#THIS SONG REMINDS ME OF TIMMY FOR SOME REASON I DON'T KNOW

[beautifulcinephile]

Happy 1 year of Timothée Chalamet's GQ 2023 photoshoot!

[randomluck-ofthe-universe]

when i found this on Tumblr a few days ago..

.. I don’t know why the date of separation (January 22, 2020) brought me back into memory some Timmy’s IG stories posted a few days later, January 29..

.. about this story, it was so obvious to whom the little reminder was addressed, and the reason why.. no doubt here.

then Timmy chose and posted some songs whose lyrics were very interesting and whose meaning seemed strangely in perfect timing for that 'particular' moment..

"If you love me, please don't judge me

Got my hands tied, the power's above me

Don't shoot the messenger, I'm just a puppet here

If you wanna place blame, then look to the puppeteer

Family, fortune, envy, jealousy Privilege, passed on legacy

Secret, sabotage, borderline felony Suicide, subtract, selfish, pedigree

When the love's gone, and the hate's there

Better watch out, 'cause it's Cape Fear

When your family ain't your family And your legacy is just a name there In your mother's eyes is a blank stare

But your father's pickin' who remains here

It's a power struggle, it's a tug-of-war

That's amongst the kids, and it ain't fair

Yeugh, who gon' stop the pain?

Who gon' block the dream?

Who gon' stop the shame?"

"I know my day will come

And I'll see the sun

And it all just might come crashing right back down

To the ground

But I will stand again my friend

Ah my friend

I will look

See myself in the mirror

I will stare across the Mississippi river

And see it might come crashing down again

Just like that

I know

I know my day will come

And I'll see the sun

And if it all comes crashing down to the ground

Again

I'll stand

Cause I know my day will come

Yes I know

My day's coming

Yes I know

I know my day will come

And it already has"

"Nobody Knows

Nobody knows all the troubles I've seen

Nobody knows all the problems

Glory Glory Glory Hallelujah

Say it again

Say it to the Lord

I've been abused

And I've been scorned

I've been talked about, yes I have

Just as sure as you're born

This is a mean world

To try to live in

But you've got to stare ahead of heavy times

Without a mother

Don't even have a father

I'm looking for a sister

I can't even find my brother

Friends walk away from you

Just look away and say glory

Thank the lord for another day glory

I've got to see

And head towards the top"

(.. and about this song, Armie had 'coincidentally' already tweeted in December 2019 a song by the same singer and taken from the same album.. and again, very interesting lyrics..)

so... on January 29, 2020 Timmy was really in an inspired mood and posted all these IG stories one after the other...

the next day Armie also posted (.. his answer..?) an IG story.. it was a selfie.

.. and he was wearing "their" sweater.

all these are just my thoughts, reflections.. strange notes and random ties that today popped up out thinking again about that separation date.. maybe it’s just my mind wandering around thinking about them at any time...

or maybe not, who knows. ❤️

[zorilleerrant]

"Is it okay?" Tim asks, "if I'm Robin?" He won't look at Bernard. He won't look anywhere but the wall, blank off white with nothing on it, gaze steady like he's trying to find every flaw in the paint.

"What does that even mean?" Bernard asks, crossing his arms. Uncrossing them. He's not sure how to sit, anymore, and maybe it's better that Tim steadfastly refuses to meet his gaze. Doing this almost but not quite face to face is easier. He still wants to get up and rummage through his pans and start cooking something.

Tim glances back in surprise, just for a second, just enough that Bernard can watch him look guilty before hiding his face again. "I'm. You know I'm Robin, right? I'm not just friends with him, I'm him. I thought you knew that." And Bernard wants to scream at the top of his lungs, because he doesn't know how many times they can do this song and dance.

So he says it, outright this time, just to be clear there aren't any misunderstandings. "Yeah, Timmy. A few too many superheroes on your boat for me not to notice. For, uh, maybe more than just me, I don't know. I think everyone might know." People were making comments, after the rescue. They were both a little too stressed to pay attention, but probably there was stuff in there about Tim and Robin. A few knowing winks, at least.

"I hope everyone doesn't know. What a mess." There's a long pause, and then Tim takes a deep breath, and scooches over to Bernard, and wraps him in a hug, going boneless against him and breathing against his neck. Bernard's never sure whether Tim is trying to smell his aftershave or just sighing at the closeness, but his breathing changes. "You'll let me do it? Be Robin, I mean."

"Let you? It's not my business," Bernard says, and when Tim tenses against him, amends it to, "I mean, obviously I care, and I worry and stuff, but I'm not in charge of whether you're Robin. Batman is, right? Or maybe he isn't, considering what everyone else gets up to." He relaxes when Tim starts laughing.

"I wanted to tell you," Tim says, quietly. And Bernard thinks did you? but doesn't say it, because he's being a supportive boyfriend, and that's kind of a bitchy thing to say in the middle of what might be a heart to heart if they can actually get to that part of it without one of them chickening out. "I didn't want to tell you. I don't know. I don't want to put you in danger."

"Babe, I walk around with arms full of knives trying not to touch burning things all day," Bernard says, adding nothing about the streets of Gotham. Tim has enough to worry about without reminding him it's never possible to keep everyone safe, that there's always something unpredictable around the next corner. "Yesterday I got hot sauce on my dick."

"You what?" Tim says, tensing again, but this time it's clear from his stuttering breaths that he's trying to hold in laughter. Which is rich, because Bernard saw what Robin was doing last night. Some enterprising Riddler goon uploaded video proof that the suit only comes with a soft cup, and Riddler's cane works well as a bludgeoning weapon. So it's not like Bernard was the only reason they weren't having sex yesterday.

"Sometimes," Bernard says, with a long suffering sigh, "you chop hot peppers, and you simmer the sauce, and it smells amazing, and then you have to pee. And you forget to wash your hands until after." He winces, of course, but he was already wincing at remembering the video, which is also kind of hard not to laugh at. It's an awkward feeling. Kind of like talking through the Robin thing.

"I can get you a comm," Tim says, curling into his chest, speaking just a little too softly to hear completely, but what he means is coming through loud and clear. Bernard strokes Tim's hair and rests a cheek against his back. Tim words reverberate against him. "You can listen in whenever you want. Make sure I'm safe."

[charmixpower]

What songs would you associate with the winx girls and the specialists and the trix ? And the couples and friendships too!!

Dear god. Ok, this is going to be a long one

I'm sorry if this is terrible, also my music taste is low key dark, if the Maria Mena song didn't point that out earlier, so uh be prepared for that

All of the colors are because I couldn't read this at first DX so I decided to make it more readable for all of our sakes

Winx Girls;

Bloom:

1. Earth Boy - Tony22 (for some reason this is the quintessential bloomy song in my head)

2. (L)only Child - salem ilese (✌️😔)

Stella:

1. Pink (Freak) - Elliot Lee (The realization in s3 that Stella gen believed her friends stuck around her and Brandon liked her because she was pretty killed me)

2. Dream Catcher - Set It Off (This song just reminds me of how uplifting Stella is to her friends she's so amazing)

Flora:

1. Hope World - J-Hope (optimism but with realism)

2. Forever - Sa-Roc (similar vibes)

Tecna:

1. Oh No! - MARINA (yeah, yeah)

2. Fuck u - Royal & the Serpent (S1 Tecna. It's like she thinks she has everything but she's still unhappy)

Musa:

1. All This Time (Pick-Me-Up Song) - Maria Mena (Shut up this song is so her and it makes me cry, it's so uplifting)

2. Spit it Out - Solar (This is exactly what Musa's first single and music video would be like)

Aisha:

1. Catch me if you can - Set It Off (Aisha's power is immense)

2. Are Satisfied? - MARINA (It reminds me of her drive)

Trix;

Icy:

1. Cold Blooded - Jessi (Oh come on, it fits)

2. Candy Store - Heathers (Alpha Bitch SUPREME)

Darcy:

1. Underneath the Mask - Royal and the Serpent (local manipulator)

2. Villain - K/DA (It fits Darcy the most...she IS playing with people's hearts with no care)

Stormy:

1. When I Rule the World - LIZ (unhinged like her)

2. Daughters of Darkness - Halestorm (Stormy is definitely the most connected to them, and the most loving of her sisters)

Specialists;

Sky:

1. Dollhouse - Melanie Martinez (Sky's family is fucked)

2. NDA - Billie Eilish (in s1 Brandon and Sky mentions people tend to only like Sky because he's the prince of Eraklyon)

Brandon:

1. Stunnin' feat. Harm Franklin - Curtis Waters (be stares at his own reflection, I'm right)

2. Fake Bitch - UPSAHL (Brandon will put anyone before himself)

Helia:

1. Regular 10 - Lenii (Reminds me of Helia's unhinged vibes and his ability to let no one know anything about him)

2. Therefore I am - Billie Eilish (This reminds me of his introduction)

Timmy:

1. Thank you anxiety - Avenue Beat (yeah)

2. Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots (he rlly got caught up in all this murder and destruction)

Riven:

1. Chase It - Set It Off (Riven getting into RF despite everyone doubting him theme song)

2. Horrible Kids - Set It Off (Riven being bitey origin story)

Nabu:

1. Tomorrow feat. Jason Lancaster - Set It Off (But they'll never cage your DREAMS!!!! SO FLY AWAY!!! Reminds me of him running away)

2. Selfish feat. Seulgi - Moonbyul (I wanna be selfish! I still have so many wishes! I'm having "Nabu not being able to see the world before s3" feelings)

Relationships;

Skloom:

1. Me W/O Us - Set It Off (oh this one hits Sky pov so well)

2. I'm in Love - Colde (yeah this song is so sweet)

Brella:

1. Don't Judge Me - Janelle Monáe (even though you say that you love me, I'm afraid you just love my disguise!!!! Ugh)

2. Love Like Mine - Stela Cole (YEAH STELLA AS A STELA SONG)

Floelia:

1. La Primavera feat. REMAH (this music video is so cute and matches them so much)

2. Your Soul - Forrest. (Soft soft)

Tecmy:

1. What If (I Told You I Like You) - Johnny Orlando, Kenzie (idk it's just sweet and awkward like them)

2. Electric Love - BØRNS (you get it–)

Rivusa:

1. Chasing Amy - TeaMarr (Ugh, this song captures the mood swing vibe perfectly. My soul)

2. Rock To My Roll - Anarbor (Every time I try to imagine Riven singing Musa a song it's this one, until I finish s5 that is XD)

Naisha:

1. Knew You - Kailee Morgue (I wish we were childhood friends to lovers the theme song)

2. Home - YEZI (Sobbing, still mad s4 killed Nabu)

Friendships;

Bloom&Stella:

1. Sarah Come Home - Allie X (Stella is usually the one that gets Bloom back from her run away trips)

Flora&Tecna:

1. Battle Scars - Paradise Fears (these two motivate and plan and keep the winx alive and it makes me feel FEELINGS)

Musa&Aisha:

1. Fuck, I luv my friends - renforshort (YEAHH)

Bloom&Tecna:

1. Never Know - Set It Off ("are you tired of being logical? Don't you just wanna go ape shit?")

Stella&Musa:

1. Self Aware - Durand Bernarr, Qveen Herby (vibes vibes vibes)

Flora&Aisha:

1. Drop pop candy - Reol (the trust between these two)

Bloom&Flora:

1. If We Have Each Other - Alec Benjamin (sobbing)

Stella&Aisha:

1. Hot One - Leyla Blue, Baby Tate, & REI AMI (Musa can also be included)

Tecna&Musa:

1. Devil Town - Cavetown (Idk these two trust in each other is soft

Bloom&Musa:

1. What if it doesn't end well - Chloe Moriondo (pessimistic friends)

Stella&Flora:

1. Gogobebe - MAMAMOO (party mom friend song)

Tecna&Aisha:

1. Daydream - J-Hope (Their both public figures who resent the way they act towards the public)

Bloom&Aisha:

1. 7/11 - Beyoncé (ultimate sleepover party song)

Stella&Tecna:

1. Taller than you - MAMAMOO (picking who would be taller was a long process)

Flora&Musa:

1. Wisdom - Mother Mother (for no other reason than Flora was the one telling Musa she also had problems from the start XD)

Other;

Characters;

Daphne:

1. Angle On Fire - Halsey (YOU KNOW I USED TO BE ON FIREEEE)

2. Hourglass - Set It Off (imagine being stuck under a lake for years and years and years, like your sense of time would end up fucked)

Mirta:

1. Dirty - grandson (Mirta drew the aggro of her schools most violent and cruel bullies for a random girl she didn't know, I love her)

2. Life Afraid - Set it Off (Mirta has big "things will be better or else" vibes)

Lucy:

1. Demons - Hayley Kiyoko (her)

2. Poser - Weathers (in my eternal defence Lucy is quite literally a poser, the she is probably Mirta)

Diaspro:

1. Angry Too - Lola Blanc (No I will not get over the fact she was raised to be a wife)

2. Cinderella's dead - EMELINE (NO I WILL NOT GRT OVER THE FACT SHE–)

Chimera:

1. WANNA BE MYSELF - MAMAMOO (Chimera being her weird Lolita fashion self despite her mom, love herrr)

2. Brutal - Olivia Rodrigo (Chimera being a normal teenager with an evil mother and a sister arc with Stella is so important to me)

Roxy:

1. Crush culture - Conan Gray (She's Aro, I've said so)

2. Transparent soul feat. Travis Barker - WILLOW (reminds me of Roxy's particular brand of leave me alone, Roxy goes to Alfea and hates all the people there the song)

Nebula:

1. Again - Crusher-p (being stuck in one place with no time for years has to have some effect on the brain)

2. You should see me in a crown - Billie Eilish (I'm obsessed with her coop, my crown now)

Relationships;

Driven:

1. Palm reader - Dreamers, Big Boi, & UPSAHL (Driven but not sad)

2. Who's in Control - Set It Off (Driven fallout but sad and angry)

Flirta:

1. Two queens in a king sized bed - girl in red (it's just so soft and loving)

2. More than a friend - girli (I can barely explain, I've just always associated this song with them)

Soundwave:

1. Boyfriend - Dove Cameron (The boyfriend is not Riven, but Aisha would steal Musa from her man given the chance)

2. Honey - Kehlani (This is them)

Lucy/Mirta:

1. What I need (feat. Kehlani) - Hayley Kiyoko (Lucy tries to hide her real self to fit in, and Mirta doesn't vibe)

2. Now or Never - Halsey (love me now or never, me or the Trix Lucy pick oneee)

[oldguy56-world]

Let It Be

We have all heard the expressions 'let sleeping dogs lie' and 'don't poke the bear'. They are there as reminders that as humans we sometimes have to just leave things as they are and walk away, no matter how tempting the situation can be. There is only one instance I can think of where you cannot turn your back and walk away and that is when you have been fighting a psycho killer (who hasn't) and you take them down. Do not turn your back to make a call, hug your loved one, or anything until the job is finished because I have seen enough movies to know they don't die that easily. Suggestion: before you walk away, cut off their head, hands and feet, dowse them with some kind of fuel and set them on fire. Even then do not leave until you see there is nothing left but ashes, then vacuum up the ashes, stick a grenade in the vacuum and perhaps then you are finished.

Anyway I let that get away from me a bit. That last part has been on my mind a lot. So what are some examples of when you should just 'Let it Be'? So glad you asked.

Never think it is a good idea to pet a wolverine. I got this one from an old intern Two Finger Tony.

No matter how bad your spouse's cooking is do not mention it in public. Should you ever die from food poisoning they have plausible deniability.

Do not let your kids cuddle baby bears, lions, wolves or anything where a pissed off mother might be around. Could also apply to other kids in day care if the parents are uptight.

You are driving your car and a maniac cuts you off several times while they zig-zag through traffic. Check their plates. If the car is registered in a U.S. state odds are there is a firearm of some sort in the car. Just let it be. Odds are they have no health care and you will outlive them anyway.

You are at the grocery store and hamburger meat is 25 cents a pound but there is a greyish-green tint to it. Leave it in the bin unless your spouse has been mocking your cooking. If they have buy some, make their favorite hamburger helper recipe before going out with friends then leave. Remember: plausible deniability.

If a cop pulls you over, no matter how goofy looking they are do not comment on it. They could have one eye in the middle of their forehead, horns and a tail, but bite your tongue. You might be surprised how many extra charges they can come up with on the spot. (they will not appreciate lines like: how long have you had your 'eye' on me.)

You are driving your kid home at night and a Timmy's is just ahead. Do not get yourself something and think you are being a good parent by getting your kid something as well especially if you plan on watching anything on TV that night. Might as well just give them a full crack pipe.

If you are going out somewhere and have to bake something don't let your husband 'try one'. It is much better to have them sit home frustrated than you go out with only half of what you wanted to take. No man wants to stop at one.

There is a reason McCartney repeats the line 'Let it Be' 73 times in the song. It is a warning along with a life lesson. He should have taken his own advice and not told John that Yoko sounded like a Banshee strangling a cat when she sang. The Beatles might have had another decade together.

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: I am not sure why it is called common sense when it appears to be so rare these days.

[notebookmusical]

Hi! I hope you're doing well. I will try working on my goodreads account again soon. I already have one but just forgot about it for some reason. But maybe it will help me to remember which books I started and never finished. I probably won't really write reviews or anything though. I didn't really need it cuz I mostly just browse on there and can look up book reviews without it . Then I thought it might pressure me or remind me I'm not reading enough which can be good or bad. I did the same thing with my Letterboxed account and just abandoned it..probably cuz I watch a lot of movies that are whatever to me most of the time or I just forget to update it lol. Anyway I read a snippet of the Starless Sea and am intrigued, although I probably won't get to read it until March at this point. I think it will be ongoing honestly..I know I said I was trying to focus on two books a month but we will see lol since I am always adding other books to my list. Thanks for the triggers of everything I never told you..I'm glad you enjoyed it!

So..I ended up seeing Mean Girls on Sunday. I also saw Wonka. It was kinda last minute but I'm glad I was able to go. I saw Wonka first and thought it was fine. I liked it generally but it also didn't feel like Wonka exactly? Parts of it still did..but I guess maybe I didn't know what to expect. I would've liked more with his chocolate making or the oompa loompa. But the songs were fine..except for Timmy being auto tuned was noticeable but I mostly accepted that. It seems like people like it or it wouldn't still be in theaters. Like the Color Purple unfortunately wasn't even showing at my theater so I don't even know when I'll watch it. My sister and I agreed that we would have liked it more when or if we were younger and it also felt kinda long.

I generally agree with your friends about Mean Girls..which was also just fine for me. I think her singing is fine but it's the same as most people who can just barely get by with singing. The songs are more pop so it kinda makes sense but you're mostly right. I mean..I think she looks the part of Cady and an average girl so maybe that explains it..idk. wasn't expecting much but I am also not as familiar with the musical as others might be. So sometimes I would think..was that changed or is that just something in the musical. Like I couldn't exactly remember how they explain Janis and Reginas fight in the musical so that was one example. There's also more focus on social media/Tiktok stuff that didn't really appeal to me and some songs just didn't translate on screen as much..I think Stupid With Love is the most obvious example which might have been the case anyway even if it's bad. Another one is What's wrong with me. The best ones on screen to me were World Burn, Someone Gets Hurt and I guess Apex Predator. The new song just sounds like a normal pop song to me and Renee says she wrote it but it didn't add anything different so I don't know why they changed it. I don't remember the original song that much but it's probably better than this. To be fair, they tried to get most of the songs to sound like pop songs..like with Rather Be Me or Sexy. At one point watching, I felt like it was almost nothing like Mean Girls, mainly cuz there wasn't that much meanness in the movie at all..like it felt like any generic high school movie. Maybe that makes sense and I'm too familiar with the film..which is not like high school at all. There's also not enough drama to me..idk if it was the actors or just how it was..like the part when Aaron runs out of gets annoyed with her then Janis does too..but like it wasn't a big deal. They also didn't spend a lot of time on her downfall/the bus thing..I don't remember these parts much in the musical either though. They also made Aaron more of the focus of everything Cady did..it felt like. Like a lyric would be about don't you wanna be with Aaron..instead of getting revenge for Janis or something, but could just be the musical. So I guess it was just a weird mix and mostly fine. It didn't exactly disappoint me but i am also not as familiar with the musical. I thought Renee, Jaquel and Auhlili were mostly great though. I don't feel a need to watch it again but its still a fun movie, but I understand the problems most people have with it too. I honestly don't know which movie I liked better cuz both were just okay to me. It's been a few days so maybe I forgot something else and the review isn't perfect. In other musical/Broadway news, I saw that Gatsby is going to Broadway so hopefully they made some changes. Also Corey Cott I guess and I read that Lola from the summer I turned pretty is going to be Eurydice? What do you think? I should watch the summer I turned pretty soon..maybe he is better in that than Mean Girls.

I'm generally not big on any covers and especially Taylor songs so idk! I don't think it would be a specific album, but all of these artists I would like to see.. i'm just not sure about the song. Now that we have Fall Out Boy and Hayley features..it seems like we don't need it. Same with Phoebe on Nothing New. But I could see Paramore doing a song like Haunted honestly. I'm not sure about Fall Out Boy. Somebody pointed out that you were the sunshine of my lifetime is pretty similar to he was Sunshine from Midnight Rain, lyrically at least. Idk how a cover by them would sound though lol. We also said Patrick's voice would be good on I can see you. Noah Kahan could do something from Folklore or Evermore. Idk why Cowboy Like Me comes to mind but we have already heard Marcus Mumford do a full cover of that. I also saw someone recently say Stick Season is the other side of Tis the Damn Season..also just lyrically, but I could see him do a cover of it. I think it makes more sense than Dorothea honestly. There's a song by the band Movements called AMP with the lyrics everybody wants you that makes me think of Gold Rush so a cover by them has crossed my mind before but idk how the high parts would sound lol. Soccer Mommy has already covered a Taylor song which is great..I could see Our Song or Teardrops instead of I'm only me when I'm with you though. TOP is kinda hard..they have different styles but I once joked I could hear him covering ATW10 cuz of the piano. For their other stuff, something from rep like IDSB or maybe Delicate..or even New Years Day cuz they mostly have piano closers. I can hear the 1975 singing Antihero so maybe that? what about you?

Oh wow..well with twenty one pilots, they have different styles and a lot of people recommend to start with their popular stuff first..which is the Blurryface album. But I think Vessel is good cuz it shows how the band mostly is and combines some of their styles. The first song I heard was Holding on to you and is a good example of this. But their first album is mostly just piano and slower songs which other people find boring, but it still has some of my favorite songs on it. People think Trench is the best and cohesive album but it just depends on the music you like. You could always go by my Taylor comparisons too but idk if it will help lol. I hope you have a nice weekend since I probably won't reply until after then. Thanks for the love/good vibes!!!

hi hi!! feel free to add me on goodreads once you have it all set up 🤍 i don't really write reviews on there but i do on my book blog, and sometimes i'll share them on my instagram! sometimes i do quick little one liners though, it's all fun! i am so bad at keeping up with letterboxd too, don't worry! i haven't actually watched any movies in full this year, so i don't have to feel bad about being bad at letterboxd but i'm going to try to be better about tracking movies too!

i have actually never seen or read wonka! but i vaguely know what it's about! so your thoughts were really fun to read :) and mean girls is interesting haha! i had a friend who went and loved it and said it was fun; i have friends who absolutely hated it. i think if i had seen the movie then listened to the soundtrack i might have different thoughts? my entire tiktok FYP right now is people comparing erika henningsen's stupid with love and angourie rice's, which is just sad :( she doesn't deserve it (even if i really, really, really prefer erika's haha). i've heard that renee, auli'i and jaquel are the highlights too!! i saw that about gatsby (but have also seen a lot of people shade it and say it's not ready, so we'll just see what happens when it opens, i guess!! i don't know much about the heart of rock and roll! it feels like a lot of shows are squeezing in spring openings (for tony awards stuff, probably) and i'm struggling to keep track! but i'm excited. i listened to the how to dance in ohio cast recording the other day since it just came out and my friend loves it and it was fun! i really liked a few songs on it. lola tung and the summer i turned pretty are fun! i just wonder if she'll be able to sustain eurydice 8x/week, and haven't really heard her sing anything musical theatre-y, but i'm keeping an open mind!

i think it'd be really cool to see paramore do haunted — or maybe we are never ever getting back together? but i think it'd also be fun if they did a 180 with some of her songs on like, folklore or evermore. just like completely change it up so it sounds more like them, in the same way taylor made her cover of untouchable sound so different haha! noah kahan on cowboy like me would be so good — and i saw the tis the damn season/stick season post you're talking about, i'd love that too! i think it'd be fun for either sam fender to do something on evermore too. and personally i'd love it if holly covered something, like come in with the rain or something! just for fun, and because rain / etc. reminds me of paint my bedroom black. andddd i think the japanese house has a very specific sound that would be fun to replicate for taylor songs, etc. have you heard maggie rogers' cover of tim mcgraw too? it's stunning. and the 1975 almost covered lover for the bbc live lounge, fun fact! i think about that all the time; i'd love to know how they'd change it up, and of course, i think about what slut tv (ft. the 1975) could've been. obviously, taylor did the city + antihero at the o2, so now i'm trying to think what the 1975 song would be fun for them to do in reverse. i know matty loves hey stephen, so that could be neat?

hope you're having a good weekend! sorry for the late reply / shorter reply this time — slipped on ice and hurt my arm/shoulder, so i haven't been typing too much lately!! 🤍 hope things are good with you + sending love!

[datingintampafails]

Chapter 32: Timmy*

Timmy* gave off a frat-boy kind of vibe with the pictures in his profile, a trope that has become my type. His profile did seem to be half-heartedly filled out; his hometown was just the abbreviation of the state, his employment simply said "cardiac surgery," and a couple typos.

Mostly my reason for wanting to message him, in particular, was that one of his prompts about a travel story was very obviously cut off and he ran out of characters. I messaged him saying the cliffhanger was dramatic and wanted to hear the whole story. It was a very long story, involving being in Ireland and a random person coming into his and his family member’s room. I mentioned I didn’t have anything quite that interesting regarding my travels before. We chatted more and although I wouldn’t say we had a lot of similar hobbies and interests, the conversation did flow well. He was definitely more active than I, going to the gym often and eating pretty healthy and en mass. Very much a gym bro type. I also had assumed he was a surgeon, given his position being cardiac surgery, but then learned later he was more involved in some sort of programming instead for cardiac devices, so not really cardiac surgery per se.

When we moved away from Hinge and onto text messaging, we were both mutually behaving as if we had known each other a while, and better than we did. At one point, he had asked, “are you a guy version of me?” To which, I was very aware of how little we knew about each other, which led me to respond that it was too soon to tell.

I did however confirm my place as forever the more aggressive one; I text him one day "Timmy*, when they fuck are we going out?" Not that it had been too much of a long time talking, but just that he had not yet made a move, and that we were obviously getting along and it would make sense for us to take that next step. We plan for a few days from then, a Tuesday, after work, and that it would have to be more or less played by ear because of our jobs' schedules being semi-unpredictable. My easy place, Armature Works, was chosen as where we would meet up.

Our date got pushed back slightly, as I got off on time, but he was going to be held up at work later than expected. He did however give me ample heads up, so I just relaxed at home a little longer than I would have otherwise, and perfected my outfit and minimal make-up. The day of the date, and leading up to it, I made jokes about being a catfish and that I was actually a middle-aged, fat, Russian man. I continued this while I waited for him when I was describing what outfit I was wearing so he could recognize me better with my mask on, then later added that I was still a middle-aged Russian man, but that I was still wearing a skirt and crop top. I waited for him on a bench for almost 30 minutes. I arrived on time to when he had delayed the date, but still too early apparently. Luckily, I had brought my headphones, so I just listened to some music to pass the time by.

Finally, I received a text message saying that he had parked and then that he could see me. Nothing is more uncomfortable than being seen and not seeing who is looking at you. I looked around and didn't see anyone that looked like him, so I went back to staring at my phone. Eventually, a man looking more like him appeared trotting down the small set of stairs next to me. Although he definitely wasn't short, he seemed shorter than what I was expecting, and his hairline seemed to be just starting to recede.

He was not familiar with the location as much as I am, so I took it upon myself to give him a tour of the location. Despite being indoors, and still pretty amidst a pandemic in late February, Timmy* kept taking his mask off. As a healthcare worker, I was confused and appalled; he should know better. I yelled at him every time to put it back on. Once he said, "you're one of those huh?" I almost rolled my eyes back into my head. Then he also asked me, "well when can I take it off?" to which I responded, "when we are outside and/or we sit down to eat/drink." He got a beer at one of the bars, and it was a beer that had some marijuana in it, which was an interesting choice. After having toured the whole place, it was time to split off to order our respective meals. I got my food, and a drink, and wandered over to the area I had last seen him, as he had said he was going to get a pizza. He was nowhere to be found, so I text him asking where he was. He indicated that he was over by where he had gotten his beer.

I found him and then he told me that he had ordered food from two different restaurants because he couldn't decide and also eats so much due to his athleticism. We found a spot to sit nearby outside, and it is a lovely night, we were comfortable in the fresh air. We both finally did take off our masks and started to eat.

I half-heartedly apologized for being so hard on him regarding the mask-wearing, but emphasized that I am passionate about proper mask-wearing because of my experience with having the virus and wanting to make sure to reduce the spread. He then said, "Oh you had COVID! I'm in a way glad to hear it." He then pauses before saying, "I have COVID too. My doctor said I'm asymptomatic? So I'm totally good." My eyes must have gotten the size of saucers; I leaned away from him and was looking around seeing if anyone had heard him. "Wait what?" Is all I could say. "Uh, no. Please tell me you're joking?" Timmy* stares at me confused, "I'm asymptomatic! So that means like I don't have it."

I am prepared to leave immediately. "So you had a positive test? What? Why are you here right now?" I say. Finally, he drops the rouse and admits he was kidding, but that he got me. "That was not funny. I was legitimately terrified!" So far, this date is bizarre. He mentions that because I joked around so much that I would appreciate it. I did not.

We eat our food and chat. Unfortunately, he also is a person who seems to eat with their mouth open. Another strike. Timmy* has become very comfortable around me, as he also decides to tell me another long story about the time he was "sexually assaulted by a doctor." Which was that he went to a doctor for a physical and that she had grabbed his testicles and had him cough, though the way he told it was extremely drawn out and had many mini-stories leading up to the point that was supposed to be the assault. I then told him, "I'm sorry to say that your doctor was not trying to hit on you on anything, that is a normal thing that happens with mens' checkups." This was news to him. It was obvious that he is not a well-versed healthcare worker.

Once we finished our food, I suggested we walk along the river. First, though, I wanted to drop off my leftovers in my car. We walk to it and I make him guess what kind of car I drive. He is impressed by my car and we don't linger long before I say we should leave the parking lot. He tells me that he has a muscle car, which is so random and I would never put him in a car like that. Whereas a sixteen-year-old girl might be googoo-gaga over this, as a full-grown adult, it isn't quite as alluring to have a car like that.

While on the riverwalk, I become irritated at the fact that he walks very slow. Slower than I am able to walk. It makes no sense as I am significantly shorter than he is, so my strides shouldn't be longer than his. I mention to him that he walks slow and I ask that he walk a little faster. He picked up the pace, but then slowly reverted to his tortoise-like speed over time. I tire of our uneven velocities and we take a seat on some rock benches. We chat about brief things and I suggest we walk back. Again, I battle with the paces, mention it a couple more times that I am unable to walk as slow as he walks.

We get back to the main area of Armature and take a seat in some oversized chairs. He tells me about his family and some stories about his relationships in middle school and high school, which are also drawn out and bizarre. It nears 10pm, and we are told by staff that they close at 10. A couple minutes til, I remind him we need to leave and I ask where he parked. He parked in a different lot, I offered to walk him to his car. He offers to drive me to my car. We do so and his muscle car is indeed very overly-masculine. He goes on to go through a bunch of random songs on Spotify, only playing each song for less than 30 seconds, very ADHD-like. He drives me to my car, but wants to keep me there, again showing me more songs. I'm politely just listening as he flexes on all the types of music he listens to. He tries to show off that he knows "alternative music," my preferred genre, but I point out that a lot of the songs he's playing are more "pop-punk" or just old alternative jams.

He compliments my music taste and mentions that he has noticed I am adept at knowing song names, musicians, movies, and so forth. I begin to joke that likely I am a little autistic, adding "I'm working on my eye contact," as I make direct eye contact with him. What he says next, is something that I was not prepared for, and something that still baffles me, and possibly always will. "Yeah, you do look a little retarded." Immediately, I burst out into laughter; not because I think what he said was funny, but because I am so bewildered and shocked by what was just said. Eventually, through the laughter tears I am able to get out, "Dude you shouldn't say that to a woman." He insists it was a joke and makes excuses, but I keep laughing, with my hand on the door handle just waiting for a good moment to step out. I repeat that what he said isn't cool, and eventually stop laughing long enough to say, "alright, on that note, I think I should head out." Being friendly, I still ask that he tell me when he gets home since I know he has a longer commute home than I do. I wave goodbye through our car windows.

The formalities are complete; he texts me ever so briefly the next day, respectfully I respond, knowing well I never plan on going out with him again. Then it seems we have a mutual ghosting situation, as I don't try to text him, nor he to me. This day I have another date, and after that one, I have no one that I want to communicate with as that is also a dud. All is good until a few days later when I am out with my friends in Ybor, drunk. I get a text from Timmy* saying "yo." I lament and groan and my friends ask about my reaction. I explain the situation and one of my guy friends asks for my phone. I hand it to him as he starts to text him on my behalf.

My phone is with my friend, but with my Apple Watch, I can see the text conversation and when he is responding. I start yelling "oh god please don't bring him here. I don't want to see this guy." Respecting my wishes, my friend decides to still fuck with him, but prevent this poor soul from spending money on an Uber and coming down.

My friends then send a selfie of themselves, with me not in it, saying "she's with me." I yell at them more saying, let this guy be, just ignore him. However, instead, my friend takes it a step further.

I tell my friend that he was too harsh and that I of course would have told him I wasn't interested, but a lot more mature and kindly. When later I check, understandably Timmy* has unmatched me on Hinge*, likely blocked my number. No loss there though.

[cas-backwards-tie]

Falling For You

Time Drake x Reader 

Request: Tim Drake x reader song fic. The song is 'fallingforyou' by The 1975. 

Warnings: Making Out, Smutty, Sad, Angsty.

A/N: So I listened to this song and it was so beautiful, it was one of those songs you’d wish to hear as the soundtrack to your life... it gave such a wonderful image, and honestly I thought The 1975 only did really sad and angsty songs. Also, I skipped a few lines I didn’t think I could either fit into the story or benefit it in any way... I hope you don’t mind.

What time you coming out? We started losing light

Timmy: When are you gonna get here? It’s almost sunset!

Y/N: I’ll be there soon- like five minutes, don’t get your panties in a twist ;)

I'll never make it right If you don't wander off I'm so excited for the night

Tim was nervous, fidgeting with his hands as he waited in the park for Y/N to show up. They’d been having a rougher patch in their friendship as Tim’s job as Red Robin seemed to be more demanding as of late, leaving almost no free time to spend with Y/N. Tim felt bad about this, as she had no clue as to why he’d just disappear for a while at certain times or seemed to ignore her for days on end.

Y/N thought Tim just didn’t really like her anymore. They were so opposite when it came to their personality and traits that sometimes it just seemed like they shouldn’t be good friends, and yet, here she was, eager for the bus to hurry up and get to the station closest to the park he was waiting for her at, which was mid-way between her house and Tim’s.

All we need's my bike  and your enormous house

Feeling a chill run up her spin Y/N tried to bring her coat closer to her body, trying to trap the heat within. Looking up from her coat, the wind tousling her hair she sees Tim waiting by the entrance, leaning against the gate with his hands in his pockets. “Are you ready?” Tim pushed himself off the wall, walking the few steps to the street where he grabbed a helmet, handing it to you.

“As ready as I’ll ever be.” As much as Y/N wanted to give Tim the cold shoulder for ignoring her the past month, she could never stay mad at him... she could only cherish the moments she did get with him. Despite her friendly front she was determined to get some answers by the end of the night.

Hopping on after Tim, wrapping her hands around his torso she puts the visor down, hoping the ride won’t be too chilly as they trek their way to Wayne Manor.

Till then we'll knock around and see If you're all I need

Tim seemed to have everything planned out as he led you to his room, furniture rearranged to create a pillow fort with a movie set up underneath. “You did all this?” turning around to give him a brief curious look, already knowing the answer.

“Yeah...” Tim blushes and makes an awkward face as his hand flies to the back of his neck, rubbing it in embarrassment.

Don't 

“You’re just trying to get on my good side... aren’t you?” You say teasingly as you push his arm playfully, knocking off your shoes with the other foot as you crawl into the fort.

you

Tim chuckles as he responds, “maybe, something like that” he takes off his own shoes and coat before starting to crawl in, only to stop. “Do you want to take your jacket off?” Tim holds his hand open, waiting in case you’d say yes.

see

“Uh... sure!” You shrug off your jacket, giving it to him before he throws it backs up out of the fort to hang it up.

“Actually, hold on. Let me go grab some snacks so we don’t have to do it later... pick out whatever movie you want!” Tim rushes out of the room, leaving you alone... reminding you of the struggles you’d been dealing with, regarding him lately.

me

A few minutes pass and you pick out a movie that really, you couldn’t go wrong with. This movie had everything... humor, romance, action and adventure all packed into one. As you’d picked out the movie and waited for Tim you couldn’t help but smile at how cute he was, and about the thoughtful and caring  side of him he’d show only you, according to his close friends and family. 

Hearing a ruckus you see Tim’s feet as he rushes into the room, stopping dramatically as he drops something. Walking closer to the fort all you see are his arms dropping the copious amount of snacks in front of the fort before placing some of it inside so he can crawl in.

now

“Hey,” Tim smiles up at you as he crawls in... the moment seems to last forever as he smiles at you in the dim light, his hair a bit messy and a few teeth showing before he blinks and looks down, laughing at all the snacks “I guess I got a ton.” Tim gestures for you to scoot over some, so you do.

Getting everything settled and in order you decide to sit back into the pillows, uncomfortably close to Tim if you hadn’t liked him... but you did, so there was almost too much tension from how close the two of you were sitting, shoulders touching.

Leaning forward to press play you decide to kick things up, knowing this might be the last time you really get to have Tim like this to yourself. Sitting back, you settle closer to him, resting against his side as you draw his hand around your back, lacing fingers.

I think I'm falling, I'm falling for you

Tim doesn’t say anything but sighs in relief as your fingers intertwine, your thumb slowly rubbing over the back of his hand. As the previews finally turn to the movie’s start screen Tim smirks, “This is a good movie.... nice choice.”

Smiling and blushing for some unknown reason you snuggle your head a little further into Tim’s chest, pressing play on the remote. “Mmmhhmmm” you hum as you intently watch the screen, ready to watch this movie after having not seen it since you were a kid.

On this night, and in this light I think I'm falling (I think I'm falling), I'm falling for you

Closing your eyes, you take in the moment, hoping to remember this when days move forward and time passes. The light, the softness of the blankets atop you, the way Tim’s chest moves up and down as he laughs at the movie... everything. You couldn’t be more happy than here, right now, with him.

And maybe you’ll, change your mind 

After taking a break to eat some of the snacks and try to get Tim to catch some of the bagged popcorn in his mouth you finally return to the movie, switching positions and you sit in-between Tim’s legs now... in front of him as you both lie back against the many pillows, tossing a fluffy blanket over the both of you.

You said, "Oh no, it's fine" I read between the lines and touched your leg again (again)

“It’s fine, Tim... it was just an accident.” You said light-heartedly, not knowing if it was just an accident as one of the arms wrapped around your waist fell to your thigh.

“O-okay... sorry, it won’t happen again.” 

I'll take it one day at a time

Soon you will be mine,

oh, but I want you now

Turning in his arms to look up into his eyes you notice how scared he is that he’s messed something up... Tim was always like that, worrying about things and rarely ever confident in his actions. 

When the smoke is in your eyes, you look so alive Do you fancy sitting down with me maybe 'Cause you're all I need

Tim saw the look you were giving him, and boy did he want to act on it... to give you what you wanted, to give himself what he needed but truthfully he knew he couldn’t take it that far. Your eyes spoke words as they told him all the things you wanted, yet were scared to ask for. Answers, he knew you wanted answers but he also knew you wanted him... he just didn’t know which came first.

According to your heart My place is not deliberate

Nothing between you and Tim was defined, hell, if it was then maybe things wouldn’t be so complicated... but right now... all you could think about was defining this. Taking what you wanted, regardless of the outcome tomorrow, you had tonight.

Feeling of your arms I don't want to be your friend, I want to kiss your neck

Turning around fully, you wrapped your arms around Tim’s neck and leaned in, pressing your lips to his desperate for something more. Straddling him, you continued to move in sync with him as his hands snaked around your waist once more, lips moving rhythmically together.

After what seemed to be hours Tim moved his lips to your neck, not the shy, worried boy you’d seen a few minutes ago. Kissing your neck, you close your eyes, cherishing the feeling of his lips on your skin as tomorrow who knew where those lips would be.

Don't

Pushing on Tim’s chest you get him to stop kissing your neck. Grabbing his chin lightly in your hands you drag his kiss to yours, “kiss me.” you beg as you place your lips chastely to his.

you

Quickly a fire’s ignited within both of you and your lips are desperately trying to remember the feeling, the taste of one another. Humming against his lips your hands travel to the baby hairs at the back of his neck, tugging at them you just now realize you’ve been grinding against his lap, his grip tighter on your waist as he moans against your lips.

 see

Opening his eyes suddenly, Tim reacts himself from you, trying to as politely as he can push you off his lap. “We can’t do this... I’m sorry, it’s not that I don’t want to-”

 me

“It’s just that you don’t have time to... or you have someone else. I get it Timothy, you ignore me for days, weeks, months, only to call me back to you. You don’t need to explain, I get it.” Dusting off your shirt you scoot further away from him.

now

Crawling out of the tent in a hurry you stand, fumbling to get your shoes on. Why did you decide to make-out with him? He’s an asshole and a loser who’s just tugging you along. He doesn’t deserve you. “I should go...”

think I'm falling, I'm falling for you And don't you need me

“Please don’t- Y/N- I can explain. It’s not what you think! I don’t want to ignore you, it’s because of my family.”

On this night, and in this light I think I'm falling (I think I'm falling), I'm falling for you

What? His family didn’t like you? Didn’t think you were good enough for him? “I-I can’t do this anymore Tim... Either ignore me or don’t, but I won’t be there next time you decide you’ve had enough alone time.” Tim doesn’t fail to notice the building tears in your eyes as you turn away from him once and for all, practically hopping down the stairs as you rush out the door.

And maybe you, change your mind

“Wait! I need to tell you something...” Tim stopped, defeated as his hands dropped to his side, silently debating over whether or not it was worth going after you.

[beautifulcinephile]

10 Songs To Know Me Better

I've made this tag myself in the past, but I decided to update it because I don't listen to some of the songs included in there. The rules are: List 10 songs and how you got into them. 1. Orinoco Flow - Enya: When I was a kid, I used to have ballet classes and my ballet teacher had an Enya CD with this song. I was always hypnotized by this song, then one day I asked my teacher what was its name and who sang it. She told me it was Enya, but didn't tell me the name of the song. One day, when I was at my dad's house, my sister found it, and we both listened to it together. I smiled gleefully and to this day, I cherish this song a lot.

2. Stop Crying Your Heart Out - Another one from my childhood. Back then, my sister had a VHS tape with music videos she recorded from MTV and this was one of them. As a kid, I loved the music video, even though I was too young to understand it and when I understood it, years later, my heart felt crushed because I realized the protagonist died. But if I see someone striking a match, or even myself striking a match, I will automatically get reminded of the music video.

3. Whenever, Wherever - Shakira: OH, GOSH, THIS ONE! I think it's time for me to finally reveal the reason why I like this song. When I was a kid, for some reason, I started having recurring dreams that I was watching the music video, right at the beginning when Shakira comes out of the water and kneels on that rock. I downloaded the music video (It took days because, keep in mind, it was 2006, the Internet was slower back then and a download of a music video took days and not seconds as it is today), watched it, thought it was awesome at the time, now I know that it has aged kinda badly. I still love it, though.

Then, I started doing AI arts of Timothée Chalamet reenacting the music video because I thought: "Why not? He's in the desert, shirtless, barefoot, I need this. There are no barefoot pictures of him at the moment, so why not make ones?" And the song ended up helping me during one of the most stressful moments of 2022. I even have some memories of the real Timmy (to differentiate him from the AI-generated version of him) with this song involved, which are when I watched him at LFF and the "Bones and All" premiere in Milan.

4. The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats: I think I've never talked about this song before, it's one of my favorites. Well, I listened to this song in 2015, and my crush on Mark Hamill came back in full force because of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and there was a video of him in which this song played. It comforted me during a dark time in my life, which was ending. Listening to this song makes me feel like a 17 year-old which was coming out of a dark place to one of happiness again.

5. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan: Compared to the others, this song is quite recent and I feel it represents my early 20s quite well. I started listening to it in late 2020, but it was in 2021 that this song came into my life. I was going through another dark moment in my life, luckily this one only lasted for a month as far as I remember. Bob Dylan's songs helped me through this moment, and "Like a Rolling Stone" was the song of his that I was really hooked into.

I remember one day that I was searching for an apartment because I was still in the process of moving, and this was the song that I was listening to the most during that day. Despite its dark lyrics, this song for some reason gives me a feeling of comfort, the same goes for "Positively 4th Street".

6. Shape of My Heart - Backstreet Boys: If I told you that I used to hate this song, would you believe it? Yes, I used to hate this song in my childhood, but somehow I kinda liked the music video. It was only when I was 15 years old that I took a liking to this song and the music video, I remember listening to this song on road trips.

But I only started loving this song after I had a dream that Timothée Chalamet and I were recreating the music video, more precisely, at the 2:43 mark of the song. I was wearing a gray shirt and blue denim, Timmy wore a black tank top and black pants, and he was barefoot, and during this part, I stroked his hair while the camera panned down on his bare feet (A dream in which I would never like to wake up from. A barefoot Timothée Chalamet with a blue tint, clad in black? IT WAS MY AWESOMEST DREAM EVER!) and everytime I listen to this song, I remember the dream and there's even fanfiction inspired by it (Thank you, @timottea!)

7. Safari Song - Greta Van Fleet: February 2019 marked when I listened to this song for the first time. This is the song that made me a Greta Van Fleet fan. I remember the countless times when I walked through college listening to that song while going to my classroom, or just hanging out during break time, or when I was ready to go home after classes. Nowadays I don't listen to Greta Van Fleet that much like I used to, but this song will always have a special place in my heart.

8. Paul's Dream - Hans Zimmer: I don't remember when I listened to this song for the first time, but I do remember lots of good moments with it, such as listening to it on my dad's car, so I could feel the bass kicking in and I closed my eyes in utter joy while listening to this song. And when my dad and I went to watch "Dune" in the theaters, we sang this song because we were completely in awe with the movie. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG.

9. Commuter Love - The Divine Comedy: I’ve only heard about this band because Neil Hannon will compose the songs for "Wonka" and I wanted to have a glimpse of what the soundtrack would sound like. When I listened to this song, I was immediately transported to a black-and-white music video set on a subway which is all about that person we see on the subway, have a slight crush on, and then we never see this person again (I had this experience, so I know how it is) and I consider this song to be one of the best of theirs.

10. Visions of Gideon - Sufjan Stevens: Well, I really love this song. It obviously reminds me of "Call Me By Your Name" and I remember that I was listening to it during a stormy night (Not rainy night. Stormy night. There were lightning bolts everywhere.) Initially I was scared, but I was listening to that song and thinking about Timmy, so I comforted myself and went home safely.

Tagging: @softhecreator @cocoamoonmalfoy @whole-other-layer