#I love you snowglobe symbolism…

[coleslawr02]

our home in the past, present, and future. 🌲

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[eric-the-bmo]

"Need a light?"

(very huge thanks to @sm0kebreaks for this commission of my vampire and his sire! I'm going to go insane in the tags now, i adore this with every fibre of my being [also: vers with no piercings under the readmore, bc I love that one too])

[rainbowdaisy13]

*As always, these are my thoughts and connections Im making as I watch—I do not claim to know anything secret or for this to be taken as fact*

So we start out the Spotify Video with a pan out of the whole scene which is essentially Taylor-World with her as the centerpiece—song choice is Cruel Summer which is heavily Kaylor coded

The next scene is these two people in love in what we find out later is Taylor’s eye. Shes wearing Miss Americana and the other person is a taller woman with her face covered by leaves—why would her face need to be covered? The infamous red scarf is present which has now become a symbol for Taylor’s affections (IBYTAM video)

Next we see the clock moving closer to Midnight and a woman dressed in lavendar answering the phone upside down. Shes got clock earrings on and seems to be real excited about whatever she’s talking about

Next a close up of the Lover House burning in Taylors hand—this symbolism is so important to Taylor it’s *the* thing she has in her hand—could’ve been anything but it’s that

Pan out and we get another tall face covered (again why can’t we see who these people are?) stranger step into frame next to the Sunset and Vine street crossing—a Gorgeous reference, which is also heavily Kaylor coded

We switch to seeing the clock again move closer to Midnight and hear the lyrics “I’m always waiting for you to be waiting below” as we see this gentlemen covered in clocks checking both his watches—is it time yet?? Is it happening?? I believe the people in yellow represent us in this fandom constantly checking our watches asking WHEN TAYLOR

Next we get an Angel / Devil scene where the dice seem to add up to 89 and 13 at different times. What interests me more is that the Angel first aims for the dice—she’s gonna kill The Game—and at the last second changes her mind and decides nope she’s gonna take down the Devil who is playing the Game

After the Angel presumably takes out the Devil, the clock finally strikes Midnight and an ensuing earthquake appears shaking everyone up—this is wild to me—once we meet her after Midnight she knows the world will be shaken by her truth. But don’t worry! Tree is there measuring the aftershocks and noting how TS The Business is impacted

Next we get shots of a girl with her face covered playing guitar, 2 people fishing, and people dancing in the snow in a cave—if yall have any connections with those add on, nothing super jumped out to me. I DID love the Fox peaking out of the KT boot though

Then we see another person in yellow trying to see through the leaves in the snowglobe—again I think this represents this fandom. There’s also another woman in Orange, with her face covered, sitting next to a dog that resembles Karlie’s dog

And my fave part where it all comes together, the closing shot of all the small people in Taylor World is again focused on the 2 lovebirds—it’s revealed they are in Taylor’s eye, and she winks as we hear “I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you”

A Masterpiece as always well done Mastermind

[dailyadventureprompts]

Adventure: Cracking the Snowglobe

As the dark closes in and the cold weighs heavy on us on all, it’s important to remember that there is light and warmth to be had, if only we seek it out, and share it with others. Stories round the fire, good food shared with those we love, songs of hope sung in defiance of the bleak, all these things give the soul the tender it needs to burn on through the winter until the days begin to grow long again. 

Setup:  Decades after retiring from a busy life of adventuring, the local wizard Hypatia has fallen into a depressed bout of isolation, raising a barrier of magical force around her manor in the hopes of keeping out distractions while she works on yet another project she hasn’t the energy to complete.   Her old friend Moroz the outrider is having none of it, tired of being brushed off every when he visits and concerned about Hypatia’s wellbeing, he’s journeyed around gathering presents from all their old friends and allies as a reminder of the good times they spent together, and a symbol that people still care about her. His grand display of affection has been somewhat delayed when a gang of hobgoblins ambushed him on the road, stealing the majority of the gifts and leaving him for dead. 

When the party stumble across the scene of the ambush and follow the scatteres of red snow (and Toboggan, the distressed reindeer), they find Moroz crawling his way out of a ditch, alive, pissed off, and in need of some holiday helpers.

 Background: It has been some score of years since the wizard Hypatia walked the roads of the realm with her friends, using her magic and more often her wits to mend what’d gone astray.  She settled, as she had always wanted, into the life of a country wizard, persuing her own studies in a manor just far enough from town that neither she or the locals would bother one another unless the cause was worthwhile. While every shy accademic is due their alone time, decades and distance have not been good for Hypatia. More and more she has sunk into the lony existance she has made for herself, losing the strength to keep up correspondance with old allies, to visit the market for supplies, to even leave the little island she calls home.  She says she is working, but her work suffers too, the grand tretisies and formulations she hoped to write stagnate along with her mind, and frustration at being unable to focus on one thing she was good at has inspired her to cut herself off further, raising a globe of magic around her home and denying all visitors.

Moroz knows what it means to be alone.  The dwarven outrider has spent most of his life carrying messages between settlements and outposts for weeks at a time. He also knows how dangerous that loneliness can be, and that a life without other people in it is a life without hope, and the winter is not kind to those without hope.  The last time he saw Hypatia, when she came to turn him away from her door and raise her barrier, Moroz saw a look in her eyes that reminded him of travellers he’d found stranded in the snow, the look of slowly forgetting your reasons to live. He knows he must remind her, or he won’t see her again come the thaw. 

Adventure Hooks: 

The party could encounter Moroz on any wintry road (A mournfully bellowing Reindeer is one hell of a hook), but If you wanted to run this adventure as a oneshot, consider having the heroes be part of a search party specifically sent out to look for him after a snowstorm delays the local mail delivery.  

The hobs have taken their loot and fallen back to a deserted fortress half buried in snow. While most of what they’ve stolen are keepsakes destined to be sold off or tossed into the fire if the party doesn’t intervene, a few of the more interesting presents have some wizz-bang magical powers. Hopefully Hypatia doesn’t mind some of her gifts being used as powerups to help the heroes survive the dungeon.  

After they’ve recovered the majority of the gifts, Moroz and the party still have to break into the wizard’s warded fortress. The globe of force is highly impressive, but careful perception could reveal a few careful weaknesses.   There’s a boathouse left abandoned on the isle that happens to contain a forgotten tunnel leading into the manor proper (which just so happens to have a local river monster hibernating inside of it).    An eagle eyed scout might likewise notice that the dusting of snow on top of the globe isn’t uniform, and that there’s a thin spot riiiight above the manor’s chimney in order to let out the smoke. 

Once inside the party have other hurdles to face: the phantom servants that manage the grounds are also programmed to repel intruders… but they don’t seem to notice the sinister, shadowy entities that now lurk in the Manor’s unlit halls.  They’ll find Hypatia in a sorry state, having spent several days staring into the yawning mouth of a dark portal she doesn’t quite remember calling up.  After spending so long cut off, so long failing to achieve anything with the work that gave her purpose, despair overtook the wizard’s heart and the shadowfell called to her… she was not that long from answering it when the party intervened. They chose to care, and they ended up saving her life, and the life of her friend besides.  

After their tearful reunion Moroz decides to stay to help take care of his old friend, but extends an invitation to the party: The winter holidays are coming up and it is better to spend it with friends, perhaps they could help him decorate the manor, cook a couple meals, maybe head into town for supplies and get caught up in a snowball fight.  When the Festivities are done, Hypatia will extend the invitation even further: being alone is evidently bad for her, and she has so much space in her home it’d be a shame not to give the party a place to stay every time they stop in.  The party will have a new home base and a new reason to go out adventuring: what with Moroz retiring for the time being and needing someone capable to take over his role as outrider.  

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[dreadfutures]

blue's apparently daily screenshot binge below (PART 1)

and fair warning. i love a texture. like look at the transparency on these glasses:

or like, the subtle embossing on the icons, and how they fill up over time:

i really need to get my DA screenshot server going again. I still have so many.

i think the person crouching is an elven beggar; consistent with Tevinter Nights stuff

does this person have red hair? can't tell if it's a hood instead. also i'm loving the distinct fashions

if you watch, this guy in the bg is JAMMING

is this a qunari hanging out

SORRY THIS IS SO ME... I KNOW THIS POT ASSET I HAVE STARED AT IT SO OFTEN LMFAO

we literally watch the npcs unblock the area by moving this box i find that so nifty

sorry but the veil rifts look so beautiful

these (rage?) demons are very wolf-like... solas, are you at influence ;-;

this was the moment when I felt my heart stop and went "OH. THEY ARE MIRRORING DAI. OH MY GOD."

i was so enamored that i didn't even notice the pride demon here LMFAO

i remember seeing the motion capture for this balancing act back in 2020... i'm so happy to see it and i can't WAIT to see HOW CROWS MOVE?

GUYS IS THERE CLIMBING.

HERO OF THE INQUISITION. HERO. THATS MY GIRL

look at this pot. i'm obsessed.

Rook: "Do you have my stuff?"

Lace: yeh

Rook has the VG symbol and the iconic purple gold already???

I LOVE THE NEW DEMONS. I LOVE THEM. SO MUCH IMAGINATION. buuuut i do miss the particular HORROR of despair's teeth-face.

whoa look at the glass textures

i believe this is different character art for lace. i'm hyped.

EVERYTHING IS BREAKABLE??? OH MY GOD

FROM DAY 1 I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET OVER THE SIGNS.

the venatori got a new look and they're the ones we saw in the tavern brawl companion trailer

i love the magic theyre using to block your way so you can't just sprint by lol... no salty dark souls runbacks huh

YEET

WE ARE STILL TOUCHING RED LYRIUM WITH OUR BARE HANDS.

NEVE BABY DID YOU MAKE A SNOWGLOBE

sliding

SLIDING

tevinter loves its demon statues

[callmearcturus]

just some things i love about the XMAU triumvirate

RAVEN

she is literally The Reason the timeline is different and she is the fulcrum of the changes and is the most important person, i'm not remotely kidding

I really really hate the trope of "smart, level-headed female character who is too good for these dumb men" but Raven's arc from the first movie to the fourth actually justifies it. she starts off lost and stuck in Charles' shadow in XMFC, is emotional and confused and angry and alone in DOFP, is a free agent and a very very reluctant hero in XMA, and by the time she reached DP she's so fucking wise and mature, it's actually CHARACTER PROGRESSION

she did need a push at the start, and when someone helps her grow emotionally, she actually repays that by returning the favor. Erik gave her a way to live without Charles and helped her learn pride in herself, and in return she's the one to be Erik's better angel in XMA after Charles royally screws that shit up. even just the invocation of her is the thing that wakes Erik up from his rage spiral in DP.

likewise, she is the one who over and over and over again voices the Charles You Fuck-Up chorus against Charles. in XMA she calls him tf out for his rose-colored glasses because she's out in the thick of it, she's the boots on the ground where he is not. in DP, she drags his ass for his respectability politics and ego-stroking, and she's fucking right.

taking a character who literally had to hide their identity for most of her life and then making her a literal hero-- all of the younger mutants look up to her, her appearance on TV changed everyone's lives, Ororo literally brings her up the second anyone glances at her painting of Raven. and the clear discomfort Raven feels about that, having tripped into being... kind of what she herself needed growing up, and her complicated feelings about it.

SHE IS LITERALLY THE PERSON CHARLES THINKS HE IS. she is a symbol of the worth of mutants, she is the foot soldier who rescues people in danger and brings them to safety, and when someone is off the deep end and NEEDS to hear the right thing, Charles fucks it up EVERY TIME but Raven doesn't.

she's vulnerable she's a bitch she's a diplomat she's a smuggler she's serving cunt she's got a bigger dick than you she's the ultimate girldad

her makeup and prosthetics in DP are genuinely beautiful, they finally figured out a solution for JLaw's apparently allergy to most techniques and she looks so cool

Ranking Amongst Jean Grey's Dads: Best Dad. Tough love, turns a blind eye when you're doing shots and having a party, probably drives a motorcycle, turned Ororo queer. Will show up to bail you out of jail if you get a trouble but will only ground you for a week.

ERIK

might be the greatest character of all time? he's really high up there, y'all.

lets just lay it out: he's a Jewish holocaust survivor who speaks at least four languages and works as a nazi hunter and is the reason the bullet curved (he was trying to save Kennedy actually). his Magical Girl Power-Up Sequence is tearing Auschwitz apart with his powers, he can control the magnetic fields on the entire planet, he floats in a Sad Snowglobe Of Magnetic Angst. he also becomes a foundry worker with ginger scruff and flannel shirts who sings polish lullabies to his daughter. he also is called in to talk to invading American soldiers and basically tell them Come Back With A Warrant and is savvy enough to avoid letting said soldiers get hurt on his land bc he knows the political ramifications. all of that is FACTUAL.

The first time we hear him speak English, his voice drops into that chasm-deep baritone and I literally went "oh no"

This Bitch Rehabilitated Himself. We joke about how Magneto Was Right but the reality is more complicated. He is certainly more right than Charles, but the gap in his ideology is intersectionality, which is wild given his origin story is Gddamn Nazi Hunter and when he decides to quit The Revolution, he becomes a laborer. All of the elements of his past, warrior to lab rat to revolutionary to dad to laborer, they all synthesize into what he finally becomes. He's a leader who is just as comfortable citing legal precedent and playing spymaster as he is constructing houses.

Punct: "Arc, do you just have a thing for public servants?" Me: "Shut the fuck up. Yes. Shut up."

The sheer physicality of how he uses his powers, how when he is tearing the planet apart, he is serene and calm and when he's in one-on-one combat he's physical and full of motion and feels like he's been doing this for his entire life.

Look: the fight on the train in DP is hot as hell. also it works as an encapsulation of his morals. when threatened, he is ruthless and efficient and brutal. when he's the last man standing between Jean and the villain, he seals the way behind him and prepares to die with a smile and a quip. Erik decides what needs to be done and does it, and if its a thankless, inglorious death, he's ready for it.

The entire dynamic of Raven and Erik. The respect, the love, the fact they definitely fucked and that's behind them but it was important to them both. In DOFP, Erik tries to kill Raven to save the timeline, and the moment her death isn't needed, he goes to her like "Yep, I did that because I thought it was right. Now its not. Here's a bunch of information you need to know." AND IT'S THAT FUCKING SIMPLE. The way Raven views Erik as almost a known quantity, someone reliable and predictable, the trust and understanding they have, SLAYS ME.

HE IS THE ONE WHO HAS TO REHABILITATE CHARLES XAVIER. In the end, it's Charles who has fucked up his life so thoroughly that he needs love and guidance to find his way again, and it's Erik who shows up and is determined he will take Charles home and accepts the responsibility of that decision.

Ranking Amongst Jean Grey's Dads: Second Best Dad, and that's including the time he lowkey tried to murder her. He's STILL second best dad. He's like the dad who didn't get custody in the divorce but when something Bad happens, the kids go to him because they trust him to help them. He can and will help you bury the bodies. He's also easier to be emotional with bc if you get angry, he's ready for it, unlike your Other Dad. And if you need to cry, he'll let you cry on him without asking you over and over "are you alright darling, do need anything, you know if you wanted to speak to a therapist i know seventeen of them" like your Other Dad, no Erik's just like "okay?" and doesn't make it a federal fucking issue. also raven probably has a motorcycle but erik definitely has a motorcycle.

Charles Fucking Xavier

the fakest bitch in the world, the self-loathing king, the addict who can't stop hurting himself, the martyr of martyrs. MCAVOY DID NOT NEED TO BRING THIS MUCH GAME TO THIS ROLE AND YET HE DID.

what makes the XMAU timeline so good is that they somewhere decided "actually, Charles is a liar" and he's not kind of a liar, he's THE liar, and it all pays off in Dark Phoenix when his carefully constructed world comes crashing down around his head.

He never understood how much he loved and needed Raven until she was gone. When she's gone and he finally recognizes who she is, sees her as more than his ward, it's the moment he most needed her. Charles is, at his core, even more than the blunt force metaphor of DOFP, an addict. He needs people to temper him and to tell him no. Left with Hank (basically living which his drug dealer and enabler), he becomes a bitter, fucked up mess who has lost all the joy in his life. He goes from the guy who is SO EXCITED TO SEE NEW MUTATIONS to calling Peter "a pain in the arse," he's just SO cold and lost and bitter and it colors everything about him.

Erik and Raven had this thing he wants, this certainty and understanding of who they each are. When he finally becomes The Professor in XMA, it feels like a pure performance. He can't drink and drug himself to death in the new world Raven has created, so he is going to be the Professor and he has all these little habits and bits of patter that feel constructed to create this shell for him to fill out and become.

AND THIS PRETTY MUCH IS CONFIRMED IN DP because Charles can't do it Erik's way and can't do it Raven's way, so he needs to win in his way, this perfect PR performance of Professor Charles Xavier who can fill your mind with "Help is on the way" at any moment. He will make the world love them because he doesn't know how to handle any alternative. But its the same knife's edge he's been balanced on since the beach in Cuba, the same edge he's been balancing on since Raven was on TV pointing a gun at Trask, the same edge he falls off in DP when he loses Raven, loses Jean, and just like that, the entire world decides to put him and the people he loves into camps. It was ALWAYS right under his feet, and his tightrope walk was always doomed to fail because to keep it going, he would have to sacrifice anyone and everyone who couldn't keep up the same facade he does.

Because Charles is angry. My gd, he is angry. YOU WANT WHAT I HAVE? YOU WANT TO FEEL WHAT I FEEL?!

He lost Raven and blows up at Erik to try to blame him only to get told tf off for abandoning everyone he was meant to care for. He lost Erik because Erik would not become the right kind of charismatic leader and he left Erik in prison for a fucking decade. He lost Raven again for ignoring the realities outside of Westchester, ignoring vicious violent injustices. He lost Erik again because his secondary mutation is the ability to say the wrong thing at the right time. He lost Erik again when he became such a fake-bitch that Erik moved to a remote island just to get away from TV news and magazines lmao. And he lost Jean because he's a liar, even if he's a liar for love. ALL OF HIS CAREFUL PLANS AND NARRATIVES FAIL IN THE END. THEY RENAMED THE SCHOOL AND SENT HIM OUT ON A LONG SABBATICAL TO FIGURE HIS SHIT OUT.

but i love him. he's a complete fuck-up who needs to have people around him to stop him, but I love him because he's wanted to be a dad when he was 12 years old, he finally learns how to say he was wrong, he sits at Jean's bedside and comforts her when she's scared, he non-consensually overwrote jean's memory. he did it to cut out the fact her father hated her and blamed her for her mother's death. he believes in Jean and trusts her in a way only Raven and Scott do in the end. Jean puts him through one of the most grotesque, de-humanizing things imaginable and he still immediately offers himself up to her to look into his heart and trusts her, still trusts her when he should not

he's a fuck-up and loses everything for what is without a doubt his mistakes. and he lives through it. so he has to keep going. and Erik's going to help him.

he once (falsely) accused Erik of taking Raven and abandoning him. in the end, Erik shows up and refuses to leave him. because Charles is a fuckup but the love is there and will always be there. Because I think Charles is only able to hurt people so much because he loves them so much. Anger is just love left out and gone to vinegar.

Ranking Amongst Jean Grey's Dads: Third Best, Second Worst Dad. Gd, he sucks so much. He got Raven killed, he lucked out of not getting Jean killed, he gets kicked out of his own fucking school, even Hank the guy who was his live-in drug dealer for years calls him to the mat. Still better than John Grey, who decided his eight year old child was a murderer and handed him off to a rich stranger and never looked back. Fuck that guy.

anyway you reached the end so i'm here to tell you that the best XMAU movie is DOFP. then Dark Phoenix. then XMFC. then Apocalypse. yes, I'm serious.

[simp-ly-writes]

Meet the Doctor pt.10

Pairing: Stardew Valley Harvey x Reader

Summary: The holiday times symbolize the end of the year and the start to your relationship with the town's doctor.

Warnings: mentions of drinking, hinted upon intimacy.

A/N: I can't believe that this chapter of the reader's and Harvey's life together is finally written out and completed! makes me wonder what happens next in many ways...

Masterlist | Taglist | edited.

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The Feast of the Winter Star, you and Harvey enjoy cups of your mulled wine as you both chat with Mayor Lewis who looks at you with a certain light and ever-knowing glint in his eyes. You narrow yours in reaction, irked by his I knew it, always attitude while Harvey stands by your side none-the-wiser, taking a sip of his wine and looking around the town square. 

He sees Maru first, surprisingly sitting beside Sam, both looking actively engaged in conversation in contrast to Hailey and Alex who look to be on the fence of a public argument. Alex’s hair was standing up on his head more prominently as he straightened his posture and Hailey’s blush became a bit too apparent- her eyes narrowing at something the jock had to say. Quickly looking in the next direction, Gus and Leah look to be discussing dishes while making grand gestures with their hands and happy expressions. 

It was a picture perfect scene, the large tree looming over them all, glittering tall and proud as a thousands boxes of differing patterns and shapes covered the ground as did snow. Harvey looked down at you, still chatting away with Mayor Lewis and Marnie and smiled, moving a piece of hair behind your ears and fixing your scarf. You slowly stopped mid sentence, becoming distracted by these small gestures as you became engulfed in your own little world with one another, Lewis and Marnie returning to their own table at the front. 

Snow started to fall lightly around you both as Harvey began to cup your cheeks, you could see over Harveys shoulder that Elliot was leaning against the convenience store while talking to Willy. He looks over at you and smiles lightly in a bittersweet fashion, nodding his head in approval your way and turns back to face Willy a moment later as Harvey kisses you gently on the lips. In the process you dreamed to hold a snowglobe of this moment with the man you found love within.

--

Gift swapping comes in full force an hour later, Harvey ends up giving you tickets to a band you have been dying to see in the city. You kissed his cheek and exploded into major thanks, not remembering when you or possibly who told him even as Elliot looks over and smiles at the exchange without you noticing and Harvey mouths a thank you, his way as you eye at the tickets in your hand in disbelief. You end up giving Harvey a green, transportable mug and offer to take him sticker shopping for it soon. Harvey smiles at this brightly and says that he would make great use out of it as he already poured his glass of mulled wine into it; you snorting in the process and him shoving you slightly into the nearby snowbank. 

Hair filled with flakes you playfully glared at him as he offered his hand for you to stand back up, yet you ended up pulling him down alongside you as your frames shaped snow angles in the bank. Never had Harvey felt this youthful and unafraid looking at you madly giggle beside him. 

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By the time the communal dinner service is over, Harvey invites you back to his apartment for another surprise. Entering through the door first you see the crown molding is covered by multi-colored holiday lights that flicker lightly, a table is sat in the middle of the room, dressed with a singular candle and two plates of steaming food. You wonder when he had the time to prepare this occasion, or who he paid to, but he shushes you gently with another kiss before you can say anything but compliments to the chef/planner. 

A holiday track plays slightly in the background as your hands hold one another's and soon there is no longer a table that separates the two of you. The bells chime as the spirits that sing rhyme and you both fall deeper into one another for the night and into the early morning air that dances itself through the drapes and onto the bed where you both snuggle closer into each other's warmth under the duvet cover. 

--

New Years Eve makes its way into the calendar and represents your current time. You and Harvey had decided to rent a car in order to drive down the coastal roads to witness the celebratory fireworks together. Blankets packed, beers stored in the cooler in the back. You both wore layered clothing and sang karaoke to the radio all throughout your way there. 

You checked into your hotel room for the day and prepared for the night. Having food ordered up to your room, you both made your way over to the balcony that faced the water. Blankets laid across the outdoor sofa as you both cuddled against one another, your head falling against Harvey’s chest as he rubbed circles into the upper side of your arm. Taking the time to kiss the top of your head as you both whispered your countdown and the sky erupted into a thousand blossoming stars exploding passionately- you kissed. 

Happy New Year, Darling was softly stated over the roaring thunderclaps of the fireworks and the clapping hands of hundreds as you both sat and observed the world before you both.

╰┈➤ A/N: The Meet the Doctor is now completed. Thank you all for the love and support of this story and my first ever series! I can't wait to share what comes next in the future, yet in the meanwhile please enjoy my somewhat new series best friends... forever? and what I have to offer currently within the masterlist. Love you all!

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[chvoswxtch]

woohooo!! congratulations on the 2k!! happy to be a part of it, thanks for inviting me!!🍾🎊🎉🎈

now lets partyyyyyy!!! 💃🏻🍸🍹🥂🥳🥳🥳

ohh i see matt murdock and i think i’ll have a margarita on the rocks while slow dancing with him 😜

All of the girls you loved before (ooh) Made you the one I've fallen for Every dead-end street Led you straight to me Now you're all I need I'm so thankful for All of the girls you loved before But I love you more

~ All Of The Girls You Loved Before

Song by Taylor Swift

my darling!!!

thank you so much for stopping by the bar, and for this incredible request. cheers to you! 🥂

as a reminder: margarita on the rocks means it's spicy (minors dni)!

blurb below the cut

all of the girls you loved before

i’m so thankful for all of the girls you loved before, but i love you more

Today had been a dream. An absolute dream. It almost didn’t feel real. Today was the day you married the love of your life; Matthew Murdock. Your head rested against his chest with your arms weaved around his shoulders, while his arms were wrapped tightly around your waist and his face was nuzzled into the side of your neck. The two of you glided effortlessly around the dance floor together, enjoying your first dance together as husband and wife. Even though there were a ton of eyes watching the two of you, it still felt like it was just you and Matt in the room. 

You still couldn’t believe that you had gotten so lucky. That this magnetic force of a man had chosen you to bind himself to, legally and spiritually, for the rest of your lives. Out of all the girls that he had loved before, you were the one he had given the key to his heart to, and you wore it proudly around your left finger in a symbol of love and a sacred promise. Matt had given you everything you had ever dreamed of. A loyal and dedicated partner. A sense of security and belonging. A home, a real home. 

Today he had given you his last name, and you were determined to give him a lifetime of happiness in return.

You couldn’t help but hug onto his body even tighter as an overwhelming flurry of emotions swirled around in your head like delicate flakes in a snowglobe.

“I love you so much, Matty.”

You could feel his lips stretch into a smile against your neck, and he tightened his arms around your body, pulling you further into the safety and comfort of his embrace.

“I love you so much, angel.”

By the time he carried you past the threshold of your shared apartment, you couldn’t keep your hands to yourself. Your fingers sought out every inch of his skin you could find, and you kissed him fervently as Matt chuckled against your lips. He carried you in his strong arms to the bedroom, gently setting you down on the edge of it as he bent over you, placing his hand on your cheek softly, gazing down in the direction of your face while his honey eyes shined in complete adoration.

“We don’t have to rush, sweetheart. We have all night…and the rest of our lives.”

“I just…want to show you how much I love you.”

Matt felt his heart swell at those words, and he shook his head slowly as his lips parted into that dazzling grin that made your knees weak.

“You already have, pretty girl. I’d say today was a pretty big show of it.” 

Letting out a breathless laugh, you reached up to gently grab onto his tie to tug him down closer, biting down on your bottom lip gently as he took the hint and crawled over your body. You couldn’t help but sigh softly as you cradled his jaw in your hand, leaning in to brush your nose against his.

“I…I know there were a lot of girls that loved you before me. But Matty…I love you more. I feel so lucky that you chose me too. I just…wanna show you that. I wanna make you feel that. I wanna teach you how forever feels.”

Brushing your lips ever so slightly against his, you slowly pulled the tie from the knot around his neck, gently pushing his suit jacket over his broad shoulders before your nimble fingers released every button on his shirt. Matt eagerly followed your lead, reaching his hand down to the hem of your wedding dress to slip underneath, dragging the soft fabric up past your thighs and igniting a blazing trail up your skin with his heated touch. 

Every moment in your life had led up to this one. Every flutter of butterflies in your stomach when you felt the first telltale signs of falling in love. Every moment you spent fighting on the phone over a dagger into your heart, falling into an endless cycle of making up just to break up. Every sleepless night you spent crying until two am when it was finally over for good, and another selfish boy had broken your heart. 

Every leap of faith, mistake, rebound, and lesson in love and loss.

All the hell that you and Matt had gone through together to get to heaven.

It all led you right here.

Matt didn’t put up a fight when you pushed him back onto the mattress gently, his hands immediately seeking out your hips when you moved to straddle his waist with a soft grin on his lips. You took your time as you leaned in to press searing kisses along his jawline, down the column of his sensitive neck, as your teeth grazed along the scars that lingered below his collarbones. You always made sure to show the evidence of this world’s unkindness to him extra affection.

Both of you were panting with urgency as you dragged your soaked folds along his eager cock, and by the time you slowly lowered yourself down onto his length with his help, both of you let out a deep sigh and loud moan of relief in unison. Matt’s lips parted as a shaky breath slipped past them, and his eyes nearly rolled into the back of his head once you sank down fully. Sex with Matt was always incredible, but this was different.

You were making love to your husband, and that thought caused a shiver to tumble down your spine.

Matt bluntly dug his fingers into the flesh of your hips to capture your attention, staring blankly up in your direction with a look of pure hunger in his eyes and unfiltered desire etched onto his sharp features.

“Alright, sweetheart. Make me feel it.”

[thehalfbloodedwitch]

Imagine reminiscing all that you once felt for Draco

A/n- So sorry for uploading this on the 31st, but here is the last of my work for Draco December!

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Plum Cake

Gift wrapping paper

Christmas ornaments

Matching bracelets

Y/n scratched the last item on her list and continued searching for the rest of the items she needed for Christmas at her house, this time she was going to spend Christmas with her parents and her friends and so, she was determined to decorate the house.

As she was moving her cart from the aisle, her cart bumped into another cart.

"Oh, I'm sorry," said Y/n and turned to look up at the person she bumped into and found a pair of grey eyes staring into hers. Those eyes which gave her comfort, those eyes gave her life, those eyes which she fell for.

"Oh, I'm sorry, are you okay?" asked a young boy with blond hair to the young Y/n who fell after bumping into him while walking around the hallway of Hogwarts.

"I'm fine," said Y/n in her sweet and cute voice, and as she looked up, she saw a handheld for her to take to get up. She held the boy's hand and stood up, dusting her clothes.

"It's fine," said the grey-eyed man with blonde hair, slowly smiling at her. Oh, what would Y/n do to have him smile at her forever?

"It's been long," said Draco, who pulled his cart towards him, "Yes, it has," said Y/n, who scratched her neck, "So, how have you been?" asked Draco, "I've been, fine," said Y/n, trying to get out of this conversation.

"That's great to hear, well better be going, it's Christmas after all and I have to finish my shopping list," said Draco who held his list to show her, Y/n could easily recognize the handwriting, it was no way Draco's, but someone she loathed, someone who took all the happiness from her hands.

"Draco just spit it out! I am tired of you lying to me!" yelled Y/n, "What do you want me to say Y/n? That I like Astoria?" asked Draco, frustrated, "Yes Draco, I am tired of you telling me that you like me, I know you don't, you can just tell me this and make this easy for me and for you" Y/n said.

Draco's voice broke as he said, "Y/n, don't get me wrong, I like you, but-but it's just, I don't know how, I just fell for her" the line broke her heart, and a tear slipped down her face as she said, "It's fine Draco, I am glad you told me this" and left the room, just like she left his life, forever.

Astoria's handwriting, her neat and cursive handwriting was hard to miss, and the feelings rushed in all over again, the love she had for Draco never died, even though she tried, she could never forget him, he was always hers, but she was never his.

As Draco left with his cart, Y/n looked at her Christmas list she made when she was with Draco, the matching bracelets she wanted to buy for him and her, symbolizing their love for each other, little did she know back then that he would fall for someone else, someone better, someone who would get his love forever.

Y/n grabbed her things from the shopping list and paid for the items as fast as she could, she had to get out of there, she couldn't stay under his presence any longer, all the feelings came flooding back to her and she couldn't hold it in any longer.

She then left the shop and rushed towards her car, and then drove to her house, she still loved him no matter what happened, she always loved him, but he, he loved someone else and lived happily.

The snowglobe she had kept on her car as a decoration had a snowflake in it, it was a gift from Draco when they used to date, Y/n had still kept it in hopes he would someday come back to her, even though she wouldn't say it out loud, but she hoped he would come back but he never did. Instead, he lived a life of his own happiness.

Y/n pulled down the car window and grabbed the snowglobe and threw it out as tears streamed down her eyes, she had finally done it, she had finally thrown him out of her life just like he had, she still loved him and had a special place for Draco in her heart, but now, he no longer is a part of her life, not anymore.

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[dp-marvel94]

Phight Club: Round 3

“They’ve got everything. T-shirts! Magnets! Pins!” Tucker waved his spoils in his friends’ faces. Both frowned, unimpressed. “What?”

“It’s a tourist trap.” Sam deadpanned. “Everything’s cheap and made with slave labor.”

“All with Phantom’s name or symbol.” Danny hissed. “Or my face.”

“It’s not that bad. Look.” Tucker waved him off. “There’s snow globes. You love those.”

Danny side-eyed the display. He did love snow globes…

“Okay, these aren’t that bad. There’s Ember, Skulker. What’s this one?” Danny picked up the object…. And nearly dropped it. “What the hell!”

Tucker grabbed it. “It can’t be that-” He shoved it away. “That’s your disembodied head!”

Sure enough, it was Phantom’s head. And just Phantom’s head, facing forward with wide blank eyes staring. 

“That’s horrible.” Sam said.

The trio finished exploring, luckily finding nothing else as horrifying as that cursed snowglobe. They left, Danny’s sister passing as they did.

When he got home, Danny found a package on his bed, note attached.

I saw this and thought of you. :) Love Jazz

Curious brow raised, Danny opened the bag and pulled out the present. He almost screamed. There, in his hand, the plastic facsimile of his own face stared with its dead eyes.

(Cutting this to 200 words was so hard. 😭😭😭)

[time-is-restored]

more whinging bc i got negative hours of sleep last night and i need to stay awake somehow lol

cw: discussions of misogyny + abuse

god the more i think abt it the more exhausted i get by the gender politics of ted lasso.

like god i do genuinely think that rebecca's arc in s1 is one of the best depictions of a mean + cruel woman ive ever seen on TV specifically bc it manages to thread the needle so well? like they never tilt her balance too much and doom her to being either totally fucked up + evil OR totally soft and sweet and harmless. and ted's 'divorce makes u crazy' response to her apology STILL makes me crazy wrt the sheer. understanding and empathy there, and she's just. given so much more depth than ive come to expect, especially for an ensemble cast sitcom w a (then) p short run time.

but my fucking god. we literally don't learn a fucking thing about michelle. im pretty sure the one (1) concrete thing we know about her comes in the fucking finale, and it's that she's a teacher for... something. the two most important people in ted's life and we don't know anything abt them! they're literally just empty symbols representing the importance of Family™, and that vacancy does nothing but weigh ted's storyline down!

like, i liked michelle's episode/storyline in s1, bc the blinding novelty of a woman instigating a divorce not being the Actual Devil, as well as a just. generally very empathetic + nuanced take on how divorce shakes out between two ppl who really care for each other, was so 'WAIT TV CAN DO THIS??' that i felt satisfied with that being Her Arc™. divorce happens, life happens, people fall out of love, and it hurts but its ultimately okay. the show, at the time, was ultimately abt a football club and how caring abt that football club helped everyone around it.

but then the show sticks around, and her continued absence just... raises a lot of questions? how did the conversation abt ted going overseas happen? what conversations did they have abt henry? how long term was it intended to be? did money really not factor into it all? like it's one thing for a character's backstory to be vague when it's not really the focus of attention (s1 was ultimately rebecca's story before anyone else's), but when it's the load bearing stone of their '''''''arc''''''' in s3...????

like. god. and then it fucking infects every other woman on the show!

sassy + nora? well sure we'll give you a softball - you can have one (1) scene where a woman is able to resolutely and firmly reject a man asking her out without immediately being seen as cruel or gameplayey (not that the audience will see it that way! she's already a lecherous temptress for them!), but neither of them will ever be able to speak to rebecca onscreen again, even after the heart-wrenching scenes in s1 CLEARLY establishing them as a beating heart of rebecca's arc.

shandy? nope, don't even think abt her motivations/drives, just forget her. simi? LMAOOO imagine a black woman getting a personality beyond righteous anger. jack? three-four episodes, and we learn so little abt her that her conflict with keeley - which SHOULD'VE have been a huge emotional beat - just feels like a kick in the teeth (and while, yes, i absolutely agree that in a real world context, jack's rejection of keeley would be largely motivated by class, in Ted Lasso Land™ rebecca is just as rich - if not richer? - and we're never once encouraged to interrogate her priorities).

barbara's the one that really makes me miserable, bc i feel like on a show with less run time, she could've played REALLY well. she's a great contrast to keeley, has an amazing delivery, and the scene where keeley + her first discuss the snowglobes shows that she has the potential for some really moving vulnerability + pathos. but instead they give SO many of keeley's scenes to characters who ultimately get written out, so when barbara stays it's like... okay? sure? like, i was so stoked that barbara survived the Mass Exodus of side characters that i didn't wanna look the gift horse in the mouth but... wasn't the last thing we saw of her and keeley's relationship like. general resentment + distrust abt the shandy debacle? when did that improve? how???

i don't think i'll ever have enough mental real estate to explain how disappointed keeley + rebecca's 'arcs' in s3 made me, and at least there's the saving grace that. virtually no one other than jamie got a coherent arc this season, so at least it was on some levels an egalitarian screw up. but fuck dude. keeley was just forced to react to bad things that were happening to her, and we got to see her do her job (which, unbelievably, does actually involve things other than being an awkward manager!) precisely one (1) time.

i even like rebecca's arc on paper - i think it's really cool to see a character backslide so intensely in terms of obsessing over and struggling to come to terms w a past relationship, especially an abusive one, bc like. yeah! that shit sticks with you for longer than a season! and beyond that, seeing her regain her sense of self and what SHE actually gives a shit about was oftentimes just as sweet as s1. but her scenes were poorly connected, and she had to carry WAY too much of a burden as the Resident Speech Giver for any of her internal characterisation to make sense. like, sorry, but it's kind of hard to believe a character's Going Through It™ when they have to spent near 100% of their screen time giving Take It From Me, Kid, speeches. and then she's not even given a real opportunity TO fuck up + sabotage her relationships, even when she starts getting really weird w ted! it's all just so meaningless and like nothing that she does is ever going to matter. she never speaks to zava again, we don't get to see her interact w bex or kate, her pleas to ted get COMPLETELY shut down...

but the thing that REALLY makes me sick is this complete lack of interiority absolutely butchers the characters of jade + jane, who are otherwise RIFE with potential. like, jade is a completely unflinching, unapologetic asshole to nate + his family, and that's never interrogated. even in Sitcom Land™, it's more than reasonable to view jade's actions as racist, especially when she doesn't give the same treatment to others (at least not as i recall? honestly i usually watch the taste of athens scenes while peeking out behind my hands, so i could 100% be wrong here). and yet, suddenly, and completely inexplicably, she's charmed by nate. she wants to give him the time of day. she finds him attractive, and wants to date him, and generally take control of his life and force him into a decision that is literally the exact opposite of what he expressed wanting to do. except even that LAST thing isn't allowed to be interrogated, bc god FORBID a woman is enough of a fully realised creation to actually be culpable of the terrible shit they do!

and fucking jane??? beard's so head-over-heels for this woman that the emotional abuse + extremely controlling tendencies don't even make him bat an eye, and we don't get to know anything about her? she's literally just the suggestion of an alluring woman! good at sex! good at chess! fuck you if you wanna know more, even though the show ENDLESSLY hits you over the head with how painful their relationship is for beard - beard who is given virtually no other storyline. like, i literally can't read brendan's refusal to label jane as abusive as anything other than like. that bio-essentialism shit where ppl 'women are better than men <3' so hard that they end up genuinely and wholeheartedly arguing that someone's sex defines their morals - or worse, that their sex is a deciding factor in determining whether someone's actions are good or bad. not context, but a legitimate 'add points if woman, take away points if man' variable.

like that's so feminism 101 it's legitimately almost worse than nothing. that's like getting as far as 'hey so you know how we're all inundated with both implicit + explicit messaging abt what is Valued and Good for women vs men to-' before shoving ur earplugs in and going 'if you are oppressed by society we'll automatically stamp a 'good person' label on ur head and now we don't have to think abt any of our biases + internalised beliefs ever again <333'. the most useless and fucking pointless stand against the patriarchy ever, especially coming from the same show that ENDLESSLY slots characters into the 'loving gf/wife' archetype and then give them Literally Nothing Else. my comrades you have literally just done madonna/whore 2: oops all madonnas! this is not liberation!!!! this is a miserable cage!!!!!!!!!

im just. higgins' wife. mae. trent's daughter and anonymous 'her'. the women at the hotel and the restaurants and the firm and the fucking physios, fuck - dani's gfs! who are they? what do they want? where do they go when the camera stops rolling? can anyone hear me?? hello??? hello???? brendan hunt i am OUTSIDE YOUR HOUUUUUUSE

[hanna-kin]

The trailer

I mean wow. I'm completely blown away. By the trailer and byt the content. I'm so overwhelmed.

There's so much to talk a about but first I want to pick my favourite moments from the trailer. In honours of the rankings I did for season 1.

They will be in no specific order though. I can't decide.

The snowglobe breaking

This scene just broke my heart. Malin and everyone else stripping Wille of his agency, shattering Wille's memory of Erik but also potentially setting him free? THE SYMBOLISM

Felice hugging and comforting Wille

This. Scene. Was. Everything. She's the loveliest person and friend. And I know Wille will really need a friend right now.

Simon sniffing Wille's shirt

This broke me. But I loved that we got to see how vulnerable Simon is too. He's going to struggle this season and it's going to hurt.

Wille's panic attack

He's all alone. My little baby

Wille desperately hugging Simon

His desperation. I don't know what else to say. You can feel it. Even in those few seconds. It feels like the stakes are going to be so high. Like someone said. It's not about Simon it's about Wille and his agency. It's about his life. It feels like his life is on the line.

And shoutout to Sara burning the Forest ridge tapestry. You go girl!

[theydonthavenames]

I'm going to piggy back here on @emberc flower theory- you might wanna check this post out before reading mine.

So @emberc noticed that pink roses symbolise (amongst other things) Simon's love for Wille. But there is more to flowers theory! Have a look at this shot from bts:

In ep 6 'I love you scene' there are pink flowers in the background between Wilmon. Thanks to this close up from bts we clearly see there is not one, but two bunches of flowers: roses- symbol of Simon's love- AND lilies.

As per @emberc post, we see a pink rose in a snowglobe in S1 ep4 opening, which symbolised Simon's love for Wille. The rose is plastic, in a glass globe. When Simon saw Wille on TV did he feel like Wille is almost artificial, unreal? It must have been an odd moment for Simon to see Wille on TV. Both Wille and Simon's feelings for him that moment were almost unreal, unreachable, trapped behind the glass. That is rose reference covered.

So why are there lilies alongside roses in S2 scene then? How about another throwback to the same scene sequence from S1:

White lilies were in the church during Erik's funeral! Lilies are a symbol of Wille's love for Simon! They were there with him all along. But Wille's lilies are white. They have no colour, no intensity. They are distant from Wille, just like he feels distant from Simon. They are somewhere in the background, just a little forgotten detail of this overwhelming scene. They are overshadowed by Wille's grief and his growing sense of responsibility. Knowing all of that, this shot below is even more heartbreaking, because Wille walks away from the lilies. He leaves them being and to follows his brother, to continue Erik's legacy. He decided he needs to leave Simon in the past and walk away from him. (😭)

Fast forward to S2 ep6, in this beautiful scene, roses and lilies are there in the background to symbolise their mutal love for each other. Both bunches of flowers are bright, juicy, vivid. Wille's lilies are now pink, just like Simon's roses. They are blossoming beautifully. What is also important, both bunches stand next to each other, on the same level, displayed proudly and beautifully for everyone to see, in broad daylight. Just like their love.

Final bonus sidenote! Coming back to s1 flowers, in the scene with Simon there is only one flower. His feelings have only just started to flourish, they are yet to be developed into a beautiful full bunch, but look at the intensity of the colour! The rose is bright pink. The feelings are only starting to grow, but they are so intense. And Wille's lilies, there is a whole big bunch of them, just like his feelings. He already knows how much Simon means to him. At that moment the flowers have no colour, the feelings are faded, but it is there. Wille was was already aware how much he likes Simon. In S2 Wille might fell first, but Simon fell as hard. And in the final shot of s2, both bunches are as intense in colour and fully developed. They are finally on the same page.

[shadowsong26fic]

Year of the OTP Fills

Just so I can have a list where they’re all together! Based on this list.

BSG (Baltar/Caprica-Six) January (snow); Snowglobe [PG-13] (Tumblr; AO3)      Early in their relationship, Gaius and Caprica get snowed in together. February (mermaid AU); A Question of Trust [PG-13] (Tumblr; AO3)      Gaius contemplates letting Caprica see his skin (Selkie AU) March (fresh starts); A Canopy of Stars [PG] (Tumblr; AO3)      A few weeks after settling on Earth, Gaius and Caprica have a quiet conversation. April (canon divergence); do i twist; do i fold [R] (Tumblr; AO3)      Caprica tells Gaius the truth, a few months early (Backup Plans AU) May (sunshine); Illuminated [PG-13] (Tumblr; AO3)      Gaius and Caprica see one another under the light of three different suns. June (soulmate au); Thumbprint [PG-13] (Tumblr; AO3)      After she downloads, Six notices something has changed (Soulmate AU)

Star Wars (Obi-Wan/Anakin/Padme) January (first kiss); Stay [PG] (Tumblr; AO3)      Anakin and Padme invite Obi-Wan to join them. February (established relationship/long distance); See You Soon [PG] (Tumblr; AO3)      A quick holocall in the middle of the war. March (acceptance); a layer of warm contentment [PG/PG-13] (Tumblr; AO3)      After joining the others, Obi-Wan thinks things through. April (peace); Almost [PG/PG-13] (Tumblr; AO3)      The trio imagines what the future might be, once the war is over. May (fantasy/medieval/dark knights of steel au); Consort [PG-13] (Tumblr; AO3)      Padme’s wedding night in the Jedi of Valdemar AU (Jedi of Valdemar AU) June (downpour); In the Rain [PG] (Tumblr; AO3)       On a rare trip together, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Padme get caught in a sudden storm.

Lux (Lux/Mariko) January (first kiss); Something About This Feeling [PG]      Lux and Mariko’s first kiss from Lux’s point of view February (Valentine’s day); A Human Tradition [PG]      On the road to reconciliation, Mariko gives Lux a flower. March (fairy tale AU); The Tower at the Edge of the World [PG]      Mariko approaches the tower where Lux is imprisoned (Fairy Tale AU) April (peace); A Partial Truth [R]      After releasing Simon, Lux contemplates how much she should tell Mariko. May (flower language); How Do I Love Thee [PG-13]      Little bits and pieces about Lux and Mariko’s feelings/relationship, based (mostly) on a symbolic meaning for each of 25 flowers. June (you’re not what I expected); Unexpected [PG-13]      On the eve of the fire, Lux reflects on how unexpected falling in love was for her.

Untitled Intrigues Story (Larien/Metanrye) January (whenever I look at you...); Still Here [PG-13]      Larien sits with Metanrye after she has a miscarriage. February (mermaid AU); Almost Entirely Human [PG-13]      Metanrye considers the way her half-human husband is different from other men (Sea Folk AU) March (’make me’); Spat [PG]      Early in their marriage, Larien and Metanrye bicker and make up. April (canon divergence); Stakes [PG-13]      In an AU where Larien is already married when Metanrye meets him, they kiss. (Royal Bastards AU) May (pet/child acquisition); Rehanye [PG-13]      Larien’s thoughts at the birth of his and Metanrye’s second daughter. June (marriage/proposal); To the Stars [G]      Metanrye celebrates in private after accepting Larien’s proposal.

Feredar (Taz/Dallu) January (snow); In the Snow [G]      Taz sees how much snow delights her partner. February (mermaid AU); A Trade [PG-13]      Taz and Dallu meet (Urban Fantasy AU) March (fresh starts); Begin and Begin and Begin [PG-13]      Three key points in Taz and Dallu’s relationship--their first meeting; going to war; retiring together. April (pranks); Passing the Time [G]      Life on a ship has long periods of relative boredom. Dallu decides to liven things up a bit. May (sunshine); Aftermath [PG-13]      After combat, Taz seeks Dallu out. June (marriage/proposal); Second Wedding Day [PG]      Taz gets dressed for her and Dallu’s second wedding ceremony.

[fourseasonsfigs]

New Year Joint Special Project - Armory

This is one set in a collaborative series of six among five fig makers that were designed for the Lunar New Year 2022.

This project launched on February 22, 2022, and if you ordered during the early bird period, you would get a piece of a magnet which formed part of a larger piece of art. If you got all 6 magnets, you could complete the whole art piece.

The collaboration was 4 Wenzhou sets and 2 Junzhe sets. The 4 Wenzhou ones are shown below:

The sets were teased with these silhouetted pictures. Amazing, aren't they?

This collaboration is actually directly responsible for my fig obsession. Until this project, I didn't know until then that there were this many fig sellers, and that there was an active community making them. I had previously thought they were just a few one-offs that had been made.

The full name of this fig set is:

陪君醉 三万场 从此不言离殇 I’ll get drunk with you thirty thousand times, and we’ll no longer need sad farewells*

Which is a lyric from Word of Honor's main theme song, Tianyake, sung by Zhang Zhehan and Gong Jun. Very apropo.

The two figs are separate from the base, and can be removed and placed however you like.

The tears in Lao Wen's eyes! The shocked and horrified look on A-Xu's dear little face! I love it and hate it at the same time.

I appreciate that A-Xu doesn't have his hairpin in his little bun here, because of course he doesn't.

The careful spread of their robes behind them definitely echos the scene.

A little hidden detail is their crossed legs under their robes. They're even sitting a little differently than each other. How cute!

Here's a separate shot of the base/platform. It even has the symbols from the Combined Six Cultivation Method that swirl around them during the technique on it.

The box card insert got a little mangled in transit, but it's still very sweet:

The art picture that makes up the pieces of the magnet is in a cute chibi cartoon style, stylized similarly to the little figs in theme.

That being said, fair warning, the magnet for this set is very, very mildly NSFW. Like 1 chili pepper on a 5 chili pepper scale. It is a shirtless little chibi Wenzhou sweetly embracing and kissing each other in a bed in Siji Manor.

That being said, I'll keep the magnet picture below a line of stars, so those of you that prefer to not have it show up on your phone / computer don't get put in an awkward position.

Material: PVC

Fig Count: 37

Diorama Count: 4

Snowglobe Count: 1

Rating: No matter how boundless the world is, if you’re there, I’ll be there too*

*Tian Ya Ke song translation is from 青Cee, located here: https://youtu.be/UIgnDX5wcno Check it out, it's beautiful.

[link back to Master Fig Index for more posts]

Alright, intrepid figthusiasts! It's time for some smooching chibis:

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I will note that when this fig set was delivered to the warehouse in China, the intake pictures they took did not show the magnet being included in the package. So I had to ask customer service to go have the warehouse search the package and see if it was included after all. Go figure it would be the ONE mildly spicy magnet in the series! Sorry, warehouse workers, but thank you for finding my magnet!

The same Combined Six Cultivation Method symbols are swirling around them, I assume implying some dual cultivation going on here. The little details with the juzipi under the bed (they show up in each magnet scene) and the Siji Manor scroll are really cute.

[frogprincesnowglobe]

„I’ve never loved a show like this show“ ohhh I feel you

Young Royals is so beautiful. The way they go about telling this perfectly beautiful love story is just supreme. The symbolism in the small things like clothing choices, the snowglobe is just wonderful. The lighting and the cinematography is absolutely gorgeous especially in season 1. The way the story unfolds over that first season where we see Wille struggles with tradition and his role as royalty, how he starts to fall for Simon but is so scared. And then his brother dies, putting the weight of the whole crown literally on his head and causing him further fear and anxiety. And then he thinks, for one moment maybe he can have this even in this society that is so desperate to form fake attachments. He wants something real, with Simon "Everything is fake, but I like you and that is not fake" and then he let's himself have this incredible moment of Intimacy and vulnerability, that takes the audiences breath away, only to have it be reiterated that yes the eyes of the nation and even the world will always be on you, sometimes even in your most private of moments. His struggle after the leak of the video and his struggle with the betrayal by August is so powerful. And Simon's arc, figuring out his place in a society that rejects him even when his love for the one at the top of the ladder is so strong. And season 2, exploring Wille's passionate rage and how his desire for Simon and a different world propels him forward. It's such good story telling and I am immensely attached to these pretty characters, all of them, including the ones that are more flawed and complex. Is there a word for a piece of media that comes into your life and fundamentally changes certain elements of you? Young Royals has entered that space for me.