#and i play to this song to everyone ive ever known

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i did it i was big and brave and changed my url!!!!

[evie-sturns]

no one has to know what we do - Chris Sturniolo

summary: ever since you met the triplets in 3rd grade, youve had been closest with chris. you've never admitted it to anyone but you've been madly inlove with him for a few years now. the triplets 20th birthday comes around, they celebrate by inviting the friend group to their house for the weekend, what happens when you and chris are left alone in his bedroom, will things stay the same, or will you two be forced to sneak around.

contains: smut, fwb!chris, sneaking around friends, swearing, fluff.

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♫.. no one has to know what we do, his hands are in my hair, his clothes are in my room..♫

I've known the triplets since i could walk, marylou and my mom met in highschool so i've grown up around the nick matt and chris my whole life. ive always been closest with chirs,

but i hate to admit the fact that i've been thinking about him differently, a lot differently. i've never though about matt in that way though, even though they're practically the same. it's something about chris's hair, i've always wondered how my fingers would feel laced through his brown locks while he rests between my thighs.

6:39pm, friday night.

i push open the sturniolos front door to find nick, chris, matt, madi, nate, and several other friends from highschool, hannah, grace and yolanda, leaning on the counter, all laughing with eachother.

''hey!!" chris says with a wide grin, running up to me and wrapping his arms around me. "chrisss" i smile back at him.

this weekend is the sturniolos birthday, they've invited madi, me, nathan, and 3 other friends round for friday night, saturday and sunday, for those three nights chris and i are sharing a room, alone.

he grabs my small tote brag i brought and chucks it into the spare room. i walk into the kitchen and greet everyone else, instantly getting dragged by nick into the living room.

"we're watching the grinch." madi declares, "fuck no! its the middle of fucking august" nick yells back, nate chimes in, adding something to the debate.

before i can open my mouth i feel a cold hand grab my arm, its chris.

my head swings around, my hair hitting his neck. "c'mon" chris says, taking me over to the couch and throwing himself down and patting the spot next to him. i flop next to him, cuddling close to his side as everybody else piles down, "so we're watching the grinch?" madi says with a cheeky smile, "no." nick instantly replies, switching the tv on.

the intro song to rapunzel blasts through the small room, a loud cheer comes from the 7 other people around chris and i.

i'm basically frozen, my mouth won't move and i can feel my heart pounding out of my chest. sure, chris and i have been friends forever but god hes been so physical the past few weeks its been hard to hold myself together.

"you okay?" chris whispers down into my hair.

"yeah!" i chirp back

"you seem nervous"

"im not."

im 90% sure he knows.

"im sorry this movie is ASS." nate says, interrupting the movie. "gotta say, i do kinda agree with you." madi replies, "i told you the grinch was better!" she says, earning a boo from nick.

nick leans over to me, "go get a boardgame from chris's room cause these fuck heads aren't happy with rapunzel." he tutts.

i heave myself up off the couch, "chris where do you keep your array of boardgames" i scoff, shaking my head with a smile. "first of all i dont have 50 boardgames i play" he laughs as he walks over to me.

i walk upstairs towards chris's room, him closley behind me still yapping about the fact hes not that big of a fan of board games.

i open the large wooden door to chris's room, the familiar sight filling my vision.

chris shuts the door behind us, i don't question it, he probably just wants to keep his room air conditioned. i look back at him,

"so where are the-" i start but get interrupted by chris's hand on my jaw, he looks at my lips then my eyes, then my lips before slamming his onto mine.

i kiss him back. of course i do? i've practically dreamt about this moment since i was 16.

"i know i make you nervous y/n" he rasps into my lips, his second hand grabbing my cheek as he walks us back, our lips still connected as my back hits the wall, pinning me down slightly with his mouth.

he pulls away for a second, scanning my face for a readable expression. "chris" i breathe out, running my hand through my hair.

"im sorry, im so fucking sorry i shouldnt've done that-" he starts, taking a step back, "chris." i interrupt him, reconnecting our lips.

"you make me nervous, really fucking nervous." i say into his lips, his hand finds its way to the back of my head, his fingers intertwined in my hair.

suddenly the door to his bedroom rattles, i instantly pull away, my head spinning round to look at the door which is being pushed open/

madi, matt, nick and 3 of our other friends walk in, all laughing with each other about god knows what, i scramble towards the closet, looking for any board game i can.

i pull out the despicable me version of 'game of life' which has several minions on the front. a small laugh exits my mouth before i join the small circle which has formed on the floor with our friends.

"y/n...." matt says with a laugh, grabbing the board game off me "despicable me?" hannah says with a scoff

"im sorry! chris doesn't have the collection of board games i expected!" i tease back.

"it'll be okay!" grace says, a somewhat optimistic smile painted across her face.

chris joins the circle of friends on the floor, sitting down opposite me. hes got a small panicked expression, his lips red and raw, his cheeks a deep pink. his eyes are fixed on mine.

"so whos gonna roll first?" nick chuckles.

(8:45pm)

madi won the boardgame about 30 minutes ago, i've been laying on the floor of chris's room with all of our friends, execept for chris.

he disappeared while everyone was celebratings madis 'epic' win.

"we've gotta play truth or dare.." yolanda says, "like the corny middle school shit you know?"

nick claps his hands with a goofy grin, followed by matt rolling his eyes but later agreeing.

"nick, truth or dare" grace laughs,

i stand up off the floor, walking out of chris's room while everyones distracted watching nick try to do a head stand.

the wooden stairs creak as i jog down them, i swing open the back door and im met with chris. he's sitting on the outdoor bench, scrolling aimlessly through his phone.

his head shoots up to look at me as i walk over to the bench, sitting under it.

"hey!" he says smiling, then putting his phone down on the armrest.

"how was despicable me game of life?" chris nudges me in the arm, a stupid smile on his pink lips.

"shut up!" i scoff, flicking his arm softly.

a silence fills the air, only sounds of distant cars vaguely humming in the background. chris runs a hand through his brunette hair, his long fingers peeking through the strands of his hair.

"um-" chris clears his throat.

"chris.." i whisper i start, then get off by his voice

"i dont think i'm ready for a relationship."

my heart sinks.

i didnt even say i liked him like that to his face?

"come with me." he declares, standing up abruptly grabbing my hand and pulling me inside.

everyone's hanging out in the living room, nobodys really paying attention to rapunzel anymore. nicks head shoots up "y/n come over!!" he smiles at me.

"we're gonna go get ready for bed, super tired." chris speaks for me. i run over to nick, giving him and matt a goodnight hug before returning to chris. he grabs my hand firmly then pulls me upstairs into his room, slamming the door shut behind us

my heart thumps as chris looks down at me, his hand reaches out for my chin, his other hand firmly gripping my waist as his fingertips lightly squeeze my waist. i stare at his lips, he stares at mine before colliding them for the second time today.

without another word his shirt is across the room, his necklace resting on his chest. my shirt follows, ending up somewhere around the room. "chris" i moan lightly into his lips as his hand snakes round to my back, unclasping my bra and letting it fall to the floor.

he frantically rips off his sweatpants, i shimmy my shorts down my legs.

the air surrounding us grows hot as i fall back onto his bed, "chris- we can't, nick always tells me that he'd kill me if i even though about his brothers sexually, i mean-" i ramble, but chris cuts me off.

"no one has to know what we do." he whispers, his hands intertwined in my hair.

my eyes switch from chris, to the amount of our clothes scattered across his room, the same room chris and i grew up in.

i nod "okay." a smile creeps across my face.

chris pulls off my panties, throwing them ontop of his desk. he pauses for a second, his eyes exploring every inch of my body. "oh my god." he mutters, "you okay?" he asks quickly while he pulls down his boxers, his hard length springing out. his dick is strangely perfect, "yeah, more than okay.." i whisper, my eyes fixed on his cock.

he nods "you've done.. this before right?" chris laughs slightly. "yeah- yeah" i giggle. "you're so pretty." he says, stroking his length while his eyes stare at my exposed body.

"ready?" he asks, his tip lightly pressing against my hole.

i'm not even fully processing whats happening right now, the boy i've secretly been practically inlove with for a few years is now about to fuck me.

"very." i tease, gripping the sheets for support. he pushes into me, a low whimper escaping his mouth "squeezing me so well." he stutters, bottoming out in me.

i let out a string of moans as i arch my back off the bed "so good, doing so good." he says, his thrusts rapidly increasing in pace and intensity. his fingers lace into my hair, tugging lightly but not painfully.

i let out a desperate groan "chris- fuck!"

he reaches a hand down and presses on my lower stomach, feeling how deep he is inside of me. "you feel me?" he says in between thrusts.

I squeeze my eyes shut, my vision fogged.

"i said you feel me?" he mumbles, his hair flopping with each time his tip hits my cervix.

"yes! yes-" i blurt out,

chris grabs my throat, pinning me down to the bed.

my eyes open in shock, a few short breaths exiting my mouth.

"finish, finish for me."

and with those words i do, i clench around him and release my built up orgasm. chris instantly lets go of my throat being careful not to push me too hard, he pulls out, painting my stomach with warm streaks of white.

"fuck...." he groans, throwing his head back.

i catch my breath as chris collapses next to me, he pulls me ontop of his body as he strokes my hair.

"you did so well." he whispers into my hair.

after a good 10 minutes of laying in silence i break it,

"um chris.."

"yes?" he replies.

"what are we.. now."

another silence fills the room "i dont know." he says, a bit of guilt in his voice.

he starts "i mean if you give me a few weeks we can put a label on us or we could just stay friends and forget this happened but i dont know if i want that because i really enjoyed this but i mean we could be friends with benefits-"

i interuppt his rambles "friends with benefits!?" i say with a small smile.

"if you want, could be fun like sneaking around.."

i nod frantically at chris's words "i'd like that."

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(saturday 5pm)

after yesterday nights unexpected encounter chris and i have kept our promise, this whole day everyones been hanging out at the pool but currently we're in the bathroom, and hes fully inside of me.

"fuck-" he mumbles, slamming into me as i sit on the countertop. my bikini bottoms are pulled to the side as he pounds into me repeatedly, "close." he warns.

i clench around him, the knot in my stomach snapping as i release around his length with a scream of his name. he pulls out, orgasming on my thighs.

"you okay?" he asks, panting as he wipes my thigh with his hand.

i collide our lips together "yeah." i mumble into his mouth.

a few seconds pass before we pull away, he helps me down off the countertop as i catch my balance.

he grabs my hand and unlocks the bathroom door, he guides us both back to the pool, rejoining all our friends like we weren't fucking each other 3 minutes ago.

i lay down by the poolside, my legs shaking slightly from the intensity of the past events.

chris sits down next to me "you got a little something." he whispers with a laugh, quickly reaching down and wiping my thigh where we missed a spot.

(1 month later)

a month ago today chris and i were sneaking around at his 20th birthday party, for the past 4 weeks we've been meeting up at each other's houses, hooking up every time we get the chance. we didnt speak about anything, i think hes happy staying friends with benefits even though i want more, ive needed more for 3 years.

11:32pm

i roll over in bed, checking my phone one last time before i fall asleep. suddenly my phone frantically vibrates,

its chris?

i pick up the phone "chris its late..." i groan into the phone.

"i need to talk to you, can i come over.. please?" he asks innocently, "okay if you want to just talk, im so tired."

i hang up, after a couple minutes i hear the rumble of chriss car in my driveway, followed by his footsteps upstairs. he swings open the door to my room "hey!" he says nervously, jumping into bed beside me. "you alright?" i ask, holding his hand.

he stays silent for a few seconds, before starting.

"i think im in love with you?" he blurts out.

"you- what?" i repeat, confusion painted in my voice.

"i know, but for the past few.. years? ive liked you- alot.. and i dont just want you to be my fuck buddy anymore, i want to be more."

he takes a deep breath, i stay silent in shock.

"i feel the absolute exact same Christopher." i say, looking over at him.

"do you wanna.. make things official." he asks quietly.

i roll over ontop of him, smothering him in kisses "yes!" i laugh, wrapping my arms around him. relief washes over his face.

we lay still for a few minutes, "can i stay the night?" he asks with a laugh, "please do." i reply, my eyes fluttering shut.

we lay in silence for a few minutes, but a small laugh exits his mouth.

"yeah?" i smile into his chest.

"nothing it was just painfully obvious i was head over heels for you, how did you not guess" he laughs

"chris, im sorry but i was terrified to make a move purely because of how it wasnt obvious." i say, planting the 84th kiss of the night on his face.

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[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Veronica Lake (I Married a Witch, Sullivan's Travels)—her look is so iconic they used her as a visual model for jessica rabbit in who framed roger rabbit and a bunch of other femme fatale types in cartoons and live action alike. i didnt think i liked women and then i saw her in sullivans travels and said gee i hope this doesnt awaken anything in me! every role ive seen her in she absolutely oozes an aura of "i know people would ask me to step on them" and her EYES bro every photo ive looked at for this submission its like shes piercing thru time and space to judge me <3

Eartha Kitt (Anna Lucasta, St. Louis Blues)—My friend and I have a saying: NOBODY is Eartha Kitt. A thousand have tried, and they've all come up empty and will continue to do so. Everyone knows her for something: from "Santa Baby" to Yzma in Emperor's New Groove to Catwoman to making Lady Bird Johnson cry for the Vietnam War. She was a master of comedy and sex, an extremely vocal activist, and she aged like fine wine... I honestly don't know what I can say about her that hasn't already been said, so I'll stick to linking all my propaganda. Like what else do you want from me. She was iconic at everything she ever did. Literally name another. How can anyone even think of her and not want to absolutely drown?

This is round 5 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Veronica Lake:

Her HAIR, her FIGURE, her VOICE, the way she wore LEATHER AND SANG SONGS FOR NO REASON.

I don't believe there's a person on earth who can watch Veronica Lake in I Married A Witch and not be struck by how gorgeous she is. She had that youthful wonder about her that almost every Hollywood starlet was trying to achieve. Her hairstyle (peekaboo bangs) became an iconic Hollywood style after she popularized it, and made her signature look all the more suggestive. Also, witches are tumblrs favorite!

ICONIC hair sweep

The US government literally begged her to change her hairstyle because it was TOO HOT to handle and women who copied it were getting their hair caught in machinery

Her hairstyle was so iconic and popular that the war department had to come out with a PSA instructing lady ironworkers with ways they could pin their hair up to avoid it getting bound in machinery. [https://veteranlife.com/military-history/veronica-lake/]

She played a lot of femme fatale roles but my favorite is Sullivan’s Travels opposite Joel McRea, which is a comedy. She became famous for her hair style at the time—she wore it long and parted on one side so it would fall over half her face in a very sexy way. They called it a peek-a-boo I think. You’ve definitely seen Bugs Bunny dressed up like her, so I think if she’s being honored in such a way she’s very cool.

look at her

she's GORGEOUS in her little witch outfits that she wore for promos and also in the oversized coats and pajamas she wore throughout the movie...she's got RANGE

My Grandpa supposedly dated her in high school, he drove her to school in his car every day. This is legend in the family.

She has gorgeous hair, has got the smouldering look over the shoulder down PAT, and is just drop-dead gorgeous too!

Schizophrenic icon, popularized the peekaboo hairdo long before Jessica Rabbit

She’s just so prettyyyyy

So much hot in such a tiny package. She was no more than 5 feet tall, and some reports claim as small as 4'9"

If you picture a femme fatale in your head, almost certainly Veronica Lake had a hand in shaping the image you think of. She came to embody the look of the noir leading lady as well as the sound and the performance. Certified Noir Baddie.

Eartha Kitt:

"A hot vintage woman who was not just known for her voice, beauty, poise, and presence, but also her unapologetic ways of speaking about how she was mistreated in the show business as a girl who grew up on cotton fields in South Carolina in the 1930s through the 1940s coming to Broadway first and then Hollywood."

"Have you watched her sing?? Have you seen her face?? Have you heard her talk?? How could you not fall instantly in love. She makes me incoherent with how hot she is."

"She can ACT she can SING she can speak FOUR LANGUAGES she is a GODDESS!!! Although she is (rightfully) remembered for her singing, TV appearances (Catwoman my beloved), and later film roles, her early appearances in film are no less impressive or noteworthy!! She’s an amazing actress with so much charisma in every role. She was also blacklisted from Hollywood for 10 years for criticizing the Johnson administration/Vietnam War, so. Iconic. Also Orson Welles apparently called her “the most exciting woman in the world.”

"She had such a stunning, remarkable appearance, like she could tear you to shreds with just a glance- but the most undeniable part of her hotness was her voice, and it makes sense that it's what most people nowadays know her for. Nothing encapsulates the sheer magnetism of her singing better than this clip of her and Nat King Cole in St. Louis Blues, she pops in at 2:49. Also I know it's post-1970 but her song that was cut from Emperor's New Groove is likely to make you feel Feelings."

Even with as racist as Hollywood was in the 1950s and 60s, Eartha Kitt STILL managed to have a thriving career. She also once had a threesome with Paul Newman and James Dean, and called out LBJ over the Vietnam War so hard that it made First Lady Johnson cry. Eartha Kitt was talented, sexy, and a total badass activist.

[sweatervest-obsessed]

Black Dog

Pairing: Spencer x Reader

WC: 758

TW: Love of Zeppelin, mentions of Satanism <3

A/N: Sorry I've been gone but now IM BACK. She's ALIVEEEEE

Have you ever woken up to Led Zeppelin's Black Dog playing distantly in the shower?

Spencer Reid has. 

It’s his own fault really. He’s the one who invited you back to his place, and he should feel guilty, should feel bad about breaking one of Hotch’s rules, but you were just so fucking pretty, it made his brain malfunction.

He should feel fucked about the situation, and he did, just not in the way he probably should have. 

You had walked out, wrapped in a towel, humming along, having turned the music back down thinking he was still asleep. 

The water droplets dripped down your legs caused him to blush slightly, smiling shyly at how fucking gorgeous you looked, embaressed by the thoughts of the previous night. 

“Morning Spence.” You whispered, dropping your phone on the bed, and moving over his body, placing a kiss on his lips, a dreamy smile across your face. 

“Morning.” He whispered, sighing your name as you kissed his jaw. His hands wrapped around your waist, letting you collapse and place your weight on top of him. 

“I just showered..” You mumbled, continuing to kiss his neck and jaw, examining the damage you caused. 

“And who’s fault is that?” He kissed your head. He took his hand and laced it through one of yours, bringing it to his lips. 

“We have work, handsome.”

“I’m actually not the one on top of someone else.” 

You huffed and rolled off of him, standing up. “Yeah Yeah, whatever. At least you don’t have to show up to work in the same pants as yesterday.” 

Spencer laughed a little bit before getting up with you. 

“I didn’t know you liked Led Zeppelin.”

You whipped your head around, eyes filled to the brim with excitement. “You, Doctor Spencer Reid, know who Led Zeppelin is, and like them?”

He pulled on a pair of khaki trousers you had seen a million times before. “Don’t seem too surprised. Jimmy Page was known popularly as a satanist, even though he wasn’t. He agreed with Crowley’s philosophy of personal liberation, however plenty of Led Zeppelin's songs deal with the supernatural, or more pagan like elements. For example, the cover of Zeppelin IV is commonly believed to be straight out of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy, but in actuality, it’s the symbol of the hermit from Tarot. I–” He stopped himself, and looked up at you, not fully expecting you to still be listening. 

But you were. Looking at him with such patience and adoration, and a genuine interest in whatever he was saying. “What?” You looked at yourself and then back at him. “Why’d you stop?” 

He opened and closed his mouth for a second, furrowing his brows. “Sorry. It’s just, uh, no one ever really lets me ramble, let alone listens…”

You shook your head. “Well that’s idiodic because you have a lot of very interesting things rattling around in your brain. And now I know that the very handsome man I slept with last night, likes one of my favorite bands…or at least has a good breadth of knowledge about them.” You pulled your shirt over your head, tucking it into your pants, starting to look around for your shoes. 

Spencer was still staring at you. 

“Spence do you remem–babe, please. Stop staring and keep talking please.” 

He swallowed and nodded, fumbling with the shirt in his hands. “I-uh-I, don’t remember, um–”

“That's fine.” You called from under the bed, having located where one of your shoes got kicked. “Tell me something else about Zeppelin.”

 “Uh-uh speaking of Satanism.” He pulled his shirt over his head, staring at your ass completely unashamed. “Did-did-did you know that, uh, Televangelist Paul Crouch believed that if you played Stairway to Heaven backwards, it would have satanic messages?”

You slid on one of your shoes, hunting for the other one still. “Oh please Spence, you’re slipping. Everyone knows that. And it’s a bunch of bullshit, kinda. It does sound like some devil words but truly who has the time to plan that out, and then execute it?” 

“T-that’s what the band said!

You smiled at him, kissing his cheek as you walked out into his living room, determined to find this other fucking shoe. 

“What’s your favorite song by them, Spence?” 

“Oh well I don’t actually listen to them…”

“Spencer please. You’re breaking my heart. I’m picking the music in the car, and you’re going to suck it up.” 

Spencer has never been more excited to listen to music at 7 am before.

[ghulehcirice]

Papa Emeritus Headcanons

Primo

- I love the idea of Primo having had a secret prime mover whom he had a child with. Not wanting either of them to be used by the ministry like him and his own mother, he had to say goodbye to the love of his life. He wrote a song for her, he listens to it when he needs that comfort.

- No one really knows why this old man loves gardening so much. If you as him he’ll tell you it must have passed down to him from his mother. But that doesn’t explain the area of his garden that no one is allowed in..

- He doesn’t let many people help with the garden, just one or two ghouls to water the plants, and a few siblings of sun to help transporting the fresh herbs, fruits, and vegetables to the Ministries Kitchen.

- Primo is one of those stubborn old men, he likes having his freedom. Hardly uses the walker which Sister Imperator insists he uses.

- Primo has a bit of a soft spot for the children of the Ministry just like brothers, he designated a little spot in his garden for any children who may need some quiet time.

- Primo has been know to have another soft spot for some of the trans and non binary siblings of sin. He has a calming tea for dysphoria that he doesn’t distribute via the kitchen, rather he keeps in safe in the greenhouse stored in its walls. He only allows those who need it, the location.

Secondo

- No matter how scary this man looks, kids fucking love him. No one’s really sure why but if the Papas are attending an event where there are children, most of them will rush for Papa Emeritus II. Not that he seems to mind that much.

- Secondo has a poodle, fight me.

- I’m sorry but if no one else will say it, I will. This motherfucker drips in that “scary trans man” juice.

- He was the entire reason Primo began keeping the tea blend.

- Secondo has had to surgery but still wears his binder. If you don’t remind him to take it off, he will wear it until his nipples fall off.

- Despite all of that work Secondo has Moobs. The amount of times he has had people accidentally run into them is astounding.

- If you’re dating, He treats you like absolute ROYALTY. We all know what a party animal this guy is, but if you asked him to stop he would. This man is WHIPPED (honestly they all are)

Terzo

- Need I say this again? FRUITY.

- I don’t think anyone will fight me on this one, but there ain’t no way there wasn’t A FEW hookups between him and Omega. Maybe the others if he was feeling extra.

- Many people think Terzo was the first to actually treat the ghouls well but I don’t think that’s true. I like to think they’ve always been treated well but they weren’t really acknowledged by the public until Terzo.

- We all know Terzos rebellious but ive never heard anyone talk about this man probably got so many tattoos !! Secondo has some too, but he likes keeping them a surprise ;)

- Probably has a lot of stupid, small ones. Dates from his many nights drunk and playing truth or dare.

- Can’t tell me this man didn’t try and convince Copia into getting a tattoo when they were younger, eventually he relented and Copia picked. Terzo now has a little rat face on his rib cage.

- Despite how flirty Terzo shows himself to be, he can really be a good shoulder to cry on. Not to mention how good his hugs are.

Copia

- Oh rat man. When he first started being groomed for papacy, he was petrified. Sure he had been Employee of the Month many times, and Papa Nihils right hand many moons ago he was scared.

- He knew how beloved the papas before him were, and he couldn’t help but think little old Cardi C would never live up to them.

- No matter how much ~~His Mother~~ Sister Imperator said he deserved this just like they did.

- And thus Copia had to find his place in the ministry once again.

- It was almost refreshing for him at the same time, once he became papa he could shed from what everyone had known him as ever since he stopped wearing a sisters habit and begun wearing a Cardinals Cassock. He would be that shy little kid anymore. He was Papa Emeritus IV.

- The past papas took to him rather quickly, Terzo almost not recognizing Copia from their younger days.

- Primo gave him access to the tea hidden away in the green house, helping to make him a glass as the poor man scrambled to try and help the old man

- Secondo seemed as stoic as he was, but he seen himself in Copia. He gave him a few nudges and shoves without really letting anyone realize it.

[bunnypansy]

Twst as K-Pop Groups!

Rated E, for EVERYONE!

A short film exploring a Twisted Wonderland Idol AU!

Featuring: All the dorms + Che'nya and a Neige mention

Beware! This film contains: really bad kpop group names, smoking mention, otherwise I think it's fine

Heartslaybul

Group name: LVBZ (Luver Boyz), I wanted to lean into the heart theme for that classic boygroup feel

Fandom name: Rozes, for obvious reasons

While Riddle is the obvious answer for leader, Trey is the right answer. Responsible older brother Trey is probably deeply underappreciated in the group. I feel like he’s probably been in a group that disbanded early before, (cough, Che’nya, Trey, Riddle group anyone?) and has a bit of a tired vibe. He writes a good handful of the songs since he plays the guitar, but he’s actually not crazy about pop. They definitely share a dorm and Trey made a chore chart for them.

Riddle is definitely taking the position of vocalist and center, he’s probably really strict about his training and exercise, he was a trainee for a loooong time and after his last group he’s kinda nervous. His mom used to be a very popular vocalist, but you’ll never catch him with nepo baby claims because he’s so intense. Besides LVBZ Riddle also does some modeling on the side and will probably end up in a drama of some kind.

Cater is absolutely giving “has so many predebut photos” energy. From vlives, to vlogs, cooking videos, asmr videos, tiktoks, instagram posts, Cater is all over their social media like crazy. He’s got a pretty good public image, always interacting with fans, the only thing is- he's a chronic content farmer, it's like so bad guys. At least his aegyo is actually cute? He’s the face and probably a sub vocalist of some kind, but definitely writes the lot of their songs. Seems like the type who has a very good image but chainsmokes/vapes on the side.

RAPPER DEUCE. Okay normal again. But he totally fits the rapper vibes, I can’t stress how well it fits. Has the most embarrassing predebut photos known to man, lots of him with badly dyed hair and he probably had a bullying scandal really early into his career. Extremely awkward aegyo, fans love him cus he comes off as cute but very genuine, fan favorite.

At this point I’ve put all the basketball boys as dancers but can you blame me? Ace reeks of high energy dancer who kinda sucks ass at singing. He tries really, but just let him be the main dancer and a sub rapper! Ace and Deuce used to go to the same highschool predebut and did not get along. Don't leave this guy alone with fans, not because he's going to do anything criminal- he's just gonna say some dumb shit. Spill a secret, be generally kinda dickish- just. Don't do it, fanservice is not Ace’s strong suit

Their discography is kinda all over the place but I feel like that’s the Heartslaybul vibe? I tried to keep it light and sort of… classic boy group vibes. I'm not really into light concept boy groups so this was difficult for me. (I wrote this before I listened to zb1’s debut. They are zb1)

Debut song: Kitsch by IVE

Other tracks: In Bloom by Zb1; Very Nice by Seventeen; Attention by New Jeans; Sour Grapes by Lesserafim; Blue Flame by Lesserafim; Best Friend Ever by NCT Dream

Solo releases:  One and Only by Gowon of Loona (Riddle); Anti-romantic by TXT (Trey)

Savanaclaw

Group name: BxB (Boy X Beast), I swear I wasn’t trying to copy TXT that hard

Fandom name: BOB (Be Our Best), because fans “make them their best”. It’s so bad but this is intentional

Leona is the leader but honestly he doesn’t do much to corral anyone. He’s definitely been in a couple groups that have done very poorly and can’t stop getting compared to his more successful brother- a recently retired soloist. Worse, he gets tons of “he’s a lazy dancer” and “nepo baby” comments from fans. He’s a bit jaded, and for good reason. He’s not much of a dancer, moreso acting as the visual and vocalist in his group and chances are he’s done an acting gig or two. Leona does a lot of low energy vlives, it's like him eating fried chicken in the dark while barely talking on camera. Refuses to do any cutesy fanservice, ask him to look hot? Done and done. Aegyo? Ask Ruggie.

Ruggie is the face of the group, everyone on the planet has seen him busking before and during his trainee period, not to mention he’s funny, fans love him. He’s also carrying the rapper position, and often gets center, but he and Leona are honestly neck and neck in that area. Ruggie's pretty good aegyo but he literally always laughs afterwards. So many memes of the dumb faces he makes while laughing.

Jack iiiis the dancer, so many first years were subjected to dancer and rapper sorry guys. He’s tried to write songs but only a couple have really panned out- the others are encouraging though! Obviously maknae, endless jokes about being GIANT despite being the youngest. Somehow he seems to take this the most serious despite being the newest to this?

Their sound is very classically masculine, as is Savanaclaw’s vibe. If they barked in the song I legally had to add it

Debut song: Clap by Seventeen

Other Tracks: Superbowl by SKZ; Wonderland by ATEEZ; Wolfgang by SKZ (sorry it was too funny not to); (Grrr 총량의 법칙) BEWARE by SKZ; My Pace by SKZ; Boxer by SKZ; Bouncy by ATEEZ

Solo releases: None

Octavinelle

Group name: TYDE (“Take Your Dreams Everywhere”), I went the EXiD route with this one, it was a little too funny not to

Fandom name: Tied, because TYDE is tied to them 

Oh my god. Despite being my favorite dorm, Octavinelle gave me a fuckin hell of a time to put together, I just did not have a clear vision for them at all. I’m going with Azul, even though I considered leader Jade for a little bit, simply because I think Azul is the kind of leader who designs a bunch of merch for the fans- a la the VIXX thong. He’s rocking with the visual, center, and vocalist position. He comes off as a very smooth and self assured leader, but let’s be honest he’s the only one in the group who’s having a panic attack before award shows. I think he probably had a really hard time as a trainee and can’t let that go just yet.

Jade doesn’t get any kind of strong spot in the lineup somehow, despite there only being three members, he definitely ends up a bit in the background. But Jade doesn’t mind! He honestly doesn’t care much for the spotlight and is mostly here because Azul and Floyd are. He writes all the songs for their group, no arguments.

So we all know Floyd is the dancer, guy canonically loves dancing, but he’s also going to steal the rapper position. This is because rappers are always the weird ones in the group, and by god is Floyd the weird one. He always gets styled extremely strangely, I mean every time he steps on stage he ends up in a new “worst outfits in kpop” list. Floyd ends up being the face because he’s such a standout, not to mention the fact he keeps… showing up with other groups. Is there a vlive happening? Somehow Floyd interrupts. Another group practicing? Not without Floyd they’re not. He’s even managed to be in the background of several MVs (think OOH-AHH Chan). Floyd seems to just know everyone everywhere. 

Holy hell okay their music gave me a hard time too. Octavinelle is so solidified as jazz in my head that trying to think of anything else for them gave me an aneurysm.I struggled so much that yeah I’m breaking and adding one or two japanese songs, sorry guys

Debut Song: Mafia In The Morning by Itzy

Other Tracks: Dice by Nmixx; First by Everglow (tell me Azul wouldn’t tear up those vocals?? Get Floyd on the chorus? Screaming); Play with Fire by Camellia (covered by ツバサ【歌の部屋】 if you need to hear a human sing it); Black Suit by Super Junior 

Solo releases: ViViD by Heejin of Loona (Azul); Villain by Stella Jang (Azul)

Scarabia

Group name: Wysper (Honestly not happy with either of the names but I can’t think of anything better)

Fandom name: Wishes

Okay they’re complex because. Uh. Jamil is basically doing everything. He’s the most talented  dancer, rapper, vocalist; it’s just that Kalim is the face. Aaaand the center. Despite being a trainee for a way shorter amount of time, despite not being as skilled as Jamil, Kalim took first place in the competitive show they both participated in. Very bitter. Jamil tries to keep it on the down-low but their relationship is definitely suffering from favoritism.

Kalim has probably been a star for a very long time, I’m talking child star levels of fame and already had a fan base by the time he and Jamil debuted. He’s got amazing charisma and stage presence, not to mention Kalim is taking first place as the aegyo king. However, the nepo baby allegations are through the ROOF, seeing as his family straight up owns the company he and Jamil debuted under. That’s not to say he doesn’t try! He works hard, but it’s not going to save him, especially when he’s getting a billion offers from modeling companies and fashion brands, when Jamil isn’t.

I can’t describe what their sound is exactly? I feel like it’s somewhere close to reggaeton with a bit of bollywood/southeast asia

Debut song: You cannot tell me Paint The Town by Loona is not THE Wysper song. It’s literally so perfect I was angry I didn’t think of it earlier. Kalim on the light verses, Jamil on the chorus? Insane. 

Other tracks: Icky by Kard; Charmer by SKZ; Cake by Kard; Ring the Alarm by Kard; Tinnitus by TXT; SHOOT! by Itzy; Red Moon by Kard

Solo releases: Singing in the Rain by JinSoul of Loona (Kalim)

Pomefiore

Group name: FoE (Fruit of Evil), I wanted to lean into the lip/biting themes for them and pick something that felt suitably sexy

Fandom name: Bites

Vil has to be the leader obviously, but he’s also the face, visual and vocalist- let’s be real he’s the most favored of the group and everyone knows it. He was definitely an actor before this, he probably ended up in the group because of an elimination show that he won and then got the privilege of picking all his other members. He for sure has some solo releases, brand deals, modeling gigs- Vil is the it boy of their generation, the kind of idol everyone knows. Definitely a massive one-sided rivalry with Neige, because Neige was probably in a NCT Dream type group as a kid, then went solo when he got older and became incredibly successful. Vil is endlessly jealous.

Rook was probably a runner up in the same show as Vil and fully admitted to being a massive fan while on the show. He’s the best dancer in the group, probably the center, and writes the majority of the songs cus I know this weird fucker likes poetry. Rook is guy who’s a fan before he’s an idol, definitely has a room full of merchandise, people have caught him buying albums of his favorite group

Epel is the maknae, obviously, and was probably previously a background dancer. Vil saw him and picked him up by the scruff of his neck. He’s definitely the only real rapper of the group and can dance pretty well, but this is not the kind of group he wanted to be in. Epel was probably hoping for a concept a bit more like BxB but we don’t all get what we wish for

I listened to Nude while making this and it changed my entire vibe for their group. They’re just (g)-idle. If the music makes you wanna worship a woman it belongs to FoE.

Debut song: Love Dive by IVE

Other Tracks: Nude by (g)-idle; Oh my God by (g)-idle; Villain Dies by (g)-idle; Snapping by Chung Ha; Do Not Touch by Misamo of Twice; Cry For Me by Twice

Solo releases: Vengeance by Bibi (Vil)

Ignihyde 

What group

It’s just Idia

He’s probably a producer or sumthing let’s be so real guys. Ortho is his sound set up.

I’ll still give examples of what I think his tracks sound like tho. Lots of dubstep and generally electronic sounds cus… come on guys, it’s too perfect.

Tracks: Illusion by Aespa; Miroh by SKZ; Freeze by SKZ; Hold On Tight by Aespa

Diasomnia 

Group name: Som.nia (Nia), I wanted to lean into the sleepy/dream feeling

Fandom name: Niacs, insomnia/insomniac you get it okay

“Malleus is leader!” you cry, and you are wrong, because Lilia literally has to be leader. He is the objectively the best (and funniest) option, Malleus does not have the backbone to be leader yet. Lilia has been around the block a billion times; he’s been a vkei idol, he’s been a model, he’s probably been a wrestler let’s be real he’s the Sakura of twst fr. He writes most of the songs for the group, but is definitely trying to get the others to improve their songwriting skills. While Lilia gets a lot of offers, he turns them down. If I’m honest, he’s probably going to quit being an idol after 

Malleus is definitely taking the vocalist position, no question. He’s also probably taking the “least popular member of the group” position. Poor guy is seriously awkward on camera and has a chronic case of resting scary face. He takes center pretty frequently, half as an attempt to get him some more recognition- it’s not great cus he’s kinda a stiff dancer. He was fairly popular pre-debut for his extremely strange energy 

Call me insane, but dancer Silver! He’s very physically capable, it’s just… you’ll catch him sleeping every time he’s not practicing. Definitely has insane muscle memory, he could do all his choreography with his eyes closed. He’s also an occasional vocalist, he’s got a nice soft voice. Sebek is always getting on him for “being lazy” but Silver usually just tells him to screw off.

Sebek gets rapper because he’s sooooo good at projecting and enunciating aggressively. It’s all the Malleus worship. I think he was a trainee at the same time as Malleus and was utterly obsessed with him, fan favorite for being So Weird All The Time.

I’ll be so real, if the song made me feel gorgeous it went on the list. They kinda reek of 3rd gen Kpop? This is definitely Lilia’s fault. But I’m so here for it the nostalgia go CRAAAZY. Also they are VIXX thanks.

Debut Song: Butterfly by Loona

Other Tracks: Bite Me by Enhyphen; Chained Up by VIXX, Shangri-La by VIXX; Blood, Sweat and Tears by BTS (are you kidding me this addition is so good I’m genuinely LOSING IT); Scentist by VIXX; Fever by Enhyphen; Sugar Rush Ride by Enhyphen; Inception by ATEEZ

Solo releases: Egoist by Olivia Hye of Loona (Silver)

Honorable mentions (these are a bit shorter)

First year gang

Group name: F1rst

Fandom name: Zer0, because they come before first

Jack gets to be leader! He’s responsible, if a bit nervous, takes the vocalist position here.

Epel gets visual in this case, though he still does a fair amount of rap.

Deuce is the best with fans and gets to be center, he’s a pretty good all-rounder here.

Ace is still the best dancer in the group and literally will never stop gloating.

Sebek gets to be the rapper and takes the face position because he’s So Weird All The Time

I think they are literally just Stray Kids tbh, my favoritism is showing but I don’t even care

Debut Song: Break All the Rules by Cravity

Other Tracks: Super board by SKZ; Thunderous by SKZ; S-Class by SKZ; Domino by SKZ; TOPLINE by SKZ; God’s Menu by SKZ

Pop music club 

Group name: Jump Up! I wanted to pick something really cheery and high energy

Fandom name: Highs

Kalim is leader here again, he’s just got that energy! He also gets to be the rapper

Cater swipes the vocalist position, finally gets a chance to shine fr

Old man Lilia somehow bags the dancer position and is no question the face

They're peppy, poppy, a classic girl group type noise.

Debut song: Hi High by Loona was truly too perfect

Other tracks: Hula Hoop by Loona; Air Force One by Odd Eye Circle of ARTMS

Floyd + Che’nya + Ruggie

Group name: THEE (can be said like “thee” or “tee-hee”)

Fandom name: Teenies

Ruggie is the leader and lead dancer for this one! 

Seeing as Floyd has had dancer ripped from his hands by Ruggie, he’s going to fully take over rap

And Che’nya gets to be vocalist, I like to believe he’s got some pipes on him

Literally just silly vibes

Debut song: Cheese by SKZ

Other Tracks: Taller Than You by Mamamoo; Maniac by SKZ; Circus by SKZ; Don’t Tease Me by Speed 

Lilia + Malleus + Vil + Rook

Group name: Nu Moon

Fandom name: Starlights, yeah I stole it from VIXX, sue me

Malleus, king of goth, gets to lead this group- it’s a very good starter group to lead, considering he’s got a lot of experienced members

Lilia is quite obviously producing every single song for this group, that’s mostly what he’s here to do, so he also takes up the mantle of dancer

Vil is once again the visual and the face, but he’s giving up the vocalist position

Shock of shocks, Rook gets to be the vocalist here! Because he doesn’t get to shine much in FoE

They are literally dreamcatcher.

Debut song: BEcause by Dreamcatcher

Other tracks: Piri by Dreamcatcher; Odd Eye by Dreamcatcher; Boca by Dreamcatcher; Scream by Dreamcatcher

That's the end of today's showing, as always, thank you for coming.

Did anyone ask for this? uhhhh no. But it made me very happy so whatever. Legitimately Octavinelle gave me so much trouble I changed their tracklist like four times. I was tempted to make Diasomnia Dreamcatcher as well, but I didn't want to erase Silver's lo-fi soft boy vibes.

[dual-fantasy]

duncan is simultaneously the funniest fucking guy and super tragic to me. i think hes The Worst Ever because its a way of acting out against his dad. funniest shit ever and devastating. Everything about duncney as a whole leaves me in hysterics and also clutching my chest crying punching holes into the walls. he is killer phoebe bridgers to me. can the killer in him tame the fire in (various romantic partners he swore were the one then broke up with 2 days later). or is there nothing left to do for them. hes sick of the chase but hes hungry for blood. and theres nothing he can do. hes a dog motif in a really specific street dog way you just have to understand. in a wolf way, even. but in a rabid stranded starving way. he is the only heartbreaker as well btw. he'll be the loser in this game he'll be the bad guy in the play. eric is a duncney song but in a way you would not expect. it is the duncney duncan pov song ever actually. she can come closer he'll let her hurt him how she chooses. this view of her of the top of her head makes him forgive her. her skin cries a soft weep like his. his price how about just a part of her cause he wants. shouldve been me is THE duncney/gwuncan song ever. courtney pov. when she saw the girl looked just like her and it broke her heart the lengths he went to have her to get to have her. cause she hasnt given him what he needs. he wanted her but couldnt reach her. so he went into his memory and relived all the ways he still wants her. shes sorry it shouldve been her. thought ive had in my head for over a year. its literally Them. a loving feeling is the aleduncan 90th breakup song. theyre compatible but only behind closed doors. they mean a lot to me actually jsut like . In General duncan and duncan ships by extension are mitskipilled. mitskimaxxing, even. GRAVE DOG!!!!

frrrr you're so real but if im going to comment on Duncan I need to confess something. Ive never finished watching action. ive gotten to like ep 20 I still have literally never finished it. I know that he has a lot of moments in there but I haven't finished it for some reason. I understand you but also I'm not as insane. feel free to keep screaming about him because I completely trust your opinion . I'll probably finish action soon because you are dragging me into the duncan hellhole. I love characters who are so silly and stupid and also absolutely devastating if you think about it too hard. literally peak characters.

dog motif but in the way that he was abandoned by everyone because they weren't aware he was actually a wolf. he keeps finding new homes but he gets kicked out after a day. he's rabid and scary and he's desperate for a secure home, but he can't admit that because it goes against his nature. everything hes ever known.

I love duncney too btw. Courtney is such an interesting character to me but I cannot put it into words. I love her though. absolutely love her. she's so complicated and nuanced. Courtney is for the intellectuals (joking). same with gwuncan.

also I'm insane about aleduncan. not to be kind of basic but they're everything to me. they can only be with eachother if they're alone. insane about them

I don't have any song recommendations bc school has been fucking my ass recently. moving to an online school while being tech illiterate is actually horrible </3 but your music taste is soooo good. actually top tier. real and genuinely incredible. he's mitskimaxxing, lushpilled, puberty2mogging. grave dog you're so real always

[politemagic]

Do you have more threet thoughts ? 👉👈

really i should have known that post would summon you. and even as a person who ss Not A Feet Person.......... yes i do.

first of all, he started wearing funky socks because he was insecure about his little (well. not little) monkey-like feet. someone said something one time, and while it was mostly in jest about his weird grip strength. idk it stuck. he wears socks just about all the time unless he is with people he is comfortable with (and when he is comfortable with them he doesn't hold himself back re: grabbing things with his feet)

the first song he ever actually managed to play on his bass with his toes was enter sandman by metallica. while it was nowhere near perfect, he was pleased to know that should he ever lose those hands he could probably make something work.

if he's feeling needy, sitting on the couch with his partner (or whichever vessel has been "unlucky" enough to be the subject of his affections) it is not uncommon for him to stretch out, resting his feet in their lap, and a few minutes later, movie still playing on the tv, they start feeling those toes grabbing at them from beneath the blanket. they may not want to admit it, but the nonchalant look on his face as he's watching the tv while stroking them is incredibly hot.

like i said, for the most part he is insecure about them, but he is not above footjobs. like. if his partner is into it?? not only is he more than willing to oblige, he definitely has the skillset to make it worth their while, it's a boost to his own self confidence because they like even the "weirdest" part of him?????

one time he def walked in on the espera ladies having a spa night, painting each other's nails, and he would up letting them paint his toes. complete with the little pedicure spreaders and all.

while the initial color was a pretty sparkly holographic blue, he realizes that likes it. afterwards he buys a handful of drug store nail polishes (mostly creme polishes, black/red/perhaps a couple fun colors for special occasions) and enjoys painting them. he thinks it makes him pretty (he's right)

on a similar note. has bought a toe ring just to see if he likes it. when he gets all dressed up, he'll wear it, even if he's wearing socks and shoes because it makes him feel like a Bad Bitch

over time with the combo of the polish & ring he starts to embrace his feet, even being so bold as to wear open toed shoes in public (much to everyone's shock. because he's a sneaker guy and wAIT IS THAT A TOE RING???????)

likes to practice barefoot from that point on. he still wears shoes while he performs, but he feels more grounded barefoot and swears that it gets him in the right headspace.

is constantly a menace touching people with the exposed dogs. as i said in my original post, the more they react the more he wants to do it. has literally tucked iv's hair behind his ear with his toes and iv just. froze. not knowing how to react to an action like that. (like why was it kinda romantic? why was it not all silly?)

[bathroomtrapped]

What are the basic differences between saws original script and the outcome? Why did they not play those scenes?

theres a lot of superficial changes, like their ages and adams last name being denlon. honestly still not sure where faulkner-stanheight got confirmed as his last name!

a lot of the things that were cut had to do with adams character and im not entirely sure why it was cut. his reason for being there was because he was suicidal. jigsaw said something along the lines of "everyday youve wanted to die". he wanted to go to vet school and had an interaction with some cat in his apartment. theres a scene where his mother calls, saying his father isnt mad and that he should call them. he writes on a sticky note "call mom" then adds a "?"

he has an interaction with a shitty neighbor, begs god to become a better person

theres probably a few small details about him im forgetting bc its been a while since ive reread the screenplay but the common theme is that the saw movie cut out a MASSIVE amount of context for adams character.

im not entirely sure why, i think some scenes might have to do with cutting down on time (the cat scene would probably get cut for time before filming once they actually start working on the project) vs something that was cut to make the story tighter and change adams role in the story.

he tells lawrence that basically, be hid the photo because he "didnt know what he would do". aka he was scared that itd motivate lawrence to kill him more. not sure why this is cut because some people clearly did not pick up on that lol

basically everything we know about adam is only known to us because it has something to do with lawrence. we know it because lawrence needs to. its unfortunately bc i like adam enough to want to know more but it serves the story better. hes the audience. we know what we know bc adam knows it or learns it. hes the one behind the camera. hes a voyeur. hes literally nothing. he died forgotten by basically everyone and hes just BARELY there in the narrative bc hes just... nothing.

at the end of the day, he was just a pawn. hes not important to anyone but lawrence because this is his story. this is his test and were just the people chained up and forced to watch it play out. i imagine his backstory and personal information was cut for this reason.

during the editing process, there were scenes cut. i know the trap was supposed to be more elaborate originally. i think the cat scene was cut out to save time and the mom scene/motivation/history was cut to firmly center the narrative on lawrence

one change that fucking BAFFLES me is that at the end during the love scene, adam originally asks lawrence "am i going to be okay?". in the film its "are WE going to be okay?" umm im honestly not quite sure what series of thoughts propelled them to make such a gay film by accident, call the end the LOVE SCENE publicly, and then proceed to be shocked when people call them on it? leigh was shocked to see chainshipping fics back during the ff.net days (fun fact: the first ever chainshipping fanfic was published on ffnet called rebirth. its still up)

my best guess is that leigh wanted to push their "relationship" (whatever they think that is) further for more emotional pay off. most of the changes seem to pull their themes tighter. it ends up working in its favor. adam is lawrences test and his moral core or whatever, so they have a pretty instant connection. it was probably done to make lawrence suffer more! or maybe make it gayer and leigh is just doing a bit

theres also the lampshade song lol. some dumb shit leigh made up and cary refused to do, so they changed it to the weird little piggy thing instead. MINOR minor improvement

certain words were changed because cary just kinda... rolled with it. he adjusted the script a few times bc he rly liked lawrence for some reason. he still does. leigh just accepted it and let him do his thing

amanda was also amanda denlon in the screenplay im pretty sure

tapp was dunked on by john as he assassins creed-ed him in the throat for being a 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN! absolutely insane

the way adam finds out lawrence is a doctor is different, he talks about possibly being injected with rohypnol LOL

the heart was actually a clue leading to the word toilet written over his heart, under his shirt. the blood heart wasnt in the script LOL. i imagine cary didnt want to have toilet written on his bare chest for the film? a shame

theres more interactions with tapp, sing, lawrence, and brett (his lawyer) im assuming its what happened before they asked lawrence to sit and watch amandas testimony. they say his fingerprints were found at the scene, not a pen. i think either way its interesting because. wow! lawrences prints are in the system which means he has a record. the implications are kinda funny, it makes how baffled he is that tapp dare accuse him of such a thing! even more ironic. now we know that mark was involved in the police and planted the pen, so he probably just out his prints into the system as well

amanda works at lawrences hospital. not sure why this is cut? possibly bc shawnee was begged to join bc james had a big crush on her and she didnt even want to originally. she might notve wanted to do multiple scenes or something at the time before she decided on returning as amanda (for whatever reason, im not quite sure why she became so attached to the series after not joining as enthusiastically as cary did after watching the 2003 short)

amandas reason is also different. i think jigsaw literally hated depressed ppl so much in the script bc she was there for therapy or something LOL. not drugs. prob just cut to improve it

thats all i got. theres a lot of changes for logics sake related to the trap, wording changes for flow (im assuming), time constraints, and to streamline the themes and center it on lawrence

[dawning-day]

top 15 tv shows (in no particular order except i did number them bc otherwise i would forget to do 15)( love u @soleadita and fuck with the icon change immensely)

crashing (2016) call me marissa cooper the way i am ruthlessly stealing this pick but yeah it's. it's insane and fantastic and terrible and beautiful and so much happens so fast but its so so important to me

inside job (it's gross and weird and funny and sad and it's one of the only times i was genuinely upset when i heard about a show being cancelled)

young justice (pointing at an on fire garbage can - this is my son and i love him)

gilmore girls (comfort media of all time what else do you need)

bob's burgers (similar to the above it's very i am falling asleep to the weird bisexual man who is a mess at all times except for how much he loves his family)

fleabag (why yes i have a perfectly normal relationship with the catholic church and the concept of being truly known. why would you ask. and yeah i real life cried)

yuri on ice (idk if anime counts but fuck around and find out this is My List (tm)) ((it's beautiful and soft and lovely and sad and stressful and i listened to the instrumental track so many times it was on my spotify top songs. it's literally just a piano and a boy with a dream and i have wept about it))

given (it's the first anime i ever watched all the way through which in retrospect, fucking insane way to come out of the gate. as a Band Kid (tm) who wanted to be a theater kid but was bad at speaking in front of groups of people, this show did a lot to my psyche in the best way possible)

will (enough with the tears its time for something almost embarrassingly niche. in 2017 TNT had a drama series about william shakespeare and to this day it remains one of the greatest things ive ever seen. jamie campell bower plays the sluttiest version of christopher marlowe you've ever seen in your life. it's chaotic and ridiculous and i absolutely adore it. i have no idea where to find it im pretty sure they want us to forget it exists but i cant)

numb3rs (silly little show about a nervous man who solves murder with the power of math and being a pathetic little wife guy to the hottest woman ive ever seen. theres an episode about trains that i think rewired something in my brain)

white collar (look at me. obviously im a white collar guy. come on now)

invincible (i think ive seen the pilot episode like 4 times. i genuinely think it redefined to me what superhero media could be. oh i adore it more than anything. it's only 9 because i haven't seen season 2 yet but holy shit. holy shit. media of all time. if you want to know me fundamentally and wholly please watch the pilot. i'll watch it again anytime im not kidding)

teen titans (cherished childhood media of all time. only group of people who have ever understood dick grayson)

bridgerton season 2 (i'm bias on account of just finishing it yesterday but holy shit two people have never been in love like they are in love)

the flash (cw) (im sorry to both my mother and god for this one but unfortunately i don't have taste and also it's the reason i started caring about dc in the first place which is the reason i got back on tumblr and met all the cherished gay people in my telephone so yeah. barry allen's allowed to be cringe as fuck i owe him everything)

leo already tagged everyone i know on here but if u see this pls do it and @ me im nosy

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Xenos the cat UNLEASHED Chapter IV

Chapter I: https://www.tumblr.com/themistressofdolls/743616576495009792/xenos-the-cat-unleashed

Chapter II: https://themistressofdolls.tumblr.com/post/744437263076917248/xenos-the-cat-unleashed-ii

Chapter III: https://themistressofdolls.tumblr.com/post/747208799126011904/xenos-the-cat-unleashed-chapter-iii

Chapter IV:

Meeting the Professor and our adventures in space time

It had been a few days since I had destroyed my sister and I was relaxing at OASIS when a strange green phonebox had appeared out of thin air and a man in a brown suit got out “Wait, you're him aren't you? Xenos? Pleased to meet you I'm the professor NOW RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!” He said as some cybernetic soldiers opened fire on us.

We went into the phone box which was bigger on the inside and WAS A SPACE SHIT “Holy fuck its a space ship?!” I WAS STUNNED!

“No time to explain, I am the professor and this is my space ship the STOID! It can go anywhere in space or time.” He told me.

Strangely I heard about him before “Are you the one Genos spoke about way back?” I asked him and he said yes.

“I know she turned to evil so I don't blame you for exiling her.” I replied.

The STOID began dematerializing as we entered the vortex of time “Those machines where cyber troopers, they used to be humans but where painfully converted into unfeeling machine creatures and they want everyone to become like them.” He told me.

We landed back on Earth and it had been a while since I was there.

“This is London on Earth, I think the Cyber troopers have a base here and we need to stop them or else the Earth could be in trouble. I recruited you because you are a known hero and I need the strongest heroes to help me here.” He said and I accepted.

We infiltrated saint pauls cathedral going deep inside and we found a Cyber trooper base “They've been here all along?” I gasped looking at how corrupted the inside the building was.

“We need to be careful the Cyber Troopers are powerful.” The Professor said.

I gave a thumbs up taking out my gunblade “Leave them to me.”

That's when the song I become the thing I hate played as I drop bomb attacked the cyber trooper commands and unleashed lightning magic taking tons of them down “Destroy the organic at once!” Said the cyber boss and the stomped towards me as I sliced them apart with the Rui katana which was like cutting through tin foil.

I unleashed a ki blast into the cyber control centre blowing it to bits “You emotional fool you have ignited the reactor of saint pauls cathedral!” Warned the Cyber captain.

“GOOD!” I said and we escaped as the explosion destroyed saint pauls cathedral which really pissed the cops off.

The police commander was looking annoyed but I grabbed him by the collar “I SAVED YOU FROM THE CYBER TROOPERS AND YOU'D ALL BE UNFEELING MACHINES IF NOT FOR ME A STUPID BUILDING IS WORTH LESS THAN HUMAN LIVES!” But that did not matter because social media was really mad at me.

My war against social media

I went to my penthouse in the city to do some investigating about these allegations against me and I found a post not just accusing me of destroying Saint Paul's Cathedral but also of murders I never committed and more fucked up crimes “I NEVER DID ANY OF THOSE THINGS! I'M GOING TO HUNT DOWN AND KILL WHOEVER IS MAKING THAT CRAP UP ABOUT ME!” So I posted on the internet.

I AM COMING TO FIND YOU!

Thankfully I had connections in the CIA which I used to get the fuckers IP address it turned out to be some snotty shithead in Scotland called Charlotte so I went to her house with a chainsaw “You thought you could make fun of me on the internet and make shit up and get away with it? You dun fucked up!” And then I drove the chainsaw into her chest and gored her.

After that nobody talked shit about me online ever again.

But that's when I checked her answering machine “Good work ruining Xenos Edgeblades reputation you will be paid well by the company.” said the voice on the machine and it was familiar so I went into my mind palace piecing together news reports.

I figured the truth out, the voice belonged to CEO Eron Monk!

This time it was personal so I geared up and went to Chriper HQ which the idiot had renamed Brand X corp which was stupid

I put my MP3 player on and played BOMBING MISSION from that one RPG I love “Excuse me you need an appointment to enter the brand X building.” Said the receptionist so I opened my charcoal silver trench coat which was full of swords then slowed time down as I punched her into the air.

Security guards got their guns out so I jolted forward slicing them apart as I drew duel uzis tearing through more guards “This is the easiest battle yet, they really cheaped out on security here.” I mocked.

I got into the elevator heading to the top floor getting out where the CEO Eron Monk was waiting for me “I see you made it, shame my campaign to destroy your reputation didn't work but still I have a means to end you here.” He said.

Suddenly I was weak as a machine grabbed me and started draining energy from my body “Your power is great, with it I shall power my cryptocurrency mines for the next one thousand years and you will be a living battery to mint my new Xenos coin, haha hah ah aha haha!” He laughed.

But I went into super form one which caused the machine to explode because it was cheap crap and I was not so weak to get stopped by such a cheap trap “You messed with the wrong catboy.” I said as he started to piss his pants and I drew closer with my psycho smile.

“Haha.” I chuckled.

Later I left the room leaving red stains all over the walls and floor.

After that I went to Fakebooks new HQ and burned that down as a message to the rest for the damage they where doing to society then I went home to play some kart racing on my switch.

Saving the planet

I got a recent gig with an eco group called Snowblazer who wanted to save the planet from oil companies which where causing pollution choking the planet. Of course the governments would do nothing since the oil companies had billions of dollars to lobby their agenda so it was up to us to do the right thing and save the world.

My first mission was to take the down the oil company DP so I loaded up driving a tank through the front doors which caused the police and security to run away in fear “If you don't want to die then leave with your lives but if you stand against me then you will suffer the next level of hell!” I warned them and they obeyed.

There was no real challenge as I made it to the CEOs office a man called Steven Harlon “You poured oil into the oceans and have made the world worse and for that Snowblazer will make you pay!” I told him before putting a bullet in his head.

It was all over the news the next day which scared the other CEOs who began hiring mercinary armies to protect them and help them further fuck over the planet.

That wouldn't stop me through as I called in some support from the PMC I used to work with who sent me some helicopters and a portable carbon gear mecha I could ride in as I assaulted the central rig of BLEXXON petrol taking out their merc forces who had bunked down.

But when I landed I noticed a hard ass military guy in a giant carbon gear who fired a rail gun blowing me out as I got out just in time “Finally someone who can put up a fight, this might be fun.” I laughed.

The military hard ass lit up a cigar and puffed “So you're this Xenos Edgeblade the one giving my boys a hard time, I didn't notice you since you don't have that kitten form you had when I first saw you.” He told me.

Somehow I was puzzled, what did he mean by that “What did you mean by that?” I asked him.

That's when he told me something that cut through my emotions “I was the one who murdered your family and helped the farmers. It was fun and I would do it again but first I should finish the job I got paid to do years ago.” He climbed into the carbon gear firing everything.

I was so pissed off remembering the pain of my childhood as a manly tear rolled down my race “Aghhgggggg BASTARD!” I screamed drawing on all my pain and suffering.

My tears where glowing as they blew in the wind and red and blue energy surrounded me transforming me into A BLOOD SUPER DEMI HUMAN RAGE FORM!

But I call it BLOOD HUNTER form for short “You'll pay for every animal you ever hurt!” I told him jumping forward as I brought a slash kick down so hard the carbon gear exploded and he had to eject.

“Not bad but I am not done yet, boy!” The hard ass said going into hand to hand combat with me.

In my rage I punched him so hard his body armour cracked breaking his ribs and sending the metal shards of his armor into his flesh as he vomited up blood “GAHHH!” He screamed.

A white dove flew by as I uppercut him so hard in the jaw it broke his skull causing him to die “Its over...” I said.

I HAD FINALLY AVENGED MY PERANTS ENDING THE CYCLE OF PAIN ONCE AND FOR ALL!

After that I went to the CEOs office as I broke his back over my knee then threw him into the ocean as he drowned to death “Lobby that, motherfucker!”

Going to prison

When I got back to the mainland an army of police cops with cyber armour where there “Xenos Edgeblade you are under arrest for murder!” They said and I decided to come quietly.

“Fine I'll do my time.” I sighed as they took me to court and I was declared guilty and sent to GDX SUPERMAX which was a hardcore super prison.

A big bald hentai ugly bastard ran the prison, he was there for well sick fuck crimes so I already hated him “Give me your dinner or else.” He said.

I stabbed his hands with forks pinning his arms to the table as he screamed then I broke his jaw and both legs “I am the ALPHA MALE HERE NOW SO DON'T FUCK WITH ME!” I said and the prisoners got the message so nobody messed with me making me in charge of the prison.

Month passed and I was living like a king in prison having my own classy cell with an HDTV, a hot tub, game console and fine eating. That really pissed off the tabloid papers but they knew I would kill them when I got out so they decided not to run those stories if they knew what was good for them.

Everyone in the joint respected me from the mafia to the guards, this would be an easy few years I figured.

Return of the robo empire

The warden took me into his office one morning to talk to me “Xenos it seems the US marines need you for a job, if you succeed we will drop all charges against you.” He said sliding a document towards me.

It had a picture of robot soldiers and thats when I knew THE ROBO EMPIRE WAS COMING BACK “I'm in!” I said without hesitation.

I was released later that day and taken into a helicopter as the marines gave me back my silver and gold trenchcoat along with all my gear “It seems the Robo empire are invading using giant bio organic mechas called Dunduang, you are the only one with any hope of stopping this.” The marine commander told me.

We flew into a city where the gaint machine was on a rampage lasering buildings in two so I jumped out entering blade dance mode as I started to slice its leg to pieces “Been a while since I got a real fight, this should be good!” I smirked going into my BLOOD HUNTER form and unleashing hell upon the giant machine.

More of them appeared which only made me more happy since I could fight to my hearts content “Is this all the Robo empire has? Don't make me laugh.” I said powering up as I unleashed the crystal railgun taking three giant machines down at once.

In orbit some Robo empire razor ships drew towards Earth for the invasion “What is the status on Xenos Edgeblade?” Asked Emperor Mechanus who was the leader of the Robo empire and the one who designed the conspiracy with World Order way back.

I flew into space using my blood hunter form and charged up a Ultrkani beam blowing up a whole bunch of their captial ships “My emperor it seems the Xenos one is attacking us.” Said the grand adviser to the emperor.

The emperor slammed his fist on the control console “Destroy him, destroy him at once!” He demanded and pointed at the window ordering everyone to fire lasers and rockets at me but I dodged them at sonic jet speeds.

Thats then I grabbed the emperors ship and started swinging it around with flow power “AHHHHH!” The emperor screamed as I flung his ship into another one and the last thing he saw was the white light of the ships fusion cores going nuclear.

The entire Robo empire fleet went up like Christmas lights that night “That's the end of that” I said returning to Earth and everyone watched the sky which was full of colors due to the debris and explosions from the battle.

I was pardoned from prison and finally able to return to a normal life.

Search for the chaos diamonds

I was relaxing at Square station city at a fancy hotel by the pool and sipping a tropical soft drink “This is the life, I needed a vacation after that last battle.” I said just chilling out, vibing in my lane as you could say.

It was then a portal opened by the pool and a hedgehog fell out “NO WAY, CINOS?!” I gasped as I had no seen him since the events in the future.

He climbed out of the pool “I am not the Cinos you know but Cinos the hedgehog from another dimension, I came here to warn you about Doctor Julian Baconman.” He told and I remembered the Doctor Baconman from the future so I knew this other Doctor Baconman would be bad news.

“Tell me what you know about him and his plans?” I asked.

Cinos spin dashed out of the water and did a cool pose just like his future world counterpart “He's after the legendary chaos diamonds, if he gets them he could become a god since they are the ultimate power.” Cinos explained.

That's when I remembered and pulled out the chaos diamond the fae gave me one time “You already have one of them? Wow!” Said Cinos.

“That's right it was a reward for helping some allies of me one time.” I told him.

He nodded “That leaves six for us to find, we need to get them before Baconman can.” SO WE WENT ON A QUEST TO GET THEM!

We went to ice cap sector to find the first chaos diamond seeing a bunch of Doctor Julian Baconmans robots attacking the military “We're helpless, fall back!” Said the army guy and they retreated.

I jumped on top of a humvee “So you robots want to fight someone that bites back?” I smugged and then did a slash kick blowing a ton of them apart.

Me and Cinos raced to the finish line to see who could take the boss on the fastest and I won “Not bad, but I'll beat your score next time.” Cinos laughed.

Doctor Julian Baconman flew in on a hovercraft that shot out flaming spears “My new firelance machine will melt you to death.” Baconman laughed and I took out my gunblades and blew up his engine as he ejected covered in soot.

He fled but I managed to get the chaos diamond “Alright five more to go, lets do it to it.” Cinos said and we raced to the next sector.

Next area was acid factory zone, this was Doctor Julian Baconmans acid production factory and I knew we had to shut it down because acid is dangerous and we couldn't let him make weapons out of it so I went super Demihuman and blew the place up to kingdom come which really pissed Doctor Baconman off.

We now have three chaos diamonds but then we got to airbase sector and Baconman showed up in a spike machine armed to the teeth with 10 miniguns “I already have four diamonds, give me yours or die, fool!” He shouted.

I laughed going super again and blowing his machine up as he fled into a space shuttle but me and Cinos grabbed on as it took us into space and thats when we saw the gaint orb shaped space weapon THE BACON SANDWICH ZONE “This is why he needed the chaos diamonds.” Cinos said as we landed.

My new super form

We boarded the Bacon Sandwich zone as I ripped and teared through Baconmans robots as I got to the main area, thats when I saw a metal me with a metal trenchcoat and a machine gunblade “I am metal Xenos, I am better than you in every way and was built using your battle data.” It beeped.

I rubbed my nose “You may know everything I'm going to do but I know everything you're going to do STRANGE ISN'T IT?!” I laughed as he butt heads and started a sick sword fight.

“There can be only one Xenos Edgeblade.” He brought his gunblade down but I swiftly perried then kicked him into the core.

Both of us charged “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” I shouted powering up then with one swift slash I cut thorugh his torso and he began to explode.

“You are the real Xenos Edgeblade...” He said and blew up.

I picked up his head and looked at him “You where a worthy copy but in the end just a copy.” I then put it down and made my way to the main hanger to confront Baconman.

Seemed Cinos the hedgehog had already been fighting him but he was low on energy as Baconmans gaint robot punched him with claws “TIME TO GET YOU OUT OF MY HAIR FOR GOOD HEDGEHOG!” The Doctor laughed ready to throw the killing blow.

But I rammed into him knocking the robot back and punching the rest of the chaos diamonds out of him as all seven chaos diamonds circled around me then in flash I was in my CHAOS CRYSTAL SUPER FORM “I feel one with the cosmos.” I felt amazing power.

The doctor was scared “Please have pity on me!” He begged but I fired a blast from my hand blowing his robot up like it was paper.

He tried to escape but in one shot I killed him “He won't threaten the world anymore, Cinos.” And suddenly the Bacon Sandwich zones self destruction went off as I grabbed Cinos and we flew at mach speed out of the station as it exploded and then BLEW UP!

We both landed back in Square Station and I returned to normal “I don't know about you but I want to get back to my vacation” and we both laughed.

Plastic love

I started working at an orphanage because I love kids but one day I noticed the rooms where filled with cheap plastic knock off junk “Look Jessica I got a toothbrush shaped like a dog and it poops toothpaste.” Said Jacob and they both giggled.

“Where did you get that?” I asked.

They looked at me like I was out of the loop “Why Plasmu, everyone goes there, they sell lots of products really cheap.” They told me.

That's when I noticed more cheap useless junk was flooding the orphanage which was getting me annoyed.

Then a phonebox materialized and I knew who it was “PROFESSOR NOT SEEN YOU SINCE THE CYBER TROOPER INCIDENT!” I gasped and he came out but with a new face since he was a Keanu Reeve looking zen guy now.

“Xenos I need you, this company Plasmu is run by the Automations, a race of plastic beings that want to infest your world with plastic and kill everyone.” The Professor told me.

We got inside the STOID and he punched up the console tuning into global TV and we saw adverts for PLASMU all over the globe “They are everywhere Xenos and using influencers to sway the public into mass buying cheap rubbish until the infected plastic is inside every home and government building. “The Professor said in a dire voice so I knew the situation was serious.

The ship landed outside PLASMUs main office in China and we went inside “There is no one allowed.” Said an emotionless guard.

So I went back in the ship putting on a blond wig and egirl outfit “I'm an influencer here for the new promotion video so let me the fuck in!” I demanded.

“You may enter.” He said and I went inside.

Inside was a walk way like from the fashion shows as a bunch of business looking guys watched me “If you are a real influencer you must know how to twerk.” They all said in a creepy voice.

I had to shallow my pride since it was the only way to get close to the truth so I started twerking and everyone clapped “You may proceed to the film room.” Said one guy.

There was a strange plastic looking man sitting on a camera “You will prepare for the plastic treatment, all influencers will become plastic slaves to serve promotional purposes” he said in a stiff voice.

But I went into my super fire mage form and melted him with Xe Fire “Huh plastic is pretty weak.” I was not surprised but pretty disappointed.

I opened the wall finding tons of girls that had been converted into plastic creatures “This is monstrous, I will make these BAAAASTARDS PAY!” I screamed setting fire on the room and fighting my way upstairs as plastic police men came after me as well as plastic army guys but they where weak since I could just melt them.

When I got to the top floor the Professor was there aiming his acoustic hammer at the boss “Why are you doing this?” He asked.

The plastic business boss walked forward “Our products are everywhere and when I turn on the plastic signal they will infect everyone in the world TURNING THEM INTO PLASTIC CREATURES!”

“I won't let you do that, Earth is defended!” The professor warned the plastic business boss but then a man in a black suit came out with a strange gun looking like some Al Pacino type guy.

He smiled with a smug grin “Ah my dear Professor, you have been quite navie” he laughed.

The professor stood in shock “THE DOMINATOR?!”

“WHAT THE FLYING FUCK YOU KNOW THIS CREEP, PROFESSOR?!” I gasped in shock and the Professor nodded grimly.

“I do he's from my homeworld, he loves chaos and destruction...He's the Dominator.” The Professor told me.

The Dominator aimed his gun “If you mess with me this device will turn your organs inside out with just a click, now onto business. You see once Earth is plastic I plan to sell it as cheap fuel to every space corporation from here to Kalsko nine.” He laughed.

I was pissed off so I went super on command and kicked him so hard he fell into a vat of molten plastic screaming “Professor save me, glub!” He screamed drowning and feeling his flesh melting.

“You stopped him, good work now we need to kill the boss and shut the plastic signal down.” Said the professor.

I played the song the strange creatures as we got to work as I used fire school marital arts to kick the bosses ass then melt his remains “I'll head to the roof, destroy the signal machine.” I shouted as I jumped up the ladder to the roof.

There was a big ray gun on the roof so I charged up into my chaos crystal form “XI SENKO TIMES TEN!” I shouted unleashing a crystal beam which destroyed the plastic ray and levelled the entire PLASMU building ending the threat.

With that me and the Professor parted ways again but he said if I ever needed a favour to give him a call.

Trouble at Jesus academy

I went back to the orphanage at sun hill and there new coming there, a boy called Devin “Please don't send me back there, I heard its safe here.” He was upset so I asked him what happened.

“I was sent to Jesus academy and they beat us there and hurt anyone that is seen as different. They also force everyone to obey the bible or they hurt us more and this nun called Maggie Murphy is the worst of them.” He told me.

I grabbed my stuff “Leave it to me, I won't let anyone hurt kids, including bible thumpers.” And with that I got on my motorcycle and drove there.

Jesus academy was like a big church so I went inside and what I saw disgusted me “Obey jesus or you will get a beating!” Shouted a nun who was whipping their hands with a belt.

Then this ugly fat priest was there too “We do not want those who are not normal in Gods eyes, if you do not become normal you will be sent to the spikes room for pain!” Said the fat priest.

I got my gunblade out and thrust it through the fat ugly priests heart as blood sprayed everywhere and the other staff where terrified of mine “AN AGENT OF THE DEVIL IS HERE GET HIM!” Shouted the head nun Maggie Murphy.

“I'm far more powerful than some dumb devil, come try me out if you think you can take me!” I did a cool bring it on gesture with my hand and they ran towards me.

I did a spin slash with my katanas as they fell to the ground dead “How dare you devil boy!” said Maggie Murphy as she took the whip out but I just fired a weak ki blast and she exploded.

The children cheered “You are free now from those religious nut jobs.” And I called the police and they found evidence of the abuse and sent the kids to better homes even giving me a cash reward.

The steel fist tournament and the dragon emperor

There was broadcast on every tv including the one in the centre of shibuya on top of the big building, it was Momoka Hayashi head and CEO of the Hayashi zaibatsu one of the most powerful megacorps in Japan.

“The steel fist tournament begins, sign up now to see who is the strongest in the world however the weak need not apply for only the worthy can make the cut” he said and the broadcast ended.

I took that personally so I was first to sign up to show what I was made of.

In the trails my first fight was against a guy called Kung Fu Ryo and I took him down in one punch. I might have hit him a little too hard since one of his ribs was broken but I couldn't help just how strong I really was.

Momoka Hayashi appeared with his piercing stare “You show promise but do not get arrogant Xenos Edgeblade for the real fight is not begun yet.” He warned and we got back to fighting.

I managed to defeat all my trail enemies which meant I was approved to join the steel fist tournament. I was also surprised because it turned out my friends Cinos the hedgehog, Kazu and Sona had joined up as well “Hey Xenos, good to see you, I'm pretty hyped to to join up.” Sona said with a big smile, he always was positive which was his strongest trait.

Momoka gave a speech in front of all the fighters “This years steel fist is series, for the evil god the Dragon Emperor has returned and we need to find who is the strongest in order to defeat him for the sake of the world.”

“So seems the stakes are pretty high, huh?” Kazu said and he folded his arms in deep thought.

The Dragon emperor and the cross over nexus

After I managed to get through the final round there was a new challenger and I was shocked. While at first I didn't recognise her because of her cybernetic implants and augmentations “Been a long time Xenos” She said in a digital voice.

IT WAS NYAN-CHAN!

“But I killed you?” I gasped

She laughed in a disturbing computer voice “I survived fuelled only by my hate for you and all life.” Nyan-Chan giggled as she called the dragon emperor OMEGON fourth.

Momoka was on the ground badly wounded “Xenos you are the only hope now.” He begged.

I drew my new lightblade DESTINYS CROSSROADS and attacked Nyan-Chan she kicked the sword away then clawed at me with her mechanical claws “I don't care if I die EXISTENCE DENIED!” She laughed and sliced herself in half.

She was too far gone and I felt a little guilty because I made her fall down that path.

The dragon emperor stomped towards me and I slashed him but Destinys crossroads shattered and I started punching at the emperor but it did no damage “You are no fighter you are weakling!” The emperor said punching me through a office building.

Suddenly when all hope was lost the song no mercy from Guilty G played and an explosion from the sky slammed into the ground knocking OMEGON off his feet “What is this power level?” He shouted.

A demi human wolf in a badass trench coat and a bunch of swords and guns was standing there “Holy shit you're so cool?” I gasped and he picked me up.

The wolf demihuman smirked “I have many names but think of me as a legendary hero, now what do you say we KILL THIS UGLY SON OF A BITCH!” The wolf said and I did the cool predator handshake with him.

“Fuck yeah!”

I drew on every drop of power I had left going beyond all forms, breaking all limiters as there was an explosion of cold fire “Coldflame super demi human!” I said as my hair was covered in blue spikes which an aura of cyan fire.

Then legendary hero powered up too “CHAOS HUNTER FORM!” And he was covered in intense power as well drawing his blades.

OMEGON went into an offensive stance charging at light speed throwing countless punches which we dodged, I then brought my fists down into his face holding my ground as I no selled his attack “Eat shit!” I told him and started punching lead into him with each bullet empowered with coldfire ki.

I fired a blast of energy into his face sending him back then the wolf demihuman unleashed an omni slash level X cutting into him thousands of times doing massive fat stacks of heavy damage.

“Lets fuse, one final attack to bring this ugly bitch down!” The wolf said and we fused into a super sayin absolute instinct God with glowing blue hair and eyes.

The dragon emperor was terrified and we charged forward flying with all our might power level uncountable as we punched through his chest flying through him bursting out of his back as he exploded.

After than we unleashed looking over the remains of our enemy “Not bad, you're pretty good with some more training you could be a legendary hero yourself one day.” The wolf told me.

He began to walk off “Look after yourself kid.” He smiled going back to his own adventures.

My dark self returns

I flew to Russia again and beat the shit out of Putin to assert my dominance again to remind Russia not to fuck with me.

I got to Red Square and saw a political rally and that's when I saw my dark self giving a speech “We shall purge the weak and build a world of the worthy and powerful!” Zenos shouted and the crowd where cheering for him.

Angry I cut my way through his security detail and jumped on the stage “Don't listen to this guy, he's an ugly loser and smells like pee!” I then crossed blades with Zenos who had gotten stronger since our last rematch.

“I am everything you are not, I am power!” He shouted at me but I drew the Zaino gun and blasted him in the face as he fell over the stage destroyed once again.

The crowd left realizing they where duped by my evil half.

My hunt to find Kerry Raichick

After a hard day helping out at the PMC I went to pick little Jacob up from school, the same kid from the orphanage I helped out at but as I got to the school IT FUCKING EXPLODED! Thankfully no kid was hurt as they where all out after the bell “I was so scared Xenos, it was a bomber.” Jacob cried.

I was going to fucking find this asshole and make them pay for hurting kids.

To find some leads I went to the CIA building in Langley to meet the CIA director who still owed me some favors for the coups I did for him “I need to find out who bombed tsundere primary school!”

He held his hands together in a plotting pose, eyes hidden behind his red sunglasses “Its Kerry Raichick, she runs a social media channel called the Liberals of TikTikTok and has threatened bomb threats against schools all over the country.” the Director told me.

I slammed a fist on the table “WHAT KIND OF SICK BASTARD BOMBS SCHOOLS?!!!!”

“She claims they promote degenerate values that are against Jesus and purity so she is building followers to bomb schools to force the President to ban gay people and trans people and maybe black people too.” He told me.

I got all the intel I needed and asked the CIA director to give me some new guns, I was going to bring this bigoted piece of shit down with my bare hands.

We gathered our PMC and some friends from the Potato town mission to find clues to Kerry Raichicks location, through strangely Kazu wasn't around when we tried to call him “We have something.” Banana Split said turning on youtube.

“We are going to bomb yandere high school unless the president bans all LGBT people from the country, you may think this is bad of us but its all to make America pure again, to purge the sickness that is infecting it, you have one hour.” The woman said before cutting off.

“I traced the IP we're sending a helicopter, lets do this.” my Coms officer said and we got in the helicopter to find the video maker.

We landed in a mansion taking out the guard finding a middle aged woman in Joker make up at a radio terminal “Don't shoot me, I'm just doing this for money, ITS JUST MY JOB!” Kerry Raichick begged.

“What do you mean your job? YOUR JOB TO BOMB SCHOOLS?!” I screamed.

She got up “Why so serious Xenos? Its all money, hate makes millions now, you think I hate people for real? No no no, I don't care what the stupid assholes believe but spreading hate, bombing schools...it makes me a lot of money, you could make a lot of money too if you let me go.” She laughed.

That made it even more fucked up to me, no beliefs or ideals...just money GOD DAMN FUCKING MONEY?

I picked up a cooking pan and slammed it into her face as her had a fist fight in her kitchen “YOU SON OF A BITCH!” I shouted as we rolled over the floor and I slammed her head into the marble while she tried to crush my eyes.

She then sprayed domestos bleach in my face which caused me to let go “MOTHERFUCKER!”

“I'LL END YOU THEN I'LL MAKE UP A STORY FOR MY CHANNEL ABOUT YOU DOING SICK FUCK CRIMES AND EVERYONE WILL BELIEVE IT! HAHAHA!” She did the fucking joker laugh but then I picked up a metal kettle and smashed her in the face with it

I started beating her with the kettle over and over until she was finally no longer alive.

Rolling over on the floor I tried to catch my breath as I took a bepis from her fridge “Fuck man, some people...” I sighed with the job done knowing the schools where safe now.

The return of the moonlight ceremony

I was doing bounty hunting work when I passed by a TV shop and saw the news “At the UN today Lady Tomoyo meets with world leaders at the G20 to promote a new world peace plan” said the news lady but what got me was THAT LADY TOMOYO WAS ALIVE AND HAD GRACED HERSELF WITH WORLD LEADERS!

I went to pick up Sona and we drove to Kazus house to get his help but he was dressed like a rap artist covered in gold chains and a fancy suit “Arrest these lower class scum!” He said and some police came in and hand cuffed us.

“WHAT THE FUCK KAZU WHY ARE YOU WORKING FOR LADY TOMOYO?!” I screamed at him pissed off at his betrayal.

He punched me and then spat on me “She made me a famous tiktiktok celebrity and I have become a billionaire and even good friends with the Paul brothers.” He laughed and snapped his fingers ordered the police to take me and Sona away.

We got taken to a cell as we reflected on what happened “Kazus never been like that what was it did the power of money and fame corrupt him? Just how deep do the talons of Lady Tomoyo go?” I was curious but then some armored soldier guys removed us from the cells.

It was night out with thousands of people as we where taken to a stand in the middle of the street, then it hit me THIS WAS A PUBLIC EXECUTION TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF US!

Lady Tomoyo was there like some Ceaser type looking down from above “These people are the cancer eating at our great society, they are enemies of world peace and today we shall make an event of their deaths on pay per view, ohohohohohoho!” She did that stupid fucking ojou laugh which made me hate her even more.

Kazu was up next to her typing away on his golden cell phone next to Bogan Paul and his brother Tyke Paul “Lets make this quick, I have a boxing promo to get to then my golden plane is waiting to pick me up for the filming of my new movie.” He yawned not even caring about our fate.

I had enough so I powered up breaking out binds and freeing Sona as we summoned our lightblades but then some military shocktroopers came in so we fought them off.

“Send in the Aerobuster to make quick work of them, we shall show the world the raw power of Lunarian technology.” Lady Tomoyo ordered as she retreated from view.

A powerful combat robot came in firing lasers from its hands “Targets acquired.aquired.” The Aerobuster beeped as it started firing its rocket batteries at us.

“Not to worry he's just a chunk of cheesy hardware.” I told Sona as I sliced it up with my Lightblade the musamata!

The machine exploded and we massacred the remaining security forces as we got out of there to plan our next attack.

The resistance

I gathered a group of people that had not been swayed by Lady Tomoyo and her bullcrap world peace plan and we fought back blowing up a number of Lunarian outposts.

Only problem was they had golden mechas and space ships that could adapt to any attack making them a real threat.

Cinos showed up at the base “We need to go the floating shard to find my friend Fist the echidna, he controls the master Topaz and with it we might have a chance to take the fight to the moon.” He told me.

So there was a version of Fist in this universe too, that was interesting “Alright lets rock.” I said and we loaded up a convoy and got moving.

I was in the front truck as we drove “Golden ship robot coming to the side.” I warned as it transformed into a statue form and its eye lasers tried to burn the convoy so I jumped onto the roof and started firing at it but the bullets did no good.

“THIS IS AN ANTI XENOS EDGEBLADE TAOMECH!” The pilot said dropping missles which we had to drive to the side to avoid.

I played the sound track from Slayers X terminal aftermath as I drew on hack blood power “Its the only way, it will just counter all my super forms.” I told Sona as I powered up INTO MY HACKER FORM!

I glowed with green energy as glowing ones and zeros flowed around me in runic circles “HACK BLOOD POWER I CALL UPON YOU!” I shouted firing a beam of pure hackblood energy at the Taomech.

The god damn mech wouldn't go down no matter how much I hit it then a voice called “You need a true hack blood master to help with this one” The voice said as he landed on top of one of the trucks.

I couldn't believe it, It was Zane Lofton the legendary X slayer himself “I'll clear the way for you, now watch this!” He smirked with confidence as his Hackblood Talismen powered up unleashing a blast of hackblood energy so powerful it ripped right through the taomechs core as it burst into a nuclear explosion which shook the convoy a little.

“Good luck, you've got this.” Zane gave us a thumbs up as we drove off.

What a guy I said to myself as we drove into the distance to find the floating shard in hopes we could push the Lunarian forces out of Earth.

Battle for the floating shard

We arrived below the floating shard which was an island in the sky, I focused my ki power as I picked up Sona and Cinos as we flew up and landed on the island.

The red echidna came to meet us “What are you doing here? You here to steal the master Topaz?” He was defensive.

“Look idiot, we need its power to save the world or else those Lunarians are going to take over the world and I can't let that happen.” I said.

There was a gunshot as Fist was bleeding then kneeled over “WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED?!” I screamed and looked up to see my former friend Kazu there wearing a Lady Tomoyo 20XX T shirt.

He had tears coming out of his eyes “You have to keep resisting the mistress, she only wants to purify us of sin and make us nice! She made me rich, I even have my own energy drink deal coming but you bastards have to keep angering her!” He then tried to shoot at me but I caught the bullet and crushed it.

Then Lady Tomoyo floated blow as she blew pink cigarette smoke from her holder into Kazus mouth and his eyes glowed “Yes, they must die my master...” Said Kazu

I was so mad, it all hit me now “SO THATS IT YOU'VE PUT A SPELL ON MY FRIEND TURNING HIM INTO A RICH JERK! YOU'RE DETESTABLE!” I spat.

She did the ojou laugh “Sweetie I only brought his dark nature out, that's why I must make this filthy Earth, pure.”

I used healing chi of the sun to heal Fists wounds and bring him back to full health “You're not such bad guy, I misjudged you but as for her...” Fist looked pissed.

“Please Kazu you have to fight her mind control, its not you! Rap music? You like heavy metal like me and hanging out with the Paul brothers? You hate them, think Kazu think!” I shouted.

He struggled gripping his head “I can't...money..must obey lady..NOOO!” He screamed in agony as sludge dripped from his ear and a slug made out of corruptive nicotine and blood dropped out of his ear. I was disgusted and quickly used a ki blast to torch it.

Sona grabbed Kazu “I'll look after him, he's been through a lot.”

“I've got your back Xenos, lets take her down, do it to it!” Cinos got ready to fight but Lady Tomoyo snapped her fingers and he exploded.

Everyone was shocked and horrfied by her “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” I screamed bursting into my BLOOD HUNTER FORM PLUS!

And I charged forward pumping endless sonic punches into her but she dodged each one “I became stronger after the Lunar Goddess revived me and I shall not be taken down like before!” she scoffed at me with arrogance.

She then round house kicked me into the Topaz shrine WHICH WAS HER ULITMATE MISTAKE!

I landed on the master Topaz feeling its intense power flowing into me as orange golden crystal light envolped me and I unleashed a new form FLOW FORM!

My hair grew long all the way down to my knees and glowed a brilliant golden silver light and a new blade formed in my hand made of the strongest elemental crystals “This is Kata creation blade, use it wisely my son.” A voice said.

Lady Tomoyo dashed to me and I no selled her attack as her punch landed on my face but I didn't move or show pain as she was shocked “No you can't do this to me, not again!” She cried.

I kicked her so hard as crashed through the shrine then I jumped up unleashing ten thousand creation kicks into her causing a lot of damage.

“CHAOS KATANAS!” I said summoning katanas of light then shooting them into her doing even more heavy hardcore damage.

There was an explosion as her power increased as she was covered in golden lunar light “I've trained since we last met and I was only using two percent of my power back there BEHOLD GOLDEN LUNAR GODDESS MODE!” She said.

The song undefeatable played as we clashed blades over and over “Finally someone that can go toe to toe with me but can you keep up?” I smiled treating this like a challenge.

I kicked her into the air and we entered another high speed clash with fists flying and kicks swinging as we then blasted ki shots at each other “I will purify this world, you will become Lunarians just like us!” She swore.

The fate of all was in the balance so I removed all limiters to give myself a boost of power to try and keep up with Lady Tomoyos golden lunar goddess mode.

I blasted everything at her but it wasn't enough so I called on everyone to lend me there power “Friends, people of the Earth I need you more than ever!” I called drawing energy from all living beings as I summoned a chaos katana of light but a gaint one.

Then I pulled it down upon Lady Tomoyo slamming it into her as I did countless damage to her as she rolled on the ground badly beaten “I WILL NOT DIE! NOT HERE THE CEREMONY WILL CONTINUE!” She screamed summoning an anti Xenos TAOMECH then she flew into the sky drawing it towards her as she fused with it INTO A BIOMECHNICAL GOLDEN HORROR WITH HER GAINT MECHANIZED FACE WITH FLOWING GREEN MACHINE VAINS.

“You sure got ugly.” I laughed.

She was really mad “FUCK YOU!” She screamed opening her mouth as a beam of pure green light came out and I dodged but it burned my army pretty badly.

No more compromise

I tried to punch the machines face but it was too massive and I didn't even annoy her “Just die already you motherfucker!” I charged up a blast but it bounced off her and the giant mecha Tomoyo slapped me with her big mecha hand as I flew across the sky taking a lot of damage.

The golden woman stood there overlooking me from above and laughing “I got to break throught It all, don't look back!” I said finding motivation to keep on going forward.

She fired thousands of missiles so I got them to lock onto me and turned the other way then flew under her causing all the missiles to barrage into the corrupted TAOMECH form of Lady Tomoyo as her defences fell.

Then I powered up further sending fists of golden light into her by the hundreds at the highest level of speed, then stopped time unleashing a sonic slash as thousands of crosses of golden light slammed into her face chipping down her health.

Her defences went back up as her golden face punched me cracking a rib which really fucking hurt pretty bad but my determination healed the damage as she fired more rockets and I caused them to blast her face again as she stumbled.

Taking my chance I grabbed the corrupted taomechs leg forcing all my strength into my arms as I spun her around and around at mach speed then let go as she went flying across the world and crashed head first into mount rushmore doing untold damage to her “The US governments gonna be pretty pissed at me when this is over.” I sighed.

I flew across the world to where she was unleashing a beam of pure creation energy breaking her armor down “ITS OVER THIS TIME THERE IS NO COMING BACK!” I screamed drawing every bit of energy I had left as I flew like a missle into her chest tearing her up from the inside as I burst from the other side as energy, blood and wires flew everywhere then the taomechs core exploded.

“No, I can't let the Lunarian cause end.” She begged as she exploded into pieces.

She reverted to normal landing on the ground below covered in blood, broken and low on energy “Please don't kill me...” She begged.

But after everything she did, there was no mercy “No I owe it to the people you hurt to make you pay!” I told her then unleashed a blast at her destroying her physical form completely.

[lorisystem]

Ngl kind of tired of normies sensationalizing and pathologizing anything thats slightly outside what they know. Was watching this video about a myth among metal music bands and this guy was like this subgenre of metal is particularly brutal hardcore and dark and went on describing it etc. And played a few songs saying like, its so hard to listen to. Im sitting here like, hey i like melodic stuff so the vocalizing isnt my thing either but ive listened to darker stuff. The instru was great though. Like idk my therapist tries to encourage me that im normal everyone is weird etc etc but its so hard when im given this feeling everytime all the time that people find the most basic things abnormal. Like even her. I was telling her that i discourage ppl at work to ask me what song im listening to (i sometimes listen to music at work w earbuds) by telling them its metal. Which i dont i usually listen to vocasynth at work lately. Except one time i embarrassed myself at work bc i had to give a guy from IT control of my computer and he opened the browser which i forgot had a vocasynth song on it >_< so i went to close it he was like dont worry i dont mind what youre doing at work and overall it was a rather neutral incident. So im recounting this to her bc i was arguing that her attempt at undoing my toxic shame with EMDR was progressing and i was like, i didnt even want to die afterwards lol. So anyway she was like oh what song was it so we played it on her computer and she ended up liking it and said she finds metal much more difficult to listen to i was like ??? Maybe its bc ever since i was like 11 ive known ppl into metal and ended up liking it myself and in hs my social circle was only ppl into metal or other alternative music. So its normalized for me and now i think its slightly more mainstream that before. But still ??? Idk idk i dont get it. Maybe i think people should shut the fuck up instead of immediately being like thats not normal about things that are fine. - ???

[styrmwb]

Favorite Final Fantasy Music (FFV)

5 :)))))))

V is my second favorite FF, I care so much about this game. It brings me a lot of emotion despite being one of the goofier, less serious entries (I will stand by the fact that FFV and One Piece have similar vibes in setting and story), and the music absolutely helps. I appreciate a lot more of the non battle themes in this game than I usually do (of course since this is a top 5 list (top V list?) that doesn't really show but just take my word for it) and I will admit to tearing up at things cause it just does that to me. Love this game. Let's do it. 5. Legend of the Deep Forest Apparently this is also known as "As I Feel, You Feel"? I love how somber this is. Again, as we all know, I'm bad at words, I do not know what the main instrument is called, but I absolutely love it. I also feel like it has like, a dual meaning based on where you are in the dungeon. When you enter, it feels like a great forest where the main villain has come from, a place of evil. When it burns down, it gives you that sense of loss from an event of senseless evil.

4. To The North Mountain Why does this bang? It has no right. I just think this is a fun, adventurous song. I love all the instruments in it, the guitar, the horn, the... banjo? the organ, it's all very fun, very unique, and very stand-out for what it is and where it plays. It sticks out to me.

3. The Decisive Battle One word. The Drums. That's two words. Whatever. This is SUCH a good Exdeath theme. Taking his main motif, and turning it into a battle with THE DRUMS (THE DRUMSSSSS), not to mention the part where it starts glitching out and getting chaotic, then going hard into the main melody again, holy shit this song is hype. It sounds super cool, it has amazing drums (I'm sorry I'll stop), and it plays multiple times so you get to hear it over and over. Not to mention, one of those times is during one of the absolute best moments in the entire game. o7

2. Battle on the Big Bridge The song. The man. The big man on the big bridge, the big song for the big man. Uematsu was absolutely cooking when he made this song, and I am so glad it continues to appear over and over again in future entries, it literally does not miss once at all. Special shoutouts to the PR, XII, XIII-2, XIV, and XV versions, and anti-shoutouts to the Theatrhythm All Star Carnival version cause it's mean and hurts my fingies. I don't even really know what to say cause like, everyone knows this song is fucking outstanding??? If you are reading this you know this song, it's hype, it's exciting, it's catchy, it's just, Amazing. 1. PIANO LESSON 1 BABYYY THIS IS THE GREATEST SONG IN ANY GAME EVER PIANO LESSON 1 ALL THE WAY

I'm sorry this joke sucks

ok the actual real #1 is...

1. Main Theme of Final Fantasy V I was struggling between picking this or Battle on the Big Bridge as the #1. But I think in this specific list when I'm trying to focus on V songs, this song just hits my emotions a little harder, and it is like, a summary of why I love FFV in general. It's lighthearted, it's fun, it feels like an adventure, however, right at the end of the song before it loops, this is the part that really makes me tear up, because it slows down, it feels emotional but in different ways depending on the context, like you're looking back happily at your journey or feeling sadness over the loss and tragedy that does happen in this game. One of my absolute favorite versions of this song is the one from DIstant Worlds IV. It works so well in an orchestrated form, feeling triumphant and happy, but again! That one part before the loop! It slows down and brings a completely different level to the emotions. Especially at the end of the song when you just have a slow trumpet solo.... then the whole orchestra comes in, and a big triumphant finale. It's a happy song that is deeper than it seems out the outside. Just like the game it's meant for.

[hugh-lauries-bald-spot]

give me any music recommendation, please

thank you SO MUCH for this ask you have no idea-

this is one of the best collaborations ive ever heard.

a lot of it is because they both have very distinctive styles, but they know how to work together. each artist not only has their place in the song, moments where it really highlights their signature artistry, but they also have a super strong blending of styles in other parts.

im going to try to explain why i picked this song in a little more detail under the cut (im not an expert by any means, this is just my attempt to verbalize what makes this collaboration special to me)

Nine Inch Nails is a pillar of the industrial and alt rock scene(s), as we know, and it gained a lot of its notoriety in the nineties with songs like Closer and Mr Self Destruct.

A lot of their music's grittier feel, from the quality of Reznor's voice to how the instruments sound, comes from noise distortion (essentially the altering of the original audio). That, and they often layer it with other electronic and industrial noises to accompany the vocals (you'll notice this almost right away).

Trent Reznor is known as the man who made industrial rock as a genre popular, and is recognized as something of a magician by blending electronic, alt, acoustic and classic rock sounds into cohesive music. It takes that kind of harsh noise you get from industrial and marries it with those other genres.

Another reoccurring element I've noticed in a lot of NIN music is a fairly stagnant baseline, one or 2 deep notes kind of suspended in the background, while vocals or other noise plays on top of it (you'll notice this especially in the first chorus).

To return to the topic of vocals, the droning melody of the lyrics is very reminiscent of Add Violence, with slower tracks like The Lovers that contrasted with a lot of their quicker-paced, more aggressive, earlier albums, and their music in general (in my opinion, it just really stands out as an album).

HEALTH made their debut in the noise rock scene in 2005, so while perhaps less iconic as NIN (because that's a high bar for any industrial band post-90s...), they've still anchored themselves as one of the more popular bands of that sub-genre in the 2000s.

Their earlier releases, like the song Triceratops, features a lot of seemingly discordant, fast sounds that create a kind of angry and anxious environment with minimal (or no) lyrics.

In more recent years, they've experimented more with electronic rock and incorporating electronic elements into their usual sound (such as digital beats and more noticeable audio distortion, as well as the incorporation of synth).

For the most part, in their albums from 2007-2009, the vocals are largely overwhelmed by the sound and instruments, and are there namely for atmosphere. What makes the vocals unique is their contrast with this more jarring musicality, they are slow and unusually metered, as well as much more harmonic than the rest of the pieces (which reminds me a lot of newer Radiohead like Supercollider/The Butcher).

What I've found defines HEALTH from a lot of other noise/indusrial/experimental rock groups are those ethereal, almost haunting vocals. They're almost intimidating, as due to their calm tempo and overall consistence of tone, they're really juxtaposed with the strong beat and (at times) aggressive instrumentation. Listen to LOSS DELUXE to feel a bit of that effect.

What I feel makes this collaboration so strong is just how well they've utilized their respective styles to highlight what the other brings. The song's intro is profoundly NIN (so much so that I didn't even realize this was a collab until the chorus). HEALTH slowly bleeds into their sound, and from 1:46-2:11, its a perfect blend, both their styles harmonize during this section.

From 2:13-2:38, we hear HEALTH's sound entirely, melodic and almost tender, which contrasts with the previous section's more rough energy brought by the other band. NIN bleeds back into the song around 2:39, bring back that harsh bass line and Reznor's droning vocals. The song's aggressive feel progresses from here, with the augmented intensity of the instruments and Reznor's vocals turning into more of a scream until both bands are infused into one another's styles once more.

As the song ends, it returns to HEALTH's brand, but not without a brief moment of Reznor's vocals towards the very end, no longer distinctive, but almost agglomerated into the other band's energy.

To summarize, what's so spectacular about this collaboration is their capacity for blending and for leaving space for each band's originality.

If you've never heard HEALTH or Nine Inch Nails, this would be a perfect song to introduce you to both.

[deus-ex-mona]

WAY OF FT4: Chapter 7

end the year with a bang

previous part (chapter 6)

next part (epilogue)

Minami: Hey everyone! Thanks for having an absolute blast with me!

Minami: The End-Of-Year Super Live has finally begun, yeah?!

Minami: There are tons of amazing performers lined up, so be sure to enjoy it with all you’ve got!

mona: We’re finally halfway through the programme of the End-Of-Year Super Live!

mona: Hey guys! Are you still able to call out for us?!

mona: Lemme hear even more of your cheers! On the count of three!

Aizo: Yo Julieta! Lemme hear your voices!

Yujiro: And now, to everyone who’s watching us for the first time! Please let us hear your calls!

Yujiro: That was great! You guys sure are full of energy!

Aizo: I know, right? I’m so happy that I’m getting really fired up!

Yujiro: Shall we sing another song, then?

Aizo: Yeah, let’s! That’s fine with y’all, right, everyone?!

YUI: Hmm, LIPxLIP’s emcee portion’s pretty entertaining.

RIO: I never thought that I’d ever get to see the day when you complimented those two, YUI.

DAI: I can’t really tell through this screen, but the venue’s prolly getting real hyped up too.

MEGU: Well, they’re just the opening act for us, though.

YUI: Let’s capture their hearts with all we’ve got at the very end, yeah?!

Staff: Hey FT4! It’s time! Please wait on standby!

YUI: Gooot it!

YUI: Now, gang, shall we roll?

RIO: …IV.

IV: Yeah. …Guys, this will be our last performance of the year.

IV: This year has been a really important year for FT4. But, we won’t be stopped here.

IV: Let’s aim for even greater heights. And then, let’s be sure to show our SICKS the view from up there.

IV: And to accomplish that—

IV: Let’s start off by having an absolute blast as we end the year with a bang!

YUI: Yeah!

RIO: Let’s go!

DAI: Ahh, I’m getting fired up!

MEGU: I’m totally pumped!

YUI: (I’ll give it all I’ve got… So that we’ll be able to end the year with a bang without leaving anything unfinished!)

Aizo: And now, it’s time for the closing act of the day to take the stage—

Yujiro & Aizo: Please welcome Full Throttle4!

Loud cheers engulfed the stage. YUI took a deep breath as the heat from the spotlight beamed down onto him—

YUI: We’ve kept y’all waiting, haven’t we?!

YUI: What was this year like for you guys?

YUI: We’re gonna continue to put on amazing performances next year, and we’ll keep at it forever!

YUI: So continue to tag along with us! Got it, SICKS?!

IV: …!

The music began to play upon IV’s cue.

YUI: (I only sing for myself. Not for anyone else.)

YUI: (The meaning behind why I stand onstage with these pals of mine… only needs to be known by the few of us.)

YUI: (But for now…)

YUI: We’re gonna entrance y’all with our performance!

MEGU and DAI were using their entire bodies as they performed. RIO was standing right by YUI’s side as they sang together. And— IV was watching their backs from his spot right behind them. All five of them were completely in sync, even without any eye contact between them, a true testament to the amount of time they had spent with each other.

YUI: (This performance is making me feel oh so good!)

Even as YUI’s ears rang from the deafening cheers… The curtains fell upon their hugely successful live performance—

[struggle-but-its-all-ocean-floor]

Watched IVE's performance at Lollapalooza and I enjoyed it! It wasn't the best ever, but they were happy on stage, had good energy and stage presence, and sang well (nearly sounded the same as in the studio). Yujin was really doing the most, and was great!, but I think her voice is too loud compared to the other members. She carried the group a lot, but her mic volume should have been lower so she didn't drown out the other members' voices. Wonyoung did well, but didn't particularly shine. Gaeul, Rei, and Leeseo stood out to me. Leeseo has a lot of lines and she's very confident and powerful. Rei's voice consistently comes through at a good volume. Gaeul has a cute vibe and was the most consistent dancer, and also sounded good. Liz did well, and I love her blonde hair, but they need to raise the volume on her mic. She has a lot of falsettos that sound great in the studio, but I could barely hear her live. Her performance didn't do her justice. She also played it very safe. She's a good singer so she should've done adlibs and showed-off more. Yujin did adlibs and high notes to hype up the crowd and changed a few things in the choreo, but the other members were too safe, especially Liz.

They're weak dancers and they really should fix that. Besides having some questionable choreos, they're very inconsistent even though their dances are relatively easy. IVE are not very synchronized and don't bother being neat with their movements. They need to make more of an effort to clean up their dancing and not underdance so much. Their choreos are not that exhausting, they just have to focus on making bigger, neater, more powerful movements, and paying attention to some details. It's not about becoming better dancers and more dance-focused, but doing the minimum to make the choreo look decent. Their dancing does not match their energy. I think they might need to bulk up a bit, maybe, to improve their endurance.

Anyway, I was entertained, but it's not really the performance you associate with the festival. Their outfits, for example, were kind of a miss. I liked them, but in that setting I would've gone for a more mature, darker look. Another thing is that hyping up a crowd isn't just telling them to jump all the time or screaming "Lollapalooza". LSRF did the same at Coachella and it becomes annoying. Also speaking of LSRF, people were mentioning their "awful" performance again... I watched a bit of their stage again and they were good. The singing wasn't great and was shouty, but their fits, energy, and dancing were fine and fit Coachella more than IVE fit Lollapalooza. But, of course, IVE could've just showed up and stans would've called it a great performance. Everyone knows they're not great dancers so the standards are just decent singing and making the minimum effort. LSRF are known for bad vocals and good dancing, so the standards are great vocals and good dancing. It's pretty unfair. I don't get the Coachella slander at all. It's like they never saw a kpop performance before... Most of them are usually way worse.

Just remembered something else. The setlist was pretty much just the title tracks, but I would've replaced Off the Record with My Satisfaction (a personal favorite), or a loved song like Blue Blood, Holly Molly, or Summer Festa (not loved, but fun). Off the Record was the only slow song so it felt off and their voices were washed out by the live band.