#THEN I WAS YOUNG AND UNAFRAID AND DREAMS WERE MADE AND USED AND WASTED

[backhurtyy]

the crowleyification of i dreamed a dream—

[fauvester]

okkk i dreamed a dream is kind of a a xie lian slay...

[gameshow-host-wally]

Do you dream? And not just sleep dream but like…

Dream.

"I dreamed a dream in time gone by. When hope was high and life worth living. I dreamed that love would never die. I prayed that God would be forgiving"

"Then I was young and unafraid. And dreams were made and used and wasted. There was no ransom to be paid. No song unsung, no wine untasted"

[gctchell]

There was a time when love was blind, and the world was a song, and the song was exciting. There was a time... then it all went wrong.

I dreamed a dream in time gone by, When hope was high, and life worth living. I dreamed that love would never die, I dreamed that God would be forgiving. Then I was young and unafraid, When dreams were made, and used, and wasted. There was no ransom to be paid, No song unsung, no wine untasted.

But the tigers come at night, With their voices soft as thunder As they tear your hope apart As they turn your dream to shame!

He slept a summer by my side, He filled my days with endless wonder.. He took my childhood in his stride, But he was gone when autumn came.

And still I dream he'll come to me, That we will live the years together - But there are dreams that cannot be! And there are storms we cannot weather.

I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living! So different now from what it seemed! Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.

[studentbyday]

Then I was young and unafraid, And dreams were made and used and wasted. –“I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Misérables

i remember being in junior high and really getting excited by bright pastel backgrounds and inspirational quotes written in faux calligraphy or some other funky font that was meant to empower us and make us feel believed in by whoever made them. i still have some notebooks from that era which i never used. it's so strange and a bit “cringe” to look back on now, and i cringe at my cringing. because when you believe that people believe in you, it gets easier to believe in others too, and both make the world feel lighter and more optimistic. to see all that gradually be overshadowed as i get older without my doing anything intentional to preserve it is saddening. so here is one of those inspirational quotes in a funky font...but without a bright pastel background because i'm not into those very much right now. my past self and my present self can coexist, one does not have to exist instead of the other to “grow up.” yes, our spirits get trampled on from time to time and the more experiences we have, the greater the chances of that happening and that's unavoidable. but there's a difference between that and letting myself be cowed. that's just a recipe for becoming jaded and bitter and i refuse to believe that that's just part of “growing up,” no matter what depression or anxiety tell me.

[king-maven-calore]

I know you ARE SUPER DUPER UBER busy and i promise i don’t mean to be rude but i am curious: are you thinking of getting rid of your fics on ao3?? if you are, no worries, it’s very understandable and if you ever decide to write a book, I will give you my email address for that mailing list announcement. I absolutely love your writing but i do understand how it’s a lot and you are under NO OBLIGATION to answer this. again, if you are, i understand completely. I hope medical school is going well and i will ask you for book/movie/tv recs. you have incredible taste. this is locker room anon who is still on the waiting list for red queen (~7 weeks). I hope you have a wonderful day and you stay nice & cool (or warm if you’re experiencing winter).

Nope, I'm never getting rid of my fics. I'm not orphaning or deleting them. They will remain in AO3 for eternity as a reminder of the times when I was young and unafraid, and dreams were made and used and wasted 🎶. Believe me, I'm the first one to feel bad I'm physically and mentally unable to keep writing for fun. I hope those 7 weeks fly by and that you get to experience Red Queen with the same joy I did!

[fleetsummers]

then i was young and unafraid and dreams were made and used and wasted

[the-flowers-of-the-youth]

Tell me a story:

When we were all born, we cried. Torrents of tears rushed on forth, the veins on our heads protruded, and we weaped for solace in our newfound separation. From that moment on, we have sought warmth, warmth in heart, warmth in body, in food, in drink, in weather: we seek warmth, to come back in from the cold and be still.

As the years of my life have gone by desperately, have I tried to find that warmth that lasts. The fire that doesn't burn out, the cider that doesn't run out, the embrace that does not leave. In this longing, I have found small portions of that warmth: that make solitude turn into solace.

It is real. There is a peace of wamrth that lasts. It comes from taking every moment, in silence, in stillness, in quiet observation. Whether it is looking closely at the eyes of a friend, slowly sipping away at coffee freshly poured, or placing ones hand on the shoulder of a beloved: take it with attention, and the fire lasts.

There it is right in front of me, I just need to take a moment to notice it, and then everything becomes wonderfully warm.

To personify peace is to appreciate someone's presence.

"I dreamed a dream in time gone by hhen hope was high and life worth living. I dreamed that love would never die. I prayed that God would be forgiving.

"Then I was young and unafraid, and dreams were made and used and wasted. There was no ransom to be paid. No song unsung, no wine untasted."

~"I Dreamed a Dream", from Les Misérbles

[ersahtz]

Rapunzel Retold

Author’s Note: As the title suggests, this is an imaginative retelling of the Rapunzel fairy tale. The story is about dreams, unrealized ones. To quote the song from Les Miserables, “I dreamed a dream in time gone by… I dreamed that love would never die… When I was young and unafraid, and dreams were made and used and wasted… but the tigers come at night… with their voices soft as thunder, as…

[chattering-magpie-uk]

I Dreamed A Dream from Les Misérables sung by Lea Salonga

I dreamed a dream in times gone by When hope was high and life worth living I dreamed, that love would never die I dreamed that God would be forgiving Then I was young and unafraid And dreams were made and used and wasted There was no ransom to be paid No song unsung, no wine untasted But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as…

[backhurtyy]

there was a time when men were kind when their voices were soft and their words inviting there was a time when love was blind and the world was a song and the song was exciting there was a time then it all went wrong i dreamed a dream in time gone by when hope was high and life worth living i dreamed that love would never die i dreamed that god would be forgiving then i was young and unafraid and dreams were made and used and wasted there was no ransom to be paid no song unsung no wine untasted but the tigers come at night with their voices soft as thunder as they tear your hope apart as they turn your dream to shame he slept a summer by my side he filled my days with endless wonder he took my childhood in his stride but he was gone when autumn came and still i dream he'll come to me that we will live the years together but there are dreams that cannot be and there are storms we cannot weather i had a dream my life would be so different from this hell i’m living so different now from what it seemed now life has killed the dream i dreamed

[moni-ku]

I dreamed a dream in time gone by, when hope was high and life worth living. I dreamed that love would never die. I dreamed that God would be forgiving. Then I was young and unafraid. And dreams were made and used and wasted. There was no ransom to be paid, no song unsung, no wine untasted. But the tigers come at night with their voices soft as thunder. As they tear your hope apart, as they turn your dream to shame.

[enmaai3]

I Dreamed A Dream

Anne Hathaway

There was a time when men were kind

When their voices were soft

And their words inviting

There was a time when love was blind

And the world was a song

And the song was exciting

There was a time

Then it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in times gone by

When hope was high

And life worth living

I dreamed that love would never die

I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then I was young and unafraid

And dreams were made and used and wasted

There was no ransom to be paid

No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night

With their voices as soft as thunder

As they tear your hope apart

And they turn your dream to shame

He slept a summer by my side

He filled my days with endless wonder

He took my childhood in his stride

But he was gone when autumn came

And still I dream he'll come to me

That we will live the years together

But there are dreams that cannot be

And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be

So different from this hell I'm living

So different now from what it seemed

Now life has killed

The dream I dreamed

[sanoiro]

Lucifer Meta: I Dreamed a Dream

Whoever is familiar with the Les Miserables knows that song or simply if they know Susan Boyle’s performance... Deserved in both cases. 

First I will quote a reply from an anon reply I gave a few days ago.

“That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be And there are storms we cannot weather“

They basically sing the song from Les Miserables where Fantine remembers how the birth of her illegitimate child came to be and how she was abandoned by her lover. She then recognises that dreams do not match reality but it’s also the point where the character of Fantine believes she just experienced her lowest point. She yet does not know she will sell her teeth, her body and eventually her life in hopes to keep part of that dream alive meaning her child.

That is what happens to Lucifer as well, we saw in S5 that many tragic things happened to Lucifer and the ones he loved. In season 6 we do not expect a strong season but the pattern of tragedy will follow Deckerstar in my belief until a catharsis is achieved.

There had and will have time to be together but as we saw from Dad & Mum, even for Gods life is not easy even if it is laid out in a whole eternity. As God said in the original series of the comics, He was created by external powers so yeah there will be storms that will not be able to surpass and yet fragments of their dreams will manage to survive. Whether they will have an eternity together it is not known but for sure I do expect them to never cease to be partners in life or work.

What I love is that the song presents Lucifer’s life to an amazing linear way.

His hopes as a young fallen angel, his dejection and second self wrecking. His hopes, his dreams of what he could become for her, for them and not through an eternal life but simply something peaceful and finally worth living. It is why Chloe’s mortality so far does not scare Lucifer. Because on the contrary to Maze as a Demon and other Angels, he has experienced a finality (like Eve), the as it appeared to be the end of God’s love. 

I dreamed a dream in times gone by When hope was high and life worth living I dreamed, that love would never die I dreamed that God would be forgiving Then I was young and unafraid And dreams were made and used and wasted There was no ransom to be paid

No song unsung, no wine untasted But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as thunder

As they tear your hope apart As they turn your dream to shame 

Remember how shameful Lucifer felt over being the reason of Chloe having emotions she could not control? 

And still I dream she'll come to me That we will live the years together

Many times throughout the seasons Chloe came to him some of the times he needed it the most. At the second loss of his wings, at the loss of a newfound friend, when he was lost throughout seasons 1-4. 

But there are dreams that cannot be  And there are storms we cannot weather

The problem with dreams is that even Gods have them (See 3x26) but choices have to be made, pain has to be dealt on a personal level like we saw with Ella, it cannot be prayed or wished away... You can ask for strength whether it’s God or someone you love but there are no miraculous resolutions. There is always agony, always pain.

I feel that when God and Lucifer sing that lyrics together they address each other. Dad saw everything fall apart in Lucifer’s life hoping that in the end he will take the path that would make him happy but He still does not know His son’t next move, next choice so He is as lost as Lucifer. There is nothing to be fixed as there is nothing constructed yet. Both the knowledge and the lack of that from each side respectively destroys them. 

I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream I dreamed

But here is the funny thing. On a Meta level? What he dreamed came true. Chloe Fell as did he. 

Although so much more can be told about the song itself the theme on realising the harsh reality and your accountability towards God, the ones you love and yourself. 

So in the end of the song when Dad reveals he is unwell, that accountability that was carrying so much disillusionment throughout the song comes crashing down leaving both father and son freezing. Quite a powerful thing to do when the characters that experienced that were Dad and of course Lucifer. 

[chelseamount]

Carpool Karaoke - Tom Holland x Reader

BEFORE YOU READ IMPORTANT 

when there are songs

cursive is you

BOLD is James

and This  is both of you

this story was requested by @tomsirishgirlx​ 

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"Thank you so much for helping me to work today the traffic is crazy" James

"yeah no problem," I say

"you wanna listen to some music?"

"let's do it"

"Are we gonna have a problem?

You got a bone to pick?

You've come so far why now are you pulling on my dick?

I'd normally slap your face off And everyone here could watch But I'm feeling nice Here's some advice Listen up beeyotch"

"I like"

Lookin' hot

Buying stuff They can not

"I like"

"Drinking hard Maxing dad's credit card"

I like

Skippin' gym Scarin' her Screwin' him

I like

Killer clothes

Kickin' nerds in the nose

If you lack the balls You can go play dolls Let your mommy fix you a snack(whoa)Or you could come smoke Pound some rum and coke In my Porsche with the quarterback (whoa, whoa, whoa)

Honey, what you waitin' for? Welcome to my candy store Time for you to prove you're not a loser Anymore And step into my candy store

Guys fall At your feet Pay the check Help you cheat

All you Have to do

Say goodbye

To Shamu

That freak's Not your friend I can tell In the endIf she Had your shot

She would leave You to rot

Course if you don't care Fine, go braid her hair Maybe Sesame Street is on(whoa)

Or forget that creep And get in my jeep

Let's go tear up Someone's lawn (whoa, whoa, whoa)

Honey, what you waitin' for? Welcome to my candy store You just gotta prove You're not a pussy Anymore And step into my candy store

You can join the team

Or you can bitch and moan

You can live the dream

Or you can die alone

You can fly with eagles

Or if you prefer

Keep on testing me

And end up like her

Honey, what you waitin' for?

Shut up, Heather! Step into my candy store

Time for you to prove You're not a lame-ass Anymore And step into my candy store

It's my candy store It's my candy It's my candy store It's my candy It's my candy store It's my candy store

"I think I just got chills there," James says as we laugh "so Y/n it's so great to have you here"

"it's so great to be here it's like a dream come true" I smile

"y/n you are a Broadway singer and actress"

(all of these musicals and movies don't really make sense with the years they were made in but just imagine that they fit the age the reader is if that makes sense"

"yes that's correct"

"so what was your first role like ever"

"ever was Jan in grease"

"really" James looks at me

"yeah I was so happy"

"that's amazing and you were how old"

"fourteen"

"wow and what was your first broadway musical"

"that was heathers as the role of heather chandler as we just heard"

"I love the heathers songs and you are still in contact with some of your co-workers right"

"right I am really close with Barret who played Veronica but we don't get to see each other too much but when we do it's amazing"

"but you two played in mean girls too right"

"right I played Regina George and she played Janis, and that was probably one of my favourite musicals I have been in because obviously mean girls was like my favourite movie when i was younger"

"yeah so what was your favourite song from mean girls"

"oh totally world burn I think it's amazing"

"My name is Regina George And I am a massive deal I will grind you to sand Beneath my Louboutin heel This is what I get for helping Helping someone lame fit in Cady Heron, enjoy your temporary win" I sing "My name is Regina George "Regina is a fugly cow." Hey Cady, how ya like me now? I wanna watch the world burn I got the gasoline I wanna watch the world burn And everyone get mean I wanna watch the world burn I got the gasoline I wanna watch the world burn And everyone get mean Cady, time to watch your back Cady, time to turn and cough Because you took me down But you didn't finish me off My name is Regina George And in case you're keeping score Cady may have won the battle But I will win the war, for I wanna watch the world burn Trang Pak is a grotsky bi-otch! I got the gasoline Ms Norbury is a drug pusher! I wanna make the world burn Janis is a space dyke! Regina is a fugly cow Regina is a fugly cow And you can quote this Ohh. Woah-oh-oh! Who wrote this? Who wrote this? Who wrote this? I wanna watch the world burn I got the gasoline! I wanna watch the world burn And everyone turn Mean So mean! Mean So mean! Mean! I wanna watch the world burn Who wrote this? Who wrote this? I wanna make the world turn So mean! I wanna watch the world burn!

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"y/n you were in les misérables too"

"yes I played fantine which was amazing but it hit hard you know it was very much touching

There was a time when men were kind When their voices were soft And their words inviting There was a time when love was blind And the world was a song And the song was exciting There was a time

Then it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in times gone by When hope was high and a life worth living I dreamed, that love would never die I dreamed that Go

d would be forgiving Then I was young and unafraid And dreams were made and used and wasted There was no ransom to be paid No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night With their voices soft as thunder As they tear your hope apart As they turn your dream to shame He slept a summer by my side He filled my days with endless wonder He took my childhood in his stride But he was gone when autumn came And still, I dream he'll come to me That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be And there are storms we cannot weather I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream I dreamed

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"that literally just made me get tears in my eyes," James says as he points to his eyes

we laugh and talk for some time when the thing I have dreaded the most comes up

"so y/n I have to ask you this because everyone wants to know encluding me"

"oh no gosh I know what it is already"

"are you dating tom holland"

"oh god Tom and I are just good friends"

"really because your two have been spotted a lot of times holding hands"

"friends do that"

"sure"

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"Regina George is the queen bee

She's always dressed up She always wins Spring Fling Queen We're just drones that work for her And then die"James says as he turns on the radio

"My name is Regina George

And I am a massive deal Fear me, love me Stand and stare at me And these, these are real I've got money and looks I am, like, drunk with power This whole school Humps my leg like a chihuahua the prettiest poison you've ever seen I never weigh more than one-fifteen My name is Regina George And I am a massive deal I don't care who you are I don't care how you feel"

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"so y/n, let's get a little serious"

"yes" I say

"in this song, you sing 'i never weigh more than 115' but you said something in a video that Regina doesn't have to be that and that you aren't and i found that amazing"

"thank you I really don't think that she has to be that and I am not and will never be near that and I'm proud of that you should be proud of how you look"

"I love that. you're also in a musical right now hamilton"

"yes I am in England"

"so any plans for what you are going to do after hamilton"

"yes but it's a secret for now

"Okay but you play one of the Schuyler sisters"

"yes I play Eliza"

"and you're amazing in it I saw it some time ago and I love it as I wrote to you"

"it still warms my heart"

"but my biggest dream is being in hamilton but as one of the Schuyler sisters"

"mmm-hmm" I laugh

"I wanna be angelica"

"you can be James"

There's nothing rich folks love more Than going downtown and slumming it with the poor They pull up in their carriages and gawk at the students in the common Just to watch 'em talk

Take Philip Schuyler, the man is loaded Uh oh, but little does he know that His daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at

Work, work

Angelica!

Work, work

Eliza!

And Peggy!

Work, work

The Schuyler sisters

Angelica!

Peggy!

Eliza!

Work!

Daddy said to be home by sundown

Daddy doesn't need to know

Daddy said not to go downtown

Like I said, you're free to go

But—look around, look around The revolution's happening in New York

New York

Angelica

Work!

It's bad enough Daddy wants to go to war

People shouting in the square

It's bad enough there'll be violence on our shore

New ideas in the air

Look around, look around

Angelica, remind me what we're looking for

She's looking for me!

Eliza, I'm looking for a mind at work (work, work) I'm looking for a mind at work (work, work) [x2] Woa-oah

Woa-oah

Work!

Ooh, there's nothing like summer in the city Someone in a rush next to someone lookin' pretty Excuse me, miss, I know it's not funny But your perfume smells like your daddy's got money Why you slummin' in the city in your fancy heels? You searchin' for an urchin who can give you ideals?

Burr, you disgust me

Ahh, so you've discussed me I'm a trust fund, baby, you can trust me

I've been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine So men say that I'm intense or I'm insane You want a revolution? I want a revelation So listen to my declaration:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident That all men are created equal"

And when I meet Thomas Jefferson (unh!) I'mma compel him to include women in the sequel

Work!

Look around, look around at how Lucky we are to be alive right now Look around, look around at how Lucky we are to be alive right now

History is happening in Manhattan and we

Just happen to be in the greatest city in the world In the greatest city in the world!

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"All my dreams just came true," James says as I laugh at his comment "okay now time for something a little different"

"oh gosh," I say "what is it"

"we're going to take a lie detector test"

"nooo"

after some time I'm all strapped up while a man is on a computer checking whether I speak the truth or not

"okay let's start out by some to test if it works"

"okay"

"is your name Y/n"

"yes"

"true"

"are you currently in hamilton"

"yes"

"true"

"did you play Regina George"

"yes"

"she's telling the truth"

"Great let's start easy so...Y/n"

"yes"

"Which one of your castmates is your favourite"

"Barrett"

"true"

"great, y/n am I your favourite host"

"oh absolutely"

"true"

"yes you had to get that right, okay this one is the best one are you dating tom holland"

shit

"no"

"lie"

"YES I KNEW IT I KNEW IT OMG YES" he smiles

"no that's the truth," I say

"you can't lie on accident"

"well fuck me then"

"how long"

"not long"

"lie"

"okay five years almost"

"WHAT," James says in shock

"I'm sorry we just didn't want our relationship the get ruined by hate"

"five years"

"yeah"

"When were you going to tell everyone when you had seven kids"

"haha no I don't know when but I guess it's out now"

"well some people are going to get heartbroken, someone gets hurt"

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Ice queen, that's what you see It's what they all expect from me But it's all show Face it, you used me You saw the sexy clothes My supermodel pose But did you know?Was I a game to you? Was I way to be cool? I truly cared Was I the fool? It's fine for you It's fine to flirt It's fine 'Till someone gets hurt 'Till someone gets hurt

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"Y/n it was amazing to have you here"

"it was amazing to be here James, even tho I now have to go home to Tom and tell him the news, gosh this is so fucked"

"wait you guys live together too"

"bye James" I run out the door

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"Baby I'm home" I smile

"hi love," Tom says as he walks over to me and kisses me, gosh I missed him

"I missed you," I say

"I missed you"

"you love me right"

"more than anything my - wait what did you do"

"well"

[hounada]

I Dreamed a Dream (Les Misérables)

There was a time when men were kind

When their voices were soft

And their words inviting

There was a time when love was blind

And the world was a song

And the song was exciting

There was a time

Then it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in time gone by

When hope was high and life worth living

I dreamed that love would never die

I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then I was young and unafraid

And dreams were made and used and wasted

There was no ransom to be paid

No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night

With their voices soft as thunder

As they tear your hope apart

As they turn your dream to shame

He slept a summer by my side

He filled my days with endless wonder

He took my childhood in his stride

But he was gone when autumn came

And still I dream he'll come to me

That we will live the years together

But there are dreams that cannot be

And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be

So different from this hell I'm living

So different now from what it seemed

Now life has killed the dream I dreamed

Written By:

Herbert Kretzmer, Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boublil