#Lin Wood

[muddypolitics]

(via Lin Wood Turns Witness For Georgia Prosecutors in Trump RICO Case – Rolling Stone)

FORMER MAGA ATTORNEY Lin Wood is a witness for the state in Georgia’s election interference RICO case against the former president and 18 others.

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More Fem Klance <3

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Clear Water Tea House, Nantou, China - Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten

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Maya Lin: '2x4 Landscape' (2006)

[kusanagihaku]

thinking about haku as usual and his name (草薙 伯玖) and how much it tells us about his character -

草薙 (kusanagi)

according to an old myth (from kojiki), kusanagi-no-tsurugi is a sword pulled from the body of a serpent. it allows the user to control the wind. today, it is still used during modern enthronement ceremonies of the japanese emperor, but due to its status as a 'divine object' nobody is actually allowed to see it...? (source)

haku being named after a sword is really interesting because it introduces the idea of him being a weapon... by whom is he wielded?

this might just be a reference to how haku's family comes from a line of priests, but the idea of this being a 'divine' sword / being something nobody is allowed to see also hints at how maybe nobody knows the real haku, or nobody knows his real intentions.

that being said, separately, the characters mean 'grass' (草) and 'to cut / remove' (薙) - the image of clearing grass does point towards something more like revealing the truth... perhaps this is what he is meant to do in the future?

the fact that the sword came from the body of a slain serpent is also interesting! there's an argument made by the earlier source that "the sword found within the serpent shows its identity with the serpent by its very designation" - i.e. he is the snake. it tracks with his character design (narrower yellow pupils)!

also grass might explain his hair lol

伯 (haku)

older / protective / respected male figure

this makes sense, since haku is the one to bring mc to darkwick and more or less is the one looking out for them / gives them advice etc.

玖 (ku)

nine / type of jade

probably to balance out the rest of the name?

when looking at his 五格 and 五行 (name-based divination), it's a mixed bag, but there are two numbers that stand out:

his 天格 reads that he's loyal, chivalrous, brave, realistic and sticks to his morals im a haku simp

but his 人格 reads that as he grows older, his life might have constant turmoil, leading him to rebelliousness, indulgence, and a short-lived life / losing loved ones at a young age. his number is often associated with "misfortune of a hero who is not a hero".

overall i think his name really fits with what we know about his character so far & his character design!! it gives us a hint of what might come for him in the future too!! the writers rly popped off with him

[lovelylittlewordsmith]

I can't quite explain it, but Don't Go To the Woods by the Decemberists feels like a modern fae warning song

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Anya Hepburn/Tsumugi Harudori/Meme Tatane (Soul Eater Not)

Taramorgan: Tara Bryck/Morgan Fischer (Heart of the Woods)

Jane Darling/Melody (Peter Pan 2/The Little Mermaid 2)

Yuexian: Lin Wanyue/Li Xian (Female General and Eldest Princess)

Melokuro/Kuromelo: My Melody/Kuromi (Sanrio)

Tara Jones/Darcy Olsson (Heartstopper)

Marlana: Alana Bloom/Margot Verger (Hannibal)

Lumity: Luz Noceda/Amity Blight (The Owl House)

Rupphire: Ruby/Sapphire (Steven Universe)

Lambdabern: Bernkastel/Lambdadelta (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)

Miirena: Mion Sonozaki/Rena Ryūgu (Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni)

Grandeur/Scarab (Wings of Fire)

Squirrelflight/Nightcloud (Warrior Cats)

Sashanarcy: Sasha Waybright/Anne Boonchuy/Marcy Wu (Amphibia)

Camileda: Camila Noceda and Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House)

Ruby/Glacier/Thorn (Wings of Fire)

Camilith: Camila Noceda/Lilith Clawthorne (The Owl House)

Konagami: Izumi Konata/Hiiragi Kagami (Lucky Star)

Sunny/Fatespeaker (Wings of Fire)

Peril/Fatespeaker (Wings of Fire)

Sunny/Peril/Fatespeaker (Wings of Fire)

Moonwatcher/Tamarin (Wings of Fire)

Turtle Tail/Storm (Warrior Cats)

Star Flower/Violet Dawn (Warrior Cats)

Ferncloud/Daisy (Warrior Cats)

Bumble/Misty (Warrior Cats)

Willow/Norma (The Owl House/Dead End: Paranormal Park)

Julerose: Juleka Couffaine/Rose Lavaillant (Miraculous Ladybug)

Spinnetossa: Spinnerella/Netossa (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Heathertail/Cinderheart (Warrior Cats)

Bristlefrost/Sunbeam (Warrior Cats)

Sunny/Lynx (Wings of Fire)

Whiteout/Clearsight (Wings of Fire)

Sundew/Willow (Wings of Fire)

Foeslayer/Jerboa III (Wings of Fire)

Burnet/Silverspot (Wings of Fire)

Rooney/Pip (Loveless)

SunandMoonShipping: Espeon/Sylveon (Pokémon)

Orca/Tourmaline (Wings of Fire)

Cricket/Luna (Wings of Fire)

Dovewing/Briarlight (Warrior Cats)

Princess/Violet (Warrior Cats)

Quince/Nutmeg (Warrior Cats)

Sandstorm/Silverstream (Warrior Cats)

Squirrelflight/Jessy (Warrior Cats)

Glory/Snowfall (Wings of Fire)

Bluestar/Yellowfang (Warrior Cats)

Yukio/Ellie Phimister (Deadpool)

Amanda Young/Lynn Denlon (Saw 3)

Wan/Pleng (Affair the Series)

Haruka/Mirai (Senran Kagura)

Haruka/Hibari (Senran Kagura)

Hibari/Yagyu (Senran Kagura)

Asuka/Homura (Senran Kagura)

Hikage/Katsuragi (Senran Kagura)

Ryoubi/Ryouna (Senran Kagura)

Miyabi/Imu (Senran Kagura)

Daidouji/Rin (Senran Kagura)

Mirei Shikishima/Mamori Tokonome (Valkyrie Drive)

Rain Hasumi/Lady J (Valkyrie Drive)

Aoi Miyasato/Momoko Kouzuki (Valkyrie Drive)

Kibami Saejima/Ichiha Shirasu (Valkyrie Drive)

Hyouko Yundou/Fubata Kirii (Valkyrie Drive)

Kasumi Shigure/Hibiki Kenjo (Valkyrie Drive)

Nimi Minimi/Noe Oya (Valkyrie Drive)

Momoka Sagara/E9/D5 (Valkyrie Drive)

Charlotte Scherzen/Ange/Miranda/Marianne/Monroe (Valkyrie Drive)

Ongsa/Sun (23.5 The Series)

Luna/Aylin (23.5 The Series)

Inkpa: Ink/Pa (Bad Buddy)

Sam/Mon (GAP: The Series)

Princess Anin/Lady Pin (The Loyal Pin)

Rin Namiki/Misa Aoi (Kandagawa Jet Girls)

Kaguya Shijyuin/Kuromaru Manpuku (Kandagawa Jet Girls)

Jennifer Peach/Emily Orange (Kandagawa Jet Girls)

Pan Ziyu/Pan Dina (Kandagawa Jet Girls)

Mantatsu Shiraishi/Yuzu Midorikawa (Kandagawa Jet Girls)

Fuka Tamaki/Inori Misuda (Kandagawa Jet Girls)

Leina Vance/Elina Vance (Queen’s Blade)

Leina Vance/Risty (Queen’s Blade)

Leina Vance/Echidna (Queen’s Blade)

Echidna/Irma (Queen’s Blade)

Menace/Anarista (Queen’s Blade)

Tomoe/Shizuka (Queen’s Blade)

Lucifer/Leviathan (Sin: Seven Mortal Sins)

Lucifer/Maria Tostsuka (Sin: Seven Mortal Sins)

Belial/Astaroth (Sin: Seven Mortal Sins)

Ekaterina "Katja" Kurae/Hana Katsuragi (Seikon no Qwaser)

Ekaterina "Katja" Kurae/Lulu Shiizaki (Seikon no Qwaser)

Ekaterina "Katja" Kurae/Ayame Satsuki (Seikon no Qwaser)

Fangrai: Lightning Farron/Oerba Yun Fang (Final Fantasy)

Rachnera Arachnera/Lilith (Monster Musume)

Arashiko Yuuno/Yumi Mamiya (MM!)

Ryuko Matoi/Mako Makanshoku (Kill la Kill)

Satsuki Kiryuin/Nonon Jakuzure (Kill la Kill)

Ragyo Kiryuin/Nui Harime (Kill la Kill)

Kanna Kamui/Riko Saikawa (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid)

Madohomu: Madoka Kaname/Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Scanty Daemon/Kneesocks Daemon (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt)

Utena Hiiragi/Kiwi Araga (Gushing Over Magical Girls)

Utena Hiiragi/Sayo Minakami (Gushing Over Magical Girls)

Matama Akoya/Nemo Anemo (Gushing Over Magical Girls)

Poison Ivy/Harley Quinn (DC Comics)

Atsuko "Akko" Kagari/Diana Cavendish (Little Witch Academia)

Ursula Callistis/Croix Meridies (Little Witch Academia)

Ruegard: Clarisse La Rue/Silena Beauregard (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

Theyna: Thalia Grace/Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano (Trials of Apollo)

Emmiphine: Josephine/Hemithea (Trials of Apollo)

Edeleth: Edelgard/F!Byleth (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

Doropetra: Dorothea/Petra (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

Cathmir: Catherine/Shamir (Fire Emblem Three Houses)

Melinoe/Eris (Hades 2)

Melinoe/Arachne (Hades 2)

Melinoe/Nemesis (Hades 2)

Liu Qianqiao/Luo Fumeng (Word of Honor)

Du Pusa/Qiao Luohan (Word of Honor)

Farcille: Falin/Marcille (Dungeon Meshi)

Shiirena: Shion Sonozaki/Rena Ryuugu (Higurashi When They Cry)

Evanatsu: Eva Ushiromiya/Natsuhi Ushiromiya (Umineko When They Cry)

Eriange: Erika Furudo/Ange Ushiromiya (Umineko When They Cry)

Angemammon: Ange Ushiromiya/Mammon (Umineko When They Cry)

Asumu Ushiromiya/Kyrie Ushiromiya (Umineko When They Cry)

Gaap/Beatrice (Umineko When They Cry)

Jessisayo: Jessica Ushiromiya/Sayo (Umineko When They Cry)

Felicidette: Felicity Clements/Odette Leliefeld (The Checquy Files/Stiletto)

Myfantay: Myfanwy Thomas/Shantay Petoskey (The Checquy Files/The Rook)

Lakemura: Barbara Lake/Nomura (Trollhunters/Tales of Arcadia)

Attolia Irene/Eddis Helen (The Queen’s Thief)

Sophie Devereaux/Parker (Leverage)

Elhani: Eleanor Shellstrop/Tahani al-Jamil (The Good Place)

Mailee: Mai/Ty Lee (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Feyberry: Maya Fey/Regina Berry (Ace Attorney)

Faraskye: Kay Faraday/Ema Skye (Ace Attorney)

Franziskay: Franziska von Karma/Kay Faraday (Ace Attorney)

Feychols: Maya Fey/Penny Nichols (Ace Attorney)

Mayema/Emamaya: Ema Skye/Maya Fey (Ace Attorney)

SmittenShipping: Jupiter/Mars (Pokemon Platinum)

KogamoShipping: Kris/Leaf (Pokemon Crystal/Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen)

KansasShipping: Lyra/Whitney (Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver)

Pipabeth: Piper McLean/Annabeth Chase (The Heroes of Olympus/Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)

Reynabeth: Reyna Ramirez-Arellano/Annabeth Chase (The Heroes of Olympus/Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)

Theyna: Thalia Grace/Reyna Ramirez-Arellano (The Heroes of Olympus/Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)

Rachabeth: Rachel Dare/Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)

Clarabeth: Clarisse La Rue/Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)

Pipachel: Piper McLean/Rachel Dare (The Heroes of Olympus/Camp Half-Blood Chronicles)

Junithena: Juniper Woods/Athena Cykes (Ace Attorney)

Lanamia: Lana Skye/Mia Fey (Ace Attorney)

Goulstrade/Ghoulstrade: Maria Gorey/Gina Lestrade (The Great Ace Attorney)

Susahao/Susarei: Susato Mikotoba/Haori Murasame (The Great Ace Attorney)

Rika Furude/Satoko Hojo (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)

Rosine/Jill (Berserk)

Scandal Savage/Knockout (DC Comics)

Chifusa Manyuu/Kaede (Manyuu Hikenchou)

Ranamon/Shutumon (Digimon)

Angewomon/LadyDevimon (Digimon)

Flare Corona/Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)

Nyaruko/Kuuko (Haiyore! Nyaruko-san)

Mari Kurihara/Meiko Shiraki (Prison School)

Andromaquynh: Andromache the Scythian/Quynh (The Old Guard)

Tyzula: Azula/Ty Lee (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Hinata Hino/Mao Nonosaka (Future Diary)

Kiwako Flugel Makina/Kyoko Kasuga (Deadman Wonderland)

Moka Akashiya/Yukari Sendo (Rosario + Vampire)

Mion Sonozaki/Rika Furude (Hinamizawa Bus Stop)

Glitra: Glimmer/Catra (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Kyosaya: Kyoko Sakura/Sayaka Miki (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Eloise Bridgerton/Cressida Cowper (Bridgerton)

Kuroki Tomoko/Emiri Ucchi (Watamote)

Morgwen: Morgana/Gwen (Merlin)

Nanny Ogg/Granny Weatherwax (Discworld)

Eleanor Vance/Theodora "Theo" (The Haunting of Hill House)

Stephcass: Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)

Kajemac: KJ Brandman/Mac Coyle (Paper Girls)

Kinsey Locke/Jackie Veda (Locke and Key)

Maria Salazar/Saya Kuroki (Deadly Class)

Celia St. James/Evelyn Hugo (The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo)

Velaphne: Daphne/Velma (Scooby-Doo)

Sam/Clover/Alex (Totally Spies)

Darcy/Icy/Storm (Winx Club)

Cornelia Hale/Irma Lair (W.I.T.C.H)

Palasaki: Niko/Crystal Palace (Dead Boy Detectives)

NightButcher: Night Nurse/Jenny (Dead Boy Detectives)

Holly Munro/Lucy Carlyle (Lockwood and Co)

Hollstein: Carmilla Karnstein/Laura Hollis (Carmilla)

Miryem Mandelstam/Irina (Spinning Silver)

Bloomella: Bloom/Stella (Winx Club)

Shoot: Sameen Shaw/Root (Person of Interest)

Ninej: Nina Zennik/Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows/Grishaverse/Shadow and Bone)

Rosemary Harper/Sissix Seshkethet (Wayfarers/The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet)

Tisabel: Tamsin/Isabel (Wayfarers/Record of a Spaceborn Few)

Jane 23 a.k.a Pepper/Jane 64 (Wayfarers/A Closed and Common Orbit)

Alexis Chopper/Jacqueline "Jack" Wolcott (Wayward Children/Down Among the Sticks and Bones)

Arya/Nasuada (The Inheritance/Eragon)

Brianna/Meggie (Inkworld series/Inkheart)

Emma Woodhouse/Jane Fairfax (Emma)

Fanny Price/Molly Crawford (Mansfield Park)

Georgiana Darcy/Lydia Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)

Viola/Olivia (Twelfth Night)

Lottiana: Princess Tiana/Charlotte La Bouff (The Princess and the Frog)

Minsy: Minnie/Daisy (Disney)

Peaisy: Princess Peach/Princess Daisy (Super Mario)

Wenclair: Wednesday Adams/Enid Sinclair (Wednesday)

Cher Horowitz/Dionne Davenport (Clueless)

Calzona: Callie Torres/Arizona Robbins (Grey's Anatomy)

Nomanita: Nomi Marks/Amanita Caplan (Sense8)

Cophine: Delphine Cormier/Cosima Niehaus (Orphan Black)

Aelita Schaeffer/Yumi Ishiyama (Code Lyoko)

Gwen Cooper/Toshiko "Tosh" Sato (Torchwood)

Missy/Clara Oswald (Doctor Who)

Jenny Flint/Madame Vastra (Doctor Who)

Ristelle: Rita/Estelle (Tales of Vesperia)

Jamie Moriarty/Joan Watson (Elementary)

Dani Clayton/Jamie Taylor (The Haunting of Bly Manor)

Dr. Victorine LaFourcade/Dr. Alessandra Ruiz (The Fall of the House of Usher)

Babitha: Tabitha Galavan/Barbara Kean (Gotham)

Eve/Mazikeen (Lucifer)

Rockie: Robin Buckley/Vicki (Stranger Things)

Ferncloud/Brightheart (Warrior Cats)

EnchantmentShipping: Wigglytuff/Chansey (Pokémon)

Thasmin: Thirteen Doctor/Yasmin "Yaz" Khan (Doctor Who)

Clizzy: Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood (Shadowhunters)

Katya Goncharova/Sofia Modigliani (Goncharov)

Alicia Florrick/Kalinda Sharma (The Good Wife)

Evalise: Annalise Keating/Eve Rothko (How to Get Away with Murder)

Asha/Farsight (Wings of Fire)

Beth Ann Stanton/April Warner (Why Women Kill)

Bree Van de Kamp/Gabrielle "Gaby" Solis (Desperate Housewives)

Amileia: Amilyn Holdo/Leia Organa (Star Wars)

Reyrose: Rey/Rose Tico (Star Wars)

Amaya/Janai (The Dragon Prince)

Willow Rosenberg/Tara McClay (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Stella/Tabitha (Scarlet Hollow)

Amana Asakura/Nina Yuungai/Ryou Hiruma (Kiss and White Lily For My Dearest Girl)

Yui Kusanagi/Yui Komori (Kamigami no Asobi/Diabolik Lovers)

Chaggily: Charlie Morningstar/Vaggie/Emily (Hazbin Hotel)

RoyalHalo: Charlie Morningstar/Emily (Hazbin Hotel)

Eposette: Cosette Fauchelevent/Eponine Thénardier (Les Misérables)

Dolly Bantry/Jane Marple (Miss Marple books/adaptations)

Hermia/Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Brengela: Temperance Brennan x Angela Montenegro (Bones)

Christine Daaé/Meg Giry (The Phantom of the Opera)

Bess Marvin/Lisbeth (Nancy Drew)

Elizabeth "Mac" MacMillan/Phryne Fisher (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries)

Arwyn: Arwen/Éowyn (Lord of the Rings)

Danbeau: Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau (Marvel)

Yennaia: Yennefer/Tissaia (The Witcher)

Monica Reyes/Dana Scully (The X-Files)

Ambteen: Amber Volakis/Remy "Thirteen" Hadley (House M.D.)

Kitty Winter/Joan Watson (Elementary)

Trissefer: Triss/Yennefer (The Witcher)

Linda Martin/Mazikeen (Lucifer)

Meradd: Meredith Grey/Addison Montgomery (Grey's Anatomy)

BabsQuinn: Harley Quinn/Barbara Gordon (DCU)

Smugbug: Lisa Wilbourn aka Tattletale/Taylor Hebert aka Skitter (Worm/Parahumans)

Wolfspider: Taylor Hebert aka Skitter/Rachel Lindt aka Bitch (Worm/Parahumans)

Maria Gorey/Haori Murasame (The Great Ace Attorney)

[risingsoleil]

That murder plot is really intriguing. What if Pema actually managed to poison Lin? Do you think Tenzin would be able to figure out who did it?

To make things a little more complex, what if the White Lotus knew about Pema's interest in Tenzin and approached her to pull this off?

They weren't direct about it, but planted the seeds in her brain and didn't tell her that it was poison. They only said that it would weaken Lin's fertility, and it would accelerate Tenzin's need to break up with Lin. Pema is compliant bc she doesn't think that the poison will cause much damage to Lin.

The White Lotus figures if anything goes wrong, then they'll blame Pema and make her take the fall for such a malicious attempt to murder Lin. There are many other girls who would love to replace Lin, so finding another replacement will not be difficult.

So Pema does it.

She puts a full dosage of poison in Lin's tea and has it served.

Lin only has one sip of tea and her body reacts immediately to it, and as she feels burning in her throat, she knocks down the tea. As the tea spills on the table, it instantly corrodes the wood and Lin's eyes widen. It takes all of her energy to try and throw up whatever she swallowed.

Some of the acolytes help her get to a healer. Tenzin is distraught and concerned over her. Lin will be fine and it doesn't seem that she has a lot of internal damage, but it's very clear that there was an attempted murder on his woman.

With so many conflicting emotions arising, he probably isn't able to clearly think and even pinpoint who would dare do this.

He sits at Lin's bedside, holding her hand and making sure that she's only consuming water and clear broths to flush out the poison. An acolyte enters the room, watching for anyone else who is around.

She is an old woman and raises a finger to her lips when Tenzin is about to speak. The acolyte retrieves a small sheet of paper in her pocket and hands it to Tenzin.

"Do not speak," she mouths to him. "They will hear."

Tenzin nods and unfolds the message, his jaw dropping.

The White Lotus and Pema orchestrated this

[herbofgraceandpeace]

Is it time to reread Tam Lin by Pamela Dean????

[synergysilhouette]

Plotting out "Tam Lin" (Disney movie)

Link to the summarized post-renaissance rewrite here. My original concept for this was a bit different, so I'll probably edit that.

Background: Michael Eisner is NOT as bad as the OTL when it comes to business-making decisions, so the corporate struggle between him and Roy E. Disney is avoided and he allows for Disney to make the film. That said, the decision to make it a musical is met with some trepidation, as this is the fourth musical in a row (if you recall, "Brother Bear" is a musical here, followed by Rumplestiltskin and a musical version of "The Chronicles of Narnia"), but since they've all been successful and it'd be seen as weird for them to make a fairy tale without it being a musical, they go forward with it. As such, Roger Allers co-directs it with Kevin Lima, story imput is provided by Brenda Chapman, and Tim Rice and Alan Menken come in to do the music. To further distinguish the film from previous musicals, a clear setting is used, taking the Scottish setting of the original tale. The protagonist was originally going to be given red hair, but Disney opted against it, wanting Ariel to be unique in that regard for a while longer, and they decided to give the protagonist darker hair instead.

Plot

A young noblewoman left destitute attempts to catch a unicorn guarding a forest that she had been told held no life. The unicorn prevents her from entering, but in her dreams, she sleepwalks to the forest and finds herself trapped. The queen of the elves intends to make her her slave, and the young woman must find a way to evade her and free her soldier, who knows all her secrets (including a way to escape), from her grasp.

Characters

Máirín--A cunning young woman whose family is left destitute, she attempts to find a suitor in order to bring money back into the family, but is is rejected. On her way home, she sees a unicorn appear on the outskirts of a forest, and she tells to coachman to stop so she may approach it. The unicorn leads her to a thistle bush, and she picks some at it's behest. The unicorn prevents her from entering the forest, and when she arrives home, she dreams of a fairy queen who laughingly invites her back to the forest. Waking up, she realizes she is now inside the woods, and must work together with the elf in order to escape the forest and defeat the queen's hold over him.

Sachairi--The royal guard of the queen, he was once a king's knight who had the misfortune of entering the woods by accident on a dark knight, his horse and body being encased in thorns and tortured until his mind was given to her. He is her royal confidant, a seemingly thoughtless creature, as the fairies have used him mainly for their amusement and change him into all manners of things at their whims (including a unicorn), he still retains some autonomy, with his interactions with other humans bringing him back to his right mind, if for a while. He is originally aloof, but it's revealed that his traumatic experiences have made him reserved and somewhat shy, though Máirín's resilience matched with a deceptiveness that can rival the fairy court makes him believe she could be the one to save him. At times, he is able to cast his own magic, and takes the form of a red calf to spend time with Máirín and away from the cruel fairies.

Aileana--The queen of the fairies who has ruled the vast woods for hundreds of years. While fairies by nature have similar morality to humans, she is often appealing to her more malevolent side, using her magic to manipulate and entertain herself at the expense of humans, and sometimes her own kind. After capturing Sachairi, a royal knight, she expected to bag herself a king at some point, but it seems that no one knows where he's gone, or simply hasn't noticed. No matter. Breaking the human mind is a delectable experience that Aileana takes pride and joy in doing. When Máirín gets her attention, Aileana has plans to break her mind as well, particularly due to her obstinate character. But when she makes a miscalculation by tasking Sachairi with observing her in the forest, she fails to realize that she put both her greatest weapon and her greatest weakness in the palm of her enemy's hands.

Songs

Nothing Gained--Máirín bemoans her situation: her family is recently impoverished, and all eyes fell to her to rectify the situation by getting married. However, with no dowry and her assertive personality, she has no luck. While she states that her family has only found her "weak men," it's revealed that she also is a social climber and somewhat manipulative, and it's implied that her suitors picked up on this with time and this contributed to her rejection. The only consolation to all these rejections has been her ability to travel and explore.

The Ballad--After returning home and telling her family about the unicorn (and a bit about her recent rejection), her grandmother tells her a story about the woods she almost entered, and how all those who go inside the forest never return, and their spirits haunt their relatives who are still alive. The queen of the forest is said to take particular interest in beautiful humans.

Dance With Me--Máirín dreams of dancing in the woods with the fairies as the queen watches her with glee. The song ends so abruptly that it takes a moment for Máirín to realize that she's woken up in the middle of the forest in the dark of night.

One Night--In a momentary slip from Aileana's grasp, Sachairi's mind is his own again, and he informs Máirín that during a full moon, she should challenge Aileana to a game, one in which if Máirín wins, she and Sachairi will be free of her grasp and free of the forest.

Safe in the Woods--Aileana, sensing something is amiss when Máirín challenges her to a game, peers into her mind, seeing her unhappiness, and telling her that if Máirín throws the game, Aileana will name her princess of the fairies. Máirín contemplates this, especially considering that the forest always seems to change, and the fairies are all beautiful, interesting, and enticing.

Never Enough--Máirín fights with Sachairi following her contemplation to take Aileana's deal, and Sachairi confesses his feelings to her, his hope to be free now fading.

Time's Up--The game is here; the fairies will transform Saichairi into a number of things, and Máirín must not run from him no matter what. She must face him for five minutes, but the deal Aileana made is still in her mind. She must decide what she wants from life, especially since there's not just her life on the line.

Hope you enjoy this! Since I'm only making posts about original films from the post-renaissance era, I decided against making a "Chronicles of Narnia" post since I'd want the writing to pretty much parallel the 2005 film (except make Edmund slightly less cruel), so "Night and Day" is my last post for this era! Lemme know if you have any questions.

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PAUL and LINDA McCARTNEY + RONNIE WOOD at the film premiere of Lady Sings The Blues. London. April 1973.

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(To submitter: sorry, the image link you provided was broken)

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William Morris - The Wood Beyond The World - Ballantine - 1969