#anti sailor mars

[western-magical-girl-confessions]

“Tbh, thanks to a "certain site", I never understood the massive popularity and love for 90’s Rei/Sailor Mars. Not only she was a complete bully to Usagi/Serena up to StarS, but she was a complete bitch in her entire arc with Mamoru/Darien and always blamed others for everything, even when it was HER fault. I understand that Usagi wasn't the most mature or understanding growing up, and I know not everything has to be all sunshine and rainbows all the time in a team, but Rei just straight up always disrespected her FUTURE QUEEN, even when she had reasons for crying or being sad sometimes (especially with the whole Demande thing in the 90′s anime. Heck, Sailor Moon has even bung people (even HER) back to life countless of times!

People can say what they want about Manga/Crystal's Sailor Mars and about her not having a personality (which I do agree to a certain degree), but she BARELY was an ass to Usagi or just in general. Sure, she did had her nice moments throughout the series, but at her best, she was ok, but at her worst, she was THE ABSOULATE WORST. I personally was always an Ami/Sailor Mercury fan, but Sailor Mars is extremely overrated in my opinion.”

[senshixshitennouweeks]

As interest is generating for this event, I wanted to not only reach out to ENCOURAGE artists to join us in our celebration of the Senshi/Shitennou pairings but set the correct expectations for the creators interested!

The usage of AI in any art included in this event is prohibited and will NOT be supported or promoted. As an artist myself, I am personally offended by the theft and laziness that this has brought forth, not just in our own fandom but in the art world overall. Using AI is not being an artist. It takes no skill and it spits in the face of those who have spent decades honing their craft by stealing aspects of their work. It has no place in this event. There are telltale signs easily found in such pieces and if it is suspected that AI was used in art offered for this event, proof may be required to authenticate its legitimacy.

I hope this does not discourage artists from joining our event, but perhaps will help others make the decision of whether or not to join. This is a FUN, super chill, laid-back event, and I want to keep it that way. :) Art theft isn't cool and it definitely does not have a seat at our table. Please keep all works authentic to YOUR skill, not someone else's.

Keep practicing and working on improving your own talents!

Stay kind!

~Vee

[celticcatgirl2]

“Let me guess…catching up with Zeb Wells’ Spider-Man run?”

[sjbattleangel]

The Sailor Scouts are teaming up to stop JK Rowling and her toadies once and for all in the name of the moon!

劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンR

[nanawritesit]

SM Entertainment Girl Group Idol AU (fem!reader insert)

feel free to use this for shifting or as a fanfiction backstory! (just tag me if it’s the second one hehe)

disclaimer: the extra info sections aren’t all original ideas, many were found on pinterest/tiktok :) images aren’t mine either

tw: none that i’m aware of

Group Profile:

Group Name: Etoile (meaning star/ point of a star in French)

Members: 5 (5 points on a star)

Fandom: Starlight

Concept: Ethereal, Cosmic, Elegant

Debut Year: 2017 (between Red Velvet and Aespa)

Debut Song: “Constellations”

Debut Album Title: “5 Makes 1”

B-Sides: “Aries,” “Nebula,” “Orbit,” “Stardust,” and “Pisces”

Fandom/ Lightstick Color: Indigo and White (stars in the night sky)

Group Chant: All: “Twinkle twinkle!” Nabi: “Hi Starlight! It’s…” All: “Etoile!”

Members Profile:

Y/N: Oldest, Center/ Face of the Group, Main Vocalist, Speaks Korean, English, and Chinese

Cho Nabi: Leader, Lead Vocalist, Korean, Speaks Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese

Marie Tang: Main Dancer, Chinese-American, Speaks Korean, English, and Chinese

Han Iseul: Visual, Lead Dancer, Korean, Speaks Korean

Ikeda Kaori: Maknae, Main Rapper, Japanese, Speaks Korean and Japanese

Extra Info about the Group:

Pre-debut, Etoile released a cover of Girls Generation’s “Genie,” and it blew up so fast that fans couldn’t wait for them to debut

Etoile is known as “the bridge between third and fourth generation” in the kpop community

The members are also known as “the princesses of SM”

Etoile does a lot of variety shows because everyone loves the members’ funny personalities and playful group dynamic

Etoile was featured in a popular kdrama as themselves, though they only had a few lines in a couple episodes, it became a fan favorite and made the ratings sky-rocket

Etoile’s second comeback, “Andromeda,” is said to have one of the most difficult girl group choreographies in kpop. It was also the song that got them their first win

When Etoile got their first win with “Andromeda,” all of the girls were crying hysterically, including Nabi who was supposed to give the speech. She ended up handing the mic to Y/N, who had just been smiling happily the whole time. Y/N pulled Nabi into her arms as she gave the speech, and then the other three girls assembled a group hug around them. It became such a tender moment for Starlights that everyone watching started crying too

Etoile did a collaboration music video with Sailor Moon where all the members got to dress up as the sailor guardians. Y/N was Sailor Moon, Nabi was Sailor Mars, Marie was Sailor Mercury, Iseul was Sailor Venus, and Kaori was Sailor Jupiter

Etoile has their own plushie characters that are put on headbands and other merchandise for Starlight, similar to BT21 and Skzoo. Y/N’s is a white swan, Nabi’s is a blue butterfly, Marie’s is a black cat, Iseul’s is a pink puppy, and Kaori’s is a yellow duck

Etoile did a collab with “rom&nd,” a korean makeup brand, where each member got to create their own shade of lipstick. The five shades the members created sold out in just three minutes.

Etoile performed a cover of EXO’s “Growl” during one of their concerts in male school uniforms, and Starlights were so impressed by how cool and masculine they were

Being sandwiched between the two girl groups, Red Velvet and Aespa are like the older and younger sisters of Etoile (respectively.) The Red Velvet members are always checking in on them and giving them advice, and Etoile does the same thing for Aespa.

Starlight is famous for being one of the most loyal and devoted fandoms. They buy the girls billboards and food trucks for their birthdays, protect them from antis, and offer so much love and support.

The members have their own youtube channel called “Etoile Clubhouse” that they have permission to use freely. They post lots of different content, including challenges, games, song/dance covers, mukbangs, get ready with me/us videos, and q&a’s

Extra Info about Y/N:

Y/N is known as the loving mother of the group, while Nabi is more like a strict dad

Kaori was still in high school when she debuted, and Y/N took care of her like a mother would her daughter. She would wash and iron her uniform, prepare her breakfast and lunch, and help her with her homework every night. Kaori’s mother was so thankful, as she couldn’t do all this for her daughter herself, still living in Japan

While all the girls are close, Nabi and Y/N are best friends, they even have friendship bracelets

While Iseul is the visual because she fits the KBS the best, Y/N is the center/FOTG because her visuals match the group concept the best. She’s known for her “white swan” visuals: ethereal, graceful, and elegant.

Y/N and Iseul were also chosen as members of GOT the Beat

Y/N was the first member to have a solo debut in 2021. Her debut song was fittingly titled “White Swan.” Nabi helped her compose the songs, Marie helped her with the choreography, and Kaori had a rap feature on one of the tracks. Y/N performed it at the MAMA awards, and everyone was singing/dancing along to it so hard they almost forgot about the actual awards show!

Y/N is an ambassador for Dior and Chanel. Many brands were offering her deals after Etoile became popular due to her unique visuals, so she got to choose the ones she liked best

Y/N is known as the “OST Queen” of the group, she has sang many drama OSTs

Y/N’s best friends at the company include Yeri (Red Velvet,) Taeyong (NCT/SuperM,) Karina (Aespa,) and Ten (NCT/SuperM/WayV)

Y/N has had cameos in many different artists’ music videos, including Stray Kids, Enhypen, and NCT Dream

SHINee’s Key dubbed Y/N “SM’s secret weapon”

Y/N was part of a one-time collaboration unit with Dreamcatcher’s Dami, Weki Meki’s Doyeon, IZ*ONE’s Yena, and fromis_9’s Chaeyoung. They released a single called “Wild Mind,” and it was so popular that fans were advocating to start a new group with just these idols!

Y/N once dyed her hair indigo to match the fandom color, and fans started to dye their hair the same color to match her. The shade became known as “Y/N hair” on social media

Y/N and Marie were mentors on a Chinese idol training show, all the girls loved them because they were super helpful without being too tough. It also gained Etoile a lot of Chinese fans

Y/N has very impressive high notes, Starlights have made several youtube compilations with titles like “Y/N obliterating the sound barrier with her high notes for 5 minutes”

Y/N’s nickname from Starlight is “Angel Voice” due to her clear, bright voice

Y/N sang a cover of Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” on Etoile Clubhouse, and Starlights tagged Taylor in it so much that she was shown the video in an interview. Taylor responded: “I’ve watched this video so many times! Her voice is so pretty. I met her once in Korea too, she’s so genuine and sweet! I’d love to collab with her, or Etoile as a whole. They seem so fun.”

Y/N was getting a lot of lip-synching rumors, until one day a staff member shared a video of her practicing before a concert with her mic on. It revealed her raw vocal talent and debunked all the rumors.

[highlordofkrypton]

ACOTAR headcanons // (au) cassian

I feel like I need to put a disclaimer before my favs on here block me for being a cassian!girlie, BUT I'M NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS I SWEAR 😂😂😂 PLS LOVE ME ANYWAY I HAVE THE BRAINWORMS RN BEAR WITH ME

That said, I don't think I have much Cassian content to post aside from this (until Cassian week).

Anyway, this is in regards to my au!cassian, also known as Wildflowers!Cassian (my canon-divergent prequel fic), also ALSO known as Mathian (mathi!cassian -- shout out to @wingsdippedingold for the name I love it, I'm adopting it his full name is Cassian Mathian the first of his name, general of the night court, etc etc.).

The Tamlin x Cassian besties brainworms have taken a hold of me so, I've stopped fighting it.

ABOUT MATHI'S CASSIAN

uses 'bro' way too much.

imagines the mating bond to be something akin (but not as good) as having the perfect gym bro who spots you and supports you when you're trying to hit a PR

mental health adage: pain without gains is a no-no. it means that you should not be suffering pointlessly, and will encourage you to address ur problems so you can have MENTAL GAINS too.

values truth and justice, would fight his own people for doing the wrong thing; case in point, he was horrified at Rhys' misuse of his daemati abilities.

would never sleep with Mor because he knew Azriel liked her -- that's wrong bro. he would try to find a different way out, maybe 1v1 eris in a fallmart parking lot if it came down to it. i also feel like he's the type of character to make sure that someone's first time is really, really special. he would pull out all the stops to make his partner feel comfortable.

his favourite greeting @ tamlin is a headbutt or tackle. there is no reality where they don't end up wrestling, it's very embarassing to rhys and lucien as the local 'himbo' handlers.

i believe the proper characterization for cassian to be the himbo trifecta: kind, handsome and a lil bit dumb.

10/10 would save kittens from trees, also 10/10 would mistake a tasmanian devil for a cat that needs to be saved and gets scratched the hell out of him

vegetarian ally, he actually tried to start going vegan to support tamlin -- at least, when they're together -- but the unanimous consensus was that for the sake of prythian and its inhabitants, no one should suffer those bean/tofu farts (you might think this is a joke, but i will NOT expand on my tofu experience thanks) and he also thinks being vegetarian is beans only so like guys he's TRYING

it's very important to me that cassian is gray romantic or demi-romantic; i like to imagine that he feels very deeply, which is why he hides it with is silliness, and with his upbringing, it's not very easy to open up his world to anyone. idk, cassian sleeping around doesn't particularly speak to me. take this with a grain of salt, i haven't explored this side of him enough to be definitive.

rhys and azriel are his brothers, tamlin is his best friend in the whole world. rhys and tamlin killing each other's parents and the subsequent rift would have broken his heart, he would have sad puppied the rest of the series if I had any say in it.

i think if not for his bargain w/ rhys, he would have absolutely reached out for tamlin for help when Rhys disappeared (spoilers for my sequel mb???)

he is a super senshi at heart -- sailor mars, specifically, is his fav. he sees himself in her OK.

cassian is short, esp for a fae he's like 5'7"-5'10" at best and its great bc we love a short king

plays pranks on Tamlin the most bc Rhys is a smartass, Azriel is a knowitall, Mor and Lucien just don't believe him, he's scared of Amren and Tamlin always listens

i'm anti-bond in general, so i wouldn't mate him with anyone, but if the vibes are there, the vibes are there.

cassian is the first person outside Tamlin's family to help him do his hair

i think people underestimate the comedic value of cassian toting people around under his arms as a legit travel method. oh, someone isn't showing up? send cassian, he will fetch them for u

cassian did impersonate tamlin for a day in his court bc tamlin/cassian had a bet with everyone else that they AREN'T the same person and they are very, very, very different -- nobody noticed the switch, they just thought tamlin was having a very silly day. cassian even chatted up the local wildlife which... is very tamlin. the only things that did notice were the Green (flora magic) that were very 🙄🙄🙄 at cassian

is anti-tithe bc he doesn't know what it means; he suggested everyone donate a part of their earnings so that they can have a very big savings account to pay for things that affect the collectivity of the court, he is also taking NO NOTES on his brilliant idea nONE

tamlin will never say it, but cassian's birthday gifts are his fav (they r usually really ugly matching shirts with something really dumb on them)

I'll probably expand on this list if I have ideas, but I feel like this gives a decent framework to the type of character when ✨I✨ am referring to him. As a person, I do not live in the canon universe, and I have decided to make a personalized blorbo out of Cassian.

This is also the energy I bring my twitter memes 😂

[see-arcane]

sailor gang fighting monsters and crew of light fighting the undead. allies

Sailor Mercury wowing Mina and Jack with all her fancy tech. Mina is enthralled by her little hand computer. The ice powers are neat but…the gadgets, man. Gadgets.

Sailor Mars upping the anti-vampire artillery with her priestess dispelling power and Literal Magic Flamethrower. Garlic flowers and holy cracker crumbs need not apply.

Sailor Jupiter > Dracula in the impressive lightning show game and frying him like a mosquito in a bug zapper. Followed by just flat out martial arts curb-stomping. Quincey wants lessons on the latter.

Sailor Venus becoming BFF with Lucy over romantic gossip and being stealth jocks. Lucy is safely no longer being used as a juice box and discovering volleyball is a delight.

Sailor Moon has kept Jonathan ‘White-haired Supernatural Transformation Out of Righteous Anger and Love Cryptid’ Harker trapped in a semi-interrogation with herself, Luna and Artemis to determine whether or not he is in fact a fellow magical girl. He keeps telling them he’s a solicitor.

[heartkaji]

₊˚⊹ ᰔ SAILOR’S HANDBOOK !

ⓘ to become a sailor on the s.s. mars spaceship, you must first read the sailor’s handbook & abide by all rules.

── .✦ 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 ୨ৎ

୨୧ dni ! with me if you fall into basic dni criteria , pro-Israel, anti-christian, semitic, islamophobic or anti-religious in general. also if you’re one of those atheists constantly trying to disprove certain religions.

୨୧ dni ! with me if you interact with r⌗pe / pedophillic / incest & stepcest / pro-shipping content

୨୧ dni ! if you spread or promote discourse, send anon hate, etc

୨୧ byf ! outside my writing, i thirst & yap a lot and what i say may be explicit ! also i’m fond of dark humor & controversial jokes so if you’re easily offended or overly political this isn’t the blog for you

୨୧ byf ! i’m fond of using pet names or flirting, it’s all jokes so don’t take it too seriously !

୨୧ byf ! i block blank, bot-looking blogs as well as spam likers (4+). spam liking can get me shadow banned so do reblog in between !

୨୧ don’t copy any of my works, themes, styles etc. if you’d like to take inspiration from any of my works, ask first. do not recreate any of my writings for another fandom. also don’t write any fics based on my character ramblings ( tagged as ・౨ৎ ─ 𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔 𓏲˚˖ ᵎᵎ ) without asking & if i say yes, credit me appropriately at the beginning of the fic.

୨୧ don’t translate my works, use them to ai train or re-upload them anywhere

୨୧ don’t bring any form of discourse to my blog or inbox

୨୧ don’t ask me to be moots. i moot naturally through asks & frequent interaction in general

୨୧ i may break moots if we don’t interact ( like at all, whether via posts, asks or dms ). ofc everyone is busy so as long as i don’t hard block you don’t take it personal ! we can eventually become moots again as long as i don’t block you. i just prefer to reserve moots for people i often interact with.

୨୧ don’t trauma dump in my ask box. i appreciate all my readers very dearly but i can’t help you the way a professional will. you’re free to ask for advice on whatever whenever though !

୨୧ on that note you’re free to joke with me in my inbox as i’m very far from sensitive, but anything straight up rude will be ignored. let’s keep it silly n respectful here !

୨୧ if we haven’t interacted before & i block you, don’t take it seriously. i may block simply because i’ve seen you on my dash too often for my liking. it’s no hard feelings at all !

── .✦ 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 ୨ৎ

୨୧ i take suggestions for smaus & fics, not requests. but note that not every suggestion will get written as i write what interests me. do be patient however as i may simply be saving your suggestion for later.

୨୧ i do not write nsfw but my content is largely 16+. my works are at best heavily suggestive / sexually implicit but where i draw the line is fingering, oral sex or actual intercourse. that said, the worst you might see in my heavily suggestive works are groping or verbal kinks like degradation or daddy/mommy kink.

୨୧ even without explicitly stating i usually write my characters as adults (18+). this is because my content regularly contains themes such as drugs, alcohol, etc.

୨୧ i will write sensitive / deep topics such as anxiety, mental illnesses, depression & drug use but i will not write :

⌗ pedophilia / overly large age gaps. sugar daddy / baby relationship is fine provided both parties are written as legal adults

⌗ blasphemous themes

⌗ stepcest or any form of romance where the characters are related in some way, whether by blood or under law

୨୧ all my writings are fem reader. also i don’t bother myself with trying to make my works inclusive for everyone. if i write the reader with big boobs then you now have big boobs. let’s not complicate things y’all !

done reading ? congrats ! you may now board the s.s mars. here’s a map of the spaceship, enjoy your stay !

© — heartkaji ; do not steal, edit, translate or reupload.

[marsingtonn]

Introducing myself bc yeah

hey! my name is mars, but you can also call me cal or alexander/alex! my killjoy name is riot phantom!

i use he/it/they/xe/ze/eye/static/blood/rot pronouns and i am transmasc and nonbinary! i’m greyaro, aceflux, and achillean.

minor, not revealing age! 18+ can interact if you are comfortable.

audhd, ocd, anxiety, and more :3

i am an artist. i do digital and traditional art, mostly of my OCs.

i support Palestine. talk to me or don’t, but i hope we can still get along.

i swear like a fucking sailor. so much shit comes out of my goddamn mouth. (or keyboard lmfao) if you’re uncomfortable with that i would suggest you don’t interact with me <3 also pls use tone tags with me :)

fav bands: Fall Out Boy, Gorillaz, tøp, MCR, P!ATD, Green Day

shows + web series: SVTFOE, TOH, Gravity Falls, Amphibia, Adventure Time (sorta), Pokemon, ATLA + TLOK, The Simpsons, TADC, Ramshackle, DHMIS

books: Umbrella Academy, TTLOTFK comics

youtubers: tuv, morbidforfun, knight crime, johnnie guilbert, cliccy wiccy uwu, one topic, jammidodger, NOAHFINNCE, kurtis conner

musicals: Hamilton, Curtains, The Greatest Showman

dni if: lgbtqphobic (yes terfs are included here) racist sexist anti furry ableist tr*mp supporter autism sp*aks supporter jkr supporter a toxic religious person (ex: someone who tries to convert ppl who aren’t whatever their religion is) anti acab pro gun anti therian/otherkin endogenic “system”

me saying shit under #cal says something for once reblogs under #cal reblogs a thing selfies under #ahhhh cal irl jumpscare pictures under #cal posts a picture hahaha art under #cals silly art tee hee asks under #cal answers a thing videos under #cals silly videos!! polls under #cals polls shitty 3D art under #cals silly creations hehe reblogging my own posts under #cal reblogs his own post??

•i accept and support all identities•

blogs i run: @gorillaz-forrealjustice, @number1trampstampzzzfan, @georgemarsingtonn, @hrow-askblog

[tiredwitchplant]

Everything You Need to Know About Herbs: Garlic

Garlic (Allium sativum)

*Kitchen Herb *Medical Herb *Feminine

Folks Names: Ajo, Poor Man’s Treacle, Stinkweed, Stinking Rose

Planet: Mars

Element: Fire, Earth

Deities: Hecate

Abilities: Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust, Anti-Theft, Aphrodisiac, Banishment, Purification, Clarity

Characteristics: A bulbous perennial plant that can grow to from 1- 3 ft tall. Has pale pink or green white flowers. Is part of the lily family and native from Central Asia. It is grown by dividing the bulbs and is harvested during the late summer.

History: It was first noted by Confucius in the Book of Odes. However, the lore refers garlic back to the beginning of time. It is said that when the devil’s left foot touched soil outside the Garden of Eden, garlic sprung up and his right foot produced onions. This caused it to be first associated with the Devil himself but the Greeks considered it a protector herb later on. Greek midwives would make sure that at the birth of a child, the whole room smelled of the cloves to protect the newborns from Lilith, the mother of all demons. If the cloves were not placed around the neck of the babies, it was believed that Lilith would strange the babies and frighten the mothers into madness. It was also a great remedy herb as every part of it was used in over 125 different treatments.

How to Grow Garlic

Easy to Grow: Yes

Rating : Beginner Friendly

Seeds Accessible: Yes but growing from bulbs is easier

How to Grow Garlic

Video Guide

Seeds

Magical Properties:

Was worn to guard against the plague

Sailors carried some on board to protect from wreckage

Soldiers wore garlic as a defense and ate it for courage

Worm to guard off foul weather and monsters

Bite into garlic to send away evil spirits or sprinkle garlic powder on the floor

Garlic was eaten on festival days to Hecate and was left at crossroads as a sacrifice to her

Brides carried garlic in their pockets for good luck

Rubbed onto pots and cooking pans, can remove negative vibrations

Can induce lust and attract lovers

Burned in an incense can be used to exorcise evil spirits from one’s home

Can strengthen energy fields and break curses

Medical Usage:

Can combat high cholesterol and hypertension

Was believed to ward off cancer and hepatitis

Can boost your immune system and is a powerful antibiotic for any sickness

Helps to keep blood thin and protect against blood clots and raised blood-sugar levels

Was used to dress wounds in WW1

A remedy for chest infections, digestive infections, and prevent circulatory problems

Sources

[deadcactuswalking]

REVIEWING THE CHARTS: 02/11/2024 (Lady Gaga, Tyler the Creator's CHROMAKOPIA)

Gigi Perez, with her first ever chart hit, has already landed at #1 as “Sailor Song” finally usurps Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” for the top spot on the UK Singles Chart, though mostly thanks to silly UK-specific chart rules that took a dent out of Sabrina’s points than a massive gain for the sailors, though her follow-up release may have given this a boost. Whether it can land more weeks on top before the year devolves into yuletide madness may be the more interesting question, but it’s a busy and intriguing week over all so welcome back to REVIEWING THE CHARTS!

content warning: references to sex, death and anti-religious sentiment

Rundown

As always, we start the episode with our notable dropouts, those being songs exiting from the UK Top 75 – which is what I cover – after five weeks in the region or a peak in the top 40. This week, we bid adieu to “Mr. Brightside” which dips below the top 75 alongside “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls, “Careless Whisper” by George Michael, “Bye Bye Bye” by *NSYNC and “I’m Gonna Miss You” by Milli Vanilli – all those old songs have a brief escape before crawling their way back another week, I’m sure. Otherwise, we say farewell to Surf Curse’s “Disco” and the impressively long-lasting “KEHLANI” by Jordan Adetunji, assisted by a remix with the song’s namesake but still having legs on its own that I did not expect for a second on its initial debut.

As for what fills up the gaps, we have a decent list of new songs, but of course, some gains and returns show up too, primarily because of Halloween, and whilst a split Halloweekend so to speak is not doing them any favours, we do see re-entries for songs, all of which I’ve covered before, that have been adopted as the annual spooky anthems, those being the “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers at #71, “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker, Jr. at #68, “Thriller” by Michael Jackson at #51 and perhaps fittingly, for a tracking week that technically included the day itself, “This is Halloween” by Danny Elfman at #41. As for our gains, once again, it’s mostly new songs of note but I will point out that we see boosts for “Noid” by Tyler, the Creator off of the album release midweek to #16, and then Addison Rae getting her first top 10 hit as residue gains from the new song help it reach #10. More on both of those acts will come later.

As for our top five, thanks to ACR – look it up – and some shuffling around, it actually looks quite different. “Somedays” by Sonny Fodera, Jazzy and D.O.D finds itself re-peaking at #5, and then it’s a great week for Gracie Abrams who lands “I Love You, I’m Sorry” and “That’s So True” up to #4 and #3, as ROSÉ and Bruno Mars shimmy up from the debut of “APT.” last week to #2, with Ms. Perez taking the throne of course this week. Now to see where our new stories of the week landed, and we do have a lot to comb through.

New Entries

#57 – “Over Each Other” – Linkin Park

Produced by Mike Shinoda

I’ve said all I need to say about the exhausting, disappointing reunion of Linkin Park which, as far as quality of the released songs thus far, has actually mirrored how up-and-down it could be with Chester. I’ll refrain from now on in discussing the controversy which still feels like it paints the singles in a certain light, but I digress; this is a relationship drama song about a relationship crashing down and the love being lost after so many arguments, struggling to accept that there is nothing there anymore. This does not sound like a Linkin Park song at all – there are some elements you’ll recognise like cinematic, electronic influences, the subtle Shinoda backing vocals that never get a chance to shine, but this softer song, not that LP couldn’t go softer as those were often their best moments, ends up in a painfully unimpactful pop-rock slog that has more in common with what Tom Grennan could have put out than even late-era Linkin Park. The bridge definitely maintains the LP feel with the stuttering, echoed vocals over a milder breakdown, but it never retains much of a personality, and Emily Armstrong herself feels incongruous to the mix by the end, with those vocal melodies retaining a softer edge when she should allow herself to break free of those awful ending moments of a relationship. Instead, it just peters out into near nothingness having never grasped much of a character in the first place. With putting this much focus on, and giving this middling material to, the new lead vocalist, they may have just lost their voice.

#55 – “Fable” – Gigi Perez

Produced by Gigi Perez

Considering that she has the #1 song in the country, the debut for this follow-up and its lack of promotion may strike some as strange, but Perez does not seem like the type to go for the easy hit, and that’s exemplified pretty strongly by the newly-famous indie folk singer’s new track, that rejects a chorus, instead going for biting verses that attack religion. Yes, we’re going there on the second single, with it all framed in the context of her sister having passed in 2020, and that praying simply did not work, it could not fill the tangible void of her loved ones. She criticises bitterly the weaponisation of religion for political purposes, and details her struggle with faith taking a physical impact as she lifts her sister’s urn and is overwhelmed with the guilt of questioning God, when the belief in inevitable destiny – not shared by all denominations of course – has led to her sister passing so young, with clips of the family talking played during the bridge. I love the warbling electric guitar that wells up behind the quieter moments to signify that stress and resentment coming to boil, and whilst the overall delivery is of a slower drawl that can be a bit tedious especially with less than subtlee lyricism, the added depth of the instrumental, adding brass and harmonicas alongside the admittedly flatter acoustics to fill out the mix in a way that is ultimately purposeless: it reflects her opening her eyes further, only for that desperate seeking for her sister to lead Perez right back to begging God for guidance and the promise of eternal life. It’s a devastatingly personal song lyrically that I find difficult to address as a full track, for who am I to tell someone how to grieve? I find it doesn’t hit as effectively as it does because of its performance, but those raw imperfections give it some level of strength. It’s hard to make peace with overall, and I don’t see it being a hit in any sense of the imagination, but it is worth at least a curious listen for the questions it raises and the raw honesty of it all.

#45 – “Aquamarine” – Addison Rae

Produced by Luka Kloser and ELVIRA

So this “Addison Rae” figure is now one of actual mainstream pop importance, at least temporarily, and I suppose I’ll restrain my confusion to who, why, how and when, she has a top 10 hit under her belt now and this new single at least reflects a consistent sound that’s able to morph to fit other genres and structures. You can hear the hazy alt-pop synths from “Diet Pepsi” here, and a limited, breathy multi-tracked vocal as well, but this is now in the context of a subtle deep house groove that can make sense of her sly, half-spoken approach and robotically filtered vocals. The content is more unapologetic seduction, but with that really great low-end bass, particularly on the chorus, she really sounds in control and commanding of the fun being had: despite how twinkly it is, she remains the focus of the song, the point of attention for her partner, through saying very few words at all thanks to fantastic vocal layering. Hell, I might like this song more than I had ever expected given just how strong the groove is and how the sparkling production adds and adds until that final, nonchalant delivery of the line “I’m free”. It may not be the most unique instrumental or vocal approach – she sounds a lot like Ariana Grande mixed with Tove Lo at times, particularly the pre-chorus – but it’s signature, it’s well-executed, it might actually be worth following up on. Huh.

#44 – “I’ll be There” – Jin

Produced by Pdogg, EVAN and GHSTLOOP

Jin has been one of the quieter BTS members when they parted their separate ways, at least in terms of the western music sphere, having not fully gone into trying to sell Billboard pop music as a solo act like some of his contemporaries, or find lanes in hip hop and R&B like the others. The last we heard from him in the UK was 2022’s “The Astronaut”, a song that didn’t make much of an impression on me, and I’m afraid that “I’ll be There” fails to also. A piano rollick with inappropriately Auto-Tuned vocals, it fully delves into a western pop rock sound for an unconditionally lovestruck song perhaps most fitted to a dance scene at the end of a DreamWorks movie, or the intro to the English dub of an anime. This is not inherently bad – in fact, there’s some unbridled joy in this song’s energy, but an energy that feels staggered by its tendency to just chug along regardless, so there are very few shocks to the system to keep it exciting. The attempt at a build in the bridge is unfortunately awkward and whilst I admire the commitment to this kind of song, the vocal mixing is way too inorganic and the song overall falls just as flat as it sounds. It’s completely fine, and could easily grow on me just from being irresistibly chipper, but cute can get you so far and there is barely anything else to this single to pick it out.

#24 – “Darling, I” – Tyler, the Creator featuring Teezo Touchdown

Produced by Tyler, the Creator

I could probably talk for days about CHROMAKOPIA, and that’s by design. Though my initial ideas about the narrative focus happened to not be as correct and prevalent as I had assumed when discussing “Noid”, it is still a present factor in an album that is conceptually messy but the better for it, acting as an incohesive spilling of guts regarding Tyler growing up and seeing everyone around him change, progress their lives in a way that Tyler just can’t see him doing for himself, especially in regards to having a family. He doesn’t adopt as distinct a character or sound for an album that’s all about being open and makes several pleas for not just T himself or those he comments on in his more external verses but the listener themselves to find themselves, find their route in life and where they feel at home, with much disdain for inauthenticity, though he completely understands that insecurities, including those that he experiences, are from where that breeds. With less than a full week of tracking, his mother narrated a relatively inaccessible and off-putting record that still landed at the top of the album charts in the UK, his first ever to do so.

That militaristic aesthetic on the cover art and videos reflective of the album’s soul-searching is also found in its aggressive, chaotic bangers, but makes a bit less sense for its smooth jams, with us getting both sides of the story here, though perhaps through the least lyrically dense examples, primarily since these are, besides the album’s first dud “Rah Tah Tah”, the first few tracks, with “Darling, I” in particular sounding like it could be a radio-friendly jam both within and without the context of the album… Hell, it doesn’t really fit its place in the album too much aside from Tyler’s mother giving stern advice in the beginning and it establishing a relationship from wherein “Hey Jane”, a dense set of bars about abortion and raising a child with an older woman, can exist. The main appeal, of course, of this track in particular is the oozing of vocal layering over sweet-as-sin acoustic guitars and keys that coat how limited Tyler can be as a vocalist with Teezo Touchdown on initially uncredited backing – I honestly prefer him not being credited, thematically, for the album’s personal content. Not that Tyler needs to be sugarcoated, exactly, as even when he’s crassly comparing his polyamorous relationships to cars, it’s with the same comic self-deprecation as the album maintains throughout. His barer vocals are also charmingly reinforcing the imperfection and insecurity that are behind Tyler’s refusal to settle down, and his sole, Ye-esque rap verse ultimately neglects loving relationships for musical success, and not really clarifying how exactly he feels about that fate. You can also hear elements of both Neptunes-esque drums and a direct sample from A Tribe Called Quest leader Q-Tip’s solo single “Vivrant Thing”, which debuted and peaked at just #39 in 2000, and it definitely has the ragged feel percussively that I’d expect from him. What I’m here for on a pure sonic level are the harmonies, the childlike wonder Teezo brings to his bridge beating himself up about how he keeps on falling in love with the girls he hooks up with, but can’t bring himself to commitment. It’s the most sugary a lament could get, and it prefaces “Hey Jane” with a snippet from Tyler’s mother about how transparency is key.

#15 – “St. Chroma” – Tyler, the Creator featuring Daniel Caesar

Produced by Tyler, the Creator

That’s an interesting platitude to hear from an album that starts off so heavily in a braggadocious façade that it replicates military chanting and marching through the “CHROMAKOPIA” mantra, barking and vocals resembling horse neighing filling in the blanks for all the distorted stomping and breathing. Much like “IGOR’S THEME” before it, Tyler introduces the main conceit and character of the album through a cinematic pulse gradually including clearer melodic layers, starting in a whispering register unbefitting for the flex but more revealing about whether that glee is authentic, if he feels he deserves it… and despite that tone, in spite of how introspective and self-questioning the record can be, there is a genuinely intense hunger for taking the reigns and benefitting from what you’ve built up that feels warranted. I love Tyler’s disregard for tradition on the grounds of Pharrell’s advice to “stop impressing the dead”, before Daniel Caesar’s chorus emerges with such a swell to emit a superhuman light, but one from inside. The song’s all about drive – no pun intended, it’s Tyler after all – and acknowledges the potentially lethal end goal of looking yourself in the mirror and thinking about what you could and couldn’t be, in the full-throated second verse, which also outlines that there is a gratitude there, it just sits under all the hubris that’s easier and frankly, a lot more fun, to display in comparison. It’s more of an opening piece than a song that feels all that complete, and it’s far from my favourite – “Like Him” is, and out of the bangers, “Balloon” takes that – but it’s still a damn good song worth singing the praises of. Part of me is surprised that “Sticky” didn’t debut this week, but considering just how unique this album is in the current climate, and how many great tracks there are, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a switcheroo eventually like with many big albums affected by the UK’s three-song rule. If you haven’t heard the album yet, which I can’t imagine you haven’t at this point, I heavily recommend it… and while you’re at it, check out the alarmingly thematically similar Halsey album that critics have taken an unhealthy dislike of thanks to plain ignorance that for whatever reason, isn’t going to be applied by those men in any way to a similarly clunky, heavy and derivative personal effort. Both albums are great because and not in spite of it, but unfortunately, I have to hammer this in here because Halsey made no impact on the chart itself. Realistically, we should look at these albums in very similar approaches that critics really don’t want to do for a couple of obvious, and less so, reasons. Either way, Lady Gaga next, I guess.

#7 – “Disease” – Lady Gaga

Produced by Cirkut, watt and Lady Gaga

If Lady Gaga wasn’t back with her smash hit Bruno Mars duet, and if she wasn’t back when she starred in a blockbuster movie that produced two albums from her, she’s definitely back now with an unequivocal lead single that… doesn’t do much at all. Sure, it’s debuted in the top 10, and it’s got an unapologetically electronic Gaga sound to it, allowing her to belt in the back amidst more suffocating synth bass and glitchy percussion reminiscent of ARTPOP, an album I love pretty dearly. Yet there’s something missing here, and it might be in the lyrics, which hint towards something deeper in the verses but do little than to build up to the chorus where Gaga uses medical terminology to play with how she can make this person forget all about their problems through sex. It's tried and true, and that’s the problem: she’s stuck selling something that’s been written so basically about a familiar and uninspired conceit, with no amount of melodrama really letting that bloom into something actually worth caring for, especially with the abrupt outro undermining whatever catharsis could have been built up. Much like “Stupid Love”, which towed a similar line, this is just all too safe to truly work in the way that Gaga will do with pop songs at her best. The same idea that she can build grand swell for the perverse and private is here, but it’s not ravenous, exciting or even really hinting towards much of a taboo. Instead, and it pains me to say, it goes in one ear and out the other.

Conclusion

This was mostly a week of interest for Tyler and Gaga but there can be both intrigue and quality found in the rest here, even if being less impactful than first envisioned may be the striking theme of this episode in particular. As for the titles, it should be obvious that Tyler runs away with Best of the Week for “Darling, I” featuring Teezo Touchdown, and whilst I’d like to give the Creator the Honourable Mention too, instead I’ll give that shout to… Addison Rae of all people for “Aquamarine” – it really works for me. After that, it’s a sea of meh but I’ll pass Worst of the Week to “Over Each Other” by Linkin Park and leave it there. As for what’s on the horizon, The Weeknd is teaming up with Anitta, whilst we have new albums from Lil Uzi and The Cure. In other words, stay tuned for Mariah Carey being thawed out and not much else. For now, thank you for reading, long live Cola Boyy, and I’ll see you next week!

[grandhotelabyss]

Thoughts on Auden’s Herman Melville?

I always forget that early Auden is cryptic. Nevertheless, I think I understand that poem. To give it a vulgar paraphrase, it's about how Billy Budd is better than Moby-Dick because Melville, washed up in his obscure old age, had been forced by his lapse from fame to learn the Simone Weil lesson that the reality of goodness is more interesting than the fantasy of evil. I'm not sure about the last two stanzas. I don't care for the part about his father, which seems—in its implication that the God you fear is just your projection of your father or the father you fear just your rejection of God—either too Freudian or too Christian or both to be in Melville's spirit. And the otherwise memorable line about "Nathaniel" is marred by the unclear antecedent of "his." Whose love had been selfish—Hawthorne's or Melville's? Is Auden condemning Hawthorne for not returning Melville's love or condemning Melville for coming on too strong with his imputation of shared divinity? (I suspect the latter. Isn't Auden finally more a Hawthornean writer than a Melvillean one, an ironist of moral moderation who renounced his radical youth more thoroughly than Melville ever did?) This is less a productive ambiguity than a frustrating one. If you'll excuse my recourse to a critical commonplace about writers writing on writers, I think this is more a poem about Auden's anti-Romantic preoccupations than about Melville's Romantic ones—yes, Romantic even in Billy Budd with its exaltation of the sailor's beauty rather than just his goodness. I hope none of this (except for the part about "his") comes across as dispraise, though; "Herman Melville" shares the voice of urbane wisdom that always marks Auden at his best.

[kinmokian]

         #𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐌𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐀𝐍 :   An independent, highly selective, and private roleplay blog for 𝐊𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐄𝐈𝐘𝐀 of Takeuchi Naoko’s 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 franchise written by 𝐂𝐄𝐂𝐄. established in April 2017.

𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 :   The mun of this blog is 30+ and will not follow anyone under the age of 21. An indication of being 21+ must be easily found on your blog or I simply won’t even consider you. I also do not follow blogs that do not have an alias that is easy to find, or blogs without rules readily available at the time of following.

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑 :   Sailor Moon often deals with a lot of very heavy and adult themes. Common triggers the franchise deals with are are: war, genocide, dictatorship, death, blood, body horror, depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, PTSD, imperialism/anti-imperialism, and more. Please take these things into consideration before following this blog as many of these themes will be present in both visual and written format, and understand that views expressed in character on this blog may not equate to my own personal views.

𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐑 :   EST. 2017. Check us out here! *

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𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 :   divinehope ・ kinmokusen ・ kinmokuan ・ kinmokujin

Affiliates are slightly different than mains in that these are people that I have specifically built the canon of my blog with / around / to include and when I reference one of the characters they write in my blog canon or writing, it is their specific portrayal that I am referencing.

     𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄. 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐃.                   𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐓

𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 :      kinmokuan  ▹  Kou Taiki / Sailor Star Maker

𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 :      divinehope  ▹  Tsukino Usagi / Sailor Moon

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒 :      kinmokusen  ▹  Sailor Kinmokusei / Princess Kakyuu      kakyuuhime  ▹  Sailor / Princess Kakyuu      rosahope  ▹  Tsukino Chibiusa / Sailor Chibimoon      rosapapa  ▹  Chiba Mamoru / Tuxedo Kamen      divinegaea  ▹  Chiba Mamoru / Tuxedo Kamen      pyromiko  ▹  Hino Rei / Sailor Mars

𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 :

          This blog is for a post-canon, canon-divergent portrayal of Seiya Kou / Sailor Star Fighter. My portrayal, while very headcanon based, primarily follows the 2017 musical and manga canon and takes influences from the 90′s anime.

         Featured AU verses :   Final Fantasy XIV  &&  The World End WIth You

𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒 :

          The canon of the Starlights on this blog is that they were female-presenting. They were a female idol group. They did not disguise as male and your muse should not recognize them as male. While Seiya generally doesn’t care what pronouns your muse uses for her, she primarily goes by she / her pronouns and will be referred to as such throughout the blog’s writings.

          Seiya returns to Earth two years after the end of the canon events, pursues a solo idol career for four years, and leaves again shortly before Crystal Tokyo’s formation. She returns to Crystal Tokyo once more one hundred years later as a political ambassador for Kinmoku. Unplotted interactions will default to the four year span of Seiya’s return to Earth. Seiya is age 19 - 23 during this time.

     A full timeline of events can be found on my blog here. Page is not mobile friendly.

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐒 :

          For reference, the definition of “personal blog” here is “a blog that is not part of the roleplay community.” If you are not a roleplay blog, this applies to you.

          For personal blogs that are simply here to enjoy my blog (hello & welcome!) please understand that by following me, you risk being blocked immediately. I generally try to give personals a chance first, but this is not always the case. to avoid being blocked, please be respectful of the fact that this is a roleplay blog.

Do not reblog any of the headcanons, threads, or asks on this blog

Do not reblog any other posts that say ‘personals do not reblog’

Do send headcanon questions or scenario prompts to my inbox

Do like any headcanons, threads, or drabbles on my blog

Do reblog any art I reblog

         If your personal blog is a hub for a roleplay sideblog, you must communicate that immediately so that I don’t accidentally block you.

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄 :

          First and foremost, this blog is private, meaning it’s entirely mutuals only. I am also highly selective with who I follow and follow back. Tumblr IMs and comments are not available to non-mutuals at all, and the anonymous ask feature is turned off. I will not follow for follow and I will not follow everyone back. If I follow you, it’s because I’d like to write with you.

          Exclusives are strictly friends-only, but I do have/am open to having mains. All information regarding how my mains/exclusives work and how to become one can be found on my mains page itself on the desktop version of my theme.

          Standard visual triggers (death, gore, self-harm, nsfw, etc.) will be tagged as needed. Written triggers will be tagged on a case-by-case basis, but mostly follows the same standard. Anything else will be tagged on polite request.

Please tag spiders for me.

          My tumblr IMs are strictly for OOC interactions/plotting. I absolutely will not roleplay via tumblr IM or ask box. I also don’t do magic anons or send in rule passwords, though I do read the rules of everyone I interact with multiple times.

Theft of any kind will not be tolerated.

Don’t force ship.

Don’t headcanons on me.

Don’t godmod/metagame/power play/etc. without it being discussed beforehand.

Light godmodding is acceptable in order to move the plot along. (ie. assuming my muse accepts something yours offers them; not assuming my muse is hit when your muse attempts to strike them)

          This is a very low activity blog. I am very slow to reply. There are a number of reasons why I may not have replied to you yet (IC or OOC!) and 99% of them are that I have a number of disabilities that often interfere with my ability to write and/or my energy for socializing — or my focus is over on another blog. Although this is my main blog in this fandom, I can also be found occasionally on my OC, Sailor Zero Star and my multimuse which also features other Sailor Moon muses, both of which are linked in my blogroll above.

          I very rarely drop threads; they just have a habit of sitting in my drafts for ages. You’re free to send me a message to inquire about thread status regardless, but please be respectful when you do. You are also more than welcome to take all the time you need to reply; I will never rush you. All I ask is that you inform me if you want to drop a thread and I will do the same in return.

          When I unfollow someone, I softblock to remove myself from your followers as well. I tend to unfollow people inactive for over a month without hiatus notice and non-mutuals after 2-5 days. I also unfollow for: LGBTQ+-phobia, racism, sexism, too many irrelevant posts, too much negative ooc content, too much fandom drama, vagueblogging, untagged drama / callouts / politcs, etc.

          On the note of racism, because this is a recurring issue within the Sailor Moon fandom in particular: do not follow me if you think it’s okay to use Asian faceclaims interchangeably! It’s racist! Using a Korean face claim for a Japanese character is racist!

𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐆 :

          If you do not agree with verses in which fictional characters grow up, this blog is probably not for you. This blog is primarily post-canon, with Seiya being between the ages of 19 - 23 and, although highly unlikely, NSFW themes may be present.

          Any sexual content on this blog will always take place in the appropriate post-canon verses, will be tagged accordingly, and will be put under a readmore whenever possible. I will not be roleplaying smut with any minors (as I outright refuse to interact with anyone under 21), nor will smut occur during any of the canon timeline verses where muses are underage, no exceptions. Other NSFW content (violence, etc.) is, however, highly encouraged.

          I am multiship/multiverse, but I ship chemistry. Ship exclusivity, meaning I will not ship with duplicates of a particular muse, is strictly friends-only. Ships need to be discussed and developed beforehand.

          Seiya can be a bit of a flirt and canonically has unrequited feelings for both Usagi and Kakyuu and while I have no intention of toning that down, I can promise you that it will never be anything more than unrequited unless otherwise discussed. I will never intentionally force a ship on you, so please let me know if it feels like I am. That said, I reiterate: please don’t force ships on me. This has been a major issue with this muse in particular in the past.

I do have a ship-exclusive Usagi (divinehope). Interactions with duplicate Usagi blogs should assume there will be no romantic development on Seiya’s side beyond canonical unrequited feelings.

          I love platonic relationships and am more than happy with unrequited ships if you don’t like the ship(s) or aren’t comfortable/interested in shipping with me!

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐀 & 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 :

          I try not to take sides. I generally try not to get involved at all, but my position as an admin of the Sailor Moon discord means I occasionally have to, in which case I do my best to find out all the facts before I pass any judgments or make any decisions.

          I will not unfollow someone just because I’ve been warned of their history. I wholeheartedly believe in second chances. People can and do change and actions speak louder than words. If you have irrefutable proof of ongoing problematic behavior, you’re welcome to inform me privately about it, but otherwise I reserve the right to judge a person for myself before deciding whether or not to interact or cease interacting with them.

          If you have a problem with me personally, please come to me about it privately. I’m an extremely non-confrontational person, but can at least promise you that if you have an issue with me, I will listen to it and, if I am in the wrong, I’m happy to apologize and work on the issue. I promise you honesty in our conversation, and respect so long as respect is given.

          I absolutely do not tolerate vagueblogging, be it about myself or about friends within the fandom and may approach you about it if I catch any. This fandom has a rocky history regarding vagueblogging and we’ve worked very hard to better our community and make it a comfortable space for all here. Keep your venting private and off the dash.

𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 :

          I’m OC friendly, for the most part, and this does extends to shipping with OCs. I’m the CEO of the OC/canon shipping club. I will not, however, roleplay with family-of OCs. This includes child-of, sibling-of, long-lost-family-member-of, etc. The only exception to this rule would be if the family-of OC is developed in-thread (ie: brought in as an NPC, made into a blog later) or written by a friend.

          I will not even consider following you if you have no information pages. It doesn’t have to be overly in-depth, but it does need to give me a general idea of your character.

          You will see talk of two Starlight original characters on this blog by the names of Sailor Star Caster and Sailor Star Shooter. These characters were created in collaboration with kinmokuan and kinmokusen and are not to be used or referenced without our consent. Those listed as mains have consent.

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 :

          I do occasionally respond to greeters aimed at me specifically if the greeter isn’t generic. I do not respond to greeters aimed at multiple people. I don’t make greeters, but I do starter calls sometimes

          I prefer plotted threads. Any and all threads on this blog are expected to be plotted unless otherwise stated or a plotless starter call is offered. If you come into my inbox asking me if I want to roleplay, have a basic idea/thread suggestion first. if I approach you for a roleplay, I will do the same.

          My inbox, like the rest of my blog, is mutuals only, with the exception of headcanon questions and drabble scenario prompts, which anyone is welcome to send in. I’m an inbox hoarder. If your ask doesn’t get answered in a timely fashion, either tumblr ate your ask in the first place, or, (the more likely scenario) it’s still sitting in my inbox. If you’re worried whether or not I received your ask, you’re welcome to send another or send an IM to find out! If you’d like to continue an ask prompt I’ve answered, you are more than welcome to do so without asking first.

          I am multimuse-friendly as long as there is at least one (1) muse that I am familiar with! If you’re not sure which muse(s) I followed you for, feel free to ask. If your multimuse features (a) Sailor Moon muse(s), assume you can default to them for interactions.

          I adore duplicates. I am known to follow duplicates first to break the ice, so if this makes you uncomfortable   (I completely understand duplicate anxiety, though it’s not something I have with this muse)  please feel free to soft- or hardblock at your leisure with no hard feelings!

𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 :

          I use single &lt;small> size, minimal bold and italic formatting, color dialogue and thoughts, and 58 x 58 gif icons but I am willing to accommodate you for your vision if you ask.

          You are welcome to edit the size of my formatting for your vision if you need. You are also allowed to fix any typos and / or grammatical errors you find in my replies. Beyond that, please do not edit my replies.

          You are not required to format your text or use icons when writing with me! Do what you’re most comfortable with. I am perfectly happy to do iconless threads if that’s what you’d like!

𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓 :

          All blog graphics were paid commissions from Kas at 𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒.           Credit for all art used in my theme, pages, and graphics           can be found on the credits page on my blog.           Additionally, the sprites used in this post come from Ai-no-Senshi.net!

𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 :

          If you’ve made it this far and still choose to follow me, you are accepting and acknowledging the rules you have read and I thank you for that and look forward to interacting with you.

          You also don’t need to worry about checking my rules on my actual blog since this covers... literally everything. I do recommend giving my various portrayal-related pages a look when you’re able, though!

𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐆 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐋 :   @cosmophilic​ *   @luneysia *   @unmeiha​ ** @katabaseios @phoinixdown   @skullreaped **  @telereaped **   @hanahaken​​ **   @magifleur   @prinzessonne   @yinbug ** @toxinette ** @chataclysmic **

     * more Sailor Moon muses  //  ** Sailor Moon verse or crossover compatible

[rabbitcruiser]

Bay of Biscay, Castro Urdiales (No. 2)

Parts of the continental shelf extend far into the bay, resulting in fairly shallow waters in many areas and thus the rough seas for which the region is known. Large storms occur in the bay, especially during the winter months. The Bay of Biscay is home to some of the Atlantic Ocean's fiercest weather; abnormally high waves occur there. Up until recent years it was a regular occurrence for merchant vessels to founder in Biscay storms. The Gulf Stream enters the bay following the continental shelf's border anti-clockwise (the Rennell Current), keeping temperatures moderate all year long.

The southernmost portion is the Cantabrian Sea.

The southern end of the gulf is also called in Spanish "Mar Cantábrico" (Cantabrian Sea), from the Estaca de Bares, as far as the mouth of Adour river, but this name is not generally used in English. It was named by Romans in the 1st century BC as Sinus Cantabrorum (Bay of the Cantabri) and also, Mare Gallaecum (the Sea of the Galicians). On some medieval maps, the Bay of Biscay is marked as El Mar del los Vascos (the Basque Sea).

The Bay of Biscay has been the site of many famous naval engagements over the centuries. In 1592 the Spanish defeated an English fleet during the Battle of the Bay of Biscay. The Biscay campaign of June 1795 consisted of a series of manoeuvres and two battles fought between the British Channel Fleet and the French Atlantic Fleet off the southern coast of Brittany during the second year of the French Revolutionary Wars. USS Californian sank here after striking a naval mine on 22 June 1918. In 1920 SS Afrique sank after losing power and drifting into a reef in a storm with the loss of 575 lives. On 28 December 1943, the Battle of the Bay of Biscay was fought between HMS Glasgow and HMS Enterprise, and a group of German destroyers as part of Operation Stonewall during World War II. U-667 sank on 25 August 1944 in position 46°00′N 01°30′W, when she struck a mine. All hands were lost.

On 12 April 1970, Soviet submarine K-8 sank in the Bay of Biscay due to a fire that crippled the submarine's nuclear reactors. An attempt to save the sub failed, resulting in the death of forty sailors and the loss of four nuclear torpedoes. Due to the great depth (15,000 ft or 4,600 m), no salvage operation was attempted.

Source: WIkipedia  

[sailorspica]

writing

canon x canon fanfiction

This House (2/6, hiatus): In the company of ghosts and their survivors, Hitch keeps doing her job. A nonlinear Hitch Dreyse character study through regime change and yearning, eventual HitchAnnie.

Husbandry (one-shot): Three years after the Rumbling, Paradis Island's cattle-rearing goddess sends two of the Survey Corps' finest to deal with a population of feral sheep. Literal fluff for ReiJean Week 2024.

one (1) x reader snippet

ilu kenny anon

meta

topics: #aot politics, #aot theology

hitch is jean in a different font

kenny ackerman apologism

zeke jaeger messiah claimant

wallist ecclesiology

the founder ymir eve-mary replacement theology run

krista/christa and mariology

titan biology and ableism

quo vadis iseyama and anti-judaism

mar- etymology

headcanons

queen historia

food allergies

aot characters favorite fruits

kenuri in school castes

kenny raising mikasa -> MP mikasa

GIFs

attack on titan: hitchannie, reijean

dungeon meshi

k-on!

sailor moon

sakamichi no apollon

shitposts

reinerplasty

hitch jean sibling chronicles

hange zoe's no good very bad days

kenuri zevi oral

[mynameiskanade]

🌴 , 🦜 and 🔫 for Idia if possible :0

WOAH IDIA ?? THIS IS RARE :00 /POS

( anti selfshippers dni )

🌴 - What was the last gift you and your f/o exchanged, and what was the occasion?

-> OOH so like, i got him a sailor mercury cosplay and he got me a sailor mars cosplay :DD he looked rlly pretty . i just aaahagshewjve anyways !! we js wanted to cosplay and i told him to cosplay them both with me for our childhood memories :33 ( did i tell u guys my hair is short and me n idia have the oppposite of the hair length of the characters were cosplaying as )

🦜 - What is something you look forward to in you and your f/o's relationship, whether big or small?

-> wipes tears dramatically. i am waiting for the day we get to roleplay legos getting married together. but idk how to ask him like "hey lets roleplay legos getting married" it would be so awkward akdbwkdb

🔫 - If you could say anything to your f/o right now, what would it be?

-> ' hi idia can we play multiplayer horror games again i rlly enjoy playing . multiplayer games with u '