#and suddenly there was with the angel

[thedaveandkimmershow]

A quick word about a tiny bit of Handel's Messiah:

It's two moments, actually. The transition from "There Were Shepherds..." to "And Suddenly..." and the transition from "And Suddenly" to "Glory To God".

Two moments.

Those two moments occur, well, the first one occurs between the first and second soprano recitatives about three quarters of the way through Part 1 of Handel's Messiah.

Recitative

“There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."

Recitative

"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying:"

The first recitative is straight forward storytelling aided by a touch of orchestral support. The second recitative is a musical declaration.

In this first transition, between recitatives, it's the shift in music that's most compelling. In my own emotional response to the moment, the shift to the second orchestral accompaniment captures something wondrous that's about to happen.

Which is exactly what's gonna happen.

I especially appreciate the declaration in the second recitative that immediately and profoundly pays off in the chorus. It's what's so compelling about that second transition. It creates such expectation that I have no problem imagining angels arrayed across the sky making such pronouncements:

"Glory to God! Glory to God!

Glory to God in the highest,

And peace on earth.

Goodwill toward men."

The last thing I'll mention is that "Glory to God in the highest" is like a trumpet fanfare to my ears. And the way Handel staggers "Goodwill toward men" rhythmically and melodically, building continuously on itself, well... it feels like encouragement. It feels like he's trying to breathe goodwill into the air.

But "And peace on earth"?

Yeah.

When the basses drop an octave from "And peace" to "on earth", that always feels dangerous to me. It feels profound. It feels like a fearless declaration, this thing that will happen.

And peace.

On earth.

Anyway...

The transition from "...and saying..." to "Glory to God" is always this huge moment in my imagination. Which is Handel capturing the text perfectly. Causing me to imagine those angels in the sky...

Every time.

☺️

[eggsdrawings]

miruko doesnt rock with dabihawks ‼️

[australet789]

"Alastor is a villain because he chained poor Husk 🥺"

I think you all forget THIS is the Husk that made the deal with Alastor:

The Husk that was so careless and selfish that was gambling SOULS, to the point he gambled his own soul away to save his powers.

[alena-draws]

Point of view: You've royally pissed off the most powerful being on the planet.

(Knives is currently not on the planet but above so it counts)

(please click on the full image! It's DIN A3 and the effect is better in full view, especially Vash's glowing eyes! Little close ups under the cut)

[triona-tribblescore]

IM FUCKING BACK BABYYYY!!!! [Read tags for a lil info!]

(Please accept this silly doodle dump of my brainrot boys uvu ✨)

[pleafyistired]

i want to create an angel of death halo for tdl so hey. Yea they match cause im unwell. Anyways

chosen’s halo at the back of his head like a haunting presence always at the back of his mind. Spiky and red . Stabbing inside the halo itself (does it hurt? Does it hurt chosen? Does it dug inside him like the spikes on the halo, tearing him apart later on?) and hostile toward others that might approach it like. Some stick.

Dark’s halo surrounds him, dripping with a black and murky of the sins he committed. He wears it like crown of pride. Its sticky and leaves a stain on you, constantly reminding dark that hes always connected to a certain other stick, that no matter how much he can change his views on matter, its undeniable what he did was directly due to tagt stick, and it will leave a mark on him forever.

[keeper-of-gates]

dogday...

[ohbother2]

Introducing everyone to my Alastor headcannon!

He's a deer right? And what are deer well-known for? Yes, yes, staring un-waveringly into your soul in the middle of a country road in the twilight hours.

But what else are they known for?

As soon as something happens, they are GONE. They run so fast and with such wild-abandon to just get the fuck out of wherever they are they they go hurtling through the brush never to be seen again.

This brings my to my head cannon - Alastor is easily skittish, he is just fortunate that his deer-caught-in-headlights instinct takes over long enough for him to grapple with his fear and restrain the part of himself that wants to flee, so instead he just stares unwavering and intimidatingly with that cocky grin until he has enough composure to begin talking again.

Now, sometimes, sometimes his instincts are too strong. And sometimes, he cannot stay composed, especially after a particularly bad fright, like bumping into Nifty or Angel Dust stalking the corridors of the hotel silently at night. What happens then? Alastor freezes for mere seconds, and then goes hurtling as fast as he can in whatever direction his feet decide to take him.

Sometimes, much to his dismay, his feet decide to propel him into the nearest wall before he even realises where he is heading.

This has led to many encounters where Alastor appears to bolt head-first into a wall for no other explanation than he felt like it, and he leaves Angel Dust as confused as ever as he bounces back from the impact, shocked from his deer-like-terror, and begins a conversation as normal, ignoring the new antler shaped hole in the wall he had just careened into.

No one dares question him about this odd behaviour, and the residents of the hotel have just had to accept that they often see the sole's of his shoes as he sprints full-pelt away from them at the drop of a hat.

[starryeyeddreamer21]

Hazbin Hotel Incorrect Quotes

Lucifer: *walks into the room covered in lipstick marks* Hey... why is everyone looking at me like that?

Vaggie: Um, Sir, you've got a little something... everywhere

Charlie: Mom WHY

Lilith: *puzzled* It wasn't me

Angel: Than who-

Alastor: *walks in with smudged lipstick* What's going on in here?

[crimeronan]

ultimately i think that if you are trying to glean information about a person's real life personality or priorities or morals based on their taste in fiction then.... you are wasting your energy. like i don't even mean this in a shipping discourse kind of way, i'm also talking about like. those posts like "you like enemies to lovers because you want someone to see you at your worst and still love you" and "you like girl-next-door romance because you crave being known and loved by someone who's seen every part of you" or "you like BDSM porn because you want someone else to take control of your life."

these posts are frequently made in jest but. they drive me insane. i am aware this is a no fun allowed kind of take and i am Not trying to ruin anyone's fun, i just..... good God. can we stop applying pop psychology and freudian analysis and other such bullshit to our reading habits. please. please god. please.....

and on the other hand. if there are people already poised to take this in bad faith..... yes, of Course i'm the type of person to make this post, since i write largely horror-rape-torture-murder bullshit. and i actually would Love for people to assume i'm dangerous due to the horror-rape-torture-murder bullshit, since in actuality i am trapped in the body of a fat physically disabled soccer mom, and it sounds nice to be scary.

but like. being completely, totally, 100% sincere here. like i am not being a bitch, i am trying to impart genuine advice. IF you're spending a lot of time stressing out about what fiction does or doesn't say about you, your peers, your family, or (maybe especially) the people you dislike....

....your energy is being sucked into a black hole. Find Another Thing To Stress Over. Thank You

[rollinouttahere-writes]

The fact that Corazon has that whole children-hating act going on creates the funnies conflicts with Angel when he's still undercover.

He thinks nothing of it when Angel approaches him and motions for him to lean down to her height. He doesn't know what she wants, but he doesn't see the harm in going along with it. The second that he's in range, she just reels back and slaps him hard enough to make a pimp cry.

Corazon hits the ground like a sack of bricks and thinks he just got hit with fucking armament haki. Angel pounces and just starts wailing on him while screaming that she'll kill him if he ever lays a hand on one of her kids again. By the time she's done, he looks like he got mauled by a damn lion.

After that incident, he can't so much as breathe at any of the children without her staring a hole into him with homicidal intent. Doflamingo does nothing to ease the tensions because in true sibling fashion, he finds it funny that his brother is getting his ass handed to him by someone a fraction of his size. It's like seeing a full grown great dane be afraid of a kitten. Besides, Angel is just doing her job as the nanny, he won't fault her for that.

Corazon feels so conflicted about her at first because on one hand, he can respect a mama bear that loves her kids. On the other, she is probably the biggest bump in the road in his mission. She's so damn loving and sweet to the kids that of course they're sticking around. He knows that he needs to get rid of her, but how? He obviously won't kill her, but he knows that she would rather die than abandon the children.

The most obvious choice would be to get her to leave with the kids, but that isn't easy with Doflamingo and the rest of the Donquixote pirates watching her like a hawk.

They're like the pinnacle of enemies to lovers.

[certaindreamwitchreader]

Headcannon Dancer Alastor

In life, Alastor was an incredible dancer, and in death, that has not changed. While he has his preference for the dances of his time, we have to remember that some were scandalous for that time.

In life, I can see an Alastor knowing and dancing the Waltz, Jazz, Tango, Foxtrot and the Charleston. And if he died around 1933-1935, it is quite possible that he already knew something about the Swing and the Jitterbug. Alastor would definitely seek to learn them in Hell.

As time goes by, I think a dance must catch Alastor's attention so that he seeks to learn it. And once Vox realized that if he danced he could spend more time with Al, he did everything to get him interested in the dances he knew and in learning the ones Al danced.

In current times in hell, at the Hotel, The one who can dance no matter what style you play is Alastor, to the surprise of everyone except Husk and Niffy. And no, Angel, stop trying to get Alastor drunk just because you want to be able to watch him dance to the latest songs. (Alastor danced Gossip once while not sober and now has new admirers, unwanted job offers and more complications which involves Lucifer hosting royal dance parties again)

[14dayswithyou]

Appears out of the blue, boops Ren or/and [REDACTED] or the other characters from the cast(optional) on the nose. Desappears into thin air. Just curious about their reactions if Angel did that to them

Ren "A-Ah—!" Completely enthralled by being in your presence, Ren didn't realise he had zoned out until you playfully poked him on the nose and disappeared just as quick. "...Angel? Where did you go? ...Hello?"

[REDACTED] He hears your approach from a mile away, but lets you sneak up and boop his nose anyway. Hours later, when you're safely tucked under the covers and surrounded by the darkness of your bedroom, he glitches into your room and boops your nose back. Surprise shawty <3

[wyvernspirit]

I know most people want gentleman Husk to Angel

But I would like to argue back that gentleman Angel?? Kissing Husks knuckle after he gives him a drink? Making him a fully homemade (Italian) dinner with drinks? So many ideas I have

(the superior answer is that it's both of them in different ways at different times and everyone around them is honestly jealous) ((and wants them to finally kiss god dammit))

[ineffableaddiction]

He wants his angel to be happy

I love how when Crowley and Aziraphale are driving to Tadfield, Crowley is chastised for driving too fast and Aziraphale is obviously uncomfortable.

‘You go too fast for me Crowley.’

On the way back to the bookshop though, Crowley is driving slow enough to have other cars pass him. They have a cute conversation about politically unsophisticated operatives and ducks.

Even when pulling the Bentley to park by the bookshop, Crowley is diving slower than usual.

He doesn’t want Aziraphale to be afraid.

They get out and have cute banter by the car.

Until Aziraphale finds the book in the back of the car and becomes all secretive.

And at this point, in the book, there’s this:

‘Right,’. mumbled Crowley, suddenly feeling very alone.

He tries so hard.

[corpusdiem-seizethedead]

Husk: I would die for you.

Angel: I would die for you too.

Husk: *suddenly emotional* Please don't do that.