#but god i love this song so much and goddamn episode 10

[ruanbaijie]

我是谁 who am I? @userdramas event 18 music [in/sp] @asiandramanet event 11 duos: font pairing ↳ full lyrics below cut

有多久，沉沦世上，忘了我该是谁 无所谓，感受不到灵魂温热的泪 有多久，盲了双眼，忘了我曾是谁 无所谓，是人是鬼，习惯冷漠中醉

how long has it been since I sunk into this world, forgetting who I ought to be? but no more can I feel the warm tears of my soul, so it truly matters not. how long has it been since I was blinded, forgetting who I once was? human or ghost, I’ve grown used to drunken indifference, so it truly matters not.

有个声音尖叫伤悲 狠狠抽我的心，怒骂我的无为 像场噩梦，缠绕我的魔鬼 死命狂追，嗜血无罪

out there is a voice, in sorrow it screams, as it flogs my heart, berating my apathy. just like a nightmare, tangled around my demons, in a desperate chase, bloodthirsty yet unsullied.

在人潮汹涌中孤独呐喊 烈日当空灼伤着我狂躁不安 那干渴已久再次跳动的心脏 烈焰烧得我狼狈不堪

in the bustling waves of people, I stand alone, screaming under the scorching sun, I am restless, burning that long dried heart, now once again beating in the flames, I burn, unkempt, crumbling

在这条无处逃亡的路上 我能再次看到滴血花朵绽放 那也曾是我向往的豪情万丈 欲望之光，毁灭前觉醒的希望

on this path with nowhere for me to run once again can I see blood dripping and flowers bloom those too were the noble dreams I once had that longed for light, that hope of awakening before ruin

[hazshit-hotel-hater]

What are your opinions on each of the songs? (you can answer with as much or as little detail as you'd like)

Big shocker that the songs from the 2 good episodes are in S and the only one that isn’t is still B tier/sar

The first 2 songs in S made me either tear up/shake violently or cry, and therefore they deserve to be up there IMO. Out for love is also just genuinely catchy and had actual build up to it. Also God “Ready for This” just. OOUGGGHHH IT SCRATCHES MY BRAIN SO GOOD LIKE A WARRIOR CATS MAP. I like it a lot. You cant have multiple characters sing about working together and expect me to NOT cry.

“Stayed Gone” isn’t one I listen to often but it’s so peppy and fast and full of hatred I can’t help but enjoy it. Also everytime the song starts my brain does this

I dont know anything about Welcome Home

I have. Issues. With “Loser, Baby” but aside from those the song holds a lot more weight to it than I usually give it credit for. And for as cheesy as the start if it is, the line before of Angel talking about self destructing resonates with me a lot. Also Husk lays down in a puddle of vomit and no one talks about that ever.

I think the first song in B is “Happy Day in Hell” and I’m adding it there 1. Because it is the first song 2. It gets a reprise thing 3. Charlie almost gets hit by a truck. Other than that it’s not really my favourite but I respect the impact it has.

“Hell is Forever” just fucks. End of story. Alex Brightman killed it.

“Respectless” is good I love Velvette’s VA, but the sudden start of the song and the ending are so out of left field the first time me and my friends watched this show we had to pause cause we lost our fucking minds. Could’ve been better but I’d listen to it again, yeah.

“Hell’s Greatest Dad” is silly and funny and maybe I’m biased as a violin player and jazz enjoyer but a lot of the instrumental tickles my brain so nicely. I will say though it confuses me so much because why does Alastor care about being seen as a father figure?? My mom said it could just be him wanting to show up Lucifer and that’s it but I dunno.

“More than Anything (Reprise)” AKA “Charlie and Veggie Kiss Scene - Hazbin Hotel”

This song sounds like it’s straight out of Barbie & Th Diamond Castle and I’m honestly pissed the girls in the movie didn’t kiss so I’m coping with this. ALSO THE FACT ITS A REPRISED SONG ABOUT LOVE MAKES ME A BIT CRAZY. I never noticed this was the same song Lucifer sang to Charlie SOMEHOW but that’s actually really cute.

“It Starts With Sorry” Has a big part in Sir Pentious’s character growth and just his character in general. I’ve been working on this in my Pentious rant but I never see people mention how much this song probably meant to him. Yeah it’s super corny, but he was fully expecting to be killed and had just been told to kill himself. This was definitely huge for him and I’m not gonna be convinced otherwise.

“You Didn’t Know” is really good but Lute’s part is by far the best and I pray to GOD she gets her own song in S2 her voice actor can SING. GODDAMN! I am very interested in Lute’s character development and I love seeing what people do with close-minded characters like that and hopefully Vivzie doesn’t condemn her to Vivziepop Woman Syndrome. If she isn’t important in S2 I’m going to be pissed but I dunno maybe S3 if we get one.

“More Than Anything” Wish my dad was like this! This song is incredibly sweet and I appreciate it a lot. Honestly might go way higher on the list if I keep thinking about it.

“Whatever It Takes” Sorry you will never be Imagine Dragons. Vaggie doesn’t sound anything like herself cause her VA is making her voice so much more gruff for her character, which is fine! I like her voice (the voice direction is not very good but I digress) it’s just her voice is so high in this I can’t even tell it’s Vaggie.

“Welcome to Heaven” is boring, but we got a Molly cameo!

“Poison”. Read this and this and this. -10/10. I’d rather make out violently with Elon Musk.

[keeneschoices]

I'm gonna miss one of my classes because I stayed up late to watch the finale of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies and couldn't sleep afterwards... WELP, ANYWAY.

what a fucking good episode.

SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 10 AHEAD!

I've seen people saying they didn't like it that much because it was more relosution of past problems than anything else, but I did love it. The race didn't get to me nearly as much as I thought it would because after being presented with Cynthia and Lydia's situation, and the whole Olivia marrying that predator, I honestly had more things to worry about than any of that, but it was sort of fun.

Anyway, the whole song in the beginning of the girls telling Olivia not to marry that creep ("he's literally just a guy, hit him with your car" vibes) was just amazing. Everyone's vocals were great but holy fucking shit, ARI?? ARE YOU FOR REAL? THE TALENT.

We got a little more of backstory for Lydia and got some sort of hint regarding Cynthia's mom (my theory is she left them when Cynthia was young and sometimes she calls If she's in need of something). I'm loving to get to know these characters better, honestly.

The whole coming out scene between Nancy and Cynthia broke me. Like, literally had me crying and pausing the episode because I couldn't see anything behind the tears! I'm so goddamn glad Nancy talked to Cynthia and accepted them as they are (not that I ever thought she wouldn't), and seeing Cynthia cry, no, sob like that in Nancy's lap was so heartbreaking because their friend accepted them but it's still the fucking 50s and it's scary as hell.

AND THE MIRROR HOUSE SCENE?? WITH CYNTHIA SEARCHING THROUGH FOR LYDIA AND BEING VERY CLOSE BUT THEN AGAIN VERY FAR, UNTIL THEY CONNECTED AT THE END AND FINALLY GET THE RESOLUTION WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!! MY HEART MELTED. THEY'RE ALL IN, LYDIA!

God, I just love love love the mirror house song and scene, it was so well done (I SCREAMED OKAY?? THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE THING). And Nancy not only preparing Cynthia to go in but encouraging her and even entering the house to make sure Lydia knew Cynthia was serious about their feelings? AMAZING. NANCYCYNTHIA BESTIES, YES.

I also sort of liked that Hazel is now a Pink Lady and sort of didn'? like, I love the message and I totally think If anyone else deserves a chance to be a Pink Lady, it's her... but like, the other four are so connected already because of everything that's happened between them. I'm not saying Hazel couldn't fit into that, but with a bond like theirs it's normal that she'll probably feel left out at least a little bit and that's not what I want.

OHH, AND THE LITTLE NODS TO GREASE AND GREASE 2 WERE SO GOOD. Potato's "speech" to keep things intereseting with Nancy mirroring Sandy's to Danny from the first movie made me cackle and I just looooveeee that they included the Pink Ladies' Pledge, not only the pledge in on itself but also that little part of the song from Grease 2. I loved it!!

The only thing that really bothered me from the episode was the cliffhanger in the end. Because I was expecting like, a cliffhanger and we got, well, name dropped. Which is not bad I guess, I just don't give a shit about whoever this Zuko is and what his relation to Danny is so I'm sort of hanging here for season 2 because If this is the main plot, I'm gonna be tuning in mostly for my favorite characters. Not saying the plot won't be good (because these writers are fenomenal), but it's not as interesting as of now for me personally.

WELL ANYWAY, I'M GONNA GO TO SLEEP NOW BUT I STILL WANT A SEASON 2, YOU HEAR ME PARAMOUNT?? LET'S GO.

[emsuemsu]

Tag game

Thank you for the tag @mycupofrum 💕💕 it's always a beautiful day to talk about oneself and also as the curious girlie I am to read about other people!!!

Fave colour: black baby

Last song: according to my spotify history my last played song was on Thursday and it was Stars Are Blind by Paris Hilton. That is the only song I listened to that day. It is a banger

Last film: we went to see First Omen a few weeks ago with my friend, absolutely shooketh from it, it was only us and a couple in the last row and they shushed us at one point. Never in my life have I felt more like a teenager in my LIFE. It was mortifying. I’m so embarrassed. We weren’t that loud though, just scared of the movie??? It was a good movie, enjoyed it, next Tuesday we’re going to see Immaculate, this spring is giving antichrist apparently

Currently reading: I have a few fics I’m in the middle of reading (one of them is A Violet Kind of Spin by @cassiaratheslytherpuff which I’m DYING to get back to!!!! jfc it’s so good!!!!! I feel so bad for taking such a long break from it but not a day goes by that I don’t think about it 🥹) and one book (Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski) but my reading vibes have been off for a good few months now!! I’ve read some shorter fics and listened to some podfics but reading in general feels super hard right now. I can’t wait for my summer vacation, maybe I’ll have some peace of mind and will be able to slam some words down. My tbr list is diabolical.

Currently watching: I’m going to be boring and say that I’m still on my Grey’s Anatomy grind. I’m on season 9 episode 10, 10 seasons to go. I’ve been watching s20 as it’s airing right now but it’s just not… it. This show should be taken off life support already 💔

Currently craving: a cigarette, uv index of 7, the beach and a crispy coke zero 😩

Coffee or tea: coffee, I never drink tea

Three ships: Drarry, first and foremost 🙂‍↕️ drarry has caused my brain to rot for almost two decades now and god knows when it’ll stop. I’ve been on and off the fandom, mostly off, but drarry is just a part of my goddamn DNA at this point it’s ridiculous. Next idk man. I have to say it’s a duel between prongsfoot and jegulus, your honor I love them both. Jegulus is a new acquaintance and like I don’t even know if it makes any sense at all (like where did this ship came from???) but jfc I am sat, I am folded I am silenced. But prongsfoot is the love of my life out of these two, I know for a fact that one of the first fics I ever read at the ripe age of 10 or 11-ish was Sirius/James and ever since that they’ve been in my heart, in my soul and in my mind non-stop. Prongsfoot is such a niche ship and I can’t believe it’s not more popular!!! Like they’re soulmates honestly. Funny enough I haven’t read that much of prongsfoot fics, always up for recs 👀👀 I know that was three ships already but I have to mention Kingsley/Charlie and it’s all because of @squintclover and their recent little microfics that just SLAP so hard I’m bruised black. I’m beyond obsessed.

First ship: I mean it was drarry. The one and only.

Currently working on: getting my goddamn ass off the couch and start to clean and do laundry 🥹 I have a few school deadlines as well but that does not spark joy so whatever

Thank you for coming to my ted talk once again!!! I’m tagging @valoale @cassiaratheslytherpuff @lemonlimelea @soliblomst @kk1smet @lucifergraced no pressure spill the tea if feeling like it!! 😌

[tokyokookmin]

CMON TOKYOKOOKMIN

I NEED A POST OF JUNGKOOK AND HIS HEART EYES FOR JIMIN!!!!

LOL HI ANON! Your wish is my command! I love it when my anons ask me for such kinds of posts. Gazes that speak a thousand words,

THIS MOMENT FROM RUN BTS EP 99

Jimin was absolutely flustered during this episode. That's also because of the members razzing him about his birth flower. But JUNGKOOK? He was just there to reassure jimin. It was super sweet of him to rub jimin's back 😂. They were so damn warm and domestic that day, man :(

2. BTS TMA 2019 EVENT

Only god knows what happened to them both lol. The looks Jungkook was giving to Jimin were full of admiration and love. They were so comfortable that day and let us not forget the "I love you" moment.

3. BTS 191227 KBS EVENT

First, we got this JIKOOK HARMONIZING while looking so fondly at each other. This moment got all of the idols smiling <3

Then we got these looks during the HOME performance. Oh man, they're too much for my soul haha😂.

4. BTS GMA 190515

Jikook being themselves, the gazes and physical touches say everything!

5. MMA 2019

They were so touchy! Look at those big smiles and looks for each other.

Totally irrelevant but JUST LOOK AT THEIR BEAUTY!

6. 190615 BTS 5TH MUSTER

It was a muster event but jikook stole the show with their gazes.

7. BTS COMEBACK VLIVE 180518

"Jiminshiii"

This vlive was so damn fun. I loved JIkook's interaction. Let's not forget Jimin was quite tipsy that day, so Jk was taking care of him the whole time. That was just really cute!

Again, another irrelevant gif but I really wanted to incorporate this moment in the post. Jimin was so in love here. It's making my heart melt :(

8. 190504 [BANGTAN BOMB] 'MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA' ALBUM UNBOXING BTS VERSION

JK just needed a reason to touch jimin lol. But that gaze and that goddamn fond smile for jimin!????!?!?!

9. BTS MAMA 2018 AWARD

This underrated moment where JK was smiling so fondly towards Jimin :( Melts my heart each time :(

10. KBS GAYO DAECHUKJE 2018

whatever that was happening there lol

11. SEOUL FINAL 2019

"ThiS MoMeNT iS sOO oVeRAtTeD" No. It's not. It's the most precious moment jikook had on stage. My love for serendipity will never fade. So will jikook's love for that song.

The closeness, the jacket grabbing, all of those heart eyes. Melts me each time. I could never post a moment ask without including jikook's serendipity moment <3

12. BTS 4TH MUSTER

A cute moment where jungkook wraps his arms around jimin. As a result, Jiminie gets flustered😂 . I loved the way jungkook looked at him. Just intimacy. Let's also not forget about the matching rings!

Well, there goes my image limit. I hope you enjoyed this little segment of jikook moments. Subtle moments that say a lot about their relationship. I could only make it to 12 moments. I plan to do more of this!

Drop me your recommendations in the asks box to give me more moment content ideas.

Here's another post that I made about jikook gazes- jikook gazes-jkk

I tried to answer your post just now. But my drafts are not saving whatever I wrote. I was trying to edit it but failed. I copied your ask and resent another one. This is so complicated, ARRGHH!! This post took quite a while to fix. Hope you enjoy it! - before I posted this ask, I noticed the same thing happening to previous asks as well so bear with me guys 😂

[fizzbot]

I literally just sent you one but what if. You did more. For me? :3333

9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24 VIOLENCE (please do not look at how I spelled it in the last one) ask game <333

3, 4, 13, 17 (This time with Octavia), 18 (Striker), 22 (Husk), 24 (This time with Fizz), 25 (This time with Charlie) for the other fandom ask game :333

JKLDHFJKLSDFHJKL NO ITS OK I LOVE GIVING YOU MY THINKIES!!!!!!!!!! :DDDDD lets do this!!!!!!!! >:333333

violence ask game og post here!

9. worst part of canon for hh, its the valangel plotline. god its so bad. you cant have a silly joke character also be a horrific abuser, you have to pick one. also dont hire rape fetish artists to handle a very real?? issue?? hello??? for hb,,,,,i gotta pick the same vein and give it to stolitz. I KNOW I KNOW i bitched a lot about them in the last answer post but JKLSDFJKLHJKf IT MAKES ME SO MAD. especially bc (much like hazbin) the original plot of the story is SO FUCKING GOOD. a group of low-ranking hell creatures run an illegal business where the access the human realm??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME. THATS SO GOOD. i love that its a direct parallel to hazbin's "solving the overpopulation" main plot JKLSHDFJKLDS ITS SO FUNNY AND SO PERFECT AND WE WERE ROBBED IN BOTH SHOWS FOR VIVZIES STUPID FUCKING FETISH BAIT

10. worst part of fanon the vivzie dickriders are so goddamn annoying. ive noticed that this is kind of a trend in any media that has a large "critic" audience. like it also totally happened with miraculous ladybug. but for some reason when a bunch of people hate on the show bc it sucks, mostly bc the creator also sucks, it spawns a parallel group of people who will defend anything and everything about it. like there are people who devote entire blogs and accounts to ""disproving"" vivzie allegations (which no one has ever done successsfully btw bc she did all of the shit shes being accused of). and theres people who will defend every shitty plotpoint and piece of bad writing and leave no room for nuance. like, yes, im critical of the shows, but i can admit theres good in them. obviously i enjoy them enough to have a sideblog for them. but like. these people dont understand that its GOOD to critisize media, ESPECIALLY media that you like. its important to acknowledge when certain trends can be seen in the work, because otherwise youre going to be more susceptible to being negatively influenced. like, vivzie has history of antiblackness/racism/antisemitism. is it a coincidence that these people are horribly misrepresented in the show?

11. number of fandom-related words you've filtered only 2 related to the hellaverse actually!! but ive had to put a whole bunch of different variants/spellings. i have radioapple and adamsapple blocked just cause theyre the most prevalent ships that i dont like.

12. the unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them MIMZY. i fucking love her SO MUCH!!!!!! :DDDDDDDD part of why i despise radioapple and its shippers so much is bc so much of the fandom hates her for ""interrupting their moment"". SHUT THE FUCK UP shes the best part of their song and also the best girl and shes so pretty and cute and youre all WRONG for hating her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! light of my life <333333333 spinoff show about just mimzy immediately

18. it's absolutely criminal that the fandom has been sleeping on... rosie x mimzy :(((((((( they dont even have a proper, fully agreed upon shipname. i thought you all loved old women yuri :/// also POLYVEES????? i am SOOOOO sick of the ""vel and her gay dads"" shit. it is so goddamn annoying. VOX CALLS HER "MY DEAR". VAL CALLS HER "BABYDOLL." theyre all fucking.

20. part of canon you found tedious or boring honestly? all of hazbin. the heaven arc was just SO rushed and still felt like the same thing was happening every episode. helluva never/hasnt become tedious to me just bc its so much more episodic i think

21. part of canon you think is overhyped the fuckin. shipping. stolitz in helluva is SOOOOOO hyped and for NOTHING and the whole war was hyped in hazbin and yet was also so incredibly nothing. OH AND PENTIOUS' REDEMPTION??? everyones acting like its the most interesting plot twist ever as if it doesnt suck objectively

22. your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores loona and via ://// the only time i see them talked about is when people are shipping them which is gross. i really really really want to see more of them and have them be developed more and given personalities outside their shitty fathers.

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse VALANGEL. OH MY GODDDDDDDDD i fucking HATE hearing ""hot takes"" about that arc. THEYRE NEVER HOT TAKES. EVER. theyre just excusing vals actions or excusing VIVS actions in making it. I HATE IT SO MUCH

fandom ask game og post here!

3. NoTP? OOH. i have a bunch. ummm. literally any striker ship that isnt blitzker. striker x chaz, striker x moxxie, striker x millie, striker x sallie, striker x stella, etc etc i could literally list them all day. i hate all of them. every single one cannot work without mischaracterizing him to hell. he works with blitz because theyre equals and they LIKE EACH OTHER. OH DUH radioapple!!!! literally biggest NOTP ever i fucking hate them. i hate adamsapple, and cherrisnake, anddddd.......there are obviously more but im blanking. some i dislike for more innocent reasons. like any ship with tex and/or any ship with sallie? i hate all of them just because those characters are so. Nothing. they have 0 substance apart from being sexualized

4. Is there a popular pairing you don't necessarily dislike but aren't too invested in? OH well i guess i kinda answered this above hsdjkf. i guess my hottest take is fallenstar (chaggie) and m&m. i simply do not give a shit about them. i care a LITTLE more for vega n charlie, but like. pretty much JUST because theyre sapphic. what does m&m have going for them, they are literally textbook boring married couple. who give a shit

13. What's a character or ship you haven't written/drawn yet but would like to some day? sjkdfhjksdf ive doodled them beforrreeeee but ive gotta draw more verbie <////3 im thinkin about making a finished piece for them they are CUTE.......otherwise i think ive drawn/written about like everyone i care for sjkdfhjsdkf

17. What's a book, movie, or show you think [Octavia] would like? AWW this is cute....ummmm!!!!! a piece of lore i just made up for her is that i think shes rlly interested in human culture. like she likes movies from earth, and literature from up there, so on and so forth <3333 shes really into horror movies but specifically the old and bad ones <3333 she will rattle off 100000 facts to you about how they made that fake blood for that scene or "did you know they used a REAL chainsaw?". i think she has an affinity for the macabre BUT i also think she has a bit of a soft spot. she was kind of robbed of a proper childhood a little bit (as were most goetians) so shes a sucker for sappy soft stuff too. she casually watches mlp or care bears and plays lots of minecraft and terraria <3

18. Type [Striker's]'s name and tell us what the autocomplete suggests as the next word shjkdfhjksdfhjkfsd ok so i wasnt sure whether this meant using google autocomplete or phone autocomplete. i tried google first and my only result was 'striker helluva boss' cause thats what i google for art ref. but then i tried it on my phone and. uh........................................................................this is so embarassing. i pulled out my phone and pressed the middle autocomplete button a few times and it landed on 'striker tying up blitzos arms'...........LISTEN. IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS WRITING DOWN THIS ART IDEA AND IT REMEMBERED. WHY DID IT REMEMBER

22. Give us a headcanon for [Husk] UMMMM!!!!!!! it is so muc harder to come up with these for characters i dont relate to as much..........i am so sorry but i have literally thought for so long and cant come up with anything that you havent already said <////////////////////333

24. What's your favourite thing about [Fizz]? i remember really not thinking anything of it at the time but i LOVE the transition of how he is in public/at ozzies to how he is at home!!!! its really interesting to see him soften up and i think theres a lot to be said about the persona he puts on in public that i just KNOW the show isnt gonna explore. i dont think hes the. best anxiety rep, but i do think there are moments where its compelling. OH and i LOVE watching his energy bounce off blitz, its super fun :3

25. What's your least favourite thing [Charlie] said or did? grgghgg ohh girl,,,,,you had so much wasted potential ://// this is a lot more nitpicky than my answer for stolas but its easily that one moment in ep 4. where she WHINES and CRIES like a BABY over angel and vega carries her away. the infantilization is SOOOO irritating, esp bc literally in the NEXT EPISODES they try to portray her as a strong and confident good leader???? its so pathetic and SO frustrating especially when she could easily make it up to angel by KILLING HIS RAPIST.

WAHHHJSKDFHJKLD THANKS FOR ASKINGGGGG i love getting out all my thinkies :33333

[befuddledmackem]

Twenty questions for fic writers

I saw @alightbuthappypen do a writing meme and I wanted in, dammit.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

92, apparently. I could not have begun to guess this amount without checking. I would have said that I’ve posted way less than that to AO3, but it does include everything I ever posted on livejournal.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

406,924.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

I am belatedly realising that writing this will be an exercise in revealing the daft ways my brain works. I was about to say “I tend to only write one fandom at a time,” but that simply isn’t true; I tend to write whatever my distractable brain presents me with, and I feel like I have little to no control over what my brain latches on to. I am currently editing a few fics from The Witcher, specifically the Netflix show, though I can’t help but mix some game canon in too. I have previously written about Good Omens (both the book, waaaaaaayyy back when, and then also the show kicked off some fic years later), the IT movies, Our Flag Means Death, Teen Wolf, Star Trek, The Musketeers, The Untamed a little bit… and a lot more I'm forgetting. I gain and drop fandoms quickly, and never end up writing an awful lot in each.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Number one by a country mile is a Teen Wolf fic that I refuse to link to because I just don’t like it any more. One day I’ll orphan it. Kudos: 8915.

Number two: Build Our Kingdom (Good Omens). Kudos: 6884.

Number three: One Big Bed (Our Flag Means Death). Kudos: 1239.

Number four: I’m Falling And I Don’t Know What To Say (Our Flag Means Death). Kudos: 1219.

Number five: Desire Dividing Me (Good Omens). Kudos: 1100.

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

It depends when they catch me. If they come in within a week or so of me posting, then I gleefully respond. After that, it depends. I read all of them, obviously – I read and re-read comments when my mood needs a boost – but if a little time has passed, I either feel weird about replying (?why? I can’t figure it out beyond brain daftness), or I simply forget (my memory is a joke). I literally always love a comment, though.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oh, hmm, I’m not much for writing angst. Uh… I’ve just scrolled through all my fics and I’m shrugging. I guess there’s an X-Men Charles/Erik fic called Cold Reunion where they meet after the divorce and bitch at each other a bit… that might be the closest I get. Oh, or the only Witcher fic I’ve posted so far (The Song of the White Wolf) is very much about Jaskier being in what he believes to be unrequited love with Geralt, and nothing gets resolved at the end, because it is just slotted into a gap between episodes.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I will write and re-write “and then they get together” a billion times, because I’m such a sucker for it. I’d say either Build Our Kingdom, my version of the obligatory Good Omens picnic scene, or maybe L’Appel du Vide, in which Eddie Kaspbrak does some learning and changing in his forties. God, I miss Eddie and Richie.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

LOL one comment on the aforementioned Eddie/Richie fic was about how I’d written Richie to be particularly woobified, I think? But it came, like, eight or nine chapters into a very wordy ten chapter fic, and it cracked me up for how long they’d persevered before snapping. I don’t think it was hate so much as disappointment. I laugh every time I think about it. I can’t think of anything else which comes close to hate.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I used to write smut quite often, but I don’t feel like I’m especially good at it, or that I present it in an interesting way. I don’t think the world is missing out for me not writing it anymore.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I was about to say “no, I haven’t,” but I definitely have. My goddamn memory! I started a Star Trek/Teen Wolf crossover that I did not finish. Whoops! Retroactive apologies to anyone I pissed off by doing that. I have since learned not to post fics until I have finished them completely. I have so many damn WIPs that I have all but abandoned.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nah. Wait, have I? …I have a vague memory of raging about this while I was at university 20 years ago (!) but that’s the only thing I can remember (joke of a memory).

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yeah, a few. Cool!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have! Not for a long, long time now, but there have been a couple.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

Uh, that’s a big question. I feel like I’ve been pretty clear about how quickly I go into and drop out of fandoms at this point. I guess the one I’ve come back to most often is Crowley/Aziraphale? But I don’t love it any more than I love any of my other OTPs, it has just snared me back into writing it more often than the rest. Others of note: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, Wangxian, Yennefer/Jaskier/Geralt (and every permutation therein), Stede Bonnet/Edward Teach (but I haven't even seen season 2 yet), Aramis/Porthos.

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

God, I’ve got a Stranger Things Steve/Eddie fic that I just need to sit down and edit properly, and make some decisions about, and it’d be done. And yet here we are, with it still unfinished. Also I have a 14K Crowley/Aziraphale fic that I’d love to actually finish one of these days, but my ideas for it petered out. Probably if I really did some thinking I could write an ending for it, and just be done with it, but it is set after season 1 of the show, and would no longer jive with the canon… I don’t know. Would it be worth it? Who knows?

16. What are your writing strengths?

Uhhhhhhhh. Well, I’ve done Nano twice now, so I guess I can pump words out when I really push myself. And I feel like writing dialogue comes pretty easily to me, though I suppose everyone else is free to disagree!

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Description uuuuugggggghhhhhhh. Keeping track of limbs or objects or facial expressions. I feel like I struggle with endings in that I always think they feel abrupt. I’m also fucking terrible at motivating myself and tend to work better with outside motivation (for example, committing to a certain number of words a month – but then how do I make myself edit afterwards? Would love to know!).

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I’m barely coherent in English, mate. Everyone else can do as they wish, but if I have to keep scrolling down to see what things mean, I’m clicking away. My attention span sucks.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Oh god. The Beatles, with a sort of dizzy sense of, “Wait, this is allowed?”

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Oh wow, an even bigger question! Uhhhhhhhhhh…? Fucking hell. Probably either L’Appel du Vide, because it basically did everything I wanted it to, or maybe Build Our Kingdom, because I managed to write it clearly enough that I can actually see it happening in my head, which is usually not the case. Does that make sense? I’m not very visual, but I can picture them through my own words more easily than I managed to do in other fics. Stupid! Those fics are certainly the two I re-read most often.

Bye!

[moon-ursidae]

TLOU HBO EPISODE 3 SPOILERS!!!

just one long post of thoughts and reactions of the new episode as i watch!

i’m very interested to see what the cold open this week is

straight to intro? okay!

if anyone selects ‘skip intro’ i don’t trust you

OOOO THIS IS PRETTY

THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD

he’s so pretty

10 miles west of boston!

SHE HAS HIS JACKET 😭😭😭😭😭

“want your jacket back?” STFUUUU THE WAY HE SHOOK HIS HEAD😭😭😭

giving her his food🥺

oooooo i like this

“don’t blame me for something that isn’t my fault”

I LOVE THEM

I KNOW THIS MUSIC

the fuckin cinematography is so good

the way he says no before she’s done saying anything LMAO

“you ask a lot of goddamn questions” HAHAHAHA

THE MORTAL COMBAT GAME INSTEAD OF THE TURNING

YYEEEAAAAAA LOOTING

“anything bad in bere?” “just you” AGAIN! IS THIS GONNA BE THEIR THING? PLEASE TELL ME IT IS

lmao the way he said “fuck”

i don’t trust this trapdoor

ELLIE

OH SHIT

EEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW IN THE RUBBLE????

FUCK MAN

FUCK THAT SCARED THE SHIT OUTTA ME

THE PRACTICAL EFFECTS ARE SO GOOD

IT’S THE PICTURE

IT’S THE PICTURE

IT’S THE FIRST OFFICIAL LOOK WE GOT OF THEM AHHHHHG

“how a shitty government failed to prevent a pandemic” TEA

i could listen to him talk for so long

SORRY

i love that this is one continuous shot

“bread, cereal… pancake mix.” I’M GONNA LOSE IT😭

HE CAN’T FORGET THE DATE OF THE OUTBREAK😭😭😭😭

the way he wanted to go through the woods to protect her innocence. he didn’t want her to see the bones bc she shouldn’t have to. there was a way to avoid them and joel wanted to take that. HE CARES ABOUT HER SO MUCH ALREADY MAN😭😭😭

i never noticed the baby :(

BILL!

hoooly fuck he’s ALWAYS been stocked up huh?

oh my god he was a doomsday prepper

THE MUSIC HAHA

THE FUCKIN TRUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

damn he had this WHOLE town to pick clean

nick offerman is such phenomenal fucking casting

this whole show is phenomenal casting

IS THAT FUCKING WHITE ROOM BY CREAM

IT IS OH MY GOD

FRANK!!!!!!!!!

oh shit he has one of the scanners!

i’m guessing it got left behind?

“this is not an arby’s”💀💀💀

I LOVE NICK OFFERMAN

he’s so awkward🥺

the fucking music is so good are you joking gustavo

i need the soundtrack in my hands NOW

FRANK’S FACE LOOKING AT THE FOOD🥺

bill is so fancy

i love them so much already

HE’S GONNA PLAY PIANO😭

I LOVE FRANK

HIS FACE OF DISTASTE LMAO

“no thank you not this song” LMAO

IS BILL GONNA PLAY?

HE LOOKS SO UNCOMFY

HIS HUNCHED SHOULDERS LMAO

I KNEW HE WAS GONNA BE GOOD

THIS IS SO PRETTY

I’M GONNA CRY

“who’s the girl you’re singing about?” “there is no girl” “i know”

OH MY GOD HE WENT FOR IT

OH MY GOD

the way bill’s shaking 🥺

IS FRANK CRYING????

“go take a shower bill” 🥺

THE WAY HE’S WAITING OMG

wait this is so sweet 🥹

3 years later😭😭

NICK OFFERMAN SCREAMING “THE GOVERNMENT ARE ALL NAZIS” IN A ROLE MAKES SO MUCH SENSE TO ME??

“paying attention to things is how we love”🥹

this is such a lover’s quarrel

“we’re gonna make friends” 🥹

HE WAS TALKING ABOUT TESS ON THE RADIO😭😭😭

TESSSSSSSS😭😭😭😭😭😭

SHE’S SO GORGEOUS

also pedro’s so pretty

“get that gun outta my face” JDVSJHSHDHSHNSLABEODBSPBDOXBAL XLEJQKDJSOSBDOFBSLABSBPAJDLSJ

HE’S SO FUCKING ATTRACTIVE

omg his construction knowledge with the fence

FRANK IS SO CUTE

IT WAS HIS IDEA TO USE THE MUSIC CODES

this is also every double date LMAO

tess and frank connecting instantly then joel and bill are left to sus each other out HAHAHA

“we’ll be fine” bill i have a feeling you won’t

we’re in 2013 now!

THEM WORKING OUT TOGETHER😭😭😭

they’ve been together for 6 years🥹

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

I KNOW THIS SONG IT’S FROM THE OST

omg their giggles together🥹

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

“i like you older”

“i was never afraid before you showed up”

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

oh shit.

OH MY GOD

SHIT ESCALATED SO FAST

WHERE IS BILL

OH SHIT

“i made a list for you.” “uh huh. tell me about the list”

HE MADE PREPARATIONS FOR FRANK TO MAKE IT EASIER IF HE DIED😭😭😭😭

AND HE MUST’VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH JOEL😭😭😭

THIS IS FUCKING LONGING FROM THE SECOND GAME

16 years now they’ve been together 😭

THEY’RE SO SWEET

THE CHARCOAL DRAWING OF BILL

THE PAINTING OF JOEL🥺🥺🥺

THE ONE HE’S DOING OF BILL RIGHT NOE😭😭😭

THE WINK😭😭😭

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL

I’M CRYING SOBBING

THEY’RE SUCH AN OLD MARRIED COUPLE

“this is my last day”

BILL CRYING ON THE COUCH STOP

“just give me one more good day”

“starting now make me some toast”

I’M S O B B I N G

“we’ll get married”

SHUT THE FUCK UP😭😭😭😭

“then i will fall asleep in your arms.”

THIS IS SO MUCH MORE PAINFUL AND BETTER THAN THE WAY GAME FRANK TURNED OUT

“do you love me?” “yes” “then love me the way i want you to”

I’M A G O N E R

THEY LOOK SO NICE IN THEIR SUITS😭😭

THE RINGS STOP

HE MADE THE DISH THEY HAD WHEN THEY FIRST MET FUCK OFF

BUT NOW HE SITS NEXT TO HIM😭😭😭

AND THE SAME WINE

he didn’t finish his food :(

the crushed up pills😭

“you were my purpose”

GOODBYE

FUCKING VANISHING GRACE ARE YOU JOKING

PRESENT DAY NOW

joel knows something’s up by the lack of presence at the gate AND the flowers

“to whomever but probably joel”

THE TRUCK KEYYYYY

the letter sounds a lot like the one frank left for bill in the game

“you’re probably the only person who will understand.”

“i used to hate the world, and i was happy when everyone died. but i was wrong because there was one person worth saving.”

THE CLOSE UP AS HE SHIFTS HIS EYES TO LOOK AT ELLIE

ARE YOU JOKING

“that’s what i did. i saved him. then i protected him. that’s why men like you and me are here. we have a job to do. and god help any motherfuckers who stand in our way.”

OH MY FUCKING GOD

“you use them to keep Tess safe.” 😭

THIS FUCKING EPISODE DUDE

THE LETTER IS ABOUT PROTECTING THOSE YOU LOVE AND HE MENTIONS TESS I’M GONE😭😭😭😭😭

the way he had to step outside to take a breath UUUGH

he even crumpled the letter like bill in the game

bc it’s just reminding him of how he failed to protect her uuugghhh😭😭😭

THE TRUUUUCK

LET’S FUCKIN GOOOO

no battery tho goddamnit

he MADE a truck battery???

WOOOOOOOO JOEL

“if i’m takin you with me, there’s some rules you gotta follow. rule one you don’t bring up tess. ever. matter of fact we can just keep our histories to ourselves. rule two, you don’t tell anyone about your… condition. they see that bite mark, they won’t think it through. they’ll just shoot you. rule 3, you do what i say when i say it. we clear?” “yes.” “repeat it.” “what you say goes”

CHAINS OF LOVE OMG

“there’s a wall of them.” THE WAY HE LOOKED AT HER

IS THAT THE SHIRT?????????

“and then you’re showering” HAHAHAHA

OH MY GOD IT’S THE OUTFIT

OH MY FUCKING GOD

SCREAMINGGGGG

OMG THE LITTLE GUN SHE HAS IN THE GAME

joel’s gonna be pissed when he find out

“well don’t you look pretty.” SO TRUE ELLIE

HE DOES LOOK DAMN GOOD

“shut up.” IT’S THE TRUTH JOEL

HIS HAIIIIIIR

OMG THE MIRROR SCENE FROM THE TRAILER AHHH

IT’S HER FIRST TIME IN A CAR😭😭

she doesn’t know what the fuck a seatbelt is 😭

SHOWING HER LIKE A LITERAL DAD

THE WAY THAT HE WAS AVOIDING HER AND POINTING A GUN AT HER A FEW DAYS AGO TO REACHING ACROSS TO GET THE SEATBELT AHHHHHHHH

PLEASE LET THAT CASETTE BE HANK WILLIAMS OR I SWEAR

WAIT IT’S BILL AND FRANK’S SONG THIS IS OKAY

“this is good. this is linda ronstadt.”

A MAN OF TASTE

I’M CRYING

THE WINDOW

THE WINDOW

THE WINDOW

oh my god that was fucking beautful

that was so beautiful

a look at what’s next!

JOEL GETS HIS COFFEE!!!!!!!!

OH MY GOD PITTSBURGH IS COMING UP NEXT AHHHHHH

INSIDE THE EPISODE WOOO

I’VE NEVER SEEN NICK OFFERMAN CLEAN SHAVEN

“this was the pure innocent version. this is the beauty love can bring us.” 😭😭😭

“it’s a reminder of joel’s failure.” AHHHHHH

I’M REWATCHING IT ASAP

THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL

OH MY GOD

GUYS THIS SHOW CONTINUES TO KNOCK IT OUT OF THE FUCKING PARK

HOLY SHIT

[steddie-island]

What tv show/movie do you wish everyone would watch? Either it's underrated or it has a meaning/theme that you think is important or it's just your favorite of all time etc etc :)

Okay I’ve been thinking about this for over an hour and honestly I do a lot of TV watching so I feel like sitting on it for longer is not going to make this an easier thing to answer.

Crazy Ex Girlfriend - It’s a musical show with such a diverse cast. It hits on mental illness as like the main theme but it also has - a fat character who never diets and her fatness is never talked about (which, please god more of this. If I see another fat character written so someone can be on a goddamn diet or be the comedic relief the whole show I’m gonna rip my own hair out.) She’s allowed to be a whole person and have wants and needs outside of her family and her job and I just fucking love Paula. It has middle aged queer representation (please go look up Gettin’ Bi, where the man who owns this law firm comes out to his entire company during a meeting.) Like there’s just so much good shit that we get to see not just talked about but talked about in a way that I feel like is handled really fucking well. Plus it’s just so goddamn funny ( ‘Heavy Boobs’ is a song that still gets referenced a lot in my house lmao.)

Honorable mentions (because like I said I watch a lot of TV): Bob’s Burgers (please god that family is so messed up and they love each other so much. The season 13 Christmas episode makes me weep it’s so soft), Galavant (another musical show but one that did not get a satisfying ending since the main character’s actor left to do something else and they kind of sort of ended on a cliff hanger? But it’s still a good show overall!!) Drop Dead Diva- not a musical show but a show about a thin woman who dies in a car accident and comes back in the body of a fat woman, and she has to learn about fatness and loving herself and has to unlearn a lot of Shit that we’re force fed by society about fatness and. I don’t remember if that one holds up completely, it’s been a long time since I watched, but at one point it made my fat girl heart so happy. She’s strong and beautiful and so goddamn smart and she had love!! Interests!!! 🥰🥰🥰 Like she’s seen as desirable and that was so surprising and made me cry. I ALMOST LEFT STEVEN UNIVERSE OFF OF THIS! The body representation, the gender representation, the way mental health and trauma are talked about just. 15/10 I love that show to death. Plus it’s a cartoon with such gorgeous animation and the best color palettes and just. Yeah. I cannot believe I almost left it off. (plus it’s also musical in the way that Bob’s burgers is. Not every episode has a song but the ones that do are *chef’s kiss.* love that shit.)

I know I’m leaving a lot of good shit off of here, (I was trying to think of movies and literally cannot think of anything outside of Jordan Peele’s work right now, but slap that man’s name on it and I am fucking watching it at least once).

I could literally talk about this shit for days. 😂😊😅😅

[ryttu3k]

End of year meme! Check out last year's version here!

1. Song of the year?

Måneskin - Honey! (Are U Coming?), although Fifteen's theme from Doctor Who has grasped me over the last few days. More music-specific stuff here!

2. Album of the year?

Strictly speaking the only full album I heard was Måneskin - Rush, and that had… some issues even though I love most of it, haha.

3. Favourite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?

Can we count the BG3 soundtrack as a new artist?

4. Movie of the year?

I rewatched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory last night and that was... it, so that, I guess!

5. TV show of the year?

I still haven't recovered from Good Omens season 2.

6. Episode of TV or webisode that defined the year for you?

Episode 2.06 of Good Omens, Doctor Who - all four specials.

7. Favourite actor of the year?

Honestly it's gotta be David Tennant. Like, between Good Omens and Doctor Who? Yeah. Neil Newbon comes in a very close second, though!

8. Game of the year?

It's a. It's actually a tie which is goddamn unheard of in a Zelda release year, but Baldur's Gate 3 genuinely nearly kicked Tears of the Kingdom aside??

9. Best month for you this year?

Oh man tricky. Do I say October because I went on my first actual proper holiday in eight and a half years? November for the Maneskin concert? Or do they lose points because I had COVID in late Oct/early Nov? Let's skip both and go with June (Vivid down in Sydney and the single greatest sorbet I've ever tried, a super fun VtM tabletop session, and got Operation YEETerus more or less confirmed)!

10. Something that made you cry this year?

Cried pretty much the whole way through the end of Tears of the Kingdom, does that count?

11. Something you want to do again next year?

Ooh I'd love to go back down to Sydney for Vivid!

12. Talk about a new friend you made this year

Shrug emoji. You're all cool.

13. How was your birthday this year?

Super chill. Ordered pizza and ate ice cream, and a few days earlier when my brother came up, we went to one of our favourite Lebanese restaurants.

14. Favourite book you read this year?

A top three - Hell Followed With Us, Space Opera, and Camp Damascus! You can check my book-specific stuff here!

15. What's a bad habit you picked up this year?

Not sure I picked any up? Still haven't ditched the finger-chewing, alas.

16. Post a picture from the beginning of the year

A haul from Sydney in January. Hell Followed With Us and Legends and Lattes were bought new, as were most of the CDs. The other three books and the Sigur Ros CD were second-hand.

17. Post a picture from the end of the year

Okay so on the cruise (late October, I'm gonna say it counts) each floor on the stairwell nearest our cabin had these like, sailing/ships/cruising-type collages, right? Golden Age of Sail, 50s cruising, all that stuff. Which is fine! Great! Except one of them was this!

For the love of god, why would you think an image of the Titanic sinking would be appropriate for a cruise ship?!

18. A memorable meal this year?

The hazelnut sorbet of the gods. Listen. Sydneysiders, listen, if Rivareno Gelato is doing the hazelnut that week you have to try it.

19. What're you excited about for next year?

Australian Literature Festival at Sea! Not until December, but it should be fun as hell!

20. What's something you learned this year?

I did a course on how to make an author site! I should. Do that.

21. What's something new about your place of residence (room, home, or general location) now vs the start of the year?

We started fixing up the old, kinda leaking upstairs bathroom! Gonna be moving back upstairs once it's done!

22. Favourite place you visited this year?

Eden in southern NSW, and Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Hobart <3 Both on the cruise. Eden was absolutely gorgeous and Bonorong had critters.

23. If you could send a message to yourself back on the first day of the year, what would it be?

You're gonna get COVID on the cruise. Yes, even wearing your mask and sanitising every five seconds. Bring decongestants because you'll also pick up sinusitis at the same time.

24. Did you keep any New Year's Resolutions?

Didn't make any :D

25. Did you create any characters (in games, art, or writing) this year? Describe one

Probably the two main ones are my first two BG3 characters? A custom Tav, Ta'varin 'Tae' Arkenval, and my beloved Durge baby, Tavias. I'm probably most attached to Tavias, he is going through The Horrors while being the pureblooded child of the God of Murder and also just trying to be a nice person. Wish him luck as I enter act 3!

[mandareeboo]

SU Music Rankings

Bc I can and I wanna start some Disk Horse rip. These are all in order of preference, with explanations, etc. It’s a long bitch. That said, I’m not counting little short jingles or small joke songs like Little Butler. This is the meat and potatoes of SU music- just under 30 songs. I might do the rest if people like my takes lol.

I scored it mostly on three bases- how dear it was to my heart, how much/often I relisten to it, and also what it means to the plot. That said, little fun songs don’t automatically go farther down than big, plot-heavy songs either! It’s a strange little balance.

Special Note: I don’t dislike any of this music! I love SU and that includes its bumps and glitches. I just pick favorite children lol.

1.) Change

Was there ever a more Steven moment than when he wiped the blood off his face and kissed it into sparkles? I think not. 

If “Be Wherever You Are” is an ode to young Steven, then this is teen Steven’s. Talking about change, and how much and how little it can do. How he holds his arms up for Spinel to hug him, so trusting. How he seems able to just. Break into soft tears at will, and not to be manipulative- it’s just his kind nature. The warmth in his voice. Fuck yesssss.

2.) Change Your Mind

This song is only fifty five seconds and it’s EVERYTHING to me. It really felt like someone was speaking the words I’d always held deep inside of me, unsure of how to say. It feels like a goodbye to someone who never really loved me. 

As much as I enjoyed Future, if this was the finale of SU, I would’ve been perfectly okay with that.

3.) Drift Away

This song gave me legitimate shivers the first time I heard it, and it still haunts me to this day. Spinel stayed, and waited, and all she got was a transmission thousands of years later. Fuck.

4.) Here We Are In The Future

THE MOVIE IS SU AS ITS BEST AND I WON’T BE SWAYED ON IT. Steven being a teen who loves his weird family but is growing just a bit sarcastic to their drama. The adorable love he and Connie share. His slow realization that he will always be working, always have things to do, is both somber and real. The Crystal Gems won’t be safe with one epic battle. They’ll be safe with years of hard work and love. HIS LITTLE HANDSHAKE WITH AMETHYST.

This is a helluva bop and a great way to summarize the main character’s backstories.

5.) Let’s Only Think About Love

Did ya’ll know that Zach Callison killed his throat with that last note? He gave his all for this performance in a vocal range he no longer comfortably do and by god did it SHINE. The FLAIR. The FORESHADOWING. All of the Gems all being awkward about Rose and Steven trying to bring them to the present. Peridot having a mini-existential crisis in a cute yellow dress. I love Zach Callison’s normal singing voice but man is that a fucking bop. Nothing will ever beat it.

6.) Here Comes A Thought

This bad boy helped me out a LOT with some mental issues I was dealing with in high school. I was unmedicated, unsupervised, and full of anxiety. I’d have break downs when I tried to speak about certain things. I couldn’t function. This song inspired me. It helped me feel okay with my intrusive thoughts.

And the episode! -chef’s kiss-. Once again bringing up the morally gray area of training child soldiers. Connie expanding her social group. Steven’s trauma hauling ass in that second half. The ANIMATION. Stevonnie’s gorgeous singing voice. GOD yes.

7.) It’s Over Isn’t It?

Just barely squeaking above Stronger Than You, this ballad is everything gorgeous. The whole episode is. I think Mr. Greg stands in the top five of my episodes for the entire show. It even got nominated!

There’s just so much about this song that I love. The gentle melancholy of Pearl’s voice. How the crew had to redo the shots for this bit bc Deedee went so fucking hard. The hard cuts between Pearl, remembering the love of her life, and Steven, who has begun to feel like he took her away. I’d recommend this song to anyone, regardless of what they do or don’t know about SU, simply bc it tugs so many heartstrings of love, loss, and responsibility.

8.) Stronger Than You

Did you realize this episode aired SEVEN years ago? This bitch was what got me into SU! Hearing about Ruby and Sapphire made my little gay heart so happy inside, and then getting a whole song confirming that they were a couple, that their love powered the strongest Gem on the team? Aaaaaaaaa

To this DAY I get excited when I hear Estelle start singing. This song is timeless. This song will live in media history. God I fucking love this song.

9.) Other Friends

I’m not the biggest musical person, so I hadn’t heard of Sarah Stiles before her casting as Spinel, but JESUS CHRIST the lady went hard. She went SO fucking hard. Sarah Stiles started on 100 and somehow just kept CLIMBING. You can just hear the sheer manic energy building in her voice, the anger and resentment. 10/10 Sarah Stiles is a queen.

10.) Independent Together

This made the list entirely bc the crew was like “you’re gonna get a himbo ass Steven-Greg fusion singing with Opal while Garnet flies across the moon on Lion while floating” and I am forever thankful to them for it

11.) Who We Are

Bismuth deserved more songs. ‘Nuff said.

12.) Peace and Love (On the Planet Earth)

It Could’ve been Great is EASILY one of my favorite s2 episodes. I love the entire concept of this song. Of Steven making music to reflect how much Earth means to him and his family. Of him teaching Peridot some self-care. Also Peridot’s singing voice is really cute and squeaky. 

I know it’s silly, but I would’ve really enjoyed a flip around of this in Future! Like Peridot reminding Steven how much he loves music, that he needs to take time to relax for himself, maybe with a new verse or just a remix of the original song!

13.) Something Entirely New

I watched this episode as it aired, and I legitimately almost cried. I love Charlyne Yi’s voice so much ya’ll- her raspy, not perfect singing voice against Sapphire’s deep soothing lull is great.

And to have Ruby and Sapphire’s meeting be the way it was- for Ruby to bemoan Sapphire losing Homeworld, to being stuck with a single Ruby, while Sapphire is a noble who has always been taught everyone in her “caste” is vitally important (and has, in her own mind, taken that to mean every Gem, as she should) and how they come together and make each other happy. Good shit good shit.

14.) I’m Just a Comet

The fact that Greg’s music career never really blasted off pisses me off to this day bc Tom Scharpling’s voice is fucking BUTTER. Also the song really feels like a jab at his parents now that we know the kind of dynamic he had growing up. “This life in the stars if all I’ve ever known” is definitely him wiping away their existence after reminding them (and himself) the things they used to say about him.

15.) Do It For Her

This episode. This fucking episode. This episode got me permanently hooked on SU. I’d just binged season 1 and was kinda meh about it overall after the bop of Stronger Than You. “Oh,” I thought to myself, foolishly, “I’ll probably just casually watch this from time to time.”

Like three days later Sworn to the Sword aired and that was it. I was hooked! Pearl’s gentle training song turning darker and darker, Connie’s accompaniment from nervous to determined to fully into such a toxic mindset. The fact that SU had the BALLS to discuss the repercussions of training child soldiers, now and later. This episode was everything to me, STILL is everything to me.

Six years and well over 100 fanfics written later, I think it’s safe to say this show swallowed me whole and never let go.

16.) System/Boot.pearl_final(3)

I debated putting this on the list because it’s not anything crazy important, just a way to show things are Wrong, but I had to do it entirely bc Pearl is so damn SALTY.

Like telling us about the Gems makes sense, she felt like she was given a duty, but she went so damn petty. WHY is that Ruby alone. Gross. This Amethyst is a trash dump. Wtf are you people.

17.) Full Disclosure

This episode really feels like a turning point for SU. Before, the show had its dark moments- but now we’re in the thick of it, and it’s not going away. Full Disclosure felt like an rebuff to the idea of returning to any normal we’d established in season 1. Gems are actually a giant species now. Gems tried to kill us now. There’s this Yellow Diamond bitch who got namedropped. Something about a Cluster. 

The song itself is BALLER, with its ingenious use of Steven’s ringtone and photos as he tries to decide whether to clue in Connie on all this nonsense. Meanwhile we, the audience, already know damn well Connie about to yeet some common sense into him.

18.) What’s the Use of Feeling Blue?

I’mma admit it- I’m a Yellow Diamond stan. I’ve always loved her- her anger, her poise, her hardworking nature. I actively argued against the “Yellow Shattered Pink” theories back in the day. But, man, when this arc leaked? I got so overexcited I was too jittery to watch it for like two days. It’s easily my favorite arc of the series. The sheer alien nature of the zoo, the Famethyst, and absolutely Patti Lupone’s beautiful ballad. Goddamn. Yellow singing to Blue to try and help her regain her old status, the warble in her voice as she reminds Blue she misses Pink too, the movement of the bubbles as she talks about attack. It gives me shivers to this day. FUCK.

19.) Tower of Mistakes

This is, fun fact, that only SU song I have completely memorized. The story itself is kinda funny! See, we lost internet at my house for a solid 5 to 6 months when these episodes aired, so I only got a very brief window to view them all. But this was the first Amethyst song in a long while, and I didn’t want to forget it! So I keep replaying it in my head for ages. And that’s still definitely a thing.

Anyway will never not be sad that this entire song was about making it up to Garnet for Amethyst’s perceived slights with Sugilite (which was a two-way road), only for Garnet to pressure her into fusion later when pissed and never discuss it again bc Garnet probably never thought twice about it and Amethyst has the emotional openness of a clam that’s just been told its ugly. Helluva way to make someone feel like shit, G. Helluva way to bottle that shit, Ames.

20.) On the Run

I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: Amethyst! Needed! More! Songs! 

The dichotomy between Steven’s play and Amethyst’s honest desire to run away from home is so well-done, especially when you consider a lot of Steven and Amethyst’s actions are playing together. The song is also near and dear to me simply bc it’s my favorite Amethyst episode to exist (well, maybe second to What’s Your Problem, but not by much). Moments like these are all the proof I need that they were right to fuse first.

21.) Be Wherever You Are

This tune really just feels like an ode to who Steven was as a kid. Trapped on an island with no way home, and he’s just happy to be with his friends. The stars are beautiful and not oppressive. Also that one animatic with Lars and the Off Colors playing in the Homeworld Kindergarten to this music was iconic and made this song get stuck in my head for a solid month.

22.) Familiar

I ADORE how the crew use bright neon colors to show how alien Homeworld can be. And Steven recognizing that the Diamonds treat him how the CGs used to, and how prepared he is to “fix” a broken family. It’s a soft, gentle tune about melancholy. Also the Pebbles are beautiful.

23.) Let Me Drive My Van Into Your Heart

Such a cute little love ballad, but every time I listen to it now I just imagine the heart attack Rose must’ve had at the line “And if we look out of place/Well, baby, that's okay/I'll drive us into outer space.” like there’s a Vietnam war flashback if I ever heard one

24.) What Can I Do?

I’m kind of neutral on this one? Rose and Greg both have great voices, but the song itself lacks many lyrics. I think it was definitely a good way to show Rose’s flaws in thinking.

Also, I’m shocked they managed cram that much vaguely sexual innuendo into two minutes, followed by how Not Hetereo that dance between Rose and Pearl was, and not get their asses chewed by it. You go guys.

25.) Cookie Cat

I love a lot of the vibes this song has. The lyrics are so damn prophetic, but they also sound like the kind of weird 90s commercials I grew up on. It’s been like two decades since I saw the Shirley Temple commercial but I’ll be damned if I don’t remember “Animals crackers in my soup! Monkey and rabbits loop-de-loop.”

26.) Giant Woman

I am. NOT the biggest fan of Steven’s original singing voice. I feel bad saying that, since it was just Zach Callison as a kid, but he never jived well with me for some reason. So I wouldn’t listen to this on the fly. 

The song itself is still really good though, with all sorts of fun animation of Amethyst and Pearl being bitchy to each other. It’s a bit sad in hindsight to see tiny Steven trying to get his moms to get along. Ahh, season 1.

27.) Strong in the Real Way

This song has SUCH a strong start. Pearl reflecting on Sugilite’s problems, but the show making sure to show us that Pearl’s lack of enthusiasm towards her also lends itself to jealousy as well as just general malaise. How much she cares about Steven, and wants him to grow up strong. 

And then Steven just kinda. Ruins it? I appreciate his enthusiasm for tryna bulk up but to take what was starting as such a rich, personal song and broadcasting it to random strangers just makes me a bit sad. Almost a bit angry on her behalf?

28.) That Distant Shore

I KNOW this is gonna create some discourse, but I’m just not the biggest Lapis stan. I love her voice. I love the visuals of the song. And I get why she felt afraid and needed to flee.

But Lapis never got to take responsibility for her own actions. And, in the end, the song feels hollow to me- because we all know she’ll never talk to anyone about it, know she’ll burst back in and destroy the barn, and no one will ever question it. I like Lapis a lot, but I feel like her arc never was fully finished. She never got help. She never learned to feel safe.

29.) Dear Old Dad

I’ve yet to meet a single human being who likes this episode tbh. There’s some great discussion about what kind of parent Greg is from it, and what kind of dynamic he has with the Gems that he felt he had to fake an injury to hang out with his son. Honestly the first half was fine and dandy. It’s just that then they Greg just went out of his way to drag Steven away from missions and such. It never jived well with his character before or after.

Also, is it just me, or does Zach himself sound like he hates the song as he sings it? There’s no passion or heart in his voice. It sounds like they told him to read off cue cards and he did. Tom Scharpling’s best attempts didn’t save this one for being a skipper. But the episode, unfortunately, isn’t, so it gets a spot on here.

[unreadpoppy]

Episode 10 (final episode) of Castlevania season 4 general thoughts.

- I’ll miss this show

- No lenore, I do not take your fucking apology. take that “I’m sorry Hector” and shove it up your ass

- King Isaac indeed

- Lenore is going to fucking die. Thank GOD. If Trevor is alive and fine, then truly, I will get everything I wanted

- HECTOR IS FREEEEEEEEEEEE

- PLEASE DON’T TELL ME TELL PUT A TOMBSTONE FOR TREVOR

- OH GOD I’M CRYING BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE INSIDE THE BELMONT STRONGHOLD AND THE CASTLE

- SOME OF THE ORPHANED KIDS HAVE BEEN CALLING ALUCARD FATHER??? I’M CRYING

- Yes, Greta and Alucard, that is something I’m actually very okay with, because as long as this boy gets some happiness and people that care for him, I’m happy

- I KNEW SYPHA WAS PREGNANT, PLEASE TELL ME TREVOR IS ALIVE SOMEHOW

- I can’t. The whole conversation between Sypha, Alucard and Greta. ‘I’m crying a lot guys

- Is it Trevor? Please tell me it’s trevor on the horse

- TREVOR’S ALIVE PH MY GOD HE’S ALIVE I’M CRYING SO MUCH 

- STOP THIS FUCKING SONG IT’S MAKING ME CRY

- “AND I LOVE YOU”

 - “What’s it called?’ “ Treffy” I’M CACKLING

- ALUCARD JUST ADMITED TO BEING HAPPY, AFTER 4 FUCKING SEASONS MATE

- SYPHA CRYING CAUSE THEY FINALLY WON AND CAN REST 

- I CAN’T BELIEVE WE’RE GONNA GET ONE FINAL FLASHBACK INTO LISA AND VLAD. THE SHOW IS TRULY ENDING WHERE IT BEGUN

-Wait, what. WHAT WHAT WHAT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN “I DIED AND YOU WEREN’T THERE” WHAT’S HAPPENING

- THEY’RE ALIVE?!?!?! WHAT?!?!

- OUR POOR BOY DESERVES SOME CLOSURE GODDAMN IT LISA DONT MAKE ME CRY

- THEY GOT A SECOND CHANCE, THEY’RE GOING TO WHITBY, I LOVE THIS ENDING AND i’M CRYING SO MUCH THANK YOU CASTLEVANIA FOR EVERYTHING

[baoshan-sanren]

Best dramas I’ve watched in 2020 so far (and some not so good ones) Part II

part 1 here

Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain - based on Once Upon A Time, There Was A Spirit Sword Mountain by 国王陛下 (translation dropped at chapter 50 out of 884 back in 2017). A combination of satire/comedy with complex themes. The emotional investment sneaks up on you out of nowhere and hits you like a sack of bricks. An interesting twist on the master/disciple relationship. Meh on the special effects. Excellent female characters. Solid plot, endless fanfic potential, all the found family your heart desires. Much more gay than you’d think. Needs Season 2, but Season 1 can be watched over and over again. 9/10

Handsome Siblings - based on Twin Heroes by Gu Long. Feel good ending. A decent amount of angst. The most heartwarming drama I’ve watched all year. Funny and insightful and a joy to experience. Meh on the special effects. They don’t know they’re brothers. Plot drags only in a few places, and not for very long. A variety of female characters, but mediocre on their portrayals. A sect comprised of only female disciples - I would like to see it. Contains one of the three het couples whose happiness mattered to me in the entirety of 2020. An endless well of hilarity and angst. Can be watched over and over again. 8/10

Love and Redemption - based on The Glass Maiden by Shi Si Lang (translation ongoing). A wild ride from beginning to end. Intentionally and unintentionally funny. Gay subtext. Contains one of the three het couples whose happiness mattered to me in the entirety of 2020. A plethora of excellent and complex side characters. A feral bottom snake god. A merman who gets kidnapped once a week. Buckets of angst and frustration and misunderstandings. Gorgeous aesthetics. The male lead is tortured more often than all the other characters combined, but he looks hot while going through it. A+ for the sheer wildness of the plot, C- for all the misunderstandings; there has to be a limit somewhere. 7.5/10

The Rise of Phoenixes - based on The Rise of Phoenixes by 天下归元 (translation ongoing). Contains one of the three het couples whose happiness mattered to me in the entirety of 2020. If you judge the seriousness of the drama by the relative hotness of the Emperor, casting Ni DaHong should tell you everything you need to know. An abundance of court intrigue, suspense, and humor. Complex themes, steady plot progression, no scene time wasted. Costumes and set design out of this world. Smart and witty. The most thought provoking drama I’ve watched all year. Ni Ni is a goddamn goddess and should be worshipped daily. 10/10

Legend of Two Sisters In the Chaos - based on a novel I can’t seem to track down anywhere. Meng ZiYi must have some serious back pain from carrying all forty episodes on her shoulders. Interesting premise, shaky execution at best. Main het relationship did not excite, nor were the acting skills comparable; Meng ZiYi deserved better. Wang ZhuoCheng gives a decent performance. The drama does pack an emotional punch if you stick around long enough to get invested. Forty episodes long, but sometimes seemed twice that. Definitely entertaining, but not engaging. 6/10

The Wolf - also based on a novel I can’t track down. Too much romance, then angst, then romance. The dreaded love triangle. Dropped the drama three times, then went back because Xiao Zhan. Darren Wang gives decent performance, but does not have much to work with. Li Qin’s skills utterly wasted on this role. If you’re not invested in the love story, you’ll get bored. If you’re invested, you’ll be emotionally numb half-way through. Good fight scenes. Not so good special effects. 5/10 for the actors doing their best with what they had.

Dance of the Phoenix - based on Dragons Flies Phoenix Dances by 明月听风 (translation dropped at chapter 27 out fo 85 in May of 2020). Yu Mingye deserved better. Female main character + mostly female side characters. Excellent + complex villains, also female. Judging by the costumes + special effects, not much of a budget to work with. Cop-out in the last few episodes to neatly tie up the plot that was... not very intricate to begin with. Vastly entertaining but not that deep. Buckets of angst, but plenty of humor to ease the pain. Lan JingYi fights with a fan. Good fanfic potential. Godawful ending. 7/10 for the best villain I’ve encountered all year.

Legend of Fei - based on Bandits by Priest (translation ongoing). Zhao Liying slays. A variety of compelling female characters. Excellent fight choreography. Interesting premise, steadily progressing plot. Potential for many disaster bisexuals. May contain the fourth het romance I’m invested in this year, but it's still too early to tell. Wang Yibo in his element as Xie Yun, may even produce a better performance than his role in The Untamed. The drama is still only 7 episodes in, will give ranking when finished. ?/10

Looking forward to:

Immortality - based on danmei novel The Husky and His White Cat Shizun by 肉包不吃肉 starring Chen Feiyu and Luo Yunxi

Winner Is King - based on the danmei novel Sha Po Lang by Priest starring Tan Jianci and Chen Zheyuan

A Tale of The Wanderers - based on danmei novel Faraway Wanderers by Priest starring Zhang Zhehan and Gong Jun

Douluo Continent - based on xuanhuan novel Soul Land by 唐家三少 starring Xiao Zhan and Wu Xuanyi 

Step By Step Lotus - based on historical novel Return to Ming Dynasty as Prince by 月关 starring Zhang Binbin and Luo Yunxi

Feng Qi Long Xi - based on historical novel of the same name by Ma Bo Yong starring Zhu Yilong and Deng Lun

Sword Snow Stride - based on the xuanhuan novel The Snowy Path of the Heroic Blade by 烽火戏诸侯 starring Zhang Ruoyun and Hu Jun

Heaven Official's Blessing - based on danmei novel of the same name by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu - cast unknown

Thousand Autumns - based on danmei novel of the same name by Meng Xi Shi - cast unknown 

Joy Of Life Season 2 - based on wuxia novel of the same name by 猫腻 starring Zhang Ruoyun and Li Qin

A League of Nobleman - based on danmei novel The Society of Four Leaves by Da Feng Gua Guo starring Song Weilong and Jing Boran

Flying Phoenix - based on danmei novel of the same name by 風弄 starring Dai Jingyao and Shu Yaxin

[reverse-moon]

Welcome to "It's 2:44 am in the god damn morning and I can't sleep because itchy and then a bop came on and now I need to fucking make an AU based on like two or three episodes of Sofia the First and a movie special for Elena of Avalor, someone please send help." 😀

Roman - Elena (no, not because race or anything like that, because Elena was out of the amulet for 5 goddamn minutes and she fucking burst into song about how she's gonna be a hero then promptly fell on her face because revenge plot had holes.)

Sofia - Patton (you can't tell me Patton wouldn't fucking melt at understanding animals.)

Mateo - Virgil (was gonna be Logan, but tbh Mateo has anxiety about messing spells up and from what I've seen of Elena of Avalor, has a crush on Elena after a while, and who doesn't like a good chaotic Prinxiety mess? Don't answer that-)

Logan - ... King Roland (tbh I don't really know how I'm gonna justify this one other than Roland's allergic to cats and so are all the sides due to Thomas being allergic so....? Work with me here, it's not easy.)

Janus - Shuriki (not because I like Evil Janus, but because I'm running out of spots he'd fit. And because if I put him as Alakazar or Zuzo, it would be way weird??? Like bruh, why you a book? Or like bruh, why you a talking wolf-lookin ass spirit guide?)

Remus - Esteban (for the longest time, Esteban kinda just has his own agenda and then eventually he realizes Elena 100% loves him like a brother and it's just heartwarming to see him go from evil to nice and supportive so-){{I also may be misremembering, but shush, at least in the Secret of Avalor specials, he goes from evil to good}}

Zuzo - Orange (because he's not technically canon yet, and therefore is a blank slate >:3)

Alakazar - Thomas (because he's a magical bitch.)

Emile - James (because he's too nice to be a stuck up prick like Amber.)

Remy - Amber (see above reason for Emile but swap "too nice to be" to "literally just a".)

Nico - Miranda (because I can't fucking figure out why Logan in any AU would fall for and marry one of Thomas' friends.)

Valerie - Isabel (look I just wanted to shoehorn in someone who could fit and I just really like Val okay?!)

So what changes are there?

Well, Janus' wand isn't blue and his special made throne is made of citrine not diamonds. Patton's not a fucking 10 year old doing this and his step siblings are Remy and Emile. Orange is Zuzo. Thomas is Alakazar. Logan is still Logan, but he's also really open to Patton's Dad (there's honestly no good match up and I feel soo weird making it one of Thomas' friends, so he's gonna just be Nico) and his kids about his emotions. Roman's little sister is Valerie and her colour is shifted to more of a pink then blue. The Jaquines are still chaos but good.

No major changes tbh, besides ages of Sofia, Amber, and James counterparts. The Isabel counterpart is a little older, but not by much. A year, maybe.

We don't really get Shuriki's backstory in Secret of Avalor, but Janus' reason for going evil is the hate he got for his snake side and so he wanted to punish and torture Avalor for his pain. Naturally, Roman and Remus are p furious at him because "you fucking hurt our family" but Patton and Valerie convince them to just jail Janus and try and offer a normal life instead of a heated one and surprisingly Avalor is like "we're willing to give him a second chance if he doesn't try hurting us" so the twins cave and put Janus in prison for a few months as they repair Avalor and then reintroduce him to the country and start the healing.

Meanwhile, Patton is like "I saved a kingdom and I saved a prince and the Secret Library is now gonna officially let me go on bigger Storykeeper quests!" Logan's just a Proud Papa™. Nico's an Ultra Proud Papa™©.

I started this post at 2:44 am and now it's 3:18 am. You're Welcome.

[dreamii-yume]

New Episode Update Let’s GOO!!!

Warning : This is just Yume having a mental breakdown, seriously. This episode update was WHACK.

~ MAJOR SPOILERS FOR 68-75 ~

I know we ain’t participating and all but the game reminding you that there’s 10 minutes left to prepare is seriously bad for my heart.

Aah, shiet. Vil is still hurt.

He still has small wounds and scratches that he hid make up. Daddy, I’m worried.

Apparently, yeah, I’m not the only one cause my homeboy, Epel just asked to switch the center role with Vil. THE CONFIDENCE.

Aw, he’s worried about him falling over during stage (And make the performance look bad) Come on, Epel just be honest-

...He finally became the ideal poisoned apple that Vil wanted, huh?

Vil being proud a mom.

But the queen inside him is STRONG.

He’ll embrace the villain in him, OUR QUEEN CAN STILL GO. INJURED, WHO?

...AAND he proceeds to roast Epel again lol Typical Vil.

I love how Epel just accepted a nickname like “Doku Ringo-chan” lol It’s so cute, senior-junior relationship goals right there.

HERE WE GO.

Everyone is actually really confident hahaha

I really wish Deuce’s mom, Ace’s brother, Jamil’s sister, and Vil’s dad were here in person to watch.

HECK I WANT KALIM’S WHOLE FAMILY HERE WHY NOT

T-THEY’RE REALLY LETTING US HEAR THE FULL SONG. 

IS THAT JAMIL RAPPING.

Look at Jamil’s solo SD dancing. LOOK AT IT.

I really fucking love Vil’s singing voice aaa

HIS VOICE IS SO GOOD.

Album when disney.

Is Vil okay.

...aight im hearing some high quality panting here

...dont mind me listening to it a bit too much...

...they’re going to be great reference for some spicy- leave me alone

Vil panting is making me feel SOMETHING.

ANYWAY. THE CROWD IS A MOOD.

IS VIL OKAY.

Unmei no megami is giving me idia ptsd here.

Heartslabyul Senpais are watching their kids, looking all proud *sniff

Oh god, after playing Obey Me, it just occurred to me how similar Cater and Asmodeus’ voices are...

Watch these Senpai dorks act like Ace and Deuce’s second family. Trey being the dad, Riddle being the mom, and Cater being the supportive big bro. It’s so beautiful.

Riddle’s voice is a lot more softer now, I just realized...It’s so soothing...

God i miss u too octavinelle never change

Yeah, why tf did Floyd not audition for this

Bro, can you imagine Nobuhiko Okamoto in the squad as well??? IMAGINE-

Of course, he wasn’t in the mood back then. Of course. Why did i even ask.

IMAGINE FLOYD BEING IN VDC NEXT YEAR.

Omg i miss u too octavinelle never change

Azul’s gonna overblot again with Floyd’s marketing skills lol

Jade coming in like welp i guess thats that. Too bad, huh Azul?

GOD i miss u too octavinelle never change

SAVANA BITCHES HI

I wonder if these mfs knew that Vil just overblotted and malmal was the one who fixed the stage lol

oooh Leona’s sus about something he a sharp boi

Speak up my guy—

still so weird leona taking his job seriously

Malleus looking happier seeing this performance rather than Lilia’s lol

I miss the simpery in Sebek

Silver’s not in the verge of falling into a coma for once wow

Chenya’s so cute.

AND WE’RE BACK TO CUTE HEIGH HO TEAM

fcking shotacons man...im not one to talk

Aw, they didn’t show Neige performance...

The simping in the crowd is a MASSIVE mood.

WHO WINS TELL ME

These night raven fuckers better vote for us and not pull a “oh shie my hand slipped lololol” i swear to god- im gonna throw hands

*me holding my phone and pretending to vote as well

Suspense music intensifies be like-

HAAA

BOIS, ITS ONE VOTE DIFFERENCE WHO IS IT AAAA

WHAT.

HOW DARE- HOW!? HOW DID WE LOSE!?

WE LOST BY ONE VOTE!?

EVERYONE’S SO SHOCKED LOL

vil pls dont overblot again-

Noooo grim’s tuna cans-

WE REALLY LOST TO A LEGIT KIDS SONG.

These children do not have the right to be this cute. I wanna take Timmy, Toby, and Shelpie home.

I swear to god one of these dwarves sounds like Cheka lol Is it Toby?

EPEEELLLL DONT CRRYYYY

KALIMMMM DONT CRRYYYY

KALIM HAVING THE AUDACITY TO SOUNDING LIKE A BIG BROTHER AND THEN CRYING HIS OWN RIGHT AFTER LOLOLOL

I HATE THIS EPISODE YALL MADE MY TWO BOIS CRY IM FIGHTING THIS EPISODE. BURN THIS.

This background music too though im deeeeddd

KALIM IM SO SORRY FOR MAKING A SINFIC ABOUT YOU PLS DONT CRY-

Jamil impressed about Vil being “calm” and Vil just going “h e h. you dont even know.”

....ha...

Monsieur Rook. WHAT did you say.

ROOK VOTED FOR ROYAL SWORD. Are you kidding me. You snek how could you- i loved you

WHAT DID I SAY- Ya’ll night raven fuckers shall not slip by their fingers when voting rook.

Vil is in the brink of passing out aaaaa

I have never heard Ace this pissed before whoa- lol he sounds like Deuce in his delinquent mode

Aw...Rook felt that Neige’s performance carries a stronger bond than theirs :’( it’s hard to put the blame on him when he’s saying all these stuff

It’s just like what they said in the past episodes that it’s really hard voting for your own team when you know the opposing team is better.

Aww...He just wanted Vil to believe in himself more...Rook is such a best man. Im crying-

Oh noooo is Vil gonna cry too nooo- daddy turned to baby really quick SOMEONE GIVE HIM AN EMERGENCY HUG

Well- at least...at least the 100 year record of not being able to win is still going, yeah? Um...bad joke? Sorry, i’ll see myself out-

NEIGE NOT NOW AND YOUR VII-KUN BULLSHIT- we’re having a moment here

Neige is such sweetheart but aaaahh— This makes it worse, we can’t even hate him aaa—

OMG JUST WHEN I THOUGHT THINGS COULDN’T- AAAAA

MONSIEUR ROOK. YOU’RE A FAN OF NEIGE!?

MOTHERFUCKER just got exposed by Neige himself lol

Going to Neige’s shake hand events, sending him letters, buying all his merch and shie- HE’S A FULL BLOWN NEIGE STAN

WTF YOU SNEK GET OUT OF THIS SCHOOL-

OOOOHHH THAT FUCKING ALBUM- HIS “LIFE’S WORK” or whatever bullshit IS FULL OF NEIGE

...actually- my japanese is lacking- im not sure lol what is a ブロマイド??? Lol I feel like a clown.

Rook is sweating profusely LOL

...what do you have to say for yourself, monsieur rook.

Wait- huh is that-

IS HE GONNA CRY-

WHY IS EVERYONE CRYING!??!?!?!

HE’S SILENTLY CRYING AS HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO NEIGE WHAT. THE. FUCK IS THIS EPISODE.

Neige fanclub??? Eternal Snow??? What kind of creepy-ass- OH, HE EVEN HAS A MEMBERSHIP NUMBER TOO-

Props to Neige with his :) expression unfaltering.

I’m- I’m speechless.

Vil is just looking down at Rook in disappointment like- “you’re more pathetic than I am”

Queen just went “I think you need this handkerchief more than I do now” THAT’S RIGHT. REPENT MOTHERFUCKER.

Rook crying is cursed.

But damn, I’m kinda liking this new relationship this bitchy relationship they have

Neige just dragged everyone’s ass back on stage and his snow white energy just said “LETS ALL BE FRIENDS AND SING”

NEIGE IS FUCKING GREAT- HE REALLY DID GOT THESE BITCHES TO SING HEIGH HO LOL

ACE’S RELUCTANT SINGING AND DEUCE LOOKING LIKE HE’S HAVING FUN

KALIM IS SUCH A MOOD, SINGING EVEN WITHOUT KNOWING THE LYRICS AND JAMIL JUST HAVING THAT “i want to die” ENERGY

AIGHT. ROOK IS HAVING WAY TOO MUCH FUN AND EPEL IS TRYING HIS BEST. HE’S SO CUTE-

OMG NEIGE AND VIL HAVING SUCH GOOD HARMONY—

YAHOO Y A H O O TANOSHIINDA~~ 

YA’LL SURE ABOUT GIVING ME THIS BLESSED MOMENT??

What a somewhat happy ending, even though Rook just backstabbed us I’m crying Beauté 100 points!!!

LOL Vil realizing he’s having fun singing with Neige- “SOMEONE JUST END ME RIGHT NOW-“ The desperation in his voice-

I love how Neige’s yahoo yahoo is messing with everyone’s head, even Vil wants to pass out lol

haha Crowley is so depressed lol

WHA- WHO-

HEADMASTER OF ROYAL SWORD!?

He looks like your typical grandpa- and his outfit looks like that one mickey mouse wizard outfit but blue—

Old man just went “we won lol” just to piss Crowley off I like this guy’s energy already-

Crowley being most likely as old as this guy—

ooohh this man just sensed something in this stage- Leona did too, didn’t he???

* Damn. Crowley talking so fast sounds like he’s making a load of bullshit lol

Anyway, I’m just glad that it’s not mickey mouse who’s the headmaster— I would’ve lost my shit.

We’re back in our dorms and I forgot that the squad doesn’t live with us anymore. It’s suddenly so lonely now...

Grim is getting the yahoo yahoo ptsd too lol it’s too goddamn catchy

oooohh shiet- mickey is calling us again

YES we finally got a good picture of this motherfucker

It seems like nothing is disrupting our communication this time, so MC thought to call Grim but—

Grim is not here.

Uuhhh...Grim? Where you’ve gone??? We’re getting flashbacks of the first parts of the game.

We went out to find Grim and HE’S CHOMPING ON ANOTHER BLACK STONE ON THE STAGE-

GRIM SPIT THAT OUT YOU LOOK TERRIFYING

AAAAAHH GRIM HAS GONE FERAL— He’s attacking US

Is this because we didn’t win his tuna canss nooo

NoOO SWEET BABY COME BACK.

Legit I’m sad, please baby don’t overblot like this...

He learned a new move though- SCRATCH

Ooh— We’re seeing some Ignihyde scenes here~

P U H I H I

Idia getting a lot of emails from bigshot companies whoa—

THAT OLYMPUS—?! EXCUSE ME??? Ortho what- Are we finally getting that Hercules episode—

Damn getting a hot chance in olympus only to put them down the recycling bin oof— Idia why edit : Yume was informed that olympus is kind of a company that sponsored VDC sorry she was mind-fucked at this moment and the ability to understand proper Japanese just went whoosh lol Thanks to @starshiningsirius for pointing it out for Yume~ ♥︎ HONESTLY YUME’S JUST GONNA WAIT FOR ACTUAL PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS AT THIS POINT LOL Don’t trust me for important situation too much lol

Aaaahh...We’re getting this shut-in out of his room in the next episode, are we?

And that concludes the whole Pomefiore Episode! JESUS CHRIST 75 CHAPTERS ALL IN ALL!? How long is the Ignihyde chapter going to be, huh!?

This was a really, really fun episode lol I’d consider this a fan service episode actually cause of all the things we get to experience— The singing, dancing, and the new songs, THE DRAMA. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

But then, the plot thickens, no? What’s going to happen to Grim? In the Ignihyde episode? And those reoccurring memories of us? And our relationship with Tsunotarou lol ALSO WE NEVER REALLY DID FIND OUT WHAT ROOK’S UNIQUE MAGIC IS. DISNEY EXPLAIN—

Thanks for reading this shitpost of Yume losing her shiet lol See you all in the Ignihyde Episode~ ❤

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Street Dance of China, Season 4, Episode 10

- Ahhh I can’t believe the first competition song was 亂世巨星 by Jordan Chan, one of the two most popular songs from the Young and Dangerous movies (the movies were about gangs in Hong Kong, so most people associate the song with cool looking bad boys). (Actually Huang Zitao ALWAYS requests this song when he wants to look cool lol)

- Okay but the short hair is cute here

- Teacher Zhang’s lesson on how to be a bad boy

- The HK mobster vibes XD

- The Gogo Brothers were in leather jackets, classic bad boy looks :P

- And they danced to 友情歲月, which was the other very famous song from the Young and Dangerous movies too :D

- Taotao said that he was pretty confident in this song (maybe because it was a more emotional one), but he admitted that he found the combo of Xiao Jie and Xiaoji to be annoying.

- Xiaoji is messing around to  囍 that Taotao and Cici had performed last season.

- FKM entertainment duo. Taotao and Cici said that whenever they got really into their practises, the other team would annoy them, so much so that Taotao couldn’t focus and returned to his own studio to work on the choreography lol.

- Henry heard a mistake in the piano music and pointed it out. We call this occupational disease lol.

- Taotao and Cici’s performance was very strong, which was expected, because this is their specialty.

- What makes Xiaoji and Xiao Jie a good duo is that Xiao Jie is very athletic and can keep up with the flips and tricks to match Xiaoji.

- Of course, they wouldn’t be who they were without a little bit of the funnies, no matter how serious their performance is.

- Xiaoji and Xiao Jie ACTUALLY included part of 囍 in their music X’D They really aren’t letting Taotao and Cici live this down

- Baby X3

- Huang Xiao said that Taotao and Cici’s performance was very good, but they were up against two crazies

- Xiao Jie and Xiaoji STILL making fun of Taotao and Cici in the post-performance talk.

- God, Xiao Jie and Xiaoji are so goddamn entertaining. I love that the producers KNOW to give them the mic more, because they KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT!

- Yibo was like, man, Xiaoji has really grown so much during this season, I really did you dirty by not letting you shine more last season, and Xiaoji was like I also wasn’t this good last season lol.

- Momo said MT-Pop and Poppin’C look cute and she’s right.

- The boys stressing lol

- MT says he gets more ideas when he eats so here the bros are munching on some mooncakes. Side note about MT-Pop, the Chinese subtitles always show his name as 阮武明俊 which I’m guessing is his Vietnamese name written in Chinese.

- Poppin’C said he wants the world to know they can be cute. Looking forward >3

- Shitou explained to us what “Boogaloo” included, which was a long suit and wave moves.

- The battle between MT-Pop + Poppin’C vs. Shitou + Acky-san was danced to Peaches (by Justin Bieber). Anyway Poppin’C said they were gonna be cute and it’s already looking that way.

- Their performance was so much fun! The inclusion of the peach tool was nice, especially since they incorporated it in their dance both for dance purposes and for shenanigan purposes :3

- Shitou and Acky-san went with a more serious performance, and their version of the song was a little more chilled out and mature. And they do look very cool :D

- Acky-san trying to do a heart and Shitou missing the memo XD

- Yixing said MT-Pop and Poppin’C’s performance was too cute and the producer played with Poppin’C’s headscarf lol. Then Yixing said that MT-Pop’s expression was like Xiao Yueyue, who I think is a comedian? Basically he had very entertaining expressions, which we knew already.

- Poppin’C had a heart and a peach on his stomach and Yixing was like “I wonder if you’re showing off the pictures or your abs” lol. Why not both?

- Yibo was asked for his opinion last, and he basically said “I endorse all of the above.” And when the producer asked for him to expand on other good points between the times, Yibo was like “they have already been said.” Spoken like a man who wants to say as little as possible.

- Poppin’C describing his discussions with MT-Pop and acting out both of their roles XD MT was like “bro we can use all these cool props” and Poppin’C was like “bro we gotta be SEXY” so I guess he was really excited to show off his abs because he said he’d worked on them for five years XD This guy, the ultimate bro.

- Poppin’C and MT-Pop won, but all the poppers are family on this show X3

- Omg the next song being danced to is Old Town Road. I LOVE that all of these popular songs are being used. I guess it kind of hypes them up for the audience. Also, I love that the dancers edit the music to suit their own style, rather than being stuck with the original soundtrack.

- Bouboo and Tuzi was the first duo. They said that they’d choreographed their performance rather quickly, which didn’t sit well with them, so they tried to add more shenaniganery to make things amusing, including Bouboo being the horse.

- Rochka explained that they went with a Rush Hour theme with a love rivalry storyline lol.

- Tuzi and Bouboo’s performance was basically about Tuzi trying to tame his horse and his horse having none of it

- Lmao the disgust when they realize they’re going to have to fight each other

- In the romantic rivalry story line of their fight, Chika is the girl, who already has a man, Han Yu XD The ship continues sailing into the night lmao

- Of course they play out the gag to the end

- Henry was like “guys, guys, guys, show’s over”

- Bouboo disciplining his student lol

- Poppin’C laughing about Bouboo dressed like a horse ^^;;

- When asked for his opinion, Yixing said “agree with all above observations” lol. Man learns fast.

- And then he cheered for San’er and Rochka because it had Chinese influences (martial arts and Rush Hour). Is he just trying to be a meme of himself? Maybe.

- Cute Yixing

- For the second round of the battle, all of the contestants were wearing Chinese-style clothes and the judges were like wow Yixing this is totally up your alley

- Yixing being like “no matter who wins I will love them.” So easy to please lol.

- I’m also distracted by the fact that he’s wearing an Aries T-shirt despite not being an Aries

- Team selfies

- Producer Zhang at work

- Not gonna lie, ever since I saw that Huang Xiao was in Yixing’s MV for Flying Apsaras, I’ve been more curious about their relationship. Clearly they respect each other a lot, but the fact that they’ve collaborated on multiple occasions is interesting to me.

- Do these guys know the meaning of chill

- The title is something like...”Master Qiao goes fishing, it something wants to, it will take the bait”

- Wait okay what

- I don’t think it would be a surprise to me if Yixing had a big part in the ideas for this performance. Obviously Huang Xiao did the choreography, but in terms of the “concept,” including the story and title? That seems like something Yixing would have a lot of fun with.

- Thumbs up from Poppin’C! He said that even though he wasn’t Chinese, he always appreciates Huang Xiao’s work. Also, he refers to Huang Xiao by a different name, but I couldn’t catch what his other name is.

- Lots of votes!

- Yixing also had a “subtitle” for the title he’d already created for the performance. This one was a pun, meaning water under a little bridge, but using the characters for Huang Xiao and Qiao Zhi. He was so amused lol.

- Henry was asked for his opinion the last and he simply said “I agree.”

- Han Geng was like, which part specifically? And Henry’s like “aaaall of it”

- Ma Xiaolong had choreographed dances to three of the four arts, so this one is going to be the one about painting/visual arts :o They’re going with an embroidery sort of story.

- The performance was so cute!!!!!! I love the idea of these five busy worker bees working on an embroidered painting.

- This picture that they used was actually embroidered, wow

- Ma Xiaolong said the picture was expensive, and Han Geng said he’d reimburse for it, and then when asked, Ibuki said she liked the picture, so Han Geng said he’d gift it to her lmao.

- Ibuki said that she learned a lot from Ma Xiaolong about dancing in Chinese style, such as learning how to make these little steps

- Chika, Han Yu, and Li Chunlin had a martial arts themed performance! Chunlin represented Wingchun, Han Yu was drunken fist, and Chika was Taichi. I love how they managed to showcase the styles of the three martial arts forms they’d chosen. Like when Chunlin was leading the dance, the steps would be more exacting and striking, when Han Yu was leading the dance, they’d be a little more meandering, etc. Not to mention I just love how the three of them go together. Chunlin and Chika have more hiphop styles which Han Yu can keep up with, and they were so in sync. Super badass.

- Xiao Jie had some criticisms about Han Yu’s drunken fist. I think basically he thought that he didn’t do enough to combine the drunk part with the body movements.

- Xiao Jie said that Yixing was able to combine drunkenness with dancing, i.e. showing that you’re drunk through your body movements.

- Yixing being cheeky like “their performance was good, but not quite as good as my team’s performance!”

- Yibo said Chunlin’s outfit looks a bit like pajamas ^^;;

- And Henry was like “but a very cool set of pajamas”

- Han Geng said if this performance was a continuation of Rochka and San’er’s performance, it’d be like a battle for marriage (which I guess is kind of like, when the winner of a fight gets the hand in marriage).

- Chika was asked why she always picks Han Yu and she was like “uhhh he’s like a dad? like a brother?”

- Ye Yin, Hilty & Bosch, and Momo performed a tea-themed dance. Yibo mentioned that there were four tea cups, so it didn’t make sense for them to have a story line where four of them would be fighting over four tea cups. They were performing a song by the Twelve Girls Band, which is a band consisting of players of traditional Chinese instruments.

- So apparently Ye Yin got the idea for tea as a theme after he was drinking tea with Qiao Zhi and saw that he had a lot of wares and habits and stuff. So I guess Qiao Zhi is a tea aficionado?

- When Ye Yin was asked about the choreography, he explained it IN DETAIL (as in a play-by-play) and everybody was like “no, not like that”

- And then the producer was like “were you worried we didn’t understand your very clear choreography?” and Han Geng was like “do NOT give him the micro- oh, jeez”

- At the beginning of the show Han Geng basically said that he’d changed from being quiet to chatty. The captain says 萬象“庚”新 which is a pun on 萬象更新 which means like, new in a lot of different ways? But the 更 is pronounced the same as Geng in Han Geng. So basically saying Ye Yin is too different now.

- The producer just kept giving Ye Yin more and more opportunities to speak lol. It was probably because he was the only Chinese-speaking member of their team but like, this guy doesn’t know how to do succinct.

- Henry’s team got the fewest points in this round, but I liked that Han Yu was very optimistic and chill about it. He was like dance itself is very objective. His team got 77 votes, which was the lowest, but he was like, that means that 77 people liked our performance, which is still a good thing.

- In the battle round, each team was to send out two representatives. Han Geng was like “I sent out Eleven and Ma Xiaolong!” and everybody was like OH SHIT!!!!!!!! Except they were only announcing the actual representatives lol. Anyway, their announced reps were Acky-san and Ibuki-chan. I kind of love how the Chinese-speaking members will still use the Japanese honourifics. This is definitely a thing though. When I was very young I went with a tour group to Japan, and even though our tour guide was Chinese we all just called him Ken-san lol. Like, I think the Japanese honourifics are just very easy to remember and use for Chinese-speaking people.

- Ahh I missed Rochka freestyling. He’s such a versatile dancer. He was dancing to a song that sounded very much like a locking song. But he is so good at making the music his own, and he is so insanely athletic.

- Poppin’C being like “nuh-uh, we are NOT letting Yibo’s team get away with this!” He straight up just called Rei-san Gogo ^^;; but also, he starts ALL of his sentences with “bro,” and that is so rad XD Bro culture

- And he did it! He dethroned Yibo’s team. Here he was saying he and Rei-san needed to win 7 points straight because he didn’t want to lose members X3 Poppin’C really being like “ain’t NO ONE taking apart MY found family!!!!”

- Ok but why has Henry never been able to catch a SINGLE break this show?!?!?! Noooo!!!!!

- Hexing Wuqi got to seven points first! A small but might team. (Yes I did take a million screenshots because their faces are all hidden in the group hug and I needed different angles lol)

- Ibuki is so small lol

- Like what is this height difference? Is Ma Xiaolong that tall?

- Henry cheering on his team v.v

- Because Hexing Wuqi won first, they got to keep all members

- Yibo and Han Geng’s teams were tied in second place, and each team had to eliminate two members. Henry’s team had to eliminate four members.

- Yibo eliminated Xiaohai and Tuzi

- Han Geng eliminated Fanfan and Xiaoji. I actually didn’t expect Xiaoji :(

- Tumblr deleted my edits again >(

- I’m so glad that we got at least one JJ brothers performance. Xiaoji is truly one of a kind, he shall be missed v.v

- Fanfan telling Shitou he wasn’t allowed to cry lol. I think Fanfan had a very positive message. I think she just enjoyed being a team player.

- Henry eliminated Taotao & Cici, Chika, and Han Yu (which was a shock to me).

- Taotao had a very positive message, which was comforting.

- Cici said she wasn’t going to cry but she saw Rochka crying and she started crying T_T BABIES

- Taotao and Cici comforting Rochka in the background

- Chika started crying too T_T

- :(

- Chika also had a really positive and put-together speech, I don’t know how she did it while crying lol. Also, she’s only 22 years old? What?? I legitimately thought she was older because she seems so mature.

- Hugz

- See you again was playing and Henry was singing along to it lol

- The next battle will challenge each team to combine street dance with older styles of dancing, and I think will involve famous dancers from those disciplines. The disciplines are ballroom,  contemporary, Chinese classical dance, and ethnic folk dance.

- So here are the matchups.

- Contemporary dance battle.

- Because Henry and Han Geng’s team have an odd number of members, Chunlin and Eleven are forming a temporary duo.

- Ballroom dance battle

- Traditional Chinese dance battle

- Folk dance battle. Liu Fuyang, the dancer who is performing with Han Geng’s team, is Han Geng’s junior (in their folk dance studies), and is also a friend of Xiao Jie’s :o

- On the hotpot show, the captains were asked about which performance they liked. Yixing of course said Qiao Zhi and Huang Xiao’s performance was his favourite. He said how it was based on Jiang Ziya, who you may know, was known for fishing with no bait at the end of his rod. He was famous for other stuff too but that was one of them. Then Yixing went on to explain the three important points of the story. One was that the fishing rod was straight, signifying an upright person. Two was the idea of not begging (i.e. not having bait at the end of the rod, waiting for the fish to come). He forgot the third thing but one of the producers said the third thing was the idea of not hiding.

- Yibo liked his team’s last performance, which I’m guessing was the Momo + Ye Yin + HB performance. Han Geng really liked his team’s Acky-san + Shitou Boogaloo performance. And Henry really liked Chunlin + Han Yu + Chika’s performance because it was completely without props. But alas ^^;;