#Jane | 004

[bayoubaby-ray]

@jane-pxrter​

Ray couldn’t remember the last time he’d had such a good time at a community function. For once he didn’t have something planned or didn’t have a booth to run. He could just run around and spend time with his family and with Jane. Frankly now that he looked back on it, he couldn’t quite tell you when everything went wrong. He’d probably blame it on the drink if he’d been a younger man, but he stopped drinking to excess when he turned about twenty-five. 

But this. This was different. The last thing he remembers seeing was Jane’s slightly panicked face as he hit the ground. Then nothing. But between the inky darkness that sat behind his eyes ever so often, he’d see swirls of color. It started with swirls of dark and light green. That had to be his mother and father. The lighter pink, that had to be Abie. He’d recognize her favorite color anywhere. Then there was that warm honey gold. The color of his love. His love. Jane. She was there with him he could tell.

It had been two weeks since everything happened, and he couldn’t have been more excited to see her sitting there when he was finally able to open his eyes. “Am I going really crazy, or are you knitting?” He questioned, his voice thick and his throat feeling heavy from disuse. 

[cherrylng]

100 Albums To Understand Muse - Part 5 [STYLE Series #004 - Muse (August 2010)]

GONG Flying Teapot (1973) French progressive band led by David Allen. The trippy sound developed on a grand scale is often described as ‘space rock’. This album also features Steve Hillage's skillful guitar playing. A sound attraction aptly described as ‘music to be experienced’. -M

INTERPOL Our Love To Admire (2007) Pioneers of the post-punk revival of the 00s, hailing from New York but strongly influenced by UK new wave (Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen, etc.). This third album is based around a conventional sharp sound that blends dark wave and neo-psychedelic music, but with Rich Costey as producer, the overall grandeur and glamour of the band is amplified. -I

JANE'S ADDICTION Nothing's Shocking (1988) The style of Jane's Addiction, which is based on heavy rock and sprinkled with extreme colour psychedelia, is similar to Matthew's, including Perry Farrell's outlandish metamorphosis. The music, the staging, every part of the band is just sparkling and flashy. No wonder Matthew used their eccentricity as a reference. -J

JEFF BUCKLEY Grace (1994) A New York singer/songwriter who disappeared into the Mississippi tributaries at the young age of 30 with only one album to his name. His father was singer Tim Buckley. Matthew cites him as the one who removed his resistance to singing in falsetto, and even played the intro to the title track on a French radio programme. -H

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN Psychocandy (1985) A fusion of sweet pop melodies and distorted, eardrum-pounding, violent guitar noise. The debut album from the Glaswegian band led by the Reid brothers, who caused a stir at the time with their innovative approach. A historic work that influenced many later bands and movements such as shoegaze and grunge. -I

JIMI HENDRIX Axis: Bold As Love (1967) As a guitarist, Jimi was a tremendous influence on Matthew. A ‘genius’ who has never existed before or since in rock history. Of Jimi, Matthew says: "He was a genius, but he wasn't afraid to fail. I think that sincerity is a lot better than just playing perfectly". This is his second album as part of the trilogy of the Jimi Hendrix Experience. -K

JIMMY EAT WORLD Bleed American (2001) Arizona four-piece who have supported Muse on tour. Although the band is often introduced as emo, it should be pointed out again that, along with the Foo Fighters, they became the template for rock in the 2000s. Their third album is one of their best-known works, and is packed with great songs such as ‘Sweetness’ and others that are both fast-paced and poignant! -T

JOSE CURA, OLGA BORODINA, COLIN DAVIS & LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Saint-Saens: Samson Et Dalila (1998) Inserted in ‘I Belong to You’ is the famous aria from the opera Samson et Dalila, ‘Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix / My heart opens at the sound of your voice’. Matthew, a romanticist, has a typical sense of humour. Delilah is a hit role for Olga Borodina, and Samson is a profound listening experience with Jose Cura, who is very popular in Japan. Highly recommended. -M

[cfaugust]

❛❛   jane faergoode .  ❜❜   ― 🪄 ― entering the multiverse… 

verse : descendants (main) [defaults are arc 005/006, others by request only]

arc 001 : 16, pre film. set before the events of the first descendants film. ⌜poor little me⌟.

arc 002 : 16, pre coronation. set during the first film. everything about my portrayal in this verse aligns with canon, save for the identity of jane’s father. ⌜was i the fool⌟.

arc 003 : 16-17, post coronation. set anywhere after ben’s coronation and before the end of descendants 2. this is the first verse involving my divergence, so please see that above for details. ⌜it’s all show⌟.

arc 004: 17-18, post cotillion. set directly after the events of descendants 2 and on through the end of descendants 3. please see divergence in bio post for details. ⌜corruption and betrayal⌟.

arc 005 : 18-20, post descendants 3. set in the first two years after the new barrier spell was cast. this verse will take place entirely on the isle of the lost, as jane was imprisoned there following her trial and guilty verdict. ⌜make them pay⌟.

arc 006 : 20+, post imprisonment (2+ years after d3). main arc. this verse sees jane freed from her incarceration on the isle of the lost and readjusting to life in auradon. while she may be playing the role of a girl reformed, that couldn’t be further from the truth. it’s only a matter of time until a new plan forms and she strikes once more. ⌜set me free⌟.

au 001 : villains win au. a decree is made to give four children of the isle a chance, and with it a wicked plan put in place. a wand successfully stolen from the museum. villains freed to take revenge on those who had wronged them. heroes take what they can and run, hiding out for fear of being locked away on the isle of the lost if caught. the children of auradon are spared a life of imprisonment, though are left little more than scraps unless they manage to win favor with the villains and the vks. it is a new dark age for auradon, and one that has no end in sight. this is the only verse were jane might still lean towards the side of good. ⌜fall in line⌟.

au 002 : isle raised au, but will also serve as a twins au. details to come. ⌜thrill of the kill⌟.

verse 002 : fandomless

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[qiutls]

TNGDH 004

Evening came, and at the study of the Grade Duke of Blake, Cashew Nut was having a theme park party. If we tone it down a little, you could call in a hamster feast.

Okay! All right! Is there anyone else who wants to get on the Ferris wheel? We'll bring you up to the top in a blink of an eye. Get on now and get a view of the Northern Grand Duke's office!

This kind of opportunity will not come twice. At the top we can also play disco music... Oh wait a bit, isn't this wheel a lot more like disco pang pang rather than a Ferris wheel? Anyway, hurry and come quickly, to Cashew Nut Land, the land of fantasy.

I shook my head in silence and turned the wheel by hand.

Rattle. Rattle.

The wheel which was too heavy to spin at first began to roll quickly once it was accelerated. It seems you can turn it with just your hands. No, these hands can also be called as feet. My front feet.

[ㄟ(˘ o ˘)ノ] shrug emoji

...If I spin it by hand... Isn't it also called rolling the wheel? basically the term used for the quest was the same as rolling the wheel, the quest means to run as a hamster to make the wheel turn, but Soohyun is trying to roll the wheel with just his hands

No, look at this small and fragile limbs. You unscrupulous system. I'm telling you, if I run with my feet, I'll die.

Hey, excuse me. Mr. System.

Are you listening, you punk?

[ 0003/1000 ]

I really can't complete the mission like this?

[ It's a system without conscience!ꉂꉂ(ᵔᗜᵔ*) ]

Ah...

I began to spin the wheel quickly in order to break it. Yet my heart didn't feel any better even when I heard a rattling sound of something breaking. 

This damn Ferris wheel. No, this hamster wheel. How long would I have to run on this. Can't you just pretend to not know and be a little bit more tolerant.

No, it's Kyle's fault. Who puts a wheel like this without even considering the size of his pet hamster? You can't even find a guinea pig that would enjoy this size of a wheel!

This shitty life! Damn it!

I was busy venting my anger when all of a sudden, the door opened without a knock. Of course, it was Kyle, the owner of the estate.

No, what kind of estate is this? Is it possible to oversee all of it with just a quick turn. It didn't even take him a day...

I got caught... Come to think of it, wasn't I supposed to be taking a nap.

Kyle Jane Minehardt walked toward the hamster house with great force. He walked confidently enough to be called the leader of the North.

What about his outfit? Thick capes to keep out the icy wind, armor made out of both iron and leather and boots that come up to below the knees to help you tread the snow.

A handsome man who seems like he can't be stopped by anything, his whole being is marred by winter.

"Cashew Nut?" He called me in a puzzled voice. 

I would be confused as well, if the first thing I see when I come back is the hamster wheel spinning all alone and the hamster went missing. Of course, I didn't actually vanish, I just went to the back to take a breather.

"I can see your butt."

​No wonder the house seemed a little small. I came out of my hiding place with an awkward expression.

"I want to spend time with you right away, but...​ Unfortunately, there are many documents to check today so it's a little difficult."

― Eek [ No thanks! ]

"That's right, I'm sad too."

― Eeek [ No! I'm not sad. ]

Feeling sad my ass! I hope through this personal time, you are able to reform your inner self. Let's stop kissing and singing silly praises, okay?

Kyle looked as if he wanted to take me to his hand and kiss me. However, it seemed as if what he said about being busy was not a lie. He just looked at me with a longing gaze, and soon sighed and sat down in front of his desk.

That's right, I doubt you were given the title of a Great Duke just because you were good at using your sword.

If it were that way, the throne would've been handed through a duel and not as a hereditary succession. Whether you like it or not, you have to endure the boring paperwork for the betterment of the estate. It's the same whether it's here or it's back in my world, it's hard to make ends meet in both places.

Still, you're pretty cool... So professional

​I sat between the sawdust and watched Kyle.

He was diligently writing something on a roll of parchment paper. I didn't know how his exact handwriting looked like because I couldn't see it from here, but I think it would be very neat.

He went to work in serious manner as if he was completely oblivious to my existence.

Even a guy with just a month left to live works so hard.

​Well, I guess, you never really know when your life's about to end. I shook my knee and stood up. Somehow, I felt like I had to do something.

...Of course, I'm not doing this just because I finished napping and there was nothing else to do.

That's right, if you have to run a thousand rounds anyways, just finish it earlier. What kind of humans are we? Koreans! Hurry up! the last line is a Korean slogan, back then foreigners thought Koreans were always in a hurry and Koreans used that as their slogan

I was determined to carry out a "fast-paced operation."  How am I supposed to complete it fast? As a developer, the answer to completing things quickly is... Do it overnight.

A developer is a creature that's used to working overnight. Let's burn our bodies like we're in Pangyo's lighthouse. Pangyo's lighthouse is a term used in KR, it symbolizes how offices never turn off their lights because of overtime shifts

[ I think that's a good idea! (*´╰╯`๓) ]

Don't laugh. I don't like it.

[ (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞ ]

I got on the wheel with a deep sigh. Then using all my physical strength, I ran on the huge Ferris wheel with my four feet.

I've already become a dog after drinking so much, and now for the first time I've become a hamster spinning a wheel... It's a relief that both have four legs. the first line is a KR saying, that if you drink too much, you become unruly like a dog

Clatter.

After a few laps, I finally got a sense on how to efficiently run.

I got the feeling while running around earlier, it was more convenient to just leave your body to the flow and run at moderate speed than to speed up at the beginning and fail to keep up. But the wheel was heavier than I thought, so it was really hard to keep roll it with your feet.

Rattle. Clack. Clatter. Splat... Oh... I fell down. I fell flat on my face. I took a quick glance at Kyle.

You didn't see it right?

Yeah, I don't think he saw it. Kyle was still reading the report with a serious look on his face. I don't know if he's that good at concentrating or if he was just indifferent towards me.

"...I think I'm done."

A few hours passed just like that. Kyle massaged his stiff neck and stretched it side to side. At the same time, I also smelled an unusual scent from my mouth. It was time to rest, I didn't want to die of overwork. search keto diet bad breath if you wanna know more about it

[ 0213/1000 ]

That's right, after resting a bit, that guy will go back to his bedroom, and I'll be alone till morning.

Rattle.

The ceiling of the hamster house was opened. 

Whatever, do as you please. You'll put me down anyways and go to bed after saying some silly comments. Then I'll do my best and run for a thousand laps, turn into a human, set aside my life as a hamster and receive the next quest.

It was the perfect plan, assuming I can ride 800 more laps just like earlier.

"Well, let's take this out."

...Huh, w-wait a minute!

​Hey! Don't take my wheel.

I grabbed the wheel reflexively and hung on it. What kind of wheel is this? Why are you taking it with you?! Why are you taking it all of a sudden, you didn't even care when I fell from it earlier!

I put some more strength on my small paws hanging from the wheel. Even though Kyle changed directions while pulling up the wheel, I snuggly hung on it. However, my rebellion didn't last for long, he carefully grabbed me with his other hand and separated me from the wheel. 

― Squeak! Squeak! [ Hey! You bad guy! ] "I know you liked it, but no more, Cashew Nut. I'm worried that your knee joints would get damaged."

― Squeak! [ Is this your first time seeing a hamster spin a wheel?!  ]

"Yes, yes. You must be sad, but it's all for your health. Don't be too unhappy."

Kyle left the wheel far away and gave me a kiss on the belly. I turned and slapped him with my feet on the face and rushed to the system.

Hey! Honestly, shouldn't this quest be invalid, how am I going to complete it without a wheel!

[ Let's become an active hamster! (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ]

I clenched my fist again, feeling my insides boil. If only I could see the system in front of me, I would have hit its head.

What? An active hamster? The kind of hamster that gets caught by the Northern Grand Duke and gets nonstop kisses?

If you want that kind of hamster, then you transmigrate! To be honest, even if I had transmigrated to Serena's body instead of here, my fate would be better than now. Even though she goes through many ups and downs, it isn't as frustrating as being a beast who cannot even speak.

My human rights. Give me back my human rights, this damn world!

"Anyways, you must be hungry. You've rolled the wheel so much, you must be famished."

Now he thinks I'm grumpy because of mere hunger. Once I stepped on the sawdust, I huffed and forced myself as close to the corner as possible.

Kyle picked something up from the drawer on this table and soon he hang the macadamia above me.

"You can eat it."

​He spoke so gently, if people overheard, they would have thought he was speaking to a lover.

I grabbed Kyle's fingers with my small hands and bit it, that's right i bit his finger and not the macadamia.

Then a system window popped up in front of me.

[ More than anything, I'm not a hamster, but a human. I don't do barbaric things like biting. ]

That's what I said to the system.

Yeah, there was a time like that. But Bae Soohyun died yesterday. I am Bae Soohyun who was born anew. Now this Bae Soohyun bites people. Meat is better than macadamia.

And isn't this just what people call karma? If you don't want to be bitten, don't do something that would get you bitten!

"Is your tooth itchy?"

Contrary to the pain I expected, Kyle was very calm. He even lifted me from the butt and began to look at me with worried eyes.

Hey! What are you looking at?

Don't look! Don't look at my butt as well!

Give me back my wheel!

"Behave and play well."

After that he put me back into the house and went back to his bedroom. Clack. The lights in the study went out, and it became silent in an instant.

I sat down on the sawdust and fell back to the ground. 

My wheel...

​Really, what a lucky day...

novel ⠀✿⠀ next

[nevernonline]

✧.* grow as we go; svt smau.

entry #03 two robots fell in love

synopsis: over the past ten years you've fallen in love many times. one day someone happens to stumble across your journal sitting out on your nightstand and started posting your entries online. after all of your secrets are leaked it's clear things would ever be the same again.

synopsis: over the past ten years you've fallen in love many times. one day someone happens to stumble across your journal sitting out on your nightstand and started posting your entries online. after all of your secrets are leaked it's clear things would ever be the same again.

𐦍 paring: svt members x afab! reader.

𐦍 feat: non-idol! svt, (g)-idle minnie&soyeon, oc's

𐦍 genre/s: reader is super angsty low-key, fluffy, sexual themes.

𐦍 content: swearing, bullying, crazy ex's, mentions of sexual relations, some drinking& mary jane 🍃

masterlist ▸ 002. the case of the cyberbullies ▸ 004. fall of the empire.

✧.* bonus:

✧.* thank you for all the love lately hehe, I'm actually excited to get the angst ball rolling to come, pls keep sending me ur theories they're so fun, ily.

✧.* taglist: @sun-daddy-yoriichi,@hipsdofangirl @kissesfrmwonwoo, @minhui896, @wonwooz1, @porridgesblog, @punkhazardlaw,

[vrnvuld]

Louise Glück, Seizure

Andrea Salvatori, Testone

Mikko Harvey, Wind-Related in the Wheatfield

Jane Austen, Letters

Ruth Awad, In the gloaming, in the roiling night

Anne Sexton, A Self Portrait in Letters

Eden Robinson, Writing Prompts for the Broken-hearted

this is like a massive post because this is also our final farnauld playlist that's made of four parts. it's meant to tell their full story <3 can't say we really expect anyone to read through this or even check the songs but if someone wants a really weird playlist, u can listen to it here xx

ACT I: WE JUST PLAY ALONG, COME ON, COME ON

001. TRY TRY TRY --- RACHAEL SAGE. 002. I’M NOT CALLING YOU A LIAR --- FLORENCE + THE MACHINE. 003. COME ON --- WHITE LIES. 004. ON DIRECTING --- TEGAN & SARA. 005. POISON --- VAULTS.  006. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE --- DENMARK + WINTER. 007. CANDLES --- DAUGHTER. 008. WICKED TEETH --- CIARAN LAVERY. 009. AFFECTION --- AMBER RUN.

this is the part where they get together. they're off-balance. he's playing his own game and she's trying to make everything work together. this is the first time cracks begin to form within the croÿ ranks. this part of the playlist is a mixture of songs that are fairly dark. the most notable lyrics can be found in ' poison ': " we both know you're sweet and blind / palm struck on the floor // won't you let me poison your heart ? ". isa posted this part of the playlist years ago and it's here x.

ACT II: THERE'S HISTORY IN A SCAR

010. PURGE --- ALLIE X. 011. WE USED TO LAUGH / 9 TO 9 --- FLORA CASH. 012. HYENA --- THE EDITORS. 013. LIFFEY --- PILLOW QUEENS. 014. SPIDERS --- THE EDITORS. 015. TIME COMES IN ROSES --- BESS ATWELL. 016. I'M NOT YOURS --- ANGUS & JULIA STONE. 017. PETRICHOR --- KEATON HENSON.

this would be the post-break up era. their numerous conversations and arnauld's relentless bullying. the wounds were raw, incredibly so and arnauld had a need to show her the mistake she had made by cutting him so. fanni on the other hand struggled between feeling proud of her decision and knowing she had let go of more than just a person she loved: it was the opportunity to build a life outside of her family. both of them tormented each other just by existing. it was difficult to hate someone you loved. it was difficult to despise someone you had known so well. the sensitivity eventually made space for some sort of a relationship. they could hold conversations. they could blackmail each other and remind the other how deep their knowledge of the other went. the first two songs most certainly represent fanni and her struggles. in ' purge ' we get the lines: " you went anyway, but all of your chains / and ropes holding me stayed in place " and " every word you told me left such a rancid taste in my mouth / i can't purge you ". we had ' we used to laugh / 9 to 9 " on every edit back in 2019. it was such a perfect song for them at that time. " you said i won't ever leave your side no one else is worth my while no one else is worth my while were you like that all the time ? did you repeat this from 9 to 9 ? never come back never come back you put a hole in and opened up my heart put me down in my darkest dark we used to laugh we used to laugh " then we have the editors songs that got chosen for the darkness. arnauld was doing his best to get fanni to beg for forgiveness. the bitterness was felt constantly. ' liffey ' on the other hand is arnauld's realization that he's not in charge of himself or the situation. he is absolutely ruined and she holds far too much power — it's not just arnauld who knows secrets and ways to manipulate the other, fanni's just as capable !

ACT III: WHEN I LOSE MY HEAD, I LOSE MY SPINE

018. COOL ABOUT IT --- BOYGENIUS. 019. LUCKY FOR YOU --- NOVO AMOR, GIA MARGARET. 020. I MISS YOU, I'M SORRY --- GRACIE ABRAMS. 021. DAYDREAMS --- EXES. 022. SEABED --- NANNA. 023. LATE NIGHT TALKS --- DEPORTEES. 024. HEAVENLY --- CIGARETTES AFTER SEX 025. HOPELESS WANDERER --- MUMFORD & SONS. 026. THAT'S WHEN ( TV ) --- TAYLOR SWIFT.

this part is about their healing journey. when the mind games stopped. when it was just two people. a fairly wholesome part in their story. they had affection for one another and perhaps for the first time they did not have some role to play. it was just friendship ( or at least as platonic a relationship as it could be between these two ). some codependency issues existed, of course. fanni needed a shoulder. arnauld liked being needed by her. ' late night talks ' is possibly the most spot on song in part iii. in it we get: " the phone rings / in the middle of the night / i can tell you're upset / i'm here / and i'm ready to work ". ' seabed ' is incredibly touching too and probably our favourite track. it's a good peek into fanni's fragile state of mind. " and you caught me off guard, and / i was never lonely / but now i'm feeling like an only child / let me sink into you arms / you're the ocean floor / i guess i just needed that ". the songs in this section are vulnerable and beautiful. ' lucky for you ' has a line that made it earn its spot: " and i'm not what i thought i would be without you ".

ACT IV: I'VE OUTGROWN THE PAST

027. I WANT YOU --- MO. 028. YOU'RE SO COOL --- NICOLE DOLLANGANGER. 029. LIGHTS CHANGING COLOR --- STARS. 030. LIVING ROOM, NY --- LAURA STEVENSON. 031. SIGNAL FIRE --- SNOW PATROL. 032. BLOODCLOT / ANDVAKA --- NANNA. 033. CRACK THE SHUTTERS --- SNOW PATROL. 033. SEND FOR ME --- THE NATIONAL. 034. THIS LAND IS MINE --- DIDO. 035. THIS LOVE (TV) --- TAYLOR SWIFT. 036. I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK --- MIYA FOLICK. 037. COSMIC LOVE --- FLORENCE + THE MACHINE. 038. SHALLOWS --- DAUGHTER.

this is the happily-ever-after part because they've been so sad for such a long time. we seriously considered not having them end up together but they deserve each other <3 <3 this section has love songs but we managed to sprinkle a few darker ones too because fanni and arnauld have never been simple and sweet. ' this love ' is probably the stand out song, it seems so fitting ! i mean c'mon: " this love is alive back from the dead / these hands had to let it go free, and / this love came back to me ". not to make things too cheesy though we have ' lights changing color ', which is by no means a negative song but it's more about staying out of one's head and, well, happy ! " when you find that the ones that keep you lifted / love them 'cause they keep you out of your head / they keep you out of your head / they keep you steady ". the songs are quite mellow and sound pretty fragile in a sense, save for a few tracks. the last two songs are more abstract. ' cosmic love ' is possibly one of the most beautiful songs on this playlist and to ever exist. i can see their devotion to each other growing into something blinding. this maybe relates to fanni more, she seems more likely to make love and her life with arnauld the only thing she surrounds herself with. there's just that and nothing else. but... arnauld is not too far from this state. he'll be able to reason with himself and he has his duties, but considering how recklessly he acts all things fanni... " i took the stars from my eyes and then i made a map / and knew that somehow i could find my way back / then i heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too / so i stayed in the darkness with you... " the playlist ends with ' shallows ' because it was so serene. serene and hauntingly beautiful. it's a sister-song to ' i will follow you into the dark '. when one parts from this world, will the other come find them when it's time ?

[antisatiric]

CLEMENS FAMILY ; TIMELINE

this is technically the sort of post that should go on my multi because most of the clemens family are over there, but it's related to twain so you guys get to see it! this is my rough timeline of important events and affiliations in twain's pre-running away backstory and the current lives of him and his siblings.

content warning for religious cults, child abuse, and mentions of attempted suicide.

001. seven children are born to john and jane clemens over the span of roughly 10 years. in order, they're named orion, henry, benjamin, pleasant, pamela, samuel, and margaret.

002. over the course of their childhoods, each of the siblings manifests their own unique ability, though some of these abilities (such as pleasant's) remain mostly latent. john clemens, a local religious leader with a violent private life, quickly heralds his children as being "chosen by god" and uses them as proof that he is a divine messenger of god's will.

003. samuel neglects to manifest an ability before the age of five, leading his father and the steadily growing catholic-based cult to treat him as a pariah, reacting more harshly to his mistakes and subjecting him to various forms of abuse. john raises him to believe that he is a carrier of misfortune and a bad omen to whoever he comes into contact with.

004. the church of the blessed children slowly gains popularity in the american south, amassing members in the tens of thousands by the time samuel is 13. this is partly due to a latent ability of john's own that remains undiscovered to convince the people who hear his voice that he speaks the truth, effective on everyone but his own children.

005. on a particularly bad night, john attempts to drown samuel in the bathtub of their home while his oldest son orion watches in shock. after samuel goes unconscious, orion knocks john out and saves his brother, but doesn't stick around to claim the credit for his action.

006. two days later, samuel steals his father's shotgun and flees home. nobody searches for him.

007. a week after samuel's disappearance, john clemens puts his wife in a coma. in retaliation, his oldest daughter pleasant kills him with his own revolver.

008. the church of the blessed children kill pleasant clemens in retaliation for the death of their divine messenger. this event causes them to restructure their beliefs, and they quickly determine that the 'gifted' children were sent by the devil to lead them astray, while samuel was the only pure child. over time, he comes to be seen as a saint and a martyr.

009. the remaining five clemens siblings have a public clash with the local members of the church of the blessed children that results in the burning of the clemens family house and causes the siblings to scatter.

010. down the mississippi river, samuel encounters the being known as no. 44 after a successful suicide attempt. having changed his mind about dying, he makes a deal with 44 for the sake of survival and inherits an ability alongside this. he recieves the gift of his cat, whipped cream, whose life becomes tied to his.

011. on the same day, pleasant's latent ability activates fully for the first time, reviving her on the steep condition that her soul now exists outside of her body inside her father's revolver. she, too, flees from home.

012. samuel clemens begins calling himself "mark twain" after a mishap with his ability causes the permanent relocation from fiction to reality of huckleberry finn and tom sawyer.

013. the clemens siblings each end up in their own places. orion backpacks the country in search of twain. henry engages in over-the-top vigilante justice against members of the still-growing church of the blessed children. benjamin travels to las vegas where he joins a crime family. pleasant links up with a gang of homeless young adults in chicago. pamela joins an underground organization of ability users. twain joins the organization that rivals hers unknowingly. margaret travels to las vegas to use her ability to win money gambling.

[cinematicnomad]

4-7, 17, and 18

004. a film you could watch on repeat for the rest of your life? answered :) but some others i could def rewatch forever: apollo 13, spotlight, a few good men, catch me if you can, almost famous, jaws...

005. what’s the very first film you remember watching? ooooh. difficult! it's hard bc my family are big movie watchers, so i've been watching movies for longer than i can remember. it's kind of hard to pinpoint a specific "ONE"? like, i know for a fact that apparently as a toddler i drove my aunt insane by making her rewind and replay 101 dalmatians over and over again (in her words: 101 times, until she lied and told me the VHS was broken lol). it's a cop out, but i'm gonna say i don't remember.

006. a film you wish you hadn’t watched? this might be mean, i'm sure i've watched worse and more problematic films, but spielberg's the BFG (2016) made me want to gouge my own eyes out. my brother got us free tickets bc he was working at a theatre at the time, and it's the only time i ever remember repeatedly checking the time as the movie dragged on and literally begging for it to be over. i missed out on reading roald dahl as a kid, so i really had like. NO nostalgia for the story and i could not stand the effects that were used in the movie.

on a similar note: oh my god, the polar express (2004) is a literal uncanny valley hellscape?? another movie i saw in theatres and was baffled by.

007. a film you wish had a sequel? there aren't a lot of movies that i wish would get sequels tbh. if anything, i wish there were fewer sequels in the world.

not quite on the same level, but i wish sam raimi had gotten to do spiderman 4. he had a whole plan for 6 spiderman movies and from what he's said about them, i was honestly very intrigued (mainly bc he always approached it as peter and mary jane's story and then figured out what was going on with spiderman to fit in with those arcs, which is just more character driven and compelling to me). it's a bummer the series had to end on a down note like spiderman 3 which really got taken over by the studio who demanded elements be added to the story that raimi wasn't interested in telling and it's v evident. if he'd been given free reign to take back the series, i'd like to have seen where things went.

017. which cinematic universe would you like to live in? none, this universe is hard enough to navigate without magic or supervillains or aliens or whatever.

018. what’s your favourite biopic? recency bias makes me want to say oppenheimer (2024) which i saw in theatres three times. maybe catch me if you can (2002) in terms of which i've rewatched the most.

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crystal jane abbott | share at least five songs that you associate with or remind you of your muse!

001.) like the movies by laufey

maybe i'm just old fashioned, read too many fairytales. it's no wonder i've had no luck, no one's ever good enough. i want a love like i've seen in the movies. that's why i'll never fall in love

002.) phantom by rina sawayama

once upon a time there was a girl, pleasing the world dying to be liked, looking for love, wanting to trust. stickers and scented gel pens, get possessions, get friends. breaking off pieces, things started to change. i've been trying to find her since, she gave a little too much away

003.) we'll never have sex by leith ross

you look perfect, you look different. i don't wonder about your indifference. if i said you could never touch me, you'd come over and say i looked lovely. oh, you kissed me just to kiss me not to make me cry. it was simple, you are sweetness. let's just sit a while

004.) first love/late spring by mitski

and i was so young when i behaved twenty five yet now i find i've grown into a tall child

005.) i'm not a girl, not yet a woman by britney spears

i used to think i had the answers to everything, but now i know that life doesn't always go my way

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[athenianwit]

PROMPT 004 !

trigger warning: mentions of parental abuse/neglect, brief self harm, mentions of blood

an offering. 

atticus spent all day trying to decide what he could offer to athena, the godling had grown up in one of london's richest families but he felt like he had nothing of value to offer his mother. it was supposed to be something intimate and sentimental, but what did he have to show? perhaps one of his first edition jane austen novels, it was the first thing he grabbed when he packed his bags but somehow it felt... impersonal. or maybe the wrist watch he wore at all times that his father gave him the day he turned eighteen? there wasn't anything special or unique about the watch, but it was one of the few gifts his father gave him. yet, that didn't feel right either. 

the son of athena didn't show up until the rest of the camp was fast asleep, he didn't want an audience from his fellow godlings or the locals. like an owl, his mind seemed to be the most awake at nightfall so it only felt appropriate that this was when he made his offering to goddess of wisdom. nervously picking at his skin, it took a moment for atticus to look up at the statue of athena. despite the fact that it was only made of marble, her stare was intense and the fear of her rejection began to fill his mind once more. what would she think of him? of everything he had done before the call and since? 

"hello, mother.." his brown eyes finally met the stare of his mother who seemed to be looking down at him. he wondered if she was looking down at him right now. "i know i haven't prayed to you much... i'm still trying to wrap my head around how all of this is real." atticus was a man of science and reason, giving up religion entirely over a decade ago. "please don't mistake that for a lack of faith in you." the godling quickly looked back down. he believed in the power and greatness of his mother, of all the gods and how they carved humanity into what they were today. his brain just needed to be rewired. 

"i always wondered who you were my entire life, i prayed that you would come save me one day...." the godlings voice shook a little, trying to stay composed as he continued. he always wondered what he took from his mother, did he get his love for agatha christie novels from her? did he get his brown eyes from her? "i used to tell the other boys at school that you were this... genius scientist who had to work in the states and that's why you weren't around to raise me. i wanted to believe there was a reason you weren't there for me, why you let me stay with him..." atticus' voice fully cracks when his fathers face came to his mind, he was slowly unraveling now. "was that my first test? to put me through a lifetime of neglect and abuse... to make me stronger? make me worthy of your love?" there had to be a reason for all of this, he couldn't have had lived the life he did for nothing. right?

"did you know all of this would happen?"

tears began to burn down his cheeks as he spoke and his father's voice began ringing in his voice. 'you're weak, you're too emotional, you are no son of mine' wiping the tears off his face, he reamined quiet for a moment. "was father different when you knew him?" there were so many questions atticus had about his parents, what did she see in him? "he never spoke of you. i think he resented you for leaving me at his doorstep." he started to pick at his skin once again, thinking back to the countless times he asked nathaniel about his mother. desperate to get answers about who he was and where he belonged in this world. the man was only obsessed with chasing his own legacy.

'you aren't worthy of the name welby'

"i am more than just a welby in name. i am atticus, son of athena." his voice no longer shaking as he said those words. unlike nathaniel, atticus wanted to help make the world a better place. despite his own doubts, the son of athena understood why she called upon him. to use his mind to help lead and protect his fellow godlings. the faces of romeo, oliver, remy, alejandro, and jay all popped up in his head. their fates were now weaved together and atticus would do anything within his power to protect all five of them. and the others. 

reaching over to pick up the bag he brought with him, atticus pulled out a simple white lab coat and a stethoscope. "i offer you the lab coat that was given to me when i graduated medical school and the stethoscope that came with it." he put it down in front of the statue. "this was the first moment in my life that i felt like i had a purpose. the first moment i felt like i had any true value." something he'd done all on his own. "it was my happiest memory... that was before you called upon me and brought me here."

pulling the knife out of the bag next, atticus stared at his reflection that bounced off the metal for a moment. "your blood and wisdom gave me the tools to carve my own path in this world." he ran the sharp blade over his left hand, wincing as it cut through the thin skin. squeezing the palm shut, the blood began to drip down onto the white lab coat. "thank you, mother." he stood up, looking up at her once before. "i hope to bring honor to your name... and to meet you." atticus picked up the bag and said goodbye to the goddess of wisdom before returning to his cabin.

[comicwaren]

This week on Marvel Comics (8th March 2023):

Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 6 #021

Avengers Vol. 8 #066 (Finale)

Black Panther Vol. 8 #015 (Finale)

Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #002

Fantastic Four Vol. 7 #005

Mary Jane & Black Cat #004

Moon Knight Vol. 9 #021

New Mutants Lethal Legion #001 (NEW!)

Nightcrawlers #002

Scarlet Witch Vol. 3 #003

Silver Surfer: Ghost Light #002

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #032

Star Wars: Sana Starros #002

Star Wars: The High Republic Vol. 2 #006

X-Men Vol. 6 #020

[harry0sborn]

› ﹙ HEIRCURSE ﹚ verses.

› 001.

| | | INSIDE THE TOWNCAR , harry osborn sits in the backseat next to norman osborn. norman exudes power and anger. harry is slowly acquiring both.

› ages: ??? - sixteen. after being kicked out of several private academies due to behavioral issues , harry is begrudgingly placed in public school in junior high through most of high school. norman hoped it would straighten his troubled son out , as well as serve as a reminder that harry was such a fuck up that no one else around will have him. it was here that harry would quickly find popularity among his peers and form many meaningful relationships —— and finally experience the ups and downs of what it means to be a normal teenager. but of course , it wouldn't last.

› 002.

| | | I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE THROWN AWAY.

› ages: sixteen - nineteen. despite being the happiest harry's ever been , public school showed very little improvement in norman's mind. the parties , the coming home at late hours of the night with dilated pupils and the stench of alcohol —— norman ultimately feared public scrutiny more than anything. and in an effort to save himself the embarrassment , the talk of billionaire's son getting into trouble in the media , harry comes home to find his bags packed for him. he is sent overseas to finish the last two years of his education. this attempt does more harm than good , however —— harry finds himself confused and scared , being alone and so far from home. he throws himself into the nightlife europe offers and norman's efforts are for nothing. headlines of another wild night , violent altercations , romantic flings that were troubled. but the trust fund baby was also obtaining modeling gigs and dating actresses , so maybe it wasn't all bad. he takes an extra year to travel before returning home with more baggage than he originally left with.

› 003. (AU)

| | | NORMAN ︓ HOW MANY PRIVATE ACADEMIES HAVE YOU BEEN KICKED OUT OF? ( harry looks away. ) has it sunk in for you that you're now attending public school? are you aware of the ramifications of that? HARRY ( feebly )︓ i like it better.

› ages: sixteen - nineteen. an au more closely following the raimi films. after being kicked out of several private academies due to behavioral issues , harry is begrudgingly placed in public school in junior high through most of high school. norman hoped it would straighten his troubled son out , as well as serve as a reminder that harry was such a fuck up that no one else around will have him. it was here that harry would quickly find popularity among his peers and form many meaningful relationships —— and finally experience the ups and downs of what it means to be a normal teenager. though perhaps the parties sometimes get a little out of hand , and perhaps harry has a little too much fun with the drugs and alcohol offered. he manages to graduate with his friends at eighteen and with the help of norman , buys an apartment for he and peter to live in.

| | | AN EXPENSIVE CAR PULLS OVER , loud music playing from inside. harry osborn at the wheel. a laughing mary jane watson climbs out, to the raucous good-byes of harry and his friends.

› 004.

| | | I WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO SAVE YOU . . . . BUT I PROMISE I WON'T FAIL AGAIN.

› ages: nineteen - twenty. public attacks and many deaths begin to rack up in the city at the hands of the green goblin —— and norman has been acting strange. a noticeable and more aggressive change is apparent in his father , but shrugged off as working too hard. he's always had bouts of anger and it's fair to assume they're only worsening with age. but ultimately , norman would seemingly be murdered in the osborn home by spider-man. his father's death pushes his drug and alcohol dependency and he vows to find his killer to avenge him. by only nineteen years old , harry has been orphaned —— and there's barely enough time to plan a funeral before paperwork is being pushed towards him. his father's entire life's work and responsibilities are placed in the hands of his heir. by only twenty years old , harry is appointed the role of c.e.o at oscorp industries. unfortunately he can't even legally go out to buy himself a drink afterwards.

| | | YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN , KID . . . . YOU ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.

› 005. (main)

| | | IT'S RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH NO LUCK , YOU CAN KISS IT GOODBYE BECAUSE THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS SYMPATHY WHEN THE DISEASE IS ENTERING.

› ages: twenties. now the rightful successor to oscorp industries , it is here that harry gains access to all of norman's work and discovers within it what is informally known as the osborn curse —— the disease that was gradually taking his father's life , and its genetic tendencies. the hand tremors are the first sign and start to make themselves known , and from here on out , harry begins mimicking his father's desperation in finding a cure. with a long history of erratic behavior —— this devastating discovery , the disease itself , and the stress it all brings will only make him prone to bouts of anger and aloofness. he still harbors a hatred for spider-man and continues self medicating , and dabbles with the idea of returning to therapy for the first time since high school.

| | | THE TASTE IS SO DIVINE , A CHEMICAL COME ALIVE. WELCOME TO YOUR VICE . . . GOOD LUCK WITH LIFE. 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T KILL ME THAT EASILY.

› time passes with no avail. after several failed experiments and in an act of true hopelessness , harry injects himself with genetically modified spider venom. instead of it healing him in any way —— he endures a violent effect that would ultimately accelerate the stages of his disease rather than cure it , and give him the shifting personality of the green goblin. with this new presence , the goblin would point harry in the direction of norman's hideout ; where he finds his father's mask , exoskeleton suit , and pumpkin bombs. the suit works to heal the damage done to his body when worn and activated , and the voice pushes him to act on his revenge. with or without the suit , harry will possibly never be completely cured but it is the only thing that keeps his symptoms at bay. when gone without it too long —— his health will continue to decline. though in a true lose lose situation , during the times it is worn in an effort to heal himself , it more openly welcomes the monster that urges him to do terrible things. the cruel and grotesque goblin will often resurface even without the suit in moments of extreme anger.

[outpost51]

don’t yell help.

For the Shrimp Skwad Surprise Challenge 004: blaze it

Just shout ‘fire’.

Rating: Teen+

Word Count: 420

Warning(s): none

Summary: Backing a wild animal into a corner seldom ends well. Backing Jane Shepard into a corner never does.

Fill below the cut. [Mood music.]

Jane had been backed into many corners in her life. Not all of them were bad; sometimes she’d have a hand over her mouth or around her throat for fun reasons.

She’d also, however, been a terrible little asshole in her youth and most of those corners involved guns pointed at some part of her anatomy she wouldn’t last long without. The Reds weren’t exactly top of the food chain back on Earth.

Once, she and Jenny and Tuesday had been chased all over the city by big goons with bigger guns, and no matter where they ran, they couldn’t shake their pursuers. Jane thought they’d lost them when they ducked into a crowded shopping mall – it was just before Christmas, she remembered that much; there was snow on the ground and her lungs were on fire from hyperventilating in the bitter chill. It wasn’t hard to blend in with the milling crowd, especially once she nicked a hat from a store display to hide her hair. They got comfortable. Started enjoying themselves.

Tuesday managed to con some upper middle-class office type into feeding her and her ‘sisters’. Just as they finished up, Jenny spotted one of the big bastards – the one in the purple suit. Blue-suit and Black-suit couldn’t have been far behind, Tuesday said, and sure enough, Purple-suit’s friends joined him not long after. He made eye contact with Jane.

The girls all slipped beneath the table, out of their pursuers’ line of sight, and squat-ran through the crowd.

“What’re we gonna do?” Tuesday hissed. “We can’t just keep impersonating ducks all damn day.”

Jane turned to tell her that bitching about it was less helpful than trying to have a single independent thought in her life, but the theater caught her attention. “Wanna catch a vid?”

The detour granted them about a quarter of a Blasto movie of peace before three large familiar silhouettes darkened the theater’s doorstep.

Mom told her once that screaming for help in public did nothing, that she should yell ‘fire’ instead.

In theory, she knew the result would be chaos, maybe the bad guys getting knocked around, and yet she still wasn’t expecting the cacophonous stampede that followed. They shook the suits.

Jane imagined that trick wouldn’t work half as well when the entire crowd was bad guys.

“End of the line, Commander,” one of the Suns snarled.

Amplifying the trick, however… yeah, that might work.

Jane engaged her thermal shields.

Then threw an incendiary grenade into the eye of the storm.

[httpsjeonglvr]

Mary jane master-list

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[nevernonline]

✧.* grow as we go; svt smau.

entry #4.5 plan b?

synopsis: over the past ten years you've fallen in love many times. one day someone happens to stumble across your journal sitting out on your nightstand and started posting your entries online. after all of your secrets are leaked it's clear things would ever be the same again.

𐦍 paring: svt members x afab! reader.

𐦍 feat: non-idol! svt, (g)-idle minnie&soyeon, oc's

𐦍 genre/s: reader is super angsty low-key, fluffy, sexual themes.

𐦍 content: swearing, bullying, crazy ex's, mentions of sexual relations, some drinking& mary jane 🍃

masterlist ▸ 004. the fall of the empire. ▸ 005. chronic memory keeper.

note/s: im so srry this chapter is alll over the place.. think of it as a bonus!! but I felt bad I hadn't posted an update in a MINUTE. but the next one will make up for it (I hope) hehe. pls get all up in the replies and my dm's with more theories and such. && thank you for the love (and the luv for minghao)

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[letterboard-fantasy]

Theatre of Darkness | Site 20493 Packages

"Some people say deep deep within Coral City's watery depths, lies a strange, abandoned experiment site. Some deep divers even report being able to hear people inside there, but that's impossible."

If you'd like to sign up for this essence, please include [Site 20493] in your ask!

Packages:

Package One | Accidental Team Shop A Tier Costume | Clumsy Nurse [ Alice | @nurse-idv ] Shop A Tier Costume | Swing and Run Shop A Tier Costume | Little Trinket

Package Two | The Poppy Fields Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 001: Cheshire-like Smile [ Tae | @idv-sinful-deities ] Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 006: Who are you? [ Jane | @janetheguitarist ] Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 007: Sinister Stare

Package Three | The Library Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 000: Aggressive AI Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 002: Duo-Faced Death Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 003: Story Spinner

Package Four | Calm Waters and Sandy Beaches Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 004: Venomous and Cruel Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 005: Sweet Siren [ Beth | @ask-idv-baker ]

Package Five | Site 20493 Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 008: Memory of the Past Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 009: Little Jane Doe [ Amy | @the-oletus-parlor ] Shop A Tier Costume | Experiment 20493: Site Manager [ Gabriel | @idv-fifis-toybox | fucking SMACK/j ]

Essence Description:

"Have you heard? Another person was found today, with deep cuts to their legs, as if to try and keep them from running. But the thing is, they found the corpse in the water. Running? In the water? From what?"

In the depths of Coral City, endless tales have circled around the city of a supposed lost site, known as Site 20493, somehow still in operation despite being completely submerged. However, despite many professional deep divers, none have been able to find solid proof of its existence. The only "proof" they have are a series of missing persons cases. and even then, it's near impossible to link these disappearances to the fabled site.

But that won't stop a fateful finding. Because sometimes... the stuff of legends aren't legends after all.

The lore will be split into short "logs", each titled with the numbers of each experiment in correspondence to their stories before death.