#but this is my blog

[whoopsiesnodaisies]

regulily is just snily for wimps

Snily can die in a burning fire

Snape is a greasy little motherfucker who couldn't handle getting friend-zoned. "Oh, but the marauders were so mean to him!" I hear you chanting... WELL HE WAS MEAN TO LILY!!! WHO WAS NICE TO HIM!!!

If you say a slur at someone THEY'RE NOT GONNA WANNA FUCK YOU AFTERWARDS

[juniperpyre]

lily "a runaway from everywhere she's ever been" evans

[sophsicle]

cerci and evans whole relationship is so PAINFULLY forced plus her whole character has literally revolved around him from the second they got together

well

i like her and like them SO

once again, no one is forcing u 2 b here, a bit embarrassing 4 u tbh

[ask-nico-and-the-sides]

heh heh aro Remus (or maybe I'm just misinterpreting idk)

[salvadorbonaparte]

I was the hottest but also the most pathetic whimpering guy at the ob gyn today

[awkwardgtace]

Gonna share a dumb story

Running the newest final fantasy 14 alliance raid where a character becomes a straight up giant.

Me: this is my favorite fight for normal reasons

Two friends who know my sizey interests being the sarcastic assholes i love them for being: oh right normal sure

Friend who doesn't know: my monster fucker senses are tingling

[storkmuffin]

Follow up question to the ask about what got you into kpop! What do you make of the popularity of Ateez and SKZ. Both groups seem to have a certain individuality that makes them stand out and I think contributes to their immense success, but if that is the case why do many groups continue to play it safe? Is it a "high risk high rewards" kind of thing do you think?

I say this as a person who knew about BTS existing, and had a couple of their big hits on rotation on my spotify playlist but otherwise felt no 'pull' towards them while they were active (I think they're dormant now because of the military service requirement) - I have to assume that the decision by JYP to launch a new boy group in 2018, and for KQ to decide to wade into the Idol Making Business in the same year was highly influenced by the success of BTS, which really gained momentum from, I dunno, 2015 onwards.

OK from here on out I'm just making shit up, so take it with salt and pepper and cilantro, too:

There had to have been an analysis of what sold well, or what characteristics of BTS appealed a lot to western audiences. I have to assume that inclusion of Changbin and Han, as well as the decision to allow the long-in-the-wings Bang Chan to debut as members of an IDOL group, when none of them fit the mold and instead have all these frankly unnecessary extra chops was part of aiming them at the West. There was a point that k-pop wanted to make about how Idol can be 'real' rappers and 'real' composers and 'real' directors of their own art, and JYP did that through this group. (He also having been a very non-standard pop star back in his day.) Bang Chan and Felix, the English fluent Australians, one of whom speaks Korean as a second language, are part of this 'international' marketing decision from the start.

As for Ateez, their creating this 'lore' concept and being very theatrical in how faithful they were to it made them look frankly strange to the general Korean market, so once they had some sort of reaction in the West they immediately went on foreign tour first. In 2022 and also in 2024, Hong Joong was asked by Korean media, What do you think about the immense disparity of your name recognition and influence outside the country compared to how little you're known at home? (His answer was diplomatic - If we continue to make good music, the recognition will eventually come.) The non-fan and sometimes anti-fan commentary I've seen in Korean about Ateez is that they are a group better suited or perhaps intentionally designed to appeal primarily to the overseas market, and will need to be 'reverse-imported' in order to raise their standing here.

For a very long time, Kpop has been in a 'pleasant music' or easy-listening era. The kind of music and music videos a mother of a 12 year old girl wouldn't mind her seeing or be alarmed by. Comfortingly formulaic, soothing, bouncy but not too wild, sexy in a sweet way and definitely not too raunchy. They're still making it - I would put Riize and NewJeans' stuff in this category. The existing, 'classical' model for marketing seems to be to build a big fanbase in Korea, become a national phenomenon, and ride that out to the world.

The thing is, both Stray Kids and Ateez have done so well that this is likely to directly influence the next batch of Kpop Idols, maybe 6th Gen. "Harder" sounds, more direct lyrical and compositional participation by the Idols themselves, an emphasis on rapping, and a willingness to address grown up themes with a more mature performance style. This is my hope, by the way.

I also happen to think that the quieter, softer sounding songs on the Ice On My Teeth comeback, with the suits and the less crazed looking, 'cool-tone' rather than' volcanic' choreography is also part of Ateez going, Well if this is the level of what the Korean market can tolerate, we'll give it to them and see if it sticks.

[allylikethecat]

I just got my nails redone (they have little GHOSTS on them for Halloween) and I had my nail tech do them a lot shorter than I usually have them and omg typing is suddenly SO MUCH easier?!

[missmitchieg]

I've been re-watching season one to gets screenshots of JJ's outfits but I'm an episode & 1/2 away from Fisher King and I don't wanna

[minniiaa]

Actually so proud of myself for focusing on just one story for the past two months. Resisting the urge to work on other projects/the other millions ideas I have forces me to obsess over one thing and I feel like For Better or Worse is definately my most concise and most well-written fic yet. (Still guilty of rambling about emotions but I love my little character studies and that will never change.)

But can’t deny I’m DYINGGG to write a new story and go back to my other WIPs.

[netscapenavigator-official]

I was reading through YouTube comments (bad idea, don't do that), and I came across these two people arguing, one in English and one in Russian. I translated a single Russian comment and it basically said,

"Russia doesn't actually hate gay people. It's just that our government doesn't promote it at every level like America's does."

And that has to be one of the clearest, blatant examples of a propagandized mind I've ever seen. Like, I've never seen someone so disconnected from reality, while simultaneously not being completely brain rotted. That person genuinely thinks America's government is trying to convince more people to be gay. I know that's the complete opposite of what's happening at the current moment in this country, but like... to that person it's a matter of fact. Something they've been told by a trusted source and now thoroughly believe as if it were the unbiased truth.

It's fascinating.

[quercussp]

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[visenyaism]

i don’t know about you guys but the main reason i am still on tumblr in 2024 is BECAUSE it is the most cloutless least influential social media app out there and that is the experience i am after. absolutely none of this will ever translate into significant attention or real success in my life and that is so beautiful.

[ask-nico-and-the-sides]

HOLY GUACAMOLE! I JUST SENT THAT IN TO REMIND THE TWINS THEY CAN DO SHENANIGANS AND NOW WE GET LORE?!

-person who sent in the in the name of xyz asks

Patton: Boys? You two okay?

Remus: I ate rat poison

Roman: … in the name of the prince, SOMEONE GET MY FREAKING NOTEBOOK

[fallout-lou-begas]