#I used to hate Korn back in high school lmao

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Korn - Blind

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lil things abt bad buddy that i absolutely love

girl pls help this show literally has my brain in a chokehold 

the way it clowned on dumbass bl tropes like ‘im straight but i like this one guy’ and the whole heteronormative bs of there being a ‘husband’ and a ‘wife’ in a gay relationship

the fact that pat and pran had the ‘lets not call each other ‘wife’ its weird’ convo without being sexist or imply that being called a wife is demeaning, merely that its not for them

korn’s eyebrows 

the fact that homophobia seems basically non-existent, like that might change now with the parent drama being introduced but i love literally none of the uni aged characters give a shit about pat and pran both being guys, just that they’re from opposing faculties 

the fact that ‘big, tough’ pat is actually a clingy puppy and sleeps with a stuffed doll 

pran’s dimples 

the set dressing, like all of the bedrooms look so good and say so much about the characters whilst still being subtle 

have i mentioned korn’s eyebrows? 

actually, just korn’s entire character 

the way pa and pat feel like real siblings 

the way eco activism and caring for the environment is subtlety present throughout the show, u can tell its an issue the showrunners care about 

the way the female characters aren’t the protagonists but still get their own unique personalities, styles, motivations, relationships, and character arcs outside of the male characters 

the fact that pat and pran’s sexualities are left unlabelled, i know this frustrates other ppl but personally i like how the focus is on how they feel for each other, not what their specific identities are or internalized homophobia 

the way that the bl ‘sexuality crisis’ trope is also totally ignored, pat and pran were conflicted bc they loved a guy they were supposed to hate, not because they loved a guy 

the way pat and pran also feel like best friends as well as boyfriends 

the fight scenes are obviously staged and feel a lil cringey sometimes but you can tell the actors are having fun 

the outfits, everyone is so stylish tf 

the fact that engineering and architecture have beef for seemingly no reason?? like idk i just find it funny that these faculties just seem to hate each other for no apparent reason 

subsequently, pat and pran’s romeo and juliet dynamic, gotta love some forbidden love that isnt forbidden just because its gay 

pat’s scent kink lmao 

these two dumbasses have been in love with each other since high school an yet decided to do a ‘whoever falls in love first loses’ bet 

the way the kwan and riam play could’ve been used to have a dragged out jealousy/possessiveness plotline but wasn’t, because pran trusts pat, and also because the jealousy thing had already been somewhat done with ink 

the fact that ink was totally on to pat and pran before they even sorted out their own feelings, i love her sm 

the way ink looks out for the younger girls at the uni and can intimidate guys into backing off, #girlboss 

the background music and how the scenes wouldnt be complete without it 

the way pat and pran totally love spoiling each other 

theres probably way more but i was up until 2am last night watching bad buddy and my brain has turned to mush 

[wxsuthorn]

a sort of organised analysis of The Gifted characters:

pt 2: Wave

(this analysis includes episodes 1-13 of season one and 1-7 of season two, so it probably isn’t completely accurate, but i tried my best. also please excuse my shitty grammar and spelling if I noticed it i would’ve fixed it lmao)

Characteristics and qualities in the beginning of season 1

I’m writing this while listening to love score on loop lmao so if smth I write makes no sense I blame it on nanon’s high note. RAK TER DAI REBLAOW. okay so in episode one Wave just seems like that classic draco malfoy mean dude with his whole wIpE mY fReAkInG fOoT bullshit. But wait... what’s this??? an egotistical personality that comes from past trauma??? yep, lmao. But we’ll talk more about that in the next section.

Throughout the show, Wave displays his ego very clearly, but he also show’s his intelligence. I don’t think i need to explain but in case you need examples: first discovered his potential and revealed it, solved the problem from the academic competition punn was in, almost beat all of the gifted squad when he had the plan to “leak” the gifted program info (he could’ve done it if pang didn’t use his potential, which wave didn’t know the details of, unlike the rest of his classmates), did a research project in eighth grade that was plagiarized to be used as a MASTERS(?) DEGREE THESIS. Bitch is smart as fuck, on contrary to Pang, who also has an inflated ego. (I will discuss how their egos are different in the next part). His intelligence isn’t only academic, but he’s also street smart, and he knows how to provoke people (like when he came back at ohm’s joke + when he provokes punn)

Wave doesn’t really show a lot of depth in the beginning, but to sum it up: ego, smart, kinda cocky and wants to be the best, doesn’t seem to trust anyone, very straight forward/has a level of confidence, cool/mysterious so I don’t really mind him being mean cuz im interested in his back story.

okay lets move one to where wave has a backstory and development.

Characteristics and qualities from episode 9 - 12 of season 1

Wave... was mentally/emotionally groomed when he was in eighth grade and had his work plagiarized. Yeah. On top of that, he’s an orphan with grandparents/guardians who don’t provide him enough emotional support for him to develop properly as an adolescent. These traumatic experiences affected him in so many ways.

In the flashbacks, we see Wave being shy, introverted, and he lacks the confidence he has in the present. His eighth grade self lacks self confidence, since a majority of the adults in his life have told him that he was dumb/he wasn’t good enough. On top of that, he has no emotional support (adults or peers) to seek help from and was probably very lonely for a long time. Well, if Wave is in M4 (aged 15-16) in season 1, and he was in lower secondary school in the flashbacks (probably M3, aged 14-15), which means that his personality changed/developed pretty quickly. What triggered this change you ask? MS. NARA. THE BITCH AND ONLY. FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT WHO I HATE AND WANT TO DROP KICK.

Let’s talk about Ms. Nara, shall we? To say the least, she mentally/emotionally groomed Wave into trusting her, and even having a crush on her. She encouraged him to do work that she would eventually plagiarize for her masters degree thesis. That’s the shit she did. Fucking bitch I hate her. And Wave trusted her really easily because again, he significantly lacked emotional support, so once he received it, he was very welcoming of it. This allowed for ms. bitchass to groom him more easily. She praised his talent, spent a lot of time with him, encouraged him to do more, and brought his ego up. Her effect on Wave stuck with him, since it wasn’t really that long ago, and he could even remember little words/phrases she would say. “You talk big game, huh?” is one of the things she said to Wave, and when Namtaan said the same thing to him, you could see him thinking back to those times with ms. bitchass. lmao almost everyone in this show has trauma. Now, when Wave decided to expose ms. bitchass for buying her bachelors degree and get her fired, that shows basically where he became like the wave from season 1. He wanted to win against her. He couldn’t let her get away with what she did to him. After all, isn’t he extremely talented? Despite him disposing of ms. bitchass, he still took in her words of encouragement and praise. He still believed it all. But after she “betrayed” him, he must’ve felt that perhaps she was lying... so in turn, he had to prove that he indeed was talented by getting back at ms. bitchass.

Ah yes, Wave is indeed a cocky motherfucker. But his ego can be easily tarnished by adults. The reason why I say adults, is because I don’t think he has ever felt threatened by a gifted student, other than Pang. When Punn tried to provoke him by saying he didn’t get head student, Wave didn’t give a shit cuz he knew (thought) he was better. But when Director Supot says “Wasuthorn im disappointed in you” and shit like that, Wave listens to it and gets pissed as hell. A lot of these behaviors come from his trauma with Ms. Nara. If you look at almost any internal conflict he has, it can be traced back to his self-worth and/or trust issues that stemmed from Ms. Nara. 

I don’t think I’ll need to explain this much but Wave’s need to win at everything is basically to prove to everyone (but actually just to himself) that he’s better/more talented than everyone else again because of his past trauma and how he had almost no emotional support.

Okay now I’m gonna talk about his relationship with Pang and their trust. This is the part where I’ll get the most wrong cuz episode 9 of tgg just fucking came out and im rushing cuz i wanna watch it. Again, unlike other peers, Pang reaches out to Wave as an equal, and they have an agreed ideal. Fuck the school system, it just makes kids feel bad about themselves and give them trauma. At first, I think Wave trusted Pang because of his idealistic and almost naive outlook on the world; he just seemed good, and like he genuinely wanted to do something to better people. However, in the end his ideals and beliefs to align with Pang’s exactly. No one wanted to give up their potentials for their own reasons, Wave’s being to protect his breakable ego. lmao this is getting messy im so sorry welp lets move on.

Characteristics and qualities from season 2, until episode 7

Wave trusts Pang. He says it to Time. It’s made clear in the beginning. But when Pang decides on things on his own and tries to find Korn on his own, Wave starts to see a pattern. Pang (unknowingly) only comes to Wave when he needs help with something regarding doing the right thing blah blah blah hero complex shit. and like Wave said, once he doesn’t agree with Pang, he just does everything on his own, like his view is the only correct one.

Lets take Korn for example. Or the whole “there’s an imposter among us” drama. Wave was the one with the braincell in the moment. He was the one to conclude that they could be someone within the group who betrayed them. He looked at the situation logically, while Pang was looking at it idealistically. This is what separates them and causes friction between them. Wave can separate and balance his ideals/logic/emotions, while Pang’s ideals/logic/emotion are all smushed together and combined.

Last point: his last fight with pang (episode 7) was a valid one. Wave was hurt af. and i think he started to see Pang as another Ms. Nara. The difference here is that Pang is a kid, and he’s also unstable, so they’re both affected by what he’s doing. It is possible that Punn used Pang’s potential on Wave, but it wouldn’t be out of character if the fight came up naturally.

Summary

Has an inflated, yet breakable ego

does what he can to prove that he’s talented/good enough to protect his ego from shattering

trust issues (stemming from Ms. Nara)

a smart boi

he can balance his ideals/logic/emotions most of the time

Sees Ms. Nara in everyone, compares all of his relationships to the one between him and Ms. Nara

Genuinely cares for people and is afraid to lose the emotional support he has (since he lacked so much of it in his childhood)

A smol bean that must be protected

Cocky

could probably be the villain to a superhero movie if he wanted to

[vam9ire]

Can I be an ass and say all the musical asks?? If not, just the ones you really want to do.

💖  um yeah you can!!! i didn’t answer a few tho 

1. A Song you’re ashamed of liking

honestly i know i have several, but i can’t remember. i’ve been listening to monster by kanye west i guess?

2. Favourite lyrics

i have so many,, so here’s a few off the top of my head

“crawl on me, sink into me, die for me, living dead girl” - living dead girl by rob zombie

“don’t believe in the up, i believe in the dirt, don’t ask me why, ask me why not, no one really knows, why they are alive, until they know what they would die for” - let’s all die - sharon needles

“i asked you why people die, you said we all had a design” - all those friendly people - funeral suits

3. Favourite band/artist

mindless self indulgence or marilyn manson

4. Top 5 Favourite songs at this moment

these are the songs i’ve been listening to constantly lately,

midway - bad bad hats, high enough - k. flay, wonderland - caravan palace, pathos - au palais, life itself - glass animals

5. Latest song that made you smile

mmm i think bad and boujee because my mom and i were in the car imitating the noises

6. An overrated band

twenty one pilots i suppose

7. An overrated song

uptown funk

8. Latest song that made you cry

simple and clean - utada hikaru rip me

9. Artist/band that saved your life

probably los campesinos!

10. If you could see any band/artist live, who would it be

msi !!

11. What song/album/band/artist always brings back memories for you

maybe probably korn because they make me think about my childhood and my dad. also tech n9ne because my mom loves him.

12. saddest song you know

hate for the island or the sea is a good place to think about the future, both by los campesinos!

13. Favourite song to sing in the shower

i don’t ever remember what i sing in the shower. mostly musical soundtracks or adore delano.

14. If you played an instrument in grade school, what was it

i have the musical inclinations of a butter knife, so i never played any instruments in school rip

15. What song would you like to have your first dance to at your wedding

i don’t plan on getting married, but

16. 5 Songs to have sex to

omg

la petite mort - violet chachki, often - the weeknd, desire - meg myers ( hucci remix ), after party - adore delano, two more minutes - jaymes young

18. You’re forced to listen to only one album for the rest of your life, what album is it

pink - msi

21. A song that’s a joke between you and your friends

panda - desiigner

22. A song to jam out to at 4am

the entire repo! soundtrack

23. A song that punches you in the gut every single time

paper scars - lovedrug has been a song that makes me so sad for years now. also heart swells/100-1 - los campesinos!

24. A song that calms you down

recently I - foreign fields !! and any TEED song, like garden

25. A song that makes you feel alive

lawn knives - born gold, marquis marq - stepdad

26. If you could get any lyrics tattooed, which would you choose

so i’ve been planning on getting “a heart of stone, rind so tough it’s crazy, that’s why they call me the avocado, baby” tattooed on me for a year now

27. What band/artist would you get your children addicted to at an early age

passion pit because they’re fun to listen to and their lyrics are neat

28. Can you play any instruments, if so, which

i tried to play the drums once rip

29. If you could be a member of any band for one show, who would it be

jimmy urine or twiggy ramirez in one of the older manson shows, like on the guns god and government tour.

30. CDs or Vinyls

cds!!! i love collecting cds!!!

31. 25 songs to play at your funeral

lmao i’m just gonna play the 60s batman theme and then my body is gonna be thrown into space

32. What are some song titles that you love

i just sighed. i just sighed just so you know - los campesinos!

34. Can you give me a 10 song playlist on ____

if you give me a topic i could

35. A heart wrenching song

the killing type - amanda palmer or saturn - sleeping at last

36. A band/artist you’re proud of

alaska thunderfuck

37. A song that has a lot of meaning to you

too many my dude

38. A song that reminds you of school

fuckin the cupid shuffle my dude

39. A song not sung in your native language

Dernière Danse - Indila

40. An instrumental song

the traverse town theme from kingdom hearts ddd

41. A classical song

i don’t listen to classical tbh

42. A song with no percussion

maybe i love you like an alcoholic - the taxpayers?

43. Something you’ve heard performed live

antichrist superstar - marilyn manson

45. A song from a band/artist that’s from your town/city/state/province

3oh!3 is from denver i think

46. A song made suddenly precious because of a special someone

instead of a song I’m gonna say the band sleeping at last because of you 💖

47. A song made suddenly painful because of someone special

idk if it counts but jukebox hero by foreigner makes me think of my dad and i can’t listen to it or i’ll start sobbing lmao

50. A song that you would rock at karaoke

tell it to my heart - taylor dayne lmao

51. A song you can’t help but dance to

household goods - totally enormous extinct dinosaurs

53. Your 10 song stripper playlist

i only have 5 atm, dtf - adore delano, show off - violet chachki, for your entertainment - adam lambert, if u seek amy - britney spears, party monster - the weeknd

54. Favourite Disney song

mmmm something from mulan

55. A song that starts with the first letter of your name

everybody wants to rule the world - tears for fears and tormentor - skinny puppy

56. A song from an artist still alive

seven wonders - stevie nicks

57. A song from an artist who’s dead

i don’t wanna be me - type o negative or brand new lover - dead or alive

59. A song you love with a colour in the title

progress indigo - dear hunter

60. A song you love with a number in the title

3 libras - a perfect circle

61. A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about

white lie - jhameel, walking backwards - leagues

62. A song that needs to be played LOUD

most msi songs, but i’ll say shut me up

63. A song that makes you think about life

tree of life - funeral suits or cake and sodomy - marilyn manson

64. 15 Songs that get stuck in your head easily

fuck,, life is a highway

65. A song that you think everyone should listen to

i eat ass - filthy frank

66. A song that makes you want to fall in love

i wanna boi - pwr bttm, not in love - crystal castles

67. A song that makes you think about ‘him/her’

cutie boots - stepdad, heart swells - los campesinos!, nobody loves me like you - low roar

also most sleeping at last songs

68. A song that you remember from your childhood

dig - mudvayne because my parents used to play it when i was younger and it would calm me down lmao

69. A song that reminds you of you

dramamine - modest mouse, rebel rebel - david bowie, king - years and years