alright, this is one HELL of a shot in the dark, but...
I'm trying to find the origin fic of this song. "Too Big For Us" was a song that was included at the end of a Voltron Legendary Defender fic and I cannot for the life of me find the story.
There is every chance that this fic was deleted.
From what I remember, it was a Lance-centric 5+1 about him being the one to act as support for the others (and then the team supporting him in turn). I'm 99% sure it was on FFN since I didn't really start reading fics on AO3 until 2019-ish. The song might've been something put in an author's note as a broken up YouTube link thanks to no outside links allowed on FFN. (It... COULD have been Hunk as the focus character? but I'm pretty sure it was Lance. I've been telling myself it was Lance as the focus at least. god if it ends up being hunk and ) There weren't any ships as far as I remember either.
The file says it was modified on February 19th, 2017, which I assume is the day I downloaded it or the day it was published, seeing as the listed "creation" date is in March 2022 and I know I've had it for longer than that. If I'm remembering things right, it was posted as part of the last chapter of the fic, because it was a multichapter (I'm... slightly less confident in the multichapter status but I'm pretty sure it was?)
The order characters are referenced in the song was also the order they were in each chapter... but I have no idea which section Pidge is supposed to be @~@ part of me says I was annoyed/confused about the lack of a Pidge section the first time around too but it's been like 6 years so idk how much of that thought I actually believe. Otherwise, I think the order is Hunk, Keith, Allura & Coran, Shiro, Lance, and Pidge was somewhere in the middle.
The lyrics, as best I can make them out, are under the cut. A few lines are covered up in just the wrong way by the piano chords so I'm sort of guessing with the words in the brackets. (The mixing really isn't the best but I have no room to complain since I'm not a musician of any variety)
Together we sit, as he relearns how to breathe
His heart races with panic, deep set anxiety
And demons fill his head as he fights off another's
Ignore what still hurts as the light of hope is smothered
A boy in a bubble made of experience and fears
A knife in hand and heart to protect him from tears
Because bonds only seem to lead to pain
Until someone can teach him to connect again
And in the end they'll come to me
Cause everybody does
And we'll fight together
Cry together
Wipe each other's eyes together
In a war too big for us
A war too big for us
A family in all but name, they say [stare??] comes in pairs
A gentle touch is calming as a [??? braiding] hair
When there is too much to do [without?] doing too much
Go to him for support, drown their sorrow with a laugh
He's a fellow protector, with secrets to hide
Whose fears and insecurities surface in the dead of night
He's in need of help but doesn't want to burden
That finds a companion, someone to confide in
And in the end they'll come to me
Cause everybody does
And we'll fight together
Cry together
Wipe each other's eyes together
In a war too big for us
A war too big for us
But sometimes your strength
Could use some strength of their own, before it's too late
Cause even the strongest of pillars
Can crumble under the weight
But in the end they'll come to me
Cause they know I need some love
And we'll fight together
Cry together
Wipe each other's eyes together
In a war too big for us
A war too big for us
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It seems like you're a big fan of Warwick Davis, I was wondering if there are any other little people actors you really like, especially women and trans/nb actors?
Hello! Yes I do enjoy Warwick Davis! Willow (1988) remains one of my favourite LP films, and I've really enjoyed his career of fantastical characters.
Like a lot of industries, white men make up a lot of the most famous Little actors (Warwick Davis, Peter Dinklage, Danny Woodburn, Martin Klebba, Verne Troyer), so I'm happy to mention some of my favourites outside that group!
Linda Hunt is a favourite of mine - she's a Hollywood veteran best known for her role in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) where she was the first actor to win an academy award for playing someone of the opposite sex!! She's been on Broadway, done tv, film, and voice acting! You may know her as Lady Proxima in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
If you think you don't know Deep Roy, chances are you do! He's been a scale actor in countless award winning films including Star Wars (1980), Star Trek (2009-2016), The Never Ending Story (1984), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and so many more! We owe so many beloved characters to scale actors and people hardly know it - Deep Roy has been responsible for dozens of them, I adore him.
Despite Patty Maloney's vast career in acting, I know her as Lois Addams from The Addams Family (1991)! Before my time she was in a variety of tv shows and films including Star Trek Voyager (1996), Little House on the Prairie (1982), and The Lord of the Rings (1978).
Cara Mailey is a young actress, author, presenter and activist! She's known for her role in Derry Girls (2018) and Read all About It! (2021), as well as her ebook "I Got This" - which speaks on her experience living with Achondroplasia. I wanted to be sure to give her an honourable mention because at only fifteen she's already become an activist for the LP community! I'm excited to see how her career evolves!
Thank you for the ask! Be sure to check these folks out!
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Happy July 4th, everyone, and good luck to the UK voters out there!
Wow it's Year 11 of doing these!! Here's the AO3 link to the past 10 years, and here's the tumblr link.
Reminder that this is a long game -- some of the judges making decisions were appointed back in the 80s. Many of the cases that were decided this round were from Trump's term. So it's going to take long-term, consistent voting over a decade to start tipping things in the other direction. (Which I talked about in 2018 re: Trump shenanigans and 2022 re: Dobbs).
A lot has been done by the Biden administration (I'm assuming most folks have seen this post by boreal-sea with their very helpful sources), and much of that will be overturned by Trump, especially if he gets the Senate, and especially now that he would have a blank check for anything "official". So let's make sure that doesn't happen.
And even if Trump does get elected, your decisions down-ballot might effect control of the House or Senate, or might make it easier to vote next time, plus the whole plethora of state and local issues. It's Republican state attorney generals who are challenging climate regulations, for example.
Plus, when you really get down to it, only one of the candidates plans on pardoning himself and all his friends if he wins, and attacking the government if he loses. Maybe that guy shouldn't be the President.
If you're new to voting, remember to check voter registration deadlines! I'm a permanent vote-by-mail voter and it's so nice. :)
Transcript under the readmore
Page 1:
Sam and Bucky meet up with Steve for a picnic.
Steve: Thought you guys were still in Sudan?
Bucky: I’m forcing Sam to take a break.
Sam collapses onto the picnic blanket.
Sam: Oof, it just never stops, does it?
Steve: Nope.
Bucky hands Sam an orange popsicle.
Bucky: Eat and relax for a bit, Sam.
Sam: Thanks.
Page 2:
Bucky asks Steve: How are things state-side?
Steve responds: HORRIBLE.
Bucky: I thought you’ve been tentatively hopeful about what Biden has been able to achieve?
Steve: I was! Student loans, child care, climate regulations, infrastructure, labor, trans rights … he’s quietly done a lot through regulatory improvements and congress bills. But now all people will talk about is how he’s OLD.
And then there’s the Supreme Court’s decisions … Chevron and immunity…
Steve puts his head in his hands, while Sam and Bucky look on with some concern.
Page 3:
Bucky hands Steve a blue/raspberry popsicle: Steve, take a deep breath, and a popsicle.
Sam: Sounds like we missed a lot. What’s going on? How bad is it?
Steve: Pretty bad. The Supreme Court has made some decisions that give the Court and the President A LOT of discretionary power.
Sam: Yikes, that doesn’t sound good.
Steve: Well, the Chevron thing means that judges with life-term appointments can override policies made by government agencies. And now it’ll be harder to hold a President accountable because he will have immunity for any “official” actions.
Page 4:
Sam: So if the President tries to, say, overturn a democratic election result, he’ll be allowed to as long as it’s in his job description?
Steve: I don’t think threatening state electors is “official” business, but that will be decided by federal judges. Who get their jobs by approval from both the President and the Senate.
Bucky: Yeesh. No wonder you’re stressed. Any good news?
Steve: Well, thanks the Biden and the razor-thin Senate majority, the newer bills don’t rely on the Chevron deference. Still not great but not catastrophic.
Sam, squirting ketchup on his hot dog: So what I’m hearing is that it’s now more important than ever to have a President and a Senate who you can trust to appoint fair judges, pass bills, and not commit crimes.
Page 5:
Steve: Plus all of the state level offices, now that more and more deciding power has been thrown back to the states — abortion, LGBTQ rights, voting access…
Bucky: Hey, at least this is a big election year so we can actually do something!
Steve, with his arms crossed, looking surly: Except that all people want to talk about is how Biden is “too old” and “not doing enough,” as if that is on par with Trump’s desire to dismantle basic rights! As if the candidate who doesn’t embody ALL their ideals is not worth voting for!
Bucky interrupts with a smart and a loud “PFFT.”
Page 6:
Bucky: Um, Steve. YOU were like that in 1940.
Sam, nudging Bucky: “Oh, this I gotta hear. Spill, Barnes.”
In sepia, Steve is pacing around their apartment while Bucky is sitting and reading a newspaper.
Steve: I can’t believe he’s running for a 3rd term! we need a fresh candidate to vote for! This is hardly a choice at all! AND he refuses to engage in Europe! All of Europe under fascist control and we’re just twiddling our thumbs? He’s letting millions die through his inaction!
Bucky: Most people don’t want another war, Steve. If he came out for it, he would lose.
Steve, indignant: But Buck, it’s your Polish relative who are in danger!
Bucky, closing his newspaper and looking at Steve: Yeah, and between FDR and Willkes, I trust FDR to help if he could.
Page 7:
Steve, in sepia, looking away: Should he be encouraged to do more? Maybe I should vote for Browder. The Communists have historically be Anti-Fascist.
Sam interrupts off-screen: Waitaminute! STEVE was going to PROTEST-VOTE?
Steve: We were in a Blue State, Sam!
Sam: But what about the down ballot races?!
Steve: RELAX, I did my due diligence down-ballot. I wanted a senate that’s more progressive than the President.Voted LaGuardia for Mayor, too.
Steve hesitates: Then, when I got to the President… I realized that the Best case scenario would be that my vote did nothing, versus if it actually spoiled the election. And when I asked myself who I could trust to work with my Senator… well, FDR had a good record with Labor. (sepia shot of young Steve voting)
Bucky interrupts: Hold on, Steve.
Page 8:
Bucky, eating a cookie, arching an eyebrow: You didn’t vote for Browder? Why didn’t you tell me?
Steve: And have you say “I told you so” for the next century?
Bucky: Heh.
Steve, with hand on his chin: What’s weird was that, despite everything, I still felt HORRIBLE when I ticked that box.
Sam: Sounds like you built up the meaning of that vote far too much in your head. Logically, we know that a single box can’t represent all of the complexity of a whole system, but the desperately WANT it to. Just look at how people have built up so much around the term “Zionis” that it’s made productive conversations difficult.
Page 9:
Sam and Steve speak in the background while Bucky reaches into the cooler and pulls out a box.
Steve: Sigh. And that’s something that goes beyond the election.
Sam: Which is why we need to vote, AND do other things.
Bucky, looking at Steve and Sam: Like how Steve works to push organizations on the local level? Or like all the work you do as Captain America?
Sam: Exactly. Vote AND.
Sam looks at Bucky fondly: Like how you vote AND make me and Steve take breaks.
Bucky, looking stern because he can’t handle compliments: Shush, Sam.
Bucky holds up a cake that has the number “107” on it: It’s time for cake. Happy Birthday, Steve.
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