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vintage illustrations + my tattoo list
#is from a bride book but the art is by john r neill#arthur rackham udine#also john r neill#from the 1914 book of shakespeare midsummer night's dream by i think william heath#it's by robert anning bell#the curiosities of kissing by alfred fowler but not sure if he's the artist#is in greek theatre costumes by iris brookes#in the book the golden fleece and the heroes who lived before achilles and the artist is willy pogany#in the book fairy tales by hans christian andersen and the artist is charles robinson#in line and form by walter crane#in the book kitchen maid and the artist is j. b. partridge#in the book the tale of lohengrin knight of the swan and the artist is willy pogany#in the book by john keats but idk the artist#in the book illustrators of montmartre by emanuel frank#in the book early poems of william morris#in the book the eve of st anges and artist is edmund h garrett#in the book home theatricals made easy or busy happy and merry#in the book the illustrated london instructor#in the book songs for little people and artist is h stratton#from alfred tennyson's poems and artist is eleanor forescue brickdale#artist is gerhard munthe#in arthur rackham's wagner ring cycle: the valkyrie#tiburtijnse sibille by jan luyken#by peter behrens#by shigeru hatsuyama#in the book devises heroiques by claude paradin#in the book price list of magical apparatus and illusions from 1884#in arthur rackham's ring cycle: valkyrie (this is my newest tattoo i got!!)#in scapel: the 1911 year book of the woman's medical college of pennsylvania#in the child world by artist c robinson
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#new girl series#new girl quotes#new girl show#new girl#lamorne morris#winston bishop#mental heath support#ment#mental heath awareness#mental health stigma#mental illness#mental health
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i should read the new books I've gotten recently but i want to re-read literally and psb vs america :(
#like i havent even read vol 2 of stephen morris' book 😭#sorry i just randomly remembered the bit where pete mentions chris had a fucking photo of bobby o next to his nightstand in liverpool#and he even got his hair permed because of bobby o..... why did he have to turn out to be a bitch neil and chris worshipped you mr orlando#idk theyre such good books ugh..#chris heath release the discovery tour one.... or maybe not because it'd probably make me sad...
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The Morrisian case against fast fashion
Today I discovered that H&M made a William Morris collection some years ago. The heath death of the universe can't come quickly enough. We can stop now. Satire is dead and we killed her.
It's not just the whole concept of H&M using William Morris' designs for their fast fashion which is insanity inducing, but also the critical response it garnered. Like sure, people did realize this is insane and there was a lot of think pieces about it at the time, but I read several of them and they all seem to still miss the point in spectacular way.
The basic premise of these think pieces go along the lines of: "Would William Morris spin in his grave with a speed of light because of the H&M collection of his designs? A difficult question indeed. William Morris was a complicated man. He wanted art to be affordable to everyone. Isn't H&M affordable? That kinda fits. Though probably he would have some concerns about H&M's practices."
On the surface - yes - but like in reality - fuck no. There's no nuance in this particular issue. He talked about many times what he though of the H&Ms of his time, the retailers selling poor quality industrially produced "fashionable" bullshit. We know exactly what he would have thought of H&M. Here's couple of quotes from his 1884 lecture "Art and Socialism", which makes it very clear.
"It would be an instructive day's work for any one of us who is strong enough to walk through two or three of the principal streets of London on a week-day, and take accurate note of everything in the shop windows which is embarrassing or superfluous to the daily life of a serious man. Nay, the most of these things no one, serious or unserious, wants at all; only a foolish habit makes even the lightest-minded of us suppose that he wants them, and to many people even of those who buy them they are obvious encumbrances to real work, thought and pleasure. But I beg you to think of the enormous mass of men who are occupied with this miserable trumpery, from the engineers who have had to make the machines for making them, down to the hapless clerks who sit day-long year after year in the horrible dens wherein the wholesale exchange of them is transacted, and the shopmen, who not daring to call their souls their own, retail them amidst numberless insults which they must not resent, to the idle public which doesn't want them but buys them to be bored by them and sick to death of them."
He is describing the birth of consumerism, which was taking form during his lifetime in the late Victorian Era, which fast fashion is the extreme logical conclusion of, and he fucking hated it. He specifically railed against endless consumerist products, which H&M is the perfect representation of. It was definitely not the art and beauty he believed everyone required and deserved. He makes the distinction often.
"Now if we are to have popular Art, or indeed Art of any kind, we must at once and for all be done with this luxury; it is the supplanter, the changeling of Art; so much so that by those who know of nothing better it has even been taken for Art, the divine solace of human labour, the romance of each day's hard practice of the difficult art of living."
"And here furthermore is at least a little sign whereby to distinguish between a rag of fashion and a work of Art: whereas the toys of fashion when the first gloss is worn off them do become obviously worthless even to the frivolous—a work of Art, be it ever so humble, is long lived; we never tire of it; as long as a scrap hangs together it is valuable and instructive to each new generation. All works of Art in short have the property of becoming venerable amidst decay: and reason good, for from the first there was a soul in them, the thought of man, which will be visible in them so long as the body exists in which they were implanted."
When he thought of popular Art he thought of the craftsmanship of the common people. The art people have made from useful everyday objects with skillful handicrafts. This is what he means by "divine solace of human labour". It's not reverence of Puritanical work ethic, on the contrary, it's the reverence of creation, of the earnest joy people feel when they get to express themselves through their creative pursuits. He certainly didn't believe in work for work's sake, work needed to be worthwhile and enjoyable. He summarized his own position on what labour should be thusly:
"It is right and necessary that all men should have work to do which shall be worth doing, and be of itself pleasant to do; and which should he done under such conditions as would make it neither over-wearisome nor over-anxious."
He urged his middle class audience to reject consumerism (the lecture was for a very much middle class atheist society):
"For I say again that in buying these things: 'Tis the lives of men you buy! Will you from mere folly and thoughtlessness make yourselves partakers of the guilt of those who compel their fellow men to labour uselessly?"
I think it's glaringly obvious H&M and fast fashion in general is what he would consider luxury. Rags of fashion that are just churned out and discarded without thought and produced by compelling people to labour uselessly. It's not popular art that's made by workers and craftsmen, who are able to express themselves through it. There's no agency for the abused workers in H&M's sweatshops, they are not expressing their joy of creation, they are simply labouring uselessly.
Morris didn't shame workers for buying affortable things even if they weren't Art with big A, because that's the problem he despised the whole economic system for, for taking away the popular Art from people, making it inaccessible, and selling back mass produced products with very little practical or aesthetic value. So I don't think he would have problem with people who can only afford fast fashion today. They are the victims of capitalism too, because Art has been taken away from them. But the idea that some of these think pieces had that perhaps the H&M's Morris collection can be good actually if you squint, that H&M has the capacity to bring the art and beauty Morris advocated for for the people, is level of stupidity that's hard to express in words.
Morris didn't believe anything made with exploited labour could be truly beautiful, truly art. In his 1879 lecture "The Art of the People" he put it like this:
"That thing which I understand by real art is the expression by man of his pleasure in labour."
The way I understand this, is that art is communication. Through it we communicate feelings, ideas and thoughts, that is it's purpose. So for that communication to work, for it to be imbued with message, the person making it needs to feel passion and love for it's creation. How can there be love and passion if the hands making the garment belong to a tired exploited worker who has no agency what so ever in their work and can only think about survival to the next day?
Beyond the fundamental exploitativeness of H&M and fast fashion, this collection would still get zero points on aesthetic values from Morris even with his own designs. Because the work itself was such an important part of art for Morris, good design was nothing without good craftsmanship. Good design in his mind was always relative and dependent on it's purpose.
"For everything made by man’s hands has a form, which must be either beautiful or ugly; beautiful if it is in accord with Nature, and helps her; ugly if it is discordant with Nature, and thwarts her; it cannot be indifferent." (The Lesser Arts, 1877)
Here when he says nature, he means the nature of the thing that is made - basically it's purpose and function - and the nature of the materials it's made from. Basically, the design must always be made to bring out the function of the art and the qualities of the material it's made from, not fight against them. This is because he believed handicrafts were uniquely suitable for expressing the love of creation, therefore superior labour, and to really bring out the qualities of the craftsmanship and enjoy the creative process, the design should be suitable for that craft. The other side, which was the joy of using and experiencing art, required the craft to be selected for the suitable purpose. Using poorly functioning furniture for example is not very enjoyable, nor is using clothing that's made from materials that are not suitable for the climactic conditions it's supposed to be used in.
H&M of course utterly fails in this. They use Morris' designs in fully unsuitable ways. They print patterns made for example for wall papers on poor quality fabrics with synthetics dyes they weren't made for. This line from one blog post I came across really got me: "Therefore, without cheapening the artistic value of Morris’ designs, H&M’s collection offers an unparalleled potential for accessibility to them." No. Fuck no. They do in fact cheapen Morris' designs in every single way possible. Literally this is atrocious.
Despite the popular depiction, Morris wasn't in fact against industrial machinery or industrial art even, or at least he wasn't once his views on art and politics matured. He did think technology was useful, but he thought the people should use industrial methods for the benefit of all, not be enslaved by the industrial machine.
"I have spoken of machinery being used freely for releasing people from the more mechanical and repulsive part of necessary labour; and I know that to some cultivated people, people of the artistic turn of mind, machinery is particularly distasteful, and they will be apt to say you will never get your surroundings pleasant so long as you are surrounded by machinery. I don't quite admit that; it is the allowing machines to be our masters and not our servants that so injures the beauty of life nowadays. In other words, it is the token of the terrible crime we have fallen into of using our control of the powers of Nature for the purpose of enslaving people, we care less meantime of how much happiness we rob their lives of." ("How we live and how we might live", 1887)
However, he thought that the designer should approach it the way they approached any craft, by designing for the strengths of the machine work.
"But if you have to design for machine-work, at least let your design show clearly what it is. Make it mechanical with a vengeance, at the same time as simple at possible. Don't try, for instance, to make a printed plate look like a hand-painted one: make it something which no one would try to do if he were painting by hand..." ("Art and the Beauty of the Earth", 1881)
He did use some machinery for fabric and wall paper printing, but he was very intentional about their use. Still his designs weren't made for the type of methods these modern H&M machinery uses and he did for example use natural dyes. Particularly insulting is that some of the H&M clothes are made from viscose, rayon made with viscose method. Viscose method is extremely toxic and is known to cause long term health consequences for the workers and the people in surrounding areas. This has been well proven knowledge for ages. William Morris' wall paper factory in the beginning used the typical method used at the time which involved arsenic, but once he learned this could pose risks for the workers, he changed the method. Many of the new synthetic dyes were toxic at the time, which is the major reason he so favoured natural dyes, known to not cause health issues for workers or pollute the environment.
The question many of these think pieces about the H&M Morris collection posed was, would Morris disapprove and should we care? The first part of that is very easy to answer. Yes. Of course Morris would disapprove. He is currently powering the whole of British Isles with purely the kinetic energy his grave-spinning produces. Should we care though? If you care about Morris' art, if you want to see more of that kind of art in this world, you should care. Morris' art is not about the superficial qualities. Copying his designs and aesthetics and styles, will only lead to hollow imitations, that are exactly what he described the rags of fashion to be; as the shininess of novelty wears off they will reveal themselves to be soulless, useless and utterly empty. This collection is just that. To see more of the kind of art that makes you feel like his art makes you feel, not just something that reminds you of that feeling, you should focus more on the way the art is made and less on the specific aesthetics. If his vision of labour and art was realised, all art produced of course wouldn't be loved by every person, but all of it would be loved by someone, even if that someone was just the maker. And that would be more worthwhile than every single rag of fast fashion.
I will stop William-Morris-posting now and return to my thesis.
The full texts I quoted here:
Art and Socialism The Art of the People The Lesser Arts How We Live and How We Might Live Art and the Beauty of the Earth
#william-morris-posting#fashion#fast fashion#william morris#a&c#arts and crafts movement#fashion history#history#textiles#textile history#sustainability
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The Twitter Mari Lwyd sagas (2019)
So way back in 2019, @seananmcguire and @tkingfisher (and also later @kbspangler) got into a whole poetry/rap battle involving the poor Mari Lwyd (played by Seanan) just trying to get some cheese from Ursula's stores. This went on for a few years, and I can't find transcribed sources, only screenshots.
So, with X/Twitter being What It Is, I wanted a text source to exist. CW for food, alcohol, and all the caps, and full credit to the authors. If you want the original source it's here.
Seanan: WE'RE HERE TO SAY PLEASE WON'T YOU GIVE US SOME CHEESE SOME CHEESE AND SOME BRANDY OR PORT. THIS FESTIVE HORSE SKULL HAS BEEN SHOVED ON A POLE SO GRANT ME YOUR FINEST RETORT.
Ursula: BEGONE WITH YOUR POLE (YOU CAN LEAVE THE NEAT SKULL) DEMANDING MY FOOD IS EXTORTION FOR CHEESE IS QUITE DEAR AND WILL BE WORSE NEXT YEAR AND I CAN’T SPARE YOU EVEN A PORTION
Seanan: IF IT'S HEAD FOR A HEAD, I COULD TAKE YOURS INSTEAD, THAT SEEMS LIKE A TRADE THAT'S QUITE FAIR BUT DECAPITATION REQUIRES CONTEMPLATION, I'D RATHER THAT CHEESE OVER THERE.
Ursula: YOU COME ‘ROUND WITH THE BITS OF A HORSE THAT IS QUITS DEMANDING I GIVE YOU MY CHEDDAR BUT HEY, YOU HAVE SAID, AT LEAST IT’S NOT MY HEAD— I’M SUPPOSED TO THINK THIS IS BETTER!?
Seanan: I AM NOT A QUITTER, NO NEED TO BE BITTER, AND I'D TAKE YOUR GOUDA OR BRIE. YOU ASKED FOR MY HEAD, THINKING THAT SINCE I'M DEAD YOU COULD JUST KIDNAP PIECES OF ME. I HAVE INFINITE TIME AND THE PATIENCE TO RHYME AND I'LL STAND HERE LIMITLESSLY.
Ursula: AND WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT ON NOT-QUITE-LONGEST-NIGHT TO MAKE FREE WITH OTHER PEOPLE’S CHEESES? YOU THINK ‘COS YOU SHOW WITH A WEIRD SKULL IN TOW IT CAN ASK FOR WHATEVER IT PLEASES?
Seanan: THAT'S JUST WHAT I THINK, GIVE ME CHEESE, GIVE ME DRINK, AND I'LL NO MORE CAST DARK ON YOUR DOOR. I'M NO TINSEL OR TREE, I'M CELEBRATORY OF SURVIVAL ON HEATH AND IN MOOR.
Ursula: THERE’S NO HEATH AND NO MOOR BETWEEN HERE AND THE SHORE I COULD MAYBE GET YOU A BOG IN LIEU OF MY BRIE WHICH I’M HOARDING FOR ME WHAT IF—LOOK, SEANAN! A FROG!
Seanan: THAT WAS JUST DIRTY POOL, AND YOU KNOW THERE'S NO RULE THAT SAYS I CAN'T LEAVE AND COME BACK. NOW THERE'S MUD ON MY SHOES I WON'T LET YOU REFUSE THIS FESTIVE DIGESTIVE ATTACK.
Ursula: ALL’S FAIR, SO THEY SAY WHEN CHEESE IS IN PLAY ALTHOUGH I ADMIT TO DECEPTION WHILE YOU CHASED A FROG I SCARFED THAT CHEESE LOG AT PERSONAL COST TO DIGESTION
Seanan: THEN I'LL COME FOR YOUR BOOZE I'M NOT LONGING TO LOSE, AND THIS IS THE HOLIDAY SEASON. I'LL STAND HERE AND SING AS THE MORRIS BELLS RING AND YOUR GUTS CONTEMPLATE CHOOSING TREASON.
Ursula: I’VE NO BRANDY NOR GIN THE SCOTCH STORES ARE THIN BUT OF A SOLUTION I’M THINKIN’ THIS HOUSE’S LIBATION AGAVE’S CREATION WILL NEVERTHELESS GET YOU STINKIN’ IF IT’S BOOZE THAT YOU’RE FOR BONE HORSE FROM THE MOOR IT’S TEQUILA THAT WE WILL BE DRINKIN’
Seanan: WE'LL GET HAMMERED LIKE BOARDS WHEN THE LIQUOR GETS POURED, THEY'LL ASSEMBLE US LIKE WE'RE IKEA. THERE ARE WORSE THINGS TO DO THAN START DRINKING WITH YOU. I'M SO HAPPY THAT I CAME TO SEE YA.
Ursula: I LOVE EVERY ENTITY IN THIS BAR *falls down*
#Mari Lwyd#food#caps#seanan mcguire#ursula vernon#t kingfisher#I think I got all the meter right#May tumblr be okay with this wall o' text#Mari Lwyd Project
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August 2024 Reads
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My Antonia - Willa Cather
The Girl in Question - Tess Sharpe
The Only Light Left Burning - Erik J. Brown
Death at Morning House - Maureen Johnson
Hawkeye: Bishop Takes King - Ashley Poston
Across a Field of Starlight - Blue Delliquanti
Show Up and Vote - Ani DiFranco
A Product of Genetics and Day Drinking - Jess H. Gutierrez
The Hard Parts - Oksana Masters
Rage Becomes Her - Soraya Chemaly
The Genius of Judy - Rachelle Bergstein
Me Vs Brain - Hayley Morris
Forever Barbie - M.G. Lord
It's Not Hysteria - Karen Tang
The New Menopause - Mary Claire Haver
The Nervous System Reset - Jessica Maguire
The Modern Trauma Toolkit - Christy Gibson
Small Talk - Richard Pink
Girls Just Wanna Have Funds - Emma Due Bitz
Please Unsubscribe, Thanks! - Julio Vincent Gambit
Work Won't Love You Back - Sarah Jaffe
The Tree Collectors - Amy Stewart
Cowpuppy - Gregory Berns
Bold = Highly Recommend
Italics = Worth It
Crossed Out = Nope
Thoughts: Unfortunately this month was marked by some disappointments (eagerly anticipated reads: Slow Dance, Last Seen Online) and (sequels to books I loved: The Girl in Question, The Only Light Left Burning), but The Pairing restored my faith in Casey McQuiston and left me desperate for a European food and wine tour.
Goodreads Goal: 289/300 2017 Reads | 2018 Reads | 2019 Reads | 2020 Reads | 2021 Reads| 2022 Reads | 2023 Reads | 2024 Reads
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Nick Drake and a dog at Hampsted Heath (1971)
photo by Keith Morris
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Secrets and Broken Hearts
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Chapter 3
Thomas Shelby x (Writer) Reader
Ms. Bennett is a peculiar woman whose motives are always unclear, though, of course, she alone has grace this knowledge upon herself and none of anyone she knows. What happens when an inspector and his spy come to town? Shall she make due and quench her curiosity or finally learn to back down? Who knows, maybe at the end, she'll compromise. A conflicted woman will always be a surprise. You can trust that. It's Ms. Bennett afterall
Ms. Bennet's P.O.V.
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"This is pointless as it is stupid." I mumbled to myself. Tossing and turning on my shared bed with William. If a national treasure really did get stolen, what treasure would it be?
Minerals? Gold? Jewellery? Some ornaments from the royal family? Placing my arm to cover my face, I groaned in frustration. Surely, these factors I laid out won't be considered. After all, all these can easily be replaced or would have no effect to be a threat to this very constitution. Treasure.
"What's a treasure besides Gold that once in the hands of others you would crumble..." I thought deeply, a world run by men surely limited me to a few other factors.
"My guess is, it's either illegal documents, ledger, guns, some proof blackmailing Churchill himself." Talking to myself aloud, I rolled on my stomach. My face buried in the pillows as I screamed internally.
"Thomas Shelby and Freddie Thorne, one of them might know a thing or two." As if hit with adrenaline, something clicked in my brain, I sat up and thought more clearly.
"Freddie either did or did not know what the national treasure is, nor who stole it. If he knew, he wouldn't have said those words to Thomas... but if he did, was it to catch Thomas with a bluff? What does bluffing get him? Anyway, he knew even if Thomas knew something, he wouldn't tell Freddie... meaning that rules out the second probability"
My thoughts turned to Thomas earlier, I decided that he would be the one I would use as lead.
"How in the world am I to get close to a mobster?" Without realising it, I started to bite my lip while my nails made their way to claw on my thigh. Once I tasted blood, I stopped and lied back down.
The Shelby's were people I was acquainted with, much like half the people in Small Heath. Jon Shelby and I were classmates. He and his brothers would cause mischief here and there before. I then remembered the time they would encourage cigarettes and alcohol to the students in school. That made me laugh, I remember Jon giving me a handful, which caused Arthur to smack him in the head, saying , "Oi! Yer only supposed to give em one of each! Then, after the second time, you rip their money off! It's what Tommy said!" Turns out it was a money laundering little scheme which got me a bit close to the two Shelby brothers. After that, they treated me nicely, Thomas, on the other hand... well, he was just there. Nothing more, nothing less. At least I can speak a bit freely than others would.
"Maybe I can use this closeness with Jon and Arthur to get close to Thomas..."
Looking up at the ceiling, I blinked a few times. If only I knew no bounds, then maybe, maybe I wouldn't want to stick my nose up in other peoples business.
"Morris Dawn"
My penname, a reminder of my other life. I had to write about something soon. If I were to investigate and yet not publish this, what good does it make? I'm risking my life and earning nothing. Must I be damned to be a curious writer by heart? I cursed myself under my breath.
Looking over my side, I see that night has already come. William isn't home yet.
"Make up your mind. You're wasting time." I groaned, talking to myself once more. Standing up, I walked towards the vanity, formulating every plan for every possible outcome already.
By the time William came home, I lay in bed, asleep. Brain fried. Odds and probabilities everywhere.
"Oh, love..." William chuckled, undressing himself down to only his trousers before making his way to bed and underneath the covers.
When I woke up, I was alone in bed. A note to my right that read:
"I had to go to the shop early today, made breakfast for you. Just the way you like it"
-William
I smiled at the note before making my way to freshen up and get ready for the day. Later that morning, I went and ran errands. Going to my usual go-to bakery, i smiled at the familiar woman handling the register.
"Oh, Ms. Bennett! What a lovely surprise"
"Hello, Mrs. Fer. How are you?"
I asked, as then she answered me. We go about our conversation as I picked out some bread and pastries from the older woman.
"Oh? By the way, Ms. Bennett"
"Mhm? What is it? Anything wrong? Maybe I can help, " I said kindly, the bag of food around my arm.
"I heard there's an inspector in town. He came last night... Best be careful, Ms. Bennett. My husband told me to stay quiet about this, but I just worry for you. Thought I ought to let you know that you're like the daughter we never had after all..."
My heart swelled with love for the older woman, reaching out to squeeze her hand to comfort her, I decided to ask more for purposes, of course.
"But Mrs. Fer, what about the inspector? Surely he wouldn't harm innocent people here, right?" The older woman only shook her head and sighed.
"My dear, you're far too nice for this town. Why not move away to somewhere safer with your lover? Get married, have a peaceful life -"
"And leave you behind? I'd rather not Mrs. Fer, I've come to love the people in this town enough to stay." I interrupted her, which made her frown deepen. I only shook my head and gave a soft smile. It was the truth, after all.
"The inspector called for a meeting, all the policemen and some new lackeys. Told my husband and the others that he would be cleaning this town up. Dear, a man like that -" She stopped herself and cupped both of my cheeks before continuing, "a man like that will stop at nothing, so it's best to keep safe, aye?"
I nodded as she released her hands from my face. Bidding goodbye, I walked out of the bakery with my freshly baked goods and onto my next errand. Mrs. Fer, an old lady married to a policeman sure does have its perks, added points that she's quite fond of me as I with her.
Though I did feel guilty using these people, masking and hiding beyond a facade of a sweet young lady. I stopped in my tracks before shaking my head, trying to get physically rid of these thoughts.
"Remember, if what you're doing is for their good... a little harm here and there wouldn't hurt, besides... it isn't like they know any of it"
The day went by smoothly, and I finally had something to work with. From the bakery I found out of the inspector, from the butcher I heard some men talking about what they knew of the said inspector whilst the women talked about someone trying to find the identity of the mysterious Author, Morris Dawn which in turn made me gulped, I had to be careful. lastly, from William's shop, I found out how there had been people, mostly wives gone missing. Feeling lucky, I put the things I bought inside the flat, there had been new things to investigate, so many things to know, getting a few breads I bought before putting them inside a basket. I decided to go to the Garisson, to at least visit Harry, I forgot that I hadn't had the chance to pay for my drink last time, hence the bread.
Walking down the familiar path down Watery Lane, I think of the words to say when suddenly, someone harshly bumped into me. My focus on the bread as I tried to save them, but alas, only one was left safe.
"There goes my luck then... shouldn't have spoken too soon..."
"You're luck, eh?" A familiar gruff voice said, whipping my head from the bread on the ground towards the person. My eyes locked into those blue crystallike eyes of him.
"Yes, my luck. Mr. Shelby. This was for Harry, I ought to give him an apology for not being able to pay for my drink-" realising I was giving out too much of my thoughts to a man who wo t even care, I shut my mouth, blinking a few times, what am I doing.
After an awkward silence, I stepped out of his way, noticing the alchohol bottle he was holding, knowing better than to ask him to pay for the soiled bread. Going inside the pub without another word, I walked to the bar. To my surprise, a young, beautiful, blonde woman came into view, working at the bar, pouring drinks instead of Harry.
"Oh- hello, you are -?" I asked kindly, though it was overshadowed by my surprise and confusion.
"Grace, Grace Burgees. I'm the new Barmaid," She explained, an Irish accent to her. I nodded and smiled.
"Do you know where Harry is? I ought to give him some bread..."
Just in time, Harry came I to view, to my relief. I explained to him why i only had one loaf of bread rather than more. Nonetheless, he accepted it with gratitude. When I gave him money for the drink, though, that was the time he refused. I shook my head and accepted defeat, still talking to Harry as Grace was on the side.
"I'm really sorry to give you a half-hearted apology, Harry. If only I'd look in the way Mr. Shelby -" I was cut off by Harry reassuring me once more that it was fine. After a bit, Grace looked at me, I gave her my name, which she responded with a smile. We talked for a bit, she told me which town she lived in back in Ireland, how life was like there while I told her how I lived my life here in Birmingham, saying words enough to satisfy her curiosity but not enough to give anything away.
"I better get going then. Next time I visit, I'll bring you some bread too!" I said, smiling at her before leaving the bar. She smiled and waved me goodbye.
A woman from the same town as the inspector, someone who came to Small Heath the same time the inspector did. It didn't take much to put two and two together, though that just means they'd do the job for me, correct?
"Maybe I don't have to investigate anything after all..."
Putting this 'treasure' to the side, I went to go look for any leads, common things between these missing wives. If I moved too slowly, either this incompetent policemen would forget about this or have more people killed than needed.
Putting myself with the burden of such heroic secrecy, I walked down Watery Lane. Knocking on the door of one of the husbands of a missing wife.
"Ms. Bennett?" The man asked, surprise he knew who I was.
"Oh- you know who I am?" The man only gave what little smile he could before explaining himself.
"There aren't many people helping around for the good besides that, Pastor." He said, shaking his head.
After a bit of small talk he led me inside, I told him that I wanted to help babysit for their son whilst the coppers try and find his wife since it was well known how he wasn't doing well takinh care of the little critter, that was a mere alibi of course. Though it felt nice to help, my motives were clear to me as the night sky. I am no saint, a mere sham. A lie and a lie I will always become. If a false Saint will be able to keep everyone I could help safe, I'd gladly be one.
#thomas shelby fanfic#thomas shelby x fem!reader#thomas shelby x reader#thomas shelby#tommy shelby x reader#cillian murphy#cillian murphy characters#peaky blinders#x reader
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(Doctor Who) UK Prime Ministers and US Presidents
Full (Incomplete) UK PM List in the DWU from 1950 – 20XX (Some years are guessed)
Will be updated whenever I can be bothered we get new information. Just random speculation jamming together a list that was never meant to be jammed together.
Historical Before This Point
Winston Churchill (1951-1955)
Anthony Eden (1955-1957)
Harold Macmillan (1957-1963)
Sir Alec Douglas-Home (1963-1964)
Harold Wilson (1964-1970)
Edward Heath (1970-1972)
Jeremy Thorpe (1972-1974)
Harold Wilson (1974-1975)
Brenda Jones (1975) (According to a Jonathan Morris Tweet)
Shirley Williams (1975-1976)
James Callaghan (1976-1979)
Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990)
Margery Phipps (1990-1992)
John Major (1992-1997) (Assassinated)
Lord Greyhaven (1997) (De Facto PM for several weeks)
Tony Blair (1997-1999)
Terry Brooks (1999-2000)
Phillip Cotton (2000) (Deputy PM until election was called)
Kenneth Clarke (2000-2001)
Tony Blair (2001-2002) (Second term)
Unnamed Male Pro-Europe PM (Possibly Hugh Grant) (2002-2005)
Tony Blair (2005-2006) (Third term)
Joseph Green/Jocrassa Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen (2006) (Only served as acting PM for a day)
Harriet Jones (2006-2008)
Harold Saxon (2008)
Aubrey Fairchild (2008-2009)
Brian Green (2009-2010)
Denise Reilly (2010-2013)
Kenneth LeBlanc (2013)
Denise Reilly (2013-2014) (Resumed for a second term after Kenneth Le Blanc died)
David Cameron (2014-2015)
Daniel Claremont (2015)
Theresa May (2015-2018)
Felicity (2018-2019)
Fiona (2019-2020)
Boris Johnson (2020-2021) (Revealed to be an Auton)
Jo Patterson (2021)
Edward Lawn Bridges (2021-2023)
Unnamed Woman (2023-2025)
S J Wordley (2025-2026)
Glenda Jackson (2026-2028)
The Director (2028-2046)
Roger ap Gwilliam (2046)
Dai (2047-2049)
Lomax (2049 - 2050)
Mariah Learman (2050-2055)
Unnamed (?-2065-?)
Corollaries (PM List)
Jeremy Thorpe and Shirley Williams are said to be Prime Minister contemporaneously with the UNIT stories (Which are assumed here to take place on their airdates as per Mawdryn Undead and most Modern Who references)
In a tweet Jonathan Morris claimed the Prime Minister in Terror of the Zygons or Mawdryn Undead was Brenda Jones, Harriet Jones' auntie. I put this in 1975 (for less than a year) because why not. Ignore this if you think it's bad.
The Torchwood Encyclopaedia claims that Denise Reilly succeeds Brian Green, since the next PM chronologically is ‘Unnamed Female PM from BF Silence Audios’ these have been welded together.
Actual dates of Kenneth Le Blanc and Unnamed Female PM are unknown, but are set in the UNIT audios between Power of Three (2012-2013) and DotD (2013).
Felicity and Fiona are given as PMs in Aliens Among Us and God Among Us (Torchwood S5 and S6) released and presumably set in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
Eight gives the PM list as Heath -> Thorpe -> Williams -> Thatcher -> Major -> Blair -> Clarke in Interference, this is not supported as a direct list by other sources, though I tried to fit it as best I could, resulting in Blair having two non-adjacent terms.
2010s are a mess due to BF, Titan Comics and the Lucy Wilson novels all giving conflicting accounts of who is PM only a couple years apart, apparently there were a lot of elections/resignations in that decade
Harriet Jones initially served Three terms prior to the Doctor altering history and deposing her, given UK Term Length is unclear, it's unknown how long this would have been, I would guess around 15 years, which would've put Harriet Jones at (2006-2021) where she'd be succeeded by Jo Patterson.
The UK becomes a military Dictatorship from 2028 until 2046 headed by ‘The Director’.
Dai is described as the 'first Prime Minister to serve after the Director is overthrown' this seems to contradict 73 Yards depicting Roger ap Gwilliam's election, but if Roger ap Gwilliam was overthrown as well he can't be said to have 'served', his deputy PM, Iris Cabriola technically succeeds him, but is never the official PM and presumably Dai is then elected the following year.
Then in 2050 Lomax is the dictator of the UK. In the 'mid 21st Century', Mariah Learman is a ‘benevolent dictator’ of the UK.
An unknown Prime Minster led the UK during the weather crisis of December 2065.
Full (Incomplete) US President List in the DWU from 1960 – 20XX (Some years are guessed)
Historical Before This Point
John F Kennedy (1961-1963) (assassinated)
Lyndon Johnson (1963-1969) (VP who succeeded their predecessor)
Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
Gerald Ford (1974-1977) (VP who succeeded their predecessor)
Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)
Carrol (1993-1994)
Bill Clinton (1994-1997) (Presumably VP who succeeded their predecessor)
Tom Dering (1997-1999)
George W Bush (1999-2001) (Presumably VP who succeeded their predecessor)
Bruce Springsteen (2001-2003)
Chuck Norris (2003-2005) (VP who succeeded their predecessor)
George W Bush (2005-2007)
Arthur Coleman Winters (2007-2008) (VP who succeeded their predecessor)
Winter’s VP/Speaker of the House (2008-2009) (Succeeds Winters after he’s killed by Saxon)
2009-2017 Term
Felix Mather (2009-2017) (Presidency overwritten by Faction Paradox)
Sampson (2009-2017) (Presidency induced as an aberration by Lolita)
Barack Obama (2009-2017) (Replaced Felix Mather in history)
2017-2021 Term
Daniel Strunk (2017-2021) (Presidency overwritten by Faction Paradox – Mather’s Successor)
Matt Nelson (2017) (Presidency induced as an aberration by Lolita – Assassinated at Inauguration)
Lola Denison/Lolita (2017-unknown) (Assassinated her predecessor)
Donald Trump (2017-2021) (Replaced Daniel Strunk in history)
After 2021
Courtney Woods (unknown-2049-unknown)
Gavin A32X40 (unknown – 2086 – unknown)
Corollaries (President List)
The Eighth Doctor gives the list of Presidents as Carter -> Reagan -> (HW) Bush -> Clinton -> Dering -> Springsteen -> Norris
The President given in 2004 is referred to by the nickname ‘Chuck’ in Cat’s Cradle: Warhead which combined with the fact Springsteen was the President in 2003 and ‘Norris’ succeeded them suggests that the 2004 President was Chuck Norris.
The President in 2006 was implied to be George W Bush based on Harriet Jones’s dialogue. He was previously stated to be President in 2000 (Which he hadn’t been in real life)
Clinton is stated to be President in both 1997 (by metaphor in Placebo Effect) and in 1999 (in Rosa). However both of these are less conclusive than Tom Dering’s direct appearances in Option Lock and and Millennium Shock (also 1997 and 1999) implying that the mentions in Placebo Effect and Rosa were merely off by 1-3 years.
Obama is explicitly stated and shown to be President in 2009, 2012 and 2016, however Felix Mather is stated to be President in the 2010s, physically meeting the Eighth Doctor in Trading Futures. It is stated that Mather’s role in history was replaced due to Mather refusing to make a deal with Faction Paradox and so that has been taken into account.
Concerning the 2017-2021 Presidential Term
Donald Trump is stated to be a candidate in 2016 and is subsequently stated to be President in 2017, 2018 and 2020.
In contradiction, Daniel Strunk is stated to be President in 2017.
This is resolved by having Strunk be Mather’s successor who’s term was also replaced when Faction Paradox remove Mather’s term from history.
The Faction Paradox novel ‘Head of State’ depicts a 2 term Democratic President named Samson who is succeeded by Matt Nelson of a newly formed Radical Party. They are subsequently assassinated by their VP, the sentient humanoid TARDIS Lolita (Who has also been War Queen of Gallifrey and Queen of the UK before, as well as having devoured the Eleven Day Empire). It’s unknown how long she served nor when beyond ‘Early 21st Century’. She (along with Matt Nelson and Samson) have been as a temporal aberration replacing Mather and Strunk before themselves being replaced by Obama and Trump following Lolita’s defeat in True History of Faction Paradox and the ending of the War in Heaven.
A 2000 Bernice Summerfield short story claims Hillary Clinton was US President at some point. However, these records are portrayed as suspect with Bernice questioning them herself and have been ignored for lack of a position to place Clinton into the timeline.
#doctor who#dweu#doctor who eu#faction paradox#uk prime minister#us president#prime minister#president#in doctor who though#will update
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February 6th 1870 saw the birth of Scottish golfer and course architect James Braid.
James Braid is one of the most prolific golf course architects in history. His legacy is unparalleled in the British Isles.
Born in Earlsferry in Fife, Braid cut his teeth playing at Nnearby Elie Links, the third oldest in Scotland, pre-dated by only the Old course at St Andrews and Old course at Musselburgh. Earlsferry Golf Society was founded in 1787. Old Tom Morris was a designer of that course.
Moving to London to accept a club-making position, James Braid ended up as head professional at Romford GC in North East London. After winning the Open Championship in 1901, he undertook several design contracts in Ireland and England. In 1904, hebecame the head professional at Walton Heath where he would remain for the remainder of his days.
After claiming his fifth Open Championship title, James Braid retired from professional golf in 1912 to concentrate on his course design. Due to severe motion sickness, James Braid infrequently traveled over land and water. Although most of his 400 courses grace England, Scotland and Wales there is some Braid influence to be found in the Isle of Man, Ireland, and continental Europe. He was also able to understand topographical maps and therefore was able to design courses without a site visit, resulting in commissions in both Singapore and the USA.
Pics areBraid and Alloa Golf Club, which he designed.
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Black Clover Birthdays
Contains spoilers, as there are some spoiler-filled characters as well as spoilery name changes.
If this list is not complete, do say so in the comments. Characters who share birthdays are listed by known order of birth (e.g. 6/27: Drowa, Vanica, Gauche).
For every April or October baby, I will do a push-up. /j /lh
January
3: Alecdora Sandler
8: Mars
13: Gordon Agrippa
16: Revchi Salik
18: Rhya; Robero Ringert
20: Yosuga Mushogatake
29: Gaja
February
4: Kiato
5: Jozo Hanegatsuji
6: Finral Roulacase
12: Lumiere Silvamillion Clover; Henry Legolant
16: Licita
20: Grey
21: Lolopechka; Fragil Tormenta
26: Solid Silva
March
12: Fumito Mikuriya
16: Rill Boismortier
17: Sally
19: Nathan Agrippa
21: Dorothy Unsworth
22: Orsi Orfai
24: Fana (elf); Fana (human)
28: Theresa Rapual
April
7: Magna Swing
10: Allen Fiarain
18: Rebecca Scarlet
19: Klaus Lunettes
20: Catherine
21: Svenkin Gatard; Hamon Casseus
22: Sekke Bronzazza
24: Kirsch Vermillion
26: Hirscher Ongg
28: Dante Zogratis
30: Nacht Faust
May
1: Morgen Faust
4: Siren Tium
9: Ichika Yami
13: Sol Marron
16: Vanessa Enoteca
20: Gaderois Godroc
23: Komari Imari
21: Morris Libardirt
June
1: Jack the Ripper
2: Finesse Calmreich
3: Charmy Pappitson
18: Nero/Secre Swallowtail
27: Drowa; Vanica Zogratis; Gauche Adlai
July
2: Lily Aquaria
4: Ladros
23: Ryuya Ryudo
26: Mereoleona Vermillion
August
5: Fuegoleon Vermillion
13: Leopold Vermillion
26: Mimosa Vermillion
29: Daizaemon O'oka
31: Acier Silva
September
3: En Ringard
5: Gifso
12: Vetto
15: Dominante Code
17: Yami Sukehiro
18: Charla; Charlotte Roselei
19: Halbet Chevour
20: Jonna Agrippa
27: Langris Vaude
October
1: Licht
2: Fujio Tenmanyashiki
4: Asta; Yuno Grinberryall (not actual birthday, the date of being left at Hage’s orphanage)
5: Liebe (not actual birthday, the date of being found by Licita)
7: Fanzell Kruger
11: Rufel; Luck Voltia
14: Kaiser Granvorka
15: Julius Novachrono; Lucius Zogratis
16: Damnatio Kira
21: Marx Francois
22: Augustus Kira Clover
23: Nebra Silva
26: Mariella
27: Ginnojomorifuyu Kezokaku
28: Foyal Migusteau
29: Roxanne Agrippa
November
3: Queen of Witches
14: Heath Grice
15: Noelle Silva; Kahono
December
1: Lotus Whomalt
4: Ralph Niaflem
5: Gueldre Poizot
19: Zora Ideale
21: Ecra/Eclat; Marie Adlai
24: Patry; William Vangeance
27: Valtos
28: Zenon Zogratis
30: Nozel Silva
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Hey I have this headcanon about where Arthur would probably live.
I can imagine that Arthur probably has 2 homes back in England. The first is a cottage out in the English countryside, probably in Berkshire or Surrey, someplace that’s removed from the urban sprawl of London but not too far out from civilization. This may have been an estate a long time ago but now it’s just a quaint cottage that houses some relics and memorabilia that he owns throughout the centuries. He usually prefers to stay out here to get away from the hussle of his job, and is a pretty private place of his. No one outside of his immediate circle, which I think includes Francis, his brothers, Alfred, Matthew, and other close friends like Port, have ever been to this place. It’s very special to him.
The second place he owns is actually based on the neighborhood I stayed in when I was visiting my cousin in London last year! He also owns a flat in North London that he uses when he has to report in for work for the both the Prime Minister and the King when he’s needed. I can imagine him living in this area of North London called Hampstead (my cousin who lives in London lives here and it’s this very pretty and charming little neighborhood), which has these Victorian flats with nice gardens in the back. I took a ton of pictures when I was in London last year and they’re below. But I can imagine him staying out in his garden, sitting at a table, drinking tea and reading the morning papers. Hampstead also has this massive park called Hampstead Heath that I imagine he likes to go on walks whenever he’s there. I can see him and Francis going on many walks through the neighborhood and through the Heath when they are in London.
And honestly Francis loves both places! He thinks the London flat is charming and exciting to be at. Although he teases London in front of Arthur, deep down he loves the city’s vibe and culture. But he also loves going to Arthur’s cottage. There’s something so relaxing about being away from work out in the countryside - especially for Francis since he only owns an apartment in Paris.
Sorry for the rambling, I just had a lot of thought on this, I hope you don’t mind! But here are some pictures I took while I was in Hampstead last year!
Ahhh I LOVE THIS 💖 I can definitely see him having a home in the city and one in the country because there are two Arthur's in my head: the stuffy London gentleman and the grumpy countryside grandpa. Like it’s so easy to imagine him dashing down the steps of his town house to catch the tube to work wearing his tweed suit and a bristling scowl, briefcase in hand, leather satchel over his shoulder.
But at the same time, city life definitely overwhelms him sometimes and it is just as easy to picture him in his plaid pyjamas, dressing gown, and slippers; night cap set to a jaunty 30 degree angle; and a woolly blanket over his lap as he falls asleep in his William Morris armchair in front of the TV at 8pm (although lets be honest this would happen regardless of his geographical location, but there is something so peaceful and idyllic about the countryside that makes this hit different. And actually, if he were in the city, he would be falling asleep at his desk on top of a pile of paperwork…)
Sometimes I imagine his only residence to be a cute little cottage but I can’t quite let go of the image of him squashed into a tube carriage, headphones in - probably listening to Queen - and, despite the grotesque glower, he is in his element. It also makes a lot of sense for him to live somewhere closer when going to work (low-key shuddered at the word king but hey ho) but he is a quaint little cottage guy at heart.
<3
As for Franny, of course he has his Paris appartement with an unparalleled view of the Eiffel Tower, and he spends a lot of time there (work, meetings, dates with Arthur/Alasdair) but I also imagine him having a beautiful Provençal country house in which he spends most of his time. Just like Arthur, I think Fran has two sides: the chic, sophisticated fashionista of Paris, and the equally chic and sophisticated fashionista of the countryside asdfgsfghj. I just like to imagine him in his moderately sized bastide, sipping wine on a deck chair in the sun, working on his tan, and falling asleep with a book on his lap.
And of course he is always inviting his close friends around for dinner, including Arthur and his brothers as well as Al and Matt, among a few others! And when he is not living there, I think he would let friends/family/people he trusted stay there gratis. And tbh it is a big house and I don’t imagine he would enjoy rattling around in it alone very often so he always has someone round to keep him company be that platonic or romantic...
Like just imagine all the summers he and Arthur would spend there. Fran is in his element here, but Arthur? Well, he gets uncomfortable when the temperature breaches a modest 25 degrees. He will burn as red as a tomato even with factor 50 and Francis will laugh and poke fun at his sun-dried boyfriend but will ultimately look after him very well ❤️🩹
Also since we are here, this is the car he drives.
#ask#hws france#hws england#fruk#ukfr#headcanons#this ask immediately made me think of country house by blur#arthurcore song tbh#hes a professional cynic but his hearts not in it..#PAYING THE PRICE OF LIVING LIFE AT THE LIMIT#CAUGHT UP IN THE CENTURY’S ANXIETYYYY#anyway#u know the brainworms are bad when u have their house and car picked out….#we all do this though don’t lie
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What we learned today - apparently Heath has been asked to join GODLAND unit, together with Morrie, Baki and Sugizo. It didn't happen, because when Morrie has contacted Heath last year, he's already not been doing well, and then... yeah. This is why now we have Koji Ueno on bass instead.
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Update on how many unique characters you’ve received?
As usual, super long list, so here we go!
These characters have two+ (2+) submissions, and are likely to be included.
Vriska Serkat
Eridan Ampora
Shiver
Kokichi Ouma
Haiji Towa
Minoru Mineta
Simon
Boston
Bill Cipher
John Gaius
Regal Farseer
Ayin
Kylo Ren
Mal
Jurgen Leitner
Merlin
Darkstalker
Kyubey
Ty Betteridge
Sasuke Uchiha
Dazai Osamu
Glenn Quagmire
Rose Quartz
Makima
c!Dream
Izzy Hands
Akio Ohtori
Katsuki Bakugo
Bramblestar
Michael
Don Quixote Doflamingo
Elias Bouchard/Jonah Magnus
Ansem the Wise
Kusaka Masato
Azula
The Metatron
Evan Hansen
Stella Goetia
Pierce Hawthorne
Le’garde
Lance Dubois
Santa Claus
Meenah Peixes / Her Imperious Condescension
Greg Heffley
Tony Stark
Donald Trump
Jace Herondale / Wayland / Lightwood / Morgenstern
Teddy / Kuma
Mr. Bungee
Julia Mazzone
Sentinel Prime
William Afton
Cullen Rutherford
Shou Tucker
Junko Enoshima
Ardyn Izunia
Sosuke Aizen
Happosai
Simon Laurent
Caillou
Ōchi Fukuchi
Jin Guanyao
Micah Bell
Cici
These characters have been submitted only once, and have a lower chance of being accepted.
Michael Scott
Detective Saracusa
Paul Von Oberstein
JJ
Box
Damian Wayne
Cersei Iannister
Shredder
Splinter
John ‘Jack’ Seward
Akane
Abyss Sibling
House
Nickel
Julie-Sue
Tim Drake
Xisuma
Dr. John ‘Jack’ Seward
Hisoka
Gra’ha Tia
Elias Ainsworth
Trishna
Erlina and Brugaves
Five Pebbles
The Entirety Of Homestuck
Willy Stampler
Miguel O’Hara
Medusa Gorgon
Gamzee Makara
Rohan Kishibe
Teruhashi Makoto
Gordon Blackwall
Rebecca Costwolds
Dio
Anakin Skywalker
Sigma Kilm
Caesar Clown
Shiki Tohno/Nanaya
Mori Ougai
Asuka
Marlon
Pencil
Touichiro Suzuki
Alexander Hamilton
Georg Weissmann
Dean Winchester
The Operator
Kromer
Scrappy Doo
Foreman Oyun
The Eleventh Doctor
Any Character From Welcome to Nightvale
Will Shuester
Marie
Silver Spoon
Jayne Cobb
Byakuya Togami
Prince Louis
Coco
Princess Daisy
Light Yagami
The Pale King
Yoshiharu Hisomu
Himiko Toga
Sebastian Mechaelias
Mystery Hunter (Jeremiah Hartley)
Muzan Kibutsuji
Clara Oswald
Ranpo Edogawa (Beast)
Heath cliff
Inspector Tobias Greyson
Roland
Huey Emmerich
Tom Wambsgans
Yuri Briar
Jacopo Bearzatti
Quiche
Alastor
Meredith Rodney McKay
Every Single Country In 1993
Cicero
Val Velocity
Jiren
Noor Pradesh
Blackbeard
Kristoph Gavin
Morris
Dan Moroboshi
Muu Kusunoki
Julia
Shen Jiu
April O’Neil (2012)
Johnny
Adam
Ronaldo
Makoto Itou
Ianthe Tridentarius
Disembodied Voice
Viren
Spamton
George Wickham
Floch
The New Ninja
Sakazuki Akainu
Petyr Baelish / Littlefinger
Childe
Wen Chao
Stormcaller
Chibiusa
Ashfur
Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
James T. Kirk
Billy
Mikan Tsumuki
Teruteru
Orochi
Millions Knives
The Mage
Lotor
Otto Apocalypse
Sanji
Woodes Rogers
Zeke Jaeger
Dean Venture
Absalom
Aloise Trancey
Cynte
Akito Sohma
Pierre
Monokubs (Except Monodam)
Edelgard
Chrollo Lucifer
Chloe Bourgeois
Zhou Zishu
Wanderer/Scaramouche
Elon Musk
Il Dottore
Goeffry St. John
Nikola Tesla
Louie
Ogai Mori
Astarion
Mary Keay
Dr. Henry Miller
Booker
Voice In The Calm Ad On Spotify
Akechi Goro
Victor Frankenstein
Five
Riley Finn
Anyone From The Locked Tomb
Elias Ainsworth
Nefera DeNile
Angel Dust
Blitzo Buckzo
The Once-Ler
Moash
Zenos Galvus
Marvin Falsettos
Solf J. Kimblee
Father / Dwarf In The Glass
Henry the Eighth
Aranea Serkat
Bro-Strider
Caliborn / Lord English
Feferi Peixes
Skizzleman
Black Pete
Narumi
Cozy Glow
Holly Blue Agate
Every Genshin Impact Character Ever
Drew
Dio (Zero Escape)
Matou Shinji
Chris McClain
Thistleclaw
Rumpelstiltskin
Ruruka Ando
Sheldon Cooper
Buck Cluck
Valens Van Varro
Verstael Besithia
Kevin
France (Hetalia)
Tumblr Staff
Slayer
Volgin
Yumichika Ayasegawa
Roshi
Chibiusa
Akio Himemiya
Ali Lectric
Rafe Cameron
Raven Queen
Duke
Sandy
Everyone In Romeo And Juliet
Bella Swan
Haiji Senri
Tsumugi Aoba
Vivienne Medranno’s Impsona
Buzz McCallister
Eugene Coli
Live Action Buggy
Aizen Sosuke
Kyouichi Saionji
Ibara Saegusa
Yu Ziyuan
Mahiru Koizumi
The Little Palace Mistress
Eichi Tenshouin
The Old Palace Master
Rafal
Jonah Magnus
Queen Scarlet
Nanami Kiryuu
Hiyoko Saionji
God
Roger
Judo
Ken
Steven Universe
JD
#mod speaks#not a poll#most hated blorbo bracket#ask answered#I would cry#trying to tag all these characters
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Visual Kei Drip Tournament: Full Ranking - WARNING: EXTREMELY LONG POST
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1. kozi (malice mizer) - 61.9%
2. ryonai (blam honey) - 38.1%
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★ runner ups ★
3. hide (x japan) - 60.6%
4. kaya (schwarz stein) - 39.4%
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round 5
5. arisu (missalina rei) - 48.3%
6. shinya (dir en grey) - 42.4%
7. emiru (lareine) - 41%
8. zin-francois angelique (madame edwarda) - 18.5%
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round 4
9. kazuki (raphael) - 47.6%
10. mana (malice mizer) - 47.1%
11. kami (malice mizer) - 47.5%
12. inoran (luna sea) - 47.5%
13. yu~ki (malice mizer) - 40.2%
14. izam (shazna) - 33.3%
15. kyouka (aliene ma'riage) - 25.6%
16. ken (l'arc en ciel) - 17.3%
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round 3
17. lucifer luscious violenoue (gille loves, fiction) - 47.5%
18. jyou (exist trace) - 47.5%
19. tara-chan (kilhi ice) - 47.2%
20. hakuei (penicillin) - 46.9%
21. bou (an cafe) - 45.5%
22. toshiya (dir en grey) - 43.2%
23. kamijo (lariene, versailles) - 40.8%
24. kazushi (rouage) - 38.9%
25. hizaki (jupiter, versailles) - 36%
26. ryutaro (plastic tree) - 31.7%
27. kon (la'mule) - 31.4%
28. hyde (l'arc en ciel) - 30.9%
29. ray (aliene ma'riage) - 28.6%
30. sena (jilkua) - 27.6%
31. yoshiki (x japan) - 17.6%
32. kaoru (dir en grey) - 15.9%
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round 2
33. mikoto (zigzag) - 48.2%
34. kyo (dir en grey) - 47.5%
35. mayu (lareine) - 47.5%
36. issay (der zibet) - 47.3%
37. ken morioka (soft ballet) - 46.7%
38. kiwamu (blood, gpkism) - 46.5%
39. isshi (kagrra) - 44.8%
40. die (dir en grey) - 44.6%
41. boogie (jiluka) - 42.6%
42. atsushi sakurai (buck-tick) - 42.4%
43. jasmine you (versailles) - 42.2%
44. sugizo (luna sea) - 41.7%
45. gackt (malice mizer) - 40.8%
46. ruki (the gazette) - 40.7%
47. wataru (liphlich) - 40.4%
48. kiyoharu (kuroyume) - 38.9%
49. klaha (malice mizer) - 36.8%
50. ayaha (dazzlingbad) - 35.8%
51. daisuke (kagerou) - 34%
52. ryoichi endo (soft ballet) - 33.3%
53. iT (dazzlingbad) - 31.3%
54. kazuma (merry go round) - 30.4%
55. gothique prince ken (gpkism) - 29.8%
56. kyuho (madmans esprit) - 28.9%
57. kei (eliphas levi) - 28.4%
58. hora (schwarz stein) - 27.5%
59. ryuichi (luna sea) - 25%
60. tetsu (malice mizer) - 24.1%
61. hiro (la'cryma christi) - 18.5%
62. yura (psycho le cemu) - 14.3%
63. aisaku (deviloof) - 10.5%
64. reita (the gazette) - 9.6%
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round 1
65. yukari (baiser) - 49.4%
66. full (guniw tools) - 49.4%
67. j (luna sea) - 47.6%
68. asagi (D) - 47.2%
69. aoi (the gazette) - 45.8%
70. kujou takemasa (kiryu) - 45.8%
71. dynamite tommy (color) - 44.4%
72. sakura (l'arc en ciel) - 44.3%
73. imai hisashi (buck-tick) - 44.2%
74. juka (moi dix mois) - 44.1%
75. miko (exist trace) - 44.1%
76. ai (gulu gulu) - 44%
77. yoshiatsu (dadaroma) - 43.8%
78. yagami toll (buck-tick) - 42.2%
79. yasu (janne da arc, acid black cherry) - 41.9%
80. teru (versailles) - 41.9%
81. uruha (the gazette) - 41.5%
82. hazuki (lynch) - 41.4%
83. chiaki (dezert) - 41.3%
84. juho (madmans esprit) - 40.7%
85. tsuzuku (mejibray) - 39.9%
86. maya (LM.C) - 39.6%
87. mia (mejibray) - 39.6%
88. lime (kizu) - 38.9%
89. aya (psycho le cemu) - 38.6%
90. miyavi (due le quartz) - 38.5%
91. jojo (the gallo) - 38.2%
92. takashi (dadaroma) - 38.1%
93. machi (lareine) - 37.7%
94. hidehiko hoshino (buck-tick) - 36.6%
95. kyonosuke (kizu) - 36.2%
96. taka (la'cryma christi) - 35.9%
97. tetsu (l'arc en ciel) - 35.7%
98. meto (mejibray) - 35.1%
99. t.m. revolution (luis-mary) - 34.4%
100. maria cross - 34.4%
101. kengo (noir fleurir) - 34.3%
102. dada (velvet eden) - 33.9%
103. morrie (dead end) - 33.3%
104. tsutomu ishizuki (fanatic crisis) - 31.9%
105. aki (laputa) - 30.9%
106. koichi (mejibray) - 30.1%
107. heath (x japan) - 29.5%
108. shou kiryuuin (golden bomber) - 29.5%
109. miko (exist trace) - 28.4%
110. yukihiro (l'arc en ciel) - 26.5%
111. mast (aliene ma'riage) - 25.5%
112. tatsuro (mucc) - 23.6%
113. aki (arlequin) - 22.3%
114. gisho (penicillin) - 21.4%
115. yutaka higuchi (buck-tick) - 21.4%
116. kyohei (das:vasser) - 21.1%
117. seek (psycho le cemu) - 21.1%
118. kirito (pierrot) - 18.9%
119. darvish kenji (golden bomber) - 18.8%
120. kisaki (phantasmagoria, mirage, la:sadies) - 18.6%
121. tsune-hito (D) - 16.1%
122. kai (the gazette) - 15.5%
123. mako (deadman) - 14.9%
124. yune (the gazette) - 14.1%
125. shun (deshabillez) - 13.9%
126. tusk (zi-kill) - 12.7%
127. chill (kane to juusei) - 12.3%
128. yohio (disreign) - 11.3%
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