#as marvin ofc

[a-three-part-mini-opera]

We don't need more half-thought out new musicals, or more shows based off of books, we need an in trousers revival

[vinkandpaint]

he’d finally be able to see venus

[falsettos-tight-knit-family]

I once saw a post saying that Jason probably calls Whizzer 'dad', and Marvin by his first name, and I’ve never agreed with something more in my life- He still calls him 'father' sometimes instead, but I think on a normal day it’s just ‘Marvin’. It seems to be pretty well agreed in the fandom that Whizzer was the best father figure of Jason before he died. So I think in the Modern Whizzer Lives AU he would start calling him 'dad' soon after the events of Falsettos. Marvin was absolutely jealous, but tried not to show it since things were just getting better between everyone, and especially since Whizzer was so excited when Jason called him dad for the first time. As for Mendel, Jason calls him 'aba' (correct my spelling if it’s wrong, that’s just what the internet told me) :)

[iknownancy]

i can‘t praise the nancy drew writers enough for how much effort they put into these characters, and giving each of them an arc, and not letting small things slip and building the story around the characters and not the other way around

[tommyssupercoolblog]

IF MARVIN THE MAGNIFECENT IS YOU/YOUR BLORBO THEN LISTEN UP

I found a song for Marvin and NOT A POPULAR ONE!!!!! (it only has 13k views)

I rediscovered this song the system used to listen to before i formed and since it's by a small artist that u prolly havent heard anything from (let alone the specif song) I NEED TO SHOW IT TO YOU!!! BECAUSE CHANCES ARE U'VE NEVER HEARD IT BEFORE AND COULDN'T ADD IT TO UR PLAYLIST OTHERWISE!!!!

lyrics under the cut (bold is the rap part because yes, there's a rap breakdown and it ROCKS)

(Gotta go hard for the spotlight, gotta gotta go hard for the spotlight) x2

"Second place is never number one When you're standing on the podium you know you better run, 'Cause your magic ran out and your fans know that you're done and second place is never number one (HEY!)

Second place is never number one

Second place is never number one

It seems obvious to be the best one, break no promises, and get the rest done It seems obvious, be a rockstar When you can't get there, you'll never go far

Second place is non-negotiable Don't you ever try and stop me while I crash into a wall, baby You think I'm stupid, you think I do this for fun But second place is never number one

(Gotta go hard for the spotlight, gotta gotta go hard for the spotlight)

Second place is never number one

(Gotta go hard for the spotlight, gotta gotta go hard for the spotlight)

Second place is never number one (HEY!)

It seems obvious; but easier said You keep on running 'till your legs are both dead it seems obvious, pound the bass drum don't go to sleep till all your work's done

Second place is where I'm standing now, but you won't be clapping for me till I take my final bow, baby Gotta get the lead, gotta get the spotlight and the sun Cause second place is never number one

(Gotta go hard for the spotlight, gotta gotta go hard for the spotlight)

Second place is never number one

(Gotta go hard for the spotlight, gotta gotta go hard for the spotlight)

Second place is never number one

Second place is never number one, When you're standing on the podium you know you better run 'Cause your magic ran out and your fans know that you're done and second place is never number one (HEY!)

('Gotta go hard for the spotlight, no, you gotta go-) x2

(Don't you ever try and stop me while I crash into a wall, hey!)

I'm too ready to stumble I'm too perfect to crumble Take my pencil out of my hand I'll be FIRST

(Gotta go hard for the spotlight, gotta gotta go hard for the spotlight)

You gotta go hard for the spotlight, Gotta go hot like a prom night, Gotta go sick like a viral infection, I won't accept anything less than perfection- correction I will but I won't stand up 'till I'm ten -feet-two Successfully better than you or deader than you Rather die than be less a go-getter than you

Second place is never number one

(only number one!) (you gotta go hard for the spotlight)x2

Second place is never number one!

This monstrosity of perfectionism, Things not what they seem through your spectacles I'm not afraid, of being me But I'm afraid, of seeing me Freak out all night long, it's forever-ism..."

[greydoesthearts]

I know canon Marvin is pretty much really powerful and stuff while also a Normal Dude for the most part, but I can't help but love pathetic Marvin portrayals. Like okay I've written him as a kinda strange father with anger issues and arson tendencies in the Swap AU he's also just. Pathetic tbh.

In this essay I will

[southerndragontamer]

Egotober Day 14: Time

Time was a curious thing, James decided as he looked at his pocket-watch and watched the seconds tick by. It was always moving forwards, but could go backwards, could be paused, sped up or slowed down. It could probably go sideways if someone really tried. But it had been here since the universe started, days, weeks, months, years passed without measurement because no one had condensed it down.

People were desperate for more of it too. Things done in the name of ‘getting more time’ or ‘don’t waste time’ truly puzzled the timekeeper. Because time wasn’t ever wasted, you didn’t waste time by sitting with a book, playing a game or laying in the sun. Nothing that someone did would waste time. It was either a blip of time to then, or they’d settle take things slower, appreciate it. And neither way was wrong.

Time could loop, each day was technically a loop it was just things happened differently each sunrise that kept people from referring to it like that. The concept of a loop made his fingers clench tighter around his watch. Navy eyes clenched shut and shuddered as he fought the memory off. Furious snarling twisted by static, claws sunk into his shoulder to stop him from moving. The metal of a knife at his throat. The pain of it sinking in and how his own scream cut off-

James snapped the lid of his watch closed to pull himself out of it and took a deep breath, he listened to it’s steady tick tock as he tried to keep himself calm. He was safe, he wasn’t hurt. Slowly he relaxed and looked around, blushed a bit as he realized he’d paused time in panic. He sighed and leant back on the couch and stared at the ceiling.

He rubbed the raven etched into the back of the lid absently. He had been young in his powers when he’d been grabbed by the glitch, he hadn’t had as much control as he did now. And even as loathe as he was to admit it and how sick he felt about using the knowledge, he’d learned some things. But the timekeeper swore to himself as he had more than once, that when the glitch next showed himself James wouldn’t run. He wouldn’t hide behind Marvin or Jackie.

He checked the clock and then his watch, it always kept the correct time no matter what timeline he was in, and he blinked. He snapped his fingers to get time moving again and got up to go to the kitchen. It was almost time for lunch and he knew the others would be hungry.

[uhhbeans]

aww fuck the more I think about it the more excited I get by MARVINNNNNNN

[mallratsys]

Some post-heist Marvin for rn.

[flunk2]

I should really use this blog more often

[euclydya]

xrying in the club over those tags on tht friday u made it post rn

[falsettos-tight-knit-family]

Marvin Can't Cook

Like he can't cook for shit. Everyone thought the only reason he made Trina/Whizzer do the cooking was because of his internalized gender roles and homophobia, and while that was definitely a part of it, there was a bit more to it than that. Of course, after he and Whizzer got back together in Act 2, their relationship was much healthier and he was working on these issues. So once he tried to make dinner for Whizzer instead of the other way around. Whizzer appreciated it at first. That is until he walked into the kitchen while Marvin was cooking and found him doing everything, even the simplest of things, wrong.

Whizzer: *Walks in* How’s it going in he- What is that?

Marvin: What's with the tone? It's coleslaw.

Whizzer: No, that’s a cole-slaughter, who taught you how to chop vegetables? Your hand isn’t even in claw position, you’re gonna chop your finger off. Here, just let me-

Moments later, he realized there was also a literal fire in the oven. Needless to say, it was the first and last time he ever let Marvin cook anything unsupervised. But to make up for it, Marvin did still help with other things he would've previously thought of as women's work, like washing dishes and doing laundry (although Whizzer did have to firmly remind him how to separate colors from lights a few times before it got through to him).

[catboymoses]

Maybe a basic one but I'd love to hear your thoughts/analysis on Whizzer Going Down (in trousers)

I'd love to share it!! I usually focus more on Marvin's relationship with the ladies than Whizzer in In Trousers, so tell me what I missed in the notes guys. Using my '85 script bc it is designed to be easier to follow and has more detail.

Starting as always with what William Finn has to say:

Whizzer Going Down is the song that rekindles Marvin's giddiness, which the ladies tell us he hasn't experienced in a long time. The last scene he was in was on his wedding day, the day of his "death," so presumably his giddiness was the part of him that died that day and has now been restored.

The first verse tells us how little he thinks of Trina, acting as if she's no more important than Whizzer's cooking. Food represents love and Marvin says that love isn't sex, so I think these first lines also mean that they have great sex but that Whizzer doesn't give him the type of love he craves. This verse also establishes the push and pull in their relationship--for every positive there's a drawback, and that's part of the fun.

(Side note- imo Whizzer doesn't really hate Trina, he's hates Marvin's life choices and family charades. Marvin can't tell the difference bc he thinks of Trina as a lifestyle, not a person.)

Slipping out at night every now and then is easier for Marvin than properly dealing with his situation, and their setup is easy for Whizzer too- he's scared of emotional intimacy and commitment, so some casual fun (or so he tells himself) is as easy as it gets. "I care" contrasts all of this, because caring is the antithesis of ease.

Sweating, nail biting, and smoking are all nervous tells--they are both anxious, but for different reasons. I think "and then he takes me in his arms, and then he lights another cigarette" is Whizzer being anxious about starting to fall for Marvin, esp considering he doesn't usually smoke and the intimate touches that precede it. (+ ofc the cigarette innuendo I didn't forget lol)

Not sure what lying flat like a bad idea or the colors of his surroundings signify (pls tell me in the notes!!) but fighting is certainly a theme for them. Both fighting and giddiness are described as forms of passion in the source material.

"I think I'll die, die, die," reminds me of Marvin's first death in The Wedding Song, but this time it's a 'little death' that marks the beginning of his new life.

The scat break is when the ladies fully interrupt Marvin's activities, I think this is Marvin's guilt preventing him from moving on. It also explains his earlier line "I'd like so much to whizz without them there."

Ok I think this is all I have to say about whizzer going down!! Ty so much for the ask :):)

[a-three-part-mini-opera]

I think this is most of them. Anyway, not enough in trousers stuff on tumblr, and i love it too much. Def the most underrated of the Marvin Trilogy.

[saturnerens]

me doing this whole thing rn bc im bored

1) WHIZZERRRRRR

2) i love all of them but if i had to choose id say mendel bc hes a freakkk

3) None theyre all perfect

4) Jason!!! Love jason sm

5) Marvin and Whizzer

6) the games i play

7) there is not One bad falsettos song im so srs

8) idk my all time fave but i love the baseball game

9) year of the child is funny as hell (listening to it as i type this) also everyone hates his parents (fucking mendels cartwheel Sends me every time)

10) what would i do is Instant mental breakdown

11) marv of course!

12) MORE WHIZZER IN ACT 2

13) ?????? Idk

14) a day in falsettoland looks super fun

15) Whizzer but Realistically id prob be like dr charlotte or something and Super realistic outcome: I wouldnt be casted Lol

16) Whizzer ofc

17) Again whizzer—(r y’all noticing a pattern) I would Loveeee to know more ab whizzers backstory

18) marvin growing up !

19) I cant sing for Shittttt

20) Andrew and Christian my fave men ever honorable mentions to everyone else tho Bc the whole cast is incredible

21) i showed my best friend TOFL and it worked soooo

22) i Love act 2 but act 1 holds a special place in my heart

23) Anything whizzer related im his #1 defender

24) kevin price rings marvins doorbell and converts him to mormonism ??? Ik yall see the vision /j

25) Marvin……….. Unfortunately

26) Whizzer and jason Ohhhh they make me die also marvin and the lesbians

27) “if i could hold you, for one hour more”

28) when marvin hits trina Ohhh i get so mad

29) that one pic of all the guys with matching jordans Yall know the one

30) falsettos is the best musical ever Yuppppperrrrr

[blinkinbrothershark]

Being a newsies fan while watching musicals is realising that almost every musical protaganist has their 'Santa Fe'

Legally Blonde - Elle Woods: Warner Huntington III

The Book of Mormon - Kevin Price: Orlando

Falsettos - Marvin: A tight-knit family

The list can continue further, but these were the three that I noticed originally. Also feel free to add onto the list ofc