#The Sound Garage

[theatrepup]

My YouTube playlist of Brian's work outside of the Rolling Stones.

I'll also include this article that provides more detail: https://tinnitist.com/2024/09/28/area-residents-stylus-counsel-brian-jones-show-tell/

[sergle]

making LEAPS and BOUNDS with the feral kitten!! tonight I managed to slowly move her food onto my lap to encourage her to put her paws on me while she ate, and once that clicked, she kept kneading on my hands and my legs. I've already broken the seal w/ being able to touch her, but getting HER to touch ME seems huge, I think she's been really needing that, since I don't know how long it's been since she's been around her family. wooo progress!!! p.s. I don't have any pictures yet, bc whenever I'm with her, I'm playing a youtube video of cat purrs / trills to calm her down, and if I go to take a picture it'll pause the video. but I WILL take a picture of her soon!

[sirellas]

FARSCAPE | 2.15 WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN

[patrothestupid]

Commission for BathBombWhale (twt) da epic driver, thank you !

[ratatatastic]

congrats to this guy who loves getting cushy with the new guys but especially the fact hes immediately gotten comfortable with BOTH adam and jesper

[shih-coulda-had-it]

Since you drew En playing the electric guitar do you have any headcannons for an OFA band AU? Like what user plays/does what?

I love the OFA logo that's on electric guitarist En's shirt btw! 💓

Not only am I going to give you a list of who's doing what, I'm going to give you 1.4k of a ficlet from Bruce's POV because I've been doing everything but my final papers!

THE BAND

Yoichi: Lead vocalist, ex-bass guitar

Kudou: Drummer

Bruce: Band manager, does travel and concert arrangements; ex-electric guitar

Shinomori: Equipment manager, helps with logistics; ex-electric guitar

Banjo: Electric guitar 1, ex-keyboardist, percussionist when necessary

En: Electric guitar 2 + Smoke effects

Nana: Bass guitar, female vocalist when necessary

Toshinori: Nana’s ward, roadie, learning bass guitar

+ Sorahiko: Full-time roadie, electric guitar when necessary

Izuku: Not here yet, but he's probably part of a One for All revival era

OFA Band AU in my hands still has Quirks, and the majority of the group practices vigilantism when they're not playing music. AFO is less demon of the underworld evil, and more capitalist/the guy funding industry plants evil. He's a music executive. He and Yoichi used to play music together, but when AFO went to college to be a business major, Yoichi doubled down on music and was recruited by Kudou and Bruce. OFA developed from there.

Pairings are Trio Holders, FourthFifth, and who knows what's going with Sorahiko. (This is a no Husbando Shimura/no Kotarou AU.)

Read the ficlet below!

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“Banjo,” Shinomori says with a tone more indulgent than scolding, “stop bullying En with Blackwhip. He’s going to trip and fall on his face mid-performance, and then where will you be?”

“Laughing, probably,” Bruce cuts in before Banjo can say something flirtatious. He needs their equipment manager present and sharp-eyed. Shimura’s friend does a passable job at rounding up stray amps and cords, but only when he’s not herding Toshinori away from chatting up the crowds who want to stalk One for All members backstage. “Pack the instruments in the bus, would you? We’re cutting it close.”

Banjo winks at Shinomori and strums a quick, humorous cue anyway. “Yeah, no problem, Sandaime. We going out after?”

“Depends on Kudou.”

“Ah, gotcha. See you in a bit.” Banjo tips his chin up and obligingly, Shinomori bends his neck and plants a chaste kiss to the carefully maintained stubble on the electric guitarist’s cheek. The roguish grin softens. Bruce manfully restrains himself from being a hypocrite about PDA, and goes to find Shimura.

She’s a little further backstage, and her bass guitar is already locked away. Set beside her bedazzled monstrosity of a case is En’s unassuming one. When Bruce chances upon them, Shimura is in the middle of fussing with her cousin’s jacket. She straightens the high collar, notices Bruce, and says a cheerful hello.

En echoes her, but he adds a respectful, “Sandaime.”

God. Bruce is going to strangle Banjo for starting that up, especially as it’s been picked up by not just the band but also the media. The more impressionable members of the band—En and Toshinori—treat the titles with more respect than a bad joke should get, and the journalists have started using them in place of their names.

“Everyone packed? Where’s Torino and Toshinori?”

“Sorahiko had a phone call,” En volunteers. “I think Toshinori headed back to the bus early because he had homework to finish.”

“What? Did he tell you that? It’s a week to the deadline!” Shimura scoops up her case and En’s, inclines her head at Bruce, and starts booking it. Her decision to apprentice Toshinori still strikes Bruce as a shortsighted one, but it remains one of the few times Bruce actually remembers her performing some kind of paperwork magic to ensure the application was filled to perfection. Usually, Shimura procrastinates to the point of Torino needing to swoop in and forge her signature.

En peers up at Bruce like he’s expecting something.

“What,” says Bruce. The junior electric guitar player shrugs in deliberate carelessness.

“Are we heading out after?”

“Have you been talking to Banjo?” Bruce asks, dry, and shakes his head. “It depends on Kudou. Where’s our illustrious leader?”

“Necking with Nidaime in the dressing room.”

Wordlessly, Bruce digs into his pocket and hands over the carton of candy cigarettes. En isn’t actually capable of eating tobacco, much less real cigarettes, but he has a sweet tooth and a sly sense of humor. Moreover, he is amenable to being bribed.

Clever fingers pop open the carton and slide one white chalky stick of sugar out. En sticks it into his mouth with a pleased hum and chirps a half-garbled, “I’ll get Banjo-senpai to the bus. Is Yondaime driving?”

“Torino knows the city streets better. He’ll get us to the inn, and after that, we’ll figure out carpools back.” Bruce rubs the back of his neck and sighs. “Hey. You did good with the bridge for ‘Residual Mayhem’ tonight. Make sure to do the hand exercises later.”

“Okay!” Thusly flattered, spoiled with sweets, and charged with malicious intent to put a (temporary) damper on Banjo’s evening, En darts off to pester his senior into hurrying the hell up. For his part, Bruce double-checks the area for stray litter, then ventures to the dressing rooms.

He finds a nondescript black sock slipped onto the doorknob. Bruce raps his knuckles against the wood, ignores the muffled “OCCUPIED!”, and uses the skeleton key to break in.

The door gets closed immediately behind him.

“We’re going to be late,” he manages to snap, before his brain fully processes the sight of Kudou’s legs hooked ‘round Yoichi’s skinny hips. The dressing room is equipped with a single chaise longue, and Yoichi has Kudou pressed down against the entire length of the single-armed sofa. Thank god, they’re both still in jeans.

“Mrrmph,” Kudou says, and Yoichi chimes in, “Hi, Bruce!”

“The set wasn’t that horny,” Bruce says, nonplussed.

Yoichi grins. “Well, I know tonight’s a fight night, so I thought I’d give Kudou incentive to not make you guys stay out so late.”

“Really effective,” Kudou reports, sounding dazed. He has clearly been kissed stupid. Is it irresponsible of Bruce to want to trade places with Kudou? For a brief moment, Bruce thinks about Kudou taking the role of band manager. In that projection of an alternate universe, One for All loses all access to professional recording studios, and not only are their songs recorded with a shitty boombox, but their concerts are held at last-minute reservations.

Also, in that universe, Kudou is cursed to never find a replacement drummer he approves of for more than three months. Yes. This is the right timeline.

Bruce approaches the sofa as Yoichi sits up and pulls Kudou upright with him. “You don’t think I need any?”

“You’re way more responsible,” Yoichi asserts, but makes a ‘come here’ gesture with his long slender fingers. Obligingly, Bruce bends at the waist. Yoichi cradles Bruce’s jaw with one hand and kisses him squarely on the mouth, nips his bottom lip, and breaks it off first. He smiles as he says, “Thanks for coming to get us.”

Kudou slips two fingers down the collar of Bruce’s shirt and tugs him in for his own kiss. That too is brief, and sharp, and it’s possible Bruce is going a little kiss-stupid as well, especially when he can hear the rumble of Kudou’s groan building at the base of his throat.

“Wait,” he gasps, “wait, time, time. Our inn’s not taking late check-ins, and Shimura’s going to murder one of us if her ward sleeps overnight in the bus again.”

“Toshinori-kun thinks it’s cool to sleep in the bus,” Yoichi protests. “Did Shimura-kun say that?”

“She implied it,” Bruce says.

“Up we go then,” Kudou says, and manhandles Yoichi off his lap. Bruce straightens up and does a cursory once-over at the dressing room. Any hairbrushes? Hair ties? Stray math homework sheets that Toshinori will swear he lost to Torino’s cutthroat corrections? Distracted, Bruce helps Yoichi to his feet, then Kudou.

“Shinomori got your drumset loaded,” he tells Kudou. “Yoichi, did you take your guitar out for an impromptu vibes session with Toshinori?”

“Still in the bus,” Yoichi answers, and before Bruce can fend him off, Yoichi is fussing with the folds of his headband. Kudou is too busy shrugging into his windbreaker and shaking out the wrinkles in Yoichi’s. “Ah, Bruce, you should really think about hemming this…”

“Ragged edges are punk,” Bruce says blankly.

There’s a knock at the door. It creaks open, because even though Bruce kicked it shut the instant he saw his boyfriends making out, he forgot to lock it. Torino pokes his head in warily. “Bus is loaded up,” he reports, eyes cast to the ceiling. “En said I’m driving?”

“Yup,” says Kudou. Finished with his doting, Yoichi gratefully accepts his windbreaker and zips it right up to the top. He combs his bangs back and ties his distinctive white hair into a low ponytail; Kudou fetches a cap and plops it on Yoichi’s head before tugging the hood over. “I’m your co-pilot. Bruce, where’s your jacket?”

“The bus. Torino, we’ll be right out.”

“Gotcha.” The door clicks shut.

“Hey, is the sock on the door yours or Yoichi’s?”

“One of mine,” Yoichi confirms. He hooks his hand at the crook of Bruce’s elbow, leans into him. “Bruce, stop worrying, we haven’t left anything. Kudou, you’d better run ahead before Toshinori-kun gets the idea that he can sit co-pilot again.”

“That kid,” Kudou curses, and bolts out. It’s a reasonable response.

The last time Toshinori had wheedled his way to the front, Shinomori had been at the wheel, and between the both of them—Shinomori, possessed of a sick sense of humor that included entertaining the whims of a preteen, and Toshinori, too proud to admit that he couldn’t understand the traffic navigation app—One for All had wandered off-route and wasted three-quarters of the gas tank just to arrive at a three-star aquarium. Not that Torino would get them lost. 

No, it’s more likely that Torino would reach the limits of his Toshinori Tolerance and put pedal to the metal, and then get caught speeding (in a bus) by a cop.

Yoichi hums the opening lyrics to ‘Daisy Days’, and it sounds too sad on its own, so Bruce obligingly provides the guitar riff as they follow after Kudou.

[389]

[daily-dose-of-danno]

early season 1 mid transformation scenes?

Sure thing, Wes.

Season 1, Episode 1 - Mystery Meat

Season 1, Episode 2 - Parental Bonding

Season 1, Episode 3 - One of a Kind

Season 1, Episode 4 - Attack of the Killer Garage Sale

[recurring-polynya]

I guess we. have garage doors. in Soul Society now.

The thing is, I suppose, when you are 1000 years old, you see this and you're like 'wow that's so futuristic and cool I bet we could make a really sweet entrance with one of those babies."

[khaleesiofalicante]

NICO DO NOT JINX THIS I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN-

[thevioletcaptain]

my ideal work conditions today would involve one of those sensory deprivation tanks with a bathtub caddy to stick my laptop on

[eleadore]

guys if i were to abandon this name (i wont) and start over (i wont) again (really i wont) but if i was (im not) what would my new name be. cute answers only

[megastrikeback]

Drawings inspired by the Polysho Week promt (that i fucked up and made just a future!wxs au)

[yesterdayiwrote]

I was reading @manykinsmen's lovely post about the parallels between Jenson and Nico and it reminded me of how there's also so many parallels between Jenson and George as Lewis' teammate.

They're both 'the new guy' coming on to a team where Lewis is settled. They're both stereotypically 'affable brits', and they both show up just as the team is hitting a rough patch.

There was a Sky bit back in 2021 where they asked Jenson (and Nico I believe) what advice they would give George about being Lewis' teammate, and the answer was basically "Integrate yourself with the garage because if they like you, you'll reap the benefits".

And in a similar fashion to what happened with Jenson, it has felt that George has done the courteous smiling and nodding through the pain of the team struggles and put on the positive face, whereas Lewis has, like last time, struggled to hide his disappointment and at times lashed out and said things that he probably should have kept to himself or at least behind closed doors. It feels like a carbon copy, even down to the new guy winning in the points stakes in year 1 and Lewis winning right back again in Year 2.

The only difference is now, Lewis is a better teammate and hasn't lashed out at his teammate in petty mindgames (although I think there's a fair argument that there's other people still fulfilling that role as surrogate even if he himself isn't engaging in it personally, but that's a different story). Although that being said, Lewis and Jenson were never really fractious, they always put a good face on whatever was going on behind closed doors and were genuinely pretty outwardly civil.

And the funniest thing is that although we don't know how this season will go, both George and Jenson's time as Lewis' teammate is going to end in the same way too. Lewis walking away from a team he considered family to take a punt on something new.

[ohmyglobwhatthefrickamievendoing]

Part 2 of this post because speaking of how the parallels are paralleling:

Stede watches Ed give up his life as a pirate and embrace a softer existence (something Stede's been trying to move away from this whole time), he's visibly distraught over this and worries his presence has pushed Ed towards this. At the same time, his and Ed's relationship moves way too fast for him. All this leads to him panicking and so on a whim he runs away to have a "normal" life, leaving Ed to spiral & self-destruct with Izzy remaining by his side. (from bits & pieces, like Ed talking about Stede hating his naked chin, there's a large possibility Ed believed that Stede liked the novelty of the legendary pirate and lost interest when Ed started showing another side of him)

&

Ed watches Stede move further towards a life as a pirate and embrace a more vicious existence (something Ed's been trying to move away from this whole time), he's visibly distraught over this and (though it's not as explicit, we can presume) worries his presence has pushed Stede towards this. At the same time, his and Stede's relationship moves way too fast for him. All this leads to him panicking and so on a whim he runs away to have a "normal" life, leaving Stede to spiral & self-destruct with Izzy remaining by his side. (from bits & pieces, like from what Ned Low said the day before, there's a large possibility Stede believed that Ed liked the novelty of the bumbling gentleman and lost interest when Stede started showing another side of him)

And equally as interesting is not just the ways these two situations parallel each other so well but the way in which they differ:

Izzy & all the shit he said was the final thing that pushed Ed over the edge which eventually led to their own relationship fracturing

Then things go to shit for both of them in different ways and Izzy gets to see what Ed is like without Stede and devoid of any and all hope. What he's like when he's drunk and heartbroken and begging for a fight and in the end it takes Izzy too long to realise they're (metaphorically) sailing straight into a storm & it takes him too long to try and put a stop to it all and fix everything

Then there's the newest situation;

Izzy's trying his best to drag Stede away from the edge and this leads to a moment that builds their own relationship, where they are both able to find common ground over being in love with the same man

And Izzy sees Stede drunk and heartbroken and begging for a fight and immediately tries to steer him back to the ship where it's safe. But in the end he's still too late.

(luckily stede's self-destruction is a lot less suicidal than ed's. though some could argue that challenging zheng after seeing her take down steak knife in seconds is still some level of suicidal)

the point being all their actions make so much sense, and stede&ed work as couple because they mirror each other so well but they also keep hurting each other because of it

Ed & Stede's own trauma and insecurities and inability to properly express themselves keeps them from finding that middle ground where they can finally find a more permanent happiness and I'm not sure how much of this they'll be able to address by the end of S2.... yes they'll come together and be together but they'll still have a lot of work to put in, they'll still have to learn to make compromises and how to be themselves outside of each other, they'll have to put in the hard work to keep a happy relationship going so S3 being about "a more mature love" makes a lot of sense

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts - Gummi Garage