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ichika27 · 3 years ago

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Saiyuki Reload -Zeroin- 05

Goku is so cute! I used to have a huge crush on him when I was in 6th grade hahaha. I still think he’s cute and the change in art style actually made him cuter. I still like him but not as much as I used to when I was a kid.

Anyways, the OP and ED is growing on me that I had lss after watching this last night. I still love the OP/EDs for the first series but this is good, too. I wish they had insert songs like “Open Up Your Mind” though.

Goku finds an unconscious demon in the middle of the woods. While taking a closer look, the demon suddenly awakens asking for water.

The others have noticed that Goku hasn't returned yet. Sanzo isn't worried cause Goku could take care of himself.

Meanwhile, Goku has lead the demon to a nearby river and even gave the demon the apples he found. The demon explains he got lost looking for someone. Who you may ask?

Who else would demons be looking for in the middle of nowhere? lol He says he's looking for this group of dangerous people who had been terrorizing his race.

Haha they look much worse than they actually are in this photo.

He tells of the story of his first encounter with them (embellished and exaggerated) of how he's cornered this dangerous group who cowered in fear of him. Before he could attack them, they escaped apparently. (the chibi scene is cute and funny though!)

He then introduces himself to Goku as Zakuro the illusionist. This guy would be familiar to those who’ve watched Saiyuki Reload Gunlock although his hair color is different there. As I have not seen that season, the first I’ve seen him was in SRB.

The two get attacked by the local demons and the Great Zakuro decides to be a hero and have Goku escape as repayment for the apples. XD

He’s trying to be cool lol.

Zakuro uses his eyes to cast an illusion on the demons and trap them. They can't leave unless they could defeat Zakuro. Oh, and Goku came along, too (Zakuro did not expect the boy to be dumb).

Haha Anyways, anything he says happens in this world and unfortunately for Goku, it affects him, too. Zakuro tells Goku of how to not get affected and the other demons hear it. Goku decides to finally help fight and the two win.

They have a little friendship moment afterwards. Cute!

Goku and Zakuro's friendship moment gets ruined when Sanzo and the others finally found them. The group even remembers Zakuro! The unconscious demons they defeated mistook this familiarity as Zakuro being part of Sanzo's group. Sanzo and Hakkai decides to mess with him by saying that Zakuro is totally on their side. Zakuro is a friend to the demon exterminators and a traitor to his race. Tell everyone, Hakkai says.

Haha Poor Zakuro. Goku doesn't understand at all what's happening though. Hakkai seems nice but he’s just like the rest (well, the man does keep grudges).

They have an Urasai in the middle of the episode?! I missed this and was wondering if they’re never putting any on Zeroin but they did now... in the middle of the episode. I’m not complaining.

It's Hakkai's Manner Lessons! Hakkai teaches the audience of bad manners that should never be done in a theater with the help of his comrades demonstrating it.

There's a trailer for a murder mystery movie! lol wtf I thought the theater thing was just a random Urasai skit.

They actually made it! I thought it was just a trailer!

Okay so the story starts with the Wild Bird Club from Araiso University coming across the mansion in the middle of a storm. (Araiso Uni being a reference to another Minekura series, by the way).

Hakkai is the club president while the others were tricked into joining the club lol. I wonder how Hakkai pulled it off.

We’ll be introduced to the cast throughout the “movie”!

The butler is Jikaku who in reality was the monk from Sanzo's backstory and the old instructor of Komyou's. He welcomes the group inside.

I was surprised when I saw him and was like “Holy fuck isn’t he the monk guy from before?!”

Hazel is the heir to freaking mansion haha. He's the one giving the approval for them stay the night as his father is already asleep. Oh and Gato is his bodyguard. Hazel tells them that the owners of the mansion is said to be cursed.

Before an explanation could be said, they hear a scream. Yaone (who is a maid in this story) tells them that something has happened to Hazel's father.

I love the casual outfits by the way!

Goudai, Hazel's father is found dead. (In the actual story, Goudai is a Sanzo and has no relation to Hazel)

They even noted the time of death. XD

The Master's doctor tells them that he couldn't determine whether the death was murder or suicide. I'm still in the middle of watching the episode as I write this but I bet he killed the guy.

Even Gyokumen is part of this weird stuff lol. Anyways, she tells them that this awful incident is as written in the scripture.

(What’s this, Tales of the Abyss? The freaking prophecy stuff followed me here or something lol)

Oh and we're shown the bridge outside is cut. They're all trapped in there now. The group decides to check out the scripture to look for clues. Gojyo is worried about what might happen with them even touching the cursed scripture.

Kougaiji and Dokugakuji are both working here lol. They explain about some backstory regarding the owner of the mansion.

2nd death of the night: Lady Gyokumen. God, I wish it would be this easy in their reality lol. Next is a montage of them looking for clues and such.

Telenovela plot twist, guys! lol

It's also revealed that Lady Gyokumen is cheating on her husband with the doctor (so just like real life?).

While looking for more clues, Gojyo gets murdered. RIP.

It's not just him as more deaths happen in accordance to the scriptures. Yaone and Dokugakuji were murdered later as well.

Kougaiji tried to take the blame for the murders but Sanzo already knows the truth! He’s about to say who the killer actually is...

They changed the genre before the truth was revealed. Why would you do that? I was enjoying the murder mystery! Hahaha

Anyways, the dead people became zombies and are gonna attack everyone who's alive.

Why would you end it here? Where's the rest? lol

The gang talked about over the video being rewound and Gojyo is not happy being killed off in the story and what's with the zombies? Hakkai explains that if they didn't go over the top, no one would wanna watch it. Goku thinks it's interesting though. Gojyo and Goku want in on the story-telling, too and takes the mic to tell their own.

Sanzo takes the mic last and ends it with an actual next episode preview. Haha

I have not read the manga for this season but please tell me the Kougaiji Party isn’t just exclusive to this episode. I don’t know if I’m gonna laugh or feel bad if this is gonna be their only appearance. XD

The second half of this episode caught me off guard. I had to check how long the video was when I saw Urasai pop on screen cause it usually happens after credits.

The murder mystery! I didn’t think they’d actually do it but they did it. It’s great! So, since Hakkai was telling the story, is he the one making it up or is there a script? Although I don’t think Hakkai is familiar with some of the people that showed up in the story.

Also, I actually want to know who the murder was and how the murder happened. I also want to know how Sanzo knew cause I always thought Hakkai is the smart one.

I had to rewind when they said Kougaiji and Hazel were half-brothers in this. The thought is somehow weird to me. And the look on their faces! This is the best.

I’m happy to see Dokugakuji here after seeing what happened in Blast. It makes me sad remembering it.

Zakuro is a funny character by the way. I’m happy and sad that his friendship with Goku didn’t last. It’s rare for the group to make lasting friendships due to their mission after all and Goku needs to have lots of friends after 500 years of isolation.

I was thinking that the 2nd half of this episode was due to Zakuro’s illusions but they never said or anything so either it is and they’d tell us next episode or it’s not and this is some kind of filler. I don’t mind if it’s a filler cause that was entertaining as heck!

Oh and I just realized Goku didn’t have his limiter in this little story. It’s rare to see him like this (you know, where he’s not going insane without it). And Hakkai didn’t have his limiters, too!

This episode honestly feels like a breather before things go bad. In the actual story Hazel now has suspicions about Goku due to Ukoku’s words and the two groups might once again face off after the other. Ukoku would show up and make his own moves as well as seen in the OP. I’m excited for the next episode!

#saiyuki reload zeroin #saiyuki #sana_post

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mollyphoria · 3 years ago

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Moodboard #3

I was not able to make another moodboard since February because there's not much difference from what I was feeling from back then to now. It was pretty much all the same. Still wanting to get away and have freedom, yk same old shit but it wouldn't be a surprise that some things did change throughout this 5 mos like :

My lovely Calico cat Jimina gave birth to 5 kittens originally. She was pregnant at the start of this year and blessed the world with 5 cute mini jiminas on March 9 (same birthdate of BTS Suga)

3 of the kittens inherited her orange and white fur while the other one inherited the dark, striped fur completely devoid of any white fur. Only one kitten out of 5 got her triple color coated fur.

Sadly only 3 survived. Jimina hid the kittens briefly first and then abruptly one day she brought them up again already grown up, able to walk and with their eyes open but she only had 3 kittens with her. I never got to find out what ever happened with the other 2 babies with one of the missing of the kittens was the one that fully inherited the Calico cat status of Jimina which devastated me the most and I'm still heartbroken to this day that some of her babies didn't get to live like their siblings. I don't want to think that they died, I want to actually believe that they somehow survived without their mother miraculously but it's only the plausible reason why they never showed up at all 😞

The 3 surviving kittens tho is a lot of fun! They were rumbustious and full of energy. They were always playing and running around in my mom's garden. Climbing up a tree or an orchid branch, playing hide and seek through the plethora of plants. It was a treat to see them just having fun and I took lots of videos. I decided to name them after the BTS maknaes nicknames which is Kookie, Mochi and TaeTae. All 3 kittens have a very distinct personality from each other like you could immediately tell that Kookie is more introverted than the other two, his more reserved and prefers to be alone most of the time, TaeTae is more adventurous and playful but he doesn't trust that easily while Mochi on the other hand is the most extroverted and trusting out of all (FYI: I named them first without knowing their personalities believe it or not). Overall they brought so much life and extra joy in me. Now that they are 4 mos old, they don't play that much anymore, I guess it's really part of growing up regardless of what species. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Now onto my summer. I was dreading it's arrival. It's not fun when you don't have an AC at your house in the hottest season. But anyways this summer I've been having this strong desire to experience Italian summers. I just wanted to be in Italy soooooo bad. I just want to ride my bicycle anywhere in rural Italy in a summer floral dress and eating a delicious gelato after while listening to Love my way by the Psychedelic furs. Yes this strong desire got even stronger after watching the movie Call me by your name. It envoked so much nostalgia within me which is weird because I've never set foot in Italy before but the feeling of longing that I experience just thinking about spending your summer in Italy is very strong.

Additionally, speaking of bicycles I successfully finished my remodeling or rather repainting of an old bicycle we have here which is perfect for summer aesthetics. I mentioned before on my previous moodboard back in February that I was in the process of painting this bike and I included a picture of a bike that I would like my own bike to look like after I'm finish with it. And I'm very happy and satisfied with the end result overall! And I would love love to ride it around Italy!...... perhaps.

These are 3 of the most impactful things that had rocked my world within the past few months and they are in a form of a documentary, an animated podcast and an anime film!

1. Grey Gardens

I first discovered Grey Gardens when I was actively looking for any good documentary to watch so I went to Reddit recommendations and one user suggested grey gardens. Its description peaked my interest enough to go check it out and luckily the full documentary is uploaded in YouTube for free. And I must say I'm glad that I took the chance to watch this wonderful hidden gem!

Little Edie quickly got my full attention on her. She's one of the most wonderful and fascinating people to exist in our world and her mother big Edie was just as interesting of a character as well. The way they live their life, spending most of their time in a rundown mansion near a beach was truly a sight to behold in a weird, peculiar manner.

What gives me the most profound impact about this documentary is the topic of wasted youth with wasted potential and the ironic part when your very own lifeline equally imprisons you as well. And we see this most evidently with little Edie. There was a part in this doc that stuck with me the most and it's when the mother-daugther duo was sunbathing in the balcony and little Edie mentioned about wanting freedom from her mother and the grey gardens then big Edie answered:

"you can't have freedom when you're being supported"

And this has struck a chord on me so strong because I relate to it so much especially with my current situation. I also crave freedom from where I am right now but I couldn't because I'm not capable of freeing myself.

What's more tragic was little Edies rebuttal to her mother's hotknife realistic take which was you can't have freedom both ways. That you couldn't have freedom when you're not being supported as well. And it's very true. If you decide to go out in the world by yourself you will definitely be freed from the shackles of your former home & life but you will subject yourself to another imprisonment.

Basically We're never truly free in this life.

2. The Midnight Gospel

I think I've heard of TMG when it was about to launch on its release year and I remember i was anticipating for it to come out because i just took one look at the official poster & I knew I would like the animation then I learned Pendleton ward is a part of it & I'm a huge fan of his creations so it's a double treat but I didn't had the opportunity to watch it back then bcoz of my busy shitty life & I actually don't have Netflix. But I remember i downloaded one of its ost first things first.

Now fast forward to this year. I now have the time to watch every content out there that I missed from all the years of slaving my life away for absolutely nothing. one of those is TMG & it was a perfect timing. Ever since i took an hiatus from the rat race I decided to strengthen my spirituality & this time I want to try delving deep to Buddhism and certain philosophies which I don't have the time and energy to learn before and TMG was a great and perfect medium for me to learn further about this subjects as they tackle topics like mindfulness and meditation and much more other significant things, not to mention the superb,epic, psychedelical, full of awesomeness animation on top of equally superb awesome soundtracks is*chefs kiss ( I still have an LSS to the prisoner's song.. 🎵drinking blood from a stump of a prison guard that I just chopped up....🎶)

I felt like the universe intended for me to watch this later than sooner because if I had the opportunity to watch it back then, I think I wouldn't/couldn't appreciate this show as much as I do now. So thanks universe!

TMG is honestly one of the best show to ever grace the planet imho. An easily perfect 10/10 for me.

3. To the Forest of Firefly Lights

Now I've watched a lot of animes last and this year and I can tell in full confidence that this is the best of them all. I'm sure it's subjective but this one checked all the box for the most compelling story & amazing artwork for me.

Maybe I long for something similar with the characters, It was just so fascinating and huntingly beautiful to have someone or something (whatever your preference is) from a different realm to be by your side. Maybe I would also like to look forward for summer season to come for once, to get excited and get rejuvenated on a hot summer that otherwise would make my life hell. Or maybe and most definitely I just needed someone like Gin as a source of my utmost happiness and comfort.

Overall this anime had made me feel so much warmth in my heart with its unadulterated poignancy and I just couldn't get enough of it. What a masterpiece ✨

Ps: I recommend listening to Warning Sign by Coldplay after watching to the Forest of Firefly Lights 🌹Check it out ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

#moodboard #grey gardens #the midnight gospel #anime movie

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whatiwillsay · 4 years ago

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After reading those blinds do you still believe joe/Taylor are a couple? I think at this point it's clear kaylor was on/off in between 2015/2019 (mostly off) and the master sell was the last nail in the coffin and the music seems to confirm that. I think the photo that was leaked a the other day wasn't really a leak, i don't think anyone was hacked, no other photo was leaked so why just that one? This happen all the time when gay rumors get too loud we get a no homo (with a pap walk or a new article about how they are getting married, or engaged or in sooo in love blah blah blah). Imagine hacking Selena gomez phone and the one photo you release is one of Joe and Taylor from 2016, does Selena never delete photos on her phone?

kaylors have admitted to sending in fake blinds and blinds are there to get clicks, so you have to take them with a grain of salt, i don’t believe 99% of blinds out there. maybe i shouldn’t have reblogged them but i wanted to have them on hand to go over and i feel like most of you guys wouldn’t be naive enough to believe most blinds are anything other than entertaining fanfic.

karlie was starting to work on converting to Judaism in 2015 and while she may have had something going on with taylor until 2016 she’s not working on converting without a future with josh and his family in mind.

karlie married josh in 2018 so, in a world where we now have a joshlie baby, proving that whatever they are (legit or big gay beards) they are, in fact, dedicated to a life together, i don’t know how you can think taylor was dating someone seriously who married someone else (maybe hooking up from time to time though there’s barely any reason to suspect that, they were together once from 2017-present day.

i’m probably going to have to ban questions about joe because i did not get into this game to talk about him. i am open to their relationship being real because their timeline is solid, taylor gave him credit for writing music on folkmore, and while most of taylor’s public boyfriends seem fake, to me, joe reads differently (they’ve been together for 4 years, they have organic sightings out and about, and after the rep era (where i do think she lied and tried say songs about karlie were really about him) songs she insinuates to be about him match their timeline (three summers in lover, the two relationships that preceded him in lss, invisible string’s three-year trip) etc etc)

i did not get into this game to debunk the joe relationship. i don’t care about the joe relationship. i didn’t start a swiftgron blog to prove or defend the joe relationship either. every time i say “you know what things about joe add up in a way that things about harry, tom, john, and jake didn’t” people get mad. people on the l chat are discussing mass reporting me just because i think it’s possible taylor is bi and really with joe. you want me to debunk harry or conor ?fine, i’ll happily do that all day because it helps prove swiftgron.

there is almost zero hard evidence that kaylor had anything going on post-2016 and blinds certainly aren’t proof of anything. in general blinds are fanfic and y’all have to understand that. furthermore, i don’t know if taylor’s leak is legit or strategic (and i don’t really care) but even if it were strategic it wouldn’t mean they’re fake (they may have leaked it to calm the waters further over the accidental domestic abuse signal fiasco, not because they’re not legitimately together) and even if it were a legitimate leak it wouldn’t mean they were real (hello gay besties get ready to go out together all the time) so there’s no sense in obsessing over it.

in general, i remain undecided on joe leaning towards thinking it’s real for the reasons i listed out above. if you gues haven’t read the timeline i linked you ought to. i do think it’s possible she switched up her bearding strategy into something long term but if that’s the case she’s probably never coming out given how dedicated she is to selling the joe relationship so i tend to hope she’s bi and really with him and not closeted so deep that she would give a beard credit for music he didn’t write. and most of all i remain sick of talking about him and people getting mad at me for sharing the conclusions i’ve come to based on a lot of research.

#Anonymous

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theprologues · 4 years ago

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ANONYMOUS SAID:

gold rush + long story short

My mind turns your life into folklore - gold rush

One of the definitions of the word folklore is: an often unsupported notion, story, or saying that is widely circulated

folklore and evermore are sister albums, the story of folklore continues in evermore, they are related.

folklore and evermore have 34 songs between them, I would call that a "long story".

Taylor said that hoax is not about one person in LPSS, but implied it was about three people instead.

(I will refer to the three implied people of hoax as, the Lover, the Buisness Man, and the Family Member from here on out due to Taylor's explanation of hoax in LPSS.)

long story short just so happens to reference hoax.

People who treat evermore like a standalone album and listen to long story short can go about their merry way after deciding that it means that Karlie is an irredeemably evil REDACTED because of the "golden gate" line and the "I climbed back up the cliff" line, but long story short is different for people who pay attention to the entire fucking story.

If people used their brains, then they'd realize that the "At the golden gates they once held the keys to" line of long story short is literally a reference to LWYMMD -> "I don't like your kingdom keys, They once belonged to me"

A LWYMMD reference in long story short implies that Scott Borchetta is involved in the plot of song.

This intwines long story short and hoax even closer together due to both songs sharing the involvement of Scott Borchetta.

Due to the fact that Taylor refused to deconstruct the symbology she gave to the word "home" previously in her discography when she was talking about exile in LPSS and instead insisted that exile, the only song she's published that could deconstruct her established concept of home, is not based in reality at all, then use of the word "home" in long story short can safely be assumed to be referring to what it always has, to Taylor's person, her beloved, Karlie.

Therefore, this safe assumption means that it was Scott Borchetta who pushed Taylor off of the precipice, the metaphorical cliff she had to climb back up in the final chorus before the post-chorus and outro of long story short.

But because one of the definitions for folklore is "an often unsupported notion, story, or saying that is widely circulated", Taylor saying that she turns Karlie's life into folklore in gold rush means that if she wrote about the widely circulated Tumblr rumors about her and Karlie breaking up or the rumors about Karlie turning evil instead of writing about her real life with Karlie, or Karlie's real life by herself if they just so happen to be seperated, then technically she'd still be creating folklore about Karlie's life, folklore doesn't have to have a single basis in reality.

The moral of the story is that Taylor can twist words to suit her purpose as well as any Unseelie or Seelie Fae of legend could, and the current purpose of her words in evermore are to distance herself greatly from Karlie when the subtext otherwise suggests that their relationship is fine.

^^^^ What I said above has interesting implications, but that's all I'm going to say about it right now

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Long Story Short is basically her whole life in the public eye.

Gold Rush is also about how she is perceived by fame.

LSS:

“Actually I always felt I must look better in the rear view Missing me At the golden gates they once held the keys to When I dropped my sword I threw it in the bushes and knocked on your door And we live in peace But if someone comes at us This time I'm ready”

If you were here last year June 30 you would know it seems like Karlie and Taylor were planning a soft coming out of Taylor at the NYC pride parade. On that day it was announced SB was buying her masters. “If someone comes at us this time I’m ready” she’s “ready for it”.

LWYMMD: “I don’t like your kingdom keys, they once belonged to me”

MTR: “I can go anywhere I want, anywhere I want just not home” is in reference to Nashville. While I would like to agree with you at times Taylor refers to her lover as home she also is referring to her music’s home which is so clearly Nashville. She can go anywhere she wants except to home = Nashville where Scott does his business. She can’t bare to go back now feeling like she has a scarlett letter on her from the masters situation and not “having it in myself to go with grace”.

She uses home imagery for her music.

I think you are trying hard to associate the two songs with Karlie in a misguided attempt. You are missing the parts of the song where she says “now I’m all about you.” Who is ‘YOU’? KARLIE.

“My mind turns you into folklore” = she’s talking about us, her fans. We turn her life, their life into folklore.

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etlunainmorte · 5 years ago

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💛 I See My Future Before Me 💛

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“Winter, spring, summer, or fall,

You know all you have to do is call,

And I’ll be there, yeah!

You’ve got a friiieeennnddd!”

“Where did you learn that song, anyway?”

Griffon glanced at you, a strange glint of mischief in his yellow eyes. “Ye really wanna know, huh, sweet pea?” He asked in a low and mysterious kind of tone that made you sweat nervously.

“Yes.” You managed to say, turning away from the demonic bird and focusing on your way instead.

You have just escaped Nero and made your way to the opposite side of the Dreadnought. You were so sure that you were getting close to your goal because the voice that was calling you for the past few hours was actually getting louder. But, somehow, you felt like it wasn’t a good sign, at all. You chose not to mention it to Griffon and, instead, made him sing that one song again.

The bird cleared his throat and spoke in a narrative kind of way. “You see, in one of our travels to America, there was this old lady who kept blasting that song near our tent in endless loops. The next day, V developed an incurable LSS of Carole King. And he passed it on to me.”

You gulped, feeling the blood leave your face. The mere mention of the poet’s name sent you back to your tensed state that you suddenly felt stressed and depressed all over again.

And yet, hearing that he could easily be affected by Last Song Syndrome just like any other normal person,…

… your heart simply ached just thinking about it.

“I shouldn’t have asked that.” You regretfully answered.

“WELL, YA FUCKIN’ ASKED FOR IT!”

All of a sudden, you felt a strange movement on the ground beneath your feet. At first, it was only some kind of a light tremor but, seconds later, it gradually became something that was similar to an earthquake.

You struggled to stay on your feet, waiting for the violent tremors to subside when you heard a cracking noise.

It happened too fast: the ground cracking and splitting, showing the ground beneath the Dreadnought, itself, and letting the strong wind enter the demonic mechanism.

And in utter horror, you saw, and realized, that ShiShi had actually took off, bringing you thousands of miles off the ground, away from the city and from the rest of the commissioned Devil Hunters who were still fighting the massive horde below.

“Oh, no,…” you muttered, feeling sick due to the height.

“Watch out!” Griffon shrieked as he took hold of your arm to keep yourself from plummeting to the ground. He pulled you with enough force and made you stumble backwards, safe and away from the edge.

“Thanks.” You said, eyes wide with shock and disbelief.

“Look over there!” The bird gestured at the other end of the room with his wing, pointing at an indistinguishable dark mass that suddenly appeared from a corner.

“Another Demon?” You questioned as you carefully stood.

“I don’t want to find out.” The bird answered in both dismay and fatigue, still feeling the stress of his battle against the shape shifter half an hour earlier.

The dark mass stayed there across the room for a brief moment, until it slowly gained height, trembling and glowing with strange blue and crimson lights as it did so.

“What’s happening?” You uttered nervously as you drew your rapier in response to its erratic movement.

Griffon narrowed his eyes at it, realizing in an instant the nature of the enemy you two were going to deal with. “I have a hunch.”

“What is it?”

“Ah,… (Y/N)?”

“Yes?” You replied, turning to the bird with furrowed eyebrows.

“If I die here, promise me you’ll run away from here as fast as you can.”

Your eyes widened and your heart felt like it abruptly stopped beating. You fully turned towards the familiar, feeling confusion, worry, and fear for him.

“What are you talking about? We’re partners! We’re gonna get through this!”

“No! YOU’RE gonna get through this! Not me!”

“Stop saying that! You can’t even die! You just turn into an orb thing!”

“Not this time, (Y/N).”

That sounded really bad. Griffon was calling you by your name and not by the nickname he gave you.

He was dead serious.

You looked back at the mass as it slowly morphed into a kind of creature that resembled a human figure, then back at the demonic bird.

“Please, stop making jokes.” You pleaded, wishing and praying for some kind of miracle to save Griffon from whatever he was talking about.

“STOP BEING SO STUBBORN, WOMAN! Look, I’ am not the only one who gained additional abilities during our travels with V. Shadow did, too!”

“Shadow?” You stammered, unable to believe what you just heard. You glanced back at the dark mass and noticed, in total fear, how it successfully morphed into a beautiful human girl with different colored - eyes: the right one blue and the left one crimson.

And she was looking at you with those empty eyes, like she felt nothing for you, at all,…

“Yeah, and she’s out to kill us,…” the bird calmly said as he flew, positioning himself between you and the other familiar. “Play your cards well, (Y/N). I’ll buy you enough time to escape.”

“I JUST CAN’T LEAVE YOU HERE! I WON’T ALLOW YOU TO MURDER EACH OTHER!”

“FUCK! STOB BEING ANNOYING FOR ONCE, WILL YA?! AND GROW THE FUCK UP!”

“GRIFFON, DON’T DO THIS! PLEASE!”

“SHUT THE FUCK UP!” Griffon screamed as he hastily grabbed your shoulders with his talons and threw you away from the room just in time when Shadow closed the distance between her and him with horrifying speed, simultaneously morphing into a mass of black liquid that engulfed the bird.

You looked behind you and saw the two clashing against each other - Shadow trying to dominate and imprison Griffon, and Griffon releasing powerful electric currents that sometimes freezes Shadow.

You winced in pain at the sight of the two, thinking of the times they were still the best of pals - partners of V who protected him at all costs.

But, Griffon made his choice, and that was to protect you against Shadow and the poet, himself. He broke his contract with V and followed you despite knowing that he’ll pay with his life for his actions.

Despite everything, Griffon, the demonic bird, chose to follow his instincts in the face of great danger and remained loyal to them.

You stood up, still hearing the painful battle near you and took a step forward,…

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“HOW ABOUT BEATING SOME SENSE INTO SHAKESPEARE INSTEAD, HUH, YOU OVERSIZED KITTEN?!” Griffon quipped as he dodged another set of arrows that Shadow threw at him. “BECAUSE KILLING THAT ANNOYING CHICK DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE, AT ALL!”

Shadow morphed back into a human girl and hissed angrily at him.

“Eurgh, still can’t speak, eh?” Griffon insulted as he prepared for another attack. He released a streak of blinding electricity that landed on the ground in the shape of a V.

Shadow, still in the form of a little girl, went down on all fours, charged forward, and dodged the moving currents, successfully evading them. She was about to scratch Griffon with her long and deadly claws when she suddenly stopped. Her shoulders slumped, and she slightly opened her mouth in total bewilderment.

Then, it came: a veil of white light that crawled on the ground and took hold of Shadow’s feet. Another wave of this veil - like light rapidly crawled on the ground and made her scream, covering her ears as if something was shattering her eardrums.

Like that one time with the Electric Furies when they became deaf due to an unknown force.

“What in the - ?” Griffon muttered as he turned to the left and saw you standing before them. “YOU STUPID - I TOLD YOU TO ESCAPE!”

“I can’t let my friends die like this.” You declared, shaking your head in defiance. “Not today.”

You held up your shield and pressed a button on the neck, making a long steel spike protrude out of its endpin. The steel spike extended and reached the ground, piercing the moist, fleshy soil.

“You’ve been a very bad kitty.” You told Shadow as she noticed you. She charged towards you, animal instincts and all, with the pure intention of fatally wounding you.

You knew she would do it, she was just so predictable. With an ounce of both courage and guilt, you drew your rapier and practically slammed it against the four steel strings of the shield, making the it vibrate. A form of electricity ran through the steel spike down to the ground where it connected, sending the same veil of light towards Shadow and making her howl in pain.

Griffon, who can’t hear the awful sound coming from the shield, at all, flew to where you were and witnessed how Shadow started writhing in unbelievable pain.

“Stay with me.” You instructed the bird as you held the rapier up once more, instantly ending Shadow’s torture. She noticed this and made another effort to charge at you.

However, you were much faster as you slammed the rapier against the strings again but, this time, you did it twice. The veil of light that crawled towards V’s familiar became bigger, engulfing the creature, imprisoning it, and making it writhe even more in pain.

“I’m sorry, girl,…” You whispered, feeling the ache in your heart for the cat as you raised the rapier for the third time. “Chickee, get behind me!”

“AYE!” Griffon obeyed as he took hold of your shoulders tightly.

Seeing that the bird was safe, you brought down the rapier against the strings for the last time, swiped it across like a real bow to a violin, and waved the weapon. Electric currents ran all over the shield, and a second later, it radiated a blinding kind of light that engulfed the whole, dismal room. After that, a strong form of hot light blasted from the shield and made its way towards Shadow, making her human form collapse.

But, she was very steadfast. She made one last effort to attack you, reaching out a murderous claw until she finally stopped, her body morphing back to her feline form but, only smaller.

When the blinding light subsided, you pressed the button on the neck of the shield, retracting the steel spike. You took hold of your weapons with one hand as you strode towards Shadow, who was reduced to the form of a tiny, helpless kitten.

“Aww, ain’t ya the cutest?!” Griffon squeaked at the sight of the mewling and trembling familiar.

You grabbed the familiar by her nape with your free hand and looked straight into her blue and crimson eyes.

“Yeah. The cutest troublemaker.” You answered as you carried her close to your stomach to make her warm.

“I can’t believe it! We defeated Shadow’s lethal form!” Griffon screeched in delight. “Eh, (Y/N)?”

“Hmm?”

“Why did ya stay? You could’ve escaped like what Shakespeare and I always do.”

You chuckled at what he just confessed. “You, running away from the enemy? I thought you’re better than that.”

“You see, it’s always better to run away! Shakespeare and I like to exist, you know. So, we escaped a lot of trouble and refused to die like heroes!”

“Oh but, you chose to be heroic earlier.”

If demonic birds could even become flustered, you were sure that Griffon would be so red in the face at that moment.

“W - we, I mean, I CHANGED! Got a problem with that?!”

“And what changed you?”

All of a sudden, the entity’s words went back to Griffon like it was only yesterday.

And to be perfectly honest, he held onto those words and owned it like a personal mantra of some sort.

It helped him see through the lies of that Fleminger person.

And it made him realize who he really was without the help of V.

“Don’t ask!” The bird grumpily lied. “And don’t think it’s because of you!”

You chuckled in response, making the bird squawk in annoyance.

“I stayed because that’s what friends do.” You answered, making the bird stop being loud. “They got each other’s backs and protect each other.”

There was silence for a brief moment, and when the avian familiar spoke once more, you were absolutely sure that you just heard tears from his voice.

“V never told me I’m his friend.” He confessed quietly.

“Eh? I thought you sang You’ve Got A Friend together?”

“Duh, that’s just an empty song.”

“And you clearly don’t know what it means.”

You cleared your throat as you cradled Shadow closer to your chest. And without shame and hesitation, you sang,

“You just call out my name,

And you know wherever I’ am,

I’ll come running to see you again.”

Griffon took this as a cue and sang along with you with the only lines he actually knew.

“Winter, spring, summer, or fall

All you have to do is call,

And I’ll be there, yes I will,

‘Cause you’ve got a friend.”

“Wow, you don’t sound like a cat in heat anymore. But, you still sound awful!”

“I tried,…”

“Friends, it is.” The bird bashfully informed you as he proudly spread his wings.

“Huh? I thought we’re friends already!”

“No, we’re not. I don’t have annoying friends.”

“Pff,…”

As you were about to make your way to another section of the Dreadnought in search for that voice, you felt something crawl beneath your feet. You turned around just in time when a dark spike rose from the ground.

“(Y/N)!” Griffon shrieked as he shielded you from the spike,…

… only for his heart to be pierced by it.

Your eyes wide with fear and your jaw dropped in shock and disbelief, you helplessly watched as the black sentient spike split into two and practically ripped Griffon’s body apart, splattering his guts and demonic blood on your face and on the ground.

“G - g -grif,…” you stuttered as the spike then took hold of the defenseless bird’s limp talons.

But, despite all that pain, you noticed that he, your friend, was still alive,…

“A - ah,… I - i,…”

“T - this,…” Griffon wheezed, the life and vitality from his once gloriously gorgeous golden eyes slowly vanishing. “… is what f - friends are f - for,…”

With an unbelievable force, the pair of spikes threw Griffon to the edge of the room towards the gaping hole that was made earlier due to the sudden quake. You watched in horror as the lifeless body of the once majestic demon bird fall from the Dreadnought, never to be seen again.

Still incapable of speech, you collapsed on the ground, feeling weak in the knees and sick in the stomach. That’s when Shadow the kitten turned into a little volley of spikes on your arms without warning, wounding you. She, then, jumped away from you and merged with the pair of spikes that retreated back to the ground.

You saw the ground pulsate with its movements, and when you caught sight of it once more as it rose from the ground just over the gaping hole, your eyes widened in fear as the spikes merged with the same human form of the Shadow you faced earlier.

But, this time, the familiar took a more menacing and intimidating look - a dark female knight that stood almost seven feet - tall, the same height as your entity of light.

And, just behind her, was the man himself,…

“Such a waste of great power.” You heard the man as he emerged from the shadows, joining his familiar and tauntingly slamming his cane against his left hand. “Death is a fitting punishment for traitors such as that.”

And he spoke of the loyal familiar as if he was nothing to him!

Griffon - who saved him multiple times and stayed with him before all this happened!

You really wanted to speak out, to lash out at the man who Griffon considered to be a real partner, perhaps a friend, even. But then, your heart just couldn’t take it. Your breathing became even more labored, making you struggle with the air you inhale. You actually started to panic as soon as you realized that the man commanded Shadow to morph into a bridge for him so that he could make his way towards you.

“I’m so glad that my,… little wanderer,… answered my call.” V told you in his seductively silken and low voice as he carefully started to walk. Playing with his metal cane and twirling it, he successfully managed to cross the dark bridge that Shadow made and stopped right in front of you. “Now, if memory serves me right, you promised to protect me at all cost.”

Stop,…

“And that you will always be there when I,… need you.”

Enough,…

“Oh, and, you,… liked me,… yes?”

Please,…

“Now,…” V drawled lazily, tilting his head to the side and showing you his grin. “… I actually want you. No. I need you. Right now.”

You looked up at him with such fury in your eyes.

That’s when you saw,…

… his face, his skin,…

… he’s,…

… falling apart.

V,… was dying.

“What do you say?” The words just rolled out of the poet’s lips like nothing happened.

Like he didn’t hurt you, at all.

Like he didn’t even murder Griffon.

“…”

“Pardon me, for I cannot hear you.” V taunted as he slammed his metal cane on the ground. “You must speak. Louder.”

“NO!” You screamed as you swiftly brought your shield down to the ground, making it radiate with the same blinding light like the one from earlier.

V shielded his eyes from the sudden onslaught, and when the light subsided, he noticed that you were already gone.

The poet chuckled.

“You know you can’t escape me.” He insidiously called out to you at the top of his lungs.

You were fortunate that V didn’t see you as you made your way outside the room, running at full speed towards who knew where. You felt a strange kind of pain on your right arm, and when you looked at it, you noticed that Griffon’s contract markings were slowly disappearing, leaving behind some ugly black traces like an age - old scar.

You looked away from your arm, letting your tears fall.

He’s only in stalemate state, right?! You helplessly thought as you aimlessly ran. He’s not really dead, right? He’ll come back to me, right?

The thoughts of your true friend and the sheer denial for what just happened to him made you awfully sick in both mind and body.

You knew deep within your heart that Griffon would no longer return, and that you were fast approaching the moment of your own demise.

All of a sudden, the visions of the white haired man came back to you, of you having a picnic with him, of him playing the violin for you,…

… of you two building a family together.

Lies! They were all,…

… just huge, fucking lies!

You covered your mouth as you sobbed uncontrollably, finding it difficult to believe that the entity inside you, which you have trusted for so long, has given you false dreams of a perfect life and family and actually led you to this very moment of complete darkness and hopelessness,…

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Dante watched the Executioner as it fell on the ground, its incredible mass making the ground tremble.

As soon as he realized that the enemy could no longer breathe, the Legendary Devil Hunter allowed himself to collapse on the ground, fatigue, thirst, and hunger all taking a toll on his body.

With heavy breaths, he held up his broken right arm. It got injured a while ago as the Executioner slammed his massive weapon made of wood against it, making Dante fly across the room and breaking said arm in the process.

The man, then, clicked his tongue in annoyance, wincing in pain at the same time as he felt the awful sensation in his heavily wounded legs.

“Oh, man!” Dante exclaimed helplessly.

And who could blame him? The enemies inside Shinano Musashi were just too strong. In fact, stronger than the enemies he faced in the past. It was like the demonic mechanism was giving them power and amplifying them, giving them strange mutations and making them even more dangerous.

He can’t do it like this. He must destroy the Dreadnought, itself. This endless demonic onslaught would never end unless,…

Dante stopped musing for a while as one random thought came to him.

He took out his Rebellion, or what’s left of it after Urizen knocked him out that day, and took a good long look at it.

“If the Yamato could separate man from Demon,…” he asked himself as he glanced at the intricate carvings of the sword. “Then, what about the Rebellion?”

At the sound of his voice, some more Demons that were bigger and more dangerous than the Executioner came forward, all blood lust and violence, longing to end him.

“You never give me a break, do you?!” The man quipped as he hastily stood up, already feeling his injuries heal.

He had to kill them all and get to you as fast as he could.

He came forward, holding the sword up and pointing it at his mid - section.

Now, if his deductions were right regarding the Yamato and the Rebellion, then,…

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XXIII

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"Winter, spring, summer, or fall,

You know all you have to do is call,

And I'll be there, yeah!

You've got a friiieeennnddd!"

"Where did you learn that song, anyway?"

Griffon glanced at you, a strange glint of mischief in his yellow eyes. "Ye really wanna know, huh, sweet pea?" He asked in a low and mysterious kind of tone that made you sweat nervously.

"Yes." You managed to say, turning away from the demonic bird and focusing on your way instead.

You have just escaped Nero and made your way to the opposite side of the Dreadnought. You were so sure that you were getting close to your goal because the voice that was calling you for the past few hours was actually getting louder. But, somehow, you felt like it wasn't a good sign, at all. You chose not to mention it to Griffon and, instead, made him sing that one song again.

The bird cleared his throat and spoke in a narrative kind of way. "You see, in one of our travels to America, there was this old lady who kept blasting that song near our tent in endless loops. The next day, V developed an incurable LSS of Carole King. And he passed it on to me."

You gulped, feeling the blood leave your face. The mere mention of the poet's name sent you back to your tensed state that you suddenly felt stressed and depressed all over again.

And yet, hearing that he could easily be affected by Last Song Syndrome just like any other normal person,...

... your heart simply ached just thinking about it.

"I shouldn't have asked that." You regretfully answered.

"WELL, YA FUCKIN' ASKED FOR IT!"

You struggled to stay on your feet, waiting for the violent tremors to subside when you heard a cracking noise.

It happened too fast: the ground cracking and splitting, showing the ground beneath the Dreadnought, itself, and letting the strong wind enter the demonic mechanism.

"Oh, no,..." you muttered, feeling sick due to the height.

"Watch out!" Griffon shrieked as he took hold of your arm to keep yourself from plummeting to the ground. He pulled you with enough force and made you stumble backwards, safe and away from the edge.

"Thanks." You said, eyes wide with shock and disbelief.

"Look over there!" The bird gestured at the other end of the room with his wing, pointing at an indistinguishable dark mass that suddenly appeared from a corner.

"Another Demon?" You questioned as you carefully stood.

"I don't want to find out." The bird answered in both dismay and fatigue, still feeling the stress of his battle against the shapeshifter half an hour earlier.

The dark mass stayed there across the room for a brief moment, until it slowly gained height, trembling and glowing with strange blue and crimson lights as it did so.

"What's happening?" You uttered nervously as you drew your rapier in response to its erratic movement.

Griffon narrowed his eyes at it, realizing in an instant the nature of the enemy you two were going to deal with. "I have a hunch."

"What is it?"

"Ah,... (Y/N)?"

"Yes?" You replied, turning to the bird with furrowed eyebrows.

"If I die here, promise me you'll run away from here as fast as you can."

Your eyes widened and your heart felt like it abruptly stopped beating. You fully turned towards the familiar, feeling confusion, worry, and fear for him.

"What are you talking about? We're partners! We're gonna get through this!"

"No! YOU'RE gonna get through this! Not me!"

"Stop saying that! You can't even die! You just turn into an orb thing!"

"Not this time, (Y/N)."

That sounded really bad. Griffon was calling you by your name and not by the nickname he gave you.

He was dead serious.

You looked back at the mass as it slowly morphed into a kind of creature that resembled a human figure, then back at the demonic bird.

"Please, stop making jokes." You pleaded, wishing and praying for some kind of miracle to save Griffon from whatever he was talking about.

"STOP BEING SO STUBBORN, WOMAN! Look, I' am not the only one who gained additional abilities during our travels with V. Shadow did, too!"

"Shadow?" You stammered, unable to believe what you just heard. You glanced back at the dark mass and noticed, in total fear, how it succesfully morphed into a beautiful human girl with different colored - eyes: the right one blue and the left one crimson.

And she was looking at you with those empty eyes, like she felt nothing for you, at all,...

"Yeah, and she's out to kill us,..." the bird calmy said as he flew, positioning himself between you and the other familiar. "Play your cards well, (Y/N). I'll buy you enough time to escape."

"I JUST CAN'T LEAVE YOU HERE! I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO MURDER EACH OTHER!"

"FUCK! STOB BEING ANNOYING FOR ONCE, WILL YA?! AND GROW THE FUCK UP!"

"GRIFFON, DON'T DO THIS! PLEASE!"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Griffon screamed as he hastily grabbed your shoulders with his talons and threw you away from the room just in time when Shadow closed the distance between her and him with horrifying speed, simultaneously morphing into a mass of black liquid that engulfed the bird.

You looked behind you and saw the two clashing against each other - Shadow trying to dominate and imprison Griffon, and Griffon releasing powerful electric currents that sometimes freezes Shadow.

You winced in pain at the sight of the two, thinking of the times they were still the best of pals - partners of V who protected him at all costs.

But, Griffon made his choice, and that was to protect you against Shadow and the poet, himself. He broke his contract with V and followed you despite knowing that he'll pay with his life for his actions.

Despite everything, Griffon, the demonic bird, chose to follow his instincts in the face of great danger and remained loyal to them.

You stood up, still hearing the painful battle near you and took a step forward,...

"HOW ABOUT BEATING SOME SENSE INTO SHAKESPEARE INSTEAD, HUH, YOU OVERSIZED KITTEN?!" Griffon quiped as he dodged another set of arrows that Shadow threw at him. "BECAUSE KILLING THAT ANNOYING CHICK DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE, AT ALL!"

Shadow morphed back into a human girl and hissed angrily at him.

"Eurgh, still can't speak, eh?" Griffon insulted as he prepared for another attack. He released a streak of blinding electricity that landed on the ground in the shape of a V.

Shadow, still in the form of a little girl, went down on all fours, charged forward, and dodged the moving currents, succesfully evading them. She was about to scratch Griffon with her long and deadly claws when she suddenly stopped. Her shoulders slumped, and she slightly opened her mouth in total bewilderment.

Then, it came: a veil of white light that crawled on the ground and took hold of Shadow's feet. Another wave of this veil - like light rapidly crawled on the ground and made her scream, covering her ears as if something was shattering her eardrums.

Like that one time with the Electric Furies when they became deaf due to an unknown force.

"What in the - ?" Griffon muttered as he turned to the left and saw you standing before them. "YOU STUPID - I TOLD YOU TO ESCAPE!"

"I can't let my friends die like this." You declared, shaking your head in defiance. "Not today."

You held up your shield and pressed a button on the neck, making a long steel spike protrude out of its endpin. The steel spike extended and reached the ground, piercing the moist, fleshy soil.

"You've been a very bad kitty." You told Shadow as she noticed you. She charged towards you, animal instincts and all, with the pure intention of fatally wounding you.

Griffon, who can't hear the awful sound coming from the shield, at all, flew to where you were and witnessed how Shadow started writhing in unbelievable pain.

"Stay with me." You instructed the bird as you held the rapier up once more, instantly ending Shadow's torture. She noticed this and made another effort to charge at you.

However, you were much faster as you slammed the rapier against the strings again but, this time, you did it twice. The veil of light that crawled towards V's familiar became bigger, engulfing the creature, inprisoning it, and making it writhe even more in pain.

"I'm sorry, girl,..." You whispered, feeling the ache in your heart for the cat as you raised the rapier for the third time. "Chickee, get behind me!"

"AYE!" Griffon obeyed as he took hold of your shoulders tightly.

But, she was very steadfast. She made one last effort to attack you, reaching out a murderous claw until she finally stopped, her body morphing back to her feline form but, only smaller.

"Aww, ain't ya the cutest?!" Griffon squeeked at the sight of the mewling and trembling familiar.

You grabbed the familiar by her nape with your free hand and looked straight into her blue and crimson eyes.

"Yeah. The cutest troublemaker." You answered as you carried her close to your stomach to make her warm.

"I can't believe it! We defeated Shadow's lethal form!" Griffon screeched in delight. "Eh, (Y/N)?"

"Hmm?"

"Why did ya stay? You could've escaped like what Shakespeare and I always do."

You chuckled at what he just confessed. "You, running away from the enemy? I thought you're better than that."

"You see, it's always better to run away! Shakespeare and I like to exist, you know. So, we escaped a lot of trouble and refused to die like heroes!"

"Oh but, you chose to be heroic earlier."

If demonic birds could even become flustered, you were sure that Griffon would be so red in the face at that moment.

"W - we, I mean, I CHANGED! Got a problem with that?!"

"And what changed you?"

All of a sudden, the entity's words went back to Griffon like it was only yesterday.

And to be perfectly honest, he held onto those words and owned it like a personal mantra of some sort.

It helped him see through the lies of that Fleminger person.

And it made him realize who he really was without the help of V.

"Don't ask!" The bird grumpily lied. "And don't think it's because of you!"

You chuckled in response, making the bird squawk in annoyance.

"I stayed because that's what friends do." You answered, making the bird stop being loud. "They got each other's backs and protect each other."

There was silence for a brief moment, and when the avian familiar spoke once more, you were absolutely sure that you just heard tears from his voice.

"V never told me I'm his friend." He confessed quietly.

"Eh? I thought you sang You've Got A Friend together?"

"Duh, that's just an empty song."

"And you clearly don't know what it means."

You cleared your throat as you cradled Shadow closer to your chest. And without shame and hesitation, you sang,

"You just call out my name,

And you know wherever I' am,

I'll come running to see you again."

Griffon took this as a cue and sang along with you with the only lines he actually knew.

"Winter, spring, summer, or fall

All you have to do is call,

And I'll be there, yes I will,

'Cause you've got a friend."

"Wow, you don't sound like a cat in heat anymore. But, you still sound awful!"

"I tried,..."

"Friends, it is." The bird bashfully informed you as he proudly spread his wings.

"Huh? I thought we're friends already!"

"No, we're not. I don't have annoying friends."

"Pff,..."

"(Y/N)!" Griffon shrieked as he shielded you from the spike,...

... only for his heart to be pierced by it.

Your eyes wide with fear and your jaw dropped in shock and disbelief, you helplessly watched as the black sentient spike split into two and practically ripped Griffon's body apart, splattering his guts and demonic blood on your face and on the ground.

"G - g -grif,..." you stuttered as the spike then took hold of the defenseless bird's limp talons.

But, despite all that pain, you noticed that he, your friend, was still alive,...

"A - ah,... I - i,..."

"T - this,..." Griffon wheezed, the life and vitality from his once gloriously gorgeous golden eyes slowly vanishing. "... is what f - friends are f - for,..."

Still incapable of speech, you collapsed on the ground, feeling weak in the knees and sick in the stomach. That's when Shadow the kitten turned into a little volley of spikes on your arms without warning, wounding you. She, then, jumped away from you and merged with the pair of spikes that retreated back to the ground.

But, this time, the familiar took a more menacing and intimidating look - a dark female knight that stood almost seven feet - tall, the same height as your entity of light.

And, just behind her, was the man himself,...

"Such a waste of great power." You heard the man as he emerged from the shadows, joining his familiar and tauntingly slamming his cane against his left hand. "Death is a fitting punishment for traitors such as that."

And he spoke of the loyal familiar as if he was nothing to him!

Griffon - who saved him mulitiple times and stayed with him before all this happened!

You really wanted to speak out, to lash out at the man who Griffon considered to be a real partner, perhaps a friend, even. But then, your heart just couldn't take it. Your breathing became even more labored, making you struggle with the air you inhale. You actually started to panic as soon as you realized that the man commanded Shadow to morph into a bridge for him so that he could make his way towards you.

"I'm so glad that my,... little wanderer,... answered my call." V told you in his seductively silken and low voice as he carefully started to walk. Playing with his metal cane and twirling it, he succesfully managed to cross the dark bridge that Shadow made and stopped right in front of you. "Now, if memory serves me right, you promised to protect me at all cost."

Stop,...

"And that you will always be there when I,... need you."

Enough,...

"Oh, and, you,... liked me,... yes?"

Please,...

"Now,..." V drawled lazily, tilting his head to the side and showing you his grin. "... I actually want you. No. I need you. Right now."

You looked up at him with such fury in your eyes.

That's when you saw,...

... his face, his skin,...

... he's,...

... falling apart.

V,... was dying.

"What do you say?" The words just rolled out of the poet's lips like nothing happened.

Like he didn't hurt you, at all.

Like he didn't even murder Griffon.

"..."

"Pardon me, for I cannot hear you." V taunted as he slammed his metal cane on the ground. "You must speak. Louder."

"NO!" You screamed as you swiflty brought your shield down to the ground, making it radiate with the same blinding light like the one from earlier.

V shielded his eyes from the sudden onslaught, and when the light subsided, he noticed that you were already gone.

The poet chuckled.

"You know you can't escape me." He insidiously called out to you at the top of his lungs.

You were fortunate that V didn't see you as you made your way outside the room, running at full speed towards who knew where. You felt a strange kind of pain on your right arm, and when you looked at it, you noticed that Griffon's contract markings were slowly disappearing, leaving behind some ugly black traces like an age - old scar.

You looked away from your arm, letting your tears fall.

He's only in stalemate state, right?! You helplessly thought as you aimlessly ran. He's not really dead, right? He'll come back to me, right?

The thoughts of your true friend and the sheer denial for what just happened to him made you awfully sick in both mind and body.

You knew deep within your heart that Griffon would no longer return, and that you were fast approaching the moment of your own demise.

All of a sudden, the visions of the white haired man came back to you, of you having a picnic with him, of him playing the violin for you,...

... of you two building a family together.

Lies! They were all,...

... just huge, fucking lies!

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Dante watched the Executioner as it fell on the ground, its incredible mass making the ground tremble.

As soon as he realized that the enemy could no longer breathe, the Legendary Devil Hunter allowed himself to collapse on the ground, fatigue, thirst, and hunger all taking a toll on his body.

The man, then, clicked his tongue in annoyance, wincing in pain at the same time as he felt the awful sensation in his heavily wounded legs.

"Oh, man!" Dante exclaimed helplessly.

He can't do it like this. He must destroy the Dreadnought, itself. This endless demonic onslaught would never end unless,...

Dante stopped musing for a while as one random thought came to him.

He took out his Rebellion, or what's left of it after Urizen knocked him out that day, and took a good long look at it.

"If the Yamato could separate man from Demon,..." he asked himself as he glanced at the intricate carvings of the sword. "Then, what about the Rebellion?"

At the sound of his voice, some more Demons that were bigger and more dangerous than the Executioner came forward, all blood lust and violence, longing to end him.

"You never give me a break, do you?!" The man quipped as he hastily stood up, already feeling his injuries heal.

He had to kill them all and get to you as fast as he could.

He came forward, holding the sword up and pointing it at his mid - section.

Now, if his deductions were right regarding the Yamato and the Rebellion, then,...

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exoticarmy127 · 5 years ago

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🎧 Track 02: Unforgettable by Nat King Cole

🎵 “That’s why darling, it's incredible that someone so unforgettable... thinks that I’m unforgettable too.”

Featuring: BTS - Jin

You can tell a lot about a person’s personality based on their coffee preferences. Having worked at the Espresso & Chai for almost a year and half now, you learned to pick up little details about the frequent coffee-goers…

Like how the espresso and Americano drinkers, or those who liked their coffee black and bitter to the point that its almost satanic in your opinion, were the workaholics and the business men and women who are always in a hurry so they like having it for ‘to-go’. The latte drinkers are usually the millenial’s who liked to keep it safe, and are quite the trend followers. Aesthetics are important to these drinkers as you’ve seen them take photos at the cafe with their drinks then post it on their respective Instagram accounts.

You liked the Cappuccino lovers the most because they are highly creative and motivated, though may be a little obsessive at times. Then there’s the Frappucino drinkers who are the risk takers of the bunch and are not afraid to stand out; usually the teenagers who come in when school ends.

Of course those are just rough observations from the frequent customers and you were sure there’s more to their personalities than what lies in their coffee preferences, but you couldn’t seem to ignore the pattern.

But then there’s him.

The first time you saw him, it was late afternoon and the shop was bustling with people—mostly the younger generation since classes just ended. When he came in, it was like you were suddenly submerged in a movie scene where everything moved in slow motion and all you could see was that tall, handsome figure walking towards the counter you were currently manning.

He was wearing a long coat over a black turtle neck and his face was one that made you believe there truly was a God in existence who crafted such beautiful human beings. He was looking down at his phone and when you greeted him and asked the usual “What can i get for you?”, he smiled and told you his order:

“I’ll have a Venti, Caramel Macchiato, Skim, Extra Shot, Extra-Hot, Extra-Whip, Sugar-Free.”

And that’s when the fantasy began to fade because wow, high maintenance much?

You didn't mean to judge, but working at a coffee shop for a while had made you wary of those who liked their coffee a little too customized. You made a list of the most obnoxious coffee orders: from drinks that required lite water (what was that even?) to sugar-free syrup (totally lost the essence of syrup there).

You were a little disappointed that this guy, who looked like he had just fallen from heaven, was one of the obnoxious ones.

“And your name, sir?”

“Jin.”

Too bad Jin, you thought with a sigh as you scribbled his name on the cup along with his long order specifics.

“That’ll be $4.75.” you said and he handed you the money. You expected him to leave right as you gave him the receipt but instead, he paused and pointed at your apron.

“Nice. I like Super Mario.” he smiled, which totally caught you off guard. He left before you could respond and as you looked down, you saw that you still had that little Mario pin stuck next to your name tag and from then on, you couldn’t seem to get your mind off of the man with the obnoxious Caramel Macchiato order.

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Jin returned to the shop a few more times and it made you wonder about him because each time he ordered a different drink and came in at different times. Some days he’d order something as obnoxious as his very first or something simple as a vanilla latte. Some nights he went for a couple shots of espresso or a mocha frappuccino.

Frequent customers often had a usual drinks and usual times but not Jin. And it made you more curious about him considering you couldn't find a pattern in his coffee preference that would tell at least give you an inkling of what type of person he was. The fact that he’s unknown to you…and unpredictable made him the more memorable and you often looked forward to seeing him come in through the doors of the cafe.

And when he left, the thought of him often lingered in your mind for hours.

But sadly, your barista days at the cafe ended a couple of months after meeting Jin and you had to take a different job because it paid more and would fit your university schedules. You worked as a waitress in a fast food chain and on the weekends, you worked for your uncle and his catering business.

It wasn’t much different from your first job, considering it both involved serving people, but you liked working at the Espresso & Chai. You liked making coffee and its easy-going atmosphere; you like the way it was bustling in the morning and almost peaceful at night. Heck you even liked your co-workers, Jimin and Taehyung, no matter how annoying they were with how they always flirted with customers by scribbling their phone numbers on the cup.

You missed the smell of roasted coffee grounds that surrounded the shop and the way some would make small talk with you at the counter on their better days...

Or maybe you just missed a certain Jin and his unpredictable orders whenever he came by.

It was a Saturday night and you were manning a mini bar at a wedding were your uncle took a gig to cater at. It was already late and there were only a few people left who were talking at the tables or dancing a slow song on the dance floor. It was a familiar tune and you found yourself humming along as you wiped some glasses.

“Excuse me?”

You sighed, thinking how no matter how late it was, your shift wasn’t exactly over. “Hi, what can I—“ You paused when your eyes settled on your current customer, who was a familiar—beautiful—face. He was wearing a black tuxedo which hugged his broad shoulders and tall frame just right, making anyone at a distance swoon over him.

Jin smiled upon your eyes meeting his and you would be lying if it didn’t make your stomach churn at the sight. “Hey. I thought it was you.”

He knows, you thought in surprise. “You…” you swallowed. “You know me?”

Jin shrugged, looking almost shy. “How could I not? Y/N, right?” your heart drummed at how he remembered your name. “You’re the one who takes my orders at the cafe.”

Oh right, you thought, feeling almost pathetic for even thinking that he would remember you of something more special than being the one who took his coffee order.

“And I would’t forget…” he suddenly added and the music playing in the background seemed to be speaking to you as his eyes gazed at you in a way that made your skin prickle with excitement. “How come I don’t see you at the shop anymore? Are you on leave?”

“Oh. No, I—uh, I had to quit.” Jin frowned at your answer and you felt a little triumphant at his disappointment. “It was clashing with my class schedules so I took a different job at another restaurant.”

“Oh..”

“You still go there?” you asked him, out of curiosity.

“Not so much anymore.” he admitted, and something in his words made you feel shy and a little proud.

“Oh…well, um…” you half chuckled as you motioned your head towards the glasses to change the subject. “Can I get you anything now? Like old times sake?” you added jokingly and you wanted to punch yourself for it because that sounded so lame.

“Actually…” he said thoughtfully as he leant on the bar table, looming so close you could see the sparkle in his eyes. “I came to ask what time your shift ends.”

At his words you felt yourself blush and your mouth seemed to have a mind of its own as it replied, “In a few minutes...”

“Great! Save me a dance?” he asked, biting his lip cutely and who were you to say no to that?

Later that night, you found yourself dancing with a man (him in his tux and you in your work shirt and jeans) whom you only thought about in your fantasies.

Jin was definitely unpredictable, you thought as you danced the night away the way Cinderella only ever did. And as the songs goes, you couldn’t help but wonder how someone so unforgettable…

Thinks you’re unforgettable too.

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Went a little overboard with this one keke~ I liked how it turned out though!

Tell me what you think!

PS: listen to Sia’s version of this song <3 It’s my fave~ although the original is a classic :D Thanks for reading!

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FINALS MOVIE REVIEW PART 1

Dimasacat Kim

Javier Noah

MM23

LSS MOVIE REVIEW

As an artist I could point out details of the movie that are true and that most artists not just local but all around the world go through. An example for that would be when I go somewhere like from a commute I would listen to underrated music artists and also mainstream ones because this helps me get to a mood in which I would be able to think scenarios’ , frames, compositions, poetry that would be made in my head. It somehow connects to me the lyrics that are being sung and in a creative way it somehow becomes part of me. Another scene from the movie was when Sarah (Gabbi Garcia) connected to a complete stranger just by hearing the music taste of the stranger. This stranger down the line would become her lover. With this, I could rest my theory that if you have the same music taste with another person it won’t matter whatever social class you’re in or what age nor gender you have. You would connect instantly just like wifi to gadgets. In a parallel timeframe, Zack (the complete stranger Sarah met while on her commute) was struggling with the relationship of him and the love of his life. Because eventually his love liked a different person and she was a woman. As this scene was shown, I liked how slowly the Filipino movies are injecting the idea of the support for the same gender love and on to this day, relationships like these are now normal and should be accepted by the society. To release Zack’s stress, he remembered before that he asked Sarah to go watch Ben and Ben with him at Route 196 on their live gig. It was funny cause in real time, there are a lot of indie bands who play there to showcase their talents to the music junkies such as myself. But when Zack went there, he wasn’t able to see Sarah because she was late. Devastated and a bit problematic, He called his mother to pick him up and they both went home. The next day was he met up with his step sister because he wanted his mom and dad to meet once again and make up since his dad was dying slowly. Before that day, he asked his mom to watch a movie with him. But little did the mother know that most of the movie titles that Zack picked foreshadowed the history of his mother and father. This was a way so that he could try to talk about his father to his mom. The history between Zack’s mother and father was quite simple. His father left the Country so that he could work abroad but the father had an affair and got the girl pregnant. Because of this, Zack’s mother hated and forgot about her husband. But I know deep inside she felt guilty because she was the one who told her husband to go abroad to work there so that they could have a better life.

Meanwhile in Sarah’s current timeline, she just broke up with her boyfriend since her boyfriend didn’t believe in her dreams on becoming a successful musician. So later on she went to this local restaurant where in she saw Zack with a girl (she was the step sister of Zack) holding hands with each other. This made Sarah a bit jealous. As she enters the restaurant, her ex-boyfriend chased Sarah and asked for forgiveness but Sarah had enough and she ignored him. Later on she noticed that her favorite band was right in front of her. She quickly ran out of the restaurant and followed them and the band if they needed extra hands while on their gig. They respectfully declined her offer but gave her a little advice that she should continue pursuing her dreams that the beginning of everything is just the hardest part of everything. To be honest that line could be applied to anything in this world. That whatever happens we need to succeed no matter what since the first part of everything would always be the hardest.

There is also a scene there in which the little brother of Sarah fought with her because she finally new that her little brother didn’t go to school and wasted all the cash that she gave for school turned into studio recording money. The brother also stated that he has a better chance in the music industry because he is far more better than Sarah. For me this was one of the most painful scenes in the movie because after all that trouble with her brother, Sarah still accepted her brother with open arms and surprisingly she supported her bothers dream of becoming a famous musician. A dream that she wanted for herself but she put it to the side and supported her brother instead. She was like a mother in this scene because she sacrificed her life-long dreams just so his little brother would be happy and would be able to fulfil his dreams of becoming a famous rapper. A little time frame jump happened and now Sarah is supporting her little brother perform in a live gig with a lot of people. This foreshadows of what could have been Sarah if she continued to pursue her music career. Later on The manager of Sarah approached her and asked if she would want to manage her little brothers careen despite of what Sarah’s true dreams. This tore Sarah’s heart because she knew that she should be the one performing at the stage and not her little brother. Later on the film Sarah finally had her break and she was one of the assistant managers of her favorite band. This is a proof that no matter what happens, no matter how long you wait, if its for you and you wished for it, you would have it. As the movie progresses, Sarah had her chance to showcase once more her talent to her idol band Ben and ben and they were sitting beside a campfire eating and just jamming with their guitars. The band was impressed with her voice and praised her for that. On the next day, Zack finally went out to see his father and he brought her mother with him but she didn’t know what was the place they were going and she was asleep the whole time they were at the bus because she had drank with her friends the night before. Later on when they got to the house, Zacks mother got mad and cried as she saw her old husband and argued with Zack. In this scene she said that she felt guilty about everything because she was the one who convinced her husband to take the job abroad so that they could have a happy life. The scene just ended with Zacks mother leaving them behind and crying. On that night, Zack and Sarah stayed on the bed and played an old demo tape that Sarah recorded. It was a song she wrote before she was with Zack.

On the next day, Zack finally told that he needed to go with his father back to the states so that he could take care of him but that would mean that he would sacrifice his time without Sarah. Both of them sat at the bridge and talked to each other heart to heart. A time frame jump happened and now, Sarah is now a recording artist and performs with her favorite band Ben and ben.

During the last scene, as she played the song she wrote to Zack, Zack appeared in the crowd and Sarah saw him and she sang their song together with her band. To me, this means that no matter what happens, we just need to trust the process we have a head of us and it would all make sense once we are there in the very end. In my final words here,If we have a dream, the key to have it is something called the law of attraction. We should send out energy or positive vibes so in the near future, all of our hopes and dreams would come true. No matter how long it would take. We just need to stay positive and adapt to whatever is given to us.

Lola Igna Movie Review

Lola Igna is a 2019 Filipino comedy film directed and written by Eduardo Roy Jr. and starring veteran actress Angie Ferrero, and former Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4 housemate, Yves Flores. It had a theatrical release in the Philippines on September 12, 2019 as one of the entries of the 2019 (PPP) Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino.The film has received an award “best picture”, Best screenplay, Best musical score and Best actress for Angie Ferrero.

According to the director Eduardo Roy Jr. the film originated to his own reflections on his relationship with his great grandmother who is a resident of Sagada who died in 2012 at the age of 80 years old. The film was a tribute for his great grandmother, a story of what if he got to bond with his grandmother since he didn’t get the chance to learn more about her since she lived in the remote mountain province. Lola Igna is a representation of the main protagonist. Imagine what would his grandmother say to him if she saw the movie tribute he made for her. He did that with pure heart even though director Eduardo Roy Jr. didn’t had the chance to meet his grand mother.

The film is about an old woman named Igna or called as Lola Igna in the movie as it goes to the title, she is a 118 year old woman who wanted to die as if she already feels she had seen it all. Imagine out living all of your friends , families and relatives that was so dear to you but you cannot do anything since it isn’t your time yet to leave this life. Her remaining grandchildren then made her to join in a contest for the Oldest Grandmother in the world as she is a contender of a fascinating age and she could to win a millions of dollars. Because of her age and as for her gates to open for being the Oldest Grandmother in the world this made her popular and kibitzers from the city come to visit her in her bahay kubo in the middle of the verdant rice fields. Sound familiar right? It is also as the same story of Apo Whang Od, the oldest tattoo artist from the Kalinga Highlands.

As her continuous popularity bought by her age of wisdom, other people also tried to make profit from the tourists who shows up just to see her by selling souvenir merchandise, as if it’s like she’s a part of a circus for someone’s entertainment. She was actually the town’s most sought after midwife, but she already retired. As for Lola Igna’s relatives, her only remaining relatives are her granddaughter, Nida and her son, Bok. Think about this, you are already done working and once you get home, there are people who want to visit you just because you are now treated as a “tourist attraction” booth or like a wild animal trapped in a cage. It may sound rough but by the looks of it, most likely Lola Igna feels that way on how the people treat her. She just wants to rest in peace but the people who know her won’t let her achieve her inner peace.

Then one day a young man appears who claims to be her great great grandson and already calls her “Lola Lola”. The young man is named Tim, the son of Ana, the sister of Nida who left them a long ago and never felt a presence. The reconciliation of the two estranged sisters is a dramatic high point that will make you shed a tear or two. Lola Igna appreciates Tim’s company and asks him to make a coffin for her. Just think of yourself tired from all the work you’ve done and all the things happening to your life but when you are on the verge of breaking down and giving up, a guardian angel appears and gives you the light you need and the energy or power you lacked before. That guardian angel of Lola Igna was her great great grandson Tim. Even though Tim didn’t knew her lola that much, with open arms he embraced her.

Lola Igna has lived a full life of serving to their community, all her life assisting mothers to give a precious life of their kids. Imagine yourself as an assistant of God to help make life to the new born babies but you yourself wants to rest her soul but deep inside you know God still has a plan for you and that is the meain reason why you out lived most of the people you used to be with in your youth days. As Lola Igna says, we should not be afraid of death, which for her is just a start of a journey, a journey which a soul may feel freedom. She wishes for a dead bird and a dead friend Gusting, (the first baby she had ever delivered) for her to have safe travels in the great beyond.

She even talks regularly to her deceased husband and treats him like he is still around. This is a proof that even though lola Igna wants to finally rest her soul, she still continues to love her husband and imagine that he is still walking with her on her journey so that she won’t feel lonely. From most people, when they go through dark times or they are on a new journey / chapter in their life, they want people who they know or who they could trust stand beside them so that they could be influenced by their power of undying support.

The film progresses very slowly, familiarizing us with the character of Lola Igna's daily routine upon waking up, from her chamber pot ritual to her fly-infested breakfast. However, once the main story got its way, there was so much more to tell than just Lola's life story. Aside from the evocative drama within her family, the film also comments on rural politics, folk superstitious beliefs, as well as on social media phenomena. It was like an update on "Himala," but lighter, spices with a generous sense of humor.

The uniqueness of the film Lola Igna is there in the young people who may have been tired already of beaches and camping. One of the more poignant experiences in the film is seeing young people trekking all the way to the small home of Lola Igna for anything at all that would make their lives exciting and unique, as a source of entertainment which arrogance and naivety is within.

The film actually is a celebration of life and even death as it shows how the cycle of life is precious and is beautiful, that we should give it more value as we ride along in our journey from life and death. As for the long life of Lola Igna it may not cut deep into your soul, but it transports you to the alienated world of human being who has lived too long as it shifts one’s perspective about death and aging. Also this movie shows that sometimes, the more you have seen and experienced in life, it helps you get the wisdom and the stories you could share to the youth in a way you could guide them like their guardian angel but this time you are physically there to guide them. But little did lola Igna knew that she also had a guardian angel herself. This Film is a reminder to us that no matter what happens in our life, we just need to get back up when life brings us down and continue walking our life journey. If we see people who struggle with the problems we used to experience ourselves, we give them a hand. No matter what age, gender, or religion they are. Life goes on and time flies fast as we progress to the next chapter in our lives.

The Panti Sisters Movie Review

The “Panti Sisters” is a film that deals about family, pride, acceptance and love. Directed by Jun Luna, this movies is such an enjoyable movie to watch. Not only is it entertaining, this movie also gives the audience as different perspective of the plight of the LGBTQ community.

The movie tells about the story of the Panti sisters. The sisters are affluent but their toxic rich father is not accepting of their choice in life, that of being homosexual. The movie takes us to a long plight of hardship in dealing with their father’s open rejection to their ways of being gay. The siblings Gabbi, Samuel and Daniel, went their own separate ways only to be summoned back by their father whose days were numbered because of his terminal cancer illness. He asked the siblings to go back to their old house where they grew up and gave them an offer of receiving 300 million pesos if they follow his rules.

The father’s intention of getting his gay children back is because of his ulterior motive to have a grandson. He believes that this is the way to keep the next generation alive. The father, in an attempt to make sure this happens, asked them to impregnate a woman and stay in his abode for him to see his sons for a while being what he wanted them to be. As the story progresses, there are hardships that the Panti sisters encountered towards the rules that their dad gave them but only one successfully advances the offer by having a child of his own, but suddenly things didn’t come up as plan as it ended into miscarriage.

With that miscarriage it ended the feud of the sisters and ended up for them to be closer together. The siblings, as much as they love their father, could not fathom to do what their father wishes them to do, that is to bear him a grandson. As the movie is about to end, one of the sisters died because of a gunshot which leads to the grief of the family including their father. This incident led to the father’s regret in proposing the offer as he knew that he was the root of every misfortune that has happened. Realization came at the most unfortunate moment as the father realized that he is responsible for the death of his own son. The story ends with the children finally forgiving their father for what has been done wrong to them while the father finally accepted his sons for who they are and ended up to becoming a happy family with acceptance and ended with a happy ending.

At first, I was thinking the movie was just about fun and comedy, but as it progresses it’s all about the toxicity of us humans for not accepting special people around us because of just rules and misconceptions that had been imbedded and taught to us by some religions and society at large. It is in this context that we see the plight of a lot of homosexuals and the daily suffering that they have to bear not only from people who are small-minded, but also from society at large that have been misguided by false teachings. The plight of homosexuals in the Philippines is still a struggle. A lot of homosexuals are still hiding behind their closets because their families themselves do not accept them or are ashamed of them. Filipinos are “status quo” sensitive, which is a sad reality but true nonetheless. Old ways don’t go away easily for Filipinos. In this movie, this reality still holds true for a lot of Filipino families. It seems that a family’s integrity, or the lack of it, depends on how the head of the family sees it. The father figure is still the revered person in a Filipino family. In this film, the familial representation is so vivid. The stark truth that Filipinos still see homosexuals as an undesirable member of a unit of the society is so heartrending. Rejection and discrimination are just some of the dilemma that homosexuals experience. The problem, advocates stress, goes beyond equality. Our government does not even protect the LGBTQ rights. Without a national law, several LGBT Filipinos continue to live in layers of fear and inequality. Some stop living all together.

The ordeal of the “Panti Sisters” to fight rejection based on their sexual orientation or sexual identity has shown anew a spotlight on the grueling situation on the of the LGBTQ movement in the Philippines. The film has strikingly shown how the supposedly widely held belief that LGBTQ people have gained acceptance or tolerance in Philippine society can be a fallacy.

But many can find solace in the words of Pope Francis who, in stressing homosexuals should not be condemned, said in 2013: “If a person is gay and seeks out the Lord and is willing, who am I to judge that person?” Years later, the Pope said that when he blurted his famous words on homosexuality, he was “paraphrasing by heart the Catechism of the Catholic Church where it says that these people should be treated with delicacy and not be marginalized.”

This film has a message to offer us, Filipinos, and to the whole world. We need to be accepting and understanding. We need to find it in our heart to realize that homosexuals are persons, just like you and me. Homosexuals have feelings, too. As much as we want to have a decent and happy life, they, too, are entitled to it. Who are we to judge when we are no better than anyone.

The message of the movie is loud and clear. We should all take heed, take the movie personally and seriously. It’s not just about the comedy of stereotype gay people making jokes of their own but the story is about them, where they bring happiness to us by making the world more colorful and vibrant.

I personally find the movie very interesting and an eye-opener. The artists gave justice to the film. I would be wanting to see more of these movies specially with the LGBTQ supporting the likes of these movies.

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Entry #327 March 28, 2019 5:27 pm

Dearest SoulEater,

Halu.. Well.. How do I start? I have a lot of things in my mind right now. But maybe this is all going to be a talk about myself. Actually, Li-anne and I had a conversation and it was about her and me. And she told me about the things she didnt like about and gave me some advice which I accepted. She told me I was full of excuses. I was also informed by her as well that I may be having issues with my elite friends, LSS. So I confronted them and we talked about it. After like 2 days, while I was at shower I remembered the 8th Naruto opening song called Diver by Nico Touches the Wall and it made me teary eyed a bit. Anime fans would understand that reference because of that video. Immediately, I thanked my pals for being there for me and that I knew better that I can count on them.

The issue regarding my return to public services has become more bleak and somehow it puts pressure on me now. I have bills to pay and livestreaming is not enough to pay those bills in the long run. I can still sustain as of now, but Im sure this sustenance will not last long.

Three months.. this period made me think of the stage I am now in Erikson’s Theory. Generativity vs Stagnation, and Intimacy vs Isolation. I am both in the bad sides.

One day, while I was supporting a streamer friend of mine, he suddenly played a youtube video about motivational speeches. At first I didnt wanna hear it coz I felt it was boring, but I gave it a shot anyway and listened all through out. One phrase struck me. “No more Excuses”. At that moment, I felt like I was slapped to my senses, like I was in a deep illusion that just got out after that hard hit. That night, it made me do some deep thinking. And maybe this is the uncomfortable sign Im waiting for. I dont want to be a loser anymore. I have to change, and it is not some petty change that I can only say in Day 1. It has to be a good perma change.

Me and Ate Cely, my mom had a talk this afternoon after I woke up. You know, I have an F’ed sleeping schedule. And she told me and reminded me of our plans. She was very willing to pause her house project so she could help me. I remembered I promised her a good life, that she wont have to borrow money again. And I dont wanna be a burden. We cannot totally rely on my brother anymore because he will be having his own family soon and my parents will only have me now. Destiny is setting me up to get out of my comfort zone now. I think Im ripe to get out to the world. So here is my plan.

I have already started working out again and changing my eating and lifestyle. I have a solid work out regimen that I think is working (my whole body is on pain due to the Monday and Wednesday workout). I need to start with my body if I want that good physical aspect for my working environment. As for my career path, I have decided to shift to a more sophisticated practice. I have served my community for 5 good years, but I think this is where it ends. Ill start getting hospital based experience and trainings to get myself the credentials that I will need for my arsenal when I go Manila. I have started looking at some local hospitals where I can start working this April. As for my livestreaming career, I will be letting go of this one as well. From a temporary fulltime twitch streamer, Ill be shifting to a parttime streamer and fulltime viewer and ninong to the streamers I like. That way Ill be in touch with my twitch friends and connections that I have established in that more than year of twitch experience. This will also give me the chance to be a fulltime gamer again. To play my games to my heart’s satisfaction without the pressure of viewers.

Soul.. You know me. I dont ask and pray for things from you. I work for them. But maybe just this one time, Ill ask that You give me courage and strength. There will be a lot of rejections and fear along the way. Just be there for me when I go through them. This is the leap of fate that they were talking about. This is the turning point. Help me.

Love lots,

Jim.

P.S.

Im scared and terrified as I am writing this. But they say, doing the things that scare you means you are doing it right and that you are on your way to something better. Im tired of being scared. Let’s do this.

#Life #Love #Friends

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urdearestmom · 7 years ago

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Airport Ballrooms | A Delayed Flight

so I don’t think I ever posted this there, and it reminded me that I need to post the rest of the chapters of LSS. but for those of you who haven’t come here from my ao3, here’s a little something I wrote back in January.

Summary: What happens when you hear a piano at 3 am?

ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13332432

She hears it before she sees anything. Right as she exits the washroom, a song’s beginning is heard from a piano. As it proceeds, she finds that it’s vaguely familiar.

Coming into the open area where she’s been sitting and trying to nap for the past three hours, she sees that the formerly vacant piano is now occupied by a man whose fingers are gliding across the keys, his dark hair slipping over his brow. He looks like he might be about her age, although she’s not sure.

He’s very concentrated on his playing, so he doesn’t notice when she stands off to his left, watching. He ends the piece softly and when he looks up, he sees her and jumps, putting a hand to his chest.

“Jesus Christ! …almost gave me a heart attack there,” he laughs.

She smiles. “Sorry. That was really nice,” she says, gesturing to the keys. “What was it?”

He shrugs. “Just some good old Chopin.”

She nods. “Sounds familiar.”

“Did you recognize it?” He asks. “It’s one of his most famous pieces.”

“Yeah, kinda sounded like a lullaby or something.” She scrunches her nose. “Never mind.”

He hums. “No, I get what you mean, it has that quality to it,” he says, getting up and pushing the bench in. “What’s your name?”

For some reason, it’s at that moment that she notices he has freckles, although not many. “Jane Hopper, but I go by El. I like your freckles,” she unashamedly comments, then cringes. Fuck.

They start moving toward the seats where she left her luggage, and she sees that there are a few more bags nearby that must be his.

“Really?” He answers. “I used to have a lot more when I was younger, it’s kind of a side effect of aging that you lose freckles.”

“They’re cute.” She looks at her feet. Again? Seriously?

“Alright,” he chuckles. “If you say so, El.”

It’s then she remembers she hasn’t asked his name.

“Michael Wheeler, but no one except my parents call me Michael. Mike’s easier,” he says, tilting his head. “Were you on that flight to Indianapolis? I think it’s the only one that got delayed this late.”

She sits back where she’s been this entire time, and he sits next to her. They’ve just met, but it’s nice not to have to sit in an empty airport terminal at three in the morning by herself, chasing sleep she knows she’s not going to find. “Yeah, I’m going home. I was in Vegas at a speech pathology conference."

Mike grins. “Vegas, huh? What’s it like, hit up any casinos?”

El lays her head back. “I was there for work, so no. I guess I could have, some of my coworkers did, but casinos aren’t really my scene. Too loud,” she responds. “My friend Dustin definitely did, he’s still there,” she adds with a smile.

“He sounds like fun.”

“Definitely is, though sometimes he can be a bit of a handful,” she laughs. “How about you? Going home too?”

Mike nods. “Yup. I was in LA visiting my cousin, but also working. I’m a piano teacher,” he says, wiggling his fingers. “And there’s been a new initiative here in the States, to get some sort of standardized way of teaching, like the Royal Conservatory in Canada. So there’s been collaboration happening, stuff might be in the works.”

She turns to look at him, taking in the excited way he says this. “You seem really happy about that,” she remarks.

He nods again excitedly, his mop of hair flopping over his eyes. “Absolutely! It would make things easier if every teacher across the country had a certain level of things to teach students. Be easier for students too, especially if they ever have to switch teachers.” Suddenly he blows air upwards. “I need to cut this shit,” Mike says, gesturing to the dark locks surrounding his face.

El contemplates him for a second, taking in how he looks. “Nah, it looks good with your face.” GOD, EL! Stop being so forward, you just met him! “I think so, at least, if my opinion counts for anything,” she says, suddenly shy.

It’s weird, she thinks, that she just met this guy less than ten minutes ago and they’re already talking so easily.

He smiles. “It does,” he says, taking out his phone. He shows her what’s clearly a selfie, but it looks like there’s two of him. “That’s my cousin.” Mike points at the one who’s wearing a Guns N’ Roses shirt. “And this is me.” He’s wearing a simple striped t-shirt.

She looks more closely at the picture, trying to find some difference between them. “You guys look like twins!” She exclaims.

“We could be, if he wasn’t five years younger. We get that a lot though,” he answers. “I think you’re going to agree with me on this.” He continues. “He says he’s more attractive, but I say we look the same and therefore have the same appeal. What do you think? As an outside party.”

El looks at it again, and finds that she disagrees with Mike. “I think you’re cuter. Something about you,” she replies.

She looks up to find that a lovely pink blush is spreading across his cheeks. “Something I said?” She winks. Oh my god you fucking idiot. She suddenly feels crushed by the weight of her mortification.

He makes a strangled noise, and the hour and her tired brain must be getting to her, because somehow she finds it the funniest sound she’s ever heard. It’s also a little comforting that he doesn’t seem completely put off.

“Damn, that was smooth!” He says, starting to laugh too. “I gotta tell him you said that.”

“Isn’t he sleeping by now?”

He shakes his head. “No, he says sleep is for the weak. And it’s only two in Cali, and it’s the weekend.”

She reads over his shoulder as he types.

Cute girl said I’m cuter than you LOL

Suck on THAT tozier

“You think I’m cute?”

Mike blushes again. “Yeah, pretty. Really pretty,” he says softly. He gets a text almost instantly.

I dont believe u wheelie

U probably paid her or smth

Also, suck on what ;)

Actually nvm thats incest its just my reflex response

Mike looks at her. “Is it okay if we make a video and send it to him so he believes me?”

She shrugs. “We’ve still got at least four hours to kill, so why not?”

He pulls up the camera and starts recording. “Fine, you don’t believe me, here she is herself,” he says, turning the camera on her.

She waves awkwardly. “Hey… um, what’s his name?” Cringe.

“Richie.”

“Hey, Richie, just a little video to say that in my opinion your cousin’s cuter than you. And no, he didn’t pay me to say that,” she states, glancing off camera with a small smile.

Mike turns the camera back to him. “There you go, asshole. Video proof.”

He sends it, and they wait a minute in anticipatory silence before Mike’s phone vibrates with another text.

Lmao that doesnt convince me

She is cute tho ill give u that

Mike heaves an over-exaggerated sigh, shaking his head. You’re a dick, he types, go to sleep I’ll text when I get home.

SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK, MICHAEL.

GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP, RICHARD. YOU HAVE WORK TOMORROW.

FUCK WORK

Mike stares at his phone for a second before turning it off. “If I keep talking to him then he’ll never actually go to sleep.”

El smiles at him. “He seems like a fun person.”

“Oh, he’s an absolute dick. But I love him,” Mike says, shaking his head again. “We weren’t really close as kids but then he moved nearby and we talked more, except then I went to college. He’s closer with my little sister.”

She nods. “Do you have any siblings?” He asks.

“Nope. Just me and my dad.”

“That’s nice. Sometimes I wish there had been less people in my house, would’ve meant less embarrassment in certain situations,” he says. “I have two sisters, one older, one younger.”

“I wish I’d had a sister growing up, would’ve made things easier sometimes,” she answers. “Can you even imagine how awkward my dad was the first time I got my period?”

He doesn’t say anything for a second, and she thinks maybe she shouldn’t have said that. OH MY FUCK.

“Sorry, that was awkward,” she laughs. WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK.

“No, it’s fine, just unexpected is all,” he says. “I mean, we’ve only known each other for like fifteen minutes.”

They look at each other, the same thought going through their minds. “This is weird,” they say together, and then they start giggling.

“I just-” He takes a breath. “Do you feel like you know me from somewhere? Because I feel like I know you but I don’t think I’ve ever met you before.”

It’s what she’s been thinking. She feels a sort of familiarity with him, something she’s never felt so quickly with anyone else. It’s like she’s known him for a long time, or maybe in another life or universe.

She grins. “Isn’t there a multiverse theory?”

After spending an hour discussing parallel universes and the physics involved in understanding any of it (which they both have enough of a basic grasp on because of watching too much History Channel), Mike is sitting at the piano again, El having asked him to play something else. She doesn’t recognize the beginning, but as it progresses she realizes she does know it. It gets her moving, and she doesn’t really know what she’s doing, but she’s circling the piano and the man playing it in a way that somehow fits with the music. She even sings along with the main melody and the trills.

She feels like he’s transforming the place into a gigantic ballroom with his music, and she’s the princess dancing with her prince (except there’s no prince to dance with, because he’s too busy making the music). It’s a stupid thing to think, but she never had dolls or was allowed to watch princess movies or read fairytales when she was a kid, and she feels like she missed out. Hopper let her watch movies and read, but it wasn’t the same as a teen as it would’ve been as a kid. And maybe it’s just a dumb fantasy, a creation of her mind because she’s tired and suddenly thinking about her horrifying childhood, but she thinks the imaginary ballroom that only has her and Mike in it is a wonderful place to be.

He ends the piece with a theatrical flourish, throwing his hands up off the keys as soon as the last notes are played. “How was that? You were dancing!”

A laugh escapes her lips as she claps. “It was amazing! I knew that one, it’s from the Nutcracker, right?”

Mike nods vigorously. “Gotta love me some Tchaikovsky.”

“Is that why it’s so dancey? Because it’s for a ballet?” She asks, curious.

“No, it’s because it’s a waltz,” he answers, stretching his arms up above his head. His sweater rides up to reveal a sliver of pale skin, and she finds herself staring without being able to tear her eyes away. “Waltzes are inherently dancey, I think. At least that’s what I always tell my students who play them, it helps them really hear the tempo and accents if they try to see the dancers.”

She averts her gaze, and he’s still talking. “You know, ‘cause waltzes have the accent on count one, so it goes one-two-three, and sometimes when you’re caught up in playing you forget about it so it’s good to try and envision the dancing. The music was written for dancing after all,” he finishes. “El? Sorry, was I rambling, because I have a tendency to-”

“No,” she breathes. “You’re just really attractive. The piano suits you.” She almost face palms. WHY am I like this????

That shuts him up, a redness spreading across his face once again (but this time along with a wide grin). He might just combust if he looks at her, so he looks at his hands instead.

“Sorry,” she says, worried she’s crossed a line she wasn’t supposed to yet.

Mike’s head whips up. “Sorry? What are you sorry for?”

“I’m too forward. It almost always ruins things with guys.” She deflates almost imperceptibly, and she wonders if he noticed.

Apparently he did, because El feels herself pulled into a sideways hug, tugged down to sit on the bench next to him. “Hey,” he says softly. “You’re just saying what you think is true, which is a great quality to have. You saved me from my own rambling, so thanks.” He gives her a squeeze and adds, “It hasn’t ruined things with me.”

Suddenly the air is charged and she thinks that if they weren’t in an airport she might have kissed him then. Sadly, they are in an airport. Instead, she requests that he play something more contemporary than Chopin or Tchaikovsky, and he starts up with a rendition of Halo by Beyoncé.

They spend another hour around the piano, him playing more and she observing. El thinks he plays with a lot of grace, his fingers moving deftly across the keys almost as though he’s stroking the instrument. He looks like he belongs in front of a piano, making beautiful music for all the world to hear. In this case the world is a strange woman in an airport at the asscrack of dawn.

It’s five in the morning when the pair crashes back onto the seats next to their bags, and they lean their heads on each other and fall asleep. However, it seems things are only in increments of one hour on this night, because it’s six when El awakes with a start, knocking Mike’s head off of hers.

“Attention passengers: flight 337 to Indianapolis International is now scheduled for take-off at eight thirty. Boarding will begin at gate twenty-three one hour in advance.”

“Hey,” she says, seeing Mike next to her looking disoriented. “Flight’s at eight thirty but we gotta be there at seven thirty, do you wanna get some breakfast?”

Looking around, she sees that the open area that was so empty during the night now has other people milling through it, and it shatters the warm space she’d felt she and Mike were in. It’s time to go back to the real world, away from the fantasies of ballrooms and princes and dancing. The magic of the night has been erased by the movement of the morning and she hopes what she thinks she felt between them hasn’t been erased too.

He yawns. “I’ll take that as a yes,” she says, getting up to stretch and grabbing her bags.

They walk around the slowly filling terminal, looking for a place to eat, and light upon a cute coffee place in the food court. They order and eat in silence, avoiding looking at each other, until he speaks.

“Does last night… feel like it was a dream, to you?” Mike asks.

I thought that was just me. She takes a sip of her black coffee. “It kind of does, yeah. This entire encounter has been weird.”

He looks down at his croissant, crinkling his nose, then peeks back at her through his lashes. “I’m sorry.”

“Nothing to be sorry for.”

He says nothing else, and neither does she, so they head off to gate twenty three, and she thinks something’s wrong because he wasn’t this quiet or awkward last night. The tension is palpable, but she’s never been very good at social interactions and she doesn’t know what to say. He probably realized how dumb I am. She thinks she may have come across as very brazen (which she is, but she hates it for how it ruins everything all the time). Mike hadn’t seemed bothered by her earlier, and she had hoped that something good might have come out of their chance meeting.

It seems it was not to be, however, because the only thing he does as they board the plane is wave and give a little half smile when he finds his seat. El sighs and settles in for the hour and a half flight. She’s decided she’s going to try to catch up on the sleep she missed instead of sitting in abject misery, and it works because she’s blinking confusedly when a flight attendant wakes her to say that they will be landing in approximately forty minutes.

She’s excited to be back home, to work, her patients, her dad and Max. But she’s also the teeniest bit sad because she wants to explore that special connection she feels with Mike, to see what it means and what it’s about and she believes she’s ruined her chances (okay, so maybe she’s more than a teeny bit sad). She’s convinced herself that nothing was ever going to happen, she had imagined the unexplainable thing she felt between them.

She makes it through baggage claim and isn’t sent to customs, so El’s on her way out of the terminal to catch a taxi because both Max and Hopper are working today when something does happen. Out of the corner of her eye, she sees a person running out of the passenger exit, and she thinks that they must have seen a loved one they missed.

That is, until she hears the shout. “El!”

It’s Mike of course, and he comes to a skidding halt in front of her, breathless. “I just- ran- all the way here- because- I’m a dumbass-”

“Whoa, hey, breathe,” she says, “I don’t need you dying on me in the middle of the airport.”

He nods and waits until his breathing levels out before straightening up. “I wanted to apologize for being so stupid and awkward this morning, I don’t know what got into me.” He swallows before looking at her directly. “I really want to see you again, so… do you wanna go out sometime?”

WHAT! She doesn’t respond for a few moments, shocked. But then she grins and says, “Are you asking me on a date?”

He sucks in a breath, about to shake his head, she can tell, but then he stops. “You know what, fuck it. Yes, I am.”

“Well, I’d certainly like that.”

El leaves the airport with Mike’s number in her phone, and she’s only been in the taxi for a few minutes when it pings with a text.

Can you do tonight at 7?

He’s eager, and she likes that she’s not the only one. It assures her she’s not being some creepy, obsessive, stalker.

Someone’s eager lol

But yes

Where?

I was supposed to go to a “friend’s” party tonight but I never actually said yes and I really don’t want to haha

Kinda cheesy but I was thinking a roller rink if you want to go

There’s one near my place and it has an arcade too!!

Growing up in the 90s, El remembers being fond of arcades. She and Max used to hang out in them all the time. Another thing in common!

Aaaaaa the arcade I miss those

Sounds good, pick me up or meet you there?

I can pick you up lol I don’t mind

She sends him her address, and he sends back a GIF of a penguin dancing.

See you later :D

(part 2)

#it's the shakira penguin gif #airport ballrooms #mileven #mileven fanfiction #stranger things #stranger things fanfiction #mike wheeler #eleven #au #alternate universe #urdearestmom

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asiandramastoke · 6 years ago

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Synopsis:

The person you meet once in your lifetime that fate has brought to you! This person you call your soulmate. The year 2006, your soulmate is secretly creeping up on you… What if my other half is really living somewhere out there; will I be able to notice them?

It is a question that can be asked by anyone who is in their marital age. A time when matchmaking agencies are flooded with people! Try re-identifying the true meaning of marriage and love while watching 6 couples live the same life that you’re living in.

We will show you everything you need to know in the love game!

This is a sitcom young adults and adults can enjoy. Members of all age groups can enjoy it, and benefit from its honest and ongoing talk about love. It gives its viewers some final answers to the “love game” questions and presents confusing issues in a way that everyone can understand. The drama will tell you everything you’ve always wanted to know, from spending a night with a guy you don’t like, to how to completely win over a guys heart; and much more!! It spills out all the secrets of the love game.

“It is easier to stir up a women’s heart than to drink wine.” – Dong-wook, a playboy who no one can even dare to follow.

“My boyfriend of 5 years!! He is definitely my soulmate!!” – Soo-kyung, a girl who only looks at one man like a sunflower; a perfect, pure hearted character.

Two people who have never seen each other, and who live on the opposite sides of the world from each other live and love in their own way, but from some point on they start to move towards the same dream and feel the same physiological feelings. Two people who have met by fate in a world full of mixed up fates. Now, the most amazing things, which no one could have ever thought of, start to unfold between the two.

Excerpted from: MBC Global Media

Words from Me:

This Drama gave me a different perspective about love. What is fate? What is destiny? How do you differentiate love and infatuation? I still don’t know the main answer for this. All I know is that my outlook has changed… which made me glad I watched this drama because at least I was enlightened.

I like how the story of this drama unfolded since there were different aspects that made it very interesting. Friendship, misunderstandings, visions, fate and love… the belief that things would fall into their proper places. The characters also had to go through all kinds of experiences, meet different people before finding the right person, thus the title being Soulmate. It tackles a lot of topic too but at the end of the day, love is the main point of it all. Aside that, there are a lot of funny moments in this drama which made me laugh out loud despite the cliche scenes because it was used in an uncanny way, it didn’t seem corny or cheesy at all.

Most of the cast aren’t even that popular, they’re not that good looking and there was nothing exceptional about them. However, their acting was really great that they were able to portray their roles according to the intention of the script writer. The writer by the way did a great job for coming up with wonderful drama, wherein anyone can relate to since it could really happen in real life. The lines of the characters are quotable as well, which I will be including at this end part of this blog entry.

The cinematography was simple and yet beautiful. It wasn’t big or extravagant like other dramas but the angles to capture the scene brought out the beauty of the back drops and its realism.

The most note worthy thing in this drama was the music. The OST was splendid and so far it remains as one of my favorites up to this day. The main theme song was also fitting for the story. Music had so much meaning and importance all through out this drama and I simply got that sense of LSS (last song syndrome) after hearing it over and over and over again.

Definitely recommending this to anyone who loves watching their dramas with an eargasm kind of OST.

Here are several favorite quotes gathered from the drama:

“Everyone has a reason to be happy.”

“Fate is something you can’t run away from, something you can’t shake off no matter how hard you try, it just sticks on to you no matter what.”

“The best revenge to do against your enemy is to live happier than he does.”

“So knowing each other’s true feelings can be this difficult.”

“If we’re meant to be, even if it’s not now… someday. Someday we’ll be able to meet again.”

Soulmate (Korean Drama) Synopsis: The person you meet once in your lifetime that fate has brought to you! This person you call your soulmate.

#Kdrama #Korean #Korean Drama #Soulmate

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bryanllamado · 7 years ago

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Back to School Playlist

With my new sched for this term, I think I’ll be having Thursdays (afternoons onwards) and Fridays (mornings before lunch time) as ‘blogging’ stretches. Anyway, how about a playlist to open the semester not with a fizzle but with a bang? I was thinking about blogging something about school–which is mandatory now that I’m on students mode–when I saw the ‘Playlists’ tab on my blog. I just thought that it would be good to start the school year with a collection of tunes that’ll inspire me (and you, hopefully) not to stress myself while doing some school works or reviewing. #acadsislayf

Oh well, I haven’t been updated with the new chart-topping songs lately (aside from Despacito, which gave us a wild LSS) and Spotify became my much needed hero. I found some songs that I really like and created a playlist of songs that I could use while doing school works–or even non-academic stuffs. Music is layf! I also haven’t downloaded the recently released albums so I’m not updated with new music in general but for now, here’s my back to school mixtape for the month of August! Prepare your throats, sing and dance along the good music.

Super Far / LANY

Cool Down / James Reid

Fresh Eyes / Andy Grammer

Power / Little Mix feat. Stormzy

2U / David Guetta feat. Justin Bieber

Mama / Jonas Blue feat. William Singe

No Promises / Cheat Codes feat. Demi Lovato

There For You / Martin Garrix feat. Troye Sivan

Wild Thoughts / DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson Tiller

Feels / Calvin Harris feat. Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Big Sean

The Way I Are (Dance With Somebody) / Bebe Rexha feat. Lil Wayne

Know No Better / Major Lazer, Travis Scott, Camila Cabello and Quavo

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/bryanllamado/playlist/6oOHZGja0LUyHC2z8OBa4a

I hope you enjoy this mixtape as much as I did when I was sorting the tracks. I choose mostly upbeat and EDM songs so you can feel the chill vibe when you listen to it–perfect for killing time and chillax mode. Happy listening! How’s your semester so far? Do I need to mention how stressful the opening is? Busy is the new blessed, I declare. Well, some of you might ask, “Busy ka pala e. Bat nakapagblog ka pa?” *note sarcasm* Just like what I’ve said in my previous entries, my laptop malfunctioned (Status Report: On Repair) but I’m positive that I can retrieve my files. For now, I’ll be flooding you with my so-called comeback entries.

Everybody have a blessed and restful weekend ahead!

Bry. x 081817

P.S. I’ll be digging old drafts as soon as my laptop gets fixed. #blogflood

#playlist #mixtape #article #blog #blogging #blogger #journal #life #personal #writer #writing

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isthatpine · 7 years ago

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Auditioning for Vocals

I can really feel my fourth year college life starts now. Responsibilities start to show up and things to be done. Haven’t I told you about my decision in joining the LSS (Life’s Sound Society) organization? Well, that turned out to be really skeptic and at the same time overwhelming.

I’ve prepared (sort of) a whole week for joining the LSS. It’s a small group where they are called to play for events in the school. I’ve list down things that I shouldn’t drink or eat and I have watched a video (just on the day of the audition *giggles*) on how to warm up my voice before singing because I have noticed that my voice quality just sounds cringe-y when I don’t warm up before singing especially songs with high notes. So, I have marked that up in my mind to do but this time the drive’s stronger and I realized I should do that more often now.

I had the whole week for choosing a song that I’d be singing for the audition but just like the usual, I found it hard. I considered if I’d choose a high note song because as we all know the typical for auditioning or a song that compliments my voice which is soft and has pitch that’ll not strain my throat too much (and melancholic I guess). I chose the latter because it’s safe and it’s my first time in college and seems like I lost all the things I’ve learned about stage performance when I was in high school. I was more active back then and seems like I’d never known fear until I stepped on to college. So I have this anxiousness now and I remember the time I sang a song on stage for our minor subject just a year ago I think and my body was all weak, I think I lowered my head too often and my mouth was too far away from the microphone. I chose “Dating Tayo” by TJ Monterde and it’s kind of a poetic sad song.

I didn’t know I’d foster children in the organization. Most of the auditionees were high school students and I also felt like I was about to be judged by high school students as well. So my mind kind of fighting sides if I’d still go or shrug it off and leave. I also thought that this might be a test that if I wouldn’t be picked among these high school students, my voice quality was not enough for the people and maybe it’s just on Facebook where I get these compliments about my voice. So I waited a little bit, thinking about these all and also waiting for my friend Evan to come. She had been calling me twice earlier that time but we’re still called for meeting for our Capstone Project which they were supposed to come on time of the class’ time not on dismissal. I waited for her call again and I didn’t call instead because I don’t usually have a load and I don’t want to waste any of my money unless if it’s for saving my life but I had never received any so I said “fck yeah” I think instead of “good luck to me” I and went straight to the room after one candidate was done.

The room was only filled with stage fright and some three judge I think (see how I can’t remember details when I’m anxious) and a camera woman which was my schoolmate in high school and had been a member for quite some time. I think she still remembers me but she’s just afraid to smile or wave or she just doesn’t give a damn about me and our past connections. I was kind of worried my face would make some funny expressions while singing and they’d post the pictures on bulletin boards and on social media. And then there comes the guy with a shaved hair around his head and a fluffy black curls above. It’s Jemy and we’ve been friends on Facebook long as the time I knew about him and his skills in singing. I wish we could sing together someday (he sang “Mamma Knows Best” by Jessie J during an event before and I thought we should be friends). So there was a “wow” in me because he’s famous now and he plays on different stages in different places. I think he knows me because I like assuming things.

That Jemy I was talking about often does vocal runs and I thought that maybe if I also do one, I might be in his favor (and he’d talk about me to the judge and he’d say I like this one). So I started my song with a “mmm-hmmm-mmm” something like that; I don’t really remember; it’s just random. I was glad I did fine with that and it kind of helped me find my note. My voice was entangled with coldness and echoes of the room and I was grateful it turned out like that because my song should be really like that. I had my phone on my right hand for the lyrics and albeit how much I tried to calm it down, it’s like a dick wiggling to get attention. I held both my phone and my right hand with my left hand to at least minimize the apparent fidgets. I heard some whispers from the judges but I didn’t and couldn’t try to look at them as I tried my best to ease myself down to ease my voice down and to ease my hands down. I shouldn’t make my falsetto too high or make any vocal breaks both intentional or not (unless my intentional is clean) or the whole performance will be ruined. Gods, how I felt relieved once I’ve finished the first verse and they didn’t ask for more.

The next step of the audition will be the interview. I waited for too long I had to resume reading a book on Wattpad to entertain myself. Luckily, reading helped me calm down as well as make my mind flow which helped me on the interview most especially when the other interviewer asked a question in English and required us interviewees to answer it using the same language. It turned out I caught myself answering most of the questions in English even if the other interviewer used the native language. I was glad the other guy watching near the wall asked me a question and I knew he was also an IT student and it became a decoy for another difficult question. Afterwards, the questions got me stuck thinking about the “why’s” and the “what’s” of the audition and of my whole life. I was sitting comfortably on a bench while waiting for the results of the audition after devouring a burger with egg and cheese and the view was few students walking past me. I thought of my passion and my goals in life, contrasting ideas of what I want and what I need. I asked myself if singing is truly my passion. I asked myself if I will still wait and spend another hour for this audition or go home and continue a work to do. I remembered I want change in my life. I want many things to do associated with singing and I seek for more for my life; I want to be better but change is difficult. Maybe this thing was only obscured by my desire of a comfortable life.

Eventually, we were collected inside a room. Some played the guitar and beatbox and sang and some beatboxed (the art of spitting with amazing sounds). Fifteen minutes later, the aura changed and the room that was once filled with coziness now was purely tense. The names of the candidates called would go outside and I didn’t know if that people were the people accepted or declined. I looked closely to the people who were called earlier to play in front and once I saw one called to go outside I knew they were the “chosen ones”. The group became smaller and smaller and I was still there. My breathing was inconsistent because I didn’t know how to feel. I would like not to be called because I have loads to do being a fourth year and I like to be called on the other hand because I like to improve myself and this would be a start. We were only more or less a dozen left inside the room and I knew it. The guy with braces and pink face and gums walked slowly closer to us and we knew it, we failed. There was a guy at the back who I noticed was a judge found his way to the front and saying that there’s still one. I couldn’t decipher his tone and I didn’t know if it’s true or he’s just making us feel a false hope that there’s really still one who got in. I observed the movements of the people at the back of the current speaker which I barely gave my attention to. Then, the speaker got briefly distracted, he walked closer to my direction and cocked his head to one side to see my face clearly from the head in front of me. He told me to talk to Jay (if I heard it right) which I didn’t know yet so I hesitantly went in front. I was uncertain if he really was talking to me or, good lord I don’t want to be humiliated here in front of everybody who wants to be “the one”. Eventually, this IT guy, the decoy guy in the interview approached me with his gaming laptop on his hand, the other one on the trackpad. He asked my name and I asked why then he said they forgot to list it down there. It was definitely an awkward situation; I didn’t know what to think. Is this kind of a joke? An IT guy trying to say that an IT guy got in to the audition. Well, that’s unequivocal. Anyways, although incredulous I said my name (more like spelled my name. That’s double “P” please.) and proceeded outside with the other new LSS members.

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[Album Review] Love Yourself: Her (5th Mini Album) – BTS

After taking over the charts, their world tour, and winning at BBMA, BTS returns to the stage with their latest mini-album release, titled, Love Yourself: Her. I can definitely see why fans are really into the music, despite it being a changeup. Scroll down for the entire and not-so-lengthy album review.

1. Serendipity (Intro Track)

I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH. The style, vocals, the singer, EVERYTHING. Jimin (who is the only singer in this track) opens the album with a breath-taking song. His vocals are amazing in this song, just hearing the first few seconds of it already leaves a deep impression into your mind. It is a song that can be very sensual, given the lyrics and overall sound of it. (10/10)

2. DNA

BTS has never failed us and it's fans, ARMY. This year they put out another great song. DNA is the lead title track for this mini album. In my opinion, this is their most upbeat and light song. You can tell from the song’s brighter start with the guitar and pop-based instrumental. The whistles at the very start capture your attention (It's Jungkook that's whistling. How can you not be snatched by the golden maknae?!?!???) and give a little mysterious vibe to the song. Interestingly, the song takes a turn and becomes EDM based, with a pretty good beat drop right after the chorus. The mix between the two was quite nice and refreshing even though it seems a little mainstream nowadays. As usual, the vocals and raps were quite good but they don’t seem as captivating as their previous songs. I am in love with the bridge where the members slide in one by one for their parts and that instrumental that followed for the final chorus was amazing. Overall, I liked the song, up until that certain part at the ending. The "La La La" that followed was fine but lowkey awkward and it feels like the song would still work great without the "La La La" part. But setting aside that part, the song was overall amazing. (9/10)

3. Best Of Me

Following DNA is the infamous Best of Me. Out of all the tracks on the album, my second favorite vote goes to this one. It has a very Western feel to it and I think that is mainly because this is a collaboration between BTS and The Chainsmokers, who happens to be one of my favorite Western artists at the moment. The beat drop is amazing and that “Haru Haru” part just before the drop just shook me. The only word that can describe the instrumental, vocals and raps: PERFECT. (10/10)

4. Dimple (보조개)

This song only features Jimin, Jungkook, Jin and V. And they did a great job with counterback for the lack of rappers in this song. It gave a chance for us listeners to hear something more light and wholesome from the vocal line. In addition, I really like the instrumental for this track. (9/10)

5. Pied Piper

This is one track to bop your head to. You can tell that there's a hip-hop influence, but there was also a little bit of funk mixed into it, which made it very interesting and a VERY LSS-worthy song. It was easy to get lost in this track due to its great melody and rhythm. Both the vocals and the raps for this song were on point, it both blends so well. It could have used some speed, but that may change up the song up. (8/10)

7. MIC Drop

This song got me a negative to positive reaction. I wasn’t much of a fan of the song at first but it grew on me, especially when the "Mic mic bungee" and "Did you see my bag" part got stuck inside my head making me listen to the song frequently. The track itself is a hip-hop influenced but with a twist to it, which makes it memorable. (8.5/10)

8. Go Go (고민보다 Go)

Just by reading and listening to the previous tracks you'd probably think the album is high on hip-hop unlike BTS' previous albums. Well Go Go continues on and it is another song that I don’t think of when it comes to the album but it wouldn’t mean I wouldn't listen this song. The chorus was probably my favourite bit of the entire song as it sounds weird (in a good way) but very cool at the same time. (8/10)

9. Her (Outro Track)

The rappers take the reins and end the album with another hip-hop based song. The rappers did an amazing job, but I personally think the highlight of this track is the instrumental. The song’s style is jazzy music and the raps that lay on top goes really well with it. It's something that I'd listen to in a long night drive or whilst reading. (8.5/10)

Overall album rating: 9/10

Go check out and listen to BTS' Love Yourself; Her:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2FTS6a6DLXMNp8flyA0HGO

Watch BTS' DNA & Serendipity mv here:

(DNA) https://youtu.be/MBdVXkSdhwU

(Serendipity) https://youtu.be/BEMaH9Sm3lQ

#bts #rm #namjoon #suga #j-hope #v #taehyung #jungkook #jimin #jin #love yourself #her #dna

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