#and i'm like ahhhhhhhh why

[youremyonlyhope]

I'm not a "new musical theatre style music" person. Never have been.

Even when I was doing voice lessons, I'd steer towards the golden age or jazzy musical theatre songs. My voice teacher would have to drag me kicking and screaming towards adding anything new musical theatre to my repertoire. For a while, the most modern song in my book was I Know The Truth from Aida, and I wouldn't count that as new musical theatre style since I mean more the Pasek&Paul or Joe Iconis type.

And now I have an audition coming up for a small production of a show in that style and I'm supposed to sing a song in a similar style. And I'm looking at all my sheet music like... let me do some Cole Porter... or Gershwin... at least Sondheim please...

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Thanks for tagging @atuats-sidechick :3

Um this is what I'm thinking of reading (by which I mean listening to on tape) in 2025 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

................... this is only half a joke....because I should be throwing in the Yangchen books in there as well! (I have a problem)

Ok, ok. For real. Besides re-listening to the Kyo/YC novels. I plan on starting and/or finishing these~!

I JUST finished "The Girl From the Well" so I'm ready to go with "The Suffering"! B) I hope it's a happy time!

I've already read Darkly Dreaming Dexter years ago, but never finished the series because it was still being written back then, so I'm gonna try to binge the books now that they're all out. But I'll only list the first book cause I dunno when I'll get to the other's.

I'm also re-listening to the Hunger Games series (I'm on Catching Fire right now), but the new one comes out next year so I'm excited.

Open to anyone (I'm too tired to tag right now TT0TT)

[elegyofthemoon]

(sits here shaking and vaguely annoyed) hsr update save me

[there-will-be-a-way]

I have a problem. Today another co-worker asked me if we should try dating. What is even going in in my life, what do I do, I will have to pick 😭

[daisywords]

nothing like getting very minorly told off at work to make me feel physically ill for the rest of the day

[darlenicy]

it's so damn mean how s4 builds up Nabu x Layla so wonderfully just to make it even more painful, when they kill him off later.

[bean-pronounced-bawn]

I hate how often people point to equations as an explanation for what is very obviously a conceptual question. "Why does velocity increase when pressure decreases?" "Because Bernoulli's equation says they're inversely proportional." Thank you, we can all see that, that's not what they were fucking asking. Given a random equation, I can guarantee that anyone can plug in the numbers and figure out that V goes down when P goes up. That doesn't explain the physics of why that shit fucking happens.

[merrinla]

Portrait spamming

Recent discovery. If you click on the portraits of the characters like crazy, they will react to it. And the developers had a lot of fun coding these reactions xD

Tav / Dark Urge

normal - I'm awake! Mostly. - I'm starting to get a headache. - Must be the tadpole. - Quit knocking around in there! - A thousand needlepricks in my rotten skull.

combat -Ahhhhhhhh! Okay, I feel better. - I have an itch in the worst place. - Is being a mind flayer so bad? - Just waiting to venture forth here. - I'm maiming as fast as I can!

stealth - What's that ticking? - Is it me? Am I ticking? - Bomb in my head about to go off. Great. - Ah, well. I had a good run.

Astarion

normal - Why do beautiful people taste better? It hardly seems fair on the ugly - they have such wonderful personalities. - Ugh. Strahd wouldn't put up with this shit. - More like Drizzt Don't'Urden - no. No that's not funny. - Villains! Dissemble no more, I admit the deed! Tear up the floor - here, here! It is the beating of his hideous hea- oh, no, that's his brain. Where did I leave that heart?

combat: - I'm trying to focus on murder. - *Humming.* - I shot a svirfneblin in Menzoberranzan just to watch him die. - I should've been a drow. They have such stylish armour.

stealth - Shhh. Just think sneaky thoughts. - Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP. - Be very, very quiet - I'm hunting idiots. - I've got a brand new torture chamber, so come and play with me.

Karlach

normal - NOTE TO ACTOR/DIRECTOR: Blow a raspberry at the player. - Don't. Poke. The Karlach. - Who am I? - My eye!

combat - Eyes on the prize - we need to win this! - Not every soldier should've made it out of training. - Eyes on victory, tummy on dinner. - I ought to just burn this whole thing down.

stealth - My back can't take much more of this. - Not now, I'm being a sneak! - I'm getting too old for this nonsense. - I'm not built to crouch.

Gale

normal - I hope Halaster takes good care of Tara while I'm away. - Sembian wine; Cormyrian boar; Waterdhavian conversation. It's the little things you miss while on the road. - Oh, what a tangled Weave we web! - All the world's my stage and you're just a player in it.

combat - Just go for the Magic Missile and fire away. Never fails. - Don't make me go all Edwin Odesseiron on you. - Get. Out. Of. My. Head. - I really wish I could cast a Hold spell on you.

stealth - You made me hide, don't make me come seek you. - Gods, it's like trying to sleep with a mosquito in the room. - A little privacy please. - Stop it - that tickles.

Wyll

normal - Could do for a brew. - Where there's a 'Wyll', there's a 'y'. - Ever get the sense that someone's watching? - So two halflings walk under a bar...

combat - Can't hear myself think! - Wear your scars proudly. - As my father once told me: 'Can we get on with it?' - I find moderation is key.

stealth - Bad time for an itch. - Could do for a brew. - So two halflings walk under a bar... - Shush. No, really. Shush.

Lae'zel

normal - Must everyone be so exhausting? - Weapons high. Standards higher. - Is perfection too much to ask? - Pride is a virtue.

combat - I will know my queen! - There is no right or wrong, only truth. - What is the point, if not victory? - You are right to fear me.

stealth - Hush already. - There is no wisdom in madness. - Is perfection too much to ask? - There is but one way. Vlaakith.

Shadowheart

all modes - I wonder how I'll feel when I remember everything. - Strange. I've had more freedom this past while than my whole life... - Have to keep focused. Can't afford to get attached - to anyone. - If I succeed, maybe I'll be allowed a pet... ugh, stop being silly.

Halsin / his voice is currently bugged :(

normal - What I would not give for a chunk of fresh honeycomb... - Such attention... I never realised I was so popular. - Are you feeling lonely, perhaps? - Unwise, perhaps, to poke a bear this much...

сombat - Battle is afoot - you can poke me once we are safe. - Perhaps try attacking the enemy? - Admirable stamina, yet terrible priorities. - You are insistent, are you not?

stealth - Most consider it unwise to poke a bear. - My, you are eager, are you not? - Please. I am trying to be stealthy. - Calm yourself. There is plenty of me to go around.

Jaheira

normal - Oh, calm down. I'm happy to see you too. - I would poke you back, but I fear that's what you want. - My, such strong wrists. - Well you certainly have the 'omnipresent' part down, don't you? - Please go poke the ranger instead.

combat - You have my attention - now do something with it. - What? What do you want!? - Do you know, I begin to wish they had never brought me back. - Yes, yes, have your fun. It isn't you they're trying to kill.

stealth - Dry those sweaty palms and let us try this again, shall we? - Argh, my knees! Oh. It was a twig. - Would that I could hide from you, too. - Careful, or I will take your toy away from you.

Minsc

normal - ARGH! My EYE, Boo! They went for my EYE! - Know that if you poke Boo, no higher dimension will keep you safe! - Heehee. Heeheeheehee. - Well, Boo? How do you want to do this?

сombat - Are you perchance a squeaky wheel in need of a kick? - I am armed! Armoured! And entirely sick of your foolishness. - I begin to grow annoyed. It is well for you that Boo does not let me learn the bad words! - Ignore them, Boo. Let them gaze deep into their own abyss, and wonder just what it is they are trying to achieve.

stealth - A little to the left? But not so hard you make me giggle. - Boo...? Are you dancing down there, or...? - Hush! I am surprising Boo for his birthday! He is... uh... eh... how old do hamsters get...? - I am the night. A pity, then, that it is so bright out.

Minthara

all modes - You had my attention, now you have my fury. - Phlar Lolth ssinssrickla. - Your suffering will be spectacular. - Stop, or die.

[carrotpiss]

Huuurghh

[me-writes-prompts]

:-"You left me. I have nothing to say now." Reuniting lovers angst prompts-:

(Umm yes? Obviously. You want angst. I'm giving you angst. Enjoy!!!!AHHHHHHHH I LOVE THESEEEEE😩😩)

By @me-writes-prompts

"Good to see you again, [surname]." (NOT THEIR GIVEN NAME OR THE NICKNAME THEY USED TO CALL THEM BUT THE DAMN SURNAME, SHIT'S ABOUT TO GET REAL)

“You know, you could’ve at least said a last goodbye.” They say accompanied by a sad humorless chuckle.

“Oh, hi. Didn’t expect to see you here.”

When they leave you and your friend’s the one who supported you. So, when they are back, your friend gets protective of you.

“Did you really think we could rebuild what we had? Rebuild us?”

"I need time to adjust to your existence again."

Those longing stares but not being able to do anything about it, because you don't want to repeat the same mistakes

Telling them to leave you alone, even though you just want to be in their arms

When they smile sadly at you, and you just have to physically restrain yourself from wanting to kiss them

"I'm sorry, I-" "Isn't it a little late for an apology?"

"We could've worked out, if only you didn't act like a jerk and left me."

"Please, I want to make up for what I did in the past. Just please."

"Can we...be more than this? I was an idiot for leaving you, but now I want to make this right. Make us right."

"It feels like...like I'm here with you, but I'm also not here because my present-self is still haunted by my past self, past you, past us."

Them trying to do everything and anything to make it up to you

"I need time, okay? I can't do this right now."

"You should've at least told me why you thought I was better without you. But, no, you just left, like I didn't matter to you. Like, it was only you that needed to make decisions for both of us."

"It's not fair. You're not fair. You can't just come back in my life and expect me to get all lovey-dovey with you. That's not how it works, that's not how life works."

Those accidental touches that have you flinching because it's just been so long since you've touched them. OR you crave touching them more.

"I was a fool for leaving you. But I hope this fool can get a second chance to love." They say with a sad smile, trying to hold in their tears/or maybe full on sobbing.

"It was a misunderstanding, and I get it now. I'm sorry, I should've talked to you." "A single sorry can't make it up, [name]." "I know, and I'm willing to do everything to earn your forgiveness."

[orangeocelotmartyn]

Grian jumpscares Scar and Cub thinks Scar is wearing far too much clothing now

Scar: I want that core so ba--ahhhHHHHH, there's a pigeon! (calmer) Hello, Grian. (to Cub, conspiratorially) Dude, there's a pigeon, look. Cub: Where's a Grian? Scar: (whispering) There's a Grian right there. Cub: (overlapping) Oh, there he is! Oh man, I didn't even see him. Scar: He's so color coordinated with his outfit, do you see that? Cub: I do see that. Scar: Like, it is actually pretty color coordinated. Cub: He's got a good look to him. Scar: I don't have any look, look at me, I'm just...I look like I came out of, like a...dig site. Cub: D-dude, dude, okay. You've been like, over the course of the season, you've been putting on more and more layers of clothing. Scar: (laughs) So I'm getting more clothed? Cub: Yeah, yeah, it's been, like--you started with the short shorts, the booty shorts, right? Scar: (defensively) No, those were tactical khaki. Cub: T-shirt--they were definitely booty shorts, let's be real, c'mon. Scar: Those were tactical khaki pants that I could outrun a wilder-beast (a mispronunciation of wildebeest) at thirty-nine clicks a second. Cub: (dubiously) I-D-K about that, I-D-K about that. Scar: It has-- Cub: (overlapping) Well, anyway-- Scar: (overlapping) It has a stretch over two inches! Cub: (overlapping, disbelieving): You now have pants on, long sleeves, and a hat? (Scar snickers) Okay. Yeah. Mhm. Scar: "Grian's menacing." Why? What do you think, what is he doing? (sees Grian, inhales sharply) Oh! Jeez, oh, okay, yeah, yeah, you're right, you're right, he's menacing! (Scar snickers) Cub: Yep.

[videogamelover99]

OKAY BUT LISTEN. LISTEN. I WANNA BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE PANELS FROM THIS SCENE CAUSE UH. This is like a powerpoint of the audience realizing the Sheep are not Chuuya's friends.

First off, baby? Baby. Also Chuuya's body language in the art is so, like, embarassed/self-conscious teen, except instead of the problem being hanging out with the wrong people in high school its...Mafia-level stakes. Anyway, Chuuya curling up while hiding from his "friends" immediately gives you a sense he is not the one in control.

Dazai-like expression who? Chuuya is putting on a mask so eerily similar...it gives us some great parallels.

Chuuya unnecessarily apologizing to Shirase? Yeah. Straight from the book.

Insane over Shirase's solid B+ gaslighting. I don't remember if these lines are from the book, but Shirase implying Chuuya's the one "acting like a tyrant" when he literally didn't do anything?? Except ask politely for favors? Throughout the whole conversation he's been the polar opposite. But hey, maybe Shirase's just projecting.

Haha, "somehow".

Nothing to add here except Shirase's body language in this is SO much better than the anime. In the anime he just acted mad and kinda hot-headed. Here he's smiling, acting friendly, giving off those "ofc I'm on your side Chuuya but you make it so hard for these made-up reasons" vibes. Shirase is opportunistic, manipulative, he believes he has control over Chuuya, and therefore his ability.

Of course, Dazai can tell immediately what Shirase is doing. That Shirase has more power over Chuuya than Chuuya does over any of the Sheep (which is once again reinforced by the body language. Shirase's arm over Chuuya's shoulders, swamping him. Being physically taller than Chuuya. Chuuya just kind of standing there, passively.

Also despite what Shirase seems to believe, he and the other Sheep are not one bit smarter than Chuuya. They're eagerly celebrating their victory when Chuuya can clearly tell this is some sort of plan on Dazai's part.

Dazai destroying any leverage they had over Chuuya and yet knowing there's some reason Chuuya is doing this anyway. Offering him a choice.

As I've said before (and it's more obvious than ever in the manga) Shirase's using it to gain Mafia territory by getting some of their members captured. I've stated this before, and we do get a confirmation:

The "self defense rule" is something Chuuya explicitly created. To not strike unless provoked. I have a lot of thoughts on this and why but that's not for this post.

And we have!! Dazai getting pissed off on Chuuya's behalf!! He's scary.

(Spoiler alert: they are not his friends.)

Ahhhh

Ahhhhhhhh

Guys I love this chapter. Because on one hand, Shirase, like the rest of the Sheep, have very legitimate fears. They're literally a bunch of kids that used to be preyed on by other organizations, and if Chuuya is not guaranteed to protect them, then...well...they're in horrible danger, really.

The problem is that Chuuya is ready to protect them. But they don't trust him, and it seems they never have. The whole thing is built on Shirase (and probably the others) holding some kind of emotional and social power over Chuuya, therefore guaranteeing their safety. But when that's not longer the case, well, they don't trust Chuuya to protect them. I'm curious how the manga is going to adapt Dazai's whole "meat" story later on because the issue isn't a selfish conflict of interest. The issue is trust, and the lack of it between Chuuya and the rest of the Sheep.

It's like the Sheep built their gang on high school clique rules, and didn't realize Chuuya's not just operating out of a sense of obligation and need to belong, but genuine care. Anyway, that's all I have to say. The art is beautiful.

[justwinginglife]

Just imagine Soshiro calling you "Mrs. Hoshina" ahhhhhhhh I'm sCreaming

I am ALSO screaming. You know he'd hella abuse the fuck out of the name too.

"Mrs. Hoshina, can you pass me the salt?"

"Mrs. Hoshina, how was your day?"

"Mrs. Hoshina, I'm going to the bathroom now."

You'd laugh. "Soshiro- I don't need to know when you're going to the bathroom."

"I know, I just wanted a reason to call you Mrs. Hoshina again; I can't get enough of it."

"Whatever happened to babe?" You'd tease.

"There is no more 'babe', there is only Mrs. Hoshina."

Also idk if yall watch Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley, but why do I just picture that scene at the end of the movie where he just calls her Mrs. Darcy repeatedly in between kisses? Like "Mrs. Hoshina," kiss to the cheek, "Mrs. Hoshina," kiss to the other cheek, "Mrs. Hoshina," kiss to the forehead, "Mrs. Hoshina," kiss to the nose, and then finally, "Mrs. Hoshina," he gazes into your eyes before pressing his lips to yours for a passionate kiss.

AHH- I'm screaming all over again.

[queens-hoes]

since it took me a million pulls to get Sylus' Night of Secrecy, here's everything in it that made me giggle, gasp, and gush over this fictional man:

MC walking in on him casually trying to make a flower bloom at his desk

The nonchalant way he takes her hand and easily resonates after the whole struggle in the main story

His quiet reaction to MC asking if he enjoys living as a normal person for a few days

Clingy MC

I love clingy MC

Sylus, the most wanted man in Linkon, casually pulling up to the FRONT of the Hunter's Association bc his kitten needs a ride home dammit

The fact he has a crow pendant hanging from his rearview mirror. like. Where did he get that? Did he make it? Where can I find one?

The line about him promising to wash his hands of his dirty work before returning home 🥺

Bc she is his home 🥺

The fact that he and MC went to a late night screening of Home Alone???

And, in an effort to spend more time with him, she asked to watch all the sequels with him???

Them holding hands in his pocket GOD WHEN WILL IT BE ME

MC casually standing by as he probably killed the ppl watching them...we love a girl who supports her man's morally questionable actions

MC beating him at their gun assembly game and, like any sane person would, announcing her victory by pointing the gun at his chin

I just know he was ready to go when she did that

Sylus casually dropping MC's shoes when he carries her to his room. Idk why it was so hot to me but here we are

The Spice.

I have read absolute filth in my day, but experiencing spice in this way blew my goddamn mind, I'm still recovering and it has been a week

THE THIGH GRAB?

THE WAY THEY JUST CAN'T STOP KISSING EACH OTHER??

THE WANT IN SYLUS' VOICE AND EYES BEING SO OBVIOUS???

AHHHHHHHH

Him covering her eyes. I'm not over it.

Kissing down her neck (and her chest)

Kissing her thigh. Lord help me.

MC asking him not to bite her...can you imagine the scandal of her walking into work with a Sylus hickie? Forget shame, I'd be showing that off like a badge of honour

The line about his hands being cold when holding a gun but warm and tender while holding her...dear Lord, I am forever undone

The implication that they either 1) went at it so HARD that Sylus knocked tf out despite being nocturnal or 2) they went at it so LONG that he knocked tf out

Or 3) both (hehe)

That. Fucking. Gasp. And chuckle sound he made when he woke up and found her beside him

God, this VA COOKED, the man had BILLS to pay

Pulling her into a kiss in the car. It's the simple things in life

[howtotrainabraincell]

HAPPY FRYE DAY!!!

BE STILL MY BEATING HEART!!! ALAS IT CANNOT BECAUSE THE FRYE TWINS HAVETH ME IN A CHOKEHOLD!

WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT THESE GIFS?! SACRILEGE!

Seriously though they have NO RIGHT being so cute when they were younger and then aging like FINE WINE. AHHHHHHHH!!!

I love them both irrefutably! And they're great at either age (fight me you'll LOSE)

Also notice how Evie at 40 no longer has her hair braided? I personally head cannon that after she got married and moved to India, she stopped braiding her hair because Jacob used to for it for her... If her twin baby brother couldn't do it she didn't want it done.

.......I'm gonna go cry in a corner now.

[somehhuuuhh]

My top 10 favorite ships that no one ask for :)

I'm gonna yap for each ship and also Tw for death, middle finger, blood

I was to lazy to render :3...again

10# Reaper x fatal 💀🔪

For me this is a silly ship that I actually want to see more of. If people are shipping Reaper with Geno and Error because of angst then they should ship this too. This ship have angst protental with a lot of silliness and insanity in this ship. Imagine if Fatal gets with Reaper just to annoy Error :P

(what's a good ship name for them anyways?)

9# StarDust

Idk why I actually like Dust x Dream not because of the ship name but it just something about those two just click for me for sr?? I really can't explain it

8# SillyString

Is it weird that Error will literally try to destroy every au because he believes that the only au that should exist is the og? Tbh I think he is just a big fan of the og au and will be a big fan of Classic. Not in the yandere area just like trying to get Classic autograph by kidnapping him :)/silly

Btw SillyString is a banger ship name

7# RottenCrops

Nah you think I like this because it have fluff in it??? No! Don't you see how angst it can be!? I feel like soon as Horror gets attracted to Farm after Horror keeps visiting him, Nightmare will be a dick (like always) and make Horror kill Farm. Idk *crying*

6# krustard

I like this for the puns and fluff (kinda) Idk I don't have to much to say for this one

5# Clue

OMG ITS THE TRANS COUPLE!!! I like to think that they're both trans for no reason. Every since I saw Underverse and notice how cute they would be together I can't stop giggling. Since they're both somewhat knights I like to think they train together or go to the gym to get buff together.

4# Dustard

AHHHHHHHH ITS DUSTARD!!! This was my favorite ship when I first came to this Fandom might because how bad ass they are together. I don't really like the angst in this on because it's so predictable and common, I need something new guys! But overall great ship (I love the fluff)

3# Krerdly

Ever since I got TikTok and kept seeing this ship I fell in love. You got a yapper and a listener ITS PERFECT!!!

2# Inkmare

*sigh* save me inkmare. I love inkmare and if you know me you already know that I do. I remember seeing a person say they don't like this ship because of "I'm mean to everyone but not to you" but I never seen it like that because we know Nightmare and we know Ink they're both pricks so they're perfect for each other!!

(Toxic yoai)

1# Mk x Frisk

WE NEED THIS NON-BINARY COUPLE!! Fuck frans!! This ship is so much better in every way! First they're around the same age, second they just click you know what I mean? Idk how to explain it but something about this ship is so wholesome and cute :3

Annnnnnnnd that all :3