annoying that his character design is very inconsistent in the manga/anime. Just pick one (1) face and one (1) body type, and stick with it, people, jfc...

favorite line

"That settles it, I've actually found a bigger idiot than my brother."

I would say poor Naruto, but I think the comment actually flew right over his head, so...

brOTP

TobiIzu. I usually write them as friends/frenemies because of that 😅

OTP

MadaTobi. It is what it is, folks.

nOTP

Hmm, I actually have a few ships that I don't really like.

For one, anything with even a hint of incest is an automatic no for me. I just can't stomach it. Makes me hella uncomfy. For this reason ships like, hashitobi, madatobiizu, or madahashitobi are out. I also prefer tobiizu as a brOTP nowadays. Other than that, I don’t care for minatobi - it’s just very eh for me, sorry. 

FYI please bear in mind that I'm not saying it's wrong if you ship these or sth. You do what makes you happy, guys.

random headcanon

He snores 😴

unpopular opinion

I do not think Tobirama had any medical knowledge or training (there is actually no evidence of anyone in the Founders Era being able to heal others using chakra/use iryojutsu) and, for this reason amongst others, I don't believe he performed an autopsy on Madara. Surprisingly enough, you do need to be a medical professional to perform these. Shocking, I know.

I'm also iffy about the idea of him experimenting on human subjects, as I have seen suggested a few times 😶

(Again, if you disagree, please don't @ me for having an opinion)

Oh, and I don’t usually like it when his skills stray from canon too much, which is to say I’m not the biggest fan of BAMF Tobirama.

song i associate with them

Sia's "Elastic Heart"

favorite picture of them

This edit I found. It just makes me really happy 🥰

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Send me a character...

[thecarnivorousmuffinmeta]

Is there a better song for MS Edward than Every breath you take by the Police? What songs would have the other Cullens (including Bella, Renesme &Jacob)?

Songs for the Cullens, alright I like it.

Though I should note that while I sometimes do think of songs associated with characters it's, ah, not usually strictly based on canon and more, well, whatever goes on in my head. (Also, I feel like you'll very quickly regret asking me this.)

Alice

Material Girl by Madonna

Alice is very much a material girl living in a material world. This was the first song that really popped into my head when I thought about her. It's also very catchy, very upbeat, and the kind of song I think she'd enjoy. I see Alice as having very much been a Madonna fan.

Bella

That's the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be by Carly Simon

To me, there's nothing that quite captures Bella's reluctance for marriage and dread over her relationship with Edward quite like "That's the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be".

Will You Love Me Tomorrow? by Carole King

Again, one of Bella's key characteristics is the uncertainty of her relationship with Edward, especially after New Moon. Granted this is more what she could be, and how she might look at Edward, but to me it captures that uncertainty of "will this be here tomorrow."

Aubrey by Bread

This one's a bit of a stretch, like most of these, but it just reminds me of Bella and how young her life was tipped on its head. There's this inherent tragedy in Bella's character that, yes, to me is captured by Bread. Of all bands.

The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

This is more of an "if Edward goes too far" type of song but it's very much something I can see from her in the "If you don't love me now, you will never love me again".

Papa Don’t Preach by Madonna

And, of course, “Papa Don’t Preach” for when Bella’s pregnant with Renesmee and has to convince the family to rally behind her (for all that she never has to confront Charlie).

Carlisle

Knowing When to Leave by Dionne Warwick (Burt Bacharach/Hal David)

Now, this one's a bit of a stretch for me, but if you're asking for songs off the top of my head this is what you get. This is Carlisle in both leaving Volterra. Yes, come here and you get my trash ship.

Rocky Mountain High by John Denver

This one for me gets more the nomadic spirit of Carlisle as well as his faith. And you've got to have John Denver somewhere on the list.

Edward

God Only Knows by the Beach Boys

Every Breath You Take is a good one but to me the inherent creepiness of "God Only Knows" wins. As it speaks to Edward's suicidal obsession with Bella as well as Carlisle for that matter, "God only knows what I'd be without you."

Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera

Edward practically is the Phantom. They are very similar characters down to Edward thinking he looks like a beast. Gaslighting Bella into thinking he's her guardian angel/father's spirit is very much an Edward thing to do.

Emmett

All Star by Smash Mouth

I really don't have much on Emmett, this was the first thing that comes to mind. A derpy song about being a loser and loving life. Emmett's doing fine.

Esme

Now Later Soon from A Little Night Music

Oh my god, is Esme Anne from "A Little Night Music". It is completely the same character and pretty much every song out of her in this musical/every word out of her mouth is a younger Esme. This song especially, as she's just hopelessly oblivious to everything including her dumpster fire marriage and her suicidal step son.

Que Sera Sera by Doris Day

You can't have Esme without Doris Day. It just can't be done. And this is the most quintessential Doris Day song/advice I'm sure Esme has given people in her family.

Jacob

Prelude/Angry Young Man by Billy Joel

If Jacob is anything at all by the end of the series, it is an angry young man (with good reason). To me though, this song captures the ultimate impotence of his rage by the end.

Jasper

Everybody's Talkin by Harry Nilsson

Jasper in the aftermath, trying to find his place in the wide world, reminds me a lot of this song.

Renesmee

Finishing the Hat from Sunday in the Park with George

Above all this is a song about loneliness and isolation. About seeing the world differently from those around you and having a connection that's not quite good enough. This is how I view Renesmee to a tee and how she sees the world.

I Remember from Evening Primrose

Renesmee's so separated from our world, lives such an isolated life, that this song captures for me. Where Ella relates a world we know so well to her claustrophobic existence.

Take Me to the World from Evening Primrose

Again, Renesmee's such a stranger to our world who is going to grow up in this false, bizarre, reality that is just her family clinging to a dream. I can very much see her longing for something real.

The Glamorous Life from A Little Night Music (Film Version)

To me this really gets how I think Renesmee would feel about her absentee mother. This admiration/longing and trying to reconcile how her mother’s not in her life. While, of course, Bella’s off leading a ridiculous life.

Rosalie

Flashback from Passion

Now, Rosalie is certainly not Fosca from Passion. Fosca, notably, is an unattractive invalid. However, the musical focuses so much on the role of beauty in women and the worth of women in this time period. Which is so ingrained in Rosalie's story. Specifically, we have "And then I reached the age where being beautiful becomes the most important thing a woman can be. So long as you're a man/An unattractive man you/can still have opportunities. Whereas if you're a woman, you either are a daughter or a wife. You marry, or you're a daughter all your life."

Then, of course, the song is also about the conman/gigilo that Fosca unintentionally marries which is rather reminiscent of Royce King II and just how this man utterly ruins her and her family.

[torterragarden]

Sonia for the character ask

YES GOD MY FAVORITE WIFE FROM POKEMON

favorite thing about them: She is so sweet and adorable but also has this underlying sadness to her and I really liked watching her figure herself out and find her own path throughout the game. Pokemon games get shit on for their writing a lot, and rightfully so it’s usually not great lol, but one thing I think they generally do well is smaller scale stories about personal growth. You usually see this the most with rival characters which is why I usually think they’re the best characters in any given game, but it was really nice seeing this kind of story with a character who’s already an adult. Also love her disaster girl energy she’s so cringe fail and I love her

least favorite thing about them: I know I just said I liked her growth throughout the game and I do! But also um. I hate how a lot of her scenes that concern the Darkest Day plot are just. the same thing. She just gives you the same info over and over, with maybe one line of new info that makes her go “oh wow so much to ponder” and then the next time you talk to her it’s just the same info regurgitated like girl I know I get it.

favorite line: this line from Masters  “Partner Pokémon always come 'round looking for attention when you're trying to read a book, don't they. You know what I mean...right? Now that I think about it, I guess it only happens when I've had my head in a book for so long that I've forgotten to eat...” god she’s just like me fr

brOTP: the way she acts like a big sister to Hop and the player is really cute! Also really like her relationships with Leon, Nessa and Raihan I feel very incredibly normal about the fact they all did their Gym Challenge at the same time and were friends sooo normal

OTP: Aquaheartshipping is probably my favorite but I really like lionheartshipping too

nOTP: don’t really have one but like idk what other ships involving Sonia are popular aside from the two I mentioned

random headcanon: I like to believe she has a Venusaur, since Leon has a Charizard

unpopular opinion: not sure I have one

song i associate with them: Winter by Handong, I guess technically it’s not a song I associate with Sonia alone since I associate it with lionheartshipping particularly but like yeah it’s a Sonia song idc

favorite picture of them:

[polikszena]

Rules: Tag 10 people you want to get to know better

I was tagged by the amazing @highwaytothedangerzone502 - Thank you! ^_^

Favorite time of the year: I’d say the first week of November, because at that time the weather is not that cold, the leaves are colorful, and also that is the time when we usually have the freshmen’s weekend which means that we get to spend quite a lot of time with my friends, we have the freshmen’s ball which is still a great party (even though we are not freshmen anymore) and also my birthday is on that week,

Comfort foods: Scottish shortbread, aka. Ted Lasso biscuits and semolina milk pudding with cocoa powder

Do you collect anything?: Tickets of the plays and concerts or museums I’ve been to. I like to keep them because then I will know that I’ve seen that play/been to that concert/place, and it also brings back memories.

Favorite drink?: A glass of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice or a nice tinto de verano (which basically is red wine mixed with lemon soda)

Favorite music artists: The Beatles, Budapest Bár, OneRepublic, The Chicks, Elton John, Flight of the Conchords, Kaláka (they are a Hungarian folk-ish band who add music to poems. I grew up on their music and I still go to their concerts whenever I can, because they are still amazing. And their Christmas album is the best Christmas album ever.)

Current favorite songs: 

I Ain’t Worried by OneRepublic - That one is quite obvious :P

SloMo by Chanel - Honestly, I wasn’t expecting to like this song that much, but it’s pretty much stuck in my head since the Eurovision final. I think it’s a great song and it gives me a confidence boost every time I listen to it (don’t ask me why, tho). Needless to say, I gave my 12 points to them this year.

Rámnézett by Szűcs - So, the singer/songwriter is one of the singers in Budapest Bár as well and he’s a terrific lyricist. This song is about low self-esteem and the irony of blaming others for our bad decisions, and I can relate to it in several ways. The title translates as “She looked at me.”

Bam Bam by Camila Cabello & Ed Sheeran - I really love the vibe of this song, and it’s about getting back on our feet after a breakup, and also, it’s a salsa song!

Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins - Again, self-explanatory

Egy budai teraszon by Budapest Bár - I absolutely love this one! It’s about a man telling a woman how beautiful she is and that he would like to see her again. Not a very complicated topic, to be honest, but the lyrics are really good and it has such a nice vibe altogether. It’s a shame they don’t play this song more often in their concerts. It deserves more recognition. Translation of the title: “On a terrace in Buda.”

Favorite fics: To be honest, I haven’t read so many fics (mostly because I come across a lot of Character x Reader ones and these are not really my cup of tea), but I like India, Lima, Yankee by @highwaytothedangerzone502 more and more (and I’m not saying this just because you tagged me in this thing :D ), I really enjoyed @buckyr00s‘s song association drabbles, @opalinedaydreams’ Floydsin fics (if anyone reading this ships Bob and Hangman go check them out, you won’t regret it) and I’m not sure whether they are considered fics, but I love @natashatrace’s writings about Phoenix and the others.

Tagging (no pressure at all): @orlissa, @mattzwright, @allkinds-oftrash, @buckyr00s, @smooth-crimminal, @here-there-everyfuckenwhere, @dumrad-dish and some nice people I see quite often in my activity pages: @okaybutlikemakeitgay, @d4r32bstup1d, @isiloup 

[sasukesun]

Sasuke for the ask game ofc

i was expecting him lol so thanks for the ask

favourite thing about them: i really can’t say just him? ok. so how he fought so hard for the justice he (and his people) deserved but also how even with so much shit threw at him, he still was a good person (idc if people bring kage summit into this, we’ve discussed that so much already), how he still had a strong sense of justice (how he revived the hokages to talk to them and know the truth for example) and how he still wanted to be loved despite how unhealthy his mindset was

least favourite thing about them: his final plan sucks and it’s because itachi spread bad writing everywhere after his reveal

favourite line: idk he’s so iconic “begone with the thunderclap” or “you’ll have your chance to fly, snake, in the talons of a hawk” [kills orochimaru] and “i know your heart, and you know mine” cause romance ain’t dead guys. he has range

brotp: not itachi tbh. if you don’t count naruto… between team taka members i think suigetsu?

otp: narsas obviously ♡

notp: tbh any ship that is not narsas is a notp because sasuke simply isn’t interested in anyone that isn’t naruto and people that say otherwise are just pushing it which is a bit annoying, but honourable mention to sasusaku, because sakura is the worst person sasuke could ever be paired up with, he has been through enough already

random headcanon: i usually post hcs about him and naruto and tag it as #headcanon but if we’re talking only about him hmmm i think sasuke likes tea because it helps him relax. he might like coffee but he avoids it because of the tachycardia and sleeplessness (and he already has trouble sleeping right after the war, before getting therapy i mean, which in my fix-it ending he does get it)

unpopular opinion: is there any opinion about sasuke that is unpopular? depends on which part of the fandom you’re talking about ig, people just can’t be normal about sasuke

sasuke was right about the system and he deserved to get justice in the ending, he’s not an emo, or bitchy, and he definitely shouldn’t just “do what itachi wanted” or whatever (shouldn’t be unpopular but well…)

sasuke is not emotionless, he is very much driven by the love he feels for his family and for naruto, people that say he doesn’t know how to express himself, or lies about his feelings, or anything like that are just focusing on the wrong characters (cof cof sakura), the ones sasuke doesn’t love y’know

sasuke is not horny, or a fuckboy, or clingy, or a player or very sexual or any trait people give to him that belongs to charasuke… fandom still didn’t get that the whole point is that people are attracted to him while he acts aloof about it

i don’t think his rabid stans understand his relationship with naruto nor they understand that his “desire” for isolation is unhealthy and self destructive and not a good thing

sasuke isn’t “bad” or “abusive” or whatever towards sakura, she’s the only one to blame in this whole mess for not knowing how to take no for an answer (also shouldn’t be unpopular…)

song i associate with them: this is probably the only one that will have a song yay so fireworks by mitski because of the melancholy

favourite picture of them: nope. this is just. an impossible task. won’t happen. have some fortnite sasuke giving you love in compensation for it